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CONTENTS 
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NEW ENGLAND DIVISION ......................................................... 1-1 
NORTH ATLANTIC DIVISION: 
New York, N. Y., District ........................................................... 2-1 
Philadelphia, Pa., District ......................................................... . 3-1 
Baltim ore, M d., District ............................................................. 4-1 
N orfolk, Va., District ........................................................ ....... 5-1 
SOUTH ATLANTIC DIVISION: 
W ilmington, N. C., District.................. ....................................... 6-1 
Charleston, S. C., District .................. ........................................ 7-1 
Savannah, Ga., District ................. .......................................... 8-1 
Jacksonville, Fla., District ................. ........................................ 9-1 
Mobile, Ala., District ............................................................... 10-1 
LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY DIVISION: 
New Orleans, La., District .......................................................... 11-1 
Vicksburg, M iss., District ................. ......................................... 12-1 
M em phis, Tenn., District .................. ......................................... 13-1 
St. Louis, Mo., District..............................................................14-1 
SOUTHWESTERN DIVISION: 
Galveston, Tex., District ............................................................ 15-1 
Fort W orth, Tex., District.................. ...................................... . 16-1 
Albuquerque, N. Mex., District ...................................................... 17-1 
Little Rock, Ark., District...........................................................18-1 
Tulsa, Okla., District ............................................................... 19-1 
MISSOURI RIVER DIVISION: 
Kansas City, Mo., District ................. ....................................... 20-1 
Om aha, Nebr., District ................. ............................................. 21-1 
OHIO RIVER DIVISION: 
Ohio R iver ......................................................................... 22-1 
Nashville, Tenn., District ................. ......................................... 23-1 
Louisville, Ky., District ................. ............................................ 24-1 
Huntington, W . Va., District ................. ...................................... 25-1 
Pittsburgh, Pa., District ................. .......................................... 26-1 
NORTH CENTRAL DIVISION: 
St. Paul, M inn., District ................. ........................................... 27-1 
Rock Island, Ill., District .................. ......................................... 28-1 
Mississippi River between Missouri River and Minneapolis, Minn......................29-1 
Chicago, Ill., District ................. .............................................. 30-1 
Detroit, M ich., District ................. ............................................ 31-1 
Buffalo, N. Y., District.................. .......................................... 32-1 
SOUTH PACIFIC DIVISION: 
Los Angeles, Calif., District......................................................... 33-1 
San Francisco, Calif., District . .............................................. 34-1 
Sacram ento, Calif., District ......................................................... 35-1 
PACIFIC OCEAN DIVISION .......................................................... 36-1 
NORTH PACIFIC DIVISION: 
Portland, Oreg., District ............................................................ 37-1 
Seattle, W ash., District ............................................................. 38-1 
Walla Walla, Wash., District.............................................39-1 
A laska District.....................................................................40-1 
Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors............................................41-1 
M ississippi River Com m ission......................................................... 42-1 
Coastal Engineering Research Center ................................................. 43-1 
California Debris Comm ission......................................................... 44-1 
Waterways Experiment Station ............................................. 45-1 
Permanent International Association of Navigation Congresses ........................ 46-1 
Investigations of Projects Under Federal Power Act...................................47-1 
Regulatory and Sunken Vessel Removal Activities......................................48-1 
International Boundary W aters Boards................................................49-1 
Tn dex ............... ................................................................. I-1

DIVISIONS AND DISTRICTS FOR CIVIL 
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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 
Navigation (cont.) 
1. Andrews River, Mass.............. 1-2 
2. Aquatic Plant Control............... 1-3 
3. Boston Harbor, Mass................ 1-3 
4. Branford Harbor, Conn.............. 1-3 
5. Cape Cod Canal, Mass.............. 1-4 
6. Cape Porpoise Harbor, Me........... 1-4 
7. Chatham (Stage) Harbor, Mass....... 1-4 
8. Cohasset Harbor, Mass............. 1-5 
9. Connecticut River Below 
Hartford, Conn .................... 1-5 
10. Cuttyhunk Harbor, Mass............ 1-6 
11. Duxbury Harbor, Mass............. 1-6 
12. Eastport Harbor, Me................ 1-6 
13. Edgartown Harbor, Mass............ 1-6 
14. Fall River Harbor, Mass............ 1-7 
15. Falmouth Harbor, Mass ............ 1-8 
16. Frenchboro Harbor, Me ............. 1-8 
17. Georges River, Me.................. 1-8 
18. Green Harbor, Mass............... 1-9 
19. Hampton Harbor, N.H.............. 1-9 
20. Harbor of Refuge, Block 
Island, R.I ........................ 1-9 
21. Harbor of Refuge and Point 
Judith Pond, Pt. Judith, R.I........ 1-10 
22. Housatonic River, Conn ............ 1-10 
23. Isle of Shoals Harbor, Me. 
and N.H .......................... 1-11 
24. Josias River, Me................... 1-11 
25. Kennebunk River, Me.............. 1-11 
26. Little Harbor, N.H ................ 1-12 
27. New Haven Harbor, Conn.......... 1-12 
28. Newburyport Harbor, Mass.......... 1-13 
29. Patchogue River, Conn............. 1-13 
30. Pawcatuck River, R.I. 
and Conn ......................... 1-14 
31. Plymouth Harbor, Mass............ 1-14 
32. Portland Harbor, Me ............... 1-15 
33. Provincetown Harbor, Mass......... 1-15 
34. Royal River, Me ................... 1-16 
35. Stamford Harbor, Conn............ 1-16 
36. Stony Creek, Branford, Conn........ 1-16 
37. Wells Harbor, Me.................. 1-17 
38. Weymouth-Fore and Town Rivers, 
Boston Harbor, Mass............... 1-17 
39. York Harbor, Me ................... 1-18 
40. Reconnaissance and condition surveys 1-18 
41. Other authorized navigation 
projects .......................... 1-18 
42. Navigation activities pursuant to 
Section 107, Public Law 86-645 
(Preauthorization) ................. 1-18 
43. Authorized bridge alteration ......... 1-18 
Beach Erosion Control 
44. Plum Island, Mass................. 1-18 
45. Inspection of completed beach 
erosion control projects ............. 1-19 
46. Other authorized beach erosion 
control projects ................... 1-19 
47. Beach erosion control activities 
pursuant to Section 103, Public 
Law 87-874 (Preauthorization) ....... 1-19 
Flood Control 
48. Blackstone River Basin, 
Mass, and R.I ...................... 
48A. Lower Woonsocket, R.I............. 
48B. West Hill Dam, Mass............... 
49. Charles River Dam, Mass........... 
1-19 
1-19 
1-19 
1-19 
*All cost and financial statements and authorizing legislation for projects are listed at the end of this chapter. All other tables are 
referenced in text and also appear at the end of this chapter. 
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REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
Flood Control (cont.) Page 
50. Charles River (Natural Valley 
Storage Areas), Mass.............. 1-20 
51. Connecticut River Basin, Vt., 
N.H., Mass and Conn.............. 1-20 
51A. Ball Mountain Lake, Vt............ 1-21 
51B. Barre Falls Dam, Mass............. 1-22 
51C. Birch Hill Dam, Mass.............. 1-22 
51D. Chicopee Falls, Mass ............... 1-22 
51E. Colebrook River Lake, Conn......... 1-22 
51F. Conant Brook Dam, Mass........... 1-23 
51G. Folly Brook, Wethersfield, Conn..... 1-23 
51H. Knightville Dam, Mass............. 1-23 
51I. Littleville Lake, Mass .............. 1-23 
51J. North Hartland Lake, Vt............ .- 23 
51K. North Springfield Lake, Vt. ......... 1-24 
51L. Otter Brook Lake, N.H............ 1-24 
51M. Park River, Hartford, Conn......... 1-24 
51N. Surry Mountain Lake, N.H. ......... 1-25 
510. Townshend Lake, Vt............... 1-25 
51P. Tully Lake, Mass .................. 1-25 
51Q. Union Village Dam, Vt............. 1-25 
52. Hayward Creek, Quincy-Braintree, 
M ass ............................. 1-26 
53. Housatonic River Basin, Conn....... 1-26 
53A. Alford, Green River, Mass.......... 1-26 
53B. Ansonia-Derby, Conn.............. 1-26 
53C. Black Rock Lake, Conn............. 1-27 
53D. Danbury, Conn .................... 1-27 
53E. Derby, Conn ....................... 1-27 
53F. Hancock Brook Lake, Conn......... 1-27 
53G. Hop Brook Lake, Conn............. 1-28 
53H. North Canaan, Blackberry 
River, Conn ........................ 1-28 
53I. Northfield Brook Lake, Conn........ 1-28 
53J. Thomaston Dam, Conn............. 1-28 
54. Merrimack River Basin, N.H. 
and Mass ......................... 1-29 
54A. Amesbury, Powwow and Merrimack 
Rivers, Mass...................... 1-29 
54B. Blackwater Dam, N.H ............. 1-29 
Flood Control (cont.) Page 
54C. Edward MacDowell Lake, N.H....... 1-29 
54D. Franklin Falls Dam, N.H........... 1-30 
54E. Hopkinton-Everett Lakes, N.H...... 1-30 
54F. North Nashua River, Mass.......... 1-30 
54G. Saxonville, Mass .................... 1-30 
54H. Whitmanville Lake, Mass........... 1-31 
55. New Bedford, Fairhaven and 
Acushnet, Mass.................... 1-31 
56. New London, Conn................ 1-32 
57. Old Town, Penobscot River, Me...... 1-32 
58. Saint John River Basin, Me......... 1-32 
58A. Dickey-Lincoln School Lakes, Me..... 1-32 
58B. Fort Kent, Me..................... 1-33 
59. Shelburne, Androscoggin 
River, N.H ....................... 1-34 
60. Smelt Brook, Weymouth-Braintree, 
M ass ............................. 1-34 
61. Stamford, Conn.................... 1-34 
62. Thames River Basin, Conn., R.I. 
and Mass .......................... 1-34 
62A. Buffumville Lake, Mass............. 1-35 
62B. East Brimfield Lake, Mass.......... 1-35 
62C. Hodges Village Dam, Mass.......... 1-35 
62D. Mansfield Hollow Lake, Conn........ 1-35 
62E. West Thompson Lake, Conn......... 1-36 
62F. Westville Lake, Mass.............. 1-36 
63. Inspection of completed flood 
control projects ................... 1-36 
64. Flood control reservoir operations .... 1-36 
65. Hurricane barrier operations ........ 1-37 
66. Other authorized flood control 
projects .......................... 1-37 
67. Flood control work under 
special authorization ............... 1-37 
68. Deauthorized Projects ............. 1-38 
General Investigations 
69. 
70. 
Surveys .......................... 
Collection and Study of 
Basic D ata ......................... 
1-38 
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Navigation 
1. ANDREWS RIVER, MASS. 
Location. On Nantucket Sound within town of 
Harwich, Mass., about 84 miles southeast of Boston, 
Mass. (See Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart 
257.) 
Existing project. Channel 6 feet deep, 75 feet 
wide, extending about 2,900 feet from deep water 
in Nantucket Sound to a public marina, two jetties 
on east and west sides of harbor entrance, and a 
3-acre maneuvering and anchorage basin. (See 
Table 1-B at end of chapter for Acts authorizing 
existing project.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Terminal facilities. None. 
Operations and results during fiscal 
year. Maintenance: Condition and operations 
studies and environmental sampling and testing 
were conducted at a cost of $5,802. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. East jetty completed 
in June 1967. Dredging was completed in 
April 1968. Construction of west jetty completed in 
May 1973. 
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NEW ENGLAND DIVISION 
2. AQUATIC PLANT CONTROL. 
Location. The program is conducted in all navigable 
waters, tributary streams, connecting channels 
and associated waters under the New England 
Division jurisdiction. 
Existing project. The purpose of the program is 
to eradicate or control aquatic plants that are causing 
or have the potential to cause major economic 
problems in the above waterways. The plant control 
is done in the interest of navigation, flood control, 
drainage, agriculture, fish and wildlife conservation, 
public health and research. The program is 
administered by the Chief of Engineers, under the 
direction of the Secretary of the Army, and in cooperation 
with other Federal and State agencies. 
Local cooperation. Local interests must contribute 
30 percent of the cost of controlling the aquatic 
plants, and in addition must hold the United States 
free from damages that may occur from control operations. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. The 
office received many requests from communities to 
help with their aquatic plant problems. Field surveys 
and meetings with local people were held to 
determine the extent and cause of the problems. In 
most cases, the problems resulted from excess nutrients 
washing into the waters from adjacent 
lands. This problem does not meet the criteria for 
Corps participation. It appears, however, that 
Corps participation may be justified at St. Albans 
Bay in Vermont. A WES representative has inspected 
the bay and agrees with NED that a full 
scale study may be warranted. Coordination with 
state and local people is continuing on this matter. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. The Aquatic 
Plant Control Program is presently limited to reconnaissance 
surveys of New England waters. 
3. BOSTON HARBOR, MASS. 
Location. Harbor includes all expanse of tidewater 
lying within a line from Point Allerton to Point 
Shirley and extending from that line westward to 
mainland. This comprises an area of about 47 
square miles, exclusive of the islands. (See Coast 
and Geodetic Survey Charts 246 and 248.) 
Previous projects. For details see Annual Reports 
for 1915, 1917, 1938. 
Existing project. The existing project for Boston 
Harbor, adopted in 1825 and supplemented by 
enactments through 1958, provides for the improvement 
of the harbor proper and its approaches, 
Fort Point Channel, Reserved Channel, Chelsea 
River and Weir River. For a more detailed description 
see page 3 of Annual Report for 1974. (See 
Table 1-B at end of chapter for Acts authorizing 
existing projects.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Terminal facilities. There are 156 wharves and 
piers in harbor, not including Mystic, Weymouth 
Fore, and Town Rivers, which are reported 
elsewhere. Of the terminals, 28 are publicly owned, 
13 are open to public use, 73 have mechanicalhandling 
facilities, and 70 have railroad connections. 
Facilities are considered adequate for existing 
commerce. For a full description of channel 
facilities in Chelsea River refer to House Document 
350, 87th Congress, 2d session (See Port Series No. 
3, Part 2, Port of Boston, Mass., dated 1967). 
Operations and results during fiscal 
year. Maintenance: A $2,200 contract for a land 
survey of the Pt. Allerton seawall was awarded in 
August 1977 and completed in September 1977. 
Hired labor costs of $746 were incurred for real 
estate activities in connection with the proposed 
abandonment of the Pt. Allerton seawall. Project 
condition surveys were conducted at a cost of 
$55,335. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Existing project 
was completed in May 1966 with the construction of 
Chelsea River 35-foot channel and maneuvering basin. 
That portion of Fort Point Channel from northeasterly 
side of Summer Street Highway bridge to 
the easterly side of Dorchester Highway Bridge has 
been abandoned pursuant to P.L. 91-624 dated 31 
December 1970. Remaining area of the authorized 
channel from the entrance to the northeasterly side 
of the Summer Street Bridge has not been abandoned. 
(See Table 1-C at end of chapter for total 
Federal cost of existing project to September 1977.) 
4. BRANFORD HARBOR, CONN. 
Location. On north shore of Long Island Sound, 
5 miles east of New Haven Harbor. (See Coast and 
Geodetic Survey Chart 217.) 
Existing project. A channel 8.5 feet deep and 100 
feet wide from outer harbor to upper wharf in Branford 
Harbor, about 2.3 miles. (See Table 1-B at end 
of chapter for Act authorizing existing project.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Terminal facilities. Facilities, comprising two 
wharves near head of the harbor and one at mouth 
of river, are considered adequate for existing commerce. 
Operations and results during fiscal 
year. Maintenance: A contract was awarded on 30 
June 1976 in the amount of $192,750 for maintenance 
dredging in the 8.5 foot navigation channel. 
During the period from 1 October 1976 to 17 
November 1976, 60,000 cubic yards of material 
were dredged and disposed of on land at a cost of 
$172,000. The final payment estimate has not been 
issued pending settlement of claims by the contractor 
concerning contract quantities. Hired labor 
costs were incurred in performing an after dredge 
survey. 
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REPORT OF THE.CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing 
project was completed in 1907. 
5. CAPE COD CANAL, MASS. 
Location. This waterway is a sea level canal; extending 
from head of Buzzards Bay, Mass., to a 
point on Cape Cod Bay about 15 miles southeast of 
Plymouth Harbor, Mass. In general direction canal 
trends from Buzzards Bay easterly to Cape Cod 
Bay. (See Coast and Geodetic Charts 251 and 1208.) 
Existing project. For description of existing 
project and authorizing legislation see Annual Report 
for 1975. 
Local cooperation. Fully compiled with. Local 
interests must also bear 50 percent of future recreational 
development in accordance with 1965 Federal 
Water Project Recreation Act. 
Terminal facilities. There are seven terminals 
on the canal, of which three are privately owned. 
Four are used for receipt and freezing of fish and 
two are used for receipt and storage of oil. Seventh 
terminal is State pier, owned by Commonwealth of 
Massachusetts, and on north bank of canal at 
Bourne Neck. Terminals are adequate for purposes 
for which they are used. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work: Administrative costs incurred in closing out 
contract for construction of comfort station. 
Maintenance: Contracts completed during the 
fiscal year and the contract costs were: inspection 
and evaluation of highway bridges, $25,695; installation 
of messenger cables, $63,498; rehabilitation 
of Buzzards Bay Bridge, $188,476; structural repairs 
to Bourne Highway Bridge, $34,532; paving 
and repair of North Service Road, $81,553 and furnishing 
riprap for repair of slopes and dikes, 
$35,375. Dredging by Government owned hopper 
dredge was performed and 73,054 cubic yards material 
were removed at a cost of $275,316. Contracts 
awarded during the fiscal year and still in progress 
were design of a visitor facility, $54,818; and paving 
and repair South Service Road, $41,799. Contracts 
awarded during the fiscal year and not yet underway 
are: riprap for repair of slopes, furnishing electrical 
maintenance truck, repair of docks and mooring 
dolphins and repairs to concrete headwall. Project 
condition surveys were conducted at a cost of 
$11,691. Costs incurred for normal operation and 
maintenance activities were $2,118,751. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Navigational improvements 
were completed in April 1963, with 
completion of East Boat Basin extension. Initial 
recreational development consisting of public use 
facilities at various locations was completed in February 
1965. Improvements to public use facilities at 
the East Boat Basin were completed in May 1974. 
Construction of public use facilities at Bourne 
Scenic Park were completed in May 1976. Canal is 
crossed by two high-level highway bridges and a 
vertical-lift railroad bridge. Major rehabilitation of 
Bourne Highway Bridge was completed in December 
1965. Minor rehabilitation of stone breakwater 
was completed in October 1963. 
Canal in landcut from easterly entrance to station 
430 has a minimum bottom width of 480 feet, except 
opposite State pier where width is 450 feet. From 
station 430 to Wings Neck (Hog Island Channel) 
width is 500 feet and beyond Wings Neck (Cleveland 
Ledge Channel) 700 feet. 
6. CAPE PORPOISE HARBOR, MAINE 
Location. This harbor is located in the town of 
Kennebunkport on the coast of Maine, 27 miles 
southwest of Portland Maine, and about the same 
distance northeast of Portsmouth, N.H. (See U.S. 
Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1205.) 
Existing project. For description of the existing 
project, terminal facilities and authorizing legislation 
see Annual Report for 1976. 
Operations and results during fiscal 
year. Maintenance: Funding adjustment was 
made to reflect final project costs. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing 
project was completed in 1950. 
7. CHATHAM (STAGE) HARBOR, MASS. 
Location. At northeastern corner of Nantucket 
Sound, about 16 miles east of Hyannis Harbor, 
Mass., and 66 miles south of Providence Harbor at 
northern extremity of Cape Cod. (See Coast and 
Geodetic Survey Chart 1209.) 
Previous project. For details see Annual Report 
for 1942. 
Existing project. An entrance channel 10 feet 
deep and 150 feet wide from Chatham Roads into 
upper harbor. (See Table 1-B at end of chapter for 
Acts authorizing existing project.) 
Local Cooperation. Fully compiled with. 
Terminal facilities. There are three commercial 
wharves on north side of inner harbor open to public 
use subject to owners' convenience. Facilities 
are adequate for existing commerce. 
Operations and results during fiscal 
year. Maintenance: Dredging of the 10-foot channel 
by the Government sidecaster Fry was performed 
during March 1977. Approximately 7,020 
cubic yards of material were removed at a cost of 
$75,470. Hired labor costs in the amount of $2,000 
were incurred for conducting condition and operation 
studies. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of 
existing project was initiated in September and 
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completed in October 1957. By 1961, a break in barrier 
beach connecting Morris and Monomoy Islands 
caused Federal Channel to fill in completely. Local 
interest dredged an emergency channel to obtain 
8-foot depth in June 1962 and performed additional 
dredging in 1963. Minimal maintenance dredging by 
the Federal Government in April and May 1964 
provided access to inner harbor for 1964 boating 
season. A new 10-foot channel through Harding 
Beach and construction of a dike from Harding 
Beach to Morris Island was completed in July 1965. 
8. COHASSET HARBOR, MASS. 
Location. On shore of Massachusetts Bay, about 
16 miles southeast of Boston Harbor and 37 miles 
northwest of eastern entrance to Cape Cod Canal. 
(See Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts 242 and 
1207.) 
Previous project. For details see Annual Report 
for 1904. 
Existing project. An anchorage area about 18 
acres in inner harbor 7 feet deep, and channel 90 
feet wide, 8 feet deep from anchorage area to outer 
harbor. 
A project authorized under P.L. 86-645 section 
107, 1960 River and Harbor Act, as amended in 
1965, provides for construction of anchorage areas 6 
feet deep with 3.9 acres in Cohasset Cove, 3.3 acres 
west and south of existing anchorage space 12.6 
acres. (See Table 1-B at end of chapter for Acts 
authorizing existing project.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
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 present activities of harbor. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work: Costs incurred for hired labor activities in 
connection with outstanding claim. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Entrance channel 
8 feet deep, 90 feet wide and an anchorage area 
7 feet deep for an area of about 18 acres in the inner 
harbor were completed in July 1960. Section 107 
project for construction of 6-foot anchorage areas 
was completed in April 1968. Rock was encountered 
and survey of the area has been completed. Commonwealth 
of Massachusetts has provided an 8-foot 
channel, a 6-foot anchorage basin, and an 800-foot 
breakwater. 
9. CONNECTICUT RIVER BELOW 
HARTFORD, CONN. 
Location. 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 head of commercial navigation, is 52 
statute miles, by channel, from mouth. (See Coast 
and Geodetic Survey Charts 215, 266, 267.) 
Previous project. For details see Annual Reports 
for 1915 and 1938. 
Eightmile River, Conn., elimination as separate 
project: Provides for a channel 8 feet deep and 75 
feet wide from deep water in Connecticut River to 
Hamburg and for turning basin of same depth, 150 
feet wide, approximately 300 feet long at Hamburg. 
Project was adopted by River and Harbor Act of 
1910. Costs and expenditures were $9,000 all for 
new work. In accordance with River and Harbor 
Act of 1950, project for Connecticut River below 
Hartford was modified to include project for 
Eightmile River. Aforementioned act also provided 
for an anchorage basin 6 feet deep and about 6.5 
acres in area in upper cove at Hamburg. 
A channel 15 feet deep and 150 feet wide for a 
distance of 52 miles upstream to Hartford; two riprap 
jetties at the mouth of the river; and dikes, 
training walls, revetments and other regulatory 
works along the river between Hartford and Gildersleeve 
Island. The project provides for smallboat 
improvements at Wethersfield Cove; 
Eightmile River and Hamburg Cove; Essex; and 
North Cove, Old Saybrook. Dredging 6-foot channel, 
turning basin, and anchorage area at Hamburg 
is considered inactive. For a more detailed description 
of project see page 7 of Annual Report for 1974. 
(See Table 1-B at end of chapter for Acts authorizing 
existing project.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Terminal facilities. On both Connecticut and 
Eightmile Rivers there are two or three wharves at 
each of river towns, one or more in each town being 
open to public use. At Hartford and Middletown 
there is about one-half of wharf frontage along west 
bank of river. Facilities adequate for existing commerce. 
Operations and results during fiscal 
year. Maintenance: Work was completed in March 
1977 on a previously awarded contract for dredging 
the 15-foot channels at Brockway and Essex Bars 
and the North Cove anchorages to 8 and 6 feet and 
entrance channel to 8 feet; disposal was at an extension 
of the Cornfield Shoals Dumping Grounds in 
Long Island Sound. Approximately 162,000 cubic 
yards of material were removed at a cost of 
$450,710 pending final contract settlement. 
Maintenance dredging of eight selected bars in the 
main channel under a contract awarded in June 
1976 was completed at a cost of $488,750. Approximately 
92,500 cubic yards of material were removed 
during the fiscal year for a total of 200,000 
cubic yards. A contract in the amount of $31,282 
was completed during the fiscal year in cooperation 
with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to study the 
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necticut River. A contract in the amount of 
$356,040 was awarded in September 1977 for 
maintenance dredging of Saybrook Outer Bar, 
Saybrook Shoal and Calves Island Bar. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Except for inactive 
portion, existing project was completed in September 
1965 with the construction of channel and 
anchorage in North Cove, Old Saybrook, Conn. For 
further details, see Annual Report for 1974. 
10. CUTTYHUNK HARBOR, MASS. 
Location. At eastern end of Cuttyhunk Island, 
at western entrance to Buzzards Bay, about 14 
miles south of New Bedford Harbor, Mass. (See 
Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart 297.) 
Existing project. A channel generally 75 feet 
wide and 10 feet deep from outer harbor to westerly 
terminal in Cuttyhunk Pond, about 3,500 feet; an 
anchorage in inner harbor 10 feet deep, 900 feet 
long, and 800 feet wide; and maintenance of existing 
jetties and stone dikes. (See Table 1-B at end of 
chapter for Acts authorizing existing project.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Spoildisposal 
areas for maintenance will be furnished 
when required. 
Terminal facilities. Two town wharves of 
timber and pile construction, having total berthing 
space of 400 feet, are open to public use. No 
mechanical-handling facilities are available. 
Facilities are adequate for existing commerce. 
Operations and results during fiscal 
year. Maintenance: In September 1977 a $76,000 
contract was awarded for maintenance dredging of 
a portion of the entrance channel. Disposal is to be 
accomplished on the adjacent barrier beach. Costs 
for project condition surveys were $16,343. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Existing project 
was completed in 1939. 
11. DUXBURY HARBOR, MASS. 
Location. On west side of Duxbury Bay, about 
48 miles by water south of Boston and 18 miles 
northwest of easterly entrance to Cape Cod Canal. 
(See Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart Nos. 245 and 
1208.) 
Previous project. For details see Annual Report 
for 1908. 
Existing project. Channel 8 feet deep and 100 
feet wide along alinement of existing channel to 
Town Wharf from Easterly Channel, and anchorage 
basin 8 feet deep of about 21 acres. (See Table 1-B 
at end of chapter for Acts authorizing existing project.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Terminal facilities. Five wharves on 
waterfront, one is open to public without charge, 
and two boatyards and one yacht club. Facilities are 
very limited, but considered adequate for present 
activities of harbor. 
Operations and results during fiscal 
year. Maintenance: Maintenance dredging was accomplished 
under a contract awarded in June 1976. 
Work commenced in October 1976 and was completed 
in May 1977. Approximately 131,000 cubic 
yards of material were removed from the 8-foot 
channel and anchorage at a cost of $397,000. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of 
existing project commenced June 1959 and was 
completed January 1960. 
12. EASTPORT HARBOR, MAINE 
Location. On east side of Moose Island, Maine 
and on Friar Roads an international boundary passage 
between Moose and Campobello Islands, New 
Brunswick. 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 810.) 
Existing project. 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. (See Table 1-B at end of chapter for Acts 
authorizing existing project.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Terminal facilities. There are about 15 wharves 
along easterly shore of Eastport. There are two fish 
wharves in Prince Cove, two wharves in Broad 
Cove and two on north side of island. Two wharves 
owned by Maine Central Railroad and one used by 
Passamaquoddy Ferry and Navigation Co., are 
equipped with rail sidings and transit sheds. 
Facilities are adequate for existing commerce. 
Operations and results during fiscal 
year. Maintenance: In August 1977 a $47,200 contract 
was awarded for repairs to the breakwater. 
Work to be performed includes replacing missing 
tie bolts and securing the rods at the southerly end 
of the structure, replacing missing and damaged 
timber fenders and replacing or repairing steel ladders. 
The contract is about 11 percent complete. 
Project condition surveys were conducted at a cost 
of $3,256. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of 
existing projects was commenced in July 1961 and 
completed in August 1963. 
13. EDGARTOWN HARBOR, MASS. 
Location. On the east side of Marths's Vineyard, 
the largest of a group of islands off the southern 
coast of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, about 27 miles 
southeast of New Bedford, Massachusetts. (See 
Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 346.) 
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Existing project. Authorized in 1937 and completed 
in 1939, provided for a channel 17 feet deep, 
generally 150 feet wide from the Outer Harbor to 
deep water in the Inner Harbor, suitably widened 
at the bend inside the Inner Harbor, and removal to 
a depth of 12 feet of the entire Middle Ground shoal 
inside and east of the entrance to the Inner Harbor. 
The modification authorized in 1970 for construction 
of an aritficial sand dune along Katama Beach from 
high ground on Martha's Vineyard toward Chappaquiddick 
Island and a 10 acre anchorage, 6 feet 
deep in Edgartown Harbor will be placed in the 
inactive category. (See Table 1-B at end of chapter 
for Acts authorizing existing projects.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with for completed 
work. For terms of local cooperation pertaining 
to remaining work authorized in 1970 see Annual 
Report for 1975. The town of Edgartown withdrew 
support for the 1970 authorized modification 
at the annual town meeting on 12 April 1977. 
Terminal facilities. There are two public 
wharves in the town, and in addition a commercial 
wharf and a yacht club wharf where recreational 
boats receive services and supplies. These wharves 
are ample for the needs of the existing and prospective 
fleets. Private wharves serving individual 
property owners number between 30 and 35. All of 
the wharves are of wood pile and timber construction 
and are in excellent condition. 
Operation and results during fiscal year. New 
Work: Advance engineering and design of the 1970 
modification was terminated when the proposed 
barrier beach portion was found to lack economic 
justification and local interests withdrew support 
for the remaining anchorage portion of the project. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing 
project was completed in 1939. The 1970 authorization 
will be reclassified to the inactive category. 
14. FALL RIVER HARBOR, MASS. 
Location. At mouth of Taunton River, on east 
side and at head of Mount Hope Bay, which empties 
into ocean through Narragansett Bay and Sakonnet 
River; it is about 18 miles northerly from Newport 
Harbor. (See Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 
353.) 
Previous projects. For details see Annual Reports 
for 1915 and 1938. 
Existing project. The existing project provides 
for a channel 35 feet deep, 400 feet wide from deep 
water in Mount Hope Bay easterly into Tiverton 
lower pool, thence northerly and southerly along 
Tiverton waterfront to Gulf Oil Company wharf and 
Bay Oil Company wharf respectively; and for a 
channel 35 feet deep, 400 feet wide from deep water 
in Mount Hope Bay to Globe wharf thence to 
wharves above Brightman Street Bridge with increased 
width at bends; a turning basin 35 feet 
deep, about 1,100 feet wide and 850 feet long above 
bridge between Shell and Montaup wharves; removal 
to 30 feet of lower end of Hog Island Shoal; 
maintenance of 25-foot deep anchorage west of harbor 
channel; a channel 30 feet deep and generally 
300 feet wide extending about one mile below the 
site of the former Slades Ferry Bridge. Modification 
authorized in 1968 but as yet uncompleted 
would provide for: deepening the existing 35-foot 
deep channels and turning basin to 40 feet; widening 
the bend leading into the channel along the 
Tiverton shore to 600 feet; and altering the 
Brightman Street Bridge to provide for a clear 
channel width of 300 feet through the drawspan. 
Total estimated Federal cost (October 1976) for 
new work is $30,600,000 exclusive of $4,438,204 for 
new work completed before 1959 and amounts expended 
on previous projects. Portion of project for 
removal of rock at Hog Island Shoal is considered 
inactive and excluded from cost of new work. Cost 
of this portion estimated to be $185,000 (1954). (See 
Table 1-B at end of chapter for Acts authorizing 
existing project.) 
Locat cooperation. Fully complied with for completed 
work. For terms of local cooperation pertinent 
to remaining work authorized by River and 
Harbor Act of 1968, see Annual Report for 1975. 
Terminal facilities. In upper harbor there are 
several deep-draft terminals, two of which are in 
Somerset and four in Fall River; four more deepdraft 
terminals are located along the Tiverton 
waterfront in Rhode Island. 
These are modern terminals used in connection 
with electrical generating stations; receipt, distribution 
and storage of oil and petroleum products; 
and a State Pier for handling general cargo, and a 
permanent berth for the battleship Massachusetts. 
There are ten other wharves with berthing depth 
of less than 25 feet used for mooring recreational 
and training craft, receipt and storage of petroleum 
products, boat servicing and repairs. (See Port and 
Terminal Facilities of Southern New England, No. 
4 Revised in 1964.) 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work: Preparation of plans and specifications for 
deepening of the Tiverton Channel portion of the 
project to 40 feet was delayed pending selection of a 
disposal area. Environmental studies to determine 
adequacy of a recommended disposal area and to 
serve as basis for a revised environmental impact 
statement were continued. The contract for environmental 
studies of oceanographic conditions has 
been completed. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration provided leasing of a submersible 
and support system for use by the Corps 
to conduct underwater studies. 
Maintenance: Hired Labor costs were incurred 
for performing a hydrographic survey of the 35-foot 
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turning basin; estimating the capacity of a proposed 
land disposal area and preparing an Environmental 
Assessment for maintenance dredging of the turning 
basin. A contract was awarded in July 1977 in 
the amount of $4,272 for a topographic survey of the 
disposal area. The survey was completed during 
August 1977. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Planning has 
been delayed due to failure in reaching a dredged 
material disposal solution for deepening Mount 
Hope Bay and Tiverton channels from 35 to 40 feet. 
All work for projects authorized prior to 1968 was 
completed in March 1959. The Commonwealth of 
Massachusetts' plans for the Brightman Street 
Bridge replacement or alteration are uncertain and 
dredging of the Mt. Hope Bay channel may be delayed 
indefinitely. 
15. FALMOUTH HARBOR, MASS. 
Location. Harbor is a bight in shoreline between 
Falmouth Heights and Nobska Point at west end of 
southern shore of Cape Cod. It is just east of Woods 
Hole, easternmost of several passages connecting 
Buzzards Bay and Vineyard Sound. (See Coast and 
Geodetic Survey Charts 249, 1209 and 1210.) 
Existing project. An entrance channel 10 feet 
deep and 100 feet wide between jetties into inner 
harbor and dredging an area of about 17 acres in 
inner harbor to same depth. (See Table 1-B at end 
of chapter for Acts authorizing existing project.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Public 
wharf constructed at a cost of $120,000 State and 
town funds. Total actual costs for all requirements 
under terms of project authoriztion, including required 
non-Federal contributions were $155,000. 
Terminal facilities. Town of Falmouth maintains 
two small public wharves in Falmouth Inner 
Harbor. Both are near entrance, at Clinton Avenue. 
No handling or transfer facilities are available. 
Several small private piers are in the harbor. 
A marina and public wharf 900 feet long with finger 
piers providing a mooring for at least 50 boats constructed 
by the Commonwealth and town. Facilities 
are adequate for existing commerce. 
Operations and results during fiscal 
year. Maintenance: A maintenance dredging contract 
was awarded on 30 June 1976 in the amount of 
$95,980. Due to changes in the disposal of the 
dredged material, the contract was modified and 
increased by $30,000. Dredging was accomplished 
during the period of 9 March 1977 through 28 March 
1977 at which time 15,000 cubic yards were removed 
at a cost of $103,563. Clean sandy dredged 
material was disposed of in open water in Buzzards 
Bay and the silty material was relocated within the 
harbor. The final pay estimate was not issued pending 
resolution of claims by the contractor concerning 
final quantity estimate. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Existing project 
is complete. Construction was initiated in April and 
completed in May 1957. 
16. FRENCHBORO HARBOR, MAINE 
Location. Frenchboro Harbor is in Hancock 
County on the northwest side of Long Island, the 
most southerly island of a large group of islands in 
Jericho Bay off the Maine coast and about 100 miles 
northeast of Portland, Maine. (See Coast and 
Geodetic Survey Chart No. 133/3.) 
Existing project. Provides for a 5 acre anchorage 
10 feet deep in the outer harbor and an entrance 
channel 75 feet wide, 6 feet deep leading into a 1.5 
acre anchorage basin, 6 feet deep, within the inner 
harbor. Cost of new work for completed project was 
$658,300. (See Table 1-B at end of chapter for Act 
authorizing existing project.) 
Local corporation. Completed as required. For 
further details see Annual Report for 1975. 
Terminal facilities. There are 18 wharves in the 
inner harbor and 3 in the outer harbor. All of these 
with the sole exception of the ferry wharf are 
owned by the local fishermen. The berthing areas of 
all wharves in the inner harbor are exposed at mean 
low water. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work: The contract awarded in April 1977 for removal 
of unclassified material in the 60-foot channel 
was completed in August 1977. Total contract costs 
were $142,800. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Existing project 
is complete. 
17. GEORGES RIVER (THOMASTON 
HARBOR), MAINE 
Location. This river rises in the westerly part of 
Waldo County and flows about 35 miles in a southerly 
direction, emptying into the Atlantic Ocean 
about 50 miles northeast of Portland, Maine. The 
section included in the project is at and immediately 
below Thomaston, sometimes called "Thomaston 
Harbor," about 12 miles above the mouth of the 
river. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts 
Nos. 312 and 1203.) 
Existing project. This provides for a channel extending 
about 1 mile downstream from Thomaston, 
the depth to be 16 feet, the width varying from 90 
to 220 feet. The lower end of the section included in 
the project is about 11 miles above the mouth of the 
river. 
Terminal facilities. There are five wharves in 
usable condition, five private and a public landing 
with launching ramp, and three boat building 
boatyards. There is one marine repair facility. The 
facilities are adequate for existing needs. 
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Operations and results during the fiscal 
year. Maintenance: A contract was awarded in 
June 1977 for maintenance dredging the 16 foot 
channel to a depth of 10 feet. Work commenced on 1 
August 1977 and was completed on 20 August 1977. 
During that period approximately 10,000 cubic 
yards of material were removed at a cost of $98,500 
and disposed of on land. Pre-work and after dredge 
surveys and preparation of plans and specifications 
were accomplished at a cost of $32,000. Environmental 
sampling and testing was undertaken and an 
environmental impact statement was prepared. 
Project condition surveys were conducted at a cost 
of $8,706. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. The project was 
completed in 1903. 
18. GREEN HARBOR, MASS. 
Location. On west side of Massachusetts Bay 
within the town of Marshfield about 30 miles southeast 
of Boston and 9 miles north of Plymouth Harbor. 
(See Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart 245.) 
Existing project. Provides for channel 6 feet 
deep (8 feet at entrance), 100 feet wide extending 
about 4,000 feet from deep water to head of navigation 
with small turning basin at upstream limit; 
5-acre anchorage near Town pier, 6 feet deep; sealing, 
rebuilding in part, and a 200 feet extension of 
existing west jetty at elevation + 12, with dike to 
beach berm at elevation + 14 feet, and raising east 
jetty to elevation + 14. (See Table 1-B at end of 
chapter for Act authorizing existing project.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Terminal facilities. Major terminal facility is 
Town Pier in village of Brant Rock. Facility is a 
bulkheaded, earth-filled landing and parking area 
about 290 feet wide, extending 210 feet into harbor. 
A marina service is south of Town Pier; and a facility 
for recreational craft has been developed on 
south side of harbor near head of navigation. 
Operations and results during fiscal 
year. Maintenance: A contract was awarded in 
May 1977 for emergency maintenance dredging of 
the 6-foot channel to provide a channel 6 feet deep 
and 60 feet wide. Work commenced on 15 June 1977 
and was completed on 1 July 1977. During that 
period approximately 24,000 cubic yards of material 
were removed at a cost of $91,680 and disposed of 
on the beach next to the east jetty. Pre-work and 
after dredge surveys and preparation of plans and 
specifications were accomplished at a cost of 
$20,000 and an environmental assessment was prepared. 
Project condition surveys were conducted at 
a cost of $7,160. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of 
existing project commenced in July 1968 and was 
completed in October 1969. 
19. HAMPTON HARBOR, N.H. 
Location. On New Hampshire seacoast 13 miles 
south of Portsmouth Harbor, 5 miles north of 
mouth of Merrimack River at Newburyport, Mass. 
(See Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart 1206.) 
Existing project. Extending north jetty 1,000 
feet, raising outer 300 feet of south jetty and constructing 
a 180-foot spur to high ground, and dredging 
to provide a channel 8 feet deep and 150 feet 
wide across entrance bar. (See Table 1-B at end of 
chapter for Act authorizing existing project.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Terminal facilities. There are seven piers in 
Hampton Harbor. State of New Hampshire maintains 
two pile and timber piers, two in Hampton 
about 1,500 feet north of entrance and one in Seabrook 
one-half mile south of entrance. Hampton pier 
has a 6-foot walkway to a float that has depths of 4 
to 6 feet. Seabrook pier has a float and a water 
depth of about 3 feet at outer end. One landing is 
open to public. Facilities are adequate for existing 
commerce. 
Operations and results during fiscal 
year. Maintenance: Dredging of the 8-foot channel 
by the Government sidecaster Fry was performed 
from 1 April to 2 May 1977. About 7,400 cubic yards 
of material were removed at a cost of $89,900. 
Hired labor costs in the amount of $1,340 were incurred 
for updating the environmental impact 
statement and costs in the amount of $980 were 
incurred for environmental sampling and testing. 
Project condition surveys were conducted at a cost 
of $1,417. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Existing project 
was completed in November 1965. 
20. HARBOR OF REFUGE, BLOCK ISLAND, 
R.I. 
Location. On east side of Block Island, near 
south end of inner curve of shoreline 13 miles 
south-southwest from Point Judith Harbor and 
about 25 miles southeasterly from Stonington Harbor, 
Conn. (See Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart 
276.) 
Existing project. For description of existing 
project and authorizing legislation see Annual Report 
for 1976. 
Local cooperation. None required. 
Terminal facilities. Two wharves in harbor, 
both steel sheetpile bulkhead which comprises 
southern and eastern limits of basin. Total docking 
space amounts to 500 feet. No mechanical-handling 
facilities are available. One wharf owned by town 
and open to public, is considered inadequate for 
present general needs of boating in harbor. There is 
ample room for expansion of terminal facilities. 
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Operations and results during fiscal 
year. Maintenance: A funding adjustment was 
made to reflect final project costs for maintenance 
dredging completed in May 1976 of the 15-foot 
channel, inner harbor and basin. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Existing project 
except for the inactive portion was completed in 
1916. Required repairs to breakwater and harbor 
walls were completed in March 1963. 
21. HARBOR OF REFUGE AND POINT 
JUDITH POND, POINT JUDITH, R.I. 
Location. Point Judith marks southwestern entrance 
to Narragansett Bay. Harbor lies in shallow 
bight west of 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 rear of sandy beach of Rhode 
Island shore, just west of Point Judith Harbor by a 
narrow opening through sand dunes. (See Coast 
and Geodetic Survey Charts, Nos. 276 and 1210.) 
Previous project. For details see Annual Report 
for 1948. 
Existing project. A main breakwater 6,970 feet 
long; an east shore arm breakwater 2,240 feet long, 
east of main breakwater; a west shore arm breakwater, 
3,640 feet long, extending toward west arm 
of main breakwater; and for removal of two shoals, 
one in anchorage area and other near easterly entrance 
to a depth of 18 feet. For further details of this 
portion of existing project see Annual Report for 
1972. 
Project further provides for a channel into Point 
Judith Pond 15 feet deep and 150 feet wide between 
jetties and extended thence on west side of pond to 
a point 100 feet north of State pier at Jerusalem, 
with a branch channel 15 feet deep and 200 feet 
wide on east side of pond extending to a point 100 
feet north of State piers of Galilee; and anchorage 
basin just inside entrance 10 feet deep with an area 
of about 5 acres; sand-arresting structures of sheet 
piling or other works at entrance; a channel 6 feet 
deep and 100 feet wide from 15-foot west branch to 
vicinity of Wakefield with an anchorage basin 6 feet 
deep and about 5 acres in area at upper end. Later 
project as authorized under Section 107 provides 
for extension of existing 15-foot channel by 1,400 
feet with widths varying from 150 feet to 640 feet. 
A multiple-purpose project for Point Judith was 
authorized by River and Harbor Act of 1962 (H. 
Doc. 521, 87th Cong. 2d sess.). For details see 
Flood Control section of Annual Report for 1968. 
(See Table 1-B at end of chapter for Acts authorizing 
existing project.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Terminal facilities. Consist of one town wharf of 
steel sheetpile bulkhead construction, which comprises 
southern and eastern limits of basin. Total 
docking space amounts to 500 feet. No mechanical 
handling facilities are available. Wharf is owned by 
the town and open to the public. 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. Mechanicalhandling 
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. 
Facilities are adequate for existing commerce. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
Work: Preparation of plans and specifications for 
the 15-foot channel extension were completed. An 
improvement dredging contract awarded in February 
1977 was completed in April 1977. Approximately 
72,000 cubic yards of material were removed 
at a cost of $153,040. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. All work for 
project authorized prior to 1949 was completed in 
1950. Breakwaters were completed in 1914 and 
dredging of shoals in project area was done in 1921. 
Main and east shore arm breakwater had deteriorated 
and required restoration to project design. 
In 1962 reconstruction of east arm breakwater and 
main breakwater dock facilities were completed. 
Rehabilitation required for remainder of breakwater 
restoration was completed in October 1963. The 
extension of the 15-foot channel was completed in 
April 1977. 
22. 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 
Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart 219.) 
Existing project. A channel 18 feet deep and 200 
feet wide for a distance of 5 miles to lower end of 
Culvers Bar, then 7 feet deep for 8 miles to Derby 
and Shelton; a 5,820-foot riprap breakwater at the 
mouth; a 1,500-foot training dike 2 miles upstream 
at Stratford; and a 163-foot riprap jetty 13 miles 
upstream at East Derby. The enlargement of the 
breakwater and extension of the Stratford dike are 
inactive portions of the existing project. For more 
detailed description see page 11 of Annual Report 
for 1974. (See Table 1-B at end of chapter for Act 
authorizing existing project.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Terminal facilities. There are 8 wharves for 
commercial use at Stratford, 2 at Devon, and 8 at 
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Shelton and Derby. The facilities are considered 
adequate for the existing commerce. 
Operations and results during fiscal 
year. Maintenance: Negotiations were conducted 
with the contractor during the fiscal year on the 
claim for an overrun in quantities on dredging the 
18-foot channel; dredging was completed on 14 
January 1976. The claim was not settled at the end 
of the fiscal year. Hired labor costs in the amount of 
$7,835 were incurred for conducting condition and 
operations studies. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Except for inactive 
portions, the existing project was completed in 
September 1957. 
23. ISLE OF SHOALS HARBOR, 
MAINE AND N.H. 
Location. A group of islands in the open sea 
about 6 miles northeast of Portsmouth Harbor, 
N.H. Three of them, Smuttynose, Cedar and Star 
Islands, are so situated that, with the shoals connecting 
them, they afford a small harbor of fair 
depth, open only to the west and northwest known 
as Gosport Harbor. (See Coast and Geodetic Survey 
Chart 330.) 
Previous projects. For details, see Annual Report 
for 1915. 
Existing project. Three rough-stone breakwaters: 
One from Smuttynose Island westwardly 240 
feet to Malaga Island on north side of harbor; one 
extending southeastwardly 700 feet from Smuttynose 
Island to Cedar Island; and a third extending 
southwestwardly 530 feet from Cedar Island to 
Star Island, affording protection from the southeast 
and south. (See Table 1-B at end of chapter for Acts 
authorizing existing project.) 
Local cooperation. None required. 
Terminal facilities. There is one wharf near the 
hotel on Star Island which is used to accommodate a 
passenger steamer plying between Portsmouth, 
N.H., and the Island during 3 months of the summer. 
Operations and results during fiscal 
year. Maintenance: Outstanding claim by contractor 
for underrun in stone quantities for repairs to 
the breakwater between Cedar and Star Islands 
was settled during fiscal year. The Government received 
a credit of $6,892. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Existing project 
was completed in 1913. 
24. JOSIAS RIVER, MAINE 
Location. A small river running through Flat 
Pond to Perkins Cove, which is the harbor for 
Ogunquit, a village on coast of Maine 30 miles 
southwest of Portland. (See Coast and Geodetic 
Survey Chart No. 1205.) 
Existing project. A channel 5 feet deep and 40 
feet wide in Josias River from that depth in Perkins 
Cove to and including anchorage basin of same 
depth and about 3.2 acres in area in Flat Pond; and 
extension to Flat Pond anchorage over area of 1 
acre at depth of 5 feet. (See Table 1-B at end of 
chapter for Act authorizing existing project.) 
Local cooperation. Fully compiled with. Total 
actual costs for requirements of local cooperation 
under terms of project authoriztion amount to 
$26,813 for non-Federal cash contribution. In addition, 
local interests have expended $35,000 on completed 
project. 
Terminal facilities. There are four wharves in 
the harbor, all owned by the Ogunquit Village Corporation 
and open to the public free of charge. 
Three of these wharves are in Flat Pond and Perkins 
Cove. The village corporation also erected a 
pile-and-timber bulkhead backed with earthfill, on 
the northerly shore of the river. The easterly end of 
this bulkhead is about 300 feet below the footbridge 
from which point it extends 490 feet along the 
northerly bank of the river into Flat Pond. A 
marine railway capable of handling boats up to 50 
feet long is immediately east of the bulkhead. 
Operations and results during fiscal 
year. Maintenance: Hired labor costs were incurred 
for a condition survey to locate reported 
obstructions in the entrance channel. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Project was 
completed in March 1960, with extension of the Flat 
Pond anchorage basin. The 5-foot channel in Josias 
River and the 3.2 acre anchorage in Flat Pond was 
completed in 1951. 
25. KENNEBUNK RIVER, MAINE 
Location. Source of Kennebunk River is in central 
part of York County in southwestern Maine. 
Stream flows about 15 miles southeasterly and discharges 
into Atlantic Ocean about 350 miles southwest 
of Portland, Maine. (See Coast and Geodetic 
Survey Chart 1205.) 
Existing project. A stone breakwater on easterly 
side of mouth of river about 550 feet long, a 
pier or jetty on westerly side of mouth about 290 
feet long, a wharf about 700 feet upstream from 
shore end of breakwater (transferred to Treasury 
in 1936), a jetty on east bank a short distance 
farther upstream, a channel 8 feet deep and 100 feet 
wide extending 1,700 feet from deep water to town 
landing, thence 6 feet deep over a width of 100 feet 
for 2,300 feet and a width of 75 feet for remaining 
2,000 feet to project limit; an anchorage, 4 acres in 
area, on west side of channel and an anchorage, 2 
acres in area, on east side, each 6 feet deep; and 
extension of west jetty by about 300 feet, 
supplemented by construction of a sand fence. (See 
Table 1-B at end of chapter for Acts authorizing 
existing project.) 
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Local cooperation. Fully compiled with. 
Terminal facilities. There are 22 landings 16 of 
which are private, 1 public, 2 yacht clubs, 1 hotel, 
and 2 boatyards. Marine railway facilities include 
two of 15-ton capacity, and one of 10-ton capacity. 
There are 4 berths and 10 moorings. Open storage, 
boat building, repairs, and supplies are available for 
pleasure and commercial craft. Public landing, of 
granite block construction, has unloading facilities 
which include two tackle and falls on arms; and is 
used by fishing craft to transfer catches for transportation. 
Facilities are adequate for existing commerce. 
Operations and results during fiscal 
year. Maintenance: Claims on the maintenance 
dredging contract completed in February 1976 
were settled and the final pay estimate was issued 
on 30 March 1977. Final contract costs for removal 
of an estimated 18,000 cubic yards of material were 
$120,195. Hired labor costs were incurred in contract 
negotiations and for a condition survey to locate 
a reported rock in the inner harbor channel and 
a sand bar across the entrance channel. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Project was 
completed in December 1968, with the completion 
of rock removal at entrance to west channel. Extension 
of west jetty was completed in April 1965; 
and improvement dredging in the 6- and 8-foot 
channels, 6-foot anchorages, and construction of a 
sand fence were completed in November 1965. 
26. LITTLE HARBOR, N.H. 
Location. Little Harbor is located on the west 
side of Portsmouth Harbor between New Castle 
Island and the New Hampshire mainland. 
Existing project. For description of existing 
project and authorizing legislation see Annual Report 
for 1976. 
Local cooperation. None required. 
Terminal facilities. One dock owned by 
Wentworth Hotel, but not available to public. Tentative 
State plans include a small boat landing and 
shore facilities. 
Operations and results during fiscal 
year. Maintenance: A funding adjustment was 
made to reflect final project costs for repairs completed 
in February 1976 to the north and south 
breakwaters at the harbor entrance. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Existing project 
was completed in 1903. 
27. NEW HAVEN HARBOR, CONN. 
Location. On north shore of Long Island Sound, 
about 67 miles east of New York City. (See Coast 
and Geodetic Survey Chart 218.) 
Previous project. For details, see Annual Report 
for 1915 and 1938. 
Existing projects. 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 pileand-
riprap dike about 4,200 feet long, to contract 
tidal flow at Fort Hale bar; a channel 12 feet deep 
and 100 to 150 feet wide, from southwest corner of 
16-foot anchorage basin via City Point and 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 Kimberly 
Avenue Bridge, and an anchorage basin 6 feet 
deet in West River opposite Mars wharf; a channel 
100 feet wide and 12 feet deep from 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 mouth of 
Mill River; a channel up Mill River 12 feet deep, 200 
feet wide to junction of two branches above Chapel 
Street, thence to Grand Avenue, 100 feet wide in 
East Branch and generally 125 feet wide in West 
Branch; and removal of certain obstructive rocks in 
Morris Cove. The 22-foot channel and turning basin 
portion is to be restudied. Estimated cost (1960) of 
this portion is $980,000. (See Table 1-B at end of 
chapter for Acts authorizing existing project.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Terminal facilities. Port of New Haven is 
served by 53 waterfront facilities; 40 are within city 
limits of New Haven, and 5 in West Haven. Improved 
waterways within port area along which 
facilities are located include West River, Main Harbor, 
West and East Branches of Mill River, and 
Quinnipiac River channels. Facilities are all privately 
owned and operated with exception of city 
wharf and U.S. Coast Guard wharf. Depths 
alongside 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 rear which 
connect with N.Y., N.H. & Hartford Railroad and 
most are accessible by paved streets. Nineteen 
wharves have mechanical-handling facilities, six 
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 1964.) 
Operations and results during fiscal 
year. Maintenance: A contract was awarded in 
May 1976 for maintenance dredging of the West 
River portion of the project. The anchorage was 
restored to its authorized depth of 6 feet. The channel 
was restored to 12 feet deep up to the Kimberly 
Ave Bridge, then to 8 feet to within 100 feet of the 
Connecticut Turnpike Bridge. Work commenced in 
October 1976 and was completed in January 1977. 
During that period approximately 88,200 cubic 
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yards of material were removed at a cost of 
$388,000. Disposal was on land. Project condition 
surveys were conducted at a cost of $38,696. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Existing project 
is complete. 
28. NEWBURYPORT HARBOR, MASS. 
Location. On south bank of Merrimack River, 
about 2.5 miles above mouth, and about 48 miles by 
water north of Boston. (See Coast and Geodetic 
Survey Chart 331.) 
Existing project. 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; channel 12 
feet deep and 400 feet wide through bar, thence 9 
feet deep and 200 feet wide to and including a widened 
turning basin in front of wharves. Portion of 
project for continuous channel from sea to wharves 
at Newburyport, 15 feet deep and 200 feet wide to 
and including a widened turning basin in front of 
wharves is considered inactive. Estimated cost of 
this portion (June 1955) is $106,000. (See Table 1-B 
at end of chapter for Acts authorizing existing project.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Terminal facilities. Twenty wharves extending 
along a frontage of about 3,500 feet of south bank of 
Merrimack River below highway bridge and one 
small pier on north side of river. Terminal facilities 
are adequate for existing commerce. 
Operations and results during fiscal 
year. Maintenance: Hired labor costs were incurred 
for the Newburyport Harbor Hydraulic Model 
Study. The model study, which is being conducted 
by the Waterways Experiment Station, is 
scheduled for completion in early 1978. Maintenance 
dredging was accomplished in the entrance 
area between 16 June and 3 July 1977 by the Government 
hopper dredge Davison. Approximately 
54,000 cubic yards were removed and disposed of in 
open water. Project condition surveys were conducted 
at a cost of $19,387. 
Condtion at end of fiscal year. Existing project 
except for inactive portion was completed in August 
1958, with the improvement of 12-foot channel 
and outer harbor. North jetty was completed in 
1914; south jetty was completed, except for a length 
of about 30 feet at its outer end, in 1905. Required 
rehabilitation in these jetties completed in September 
1970. Plum Island basin was partially closed 
in 1883 by construction of a timber dike. North 
Rock was removed in 1901. 
29. PATCHOGUE RIVER, CONN. 
Location. A small tidal stream 3 miles long, in 
town of Westbrook, Conn., on north shore of Long 
Island Sound, about 7 miles west of mouth of Connecticut 
River. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey 
Chart Nos. 216 and 1212.) 
Existing project. Provides for a channel 75 feet 
wide and 8 feet deep extending about one mile from 
deep water in Duck Island Roads to highway bridge 
on U.S. Route 1; an anchorage and maneuvering 
area 8 feet deep, 75 feet wide, 500 feet long opposite 
town wharf; a sand-tight stone jetty extending 600 
feet southerly into Duck Island Roads from a point 
on west side of river mouth. (See Table 1-B at the 
end of chapter for Act authorizing existing project.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Total 
actual costs for all requirements of local cooperation 
under terms of project authorization, including required 
non-Federal contributions, were $100,000. 
Terminal facilities. There are 5 wharves along 
the Patchogue River. The town of Westbrook constructed 
on right bank of river a free public wharf. 
It has no boat servicing nor transfer facilities. 
There are 60 feet of wharf space used principally by 
local fishing fleet for transfer of its catch to motor 
trucks that transport it directly to market. Wharf is 
solid-fill construction with rubblestone sides and 
earthfill, topped with a bituminous pavement. 
There are four private wharves in the central reach, 
two owned by Standard Fish Co., flank town 
wharf on north and south sides, and are timber and 
pile construction. Wharf on south side is a 90-foot 
marginal landing constructed of planks on 2-pile 
bents. Adjacent to this wharf is a marine railway, 
capable of handling boats up to 30 feet long, with 
storage space for 30 boats. Wharf on north side is a 
35-foot long marginal landing of plank and pile construction 
with fishhoase attached. This wharf is 
used principally in fish and lobster business. Immediately 
upstream and abutting this wharf is a 
privately owned 100-foot long marginal wharf of 
similar construction, which will be used in conjunction 
with the boatyard. Fuel-handling facilities are 
installed on the wharf. Remaining private wharf is 
on left bank of river, immediately below highway 
bridge. It is a 180-foot long marginal structure of 
timber, pile and rubblestone construction. Dock 
space is rented at this wharf and there is a building 
on shore adjacent to wharf, in which a retail and 
wholesale fish business is operated. There is 
adequate room for expansion of terminal facilities. 
Operations and results during fiscal 
year. Maintenance: A contract was awarded in 
March 1977 for maintenance dredging in the 8-foot 
channel and anchorage. Work commenced in March 
1977 and was completed in May 1977. During that 
period approximately 36,500 cubic yards of material 
were removed at a cost of $157,750 and disposed of 
on land. Pre-work and after dredge surveys and 
preparation of plans and specifications were accomplished 
at a cost of $32,000. Environmental sam- 
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pling and testing was undertaken and an environmental 
impact statement was prepared. Project 
condition surveys were conducted at a cost of 
$4,997. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Project is complete. 
Construction of breakwater was initiated in 
April and completed in July 1956. Dredging 8-foot 
channel, anchorage, and maneuvering basin was initiated 
in September and completed in November 
1956. 
30. PAWCATUCK RIVER, R.I. AND 
CONN. 
Location. Rises in Worden Pond, South Kingston, 
in south central Rhode Island, and flows westerly 
and southerly and enters Little Narragansett 
Bay about 13 miles east of New London Harbor. 
Little Narragansett Bay is on Rhode Island- 
Connecticut boundary at mouth of Pawcatuck 
River. Watch Hill Cove is at southeast corner of 
bay in town of Westerly. (See U.S. Coast and 
Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 358 and 1211.) 
Previous projects. Adopted by River and Harbor 
Acts of March 3, 1871, August 14, 1876, and August 
5, 1886. For further details see page 1752 of Annual 
Report for 1915 and page 69 of Annual Report for 
1933. 
Existing project. Provides for a channel in Little 
Narragansett Bay and in river 10 feet deep and 200 
feet wide from Stonington to Avondale about 4 
miles; 100 feet wide from Avondale to Lower 
Wharves at Westerly, about 3 miles, and 40 feet 
wide between lower and upper wharves of Westerly, 
about one-half mile; for removal of obstruction 
at Watch Hill, at southeastern part of Little 
Narragansett Bay; for a channel 10 feet deep and 
100 feet wide from mouth of river into Watch Hill 
Cove; for an anchorage basin to cove 10 feet deep 
and about 16 acres in area; and for a riprap jetty 200 
feet long near southwest corner of basin; construction 
of a breakwater 400 feet long at entrance to 
Watch Hill Cove, extension of existing 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 6 feet deep. 
Widening channel to 200 feet to Avondale, removal 
of rock at Pawcatuck Rocks and in vicinity of 
Rhodes Folly Light portion of project is considered 
inactive. Federal cost of this portion last revised in 
1954 was estimated to be $84,000. 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with for completed 
portion of project. For further details see 
Annual Report for 1963. 
Terminal facilities. There are a number of landings 
in Pawcatuck River. Yacht club 2.5 miles upstream 
on Rhode Island side of Pawcatuck River 
has 4 timber piers with 80 mooring piles used by 
members and guests of club. There are two public 
landings, one on east shore and one on west shore, 
open to all on equal terms. One dock is operated as a 
commercial landing open for general use. Only 
navigation structures or facilities in Little Narragansett 
Bay consist of a few private piers at residences 
along shore north of Watch Hill Cove. There 
is 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. Maintenance: Dredging of the 10-foot Little 
Narragansett channel by the Government sidecaster 
Fry was performed during May 1977. About 
12,810 cubic yards of material were removed at a 
cost of $90,940. Hired labor costs in the amount of 
$1,845 were incurred for the preparation of an environmental 
impact statement and $37,788 for operations 
and condition studies. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Existing project 
was completed in December 1949 except for inactive 
portion. 
31. PLYMOUTH HARBOR, MASS. 
Location. Harbor is 45 miles by water south of 
Boston. Its outer anchorage, the "Cow Yard," is 
common to Plymouth, Duxbury, and Kingston. (See 
Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart 245.) 
Previous projects. For details, see Annual Report 
for 1815 and 1938. 
Existing project. Provides for: protecting by riprap 
sections of Long Beach damaged by storm of 
November 1898, and restoring Eel River to its 
former course; dredging a channel 18 feet deep and 
200 feet wide, increased at entrance and on curves, 
from the bay to town wharves, formerly in areas 
south of State pier, a distance of about 2.5 miles, 
with a suitable turning basin at inner end; dredging 
a channel 150 feet wide, 15 feet deep, extending 
northwesterly about 0.3 mile from a point off site of 
northerly Craigs wharf (now State pier) with a 
turning basin 300 feet square, and of same depth, at 
its northwesterly end; maintenance of area dredged 
to 18 feet deep by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 
connecting 15-foot channel with 18-foot channel 
in vicinity of State pier; a rubblestone breakwater 
extending 1,400 feet easterly from a point north 
of Town wharf, and thence southeasterly for 2,100 
feet; an anchorage 8 feet deep and 60 acres in area 
inside breakwater; and elimination of authorized 
18-foot anchorage from existing project; recreational 
development, to provide for sport fishing 
from breakwater, consisting of stone causeway 
about 360 feet long from westerly end of breakwater 
to land, guardrail along top of breakwater and 
causeway, footbridge spanning a navigation opening 
through breakwater, and public access, parking 
and sanitary facilities for sport fishermen use. (See 
Table 1-B at end of chapter for Acts authorizing 
existing project.) 
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Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Terminal facilities. There are three wharves of 
pile and timber construction; one is owned by the 
State, one by the town, and the third by Plymouth 
Yacht Club. State and town wharves are open to 
public use. In addition, there are two boatyards 
with marine railway facilities along waterfront, 
equipped for boat building and repairs. Local interests 
will maintain existing public landings open to 
all on equal terms, and provide all necessary mooring 
facilities in anchorage. 
Operations and results during fiscal 
year. Maintenance: Hired labor costs of $6,163 
were incurred for real estate activities in acquiring 
a permanent easement for construction and 
maintenance of the adjustable groin on Long Beach 
Dike. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Project is complete. 
Construction of anchorage 8 feet deep and 60 
acres in area inside breakwater was completed in 
1967. Construction of the rubblestone breakwater 
was completed in 1971. Rehabilitation of Long 
Beach Dike was completed in 1971. 
32. PORTLAND HARBOR, MAINE 
Location. On southwestern coast of Maine about 
100 miles northeast of Boston, Mass. (See Coast 
and Geodetic Survey Chart 13292.) 
Previous projects. For details see Annual Reports 
for 1915 and 1936. 
Existing project. An entrance channel 1,000 feet 
wide and 45 feet deep from deep water in Casco Bay 
to a line about opposite Fort Georges, and a maneuvering 
basin and anchorage 45 feet deep in 
existing House Island anchorage area; a channel 35 
feet deep over varying widths from Fort Georges to 
Boston and Maine Railroad bridge; a turning basin 
35 feet deep near upper end of channel; an anchorage 
30 feet deep opposite the eastern end of the city 
and a channel 30 feet deep into Back Cove; for rock 
excavation to 14 feet deep between Grand Trunk 
and Tukey's Bridges, and a channel 12 feet deep 
and 300 feet wide to a point about 2,500 feet upstream 
from Tukey Bridge; a breakwater 900 feet 
long at Spring Point, and one 2,000 feet long south 
of the inner harbor entrances; and maintenance of 
Soldier Ledge Channel in Hussey Sound at a depth 
of 40 feet. (See Table 1-B at end of chapter for Acts 
authorizing existing project.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Terminal facilities. There are 37 waterfront 
facilities, of which 4 are not used. Seven wharves 
are publicly owned, 4 by the U.S. Government, 2 by 
State of Maine, and 1 by city of South Portland. 
Mechanical-handling facilities are available at 24 
wharves. Railroad connections have been made to 
27 of them. Facilities are adequate for existing 
commerce. (For further details see page 13, H. 
Doc. 216, 87th Cong., and Port Series 1 for Ports of 
Searsport Harbor and Portland, Maine and 
Portsmouth, N.H. (revised 1964).) 
Operations and results during fiscal 
year. Maintenance: Hired labor costs were incurred 
in preparation of plans and specifications for 
maintenance dredging of the 35-foot Fore River 
Channel and turning basin. A contract was awarded 
to the Naval Underwater Systems Laboratory in 
the amount of $50,400 for study work at the proposed 
ocean disposal area located near the Portland 
Lightship Buoy. Advertisement of the dredging 
contract was eventually canceled due to objections 
to the location of the disposal area. Plans were initiated 
for developing a study plan to locate an acceptable 
ocean disposal area. Project condition surveys 
were conducted at a cost of $9,730. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Existing project 
was completed in August 1966, except for ledge encountered 
in House Island anchorage. Removal of 
ledge completed in June 1968. 
33. PROVINCETOWN HARBOR, MASS. 
Location. In the bight at northern extremity of 
Cape Cod, 40 miles southeast of Gloucester, 24 
miles northeast of Cape Cod Canal and about 40 
miles southeast of entrance to Boston Harbor. (See 
Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts 580 and 1208.) 
Previous project. For details see Annual Reports 
for 1915 and 1931. 
Existing project. Preservation of point of land 
forming the harbor, a rubblestone protection dike 5 
feet wide and 15 feet above mean low water, 6,150 
feet across House Point Island Flats from Steven's 
Point to Wood End, and a stone breakwater to elevation 
15.5 feet with a top width of 10 feet commencing 
at a point about opposite MacMilliam 
(Town) wharf, approximately 835 feet from shore 
and extending 2,500 feet northeasterly. The 300- 
foot extension of Long Point beach protection and 
bringing it up to grade, where necessary, portion is 
considered inactive and excluded from foregoing 
cost estimate. Estimated cost (1954) of this portion 
is $45,000. (See Table 1-B at end of chapter for Acts 
authorizing existing project.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with for completed 
work, non-Federal contributions were 
$760,000. 
Terminal facilities. Developed waterfront of 
Provincetown is approximately 1.5 miles in extent 
and mostly privately owned. There are seven piers 
in this area which handle entire commerce of harbor. 
None of the piers has railroad connections. 
Facilities are adequate for existing commerce. 
Operations and results during fiscal 
year. Maintenance: Costs of $1,547 incurred for 
investigation of shore erosion. 
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Condition at end of fiscal year. Existing project 
is complete except for inactive portion. 
34. ROYAL RIVER, MAINE 
Location. Situated 11 miles north of Portland, 
Maine, in Yarmouth Village. Royal is a small coastal 
stream which empties into Casco Bay. (See 
Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart 315.) 
Existing project. Provides for enlargement of 
channel through bar at Gravel Point, 100 feet wide, 
4.5 feet up to head of commercial navigation at 
Yarmouth, and removal of several ledges near village 
of Yarmouth; construction of 195-foot rubblestone 
jetty opposite Wolfe's Point, and dredging 
channel 4.5 feet through obstructed channels; channel 
8 feet deep, 80 feet wide from State channel in 
Casco Bay to commercial wharf at Yarmouth and 
anchorage of 8 acres, 6 feet deep downstream of 
Interstate 95 Highway Bridge. (See Table 1-B at 
end of chapter for Acts authorizing existing project.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Terminal facilities. Town has constructed public 
landing and launching ramp immediately below Interstate 
95 Highway Bridge on north bank. There 
are two boatyards equipped with floats, marine 
railways and launching ramps. 
Operations and results during fiscal 
year. Maintenance: A contract was awarded in 
June 1976 for maintenance dredging of the 8-foot 
channel and 6-foot anchorage. Work commenced on 
20 September 1976 and was completed on 19 
November 1976. During that period approximately 
37,000 cubic yards of material were removed at a 
cost of $127,200. Disposal was on town owned land 
adjacent to the anchorage. Local costs in the 
amount of $20,000 incurred for construction of a 
disposal area dike. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Project was 
completed in June 1969. 
35. STAMFORD HARBOR, CONN. 
Location. On north shore of Long Island Sound, 
32 miles east of New York City. (See Coast and 
Geodetic Survey Chart 221.) 
Previous projects. For details, see Annual Report 
for 1915 and 1948. 
Existing project. Provides for two detached 
breakwaters; one 1,200 feet long on easterly side, 
and one 2,900 feet long on westerly side of channel 
at entrance to harbor; and entrance channel 18 feet 
deep, 200 feet wide to upper end of 18-foot anchorage, 
about 0.55 mile, and thence 15 feet deep to 
junction of branches, about 0.5 mile; a channel in 
West Branch 15 feet deep, 125 feet wide, and about 
three-fourths of a mile long, and a basin of same 
depth at head of branch of such widths as to exclude 
extensive rock excavation along northeast side; a 
channel in East Branch 12 feet deep and 100 feet 
wide, with increased width at turns, to a point 1,100 
feet from head of navigation, thence of same depth 
and from 85 to 125 feet wide to head of navigation, a 
total distance of about 1.5 miles; and anchorage 
basin 18 feet deep on west side of 18-foot entrance 
channel, 600 feet wide, and 1,000 to 1,900 feet long, 
and an anchorage basin 8 feet deep adjacent to East 
Branch Channel, about 4.2 acres. Dredging of a 
slight widening in East Branch Channel opposite 
Ludlow Street and dredging of 8-foot anchorage adjacent 
to East Branch Channel is considered inactive. 
Estimated cost of this work was $125,000 
(1954). (See Table 1-B at end of chapter for Acts 
authorizing existing project.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with for completed 
work. 
Terminal facilities. There are 26 privately 
owned wharves and piers and one city wharf in use 
adjacent to channels in East and West Branches. 
Total available berthage is about 4,500 feet. None 
of the wharves is open to general public use, except 
city wharf. Two have direct rail connections. 
Facilities are adequate for existing commerce, but 
additional pleasure-craft facilities are needed. 
Operations and results during fiscal 
year. Maintenance: Hired labor costs were incurred 
for sediment sampling and testing and design of 
a dike to enclose a tidal flat area located between 
Koscuizko Park and The East Branch channel. 
Project condition surveys were conducted at a cost 
of $8,625. 
Conditions at end of fiscal year. Except for inactive 
portion, the project was completed in 1948. 
36. STONY CREEK, BRANFORD, CONN. 
Location. On north shore of Long Island Sound 
about 8 miles east of New Haven near eastern 
boundary of Town of Branford, Conn. (See Coast 
and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 217 and 1212.) 
Existing project. Entrance channel 6 feet deep, 
100 feet wide from deep water in Long Island 
Sound to a point 800 feet north of public wharf at 
Stony Creek and maneuvering basin 6 feet deep 
totaling 3.5 acres adjacent to channel north of 
wharf. (See Table 1-B at end of chapter for Act 
authorizing existing project.) 
Terminal facilities. There are two marinas and a 
boatyard in harbor with total storage area for 125 
boats, a public dock at Stony Creek equipped with 
two landing floats, and two landings which are privately 
operated. 
Operations and results during fiscal 
year. Maintenance: A $179,190 contract was 
awarded in September 1977 for maintenance dredging 
of the entrance channel and maneuvering area. 
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Work is scheduled to start in October 1977. Open 
water disposal is to be accomplished at the New 
Haven Dumping Grounds. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Project was 
completed in January 1970. 
37. WELLS HARBOR, MAINE 
Location. In town of Wells at mouth of Webhannet 
River about 20 miles northeast of Portsmouth 
Harbor and about 34 miles southwest of Portland 
Harbor. (See Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart 
1205.) 
Existing project. 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 inner end 
of basin, with seaward section 8 feet deep, and harbor 
section 6 feet deep; and two converging stone 
jetties, one extending 940 feet easterly from Wells 
Beach and the other 840 feet southerly from Drakes 
Island, separated so as to provide a clear opening 
400 feet wide, and for revetment of seaward face of 
tip of Wells Beach. Extension of the Wells Beach 
jetty to a total length of 2,240 feet and extension of 
Drakes Island jetty to a total length of 3,065 feet, 
and dredging a 300- by 450-foot settling basin south 
of the anchorage, was authorized by the Chief of 
Engineers on September 20, 1965. (See Table 1-B 
at end of chapter for Acts authorizing existing project.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Terminal facilities. There is one wharf of pile 
and timber construction on the north side of the 
anchorage. Facility is owned and operated by the 
town of Wells and is considered adequate. 
Operations and results during fiscal 
year. Maintenance: A study to determine the 
cause of rapid shoaling problems in Wells Harbor 
was completed in November 1976. Study completion 
costs during the fiscal year were $14,900. A 
topographic survey of a proposed dredged material 
disposal site was completed by contract at a cost of 
$5,205. Costs of $15,000 were incurred for initiation 
of a wave model study. Project condition surveys 
were conducted at a cost of $5,941. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Project completed 
in April 1967. 
38. WEYMOUTH-FORE AND TOWN 
RIVERS, BOSTON HARBOR, MASS. 
Location. Weymouth-Fore River rises in Braintree, 
Mass., and flows northward 7.5 miles to 
empty into Hingham Bay on south side of Boston 
Harbor. It is tidal for about 6 miles of its length. 
Town River is a small tidal stream about 2 miles 
long, lying entirely within the city limits of Quincy, 
Mass. It is a tributary of Weymouth-Fore River 
into which it empties about 2 miles above the 
mouth. (Eee Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart 
246.) 
Previous projects. For details see Annual Reports 
for: 1907, 1915, 1932, and 1938. 
Existing project. (For details of completed work 
under separable projects for Weymouth-Fore and 
Town Rivers see Annual Report for 1961, pages 24 
and 26.) 
Provides for: combining Weymouth-Fore and 
Town Rivers, Mass., into a single project and 
modifies for construction of channel 35 feet deep, 37 
feet in rock, and 500 feet wide from deep water in 
Nantasket Roads, and along the southerly half of 
the Boston Harbor "Narrows" channel, through 
Nantasket Gut, then 35 feet deep and 400 feet wide 
to mouth of Weymouth-Fore River, then 35 feet 
deep, generally within limits of existing project to 
Weymouth-Fore River Bridge, then 35 feet deep 
and generally 400 feet wide to upper limit of existing 
project; channel 35 feet deep and 300 feet wide, 
increased from 400 to 550 feet at bends, from mouth 
of Town River to existing turning basin in Town 
River; turning and maneuvering basin 35 feet deep 
at confluence of the two rivers in King Cove; enlarging 
and deepening to 35 feet the existing turning 
basin in Town River; 6 acres of 8-foot anchorage to 
compensate for that part of an existing local smallboat 
anchorage that would be usurped by widening 
35-foot commercial channel; and dimensions of 15- 
foot channel, 100 feet wide, continuing from end of 
channel to point just below Quincy Electrict Light 
& Power Co. substation, completed before 1965, 
remain unchanged. (See Table 1-B at end of chapter 
for Acts authorizing existing project.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Terminal facilities. There are nine wharves in 
Weymouth-Fore River, all grouped near the head 
of the Federal improvement. 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 seven mechanical-handling 
facilities. Five 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. 
On the south bank of Town River are 9 wharves, 4 
of which are used for boat building and repair work, 
3 used for receipt of petroleum products, and 1 for 
receiving scrap materials. On the north bank of the 
river is a yacht building and repair yard. There are 
no publicly owned wharves. 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 1967.) 
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Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work: The contract for removal of isolated areas of 
unclassified material in the Fore River channel was 
completed in January 1977. Total contract costs 
were $2,791,000 pending resolution of additional 
survey charges. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Existing project 
is complete. 
39. 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 Portsmouth, 
N.H., and 41 miles southwest of Portland, Maine. 
(See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 
228 and 1205.) 
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, 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. (See Table 
1-B at end of chapter for Act authorizing existing 
project.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
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. Maintenance: Claims by the contractor were 
settled relative to the maintenance dredging contract 
completed in August 1975. Final contract 
amount was $201,159 for removal of 25,000 cubic 
yards of material. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing 
project was completed in 1961. 
40. RECONNAISSANCE AND CONDITION 
SURVEYS 
(See Table 1-D at end of chapter.) 
41. OTHER AUTHORIZED NAVIGATION 
PROJECTS 
(See Table 1-E at end of chapter.) 
42. NAVIGATION ACTIVITIES PURSUANT 
TO SECTION 107, PUBLIC LAW 86-645 
(PREAUTHORIZATION) 
(See Table 1-F at end of chapter.) 
Alteration of Bridges. 
43. AUTHORIZED BRIDGE ALTERATION 
Location. Chelsea Street Highway Bridge, 
Mass. Construction was completed in October 1961 
with a Federal cost of $138,518. In addition, non- 
Federal contributed funds amounted to $8,602. For 
details, see page 63 of Annual Report for 1962. 
Beach Erosion Control. 
44. PLUM ISLAND, MASS. 
Location. Plum Island comprises the ocean 
shoreline of northern Massachusetts, extending 
from four miles south of the Massachusettse - 
New Hampshire state line southward about eight 
miles. (See Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart Nos. 
213 and 1206.) 
Existing project. Provides for dune restoration 
and embankment reinforcing along 800 feet of 
backshore fronted by a protective beach formed by 
direct placement of suitable sandfill furnishing a 
level beach berm of 75.0 feet in width at an elevation 
of 15.0 feet above mean low water. The construction 
forms a protective width of about 210 feet 
in front of the existing backshore. (See Table 1-B at 
end of chapter for Act authorizing existing project.) 
Local cooperation. Local interests are required 
to contribute in cash 50 percent of project construction 
cost, a total of $104,875; assure continued public 
ownership and use of shore and its administration 
for public use during economic life of project; 
assure performance of maintenance and repair of 
project during economic life; with Federal assistance 
in the amount of 50 percent of periodic beach 
nourishment; water pollution that would endanger 
health of bathers will not be permitted; provide 
necessary parking and sanitary facilities, open to all 
on equal terms; hold and save United States free 
from damages; and bear all project costs in excess 
of Federal cost limitation of $1,000,000. Formal assurances 
were received from the Commonwealth of 
Massachusetts. Local cash contributions in the 
amount of $104,875 were received. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work: Administrative costs incurred in closing out 
project. Funds in the amount of $4,875 were received 
from the Commonwealth of Mass. to resolve 
deficiency in local funding. 
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Condtion at end of fiscal year. Existing project 
is complete. Construction to provide for dune restoration 
and embankment reinforcing was initiated in 
February 1973 and completed in April 1973. 
45. INSPECTION OF COMPLETED BEACH 
EROSION CONTROL PROJECTS. 
Costs for inspection of beach erosion control 
projects were $18,290 for the fiscal year. Inspections 
were made at the following beaches in October 
1976 and July 1977: Connecticut - Burial Hill, Calf 
Pasture, Compo, Cove Island, Cummings Park, 
Guilford Point, Gulf, Hammonassett, Jennings, 
Lighthouse Point, Middle, Prospect, Sasco Hill, 
Seaside Park, Sherwood Island Park, Short, Silver 
to Cedar, Southport, Woodmont Shore; Massachusetts 
- North Scituate, Plymouth Town, Quincy 
Shore, Revere, Wessagussett and Winthrop; New 
Hampshire - Hampton and Wallis Sands State 
Beach; Rhode Island - Misquamicut, Sand Hill 
Cove and Cliff Walk. 
46. OTHER AUTHORIZED BEACH 
EROSION CONTROL PROJECTS. 
(See Table 1-G at end of chapter.) 
47. BEACH EROSION CONTROL ACTIVITIES 
PURSUANT TO SECTION 103, 
PUBLIC LAW 87-874 (PREAUTHORIZTION) 
(See Table 1-H at end of chapter.) 
Flood Control 
48. BLACKSTONE RIVER BASIN, 
MASS. AND R.I. 
Works covered by this plan consist of a dam and 
reservoir on West River and local protection works 
at three cities on Blackstone River. Flood Control 
Act of 1944 authorized plan for a reservoir on West 
River and local protection works at Worcester, 
Mass., and Woonsocket and Pawtucket, R.I., substantially 
in accordance with House Document 624, 
78th Congress, 2d session. Flood Control Act of 
1960 authorized a local flood protection project at 
Lower Woonsocket, R.I., substantially in accordance 
with Senate Document 87, 85th Congress, 2d 
session. (See Table 1-I end of chapter on reservoir 
and local protection projects, Blackstone River Basin, 
for projects comprising authorized plan.) 
48A. LOWER WOONSOCKET, R.I. 
Location. On Blackstone River and tributary 
Mill and Peters Rivers in city of Woonsocket, R.I. 
(See Geological Survey Map for Blackstone, R.I.) 
Existing project. For description of completed 
improvement and authorizing legislation, see Annual 
Report for 1974. Cost of new work for completed 
project was $8,356,239 for construction including 
relocations and $435,000 for lands and damages, 
a total of $8,791,239. 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work: Outstanding claims totalling $52,497 have 
been paid on the multicomponent construction contract. 
Final cost sharing has been determined and a 
refund of contributed funds in the amount of 
$48,442 was made to the city of Woonsocket in February 
1977. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of 
project was initiated in December 1963 and completed 
in April 1967. 
48B. WEST HILL DAM, MASS. 
Location. Dam is on West River, Mass., 3 miles 
above its confluence with Blackstone River and 2.5 
miles northeast of Uxbridge, Mass. (See Geological 
Survey maps-Blackstone, Mass. and R.I., Milford, 
Mass., and Grafton, Mass.) 
Existing project. For description of completed 
improvement and authorizing legislation see Annual 
Report for 1975. 
Cost of new work for completed project was 
$1,367,000 for construction and $940,000 for lands 
and damages including highway and utility relocations, 
a total of $2,307,000. 
Local cooperation. Section 3, Flood Control Act 
of 1944, applies. 
Operations and results during fiscal 
year. Maintenance: Operations consisted of ordinary 
operation and maintenance. The contract for 
comfort station modifications awarded in June 1976 
was completed in May 1977 at a cost of $29,100. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Project is complete. 
Work on contract for dam and appurtenant 
structures was initiated in June 1959 and completed 
in June 1961. Construction of recreational facilities 
was completed in June 1967. 
49. CHARLES RIVER DAM, MASS. 
Location. On the Charles River in the city of 
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, about 
2,250 feet downstream of the existing Charles 
River Dam. (See Geological Survey Map for Boston 
South, Mass.) 
Existing project. A multiple-purpose earth and 
concrete dam with river pumping facilities, three 
navigation locks and provisions for an overhead 
highway viaduct. Dam about 750 feet long with 
maximum height of 36 feet. Pumping facilities comprised 
of six 1,400 cfs capacity pumps. One commercial 
lock 40 feet by 300 feet and 17 feet deep. 
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Two recreational locks 25 feet by 200 feet and 8 feet 
deep. 
The project provides flood protection to the intensively 
developed urban and industrial area of 
Boston and its suburbs. The locks afford increased 
locking capacity and reduced locking time. Latest 
approved cost estimate (October 1976) for new 
work is $11,100,000 for lands including relocations 
and $47,260,000 for construction, a total of 
$58,360,000. Total includes local costs of $500,000 
for lands, $10,600,000 for relocations and a cash 
contribution of $7,260,000 a total of $18,360,000. 
(See Table 1-B at end of chapter for Act authorizing 
existing project.) 
Local cooperation. Local interests will be required 
to: provide all lands, easements, and rightsof-
way necessary for construction of the project, 
presently estimated at $500,000; accomplish all 
modifications to existing sewerage and drainage 
facilities which may be required to prevent their 
continued emptying into the pool above the new 
dam and provide all relocations of buildings and 
utilities, highways, sewers and related special 
facilities that will be required by reason of construction 
of the project, presently estimated at 
$10,600,000; hold and save the United States free 
from damages due to construction works; prevent 
encroachment on the Basin, including its extension, 
which would decrease its flood storage effectiveness; 
continue to operate and maintain existing public 
use, access, and landing facilities for recreational 
boats; provide public access to the new area of the 
basin between the new and existing dams; regulate 
the use, growth and development of navigation and 
navigation facilities in the basin; establish regulations 
prohibiting discharge of pollutants into the 
waters of the basin by users thereof, which regulations 
shall be in accordance with applicable laws 
and regulations of Federal, State and local authorities 
responsible for pollution prevention and 
control; preserve present openings - locks and 
sluices - through the existing Charles River Dam 
in order to assure the continued flow of water and 
passage of boats through the dam; bear 50 percent 
of the cost of structural features allocated to navigation 
and 100 percent of the cost of structural features 
allocated to highway transportation, a sum 
presently estimated at $7,260,000; operate and 
maintain all features of the project after its completion; 
furnish to the United States, without cost, all 
available engineering data pertinent to the project, 
including plans prepared for the Metropolitan District 
Commission for construction of a dam at Warren 
Avenue. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work: Contract for fabrication and delivery of 
pumps is substantially completed. Remaining work 
to complete this contract consists of testing the installed 
pumps. The multicomponent contract for 
construction of the Charles River Dam is 88 percent 
complete. Contrator earnings this fiscal year were 
$9,122,147. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Project is under 
construction. 
50. CHARLES RIVER (NATURAL VALLEY 
STORAGE AREAS), MASS. 
Location. The Charles River extends inland 
from Boston Harbor southwesterly toward the 
Massachusetts-Rhode Island border and is some 80 
miles long with a watershed covering 307 square 
miles. 
Existing project. The project provides for Federal 
acquisition and protection of 17 natural valley 
storage areas totalling an estimated 8,500 acres in 
what is known as the Middle and Upper watershed 
of the Charles River. The acquisition in fee or by 
easement of the major natural valley storage areas 
within the Charles River watershed is intended as a 
multiple-purpose project for flood control, recreation, 
and fish and wildlife management. The latest 
approved cost estimate (October 1976) for new 
work is $10,200,000. (See Table 1-B at end of chapter 
for Act authorizing existing project.) 
Local cooperation. Local interests are required 
to prevent modification or alteration of existing 
roadways, utilities, bridges, culverts, and any 
other improvements that might affect the drainage 
characteristics of the natural storage areas; adopt 
and enforce regulations to restrict development of 
flood plain lands; and operate and maintain the 
existing dams along the Charles River. Local assurances 
have been received. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work: Real Estate appraisals, boundary surveys, 
negotiations and closings were initiated. Earnings 
to date on title evidence contracts awarded in June 
1976 were $37,750. Contracts awarded this fiscal 
year include 8 open end contracts for real estate 
appraisaals. Two property survey contracts 
amounting to $183,900 were awarded and completed 
this fiscal year. 
Condition at end offiscal year. Land acquisition 
is underway. 
51. CONNECTICUT RIVER BASIN, VT., 
N.H., MASS., AND CONN. 
Location. Works covered by this project are a 
series of dams and reservoirs on tributaries of Connecticut 
River in Vermont, New Hampshire and 
Massachusetts, within a radius of 230 miles from 
Hartford, Conn., and local protection works at several 
cities in the basin. 
Existing project. Flood Control Act of 1936, as 
amended by act of May 25, 1937, authorized construction 
of 10 reservoirs on tributaries of Connec- 
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ticut River in accordance with plans in House 
Document 412, 74th Congress, 2d session, as the 
same may be revised upon further investigation of 
1936 flood. Flood Control Act of 1938 approved a 
general comprehensive plan for control of floods 
and other purposes in Connecticut River Valley, as 
set forth in House Document 455, 75th Congress 2d 
session, and authorized $11,524,000 for construction 
of local flood-protection projects in the plan. 
Act of October 15, 1940, modified act of June 18, 
1938, to provide additional protection at East 
Hartford, Conn., as set forth in House Document 
653, 76th Congress, 3d session. Act of August 18, 
1941, modified comprehensive plan approved in 
1938 to include improvements recommended in 
House Document 653, 76th Congress, 3d session, 
and House Document 724, 76th Congress, 3d session, 
with such further modifications as may be 
found justifiable in discretion of Secretary of the 
Army and Chief of Engineers. Latter act also authorized 
to be appropriated additional $6 million for 
local protection works and $10 million for reservoirs. 
Act of October 26, 1942, further modified 
plan by including construction of Gully Brook conduit 
at Hartford, Conn. Flood Control Act of 1944, 
authorized expenditure of $30 million in addition to 
previous authorization for comprehensive plan approved 
in 1938 and modified plan by directing specific 
consideration of an alternative plan of Vermont 
State Water Conservation Board instead of 
Williamsville Reservoir in West River Basin, Vt.; 
directing consultation with affected States during 
course of investigations and transmission of proposal 
and plans to each affected State for written 
views and recommendations for reservoir projects 
heretofore authorized for construction at Cambridgeport, 
Ludlow, South Tunbridge, and Gaysville, 
and resubmission of projects or modifications 
thereof to Congress; and rescinded authorization 
for construction at Sugar Hill site. Flood Control 
Act of 1950 modified project for flood control at 
Harford, Conn., authorized by Flood Control Act of 
1938, as amended, to include Folly Brook dike and 
conduit. Flood Control Act of 1954 modified plan for 
flood control in Connecticut River Basin to provide 
for construction of a reservoir on Otter Brook at 
South Keene, N.H., in lieu of any reservoir or reservoirs 
heretofore authorized. This act further 
modified plan for West River Basin of Connecticut 
River in Vermont to consist of three reservoirs at 
Ball Mountain, The Island, and Townshend sites, in 
lieu of plan of eight reservoirs authorized in Flood 
Control Act of 1944. Flood Control Act of 1958 
modified plan for flood control in Connecticut River 
Basin to include construction of Littleville Reservoir 
on Middle Branch of Westfield River, Mass., 
and Mad River Reservoir on Mad River, above 
Winsted, Conn. Flood Control Act of 1960 included 
authorization in Connecticut River Basin of plan for 
flood protection on Chicopee River, Mass., substantially 
in accordance with House Document 434, 86th 
Congress; plan for flood protection on Westfield 
River, Mass. substantially in accordance with Senate 
Document 109, 86th Congress; plan for flood 
control and related purposes on Farmington River, 
Conn., substantially in accordance with House 
Document 443, 86th Congress. Flood Control Act of 
1968 included authorization in Connecticut River 
Basin of plan for construction of Beaver Brook Reservoir, 
on Beaver Brook in Keene, N.H., substantially 
in accordance with Senate Document 60, 90th 
Congress; and plan for flood protection on Park 
River, Conn., substantially in accordance with Senate 
Document 43, 90th Congress. Flood Control 
Act of 1970 deauthorized the construction of a reservoir 
at Claremont, N.H. The Water Resources 
Development Act of 1976 deauthorized the construction 
of the Gaysville Lake, Vermont project. 
Flood control projects at Cambridgeport Lake, 
Brockway Lake, Victory Lake, South Tunbridge 
Lake, Ludlow Lake and The Island Lake, Vermont; 
Honey Hill Lake and West Canaan Lake, New 
Hampshire were deauthorized in August 1977 in 
accordance with Section 12 of the Water Resources 
Development Act of 1974. Local protection projects 
at Gardner, Mass., Hartford, Vt. and Wethersfield, 
Conn. authorized in accordance with Section 205 of 
1948 Flood Control Act. (See Table 1-J at end of 
chapter for reservoirs and local protection works 
proposed for construction in modified comprehensive 
plan.) 
51A. BALL MOUNTAIN LAKE, VT. 
Location. Dam is on West River, 29 miles above 
its junction with Connecticut River at Brattleboro, 
Vt. It is 2 miles north of village of Jamaica, Vt. (See 
Geological Survey map for Londonderry, Vt.) 
Existing project. For description of completed 
improvement and authorizing legislation see Annual 
Report for 1975, cost of new work for complete 
project was $10,448,000 for construction and 
$350,000 for lands and damages, a total of 
$10,798,000. 
Local cooperation. Section 2, Flood Control Act 
of 1938 applies. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work: A contract for construction of a trailer sewage 
disposal area was awarded in October 1976 and 
completed in June 1977. Total earnings were 
$16,660. A contract for construction of a comfort 
station at the Winhall recreation area was completed 
in June 1977 at a cost of $64,715. 
Maintenance: A contract for relocation of access 
road was awarded in January 1977 and completed in 
June 1977. Total contract earnings were $27,031. 
Ordinary operation and maintenance activities 
were continued. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Project is complete. 
Construction of dam and appurtenant works 
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was initiated in May 1957 and completed in 
November 1961. Construction of recreation 
facilities was initiated in June 1975 and completed 
in June 1977. 
51B. BARRE FALLS DAM, MASS. 
Location. Dam is on Ware River in town of 
Barre, Mass., 31.9 miles above confluence of Ware 
and Swift Rivers. It is 13 miles, northwest of Worcester, 
Mass. (See Geological Survey maps-Barre, 
Mass., and Wachusett Mountain, Mass.) 
Existing project. For description of completed 
improvement and authorizing legislation see Annual 
Report for 1975. Cost of completed new work 
is $1,928,800 for construction and $39,000 for lands 
and damages including highway relocation, a total 
of $1,967,800. 
Local cooperation. Section 2, Flood Control Act 
of 1938 applies. 
Operations and results during fiscal 
year. Maintenance: Ordinary operation and 
maintenance activities. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Project is complete. 
Construction of dam and appurtenant works 
was initiated in May 1956 and completed in May 
1958. 
51C. BIRCH HILL DAM, MASS. 
Location. Dam is on Millers River, 27.3 miles 
above its junction with Connecticut River. It is 1.3 
miles east of South Royalston, Mass., and 7.5 miles 
northwest of city of Gardner, Mass. (See Geological 
Survey maps for Royalston and Winchendon, Mass. 
- N.H. and Templeton, Mass.) 
Existing project. For description of completed 
improvement and authorizing legislation see Annual 
Report for 1975. Estimated cost of new work 
for project is $1,775,500 for construction and 
$3,075,000 for land and damages, a total of 
$4,850,500. Total includes $32,000 as local share for 
construction of recreation facilities. 
Local cooperation. Section 2, Flood Control Act 
of 1938 applies. Local interests have contributed 
$32,000 as their required 50 percent cost sharing of 
recreational development in accordance with 1965 
Federal Water Project Recreation Act. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work: A contract for construction of a trailer 
sewege disposal area was awarded in April 1977. 
Construction was completed in September 1977 at a 
final contract cost of $32,801. 
Maintenance: A $30,900 contract awarded in 
April 1976 for construction of a prestressed concrete 
bridge was completed in December 1976. Ordinary 
operation and maintenance activities were 
continued. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Project is complete. 
Construction of dam and appurtenant works 
was initiated in June 1940 and completed in February 
1942. 
51D. CHICOPEE FALLS, MASS. 
Location. Chicopee Falls local protection project 
is on left (east) bank of Chicopee River in city of 
Chicopee, Mass. (See Geological Survey map for 
Springfield, North, Mass.) 
Existing project. For description of completed 
improvements and authorizing legislation see Annual 
Report for 1975. Latest approved estimated 
cost for new work is $2,600,000 for construction and 
$70,000 for lands, damages, and relocation, a total 
of $2,670,000 for new work. Total includes $475,000 
estimated local costs. 
Local cooperation. Total estimated costs for all 
requirements of local cooperation are $475,000 including 
$20,000 for lands, $35,000 for relocations, 
and $420,000 cash contribution. Assurances accepted 
and all requirements are being fulfilled. For 
full description of local cooperation requirements 
see Annual Report for 1975. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work: Costs incurred for audit of local costs to determine 
final cost sharing. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of 
project was initiated in October 1963 and completed 
in July 1965. Remaining work consists of completing 
audit of local costs to determine final cost sharing. 
51E. COLEBROOK RIVER LAKE, CONN. 
Location. Damsite is in town of Colebrook, 
Litchfield County, Conn., on West Branch Farmington 
River about 3.9 miles upstream from its 
confluence with Still River at Riverton, Conn., and 
about 1.5 miles upstream from Goodwin (Hogback) 
Dam. (See Geological Survey map for Winsted, 
Conn.) 
Existing project. For description of completed 
improvement and authorizing legislation see Annual 
Report for 1975. Cost of new work for completed 
project was $8,342,000 for construction and 
$5,922,000 for lands, damages, and relocations, a 
total of $14,264,000. 
Local cooperation. Water supply contract was 
signed by Hartford Connecticut Metropolitan 
Water District. Repayment will be made in accordance 
with provisions of 1958 Water Supply Act. 
Operations and results during fiscal 
year. Maintenance: Ordinary operation and 
maintenance activity. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Project is complete. 
Construction of dam and appurtenant works 
was initiated in May 1965 and completed in June 
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1969. Construction of recreation facilities was initiated 
in August 1969 and completed in June 1970. 
51F. CONANT BROOK DAM, MASS. 
Location. Site is in south central part of Massachusetts 
in town of Monson. Damsite, across Conant 
Brook, is about 2 miles southwest of community 
of Monson. (See Geological Survey map for Monson, 
Mass.) 
Existing project. For description of completed 
improvement and authorizing legislation see Annual 
Report for 1975. Cost of new work for completed 
project was $1,936,000 for construction and 
$1,015,000 for lands, damages, and relocation of 
roads and utilities, a total of $2,951,000. 
Local cooperation. Section 2, Flood Control Act 
of 1938 applies. 
Operations and results during fiscal 
year. Maintenance: Ordinary operation and 
maintenance activity. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of 
dam, highway relocations, and appurtenances was 
initiated in June 1964 and completed in December 
1966. 
51G. FOLLY BROOK, WETHERSFIELD, 
CONN. 
Location. The project site is located in the town 
of Wethersfield in central Connecticut, immediately 
south of the capital city of Hartford. 
Existing project. The project for local flood protection 
and erosion prevention provides for extending 
the existing Folly Brook box culvert conduit 175 
feet to a point just downstream of the Penn Central 
Railroad Bridge. A metal pipe arch conduit will be 
used and an energy dissipator, in the nature of a 
rock-lined performed scour hole, will be provided at 
the conduit outlet. The current estimated total 
project cost is $240,000. (See Table 1-B at end of 
chapter for Act authorizing existing project.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work: Design work was completed and a $149,920 
contract for construction of the local project was 
awarded in September 1977. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Planning is complete. 
Construction of the local protection project is 
scheduled to begin in April 1978. 
51H. KNIGHTVILLE DAM, MASS. 
Location. Dam is on Westfield River, 27.5 miles 
above its confluence with Connecticut River. It is 4 
miles north of town of Huntington, Mass., and 
about 12 miles west of city of Northampton, Mass. 
(See Geological Survey map for Westhampton, 
Mass.) 
Existing project. For description of completed 
improvement and authorizing legislation see Annual 
Report for 1975. Latest approved cost estimate 
for new work is $2,585,440 for construction 
and $821,200 for lands and damages, a total of 
$3,406,600. Total includes $80,000 for additional 
recreation facilities to be constructed. 
Local cooperation. Section 2, Flood Control Act 
of 1938 applies. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work: Contract for construction of a comfort station 
was completed in June 1977. Total contract 
earnings were $58,435. 
Maintenance: Ordinary operation and maintenance 
activities. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Project is complete 
except for construction of additional recreational 
facilities. Construction of dam and appurtenant 
works was initiated in August 1939 and 
completed December 1941. 
51I. LITTLEVILLE LAKE, MASS. 
Location. Dam is on Middle Branch of Westfield 
River 1 mile above its confluence with main stem of 
Westfield River and 25.2 miles above confluence of 
Westfield River with Connecticut River, in town of 
Chester. (See Geological Survey map, Chester, 
Mass.) 
Existing project. For description of completed 
improvement and authorizing legislation see Annual 
Report for 1975. Total cost of new work was 
$5,863,400 for construction and $1,150,000 for lands 
and damages, including relocation of a highway, 
utilities, cemeteries, and structures, a total of 
$7,013,400. 
Local cooperation. Section 2, Flood Control Act 
of June 28, 1938, and Title III, Water Supply Act of 
1958 applies and fully complied with. 
Operations and results during fiscal 
year. Maintenance: Ordinary operation and 
maintenance activities. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Project is complete. 
Construction of dam and appurtenances was 
initiated under a multicomponent contract in June 
1962 and completed in September 1965. 
51J. NORTH HARTLAND LAKE, VT. 
Location. Dam is on Ottauquechee River, 1.5 
miles above its junction with Connecticut River and 
1 mile northwest of North Hartland, Vt. Reservoir 
extends upstream 5.5 miles. (See Geological Survey 
map for Hanover, N.H. - Vt.) 
Existing project. For description of completed 
improvement and authorizing legislation see Annual 
Report for 1975. Latest cost estimate for new 
work is $6,349,000 for construction and $963,000 for 
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lands and damages (including highway and utility 
relocations), a total of $7,312,000 for new work. 
Total includes an estimated $80,000 for additional 
recreation facilities to be constructed. 
Local cooperation. Section 2, Flood Control Act 
of 1938 applies. 
Operations and results during fiscal 
year. Maintenance: Ordinary operation and 
maintenance activities. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Project is complete 
except for construction of additional recreation 
facilities. Construction of dam was initiated in 
June 1958 and completed in June 1961. 
51K. NORTH SPRINGFIELD LAKE, VT. 
Location. Dam is in town of Springfield, Vt., on 
Black River, 8.7 miles above its junction with Connecticut 
River, and 3 miles northwest of 
Springfield, Vt. (See Geological Survey maps- 
Ludlow, Vt. and Claremont, N.H.) 
Existing project. For description of completed 
improvement and authorizing legislation see Annual 
Report for 1975. Cost for new work is 
$4,782,000 for construction and $2,050,000 for lands 
and damages, including highway, cemetery, and 
utility relocations, a total of $6,832,000 for new 
work. 
Local cooperation. Section 2, Flood Control Act 
of 1938 applies. 
Operation and results during fiscal 
year. Maintenance: Ordinary operation and 
maintenance activities. The contract for comfort 
station modifications was completed in November 
1976. Total contract costs were $38,354. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Project is complete. 
Construction of dam was initiated in May 
1958 and completed in November 1960. 
51L. OTTER BROOK LAKE, N.H. 
Location. Dam is on Otter Brook, 2.4 miles upstream 
from its junction with The Branch, which 
flows 2.5 miles to Ashuelot River at Keene. (See 
Geological Survey maps-Keene, N.H. - Vt., and 
Monadnock, N.H.) 
Existing project. For description of completed 
improvement and authorizing legislation see Annual 
Report for 1975. Total cost of new work to date 
is $2,762,100 for construction and $1,378,400 for 
lands and damages, including highway relocation, a 
total of $4,140,500 for new work. Total includes an 
estimated $79,400 for additional recreational 
facilities to be constructed. 
Local cooperation. Section 2, Flood Control Act 
of 1938 applies. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work: A contract was awarded on 30 September 
1977 in the amount of $57,000 for construction of a 
comfort station facility. 
Maintenance: Ordinary operation and maintenance 
activities. An $11,469 contract was awarded 
in June 1976 for construction of a sewage disposal 
system. Contractor earnings for period totalled 
$10,000. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Project is complete 
except for construction of additional recreation 
facilities. Construction of dam and appurtenant 
works was initiated in September 1956 and completed 
in August 1958. 
51M. PARK RIVER, HARTFORD, CONN. 
Location. On the Park River in the City of 
Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut. (See 
Geological Survey map of Hartford North, Connecticut.) 
Existing project. Authorized as a modification to 
completed Hartford, Conn. local protection project. 
(For details on completed project see Annual Report 
for 1960). Two sections of reinforced concrete 
conduit totalling 2,569 feet with width of 34 feet and 
height of 26.5 feet on the Park River; one section of 
reinforced concrete conduit 103 feet long, 36 feet 
wide and 27.5 feet high on the South Branch; two 
sections of reinforced concrete conduit 1,364 feet 
long, 22 feet wide and 25 feet high on the North 
Branch; a reinforced concrete junction structure to 
combine the flows from the North and South 
Branches and distribute them to the Park River 
and auxiliary conduits and thence to the Connecticut 
River; circular auxiliary conduit approximately 
9,200 feet long to be constructed as a deep 
tunnel in rock with an inside diameter of 22 feet and 
lined with 9-inch thick precast concrete walls, an 
inlet structure and an outlet structure; a concrete 
headwall at the entrance to the North Branch conduit 
extension; and two pumping stations on the 
banks of the Park River. The latest approved cost 
estimate (March 1977) for new work is $1,300,000 
for lands including relocations and $63,600,000 for 
construction, a total of $64,900,000. Total includes 
local costs of $1,200,000 for lands and $100,000 for 
relocations, a total of $1,300,000. (See Table 1-B at 
end of chapter for Act authorizing existing project.) 
Local cooperation. Provide all lands, easements 
and rights-of-way for construction and operation of 
project; hold and save the United States free from 
damages due to construction works; maintain and 
operate all works after completion; upon completion 
of conduit construction replace pavements, 
sidewalks, drainage and other appurtenances, including 
those at Broad Street, Flower Street and 
Laurel Street and bear cost of removal replacement 
and modification to sewers, drains, utilities or 
highways beyond the area required for excavation 
and construction of the project; prevent changes in 
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headpool ponding areas which would decrease the 
effectiveness of the improvements and if ponding 
areas and capacitites are impaired, promptly substitute 
equivalent storage capacity; and undertake 
all practical measures to prevent pollution from entering 
the Park River conduit system. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work: The continuing contract for the construction 
of the box conduit extension, pumping stations and 
junction structure is 19.5 percent complete. Contract 
earnings to date are $5,925,000. Four relocation 
contracts were continued and total earnings to 
date are $135,000. A $23,248,185 contract was 
awarded in September 1977 for the auxiliary conduit 
tunnel. No work on this contract was performed 
this fiscal year. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction is 
underway. 
51N. SURRY MOUNTAIN LAKE, N.H. 
Location. Dam is on Ashuelot River, 34.6 miles 
above its junction with Connecticut River and 5 
miles north of Keene, N.H. (See Geological Survey 
maps for Keene and Bellows Falls, N.H. - Vt.) 
Existing project. For description of completed 
improvement and authorizing legislation see Annual 
Report for 1975. Estimated cost of new work 
for project is $2,385,000 for construction and 
$385,000 for lands and damages, a total of 
$2,770,000. Total includes an estimated $80,000 for 
additional recreation facilities to be constructed. 
Local cooperation. Section 2, Flood Control Act 
of 1938 applies. 
Operations and results during fiscal 
year. Maintenance: Ordinary operation and 
maintenance activities. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Project is complete 
except for construction of additional recreation 
facilities. Construction of dam and appurtenant 
works was initiated in August 1939 and completed 
in June 1942. Initial phase of additional recreational 
facilities completed in September 1969. 
510. TOWNSHEND LAKE, VT. 
Location. Dam is on West River, 19.1 miles 
above its junction with Connecticut River at 
Brattleboro, Vt., and about 2 miles west of 
Townshend, Vt. Reservoir extends upstream about 
4 miles. (See Geological Survey maps - Saxtons 
River, Vt., and Londonderry, Vt.) 
Existing project. For description of completed 
improvement and authorizing legislation see Annual 
Report for 1975. Cost of new work for completed 
project was $5,530,000 for construction and 
$1,870,000 for lands and damages including highway 
relocations and utilities, a total of $7,400,000. 
Local cooperation. Section 2, Flood Control Act 
of 1938 applies. 
Operations and results during fiscal 
year. Maintenance: Ordinary operation and 
maintenance activites. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Project is complete. 
Construction of dam and appurtenant works 
was initiated in November 1958 and completed in 
June 1961. Initial phase of additional recreational 
facilities completed in October 1969. Secondary 
phase completed in September 1971. 
51P. TULLY LAKE, MASS. 
Location. Dam is on East Branch of Tully river, 
3.9 miles above its junction with Millers River. It is 
1 mile north of Fryville, Mass., and 3.5 miles north 
of Athol, Mass. (See Geological Survey map for 
Royalston, Mass. - N.H.) 
Existing project. For description of completed 
improvement and authorizing legislation see Annual 
Report for 1975. Estimated cost of new work is 
$1,403,400 for construction and $368,000 for lands 
and damages, a total of $1,771,400. Total includes 
$86,500 as local share of additional recreational 
facilities to be constructed. 
Local cooperation. Section 2, Flood Control Act 
of 1938 applies. Local interests must also bear 50 
percent of future recreational development, estimated 
to be $86,500 of which $40,000 has been received, 
in accordance with 1965 Federal Water 
Project Recreational Act. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
Work: Construction of recreational facilities consisting 
of rest rooms, parking area, access road, 
utilities and camping area was continued. Total 
earnings to date were $73,200. Contract is 76 percent 
complete. 
Maintenance: Ordinary operation and maintenance 
activities. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Project is complete 
except for construction of recreation facilities. 
Construction of dam and appurtenant works was 
initiated in March 1947 and completed in September 
1949. 
51Q. UNION VILLAGE DAM, VT. 
Location. Dam is on Ompompanoosuc River, 4 
miles above its junction with Connecticut River. It 
is one-fourth mile north of Union village, Vt., and 
11 miles north of White River Junction, Vt. (See 
Geological Survey maps for Strafford, Vt., and 
Mount Cube, N.H. - Vt.) 
Existing project. For description of completed 
improvement and authorizing legislation see Annual 
Report for 1975. Latest approved cost estimate 
for new work is $3,182,400 and $908,300 for 
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lands and damages, a total of $4,090,700. Total includes 
$80,000 for additional recreation facilities to 
be constructed. 
Local cooperation. Section 2, Flood Control Act 
of 1938 applies. 
Operations and results during fiscal 
year. Maintenance: Ordinary operation and 
maintenance activities. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Project is complete 
except for construction of additional recreation 
facilities. Construction of dam was initiated in 
March 1947 and completed in June 1950. 
52. HAYWARD CREEK, QUINCYBRAINTREE, 
MASS. 
Location. The Hayward Creek watershed covers 
about 600 acres in the City of Quincy and the Town 
of Braintree and is located on Massachusetts Bay 
about eight miles south of Boston, Mass. 
Existing project. The local protection project 
will consist of a 2,800 foot reinforced concrete pipe 
conduit system to convey flows along Lower Hayward 
Creek to Flore River; 150 feet of concrete 
flood wall and 100 feet of earth dike near the southeast 
portion of Hayward Pond; an earth dam upstream 
of the upper end of Hayward Pond; channel 
diversion of Echo Creek; a 4-foot increase in the 
height of Hayward Pond Dam; improvement of the 
Hayward Creek channel from the Hayward Pond 
outlet to West Howard Street near the Quincy- 
Braintree town line; and preservation of a natural 
greenbelt area of about 33 acres at Hayward Pond 
and the wetlands upstream for flood control storage 
and potential public use. Latest approved cost estimate 
(January 1977) for new work is $400,000 for 
lands including relocations and $2,360,000 for construction, 
a total of $2,760,000. (See Table 1-B at 
end of chapter for Act authorizing existing project.) 
Local cooperation. Local interests are required 
to provide without cost to United States all lands, 
easements, rights-of-way and utility relocation 
necessary for project, presently estimated at 
$400,000; maintain and operate all works after project 
completion; and prevent further encroachment 
in the natural flood plain of the stream. Section 205 
of Public Law 87-874 as amended applies. The 
Commonwealth of Massachusetts provided formal 
assurances of local cooperation on 20 May 1976. 
Operation and results during fiscal year. New 
Work: A contract was awarded in January 1977 for 
the construction of the local protection project in 
the amount of $1,855,275 and is 64 percent complete. 
Total contract earnings were $1,190,000. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction is 
underway. 
53. HOUSATONIC RIVER BASIN, CONN. 
Authorized improvements in Housatonic River 
Basin are comprised of seven flood control reservoirs 
on tributaries of the Nangatuck River, principal 
tributary of Housatonic River, and six local protection 
projects, five of which are along Naugatuck 
River and one on Still River. Naugatuck and 
Housatonic Rivers converge 12 miles above mouth 
of Housatonic River. A project for emergency 
snagging and clearing of the Blackberry River, a 
tributary of the Housatonic River, was authorized 
under authority contained in Section 208 of the 1954 
Flood Control Act. An emergency bank protection 
project at Alford, Green River, Massachusetts was 
authorized under authority provided by Section 14 
of the 1948 Flood Control Act. (See Table 1-B at 
end of chapter for Acts authorizing existing project; 
also Table 1-K on dams and reservoirs and local 
protection projects for Housatonic River Basin.) 
53A. ALFORD, GREEN RIVER, MASS. 
Location. Alford, Massachusetts is located in 
Berkshire County adjacent to the New York- 
Massachusetts State line about 43 miles west of 
Springfield, Massachusetts. The Green River flows 
from New York State in a general southeasterly 
direction for a distance of about 12 miles to its confluence 
with the Housatonic River at Great Barrington, 
Massachusetts. 
Existing project. Stabilization of river bank. The 
project consists of the construction of 250 linear feet 
of earth dike and stone slope protection located at a 
sharp bend in the Green River adjacent to the Massachusetts 
- New York state boundary. Cost of 
new work for completed project was $41,419. (See 
Table 1-B at end of chapter for Act authorizing 
existing project.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
Work: A contract for emergency bank protection 
was awarded in September 1975 and plysically 
completed in January 1976. Total contract earnings 
were $24,810. Administrative costs were incurred 
during the fiscal year in closing out the project. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Project was 
completed in January 1976. 
53B. ANSONIA-DERBY, CONN. 
Location. On Naugatuck River in cities of Ansonia 
and Derby, Conn., about 2 miles upstream 
from confluence of Naugatuck and Housatonic Rivers. 
(See Geological Survey map for Ansonia, 
Conn.) 
Existing project. For description of completed 
improvement see Annual Report for 1974. Latest 
approved cost estimate is $17,817,000 for construction 
and $1,178,000 for lands, damages, and reloca- 
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tions, a total of $18,995,000 for new work. This total 
includes local costs of $1,050,000 for lands and relocations. 
(See Table 1-B at end of chapter for Act 
authorizing existing project.) 
Local cooperation. Settlement of land acquisition 
cases is continuing. Estimated costs to local 
interests are $778,000 for lands and $400,000 for 
relocations. 
Operation and results during fiscal year. New 
Work: Costs incurred for court awarded settlement 
in land case. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Project is complete. 
Construction of project was initiated in September 
1968 and completed in January 1973. 
53C. BLACK ROCK LAKE, CONN. 
Location. Damsite is on Branch Brook about 2 
miles upstream from its confluence with Naugatuck 
River in towns of Thomaston and Watertown, 
Conn. (See Geological Survey map for Thomaston, 
Conn.) 
Existing project. For description of completed 
improvement and authorizing legislation see Annual 
Report for 1975. Cost of new work for completed 
project was $5,223,700 for construction and 
$2,958,600 for lands and damages, including roads 
and utilities relocation, a total of $8,182,300. 
Local cooperation. Section 2, Flood Control Act 
of 1938 applies. However local interests must establish 
encroachment lines downstream of dam to permit 
efficient reservoir operation. State legislation 
requires establishment of such lines. 
Operations and results during fiscal 
year. Maintenance: Normal operation and maintenance 
activities. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Project is complete. 
Road relocation completed in November 
1967. Contract for construction of dam and appurtenances 
was awarded in July 1967 and completed 
in July 1971. 
53D. DANBURY, CONN. 
Location. On Still River in city of Danbury, 
Conn., about 45 miles southwest of Hartford. (See 
Geological Survey map for Danbury, Conn.) 
Existing project. Construction of 3,625 feet of 
rectangular reinforced concrete conduit and 2,695 
feet of riprapped trapezoidal channel; replacement 
of four railroad bridges and two highway bridges 
and removal of a private road bridge. Approved 
cost estimate (October 1976) for new work is 
$1,862,000 for lands including relocations and 
$13,182,000 for construction, a total of $15,044,000. 
Total includes local costs of $780,000 for lands and 
$1,082,000 for relocations, a total of $1,862,000. 
(See Table 1-B at end of chapter for Act authorizing 
existing project.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. For details 
see Annual Report for 1976. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
Work: Construction of the Danbury local protection 
project by multicomponent contract was initiated 
in July 1974. Contract was completed in December 
1976 at a total contract cost of $11,577,110. 
Work by contract for railroad relocation was initiated 
in March 1975 and completed in November 
1976. Total contract costs estimated at $300,000. 
Final amount dependent upon billing from railroad. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Project is complete. 
53E. DERBY, CONN. 
Location. At confluence of Naugatuck and 
Housatonic Rivers in city of Derby, Conn., about 35 
miles southwest of Hartford and 12 miles north of 
Long Island Sound. (See Geological Survey map for 
Ansonia, Conn.) 
Existing project. For description of completed 
improvement see Annual Report for 1975. Costs for 
new work to date is $646,800 for lands including 
relocations and $7,583,000 for construction, a total 
of $8,229,800. Total includes local costs of $591,800 
for lands and $55,000 for relocations. (See Table 1-B 
at end of chapter for Act authorizing existing project.) 
Local cooperation. For details see Annual Report 
for 1976. Costs to local interests to date were 
$646,800. Formal assurances were accepted 24 September 
1968 from the City of Derby and the State 
of Connecticut. Local interests have accomplished 
real estate acquisition necessary for construction. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
Work: Local costs in the amount of $56,805 were 
incurred for court awarded settlement in land case. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Project is complete. 
Railroad relocation was initiated in September 
1970 and completed in August 1973. Contract 
for construction of local protection project was 
awarded in May 1970 and completed in June 1973. 
53F. HANCOCK BROOK LAKE, CONN. 
Location. Dam is on Hancock Brook in town in 
Plymouth, Conn., about 3.4 miles above its confluence 
with Naugatuck River. (See Geological Survey 
map for Waterbury, Conn.) 
Existing project. For description of completed 
improvement and authorizing legislation see Annual 
Report for 1975. Cost of new work for completed 
project was $1,595,000 for construction and 
$2,585,000 for lands and damages including relocation 
of roads and railroads, a total of $4,180,000. 
Local cooperation. Section 2, Flood Control Act 
of 1938 applies. However, local interests are specifically 
required to establish encroachment lines 
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downstream of dam to permit efficient reservoir 
operation. Fully compiled with. 
Operations and results during fiscal 
year. Maintenance: Ordinary operation and 
maintenance activities. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Project is complete. 
Construction of dam and appurtenant structures 
was initiated in July 1963 and completed in 
August 1966. 
53G. HOP BROOK LAKE, CONN. 
Location. Damsite is on Hop Brook in city of 
Waterbury and towns of Middlebury and 
Naugatuck, Conn., about 1.4 miles upstream of confluence 
of Naugatuck River and Hop Brook. (See 
Geological Survey map for Waterbury, Conn.) 
Existing project. For description of completed 
improvement and authorizing legislation see Annual 
Report for 1975. Latest approved cost estimate 
for new work is $2,658,000 for construction 
and $3,450,000 for lands, rights-of-way, and relocation 
of roads, a total of $6,108,000. Total includes an 
estimated $100,000 for additional recreation 
facilities to be constructed. 
Local cooperation. Section 2, Flood Control Act 
of 1938 applies. However, local interests must establish 
encroachment lines downstream of dam to 
permit efficient reservoir operation. State legislation 
requires establishment of such lines. 
Operations and results during fiscal 
year. Maintenance: Ordinary operation and 
maintenance activities. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Project is complete 
except for construction of additional recreational 
facilities. Construction of dam and appurtenant 
structures was initiated in December 1965 
and completed in December 1968. Construction of a 
public use facility was completed in November 
1973. 
53H. NORTH CANAAN, BLACKBERRY 
RIVER, CONN. 
Location. North Canaan is located in the northwestern 
corner of Connecticut approximately 15 
miles northwest of Torrington, Connecticut. The 
Blackberry River, a tributary of the Housatonic 
River originates in Norfolk, Connecticut and flows 
westerly through North Canaan to its confluence 
with the Housatonic River. 
Existing project. The project consists of removing 
all fallen and suspect trees and miscellaneous 
debris which hinder the passage of flood flows and 
for the excavation of all silt deposits and widening 
and straightening the river channel where necessary. 
Cost of new work for completed project was 
$73,900. (See Table 1-B at end of chapter for Act 
authorizing existing project.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
Work: A contract for clearing and removal of trees 
and debris was awarded in June 1977 and completed 
in August 1977. Total contract costs were $57,916. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Project was 
completed in August 1977. 
531. NORTHFIELD BROOK LAKE, CONN. 
Location. Dam is on Northfield Brook about 1.3 
miles upstream from its confluence with Naugatuck 
River, in town of Thomaston, Conn. (See Geological 
Survey map for Thomaston, Conn.) 
Existing project. For description of completed 
improvement and authorizing legislation see Annual 
Report for 1975. Cost of new work for completed 
project was $1,856,000 for construction and 
$975,000 for lands and damages, including roads 
and utility relocations, a total of $2,831,000. 
Local cooperation. Section 2, Flood Control Act 
of 1938 applies. However, local interests must establish 
encroachment lines downstream of dam to 
permit efficient reservoir operation. Fully complied 
with. 
Operations and results during fiscal 
year. Maintenance: Normal operation and maintenance 
activities. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Project is complete. 
Construction of dam and appurtenances was 
initiated in May 1963 and completed in October 
1965. Construction of recreation facilities was initiated 
in November 1966 and completed in August 
1967. 
53J. THOMASTON DAM, CONN. 
Location. On Naugatuck River about 30.4 miles 
above its junction with Housatonic River and about 
1.6 miles north of Thomaston, Conn. Reservoir extends 
upstream about 6.4 miles. (See Geological 
Survey map for Thomaston, Conn.) 
Existing project. For description of completed 
improvement and authorizing legislation see Annual 
Report for 1975. Cost of new work for completed 
project was $6,382,000 for construction and 
$7,900,000 for lands and damages, including highway, 
railroad, and utility relocations, a total of 
$14,282,000. 
Local cooperation. Section 3, Flood Control Act 
of 1944 applies. 
Operations and results during fiscal 
year. Maintenance: Ordinary operation and 
maintenance activities. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Project is complete. 
Construction of dam and appurtenant works 
was started in May 1958 and completed in 
November 1960. 
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54. MERRIMACK RIVER BASIN, 
N.H. AND MASS. 
Works covered by comprehensive plan are on 
Merrimack River and its tributaries in New Hampshire 
and Massachusetts. Flood Control Act of 1936 
authorized construction of a system of flood control 
reservoirs in Merrimack River Basin for reduction 
of flood heights in Merrimack Valley. Flood Control 
Act of 1938 approved general comprehensive plan 
for flood control and other purposes as approved by 
Chief of Engineers pursuant to preliminary examinations 
and surveys authorized by act of June 22, 
1936, and modified project to provide in addition to 
construction of a system of flood control reservoirs, 
related flood control works which may be found justified 
by the Chief of Engineers. All operations pertaining 
to flood control in Merrimack River Basin 
are now carried on under and reported under projects 
for individual units of comprehensive plan referred 
to above. No further expenditures are contemplated 
under general project for flood control in 
Merrimack River Basin. For final cost and financial 
summary, see Annual Report for 1946. 
A comprehensive plan for development of water 
resources of the North Nashua River Basin, a principal 
tributary of the Merrimack River, was authorized 
by 1966 Flood Control Act substantially in 
accordance with Senate Document 113, 89th Congress. 
Plan provides for construction of coordinated 
system of four reservoirs and three local protection 
projects for flood protection, water supply, recreation 
and allied purposes. 
The 1966 Flood Control Act also authorized construction 
of Saxonville local protection project substantially 
in accordance with Senate Document 61, 
89th Congress. An emergency bank protection 
project at Amesbury, Mass. was authorized under 
authority provided by Section 14 of the 1948 Flood 
Control Act. (See Table 1-L at end of chapter for 
reservoirs and related flood control works included 
for construction under comprehensive plan.) 
54A. AMESBURY, POWWOW AND 
MERRIMACK RIVERS, MASS. 
Location. Amesbury, located in the northeast 
corner of Massachusetts is approximately 35 miles 
north of Boston. The Powwow River originates in 
the southeast corner of New Hampshire and flows 
through Amesbury center to its confluence with the 
Merrimack River. 
Existing project. An emergency bank protection 
project consisting of removal of 250 feet of debris 
and construction of 250 feet of gabion seawall and 
revetment along the Powwow and Merrimack Rivers. 
The six foot high gabion seawall consists of a 
three foot wide top layer and a six foot wide bottom 
layer placed on a 1.5-foot thick gabion apron. The 
current estimated project cost is $127,000. (See 
Table 1-B at end of chapter for Act authorizing 
existing project.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
Work: Preparation of plans and specifications was 
completed. A contract for construction of 
emergency bank protection was awarded in July 
1977 for $77,777. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction is 
scheduled to begin in October 1977. 
54B. BLACKWATER DAM, N.H. 
Location. Dam is on Blackwater River, N.H., 
8.2 miles above confluence with Contoocook River 
and 118.8 miles above mouth of Merrimack River. 
It is in the town of Webster, just above village of 
Swetts Mills, 12.5 miles by highway northwest of 
Concord, N.H. (See Geological Survey maps for 
Penacook and Mount Kearsarge, N.H.) 
Existing project. For description of completed 
improvement and authorizing legislation see Annual 
Report for 1975. Estimated cost of project is 
$847,000 for construction and $553,000 for lands and 
damages, a total of $1,400,000. Total includes an 
estimated $80,000 for construction of public use 
facilities. 
Local cooperation. Section 2, Flood Control Act 
of 1938 applies. 
Operations and results during fiscal 
year. Maintenance: Ordinary operation and 
maintenance activities. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Project is complete 
except for construction of public use facilities. 
Construction of dam and appurtenant works was 
initiated in May 1940 and completed in November 
1941. 
54C. EDWARD MACDOWELL LAKE, N.H. 
Location. Dam is on Nubanusit Brook, a tributary 
of Contoocook River, one-half mile upstream 
from village of West Peterborough, N.H., and 14 
miles east of Keene, N.H. (See Geological Survey 
maps ftr Peterboro and Monadnock, N.H.) 
Existing project. For description of completed 
improvement and authorizing legislation see Annual 
Report for 1975. Completed cost of project was 
$1,708,300 for construction and $306,000 for lands 
and damages, a total of $2,014,300. 
Local cooperation. Section 2, Flood Control Act 
of 1938 applies. 
Operations and results during fiscal 
year. Maintenance: Ordinary operations and 
maintenance activities. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Project is complete. 
Construction of dam and appurtenant works 
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was initiated in March 1948 and completed in March 
1950. 
54D. FRANKLIN FALLS DAM, N.H. 
Location. Dam is on Pemigewasset River., 
N.H., main tributary of Merrimack River, and 
about 2 1/2 miles upstream of Franklin, N.H. (See 
Geological Survey maps for Penacook and Holderness, 
N.H.) 
Existing project. For description of completed 
improvement and authorizing legislation see Annual 
Report for 1975. Cost of new work for completed 
project was $6,190,500 for construction and 
$1,760,000 for lands and damages, a total of 
$7,950,500. 
Local cooperation. Section 2, Flood Control Act 
of 1938 applies. 
Operations and results during fiscal 
year. Maintenance: Ordinary operation and 
maintenance activities. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Project is complete. 
Construction of dam and appurtenant works 
was initiated in November 1939 and completed in 
October 1943. 
54E. HOPKINTON-EVERETT LAKES, N.H. 
Location. Hopkinton Dam is on Contoocook 
River, N.H., 17.3 miles above its junction with 
Merrimack River and about one-half mile upstream 
from village of West Hopkinton. Everett Dam is on 
Piscataquog River, N.H., 16 miles above its junction 
with Merrimack River and about 1.3 miles 
southeast of village of East Weare. Two interconnecting 
canals were provided to enable the two reservoir 
areas to function as one. (See Geological 
Survey maps for Hillsboro, N.H., and Concord, 
N.H.) 
Existing project. For description of completed 
improvement and authorizing legislation see Annual 
Report for 1975. Cost of new work for completed 
project was $12,715,400 for construction and 
$8,737,000 for lands and damages, including relocation 
of roads, railroads, cemeteries, and utilities, a 
total of $21,452,400. 
Local cooperation. Section 2, Flood Control Act 
of 1938 applies. Local interests must also bear 50 
percent of future recreational development in accordance 
with 1965 Federal Water Project Recreation 
Act. 
Operations and results during fiscal 
year. Maintenance: Ordinary operation and 
maintenance activities. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Project is complete. 
Construction of two dams and appurtenant 
works was initiated in November 1959 and completed 
in December 1962. Construction of recreation 
facilities was initiated in November 1974 and 
completed in September 1975. 
54F. NORTH NASHUA RIVER, MASS. 
Location. The project is located on the North 
Nashua River in Fitchburg, Worchester County, in 
the north central section of Massachusetts about 40 
miles west of Boston. (See Geological Survey map 
for Fitchburg, Mass.) 
Existing project. Provides for channel improvement 
and rehabilitation of walls and cribs of existing 
ERA project at Fitchburg. Includes intermittent 
sections of channel deepening, bank and slope 
protection and removal of obstructions for a distance 
of five miles along the North Nashua River. 
Improved channel will have a safe carrying capacity 
of 9,000 cfs. The project is an integral unit of the 
comprehensive water resources development plan 
for the North Nashua River, a tributary of the 
Merrimack River. The latest approved cost estimate 
(October 1976) for new work is $1,950,000 for 
construction. (See Table 1-B at end of chapter for 
Act authorizing existing project.) 
Local cooperation. Local interests are required 
to provide all lands, easements and rights-of-way 
necessary for construction; provide necessary relocations 
and alterations to highways, roads and 
highway bridges; relocate all utilities and construct 
necessary interior drainage ditches; hold and save 
the United States free from damages due to construction 
work; maintain and operate all works 
after completion, prevent encroachment on improved 
channels. Formal assurances will be requested 
during final design. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
Work: Advanced engineering and design was continued. 
Condition at end of fiscal yayear. Construction 
has not been started. Planning is continuing. 
54G. SAXONVILLE, MASS. 
Location. On the Sudbury River in the village of 
Saxonville in the northeasterly part of the town of 
Framingham, Middlesex County about 20 miles 
west of Boston, Massachusetts. (See Geological 
Survey Map for Framingham, Mass.) 
Existing project. About 2,500 feet of earth dikes, 
1,340 feet of concrete floodwalls, vehicular flood 
gate, pumping station and appurtenance structures 
all located along the left bank of the river. In addition 
about 1,000 feet of existing channel will be 
straightened with 60-foot bottom width. Latest approved 
cost estimate (October 1976) for new work is 
$530,000 for lands including relocations and 
$4,800,000 for construction, a total of $5,330,000. 
Total includes local costs of $520,000 for lands and 
$10,000 for relocations, a total of $530,000. (See 
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Table 1-B at end of chapter for Act authorizing 
existing project.) 
Local cooperation. Local interests must provide 
all lands, easements and rights-of-way for construction; 
hold and save United States free from damages 
due to construction works; maintain and operate 
all works after completion; provide all alterations 
and replacements of existing utilities including 
bridges, highways, sewers and railroad 
modifications and relocations except for railroad 
bridges and bridge approaches; prevent encroachment 
on both improved and unimproved channel 
through Saxonville; and prohibit encroachment on 
ponding areas and, if capacity of these areas is impaired, 
provide suitable ponding capacity or equivalent 
pumping capacity. Estimated cost to local 
interests is $530,000. All required assurances, consistent 
with the requirements of Section 221 of the 
1970 Flood Control Act, have been received and 
approved by the Secretary of the Army. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work: A contract for construction of the local protection 
project was awarded in March 1977 in the 
amount of $2,940,035. Work was initiated and is 16 
percent complete. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction is 
underway. 
54H. WHITMANVILLE LAKE, MASS. 
Location. On the Whitman River in Westminster, 
Worcester County, in the north-central section 
of Massachusetts about 45 miles west of Boston. 
(See Geological Survey map for Gardner, Mass.) 
Existing project. Construction of an earthfill 
dam, 1,500 feet long and a maximum height of 76 
feet with a storage capacity of 7,850 acre-feet of 
which 1,150 acre-feet will be utilized for industrial 
water supply; (replacement); 5,300 acre-feet will be 
reserved for flood control; and 1,400 acre-feet seasonal 
joint-use for flood control and recreation. 
A concrete chute spillway having an ogee weir 
200 feet long will be located in the left bank. An 
ungated 4- by 3-foot conduit formed integrally with 
the spillway serves as flood control outlet and also 
maintains the water supply pool. An intake tower 
with two 2- by 2-foot gated outlets regulates the 
water supply outflow. A single 4- by 7-foot 
emergency gate will be located within the intake 
structure immediately upstream from the service 
gates. The reservoir would be operated as an integral 
part of the comprehensive water resources development 
plan for the North Nashua River, a 
tributary of the Merrimack River. The latest approved 
cost estimate ( October 1976) for new work 
is $3,890,000 for lands including relocations and 
$7,610,000 for construction, a total of $11,500,000. 
The project has been reformulated to delete the 
authorized additional water supply storage. This is 
subject to a significant post-authorization change 
approval by OMB. (See Table 1-B at end of chapter 
for Act authorizing existing project.) 
Local cooperation. Based on the reformulated 
project, local interests are required to protect 
channels downstream of the reservoir from encroachments 
which would adversely affect its operation; 
hold and save the United States free from all 
damages due to water rights claims resulting from 
construction and operation of the reservoir; and 
exercise to the full extent of their legal capability, 
control against removal of water in the basin which 
will affect the development of dependable stream 
regulations. Formal assurances will be requested 
during final design. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work: Continued coordination with local interests 
concerning project formulation and flood control 
plan for the North Nashua River Basin. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Advance engineering 
and design is underway. Physical progress 
on design has been halted pending outcome of 
coordination with local interests concerning overall 
flood control plan for the North Nashua River Basin. 
55. NEW BEDFORD, FAIRHAVEN, AND 
ACUSHNET, MASS. 
Location. Main harbor barrier is across New 
Bedford and Fairhaven Harbor in vicinity of 
Palmer Island. Supplemental dikes and walls are 
provided in Clark Cove area of New Bedford and 
Fairhaven. (See Geological Survey maps for New 
Bedford North, New Bedford South, Marion, and 
Sconticut Neck, Mass., and Coast and Geodetic 
Survey Charts 249, 252, and 1210.) 
Existing project. For description of completed 
improvement and authorizing legislation see Annual 
Report for 1975. Cost of completed project is 
$17,997,900 for construction, and $616,500 for 
lands, right-of-way and relocations, a total of 
$18,614,400. This total includes local costs of 
$590,560 for lands and relocations and a $6,513,763 
cash contribution. 
Local cooperation. Local interests must contribute 
30 percent of first cost, including lands and 
rights-of-way; contribute capitalized value of annual 
maintenance and operation ($1,520,000) for 
main harbor barrier; hold the United States free 
from damages; and maintain and operate improvement 
except main harbor barrier after completion. 
Total costs for all requirements of local cooperation 
are $7,104,323. Local requirements fully complied 
with. 
Operations and results during fiscal 
year. Maintenance: Ordinary operation and 
maintenance activities. Concrete repairs were 
completed in January 1977 at a cost of $20,051 by 
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contract awarded in September 1976. A $22,910 
contract for replacement and rewiring conduit 
sluice gate cables was awarded in December 1975 
and completed in January 1977. Final contract 
payments were made for a rehabilitation of navigation 
gates contract completed in August 1976 at a 
cost of $92,052. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Project is completed. 
Construction of barrier and appurtenances 
was initiated in October 1962, and completed in 
January 1966. Construction of the pumping station 
was initiated in October 1962 and completed in June 
1964. 
56. NEW LONDON, CONN. 
Location. In the city of New London, Conn., 
about 45 miles southeast of Hartford, Conn., and 50 
miles southwest of Providence, R.I. (See Geological 
Survey Map for New London, Conn.) 
Existing project. The hurricane protection project 
consists of approximately 715 feet of rock-faced 
earthfill dike and 800 feet of I-walls around the 
northerly shore of Shaw Cove and the regrading of 
approximately 21 acres of land along the west shore 
of the Cove to elevation 12.5 feet mean sea level. 
Top of the dike and floodwalls will be 14.5 feet mean 
sea level. Appurtenant structures will include a 
street gate, pressure conduit and a pumping station 
to discharge interior drainage. Latest estimate (October 
1976) for the project is $7,945,000 for construction 
and $405,000 for lands and damages including 
relocations, a total of $8,350,000 for new 
work. Total includes local costs of $405,000 for lands 
and relocations and a $2,095,000 cash contribution. 
(See Table 1-B at end of chapter for Act authorizing 
existing project.) 
Local cooperation. Local interests must: (a) 
Provide lands and rights-of-way for construction; 
(b) make alterations and relocations; (c) bear 30 
percent of construction cost with credit allowed for 
(a) and (b); (d) hold the United States free from 
damages; and (e) maintain and operate all works. 
Estimated costs to local interests are $405,000 for 
lands and relocations and a cash contribution of 
$2,095,000, a total of $2,500,000. Assurances will be 
requested during final design. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work: The revised General Design Memorandum 
and supplement to the Environmental Impact 
Statement were completed following enactment of 
the Water Resources Development Act of 1976 
which included legislation modifying the scope of 
the project. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Advance engineering 
and design is underway. 
57. OLD TOWN, PENOBSCOT RIVER, MAINE 
Location. The town of Old Town, Maine is located 
on Indian Island along the Penobscot River in 
south-central Maine about 14 miles northeast of 
Bangor, Maine. 
Existing project. The project consists of 
modification of two existing earth dike structures. 
These dikes, located on the left and right banks of 
Indian Island just beyond the access road bridge 
are 560 and 700 feet long, respectively. The 
modifications include raising the existing top elevation 
from about 107 feet to 110 feet and providing 
rock slope protection at the riverside face. In addition, 
more adequate interior drainage facilities, 
consisting of two 18 inch gated drainage lines and 
two portable pumps to discharge interior runoff will 
be provided. The total estimate project cost is 
$144,000. (See Table 1-B at end of chapter for Act 
authorizing existing project.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work:A contract which was awarded in February 
1976 for construction of two earth dike structures 
was completed in June 1977. Total contract cost was 
$82,542. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Project is complete. 
58. SAINT JOHN RIVER BASIN, MAINE 
Comprehensive plan for water resources development 
within the basin is comprised of the 
multiple-purpose Dickey and Lincoln School Reservoirs 
on the upper Saint John River. Projects were 
authorized by Flood Control Act of 1965 substantially 
in accordance with plans included in report of 
Department of Interior and Corps of Engineers 
dated August 1964 which is supplement to July 1963 
report of International Passamaquoddy Tidal 
Power Project and Upper Saint John River Hydroelectric 
Power Development. Local protection 
project at Fort Kent authorized by Chief of Engineers 
on 25 September 1975 in accordance with 
Section 205 of 1948 Flood Control Act. (See Table 
1-P at end of chapter for other authorized 
multiple-purpose projects including power.) 
58A. DICKEY-LINCOLN SCHOOL LAKES, 
MAINE 
Location. On Upper Saint John River near village 
of Dickey, Maine, about 340 miles north of Boston, 
Mass. (See Geological Survey map for Allagash, 
Maine.) 
Existing project. Plan consists of Dickey and 
Lincoln School Reservoirs functioning as a single 
coordinated unit. Dickey Dam, on Saint John River 
immediately above its confluence with the Allagash 
River, would consist of two rolled earthfill embankments 
about 10,200 feet total length with 
maximum height of 335 feet. Five earthfilled 
perimeter dikes acting in conjunction with the dam 
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would impound a reservoir with total capacity of 
7,700,000 acre-feet of which 2,900,000 acre-feet 
would be actively utilized for power and flood control 
purposes. Reservoir area at maximum operating 
level is 86,000 acres and its upper reaches extend 
into the Canadian Province of Quebec. Power 
facilities would be provided at the dam consisting of 
4 units at 190,000 kilowatts each, one of which 
would be a reversible unit, for total of 760,000 
kilowatts. The outlet works would include two 26 
foot diameter tunnels; a low level diversion tunnel 
at streambed elevation, and an intermediate level 
tunnel approximately 110 feet above streambed. A 
chute-type spillway with 600-foot long curved crest 
would be located between the two embankments. 
Drainage area controlled is 2,725 square miles. 
Basic provisions would be included in the initial 
project to accommodate future installation of two 
additional 190,000 kilowatt reversible units at Dickey. 
Provisions include excavation of forebay and 
tailrace channels, construction of headworks and 
powerhouse foundation, and increasing the height 
of Lincoln School Dam. Lincoln School Dam, 11 
miles downstream from Dickey Dam, would consist 
of an earthfill embankment, a powerhouse in the 
right abutment, and a gated spillway structure between 
the embankment and powerhouse. Overall 
length would be 2,100 feet and maximum height 90 
feet. Power facilitities would include two 30,000 
kilowatt units and one 10,000 kilowatt unit for a 
total 70,000 kilwatts. Concrete spillway structure 
would be 294 feet long and contain four 60- by 50- 
foot taintor gates. A public highway would be constructed 
across the dam and spillway. The reservoir 
would have 32,450 acre-feet of usable storage for 
regulation of Dickey Dam discharges, power pondage 
and afterbay storage for the Dickey pumpback 
operations. Drainage area above Lincoln School is 
4,086 square miles. 
Approved estimate (March 1977) for new work is 
$40,000,000 for land including relocations and 
$504,000,000 for construction, a total of 
$544,000,000. (See Table 1-B at end of chapter for 
Act authorizing existing project.) 
Local cooperation. No local cooperation requirements 
were stipulated in the authorizing 
document. However, local cost sharing would be 
required for the development of recreation facilities 
in accordance with the Federal Water Project Recreation 
Act. This requires local interests to pay or 
repay one half the separable first costs allocated to 
recreation and that local interests administer, operate 
and maintain the recreation facilities. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work: Advance engineering and design activities 
were continued. Design memorandum for water 
quality was completed in June 1977. The revised 
memorandum for general design was completed in 
September 1977 and the draft environmental impact 
statement was completed in August 1977. Two 
major and several smaller preconstruction planning 
contracts totalling over $90,000 were awarded during 
the fiscal year. In addition three major job 
changes totalling over $54,000 were added to previously 
awarded contracts. Contracts completed 
during the fiscal year included archeological survey 
report, socio-economic survey report, recreation 
resource report, and fisheries utilization. Primary 
contract work was completed for input to the draft 
environmental impact statement but additional follow 
up work is continuing on fisheries and aquatic 
ecosystem, terrestrial ecosystems, and power alternative 
studies. Work orders and change orde 
s totalling over $100,000 were issued for transmission 
studies by the Department of Interior and related 
environmental impact statement, ground resistivity 
survey, and water quality sampling and 
analysis studies. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction has 
not been started. Advance engineering and design 
is being continued. 
58B. FORT KENT, MAINE 
Location. Fort Kent, located about 435 miles 
northeast of Boston, is a border town between the 
United States and Canada, situated at the confluence 
of the Saint John River and the Fish River. 
Existing project. The proposed local flood protection 
project provides for the construction of 
3,245 feet of earth dike along the Saint John River, 
extending from high ground, about 950 feet upstream 
of the International Bridge, to an existing 
embankment near the Fort Kent Blockhouse; a 
pumping station and appurtenances to handle interior 
drainage from 620 acres of developed land behind 
the protection works; 650 feet of pressure conduit; 
and 550 feet of raised roadway, extending 
along the Fish River from Main Street to near the 
Blockhouse. The latest approved cost estimate (October 
1976) for new work is $1,950,000 for construction 
and $200,000 for lands and relocations, a total 
of $2,150,000. (See Table 1-B at end of chapter for 
Act authorizing existing project.) 
Local cooperation. Local interests will be required 
to provide without cost to the United States 
all lands, easements, rights-of-way, utility relocations 
and alterations necessary for project construction, 
currently estimated at $200,000; hold and 
save the United States free from damages due to 
the construction works; maintain and operate the 
project after completion; and prevent future encroachment 
which might interfere with proper 
functioning of the project for flood control. Assurances 
of local cooperation have been received. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work: The contract for constructing the local protection 
project was continued and is 97 percent 
complete. Total contract costs were $1,488,548. 
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Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction is 
underway. 
59. SHELBURNE, ANDROSCOGGIN RIVER, 
N.H. 
Location. Shelburne is located in Coos County in 
northern New Hampshire adjacent to the Maine- 
New Hampshire border approximately 95 miles 
north of Portsmouth, New Hampshire. 
Existing project. The project consists of stone 
slope protection along 120 feet of riverbank with 
additional stone protection around a bridge pier 
being undermined by bank erosion. Total cost of 
new work for completed project was $37,657. (See 
Table 1-B at end of chapter for Act authorizing 
existing project.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work: A contract for the stabilization of the bank 
and bridge pier was awarded in April 1977 and 
completed July 1977. Total contract costs were 
$21,400. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Project is complete. 
60. SMELT BROOK, WEYMOUTHBRAINTREE, 
MASS. 
Location. Project site located in the towns of 
Weymouth and Braintree, in eastern Massachusetts, 
approximately 14 miles south of Boston. (See 
Geological Survey Map for Weymouth, Mass.) 
Existing project. Construction of a small flood 
control dam in the upper watershed of Smelt Brook, 
minor channel improvement, and the construction 
of an 1,100-foot reinforced concrete conduit under 
Weymouth Landing. Latest approved estimate is 
$1,809,000 for construction and $300,000 for lands, 
right-of-way and relocations, a total of $2,109,000. 
(See Table 1-B at end of chapter for Act authorizing 
existing project.) 
Local cooperation. Local interests are required 
to provide without cost to United States all lands, 
easements, rights-of-way and utility relocation 
necessary for project, currently estimated at 
$300,000; maintain and operate all works after project 
completion; and prevent further encroachment 
in the natural flood plain. Section 205 as amended 
by the Water Resources Development Act of 1974 
applies. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work: A contract was awarded in August 1977 for 
stone protection repair and chain link fencing in the 
amount of $13,300. No work was performed this 
fiscal year. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Project is complete 
except for erection of safety fence along the 
dam. Construction of the project was initiated in 
July 1974 and completed in May 1976. 
61. STAMFORD, CONN. 
Location. In Fairfield County on north shore of 
Long Island Sound, about 30 miles east of New 
York City and 20 miles southwest of Bridgeport, 
Conn. (See Geological Survey map for Stamford, 
Conn.) 
Existing project. For description of completed 
improvement see Annual Report for 1974. Latest 
approved estimate for new work is $10,066,000 for 
construction, and $1,880,000 for lands and damages 
and relocations, a total of $11,946,000. Total includes 
local costs of $1,183,000 for lands and damages 
and a cash contribution of $3,368,000. (See Tab 
le 1-B at end of chapter for Act authorizing existing 
project.) 
Local cooperation. Local interests will provide 
lands, easements, and rights-of-way; make 
modifications to existing storm drainage system 
which may be required to obtain full benefits of 
protection plan, all necessary modifications to 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 project; 
bear 30 percent of total first cost, estimated at 
$3,584,000 and consisting of cost of items listed 
above plus a cash contribution estimated at 
$2,488,000; contribute in cash, in lieu of cost of annual 
maintenance and operation of tidal portion of 
East Branch barrier which is to be operated and 
maintained by the United States, an amount presently 
estimated at $880,000; maintain and operate 
all works after completion with exception of tidal 
portion of East Branch barrier and aids to navigation; 
and hold the United States free from damages. 
Assurances received and cash contributions have 
been deposited. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work: Administrative and technical in-house review 
continued on substantial claims submitted by contractor. 
Costs incurred in settlement of two minor 
claim items. 
Maintenance: Ordinary operation and maintenance 
activities. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Project is complete. 
Construction of project initiated in May 1965 
and was completed in January 1969. Final audit will 
determine cost sharing. 
62. THAMES RIVER BASIN, CONN., R.I., 
AND MASS. 
Works covered by this plan are a series of dams 
and reservoirs on tributaries of Thames River in 
Massachusetts and Connecticut, within a radius of 
45 miles from Norwich, Conn., and a channel en- 
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largement on Shetucket River where it discharges 
into Thames River at Norwich. Flood Control Act 
of August 18, 1941, approved plan for a system of 
reservoirs and channel improvements in Thames 
River Basin in accordance with House Document 
885, 76th Congress, 3d session, and authorized $6 
million for initiation and partial accomplishment of 
project. Flood Control Act of December 22, 1944, 
authorized completion of approved plan. Flood Control 
Act of July 14, 1960, authorized project for 
West Thompson Reservoir, substantially as recommended 
in Senate Document 41, 86th Congress, 
2d session. (See Table 1-M at end of chapter on 
reservoirs and local protection districts, Thames 
River Basin, for projects comprising approved 
plan.) 
62A. BUFFUMVILLE LAKE, MASS. 
Location. Dam is on Little River, 1.3 miles 
above its junction with French River and 8 miles 
northeast of Southbridge, Mass. Reservoir extends 
upstream about 1.7 miles northerly and 1.9 miles 
southerly. (See Geological Survey maps - Webster, 
Mass. and Conn., and Leicester, Mass.) 
Existing project. For description of completed 
improvement and authorizing legislation see Annual 
Report for 1975. Cost of new work for completed 
project was $2,157,600 for construction and 
$841,000 for lands and damages including highway 
relocations, a total of $2,998,600. 
Local cooperation. Section 2, Flood Control Act 
of 1938 applies. 
Operations and results during fiscal 
year. Maintenance: Ordinary operation and 
maintenance. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Project is complete. 
Construction of dam and appurtenant works 
was initiated in September 1956 and completed in 
June 1958. 
62B. EAST BRIMFIELD LAKE, MASS. 
Location. Dam is on Quinebaug River, 64.5 miles 
above its confluence with Shetucket River and 1 
mile southwest of village of Fiskdale, Mass. (See 
Geological Survey maps - Whales, Mass., and 
Conn., Southbridge, Mass. and Conn., East Brookfield, 
Mass., and Warren, Mass.) 
Existing project. For description of completed 
improvement and authorizing legislation see Annual 
Report for 1975. Cost for new work for completed 
project was $1,337,000 for construction and 
$5,720,000 for lands and damages including highway 
relocations, a total of $7,057,000. 
Local cooperation. Section 2, Flood Control Act 
of 1938 applies. 
Operations and results during fiscal 
year. Maintenance: Ordinary operation and 
maintenance activities. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Project is complete. 
Construction of dam and appurtenant works 
was initiated in May 1958 and completed in June 
1960. 
62C. HODGES VILLAGE DAM, MASS. 
Location. Dam is on French River, 15 miles 
above its confluence with Quinebaug River, at 
Hodges Village in town of Oxford, Mass., about 5 
miles north of Webster, Mass. (See Geological Survey 
maps for Webster, Mass., and Conn., Leicester, 
Mass., Worcester South, Mass., and Oxford, 
Mass.) 
Existing project. For description of completed 
improvement and authorizing legislation see Annual 
Report for 1975. Latest cost estimate for new 
work is $1,337,000 for construction and $3,144,000 
for lands and damages including highway, railroad, 
and utility relocation, a total of $4,481,000. Total 
includes an estimated $30,000 as local share of 
additional recreation facilities to be constructed. 
Local cooperation. Section 2, Flood Control Act 
of 1938 applies. Local interests must also bear 50 
percei of future recreational development in accordance 
with 1965 Federal Water Project Recreation 
Act. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work: Planning for recreation development at the 
Greenbrier Recreation Area was initiated. 
Maintenance: Ordinary operation and maintenance 
activities. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Project is complete, 
except for construction of additional recreation 
facilities. Construction of dam and appurtenant 
works, initiated in March 1958, was completed in 
December 1959. 
62D. MANSFIELD HOLLOW LAKE, CONN. 
Location. Dam is at Mansfield Hollow, Conn., on 
Natchaug River, 5.3 miles above its confluence with 
Willimantic River. It is 4 miles northeast of city of 
Willimantic, Conn. (See Geological Survey maps for 
Spring Hill and Willimantic, Conn.) 
Existing project. For description of completed 
improvement and authorizing legislation see Annual 
Report for 1975. Cost of new work for completed 
project was $4,108,000 for construction and 
$2,340,000 for lands and damages, a total of 
$6,448,000. 
Local cooperation. Section 2, Flood Control Act 
of 1938 applies. 
Operations and results during fiscal 
year. Maintenance: Ordinary operation and 
maintenance activities. 
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Condition at end of fiscal year. Project is complete. 
Construction of dam, initiated in 1949, was 
completed in May 1952. 
62E. WEST THOMPSON LAKE, CONN. 
Location. Dam is on Quinebaug River in town 
Thompson, Conn. Site is in village of West 
Thompson, 2 miles upstream from city of Putnam, 
Conn. (See Geological Survey map, Putnam, Conn.) 
Existing project. For description of completed 
improvement and authorizing legislation see Annual 
Report for 1975. Latest approved cost estimate 
for new work is $5,014,300 for construction 
and $1,965,000 for lands, damages and road relocations, 
a total of $6,979,300. Total includes an estimated 
$60,000 for additional recreation facilities to 
be constructed. 
Local cooperation. Section 2, Flood Control Act 
of 1938 applies. 
Operations and results during fiscal 
year. Maintenance: Ordindary operation and 
maintenance activities. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Project is complete 
except for construction of additional recreation 
facilities. Construction of dam, road relocations, 
and appurtances was initiated in August 1963 
and completed in October 1965. Initial phase of recreation 
facilities was completed in May 1976. 
62F. WESTVILLE LAKE, MASS. 
Location. Dam is on Quinebaug River, 56.7 miles 
above its confluence with Shetucket River, in towns 
of Sturbridge and Southbridge, Mass., and 1.3 
miles west of center of Southbridge. (See Geological 
Survey maps - Southbridge, Mass. and R.I., and 
East Brookfield, Mass.) 
Existing project. For description of completed 
improvement and authorizing legislation see Annual 
Report for 1975. Cost of new work for completed 
project was $2,285,000 for construction, and 
$3,400,000 for lands and damages (including relocation 
of highways, utilities, cemeteries, and structures), 
a total of $5,685,000. 
Local cooperation. Section 2, Flood Control Act 
of 1938 applies. 
Operations and results during fiscal 
year. Maintenance: Ordindary operation and 
maintenance activities. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Project is complete. 
Construction of dam and appurtenant works 
was initiated in April 1960 and completed in August 
1962. 
63. INSPECTION OF COMPLETED FLOOD 
CONTROL PROJECTS 
In accordance with provisions of 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: 
Connecticut: November 1976 and May 1977 - 
Winsted, Torrington, Ansonia, Derby, Stamford, 
Norwalk, Waterbury/Watertown, Hall Meadow 
Brook, East Branch, Pawcatuck, Mad River and 
Sucker Brook. October 1976 and April 1977 - East 
Hartford, Hartford. 
Maine: June 1977 and September 1977 - Cherryfield, 
Indian Island. 
Massachusetts: October 1976 and May 1977 - 
Haverhill, Lowell, Worcester, Canton, Scituate, 
Weymouth/Braintree, Blackstone, Alford, Lee, 
Springfield, Holyoke, Northampton and West 
Springfield. November 1976 and May 1977 - 
Ware, West Warren, Three Rivers, Chicopee, 
Gardner and Fitchburg. 
New Hampshire: May 1977 and September 1977 
- Farmington, Lincoln, and West Stewartstown. 
October 1976, May 1977 - Charleston, Keene, Wilton 
and Nashua. 
Rhode Island: October 1976 and May 1977 - 
Woonsocket. 
Vermont: October 1976 - Weston. 
64. FLOOD CONTROL RESERVOIR 
OPERATIONS. 
A coordinated system of reservoirs, many of 
which are multi-purpose in nature, and all containing 
significant amounts of storage for flood control 
purposes, has been established in five major flood 
producing basins in New England. During periods 
of flood flows, regulation of reservoirs is fully coordinated 
within each basin dependent upon its location 
in the watershed, its available storage capacity 
and origin of flood. In addition to flood control releases, 
water supply and flow augmentation releases 
were made from selected reservoirs. 
During the fiscal year, one significant flood (13-15 
March 1977) and two minor events (23 March and 25 
April 1977) were experienced in New England. 
During the 13-15 March flood benefits derived from 
the system of reservoirs and local protection projects 
amounted to $38,160,000 in the Connecticut 
River Basin and $6,160,000 in the Merrimack River 
Basin. During the 23 March and 25 April events, 
reservoir discharges were throttled as a precautionary 
measure, and storages and benefits were minimal. 
Blackstone River Basin. During the 13-15 March 
event, storage amounted to about 9 percent of 
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capacity at West Hill. No other significant storages 
occurred during the period. 
Connecticut River Basin. In the March 13-15 
flood, Surry Mountain and Littleville utilized the 
most storage, at 49 and 48 percent, respectively. 
Other significant impoundments included 
Knightville - 44 percent, North Springfield - 43 
percent, Otter Brook - 38 percent, North Hartland 
- 31 percent, and Birch Hill and Tully - 24 
percent. Storages at other projects amounted to 
less than 20 percent. 
The following projects were regulated for white 
water canoeing: Ball Mountain - October 1976 and 
May 1977, Knightville - March and April 1977, and 
Littleville - April 1977. Water supply and fish releases 
were made at Colebrook River Lake. 
Housatonic River Basin. During the 13-15 
March flood, storages were not significant. Hall 
Meadow, an ungated project, stored the most, at 15 
percent. 
Merrimack River Basin. During the 13-15 
March flood, storage at MacDowell was the 
greatest, at 47 percent of capacity. Blackwater rose 
to 27 percent, Franklin Falls, 24 percent, and 
Hopkinton-Everett, 21 percent. 
Thames River Basin. The largest event for the 
basin was that of 13-15 March, although not as significant 
as in the Connecticut and Merrimack. West 
Thompson stored the most at 20 percent of capacity. 
Buffumville reached 18 percent, East Brimfield 
and Westville, 14 percent, and Hodges Village, 13 
percent. 
Mansfield Hollow was regulated for canoe races 
in June, 1977. West Thompson Lake level was 
raised for AKC retriever trials on several occasions 
during the period. On another occasion in July, 
1977, the level was raised for regional motor boat 
championship races. 
65. HURRICANE BARRIER OPERATIONS 
Four hurricane barriers located along the southern 
coast of New England protect coastal communities 
from tidal flooding associated with hurricanes 
or severe coastal storms. The Corps operates 
the navigational elements of the Stamford, 
Connecticut and New Bedford-Fairhaven, Massachusetts 
barriers. The Fox Point, Rhode Island and 
Pawcatuck, Connecticut barriers are operated by 
the local communities. A brief resume of operations 
for the fiscal year follows: 
Stamford Barrier. The barrier gate was closed 
on three occasions due to coastal storms. Total benefits 
for the fiscal year amounted to $60,000. 
New Bedford-Fairhaven Barrier. The barrier 
gates were closed on three occasions due to coastal 
storms. Total benefits for the fiscal year amounted 
to $195,000. 
Fox Point and Pawcatuck Barriers. Neither of 
these barriers were operated during the fiscal year. 
66. OTHER AUTHORIZED FLOOD CONTROL 
PROJECTS 
(See Table 1-N at end of chapter.) 
67. FLOOD CONTROL WORK UNDER 
SPECIAL AUTHORIZATION 
Flood control activities pursuant to section 205, 
Public Law 858, 80th Congress, as amended 
(preauthorization). 
(See table 1-0 at end of chapter.) 
Snagging and clearing activities pursuant to Section 
208 of the 1954 Flood Control Act. 
Blackberry River, North Canaan, Conn. Fiscal 
year costs were $70,341. (See Section 53H of Text.) 
Higher Brook, Ludlow, Mass. Fiscal year costs 
were $1,394. 
Emergency Bank Protection activities pursuant 
to Section 14 of the 1946 Flood Control Act. 
Androscoggin River, Shelburne, N.H. Fiscal 
year costs were $29,716. (See Section 59 of Text.) 
East Hartford, Conn. Fiscal year costs were 
$554. 
Green River, Alford, Mass. Fiscal year costs 
were $582. (See Section 53A of Text.) 
North Nashua River, Lancaster, Mass. Fiscal 
year costs were $5,746. 
Powwow River, Amesbury, Mass. Fiscal year 
costs were $16,246 (See Section 54A of Text.) 
Prestile Stream, Blaine, Me. Fiscal year costs 
were $3,000. 
Salmon Falls River, Somersworth, N.H. Fiscal 
year costs were $1,300. 
Stoney Brook, Lebanon, N.H. Fiscal year costs 
were $775. 
Hall Stream, Pittsburgh, N.H. Fiscal year costs 
were $2,355. 
Sewall Field Cemetery, Alley Bay, Me. Fiscal 
year costs were $3,962. 
Emergency flood control activities - repair, flood 
fighting, and rescue work (Public Law 99, 84th 
Cong., and antecedent legislation). 
Federal costs for fiscal year were $90,023 for advance 
preparation of flood control and coastal 
emergencies and $22,497 for initiation of rehabilitation 
work in Weston, Vermont. 
Streambank erosion control evaluation and 
demonstration act of 1974 as amended in 1976 (Section 
32 of the Water Resources Development Act of 
1974, P.L. 93-251). 
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Costs for the fiscal year were $8,484 for demonstration 
project proposals and $22,648 for evaluation 
of streambank erosion. Total costs to 30 September 
1977 were $50,577. 
Flood Insurance Activities (Section 1301-1377, 
Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968, Public 
Law 90-448 as amended) 
In coordination with flood control activities, fifteen 
flood insurance studies were initiated in accordance 
with Inter-Agency Agreement (IAA) 
H-7-76. Costs for the fiscal year were $243,523 
under Housing and Urban Development reimbursable 
orders. 
68. DEAUTHORIZED PROJECTS 
A total of 17 projects were deauthorized by Congressional 
action on 5 August 1977 pursuant to Section 
12 of Public Law 93-251, Water Resources Development 
Act of 1976. 
(See Table 1-R at end of chapter.) 
General Investigations 
69. SURVEYS 
Costs for the fiscal year for surveys from regular 
funds were $2,283,855 of which $386,601 was for 
navigation surveys; $1,050,944 for flood control 
surveys; $107,103 for beach erosion surveys; 
$185,806 for coordination surveys; $111,203 for special 
studies; $246,072 for comprehensive basin surveys; 
and $49,203 for restudy of deferred projects; 
$117,580 for review of completed projects; $29,017 
for deauthorized review program and $326 for inventory 
of dams. 
70. COLLECTION AND STUDY OF 
BASIC DATA. 
The Division Engineer is the U.S. member on 
Saint Croix River Board of Control. Annual inspections 
are made of conditions on the Saint Croix 
River and a continuing program of compilation of 
basic hydrologic information is carried out. Division 
Engineer's representatives during the past year 
kept closely in touch with developments in the basin 
and cooperated with their Canadian counterparts 
assisting in development of basins' resources. Total 
costs for the fiscal year were $6,871. Total costs to 
30 September 1977 were $96,625. 
Flood plain studies comprise compilation and dissemination, 
upon responsible local request, of information 
on floods and potential flood damages, 
including identification of areas subject to inundation 
by floods of various magnitudes and frequencies, 
and general criteria for guidance in use of flood 
plain area; and engineering advice to local interests 
for their use in planning to ameliorate flood hazard. 
Total costs for the fiscal year were $446,365. Total 
costs to 30 September 1977 were $3,276,737. (See 
Table 1-Q at end of chapter for completed flood 
plain studies.) 
Total costs for Hydrologic Studies for the fiscal 
year were $10,696. 
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TABLE 1-A COST AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
See 
Section Total Cost to 
in Text Project Funding FY74 FY75 FY76 FY77 September 30, 1977 
1. 
2. 
3. 
1-39 
4. 
6. 
7. 
8. 
Andrews River, New Work 
Mass. Approp. -4.859 - - - 
(Regular Funds) Cost -4,488 - - - 
Maint. 
Approp. 9,879 -20,312 86,941 4,684 
Cost 72,005 6,142 85,823 5,802 
(Contributed New Work 
Funds) Contrib. - - - - 
Cost 3,913 - - - 
Aquatic Plant New Work 
Control Approp. 30,000 30,000 1,496 - 
Cost 22,154 23,466 17,990 5,677 
Boston Harbor, New Work 
Mass. Approp. - - - - 
Cost - - - - 
Maint. 
Approp. 52,590 43,390 87,076 61,335 
Cost 121,141 43,524 87,136 56,081 
Branford Harbor, New Work 
Conn. Approp. - - - - 
Cost - - - - 
Maint. 
Approp. 58,738 80,544 238,800 53,966 
Cost 58,553 79,340 73,625 220,530 
Cape Cod Canal New Work 
Mass. Approp. 2,000 341,464 75,000 -296 
Cost 62,257 48,980 363,678 3,943 
Maint. 
Approp. 2,326,434 2,496,506 3,796,199 2,821,312 
Cost 2,475,397 2,945,674 3,532,214 3,052,129 
Minor rehab. 
Approp. - - - - 
Cost - - - - 
Major rehab. 
A pprop. - - - - 
Cost - - - - 
Cape Porpoise New Work 
Harbor, Me. Approp. - - - - 
Cost - - - - 
Maint. 
Approp. 2,198 25,188 358,934 -19,442 
Cost 2,198 25,188 339,489 3 
Chatham (Stage), New Work 
Harbor, Mass. Approp. - - - - 
Cost - - - - 
Maint. 
Approp. 68,500 455 65,315 76,600 
Cost 68,312 643 62,532 77,738 
Cohasset Harbor, New Work 
Mass. Approp. 4,859 - - - 
Regular Funds Cost 1,812 - - 1,085 
Maint. 
Approp. 16,020 - - 2,000 
Cost 16,020 - - - 
(Contributed New Work 
Funds) Contrib. - - - - 
Cost - - - - 
Connecticut River New Work 
below Hartford, Approp. - - - - 
Conn. Cost - - - - 
Maint. 
Approp. 185,998 215,367 1,112,110 737,432 
Cost 319,426 137,335 616,173 957,806 
Major rehab. 
Approp. - - - - 
Cost - - - - 
Cuttyhunk Harbor, New Work 
Mass. Approp. - - - - 
Cost - - - - 
Maint. 
Approp. 210 31,500 11,322 94,303 
Cost 210 30,248 12,574 17,203 
9. 
10. 
219,042 
219,042 
207,947 
207,947 
187,500 
187,500 
136,496 
136,395 
25,313,083 1 
25,313,083 1 
6,245,331 2 
6,240,077 2 
9,537 
9,537 
948,156 
948,156 
32,642,750 4. s 
32,642,750 4 6 
47,550,276 
47,245,662 
390,677 
390,677 
1,295,000 
1,295,000 
175,037 74 
175,037 
337,020 
337,020 
266,705 75s 
266,705 's 
1,114,362 76 
1,112,717 76 
286,475 5so 
280,157 50so 
64,822 
62,822 
127,000 
100,835 
1,541,185 10o.11 
1,541,185 10.11 
7,872,543 12 
7,485,819 12 
60,000 
60,000 
27,167 20 
27,167 20 
881,754 9 
804,654 9

TABLE 1-A (Continued) 
REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
COST AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
See 
Section Total Cost to 
in Text Project Funding FY74 FY75 FY76 FY77 September 30, 1977 
11. 
12. 
15,459 
15,459 
7,188 390,600 136,928 
7,188 49,169 475,693 
Duxbury Harbor, 
Mass. 
Eastport Harbor, 
Me. 
Edgartown 
Harbor, Mass. 
Fall River 
Harbor, Mass. 
Falmouth Harbor 
Mass. 
Frenchboro 
Harbor, Me. 
Georges River, 
Me. 
Green Harbor, 
Mass. 
(Regular Funds) 
(Contributed 
Funds) 
Hampton Harbor, 
N.H. 
Harbor of Refuge, 
Block Island, R.I. 
Harbor of Refuge, 
Pt. Judith, R.I. 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Contrib. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
Major rehab. 
Approp. 
Cost 
827 - - 
22,203 15,103 130,160 
58,534 15,103 128,887 
147,500 56,800 77,480 92,417 
254,035 60,112 77,334 92,437 
18,803 11,050 108,300 -3,676 
18,803 11,050 104,563 61 
- - 55,000 159,080 
- - 12,663 201,417 
1-40 
8,978 - - 100,243 
27,931 - - 53,158 
- 35,000 15,000 - 
- 13,372 26,407 8,943 
8,376 - - - 
8,376 - - - 
-520,000 -597,500 58,600 - 
92,392 106,278 191,886 35,280 
38,100 30,700 32,000 21,000 
293,611 32,737 30,919 38,888 
11,360 8,102 135,806 48,082 
11,360 8,102 34,688 139,745 
25,000 200,000 415,000 - 
33,462 26,569 434,373 163,890 
4,528 917 25,051 151,706 
4,528 917 25,051 150,819 
52,000 
127,305 
13. 
14. 
15. 
16. 
17. 
18. 
421,297 7,78 
421,297 77.78 
728,420 
725,754 
638,67529 
638,675 29 
142,584 
95,499 
66,614 21 
64,33621 
18,614 
18,614 
5,569,508 14 
5,545,959 14 
1,360,133 15 
1,358,988 15 
123,763 48 
123,763 48 
230,918 
221,363 
700,000 
658,294 
25,788 
25,788 
224,736 
223,849 
261,500 
254,582 
550,491 
549,218 
164,000 
158,269 
200,000 18 
200,000 s8 
812,148 
811,169 
576,856 
576,856 
1,240,174 
1,240,174 
2,714,510 32 
2,714,51032 
1,342,930 
1,342,930 
1,926,000 
1,926,000 
19. 
20. 
21.

TABLE 1-A (Continued) 
NEW ENGLAND DIVISION 
COST AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
See 
Section Total Cost to 
in Text Project Funding FY74 FY75 FY76 FY77 September 30, 1977 
22. 
23. 
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Housatonic 
River, Conn. 
Isle of Shoals 
Harbor, Me. 
and N.H. 
Josias River, 
Me. 
Kennebunk 
River, Me. 
Little Harbor, 
N.H. 
New Haven 
Harbor, Conn. 
Newburyport 
HarborMass. 
Patchogue River, 
Conn. 
Pawcatuck River, 
R.I. and Conn. 
Plymouth Harbor, 
Mass. 
(Regular Funds) 
(Contributed 
Funds) 
New Work 
Approp. - - - - 
Cost - - - - 
Maint. 
Approp. 7,000 1,128,942 351,402 11,836 
Cost 6,334 1,008,094 471,033 7,902 
New Work 
Approp. - - - - 
Cost - - - - 
Maint. 
Approp. 408,877 181,000 -17,000 -8,153 
Cost 94,459 475,501 1,656 -6,892 
New Work 
Approp. - - - - 
Cost - - - - 
Maint. 
Approp. 2,457 18,649 43,703 -2,212 
Cost 2,457 18,649 41,158 333 
New Work 
Approp. - - - - 
Cost - - - - 
Maint. 
Approp. 3,000 147,000 81,000 -6,385 
Cost - 36,938 184,880 2,797 
New Work 
Approp. - - - - 
Cost - - - - 
Maint. 
Approp. - 50,413 190,385 -169 
Cost - 22,975 217,654 - 
New Work 
Approp. - - - - 
Cost - - - - 
Maint. 
Approp. 533,273 119,519 322,527 187,696 
Cost 1,866,085 144,106 66,425 455,065 
New Work 
Approp. - - - - 
Cost - - - - 
Maint. 
Approp. 541,000 252,000 226,051 416,672 
Cost 421,969 315,461 272,967 427,795 
Major rehab. 
Approp. - - - - 
Cost - - - - 
New Work 
Approp. - - - - 
Cost - - - 
Maint. 
Approp. 1,986 4,045 57,532 220,061 
Cost 1,986 4,045 56,162 221,431 
New Work 
Approp. - - - - 
Cost - - - - 
Maint. 
Approp. 42 7,038 18,388 140,120 
Cost 42 7,038 18,388 137,994 
New Work 
Approp. - - - - 
Cost 212 98 - - 
Maint. 
Approp. 60,912 13,042 7,000 8,000 
Cost 60,822 13,432 2,977 10,524 
Major rehab. 
Approp. - - - - 
Cost -- - - 
New Work 
Contrib. - - - - 
Cost - - - - 
24. 
25. 
26. 
27. 
28. 
29. 
859,691 19 
859,691 19 
2,053,317 
2,047,500 
80,691 52 
80,691 52 
643,364 
643,364 
115,565 3 
115,565 * 
105,764 
105,764 
350,334 o 
350,334 o30 
595,914 
595,114 
133,227 
133,227 
246,288 
246,288 
4,205,246 22 
4,205,246 22 
6,500,974 23 
6,500,008 23 
565,225 
565,225 
2,698,247 
2,673,585 
1,415,524 
1,415,524 
150,000 71 
150,00071 
441,821 
441,821 
318,787 a31 
318,787 31 
548,660 
546,534 
2,127,218 26 
2,126,989 26 
815,048 27 
813,54927 
894,475 
894,475 
573,000 
541,611 
30. 
31.

REPORT OF THE CHEIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
TABLE 1-A (Continued) COST AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
See 
Section Total Cost to 
in Text Project Funding FY74 FY75 FY76 FY77 September 30, 1977 
32. 
33. 
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Portland Harbor, 
Maine 
Provincetown 
Harbor, Mass. 
Royal River, 
Me. 
(Regular Funds) 
(Other 
Contributed 
Funds) 
Stamford Harbor, 
Conn. 
Stony Creek, 
Branford, Conn. 
Wells Harbor, 
Maine 
Weymouth-Fore 
and Town Rivers, 
Boston Harbor, 
Mass. 
York Harbor, Me. 
Plum Island, Mass. 
(Regular Funds) 
(Contributed 
Funds) 
Lower Woonsocket, 
R.I. 
(Regular Funds) 
(Contributed 
Funds) 
(Other 
Contributed 
Funds) 
West Hill Dam, 
Mass. 
34. 
New Work 
Approp. - - - - 
Cost - - - - 
Maint. 
Approp. 33,620 14,833 53,182 106,730 
Cost 33,620 14,833 53,182 102,498 
New Work 
Approp. - - - - 
Cost 5,994 - - - 
Maint. 
Approp. - - 726 5,000 
Cost - - 726 1,547 
New Work 
Approp. - - - - 
Cost - - - - 
Maint. 
Approp. 28 33,549 124,259 22,298 
Cost 28 33,549 43,179 103,378 
New Work 
Contrib. - - 20,000 - 
Cost - - - 20,000 
New Work 
Approp. - - - - 
Cost - - - - 
Maint. 
Approp. -265 24,889 19,863 17,625 
Cost -265 24,889 19,863 14,911 
New Work 
Approp. - - - - 
Cost - - - - 
Maint. 
Approp. 2,363 430 9,216 216,962 
Cost 2,363 430 9,216 33,803 
New Work 
Approp. - - - - 
Cost - - - - 
Maint. 
Approp. 45,000 64,851 105,000 82,491 
Cost 43,733 48,178 112,631 61,351 
New Work 
Approp. 3,200,000 1,696,000 2,398,500 1,295,000 
Cost 1,414,243 2,693,496 4,102,217 1,051,967 
Maint. 
Approp. - - - - 
Cost - - - - 
New Work 
Approp. - - - - 
Cost - - - - 
Maint. 
Approp. 13,875 237,000 39,100 713 
Cost 10,875 54,903 223,751 1,159 
New Work 
Approp. - -35 4,917 - 
Cost 203 303 4,972 258 
New Work 
Contrib. - - - 4,875 
Cost - - 800 4,924 
New Work 
Approp. 200,000 - - 37,681 
Cost - - 1,048 52,496 
New Work 
Contrib. - - - -45,362 
Cost - - - 12,503 
New Work 
Contrib. - - - --3,080 
Cost - - - 995 
New Work 
Approp. - - - - 
Cost - - - - 
Maint. 
Approp. 78,300 89,300 231,800 104,000 
Cost 70,775 94,348 219,513 118,938 
35. 
36. 
37. 
38. 
39. 
9,588,710 28 
9,588,710 28 
1,898,450 
1,894,218 
3,548,95424 
3,548,954 24 
267,636 
264,183 
336,704 59 
336,704 s9 
243,032 
243,032 
20,000 
20,000 
892,824 *3 
892,824 38 
546,201 40 
543,487 40 
112,487 17 
112,487 17 
231,943 
48,784 
360,973 34 
360,973 34 
1,398,591 
1,366,692 
29,912,453 35,36 
29,668,885 35,36 
1,050,714 37 
1,050,714 37 
239,654 13,47 
239,654 13.47 
327,845 
327,845 
118,882 
118,882 
104,875 
104,875 
6,600,681 
6,600,681 
1,266,638 
1,266,638 
488,920 
488,920 
2,306,902 " 
2,306,902 " 
907,584 
907,235 
44. 
48A. 
48B.

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TABLE 1-A (Continued) COST AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
See 
Section Total Cost to 
in Text Project Funding FY74 FY75 FY76 FY77 September 30, 1977 
49. 
50. 
51A. 
51B. 
51C. 
51D. 
51E. 
51F. 
51G. 
51H. 
511. 
51J. 
Charles River 
Dam, Mass. 
(Regular Funds) 
(Contributed 
Funds 
(Other 
Contributed 
Funds) 
Charles River, 
(Natural Valley 
Storage Areas), Mass. 
Ball Mountain 
Lake, Vt. 
Barre Falls Dam, 
Mass. 
Birch Hill Dam, 
Mass. 
(Regular Funds) 
(Contributed 
Funds) 
Chicopee Falls, 
Mass. 
(Regular Funds) 
(Contributed 
Funds) 
Colebrook River 
Lake, Conn. 
Conant Brook 
Dam, Mass. 
Folly Brook, 
Wethersfield, Conn. 
Knightville Dam, 
Mass. 
Littleville Lake, 
Mass. 
North Hartland 
Lake, Vt. 
1-43 
New Work 
Approp. 5,400,000 5,750,000 14,107,000 10,500,000 
Cost 4,810,650 8,141,558 12,657,587 8,733,354 
New Work 
Contrib. - 800,000 1,950,000 - 
Cost 964,288 2,537,512 387,863 1,164,151 
New Work 
Contrib. 1,407,000 - - - 
Cost 83,130 195,527 532,956 337,828 
New Work 
Approp. - 115,000 369,000 975,000 
Cost - 90,886 298,634 634,264 
New Work 
Approp. - 102,412 103,015 57,297 
Cost - 20,604 135,254 106,866 
Maint. 
Approp. 135,349 148,400 326,000 241,000 
Cost 190,830 152,578 326,798 237,640 
New Work 
Approp. - - - - 
Cost - - - - 
Maint. 
Approp. 99,165 155,200 144,700 126,000 
Cost 126,681 150,906 148,954 124,601 
New Work 
Approp. 4,500 1,000 26,150 -2,809 
Cost 152,715 -18 8,535 16,689 
Maint. 
Approp. 105,924 127,500 366,400 148,000 
Cost 124,932 129,289 365,536 152,261 
New Work 
Contrib. - - - 32,000 
Cost - - - 32,000 
New Work 
Approp. - - -.- 
Cost 190 648 609 100 
New Work 
Contrib. - - - - 
Cost - - - - 
New Work 
Approp. 100,000 2,500 -29 - 
Cost 95,473 7,419 476 - 
Maint. 
Approp. 85,800 102,500 137,100 95,000 
Cost 60,009 128,695 136,517 97,995 
New Work 
Approp. - - - - 
Cost - - - - 
Maint. 
Approp. 46,809 41,500 68,000 72,000 
Cost 47,000 41,449 67,758 68,795 
New Work 
Approp. - - 15,000 165,000 
Cost 1,287 5,626 16,660 27,170 
New Work 
Approp. - - 106,000 195 
Cost - - 68,151 38,027 
Maint. 
Approp. 105,320 130,200 195,100 155,000 
Cost 111,507 129,104 197,856 144,141 
New Work 
Approp. - - - - 
Cost - - - - 
Maint. 
Approp. 98,453 102,500 185,000 137,000 
Cost 95,077 110,130 185,956 134,811 
New Work 
Approp. 8,700 -1,464 1,200 - 
Cost 6,531 4,496 1,200 - 
Maint. 
Approp. 104,829 120,700 207,500 154,000 
Cost 106,083 127,979 209,606 152,972 
39,977,000 
36,600,666 
5,550,000 
5,078,864 
1,407,000 
1,149,441 
1,459,000 
1,023,784 
10,797,962 66 
10,797,962 66 
1,868,239 
1,859,267 
1,967,819 
1,967,819 
1,314,427 
1,310,008 
4,815,679 41 
4,815,073 42 
1,715,027 
1,714,679 
32,000 *s 
32,000 s 
2,183,912 
2,183,796 
436,200 4 
411,292 44 
14,263,971 
14,263,971 
631,244 
629,978 
2,950,530 
2,950,530 
407,580 
404,082 
210,000 
55,716 
3,326,640 45 
3,326,623 46 
1,673,704 
1,661,621 
7,013,412 
7,013,412 
997,091 
994,493 
7,231,225 *s 
7,231,225 53 
1,330,415 
1,327,741

TABLE 1-A (Continued) 
REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
COST AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
See 
Section Total Cost to 
in Text Project Funding FY74 FY75 FY76 FY77 September 30, 1977 
51K. 
51L. 
51M. 
51N. 
510. 
51P. 
51Q. 
52. 
53A. 
53B. 
53C. 
53D. 
North Springfield 
Lake, Vt. 
Otter Brook 
Lake, N.H. 
Park River, 
Hartford, Conn. 
(Regular Funds) 
(Other 
Contributed 
Funds) 
Surry Mountain 
Lake, N.H. 
Townshend Lake, 
Vt. 
Tully Lake, Mass. 
(Regular Funds) 
(Contributed 
Funds) 
Union Village 
Dam, Vt. 
Hayward Creek, 
Mass. 
Alford, Green 
River, Mass. 
Ansonia-Derby, 
Conn. 
(Other 
Contributed 
Funds) 
Black Rock Lake, 
Conn. 
Danbury, Conn. 
(Regular Funds) 
(Other 
Contributed 
Funds) 
1-44 
New Work 
Approp. - - - - 
Cost - - - 
Maint. 
Approp. 111,732 197,400 391,000 220,000 
Cost 114,264 194,389 378,902 228,005 
New Work 
Approp. - - - 79,400 
Cost - - - 18,598 
Maint. 
Approp. 69,375 94,400 194,200 122,000 
Cost 78,855 97,317 188,206 127,417 
New Work 
Approp. 184,000 708,000 3,785,000 11,500,000 
Cost 569,667 860,198 1,066,352 7,407,352 
New Work 
Contrib. - - - 27,000 
Cost - - - - 
New Work 
Approp. 2,300 -3 - - 
Cost 71,160 2,219 - - 
Maint. 
Approp. 112,266 131,700 232,600 142,598 
Cost 120,614 132,078 234,593 133,306 
New Work 
Approp. - 168 - - 
Cost 55,765 1,395 - - 
Maint. 
Approp. 125,051 153,600 300,100 175,000 
Cost 143,061 146,840 312,255 166,589 
New Work 
Approp. - 100,000 33,000 296 
Cost - 14,105 12,505 62,643 
Maint. 
Approp. 95,666 105,000 159,000 148,000 
Cost 100,973 85,028 176,728 149,343 
New Work 
Contrib. - - 40,000 - 
Cost - - - 28,465 
New Work 
Approp. - - - - 
Cost - - - - 
Maint. 
Approp. 115,787 128,600 196,300 173,000 
Cost 123,182 130,413 205,149 172,498 
New Work 
Approp. - 158,000 520,000 993,000 
Cost - 86,226 126,214 1,271,587 
New Work 
Approp. 9,900 450 31,597 -528 
Cost 5,013 5,330 30,494 582 
New Work 
Approp. -25,000 - -260 449,000 
Cost -23,697 9,275 47,117 448,723 
New Work 
Contrib. 11,694 6,500 - - 
Cost 52,634 40,409 205 1,176 
New Work 
Approp. -1,000 - - - 
Cost - - - - 
Maint. 
Approp. 94,623 97,400 142,700 112,000 
Cost 98,828 95,154 142,061 113,604 
New Work 
Approp. 818,000 3,675,000 8,048,000 132,000 
Cost 394,296 3,808,739 7,702,913 732,925 
New Work 
Contrib. 222,000 700,000 190,000 34,829 
Cost 17,550 795,449 256,888 76,601 
6,831,526 25 
6,831,526 2 
1,992,597 
1,984,855 
4,140,448 79 
4,079,646 so80 
1,185,714 
1,184,337 
17,023,600 
10,205,175 
27,000 
2,689,6134 
2,689,613 49 
1,578,343 
1,568,326 
7,398,413 51 
7,398,413 s 
2,014,271 
2,004,583 
1,684,909 ' 
1,640,866 8 
1,209,186 
1,206,699 
40,000 *3 
28,465 *3 
4,010,698 
4,010,698 
1,488,256 
1,486,274 
1,671,000 
1,484,027 
41,419 
41,419 
18,266,040 
18,265,763 
728,539 s4 
727,426 
8,182,300 
8,182,300 
682,509 
680,678 
13,182,000 
13,116,802 
1,146,829 
1,146,488

NEW ENGLAND DIVISION 
TABLE 1-A (Continued) COST AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
See 
Section Total Cost to 
in Text Project Funding FY74 FY75 FY76 FY77 September 30, 1977 
53E. Derby, Conn. New Work 
Approp. -141,000 -225,000 -558 - 7,582,642 
Cost -49,473 19,295 10,378 - 7,582,642 
(Other New Work 
Contributed Contrib. - -6,500 - - 346,653 
Funds) Cost 1,977 1,180 1,921 56,805 346,653 
53F. Hancock Brook New Work 
Lake, Conn. Approp. - - -1,000 - 4,178,911 
Cost - - -1,000 - 4,178,911 
Maint. 
Approp. 53,482 53,500 76,100 69,000 423,649 
Cost 53,525 52,685 77,068 66,146 420,763 
53G. Hop Brook Lake, New Work 
Conn. Approp. 45,600 - - - 6,008,024 
Cost 273,940 2,285 - - 6,008,024 
Maint. 
Approp. 99,325 152,100 181,300 162,000 907,635 
Cost 97,945 155,696 183,116 157,448 902,286 
53H. North Canaan, New Work 
Blackberry River, Approp. - - 19,000 54,865 73,865 
Conn. Cost - - 3,524 70,341 73,865 
531. Northfield Brook New Work 
Lake, Conn. Approp. - - - - 2,830,512 
Cost - - - - 2,830,512 
MaAinptp.rop. 54,245 120,200 81,200 87,000 556,311 
Cost 61,019 117,428 82,862 80,958 547,402 
53J. Thomaston Dam, New Work 
Conn. Approp. 1,300 - - - 14,282,112 
Cost 1,392 - -- -- 14,282,112 
Maint. 
Approp. 135,823 153,400 243,400 182,000 1,625,967 
Cost 372,326 150,314 241,844 175,901 1,614,474 
54A. Amesbury, Powwow New Work 
and Merrimack Approp. - - 16,000 108,000 124,000 
Rivers, Mass. Cost - - 13,418 16,246 29,664 
54B. Blackwater Dam, New Work 
N.H. Approp . - - - - 1,319,746 ss 
Cost - - - - 1,319,746 as 
Maint. 
Approp. 71,653 87,400 189,400 121,000 1,052,985 
Cost 72,149 87,692 189,067 120,334 1,051,986 
54C. Edward MacDowell New Work 
Lake, N.H. Approp. - - - - 2,014,253 s 
Cost -. - - - 2,014,253 " 
Maint. 
Approp. 117,694 182,800 235,600 148,000 1,577,392 
Cost 175,299 184,875 237,787 149,931 1,577,044 
54D. Franklin Falls New Work 
Dam, N.H. Approp. - - - - 7,950,487 
Cost - - - - 7,950,487 s 
Maint. 
Approp. 128,398 130,000 253,400 176,000 2,103,337 
Cost 129,004 134,817 259,953 162,324 2,089,495 
54E. Hopkinton-Everett New Work 
Lakes, N.H. Approp. 109,000 16,556 -1,565 - 21,452,440 58 
Cost 35,764 83,094 9,693 - 21,452,440 
Maint. 
Approp. 191,701 211,000 367,400 286,200 2,292,540 
Cost 195,414 207,814 372,699 286,855 2,272,243 
54F. North Nashua New Work 
River, Mass. Approp. - - 80,000 160,000 240,000 
Cost - - 44,169 174,299 218,468 
54G. Saxonville, Mass. New Work 
(Regular Funds) Approp. 68,000 188,000 200,000 1,795,000 2,500,300 
Cost 85,760 286,138 30,282 834,941 1,365,063 
(Other New Work 
Contributed Contrib. - - - 12,000 12,000 
Funds) Cost - - - - 
54H. Whitmanville New Work 
Lake, Mass. Approp. - - 5,023 25,000 605,023 
Cost 28 - 5,203 18,420 598,104 
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REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
TABLE 1-A (Continued) COST AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
See 
Section Total Cost to 
in Text Project Funding FY74 FY75 FY76 FY77 September 30, 1977 
55. 
56. 
57. 
58A. 
58B. 
59. 
60. 
61. 
New Bedford, Mass. New Work 
(Regular Funds) Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
(Contributed New Work 
Funds) Contrib. 
Cost 
New London, Conn. New Work 
(Regular Funds) Approp. 
Cost 
(Contributed New Work 
Funds) Contrib. 
Cost 
Old Town, Penobscot New Work 
River, Me. Approp. 
Cost 
Dickey-Lincoln New Work 
School Lakes, Me. Approp. 
Cost 
Fort Kent, Me. New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Shelburne, New Work 
Androscoggin Approp. 
River, N.H. Cost 
Smelt Brook, New Work 
Weymouth-Braintree, Approp. 
Mass. Cost 
Stamford, Conn. New Work 
(Regular Funds) Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
(Contributed New Work 
Funds) Contrib. 
Cost 
Buffumville Lake, New Work 
Mass. Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
East Brimfield New Work 
Lake, Mass. Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
Hodges Village New Work 
Dam, Mass. Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
Mansfield Hollow New Work 
Lake, Conn. Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
West Thompson New Work 
Lake, Conn. Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
1-46 
144,000 111,500 262,000 124,959 
134,256 96,163 247,373 160,120 
- 30,000 1,227 200,319 
33,057 89,963 27,821 130,944 
105,146 - 21,399 - 
3,130 6,358 81,230 34,827 
-- 949,000 2,691,000 2,000,000 
- 534,199 2,498,613 2,063,403 
2,020 91,800 1,620,000 148,000 
38,002 66,977 739,589 955,420 
- - 22,200 15,457 
- - 7,941 29,716 
1,556,000 8,200 100,000 27,000 
74,679 1,324,847 256,790 16,897 
18,700 75,000 - 120,000 
19,454 35,491 37,959 22,762 
106,700 86,000 110,000 80,000 
249,987 83,279 111,097 81,073 
- - 5,903 - 
62,636 117,500 198,500 145,000 
62,827 113,911 199,248 141,426 
9,500 - -400 - 
27,857 1,080 512 - 
89,939 95,600 125,600 109,000 
88,092 95,259 121,440 111,186 
- - - 30,000 
- -- --
173 
73,652 92,700 162,300 113,000 
74,115 88,901 165,999 112,255 
93,621 122,176 250,000 143,000 
88,095 120,586 254,510 136,671 
4,000 176,900 56,600 -- 4,083 
4,043 78,227 150,051 1,139 
81,222 102,600 144,800 145,000 
83,603 99,996 146,754 139,628 
62A. 
11,510,088 
11,510,088 
1,399,814 
1,394,481 
6,513,763 o 
6,513,763 so 
1,212,446 
1,139,930 
61 
61 
139,545 
138,179 
7,794,300 
7,250,515 
1,951,820 
1,826,178 
37,657 
37,657 
1,808,700 
1,790,326 
7,452,700 
7,342,517 
1,018,672 
1,017,836 
3,367,970 62 
3,322,506 62 
2,998,603 6 
2,998,603 6 
1,122,622 
1,115,983 
7,057,043 64 
7,057,043 6 
1,050,383 
1,045,979 
4,450,915 69 
4,421,088 70 
1,020,888 
1,019,819 
6,447,164 16 
6,447,164 16 
1,355,297 
1,345,281 
6,915,217 72 
6,915,217 78 
837,598 
831,180 
62B. 
62C. 
62D. 
62E.

TABLE 1-A (Continued) 
NEW ENGLAND DIVISION 
COST AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
See 
Section Total Cost to 
in Text Project Funding FY74 FY75 FY76 FY77 September 30, 1977 
62F. Westville Lake, New Work 
Mass. Approp. - --33 - - 5,684,683 67 
Cost 12,686 365 33 - 5,684,683 * 
Maint. 
Approp. 84,655 111,800 126,400 110,000 954,596 
Cost 83,850 108,184 132,272 108,597 952,624 
1. Includes $1,465,123 for previous projects. Includes 
$935,303 emergency relief funds and $1,030,806 public works 
funds. 
2. Includes $17,879 for previous projects. Excludes $17,767 
contributed funds. 
3. Excludes $26,813 expended from contributed funds. 
4. Includes $6,138,157 from public works funds and 
$4,849,740 from emergency relief funds. Excludes $115,432 contributed 
funds. 
5. Includes $389,929 Code 711 funds and $367,620 Code 713 
funds. 
6. Includes $389,929 Code 711 funds and $367,620 Code 713 
funds. 
7. Includes $3,695 Code 711 funds and $133,296 Code 713 
funds. 
8. Includes $3,695 Code 711 funds and $89,253 Code 713 
funds. 
9. Excludes $50,000 contributed funds expended. 
10. Includes $287,374 for previous projects. Excludes $130,410 
contributed funds. 
11. Excludes $9,000 for subproject "Eightmile River, Conn." 
12. Includes $366,348 for previous projects. 
13. Excludes $32,161 expended from contributed funds. 
14. Includes $330,204 for previous project. 
15. Includes $81,410 for previous project. 
16. Includes $68,717 Code 711 funds. 
17. Excludes $92,000 contributed funds expended. 
18. Excludes $193,761 contributed funds. 
19. Excludes $222,010 expended from contributed funds. 
20. Excludes $11,643 expended from contributed funds. 
21. Includes $15,614 for new work for previous project and 
excludes $10,000 expended from contributed funds for new work. 
22. Includes $331,626 for previous projects. Includes $290,877 
National Industrial Recovery Funds and $59,207 public works 
funds. 
23. Includes $32,570 for previous projects. 
24. Includes $215,801 for previous project. Excludes $760,000 
contributed funds expended. 
25. Includes $59,536 Code 711 funds. 
26. Includes $188,647 for previous projects. 
27. Includes $2,013 for previous projects. In addition $400 was 
expended for maintenance from contributed funds. 
28. Includes $692,435 for previous projects. 
29. Excludes $141,530 contributed funds "other" expended. 
30. Excludes $88,917 expended from contributed funds. 
31. Includes $133,357 for previous project. Excludes $20,000 
contributed funds expended. 
32. Includes $12,000 from previous project. In addition $17,587 
was expended for new work from contributed funds. 
33. Recreational Cost Sharing. 
34. Excludes $212,000 expended from contributed funds. 
35. Includes for previous projects $735,900 (Weymouth-Fore 
River) and $25,000 (Town River). 
36. Excludes contributed funds expended $100,000 
(Weymouth-Fore River) and $340,237 (Town River). 
37. Includes for previous projects $5,250 (Weymouth-Fore 
River) and $12,577 (Town River). 
38. Includes $135,143 for previous project. Excludes $169,636 
expended from contributed funds. 
39. Includes $18,310 Code 711 funds. 
40. Includes $59,420 for previous project. 
41. Includes $618,469 Code 711 funds and $32,000 Code 713 
funds. 
42. Includes $618,469 Code 711 funds and $31,394 Code 713 
funds. 
43. Cash for construction only. 
44. Excludes $12,000 expended for land condemnations. In 
addition, $25,184 expended from Contributed Funds, Other, for 
relocations. 
45. Includes $110,304 Code 711 funds. 
46. Includes $110,287 Code 711 funds. 
47. Includes $44,000 for previous projects. 
48. Excludes $35,000 contributed funds expended. 
49. Includes $326,080 Code 711 funds. 
50. Includes $10,000 for previous project. 
51. Includes $245,168 Code 711 funds. 
52. Includes $41,453 for previous project. 
53. Includes $147,236 Code 711 funds. 
54. Includes $497,039 from Ansonia, $231,500 from Derby. 
55. Includes $2,881 Code 711 funds. 
56. Includes 6,432 Code 711 funds. 
57. Includes $4,671 Code 711 funds. 
58. Includes $179,728 Code 711 funds. 
59. Excludes $49,562 expended from contributed funds required 
and $18,000 expended from Contributed Funds, Other. 
60. Cash for construction only. Excludes $164,020 expended to 
date for land condemnations. 
61. Excludes $22,517 expended to date for land condemnations. 
62. Cash for construction only. Excludes $199,410 expended to 
date for land condemnations. 
63. Includes $71,943 Code 711 funds. 
64. Includes $208,100 Code 711 funds. 
65. Includes $207,188 Code 711 funds. 
66. Includes $262,724 Code 711 funds. 
67. Includes $67,667 Code 711 funds. 
68. Includes $67,634 Code 711 funds. 
69. Includes $6,255 Code 711 funds and $30,000 Code 713 
funds. 
70. Includes $6,255 Code 711 funds and $173 Code 713 funds. 
71. Excludes $100,000 expended from contributed funds. 
72. Includes $233,500 Code 711 funds. 
73. Includes $228,278 Code 711 funds. 
74. In addition $20,000 was expended for new work from contributed 
funds. 
75. Includes $7,889 for new work for previous project and 
excludes $43,500 contributed funds for new work. 
76. Includes $83,276 for maintenance for previous project. 
77. Includes $37,000 for new work for previous projects. 
78. Excludes local cooperation requirements of $100,000 consisting 
of $35,000 cash contributions, $13,000 for public wharf and 
$52,000 for additional construction costs. 
79. Includes $144,688 Code 711 funds. 
80. Includes $83,886 Code 711 funds. 
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TABLE 1-B 
REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
Acts Work Authorized Documents 
July 14, 1960 as amended in 
1965 
July 3, 1958 
Oct. 23, 1962 
Oct. 27, 1965 
Mar. 2, 1825 
June 14, 1880 
Aug. 5, 1886 
Sept. 19, 1890 
July 25, 1892 
July 13, 1892 
June 3, 1896 
Mar. 3, 1899 
June 13, 1902 
July 25, 1912 
Aug. 8, 1917 
Aug. 30, 19352 
Do. 
Aug. 26, 1937 
Oct. 17, 1940 
Sept. 7, 1940 
Mar. 2, 19458 
July 24, 1946 
July 3, 1958 
Oct. 23, 1962 
June 13, 1902 
Mar. 2, 1907 
ANDREWS RIVER, MASS. (See Section 1 of Text). 
Channel 6 feet deep. 75 feet wide from deep water in 
Nantucket Sound to public marina; 2 jetties; 3-acre 
maneuvering and anchorage basin. 
AQUATIC PLANT CONTROL (See Section 2 of Text). 
Control and progressive eradication of obnoxious Aquatic 
Plant growths from the navigable waters and streams in the 
U.S. 
Research and planning costs to be borne by U.S. 
Provided for continued research. 
BOSTON HARBOR, MASS. (See Section 3 of Text). 
Preservation of islands by seawalls. 
Weir River (Nantasket Beach Channel) 9 ft. deep, 100 ft. 
wide to Steamboat wharf at Nantasket. 
Fort Point Channel.'1 
Weir River (Nantasket Beach Channel) 9 ft. deep, 150 ft. 
wide to Steamboat wharf at Nantasket. 
Weir River (Nantasket Beach Channel) from mouth of Weir 
River to Steamboat wharf at Nantasket Beach 12 ft. deep, 
150 ft. wide. 
Channel 15 feet deep from Long Island to Nixes Mate Shoal 
(Nixes Mate or Nubble Channel). 
Channel 27 feet deep from Nantasket Roads to President 
Roads. 
Dredge Chelsea River channel to 18 feet. 
For 30-foot channel from sea to President Roads through 
Broad Sound by less direct route than 35- and 40-foot 
channels. 
For 35-foot channel from sea to Boston Naval Shipyard, 
Chelsea and Charles River Bridges. 
Elimination from project of removal of Finns Ledge at outer 
entrance. 
Dredge Chelsea River channel 25 feet. 
Depth of 40 feet (45 feet in rock) in Broad Sound Channel. 
Present project dimensions of channel from President Roads 
to Commonwealth pier No. 1, East Boston and anchorage 
area north side of President Roads. 
Present project dimensions of that part of approach channel to 
U.S. Navy drydock No. 3, at South Boston between Main 
Ship Channel and U.S. harbor line. 
Chelsea River, channel, 30 feet deep. 
Reserved channel 30 feet deep. 
Abandons seaplane channel authorized in 1940 River and 
Harbor Act (H. Doc. 262, 76th Cong., 1st sess). 
Extension of 40-foot channel. 
Extension of President Roads anchorage. 
Reservedchannel35 feet deep, 430feet wide, extending 1 mile 
from 40-foot main channel to L St. 
Chelsea River Channel and Maneuvering Basin 35 feet deep. 
BRANFORD HARBOR, Conn. (See Section 4 of Text). 
Channel between upper and lower wharves in the river. 
Channel at the mouth of the harbor. 
CHATHAM (STAGE) HARBOR, MAINE (See Section 7 of 
Text). 
Mar. 2, 1945 Entrance channel 10 feet deep, 150 feet wide from Chatham 
Roads into upper harbor. 
Section 107 PL 86-645, Authorized by 
Chief of Engineers May 2, 1966. 
H. Doc. 37, 85th Cong., 1st sess. 
Public Law 87-874, 87th Cong. 
H. Doc. 251, 89th Cong. 
Annual Report, 1881, p. 518 
H. Ex. Doc. 206, 48th Cong., 2d sess. 
Annual Report, 1885 p. 543. 
Annual Report, 1890, p. 503. 
Annual Report, 1893, p. 769. 
Annual Report, 1887, p. 517. 
Annual Report, 1893, p. 766. 
H. Ex. Doc. No. 162, 53d Cong., 3d sess., 
Annual Report 1895, p. 648. 
H. Doc. 133, 55th Cong., 2d sess. Annual 
Report, 1898, p. 886. 
H. Doc. 119, 56th Cong., 2d sess. Annual 
Report, 1901, p. 1096. 
Authorized by Chief of Engineers Mar. 
11, 1913. 
H. Doc. 272, 62d Cong., 2d sess.1 
H. Doc. 931, 63d Cong., 2d sess.' 
H. Doc. 244, 72d Cong., 1st sess.' 
Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. 29, 
74th Cong., 1st sess.' 
Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. 24, 
75th Cong., 1st sess.' 
H. Doc. 225, 76th Cong., 1st sess.' 
Public Law 420, 78th Cong. 
H. Doc. 733, 79th Cong., 2d sess.' 
H. Doc. 244, 80th Cong., 1st sess.' 
H. Doc. 349, 84th Cong. 1 
H. Doc. 350, 87th Cong., 2d sess.' 
H. Doc. 100, 56th Cong., 2d sess. and 
Annual Report for 1901, p. 1188. 
Specified in Act. 
H. Doc. 456, 77th Cong., 1st sess. Annual 
Report 1942. 
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NEW ENGLAND DIVISION 
TABLE 1-B (Continued) AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
Acts Work Authorized Documents 
COHASSET HARBOR, MASS. (See Section 8 of Text). 
Mar. 2, 1945 
July 14, 1960 as amended 
June 10, 1872 
Mar. 3, 1881 
June 25, 1910 
Feb. 27, 1911 
Mar. 2, 1919 
Aug. 30, 1935 
May 24, 1937 
Mar. 2, 1945 
May 17, 1950a 
July 14, 1960 (Sec. 107) 
Aug. 26, 1937 
Mar. 2, 1945 
July 14, 1960 
Oct. 27, 1965 
July 3, 19306 
July 24, 1946 
Sept. 3, 1954 
Aug. 13, 1968 
June 30, 1948 
Oct. 27, 1965 
June 3, 1896 
July 14, 1960 as amended in 
1965 
Anchorage in inner harbor 7 feet deep, and channel 90 feet 
wide, 8 feet deep from anchorage to outer harbor. 
Construction of anchorage areas 6 feet deep. 
CONNECTICUT RIVER BELOW HARTFORD, CONN. 
(See Section 9 of Text). 
Jetties at the mouth. 
The Hartford dike. 
Channel and turning basin in Eight-mile River. 
Present project dimensions of channel over Saybrook bar. 
Dikes, training walls, and revetments. 
Present project dimensions of channel and additional dikes, 
training walls, revetments, and accessory works. 
Park River declared nonnavigable. 
Channel and anchorages, North Cove, Old Saybrook. 
Channel, anchorage, and turning basin, Eight-mile River. 
Channel and anchorage in Essex Cove. 
Channel and anchorage in Wethersfield Cove. 
CUTTYHUNK HARBOR, MASS. (See Section 10 of Text). 
Channel 10 feet deep, 75 feet wide. 
Anchorage 10 feet deep, 900 feet long, 800 feet wide. 
Maintenance of existing jetties and stone dikes. 
DUXBURY HARBOR, MASS. (See Section 11 of Text). 
Channel 8 feet deep and 100 feet wide along alinement of 
existing channel to Town Wharf from Easterly channel; 
anchorage basin 8 feet deep of about 21 acres. 
H. Doc. 425, 76th Cong., 1st sess. Annual 
Report 1904, p. 60. 
Section 107 P.L. 86-645 Authorized by 
Chief of Engineers, Oct. 12, 1965. 
Present project dimensions approved by 
Chief of Engineers, Dec. 22, 1887. 
Present project dimensions authorized 
by Chief of Engineers in 1889. 
H. Doc. 327, 60th Cong., 1st sess. 
H. Doc. 1294, 61st Cong., 3d sess. 
H. Doc. 132, 65th Cong., 1st sess.4 
H. Doc. 49, 73d Cong., 1st sess.4 
Ltr. Sec. War, Apr. 21, 1937. 
H. Doc. 368, 76th Cong., 1st sess. 4 
H. Doc. 666, 80th Cong., 2d sess.4 
Chief of Engineers, Oct. 18, 1961. 
Chief of Engineers, Nov. 15, 1960. 
H. Doc. 81, 75th Cong., 1st sess. 
S. Doc. 115, 77th Cong., 1st sess. 
EASTPORT HARBOR, ME. (See Section 12 of Text). 
Construction of breakwater 500 feet long and 1.4 acre anchorage S. Doc. 98, 86th Cong., 2d sess. 
basin with depths of 10 and 14 feet. 
EDGARTOWN HARBOR, MASS. (See Section 13 of Text). 
Artificial sand dune barrier along Katama Beach and a 10 acre 
anchorage, 6 ft deep. 
FALL RIVER HARBOR, MASS. (See Section 14 of Text). 
30-foot channel including Hog Island Shoals, and Maintenance 
of 25-foot anchorage. 
35-foot channel and turning basin. 
Deepening mid bay channel to 35 feet for a width of 400 feet 
between deep water in Mount Hope Bay and Globe Wharf. 
Deepening Mount Hope BayandTiverton Channels to40 feet. 
FALMOUTH HARBOR, MASS. (See Section 15 of Text). 
An entrance channel 100 feet wide and 10 feet deep; 17 acre 
anchorage basin 10 feet deep. 
FRENCHBORO HARBOR, ME. (See Section 16 of Text). 
5-acre anchorage, 10 feet deep in outer harbor; entrance 
channel 75feet wide, 6 feet deep; 1.5-acre anchorage basin. 6 
feet deep in inner harbor. 
GEORGES RIVER, ME. (See Section 17 of Text). 
Channel extending about one mile downstream from 
Thomaston. 
GREEN HARBOR, MASS. (See Section 18 of Text). 
Channel 6 feet deep, 100 feet wide from deep water to head of 
navigation; anchorage near town pier; sealing, rebuilding in 
part and extension of existing west jetty. 
S. Doc. 108, 91st Cong., 2d sess., in 
accordance with Section 201 of 1965 
Flood Control Act. 
H. Doc. 158, 71st Cong., 2d sess. 
H. Doc. 628, 79th Cong., 2d sess. 
H. Doc. 405, 83d Cong. 
H. Doc. 175, 90th Cong., 1st sess.4 
H. Doc. 566, 80th Cong., 2d sess. 
(contains latest map) 
S. Doc. 32, 91st Cong., 1st sess., in 
accordance with Section 201 of 1965 
Flood Control Act. 
H. Ex. Doc. 236, 53d Cong., 3d sess. and 
Annual Report 1895, p. 590.12 
Section 107, PL 86-645. Authorized by 
Chief of Engineers, Dec. 15, 1965. 
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TABLE 1-B (Continued) 
REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
Acts Work Authorized Documents 
HAMPTON HARBOR, N.H. (See Section 19 of Text). 
July 14, 1960 as amended in 
1965 
Sept. 16, 1890 
Mar. 2, 1907 
June 25, 1910 
Mar. 2, 1919 
June 30, 1948 
July 14, 1960 as amended in 
1970. 
Mar. 3, 1871 
Aug. 11, 1888 
July 3, 1930 
June 25, 1910 
Mar. 2, 1945 
July 3, 1958 
Mar. 2, 1829 
Aug. 14, 1876 
Sept. 19, 1890 
Oct. 23, 1962 
Aug. 2, 1882 
Mar. 3, 1899 
June 25, 1910 
July 25, 1912 
Do. 
July 3, 1930 
Aug. 30, 19357 
Mar. 2, 1945 
July 24, 1946 
Extending north jetty 1,000 feet, raising outer 300 feet south 
jetty and constructing 180-foot spur to high ground, channel 
8 feet deep, 150 feet wide across entrance bar. 
HARBOR OF REFUGE AND POINT JUDITH POND, 
POND JUDITH, R.I. (See Section 21 of Text). 
The main breakwater. 
Present dimensions of eastern shore arm. 
Western shore arm. 
Removing 3 shoals from the harbor arm. 
Abandons project for entrance to Point Judith Ponds, and 
authorizes channels and anchorages in lower pond and 
upper pond. 
Extension of existing 15-foot channel. 
HOUSATONIC RIVER, CONN. (See Section 22 of Text). 
A jetty at Sow and Pigs Rocks and the present project width of 
the channel across the outer bar. 
Breakwater at the mouth and the present project dimensions 
of the river channel above the lower end of Culvers Bar. 
(Enlargement of outer arm of breakwater and extension of 
Stratford dike not required.) 
The Stratford dike. 
Present project dimensions of channel up to Culvers Bar. 
ISLES OF SHOALS HARBOR, ME. and N.H. (See Section 
23 of Text). 
Three rough-stone breakwaters. 
JOSIAS RIVER, MAINE (See Section 24 of Text). 
Channel 5 feet deep, 40 feet wide from Perkins Cove to and 
including anchorage basin 3.2 acres in area in Flat Pond. 
Extension of Flat Pond anchorage over area of 1 acre at 5 feet. 
KENNEBUNK RIVER, MAINE (See Section 25 of Text). 
Repair of pier on east side of channel entrance. 
Deepening at Wading Place and Mitchells Point. 
Jetty at Wading Place. 
8-foot channel. 
6-foot channel. 
6-foot anchorage, west side of channel. 
6-foot anchorage, east side of channel. 
Extension of west jetty, and construction of sand fence. 
NEW HAVEN HARBOR, CONN. (See Section 27 of Text). 
Sandy Point dike. 
The 16-foot anchorage basin. 
Brewery Street channel, removal of rocks in Morris Cove and 
present project dimensions of 15-foot basin. 
Present project dimensions of channels in Mill River. 
Present project dimensions of West River channel and 
anchorage. 
18- and 16-foot channels in Quinnipiac River. 
25-foot channel. 
30-foot channel and anchorage and present location of 16-foot 
anchorage. 
35-foot main channel, elimination of 30-foot anchorage, 
present location and extent of 16-foot anchorage and 22-foot 
channel and turning basin in Quinnipiac River.8 
Section 107, PL 86-645, Chief of 
Engineers, February 18, 1964. 
H. Doc. 66, 51st Cong., 1st sess. 
H. Doc. 60, 58th Cong., 2nd sess. 
H. Doc. 911, 60th Cong., 1st sess. 
H. Doc. 2001, 64th Cong., 2nd seas. 
S. Doc. 15, 80th Cong., 1st seas. 
PL 86-645 Section 107, Authorized by 
Chief of Engineers, Sept. 29, 1976. 
H. Doc. 95, 41st Cong., 3rd seas. and 
Annual Report 1871, p. 781. 
S. Doc. 103, 50th Cong., 1st seas. and 
Annual Report 1888, p. 554. 
Authorized by Dept. project submitted 
by the District Engineer, July 15, 1892. 
H. Doc. 449, 70th Cong., 2nd seas.' 
H. Doc. 1122, 60th Cong., 2d sess. 
H. Doc. 227, 76th Cong., 1st sess. 4 
H. Doc. 377, 85th Cong., 2d sess. 
Annual Report, 1875, p. 115. 
H. Ex. Doc. 136, 51st Cong., 1st sess. and 
Annual Report 1890, p. 471. 
H. Doc. 459, 87th Cong., 2d seas. 4 
Plans approved by a Board of Engineers, 
Oct. 2, 1882. 
H. Doc. 82, 55th Cong., 1st sess. 
H. Doc. 1159, 60th Cong., 2d seas. 
H. Doc. 26, 62d Cong., 1st seas. 
H. Doc. 535, 62d Cong., 2d seas. 
H. Doc. 686, 69th Cong., 2d seas. 
H. Doc. 479, 72d Cong., 2d sess. 
H. Doc. 307, 76th Cong., 1st seas. 
H. Doc. 517, 79th Cong., 2d seas.' 
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TABLE 1-B (Continued) 
NEW ENGLAND DIVISION 
AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
Acts Work Authorized Documents 
Aug. 16, 1949 
Aug. 9, 1955 
June 14, 1880 
June 25, 1910 
Mar. 2, 19459 
Sept. 3, 1954 
June 3, 189613 
Mar. 3, 1905 
Mar. 2, 1945 
July 14, 1960 
Mar. 3, 1899 
Mar. 4, 1913 
Sept. 22, 1922 
Oct. 23, 1962 
July 9, 1965 
July 14, 1836 
June 23, 1866 
June 3, 1896 
Mar. 3, 1905 (sundry civil) 
July 25, 1912 
August 8, 1917 
Mar. 2, 1945 
Do. 
July 24, 1946 
Aug. 13, 1957 
Oct. 23, 1962 
June 25, 1910 
June 30, 1948 
Brewery Street channel declared nonnavigable. 
Abandonment of upper end of West River. 
NEWBURYPORT HARBOR, MASS. (See Section 28 of 
Text). 
Construction of rubblestone jetties. 
Dredging the bar at entrance to harbor. 
Dredging channel from sea to wharves and a widened turning 
basin. 
PATCHOGUE RIVER, CONN. (See Section 29 of Text). 
8-foot channel from Duck Island Roads to U.S. Route 1 
bridge, anchorage and maneuvering area, 600-foot jetty. 
PAWCATUCK RIVER, R.I. and CONN. (See Section 30 of 
Text). 
Present channel dimensions. 
Removal of obstructions neer Watch Hill. 
Channel, anchorage and jetty at Watch Hill Cove. 
Breakwater 400 feet long at entrance to Watch Hill Cove; 
extension Watch Hill Cove jetty 100 feet shoreward; 
enlargement of entire jetty enlargement of anchorage in 
Watch Hill Cove by dredging 1.75 acres to a depth of 6 feet. 
PLYMOUTH HARBOR, MASS. (See Section 31 of Text). 
Beach protection. 
Dredging 18-foot channel. 
Dredging 15-foot extension, including turning basin. 
Rubblestone breakwater. Anchorages are 8 feet deep inside 
breakwater. Elimination of authorized 18-foot anchorage 
from existing project. 
Recreational development. 
PORTLAND HARBOR, ME. (See Section 32 of Text). 
Breakwater on southerly side of mouth of inner harbor. 
Extension of breakwater. 
Dredging to 30 feet over greater part of inner harbor. 
Extension of 30 foot depth up Fore River to Boston & Maine 
R.R. bridge and in channel of approach to Back Cove. 
30-foot anchorage: 14 feet at entrance to Back Cove; restore 
12-foot depth in Back Cove and 30-foot depth in approach as 
well as in lower part of harbor. 
35-foot depth in lower part of main harbor and channel of 
approach and remove 2 obstructing ledges in main channel. 
35-foot anchorage approximately 170 acres in area northwest 
of House Island. 
Maintain Soldier Ledge Channel in Hussey Sound at depth of 
40-feet. 
Deepen 30-foot channel to 35-feet, 35-foot turning basin 
easterly of Vaughon Bridge: breakwater at Spring Point. 
Abandonment of upper end of 12-foot channel from 2,500 feet 
upstream of Tukey Bridge to head of Back Cove. 
Entrance channel 45 feet deep from deep water in Casco Bay 
to a line opposite Fort Gorges. A maneuvering basin and 
anchorage 45 feet deep in existing House Island anchorage 
area. 
PROVINCETOWN HARBOR, MASS. (See Section 33 of 
Text). 
Rubblestone protection dike across House Point Island Flats 
from Stevens Point to Wood End and extension of Long 
Point beach protection. 
Offshore breakwater about 2,500 feet long. 
Annual Report 1910, p. 59. 
H. Doc. 703, 76th Cong., 3d sess. 
H. Doc. 164, 83rd Cong., 1st sess. 
H. Doc. 62, 54th Cong., 1st sess. 
Specified in Act. 
H. Doc. 839, 76th Cong., 3d sess. 
H. Doc. 396, 86th Cong., 2d sess. 
Annual Report for 1899, p. 1089. 
H. Doc. 1194, 62d Cong., 3d sess. 
H. Doc. 996, 3d sess. 
H. Doc. 124, 87th Cong., 2d sess. 
H. Doc. 491, 23d Cong., 1st sess. 
S. Doc. 271, 54th Cong., 1st sess. 
H. Doc. 489, 62d Cong., 2nd sess. 
H. Doc. 71, 65th Cong., 1st sess. 
H. Doc. 560, 76th Cong., 3d sess. 
H. Doc. 730, 79th Cong., 3d sess. 
H. Doc. 510, 79th Cong., 2d sess. 
Public Law 126, 85th Cong., 1st ses m 71 
stat. 344. 
H. Doc. 216, 87th Cong., 1st sess. 
H. Doc. 821, 61st Cong., 2d sess. 
H. Doc. 600, 80th Cong., 2d sess. 
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TABLE 1-B (Continued) AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
Acts Work Authorized Documents 
Mar. 3, 1871 
River and Harbor Act 1882 
July 14, 1960, as amended in 
1965 
Mar. 2, 1919 
Aug. 30, 1935 
Aug. 26, 1937 
July 24, 1946 
July 14, 1960 as amended in 
1965 
June 10, 1872 
July 14, 1960, as amended in 
1965 
1965 River & Harbor Act. 
March 3, 1905 
July 14, 1960 
Oct. 23, 1962 
Aug. 13, 1968 
Mar. 7, 1974 
June 30, 1948 
Aug. 13, 1968 
June 30, 1948 
ROYAL RIVER, MAINE (See Section 34 of Text). 
Enlargement of channel through bar at Gravel Point and 
removal of several ledges near Yarmouth. 
Construction of 195-foot rubblestone jetty and dredging 
channel. 
8 foot channel, 80 feet wide and anchorage. 
STAMFORD HARBOR, CONN. (See Section 35 of Text). 
East Branch channel and present project width of entrance 
channel. 
8-foot anchorage area, present project depth of upper portion 
of entrance channel and present project dimensions of West 
Branch channel and basin. 
Breakwaters, 18-foot anchorage basin, and present project 
depth of outer section of entrance channel. 
Substituted 8-foot anchorage basin adjacent to East Branch 
channel for that in outer harbor. 
STONY CREEK, BRANFORD, CONN. (See Section 36 of 
Text). 
6-foot entrance channel, 100 feet wide and maneuvering 
basin. 
WELLS HARBOR, MAINE (See Section 37 of Text). 
Repairs of Old Government pier about 750 feet long; 
anchorage basin; channel 100 to 150 feet wide. 
Two stone jetties. 
WEYMOUTH-FORE AND TOWN RIVERS, BOSTON 
HARBOR, MASS. (See Section 38 of Text). 
Combining Weymouth-Fore & Town Rivers into single 
project and modifies construction of 35-foot deep channel 
and anchorage. 
YORK HARBOR, MAINE (See Section 39 of Text). 
Channel off Bragdons Island 170 feet wide, 10 feet deep. 
Removing to the same depth projecting shoal just above the 
island. 
Anchorages 8 feet deep north and south of Bragdons Island. 
PLUM ISLAND, MASS. (See Section 44 of Text). 
Beach and dune restoration. 
CHARLES RIVER DAM, MASS. (See Section 49 of Text). 
Flood control dam and navigation locks on Charles River. 
CHARLES RIVER (NATURAL VALLEY STORAGE 
AREAS) MASS. (See Section 50 of Text). 
Federal acquisition and perpetual protection of 17 crucial 
natural valley storage areas totalling 8,422 acres in what is 
known as the Middle and Upper watershed of the Charles 
River. 
FOLLY BROOK, WETHERSFIELD, CONN. (See Section 
51G of Text). 
Local flood protection at Folly Brook, Town of Wethersfield. 
PARK RIVER, HARTFORD, CONN. (See Section 51M of 
Text). 
Flood protection on Park River in Hartford, Conn. 
HAYWARD CREEK, MASS. (See Section 52 of Text). 
Local flood protection along Hayward Creek in the city of 
Quincy and the town of Braintree. 
Chief of Engineers, Apr. 27, 1965, 
Section 107, PL 86-645. 
H. Doc. 1130, 63d Cong., 2d sess. 
Rivers and Harbors Comm. Doc. 8, 74th 
Cong., 1st sess. 
Rivers and Harbors Comm. Doc. 29, 
75th Cong., 1st sess. 
H. Doc. 675, 79th Cong., 2d sess. 
PL 86-645, Section 107, Chief of 
Engineers, Dec. 4, 1967. 
H. Doc. 202, 86th Cong., 2d sess. Chief 
of Engineers, Sept. 20, 1965. 4 
Annual Report for 1907, 1915, 1932, 
1938, 1961 pg. 24 & 26 
H. Doc. 247, 88th Cong., 2d sess. 
H. Doc. 301, 58th Cong., 2d sess. 
H. Ex. Doc. 243, 48th Cong., 2d sess. 
H. Doc. 395, 86th Cong., 2d sess.4 
Section 103 of 1962 River and Harbor 
Act, Authorized by Chief of Engineers 
1 Feb. 1973. 
H. Doc. 370, 90th Cong., 2d sess. 
Chief of Engineers report dated 
December 6, 1972. 
P.L. 80-858, Sec. 205 as amended. 
Authorized by Chief of Engineers, 
June 17, 1976. 
S. Doc. 43, 90th Cong., 1st sess. 
P.L. 80-858, Sec. 205, as amended. 
Authorized by Chief of Engineers, 
March 28, 1975. 
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Acts 
July 24, 1946 
Oct. 23, 1962 
Oct. 27, 1965 
Oct. 27, 1965 
Sept. 3, 1954 
July 24, 1946 
Nov. 7, 1966 
Nov. 7, 1966 
Nov. 7, 1966 
Oct. 23, 1962 
June 30, 1948 
NEW ENGLAND DIVISION 
AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
Work Authorized 
ALFORD, GREEN RIVER, MASS. (See Section 53A of 
Text). 
Emergency bank protection. Stabilization of riverbank. 
ANSONIA-DERBY, CONN. (See Section 53B of Text). 
Flood protection (dikes, floodwalls, channel improvement) 
along Naugatuck River in cities of Ansonia and Derby. 
DANBURY, CONN. (See Section 53D of Text). 
Flood protection (channel improvement) along Still River in 
city of Danbury. 
DERBY, CONN. (See Section 53E of Text). 
Flood protection (levees and floodwalls) along Naugatuck and 
Housatonic Rivers at their confluence in city of Derby. 
NORTH CANAAN, BLACKBERRY RIVER, CONN. (See 
Section 53H of Text). 
Removing all fallen trees and miscellaneous debris and 
excavation of all silt deposits. 
AMESBURY, POWWOW AND MERRIMACK RIVERS, 
MASS. (See Section 54A of Text). 
Emergency bank protection. 
NORTH NASHUA RIVER, MASS. (See Section 54F of 
Text). 
Local Flood Protection along No. Nashua River in the city of 
Fitchburg, Mass. 
SAXONVILLE, MASS. (See Section 54G of Text). 
Flood control, local protection project on Sudbury River in 
Saxonville, Mass. 
WHITMANVILLE LAKE, MASS. (See Section 54H of 
Text.). 
Multi-purpose dam on Whitman River in Westminster, Mass. 
NEW LONDON, CONN. (See Section 56 of Text). 
Hurricane barriers protecting city of New London from tidal 
damage. 
OLD TOWN, PENOBSCOT RIVER, ME. (See Section 57 of 
Text). 
Modification of two existing earth dike structures. 
DICKEY-LINCOLN SCHOOL LAKES, ME. (See Section 
58A of Text). 
Oct. 27, 1965 Construction of multi-purpose project on the upper St. John 
River to provide for power, flood control and recreation. 
FORT KENT, ME. (See Section 58B of Text). 
June 30, 1948 Local Flood Protection on the St. John River, town of Fort 
Kent. 
SHELBURNE, ANDROSCOGGIN RIVER, N.H. (See 
Section 59 of Text). 
July 24, 1946 Emergency bank protection. Stabilization of bank and bridge 
pier. 
Documents 
P.L. 79-526, Sec. 14 as amended. 
Authorized by Chief of Engineers, 
June 5, 1974. 
H. Doc. 437, 86th Cong., 2d sess. 
H. Doc. 324, 88th Cong., 2d sess. 
H. Doc. 324, 88th Cong., 2d sess. 
P.L. 83-780, Sec. 208 as amended. 
Authorized by Chief of Engineers, 
June 23, 1976. 
P.L. 79-526, Sec. 14 as amended. 
Authorized by Chief of Engine , 
January 21, 1976. 
S. Doc. 113, 89th Cong., 2d sess. 
S. Doc. 61, 89th Cong., 2d sess. 
S. Doc. 113, 89th Cong., 2d sess. 
H. Doc. 478, 87th Cong., 2d sess. 
P.L. 80-858, Sec. 205 as amended. 
Authorized by Chief of Engineers, 
May 20, 1974. 
H. Doc. 236, 89th Cong., 1st sess. 
P.L. 80-858, Sec. 205, as amended. 
Authorized by Chief of Engineers, 
Sept. 25, 1975. 
P.L. 79-526, Sec. 14 as amended. 
Authorized by Chief of Engineers, July 
21, 1975. 
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AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
Acts Work Authorized Documents 
SMELT BROOK, WEYMOUTH-BRAINTREE, MASS. 
(See Section 60 of Text). 
June 30, 1948 Local flood protection along Smelt Brook in the towns of P.L. 80-858, Sec. 205, as amended. 
Weymouth and Braintree. Authorized by Chief of Engineers, July 
10, 1973. 
STAMFORD, CONN. (See Section 61 of Text). 
July 14, 1960 Hurricane barrier protecting areas of Stamford from tidal H. Doc. 210, 86th Cong., 1st sess. 
damage. 
1. Contains latest published maps. See also Annual Report, 10. H. Doc. 467, 69th Cong., 1st sess., recommended 
1911, p. 1178 (seawalls and Nixes Mate Channel) and Annual eliminating maintenance dredging. 
Report 1903, p. 770 (Fort Point Channel). 11. A portion has been abandoned pursuant to P.L. 91-624, 
2. Authorized in part by Public Works Administration, Dec. 31 1970. 
Sept. 6, 1933. 12. For latest published map see H. Ex. Doc. 1458, 63d 
3. A portion deferred for restudy. Cong., 3d sess. 
4. Contains latest maps. 13 Inactive portion widening channel to 200 feet to Avon- 
5. Inactive. dale; rock removal at Pawcatuck Rocks and in vicinity of 
6. Rock removal at Hog Island Shoal inactive. Rhodes Folly Light. 
7. Also Public Works Administration, Sept. 6, 1933. 14. Removal of one ledge inactive. 
8. Quinnipiac River 22-foot channel and turning basin de- 15. The 300-foot extension of Long Point beach protection 
ferred or restudy. is inactive. 
9. 15- and 12-foot channel and basin inactive. 
TABLE 1-C BOSTON HARBOR, MASS. 
Total Federal Cost for Existing Project to 30 September 1977 
(See Section 3 of Text) 
Funds New Work Maintenance Total 
Regular $21,881,851 $6,222,198 $28,104,049 
Public Works 1,030,806 - 1,030,806 
Emergency Relief 935,303 - 935,303 
$23,847,960 $6,222,1981 $30,070,158 
1. Excludes $17,767 contributed funds. 
TABLE 1-D RECONNAISSANCE AND CONDITION SURVEYS 
Date Survey Date Survey 
Project Conducted Project Conducted 
Connecticut 
Bridgeport Harbor 
Clinton Harbor 
Conn. River Below Hartford 
Eightmile River 
Greenwich Harbor 
Guilford Harbor 
Housatonic River 
Milford Harbor 
New Haven Harbor 
New London Harbor 
Niantic Bay & Harbor 
Norwalk Harbor 
Patchogue River 
Pawcatuck River 
Sep 1977 
Sep 1977 
Jul 1977 
Aug 1977 
Jun 1977 
Sep 1977 
Oct 1976 
May 1977 
Aug 1977 
Jul 1977 
Dec 1976 
Oct 1976 
Apr 1977 
May 1977 
Southport Harbor 
Stamford Harbor 
Stony Brook 
Westcott Cove 
Westport Harbor, Saugatuck R. 
Wethersfield Cove 
Maine 
Belfast Harbor 
Corea Harbor 
Eastport Harbor 
Georges River 
Kennebec River 
Kennebunk River 
Josias River 
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Apr 1977 
Dec 1976 
Jun 1977 
Nov 1976 
Dec 1976 
Jun 1977 
Nov 1976 
Jun 1977 
Sep 1977 
Jun 1977 
Sep 1977 
Jun 1977 
Aug 1977 
Jul 1977

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TABLE 1-D(Continued) RECONNAISSANCE AND CONDITION SURVEYS 
Date Survey Date Survey 
Project Conducted Project Conducted 
Lubec Channel Jul 1977 New Bedford Harbor Apr 1977 
Moosabec Bar Jan 1977 Newburyport Harbor Jun 1977 
Penobscot River Oct 1976 Onset Bay Jul 1977 
Portland Harbor Mar 1977 Salem Harbor May 1977 
Rockland Harbor Mar 1977 Scituate Harbor Jun 1977 
Saco River Sep 1977 Wareham Harbor May 1977 
St. Croix River (Calais) Jul 1977 Wellfleet Harbor Apr 1977 
Scarboro River Sep 1977 Weymouth-Fore River Sep 1977 
Southwest Harbor Aug 1977 Winthrop Harbor Jun 1977 
Union River Aug 1977 New Hampshire 
W e lls H ar b o r.. . . 
Cocheco River Jun 1977 
Massachusetts Hampton Harbor Jul 1977 
Andrews River Jun 1977 Lamprey River Sep 1977 
Andrews River Jun 1977 Piscataqua River (Portsmouth) Aug 1977 
BBoevsteornly oHHstaoarnrbb oorr OOccAt u1199g77 766 ' Rye Harbor May 1977 
Buttermilk Bay Jul 1977 New York 
Cape Cod Canal May 1977 
Cohasset Harbor Jun 1977 Hay (West) Harbor Nov 1976 
Cuttyhunk Harbor Jun 1977 
Essex River Jun 1977 Rhode Island 
Gloucester Harbor Aug 1977 
Green Harbor May 1977 Bullocks Point Cove Sep 1977 
Ipswich River Aug 1977 Little Narragansett Jun 1977 
Lagoon Pond May 1977 Newport Harbor Sep 1977 
Lynn Harbor Oct 1976 Pawtuxet Cove Jun 1977 
Menemsha Creek Jun 1977 Providence River Jun 1977 
Nantucket Harbor Jun 1977 Sakonnet Harbor Jul 1977 
TABLE 1-E OTHER AUTHORIZED NAVIGATION PROJECTS 
For Last Cost to September 30, 1977 
Full Report Contributed 
See Annual Operation and Funds Expended 
Project Report For Construction Maintenance (Construction) 
Apponaug Cove, R.I.' 
Bagaduce River, Me.3 '4'5 
Bar Harbor, Me. s 5 
Bass Harbor, Me.* 
Bass Harbor Bar, Me.1 
Beals Harbor, Me.1 
Belfast Harbor, Me.1 
Bellamy River, N.H..' 3 .4 
Beverly Harbor, Mass.1 
Boothbay Harbor, Me. 1 
Bridgeport Harbor, Conn.5 
Bristol Harbor, R.I. 
Bucks Harbor, Machiasport, Me. ' 6 
Bucksport Harbor, Me.' 
Bullocks Point Cove, R.I. 1 
Bunker Harbor, Me.' 6 
Buttermilk Bay Channel, Mass.1 
Camden Harbor, Me.' 
Canapitsit Channel, Mass.".4 
Carvers Harbor, Vinalhaven, Me.' 
Cathance River, Me.. 3 ".4 
Clinton Harbor, Conn.' 
Coasters Island Harbor, R.I. 1'4 
Cobscook Bay, Me.1.3 .4 
Cocheco River, N.H.a. 3 4 
Connecticut River (above Hartford), Conn.8 
Corea Harbor, Me.' 
Cotuit Harbor, Mass. 8 
Criehaven Harbor, Me.' 
Cross Rip Shoals, Nantucket Sound, Mass.' 
Damariscotta River, Me.'.4 
Deer Island Thoroughfare, Me. '4 
Dorchester Bay and Neponset River, Mass.11 
Duck Island Harbor, Conn. 1 
1964 
1912 
1932 
1965 
1920 
1959 
1971 
1897 
1951 
1953 
1976 
1969 
1976 
1907 
1974 
1969 
1960 
1960 
1899 
1964 
1884 
1976 
1911 
1866 
1913 
1932 
1954 
1962 
1939 
1954 
1906 
1916 
1968 
1953 
$ 156,8742 
28,000 
406,591 
188,859 
4,076 
184,880 
61,561 
34,643 
246,048 
18,000 
4,491,119 
277,420 
18,421 
170,902 
95,372 
31,676 
102,400 
9,113 
190,438 
21,000 
104,957 
5,500 
4,173 
119,089 
116,324 
31,707 
8,541 
40,776 
24,200 
5,000 
40,000 
94,584 
482,166 
$ 13,625 
39 
2,187 
13,187 
8,828 
23,305 
215,917 
15,343 
15,685 
1,588,863 
7,479 
13,593 
52,705 
27,081 
54,577 
125,936 
6,434 
9,021 
437,755 
13,161 
42,617 
14,374 
71,002 
8,125 
54,328 
905 
293,375 
370,617 
100,000 
147,887 
123,757 
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REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
TABLE 1-E (Continued) OTHER AUTHORIZED NAVIGATION PROJECTS 
For Last Cost to September 30, 1977 
Full Report Contributed 
See Annual Operation and Funds Expended 
Project Report For Construction Maintenance (Construction) 
East Boothbay Harbor, Me. 1 
Essex River, Mass. 1 
Exeter River, N.H. 1'4 
Fivemile River Harbor, Conn.5 
Gloucester Harbor, Annisquam River, Mass.1 
Great Salt Pond, Block Island, R.I.5 
Greenwich Bay, R.I.1 
Greenwich Harbor, Conn. 1 
Guilford Harbor, Conn. 1 
Harraseeket River, Me. 1 ,4 
Hay (West Harbor), Fisher's Island, N.Y.1 
Hendrick's Harbor, Me. 1 
Hingham Harbor, Mass. 1 
Hyannis Harbor, Mass. 1 
Ipswich River, Mass. 
Isle au Haut Thoroughfare, Me. 1 
Kennebec River, Me. 5 
Kingston Harbor (North Plymouth), Mass. 1 
Lagoon Pond, Martha's Vineyard, Mass. 1" 
Lamprey River, N.H.1'.4 
Little Harbor, Woods Hole, Mass. 1 .4 
Lubec Channel, Me. 1 
Lynn Harbor, Mass. 19 
Machias River, Me. 1 
Malden River, Mass. 1"20 
Manchester Harbor, Mass. 8 
Marblehead Harbor, Mass. 8 
Matinicus Harbor, Me. 1 
Mattapoisett Harbor, Mass. 4'8 
Medomak River Me.1 
Menemsha Creek, Martha's Vineyard, Mass. 1 
Merrimack River, Mass. 1 
Mianus River, Conn. 1 
Milford Harbor, Conn.5 
Moosabec Bar, Me. 1 
Mystic River, Conn.5 
Mystic River, Mass. 1 
Nantucket (Harbor of Refuge), Mass. 5 
Narraguagus River, Me. 1 
New Bedford and Fairhaven Harbors, Mass. 5 
New Harbor, Me. 1 
New Haven Breakwater, Conn. 1 
New London Harbor, Conn. 1 
Newport Harbor, R.I. 1 
Niantic Bay and Harbor, Conn. 1 
Northeast Harbor, Me. 1 
Norwalk Harbor, Conn.1 
Owls Head Harbor, Me. 13 
Pawtuxet Cove, R.I. 1 
Penobscot River, Me. 1 
Pepperell Cove, Me. 5 
Pig Island Gut, Me. 1' 
Pleasant Bay, Mass. 
Pleasant River, Me.1 '4 
Pollock Rip Shoals, Nantucket Sound, Mass. 1 
Portsmouth Harbor and Piscataque River, Me. and 
N.H. 1 
Potowomut River, R.I. 1"4 
Providence River & Harbor, R.I. 5 
Red Brook Harbor, Bourne, Mass. 8 
Richmond Harbor, Me. 1"4 
Richmond's Island Harbor, Me." 4 
Rockland Harbor, Me. 11 
Rockport Harbor, Mass. 1 
Rockport Harbor, Me. 1"3 
Rye Harbor, N.H.1 
Saco River, Me. 
St. Croix River, Me.1 
Sakonnet River, R.I.1'1 o 
Sakonnet Harbor, R.I.1 
Salem Harbor, Mass.5 
Sandy Bay (Harbor of Refuge), Cape Ann, Mass. 5'1 s 
Sasanoa River, Me.' 3 '4 
1953 
1948 
1913 
1969 
1976 
1976 
1893 
1969 
1975 
1896 
1931 
1957 
1954 
1975 
1969 
1959 
1976 
1895 
1976 
1913 
1906 
1956 
1956 
1972 
1922 
1949 
1968 
1962 
1950 
1953 
1974 
1940 
1976 
1974 
1930 
1957 
1967 
1965 
1969 
1953 
1966 
1950 
1954 
1953 
1972 
1954 
1973 
1968 
1975 
1969 
1969 
1966 
1971 
1892 
1956 
1972 
1882 
1976 
1972 
1883 
1882 
1976 
1974 
1915 
1965 
1972 
1950 
1909 
1974 
1969 
1922 
1915 
$ 6,500 
21,759 
27,454 
35,490 
1,296,934 
189,037 
2,000 
198,758 
137,222 
30,963 
8,401 
28,204 
28,316 
484,499 
5,618 
137,653 
1,599,940 
8,940 
99,098 
19,980 
18,000 
380,322 
755,576 
32,000 
104,853 
23,986 
43,711 
14,000 
17,000 
56,926 
369,891 
132,435 
90,506 
114,000 
197,582 
3,222,777 
502,66123 
821,144 
1,857,618 
118,62024 
1,242,246 
608,774 
733,524 
66,464 
138,942 
531,129 
124,158 
295,356 
501,020 
171,351 
191,753 
3,500 
1,083,504 
5,384,043 
5,000 
25,416,722 
38,764 
20,000 
119,844 
1,948,462 
22,000 
32,000 
130,342 
663,739 
179,550 
38,427 
588,478 
1,693,202 
1,925,553 
35.000 
$ 17,238 
68,77814 
3,032 
141,263 
1,130,893 
292,976 
6,527 
186,877 
448,994 
5,309 
3,032 
6,325 
78,901 
196,92012 
2,166 
16,330 
1,150,726 
6,587 
27,484 
5,224 
28,509 
118,739 
166,864 
45,097 
584 
8,989 
92,359 
481,096 
158,224 
112,439 
322,784 
23,921 
104,932 
758,180 
420,667 
17,060 
687,565 
21,705 
40,273 
276,686 
75,780 
9,108 
3,299 
1,181,068 
6,945 
53,831 
580,678 
18,958 
9,700 
217 
846,590 
447,512 
50 
3,685,603 
1,808 
444,433 
70,843 
23,666 
949,333 
24,127 
1,559 
136,153 
266,995 
15,926 
124 
25,000 
100,000 
25,500 
103,001 
80,990 
62,000 
12,500 
46,500 
11,380 
14,000 
20,385 
7,015 
67,500 
34,500 
4,383 
295,356 
99,707 
255,000 
61,33817 
78,474 
19,892 
21,928 
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NEW ENGLAND DIVISION 
TABLE 1-E (Continued) OTHER AUTHORIZED NAVIGATION PROJECTS 
For Last Cost to September 30, 1977 
Full Report Contributed 
See Annual Operation and Funds Expended 
Project Report For Construction Maintenance (Construction) 
Scarboro River, Me.' 1976 392,635 1,172,794 10,000 
Scituate Harbor, Mass.' 1971 379,851 81,810 69,976 
Searsport Harbor, Me.' 1966 572,56816 12,912 
Seekonk River, R.I.' 1954 672,214 793,234 67,792 
South Bristol Harbor, Me.' 1971 89,593 4,438 2,663 
Southport Harbor, Conn.' 1962 96,927" 202,880 18,525 
Southwest Harbor, Me.' 1962 180,042 15,319 7,501 
Stockton Harbor, Me."3 .4 1915 33,000 17,112 
Stonington Harbor, Conn.5 1959 377,328 100,269 
Stonington Harbor, Me.s 1961 2,543 - 
Sullivan Falls Harbor, Me.' 1914 19,871 - 
Taunton River, Mass.s 1948 442,895 32,917 
Tenants Harbor, Me.' 1920 18,750 12,678 
Thames River, Conn.s 1967 1,471,919 1,341,645 
Union River, Me. 3"s 5 1912 146,855 99,673 
Vineyard Haven, Mass.' 1943 27,186 8,699 
Wareham Harbor, Mass. s 1896 95,997 258 
Warren River, R.I.' 1890 5,000 - 
Warwick Cove, R.I."6 1975 155,430 20,938 107,220 
Wellfleet Harbor, Mass.' 1972 157,634 231,632 32,000 
Westcott Cove, Conn.' 1972 55,960 64,238 21,000 
Westport Harbor and Saugatuck River, Conn.5 1972 19,308 179,520 
Westport River, Mass. 4'9 1942 - - 
Weymouth Back River, Mass.' 1944 48,740 7,184 20,000 
Wickford Harbor, R.I." 22 1973 233,410 63,314 49,094 
Wilson Point Harbor, Conn." 4 1895 54,177 
Winnipesaukee Lake, N.H.1 1952 7,500 29,870 
Winter Harbor, Me.lA 1976 162,937 - 
Winthrop Harbor, Mass.' 1895 8,992 13,951 
Wood Island Harbor, Me. and Pool at Biddeford' 1957 135,612 12,451 12,000 
Woods Hole Channel, Mass.' 1940 230,000 23,069 
1. Completed. 
2. Excludes costs of $137,583 for local cooperation require- 107) is complete. 
ments, which includes $104,583 cash contribution. 14. Excludes $5,000 contributed funds expended. 
3. Abandonment recommended in H. Doc. 467, 69th Con- 15. Improvement adequate for commerce. 
gress, 1st session. 16. Costs to local interests for berth improvements are esti- 
4. No commerce reported. mated to be $60,000. 
5. Completed except for inactive portion. 17. Excludes $81,548 contributed funds "other" expended. 
6. Authorized by the Chief of Engineers (Public Law 86-645, 18. Abandonment recommended in H. Doc. 411, 64th Con- 
Sec. 107). gress, 1st session, and in River and Harbor Committee Doc. 3, 
7. Includes $37,714 emergency relief funds. Excludes $18,525 65th Congress, 1st session. 
contributed funds, of which $1,785 was for work outside approved 19. Improvement to be restudied. 
project. 20. Under State maintenance. 
8. Inactive. 21. Excludes $114,327 expended for rehabilitation; breakwa- 
9. Awaiting local cooperation. Improvement to be restudied. ter repaired in 1962. 
10. Commerce included under Tiverton Harbor, R.I. 22. Portion of project authorized by Chief of Engineers (Public 
11. Authorized work remaining on project is comprised of an Law 86-645, Sec. 107). 
incomplete and an inactive portion. 23. Excludes $211,649 expended for rehabilitation; jetty re- 
12. Excludes $129,757 expended for rehabilitation; breakwat- paired in 1963. 
ers repaired in 1961. 24. All assurances of local cooperation have not been fulfilled. 
13. Recommendation for abandonment of existing project Public landing at Back Cove has not been constructed. Portion of 
made in H. Doc. 467, 69th Coness, 1st session. Portion of project authorized by Chief of Engineers (Public Law 86-645, Sec. 
project authorized by the Chief of Engineers (P.L. 86-645, Sec. 107). 
TABLE 1-F NAVIGATION ACTIVITIES PURSUANT TO SECTION 107, 
PUBLIC LAW 86-645 (PREAUTHORIZATION) 
Study Identification 
Bar Harbor, Me. 
Brushneck Cove, Warwick, R.I. 
Clinton Harbor, Conn. 
Cohasset Harbor, Mass. 
Corea Harbor, Gouldsboro, Me. 
Fore River-Braintree, Weymouth, Mass. 
Fiscal Year 
Costs 
$ 4,200 
8,968 
17,787 
1,085 
2,700 
3,664 
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TABLE 1-F 
(Continued) 
REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
NAVIGATION ACTIVITIES PURSUANT TO SECTION 107, 
PUBLIC LAW 86-645 (PREAUTHORIZATION) 
Fiscal Year 
Study Identification Costs 
Lake Tashmoo, Tisbury, Mass. $ 12,745 
Newport Harbor, R.I. 14 
- Pamet Harbor, Truro, Mass. 5,000 
Patchogue River, Westport, Conn. 4,263 
Saco River, Me. 29,175 
Sakonnet Harbor, R.I. 3,147 
Sesuit Harbor, Mass. 13,566 
TABLE 1-G OTHER AUTHORIZED BEACH EROSION CONTROL PROJECTS 
Project 
Brant Rock Beach, Marshfield, Mass. 
Burial Hill Beach, Westport, Conn. 1 
Calf Pasture Beach Park, Norwalk, Conn.1 
Clark Point, New Bedford, Mass. 
Cliff Walk, Newport, R.I.8 
Compo Beach, Westport, Conn. x 
Cove Island, Stamford, Conn.' 
Cummings Park, Stamford, Conn.' 
Greenwich Point Park, Conn.'4 
Guilford Point Beach (Jacobs Beach), Guilford, Conn.' 
Gulf Beach, Milford, Conn. 1 
Hammonasset Beach, Madison, Conn. 1 
Hampton Beach, Hampton, N.H. 1 
Jenmngs Beach, Fairfield, Conn.' 
Lighthouse Point Park (Area 9), Conn.' 
Lynn-Nahant Beach, Mass. 
Matunuck Beach, South Kingston, R.I. z 
Middle Beach, Conn.1 
Misquamicut Beach, Westerly, R.I.3 
Nantasket Beach, Mass.' 
Napatree Beach, R.I. 4 
North Hampton Beach, North Hampton, N.H.4 
North Scituate Beach, Scituate, Mass.' 
Oak Bluffs Town Beach, Martha's Vineyard, Mass. 1 
Prospect Beach, West Haven, Conn.1 
Provmcetown Beach, Provincetown, Mass.'4 
Quincy Shore Beach, Quincy, Mass.' 
Revere Beach, Mass.4 
Sand Hill Cove Beach, R.I.' 
Sasco Hill Beach, Fairfield, Conn. 1 
Seaside Park, Conn. 1 
Sherwood Island State Park, Conn.' 
Short Beach, Conn.x 
Silver Beach to Cedar Beach, Conn. 
Southport Beach, Conn.' 
Thumpertown Beach, Eastham, Mass. 
Town Beach, Plymouth, Mass. 
Town Neck Beach, Sandwich, Mass. 
Wallis Sands State Beach, Rye, N.H.1 
Wessagusset Beach, Weymouth, Mass.' 
Winthrop Beach, Mass. 
Woodmont Shore, Milford, Conn.' 
For Last 
Full Report 
See Annual 
Report For 
1961 
1958 
1964 
1963 
1973 
1962 
1961 
1963 
1959 
1961 
1958 
1956 
1966 
1956 
1961 
1961 
1958 
1963 
1971 
1963 
1969 
1976 
1958 
1961 
1962 
1975 
1959 
1961 
1958 
1959 
1964 
1960 
1961 
1964 
1961 
1966 
1971 
1960 
1961 
Cost to 
Sept. 30, 1977 
Construction 
$- 
5,810 
56,386 
290,491 
84,544 
47,131 
26,886 
15,620 
21,303 
163,183 
260,868 
14,401 
3,930 
8,810 
14,512 
106,552 
273,334 
104,573 
621,440 
85,800 
40,143 
23,759 
150,000 
186,830 
-s 
62,560 
17,631 
5,490 
65,131 
180,944 
176,5676 
53,838 
Amount 
Expended by 
Local Interests 
$ - 
11,612 
120,179 
955,237 
169,089 
94,262 
53,771 
31,241 
42,606 
326,366 
385,641 
28,802 
7,859 
17,620 
29,024 
106,552 
198,583 
240,819 
1,242,880 
142,965 
82,000 
47,518 
329,921 
372,802 
270,695 
35,263 
10,981 
435,942 
200,208 
353,134 
111,6797 
1. Completed. 
2. Project is to be included in Point Judith water resources 
development plan authorized by 1962 River and Harbor Act. 
3. Additional Federal participation will be required based on 
Public Law 87-874. 
4. Project inactive. 
5. Project completed at no cost to Federal Government by 
using fill from Federal navigation improvement at Housatonic 
River. 
6. Project is 79% complete. In addition to uncompleted work, 
there are three additional groins, construction of which is deferred 
until it is determined that they are necessary. 
7. Excludes $118,215 expended for work beyond scope of 
project. 
8. Completed except for inactive portion. 
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TABLE 1-H BEACH EROSION ACTIVITIES PURSUANT TO SECTION 103, 
PUBLIC LAW 87-874 (PREAUTHORIZATION) 
Fiscal Year 
Study Identification Costs 
Camp Ellis Beach, Saco, Me. $ 4,580 
Oakland Beach, Warwick, R.I. 10,896 
TABLE 1-I BLACKSTONE RIVER BASIN, MASS. AND R.I. 
(See Section 48 of Text) 
RESERVOIR 
Miles 
Above Estimated Federal Cost 
Mouth of 
Black- Reservoir Lands 
stone Height Capacity and 
Name Nearest City River (feet) Type (acre-feet) Construction Damages Total 
West Hills Worcester, Mass. 25.8 51 Earthfill 12,400 $1,367,000 $940,000 $2,307,000 
1. Includes highway, railroad, and utility relocations. 
2. See individual report for details. 
LOCAL PROTECTION PROJECTS 
Miles 
Above Estimated Costs 
Mouth of 
Black- Lands 
stone and 
Location River Type of Structure Construction Damages1 Total 
Worcester, Mass. 48 Diversion tunnel and channel $4,923,500 $1,179,0002 $6,102,500 
Woonsocket, R.I. 15 Channel improvement 3,740,100 1,069,0009 4,809,100 
Lower Woonsocket, R.I.4 13 Floodwall, conduits and 8,356,239 435,000 8,791,239 
channel improvement 
Pawtucket, R.I. 2 Floodwall 202,000 - 202,000 
1. Includes relocations. 
2. $158,000 Federal; $1,021,000 non-Federal. 4. See individual report for details. 
3. $300,000 Federal; $769,000 non-Federal. 5. Inactive, cost revised in 1954. 
TABLE 1-J CONNECTICUT RIVER BASIN, VT., N.H., MASS. AND CONN. 
(See Section 51 of Text) 
DAMS AND RESERVOIRS 
Miles Estimated Federal Cost 
Above 
Mouth of Reservoir Lands 
Nearest Connecticut Height Capacity and 
Name City River (feet) Type (acre-feet) Construction Damages Total 
Vermont: 
Union Village2 
North Hartland2 
North Springfields 
Ball Mountain2s 
Townshend2 
New Hampshire: 
Surry Mountain s 2 
White River 
Junction 
White River 
Junction 
Springfield 
Brattleboro 
Brattleboro 
Keene 
228.4 
211.7 
191.3 
178.2 
168.3 
174.4 
170 
185 
120 
265 
133 
Earthfill 
Earthfill 
Earthfill 
Rockfillearth 
Earthfill 
38,000 
71,400 
50,600 
54,600 
33,200 
$3,182,400 
6,349,000 
4,782,000 
10,448,000 
5,530,000 
86 Earthfill 32,500 2,385,000 
$ 908,300 
936,000 
2,050,000 
350,000 
1,870,000 
$ 4,090,700 
7,312,000 
6,832,000 
10,798,000 
7,400,000 
385,000 2,770,000 
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REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
TABLE 1-J 
(Continued) 
CONNECTICUT RIVER BASIN, VT., N.H., MASS. AND CONN. 
(See Section 51 of Text) 
DAMS AND RESERVOIRS 
Miles Estimated Federal Cost 
Above 
Mouth of Reservoir Lands 
Nearest Connecticut Height Capacity and 
Name City River (feet) Type (acre-feet) Construction Damages Total 
Otter Brooke Keene 171.2 133 Earthfill 18,300 $ 2,762,100 $ 1,378,400 $ 4,140,500 
Beaver Brook Keene 170.7 60 Earthfill 5,750 3,005,000 1,395,000 4,400,000' 
Massachusetts: 
Birch Hilt Gardner 153.3 56 Earthfill 49,900 1,775,500 3,075,000 4,850,500 
Tullys Athol 148.7 62 Earthfill 22,000 1,403,400 368,000 1,771,400 
Barre Falls2 Worcester 130.2 62 Rockfill- 24,000 1,928,800 39,000 1,967,800 
earth 
Knightvilles Northampton 102.8 160 Earthfill 49,000 2,585,440 821,200 3,406,600 
Littlevilles Northampton 102.0 150 Earthfill 32,400 5,863,400 1,150,000 7,013,400 
Conant Brooks Springfield 122.0 85 Rockfill- 3,740 1,936,000 1,015,000 2,951,000 
earth 
Connecticut: 
Colebrook River' Winsted 116.0 223 Rockfill- 98,500 8,342,000 5,922,000 14,264,000 
earth 
Mad River Winsted 120.0 178 Earthfill 9,700 3,380,000 2,210,0006 5,590,000 
Sucker Brook Winsted 118.5 68 Earthfill 1,480 2,550,000 180,0005 2,730,000 
1. Includes highway, railroad and utility relocation. 4. Includes $750,000 non-Federal cash contribution and 
2. For details, see individual report. $1,900,000 non-Federal reimbursement cost; inactive. 
3. Non-Federal cost. 5. Non-Federal $670,000; Federal $1,540,000. 
LOCAL PROTECTION PROJECTS 
Miles Above Estimated Cost 
Mouth of 
Connecticut Lands and 
Location River Type of Structure Construction Damages1 Total 
Hartford, Vt. 216 Channel improvement $ 332,000 $ - $ 332,000 
Charlestown, N.H. 181 Riverbank protection 114,000 - 114,000 
Weston, Vt. 195 Channel improvement 13,000 2,000 15,000 
Keene, N.H. 167 Channel improvement 44,000 - 44,000 
Gardner, Mass. 163 Dam and levee 493,900 35,000 528,900 
Northampton, Mass. 94 Wall and levee 960,000 150,000 1,110,000 
Holyoke, Mass. 85 Wall and levee 3,418,000 150,000 3,568,000 
Springdale, Mass. 84 Wall and levee 700,000 57,000 757,000 
West Warren, Mass. 111 Wall and levee 390,000 64,000 454,000 
Ware, Mass. 110 Channel improvement 400,000 85,000 485,000 
Three Rivers, Mass. 98 Wall and levee 1,580,000 700,000 2,280,000 
Chicopee, Mass. 80 Wall and levee 1,738,000 250,000 1,988,000 
Chicopee Falls, Mass.' 83 Wall and levee 2,600,000 70,000 2,670,000 
Huntington, Mass. 100 Riverbank protection 4,000 - 4,000 
Riverdale, Mass. 80 Wall and levee 1,138,000 50,000 1,188,000 
Springfield, Mass. 76 Wall and levee 932,000 272,000 1,204,000 
West Springfield, Mass. 76 Wall and levee 1,579,000 30,000 1,609,000 
Winsted, Conn. 115 Channel improvement 246,000 30,000 276,000 
East Hartford, Conn. 52 Wall and levee 2,135,000 271,000 2,406,000 
Hartford, Conn. 52 Wall and levee 6,930,000' 1,150,000 8,080,000 
Park River, Conn.' 51 Conduit 63,600,000 1,300,000 64,900,000 
Folly Brook, Wethersfield, Conn.' 50 Channel improvement 240,000 - 240,000 
1. To be borne by local interests. Also includes local interests 3. Includes $245,000 Public Works Administration funds. 
portion of relocation. 4. Includes $835,000 Public Works Administration funds. 
2. For details see individual report. 
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TABLE 1-K HOUSATONIC RIVER BASIN, CONN. 
See Section 53 of Text 
DAMS AND RESERVOIRS1 
Nearest City 
Torrington, Conn. 
Torrington, Conn. 
Torrington, Conn. 
Torrington, Conn. 
Waterbury, Conn. 
Waterbury, Conn. 
Waterbury, Conn. 
Miles 
Above 
Mouth of 
Naguatuck 
River 
41.0 
43.7 
30.5 
30.6 
29.0 
25.0 
15.9 
Estimated Federal Cost 
Height 
(feet) 
73 
92 
142 
118 
154 
57 
97 
Type 
Rock and 
earthfill 
Earthfill 
Rock and 
earthfill 
Earthfill 
Earthfill 
Earthfill 
Earthfill 
Reservoir 
Capacity 
(acre-feet) 
8,620 
4,350 
42,000 
2,432 
8,700 
4,030 
6,970 
Construction 
$1,852,400 
1,509,800 
6,382,000 
1,856,000 
5,223,700 
1,595,000 
2,658,000 
Lands 
and 
Damages 2 
$1,290,0003 
1,290,0003 
7,900,000 
975,000 
2,958,600 
2,585,000 
3,450,000 
1. For details of projects, see individual reports. 4. For last full report, see Annual Report for 1970. 
2. Includes highway, railroad, and utility relocations. 5. For last full report, see Annual Report for 1973. 
3. Includes cost of lands borne by local interests. 
LOCAL PROTECTION PROJECT1 
Miles Estimated Costs 
Above 
Mouth of Lands 
Housatonic and 
Location River Type of Structure Construction Damages 2 Total 
Alford, Green River, 111.0 Earth dike and stone slope $ 41,400 $ - $ 41,400 
Mass. protection 
Ansonia-Derby, Conn. 13.0 Wall, levee, channel 17,850,000 1,178,000 18,995,000 
improvement and pumping station 
Danbury, Conn. 56.0 Walls, channel improvement 13,182,000 1,862,000 15,044,000 
and bridge replacement 
Derby, Conn. 12.0 Walls, levees and pumping 7,583,000 647,000 8,230,000 
station 
North Canaan, Blackberry 83.0 Snagging and clearing 73,900 - 73,900 
River, Conn. project 
Torrington, East Branch 51.0 Dike and channel improvement 389,200 - 389,200 
Torrington, West Branch 52.0 Walls, dikes and channel 228,300 - 228,300 
improvement 
Waterbury-Watertown 32.0 Wall, Dike and channel 263,300 - 263,300 
improvement 
1. For details of projects, see individual reports. 
2. To be borne by local interests. Includes relocations. 
TABLE 1-L MERRIMACK RIVER BASIN, N.H., AND MASS. 
(See Section 54 of Text) 
RESERVOIRS 
Name 
Franklin Falls2 
Blackwater 2 
Hopkinton-Everett 2'4 
Edward MacDowell2 
Mountain Brooks 
Nearest City 
Franklin, N.H. 
Concord, N.H. 
Concord, N.H. 
Keene, N.H. 
Keene, N.H. 
Miles 
Above 
Mouth of 
Merrimack 
River 
118.2 
118.8 
87.3 
161.3 
167.8 
Height 
(feet) 
140 
75 
115 
67 
50 
Type 
Earthfill 
Earthfill 
Earthfill 
Earthfill 
Earthfill 
Reservoir 
Capacity 
(Acre-feet) 
154,000 
46,000 
157,300 
12,800 
5,300 
Const 
$ 6,1
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Lands 
and 
ruction Damages' 
90,500 $1,760,000 $ 
47,000 553,000 
15,400 8,737,000 2 
08,300 306,000 
95,000 79,000 
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Hall Meadow4 
East Branch5 
Thomaston 
Northfield 
Black Rock 
Hancock Br. 
Hop Brook 
Total 
$ 3,142,400 
2,799,800 
14,282,000 
2,831,000 
8,182,300 
4,180,000 
6,108,000 
Total 
7,950,500 
1,400,000 
1,452,400 
2,014,300 
774,000 
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MERRIMACK RIVER BASIN, N.H., AND MASS. 
(See Section 54 of Text) 
RESERVOIRS 
Miles Estimated Federal Cost 
Above 
Mouth of Reservoir Lands 
Merrimack Height Capacity and 
Name Nearest City River (feet) Type (Acre-feet) Construction Damages1 Total 
Monoosnoc6 Leominster, Mass. 100.6 71 Earthfill 2,000 $ 3,430,000 $ 370,000 $ 3,800,0005 
Phillips Fitchburg, Mass. 105.4 48 Earthfill 1,600 3,940,000 360,000 4,300,000 
Nookagee Fitchburg, Mass. 107.9 106 Earthfill 8,100 9,950,000 3,750,000 13,700,0005 
Whitmanville2 Fitchburg, Mass. 110.6 76 Earthfill 9,350 7,610,000 3,890,000 11,500,0005 
1. Includes highway, railroad, and utility relocation, and height are for Everett Dam. Distance and height for Hopkin- 
2. For details, see individual report. ton Dam are 118 miles and 76 feet, respectively. 
3. A dam has been constructed at site by private interests. 5. Includes Non-Federal reimbursement. 
Cost has not been revised on current price basis. 6. Project deferred, cost not been revised on current price 
4. Substituted for Bennington and Beards Brook. Distance basis. 
LOCAL PROTECTION PROJECTS 
Miles Estimated Federal Costs 
Above 
Mouth of Lands 
Merrimack and 
Location River Type of Structure Construction Damages1 Total 
Amesbury, Powow and Merrimack 3.0 Wall and revetment $127,000 $ - $127,000 
Rivers, Mass. 4 
Nashua, N.H. 55.0 Wall and levee 270,000 3,000 273,0005 
North Andover and Lawrence, 27.3 Wall and levee 1,680,000 43,000 1,723,000 
Mass. 2 
Lowell, Mass. 39.0 Wall and levee 490,600 90,000 580,600 
Baker Brook, Mass.2 101.2 Channel improvement 2,110,000 280,000 2,390,000 
Monoosnoc Brook, Mass.3 98.4 Channel improvement 310,000 90,000 400,000 
North Nashua River, Mass.4 100.5 Channel improvement 1,950,000 - 1,950,000 
Saxonville, Mass.4 69.0 Wall, levee, channel 4,800,000 530,000 5,330,000 
1. To be borne by local interests. 
2. Project inactive. Cost has not been revised on current price price basis. 
basis. 4. For details, see individual report. 
3. Project deferred. Cost has not been revised on current 5. Excludes $15,000 expended from contributed funds. 
TABLE 1-M THAMES RIVER BASIN, CONN., R.I. AND MASS. 
(See Section 62 of Text) 
RESERVOIRS 
Miles Estimated Federal Cost 
Above 
Mouth of Reservoir Lands 
Thames Height Capacity and 
Name Nearest City River (feet) Type (acre-feet) Construction Damages Total 
Hodges Village2 Webster, Mass. 74.5 55 Earthfill 13,000 $1,307,000 $3,144,000 $ 4,451,000 
Buffumville2 Webster, Mass. 74.4 66 Earthfill 12,700 2,157,600 841,000 2,998,600 
East Brimfield2 Southbridge,Mass. 82.8 55 Earthfill 30,000 1,337,000 5,720,000 7,057,000 
Westville2 Southbridge,Mass. 75.2 80 Earthfill 11,000 2,285,000 3,400,000 5,685,01 0 
West Thompson2 Putnam, Conn. 59.3 70 Earthfill 25,600 5,014,300 1,965,000 6,979,300 
South Coventry3 Willimantic, Conn. 41.6 94 Earthfill 36,900 4,434,000 5,666,000 10,100,000 
Mansfield Hollow2 Willimantic, Conn. 40.0 70 Earthfill 52,000 4,108,000 2,340,000 6,448,000 
Andover3 Manchester,Conn. 47.0 80 Earthfill 16,800 3,777,000 1,123,000 4,900,000 
1. Includes highway, railroad and utility relocations. 
2. For details, see individual report. 
3. Inactive; cost last revised 1954. 
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THAMES RIVER BASIN, CONN., R.I. AND MASS. 
(See Section 62 of Text) 
LOCAL PROTECTION PROJECTS 
Miles Estimated Federal Cost 
Above 
Mouth of Lands 
Thames and 
Location River Type of Structure Construction Damages1 Total 
Norwich, Conn. 15.0 Channel improvement $1,209,000 $72,000 $1,281,000 
1. Borne by local interests. 
TABLE 1-N OTHER AUTHORIZED FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS 
For last Cost to September 30, 1977 
Full Report 
See Annual Contributed 
Project Report For Construction Funds 
Baker Brook, Mass.' 
Beaver Brook Lake, N.H.' 
Canton, Mass. 3 , 4 
Charlestown, N.H.3'4 
Cherryfield, Me.3 '4 
Chicopee, Mass.6 
Cocheco River, N.H. 3'4 
East Branch Dam, Conn.3 
East Hartford, Conn.3 
Fox Point Barrier, R.I.3 
Gardner, Mass. 3'4 
Hall Meadow Brook Dam, Conn.3 
Hartford, Conn.3 
Hartford, Vt.3 .4 
Holyoke, Mass.3 
Huntington, Mass.3 '4 
"0 
Keene, N.H.3 '4 
Lee, Housatonic River, Mass.3", 
o 
Lowell, Mass.3 
Mad River Lake, Conn.3 
Monoosnoc Brook, Mass. 13 
Monoosnoc Lake, Mass. 13 
Nashua, N.H. 8 3 
Nookagee Lake, Mass. 
Northampton, Mass.3 
Norwalk, Conn.3 ,4 
Norwalk-Wilton, Conn.' 
Norwich, Conn.3 
Pawcatuck, Conn.3 
Pawtucket, R.I.' 
Phillips Dam, Mass. 
Point Judith, R.I.' 
Riverdale, Mass.3 
1972 
1973 
1964 
1976 
1963 
1954 
1963 
1973 
1951 
1976 
1970 
1970 
1960 
1973 
1953 
1960 
1955 
1976 
1945 
1973 
1967 
1967 
1950 
1976 
1950 
1952 
1973 
1960 
1966 
1949 
1967 
1968 
1952 
$ 94,000 
378,300 
180,670 5 
113,330 
203,000 
1,433,600 7 
183,100 
1,959,836 
2,135,000 
11,112,801 
493,927 
2,572,357 
6,094,100 9 
332,236 
3,418,000 
3,900 
44,100 
37,852 
490,600 
4,773,020 
270,000 8s 
563,677 
680,000 17 
52,150 
1,209,000 
644,311 
198,477 
1,138,000 
$ - - 
92,891 
-?
385 
7,637 
3,679,50014 
15,000 
2,781,100 
24,447 
327 
2,800 
214,106 
25,000 
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OTHER AUTHORIZED FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS 
For last Cost to September 30, 1977 
Full Report 
See Annual Contributed 
Project Report for Construction Funds 
Springdale, Mass.3 1952 $ 700,000 $ - 
Springfield. Mass.3 1950 577,000 18 5,350 
Sucker Brook Dam, Conn.3 1976 2,227,712 58,800 
Three Rivers, Mass.3 1970 1,577,189 12 - 
Torrington, East Branch, Conn.3 .4 1963 389,200 - 
Torrington, West Branch, Conn.3 ,4 1963 228,300- 
Trumbull Lake, Conn.' 1973 1,463,799 - 
Ware, Mass.3 .4 1963 400,000 - 
Waterbury-Watertown, Conn.3 .4 1963 263,300 - 
Westerly, R.I. 1966 - - 
Weston, Vt.3 '4 1957 13,000 1,800 
West Springfield, Mass.3 1954 1,334,000 16 - 
West Warren, Mass.3 '4 1964 389,200 41,000 
Williamsville Reservoir, Vt."as 1949 146,500 - 
Winsted, Conn.3 1954 245,500 - 
Woonsocket, R.I.3 1962 4,040,000 224,500 
Worcester Diversion, Mass.3 1975 5,078,220 79,300 
1. Inactive. 10. Emergency Bank Protection. 
2. Hopkinton-Everett substituted for Beards Brook and 11. A dam was constructed at site by private interests. 
Bennington. 12. Excludes $565,168 Contributed Funds, Other. 
3. Completed. 13. To be restudied. 
4. Authorized by Chief of Engineers. 14. Cash for construction only. Excludes $245,000 expended 
5. Reflects FY 1967 settlement of outstanding claims, for land condemnation. 
6. Completed except for inactive portion. 15. The Island, Townshend, and Ball Mountain Lakes were 
7. Includes $295,000 Public Works Administration funds. substituted. 
8. Excludes $147,366 flood control and coastal emergency 16. Excludes $245,000 Public Works Administration funds. 
funds expended. 17. Excludes $280,000 Public Works Administration funds. 
9. Excludes $835,000 Public Works Administration funds. 18. Excludes $355,000 Public Works Administration funds. 
TABLE 1-0 FLOOD CONTROL ACTIVITIES PURSUANT TO SECTION 205, 
PUBLIC LAW 80-858 (PREAUTHORIZATION) 
Study Identification Fiscal Year Costs 
Israel River, N.H. $ 550 
Machias River, Machias, Me. 11,674 
Mill Brook, Arlington, Mass. 41,515 
Deerfield River, Wilmington, Vt. 3,000 
Ossipee Lake, Ossipee, N.H. 1,506 
TABLE OTHER AUTHORIZED MULTIPLE-PURPOSE PROJECTS INCLUDING POWER 
1-P For Last Cost to September 30, 1977 
Full Report 
See Annual Contributed 
Project Report for Construction Funds 
Dickey-Lincoln School Lakes, Me. (See 1977 $7,250,5151 
Section 58A of Text) 
Passamaquoddy Tidal Power Project, Me. 2 1935 6,384,394 - 
1. Design funds only. 
2. Work discontinued in 1937. Facilities transferred to War Assets Administration. 
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TABLE 1-Q FLOOD PLAIN STUDIES COMPLETED DURING FISCAL YEAR 
(See Section 70 of Text) 
Requesting Date Federal 
Location Agency Completed Cost 
Black & Dorchester Brooks Water Resources Commission Feb 1977 $47,000 
Easton, Mass. Commonwealth of Massachusetts 
Connecticut and West Rivers, Water Resources Board, Feb 1977 32,900 
Dummerston, Vt. State of Vermont 
Farmington River, Canton, Department of Environmental May 1977 39,000 
New Hartford and Protection, 
Barkhamstead, Conn. State of Connecticut 
Millers River, Water Resources Commission, Dec 1976 30,000 
Winchendon, Mass. Commonwealth of Massachusetts 
North Nashua River, Water Resources Commission Feb 1977 53,000 
Fitchburg & Leominster, Commonwealth of Massachusetts 
Massachusetts 
Utley Brook, Weston- Water Resources Board, Jun 1977 42,000 
Londonderry, Vt. State of Vermont 
TABLE 1-R DEAUTHORIZED PROJECTS 
For Last Funds Expended 
Full Report 
See Annual Date Contributed 
Project Report For Deauthorized Construction Funds 
Alternative for Sugar Hill 
Reservoir - Aug 1977 - - 
Andover Lake, Conn. - Aug 1977 - - 
Beards Brook Reservoir, N.H. 1949 Aug 1977 78,000 - 
Bennington Reservoir, N.H. 1949 Aug 1977 205,000- 
Brockway Lake, Vt. 1946 Aug 1977 -- 
Cambridgeport Lake, Vt. - Aug 1977 - - 
Chicopee, Mass. (uncompleted portion) 1954 Aug 1977 - - 
Claremont Lake, N.H. 1968 Dec 1970 242,700 - 
Clyde, R.I. 1948 Apr 1951 8,800 - 
Gaysville Lake, Vt. 1970 Oct 1976 206,600 - 
Honey Hill Lake, N.H. 1949 Aug 1977 92,000 - 
Ludlow Lake, Vt. - Aug 1977 - - 
Mountain Brook Dam, N.H. 1949 Aug 1977 57,000 - 
Mystic, Conn. 1968 Aug 1972 67,700 - 
Narragansett Pier, R.I. 1966 Nov 1970 115,590 - 
North Andover and Lawrence, Mass. 1949 Aug 1977 20,000 - 
Pontiac Diversion, R.I. 1948 Apr 1951 24,200 - 
South Coventry Lake, Conn. 1951 Aug 1977 96,000 - 
South Tunbridge Lake, Vt. - Aug 1977 - - 
Stratford, Conn. 1973 Mar 1977 934,500 - 
Sugar Hill Reservoir, N.H. 1946 Dec 1944 - - 
The Island Lake, Vt. - Aug 1977 - - 
Wareham-Marion, Mass. 1965 Aug 1977 81,715 - 
Victory Lake, Vt. 1967 Aug 1977 168,400 - 
West Brookfield Reservoir, Mass. 1948 Jul 1960 67,000 - 
West Canaan Lake, N.H. 1948 Aug 1977 92,000 - 
Westfield, Mass. 1967 Sep 1969 507,200 - 
Westport, Conn. 1965 Feb 1970 29,634 
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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 St. Lawrence River system east 
thereof and to 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 improvement of 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 waters of 
Long Island Sound. 
IMPROVEMENTS 
Navigation 
1. Aquatic Plant Control............... 
2. Bay Ridge and Red Hook Channels, 
N .Y . ............................. 
3. East River, N.Y.................... 
4. East Rockaway Inlet, N.Y........... 
5. Great Chazy River, N.Y ............ 
6. Hudson River, N.Y ................ 
7. Hudson River Channel, N.Y ........ 
8. Jamaica Bay, N.Y.................. 
9. Jones Inlet, N.Y ................... 
10. Long Island Intracoastal Waterway, 
N .Y ............................. 
11. Moriches Inlet, N.Y................ 
12. Narrows of Lake Champlain, N.Y..... 
13. Newark Bay, Hackensack and Passaic 
Rivers, N .J ....................... 
14. New York & New Jersey Channels .... 
15. New York Harbor-collection and removal 
of drift ..................... 
16. New York Harbor-entrance channels 
& anchorage areas .................. 
17. Otter Creek, Vt ................... 
18. Port Jefferson Harbor, N.Y.......... 
19. Shoal Harbor and Compton Creek, N.J. 
20. Supervision of New York Harbor ..... 
21. Reconnaissance and conditions surveys 
22. Other authorized navigation projects.. 
23. Navigation work under special authorization 
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24. East Rockaway Inlet to Rockaway Inlet 
and Jamaica Bay, N.Y. (Part I) ....... 
25. Fire Island Inlet to Jones Inlet, N.Y... 
26. Other authorized beach erosion control 
projects.......................... 
27. Beach erosion control work under special 
authorization .................. 
Flood Control 
28. Elizabeth, N.J.... ............... 
29. Fire Island Inlet to Montauk Point, 
N .Y ............................. 
30. North Ellenville, N.Y. ............. 
31. Rahway, South Branch, N.J ......... 
32. Raritan Bay and Sandy Hook Bay, N.J. 
33. Sawmill Elmsford-Greenburg, N.Y... 
34. South Ellenville, N.Y............... 
35. South Orange, N.J .............. 
36. Staten Island, N.Y................. 
37. Yonkers, N.Y...................... 
38. Inspection of completed flood control 
projects ........................... 
39. Other authorized flood control projects 
40. Flood control work under special authorization 
.......................... 
General Investigations 
41. Surveys.......................... 
42. Collection and study of basic data ..... 
*All cost and financial statements for projects are listed at the end of this chapter. All other tables are referenced in text and also appear 
at the end of this chapter. 
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REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
Navigation 
1. AQUATIC PLANT CONTROL 
Location. Navigable waters, tributary streams, 
connecting channels, and other allied waters in New 
York District. 
Existing Project. Provides for control and progressive 
eradication of water-hyacinth, alligatorweed, 
Eurasian water milfoil, and other obnoxious 
aquatic plant growths, from the navigable waters, 
tributary streams, connecting channels, and other 
allied waters of the United States, in the combined 
interest of navigation, flood control, drainage, agriculture, 
fish and wildlife conservation, public health, 
and related purposes, including continued research 
for development of the most effective and economic 
control measures. (See Table 2-B for Authorizing 
Legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Local interests must provide 
30 percent of the cost of the program except as 
modified by 1962 River and Harbor Act and agree to 
hold the United States free from damages. State 
indicated on March 17, 1970 its intention to cooperate. 
Operations and results during period. $37,500 
and $37,800 contracts for waterchestnut control in 
Hudson and Mohawk were awarded in June 1975, 
and June 1976 respectively. Work was completed on 
$37,500 contract in September 1975 with final payment 
of $33,213.No contract was awarded in 1977. 
Condition as of September 30. Reconnaissance 
report covering the aquatic plant problems of the 
North Atlantic Division area was completed in August 
1967. Planning for the waterchestnut control in 
the Hudson-Mohawk basin was completed by the 
New York District, contracts for $22,136, $17,861, 
$22,000, $27,652, $28,700 and $33,213 were accomplished 
in FY 1971, FY 1972, FY 1973, FY 1974, FY 
1975 and FY 1976 respectively. 
2. BAY RIDGE AND RED HOOK CHANNELS, 
N.Y. 
Location. These channels lie along east shore of 
Upper Bay, New York Harbor, and with Buttermilk 
Channel, form an easterly channel along Brooklyn 
waterfront from the Narrows to East River. (See 
Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts 369 and 541.) 
Previous projects. For details see Annual Reports 
for 1915 and 1938; pages 1768 and 195, respectively. 
Existing project. A channel 1,200 feet wide and 40 
feet deep at mean low water from the Narrows to 
Bay Ridge Avenue, Brooklyn, thence 1,750 feet 
wide to junction of Bay Ridge and Red Hook Channels, 
thence 1,200 feet wide through Red Hook 
Channel to junction with Buttermilk Channel and a 
channel of same depth extending into Gowanus Bay 
from junction of Bay Ridge Channel with Red Hook 
Channel, narrowing uniformly in width to about 500 
feet at 28th Street, Brooklyn. Section included in 
project is 4 miles long. Mean tidal range, 4.7 feet; 
mean range of spring tides, 5.6 feet; irregular fluctuations 
due to wind and atmospheric pressure vary 
from 3.9 feet below mean low water up to 5.2 feet 
above mean high water. New work for completed 
project cost $4,277,197, exclusive of amounts expended 
on previous projects. (See Table 2-B for 
Authorizing Legislation.) 
Local cooperation. None required. 
Terminal facilities. See Port Series No. 5, revised 
1965, Vol. 2, Part 2, pages 153-170. 
Operations and results during period. Hopper 
Dredge Goethals and attendant plant were employed 
intermittently from December 23, 1976 to 
January 29, 1977 in dredging to restore project 
depth of 40 feet in channel. Removed 408,000 cubic 
yards, place measurement, of material at a cost of 
$806,815. 
Condition as of September 30. Work under existing 
project was commenced March 1901 and completed 
June 1940. 
3. EAST RIVER, N.Y. 
Location. A tidal strait about 16 miles long and 
600 to 4,000 feet wide, connecting Hudson River and 
Upper bay at the Battery, New York City, with 
Long Island Sound at Throgs Neck, New York City, 
and separating Long Island from Manhattan Island 
and the mainland. (See Coast and Geodetic Survey 
Charts 223,226 and 745.) 
Previous projects. For details see page 210 of 
Annual Report for 1932. 
Existing project. Channels of following dimensions 
(depths refer to mean low water): From deep 
water in Upper New York Bay to Wallabout Channel, 
40 feet deep and 1,000 feet wide; from Wallabout 
Channel to Throgs Neck, 35 feet deep, with widths 
varying from about 550 to 1,000 feet, according to 
locality; east of F.D. Roosevelt Island up to English 
Place (43d Dr.), Long Island City, 30 feet deep and 
varying in width from 500 to 900 feet, with widening 
in approach from main channel; between South 
Brother and Berrian Islands, 20 feet deep and 300 
feet wide, with widening in approach from main 
channel; from East River channel to Astoria waterfront, 
a flared 0.31 mile entrance channel 1,600 to 
400 feet wide, a 0.64 mile channel 400 feet wide, and 
a turning basin 1,000 feet wide and 1,600 feet long, 
all 37 feet deep in rock and 35 feet in soft material 
(South Brother Island Channel); removal of Coenties 
Reef to a depth of 40 feet, also removal of following 
rocks and reefs lying outside of limiting lines of 
main channel to give access to wharves: Along 
Brooklyn shore, Brooklyn Bridge to Manhattan 
Bridge (Fulton Ferry Reef), to a depth of 25 feet; 
Jay Street Reef, 25 feet; Corlears Reef, 35 feet; 
Shell Reef, 25 feet; Horns Hook, 40 feet; Rhinelander 
Reef, 26 feet; and reef off Oak Point, 30 feet; and 
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construction of a dike in Pot Point, 30 feet; and 
construction of a dike in Pot Cove in Hell Gate. 
Section included in improvement is about 17.8 miles 
long. Mean range of tide varies according to locality 
from 4 feet at North Third Street, Brooklyn, and 4.4 
feet at the Battery to 4.9 feet at Hallets Point, 6.3 
feet at Port Morris, and 7.1 feet at eastern entrance 
at Throgs Neck; mean range of spring tides 4.8, 5.3, 
5.9, 7.6, and 8.5 feet, respectively; irregular fluctuations 
due to wind and atmospheric pressure vary 
according to locality from 3.8 feet below mean low 
water at the Battery, 2.4 feet at North Third Street, 
Brooklyn, and 3.8 feet at Throgs Neck up to about 
5.2 feet above mean high water at the Battery and 
8.4 feet above mean high water at Throgs Neck; 
extreme fluctuations do not seriously affect navigation. 
Cost estimate for new work is $26,430,000 (October 
1975). (See Table 2-B for Authorizing Legislaion.) 
Local cooperation. Resolutions of 1970 require 
local interests to furnish lands, easements and 
rights-of-way for construction and maintenance; 
hold the United States free from damages; provide 
and maintain depths in berthing areas and local access 
channels serving the terminals commensurate 
with project depth; provide upon transfer to the 
United States, a depth in the existing South Brother 
Island Channel and turning basin of not less than 30 
feet; and establish regulations prohibiting discharge 
of untreated sewage, garbage, and other pollutants 
in the waters of the harbor, which shall be in accordance 
with regulations of Federal, State and local 
authorities responsible for pollution control. By January 
18, 1972 letter. N.Y. City indicated willingness 
to give assurances of cooperation for dredging, but 
wouldn't commit itself on fixed terminal plan until 
further study. 
Terminal facilities. See Port Series No. 5, revised 
1965, Vol. 2, Part 2, pages 92-147. 
Operations and results during period. A continuing 
Contract No. 1, for dredging to deepen the Spur 
Channel to Astoria Waterfront to 35 feet was 
awarded on July 8, 1974 and was completed on August 
6, 1975. Removed 924,772 cubic yards place 
measurement of material and rock at a cost of 
$2,392,484. A lump sum contract for new work 
dredging in the Spur Channel to Astoria Waterfront 
(Contract No. 2) was awarded on September 9, 1976 
and completed on November 29, 1976, at a cost of 
$236,550. Reconnaissance Survey cost $7,707. 
Condition as of September 30. Work under existing 
project was commenced June 1916 and is about 
89 percent complete. Work remaining consists of 
deepening and widening South 'Brother Island 
Channel and turning basin. Construction of dike at 
Pot Cove in Hell Gate and a part of widening near 
pierhead line in Jay Street Reef are considered unnecessary 
for the needs of current navigation. 
4. EAST ROCKAWAY INLET, N.Y. 
Location. On south shore of Long Island between 
main body of island and 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 Coast and Geodetic Survey 
Charts 579 and 1215.) 
Existing project. A channel 12 feet deep at mean 
low water and 250 feet wide from 12-foot contour in 
Atlantic Ocean for about 0.6 mile to 12-foot contour 
in Long Beach Channel protected by a jetty. Mean 
tidal range, 4.3 feet; mean range of spring tides, 5.2 
feet; irregular fluctuations due to wind and atmospheric 
pressure vary from 3.9 feet below mean low 
water up to 5.6 feet above mean high water. New 
work for completed active portion of project cost 
$603,969, including $100,000 contributed funds. Estimated 
cost (1954) of this portion is $806,000. (See 
Table 2-B for Authorizing Legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Complied with, except for 
those items required for constructing west jetty 
which is not considered now. 
Terminal facilities. There are 39 terminals in 
Oceanside, Island Park, Long Beach, and East 
Rockaway. Nine of these are oil terminals, one of 
which has a railroad spur. Other terminals are repair 
and mooring docks with a berthage of 7,655 feet. Of 
these, 21 have marine railways and 1 has 
mechanical-handling facilities. There are public 
wharves at East Rockaway and Woodmere. Waterfront 
on north side of Long Beach has been 
bulkheaded. Facilities are considered adequate for 
existing commerce. 
Operations and results during period. Hopper 
Dredge Davison and attendant plant were employed 
from October 3, 1976 to October 15, 1976 in dredging 
to remove shoals in 12-foot channel. Removed 3,657 
cubic yards, place measurement, of material at a 
cost of $115,200. Sidecaster Dredge Fry and attendant 
plant were employed from December 14, 1976 
to December 31, 1976 in dredging to remove shoals 
in 12-foot channel. Removed 19,825 cubic yards, 
place measurement, of material at a cost of $60,931. 
Condition as of September 30. Work under active 
portion of existing project began February 1933 and 
is 100 percent complete. East jetty, 4,250 feet long, 
was completed in July 1934. Project channel was 
completed in May 1935. East jetty was in good condition 
except for minor repairs. Work remaining under 
existing project consists of building a west jetty, 
if determined necessary, to protect channel. West 
jetty portion of project has been deauthorized on 
August 5, 1977. 
5. GREAT CHAZY RIVER, N.Y. 
Location. A narrow fresh water stream emptying 
into Lake Champlain in the northeastern portion of 
the State of New York. The mouth of the river is 
approximately 1.3 miles downstream, from 
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Coopersville and about 5.5 miles south of the Canadian 
Border. 
Existing project. The existing project provides 
for a channel 5 feet deep at low lake level and 40 feet 
wide from the 5-foot contour in Lake Champlain to 
the Village of Champlain, a distance of 5.5 miles. The 
mean lake level is 2.66 ft. above low lake level. The 
level of the lake varies from 0.6 ft. below low lake 
level to 8.8 ft. above low lake level. Cost for completion 
of the project is $18,000. This project was 
adopted in 1889 under the R& H Act of 1888. 
Local cooperation. None required. 
Terminal facilities. There is one recreational marina 
and one boat launching site on the Great Chazy 
River. Recreational traffic consists of approximately 
6,500 vessel trips per year. There are no 
commercial terminal facilities located on this waterway. 
Operations and results during period. A contract 
for removal of all material except ledge rock lying 
above the plane of 5 feet below low lake level in a 
specified section of the Great Chazy River was 
awarded on 11 April 1977 and was terminated on 
September 26, 1977. Removed 4,170 cubic yards, 
place measurement of material at a cost of 64,172 in 
FY 1977. 
Reconnaissance survey costs $1,561. 
Condition as of September 30. Work under entire 
existing project is 100 percent complete. Work was 
completed in 1895. Total cost of active portion of 
existing project to September 30, 1977 was 
$108,598, $18,000 for new work, $90,598 for maintenance. 
6. HUDSON RIVER, N.Y. 
Location. Originates in Adirondack Mountains, 
about 250 miles in a direct line and 315 miles along its 
course from the Battery, New York City, and flows 
generally southerly into New York Bay. Section 
under improvement extends from New York City 
about 156 miles to Waterford. (See Coast and Geodetic 
Survey Charts 282, 283, 284, 747, and 748.) 
Previous projects. For details see Annual Reports 
for 1915 and 1938, pages 1764 and 226, respectively. 
Existing project. A channel 600 feet wide from 
New York City to Kingston and thence 400 feet wide 
to Albany, with widening at bends, a turning basin 
700 feet wide and 1,200 feet long at Albany, and 2 
anchorages, 1 near Hudson and 1 near Stuyvesant, 
each 400 feet wide and an average length of 2,400 
feet; all with depths of 32 feet in soft material and 34 
feet in rock to 2,200 feet south of the Mall Bridge; 
thence 27 feet deep and 400 feet wide to 900 feet 
south of the Mall Bridge; thence 14 feet deep at 
lower low water and generally 400 feet wide to Federal 
lock at Troy; and thence of same depth and 200 
feet wide to southern limit of State barge canal at 
Waterford; and removal of State dam at Troy and 
construction of a lock and dam about 2.50 miles below 
Waterford. Channel is to be formed by dredging 
and rock excavation, and maintained by dredging 
and constructing new, and raising and repairing old, 
longitudinal dikes, built partly under previous projects 
and partly by the State of New York. Mean 
range of pool elevation above Federal dam at Troy, 
in seasons of moderage rains, is about 2.2 feet, as 
determined in 1934. Mean tidal range is about 4.8 
feet between May and October and 5.1 feet between 
July and September at Federal dam at Troy and 
about 4.8 feet between May and October and 5.0 feet 
between July and September at Albany, extreme 
range due to freshets is 33.1 and 25.9 feet, respectively 
normal pool level above Federal dam from 
Troy to Waterford is 14.33 feet above mean sea 
level. In tidal section of river below dam, assumed 
lowest low water plane from Troy to Albany is 3 feet 
below mean sea level. (See Table 2-C for features of 
lock and dam included in existing project.) New 
work for completed project cost $39,050,019 exclusive 
of amounts of expended on previous projects. 
Widening to form harbors at Albany and Troy, 
N.Y., to 12 feet deep at a cost of $552,000 (1954) and 
completion of 27-foot channel at Albany at a cost of 
$458,000 (1957) are inactive. Construction of dikes at 
a cost of $642,000 (1957) was placed in deferred for 
restudy category. All three features of work are 
excluded from foregoing description of existing project 
and cost estimate. Construction of mooring facilities 
has been authorized. (See Table 2-B for 
Authorizing Legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Complied with except that local 
interests must furnish suitable spoil disposal 
areas for future maintenance as required. 
Terminal facilities. Piers and other terminal or 
transfer facilities served by the improvement are: 
between Waterford and Federal dam at Troy there 
are 14 wharves aggregating about 5,000 feet in 
length. State of New York constructed a bargecanal 
terminal at Cohoes. There is a dock 325 feet 
long on west side of river just north of Federal dam. 
At Troy there are nine terminals with available 
dockage of 2,383 feet, including the State bargecanal 
terminal with 960 feet. In addition, 1.25 miles 
of concrete bulkhead were constructed along waterfront 
by city of Troy. At Watervliet there is a stone 
bulkhead 755 feet long. Between this point and Albany 
there are five timber wharves aggregating 
2,300 feet in length. At Albany, and Rensselaer on 
east side of river, there are 25 terminals aggregating 
15,150 feet of available berthage, and the State 
barge-canal terminal with 1,586 feet on west side of 
the river. These terminals are adequately served 
with railroad trackage. There are five transit sheds, 
one warehouse, a 13,500,000 bushel grain elevator, 
and a molasses-storage plant, all provided by 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 nine timber wharves 
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aggregating 4,000 feet in length. Between Hudson 
and upper limits of New York City entire waterfronts 
of Poughkeepsie, Newburgh, and Yonkers 
are equipped with transfer facilities. At Poughkeepsie 
there are six terminals with available dockage 
2,580 feet. At Newburgh and New Windsor there 
are 17 terminals with a total dockage of 8,431 feet, of 
which one 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. 
Existing wharves are ample for Hudson River traffic.
Operations and results during period. 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 at a cost of $66,631 
for maintenance in FY 1977. 
Government plant and hired labor were employed 
intermittently through the fiscal year in performing 
surveys to restore horizontal and vertical controls, 
at a cost of $200,906 for maintenance in FY 1977. 
Government plant and hired labor were employed 
intermittently through the fiscal year on repairs to 
Bath Dike at a cost of $84,073 for maintenance in FY 
1977. 
The lock and dam in Hudson River at Troy, N.Y. 
were operated and maintained. Operation of lock for 
1977 navigation season was suspended December 
13, 1976 and resumed April 25, 1977. Cost incurred 
was 363,838 for operation and care in FY 1977. 
Reconnaisaance survey costs $6,803 for maintenance. 
Condition as of September 30. Work under existing 
project began in July 1910 and was substantially 
completed in November 1965. New lock and dam at 
Troy, removal of dam at Troy and construction of 
15,545 linear feet of dikes also are complete. In reconstruction 
of old dikes 39,676 linear feet were 
raised to adopted crest height. Channel from New 
York City to Albany is complete to a depth of 32 feet 
except for the 1,500 linear-foot section at the northern 
end of the 32-foot project which has never been 
dredged to project depth. Additionally, the 1,300 
linear feet of the 27-foot project remains undredged. 
Channel from Albany to Waterford is complete to a 
depth of 14 feet except for a small part of the widening 
to form a harbor at Troy. Work remaining under 
the project consists of completion of the 12-foot harbor 
at Troy and dredging the 27-foot and the remainder 
of the 32-foot channels at Albany which are not 
deemed necessary at this time; and reconstruction of 
dikes. Started coordination with State regarding 
mooring facilities. (See Table 2-D for total costs of 
existing project to September 30, 1977. 
7. HUDSON RIVER CHANNEL, N.Y. 
Location. Hudson River empties into Upper Bay 
of New York Harbor at the Battery, New York 
City. Section included under this title extends from 
deep water in Upper New York Bay about 14.5 miles 
to just north of Harlem River (Spuyten Duyvil 
Creek). (See Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts 745, 
746, and 747.) 
Previous projects. For details see Annual Reports 
for 1915 and 1938, pages 1765, and 213 respectively. 
Existing project. A channel 48 feet deep ad 2,000 
feet wide, suitably widened at bends from West 59th 
Street, Manhattan, to West 40th Street, thence 45 
feet deep of same width to deep water in Upper Bay; 
a channel 40 feet deep for full width of river extending 
from northline of 59th Street to south side of 
Little Basin, and thence a channel of same depth to 
deep water in Upper New York Bay off Ellis Island, 
substantially as shown on maps in H. Doc. 309, 72d 
Cong., 1st sess., subject to provision that no dredging 
be done under project within 50 feet of pierhead 
lines; a channel 750 feet wide and 30 feet deep along 
Weehawken-Edgewater waterfront; removal of a 
shoal on New York side between West 59th and 
West 61st Streets to a depth of 40 feet; and removal 
of an obstruction north of mouth of Spuyten Duyvil 
Creek to depth of surrounding river bottom. Channel 
included in project is about 11 miles long. 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 and 4.9 feet, 
respectively; irregular fluctuations due to wind and 
atmospheric pressure vary from 3.8 feet below mean 
low water at the Battery up to 6.2 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. (See Table 2-B for Authorizing Legislation.) 
Local cooperation. None required. 
Terminal facilities. See Port Series No. 5, revised 
1965, Vol. 2 Part 2, pages 1-29 and 41-91. 
Operations and results during period. Hopper 
Dredge Goethals and attendant plant were employed 
from March 1, 1977 to March 18, 1977 in 
dredging to restore channel along Weehawken- 
Edgewater waterfront to 30 foot depth. Removed 
252,300 cubic yards, place measurement, of material 
at a cost of $430,025, including $41,039 for engineering 
preliminary to dredging for maintenance. A 
contract was awarded on July 8, 1977 and was continuing 
at the end of the fiscal year to restore the 
channel along Weehawken-Edgewater Waterfront 
to 30 foot depth. Removed 412,950 cubic yards place 
measurement of material at a cost of $1,160,292 in 
FY 1977, including $45,000 for engineering preliminary 
to dredging for maintenance. 
Condition as of September 30. Work under existing 
project was commenced April 1913 and completed 
September 1952. Widening and deepening 
Weehawken-Edgewater Channel to project dimensions 
was completed in August 1937. Widening 
40-foot channel for full width of river from Ellis 
Island to West 59th Street, Manhattan, was comple- 
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ted in March 1939. Widening 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 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. 
8. JAMAICA BAY, N.Y. 
Location. Inside 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. For details see page 1770 of 
Annual Report for 1915, and page 185 of Annual 
Report for 1938. 
Existing project. Provides for an interior channel 
extending from vicinity of Marine Parkway Bridge 
along west and north shores of the bay, 18 feet deep 
at mean low water and 300 feet wide to Mill Basin, 
with a swinging basin, 1,000 feet wide and 1,000 feet 
long at that point; thence 12 feet deep and 200 feet 
wide to Fresh Creek Basin; and interior channel 
extending from the same locality along 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 south shore, 3,000 
feet to junction of the two branches, thence 2,200 
feet in north branch (Inwood Creek) and 3,200 feet in 
south branch; and an entrance channel connecting 
the two interior channels with deep water in Atlantic 
Ocean, of suitable hydraulic dimensions to maintain 
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 the 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 
atmospheric pressure vary from 4 feet below mean 
low water to 4.9 feet above mean high water. 
Cost for new work for completed project is 
$4,466,421 (July 1961), excluding amounts expended 
on previous projects. 
Local cooperation. River and Harbor Act of 1945 
provides that in lieu of conditions heretofore prescribed, 
local interests furnish suitable areas for 
disposal of dredged materials for new work and subsequent 
maintenance, and hold the United States 
free from damages. City of New York was notified of 
conditions of local cooperation in letter dated January 
25, 1946. In letter dated February 7, 1946, the 
mayor of city of New York advised that disposal 
areas are available and necessary document "holding 
the United States free from claim for damages" 
would be executed. 
River and Harbor Act of 1950 provides local interests 
furnish lands, easements, rights-of-way, and 
suitable areas for disposal of dredged material during 
construction and subsequent maintenance, hold 
the United States free from damages and perform all 
necessary alterations to existing terminals and bulkheads, 
and dredge adequate approaches thereto. 
These conditions have been fulfilled. 
Terminal facilities. There are 40 terminals with a 
total available berthage of 15,275 feet along 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 terminals are available for 
public wharfage; none has direct rail connections. 
Nineteen yacht clubs and 18 boatyards, equipped 
with marine railways, are within the bay. In addition, 
there are a number of small landings for pleasure 
craft. Facilities are considered adequate for 
existing commerce. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. Hopper 
Dredge Davison and attendant plant were employed 
from October 15, 1976 to December 15, 1976 
in dredging to remove shoals in the 20 foot channel. 
Removed 218,037 cubic yards, place measurement 
of material, at a cost of $607,597. 
Reconnaissance survey costs were $11,121. 
Condition as of September 30. Work under existing 
project was commenced in August 1912 and completed 
in June 1961. Westerly interior channel from 
Barren Island to Fresh Creek Basin and swinging 
basin at Mill Basin were completed in April 1929. 
Southerly interior channel and channel in Mott Basin, 
including its two branches were completed in 
June 1961. No new work dredging of entrance channel 
was done, since depths provided under previous 
project were greater than those required under existing 
project. East jetty was restored to project 
dimensions in August 1963. 
9. JONES INLET, N.Y. 
Location. A small inlet on south shore of Long 
Island connecting Hempstead Bay with Atlantic 
Ocean, 37 miles by water southeast of the Battery, 
New York City. (See Coast and Geodetic Survey 
Chart 579.) 
Existing project. An entrance jetty and a channel 
12 feet deep and 250 feet wide, from that depth in the 
ocean through the inlet to Loop Causeway Bridge 
over Long Creek. Section included in project is 
about 2.1 miles long. Mean tidal range varies from 
4.2 feet at ocean entrance to 3.1 feet at Loop Causeway 
Bridge; mean range of spring tides varies from 5 
to 3.7 feet, respectively; irregular fluctuations due 
to wind and atmospheric pressure vary from 3.9 feet 
below mean low water up to 8.5 feet above mean 
high water. (See Table 2-B for Authorizing Legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Complied with except that local 
interests must furnish suitable spoil-disposal 
areas for future maintenance as required, and must 
maintain a channel 12 feet deep and generally 200 
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feet wide from Loop Causeway Bridge over Long 
Creek to head of navigation in Freeport Creek at 
Mill Road. 
Terminal facilities. Within 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 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 receipt of commercial 
freight in any sizable quantity. 
Operations and results during period. Hopper 
Dredge Davison and Attendant plant were employed 
from April 23, 1977 to May 8, 1977 in dredging 
to restore project depth of 12 feet in entrance 
channel (outside reach). Removed 22,300 cubic 
yards, place measurement, of material at a cost of 
$153,686 for maintenance. Sidecaster Dredge Fry, 
and attendant plant were employed from October 1, 
1976 to October 31, 1976 and January 26, 1977 to 
February 28, 1977 in dredging to restore the project 
depth of 12 feet in entrance channel (outside channel). 
Removed 56,360 cubic yards, place measurement, 
of material at a cost of $152,583 for maintenance. 
Condition as of September 30. Work under existing 
project was commenced August 1953 and completed 
June 1959. 
10. LONG ISLAND INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY, 
N.Y. 
Location. Extends from East Rockaway Inlet, on 
the south side of Long Island, to Great Peconic Bay 
at eastern end of Long Island. Section included - 
der this project extends from Great South Bay opposite 
Patchogue to the south end of Shinnecock Canal. 
(See Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart 578.) 
Existing project. A channel 100 feet wide and 6 
feet deep at mean low water from the federally improved 
channel in Great South Bay, opposite Patchogue 
to south end of Shinnecock Canal. Section 
included in project is 34 miles long. Mean tidal range 
varies from 1 foot in Shinnecock Bay to 0.7 foot in 
Patchogue Bay; mean range of spring tides varies 
from 1.2 feet to 0.8 foot; irregular fluctuations due to 
wind and atmospheric pressure vary from 1.8 feet 
below mean low water to 12 feet above mean high 
water. (See Table 2-B for Authorizing Legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Complied with except local interests 
must furnish suitable spoil-disposal areas for 
future maintenance as required. 
Terminal facilities. There are 17 boat repair and 
storage yards within the area immediately adjacent 
to the Federal improvement. There is ample room 
for expansion and development of terminals when 
future commerce warrants. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. A continuing 
contract for removal and satisfactory disposal 
of all material except ledge rock lying above 
the plane of 10 feet below mean low water in a 
specified section of the Long Island Intracoastal Waterway, 
N.Y. in Moriches Bay was awarded on September 
23, 1977 for $258,800. Costs were incurred in 
FY 77 for engineering preliminary to dredging were 
$5,143. 
Reconnaissance surveys cost $15,740. 
Condition as of September 30. Work under the 
existing project was commenced October 1939 and 
completed September 1940. 
11. MORICHES INLET, N.Y. 
Location. 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 Coast and Geodetic 
Survey Chart 12352.) 
Existing project. 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 at Westhampton Beach is 
0.6 foot. Irregular fluctuations due to wind and atmospheric 
pressure vary from 1.7 feet below mean 
low water up to 15.7 feet above mean low water at 
the bay. 
Estimate of cost for new work is 17,780,000 (October 
1977); including $30,000 from Coast Guard and 
$4,130,000 to be contributed by local interests. (See 
Table 2-B for Authorizing Legislation.) 
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 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 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 spoildisposal 
areas for the initial work and for subsequent 
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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 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. Based on General Design 
memorandum submitted June 1971 the revised percentages 
of first cost are 76.2 percent Federal and 
23.8 percent non-Federal. 
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, six 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 four 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 period. Continued 
coordination. 
Condition as of September 30. Construction has 
not been initiated. Preconstruction planning (advance 
engineering and design) underway. 
12. NARROWS OF LAKE CHAMPLAIN, N.Y. 
AND VT. 
Location. This waterway, 37 miles long, comprises 
southern end of Lake Champlain and extends 
from Whitehall to Crown Point, N.Y. Project extends 
13.5 miles from Whitehall, N.Y., at southern 
extremity of lake, northerly to Benson Landing, Vt. 
(See Lake Survey Chart 174.) 
Previous projects. For details, see Annual Reports 
for 1932, and 1963, pages 256 and 177, respectively. 
Existing project. A channel extending from Whitehall, 
N.Y., at head of Lake Champlain, to Benson 
Landing, 12 feet deep at low lake level and generally 
150 feet wide, and installation of fender booms at 
Putts Rock, Putts Leap, Narrows near Dresden, 
Pulpit Point and Cedar Mountain. Reference plane 
of low lake level is 93 feet above mean sea level. 
Section included in project is about 13.5 miles. Usual 
annual variation of lake level is 5.8 feet, and extreme 
variation varies from 0.6 foot below up to 8.8 feet 
above low lake level. 
Widening channel throughout its entire length to 
project width of 200 feet is inactive and excluded 
from foregoing description of existing project and 
cost estimate. Estimated cost of this portion, revised 
in (1954), was $1,573,000. (See Table 2-B for 
Authorizing Legislation.) 
Local cooperation. None required. 
Terminal facilities. In Whitehall Harbor consisting 
of three timber wharves, aggregating 4,200 feet 
in length. State of New York constructed a barge 
canal terminal at Whitehall, just south of terminus of 
canal, which has been equipped with a 5-ton handoperated 
derrick and a storehouse. Facilities are 
considered adequate for present commerce. 
Operations and results during period. Government 
plant and hired labor were employed intermittently 
during the fiscal year in removal of stumps 
and snags, at a total cost of $7,500 for maintenance. 
Government plant and hired labor were employed 
in replacing deteriorated fender booms at a total cost 
of $7,500 for maintenance. 
Reconnaissance surveys cost $11,293. 
Condition as of September 30. Work under the 
existing project was commenced June 1919 and is 
about 47 percent complete. 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 (Putts Leap and Putts 
Rock). (Fender booms opposite the Delaware and 
Hudson Railroad trestle have been removed as they 
no longer are considered necessary for navigation). 
The work remaining to complete the project consists 
of widening the channel throughout its entire length 
to the project width of 200 feet. 
13. NEWARK BAY, HACKENSACK AND PASSAIC 
RIVERS, N.J. 
Location. Newark Bay is an estuary about 1.25 
miles wide and 6 miles long extending southerly 
from confluence of Hackensack and Passaic Rivers 
to New York and New Jersey Channels. Hackensack 
River rises near Haverstraw, Rockland 
County, N.Y., and flows about 45 miles into Newark 
Bay. Passaic River rises in highlands of northeastern 
New Jersey and flows about 80 miles into Newark 
Bay. (See Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts 
285 and 287.) 
Previous projects. For details see 1926 Annual 
Report, pages 265 and 266; and Annual Reports for 
1929, 1938, 1954, and 1976, pages 301, 244, 134, and 
2-11, respectively. 
Existing project. * (Depths are 37 feet in rock and 
35 feet in other material unless noted) 
(a) Newark Bay: An additional widening at the 
junction with the Kill Van Kull in the vicinity of 
Bergen Point by deepening a triangular area at the 
eastern end of the channel south of Shooters Island 
from 30 to 35 feet, this area to be transferred from 
the New York and New Jersey Channels project to 
the Newark Bay project. Estimate of cost for new 
work for active portion of existing project consisting 
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of channels described above, is $3,925,000 (October 
1977). (See Table 2-B for Authorizing Legislation.) 
Local cooperation. River and Harbor Act of 1954 
provides local interests furnish lands, rights-of-way, 
and suitable spoil-disposal areas for initial construction 
and future maintenance; provide depths commensurate 
with channel depth in approaches and 
berths at terminals of companies which would use 
improvement; and hold the United States free from 
damages. River and Harbor Act of 1962 provides 
that local interests must provide lands, easements 
and rights-of-way for maintenance and construction, 
hold the United States free from damages, provide 
and maintain adequate public terminal and transfer 
facilities, and accomplish without cost to the United 
States removal or relocation of pipelines, cables and 
other utilities. Assurances were furnished by Port of 
New York Authority and accepted June 12, 1964. 
Local cooperation required by previous modifications 
is fully complied with. 
Terminal facilities. See Port Series No. 5, revised 
1965, Vol. 2, Part, 2 pages 354-399. 
Operations and results during period. New Work: 
Work was initiated for modification of project consisting 
of additional widening at junction with Kill 
Van Kull by deepening to 35 feet a triangular area at 
the eastern end of the 30 foot channel south of Shooters 
Island. Contract was awarded on June 18, 1976 
and work was continuing at the end of the fiscal year. 
Removed 254,100 cubic yards at a cost of $1,700,000 
in FY 1977. Contract was awarded on September 30, 
1977 in the amount of $1,559,000 for removal and 
disposal of all material to 37 feet in the widening at 
the junction with the Kill Van Kull. 
Maintenance. A contract for the removal and 
satisfactory disposal of all material except ledge 
rock lying above plane of 30 feet below mean low 
water in specified sections of the Passaic River, N.J. 
was awarded on April 7,1977 and completed on August 
3, 1977. Removed 477,988 cubic yards, place 
measurement of material at a cost of $935,769. 
A contract for the removal and satisfactory disposal 
of all material, except ledge rock lying above 
plane of 35 feet below mean low water in specified 
sections of channels at Port Elizabeth was awarded 
on August 3, 1977. Costs incurred for engineering 
preliminary to dredging were $10,101 in FY 1977. 
Reconnaissance survey costs $48,740. 
Condition as of September 30. Work under the 
active portion of project began June 1976 and is 
about 60 percent complete. Work remaining to complete 
existing project consists of the following: (a) 
Bergen Point---deepening triangular area south of 
Shooters Island to 35 feet is underway. 
14. NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY CHANNELS 
Location. Extends 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 
approximately along boundary line between States 
of New York and New Jersey. (See Coast and Geodetic 
Survey Charts 285, 286, and 369.) 
Previous projects. For details see 1963 Annual 
Report, pages 184 and 185. 
Existing project. A channel through Lower New 
York Bay, Raritan Bay, Arthur Kill, lower Newark 
Bay, and Kill Van Kull to Upper New York Bay, 
depths of 37 feet in rock and 35 feet in soft material 
throughout, 600 feet wide across Lower New York 
Bay and Raritan Bay and in Arthur Kill to a point 
1,000 feet north of Smith Creek, widened to 800 feet 
in vicinities of Seguine Point and Wards Point, respectively; 
thence 500 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 junction of channel into 
Newark Bay; thence 800 feet wide through Kill Van 
Kull to Constable Hook; thence 1,000 feet wide from 
a point opposite the east end of Constable Hook to a 
point near the intersection with the channel along 
New Jersey pierhead line; and thence 1,400 feet 
wide through Kill Van Kull to Upper New York Bay; 
with an anchorage 38 feet deep to accommodate five 
vessels south of Perth Amboy, all with suitable easing 
at bends and junctions. Section included in project 
is 30.8 miles long. In addition, 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 connecting 
with Raritan River, were completed under 
previous projects and maintained under existing 
project. A triangular area at the eastern end of the 
30 foot channel south of Shooters Island is to be 
deepened to 35 feet in order to provide additional 
widening in the vicinity of Bergen Point and is included 
in the Newark Bay project. All depths refer 
to plane of mean lower water. Mean range of tides 
varies between 4.7 and 5.1 feet; mean range of 
spring tides, 5.7 to 6.3 feet; irregular fluctuations 
due to wind and atmospheric pressure vary from 3.9 
feet below mean low water up to 6.9 feet above mean 
high water. Anchorage at Sandy Hook, and cutoff at 
junction of Main Ship Channel are deferred for restudy 
and excluded from foregoing description and 
cost estimate. Estimated cost of this portion (1957) 
is $2,150,000. (See Table 2-B for Authorizing Legislation.) 
Local cooperation. See page 170, 1962 Annual 
Report for requirements under acts of May 28 and 
August 30, 1935. See page 156, 1965 Annual Report 
for requirements under act of May 17, 1950. See 
page 168, 1966 Annual Report for requirements under 
act of October 27, 1965. 
Terminal facilities. See Port Series No. 5, revised 
1965, Vol. 2, Part 2, pages 282-342. 
Operations and results during period. Hopper 
Dredge Goethals and attendant plant were employed 
intermittently from March 18, 1977 to March 
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26, 1977 in dredging to restore project depth of 35 
feet in Raritan Bay Channel. Removed 102,800, 
place measurement of material, at a cost of $198,713, 
including $8,395 for engineering and design preliminary 
to dredging for maintenance. 
Reconnaissance survey cost $45,651. 
Condition as of 30 September. Work under active 
portion of existing project began in October 1933 and 
was completed in September 1968. Work completed 
consists of providing authorized project depth and 
widths throughout entire channel from Lower New 
York Bay to Upper New York Bay and providing 
depths of 37 and 25 feet in Perth Amboy Anchorage. 
In addition to above mentioned work, 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 were completed under previous 
projects. Work remaining under existing project 
consists of dredging cutoff at junction of Main 
Ship Channel to dimensions authorized by River and 
Harbor Acts of August 30, 1935, and May 17, 1950, 
and dredging anchorage in vicinity of Sandy Hook. 
(See Table 2-D for total cost for existing project to 
September 30, 1977. 
15. NEW YORK HARBOR COLLECTION AND 
REMOVAL OF DRIFT 
Location. Applies to 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. Provides for collection, removal 
and disposal of drift, derelict vessels, deteriorated 
shore structures and debris along shores of New 
York Harbor and tributary waters, and for the repair 
of certain other piers, wharves and shore structures. 
Work authorized before Act of 1970 was restricted 
solely to removal of drift from waterways 
and was funded as a maintenance activity. Estimate 
of first cost of improvement under Act of 1974 is 
39,730,000 (October 1977) including $19,860,000 
cash contribution from local interests, plus 
$22,560,000 to be contributed for repair and disposal 
of deteriorated shore structures in use. (See Table 
2-B for Authorizing Legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Local cooperation conditions 
of the plans currently under review by the Chief of 
Engineers provide that local interests must furnish 
all lands, easements and rights-of-way required for 
the improvement; hold the United States free from 
damages; enact and enforce local legislation to prevent 
creation of sources of drift, contribute in cash 
one third of the first cost of the Federal work, and 
make necessary repairs to deteriorated structures 
in use so as to eliminate them as a source of drift. 
These conditions are subject to approval by Secretary 
of the Army and the President, as stipulated in 
Section 113 of the authorizing law, Public Law 
91-611. 
Operations and results during period. New Work: 
Contract #1 was awarded on June 28, 1976 for 
$1,067,500. Subsequently modification 1-17 were issued 
in the amount of $1,033,497. Continued coordination 
and Preconstruction Planning for the entire 
project area, continued removal of drift sources at 
Liberty State Park area. 
Maintenance: U.S. Debris Boats Driftmaster and 
Haywood. Tugs Daly, Stanwix and auxiliary plant 
were assigned the work of removing and disposing of 
drift when not employed on other work. Removed 
and disposed of 437,500 cubic feet (3,418 cords) of 
driftwood, ranging in size from small blocks to timbers 
of large dimensions, including piles and pieces 
of wreckage at a cost of $2,053,838 in Fiscal Year 
1977. 
Condition as of September 30. Work authorized 
under River and Harbor Acts of 1915, 1917 and 1930 
is continuous maintenance for which no percentage 
of completion exists. For work authorized by the 
1974 Water Resources Development Act, removal of 
drift sources has commenced at Liberty State Park 
and engineering and design is continuing for the 
remainder of the project area. 
16. NEW YORK HARBOR-ENTRANCE 
CHANNELS AND ANCHORAGE AREAS 
Location. In Upper and Lower bays, New York 
Harbor. Harbor is 330 miles southwest by water of 
Boston Harbor, Mass., and 165 miles northeast of 
entrance to Delaware Bay, N.J., and Del Upper bay 
extends about 5.5 miles southerly from junction of 
Hudson and East Rivers opposite the Battery, New 
York City; to the Narrows. Lower bay extends 
about 9 miles from the Narrows to the sea. (See 
Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart 369.). 
Existing project. Ambrose Channel 45 feet deep 
and 2,000 feet wide, extending about 10.2 miles from 
the sea to deep water in the Lower bay; Anchorage 
Channel, an extension of Ambrose Channel, with 
same depth and width, in the Upper bay, opposite 
anchorage grounds, about 5.7 miles long; a southerly 
entrance channel, Sandy Hook Channel (East Section) 
35 feet deep and generally 800 feet wide extending 
3.4 miles from 35-foot ocean contour to Bayside 
Channel along an alinement generally west of 
the South Channel; and elimination from authorized 
project of that portion of Bayside-Gedney Channel 
east of junction with new southerly entrance channel; 
for Bayside Channel 35 feet deep and 800 feet 
wide, extending about 3.7 miles from junction with 
new southerly entrance channel to junction with 
Main Ship Channel; Main Ship Channel 30 feet deep 
and 1,000 feet wide, extending about 5.3 miles from 
Bayside Channel to deep water in Lower bay; a 
channel along New Jersey pierhead line connecting 
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Kill Van Kull with deep water in Anchorage Channel, 
south of Liberty Island anchorage, 20 feet deep 
for 500 feet wide with widening at bends to 800 feet 
and about 3 miles long; an anchorage in vicinity of 
Liberty (Bedloe) Island (about 160 acres in extent) 
20 feet deep; and for removal of Craven Shoal to 30 
feet deep; for a channel 16 feet deep, 200 feet wide, 
and about 2.3 miles long, extending from bell buoy 
23 to Hoffman and Swinburne Island; for an anchorage 
area in Red Hook Flats to depths of 45, 40, 
and 35 feet over an area of 928 acres and an anchorage 
area in Gravesend Bay to 47 feet deep over 
area of 334 acres. Project depths refer to mean low 
water. Mean tidal range is 4.7 feet at Fort Hamilton; 
mean range of spring tides, 5.7 feet; irregular fluctuations 
due to wind and atmospheric pressure vary 
from 3.9 feet below mean low water up to 6.2 feet 
above mean high water. Cost estimate for new work 
is $26,135,700 (October 1976). (See Table 2-B for 
Authorizing Legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Terminal facilities. See Port Series No. 5, revised 
1965, Vol. 2, Part 2, pages 343-353 and 400- 
408. 
Operations and results during period. New Work. 
A continuing contract for dredging to deepen area 
D-6 of Red Hook Flats Anchorage to 35 feet was 
awarded on March 22, 1976 and completed October 
30, 1976. Removed 66,549 cubic yards, place measurement 
of material at a cost of $18,394 (balance of 
contract) in Fiscal Year 1977, making the total under 
this contract 1,051,549 cubic yards at a cost of 
$1,083,273. 
A continuing contract for dredging to deepen 
Area E-3 of Gravesend Bay to 47 feet was awarded 
November 11, 1976 and work was continuing at the 
end of the fiscal year. Removed 1,100,000 cubic 
yards place measurement of material at a cost of 
$2,121,212 in FY 1977. 
Maintenance. Hopper Dredge Goethals and attendant 
plant were employed from December 16, 
1976 to December 22, 1976 to restore project dimensions 
of 45 feet in Red Hook F' its Anc' age. Removed 
86,212 cubic yards, place measurement of 
material at a cost of $154,736, including $10,291 for 
engineering and design preliminary to dredging for 
maintenance. 
Hopper Dredge Goethals and attendant plant 
were employed on January 29, 1977 to March 1, 1977 
and July 9 to 12 August 1977 to restore project 
dimensions of 45 feet in Ambrose Channel. Removed 
756,621 cubic yards, place measurement of material 
at a cost of $1,383,038 including 43,834 for engineering 
and design preliminary to dredging for 
maintenance. 
A contract for a Feasibility Study of Sandy Hook 
Channel Relocation was awarded on March 10, 1976 
and continuing. Costs of $6,073 were incurred in this 
regard in Fiscal Year 1977, making the total costs 
$50,028. 
A contract for the removal and satisfactory disposal 
of all material except ledge rock lying above 
the plane of 35 feet below mean low water in a 
specified section of Sandy Hook Channel, New York 
Harbor, N.Y. was awarded on August 3, 1977. Costs 
incurred for mobilization were $4,900 and $15,139 
for engineering and design preliminary to dredging 
for maintenance in FY 1977. 
Reconnaissance survey costs $65,280 in Fiscal 
Year 1977. 
Condition as of September 30. Work under existing 
project began in 1885 and is about 54 percent 
complete. Main Ship and Bayside-Gedney Channels 
were completed to 30 feet deep in February 1891. 
Deepening of Bayside-Gedney Channel to 35 feet for 
a width of 800 feet was completed in June 1939. 
Ambrose Channel was completed to 40 feet deep for 
a width of 2,000 feet in April 1914 and substantially 
completed to 45 feet deep for a width of 2,000 feet in 
1951. Relocation of Anchorage Channel was completed 
to 40 feet deep in October 1932. Center 800 feet 
was dredged to 45 feet in June 1947 and westerly 
600-foot strip in April 1948. Easterly 600-foot strip 
was substantially completed in June 1953. Channel 
between Staten Island and Hoffman and Swinburne 
Islands was completed in December 1920 up to 
within 300 feet of southerly limits of project. 
Dredged channel meets all needs of navigation and 
no further work of improvement is contemplated for 
the present. Channel along New Jersey pierhead 
line from Kill Van Kull to Anchorage Channel was 
completed in March 1939. Widening at bends near 
southerly and northerly ends authorized in 1948 was 
completed in November 1960. Red Hook Flats anchorage 
was completed to 40 and 30 feet and Liberty 
(Bedloe) Island anchorage was completed to 20 feet 
in October 1944. Sandy Hook Channel (east section) 
was completed to a depth of 35 feet in June 1963. 
Work remaining under existing project consists of 
continuation of deepening and expanding Red Hook 
Flats anchorage and deepening Gravesend Bay anchorage. 
17. OTTER CREEK, VT. 
Location. Rises in the Green Mountains, and 
flows generally northwesterly for about 107 miles 
emptying into Lake Champlain. It is about 54 miles 
south of international boundary line between Canada 
and the United States and 18 miles south of 
harbor at Burlington, Vt. Head of navigation is at 
falls at city of Vergennes, about 8 miles southeast of 
its mouth. North of falls stream is, except during 
freshets, essentially an arm of Lake Champlain and 
subject to same variations of levels. (See Lake Survey 
Chart No. 173.) 
Existing project. Provides for a channel 8 feet 
deep at low lake level and 100 feet wide from Lake 
Champlain to foot of falls at Vergennes, and a basin 
at this latter point of the same depth. Reference 
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plane of low lake level is 92.5 feet above mean sea 
level at Sandy Hook, N.J. Usual annual variation of 
lake level is about 5.8 feet, and extreme variation 
varies from 0.6 foot below, up to 8.8 feet above low 
lake level. 
Terminal facilities. Timber docks 250 feet in 
length are located along channel at Vergennes. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. Government 
plant and hired labor were employed during 
the fiscal year for the removal of stumps and 
snags at a cost of $8,000. 
Reconnaissance surveys cost $2,388. 
Condition as of September 30. Work under existing 
project was commenced in 1874 and is about 82 
percent completed. Dredging to authorized dimensions 
was substantially completed to the town wharf 
with the exception of a small rock area at Rock- 
Landing and partially completed to the Horse Nail 
Co.'s wharf. The last dredging was done in 1900. The 
controlling depth at low lake level as shown by examination 
in August 1961 is 5 feet throughout the 
entire length of the project with a minimum width of 
about 50 feet. 
18. PORT JEFFERSON HARBOR, N.Y. 
Location. An indentation of north shore of Long 
Island about 56 miles by water east of the Battery, 
New York City, and 13.5 miles southeast of Bridgeport 
Harbor, Conn. It is about 2.1 miles long and 0.8 
mile wide (See Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart 
361.) 
Previous projects. For details see pages 265, 221, 
751, 831, 1771, 93, and 87 of Annual Reports for 
1875, 1877, 1889, 1895, 1915, 1931 and 1954, respectively. 
Existing project. A channel 40 feet deep and 350 
feet wide from deep water in Long Island Sound to 
head of the harbor; and a turning basin near the 
inshore end of the channel 30 feet deep, 700 feet wide 
and 1,400 feet long. Repairing and enlarging two 
riprap jetties built under previous project, and extending 
the east jetty 450 feet, when necek sary, are 
considered to be inactive. Cost estimate for this 
portion is $1,119,000 (1954) Section included in project 
channel is 2.3 miles, west jetty is 940 feet, and 
east jetty, 1,900 feet. Mean tidal range at head of 
bay is 6.6 feet; mean range of spring tides is 7.9 feet; 
extreme fluctuations due to wind and barometric 
pressure vary from 4 feet below mean low water to 
8.5 feet above mean high water. Cost estimate of the 
active portion of existing project for new work is 
$6,970,000 (October 1977). (See Table 2-B at end of 
chapter for Acts authorizing existing projects.) 
Local cooperation. Complied with except for provisions 
of River and Harbor Act of 1968 which required 
local interests to furnish lands, easements, 
and righs-of-way required for construction and 
maintenance and for aids to navigation, including 
spoil disposal areas, and necessary retaining dikes, 
bulkheads, and embankments therefor, or the costs 
of such retaining works; hold the United States free 
from damages; and provide and maintain adequate 
approach channels and berths and modify existing 
facilities at terminals which would permit use of the 
waterway to secure full advantage of the deeper 
channel. 
Terminal facilities. There are ten terminals with 
a total available berthage of 3,765 feet all located at 
the head of the harbor. One is a marina with storage 
space for 200 vessels, and is open to the public. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. Draft 
environmental impact analysis report completed. 
The sum of $2,057 was expended in Fiscal Year 1974 
for preconstruction planning (advanced engineering 
and design.) Construction has not been initiated. 
Condition as of September 30. No work has been 
done under the existing project. Under previous 
projects the east jetty was built to a length of 1,500 
feet and the west jetty to 940 feet, but width and 
height are incomplete. When last examined in December 
1961 and January 1962, the controlling mean 
low water depth was 26 feet for a width of 300 feet 
from deep water in Long Island Sound to the inner 
harbor, a distance of about 2 miles. The deepening of 
the channel from 16 feet to 26 feet and the lengthening 
from 2,600 feet to approximately 2 miles was 
accomplished by local interests. The work remaining 
to be done under the active portion of the existing 
project consists of dredging the 40-foot channel and 
the 35-foot turning basin. Environmental Statement 
was submitted to the Council on Environmental 
Quality during Fiscal Year 1971. 
19. SHOAL HARBOR AND COMPTON 
CREEK, N.J. 
Location. Shoal Harbor is on south shore of Sandy 
Hook Bay about 4 miles west of Sandy Hook. Compton 
Creek is a small stream rising on the west side 
of the Navesink Highlands and flowing north 
through meadows into Shoal Harbor. (See Coast and 
Geodetic Survey Chart 369.) 
Previous projects. For details, see Annual Reports 
for 1934 and 1938, pages 211, and 265 respectively. 
Existing project. A 1.8 mile channel 12 feet deep 
at mean low water extending from deep water in 
Sandy Hook Bay to first bend in creek, thence 8 feet 
deep to the Main Street Bridge across Compton 
Creek with a width of 150 feet in the bay and 75 feet 
inside the mouth of the creek, with widening at 
bends. Mean tidal range, 4.7 feet; mean range of 
spring tides, 5.6 feet; irregular fluctuations due to 
wind and barometric pressure vary from 3.8 feet 
below mean low water up to 5.9 feet above mean 
high water. New work for the completed portion of 
the project cost $107,572, exclusive of amounts expended 
on previous projects and exclusive of $77,247 
expended from contributed funds. Dredging of chan- 
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nel in the creek to a depth of 8 feet to a point 1,000 
feet upstream from Main Street Bridge is inactive 
and is excluded from foregoing description and cost 
estimate. Estimated cost of this portion (1957) is 
$52,000. (See Table 2-B for Authorizing Legislation.) 
Local cooperation. The River and Harbor Act of 
March 2, 1945, provides that no work shall be undertaken 
until harbor lines have been established by the 
Secretary of the Army along that portion of Compton 
Creek extending 1,000 feet upstream from 
Main Street Bridge and until local interests have: (a) 
Conveyed to the United States, free of cost, a perpetual 
easement to excavate all lands above ordinary 
high water included between said harbor lines; 
and have removed all structures or parts thereof 
extending channelward of said harbor lines; (b) 
furnished, free of cost to the United States, suitable 
areas for the disposal of dredged material for new 
work and subsequent maintenance as needed; (c) 
given releases to hold and save the United States 
free from all claims for damages resulting from the 
improvement; and (d) constructed the public wharf, 
assurances for which were furnished under the project 
of August 30, 1935, at location and in accordance 
with plans to be approved by the Chief of Engineers 
and Secretary of the Army and given assurances 
satisfactory to the Secretary of the Army and that 
they will maintain this wharf open to all on equal and 
reasonable terms. The clerk of Middletown Township 
was notified of conditions of local cooperation in 
letter dated January 18, 1946. A letter dated July 2, 
1946, advised that township committee has given 
assurances that it will comply with all of above conditions. 
The requirements under prior acts have been 
fully complied with. The River and Harbor Act of 
September 3, 1954, further provides that local interests 
contribute in cash 50 percent of first cost of 
work, and agree to: (a) Furnish, without cost to the 
United States all lands, easements, rights-of-way, 
and suitable spoil-disposal areas for initial 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) deepen to 14 feet the berths at the 
terminals along the improved section of channel; and 
provided further that no work shall be undertaken 
until local interests have complied with the outstanding 
condition of local cooperation required under 
existing project which pertains to construction 
of a public wharf. Assurances of compliance by local 
interests with requirements under Act of September 
3, 1954, dated July 30, 1956, were accepted 
September 25, 1956, by the District Engineer for the 
United States of America. 
Terminal facilities. See Port Series No. 5, revised 
1965, Vol. 2, Part 2, page 272. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. A contract 
for the removal and satisfactory disposal of all 
material except ledge rock lying above the planes of 
8 and 12 feet below mean low water in specified 
sections of Shoal Harbor and Compton Creek, N.J. 
was awarded on August 3, 1977 and work was continuing 
at the end of the fiscal year. Removed 15,000 
cubic yards, place measurement of material at a cost 
of $111,942, including $11,088 for engineering and 
design preliminary to dredging for maintenance. 
Reconnaissance survey cost $2,141. 
Condition as of September 30. Work under the 
entire existing project is about 78 percent complete. 
Work under active portion of the existing project 
was commenced in August 1936 and completed in 
November 1956. Work remaining to be done under 
the project consists of extending the 8-foot channel 
1,000 feet upstream from the Main Street bridge. 
20. SUPERVISOR OF NEW YORK HARBOR 
(Prevention of Obstruction and Injurious Deposits) 
The District Engineer, New York District, was 
designated Supervisor of New York Harbor under 
the provisions of the River and Harbor Act of June 
29, 1888 (33 U.S.C. 441-451), as amended July 12, 
1952. Under this Act, the Supervisor of New York 
Harbor is charged with the mission of preventing 
the deposit of obstructive and injurious materials in 
New York Harbor and its adjacent and tributary 
waters, including Long Island Sound. The Supervisor 
of New York Harbor is also responsible for enforcing 
the River and Harbor Act of August 18, 1894 
(33 U.S.C. 452) which makes it unlawful for any 
person or persons to engage in fishing or dredging 
for shellfish in any of the channels leading to and 
from New York Harbor, or to interfere in any way 
with the safe navigation of those channels by ocean 
steamships and ships of deep draft. The River and 
Harbor Act of March 3, 1899 (33 U.S.C. 403, 407, 
409), commonly known as the Refuse Act, applies to 
all navigable waters of the United States. This Statute 
is used for enforcement purposes by the New 
York District Engineer on waterway violations not 
within the scope of the Act of 1888 or on violations 
that occur within this area of jurisdiction outside of 
New York Harbor and Long Island Sound. The waters 
under the jurisdiction of the Supervisor of New 
York Harbor include New York Harbor and its tributaries, 
Raritan River, Arthur Kill, Newark Bay, 
Hackensack and Passaic Rivers, Kill Van Kull, Hudson 
River and its tributaries to the Federal Lock and 
Dam at Troy, New York, the East River and its 
tributaries, Harlem River and Long Island Sound. 
Enforcement of the Act of 1888 in Long Island Sound 
is limited to the Sound itself, ending at lines drawn 
between the headlands of the many inlets and harbors 
along its shores. The Supervisor of the Harbor, 
in his capacity as District Engineer, may apprehend 
violators of anti-pollution laws under authority of 
the Act of March 3, 1899 when violations occur in the 
inland tributary waters of Long Island Sound. The 
navigable waters of the Hudson River extending 
north from Troy, New York to the New York Dis- 
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trict boundary line at the Canadian border are under 
the jurisdiction of the District Engineer. The mission 
includes surveillance and inspection by Patrol 
Boats, to the 3-mile limit, of tows enroute to dumping 
grounds in the Atlantic Ocean to ensure that 
material is not illegally deposited in the waters of 
New York Harbor; patrol of inland waters, i.e. Long 
Island Sound and the Hudson River, to prevent 
illegal deposits that would have an adverse effect on 
navigation or anchorage; and prevention of interference 
with safe navigation in New York Harbor entrance 
channels and other waters under the jurisdiction 
of the New York District. Inspections of shorefront 
facilities and property are conducted by Inspectors 
utilizing government vehicles equipped 
with two-way radios. These inspectors operate out 
of field offices located at Belle Meade and Jersey 
City, New Jersey, Fort Tilden, Fort Totten, Troy 
and Riverhead, New York, and Burlington, Vermont. 
Inspections of shorefront facilities are conducted 
on an 8-hour a day, five days a week schedule. 
The activities include inspection of construction 
work, fill or excavation in water-ways, including 
wetland areas, to determine if the individual or company 
concerned has a Department of the Army permit 
for such work, and if so, if the work is being 
performed in accordance with the provisions of the 
permit; investigation of illegal deposits of refuse into 
navigable waters or their trubutaries, or on the 
shoreline where the material is subject to being 
washed into the waterways and adversely affect 
navigation; and obstruction, by vessels, to navigation. 
21. RECONNAISSANCE AND CONDITION 
SURVEYS 
(See Table 2-F at end of chapter.) 
22. OTHER AUTHORIZED NAVIGATION 
PROJECTS 
(See Table 2-G at end of chapter.) 
23. NAVIGATION WORK UNDER SPECIAL 
AUTHORIZATION 
Fiscal Year cost for preauthorization studies was 
$5000. for Reconnaissance Report on Whale Creek, 
N.J. 
Beach Erosion Control 
24. EAST ROCKAWAY INLET TO ROCKAWAY 
INLET & JAMAICA BAY, N.Y. (PT. 
I) 
Location. Atlantic coast of New York City, between 
East Rockaway and Rockaway Inlets, and 
the lands within and surrounding Jamaica Bay. The 
coastal area (about 10 miles long) is a peninsula in 
Queens County separating the ocean and the bay. 
(See Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts 12327, 
12350, and 12326.) 
Existing project. The project provides for approximately 
8.7 million cubic yards of sand fill including 
the advanced placement of a two year supply of 
beach nourishment, and Federal participation in the 
cost of periodic beach nourishment of the shore protection 
works for 10 years after completion of the 
initial beach fill. Federal participation (50 percent) 
includes $8,810,000 (October 1977) first cost and 
$679,000 annually for 10 years for beach nourishment 
a total of $15,600,000. 
Local cooperation. Local interests must provide 
lands and rights-of-way, including borrow areas; 
bear 50.0 percent of total first cost presently estimated 
at $17,184,400 consisting of a cash contribution 
of $8,864,400 the final apportionment of cost to be 
made after actual costs and values have been determined 
and $832,000 annually for periodic nourishment 
for 10 years, total non-Federal cost 
$17,184,400, hold the United States free from damages; 
maintain, during economic life of project, continued 
public ownership and use of non-Federal 
publicly-owned shores upon which Federal participation 
in beach protection is based; maintain and 
operate all works after completion, control water 
pollution to the extent necessary to safeguard the 
health of bathers; local cooperation agreement was 
executed by the state May 17, 1974 and approved for 
Sec/Army 5/31/74. On May 22, 1974 sent to state an 
approved Escrow Agreement. 
Operations and results during period. Contract 
#3 awarded May 6, 1977 in the amount of $2,737,120 
for placement of 1,623,000 cubic yards. Removed 
1,000,000 cubic yards, place measurement of material 
at a cost of $2,500,000 in Fiscal Year 1977. Work 
commenced on July 15, 1977 and was completed on 
September 20, 1977. 
Condition as of September 30. Advance engineering 
and design is completed. Final EIS on file 
with CEQ on April 16, 1971. Contract #1 was 
awarded on August 16, 1974 for restoration of 3.0 
miles of project shorefront between B110 and B40 
Streets, and was completed in September 1976. 
25. FIRE ISLAND INLET, TO JONES INLET, 
N.Y. 
Location. Atlantic Coast of Long Island, N.Y., 
between Fire Island Inlet and Jones Inlet, about 15 
miles. Fire Island Inlet is on south shore of Long 
Island, about 50 miles by water south and east of the 
Battery, New York City, and connects Great South 
Bay and the Atlantic Ocean. Jones Inlet is on south 
shore of Long Island, about 37 miles by water south 
and east of the Battery, New York City, and connects 
Hempstead Bay and the Atlantic Ocean. (See 
Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart 12352.) 
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Existing project. Provides for Federal participation 
in restoration and protection of shore from Fire 
Island to Jones Inlets by dredging inlet shoal in Fire 
Island Inlet and construction of a sand dike to relieve 
pressure of tidal currents against Oak Beach, to 
provide a deposition area for littoral drift, and to 
obtain fill material for a feeder beach and Oak Beach. 
Authorization initially provided for three dredging 
operations over a period of 10 years, but was reduced 
to two, based on subsequently authorized 
project modification for sand bypassing facilities and 
on limited reduction of channel maintenance costs of 
navigation project. 
For first increment, based on cost sharing provisions 
of Public Law 727, 79th Congress, pertinent to 
beach erosion control benefits, Federal participation 
was authorized to extent of one-third of costs allocated 
to beach erosion control feature and entire cost 
allocated to navigation feature, a total of 42 percent 
for first increment. Based on provisions of 1962 
River and Harbor Act enacted after completion of 
first increment, which modified Federal participation 
to extent of one-half of costs allocated to beach 
erosion control feature, and on deletion of navigation 
benefits based on maintenance experience, Federal 
share of second increment was evaluated at 67.9 
percent. 
Project, as modified, provides for combined beach 
erosion control and navigation improvements comprising 
a 1,000-foot extension of existing jetty, a 
littoral reservoir with a capacity of 1,200,000 cubic 
yards west of jetty, a navigation channel 28 feet 
deep and 500 feet wide leading from the littoral 
reservoir to a deposition reservoir inside the inlet 
with a capacity of 2 million cubic yards, and other 
appurtenant works including jetty modifications to 
permit fishermen use, and dikes. Estimated Federal 
share of participation is 60.5 percent of the first cost 
of project modification. Periodic transfer of littoral 
drift involving the bypassing of 1,200,000 cubic 
yards of sand on the average of once every 2 years to 
a feeder beach over the economic life of the project, 
serving both maintenance of navigation channel and 
nourishment of beaches westerly of the inlet, is included 
in annual maintenance. Mean range of tide is 
4.1 feet. Total estimated Federal cost of new work is 
$25,626,767 (October 1976), of which $2,646,767 is 
for work authorized by 1958 River and Harbor Act, 
and $22,980,000 for modification authorized by 1962 
River and Harbor Act. Project documents contain 
latest published maps. (See Table 2-B for Authorizing 
Legislation.) 
Local cooperation. River and Harbor Act of 1958 
provides local interests obtain approval by Chief of 
Engineers, before starting work on any feature of 
project, of detailed plans and specifications and arrangements 
for prosecuting work on that feature; 
provide lands, and rights-of-ways; hold the United 
States free from damages; assure that water pollution 
that would endanger health of bathers will not 
be permitted; assure maintenance of recommended 
project during its useful life as may be required to 
insure realization of anticipated benefits; and assure 
continued public ownership of the shore and its administration 
for public use during economic life of 
project. Long Island State Park Commission of 
State of New York, the cooperating agency, entered 
into an agreement with United States August 21, 
1958, as modified November 18, 1959, and February 
1, 1962, in which the agency adopted plan of improvement 
for beach erosion control authorized by 
Congress and agreed to furnish its share of cost, and 
comply with all other requirements of local cooperation. 
By letter dated October 7, 1958, cooperating 
agency requested United States to undertake and 
supervise construction of first increment of work. 
First modification to agreement enabled construction 
by Federal Government of a sand closure across 
gorge channel which was completed in 1960 at a cost 
of $364,000 from funds furnished by cooperating 
agency (contributed funds-other). Second modification 
enabled delineation of sand closure as a part of 
authorized project in accordance with Public Works 
Appropriation Act, 1962, which included $152,880 
(42 percent of $364,000) specifically for repayment of 
Federal share of cost. Unused contributed funds, 
surplus to needs of first increment, were returned 
May 17, 1962. Second dredging operation was financially 
complete April 30, 1966, and unused required 
contributed funds were returned July 7, 1966. In 
addition to assurances similar to those cited for the 
work under the 1958 act, local interests, for the work 
under the 1962 act, must provide and maintain a 
parking lot with adequate sanitary facilities as may 
be required for recreational fishermen use of the 
jetty extension; and contribute about 39.5 percent of 
total first cost, 32.1 percent of periodic dredging cost 
allocated to beach erosion control for beach nourishment, 
and 9.8 percent of maintenance cost. Offproject 
fishing facilities are a non-Federal responsibility. 
Total estimated cost of local cooperation to be 
provided by local interests is $17,282,335 (October 
1976) for new work, of which $2,272,335 (cash contribution) 
is for work authorized by the 1958 act; and 
$15,010,000 the 1962 act, of which $14,990,000 is 
cash contribution and $20,000 is other non-Federal 
costs for off-project facilities; exclusive of shares of 
annual periodic dredging and maintenance costs. 
Assurances executed with State 4/27/73 approved 
by Sec of Army 5/24/73. 
Operations and results during period. Contract 
#2 was awarded on June 12, 1974 for $4,892,650. 
$25,072 was expended for engineering and design 
for preliminary dredging. Actual work on Contract 
#2 was commenced on July 27, 1974, and was terminated 
by the contractor on April 18, 1975 after 
having dredged 931,310 cubic yards of which 897,554 
cubic yards was pay-quantity at a cost of $3,335,000 
which was the available funds in the fiscal year for 
the contract. 
Contract #3 was awarded on August 27, 1975 for 
dredging 1,845,000 cubic yards of material and plac- 
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ing it along the 11,000-foot long feederbeach. Dredging 
was commenced in June 1976 and completed in 
June 1977. Pay quantity was 2,271,457 cubic yards 
placed along the feeder beach at a cost of $9,017,963. 
Condition as of September 30. Under the 1958 
Act, the first dredging operation is complete at a 
cost of $1,124,826 exclusive of $1,553,331 required 
contributed funds. Second dredging operation is 
complete at a cost of $1,521,941, exclusive of 
$719,504 required contributed funds. Engineering 
and design for work under the 1962 act was initiated 
in April 1965. Model test by Waterways Experiment 
Station was completed and report submitted November 
1969. Design Memorandum was submitted 
to Chief of Engineers September 1971 anid was approved 
February 1971 subject to comments, which 
were submitted April 1971. Advance plans and specifications 
submitted April 1971. The Environmental 
Statement was submitted to the Council of Environmental 
Quality April 16, 1971. Contract #1 awarded 
June 8, 1973, and physically complete May 22, 1974. 
Contract #2 was awarded in June 12, 1974. Construction 
was commenced in July 1974 and was terminated 
in April 1975. Contract #3 was awarded on 
August 27, 1975. Construction was commenced in 
June 1976 and completed in June 1977. The contract 
area dredged is about 4,100 feet long, 500 feet wide, 
and follows the alignment of the outer portion of the 
existing jetty. The edge of the area lies about 250 
feet west ofjetty and extends a distance of about 300 
feet seaward of the jetty light. The dredged depths 
were as follows: The inner 650 foot length was 
dredged to 14 feet below mean low water; the middle 
2,900 foot portion to 30 feet, and the outer 550 foot 
portion to 16 feet. A dredging overdepth of 2 feet 
was allowed in the contract. Near the end of Contract 
#3 hydrographic surveys showed that a shoal 
had formed in the seaward end of the contract area 
so that a clear navigation could not be obtained by 
completion of the contract work. Accordingly the 
remaining work was modified and realigned to permit 
dredging of a 500 foot wide channel with a depth 
of 16 feet through the shoal. This work was completed 
in June 1977 within the available funds. The 30 
foot dredged portion is also intended to serve as a 
littoral reservoir to trap the predominant westward 
littoral drift moving past the end of the jetty and into 
the inlet. 
In January 1975 funds of $21,000 were allotted to 
the Waterways Experiment Station for computer 
aided historical photo-analysis study of the Fire Island 
Inlet system. The final report on this study is 
scheduled for September 1977. 
26. OTHER AUTHORIZED BEACH EROSION 
CONTROL PROJECTS 
(See Table 2-H at end of chapter.) 
27. BEACH EROSION CONTROL WORK UNDER 
SPECIAL AUTHORIZATION 
Beach Erosion Control activities pursuant to Section 
103 Public Law 826, 84th Congress as amended 
(preauthorization) 
Fiscal year cost for preauthorization studies was 
$4,500 on Neptune City, N.J. to continue Detailed 
Project Report. 
Flood Control 
28. ELIZABETH, N.J. 
Location. In city of Elizabeth, N.J. (Union 
County), extending 4.2 miles upstream from mouth 
of Elizabeth River at Arthur Kill. The river continues 
7.7 miles northward through Union and Essex 
counties to its headwaters in East Orange, N.J. 
(see Geological Survey quadrangles, Roselle, Elizabeth, 
Caldwell and Orange; and Army Map Service 
quadrangles, similarly designated.) 
Existing project. Includes an improved channel 
with levees and/or walls where necessary between 
Bridge Street and Arthur Kill (2.1 miles); a concrete 
channel between Trotter's Land and U.S. Highway 
No. 1(1.4 miles); closure to high ground at upstream 
and downstream ends; interior drainage, including 5 
pumping stations and 11 ponding areas; reconstruction 
or replacement of 16 bridges and associated 
street regrading; and utilities relocations. Total estimated 
Federal cost is $32,140,000. Total estimated 
non-Federal cost for all requirements of local cooperation 
excluding maintenance is $9,550,000 including 
$770,000 cash contribution. (See Table 2-B for 
Authorizing Legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Local interests must provide 
lands and rights-of-way for construction and subsequent 
maintenance, the costs and values incurred in 
the interest of hurricane tidal flood protection to be 
credited to required local contribution to the project 
first costs allocated to hurricane tidal flood protection; 
hold the United States free from damages; 
maintain and operate completed works including all 
dredging required in the channel to maintain the 
design depths in the tidal reach; reconstruct all 
bridges and approaches except railroad bridges, and 
relocate existing sewerage and drainage facilities, 
streets, utilities, and other structures, such costs 
and values incurred in interest of hurricane tidal 
flood protection to be credited to required local contribution 
to protect first costs allocated to hurricane 
tidal flood protection; bear 30 percent of first costs 
allocated to hurricane tidal flood protection, including 
the two items listed above pertaining to lands, 
reconstruction and alterations, and a cash contribution 
now estimated at $770,000 to be paid either in a 
lump sum before starting construction, or in installments 
before starting construction, or in installments 
before starting pertinent work items in accordance 
with construction schedules as required by 
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the Chief of Engineers; take necessary action to 
protect channels from future obstruction or encroachment 
including waste disposal that would reduce 
their flood-carrying capacity; take appropriate 
measures to control development in partially protected 
areas and fringe areas not included in the project 
with a view to preventing an undue increase in flood 
damage potential; maintain existing natural detention 
areas along the Elizabeth River between Union 
Avenue and Trotters Lane free from encroachment 
so as not to reduce their detention capacity; to provide 
any additional gravity outlets or pumping station 
capacities made necessary by any modifications 
or encroachments on the ponding areas; bear any 
increased Federal costs for the improvement that 
may result from any future requirements for parkway 
developments; and at least annually, notify interests 
affected that the improvements will not provide 
complete protection from fluvial floods greater 
than in July 1897. Agency responsible for local cooperation 
is city of Elizabeth (with concurrence of 
Union County and State of New Jersey). Signed 
assurances of local cooperation were accepted by the 
District Engineer on January 9, 1970. 
Operation and results during period. Advance 
planning continued. Penn-Central Bridge construction 
completed. Construction of downstream dredging 
portion of the project completed. Contract executed 
with New Jersey Department of Transportation 
on June 2, 1977 for placement of 132 foot section 
of flume to be accomplished in conjunction with 
bridge replacement. Continued local cooperation. 
Condition as of September 30. Advance planning 
(begun January 1966), leading to first construction 
(Ursino Basin) add the Penn-Central Bridge and 
downstream dredging contracts, has been completed. 
General design memorandum and its supplement 
submitted. Penn-Central Railroad Bridge 
agreement executed. Environmental impact statement 
submitted to the council on environmental 
quality on April 20, 1971. Upstream Ursino Basin 
construction complete. Contract executed with New 
Jersey Department of Transportation on June 2, 
1977 for placement of 132 foot section of flume to be 
accomplished in conjunction with bridge replacement. 
Completion of engineering and design and 
construction remain. 
29. FIRE ISLAND INLET TO MONTAUK 
POINT, N.Y. 
Location. That portion of Atlantic Coast of Long 
Island in Suffolk County extending from Fire Island 
Inlet easterly to Montauk Point, N.Y.-about 83 
miles long. This frontage, comprises about 70 percent 
of total ocean frontage of Long Island. Fire 
Island Inlet is about 50 miles by water east of the 
Battery, New York City. (See Coast and Geodetic 
Charts 13209, 12354 and 12353.) 
Existing project. Provides for Federal participation 
in improvement to prevent beach erosion and 
hurricane damages by: widening beaches along developed 
areas between Kismet and Mecox Bay to a 
minimum width of 100 feet at elevation 14 feet above 
mean sea level; raising dunes to an elevation of 16 
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; constructing 
gated interior drainage structures at Mecox 
Bay, Sagaponack Lake, and Georgica Pond; constructing 
not to exceed 50 groins, if needed; and 
Federal participation in cost of beach nourishment 
for not to exceed 10 years from year of completion of 
a useful nourishment unit. Total estimated Federal 
cost is $109,000,000 (October 1977) which includes 
participation in periodic beach nourishment for 10 
years at $79,000 annually. Total estimated non- 
Federal cost for all requirements of local cooperation 
is $55,000,000 inclusive of $41,690,000 cash contribution 
by local interests. Project cost estimate reflects 
revised cost sharing provisions of 1962 River and 
Harbor Act. Increased Federal participation from 
about 53 percent due to an adjustment of cost 
sharing in accordance with Section 31 of the Water 
Resources Development Act of 1974 to about 70 
percent of first cost of project construction, excluding 
annual nourishment costs. 
Local cooperation. River and Harbor Act of 1960 
provides that before starting construction, local interests 
give assurance they will (a) provide lands, 
rights-of-way, including borrow areas, for construction; 
(b) make alterations and relocations of buildings, 
streets, storm drains, utilities, and other 
structures made necessary by construction; (c) bear 
30 percent of total first cost estimated at $46,550,000 
to consist of items listed in (a) and (b) above and a 
cash contribution estimated at $41,690,000 or, if any 
section is undertaken separately apportionment of 
first cost will be as shown in District Engineer's 
report, with due regard to change in public use and 
ownership and other changes before construction; 
provided that cash contribution be paid either in a 
lump sum before starting entire project, or in installments 
before starting pertinent items, in accordance 
with construction schedules as required by Chief of 
Engineers, final apportionment of cost to be made 
after actual costs and values have been determined; 
(d) hold the United States free from damages; (e) 
maintain all works and undertake periodic beach 
nourishment after completion, except that for 10 
years after completion of a useful nourishment unit 
Federal Government would contribute, dependent 
on conditions of public use and ownership and other 
changes at time of construction an amount for entire 
project now estimated at $79,000 annually; (f) maintain 
during economic life of 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 recommended 
Federal participation is based; (g) adopt 
appropriate ordinances to provide for preservation 
of dunes and their protective vegetation; (h) control 
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water pollution to extent necessary to safeguard 
health of bathers; (i) obtain approval of Chief of 
Engineers of detailed plans and specifications for 
work contemplated and arrangements for its prosecution 
before starting any work on beach protection 
phase of project for which Federal participation is 
planned, if undertaken separately from recommended 
combined project; and (j) contribute in cash toward 
cost of hurricane protection works constructed 
under this plan, in addition to apportionment required 
in (c) above, an amount equal to increased 
Federal cost resulting from separate construction of 
beach protection work referred to in (i) above. Responsible 
agency is State of New York. On July 30, 
1963, the State reflected the desires of Suffolk 
County, requested the inclusion of a minimum of 13 
groins in initial construction of Moriches-Shinnecock 
reach. Chief of Engineers concurred in inclusion of 
up to 13 groins. Assurances were executed by Superintendent 
of Public Works, State of New York, 
on August 14, and accepted by the District Engineer 
August 20, 1963. On February 5, 1964, the State 
requested consideration of a plan, as proposed by 
Suffolk County, for initial construction of 13 groins 
of which 11 would be in the Moriches-Shinnecock 
reach, and 2 in the Southampton-Beach Hampton 
reach in vicinity of Georgica Pond; and that sandfill 
and dune construction be withheld for the present 
except for 1 mile on each side of Shinnecock Inlet. On 
February 27, 1964, the Chief of Engineers accepted 
the proposals, in part, and supplemental assurances 
were executed by State of New York on April 20, 
1964, and accepted by District Engineer April 27, 
1964, as follows: the State of New York now elects to 
proceed with authorized combined beach erosion 
control and hurricane protection project for South 
Shore of Long Island; that Superintendent of Public 
Works hereby reaffirms his assurance of August 14, 
1963, relative to complete project; that State of New 
York, as cooperating agency, will now agree that 
artifical fills will be added when and to extent found 
necessary by the Chief of Engineers, but not earlier 
than 3 years after completion of groins unless both 
the State of New York and the Chief of Engineers 
mutually agree to an earlier placement; that the 
superintendent agrees for State of New York to 
contribute the full amount of any increase in Federal 
costs resulting from the separate construction of the 
groins and subsequent fill; and that the State agree 
that construction of the two groins in the Georgica 
Pond area will depend on a favorable finding, following 
a study by the Chief of Engineers. Study was 
completed July 31, 1964, recommending construction, 
and approved by the Chief of Engineers on 
September 22, 1964. By letter dated November 5, 
1964, the New York State Department of Public 
Works confirmed that title to all properties and interests 
in properties necessary for constructing the 
11 groins was fully vested in Suffolk County. By 
letter dated December 7, 1964, the Department stated 
that the county had obtained easements or fee 
title for the parcels necessary for constructing the 
two groins. New York State Department of Public 
Works furnished $844,600 and $830,330 required 
contributed funds October 30, 1964, and September 
7, 1965, respectively, for construction of 11 groins in 
Moriches-Shinnecock reach, and $439,900 on January 
22, 1965, for construction of 2 groins in Georgica 
Pond area of the Southampton-Beach Hampton 
reach. The completed 2 groins and 11 groins were 
accepted by the New York State Department of 
Public Works for maintenance on May 11, 1966 and 
April 10, 1967, respectively. 
On March 22, 1965, the State recommended that 
planning priority be in the order: Southampton- 
Beach Hampton (drainage structures first); Shinnecock 
Inlet-Southampton; Beach Hampton-Montauk 
Point; and Fire Island Inlet-Moriches Inlet. Planning 
on the drainage structures was initiated but 
was suspended, based on: meeting of October 28, 
1965 with the Georgica Pond Association and the 
Preservation Society of East End wherein concern 
was indicated regarding the effects of the proposed 
drainage structure on ecology, salinity, pond level 
and aesthetic values; meeting with the Congressional 
representatives, State legislators, Federal agencies 
and local officials held on May 26, 1966; and 
resolution of the Suffolk County Board of Supervisors 
adopted June 13, 1966 requesting advancement 
of the planning of the Fire Island Inlet-Moriches 
Inlet reach (Fire Island National Seashore). On June 
16, 1967, the New York State Department of Public 
Works requested that the following works be undertaken 
as immediate priority items: in Moriches- 
Shinnecock Reach, beach and dune fill at 11 groin 
site, construction of four groins west of the completed 
11 groins, beach and dune fill east of the 11 
groins; in Southampton-Beach Hampton reach (at 
East Hampton), construction of two additional 
groins, and the outlet structure at Georgica Pond. 
On March 18, 1968 the Suffolk County Board of 
Supervisors adopted a resolution supporting construction 
of 4 groins in Reach 2 (Moriches- 
Shinnecock) and 2 groins in Reach 4 (Southampton- 
Beach Hampton). On April 22, 1968 the Board 
adopted a more inclusive resolution authorizing participation 
in beach erosion and hurricane protection 
for the Moriches-Shinnecock reach and in the 
Georgica Pond area of the Southampton-Beach 
Hampton reach. On December 24, 1968, the Commissioner 
of the New York State Conservation Department 
executed the second supplement to the 
assurances of local cooperation, which was accepted 
by the District Engineer on January 24, 1969. The 
reaffirmed previous assurances contained provisions 
for constructing four additional groins in an 
area extending 6,000 feet west from the most westerly 
groin in the existing eleven-groin field in the 
Moriches Inlet to Shinnecock Inlet Reach, and for 
placing beach and dune fill in this area to the full 
design cross section as defined in the authorized 
project report, except for the portion of the dune 
mean sea level elevation 16 feet and 20 feet. Thus 
this stage construction established the top of dune to 
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an elevation of 16 feet m.s.l. with a 65 foot width at 
that elevation and the top of berm to 14 feet m.s.1. 
with a 100 foot width at that elevation. These assurances 
also required that the State obtain and provide 
without cost to the United States all lands, easements, 
and rights-of-way, to permit entry for the 
period of construction, and that the necessary rights 
will be obtained, as required, of lands, easements 
and rights-of-way, for maintenance and repair of the 
groins, dunes, and berms, and to insure the integrity 
of the completed structure. (See Table 2-B for 
Authorizing Legislation.) 
Operations and results during period. Continued 
study of coastal protection needs for present and 
future conditions. Planning was continued in period 
for another increment of work at Westhampton 
Beach in the Moriches Inlet to Shinnecock Inlet 
reach, consisting of placement of beach and dune fill 
in the initial 11 groin field constructed in 1966 and 
along the 9,500 feet of shore westward of the existing 
groin field. The draft Environmental Impact 
Statement on the entire project was revised and a 
final Environmental Impact Statement prepared for 
review and approval prior to submission to the 
Council on Environmental Quality. At the request of 
the local cooperating agency a Phase I design study 
was initiated in the Fire Island Inlet to Moriches 
Inlet reach of the project. 
Condition as of September 30. Engineering and 
design began November 1962 and project construction 
commenced in January 1965. Two groins in 
Reach 4: Southampton-Beach Hampton, Section 3, 
were initiated in March, and completed in September 
1965, at a total cost of $720,950 of which $382,109 
were incurred against required contributed funds. 
Eleven groins in Reach 2: Moriches-Shinnecock, 
Section 2, were initiated in January 1965, and completed 
in October 1966 at a total cost of $2,854,565 of 
which $1,370,191 were incurred against required 
contributed funds. Initial beach fill placement for 
750,000 cubic yards in Reach 2, Section 1A was 
completed on May 23, 1969. On August 4, 1969 work 
started on 4 groins and sandfill in Reach 2, Section 
1A and was completed November 14, 1970. 3,083 
tons of stone and 1,111,000 cubic yards of sand was 
placed. Total cost for all Section 1A was $3,663,455 
including $1,791,428 required contributed funds. 
Planning for another increment of work at Westhampton 
Beach underway. Funds in amount of 
$70,000 were allotted on April 14, 1977 for initiation 
of the Phase I study in Reach I, Fire Island Inlet to 
Moriches Inlet. Environment Impact Statement on 
entire project prepared. Completion of engineering 
and design, and construction of the project remain. 
30. NORTH ELLENVILLE, N.Y. 
Location. In Ellenville, N.Y., on Beer Kill and 
Fantine Kill, at their confluence with Sandburg 
Creek, which discharges into Rondout Creek at Napanoch, 
N.Y., about 2 miles downstream from Ellenville. 
(See Geological Survey, Ellenville quadrangle; 
and Army Map Service, Ellenville quadrangle.) 
Existing project. Improvement includes constructing 
10,821 feet of levees (9,078 feet along Beer 
Kill and 1,743 feet along Fantine Kill) and 2,761 feet 
of floodwalls (1,946 feet along Beer Kill and 815 feet 
along Fantine Kill); capping 440 feet of retaining 
walls on Beer Kill; removing concrete dam, improving 
985 feet of channel, and constructing a 1,144 foot 
stream diversion on Fantine Kill; providing interior 
drainage including 2,800 feet of diversion ditches, 4 
drainage structures, 2 ponding areas; altering or 
replacing 6 bridges; and relocating 15 structures and 
miscellaneous utilities. Existing project known also 
as "Beer Kill and Fantine Kill at Ellenville, N.Y." is 
one of three physically and functionally independent 
projects included in Rondout Creek and Wallkill 
River, N.Y. and N.J. Survey Report. Final project 
plans contain latest map. Estimated Federal cost for 
project is $3,751,300. Estimated non-Federal cost 
including lands and relocations is $1,427,367. (See 
Table 2-B for Authorizing Legislation.) 
Local cooperation. It was necessary, under project 
authorization, for local interests to furnish lands 
and rights-of-way for construction; alter highway , 
highway bridges, utility and related facilities; hold 
the United States free from damages; protect channels, 
ponding areas and other flood works from future 
encroachment or obstruction that would reduce 
their flood carrying capacity and control development 
of fringe areas not protected by proposed improvement 
with a view to preventing an undue increase 
in flood damage potential; and maintain and 
operate completed works. State of New York is 
responsible for local cooperation. The Commissioner, 
New York State Conservation Department 
(now Dept. of Environmental Conservation), representing 
New York State, executed the assurances of 
Local Cooperation on March 5, 1968, which were 
accepted by the District Engineer for the United 
States on March 25, 1968. A supplemental assurance 
was signed by the State of New York on March 30, 
1970 and accepted by the District Engineer on April 
10, 1970. 
Operations and results during period. Continued 
coordination. 
Condition as of September 30. Preconstruction 
planning was started November 1964 and completed 
September 1967. Based on local interests requests, 
design was revised. Design Memorandum was approved 
May 18, 1970. Environmental Statement 
submitted to the Council of Environmental Quality 
February 16, 1971. Final plans and specifications 
submitted April 21, 1971. Project construction complete. 
31. RAHWAY, SOUTH BRANCH N.J. 
Location. In city of Rahway, at the junction of 
South Branch of the Rahway River with the Rahway 
River, in Union County, New Jersey, 4.6 miles up- 
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stream of confluence of the river with Arthur Kill 
which separates New Jersey from Staten Island, 
N.y. (See Army Map Service quadrangles Perth 
Amboy and Roselle). 
Existing project. Improvement includes realignment 
and reshaping of existing channel for 1900 feet 
extending upstream from Hazelwood Avenue (about 
300 from stream junction); compacted fill on east 
bank; 1180 feet of levee, 60 feet of wall, and compacted 
fill on the west bank; remove Mill Street 
Bridge; interior drainage including pump station 
and ditches. Project was authorized by the Chief of 
Engineers January 6, 1969, pursuant to Section 205, 
Public Law 858, 80th Congress, as amended, subject 
to the adoption of a Department of Housing and 
Urban Development project (subsequently 
adopted). Estimated Federal cost for project is 
$1,647,000. Estimated non-Federal cost, including 
real estate, is $375,000. (See Table 2-B for Authorizing 
Legislation.) 
Local cooperation. It was necessary, under project 
authorization, for local interests to furnish without 
cost to the United States all lands, easements, 
and rights-of-way for the project, including spoil 
areas within the city necessary for construction. 
Local interests must also: hold and save the United 
States free from damages; maintain completed 
works; provide without cost to the United States for 
the relocation of utilities, buildings, raising of roads 
and manholes, construction of appurtenant sidewalks 
and curbs; protect the channel and flood control 
works from encroachment or obstruction including 
waste disposal that would reduce their flood 
carrying capacity. Also, agree to take appropriate 
measures to control development in fringe areas not 
protected by the improvement with a view to preventing 
an undue increase in the flood damage potential; 
to pay all Federal costs in excess of 
$2,000,000; at least annually notify interests affected 
that the improvements will not provide complete 
protection from floods greater than the design 
condition. An agreement of Local Cooperation was 
signed by the Mayor, City of Rahway, New Jersey 
on March 8, 1972, and was signed by the New York 
District Engineer for the United States on March 
16, 1972. A modification No. 1 to the basic agreement 
was signed by the City of Rahway Mayor on 
April 9, 1974 and signed by the District Engineer on 
April 19, 1974. On July 29, 1969, the City of Rahway 
furnished $27,500 (contributed funds, "other") for 
non-Federal design costs. Construction of project 
was authorized on basis of the Department of Housing 
and Development's acceptance of a city urban 
renewal project. 
Operation and results during period. Design supplement 
to detailed project report approved on December 
3, 1974. Construction of project was initiated 
on June 30, 1975, and is complete. 
Condition as of September 30. Detailed project 
report for project was completed on September 18, 
1967 and financed under "Rahway, N.J." project. 
Engineering was started January 9, 1969. Philadelphia 
District submitted Federal and non-Federal 
plans and specifications to New York District July 6, 
1970. Plans and specifications were subsequently 
updated by New York District. Environmental Impact 
Statement submitted to the Council on Environmental 
Quality on November 8, 1972. Construction 
of project is completed. Financial closeout 
remains. 
32. RARITAN BAY AND SANDY HOOK BAY, 
N.J. 
Location. Comprises about 21 miles of coast in 
Middlesex and Monmouth Counties, N.J., and is 
about 30 miles southwest of New York City. It extends 
along Raritan and Sandy Hook Bays between 
entrances to Raritan River on the west and Shrewsbury 
River on the east. Sandy Hook, N.J., a lowlying 
peninsula on the east, separates Atlantic 
Ocean from Sandy Hook Bay. (See Coast and Geodetic 
Survey Charts 70, 286, 369, 824, 1000, 1108, 
1215; and Geological Survey quadrangles of South 
Amboy, Keyport and Sandy Hook.) 
Existing project. Federal participation in constructing 
levees, beach fill, interior drainage facilities 
and groins for beach erosion control and hurricane 
protection. For Madison Township section, 
combined shore and hurricane protection improvement 
provides for: about 1.7 miles of beach fill at 
elevations of 5.5, 10, and 15 feet above mean sea 
level; about 0.4 mile of tieback levees at 15 feet 
above mean sea level; and interior drainage facilities. 
Shore protection improvement is provided for 
Matawan Township and Borough of Union Beach 
sections, including about 0.9 miles of beach fill at 
elevations of 5.5 and 10 feet above mean sea level for 
Matawan, and about 0.6 mile of beach fill at 5.5 feet 
above mean sea level for Union Beach. In the Borough 
of Keansburgh, East Keansburg, and West 
Keansburg, hurricane protection is provided, including 
about 2.7 miles of beach fill and 2.3 miles of 
tieback levees at an elevation of 15 feet above mean 
sea level; interior drainage structures; hurricane 
gate; and three groins in Keansburg for shore protection. 
Design studies relocated for Keansburgh- 
East Keansburg closure to an alignment west of 
Thorne Creek and provide additional protection in 
West Keansburg. Total estimated Federal cost is 
$8,460,000 which includes $57,000 reimbursement to 
local interests as federal share of costs incurred for 
beach protection accomplished at Keansburg in 
1957. Total estimated non-Federal cost for all requirements 
of local cooperation is $4,480,000, including 
$3,943,000 cash contribution. Project cost estimate 
reflects the cost sharing provisions of 1962 
River and Harbor Act. These new provisions, resulted 
in increase in Federal participation from about 
64.8 percent to about 66.4 percent of estimated project 
cost exclusive of reimbursable completed work 
at Keansburg. (See Table 2-B for Authorizing Legislation.) 
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Local cooperation. Complied with for the Madison 
and Keansburg-East-West Keansburg sections, except 
for those provisions affecting continuing actions 
such as operation and maintenance. For details see 
1970 Annual Report. By resolution dated December 
2, 1963, Matawan Township declined to participate 
in the project at the present time. The State then 
requested construction of Matawan Township section 
be deferred for inclusion in a later contract. 
Assurances for Matawan and Union Beach will be 
obtained if and when construction planning starts. 
Operations and results during period. Construction 
was accomplished for improvement work which 
was added to the previously completed original 
Keansburg Closure Work. Operations and Maintenance 
Manual for shore and closure work at Keansburg 
prepared and issued to State of New Jersey. 
Under authority of Section 215 of the Flood Control 
Act of 1968 (P. L. 90-483), design work was completed 
by local interests for restoration of 5,600 feet of 
recreational beach along the Cliffwood Beach shore 
of Matawan Township. The proposed work provides 
for placement of 255,000 cubic yards of sand fill to be 
obtained from land borrow sources at a cost of about 
$1,030,000 of which the Federal share is estimated 
at $651,000. 
Condition as of September 30. Engineering and 
design of existing project commenced November 
1962 and resulted in the completion of design studies, 
and plans and specifications for the Madison 
section and the Keansburg section. Design for the 
Matawan section is complete. Entire project construction 
about 93 percent complete. Madison Township 
construction was completed on October 27, 
1966, and accepted by the State of New Jersey for 
operation and maintenance on March 20, 1967. Operations 
and maintenance manual for Madison section 
completed and furnished to State of New Jersey. 
Construction of the shore work at Keansburg was 
completed on December 23, 1969 and accepted by 
State on February 5, 1970. Construction of Keansburg 
closure work completed on January 15, 1974. 
Additional items of improvement work incorporated 
into Keansburg closure work facilities. State accepted 
Keansburg closure work on June 6, 1974. 
Operation and maintenance manual for shore work 
and closure work at Keansburg completed. 
33. SAW MILL RIVER AT ELMSFORD AND 
GREENBURGH, N.Y. 
Location. On the Saw Mill River in the town of 
Greenburgh, N.Y. One portion known as Babbitt 
Court lies along the river immediately south of the 
village of Elmsford. The second portion of the project, 
known as the Elmsford-Greenburgh area, is 
north of the Village of Elmsford, separated from 
Babbitt court by approximately 4000 feet. (See U.S. 
Geological Survey Map, White Plains, N.Y. 
Existing project. In the Babbit Court area, the 
project provides for approximately 1,450 feet of 
levees and flood walls with associated ponding and 
interior drainage facilities. Within the Elmsford- 
Greenburgh area, the existing channel is to be widened 
and deepened for 2,450 feet with an additional 
600 feet of channel modification on the tributary, 
Mine Brook. Levees and flood walls will be constructed 
on both banks of the Saw Mill River totalling 
approximately 4,500 feet and extending along 
Mine Brook to high ground. Ponding areas, a pumping 
station and other drainage structures will be 
provided. One railroad bridge and two local street 
bridges will be raised and reconstructed. The total 
estimated Federal cost for the project is $3,730,000 
exclusive of land, relocations and other work to be 
provided by local interests at an estimated cost of 
$1,140,000 (See Table 2-B for Authorizing Legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Local interests must provide 
lands and rights-of-way for construction, including 
borrow, ponding, and waste disposal areas; hold the 
United States free from damages; maintain and operate 
completed works; provide all alterations, relocations, 
and necessary replacements of existing facilities, 
including bridges, highways, sewers, (including 
those storm sewers and drains required to convey 
interior drainage to improved channels or ponding 
areas) utilities, and railroad modifications and 
relocations other than bridges and bridge approaches; 
protect the channel and other flood works 
from future encroachment or obstruction, including 
waste disposal, which would reduce or otherwise 
impair their flood-carrying capacity, or provide a 
pumping station or additional gravity outlets, as 
appropriate, to compensate for any loss in ponding 
area effectiveness due to modification of or encroachment 
upon such areas; take appropriate measures 
to control development in partially protected 
areas and fringe areas not included in the project 
with a view toward preventing an undue increase in 
the flood damage potential; and at least annually, 
notify those affected that flooding will still be possible 
from large floods. New York State is the Local 
Cooperating Agency. The New York State Department 
of Environmental Conservation, by letter dated 
June 12, 1974, indicated the State's intention to 
cooperate in the proposed plan. 
Operation and results during period. Preconstruction 
planning started during February 1977. 
Aerial and ground surveys, a hydrologic model, and 
damage surveys are completed. Hydraulic design 
and analysis has started and is continuing. 
Condition as of September 30. Plan of Study approved 
January 28, 1977. Preconstruction planning 
started in February 1977. 
34. SOUTH ELLENVILLE, N.Y. 
Location. In Ellenville, N.Y., on North Gully just 
above its confluence with Sandburg Creek, which 
discharges into Rondout Creek at Napanock, N.Y., 
about 2 miles downstream from Ellenville. (See U.S. 
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Geological Survey, Ellenville quadrangle; Army 
Map Service, Ellenville quadrangle.) 
Existing project. Includes: a 2,300 foot concrete 
chute, a crib dam to prevent debris from entering 
chute; 380 feet of walls and a stilling basin; 823 feet of 
levees to protect against backwater from Sandburg 
Creek; a ponding area, drainage ditches and other 
interior drainage facilities. Physical model study to 
determine design of stilling basin required and 
authorized on August 28, 1970. Existing project, 
also known as "North Gully at Ellenville, N.Y.", is 
one of three physically and functionally independent 
projects included in Rondout Creek and Wallkill 
River, N.Y. and N.J. Survey Report. 
Estimated Federal cost for new work is 
$4,410,000 (October 1975), exclusive of lands, relocations 
and other work to be provided by local interests 
at an estimated cost of $430,000. (See Table 2-B 
for Authorizing Legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Local interests must, prior to 
construction, give assurances they will furnish all 
lands, easements, and rights-of-way necessary for 
construction of improvements; perform all alteration 
of highways, highway bridges, utility and related 
facilities made necessary for construction of 
project; hold the United States free from damages; 
protect channels, ponding areas and other flood 
works from future encroachment or obstruction that 
would reduce their flood carrying capacity and control 
development of fringe areas not protected by 
proposed improvement with a view to preventing an 
undue increase in flood damage potential; and maintain 
and operate completed works. Agency responsible 
for local cooperation is State of New York. The 
Commissioner, New York State Department of 
Conservation (now Department of Environmental 
Conservation) executed assurances of local cooperation 
on March 5, 1968 which was accepted by the 
District Engineer for the United States on March 
25, 1968. To comply with Section 221 of the Flood 
Control Act of 1970 (PL91-611), the preparation of 
an agreement of Local Cooperation is being initiated 
to replace the signed assurance. Implementation of 
project dependent upon N.Y. State's decision on 
proposed relocation of Route 52 located within project 
area. 
Operations and results during period. Continued 
coordination with the State of New York. 
Condition as of September 30. Preconstruction 
planning was started in January 1967. Model study 
completed in January 1972 and final report from 
Waterways Experiment Station received on May 4, 
1974. General Design Memorandum submitted and 
returned for revisions. Environmental Impact 
Statement submitted to Council on Environmental 
Quality on July 27, 1971. Completion of engineering 
and design and construction remain. 
35. SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. 
Location. Village of South Orange, N.J., about 
3.5 miles upstream from junction of East and West 
Branches of Rahway River. It is in northeastern 
New Jersey and lies within metropolitan area of 
Greater New York. (See N.J. Department of Conservation 
and Economic Development quadrangles 
and Army Map Service quadrangle sheets for South 
Orange, N.J.) 
Existing project. Provides for clearing and excavating 
the East Branch (7,217 feet); constructing 
300 feet of floodwalls, 690 feet of levees, 3,324 feet of 
concrete flume; reconstructing five bridges; raising 
roads; providing interior drainage work, and miscellaneous 
utility changes. Estimated Federal cost for 
new work is $5,158,000 exclusive of land and other 
work to be provided by local interests at an estimated 
cost of $1,780,000. (See Table 2-B for Authorizing 
Legislation.) 
Local cooperation. It was necessary, under project 
authorization, for local interests to provide 
lands, easements and rights-of-way for construction; 
hold the United States free from damages; 
maintain and operate completed works; make necessary 
changes to highways, highway bridges and approaches, 
utilities, and miscellaneous existing improvements; 
protect channels and other flood control 
works from future encroachment or obstruction 
that would reduce their flood-carrying capacity; and 
control development of the fringe areas not protected 
by the proposed improvement with a view to 
preventing an undue increase in the flood damage 
potential. The Village of South Orange, New Jersey 
is the Local Cooperation Agency. Signed assurance 
of Local Cooperation was received from the Village 
on August 15, 1969 and accepted by the District 
Engineer on August 25, 1969. First supplemental 
assurance covering items of local work accepted July 
6, 1970. Authority granted to accept contributed 
other funds for Village (December 1969 and January 
1970) and in June 1971 for Essex County, Orange 
and East Orange. On June 1, 1970, and November 4, 
1970, $40,000 and $41,000 respectively were received 
from the Village for non-federal design. During 
fiscal year 1972 the following funds were received. 
$19,000 from the City of Orange, $395,000 
from the County of Essex, and $57,000 from the City 
of East Orange. During Fiscal Year 1973, $105,000 
was received from the County of Essex. 
Operations and results during period. Construction 
completed. 
Condition as of September 30. Engineering and 
design was started in March 1967 and subsequently 
completed. Submitted General Design Memorandum 
and Post Authorization Letter (June 5, 1970). 
Final plans and specifications completed. Environmental 
Impact Statement submitted to Council on 
Environmental Quality on March 31, 1971. Awarded 
construction contract for Federal work and options 
for non-Federal work. Project construction completed 
in July 1976. Financial closeout remains. 
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36. STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. 
Location. About 13 miles of coast along southern 
and eastern coast of Staten Island (a New York City 
borough) from Ft. Wadsworth at the Narrows to 
Tottenville at the mouth of Arthur Kill along Lower 
New York and Raritan Bays. (See National Ocean 
and Atmospheric Administration Charts and Geological 
Survey maps for New York and vicinity, Staten 
Island and Sandy Hook Bay area.) 
Existing project. Provides shore and hurricane 
protection between Graham and Oakwood Beaches 
and at Tottenville Beach; shore protection at Great 
Kills Park and between Arbutus Lake and Sequine 
Point. Improvement inclu es 2.6 miles of beach fill 
and dunes at Tottenville Beach and between Graham 
and Oakwood Beaches; 2.2 miles of beach fill 
only at Great Kills Park and between Arbutus Lake 
and Sequine Point; 2.9 miles of levees at Tottenville 
Beach, Graham Beach and between Oakwaood 
Beach and Great Kills Park; two groins at Tottenville 
Beach and Sequine Point; interior drainage facilities 
including four pumping stations between Graham 
and Oakwood Beaches; and relocations. 
ENGCW-EZ April 7, 1970 5th Indorsement to 
NANEN-Br September 30, 1969 letter submitting 
Feasibility Study authorized continuing Design 
Memorandum to incorporate extension from Graham 
Beach to Ft. Wadsworth. Total estimated Federal 
Cost is $21,500,000 (October 1977) which includes 
participation in periodic beach nourishment 
for 10 years at $112,000 annually. Total estimated 
non-Federal cost for all requirements of local cooperation 
is $11,200,000 including $8,470,000 cash contribution, 
$1,520,000 for lands and relocation, 
$1,210,000 estimated annual beach nourishment cost 
for a 10-year period, and excludes annual nourishment 
costs thereafter and annual maintenance and 
replacement costs. (See Table 2-B for Authorizing 
Legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Local interests must provide 
lands and rights-of-way for construction; alter and 
relocate buildings, streets, storm drains, utilities 
and other structures; bear 34 percent of total first 
cost, estimated at $11,200,000, to consist of the two 
items listed above and a cash contribution now estimated 
at $8,470,000 which excludes $1,210,000 for 
10-year nourishment, or, if any section is undertaken 
separately the apportionment of first cost will 
be as shown in District Engineer's report, with due 
regard to change in public ownership and other 
changes before construction, provided that cash contribution 
be paid either in a lump sum before starting 
entire project, or in installments before starting 
pertinent items, final apportionment of cost to be 
made after actual costs and values have been determined; 
hold the United States free from damages; 
maintain completed works and provide periodic 
nourishment during economic life of the shore protection 
works subject to Federal participation in 
cost of periodic nourishment for an initial period of 
10 years, non-Federal share of such costs for the 
10-year period is presently estimated at 31 percent 
for Graham Beach to Oakwood Beach reach, 33 percent 
for Tottenville Beach reach, 30 percent for 
Great Kills Park reach, and 62 percent for Arbutus 
Lake to Sequine Point reach; maintain during economic 
life of project continued public ownership and 
administration of public use of non-Federal publicly 
owned shore upon which recommended Federal participation 
is based; adopt appropriate ordinances to 
provide for preservation of dunes; and control water 
pollution to safeguard the health of bathers. If local 
interests elect to incorporate features in highway or 
other developments in the waterfront area which 
serve the purpose of hurricane protection, United 
States shall participate in cost of such features on a 
basis such that overall Federal cost for hurricane 
protection shall not be greater than that which 
would apply in the absence of such features, and 
such that any resultant savings in overall cost of 
combined features shall be shared equitably between 
the United States and local interests on the 
basis of cost allocation and cost apportionment approved 
by the Chief of Engineers, provided that 
such participation in the combined features shall be 
subject to the undertaking of any necessary remaining 
hurricane protection works by the United States. 
New York State Department of Public Works in 
letter dated December 1965 stated it was prepared 
to execute assurances when plans are in final form. 
Operation and results during period. General Design 
Memorandum (GDM) No. 1, Ford Wadsworth 
to Great Kills Park, Ft. Wadsworth to Arthur Kill 
project Staten Island, New York Submitted for review 
on June 30, 1976. Based on review of GDM No. 
1, additional engineering studies will be required 
subject to reconfirmation of New York State's intent 
to provide local cooperation required. In July 6, 1977 
letter, New York State requested to reconfirm their 
intent to provide items of local cooperation for the 
project in light of New York City's fiscal condition. 
Condition as of September 30. Preconstruction 
planning was started in January, 1966 and is about 
99 percent complete. Feasibility Study of project 
extension from Graham Beach to Fort Wadsworth 
was authorized November 16, 1967 and is complete. 
Coordination was initiated with the National Parks 
Services in connection with the Gateway National 
Recreation Area. In April 1974 local interests submitted 
their formal intent to support the modified 
plan. Draft Environmental Impact Statement 
furnished to Council on Environmental Quality on 
March 23, 1976. Public meeting on General Design 
Memorandum design plans for Ft. Wadsworth to 
Great Kills Park portion of project held on April 22, 
1976. Final General Design Memorandum continued. 
By June 21, 1976 letter the New York State 
Department of Environmental Conservation advised 
of the local desire for the concrete floodwall 
plan and their intent to support this plan. Additional 
engineering studies and Post Authorization Change 
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Report required on GDM No. 1 when and if local 
cooperation reconfirmed by New York State. 
37. YONKERS, N.Y. 
Location. On Sawmill River in Yonkers, N.Y., 
about 1 mile upstream from junction of Sawmill and 
Hudson Rivers. (See Geological Survey, Yonkers 
quadrangle.) 
Existing project. Project provides for: constructing 
a 24-foot wide concrete channel extending 3,781 
feet along most congested reach of the channel; improving 
channel in other reaches (5,689 feet); constructing 
floodwalls (5,370 feet), one closure structure, 
closure levee, various interior drainage facilities; 
reconstructing or raising of nine bridges, and 
miscellaneous utility changes. Estimated Federal 
cost for new work is $12,460,000 exclusive of land, 
relocations and other work to be provided by local 
interests at an estimated cost of $2,550,000. (See 
Table 2-B for Authorizing Legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Local interests must provide 
lands and rights-of-way for construction, including 
borrow, ponding, and waste disposal areas; hold the 
United States free from damages; maintain and operate 
completed works; provide all alterations, relocations, 
and necessary replacements of existing facilities, 
including bridges, highways, sewers, including 
those storm sewers and drains required to convey 
interior drainage to improved channels or ponding 
areas, utilities, and railroad modifications and 
relocations other than bridges and bridge approaches; 
protect the channel and other flood works 
from future encroachment or obstruction, including 
waste disposal, which would reduce or otherwise 
impair their flood-carrying capacity, or provide a 
pumping station or additional gravity outlets, as 
appropriate, to compensate for any loss in ponding 
area effectiveness due to modification of or encroachment 
upon such areas; take appropriate measures 
to control development in partially protected 
areas and fringe areas not included in the project 
with a view toward preventing an undue increase in 
the flood damage potential; and at least annually, 
notify those affected that flooding will still be possible 
from large floods. New York State is the Local 
Cooperating Agency. An agreement of Local Cooperation 
was signed by the Commissioner of the New 
York State Department of Environmental Conservation 
on April 9, 1974, and signed by the New York 
District Engineer on April 30, 1974 for the United 
States and approved by the Secretary of the Army 
on May 17, 1974. The City of Yonkers, through the 
State, furnished $93,000 (contributed, funds 
"other") for non-Federal design costs. 
Operations and results during period. Preconstruction 
planning for second and last increment 
(Contract No. 2) continuing. Local cooperation continuing. 
Condition as of September 30. Started preconstruction 
planning December 1970. Phase I General 
Design Memorandum completed on October 1, 1973 
and approved on April 19, 1974. Phase II General 
Design Memorandum completed and approved June 
1, 1976. Agreement of Local Cooperation executed 
with New York State. Final Environmental Impact 
Statement and supplement in Federal Register on 
May 13, 1974, and August 13, 1976 respectively. 
Addendum filed with Council on Environmental 
Quality on August 25, 1976. Initial plans and specifications 
for Contract No. 1 completed and construction 
contract for this increment awarded August 30, 
1974. Construction of Contract No. 1 completed. 
Planning and construction for remaining increment 
of project (Contract No. 2) remains. 
38. INSPECTION OF COMPLETED FLOOD 
CONTROL PROJECTS 
Inspections of completed flood control works are 
performed semi-annually to determine the extent of 
compliance by local interests with the requirements 
of operation and maintenance. 
39. OTHER AUTHORIZED FLOOD CONTROL 
PROJECTS 
(See Table 2-I at end of chapter.) 
40. FLOOD CONTROL WORK UNDER SPECIAL 
AUTHORIZATION 
Flood Control Activities pursuant to Section 205, 
Public Law 858, 80th Congress as amended (Preauthorization) 
Cost for preauthorization studies to continue reconnaissance 
reports were: $3,073 on East Branch 
Ausable River, Ausable, N.Y., $1,310 on Mine 
Brook, Bernardsville, N.J., $1,499 on Oriskany 
Creek, Kirkland, N.Y., $3,902 on Pine Brook Manalapan, 
N.J. (expanded) and $1,875 on Village of 
Dolgeville, N.Y. Cost to continue Detailed Project 
Reports were: $22,936 on Cuckholds Brook, Bridgewater, 
N.J., $4,726 on Patroon Creek, Albany, 
N.Y., $14,070 on Ramapo River, Suffern, N.Y., 
$6,478 on Rondout Creek, Accord, N.Y., $1,912 on 
Saranac River, Plattsburg, N.Y. and $45,080 on 
Yonkers, Nepera Park, N.Y. Cost to complete Detailed 
Project Report was $40,016 on Neptune City, 
Memorial Park Beach, N.J. 
Advance Engineering and Design continued for 
Chappaqua (Saw Mill River) at a cost of $62,676 for 
pending litigation, updating of Plans and Specification 
and preparation of a railroad contract. A contract 
was awarded on September 28, 1976 for Esopus 
Creek, Kingston, N.Y. and an Operation and 
Maintenance manual was started. Costs for the period 
were $1,311,137. Construction for Nine Mile 
Creek is completed. Cost for the period were $7,934. 
Construction on Bailey Dam, Montpelier, Vt. was 
completed. Cost estimate Operation and Mainte- 
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nance manual and Plans and Specification for resurfacing 
the dam were $11,153. 
Emergency Flood Control Activities-repair, 
flood fighting and rescue work (Public Law 99, 84th 
Cong., and antecedent legislation). 
Under "Advance Preparation" the following work 
was accomplished. Work commenced on revision of 
Supplements A & B but was suspended due to instructions 
from Office, Chief of Engineers concerning 
revision of ER 500-1-1. Pamphlet on guidelines 
for Public Law 93-288 work was revised. Seven engineers 
attended the Emergency Operations Course 
in Atlanta, Ga. in November 1976. One engineer 
attended the Emergency Seminar in Jacksonville, 
Fla. in January 1977. In February 1977, two engineers 
attended a Flood Assessment meeting in 
Schenectady, N.Y. given by the Schenectady 
County Chamber of Commerce on flood problem 
areas in the Mohawk Basin. On 22 February, one 
engineer at the Burlington Field Office in Vermont 
attended the annual State of Vermont meeting to 
assess spring flood potential. In March 1977, one 
engineer from Albany Field Office attended the 
New York State Flood Training Session in Herkimer, 
N.Y., and on 12 March another engineer attended 
a Spring Ice Jam & Flooding Seminar at 
Montpelier, Vt. In April 1977, two engineers attended 
a two-day New York State Planning and 
Operations Seminar at Oneonta, N.Y. on Corps of 
Engineers duties and responsibilities in natural disasters. 
On 3-4 May, two engineers attended the 
Critique of Winter Weather Emergency Operations 
in the Buffalo District. One engineer attended the 
Norfolk District Seminar on 11 May and on 16 May, 
one engineer attended the Federal Disaster Assistance 
Administration seminar and made a 5-10 minute 
presentation of the Corps of Engineers disaster 
program. On 7 June, two engineers attended the 
Federal Disaster Assistance Administration Annual 
Public Assistance Coordination Meeting. The New 
York District held a two-day training seminar (with 
25 District technical employees in attendance) on 
disaster operations and procedures under Public 
Law 99 and Public Law 288 on 19 and 20 September 
1977 at Kingston, N.Y. In September 1977, four 
New York District engineers and one North Atlantic 
Division engineer attended the course on ice jams 
and related problems given by the Cold Regions 
Research and Engineer Laboratory. 
Inspection of Flood Damaged Retaining Wall- 
Ballston Spa, N.Y. An inspection was made on July 
28, 1977 and the engineering evaluation concluded 
that repairs were not eligible under Public Law 99, 
but possibly under Section 14 "Emergency Bank 
Protection". 
Inspection of Non-Federal Dam (Ramapo 
River)-Oakland, N.J. A request for an inspection 
and investigation of a dam reported to be in a state of 
disrepair along the Ramapo River in Oakland, N.J. 
was received and a field inspection made on September 
27, 1977. 
Under "Emergency Operations":-The District 
Emergency Operations Center operated during 
storms and other emergencies (flash flood watches 
and alerts, etc.). During the Fiscal Year approximately 
116,000 sandbags were distributed to various 
state and local communities. During this period 
many inspections were made of non-Federal Flood 
Control Works and technical advice rendered to local 
communities. 
Preliminary Assessments: Surveys requested by 
the Federal Disaster Assistance Administration 
were made on 31 January and 1-2 February of ice 
conditions and damages to waterfront facilities in 
Middlesex and Monmouth Counties, N.J. In April, 
preliminary assessment surveys were made of marine 
facilities in Nassau and Suffolk Counties, N.Y. 
and in New York City which suffered damages due 
to ice conditions during the winter season. 
Ice Jam Activities-Hardwick, Vt. Flood Fighting 
and Advance Remedial Measures were performed 
as follows: During October, November and early 
December 1976, the areas in and around Hardwick, 
Vt. experienced unusually cold weather which later 
returned to more normal conditions on or about 7 
December resulting in the breakup of the accumulated 
ice along the Lamoille River causing flooding to 
homes, businesses and road systems. The resultant 
ice blockages which ranged in thickness from three 
to 12 feet, extended along the Lamoille River for 
approximately 2,400 feet and Cooper Brook for some 
1,000 feet. Phase 1 of the Corps' efforts consisted of 
implementing the District Engineer's standing authority 
to respond to flooding situations and Phase 
II consisted of requesting and receiving authority 
and funds in the amont of $45,000 to perform Advance 
Remedial Measures. All operations were completed 
by the end of Jaunary 1977. 
Snow Removal Operations-Watertown, N.Y. On 
February 1, 1977, North Atlantic Division advised 
the New York District that the Federal Disaster 
Assistance Administration had assigned a snow removal 
mission to the North Central Division, Buffalo 
District. The Buffalo District requested support 
from New York District for snow removal operations 
in Jefferson and Lewis Counties, New York. 
Preparations were made and teams formed to go to 
Watertown, N.Y. where a Field Office was established 
on 3 February. New York District personnel 
in the field were three military and 18 civilians. 
Contracting for snow removal equipment and operators 
commenced immediately; 93 contracts were 
awarded and a total of 38 communities were assisted 
in clearing their local streets and roads. Total New 
York District costs were approximately $650,000. 
Work was completed and Field Office closed on February 
15, 1977. 
Storm 12-14 March 1977: Heavy rains of 12-13 
March caused streams to rise and localized flooding 
in the Mohawk and Upper Hudson River Basins and 
in Vermont. The New York District Emergency 
Operations Center was activated and daily reports 
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REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
furnished to Washington. As a result of this storm, 
the Federal Disaster Assistance Administration requested 
the New York District to make preliminary 
assessment surveys of damages in seven counties in 
upstate New York (Albany, Rensselaer, Saratoga, 
Washington, Fulton, Warren and Montgomery). 
The New England Division made preliminary assessment 
surveys in Vermont, including the New 
York District areas. Results were given to the Federal 
Disaster Assistance Administration by noon on 
25 March. 
Under "Rehabilitation" the following work was 
performed with Public Law 99 funds: 
Adams, Mass.: As a result of Hurricane BELLE 
in August 1976, heavy depositions of silt, gravel and 
debris in the improved channel of the Hoosic River 
at two locations severely restricted flood flows. 
Funds in the amount of $13,000 were authorized to 
accomplish this remedial work and plant rental contract 
was entered into with D. Krutiak Construction 
Co. Work commenced 10 November and was completed 
November 23, 1976. 
Bennington, Vt.: As a result of Hurricane BELLE 
in August 1976, a 250-foot section of the flood 
wall along the Roaring Branch in the Hoosic River 
Basin at the Bennington Flood Control Project was 
damaged. A contract was awarded in January 1977 
to Petricca Construction Co. in the amount of 
$14,992. Because of the severe winter season the 
notice to proceed was not issued until March 28, 1977 
and work was completed on May 26, 1977. 
North Adams, Mass.: As a result of Hurricane 
BELLE in August 1976, heavy depositions of silt, 
gravel and debris in the improved channel at four 
locations in the Hoosic River and South Branch severely 
restricted flood flows. Funds in the amount of 
$32,150 were allocated for this work and a plant 
rental service contract entered into with D. Krutiak 
Construction Co. Work commenced December 27, 
1976 and was suspended January 13, 1977 due to the 
extreme weather conditions of ice and cold. The 
work was readvertised in the spring and a second 
contract awarded May 5, 1977 to D. Krutiak Construction 
Co. in the amount of $11,480. Work commenced 
9 May and was completed on May 27, 1977. 
North Adams, Mass. (Flood Wall): Investigation 
and engineering analysis was made of flood wall 
settlement (part of Corps of Engineers Flood Control 
Project). A contract was awarded for subsurface 
explorations. Investigation program continued until 
September 30, 1977 as the slope indicator required 
comparative readings over a period of time before 
conclusions and/or recommendations could be made. 
Work will be carried over into next fiscal year. 
Under the "Clean Drinking Water" Act, the following 
work was accomplished: 
Glen Cove, N. Y.: On August 30, 1977, Governor 
H. Carey, New York, requested assistance on behalf 
of the City of Glen Cove, N.Y. to provide assistance 
under Public Law 93-251, in connection with 
contaminated water from wells in the area. Reconnaissance 
and investigation was made and a negative 
recommendation was forwarded to North 
Atlantic Division. 
Westhampton, N.Y.: Telephonic inquiry was 
made by the New York State Department of Environmental 
Conservation concerning Corps of 
Engineers authority with regards to supplying clean 
drinking water (Public Law 93-251). To date, no 
official request to investigate this matter has been 
made. 
Disaster Assistance Administration; Work accomplished 
under PL 93-288. 
New Jersey Flood (FDAA 477): Status as of September 
30, 1977: 
Number of applicants surveyed: 127 
Number of Disaster Survey Reports 
completed: 1,240 
Total value of Disaster Survey Reports: 
$3,756,000 
Final inspections completed: 69 
Final inspections remaining: 58 
New York Flood (FDAA 487): Status as of September 
30, 1977: 
Number of Applicants Surveyed 57 
Number of Disaster Survey Reports 
completed: 404 
Total value of Disaster Survey Reports: 
$868,437 
Final inspections completed: 18 
Final inspections remaining: 39 
New York Flood (FDAA 515): Status as of September 
30, 1977: 
Number of applicants surveyed: 27 
Number of Disaster Survey Reports 
completed: 195 
Total value of Disaster Survey Reports: 
$510,000 
Final inspections completed: 14 
Final inspections remaining: 13 
New Jersey Flood (FDAA 519): Status as of September 
30, 1977: 
Number of applicants surveyed: 51 
Number of Disaster Survey Reports 
completed: 228 
Total value of Disaster Survey Reports: 
$1,772,032 
Final inspections completed: 15 
Final inspections remaining: 36 
New York Flood (FDAA 520): Status as of September 
30, 1977: 
Number of applicants surveyed: 91 
Number of Disaster Survey Reports 
completed: 510 
Total value of Disaster Survey Reports: 
$9,148,867 
Final inspections completed: 44 
Final inspections remaining: 47 
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NEW YORK, N.Y., DISTRICT 
41. SURVEYS 
(See Table 2-J at end of chapter.) 
42. COLLECTION AND STUDY OF BASIC 
DATA 
Costs for the period of $290,612 for flood plain 
management services are set forth in Table 2-L at 
the end of chapter. (See also Table 2-K on completed 
flood plain studies.) 
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REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
TABLE 2-A 
See 
Section 
in TextProjects 
1. Aquatic Plant 
Control 
2. Bay Ridge & Red 
Hook Channels, N.Y. 
3. East River, N.Y. 
4. East Rockaway 
5. Great Chazy River 
6. Hudson River, N.Y. 
7. Hudson River 
Channel, N.Y. 
8. Jamaica Bay, N.Y. 
9. Jones Inlet, N.Y. 
10. Long Island 
Intracoastal 
Waterway, N.Y. 
(Required 
Contributed Funds) 
11. Moriches Inlet, 
N.Y. 
12. Narrows of Lake 
Champlain, N.Y. 
COST AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
Funding 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Contrib. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
FY 74 
50,000 
39,459 
296,186 
296,186 
130,000 
113,110 
22,769 
22,769 
171,587 
171,587 
62 
871,703 
1,137,262 
368,700 
368,700 
377,328 
543,558 
571,456 
394,306 
55,000 
14,835 
8,240 
8,240 15,000 
15,000 
15,000 
15,000 
2-28 
FY 75 
39,000 
31,594 
389,400 
389,400 
2,500,000 
2,148,628 
1,487 
1,487 
248,738 
248,738 
25,000 
920 
793,184 
734,276 
892,500 
892,500 
400,458 
400,458 
FY 76 
45,000 
41,560 
5,091,535 
5,056,148 
222,450 
465,000 
451,307 
67,215 
2,832 
90,500 
60,631 
544,000 
542,440 
2,812,389 
2,810,406 
259,000 
259,000 
FY 77 
-4,194 
19,799 
768,577 
803,964 
118,729 
161,742 
175,434 
21,000 
79,260 
-5,000 
10,179 
364,386 
363,838 
1,592,074 
1,590,317 
306,270 
306,270 
5,790 
5,790 
Total Cost to 
September 30, 1977 
260,8061 
243,4852 
5,523,2973 
5,523,2973 
14,781,824 
14,781,824 
32,750,745 
32,723,662 
1,471,769 4, 5 
1,471,7694, 
5 
503,9696 
503,9696 
2,604,954 
2,604,953 
18,000 
18,000 
101,543 
95,420 
44,272,193 8 
44,233,422 
19,919,5199,10 
19,822,0119,10 
6,771,87011 
6,771,87011 
21,490,570 
21,486,830 
4,545,753 
4,545,753 
822,54712 
822,54712 
1,822,53013 
1,822,53013 
4,243,645 
4,243,645 
235,964 
235,964 
2,065,662 
2,065,662 
9,182 
9,182 
470,000 
467,428 
9,422 
9,422 
681,81114 
681,81114 
752,295 15, 16 
752,274 15,16 
2,543 
179,693 
10,485 
7,955 
7,955 
15,549 
15,549 
29,530

NEW YORK, N.Y., DISTRICT 
TABLE 2-A COST AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
See 
Section 
in TextProjects 
13. Newark Bay, 
Hackensack & 
Passaic Rivers, N.J. 
14. New York and New 
Jersey Channels 
15. New York Harbor- 
Collection and 
Removal of Drift 
(Other Contributed 
Funds) 
16. New York Harbor- 
Entrance Channels 
and Anchorage 
Areas 
17. Otter Creek, Vt. 
18. Port Jefferson 
Harbor, N.Y. 
19. Shoal Harbor and 
Compton Creek, N.J. 
20. Supervisor of New 
York Harbor 
24. East Rockaway Inlet 
to Rockaway Inlet 
and Jamaica Bay, 
N.Y. (Part I) 
(Required 
Contributed Funds) 
25. Fire Island Inlet, 
to Jones Inlet, 
N.Y. 
(Required 
Contributed Funds) 
28. Elizabeth, N.J. 
(Other Contributed 
Funds) 
Funding 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
Rehab. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint & Oper 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Contrib. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Contrib. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
FY 74 
-50,000 
1,253,461 
1,217,945 
1,670,025 
FY 75 
5,590 
20,413 
-5,424 
7,496 
FY 76 
2,040,000 
552,801 
1,673,785 
1,645,903 
990,547 878,262 3,314,945 
26,464 1,843,662 3,287,070 
80,000 
1,355,000 
1,518,753 
4,500,000 
4,468,271 
1,293,064 
1,325,811 
330,000 
130,992 
1,602,000 
1,670,390 
3,770,000 
3,870,520 
2,268,359 
1,246,459 
865,000 
652,440 
2,397,500 
2,445,181 
1,745,720 
2,147,395 
1,654,726 
2,288,438 
2,058 
285,000 
252,043 
900,000 
900,241 
4,000,000 
1,828,280 
- 4,360,000 
- 1,901,346 
- 2,125,000 
822,678 2,070,553 
829,826 
495,400 
1,085,113 
138,578 
1,420,000 
1,502,440 
2,055,000 
1,195,154 
43,000 
2-29 
808,000 
803,155 
2,485,356 
4,443,049 
4,644,689 
4,585,404 
2,800,000 
2,722,981 
2,226,592 
1,807,377 
2,170,000 
4,011,893 
39,300 
932 
FY 77 
600,000 
1,511,622 
1,583,200 
951,028 
140,483 
168,358 
2,500,000 
1,885,346 
2,069,000 
2,053,838 
907,273 
943,059 
1,990,000 
2,139,606 
1,510,682 
1,662,809 
8,000 
8,000 
123 
303,730 
111,942 
692,000 
697,530 
1,880,000 
1,433,916 
1,433,560 
1,377,770 
2,580,000 
3,084,116 
1,509,308 
1,946,256 
760,000 
500,925 
31,491 
Total Cost to 
September 30, 1977 
26,549,51017 18
s 
25,931,291 17,i1s8 
13,728,68419 
13,068,63019 
73,052,435 20, 21, 22 
73,052,43520, 21,22 
21,136,16723 
21,140,64323 
454,773 
454,773 
3,775,000 
2,668,778 
25,032,42224 
25,014,94124 
997,81324 
997,81324 
907,273 
943,059 
45,219,91025 
45,087,49825 
19,143,824 
18,904,761 
60,254 
60,254 
27,059 
27,059 
221,12726 
221,12826 
20,64626 
20,64626 
303,730 
111,942 
22,081,047 
22,080,660 
8,725,356 
8,032,288 
10,438,249 
7,864,520 
11,958,767 
11,958,768 
18,298 
18,298 
6,355,900 
6,085,899 
10,069,800 
9,608,123 
329,300 
312,534

TABLE 2-A 
See 
Section 
in TextProjects 
29. Fire Island Inlet 
to Montauk Point, 
N.Y. (Federal 
Funds) 
(Required 
Contributed Funds) 
30. North Ellenville, 
N.Y. 
(Other Contributed 
Funds) 
31. Rahway, South 
Branch, N.J. 
(Regular Funds) 
(Other Contributed 
Funds) 
32. Raritan Bay & 
Sandy Hook Bay, 
N.J. 
(Regular Funds) 
(Required 
Contributed Funds) 
33. Sawmill Elmsford- 
Greenburg, N.Y. 
34. South Ellenville, 
N.Y. 
35. South Orange, N.J. 
(Regular Funds) 
(Other Contributed 
Funds) 
36. Staten Island, N.Y. 
37. Yonkers, N.Y. 
(Other Contributed 
Funds) 
REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
COST AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
Funding 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Contrib. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Contrib. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
FY 74 
178,870 
-106,672 
51,600 
308,444 
30,700 
115,711 
27,842 
90,000 
33,504 
63,990 
9,807 
5,173 
2,500,000 
2,098,662 
794,404 
250,000 
103,194 
93,000 
FY 75 FY 76 
306,690 
243,424 
53,461 
16,432 
9,297 
-365,000 
30,028 
48,900 
134,582 
53,448 
80 
800,000 
762,401 
355,545 
25,000 
11,129 
815,000 
750,404 
20,423 
119,280 
183,407 
42,539 
-3,003 
3,618 
1,061,500 
1,265,688 
303,100 
223,758 
16,385 
6,353 
825 
100,000 
444,057 
39,897 
100,000 
83,208 
1,313,000 
1,580,719 
60,995 
Total Cost to 
FY 77 September 30, 1977 
70,000 
103,750 
9,672 
3,130 
154,031 
61,649 
4,298 
1,721 
100,000 
99,508 
1,672 
7,860 
25,000 
10,410 
600,000 
465,552 
11,582 
4,896,438 
4,855,147 
13,97327 
13,97327 
4,012,930 
3,649,186 
3,751,300 
3,751,300 
226,685 
219,150 
1,547,800 
1,545,796 
330,600 
312,850 
7,792,800 
7,774,095 
262 
262 
3,291,384 
3,275,771 
100,000 
99,508 
299,700 
281,082 
5,158,900 
5,071,881 
1,780,000 
1,669,674 
720,000 
674,388 
3,177,900 
3,019,963 
93,000 
93,000 
1. Of which $12,500 is for North Atlantic Division accounts. 
2. Of which $12,127 is for North Atlantic Division accounts. 
3. Includes $1,246,100 for new work for previous projects 
and $64,560 extended from public works funds. 
4. Includes $6,187,694 for new work for previous projects. 
5. Includes $37,664 for maintenance for previous projects. 
6. Excludes $100,000 for new work expended from contributed 
funds and includes $82,600 for new work expended from 
public works funds. 
7. Includes $5,112,594 for new work for previous project. 
8. Includes $238,350 for new work expended from public 
works funds and $31,461 emergency relief funds. Excludes 
$81,373 expended from contributed funds, other. 
9. Excludes $454,273 expended between August 18, 1915 
and June 30, 1935, for operation and care of lock and dam at Troy, 
N.Y., under permanent indefinite appropriation. Excludes 
$23,735 reimbursement for repairs to Troy Lock. 
10. Includes $346,797 for maintenance for previous project. 
11. Includes $69,629 for new work for previous projects and 
$668,820 expended from public works funds. 
12. Includes $2,961 for maintenance for previous projects. 
13. Excludes $1,822,530 for new work expended from contributed 
funds. 
14. Includes $115,000 for new work for previous projects. 
15. Includes $19,140 for maintenance for previous projects. 
16. Includes $31,166 for U.S. Lake Survey Revisory and 
Inshore Sounding Program. 
17. Includes $1,836,403 for new work expended from contributed 
funds. 
18. Excludes $285,600 for new work expended from contributed 
funds. 
19. Includes $1,490,713 for maintenance for previous projects. 
20. Includes $12,809,975 for new work for previous projects, 
and $6,621 for new work for Lemon Creek, Staten Island, N.Y. 
21. Excludes $7,712 for new work expended from contributed 
funds. 
22. Includes $807,000 for new work expended from public 
works funds and $2,023,308 for new work expended from emergency 
relief funds. 
23. Includes $1,160,380 for maintenance for previous project, 
and $1,621 for maintenance for Lemon Creek, Staten Islan, 
N.Y.
24. Includes $2,491,206 expended to date for construction of 
a land-based overfire air pit incinerator ($1,493,393 in maintenance 
funds and $997,813 in O&M funds.) 
25. Includes $116,530 applied to removing wrecks authorized 
by acts prior to adoption of existing project. 
26. Includes costs for new work $171,427 and maintenance 
$20,646 for previous projects. 
27. For pilot program to improve coastal storm warnings. 
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NEW YORK, N.Y., DISTRICT 
TABLE 2-B AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
Acts Work Authorized Documents 
River and Harbor 
Act of 1958 
Section 104 River 
and Harbor Act of 
1958 
Section 302 River and 
Harbor act of 1965 
Mar. 3, 1899 
Mar. 2, 1907 
July 3, 1930 
Mar.2, 19152 
July 27, 1916 
Aug. 8, 1917 
Do. 
July 18, 1918 
Sept.22, 1922 
E. Pub. Wks. Comm. Res., 
Dec. 15, 1970 and 
S. Pub. Wks. Comm. Res. 
Dec. 17, 19703 
July 3, 1930 
Mar. 4, 1913 
1889 
June 25, 1910 
Mar. 3, 1925 
July 3, 1930 
s
Aug. 30, 19356 
June 20, 1938 
ACQUATIC PLANT CONTROL (See Section 1 of Text) 
Control and Progressive eradication of obnoxious 
Acquatic Plant growths. 
Provided that all research and Planning cost to 
be borne fully by the United States. 
Modified project to include control of 
waterchestnut. 
BAY RIDGE AND RED HOOK CHANNELS, N.Y. 
(See Section 2 of Text) 
Channel 40 feet deep and 1,200 feet wide. 
Dredging to obtain first a depth of 35 feet, subsequently 
increasing depth of 40 feet for full width. 
Widening of Bay Ridge Channel to 1,780 feet. 
EAST RIVER, N.Y. (See Section 3 of Text) 
Removal of Coenties Reef to 35 feet, conditioned upon local 
interests increasing depth to 40 feet. 
Channel across Diamond Reef 35 feet deep and 1,000 feet 
wide. 
Channel east of Blackwells Island 6020 feet; channel between 
South Brother and Berrian Islands to 20 feet; channel 
between North and South Brother Islands to 26 feet. 
Channel 40 feet deep through East River and Hell Gate. 
Secure a depth of 40 feet deep through the East River and 
Hell Gate as soon as practicable. 
Depth limited to 35 feet in through channel between 
Wallabout Channel and Throgs Neck. Channel east of 
Blackwells Island, 30 feet to English P1. and eliminated 
20-foot channel north of English P1. Eliminated 
channel between North and South Brother Islands except as 
authorized prior to existing project. Remove certain rocks 
and reefs and construct dike in pot cove, Hell Gate. 
Spur channel to Astoria waterfront 37 feet in rock, 35 
in other material, for a length of 0.95 mile for varying 
widths, and a turning basin. (South Brother Island 
Channel). 
EAST ROCKAWAY INLET, N.Y. (See Section 4 of Text) 
Channel 12 feet deep and 250 feet wide, and a jetty. 
Straightening channel at Johnson Iron Works. 
GREAT CHAZY RIVER, N.Y. (See Section 5 of Text) 
Channel 40 feet wide and 5 feet deep at low water from 
the 5 foot curve in the lake to Champlain Village, 
a distance of 5.5 miles. 
HUDSON RIVER, N.Y. (See Section 6 of Text) 
Channel 12 feet deep from Hudson to Waterford, remove 
State lock and dam at Troy and construct a new 
lock and dam.3 
Channel 27 feet deep from Hudson to Albany, N.Y. 
Channel 27 feet deep below Hudson. 
Operation and care of lock and dam at Troy were included 
m project July 1, 1935. 
Relocation of 12-foot channel between Troy and Waterford. 
Deepen channel between Albany and Waterford to 14 feet 
with no change in depths for harbors in front of 
Albany and Troy. 
H. Doc 37 85th Cong., 
1st sess. 
H. Doc. 337, 54th cong. 2d 
sess. (Annual Report 1899, 
p. 1177). 
Rivers and Harbors Committee 
Doc. 44, 71st Cong., 
2d sess. 1 
H. Doc. 188, 63d Cong., 1st 
sess. 
Do. 
Do. 
H. Doc. 140, 65th Cong., 1st 
sess. 
Specified in act. 
Rivers and Harbors Committee 
Doc. 3, 67th Cong., 2d sess. 1 
S. Doc. 91-60, 91st Cong., 
2d sess. 
H. Doc. 19, 71st Cong., 
1st sess.' 
Annual Report, 1912, p. 198 
H. Doc. 557, 62d Cong., 2d 
sess. (contains latest 
published maps). 
R&H Act 1888, Adopted in 1889 
H. Doc. 719, 61st Cong., 
2d sess.' 
H. Doc. 350, 68th Cong., 
1st sess.' 
H. Doc. 210, 70th Cong., 
1st sess.' 
S Doc. 155, 72d Cong., 
2d sess. 1 
H. Doc. 572, 75th Cong., 
3d sess.' 
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REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
Work Authorized 
Sept. 3, 1954 
P.L. 89-72 
Mar 4. 1913 
Mar. 4, 1915 
Aug. 8, 1917 
Mar. 3, 1925 
Jan. 21, 1927 
July 3, 1930 
Aug. 30, 19357 
Aug. 30, 1935' 
Aug. 26, 1937 
June 25, 1910 
March 2, 1945 
May 17, 1950 
Mar. 2, 1945 
August 26, 1937 
July 14, 1960 
Aug. 8, 1917 
Mar. 2, 1907 
Feb. 27, 1911 
July 25, 1912 
Jan. 21, 1927 
Deepen channel between New York City and Albany to 32 
feet and construct a turning basin and 2 anchorages. 
Mooring facilities. 
HUDSON RIVER CHANNEL, N.Y. (See Section 7 of Text) 
Channel 30 feet deep from Ellis Island to Newark St., 40 feet 
deep through shoal from Newark St. to Castle Point and 
channel 26 by 550 feet along Weehawken-Edgewater 
waterfront. Remove shoal east side of river between 
West 19th and West 32d Sts.; remove rock near Battery 
to 40 feet; remove obstruction near Spuyten Duyvil 
Creek. 
Additional dredging through shoal from Newark St. to 
Castle Point. 
Remove shoal between West 32d and West 61st Sts. to 40 
feet and widen 40-foot channel between the Battery and 
Canal St.to 2,000 feet. 
Channel 30 by 750 feet along Weehawken-Edgewater 
waterfront. 
Modification of conditions of local cooperation affecting 
channel along Weehawken-Edgewater waterfront. 
Channel 40 feet deep between pierhead lines from 20th 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 waterfront. 
Widen 40-foot channel to full width of river from north 
line of 59th St. to south side of Little Basin thence 
a channel of same depth to !ee- water off Ellis Islowi 
Waiver all conditiors of local cooperation affecting 
channel along Weehawken-Edgewater waterfront. 
Channel 45 and 48 feet deep and 2,000 feet wide. 
JAMAICA BAY, N.Y. (See Section 8 of Text) 
Construction f 1 jetty Interior channel along 
west shore ui bay, 18 and 12 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 cooperation. 
Channel 15 feet deep in Mott Basin 
including its 2 branches. 
JONES INLET, N.Y. (See Section 9 of Text) 
Construction of jetty and channel 12 feet deep and 250 feet 
wide. 
LONG ISLAND INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY, N.Y. 
(See Section 10 of Text) 
Channel 6 feet deep and 100 feet wide. 
MORICHES INLET, N.Y. (See Section 11 of Text) 
Channel 10 feet deep and 200 feet wide. 
NARROWS OF LAKE CHAMPLAIN, N.Y. AND 
VERMONT. (See Section 12 of Text) 
Channel 12 feet deep and 150 feet wide. 
NEWARK BAY, HACKENSACK AND PASSAIC 
RIVERS, N.J. (See Section 13 of Text) 
16-foot channel in Passaic River. 
Widening 16-foot channel in Passaic River. 
20-foot channel in Passaic River.8 
10-foot channel in Passaic River. 
H. Doc. 228, 83d Cong., 
1st sess.' 
H. Doc. 719, 62d Cong. 
2d sess. 
Annual Report 1914, 
pp. 234-235 
H. Doc. 1697, 64th Cong., 
2d sess. 
H. Doc. 313, 68th Cong., 
1st sess. 
H. Doc. 450, 70th Cong., 
2d sess. 
H. Doc. 309, 72d Cong., 
1st sess.' 
Rivers and Harbors Committee 
Doc. 49, 72d Cong., 2d sess. 
Senate committee print, 75th 
Cong., 1st sess.1 
H. Doc. 1488, 60th 
Cong. 2d sess. 
H. Doc. 700, 76th 
Cong., 3d sess. 
H. Doc. 665, 80th 
Cong., 2d sess. (Contains 
latest published map) 
H. Doc. 409. 77th Cong. 
H. Doc. 181, 75th 
Cong., 1st Sess. 
H. Doc. 126, 86th Cong., 
1st sess,' 
H. Doc. 1387, 62nd Cong., 
3d sess. 
H. Doc. 441, 59th Cong., 
2d sess. 
H. Doc. 441, 59th Cong., 
2d sess. 
H. Doc. 707, 62d Cong., 
2d sess. 
H. Doc. 284, 69th Cong., 
2d sess. 
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TABLE 2-B 
Acts Documents

NEW YORK, N.Y., DISTRICT 
TABLE 2-B AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
Acts Work Authorized Documents 
July 3, 1930 
Mar. 2, 1945 
Mar. 2, 1945 
Sept. 3, 1954 
Oct. 23, 1962 
Nov. 7, 1966 
Sept. 6, 19339 
Aug. 30, 1935 
May 28, 193510 
May 17, 1950 
Oct. 27, 1965 
Mar. 4, 1915 
Aug. 8, 1917 
July 3, 1930 
Dec. 31, 1970 
Mar. 7, 1974 
July 5, 1884 
Mar. 3, 1899 
June 25, 1910 
Aug. 8, 1917 
Aug. 8, 1917 
Aug. 8, 1917 
July 3, 1930 
Aug. 30, 1935 
30-foot channel in Passaic River. 
35 and 37 feet in main channel of Newark Bay and branch 
channel to an inshore channel at Port Newark terminal 
and remove portion of rock area at Bergen Point to same 
depths. 
Modification of local cooperation for 10-foot channel in 
Passaic River. 
34-32-foot channel in Hackensack River including 
approach channel in Newark Bay from branch channel at 
Port Newark Terminal and a 25-foot turning basin. 
35-foot channels at Port Elizabeth. 
Widening 35-foot channel in Newark Bay, provision of two 
maneuvering areas, widening entrance into Port Elizabeth 
and Port Newark branch channels, deepening and widening 
Newark Bay 32-foot channel, and provision of a turning 
basin at junction of Hackensack and Passaic Rivers; and 
deepening 12-foot channel in Hackensack River to 15 feet. 
Additional widening at junction with Kill Van Kull by 
deepening to 35 feet a triangular area at the eastern 
end of the 30-foot channel south of Shooters Island. 
NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY CHANNELS 
(See Section 14 of Text) 
Anchorage off Perth Amboy to 35 feet. 
Channel 35 feet deep from lower bay to upper bay except 
between vicinity of Smith Creek and vicinity of Piles 
Creek to 30 feet with anchorage 38 feet deep at Sandy 
Hook and Perth Amboy. 
Channel 35 feet deep from vicinity of Smith Creek to vicinity 
of Piles Creek. 
Widen entrance to Kill Van Kull to 1,400 feet narrowing to 
a minimum width of 1,000 feet. 
NEW YORK HARBOR, COLLECTION AND REMOVAL 
OF DRIFT (See Section 15 of Text) 
Allotment from appropriations made for New York Harbor and 
its immediate tributaries may be used for collection 
and removal of drift in these waterways. 
Carrying on this work as a separate and distinct project. 
Increase scope of project to include removal and disposal 
of derelict vessels, some deteriorated shore structures 
and debris along shores; and the repair of other shore 
structures; all subject to approval by Secretary of 
the Army and the President. 
Removal and disposal of derelict vessels, some deteriorated 
shore structures and debris along shores and 
the repair of other shore structures. 
NEW YORK HARBOR-ENTRANCE CHANNELS AND 
ANCHORAGE AREAS (see Section 16 of Text) 
Main-Ship-Bayside-Gedney to 30 feet for width of 1,000 feet 
(dimensions fixed by Secretary of War, Dec. 27, 1886, by 
authority of act of Aug. 5, 1886). 
Ambrose Channel (East Channel) to 40 feet. 
Maintenance of entrance channel under 1 head. 
Anchorage Channel, extension of Ambrose Channel into 
Upper Bay. 
Removal of Craven Shoal 
Channel between Staten Island and Hoffman and 
Swinburne Islands 
Relocation of southerly section of Anchorage Channel. 
Dredging south end of Red Hook Flats, Liberty Island 
Anchorage, and channel along New Jersey pierhead line. 
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H. Doc. 156, 71st Cong., 
2d sess. 1 
S. Doc. 250, 79th Cong., 
2d sess. 
H. Doc. 430, 76th Cong., 
1st sess. 
H. Doc. 252, 82d Cong., 
1st sess. 1 
H. Doc. 289, 88th Cong., 
2d sess. 
H. Doc. 494, 89th Cong., 
2d sess.1 
Report on file in the 
Office of the Chief of 
Engineers. 
Rivers and Harbors Committee 
Doc. 17, 71st Cong., 2d 
sess. 
H. Doc. 133, 74th Cong., 
1st sess. 
H. Doc. 233, 81st Cong., 
1st sess. 
H. Doc. 108, 89th Cong., 
1st sess. 
P.L. 91-611, 91st Cong., 
H.R. 19877. 
P.L. 93-251, 93rd Cong., 
H.R. 10203 
Annual Reports 1887, p. 62 
and 1888, p. 63 
H. Doc. 159, 55th Cong., 
3d sess. (Annual Report 
1899, p. 1279). 
H. Doc. 518, 63d Cong., 
2d sess. 
H. Doc. 557, 64th Cong., 
1st sess. 
H. Doc. 625, 64th Cong., 
1st sess. 
Rivers and Harbors Committee 
Doc. 18, 71st Cong., 
2d sess. 
H. Doc. 183, 73d Cong., 
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REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
TABLE 2-B AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
Work Authorized 
Aug. 30, 1935 
Aug. 26, 1937 
July 3, 1958 
Oct. 27, 1965 
1872 
Sept. 9, 1890 
July 3, 1930 
Aug.13, 1968 
Aug. 30, 1935 
March 2, 1945 
Sept. 3, 1954 
1965 Flood Control Act 
1974 Water resources 
Development Act 
1958 River and Harbor Act 
1962 River and Harbor Act 
1965 Flood Control Act 
1960 River and Harbor Act 
1974 Water Resources 
Development Act 
1962 Flood Control Act 
Section 205 P.L. 858 
80th Cong. as amended. 
1962 Flood Control Act 
Deepen Bayside-Gedney Channel to 35 feet for a width 
of 800 feet. 
Deepen Ambrose and Anchorage Channels to 45 feet for 
a width of 2,000 feet. 
Dredging South Channel. Elimination of portion of 
Bayside-Gedney Channel 
Deepen and expand Red Hook Flats Anchorage. Deepen 
Gravesend Bay Anchorage. 
OTTER CREEK, VT. (See Section 17 of Text) 
Channel 8 feet deep and 100 feet wide. 
PORT JEFFERSON HARBOR, N.Y. (See Section 
18 of Text) 
Enlarging jetties. (Inactive). 
Extension of east jetty. (Inactive). 
Channel 40 feet deep and 350 feet wide, and a turning basin. 
SHOAL HARBOR and COMPTON CREEK, N.J. 
(See Section 19 of Text) 
8-foot channel from the first bend in the creek 
to Main St. Bridge 
Extension of 8-foot channel to 1,000 feet 
upstream from Main St. Bridge. 
12-foot channel in bay to the first bend in the creek. 
EAST ROCKAWAY INLET TO ROCKAWAY INLET 
AND JAMAICA BAY, N.Y. (PART 1). 
(See Section 24 of Text) 
Hurricane barrier, dikes, levees, floodwalls, fill 
placement, stoplog structures, stairways, ramps, 
road raising, fishing platforms, annual nourishment. 
Authorized beach erosion control aspct to be constructed 
independent of the hurricane flood protection aspect of 
the project. 
FIRE ISLAND INLET TO JONES INLET, N.Y. 
(See Section 25 of Text) 
Three dredging operations with sand serving as 
nourishment to the beaches westerly of the inlet. 
Extension of existing jetty, a littoral reservoir, a 
navigation channel and dikes, sand deposit on westerly 
beaches. 
ELIZABETH, N.J. (See Section 28 of Text) 
Channel improvement, flume, levees, floodwalls, bridges, 
interior drainage facilities. 
FIRE ISLAND INLET TO MONTAUK POINT, N.Y. 
(See Section 29 of Text) 
Raising dunes, widening beaches, interior drainage 
structures, groins, beach replenishment, annual 
nourishment. 
Project modified to provide that non-Federal 
interest shall contribute 30 percent of the 
first costs. 
NORTH ELLENVILLE, N.Y. (See Section 30 of Text) 
Levees and floodwalls, removing concrete dam, stream 
diversion, interior drainage structures. 
RAHWAY (S. BRANCH,) N.J. (See Section 31 of Text) 
Channel improvements, fill placement, bridge replacement 
and interior drainage structures. 
RARITAN BAY AND SANDY HOOK BAY, N.J. 
(See Section 32 of Text) 
Levees and floodwalls, interior drainage structures, groins, 
beachfill. 
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H. Doc. 133, 74th Cong., 
1st sess. 1 
Senate committee print, 75th 
Cong., 1st sess.' 
S. Doc. 45, 84th cong., 
1st sess. 
S. Doc. 17, 89th Cong., 
1st sess. 
River & Harbor Act 
in 1882 and 1884. 
Annual Report, 1889, 
p. 751. 
H. Doc. 305, 70th Cong., 
1st sess. 
H. Doc. 277, 90th Cong., 
2d sess. 
H. Doc. 58, 73d Cong., 
1st Sess. 
H. Doc. 673, 76th Cong., 
3rd Sess. 
H. Doc. 89, 82d Cong., 
1st Sess. 
H. Doc. 215, 89th Cong., 
1st sess.' 
H. Doc. 411, 84th Cong., 
2d sess.' 
H. Doc. 115, 89th Cong., 
1st sess. 
Doc. 249, 89th Cong. 
1st sess. 
H. Doc. 425, 86th Cong., 
2d sess. 
P.L. 93-251, 93rd Cong., 
H.R. 10203 
S. Doc. 113, 87th Cong., 
2d sess.i 
H. Doc. 464, 87th Cong., 
2d sess.i 
Acts Documents

NEW YORK, N.Y., DISTRICT 
TABLE 2-B AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
Acts Work Authorized Documents 
1965 Flood Control Act 
1962 Flood Control Act 
1965 Flood Control Act 
1965 Flood Control Act 
1965 Flood Control Act 
SAW MILL RIVER at ELMSFORD and GREENBURGH, N.Y. 
(See Section 33 of Text) 
Levees, floodwalls, channel improvement 
SOUTH ELLENVILLE, N.Y. (See Section 34 of Text) 
Levees, drainage ditches, walls, a concrete chute 
and a crib dam. 
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ. (See Section 35 of Text) 
Levees and floodwalls, a concrete flume, raising roads 
drainage facilities, bridge reconstruction. 
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. (See Section 36 of Text) 
Beachfill, groins, drainage facilities, four pumping stations. 
YONKERS, N.Y. (See Section 37 of Text) 
Channel improvement, concrete flume, flood walls, closure 
structure, various drainage facilities, reconstruct or 
raise nine bridges. 
H. Doc. 94-465, 94th Cong., 
2d sess. 
S. Doc. 113, 87th Cong., 
2d sess.1 
S. Doc. 67, 89th Cong., 
1st sess. 1 
H. Doc. 181, 89th Cong., 
1st sess.1 
H. Doc. 258, 89th Cong., 
1st sess.' 
1. Contains latest published maps. 
2. Public Resolution 67, 63d Congress, 3d session. 
3. Authorized under Section 201, Flood control Act 1965 
(Public Law 89-298, 89th Congress, October 27, 1965). 
4. Widening to form harbors at Albany and Troy to 12 feet 
deep considered inactive. 
5. Permanent Appropriations Repeal Act of June 26, 1934. 
6. Public Works Administration, Sept. 6, 1933. 
7. Also Public Works Administration Sept. 6, 1933, and April 
27. 1935. 
8. Portion from 3,000 feet above Lincoln Highway Bridge to 
Jackson Street Bridge complete. From Jackson Street Bridge to 
Nairn Linoleum Works considered inactive. 
9. Public Works Administration. 
10. Emergency Relief Act of 1935. 
11. Upper, 1,300 feet of South Channel, 10 feet deep and 150 
feet wide considered inactive. 
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REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
TABLE 2-C HUDSON RIVER, N.Y. 
FEATURES OF LOCK AND DAM INCLUDED IN EXISTING PROJECT 
(See Section 6 of TEXT) 
Location: 
Below Waterford 
Above Battery, New York City 
Locks: 
Clear Width 
Greatest length available for full width 
Lift at lowest stages 
Depth on miter sills: 
LUopwpeerr (at normal pool level) (at lowest low water) 
Character of foundation: Rock 
Kind of dam: Fixed Crest 
Type of construction: Concrete 
Completed: 1917 
Cost: $1,463,014 
TABLE 2-D TOTAL COSTS FOR EXISTING PROJECT TO SEPTEMBER 30, 1977 
See Operation 
Section Rehabili- Mainte- and 
of Text Project Funds New Work tation nance Cost Total 
6. Hudson River, Regular $38,560,839 - $11,210,797 $9,072,872 $58,844,508 
N.Y. Public Works 238,350 - - - ?38,350 
Emergency Relief 311,461 - - - 311,461 
TOTAL $39,110,650 - $11,210,797 $9,072,872 $59,394,319 
14. N.Y. and N.J. Regular $57,412,152 $454,773 $19,914,954 - $77,781,879 
Channels Public Works 807,000 - - - 807,000 
Emergency Relief 2,023,308 - - - 2,023,308 
Contributed 7,712 - - - 7,712 
TOTAL $60,250,172 $454,773 $19,914,954 - $80,619,899 
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2.2 miles 
153.8 miles 
4.44 feet 
492.5 feet 
17.3 feet 
16.3 feet 
13.0 feet 
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NEW YORK, N.Y., DISTRICT 
SUPERVISOR OF NEW YORK HARBOR 
(SEE SECTION 20 OF TEXT) 
STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES-FY 1977 
TABLE 2-E 
1. Number of Patrols 
a. Shore 
b. Vessel 
c. Air (helicopter) 
2. Number of Inspections 
a. Shore Facilities 
b. Vessels 
Total 
Total 
3. Number of Investigations 
a. Unauthorized Construction 
b. Unauthorized Dredging or Fill 
c. Deposit of Refuse 
d. Interference (vessel) 
with Navigation 
Total Number of Cases 
Supplemental Investigations 
Total Number of Investigations 
4. Disposition of Cases 
a. Unfounded Complaints 
b. Unknown Violators 
c. Violations Corrected 
d. Corrective Action in Progress 
e. Referred to U.S. Attorneys 
f. Closed in District Office after Coordination with 
Concerned Agencies 
Total Cases 
Number of Warning Letters Issued 
Fines Imposed by U.S. District courts 
Status of Cases Referred to U.S. Attorneys 
a. Number Pending Prior to 1 October 1976 
b. Number Referred During Fiscal Year 1977 
c. Number Closed in Fiscal Year 1977 
Total Number Pending 1 October 1977 
2-37 
1,641 
1,004 
11 
3,001 
12.672{ 
4,765 
17,437 
46 
56 
53 
16 
171 
21 
192 
12
2 
38 
90
5 
24 
171 
196 
$7,500 
47 
+9 
-- 31 
25 
5. 
6. 
7.

REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
TABLE 2-F RECONNAISSANCE AND CONDITION SURVEYS FY 77 
Name of Project Date Survey Conducted 
NEW JERSEY 
Raritan River, N.J.................................................... April 1977 
Sandy Hook Bay at Leonardo, N.J.................................. - 
Sandy Hook Bay, N.J.................................................. Nov. 1976 
Shrewsbury River, N.J .............................................. Jul. 1977 
Waycake Creek, N.J ................................................. Dec. 1976 
NEW YORK 
Bay Ridge & Red Hook Channels, N.Y.................................. Apr. 1977 
EastRiver, N.Y............................ ...... ............. Nov. 1976 
Echo Bay Harbor, N.Y. ........................................ Oct. 1976 
Hudson River, N.Y................................................... Dec. 1976 
Great South Bay, N.Y................................................. Jun. 1977 
Jones Inlet, N.Y..................................................... May 1977 
Lake Montauk Harbor, N.Y ........................................... Apr. 1977 
Long Island Intracoastal Waterway, N.Y. .................... .....- 
Newtown Creek, N.Y................................................. July 1977 
New York Harbor, N.Y........................... ............... July 1977 
Items for which no date is furnished reflects costs for gathering data only. 
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NEW YORK, N.Y., DISTRICT 
TABLE 2-G OTHER AUTHORIZED NAVIGATION PROJECTS 
For Last Cost to Sept. 30, 1977 
Full Report 
See Annual Operation and 
Projects Report For Construction Maintenance 
Bronx River, N.Y. 
Browns Creek, N.Y. 
Burlington Harbor, Vt.' 
Buttermilk Channel, N.Y. 
Channel between North and South Hero 
Island, Lake Champlain, Vt. 1,2 
Cheesequake Creek, N.J. (Active)1, 2,5 
Coney Island Inlet N.Y. 
Coney Island Creek, N.Y. (Active)1 , 5 
East Chester Creek, N.Y. 
Echo Bay Harbor, N.Y.1 
Fire Island Inlet, N.Y. 
Flushing Bay and Creek, N.Y.1 
Glen Cove Creek, N.Y. (Active)4 5 
Glen Cove Harbor, N.Y. (Active)1 1, 
Gordons Landing, Lake Champlain, Vt. 1, 2 
Gowanus Creek Channel, N.Y. 
Great Kills Harbor, N.Y. 12 
Great Lakes to Hudson River Waterway, N.Y. 
Great South Bay, N.Y.1 
Greenport Harbor, N.Y.1 
Harlem River, N.Y. 1 
Hempstead Harbor, N.Y. 
Huntington Harbor, N.Y. (Active) 1 , 5 
Keyport Harbor, N.J.1 
Lake Montauk Harbor, N.Y. 
Larchmont Harbor, N.Y. 
Lemon Creek, N.Y. (Inactive) 2 , 3 
Little Neck Bay, N.Y. 1 
Mamaroneck Harbor, N.Y. 1 
Manhasset Bay, N.Y. (Inactive) 3 
Matawan Creek, N.J. (Active)2, 5 
Mattituck Harbor, N.Y. 
Milton Harbor N. Y. 
New Rochelle Harbor, N.Y. 1' 2 
Newtown Creek, N.Y. (Active) 1, 5 
Northport Harbor, N.Y.1 
Orowoc Creek, N.Y. (Inactive)3 
Peconic River, N.Y. 1 
Peekskill Harbor, N.Y.1 
Plattsburgh Harbor, N.Y. 1 
Portchester Harbor, N.Y. (Active)1 , 5 
Port Henry Harbor, N.Y.1 
Rahway River, N.J. (To Be Restudied)3 
Raritan River, N.J. 
Raritan River to Arthur Kill Cutoff Channel, N.J. 1 
Rondout Harbor, N.Y.1 
Rouses Point, Lake Champlain, N.Y.1 
Sag Harbor N.Y.1 
St. Albans Harbor, Lake Champlain, Vt.1' 2 
Sandy Hook Bay, N.J. 1 
Sandy Hook Bay at Leonardo, N.J.1 , 2 
Saugerties Harbor, N.Y.1 2 
Shark River, N.J.1 2 
Sheepshead Bay, N.Y.1 
Shinnecock Inlet, N.Y. 
Shrewsbury River, N.J. 
Staten Island Rapid Transit Railway Co. 
bridge across Arthur Kill, N.Y. 
Sumpawanus (Babylon Creek) Inlet, N.Y.12 
Swanton Harbor, Vt. (Inactive)2 
Tarrytown Harbor, N.Y. 1 
Ticonderoga River, N.Y. (Inactive)2 
Wallabout Channel, N.Y. 1 
Wappinger Creek N.Y.1 2 
Washington Canal and South River, N.J. 1 
Waycake Creek, N.J. 2 3 
Westchester Creek, N.Y. (Active) 5 
Woodbridge Creek, N.J.1 
1. Completed. 
2. No commerce reported. 
3. Awaiting local cooperation. 
4. Costs for previous projects only. 
5. A portion of this project is classified "inactive." 
6. Includes $628,502 for new work and $210,365 for maintenance 
for previous projects. 
11997753 
1966 
1976 
1909 
1953 
1973 
1952 
1975 
1953 
1973 
1974 
1966 
1966 
1892 
1972 
1962 
1976 
1974 
1953 
1969 
1969 
1953 
1968 
1976 
1970 
1937 
1969 
1967 
1948 
1968 
1975 
1976 
1971 
1974 
1956 
1949 
1953 
1951 
1972 
1967 
1931 
1949 
1976 
1972 
1972 
1895 
1964 
1917 
1957 
1967 
1968 
1971 
1948 
1961 
1976 
1973 
1895 
1888 
1974 
1895 
1953 
1950 
1953 
1949 
1974 
1953 
1,149,946 
33,97610 43 
706,41.48 
31,000 
40,000 
111,371 
69,489 
592,056426 
64,584 
594,355 
2,102,905 6.7 
29,76012 
72,00014, 43 
34,750 
346,831 
137,30115 
5,64413 
266,857 
74,681 
3,616,119 
39,468 
71,53518, 43 
40,475 
791,68017 
76,065 
6,62119 
1,741,21020 
339,72021 
21,000 
177,92524 
151,37323 
73,2148 
1,168,354 
78,64427 
25,000 
19,400 
198,415 
433,4704
3 
69,40632 
37,0004 
1,551,47028.2 
810,500 
142,437 
98,468 
121,80533 
3,125 
508,93634 
56,470 
81,905 
150,000 
33,828 
1,145,4583 37 
7,730,476 
7,000 
70,50043 
69,836 
16,500 
18,174 
13,000 
206,11639 
175,93341 
49,823 
1,129,027 
306,907 
283,556 
3,347,773 
1,288 
30,675 
284,109 
6,203 
755,0424 
11,57111 
2,908,786 
727,7646 
10,593 
2,455 
115 
255,291 
88,029 
457 
1,290,469 
21,720 
480,777 
76,49716 
60,535 
215,951 
1,236,709 
267,768 
1,621 
537 
304,93922 
4,636 
165,341 
715,156 
525,520 
142,411 
1,626,35125 
1,487 
4,951 
116,509 
66,037 
229,111 
443,79531 
1,299 
5734 
10,933,0613� 
2,019,141 
260,441 
249 
11,710 
385 
154,565 
93,964 
169,18135 
475,496 
5,364 
22 
2,494,19838 
13 
235 
431,199 
1,260 
36,312 
44,691 
212,82740 
2,781 
1,637,31142 
178,398 
7. Excludes $419,879 for new work expended from contributed 
funds and $58,425 contributed funds other and $8,752 expended 
by the Worlds Fair Corp. for riprap protection of rubber 
dike.
8. Includes $43,175 for new work for previous projects. 
9. Includes costs of maintenance prior to July 1, 1886. Excludes 
$1,425,133 for rehabilitation. 
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10. Excludes $71,423 for rehabilitation. 
11. Includes $10 for maintenance for previous projects. 
12. Excludes $29,774 for new work expended from contributed 
funds. 
13. Includes $4,813,400 for new work expended from emergency 
relief funds. 
14. Excludes $94,366 for rehabilitation. 
15. Excludes $104,805 for new work expended from contributed 
funds. 
16. Includes $64,034 for maintenance for previous projects. 
17. Excludes $104,805 for new work expended from contributed 
funds. 
18. Excludes $19,546 for new work expended from contributed 
funds and $31,454 to be contributed. 
19. This amount also included in costs for New York and New 
Jersey channels. No work has been done on the existing project 
for Lemon Creek. 
20. Excludes $1,741,210 for new work expended from contributed 
funds. 
21. Excludes $151,044 for new work expended from contributed 
funds. In addition, excludes $43,023 for new work and $5,502 
for maintenance, expended from contributed funds, other. 
22. Includes $13,415 for maintenance for previous projects. 
23. Excludes $119,276 for new work expended from contributed 
funds. In addition, excludes $72,619 for new work expended 
from contributed funds, other. 
24. Excludes $34,580 for new work expended from contributed 
funds. 
25. Includes $1,490,713 for maintenance for previous projects. 
26. Includes $183,507 for new work expended from emergency 
relief funds. Excludes $14,403 for new work expended from 
contributed funds for previous projects. 
27. Excludes $15,000 for new work expended from contributed 
funds. 
28. Includes $673,155 for new work for previous project. 
29. Excludes $292,685 for new work expended from Ordinance 
funds and $66,000 for new work expended from contributed 
funds. 
30. Includes $111,419 for maintenance for previous projects. 
31. Includes $16,369 for maintenance for previous projects. 
32. Excludes $10,000 for new work expended from contributed 
funds. 
33. Excludes $66,758 for rehabilitation. 
34. Excludes $53,790 for new work expended from contributed 
funds. 
35. Includes $15,000 for maintenance for previous projects. 
36. Includes $220,894 for new work for previous projects. 
37. Excludes $36,311 for new work expended from contributed 
funds. 
38. Includes $286,606 for maintenance for previous projects. 
39. Excludes $365 for new work expended from contributed 
funds. 
40. Includes $84,934 for maintenance for previous projects. 
41. Includes $77,182 for new work for previous projects. 
42. Includes $66,000 for maintenance for previous projects. 
43. Uncompleted portion deauthorized on August 5, 1977. 
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TABLE 2-H OTHER AUTHORIZED BEACH EROSION CONTROL PROJECTS 
For Last Cost to Sept. 30, 1977 
Full Report 
See Annual Operation and 
Projects Report For Construction Maintenance 
Atlantic Coast of N.J., Sandy Hook to 1959 
Barnegat Inlets' 
Perth Amboy, N.J. 1966 
TABLE 2-I OTHER AUTHORIZED FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS 
For Last Cost to Sept. 30, 1977 
Full Report 
See Annual Operation and 
Projects Report For Construction Maintenance 
Adams, Hoosic River Basin, Mass.' 1964 6,282,3072 
Bennington, Vt. 1974 670,000 - 
Byram River at Pemberwick, Conn.1,3 1959 363,515- 
East Barre Dam, Winooski River, Vt.' 1963 2,832,084- 
East Rockaway Inlet to Rockaway Inlet 
and Jamaica Bay, N.Y. (Part II) 1976 1,185,365 - 
Herkimer, N.Y. 1973 1,301,2759 - 
Hoosic Falls, Hoosic River Basin, N.Y.' 1956 1,064,626 - 
Lamoille River, Vt.: 
Hardwick Dams,4 , 5 9 1939 - - 
Johnson Gorges' 1939 49,8376 - 
Mississquoi River at Richford, Vt. 1' 3 1965 221,476 - 
North Adams, Hoosic River Basin, Mass. 1968 15,409,3257 
Rahway, N.J. 1971 973,1428 - 
Rome, Mohawk River, N.Y.4 1959 - - 
Rosendale, N.Y. 1975 3,684,966 - 
Rutland, Otter Creek, Vt.4 1963 211,015 - 
Sandburg Creek, Spring Glen, N.Y. 1976 109,702 - 
South Amsterdam, Mohawk River, N.Y.' 1967 1,564,976 - 
Wappinger Creek at Pleasant Valley, N.Y.1,3 1959 142,075 - 
Waterbury Dam, Winooski River Basin, Vt. 1976 883,769 8,200 
Waterford, Hudson and Mohawk Rivers, N.Y.4 1940 - - 
Winooski River, Vt.' 1940 5,897,427 - 
Wrightsville Dam, Winooski River Basin, Vt. 1970 1,549,929 - 
1. Completed. 
2. Excludes costs of $913,360 under other contributed funds. 
3. Authorized by Chief of Engineers pursuant to Sec. 205, 
Public Law 858, 80th Cong., as amended. 
4. Inactive. 
5. Includes $23,507 emergency relief funds. 
6. Excludes cost of $2,718,624 under other contributed 
funds. 
7. Excludes cost of $21,000 under other contributed funds. 
8. Excludes cost of $51,500 under other contributed funds. 
9. Uncompleted portion has been deauthorized on August 5, 
1977. 
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SURVEYS 
(See Sec ion 41 of Text) 
Study Class 
Navigation Studies 
Flood control Studies 
Beach Erosion Studies 
Special Studies 1 
1Includes review of Authorized Projects, Inventory of Dams, Coordination Studies with Other Agencies, International Water Studies 
and $348,257 by North Atlantic Division. 
TABLE 2-K FLOOD CONTROL STUDIES COMPLETED DURING THE PERIOD 
(See Section 42 of Text) 
Location Requesting Agency Date Completed Federal Cost 
Wallkill & Hamptonburgh, Division of Water Resources, October 29, 1976 $28,900 
Wallkill River & State of New York 
Masonic Creek, N.Y. 
Cambridge, Lamoille River, No. Br., Department of Water Resources, December 23, 1976 35,196 
Brewster & Seymour Rivers, Vt. State of Vermont 
LaGrange & Poughkeepsie, Division of Water Resources, December 29, 1976 34,000 
Wappinger Creek, N.Y. State of New York 
Wawayanda-Goshen, Division of Water Resources, June 17, 1977 25,355 
Wallkill River, N.Y. State of New York 
TABLE 2-L COSTS FOR FLOOD PLAIN MANAGEMENT SERVICES 
(See Section 42 of Text) 
Studies and Services Costs 
Cambridge, No. Br. Lamoille--Lamoille R. $3,100 
LaGrange Poughkeepsie Dutchess County Wappinger Creek 2,250 
Montgomery Township, Orange County, N.Y., Wallkill River 
Orange County, N.Y., Quaker and Pachuck Creeks 2,319 
Orange County, N.Y., Wallkill River 24,359 
Sheldon, Vt., Missisquoi River Blk Cr. Tyler Br. 33,000 
Swanton and Highgate, Vt., Missisquoi River 36,896 
Wallkill--Hamptonburg Township, Orange County, N.Y., Wallkill River 3,000 
Wallkill River Wawayanda-Goshen Town, Orange County 3,001 
Flood Plain Technical Services 65,065 
Flood Plain Management Unit 67,525 
Flood Plain Management Unit-North Atlantic Division Office 50,097 
Total 290,612 
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Cost 
Total Surveys 
$171,194 
853,500
0 
514,063 
1,538,757 
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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 
north-eastern Maryland embraced in the 
drainage basins tributary to the Atlantic Ocean 
from Manasquan River, N.J., inclusive, to south 
boundary of Delaware. It also includes Chesapeake 
and Delaware Canal and approach channel 
thereto in Chesapeake Bay and Elk River, Md. 
IMPROVEMENTS 
Navigation Page 
1. Absecon Inlet, N.J. .................. 3-2 
2. Barnegat Inlet, N.J.....................3-2 
3. Cohansey River, N.J. ................. 3-3 
4. Cold Spring Inlet, N.J.................3-3 
5. Delaware Bay-Chesapeake Bay 
Waterway in Del., Md., and Va........... 3-3 
6. Delaware River between 
Philadelphia, Pa., and Trenton, N.J.......3-4 
7. Delaware River, Pa., N.J. and Del. 
Philadelphia to the Sea ................ 3-5 
8. Indian River Inlet and Bay, Del. ......... 3-6 
9. Inland Waterway, Rehoboth Bay to 
Delaware Bay, Del ................... 3-6 
10. Inland Waterway from Chincoteague 
Bay, Va., to Delaware Bay, Del........... 3-7 
11. Inland Waterway from Delaware River 
to Chesapeake Bay, Del., and Md........3-7 
12. Manasquan River, N.J ................. 3-9 
13. Mispillion River, Del..................3-9 
14. Murderkill River, Del.................3-10 
15. Tuckerton Creek, N.J . ............... 3-10 
16. New Jersey Inlets and Beaches- 
Corson Inlet and Ludlam Beach ......... 3-11 
17. New Jersey Inlets and Beaches-Great 
Egg Harbor Inlet and Peck Beach ....... 3-11 
18. New Jersey Intracoastal Waterway .. 3-11 
19. Schuylkill River, Pa. ................ 3-12 
20. Wilmington Harbor, Del ............ 3-13 
21. Reconnaissance and Condition 
Surveys ............................ 3-14 
22. Other Authorized Navigation 
Projects ............................ 3-14 
23. Navigation Work Under Special 
Authorization ....................... 3-14 
Beach Erosion Control Page 
24. Other Authorized Beach Erosion 
Control Projects.....................3-14 
25. Beach Erosion Control Work 
Under Special Authorization .......... 3-14 
Flood Control 
26. Beltzville Lake, Pa ................... 3-14 
27. Blue Marsh Lake, Pa................. 3-15 
28. Delaware Coast Protection, Del........3-15 
29. Francis E. Walter Dam, Pa............ 3-16 
30. General Edgar Jadwin Dam and 
Reservoir, Pa.........................3-16 
31. Pottstown and Vicinity, 
Schuylkill River Basin, Pa. ........... 3-16 
32. Prompton Lake, Pa. . ................ 3-17 
33. Tamaqua, Pa ........................ 3-18' 
34. Trexler Lake, Pa......................3-18 
35. Inspection of Completed Flood 
Control Projects .................. 3-18 
36. Other Authorized Flood Control 
Projects ............................ 3-18 
37. Flood Control Work Under 
Special Authorization ................. 3-18 
Multi-Purpose Projects Including Power 
38. Tocks Island Lake, Pa., 
N.J., and N.Y ...................... 3-19 
39. Tocks Island Lake (Relocation of 
U.S. Route 209 only), Pa...............3-19 
General Investigations 
40. Surveys ............................ 3-20 
41. Collection and Study of Basic Data ...... 3-20 
*All costs and financial statement for projects are listed at the end of this chapter. All other tables are referenced in 
text and also appear at the end of this chapter. 
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NAVIGATION 
1. ABSECON INLET, N.J. 
Location. On New Jersey coast about 65 miles 
north of Delaware breakwater, between 
Brigantine Beach on the .orth and Absecon 
Beach on the south. It forms entrance to harbor 
at Atlantic City, N.J. (See U.S. Coast and 
Geodetic Survey Charts 826 and 1217). 
Previous project. For 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 
improvements 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 1.5 
miles. The extreme tidal range, due to ocean 
storms, is about 11 feet. 
The cost for the completed project was 
$307,712. (See Table 3-B at end of chapter for 
Acts authorizing existing project.) 
Local cooperation. Fully compiled 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 
timrning basin within Clam Creek. 
Terminal facilities. See pages 239 and 240 of 
Annual Report for 1962. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance, contract: Dredging commenced on 
July 14, 1977 and was completed on July 26, 1977. 
A total of 17,150 cubic yards of material was 
removed at a cost of $25,000. Costs of $790 were 
also incurred for a survey contract. 
Maintenance, hired labor: U.S. Hopper Dredge 
DAVISON commenced dredging on May 13, 1977 
and completed the work on May 31, 1977. A total 
of 96,990 cubic yards of material was removed at 
cost of $153,400. Costs for miscellaneous 
engineering and administration were $6,164. 
Condition as of Sept. 30. Project was 
completed May 1957. Inlet channel was 
completed in 1938. Dredging entrance from inlet 
channel into Clam Creek was completed in 1957. 
Costs for existing project were $307,712 for 
new work and $5,330,463 for maintenance, a total 
of $5,638,175. 
2. BARNEGAT INLET, N.J. 
Location. On east coast of New Jersey about 50 
miles south of Sandy Hook, between Island Beach 
on the north and Long Beach on the south (See 
U.S. Coast and Geodetic Chart Nos. 825 and 
1216). This inlet is main entrance to Barnegat 
Bay, largest of the bays on New Jersey coast 
which are separated from the ocean by narrow 
barrier beaches. 
Existing project. Provides for a channel 8 feet 
deep through inlet and 10 feet through outer bar, 
channel to be protected by two converging stone 
jetties extending to 12-foot contour in the ocean 
and spaced 1,000 feet apart at outer ends; a 
channel of suitable hydraulic characteristics 
extending in a northwesterly direction from 
gorge in inlet to Oyster Creek Channel just 
northwest of Sunset Shoal, thence via Oyster 
Creek Channel to deep water in the bay; and 
maintenance of a channel 8 feet deep and 200 feet 
wide to connect Barnegat City Harbor with main 
inlet channel. Total length of section included in 
project is about 4.5 miles. Plane of reference is 
mean low water. Extreme tidal range at inlet is 
from about 2 feet below mean low water to about 
3 feet above mean high water. 
Cost for new work for completed project was 
$448,849 exclusive of $300,000 contributed by 
local interests. (See Table 3-B at end of chapter 
for Acts authorizing existing projects.) 
Local Cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Terminal facilities. There are four docks or 
terminals in inner harbor at Barnegat Light 
which furnish adequate facilities for present 
commerce of locality. 
Operations and results during fiscal year.Maintenance, 
hired labor: Sidecasting Dredge FRY 
performed dredging during the periods October 
31, 1976 to December 14, 1976, June 1, 1977 
to June 29, 1977, and August 31, 1977 to 
September 12, 1977. A total of 89,309 cubic yards 
of material was removed at a cost of $220,000. 
Costs for miscellaneous engineering and administration 
costs were $60,225. 
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Condition as of Sept. 30. Project was completed 
in 1940. (For details, see page 203, Annual Report 
for 1964.) 
Cost under existing projects, excluding 
$300,000 contributed funds expended for new 
work, were $448,849 for new work and $6,664,847 
for maintenance, a total of $7,113,696. 
3. COHANSEY RIVER, N.J. 
Location. Rises in Salem County, N.J., flows 
southerly and soutwesterly 27 miles through 
Cumberland County, and empties into Delaware 
Bay about 62 miles below Philadelphia, Pa. (See 
Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart 1218.) 
Previous projects. For details see page 1785, 
Annual Report for 1915, and page 348, Annual 
Report for 1938. 
Existing project. 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, 19.25 miles above the mouth; and 
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. Section included in project is about 19.5 
miles long. All depths refer to the plane of mean 
low water. Extreme tidal range is from about 2 
feet below mean low water to about 3 feet above 
mean high water. Completed project cost 
$110,756 for new work, exclusive of amounts 
expended on previous projects. (See Table 3-B at 
end of chapter for Acts authorizing existing 
project.) 
Local cooperation. Complied with except local 
interests must furnish suitable spoil-disposal 
areas for required maintenance. 
Terminal facilities. Twenty wharves, of which 
16 are at Bridgeton and 4 at Greenwich. Facilities 
considered adequate for existing commerce. 
Operations and results during period. Maintenance, 
hired labor: Costs were $553 for 
environmental impact statement. 
Condition as of Sept. 30. Existing project was 
completed in 1939. Costs were $110,756 for new 
work and $635,175 for maintenance, a total of 
$745,931. 
4. COLD SPRING INLET, N.J. 
Location. In Cape May County, southern New 
Jersey, about 3 miles east of Cape May City and 
about 16 miles northeast of Delaware 
breakwater. Inlet connects Cape May Harbor and 
New Jersey Intracoastal Waterway with the 
Atlantic Ocean and is about 1 mile long. (See 
Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts 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 harborward of a line joining the inner 
ends of the jetties; thence 20 feet deep and 300 
feet wide to deep water in Cape May Harbor. The 
total length of the section included in the project 
is about 2.25 miles. Extreme tidal range, due to 
ocean storms, is about 11 feet. Cost of new work 
for completed project was $879,275 exclusive of 
$100,000 contributed by local interests and 
$50,000 Navy Department funds. (See table at 
end of chapter for Acts authorizing existing 
project.) 
Local cooperation. Complied with Act of 1907, 
except work of deepening and enlarging inner 
harbor, which is 80 percent complete. 
Terminal facilities. See page 238, Annual 
Report for 1962. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance, hired labor: U.S. Hopper Dredge 
DAVISON commenced dredging on May 31, 1977 
and completed the work on June 15, 1977. A total 
of 49,255 cubic yards of material was removed at 
a cost of $138,091. Miscellaneous engineering and 
administrative costs were $1,024. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Project was 
completed in 1942. (For details see page 238, 
Annual Report for 1962.) 
5. DELAWARE BAY-CHESAPEAKE BAY 
WATERWAY IN DEL., MD. AND VA. 
Location. The project is located in Sussex 
County, Delaware; Worcester County, Maryland; 
and Accomack and Northampton Counties 
in Virginia. It starts at Roosevelt Inlet, 
Delaware, and extends in a southerly direction to 
Cape Charles, Virginia. (See H. Doc. 400, 91st 
Cong., 2d Sess.) Estimated cost of project 
(October 1977), $26,290,000 includes $8,840,000 
required non-Federal costs. 
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Existing project. The plan of improvement is 
to provide a continuous waterway along the 
coasts of Delaware, Maryland and Virginia for a 
length of approximately 145 miles and will 
consist of a channel generally 6 feet deep by 100 
feet wide, except in the existing Assawoman 
Canal which will be 60 feet wide. The Lewes and 
Rehoboth Canal in Delaware, which forms a part 
of the waterway, will remain unchanged. Four 
existing bridges will be replaced to provide 
adequate navigation clearances. 
Local cooperation. The Governors of Delaware 
and Maryland and the Director of the Virginia 
Department of Conservation and Economic 
Development have indicated they favor the 
proposed improvements. Action to obtain the 
necessary assurances will be implemented during 
the preconstruction planning phase. 
Operations and results during period. New work, 
hired labor: Design and miscellaneous engineering 
costs were $76. Total costs to date are 
$359,420. 
Condition as of Sept. 30. Work accomplished 
was advance engineering and design. 
6. DELAWARE RIVER BETWEEN PHILADELPHIA, 
PA., AND TRENTON, N.J. 
Location. Rises in southeastern New York, 
flows generally southerly 367 miles, forming 
boundary line between New York and New 
Jersey on the east and Pennsylvania and Delaware 
on the west, and empties into Delaware 
Bay. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts 
1218, 280, 294, 295, and 296.) 
Previous projects. For details see page 1778 of 
Annual Report for 1915, page 311 of Annual 
Report for 1924, page 220 of Annual Report for 
1934, and page 296, Annual Report for 1938. 
Existing project. A channel from Allegheny 
Avenue, Philadelphia, 23.5 miles to upstream end 
of Newbold Island 40 feet deep and 400 feet wide, 
with suitable widening of bends, including 
relocation of channel at Delair Railroad bridge, 
and reconstruction of bridge, thence 5.5 miles to 
upper end of Trenton Marine Terminal, 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 300 
feet wide from upper end of 34-foot channel to 
Penn Central Railroad Bridge at Trenton, 
dredged under a previous project. Project also 
provides for an auxiliary channel 20 feet deep and 
200 feet wide east of Burlington Island, 
extending easterly from main channel to upper 
end of U.S. Pipe and Foundry Co.'s property at 
East Burlington, with a turning basin 450 feet 
wide at upper end; for initial excavation, only, of 
a cross channel 8 feet deep and 200 feet wide 
through artificial island opposite Delanco, N.J., 
and for construction such bank protection works 
as may be necessary. Section included in project 
is about 30.5 miles long, excluding auxiliary 
channel east of Burlington Island, which is 1.4 
miles long, and cross channel opposite Delanco. 
Lower end is about 55 miles about river mouth at 
Liston Point and about 105 miles above Harbor of 
Refuge at mouth of Delaware Bay. Freshets, 
which occur usually during February and March, 
attain a height of 9 to 20 feet above mean low 
water in vicinity of Trenton. Navigation is 
occasionally suspended during a portion of winter 
months due to ice. Total estimated cost for new 
work is $69,663.904 (July 1965), exclusive of 
amounts expended for previous projects; $15,000 
contributed funds and dredging upper channel, 
Newbold Island to Trenton, estimated cost 
$7,507,900 (July 1962). (See Table 3-B at end of 
chapter for Acts authorizing existing project.) 
Local cooperation. Modification authorized by 
1954 River and Harbor Act provides local 
interests must provide suitable terminal 
facilities, furnish lands and rights-of-way for construction 
and future maintenance, and hold the 
United States free from damages. Local interests 
complied with requirements, except city of 
Trenton has not provided suitable terminal 
facilities. 
Terminal facilities. There are 21 piers, 
wharves, and docks from Allegheny Avenue, 
Philadelphia, Pa., to Trenton, N.J. Facilities are 
considered adequate for existing commerce. (For 
details see Port Series No. 8 (revised 1966) Corps 
of Engineers.) 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance, contract: Costs incurred were 
$23,015 for stream gaging; and $238 for 
environmental impact statement. Dredging was 
performed during the periods 21 April 1977 to 30 
September 1977 and 19 September 1977 to 30 
September 1977. A total of 313,000 cubic yards of 
material was removed at a cost of $691,527. 
Maintenance, hired labor: Costs were $7,671 
for hydraulic data collection; $2,094, snagging 
and clearing; $176,228, engineering surveys; and 
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$82,556 for miscellaneous engineering, supervision 
and inspection. 
Condition as of Sept. 30. Existing project is 90 
percent complete. A 40-foot channel under the 
1954 modification from Allegheny Avenue to 
upper end of Newbold Island was completed 
April 1964. Work remaining is dredging from 
upper end of Newbold Island to Trenton Marine 
Terminal and widening turning basin at terminal 
which is in deferred category. (See Table 3-C at 
end of chapter for total costs for existing project 
to Sept. 30, 1977.) 
7. DELAWARE RIVER, PA., N.J. AND DEL., 
PHILADELPHIA TO THE SEA 
Location. See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey 
Charts 1218, 394, 295, and 280. 
Previous projects. For details see page 1779 of 
Annual Report for 1915, and page 299, Annual 
Report for 1938. 
Existing project. 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 west 
side of 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. Project 
also provides for construction of dikes and 
training works for regulation and control of tidal 
flow; for maintenance of an area on north side of 
channel opposite Philadelphia Naval Base 
between Shipway 3 and Schuylkill River to 40 
feet deep and a width of 150 feet on Mifflin Range 
and of 200 feet on West Horseshoe Range; and 
for maintenance of any areas dredged by local 
interests to 35 feet deep between channel and a 
line 100 feet channelward of pierhead line 
between Point House wharf and Philadelphia 
Naval Base, when in opinion of Chief of 
Engineers such areas are so located as to be of 
benefit to general navigation. Section included in 
project is about 96.5 miles long. All depths refer 
to plane of mean low water. Under influence of 
heavy and long-continued winds extreme tidal 
range is about 14 feet. Normal maximum velocity 
of tidal currents in the dredged channel varies 
between 2 and 3.5 miles per hour. Storm tides 
may increase maximum to as much as 4.5 miles 
per hour. Estimated cost for new work is 
$71,630,000 (July 1972) exclusive of amounts 
expended on previous projects. Channel to 37 
feet deep and 500 feet wide through Horseshoe 
Bend and 37 feet deep and 600 feet wide through 
Philadelphia Harbor along east side of channel 
and Port Richmond anchorage to 37 feet deep, 
except for that portion of channel which forms a 
part of 40 feet deep and 400 feet wide channel 
portion of project is to be restudied and excluded 
from fore-going cost estimate. Estimated cost 
(July1960) of this portion is $2,951,000. (See 
Table 3-B at end of chapter for Acts authorizing 
existing project.) 
Local cooperation. Requirements under 1938 
River and Harbor Act for maintaining channel 
and anchorage in Philadelphia Harbor annually 
by cities of Philadelphia and Camden were 
removed (see 1962 Annual Report for details). 
Terminal facilities. There are 217 piers, 
wharves, and docks between Allegheny Avenue, 
Philadelphia and the sea, 135 on waterfront of 
Philadelphia, Camden, and Gloucester, and 82 
below Philadelphia. Facilities are considered 
adequate for existing commerce. (For further 
details see Port Series Nos. 7, revised 1967, and 
8, revised 1966-Corps of Engineers). 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance, contract: Costs incurred were 
$2,269 for environmental impact statement; 
$19,785, stream gaging; $37,454, warning signs; 
$7,659, lease of equipment; $12,419, disposal 
areas; $147,053, pipe modification; and $300,000, 
mobilization costs for dredging contracts. 
Maintenance, hired labor: Costs for removal of 
navigation structures were $8,339; snagging and 
clearing, $75,486; state pamphlets, $14,865; 
water control management, $8,632; real estate 
management services, $22,919; general maintenance, 
$319,318; maintenance of disposal areas, 
$300,230; amortization charges, $-212,383; and 
miscellaneous engineering and supervision and 
inspection, $68,181. U.S. Hopper Dredges 
COMBER and GOETHALS dredged during the 
period, October 1976 to 30 June 1977 and 1 
August 1977 to 30 September 1977. A total of 
4,897,463 cubic yards of material was removed at 
a cost of $6,975,200. 
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Condition as of Sept. 30. Existing project, 
excluding work deferred for restudy, is about 66 
percent complete. The 40-foot channel from naval 
base to the sea was completed in 1942. Dredging 
Naval Base to Allegheny Avenue to 40 feet deep 
was completed in 1962. Work remaining is to 
construct new anchorages at Reedy Point and 
Deepwater Point, enlarge Marcus Hook and 
Mantua Creek anchorages, channel dredging 
from 35 to 37 feet deep over a width of 500 feet 
through Horseshoe Bend and 600 feet through 
Philadelphia Harbor, and deepening Port 
Richmond Anchorage to 37 feet all of which have 
been deferred for restudy. (See Table 3-C at end 
of chapter for total costs for existing project to 
Sept. 30, 1977.) 
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 Report for 1888. 
Existing project. This provides for the fixation 
of the inlet by the construction of two parallel 
jetties of steel-sheet pile and stone design extending 
to approximately the 14-foot depth curve 
in the ocean, and for dredging an entrance 
channel 15 feet deep and 200 feet wide, for a 
distance of 7,000 feet inshore from the jetties; 
thence a channel 9 feet deep, 100 feet wide in the 
bay, and 80 feet wide in the river, to and 
including a turning basin 9 feet deep, 175 feet 
wide, and 300 feet long at Old Landing; thence a 
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 discretion of the Chief of Engineers, 
be modified as 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 13.75 
miles. All depths refer to the plane of mean low 
water. 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 $10,000 
expended on previous projects and exclusive of 
$210,000 contributed funds. (See Table 3-B at end 
of chapter for Acts authorizing existing project.) 
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 .75 mile west of the highway bridge near 
the inlet and .25 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 period. 
Maintenance, contract: Costs of $139 were 
incurred for environmental impact statement. 
Maintenance, hired labor: Costs were $10,000 for 
permits program and $11,230 for reconnaissance 
report. 
Condition as of Sept. 30. Existing project was 
completed in 1951. For details see Annual Report 
for 1963. Costs under existing project, excluding 
$210,000 contributed funds expended for new 
work, were $511,210 for new work, $1,356,800 for 
maintenance and $1,323,775 for major rehabilitation, 
a total of $3,191,785. 
9. INLAND WATERWAY, REHOBOTH BAY 
TO DELAWARE BAY, DEL. 
Location. A tidal canal in southeasterly part of 
Sussex County, Del. It extends 12 miles northward 
from Rehoboth Bay through high land west 
of town of Rehoboth to Gordon Lake; thence 
through 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 
about 4 miles above Cape Henlopen. (See U.S. 
Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts 379, 1218, and 
1219.) 
Previous projects. A canal along a slightly 
different route formed a part of projected 
waterway from Chincoteague Bay, Va., to 
Delaware Bay, begun in 1886 and abandoned in 
1905. 
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Existing project. This provides for an entrance 
channel near Lewes 10 feet deep and 200 feet 
wide protected by two parallel jetties 500 feet 
apart; thence a channel 10 feet deep and 100 feet 
wide to South Street Bridge at Lewes, with a 
basin of the same depth 1,200 feet long and up to 
375 feet in width at the latter point: thence a 
channel 6 feet deep and 50 feet wide (40 feet wide 
through Deep Cut near Rehoboth) to Rehoboth 
Bay; a channel 6 feet deep and 100 feet wide from 
the entrance to Broadkill River; two parallel 
rubble jetties 725 feet long at the Rehoboth Bay 
entrance; and the construction of one highway 
bridge and one railroad bridge at Rehoboth. The 
total length of the section included in the project 
is about 12 miles. 
The cost for new work for the completed 
portion of the project was $561,514, 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 the portion was 
last revised in 1960 and was estimated to be 
$816,000. (See Table 3-B at end of chapter for 
Acts authorizing existing project.) 
Local cooperation. Complied with except local 
interests must furnish suitable terminal facilities 
and necessary spoil-disposal areas. 
Terminal facilities. See page 228, Annual 
Report for 1962. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance, contract: Costs for $1,100 were 
incurred for water control management. 
Maintenance, hired labor:Costs for real estate 
activities were $13,687; dredging study, $542; 
water control management, $2,342; general 
maintenance, $1,099; and $3,418 for miscellaneous 
engineering and administrative activities. A 
credit of $8,538 was applied to a prior dredging 
contract. 
Conditions as of Sept. 30. Existing project is 
about 70 percent complete. For details on 
completed work see page 241 of Annual Report 
for 1963. Work remaining, extension of existing 
jetties at Delaware Bay entrance, is considered 
inactive. 
10. INLAND WATERWAY FROM CHINCOTEAGUE 
BAY, VA., TO DELAWARE BAY, 
DEL. 
Location. Extends northerly from Chincoteague 
Bay, Va., following waterways parallel with 
Atlantic Ocean through Virginia, Maryland, and 
Delaware, passing through neck of land at Ocean 
View, Del., and land between Rehoboth Bay and 
headwaters of Lewes River, entering Delaware 
Bay at or near town of Lewes, a total distance of 
about 70 miles. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic 
Survey Charts 1218, 1219, and 1220.) 
Previous projects. For details see page 382, 
Annual Report for 1932. 
Existing project. Provides for maintenance of 
three bridges built by the Government at Ocean 
View, Del., under previous project. Existing 
project was adopted by 1910 River and Harbor 
Act (H. Doc. 538, 59th Cong., 1st sess.). Latest 
published map is in House Document 128, 67th 
Congress, 2d session. 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Terminal facilities. See page 232, Annual 
Report for 1962. 
Operations and results during period. 
Maintenance, hired labor: Costs were $2,566 for 
real estate activities. 
Condition as of Sept. 30. For details see page 
245, Annual Report for 1963. Costs under 
existing project excluding $2,000 contributed by 
State of Delaware, were $58,800 for maintenance. 
11. INLAND WATERWAY FROM DELAWARE 
RIVER TO CHESAPEAKE BAY, 
DEL., AND MD. 
Location. Begins at Reedy Point on Delaware 
River, about 41 miles below Philadelphia, Pa., 
and passes through sea level Chesapeake and 
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 main channel 
at a point about 1.5 miles west of Reedy Point. 
(See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts 294, 
1226, 570, and 572.) 
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Previous projects. For details see Annual 
Report for 1934, page 242, and Annual Report for 
1938, page 312. 
Existing project. 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 Penn Central 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; (economic study of railroad crossing 
requested by Office of Management and Budget 
resulted in construction of a single track vertical 
life bridge in lieu of a high-level fixed railroad 
bridge), high-level fixed highway bridges over 
canal at Reedy Point, St. Georges, Summit, and 
Chesapeake City; a bascule drawbridge across 
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; enlargement of 
anchorage and mooring basin in Back Creek to 
afford an area about 400 feet wide, 1,000 feet 
long, and 12 feet deep; dredging Delaware City 
Branch Channel to 8 feet deep and 50 feet wide, 
and deepening existing basin to same depth; 
revetment of banks of canal as required between 
Delaware and Elk Rivers, and on banks of 
Delaware City Branch Channel east of Fifth 
Street Bridge; and construction of bulkheads. 
Total length of section included in project, 
excluding Delaware City Branch Channel, which 
is about 2 miles long, is about 46 miles. All depths 
refer to plane of mean low water in Delaware 
River. Extreme tidal range is from 6.3 feet above 
mean high water to 3 feet below mean low water. 
Original cost of canal including purchase was 
$10,709,755; estimated cost of new work for 
modifications of 1935 and 1954 is $139,574,000 
(October 1977). Total estimated cost of new work 
including original purchase is $151,683,755. 
Portion of project comprising completion of 
Delaware City Branch Channel from a point 400 
feet east of Fifth Street Bridge to its junction 
with canal is to be restudied and excluded from 
foregoing estimate. Estimated cost of this 
portion is $145,000 (July 1954). (See Table 3-B at 
end of chapter for Acts authorizing existing 
project.) 
Local cooperation. River and Harbor Act of 
1954 provided that local interests furnish lands 
and rights-of-way required for bridges. Assurances 
accepted and approved February 16, 1955. 
Requirements for Summit and Reedy Point 
Bridges have been met. 
Terminal facilities. Ample mooring facilities at 
eastern and western ends of canal and bulkheads 
at Delaware City and St. Georges were 
constructed by the United States. A small-boat 
harbor was provided and a wharf constructed at 
Chesapeake City. Facilities are considered 
adequate for existing commerce. 
See Table D on operations and results during 
fiscal year at end of chapter). Other costs were: 
$4,000 for lands and damages; $-27,700, 
maintenance of traffic; $-2,200, water transfer 
studies; $400, plans and specifications; and $900 
tide gage reading. New work, hired labor: 
Engineering and design, supervision and 
administration costs were $16,606. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance, contract: Costs incurred were 
$25,028, inspection reports; $499, roadways; 
$27,110, bridges; $-10,759, modification to 
electric system; $9,600, traffic potential; $23,688, 
riprap; $1,215,000, rehabilitation of Chesapeake 
City Bridge; and $156,000 for mobilization costs 
for dredging contract. 
Maintenance, hired labor: Costs for state 
pamphlets were $10,711; traffic control TV, 
$43,571; general maintenance, $289,447; painting, 
$80,940; electrical maintenance, $38,074; 
service facilities, $181,535; condition and 
operation studies, $23,968; banks and disposal 
areas, $490,166; removal of hard spots, $5,613; 
real estate management service, $25,496; 
recreation management and master plan, 
$27,132; locks and dispatch service, $204,399; 
supplies and materials, $55,135; amoritization, 
$-8,807; engineering surveys, $55,469; and 
miscellaneous supervision and administration, 
$552,299. U.S. Hopper Dredge COMBER 
dredged during the period 3 November 1976 to 1 
December 1976 and removed 352,294 cubic yards 
of material at a cost of $668,500. 
Condition as of Sept. 30. Existing project is 
about 89 percent completed. Channel 27 feet deep 
and 250 and 400 feet wide, Delaware River to 
Pooles Island, was completed in 1938. High level 
fixed highway bridges were completed at St. 
Georges (4-lane) in 1942; at Chesapeake City 
(2-lane) in 1949; and at Summit (4-lane) in 1960. 
Relocation of Penn Central Railroad bridge was 
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completed December 21, 1965. Channel enlargement 
to 35 feet deep and 450 feet wide between 
St. Georges and Summit bridges and Summit 
Bridge and Goose Island was completed on June 
20, 1972 and February 18, 1972, respectively. 
Removing the old Penn Central railroad bridge 
was completed on January 21, 1972. Channel 
work for Part II is about 87 percent complete. 
Work remaining consists of completing channel 
enlargement to 35 feet deep and 450 feet wide 
between Reedy Point Bridge and St. Georges 
Bridge; widening and deepening the channel 
between Delaware River and Reedy Point 
Bridge, the completion of recreation facilities, 
and miscellaneous completion items. Deepening 
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 study. Total cost of existing project to Sept. 
30, 1977 was $182,074,450 of which $121,374,898 
was for new work ($4,756,248 emergency relief 
funds and $116,618,650 regular funds), and 
$60,699,552 regular funds for maintenance. 
12. MANASQUAN RIVER, N.J. 
Location. This small stream flows in eastern 
part of New Jersey, rises near Freehold, flows 
easterly and empties into the Atlantic Ocean, 
about 26 miles south of Sandy Hook. (See U.S. 
Coast and Geodetic Survey chart No. 795.) 
Previous projects. For details see Annual 
Report for 1909, page 186, and Annual Report for 
1938, page 269. 
Existing project. A channel 14 feet deep and 
250 feet wide, protected by jetties and other 
works, extending from the Atlantic Ocean to 
inner end of north jetty, thence 12 feet deep and 
300 feet wide to within 700 feet of New York and 
Long Branch Railroad bridge, thence of same 
depth and narrowing to 100 feet wide to within 
300 feet of bridge; for a widening on northerly 
side of channel of 200 feet for 3,150 feet to a depth 
of 8 feet; for a 19-acre anchorage to 10 feet deep 
on south side of channel and for a 27.5-acre 
anchorage to 12 feet deep about 0.5 miles west of 
route 35 highway bridge. Section included in 
project is about 1.5 miles long. Mean tidal range 
is 3.7 feet at inner end of inlet and 4 feet at ocean 
end; mean range of spring tides, 4.4 and 4.8 feet, 
respectively; irregular fluctuations due to wind 
and barometric pressure vary from 2.7 feet below 
to 7.5 feet above mean low water at inner end of 
inlet. Project, excluding 10- and 12-foot 
anchorages, cost $518,243. Estimated cost (1958) 
for 10- and 12-foot anchorages portion of project 
considered inactive is $504,000. (See Table 3-B at 
end of chapter for Acts authorizing existing 
project.) 
Local cooperation. River and Harbor Act of 
1945 provides that local interests must furnish 
lands and rights-of-way for construction and 
future maintenance and hold the United States 
free from damages. Assurances to date have 
been complied with. 
Terminal facilities. Five landings with a total 
wharfage of 700 feet used by commercial 
fisherman, and 7 landings and boat basins for 
pleasure craft. Existing facilities are considered 
adequate for present requirements. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance, hired labor: U.S. Hopper Dredge 
DAVISON dredged during the period 9 May 1977 
to 12 May 1977 and removed 11,410 cubic yards of 
material and Sidecasting Dredge FRY dredged 
during the period 12 September 1977 to 30 
September 1977 and removed 18,630 cubic yards 
of material. Total costs incurred were $82,500. 
Other costs were $6,103 for inspection report and 
$9,943 for miscellaneous supervision and 
inspection. 
Condition as of Sept. 30. Existing project was 
completed in June 1963. Dredging 19 acre 
anchorage south of channel and 27.5 acre 
anchorage west of highway bridge is in the 
inactive category. Costs under existing project, 
excluding $300,000 (new work) contributed funds 
expended, were $518,249 for new work, $555,600 
for major rehabilitation, and $2,032,928 for 
maintenance, a total of $3,106,777. 
13. MISPILLION RIVER, DEL. 
Location. Rises in Kent and Sussex Counties, 
Del., flows northeasterly 15 miles along the 
boundary line between the two counties and 
empties into Delaware Bay about 16 miles above 
Cape Henlopen. (See Coast and Geodetic Survey 
Chart 1218.) 
Previous projects. For details see page 1786, 
Annual Report for 1915, page 448 of Annual 
Report for 1918, and page 327 of Annual Report 
for 1938. 
Existing project. For details see page 243 of 
Annual Report for 1957. 
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Local cooperation. Assurances required by 
1954 River and Harbor Act have not been 
furnished. For details see page 243, Annual 
Report for 1957. Prior requirements fully 
complied with. 
Terminal facilities. For details see page 244, 
Annual Report for 1957. 
Operations and results during period. 
Maintenace, hired labor: Miscellaneous engineering 
and supervision and inspection costs were 
$606. 
Condition as of Sept. 30. Project is about 31 
percent complete. Four cutoffs for 6-foot channel 
were completed in 1923; 6-foot channel from 
Delaware Bay to Milford in 1924; and jetties at 
the mouth in 1939. Work remaining is dredging 
channel to 9-foot depth, 80 feet wide in Delaware 
Bay to the mouth, thence 60 feet wide to Milford, 
with the provision of three cutoffs to eliminate 
bends, and a turning basin at Milford. Controlling 
depths at mean low water: In October 1964 from 
Delaware Bay to mouth 7.1 feet, and thence to 
fixed highway bridge at Milford, 6.1 feet. Costs 
for existing project were $229,050 for new work, 
$253,491 for minor rehabilitation, and $595,853 
for maintenance, a total of $1,078,394. 
14. MURDERKILL RIVER, DEL. 
Location. Rises in Kent County, Del., flows 
northeasterly 19 miles through county, and 
empties into Delaware Bay about 25 miles above 
Cape Henlopen. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic 
Survey Chart No. 1218.) 
Existing project. Provides for a channel 7 feet 
deep at mean low water, 150 feet wide in 
Delaware Bay to mouth, and thence 80 feet wide 
to Frederica, 7.5 miles above mouth. Total length 
of section included in project is about 8.5 miles. 
Extreme tidal range is from about 1 foot below 
mean low water to about 2 feet above mean high 
water. 
Estimated cost for new work revised in 1954 is 
$38,000. Portion comprising widening channel to 
project width throughout its length is to be 
restudied and excluded from foregoing cost 
estimate. Estimated cost of this portion last 
revised in 1954 was $86,000. 
Project was authorized by River and Harbor 
Act of July 13, 1892 (H. Ex. Doc. 21, 52d Cong., 
1st sess.). (See page 981 Annual Report of 1892.) 
Latest published map is in House Document 
1058, 62nd Congress, 3d session. 
Local cooperation. None required. 
Terminal facilities. There are a number of light 
timber wharves on both sides of river near mouth 
and two wharves at Frederica, all privately 
owned. Facilities are considered adequate for 
existing commerce. 
Operations and results during period. 
Maintenance, hired labor: Miscellaneous engineering 
and supervision and inspection costs 
were $153. 
Condition as of Sept. 30. Existing project about 
30 percent complete, including revision to be 
restudied. Channel 7 feet deep and 60 feet wide 
was completed in 1911. Work remaining is 
widening the channel to project width. 
15. 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, 1.75 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 2.25 miles above the mouth. The total 
length of the section included in the project is 
about 3.5 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 of new work for the complete project 
was $60,242. (See table at end of chapter for Acts 
authorizing existing project.) 
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. 
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Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance, contract: Dredging in the entrance 
channel commenced March 9, 1977, and was 
completed June 24, 1977. A total of 51,882 cubic 
yards of material was removed at a cost of 
$172,869. 
Maintenance, hired labor: Costs of $524 were 
incurred for engineering surveys and $42,607 for 
miscellaneous engineering and inspection costs. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing 
project was completed in 1925. The costs under 
the existing project were $60,242 for new work 
and $616,432 for maintenance, a total of $676,674. 
16. NEW JERSEY INLETS AND BEACHES - 
CORSON INLET AND LUDLAM BEACH 
Location. The project is located in Cape May 
County, New Jersey. Corson Inlet is about 0.3 
mile wide at its narrowest point, between sand 
spits extending from Peck Beach, and the island 
barrier beach to the southwest, Ludlam Beach. 
The ocean front of Ludlam Beach extends for 
about 7 miles. The northeastern 2 miles is 
occupied by a part of upper township. The 
remaining 5-mile length is occupied by Sea Isle 
City. 
Existing project. The project will provide a 
12-foot by 300-foot inlet channel, with 6-foot by 
100-foot interior channels, inlet jetties; deposition 
basins; bulkheads and backfill; appurtenant 
works for jetty and bulkhead fishing; beach fill; 
construction of ten additional groins; and 
periodic nourishment. Estimated cost of project 
(October 1977) is $23,300,000 which includes 
$12,000,000 non-Federal cash contribution. 
Local cooperation. The State of New Jersey, 
Department of Environmental Protection is the 
local agency responsible for the project. The 
Department, in letter dated September 19, 1974, 
indicated continued interest in the project. 
Specific assurances of local cooperation are being 
developed during preconstruction planning and 
will be formalized in contract form as part of preconstruction 
planning. 
Operations and results during period. New 
work, hired labor: Miscellaneous engineering and 
design costs were $34,343. 
Condition as of Sept. 30. Work accomplished 
was advance engineering and design. 
17. NEW JERSEY INLETS AND BEACHES 
-GREAT EGG HARBOR INLET AND 
PECK BEACH 
Location. The project is located in Cape May 
and Atlantic Counties, New Jersey. Great Egg 
Harbor Inlet, an unimproved inlet, is about 1.1 
miles wide at its narrowest point and provides a 
tidal connection between the Atlantic Ocean and 
Great Egg Harbor Bay, the New Jersey Intracoastal 
Waterway, and Great Egg Harbor River. 
Peck Beach is occupied in its entirety and by the 
city of Ocean City and extends from Great Egg 
Harbor Inlet southward to Corson Inlet. The 
ocean frontage is about 8.0 miles in length. 
Existing project. The project will provide 12 
foot by 300-foot inlet channel, with 6 foot by 100- 
foot interior channels, inlet jetties, deposition 
basin; bulkhead and back fill; appurtenant works 
for jetty and bulkhead fishing; beach fill; 
extending nine existing groins and periodic beach 
nourishment. Estimated cost of project (October 
1977) is $24,900,000 which includes $12,400,000 
non-Federal cash contribution. 
Local cooperation. The State of New Jersey, 
Department of Environmental Protection, is the 
local agency responsible for the project. The 
Department, in letter dated September 19, 1974, 
indicated continued interest in the project. 
Specific assurances of local cooperation are being 
developed during preconstruction planning and 
will be formalized in contract form as part of 
preconstruction planning. 
Operations and results during period. New 
work, contract: Costs were $1,000 for 
environmental impact statement. New work, 
hired labor: Miscellaneous engineering and 
design costs were $74,758. 
Condition as of Sept. 30. Work accomplished 
was advance engineering and design. 
18. NEW JERSEY INTRACOASTAL 
WATERWAY 
Location. A sea level inland water route 
approximately parallel with New Jersey coast, 
extends from Atlantic Ocean at Manasquan Inlet, 
about 26 miles south of Sandy Hook, N.J., to 
Delaware Bay about 3 miles above Cape May 
Point. Waterway extends through inlet and up 
Manasquan River about 2 miles; thence by Point 
Pleasant Canal through high ground for 2 miles 
to head of Barnegat Bay. It then passes through a 
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series of bays, lagoons, and thoroughfares along 
New Jersey coast to Cape May Harbor; thence 
across Cape May County to Delaware Bay 
through a land cut by way of New England Creek 
basin. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey 
Charts, 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 tide range 
in sections of the waterway remote from inlets is 
0.5 foot. 
Estimated cost for new work is $71,549 (July 
1969), exclusive of $1,824,940 Navy Department 
funds and $99,000 contributed by local interests. 
Portion of project extending from Manasquan 
River to Cape May Harbor is to be restudied and 
excluded from new work cost estimate. 
Estimated cost of this portion is $6,470,000 (July 
1954). Existing project was adopted by 1945 
River and Harbor Act (H. Doc. 133, 76th Cong., 
1st sess.). Latest published map is in project 
document. River and Harbor Act of 1946 (Public 
Law 525, 79th Cong., 2d sess., as extended by 
Public Law 240, 82nd Cong.), authorized 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 maintenance of canal from Cape May 
Harbor to Delaware Bay constructed as an 
emergency wartime project with Navy Department 
funds, including cost of maintaining 
temporary railroad and seashore highway 
bridges over 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-ofway, 
and structures other than bridges for the 
Bayhead-Manasquan Canal; that the State of 
New Jersey furnish, free of cost to the United 
States, all lands, easements, rights-of-way, and 
disposal areas required for 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. Compliance with these conditions 
was completed January 15, 1954, except that 
local interests are required to furnish disposal 
areas for the construction and the subsequent 
maintenance of the proposed improvement. 
Terminal facilities. See Annual Report for 
1962. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance, contract: Dredging commenced 16 
May 1977 and was completed 22 August 1977. 
Costs of $273,071 were incurred for the removal 
of 217,619 cubic yards of material. Other costs 
were $600 for bank stabilization and $5,820 for 
water control management. 
Maintenance, hired labor: Costs for real estate 
activities were $9,613; general maintenance, 
$10,791; engineering surveys, $180,991; inspection 
report, $6,874; amd miscellaneous engineering 
and design and supervision and inspection, 
$35,166. 
Condition as of Sept. 30. Existing project is 
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 jetties at Delaware Bay entrance 
and a temporary highway and a railroad bridge in 
1944, all with Navy Department funds. Work 
remaining, dredging a channel 12 feet deep and 
100 feet wide from Atlantic Ocean at Manasquan 
Inlet to Cape May Harbor, has been deferred for 
restudy; however, the project between Ottens 
Harbor and Richardson Channel and from that 
point to Cape May are being maintained to 10 
feet and 12 feet, respectively, since they were 
originally dredged to these depths by the State. 
19. SCHUYLKILL RIVER, PA. 
Location. Rises in Schuylkill County, Pa., flows 
generally southeasterly 150 miles, and empties 
into Delaware River at Philadelphia, Pa. (See 
U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts 295 and 
280.) 
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Previous project. For 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, .75 
mile above the mouth; thence the same depth and 
300 feet wide to Passyunk Avenue Bridge, 3.5 
miles above the mouth; thence 26 feet deep and 
200 feet wide to Gibson Point, 4.5 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 6.5 miles. All depths refer to the plane of 
mean low water. The extreme tidal range, due to 
freshets and prolonged heavy winds, is about 14 
feet. 
The cost for new work for the completed 
existing project was $2,809,007. (See Table 3-B at 
end of chapter for Acts authorizing existing 
project.) 
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 sewagetreatment 
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 within limits of improvement. 
Facilities are considered adequate for existing 
commerce. (For further details see Port Series 
No. 7- Revised 1967-Corp of Engineers.) 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance, contract: Dredging commenced 1 
December 1976 and was completed 8 December 
1976. A total of 40,250 cubic yards of material 
was removed at a cost of $108,561. A credit of 
$32,422 received on a prior year's dredging 
contract. Other costs incurred were $30,540 for 
water control management and $1,033 for 
environmental impact statement. 
Maintenance, hired labor: Costs incurred were 
$8,330 for water control management; $37,564, 
engineering surveys; and $21,834 for miscellaneous 
engineering and design and supervision and 
inspection. 
Condition as of Sept. 30. Existing project was 
completed in September 1962. For details see 
Annual Report for 1962. Costs under existing 
project were $2,809,007 for new work and 
$18,909,785 for maintenance, a total of 
$21,718,792. 
20. WILMINGTON HARBOR, DEL. 
Location. Formed by Christina River, which 
rises in New Castle County, Del., flows northeasterly 
16 miles, passing through city of 
Wilmington, Del., and empties into Delaware 
River about 29 miles below Philadelphia, Pa. (See 
U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart 294.) 
Previous projects. For 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 Lobdell Canal, a 
distance of about 1.2 miles; thence 21 feet deep 
and 250 feet wide for a distance of .8 mile to the 
mouth of Brandywine River; thence the same 
depth and 200 feet wide for a distance of about 
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 Penn Central 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 up-stream 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 stonefilled, 
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-andtimber 
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 extreme tidal range, due to prolonged heavy 
winds, is about 13 feet. (See Table 3-B at end of 
chapter for Acts authorizing existing project.) 
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Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Terminal facilities. There are 18 piers, 
wharves, and docks within improvement. 
Facilities considered adequate for existing 
commerce. (For further details see Port Series 
No. 8, revised 1966,-Corps of Engineers). 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance, contract: Costs incurred were $463 
for environmental impact statement; $5,050, 
water control management; $9,197, leases; and 
$119,335 for lease of equipment. Dredging 
commenced 4 December 1976 and was completed 
12 March 1977. A total of 730,419 cubic yards of 
material was removed at a cost of $348,500. 
Maintenance, hired labor: Costs incurred were 
$6,542 for real estate management activities; 
$15,022, permits program; $94,776, disposal 
areas; $8,941, general maintenance; $14,106, 
engineering surveys; $2,076, water control 
management; and $12,314, miscellaneous supervision 
and inspection. Amortization costs were 
$-69,548. 
Condition as of Sept. 30. Existing project was 
completed in 1962. (For details see page 222, 
Annual Report for 1962.) 
Total cost of existing project to Sept. 30, 1977 
is $17,245,712 of which $1,552,604 is for new work 
($206,177 emergency relief funds and $1,346,427 
regular funds), and $15,693,108 regular funds for 
maintenance. 
21. RECONNAISSANCE AND CONDITION 
SURVEYS 
(See Table 3-E at end of chapter.) 
22. OTHER AUTHORIZED NAVIGATION 
PROJECTS 
(See Table 3-F at end of Chapter.) 
23. NAVIGATION WORK UNDER SPECIAL 
AUTHORIZATION 
Navigation Activities Pursuant to Section 107, 
Public Law 86-645 (Preauthorization). 
There were no costs during the period. 
24. OTHER AUTHORIZED BEACH EROSION 
CONTROL PROJECTS 
(See Table 3-G at end of chapter.) 
25. BEACH EROSION CONTROL WORK 
UNDER SPECIAL AUTHORIZATION 
(See Table 3-H at end of chapter.) 
FLOOD CONTROL 
26. BELTZVILLE LAKE, PA. 
Location. Damsite is on Pohopoco Creek about 
4.5 miles upstream from its confluence with 
Lehigh River and 4 miles east of Lehighton, Pa. 
(See Geological Survey Quandrangle Map for 
Lehighton, Pa.-1960.) 
Existing project. A multiple purpose development 
project to provide water supply, flood 
control, and recreation. Plan of improvement 
provides for an earth and rock fill dam 4,500 feet 
long rising 160 feet above creekbed; a spillway 
around north end of dam; and gatecontrol outlet 
works discharging through a conduit on rock 
along right abutment. The lake, a unit of 
comprehensive plan for flood control and other 
purposes of Delaware River Basin, will have a 
reservoir capacity of 68,200 acre-feet at spillway 
crest level with 1,200 acre-feet of inactive 
storage, 40,000 acre-feet for water supply and 
recreation, and 27,000 acre-feet for flood control. 
(For details see H. Doc. 522, 87th Cong., 2d Sess.) 
Design changes, based on planning to July 1965, 
indicate an earthfill dam 4,200 feet long rising 170 
feet above creekbed, a controlled reservoir 
capacity of 68,250 acre-feet at spillway crest with 
1,390 acre-feet of inactive storage, 41,220 
acre-feet for water supply, water quality control 
and recreation. Estimated cost of project (July 
1974) is $22,944,200 including $6,100,000 required 
non-Federal reimbursement for costs allocated to 
water supply storage during life of project after 
use of this storage is initiated; ultimate Federal 
cost is $16,100,000. 
Local cooperation. Project was approved 
subject to certain requirements of cooperation by 
local interests as defined in approved House 
Document. Resolution of Delaware River Basin 
Commission providing assurances of repayment 
of water supply and pollution control costs was 
accepted June 7, 1965. A contract for repayment 
of water supply costs was signed October 16, 
1966. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance, contract: Costs incurred were 
$12,560, stream gaging; $1,000, snow survey; 
$15,381, piezometers; $1,900, water quality 
management; $471, permanent operating equipment; 
and $250 for appraisal contract. 
Maintenance, hired labor: Costs for operation 
and maintenance of the reservoir and dam were 
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$97,853; sedimentation surveys, $5,463; water 
quality data, $37,216; real estate administration, 
$3,393; periodic inspection reports, $6,368; 
electric systems studies, $1,785; and miscellaneous 
engineering, supervision, and inspection, 
$44,014. 
Condition as of Sept. 30. Project is about 99 
percent complete. Acquisition of the necessary 
land is complete. 
27. BLUE MARSH LAKE, PA. 
Location. Damsite is on Tulpehocken Creek 
about 1.5 miles upstream from its confluence 
with Plum Creek and about 6 miles northwest of 
Reading, Pa. (See Geological Survey Quadrangle 
Sheet, Bernville, Pa.) 
Existing project. A multiple purpose development 
project to provide supplies of water, flood 
control, and recreation. Plan of improvement 
provides for an earth and rock fill dam, 1,775 feet 
long and rising 98 feet above creekbed, with a 
spill way about 1,500 feet south of dam, and gatecontrolled 
outlet works discharging through a 
conduit on rock along right abutment. The lake, a 
unit of comprehensive plan for flood control and 
other purposes of Delaware River Basin, will 
have a capacity of 50,010 acre-feet at spillway 
crest level, with 3,000 acre-feet of inactive 
storage, 14,620 acre-feet for water supply and 
recreation, and 32,390 acre-feet for flood control. 
(For details see H. Doc 522 87th Cong., 2d sess.) 
Estimated cost of project (October 1977), 
$62,900,000 includes $16,100,000 required non- 
Federal reimbursement for costs allocated to 
water supply storage during life of project after 
use of this storage is initiated. Existing project 
was authorized by 1962 Flood Control Act (H. 
Doc. 522, 87th Cong., 2d sess., contains latest 
published maps.). 
Local cooperation. Project was approved, 
subject to certain requirements by local 
interests, as prescribed in House Document cited 
above. Delaware River Basin Commission on 
December 29, 1964, adopted a preliminary 
resolution providing for repayment of water 
supply costs. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work, contract: Costs incurred were $1,820,800, 
land payments; $11,000, engineering and legal 
services; $1,354,000, utilities; $4,000, reservoir 
clearing; $114,300, building disposal; $72,600, 
access roads; $5,000, fish and wildlife services; 
$1,464,200, pumping plants; $391,400, relocation 
of Gruber Wagon Works; $10,000, archaeological 
survey; $5,800, night lighting and storage of 
Gruber Wagon Works' parts; $1,271,400, levees; 
$1,366,800, detention dams; $40,500, seeding and 
mulching; $1,585,000, relocation of roads; 
$2,181,100, construction of dam and appurtenant 
items; $80,100, buildings, grounds, and utilities; 
$32,100, permanent operating equipment; $8,000, 
spillway borings; $7,800, test samples; $-1,300, 
operation and maintenance charges during 
construction; and $1,900 for soil testing. 
New work, hired labor: Costs for land 
acquisition were $395,100; $17,400, historic 
research; $16,700, lab inspection and soil testing; 
and $829,500 for design and miscellaneous 
engineering costs. 
Maintenance, hired labor: Costs of $20,896 
were incurred for operation and maintenance. 
Condition as of Sept. 30. Continued engineering 
and design and acquisition of land and continued 
construction 
28. DELAWARE COAST PROTECTION, DEL. 
Location. The project is located in Sussex County 
Delaware, on the Atlantic Ocean and starts 
immediatiely south of Delaware Bay extending in 
a southerly direction a distance of 24.5 miles to 
Fenwick Island on the Delaware-Maryland 
border. 
Existing project. Provides a plan of 
improvement which consists of the construction 
of dunes and beach fill; the construction of bulkheads 
at Rehoboth and Dewey beaches; periodic 
nourishment of the beaches; placement of sand 
fences; planting dune grass and maintenance and 
replacement of existing structures. (For details, 
see S. Doc. 90, 90th Cong., 2d Sess.) Estimated 
cost of project (October 1977) $39,100,000 
includes $10,900,000 required non-Federal costs. 
Local cooperation. Assurances of local cooperation 
were provided by the State of Delaware, 
July 8, 1969. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work, hired labor: Miscellaneous design and 
engineering costs were $9,708. 
Condition as of Sept. 30. Work accomplished 
was engineering and design. 
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29. FRANCIS E. WALTER DAM, PA. 
Location. Reservoir is in northeastern Pennsylvania 
on Lehigh River between White Haven and 
Stoddartsville. Dam is about 0.4 mile below 
mouth of Bear Creek, about 60 miles above 
confluence of Lehigh River and Delaware River 
at Easton, Pa. (See Geological Survey Quadrangle 
Sheet, Stoddartsville, Pa.) 
Existing project. Plan of improvement authorized 
by 1976 Flood Control Act (H. Doc. 587, 79th 
Cong., 2d sess.) provided for a single purpose 
flood control reservoir. Modification of project, 
authorized by 1962 Flood Control Act (H. Doc. 
522, 87th Cong., 2d sess.), provides for a multiplepurpose 
development for water supply and 
recreation in addition to present single-purpose 
flood control project. Plan of improvement 
requires altering spillway increasing height of 
dam, extending outlet tunnel by addition of a 
concrete conduit, and constructing new dikes and 
raising existing dikes. Modified dam will rise 263 
feet above riverbed and be 3,500 feet long. 
Reservoir modification, a unit of comprehensive 
plan for flood control and other purposes of 
Delaware River Basin, will have a reservoir 
capacity of 180,000 acre-feet spillway crest level 
with 2,000 acre-feet of inactive storage, 70,000 
acre-feet for water supply and recreation and 
108,000 acre-feet for flood control. Estimated 
Federal cost of new work (October 1977) is 
$51,723,600 including $25,353,000 required non- 
Federal reimbursement for costs allocated to 
water supply storage during life of project after 
use of this storage is initiated. 
Local cooperation. None required under 1946 
Flood Control Act. Under 1962 Flood Control 
Act, project was approved subject to certain 
requirements by local interests, as defined in 
House Document 522 cited above. 
Operations and results during fiscal year: 
Maintenance, contract: Costs of $15,064 were 
incurred for stream gaging; $2,900, water quality 
management and control; $2,358, purchase of 
tractor; and $250 for appraisal work. 
Maintenance, hired labor: Operation and 
maintenance of the dam and reservoir costs were 
$70,092; real estate management service, $1,813; 
recreation facilities, $53,122; water control 
management, $21,301; potable water testing, 
$1,121; and hydrology studies, $3,502. Miscellaneous 
engineering inspection, and administrative 
costs were $15,281. 
Conditions as of Sept. 30. Project as authorized 
under the 1946 Flood Control Act was completed 
June 1961. Settlement for lands was completed 
October 1962. 
30. GENERAL EDGAR JADWIN DAM AND 
RESERVOIR, PA. 
Location. In Dyberry Creek valley in central 
part of Wayne County, Pa., between borough of 
Honesdale and village of Tanners Falls. Dam is 
about 3 miles above confluence of Dyberry Creek 
and Lackawaxen River in Honesdale and 29 miles 
above confluence of Lackawaxen and Delaware 
Rivers. (See Geological Survey Quadrangle 
Sheet, Honesdale, Pa.) 
Existing project. A single-purpose flood control 
reservoir with a capacity of 24,500 acre-feet 
formed by an earth embankment, about 1,225 
feet long at crest and rising 109 feet above 
creekbed. It also has a tunnel with intake 
structure and a chute-type spillway with a 
stilling basin in left abutment. Reservoir controls 
runoff from a drainage area of 65 square miles 
which is 91 percent of watershed of Dyberry 
Creek and 39 percent of Lackawaxen River 
project was authorized by 1948 Flood Control Act 
(H. Doc. 113, 80th Cong., 1st sess.). Federal cost 
of new work was $4,064,510. Non-Federal funds 
not required. 
Local cooperation. Assurances of compliance 
with requirements of local cooperation were 
accepted July 30, 1956. For details see page 251, 
Annual Report for 1962. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance, contract: Costs of $2,220 were 
incurred for stream gaging. 
IMaintenance, hired labor: Operation and 
maintenance of dam and reservoir costs were 
$26,832; periodic inspections, $7,767; hydraulic 
collection data, $7,157; stream gaging, $883; 
water quality management, $1,704; and 
miscellaneous engineering, inspection, and 
administrative costs, $3,659. 
Condition as of Sept. 30. Project was completed 
in June 1960. 
31. POTTSTOWN AND VICINITY, 
SCHUYLKILL RIVER BASIN, PA. 
Location. The project is located in Pennsylvania 
along the Manatawny Creek and the 
Schuylkill River in the City of Pottstown, 
Montgomery County, and the communities of 
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South Pottstown and Kenilworth, Chester 
County, Pennsylvania. 
Existing project. The physical construction will 
consist of channel improvements along the 
Schuylkill River and excavation of an area under 
an arch of the existing High Street bridge on the 
Manataway Creek. The Schuylkill River channel 
will be widened to a width of 275 feet for a 
distance of about 7,600 feet. Stone protection will 
be provided along the channel where flow 
conditions require it. Excavated material will be 
utilized to develop open space areas along the 
river. Estimated cost of the project (October 
1977) is $3,750,000. Existing project was authorized 
in 1974 under Section 201 of the 1965 Flood 
Control Act. 
Local cooperation. Local interests (the Borough 
of Pottstown, Pennsylvania) furnished assurances 
of local cooperation by letter dated 28 
September 1970. The borough reaffirmed the 
assurances by a resolution dater 8 January 1973. 
Operations and results during period. New 
work, contract. Costs incurred were $7,037 for 
subsurface explorations. 
New work, hired labor: Miscellaneous 
engineering and design costs were $148,659. 
Condition as of Sept. 30. Work accomplished 
was advance engineering and design. 
32. PROMPTON LAKE, PA. 
Location. In Lackawaxen River Valley in 
central part of Wayne County, Pa., between 
borough of Prompton and village of Aldenville. 
Dam is within corporate limits of Prompton, 4 
miles upstream from Honesdale, Pa., and 
approximately 30 miles above confluence of 
Lackawaxen and Delaware Rivers. (See Geological 
Survey Quadrangle Sheet, Honesdale, Pa.) 
Existing project. Plan of improvement authorized 
by 1948 Flood Control Act (H. Doc. 113, 80th 
Cong., 1st sess.) provided for a single-purpose 
flood control reservoir. Modification of project 
authorized by 1962 Flood Control Act (H. Doc. 
522, 87th Cong., 2d sess.) provides for multiplepurpose 
development for water supply and 
recreation in addition to present single-purpose 
flood control project. Plan of improvement 
requires construction of a control tower with 
gates and service bridge, placing an impervious 
blanket on valley walls and floor upstream from 
dam, widening spillway, and clearing land and 
relocating roads in reservoir. Dam, completed 
under 1948 Flood Control Act which will not be 
modified, is 1,230 feet long and rises 140 feet 
above riverbed. Existing spillway, cut into rock 
of right abutment, will be modified and present 
uncontrolled outlet works discharging into a 
concrete conduit along right bank, will be 
provided with gates and a control tower. 
Reservoir modification, a unit of comprehensive 
plan for flood control and other purposes of Delaware 
River Basin has a capacity of 52,000 
acre-feet; 3,500 acre-feet for inactive storage, 
28,200 acre-feet for water supply and recreation, 
and 20,300 acre-feet for flood control. Estimated 
Federal cost of new work (October 1977) is 
$25,730,000 including $18,200,000 required non- 
Federal reimbursement for costs allocated to 
water supply storage during life of project after 
use of this storage is initiated. 
Local cooperation. Project modification was 
approved subject to certain requirements by 
local interests, as defined in House Document 522 
cited above. Assurances of compliance under 
Flood Control Act of 1948 have been met. 
Delaware River Basin Commission on March 18, 
1966, gave their view that the need for water 
supply is not urgent at this time. Study is 
continuing in order to resolve this question 
before completion of preconstruction planning. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance, contract: Costs incurred were 
$2,000 for receiver tower; $9,892, subsurface 
exploration; $1,425, water control management; 
and $8,185 for snow survey. 
Maintenance, hired labor: Costs were $6,407, 
installation of inclinometers; $802, real estate 
services; $41,536, operation and maintenance of 
reservoir; $12,789, hydraulic collection data; 
$916, potable water testing; $1,125, water quality 
sample collection; $801, algae sampling; $4,685, 
periodic inspections; $1,174, installation of 
piezometers; $28,092, survey of upstream slope 
problem; and $22,765, miscellaneous engineering, 
supervision and inspection. 
Condition as of Sept. 30. Project as authorized 
under the 1948 Flood Control Act was completed 
in November 1960. (For details, see page 358, 
Annual Report for 1963.) Work accomplished 
under the 1962 Flood Control Act was advance 
engineering and design. 
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33. TAMAQUA, PA. 
Location. The project is located in Tamaqua 
Borough and Walker Township, Pennsylvania. 
Both municipalities are within Schuylkill County. 
Existing project. The project will provide a 
2,930 foot long tunnel, 10 feet in diameter with 
appurtenant structures, through Sharp Mountain. 
It will extend from Wabash Creek on the 
west boundary of Tamaqua to the Little 
Schuylkill River just south of its confluence with 
Wabash Creek. The proposed improvement 
includes an intake structure, a stilling basin, and 
a 70-foot long highway bridge. Estimated cost of 
project (October 1977) is $4,760,000 including 
$160,000 required non-Federal costs. 
Local cooperation. The Borough of Tamaqua is 
the local sponsor. The Borough, by letter of 25 
June 1968, indicated its intention to comply with 
the items of local cooperation. The assurance was 
re-affirmed by the Borough on 2 September 1977. 
Operations and results during period. New 
work, hired labor: Costs incurred were $48,751 
for design and miscellaneous engineering costs. 
Condition as of Sept. 30. Work accomplished 
was advance engineering and design. 
34. TREXLER LAKE, PA. 
Location. Damsite is on Jordon Creek about 0.5 
mile downstream from its confluence with Mill 
Creek and 8 miles northwest of Allentown, Pa. 
(See Geological Survey Quadrangle Sheet, W. 
Allentown, Pa.) 
Existing project. A multiple-purpose development 
project to provide supplies of water, flood 
control, and recreation. Plan of improvement 
provides for a concrete gravity type dam 800 feet 
long rising 120 feet above creekbed, a spillway in 
stream channel, and gate-controlled outlet works 
discharging through sluices in spillway section. 
The lake, a unit of the comprehensive plan for 
flood control and other purposes of Delaware 
River Basin, will have a capacity of 39,000 
acre-feet at spillway crest with 800 acre-feet of 
inactive storage, 24,200 acre-feet for water 
supply and recreation, and 14,000 acre-feet for 
flood control. (For details see H. Doc. 522, 87th 
Cong., 2d sess.) Estimated cost of project 
(October 1977), $44,900,000 includes $28,000,000 
required non-Federal reimbursement for costs 
allocated to water supply storage during life of 
project after use of this storage is initiated. 
Existing project was authorized by 1962 Flood 
Control Act (H. Doc. 522, 87th Cong., 2d sess., 
contains latest published map). 
Local cooperation. Project was approved 
subject to certain requirements by local 
interests, as prescribed in House Document cited 
above. The portion of assurances dealing with 
water supply requirements is being studied 
jointly by Delaware River Basin Commission and 
Lehigh-Northampton County Planning Commission. 
Operations and results during period. New 
work, contract: Costs incurred were $30,908 for 
mapping and leasing contracts. New work, hired 
labor: Costs in connection with land acquisition 
were $23,200; ecological model, $25,500; and 
miscellaneous engineering and design and 
supervision and administration, $169,462. 
Condition as of Sept. 30. Some design work has 
been completed. Construction has not started. 
35. INSPECTION OF COMPLETED FLOOD 
CONTROL PROJECTS 
To ascertain whether local interests were 
maintaining and operating completed projects as 
required, inspections were made as follows: 
Allentown, Pa., 18 November 1976 and 2 May 
1977; Bethlehem, Pa., 23 November 1976 and 14 
June 1977; East Branch, N.Y., 4 October 1976; 
Chester, Pa., 16 November 1976 and 19 April 
1977; Mt. Holly, N.J., 15 November 1976 and 20 
April 1977; Broadkill and McMichael Creeks at 
Stroudsburg and East Stroudsburg, Pa., 23 May 
1977; and Middle Creek, Wallenpaupack Creek 
and Lackawaxen River at Hawley, Pa., 24 May 
1977. 
Local interests are satisfactorily maintaining 
and operating projects in accordance with 
regulation. Cost during the period were $4,513. 
Total costs were $52,495. 
36. OTHER AUTHORIZED FLOOD CONTROL 
PROJECTS 
(See Table 3-I at end of chapter.) 
37. FLOOD CONTROL WORK 
SPECIAL AUTHORIZATION 
UNDER 
Flood control activities pursuant to Section 
205, Public Law 838, 80th Congress, as amended 
(preauthorization). Also feasibility study pursuant 
to Emergency Bank Protection Authority 
provided by Section 14 of the 1946 Flood control 
Act. (See Table 3-J at end of chapter.) 
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REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
Emergency flood control activities - repair, 
flood fighting, and rescue work (Public Law 99, 
84th Congress, and antecedent legislation). 
Costs were $53,897 for advance preparation 
and $10,945 for flood emergency operations. 
Costs for F.D.A.A. Reimbursable Activities 
were $83,691; and $186,573 for F.D.A.A. 
Revolving Fund Activities. 
MULTIPLE-PURPOSE PROJECTS 
INCLUDING POWER 
38. TOCKS ISLAND LAKE, PA., N.J., AND 
N.Y. 
Location. Damsite is on Delaware River about 
5 miles upstream from Delaware Water Gap and 
7 miles northeast of Stroudsburg, Pa. (See 
Geological Survey Quadrangle Sheet, Bushkill, 
Pa. and N.J.). 
Existing project. A multiple-purpose development 
project to provide supplies of water, flood 
control, production of hydroelectric power, and 
recreation. Plan of improvement provides for 
construction of an earth and rock fill dam, 3,000 
feet long, and 160 feet above riverbed; a spillway 
cut in rock of left abutment, and lined with 
concrete and provided with crest gates; a gatecontrolled 
outlet works, discharging through 
tunnels in rock along left bank regulating 
releases either through turbines in powerhouse 
at downstream end of conduits or through bypass 
channels in powerhouse structure. The lake, a 
unit of comprehensive plan for flood control and 
other purposes of Delaware River Basin, will 
have a reservoir capacity of 845,400 acre-feet at 
top of spillway gates, with 96,300 acre-feet of 
inactive storage and 425,600 acre-feet for water 
supply, power and recreation, and 323,000 
acre-feet for flood control. (For details see H. 
Doc. 522, 87th Cong., 2d sess.) Estimated cost of 
project (October 1977) $429,000,000 including 
$118,600,000 reimbursement for costs allocated 
to water supply storage during life of project 
after use of this storage is initiated and reimbursement 
of $59,400,000 for power revenue; 
ultimate Federal cost is $251,000,000. Existing 
project was authorized by 1962 Flood Control Act 
(H. Doc. 522, 87th Cong., 2d sess., contains latest 
published maps). 
Local cooperation. Project was approved, 
subject to certain requirements by local 
interests, as defined in House Document cited 
above. Delaware River Basin Commission on 
September 13, 1965, adopted a resolution 
providing for repayment of water supply costs. 
Operation and results during fiscal year. New 
work, contract: Costs incurred were $300,100 for 
land payment and credit of $5,781 applied to prior 
contract for seismic instrumentation. 
New work, hired labor: Costs for land 
acquisition were $396,800; operation and 
maintenance charges, $81,000; and design and 
miscellaneous engineering costs, $42,200. 
Condition as of Sept. 30. Land acquisition is 
continuing and is approximately 61 percent 
complete. Engineering and design work is 
approximately 58 percent complete. 
39. TOCKS ISLAND LAKE [RELOCATION OF 
U.S. ROUTE 209 ONLY], PA. 
Location. The relocated highway runs roughly 
parallel to the Delaware River from a point about 
2.5 miles south of the Village of Bushkill, 
Pennsylvania to Milford, Pennsylvania. The 
project is located in Monroe and Pike Counties, 
Pennsylvania. 
Existing project. This is part of a multiplepurpose 
project which was authorized in 1962. 
The relocated length of highway is 23 miles. The 
design conforms to Class 2 (modified) of Penn 
DOT rural criteria. The highway will be two 
lanes, situated on a right-of-way adequate for 
four lane future expansion. The cost of the 
right-of-way for the additional two lanes will be 
borne by Penn DOT. Estimated cost of project 
(October 1977) is $57,800,000 including $3,600,000 
required non-Federal cash contribution. 
Local cooperation. None of the required assurances 
of local cooperation included in the original 
authorization are directly applicable to the 
relocation of U.S. Route 209. No separate 
assurances are required for the relocation of U.S. 
Route 209. 
Operations and results during period. New 
work, contract: Costs incurred were $12,996 for 
environmental impact statement. 
New work, hired labor: Costs for land 
acquisition were $5,500; engineering and design, 
$78,600; and supervision and administration, 
$10,757. 
Condition as of Sept. 30. Some design work and 
acquisition have been completed. Construction 
has not started. 
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PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 
GENERAL INVESTIGATIONS 
40. SURVEYS 
Costs for the period were $109,161 for navigation 
studies; $509,194 for flood control studies; 
and $68,610 for special studies, a total of 
$686,965. 
41. COLLECTION AND STUDY OF BASIC 
DATA. 
Costs and expenditures during the period for 
flood plain information studies were $441,830. 
Studies of the following areas were involved: 
Naamans and Shellpot Creeks, Del., Pennypack 
Creek, Pa., Red Lion Creek, Pa., and 
Musconetcong River, Part II. 
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TABLE 3-A 
REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
COST AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
See 
Section 
in Text Project Funding FY 74 FY 75 FY 76 FY 77 Sept. 30, 1977 
1. Absecon Inlet, 
N.J. 
2. Barnegat Inlet, 
N.J. 
3. Cohansey River, 
N.J. 
4. Cold Spring 
Inlet, N.J. 
5. Delaware Bay 
Chesapeake Bay 
Water way in 
Delaware, 
Maryland and 
Virginia 
6. Delaware River 
between Phila 
delphia, Pa., and 
Trenton, N.J. 
7. Delaware River 
Pa., N.J. and 
Dela., Philadelphia 
to the Sea 
8. Indian River 
Inlet and Bay, 
Del. 
9. Inland Waterway, 
Rehoboth 
Bay to Delaware 
Bay, Del. 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
Rehab. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
Rehab. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
Rehab. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
14,000 329,000 265,000 188,000 
88,065 329,946 265,089 185,354 
1,745,500 191,250 447,000 276,000 
1,759,304 305,353 441,327 280,225 
200 
194 
1,974000 
1,974 
- 94,000 
409 90,977 
1,739 
1,223 553 
-3,039 141,000 
- 139,115 
250,000 125,000 -46,400 
73,744 178,953 72,147 
138,767 1,582,933 1,604,000 
209,958 1,552,587 1,628,382 
6,516,000 6,277,356 10,074,800 7,1 
6,883,051 6,401,517 8,968,729 8,l 
327,000 
410,447 
600 
1,593 
3,200 
3,221 
10,500 201,000 28,300 
9,859 201,544 28,227 
534,209' 
534,209' 
5,568,962' 
5,566,249' 
448,849* 
448,849* 
6,666,979 
6,664,847 
146,756 
146,756' 
635,175 
635,175 
879,275 
879,275 
1,683,588 
1,681,703 
1,134,346 
1,134,346 
363,100 
76 359,420 
- 72,147,800' 
- 72,147,800' 
972,500 17,160,8856 
983,329 17,159,523' 
- 57,879,872' 
- 57,879,028' 
984,700 182,963,2918 
107,426 182,937,7438 
- 508,324 
- 508,324 
- 511,210' 
- 511,210' 
21,200 1,356,723 
21,369 1,356,723 
- 1,323,775 
- 1,323,755 
- 561,514o10 
- 561.514" o 
20,200 956,178 
13,651 949,459 
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PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 
TABLE 3-A (continued) COST AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
See 
Section 
in Text Project Funding FY 74 FY 75 FY 76 FY 77 Sept. 30, 1977 
10. Inland Waterway 
from 
Chincoteague 
Bay, Va. to 
Delaware Bay, 
DeL 
11. Inland Waterway 
from Delaware 
River to Chesapeake 
Bay, Del 
and Md. 
12. Manasquan 
River, N.J. 
13. Mispillon 
River, DeL 
14. Murderkill 
River, Del. 
15. Tuckerton Creek, 
N.J. 
16. New Jersey 
Inlets & Beaches 
-Corson Inlet & 
Ludlam Beach 
17. New Jersey 
Inlets & Beaches 
-Great Egg 
Harbor Inlet & 
Peck Beach 
18. New Jersey 
Intracoastal 
Waterway 
19. Schuylkill 
River, Pa. 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
Rehab. 
Approp. 
Goat 
'New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
Rehab. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
4,000 
3,662 
1,834,000 
1,225,542 
1,834,000 
2,302,393 
141,200 
108,576 
2,800 
51,582 
65,000 
12,497 
2,000 
2,325 
2,565,000 
2,780,867 
2,998,000 
3,010,153 
7,100 
7,083 
707,000 
961,659 
2,792,096 
2,755,119 
- 102,000 
32,621 100,989 
- 50,000 
393 48,077 
854 
1,800 
1,298 
93,000 
94,438 
92,000 
91,916 
502 
176,400 
173,280 
125.000 53,000 200,000 
20,841 105,715 182,699 
1,001,400 
1,297,168 
500,000 
437,336 
3,000 
2,566 
23,639 
4,586,601 
4,189,814 
106,000 
98,546 
-2,000 
606 
153 
216,000 
216,000 
19,000 
34,343 
102,000 
75,758 
- - -- 
448,500 900,000 517,500 
365,503 1,022,242 522,926 
-. -. - . 
420,000 770,000 
823,656 769,059 
168,800 
175,440 
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168,412" 
168,412" 
87,014" 
86,503" 
132,414,591" 
132,084,652" 
68,351,230" 
67,837,661" 
1,112,849" 
1,112,849" 
2,152,537" 
2,143,558" 
377,848" 
377,848" 
664,586" 
657,125" 
253,491 
253,491 
37,630 
37,630 
560,774 
560,774 
60,242 
60,242 
616,432 
616,432 
353,400 
315,558 
480,000 
385,013 
71,549" 
12,284,971" 
12,272,044" 
1,196,581 
1,196,581 
3,334,007' 
3,334;0071' 
19,371,933 
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TABLE 3-A (continued) 
REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
COST AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
See 
Section 
in Text Project Funding FY 74 FY 75 FY 76 FY 77 Sept. 30, 1977 
20. Wilmington New Work 
Harbor, Del. 
26. Beltzville Lake, 
Pa. 
27. Blue Marsh 
Lake, Pa. 
28. Delaware Coast 
Protection, Del. 
29. Francis E. 
Walter Dam, Pa. 
30. General Edgar 
Jadwin Dam and 
Reservoir, Pa. 
31. Pottstown and 
Vicinity, Schuylkill 
River Basin, 
Pa. 
32. Prompton Lake, 
Pa. 
33. Tamaqua, Pa. 
34. Trexler Lake, 
Pa. 
38. Tocks Island Lake 
Lake, Pa., N.J. 
and N.Y. 
39. Tocks Island 
(Rel. of U.S. 
Route 209 only), 
Pa. 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
383,200 
431,111 
107,000 
109,558 
94,350 
113,742 
4,365,000 
4,476,953 
217,000 
191,020 
19,690 
151,400 
156,515 
794,400 531,000 
742,813 582,111 
2,567 
119,825 
118,209 
6,885,000 
6,906,219 
25,000 
46,429 
73 
195,000 
191,496 
14,471,000 
14,318,905 
65,000 
69,504 
589, 
566, 
236, 
227, 
12,994, 
13,089, 
100, 
9,' 
241,275 193,600 206,1 
271,878 198,685 186,1 
23,450 21,600 53,000 
27,268 21,543 52,262 
- - 120,000 
_ - 104,856 
2,618 
36,700 
43,364 
5,000 
65,243 
11,118,000 
11,387,183 
41,0 
47,0 
59,2 
59,0 
34,0 
35,9 
3,000,0 
3,110,0 
50, 
50, 
228, 
155, 
- 1,954,725" 
- 1,954,7258 
000 15,723,4659 
774 15,693,109" 
- 22,931,831 
- 22,931,230 
900 1,071,675 
656 1,054,677 
000 43,612,400 
170 43,406,203 
000 539,000 
708 448,661 
- 11,127,432u 
- 11,127,407" 
800 1,946,521 
804 1,917,478 
- 4,073,105 
- 4,073,105 
600 715,864 
222 714,535 
000 348,000 
696 260,552 
00 - - 
39 - - 
00 77,000 158,200 
26 75,650 142,594 
- - 50,000 
S- 48,751 
00 - 375,000 
99 1,830 249,175 
00 2,125,000 1,000,000 
89 2,380,847 814,263 
- 300,000 
S 78,839 107,853 
4,609,483" 
4,609,46921 
834,416 
815,650 
50,000 
48,751 
1,363,521 
1,237,596 
62,449,187 
62,225,137 
300,000 
186,692 
1. Includes $226,497 for new work for previous 
projects. 
2. Includes $235,786 for maintenance for previous 
projects. 
3. Excludes $300,000 contributed funds. 
4. Includes $36,000 for new work for previous 
projects. 
5. Includes $2,489,173 for new work, for previous 
projects, $105,000 for preauthorization studies and 
minus $142,015 adjustment (new work) to Delaware 
River, Philadelphia to Sea project from this project 
under the 1954 modification. 
6. Includes $552,720 for maintenance for previous 
projects. 
7. Excludes $12,976,058 for new work for 
previous projects and $142,015 adjustment from 
Delaware River, Philadelphia to Trenton, N.J. under 
1954 modification. 
8. Includes $1,025,409 for maintenance of 
previousproject s. 
9. Excludes $10,000 for previous project and 
$210,000 contributed funds. 
10. Excludes $60,000 contributed funds. 
11. Entire amount expended on previous project 
repealed in 1905. 
12. Excludes $2,000 contributed funds and includes 
$25,330 for maintenance for previous projects. 
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COST AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
13. Includes $10,709,756 for new work for previous 
projects. 
14. Includes $6,093,748 for maintenance for 
previousprojects. 
15. Excludes $1,824,940 Navy Department funds 
and $99 000 contributed funds expended for new work. 
16. Excludes $286,953 Navy Department funds 
expended for maintenance. 
17. Includes $525,000 for previous projects. 
18. Includes $402,121 for new work for previous 
project. 
19. Excludes $60,000 contributed funds expended 
for maintenance. 
TABLE 3-B 
20. Includes $40,000 appropriated and $39,975 
expended under Code 710 Recreation Facilities. 
21. Includes $74,000 appropriated and $66,498 
expended under Code 710 Recreation Facilities. 
22. Includes $39,000 for new work for previous 
projects. Excludes $300,000 contributed funds expended 
on new work. 
23. Includes $2,054 for maintenance for previous 
projects. 
24. Includes $148,798 for new work on previous 
projects. 
25. Includes $61,172 for maintenances on previous 
projects. 
AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
Acts Work Authorized Documents 
Sept. 22, 1922 
July 24, 1946 
Aug. 30, 1935 
Aug. 26, 1937 
July 24, 1946 
Mar. 2, 1907 
Aug. 26, 1937 
March 2,1907 
Mar.2, 1945 
July 3, 1930 
Aug. 30, 19352 
Aug. 30, 19352 
Aug. 26, 1937 
July 24, 1946 
Sept. 3, 1954 
June 25, 1910 
ABSECON INLET, N.J. (See Section 1 of Text) 
An inlet entrance channel 20 feet deep. 
A channel 15 feet deep into Clam Creek and a turning basin. 
BARNEGAT INLET, N.J. (See Section 2 of Text) 
An 8-foot depth through inlet to Oyster Creek Channel across 
inner bar, 10-foot depth through outer bar and for jetties. 
A channel of suitable hydraulic characteristics from gorge to 
Oyster Creek Channel, and thence to deep water in bay. 
Maintenance dredging of channel to connect main inlet channel 
with Barnegat City Harbor. 
COHANSEY RIVER, N.J. (See Section 3 of Text) 
Channel 7 feet deep over entire project. 
Channel 12 feet deep to Glass Street, thence 8 feet to 'Commerce 
Street, with turning basin. 
COLD SPRING INLET, N.J. (See Section 4 of Text) 
An inlet channel 25 feet deep and jetties. 
A 20-foot channel to deep water in harbor. 
DELAWARE RIVER BETWEEN PHILADELPHIA, PA., AND 
TRENTON, N.J. (See Section 6 of Text) 
A channel 28 feet deep, 300 feet wide between Allegheny Ave., 
Philadelphia, Pa. and Delair Bridge. 
Channel 25 feet deep from Delair Bridge to Trenton, N.J., and 
maintenance of 12-foot channel from upper end of 25-foot 
project to Penn Central R.R. Bridge at Ferry St., Trenton 
Auxiliary channel, 20 feet deep east of Burlington Island. 
A cross channel 8 feet deep, opposite Delanco, N.J. 
Anchorage at mouth of Biles Creek 
A channel 40 feet deep and 400 feet wide between Allegheny 
Ave., Philadelphia, Pa., and upstream end of Newbold Island, 
thence 35 feet deep to Trenton Marine Terminal and turning 
basin to 800 feet wide. Relocate channel at railroad bridge at 
Delair and suitably reconstruct bridge. Construct necessary 
bank protection works; and eliminate authorized anchorage 
near mouth of Biles Creek, Pa. 
DELAWARE RIVER, PA., N.J., AND DEL., PHILADELPHIA 
TO THE SEA (See Section 7 of Text) 
Channel 35 feet deep from Allegheny Ave., Philadelphia, Pa., to 
Delaware Bay. 
H. Doc. 375, 67th Cong., 
2d sess. 
H. Doc. 504, 79th Cong., 
2d sess.1 
Rivers and Harbors Committee 
Doc. 19, 73d 
Cong., 2d sess.1 
Rivers and Harbors Committee 
Doc. 85, 74th 
Cong., 2d sess.1 
H. Doc. 358, 79th Cong., 
2d sess.1 
H. Doc. 645, 59th Cong., 
1st sess.1 
Senate Committee print, 
75th Cong., 1st sess. 
H.Doc. 388, 59th Cong., 2d sess. 
H.Doc. 262, 77th Cong., 1st sess. 
Rivers and Harbors Committee 
Doc. 3, 71st 
Cong., 1st sess. 
Rivers and Harbors Committee 
Doc. 11, 73d 
Cong., 1st sess. 
Rivers and Harbors Committee 
Doc. 66, 74th 
Cong., 1st sess.1 
Rivers and Harbors Committee 
Doc. 90, 74th 
Cong., 2d sess. 
H. Doc. 679, 79th Cong., 
2d sess. 
H. Doc. 358, 83d Cong., 
2d sess.1 
H. Doc. 733, 61st Cong., 
2d sess. 
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TABLE 3-B (continued) AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
Acts Work Authorized Documents 
July 3, 1930 
Aug. 30, 19353 
June 20, 19384 
Mar. 2, 19455 
Mar. 2, 19455 
Mar. 2, 19455 
Sept. 3, 1954 
July 3, 1958 
Aug. 26, 1937 
Mar. 2, 1945 
July 25, 1912 
Aug. 30, 1935 
Mar. 2, 1945 
Aug. 30, 1935 
Aug. 7, 1939 
Sept. 3, 1954 
July 3, 1930 
Aug. 30, 1935 
Mar. 2, 1945 
Anchorages 35 feet deep at Port Richmond and Mantua Creek, a 
30 foot anchorage at Gloucester, N.J., and extend 1,000 foot 
channel in Philadelphia Harbor to Horseshoe Bend. 
An anchorage 35 feet deep at Marcus Hook, Pa. 
A channel 37 feet deep from Philadelphia-Camden Bridge to 
Navy Yard, thence 40 feet deep to deep water in Delaware Bay. 
A 37-foot depth in channel from Allegheny Ave., Philadelphia, 
Pa., to Philadelphia-Camden Bridge and in anchorage at Port 
Richmond. 
A 37-foot depth in an enlargement of anchorage near Mantua 
Creek and Marcus Hook 
Maintain enlarged channel opposite Philadelphia Navy Yard. 
A channel from Allegheny Ave., to Naval Base 40 feet deep, 
400 feet wide along west side of channel through Philadelphia 
Harbor and 500 feet wide through Horseshoe Bend. 
Anchorages at Reedy Point, Deepwater Point, Marcus Hook, and 
Mantua Creek, 40 feet deep and 2,300 feet wide with mean 
lengths of 8,000, 5,200, 13,650 and 11,500 feet respectively. 
INDIAN RIVER INLET AND BAY, DEL. (See Section 8 of Text) 
A 15-foot inlet channel, steel and stone jetties, 6 foot channel from 
end of inlet channel to deep water in the bay and authority to 
modify interior inlet channel. 
A 9 foot channel from inlet to Old Landing, including basin, and 
4 foot channel to highway bridge at Millsboro. 
INLAND WATERWAY, REHOBOTH BAY TO DELAWARE 
BAY, DEL. (See Section 9 of Text) 
For a 6-foot depth canal to connect Rehoboth Bay and 
Delaware Bay. 
For a 6 foot depth entrance near Lewes, for jetties, for widening 
the canal from Broadkill River to Lewes, and basin. 
For a 10-foot depth from Delaware Bay to Lewes and in basin, 
and for extending jetties.6 
INLAND WATERWAY FROM DELAWARE RIVER TO 
CHESAPEAKE BAY, DEL. AND MD. (See Section 11 of Text) 
A sea level channel 27 feet deep, 250 feet wide from Delaware 
River to Elk River and 400 feet wide down Elk River and 
Chesapeake Bay to deep water at or near Pooles Island; alter 
existing bridges over canal; enlarge Delaware City Branch Channel 
to 8 feet deep and 50 feet wide with a basin same depth, and 
revetment of both banks east of Fifth Street; enlarge anchorage 
and mooring basin in Back Creek to 400 feet wide, 1,000 feet long 
long, and 12 feet deep; extend jetties at Reedy Point; and 
construct bulkheads. 
Construct a 4-lane high-level fixed highway bridge at or near 
St. Georges. 
A channel 35 feet deep and 450 feet wide from Delaware River 
through Elk River and Chesapeake Bay at water of that depth 
in the bay, including a cutoff at Penn Central Railroad crossing, 
with a minimum radius of curvature of 7,000 feet at bends; a 
high level fixed railroad bridge over cutoff; high level fixed 
highway bridge at Reedy Point and Summit; and an anchorage 
in Elk River 35 feet deep and 1,200 feet wide, averaging 
3,700 feet long. 
MANASQUAN RIVER, N.J. (See Section 12 of Text) 
Channel 8 feet deep and provision of works designed to secure 
channel. 
Widening channel on northerly side. 
Deepening channel to 12 and 14 feet, 10 and 12 foot anchorages. 7 
H. Doc. 304, 71st Cong., 
2d sess.1 
Rivers and Harbors Committee 
Doc. 5, 73d 
Cong., 1st sess. 
S. Doc. 159, 75th Cong., 
3d sess.11 
H. Doc. 580, 76th Cong., 
3d sess. 11 
H. Doc. 340, 77th Cong., 
1st sess.1 
Specified in Act. 
H. Doc. 358, 83d Cong., 
2d sess.1 
H. Doc. 185, 85th Cong., 
1st sess. 
River and Harbors Committee 
Doc. 41, 75th 
Cong., 1st sess. 
H. Doc. 330, 76th Cong., 
1st sess.1 
H. Doc. 823, 60th Cong. 
1st seas. and Rivers and 
Harbors Committee 
Doc. 51, 61st Cong., 
3rd sess. 
Rivers and Harbors Committee 
Doc. 56, 75th 
Cong., 1st sess.1 
H. Doc. 344, 77th Cong., 
1st sess.1 
H. Doc. 201, 72d Cong., 
1st sess. and Rivers 
and Harbors 
Committee Docs. 18 
and 24, 73d Cong., 
2d sess.1 
Public Law 310, 76th 
Cong., 1st sess. 
S. Doc. 123, 83d Cong., 
2d sess.1 
H. Doc. 482, 70th Cong., 
2d sess. 
Senate Committee Doc., 
74th Cong., 1st sess. 
H. Doc. 356, 77th Cong., 
1st sess.1 
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PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 
AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
Acts Work Authorized Documents 
Aug. 8, 1917 
July 3, 1930 
July 24, 1946 
June 13, 1902 
March 3,1905 
June 3, 1896 
July 25, 1912 
Sept. 22, 1922 
Mar. 3, 1925 
July 3, 1930 
Aug. 30, 19358 
Oct. 17, 1940 
July 14, 1960 
SCHUYLKILL RIVER, PA. (See Section 19 of Text) 
Depths of 35 feet from mouth to Girard Ppint, thence 30 feet, 
26 feet, and 22 feet to University Avenue Bridge, Philadelphia. 
A depth of 30 feet instead of 35 feet between the mouth and the 
conditional restoration and maintenance of the channel below 
Passyunk Ave., by the United States. 
A depth of 33 feet from the channel in Delaware River to Passyunk 
Ave., restoration of the project channel dimensions between 
Passyunk Ave., and University Ave., and full maintenance of the 
entire project. 
TUCKERTON CREEK, N.J. (See Section 15 of Text) 
For depths of 6, 5 and 3 feet. 
Substitution of channel as across Little Tucherton Bay. 
WILMINGTON HARBOR, DEL. (See Section 20 of Text) 
Depths of 21, 10, and 7 feet and jetties. 
Purchase or construct a dredge and auxiliaries including a wharf 
and depot, and maintenance of project 
Entrance channel and basin with 25-foot depth and construction 
by local interests of new south jetty. 
A 30 foot depth between Delaware River and Lobdell Canal and 
modification or removal of a portion of north jetty. 
Completion of new south jetty by the United States; subject to 
provision that city of Wilmington reimburse the United States 
for cost, without interest of any part of structure that may 
subsequently be occupied and utilized for city activities. 
Permit temporary occupancy by city of Wilmington of any part of 
south jetty for city activities under revocable license provided 
occupied portion of jetty is properly maintained without expense 
to the United States. 
A 35-foot depth between Delaware River ship channel and Lodbell 
Canal including turning basin of same depth, opposite Wilmington 
Marine Terminal, 200 feet wide, 2,900 feet long on north side of 
channel, and 2,000 feet long on north side of basin. 
H. Doc. 1270, 64th Cong., 
1st sess. 
Rivers and Harbors Committee 
Doc. 40, 71st 
Cong., 2d sess.1 
H. Doc. 699, 79th Cong., 
2d sess.1 
H. Doc. 274, 56th Cong., 1st sess. 
Specified in act. (H.Doc. 1040, 
64th Cong., 1st sess.) 
H. Doc. 66, 54th Cong., 
1st sess. 
Annual Report, 1896, 
pA.n 9n7u3a;l Report 1897, 
p. 1250.1 
H. Doc. 359, 62d Cong., 
2d sess. 
H. Doc. 114, 67th Cong., 
1st sess. and S. Committee 
Print, 68th 
Cong., 1st sess. 
Rivers and Harbor Committee 
Doc. 20, 71st 
Cong., 2d sess. 
Rivers and Harbors Committee 
Doc. 32, 73d 
Cong., 2d sess. 
H. Doc. 658, 76th Cong., 
3d sess. 
S. Doc. 88, 86th Cong., 
2d sess. 
1. Contains latest published maps. 
2. Also Public Works Administration, September 6, 
1933, and Emergency Relief Administration, May 28, 
1935. 
3. Also Public Works Administration, September 6, 
1933. 
4. Channel 37 feet deep and 600 feet wide from 
Naval Base to Philadelphia-Camden Bridge, deferred for 
restudy. 
5. Channel 37 feet deep and 600 feet wide from 
Philadelphia-Camden Bridge to Allegheny Avenue, Deferred 
for restudy. 
6. Extension of jetties considered to be inactive. 
7. The 10 and 12 foot anchorages are considered 
inactive. 
8. Also May 28, 1935, under Emergency Relief 
Administration. 
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TABLE 3-C TOTAL COST FOR EXISTING PROJECTS TO SEPTEMBER 30, 1977 
See 
Section 
in Text Project Funds New Work Maintenance Rehabilitation Totals 
6. Delaware River be- Public Works $2,189,956 - $ 2,189,956 
tween Philadelphia, Emergency 2,636,456 -. 2,636,456 
Pa., and Trenton Relief 
N.J. Regular 64,727,215 $ 16,465,583 " $81,192,798 
Totals $69,553,627 $ 16,465,583 " 86,019,210 
7. Delaware River, Pa., Public Works 813,046 - - $ 813,046 
N.J. and Del., Regular 44,089,923 $181,171,897 $508,324 $225,770,144 
Philadelphia Totals $44,902,969 $181,171,897 $508,324 $226,583,190 
to the Sea 
TABLE 3-D OPERATIONS AND RESULTS DURING FISCAL YEAR 
Inland Waterway from Delaware River 
to Chesapeake Bay, Del. and Md. 
(See Section 11 of Text) 
New Work Contracts 
Quantity 
Removed 
Type of Work Location (Cu. Yds.) Cost Status 
Recreation Facilities, 
Summit, North Area - $31,633 Continued 
TABLE 3-E RECONNAISSANCE AND CONDITION SURVEYS 
(See Section 21 of Text) 
Project Date Survey Conducted 
Indian River Inlet and Bay, Del. October 1972 
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TABLE 3-F OTHER AUTHORIZED NAVIGATION PROJECTS 
For Last Cost To September 30, 1977 
Full Report 
See Annual Operation and 
Project Report For Construction Maintenance 
Absecon Creek, N.J.1 1969 11,935 167,682* 
Alloway Creek, N.J.1 1931 21,398 35,761 
Appoquinimink River, Del. 1931 36,973 41,270 
Aquatic Plant Control 1975 87,594 - 
Big Timber Creek, N.J.1 1962 58,6652 53,986* 
Broadkill River, Del. 1976 68,228 243,641 
Chester River, Pa.3 1931 6,000 1,139 
Cooper River, N.J.1 1962 33,102 379,244* 
Delaware River, N.Y., N.J., and Pa., 
at or near mouth of Neversink River4 1917 - - 
Delaware River at Camden, N.J. 1976 462,906 332,026 
Dennis Creek, N.J.1 1897 4,701 - 
Double Creek, N.J.1 1912 7,800 - 5 
Goshen Creek, N.J.1 1905 15,359 870 
Harbor of Refuge, Delaware Bay, Del. 1 1964 5,162,230 405,454* 
Ice Harbor at Marcus Hook, Pa.1 ,6 1928 208,964 14,336 
Ice Harbor at New Castle, Del. 1 ,6 1898 224,704 - 
Leipsic River, Del. 1 1931 36,956 32,345 
Little Egg Harbor, N.J.1 '4 - 15,048 - 
Mantua Creek, N.J. 1966 169,6878 339,340* 
Maurice River, N.J. 1948 - - 
Channel 8 feet deep, Delaware Bay to mouth9 - - - 
Delaware Bay to Millville - 143,98410 137,050 
Oldmans Creek, N.J. 1941 31,188 32,125 
Pepper Creek, Del. 1 1965 138,094 1,797* 
Raccoon Creek, N.J.1 1966 83,66511 320,273* 
Rancocas River, N.J. 1942 44,500 13,090 
St. Jones River, Del. 1961 - - 
Delaware Bay to Lebanon 1, 1 2 - 207,102 66,093 
Jetties and new entrance at mouth9 - - - 
Salem River, N.J. 1961 - 1,792* 
Delaware River to fixed bridge1 3 - 107,63414 288,987 
Penns Neck Bridge to fixed bridge1 5 - -- 
Schuylkill River above Fairmount Dam, Pa.1 1955 4,291,810 - 5 
Smyrna River, Del. 1949 - - 
Delaware River to Wharf at Smyrna Landing1 6 - 198,844 197,327 
Wharf at Smyrna Landing to fixed bridge9 - - - 
Toms River, N.J. 1950 - - 
Channel 5 ft. deep1 - 10,050 33,311 
Channel 12 feet deep 9 
Woodbury Creek, N.J.1 1940 27,09318 56,474 
Waterway from Indian River Inlet to Rehoboth Bay, Del. 1974 90,90817 41,026 
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TABLE 3-F (continued) OTHER AUTHORIZED NAVIGATION PROJECTS 
1. Completed. 
2. Excludes $50,000 contributed funds expended 
for new work. 
3. Includes $6,000 new work and $63 maintenance 
funds expended on previous projects. 
4. Abandonment recommended in House Document 
467, 69th Congress, 1st Session. 
5. Maintenance assumed by local interests. 
6. Harbor not now required by commerce. 
7. Last appropriation for project was in 1852. No 
information is at hand relative to work done. 
8. Includes $3,000 for new work for previous 
projects. 
9. Deferred. 
10. Includes $43,000 new work funds expended on 
previous projects. 
11. Includes $757 new work funds expended on 
previous projects. 
12. Includes $54,590 new work and $28,935 maintenance 
funds expended on previous projects. 
13. Includes $55,809 new work and $48,000 maintenance 
funds expended on previous projects. 
14. Exclusive of $51,825 contributed by local 
interests. 
15. Deferred. Dredged under previous project to 9 
foot depth. 
16. Includes $55,085 new work and $22,723 maintenance 
funds expended on previous projects. 
17. In addition $20,000 expended for new work 
from contributed funds. 
18. Includes $2,950 new work funds expended on 
previous projects. 
*Operation and maintenance figure includes cost incurred for preparation of environmental impact statements. 
TABLE 3-G OTHER AUTHORIZED BEACH EROSION CONTROL PROJECTS 
For Last Cost To September 30, 1977 
Full Report 
See Annual Operation and 
Project Report For Construction Maintenance 
Atlantic City, N.J. 1972 2,083,289 - 
Barnegat Light, N.J. 1964 70,908 - 
Cape May City, N.J. 1961 22,9572- 
Long Beach Island, N.J. 1964 40,665 - 
North Wildwood, N.J. 1961 -- 
Ocean City, N.J. 1969 395,8313- 
Rehoboth Beach to Indian River Inlet, Del. 1965 326,116 - 
Stone Harbor, N.J. 1961 -- 
Ventnor, Margate and Longport, N.J. 1961 -- 
1. Operation and maintenance required by law to be 3. Excludes cost of $1,146,325 to local interests 
assumed by local interests, and $272,766 Federal participation expended under 
2. Excludes $58,585 Accelerated Public Works Public Works Acceleration Program for Extension of five 
funds expended for extension to two groins, existing groins completed 11 May 1964. 
TABLE 3-H BEACH EROSION CONTROL WORK UNDER SPECIAL 
AUTHORIZATION 1 
(See Section 25 of Text) 
Project Fiscal Year Cost 
Broadkill Beach, Sussex County, Del. $2,298 
Lewes, Del. $11,852 
1. Beach erosion control activities pursuant to Section 103, Public law 87-874 (Preauthorization). 
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TABLE 3-I OTHER AUTHORIZED FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS 
For Last Cost To September 30, 1977 
Full Report 
See Annual Operation and 
Project Report For Construction Maintenance 
Allentown, Lehigh River, Pa. 1961 1,615,581 - 1 
Aquashicola Reservoir, Pa.2 1963 - - 
Bethlehem, Pa. 1966 4,520,995 - 1 
Maiden Creek Reservoir, Pa.2 1963 - - 
Mt. Holly, N.J. 1946 283,665 - 1 
1. Maintenance assumed by local interests as required 
by authorizing project. 
TABLE 3.J 
2. New project deferred. 
FLOOD CONTROL WORK UNDER SPECIAL 
AUTHORIZATION 1 
(See Section 37 of Text) 
Fiscal Year Cost 
Study 
Liberty, Sullivan County, N.Y. 
Little Mill Creek, Del. 
Riverside, N.J. 
Stony Creek, Norristown, Pa. 
Woodlynne, N.J. 
$13,535 
3,848 
1,800 
1,240 
1,856 
1. Flood control activities pursuant to Section 205, Public Law 838, 80th Congress, as amended (preauthorization). 
FLOOD CONTROL WORK UNDER SPECIAL AUTHORIZATION2 
(See Section 37 of Text) 
Study Fiscal Year Cost 
Pocono Creek, Stroud Township, Pa. $50,803 
2. Feasibility study pursuant to emergency bank protection, provided by Section 14 of the 1946 Flood Control Act. 
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BALTIMORE, MD., DISTRICT* 
This district comprises the watershed of 
Susquehanna River and its tributaries from 
headwaters in south central New York State 
through central Pennsylvania to its mouth in 
Chesapeake Bay; watershed of the Potomac River 
and its tributaries from headwaters in Maryland, 
eastern West Virginia, and northern Virginia to 
its mouth in Chesapeake Bay; District of 
Columbia; and southwestern portion of 
Delaware. It includes that portion of Chesapeake 
Bay and its tributaries north of Smith Point, Md., 
on western shore of the bay, and includes that 
portion of Maryland between Chesapeake Bay 
and Atlantic Ocean. 
IMPROVEMENTS 
Navigation Pag 
1. Baltimore Harbor and Channels, 
M d................................ 4- 
2. Baltimore Harbor, Md., Collection 
and Removal of Drift ............. 4- 
3. Chester River, Md ................. 4- 
4. Choptank River, Md ............... 4- 
5. Claiborne Harbor, Md ............. 4-E 
6. Cuckold Creek, Md ................. 4- 
7. Cunninghill Cove, Md.............. 4- 
8. Fishing Creek, Md................. 4-' 
9. Harbor of Baltimore, Md., Prevention 
of Obstructions and Injurious 
Deposits .......................... 4- 
10. Honga River and Tar Bay, Md...... 4- 
11. Knapps Narrows, Md .............. 4- 
12. Little Wicomico River, Va .......... 4- 
13. Madison, Bay, Md ................. 4- 
14. Neabsco Creek, Va................. 4- 
15. Ocean City Harbor and Inlet and 
Sinepuxent Bay, Md ............... 4-11 
16. Potomac and Anacostia Rivers, D.C., 
Collection and Removal of Drift .... 4-1 
17. Potomac River and Tributaries at and 
below Washington, D.C., Elimination 
of Waterchestnut ................. 4-1 
18. Rhodes Point to Tylerton, Md....... 4-1 
19. Twitch Cove and Big Thorofare, 
M d ............................... 4-1 
20. Washington Harbor, D.C........... 4-1 
21. Wicomico River, Md ............... 4-1 
22. Reconnaissance and Condition 
Surveys .......................... 4-1 
23. Other Authorized Navigation 
Projects ........................... 4-1 
*All cost and financial statements and authorizing legislation 
for projects are listed at the end of this chapter. Additionally, 
e
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Navigation (Continued) 
24. Navigation work under special 
authorization ..................... 
Beach Erosion Control 
25. Other Authorized Beach Erosion 
Control Projects .................. 
26. Beach Erosion Control Work under 
special authorization ............... 
Flood Control 
7 27. Anacostia River and Tributaries, 
7 Prince Georges County, Md. ...... 
8 28. Bloomington Lake, North Branch, 
8 Potomac River, Md. and Va ....... 
9 29. Bull Run, Pa ..................... 
9 30. Cumberland, Md., and Ridgeley, 
W .V a ............................ 
0 31. Endicott, Johnson City and 
Vestal, N.Y ....................... 
0 32. Fourmile Run, Va ................. 
33. Kingston-Edwardsville, Pa......... 
34. Lackawanna River Basin, Pa. ...... 
1 34A. Aylesworth Creek Lake, Pa. ........ 
1 35. Lock Haven, Pa ................... 
36. Raystown Lake, Raystown Branch, 
2 Juniata River, Pa ................. 
2 37. Southern New York Flood Control 
3 Projects ........................... 
37A. Addison, N.Y ..................... 
4 37B. Almond Lake, N.Y ................ 
37C. Arkport Dam, N.Y ................ 
4 37D.Avoca, N.Y ....................... 
all tables which are referenced in text appear at the end of this 
chapter. 
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37E. Binghamton, N.Y.................. 4-21 
37F. Canisteo, N.Y ..................... 4-22 
37G. Corning, N.Y ...................... 4-22 
37H. East Sidney Lake, N.Y ............ 4-23 
37I. Elmira, N.Y ...................... 4-23 
37J. Hornell, N.Y ...................... 4-23 
37K. Lisle, N.Y ......................... 4-24 
37L. Oxford, N.Y ...................... 4-24 
37M.Whitney Point Lake, N.Y .......... 4-25 
37N. Whitney Point Village, N.Y. ........ 4-25 
38. Stillwater Lake, Lackawanna 
River, Pa. ......................... 4-25 
39. Susquehanna River Flood Control 
Project, N.Y. and Pa. ............. 4-25 
39A. Cowanesque Lake, Pa ............. 4-26 
39B. Tioga-Hammond Lakes, Pa......... 4-26 
40. Tyrone, Pa ........................ 4-26 
41. West Branch of Susquehanna 
River, Pa ......................... 4-27 
41A. Alvin R. Bush Dam, Pa ............ 4-27 
41B. Curwensville Lake, Pa ............ 4-27 
41C. Foster Joseph Sayers Dam, Pa. ..... 4-28 
42. Williamsport, Pa .................. 4-28 
43. Wyoming Valley, Pa ............... 4-29 
44. York, Codorus Creek, Pa .......... 4-29 
Flood Control (Continued) 
45. Inspection of Completed Flood 
Control Works .................... 
46. Scheduling Flood Control Reservoir 
Operations ........................ 
47. Other Authorized Flood Control 
Projects .......................... 
48. Flood Control Work under Special 
Authorization ...................... 
Water Supply 
49. Potomac Estuary Pilot Water 
Treatment Plant, D.C., Md. and 
V a ................................ 
50. Verona Lake, Va .................. 
General Investigations 
51. Surveys .......................... 4-31 
52. Collection and Study of Basic Data . 4-31 
Miscellaneous Activities 
53. Maintenance Operation and Capital 
Outlay of the Washington Aqueduct 
1. BALTIMORE HARBOR AND 
CHANNELS, MD. 
Location. Baltimore Harbor is at head of 
navigable portion of Patapsco River about 12 
miles from Chesapeake Bay. River rises near 
town of Westminister in Carroll County, Md., and 
flows generally southeast for about 65 miles to 
enter Chesapeake Bay. (See Coast and Geodetic 
Survey Chart 549). 
Previous project. For details see page 274 of 
Annual Report for 1963. 
Existing project. 
a. A uniform main channel depth of 50 feet 
between Cape Charles, Va., and Fort McHenry at 
Baltimore, Md., with dimensions as follows: (1) 
Cape Henry Channel: 50 feet deep and 1,000 feet 
wide from the 50-foot depth curve in the Atlantic 
Ocean to that depth in Chesapeake Bay, a 
distance of 2.3 miles; (2) York Spit Channel: 50 
feet deep and 1,000 feet wide connecting the 50- 
foot depth curves in Chesapeake Bay near York 
Spit, a distance of 18.2 miles; (3) Rappahannock 
Shoal Channel: 50 feet deep and 1,000 feet wide 
connecting the 50-foot depth curves in the 
Chesapeake Bay opposite the Rappahannock 
River, a distance of 9.9 miles; and (4) Baltimore 
Harbor Approach Channels: 50 feet deep and 
generally 800 feet wide, widened at the approach 
and bends, from the 50-foot depth curve in 
Chesapeake Bay opposite the mouth of the 
Magothy River to Fort McHenry on the Patapsco 
River, a distance of 20.5 miles. 
b. Branch channels with dimensions as 
follows: (1) Connecting Channel to Chesapeake 
and Delaware Canal Approach Channel; 35 feet 
deep, 600 feet wide, and 13.0 miles long from the 
Cutoff-Brewerton Angle in the main channel to 
the 35-foot depth curves in the natural channel on 
the east side of Chesapeake Bay which is part of 
the inland waterway from Delaware River to 
Chesapeake Bay. The channel includes the 
Brewerton Extension and Swan Point and 
Tolchester Sections; (2) Curtis Bay: 50 feet deep, 
600 feet wide, and 2.2 miles long from the main 
channel to and including a 950-foot wide turning 
basin at the head of Curtis Bay; (3) Curtis Creek; 
(a) a channel, 35 feet deep and generally 200 feet 
wide, from the 50-foot channel in Curtis Bay to 
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750 feet downstream of the Pennington Avenue 
Bridge; (b) a channel, 22 feet deep and generally 
200 feet wide, from the 35-foot channel to and 
along the marginal wharf of the Curtis Bay 
Ordinance Depot; (c) an irregular shaped 3-acre 
basin, with a depth of 18 feet, adjacent to the head 
of the 22-foot channel; (d) a basin, 15 feet deep and 
450 feet wide, from the end of the 22-foot channel 
to the end of the marginal wharf; and (e) a 
channel, 22 feet deep and 200 feet wide, from the 
22-foot channel south of the Baltimore and Ohio 
Railroad Bridge to the vicinity of Arundel Cove, a 
distance of 2,800 feet, thence 100 feet wide in 
Arundel Cove for a distance of 2,100 feet, with an 
anchorage basin, 700 feet square, adjacent to the 
channel and southwest of the wharf of the Coast 
Guard Depot at Curtis Bay; (4) Middle Branch: 
(a) Ferry Bar East Section: a channel, 42 feet 
deep and 600 feet wide, from the main channel at 
Fort McHenry to Ferry Bar, a distance of 1.4 
miles; (b) Ferry Bar West Section: a channel, 35 
feet deep and 400 feet wide, from the Ferry Bar 
East Section to Ferry Bar, a distance of 0.8 miles; 
(c) Spring Garden Section: a channel, 27 feet deep 
and 250 feet wide, from Ferry Bar to and 
including a turning and anchorage basin 
immediately below the Western Maryland 
Railway Bridge, a distance of 1.0 mile; and (5) 
Northwest Branch: Federal maintenance of 39- 
foot or 35-foot deep channels after either depth 
has been provided by local interest: (a) East 
Channel: a channel, 49 feet deep, 600 feet wide, 
and 1.3 miles long with a turning basin at the 
head of the channel from that depth existing at 
the time of construction; and (b) West Channel: a 
channel, 40 feet deep, 600 feet wide, and 1.2 miles 
long with a turning basin at the head of the 
channel from that depth existing at the time of 
construction. 
c. The following anchorages: (1) Quarantine 
Anchorage: 35 feet deep, 3,500 feet long, and 600 
feet wide; (2) Riverview Anchorage No. 2:30 feet 
deep, 2,400 feet long, and 1,200 feet wide; (3) 
Riverview Anchorage No. 1: 35 feet deep, 4,500 
feet long, and 1,500 feet wide; and (4) Fort 
McHenry Anchorage: 35 feet deep, 3,500 feet 
long, and 400 feet wide. 
The mean range of tide is 2.8 feet at the Cape 
Henry Channel, 2.3 feet at the York Spit Channel, 
1.4 feet at the Rappahannock Shoal Channel, 0.8 
foot at the Craighill Entrance, 0.9 foot in the 
Cutoff Section, 1.1 feet at Fort McHenry, and 1.2 
feet at Pooles Island in the upper Chesapeake 
Bay. Depths refer to mean low water. 
Estimated cost (1977) for a new work, exclusive 
of amounts expended on previous projects, is 
$171,660,000 of which $8,330,000 is for completed 
work through the River and Harbor Act of 1945, 
$27,830,000 for work authorized by the River and 
Harbor Act of 1958, and $135,000,000 for work 
authorized by the River and Harbor Act of 1970. 
Widening 35-foot depth from Port Covington 
channel from 150 to 400 feet to Ferry Bar, 
widening 27-foot depth channel from 150 to 250 
feet to Hanover Street Bridge, and providing a 
channel 27 feet deep by 250 feet wide to Western 
Maryland Railway bridge with an anchorage and 
turning basin at upper end is considered inactive 
and excluded from foregoing estimate. 
Estimated cost (1954) of this portion is 
$1,603,000. 
Local cooperations. Fully complied with for 
improvements authorized under River and Harbor 
Act of 1945 and prior acts. River and Harbor 
Act of 1958 requires local interests furnish lands, 
rights-of-way, and spoil disposal area for 
construction and future maintenance, hold the 
United States free from damages, and provide 
and maintain all necessary alteration in sewer, 
water supply, drainage, and other utilities. Local 
interests gave formal assurance that terms will 
be complied with. River and Harbor Act of 1970 
requires local interest to: (a) provide without cost 
to the United States all lands, easements, and 
rights-of-way required for construction and 
subsequent maintenance of the project and for 
aids to navigation upon request of the Chief of 
Engineers, including suitable areas determined 
by the Chief of Engineers to be required in the 
general public interest for initial and subsequent 
disposal of dredged material and necessary 
retaining dikes, bulkheads, and embankments 
therefor, or the costs of such retaining works; (b) 
hold and save the United States free from 
damages that may result from the construction 
and maintenance of the project; (c) provide and 
maintain at local expense adequate public 
terminal and transfer facilities open to all on 
equal terms, and depths in berthing areas and 
local access channels serving terminals 
commensurate with the depth provided in the 
related project area; (d) accomplish without cost 
to the United States such utility and other 
relocations or alterations as necessary for project 
purposes; (e) prohibit erection of any structure 
within 125 feet of the project channel or turning 
basin; and (f) establish regulations prohibiting 
discharge of pollutants into the waters of the 
channels and harbor by users thereof, which 
regulations shall be in accordance with 
applicable laws or regulations of Federal, State, 
and local authorities responsible for pollution 
prevention and control. 
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Terminal facilities. The Port of Baltimore 
has 45 miles of waterfront of which 25 miles are 
industrially developed. There are 94 covered and 
open overseas piers for the loading and 
discharging of 173 ships, providng 84 general 
cargo, 65 specialized cargo, and 24 public bulk 
cargo berths. The existing ground storage is 
equivalent to 53,700 railroad cars of cargo. There 
are 31 public general merchandise warehouses, 
with 4.9 million square feet of storage space and 
4.7 million cubic feet of cold storage space. Eight 
ship-building, ship repair, and ship dismantling 
yards are available for handling up to 90 vessels. 
The three grain elevators in the port have a 
capacity of about 13 million bushels. Latest 
description of terminal facilities is in "Port Series 
No. 10 (revised 1966)" on Port of Baltimore, Md., 
(issued by Board of Engineers for Rivers and 
Harbors). 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
New work: Preconstruction planning for work 
authorized by the River and Harbor act of 1970 
was initiated. 
Maintenance, Baltimore District: Condition 
Surveys of the Project Channel were made at a 
cost of $134,427. Maintenance dredging of the 
outbound side of the Craighill Cutoff Angle, by 
contract, began March 1, 1977 and was 
completed May 30, 1977. Material amounting to 
575,000 cubic yards was removed at a cost of 
$535,250. 
Maintenance, Norfolk District: Condition 
Survey of the York Spit section was made at a cost 
of $10,656. Maintenance dredging of York Spit 
section, by contract, began November 14, 1976 
and was completed December 16, 1976. Material 
amounting to 216,359 cubic yards was removed at 
a cost of $535,250. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Project as 
authorized by 1945 River and Harbor Act and 
prior acts was completed in March 1954 except 
for inactive portion. Norfolk District undertook 
jurisdiction of the channel in York Spit Section in 
fiscal year 1942 and the channels in Cape Henry 
and Rappahannock Shoal Sections in fiscal year 
1961. 
Project as authorized by 1958 River and 
Harbor Act is 85 percent complete. Work within 
the Baltimore District is 78 percent complete. 
The work remaining to be done is dredging the 
Connecting Channel to the C&D Canal and 
remaining width of the approaches thereto. Work 
within the Norfolk District on Cape Henry, York 
Spit and Rappahannock Shoal sections was 
completed in March 1967. 
Preconstruction planning was initiated in 
October 1976 on the project as authorized by 1970 
River and Harbor Act. 
Total costs for existing project were 
$48,252,436 of which $28,803,758 was for new 
work and $19,448,678 was for maintenance. 
2. BALTIMORE HARBOR, MD. 
COLLECTION AND REMOVAL 
OF DRIFT. 
Location. Project applies to Baltimore 
Harbor, Md., and its tributaries. 
Existing project. Provides for collection and 
removal of drift from Baltimore Harbor and its 
tributary waters, and authorizes Secretary of the 
Army to allot such amounts as may be necessary 
for 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. Purpose of work is to afford relief 
from variable conditions of obstruction. 
Local cooperation. None required. 
Terminal facilities. See report for Baltimore 
Harbor and Channels, Md. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance operations, by hired labor, 
consisted of collection and disposal of 25,380 
cubic feet of driftwood, ranging from small 
blocks up to timbers of large dimensions. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Existing 
project is one of continuous maintenance. 
Navigation has been made safer by continued 
patrol of the harbor and removal of drift material 
which began in July 1949. 
3. CHESTER RIVER, MD. 
Location. Rises in Kent County, Del., flows 50 
miles generally southwesterly and empties into 
Chesapeake Bay. Kent Island Narrows is a 
passage connecting Chester River and Eastern 
Bay. Wells Cove is an indentation on easterly side 
of Kent Island Narrows about 0.4 mile south of 
highway bridge crossing the Narrows. (See Coast 
and Geodetic Survey Charts 548 and 1226.) 
Previous project. For details see page 262 of 
Annual Report for 1960. 
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Existing project. Provides for a channel 6 feet 
deep at mean low water and 60 feet wide from 
Crumpton to Jones Landing, section included in 
project is about 5.5 miles long, lower end of the 
section being about 37 miles above mouth of river; 
for a channel 7 feet deep at mean low water and 75 
feet wide from Chester River to Eastern Bay 
through Kent Island Narrows; and a channel 7 
feet deep at mean low water and 75 feet wide 
extending from 7-foot deep curve in Kent Island 
Narrows 800 feet into Wells Cove with a basin of 
same depth and 300 feet square at head of 
Channel. Mean range of tide is 2.4 feet. Cost of 
new work for completed project was $32,454, 
exclusive of amounts expended on previous 
projects. Widening 7-foot deep channel from 75 to 
100 feet from Chester River to Eastern Bay 
through Kent Island Narrows is considered 
inactive and excluded from foregoing estimate. 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with 
except local interests are to furnish spoil disposal 
areas for future maintenance of Wells Cove 
secTtieornm oinf aplr oject. facilities. There are two bulkhead 
wharves on Chester River section. Facilities on 
the Kent Island Narrows section of the existing 
project consist of about 10,000 linear feet of 
timber pile bulkheaded wharf. About 1,350 
linear feet of the wharf is owned and operated by 
the Queen Anne's County; the remainder is 
privately ownea. the privately owned 
bulkheaded wharf is operated mostly by the 7 
marinas located on the Narrows with the 
remaminder being owned and operated by the 
seafood packing houses in the area. In addition to 
the slips of the marinas, there are marine 
railways, launching ramps, and travel-lifts. All 
of these facilities are in good condition and are 
located adjacent to the proposed improvements. 
In Wells Cove there is a small wharf, a small 
marine railway, and a public landing. All 
facilities are privately owned except the public 
landing on Wells Cove. Facilities are considered 
adequate for existing commerce. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance: A condition survey was made of the 
Long Point area at a cost of $296. A maintenance 
dredging contract was awarded on September 
15, 1977 to dredge the Chester River above 
Crumpton, Md., at an estimated cost of $188,264 
scheduled to begin in October 1977. 
Condition at end offiscal year. Active portion 
of existing project was completed in 1950. Total 
costs of existing project were $590,234 of which 
$32,454 was new work and $557,780 for 
maintenance. 
4. CHOPTANK RIVER, MD. 
Location. Rises in Delaware, below Dover, 
and flows in a generally southwesterly direction 
to Cambridge, Md., where it turns northwest and 
empties into Chesapeake Bay south of Tilghman 
Island, Md. Head of navigation is at Greensboro, 
Md., about 60 miles above mouth of river. Total 
length of river is about 70 miles. (See Coast and 
Geodetic Survey Chart 1225.) 
Existing project. Provides for channel 75 feet 
wide and 8 feet deep at mean low water from 
Denton to Greensboro, length of section included 
in project is about 8 miles, lower end of section 
being about 46 miles above mouth of river, and 
for a channel 12 feet deep, 100 feet wide, and two 
miles long in the Choptank River from a point 
opposite Watts Creek to Denton. Mean range of 
tide is about 2.2 feet, and extreme tidal range is 
4.6 feet. 
Local cooperation. Local interests must 
furnish lands and rights-of-way for new work and 
future maintenance; provide suitable spoil 
disposal areas including retaining dike, 
bulkheads, and embankments or the costs of such 
retaining works; hold the United States free from 
damages; make alterations, relocations, and 
removals as required of utility facilities; execute 
an assurance of compliance in accordance with 
the Civil Rights Act of 1964; and assume full 
project cost in excess of $500,000. There is no local 
cooperation required for the portion of project 
above Denton. 
Terminal facilities. Facilities on the 
Choptank River consist of three privately-owned 
piers located between the highway and railroad 
bridges at Denton and a timber pile bulkheaded 
wharf just south of the highway bridge. These 
facilities are used by oil companies for the 
transfer of petroleum products. Other facilities 
include a few privately-owned piers, a small 
marina at Denton, and a public landing provided 
by the County of Greensboro. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
New work: Costs for project review that are 
authorized under the Chief of Engineers 
approval are reviewed annually to determine if 
these projects should remain on the backlog 
awaiting construction funds. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Existing 
project is about 40 percent complete. Work 
remaining is deepening of channel from 8 feet to 
12 feet in the reach from Watts Creek to Denton, 
which based on a recent analysis, is not 
economically justified. 
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5. CLAIBORNE HARBOR, MD. 
Location. The harbor is located on the eastern 
side of Eastern Bay, an arm of Chesapeake Bay, 
about 42 miles southeast of Baltimore Harbor. 
(See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 
1225.) 
Existing project. This provides for a channel 
14 feet deep from the vicinity of the harbor 
wharves to deep water in Eastern Bay with 
widths of 100 feet at mean low water for a 
distance of 1,800 feet to the bend opposite the 
existing Black Beacon, thence widening in a 
distance of 260 feet to 150 feet to the 14-foot depth 
in Eastern Bay, with necessary widening at the 
bends. The total length of the channel is about 
4,400 feet. The project also provides for a 250-foot 
extension of the jetty built by the railway 
company. 
Terminal facilities. There are two solid 
bulkhead wharves, with open pile piers at their 
outer ends served by this improvement. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance: A condition survey was made of the 
Claiborne Harbor project at a cost of $19,152. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing 
project (channel) was completed in 1931 and 
(jetty) in 1912. 
6. CUCKOLD CREEK, MD. 
Location. Cuckold Creek is a tidal estuary on 
left bank of Potomac River, 40 miles upstream 
from mouth of River at Chesapeake Bay and 70 
miles downstream from Washington, D.C. 
Existing project. Provides for a channel, 60 
feet wide and 6 feet deep, from that depth in 
Potomac River to deep water in Cuckold Creek. 
Estimated Federal cost of new work is $30,000 of 
which $15,000 are Federal costs and $15,000 are 
non-Federal costs. 
Local cooperation. Local interests must 
furnish all lands, easements and rights-of-way 
for new work and maintenance; hold the United 
States free from damages; build and maintain a 
suitable public landing with adequate 
approaches thereto; make necessary alterations 
and relocations; establish a competent and 
properly constituted public body to regulate the 
use of the harbor facilities; make a lump sum cash 
contribution of 50 percent of the first cost of 
providing the channel and basin; and assume full 
responsibility for all project costs in excess of 
$500,000. Assurances of local cooperation were 
accepted on January 3, 1968. 
Terminal facilities. There are numerous 
private piers on Cuckold Creek. Local interests 
will construct a public landing and approach 
road thereto in accordance with the terms of local 
cooperation as a part of project development. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Costs for project review that are authorized 
under the Chief of Engineers approval are 
reviewed annually to determine if these projects 
should remain on the backlog awaiting 
construction funds. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Preparation of 
plans and specifications are 95 percent complete. 
Work remaining is completion of plans and 
specifications and construction of project. 
7. CUNNINGHILL COVE, MD. 
Location. Cunninghill Cove, a tidal 
indentation on the right bank of the Gunpower 
River, is located south of Harewood and east of 
Chase, Baltimore County, Maryland. (See Coast 
and Geodetic Survey Chart 1226.) 
Existing project. Provides for an access 
channel, 6 feet deep and varying in width from 
100 to 200 feet, from that depth in the Gunpowder 
River to the State's marina in Cunninghill Cove. 
Estimated Federal cost of new work is $57,500. 
Local cooperation. Local interests must: 
provide without cost to the United States, upon 
the request of the Chief of Engineers, all lands, 
easements, and rights-of-way required for aids to 
navigation, for construction, and subsequent 
maintenance of the project, including suitable 
areas determined by the Chief of Engineers to be 
required in the general public interest for the 
initial and subsequent disposal of spoil and also 
retaining dikes, bulkheads, and embankments 
therefor, or the costs of such works; hold and save 
the United States free from claims for all 
damages that may result from the construction 
and maintenance of the project; provide and 
maintain at local expense, a public landing or 
wharf, an access road, a launching ramp, and 
parking area open to all on equal terms in 
accordance with plans approved by the Chief of 
Engineers; accomplish, without cost to the 
United States, alterations, and relocations, as 
required, in sewer, water supply, drainage, and 
other utility facilities; establish a competent and 
properly constituted public body empowered to 
regulate the use, growth and free development of 
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the harbor facilities with the understanding that 
said facilities will be open to all on equal terms; 
assume responsibility for all costs in excess of the 
$500,000 Federal limitation set by law and make 
a lump sum cash contribution of 50 percent of the 
first cost of providing the channel. 
Terminal facilities. There are numerous 
private piers on the Gunpowder River in the 
vicinity of Cunninghill Cove. The state will 
construct a public marina in accordance with the 
terms of local cooperation as part of project 
development. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Costs for project review that are authorized 
under the Chief of Engineers approval are 
reviewed annually to determine if these projects 
should remain on the backlog awaiting 
construction funds. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction 
has not started. Work is being deferred pending 
development of marina facilities by the state. 
8. FISHING CREEK, MD. 
Location. A narrow winding tidal stream 
which enters Chesapeake Bay from the west 56 
miles south of Baltimore and about 26 miles south 
of Annapolis, Md. (See Coast and Geodetic Survey 
Chart 551.) 
Existing project. A channel 7 feet deep with 
widths of 100 and 60 feet from deep water in 
Chesapeake Bay to an anchorage of same depth, 
120 feet wide and 400 feet long, located in marsh 
500 feet above mouth of creek, and twin stone 
jetties at entrance; north jetty is about 1,050 feet 
long, and south jetty about 1,100 feet long. The 
mean range of tide is about 1 foot. Cost of new 
work for the completed project was $111,242. 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with 
except that local interests are to furnish spoil 
disposal areas as needed for future maintenance. 
Terminal facilities. Seven hundred feet of 
bulkhead wharf are available on the south side of 
entrance channel running west from bay shore, 
and U.S. Navy Department constructed a pileand-
timber wharf on west side of basin. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance: A condition survey was made of the 
Project Channel at a cost of $1,117. Maintenance 
dredging of the Fishing Creek channel, by 
contract, began March 7, 1977 and was 
completed April 13, 1977. A total of 57,070 cubic 
yards of material, place valve, was removed and 
deposited at a cost of $172,013. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Existing 
project was completed in 1942. 
9. HARBOR OF BALTIMORE, MD., 
PREVENTION OF OBSTRUCTIONS 
AND INJURIOUS 
DEPOSITS. 
Location. Project applies to tidal waters of the 
harbor of Baltimore and its adjacent and 
tributary waters, and all tidal waters of 
Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries within State 
of Maryland. 
Existing project. Continuous patrol and 
inspection of Baltimore Harbor, Chesapeake 
Bay, and its tributaries to prevent and detect 
violations of the River and Harbor Act of June 29, 
1888, Sections 10 and 13 of the River and Harbor 
Act of March 3, 1899, and other related federal 
laws. 
Local cooperation. None required. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance operations, by supervisor of Harbor 
of Baltimore, included: 1,540 inspections; 6 air 
patrols; 394 detailed investigations of violations 
of Federal laws, with cease and desist orders 
issued in 134; 75 cases sent to U.S. Attorney for 
further action; and 126 cases were closed. Fines 
in the amount of $8,500 were imposed. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Work under 
existing project began in July 1959 and is one of 
continuing operation and maintenance. 
10. HONGA RIVER & TAR BAY 
(BARREN ISLAND GAPS), MD. 
Location. Honga River is a tidal estuary of 
Chesapeake Bay and penetrates Dorchester 
County on Eastern Shore of Maryland between 
Hooper Islands and the mainlands; Tar Bay lies 
between Barren Island and the mainland 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 Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart 1224.) 
Existing project. Provides for a channel 60 
feet wide and 7 feet deep at mean low water from 
7-foot contour in Chesapeake Bay, through Tar 
Bay and Fishing Creek to 7-foot contour in Honga 
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River, 25,300 feet long; and a channel in Back 
Creek 7 feet deep and 60 feet wide from 7-foot 
depth curve in Honga River to a point near head 
of Back Creek with a turning basin of same depth 
150 feet long and 200 feet wide at head of channel, 
about 5,500 feet long. Mean range of tide is about 
1.4 feet. Federal cost of new work for completed 
project was $66,119. 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with 
except that local interests are to furnish spoil 
disposal areas for future maintenance as needed. 
Terminal facilities. Numerous small private 
wharves are scattered along Fishing Creek and 
Back Creek. A public wharf is on Fishing Creek. 
A public wharf, 4 oyster houses, and a marine 
railway are on Back Creek. Facilities are 
adequate for existing and reasonably prospective 
commerce. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Maintenance: 
A condition survey was made of the Barren 
Island Gap at a cost of $6,030. A maintenance 
dredging contract was awarded on September 
15, 1977 to dredge the Barren Island Gap at an 
estimated cost of $293,130, scheduled to begin in 
October 1977. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. 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. 
11. KNAPPS NARROWS, MD. 
Location. A small channel separating 
Tilghman Island from mainland of eastern shore 
of Chesapeake Bay about 40 miles south of 
Baltimore, Md. (See Coast and Geodetic Survey 
Chart 1225.) 
Existing project. A channel 9 feet deep at 
mean low water, 75 feet wide, widened at the 
bends from deep water in Chesapeake Bay to 
deep water in Harris Creek, Md., with a turning 
basin located west of the drawbridge, 7 feet deep, 
320 feet long and 120 feet wide. Mean range of 
tide is 1.4 feet. Cost of new work for completed 
project was $46,121. Existing project channel 
was authorized by the Public Works 
Administration, September 16, 1933, and later 
adopted by 1935 River and Harbor Act. 
Local cooperation. Complied with except 
local interests must furnish spoil disposal areas 
as needed for future maintenance. 
Terminal facilities. A bulkhead wharf on 
each side of southerly abutment of the bridge 
across the Narrows. There are several small-boat 
landings within the Narrows and 3 marine 
railways for repairing boats of few feet draft. A 
bulkhead landing is available for public use on 3 
sides of turning basin. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance: Maintenance dredging of the 
Knapps Narrows Channel, by contract, began 
June 1, 1977 and was completed June 10, 1977. A 
total of 43,550 cubic yards of material, place 
valve, was removed and deposited at a cost of 
$177,600. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Project was 
completed April 1935. 
12. LITTLE WICOMICO RIVER, VA. 
Location. A tidal estuary 6 miles long in 
Northumberland County, Va., flowing 
southeasterly to Potomac River, which it enters 
on right bank one-half mile upstream of its 
mouth and about 108 miles downstream from 
Washington, D.C. (See Coast and Geodetic 
Survey Chart 557.) 
Existing project. A channel 8 feet deep, 150 
feet wide, and 4,800 feet long, extending from 
deep water in Potomac River to deep water in 
Little Wicomico River; two stone jetties, 
extending to 8-foot contour in Potomac River; and 
bulkhead walls from inner ends thereof 
extending sufficiently into Little Wicomico River 
to stabilize the dredged inner Channel. Plane of 
reference is mean low water. Tidal ranges in 
Potomac River at entrance are: Mean 1.2 feet; 
irregular, 2.5 feet; and extreme, about 7 feet. 
Mean tidal range within the river is about i foot. 
Federal cost of new work for completed project 
was $81,885, exclusive of $5,000 contributed by 
local interests. 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Terminal facilities. Two wharves open to the 
public and numerous small wharves and stagings 
for private use, an oyster shucking and packing 
plant, and a marine railway and boat-building 
yard. Facilities are considered adequate for 
present commerce. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance: A condition survey was madeof the 
Project Channel at a cost of $3,000. Engineering 
and design in connection with proposed 
maintenance dredging of the Little Wicomico 
River channel was initiated. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Project was 
completed in December 1937. 
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13. MADISON BAY, MD. 
Location. Madison Bay is a large indentation 
on the south side of Little Choptank River about 
5.5 miles from its mouth and 5 miles from its tidal 
headwaters. It ranges in width from 0.5 mile to 1 
mile and is 1.5 miles long. The community of 
Madison lies along its southern shore at its 
innermost end and is 12 miles southwest from 
Cambridge via well paved State Route 16. The 
area is shown on U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey 
Charts 551 and 553, on US Quadrangles "Church 
Creek" and "Taylors Island". 
Existing project. Provides for a channel 6 feet 
deep, 60 feet wide and about 3,000 feet long from 
the 6-foot depth curve in the bay to and along the 
east side of the county wharf, widened by 75 feet 
on the west side in front of the wharf and 
launching ramp for a distance of 100 feet to 
provide a turning basin, and widened by 100 feet 
for a distance of 150 feet on the east side beyond 
the wharf for an anchorage basin. 
The completed project cost was $142,593 of 
which $125,550 is Federal cost, $17,043 was 
required local cash contribution, and $19,325 
local cost for diked disposal area. 
Local cooperation. Local interests must: 
provide without cost to the United States all 
lands, easements and rights-of-way required for 
construction and subsequent maintenance of the 
project; hold and save the United States free from 
damages that may result from construction and 
subsequent maintenance of the project, including 
damages to oyster beds; provide and maintain 
without cost to the United States necessary 
utilities including an adequate public landing or 
wharf with provision for the sale of motor fuel, 
lubricants and potable water, open to all on equal 
terms; accomplish without cost to the United 
States alterations and relocations as required in 
sewer, water supply, drainage, other utility 
facilities, piers, pilings and stakes; establish a 
competent and properly constituted public body 
to regulate the use, growth and free development 
of the harbor facilities with the understanding 
that said facilities will be open to all on equal 
terms; establish regulations prohibiting 
discharge of untreated sewage, garbage and 
other pollutants into waters of the harbor by 
users thereof, which regulations shall be in 
accordance with applicable laws or regulations of 
Federal, State and local authorities responsible 
for pollution prevention and control; make a lump 
sum cash contribution presently estimated to be 
17 percent of the first cost of the general 
navigation facilities, which is presently 
computed based on 34 percent beneficial usage by 
recreational craft. The present estimate of such 
contribution is about $28,900; assume full 
responsibility for any project costs in excess of the 
Federal limitation of $1,000,000; perform or 
contribute the cost of performance of that part of 
the maintenance of the project allocated to 
recreation. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
New work: Maintenance dredging of the channel 
from the county wharf to the deep water in the 
Madison Bay, by contract, began November 8, 
1976 and was completed January 11, 1977. 
Material amounting to 114,060 cubic yards was 
removed at a cost of $114,100. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Project was 
completed in January 1977. 
14. NEABSCO CREEK, VA. 
Location. A tidal estuary approximately 
three miles long, enters the west side of the 
Potomac River about 83 miles above its mouth 
and about 27 miles south of Washington, D.C. 
(See Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart 560). 
Existing project. The project provides for a 
channel, 100 feet wide and 7 feet deep, from that 
depth in the Potomac River to Atkinson's Upper 
Landing and Willis' Wharf. The project was 
authorized by the River and Harbor Act of March 
3, 1881 (H. Ex. Doc. 41, 46th Cong., 3rd sess.) but 
was classified as inactive for many years. On 
September 2, 1966, the Chief of Engineers 
reclassified the following portion from the 
inactive to the active category: a channel, 100 feet 
wide and 6 feet deep, from the Potomac River to 
the Richmond, Fredericksburg, and Potomac 
Railroad Bridge over Neabsco Creek and a 
channel upstream from the railroad bridge 60 
feet wide and 6 feet deep to an anchorage basin of 
the same depth 140 feet wide and 150 feet long. 
The estimated cost of the active portion is 
$753,000 of which $290,500 is Federal cost, 
$290,500 is required local cash contribution, and 
$172,000 is the estimated local cost for lands and 
dikes. The inactive portion of the project is 
estimated to cost $210,000. 
Local cooperation. Project was reclassified to 
active subject to conditions that local interests 
provide lands, easements, and rights-of-way for 
new work and future maintenance, hold the 
United States free from damages, establish 
regulations concerning pollution control and 
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prevention, provide and maintain depths in 
berthing areas and access channels 
commensurate with depths in Federal project, 
accomplish necessary relocations and alterations, 
establish a public body to regulate the harbor 
facilities, make a cash contribution of 50 percent 
of the first cost of providing the channel and 
basin, construct a public landing, and execute a 
compliance assurance with the Civil Rights Act 
of 1964. The assurances of local cooperation were 
accepted by the District Engineer on February 
20, 1967. 
Terminal facilities. None. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
The sponsors of the project were unable to meet 
their financial obligation, accordingly the project 
is being recommended for reclassification from 
the active to the inactive category. 
Condition at end offiscal year. Preparation of 
plans and specifications are 70 percent complete. 
Work remaining is completion of plans and 
specifications and construction of project. 
15. OCEAN CITY HARBOR AND 
INLET AND SINEPUXENT BAY, 
MD. 
Location. Ocean City is on a barrier island 
between Sinepuxent Bay and Atlantic Ocean 
about 35 miles south of entrance to Delaware Bay. 
(See Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart 1220.) 
Existing project. An inlet between the 
Atlantic Ocean and Sinepuxent Bay, 10 feet deep 
and 200 feet wide, protected on south side by a 
stone jetty 2,380 feet long and on north side by a 
stone jetty projecting 1,531 feet into the Atlantic 
Ocean and connected on shore to a timber and 
stone bulkhead 255 feet long, continuing with a 
riprap dike 213 feet long and steel sheet pile 
bulkhead 460 feet long along shore of inlet; a 
channel 6 feet deep and 150 feet wide from inlet to 
Green Point, and thence 100 feet wide in 
Chincoteague Bay; a channel 10 feet deep at mean 
low water, 100 feet wide, and 3,000 feet long from 
inlet channel into marsh area south of railroad on 
west side of Sinepuxent Bay, with two turning 
basins of same depth; and a channel 6 feet deep 
and 125 feet wide from inlet channel to a point 
opposite North Eighth Street in Ocean City, 
thence 75 feet wide into Isle of Wight Bay. Mean 
range of ocean tide is 3.4 feet. Federal cost of new 
work for completed project was $360,530, 
exclusive of $500,000 contributed by local 
interests. Modification of project, authorized by 
1954 River and Harbor Act, which provides for 
raising 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 
Isle of Wight Bay channel, thence 200 feet wide 
and 16 feet deep to project harbor, and a depth of 
14 feet in project harbor, is considered inactive 
portion of project and excluded from foregoing 
estimate. Estimated cost (1957) of this portion is 
$704,000. 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with 
except local interests must furnish spoil disposal 
areas for future maintenance as needed. 
Terminal facilities. On bay side of Ocean 
City: two storage basins, for pleasure and small 
commercial craft, and numerous privately owned 
pile-and-timber piers and bulkhead wharves. At 
project harbor: 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 
up to about 150 tons. Project harbor is served by 
Baltimore, Chesapeake & Atlantic Railway, 
which has a spur line parallel to harbor on north 
side about 200 feet away. All piers and wharves 
are accessible by highway. Adequate space is 
presently available for expansion of facilities as 
required. Terminal facilities for channel across 
Sinepuxent Bay to Assateague Island termini of 
channel. Adequate timber bulkhead landing at 
both South Point and Assateague Island termini 
of channel. Adequate space is available for 
expansion of these facilities. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance: A condition survey was made of the 
Isle of Wight Bay Channel at a cost of $24,975. 
Maintenance dredging of the Inlet Channel, by 
contract, began June 11, 1977 and was completed 
July 29, 1977. A total of 44,800 cubic yards of 
material, place valve, was removed and deposited 
at a cost of $145,380. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Existing 
project was completed in 1936. Raising of the 
north jetty from 7 feet to 9 feet in 1956 in 
accordance with plans for new constructions 
authorized by the 1954 River and Harbor Act was 
accomplished with maintenance funds. 
Rehabilitation of north and south jetties was 
completed in August 1965. 
16. POTOMAC AND ANACOSTIA 
RIVERS, D.C. COLLECTION AND 
REMOVAL OF DRIFT 
Location. Project applies to the Potomac and 
Anacostia Rivers, Washington, D.C. and their 
tributaries. 
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Existing project. Collection and removal of 
drift from the waters of the Potomac and 
Anacostia Rivers and their tributaries in the 
Washington Area from the head of tidewater to 
Mouth Vernon, Va. Total length of project, 
considering both sides of the waterway, is about 
50 miles. 
Local cooperation. None required. 
Terminal facilities. See report for 
Washington Harbor, D.C. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance: Operations, by hired labor 
consisted of collection and disposal of 187,920 
cubic feet of driftwood, ranging from small 
blocks up to timbers of large dimensions. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Existing 
project is one of continuous maintenance. 
Navigation has been made safer by continued 
patrol and removal of drift material which began 
in July 1966. 
17. POTOMAC RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES 
AT AND BELOW 
WASHINGTON, D.C., ELIMINATION 
OF WATERCHESTNUT 
Location. The waterchestnut, botanically 
known as Trapa natans, is an annual fresh water 
plant infesting navigable portions of the Potomac 
River and its tributaries between Key Bridge in 
District of Columbia and Maryland Point, 48 
miles downstream of Washington, D.C. At the 
height of infestation in 1939, it covered about 
10,000 acres of navigable water between these 
limits. (See Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts 
559 and 560.) 
Existing project. A plan for complete 
eradication of waterchestnut from Potomac 
River and its tributaries at and below 
Washington, D.C. For details see Annual Report 
for 1969. 
Local cooperation. None required. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance: Removal of waterchestnut growth 
was in progress during the fiscal year in 
following areas: Washington Harbor, Potomac 
River at Alexandria, Va., Potomac River at 
Mount Vernon, Va., Occoquan Creek, Va., and 
Potomac River below Washington, D.C., by 
Government plant and hired labor. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. At the present 
time growth of the plant in the Potomac River 
and tributaries for a distance of 40 miles below 
Washington is being brought under control. 
However, an adequate periodic removal 
operation for waterchestnuts is required. Should 
any abatement of the present removal operations 
be effected, the plants would quickly be 
reestablished and thus nullify all previous work 
and expenditures. 
18. RHODES POINT TO TYLERTON, 
MD. 
Location. Rhodes Point and Tylerton are two 
settlements about 1.5 miles apart on Smith 
Island, between Chesapeake Bay and Langier 
Sound, about 60 miles north of Virginia Capes 
and about 110 miles south of Baltimore. (See 
Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart 1224.) 
Existing project. Channel 6 feet deep and 50 
feet wide from that depth in Tyler Creek to and 
including an anchorage basin of the same de-th 
150 feet wide and 400 feet long at Tylerton; 
channel 6 feet deep and 50 feet wide from that 
depth in Shanks Creek to and including an 
anchorage basin of the same depth 100 feet wide 
and 400 feet long at Rhodes Point; channel 6 feet 
deep and 50 feet wide from that depth in Big 
Thorofare River to Tylerton; channel 6 feet deep 
and 50 feet wide from Rhodes Point to Tylerton. 
Mean range of tide is 1.7 feet. 
Local cooperation. Local interests must 
furnish without cost to the United States all 
lands, easements and rights-of-way for 
construction and subsequent maintenance of the 
project, including suitable areas for initial and 
subsequent disposal of spoil and also retaining 
dikes or the costs of such retaining dikes; hold and 
save the United States free from damages; 
provide and maintain at local expense at Rhodes 
Point and Tylerton a public landing or wharf; 
accomplish without cost to the United States 
alterations, relocations and removal as required 
of sewer, water supply and other utility facilities; 
establish a competent public body to regulate the 
use, growth and free development of the harbor 
facilities; establish regulations prohibiting 
discharge of untreated pollutants in the waters of 
the harbor; execute an assurance of compliance of 
the Civil Rights Act of 1964; and assume full 
project costs in excess of $500,000. Assurances of 
local cooperation were accepted on December 6, 
1968. 
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Terminal facilities. There are numerous pileand-
timber wharves along waterfronts at Rhodes 
Point and Tylerton. Facilities are privately 
owned, but open to the public without charge 
when not in use by the owners, and are adequate 
for existing commerce. Sufficient space for 
construction of additional facilities is available, if 
required. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance: Maintenance dredging of the Tyler 
River and the basin at Tylerton, by contract, 
began April 25, 1977 and was completed May 24, 
1977. A total of 59,220 cubic yards of material, 
place valve, was removed and deposited at a cost 
of $113,249. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Existing 
project was completed September 14, 1970. 
19. TWITCH COVE AND BIG THOROFARE, 
MD. 
Location. A tidal waterway about 4 miles 
long traversing Smith Island, Md., southeasterly 
from Chesapeake Bay on the west to Tangier 
Sound on the east. (See Coast and Geodetic 
Survey Chart 1224.) 
Existing project. A channel 7 feet deep at 
mean low water and 60 feet wide from Twitch 
Cove on Tangier Sound through Big Thorofare, 
thence through canal at Ewell, Md., thence 
through Levering Creek and Big Thorofare to 
vicinity of Swan Point, thence of same depth and 
100 feet wide through offshore bar to deep water 
in Chesapeake Bay, with twin stone jetties at 
entrance, north jetty is about 2,080 feet long, and 
south jetty about 1,800 feet long; and anchorage 
basin 7 feet deep, 100 feet wide, and 700 feet long 
connecting with west side of existing project 
channel at Ewell; extension of existing project 
channel in Levering Creek, 6 feet deep, 60 feet 
wide, and 1,000 feet long; and a channel 4 feet 
deep and 25 feet wide around point between Big 
Thorofare and Tylers River. Mean range of tide is 
1.7 feet, and extreme tidal range is 3 feet. Federal 
cost of new work for completed project was 
$193,175. 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with, 
except that local interests are to furnish spoil 
disposal areas for future maintenance as needed. 
Terminal facilities. 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 at west end of town. Five crab houses are on 
Levering Creek, and one oyster house on project 
waterway west of town of Ewell. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance: Maintenance dredging of the Big 
Thorofare between the jetties, by contract, began 
April 19, 1977 and was completed April 24,1977. 
A total of 26,530 cubic yards of material, place 
valve, was removed and deposited at a cost of 
$102,888. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Existing 
project is complete. Work authorized by 1950 
River and Harbor Act was completed in 
September 1956 and work authorized under 
prior acts was completed in November 1940. 
20. WASHINGTON HARBOR, D.C. 
Location. Within District of Columbia at 
junction of Anacostia River with Potomac River 
which flows southeasterly 108 miles to 
Chesapeake Bay. It is southerly 202 miles by 
water from Baltimore, Md., and northerly 195 
miles from Norfolk, Va. (See Coast and Geodetic 
Survey Chart 560.) 
Previous project. For details see page 291 of 
Annual Report for 1963. 
Existing projects. A combination and 
extension of latest projects for Potomac River at 
Washington, D.C., and Anacostia River, D.C. 
Project provides for: (a) Virginia Channel, from 
Giesboro Point to Francis Scott Key Bridge, 24 
feet deep and 400 feet wide, with width increased 
as necessary to afford a low-water cross section 
area of 25,000 square feet; (b) Washington 
Channel, from Haines Point to head of Washington 
Channel, 24 feet deep and 400 feet wide; (c) 
Anacostia River from Giesboro Point to 
Anacostia Bridge, 24 feet deep and 400 feet wide, 
with turning basin 800 feet wide and about 2,400 
feet long of same depth opposite Naval Weapons 
Plant; (d) Anacostia River from Anacostia Bridge 
24 feet deep and 200 feet wide to turning basin 
400 feet square of same depth at foot of 15th 
Street S.E. Channel lengths including turning 
basins are: Virginia Channel, 25,000 feet; 
Washington Channel, 10,000 feet; and Anacostia 
River, 15,000 feet; and (e) operation and 
maintenance of inlet gates and lock and outlet 
gates of Tidal Basin constructed under a previous 
project to flush Washington Channel. Plane of 
reference is low-water datum which is 0.35 foot 
below mean low tide as observed from 1932 to 
1942. Tidal ranges are: mean, 2.9 feet; irregular, 
4.5 feet; and extreme, 10.7 feet. Estimated 
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Federal cost (1955) for new work is $572,000, 
exclusive of amounts expended under previous 
projects. 
Local cooperation. None required. 
Terminal facilities. There are four wharves 
generally of bulkhead type on Virginia Channel 
that are privately owned and not open to the 
public except by special arrangement. On 
Washington Channel there are four piers under 
jurisdiction of District of Columbia, two of which 
are open to the public and one open to the public 
by special arrangement. In Anacostia River there 
are four privately owned piers and eight 
governmental piers and slips. None of the piers 
are open to the public except by special 
arrangement. Terminal facilities are considered 
adequate for existing commerce. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance: Normal operation and 
maintenance of tidal basin gates by hired labor. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Existing 
project is about 30 percent complete. Channels 
and basins in Anacostia River are complete and 
those at forks of channel at Haines Point are 
partially complete. Except for dredging between 
limits of 2,000 feet above and 3,000 feet below 
Memorial Bridge, no new work has been done 
downstream of Key Bridge in Virginia channel. 
Work remaining to complete project consists of 
removing rock in Virginia Channel upstream of 
Memorial Bridge and dredging Virginia 
Channel from Giesboro Point upstream to a point 
3,000 feet below Memorial Bridge. Total costs for 
existing project were $2,040,780 of which 
$162,006 was for new work and $1,898,774 was 
for maintenance. This excludes $4,000 for 
emergency dredging under provisions of section 
3, 1945 River and Harbor Act. 
21. WICOMICO RIVER, MD. 
Location. Wicomico River has its source in 
northern part of Wicomico County, Md., and 
flows generally southwardly emptying into 
Monie Bay, a tributary of Tangier Sound on each 
side of Chesapeake Bay about 85 miles southeast 
of Baltimore. Webster Cove is site of improved 
small-boat harbor on southeast bank of Wicomico 
River about 3 miles above the mouth. (See Coast 
and Geodetic Survey Charts 567 and 1224.) 
Previous project. For details see page 275 of 
Annual Report for 1962. 
Existing project. Channel 14 feet deep and 
150 feet wide from Chesapeake Bay to Salisbury, 
section included in project is 37 miles long, 
including about 12 miles from mouth of river to 
Chesapeake Bay; 14 feet deep in channels and 
turning basins in north and south prongs with 
channel widths of 100 feet, and a channel 6 feet 
deep and 60 feet wide extending from 6-foot 
contour in Wicomico River to and including a 
basin in Webster Cove of same depth, 100 feet and 
400 feet long; and extension of basin 200 feet long 
and 100 feet wide on each side. Plane of reference 
is mean low water. Mean range of tide is about 3 
feet and extreme tidal range is 4.4 feet. Cost of 
new work for completed project was $421,609, 
exclusive of amounts expended on previous 
project. 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with, 
except that local interests are to furnish spoil 
disposal areas for future maintenance as needed 
and hold the United States free from such 
damages as may occur to public or leased oyster 
beds. 
Terminal facilities. Present waterfront at 
Salisbury consists of pile-and-timber bulkheads 
with earthfills. Some wharves have warehouses 
and factories with mechanical freight-handling 
facilities and rail sidings. With exception of 
wharf on north prong, owned by State Roads 
Commission, and a wharf on south prong, owned 
by the county, all terminals are privately owned. 
A shipyard, with two marine railways with 
capacities of 1,200 and 500 tons, respectively, is 
on right bank of river below prongs. Areas for 
development of new terminals on north and south 
prongs are limited. Areas for considerable 
expansion of terminal facilities are available on 
main river. There is a pile-and-timber wharf 
about 4 miles above mouth of river at Mount 
Vernon. A wharf of similar construction is at 
White Haven. There is a county wharf at head of 
basin in Webster Cove, a pile-and-timber pier at 
oyster house on southwest side of basin, a Tshaped 
pile-and-timber pier at cafe on southwest 
side of basin and several small timber piers on 
walkways that local interests constructed around 
the basin. Fueling facilities are available at the Tshaped 
pier. Sufficient areas are available for 
construction of additional facilities when 
required. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance: Maintenance dredging of the 
Wicomico River channel, by contract, began 
October 26, 1976 and was completed March 14, 
1977. A total of 362,200 cubic yards of material, 
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place valve, was removed and deposited at a cost 
of $736,410. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Existing 
project was completed in 1942 except for 
enlarging basin in Webster Cove which was 
completed November 1956. Total costs for 
existing project were $1,488,451 of which 
$421,609 (Federal funds) and $14,000 
(contributed funds) were for new work, and 
$1,856,881 (Federal funds) and $33,000 
(contributed funds) were for maintenance. 
22. RECONNAISSANCE AND 
CONDITION SURVEYS 
(See Table 4-C at end of chapter.) 
23. OTHER AUTHORIZED 
NAVIGATION PROJECTS 
(See Table 4-D at end of chapter.) 
24. NAVIGATION WORK UNDER 
SPECIAL AUTHORIZATION 
Navigation activities pursuant to Section 107, 
Public Law 86-645 (preauthorization). 
Costs for preauthorization studies were 
$12,250 for Northeast Creek, Md., $3,870 for 
Rock Hall Harbor, Md., and $5,000 for Tred Avon 
River, Md. 
Beach Erosion Control 
25. OTHER AUTHORIZED BEACH 
EROSION CONTROL PROJECTS 
(See Table 4-E at end of chapter.) 
26. BEACH EROSION CONTROL 
WORK UNDER SPECIAL 
AUTHORIZATION 
Beach erosion control activities pursuant to 
Section 103, Public Law 87-874 (preauthorization). 
Costs were $16,523 for Colonial Beach, Va. 
27. 
Flood Control 
ANACOSTIA RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES, 
PRINCE GEORGES 
COUNTY, MD. 
Location. The project is located on the 
Northeast and Northwest Branches of the 
Anacostia River and on the Paint Branch and 
Indian Creek tributaries of the Anacostia River 
in Prince Georges County, Md., immediately 
northeast of Washington, D.C. 
Existing project. Provides for channel 
improvement by realigning, widening, and 
deepening the streambed of the Northwest 
Branch upstream and downstream from Queens 
Chapel Road bridge for a total distance of 5,610 
feet; channel improvement by realigning, 
widening and deepening some 7,200 feet of 
channel of Northeast Branch and Paint Branch, 
starting 540 feet upstream from the new Calvert 
Road bridge and extending up Paint Branch to 
Baltimore Avenue bridge; and channel 
realigning, deepening, and widening of Indian 
Creek from its junction with Paint Branch, 7,600 
feet upstream to Greenbelt Road culvert. 
Overbank clearing to provide a 500-foot floodway 
will also be included along the Northeast Branch 
and Paint Branch. Estimated total Federal cost 
(1977) for new work is $1,000,000. Estimated cost 
to local interests is $357,022 for construction. 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with for 
construction of the project. However, local 
interests will not accept operation and 
maintenance responsibility of the project until 
the severe erosion and sedimentation of the 
project caused by tropical storm Eloise is 
corrected and the project is restored to design 
condition. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
New Work: A study to develop an estimate of cost 
to place the project in design condition was 
completed. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction 
was initiated in April 1973 and completed in June 
1974 except for the removal of concrete 
obstructions which was completed in June 1975. 
28. BLOOMINGTON LAKE, MD. & 
W. VA. 
Location. Project is located on the North 
Branch Potomac River on the state line between 
Garrett County, Md., and Mineral County, W. Va. 
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The damsite is located approximately 7.9 miles 
upstream from the confluence with Savage River 
at Bloomington, Md. It is also about 5 air miles 
southwest of the tritowns of Luke and 
Westernport, Md., and Piedmont, W. Va. (See 
Geological Survey Quadrangle sheets, 
"Kitzmiller" and "Westernport," Md.) 
Existing project. Plan of improvement 
consists of a rolled earth and rock fill dam with an 
impervious core and an 800-foot long dike on the 
left bank. Top of dam would be 296 feet above 
streambed with a total length of 2,130 feet. When 
filled to spillway crest, reservoir would extend 
about 6.6 miles upstream and inundate 965 acres. 
Flood control storage of 36,200 acre-feet would be 
provided. Storage available for low flow 
augmentation for water supply and water quality 
improvement would be 92,000 acre-feet. 
Reservoir would control a drainage area of 263 
square miles. Recreation facilities will be 
provided for picnicking, camping and boating. 
Estimated cost (1977) of new work is 
$156,000,000 of which $51,790,000 is required 
non-federal reimbursement. 
Local cooperation. Local interests must: (a) 
agree to pay all costs allocated to water supply 
amounting to 33.2 percent of project construction 
cost presently estimated at $51,790,000 in a lump 
sum prior to start of construction or in 
installments before commencement of pertinent 
work items in accordance with construction 
scheduled as required by the Chief of Engineers; 
or as an alternative, contract with United States 
to repay, within 50 years, a portion of costs 
allocated to water supply on basis of initial 
requirements amounting to 5.8 percent of 
construction costs plus interest during 
construction on this amount with interest on 
unpaid balance and payments to begin when 
storage is first available for water supply; and 
repay remaining costs allocated to water supply 
on basis of future requirements, amounting to 
27.4 percent of construction cost, plus interest 
during construction on this amount with interest 
on unpaid balance beginning 10 years after 
storage is first available for water supply and 
with final payment to be made 50 years 
thereafter, except that no interest will be charged 
thereon for first 10 years after storage is first 
available for water supply; (b) contract with the 
United States to pay the operation and 
maintenance cost allocated to initial water 
supply, beginning when storage is first available 
for water supply, and furnish assurances 
satisfactory to the Secretary of the Army that 
they will pay the operation and maintenance costs 
allocated to future water supply; (c) agree to pay 
the major replacement costs allocated to initial 
water supply as such costs are incurred and 
furnish assurances satisfactory to the Secretary 
of the Army that they will pay major replacement 
costs allocated to future water supply; (d) control 
pollution of streams subject to low flow 
augmentation by adequate treatment or other 
methods of controlling wastes at their source; and 
(e) protect downstream channels from 
encroachments which would adversely affect 
operation of project. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Land acquisition continued at a cost of $53,845. 
Western Maryland Railway tracks and facilities 
work continued and is 91 percent complete. Costs 
were $425,009. Final payment for outlet works 
and stilling basin was made at a net savings of 
$137,606. Grouting of the valley floor and left 
abutment was completed. Costs were $51,425. 
Grouting of the right abutment was completed. 
Costs were $598,189. Fabrication of the flood 
control gates continued and is 91 percent 
complete. Costs were $393,655. Dam and 
appurtenances, Phase II, was begun December 
27, 1976 and is 16 percent complete. Costs were 
$9,999,915. Dam and appurtenances, Phase III, 
was begun September 1, 1977 and is 6 percent 
complete. Costs were $960,000. Boundary 
momumentation was begun February 3, 1977 
and is 32 percent complete. Costs were $19,363. 
Instrumentation of the dam was begun by hired 
labor and is 3 percent complete. Costs were 
$13,990. Engineering and design and 
supervision and administration costs were 
$385,881 and $580,376, respectively. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction 
of the project began in June 1971. The overall 
project is 47 percent complete. 
Location. In Loyalsock Township which is 
located on the left or north bank of the West 
Branch of the Susquehanna River just 
downstream from Williamsport, Pa. The 
proposed project would provide protection to 
Loyalsock Township from the limit of the 
Williamsport Project at Millers Run 
approximately 1 mile downstream along the 
West Branch of the Susquehanna River. 
Existing project. Provides for alteration of 
4,100 linear feet of the proposed highway 
embankment design by providing an impervious 
core which will serve as a levee to provide 
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protection from flood stages on the West Branch 
Susquehanna River, tie back levees from the 
highway embankment to high ground, and a 
pumping facility at Bull Run to provide 
protection from backwater from the West 
Branch and from interior drainage on Bull Run. 
Estimated cost (1977) of new work is $2,961,000. 
Local cooperation. Local interest must: 
provide without cost to the United States, all 
lands, easements, and rights-of-way necessary 
for construction of the project, and in acquiring 
the lands, easements, and rights-of-way comply 
with all the applicable provisions of the Uniform 
Relocation Assistance and Real Property 
Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (84 Stat. 1894); 
hold and save the United States free from 
damages due to the project, not including 
damages due to the fault or negligence of the 
Government or its contractors; maintain and 
operate the project works after completion 
without cost to the United States in accordance 
with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of 
the Army; provide without cost to the United 
States all necessary relocations and alterations of 
buildings and utilities, highways, and highway 
bridges, sewers, related and special facilities; 
make every effort to prevent encroachment 
which might interfere with proper functioning of 
the project; provide guidance and leadership in 
preventing unwise future development of 
the flood plain by use of appropriate flood plain 
management techniques to reduce flood losses; 
assume responsibility for all cost in excess of the 
Federal cost limitation of $3,000,000; and at least 
annually notify those people in the protection 
area of the susceptibility of flooding. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
New Work: Preparation of plans and 
specifications for the impervious core and the Tie 
Back. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. WorK 
remaining is completion of plans and 
specifications and construction of project. 
30. CUMBERLAND, MD., AND 
RIDGELEY, W. VA. 
Location. On North Branch of Potomac 
River, 21 miles upstream from its junction with 
South Branch of Potomac River and 197 miles 
upstream from Washington, D. C. (See Geological 
Survey Quadrangles, Frostburg and Flint Stone, 
Md., W. Va., and Pa.) 
Existing project. Channel improvements of 
North Branch of Potomac River from Western 
Maryland Railway bridge in South Cumberland 
upstream to mouth of Wills Creek, with levees 
and fill along left bank and levees along right 
bank from downstream corporate limits of 
Ridgeley, W. Va., to a point about 150 feet above 
Johnson Street Bridge; channel improvements 
along Wills Creek from its mouth upstream to a 
point in the Narrows about 500 feet upstream 
from highway bridge on U.S. Highway 40; levee 
and floodwall in West Cumberland, Md., on left 
bank of North Branch of Potomac River from 
mouth of Wills Creek upstream to Kelly 
Boulevard; levee and floodwall in Ridgeley, W. 
Va., on right bank of North Branch of Potomac 
River from Carpenter Avenue upstream to 
Patapsco Street near upstream corporate limits 
of Ridgeley, W. Va.; interior drainage facilities in 
Cumberland and West Cumberland, Md., and 
Ridgeley, W. Va.; removal of Chesapeake and 
Ohio Canal dam and construction of a new 
industrial dam on North Branch of Potomac 
River immediately above mouth of Wills Creek; 
and alteration and reconstruction of highway and 
railroad bridges. Federal costs of new work for 
the completed project was $15,633,970, which 
includes $49,998 emergency relief funds and is 
exclusive of $197,513 public works acceleration 
funds. Estimated cost to local interests is 
$2,900,000 of which $1,402,001 is contributed 
funds and $1,497,999 is for lands and damages. 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance: Removal of gravel deposits, grass 
cutting of areas channelward of levees, and 
removal of brush and debris from channel were 
accomplished as required in channel area. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Existing 
project was started in March 1949 and completed 
in May 1959, except for minor items of land 
acquisition, which were completed in June 1963. 
Project was transferred to City of Cumberland, 
Md., for operation and maintenance May 1959. 
31. ENDICOTT, JOHNSON CITY, 
AND VESTAL, N.Y. 
Location. The North Branch of Susquehanna 
River rises in Otsego Lake near 
Cooperstown, N.Y., and flows 123 miles in a 
general southwesterly direction to Binghamton, 
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N.Y., thence about 200 miles in a winding course 
to Sunbury, Pa., where it is joined by the West 
Branch to form the main Susquehanna River 
which in turn flows 123 miles southeasterly to 
Chesapeake Bay at Havre de Grace, Md. The 
North Branch has a drainage area of 3,890 square 
miles at a point below the confluence of the 
Chenango River at Binghamton and above 
Endicott, Johnson City, and Vestal, N.Y. The 
village of Johnson City in the town of Union is 
located on the north bank of the North Branch of 
Susquehanna River adjoining the downstream 
city limits of Binghamton. The village of 
Endicott, also in the town of Union, is on the north 
bank of the river 8 miles west of Binghamton. 
Between Johnson City and Endicott are the 
unincorporated communities of Westover, 
Oakdale, Fairmount Park, and Endwell, West 
Endicott, on the left bank of Nanticoke Creek, 
adjoins Endicott on the west. The town of Vestal 
extends westerly along the south bank of North 
Branch from the west city limits of Binghamton 
to a point opposite Endicott and includes the 
unincorporated communities of Vestal, Vestal 
Gardens, and Twin Orchards. (See U.S. 
Geological Survey map covering the 
Appalachian and Binghamton quadrangles.) 
Existing project. The plan of improvement 
provides for the protection of Endicott, West 
Endicott, Vestal, and Westover against overflow 
of the North Branch Susquehanna River and the 
backwater effects on Nanticoke Creek and on Big 
and Little Choconut Creeks. The protection 
works involve approximately 30,000 linear feet of 
earth levees, 1,100 linear feet of concrete walls, 
1,100 linear feet of channel cutoff, channel 
clearing, drainage structures, highway and 
railroad closures, and other appurtenant work. 
The cost of new work was $6,121,534, of which 
$6,023,358 was for construction and $98,176 was 
for lands and damages, exclusive of land and 
other work provided by local interests at an 
estimated cost of $1,442,000. 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
New work: Plans and specifications for 
correcting underseepage problems at 6 of the 
projects 15 ponding areas were completed. Bids 
received August 24, 1977 were excessive 
compared to the government estimate and were 
rejected. Work will be readvertised after revising 
plans to designate borrow areas. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction 
of existing project began in February 1957 and 
was completed in'May 1961. Restoration of Little 
Choconut Creek channel and construction of 
control manhole at ponding area No. 4 was 
completed in fiscal year 1963. Construction of 
remedial work at Twin Orchards ponding area 
was completed in January 1964 and construction 
of modification of levee on south bank of Finch 
Hollow Creek of Westover was completed in 
December 1963. Construction of seepage control 
and drainage facilities immediately upstream of 
Twin Orchards ponding area were completed in 
fiscal year 1966. 
32. FOURMILE RUN, VA. 
Location. The project is located in the City of 
Alexandria and in Arlington County, Va., on 
Fourmile Run immediately above its confluence 
with the Potomac River at Washington, D.C. (See 
Geological Survey Quadrangle sheets for 
Alexandria, Va., Annandale, Va., Falls Church, 
Va., and Washington West, D.C., Md., and Va.) 
Existing project. Provides for construction of 
a floodwall protection system, an improved 
channel, and replacement of two highway and 
four railroad bridges. Total estimated cost (1977) 
of new work is $62,300,000 of which $12,300,000 
is non-Federal. 
Local cooperation. Local interests must: 
provide all lands, easements, and rights-of-way 
necessary for construction and maintenance of 
the project; modify or relocate buildings, utilities, 
roads, and other facilities where necessary for the 
construction of the project; reconstruct one 
existing highway bridge including approach 
ramps; hold and save the United States free from 
damages due to construction and maintenance of 
the project; maintain and operate all the works 
after completion in accordance with regulations 
prescribed by the Secretary of the Army; prevent 
any encroachment on the project flood channels 
which would decrease the effectiveness of the 
flood control improvements; provide 
guidance and leadership in preventing unwise 
future development of the flood plain, 
particularly above the proposed improvement, by 
use of appropriate flood plain management 
techniques to reduce flood losses; develop a land 
management planning process acceptable to the 
Secretary of the Army for the entire watershed; 
contribute in cash toward construction of the 
project a sum estimated at $2,439,000; and pay 50 
per cent of the separable costs of the project 
allocated to recreation. 
Agreements for local cooperation complying 
with Section 221 of the 1970 Flood Control Act 
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and Subsection 84 (b) of the 1974 Water 
Resources Development Act were accepted for 
the Secretary of the Army on April 23, 1974. 
Agreements for local cooperation concerning 
recreation cost sharing were accepted for the 
Secretary of the Army on May 30, 1974. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Replacement of the George Washington 
Memorial Parkway Bridge was continued and is 
99 percent complete. Costs were $4,838. 
Construction of permanent railroad bridges was 
continued and is 55 percent complete. Costs were 
$10,295,000. Purchase of materials and construction 
management by the railroad continued and 
is 49 percent complete. Costs were $495,423. 
Engineering and design and supervision and 
administration costs were $194,556 and $218,951, 
respectively. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction 
was initiated in June 1974. The overall project is 
52 percent complete. 
33. KINGSTON-EDWARDSVILLE, 
SUSQUEHANNA RIVER, PA. 
Location. The boroughs of Kingston and 
Edwardsville, Pa., are located in Luzerne County, 
Pa., on the right bank of the North Branch of the 
Susquehanna River approximately 62 miles 
above its mouth. (See U.S. Geological Survey 
quadrangle sheet, "Pittston, Pa.") 
Existing project. The plan of improvement 
provides for the construction of a system of levees 
consisting of the following features: about 18,429 
feet of earth levee along the right bank of the 
North Branch of the Susquehanna River, 
extending from high ground, near Rutter Avenue 
and Church Street in Kingston southeasterly to 
the river, thence downstream along the right 
bank of the river to the Kingston-Edwardsville 
borough line, thence northerly generally parallel 
to the Edwardsville borough line to high ground 
near Toby Creek and Plymouth Street; a concrete 
pressure culvert 16.5 feet in diameter, about 6,659 
feet long with impounding basin, levees, intakestructure, 
and gated outlet to carry the flow of 
Toby Creek; 3 pumping stations for the disposal 
of interior drainage; 3,080 feet of concrete 
intercepting sewer; appurtenant drainage 
structures; and about 16,700 feet of electric 
transmission lines, with 2 transformer 
substations for furnishing power to the pumping 
stations. The improvement provides protection 
for the boroughs of Kingston and Edwardsville 
against a flood discharge equal to the maximum 
flood of record, which occurred in March 1936. 
The cost of new work for the completed project 
was $4,471,394. The estimated local cost of lands 
and damages, revised in 1952, is $378,900. In 
addition, $225,877 emergency relief funds were 
expended for new work prior to adoption of the 
project. 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Preparation of plans and specifications for a 
rehabilitation of a portion of the levee seepage 
control system were completed and work was 
advertised for bids September 7, 1977. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. The project 
was operationally complete in 1943. 
Responsibility for operation of the project, and 
operation of the sluice gates was formally 
transferred to local interests on December 1,1948 
and September 1, 1956 respectively. 
Construction of sluice gates on Toby Creek outlet, 
was completed September 1, 1956. The total 
costs, all for new work, were $4,471,394, of which 
$3,308,846 were regular funds and $1,162,548 
were emergency relief funds. In addition 
$225,877 emergency relief funds were expended 
prior to adoption of the project. 
34. LACKAWANNA RIVER BASIN, 
PA. 
Flood Control Act of 1962 authorized 
construction of Aylesworth Creek Lake, Fall 
Brook Lake, and local protection works on 
Lackwanna River at Scranton, Pa., substantially 
as recommended by Chief of Engineers (S. Doc. 
141, 87th Cong., 2d sess.). The Basin includes an 
area of 346 square miles in northeastern 
Pennsylvania. (See Tables 4-F and 4-G at end of 
chapter.) (See Geological Survey maps: "Avoca," 
"Carbondale," "Clifford," and "Scranton," Pa.) 
34A. AYLESWORTH CREEK LAKE, 
PA. 
Location. Project is located in Lackawanna 
County on Aylesworth Creek about one mile 
above its confluence with the Lackawanna River, 
near the community of East Jermyn, Pa. 
Existing project. Provides for an earthfill 
dam with a maximum height of 90 feet above 
streambed and a top length of 1,200 feet. The 
spillway located adjacent to the left abutment is 
an open cut channel 80 feet wide with a concrete 
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sill. The outlet works conssist of a 3-foot diameter 
uncontrolled conduit. Project will control a 
drainage area of 6.2 square miles and provide 
flood control storage of 1,700 acre-feet equivalent 
to 5.1 inches of runoff from the drainage areas. 
The lake will extend about 4,600 feet and 
inundate 87 acres when filled to spillway crest. 
Recreation facilities constructed by local interest 
include a bathing beach and picnic area. Federal 
cost of new work was $2,268,200 of which 
$2,153,559 was for construction and $114,641 for 
lands and damages. 
Local cooperation. None required. The 
Aylesworth Creek Reservoir Park Authority, 
representing the boroughs of Archbald and 
Jermyn, operate and maintain the recreation 
facilities. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance: Normal operation and 
maintenance of the project continued. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction 
of the project began in November 1967 and was 
completed in October 1970. 
35. LOCK HAVEN, 
PENNSYLVANIA 
Location. The project is located in the City of 
Lock Haven and Castanea Township, 
Pennsylvania, and is situated on the right bank of 
the West Branch Susquehanna River, 194 miles 
above the mouth in Clinton County, 
Pennsylvania. The project lies in the 23rd 
Congressional district of Pennsylvania. 
Existing project. The plan of improvement 
provides for approximately 18,700 feet of earth 
levee along the east and south side of the City, and 
approximately 9,920 feet of floodwall along the 
north side of the City with associated interior 
drainage facilities to protect against a design 
flood discharge of 238,000 cubic feet per second. 
Local cooperation. Local interests must: 
provide without cost to the United States all 
lands, easements, and rights-of-way, including 
suitable borrow and spoil disposal areas as 
determined by the Chief of Engineers, necessary 
for the construction of the project; accomplish 
without cost to the United States all alterations 
and relocations of buildings, transportation 
facilities, storm drains, utilities, and other 
structures and improvements made necessary by 
the construction, excluding railroad bridges and 
approaches and facilities necessary for the 
normal interception and disposal of local 
interior drainage at the line of protection; hold 
and save the United States free from damages 
due to the construction works, not including 
damages due to the fault or negligence of the 
United States or its contractors; maintain and 
operate all the works after completion in 
accordance with regulations prescribed by the 
Secretary of the Army; prescribe and enforce 
regulations to prevent obstruction or 
encroachment on channels and interior ponding 
areas which would reduce their flood-carry 
capacity or hinder maintenance and operations; 
provide an initial cash contribution equal to the 
incremental cost of extending the levee to protect 
the industrial waste ponds of the Hammermill 
Paper Company; publicize flood plain 
information in the areas concerned and provide 
this information to zoning and other regulatory 
agencies for their guidance and leadership in 
preventing unwise future development in the 
flood plain and in adopting such regulations as 
may be necessary to insure compatibility 
between future development and protection 
levels provided by the project; and at least 
annually inform affected interests regarding the 
limitations of the protection afforded by the 
project. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
None. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Preconstruction 
Planning has not been initiated. 
36. RAYSTOWN LAKE RAYSTOWN 
BRANCH, JUNIATA RIVER, PA. 
Location. Damsite is on Raystown Branch, 
about 5.5 miles upstream from its confluence 
with Juniata River. Project is about 10 miles 
south of Huntingdon, Pa. (See Geological Survey 
Quadrangle sheets, Huntingdon, Mt. Union, 
Broad Top and Everett, Pa.) 
Existing project. The rock and earthfill dam 
I ises 225 feet above streambed with a gated 
concrete spillway and auxiliary spillway in the 
right abutment. The reservoir has a storage 
capacity of 762,000 acre-feet, of which 248,000 
acre-feet are for flood control, 476,000 acre-feet 
for recreation and water quality control and the 
balance as sediment reserve. At full flood control 
pool elevation, reservoir would inundate 10,800 
acres and extend 34 miles upstream. Recreation 
facilities are provided for boating, fishing, 
camping, swimming, hunting, and picnicking. 
Estimated Federal cost (1977) for new work, 
excluding power facilities, is $77,200,000 of 
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which $46,015,000 is for construction and 
$31,185,000 is for lands and damages including 
relocations. 
Local cooperation. None required. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
New work: Real estate was continued at a cost of 
$518,468. Utility relocations continued at a cost of 
$6,485. Phase VII reservoir clearing was 
initiated and completed at a cost of $68,000. Final 
payment for Seven Points recreation facilities 
was made at a cost of $40,205. Contract for 
Rothrock recreation facilities, awarded 
September 29, 1976, was initiated at a cost of 
$2,499,903. Minor hired labor activities 
continued at a cost of $33,140. Purchase of 
permanent operating equipment and recreation 
materials amounted to $125,997. Engineering 
and design costs were $61,150 and supervision 
and administration costs were $295,786. 
Maintenance: Operation and maintenance of 
the project continued. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction 
of the project began in November 1968. The dam 
and appurtenances were operationally complete 
November 1, 1973. The overall project is 95 
percent complete. Work remaining consists of: 
completion of land acquisition, public use 
facilities, and reservoir clearing. 
37. SOUTHERN NEW YORK FLOOD 
CONTROL PROJECTS 
Authorized plan provides for construction of 
reservoirs and related flood control works for 
protection of towns in New York and 
Pennsylvania. The improvements are located in 
the upper watershed of Susquehanna River to 
and including Chemung River. Individual units 
which constitute approved plan of improvements 
are listed in Table 4-H at end of chapter. (Also see 
Table 4-I at end of chapter.) 
37A. ADDISON, N.Y. 
Location. At confluence of Tuscarora Creek 
and Canisteo River in the City of Addison, N.Y. 
(See Geological Survey map for Addison, N.Y.) 
Existing project. Provides for construction of 
about 3,100 feet of earth levee and 700 feet of 
concrete floodwall on right bank of Canisteo 
River, extending from high ground on Steuben 
Street near Baltimore & Ohio Railroad to mouth 
of Tuscarora Creek; removal of existing dam, 
mill, and raceway from channel; construction of 
about 2,200 feet of earth levee on left bank of 
Tuscarora Creek, extending from Tuscarora 
Street to Canisteo River; construction of 4,600 
feet of earth levee on right bank of Tuscarora 
Creek, extending from high ground at southwest 
edge of village to high ground at southeast edge of 
village; and appurtenant drainage structures. 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Normal operation and maintenance of the project 
continued. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Existing 
project was completed in 1947. 
37B. ALMOND LAKE, N.Y. 
Location. Dam is located two miles upstream 
from Hornell, N.Y., on Canacadea Creek, a 
tributary of the Canisteo River. (See Geological 
Survey map for Hornell, N.Y.) 
Existing project. The dam is an earthfill 
structure, 1,260 feet long rising 90 feet above the 
streambed, with a concrete spillway and a gated 
outlet conduit in the left abutment. The outlet 
works consists of three 5-foot by 10-foot service 
gates and three emergency gates of the same size. 
The reservoir has a storage capacity of 14,640 
acre-feet at spillway crest. The project controls a 
draining area of 56 square miles, 36 percent of the 
watershed of the Canisteo River upstream from 
Hornell, N.Y. Recreation facilities include a boatlaunching 
ramp and dock, bathing beach, picnic 
area, and tent and trailer camping areas. 
Local cooperation. None required. Local 
interests have developed recreational facilities at 
the lake in conjunction with the Federal 
Government. These facilities are operated and 
maintained by the Steuben County Board of 
Supervisors. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance: Normal operation and 
maintenance of project continued. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. The dam was 
operationally complete in fiscal year 1949 and 
physically complete in fiscal year 1956. 
Recreational facilities, including a seasonal 
recreation pool of 124 acres, boating, picnicking 
and sanitary facilities, were completed in fiscal 
year 1966. 
37C. ARKPORT DAM, N.Y. 
Location. Dam is located five miles upstream 
from Hornell, N.Y., on the Canisteo River, a 
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tributary of the Chemung River which flows into 
the Susquehanna River. (See Geological Survey 
map for Arkport, N.Y.) 
Existing project. The dam is an earthfill 
structure, 1,200 feet long, exclusive of spillway, 
rises 113 feet above streambed, with a concrete 
spillway and an ungated outlet in the right 
abutment. The outlet structure consists of an 8- 
foot diameter reinforced concrete lined conduit, 
660 feet long. A cast iron nozzle is placed in the 
lower end of the conduit, reducing the outlet size 
to 4 feet 4 inches. The reservoir has a storage 
capacity of 7,950 acre-feet at spillway crest. The 
project controls a drainage area of 31 square 
miles; 20 percent of the watershed of the Canisteo 
River upstream from Hornell. 
Local cooperation. None required. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Normal operation and maintenance of project 
continued. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. The dam was 
operationally complete in fiscal year 1940 and 
physically complete in fiscal year 1953. 
37D. AVOCA, N.Y. 
Location. On the Cohocton River of Village of 
Avoca, N.Y., about 30 miles upstream from 
confluence of Cohocton and Chemung Rivers. 
(See Geological Survey map for Avoca, N.Y.) 
Existing project. Provides for improvement 
and realinement of about 8,300 feet of Cohocton 
River channel, extending from above Erie 
Railroad to below junction of Main Street and 
U.S. Highway 15; construction of about 8,500 feet 
of earth levee on left bank of Cohocton River, 
extending from high ground above Alexander 
Avenue to about 1,300 feet below junction of Main 
Street and U.S. Highway 15; and 4,500 feet of 
earth levee on right bank of Salmon Creek, 
extending from high ground above Alexander 
Avenue to Erie Railroad; a new highway bridge 
for U.S. Highway 15 over Cohocton River, raising 
of Erie Railroad bridge 4 feet; and appurtenant 
drainage structures. 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Normal operation and maintenance of the project 
continued. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Existing 
project was completed in 1939. 
37E. BINGHAMTON, N.Y. 
Location. At the confluence of the Chenango 
and Susquehanna Rivers in the City of 
Binghamton, N.Y. (See Geological Survey map 
for Binghamton, N.Y.) 
Existing project. Provides for construction of 
earth levees, concrete floodwalls, and 
appurtenant drainage structures, consisting of 
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 right 
bank of Chenango River, extending downstream 
from high ground near city limits to 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 pumphouse near McDonald Avenue; raising 
existing earth levees on right bank of Chenango 
River, extending from Cutler Dam downstream 
for about 1,220 feet; about 2,915 feet of earth 
levee on left bank of Chenango River north of city 
limits in village of Port Dickinson, extending 
from Church Street to high ground just north of 
city line; about 3,900 feet of earth levee on left 
bank of Chenango River, extending from 
DeForest Street to Cutler Dam; new concrete 
floodwalls and riverbank revetment for about 
5,570 feet extending on left bank of Chenango 
River from Cutler Dam to junction with 
Susquehanna River; about 540 feet of new 
concrete floodwall and raising about 1,085 feet of 
concrete floodwall on right bank of Susquehanna 
River, extending from Delaware, Lackawanna & 
Western Railroad downstream to 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 
right bank of Susquehanna River from 
Stuyvesent Street to mouth of Chenango River; 
about 8,380 feet of earth levee; about 2,180 feet of 
new concrete floodwall and raising about 125 feet 
of existing floodwall on left bank of Susquehanna 
River extending from Pierce Creek to high 
ground at State Highway 17; a debris dam and 
flume between Corbett and Hotchkiss Streets 
and a concrete pressure conduit, 1,060 feet long to 
carry flow of Park Creek from Vestal Avenue to 
Susquehanna River; about 665 feet of levee 
extending from Erie Railroad to high ground 
along right bank of Chamberlain Creek near the 
mouth; closure structures at 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 
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paving and raising; about 470 feet of existing 
concrete floodwall and about 200 feet of new 
concrete floodwall for improvement of Pierce 
Creek from its mouth to about 1,000 feet above 
Conklin Avenue; and appurtenant drainage 
structures. Improvement, supplemented by 
authorized flood control dams above the area, will 
provide protection for City of Binghamton 
against a flood discharge about 20 percent 
greater than maximum flood of record, which 
occurred in July 1935 on Chenango River and in 
March 1936 on Susquehanna River. 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Normal operation and maintenance of the project 
continued. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Existing 
project was completed in 1943. 
37F. CANISTEO, N.Y. 
Location. On Purdy and Bennetts Creeks in 
town of Canisteo, T.Y., situated along the south 
side of Canisteo River, at the confluence of 
Bennetts Creek and Canisteo River. (See 
Geological Survey map for Canisteo, N.Y.) 
Existing project. Provides for construction of 
about 8,000 feet of earth levees on right bank of 
Canisteo River, extending from high ground 
1,570 feet west of State Highway Route 21 above 
village to a point at intersection of Ordway Lane 
and East Main Street; about 7,400 feet of earth 
levee on left bank of Purdy and Bennetts Creeks, 
extending from Main Street Bridge to high 
ground above Greenwood Street; 1,000 feet of 
earth levee on right bank of Bennetts 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 Bennetts Creek; channel 
excavation in Bennetts and Purdy Creeks; and 
appurtenant drainage structures. 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
A purchase order in the amount of $8,750 was 
issued to remove deposits of debris, gravel, and 
sand from the Purdy Creek Channel as a result of 
Storm Eloise. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Existing 
project was completed in 1948. 
37G. CORNING, N.Y. 
Location. On Chemung River in City of 
Corning, N.Y., about 44 miles upstream from 
confluence of Chemung River and North Branch 
of Susquehanna River. (See Geological Survey 
map for Corning, N.Y.) 
Existing project. Flood protection for this 
community was originally authorized by Flood 
Control Act of 1936. Plan of improvement 
provides for construction of a pumping station, 
earth levees, and concrete floodwalls, consisting 
of: 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 right bank of 
Chemung River, extending from Erie Railroad 
bridge to high ground at Park Avenue below 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 left bank of 
Chemung and Cohocton Rivers, extending from 
Erie Railroad bridge over Cohocton River mouth 
of Post Creek; about 2,500 feet of earth levee and 
enlargement of about 4,700 feet of existing earth 
levee on 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 improvement of Cutler Creek, 
extending from its mouth to high ground at 
Deckertown Road and Hornby Road; and 
appurtenant drainage structures. Flood 
protection on Monkey Run was authorized by 
Flood Control Act of 1950. Plan of improvement 
provides for construction of 2,010 feet of open 
flume, 2,320 feet of pressure conduit storm 
sewers and appurtenant facilities between 
existing improved channel above Sixth Street 
and Chemung River at a point immediately east 
of Pine Street East. Modified improvement will 
provide protection for City of Corning against a 
flood discharge in Chemung River 
approximately equal to maximum flood of 
record, which occurred in May 1945, and on 
tributary streams against floods of greater 
magnitude than known to date. 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Normal operation and maintenance of the project 
continued. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Project was 
completed in 1942 except for work on Monkey 
Run, which was completed in 1955. 
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37H. EAST SIDNEY LAKE, N.Y. 
Location. Dam is located near East Sidney, 
N.Y., on Ouleout Creek, about five miles above 
confluence of the creek with Susquehanna River. 
(See Geological Survey map for Franklin, N.Y.) 
Existing project. The dam is an earthfill and 
concrete structure, 2,010 feet long, including 
spillway, rises 130 feet above streambed and 
consists of a concrete gravity-type section with a 
compacted earth-dike section at the right 
abutment. The outlet works consist of five 
rectangular conduits each 3.5 feet by 5.85 feet 
and 105 feet long. The reservoir has a storage 
capacity of 33,500 acre-feet at spillway crest. The 
project controls a drainage area of 102 square 
miles which is 93 percent of the Ouleout Creek 
drainage area, and 5 percent of the watershed of 
the Susquehanna River upstream from 
Binghamton, N.Y., exclusive of the separately 
controlled Chenango River. Recreation facilities 
include a bathing beach, picnic and camping 
areas, and boat-launching and docking facilities. 
Local cooperation. None required. The Town 
of Sidney, N.Y., cooperated in the development of 
recreation facilities and operates and maintains 
all the facilities with the exception of the 
recreational pool, which is the responsibility of 
the Federal Government. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance: Normal operation and 
maintenance of the project continued. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. The dam was 
operationally complete in fiscal year 1949 and 
physically complete in fiscal year 1956. 
37I. ELMIRA, N.Y. 
Location. On Chemung River in City of 
Elmira, N.Y., about 27 miles upstream from 
confluence of Chemung River and North Branch 
of Susquehanna River. (See Geological Survey 
map for Elmira, N.Y.) 
Existing project. Provides for construction of 
about 17,700 feet of earth levees, and about 4,100 
feet of concrete floodwall on right bank of 
Chemung River, extending from South Hoffman 
Street to a point below city near upper end of Bigj 
Island; about 12,100 feet of earth levee and about 
6,300 feet of concrete wall on left bank of 
Chemung River extending from Durland Avenue 
to Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad at 
mouth of Newton Creek; about 10,000 feet of 
earth levee on right bank of Newton Creek, 
extending from about intersection of Delaware. 
Lackawanna & Western Railroad and east 
Church Street to high ground near intersection of 
Sullivan and Warren Streets; about 4,300 feet of 
earth levee on right bank of Diven Creek; about 
2,000 feet of concrete conduit inclosing Hoffman 
Brook from West Second Street to Chemung 
River clearing islands and riverbanks of trees 
and brush for about 3.5 miles in Chemung River; 
about 14,300 feet of earth levee on left bank of 
Seely Creek, extending from Erie Railroad to 
high ground approximately 1,000 feet northwest 
of intersection of South Broadway and 
Pennsylvania Avenue; a pumping plant for 
disposal of interior drainage; an interceptor 
sewer about 6,000 feet long varying in size from 
48 to 96 inches in diameter; and appurtenant 
structures. 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
New Work: Preparation of plans and 
specifications for rehabilitation of a portion of the 
levee seepage control system were completed in 
August 1977 and work was advertised for bids 
September 23, 1977. Normal operation and 
maintenance of the project continued. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Existing 
project was completed in 1950. 
37J. HORNELL, N.Y. 
Location. On Canisteo River in City of 
Hornell, N.Y., about 42 miles upstream from 
confluence of Canisteo and Tioga Rivers. (See 
Geological Survey map for Canisteo, N.Y.) 
Existing project. Provides for channel 
realinement and construction of earth levees, 
concrete floodwalls, and check dams consisting 
of: 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 junction of Pittsburgh, Shawmut & 
Northern Railroad and Erie Railroad; 
construction of about 4,500 feet of earth levee, 
extending on both sides of Seneca Street from 
Canisteo River to Wrightman Avenue and 
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 about 1,500 feet of existing concrete 
floodwall, on right bank of Canisteo River, and 
about 12,000 feet of channel improvement, 
extending from Seneca Street to Erie Railroad; 
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construction of about 2,500 feet of earth levee, 
about 2,100 feet of concrete floodwall on left bank 
of Canisteo River; extending from a point 
opposite Walnut Street to Erie Railroad; a ringearth 
levee about 2,800 feet long around sewagedisposal 
plant on left bank of Canisteo River; 
about 4,500 feet of realinement and improvement of 
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 levee, raising about 1,900 feet 
of concrete floodwall, and construction of one 
check dam on Canacadea Creek; about 1,600 feet 
of channel paving and construction of three check 
dams on Chauncey Run with about 300 feet of new 
wall and about 300 feet of capping; a weir, a check 
dam, 3,030 feet of channel paving, 4,800 feet of 
floodwalls 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. Improvement, supplemented 
by Arkport and Almond Reservoirs 
above the area, provides protection for City of 
Hornell against a flood discharge approximately 
double maximum flood of record, which occurred 
in July 1935. 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Nornal operation and maintenance of the project 
continued. A purchase order in the amount of 
$3,850 was issued to remove deposits of debris, 
gravel and sand from the area above and below 
Crosby Creek check dam, and at the confluence of 
Crosby Creek with the Canisteo River. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Existing 
project was completed in 1941. Rehabilitation of 
check dam on Canacadea Creek, by contract, 
began May 18, 1966 and was completed January 
12, 1967. Rehabilitation of deteriorated 
floodwalls along Canacadea and Crosby Creeks, 
by contract, began June 19, 1962 and was 
completed May 21, 1963. 
37K. LISLE, N.Y. 
Location. On Tioughnioga River in village of 
Lisle, N.Y., about 12 miles upstream from 
confluence of Tioughnioga and Chenango Rivers. 
(See Geological Survey map for Lisle, N.Y.) 
Existing project. Provides for channel 
realinement and construction of earth levees and 
concrete floodwalls, consisting of: relocation of 
about 3,000 feet of Dudley Creek channel, 
extending from 1,200 feet west of intersection of 
Cortland and Main Streets to confluence with 
Tioughnioga River, realinement of some 5,700 
feet of Tioughnioga River channel east of village; 
about 4,150 feet of earth levee and 970 feet of 
concrete wall on right bank of Dudley Creek and 
Tioughnioga River, realinement of some 5,700 
feet of Tioughnioga Street to railroad crossing on 
River Street; raising about 1,860 feet of 
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western single track 
railroad over the levee; relocation of about 1,600 
feet of Corland Street; a new bridge over 
relocated Dudley Creek; and appurtenant 
drainage structures. 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Normal operation and maintenance of the project 
continued. A contract to repair the right bank of 
Dudley Creek began on November 6, 1976 and 
was completed on February 3, 1977 at a cost of 
$106,581. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Existing 
project was completed in 1948. 
37L. OXFORD, N.Y. 
Location. On Chenango River in the village of 
Oxford, N.Y., about 40 miles upstream from 
confluence of Chenango and Susquehanna 
Rivers. (See Geological Survey map for Oxford, 
N.Y.) 
Existing project. Provides for construction of 
earth levees and clearing of Chenango River 
channel, consisting of about 2,100 feet of earth 
levees on left bank of Chenango River, extending 
from high ground near Cemetery Drive and 
running mostly along railroad to high ground 
near Main Street; removal of dam and island 
below Main Street; raising Delaware, 
Lackawanna & Western Railroad over levee; and 
appurtenant closure and drainage structures. 
Improvement provides protection for village of 
Oxford on left bank against a flood discharge 
substantially larger than maximum flood of 
record, which occurred in July 1935. 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Normal operation and maintenance of the project 
continued. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Existing 
project was completed in 1938. 
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37M. WHITNEY POINT LAKE, N.Y. 
Location. Dam is located near Whitney Point, 
N.Y., on the Otselic River about 0.7 of a mile 
upstream from its confluence with Tioughnioga 
River. (See Geological Survey map for Whitney 
Point and Willet, N.Y.) 
Existing project. The dam is an earthfill 
structure, 4,900 feet long, exclusive of spillway, 
rises 95 feet above the streambed, with a concrete 
spillway and grated outlet in the left abutment. 
The outlet works consist of three 5-foot by 10-foot 
gates and one emergency gate of the same size. 
The reservoir has a storage capacity of 86,440 acrefeet 
at spillway crest. The project controls a 
drainage area of 255 square miles, the entire 
watershed of Otselic River, or 16 percent of the 
Chenango River watershed upstream from 
Binghamton, N.Y. Recreation facilities, 
constructed in cooperation with local interests, 
provide for swimming, picnicking, camping, 
boating, fishing, and hunting. 
Local cooperation. None required. Local 
interests operate and maintain all of the 
recreation facilities. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance: Normal operation and 
maintenance of the project continued. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. The dam was 
operationally complete in fiscal year 1942 and 
physically complete in fiscal year 1953. 
Recreational facilities were completed in fiscal 
year 1971. 
37N. WHITNEY POINT VILLAGE, N.Y. 
Location. On Tioughnioga River at the 
confluence of Tioughnioga and Otselic Rivers, 
tributaries of Susquehanna River. (See 
Geological Survey map for Whitney Point, N.Y.) 
Existing project. Provides for channel 
realinement and construction of earth levees, 
consisting of realinement of about 1,800 feet of 
Toughnioga River channel, above confluence 
with Otselic River; about 7,100 feet of earth levee 
along right bank of Tioughnioga River, 
extending from high ground on Main Street 
above village to Collins Street just below village; 
and appurtenant drainage structures. 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Normal operation and maintenance of the project 
continued. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Existing 
project was completed in 1948. 
38. STILLWATER LAKE 
LACKAWANNA RIVER, PA. 
Location. Dam is on Lackawanna River, 39 
miles from mouth of stream and about 4 miles 
upstream from Forest City, Susquehanna 
County, Pa. (See Geological Survey Quadrangle 
sheet, "Honesdale, Pa.") 
Existing project. Dam is earthfill type, rising 
77 feet above streambed, with a controlled outlet 
conduit and side channel spillway in left 
abutment. Reservoir capacity is 12,000 acre-feet, 
of which 11,600 acre-feet is flood control storage 
and remainder utilized to maintain existing 
water supply reservoir for Forest City, Pa., at this 
site. Reservoir area of 422 acres, and pool extends 
about 2.1 miles upstream. Reservoir controls 52 
percent of watershed above Carbondale, 26 
percent above Olyphant, and 17 percent above 
Scranton. Federal cost of new work, completed in 
1965, was $5,725,700 of which $4,500,500 was for 
construction and $1,225,200 was for lands and 
damages. 
Local cooperation. None required. Section 2, 
Flood Control Act of June 28, 1938, applies. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance: Normal operation and 
maintenance of project continued. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction 
of project was completed in 1964. 
39. SUSQUEHANNA RIVER FLOOD 
CONTROL PROJECTS, N.Y. AND 
PA. 
Plan of improvement authorized by 1958 Flood 
Control Act provides for construction of 
Cowanesque Lake, Pa., Tioga-Hammond Lakes, 
Pa., local protection works at Elkland, Pa., and 
Nichols, N.Y., and channel improvements at 
Cortland, N.Y. This project plan supplemented 
the comprehensive flood control program for 
Southern New York and northern Pennsylvania 
which included Southern New York flood control 
project and Stillwater, Genegantslet, and South 
Plymouth Reservoirs. (See Tables 4-J and 4-K at 
end of chapter.) 
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39A. COWANESQUE LAKE, PA. 
Location. Dam will be on Cowanesque River 
about 2.2 miles above its confluence with Tioga 
River at Lawrenceville, Pa. (See Geological 
Survey map for Tioga, Pa.) 
Existing project. Provides for construction of 
an earthfill dam, 3,100 feet long and rising 151 
feet above streambed, with an uncontrolled 
spillway in right abutment and a gated conduit in 
valley floor. Flood control storage would be 
82,000 acre-feet, equivalent to 5.6 inches of runoff 
from drainage area. Estimated Federal cost 
(1977) of new work is $101,000,000 of which 
$54,810,000 is for construction and $46,190,000 
for lands and damages and rerocations. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Land acquisition continued at a cost of $1,079,868. 
Final payment for highway relocation Unit 
II continued at a cost of $244,865. Cemetery 
relocation was initiated and completed at a cost of 
$50,000. Utility relocations continued at a cost of 
$250,956. Land acquisition for Town of Nelson 
relocation was initiated at a cost of $14,473. The 
dam and appurtenances contract was continued 
at a cost of $12,989,989. Instrumentation of the 
dam was initiated by hired labor at a cost of 
$116,460. Purchase of permanent operating 
equipment was begun at a cost of $12,648. 
Engineering and design and supervision and 
administration costs were $963,215 and $807,974, 
respectively. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction 
of the project began July 24, 1973. The overall 
project is 42 percent complete. 
39B. TIOGA-HAMMOND LAKES, PA. 
Location. The dams will be located in Tioga 
County, Pa., upstream from the confluence of the 
Tioga River and Crooked Creek, Tioga Dam will 
be located on the Tioga River and Hammond 
Dam on Crooked Creek, approximately opposite 
the Tioga damsite, about 3.3 miles above its 
mouth and less than one mile from the village of 
Brooklyn. (See Geological Survey map for Tioga, 
Pa.) 
Existing project. Tioga Dam will be 2,600 feet 
long, rising 140 feet above streambed, with a 
controlled outlet conduit. Hammond Dam will be 
5,900 feet long, a maximum height of 121.5 feet 
above streambed, with a concrete spillway. Both 
dams will be of earth and rockfill construction. 
The Tioga-Hammond Lakes project will control a 
total drainage area of 402 square miles, with 
Tioga Dam controlling 280 square miles of the 
Tioga River Basin and Hammond Dam 
controlling 122 square miles of the Crooked 
Creek Basin. Recreation facilities will be 
provided for swimming, camping, picnicking, 
boating, and fishing. Estimated Federal cost 
(1977) of new work is $173,460,000 of which 
$114,840,000 is for construction and $58,620,000 
for lands and damages and relocations. 
Local cooperation. None required. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Land acquisition continued at a cost of 
$1,330,689. Work performed under contract: 
final payment for Penn Central Railroad Unit III 
was $34,308; completion of relocation of LR 58044 
at a cost of $90,064, and relocation of US 15 at a 
cost of $531,007. Construction continued on 
rehabilitation of US 15, 96 percent complete, 
$3,338,569; Corey Creek conduit, Mansfield Unit 
11, 88 percent complete, $5,725,108; Penn Central 
Railroad Unit 111,99 percent complete, $450,017; 
relocation of railroad facilities, 99 percent 
complete, $47,898; excavation and embankment 
construction, 99 percent complete, $7,383,297; 
and construction of structures and appurtenant 
works, 97 percent complete, $13,474,732. 
Construction was initiated on Mansfield Unit III, 
22 percent complete, $1,749,982; and reservoir 
clearing, 59 percent complete, $193,800. 
Relocation of utilities continued at a cost of 
$730,265. Boundary monumentation was 
initiated, 58 percent complete, at a cost of 
$104,319. Instrumentation of the dam was 
initiated by hired labor at a cost of $82,335. 
Purchase of permanent operating equipment was 
continued at a cost of $2,870. Engineering and 
design and supervision and administration costs 
were $517,126 and $1,326,104, respectively. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction 
of the project began October 5, 1971. The overall 
project is 81 percent complete. 
40. TYRONE, PA. 
Location. On left bank of Little Juniata River, 
15 miles above its confluence with Frankstown 
Branch, and 116 miles above mouth of Juniata 
River, Bald Eagle Creek, Sink Run, and Schell 
Run, draining 53, 7, and 2 square miles, 
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respectively, flow through the city. (See 
Geological Survey Quadrangle sheet, "Tyrone, 
Pa.") 
Existing project. Plan of improvement for 
Little Juniata River will consist of levees and 
walls along left bank, a drop structure, channel 
improvements in river, and protection of bridges. 
Channel improvements on Bald Eagle Creek will 
consist of new levee and wall on right bank, 
concrete overflow dam, concrete flume, and 
stilling basin. Sink Run will be diverted to Schell 
Run watershed about a mile upstream from the 
borough. Improvements for Schell Run will 
consist of a conduit with intake structure and a 
debris basin at the upstream end, and a stilling 
basin at the downstream end. Improvement will 
provide protection for Borough of Tyrone against 
a flood discharge equal to maximum flood of 
record, which occurred in March 1936. 
Estimated Federal and local costs (1977) are 
$36,800,000 and $3,500,000 respectively. 
Local cooperation. Local interests must 
furnish lands, and rights-of-way necessary for 
construction of project, hold the United States 
free from damages due to construction works, 
and maintain and operate all works after 
completion in accordance with regulations 
prescribed by the Secretary of the Army. An 
agreement of local cooperation was signed by the 
Director of Real Estate, Office of the Chief of 
Engineers, for, and in behalf of, the Secretary of 
the Army on February 14, 1972. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Claim in connection with Schell Run conduit was 
settled at a cost of $80,000; and final payment for 
Sink Run Diversion reduced the final cost by 
$20,791. Engineering and design and supervision 
and administration costs were $263,253 and 
$32,184, respectively. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction 
of the project began July 20, 1972. The overall 
project is 18 percent complete. 
41. WEST BRANCH OF 
SUSQUEHANNA RIVER, PA. 
A system of three flood control reservoirs in 
headwaters of West Branch Susquehanna River, 
Pa. The reservoirs, to be known as Curwensville, 
Alvin R. Bush, formerly known as Kettle Creek, 
and Foster Joseph Sayers formerly known as 
Blanchard, are on West Branch about 2.5 miles 
upstream from Curwensville, Pa.; on Kettle 
Creek 8.4 miles above the mouth and 16 miles 
upstream from Renovo, Pa.; and on Bald Eagle 
Creek about 1 mile upstream from Blanchard, 
Pa., respectively. (See Table 4-L at end of 
chapter.) 
In accordance with the terms of local 
cooperation, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 
furnished assurances that it will coordinate 
operation of George B. Stevenson Reservoir, 
formerly known as First Fork Reservoir, with 
operation of Curwensville, Alvin R. Bush, and 
Foster Joseph Sayers Reservoirs, to secure 
optimum flood control benefits from system 
operation. George B. Stevenson Reservoir on 
First Fork Sinnemahoning Creek in Cameron 
and Potter Counties, Pa., was constructed by 
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania at a first cost of 
$12,240,000 and an estimated $30,000 annually 
for operation and maintenance. 
41A. ALVIN R. BUSH DAM, PA. 
Location. Alvin R. Bush Dam (formerly 
Kettle Creek Dam) is located on Kettle Creek 
about 8.4 miles above the mouth and 15 miles 
upstream from Renovo, Pa. (See Geological 
Survey map for Keating, Pa.) 
Existing project. Dam is an earthfill 
structure, about 1,350 feet long, rises 165 feet 
above the streambed, with an uncontrolled 
spillway located in rock adjacent to the right 
abutment, and a horseshoe-shaped outlet tunnel 
with 3 service gates. The reservoir has a storage 
capacity of 75,000 acre-feet at spillway crest. The 
project controls a drainage area of 226 square 
miles or about 92 percent of the Kettle Creek 
watershed recreation facilities. 
Local cooperation. None required. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance: Normal operation and 
maintenance continued. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction 
of project began in May 1959 and was completed 
in February 1962. 
41B. CURWENSVILLE LAKE, PA. 
Location. Dam is on West Branch of the 
Susquehanna River approximately 2.5 miles 
upstream from Curwensville, Clearfield County, 
Pa. (See Geological Survey map for Curwensville, 
Pa.) 
Existing project. Dam is an earthfill 
structure, about 2,850 feet long, rises 131 feet 
above the streambed, with an open-cut concrete 
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sill, 1,750 feet from the left abutment. The outlet 
works located in the left abutment consist of a 15- 
foot diameter circular outlet conduit with 3 slide 
control gates 5.5 feet wide and 12 feet high. The 
reservoir has a storage capacity of 124,200 acrefeet 
at spillway crest. The project controls a 
drainage area of 365 square miles, or about 98 
percent of the West Branch Susquehanna River 
at Curwensville and about 75 percent at 
Clearfield. Recreation facilities include a 
seasonal recreational pool of 790 acres, access 
roads, parking areas, beach area, boat dock and 
launching ramp. 
Local cooperation. None required. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance: Normal operation and 
maintenance of project continued. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction 
of project began May 1962 and was completed 
November 1966. 
41C. FOSTER JOSEPH SAYERS DAM, 
PA. 
Location. Dam is located on Bald Eagle 
Creek in Centre County, Pa., about one mile 
upstream from Blanchard and about 14 miles 
above the confluence of Bald Eagle Creek with 
the West Branch Susquehanna River at Lock 
Haven, Pa. (See Geological Survey map for 
Howard, Pa.) 
Existing project. Dam is an earthfill 
structure, about 6,835 feet long, rises 100 feet 
above the streambed, with an open-cut concrete 
chute and uncontrolled concrete weir 600 feet 
wide located in rock in a saddle adjacent to the 
left abutment. The outlet works, located in the 
left abutment, consist of a 15-foot diameter 
circular outlet conduit with two hydraulicallyoperated 
wheel gates 7 feet wide and 15 feet high. 
The reservoir has a storage capacity of 99,000 
acre-feet at spillway crest. The project controls a 
drainage area of 339 square miles or 88 percent of 
the drainage area above Beech Creek and 43 
percent of the Bald Eagle Creek drainage area. 
Recreation facilities will include a summer 
recreation pool of 1,730 acres and a conservation 
pool of 630 acres for the preservation of fish life, 
access roads, parking areas, boat docks and 
launching ramps and camping areas. 
Local cooperation. None required. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
New work: Miscellaneous administration costs. 
Project is complete. 
Maintenance: Normal operation and 
maintenance of the project continued. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. The project is 
complete and has been operational since August 
1969. Construction of the project began in March 
1965 and was completed in September 1972. 
42. WILLIAMSPORT, SUSQUEHANNA 
RIVER, PA. 
Location. Williamsport, the county seat of 
Lycoming County, Pa., is located on the left bank 
of the West Branch of the Susquehanna River, 40 
miles above its mouth. (See U.S. Geological 
Survey quadrangle sheets, "Trout Run and 
Williamsport, Pa.") 
Existing project. The plan of improvement 
provides for the construction of a system of levees 
and concrete floodwalls and appurtenant 
structures, consisting of the following features: 
about 26,200 feet of earth levee and 3,060 feet of 
concrete floodwiall along the left-bank of the West 
Branch of the Susquehanna River, extending 
from high ground near Sheridan Street, 
generally parallel to and on the right bank of 
Millers Run to the Susquehanna River, thence 
extending upstream along the left bank of the 
river and Lycoming Creek; about 29,900 feet of 
earth levee and 860 feet of concrete floodwall 
along the left bank of the West Branch of the 
Susquehanna River, extending from high ground 
at Bottle Run generally parallel to and on the 
right bank of Lycoming Creek to the 
Susquehanna River, thence extending upstream 
along the left bank of the river to Carothers Lane, 
thence to high ground along the Pennsylvania 
Railroad; about 11,400 feet of earth levee and 880 
feet of concrete floodwall along the right bank of 
the West Branch of the Susquehanna River in 
South Williamsport, extending from high ground 
at Central Avenue and Charles Street, along 
Charles Street to the river, thence upstream 
along the river to high ground at Maynard Street; 
a reinforced concrete pressure culvert about 
1,390 feet long and a flume 470 feet long to 
provide for control of Hagermans Run; 10 
pumping stations for the disposal of interior 
drainage; and appurtenant closure and drainage 
structures. The improvement will provide 
protection for the city of Williamsport and the 
borough of South Williamsport and part of Old 
Lycoming Township against a flood discharge 
equal to the maximum flood of record, which 
occurred in March 1936. The cost of new work for 
the completed project was $12,819,893, which 
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does not include $110,835 of local contributions. 
The estimated local cost of lands, damages, and 
utility relocations, revised in 1955, is $2,158,500 
which includes $110,835 of contributed funds. 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Preparation of plans and specifications for 
rehabilitation of a portion of the levee seepage 
control system was completed at a cost of $31,873. 
A contract in the amount of $102,300 was 
awarded July 13, 1977. Costs were $10,000. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. The project is 
completed. Responsibility for operation and 
maintenance of the completed work on levee 
units Nos. 1, 2, and 3 was formally transferred to 
local interests on August 30, 1950; levee unit No. 
4A on January 19, 1955; levee unit No. 4B on 
August 10, 1955; levee unit No. 4C on October 16, 
1955; Mill Race and Spring Run pumping 
stations on August 10, 1955; levee units Nos. 5A 
and 5B on November 20, 1953; levee unit No. 5C 
on November 1, 1954; and levee unit No. 6 on 
August 30, 1952. The total costs, all for new work, 
were $12,930,728 of which $12,818,006 were 
regular funds, $110,835 were contributed funds 
and $1,887 were emergency relief funds. 
43. WYOMING VALLEY FLOOD 
CONTROL, LUZERNE COUNTY, 
PENNSYLVANIA 
Location. The project is located in Luzerne 
County, Pennsylvania, on the Susquehanna 
River. The project area is limited to the four 
existing Federal flood control projects. These 
levee improvements are in Plymouth, Kingston- 
Edwardsville, Swoyersville-Forty Fort, and 
Wilkes-Barre and Hanover Township. The 
project lies in the 11th Congressional district of 
Pennsylvania. 
Existing project. The plan of improvement 
provides for: raising the existing levees from four 
to five feet above the presently authorized top of 
levee; raising or replacement of the Market 
Street, Carey Avenue, and Plymouth-Breslau 
highway bridges; modification of the 
substructures of the Wilkes-Barre Connecting 
Railroad bridge above North Street and below 
Market Street which includes channel 
excavation under, upstream, and downstream 
from the bridges; and limited channel clearing in 
reaches of the river where substantial stage 
reductions can be realized. 
Local cooperation. Local interests must: 
provide without cost to the United States, all 
lands, easements, and rights-of-way necessary 
for construction of the project, and in acquiring 
the lands, easements, and rights-of-way comply 
with all the applicable provisions of the Uniform 
Relocation Assistance and Real Property 
Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (84 Stat. 1894); 
hold and save the United States free from 
damages due to the construction work; maintain 
and operate the project works after completion 
without cost to the United States in accordance 
with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of 
the Army; provide without cost to the United 
States all necessary relocations and alterations of 
buildings and utilities, highways and highway 
bridges, sewers, related and special facilities; 
make every effort to prevent encroachment and 
regulate those aspects of mining activities which 
might interfere with proper functioning of the 
project; provide guidance and leadership in 
preventing unwise future development of the 
flood plain by use of appropriate flood plain 
management techniques to reduce flood losses; 
make periodic inspections and leveling surveys 
along embankment and related structures to 
determine if and where subsidence has occurred 
and the amount thereof; prevent encroachments 
in the pondage areas until it has provided, 
without cost to the United States, substitute areas 
or necessary additional pump or outlet capacity, 
as are approved by the Government; and at least 
annually notify those people in the protected area 
of the susceptibility of flooding. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
None. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Preconstruction 
planning has not been initiated. 
44. YORK, CODORUS CREEK, PA. 
Location. On Codorus Creek 10 miles above 
its confluence with main Susquehanna River, 
Codorus Creek with its tributary branches is in 
York county in south and central parts of 
Pennsylvania. (See Geological Survey 
Quadrangle sheets, "Pennsylvania - York and 
Hanover.") 
Existing project. Construction of Indian Rock 
Dam, an earth and rockfill dam about 1,000 feet 
long at top, rising 83 feet above streambed, with a 
reservoir providing for controlled storage of 
28,000 acre-feet at elevation of spillway crest. 
Dam is on main branch of Codorous Creek about 3 
miles above York. Outlet works are in right 
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abutment and uncontrolled spillway is on right 
bank, discharging upstream from tunnel outlet. 
Reservoir will control entire drainage area of 
main branch of Codorus Creek and 41 percent of 
drainage area above York. Plan also provides for 
improvements to Codorus Creek channel in 
vicinity of and through City of York for about 
22,969 feet extending from 300 feet above 
Richland Avenue to a point downstream from 
Pennsylvania Railroad crossing known as Black 
Bridge. Improvements, which will increase 
channel capacity to 24,000 cubic feet per second, 
include widening and deepening channel 
constructing bank protection, removing York 
Roller Mill Dam, and construction of a low water 
channel about 3,900 feet long in vicinity of York 
Roller Mill Dam. Cost of new work for completed 
project was $5,061,167, of which $4,566,446 
(regular funds) and $11,588 (emergency relief 
funds) was for construction and $483,133 
(regular funds) for lands and damages. 
Local cooperation. Section 2. Flood Control 
Act of June 28, 1938, applies. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Normal operation and maintenance of project 
continued. A purchase order in the amount of 
$9,680 was issued to remove deposits of debris, 
gravel, and sand from the vicinity of Richland 
Avenue and the Tyler Run confluence. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Project was 
operationally complete in November 1947 and 
remaining construction features were completed 
in September 1952 and November 1955. 
45. INSPECTION OF COMPLETED 
FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS 
Projects in New York, Pennsylvania, 
Maryland, District of Columbia, and Virginia, 
were inspected during the period by hired labor. 
46. SCHEDULING FLOOD CONTROL 
RESERVOIR OPERATIONS 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
The operation of George B. Stevenson Dam, Pa., 
was coordinated with the operation of Alvin R. 
Bush, Curwensville, and Foster Joseph Sayers 
Dams in the West Branch Susquehanna River 
Basin in order to secure optimum flood control 
benefits from the system operation. Costs during 
the period were $5,893. 
Supplemental instructions for the operation of 
Savage River Dam, Md., were provided, during 
periods of high water, to insure maximum 
protection for downstream localities. Costs 
during the period were $9,391. 
47. OTHER AUTHORIZED FLOOD 
CONTROL PROJECTS 
(See Table 4-M at end of chapter.) 
48. FLOOD CONTROL WORK 
UNDER SPECIAL 
AUTHORIZATION 
Emergency flood control activities-repair, 
flood fighting, and rescue work (Public Law 99, 
84th Congress, and antecedent legislation). 
(See Table 4-N at end of chapter.) 
Flood control activities pursuant to Section 
205. Public Law 858, 80th Congress, as amended 
(preauthorization). 
Costs during the period were $2,000 for 
Swatara Creek & Susquehanna River, 
Middleton, Pa. 
49. 
Water Supply 
POTOMAC ESTUARY PILOT 
WATER TREATMENT PLANT 
Location. The project is located in 
Washington, D.C., in the area of the Blue Plains 
wastewater plant adjoining the Potomac River. 
Existing project. The project consists of a 
water treatment plant with a nominal capacity of 
one million gallons per day that includes 
advanced treatment processes and an evaluation 
laboratory. 
Local cooperation. Approval will be 
necessary from the D.C. Government for 
constructing the plant on approximately 1.5 
acres of land available at the Blue Plains water 
treatment facility in Washington. Studies will be 
accomplished during preconstruction planning 
to determine an appropriate method of financing 
by the District of Columbia and other benefiting 
governmental entities with such funding 
arrangement subject to approval by the 
Secretary of the Army prior to initiation of 
construction. 
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Operationsa nd results duringfiscaly ear. Plans 
and specifications were completed. Contract was 
awarded on August 22, 1977 and is 1 percent 
complete. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction 
was initiated in September 1977. 
50. VERONA LAKE, VIRGINIA 
Location. The project is located in Augusta 
County, Virginia, about nine miles northeast of 
Staunton, Virginia, on the Middle River Branch 
of the South Fork Shenandoah River. 
Existing project. The plan of improvement 
provides for a concrete-gravity dam with gated 
outlet conduits and a gate-controlled spillway as 
integral parts of the concrete-gravity structure. 
The project will provide 104,000 acre-feet of 
storage for water supply and recreation. 
Preliminary proposals for development include 
two administrative areas, one wayside area, three 
day-use areas, one marina, four camp areas, and 
five additional access areas. Estimated cost (1977) 
of new work is $68,100,000 of which $60,595,000 
is required non-federal reimbursement. 
Local cooperation. Prior to construction, 
responsible local interests must agree to repay all 
costs allocated to water supply amounting to 49.7 
percent of the construction cost of the project, 
and pay annually the costs of operation, 
maintenance, and replacements allocated to 
water supply amounting to 31.4 percent of these 
annual costs. Local interests must also agree to 
pay, contribute in kind, or repay (which may be 
through user fees) with interest, not less than onehalf 
the separable first cost of the project 
allocated to general recreation and fish and 
wildlife enhancement and bear separable costs of 
operation, maintenance, and replacement of 
recreation and fish and wildlife enhancement. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Preconstruction planning for the project was 
terminated due to the Congress withdrawing 
funds from the President's FY 78 budget. 
Condition at end offiscal year. Preconstruction 
planning was initiated in November 1974. Due to 
deleting of project funds by the Congress, a brief 
negative report was prepared; however, no 
affirmation of the survey report conclusions and 
recommendation could be made. 
General Investigations 
51. SURVEYS 
Costs for the period were $3,598,154 of which 
$59,308 was for navigation studies, $448,485 for 
flood control studies, $7,507 for beach erosion 
control studies, $2,139,520 for special studies, 
$534,443 for comprehensive basin studies, $47,- 
642 for review of authorized projects, and $6,739 
for coordination studies with other agencies. 
52. COLLECTION AND STUDY OF 
BASIC DATA 
Cost for flood plain information studies during 
the period was $227,640. Gathering existing 
hydrologic and hydraulic data, and development 
of new flood data for presentation in a form 
usable to guide local interests in planning 
decisions on flood plain use, were in progress at 
end of fiscal year. (See Table 4-0 at end of 
chapter.) 
53. MISCELLANEOUS ACTIVITIES 
MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS, 
AND CAPITAL OUTLAY OF THE 
WASHINGTON AQUEDUCT 
Location. The diversion dam and raw water 
supply intakes at Great Falls, the two collecting 
conduits, part of Dalecarlia receiving reservoir, 
the booster pumping station, and the Little Falls 
raw water pumping station are located in 
Maryland. All other structures of the water 
supply system including parts of the raw water 
collecting systems, two purification plants, 
pumping stations, storage reservoirs, and 
transmission mains are in the District of Columbia. 
Federally owned water mains are maintained 
in Virginia and Maryland. 
Existing project. Control of the water supply 
system is vested in Chief of Engineers (See acts of 
March 3, 1859, March 2, 1867, and November 22, 
1973 and Sec. 1800 of Revised Statutes). The 
project includes administration, operation, 
maintenance, and protection of the water supply 
system; including operation and maintenance of 
collection, purification, pumping, engineering, 
and construction of major water system additions 
and improvements. 
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Authority to supply water to adjacent 
Maryland areas and to Arlington County, the 
City of Falls Church, and other jurisdictions in 
Virginia is contained in the following Public 
Laws: Public Law 378, 64th Congress, of March 3, 
1917; Public Law 119, 69th Congress, approved 
April 14, 1926; and Public Law 118, 80th 
Congress, June 26, 1947. 
Local cooperation. Prior to July 1, 1880, 
expenses of Washington Aqueduct for 
construction, operation, and maintenance were 
paid entirely out of revenues of the United States. 
From July 1, 1880 to June 30, 1882, one-half of the 
expenses of operation and maintenance were paid 
by the United States and the other half came from 
the general revenues of the District of Columbia. 
From July 1, 1882 to June 3, 1898, one-half of 
construction costs were charged to a capital 
account on the books of the Treasury to be repaid 
by the District of Columbia from water rents with 
3 percent interest. From July 1, 1898 to June 30, 
1916, expenses of construction, operation, and 
maintenance were paid one-half from the United 
States Treasury. From July 1, 1916 to June 30, 
1927, 60 percent of the expense of construction 
was paid from the general revenues of the 
District of Columbia and 40 percent was paid by 
the United States Government. From July 1,1916 
to January 22, 1976, all expenses of the operation 
and maintenance were paid from the Water Fund 
of the District of Columbia which was established 
by Congress to receive the water revenues from 
water consumed by the Federal Government, the 
District of Columbia, Arlington County, Va., and 
Falls Church, Va., as well as loans from the U.S. 
Treasury for Capital Improvements. From July 
1, 1927 to January 22, 1976, all expenses for 
construction were paid from loans and revenues 
deposited in the Water Fund. Since January 22, 
1976, expenses for operation and maintenance 
and construction have been paid from the 
General Fund. The Revenue Funds Availability 
Act of 1975, approved January 22, 1976, 
combined various District of Columbia special 
funds into one General Fund for the District of 
Columbia. 
Public Law 533, 81st Congress, 2nd Session, 
authorized the Secretary of the Treasury to lend 
to the Commissioners of the District of Columbia 
such sums as may thereafter be appropriated 
(with a limitation of $23,000,000) to finance 
expansion and improvement of the water system 
when sufficient funds therefore are not available 
from the District of Columbia Water Fund 
established by law (D.C. Code 1940 edition, title 
1943, ch. 15). The borrowing limit was extended 
by Public Law 364, 83rd Congress, 2nd Session, to 
$35,000,000 and again by Public Law 650, 91st 
Congress, 2nd Session, to $51,000,000. From 
April 1953 to September 30, 1977, $50,710,000 
was borrowed from the United States Treasury, 
in installments, to finance expansion and 
improvement of the water system as authorized 
by the above laws. 
Fiscal year 1948 through fiscal year 1954, 
pursuant to Public Law 195, 80th Congress, 1st 
Session, $1,000,000 was authorized each year for 
water consumed by the Federal Government. 
Public Law 364, 83rd Congress, 2nd Session, 
known as the "District of Columbia Public 
Works Act of 1954." provided for payment by the 
United States for all water and water services 
furnished within the District of Columbia at the 
rates applicable to other consumers in the 
District of Columbia. For water used outside the 
District, the rates applicable are those charged in 
the respective local jurisdictions within which 
the Federal facilities are situated. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
An uninterrupted and adequate supply of 
purified water was furnished to the District of 
Columbia; Arlington County, and Falls Church, 
Virginia; and to Federal establishments in the 
District of Columbia, Arlington County, Virginia 
and Montgomery and Prince Georges counties in 
Maryland. Total consumption for Fiscal Year 
1977 was 73,528 million gallons; the maximum 
daily consumption was 260.3 million gallons and 
average daily consumption was 201.4 million 
gallons. Average per capita consumption was 
188.6 gallons per day. The average amount 
furnished Arlington County and Falls Church, 
V irginia, was 39.98 million gallons per day. The 
D.C. Water Fund was reimbursed in the amount 
of $2,559,257 for water furnished to the Virginia 
communities. Maryland communities were 
supplied an average of 24,058 gallons per day 
during Fiscal Year 1977 by the District of 
Columbia through connections to the Washington 
Suburban Sanitary Commission system. 
On June 23, 1952, fluoridation equipment was 
placed into service. The application of fluoride to 
the water supply has been continuous since that 
date. 
Average turbidity of raw water from the 
Potomac River was 35 Formazin Turbidity Units 
and the average Most Probable Number of 
coliform bacteria per 100 milliliters was 45,383. 
After treatment, the average turbidity of the 
filtered water was .29 and the average Most 
Probable Number of coliform bacteria per 100 
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milliliters was .04. The average calcium 
carbonate alkalinity of the filtered water was 71 
P.P.M. and the average pH value was 8.0. 
Average hardness was 141 milligrams per litre. 
Analyses were made for coliform bacteria on 
143,520 tubes of Lactose broth inoculated with 
water taken from 220 sampling points in the 
collection, purification, and distribution systems. 
Approximately 135,250 physical and chemical 
tests were performed on 14,025 water samples 
taken from the supply and distribution system. 
Fluoride content of 4,175 water samples was 
determined. 
During Fiscal Year 1977, direct operating 
costs of water treated and delivered to the system 
per million gallons was $116. Similar costs 
during Fiscal Year 1976 were $101.45 per million 
gallons. 
Visitors. During the year, 408 persons toured 
the water supply facilities. 
Control. All funds were expended in 
conformity with the following legislative 
provision: 
"Nothing herein shall be construed as 
affecting the superintendence and 
control of the Secretary of the Army over 
the Washington Aqueduct, its rights, 
appurtenances, and fixtures connected 
with the same, and over appropriations 
and expenditures therefore as now 
provided by law." 
Condition at end of fiscal year. The intakes, 
conduits, reservoirs, filter plants, pumping 
stations, mechanical equipment, and structures 
were generally in good condition. During periods 
of maximum demand, the Little Falls raw water 
pumping station was operated to augment the 
raw water supply provided by the gravity-flow 
conduits. 
Construction work authorized with "no year" 
funds not previously reported as completed was 
as follows: 
New shops and storehouses, Dalecarlia, 99 
percent; emergency pumping from Potomac 
River estuary, 33 percent; water treatment plant 
wastewater disposal, 1 percent. 
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REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
TABLE 4-A 
See 
Section 
in Text Project 
1. Baltimore Harbor 
and Channels, Md. 
2. Baltimore Harbor, 
Md. Collection and 
Removal of Drift 
3. Chester River, 
Md. 
4. Choptank River, 
Md. 
5. Claiborne Harbor, 
Md. 
6. Cuckold Creek, Md. 
7. Cunninghill Cove, 
Md. 
8. Fishing Creek, Md. 
9. Harbor of Baltimore 
Md. Prevention of 
Obstructions and 
Injurious Deposits 
10. Honga River and 
Tar Bay, Md. 
11. Knapps Narrows, 
Md. 
12. Little Wicomico 
River, Va. 
13. Madison Bay, Md. 
(Contributed Funds) 
COST AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
Funding 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Contrib. 
Cost 
Total Cost 
to 
FY 74 FY 75 FY 76 FY 77 Sept. 30, 1977 
- - - 280,000 
751,8475 
740,4396 
138,000 
135,494 
440 
169,2952 
183,4882 
76,070 
82,399 
124,022 
121,168 
169,361 
5,761 
193,600 
185,616 
6,079 
6,079 
21,130 
21,130 
144,100 
24,000 
349 
780,6008 
769,9214 
85,000 
84,982 
16,596 
16,596 
10,778 
10,778 
15,000 
8,943 
208,000 
222,186 
- - 
258,036 1,558 
260,488 1,558 
- 160,600 
- 160,600 
1,521 
1,521 
30,000 
219 
- 2,322 
2,322 
12,507 
149,501 
1,394,864' 
1,413,9228 
139,201 
141,526 
54,198 
54,198 
1,000 
752 
9,514 
9,514 
15,608 
21,600 
500 
256 
500 
256 
23,177 
173,702 
202,593 
209,991 
76,832 
76,832 
209,117 
191,517 
25,018 
20,839 
- 48,550 
88,900 
- 4,675 
19,325 
4-34 
37,698,7161 
37,567,7611 
19,851,5099 
19,848,4809 
1,568,568 
1,567,105 
70,49510 
70,495 
o 10 
557,780 
557,780 
96,796 
96,190 
81,645 
81,645 
42,974 
42,974 
79,237 
79,172 
5,720 
5,476 
11,200 
10,956 
111,242 
111,242 
486,563 
473,488 
2,930,246 
2,929,601 
66,11911 
66,11911 
605,182 
605,182 
46,12112 
46,12112 
570,948 
553,348 
81,885's 
81,885's18 
351,402 
347,223 
125,550 
125,550 
19,325 
19,325 
9,458 
12,312 
4,303 
1,973 
1,973 
2,428 
2,428 
200,000 
199,941

BALTIMORE, MD., DISTRICT 
COST AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
TABLE 4-A (Continued) 
See 
Section 
in Text Project 
14. 
15. 
Neabsco Creek, Va. 
Ocean City Harbor 
and Inlet and Sinepuxent 
Bay, Md. 
16. Potomac and Anacostia 
Rivers, D.C., 
Collection and Removal 
of Drift 
17. Potomac River and 
Tributaries at and 
Below Washington, 
D.C., Elimination of 
Waterchestnut 
18. Rhodes Point to 
Tylerton, Md. 
19. Twitch Cove and 
Big Thorofare, 
20. Washington Harbor, 
D.C. 
21. Wicomico River, 
Md. 
27. Anacostia River and 
Tributaries, Prince 
Georges Co., Md. 
(Contributed Funds) 
28. Bloomington Lake, 
North Branch 
Potomac River 
Md., & W.Va. 
29. Bull Run, Pa. 
30. Cumberland, Md. 
and Ridgeley, 
W.Va. 
FY 74
5,000 
15,975 
137,478 
232,130 
243,290 
3,500 
3,636 
Funding 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
Rehab. 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Contrib. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
FY 75 FY 76 FY 77 
2,079 
165,498 
153,919 
298,000 
298,904 
7,000 
6,735 
41,125 
41,125 
309,595 
309,595 
21,345 
21,345 
1,249,066 
362,140 
61 
15,668 
11,092,000 
12,125,934 
48,000 
48,746 
27,500 
20,549 
2,755 
99,500 
101,000 
338,000 
341,480 
5,000 
5,000 
156 
193,891 
205,372 
341,711 
341,752 
265 
168,527 
168,441 
103,091 
91,391 
20,000 
20,000 
- 49,790 
837,039 
7,000 
13,475,000 
13,344,042 
85,000 
88,794 
22,099 
29,050 
12,200 
12,200 
12,000 
12,000 
110,084 
109,334 
16,130 
16,370 
6,250,000 
10,998,007 
50,000 
51,824 
17,000 
17,012 
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Total Cost 
to 
Sept. 30, 1977 
14,600 
14,590 
350,19314 
350,19314 
3,654,474 
3,654,376 
264,000 
264,000 
2,559,128 
2,550,510 
184,394 
184,394 
155,366 
155,366 
231,424 
231,338 
193,175 
193,175 
988,063 
976,363 
3,191,007 s5 
3,191,0071' 
3,730,3836, 17 
3,730,38316, 17 
471,60918 
471,609 
s 18 
1,857,728's 
1,856,88118 
1,000,000 
1,000,000 
468,305 
357,022 
74,881,300 
73,179,421 
223,000 
212,863 
15,633,970so,21 
15,633,970so, 
234,110 
234,110 
56,005 
56,005 
8,178 
11,498 
53,000 
732,983 
264,000 
317,984 
15,463,500 
14,010,852 
40,000 
23,499 
14,500 
21,343

REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
TABLE 4-A (Continued) 
COST AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
See Total Cost 
Section to 
FY 74 FY 75 FY 76 FY 77 Sept. 30, 1977 
1,95( 
3,15! 
10 , 
10!
0,000 8,17 
8,031 9,99. 
9,750 40 
9,750 23 
- 13 
in Text Project 
31. Endicott, Johnson 
City & Vestal, N.Y. 
32. Fourmile Run, Va. 
(Contributed Funds) 
33. Kingston- 
Edwardsville, Pa. 
34A. Aylesworth Creek 
Lake, Pa. 
36. Raystown Lake, 
Raystown Branch, 
Juniata River, Pa. 
37A. Addison, N.Y. 
37B. Almond Lake, 
N.Y. 
37C. Arkport Dam, N.Y. 
37D. Avoca, N.Y. 
37E. Binghamton, N.Y. 
37F. Canisteo, N.Y. 
37G. Corning, N.Y. 
- 1,000,000 
- 92,790 
8,000 11,200,000 
2,871 11,208,768 
6,296 253,272 
1,498 290,350 
8,000 25,000 
- 34,547 
Funding 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Contrib. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
aint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
2,540,000 
666,830 
6,910 
2,599 
30,076 
21,710 
5,635,000 
7,369,155 
123,915 
121,142 
1,916 
2,199 
150,000 
150,000 
66,926 
70,470 
24,132 
30,145 
8,015 
8,214 
5,851 
6,271 
18,144 
18,613 
13,358 
14,104 
7,121,534n 
6,214,324@ 
26,109,300 
26,108,425 
776,228 
631,598 
4,634,394u 
4,505,941 "8 
2,268,200 
2,268,200 
247,842 
247,842 
73,924,700 
73,532,800 
2,240,885 
2,185,956 
827,050 
827,050 
40,522 
40,522 
5,760,211 
5,760,211 
1,210,440 
1,191,944 
1,910,00024 
1,910,00024 
585,929 
580,599 
436,37426 
436,37426 
207,777 
207,777 
2,952,0002 
2,952,0002 
209,477 
209,477 
1,183,111 
1,183,111V 
325,065 
324,015 
3,322,000 
3,322,000" 
338,602 
329,652 
31,800 
44,362 
2,700,000 
4,286,339 
358,000 
326,664 
5,920 
5,920 
103,535 
101,593 
30,455 
30,451 
15,535 
15,536 
12,070 
11,376 
17,750 
17,750 
15,060 
15,060 
4-36 
50,319 
50,532 
5,515,000 
4,754,255 
918,409 
908,166 
2,505 
2,505. 
92,200 
92,759 
49,321 
49,325 
._- 
10,300 
9,981 
17,338 
18,033 
34,300 
14,038 
49,400 
40,362 
42,212 
42,212 
2,875,000 
3,649,134 
840,561 
829,984 
5,555 
5,555 
123,823 
107,220 
55,376 
50,046 
15,700 
16,019 
16,763 
16,763 
6,056 
25,268 
48,711 
48,299

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TABLE 4-A (Continued) 
COST AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
See 
Section 
in Text Project 
37H. East Sidney Lake, 
N.Y. 
371. Elmira, N.Y. 
37J. Hornell, N.Y. 
37K. Lisle, N.Y. 
37L. Oxford, N.Y. 
37M. Whitney Point 
Lake, N.Y. 
37N. Whitney Point 
Village, N.Y. 
38. Stillwater Lake, 
Lackawanna 
River, Pa. 
39A. Cowanesque Lake, 
Pa. 
39B. Tioga-Hammond 
Lakes, Pa. 
40. Tyrone, Pa. 
41A. Alvin R. Bush Dam, 
Pa. 
i
i
i
i 
l 
Total Cost 
to 
Funding FY 74 FY 75 FY 76 FY 77 Sept. 30, 1977 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
62,861 
71,866 
9,977 
10,189 
54,331 
54,361 
9,603 
10,102 
5,889 
6,490 
94,179 
110,045 
7,416 
8,179 
51,900 
55,453 
1,900,000 
2,744,118 
18,230,000 
17,775,978 
675,000 
1,035,418 
455,763 
408,407 
76,800 
75,098 
7,260 
7,260 
68,695 
68,766 
13,905 
13,905 
4,880 
4,881 
75,175 
82,843 
12,925 
12,925 
- - 
53,985 94,563 
51,920 93,982 
8,800,000 13,657,000 
9,381,125 12,086,118 
18,450,000 48,812,000 
23,163,195 50,295,781 
1,500,000 1,525,000 
1,881,632 1,505,225 
113,055 
178,258 
99,507 
99,480 
215,200 
216,054 
125,000 
9,497 
9,497 
124,000 
93,554 
160,850 
37,486 
9,811 
9,811 
155,728 
154,878 
14,500 
13,838 
118,910 
114,531 
25,000 
28,518 
14,761 
14,761 
64,089 
93,485 
140,079 
138,443 
6,495 
6,495 
175,725 
171,264 
9,500 
10,162 
92,171 
91,350 
17,942,000 
16,520,448 
39,620,000 
37,112,490 
275,000 
354,646 
112,061 
111,909 
4-37 
6,049,504 
6,049,504 
1,366,355 
1,360,374 
6,888,305 
6,766,823 
105,577 
105,577 
4,558,698 
4,558,698 
1,190,728 
1,189,678 
661,19950 
661,1995 
422,658 
422,658 
131,00051 
131,001 
82,367 
82,367 
5,421,539 
5,421,539 
1,623,548 
1,615,556 
424,096 
424,096 
141,878 
141,878 
5,725,700 
5,725,700 
761,742 
758,006 
45,702,700 
42,543,541 
146,124,800 
141,238,955 
6,381,016 
6,297,711 
7,103,001 
7,103,001 
1,411,636 
1,408,079

REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
COST AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
TABLE 4-A (Continued) 
See Total Cost 
Section to 
in Text Project Funding FY 74 FY 75 FY 76 FY 77 Sept. 30, 1977 
41B. Curwensville Lake, New Work 
Pa. Approp. - - - - 20,396,060 
Cost 2,028 - - - 20,396,060 
Maint. 
Approp. 532,599 460,180 278,397 164,499 2,325,185 
Cost 568,019 456,689 281,528 161,725 2,320,662 
41C. Foster Joseph New Work 
Sayers Dam, Approp. - 40,937 - - - 20,000 30,887,06332 
Pa. Cost 8,296 59,030 3,934 32,000 30,887,0633 
Maint. 
Approp. 295,159 166,425 338,260 394,087 1,624,903 
Cost 323,583 164,223 276,066 410,940 1,576,841 
42. Williamsport, Pa. New Work 
Approp. - - 120,000 25,000 12,964,8933 
Cost - - - 41,873 12,861,7663 
44. York, Cordorus New Work 
Creek, Pa. Approp. - - - - 5,061,1673 
Cost - - - - 5,061,1673 
Maint. 
Approp. 121,691 101,990 157,200 198,799 1,940,9523 
Cost 128,470 105,119 152,224 189,963 1,922,536" 
49. Potomac Estuary New Work 
Plant Water Treat- Approp. - 350,000 565,000 975,000 1,890,000 
ment Plant, D.C., Cost - 74,163 540,722 402,979 1,017,864 
Md., & Va. 
50. Verona Lake, Va. New Work 
Approp. - 250,000 560,000 340,000 1,150,000 
Cost - 197,295 515,096 248,878 961,269 
1. Includes $8,764,003 for previous projects. 
2. Includes $117,749 for sections of project in 
Norfolk District. 
3. Includes $10,500 for sections of project in Norfolk 
District. 
4. Includes $10,326 for sections of project in Norfolk 
District. 
5. Includes $13,300 for sections of project in Norfolk 
District. 
6. Includes $13,371 for sections of project in Norfolk 
District. 
7. Includes $600,500 for sections of project in 
Norfolk District. 
8. Includes $600,404 for sections of project in 
Norfolk District. 
9. Includes $399,802 for previous projects. 
10. Includes $38,041 for previous projects. 
11. Excludes $2,200 contributed funds and includes 
$27,668 emergency relief funds. 
12. Includes $46,121 public works funds. 
13. Excludes $5,000 contributed funds. 
14. Includes $283,008 public works funds and $67,185. 
emergency relief funds; excludes $500,000 contributed 
funds. 
15. Includes $3,029,001 for previous project. 
16. Includes $1,831,609 for previous project. 
17. Excludes $4,000 for emergency dredging under 
provisions of Section 3, 1945 River and Harbor Act. 
18. Includes $50,000 for previous project and 
excludes $14,000 contributed funds. 
19. Excludes $33,000 contributed funds. 
20. Includes $49,998 emergency relief funds. 
21. Excludes $1,402,001 contributed funds and 
$197,513 public works acceleration funds. 
22. Excludes $154,694 contributed funds. 
23. Includes $1,162,548 emergency relief funds and 
excludes $225,877 emergency relief funds expended prior 
to adoption of project. 
24. Includes $62,577 emergency relief funds. 
25. Includes $109,944 emergency relief funds. 
26. Excludes $163,096 contributed funds. 
27. Includes $207,520 rehabilitation funds. 
28. Excludes $34,729 contributed funds. 
29. Includes $250,899 emergency relief funds and 
excludes $15,000 contributed funds. 
30. Includes $71,557 emergency relief funds. 
31. Includes $73,465 emergency relief funds. 
32. Excludes $263,900 contributed funds in 
accordance with the Tri-party Agreement for construction 
of sanitary system for public use. 
33. Includes $1,887 emergency relief funds and 
excludes $110,835 contributed funds. 
34. Includes $11,588 relief funds. 
35. Includes $15,000 for deferred maintenance. 
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BALTIMORE, MD., DISTRICT 
AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
TABLE 4-B 
Acts Work Authorized Documents 
Aug. 8, 1917 
Jan. 21, 1927 
July 3, 1930 
July 3, 1930 
Oct. 17, 1940 
Mar. 2, 1945 
Mar. 2, 1945 
July 3, 1958 
Dec. 31, 1970 
BALTIMORE HARBOR AND CHANNELS, MD. (See 
Section 1 of Text) 
Branch channel 35 feet deep to head of Curtis Bay, 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, widen 
approaches and bends, and enlarge anchorage basin near entrance. 
Inclusion of Patapsco River and tributaries into one 
project for Baltimore Harbor.2 
Change in location of anchorage near upper end of Fort McHenry 
Channel. 
Increased anchorage facilities. 
For 37-foot depth in that portion of channel to Baltimore lying 
between 37-foot depth curve near Baltimore Light to Sparrows 
Point entrance channel; widen angle between Fort McHenry and 
Ferry Bar Section; and for width of 400 feet in Curtis Bay 
section. 
For 22-, 18-, and 15-foot channels in Curtis Creek from 22-foot 
depth below Pennington Ave. Bridge to upper end of marginal 
wharf of U.S. Ordance Depot. 
Uniform main channel 39 feet deep from the ocean 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 connecting channel 400 feet wide and 27 
feet deep from Cutoff Brewerton Angle in main channel to 
Inland Waterway from Delaware River to Chesapeake Bay; a 
channel in Curtis Creek 200 feet wide and 35 feet deep from 
head of existing 35-foot project channel in Curtis Bay to a point 
in the creek about 750 feet below Pennington Ave. Bridge. 
A channel 22 feet deep and 200 feet wide from 22-foot depth 
curve south of Baltimore & Ohio R.R. bridge about 2,800 feet to 
vicinity of Arundel Cove, thence 100 feet wide in Arundel Cove 
for about 2,100 feet; with an anchorage basin about 700 feet 
square adjacent to channel southwesterly of Coast Guard wharf. 
Main channel 42 feet deep and 1,000 feet wide in Cape Henry 
section at entrance to Chesapeake Bay and in York Spit section; 
42 feet deep and 800 feet wide in Rappahannock Spit section 
and in approach channel to Baltimore Harbor from Craighill 
entrance to Fort McHenry, with widening at entrance and 
bends; channels 42 feet deep and 600 feet wide in Curtis Bay and 
Ferry Bar sections of harbor; a connecting channel 35 feet deep 
and 600 feet wide from main channel to approach channel to 
Chesapeake and Delaware Canal, and for three disjointed sections 
of channels of same depth and width in Chesapeake Bay 
leading to Chesapeake and Delaware Canal; and to provide 
Federal maintenance of 39-foot depth in Northwest Branch, 
in areas dredged to that depth by local interests. 
Deepening of the Cape Henry Channel to 50 feet at the existing 
width of 1,000 feet, with widening at bends; deepening of the 
Spit Channel to 50 feet at the existing width of 1,000 feet, with 
widening at bends; enlargement of the Rappahannock Shoal 
Channel to a depth of 50 feet and a width of 1,000 feet; deepening 
of the main ship channel from Chesapeake Bay to Fort 
McHenry to a depth of 50 feet at the existing width of 800 feet, 
with widening at bends and at the Craighill Entrance; 
deepening of the Curtis Bay Channel to a depth of 50 feet at the 
existing width of 600 feet, and deepening of the 950-foot wide 
and 980-foot long turning basin at the head of channel to the 
same depth; deepening of the Northwest Branch-East 
Channel to a depth of 49 feet from the depth existing at the time 
of construction at a width of 600 feet, and deepening of the 
950-foot wide and 950-foot long turning basin at the head of the 
channel to the same depth; and deepening and extension of the 
Northwest Branch-West Channel to a depth of 40 feet from the 
depth existing at the time of construction, at a width of 600 feet, 
and with an irregularly shaped turning basin at the head of the 
channel 40 feet deep and about 2,000 feet long with a maximum 
width of 1,150. 
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H. Doc. 799, 64th Cong., 
1st sess. 
Rivers and Harbors Committee 
Doc. 11, 70th Cong., 
1st sess. 
H. Doc. 86, 85th Cong., 
1st sess.' 
Adopted as a national defense 
project. (No printed 
report.) 
H. Doc. 741, 79th Cong., 
2d sess. 
In accordance with plans on 
file in the Office, Chief 
of Engineers. 
H. Doc. 86, 85th Cong., 
1st sess. 
Report on file in the Office, 
Chief of Engineers

REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
TABLE 4-B (Continued) 
Acts Work Authorized 
June 30, 1948 
Mar. 3, 1873 
Sep. 19, 1890 
June 30, 1948 
June 14, 1880 
July 3, 1930 
Jan. 3, 1969 
Sec. 107 
July 14, 1960 
June 13, 1902 
Jan. 12, 1967 
See. 107 
July 14, 1960 
May 1, 1967 
Sec. 107 
July 14, 1960 
Aug. 26, 1937 
Aug. 28, 1958 
Aug. 30, 1935 
June 30, 1948 
BALTIMORE HARBOR, MD.-COLLECTION AND 
REMOVAL OF DRIFT (See Section 2 of Text) 
Collection and removal of drift from Baltimore Harbor and its 
tirbutary waters. 
CHESTER RIVER, MD. (See Section 3 of Text) 
A channel 7 feet deep at mean low water and 100 feet wide from 
Chester River to Eastern Bay through Kent Island Narrows. 
A channel 6 feet deep at mean low water and 60 feet wide from 
Crumpton to Jones Landing. 
A channel 7 feet deep at mean low water and 75 feet wide 
extending from the 7-foot depth in Kent Island Narrows 800 
feet into Wells Cove with a basin of the same depth and 300 feet 
square at the head of the channel. 
CHOPTANK RIVER, MD. (See Section 4 of Text) 
A channel 75 feet in width and 8 feet deep, at mean low water, 
from Denton Bridge to Greensboro Bridge. 
A channel through Pealiquor Shoal 8 feet deep and 100 feet 
wide. 
A channel 12 feet deep and 100 feet wide in the Choptank River 
from a point opposite Watts Creek to Denton. 
CLAIBORNE HARBOR, MD. (See Section 5 of Text) 
A channel 12 feet deep and 300 feet wide from deep water to the 
railroad pier in the harbor, and thence shoreward along the 
south side of the pier with a width of 195 feet for a length of 500 
feet. An extension of the present jetty. 
CUCKOLD CREEK, MD. (See Section 6 of Text) 
A channel 60 feet wide and 6 feet deep, from that depth in the 
Potomac River to deep water in Cuckold Creek. 
CUNNINGHILL COVE, MD. (See Section 7 of Text) 
Channel 6 feet deep and varying in width from 100 feet to 200 
feet from that depth in the Gunpowder River to the State's 
marina in Cunninghill Cove. 
FISHING CREEK, MD. (See Section 8 of Text) 
A channel 7 feet deep with widths of 100 feet and 60 feet from 
deep water in Chesapeake Bay to an anchorage of the same 
depth, 120 feet wide and 400 feet long, located in the marsh 
500 feet above the mouth of the creek and twin stone jetties 
at the entrance. 
HARBOR OF BALTIMORE, MD. PREVENTION OF 
OBSTRUCTIONS (See Section 9 of Text) 
Continuous patrol and inspection of Baltimore Harbor. Chesapeake 
Bay, and its tributaries to prevent and detect violations, 
and issue permits as required for transporting and depositing 
waste materials in navigable waters. (The project is limited to 
the tidal waters of Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries that lie 
within the State of Maryland.) 
HONGA RIVER AND TAR BAY (BARREN ISLAND 
GAPS), MD. (See Section 10 of Text) 
Channel 60 feet wide and 7 feet deep from the 7-foot contour in 
Chesapeake Bay through Tar Bay and Fishing Creek to the 7- 
foot contour in Honga River. 
Modification providing 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. 
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Documents 
River and Harbor Act 
of 1948. 
E. Doc. 25, 42d Cong., 
3d sess. 
H. Ex. Doc. 65, 51st Cong., 
1st sess. 
H. Doc. 380, 80th Cong., 
1st sess.1 
S. Ex. Doc. 66, 46th Cong., 
2d sess. 
H. Doc. 188, 70th Cong., 
1st sess.' 
Detailed Project Report, 
November 1967. 
H. Doc. 81, 56th Cong., 
1st sess. 
Detailed Project Report, 
August 1966. 
Detailed Project Report, 
September 1966. 
H. Doc. 241, 75th Cong., 
1st, sess. 
River and Harbor Act, 
June 29, 1888 as amended 
by Public Law 85-802 dated 
August 28, 1958. 
Rivers and Harbors Committee, 
Doc. 35, 74th Cong., 
1st sess. 
H. Doc. 580, 80th Cong., 
2nd sess.'

BALTIMORE, MD., DISTRICT 
AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
TABLE 4-B (Continued) 
Acts Work Authorized Documents 
Aug. 30, 1935 
Aug. 30, 1935 
Dec. 8, 1976 
Sec. 107 
July 14, 1960 
Mar. 3, 1881 
Aug. 30, 19353 
Aug. 30, 19354 
Sep. 3, 19545,6 
Oct. 27, 1965 
May 17, 1950 
Sep. 3, 1954 
Aug. 1, 1968 
Sec. 107 
July 14, 1960 
KNAPPS NARROWS, MD. (See Section 11 of Text) 
A channel 9 feet deep at mean low water, 75 feet wide, widened 
at the bends from deep water in Chesapeake Bay to deep water 
in Harris Creek, Md., with a turning basin west of the drawbridge, 
7 feet deep at mean low water, about 320 feet long and 
120 feet wide. Project channel was authorized by the Public 
Works Administration September 16, 1933 and later adopted 
by 1935 River and Harbor Act. 
LITTLE WICOMICO RIVER, VA. (See Section 12 of Text) 
A channel 8 feet deep and 150 feet wide from Potomac River to 
deep water in Little Wicomico River; two stone jetties 1,000 feet 
and 1,300 feet long at the entrance; and 1,004 linear feet of 
timber bulkhead to stabilize the dredged inner channel. 
MADISON BAY, MD. (See Section 13 of Text) 
A channel 6 feet deep, 60 feet wide, and about 3,000 feet long 
from the 6-foot depth curve in the bay to and along the east side of 
the county wharf with a turning basin and an anchorage basin 
of the same depth. 
NEABSCO CREEK, VA. (See Section 14 of Text) 
Channel 100 feet wide and 7 feet deep from that depth in the 
Potomac River to Atkinson's Upper Landing and Willis' Wharf. 
OCEAN CITY HARBOR & INLET & SINEPUXENT BAY, 
MD. (See Section 15 of Text) 
Construction of an inlet between the Atlantic Ocean and Sinepuxent 
Bay, 10 feet deep and 200 feet wide, 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 the inlet 
to the west side of the bay with 2 turning basins, a channel 6 feet 
deep and 125 feet wide from the inlet channel to opposite North 
8th Street, Ocean City, and 75 feet wide into Isle of Wight Bay. 
Modification providing for raising the north jetty to an elevation 
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 to the project harbor, and a depth 
of 14 feet in the project harbor. Channel depths refer to project 
datum. 
POTOMAC & ANACOSTIA RIVERS, D.C.-COLLECTION 
& REMOVAL OF DRIFT (See Section 16 of Text) 
Collection and removal of drift from waters of the Potomac and 
Anacostia Rivers and their tributaries in the Washington, D.C., 
area from the head of tidewater to Mount Vernon, Virginia. 
POTOMAC RIVER & TRIBUTARIES AT AND BELOW 
WASHINGTON, D.C., ELIMINATION OF WATERCHESTNUT 
(See Section 17 of Text) 
Complete eradication of waterchestnut from the Potomac River 
and its tributaries at and below Washington, D.C. 
RHODES POINT TO TYLERTON, MD. (See Section 18 of 
Text) 
A channel 4 feet deep at mean low water and 50 feet wide from 
Tylerton to Rhodes Point via Rhodes Point Gut. 
Modification providing for a channel 6 feet deep and 50 feet 
wide from that depth in Tyler Creek to and including an 
anchorage basin of the same depth 150 feet wide and 400 feet 
long at Tylerton; channel 6 feet deep and 50 feet wide from that 
depth in Shanks Creek to and including an anchorage basin of 
the same depth 100 feet wide and 400 feet long at Rhodes Point; 
channel 6 feet deep and 50 feet wide from that depth in Big 
Thorofare River to Tylerton; channel 6 feet deep and 50 feet 
wide from Rhodes Point to Tylerton. 
H. Doc. 308, 72nd Cong., 
1st sess. 
Rivers and Harbors Committee 
Doc. 24, 74th Cong., 
1st sess. 
Reconnaissance Report, 
February 1974 
H. Ex. Doc. 41, 46th Cong., 
3d sess. 
Rivers and Harbors Committee 
Doc. 38, 72d Cong., 
1st sess. 
Rivers and Harbors Committee 
Doc. 60, 74th Cong., 
1st sess. 
H. Doc. 444, 82d Cong., 
2nd sess. 
H. Doc. 286, 89th Cong., 
1st sess. 
H. Doc. 113, 81st Cong., 
1st sess.2 
H. Doc. 51, 82d Cong., 
1st sess. 1 
Detailed Project Report, 
February 1968. 
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REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
TABLE 4-B (Continued) 
Acts Work Authorized Documents 
July 25, 1912 
July 3, 1930 
Aug. 30, 1935 
June 20, 1938 
May 17, 1950 
Aug. 30, 1935 
Sep. 19, 1890 
June 25, 1910 
Mar. 2, 1919 
July 3, 1930 
Aug. 26, 1937 
Sep. 3, 1954 
Mar. 3, 1970 
Sec. 205 
June 30, 1948 
Oct. 23, 1962 
Dec. 2, 1976 
TWITCH COVE AND BIG THOROFARE, MD. (See Section 
19 of Text) 
A channel 4 feet deep and 25 feet wide from Tangier Sound into 
Big Thorofare River, and one of same dimensions around point 
between said river and Tyler river. 
A channel 5 feet deep at mean low water and 25 feet wide from 
Twitch Cove on Tangier Sound through Big Thorofare River 
to a point on Levering Creek about 800 feet north of canal at 
Ewell, Md. 
A channel 7 feet deep and 60 feet wide from Twitch Cove through 
Big Thorofare River to a point on Levering Creek about 800 feet 
north of canal at Ewell, Md. 
Present project dimensions of main channel with twin jetties at 
entrance. 
Anchorage basin 7 feet deep, 100 feet wide, and 700 feet long on 
west side of project channel at Ewell, Md., and an extension of 
existing project channel in Levering Creek, 6 feet deep, 60 feet 
wide, and 1,000 feet long. 
WASHINGTON HARBOR, D.C. (See Section 20 of Text) 
Provides for (a) Virginia Channel, from Giesboro Point to 
Francis Scott Key Bridge, 24 feet deep and 400 feet wide, with 
width increased as necessary to afford a low-water cross section 
area of 25,000 square feet; (b) Washington Channel, from Hains 
Point to head of Washington Channel, 24 feet deep and 400 feet 
wide; (c) Anacostia River from Giesboro Point to Anacostia 
Bridge, 24 feet deep and 400 feet wide, with turning basin 800 
feet wide and about 2,400 feet long of same depth opposite Naval 
Weapons Plant; (d) Anacostia River from Anacostia Bridge 24 
feet deep and 200 feet wide to turning basin 400 feet square of 
same depth at foot of 15th Street S.E. Channel lengths including 
turning basins are: Virginia Channel, 25,000 feet; Washington 
Channel, 10,000 feet; and Anacostia River, 15,000 feet; and (e) 
operation and maintenance of inlet gates and lock and outlet 
gates of Tidal Basin constructed under a previous project to 
flush Washington Channel. 
WICOMICO RIVER, MD. (See Section 21 of Text) 
Channel 9 feet deep from Main St. Bridge to about2 miles below. 
Extend 9-foot depth into north prong from Main Street Bridge 
to the Salisbury Dam and turning basin. 
Extend 9-foot depth into south prong to head of navigation at 
Cathell St., including a turning basin and extend project down 
to mouth of river in Monie Bay. 
A 12-foot channel below the Main Street Bridge. 
A 14-foot channel, 150 feet wide; depths of 14 feet in the north 
and south prongs and a basin 6 feet deep at Webster Cove and 
approach channel thereto of the same depth. 
Enlarge existing basin at Webster Cove, by dredging an extension 
6 feet deep, 100 feet wide, and 200 feet long on each side of 
existing basin to form a T-shaped harbor. 
ANACOSTIA RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES, PRINCE 
GEORGES COUNTY, MD. (See Section 27 of Text) 
Channel improvements by realigning, widening and deepening. 
BLOOMINGTON LAKE, NORTH BRANCH POTOMAC 
RIVER, MD. & W.VA. (See Section 28 of Text) 
Construction of Bloomington Lake project. 
BULL RUN, PA. (See Section 29 of Text) 
Consists of an imperious core incorporated in the proposed highway 
embankment of the Williamsport Baltway to utilize it as a 
levee, closure structures, pumping stations and tie-back 
levees. 
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H. Doc. 285, 62d Cong., 
2d sess. 
H. Doc. 313, 71st Cong., 
2d sess. 
Rivers and Harbors Committee 
Doc. 67, 74th Cong., 
1st sess. 
Rivers & Harbors Committee 
Doc. 49, 75th Cong., 
2d sess.' 
H. Doc. 340, 81st Cong., 
1st sess. 
Rivers and Harbors Committee 
Doc. 22, 74th Cong., 
1st sess.2 
H. Doc. 20, 51st Cong., 
1st sess., and Annual 
Report, 1890, p. 947. 
H. Doc. 569,61st Cong., 
2d sess. 
H. Doc. 1509, 63rd Cong., 
3rd sess. 
Senate Committee Print, 
75th Cong., 3rd sess.1 
H. Doc. 619, 81st Cong., 
2d sess. 1 
Detailed Project Report, 
April 1968. 
H. Doc. 469, 87th Cong., 
2d sess. 
Detailed Project Report 
October 1976

BALTIMORE, MD., DISTRICT 
AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
TABLE 4-B (Continued) 
Acts Work Authorized Documents 
June 22, 1936 
July 24, 1946 
Sept. 3, 1954 
June 25, 1970 
July 14, 1970 
March 7, 1974 
June 22, 1936 
Oct. 23, 1962 
Oct. 22, 1976 
Oct. 23, 1962 
June 22, 1936 
modified by 
Acts of June 
28, 1938; 
Aug. 18, 1941; 
Dec. 22, 1944; 
May 17, 1950; and 
July 3, 1958 
Aug. 18, 1941 
CUMBERLAND, MD. AND RIDGELEY, W.VA. (See 
Section 30 of Text) 
Levees, retaining walls, movable dam, and channel clearing for 
Cumberland, West Cumberland and South Cumberland, Md., 
and Ridgeley, W.Va. 
Levees, wall, channel improvement, remove Chesapeake and 
Ohio Canal dam and construct new industrial dam. 
ENDICOTT, JOHNSON CITY, AND VESTAL, N.Y. (See 
Section 31 of Text) 
Construction of about 30,000 linear feet of earth levees, 1,100 
linear feet of concrete walls, 1,100 linear feet of channel cutoff, 
channel clearing, drainage structures, highway and railroad 
closures, and other appurtenant work. 
FOURMILE RUN, VA. (See Section 32 of Text) 
Construction of a levee and floodwall protection system with 
associated interior drainage facilities, an improved channel, 
and replacement of two highway and four railroad bridges. 
Modification providing for channel capacity of 27,000 c.f.s.; 
increase channel bottom widths along Fourmile Run; deletion 
of pumping stations, ponding areas, levees, except for a short 
levee on long Branch; and the addition of recreation as a project 
feature. 
KINGSTON-EDWARDSVILLE, PA. (See Section 33 of 
Text) 
Construction of a system of levees consisting of about 18,169 feet 
of earth levee; a concrete pressure culvert 16.5 feet in diameter, 
about 6,659 feet long with impounding basin, levees, intake 
structure, and gated outlet to carry the flow of Toby Creek; 3 
pumping stations for the disposal of interior drainage; 3,080 feet 
of concrete intercepting sewer; appurtenant drainage structures, 
and about 16,700 feet of electric transmission lines, with 2 
transformer substations for furnishing power to the pumping 
stations. 
LACKAWANNA RIVER BASIN, PA. (See Section 34 of 
Text) 
Construction of Aylesworth Creek Lake, Fall Brook Lake, and 
local piotection works on Lackawanna River at Scranton, 
Pennsylvania. 
LOCK HAVEN, PA. (See Section 35 of Text) 
Authorized the phase I design memorandum stage of advance 
engineering and design. 
RAYSTOWN LAKE, RAYSTOWN BRANCH, JUNIATA 
RIVER, PA. (See Section 36 of Text) 
Construction of dam and appurtenant facilities. 
SOUTHERN NEW YORK FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS 
(See Section 37 of Text) 
Construction of detention reservoirs and related flood control 
works for protection of Binghamton, Hornell, Corning and 
other towns in New York and Pennsylvania. 
STILLWATER LAKE, LACKAWANNA RIVER, PA. (See 
Section 38 of Text) 
Construction of a flood control reservoir. 
H. Doc. 101, 73rd Cong., 
1st sess.- 
Report on file in Office, Chief 
of Engineers. 
H. Doc. 500, 81st Cong., 
2d sess.1 
H. Doc. 358, 91st Cong., 
2d sess. 
H. Doc. 702, 77th Cong. 
2d sess. 
S. Doc. 141, 87th Cong., 
2d sess. 
H. Doc. 577, 94th Cong., 
2d sess. 
H. Doc. 565, 87th Cong., 
2d sess. 
H. Doc. 702, 77th Cong., 
2d sess. 
H. Doc. 702, 77th Cong., 
2d sess. 
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REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
TABLE 4-B (Continued) 
Acts Work Authorized Documents 
SUSQUEHANNA RIVER FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS, 
N.Y. AND PA. (See Section 39 of Text) 
July 3, 1958 Construction of Cowanesque and Tioga-Hammond reservoirs, H. Doc. 394, 84th Cong., 
local flood protection works at Elkland, Pa., and Nichols, N.Y. 2d sess. 
and channel improvement at Cortland, N.Y. 
Oct. 22, 1976 Modification in connection with the construction of Cowanesque 
Lake to relocate the town of Nelson, Pa., to a new townsite. 
TYRONE, PA. (See Section 40 of Text) 
Dec. 22, 1944 Levees, walls, drop structure, channel improvements, and H. Doc. 702, 77th Cong., 
protection of bridges. 2d sess. 
WEST BRANCH OF SUSQUEHANNA RIVER, PA. (See 
Section 41 of Text) 
Sep. 3, 1954 Construction of three flood control reservoirs. H. Doc. 29, 84th Cong., 
1st sess. 
WILLIAMSPORT, PA. (See Section 42 of Text) 
June 22, 1936 Construction of a system of levees, concrete floodwalls and H. Doc. 702k 77th Cong., 
appurtenant structures. 2d sess. 
WYOMING VALLEY, PA. (See Section 43 of Text) 
Oct. 22, 1976 Authorized the phase I design memorandum stage of advance H. Doc. 482, 94th Cong., 
engineering and design. 2d sess. 
YORK, CORDORUS CREEK, PA. (See Section 44 of Text) 
June 22, 1936 Construction of Indian Rock Dam and channel improvements on H. Doc. 702, 77th Cong., 
Codorus Creek. 2d sess. 
POTOMAC ESTUARY PILOT WATER TREATMENT 
PLANT, D.C., MD. & VA. (See Section 49 of Text) 
March 7, 1974 To construct, operate, and evaluate a pilot project on the Potomac H. Doc. 2, 93rd Cong., 
Estuary for the treatment of water at an estimated cost of 1st sess. 
$6,000,000. 
VERONA LAKE, VA. (See Section 50 of Text) 
March 7, 1974 Project authorization limited to the design memorandum of H. Doc. 343, 91st Cong., 
advance engineering and design. 2d sess. 
1. Contains latest published maps. 
2. Exclusive of portion considered inactive. Inactive 
portion is widening 35-foot depth channel from 150 to 400 
feet from Port Covington to Ferry Bar, widening 27-foot 
depth channel from 150 to 250-feet to Hanover Street 
bridge, and providing a channel 27 feet deep by 250 feet 
wide to Western Maryland Railway bridge with an 
anchorage and turning basin at the upper end. 
3. Included in Public Works Administration program 
September 16,1933. The site chosen for the inlet under this 
authorization was that opened just south of Ocean City by 
natural forces during a severe storm in August 1933. This 
eliminated the necessity for an 8-foot channel from the 
inlet to Ocean City. 
4. Included in Emergency Relief program 1935. 
5. Raising of the north jetty to an elevation of 9 feet 
above mean low water was accomplished with 
maintenance funds in 1956. 
6. Entire modification considered to be inactive. 
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BALTIMORE, MD., DISTRICT 
RECONNAISSANCE AND CONDITION SURVEYS 
(See Section 22 of Text) 
TABLE 4-C 
Date Survey 
Project Conducted 
DELAWARE 
Broad Creek River April 1977 
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 
Anacostia River Basin June 1977 
MARYLAND 
Crisfield Harbor April 1977 
Fishing Bay September 1976 
Muddy Hook and Tyler Coves March 1977 
Pocomoke River July 1977 
OTHER AUTHORIZED NAVIGATION PROJECTS 
TABLE 4-D 
Cost To September 30, 1977 
For Last 
Full Report 
See Annual Operation and 
Project Report For Construction Maintenance 
Accontink Creek, Va.1 1878 5,000 - 
Anacostia River and Flats2 1953 3,910,582 - 
Annapolis Harbor, Md.? 1946 34,2504 15,623 
Aquia Creek, Va.5 1928 52,4656 11,770 
Back Creek, Md.s 1946 23,061 10,441 
Betterton Harbor, Md.5 1960 3,482 - 
Black Walnut Harbor, Md.8 1966 32,631 56,142 
Bonum Creek, Va.3 1971 202,000? 19,010 
Branson Cove, Lower Machodoc River, Va.3 1950 15,755 6,454 
Breton Bay, Md.3 1950 47,9248 12,621 
Broad Creek River, Del.3 1964 64,5209 114,373 
Broad Creek, Md.3 1962 28,227 73,763 
Broadwater Creek, Md.? 1949 - 212 
Cadle Creek, Md.8 1949 - - 
Cambridge Harbor, Md. 1973 195,97410 29,526 
Channel connecting Plain Dealing Creek and Oak Creek, Md.11 1940 112 - 
Coan River, Va.11 1937 - - 
Corsica River, Md.s 1948 39,07112 56,974 
Crisfield Harbor, Md.$ 1972 349,15418 131,91514 
Cypress Creek, Md.s 1947 3,057 3,787 
Duck Point Cove (Hearns Creek), Md.* 1966 25,289 24,058 
Elk and Little Elk Rivers, Md.3 1932 90,12115 44,89216 
Fishing Bay, Md.? 1974 33,874 159,854 
Goose Creek, Md.> 1973 75,900 - 
Governor's Run, Md.11 1950 - - 
Hellens Creek, Md.6,17 1950 - - 
Herring Bay and Rockhold Creek, Md.* 1974 50,591 104,882 
Herring Creek, Md. 1961 284,80018 4,596 
Island Creek, Md.s 1948 6,230 4,261 
Island Creek, St. George Island, Md.> 1971 23,836 48,565 
Lake Ogleton, Md.3 1950 - - 
La Trappe River, Md.* 1948 8,064 18,153 
Lower Thorofare, Deal Island, Md.8 1971 44,65819 113,474 
Lowes Wharf, Md.s 1971 21,000 34,123 
Little Creek, Kent Island, Md.? 1958 23,000o 1,108 
Lower Machodoc Creek, Va.s 1904 9,916 1,634 
Manokin River, Md., 21 1919 34,788 32,724 
Middle River and Dark Head Creek, Md.* 1947 38,715* 16,506 
Mill Creek, Md.s 1949 - - 
Monroe Bay and Creek, Va.3 1972 12,460 77,454 
Muddy Hook and Tyler Coves, Md.? 1966 64,001 3,277 
Nan Cove, Md.? 1965 34,86124 - 
Nanticoke River at Bivalve, Md.? 1975 240,817 122,173 
Nanticoke River (including Northwest Fork), Del. and Md.* 1976 143,134 272,91719 
Nanticoke River, Md.s 1971 73,243 52,356 
Neale Sound, Md.s 1973 12,600'5 69,668 
Neavitt Harbor, Md.s 1968 36,500 3,215 
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REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
OTHER AUTHORIZED NAVIGATION PROJECTS 
TABLE 4.D 
Cost To September 30, 1977 
For Last 
Full Report 
See Annual Operation and 
Project Report For Construction Maintenance 
Nomini Bay and Creek, Va.s 1946 78,446 31,863 
Northeast River, Md.s 1972 28,48926 125,653 
Occoquan Creek, Va.27 1971 66,25328 171,609 
Parish Creek, Md.s 1963 19,17029 43,067 
Patuxent River, Md.s0 1905 14,00081 - 
Pocomoke River, Md. 82 1971 191,7263 505,056 
Potomac River at Alexandria, Va.3 1965 95,214 491,500 
Potomac River at Lower Cedar Point, Md.3 1920 10,324 6,216 
Potomac River at Mount Vernon, Va.8 1950 17,000 53,409 
Potomac River below Washington, D.C. 1976 153,836 1,694,17934 
Potomac River North Side of Washington Channel, D.C.1 1956 1,744,6923 27,461 
Queenstown Harbor, Md.3 1958 72,8583 30,790 
Rock Hall Harbor, Md.s 1972 201,6603? 54,2473 
Shad Landing State Park, Md.3,17 1966 33,531$9 2,228 
St. Catherines Sound, Md.s 1972 29,9474 8,528 
St. Georges Creek, Md.s 1971 - - 
St. Jeromes Creek, Md.s 1973 44,35741 95,382 
St. Michaels Harbor, Md.s 1964 16,72340 70 
St. Patricks Creek, Md. s 1956 15,75225 2,188 
St. Peters Creek, Md.3, 17 1963 46,74042 5,096 
Slaughter Creek, Md.s 1976 4,140 107,526 
Smith Creek, Md.s 1936 5,252 279 
Susquehanna River at and below Havre de Grace, Md.3 1974 293,57043 368,305 
Susquehanna River at Williamsport, Pa.8 1974 57,03144 - 
Tilghman Island Harbor, Md.s 1972 56,83046 833 
Town Creek, Md.s 1950 43,220 2,713 
Tred Avon River, Md. 1976 522,22246 13,843 
Tuckahoe River, Md.3,21 1923 9,727 1,955 
T askin Creek, Md.3, 2 1 1923 16,29747 18,530 
upper Machodoc Creek, Va.3 1971 20,281 13,715 
U pper Thorofare, Deal Island, Md.3 1976 62,44648 305,841 
Warwick River, Md. s 1973 22,04146 84,128 
Waterway from Little Choptank River to Choptank River, Md." 1939 305 - 
1. Unconstructed portion of the project was 
deauthorized August 5, 1977, under section 12, PL 93-251, 
as amended. 
2. Project being restudied. 
3. Completed. 
4. Includes $8,476 expended on previous project. 
5. Entire project inactive. 
6. Includes $31,065 expended on previous projects. 
7. Excludes $3,998 contributed funds. 
8. Includes $37,500 expended on previous project. 
9. Includes $50,000 expended on previous project. 
10. Includes $61,321 expended on previous project. 
11. Entire project was deauthorized August 5, 1977, 
under section 12, PL 93-251, as amended. 
12. Includes $30,000 expended on previous project. 
13. Includes $87,740 expended on previous project. 
14. Includes $2,839 expended on previous project. 
15. Includes $79,626 expended on previous project. 
Excludes $8,414 contributed funds. 
16. Includes $24,321 expended on previous project. 
17. Authorized by Chief of Engineers. 
18. Excludes $10,306 contributed funds. 
19. Includes $5,000 expended on previous project. 
20. Excludes $1,100 contributed funds. 
21. Abandonment recommended in 1926 (H. Doc. 467, 
69th Cong., 1st sess.). 
22. Includes $2,000 expended outside project limits. 
23. Excludes $111,581 expended by Navy Department 
and $54,000 from contributed funds. 
24. Excludes $565 contributed funds. 
25. Excludes $1,000 contributed funds. 
26. Includes $20,640 expended on previous project. 
27. Project complete except for dikes. 
28. Includes $25,000 expended on previous project. 
29. Includes $19,170 Works Progress Administration 
funds. 
30. Abandonment recommended in 1903 (River and 
Harbors Committee Doc. 32, 61st Cong., 2d sess.). 
31. Includes $10,617 expended on previous project. 
32. Project complete except for improvements 
authorized by River and Harbor Acts of 1945 and 1954. 
33. Includes $20,500 for previous project. 
34. Excludes $101,162 Public Health Service funds 
expended for waterchestnut removal. 
35. Excludes $389,000 contributed funds. 
36. Includes $19,000 expended on previous project. 
37. Includes $87,757 expended on previous project. 
38. Includes $9,762 expended on previous project. 
39. Excludes $24,125 contributed funds. 
40. Excludes $600 contributed funds. 
41. Includes $26,500 for previous project. 
42. Excludes $6,984 contributed funds. 
43. Includes $22,905 Works Progress Administration 
funds and $97,390 expended on previous project. 
44. Excludes $40,000 contributed funds. 
45. Includes $30 expended on previous project and 
excludes $14,200 contributed funds. 
46. Includes $6,000 for previous project. 
47. Includes $10,158 expended on previous project. 
48. Includes $37,343 Public Works funds and $330 for 
previous project. 
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BALTIMORE, MD., DISTRICT 
OTHER AUTHORIZED BEACH 
EROSION CONTROL PROJECTS 
(See Section 25 of Text) 
TABLE 4-E 
Cost to September 30, 1977 
For Last 
Full Report 
See Annual Operation and 
Project Report for Construction Maintenance 
Colonial Beach, Va.1 1950 - - 
Oxford, Md.2,3 1976 91,4674 - 
1. Entire project deauthorized August 5, 1977, 
under Section 12, PL 93-251, as amended. 3. Completed. 
2. Authorized by Chief of Engineers. 4. Excludes $78,802 contributed funds. 
LACKAWANNA RIVER BASIN, PENNSYLVANIA 
(See Section 34 of Text) 
DAMS AND RESERVOIRS 
TABLE 4-F 
Estimated Federal Cost 
Miles Reservoir Estimated 
Nearest Above Height Capacity Lands and non-federal 
Name City River Mouth in feet (acre-feet) Construction damages' Total costs 
Aylesworth Carbondale Aylesworth 1.0 90 1,700 2,153,559 114,641 2,268,200 - 
Creek 
Fall Brook Carbondale Fall Brook 5.0 67 1,400 - - 1,500,0002 - 
1. Includes relocations. 
2. Preliminary estimate. Project deferred for restudy. 
LOCAL FLOOD PROTECTION WORKS 
Estimated Federal Cost 
Miles Estimated 
Above Lands and non-federal 
Location River Mouth Type of structure Construction damages Total costs 
Scranton, Pa. Lackawanna 9 Levee and floodwall 2,006,800 - 2,006,800 4,090,0008 
3. Includes $760,000 for required lands and relocations 
for Federal portion of project and $3,300,000 for dredging 
of Lackawanna River and constructing channel improvements 
on Roaring Brook and Stafford Meadow Brook by 
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. 
LACKAWANNA RIVER BASIN, PENNSYLVANIA 
COST OF NEW WORK AND MAINTENANCE TO SEPTEMBER 30, 1977 
(See Section 34 of Text) 
TABLE 4-G 
Percentage 
of 
Construction 
Unit New Work Maintenance Completed' 
Reservoirs: 
Aylesworth $2,268,200 $247,842 100 (1970) 
Fall Brook 46,100 - - 
Local flood protection: 
Scranton2 2,006,800 - 100 (1969) 
Total $4,321,100 $247,842 
1. Year operationally completed indicated in parentheses.
2. Project complete. 
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REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
SOUTHERN NEW YORK FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS 
(See Section 37 of Text) 
DAMS AND RESERVOIRS' 
TABLE 4-H 
Estimated Federal Cost 
Nearest 
Name City River 
Davenport Centers Oneonta Charlotte Creek 
West Oneonta Oneonta Otego Creek 
East Sidney8 Sidney Ouleout Creek 
Copes Corner' Sidney Butternut Creek 
Whitney Points Binghamton Otselic River 
Arkport s Hornell Canisteo River 
Almonds Hornell Canacadea Creek 
Total 
1. All dams are in New York State; all are earth 
type except East Sidney. 
2. Includes relocations. 
3. Project completed. 
Miles Reservoir 
Above Height Capacity Lands and 
Mouth in Feet (acre-feet) Construction Damages2 Total 
5 100 52,500 $17,490,000 $ 7,510,000 $25,000,000 
2 86 34,500 8,800,000 2,800,000 11,600,000 
4 146 33,550 5,279,894 587,244 5,867 138b 
3 75 37,900 13,250,000 2,750,000 I6,000,000 
1 95 86,440 3,978,533 1,096,467 5,075,0004 
50 113 7,900 1,777,732 132,268 1,910,000 
3 90 14,800 4,746,587 954,024 5,700,6117 
$55,322,746 $15,830,003 $71,152,749 
fill 4. Deferred for restudy. 
5. Exclusive of 182,366 for recreational facilities. 
6. Exclusive of 346,539 for recreational facilities. 
7. Exclusive of 59,600 for recreational facilities. 
LOCAL FLOOD PROTECTION WORKS 
Estimated Federal Cost 
Miles Location Estimated Above Lands and non-federal New York River Mouth Type of Structure Construction Damages Total Costs 
Oxford' Chenango 40 Levee and channel 96,944 34,056 131,000 11,000 improvement 
Lisle' Tioughnioga 12 Wall, levee, and channel 605,000 56,199 661,199 68,000 
realinement 
Whitney Point' Tioughnioga 10 Levee and channel 411,653 12,443 424,096 62,500 
realinement 
Binghamton Susquehanna 328 Wall, levee, and conduit 2,844,6822 107,318 2,952,0002 711,000 
Elmira Chemung 27 Wall, levee, and conduit 6,749,130 139,175 6,888,305 922,000 
Corning' Chemung 44 Wall, levee, flume, and 3,164,0002 158,000 3,322,000 686,471 
conduit 
Painted Post'. Cohocton - Wall, levee, and channel 402,948 11,233 414,181 50,800 
realinement 
Addison' Canisteo 8 Wall, levee, and channel 814,236 12,814 827,050 125,000 
realinement 
Bath Cohocton 21 Wall and levee 638,332 - 638,332 43,700 
Avoca' Cohocton 30 Levee, channel improve- 406,589 29,785 436,374 69,300 
ment, and realinement 
Canisteo' Canisteo 36 Levee and wall 1,125,750 57,361 1,183,111 35,000 
Hornell' Canisteo 42 Wall, levee, and channel 3,993,452' 565,246 4,558,6984 - 
realinement 
Total $21,252,716 $1,183,630 $22,436,346 $2,784,771 
1. Project complete. 
2. Excludes contributed funds of $160,095 by city of 
Binghamton and $3,000 by village of Port Dickinson. 
3. Excludes $250,000 of construction by State of 
New York and $34,729 contributed funds by city of 
Corning on Monkey Run. 
4. Excludes contributed funds of $15,000 by city of 
Hornell. 
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BALTIMORE, MD., DISTRICT 
SOUTHERN NEW YORK FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS 
COST OF NEW WORK AND MAINTENANCE TO SEPTEMBER 30, 1977 
(See Section 37 of Text) 
TABLE 4-I 
Percentage 
of 
Construction 
Unit New Work Maintenance Completed 1 
Reservoirs: 
Davenport Center2 $ 286,400 - - 
West Oneonta2 189,100 - - 
East Sideny' 6,049,504 1,360,374 100 (1950) 
Copes Corner2 160,700 - - 
Whitney Points 5,421,539 1,615,556 100 1942) 
Arkport' 1,910,000 580,599 100 1939) 
Almonds 5,760,211 1,191,944 100 (1949) 
Local flood protection: 
Oxford' 131,000 82,367 100 1938 
Lisle' 661,199 422,658 100 1948 
Whitney Point Village' 424,096 141,878 100 1948 
Binghamton', a 2,952,000 209,477 100 1943 
Elmira' 6,766,823 105,577 100 1950 
Corning, 5 3,322,000 329,652 100 1955 
Painted Post' 414,181 17,890 100 1938 
Addison' 827,050 40,522 100 1947 
Baths 638,332 - 100 1948 
Avoca' 436,374 207,777 100 1939 
Canisteo' 1,183,111 324,015 100 1948 
Hornell , 
6, 4,558,698 1,189,678 100 (1941)8 
Almond Village' , 9 24,622 - - 
Total' � $42,116,940 $7,819,964 
1. Year operationally completed indicated in paren- 6. Includes Canacadea Creek, Chauncey Run, and 
theses. Crosby Creek. 
2. Cost for preliminary work only. 7. Does not include $15,000 contributed funds. 
3. Financially complete. 8. Installation of gates on outlets completed in 1955. 
4. Does not include $163,096 contributed funds. 9. Local cooperation withdrawn, project authoriza- 
5. Includes Monkey Run. Excludes $250,000 of con- tion expired May 26, 1953. 
struction by State of New York and $34,729 contributed 10. Does not include $212,825 contributed funds. 
funds by City of Corning. 
SUSQUEHANNA RIVER FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS, 
NEW YORK AND PENNSYLVANIA 
(See Section 39 of Text) 
DAMS AND RESERVOIRS' 
TABLE 4-J 
Estimated Federal Cost 
Miles Reservoir Estimated 
Nearest Above Height Capacity Lands and non-federal 
Name City River Mouth in feet (acre-feet) Construction damages2 Total costs 
Cowanesque Corning, Cowanesque 2 145 95,700 54,810,000 46,190,000 101,000,000 - 
N.Y. River 
Tioga- Corning, Tioga River 20 125 130,000 114,880,000 58,620,000 173,500,000 
Hammond N.Y. 
Total 169,690,000 104,810,000 274,500,000 - 
1. All dams are in Pennsylvania and of earthfill type. 
2. Includes relocations. 
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REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
LOCAL FLOOD PROTECTION WORKS 
Estimated Federal Cost 
Miles Estimated 
Above Lands and non-federal 
Location River Mouth Type of structure Construction damages Total costs 
Cortland, N.Y. Tioughnioga 30 Channel improvement $ 324,486 - $ 324,486 $ 52,300 
Nichols, N.Y. Susquehanna 297 Levee 1,487,800 - 1,487,800 270,000 
Elkland, Pa. Cowanesque 12 Levee 1,297,850 - 1,297,850 228,000 
Total $3,110,136 - $3,110,136 $550,300 
SUSQUEHANNA RIVER FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS, 
NEW YORK AND PENNSYLVANIA 
COST OF NEW WORK AND MAINTENANCE TO SEPTEMBER 30, 1977 
(See Section 39 of Text) 
TABLE 4-K 
NeaWork Maintenance 
Percentage 
of 
Construction 
Unit Appropriated Cost Cost Completed' 
Reservoirs: 
Cowanesque $ 45,702,700 $ 42,543,541 $ - 42 
Tioga-Hammond 146,124,800 141,238,955 - 81 
Locaiflood protection: 
Cortland 324,486 324,486 - 100 (1963 
Nichols 1,487,800 1,487,800 - 100 1971 
Elkland 1,297,850 1,297,850 - 100 1966) 
Total $194,937,636 $186,892,632 $ - 
1. Year operationally completed indicated in parentheses. 
WEST BRANCH OF SUSQUEHANNA RIVER, PA. 
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON INDIVIDUAL UNITS OF PROJECT 
(See Section 41 of Text) 
TABLE 4-L
Reservoir Curwensville Alvin R. Bush Foster Joseph Sayers 
Nearest large community Curwensville, Pa. Renovo, Pa. Blanchard, Pa. 
Stream distance from mouth of 308 miles 285 miles 207 miles 
Susquehanna River 
Drainage area above dam 365 sq. mi. 226 sq. mi. 339 sq. mi. 
Reservoir: 
Spillway elevation above m.s.l. 1,228 ft. 937 ft. 658 ft. 
Flood control capacity: 124,200 acre-ft. 75,000 acre-ft. 99,000 acre-ft. 
Total area of reservoir 8,020 acres 1,430 acres 3,650 acres 
Reservoir length at spillway crest 14 miles 8.8 miles 9.7 miles 
Conservation pool area 540 acres 160 acres 370 acres 
Relocation required Railroad, cemetery, high- Highway, utilities, cemetery Railroad, highway, 
Dam: way, utilities cemetery, utilities 
Type Earthfill Earthfill Earthfill 
Top elevation above m.s.l. 1,257.0 ft. ft. 6E8a3r.09 6f7t..h7f ill 
Heijht above streambed 131 ft. 165 ft. 103.0 ft. 
Design freeboard 4.9 ft. 5 ft. 5.3 ft. 
plwa h 2,850 ft. 1,350 ft. 6,835 ft. 
Location Adjacent saddle Adjacent right abutment Adjacent saddle 
Type Uncontrolled overflow Uncontrolled chute Uncontrolled overflow 
Height above streambed 102 ft. 135 ft. 74.0 ft. 
Width 480 ft. 250 ft. 600 ft. 
Design discharge 164,000 c.f.s. 127,000 c.f.s. 203,000 c.f.s. 
Outlet works: 
Location Left abutment Right abutment Left abutment 
Type Controlled Controlled Controlled 
No. of conduits 1 1 1 
No. of .gates 3 3 3 
Gate size 5.5 by 12 ft. 5 by 10 ft. 5.5 by 12 ft. 
Outlet Capacity 10,000 c.f.s. 8,120 c.f.s. 9,500 c.f.s. 
Length of stilling basin 82 ft. - 104 ft. 
Federal Cost (Sept. 77) 
Construction $10,225,450 $5,586,978 $18,723,446 
Lands and damages 10,170,610 1,516,022 12,163,617 
Total $20,896,060 $7,103,000 $30,887,063 
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BALTIMORE, MD., DISTRICT 
TABLE 4-M 
OTHER AUTHORIZED FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS 
(See Section 47 of Text) 
Cost To September 30, 1977 
For Last 
Full Report 
See Annual Operation and 
Project Report For Construction Maintenance 
Almond Village, N.Y. 2 1970 24,622 - 
Anacostia River and tributaries, flood protection and navigation 1975 6,042,325 813,057 
improvements, D.C. and Md.* 
Bainbridge, N.Y.c 4 1959 382,000 - 
Bath, N.Y.2 
3 1970 638,332 - 
Bayard, W.Va.3 4 1965 55,218 s - 
Bridgewater, Va. 4 1953 136,500 - 
Conklin-Kirkwood, N.Y. 3 4 1955 71,000 - 
Copes Corner Lake, N.Y.2 6 1970 160,700 - 
Cortland, N.Y.s 1970 324,486 - 
Davenport Center Lake, N.Y.2 6 1970 286,400 - 
Elkland, Pa.3 1971 1,297,850 - 
Fall Brook Lake, Pa.6 8 1970 46,100 - 
Forest Heights, Md.3 4 1964 430,0009 - 
Genegantslet Lake, N.Y.1o 1954 214,578 - 
Greene, N.Y.c 1951 37,000 - 
Harpers Ferry, W.Va." 1937 - - 
Kitzmiller, Md. 4 1965 501,50012 - 
Moorefield, W.Va. 1941 7,928 - 
Nichols, N.Y.c 1974 1,487,800 - 
Norwich, N.Y.c 1950 94,500 - 
Painted Post, N.Y.2 3 1970 414,181 - 
Plymouth, Pa.3 1958 1,911,68918 - 
Savage River Dam, Md." 1954 2,271,93914 33,999 
Scranton, Pa.3 1971 2,006,800 - 
Sixes Bridge Lake, Md. & Pa. 1974 - - 
South Plymouth Lake, N.Y.6 1953 100,036 - 
Sunbury, Pa.3 1953 6,063,0001s - 
Swoyersville and Forty Fort, Pa.3 1968 2,728,113 - 
Unadilla, N.Y. 1970 1,000,00016 - 
Upper Marlboro, Md.3 4 1965 590,013 - 
Washington. D.C. and vicinity 1953 331,92717 - 
West Oneonta LakeLN.Y. 2 6 1970 189,100 - 
WilBesB-arre, HaiioverTownship, Pa.3 1958 3,853,45718 - 
1. Local cooperation withdrawn, project authoriza- 11. Entire project deauthorized August 5, 1977, 
tion expired May 26, 1953. under section 12, PL 93-251, as amended. 
2. Unit of Southern New York Flood Control 12. Excludes $6,616 contributed funds. 
Projects. 13. Includes $4,357 emergency relief funds. 
3. Completed. 14. Includes $200,000 expended from contributed 
4. Authorized by Chief of Engineers. funds. 
5. Excludes $182,672 Public Works Acceleration 15. Excludes $140,504 contributed funds. 
funds and $4,290 contributed funds. 16. Excludes $132,578 contributed funds. Includes 
6. Deferred for restudy. $228 expended on outstanding liability in FY 1970. 
7. Unit of Susquehanna River Flood Control 17. Cost of previous project. Includes $106,500 
Projects. emergency relief funds. 
8. Unit of Lackawanna River Basin Projects. 18. Includes $872,715 emergency relief funds. 
9. Excludes $87,720 contributed funds. Excludes $36,375 emergency relief funds expended for 
10. Reclassified to the inactive category June 2, 1971. new work before adoption of project. 
EMERGENCY FLOOD CONTROL ACTIVITIESREPAIRS, 
FLOOD FIGHTING, AND RESCUE WORK 
(PUBLIC LAW 99, 84th CONG., AND ANTECEDENT LEGISLATION) 
(See Section 48 of Text) 
TABLE 4-N 
Project Federal Cost 
Advance Preparation $ 86,706.39 
Flood Emergency Operations 46,670.72 
Repair and Restoration 
Bath, N.Y. 1,840.97 
Elmira, N.Y. 1,497.87 
Swoyersville-Forty Fort, Pa. 7,423.30 
Wilkes-Barre-Hanover Township, Pa. 216,274.06 
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REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
FLOOD PLAIN INFORMATION STUDIES 
COMPLETED DURING THE PERIOD 
(See Section 52 of Text) 
TABLE 4-0 
Location Requesting Agency Date Completed Federal Cost 
Chenango Co., N.Y. Chenango County April 1977 $53,000 
Chenango River, Green Planning Commission 
Tioga Co., N.Y. Tioga County Board September 1977 $37,000 
Susquehanna River, of Supervisors 
Nichols 
MAINTENANCE, OPERATION, AND CAPITAL OUTLAY 
OF WASHINGTON AQUEDUCT 
COST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 1977 
(See Section 53 of Text) 
TABLE 4-P 
Water Supply Costs: 
Total accured expenditure costed for the period was $10,089,959 distributed as follows: 
Operating Expenses $ 8,068,466 
Deferred 460,207 
Total Operating Expenses $ 8,528,673 
Total Capital Outlay 1,561,286 
Total Cost for Fiscal Year 1976 $10,089,959 
Operating expenses, cost per million gallons 116 
Financial Summary: 
Net Appropriations $201,930,828 
Less Unexpended Balance 13,837,889 
Total Costs $188,092,939 
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NORFOLK, VA., DISTRICT* 
This District comprises the State of Virginia, 
except the Potomac, Roanoke and Ohio River 
Basins; the entire area on the eastern shore of 
Virginia except for the project for Pocomoke River, 
Maryland and Virginia. On the west shore of 
Chesapeake Bay, all waterways south of Smith 
Point, Virginia, at the mouth of the Potomac River 
except the project for Little Wicomico River, 
Virginia. North Carolina, only the Chowan River 
Basin downstream to and including the mouth of 
the Meherrin River, and the Dismal Swamp Canal 
Route of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway to the 
Albemarle Sound. West Virginia, only the James 
River Basin. 
IMPROVEMENTS 
Navigation 
1. Atlantic Intracoastal 
Waterway Between Norfolk, 
Va. and St. Johns River, 
Fla. (Norfolk District) ............. 
2. Aquatic Plant Control ............. 
3. Baltimore Harbor and 
Channels (Norfolk 
District) ......................... 
4. Deep Creek, Newport 
N ew s, V a......................... 
5. Hampton Roads and Harbors 
of Norfolk and Newport 
News, Va. Collection 
and Removal of Drift .............. 
6. Hoskins Creek, Va.................. 
7. James River, Va.................. 
8. Lynnhaven Inlet, Va............... 
9. Mattaponi River, Va.............. 
10. Nansemond River, Va.............. 
11. Norfolk Harbor, Va. ............... 
12. Quinby Creek, Va.................. 
13. Supervision of Harbor of 
Hampton Roads, Va. 
(Prevention of Obstructive 
and Injurious Deposits) ............ 
14. Tangier Channel, Va. .............. 
15. Waterway on the Coast 
of Virginia ....................... 
Page Navigation (cont. ) 
16. Reconnaissance and 
Condition Surveys................. 
17. Other Authorized 
5-2 Navigation Projects ............... 
5-2 18. Navigation Work Under 
Special Authorization .............. 
Beach Erosion Control 
53 19. VirginiaBeach, Va................. 
20. Beach Erosion Control Work 
5-3 under Special Authorization ....... 
21. Other Authorized Beach 
Erosion Control ................... 
5.4 Flood Control 
5-4 
5-5 
5-6 
5-6 
5-6 
5-7 
5-8 
5-9 
5-9 
5-9 
22. Buena Vista, Va................... 
23. Gathright Lake, Va............... 
24. Richmond Filtration Plant, Va ..... 
25. Richmond, Va..................... 
26. Va. Beach Canal No. 2, Va.......... 
27. Other Authorized Flood 
Control Projects ................. 
28. Flood Control Work under 
Special Authorization .............. 
General Investigations 
29. 
30. 
Surveys............. ............ 
Collection and Study 
of Basic Data ..................... 
Page 
5-10 
5-10 
5-10 
5-10 
5-11 
5-11 
5-11 
5-11 
5-12 
5-12 
5-13 
5-14 
5-14 
5-14 
5-14 
*All cost and financial statements for projects are listed at the end of this chapter. All other tables are referred in text and also appear 
at the end of this chapter. 
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REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
Navigation. 
1. ATLANTIC INTRACOASTAL 
WATERWAY BETWEEN 
NORFOLK, VA., AND ST. 
JOHNS RIVER, FLA. 
(NORFOLK DISTRICT) 
Location. Two inland water routes 
approximately paralleling Atlantic coast south of 
Norfolk, Va., between a point in Southern Branch 
of Elizabeth River, Va., 2,500 feet upstream of 
Norfolk & Western Railway bridge and Virginia - 
North Carolina State line in North Landing River, a 
distance of 27.2 miles; and 64.6 miles between 
mouth of Deep Creek, Va., and mouth of 
Pasquotank River, N.C. These routes are shown on 
Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts 12253, 12207 
and 12206). 
Previous projects. For details, see page 476 of 
Annual Report for 1938. 
Existing projects. A channel 12 feet deep at 
mean low water and 90 to 250 feet wide following 
Southern Branch of Elizabeth River, 5.2 miles, 
Virginia Land Cut, 8.3 miles, and North Landing 
River, 13.7 miles; and construction of a tidal guard 
lock at Great Bridge, Va. It also provides channels 
10 feet deep at mean low water and 80 to 100 feet 
wide in Deep Creek, 3.1 miles, Turners Cut, 4.3 
miles, and Pasquotank River, 35.1 miles; 
maintaining Dismal Swamp Canal, 22.1 miles, to 
about 9 feet deep mean canal level over a width of 
50 feet; protection of banks in Turners Cut with 
sheet piling, and cutting certain sharp points in 
Pasquotank River to shorten its course. (See Table 
5-C at end of chapter on Data Relative to 
Completed Locks included in Project.) 
Project includes operating and care of completed 
locks, dams, and bridges, under maintenance. 
Southern Branch of Elizabeth River and Deep 
Creek sections of the two routes are tidal, mean 
range being about 3 feet with extremes of minus 3.5 
and plus 9.6 feet. Remaining sections are nontidal 
with fluctuations of 1 to 2 feet in level due to winds. 
Cost for new work for completed project was 
$3,396,276. Protection to canal property at Great 
Bridge portion is considered inactive and excluded 
from foregoing cost. Estimated cost of this portion 
(1954) is $265,000. (See Table 5-B for Authorizing 
Legislation.) 
Local cooperation. None required. 
Terminal facilities. Existing facilities are 
considered adequate. See Annual Report for 1970. 
Operations and results during fiscal 
year. Operation and ordinary maintenance of the 
project consisting of real estate management 
services, condition and operation studies operation 
and care of locks, bridges, spillways, wharves, 
canal plant, grounds, roads, buildings, etc., with 
Government plant and hired labor, were carried on 
during the fiscal year at a cost of $850,656. 
Permanent operating equipment to be used on 
both routes, was purchased at a direct cost of 
$20,978. Maintenance snagging and bank trimming 
operations, with Government plant and hired labor, 
were carried on at several locations on both routes 
intermittently at a direct cost of $29,966. 
Maintenance repairs to bulkheads on both 
routes, with Government plant and hired labor, 
were accomplished at a direct cost of $8,304. 
Maintenance engineering and design, supervision 
and administration and real estate activity costs, 
less credits for collections for quarters and damages 
to Government property, amounted to $419,746. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Project is 
complete. For construction details, see Annual 
Report for 1966. Periodic maintenance dredging is 
being done to maintain full project dimensions on 
the Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal Route and 
about a 7-foot usable depth on the Dismal Swamp 
Canal Route which is considered adequate for 
existing traffic. 
2. AQUATIC PLANT CONTROL, 
VA. 
Location. Navigable waters, tributary streams, 
connecting channels, and other allied waters in 
Norfolk District. Areas in which there are 
significant aquatic plant nuisance problems 
include: Back Bay - Eurasian Water Milfoil; 
Rappahannock River - Eurasian Water Milfoil; 
City of Norfolk - Sea Lettuce; and Chickahominy 
River - Elodea. 
Existing project. Provides for control and 
progressive eradication of water-hyacinth, 
alligatorweed, Eurasian water milfoil, and other 
obnoxious aquatic plant growths, from the 
navigable waters, tributary streams, connecting 
channels, and other allied waters of the United 
States, in the combined interest of navigation, 
flood control, drainage, agriculture, fish and 
wildlife conservation, public health, and related 
purposes, including continued research for 
development of the most effective and economic 
control measures, to be administered by the Chief 
of Engineers, under the direction of the Secretary of 
the Army in cooperation with other Federal and 
State agencies. 
Local cooperation. Non Federal interests must 
agree to hold the United States free from damages 
that may occur from operations performed in 
connection with this project, and participate to 
extent of 30 percent of cost of program. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. In 
order to evaluate the effects of the July 1973 
herbicide application, on the Walker Dam 
Impoundment, Chickahominy River, Virginia, two 
aquatic plant research projects were conducted. 
The first project, entitled "Aquatic plant control 
using herbicides in a large potable water supply 
reservoir" was conducted by the Department of 
Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences of Virginia 
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Polytechnic Institute and State University with a 
funding level of $15,000 per year for a period of 
three years. The second research effort, entitled "A 
determination of the effects on phytoplankton and 
other sdelected parameters induced by an herbicide 
application to Chickahominy Reservoir,'" was 
conducted by the Virginia Commission of Game 
and Inland Fisheries on a cost-sharing basis for a 
period of three years. The total Federal share of this 
project is $30,000. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. The two projects 
referenced above have been completed. On 
continuing basis, the physical, chemical and, 
biological characteristics of the reservoir after 
herbicide application are being monitored. The 
research efforts evaluated the ecological and 
physiological changes associated with the herbicide 
application. The information derived from these 
studies provides much needed data regarding the 
applicability of treatment methods to other 
similarly affected waters, as well as providing 
substantial information regarding the employment 
of diquat and potassium endothall in potable 
waters. 
3. BALTIMORE HARBOR AND 
CHANNELS (NORFOLK 
DISTRICT) 
Existing project provides for deep water 
approach channels in Chesapeake Bay and branch 
channels in Baltimore Harbor. Northern portion 
including Baltimore Harbor is under jurisdiction of 
Baltimore District. Portion under jurisdiction of 
Norfolk District is more fully described below. 
3A. CAPE HENRY CHANNEL, VA. 
Location. At mouth of Chesapeake Bay opposite 
Cape Henry. (See Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart 
12221). 
Existing project. A channel about 2.3 miles 
long, 1,000 feet wide, and 50 feet deep at mean low 
water through shoal at mouth of Chesapeake Bay 
opposite Cape Henry. Under ordinary conditions 
mean range of tide 2.5 feet and extreme 3 feet. 
Extremes of irregular fluctuation due to combined 
effect of wind and tides, referred to mean low water, 
are minus 2 feet and plus 9.5 feet. (See Table 5.B 
for Authorizing Legislation.) 
3B. RAPPAHANNOCK SHOAL 
CHANNEL, VA. 
Location. In lower Chesapeake Bay opposite 
mouth of Rappahannock River and about 50 miles 
northerly from Atlantic Ocean at entrance of 
Chesapeake Bay. (See Coast and Geodetic Survey 
Chart 12221). 
Existing project. A channel about 9.9 miles 
long, 1,000 feet wide, and 50 feet deep at mean low 
water between contours of that depth in 
Chesapeake Bay, opposite Rappahannock River. 
Under ordinary conditions mean tidal range is 2.5 
feet and extreme 3 feet. Extremes of irregular 
fluctuation, due to combined effect of wind and 
tides, referred to mean low water, are minus 2 feet 
and plus 9.5 feet. (See Table 5-B for Authorizing 
Legislation.) 
3C. YORK SPIT CHANNEL, VA. 
Location. In lower Chesapeake Bay opposite 
mouth of York River and about 20 miles northerly 
from Atlantic Ocean at entrance of Chesapeake 
Bay. (See Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart 12221). 
Previous project. For details, see Annual Report 
for 1932. 
Existing project. A channel about 18.2 miles 
long, 1,000 feet wide, and 50 feet deep at mean low 
water between contours of that depth in 
Chesapeake Bay opposite York Spit. Under 
ordinary conditions mean tidal range is 2.5 feet and 
extreme 3 feet. Extremes of irregular fluctuation, 
due to combined effect of wind and tides, referred to 
mean low water, are minus 2 feet and plus 9.5 feet. 
(See Table 5-B for Authorizing Legislation.) 
Local cooperation. None required. 
Terminal facilities. These three channels form 
the access between lower and upper Chesapeake 
Bay. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. U.S. 
hopper dredge Goethals was employed from 
November 14, 1976 to December 16, 1976 in 
dredging to restore channel depth. 216,359 cubic 
yards of credited material were removed at a direct 
cost of $538,993. Engineering and design and 
supervision and administration amounted to 
$61,411. 
4. DEEP CREEK, NEWPORT 
NEWS, VA. 
Location. Deep Creek is a tidal estuary of the 
James River, lying wholly in the city of Newport 
News, Va. It is about 3 miles in length, flows in a 
southeasterly direction, and empties into the James 
River on its northerly side about 10.5 miles 
upstream from the mouth of the James River. (See 
U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 5-3 
12248). 
Previous projects. For details, see page 360 of 
Annual Report for 1962. 
Existing project. This provides for an approach 
channel 8 feet deep at mean low water and 100 feet 
wide extending from the 8-foot depth contour in 
James River to a point where the natural creek 
entrance to Deep Creek is constricted, a distance of 
9,040 feet; thence 8 feet deep and 60 feet wide 
through the constricted entrance, a distance of 700 
feet; the enlargement of the harbor in Deep Creek 
opposite Menchville, extending upstream to a point 
near Parkers Landing and to the foot of Maxwells 
Lane, from 6.4 acres to about 20 acres with depth of 
8 feet, 400 to 740 feet wide and 1,940 feet long. 
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Under ordinary conditions the mean tidal range 
is 3 feet. The extremes of irregular fluctuations 
referred to mean low water due to the combined 
effect of wind and tides are minus 2 feet and plus 
9.8 feet. 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with for 
initial construction. Under Section 122 of the 1976 
Water Resources Development Act. The Secretary 
of the Army, acting through the Chief of 
Engineers, is authorized and directed to review the 
requirement of local cooperation with respect to 
providing a spoil disposal area for the project at 
Deep Creek, Warwick County (now within the city 
of Newport News), Virginia, authorized by the Act 
of August 26, 1937 (commonly referred to as the 
River and Harbor Act of 1937, 50 Stat. 846), to 
determine if (1) such requirement should be 
eliminated, and (2) Craney Island disposal area 
should be used as the spoil disposal area for 
dredged material from such project. Such review 
shall be completed and submitted in a report to 
Congress within two years after the date of 
enactment of this section. 
(b) Beginning on the date of enactment of this 
section, (1) the requirement of local cooperation 
described in subsection (a) shall be suspended, and 
(2) Craney Island disposal area shall be used as the 
spoil disposal area for dredged material from such 
project, until Congress, by a statute enacted after 
the date on which the report required by subsection 
(a) is submitted, removes such suspension. 
Terminal facilities. There are four privately 
owned piers and one public county pier and 
bulkhead of wooden construction at Menchville. 
One pier is used for pleasure craft only. The 
remainder are commercial. There is also a shore 
landing for the receipt of sand and gravel, several 
privately owned wooden piers and two marinas are 
on the south side of the harbor. The wharves have 
no rail connections, but are served by State 
highways. The existing facilities are considered 
adequate for present commerce. 
Operations and results during fiscal 
year. Maintenance dredging by contract, 
commenced June 25, 1977 and was completed July 
15, 1977. There were 33,422 cubic yards of credited 
material removed at a direct cost of $266,775. 
Engineering and design and supervision and 
administration amounted to $32,875. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of 
the project to a depth of 6 feet at mean low water 
over widths of 50 to 80 feet was commenced in 
March and completed in May 1939. Construction of 
the channel and harbor to project dimensions was 
commenced in March and completed in November 
1956. Proposals in recent years to dispose of dredge 
material on marshy islands in the James River have 
been environmentally unacceptable. Consequently, 
periodic maintenance of the project has been 
delayed. Shoaled conditions limit usable depth to 
about 6-feet at the harbor entrance. 
5. HAMPTON ROADS AND 
HARBORS OF NORFOLK 
AND NEWPORT NEWS, 
VA.-COLLECTION AND 
REMOVAL OF DRIFT 
Location. Hampton Roads is a natural harbor 
300 miles south of New York and 180 miles south of 
Washington D.C. Its principal tributaries are 
James River, affording a natural deep harbor at 
Newport News, Va.; Elizabeth River, with its 
Southern, Eastern, and Western Branches, 
providing harbors for Norfolk and Portsmouth, 
Va.; and Hampton Creek serving the harbor at 
Hampton, Va. (See Coast and Geodetic Survey 
Charts 12245 and 12253). 
Existing project. Collection and removal of drift 
in Hampton Roads and its tributary waters, 
authorizes the Secretary of the Army to allot 
necessary amounts of work from appropriations for 
maintenance and improvement of existing river and 
harbor works or from other available 
appropriations, and that this work shall be carried 
on as a separate and distinct project. It is wholly a 
work of maintenance. Purpose of work is to afford 
relief from variable conditions of obstruction, and 
no advance estimate of amount of work required 
and its proper cost can be made. (See Table 5-B for 
Authorizing Legislation.) 
Local cooperation. None required. 
Terminal facilities. See Norfolk Harbor, Va. 
Operations and results during fiscal 
year. Maintenance operations at a direct cost of 
$150,171 with Government plant and hired labor, 
consisted of collection and disposal of an estimated 
71,505 cubic feet of a variety of floating refuse, 
ranging from discarded furniture to heavy timbers 
and piling. Operation cost of the project amounted 
to $18,597. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Existing project 
is one of continuous maintenance for which no 
percentage of completion exists. Operations under 
existing project began in July 1950. Costs for 
removal of drift before then were carried under 
"Norfolk Harbor, Va." The incinerator constructed 
at Craney Island Disposal began operation in fiscal 
year 1974. 
6. HOSKINS CREEK, VA. 
Location. A tributary 2.5 miles long flowing 
easterly and entering right bank of Rappahannock 
River in Essex County, Va., 42 miles upstream 
from its mouth in Chesapeake Bay and at the 
Southern limits of the town of Tappahannock, Va. 
Creek is 102 miles north of Norfolk, Va. (See Coast 
and Geodetic Survey Chart 12237). 
Existing project. A channel 10 feet deep from 
that depth in the Rappahannock River to the 
highway bridge three-quarters of a mile above the 
mouth with widths of 100 feet through the bar in 
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Rappahannock River and 80 feet within the creek 
suitably widened at bends, and a turning basin of 
same depth 250 feet long and 200 feet wide at public 
landing one-half mile above the mouth of creek. 
Improved section is 1.1 miles long. Plane of 
reference is mean low water. Mean range of tide is 
1.6 feet. (See Table 5-B for Authorizing 
Legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Complied with, except local 
interests must furnish spoil-disposal areas as 
needed for future maintenance. 
Terminal facilities. There are two bulkhead 
landings and two wharves. State of Virginia 
operates a small boat launching ramp on the creek. 
Facilities considered adequate for navigation. 
Operations and results during fiscal 
year. Maintenance dredging by contract, in 
progress at the beginning of the fiscal year was 
completed October 4, 1976. During the fiscal year 
there were removed 20,053 cubic yards credited 
material at a direct cost of $16,384. Engineering 
and design and supervision and administration 
amounted to $11,542. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Existing project 
as modified in 1945, was completed in December 
1948. Maintenance dredging is being done at 
regular intervals to provide full project dimensions. 
7. JAMES RIVER, VA. 
Location. Formed by junction of Cowpasture 
and Jackson Rivers in Botetourt County, Va., 
flows easterly 340 miles, and empties into Hampton 
Roads at Newport News, Va. (See Coast and 
Geodetic Survey Charts 12248 and 12251). 
Previous projects. For details, see page 461 of 
Annual Report for 1938. 
Existing project. A channel 35 feet deep and 300 
feet wide from mouth to Richmond Deepwater 
Terminal; and thence a channel 18 feet deep and 200 
feet wide from Deepwater Terminal to Richmond 
lock; a mooring basin 35 feet deep, 180 to 220 feet 
wide, and 2,100 feet long alongside channel 
opposite waterfront at Hopewell; enlargement of 
turning basin at Richmond Deepwater Terminal to 
825 feet wide, 2,770 feet long, and 35 feet deep; a 
turning basin in Richmond Harbor 200 feet wide, 
600 feet long, and 18 feet deep; and construction of 
spur and training dikes. Depths of channels are 
referred to mean low water. Total length of channel 
included in project is 87 miles, which is the 
navigable section. Mean tidal ranges under 
ordinary conditions for different parts of river: 
Mouth, 2.6 feet; Jamestown, 2 feet; City Point, 2.6 
feet; Richmond, 3.2 feet. Spring tide ranges under 
ordinary conditions at same localities: Mouth, 3.1 
feet; Jamestown, 2.4 feet; City Point, 3 feet; 
Richmond, 3.2 feet. Ordinary fluctuations of stage 
at Richmond, due to floods, are 6 to 12 feet above 
mean low water. Extreme fluctuations are 16 to 32 
feet. Flood heights below Richmond diminish 
rapidly; the extreme, according to available 
information, is about 11 feet lower at Dutch Gap, 
14 miles below, and 17 to 18 feet lower 20 miles 
below. Estimated (1971) total cost for new work is 
$71,145,940 including required non-Federal costs 
for conditions of local cooperation imposed by River 
and Harbor Acts of 1930, 1945 and 1950, estimated 
(1939) to be $1,949,700, and River and Harbor Act 
of 1962, estimated (1971) to be $2,950,000. (See 
Table 5-B for Authorizing Legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with for 
conditions imposed by River and Harbor Acts of 
1930, 1945, and 1950. The conditions imposed by 
the River and Harbor Act of 1962 have not been 
complied with. 
Terminal facilities. River's commerce at 
Richmond is handled at city-owned terminals, city 
wharf, Richmond dock, and at 16 privately owned 
wharves within or in immediate vicinity of 
Richmond Harbor. The city's upper terminal 
located on the north bank within the manufacturing 
section of Richmond provides for 750 feet of 
concrete wharf and 80,000 square feet of warehouse 
and transit shed. The other terminal is located 
approximately 4 miles downstream from the Upper 
Terminal which provides about 1250 feet of wharf 
and 2 concrete warehouses with about 190,000 
square feet of floor space. This deepwater terminal 
at head of the 25-foot deep improved channel serves 
oceangoing vessels and larger ships engaged in 
coastwide trade. Below deepwater terminal the 
improvement is served by 42 wharves. Richmond 
terminals and wharves, together with wharves 
between Richmond and the river's mouth, are 
adequate for river's commerce. 
Operations and results during fiscal 
year. Maintenance dredging, by contract, 
operation of the project including condition 
surveys, stream gaging, environmental studies and 
special studies and reports amounted to $105,465. 
Maintenance dredging, by contract commenced 
September 11, 1977 and was completed September 
30, 1977. 40,000 cubic yards of credited material 
were removed from Richmond Harbor at a direct 
cost of $205,000. Maintenance engineering and 
administration cost amounted to $56,117. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of 
existing project commenced in 1884 and continued 
intermittently through various modifications until 
25-foot and 18-foot channels were completed in 
November 1947. See Annual Report for 1965 for 
details on completion dates. Annual maintenance 
dredging is being done to maintain 18 and 25-foot 
controlling depths on the project. work remaining 
to complete project consists of deepening channel 
from 25 to 35 feet from mouth to Richmond 
Deepwater Terminal and widening to 300 feet 
between Hopewell and Deepwater Terminal. Also 
remaining are construction of mooring basin at 
Hopewell and enlargement of turning basin at 
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Richmond Deepwater Terminal. Uncompleted 
portions of the project are considered inactive. 
8. LYNNHAVEN INLET, VA. 
Location. On south shore of Chesapeake Bay, 5 
miles west of Cape Henry, and 10 miles east of 
Norfolk, Va. Inlet connects Lynnhaven Roads, a 
part of Chesapeake Bay, with a network of inland 
waters in northern half of city of Virginia Beach. 
(See Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart 1222). 
Existing project. An entrance channel from 
Chesapeake Bay through Lynnhaven Inlet, 10 feet 
deep and 150 feet wide; a mooring and turning 
basin, inside of Lynnhaven Inlet, 10 feet deep, 
1,100 feet long, and 750 feet wide; a channel 9 feet 
deep and 90 feet wide to extend from the mooring 
and turning basin into Broad Bay; via Long Creek 
- Broad Bay Canal; and a channel through the 
Narrows, connecting Broad and Linkhorn Bays, 6 
feet deep and 90 feet wide. Depths are referred to 
mean low water. Mean range of tide in Lynnhaven 
Inlet is about 2 feet with extreme fluctuations of 1.5 
feet below and 9.5 feet above mean low water. 
Range in Lynnhaven Bay is a little more than 2 
feet. In Broad and Linkhorn Bays, fluctuations in 
water level are caused by local winds. (See Table 5- 
B for Authorizing Legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Complied with, except local 
interests must furnish spoil-disposal areas as 
needed for future maintenance. For details see page 
308 of Annual Report for 1965. 
Terminal facilities. Existing facilities are 
considered adequate. For details, see Annual 
Report for 1970. 
Operations and results during fiscal 
year. Maintenance dredging by contract, 
commenced March 7, 1977 and was completed April 
6, 1977. There were 94,177 cubic yards of credited 
material removed at a direct cost of $197,396. 
$3,508 was expended on investigation of the need 
for mitigation of shoreline damages in the Long 
Creek reach of the project. Engineering and design 
and supervision and administration amounted to 
$59,534. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of 
existing project was commenced in July 1965 and 
completed in January 1966. Periodic maintenance 
to restore project dimensions has been delayed 
pending location of a suitable disposal area. 
Maintenance dredging is done as required to 
maintain full project dimensions. 
9. MATTAPONI RIVER, VA. 
Location. Mattaponi River rises in central 
Virginia and flows in a southeasterly direction for 
about 120 miles to its junction with the Pamunkey 
River at West Point, Va., forming the York River. 
(See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 
12243). 
Pervious projects. For details see page 438 of 
Annual Report for 1938. 
Existing project. Provides for a channel 9 feet 
deep and 150 feet wide from the mouth of Locust 
Grove, a channel 7 feet deep and 100 feet wide from 
Locust Grove to Rosespout, with a basin 
immediately above Rosespout 7 feet deep, 180 feet 
wide, and 400 feet long, and snagging between the 
mouth and Dunkirk, Va. Plane of reference is mean 
low water. Tidal ranges are: Mean, 3.9 feet at 
Walkerton, 2.9 feet at West Point; extreme, 4.5 
feet at Walkerton, 3.9 feet at West Point; irregular, 
7 feet at Walkerton, 6 feet at West Point. (See 
Table 5-B for Authorizing Legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. For 
details see page 352 of Annual Report for 1951. 
Terminal facilities. For details see page 352 of 
Annual Report for 1961. 
Operations and results during fiscal 
year. Maintenance snagging, with Government 
plant and hired labor, was accomplished during the 
fiscal year at a cost of $12,375. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. New work 
dredging of the existing project was commenced in 
July and completed in August 1941. Work 
remaining to complete the project consists of 
dredging the 16-foot deep entrance channel below 
West Point, which is inactive. 
Shoaled conditions exist on the project; howe'ver, 
existing dimensions are considered adequate. The 
total cost of the existing project to June 30, 1971, 
was $149,999, of which $32,587 was for new work 
and $117,412 for maintenance. 
10. NANSEMOND RIVER, VA. 
Location. This river, a tidal stream rises in 
Nansemond County, Va., flows northerly 25 miles, 
and empties into James River immediately above 
the mouth of the latter stream in Hampton Roads. 
(See U.S. Coast Geodetic Survey Chart No. 12248). 
Previous project. See Annual Report for 1935. 
Existing project. This provides for dredging a 
channel between the mouth and a point 0.45 mile 
above the highway bridge at Suffolk, a distance of 
about 18.66 miles, 12 feet deep and 100 feet wide, 
with a turning basin 200 feet square at Suffolk; and 
dredging a channel in the Western Branch between 
its mouth and Reids Ferry, a distance of about 2 
miles, to a depth of 10 feet over a bottom width of 
80 feet. Depths of channels are referred to mean low 
water. The mean tidal ranges under ordinary 
conditions for different parts of Nansemond River 
are as follows: Suffolk bridge 3.8 feet; Holliday 
Point, 3.2 feet; Town Point, 3.0 feet; and Pig Point, 
2.8 feet. The cost for new work, for the completed 
project was $137,477, exclusive of the amount 
expended on previous projects. (See Table 5.B for 
Authorizing Legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Local interests must furnish 
spoil-disposal areas as needed for future 
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maintenance. Local interests have agreed to 
provide the following items of local cooperation: (1) 
Provide without cost to the United States all lands, 
easements, and rights-of-way necessary for the 
construction of the Project and for aids to 
navigation, upon the request of Chief of Engineers, 
including suitable areas determined by the Chief of 
Engineers to be required for the deposit of dredged 
material. (2) Hold and save the United States free 
from damages that may result from construction, 
operation, and maintenance of the Project, 
excluding damages due to the fault or negligence of 
the United States or its contractors; and (3) Secure 
releases for damages from shellfish interests to 
permit the Corps of Engineers to accomplish the 
initial dredging and the subsequent maintenance of 
the Project, when and as required; and (4) The City 
in acquiring lands, easements, rights-of-way, and 
spoil disposal areas for project construction, 
operation and maintenance will comply with the 
provisions of the "Uniform Relocation Assistance 
and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 
1970", Public Law 91-646 approved 2 January 
1971. 
Terminal facilities. There are two wooden 
wharves and about 950 feet of wooden bulkhead at 
Suffolk, Va. There is also one wooden wharf and 
about 550 feet of wooden bulkhead located about 9 
miles downstream from Suffolk. These facilities are 
privately owned and are considered adequate for 
existing commerce. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. A 
continuing maintenance dredging contract was 
awarded September 12, 1977. Contractor earnings 
during the fiscal year were $4,000. Engineering and 
design costs amounted to $24,164. Pre-dredging 
surveys and supervision and administration costs 
amounted to $2,130. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of 
the existing project was completed in February 
1932. Periodic maintenance is needed to restore 
adequate depth on the Western Branch Channel, 
which is presently maintained at a partial depth of 
6-feet, which is believed adequate for using traffic. 
11. NORFOLK HARBOR, VA. 
Location. Norfolk, Va., is 187 miles south of 
Baltimore, Md., and 30 miles from entrance to 
Chesapeake Bay at Cape Charles and Cape Henry. 
Harbor extends 18.3 miles from 45-foot contour in 
Hampton Roads to a point 2,500 feet above Norfolk 
& Western Railway bridge over Southern Branch of 
Elizabeth River. (See Coast and Geodetic Survey 
Charts 12245 and 12253). 
Previous projects. For details see page 454 of 
Annual Report for 1938. 
Existing project. A main channel 45 feet deep, 
1,500 feet wide from that depth in Hampton Roads 
near Fort Wool to a point just south of Norfolk 
International Terminal piers; thence at same depth 
800 feet wide to Lambert Point, thence 40 feet deep 
and 750 feet wide to mouth of Southern Branch of 
Elizabeth River, and 450 feet wide up this branch to 
Belt Line Railroad bridge, including an approach 
and turning area to same depth and a maximum 
width of 830 feet opposite Norfolk Naval Shipyard, 
extending downstream 3,250 feet from Belt Line 
Railroad Bridge, thence, 40 feet deep, 375 feet wide 
and 1 mile long to Norfolk & Western (formerly 
Virginia) Railway bridge; thence, 35 feet deep, 250 
feet wide, and 3.1 miles long to a point 1,900 feet 
above Norfolk & Western Railway (Gilmerton) 
bridge thence 35 feet deep, 250 feet to 500 feet wide 
to a point 1.6 miles above Interstate 64 high level 
bridge. A turning basin at the mouth of St. Julians 
Creek. 35 feet deep, 400 to 600 feet long, 800 feet 
wide, turning basin at the mouth of Newtons 
Creek, 35 feet deep and 600 feet square, and a 
turning basin at the mouth of Mains Creek 35 feet 
deep and 800 feet square, the upstream end of the 
project. A channel in Eastern Branch, 25 feet deep, 
500 feet wide, and 1.09 miles long from 40-foot 
channel at mouth to Norfolk & Western Railway 
bridge; thence, 25 feet deep, 300 feet wide, and 0.55 
mile long, to Campostella Bridge; thence, 25 feet 
deep, 200 feet wide, and 1.2 miles long to Norfolk & 
Western (formerly Virginian) Railway bridge; and 
for maintenance at a depth of 25 feet of existing 
turning basin about 5.5 acres in extent at head of 
existing project just below Norfolk & Western 
(formerly Virginian) Railway bridge; a channel in 
Western Branch, from 40-foot channel in Elizabeth 
River 24 feet deep, 300 feet wide, and 0.78 mile 
long, thence 24 feet deep and 200 feet wide, for 0.37 
mile to West Norfolk Highway bridge; thence 18 
feet deep, 150 feet wide, 0.57 mile long; a channel in 
Scotts Creek between 40-foot channel at mouth and 
a point 100 feet above former location of Atlantic 
Coast Line Railroad bridge (about 0.73 mile 
upstream), 12 feet deep and 100 feet wide; 
anchorage areas on west side of 40-foot channel 
opposite Lambert Point and south of Craney Island 
aggregating 173 acres, consisting of: One 
anchorage space 1,500 feet square and 38 feet deep; 
one anchorage space 1,500 feet square and 35 feet 
deep; one anchorage 1,000 feet wide, 3,000 feet 
long, and 20 feet deep; another anchorage of 45 
acres, 12 feet deep, near Pinner Point; two 
anchorages opposite Sewells Point 45 feet deep over 
swinging radius of 1,200 feet; and a trapezoidalshaped 
disposal area of about 2,500 acres of flats 
adjacent to the north of Craney Island, inclosed by 
stone-faced levees, three sluiceways, in west levee, 
an access road; facilities for unloading of hopper 
dredged material consisting of mooring dolphins, a 
mooring barge anchorage, 100 by 600 feet, 21 feet 
deep, with approach channel 300 by 3,600 feet, 30 
feet deep connecting anchorage with Norfolk 
Harbor 45-foot channel, and a 28-inch discharge 
pipeline to the leveed area; and facilities for 
contract rehandling of bucket dredged materials 
consisting of a rehandling basin, 1,000 by 1,200 
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feet, 40 feet deep, protected by a spur levee 
extending 2,350 feet from main levee and provided 
with approach-exit channels 200 feet wide by 18 
feet deep to Norfolk Harbor 45-foot channel and a 
pipeline trestle from rehandling basin to leveed 
area. All depths are referred to mean low water. 
Mean tidal range is 2.7 feet and extreme is 3.4 feet. 
Extremes of irregular fluctuations, due to 
combined effect of tides and wind, referred to mean 
low water, are minus 3.5 feet and plus 9.6 feet. 
Eastern Branch, 30-foot channel portion is 
considered inactive. Estimated cost (1954) of this 
portion is $43,000. (See Table 5-B for Authorizing 
Legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Terminal facilities. Latest published description 
of terminal facilities is in "Port Series No. 11 
(revised 1971) Part 2" on Ports of Hampton Roads, 
Va., prepared by Board of Engineers for Rivers and 
Harbors. 
Operations and results during fiscal 
year. Operation of the project, including condition 
and operation studies, office studies, reports, 
sampling and analysis of bottom materials, care of 
buildings, grounds, utilities, roads, levees, plant 
and hopper dredge pipelines amounted to a cost of 
$753,034. 
Maintenance dredging of the Norfolk Harbor 45- 
foot channel was in progress at the beginning of the 
fiscal year and completed October 4, 1976. There 
were removed 863,997 cubic yards of credited 
material at a direct cost of $402,596. 
Maintenance dredging of the Sewells Point 45- 
foot anchorage by contract was accomplished 
between May 5, 1977 and July 20, 1977. There were 
removed 550,116 cubic yards of credited material at 
a direct cost of $550,610. 
Dredging ranges and buoy services amounted to 
$5,731. Repair costs to Mooring Dolphins 
amounted to $7,596. Maintenance engineering and 
design and supervision and administration costs 
less miscellaneous income amounted to a net cost of 
$175,165. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. For details of 
construction on portion of existing project 
completed prior to fiscal year 1966, see Annual 
Report for 1965. Since 1965, new work dredging of 
45-foot channel from Fort Wool to Norfolk and 
Western Railway Company coal piers commenced 
March 1966 and was completed in August 1967. 
New work dredging of turning basin in 35-foot 
channel opposite St. Julians Creek Commenced 
June 1966 and was completed in July 1966. New 
work dredging of 40-foot channel between Norfolk 
and Portsmouth Belt Line Railroad Bridge and 
Norfolk and Western Railway Bridge commenced 
June 1968 and was completed in July 1968. New 
work dredging of the two deep-draft anchorages 
opposite Sewells Point was completed in February 
1972. Work remaining to complete the active 
portion of the project consists of deepening one of 
the deep-draft anchorages to 45 feet. 
12. QUINBY CREEK, VA. 
Location. A natural channel on Atlantic Ocean 
side of Delmarva Peninsula about 32 miles north of 
Cape Charles and about 33 miles south of 
Chincoteague, Va. Creek extends in a generally 
southeasterly direction between Quinby Landing at 
Quinby, Va. and head of Tony Rock Drain, in 
Upshur Bay, a distance of 6,900 feet. (See U.S. 
Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 12210). 
Existing project. Provides for a channel 8 feet 
deep at mean low water and 80 feet wide from that 
depth in Upshur Bay to a point 600 feet bayward 
from Quminby Landing, thence 60 feet wide to 
Quinby Landing, a total distance of about 6,900 
feet, and a turning and mooring basin of the same 
depth, 200 feet wide and 400 feet long opposite 
public terminal and landing. Mean range of tide is 
4.4 feet. 
Existing project was adopted by River and 
Harbor Act of 1950 (H. Doc. 241, 81st Cong., 1st 
sess. which contains latest published map.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with for 
initial construction. Local interests must provide 
spoil-disposal areas for maintenance. 
Terminal facilities. There are two open-pile 
wooden wharves and bout 125 feet of wooden 
bulkhead at Quinby, V a., which are privately 
owned. In addition, a number of berthing spaces, a 
wooden dock and a launching ramp were 
constructed which are open to all on equal terms. 
These facilities are connected to the State Highway 
system by a suitable access road and are considered 
adequate. 
Operations and results during fiscal 
year. Maintenance dredging, by contract, 
commenced May 9, 1977 and was completed May 
31, 1977. There were 85,585 cubic yards of credited 
material removed at a direct cost of $241,295. 
Engineering and design and supervision and 
administration amounted to $15,363. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Project is 
complete. For construction details, see Annual 
Report for 1964. Maintenance dredging is being 
done at regular intervals to provide full project 
dimensions. 
13. SUPERVISION OF HARBOR 
OF HAMPTON ROADS, VA. 
(PREVENTION OF 
OBSTRUCTIVE AND 
INJURIOUS DEPOSITS) 
Laws enacted for preservation of the Harbor of 
Hampton Roads, Va., its adjacent and tributary 
waters, so much of Chesapeake and its tributaries 
as lies within the State of Virginia, and so much of 
the Atlantic Ocean and its tributaries as lies within 
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the jurisdiction of the United States, within or to 
the east of the State of Virginia, are administered 
by the Supervisor of the Harbor of Hampton 
Roads. Laws relating to the supervision of the 
Harbor of Hampton Roads are: Supervisory 
Harbors Act of 1888, Rivers and Harbors Act of 
1899, Rivers and Harbors Act of 1902, Rivers and 
Harbors Act of 1905, Rivers and Harbors Act of 
1950, Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
Amendments of 1972, Marine Protection, Research 
and Sanctuaries Act of 1972, and the Coastal Zone 
Management Act of 1972. 
Supervision was exercised by means of four 
patrol vessels, including 2 small outboards (500 
patrols, 4000 man-hours) three to four patrol cars 
(847 patrols, 6776 man-hours), and commercial 
aircraft for aerial photographic reconnaissance (16 
patrols, 128 man-hours). Patrols were maintained 
to detect illegal deposits into navigable waters and 
to make scheduled inspections of proposed and 
current projects dealing with dredging, filling and 
construction in navigable waters. An educational 
program continued with a view to preventing 
violations of applicable Federal laws. This program 
was effected through press releases, public notices, 
public talks and personal interviews with interested 
agencies, committees and private industries. 
Agreements were continued with various federal, 
state and local agencies having related or similar 
responsibilities and functions to obtain maximum 
results with minimum costs by eliminating 
duplication of effort. 
Summary of legal action during fiscal year: 
Disposition of legal actions to end of fiscal year for 
violations of federal statutes is as follows: 6 cases 
referred for litigation; 26 cases closed; and 50 cases 
pending. 
14. TANGIER CHANNEL, VA. 
Location. A tidal channel about 2 miles long, 
extending from Tangier Island, Va., northeasterly 
to deep water in Tangier Sound, Chesapeake Bay 
and northwesterly to deep water in Chesapeake 
Bay. (See Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart 12225). 
Existing project. A channel 8 feet deep at mean 
low water and 100 feet wide from 8-foot contour in 
Tangier Sound to day marker No. 4, and thence 8 
feet deep and 60 feet wide to town of Tangier, with 
an anchorage basin adjacent to town 400 feet 
square and 7 feet deep. A channel 7 feet deep and 60 
feet wide for about 4,000 feet from the anchorage 
basin northwestly across Tangier Island to 
Chesapeake Bay. Mean range of tide is 1.7 feet and 
extreme tidal range is 4.7 feet. Cost for new work 
for completed project was $116,550. Existing 
project was adopted by 1919 River and Harbor Act 
(H. Doc. 107, 63d Cong., 1st sess.); changes in 
channel and anchorage dimensions were authorized 
by Public Works Administration January 3, 1934, 
and by 1935 River and Harbor Act (Rivers and 
Harbors Committee Doc. 51, 72d Cong., 2d sess.), 
and modified by 1945 River and Harbor Act (H. 
Doc. 141, 77th Cong., 1st sess.). Modification for 
channel extension across Tangier Island was 
approved by the Chief of Engineers under authority 
of section 107, 1960 River and Harbor Act. These 
documents contain latest published maps. 
Local cooperation. Complied with except local 
interests must furnish spoil-disposal areas as 
needed for future maintenance. 
Terminal facilities. Accomack County 
constructed a public dock in 1961. There are four 
privately-owned docks adjacent to existing project 
and two marine railways. Facilities are considered 
adequate for existing and prospective commerce. 
Operations and results during fiscal 
year. Maintenance dredging was commenced on 
September 16, 1977 and continued at the end of the 
fiscal year. 35,000 cubic yards of credited material 
was removed at a direct cost of $241,280. 
Engineering and design and supervision and 
administration amounted to $63,156. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Channel from 
Tangier Sound to anchorage basin at Tangier was 
completed in 1948. Construction of channel across 
Tangier Island began in December 1965 and was 
completed in January 1966. Periodic maintenance 
dredging is being done to maintain full existing 
project dimensions. 
15. WATERWAY ON THE COAST 
OF VIRGINIA 
Location. Between barrier beach along Atlantic 
Ocean on the east and Virginia portion of mainland 
peninsula on the west. It extends from south end of 
Chincoteague Bay through a number of creeks, 
thoroughfares and bays, to enter Chesapeake Bay 
in vicinity of Fisherman Island, just south of Cape 
Charles, the southern tip of the peninsula, for 83.7 
miles. (See Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts 
1211, 12210 and 12221). 
Existing project. An inland waterway 6 feet 
deep at mean low water and 60 feet wide from 
Chesapeake Bay to Chincoteague Bay, Va. Mean 
range of tide is about 3 feet. Greater fluctuations in 
water level are caused by high winds and storms. 
(See Table 5-B for Authorizing Legislation.) 
A modification of the project approved during 
1970 under Section 201 of the Flood Control Act of 
1965, authorizes relocation of portions of the 
waterway and widening to 100 feet. 
Local cooperation. Complied with, except local 
interests are to furnish spoil-disposal areas for 
future maintenance. 
Terminal facilities. Existing facilities are 
considered adequate. For details, see page 224 of 
Annual Report for 1969. 
Operations and results during 
period. Maintenance dredging, by contract, of 
Chesapeake Bay to Magothy Bay commenced 
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October 15, 1976 and was completed October 24, 
1976. There were 23, 195 cubic yards of credited 
material removed at a direct cost of $63,679. 
Maintenance dredging by contract, of Bradford 
Bay was commenced March 1, 1977 and was 
completed March 14, 1977. There were 67,505 cubic 
yards of credited material removed at a direct cost 
of $128,207. 
A continuing maintenance contract to dredge 
remaining shoals on the waterway was awarded in 
late September 1977. Contractor earnings at the 
end of the period were $10,000. 
Condition studies and gaging costs amounted to 
$143,765. Special studies, engineering and design 
and supervision and administration (including both 
post and pre dredging surveys) amounted to 
$96,036. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Existing project 
was completed in 1959. Annual maintenance 
dredging is being done to maintain full existing 
project dimensions. Construction of the 1970 
modification is inactive. 
16. RECONNAISSANCE AND 
CONDITION SURVEYS 
(See Table 5-E at end of chapter.) 
17. OTHER AUTHORIZED 
NAVIGATION PROJECTS 
(See Table 5-F at end of chapter.) 
18. NAVIGATION WORK 
UNDER SPECIAL 
AUTHORIZATION 
Five reconnaissance reports, Bennett Creek, 
Suffolk, Va.; Deep Creek, Newport News, Va., 
Poquoson River, York County, Va.; Queens Creek, 
York County, Va.; and Sturgeon Creek, Middlesex 
County, Va., were completed during the fiscal year. 
One detailed project report, Onancock River, 
Accomack County, Va., was completed during the 
fiscal year. Two detailed project reports, Jarvis 
Creek, Northumberland County, Va., and Jones 
Creek, Isle of Wight County, Va., were in progress 
at the end of the fiscal year. 
Beach Erosion Control 
19. VIRGINIA BEACH, VA. 
Location. On Atlantic seaboard, 22 miles north 
of Virginia - North Carolina State line, 3.5 miles 
south of Cape Henry, and 19 miles east of Norfolk, 
Va. (See Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart 1227.) 
Existing project. Federal participation in 
restoration and protection of shore of Virginia 
Beach between Rudee Inlet and 49th Street by 
artificial placement of sand to provide a minimum 
beach width of 100 feet at elevation 7 feet above 
mean low water, and maintenance of such beach by 
periodic replenishment of losses to insure 
continuous protection; including construction of a 
groin system to be undertaken at such times as 
estimated annual charges therewith would be less 
than the annual cost of beach replenishment alone. 
The United States shall participate in the first cost 
of the project to the full extent of its proportionate 
share of cost as a landowner, plus one third total 
first cost of restoring and protecting all publiclyowned 
sections of the shore. The 1962 modification 
provided that the United States shall further 
participate in periodic beach nourishment of the 
beach in the amount of one third the costs for 25 
years from date of commencement of operations in 
placing an initial quantity of nourishment material 
equal to deficiency in the design beach at that time. 
Section 103 of the 1962 River and Harbor Act 
increased Federal participation to one-half of the 
cost incurred after October 23, 1962. Estimated 
Federal cost (1977) is $4,775,000. Estimated cost to 
local interests is $4,785,000. Construction of the 
groin system is not included in above estimate. The 
1962 estimate for this work was $549,000 Federal 
cost and $531,000 cost to local interests. (See Table 
5-B for Authorized Legislation.) 
Local cooperation. River and Harbor Act of 
September 3, 1954, imposed conditions that local 
interests (a) adopt plan of restoration and 
protection; (b) submit for approval by the Chief of 
Engineers, before commencement of work, detailed 
plans and specifications for the project and also 
arrangements for prosecuting the work; (c) assure 
maintenance of protective and improvement 
measurements during their useful life as may be 
required to serve their intended purpose; (d) 
provide all lands and rights-of-way; hold the 
United States free from damages; (e) assure that 
water pollution that would endanger the health of 
bathers will not be permitted; and (f) assure 
continued public ownership of the shore upon which 
the amount of Federal participation is based, and 
its administration for public use only. 
The modification of the project by the River and 
Harbor Act of October 23, 1962, continued the 
terms of local cooperation specified in the original 
project. The conditions of local cooperation have 
been combined within the initial beach restoration 
and in the nourishment program to date. 
Conditions pertaining to construction of groins 
have not been complied with. A formal agreement 
with the cooperating agency (City of Virginia 
Beach and the Virginia Beach Erosion Commission) 
for the initial beach restoration was entered into on 
October 19, 1955. An amendment to the original 
agreement, covering periodic nourishment, was 
entered into on November 1, 1963. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work: Local interests were reimbursed for the 
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Federal share of periodic nourishment of the beach, 
and Federal costs pertinent thereto. 
Condition as of September 30. Beach restoration 
by local interests was commenced in June 1952 and 
completed in August 1953. Construction of groins 
has been deferred indefinitely. Local interests 
acquired their own dredging plant and borrow areas 
and replenished the beach until 1975 when the 
borrow areas could not be extended. During fiscal 
year 1975 a 4 year supply of beach nourishment 
material was stockpiled at nearby Fort Story to be 
transported to the beach by local interests. During 
fiscal year 1977, supplemental sand supplies were 
obtained from a disposal area near Lynnhaven 
Inlet. 
20. BEACH EROSION 
CONTROL WORK 
UNDER SPECIAL 
AUTHORIZATION 
A detailed project report, Anderson Park, 
Newport News, Va., was in progress at the end of 
the fiscal year. 
21. OTHER AUTHORIZED 
BEACH EROSION 
CONTROL 
(See Table 5-D at end of Chapter) 
Flood Control 
22. BUENA VISTA, VA. 
Location. The city of Buena Vista is on the left 
of the Maury River, 40 miles below the river's 
origin and about 11 miles upstream of its juncture 
with the main stem of the James River at the 
community of Glasgow. The Maury River Basin 
above Buena Vista contains a drainage area of some 
649 square miles. The Maury River falls an average 
of 16.6 feet per mile of stream. The nearest city to 
Buena Vista is Lexington, located about 8 miles 
upstream. 
Existing projects. The recommended plan of 
improvement provides for a combination earth 
levee and floodwall along the left bank of the river 
for nearly the full length of the city. The main 
features of the plan are (a) an 11,700-foot 
combination riprapped levee and floodwall, 
extending from high ground just upstream of 
Universal Match Company to high ground 
downstream from General Cable Corporation at a 
point near the Norfolk and Western Railway Bridge 
across the Maury River; (b) an improved channel in 
the Maury River, provided by straightening and 
widening the existing channel to a bottom width of 
200 feet, for the purpose of eliminating a backwater 
effect upstream of the floodwall, which would 
otherwise increase natural flood damage to the 
property located in that area; and, (c) diversion of 
internal runoff from surface sources and from 
Indian Gap Run and Pedlar Gap Run into an 
abandoned canal bed, appropriately improved for a 
distance of 5,700 feet downstream and thence 
discharged by gravity, into the Maury River. 
Local cooperation. Requirements are as follows: 
a. Provide, without cost to the United States, 
all lands, easements, rights-of-way, and suitable 
spoil disposal areas necessary for construction of 
the project. 
b. Provide, without cost to the United States, 
all relocations of buildings and utilities, highway 
bridges, sewers, related and special facilities, and 
local betterments, except as otherwise warranted 
for special reasons. 
c. Hold and save the United States free from 
damage due to the construction works. 
d. Maintain and operate all works after 
completion in accordance with regulations 
prescribed by the Secretary of the Army. 
e. Control future flood damages and exposure 
to flood hazards by enforcement of ordinances 
which will permit only uses of the flood plain which 
are consistent with the flood hazard. This will 
include areas outside of the proposed protection to 
be sure other flood problems are not allowed to 
develop. 
f. Provide assurances that encroachment on 
ponding areas inside the wall, or decrease in their 
storage capacity, will not be permitted. 
City Council of Buena Vista, by resolution 
adopted 27 Apr. 72, has committed itself to the 
local cooperation. More recently, on January 27, 
1977, the city reaffirmed that the local cooperation 
would be provided. 
Operations and results during fiscal 
year. Engineering and design of Phase I of the 
General Design Memorandum was completed 
during the fiscal year at a cost of $18,213. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Preconstruction 
planning was delayed pending confirmation of the 
assurance that local cooperation would be provided. 
23. GATHRIGHT LAKE, JAMES 
RIVER BASIN, VA. 
Location. Site of proposed Gathright Dam is on 
Jackson River, a tributary of James River, at mile 
43.4 in Alleghany County. Gathright Dam site is in 
reach of Jackson River known as the Gorge, about 
19 miles upstream from Covington, Virginia. At 
the elevation of the top of the conservation pool, 
Gathright Reservoir will extend upstream about 9 
miles. (See Falling Spring and Mountain Grove, 
Va. - W. Va., quadrangles of Geological Survey.) 
Existing project. The Gathright Dam consists of 
a 1,172-foot long, rolled rock fill dam with an 
impervious core with the top at elevation 1684.5; 
outlet works consisting of a concrete intake 
structure located in the right bank 500 feet 
upstream from the axis of the dam, a 1,075-foot 
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long outlet tunnel through the right abutment and 
a stilling basin; and a 2,450-foot long, fixed crest 
emergency spillway excavated in a low saddle in the 
divide at Fortney Branch about 2.5 miles south of 
the dam. Discharges through the outlet tunnel will 
be controlled by slide gates located in the intake 
structure. The reservoir at minimum conservation 
pool elevation 1554 will have an area of 1,780 acres. 
About 60,700 acre-feet of storage between elevation 
1554 and maximum conservation pool elevation 
1582 will be provided for water quality control. The 
reservoir area at elevation 1582 will be 2,530 acres. 
A total of 302,300 acre-feet of storage between 
elevation 1582 and the spillway crest (elevation 
1663.5) will be reserved for flood control. At the 
spillway crest the reservoir will have an area of 
4,540 acres. Estimated Federal cost (1976) is 
$60,860,000 for construction and $9,140,000 for 
lands and damages, including highway, cemetery 
and utility relocation, a total of $70,000,000 for new 
work. (See Table 5-B for Authorizing Legislation.) 
Local cooperation. None required. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. Lands 
and damages continued at a direct cost of $261,036. 
A major contract for the embankment and 
spillway, awarded in April, 1973 was continued 
during the fiscal year at a direct cost of $4,037,000. 
A contract for additional road work, awarded 
February 10, 1977, was in progress at the end of the 
fiscal year. Costs during the fiscal year amounted 
to $930,000. 
Archeological investigation of sites in the 
reservoir area during the fiscal year amounted to 
$180,590. Hired labor and contract costs for 
relocations and reservoirs amounted to $149,944. 
Contract costs for other roads and recreation 
amounted to $120,297. 
Engineering and design continued to a direct cost 
of $454,132. Miscellaneous hired labor work, 
surface instrumentation, litigation, and 
construction facilities amounted to a direct cost of 
$77,356. Supervision and administration costs of 
the project amounted to $464,669. Costs for real 
estate activities and acquisition, surveys and 
layouts, real estate administration and 
miscellaneous activities amounted to $12,180. 
Operation and maintenance of the completed 
portions of the project amounted to $123,981 
during the fiscal year. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Overall the 
project is about 80 percent complete. Construction 
is continuing. 
24. RICHMOND FILTRATION 
PLANT, VA. 
Location. The city of Richmond's Water 
Filtration Plant lies on the north side of the James 
River. The plant is separated on the south from the 
river by the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway 
embankment. The Old James River and Kanawha 
Canal forms the plant's northern boundary. The 
canal is owned by the C&O Railroad company; 
however, the city of Richmond has acquired all 
water rights. 
Previous projects. None. 
Existing project. The project will provide for 
protection of the filtration plant proper. The basic 
plan provides for inclosing three sides of the plant 
and tying into high ground. The walls will have an 
average height of about 8 feet with a top elevation 
of 116.0 feet m.s.l. The degree of protection 
provided is equivalent to the Standard Project 
Flood. The plan calls for three closures, one for the 
acess road, and two for the railroad spur tracks into 
the plant. The floodwalls extending across the Old 
James River-Kanawha Canal will include flood 
gates to allow continued use of the canal for 
recreational navigation. The plan will allow for 
expansion to meet future water needs. 
Local cooperation. Requirements are as follows: 
a. Provide without cost to the United States, 
all lands, easements, rights-of-way, and suitable 
spoil disposal areas necessary for construction of 
the project. 
b. Provide, without cost to the United States, 
all relocations of buildings and utilities, highway 
bridges, sewers, related and special facilities, and 
local betterments, except as otherwise warranted 
for special reasons. 
c. Hold and save the United States free from 
damages that may result from construction and 
maintenance of the project which are not a result of 
negligence of the United States or its contractors. 
d. Maintain and operate all works after 
completion in accordance with regulations 
prescribed by the Secretary of the Army. 
Terminal facilities. None. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. None. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Not started. 
25. RICHMOND, VA. 
Location. Located in the Piedmont plateau of 
Virginia, the city of Richmond is bordered in the 
north by Henrico County and on the south by 
Chesterfield County. The James River flows 
directly through Richmond separating its business 
district into the Shockoe Creek area on the north 
bank and the southside industrial commercial 
complex. 
Previous projects. None. 
Existing projects. The project would provide a 
system of floodwalls and levees to protect the 
Shockoe Creek and southside industrial-commercial 
areas from a flood having a recurrence interval of 
once in 250 years (3 feet above the 1972 flood of 
record). Four pumping stations to collect and 
dispose of interior runoff, and twenty street and 
railroad closures will be included. The project also 
provides for flood proofing the existing municipal 
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sewage treatment plant. Principle features of the 
project will consist of about 4,410 feet of concrete 
floodwall on the northside; 2,340 feet of concrete 
floodwall and 8,954 feet of earth levee on the 
southeide of the river. The Design Flood is 
estimated to have an average occurrence interval of 
about 250 years, and has a discharge of 85 percent 
of the Standard Project Flood. The sewage 
treatment plant will be protected by conventional 
flood-proofing methods. The protection has been 
designed to (1) keep the plant operational up to and 
including the 25-Year Flood, (2) to minimize 
damages so the plant can be put back into 
operation in a reasonable amount of time for floods 
in excess of the 25-Year Flood, but not greater than 
the 100-Year Event. 
Local cooperation. Requirements are as follows: 
a. Provide without cost to the United States, 
all lands, easements, rights-of-way, necessary for 
the construction of the project. 
b. Provide, without cost to the United States, 
all relocations of buildings, and utilities, highway 
bridges, sewers, related and special facilities, and 
local betterments except as otherwise warranted for 
special reasons. 
c. Hold and save the United States free 
from damage due to the construction and 
subsequent operation of the project. 
d. Maintain and operate all works after 
completion in accordance with regulations 
prescribed by the Secretary of the Army. 
e. Control future flood damages and exposure 
to flood hazards by enforcement of ordinances 
which will permit only uses of the flood plain which 
are consistent with the flood hazard. This will 
include areas outside of the proposed protection to 
insure that other flood problems are not allowed to 
develop. 
f. Provide assurances that encroachment on 
ponding areas in side the wall, or decrease in their 
storage capacity will not be permitted. 
g. Notify affected interests at least annually, 
that the project will not provide protection from 
floods greater than the design flood. 
h. Provide a cash contribution for the 8.8 
percent (current estimate) non-Federal share of 
flood proofing the sewage treatment plant. 
Terminal facilities. None. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. None. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Not started. 
26. VIRGINIA BEACH 
STREAMS CANAL 
NUMBER 2, VA. 
Location. The canal number 2 watershed with a 
drainage agea of about 37 square miles lies within 
the city of Virginia Beach. The city consists of 255 
square miles of primarily low, flat terrain with 
about 75 percent of the area below elevation 15-feet, 
mean sea level. The existing canal, from the 
Eastern Branch of the Lynnhaven River to the 
North Landing River is about 12 miles long and 
follows a north-south alignment. 
Previous projects. None. 
Existing project. The project provides for 
improving the existing canal from the Eastern 
Branch of the Lynnhaven River to an area 1.1 miles 
south of Potters Road to an 80-foot width and an 8- 
foot depth at mean sea level; maintenance of the 
existing canal from approximately the north bridge 
on South Lynnhaven Road 4.3 miles to the North 
Landing River; construction of a bypass channel 
from approximately the north bridge on South 
Lynnhaven Road 2.6 miles to the north side of 
Shipps Corner Road with a 25-foot bottom width 
and an 8-foot depth at mean sea level. Modification 
of the Route 58 bridge on Virginia Beach 
Boulevard, and the Norfolk Southern Railroad 
bridge, and replacement of Potters Road Bridge are 
included. 
Local cooperation. Requirements are as follows: 
a. Provide without cost to the United States 
all lands, easements, and right-of-way, including 
suitable borrow and disposal areas for excavated 
material as determined by the Chief of Engineers, 
necessary for the construction of the project. 
b. Accomplish without cost to the United 
States all alterations and relocations of buildings, 
transportation facilities, storm drains, utilities and 
other structures and improvements made necessary 
by the construction, excluding railroad bridges and 
approaches and facilities necessary for the normal 
interception and disposal of local interior drainage 
at the line of protection. 
c. Hold and save the United States free from 
damages due to the construction works, not 
including damages to the fault or negligence of the 
United States or its contractors. 
d. Maintain and operate all the works after 
completion in accordance with regulations 
prescribed by the Secretary of the Army. 
e. At least annually inform affected interests 
regarding the limitations of the protection afforded 
by the project. 
f. Publicize flood plain information in the 
areas concerned, provide this information to zoning 
and other regulatory agencies for their guidance 
and leadership in preventing unwise future 
development in the flood plain, and adopt such 
regulations as may be necessary to prevent unwise 
development within those areas that would be 
inundated by floods of tidal and fluvial origin which 
would be expected to occur once within a 100-year 
period. 
g. Reimburse the Federal Government for the 
extra cost of construction if local interests desire 
construction of a more costly improvement 
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provided further that, unless otherwise stated, the 
exact amount of non-Federal contributions shall be 
determined by the Chief of Engineers prior to 
project construction. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. None. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Not started. 
27. OTHER AUTHORIZED 
FLOOD CONTROL 
PROJECTS 
(See Table 5-G at end of chapter.) 
28. FLOOD CONTROL 
WORK UNDER SPECIAL 
AUTHORIZATION 
Two negative detailed progress reports were 
completed during the fiscal year, Appomattox 
River, Farmville, Va. and Jackson River, 
Covington, Va. Two detailed progress reports, 
Reedy Creek, Richmond, Va. and Broad Rock 
Creek, Richmond, Va. were in progress at the end 
of the fiscal year. 
29. SURVEYS 
Total cost of surveys during period was $453,411 
of which $89,291 was for navigation studies; 
$234,152 for flood control studies; $49,685 for 
beach erosion control studies; $20,858 for 
deauthorization reviews; $49,974 for technical 
participation in water resources planning by the 
Commonwealth of Virginia; $3,507 for review of 
watershed plans of the Soil Conservation Service; 
and $5,944 on technical engineering assistance on 
streambank erosion. 
30. COLLECTION AND 
STUDY OF BASIC 
DATA 
Report period cost of Flood Plain Management 
Services was $145,695. During the period work was 
completed on two reports as follows: Newfound 
Creek, Hanover County, Va.; Taylor Creek, 
Hanover County, Va. Major emphasis during the 
fiscal year was on management and technical 
services. 
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NORFOLK, VA., DISTRICT* 
TABLE 5.A COST AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
See 
Section Total Cost to 
in Text Project Funding FY 74 FY 75 FY 76 FY 77 Sept. 30, 1977 
1. Atlantic Intracoastal 
Waterway, Between 
Norfolk, Va. and the 
St. Johns River, 
Fla. (Norfolk 
District) (Regular 
Funds) 
2. Aquatic Plant 
Control, Va. 
(Regular Funds) 
3. Baltimore Harbor 
Channels (Norfolk 
District) (Regular 
Funds) 
4. Deep Creek, 
Newport News 
(Regular Funds) 
5. Hampton Roads and 
the Harbors of 
Norfolk and Newport 
News, Va. Collection 
and Removal of 
Drift(Regular 
Funds) 
6. Hoskins Creek, Va. 
(Regular Funds) 
(Contributed 
Funds) 
7. James River, Va. 
(Regular Funds) 
(Contributed 
Funds) 
8. Lynnhaven Inlet, 
Va. (Regular 
Funds) 
(Contributed 
Funds) 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
Major Rehab. 
Approp. 
Cost 
Recreation 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
-- - - 3,688,372(1) 
-- - - 3,688,372(1) 
1,154,648 1,028,789 1,447,400 1,376,000 28,013,758(2) 
1,230,667 1,094,850 1,482,384 1,329,650 27,954,561(2) 
-- - - 479,947 
-- - - 479,947 
25,000 
16,858 
117.749 
117,749 
7,167 
7,167 
85,500 
143,756 
28,000 
30,000 
10,390 
10,500 
10,326 
9,547 
9,547 
76,000 
76,040 
11,543 
11,543 
288,815 1,192,722 
399,685 1,267,280 
- 26,693 
- 26,693 
- 12,135 
- 12,135 
52,000 
12,298 
33,000 
26,207 
13,300 
13,371 
2,844 
2,844 
148,000 
138,391 
123,700 
107,977 
829,200 
804,623 
22,500 
22,500 
109,889 
37,643 
5,000 
47,572 
1,000 
44,471 
85,000 
59,870 
119,000 
118,319 
- 8,015,070(3) 
- 8,015,070(3) 
600,500 5,741,090 
600,404 5,740,891 
- 202,622 
- 202,622 
301,630 
299,650 
545,190(4) 
543,210(4) 
160,000 1,477,619 
168,768 1,476,347 
- 44,100 
- 44,100 
12,203 
27,926 
577,315 
577,315 
- 500 
- 500 
- 7,639,909(5) 
- 7,639,909(5) 
443,997 16,345,602 
366,582 16,238,982 
20,000 163,456 
- 143.456 
- 334,725 
- 334,725 
259,000 
256,887 
10,600 
10,600 
846,391 
844,198 
91,647 
91,647 
26,300 
26,300 
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TABLE 5-A (Cont.) 
REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
COST AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
See 
Section Total Cost to 
in Text Project Funding FY 74 FY 75 FY 76 FY 77 Sept. 30, 1977 
9. Mattaponi River, 
Va. (Regular 
Funds) 
10. Nansemond River, 
Va. (Regular 
Funds) 
11. Norfolk Harbor, 
Va. (Regular 
Funds) 
(Contributed 
Funds) 
12. Quinby Creek, 
Va. (Regular 
Funds) 
13. Supervision of 
Harbor of Hampton 
Roads, Va. 
(Regular Funds) 
14. Tangier Channel, 
Va. (Regular 
Funds) 
15. Waterway on coast 
of Va. (Regular 
Funds) 
19. Va. Beach, Va. 
(Regular Funds) 
(Contributed 
Funds) 
23. Gathright Lake, 
Va. (Regular 
Funds) 
22. Buena Vista, Va. 
(Regular Funds) 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
1,397 
1,397 
251 
251 
547 12,375 
547 12,375 
83,836(6) 
83,836(6) 
192,422(7) 
192,422(7) 
- 167,477 
- 167,477 
734 7,429 
734 7,429 
69,000 
30,179 
326,474(8) 
287,653(8) 
- - - - 31,424,235(9) 
- - - - 31,424,235(9) 
1,649,315 1,840,982 2,946,263 1,992,739 35,435,629(10) 
1,319,028 2,153,606 2,999,038 1,941,858 35,370,646(10) 
- - - - 23,936 
- - - - 23.936 
- - - - 104,176 
- - - - 104,176 
4,424 
4,424 
207,000 
207,036 
144,517 
144,517 
810,870 
915,511 
477,700 
477,565 
158,080 
158,065 
1,435 
1,435 
202,000 
197,550 
40,608 
38,869 
235,425 538,500 
248,149 472,910 
232,502 
228,809 
132,000 
132,859 
284,354 
283,012 
404,031 
402,689 
198,000 3,192,528 
196,078 3,186,137 
- 116,550 
- 116,550 
335,761 
304,436 
901,801 
868,737 
- 850,498 
- 850,498 
488,000 4,793,504 
441,687 4,681,601 
260,000 1,884,195 
234,765 1,855,935 
20,272 
20,272 
- 210,000 
- 153,640 51,043 
5,317 215,317 
5,317 2210,000 
1,791,900 9,402,300 13,933,000 9,700,000 59,166,527 
5,009,557 12,661,892 13,749,137 6,687,204 55,789,143 
- 130,000 
- 123,981 
- 225,000 
- 92,216 
195,000 
306,666 18,213 
130,000 
123,981 
420,000 
417,095 
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NORFOLK, VA., DISTRICT* 
TABLE 5-A (Cont.) COST AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
See 
Section Total Cost to 
la Test Project Funding FY 74 FY 75 FY 76 FY 77 Sept. 30, 1977 
24. Richmond New Work 
Filtration Approp. - - - - - 
Plant, Va. Cost - - - - - 
25. Richmond, Va. New Work 
Approp. - - - - - 
Cost - - - - 
26. Va. Beach Canal New Work 
No. 2, Va. Approp. - - - - - 
Cost - - - - - 
(1) Includes $292,096 for previous projects. 
(2) Includes $52,804 for previous projects. 
(3) Costs prior to 1942 are included in the Baltimore Harbor 
and Channels MO. (Baltimore District) Costs listed are for York 
Spit Channel, Va. Rappahannock Shoal Channel, Va. and 
Cape Henry Channel, Va. 
(4) In addition $36,000 for maintenance was expended from 
contributed funds. 
(5) Includes $763,000 for previous projects. 
(6) Includes $51,249 for previous projects. 
(7) Includes $60,440 for previous projects. 
(8) Includes $30,000 for new work and 87,000 for maintenance 
for previous projects. 
(9) Includes $2,561,704 for previous projects. 
(10) Includes $72,039 for previous projects. 
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TABLE 5-B AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
Act Work Authorized Documents 
Mar. 3, 1899 
July 26, 1912 
July 25, 1912 
Mar. 3, 1925 
July 3, 1930 
June 26, 1934 
Mar. 2, 19465 
H. Doc. 317, 54th Cong., 1st sess. 
and Annual Report, 1896, 
H. Doc. 131, 55th Cong., 3d 
sess., and Annual Report, 
1899, p. 1485. 
H. Doc. 391, 62d Cong., 2d sess. 
H. Doc. 589, 62d Cong., 2d sess. 
Rivers & Harbors Committee Doc. 
5, 67th Cong., 2d sess. 
S. Doc. 23, 71st Cong., 1st sess. (1) 
H. Doc. 117, 76th Cong., 1st seas. 
ATLANTIC INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY BETWEEN 
NORFOLK, VA. AND ST. JOHNS RIVER, FLA 
(NORFOLK DISTRICT) (See Section 1 of Text) 
Existing project dimensions and original route, waterway 
from Norfolk, Va., to sounds of North Carolina. 
Original route to Norfolk-Beaufort Inlet section. 
Purchase of Albemarle & Chesapeake Co. Canal. 
Purchase of Lake Drummond Canal (Dismal Swamp 
Canal). 
Construct a tidal lock at Great Bridge at a cost not 
to exceed $500,000. 
Operating and care of works of improvement provided 
for with funds from War Department appropriations for 
rivers and harbors. 
Construct dikes for protection of canal property against 
floodtides. 
BALTIMORE HARBOR AND CHANNELS (NORFOLK 
DISTRICT) (See Section 3 of Text) 
CAPE HENRY CHANNEL, VA. (See Section 3A of Text) 
A channel 42 feet deep and 1,000 feet wide. 
Channel depth increased to 50 feet. 
RAPPAHANNOCK SHOAL CHANNEL, VA. (See Section 3B 
of Text) 
A channel 42 feet deep and 800 feet wide. 
Channel width increased to 1,000 feet and depth increased 
to 50 feet 
YORK SPIT CHANNEL, VA. (See Section 3C of Text) 
A channel 35 feet deep and 600 feet wide. 
Channel width increased to 1,000 feet. 
Channel depth increased to 37 feet. 
Channel depth increased to 39 feet. 
Channel depth increased to 42 feet. 
Channel depth increased to 50 feet. 
DEEP CREEK, NEWPORT NEWS, VA. (See Section 
4 of Text) 
Channel 6 feet deep from James River to Hicks Landing 
with widths of 80 feet and 50 feet; a turning basin 6 feet 
deep, 100 feet wide and 105 feet long; an anchorage 
basin 6 feet deep and 6.4 acres in area; and a timber 
jetty 800 feet long on the north side of the anchorage. 
Existing project dimensions and elimination of timber jetty. 
HAMPTON ROADS AND HARBORS OF NORFOLK 
AND NEWPORT NEWS, VA. COLLECTION AND 
REMOVAL OF DRIFT (See Section 5 of Text) 
HOSKINS CREEK, VA. (See Section 6 of Text) 
A channel 8 feet deep and 100 feet wide in 
Rappahannock River, 60 feet wide in creek with 
turning basin 250 feet long and 200 feet wide. 
Channel depth increased to 10 feet and width in creek 
to 80 feet. 
Specified in act. 
Rivers & Harbors Committee 
Doc. 8, 75th Cong., 1st sess. 
H. Doc. 129, 77th Cong., 1st sess. 
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H. Doc. 86, 85th Cong., 1st sess. 
Chief of Engineers' report, 
Sept. 21, 1970 
H. Doc. 86, 85th Cong., 1st sess. 
Chief of Engineers' report, 
Sept. 21, 1970. 
H. Doc. 186, 57th Cong., 2d sess. 
H. Doc. 1190, 62d Cong., 3d sess. 
H. Doc. 29, 71st Cong., 1st seas. 
H. Doc. 741, 79th Cong., 2d sess. 
H. Doc. 86, 85th Cong., 1st sess. 
Chief of Engineers' report, 
Sept. 21, 1970. 
H. Doc. 76, 74th Cong., 2d sess. 
H. Doc. 601, 80th Cong., 2d sess. 
July 3, 1968 
Dec. 31, 1970 
July 3, 1958 
Dec. 31, 1970 
Mar. 3, 19065 
Mar. 4, 1913 
July 3, 1930 
Mar. 2, 19465 
July 3, 1958 
Dec. 31, 1970 
Aug. 26, 1937 
June 30, 1948 
May 17, 1960 
Mar. 2, 19465

NORFOLK, VA., DISTRICT* 
TABLE 5-B (Cont.) AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
Act Work Authorized Document. 
July 5, 1884 
June 13, 1902 
Mar. 3, 19065 
July 3, 1930 
Aug. 26,1987 
Mar. 2, 1945 
My 17, 1960 
Oct. 23, 1982 
Oct. 23, 1962 
Mar. 2, 1919 
Aug. 11, 1888 
July 3, 1930 
Mar. 2, 1907 
June 26, 1910 
Aug. 8, 1917 
Sept. 3, 1964 
Oct. 27, 1965 
June 25, 1910 
Aug. 8, 1917 
Mar. 3, 1925 
Aug. 30, 1935 
June 30, 1948 
Oct. 27, 1965 
JAMES RIVER, VA. (See Section 7 of Text) 
Channel 22 feet deep from mouth to Richmond 
and construct spur and training dikes. 
Extension of improvement to Richmond lock gate. 
Form a turning basin by widening channel at 
Richmond. 
Channel 25 feet deep mouth to Richmond Deep. 
water Terminal. 
Removal of Trigg cofferdam. 
Turning basin at Richmond Harbor. 
Maintaining turning basin at Richmond Deep. 
water Terminal. 
Channel depth increased to 35 feet to Richmond 
Deepwater Terminal. 
LYNNHAVEN INLET, VA. (See Section 8 of 
Text) 
Existing project. 
MATTAPONI RIVER, VA. (See Section 9 of Text] 
Improved channels to Pointers (Rosespout) and snagging to 
Dunkirk. 
NANSEMOND RIVER, VA. (See Section 10 of Text) 
Channel 12 feet deep, 400 to 200 feet wide, Town Point 
to mouth of Western Branch; thence, 12 feet deep, 100 
feet wide to Suffolk; turning basin 200 feet square 
at Suffolk; and spur dikes and training walls at mouth 
at Western Branch. 
Existing project dimensions 
NORFOLK HARBOR, VA. (See Section 11 of Text) 
Hampton Roads and Elizabeth River 
A channel 30 feet deep to navy yard. 
Depth of 35 feet to navy yard. 
Depth of 40 feet and width of 750 feet to mouth 
of Southern Branch. 
Widen 40.foot channel to 1,500 feet from 40.foot 
contour in Hampton Roads to a point just south of 
Norfolk International Terminal. 
45 feet deep, Ft. Wool to Lambert Point, 800 feet 
wide Norfolk International Terminal to Lambert Point. 
Southern Branch 
For a channel with a depth of 22 and 25 feet. 
Depth of 40 feet and width of 450 feet from mouth to 
Belt Line R.R. Bridge. 
Channel 30 feet deep and 375 feet wide to Virginia Ry. 
bridge thence 25 feet deep and generally 200 feet 
wide to Norfolk & Western Ry. bridge. 
Depth of 25 feet and width of 200 feet from Norfolk 
& Western Ry. bridge to a point 2,500 feet above 
with a turning basin 500 feet square. 
Approach and turning area 40 ft. deep and a maximum 
width of 830 feet opposite Norfolk Naval Shipyard thence 
a channel 35 feet deep and 375 and 250 feet wide to a point 
1,900 feet above Norfolk & Western Ry. bridge and a turning 
basin 35 feet deep and 600 by 600 feet at upstream end. 
40 feet deep Belt Line bridge to Old Virginia bridge, 
35-foot deep turning basin opposite St. Julians 
Creek, 
S. Ex. Dec. 174, 47th Cong., 
sleste as. 
H. Doc. 234, 56th Cong., 1st sees. 
H. Doc. 234, 56th Cong., let sees. 
H. Doc. 314, 71st Cong., 2d ses. 
Rivers & Harbors Committee 
Doc. 68, 74th Cong., let sess.(1) 
H. Doc. 738, 77th Cong., 2d sees. 
H. Doc. 191, 81st Cong., lt sess. 
H. Doc. 586, 87th Cong., 2d ses. 
H. Doc. 580, 87th Cong. 2d seas. 
H. Doc. 861, 64th Cong., let sees. 
Annual report for 1887, p. 1001. 
H. doc. 184, 70th Cong., 1st ses. 
H. Doc. 381, 59th Cong., 1st sees. 
H. Doc. 551, 61st Cong., 2d sess. 
H. Doc. 140, 65th Cong., ist sees. 
S. Doc. 122, 83d Cong., 2d sees. 
H. Doc. 187, 89th Cong., 
1st sees. (1) 
H. Doc. 551, 61st Cong., 2d sees. 
H. Doc. 140, 685th Cong., let seas. 
H. Doc. 226, 68th Cong., sleste es. 
H. Doc. 182, 73d Cong., 2d sess.(3) 
H. Doc. 545, 80th Cong., 
2d seas. (1) 
H. Doc. 187, 39th Cong., 1st sees. 
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TABLE 5-B (Cont.) AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
Act Work Authorized Documents 
Sept. 29, 1976 
July 5, 1884 
Mar. 2, 1907 
Mar. 2, 1907 
Mar. 3, 1925 
July 3, 1930 
Mar. 2, 1945 
Mar. 4, 1913 
July 3, 1930 
July 3, 1930 
June 25, 1910 
Aug. 8, 1917 
Sept. 3, 1954 
Oct. 27, 1965 
July 24, 1946 
May 17, 1950 
Mar. 2, 1919 
Jan. 3, 1934 (P.W.A. Act) 
and Aug. 30, 1935 
Mar. 2, 1945 
July 14, 1960 
(Sec. 107) 
June 25, 1910 
Mar. 2, 1945 
Oct. 27, 1965 
(Sec. 201) 
Extend existing 35 foot project to provide a channel 35 
feet deep and 250 feet wide upstream 1.5 miles to 
the Norfolk and Portsmouth Belt Line Railroad 
Bridge and a turning basin at the mouth of Mains 
Creek 35 feet deep and 800 feet square. (See Section 
11 of Text) 
Eastern Branch 
Improvement of Eastern Branch. 
Width of 500 feet and depth of 25 and 22 feet. 
Removal of shoals at mouth. 
Depth of 25 feet and width of 200 feet from Norfolk 
& Western Ry. bridge to Virginia Ry, bridge. 
30-foot channel to a point opposite terminal of 
Imperial Tobacco Co. in Berkley. 
Depth of 25 feet and width of 300 feet from Norfolk 
& Western Ry. bridge to Campostella bridge. 
Western Branch 
Channel 24 feet deep and 300 & 400 feet wide to 
West Norfolk highway bridge. 
For 18-foot channel to a point about 3,000 feet above 
West Norfolk highway bridge. 
Scotts Creek 
For Existing project dimensions. 
Anchorages 
A 30-foot anchorage at Lambert Point 
A 12-foot anchorage at Pinner Point. 
An anchorage 38 feet deep and 1,500 feet square; 
anchorage 35 feet deep and 1,500 feet square; 
and anchorage 20 feet deep. 1,000 feet wide, and 
3,000 feet long. 
Two anchorages opposite Sewells Point, 45 deep 
with 1,200-foot swinging radius. 
Disposal Area 
A trapezoidal-shaped area of about 2,500 acres of 
flats adjacent to and north of Craney Island, 
including levees, sluiceways, rehandling basins, 
and approach and exist ar-as 
QUINBY CREEK, VA. (See Section 12 of Text) 
Existing project. 
TANGIER CHANNEL, VA. (See Section 14 of Text) 
Channel from Tangier Sound and anchorage. 
Changed channel and anchorage dimensions. 
Modified project dimensions. 
Channel across Tangier Island 
WATERWAY ON THE COAST OF VIRGINIA 
(See Section 15 of Text) 
Existing project adlopted. 
Project modified. 
Project widened to 100 feet, partially relocated, 
and incorporated in Delaware Bay-Chesapeake 
Bay Waterway in Delaware-Maryland--Virginia. 
H. Doc. 355, 94th Cong., 2d seas. 
Annual Report 1885, p. 1015. 
H. Doc. 373, 59th Cong., e1sste ss. 
Specified in act. 
H. Doc. 226, 68th Cong., 1st seas. 
H. Doc. 37, 71st Cong., 1st sess.(4) 
H. Doc. 224, 76th Cong., 1st sess. 
H. Doc. 556, 62d Cong., 2d sess. 
H. Doc. 265, 70th Cong. 
H. Doc. 189, 70th Cong., 1st seas. 
H. Doc. 551, 61st Cong., 2d sess. 
H. Doc. 605, 63d Cong., 2d seas(1) 
S. Doc. 122, 83d Cong., 2d sess(1) 
H. Does. 187 & 143, 89th Cong. 
H. doc. 563, 79th Cong., 
2d seas. (1) 
H. Doc. 241, 81st Cong., 1st seas. 
H. Doc. 107, 63d Cong., 1st sess. 
Rivers & Harbors Committee 
Doc. 51, 72d Cong., 2d sess. 
H. Doc. 141, 77th Cong., 1st sess. 
Approved in 1964. 
H. Doc. 957, 60th Cong., 1st sess. 
H. Doc. 268, 76th Cong., 1st sess. 
Approved in 1970. 
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NORFOLK, VA., DISTRICT* 
TABLE 5-B (Cont.) AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
Act Work Authorized Documents 
VIRGINIA BEACH, VA. (See Section 19of Text) 
Sept. 8, 1964 Existing project authorized. H. Doc. 186, 83d Cong., 1st sees. 
Oct. 28, 1962 Project modified. H. Doc. 382, 87th Cong., 2d sees. 
GATHRIGHT LAKE, VA. (See Section 23 of Text) 
July 24,1948 Project authorized. H. Doc. 207, 80th Cong., 1st sees. 
BUENA VISTA, VA. (See Section 22 of Text) 
June 13, 1902 Project authorized. H. Doc. 93.56, 93d Cong., 
(Soc. 3) 1st sees. 
RICHMOND, VA. (See Section 25 of Text) 
Sept. 29,1976 Project authorized. H. Doc. 94.642, 94th Cong., 
2d seas. 
RICHMOND FILTRATION PLANT, VA. 
(See Section 24 of Text) 
Sept. 29,1976 Project authorized. H. Doc. 94.543, 94th Cong., 
2d ses. 
VA. BEACH CANAL NO.2 
(See Section 26 of Text) 
Sept. 29, 1976 Project authorized. H. Doc. 94-640, 94th Cong., 
2d ses. 
(1) Contains latest published map. 
(2) Reclassified Inactive. 
(3) Included in emergency relief administration program May 23, 1935. 
(4) For latest published map, see H. Doc. 1246, 62nd Cong., 3d sees. 
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TABLE 5-C 
ATLANTIC INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY BETWEEN 
NORFOLK, VA., AND ST. JOHNS RIVER, FLORIDA: 
DATA RELATIVE TO THE COMPLETED LOCKS 
(See Section I of Text) 
eteet Depth on 
Mih Length M is Year from of Avail. Opened 
Nor.- Location Chainm- able Lift Upper Lower Character to Actual 
folk her for Full (feet) (feet) (feet) of Navi- Cost 
Va. (feet) Width Foundatlon gatlon Actual 
(feet) 
12.4 Albemarleand Chesa. 75 600 2.7 (1) (1) Piles in sand 1932 8499,913 
peak. Canal (Great and shells 
Bridge. Va.) 
10.7 Dismal Swamp Canal 52 300 12 12 12 Natural earth 1940 348,879 
(Deep Creek) with cutoff 
walls 
33.1 Dismal Swamp Canal 52 300 12 12 13 Natural earth 1941 373,556 
(South Mills, N.C.) with cutoff 
walls 
(1) 16 feet at mean low water. 
TABLE 5-D OTHER AUTHORIZED BEACH EROSION 
(See Section 21 of Text ) 
For Last Full 
Report, See Cost to Sept. 30, 1977 Additional Expenditure 
Project Annual Report For New Work Expended 
Fer Constructione Manlatenan From Contributed Funds 
Hampton Institute 1976 $156,906 $175,845 
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NORFOLK, VA., DISTRICT* 
TABLE 5-E RECONNAISSANCE AND CONDITION SURVEYS 
(See Section 16 of Text) 
Name of Project 
Broad Creek 
Cape Charles, Mud Creek 
Harbor of Refuge 1 
Channel to Newport News 
Chesconessex Creek 
Chincoteague Harbor 
of Refuge 
Cranes Creek 
Greenvale Creek 
Hampton Creek 
Horn Harbor 
Jackson Creek 
Jones Creek 1 
Milford Haven 
Mouth of York River 1 
Nandua Creek 
Occohannock Creek 1 
Pagan River 1 
Queens Creek 
Rappahannock River 
(Port Royal to 
Fredericksburg) 
Starlings Creek 
Thimble Shoal Channel 
Tylers Beach 
(1 Reconnaissance Surveys) 
Date Reconnaissance 
Or Condition Survey 
Conducted 
Jun-Jul 77 
Sep 77 
May 77 
Aug 77 
Jul77 
Aug 77 
Aug-Sep 77 
May 77 
Jul 77 
Jul 77 
Jul 77 
Jul 77 
Sep-Oct 76 
Apr 77 
Aug 77 
Aug 77 
Jul 77 
Apr--Jun 77 
Aug-Sep 77 
Nov- Dec 76 
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TABLE 5-F OTHER AUTHORIZED NAVIGATION PROJECTS 
(See Section 17 of Text) 
For Last Full 
Report, See Cost to Sept. 30, 1977 Additional Expenditure 
Ptoject Annual Report For New Work Expended 
For Construction Maintenance From Contributed Funds 
Aberdeen Creek, Va. 1 1975 $ 109,643 $168,735 - 
Appomattox River, Va. 1972 
Active portion 1 2 870,341 702,042 - 
Inactive portian 17,690 - 
Blackwater River, Va. 1975 
Active portion 1 15 342,118 138,704 19,300 
Broad Creek, Va. 1 1962 27,888 48,393 - 
Cape Charles City Harbor, Va. 1968 
Active portion 1 3 705,685 313,189 6,000 
Carters Creek, Va. 1961 
Active portion 1 4 28,398 3,277 - 
Channel from Phoebus Va. to deepwater 1944 11,500 26,279 1,200 
in Hampton Roads 1 
Channel connectint York River, Va. 1960 14,855 36,358 2,500 
Back Creek to Slaights Wharf 
Cheeconessex Creek, Va. 1 1968 26,516 17,242 - 
Chincoteague Bay, Va.1 1973 25,126 120,140 - 
Chincoteague Harbor of Refuge, Va. 1 1975 49,396 8,881 - 
Chincoteague Inlet, Va. 1 1974 227,000 161,866 - 
Chowan River, N.C. 1 1975 107,220 - 5,700 
Cockrells Creek, Va. 6 1949 --- 
Cranes Creek, Va. 1 1960 6,274 9,934 - 
Davis Creek, Va. 1 1971 97,612 137,268 4,000 
Deep Creek, Accomack Co., Va. 1 1974 83,000 22,449 - 
Dymers Creek, Va. 1 1963 5,582 4,524 - 
Greenvale Creek, Va. 1 6 1972 20,003 81,782 2,910 
Hampton Creek, Va. 1 7 1974 186,237 556,077 62,969 
Horn Harbor, Va. 1 1964 13,987 87,380 - 
Jackson Creek, Va.1 1971 8,500 28,934 - 
Kings Creek, Va. 6 1967 5,593 -_ 
Lafayette River, Va. 1 1969 79,866 49,232 63,692 
Little Machipongo River, Va. 1 1972 15,000 62,802 - 
Little River (Creek), Va. 1 8 1966 168,623 383,877 16,955 
Locklies Creek, Va.1 1928 11,581 6,636 - 
Meherrin River, N.C.1 1960 47,734 49,591 - 
Milford Haven, Va.1 1960 24,668 27,576 - 
Mill Creek, Va. 1 1937 5,445 3,555 - 
Mulberry Creek, Va. 1 1950 2,393 2,458 - 
Nandua Creek, Va. 1 1960 6,988 32,896 - 
Newport News Creek, Va. 1 1962 135,600 90,148 - 
Occohannock Creek, Va. 1961 
Active portion 1 13,859 60,843 - 
Onancock River, Va. 1 9 1963 187,914 351,877 - 
Oyster Channel, Va. 1 1971 119,717 174,470 - 
Pagan River, Va. 1 10 1960 51,425 272,333 - 
Pamunkey River, Va. 1964 
Active portion 1 31,376 161,183 - 
Channel to Newport 1976 
News, Va. 17 9,854,757 1,463,575 - 
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TABLE 5-F (Cont.) OTHER AUTHORIZED NAVIGATION 
PROJECTS 
(See Section 17 of Text) 
For Last Full 
Report, See Cost to Sept. 30, 1977 Additional Expenditure 
Project Annual Report For New Work Expended 
For Construction Maintenance From Contributed Funds 
Parker Creek, Va. 1 1974 15,530 100,687 1,350 
Parrotts Creek, Va. 1 1957 37,045 23,101 - 
Portsmouth Harbor, Va., Channel to 1947 
Nansemond Ordnance Depot 1 165,566 66,162 - 
Queens Creek, Va. 1 1968 26,949 34,106 10,383 
Rappahannock River, Va. 1 13 14 1971 414,633 1,905,029 - 
Rappahannock 
River at Bowlers 1950 
Wharf, Va. 6 - - - 
Starlings Creek, Va. 1 1974 66,242 363,019 2,973 
Taskinas Creek, Va. 1975 7,479 - - 
Thimble Shoal Channel, Va. 16 1975 13,534,967 5,453,958 
Totuskey Creek, Va. 1 1970 167,869 435,309 2,000 
Tylers Beach, Va. 1 1972 63,268 86,523 - 
Urbanna Creek, Va. 1 11 1963 55,724 69,959 - 
Whitings Creek, Va. 1 1971 21,630 71,467 500 
Willoughby Channel, Va. 1 1953 8,500 34,744 - 
Winter Harbor, Va. 1 1966 171,334 77,815 5,000 
Wishart Point Channel, Va. 1 1975 118,762 17,565 30,625 
York River, Va. 1958 
Active portion 1 180,904 222,740 - 
1 Completed. 9 Includes $33,549 for new work and $24,754 for maintenance 
2 Includes $22,500 for new work for previous projects. for previous projects. 
3 Includes $445,291 military funds expended for new work 10 Includes $20,671 for new work for previous projects. 
dredging on existing project and $83,041 military -funds 11 In addition, $61,087 was expended for rehabilitation. 
expen ed for new work on construction of wharf and bulkhead. 12 Includes $51,249 for new work and $60,440 for maintenance 
4 In addition, $700 for maintenance was expended from for previous projects. 
contributed funds. 13 Includes $197,146 for new work and $113,500 for 
5 In addition, $1,500 for maintenance was expended from maintenance for previous projects. 
contributed funds. 14 In addition, $168,091 was expended for major 
6 Inactive. rehabilitation. 
7 Includes $12,000 for new work for previous projects. In 15 Includes $15,000 for new work for previous projects. 
addition, $73,800 for maintenance was expended from 16 Includes $333,609 for new work for previous projects. 
contributed funds. 17 Includes $225,000 for new work and $12,500 for 
8 Federal funds expended by the U.S. Navy for new work. maintenance for previous projects. 
TABLE 5-G OTHER AUTHORIZED FLOOD 
CONTROL PROJECTS 
(See Section 27 of Text) 
For Last Full 
Report, See Cost to Sept. 30, 1977 Additional Expenditure 
Project Annual Report For New Work Expended 
For Construction Maintenance From Contributed Funds 
Newmarket Creek, Va. 1970 $1,000,000 $7,092 $550,097 
Norfolk Floodwall, Va. 1973 1,851,933 7,365 516,256 
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WILMINGTON, N. C. DISTRICT* 
This district comprises central and eastern 
North Carolina and a portion of south-central 
Virginia, embraced in drainage basins tributary 
to the Atlantic Ocean from the southern boundary 
of Virginia to the Shallotte River, inclusive, 
with exception of the Meherrin River Basin above 
Murfreesboro, N. C., the Chowan River Basin 
above the confluence of the Nottaway and 
Blackwater Rivers, and the Pasquotank River 
and its tributaries for navigation only. It includes 
a portion of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway 
from the northern boundary of North Carolina to 
Little River, S. C., and a portion of the waterway 
from Norfolk, Va., to the Sounds of North 
Carolina, south of the north shore of Albemarle 
Sound. 
IMPROVEMENTS 
Navigation Page 
1. Aquatic Plant Control (R & H 
Act of 1965).........................6-2 
2. Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway 
Between Norfolk, Va. and St. Johns 
River, Fla. (Wilmington District)........ 6-2 
3. Beaufort Harbor, N. C.............6-4 
4. Cape Fear River, N. C. 
Above Wilmington...................6-4 
5. Channel from Back Sound to 
Lookout Bight, N. C........ ........... 6-4 
6. Drum Inlet, N. C........ .............. 6-5 
7. Lockwoods Folly River, N. C..... . ...... 6-5 
8. Manteo (Shallowbag) Bay, N. C.........6-5 
9. Morehead City Harbor, N. C............ 6-6 
10. Ocracoke Inlet, N. C...................6-7 
11. Roanoke River, N. C...................6-7 
12. Rollinson Channel, N. C...............6-7 
13. Silver Lake Harbor, N. C...............6-8 
14. Waterway Connecting Pamlico Sound 
and Beaufort Harbor, N. C...........6-8 
15. Waterway Connecting Swanquarter 
Bay with Deep Bay, N. C...........6-9 
16. Wilmington Harbor, N. C....... ..... 6-9 
17. Wrights Creek, N. C..............6-10 
18. Reconnaissance and Condition 
Surveys ....... ..................... 6-10 
19. Other Authorized Navigation 
Projects ....... ..................... 6-10 
20. Navigation Work Under Special 
Authorization ....................... 6-10 
Beach Erosion Control Page 
21. Other Authorized Beach Erosion 
Control Project....................6-10 
Flood Control 
22. Adkin Branch, 
Lenoir County, N. C..................6-10 
23. Black River, 
Harnett County, N. C.................6-11 
24. Cape Fear River Basin, N. C...........6-11 
24A. B. Everett Jordan Dam and 
Lake, N. C. (Formerly New 
Hope Lake, N. C.)...................6-11 
24B. Howards Mill Lake, N. C............ .6-12 
24C. Randleman Lake, N. C...............6-13 
25. Carolina Beach and 
Vicinity, N. C.........................6-13 
26. Deep Creek, 
Edgecombe County, N. C..............6-14 
27. Joyce Creek, 
Camden County, N. C............... 6-14 
28. Little Rockfish Creek, 
Hope Mills, N. C.....................6-15 
29. Neuse River Basin, N. C.............6-15 
29A. Falls Lake, N. C................. 6-15 
30. Inspection of Completed 
Flood Control Projects............... 6-16 
31. Other Authorized Flood 
Control Projects....................6-16 
32. Flood Control Work Under 
Special Authorization...............6-16 
* All costs and financial statements for projects are listed at the end of this chapter. Other tables referenced in the text also 
appear at the end of this chapter. 
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Multiple-Purpose Projects 
Including Power Page 
33. Roanoke River Basin, 
Va. and N. C........ ................. 6-16 
33A. John H. Kerr Dam and Reservoir, 
Va. and N. C........ ................. 6-16 
33B. Philpott Lake, Va...................6-17 
Multiple-Purpose Projects 
Including Power (cont.) 
34. Scheduling Flood Control 
Reservoir Operations............. 
Page 
.. 6-17 
General Investigations 
35. Surveys................. ........... 6-18 
36. Collection and 
Study of Basic Data.................6-18 
Navigation 
1. AQUATIC PLANT CONTROL (RIVER 
AND HARBOR ACT OF 1965) 
Location. Navigable waters, tributary streams, 
connecting channels, and other allied waters in 
Wilmington District. 
Existing project. The existing project provides 
for control and progressive eradication of waterhyacinth, 
alligatorweed, Eurasian watermilfoil, 
and other obnoxious aquatic plant growths from 
navigable waters, tributary streams, connecting 
channels, and other allied waters of the United 
States, in the combined interest of navigation, 
flood control, drainage, agriculture, fish and 
wildlife conservation, public health, and related 
purposes, including continued research for 
development of the most effective and economic 
control measures in cooperation with other 
Federal and State agencies in accordance with 
the report of the Chief of Engineers, House Document 
251, 89th Congress, 1st session. The project 
was authorized by Section 302, 1965 River and 
Harbor Act (H.D.25, 89th Cong., 1st sess.). The 
Act provides that research and planning costs 
shall be borne fully by the United States. 
Local cooperation. Local interests must agree 
to hold the United States free from damages that 
may occur from operations performed in connection 
with this project, and participate to the extent 
of 30 percent of the cost of the program. Requirements 
are being met. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. No 
control work was performed on Eurasian watermilfoil 
and alligatorweed. Because of environmental 
considerations, the N. C. Department of 
Natural and Economic Resources has asked that 
chemical treatment of alligatorweed cease. Planning 
was accomplished at a federal cost of $1,261. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. The State 
General Design Memorandum was submitted to 
higher authority and approved December 1969. 
The supplemental agreement to contract with the 
State of North Carolina was approved and accepted 
by the State, effective April 1970. No control 
work is proposed now. Results of prior years' 
work will continue under study and surveillance. 
2. ATLANTIC INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY 
BETWEEN NORFOLK, VA. AND 
ST. JOHNS RIVER, FLA. (WILMINGTON 
DISTRICT) 
Location. The project is located on the east 
coast of the United States, between Norfolk, Va., 
and St. Johns River, Florida. The section within 
Wilmington District begins at the Virginia-North 
Carolina State line and extends generally 
southerly and southwestwardly to Little River, 
S. C., a total of 308 statute miles. (See Coast and 
Geodetic Survey Charts 830 to 842, inclusive.) 
Previous projects. For details see Annual 
Reports for 1915, 1926, 1932, and 1938. 
Existing project. The authorized project provides 
for a waterway, 12 feet deep, with widths 
varying from 90 feet in land cuts to 300 feet in 
open waters; the construction, operation and 
maintenance of suitable bridges; saltwaterintrusion 
preventive measures in the vicinity of 
Fairfield, N. C.; a channel in Peltier Creek, 6 feet 
deep and 50 feet wide from the Intracoastal 
Waterway in Bogue Sound to and including a 
basin in Peltier Creek, 6 feet deep, 200 feet wide, 
and 600 feet long; a channel, 6 feet deep and 90 
feet wide between the Intracoastal Waterway 
and the gorge in Bogue Inlet; a channel, 12 feet 
deep and 90 feet wide to a turning basin, 200 feet 
wide and 350 feet long, at Swansboro; a channel, 6 
feet deep and 90 feet wide in New River Inlet, and 
a connecting channel of the same dimensions to 
the Intracoastal Waterway near the mouth of 
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New River; a channel, 10 feet deep and 90 feet 
wide in New River, between the Intracoastal 
Waterway and the Seaboard Coastline Railroad 
bridge at Jacksonville, N. C.; a channel through 
New Topsail Inlet, 8 feet deep and 150 feet wide 
and a channel from New Topsail Inlet to the Intracoastal 
Waterway by way of Old Topsail 
Creek, 7 feet deep and 80 feet wide; a channel, 7 
feet deep and 80 feet wide, in Banks Channel, 
from New Topsail Inlet, paralleling the barrier 
beach, to the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway; a 
channel, 14 feet deep and 400 feet wide, across the 
ocean bar at Masonboro Inlet, with suitable jetties 
at the entrance, thence 12 feet deep and 90 
feet wide to the channel of the Intracoastal 
Waterway at Wrightsville by way of Banks and 
Motte Channels; a turning basin, 15 feet deep, 300 
feet wide, and 700 feet long, on the east side of 
Banks Channel near Masonboro Inlet, with three 
15-pile dolphins therein; a channel, 6 feet deep, 80 
feet wide, and 8,000 feet long, to and including a 
turning basin of the same depth, 130 feet wide 
and 180 feet long, at Carolina Beach; a yacht 
basin, 230 feet wide, 450 feet long, and 12 feet 
deep, at the town of Southport, connected to the 
waterway by a suitable channel of the same depth; 
and maintenance of the general navigation 
features of the North Carolina State Ports 
Authority Small-Boat Harbor at Southport, consisting 
of an entrance channel, 150 feet wide and 
400 feet long, an eastern harbor-access channel, 
70 feet wide and 430 feet long a western harboraccess 
channel, 60 feet wide and 185 feet long, to a 
turning basin, 180 feet wide and 550 feet long, all 
to a depth of 6 feet. Length of channels and basins 
total 347.1 miles. A modification providing for the 
replacement of five Federally owned and 
operated highway bridges was authorized in 
December 1970. A modification providing for 100 
percent Federal funding for Wilkerson Creek and 
Coinjock bridges was authorized in October 1976. 
Estimated Federal Cost is $27,600,000 (1977). The 
six mooring basins along the AIWW were 
deauthorized 5 August 1977 under authority of 
Sec. 12, PL 93-251.The south jetty at Masonboro 
Inlet remains to be constructed at an estimated 
Federal cost of $9,610,000 (1977). Plane of 
reference is mean low water. 
In the waterway north of Neuse River, variations 
in water surface due to winds seldom exceed 
2 feet above or below mean stage. Between 
Beaufort and the Cape Fear River, normal tidal 
range varies from 3.5 feet at the inlets to 1 foot at 
points between. Average range of tide is 4 feet on 
the ocean side of Bogue Inlet and 2.5 feet just inside 
the inlet. At New River, tidal range varies 
from 3.5 feet at the inlet to 1 foot at the head of 
the marshes and zero at Tar Landing, 31 miles 
above. From Cape Fear River, N. C., to Little 
River, S. C., mean tidal range varies between 4.7 
feet in Cape Fear River and 4 feet at the intermediate 
inlets, and 2 feet at points midway 
between the inlets. On October 15, 1954 (Hurricane 
Hazel), the tide at Holden Beach reached 
an elevation of 17.6 feet. (See Table 6-P for 
Authorizing Legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with to date 
except for the modification. The State of North 
Carolina has agreed to keep the bridges toll free 
and upon completion of each bridge, accept 
maintenance, replacement, and ownership 
responsibilities thereof. They have withdrawn 
their offer to contribute 25 percent of the first 
cost. The Water Resources Act of 1976 modified 
the terms of local cooperation to delete the non- 
Federal cost-sharing requirement for the Wilkerson 
Creek and Coinjock bridges. The three remaining 
bridges were not included in this 
modification and are awaiting reauthorization to 
reflect 100 percent Federal funding. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
Work: Engineering and design for the replacement 
of five highway bridges cost $106,907, environmental 
studies cost $1,661 and land cost 
$17,370. Engineering and design for construction 
of the south jetty at Masonboro Inlet cost 
$103,460. Maintenance: During intermittent 
periods, the U. S. sidecasting dredge Merritt 
removed 45,380 cubic yards from shoals in New 
Topsail Inlet at a cost of $71,906; 55,683 cubic 
yards from shoals in New River Inlet at a cost of 
$120,272 and 27,863 cubic yards from shoals in 
Bogue Inlet, at a cost of $48,648. During intermittent 
periods the U. S. Snagboat Snell maintained 
survey and dredging ranges and conducted clearing 
and snagging operations at a cost of $166,236. 
Between November 29, 1976 and January 10, 
1977, the contract dredge Clarendon removed 
327,712 cubic yards from shoals in the through 
waterway between Lockwoods Folly and 
Shallotte Inlets at a cost of $328,765. Between October 
25 and November 26, 1976, the contract 
dredge Clarendon removed 221,997 cubic yards 
from shoals in the through waterway at Camp Lejeune 
at a cost of $209,135. Between October 1, 
1976 and March 7, 1977, the contract dredge 
Marion removed 431,070 cubic yards from shoals 
in the through waterway between Shallotte and 
Core Creek at a cost of $573,990. Supervision and 
inspection in connection with prior year contract 
dredging cost $207. Engineering and design for 
future years pipeline dredging cost $28,312. Environmental 
and comprehensive studies cost 
$36,433. Inspection of highway bridges cost 
$32,118. Mosquito control test in a disposal area 
cost $11,083. Photometric mapping cost $102,299. 
A claim on prior year pipeline dredging cost 
$4,123. Condition and operation studies cost 
$279,126. Five highway bridges and utilities were 
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operated and maintained at a cost of $595,241. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. The project was 
completed in April 1967, except for the south jetty, 
three tie-up dolphins at Masonboro Inlet, and 
the latest modification. A modification providing 
for 100 percent Federal funding for Wilkerson 
Creek and Coinjock bridges was authorized in October 
1976. Total cost for existing project to 
September 30, 1977, $43,085,182, of which 
$11,911,374 was for new work and $31,173,808 
was for maintenance. 
3. BEAUFORT HARBOR, N. C. 
Location. The project is just inside Beaufort Inlet, 
adjacent to Morehead City Harbor. (See Coast 
and Geodetic Survey Chart 420.) 
Previous projects. For details see Annual 
Reports for 1915 and 1938. 
Existing project. The authorized project provides 
for stopping erosion at Beaufort Inlet by 
jetties and sand fences at Fort Macon and 
Shackleford points and other shore protection; 
channels 15 feet deep at mean low water and 100 
feet wide in Bulkhead and Gallants Channels, except 
for a depth of 12 feet in the upper 5,000 feet 
of Gallants Channel; a harbor of refuge in Town 
Creek 12 feet deep, 400 feet wide, and 900 feet 
long connected to Gallants Channel by a channel 
12 feet deep, 150 feet wide, and 1,400 feet long; a 
basin 12 feet deep, 600 feet wide in front of the 
town of Beaufort except for a channel 15 feet 
deep, 100 feet wide through the basin; a stone 
bulkhead from Town Marsh across Bird Shoal to 
the west end of Carrot Island; and a channel in 
Taylors Creek 15 feet deep, 100 feet wide, extending 
about 2.6 miles easterly from about opposite 
Marsh Street in Beaufort to Lennoxville Point at 
North River, except for an 800-foot-long section at 
the east end which is 12 feet deep. Total length of 
channels is 6.9 miles. Average tidal range is 2.5 
feet at Beaufort and 3.5 feet at the inlet. (See 
Table 6-B for Authorizing Legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with except 
for Town Creek, Harbor of Refuge, Section 107 
modification for which a public wharf and mooring 
facilities have not been provided. 
Terminal facilities. There are fifty waterfront 
facilities with a total frontage of 2,000 feet. These 
facilities are adequate for present commerce. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance: Between January 18, 1977 and January 
25, 1977, the contract drege Clarendon removed 
31,649 cubic yards from shoals in the harbor 
at a cost of $79,765. Environmental studies 
cost $20. Condition and operation studies cost 
$20,892. Contributed funds in the amount of 
$2,000 were expanded for diking. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. The project was 
completed in October 1965. (For further details 
see Annual Report 1962.) Costs under existing 
project to September 30, 1977, were $573,389 for 
new work and $1,616,945 for maintenance, including 
$105,578 contributed funds, a total of 
$2,190,334. 
4. CAPE FEAR RIVER, N. C. 
ABOVE WILMINGTON 
Location. The river is formed by confluence of 
the Deep and Haw Rivers at Moncure, Chatham 
County, N. C., and empties into the Atlantic 
Ocean at Cape Fear, near the southern extremity 
of the State. (See Coast and Geodetic Survey 
Chart 426.) 
Previous projects. For details see Annual 
Reports for 1915 and 1938. 
Existing projects. The authorized project provides 
for a channel 25 feet deep and 200 feet wide 
from Wilmington to a turning basin 400 feet wide 
and 550 feet long at Navassa (2.9 miles); a channel 
12 feet deep and 140 feet wide from Navassa to 
mileboard 30 at Acme, with five channel cutoffs, 
12 feet deep and 150 feet wide to eliminate sharp 
bends; a channel 8 feet deep from mileboard 30 to 
Fayetteville by constructing three locks and 
dams and by dredging river shoals; and recreational 
facilities at the locks and dams. Total 
length of the project channels is 113.9 miles. The 
project was authorized by River and Harbor Acts 
of June 25, 1910; June 26, 1934; August 30, 1935; 
August 26, 1937; October 27, 1965; and Section 4, 
Flood Control Act of 1944. For further details see 
Annual Reports for 1962 and 1970. 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Terminal facilities. There are twelve waterfront 
facilities on the river, with a total frontage 
of 1,190 feet. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance: U. S. Snagboat Snell cost $54. 
Periodic inspections of locks and dams cost 
$16,371. Plans and specs for repairs to locks cost 
$771. Environmental studies cost $37. Operation 
and maintenance of three locks and dams cost 
$477,427. Condition and operation studies cost 
$41,250. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. The project was 
completed in June 1970. Total costs of existing 
project to September 30, 1977, were $11,439,492 
of which $3,610,454 (including $1,226,385 public 
works) was for new work and $7,829,038 for 
maintenance. 
5. CHANNEL FROM BACK SOUND TO 
LOOKOUT BIGHT, N. C. 
Location. The project is located on the coast of 
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North Carolina, 8 miles east of Beaufort Inlet. 
(See Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart 420.) 
Existing project. The authorized project provides 
for a channel 100 feet wide and 7 feet deep 
from Back Sound, through Shackleford Banks to 
Lookout Bight. The project was authorized by 
River and Harbor Acts of August 26, 1937, and 
March 2, 1945. For details see Annual Report for 
1959. 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Terminal facilities. Not required. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance: Between January 27 and 31, 1977, 
the contract dredge Clarendon removed 26,403 
cubic yards from shoals in the channel at a cost of 
$61,866. Between April 3 and 16, 1977, the U.S. 
sidecasting dredge Merritt removed 30,103 cubic 
yards from shoals in Bardens Inlet at a cost of 
$27,440. Condition and operation studies cost 
$12,963. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. The project was 
completed in May 1965. 
6. DRUM INLET, N. C. 
Location. Drum Inlet is an opening through the 
barrier beach which separates Core Sound from 
the Atlantic Ocean. It is about 1,100 feet wide and 
is about 35 miles northeast of Beaufort and opposite 
the village of Atlantic. (See Coast and 
Geodetic Survey Charts 1233 and 419.) 
Existing project. The project provides for a 
channel 12 feet deep at mean low water and 200 
feet wide from the gorge in the inlet to the 
Federally improved channel in Core Sound, about 
1 mile. The mean range tide is 3.8 feet in the 
ocean and 0.3 foot in Core Sound at Atlantic. The 
project also provides for a channel 150 feet wide 
and 9 feet deep from the gorge in the inlet to deep 
water in the Atlantic Ocean. The Core Sound portion 
of the project was authorized by the River 
and Harbor Act of June 20, 1938. (H.D. 414, 75th 
Cong., 2nd sess.) The channel from the inlet to the 
Atlantic Ocean was authorized under Section 107 
of the 1960 River and Harbor Act. 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. A 
study of the impact of Drum Inlet on shoreline 
erosion in the vicinity of Atlantic, N. C. cost 
$21,779. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. The project was 
completed in February 1972. 
7. LOCKWOODS FOLLY RIVER, N. C. 
Location. The project is located on the south 
coast of North Carolina about 12 miles west of 
Cape Fear River. (See Coast and Geodetic Survey 
Chart 1236 and Geological Survey Map of North 
Carolina.) 
Existing project. The authorized project provides 
for a channel 100 feet wide and 6 feet deep 
at low water from the ocean to the bridge at Supply 
12.5 miles above, to be obtained by dredging 
through oyster rocks and mudflats. The completed 
river portion of the project above the 
waterway was reclassified to the active category 
in 1971. Lunar tidal ranges in Lockwoods Folly 
River are 4.5 feet at the inlet and 2 feet at the 
head of navigation at Supply. The existing project 
was authorized by the 1890 River and Harbor 
Act. (See Annual Report for 1887, page 1099.) 
Local cooperation. None required. 
Terminal facilities. Thirty-one piers and 
wharves on the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway 
at Holden Beach, about 1.25 miles west of 
Lockwoods Folly Inlet, with a total frontage of 
about 1,980 feet available. At Dixons Landing, 
about 2 miles upstream of the inlet, there are five 
wharves with a total frontage of 240 feet. 
Numerous natural landings are used for loading 
and unloading small boats. Berthing space in the 
vicinity of Lockwoods Folly Inlet totals about 
2,220 feet. Facilities are considered adequate for 
present commerce. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance: During intermittent periods the 
U.S. sidecasting dredge Merritt removed 42,164 
cubic yards from shoals in Lockwoods Folly Inlet 
at a cost of $100,779. Environmental studies cost 
$8,404. Condition and operation studies cost 
$4,919. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. The active portion 
of the project was completed in June 1965. 
8. MANTEO (SHALLOWBAG) BAY, N. C. 
Location. The project is located on the northeastern 
side of Roanoke Island, North Carolina. 
(See Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart 1229.) 
Existing project. The authorized project provides 
for a channel 14 feet deep and 400 feet wide 
from the Atlantic Ocean through Oregon Inlet 
with connecting 12-foot channels, 100 feet wide, to 
Pamlico Sound, Manteo, and Wanchese; and a 
channel 6 feet deep and 100 feet wide connecting 
the Manteo-Oregon Inlet Channel with Roanoke 
Sound. Length of channels is 25.4 miles. A newly 
authorized modification provides for stabilization 
of Oregon Inlet with a dual rubble-mound jetty 
system, including means for sand transfer to the 
downdrift beach and bottom protection for the 
highway bridge over Oregon Inlet; a channel, 20 
feet deep and 400 feet wide, through the ocean 
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bar at Oregon Inlet; a channel, 14 feet deep and 
120 feet wide, from the gorge in Oregon Inlet to 
and through Roanoke Sound to and including a 
15-acre basin of the same depth at Wanchese. The 
estimated Federal cost for the modification is 
$47,700,000 (1977). The project was authorized by 
River and Harbor Acts of June 25, 1910; October 
17, 1940; May 17, 1950; and December 31, 1970; 
and under Section 107 of the 1960 River and Harbor 
Act. 
Local cooperation. For the new modification, 
local interests must: (a) provide all lands, 
easements, and rights-of-way for construction and 
subsequent maintenance of the project, including 
suitable areas required for initial and subsequent 
disposal of spoil and also necessary retaining 
dikes, bulkheads, and embankments therefor, or 
the cost of such retaining works; (b) hold and save 
the United States free from damages due to the 
construction works and subsequent maintenance; 
(c) continue to provide and maintain adequate terminal 
and transfer facilities, open to all on equal 
terms, in accordance with plans approved by the 
Chief of Engineers; (d) provide and maintain 
necessary mooring and berthing facilities in any 
enlarged basin, open to all on equal terms, in accordance 
with plans approved by the Chief of 
Engineers; (e) provide and maintain depths in berthing 
areas and local access channels serving the 
terminals commensurate with depths provided in 
the related projects areas; (f) provide and maintain 
necessary stone for bottom protection along 
the bridge over Oregon Inlet or the cost of such 
protection works; (g) accomplish such alterations 
as required in sewer, water supply, drainage, 
electrical powerlines, telephone lines, or other 
utility facilties as well as their maintenance; (h) 
establish a competent and properly constituted 
public body empowered to regulate the use, 
growth, and free development of the harbor 
facilities, with the understanding that said 
facilities will be open to all on equal terms; (i) and 
establish regulations prohibiting the discharge of 
untreated sewage, garbage, and other pollutants 
in the water of the harbor by the users thereof, 
which regulations shall be in accordance with applicable 
laws or regulations of Federal, State, and 
local authorities responsible for pollution prevention 
and control. Reasonable assurances have 
been received. The state of N. C. is constructing 
the Wanchese Harbor portion and will seek reimbursement 
under Sec. 216, PL 90-483. 
Terminal facilities. The project is served by 33 
waterfront facilities with a total frontage of 3,320 
feet. Additional wharves and facilities will be provided 
with the enlarged basin at Wanchese. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
Work: Advance engineering and design for latest 
modification cost $65,555, including $23,774 for 
environmental studies. Maintenance: Between 
September 3 and 30, 1977, the contract dredge 
Marion removed 148,849 cubic yards from shoals 
in Old House Channel and the Channel from 
Oregon Inlet to Wanchese at a cost of $169,301. 
During intermittent periods the U. S. sidecasting 
dredge Schweizer removed 312,485 cubic yards 
from shoals in Oregon Inlet at a cost of $558,936. 
During intermittent periods the U. S. snagboat 
Snell maintained survey and dredging ranges and 
dredge moorings at a cost of $9,058. Model studies 
for Oregon Inlet cost $277,812. Condition and 
operation studies cost $86,167. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. The project is 
complete except for the latest modification. (For 
further details, see Annual Report of 1962.) 
9. MOREHEAD CITY HARBOR, N. C. 
Location. The project is located on the northern 
shore of Bogue Sound, adjacent to Beaufort 
Inlet. (See Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart 420.) 
Previous project. For details see page 470 of 
Annual Report for 1935. 
Existing project. The authorized project provides 
for a bar channel 35 feet deep and 400 feet 
wide, thence an inner channel 35 feet deep and 
300 feet wide, a turning basin 35 feet deep, and 
connecting shallow-draft channels. Jetties at 
Beaufort Inlet were reclassified to the "active" 
category on March 8, 1972. A newly authorized 
modification provides for deepening of the channel, 
from the 42-foot-depth contour in the Atlantic 
Ocean through the ocean bar to the gorge in 
Beaufort Inlet, to 42 feet over a bottom width of 
450 feet, thence to a depth of 40 feet in the east 
leg of the turning basin including the 1,200 foot 
diameter turning area, with widths of 600 feet in 
the cutoff channel, and 400 feet wide to the turning 
basin. The estimated Federal cost is 
$5,030,000 (1977) for the modification and 
$30,900,000 (1977) for the jetties. In general the 
project as it now exists was authorized by the 
1958 River and Harbor Act (S.D. 54, 84th Cong., 
1st sess.) and the River and Harbor Act of 
December 31, 1970. For further details see Annual 
Report for 1962. 
Local cooperation. For the new modification, 
local interests must: (a) provide, without cost to 
the United States, all lands, easements, and 
rights-of-way required for construction and 
subsequent maintenance of the project and for 
aids to navigation upon the request of the Chief of 
Engineers, including suitable areas determined 
by the Chief of Engineers to be required in the 
general public interest for initial and subsequent 
disposal of spoil and also necessary retaining 
dikes, bulkheads, and embankments therefor, or 
the costs of such retaining works; (b) hold and 
save the United States free from damages due to 
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construction and maintenance of the project; (c) 
provide and maintain, at local expense, adequate 
public terminal and transfer facilities, open to all 
on equal terms; (d) provide and maintain, without 
cost to the United States, depths in berthing 
areas and local access channels serving terminals 
commensurate with depths in related project 
areas; (e) accomplish, without cost to the United 
States, such utility and other relocations or 
alterations as necessary for project purposes; (f) 
prohibit erection of any structure within 125 feet 
of the project channels or turning basins; and (g) 
establish regulations prohibiting discharge of 
pollutants into the waters of the channel and harbor 
by users thereof, which regulations shall be in 
accordance with applicable laws or regulations of 
Federal, State, and local authorities responsible 
for pollution prevention and control. Formal 
assurances have been provided. 
Terminal facilities. Twenty-six waterfront 
facilities serve the port, with a total frontage of 
1,250 feet. Marine terminals provide 5,300 feet of 
berthing space, with a depth alongside of 35 feet, 
and facilities for transfer of cargoes between rail 
and water carriers. Improvements to facilities 
were completed in 1969. For further details see 
Port Series No. 12, revised 1971, Corps of 
Engineers. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
Work: Between September 23 and 30, 1977, the 
contract dredge Sensibar removed 63,796 cubic 
yards from shoals in the ocean bar at a cost of 
$191,282. Maintenance: Between January 14 and 
February 28, 1977, the U. S. hopper dredge 
McFarland removed 96,133 cubic yards from 
shoals in the ocean bar and entrance channel at a 
cost of $826,727. During intermittent periods the 
U. S. snagboat Snell maintained dredging and 
survey ranges at a cost of $12,652. Monitoring for 
project evaluation cost $1,859. A state tax refund 
from prior year dredging was - $5,198. Condition 
and operation studies cost $104,194. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing 
project is complete except for the jetties, and the 
latest modification. (For further details, see Annual 
Report for 1962.) Total cost of the existing 
project to September 30, 1977 was $17,365,979 of 
which $2,073,838 was for new work (including 
$553,477 public works funds) and $15,292,141 for 
maintenance, including $105,557 contributed 
funds. 
10. OCRACOKE INLET, N. C. 
Location. The inlet connects Pamlico Sound 
with the Atlantic Ocean, about 30 miles 
southwest of Cape Hatteras and 43 miles northeast 
of Cape Lookout. (See U. S. Coast and 
Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1232.) 
Existing project. The authorized project provides 
for a channel across the ocean bar 18 feet 
deep and 400 feet wide, and construction of a jetty 
extending from Ocracoke Island to the Atlantic 
Ocean. Construction of the jetty has been deferred 
for restudy. The project was authorized by 
the River and Harbor Act of July 14, 1960. For 
further details, see Annual Report for 1962. 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Terminal facilities. None required. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance: During intermittent periods the 
U.S. snagboat Snell maintained survey and 
dredging ranges at a cost of $604. Environmental 
studies cost $1,066. Condition and operation 
studies cost $17,530. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction 
was completed in August 1971. 
11. ROANOKE RIVER, N. C. 
Location. Rises in Blue Ridge Mountains, west 
of Roanoke, Va., flows southeasterly about 398 
miles, and empties into westerly end of 
Albemarle Sound, N. C. (See Coast and Geodetic 
Survey Chart 1228 and Post Route Map of North 
Carolina.) 
Existing project. A channel 12 feet deep and 
150 feet wide from Albemarle Sound to 1 mile 
above Plymouth, N. C.; thence a channel 10 feet 
deep and 100 feet wide to Hamilton; and thence a 
channel 8 feet deep and 80 feet wide to Palmyra 
Landing. Project authorized by River and Harbor 
Acts of March 3, 1871, July 3, 1930, and June 20, 
1938. For further details see Annual Report for 
1962. 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Terminal facilities. Thirty-two waterfront 
facilities serve the waterway. Facilities appear 
adequate for existing commerce. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance: Between April 19 and May 13, 1977, 
the U. S. snagboat Snell conducted clearing and 
snagging operations between Plymouth and 
Palmyra Landing, N. C. at a cost of $37,985. Project 
condition surveys cost $2. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Project is complete. 
12. ROLLINSON CHANNEL, N. C. 
Location. The project is located about 3.5 miles 
northeast of Hatteras Inlet. (See Coast and 
Geodetic Survey Chart 1232.) 
Existing project. The authorized project provides 
for a channel 12 feet deep, 100 feet wide, 
and about 5.1 miles long from deep water in 
Pamlico Sound to and including a basin of the 
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same depth, 80 to 150 feet wide, and 1,450 feet 
long at Hatteras; a rubble-mound breakwater on 
each side of the channel at the entrance to the 
basin; and a channel 10 feet deep and 100 feet 
wide from that depth in Hatteras Inlet gorge to 
Rollinson Channel, in the vicinity of the basin at 
Hatteras. The project was authorized by the 
River and Harbor Acts of August 30, 1935; March 
2, 1945; September 3, 1954; and October 23, 1962. 
For further details see Annual Report for 1961. 
Local cooperation. Complied with to date. 
Terminal facilities. Six waterfront facilities 
serve the channel, with a total frontage of 926 
feet. Existing facilities are adequate for present 
commerce. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance: Between July 18 and August 17, 
1977, the contract dredges Marion and Richmond 
removed 97,029 cubic yards from shoals in the 
channel from Hatteras to Hatteras Inlet at a cost 
of $260,655. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. The project was 
completed August 22, 1966. (For further details, 
see Annual Report for 1961.) 
13. SILVER LAKE HARBOR, N. C. 
Location. The Project is located at the 
southwest end of Ocracoke Island, a portion of the 
Outer Banks on the southeast coast of North 
Carolina, separating Pamlico Sound from the 
Atlantic Ocean. (See Coast and Geodetic Survey 
Chart No. 1232.) 
Existing project. The authorized project provides 
for basin depths of 12 feet in Silver Lake 
Harbor; an entrance channel 12 feet deep and 60 
feet wide, from the basin to Teaches Hole Channel; 
a channel, 12 feet deep and 150 feet wide, 
from the entrance channel through Big Foot 
Slough Bar to the 12-foot contour in Pamlico 
Sound; a channel, 12 feet deep and 150 feet wide, 
from the entrance channel through Teaches Hole 
Channel to the gorge in Ocracoke Inlet; a channel, 
12 feet deep and 150 feet wide, across Bluff Shoal; 
and for rubble-mound training walls on the north 
and south sides of the entrance channel, 300 feet 
and 400 feet long, respectively. Mean tidal ranges 
are 1.9 feet in the throat of Ocracoke Inlet and 1 
foot at Ocracoke. Variations in the water surface 
of Pamlico Sound are generally due to winds and 
seldom exceed 1 or 2 feet above or below mean 
stage. Severe storms have raised the water surface 
as much as 7 feet above normal water level at 
Ocracoke. (See Table 6-B for Authorizing Legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Terminal facilities. Twelve waterfront 
facilities serve the harbor. These facilities are 
adequate for existing commerce. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance: December 5 and 18, 1976, the U. S. 
sidecasting dredge Merritt removed 10,320 cubic 
yards from shoals in Big Foot Slough Channel at a 
cost of $21,628. Between March 28 and April 28, 
1977, the contract dredge Marion removed 
124,466 cubic yards from shoals in Big Foot 
Slough Channel at a cost of $248,079. Environmental 
studies cost $580. Condition and 
operation studies cost $30,089. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. The project was 
completed July 28, 1970. (For further details see 
Annual Report for 1961.) 
14. WATERWAY CONNECTING PAMLICO 
SOUND AND BEAUFORT HARBOR, N. C. 
Location. The project is located in Core Sound, 
west of the outer banks of eastern North 
Carolina. (See Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts 
Nos. 420 and 1233.) 
Existing project. The authorized project provides 
for a through channel to Core Sound 7 feet 
deep and 75 feet wide from Pamlico Sound to 
Beaufort Harbor; an alternative route of the same 
dimensions through Back Sound by way of channels 
at the east and west ends of Harkers Island; 
a channel 7 feet deep and 70 feet wide from the 
through channel to the local harbor at Cedar 
Island, including the authorized passage and 
future maintenance of a channel through the existing 
private basin, and an access channel 6 feet 
deep, 50 feet wide and about 400 feet long to a 
basin the same depth, 60 feet by 100 feet; a channel 
7 feet deep and 75 feet wide from the through 
channel to Atlantic; a channel 7 feet deep and 75 
feet wide, with a basin 200 feet by 500 feet, the 
same depth, at Sealevel; a channel 7 feet deep and 
75 feet wide, with basin 150 feet by 130 feet, the 
same depth, at Davis; a channel 6 feet deep and 60 
feet wide with a basin 100 feet by 600 feet, the 
same depth, at Marshallberg; an entrance channel 
6 feet deep and 60 feet wide, from Back Sound to 
harbor of refuge 120 feet by 250 feet, the same 
depth in Brooks Creek at the west end of Harkers 
Island; and a channel 7 feet deep and 70 feet wide, 
from the existing side channel at Atlantic, N. C., 
to the mouth of Little Port Brook; thence 7 feet 
deep and 50 feet wide, along the Brook to a basin 
600 feet long, 180 feet wide, and 7 feet deep, with 
a breakwater, beginning at a point between the 
mouth of Little Port Brook and White Point, running 
along the channel approximately 2,000 feet. 
The project is complete except for 7 foot modification 
to Davis, N. C. Plane of reference is mean low 
water. The length of the authorized channels is 
about 50.6 miles. (See Table 6-B for authorizing 
legislation.) 
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Local cooperation. Fully complied with to date 
for completed portion. For the uncompleted Davis 
modification, local interests must: (a) Provide, 
without cost to the United States and in accordance 
with the provisions of acquisition contained 
in PL 91-646, Uniform Relocation Assistance and 
Real Property Acquisition Act of 1970, all lands 
and easements, and rights-of-way required for 
construction and subsequent maintenance of the 
project, and for construction and maintenance of 
aids to navigation upon the request of the Chief of 
Engineers, including suitable areas determined 
by the Chief of Engineers to be required in the 
general public interest for initial and subsequent 
disposal of dredged material; and also necessary 
retaining dikes, bulkheads, and embankments 
therefor, or the cost of such retaining works; (b) 
hold and save the United States free from 
damages due to the construction works and 
maintenance of the project; (c) provide and maintain, 
without cost to the United States, depths in 
berthing areas and local access channels commensurate 
with depths provided in related project 
areas; (d) provide and maintain, at local expense, 
an adequate public wharf, with terminal and 
transfer facilities, open to all on equal terms, in 
accordance with plans approved by the Chief of 
Engineers; (e) establish regulations prohibiting 
the discharge of pollutants into the waters of the 
channel and basin by the users thereof, which 
regulations shall be in accordance with applicable 
laws or regulations of Federal, State, and local 
authorities responsible for pollution prevention 
and control; (f) assume full responsibility for all 
project costs in excess of the Federal cost limitation 
of $1,000,000. 
Terminal facilities. Sixteen small wharves 
serve the waterway. Additional facilities are 
needed along Core Sound. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work: Engineering and design for Davis, N. C. 
cost $306. Maintenance: Between December 19, 
1976 and Janaury 8, 1977, the U. S. sidecasting 
dredge Merritt removed 9,205 cubic yards from 
shoals in Wainwright Slough Channel at a cost of 
$38,708. Between February 1 and March 17, 1977, 
the contract dredge Clarendon removed 232,200 
cubic yards from shoals in the through channel at 
a cost of $498,447. Construction of nylon bag 
retention works in Core Sound cost $31,575. Condition 
and operation studies cost $6,120. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. The project was 
completed in September 1972 except for the 
modification to Davis, N. C. (For further details, 
see Annual Report for 1961.) 
15. WATERWAY CONNECTING SWANQUARTER 
BAY WITH DEEP BAY, N. C. 
Location. On north side of Pamlico Sound, 
about 10 miles east of mouth of Pamlico River. 
(See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 
1231.) 
Existing project. A channel 60 feet wide and 8 
feet deep from Deep Bay through present waterway 
to Swanquarter Bay, and thence through 
Swanquarter Canal to a basin of the same depth, 
about 500 feet long and 60 to 300 feet wide, at 
head of canal. Project was authorized by River 
and Harbor Acts of June 25, 1910, and March 2, 
1945. Cost of completed project was $110,799. For 
further details see Annual Report for 1950. 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Terminal facilities. Six waterway facilities 
serve the waterway, with a total frontage of 355 
feet. Existing facilities are adequate for present 
commerce. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance: Between July 16 and August 1, 
1977, the contract dredge Richmond removed 
19,132 cubic yards from shoals in the channel at a 
cost of $134,912. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Project was 
completed January 24, 1964. 
16. WILMINGTON HARBOR, N. C. 
Location. The project is located on the Cape 
Fear River, on southeast coast of North Carolina, 
between the Atlantic Ocean and Wilmington, 
North Carolina. (See Coast and Geodetic Survey 
Chart No. 426.) 
Previous projects. For details, see page 1804 of 
Annual Report for 1915 and page 533 of Annual 
Report for 1938. 
Existing project. The authorized project provides 
for a channel 40 feet deep and 500 feet wide 
from the Atlantic Ocean through the ocean bar 
and entrance channels to Southport, thence 38 
feet deep and 400 feet wide to the upper end of 
the anchorage basin (foot of Castle Street) at 
Wilmington, thence 32 feet deep and 400 feet 
wide, to Hilton Bridge over Northeast (Cape 
Fear) River; a 38-foot-deep anchorage basin at 
Wilmington; a 32-foot-deep turning basin opposite 
the principal terminals; a channel 12 feet deep 
and 100 feet wide, about 3 miles long, in Cape 
Fear River; and a channel 25 feet deep and 200 
feet wide from Hilton Bridge over Northeast 
(Cape Fear) River to a point 1.66 miles above, including 
a turning basin of the same depth, 700 
feet wide and 500 feet long, at a point 1.25 miles 
above the bridge. The project was authorized by 
River and Harbor Acts of July 3, 1930; March 2, 
1945; May 17, 1950; October 23, 1962; and March 
10, 1964; under Section 107 of the 1960 River and 
Harbor Act. (For further details of authorization, 
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see 1962 Annual Report.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with to date. 
Terminal facilities. Forty-three principal 
wharves, piers, and docks at port of Wilmington, 
with a berthing space of about 20,000 linear feet 
serve the harbor. These facilities handle general 
cargo and petroleum products. For further 
details, see Port Series No. 12, part 2, revised 
1971, Corps of Engineers. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
Work: Work in connection with a claim of changed 
conditions cost $46,482. Maintenance: Between 
October 21 and November 14, 1976, the U. S. hopper 
dredge Goethals removed 762,762 cubic yards 
from shoals in the bar channel at a cost of 
$501,282. Between February 28 and March 14, 
1977, the U. S. hopper dredge McFarland removed 
496,957 cubic yards from shoals in the ocean 
bar at a cost of $244,952. During intertmittent 
periods the U. S. snagboat Snell maintained 
survey and dredging ranges at a cost of $163,204. 
Between July 24 and September 30, 1977, the contract 
dredges Pullen, No. 44 and Cherokee removed 
1,326,683 cubic yards from shoals in the anchorage 
basin, engineer yard and Fourth East 
Jetty Channel at a cost of $746,176. Installation of 
tide gage on Baldhead Shoal Channel cost $317. 
Dredge material disposal study cost $30,152. Adjustment 
of cost on Sunny Point shoaling study 
caused a decrease of -$2,940. Underwater archeology 
studies cost $1,282. Environmental 
studies cost $36,383. Reimbursement for design 
costs on Eagle Island dikes by State of N. C. caused 
a decrease of -$194,271. Disposals caused a 
decrease of -$1,312. Condition and operation 
studies cost $193,812. Contributed funds of 
$20,700 were expended for disposal dikes. Construction 
of Eagle Island dikes cost $589,608 in 
contributed funds. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Project completed 
July 1973. (For further details, see Annual 
Report for 1962.) Total cost of the existing project 
to September 30, 1977, was $38,355,506 of which 
$13,782,380 was for new work and $24,573,126 
was for maintenance, including $948,825 contributed 
funds. 
17. WRIGHTS CREEK, N. C. 
Location. About 10 miles south of Belhaven, 
N. C., and is a small creek tributary to Pungo 
River. Creek flows generally east to Pungo River, 
is about 900 feet wide at mouth, and gradually 
narrows to 200 feet at head of navigation. (See 
Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts 1231 and 1232.) 
Existing project. A channel 8 feet deep and 80 
feet wide from Pungo River to and including a 
basin 8 feet deep and 150 by 400 feet in north 
prong of Wrights Creek. Length of channel and 
basin is about 1.3 miles. Existing project was 
authorized July 12, 1962, under authority of section 
107, 1960 River and Harbor Act. 
Local cooperation. Local interests must furnish 
lands rights-of-way, and suitable spoil-disposal 
areas for initial work and maintenance; provide 
adequate terminal facilities; and hold the United 
States free from damages. Fully complied with. 
Terminal facilities. There are 17 commercial 
piers along the waterfront with a frontage of 
1,400 feet, and a number of private piers. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance: Between June 23 and July 11, 1977, 
the contract dredge Marion removed 66,584 cubic 
yards from shoals in the channel at a cost of 
$137,825. Project condition surveys cost $3,007. 
Contributed funds in the amount of $21,888 were 
expended for diking. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Project completed 
April 1965. 
18. RECONNAISSANCE AND CONDITION 
SURVEYS 
(See Table 6-C.) 
19. OTHER AUTHORIZED NAVIGATION 
PROJECTS 
(See Table 6-D.) 
20. NAVIGATION WORK UNDER SPECIAL 
AUTHORIZATION 
Navigation activities pursuant to Section 107, 
Public Law 86-645 (preauthorization). 
(See Table 6-E.) 
Beach Erosion Control 
21. OTHER AUTHORIZED BEACH EROSION 
CONTROL PROJECTS 
(See Table 6-F.)
Flood Control 
22. ADKIN BRANCH, LENOIR COUNTY, 
N.C. 
Location. Adkin Branch is a tributary of the 
Neuse River and is located in central Lenoir 
County and the Coastal Plain Region of North 
Carolina. The stream flows in a southeasterly 
direction for about 6 miles to the Neuse River. 
(See Geological Survey quadrangle sheet, 
Kinston, N. C.). 
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Existing project. Provides for deepening and 
widening the channel to a 30-foot bottom width 
from the mouth of Adkin Branch to the Seaboard 
Coastline Railroad crossing, 2.3 miles; thence 25 
feet wide to Highland Avenue, 0.4 mile; thence 20 
feet wide to Queen Street, 0.5 mile; constructing 
drop structures at stations 53+00, 113 + 00, 
145 + 00, and 168 + 00; modifying the existing 
bridges at Caswell Street and Washington 
Avenue to 30-foot clear spans; and installing 
about 4.5 miles of safety fence. Total length of 
project is 3.2 miles. Estimated Federal cost of 
construction is $636,000 (1977). Project was approved 
by the Chief of Engineers, April 1, 1971, 
under Section 205, 1948 Flood Control Act, as 
amended. 
Local cooperation. Local interests must provide 
lands, easements, rights-of-way, utility 
relocations and alterations, and highway or 
highway-bridge construction and alterations 
necessary for project construction; hold the 
United States free from damages, and adjust 
claims concerning water rights; maintain and 
operate the project after its completion; control 
land use in the flood plain to prevent development 
which would be subject to flood damage; 
contribute 16.75 percent of construction costs, 
now estimated at $128,000; and prevent future encroachment. 
Formal request has not been made. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work: Detailed engineering and design cost 
$15,212. Environmental studies cost $21,731. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. The project is in 
the preconstruction stage. 
23. BLACK RIVER, HARNETT COUNTY, 
N. C. 
Location. The river rises near Angier in 
Harnett County, N. C., and flows in a southerly 
direction about 25 miles to its confluence with 
South River. (See Army Map Service quadrangle 
sheet 5254, Fayetteville, N. C.) 
Existing project. The project provides for 5.5 
miles of channel excavation on Black River, beginning 
at a point 8,000 feet below County Road 
1780, with a 35-foot bottom width to the Durham 
and Southern Railroad. Estimated Federal construction 
cost is $555,000 (1977). The project was 
authorized by the Chief of Engineers on February 
9, 1968, under Section 205, 1948 Flood Control 
Act, as amended. 
Local cooperation. Local interests must provide 
all lands, easements, rights-of-way, utility 
relocations and alterations, and highway or 
highway-bridge construction; hold and save the 
United States free from damages; and maintain 
and operate project after completion. Estimated 
cost to local interests for rights-of-way is $33,000. 
Formal assurances have been requested. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work: Detailed engineering and design cost 
$11,712. Environmental studies cost $10,739. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Preconstruction 
planning is essentially complete. 
24. CAPE FEAR RIVER BASIN, N. C. 
Location. Work covered by this project consists 
of a series of dams and reservoirs on 
tributaries of the Cape Fear River in North 
Carolina within a radius of 100 miles from 
Raleigh, North Carolina. (See Geological Survey 
Map of North Carolina.) 
Existing project. Public Law 88-253, approved 
December 30, 1963, authorized three principal 
dams and reservoirs and a series of smaller reservoirs 
on tributaries of the Cape Fear River in accordance 
with the comprehensive plans in House 
Document 508, 87th Congress, 2d session. The act 
also provides that the appropriate agencies of the 
Departments of the Army and Agriculture shall 
conduct joint investigations and surveys and 
prepare a report on the upper tributaries of the 
Cape Fear River in the interest of watershed protection 
and flood prevention, and the conservation, 
development, utilization, and disposal of 
water. The report is to be prepared and submitted 
in compliance with provisions of Public Law 
87-639. A list of the dams and reservoirs included 
in the comprehensive plan follows. (See Table 6-G 
on Dams and Reservoirs). Estimates of cost as 
given are based on 1960 price levels, except the 
ones for B. Everett Jordan Dam and Lake, 
Randleman, and Howards Mill Lakes, which were 
revised in 1977. These three projects have been 
authorized for construction in accordance with 
the above authorization. The joint study, to be accomplished 
by the Departments of the Army and 
Agriculture has been submitted and is under 
review. 
Local cooperation. Requirements are given in 
the individual project reports. 
24A.B.EVERETT JORDAN DAM AND LAKE, 
N. C. (FORMERLY NEW HOPE LAKE, 
N. C.J 
Location. The project is located on the Haw 
River, N. C., 4.3 miles above its mouth, and 2.5 
miles north of Moncure, N. C. 
Existing project. The project provides for an 
earth dam 1,330 feet long with a maximum height 
of 112 feet above the streambed, an uncontrolled, 
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unpaved chute spillway, and a controlled 19-footdiameter 
outlet structure. Some saddle dikes are 
required beyond the spillway. The reservoir will 
have a gross storage capacity of 778,000 acre-feet, 
of which 543,000 acre-feet will be for flood control 
and a conservation pool of 235,000 acre-feet for 
water-quality control, water supply, and sedimentation. 
The reservoir will be operated as a unit of 
a coordinated system for control of floods in the 
Cape Fear River Basin and for water supply, 
water-quality control, and other purposes. 
Estimated cost for new work is $98,800,000 (1977), 
consisting of $41,336,000 for construction, including 
$3,100,000 presently allocated to water 
supply to be paid for in the future by local interests, 
and $57,464,000 for lands and damages, 
including highway, railroad, and utility relocations. 
The existing project was authorized by 
Public Law 88-253 approved December 30, 1963 
(H.D. 508, 87th Cong., 2d sess.) 
Local cooperation. Local interests must protect 
downstream channels from encroachments and 
obstructions which would adversely affect operation 
of the project; reimburse the Federal 
Government for all costs allocated to municipal 
and industrial water supply, presently estimated 
at $3,100,000 and bear all annual costs for operation, 
maintenance, and major replacements 
allocated to municipal and industrial water 
supply, an amount presently estimated at $8,000 
annually. Assurances that these obligations for 
Neuse River Basin in North Carolina within a 
radius of 50 miles from Raleigh, North Carolina. 
(See Geological Survey Map of North Carolina.) 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work: Real estate acquisition continued at a cost 
of $728,703. Relocation of N. C. Roads 1900A and 
1717 was initiated at a cost of $858,405. Relocation 
of N. C. Roads 1726 and 1110 was initiated at 
a cost of $626,953. Relocation of N. C. Roads 751 
and 1731 was initiated at a cost of $493,724. 
Relocation of N. C. Road 1008A was initiated at a 
cost of $287,074. Relocation of N. C. Road 1008C 
continued at a cost of $34,073. Relocation of N. C. 
Road 751 at White Oak Creek was completed at a 
cost of $313,488. Relocation of N. C. Roads 1008B 
and 1743 was completed at a cost of $3,576. 
Relocation of N. C. Road 1141 was completed at a 
cost of $163,616. A claim was settled on NSRR 
relocation at a cost of $315,044. Utility relocations 
continued at a cost of $51,134. Recreation roads 
cost $200,398. Status of plans and specs: All road 
relocations, 100 percent; Group I and II clearing, 
90 percent; subimpoundments, 40 percent; Group 
I recreation facilities and roads, 100 percent; 
Group III recreation facilities and roads, 97 percent 
and maintenance facilities, 63 percent. Total 
Federal expenditures were $4,956,275. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. U. S. 64; N. C. 
Roads 1938, 1939, 1906/1907; N.C. Road 1939; 
N. C. Road 751 at White Oak Creek; N. C. Roads 
1008(B) and 1743; N.C. Road 1141; Railroad 
relocation and the dam are complete. 
24B.HOWARDS MILL LAKE, N. C. 
Location. The project is located on Deep River, 
N. C., about 35 miles south of Greensboro, N. C., 
and about 15 miles southeast of Asheboro, N. C. 
The damsite is in Moore County about 1 mile 
below the Randolph County line, and the main 
body of the reservoir will lie mostly in Randolph 
County. 
Existing project. The authorized project provides 
for the construction of an earth dam 2,765 
feet long with a maximum height of 106 feet 
above the streambed to create a reservoir with 
gross storage of 233,000 acre-feet, consisting of 
159,000 acre-feet for flood control, 50,000 acrefeet 
for conservation, and 24,000 acre-feet for 
sedimentation. Howards Mill Lake is the third 
project of the comprehensive plan of development 
for the Cape Fear River basin, providing 
reservoir storage for flood control and recreation. 
The project items may be modified during detailed 
preconstruction planning. Estimated cost of 
new work is $27,000,000 (1977), consisting of 
$15,675,000 for construction (including $1,200,000 
presently allocated to general recreation and fish 
and wildlife to be paid for in the future by local interests) 
and $11,325,000 for lands and damages, 
including relocations. The existing project was 
authorized by the 1968 Flood Control Act (H.D. 
343, 90th Cong., 2d sess.). 
Local cooperation. Local interests must: (a) In 
accordance with the Federal Water Project 
Recreation Act, administer project land and 
water areas for recreation and fish and wildlife 
enhancement; pay, contribute in kind, or repay 
(which may be through user fees) with interest, 
one-half of the separable cost allocated to recreation 
and one-fourth of the separable cost allocated 
to fish and wildlife enhancement, presently 
estimated at $1,200,000; and bear all costs of 
operation, maintenance, and replacements of 
recreation and fish and wildlife facilities, the 
average annual amount presently estimated at 
$141,000; (b) prevent encroachment on 
downstream channels to the extent needed to 
provide effective reservoir operation; and (c) hold 
and save the United States free from damages 
due to water-rights claims resulting from construction 
and operation of the project. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work: Advance engineering and design cost 
$65,778. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. The project is in 
the preconstruction planning stage. Further plan- 
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nfling has been delayed due to low priority given 
by state of N. C. 
24C.RANDLEMAN LAKE, N. C. 
Location. The project is located on Deep River, 
N. C., about 15 miles south of Greensboro and 
about 2 miles upstream from the town of 
Randleman. The damsite and about two-thirds of 
the reservoir would lie in Randolph County. The 
upper one-third of the reservoir would lie in 
Guilford County. 
Existing project. The authorized project provides 
for construction of an earth dam 2,400 feet 
long with a maximum height of 110 feet above the 
streambed to create a reservoir with gross 
storage of 108,000 acre-feet, consisting of 46,000 
acre-feet for flood control and a conservation pool 
of 62,000 acre-feet for water supply, water-quality 
control and sedimentation. Randleman Lake is 
the second project of the comprehensive plan of 
development for the Cape Fear River Basin, providing 
reservoir storage for flood control, water 
supply, water-quality control, and recreation. The 
project items may be modified during detailed 
preconstruction planning. Estimated cost of new 
work is $68,800,000 (1977), consisting of 
$32,494,000 for construction (including 
$27,150,000 presently allocated to water supply 
and $7,950,000 allocated to general recreation to 
be paid for in the future by local interests) and 
$36,306,000 for lands and damages, including 
relocations. The existing project was authorized 
by the 1968 Flood Control Act (H.D. 343, 90th 
Cong., 2d sess.). 
Local cooperation. Local interests must: (1) In 
accordance with the Federal Water Project 
Recreation Act (P.L. 89-72): (a) Administer project 
land and water areas for recreation and fish and 
wildlife and to assure access to such development 
to all on equal terms; (b) pay, contribute in kind, 
or repay (which may be through user fees) with interest, 
one-half of the separable first cost 
allocated to recreation presently estimated at 
$7,950,000; and (c) bear all the costs of operation, 
maintenance, and replacement of recreation 
facilities, presently estimated at $360,000 annually: 
(2) In accordance with the Water Supply Act of 
1958, as amended, assure payment to the United 
States of all costs allocated to water supply, 
presently estimated at $27,150,000 for construction 
and $279,000 annually for operation, 
maintenance, and major replacement; (3) Hold and 
save the United States free from damages due to 
water-rights claims resulting from construction 
and operation of the project; (4) Prevent encroachment 
on downstream channels to the extent needed 
to provide effective reservoir operation; and 
(5) Exercise to the full extent of their legal 
capability control against removal of stream-flow 
made available for preservation of downstream 
fishery habitat. These assurances are subject to 
the provision that Federal participation in 
measures required to safeguard the quality of 
water in Randleman Reservoir shall not be provided 
as a substitute for the responsibility of local 
interests to provide adequate treatment in accordance 
with water quality standards established 
pursuant to the Water Quality Amendments of 
1972 (P.L. 92-500). Reasonable assurances that the 
requirements will be fulfilled have been received. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work: Advance engineering and design cost 
$113,679. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. The project is in 
the preconstruction planning stage. 
25. CAROLINA BEACH AND VICINITY, N. C. 
Location. The project is in New Hanover County, 
about 15 miles southeast of Wilmington, N. C., 
on the peninsula which separates lower Cape 
Fear River from the Atlantic Ocean. (See Coast 
and Geodetic Survey Map 834.) 
Existing project. The authorized project provides 
for construction of a dune with a base 
generally bordering at or near the building line, 
with a crown width of 25 feet at an elevation of 15 
feet above mean low water, together with integral 
construction of a beach berm with a crown 
width of 50 feet at elevation 12, extending about 
25,800 feet from the northern limits of Carolina 
Beach to the southern limits of Kure Beach; initial 
deposition of sufficient material north of Carolina 
Beach to serve as a feeder beach; and Federal participation 
in the cost of beach nourishment for a 
period not to exceed 10 years from the year of initial 
placement. The area south of Carolina Beach 
was reclassified to the inactive category, 
February 1975. Approved estimated cost for new 
work is $17,100,000 (1977). The project was 
authorized by the 1962 Flood Control Act (H.D. 
418, 87th Cong., 2d sess.). 
Local cooperation. Local interests must: (a) Provide 
lands, easements, and rights-of-way for construction; 
(b) make required relocations and 
alterations of streets, utilities, or structures; (c) 
contribute 37.9 percent of the total first cost, with 
credit allowed for (a) and (b); (d) hold the United 
States free from damages; (e) maintain all works 
after completion; (f) maintain continued public 
ownership of the shore; (g) adopt and enforce appropriate 
ordinances to provide for preservation 
of improvement and its protective vegetation; (h) 
control water pollution to extent necessary to 
safeguard health of bathers; and (i) at least annually 
inform interests affected that project will 
not provide any substantial protection from ocean 
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surges higher in elevation than that of Hurricane 
Hazel, October 15, 1954. Requirements have been 
fulfilled to date for the town of Carolina Beach 
portion of the project only. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work: Engineering and design cost $9,641. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of 
the project is about 22 percent complete. 
26. DEEP CREEK, EDGECOMBE COUNTY, 
N.C. 
Location. The stream rises in Halifax County 
and flows southerly to its confluence with Fishing 
Creek, about 0.5 mile upstream of the Fishing 
Creek and Tar River confluence, which is about 
8.0 miles above Tarboro. All of the project is in 
Edgecombe County, N. C. (See U.S. Geological 
Survey quadrangle sheets, Parmele and Tarboro, 
N. C.) 
Existing Project. The project provides for 
channel improvement and dike construction in 
the Deep Creek basin, consisting of the construction 
of a dike and drainage appurtenances on the 
north, west, and south sides of the town of Speed, 
for a distance of about 7,700 feet, to a maximum 
height of 9.5 feet, with a 10-foot-top-width; relocation 
and channel excavation of 2,800 feet of 
Knight Swamp along the northern dike segment 
and 1,600 feet of Longs Branch along the southern 
dike segment, to 20-foot-and 15-foot-bottomwidths, 
respectively, and enlarging 2,800 feet of 
Deep Creek to about an 80-foot-bottom-width 
along the western dike segment, utilizing excavated 
material for dike fill; channel excavation 
of an additional 500 feet of both Knight Swamp 
and Longs Branch upstream of the dike to bottom 
widths of 10 feet; and snagging and clearing 8.3 
miles of Deep Creek from Fishing Creek to 1 mile 
upstream of SR 1506, with such modifications as 
in the discretion of the Chief of Engineers may be 
advisable, at an estimated Federal cost of 
$341,000. The project was approved by the Chief 
of Engineers on February 18, 1977, under Section 
205 of the 1948 Flood Control Act, as amended. 
Local cooperation. Local interests must provide, 
without cost to the United States, all lands, 
easements, rights-of-way utility relocations or 
alterations, and road and bridge construction and 
alterations necessary for project provision (The 
acquisition of all lands or interest in lands 
necessary for the project shall be accomplished in 
accordance with provisions of PL 91-646, Uniform 
Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition 
Policies Act of 1970); hold and save the 
United States free from damages due to the construction 
works when not caused by the fault or 
negligence of the United States or its contractor; 
maintain and operate the project after completion, 
without cost to the United States, in accordance 
with regulations prescribed by the 
Secretary of the Army; prescribe and enforce 
regulations to prevent obstruction or encroachment 
on channels which would reduce their flood 
carrying capacity or hinder maintenance and 
operation and regulate land use in the 100-year 
improved flood plain within the diked area to prevent 
any development which would be subject to 
flood damage in accordance with acceptable flood 
plain management practices; bear all project 
costs in excess of $1 million; and notify interests 
affected, at least annually, that the improvements 
will provide protection against the 100-year flood 
within the diked area and about the 5-year flood 
along the cleared and snagged reach, but complete 
flood protection is not provided. Formal 
assurances have not been requested. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work: Detailed engineering and design cost 
$26,159. Preauthorization studies cost $24,063. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. This is first 
report since authorization. 
27. JOYCE CREEK, CAMDEN COUNTY, N. C. 
Location. Joyce Creek rises in the northeastern 
part of Camden County, N. C., and flows generally 
southward for about 10 miles to Turners Cut 
near South Mills, North Carolina. (See Coast and 
Geodetic Survey Chart 1227 and Army Map Service 
quadrangle sheet, South Mills, N. C.) 
Existing project. The project provides for excavating 
a channel 40 feet wide, from the confluence 
with Turners Cut to County Road 1224 at 
Tar Corner, 3.9 miles; thence a channel, 30 feet 
wide, to the confluence with Mill Run and 
Cypress Run, 1.7 miles; thence on Cypress Run, a 
channel, 10 feet wide, to County Road 1233, 1.8 
miles; and on Mill Run, a 10-foot-wide channel 
from confluence with Joyce Creek to County 
Road 1232, 2.2 miles; a total of 9.6 miles. 
Estimated Federal construction cost is $506,000 
(1977). The project was approved by the Chief of 
Engineers on March 29, 1967, under Section 205 
of the 1948 Flood Control Act, as amended. 
Local cooperation. Local interests must provide 
all lands, easements, rights-of-way, utility 
relocations and alterations, and highway or 
highway-bridge construction and alterations 
necessary for construction; hold the United 
States free from damages; maintain and operate 
the project after completion; prevent future encroachment; 
provide a cash contribution of 21.5 
percent of construction costs, now estimated at 
$138,000; and accomplish associated drainage 
works necessary to realize the benefits from the 
Federal improvement. Local interests have given 
assurances that they will initiate procedures to 
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form a drainage district. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work: Detailed engineering and design cost $839. 
Environmental studies cost $341. Project 
reanalysis cost $11,908. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Preconstruction 
planning has been completed. Project reanalysis 
underway. 
28. LITTLE ROCKFISH CREEK, HOPE 
MILLS, N. C. 
Location. Rockfish Creek originates northwest 
of Hope Mills, N. C. and flows in a southeasterly 
direction for about 18.2 miles to its junction with 
Rockfish Creek approximately 1 mile southeast of 
Hope Mills. (See Army Map Service map for Saint 
Pauls, N. C., Sheet 5253 IV). 
Existing project. The existing project would 
consist of a gabion structure constructed along 
250 feet of the bank and built to a height of 15 feet 
above the streambed elevation. Backfill would be 
placed behind the gabion to tie in with the existing 
bank. Estimated Federal project cost is 
$100,000. The project was approved by the Chief 
of Engineers in September 1974, under Section 14 
of the 1946 Flood Control Act as amended. 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work: Repairs were accomplished at a cost of 
$10,389. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. The project was 
completed in May 1976. 
29. NEUSE RIVER BASIN, N. C. 
Location. Works covered by this project consist 
of a series of dams and reservoirs in the 
Neuse River Basin in North Carolina within a 
radius of 50 miles from Raleigh, North Carolina. 
(See Geological Survey Map of North Carolina.) 
Existing project. The Flood Control Act of 1965 
authorized construction of the Falls project as the 
key project in the recommended general plan of 
development of the Neuse River Basin. The plan 
will serve as a guide for immediate and future 
development of the basin's water resources as set 
forth in House Document 175, 89th Congress, 1st 
Session. A list of projects included in the general 
plan of development follows. Estimated costs as 
given are based on 1963 price levels, except for 
Falls Lake which was revised in 1977. (See Table 
6-G on Dams and Reservoirs.) 
29A. FALLS LAKE, N. C. 
Location. The project is on the Neuse River 
about 10 miles north of the City of Raleigh, North 
Carolina. 
Existing project. The authorized project provides 
for an earth dam 1,900 feet long with a maximum 
height of 92 feet above streambed. The dam 
will have a 30-foot top width. An uncontrolled 
chute spillway, 100-feet wide, will be located in 
the east abutment. The reservoir will have a 
gross storage capacity of 397,000 acre-feet, of 
which 243,000 acre-feet will be for flood control, 
45,000 acre-feet for water-supply for the city of 
Raleigh, 71,000 acre-feet for water-quality control, 
and 38,000 acre-feet for sediment storage. 
The reservoir will be operated as the intitial unit 
of a coordinated system for control of floods in the 
Neuse River Basin for water supply, water quality 
control, recreation, and other purposes. Project 
items may be modified in detailed planning. 
Estimated cost of new work is $106,000,000 (1977), 
consisting of $31,498,000 for construction 
(including $9,300,000 presently allocated to water 
supply and $6,100,000 for recreation and fish and 
wildlife enhancement to be paid for in the future 
by local interests) and $74,502,000 for lands and 
damages, including highway, railroad, and utility 
relocations. The project was authorized by the 
1965 Flood Control Act (H.D. 175, 89th Cong., 1st 
sess.). 
Local cooperation. Local interests must prevent 
encroachment on downstream channels that 
would interfere with the operation of the reservoir; 
pay the United States in accordance with 
the Water Supply Act of 1958, as amended, the 
entire amount of construction cost allocated to 
water supply, presently estimated at $9,300,000 
and entire amount of operation, maintenance, and 
replacement costs allocated to water-supply, 
presently estimated at $59,000 annually, the final 
amounts to be determined after actual costs are 
known; administer project land and water areas 
for recreation and fish and wildlife enhancement; 
pay, contribute in kind, or repay (which may be 
through user fees), with interest, one-half of the 
separable cost of the project allocated to recreation 
and one-fourth of the separable cost allocated 
to fish and wildlife enhancement, the amount involved 
currently being estimated $6,100,000, and, 
bear all costs of operation, maintenance, and 
replacement of recreation and fish and wildlife 
lands and facilities, the amount involved currently 
being estimated at $316,000 on an average annual 
basis. Formal assurances have been requested. 
The N. C. Department of Natural and 
Economic Resources has been authorized by an 
act of legislation to assure payment of all non- 
Federal costs allocable to water supply in all 
Federal projects as required by law. The State 
will require repayment of water supply costs, by 
the users. A contract between the city of Raleigh 
and the United States for water-supply storage 
space was approved by the Secretary of the Ar- 
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my on September 11, 1972. A contract agreement 
for cost sharing of recreational lands and facilities 
in accordance with P.L. 89-72 was approved by 
the Secretary of the Army on September 11, 
1972. A contract agreement in accordance with 
Section 221 of P.L. 91-611 was executed on October 
10, 1972. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work: Land acquisition was continued at a cost of 
$9,691,706. Relocation of N. C. Route 50 was initiated 
at a cost of $342,636. Relocation of N. C. 
Roads 1909/1910 was initiated at a cost of $23,000. 
Relocation of N. C. Roads 2010/2002 was initiated 
at a cost of $350,564. The access road was completed 
at a cost of $86,013. Status of plans and 
specs: N. C. Roads 1909/1910 and 2010/2002, 100 
percent; N. C. Route 50, 100 percent; N. C. Roads 
2002 and 1005, 95 percent; N. C. Road 1901/1906, 
98 percent; N. C. Road 1907, 90 percent; N. C. 
Roads 1801/1902 and 1901,88 percent; N. C. Roads 
1901, 1721 and 1726, 70 percent; N. C. Roads 1800, 
1811 and 1637, 55 percent; construction facilities, 
100 percent and dam, spillway and outlet works, 
70 percent. Total Federal cost was $11,450,424. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Project is in the 
construction stage. 
30. INSPECTION OF COMPLETED FLOOD 
CONTROL PROJECTS 
To determine the extent of compliance with approved 
regulations for maintenance and operation, 
inspections were made for the following projects 
during fiscal year 1977: Ellis Swamp, Gates 
County, N. C.; Gardners Creek, Martin County, 
N. C.; New River, Onslow County, N. C.; Pungo 
Creek, Beaufort County, N. C.; South Creek, 
Beaufort County, N. C.; Pungo River, Beaufort 
County, N. C.; and Filberts Creek, Edenton, N. C.; 
Pantego and Cucklers Creek, Beaufort County, 
N. C.; White Oak Dike, Bladen and Pender Counties, 
N. C.; Ellerbe Creek, Durham County, N. C.; 
Pasquotank Dike, Pasquotank County, N. C.; Perquimans 
River, Perquimans County, N. C.; Core 
Creek, Craven County, N. C.; Princeville Dike, 
Edgecombe County, N. C.; Swift Creek, Pitt 
County, N. C.; Carolina Beach, New Hanover 
County, N. C.; Wrightsville Beach, New Hanover 
County, N. C.; Goldsboro, Neuse River, Wayne 
County, N. C.; Broad Creek, Beaufort County, 
N. C.; and Lick Run, Roanoke, Va. Responsible 
local officials were advised of inadequacies in 
maintenance and operation on local flood protection 
works where appropriate. Cost for the period 
was $16,000. Total cost to September 30, 1977, 
was $118,559, charged to operations. 
31. OTHER AUTHORIZED FLOOD CONTROL 
PROJECTS 
(See Table 6-H) 
32. FLOOD CONTROL WORK UNDER 
SPECIAL AUTHORIZATION 
Flood control activities pursuant to Section 
205, Public Law 858, 80th Congress, as amended 
(preauthorization)(.S ee Table 6-I). 
Emergency flood control activities and hurricane 
flood and shore-protection activities at 
Federally authorized projects (Public Law 99, 
84th Congress, and antecedent legislation). 
Federal costs for normal operations were $22,339. 
Multiple-Purpose Projects Including Power 
33. ROANOKE RIVER BASIN, VA. AND N. C. 
Location. The project is on the Roanoke River 
and its tributaries in Virginia and North Carolina 
within a radius of 100 miles from Danville, 
Virginia. 
Existing project. The Flood Control Act of 1944 
approved a general plan for the comprehensive 
development of the Roanoke River Basin for flood 
control and other purposes, and authorized construction 
of John H. Kerr and Philpott Reservoirs. 
See Tables 6-G for a list of dams and reservoirs 
included in the comprehensive plan. 
Local cooperation. None required. John H. 
Kerr and Philpott Reservoirs are the only projects 
in the comprehensive plan that have been 
authorized for construction. (See Table 6-G on 
Dams and Reservoirs.) 
33A.JOHN H. KERR DAM AND RESERVOIR, 
VA. AND N. C. 
Location. The project is on the Roanoke River, 
about 178.7 river miles above its mouth, in 
Mecklenburg County, Virginia, and 20.3 miles 
downstream from Clarksville, Virginia. The 
reservoir extends upstream on Roanoke River 56 
miles and on Dan River 34 miles. 
Existing project. The authorized project provides 
for a concrete gravity dam with wing and 
saddle dikes on the right and left banks, with a 
total length of about 22,285 feet. The reservoir is 
operated as a unit of a coordinated system of 
reservoirs in the Roanoke River Basin for control 
of floods, generation of hydroelectric power, 
regulation of low-water flow, and for other purposes. 
The power installation is 204,000 kilowatts. 
(For further details see Annual Report for 1962.) 
Estimated cost (1977) is $65,301,000 for construction 
and $24,521,000 for land and damages, in- 
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cluding relocation of highways, railroads, and 
utilities, a total of $89,822,000 for new work. The 
existing project was authorized by the 1944 Flood 
Control Act. 
Local cooperation. None required. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work: New work included analysis of water 
samples at Rollins Creek; monitoring wastewater 
facility at North Bend Park; design of four comfort 
stations and one utility building at Northbend, 
Buffalo Public Use Area, Tailrace Area and 
Rudds Creek and cost-sharing development at 
Townsville Landing. Total cost for new work was 
$32,506. Maintenance: General operation and 
maintenance of the project was performed at a 
cost of $2,472,605. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Project is complete 
except for additional recreational facilities, 
resolution of claims against the Government, and 
judgements in real estate condemnation cases. 
Production of power and protection from floods 
are provided by project. 
33B. PHILPOTT LAKE, VA. 
Location. On Smith River, Virginia, 44.3 miles 
above its junction with Dan River, and 35 miles 
upstream from Virginia-North Carolina State line 
in Franklin and Henry Counties. 
Existing project. The authorized project provides 
for a concrete gravity dam 892 feet long and 
with a maximum height of 220 feet. Reservoir is 
operated as a unit of a coordinated reservoir 
system for flood control in the Roanoke River 
Basin, generation of hydroelectric power, regulation 
of low-water flow, and for other purposes. 
The powerhouse has a total installation of 14,000 
kilowatts. (For further details see Annual Report 
for 1962.) Federal cost estimate (1977) is 
$13,191,000 for construction and $1,157,000 for 
lands and damages, a total of $14,348,000. Existing 
project was authorized by 1944 Flood Control 
Act. 
Local cooperation. None required. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work: New work included construction of a well 
at Bowens Creek; construction of comfort stations 
at Salthouse Branch and Bowens Creek and 
design of a comfort station at Horeshoe Point. 
Total cost for new work was $78,755. 
Maintenance: General operation and maintenance 
of the project was performed at a cost of $702,382. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. The project is 
complete except for additional recreational 
facilities, and is providing power and flood protection. 
34. SCHEDULING FLOOD CONTROL 
RESERVOIR OPERATIONS 
John H. Kerr Dam and Reservoir and Philpott 
Lake projects, Roanoke River Basin, Virginia and 
North Carolina, began Fiscal Year 1977 with both 
reservoirs about 4 feet below rule curve, or at 
elevation 295.47 feet, mean sea level, and 967.86 
feet mean sea level, respectively. 
Kerr Reservoir rose to elevation 300.02 on October 
31, 1976 or about 2.5 feet above the rule 
curve. Due to power shortages, there was a 
drawdown in November 1976 with the lake 
reaching elevation 291.28 on the 21st, which was 
the minimum elevation for the fiscal year. Afterwards, 
the lake level rose to elevation 296.97 by 
December 21, 1976 or about 1.4 feet above rule 
curve. Below normal inflows coupled with power 
shortages, caused a drawdown to elevation 293.52 
on 22 February 1977, or about 2 feet below 
rule curve. A reversal of the above conditions 
caused the lake to rise steadily, with a little fluctuation, 
to reach the maximum elevation for the 
fiscal year of 304.46 on April 11, 1977. The reservoir 
was then slowly drawn down to elevation 
298.27 on June 3, 1977 or about 3 feet below rule 
curve. It then rose to just above the rule curve on 
July 4, 1977 or elevation 299.58. From this time 
until September 30, 1977, the reservoir fell continuously, 
with some fluctuation, due to below 
normal rainfall. The reservoir was at elevation 
294.47 on September 30, 1977, or about 5.0 feet 
below rule curve. 
Heavy rainfall caused Philpott Lake level to 
rise very rapidly at the beginning of the fiscal 
year, reaching an elevation of 974.19 feet, mean 
sea level, on 11 October 1976, or about 2.5 feet 
above rule curve. Then, with normal fluctuation, 
the lake level was drawn down to near rule curve 
on November 12, 1976 and remained near rule 
curve until the end of November, 1976. On 
December 13, 1976 the level was at 974.57, or 
about 3 feet above the rule curve. The lake level 
fell to slightly below rule curve on December 24, 
1976. The lake fluctuated near rule curve until 
March 1977 at which time it rose to elevation 
975.05 on March 15, 1977. The level gradually 
dropped to near rule curve on April 1, 1977 only 
to rise rapidly to reach the maximum elevation 
for the year of 975.75 on April 6, 1977 or about 2 
feet above rule curve. After drawing the lake 
down to near elevation 974.00 it remained there 
until July 5, 1977. From this time until September 
30, 1977, the reservoir fell continuously due to 
below normal rainfall. The lake fell to elevation 
962.07 on September 30, 1977 which was the 
minimum elevation for the year and also the 
elevation at the close of the fiscal year, or about 
9.3 feet below rule curve. 
In the Roanoke River Basin below Kerr Dam, a 
minimum stage of 13 feet was provided at 
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REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY 1977 
Weldon, N. C., during most of the striped bass 
spawning season. All inflows to Kerr Reservoir 
and Philpott Lake were controlled without having 
to spill water over the Spillways or through 
the sluices. Gross generation amounts for the 
year at Kerr and Philpott Projects, respectively, 
were 306,461,800 Kilowatt-hours and 24,859,860 
Kilowatt-hours of electrical energy. Total cost of 
functional operation for the period was $83,488 
for John H. Kerr project and $26,055 for Philpott. 
General Investigations 
35. SURVEYS 
Cost for the period was $466,915, of which 
$67,742 was for navigation studies, $302,225 was 
for flood control studies, $59,791 was for beach 
erosion studies, $2,000 for soil conservation service, 
and $5,000 for deauthorization review and 
$30,157 for cooperation with states. 
36. COLLECTION AND STUDY OF BASIC 
DATA 
Flood plain information studies, as authorized 
by Section 206, 1960 Flood Control Act, as amended, 
comprise compilation and dissemination, upon 
the request of a State or a political subdivision 
thereof, of information on floods and flood 
damages, including identification of areas subject 
to inundation by floods of various magnitudes and 
frequencies, and general criteria for guidance of 
Federal and non-Federal interests and agencies in 
the use of flood-plain areas; and provide advice to 
other Federal agencies and local interests for 
their use in planning to ameliorate the flood 
hazard. Total costs for the period were $185,969. 
Total costs to September 30, 1977 were 
$1,875,702. (See Table 6-J for Completed Flood- 
Plain Studies.) 
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TABLE 6-A 
REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY 1977 
COST AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
See 
Section Total Cost to 
in Text Project Funding FY 74 FY 75 FY 76 FY 77 September 30, 1977 
1. Aquatic Plant 
Control (R&H Act of 
1965) 
(Regular Funds) 
(Contributed Funds) 
2. Atlantic Intracoastal 
Waterway between 
Norfolk, Va. & St. 
Johns River, Fla. 
(Regular Funds) 
3. Beaufort Harbor, N.C. 
(Contributed Funds) 
4. Cape Fear River, 
N. C. above 
Wilmington 
5. Channel from Back 
Sound to Lookout 
Bight, N. C. 
6. Drum Inlet, N. C. 
(Regular Funds) 
(Contributed Funds) 
7. Lockwoods Folly 
River, N. C. 
8. Manteo (Shallowbag) 
Bay, N. C. 
9. Morehead City 
Harbor, N. C. 
(Contributed Funds) 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Contrib. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint: 
Contrib. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Contrib. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint: 
Contrib. 
Cost 
25,900 
6,730 
7,630 
948 
250,000 
85,738 
1,287,650 
2,406,930 
7,000 
32,586 
12,715 
-50,000 
128,882 
2,568,700 
2,318,392 
18,100 146,400 
84,720 134,769 
- 103,578 
- 103,578 
359,900 
394,286 
338,500 
317,682 
78,787 167,305 
78,787 167,305 
-109 
173 
193,939 
34,172 
1,054 
1,054 
60,000 
10,104 
1,098,075 
1,069,922 
27,000 
48,671 
1,462,469 
1,457,045 
29,100 
201,929 
14,900 
8,927 
3,000 
1,088 
180,000 
41,422 
3,380,933 
3,137,207 
75,429 
87,060 
897,600 
914,859 
83,759 
83,759 
42,566 
41,578 
- 
125,104 
131,077 
65,000 110,000 
114,896 99,324 
1,048,100 1,182,121 
939,520 1,322,320 
50,000 1,200,000 
52,322 101,074 
1,152,900 1,618,484 
1,141,739 1,639,694 
- 65,000 
- 65,000 
6-19 
-400 
1,261 
62 
175,000 
229,398 
2,869,099 
2,607,894 
105,724 
100,677 
2,000 
2,000 
534,800 
535,910 
102,269 
102,269 
20,150 
21,779 
114,102 
114,102 
55,000 
65,555 
1,218,800 
1,101,274 
1,270,400 
191,282 
940,234 
940,234 
97,400 
96,075 
31,809 
29,440 
12,279,6411 
12,110,0811 
32,088,7782 
31,281,4422 
598,3893 
598,3893 
1,529,2684 
1,524,2214 
105,578 
105,578 
3,759,5735 
3,759,5735 
7,840,0026 
7,837,2166 
88,328 
88,328 
1,107,872 
1,107,872 
152,619 
152,619 
1,045,422 
1,045,302 
13,500 
13,500 
49,749 
49,749 
496,051 
496,051 
1,678,5847 
1,678,4647 
9,282,933 
9,162,872 
4,313,8798 
2,118,3228 
15,471,1419 
15,471,1419 
105,557 
105,557

WILMINGTON, N. C., DISTRICT 
TABLE 6-A (Continued) COST AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
See 
Section Total Cost to 
in Text Project 
10. Ocracoke Inlet, N. C. 
11. Roanoke River, N. C. 
12. Rollinson Channel 
N. C. 
13. Silver Lake 
Harbor, N. C. 
14. Waterway connecting 
Pamlico Sound and 
Beaufort Harbor, N. C. 
(Regular Funds) 
(Contributed Funds) 
15. Waterway connecting 
Swanquarter Bay 
with Deep Bay, N. C. 
16. Wilmington Harbor, N. C. 
(Regular Funds) 
(Contributed Funds) 
17. Wrights Creek, N. C. 
(Regular Funds) 
(Contributed Funds) 
22. Adkin Branch, N. C. 
23. Black River, N. C. 
Funding 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Contrib. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint: 
Contrib. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Contrib. 
Cost 
Maint: 
Contrib. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Apprip. 
Cost 
FY 74 FY 75 FY 76 FY 77 September 30, 1977 
58,135 
60,791 
4,936 
4,936 
174,800 
175,150 
166,431 
170,931 
2,616 
2,616 
1,897 
1,897 
-50,812 
49,128 
1,322,500 
2,197,082 
112,000 
170,100 
170,100 
1,187 
1,187 
2,300 
2,300 
145,000 
131,214 
106,255 
106,255 
2,300 
700 
-252 
1,777,100 
1,594,118 
181,500 
172,425 
2,348 - 
2,348 - 
-9,007 - 
1,415 - 
- 4,500 
6,269 7,862 
6-20 
216,767 
216,767 
42,211 
42,211 
17,505 
11,806 
129,372 
142,898 
123,50010 
25,11311 
210,096 
182,477 
394 
1,994 
13,500 
14,939 
1,523,577 
1,749,849 
716,000 
43,092 
1,165 
1,165 
4,000 
2,682 
43,351 
32,152 
19,200 
19,200 
37,987 
37,987 
254,956 
260,655 
300,116 
300,376 
-98,000 
306 
570,000 
574,850 
177,000 
134,912 
61,500 
46,482 
1,970,874 
1,719,037 
31,000 
610,308 
143,199 
140,832 
21,888 
21,888 
71,500 
36,943 
33,000 
22,451 
346,240 
346,240 
627,851 
627,851 
404,584 
404,584 
508,003 
508,003 
589,105 
589,105 
698,463 
698,463 
184,284 
184,284 
1,263,807 
1,263,807 
502,567 
502,486 
1,578,818 
1,556,049 
2,452 
2,452 
110,799 
110,799 
192,644 
150,556 
18,426,18912 
18,407,99412 
24,480,73113 
24,226,91513 
1,051,500 
948,825 
64,825 
64,825 
146,712 
144,345 
3,500 
3,500 
21,888 
21,888 
141,576 
105,701 
155,290 
133,542

REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY 1977 
TABLE 6-A (Continued) COST AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
FY 74 FY 75 FY 76 
Total Cost to 
FY 77 Sentember 30. 1977 
24A. B. Everett Jordan 
Dam and Lake, N. C. 
(Regular Funds) 
(Contributed Funds) 
24B. Howards Mill Lake, N.C. 
24C. Randleman Lake, N. C. 
25. Carolina Beach and 
Vicinity, N. C. 
(Regular Funds) 
(Contributed Funds) 
26. Deep Creek, N. C. 
27. Joyce Creek, N. C. 
28. Little Rockfish Creek, 
Hope Mills, N. C. 
29A. Falls Lake, N. C. 
33A. Roanoke River Basin, 
Va., and N. C., 
John H. Kerr Dam 
and Reservoir 
33B. Roanoke River Basin, 
Va., and N. C., 
Philpott Lake, Va. 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Contrib. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Contrib. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint: 
Approp. 
Cost 
4,110,000 
8,741,384 
219,342 
138,474 
102,000 
141,782 
435,000 
151,776 
4,290 
20,483 
4,025,000 
6,857,395 
13,640 
110,331 
130,000 
134,172 
35,000 
382,145 
50,000 
37,153 
- 3,500 
1,924 10,362 
- 10,000 
- 4,244 
3,739,000 4,419,700 
3,464,726 4,191,291 
398,000 315,000 
63,176 327,075 
1,676,100 1,761,300 
2,392,922 1,855,820 
- 85,000 
130,233 8,236 
557,200 525,200 
632,444 563,062 
1. Includes $198,707 for previous projects. 
2. Includes $107,634 for previous projects. 
3. Includes $25,000 for previous projects. 
4. Includes $12,854 for previous projects. 
5. Includes $149,119 for previous projects. 
6. Includes $8,178 for previous projects. 
7. Adjusted by $2,250 to reflect actual cost. 
8. Includes $44,484 for previous projects. 
9. Includes $284,557 for previous projects. 
10. Includes preauthorization study funds: FY 72,$10,000; 
FY 75, $3,472; FY 76, $162; and preconstruction planning funds: 
FY 75, $4,950; FY 76, $6,529. 
11. Includes preauthorization study costs: FY 72, $3,052; FY 
73, $6,742; FY 74, $206; FY 75, $3,472; FY 76, $162; and 
preconstruction planning costs: FY 75, $4,950; FY 76, $6,529. 
12. Includes $4,625,614 for new work on previous projects. 
13. Includes $602,614 for previous projects. 
14. Includes preauthorization study funds: FY 69, $19,300; 
FY 71, $6,900; FY 72, $5,000; FY 74, $11,655; FY 75, $12,000; FY 
76, $4,000; FY 77, $22,836; and preconstruction planning funds: 
FY 77, $38,664. 
15. Includes preauthorization study costs: FY 70, $17,970; 
FY 71, $4,806; FY 72, $7,162; FY 73, $1,263; FY 74, $1,464; FY 
75, $22,190; FY 76, $2,773; FY 77, $24,063; and preconstruction 
planning costs: FY 77, $26,159. 
16. Includes preauthorization study funds: FY 73, $1,149; FY 
74, $1,387; and preconstruction planning funds: FY 75, $7,464. 
17. Includes preauthorization study costs: FY 73, $1,149; FY 
74, $1,387 and preconstruction planning costs: FY 75, $1,708. 
6-21 
See 
Section 
in TArt Prniet Funding 
12,250,000 
10,437,371 
6,238,500 
4,956,275 
3,309 
125,000 
70,088 
205,000 
164,105 
2,498 
35,000 
24,231 
95,000 
94,777 
8,073,896 
7,918,487 
-45,100 
118,930 
2,732,344 
2,692,490 
100,000 
75,627 
877,856 
863,233 
66,587,700 
63,298,841 
1,721,389 
1,721,389 
698,400 
684,266 
1,284,588 
1,180,101 
1,458,358 
1,456,677 
790,988 
779,672 
120,355 
107,850 
110,650 
103,468 
109,60016 
109,41017 
30,360,996 
29,945,144 
88,689,427 
88,252,096 
25,543,765 
25,442,434 
14,147,384 
14,103,971 
8,226,419 
8,209,109 
25,000 
65,778 
173,000 
113,679 
9,641 
120,35514 
107,85015 
9,000 
13,088 
4,600 
10,389 
11,151,000 
11,450,424 
295,000 
32,506 
2,449,400 
2,472,605 
20,000 
78,755 
702,100 
702,382 
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WILMINGTON, N. C., DISTRICT 
AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
Acts Work Authorized Documents 
July 25, 1912 
July 25, 1912 
August 8, 1917 
July 18, 1918 
Jan. 21, 1927 
July 3, 1930 
March 4, 19332 
June 26, 19343 
August 26, 1937 
August 26, 1937 
June 20, 1938 
June 20, 1938 
March 2, 1945 
June 30, 1948 
May 17, 1950 
May 17, 1950 
September 3, 1954 
Nov. 29, 1963, 
sec. 107 
July 14, 1960 
April 7, 1966, 
sec. 107 
July 14, 1960 
Nov. 7, 1966 
Nov. 7, 1966 
Dec. 31, 1970 
October 22, 1976 
March 3, 1881 
ATLANTIC INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY BETWEEN 
NORFOLK, VA., and ST. JOHNS RIVER, FLA. 
(See Section 2 of text) 
Original route of the Norfolk-Beaufort Inlet section. 
Purchase of canal. 
Change in route; following changes approved by Secretary 
of War, April 14, 1919: 
Albemarle Sound-Pamlico Sound section: Changed from 
"Alligator River-Rose Bay route" to "Alligator River-Pungo 
River route." 
Pamlico Sound-Neuse River Section: Changed from 
"Pamlico Sound-Brant Shoal Neuse River route" to "Goose 
Creek-Bay River route." 
Alligator River-Pungo River route (proposed land cut connecting 
the rivers): Changed from a straight line to a bent 
line approaching nearer town of Fairfield, N. C. 
A 12-foot channel 90 feet wide from Beaufort to Cape Fear 
River, N. C., including highway bridge and tidal lock. 4 
An 8-foot channel 75 feet wide from Cape Fear River to 
Winyah Bay, S. C. 
Construct a suitable bridge near Fairfield, N. C. 
Operating and care of works of improvements provided for 
with funds from War Department appropriations for rivers 
and harbors. 
Increasing dimensions of waterway to 12 feet deep and 90 
feet wide. 
A 12-foot side channel 90 feet wide to Swansboro. 
A yacht basin near Southport, 12 feet deep, 230 feet wide, 
and 450 feet long, with connecting channel. 
A 6-foot channel 90 feet wide from New River Inlet to Inland 
Waterway. 
Six mooring basins. 
A 12-foot channel in New River 5 
Vicinity of Fairfield, drainage. 
Masonboro Inlet and connecting channels, including jetties 
at the inlet. 6 
A 12-foot channel and basin in Peltier Creek.7 
A 6-foot channel 90 feet wide from Intracoastal Waterway 
to Bogue Inlet gorge. 
An 8-foot channel 150 feet wide through New Topsail Inlet, 
thence a 7-foot channel 80 ft. wide to Intracoastal Waterway 
by way of Old Topsail Creek; and a 7-foot channel 80 
feet wide in Banks Channel from New Topsail Inlet, 
paralleling barrier beach, to Intracoastal Waterway. 
Maintenance of a channel, 6 feet deep, 80 feet wide, and 
8,000 feet long, from the through channel of the waterway 
to and including a basin of the same depth, 130 feet wide 
and 180 feet long at Carolina Beach. 
Maintenance of general navigation features of N. C. State 
Ports Authority Small Boat Harbor at Southport. 
Replacement of Federally-owned and operated highway 
bridges at Coinjock, Fairfield, Wilkerson Creek, Hobucken, 
and Core Creek. 
Modification of terms of local cooperation to allow for full 
Federal funding of Wilkerson Creek and Coinjock Bridges. 
BEAUFORT HARBOR, N. C. (See Section 3 of text) 
A 9-foot channel 200 feet wide through Bulkhead Channel to 
Beaufort; a 6-foot channel 100 feet wide to North River and 
Core Sound; and construct jetties on Shackleford Point. 
H. D. 391, 62d Cong., 2d sess. 
H.D. 589, 62d Cong., 2d sess. 
H. D. 1478, 63d Cong., 3d sess. 
and H. D. 1136, 64th Cong., 1st 
sess. 1 
Approved by Secretary of War, 
May 15, 1919. 
H. D. 450, 69th Cong., 1st sess. 
H. D. 41, 71st Cong., 1st sess. 
Rivers and Harbors Committee 
Doc. 5, 72d Cong., 1st sess. 
Rivers and Harbors Committee, 
Doc. 6, 75th Cong., 1st sess. 1 
Rivers and Harbors Committee 
Doc. 75th Cong., 1st sess. 1 
H. D. 549, 75th Cong., 3d sess. 1 
H. D. 691, 75th Cong., 3d sess. 1 
H. D. 660, 76th Cong., 3d sess. 1 
H. D. 421, 80th Cong., 1st sess. 1 
H. D. 723, 80th Cong., 2d sess. 1 
H. D. 341, 81st Cong., 1st sess. 1 
H. D. 379, 81st Cong., 1st sess. 1 
Detailed Project Report 
April 1963. 
Detailed Project Report. 
July 1965 
H. D. 515, 89th Cong., 2nd sess. 1 
H.D. 514, 89th Cong., 2d sess. 1 
H. D. 142, 92nd Cong., 1st sess. 
H. D. 597, 94th Cong., 2d sess. 
Annual Report, 1881, p. 1013 
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TABLE 6-B

REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY 1977 
TABLE 6-B (Continued) AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
Acts Work Authorized Documents 
March 2, 1907 
March 3, 1925 
July 3, 1930 
March 2, 1945 
May 17, 1950 
May 21, 1965 
sec. 107 
July 14, 1960 
July 3, 1930 
Oct. 17, 1940 
Feb. 7, 1967 
sec. 107 
July 14, 1960 
August 30, 19358 
August 26, 1937 
March 2, 1945 
March 2, 1945 
May 17, 1950 
July 11, 1963, 
sec. 107 
July 14, 1960 
Sept. 22, 1967 
sec. 107 
July 14, 1960 
Feb. 24, 1969, 
sec. 107 
July 14, 1960 
April 3, 1975, 
sec. 107 
July 14, 1960 
Repairs to Fort Macon jetties and additional jetties and 
shore protection. 
Bulkhead across Bird Shoal. 
Increase in depth to 12 feet in Bulkhead Channel, Gallants 
Channel, and in front of Beaufort. 
Increase in width and length of basin in front of Beaufort, 
all to 12 feet deep. 
Increase in depth to 12 feet and in width to 100 feet in 
Taylors Creek; transfer to Beaufort Harbor project. 
Channels 15 feet deep, 100 feet wide in Bulkhead, Gallants 
and Taylors Creek channels, and through turning basin in 
front of Beaufort; and harbor of refuge in Town Creek, 12 
feet deep, 400 feet wide, and 900 feet long connected to 
Gallants Channel by channel 12 feet deep, 150 feet wide, 
and 1,400 feet long. 
SILVER LAKE HARBOR, N. C. (See Section 13 of text) 
Entrance channel, 5 feet deep and 50 feet wide, from 
Pamlico Sound to the 3-foot contour in the lake, and training 
wall at entrance. 
Channel, 10 feet deep, and anchorage basin of same depth, 
100 feet wide across Big Foot Slough and 60 feet wide in entrance. 
Basin depth of 12 feet in Silver Lake Harbor; channels 12 
feet deep, 150 feet wide, in Teaches Hole and Big Foot 
Slough Channels and across Bluff Shoal; entrance channel, 
same depth, 60 feet wide; and training wall on south side of 
entrance channel. 
WATERWAY CONNECTING PAMLICO SOUND AND 
BEAUFORT HARBOR, N. C. (See Section 14 of text) 
A 7-foot channel 75 feet wide from Pamlico Sound to 
Beaufort Harbor via Wainright Channel. 
A 7-foot channel 75 feet wide to Atlantic. 
Channels 7 feet deep, 75 feet wide, at east and west ends of 
Harkers Island and side channel 5 feet deep, 75 feet wide, 
with basin 150 by 130 feet, same depth, at Davis. 
A 7-foot side channel 75 feet wide, with basin 200 feet by 
500 feet, same depth, at Sealevel. 
A 6-foot side channel 60 feet wide, with basin 100 feet by 
about 600 feet, same depth, at Marshallberg. 
A side channel 7 feet deep, 70 feet wide to local harbor at 
Cedar Island and an access channel 6 feet deep, 60 feet wide 
and about 400 feet long to a basin same depth, 60 by 
100 feet. 
An entrance channel 6 feet deep, 60 feet wide, from Back 
Sound to harbor of refuge 120 by 250 feet, same depth, at 
west end of Harkers Island in Brook Creek. 
A channel 7 feet deep, 70 feet wide, from existing side channel 
at Atlantic to a basin 600 by 180 feet, same depth, with a 
breakwater, between mouth of Little Port Brook and White 
Point. 
Deepening the existing 5-foot channel and basin at Davis to 
7 feet. 
Specified in act. 
Rivers and Harbors Committee 
Doc. 8, 68th Cong., 2d sess. 1 
H. D. 776, 69th Cong., 2d sess. 1 
H. D. 334, 76th Cong., 1st sess. 1 
H. D. 111, 81st Cong., 1st sess. 1 
Detailed Project Report 
April 1965 
Rivers and Harbors Committee 
Doc. No. 3, 70th Cong., 1st sess. 
H. D. 325, 76th Cong., 1st sess. 1 
Detailed Project Report 
July 9, 1965 
H. D. 485, 72d Cong., 2d sess. 1 
Rivers and Harbors Committee 
Doc. 92, 74th Cong., 2d sess. 1 
H. D. 99, 77th Cong., 1st sess. 1 
S. D. 247, 77th Cong., 2d sess. 1 
H. D. 68, 81st Cong., 1st sess. 1 
Detailed Project Report 
Dec. 12, 1968 
Detailed Project Report 
March 13, 1967 
Detailed Project Report 
Dec. 21, 1967 
Detailed Project Report 
Feb. 8, 1974 
1. Contains latest published maps. 
2. Public Law No. 443, 72d Cong. 
3. Permanent Appropriations Repeal Act. 
4. Tidal lock in land cut between Myrtle Sound and Cape 
Fear River. 
5. A 12-foot by 90-foot channel in New River from Intracoastal 
Waterway to and including a basin at Jacksonville, 
N C. 
6. Jetties on each side of Masonboro Inlet. 
(see top of next page for last two footnotes.) 
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7. A 6- by 50-foot channel provided under Section 3, River 
and Harbor Act of March 2, 1945; 12-by 90-foot project 
classified as inactive. 
TABLE 6-C RECONNAISSANCE AN 
8. Included in the Public Works Administration program, 
Jan. 3, 1934. 
D CONDITION SURVEYS 
(See Section 18 of Text) 
Project Date Survey Conducted 
Belhaven Harbor, N. C. October 1976 
Far Creek, N. C. August 1977 
Neuse River, N. C. November 1976 
Pamlico and Tar Rivers, N. C. October 1976 
Stumpy Point Bay, N. C. August 1977 
Wrights Creek, N. C. November 1976 
TABLE 6-D OTHER AUTHORIZED NAVIGATION PROJECTS 
(See Section 19 of Text) 
For Last Cost to September 30, 1977 
Full Report 
See Annual Operation and 
Project Report for Construction Maintenance 
Aquatic Plant Controls 1 
(R & H Act of 1958 and 1962) 
Atlantic Beach Channels, N. C. 
Avon Harbor, N. C. 1 
Bay River, N. C.1 
Belhaven Harbor, N. C. 1 
Black River, N. C. 
Cashie River, N. C. 
Channel Connecting Thoroughfare Bay 
with Cedar Bay, N. C. 1 
Channel from Pamlico Sound to Rodanthe, N. C. 1 
Chowan River, N. C. 
Contentnea Creek, N. C. 1 
Edenton Harbor, N. C.1 
Far Creek, N. C. 
Fishing Creek, N. C. 1 
Harbor of Refuge, N. C. 
Knobb's Creek, N. C. 1 , 2 
Mackay Creek, N. C. 1 
Mann's Harbor, N. C. 
Neuse River, N. C. 1 , 5 
Newbegun Creek, N. C. 
Northeast (Cape Fear) River, N. C. 1 
Pamlico and Tar Rivers, N. C. 1 
Pembroke Creek, N. C. 
Perquimans River, N. C. 1 
Scuppernong River, N. C.1 
Shallotte River, N. C. 
Smiths Creek, Pamlico County, N. C.1 
Smiths Creek (Wilmington), N. C. 1 
South River, N. C. 1 
Stumpy Point Bay, N. C. 1 
Swift Creek, N. C. 1 
Trent River, N. C. 1 , 6 
Wallace Channel, Pamlico Sound, N. C. 
Waterway - Norfolk, Va. to Sounds of N. C. 
1969 
1976 
1975 
1950 
1974 
1969 
1950 
1975 
1975 
1950 
1941 
1960 
1976 
1922 
1934 
19613 
19383 
1973 
1973 
19283 
1950 
1966 
1976 
19103 
1950 
1976 
1975 
1950 
1936 
1975 
1940 
1968 
1965 
1976 
70,664 
29,1014 
74,096 
44,382 
126,687 
12,358 
40,403 
69,610 
42,029 
64,395 
73,750 
164,642 
22,715 
1,363,799 
80,500 
13,375 
7,265 
477,2237 
4,802 
10,688 
674,651 
60,000 
13,750 
81,164 
18,181 
113,273 
8,507 
12,452 
268,381 
1,600 
115,199 
132,834 
751,196 
66,630 
87,695 
49,627 
37,864 
124,846 
15,905 
25,615 
5,685 
32,247 
47,642 
526,756 
8,633 
32,854 
46,746 
6,273 
- 
316,283 
247 
61,139 
763,948 
414 
80,682 
133,068 
34,403 
18 
23,686 
233,126 
5,422 
143,579 
85,221 
2,886,910 
1. Completed. 
2. Transferred from Norfolk District (FY 1970); Meherrin 
River, N. C., Transferred to Norfolk District. 
3. Report of Norfolk District. 
4. Includes $2,055 refund to local interests. 
5. 300-foot wide channel at New Bern deauthorized 5 
August 1977 under authority of Sec. 12, PL 93-251. 
6. 8-foot modification deauthorized 5 August 1977 under 
authority of Sec. 12, PL 93-251. 
7. Includes $1,959 refund to local interests on Dawson 
Creek, N. C. 
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WILMINGTON, N. C., DISTRICT 
NAVIGATION WORK UNDER SPECIAL AUTHORIZATION 
Navigation Activities Pursuant to Section 107, Public Law 86-645 (preauthorization) 
TABLE 6-E (See Section 20 of Text) 
Study Identification Fiscal Period Cost 
Belhaven Harbor, N. C. 7,308 
Calico Creek, N. C. 5,5001 
Lockwoods Folly and Shallotte River Inlets 7,598 
Neuse River, N. C. 16,307 
1. Includes $2,318 for reimbursing revolving fund. 
OTHER AUTHORIZED BEACH EROSION CONTROL PROJECTS 
TABLE 6-F (See Section 21 of Text) 
For Last Cost to September 30, 1977 
Full Report 
See Annual Operation and 
Project Report for Construction Maintenance 
Cape Lookout, N. C. 
(Outer Banks between Ocracoke 
Inlet and Beaufort Inlet, N. C.)1 1968 - - 
Fort Macon State Park, N. C. 1973 620,000 - 
1. Deauthorized 5 August 1977 under authority of Sec. 12, 
PL 93-251. 
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TABLE 6-G DAMS AND RESERVOIRS 
See Miles Height Reservoir Power Estimated 
Section Project Name Nearest City River Above of Type Capacity in Text Development Constru Cost Lands Total Mouth Dam (ft) (acre-feet) (kilowatts) tion and Damages1 
24. Cape Fear B. Everett Jordan
2 
River Basin, Howards Mill 
2 
N.C. Randleman
2 
Small reservoirs 
29. Neuse River Falls2 
Basin, N.C. Wilson Mills 
Beulahtown 
Bakers Mills 
Little Buffalo 
Buckhorn 
Wiggins Mill 
Stantonsburg 
Great Swamp 
Black Creek 
Aycock Swamp 
Hillsboro 
Orange 
33. Roanoke River John H. Kerr, Va., and 
Basin, Va. and N.C.
2 
N.C. Philpott, Va.
2 
Gaston, Va. and N.C. 
6 
Roanoke Rapids, N.C. 
7 
Smith Mountain, Va.
8 
Leesville, Va.
9 
Taber, Va. 
Melrose, Va. 
Randolph, Va. 
Stuart, Va. and N.C. 
Schoolfield, Va. and N.C. 
Moncure, N.C. 
Carthage, N.C. 
Randleman, N.C. 
Falls, N.C. 
Wilson Mills, N.C. 
Kenly, N.C. 
Princeton, N.C. 
Kenly, N.C. 
Wilson, N.C. 
Wilson, N.C. 
Stantonsburg, N.C. 
Fremont, N.C. 
Wilson, N.C. 
Fremont, N.C. 
Durham, N.C. 
Durham, N.C. 
Boydton, Va. 
Bassett, Va. 
Roanoke Rapids, N.C. 
Roanoke Rapids, N.C. 
Altavista, Va. 
Altavista, Va. 
Altavista, Va. 
Brookneal, Va. 
Chase City, Va. 
Spray, N.C. 
Danville, Va. 
Haw 
Deep 
Deep 
Various 
Neuse 
Neuse 
Little 
Little 
Little Buffalo Creek 
Contentnea Creek 
Contentnea Creek 
Tisnot Swamp 
Great Swamp 
Black Creek 
Aycock Swamp 
Eno 
Little 
Roanoke 
Roanoke 
Roanoke 
Roanoke 
Roanoke 
Roanoke 
Roanoke 
Roanoke 
Roanoke 
Roanoke 
Roanoke 
4.3 
55.0 
85.0 
178.7 
336.2 
144.9 
137.0 
314.2 
293.7 
275.0 
262.9 
227.8 
297.2 
265.9 
112 E 778,000 
106 E 233,000 
110 E 108,000 
20 to 70+ E 923,000 
92 E 397,000 
81 CG,E 201,000 
50 E 81,000 
53 E 36,000 
51 E 13,000 
63 E 119,000 
42 E 35,000 
36 E 48,000 
39 E 18,000 
33 E 17,000 
37 E 7,000 
136 E 123,000 
107 E 57,000 
144 CG,E 2,808,000 
220 CG 
11 
249,800 
108 CG,E 432,000 
75 CG 59,300 
244 CG 825,000 
95 CG,E 76,900 
54 CG 34,000 
110 CG,E 120,000 
147 CG,E 350,000 
138 E 163,000 
126 CG,E; 248,000 
1. Includes highway, railroad, and utility relocations 
2. For details, see individual report. 
3. Includes $3,100,000 presently allocated to water supply to be reimbursed in 
the future by local interests. 
4. Includes $9,300,000 presently allocated to water supply and $6,100,000 
recreation and fish and wildlife. 
5. Exclusive of transmission lines. 
6. Construction completed in 1963 by Virginia Electric and Power Co. 
7. Based on modified plan developed in fiscal year 1949. Construction completed 
June 1955 by Virginia Electric and Power Co. 
8. Construction completed in February 1966 by Appalachian Power Co. 
9. Construction completed in June 1963 by Appalachian Power Co. 
10. Includes cost of earth dam on Whipping Creek. 
11. Authorizing legislation provided for earth dam; concrete gravity dam constructed. 
12. Includes $1,200,000 presently allocated to recreation and fish and wildlife. 
13. Includes $27,150,000 presently allocated to water supply and $7,950,000 
allocated to recreation. 
Key 
E - Earth 
CG - Concrete Gravity 
41,336,000 
15,675,000 
32,494,000 
31,498,000 
65,301,000 
13,191,000 
27,000,000 
31,300,000 
28,000,000 
9,100,000 
8,000,000 
17,700,000 
22,100,000 
9,000,000 
27,800,000 
57,464,000 
11,325,000 
36,306,000 
74,502,000 
24,521,000 
1,157,000 
3,500,000 
800,000 
3,800,000 
1,000,000 
1,700,000 
6,000,000 
4,700,000 
1,100,000 
6,400,000 
98,800,000 3 
27,000,00012 
68,800,00013 
38,454,000 
106,000,0004 
13,000,000 
9,300,000 
6,600,000 
1,100,000 
17,300,000 
6,700,000 
5,100,000 
1,800,000 
1,500,000 
550,000 
8,100,000 
3,500,000 
89,822,0005 
14,348,000 
30,500,000 
32,100,000 
31,800,000 
10,100,000 
9,700,000 
23,700,00010 
26,800,000 
10,100,000 
36,000,000 
204,000 
14,000 
54,000 
83,000 
41,000 
20,000 
12,000 
43,000 
48,000 
15,000 
80,000 
-
-
-
-
-
-
-0400 
-400 
-400 
-300 
-100 
2000 
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OTHER AUTHORIZED FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS 
TABLE 6-H (See Section 31 of Text) 
For Last 
Full Report Cost to September 30, 1977 
See Annual Operation and 
Project Report For Construction Maintenance 
Bodie Island, N. C. (Outer Banks between 
Virginia State Line and Hatteras Inlet, N. C.)5 1968 - - 
Broad Creek, Beaufort County, N. C.1 1972 283,846 - 
Brunswick County Beaches, N. C. 
(Cape Fear to North Carolina- 
South Carolina State Line) 1976 572,1146 - 
Conetoe Creek, N. C.1 1960 29,867 - 
Conoho Creek, N. C. 1 1974 79,782 - 
Contentnea Creek, N. C.1 1939-1943 50,889 - 
and 1958 
Contentnea Creek, N. C.1 1972 4,250 - 
Core Creek, N. C.1 1965 233,223 - 
Ellerbe Creek, Durham County, N. C.1 1963 223,413 - 
Ellis Swamp, Gates County, N. C. 1 1971 138,1177 - 
Filberts Creek, N. C.1 1970 37,7773 - 
Gardners Creek, N. C.1 1972 54,597 - 
Goldsboro, Neuse River, N. C. 1974 50,430 235,787 
Hominy Swamp1 1973 107,472 - 
Hyde County Dike, N. C. (Mainland areas of 
N. C., excluding Washington and New Bern)5 1968 - - 
Lick Run, Roanoke, Va.1 1974 1,280,317 - 
MacKay Creek, N. C. 1976 130,900 - 
Mill Creek, N. C.1 1973 116,395 - 
Moccasin Swamp, N. C.1 1973 36,680 - 
Moyock Creek, N. C.1 1973 64,416 - 
Nahunta Swamp, N. C.1 1973 65,673 - 
Neuse River Barrier, N. C. 
(New Bern, N. C. and vicinity)5 1968 - - 
New River, N. C.1 1950 & 1956 51,896 - 
New River, Onslow County, N. C.1 1972 580,977 - 
North River Dike, N. C. 
(Beaufort Inlet to Bogue Inlet)5 1968 - - 
Northeast (Cape Fear) River, N. C.1 1961 95,873 - 
Ocracoke Island, N. C. 1975 129,592 - 
Pantego Creek and Cucklers Creek, N. C. 1963 517,948 - 
Pasquotank River, N. C. 1960 80,931 - 
Perquimans River, N. C.1 1961 6,366 - 
Pungo Creek, N. C.1 1972 582,270 - 
Pungo River, N. C. 1 , 2 1971 296,6023 - 
Rockfish Creek, N. C. 1976 157,721 - 
Scuppernong River, N. C.1 1975 73,905 - 
Six Runs Creek, Sampson County, N. C.1 1971 64,977 - 
South Creek, N. C.1 1971 194,3678 - 
Sweetwater Creek, N. C.1 1973 64,584 - 
Swift Creek, Pitt and Craven Counties, N. C. 1 1966 611,096 - 
Tar River, N. C. 1964 81,266 61,473 
Tar River, N. C. 1 1947 18,624 - 
Tar River and tributaries, N. C.1 1943 22,660 - 
Tar River, Princeville, N. C. 1967 390,249 - 
Thoroughfare Swamp, N. C. 1976 132,767 - 
Topsail Beach and Surf City, N. C. 
(Bogue Inlet to Moore Inlet)5 1968 - - 
Tranters Creek, N. C. 1 1974 139,339 - 
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OTHER AUTHORIZED FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS 
TABLE 6-H (Continued) (See Section 31 of Text) 
For Last 
Full Report Cost to September 30, 1977 
ProjAecntSneuea l Operation and 
Project Report For Construction Maintenance 
Trent River, N. C.1 1953 64,769 - 
White Oak Dike, Bladen and Pender 
Counties, N. C.1 1963 214,286 - 
Wrightsville Beach, N. C. 1973 1,061,3024 - 
1. Project authorized by Chief of Engineers under special 5. Deauthorized 5 August 1977 under authority of Sec. 12, 
continuing authority. PL 93-251. 
2. Includes $17,356 refund to local interests. 6. Includes $116,508 refund to local interests. 
3. Adjusted to reflect actual cost. 7. Includes $1,519 refund to local interests. 
4. Includes $3,081 refund to local interests. 8. Includes $387 refund to local interests. 
FLOOD CONTROL WORK UNDER SPECIAL AUTHORIZATION 
Flood Control Activities Pursuant to Section 205, 
Public Law 858, 80th Congress, as amended 
(Preauthorization) 
TABLE 6-I (See Section 32 of Text) 
Study Identification Fiscal Period Cost 
Deep Creek, N. C. 24,063 
FLOOD PLAIN STUDIES COMPLETED DURING FISCAL PERIOD 
TABLE 6-J (See Section 36 of Text) 
Requesting Date Federal 
Location Agency Completed Cost 
None Completed 
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CHARLESTON, S.C., DISTRICT* 
This district comprises all of South Carolina 
(except local watersheds draining into the Savannah 
River), western-central North Carolina, and 
a very small portion of southwestern Virginia. It 
embraces the drainage basins tributary to the Atlantic 
Ocean between Little River and Port Royal 
Sound, except watersheds of Mackay and Skull 
Creeks, and excluding Hilton Head Island. 
IMPROVEMENTS 
Navigation 
I. Adams Creek, S.C .............. 
2. Aquatic Plant Control, 
N.C. and S.C .................. 
3. Atlantic Intracoastal Water 
Between Norfolk, Va., and St. Johns 
River, Fla ..................... 
4. Charleston Harbor, S.C.......... 
5. Cooper River, Charleston 
Harbor, S.C ................... 
6. Georgetown Harbor, S.C ........ 
7. Little River Inlet, 
N.C. and S.C .................. 
8. Murrells Inlet, S.C. ............ 
9. Port Royal Harbor, S.C......... 
10. Shipyard River, S.C............. 
11. Town Creek, S.C................ 
12. Village Creek, S.C .............. 
13. Waccamaw River, 
N.C. and S.C .................. 
14. Reconnaissance and 
Condition Surveys .............. 
15. Other Authorized Navigation 
Projects....................... 
16. Navigation Work Under 
Special Authorization .......... 
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17. Hunting Island Beach, S.C....... 7-8 
18. Beach Erosion Control Work 
Under Special Authorization ..... .7-8 
Flood Control 
19. California Branch, S.C........... 7-8 
20. Kingstree Branch, Williamsburg 
County, S.C ................... 7-8 
21. Little Sugar Creek, 
Charlotte, N.C ................. 7-9 
22. Roaring River, Wilkes 
County, N.C................... 7-9 
23. Scotts Creek, S.C. ............. 7-10 
24. Yadkin River, N.C. ............ 7-10 
24A. W. Kerr Scott Dam and 
Reservoir, N.C................. 7-10 
24B. Reddies River Lake, N.C........ 7-11 
25. Inspection of Completed 
Flood Control Projects ......... 7-12 
26. Other Authorized Flood 
Control Projects .............. 7-12 
27. Flood Control Work Under 
Special Authorization .......... 7-12 
General Investigations 
7-7 28. 
29. 
7-8 
Surveys...................... 
Collection and Study of 
Basic Data ................... 
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*All costs and financial statements for projects are listed at the end of this chapter. All other tables are referenced in text and 
also appear at the end of this chapter. 
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REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, FY 1977 
Navigation 
1. ADAMS CREEK, S.C. 
Location. The project is located in Charleston 
County, on the southeastern end of Wadmalaw 
Island near the village of Rockville. The estuarial 
creek flows generally southward into Bohicket 
Creek and from there into the North Edisto River 
and then into the Atlantic Ocean. (See National 
Ocean Survey Chart No. 11512) 
Existing Project. The project provides for a 
stable all-tide channel 10-feet deep and 80-feet 
wide extending from that depth in Bohicket 
Creek to a turning basin in the vicinity of the 
uppermost dock at Rockville, a distance of 1.45 
miles. The channel was dredged to a 2-foot overdepth 
and follows the general alignment of the 
natural channel. (See table at end of chapter for 
acts authorizing existing project.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Terminal facilities. There are two marinas located 
on Adams Creek with docking and fueling 
facilities. There is also a ship repair yard which 
has docking and fueling facilities as well as a 
marine railway. All these facilities are privately 
owned but are open to all on an equal basis. 
Existing facilities are considered adequate for 
present and near future commerce. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. Engineering 
and design and supervision and 
administration costs were $5,319. 
Condition as of Sept. 30, 1977. The project was 
completed in February 1973. Federal costs to 
date have been $125,697 for new work and $5,319 
for maintenance, a total of $131,016. 
2. AQUATIC PLANT CONTROL, 
N.C. AND S.C. 
Location. The project areas include navigable 
waters, tributary streams, connecting channels, 
and other allied waters in the Charleston District. 
Existing project. The project provides for control 
and progressive eradication of waterhyacinth, 
alligatorweed, Eurasian watermilfoil 
and other obnoxious aquatic plant growths from 
navigable waters, tributary streams, connecting 
channels, and other allied waters of the United 
States, in combined interest of navigation, flood 
control, drainage, agriculture, fish and wildlife 
conservation, public health and related purposes, 
including continued research for development of 
most effective and economic control measures in 
cooperation with other Federal and State agencies 
in accordance with report of Chief of 
Engineers. The act provides that research and 
planning cost shall be borne fully by the United 
States. (See table at end of chapter for acts 
authorizing existing project.) 
Local cooperation. Local interests must agree 
to hold the United States free from damages that 
may occur from operations performed in connection 
with this project, and contribute 30 percent 
of the cost of field operations. Requirements are 
being met in South Carolina. 
Operations and results during period. New 
work: No new work was done because there are 
no problem-causing growths of alligatorweed in 
any project streams. However, should problems 
with alligatorweed develop, it would be necessary 
to obtain a specific exemption from EPA before 
any spray operations since there is no herbicide 
certified for use on alligatorweed in flowing 
waters. No flea beetles could be found for the first 
time since their introduction during the period 
1967-71. Evidence of stem borers was widely 
observed, but these insects did not appear to be 
causing significant damage. Brazilean elodea has 
become established in many areas near the South 
Carolina Coast and may now be the worst 
aquatic plant problem in the State. Lake Marion, 
which is about 172 square miles in area, has an 
estimated 20,000 acres infested with this plant. A 
reconnaissance is underway to determine the 
status of Egeria in South Carolina, with field 
work being completed during this period. The 
District is participating with other Federal and 
State agencies in an effort to develop a 
management plan for the control of aquatic 
plants in the State's Santee-Cooper Project, 
which includes Lake Marion. Costs incurred 
were $14,770 for planning. 
Condition as of September 30, 1977. There are 
no problem-causing growths of alligatorweed on 
any project stream. 
3. ATLANTIC INTRACOASTAL 
WATERWAY BETWEEN 
NORFOLK, VA., AND 
ST. JOHNS RIVER, FLA. 
(CHARLESTON DISTRICT) 
Location. The project starts at Little River 
near the North Carolina-South Carolina state 
line and extends generally south along the coast 
of South Carolina 62 miles to Winyah Bay; thence 
63.5 miles to Charleston; thence 84.5 miles to and 
including Port Royal Sound; a total of 210 miles. 
(See National Ocean Survey Charts Nos. 
11513, 11521, 11531, 11534 and 11535.) 
Previous projects. For further details see page 
613 of Annual Report for 1932. 
Existing project. The project provides for a 
waterway 12 feet deep and not less than 90 feet 
wide with a branch channel of the same dimen- 
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CHARLESTON, S.C., DISTRICT 
sions to McClellanville, and construction of three 
bridges crossing the waterway in Horry County, 
South Carolina. (See table at end of chapter for 
acts authorizing existing project.) 
Local cooperation. Requirements fully 
satisfied. 
Terminal facilities. There are rail-water terminals 
at Georgetown, Charleston, Johns Island 
and Port Royal, and numerous open-pile 
wharves mostly for shipping agricultural 
products, fish, oysters, pulpwood, wood 
products, and petroleum products. Marinas are 
located at convenient intervals along the waterway 
where limited supplies and repair facilities 
are available for both commerical vessels and 
pleasure craft. Facilities are considered adequate 
for existing commerce and recreation 
requirements. 
Operations and results during period. Maintenance: 
Contract costs were $1,464,097. Costs of 
$1,164,040 were for dredging performed in 76TQ 
and construction of disposal areas with spillways 
from November 1976 - August 1977. Contract 
maintenance dredging was performed by the 
pipeline dredge Arlington, during July - September 
1977, removing 571,084 cubic yards of 
material. Costs of $77,796 were incurred. Funds 
of $24,793 were spent on Riverine Utility Craft 
development. Mosquito abatement control 
contract costs were $171,398. Clearing and snagging 
by the U.S. maintenance vessel Snell was 
performed at a cost of $50,863. Condition surveys, 
shoaling studies, re-establishment of rightsof-
way, engineering and design, and supervision 
and administration costs were $302,002. 
Condition as of September 30, 1977. Existing 
project was completed in 1940; three bridges were 
completed in 1936. Federal costs of existing project 
to date have been $7,345,888 for new work 
and $22,415,711 for maintenance, for a total of 
$29,761,599. 
4. CHARLESTON HARBOR, S.C. 
Location. The harbor is located on the coast of 
South Carolina about 15 miles south of the midpoint 
of the coastline, 50 miles southwest of 
Winyah Bay, S.C., and 80 miles northeast of the 
mouth of Savannah River. (See National Ocean 
Survey Charts Nos. 11521 and 11524.) 
Previous projects. For further details see page 
1808 of Annual Report for 1915; page 579 of Annual 
Report for 1926; and page 562 of Annual 
Report for 1938. 
Existing project. The authorized project 
provides for a channel 35 feet deep with varying 
widths from the Atlantic Ocean to the mouth of 
Goose Creek, a total of 26.3 miles, together with a 
35-foot depth by 500-foot width channel via 
Town Creek. Also, a 10-foot depth by 110-foot 
width channel on the Mount Pleasant side of the 
harbor into Shem Creek to U.S. Highway 17 
Bridge, and a 30-foot anchorage basin in the 
lower harbor between Castle Pinckney and Fort 
Moultrie. A 40-foot channel estimated to cost 
$6,060,000 (1960) was authorized to be executed 
when found necessary in the interests of national 
defense from the 40-foot contour in Atlantic 
Ocean to U.S. Naval Base. For further details see 
page 425 of Annual Report for 1962. The Phase I 
Design Memorandum stage of Advance 
Engineering and Design for deepening of the 35- 
foot channel to 40 feet (42 feet in the ocean bar 
and entrance channel) from the 42-foot ocean 
contour to Goose Creek, a total distance of 26.9 
miles, construction of one turning basin, modification 
of existing turning basins, deepening and 
modification of the anchorage basin, and deepening 
Shipyard River to 38 feet have been 
authorized. (See table at end of chapter for acts 
authorizing existing project.) 
Local cooperation. Local interests have fully 
complied with their responsibility to date but are 
experiencing difficulty in securing disposal areas 
for dredged material for continued future maintenance. 
Terminal facilities. Piers and slips extend for 
about 1 mile along the eastern waterfront of the 
City of Charleston with an additional mile of 
marginal wharves. The South Carolina State 
Ports Authority operates eight piers for fruit, 
wood, cold storage facilities and general cargo, a 
grain elevator and a beltline railway which serves 
the entire Cooper River waterfront. Modern 
facilities are also at wharves of seven major 
petroleum companies including storage tank 
farms. Modern facilities for marine repairs and 
servicing are available at Detyens Shipyard, 
located approximately 10 miles northeast of 
Charleston on the Wando River. The U.S. Navy 
Department has modern facilities for construction 
and maintenance of naval vessels including 
atomic submarines. Loading docks and storage 
areas for missile-carrying type vessels have also 
been constructed and are being operated by the 
U.S. Navy. For further details see Port Series No. 
13, 1970, Corps of Engineers. 
Operations and results during period. Maintenance: 
The pipeline dredges Cherokee, 
Hampton Roads and Enterprise performed 
maintenance dredging under contracts during 
October 1976 - September 1977, removing 
$2,217,564 cubic yards of material. Contract 
diking and dredging cost $1,712,775. The hopper 
dredges Essayons and MacFarland performed 
maintenance dredging in the entrance channel 
during December 1976 - March 1977 removing 
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878,662 cubic yards of material at a cost of 
$919,453. Engineering and design, surveys, and 
supervision and administration costs were 
$514,264. 
Condition as of September 30, 1977. Jetties 
protecting the entrance channel across the bar 
were completed in 1895. The existing project was 
completed in October 1962, except for the 
national defense portion. 
Federal costs under the existing project to date 
have been $3,328,349 for new work and 
$50,462,865 for maintenance, a total of 
$53,791,214. 
5. COOPER RIVER, 
CHARLESTON HARBOR, S.C. 
Location. Cooper River is located in Charleston 
and Berkeley Counties, S.C., and empties 
into the Atlantic Ocean at Charleston. (See 
National Ocean Survey Charts Nos. 11521 and 
11524.) 
Existing project. The major cause of the shoaling 
problem in Charleston Harbor is the diversion 
of fresh water from the Santee River through 
Pinopolis Dam into the salt water of Charleston 
Harbor, causing density currents which trap 
sediments resulting in a phenomenal rate of 
deposition. The most practical solution of the 
shoaling problem is to redivert most of the Santee 
River waters above Pinopolis Dam back into the 
lower Santee River through a canal beginning at 
Lake Moultrie and extending to the Santee River 
in the vicinity of St. Stephen, South Carolina. 
The project for Cooper River as authorized by 
the 1968 River and Harbor Act provides that the 
discharge through the existing Pinopolis Hydro 
Plant be reduced to a weekly average of 3,000 
cubic feet per second. This flow would not establish 
a density current in the,harbor. The excess 
water then impounded in Lake Moultrie 
would be directed through a new canal above St. 
Stephen, South Carolina, to enter the Santee 
River at a point well below the Lake Marion 
Spillway (Wilson Dam). A new hydroelectric 
facility would be constructed on the new canal 
where the ground elevations decrease to become 
swampland adjacent to the Santee River. This 
plant would replace those features made less 
effective at Pinopolis through curtailment of 
flows. The average flow of 12,600 cfs at the new 
powerplant, plus the proposed 3,000 cfs average 
release planned for Pinopolis, would approximate 
the existing average Pinopolis flow. The 
three generators at the new plant would be rated 
at 28,000 kilowatts each, for a total of 84,000 
kilowatts. In the interest of fish and wildlife 
resources of the area, the plan would also provide 
for construction of a herring lift at the new 
powerhouse site and a relocated fish hatchery. 
Estimated cost of the project (1976) is 
$96,100,000, all Federal. (See table at end of 
chapter for acts authorizing existing project.) 
Local cooperation. None needed. 
Operations and results during period. Funds 
were received for initiation of construction during 
FY 75; however, primary expenditures to date 
have been for continued engineering and design 
and for negotiation of a project agreement contract 
with the South Carolina Public Service 
Authority. Contracts were awarded for turbines, 
generators and access roads during FY 1977. 
Costs of $531,748 were incurred on these 
contracts. Land acquisition was initiated and 
cost $63,357. Cultural resources investigations 
cost $22,100. Cost of permanent operating 
equipment was $56,054. Engineering and design 
costs were $1,515,873; supervision and administration 
costs were $146,924. 
Condition as of September 30, 1977. Preconstruction 
planning was completed at the end of 
FY 74. The General Design Memorandum was 
completed in January 1972 and work is proceeding 
on schedule on other phases of the project. 
Construction was initiated in March 1977. 
6. GEORGETOWN HARBOR, S.C. 
Location. The harbor is located on the coast of 
South Carolina 50 miles northeast of Charleston 
Harbor and 90 miles southwest of entrance to 
Cape Fear River, North Carolina. (See National 
Ocean Survey Chart No. 11532.) 
Previous projects. For further details see page 
1806 of Annual Report for 1915; page 549 of 
Annual Report for 1938; and page 442 of Annual 
Report for 1944. 
Existing project. The authorizations provide 
for a channel 27 feet deep with varying widths of 
600 feet to 400 feet from the Atlantic Ocean to 
and including a turning basin at the U.S. 
Highway 17 Bridge over Sampit River, with a 
side channel 2,400 feet long and not less than 200 
feet wide leading to a turning basin at the upper 
end of the built-up portion of the City waterfront, 
a total of 17.9 miles. The project also provides for 
the continued maintenance to a depth of 18 feet 
and a width of 400 feet for the bypassed portion 
of Sampit River opposite the City of 
Georgetown. (See table at end of chapter for acts 
authorizing existing project.) 
Local cooperation. Biannual dredging has 
been authorized, but local interests have not been 
able to provide the required disposal areas. 
Terminal facilities. Terminal facilities at the 
Port of Georgetown, suitable for oceangoing 
vessels, consist of one marginal concrete pier and 
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one of creosoted-timber construction. For intracoastal 
waterway traffic there are a number of 
smaller wharves and landings along the Georgetown 
waterfront on the old channel. For further 
details, see Port Series No. 13, 1970, Corps of 
Engineers. 
Operations and results during period. Maintenance: 
Contract costs were $871,884. Disposal 
area diking was performed by contracts during 
September 1975 - September 1976 at a cost of 
$54,125. The pipeline dredge Dauntless 
performed maintenance dredging in the Sampit 
River and Winyah Bay by contract during 
October 1976 - September 1977, removing 
1,443,506 cubic yards of material for $817,759. 
Maintenance dredging in the entrance channel 
was performed by hopper dredge Hyde during 
June - July 1977, removing 181,489 cubic yards at 
a cost of $404,652. Costs for a model study to 
determine methods of reducing shoaling were 
$72,077. Engineering and design, surveys, and 
supervision and administration costs were 
$164,379. 
Condition as of September 30, 1977. The existing 
project was completed in 1951. The jetties 
were completed in 1903-04. 
Federal costs for the existing project to date 
have been $4,615,903 for new work and 
$20,475,760 for maintenance, a total of 
$25,091,663. 
7. LITTLE RIVER INLET, N.C. 
AND S.C. 
Location. The project is located near the North 
Carolina-South Carolina state line. Little River 
enters the Atlantic Ocean at Little River Inlet at 
the state line and affords the only connection 
between the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway and 
the ocean along 68 miles of coastline from 
Shalotte, N.C., to Georgetown, S.C. (See National 
Ocean Survey Chart No. 11535.) 
Existing project. The project provides for an 
entrance channel 12 by 300 feet across the ocean 
bar; thence a 10 by 90-foot inner channel to the 
Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway. The entrance 
channel would be stabilized by jetties extending 
seaward 3,200 feet and 3,000 feet long on the 
north and south sides of the inlet, respectively. 
Emergency dredging on an annual basis was 
authorized by the Water Resources Act of 1974. 
Previous work was done under the authority of 
the River and Harbor Act of 1945, Section 3, P.L. 
79-14. 
Estimated costs of the project (1976) are 
$11,600,000 Federal cost and $2,270,000 non- 
Federal cost ($1,040,000 contributed funds and 
$1,230,000 for lands). (See table at end of chapter 
for acts authorizing existing project.) 
Local cooperation. In a letter dated 28 
December 1976, the Horry County (South Carolina) 
Planning and Promotion Commission gave 
assurances of cooperation. Since certain lands to 
be furnished by non-Federal interests lie in North 
Carolina, a letter dated 18 April 1977 has been 
supplied by the Brunswick County (North Carolina) 
Commissioners, agreeing to provide to the 
United States the necessary project lands lying in 
North Carolina. 
Terminal facilities. There are eight marinas, 
numerous private docks, and several public boat 
ramps located in or near Little River. It is expected 
that existing facilities will expand and new 
ones will be added as demands for services exceed 
current capacity. 
Operations and results during period. Maintenance: 
Sidecasting dredges Fry and Merritt 
performed emergency maintenance dredging 
during May - August 1977, removing 59,312 
cubic yards of material at a cost of $104,083. 
Contract dredging was performed by the dredge 
Arlington during July 1977 resulting in the 
removal of 43,390 cubic yards of material for 
$34,71!2. Engineering and design, surveys, and 
administration costs were $18,339. New work: 
Expenditures amounted to $144,221 for engineering 
and design and $36,055 for supervision 
and administration. 
Condition as of September 30, 1977. Advance 
engineering and design studies are underway. 
Emergency dredging operations are being performed 
annually until the project is constructed. 
8. MURRELL'S INLET, S.C. 
Location. The project is located on the coast of 
South Carolina, in Georgetown County, about 
13 miles southwest of the City of Myrtle Beach. 
The inlet is the ocean entrance through a barrier 
beach to several tidal streams in the Murrells 
Inlet-Garden City estuarine area. (See National 
Ocean Survey Chart No. 11535.) 
Existing project. The project provides for an 
entrance channel 12 by 300 feet across the 
seaward bar; thence a 10 by 90-foot inner channel 
to a turning basin at the old Army crashboat 
dock. The entrance channel would be stabilized 
by ocean jetties extending seaward 3,445 feet and 
3,319 feet on the north and south sides of the 
inlet, respectively. The recreational project includes 
a walkway on the south jetty with access 
road and parking area. Emergency dredging on 
an annual basis was authorized by the Water Resources 
Act of 1974. Previous work was done 
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under the authority of the River and Harbor Act 
of 1945, Section 3, P.L. 79-14. 
Estimated cost of the project (1976) is 
$12,700,000 Federal cost and $1,900,000 non- 
Federal cost ($970,000 contributed funds and 
$930,000 for lands).(See table at end of chapter 
for acts authorizing existing project.) 
Local cooperation. A letter of intent to provide 
local cooperation dated 4 November 1975 has 
been received for the Georgetown County Board 
of Commissioners. 
Terminal facilities. There are five marinas and 
numerous private docks located about the 
Murrells Inlet Harbor. There are several public 
boat ramps in the area. Facilities are expected to 
be expanded and new ones added as demands for 
services outstrip capacity. 
Operations and results during period. Sidecasting 
dredges Merritt and Fry performed 
emergency maintenance dredging during May - 
August 1977, removing 123,237 cubic yards of 
material for $120,768. Engineering and design, 
surveys, and supervision and administration 
costs were $22,587. Expenditures for new work 
amounted to $99,857 for engineering and design, 
$12,932 for supervision and administration, and 
$2,765 for cultural resources investigations. 
Conditions as of September 30, 1977. Advance 
engineering and design studies are complete. The 
maximum benefits are achieved with a 10-foot 
entrance channel and an 8-foot inner channel. 
The 2-foot depth difference between the 
authorized depth and the construction depth has 
been reclassified as "inactive". The entrance 
channel and the jetties have been shortened to the 
10-foot ocean contour rather than the 12-foot 
contour. The first construction contract was 
awarded 2 September 1977. Emergency dredging 
operations will be performed annually until the 
project is completed. 
9. PORT ROYAL HARBOR, S.C. 
Location. The harbor is located on the coast of 
South Carolina 57 miles southwest of Charleston 
Harbor and 23 miles northeast of entrance to 
Savannah River, Georgia. (See National Ocean 
Survey Chart No. I 1516.) 
Existing Project. The authorized project 
provides for a channel from the ocean through 
Port Royal Sound to Port Royal, South 
Carolina, 27 feet deep and 500 feet wide across 
the ocean bar and in Port Royal Sound for 
approximately 12.7 miles, thence 24 feet deep and 
300 feet wide in Beaufort River and Battery Creek 
for approximately 8.3 miles to and including a 
turning basin 27 feet deep and 600 feet wide 
opposite the wharf of the South Carolina State 
Ports Authority. (See table at end of chapter for 
acts authorizing existing project.) 
Local cooperation. Requirements fully satisfied. 
Terminal facilities. The South Carolina State 
Ports Authority constructed a marginal concrete 
wharf and operates modern terminal facilities 
which are considered adequate for present commerce 
of the port. 
Operations and results during period. Maintenance: 
The hopper dredge Davison performed 
maintenance dredging in the entrance channel 
during December 1976 - March 1977, removing 
172,027 cubic yards of material for $736,405. Engineering 
and design, surveys, and supervision 
and administration costs were $65,598. 
Condition as of September 30, 1977. The existing 
project was completed in 1959. 
10. SHIPYARD RIVER, S.C. 
Location. This waterway is a tidal tributary of 
Charleston Harbor, South Carolina. It has its 
source about one-half mile below the U.S. Naval 
Base, whence it flows southerly about 3 miles and 
empties into Cooper River about three-fourths 
mile above Drum Island. (See National Ocean 
Survey Chart No. 11524.) 
Previous projects. For details, see page 610 of 
Annual Report for 1932 and page 463 of Annual 
Report for 1944. 
Existing project. The authorized project provides 
for a channel 30 feet deep from Cooper 
River to Airco Alloys & Carbide, a Division of 
Air Reduction Company, Inc.'s plant, including 
two turning basins, one opposite Gulf Oil Corporation 
Terminal and another at the upper end of 
project. (See table at end of chapter for acts 
authorizing existing project.) 
Local cooperation. Requirements fully satisfied. 
Terminal facilities. In the lower three-quarters 
of a mile of the channel are large marginal 
wharves of the Gulf Oil Corporation and Shipyard 
River Terminal Company. These wharves 
accommodate deep-draft, oceangoing vessels for 
handling petroleum products and fertilizer materials. 
In the upper channel is Airco Alloys & 
Carbide, a division of Air Reduction Company, 
Inc.'s wharf for handling ores. For further details, 
see Port Series No. 13, 1970, Corps of Engineers. 
Operations and results during period. Maintenance: 
Costs of $38,770 were incurred for 
dredging performed in FY 76T. Surveys and 
supervision costs were $4,961. 
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Condition as of September 30, 1977. The existing 
project was completed in 1951. Federal 
costs under the existing project to date have been 
$487,824 for new work and $5,822,256 for mainenance, 
a total of $6,310,080. 
11. TOWN CREEK, S.C. 
Location. Town Creek Channel begins at the 
AIWW directly south of the town of McClellanville 
in Charleston County, S.C. The channel 
follows Five Fathom Creek in a southerly direction 
to the Atlantic Ocean. (See National Ocean 
Survey Chart No. 11531.) 
Existing project. The project provides a channel 
10 feet deep by 80 feet wide from the AIWW 
to the mouth of Five Fathom Creek, a distance of 
6.2 miles. The project includes an entrance 
channel 12 feet deep by 100 feet wide across the 
ocean bar,a distance of 4.0 miles. (See table at end 
of chapter for acts authorizing existing projects.) 
Local cooperation. Requirements fully satisfied. 
Operations and results during period. 
Sidecasting dredge Schweizer performed maintenance 
dredging during May 1977 removing 
105,817 cubic yards of material for $143,204. Engineering 
and design, surveys, and supervision 
and administration costs were $23,543. 
Condition as of September 30, 1977. The existing 
project was completed in 1975. 
12. VILLAGE CREEK, S.C. 
Location. Village Creek is located on the 
northeastern end of St. Helena in Beaufort County, 
approximately 12 miles from the Town of 
Beaufort. This creek, which is about 600 feet wide 
at its confluence with Morgan River and St. 
Helena Sound at a point 7 miles from the Atlantic 
Ocean, extends in a southwesterly direction a distance 
of 6.8 miles to its headwaters. (See National 
Ocean Survey Chart No. 11513.) 
Existing project. The authorized project provided 
for a channel 8 feet deep and 80 feet wide 
from the mouth of Village Creek upstream to the 
Porpoise Fish Company Terminal for a distance 
of 2.2 miles. (See table at end of chapter for acts 
authorizing existing project.) 
Local cooperation. All items of local cooperation 
have been complied with except the present 
requirement that a diked disposal area be furnished. 
In the past, a deep water disposal area has 
been used and may be used in the future. An environmental 
assessment of these areas is being 
prepared. If this assessment supports a negative 
determination for both areas, all items of cooperation 
will be fully satisfied. 
Operations and results during period. Engineering 
and design and supervision and administration 
costs were $856. 
Condition as of September 30, 1977. The project 
was completed in April 1966. 
13. WACCAMAW RIVER, N.C. 
AND S.C. 
Location. The river rises at Lake Waccamaw, 
N.C., and flows southwest 139.9 miles into Winyah 
Bay near Georgetown, South Carolina. (See 
Geological Survey map of North and South 
Carolina, 1929.) 
Previous projects. For details see page 675 of 
Annual Report for 1950. 
Existing project. The authorized project provides 
for a channel 12 feet deep at mean low 
water, with 80 feet bottom width, from the mouth 
of the river to Conway, S.C., 41.5 miles, thence a 
channel 4 feet deep at low water and 50 feet wide 
to Red Bluff, S.C., 25.5 miles above Conway; 
thence a cleared channel to Lake Waccamaw. 
(See table at end of chapter for acts authorizing 
existing project.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with to 
date. 
Terminal facilities. At Bucksport (mile 27.0) 
which is also on the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, 
there is a wharf where marine fuel and 
limited marine supplies may be obtained. There 
are a few privately owned wharves used for 
loading pulpwood on barges. These are 
considered adequate for existing commerce. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. Engineering 
and design and supervision and administration 
costs were $3,541. 
Condition as of September 30, 1977. The 12- 
foot channel to Conway, S.C. (mile 41.5) was 
completed in 1924 and the 4-foot channel to Red 
Bluff (mile 70) in 1931. Federal costs to date have 
been $262,814 for new work and $271,496 for 
maintenance, a total of $534,310. 
14. RECONNAISSANCE AND 
CONDITION SURVEYS 
Condition surveys were made on the Ashley 
River ($18,915). 
15. OTHER AUTHORIZED 
NAVIGATION PROJECTS 
(See Table 7-C) 
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16. NAVIGATION WORK UNDER 
SPECIAL AUTHORIZATION 
Navigation activities prusuant to Section 107, 
Public Law 86-645 (Preauthorization). Work 
continued on a Detailed Project Report for Folly 
River near Folly Beach, in Charleston County, 
South Carolina. Study costs during the period 
were $30,893. 
Snagging and clearing for navigation (Sec. 3 of 
1945 River and Harbor Act, Public Law 14, 79th 
Cong.). Funds of $5,058 were spent in preliminary 
planning to find suitable disposal area for 
dredged material from Calabash Creek, N.C. 
Beach Erosion Control 
17. HUNTING ISLAND BEACH, S.C. 
Location. Hunting Island is a State park comprising 
about 1,850 acres of wooded land and is 
located along the southeastern shore of South 
Carolina in Beaufort County, 16 miles east of the 
Town of Beaufort, 9 miles southwest of Edisto 
Beach, and 35 miles northeast of Tybee Roads at 
the mouth of Savannah River. (See National 
Ocean Survey Chart Nos. I11513 and I11517.) 
Existing project. The authorized project provides 
for periodic nourishment of about 10,000 
feet of beach on the northern part of the island 
with initial placement of 750,000 cubic yards of 
sand for advance nourishment, and construction 
of one pre-stressed concrete groin at the north 
end of the island. Federal participation in periodic 
nourishment is limited to a period of 15 
years. (See table at end of chapter for acts authorizing 
existing project.) 
Local cooperation. All requirements of local 
cooperation have been met by the State of South 
Carolina and accepted by the Chief of Engineers. 
The State has contributed 30 percent of the construction 
costs. The initial construction was completed 
in June 1969, and two additional periodic 
nourishments (construction) were completed in 
August 1971 and June 1975. 
Operations and results during the period. Engineering 
and design and supervision and administration 
costs were $28,305. 
Condition as of September 30, 1977. The first 
two nourishments were designed to restore the 
feeder beach to the condition prevailing after the 
initial beach nourishment. A survey made in 
September 1977 indicated that the material 
around the groin and near the north end of the 
island was becoming stabilized, and that the 
reach of greatest erosion along the beach front 
had moved southward toward the center of the 
island. The next nourishment is scheduled for 
FY 78. 
18. BEACH EROSION CONTROL WORK 
UNDER SPECIAL AUTHORIZATION 
None. 
Flood Control 
19. CALIFORNIA BRANCH, S.C. 
Location. California Branch is located in 
Berkeley County, South Carolina. The stream 
originates west of the town of Moncks Corner 
and flows east-northeast through the town and 
outlets into the Old Santee Canal. The watershed 
contains 3,008 acres of which 705 acres lie within 
the Moncks Corner town limits. 
Existing project. The authorized project 
provides for clearing a 90-foot right-of-way approximately 
1 mile from the Old Santee Canal to 
the Seaboard Coastline Railroad and for enlarging 
the channel from the railroad a distance 
of approximately 3.44 miles to the upstream 
project limits. Total project length is 4.44 miles. 
(See table at end of chapter for authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Local interests must 
furnish all lands, easements, rights-of-way and 
necessary bridge and utility modifications. In 
addition, local interests must provide all remaining 
local cooperation requirements for local 
flood protection projects. Local assurances have 
not been fully complied with. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Local sponsors have indicated renewed interest in 
project construction and indicated their ability to 
meet local cooperation requirements. During the 
fiscal year, the Charleston District initiated an 
economic and environmental reanalysis of the 
authorized project. Costs during the fiscal year 
were $5,992. 
Condition as of September 30, 1977. The 
project is in the pre-construction stage. A reanalysis 
of the authorized project is nearing 
completion and will recommend deletion of portions 
of the authorized project. 
20. KINGSTREE BRANCH, 
WILLIAMSBURG COUNTY, S.C. 
Location. Kingstree Branch is located in 
Williamsburg County, South Carolina, and 
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originates northeast of the Town of Kingstree 
and flows southward through the town to its confluence 
with the Black River. The total length of 
Kingstree Branch is about 6.6 miles. 
Existing ,project. The project provides for 
channel enlargement from the Black River to a 
point 1.36 miles upstream. The project was 
authorized 16 August 1972 under Section 205 of 
the 1948 Flood Control Act as amended. (See 
table at end of chapter for authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Local interest must provide 
lands, easements, rights-of-way, utility relocations 
and alterations, and highway or highway 
bridge construction and alterations necessary for 
construction; hold and save the United States free 
from damages; maintain and operate the project 
after completion; prevent future encroachments; 
notify affected interests annually that the improvement 
will not provide complete flood 
protection; and prevent;unwise and uneconomical 
future development of the flood plain area 
through flood plain management techniques. 
Operations and results during period. A construction 
contract for $132,370 was awarded on 
30 September 1976. Construction was initiated 
and completed. Costs included $149,884 for a 
channel contract, $10,006 for engineering and 
design, and $14,633 for supervision and administration. 
Condition as of September 30, 1977. Project 
completed June 1977. 
21. LITTLE SUGAR CREEK, 
CHARLOTTE, N.C. 
Location. Little Sugar Creek, a tributary of 
Sugar Creek, has its source about one-half mile 
northwest of the Charlotte, North Carolina, city 
limits whence it flows generally southwest 
through the eastern portion of Charlotte, for a 
distance of about 11 miles, continuing southwardly 
about 7 miles to its confluence with Sugar 
Creek near the North Carolina-South Carolina 
state line. 
Existing project. Originally, the project 
provided for channelization of Little Sugar and 
Briar Creeks for a combined distance of 7.6 miles 
beginning at Archdale Drive near the southerly 
city limits and continuing northeast to Princeton 
Avenue on Little Sugar Creek and to Randolph 
Road on Briar Creek. The Little Sugar Creek 
channel would have a 50-foot wide bottom from 
Archdale Drive to the Briar Creek confluence 
and a 40-foot wide bottom to the upstream limit, 
a distance of 3.2 miles. (See table at end of 
chapter for acts authorizing existing project.) 
Local cooperation. Local interest must provide 
lands, casements, rights-of-way, utility relocations 
and alterations, and highway or highwaybridge 
construction and alterations necessary for 
construction: hold the United States free from 
damages: maintain and operate the project after 
completion; prevent future encroachment and 
notify affected interests annually that the improvement 
will not provide complete flood protection. 
Operations and results during period. Coordination 
continued with representatives of local 
interests for lands, easements, and rights-of-way. 
The project is in the preconstruction planning 
stage. Costs were $12,307 for engineering and 
design and $292 for supervision and administration. 
Condition as of September 30, 1977. Construction 
contract awarded 29 September, 1977. 
22. ROARING RIVER, 
WILKES COUNTY, N.C. 
Location. Roaring River, located in Wilkes 
County, North Carolina, originates northeast of 
North Wilkesboro and northwest of Elkin and 
flows generally southeast from the confluence of 
its middle and east prongs for approximately 5.8 
miles to the Yadkin River. 
Existing project. The project is authorized to 
undertake Phase I design memorandum stage of 
advance engineering and design to determine the 
economic feasibility for a multiple-purpose earth 
fill dam rising 159 feet high and 970 feet long 
about 2.9 miles above the confluence of Roaring 
River with the Yadkin River. Estimated cost of 
the project (1976) is $26,100,000 of which 
$3,093,000 is reimbursable for water supply 
under the Water Supply Act of 1958 and 
$1,111,000 for recreation. (See table at end of 
chapter for acts authorizing existing project.) 
Local cooperation. Recreation, water supply 
and water quality interests must administer project 
land and water areas for recreation, pay, contribute 
in kind, or re-pay (which may be through 
user fees) with interest, one-half of the separable 
costs allocated to recreation, bear all costs of 
operation, maintenance and replacement of 
recreational facilities, repay all costs of operation, 
maintenance and replacements allocated to 
water supply, require effective treatment and 
control measures at all sources of pollution to 
assure the maintenance of water quality, and give 
assurances that releases for water quality control 
will be legally protected from withdrawals for 
other purposes. 
Operations and results during period. The project 
is in the preconstruction planning stage 
awaiting completion of Phase I design memorandum 
studies. Engineering and design costs were 
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$56,235; supervision and administration costs 
were $14,060. 
Condition as of September 30, 1977. Project is 
being held in abeyance awaiting a determination 
of the feasibility of the Reddies River Lake, N.C. 
project. 
23. SCOTTS CREEK, 
NEWBERRY COUNTY, S.C. 
Location. Scotts Creek watershed is located in 
Newberry County, South Carolina. It is formed 
by two tributaries, North and South Fork Scotts 
Creek, which originate upstream of the City of 
Newberry and converge approximately 1 mile 
southwest (downstream) of the Newberry, South 
Carolina city limits. Scotts Creek flows into Bush 
River, which flows into the Saluda River near the 
upper extremities of Lake Murray. 
Existing project. The authorized project consists 
of clearing and snagging the existing channel 
from S.C. Highway 34 upstream a distance of.35 
mile to S.C. Highway 34 By-Pass. Channel enlargement 
begins at this point and extends an 
additional 2.29 miles upstream on the North 
Fork of Scotts Creek. Local interests are to 
provide guidance and leadership to prevent unwise 
development of the flood plain, thereby 
reducing damages to future development. (See 
table at end of chapter for acts authorizing existing 
project.) " 
Local cooperation. Local interest must provide 
lands, easements, rights-of-way, utility 
relocations and alterations, and highway or 
highway-bridge construction and alterations 
necessary for construction; hold and save the 
United States free from damages; maintain and 
operate the project after completion; prevent 
future encroachments; notify affected interests 
annually that the improvement will not provide 
complete flood protection; and prevent unwise 
and uneconomical future development of the 
flood plain area through flood plain management 
techniques. 
Operations and results during period. The 
authorized project was field surveyed and construction 
plans continued at a total cost of 
$70,294. 
Condition as of September 30, 1977. Construction 
plans and specifications are approximately 
80% completed. However, the County of 
Newberry has decided not to co-sponsor the 
project and plans are being changed to eliminate 
the 0.56 miles from S.C. Highway 34 to the 
Newberry city limits. 
24. YADKIN RIVER, S.C. 
Location. The river rises on the eastern slope of 
the Blue Ridge Mountains in western North 
Carolina, flows generally easterly about 100 miles 
to the vicinity of Donnaha, North Carolina, 
thence southeasterly 104 miles to its confluence 
with Uwharrie River near Badin, North Carolina, 
where its name changes to Great Pee Dee River. 
(See U.S. Geological Survey map of North 
Carolina.) 
Existing project. The Flood Control Act of 
July 24, 1946, authorized construction of four 
flood control dams in the Upper Yadkin River 
Basin, two on the Yadkin River above 
Wilkesboro, North Carolina, and two on Reddies 
River, a tributary stream. Studies made subsequent 
to authorization established the economic 
advantage of providing needed flood-control 
storage in only two reservoirs, one on the Reddies 
and one on the Yadkin. Present planning 
considers only the two-reservoir plan. Cost for 
the Yadkin River Reservoir (W. Kerr Scott Dam 
and Reservoir constructed 1962) and for Reddies 
River Lake is set forth in Table 7-D. (See table at 
end of chapter for acts authorizing existing 
project.) 
Funds of $131,500 were expended on the 
Reddies River Lake Project for project planning 
and preparation of a definite project report which 
was completed in March 1950. An economic 
restudy of the Reddies River Lake Project was 
submitted and approved in July 1968. Individual 
reports on W. Kerr Scott Dam and Reservoir and 
Reddies River Lake project follow. 
24A. W. KERR SCOTT DAM AND 
RESERVOIR, N.C. 
Location. W. Kerr Scott Dam and Reservoir is 
on Yadkin River, North Carolina, about 6 miles 
upstream from Wilkesboro. At full flood-control 
pool elevation (1,075 feet mean sea level), the 
reservoir extends 15.7 miles upstream to the 
Wilkes-Caldwell County line. 
Existing project. The project consists of a 
rolled earthfill dam 1,740 feet long, with top of 
dam at elevation 1,107.5 feet mean sea level or 
about 148 feet above streambed elevation; a 
spillway near the north abutment of the dam in a 
rock cut with crest elevation 1,075; and outlet 
works consisting of an intake structure, control 
tower, and a circular concrete conduit 12.25 feet 
in diameter through the base of the dam near the 
south abutment. The reservoir has a gross capacity 
of 153,000 acre-feet of which 112,000 acre-feet 
are reserved for flood control, 33,000 acre-feet 
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('cHARIISTON. S.C(.I,) IS'IRI('T 
will be used as required for water supply, and 
8.000() acre-feet being contained in the minimum 
pool. (See table at en(d of chapter for acts authorizing 
existing project.) 
Local cooperation. Requirements fully satisfied. 
For details, see page 413 of Annual Report 
for 1963. 
Operations and results during period. New 
work: Two shower-wash houses with sewage 
treatment plants were completed. Costs were 
$131,579. Maintenance: Operation and maintenance 
cost $552,611. During the period the 
project had a visitation of 1,131,848. All recreation 
facilities continue to be utilized beyond 
their maximum capabilities during fair weather. 
Acquisition of lands and construction of recreational 
facilities authorized under the Appalachia 
Program resulted in the project having the capability 
to accommodate approximately 250,000 
additional visitors annually. The majority of 
visitor requirements continues to be for camping 
and picnicking facilities. During the period, four 
floods occurred that required the use of I foot or 
more of the project's flood control storage. One 
flood was minor, using only 1.6 feet of the allocated 
flood control space. However, the remaining 
three floods used 5.2, 7.0 and 14.35 feet. The 
maximum flood occurred in October 1976 and 
reached a pool elevation of 1044.35 feet. This 
flood used 25,051 acre-feet or 22.4 percent of the 
flood control space available. Had the lake been 
at its normal pool elevation of 1030.0, the maximum 
elevation reached would have been considerably 
higher since, at the time of the flood, the 
pool elevation was 5.65 feet below normal. Estimated 
total flood damages prevented by the 
project for FY 77 were $4,056,900. In addition to 
the floods that occurred, a significant drawdown 
also occurred during the period as a result of a 
release schedule requested by the water supply 
sponsors. This drawdown commenced in July 
1977 and reached a period of record low pool elevation 
of 1021.0 on 7 September 1977. 
Condition as of September 30, 1977. The project 
was commenced in August 1960 and placed in 
operation for flood control and water storage 
purposes in February 1963. 
24B. REDDIES RIVER LAKE, N.C. 
Location. Reddies River flows into the Yadkin 
River near the Town of North Wilkesboro, North 
Carolina, and is a tributary to the Yadkin-Pee 
Dee River. The authorized lake and damsite are 
located entirely in Wilkes County, North Carolina. 
Existing project. Reddies River Lake is the second 
unit in the authorized plan for the upper 
Yadkin River Basin. The first unit. W. Kerr Scott 
Reservoir, is located about 5 miles upstream from 
the mouth of the Reddies River an(d was completed 
in 1962. The Reddies damsite is located on 
Reddies River at mile 1.7, near the Town of 
North Wilkesboro. Total tributary area above 
the damsite is 97 square miles. Project works contemplate 
construction of a rolled-earth dam 
about 165 feet high with a saddle spillway and a 
gated outlet conduit. The conservation pool will 
cover about 680 acres and the flood control pool 
about 1,335 acres. The project was authorized by 
the Flood Control Act of 1946; however, the 
project was deferred for restudy in 1950. An 
economic restudy was submitted in FY 69 and 
approved in FY 70. Preconstruction planning 
funds were appropriated in FY 70, but the funds 
were held in budgetary reserve throughout FY 70. 
Work began in January 1971 on the General 
Design Memorandum and Phase I was 
completed in March 1975. The Site Selection 
Design Memorandum was completed in May 
1972, while the Hydrology and Hydraulic Analysis 
Design Memorandum was completed in 
March 1973. A public meeting was held in October 
1972 to solicit the public's views on this project. 
The Phase I General Design Memorandum 
is expected to be returned to the Charleston 
District for complete reanalysis of benefits, additional 
justification for water supply and other 
revisions considering current report criteria. The 
revised report is scheduled for resubmittal in 
April 1979. 
Estimated cost of the project (1976) is 
$27,100,000 of which $5,873,000 is reimbursable 
for water supply under the Water Supply Act of 
1958, and $2,380,000 for recreation. (See table at 
end of chapter for acts authorizing existing 
project.) 
Local cooperation. The State of North Carolina 
and the Charleston District are currently in 
the coordination stage to acquire additional 
water supply justification and other State furnished 
data which will be needed to revise the 
General Design Memorandum Phase I. 
Operations and results during period. New 
work: Preliminary planning for advanced 
engineering and design is continuing. Engineering 
and design costs were $12,160; supervision 
and administration costs were $3,040. 
Condition as of September 30, 1977. Advanced 
planning studies have been deferred pending 
results of review of the General Design Memorandum 
Phase I by OCE. The District has been 
informally notified that the GDM Phase I is expected 
to be returned to the District in early 
FY 1978 with appropriate guidance for revision. 
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REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, FY 1977 
25. INSPECTION OF COMPLETED 
FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS 
To determine the extent of compliance with approved 
regulations for maintenance and operation, 
inspections were made of the following 
projects during the period; Cowpen Swamp, 
S.C., Crab Tree Swamp, S.C., Gapway Swamp, 
S.C., Simpson Creek, S.C., Simmons Bay Creek, 
N.C., Saluda River, S.C., Waccamaw River and 
Seven Creeks, N.C., Todd Swamp, S.C., Buck 
Creek, N.C. & S.C., Old Field Swamp, N.C., 
Edisto River, S.C., Sawmill Branch, S.C., Shot 
Pouch Creek, S.C., Turkey Creek, Sumter 
County, S.C. Responsible local officials were 
advised of inadequacies in maintenance and 
operation on local flood protection works where 
appropriate. Cost for the period was $9,987. 
26. OTHER AUTHORIZED FLOOD 
CONTROL PROJECTS 
(See Table 7-F.) 
27. FLOOD CONTROL WORK UNDER 
SPECIAL AUTHORIZATION 
Flood Control Activities Pursuant to Section 
205, Public Law 858, 80th Congress, as amended 
(Preauthorization). 
(See Table 7-E.) 
Emergency Flood Control Activities - Repair, 
Flood Fighting and Rescue Work (Public Law 
99, 84th Congress, and Antecedent Legislation). 
Federal cost for FY 1977 was $23,962 for 
advance preparation, and $2,850 for determination 
of storm damages. 
Snagging and Clearing of Navigable Streams 
and Tributaries in Interest of Flood Control (Section 
208 of 1954 Flood Control Act, Public Law 
708, 83rd Congress, Preauthorization). None. 
General Investigations 
28. SURVEYS 
Total cost for the period was $400,852 of which 
$47,122 was for navigation studies, $241,229 for 
flood control studies, $80,662 for beach erosion 
cooperative studies, $30,663 for coordination 
studies with other agencies, and $1,176 for review 
of authorized projects. 
29. COLLECTION AND STUDY 
OF BASIC DATA 
Cost during the period was $200,739, of which 
$196,828 was for flood plain management 
studies, and $3,911 was for hydrologic studies. 
(See Table 7-G at end of chapter for Completed 
Flood Plain Studies.) 
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CHARLESTON, S.C., DISTRICT 
TABLE 7-A COST AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
DURING PERIOD 
See 
Section Total Cost to 
in Text Project Funding FY 74 FY 75 FY 76 FY 77 Sept. 30, 1977 
1. Adams Creek, S.C. 
2. Aquatic Plant 
Control, N.C. and 
S.C. 
3. Atlantic Intracoastal 
Waterway 
between Norfolk, 
Va. and the St. 
Johns River, Fla. 
4. Charleston Harbor 
S.C. 
5. Cooper River 
Charleston Harbor, 
S.C. (St. Stephen 
Project) 
6. Georgetown Harbor, 
S.C. 
7. Little River Inlet 
N.C. and S.C. 
8. Murrells Inlet, 
S.C. 
9. Port Royal Harbor, 
S.C. 
10. Shipyard River, 
S.C. 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Federal Funds 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Contributed Funds 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp.. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Contributed Funds 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
-4,003 
30,000 
23,091 
6,400 
2,580 
26,700 -3,500 
24,346 3,550 
4,828 
1,185,000 2,090,000 
1,037,302 2,556,401 
4,096,280 2,328,600 
4,629,089 2,451,377 
497,000 750,000 
568,923 506,675 
734,000 
1,093,230 
131,000 
58,639 
121,400 
113,063 
225,000 
110,438 
43,000 
43,000 
30,000 
5,319 
17,000 
14,770 
5,213 
3,229,000 
2,733,964 
4,528,500 
4,566,294 
3,867,683 
1,512,871 
2,310,000 
1,790,892 
3,451,000 
3,146,492 
2,300,000 
2,336,056 
1,855,000 2,002,000 1,950,000 
842,904 2,861,969 1,512,992 
262,428 480,000 227,000 
299,002 385,856 180,276 
80,000 130,000 200,000 
30,121 182,702 157,134 
276,000 300,000 800,000 
359,187 261,191 115,554 
- - 100,000 
-_ - - 
75,000 239,000 
29,165 214,466 
150,000 
143,355 
153,000 368,000 453,400 792,200 
153,000 367,999 432,119 802,003 
56,000 
254,834 
265,000 357,000 
123,189 425,310 
283,000 
43,731 
125,697 
125,697 
30,000 
5,319 
205,100 
200,657 
52,028 
48,593 
7,455,378' 
7,455,378' 
23,524,9462 
22,485,1332 
9,914,8043 
9,914,804 3 
51,592,9884 
50,864,8544 
8,517,583 
5,857,888 
7,061,7555 
7,061,7555 
21,202,6586 
20,590,3166 
1,100,428 
923,773 
593,124 
543,509 
1,601,000 
846,370 
100,000 
652,5697 
575,5557 
1,786,100 
1,786,100 
4,058,634 
4,047,155 
491,9748 
491,9748 
6,135,192 
5,822,256 
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REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, FY 1977 
TABLE 7-A (Continued) COST AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
See 
Section Total Cost to 
in Text Project 
II1. Town Creek, S.C. 
12. Village Creek, S.C. 
13.. Waccamaw River, 
N.C. and S.C. 
17. Hunting Island 
Beach, S.C. 
19. California Branch, 
S.C. 
20. Kingstree Branch, 
S.C. 
21. Little Sugar Creek, 
Charlotte, N.C. 
22. Roaring River, 
Wilkes County, N.C. 
23. Scotts Creek, S.C. 
24A. W. Kerr Scott Dam 
and Reservoir, N.C. 
(Wilkesboro 
Reservoir, N.C.) 
24B. Reddies River Lake, 
N.C. 
i
l FY 74 FY 75 FY 76 FY 77 Sept. 30, 1977 
-10,078 
123,740 
Funding 
New Work: 
Federal Funds 
Approp. 
Cost 
Contributed Funds 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp, 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Federal Funds 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Contributed Funds 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
A pprop. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
- - 
- 175,000 
- 166,747 
4,000 
1,219 
- - 40,000 
- - 3,541 
50,000 21,317 1,194,000 
627,656 26,617 28,305 
266,000 
33,558 
33,558 
165,000 
15,991 
3,000 
2,603 
190,000 
211,539 
20,000 
3,977 
145,000 
12,531 
604,400 
595,750 
65,000 
38,282 
10,000 
5,992 
26,200 
174,523 
492,000 
12,599 
65,000 
70,294 
75,000 
67,273 
131,579 
569,600 
552,611 
17,000 
15,200 
209,000 
75,186 
8,600 
610,000 
21,884 
266,000 
CI
X0,000 -- 3,746 9,539 
0,000 75,000 
9,400 71,396 
- 115,000 
- 88,166 
5,000 40,700 
6,589 51,274 
437,000 
435,785 
108,000 
109,519 
-15
5
4
6,000 
6,138 
380,000 
391,713 
158,000 
149,589 
1. Includes $109,490 for new work for previous project. Section 3, P.L. 79-14 incurred through FY 73. 
2. Includes $69,422 for maintenance of previous 8. Includes $4,150 for new work on previous projects. 
projects: 9. Excludes $3,000 in FY 69 for reconnaissance study to 
3. Includes $6,586,455 for new work for previous determine economic feasibility of modifying the existing 
projects. project. 
4. Includes $401,989 for maintenance of previous 10. Includes $19,400 preauthorization study costs 
projects. In addition $600 for maintenance expended from incurred FY 67 through FY 70. 
contributed funds. I1. Includes $811,900 Recreation Facilities on completed 
5. Includes $2,445,852 for new work for previous projects. 
projects. 12. Includes $811,010 Recreation Facilities on completed 
6. Includes $114,556 for maintenance of previous projects. 
projects. 13. Includes $131,500 expended in 1951. For a definite 
7. Includes $67,000 accomplished under authority of project report see FY 51 Annual Report. 
7-14 
856 
8,600 
5,000 
2,838 
I 
219,521 
219,521 
8,600 
8,600 
175,000 
166,747 
26,5009 
26,5009 
94,230 
90,143 
262,814 
262,814 
307,955 
271,496 
2,681,117 
1,505,250 
637,336 
637.336 
18,821 
14,813 
247,25010o 
246,193' o 
693,857 
209,855 
370,000 
369,999 
205,806 
182,039 
8,840,826" 
8,839,93612 
4,321,311 
4,284,293 
936,80013 
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CHARLESTON, S.C., DISTRICT 
TABLE 7-B AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
Acts Work Authorized Documents 
Auth. by Chief of Engrs. 
on Sept. 24, 1969, under 
auth. of Sec 107 R&H 
Act of 1960, as amended. 
R&H Act of Oct. 27, 1965 
R&H Act of Sept. 19, 1890 
R&H Act of June 13, 1902 
R&H Act of Mar. 2, 1907 
R&H Act of Mar. 2, 1919 
R&H Act of Mar. 3, 1925 
R&H Act of Mar. 3, 1925 
R&H Act of July 3, 1930 
R&H Act of Aug. 30, 1935' 
R&H Act of Aug. 30, 19352 
R&H Act of Aug. 30, 19352 
R&H Act of Aug. 26, 1937 
R&H Act of Mar. 2, 1945 
R&H Act of June 18, 1878 
R&H Act of Aug. 8, 1917 
R&H Act of July 18, 1918 
R&H Act of Jan. 21, 1927 
R&H Act of Oct. 17, 1940 
ADAMS CREEK, S.C. (See Section 1 of text) Detailed Project Report. 
Consists of a stable all-tide channel 10 feet deep and 
80 feet wide extending the distance of 1.45 miles. 
AQUATIC PLANT CONTROL (See Section 2 of text) 
Provides for control and progressive eradication of water Sec. 302, 1965 River & Harbor 
hyacinth, alligatorweed, Eurasian watermilfoil and other Act (H.D. 251, 89th Cong., 
obnoxious aquatic plant growths from navigable waters, Ist sess.) 
tributary streams, connecting channels, and other allied 
waters of the U.S., in combined interest of navigation, 
flood control, drainage, agriculture, fish and wildlife 
conservation, public health and related purposes, including 
continued research for development of most effective and 
economic control measures in cooperation with other Federal 
and state agencies. 
ATLANTIC INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY 
BETWEEN NORFOLK, VA., AND ST. JOHNS 
RIVER, FLA. (See Section 3 of text) 
Channel from Minim Creek to Winyah Bay. Annual Report, 1889, p. 1184. 
Channel from Charleston to a point opposite H.D. 84, 56th Cong., 1st sess. 
McClellanville. and Annual Report, 1900,p.1908 
Branch channel to McClellanville. Annual Report, 1903, p. 1133. 
Extending the channel to Minim Creek, thence H.D. 178, 63d Cong., Ist sess. 
through the Estherville-Minim Canal to 
Winyah Bay. 
Cut across the Santee Delta at Four Mile Creek. H.D. 237, 68th Cong., 1st sess. 
Widening and deepening the waterway from S.D. 178, 68th Cong., 2d sess. 
Charleston to Beaufort. 
A waterway 8 feet deep and 75 feet wide from H.D. 41, 71st Cong., Ist sess. 
Cape Fear River to Winyah Bay. 
Construction of bridges across the waterway in Rivers and Harbors Committee 
Horry County, S.C. Doc. 14, 72d Cong., I1st sess. 
Cutoff between Ashepoo and Coosaw Rivers. H.D. 129, 72d Cong., Ist sess. 
Enlarging the channel from Winyah Bay to Charleston Rivers and Harbors Committee 
including the branch channel to McClellanville, to Doc. 11, 72d Cong., I1st sess. 
depth of 10 feet and bottom width of 90 feet. 
Increasing dimensions of waterway to 12 feet deep Rivers and Harbors Committee 
90 feet wide. Doc. 6, 75th Cong., Ist sess. 3 
Anchorage basin 125 feet wide, 335 feet long, 12 feet H.D. 327, 76th Cong., Ist sess. 
deep, near Myrtle Beach, S.C. 4 
CHARLESTON HARBOR, S.C. (See Section 4 of text) 
2 jetties5 Annual Report 1878, pp. 553-572. 
Increase in depth to 30 feet with width of 500 feet H.D. 288, 62d Cong., 2d sess. 
between the jetties and 1,000 feet seaward thereof. 
The 40-foot channel to the Naval Base. Act provided H.D. 1946, 64th Cong., 2d sess., 
that the 40-foot channel should not be undertaken pt. 1, pp. 21-29, 57, 58 and 
"until the proposed new drydocks at this navy yard, 61-63. 
carrying a depth of 40 feet of water over the blocks, 
has been authorized." This dock was authorized in the 
Naval Appropriation Act approved July 1, 1918 
(40 Stat. L. 725) 
A 30-foot channel from the sea to Goose Creek via H.D. 249, 69th Cong., Ist sess. 
Cooper River, together with a 30-foot channel 
through Town Creek, for commercial purposes. The 
act also provided that the 40-foot channel be 
prosecuted only as found necessary for national defense. 
The 35-foot channel depth from the sea to the head H.D. 259, 76th Cong., Ist sess. 
of the project via Cooper River and Town Creek, 
also a channel in Shem Creek to Mount Pleasant, I10 
feet wide and 10 feet deep, including a turning basin at the 
upper end. 
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REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, FY 1977 
TABLE 7-B (Continued) AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
Acts Work Authorized Documents 
R&H Act of Mar. 2, 1945 
R&H Act of Sept. 3, 1954 
R&H Act of July 14, 1960 
Water Resources Development 
Act of Oct. 22, 1976 
R&H Act of Aug. 13, 1968 
R&H Act of Aug. 5, 1886 
R&H Act of June 25, 1910 
R&H Act of Mar. 2, 1945 
R&H Act of June 30, 1948 
R&H Act of 1945, Sec. 3 
Auth. by Senate Public 
Works Comm. and the 
House Public Works 
Comm. on Oct. 12, 1972, 
under auth. of Sec. 201, 
PL 89-298, 1965 FC Act. 
Water Resources Development 
Act of 1974 
R&H Act of 1945, Sec. 3 
Auth. by the House Committee 
on Public Works 
on Nov. 10, 1971, and 
the Senate Committee on 
Public Works on Nov. 18, 
1971, under auth. of 
Sec. 201, PL 89-298, 
1965 FC Act. 
Water Resources Development 
Act of 1974 
An anchorage area 30 feet deep in the water area 
between Castle Pinckney and Fort Moultrie.6 
Deepen the 30-foot channel north and east of 
Drum Island to 35 feet. 
Shem Creek Channel modified by extending 
1,150 feet upstream and downstream from 
mouth to Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway. 
Project is authorized for the Phase I design 
memorandum stage of Advance Engineering 
and Design. 
COOPER RIVER, CHARLESTON, S.C. 
(ST. STEPHEN PROJECT) (See Section 5 of text) 
Redivert most of the Santee River waters above 
Pinopolis Dam into the lower Santee River through 
a canal beginning at Lake Moultrie and extending 
to the Santee River in the vicinity of St. 
Stephen, South Carolina. 
GEORGETOWN HARBOR, S.C. (See Section 6 of text) 
Jetties and earthen dike to protect south jetty. 
Previous project channel dimensions and training 
wall. 
27-foot channel from ocean, including a turning 
basin in Sampit River. 
Cutoff and side channel in Sampit River. 
LITTLE RIVER INLET, N.C. and S.C. 
(See Section 7 of text) 
Provides for an entrance channel 12 feet by 300 
feet across the ocean bar; thence 10 foot by 90 
foot inner channel to the Atlantic Intracoastal 
Waterway. 
Authorized emergency dredging operations as the 
Chief of Engineers determines necessary to 
maintain channel depths sufficient to permit 
free and safe movement of vessels until such time 
as the authorized project is constructed. 
MURRELLS INLET, S.C. (See Section 8 of text) 
Provides for an entrance channel 12 feet by 300 
feet across the seaward bar; thence 10 foot by 
90 foot inner channel to a turning basin 
at the old Army crash boat dock. 
Authorized emergency dredging operations as the 
Chief of Engineers determines necessary to 
maintain channel depths sufficient to permit 
free and safe movement of vessels until such time 
as the authorized project is constructed. 
H.D. 156, 77th Cong., Ist sess. 
S.D. 136, 83d Cong., 2d sess.7 
H.D. 35, 86th Cong., Ist sess. 
H.D. 436, 94th Cong., 2d sess. 
River & Harbor Act of 1968, 
S.D. 88, 90th Cong. 
H. Ex. Doc. 258, 48th Cong., 
2d sess., and Annual Report 
1885, pp. 1154-1170, and H. 
Ex. Doc. 117, 50th Cong., 2d 
sess., and Annual Report 
1889, pp. 1110-1115. 
H.D. 398, 58th Cong., 2d sess., 
and Annual Report 1904, pp. 
1591-1609. 
H.D. 211, 76th Cong., Ist sess. 
S.D. 21, 81st Cong., Ist sess. 
P.L. 79-14. 
H.D. 362-2, 92d Cong. 
H.D. 10203, 93d Cong., 2d sess. 
P.L. 79-14. 
H.D. 137, 92d Cong. 
H.D. 10203, 93d Cong., 2d sess. 
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CHARLESTON, S.C., DISTRICT 
TABLE 7-B (Continued) AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
Acts Work Authorized Documents 
R&H Act of Sept. 3, 1954 
R&H Act of July 3, 1930 
R&H Act of Aug. 20, 1935 
R&H Act of Aug. 26, 19378 
R&H Act of Mar. 2, 1945 
Auth. by Chief of Engrs. 
on Feb. 12, 1974 under 
Auth. of Sec. 107 of 
R&H Act of 1960, as 
amended. 
Auth. on Nov. 24, 1965, 
by Chief of Engrs. under 
the Auth. of Sec. 107 
of R&H Act of 1960, as 
amended. 
R&H Act of June 14, 1880. 
R&H Act of Oct. 27, 1965 
Water Resources Development 
Act of Oct. 22, 1976. 
PORT ROYAL HARBOR, S.C. (See Section 9 of text) 
A channel from the ocean through Port Royal Sound 
to Port Royal, S.C.; 27 feet deep and 500 feet wide 
across the ocean bar and in Port Royal Sound for 
approximately 12.7 miles, thence 24 feet deep and 
300 feet wide in Beaufort River and Battery Creek 
for approximately 8.3 miles to and including a 
turning basin 27 feet deep and 600 feet wide opposite 
wharf of the S.C. State Ports Authority. 
SHIPYARD RIVER, S.C. (See Section 10 of text) 
Channel depths of 12 and 20 feet. 
28-foot channel from Cooper River to the Gulf Oil 
Corp.'s terminal, and the deepening of the channel 
above that point to 20 feet from the depth of 12 
above that point to 20 feet from the depth of 12 
feet previously authorized without local 
cooperation. 
Enlargement of the channel to a depth of 30 feet and 
a width of 200 feet up to the Gulf Oil Corp.'s 
terminal, with a turning basin 30 feet deep at 
the latter point. 
Extension of the existing 30-foot channel to vicinity 
of the Pittsburgh Metallurgical Co. plant, with a 
turning basin at the upper end. 
TOWN CREEK, S.C. (See Section II of text) 
An entrance channel 12 feet deep by 100 feet wide 
across the ocean bar a distance of 4.0 miles and a 
channel 10 feet deep by 80 feet wide from the mouth 
of Five Fathom Creek to the AIWW, a distance of 
6.2 miles. 
VILLAGE CREEK, S.C. (See Section 12 of text) 
A channel 8 feet deep and 80 feet wide from the 
mouth of Village Creek upstream to Porpoise Fish 
Company terminal for a distance of 2.2 miles. 
River & Harbor Act (H.D. 469, 
81st Cong., 2d sess.) 
Rivers & Harbors Committee, 
Doc. 13, 71st Cong., 2d sess. 
Rivers & Harbors Committee, 
Doc. 43, 73d Cong., 2d sess. 
Rivers & Harbors Committee, 
Doc. 38, 75th Cong., Ist sess. 
H.D. 93, 79th Cong., Ist sess. 
Detailed Project Report. 
Detailed Project Report. 
WACCAMAW RIVER, N.C. & S.C. (See Section 13 of text) 
Channel 12 feet deep to Conway and cleared S.Ex.Doc. 117, 46th Cong., 2d 
channel Conway to Lake Waccamaw. sess. & Annual Report 1880, 
p. 848. 
HUNTING ISLAND BEACH, S.C. (See Section 17 of text) 
Provides for periodic nourishment for about 10,000 
feet of beach on the northern part of the island 
with initial placement of 750,000 c.y. of sand for 
advance nourishment, and construction of one 
prestressed concrete groin at the north end of the island. 
Extended length of periodic nourishment from 
10 to 15 years. 
CALIFORNIA BRANCH, S.C. (See Section 19 of text) 
Auth. by Chief of Engrs. on Provides for channel clearing and snagging about 
Oct. 20, 1966, under auth. of 4.5 miles upstream from the Santee Canal. 
Sec. 208, 1954 FC Act, as 
amended. 
Auth. by Chief of Engrs. on 
June 5, 1972 under 
auth. of Sec. 205 FC Act 
of 1948, as amended. 
KINGSTREE BRANCH, WILLIAMSBURG COUNTY, S.C 
(See Section 20 of text) 
Channel enlargement from the Black River to a 
point 1.36 miles upstream. 
H.D. 323, 88th Cong., 2d sess.9 
P.L. 94-587. 
Detailed Project Report. 
Detailed Project Report. 
Detailed Project Report. 
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TABLE 7-B (Continued) AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
Acts Work Authorized Documents 
LITTLE SUGAR CREEK, CHARLOTTE, N.C. 
(See Section 21 of text) 
Auth. by Chief of Engrs. Excavation of a 50-foot wide channel up Little Sugar Detailed Project Report. 
on Apr. 6, 1966 under Creek from Archdale Road to the confluence 
auth. of Sec. 205, FC Act of Little Sugar and Briar Creeks. 
of 1948 as amended. 
ROARING RIVER, WILKES COUNTY, N.C. 
(See Section 22 of text) 
Water Resources Project is authorized to undertake the phase I H.D. 10203, 93d Cong., 
Development Act of design memorandum stage of advance engineering 2d sess. 
Mar. 7, 1974 and design. 
SCOTTS CREEK, NEWBERRY COUNTY, S.C. 
(See Section 23 of text) 
Auth. by Chief of Engrs. Clearing and snagging of existing channel from Detailed Project Report. 
on Nov. 14, 1975 under S.C. Highway 34 upstream for .35 miles to S.C. 
auth. of Sec. 205 FC Act Highway 34 By-Pass; thence, channel enlargement 
of 1948 as amended. for 2.29 miles upstream on North Fork of Scotts Creek. 
YADKIN RIVER, N.C. (See Section 24 of text) 
Flood Control Act of Construction of four (4) flood control dams in upper Sec. 10, PL-526, 79th Cong., 
July 24, 1946 Yadkin River basin, two (2) on Yadkin River above 2d sess., S.D. 31, 81st Cong., 
Wilkesboro, N.C., and two (2) on Reddies River, N.C. 1st sess. 
a tributary stream. 
W. KERR SCOTT DAM AND RESERVOIR, YADKIN 
RIVER, N.C. (See Section 24A of text) 
Flood Control Act of Project consists of an earthfill dam 1,740 feet long S.D. 31, 81st Cong., Ist sess., 
July 24, 1946 with crest elevation 1,107.5 feet mean sea level, Definite Project Report. 
or about 148 feet above stream bed elevation. 
REDDIES RIVER LAKE, N.C. (See Section 24B of text) 
Flood Control Act of Reddies damsite is located on the Reddies River at mile S.D. 31, 81st Cong., Ist sess., 
July 24, 1946 1.7, near the town of North Wilkesboro, N.C. Definite Project Reports. 
1. Included in Public Works Administration program, 5. Completed under previous projects. 
Sept. 6, 1933. 6. For national defense. 
2. Included in Emergency Relief Administration pro- 7. Contains latest published maps. 
gram, May 28, 1935. 8. Included in Emergency Relief Administration Pro- 
3. Contains latest published maps. gram, May 28, 1935. 
4. Inactive. 9. Contains latest published maps. 
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TABLE 7-C OTHER AUTHORIZED NAVIGATION PROJECTS 
For Last Cost to Sept. 30, 1977 
Full Report 
See Annual Operation and 
Project Report For Construction Maintenance 
Abbapoola Creek, S.C. 1947 - - 
Aquatic Plant Control, N.C. and S.C.' -s 1968 368,700- 
Archers Creek, S.C. 1914 20,700 - 
Ashley River, S.C.' 1955 260,996 573,252 
Beresford Creek, S.C. 1947 - - 
Congaree River, S.C. 1950 364,824 541,860 
Edisto River, S.C.I'
2 1938 33,103 900 
Great Pee Dee River, S.C.' .3 1950 183,712 269,673 
Little Pee Dee River, S.C.2- 1919 19,550 25,650 
Lumber River, N.C. and S.C.2 1897 19,000- 
Lynches River and Clark Creek, S.C.' 1910 9,500- 
Mingo Creek, S.C.'"2 1950 29,050 7,150 
Russell Creek, S.C. 1947- 
Salkahatchie River, S.C.I.24 1896 15,841 - 
Santee River, N.C. and S.C.' 1950 99,750 178,544 
Wateree River, S.C.'. 2 1940 60,000 151,784 
Yadkin River, N.C.2.4 1892 102,809 - 
1. Completed. 4. Abandonment recommended in 1926 (H.D. 467, 69th Cong., 
2. No Commerce reported. Ist sess.). 
3. Curtailment recommended in 1926 5. Pilot Program. 
(H.D. 467, 69th Cong., Ist Session) 
TABLE 7-D DAMS AND RESERVOIRS 
Project Roaring River Lake Yadkin River, N.C. Yadkin River, N.C. 
N.C. 
Name Roaring River Lake W. Kerr Scott Dam Reddies River Lake 
& Reservoir 
See Section in Text 22 24, 24A 24, 24B 
Nearest City N. Wilkesboro Wilkesboro N. Wilkesboro 
River Roaring Yadkin-Pee Dee Reddies 
Miles above Mouth 2.9 404 1.6 
Height of Dam (ft) 159 148 165 
Type Earth Earth Earth 
Reservoir Capacity 77,300 153,000 58,350 
(acre-feet) 
Design & Construction 22,974,000 5,335,169 20,194,000 
Lands & Damages 2,303,000 1,873,657 3,110,000 
Cost Relocations 823,000 1,487,000 3,796,000 
Total 26,100. 100' 8,695,8262 27, 100,000' 
I. Estimate 1976. 2. Actual. 
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TABLE 7-E 
REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, FY 1977 
FLOOD CONTROL WORK UNDER 
SPECIAL AUTHORIZATION 
Preauthorization studies pursuant to Sec. 205. 
(See Section 27 of text.) 
STUDY IDENTIFICATION FISCAL YEAR COSTS 
Eagle Creek, S.C. $ 4,904 
First Broad River, N.C. 1,291 
Ireland Creek, S.C. 3,961 
Leith Creek, N.C. 10,124 
Mill Creek, N.C. 11,130 
Tabor City - Grissett Swamp, N.C. 1,524 
TABLE 7-F OTHER AUTHORIZED FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS 
Federal 
For Last Cost To Sept. 30, 1977 
Full Report 
See Annual Operation and 
Project Report For Construction Maintenance 
Briar Creek, N.C.' 1976 76,000 - 
Buck Creek, N.C. and S.C.'.2 1970 298,167 - 
Cowpens Swamp, S.C. "2 1960 18,679 - 
Crabtree Swamp, S.C.' .2 1969 97,000 - 
Edisto River, S.C.'. 2 1969 127,660 - 
Gapway Swamp, N.C. and S.C.I'2 1969 339,197 - 
Old Field Swamp, N.C,' 2 1969 86,600 - 
Reedy River, S.C.' 3 1974 4,500 - 
Saluda River, S.C.'"2 1963 99,000 - 
Sawmill Branch, S.C.' -2 1971 248,605 - 
Shot Pouch Creek, Sumter County, S.C.' 2 1971 77,400 - 
Simmons Bay, N.C.' -2 1963 186,435 - 
Simpson Creek, S.C.'.2 1957 81,000 - 
Sugar & Briar Creek, N.C.' 4 1975 - - 
Todd Swamp, S.C.' -2 1964 29,000 - 
Turkey Creek, Sumter County, S.C.'. 2 1974 319,669 - 
Waccamaw River & Seven Creeks, 1961 67,821 - 
N.C. & S.C.'" 2 
1. Authorized by Chief of Engineers. 4. Project modified. Cost transferred to Little Sugar 
2. Completed. Creek, N.C. and Briar Creek, N.C. 
3. Discontinued due to lack of interest. 
TABLE 7-G COMPLETED FLOOD PLAIN STUDIES 
(See Section 29 of text) 
Location Requesting Date Federal 
Agency Completed Cost 
Murrells Inlet, 
Murrells Inlet, S.C. S.C. Water Resources Commission Jan 1977 $ 3,000 
Crane Creek, 
Salisbury, N.C. City of Salisbury, N.C. Dec 1976 28,278 
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SAVANNAH, GA., DISTRICT* 
The District comprises drainage basins 
tributary to the Atlantic Ocean between Port 
Royal Sound, S.C., and Cumberland Sound, Ga. 
and Fla., including the Atlantic Intracoastal 
Waterway between these points. This area covers 
the headwaters of the Savannah River in 
southwestern North Carolina, a considerable portion 
of western South Carolina, eastern Georgia, 
and a small portion of northeastern Florida. 
IMPROVEMENTS 
Navigation 
1. Altamaha, Oconee, and Ocmulgee 
Rivers, Ga ..................... 
2. Aquatic Plant Control .......... 
3. Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway 
Between Norfolk, Va., and St. Johns 
River, Fla. (Savannah District) .. 
4. Brunswick Harbor, Ga.......... 
5. Savannah Harbor, Ga.......... . 
6. Savannah River Below 
Augusta, Ga ................... 
7. Reconnaissance and Condition 
Surveys ....................... 
8. Other Authorized Navigation 
Projects ....................... 
9. Navigation Work Under Special 
Authorization .................. 
Beach Erosion Control 
10. Tybee Island, Ga ............... 
Flood Control 
11. Broadway Lake, Anderson County, 
S.C ............................ 
12. Dunn Branch, Woodbine, 
Camden County, Ga............. 
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13. Inspection of Completed Flood 
Control Projects ............... 
14. Other Authorized Flood Control 
Projects ....................... 
15. Flood Control Work Under Special 
Authorization .................. 
Multiple-Purpose Projects 
Including Power 
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86 16A. Clark Hill Lake, Ga. and S.C ... 
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16C. Richard B. Russell Dam and Lake, 
8-6 Ga. and S.C. (Formerly Trotters 
Shoals Lake, Ga. and S.C.) ..... 
17. West Point Lake, Chattahoochee 
8-6 River Basin, Ga. and Ala........ 
General Investigations 
18. Surveys ....................... 
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Data .......................... 
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1. ALTAMAHA, OCONEE, AND 
OCMULGEE RIVERS, GA. 
Location. These rivers are entirely within the 
State of Georgia. (See National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration Survey Map of 
Georgia, formerly U. S. Geological Survey map of 
Georgia.) For full description of these rivers, see 
page 636, Annual Report for 1932. 
Previous projects. Prior projects for the 
Altamaha River have been adopted, and expenditures 
made under them, by River and Harbor 
Acts of March 3, 1881, and September 19, 1890; 
for the Oconee River by River and Harbor Acts of 
June 18, 1878, September 19,1890, and March 3, 
1905; for the Ocmulgee River, by River and Harbor 
Acts of August 14, 1876, and September 19, 
1890. 
* All costs and financial statements for projects are listed at the end of this chapter. Other tables referenced in the text also 
appear at the end of this chapter. 
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REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
For further details, see page 1815, Annual 
Report for 1915, and page 589, Annual Report for 
1938. 
Existing project. The authorized project 
provides for an appropriation of $40,000 annually 
for the Altamaha, Oconee, and Ocmulgee Rivers, 
to maintain a 3-foot depth during ordinary 
summer low water and to gradually increase 
channel depth, so far as practicable without 
sacrificing the maintenance work. This project 
covers the entire Altamaha River (including a 
channel between the river and Darien, Ga.), a 
length of 137 miles, the lower 139 miles of the 
Oconee River, and the lower 199 miles of the 
Ocmulgee River. The Altamaha River has a mean 
tidal range of 6.4 feet at its mouth which gradually 
decreases to mile 33 above, where there is no 
perceptible tidaleffect. At Doctortown, mile 59, 
ordinary floods attain a height of about 10 feet 
above low water, and extreme floods, a height of 
about 15 feet above low water. 
On the Oconee River at Dublin the ordinary 
fluctuations attain a height of 22 feet, and the extreme 
fluctuations a height of 32 feet, above low 
water. On the Ocmulgee River at Macon the 
ordinary fluctuations attain a height of 15 feet, 
and the extreme fluctuations a height of 25 feet, 
above low water. There is no approved estimated 
cost for improvement or for maintenance. 
Published maps of these rivers are in the 
following documents: Altamaha River, House 
Executive Document 283, Fifty-first Congress, 
second session; Oconee River, House Executive 
Document 211, Fifty-first Congress, first session; 
Ocmulgee River, House Executive Document 
215, Fifty-first Congress, first session; and Lower 
Altamaha River and Darien Harbor, Ga., House 
Document 610, Seventy-seventh Congress, second 
session. (See Table 8-B for Authorizing Legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Terminal facilities. Along these rivers there 
are numerous natural shore landings which are 
considered ample for existing commerce. 
Facilities for recreational boats have been constructed 
in recent years at several points. 
Operations and results during fiscal 
year. Maintenance: Hired labor snagging work 
was performed by crane barge No.2 with towboat 
Tomkins and during period January 5, 1977 to 
April 24, 1977 removed 1,615 snags at a cost of 
$42,712. Other cost incurred, including condition 
and operation studies, hydrographic surveys, and 
water pollution and environmental studies, 
amounted to $657. (See Table 8-A for Cost and 
Financial Statement.) 
Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing 
project is such that the percentage of completion 
cannot be stated. Channel depths have been increased 
by excavating rock shoals and sandbars, 
by constructing contraction and bank-protection 
works, and by closing cutoffs. Navigation has 
been rendered safer by removing obstructions. 
Many of the closing dams and contractions and 
bank-protection works need repairs. The draft 
Environmental Impact Statement was filed with 
CEQ on July 11, 1975. 
To September 30,1977, costs under the existing 
project were $60,847 for new work and $1,817,445 
for maintenance, of which $69,356 were contributed 
funds, a total of $1,878,292. (See Table 8- 
A for Cost and Financial Statement.) 
2. AQUATIC PLANT CONTROL 
Location. Navigable waters, tributary 
streams, connecting channels, and other allied 
waters in Savannah District. 
Existing project. The project provides for control 
and progressive eradication of waterhyacinth, 
alligatorweed, Eurasian water milfoil, 
and other obnoxious aquatic plant growths, from 
navigable waters, tributary streams, connecting 
channels, and other allied waters of the United 
States, in the combined interests of navigation, 
flood control, drainage, agriculture, fish and 
wildlife conservation, public health, and related 
purposes, including continued research for 
development of most effective and economic control 
measures in cooperation with other Federal 
and State agencies in accordance with report of 
Chief of Engineers, House Document 251, 89th 
Congress, 1st session. The authorizing act 
provides that research and planning costs shall be 
borne fully by the United States. (See Table 8-B 
for Authorizing Legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Local interests must agree 
to hold the United States free from damages that 
may occur from operations performed in connection 
with this project and participate to the extent 
of 30 percent of the cost of the program. Requirements 
are being met. 
Operations and results during fiscal 
year. Georgia Game and Fish Division, Department 
of Natural Resources, who maintain surveillance 
of potential aquatic plant problem 
areas, reported aquatic plant infestation in the 
Satilla River and in other river basins in the State 
of Georgia. The low temperatures of the past 
winter resulted in the reduction of aquatic plant 
infestations. Cost during the period was $9,772. 
(See Table 8-A for Cost and Financial Statement.) 
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SAVANNAH, GA., DISTRICT 
3. ATLANTIC INTRACOASTAL 
WATERWAY BETWEEN NORFOLK 
VA., AND THE ST. JOHNS 
RIVER, FLA. (SAVANNAH DISTRICT) 
Location. This 161 mile section of waterway 
connects Port Royal Sound, S. C., with 
Cumberland Sound, Ga. and Fla. (See NOAA 
charts 11489 - 11507, formerly Coast and 
Geodetic Survey Charts 838-841, inclusive.) 
Previous projects. (Between Savannah, Ga., 
and Fernandina, Fla.) For details see Annual 
Reports for 1915 and 1938. 
Existing project. The project provides for a 
waterway 12 feet deep at mean low water and not 
less than 90 feet wide between Port Royal Sound, 
S.C., and Savannah, Ga.; 12 feet deep at mean 
low water, with widths of 90 feet in land cuts and 
narrow streams and 150 feet in open waters, 
between Savannah, Ga., and Cumberland Sound, 
Ga. and Fla.; and a suitable anchorage basin at 
Thunderbolt, Georgia. Mean tidal range between 
Port Royal, S. C., and Cumberland Sound, Ga. 
and Fla., is from 6 to 8 feet, with fluctuations from 
1 and one-half to 2 and one-half feet, due to winds 
and lunar phases. (See Table 8-B for Authorizing 
Legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Terminal facilities. Exclusive of adequate terminal 
facilities at ports of entry, this improvement 
serves numerous wharves, some of which 
are open to the public on equal terms. Facilities 
are considered ample for existing commerce. 
Operations and results during fiscal 
year. Maintenance: The contract pipeline dredge 
Arlington removed 1,198,232 cubic yards of 
material from the Atlantic Intracoastal 
Waterway during the period from April 2,1977 to 
July 8, 1977 at a total cost of $597,624. The 
government cost for condition and operation 
studies, water pollution and environmental 
studies amounted to $56,100. Survey of waterway 
and inspection reports amounted to $4,255. District 
overhead and other miscellaneous costs 
amounted to $18,780. Total cost for the period 
amounted to $676,759. (See Table 8-A for Cost 
and Financial Statement.) 
Condition at end of fiscal year. The main 
channel of the existing project, completed in 
1941, is maintained at 12 feet. The former main 
channel, now an alternate route through the 
westerly end of the South Channel and northerly 
end of Wilmington River, will be maintained to a 
depth of 7 feet mean low water for traffic points 
north and south of Savannah Harbor. The final 
Environmental Impact Statement was filed with 
CEQ on October 22, 1976. 
Costs of the existing completed project to 
September 30, 1977, were $763,599 for new work 
and $10,211,367 for maintenance, a total of 
$10,974,966. (See Table 8-A for Cost and Financial 
Statement.) 
4. BRUNSWICK HARBOR, GA. 
Location. The Harbor entrance is 70 statute 
miles south of the entrance to Savannah Harbor, 
Ga., and 25 statute miles north of the entrance to 
Fernandina Harbor, Florida. (See NOAA Chart 
11215, formerly Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart 
447.) 
Previous projects. For details see Annual 
Reports for 1915 and 1938. 
Existing project. The project provides for a 
stone jetty 4,350 feet long at the entrance to East 
River and the following channels: 32 feet deep 
and 500 feet wide across the bar; 30 feet deep and 
400 feet wide through St. Simons Sound, 
Brunswick River, and East River to the foot of 
Second Avenue; 30 feet deep and 300 feet wide in 
Turtle River to the Allied Chemical Co. wharf, 
formerly the Atlantic Refining Co.; 27 feet deep 
and 350 feet wide in East River from Second 
Avenue to its confluence with Academy Creek; 24 
feet deep and 150 feet wide in Academy Creek; a 
channel in Back River 20 feet deep and 150 feet 
wide from St. Simon Sound to the mouth of Mill 
Creek; and a channel in Terry Creek 10 feet deep 
and 80 feet wide from its mouth to a point 
immediately above the wharf of Glynn Canning 
Company. All depths refer to mean low water. 
Mean tidal range on the bar is 6.5 feet, at the City 
of Brunswick 7.3 feet, and 7.6 feet at the upper 
end of the harbor. For further details see Annual 
Report for 1962. 
Local cooperation. Complied with to date. 
Terminal facilities. Twenty-eight wharves 
and piers, almost all privately owned, have a 
berthing space of 11,444 feet. In addition, the Port 
of Brunswick and the State of Georgia have a 
transit shed and modern docks with 1,500 feet of 
aprons on East River. A tank farm for handling 
residual oil has been constructed on Brunswick 
Port Authorities' property. For further details 
see Port Series No. 14, Corps of Engineers 
(revised 1972). 
Operations and results during fiscal 
year. Maintenance: The U.S. hopper dredge 
Essayons removed 617,840 cubic yards of 
material from the bar channel during the period 
of March 4, 1977 to March 29, 1977 at a total cost 
of $652,040, including inspection, overhead and 
other government costs. The U.S. hopper dredge 
Hyde removed 928,451 cubic yards of material 
from the bar channel during the periods of October 
1, 1976 to January 31, 1977, April 5, 1977 to 
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May 31, 1977, and July 19, 1977 to September 30, 
1977 at a total cost of $2,081,862 including inspection, 
overhead and other government costs. A contract 
for maintenance dredging of East River and 
the closure of Academy Creek was awarded 
March 21, 1975. The contract dredge Dauntless 
removed 431,364 cubic yards of material from 
East River and 282,499 cubic yards of material 
from Academy Creek during the period of May 
18, 1977 to July 5, 1977 at a total cost of $446,283 
including inspection, administration and other 
government costs. A contract to reconstruct 
Academy Creek dike was awarded July 19, 1977 
and during the period to September 30, 1977 the 
total cost was $32,705. A maintenance contract 
was awarded August 27, 1976 for the contract 
dredge Florida to remove 400,000 cubic yards of 
material from East River and 245,000 cubic 
yards from Brunswick River. During the period 
of October 1, 1976 to January 31, 1977 the dredge 
Florida removed 453,184 cubic yards of material 
from the East River at a total cost of $246,748, including 
inspection, administration and other 
government costs. 
Routine condition surveys, water, air, and environmental 
studies, inspection and reports, and 
other essential activities amounted to $21,247. 
Distribution of Engineer yard and radio communications 
cost and other year end adjustments 
amounted to $4,512. Contributed credits received 
for dredging amounted to $44,076. Total operation 
and maintenance cost amounted to 
$3,441,321. (See Table 8-A for Cost and Financial 
Statement.) 
Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing 
project was completed in December 1960. 
General condition of the harbor works is satisfactory, 
providing maintenance dredging continues. 
Costs for existing completed project to 
September 30, 1977, were $21,759,151, of which 
$3,420,143 was for new work and $18,339,008 for 
maintenance. (See Table 8-A for Cost and Financial 
Statement.) 
5. SAVANNAH HARBOR, GA. 
Location. Harbor entrance is 75 statute miles 
south of Charleston Harbor, S.C., and 70 statute 
miles north of Brunswick Harbor, Ga. (See 
NOAA Chart 11512, formerly Coast and Geodetic 
Survey Chart 440.) 
Previous projects. For details see Annual 
Reports for 1915 and 1938. 
Existing project. The project provides for a 
channel 40 feet deep and 600 feet wide across the 
ocean bar about 7.0 miles; 38 feet deep and 500 
feet wide to the Seaboard Coast Line terminal; 38 
feet deep and 400 feet wide to the vicinity of Garden 
City (Georgia Ports Authority terminal); and 
36 feet deep and 400 feet wide to the vicinity of 
Savannah Sugar Refining Corporation, about 
22.6 miles; and 30 feet deep and 200 feet wide to a 
point 1,500 feet below the Atlantic Coastal 
highway bridge, about 1.5 miles, a total length of 
31.1 miles; Fig Island and Marsh Island Turning 
Basins 34 feet deep by 900 feet wide by 1,000 feet 
long in the vicinity of the Seaboard Coast Line terminal, 
and American Oil Company terminal; 
Kings Island Turning Basin 38 feet deep by 1,500 
feet wide by 1,600 feet long in the vicinity of 
Garden City terminal of the Georgia Ports 
Authority; Argyle Island and Port Wentworth 
Turning Basins 30 feet deep by 600 feet wide by 
600 feet long near Savannah Sugar Refining Corporation 
terminal and at the extreme upper limit 
of the project near Continental Can Company terminal; 
and Oyster Bed Island Turning Basin in 
the vicinity of Georgia Ports Authority LASH 
facility. The project also provides for sediment 
control works consisting of a tide gate structure 
across Back River; a sediment basin 40 feet deep, 
600 feet wide, about 2 miles long, with an entrance 
channel 38 to 40 feet deep and 300 feet 
wide; a drainage canal across Argyle Island 15 
feet deep and 300 feet wide; control works and 
canals for supplying fresh water to the Savannah 
National Wildlife Refuge; and facilities to 
mitigate damages to presently improved areas 
other than refuge lands. Mean range of tide is 7.9 
feet at the upper end of the harbor and 6.9 feet at 
the lower end. Extreme ranges are about 11.1 and 
10.7 feet, respectively. Latest (FY 77) estimate of 
total Federal Cost for new work modification is 
$18,818,000 ($5,226,000 for LASH and Kings 
Island Turning Basins, $13,592,000 for the 
Widening and Deepening of Channels and Turning 
Basin which includes $280,000 U.S. Coast 
Guard costs). Estimated local cost for LASH and 
Kings Island Turning Basins is $100,000 and 
$367,000 for Widening and Deepening of 
Channels and Turning Basin. 
Local cooperation. Local interests must 
provide suitable spoil areas and retaining dikes 
for construction and future maintenance of the 
project. The Chatham County Commissioners, as 
local assurers, have met all requirements to date. 
Terminal facilities. Fifty piers and wharves 
adequately serve existing waterborne commerce 
of the port. These facilities, with use of dolphins, 
have a combined berthing space of 29,600 feet 
with water depths alongside ranging up to 34 feet 
at mean low water. Included in the berthing 
space are two container berths with 48 acres of 
handling area. All have railway and highway 
connections. Construction of a third container 
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berth and replacement of several old berths with 
new modern ones was begun during the period. 
LASH facilities are located at the entrance to the 
harbor and have depths ranging up to 38 feet 
mean low water. The berthing space of LASH 
facilities is included in the above combined 
berthing space. For further details, see Port 
Series No. 14, Corps of Engineers (revised 1972) 
and Annual Report for 1962. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
Work: Activities in connection with Sediment 
Basin and Appurtenant Works modification and 
bar channel improvements continued with the 
U.S. hopper dredge Goethals removing 194,295 
cubic yards of material from the bar channel 
under the Widening and Deepening authority 
during the period from October 1,1976 to October 
21, 1976 at a total cost of $360,426. Also the U.S. 
hopper dredge Essayons removed 735,439 cubic 
yards of material from the bar channel during the 
period from January 23, 1977 to March 3, 1977 at 
a total cost of $668,883. The contract pipeline 
dredge Manhattan Island removed 46,427 cubic 
yards of material from the bar channel at the harbor 
entrance during the period from September 
23, 1977 to September 30, 1977 at a total cost of 
$200,000 including inspection, overhead, and 
other government cost. Other government cost 
for design, engineering, and real estate activities 
amounted to $46,854. Under the Sediment Basin 
authority, a continuing contract was awarded 
March 29, 1972 for construction of the tide gate 
structure and access road, and the cost for this 
period amounted to $178,066, including government 
cost. Another continuing contract was 
awarded October 9, 1973 for the construction of 
fresh water canals and structures and the cost for 
this period amounted to $69,590, including 
government cost. Phase I engineering and design 
for the enlargement of Kings Island Turning 
Basin was initiated and the cost for the fiscal year 
amounted to $51,970. Engineering and design, 
supervision, and other costs, for the tide gate 
structure, and fresh water control structures 
amounted to $28,351. The total cost for new work 
during the fiscal year amounted to $1,604,140. 
(See Table 8-A for Cost and Financial Statement.) 
Maintenance: The U.S. hopper dredge Mc- 
Farland removed 494,324 cubic yards of shoal 
material from the bar channel during the period 
of April 1, 1977 to April 30, 1977 at a total cost of 
$524,133, including inspection, overhead and 
other government costs. The contract pipeline 
dredge Hampton Roads during the period of 
December 23, 1976 to September 30,1977 removed 
5,222,249 cubic yards of material from the inner 
harbor at a total cost of $1,603,107, including 
inspection, overhead and other government costs. 
The contract pipeline dredge Clinton removed 5,- 
855,988 cubic yards of material from the sediment 
basin and inner harbor during the periods 
of October 1,1976 to December 31,1976 and June 
19, 1977 to September 30,1977 at a cost of $1,592,- 
238 including inspection, administration, and 
other government costs. The contract pipeline 
dredge Stuart removed 1,481,711 cubic yards of 
material from the inner harbor during the period 
of February 6, 1977 to April 5, 1977 at a total cost 
of $338,090 including inspection, administration 
and other government costs. The contract 
pipeline dredge Florida removed 111,881 cubic 
yards of material from the sediment basin during 
the period of October 1, 1976 to December 23, 
1976 at a total cost of $15,902, including inspection, 
administration and other government costs. 
Dragging and sweeping by government plant for 
removing underwater obstructions amounted to 
$13,771. Removal of Seaboard Coast Line 
Railroad old bridge pier No. 3 amounted to a cost 
of $261,000 and mosquito control in disposal areas 
cost $35,670. Correcting deficiencies in the tide 
gate hydraulic system cost $14,519. (Credits 
received from agitation dredging of private shipping 
interest slips amounted to $75,960 and a 
credit of $1,521 for use of government property.) 
Distribution of Engineer Yard cost amounted to 
$261,251. Condition surveys, water quality 
monitoring, water and air pollution studies, 
environmental studies, sedimentation probe 
testing, inspection and reports, and government 
supervision and administration costs were $256,- 
680. Total operation and maintenance costs for 
the fiscal year amounts to $4,838,880 (See Table 
8-A for Cost and Financial Statement.) 
Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing 
project is incomplete. Training walls, jetties, and 
other structures are in fair condition. Authorized 
channels are maintained by a planned dredging 
program with work at critical areas when 
necessary. 
Costs of existing project to September 30,1977, 
were $33,859,813 Federal cost and $305,248 contributed 
funds for new work and $72,166,959 
Federal cost and $846,096 contributed funds for 
maintenance, a total of $107,178,116. (See Table 
8-A for Cost and Financial Statement.) 
6. SAVANNAH RIVER BELOW 
AUGUSTA, GA. 
Location. Savannah River is formed by the 
confluence of the Tugaloo and Seneca Rivers on 
the boundary line between South Carolina and 
Georgia. It flows southeast 314 miles, forming the 
boundary line between the two states, and empties 
into the Atlantic Ocean 16.6 miles below 
Savannah, Ga. (See NOAA Charts 11514 and 
11515, formerly Geological Survey maps of South 
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Carolina and Georgia.) 
Previous project. For details see Annual 
Reports for 1915 and 1938. 
Existing project. The authorized project 
provides for a channel 9 feet deep and 90 feet wide 
(at ordinary summer flow of 5,800 second-feet at 
Augusta, Ga.) from the upper end of Savannah 
Harbor to the head of navigation at Augusta, 3 
miles above Fifth Street Bridge, a total distance 
of about 181 miles. A lock and dam is located approximately 
15 miles below the upper limit of the 
project at New Savannah Bluff. Improvement is 
to be obtained by construction of contraction 
works, closure of cutoffs, bank protection, dredging, 
removal of/snags, overhanging trees and 
wrecks, and open-river regulation. Mean tidal 
variation at the mouth of the river is 7 feet. 
Freshet variation above the normal pool level 
(elevation 114.5 mean sea level) of New Savannah 
Bluff lock and dam at mile 187 is ordinarily about 
13 feet with an extreme of 34 feet. Latest approved 
project cost estimate for providing a 9-foot 
channel (Sept. 1963) is $6,576,000 exclusive of 
amounts expended on previous projects. Recreation 
facilities at New Savannah Bluff lock and 
dam cost $17,000. For further details see Annual 
Report for 1962. 
Local cooperation. Complied with to date. The 
City Council of Augusta, Ga., and the Georgia and 
South Carolina Ports Authorities have agreed to 
act as local assurer. 
Terminal facilities. The only water terminals 
served by this improvement are at Augusta, 
Sylvania, and at or near Savannah. Augusta 
provided a municipal dock valued at $50,000 and 
Georgia Ports Authority constructed a State port 
at Augusta, Ga., costing about $418,000. These 
facilities were expanded in 1965 at an additional 
cost of about $250,000. In addition, Swann Oil 
Company of Georgia maintains a terminal below 
Augusta and Allied Chemical Co. maintains a terminal 
at Sylvania. These are supplemented by 
natural landings along the river and extensive 
facilities at Savannah. 
Operations and results during fiscal 
year. Maintenance: Snagging operations performed 
by U.S. crane barge No. 2 with towboat 
Tomkins removed 4,203 snags during the period 
of April 25, 1977 to September 30, 1977 at a cost 
which amounted to $156,879. The contract 
dredge XL removed 208,000 cubic yards of 
material from the channel during the period from 
August 10, 1977 to September 30, 1977 at a total 
cost of $300,000 including inspection, administration, 
and other government cost. Routine 
maintenance and operation of the New Savannah 
Bluff Lock and Dam and its recreational area, 
which accommodated 220,819 visitors, amounted 
to $124,374. Routine condition surveys, real estate 
activities, water pollution and environmental 
studies, inspection and reports and other administrative 
costs amounted to $103,943. Distribution 
of Engineer Yard cost and other year 
end adjustments amounted to $8,827. Credits 
received for housing of lock employees amounted 
to $2,272. Total operation and maintenance cost 
for the fiscal year amounted to $691,751. (See 
Table 8-A for Cost and Financial Statement.) 
Condition at end of fiscal year. In general, 
open-channel works are in good condition. Project 
depth of 9 feet was maintained 70 percent of the 
period. 
Costs of existing project to September 30,1977, 
were $15,095,163 of which $6,646,551 was for new 
work and $8,448,612 for maintenance. (See Table 
8-A for Cost and Financial Statement.) 
7. RECONNAISSANCE AND 
CONDITION SURVEYS 
No reconnaissance and condition surveys were 
conducted during the fiscal year. 
8. OTHER AUTHORIZED 
NAVIGATION PROJECTS 
(See Table 8-C.) 
9. NAVIGATION WORK UNDER 
SPECIAL AUTHORIZATION 
Navigation activities pursuant to Section 107, 
Public Law 86-645, as amended (Preauthorization 
Studies). Fiscal year costs for preauthorization 
studies were $60,003. Detailed project studies 
were initiated for navigation projects at 
Belleville, Ga., Cedar Point, Ga., and Valona, Ga. 
Beach Erosion Control 
10. TYBEE ISLAND, GA. 
Location. Tybee Island is located directly 
south of Savannah River entrance, about 17 miles 
east of the City of Savannah, Georgia. (See NOAA 
Charts 11512, 11513 and 11509, formerly U. S. 
Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 440,1240, 
and 1241, and on maps included in H. D. 92-105, 
92d Cong.) The only portion of the island that has 
been developed is bounded on the north by the 
south channel of the Savannah River, on the east 
by the Atlantic Ocean, and on the south and west 
by Tybee Creek and other small tidal streams. 
This area, hereinafter referred to as "Tybee 
Island," is occupied by the town of Savannah 
Beach. The ocean face of this area has had a wide 
sandy beach. Tybee Island is about 3.5 miles long 
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from its northerly tip to the mouth of Tybee Creek 
with an average width of about 0.5 mile. Behind 
the beach lies a line of sand dunes, a number of 
which have been removed during the years to 
make room for improvements and for various 
other reasons. Those that remain are from 10 to 20 
feet high. The ground elevation west of the dunes 
is from 10 to 18 feet and slopes westward to the 
salt marsh. 
Existing project. The approved project plan of 
improvement provides for an 800-foot rock groin 
at the north end of the island, with a 225-foot tie-in 
to high ground. An additional 1,200-foot extension 
of this groin is deferred, as are two additional, 
intermediate groins (480 feet long); these 
will be added at a later date, if needed. The plan 
also provides for the initial restoration of approximately 
13,300 feet of beach, from the vicinity 
of 18th Street to the new terminal groin located 
at the northern end of the island. Periodic 
nourishment will be provided as needed to maintain 
suitable beach dimensions. 
Local cooperation. Local interests must: (a) 
contribute in cash the required percentage of the 
first cost, including costs for construction, 
engineering, and design, and administration; and 
excluding the cost of lands, easements, rights-ofway, 
and relocations; of all items of work to be 
provided by the Corps of Engineers, presently 
estimated at 51.0 percent or $3,090,000 (FY 77 
estimate) to be paid in a lump sum prior to start of 
construction or in installments prior to the start 
of pertinent work items in accordance with construction 
schedules as required by the Chief of 
Engineers, the final apportionment of cost to be 
made after the actual costs have been determined; 
(b) contribute in cash the required percentage 
of beach nourishment costs for the first 15 
years of project life, now estimated at 51.0 percent 
of $207,670 annually, such nourishment costs 
for the first 3-year period of the project, estimated 
at $623,000, to be provided for advance nourishment 
at the time of first construction, and following 
contributions to be made prior to each 
nourishment operation; (c) provide maintenance 
and repair of the groins, and provide, after the 
first 15 years of project life, periodic nourishment 
of the restored beach as may be required to serve 
the intended purpose during the life of the project; 
(d) provide without cost to the United States 
all lands, easements, rights-of-way, and 
relocations required for construction and subsequent 
nourishment of the project; (e) hold and 
save the United States free from claims for 
damages that may result from construction, 
maintenance, and nourishment of the project; (f) 
control water pollution to the extent necessary to 
safeguard the health of bathers; and (g) provide 
without cost to the United States access and 
facilities necessary for realization of the public 
benefits upon which Federal participation is 
based, and maintain continued public use of the 
beach and administer it for public use during the 
life of the project; and provided further, that construction 
on the project shall not be started until 
local interests furnish lands for beach access and 
parking, satisfactory to the Chief of Engineers, 
for the reach from 1st Street to the terminal 
groin. To date, local cooperation is being provided 
as required. 
Operations and results during fiscal 
year. Federal cost of activities during the year 
amounted to $30,306 and $13,584 was expended 
from non-Federal contributions. (See Table 8-A 
for Cost and Financial Statement.) 
Condition at end of fiscal year. The final Environmental 
Impact Statement was filed with 
CEQ on November 13, 197 . The initial construction 
contract for the termifal groin was awarded 
September 13, 1974 in the amount of $980,642. 
The groin was completed and formally accepted 
on June 17, 1975. The second contract, for initial 
beach fill and advance nourishment, was 
awarded June 18, 1975 in the amount of 
$2,175,000. This resulted in the placement of 2.3 
million cubic yards of sand fill along the entire 
length (13,300 feet) of ocean beach front. The 
sand was removed by hydraulic pipeline dredge 
from a massive sand bar borrow area off the south 
end of Tybee Island. Completed in March 1976, 
the project provides approximately 124 feet of 
beach seaward of the seawall (accessible at 
average high tide), doubling the public beach 
area. Total project cost is estimated to be 
$6,060,000, which includes $3,090,000 in non- 
Federal, contributed funds. Costs to date of existing 
project were $1,972,365 (Federal funds) 
and $2,024,856 (contributed funds). 
Flood Control 
11. BROADWAY LAKE, ANDERSON 
COUNTY, S.C. 
Location. The Broadway Lake is located about 
4 miles southeast of Anderson, South Carolina. It 
is formed at the junction of Broadway Creek and 
Neals Creek in the headwaters of Rocky River, a 
tributary of the Savannah River. 
Existing project. The authorization provides 
for the Corps of Engineers to undertake a 
demonstration project for the removal of silt and 
aquatic growth from an existing lake known as 
Broadway Lake, owned by Anderson County, 
South Carolina. This lake has a surface area of 
about 1 square mile and a tributary area of about 
44 square miles with an existing dam and concrete 
spillway. The spillway is 50 feet wide, about 
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19 feet high, and flanked by an earth embankment 
on the west side. The total length of the dam 
is about 610 feet. 
Local cooperation. Local interests have expressed 
a willingness to provide necessary 
easements, and rights-of-way for removal of silt 
and aquatic weeds, as well as provide lands for 
disposal areas. They will be required to hold and 
save the United States free from damages due to 
the construction works other than damages due to 
the fault or negligence of the United States or its 
contractors. The United States should be relieved 
of any liability due to dam failure from construction 
activity in the lake. The local assurer is 
Anderson County. 
Operations and results during fiscal 
year. Preconstruction planning was initiated 
and the total cost of the project for the fiscal year 
was $91,034. (See Table 8-A for Cost and Financial 
Statement.) 
12. DUNN BRANCH, WOODBINE, 
CAMDEN COUNTY, GA. 
Location. Dunn Branch is located in the lower 
Coastal Plains Province in the Satilla River Basin 
in southwestern Georgia. It rises just outside the 
southwestern portion of the City of Woodbine and 
flows in an easterly direction through the city to 
its confluence with the Satilla River. The stream 
is approximately 12,000 feet long and drains most 
of the City of Woodbine. 
Existing project. The plan of improvement consists 
of excavating a channel along Dunn Branch 
beginning at a point 1,300 feet above its confluence 
with the Satilla River and extending upstream 
to just below North Brewster Avenue, a 
total distance of approximately 2,900 feet. 
Local cooperation. Local officials have furnished 
the requirements of local cooperation. 
Operation and results during fiscal 
year. Construction of the project was completed 
during the period at a cost of $86,181. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction 
has been completed. Total costs to date of the project 
were $132,640, which includes $26,300 for 
preauthorization studies. (See Table 8-A for Cost 
and Financial Statement.) 
13. INSPECTION OF COMPLETED 
FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS 
Physical inspections of the Augusta and Macon 
levees were made during the fiscal year. Cost for 
the period was $5,838. (See Table 8-A Cost and 
Financial Statement.) 
14. OTHER AUTHORIZED FLOOD 
CONTROL PROJECTS 
(See Table 8-D.) 
15. FLOOD CONTROL WORK UNDER 
SPECIAL AUTHORIZATION 
Flood control activities pursuant to section 205, 
Public Law 858, 80th Congress, as amended 
(PreauthorizationS tudies). 
Preauthorization studies on Bay Gall Creek, 
Ga., Brooklyn Branch, Ga., and Little Lotts 
Creek, Ga., were continued and a study initiated 
on Casey Canal, Ga., during the fiscal year. The 
total cost for the fiscal year was $22,074. 
Emergency flood control activities - - repair, 
flood fighting, and rescue work, (Public Law 99, 
84th Congress and antecedent legislation). 
Revisions to emergency manuals, emergency 
planning, and other expenditures cost $60,951. 
Multiple-Purpose Projects Including Power 
16. SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN, GA. 
AND S.C. 
Location. Works covered by this project consist 
of a series of 11 dams and lakes on Savannah 
River and its tributaries in Georgia and South 
Carolina. (See Geological Survey maps of Ga. and 
S.C.) 
Existing project. The Flood Control Act of 1944 
approved the general plan for comprehensive 
development of the Savannah River Basin for 
flood control and other purposes (H. D. 657, 78th 
Cong., 2d sess.) and authorized construction of the 
Clark Hill Project on the Savannah River in 
Georgia and South Carolina as the initial step of 
this development. The Flood Control Act of 1950 
authorized construction of Hartwell Lake under 
the general plan. Trotters Shoals which will 
replace Goat Island and Middleton Shoals was 
authorized for construction by the Flood Control 
Act of 1966 at an estimated cost of $84,900,000. 
Clark Hill and Hartwell Lakes are the only projects 
in the comprehensive plan that have been 
constructed. (See Table 8-E on Dams and Lakes 
at end of chapter.) 
Duke Power Company has completed construction 
of the Keowee-Toxaway power complex on 
the Keowee River in the headwaters of Hartwell 
Lake and is constructing the Jocassee pumpstorage 
power project in the headwaters of the 
Keowee-Toxaway project. The Keowee-Toxaway 
power complex is located on the Newry - - Old 
Pickens site identified in the approved comprehensive 
plan. Individual reports on Clark Hill, 
Hartwell, and Richard B. Russell (formerly 
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Trotters Shoals) Lakes follow. 
Local cooperation. None required. 
16A. CLARK HILL LAKE, GA. AND S.C. 
Location. Clark Hill Lake is located at mile 
237.7 on Savannah River about 22 miles upstream 
from Augusta, Ga. (See Geological Survey 
maps of Georgia and South Carolina.) 
Existing project. The authorized project 
provides for construction of Clark Hill Dam and 
Lake, the final cost of which was $79,156,300. The 
dam has a concrete section 2,282 feet long with a 
maximum height of 200 feet, and a controlled 
spillway 1,096 feet long. The concrete section is 
flanked on the west side by a rolled-earth 
embankment of 2,069 feet, and on the east side by 
a similar embankment of 1,329 feet. Total length 
of the dam is 5,680 feet. At maximum power pool 
elevation 330, the lake covers 70,000 acres. It 
provides a total storage capacity of 2,900,000 
acre-feet allocated as follows: flood control 
390,000 acre-feet; hydroelectric power 1,045,000 
acre-feet; and dead storage 1,465,000 acre-feet. 
Seven 40,000-kilowatt generators have a combined 
generating capacity of 280,000 kilowatts, 
with an average annual output of 700 million 
kilowatt-hours of electrical energy. 
Local cooperation. None required. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work: Cost of recreational activities during the 
period from Construction General funds (Code 
710) amounted to $117,144. Gross generation of 
electric energy for the period was 785,377,700 
kilowatt-hours, most of which was delivered to 
the Southeastern Power Administration. Flood 
damages prevented amounted to $70,000. 
Maintenance: Operation and maintenance 
costs during the fiscal year amounted to 
$2,842,949. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction is 
complete except for providing additional 
recreational development. (See Table 8-A for Cost 
and Financial Statement.) 
16B. HARTWELL LAKE, GA. AND S.C. 
Location. Hartwell Lake is on the Savannah 
River 305 miles above its mouth and 89 miles upstream 
from Augusta, Georgia. (See Geological 
Survey maps of Ga. and S.C.) 
Existing project. The dam is a concrete 
gravity-type structure, 1,900 feet long with a 
maximum height of 204 feet and a controlled 
spillway 568 feet in length. The concrete section is 
flanked on the east and west abutments by earth 
embankments totaling 13,390 feet in length and 
by a saddle dike 2,590 feet long also on the west 
side. Total length of the dam is 17,880 feet. At 
maximum power pool elevation of 660 feet the 
lake covers 55,950 acres. Total capacity of the 
lake is 2,843,000 acre-feet of storage allocated as 
follows: flood control 293,000 acre-feet; 
hydroelectric power 1,416,000 acre-feet; and 
dead storage 1,134,000 acre-feet. Four 66,000- 
kilowatt generators having generating capacity 
of 264,000 kilowatts have been installed. A fifth 
generator is planned for installation in the future 
which would then provide a total generating 
capacity of 330,000 kilowatts. Latest approved 
project estimate (Aug. 1968) is $88,300,000. 
Local cooperation. None required. 
Operations and results duringfiscal year. New 
work: Cost of activities during the fiscal year 
amounted to $247,488. Of this amount $230,955 
was expended from Construction General funds 
(Code 710) for the construction of miscellaneous 
recreational facilities, and $16,533 was expended 
for engineering and design for the addition of a 
fifth unit to the power dam. Gross generation of 
electrical energy for the period amounted to 525,- 
276,000 kilowatt-hours, most of which was 
delivered to the Southeastern Power Administration. 
Flood damages prevented during the fiscal 
year amounted to $80,000. 
Maintenance: Operation and maintenance 
costs during the fiscal year amounted to 
$2,451,527. A draft EIS on the operation and 
maintenance of Hartwell Dam and Lake was filed 
with CEQ on May 27, 1977. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction is 
complete except for providing additional 
recreational development. (See Table 8-A for Cost 
and Financial Statement.) 
16C. RICHARD B. RUSSELL DAM AND 
LAKE, GA. AND S.C., (FORMERLY 
TROTTERS SHOALS LAKE, 
GA. AND S.C.) 
Location. Richard B. Russell Dam is on the 
Savannah River 275.1 miles above its mouth, 29.9 
miles below Hartwell Dam and about 37.4 miles 
above Clark Hill Dam (See NOAA Survey maps 
of Ga. and S.C.) 
Existing project. The authorized project 
provides for construction of Richard B. Russell 
Dam and Lake substantially in accordance with 
the recommendations of the Chief of Engineers at 
an estimated cost of $84,900,000. The latest approved 
(FY 77) cost estimate for the project is 
$296,000,000, of which $238,490,000 is for construction, 
$26,800,000 for lands and damages, 
and $30,710,000 for engineering and design and 
supervision and administration. Approval was 
received January 1977 to include minimum 
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provisions for pumped storage. 
Operations and results during fiscal 
year. Preconstruction planning was initiated in 
1968, and land acquisition was begun in October 
1974. The first construction contract was awarded 
November 15,1974 for construction of the project 
access road and construction facilities. Except 
for surface paving of the access road, the contract 
has been completed and the cost for the 
fiscal year was $72,768. A contract was awarded 
December 29,1975, in the amount of $595,969 for 
fabrication of sluice gates and the cost for the 
fiscal year was $358,186. The contract for first 
stage river diversion was also awarded on 
December 29, 1975, in the amount of $4,884,322 
and the cost for the fiscal year was $3,096,264. 
The excavation contract for the concrete dam and 
powerhouse was awarded August 31, 1977 in the 
amount of $3,659,000. The award of the hydraulic 
turbines contract is scheduled for November 
1977. Engineering and design and supervision 
and administration cost amounted to $3,596,615. 
Design memoranda completed in the period 
were: (1) Relocation of American Telephone and 
Telegraph Coaxial Cable, and (2) Relocation of 
Cemeteries. Land acquisition and other miscellaneous 
cost amounted to $4,225,449. Total cost 
for the fiscal year amounted to $11,349,282. Total 
costs of the project to September 30, 1977 were 
$21,359,619. (See Table 8-A for Cost and Financial 
Statement.) 
17. WEST POINT LAKE, 
CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER 
BASIN, GA. AND ALA. 
The West Point Lake located on the Chattahoochee 
River, 2.8 miles upstream from West 
Point, Ga., was authorized by the Flood Control 
Act of 1962 (H. D. 570, 87th Cong., 2d sess.). The 
project is being designed and constructed for 
flood control, power, recreation, fish and wildlife 
development and streamflow regulation for 
downstream navigation. It is being designed and 
constructed by Savannah District for Mobile District. 
For complete information see Mobile District. 
General Investigations 
18. SURVEYS 
Fiscal year cost was $653,081, of which $10,581 
was for navigation studies; $131,999 for flood control 
studies; and $510,501 for special studies. 
19. COLLECTION AND STUDY 
OF BASIC DATA 
Work was continued under the Flood Plain 
Management Services on the compilation of information 
on floods, potential flood damages, and 
identification of those areas subject to inundation. 
Period expenditures for these activities were as 
follows: Preparation of Flood Hazard Reports, 
$16,161; Guides, Pamphlets and Supporting 
Studies $67,838, and flood plain management and 
technical services, $147,094. The Oconee River 
Basin Flood Plain Information Pilot Study will be 
completed in late CY 1977. The study is the first of 
its kind for the Corps of Engineers. It is intended 
to address the flood plains, within the study 
limits, in various degrees of detail necessary to 
identify flood potential and the impacts thereof. 
Throughout the period the Flood Plain Management 
Services also conducted Flood Insurance 
Studies for the Federal Insurance Administration 
at a cost of $323,603. 
20. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
Hydrologic studies during the fiscal year cost 
$17,000. 
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TABLE 8-A COST AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
See 
Section Total Cost to 
in Text Project Funding FY 74 FY 75 FY 76 FY 77 Sept. 30, 1977 
1. Altamaha, Oconee 
and Ocmulgee Rivers, 
Ga. 
2. Aquatic Plant 
Control (1965 
R&H Act) 
3. Atlantic Intracoastal 
Waterway between 
Norfolk Va., and 
the St. Johns River, 
Fla. 
4. Brunswick Harbor, 
Ga. 
5. Savannah Harbor, 
Ga. 
6. Savannah River 
below Augusta, 
Ga. 
10. Tybee Island, Ga. 
11. Broadway Lake, 
S.C. 
12. Dunn Branch, 
Woodbine, Camden 
County, Ga. 
13. Inspection of 
Completed Flood 
Control Works 
16A. Clark Hill Lake, 
Ga. and S.C. 
16B. Hartwell Lake, Ga. 
and S.C. 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
821,4571 
821,457 
35,700 
46,281 
(-541) 
418 
2,000 
2,330 
1,000 
999 
69,000 
66,489 
1,000 
697 
41,000 
43,369 
12,400 
9,772 
434,300 72,000 454,400 676,000 
939,793 81,123 535,916 676,759 
983,400 898,500 2,169,000 3,534,000 
1,117,309 765,567 2,319,147 3,441,321 
3,898,000 3,748,000 2,700,000 2,277,000 
4,250,493 3,921,110 2,748,997 1,604,140 
2,765,000 4,911,700 6,341,100 5,359,000 
2,982,546 4,903,451 6,261,407 4,838,880 
617,200 330,000 435,000 713,000 
707,964 328,333 420,129 691,751 
616,000 175,000 1,169,000 - 
41,556 392,875 1,446,738 30,306 
- - - 99,000 
- - - 91,034 
- 110,900 
- 20,159 
2,000 (-1,000) 
996 1,239 
900,000 
929,145 
1,135,800 
1,343,376 
165,000 
32,827 
1,369,400 
1,415,778 
86,181 
5,000 
3,091 
94,000 
169,542 
2,828,000 
2,587,500 
14 (-4,560) 
14 
4,000 
5,838 
122,000 
117,144 
2,812,237 
2,842,949 
1,860,18223 
1,860,03923 
25,359 
22,427
4 
958,096 4 
958,096
5 
10,364,721 6 
10,346,165 
4,063,608 
4,063,608 
7 
18,529,901 
18,393,422 
8 42,236,021 8 
41,120,197
9 
73,073,9159 
72,465,853
10 
6,740,031 10 
6,740,031 
8,487,350 
8,448,612 
2,030,000113 
1,972,365 
99,000 
91,034 
132, 16 
132,64016 
132,640 
29,518 
29,396
11 
82,030,607 
81,936,59711 
21,877,740 
21,603,427 
40,000 296,000 184,000 326,00015 89,458,00712'15 
16,890 142,402 181,495 247,48815 89,199,3921215 
1,566,800 1,944,000 2,693,198 2,466,000 
1,879,395 2,136,396 2,733,095 2,451,527 
18,528,507 
18,302,456 
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TABLE 8-A (Continued) COST AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
See 
Section Total Cost to 
in Text Project Funding FY 74 FY 75 FY 76 FY 77 Sept. 30, 1977 
16C. Richard B. Russell New Work: 
Dam and Lake, Ga. Approp. 696,000 1,705,000 6,492,000 11,870,000 22,654,500 
and S.C. (Formerly Cost 147,049 1,337,677 6,713,357 11,349,282 21,359,619 
Trotters Shoals) 
1. Includes $760,610 for previous projects. 10. Includes $93,480 for previous projects. Includes 
2. Includes $111,950 for previous projects. $1,634,562 from Public Works Fund. 
3. Does not include $69,356 contributed funds. 11. Does not include $395,634 accelerated Public Works 
4. Includes 194,497 for previous projects. Funds. Includes $2,747,300 appropriated under Code 710 of 
5. Includes 134,798 for previous projects. which $2,653,290 has been expended. 
6. Includes 643,465 for previous projects and includes 12. Does not include $276,200 accelerated Public Works 
$97,521 expended from Public Works Funds for existing pro- Funds. Includes $1,503,500 appropriated under Code 710 of 
ject. Does not include $10,000 contributed funds. which $1,438,352 has been expended. 
7. Includes $54,414 for previous projects. Includes 13. Does not include $2,024,856 contributed funds. 
$4,995 expended from Public Works Funds for existing pro- 14. Surplus project funds revoked in FY 77. 
ject. Excludes $145,321 contributed by Brunswick and Ga. 15. Includes $210,000 appropriated for AE&D for 5th 
Port Authorities. unit of which $16,533 has been expended. 
8. Includes $7,260,384 for previous projects. Does not in- 16. Includes $26,300 for preauthorization studies. 
clude $46,847 for removal of sunken vessels and $305,248 contributed 
funds. 
9. Includes $298,894 for previous projects. Does not include 
$846,096 contributed funds. 
TABLE 8-B AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
Acts Work Authorized Documents 
R&H Acts of July 25, 1912 
and March 2, 1945 
R&H Act of Oct. 27, 1965 
Section 302 
R&H Act of June 3, 1896 
R&H Act of Mar. 3, 1899 
R&H Act of July 13, 1892. 
R&H Act of Mar. 3, 1905 
R&H Act of July 25, 1912 
R&H Act of Aug. 8, 1917 
R&H Act of Mar. 2, 1919 
R&H Act of Mar. 2, 1919 
R&H Act of Mar. 3, 1925 
ALTAMAHA, OCONEE AND OCMULGEE RIVERS, 
GA. (See Section 1 of Text) 
Channel 3 feet deep and 60 to 100 feet wide. 
AQUATIC PLANT CONTROL (See Section 2 of Text) 
Provides for control and progressive eradication of obnoxious 
aquatic plant growths. 
ATLANTIC INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY 
BETWEEN NORFOLK, VA., AND ST. JOHNS 
RIVER, FLA. (SAVANNAH DISTRICT) 
(See Section 3 of Text) 
Section from Beaufort, S.C. to Savannah, Ga. route No. 2 
adopted. 
Route No. 1 adopted. 
Section from Savannah, Ga. to Fernandina, Fla. Original 
7-foot channel. 
Provided for Skidaway Narrows. 
Incorporated alternative routes previously improved as 
separate projects and the auxiliary channels. 
Section from Cumberland Sound, Ga. and Fla. to St. Johns 
River, Fla. Consolidation of the 3 sections shown above, 
into "Waterway between Beaufort, S.C. and St. Johns River, 
Fla." 
Section from Beaufort, S.C. to Cumberland Sound, Ga. and 
Fla. Removing logs and snags from Generals Cut. 
Improving Back River to provide a channel 7 feet deep and 
150 feet wide. 
Channel 75 feet wide between Beaufort, S.C. and Savannah, 
Ga. 
H. D. 443, 62d Cong., 2d sess. 
H. D. 610, 77th Cong., 2d sess. 
H. D. 251, 89th Cong., 1st sess. 
H. D. 295, 53d Cong., 3d sess. 
H. D. 295, 53d Cong., 3d sess. 
H. D. 41, 52d Cong., 1st sess. 
H. D. 450, 58th Cong., 2d sess. 
H. D. 1236, 60th Cong., 2d sess 
H. D. 51236, 60thdC ong., 2d sess. 
H. D. 13581, 63d Cong., 2d sess. 
S. D. 178, 68th Cong., 2d sess. 
S. D. 178, 68th Cong., 2d sess. 
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SAVANNAH, GA., DISTRICT 
TABLE 8-B (Continued) AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
Acts Work Authorized Documents 
R&H Act of July 3, 1930 
R&H Act of Aug. 26, 1937 
R&H Act of Aug. 26, 1937 
R&H Act of June 20, 1938 
R&H Act of Mar. 2, 1945 
R&H Act of Mar. 3, 1879 
R&H Act of Mar. 2, 1907 
R&H Act of Mar. 2, 1919 
R&H Act of July 3, 1930 
R&H Act of July 3, 1930 
R&H Act of June 20, 1938 
R&H Act of May 17, 1950 
WRD Act of Oct. 22, 1976 
R&H Act of Mar. 2, 1907 
R&H Act of June 25, 1910 
R&H Act of July 25, 1912 
R&H Act of Aug. 8, 1917 
R&H Act of Jan. 21, 1927 
R&H Act of Jan. 21, 1927 
R&H Act of July 3, 1930 
R&H Act of Aug. 30, 1935 
R&H Act of Mar. 2, 1945 
R&H Act of Nov. 7, 1945 
Channel from Baileys Cut to Dover Creek. S. D. 43, 71st Cong., 2d sess. 
A 7-foot protected channel around St. Andrews Sound. Senate committee print, 74th 
Cong., 1st sess. 
A 12-foot channel between Beaufort, S.C. and Savannah, Ga..Rivers and Harbors Committee 
via Beaufort River and Port Royal Sound Doc. 6, 75th Cong., 1st sess. 
A 12-foot channel between Savannah, Ga. and Fernandina, H. D. 618, 75th Cong. 3d sess. 
Fla. various cutoffs; and anchorage basin at Thunderbolt, 
Ga. 
An alternate route 9 feet deep and 150 feet wide in that H. D. 114, 77th Cong., 1st sess. 
part of Frederica River, Ga. not now traversed by the main 
route, at no additional cost to the United States. 
BRUNSWICK HARBOR, GA. (See Section 4 of Text) 
Construction of East River jetty. 
Channels in the inner and outer harbors of 30-foot depth at 
mean high water, with widths varying from 150 feet in 
Academy Creek to 400 feet across the outer bar, extension 
of training wall in East River and construction of 2 spur 
dikes. 
Channels 27 feet deep at mean low water over the bar and at 
Brunswick point; and 24 feet deep at mean low water in the 
inner harbor and provides for a cut from Academy Creek to 
Turtle River, if deemed advisable. 
Annual Report, 1880, p. 959 
H. D. 407, 59th Cong., 1st sess. 
H. D. 393, 64th Cong., 1st sess. 
A channel in Back River 20 feet deep and 150 feet wide. S. D. 57, 71st Cong., 2d sess. 
Increased channel dimensions of the bar, Brunswick Point, S. D. 132, 71st Cong., 2d ses1 
East River, and Turtle River, as given in the then existing 
project. 
A 10-foot channel in Terry Creek. H. D. 690, 75th Cong., 3d sess.' 
Increased channel dimensions of the bar, St. Simons Sound, H. D. 110, 81st Cong., 1st sess.' 
Brunswick River, East River, and Turtle River, as given in 
the existing project. 
Provides for Phase I AE&D studies for deepening portions Report of Chief of Engineers 
of existing harbor (East River and Entrance Channel) and .dated Aug. 18, 1976. 
for provision of a navigation channel to Colonels Island. 
SAVANNAH HARBOR, GA. (See Section 5 of Text) 
Tentative provisions for a 26-foot channel from the H. D. 181, 59th Cong., 1st sess. 
Quarantine Station to the Seaboard Air Line Ry. Bridge. 
Definite provision for the 26-foot channel. 
A 21-foot channel from the Seaboard Air Line Ry. Bridge to H. D. 563, 62d Cong., 2d sess. 
the foot of Kings Island. 
A 30-foot depth from the sea to the Quarantine Station. H. D. 1471, 64th Cong., 2d sess. 
A 21-foot channel above Kings Island. H. D. 261, 69th Cong., 1st sess. 
Channel 30 feet deep, with general width 500 feet, from the H. D. 262, 69th Cong., 1st sess. 
ocean to the Quarantine Station, thence 26 feet deep, 
general width 400 feet, to the Seaboard Air Line Ry. Bridge, 
thence 21 feet deep and 300 feet wide to Kings Island. 
Widening at West Broad and Barnard Streets; anchorage 
basin; mooring dolphins; regulating dam across South Channel; 
relocation of the inland waterway; dredging Drakies Cut 
to 13 feet; widening to 525 ft. at Kings Island; extension of 
training walls, revetments, and jetties. Consolidation of 
projects relating to Savannah Harbor. 
Channel 26 feet deep and 300 feet wide from the Seaboard S. D. 39, 71st Cong., 1st sess. 
Air Line Ry. Bridge to the foot of Kings Island. 
Authorized the 30-foot project and eliminated from the pro- H. D. 276, 73d Cong., 2d sess. 
ject (a) the relating dam across South Channel; (b) the 
relocation of the Inland Waterway; and (c) the further 
extension of training walls, revetments, and jetties. 
Deepening the channel and turning basin above the Seaboard H. D. 283, 76th Cong., 1st sess.1 
Air Line Ry. Bridge from 26 to 30 feet and widening the 
channel opposite the Atlantic Coast Line Terminals to a 
maximum of 550 feet for a length of 5,000 feet. 
Deepening the channels to 36 feet deep and 500 feet wide H. D. 227, 79th Cong., 1st sess.' 
across the ocean bar; 34 feet deep and generally 400 feet 
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REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
TABLE 8-B (Continued) AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
Acts Work Authorized Documents 
R&H Act of July 24, 1946 
R&H Act of Sep. 3, 1954 
R&H Act of Oct. 23, 1962 
R&H Act of Oct. 27, 1965 
R&H Act of Oct. 27, 1965 
SPWC Resolution of 
June 15, 1976 and 
HPWTC of June 9, 1976 
under authority of Sec. 
201 of Flood Control 
Act of 1965 
R&H Act of Sept. 19, 1890 
R&H Act of June 25, 1910 
R&H Act of July 3, 1930 
R&H Act of Aug. 30, 19 5 
R&H Act of Aug. 26, 1937 
R&H Act of May 17, 1950 
SPWC Resolution of 
June 22, 1971 and 
HPWC of June 23 1972 
under authority of 
Sec. 201 of FC Act of 
1965. 
wide, increased to 550 feet opposite the Atlantic Coast 
Line Terminals, with a turning basin 34 feet deep at the 
Mexican Petroleum Corp. Refinery; and with such modifications 
thereof as the Secretary of War and the Chief of 
Engineers may consider desirable. 
Extending channel 30 feet deep, 200 feet wide, upstream H. D. 678, 79th Cong., 2d"sess. 1 
from Atlantic Creosoting Terminal to a point 1,500 feet 
below the Atlantic Coastal Highway Bridge, with turning 
basin 30 feet deep at upper end. 
Deepening the channel to 34 feet and widening to 400 feet, H. D. 110, 83d Cong., 1st sess. 
from the upper end of the presently authorized 34-foot 
channel in the vicinity of the American Oil Company 
Refinery wharf to the Savannah Sugar Refining Corp. 
with a turning basin at the upper end of the proposed 
improvement, made by widening the channel to 600 feet 
for a length of 700 feet and providing approaches. 
Enlargement of turning basin near Kings Island to a width S. D. 115, 87th Cong., 2d sess. 
of 900 feet and a length of 1,000 feet, with suitable 
approaches, at a depth of 34 feet. 
Deepening the bar channel from 36 feet to 40 feet, the H. D. 226, 89th Cong., 1st sess. 
channel between the bar channel and Garden City Terminal 
from 34 feet to 38 feet, and the channel from the Garden 
City Terminal to the vicinity of the Savannah Sugar Refining 
Corp., from 30 feet to 36 feet; widening the bar channel 
from 500 feet to 600 feet, the channel between Fort Pulaski 
and Atlantic Coast Line Terminal from 400 feet to 500 feet, 
and the channel between Garden City Terminal and the 
Savannah Sugar Refining Corp. from 200 feet to 400 feet; 
providing necessary wideners of the bends; constructing a 
new turhing basin 900 feet wide by 1,000 feet long by 34 
feet deep opposite the Atlantic Coast Line Terminals; and 
enlargement of existing turning basin at the American Oil 
Company Terminal from 600 feet wide by 600 feet long to 
900 feet wide by 1,000 feet long. 
Providing sediment control works consisting of tide gate H. D. 263, 89th Cong., 1st sess. 
structure across Back River; sediment basin 40 feet deep, 
600 feet wide, about 2 miles long, with entrance channel 
38 to 40 feet deep and 300 feet wide" drainage canal across 
Argyle Island 15 feet deep and 300 feet wide; control works 
and canals for supplying fresh water to Savannah National 
Wildlife Refuge; and facilities to mitigate damages to presently 
improved areas other than refuge lands. 
Provided for modification of the existing project to in- H. D. 94-520, 94th Cong. dated 
clude (1) incorporation of the LASH Turning Basin as an June 8, 1976. 
element of the existing Federal navigation project for 
maintenance purposes. (2) Enlargement of Kings Island 
Turning Basin to 1,500 feet by 1,600 feet by 38 feet. 
SAVANNAH RIVER BELOW AUGUSTA, GA. 
(See Section 6 of Text) 
For a 5-foot channel. H. D. 255, 51st Cong., 2d sess. 
and Annual Report, 1890; 
p. 1328 
Special improvement by bank protection work of 20 or 25 H. D. 962, 60th Cong., 1st sess. 
miles of the river immediately below Augusta. 
The present 6-foot channel project and Lock and Dam. H. D. 101, 70th Cong., 1st sess. 
Provision made for locating the lock and dam at New Senate Committee Print, 
Savannah Bluff. 73d Cong., 2d sess. 
Conditions of local cooperation modified. Rivers and Harbors Committee, 
Doc. 39, 75th Cong., 1st sess. 
Provides for a 9-foot channel S. D. 6, 81st Cong., 1st sess. 
TYBEE ISLAND, GA. (See Section 10 of Text) 
Project will provide for beach erosion control, consisting H. D. 105, 92d Cong. 
of beach restoration, groin system, and periodic beach 
nourishment. 
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TABLE 8-B (Continued) 
SAVANNAH, GA., DISTRICT 
AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
Acts Work Authorized Documents 
BROADWAY LAKE, S.C. (See Section 11 of Text) 
Water Resources Develop- Provided for undertaking a demonstratioh project for the P. L. 93-251, 93rd Cong. 
ment Act of March 7, removal of silt and aquatic growth from Broadway Lake. 
1974 
DUNN BRANCH, WOODBINE, CAMDEN COUNTY, GA. 
(See Section 12 of Text) 
Flood Control Act Provided for channel excavation of approximately DPR Appvd, Jan 31, 1974 by 
of 1948 2,900 feet. Chief of Engineers. 
CLARK HILL LAKE, GA. AND S.C. 
(See Section 16A of Text) 
Flood Control Act Appi uved the general plan for the comprehensive develop- H. D. 657, 78th Cong., 2d sess. 
of Dec. 22, 1944 ment of the Savannah River Basin and provided for con- P. L. 534, 78th Cong., 2d sess. 
struction of the Clark Hill Project. 
HARTWELL LAKE, GA. AND S.C. 
(See Section 16B of Text) 
Flood Control Act Provided for construction of Hartwell Project. H. D. 657, 78th Cong., 2d sess. 
of May 17, 1950 P. L. 516, 81st Cong., 2d sess. 
Flood Control Act Provided for the completion of the Hartwell Project. P. L. 85-500, 85th Cong., 2d sess. 
of July 3, 1958 
Water Resources Develop- Provides for installation of 5th unit. P. L. 94-587, Sec. 182b, 
ment Act of 1976 85th Cong. 
RICHARD B. RUSSELL DAM AND LAKE, GA. 
AND S.C. (Formerly Trotters Shoals Lake, GA. and S.C.) 
(See Section 16C of Text) 
Flood Control Act Provided for construction of the Trotters Shoals Project. S. D. 52, 89th Cong., 1st sess. 
of Nov. 7, 1966 
1. Contains latest published maps. 
TABLE 8-C OTHER AUTHORIZED NAVIGATION PROJECTS 
(See Section 8 in Text) 
For Last Cost To Sept 30, 1977 
Full Report 
See Annual Operation and 
Project Report For Construction Maintenance 
Aquatic Plant Control (R&H Act 1962)2 1968 25,700 
Darien Harbor, Ga. 1975 199,723 182,933 
Fancy Bluff Creek, Ga.'2 1935 8,000 7,200 
St. Marys River, Ga. and Fla., and North 
River, Ga. 1951 2,3, 15,688 62,436 
Sapelo Harbor, Ga. 1929 17,906 17,094 
Satilla River, Ga.'2 1951 9,452 49,672 
Savannah River above Augusta, Ga 1929 69,600 5,870 
Savannah River at Augusta, Ga.' 4'6 1929 200,556 17,444 
1. Channel adequate for commerce. 5. About 84 percent completed. Owing to construction of 
2. Completed. 2 power dams which submerged much of the work under the 
3. Project recommended for abandonment in H. D. 467, present and former projects, this improvement cannot be 
69th Cong., 1st sess. completed as originally planned. 
4. No commerce reportea. 6. Excludes $185,000 contributed funds ($172,151 for 
construction and $12,849 for operation and maintenance). 
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TABLE 8-D 
REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
OTHER AUTHORIZED FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS 
(See Section 14 in Text) 
For Last Cost To Sept. 30, 1977 
Full Report 
See Annual Operation and 
Project Report For Construction Maintenance 
Augusta, Savannah River, Ga.' 1941 643,016 - 
Curry Creek Dam and Lake, Ga. 1974 - - 
Macon, Ga.' 1955 380,043 - 
Peacock Creek, Liberty County, Ga. 1976 582,163 - 
1. Completed. 
TABLE 8-E SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN, GA. AND S.C. 
DAMS AND LAKES 
(See Section 16 of Text) 
Estimated Cost 
Name River Federal Non-Federal Total 
Clark Hill, Ga. and S.C. Savannah $79,156,0004 $79,156,0002A 
Hartwell, Ga. and S. C. Savannah 89,240,000 89,240,0002 
Goat Island, Ga. and S.C. Savannah 36,400,000 36,400,0003 
Middleton Shoals, Ga. and S.C. Savannah 16,500,000 16,500,000 
Chattooga units (4), Ga. and S.C. Chattooga 41,700,000 41,700,0003 
Tallow Hill, Ga. Broad 39,000,000 39,000,0003 
Anthony Shoals, Ga. Broad 18,100,000 18,100,0003 
Newry-Old Pickens, S.C. Keowee 29,500,000 29,500,000 
1. Final cost. (Excludes $127,000 for preauthorization 
study.) 
2. Approved Aug. 1963. (Excludes $73,000 for 
preauthorization study.) 
3. Approved July 1954. 
4. Excludes Code 710 funds. 
5. Replaced by Richard B. Russell Dam and Lake 
(Formerly Trotters Shoals Lake). 
6. Site of Duke Power Co. Keowee-Toxaway Project. 
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JACKSONVILLE, FLA., DISTRICT * 
With the exception of a small area in the 
northeastern section of Florida, this district 
comprises a portion of south-central Georgia 
and all of peninsular Florida, embracing the 
watersheds tributary to the Atlantic Ocean and 
the Gulf of Mexico from, and including the 
harbor at Fernandina, Florida, to and including 
the Aucilla River. It also includes Puerto Rico 
and the Virgin Islands. 
IMPROVEMENTS 
Navigation (cont.) 
1. Aquatic Plant Control (R&H Act of 
1965) ...................-------------------------.......................... 9-2 
2. AIWW Norfolk to St. Johns River ... 9-2 
3. Canaveral Harbor, Fla .............-----------......... 9-2 
4. Cedar Keys Harbor, Fla .........-----------.... 9-3 
5. Channel from Naples to 
Big Marco Pass, Fla .................-------------... 9-4 
6. Charlotte Harbor, Fla. ...------------- 9-4 
7. Clearwater Pass, Fla. --- ..- 9-4 
8. Cross Florida Barge Canal ..----------............... 9-5 
9. Fernandina Harbor, Fla ........----------- 9-5 
10. Fort Myers Beach, Fla. -------------- 9-6 
11. Fort Pierce Harbor, Fla ... _ ___-...___.. 9-6 
12. Horshoe Cove, Fla. - ..--------------- 9-7 
13. Intracoastal Waterway, 
Caloosahatchee River to 
Anclote River, Fla .....__..........-........ 9-7 
14. Intracoastal Waterway, Jacksonville 
to Miami, Fla ...........................------------------.... 9-8 
15. Jacksonville Harbor, Fla ....-..-.-.-..-.-.-..-.-.-. - 9-9 
16. Longboat Pass, Fla .- ---- -..9 -10 
17. Miami Harbor, Fla ..................---------------...... 9-10 
18. New Pass, Sarasota, Fla ........-........... 9-12 
19. Okeechobee Waterway, Fla ................ 9-12 
20. Oklawaha River, Fla ...............------------.......... 9-13 
21. Palm Beach Harbor, Fla .................. 9-13 
22. Ponce de Leon Inlet, Fla .........----------. 9-14 
23. Ponce Harbor, P.R.- .-......................... 9-14 
24. Port Everglades Harbor, Fla ...-........- 9-15 
25. Removing the Water Hyacinth 
From Navigable Waters in the 
State of Florida.-..-..-..-.-..-..-.-..-..-..-.-..-..---.. ...... 9-16 
26. St. Augustine Harbor, Fla ......-..-..-.-..-..-.-..- - 9-16 
27. St. John's River, Jacksonville 
to Lake Harney .----------------...................... 9-17 
28. St. Lucie Inlet, Fla. __ ........................... 9-17 
29. St. Petersburg Harbor, Fla .--------............ 9-18 
30. San Juan Harbor, P.R ......................... 9-19 
31. Suwannee River, Fla. . -..._.._............. . 9-19 
32. Tampa Harbor, Fla ...................--------------........ 9-20 
33. Navigation Projects on which 
*All cost and financial statements for projects are 
listed at the end of this chapter. All other tables are 
referenced in text and also appear at the end of this 
chapter. 
Reconnaissance and Condition 
Surveys only were Conducted 
during Period..-..-..-..-..-..-..-..-.--.-..-..-..-..-.-..-..-.. ....- 9-21 
34. Other Authorized Navigation 
Projects.-..-..-..-..-..-.-..-..-..-..-..-..-..-..-..-..-- ----......... 9-21 
35. Navigation Work under Special 
Authorization-.-..-.-..-..-.-..-.-..-..-.---..-..-.-..-. ......... 9-21 
Beach Erosion Control 
36. Brevard County, Fla .......-.-..-.-..-..-.-..-.-..-.-. -- 9-22 
37. Broward County, Fla., Beach 
Erosion Control and Hillsboro 
Inlet, Fla., Navigation Project --- 9-22 
38. Dade County, Fla ..-..-..-.-..-..-.-..-.-..-..-.-..-..-.-..... 9-23 
39. Duval County, Fla ......-..-..-.-..-.-..-.-..-..-.-..-.-..-. 9-24 
40. Manatee County, Fla ......-..-.-..-..-.-..-..-.-..-.-..-..- 9-24 
41. Palm Beach County, Fla., from 
Martin County line to Lake Worth 
Inlet and from South Lake Worth 
Inlet to Broward County line-.-..-.-..-.-.. ... 9-25 
42. Pinellas County, Fla .....-------------................. 9-25 
43. Virginia Key and Key Biscayne, Fla. 9-26 
44. Other Authorized Beach Erosion 
Control Projects.-.-..-..-..-..-..-.-..-..-..-..---..-.. ...... 9-26 
45. Beach Erosion Control Activities 
under Special Authorization ------ 9-26 
Flood Control Page 
46. Central and Southern Florida .......... 9-26 
47. Four River Basins, Fla ...................... 9-28 
48. Portugues and Bucana Rivers, P.R... 9-29 
49. Inspection of Completed Flood 
Control Projects ................................ 9-30 
50. Other Authorized Flood Control 
Projects ..........--------.-9---3-0---------. 
51. Flood Control Work under Special 
Authorization .................................... 9-30 
General Investigations 
52. 
53. 
Surveys.-.-.--.-.-.-.-.-.--.-.-.-.-.--.-.-.-.-.-.- ...9.-.30..................... 
Collection and Study of Basic Data 9-30 
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REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
Navigation 
1. AQUATIC PLANT CONTROL 
(R&H ACT OF 1965) 
Location. Navigable waters, tributary 
streams, connecting channels, and other allied 
waters in Jacksonville District. 
Existing project. The authorized project provides 
for control and progressive eradication of 
water hyacinth, alligatorweed, Eurasian watermilfoil, 
and other obnoxious aquatic plant 
growths from navigable waters, tributary 
streams, connecting channels, and other allied 
waters of the United States, in combined interest 
of navigation, flood control, drainage, 
agriculture, fish and wildlife conservation, public 
health, and related purposes, including continued 
research for development of most 
effective and economical control measures in 
cooperation with other Federal and State 
agencies in accordance with report of Chief 
of Engineers, House Document 251, 89th 
Congress, 1st session. The authorizing act 
provides that research and planning costs shall 
be borne fully by the United States. (See Table 
9-B for Authorizing Legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Local interests must hold 
the United States free from damages that may 
occur from operations performed in connection 
with this project and contribute 30 percent of 
cost of operations. Compliance with requirements 
of local cooperation is on schedule. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
New work: There were 46,821 acres of hyacinths 
sprayed during the period (14,484 acres 
by the Corps and 32,337 acres by the State). 
Costs incurred were $435,701 for engineering 
and $554,818 for operations. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Operations 
by the Corps and the State of Florida are in 
progress. About 384,500 acres of aquatic plant 
growth have been treated in Florida under the 
project. 
2. ATLANTIC INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY 
BETWEEN NORFOLK, VA., AND 
ST. JOHNS RIVER, FLA. (JACKSONVILLE 
DISTRICT) 
Location. That part of Intracoastal Waterway 
between southerly limit of Fernandina 
Harbor, Florida, at junction of Lanceford 
Creek and Amelia River, and St. Johns River, 
Fla. (See Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart Nb. 
841-SC.) 
Previous project. For Details see page 605 
of 1938 Annual Report. 
Existing project. Channel 12 by 90 to 150 
feet from Fernandina Harbor to St. Johns 
River about 22 miles long. Plane of reference is 
mean low water. Mean tidal range is 6 feet at 
Fernandina and 3.8 feet at St. Johns River. 
Existing project was authorized by River 
and Harbor Acts of 1913 (HD 898/62/2) and 
1938 (HD 618/75/3). 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with to 
date. 
Terminal facilities. None along this section 
of the waterway. None are currently required. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance: Examination surveys cost 
$12,591 and real estate management $413 for 
the fiscal year. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Project was 
completed in 1941. Total costs under the existing 
project to September 30, 1977, have been 
$263,659 for new work and $1,255,772, for 
maintenance, a total of $1,519,431. 
3. CANAVERAL HARBOR, FLA. 
Location. The harbor is located on the east 
coast of Florida in Canaveral Bight, about 146 
miles south of the entrance to Jacksonville 
Harbor and 69 miles north of the entrance to 
Fort Pierce Harbor. (See Coast and Geodetic 
Survey Charts Nos. 456 and 1245.) 
Existing project. The authorized project provides 
for maintenance of the 37-foot and 36- 
foot-depth entrance channel and 35-foot-depth 
turning basin; construction and operation of a 
sand transfer plant; relocation of the perimeter 
dike about 4,000 feet westward and extension 
of the harbor westward; two entrance jetties 
100 feet long (constructed of native stone core 
and granite sides and cap); a lock; a channel 
and turning basin 31 feet deep near the relocated 
dike; and a barge canal 12 by 125 
feet from the turning basin to the Atlantic 
Intracoastal Waterway. Plane of reference is 
mean low water (ocean) for harbor dike and 
lock, and mean low water (Banana River) for 
barge canal. The project is about 11.5 miles 
long. 
Mean tidal range is 3.5 feet at the entrance 
and practically non-tidal in Banana and 
Indian Rivers. (See Table 9-C for Data Relative 
to Lock.) 
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Estimated cost (1977) of the 1962 modification 
to the project is $16,800,000 Federal cost 
and $1,069,000 non-Federal cost ($215,000 contributed 
funds and $854,000 other costs); 
$700,000 costs to NASA and $29,000 costs to 
U.S. Coast Guard. (See Table 9-B for Authorizing 
Legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Local interests must: provide 
all lands, rights-of-way, spoil-disposal 
areas, retaining dikes, and embankments; hold 
United States free from damages; provide and 
maintain four-lane bridge and roadway subject 
to Federal contribution of 65.3 percent of cost 
of constructing bridge and 51.2 percent of constructing 
roadway; provide public terminal and 
transfer facilities; and make alterations as required 
in berthing facilities. For further details 
see Senate Document 140, 87th Congress, 2d 
session. Non-Federal contribution for new 
work is $155,000. 
Terminal facilities. South of the barge canal 
and west of the turning basin is a 1,500-footlong 
concrete bulkhead having a 12-foot-depth 
berthing area which accommodates shrimp and 
commercial fishing boats. A 300-foot extension 
of the concrete bulkhead has been completed. 
Two finger piers at the west end of 
the bulkhead are available for charter boats. 
On the south side of the east turning basin 
is a 1,060-foot-long marginal wharf, complete 
with utilities, operated by the Canaveral Port 
Authority. In addition to the existing two 
30,000 sq. ft. newsprint warehouses, a new 
60,000 sq. ft. newsprint warehouse has been 
constructed and is ready for use. On the south 
shore of the ship canal, parallel to the channel 
are 1,200 feet of oil docking facilities, complete 
with pipelines to the storage tanks, as 
well as bulk cement unloading facilities with 
storage capacity of 170,000 barrels. New silos 
and a new offloading cement facility have been 
completed on the north side of the harbor. 
At the easterly end of the barge canal is a 
terminal for handling bulk construction materials. 
Construction of a 1,000 foot tanker 
berth with 45 feet available depth is to be 
completed in 1978. 
Facilities are considered adequate for existing 
commerce. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance: Monetary adjustments for work 
done on the completed Trident project totaled 
-$153,412. Maintenance of equipment cost 
$41. Dredging of the entrance channel by U.S. 
Dredge Hyde from January 31, 1977 to February 
20, 1977 cost $158,371 whil 48,017 cubic 
yards were removed. Pro rata share for repairs 
of Dredge McFarland chargeable to this 
project amounted to $1,570,000. Dewatering, 
repairing, sanding and painting of Canaveral 
Lock incurred $140,658 in costs. Operation and 
maintenance of district communications network 
cost $10,184. Condition and operation 
studies cost $85,606. Engineering and design 
and supervision and administration costs 
were $19,570 and $34,659, respectively. Hired 
labor surveys, inspections and reports cost 
-- $2,460. 
Operation and care: The lock was operated 
and buildings and grounds maintained at a 
hired labor cost of $8,440. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing 
project is about 50 percent completed. The perimeter 
dike and jetties are in good condition. 
Work remaining to complete the project is 
completion of the harbor, and extension and 
construction of the sand transfer plant. 
4. CEDAR KEYS HARBOR, FLA. 
Location. On south side of Cedar Key on 
Gulf of Mexico in Levy County, Fla. Harbor 
lies about 110 miles north of entrance to Tampa 
Bay. (See Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart 
1259.) 
Previous project. For details see page 740 
of 1962 Annual Report. 
Existing project. Channel 10.5 by 200 feet 
from Gulf of Mexico to Cedar Key and channel 
8 by 100 feet from Gulf of Mexico to Main Ship 
Channel via existing Northwest Channel. Plane 
of reference is mean low water. Mean range 
of tide is 2.4 feet. Project is about 11 miles 
long. 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with to 
date. For requirements see 1965 Annual Report. 
Contributed funds for new work amounted 
to $1,473. 
Terminal facilities. Three privately-owned 
docks with a total berthing space of about 
800 feet. Two of these docks are open to the 
public, and all have highway connections. Facilities 
are adequate for existing commerce. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance: Condition and operation studies 
cost $3,145. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Project is 
complete except for removal of rock from 
Middle Ground Channel. This channel is part 
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of Main Ship Channel, which is in an inactive 
status. Controlling depth in the Main Ship 
Channel (Apr. 1977) was 10.0 feet and 7.4 
feet in the Northwest Channel (Apr. 1977). 
Total costs of existing project to September 30, 
1977, were $168,569 for new work and $34,467 
for maintenance, a total of $203,036. In addition, 
$1,473 expended from contributed funds. 
5. CHANNEL FROM NAPLES TO BIG 
MARCO PASS, FLA. 
Location. Naples Bay is on the southwestern 
side of the Florida peninsula about 35 miles 
south of the mouth of the Caloosahatchee River 
and approximately 1 mile inland and parallel 
to the Gulf of Mexico coastline. (See Coast and 
Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1254.) 
Existing project. The authorized project 
provides for an interior channel 6 by 70 feet 
from Naples to Big Marco Pass; a channel 12 
by 150 feet from the Gulf of Mexico to Gordon 
Pass, thence 10 by 100-70 feet to a 10-footdepth 
turning basin in the upper Naples Bay; 
and an 8-foot-depth turning basin at the municipal 
yacht basin. Plane of reference is mean 
low water. Mean tidal range is 2.1 feet. (See 
Table 9-B for Authorizing Legislation.) 
For further details see Annual Report for 
1962. 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with to 
date. Contributed funds for new work was 
$159,975. 
Terminal facilities. Four seafood packing 
houses, 4 marine repair yards; a municipal 
pier and basin for use by recreational boats; 
and numerous private piers and slips for both 
commercial and recreational craft are available. 
Facilities are considered adequate for 
existing commerce. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance: Condition and operation studies 
for the year cost $21,616. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. The project 
is complete. 
6. CHARLOTTE HARBOR, FLA. 
Location. The harbor is located on the west 
coast of Florida about 68 miles south of the 
entrance to Tampa Bay and 150 miles north 
of Key West. (See Coast and Geodetic Survey 
Chart No. 1255.) 
Previous projects. For details, see page 457 
of 1959 Annual Report. 
Existing project. The authorized project 
provides for a channel 32 by 300 feet, increased 
to 700 feet at the bend, from the Gulf of Mexico 
to Port Boca Grande, thence 10 by 100 feet 
from deep water at Port Boca Grande to and 
including a turning basin 200 feet square at 
the municipal terminal at Punta Gorda. Plane 
of reference is mean low water. The project 
is about 29.5 miles long. 
Mean tidal range is one foot at Port Boca 
Grande and 1.4 feet at Punta Gorda. Extreme 
range is about 3 feet at Port Boca Grande and 
3.8 feet at Punta Gorda. Strong southwesterly 
winds raise water level about 1.5 feet; strong 
northerly and easterly winds lower it about 
one foot. (See Table 9-B for Authorizing 
Legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Local cooperation is 
fully complied with to date. Non-Federal contribution 
for new work was $15,563. 
Terminal facilities. Existing facilities consist 
of a phosphate wharf at Port Boca Grande 
and a municipal earthfill pier about 850 feet 
long at Punta Gorda, both open to the public. 
Railway connections are available at Port Boca 
Grande, and highway and railway connections 
are available at Punta Gorda. There is a tank 
farm at Port Boca Grande for storage and rehandling 
of bunker fuel oil and numerous 
facilities are available in the area for docking 
and servicing small craft. Facilities are considered 
adequate for existing commerce. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance: Pro rata share of repairs for 
Dredge McFarland chargeable to this poject 
amounted to $1,268,000. Operation and maintenance 
of district communications network 
cost $6,111. Channel improvements on the projects 
incurred $16,826 in costs. Condition and 
operation studies cost $24,412. Engineering 
and design costs were $3,161. Hired labor surveys, 
inspections and reports cost $6,223. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. 
was completed in 1959. 
The project 
Total costs under existing project through 
September 30, 1977, have been $420,169 for 
new work and $4,368,979 for maintenance, a 
total of $4,789,148. In addition, $15,563 was 
expended from contributed funds for new work 
in Boca Grande entrance channel. 
7. CLEARWATER PASS, FLA. 
Location. Clearwater Pass is a natural inlet 
connecting Clearwater Bay with the Gulf of 
Mexico. The pass is located about 25 miles 
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north of the entrance to Tampa Harbor and 
14 miles south of the mouth of Anclote River. 
(See Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 
858 and 1257.) 
Existing project. The authorized project 
provides for a channel 10 by 150 feet in the 
Gulf of Mexico through Clearwater Pass, 
thence 8 by 100 feet eastward to the Intracoastal 
Waterway; a side channel 8 by 100 
feet; and a turning basin 8 feet deep by 100 
to 450 feet wide by 850 feet long. Plane of 
reference is mean low water. The mean range 
of tide is 1.8 feet at Clearwater Marina. Length 
of the project is 3 miles. For further details 
see 1961 Annual Report. (See Table 9-B for 
Authorizing Legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Local cooperation is fully 
complied with to date. Non-Federal contribution 
for new work amounted to $42,783. 
Terminal facilities. The city of Clearwater 
operates a recreational pier. There are several 
marinas providing service for charter boats 
and small recreational craft and one marine 
railway. All facilities are accessible by highway 
connections. Facilities are considered adequate 
for existing commerce. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance: Contract dredging of the 10-foot 
channel began April 18, 1977 and is expected 
to be completed October 2, 1977. Cost during 
the year totaled $274,905. Engineering and 
design and supervision and administration 
costs totaled $31,067 and $10,950, respectively. 
Hired labor surveys, reports and inspections 
cost $2,815. 
Condition at end of fiscal yea'r. The project 
was completed in 1961. 
8. CROSS FLORIDA BARGE CANAL 
Location. The proposed canal extends up 
the St. Johns River, past Palatka, thence up 
the valley of the Oklawaha River, across the 
divide south of Ocala, and down the valley of 
the Withlacoochee River to the Gulf of Mexico, 
about 95 miles north of Tampa, Florida. 
Existing project. The authorized project 
provides for a lock canal with project depth of 
12 feet .and a minimum bottom width of 150 
feet, with five locks and two earth dams. Project 
including the section in the St. Johns River 
is 184 miles long. (See Table 9-D for Locks 
end Dams.) 
Operation and maintenance of the locks and 
dams is a Federal responsibility. Estimated 
cost of new work (1970) is $179,000,000 Federal, 
and $19,500,000 non-Federal for lands, 
rights-of-way, and other costs. (See Table 9-B 
for Authorizing Legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Local interests must furnish 
lands and rights-of-way for construction 
of canal; hold United States free from damages; 
and operate and maintain all highway 
bridges and roadways built in connection with 
project. 
Terminal facilities. None. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
(See Table 9-E for work accomplished.) 
Regulation. 
a. Lake Ocklawaha. During the period 
the lake continued to be regulated at 18.0 feet, 
m.s.l. During FY 1977 a total of 763,400 acrefeet 
of water was discharged through the Rodman 
Spillway for regulatory purposes. Another 
65,550 acre-feet were used for lockages through 
Buckman Lock. 
b. Lake Rousseau. This area is regulated 
on a yearly schedule of 27.5 feet by discharging 
through the Inglis Bypass Spillway, supplemented 
during periods of excessive inflow, 
with additional releases through the Inglis 
Dam Spillway. During the period, discharge 
through the Inglis Bypass Spillway totaled 
708,820 acre-feet and varied from a low of 
500 c.f.s. to a high of 1,550 c.f.s. Inglis Dam 
discharge totaled 7,875 acre-feet and varied 
from a low of 0 to a high of 400 c.f.s. Another 
21,640 acre-feet was used for lockage through 
Inglis Lock. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction 
of project commenced February 25, 1964, and 
is 28 percent completed. Inglis Lock, Dam, and 
Spillway; Rodman Dam and Spillway, Eureka 
Lock, Dam, and Spillway; Henry H. Buckman 
Lock; and canal from Palatka to Lake Ocklawaha 
and from Withlacoochee River to Gulf 
of Mexico, including Inglis Bypass Channel, 
are completed. Construction work on the project 
was terminated in FY 1971 by order of the 
President. A restudy report and environmental 
impact statement were completed in February 
1977. 
9. FERNANDINA HARBOR, FLA. 
Location. Entrance to the harbor is located 
on the northeast coast of Florida about 95 
miles south of the entrance to Savannah Harbor, 
Georgia, and 22 miles north of the entrance 
to Jacksonville Harbor, Florida. (See 
Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 453.) 
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Existing project. The authorized project provides 
for a 32-foot-depth channel (maximum 
channel in active status: 28 feet) generally 
300-400 feet wide from deep water in the 
ocean to the junction of Lanceford Creek with 
Amelia River; an 800-foot-wide turning basin 
at the first bend below Lanceford Creek; and 
two jetties, 19,150 and 11,200 feet long. Plane 
of reference is mean low water. The project is 
7 miles long. Mean tidal range is 5.8 feet on 
the bar and 6 feet in the inner harbor. 
(See Table 9-B for Authorizing Legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with to 
date. 
Terminal facilities. There are two large 
wharves operated by industrial plants; twelve 
wharves serving fishing boats, recreational 
craft, and other vessels; three oil handling 
wharves with pipelines; and a Municipal Marina 
and Sportsman's Wharf with public facilities 
for small craft. Total berthing space is 
approximately 4,065 feet. Most terminals are 
served by rail, and all have highway access. 
Facilities are considered adequate for existing 
commerce. (See Port Series No. 16 (Part 2), 
1964.) 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
New Work: Engineering and design of recreational 
facilities at Fort Clinch incurred 
$22,497. 
Maintenance: Operation and maintenance of 
district communications network cost $2,037. 
Pro rata share for repairs of Dredge McFarland 
chargeable to this project amounted to 
$1,096,000. Condition and operation studies 
cost $73,842. Engineering and design costs 
were $32,248. Hired labor surveys, inspections 
and reports cost $1,162. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. The active 
portion of the existing project is complete. 
Jetties are in poor condition and are badly 
in need of repair. Remaining work is to deepen 
the inner harbor channel and turning basin to 
32 feet when and if the presently inactive 1950 
authorization is reactivated. The outer harbor 
channel has been deepened to 34 feet in development 
of a military project. 
10. FORT MYERS BEACH, FLA. 
Location. Fort Myers Beach is on Estero 
Island near the mouth of the Caloosahatchee 
River, about 20 miles below Fort Myers and 
110 miles south of Tampa, Florida. (See Coast 
and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 855-SC and 
1255.) 
Existing project. The authorized project provides 
for a channel 12 by 150 feet from that 
depth in San Carlos Bay into Matanzas Pass, 
thence 11 by 125 feet in Matanzas Pass to and 
including a turning basin 2,000 feet upstream 
from the upper shrimp terminals. Plane of reference 
is mean low water. Project is 2.5 miles 
long. 
Mean tidal range is 1.7 feet. Spring range 
is about 2.3 feet. Strong northerly winds lower 
the water surface 1 to 2 feet; strong southerly 
winds have an opposite effect. 
(See Table 9-B for Authorizing Legislation.) 
Local oooperation. Fully complied with to 
date. Non-Federal contribution for new work 
was $1,095. 
Terminal facilities. There are three shrimppacking 
houses and several fish-packing 
houses, two marine railways, a fuel terminal 
and an ice manufacturing plant in the area. 
There are several commercial facilities for servicing 
shrimp boats. Recreational-craft facilities 
include nine marinas, a boat and motor 
testing laboratory, and numerous privately 
owned piers and wharves. All terminals have 
highway access. Facilities are considered adequate 
for existing commerce. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance: Condition and operation studies 
cost $12,439 for the fiscal year. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. The project 
is complete. 
11. FORT PIERCE HARBOR, FLA. 
Location. On east coast of Florida, about 
218 miles south of entrance to St. Johns River 
and about 124 miles north of entrance to 
Miami Harbor. (See Coast and Geodetic Survey 
Chart No. 582.) 
Existing project. A channel 350 feet wide at 
the 27-foot contour in the ocean, tapering to a 
width of 200 feet at Sta. 100+00, thence 200 
feet wide to Sta. 30 + 00, and thence flaring to a 
turning basin 900 feet wide. Entrance channel 
is 27 feet deep to Sta. 130+00 and thence 25 
feet deep to and including the turning basin. 
Project includes the maintenance of two jetties 
and shore revetments at the inlet. Length of 
project is about 3.5 miles. 
Mean tidal range is 2.6 feet at the entrance 
and 0.7 foot at terminals. (See Table 9-B for 
Authorizing Legislation.) 
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For further details see 1961 Annual Report. 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with to 
date. Non-Federal contribution for new work 
was $18,574. 
Terminal facilities. Two earth-filled piers 
forming a slip 200 feet by 300 feet with bulkhead 
wharf at inner end, affording a berthing 
space of about 1,653 feet. The south pier and 
bulkhead wharf are municipally owned. There 
is a pre-cooling plant, a warehouse, and a fruit 
packing house available. North pier is served by 
railway and both piers by highway connections. 
North of the turning basin local interests 
have provided deep-draft berthing and 
pier facilities. Also available is a bulkhead 
wharf with a depth of 20 feet with ample 
room for open storage and with tank storage 
for petroleum products in the rear. Facilities 
are considered adequate for existing commerce. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance: Hired labor surveys, inspections 
and reports cost $13,346. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. The project 
was completed in 1938 except for the fishing 
walkway atop the south jetty which was completed 
by local interests in 1968. Local interests 
installed lighting atop the jetty in 1969. 
Jetties and revetments are in good condition. 
12. HORSESHOE COVE, FLA. 
Location. On gulf coast of Florida about 
18 miles southeast of mouth of Steinhatchee 
River and 10 miles northwest of mouth of 
Suwannee River. (See Coast and Geodetic Survey 
Chart 1259.) 
Existing project. Channel 6 feet deep by 75 
feet wide from that depth in the Gulf of Mexico 
to and including an irregular-shaped basin 
of like depth at village of Horseshoe. Project is 
1.75 miles long. Plane of reference is mean low 
water. Mean tidal range is 2.4 feet and spring 
range is 3.1 feet. Strong southwesterly winds 
raise the water level about 1 foot; strong 
northerly winds lower it about 1.5 feet. Project 
was authorized by 1950 River and Harbor 
Act (H.Doc. 106, 81st Cong., 1st sess.) 
Loc7l cooperation. Fully complied with to 
date. 
Terminal facilities. Three marineways, about 
300 feet of privately owned piers and wharves, 
and a public wharf about 200 feet long. Facilities 
are considered adequate for existing 
commerce. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance: Condition and operation studies 
cost $5,810. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Project was 
completed in 1959. Controlling depths in October 
1966 were 6.2 feet in the channel and 
5.9 feet in the turning basin. 
13. INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY, CALOOSAHATCHEE 
RIVER TO ANCLOTE 
RIVER, FLA. 
Location. The Waterway extends from the 
mouth of the Caloosahatchee River at Punta 
Rassa, Florida, to the mouth of Anclote River, 
Florida, following in general an almost continuous 
series of protected inside waterways 
along the gulf coast of Florida. (See Coast and 
Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 856-SC, 857-SC, 
and 858.) 
Previous projects. For details see page 767 
of 1945 Annual Report. 
Existing project. The authorized project provides 
for a channel 9 by 100 feet from Caloosahatchee 
River to Anclote River; deepening the 
existing channel at Caseys Pass to 9 feet; a 
channel 6 by 80 feet (Cats Point Channel) 
along the southeastern side of Boca Ciega Bay 
past Frenchman Creek and Gulfport; maintenance 
of bulkheads, revetments, and two jetties 
built at Caseys Pass under previous project; 
and improvement and maintenance of Sunshine 
Skyway Channel. Plane of reference is 
mean low water. The project includes about 
160 miles of channels. 
Mean ranges of tide are 1.7 feet at Punta 
Rassa, 1 foot at Port Boca Grande, 1.4 feet in 
Tampa Bay at Anna Maria, and 2 feet at entrance 
to Anclote River. Extreme ranges are 
about 4.5 feet at Punta Rassa, about 3 to 4 
feet between Port Boca Grande and Corey 
Causeway over Boca Ciega Bay, and about 5.5 
feet at entrance to Anclote River. Southerly 
winds over the area generally raise water level 
by 1 to 1.5 feet; northerly winds lower water 
level by 1 to 2 feet. 
(See Table 9-B for Authorizing Legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with to 
date. Non-Federal contribution for constructing 
Cats Point and Sunshine Skyway Channels 
was $9,707 and $4,766, respectively. 
Terminal facilities. Existing facilities include 
one municipal concrete pier, one railway 
pier, one freight wharf, one marginal 
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wharf 500 feet long on terminal island, and 
eleven privately owned landings, all at Sarasota. 
Municipal pier and freight wharf are 
open to the public. All piers have highway 
connections. There are six wharves along Boca 
Ciega Bay and a number of small privately 
owned piers and wharves at various points 
along waterway for use of commercial fishing 
boats and recreational craft. Facilities 
are considered adequate for existing 
commerce. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance: Channel bank treatment and 
stone protection from Alligator Creek to Dona 
Bay cost $505,420 during the year. Operation 
and maintenance of district communications 
network cost $6,111. Condition and operation 
studies cost $72,966. Engineering and design 
and supervision and administration costs were 
$41,738 and $40,881, respectively. Hired labor 
surveys, inspections and reports cost $13,733. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Existing project 
is complete. Jetties at Caseys Pass are in 
fair condition and will be maintained in 
F.Y. 78. 
Total Federal costs under existing project 
through September 30, 1977 were $7,597,078 
for new work and $2,322,341 for maintenance, 
a total of $9,919,419. In addition, $14,473 
contributed funds were expended for Sunshine 
Skyway and Boca Ciega Bay channels. 
14. INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY, JACKSONVILLE 
TO MIAMI, FLA. 
Location. The waterway extends from Jacksonville 
to Miami, Florida, following the St. 
Johns River to the mouth of Pablo Creek and 
thence following in general an almost continuous 
series of protected inside waterways along 
the Atlantic coast of Florida to Miami. (See 
Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 841- 
SC, 843-SC, 845-SC, and 847-SC.) 
Previous projects. For details, see pages 
618-619 of 1938 Annual Report. 
Existing project. The authorized project provides 
for a channel 12 by 125 feet from 
Jacksonville to Miami, modified to 10-footdepth 
from Fort Pierce to Miami by Chief of 
Engineer's report of July 22, 1960; side channels 
at Sebastian and Daytona Beach and 
turning basins at Sebastian and Vero Beach, all 
to an 8-foot-depth; and operation and maintenance 
of the Palm Valley highway bridge. 
Project is 370 miles long, including 21 miles in 
Jacksonville Harbor. Mean range of the tide 
is 3.8 feet at St. Johns River, 0.7 foot in the 
Indian River at Fort Pierce, 1.8 feet in Lake 
Worth at Port of Palm Beach terminals, 2.3 
feet at the Port Everglades terminals, and 2 
feet in Biscayne Bay. The extreme range is 
about 7 feet at St. Johns River, 1.5 feet at 
Fort Pierce, and 3 feet in Biscayne Bay. Plane 
of reference is mean low water. Tidal effect is 
imperceptible at points along waterway distant 
from inlets. 
(See Table 9-B for Authorizing Legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with to 
date. 
Terminal facilities. There are a number of 
privately owned piers, wharves, and landings at 
various points along waterway. Terminals with 
railway connections are available at Jacksonville, 
Fort Pierce, West Palm Beach, Port Everglades, 
and Miami. Municipal piers or wharves 
have been constructed at Titusville, Cocoa, 
Melbourne, and Vero Beach for handling 
general freight and at St. Augustine, Daytona 
Beach, New Smyrna Beach, Eau Gallie, West 
Palm Beach, Delray Beach, Fort Lauderdale, 
and Miami for use of recreational craft. Yacht 
basins, open to the public, have been provided 
at Jacksonville Beach, Daytona Beach, Titusville, 
Eau Gallie, Vero Beach, Fort Pierce, West 
Palm Beach, Fort Lauderdale, Hollywood, and 
Miami. Facilities are considered adequate for 
existing commerce. (For further details on 
facilities at Jacksonville, see Port Series No. 
15, 1969, and at Palm Beach, Port Everglades, 
and Miami, see Port Series No. 16, Revised 
1972.) 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance: Removal of snags by Dredge 
Cypress cost $722,116. Contract work for the 
dike closure at Matanzas Inlet cost $986,053. 
Operation and maintenance of the district communications 
network cost $14,258. Condition 
and operation studies from the St. Johns River 
to Melbourne, Florida and from Melbourne to 
Miami cost $54,049 and $64,430, respectively. 
Engineering and design and supervision and 
administration costs were $98,668 and $50,636, 
respectively. Hired labor surveys, inspections 
and reports cost $122,616. Operation and care: 
The highway bridge near Palm Valley was 
operated and maintained at a cost of $42,578. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing 
project as modified by the Chief of Engineers 
is complete except for construction of the 
channel and turning basin at Sebastian, Florida, 
which is in an inactive status. 
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Total Federal costs under existing project 
through September 30, 1977, were $16,953,980 
for new work, $13,452,485 for maintenance, and 
$1,119,501 for operation and care, a total of 
$31,525,966, regular funds. In addition, 
$2,199,842 has been expended from public 
works funds for new work. Non-Federal costs 
for lands, spoil areas, rights-of-way, and other 
costs are estimated at $3,195,000. 
15. JACKSONVILLE HARBOR, FLA. 
Location. The authorized project comprises 
the lower 24.9 miles of St. Johns River which 
empties into the Atlantic Ocean near the 
northeasterly corner of the Florida peninsula. 
(See Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 
636-SC.) 
Previous projects. For details, see page 607 
of Annual Report, 1938. 
Existing project. The authorized project provides 
for a channel 38 by 400-1,200 feet from 
the ocean to mile 20 via Dame Point- Fulton 
Cutoff, thence 34 feet to Commodore Point, and 
thence 30 feet deep to the F.E.C. Railway bridge 
at Jacksonville, including a 30-foot channel in 
Arlington Cut and in the Old Dame Point- 
Fulton Channel; maintenance of the existing 
42 and 40-foot-depth entrance channel; maintenance 
of jetties at channel entrance; and construction 
of training walls and revetments. 
Plane of reference is mean low water. The project 
is about 26.8 miles long. 
Mean tidal range is 5.3 feet on the bar, 4.9 
feet at Mayport, 2.6 feet at Dame Point, and 
1.1 feet at Jacksonville. The extreme range 
varies from about 9 feet on the bar to about 
1.5 feet at Jacksonville. Strong northeasterly 
winds raise the water level about 2 feet at 
Mayport and Jacksonville. Strong southwesterly 
winds lower the water about 1.5 feet at Mayport 
and 1 foot at Jacksonville. 
Estimated cost of new work (1976) of the 
1965 modification to the project is $32,980,000 
Federal cost and $3,697,000 non-Federal cost 
($850,000 contributed funds and $2,847,000 
for lands, rights-of-way, and other costs.) 
(See Table 9-B for Authorizing Legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Local interests have fully 
complied with requirements of local cooperation 
for work performed to date. For work 
authorized by the 1965 River and Harbor Act, 
local interests must contribute 2.6 percent of 
the contract price plus supervision and administration 
for work to be provided by the Corps; 
provide all lands and rights-of-way; save the 
United States free from damages; and provide 
and maintain public terminal and transfer 
facilities. Assurances of local cooperation for 
this work were accepted February 11, 1966. 
Estimated non-Federal contribution for new 
work is $850,000. 
Terminal facilities. There are approximately 
100 waterfront facilities serving the port, including 
29 commercially operated, four of 
which are open to the public. There are 12 
commercial oil terminals and four oil docks 
operated by the Navy Department. Rail connections 
are available to all but one of the oil 
terminals and to most commercial facilities. 
Containership service is available to Puerto 
Rico and Atlantic Coast ports. Jacksonville 
Shipyards have facilities for building and repairing 
large vessels, and numerous facilities 
are available for repairing and servicing small 
craft. 
Jacksonville Port Authority operates municipal 
docks at two locations, Talleyrand and 
Blount Island. Over six hundred thousand 
(600,000) square feet of warehousing have 
been completed and are in operation at Talleyrand. 
There is a 4,500-foot marginal wharf. 
Paved open storage of 102 acres is in use, as 
well as two 27.5 ton capacity container cranes, 
and a 50-ton gantry crane. The facility has 
extensive rail and highway connections. 
On Blount Island a total of 3,550 feet of 
marginal wharf has been constructed (the last 
400 feet completed in 1975) and nearly 110 
acres of open storage have been paved. Paving 
and drainage of an additional 27 acres of container 
storage areas have been completed. The 
second 900-foot container berth has been completed 
for a total of four in the port. Two 
transit sheds were erected with a total of 
360,000 square feet of space and four cranes 
now service the berthing area. They include a 
100-ton and 50-ton gantry, a 45-ton twin-lift 
container crane, and a new 40-ton container 
crane. Delivery of a pair of roll-on/roll-off 
ramps was accepted for servicing container 
vessels. 
Facilities are considered adequate for existing 
commerce. (See Port Series No. 15, Rev. 
1969, Corps of Engineers.) 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
New work: Channel deepening to 38 feet from 
Mile 18.8 to Mile 20.0 continued during the 
fiscal year at a cost of $3,756,034. Engineering 
and design and supervision and administration 
costs were $25,776 and $107,118, respectively. 
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The completed projects Chaseville to Reddie 
Point and Short Cut Turn, Jacksonville Harbor 
were completed during the fiscal year at a cost 
of $62,957 and $40,394, respectively. Hired 
labor surveys, inspections and reports cost 
-$14,664. 
Maintenance: Contract costs incurred in connection 
with maintenance portion of contract 
for deepening channel from Mile 18.8 to Mile 
20.0 were $529,279. Dredge Clamshell removed 
14,893 cubic yards of material from the dates 
October 1, 1976 to October 6, 1976. Maintenance 
dredging of the 38-foot project from the ocean 
to the Trout River totaled $2,110,560 in costs. 
Dredge Dauntless removed 1,308,704 cubic 
yards during the year. Pro rata share for repairs 
of Dredge McFarland chargeable to this 
project amounted to $2,008,000. Operation and 
maintenance of district communications network 
cost $10,184. Engineering and design and 
supervision and administration costs were 
$8,689 and - $3,751, respectively. Hired labor 
surveys, inspections and reports cost $332,348. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction 
of the modification to the project, authorized 
by 1965 River and Harbor Act, is 98 percent 
completed. The north jetty is in fair condition 
and partially submerged at high tide. The south 
jetty is in good condition; revetments and 
training walls are in poor condition. Work remaining 
to complete the active portion of the 
project is deepening of the channel to 38 feet 
from Mile 18 to Mile 20. 
Total Federal costs under existing project 
through September 30, 1977, were $42,026,301 
for new work, $30,050,792 for maintenance, 
a total of $72,077,093, regular funds. In addition, 
$290,013 has been expended from public 
works funds for new work. 
16. LONGBOAT PASS, FLA. 
Location. Longboat Pass is located on the 
west coast of Florida about 11 miles northwest 
of Sarasota and 23 miles south of St. Petersburg. 
Located in Manatee County, it is one of 
several natural inlets connecting Sarasota Bay, 
a tidal estuary, with the Gulf of Mexico. (See 
Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1256.) 
Existing project. The authorized project provides 
for an entrance channel 12 by 150 feet 
from the Gulf to Longboat Pass Bridge, thence 
a channel 10 by 100 feet from Longboat Pass 
Bridge along a north to northeasterly alinement 
to the Intracoastal Waterway and extending 
along Intracoastal Waterway to Cortez 
Bridge. The mean tidal range is 2.2 feet and 
the maximum tidal range is about 5 feet. Currents 
are predominantly tidal. The estimated 
cost of the project, taken from the project document 
is $814,000 first cost ($706,900 Federal 
and $107,100 non-Federal) and $87,300 in annual 
costs ($80,300 Federal and $7,000 non- 
Federal). For a 50- year project life, the total 
cost is approximately $5,200,000. 
(See Table 9-B for Authorizing Legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Briefly, the local sponsor 
must provide without costs to the United 
States all lands, easements and rights-of-way; 
save the United States free from any damages 
that may result from construction and maintenance; 
provide and maintain necessary mooring 
facilities and terminals; provide and maintain 
depths in salt water berthing areas and 
local access and feeder channels in the vicinity 
of Cortez; acomplish required alterations in 
sewer, water supply, drainage and other utility 
facilities; assume full responsibility for all 
project costs in excess of the Federal cost 
limitation of $1,000,000 and contribute in cash 
13.4 percent of the construction cost. The local 
sponsors' responsibilities are jointly held 
by the Manatee County Board of Commissioners 
and the West Coast Inland Navigation 
District (WCIND). Total estimated contributed 
funds amount to $457,000. 
Terminal facilities. From Sarasota north to 
Tampa Bay there are about 28 small craft 
facilities including marinas, boat repair yards, 
and boat basins along the Intracoastal Waterway. 
Nine of them are located within 2 miles 
of Longboat Pass. Numerous private mooring 
piers and wharves also exist in the area. The 
marina and repair facilities appear adequate for 
the general boating needs of the area. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
New work: The dredging of Longboat Pass, 
Sarasota Bay began August 17, 1977 and incurred 
$434,370 in costs. Dredge Hendry No. 
5 removed 188,000 cubic yards of material 
during the period August 17, 1977 to September 
30, 1977. Engineering and design and supervision 
and administration costs were 
$8,602 and $18,818, respectively. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Dredging 
contract for Sarasota Bay was awarded in 
fiscal year. 
17. MIAMI HARBOR, FLA. 
Location. Miami is near the northerly end of 
Biscayne Bay, about 71 miles south of the 
entrance to Palm Beach Harbor. Miami River 
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has its source in the Everglades and flows 
southeasterly to enter Biscayne Bay at Miami. 
(See Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 
547 and 1248.) 
Existing project. The authorized project provides 
for a 38 by 500-foot channel from the 
ocean to the outer end of the north jetty, 
thence 36 by 400 feet through the entrance 
and across Biscayne Bay to and including a 
turning basin at the municipal terminals; a 
36-foot depth turning basin at Fisher Island; 
two rubblestone jetties at the entrance; a 
channel 15 by 200 feet from the mouth of 
Miami River to the turning basin at the municipal 
terminals; a channel 8 by 200 feet 
from the mouth of Miami River to the Intracoastal 
Waterway and thence 100 feet wide 
to Government Cut; a channel 15 feet deep in 
Miami River varying in width from 250 feet 
at mouth to 90 feet inland; and a channel 
12 by 100 feet from Miami to a harbor of 
refuge in Palmer Lake. Plane of reference is 
mean low water, except for a 15-foot channel 
in Miami River where depths are based on 
flood conditions. Total length of the project is 
about 15.3 miles. 
Mean tidal variation is 2.5 feet at entrance 
and 2 feet in the bay. Extreme variation is 
about 4.5 feet at entrance and 3 feet in Biscayne 
Bay. Strong easterly winds raise the 
water level about 1.5 feet at entrance and 1 
foot in the bay. Strong westerly winds lower 
water level about 1 foot at entrance and about 
0.5 foot in the bay. 
Estimated cost (1973) of 1968 modification 
to the project is $14,400,000 Federal (Corps 
of Engineers) cost and $1,860,000 non-Federal 
cost ($1,330,000 contributed funds and 
$530,000 other costs). (See Table 9-B for 
Authorizing Legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Local interests must provide 
all lands and rights-of-way; provide and 
maintain public terminal facilities; hold and 
save the United States free from damages; 
acomplish utility and other relocations and 
alterations as required; establish regulations 
prohibiting discharge of pollutants into the 
waters of the channel and harbor by users 
thereof; contribute 8.2 percent of the construction 
cost of the 1968 modification, including 
engineering and design and supervision 
and administration costs; contribute one-third 
of the initial cost of deepening the channel 
from Miami River to the harbor of refuge in 
Palmer Lake; provide and maintain suitable 
depths in harbor of refuge and construct and 
maintain adequate mooring facilities therein; 
and in time of storm have refuge open to all 
free of charge. Estimated contributed funds 
for new work are $1,330,000. 
Assurances of local cooperation for the 1968 
modification to the project were accepted 
December 18, 1968. 
Terminal facilities. Existing facilities consist 
of 82 piers and wharves, of which two are 
on Fisher Island, 12 at Miami Beach, four 
along the south side of MacArthur Causeway, 
one along the west side of Biscayne Bay at 
Miami, and 43 on Miami River. Nineteen facilities 
are open to the public for handling 
general cargo, eleven of which accommodate 
deep-draft vessels. All general carge wharves 
have highway and railway connections except 
the causeway terminal which has highway 
connections only. A municipal yacht anchorage 
basin and wharf are open to the public for 
recreational craft. Of the remaining piers and 
wharves, five are used for handling petroleum 
products, 22 are used in connection with ship 
repair activities, and 19 are used for mooring 
vessels or handling private freight. In addition, 
numerous landing facilities in and around 
Miami are designed for and used exclusively 
by recreational craft. 
Metropolitan Dade County is actively engaged 
in developing port facilities on Dodge 
Island in Biscayne Bay. Completed and in use 
are approximately 11,090 feet of berthing 
space. Eight passenger terminals can each accommodate 
and process 900 persons through 
customs. There are 6 transit cargo sheds with 
a total of 672,000 square feet. There are presently 
in use ten berths for roll-on trailerships. 
A slip of 800 feet by 400 feet on the south side 
of the island has been completed and is being 
utilized for oceanographic research vessels. 
Upon completion, facilities are expected to 
be adequate for current commerce. (See Port 
Series No. 16, Revised 1972, Corps of 
Engineers.) 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
New work: Construction of the fishing pier 
and North Jetty recreational facility began 
April 12, 1977 and incurred $206,527 in costs 
for the year. Also, construction of the walkway 
and restroom at the North Jetty facility did 
not start during the fiscal year, but the contract 
was awarded September 19, 1977. Engineering 
and design and supervision and administration 
costs were $21,436 and $26,141, 
respectively. Hired labor surveys, inspections 
and reports cost $657. 
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Maintenance: Hired labor surveys, inspections 
and reports cost $18,813 for the fiscal 
year. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction 
of the modification to the project, authorized 
by River and Harbor Act of 1968, is complete. 
South and north jetties are in good condition. 
Maintenance dredging is required in the 
turning basin at the municipal terminals. 
18. NEW PASS, SARASOTA, FLA. 
Location. Sarasota Bay is a tidal lagoon 
along the west coast of Florida immediately 
south of Tampa Bay. New Pass is a gulf inlet 
across the bay from Sarasota, Fla. (See Coast 
and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 857-SC.) 
Existing project. The authorized project proe 
vides for an entrance channel 10 feet deep and 
150 feet wide in the Gulf of Mexico diminishing 
to 8 by 100 feet through New Pass and 
extending across Sarasota Bay to the Intracoastal 
Waterway with side channels to, and 
turning basins at, Payne Terminal and city 
pier. Plane of reference is mean low water. 
Mean range of tide is 1.3 feet in Sarasota Bay; 
mean spring range is 1.7 feet. Project is about 
4 miles long. (See Table 9-B for Authorizing 
Legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with to 
date. Non-Federal contribution for new work 
amounted to $45,811. 
Terminal facilities. Consist of Payne Terminal, 
a slip 200 by 650 feet, and city pier, 400 
feet long with two finger piers equipped with 
adequate facilities at each location. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance: The 10-foot maintenance dredging 
project began May 10, 1977 and was 
completed at a cost of $557,912. Hired labor 
surveys, inspections and reports cost $7,035. 
Engineering and design and supervision and 
administration costs were $25,047 and $11,164 
respectively. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Project was 
completed in 1964. 
19. OKEECHOBEE WATERWAY, FLA. 
Location. The waterway traverses the southern 
part of the Florida peninsula via the 
Caloosahatchee River, Lake Okeechobee, and 
St. Lucie Canal, connecting coastal waterways 
along the Gulf and Atlantic Shores. (See Coast 
and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 855-SC and 
856-SC.) 
Previous projects. For details, see page 785 
of 1949 Annual Report. 
Existing project. The authorized project provides 
for replacing the old locks on the St. 
Lucie Canal by a single new lock; a channel 10 
by 100 feet from Ft. Myers for about 5 miles 
upstream, thence 8 by 80 to 100 feet to the 
Intracoastal Waterway, Jacksonville to Miami; 
near Stuart; an 8-foot depth basin at Stuart; 
a side channel at Ft. Myers; operation and care 
of St. Lucie Lock; and maintenance of features 
completed under previous projects as follows: 
a 12 by 200-foot channel from the Gulf to 
Punta Rassa, thence 10 by 100 feet to Fort 
Myers with a 10-foot depth basin at Fort 
Myers; a 6 by 80-foot channel along the 
south shore of Lake Okeechobee from Clewiston 
to St. Lucie Canal; a 6 by 60-foot channel in 
Taylor Creek from the town of Okeechobee to 
the Lake; and operation and care of Moore 
Haven and Ortona Locks. 
(See Table 9-B for Authorizing Legislation.) 
For further details see 1962 Annual Report. 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with for 
completed portion of project. Non-Federal contribution 
amounted to $502,407. 
Terminal facilities. There are 3 freight piers, 
1 municipal recreation pier, 4 privately owned 
piers, and a municipal yacht basin on the 
Caloosahatchee River near Fort Myers. The 
Corps has provided a boat basin, launching 
ramp, and a 120-foot wharf on the Caloosahatchee 
River about one-quarter mile below 
Ortona Lock. Commercial yacht basins are provided 
on the south side of the Caloosahatchee 
River about halfway between Ortona and 
Moore Haven Locks and about 3 miles east of 
LaBelle. A commercial/municipal yacht basin 
is provided on the north side of the St. Lucie 
Canal at Indiantown. 
There are numerous small wooden-pile 
landings along the Caloosahatchee River on St. 
Lucie Canal, and on the St. Lucie River, including 
one railroad terminal pier, a municipal 
pier, and a pier for handling petroleum products 
at Stuart. Also, 550 feet of wharves have 
been provided on the west side of Taylor 
Creek immediately landward of Hurricane Gate 
No. 6 and 150 feet on the east side of the 
creek. A yacht basin has been provided on the 
west side of the creek immediately landward of 
the hurricane gate. The installations on Taylor 
Creek are privately owned, but are open to the 
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public. A breakwater protected harbor is available 
at Pahokee. There is a 440-foot marginal 
wharf on the Industrial Canal at Clewiston; a 
125-foot wharf at LaBelle; a 150-foot wharf at 
Belle Glade; a 125-foot wharf at Moore Haven; 
a 50-foot wharf at Alva; and a 30-foot wharf 
on Taylor Creek at the town of Okeechobee. A 
docking facility for loading raw sugar was constructed 
in 1967 on Herbert Hoover Dike near 
Belle Glade. All have highway and/or railway 
connections. Facilities are considered adequate 
for existing commerce. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
(See Table 9-F for work accomplished.) 
Condition at end of fiscal year. The project 
is complete except for providing the 8-foot 
depth basin at Stuart, which is inactive. 
Total Federal costs under the existing project 
through September 30, 1977, were 
$4,547,944 for new work, $5,404,570 for 
maintenance, and $4,289,759 ($67,558 excluded 
which represents services rendered without 
reimbursement) for operation and care, a total 
of $14,309,831. 
20. OKLAWAHA RIVER, FLA. 
Location. The river has its source in a 
system of large lakes in the central part of the 
Florida peninsula and flows generally northerly, 
then easterly, emptying into St. Johns 
River 22 miles above Palatka. The extreme 
head of the system is considered to be Lake 
Apopka, 120 miles above the river's mouth. 
Previous projects. For details, see page 613 
of 1938 Annual Report. 
Existing project. The authorized project provides 
for a channel 6 feet deep from the river 
mouth to the head of Silver Springs Run; clearing 
a channel to Lake Griffin; maintaining 
dikes to obtain a navigable depth of about 4 
feet to Leesburg and construction of a lock 
and dam at Moss Bluff. The project length is 
about 85.7 miles in the river and 5.4 miles in 
Silver Springs Run. 
(See Table 9-B for Authorizing Legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with to 
date. 
Terminal facilities. Numerous private and 
public landings and boat-launching ramps are 
located along the river. Public recreation-craft 
basins and boat launching ramps are near 
Silver Springs and State Road 40 and 316 
bridges. There is a municipal wharf on Lake 
Griffin at Leesburg. Facilities are considered 
adequate for existing commerce. A dam has 
created Lake Ocklawaha (13,000 acres) with 
egress to the St. Johns River through Buckman 
Lock. Along the lake are 4 launching 
ramps: Payne Landing, Orange Springs, Kenwood 
Landing, and Recreation Site 2B. Access 
below the dam is at the Oklawaha Boat launch 
ramp and at State Road 19. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance: Snagging and clearing between 
the St. John's River and Moss Bluff cost 
$4,192. Condition and operation studies incurred 
$14,286 in costs. Supervision and administration 
costs were $9. Hired labor surveys, 
inspections and reports cost $773. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. The project 
is complete except for providing a 6-foot depth 
channel from the mouth of the river to the 
head of Silver Springs Run, which is in an 
inactive status. The Moss Bluff lock and dam 
structure was replaced under the Four River 
Basins, Fla., flood control project. 
Total Federal costs under the existing project 
through September 30, 1977, have been 
$311,352 for new work and $1,820,312 for 
maintenance, (excluding $11,414 under provisions 
of the permanent indefinite appropriation), 
a total of $2,131,664. 
21. PALM BEACH HARBOR, FLA. 
Location. The authorized project is located 
on the east coast of Florida about 71 miles 
north of the entrance to Miami Harbor and 
about 264 miles southeasterly from the entrance 
to Jacksonville Harbor. (See Coast and 
Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 291 and 1248). 
Existing project. The authorized project provides 
for an entrance channel 35 by 400 feet 
merging with an inner channel 33 by 300 feet 
to and including a turning basin; bank revetment; 
and restoring jetties. Plane of reference 
is mean low water. The project is about 1.6 
miles long. 
Mean range of tide in the ocean at the 
entrance is 2.8 feet and at the turning basin, 
2.2 feet. Extreme range of tide is about 4.5 
feet at the inlet and 3 feet at the terminals. 
Seven-foot tidal ranges have occurred during 
storms. For details, see 1962 Annual Report. 
See (Table 9-B for Authorizing Legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with to 
date. For requirements, see 1961 Annual 
Report. Non-Federal contribution for new 
work was $509,506. 
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Terminal facilities. The port has two slips, 
three marginal wharves containing seventeen 
berths totalling 3,975 feet in length, four rollon/
roll-off ramps, 157,400 square feet of warehouse 
space, and four steel storage tanks for 
petroleum products connected with terminals 
by pipelines. Rail and highway connections, 
water supply, and other facilities have been 
provided in warehouses and shipside of slips. 
A new container handling facility has been 
constructed. The wharves are owned by the 
Port of Palm Beach District. 
Facilities are considered adequate for existing 
commerce. (See Port Series No. 16, 1964, 
Corps of Engineers.) 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance: Mitigation of shore damages 
cost $5,834 for the year. Condition and operation 
studies for the project totaled $27,777. 
Operation and maintenance of the district communications 
network cost $4,074. Engineering 
and design cost was $37. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. The project 
was dompleted in 1967. Jetties and revetment 
are in good condition. 
22. PONCE DE LEON INLET, FLA. 
Location. Ponce de Leon Inlet is on the 
Atlantic coast of Florida about 65 miles south 
of St. Augustine Harbor and 57 miles north of 
Canaveral Harbor. (See Coast and Geodetic 
Survey Chart No. 1245.) 
Existing project. The authorized project 
provides for an entrance channel 15 by 200 
feet across the ocean bar, thence 12 by 200 
feet and 12 by 100 feet through the inlet; 
thence southward in Indian River North 12 by 
100 feet, and northward in Halifax River, 7 
by 100 feet, each leg continuing to the Intracoastal 
Waterway; ocean jetties on the north 
and south of the inlet 4,200 and 2,700 feet long, 
respectively; and a weir in the north jetty with 
an impoundment basin inside the jetty. Plane 
of reference is mean low water. Mean range 
of tide is 4.1 feet in the ocean and 2.3 feet inside 
the inlet. The project is about 5 miles long. 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with to 
date. Non-Federal contribution for new work 
was $2,377,884. 
Terminal facilities. None in the immediate 
area. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance: Channel improvements for the 
fiscal year cost $16,804. Operation and maintenance 
of the district communications network 
cost $2,038. Condition and operation studies 
cost $87,136. Engineering and design and supervision 
and administration costs were 
$13,066 and $2,898, respectively. Hired labor 
surveys, inspections and reports cost $2,591. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction 
of the project is complete. Ocean jetties and 
weir are in good condition. 
23. PONCE HARBOR, P.R. 
Location. Ponce Harbor is an open bay about 
midway on the south coast of Puerto Rico. 
From the center of the city of Ponce, the harbor 
is about 3 miles south. (See Coast and 
Geodetic Survey Chart Nos. 927 and 902.) 
Previous project. For details, see page 12 
of Annual Report for 1975. 
Existing project. The authoriied project provides 
for a seawall 362 feet long extending 
northwesterly across the rock reef from near 
the landward end of the municipal pier; dredging 
an area off the municipal pier, 30 feet deep 
and containing about 18 acres; a breakwater 
2400 feet long extending southwesterly from 
Punta Carenero; a channel 36 feet deep by 600 
feet wide extending from the Caribbean Sea 
approximately 2.8 miles up to the port, thence 
a channel 400 feet wide by 36 feet deep into 
the harbor, and a 36-foot-deep, irregular 
shaped turning basin with a diameter of 950 
feet. Plane of reference is mean low water. 
Mean tidal range is 0.6 foot, extreme varies 
between about 1 foot below and 2 feet above 
mean low water. Estimated Federal cost of 
new work (1977) is $4,250,000 with no local 
contribution required. (See Table 9-B for 
Authorizing Legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Should provide all lands, 
easements and rights-of-way; provide and 
maintain at local expense depths in berthing 
areas and local access channels; hold United 
States free from any damages resulting from 
construction and maintenance of the project; 
relocate without cost to the United States all 
cables, sewer mains, water supply, drainage 
and other utility installations as required; provide 
adequate public terminal and transfer facilities 
open to all on equal terms. A letter has 
been received from local interests assuring 
compliance with local requirements. Further 
assurances are not required until completion 
of Phase I GDM. No contribution is required 
from locals. 
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Terminal facilities. The municipality of Ponce 
owns and operates the only deep-draft terminal 
facilities in Ponce Harbor, which consist of a 
municipal pier 515 long and 108 feet wide, 
and a bulkhead wharf 2,611 feet long. Both are 
equipped for transfer and storage of freight. An 
additional 1,200 feet of bulkhead wharf and a 
72.5 ton container lift shore crane were recently 
completed. The municipal pier has a 
steel transit shed 386 by 85 feet. The bulkhead 
wharf has four steel transit sheds totaling 
over 103,000 square feet. Three concrete 
and steel warehouses are available providing 
880,000 square feet for general storage. Open 
storage areas for structural steel, lumber, and 
other bulk and package commodities are also 
provided. Bulk cement is handled and loaded 
into cement cargo ships by the use of a private 
pipeline loading facility. A tuna fish processing 
and canning factory is located on the premises, 
with direct access to the bulkhead wharf. 
Existing facilities are open to the public. 
Facilities are considered adequate for existing 
commerce. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance: Hired labor surveys, inspections 
and reports cost $11,220. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. The project 
is about 13 percent complete. South and north 
jetties are in fair condition. Maintenance 
dredging is required in the turning basin at 
the municipal terminals. 
24. PORT EVERGLADES HARBOR, FLA. 
Location. The harbor is on the east coast of 
Florida about 23 miles north of Miami and 
about 48 miles south of Palm Beach Harbor, 
Florida. (See Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart 
No. 546.) 
Existing project. The authorized project provides 
for an ocean entrance channel 45 by 500 
feet through an ocean bar tapering to 40 by 450 
feet between rubblestone entrance jetties, and 
continuing at that depth to an irregularly 
flared entrance and turning basin of same 
depth; enlarging Pier 7 channel to 36 by 400 
feet for distance of about 1,600 feet; maintenance 
of the locally dredged channel opposite 
Berth 18 to 36 feet deep over a length of 
700 feet with varying widths of 200 to 150 
feet; planning for a south jetty fishing walkway 
with construction contingent upon need as 
developed by detailed postauthorization 
studies; and, maintenance of the jetties. Plane 
of reference is mean low water. The project is 
about 1.9 miles long. Mean range of tide is 2.5 
feet at the entrance and 2.3 feet at the terminals; 
extreme range is about 4.5 feet with 
storm tides of about 6.5 feet. 
Estimated cost of new work (1977) of the 
1974 authorization is $23,000,000 Federal 
(Corps of Engineers) cost and $1,412,000 non- 
Federal cost ($112,000 contributed funds and 
$1,300,000 other costs). See Table 9-B for 
Authorizing Legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Local cooperation has 
been fully complied with for work completed 
to date. For work under House Document 
144/93/1, local interests must: provide all 
lands, easements, and rights-of-way; save 
United States free from damages; accomplish 
utility and other relocatons or alterations; provide 
depths in berthing areas and local access 
channels serving the terminals commensurate 
with depths provided in the related project 
areas; establish regulations prohibiting discharge 
of pollutants into waters of the channel 
by users thereof; prohibit erection of any 
structure within 100 feet of project channel as 
authorized at time of construction; provide and 
maintain public terminal and transfer facilities; 
contribute 50 percent of total first costs of 
recreational jetty fishing facility; and operate 
and maintain jetty fishing facility. Assurances 
of local cooperation for the 1974 authorization 
have not yet been requested from local sponsor. 
Terminal facilities. All public port facilities 
except one are owned and operated by Port 
Everglades Authority. There are 27 commercial 
ship berths providing a total berthing space of 
over 16,000 linear feet. Ten berths are in three 
slips ranging from 700 to 1600 feet long and 
from 300 to 306 feet wide. Water depth is 37 
feet mean low water at all but 7 of the berths 
where depth is 33 feet mean low water. There 
are eight transit warehouses with a capacity of 
497,000 square feet, and over 100 acres of 
open storage. Private companies maintain over 
200 storage tanks for petroleum products, and 
operate piping facilities extending from the 
port south to Miami. The remaining facility is 
operated by Broward County Port Authority 
and serves as a base for oceanographic research 
vessels operated by the Nova University 
Oceanographic Laboratory. All wharves are 
served by railway and highway connections. 
Marine repair and drydocking facilities are 
available for small and medium size vessels. A 
large passenger pier and terminal complex is 
located in the south part of the harbor. Under 
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construction are facilities on a 30-acre tract of 
land to be used for foreign trade zone, to be 
completed in mid-1978. 
Facilities are considered adequate for existing 
commerce. (See Port Series No. 16, Revised 
1972, Corps of Engineers.) 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
New work: Engineering and design costs were 
$70,384. 
Maintenance: Hired labor surveys, inspections 
and reports cost $20,204. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Work required 
to complete the project is construction 
authorized in House Document 144/93/1. 
25. REMOVING THE WATER HYACINTH 
FROM NAVIGABLE WATERS IN THE 
STATE OF FLORIDA. 
Location. Water hyacinth is found in freshwater 
streams and lakes in various parts of the 
district. 
Existing project. The authorized project provides 
for destruction or removal of water hyacinth 
in navigab!e waters of the State so far as 
they constitute an obstruction to navigation 
and commerce, using any mechanical, chemical, 
or other means not injurious to cattle, and use 
of log booms to close sloughs and backwaters 
as an auxiliary means. No estimate of the final 
cost of work has been made. (See Table 9-B 
for Authorizing Legislation.) 
For further details, see 1962 Annual Report. 
Local cooperation. None required. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance: Spraying operations continued 
during the year. (See Table 9-G for Spraying 
Operations.) 
Condition at end of fiscal year. The project 
is for maintenance. During the year, 10,295 
acres of hyacinths were sprayed in approximately 
2,000 miles of waterways. Hyacinths in 
Lake Okeechobee and in St. Johns River 
Watershed are under reasonable control. 
26. ST. AUGUSTINE HARBOR, FLA. 
Location. The harbor is on the east coast of 
Florida, about 35 miles south of the entrance 
to St. Johns River and about 180 miles north 
of Fort Pierce Harbor. (See Coast and Geodetic 
Survey Charts Nos. 1243 and 1244.) 
Previous project. For details see page 412 of 
Annual Report for 1958. 
Existing project. The authorized project provides 
for a channel 16 feet by 200 feet along 
the best natural alinement as may exist from 
time to time across the new inlet bar, thence 
12 feet deep to the Intracoastal Waterway; a 
sandtrap groin on the north side of the inlet 
extending seaward from the shore of Vilano 
Beach, and a sand-tight jetty on the south side 
of the channel extending seaward from the 
shore of Conch Island parallel to and coextensive 
with the groin, future landward extension 
of the groin and jetty; and a channel 10 
by 100 feet in San Sebastian River from the 
Intracoastal Waterway to King Street Bridge, 
with a turning basin near the upper end. 
Length of the inlet channel is about 1.5 miles, 
and length of the San Sebastian River channel 
is about 2.6 miles. Plane of reference is mean 
low water. The mean tidal range is 4.5 feet in 
the ocean at St. Augustine Inlet and 4.2 feet at 
the city waterfront. Strong northerly winds, 
mostly in the winter, lower the water surface 
about 1 foot. (See Table 9-B for Authorizing 
Legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with to 
date. Non-Federal contribution for new work 
amounted to $137,500. 
Terminal facilities. There are several timber 
docks on the Matanzas waterfront of St. 
Augustine. In this area of the harbor is a concrete 
dock which serves as a municipal yacht 
pier. It has fuel facilities, 19 slips and 
accommodates boats up to 60-ft. in length. A 
large public boat ramp is also available. The 
principal terminals are the numerous shrimp 
docks in the San Sebastian River which flows 
southward through the city into the Matanzas 
River south of the bridge; these consist of 
timber wharves, with frame and corrugated 
iron warehouses thereon, and 9 marine railways 
for small boats. There is also a marine 
supply facility and several boat yards. The 
present terminals have highway connections 
and several of the shrimp docks have rail connections. 
They are considered adequate for existing 
commerce and recreational craft. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance: The removal of shoals in the 
16-foot entrance channel by the U.S. Dredge 
D"vison incurred $1,027,122 in costs while removing 
175,775 cubic yards of material. Condition 
and operation studies cost $21,499. 
Engineering and design and supervision and 
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administration costs were $2,294 and $880, respectively. 
Hired labor surveys, inspections and 
reports cost $13,057. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Project is 
complete. The groin is in good condition except 
for the 300 feet which has subsided to 
about elevation 3.0 feet, mean low water. The 
jetty is in good condition, but is submerged 
at high tide. Total Federal costs under the 
existing project through September 30, 1977, 
were $1,405,131 for new work and $2,810,064 
for maintenance, a total of $4,215,195. 
27. ST. JOHN'S RIVER, FLA., JACKSONVILLE 
TO LAKE HARNEY 
Location. Rises in marshes of Brevard 
County, Fla., near east coast, and flows northwesterly 
to Jacksonville, thence easterly into 
the Atlantic Ocean, 122 miles south of Savannah 
River. River is about 285 miles long, of 
which 161.5 miles are included in project. (See 
U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 
685---688.) 
Previous projects. Adopted by River and 
Harbor Acts of June 14, 1880 and July 5, 
1884. For further details see Annual Reports 
for 1915 and 1938. 
Existing project. Channel 13 feet deep and 
200 feet wide from Florida East Coast Railway 
bridge at Jacksonville to Palatka, thence 12 
by 100 feet to Sanford, and thence 5 by 100 
feet to Lake Harney, with side channel to 
Enterprise and maintenance of two jetties. 
Existing project was authorized by River 
and Harbor Acts of March 2, 1945 (H. Doc. 
445, 78th Cong., 2d sess.) and July 24, 1946 (S. 
Doc. 208, 79th Cong., 2d sess.). For further 
details see Annual Report for 1962. 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with for 
active portions of project (see Annual Report 
for 1962.) 
Terminal facilities. There are 36 piers and 
wharves along project, including municipal 
piers and wharves at Green Cove Springs and 
Palatka, 12 Navy piers at Green Cove Springs, 
a municipal recreational pier at Sanford, and 
19 privately owned piers, 5 of which have 
nearby tank storage facilities for petroleum 
products. Facilities are considered adequate for 
existing commerce. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance: Channel improvements for the 
fiscal year cost $88,695. Condition and operation 
studies cost $12,436. Supervision and inspection 
for the project cost $8,582. Hired 
labor surveys, inspections and reports cost 
-$579. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Active portion 
is complete. Condition of project as a whole 
is adequate for present needs of navigation. 
(For more detailed information refer to Annual 
Report for F.Y. 1963). 
28. ST. LUCIE INLET, FLA. 
Location. The inlet is on the east coast of 
Florida about 19 miles south of the entrance to 
Fort Pierce Harbor, Florida, and 100 miles 
north of the entrance to Miami Harbor, 
Florida. (See Coast and Geodetic Survey 
Chart No. 1247.) 
Previous project. For details see page 764 of 
Annual Report for 1949. 
Existing project. The authorized project provides 
for extending the north jetty about 500 
feet and modifying existing jetty to provide a 
sand bypass weir section about 500 feet long; 
excavation of a sand impoundment basin adjacent 
to the bypass weir in the north jetty; construction 
of a south jetty consisting of a rubblemound 
structure about 2,400 feet long with 
a walkway for recreational fishing; channel between 
existing bar cut and the Intracoastal 
Waterway 10 by 500 feet through the bar cut, 
tapering to 150 feet through the inlet, and 100 
feet wide and 7 feet deep to the Intracoastal 
Waterway; and transfer of 380,000 cubic yards 
of material to the south beach during each two 
year maintenance period. Plane of reference is 
mean low water. Total project length is about 
1.9 miles. Mean tidal range is 2.6 feet on the 
ocean side and about 1 foot on the land side of 
the inlet. 
The estimated cost of the 1974 modification 
(1977) to the project is $5,090,000 Federal 
cost and $2,053,000 non-Federal cost $1,810,000 
contributed funds and $243,000 other costs). 
(See Table 9-B for Authorizing Legislation). 
Local cooperation. Local interests must: contribute 
19.9 percent of construction cost allocated 
to navigation in the combined project, 
23.2 percent allocated to beach erosion, and 50 
percent of construction cost of jetty fishing 
walkway; provide 39.8 percent of the annual 
maintenance cost allocated to navigation and 
23.2 percent of the annual costs for maintenance 
dredging allocated to beach erosion control 
for periodic beach nourishment and 100 percent 
of the annual jetty maintenance costs allocated 
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co beach erosion control; maintain jetty fishing 
walkway; agree that each five years the 
amount of local cost sharing for maintenance is 
to be adjusted; provide all lands, easements, and 
rights-of-way; hold United States free from 
damages; provide marina with mooring facilities 
and utilities; provide and maintain depths 
in berthing area and local access and feeder 
channels commensurate with the depths provided 
in the project; accomplish such alterations 
as required in sewer, water supply, 
drainage, and other utility facilities, and take 
action to place in effect statutes and/or regulations 
which will protect the water quality for 
the authorized uses of the project. Assurances 
of local cooperation for the 1974 modification 
have not yet been requested from the local 
sponsor. 
Terminal facilities. A municipal pier provides 
facilities for docking and servicing 
charter fishing and small recreational craft. 
At Stuart there is a dock for handling bulk petroleum 
products and several marinas which 
provide facilities for mooring, servicing and 
minor repair of small craft. Facilities are considered 
adequate for existing commerce. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
New work: Planning for the proposed project 
continued during the fiscal year and incurred 
$43,505 in costs. 
Maintenance: Removal of shoals in the 6-foot 
channel by U.S. Dredge Merritt from October 
31, 1976 to November 20, 1976 and from May 
21, 1977 to June 16, 1977 incurred $122,866 
in costs while removing 79,634 cubic yards of 
material. Operation and maintenance of the 
district communications network cost $4,074. 
Condition and operation studies cost $25,918. 
Engineering and design and supervision and 
administration costs were $7,951 and 4,565, 
respectively. Hired labor surveys, inspections 
and reports cost $3,882. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Work required 
to complete the project is construction 
authorized in House Document 294/93/1. 
Total Federal costs under existing project 
through September 30, 1977, were $309,690 
for new work and $1,386,035 for maintenance, 
a total of $1,695,725. 
29. ST. PETERSBURG HARBOR, FLA. 
Location. St. Petersburg is on west shore of 
Tampa Bay 8.75 miles southwest of Port 
Tampa City. Entrance from Gulf of Mexico to 
Tampa Bay is about midway of west coast of 
Florida, about 330 miles southeast of Pensaco1 
a, Fla., and 65 miles north of Charlotte 
Harbor, Fla. (See Coast and Geodetic Survey 
Charts 586 and 1257.) 
Previous projects. For details, see Annual 
Report of 1938. 
Existing project. An entrance channel 24 by 
300 feet from Tampa Bay southwesterly and 
thence westerly along south side of Port of 
St. Petersburg basin to Bayboro Harbor; a 24- 
foot depth in the port basin and in the area 
between the entrance channel and the Maritime 
Service south bulkhead; a channel 15 by 
100 feet in Bayboro Harbor along southwesterly 
300 feet of the Maritime Service bulkhead; 
a basin 12 by 800 by 700 feet-1,400 
feet in Bayboro Harbor, a channel 12 by 75 by 
300 feet in the mouth of Salt Creek; an entrance 
channel 20 by 200 feet extending northerly 
about 5.5 miles from deep water in lower 
Tampa Bay, and thence a channel 19 by 250 
feet leading westward to the 24-foot depth 
entrance channel, and a channel 16 by 200 by 
6,200 feet on the easterly side of the Point 
Pinellas lighted beacon. 
Local cooperation. Local interests must furnish 
lands, rights-of-way, and spoil-disposal 
areas; hold United States free from damages; 
and strengthen or move structures necessary 
to safeguard the channels and adjacent lands 
and structures. Requirements for active part 
fully complied with. 
Terminal facilities. A 1,500-foot-long municipal 
wharf and two warehouses at the Port 
of St. Petersburg turning basin. From turning 
basin to Bayboro Harbor the U.S. Maritime 
training station has 1,360 feet of wharfage 
space. On Bayboro Harbor, there are 5 oil 
company wharves, 2 marine repair and supply 
plants, a sand and shell wharf, 6 marine railways, 
steam-electric plant and fuel wharf of 
the Florida Power Corp., and 4 privately owned 
marginal wharves. Two oil companies have 
terminals on Salt Creek and there are three 
municipal yacht basins north of Port of St. 
Petersburg. Facilities considered adequate for 
existing commerce and are open to all equally. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance: Condition and operation studies 
for the year cost $9,809. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Project 
is complete except for 24-foot-depth channel 
and basin from Tampa Bay to Bayboro Harbor 
which is considered inactive. Controlling 
depths: 20.5 feet in 20-foot channel leading 
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northward from Tampa Bay in April 1966; 19 
feet in 19-foot entrance channel and 17 feet 
throughout Port of St. Petersburg basin in 
March 1963; 14.5 feet in Point Pinellas Channel 
in May 1938; and 12 feet in Bayboro 
Harbor and in mouth of Salt Creek in August 
1957. Total Federal costs for existing project 
were $255,608 for new work and $107,972 for 
maintenance, a total of $363,580. 
30. SAN JUAN HARBOR, P.R. 
Location. San Juan Harbor is on the north 
coast of Puerto Rico about 35 miles from the 
island's east end and 1100 miles southeast of 
Miami, Florida. (See Coast and Geodetic Survey 
Chart No. 908.) 
Previous projects. For details see Annual 
Reports for 1915, 1916, 1938. 
Existing project. Provides for a bar channel 
48 by 800 feet, shifting the centerline 350 
feet west; deepening Anegado Channel in steps 
from 46 to 40 feet while reducing its width 
to 800 feet; deepening Army Terminal Channel 
and turning basin to 40 feet while widening 
the channel to 450 feet; deepening Puerto 
Nuevo Channel to 40 feet and widening it to 
400 feet; deepening Graving Dock Channel to 
40 feet at existing 400-foot width; deepening 
San Antonio Channel to 38 feet at varying 
widths, minimum of 500 feet; deepening cruise 
ship basin to 36 feet at an irregular width; 
maintaining Sabana Approach Channel at 30 
by 250 feet; provide a 38-foot depth in Anchorage 
Area "E" with irregular width and six 
mooring dolphins for vessels using the area. 
Mean tidal range is 1.1 feet. The estimated 
cost (1977) of the modification is $57,315,000 
Federal ($55,,300,000 Corps, $919,000 Coast 
Guard and $1,096,000 other) and $4,780,000 for 
construction of berthing areas. (See Table 9-B 
for Authorizing Legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Should provide all lands, 
easements and rights-of-way; hold the United 
States free from any damages; provide and 
maintain depths in berthing areas and local 
access and feeder channels; provide alterations 
as required in sewer water supply, and other 
utility facilities. It is further recommended 
that local interests be reimbursed for work 
performed by them on the project subsequent 
to project authorization. Local interests have 
complied with authorization requirements to 
date. There is no non-Federal contribution required. 
Terminal facilities. There are 28 piers and 
bulkhead wharves in the harbor capable of 
docking deep-draft vessels, which have an 
aggregate berthing length of about 23,736 
feet; however, due to limiting depths it is estimated 
that berthing space available for deepdraft 
vessels is about 23,645 feet. Eleven piers 
and bulkhead wharves are on the north shore, 
2 front Graving Dock turning basin and channel, 
9 are at the eastern side and 3 at the 
western side of the Army Terminal basin and 
channel, and 3 on the south shore of San Antonio 
Channel. One pier and bulkhead wharf 
are privately owned, 7 are U.S. Government 
property, and 19 owned by the Commonwealth 
of Puerto Rico. Twenty piers and wharves are 
equipped with mechanical transfer facilities. 
Five wharves are equipped with a special crane 
for the handling of loaded containers. Nineteen 
are open to general public. 
There is an aggregate length of about 1,339 
feet of berthing space at Catano Point used 
principally by small vessels within the 18-foot 
draft range. This space is also open to the 
public. In addition, there are 10 piers and 
bulkhead wharves with approximately 6,910 
feet of berthing space owned and operated by 
different agencies of the Federal Government. 
This space is not open to the public. 
Facilities are considered adequate for 
existing commerce. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance: Removal of obstructions from 
the harbor during the year cost $656. Condition 
and operation studies cost $9,054. Hired 
labor surveys, inspections and reports cost 
$493. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Remaining 
work to complete project is modification 
authorized in 1976. 
Total Federal costs under the existing project 
through September 30, 1977 were 
$12,600,216 for new work and $6,475,740 for 
maintenance, a total of $19,075,956 regular 
funds. In addition, $427,068 was expended for 
new work and $24,737 for maintenance from 
rublic works funds and $100,000 for new 
work from contributed funds. Existing project 
includes the entrance channel and turning basin 
to Army Terminal which cost $1,543,712; this 
expenditure was made from military appropriations 
and is not included in above costs. 
31. SUWANNEE RIVER, FLA. 
Location. The river has its source in Okefenokee 
Swamp, in southeastern Georgia, and 
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ws in a general southerly direction, emptying 
into the Gulf of Mexico about 115 miles north 
of entrance to Tampa Bay and 12 miles northwest 
of Cedar Keys. (See U.S. Coast and 
Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1259.) 
Previous projects. Act of March 3, 1839, 
appropriated funds for removing obstructions 
at mouth of Suwannee River and for a survey 
of river. For further details see Annual Reports 
for 1915 and 1931. 
Existing project. A channel 6 feet deep 
through Derrick Island Gap in Suwannee 
Sound, thence 5 by 150 feet to Branford 
(Rolands Bluff), and 4 by 60 feet to Ellaville, 
a total distance of about 139 miles. 
Estimated cost for new work (revised in 
1953), exclusive of amounts expended on previous 
project, is $267,264. Project was authorized 
by River and Harbor Acts of June 14, 
1880, and September 19, 1890. For further details 
see Annual Report for 1962. 
Local cooperation. None required. 
Terminal facilities. No commercial traffic 
except near mouth at Suwannee, Fla. Facilities 
are adequate for existing commerce. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance: Condition and operation studies 
during the year cost $34,225. Supervision and 
inspection costs totaled $34 for the fiscal year. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Existing project, 
which is about 25 percent complete, is in 
good condition. Work remaining to complete 
project is dredging through several rock shoals 
below Ellaville and widening channel through 
Derrick Island Gap and at a number of localities 
on river; this is not considered justified 
by small use being made of river at present. 
Total Federal costs for existing project to 
September 30, 1977, were $76,418 for new work 
and $153,129 for maintenance, a total of 
$229,547. 
32. TAMPA HARBOR, FLA. 
Location. Tampa Harbor is in a large natural 
indentation of the Gulf of Mexico about midway 
of the west coast of Florida. The entrance 
is about 220 miles north of Key West and 
about 330 miles southeast of Pensacola. (See 
Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 586, 
587, and 1257.) 
Previous projects. For details see page 665 
of 1938 Annual Report. 
Existing project. The authorized project provides 
for a channel from the Gulf of Mexico to 
Port Sutton and Tampa; 46 by 700 feet from 
the Gulf of Mexico to Mullet Key; 44 by 600 
feet in Mullet Key Cut Channel; 44 by 500 
feet in Tampa Bay from Mullet Key Cut to 
Hillsborough Bay and Port Tampa Channels; 
44 by 500 feet in Hillsborough Bay from 
junction with Tampa Bay and Port Tampa 
Channels to the junction with Port Sutton 
entrance channel, thence 42 by 400 feet to the 
junction with Seddon and Garrison Channels; 
44 by 400 feet in Port Sutton entrance channel; 
42 by 400 feet in Sparkman Channel; 40 
by 300 feet in Ybor Channel; 42 by 400 feet 
in Port Tampa Channel; 44 by 400-500 feet in 
East Bay entrance channel; 44 by 300 feet in 
East Bay approach channel; 30 by 300 feet in 
Seddon and Garrison Channels; 30 by 200 
feet in Alfia River; 9 by 100 feet in Hillsborough 
River to a point 2,000 feet above 
Columbus River bridge; a breakwater; turning 
basins at Port Sutton, Ybor Channel, Port 
Tampa, East Bay, mouth of Hillsborough 
River, and in Alafia River; and maintenance 
of a channel 12 by 200 feet in Hillsborough 
River and 44 by 200 feet in Port Sutton terminal 
channel. (The 46-foot and 44-foot depth 
portions of the project include a 5-foot underkeel 
clearance. Special studies on the project 
concluded that a 4-foot underkeel is sufficient. 
Therefore, a 1-foot overdepth has been placed 
in an inactive status, resulting in active project 
depths of 45 and 43 feet, respectively.) 
Plane of reference is mean low water. The project 
is about 67 miles long, including 10 miles 
in Hillsborough River and 3.6 miles in Alafia 
River. 
Mean range of tide is 1.3 feet at the lower 
end of the bay, 1.6 feet at Port Tampa, and 1.8 
feet at Tampa. Extreme range is about 3.8 feet 
at the lower end of the bay and 4.8 feet at 
Tampa. Strong southwesterly winds raise the 
water level about 1.5 feet. Strong northerly 
winds, which usually occur in the winter, lower 
the water level about 2 feet. Estimated cost of 
new work (1977) of the 1970 modification 
to the project is $176,190,000 Federal 
($175,000,000 Corps and $1,190,000 U.S. Coast 
Guard) cost and $1,291,000 non-Federal cost 
($1,060,000 contributed funds and $231,000 
other costs). (See Table 9-B for Authorizing 
Legislation.) 
For further details, see 1962 Annual Report. 
Local cooperation. Local cooperation has 
been fully complied with for work completed 
to date. For work authorized by the River and 
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Harbor Act of 1970, local interests must: 
provide all lands, easements, and rights-of-way; 
hold United States free from damages; provide 
and maintain adequate public terminal and 
transfer facilities open to all on equal terms; 
and establish regulations prohibiting discharge 
of pollutants into project waters. In addition, 
for work provided by HD 401/91/2, local 
interests must: accomplish utility and other 
relocations or alterations necessary for project 
purposes; prohibit erection of any structure 
within 125 feet of project channels or turning 
basins; contribute 0.6 percent of construction 
cost; and provide a Port Sutton Channel 44 
by 200 by 4,000 feet for Federal maintenance. 
For work provided by HD 150/91/1, local 
interests must also provide and maintain depths 
in berthing areas and local access channels 
serving the terminals commensurate with the 
depth provided in the related project areas. 
Assurances of local cooperation for the 1970 
authorization were approved by the Secretary 
of the Army on January 10, 1973. 
Terminal facilities. There are 78 commercial 
piers and wharves at Tampa, including those 
on Hillsborough River and Old Tampa Bay at 
Rattlesnake, Florida. Municipal terminals 
(called Metroport) on Ybor Channel consist of 
a slip 778 by 250 feet with a wharf on both 
sides and a steel-frame transit shed. Most 
facilities have railway connections. Municipal 
terminals, one city wharf and about 10 privately 
owned terminals are open to the public. 
There are 17 commercial oil terminals and 2 
privately owned cement storage facilities and 
a dockside cold storage facility. The Tampa 
Port Authority operates a 800-head capacity 
cattle-loading wharf on the east side of Sparkman 
Channel. Ship repair facilities are available, 
with construction of a new 900-foot 
drydock underway. 
Facilities also include phosphate-loading 
facilities accommodating barges and ocean 
vessels on East Bay, a phosphate elevator called 
"Rockport", a phosphate terminal at Port 
Sutton and three 600-foot berths completed in 
1975 that are now in operation. Four new 
general cargo berths totaling 2,400 feet, located 
at Holland Terminal are now in operation. 
Construction has begun on ammonia storage 
tank facilities at Hooker's Point. Upon completion, 
facilities are expected to be adequate 
for existing commerce. (See Port Series No. 
17, revised 1967.) 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
New work: Construction of the 43-foot dredging 
project Egmont Channel, Cut 1, Section 
lB and Egmont Key to Mullet Key, Section 
2A began January 11, 1977 and was 39 percent 
complete at the end of the fiscal year incurring 
$8,923,991 in costs. Dredges Blackburn and 
Sensibar removed 2,579,218 cubic yards of 
material during the period January 11, 1977 
to July 4, 1977. Dredging work during the 
year continued on Cut 1, Section 1A, Egmont 
Bar Channel and incurred $1,123,063 in costs. 
Contract Dredge Western Condor removed 
1,500,000 cubic yards of material during the 
periods October 1976 to November 1976 and 
April 1977 to September 1977. Engineering 
and design and supervision and administration 
cost $590,558 and $215,597, respectively. 
Maintenance: Operation and maintenance of 
district communications network cost $12,222. 
Condition and operation studies cost $129,899. 
Pro rata share of repairs for Dredge McFarland 
chargeable to this project amounted to 
$2,058,000. Hired labor surveys, inspections 
and reports cost $5,862. Engineering and 
design costs for the year were $59. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Work authorized 
by the River and Harbor Act of 1970 
(HD 401/91/2 is 10 percent complete. 
Total Federal costs under the existing projent 
through September 30, 1977 were: Main 
project: $36,421,634 for new work and 
$11,132,501 for maintenance, a total of 
$47,554,135 regular funds. In addition, 
$1,329,300 was expended for new work from 
public works funds, $1,463,000 from emergency 
relief funds, and $91,819 from contributed 
funds. On Hillsborough River $270,466 
was expended for new work. 
33. NAVIGATION PROJECTS ON WHICH 
RECONNAISSANCE AND CONDITION 
SURVEYS ONLY WERE CONDUCTED 
DURING PERIOD 
(See Table 9-H.) 
34. OTHER AUTHORIZED 
NAVIGATION PROJECTS 
(See Table 9-I.) 
35. NAVIGATION WORK UNDER 
SPECIAL AUTHORIZATION 
Navigation Activities Pursuant to Section 
107, Public Law 86-645 (Preauthorization) 
Fiscal year costs for Boot Key Harbor, 
Florida, Dunedin Pass, Florida; and Stokes 
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Landing Channel, Florida were $11,070, $32,903 
and $33,564, respectively. 
Snagging and clearing for navigation (Sec. 3 
of 1945 River and Harbor Act, Public Law 14, 
79th Congress.) 
Costs during the year for Hillsboro Canal 
were $11,521 for maintenance and $13,953 for 
contributed funds. 
Beach Erosion Control 
36. BREVARD COUNTY, FLA. 
Location. The project is on the east coast of 
Florida at approximately the midpoint of the 
peninsula. (See Coast and Geodetic Survey 
Charts Nos. 1245 and 1246.) 
Existing project. The authorization provides 
for a protective and recreational beach with a 
berm 50 feet wide at elevation 10 feet above 
mean low water and a natural seaward slope as 
would be shaped by wave action, along 14,600 
feet of beach at the city of Cape Canaveral and 
10,600 feet of beach at Indialantic and Melbourne 
beach, and for periodic nourishment of 
the restored beach at Indialantic and Melbourne 
Beach limited initially to a period of 
10 years. Nourishment of the restored beach at 
the city of Cape Canaveral would be provided 
by the authorized sand-transfer plant for construction 
at Canaveral Harbor. The project also 
provides for improvement of the Federally 
owned shores for beach erosion control or 
hurricane protection to be accomplished by the 
Federal agencies involved, subject to their own 
determination of economic justification. The 
areas involved include 4.9 miles of shore at 
Kennedy Space Center, 4.0 miles at Cape 
Kennedy Air Force Station, and 2.3 miles at 
Patrick Air Force Base. 
Mean tidal range in the area is 3.5 feet, 
Estimated cost of the project (1977) is 
$3,350,000 Federal cost and $3,400,000 non- 
Federal cost ($3,350,000 cash contribution and 
$50,000 for lands). (See Table 9-B for Authorized 
Legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Local interests must contribute 
50 percent of all first costs of the work 
and 50 percent of the nourishment cost at 
Indialantic and Melbourne Beach for the first 
10 years of the project life; provide lands and 
rights-of-way; provide, after the first 10 years 
of project life, periodic nourishment of the 
restored beach at Indialantic and Melbourne 
Beach during project life; maintain continued 
public ownership of the shore upon which the 
amount of Federal participation is based; control 
water pollution; and hold the United 
States free from damages. Assurances of local 
cooperation were approved by the Secretary of 
the Army on July 9, 1973. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
New work: Engineering and design and supervision 
and administration for the fiscal 
year cost $26,018 and $320, respectively. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction 
of the project commenced April 15, 1974, and 
is 14 percent complete. 
37. BROWARD COUNTY, FLA. BEACH 
EROSION CONTROL AND HILLSBORO 
INLET, FLA., NAVIGATION PROJECT 
Location. Broward County is on lower east 
coast of Florida, 300 miles south of Jacksonville 
and about 30 miles north of Miami. Hillsboro 
Inlet is in northern part of Broward 
County. (See Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart 
No. 1248.) 
Existing project. The authorization provides 
for Federal participation toward cost of a 
shore restoration and protection project and a 
project to provide and maintain a channel 
adequate for small craft navigation. Plan provides 
for restoration of a protective and recreational 
beach at four locations generally 100 
feet wide with berm elevation of 10 feet above 
mean low water, a navigation channel 8 by 100 
feet from the Intracoastal Waterway to a point 
1,500 feet oceanward in Hillsboro Inlet, thence 
10 by 150 feet in the ocean; jetties on north 
and south sides of ocean entrance; a permanently 
based floating dredge; and on a deferred 
basis, a trestle-mounted sand-transfer plant, if 
needed. Navigation portion of the project is in 
an inactive status. Mean range of tide in areas 
is 2.5 feet. Plane of reference is mean low 
water. Cost estimate for new work (1977) is 
$6,770,000 Federal and $12,,400,000 non- 
Federal cash contribution. 
(See Table 9-B for Authorizing Legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Local interests must contribute 
90.5 percent of the first cost of beach 
restoration in the reach between north county 
line and Hillsboro Inlet, 90 percent of first 
cost allocated to beach restoration, and 50 
percent of first cost allocated to navigation for 
reach between Hillsboro Inlet and Port Everglades 
and 72.4 percent of beach restoration in 
reach between Port Everglades and south 
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county line; provide all lands and rights-ofway; 
obtain approval of Chief of Engineers of 
plans and specifications if local interests construct 
beach erosion features; and furnish 
assurances that they will hold the United States 
free from damages, provide and maintain adequate 
public landing or wharf at Hillsboro 
Inlet, establish a public body to cooperate financially 
and to provide and operate local facilities 
for navigation, control water pollution, 
maintain ownership of publicly owned shores, 
and maintain all project works except the 
jetties (maintenance of the channel to revert 
to the United States if sand-transfer plant is 
constructed). Assurances of local cooperation 
were accepted November 22, 1968. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
New work: Engineering and design and supervision 
and administration costs for the fiscal 
year were $1,722 and $280. 
Maintenance: Hired labor surveys, inspections 
and reports cost $3,277. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Project is 
being constructed by local interests and is 
about 26 percent complete. 
38. DADE COUNTY, FLA. 
Location. Dade County is on the southeast 
coast of Florida. Project area consists of that 
part of the Atlantic shoreline of the county 
from Government Cut north to Bakers Haulover 
Inlet and at Haulover Beach Park. (See 
Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1248.) 
Existing project. Project provides for a protective 
and recreational beach having a dune at 
elevation 11.5 feet and a level berm 50 feet 
wide at elevation 9 feet, mean low water, for 
beach erosion control and hurricane protection 
between Government Cut and Bakers Haulover 
Inlet; a protective and recreational beach with 
a berm elevation of 9 feet, mean low water, 
and a berm width up to 50 feet for beach 
erosion control at Haulover Beach Park; and 
Federal participation in the initial construction 
and in periodic nourishment of both the above 
reaches for the first 10 years of project life. 
Plane of reference is mean low water. Mean 
range of tide in the area is 2.5 feet. 
Estimated cost of the project (1977) is 
$34,800,000 Federal cost and $29,700,000 
non-Federal cost ($28,600,000 cash contribution 
and $1,100,000 other costs). 
Project was authorized by Flood Control 
Act of 1968 (HD 335/90/2). 
Local cooperation. Local interests must (a) 
contribute for the first cost of the work: between 
Government Cut and Bakers Haulover 
Inlet amounts ranging from 60.2 percent of the 
cost of the fill within the project limit with 
existing shorefront ownership to 39.3 percent 
of the cost of this fill with public shorefront 
ownership, and 100 percent of the cost of fill 
required landward of the project limit; and for 
the work at Haulover Beach Park, contribute 
21.3 percent of the entire first cost excluding 
costs for lands, easements, rights-of-way, relocations, 
and preproject work, but including 
credit for preproject work; (b) contribute in 
cost for the first 10 years of project life, 
amounts ranging from 88.9 percent of the 
nourishment cost for the beach, with existing 
ownership, to 60.7 percent with public ownership, 
and the entire maintenance cost for the 
dune, all between Government cut and Bakers 
Haulover Inlet; (c) provide all lands and 
rights-of-way; (d)) hold United States free 
from damages; (e) assure continued public 
ownership and use of the shore upon which the 
amount of Federal participation is based; (f) 
assure maintenance of the groin, and after the 
first 10 years of project life, periodic nourishment 
of the protective beach and maintenance 
of the dune during the economic life of the project; 
(g) assure that water pollution will not 
be permitted; (h) prevent removal or relocation 
by man of fill from the beach berm and dune; 
(i) prevent the erection of barriers to the littoral 
movement of material that would interfere 
with the nourishment of the beach; (j) 
maintain at the parks qualifying for 70 percent 
Federal participation a zone that excludes 
permanent human habitation; (k) at least 
annually inform interests affected that the 
project will not provide completion protection 
from a hurricane tide level equal to or higher 
in elevation than that of the hurricane of September 
1926; and (1) establish in public ownership 
for public use the beaches within 
project limits as a requirement for Federal 
participation in the allocated beach erosion 
control costs of improvement of shores presently 
in private ownership. Assurances of 
local cooperation have been requested from 
the local sponsor. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
New work: Beach erosion control and hurricane 
protection along the Dade County shoreline 
from Haulover Beach Park to 80th Street 
began April 25, 1977 and incurred $3,410,444 
in costs for the year. During the period April 
9, 1977 to September 30, 1977 the contractor 
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placed 1,814,375 cubic yards of sand on the 
beaches. Engineering and design and supervision 
and administration costs were $141,869 
and $50,666, respectively. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. The first 
beach replenishment contract was started 
during the fiscal year. 
39. DUVAL COUNTY, FLA. 
Location. On upper east coast of Florida, 
within 20 miles of Florida-Georgia State line. 
Ocean shoreline is about 16 miles long. (See 
Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1243.) 
Existing project. Provides for Federal participation 
toward cost of constructing with artificial 
fill, a beach 60 feet wide at elevation 11 
feet above mean low water with a natural slope 
seaward, and for periodic nourishment for 10 
years. Federal participation to be 100 percent 
of the first cost of construction applicable to 
the Federal shore and 50 percent applicable to 
the other publicly owned shore and 55.5 percent 
of periodic nourishment cost for first 10 years 
of project life. Mean tidal range at south jetty 
in St. Johns River is 4.9 feet. 
Estimated cost of new work (1977) is 
$11,800,000 Federal and $9,740,000 non-Federal 
($8,400,000 contributed funds and $1,340,000 
for other costs). 
Project was authorized by River and Harbor 
Act of 1965 (HD 273/89/1). 
Local cooperation. Local interests must contribute 
50 percent of first cost of constructing 
non-Federal publicly owned shores; contribute 
44.5 percent of periodic nourishment costs for 
first 10 years of project life; provide all lands, 
rights-of-way, and relocations; hold the United 
States free from damages; control water pollution; 
and furnish assurances that they will 
maintain continued public ownership of the 
shore upon which the amount of Federal participation 
is based during economic life of projectt. 
Assurances of local cooperation were 
accepted on November 29, 1973. Estimated contributed 
funds for new work is $9,000,000. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
New work: Beach restoration and advance 
nourishment contract along the Duval County 
coastline from Atlantic Boulevard to South 
Jetty was awarded June 1, 1977 but incurred 
no costs during the fiscal year. Engineering 
and design and supervision and administration 
costs were $143,568 and $5,640, respectively. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. The first 
beach replenishment contract was awarded 
during the fiscal year although no costs were 
incurred. 
40. MANATEE COUNTY, FLA. 
Location. Manatee County is on the west 
coast of Florida just south of the entrance to 
Tampa Bay. (See Coast and Geodetic Survey 
Chart No. 1256.) 
Existing project. The authorization provides 
for Federal participation toward cost of a shore 
restoration and protection project. The plan 
provides for the entire 7 mile shoreline of 
Anna Maria Key and will consist of 3.2 miles of 
gulf shore beach to elevation 6 feet above mean 
low water with a 50-foot berm width and a 
natural slope seaward as would be shaped by 
wave action. Also, the project consists of periodic 
nourishment of the restored beach and 
such adjacent shoreline as may be needed and 
justified for the 50-year project life. Plane of 
reference is mean low water. Cost estimate for 
new work (1977) is $5,300,000 Federal and 
$5,070,000 non-Federal cash contribution. If 
public ownership of the private beaches is established 
before construction of the improvements 
the local share of the estimated first cost 
of construction and periodic nourishment would 
be reduced from 85.8 percent to 48.9 percent. 
(See Table 9-B for Authorizing Legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Local interest must: (a) 
provide without cost to the United States all 
lands, easements, and rights-of-way, including 
borrow areas, and relocations necessary for construction 
of the improvements; (b) provide a 
cash contribution equal to 85.8 percent of the 
first cost of construction, subject to any credit 
for eligible construction costs incurred by local 
interests, and exclusive of costs for land, easements, 
rights-of-way, relocations, and alterations, 
the final percentage to be based on shore 
ownership and use existing at the time of construction; 
(c) provide a cash contribution for 
periodic beach nourishment equal to 85.8 percent 
of the annual nourishment cost, such contribution 
to be made prior to each nourishment 
operation, and the final percentage to be based 
on shore ownership and use existing at the time 
of construction; (d) hold and save the United 
States free from damages due to the construction 
works; (e) assure continued public 
ownership and administration of the shore upon 
which the amount of Federal participation is 
based; (f) provide without cost to the United 
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States appropriate access and facilities, including 
parking and sanitation, necessary for realization 
of the public benefits upon which 
Federal participation is based; (g) adopt appropriate 
ordinances, or provide other means, 
to insure the intended use of the beach fill 
areas; and (h) control water pollution to the 
extent necessary to safeguard the health of 
bathers. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
New work: Engineering and design and supervision 
and administration costs for the year 
were $37,288 and $614 respectively. 
41. PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLA., FROM 
MARTIN COUNTY LINE TO LAKE 
WORTH INLET AND FROM SOUTH 
LAKE WORTH INLET TO BROWARD 
COUNTY LINE. 
Location. Palm Beach County is on east coast 
of Florida about 300 miles south of Jacksonville 
and 70 miles north of Miami. Northerly reach 
of the project is separated from the southerly 
reach by Palm Beach Island. Project consists 
of about 12.2 miles of ocean coastline. (See 
Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts 1247 and 
1248.) 
Existing project. Provides for Federal participation 
toward the cost of a local shore project 
for restoration of beaches to a general width of 
100 feet with a berm elevation of 10 feet above 
mean low water, and periodic nourishment for 
10 years from the year of initial nourishment, 
as follows: 4.8 percent of the cost for the 
Martin County line-Jupiter Inlet segment; 
11.6 percent of cost for Jupiter Inlet-Lake 
Worth Inlet segment; and 5.1 percent for South 
Lake Worth Inlet-Boca Raton Inlet segment. 
Mean range of tide is 2.8 feet in the Atlantic 
Ocean at Palm Beach and 2.3 feet at Boca 
Raton Inlet. Estimated cost (1977) is 
$3,600,000 Federal and $13,900,000 cash contribution. 
(See Table 9-B for Authorizing 
Legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Local interests must obtain 
approval by Chief of Engineers of plans 
and specifications prior to commencement of 
work and furnish assurances that they will 
maintain public ownership of publicly owned 
shores, maintain protective measures and provide 
periodic nourishment of protective 
beaches, and control water pollution. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
New work: Engineering and design and supervision 
and administration costs were $134 and 
$567 respectively. 
Maintenance: Hired labor surveys, inspections 
and reports cost $449. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Local interests 
provided initial beach fill at Delray Beach 
which was completed in August 1973. No other 
construction work has commenced on the 
project. 
42. PINELLAS COUNTY, FLORIDA 
Location. Pinellas County is on the Gulf coast 
of Florida, about midway of the peninsula. It 
extends northerly about 39 miles from the main 
entrance to Tampa Bay to the vicinity of the 
mouth of Anclote River. (See Coast and Geodetic 
Charts Nos. 858 and 1257.) 
Previous project. For details see page 429 of 
Annual Report for 1965. 
Existing project. The authorized project 
provides for Federal participation in preserving 
and protecting the shores of Pinellas County, 
Florida, by: restoration of 5,000 feet of beach 
at Clearwater Beach Island; restoration of 
49,000 feet of beach at Sand Key; restoration of 
9,200 feet of beach at Treasure Island; construction 
of 600 feet of revetment at Long Key; 
and advance nourishment of Long Key and 
periodic nourishment of each island. Estimated 
cost (1977) is $1,980,000 Federal Funds and 
$8,920,000 non-Federal funds. (See Table 9-B 
for Authorizing Legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Local interests must: (a) 
contribute in cash the required percentages of 
the first costs of work provided by the Corps 
of Engineers, the percentages varying with the 
type of beach ownership; 94.1 to 50 percent of 
the beach restoration at Clearwater Beach; 98.1 
to 50 percent of the improvement at Sand Key; 
94.3 to 50 percent of the improvement at 
Treasure Island; and 50 percent of the first 
cost of the revetment at Long Kek; (b) contribute 
in cash and amount computed in accordance 
with the cost sharing provision contained 
in P.L. 826, 84th Congress, as amended by P.L 
87-874, for beach nourishment cost for the first 
10 years of the project life; (c) provide lands, 
easements, and rights-of-way; (d) assure 
maintenance and repair of the stone revetment 
on Long Key; (e) assure periodic nourishment 
of the restored beaches; (f) assure public 
ownership of beaches; (g) assure against water 
pollution; (h) hold the United States free from 
damages; and (i) provide beach for public use. 
Assurances of local cooperation were accepted 
March 22, 1967. 
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Operations and results during fiscal year. 
New work: Engineering and design and supervision 
and administration costs for the fiscal 
year were $4,187 and 1,304, respectively. Hired 
labor surveys, inspections and reports cost 
$164. Non-funded contractors' earnings totaled 
-$11,656. 
Conditions at end of fiscal year. Construction 
of the project commenced in 1969 and is 18 
percent completed. Total costs under existing 
project through September 30, 1977, were 
$957,089 Federal funds and $956,813 contributed 
funds, for new work and $1,225 for 
maintenance. 
43. VIRGINIA KEY AND KEY BISCAYNE, 
FLA. 
Location. The project is located on islands 
off the southeast coast Miami, Florida, bordered 
on the east by the Atlantic Ocean and on 
the west by Biscayne Bay. The shoreline covered 
by the project is about 3.7 miles long. (See 
Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1248.) 
Existing project. The authorized project provides 
for Federal participation of 70 percent of 
the cost of periodic nourishment of 1.8 miles of 
beach on Virginia Key and 1.9 miles of beach 
on Key Biscayne for an initial period of 10 
years, and 70 percent of the initial cost of 
three groins on Virginia Key and one groin on 
Key Biscayne, construction of which is subject 
to future determination of their need. Mean 
range of tide in the Atlantic Ocean at Miami 
Beach is 2.5 feet. Estimated cost (1977) is 
$3,390,000 Federal funds and $1,450,000 non- 
Federal funds. (See Table 9-B for Authorizing 
Legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Local interests must (a) 
contribute in cash 30 percent of the periodic 
nourishment costs for the first 10 years of project 
life and 30 percent of deferred construction 
costs of groins; (b) control water pollution; 
(c) maintain continued public ownership of 
the shore; (d) provide lands and rights-ofway; 
(e) hold the United States free from 
damages; (f) provide a beach zone prohibiting 
permanent human habitation; (g) provide recreational 
beaches; (h) satisfy adequate criteria 
for conservation and development of natural 
resources of the environment; (i) extend said 
area landward a sufficient distance to include, 
where appropriate, protective dunes, bluffs or 
other natural features which serve to protect 
the uplands from damage; (j) provide full park 
facilities; (k) the above items shall meet with 
the approval of the Chief of Engineers; and 
(1) should groins be constructed, local interests 
must meet conditions a through e above, 
maintain groins, and provide related beach 
nourishment as may be necessary. Basic and 
supplemental assurances of local cooperation 
were accepted June 7, 1965, and May 15, 1967 
repectively. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
New work: Supervision and administration 
costs were $447 for the year. Hired labor surveys, 
inspections and reports cost $151. 
Maintenance: Project condition surveys cost 
$1,008 during the fiscal year. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction 
of the project commenced January 9, 1969. 
Project is 44 percent completed. 
44. OTHER AUTHORIZED BEACH EROSION 
CONTROL PROJECTS 
(See Table 9-J.) 
45. BEACH EROSION CONTROL 
ACTIVITIES UNDER SPECIAL 
AUTHORIZATION 
Beach erosion control activities pursuant to 
section 108, Public Law 87-874 (preauthorization) 
Detailed project reports incurring cost during 
the fiscal year were El Tugue Beach, P.R., 
$12,303 and Key Biscayne, Fla., $11,995. The 
only reconnaissance report incurring costs 
during the year was Punta Salinas Recreation 
Area, P.R., $5,000. 
Beach erosion control activities pursuant to 
section III, Public Law 90-488 Mitigation of 
Shore Damages Attributable to Navigation 
Projects) 
The only detailed project report incurring 
cost under above authorization was Palm Beach 
Harbor, Fla., $5,834. 
Beach erosion control activities pursuant to 
Shoreline Erosion Control Act of 1974, Public 
Law 93-251. 
The Shoreline Erosion Control Demonstration 
Program incurred $17,056 during fiscal 
year. 
Flood Control 
46. CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN FLORIDA 
Location. The project is located generally 
within the southeastern eighteen counties of 
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Florida covering an area of about 15,200 square 
miles. It is comprised of the Upper St. Johns 
River basin in the northeastern section of project, 
Kissimmee River basin in central section 
abov the Lake Okeechobee-Everglades area in 
the central and southwestern section, and the 
east coast Everglades area in southeastern 
section. 
Previous projects. Completed works for control 
of Lake Okeechobee were included in and 
constructed under the navigation project for 
Okeechobee Waterway, Fla. (formerly Caloosahatchee 
River and Lake Okeechobee drainage 
area, Fla.), and under provisions of River and 
Harbor Acts of July 3, 1930, and August 30, 
1935. For further information, see Annual 
Reports, 1948 and 1949. 
Existing project. The authorized project is 
for flood relief and water conservation and 
provides principally for: an east coast protective 
levee extending from the Homestead area 
north to the eastern shore of Lake Okeechobee 
near the St. Lucie Canal; three conservation 
areas for water impoundment in the Everglades 
area west of the east coast protective levee 
with control structures to effect transfer of 
water as necessary; local protective works 
along the lower east coast; encirclement of the 
Lake Okeechobee agricultural area by levees 
and canals; enlargement of portions of Miami, 
North New River, Hillsboro, and West Palm 
Beach Canals; enlargement of the existing Lake 
Okeechobee levees and construction of new 
levees on the northeast and northwest shore of 
the lake; increased outlet capacity for improved 
control of Lake Okeechobee; floodway channels 
in the Kissimmee River basin, with suitable 
control structures to prevent overdrainage; an 
interrelated system of canals, levees, pumping 
stations, and structures in southwest Dade 
County to control water levels; and facilities 
for regulating floods in the Upper St. Johns 
River basin; a system of canals and control 
structures for gravity drainage of Martin 
County and distribution of available water supplies 
to portions of Martin and St. Lucie 
Counties; and works to improve the supply, 
distribution, and conservation of water resources 
in central and southern Florida, including 
the Lake Okeechobee agricultural area, 
Everglades National Park, and other related 
areas. The project will provide water control 
and protection from recurrence of the devastating 
floodwaters from the Everglades and local 
sources, for the highly developed urban area 
along the lower east coast of Florida and for the 
productive agricultural areas around Lake 
Okeechobee (including towns around lake), in 
the Upper St. Johns and Kissimmee River 
basins, and in South Dade County. Project also 
provides for navigation improvements suitable 
for recreational craft, consisting of locks and 
channel dredging in the upper Kissimmee and 
St. Johns River basins. 
The project includes a total of 897 miles of 
levees, 954 miles of canals, 30 pumping plants, 
192 floodway control and diversion structures, 
57 railroad bridge relocations, and 2 highway 
bridge relocations. 
The project also provides that upon completion, 
local interests assume operation and 
maintenance of all completed works except 
levees, channels, locks, and control works for 
regulation of Lake Okeechobee and the main 
control structures of conservation areas, which 
will be operated and maintained by the United 
States. 
The principal features of the hurricane gates, 
constructed under previous projects for Okeechobee 
Waterway and maintained under existing 
project since July 1, 1950, are set forth in 
Table 9-K. See also Table 9-L for principal 
features of locks and dams. 
Estimate of cost for new work (1977) is 
$586,270,000 Federal funds ($585,000,000 
Corps and $1,270,000 U.S. Coast Guard) and 
$142,000,000 contributed funds, exclusive of 
river and harbor funds expended on previous 
projects. Local interests' costs in reviewing 
plans and specifications are expected to be 
$500,000. In addition, estimated cost to local 
interests of lands, rights-of-way, and relocations 
is $118,500,000. (See Table 9-B for 
Authorizing Legislation.) 
Local cooperation. (See Table 9-M for local 
cash contribution.) Local interests must also: 
provide lands, rights-of-way, and spoil disposal 
areas; hold the United States free from damages; 
bear the cost of maintenance and operation 
of all works except those having to do with 
regulation of Lake Okeechobee and the main 
control structures of conservation areas; construct 
and maintain lateral drainage facilities; 
prohibit encroachment on flood-carrying capacity 
of the improved channels; and assume 
cost of all new highway bridges, relocations 
of existing bridges and alterations to utilities 
incident to construction of the project. In addition, 
for small boat navigation channels, local 
interests must provide, maintain, and operate 
adequate public landings, sanitary and access 
facilities, and establish regulations prohibiting 
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discharge of pollutants into the waters of the 
locks and channels by users thereof. 
Assurances of local cooperation have been 
accepted by the District Engineer for all items 
of work authorized to date except those 
for the Small Boat Navigation feature added in 
1970 under Section 201 of the Flood Control 
Act of 1965. 
Total estimated contributed funds amount 
to $142,000,000. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
(See Table 9-N for work accomplished.) 
Operating and care. a. Features completed 
under previous navigation project for Okeechobee 
Waterway and being maintained under this 
project are: a levee about 70 miles long following 
in general the south shore of Lake Okeechobee 
and a north shore levee 15.8 miles long; 
spillways at Ortona and St. Lucie locks; 5 hurricane 
gates; 20 gated drainage culverts 
through the levee; and 16 spillways along St. 
Lucie Canal. 
b. Features completed under existing project 
that are to be maintained with operation and 
maintenance funds are: (1) Levees 47, 48, 49, 
and 50- total length 63 miles and enlargement 
of existing levees L-D1, L-D2, L-D3, L-D4, and 
L-D9, (2) spillway structures S-10, S-11, S-12, 
S-18C, S-77, and S-78, (3) C-43, Sec. 4 (Caloosahatchee 
River), and (4) W. P. Franklin 
Lock and Dam. 
In addition to the actual facilities listed 
above it is necessary under Operation and 
Maintenance to continue meteorological studies, 
water level records, stream gaging stations, 
etc., for proper regulation of the level of Lake 
Okeechobee and storage of water in Conservation 
Areas 1, 2 and 3. 
REGULATION 
Corps of Engineers - The Corps of Engineers 
operates and maintains the major outlets 
to Lake Okeechobee and Water Conservation 
Area Nos. 1, 2A and 3A in central and southern 
Florida. A summary of fiscal year operations 
and hydrologic data is contained in Tables 
9-0 and 9-P. 
South Florida Water Management District 
- SFWMD is responsible for operation and 
maintenance of the remainder of the project 
facilities, including major pumping stations, 
spillways, locks (except on Okeechobee Waterway), 
levees and culverts. A summary of their 
operations, pertaining to Lake Okeechobee and 
the three conservation areas is also contained 
in Table 9-Q. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. The project 
was about 37 percent complete. Planning for 
the entire project began in November 1948 and 
has been continued. For construction completed 
prior to Fiscal Year 1977, see Annual Reports 
for 1960-1976. Construction completed under 
existing project during the fiscal year is set 
forth in Table 9-Q. All Federally maintained 
features of the project were generally in good 
condition at the end of the fiscal year. (For 
status of work under contract at end of fiscal 
year see Table 9-R.) 
Total Federal costs under the existing project 
through September 30, 1977 were 
$225,734,101 for new work, $17,626,944 for 
maintenance, a total of $243,361,037. In addition, 
$42,484,464 has been expended from contributed 
funds for new work. 
47. FOUR RIVER BASINS, FLA. 
Location. The Four River Basins area covers 
about 6,000 square miles within 14 counties in 
central and southwest penninsular Florida. 
Project includes all or part of the four main 
stream basins-the Hillsborough, Oklawaha, 
Withlacoochee, and Peace Rivers-and all of 
three smaller coastal basins north of Tampa, 
Florida, drained by the Pithlachascotee and 
Anclote Rivers and Lake Tarpon. 
Existing project. The authorized project 
provides for improvements for control of floods 
and drainage, and for water conservation 
through construction of necessary canals, 
levees, reservoirs, and control structures. More 
specifically, the project provides for: Green 
Swamp Area---a conservation area and three 
storage reservoirs with necessary canals and 
control structures; Hillsborough River-four 
flood-storage reservoirs, with necessary channels, 
control structures, and levees; Oklawaha 
River-a levee on the north shore of Lake 
Apopka, improvement of part of the river 
channel and a west bank levee below Moss 
Bluff lock and dam, and replacement of the 
lock and dam; Withlacoochee River---one floodstorage 
reservoir with outlet canals and control 
structures; Peace River-Peace Creek canal 
and control structures and improvements to 
the existing water control and drainage features; 
Gulf Coastal Areas-Lake Tarpon: outlet 
canal and control structure; Anclote River: 
control structure and channel improvement; 
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JACKSONVILLE, FLA., DISTRICT 
Pithlachascotee River: reservoir with outlet 
canals and control structures. (See Table 9-S 
on Moss Bluff Lock.) 
Estimated cost for new work (1977) is 
$138,000,000 Federal funds and $78,270,000 
non-Federal cost $27,900,000 contributed 
funds; $29,400,000 for lands and damages; and 
$20,970,000 for relocations). (See Table 9-B 
for Authorizing Legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Local interests must furnish 
all lands, and rights-of-way; provide all alterations 
or replacements of public and private 
utilities, roads, bridges (except railroad 
bridges), etc.; hold the United States free from 
damages; operate and maintain all project 
works after completion; construct and maintain 
such associated works as are necessary to 
realize benefits made available by the project 
works; and contribute in cash 17 percent of 
the first cost of construction ($27,900,000). 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
New work: Work started on C-135, Sec. 4B 
and L-112 March 21, 1977 and incurred 
$1,426,992 in cost for the fiscal year. Work 
continued on C-135, Sec. 4A during the year at 
a cost of $1,335,963. Construction of S-161 and 
Canal 136 also continued during the year and 
incurred $979,954 in costs. The contract for 
C-135, Sec. 3B was completed 1 August 1977 at 
a cost of $942,355 for the fiscal year. Also 
completed during the year was Structure 162 
at a cost of $392,434 for the year and negotiations 
with Seaboard Coastline Railroad for 
B-196 on Canal-135 at a cost of -$43,075. 
Brooker Creek Park Recreation Facility contract 
was awarded September 30, 1977 with no 
costs incurred during the fiscal year. Engineering 
and design and supervision and administration 
costs for the year were $913,336 and 
$323,578, respectively, including Code 710 
funds for recreation. Hired labor surveys, inspections 
and reports cost $5,049. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction 
of the project commenced April 18, 1966 and is 
29 percent complete. See Table 9-T for construction 
of major features of the project completed 
to date. 
48. PORTUGUES AND BUCANA RIVERS, 
P.R. 
(This project authorized as Lago de Cerrillos, 
Lago de Portugues, and Channel Improvement 
at Ponce.) 
Location. Portugues and Bucana Rivers 
originate on the southern slopes of Cordillera 
Central divide of Puerto Rico and flow from 
this central ridge of the island to the Carribean 
Sea. Their drainage areas are 22.6 and 31.4 
square miles, respectively. Ponce, the second 
largest city in Puerto Rico, is located in the 
lower coastal area along Portugues River and 
is the only urban community in the two basins. 
Existing project. The authorized project provides 
for two multiple-purpose reservoirs for 
flood control, water supply, general recreation, 
and fish and wildlife enhancement-one on Portugues 
River and the other on Cerrillos River, a 
tributary to the Bucana River; enlargement of 
about 5.7 miles of the Bucana River, with an 
additional 0.2-mile tieback levee at the upstream 
terminus of the improvement; enlargement of 
2.1 miles of the Portugues River, with an additional 
0.5 mile of tieback levee at the upstream 
terminus of the improvement; and a 1.3 mile 
division channel connecting Portugues River to 
lower Bucana River. Estimated cost of the project 
(1977 is $147,000,000 Federal cost an' 
$33,500,000 non-Federal cost ($23,639,000 for 
lands and damages; $3,530,000 for relocations; 
and $6,331,000 for highway bridges). (See 
Table 9-B for Authorizing Legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Local interests must provide 
all lands, easements and rights-of-way; 
hold the United States free from damages; operate 
and maintain all project works after 
completion; repay construction cost allocated 
to water supply in accordance with Water 
Supply Act of 1958; pay one-half of the separable 
cost allocated to recreation and fish and 
wildlife enhancement; prohibit discharge of 
inadequately treated sewage and other pollutants 
into the reservoir; and prevent encroachment 
on downstream channels. Assurances of 
local cooperation have not been accepted. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
New work: Improvements to Lower Ponce 
Channel, Section 2 continued during the year 
at a cost of $2,805,837. The construction contract 
for Lower Ponce Channel, Section 1 was 
completed February 21, 1977 at a cost of 
$7,470. Engineering and design and supervision 
and administration costs were $1,664,666 and 
$248,837, respectively. Hired labor surveys, inspections 
and reports incurred $2,142. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction 
of the project commenced in September 1975 
and is 7 percent complete. 
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REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
49. INSPECTION OF COMPLETED FLOOD 
CONTROL PROJECTS 
Features transferred to the Central and 
Southern Florida Flood Control District and 
Southwest Florida Water Management District 
were inspected quarterly during the fiscal year 
at a total cost of $6,586. 
50. OTHER AUTHORIZED FLOOD 
CONTROL PROJECTS 
(See Table 9-U.) 
51. FLOOD CONTROL WORK UNDER 
SPECIAL AUTHORIZATION 
Flood control activities pursuant to section 
205, Public Law 685, 84th Congress, as amended 
(preauthorization) 
(See Table 9-V.) 
Emergency flood control activities - repair, 
flood fighting, and rescue work (Public Law 
99, 84th Congress and antecedent legislation). 
Federal costs for the fiscal year were $61,315 
for Advanced Preparation for Flood Emergencies. 
General Investigations 
52. SURVEYS 
Hired labor costs during the fiscal year (all 
Federal funds) were: navigation studies, 
$196,388; flood control studies, $658,169; beach 
erosion studies, $201,047 and special studies 
$675,163 for a total of $1,730,767. 
53. COLLECTION AND STUDY OF BASIC 
DATA 
Hired labor costs for flood plain management 
services incurred during the fiscal year 
were: Companion FPI Study, Boggy Creek, Fl., 
$79,170; FPMS Unit, Jacksonville, $53,218; 
Rio Matilde, Ponce, P.R. (FPI), $12,015; St. 
Thomas, V.I., $9,325; Tallaboa River Basin, 
P.R., $35,015; Technical Services, $35,203. 
(See Table 9-W for Flood Plain Management 
Services completed this fiscal year.) 
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JACKSONVILLE, FLA., DISTRICT 
TABLE 9-A COST AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
See 
Sec tion Total Cost to 
in Text Project Funding FY 74 FY 75 FY 76 FY 77 Sept. 30, 1977 
1. Aquatic Plant 
Control (R&H 
Act of 1965) 
(Federal Funds) 
(Contrib. Funds) 
2. Atlantic Intracoastal 
Waterway 
between Norfolk, 
Virginia and St. 
Johns River, Fla. 
(Federal Funds) 
3. Canaveral Harbor, 
Fla. 
(Federal Funds) 
4. Cedar Keys 
Harbor, Fla. 
(Federal Funds) 
(Contrib. Funds) 
5. Channel from 
Naples to Big 
Marco Pass, 
Fla. 
(Federal Funds) 
(Contrib. Funds) 
6. Charlotte Harbor, 
Fla. 
(Federal Funds) 
7. Clearwater 
Pass, Fla. 
(Federal Funds) 
8. Cross-Florida 
Barge Canal 
(Federal Funds) 
9. Fernandina Harbor, 
Fla. 
(Federal Funds) 
10. Fort Myers 
Beach, Fla. 
(Federal Funds) 
11. Fort Pierce 
Harbor, Fla. 
(Federal Funds) 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
342,639 
309,365 
141,000 
141,000 
6,284 
6,284 
125,000 
15,577 
843,509 
843,574 
337 
337 
380,047 
380,047 
350,294 
352,464 
910,000 
1,253,191 
656,159 
673,868 
131,686 
131,806 
-- 1,400 
5,942 
3,353 
381,900 
446,857 
158,729 
158,729 
8,335 
8,335 
-143,000 
470,528 
2,046,400 
2,049,629 
70 
70 
230,000 
230,000 
502 
502 
425,573 
791,000 
863,646 
387,165 
387,165 
-- 6,500 
119 
44,,886622 
463,004 
437,874 
227,600 
227,590 
916,896 
914,646 
169 
169 
495,148 
494,860 
38,338 
24,532 
350,000 
914,852 
1,002,550 
958,336 
534,583 
534,583 
3,442 
11,402 
11,402 
974,000 3,648,170 
990,519 3,639,520 
12,994 
13,004 
1,871,400 
1,871,657 
3,145 
3,145 
21,616 
21,616 
1,325,000 
1,324,733 
333,000 
319,737 
11,035 
947,000 
975,044 
120,000 
22,497 
1,248,895 
1,205,289 
12,439 
12,439 
842,7671 
842,7671 
361,2252 
361,2252 
1,255,772 
1,255,772 
7,341,910' 
7,341,910' 
11,781,400 
11,778,743 
168,578 
168,569' 
34,467 
34,467 
1,478 
1,473 
305,290 
305,290 
290,537 
290,537 
159,975 
159,975 
533,169' 
533,169' 
4,369,534 
4,368,979 
46,349' 
46,349' 
883,578 
856,509 
62,109,048 
62,102,465 
6,461,848 
6,434,735 
3,408,816 
3,311,313 
4,760,656 
4,717,050 
158,140' 
158,140' 
194,407 
194,407 
356,056 
356,056 
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REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
TABLE 9-A (Continued) COST AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
See 
Section Total Cost to 
in Text Project Funding FY 74 FY 75 FY 76 FY 77 Sept. 30, 1977 
11. (cont.) 
(Contrib. Funds) 
12. Horseshoe 
Cove, Fla. 
(Federal Funds) 
13. Intracoastal 
Waterway, 
Caloosahatchee 
River to Anclote 
River, Fla. 
(Federal Funds) 
14. Intracoastal 
Waterway, 
Jacksonville to 
Miami, Fla. 
(Federal Funds) 
15. Jacksonville 
Harbor, Fla. 
(Federal Funds) 
(Contrib. Funds) 
16. Longboat 
Pass, Fla. 
(Federal Funds) 
(Contrib. Funds) 
17. Miami Harbor, 
Fla. 
(Federal Funds) 
(Contrib. Funds) 
18. New Pass. 
Sarasota, Fla. 
(Federal Funds) 
19. Okeechobee 
Waterway. Fla. 
(Federal Funds) 
(Contrib. Funds) 
20. Oklawaha 
River, Fla. 
(Federal Funds) 
Maint: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Rehab. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Appror. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
150,975 
492,798 
3,000 
6,285 
301,000 
140,012 
593,353 
1,019,784 
3,000,000 
2,081,893 
1,248,272 
1,244,039 
54,159 
6,278,000 
5,874,632 
4,280 
4,280 
514,559 
525,097 
535,104 
517,332 
35,992 
440,410 
694,900 
-9 
-33,941 
34,080 
1,021 
-- 40,000 
120,577 
583,000 
407,224 
4,738,000 
2,633,310 
1,458,300 
1,178,578 
198,500 
65,454 
102,473 
102,464 
600 
40,805 
506,419 
387,517 
1,132,400 
1,179,431 
6,375,000 
8,065,234 
2,964,251 
1,555,242 
288,961 
211,487 
36,000 
24,076 
4,770,000 321,000 
4,841,355 2,035,696 
- 5,683 
- 5,683 
428,803 161,000 
431,799 176,708 
4,998 
24,713 
-- 63,000 
46,733 
608,000 
623,225 
126 
32,170 
20,343 
162,000 
104,908 
1,553,700 
1,461,969 
130 
13,337 1,824,935 
13,346 1,824,935 
- 18,574 
- 18,574 
- 347,521 
- 347,521 
5,810 100,662 
5,810 100,662 
575,450 
680,849 
2,040,000 
2,155,404 
3,518,000 
3,874,709 
3,615,000 
4,995,309 
102,906 
1,080,000 
390,605 
172,324 
71,185 
120,000 
160,498 
18,813 
18,813 
94,263 
642,000 
601,158 
27,171 
22,929 
813,000 
906,411 
8,112,5578 
8,112,557' 
2,787,004' 
2,773,090' 
19,248,59810 
19,248,59810 
14,801,728" 
14,788,3871 
48,070,391" 
45,836,451" 
31,036,841 
30,594,191 
102,813" 
102,813" 
927,654 
768,534 
1,116,000 
414,681 
172,324 
71,185 
24,484,2134 
24,176,78214 
2,101,497 
2,101,497 
2,117,246" 
2,039,548" 
45,81116 
45,811" 
1,240,306 
1,187,637 
20,832,590 
20,770,2191' 
17,277,952"8 
17,275,479" 
503,700 
502,407 
315,264" 
315,264" 
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JACKSONVILLE, FLA., DISTRICT 
TABLE 9-A (Continued) COST AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
See 
Section Total Cost to 
in Text Project Funding FY 74 FY 75 FY 76 FY 77 Sept. 30, 1977 
20. (cont.) 
21. Palm Beach Harbor, 
Fla. 
(Federal Funds) 
22. Ponce de Leon 
Inlet, Fla. 
(Federal Funds) 
(Contrib. Funds) 
23. Ponce Harbor, 
P.R. 
(Federal Funds) 
24. Port Everglades 
Harbor, Fla. 
(Federal Funds) 
25. Removing Water 
Hyacinth 
(Federal Funds) 
26. St. Augustine 
Harbor, Fla. 
(Federal Funds) 
27. St. Johns 
River, Fla. 
Jacksonville 
to Lake Harney 
(Federal Funds) 
28. St. Lucie 
Inlet, Fla. 
(Federal Funds) 
(Contrib. Funds) 
29. St. Petersburg 
Harbor, Fla. 
(Federal Funds) 
30. San Juan 
Harbor, P.R. 
(Federal Funds) 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint: 
Approp. 
Cost 
15,331 
138,081 
256,708 
215,143 
9,712 
747,864 
301,660 
11,822 
266,000 
265,909 
6,340 
6,340 
335,000 
353,534 
234,700 
234,700 
1,097 
1,097 
90,314 
90,314 
- 
261,538 
383,179 
157,200 
155,899 
84,500 
80,463 
-31,122 
9 
790,500 
1,237,000 
-9 
1,379,000 
307,928 
308,019 
12,052 
12,052 
560,000 
554,388 
560,000 
560,000 
850 
850 
407,806 
407,806 
75,000 
2,093,800 
2,318,743 
23,950 
53,277 
356,435 
393,216 
676,000 
675,299 
135,000 
133,692 
3,978 
3,978 
1,284,000 
1,299,359 
573,100 
573,097 
187,082 
113,674 
175,000 
169,272 
142,396 
142,396 
53,226 
712,914 
1,096,664 
19,700 1,832,168" 
19,260 1,831,726'� 
- 6,904,00121 
- 6,904,021"1 
39,000 2,579,821"2 
37,722 2,564,878"2 
- 1,953,277 
- 1,953,277 
175,000 2,624,364 
124,533 2,573,196 
- 2,415,600 
-172 2,377,711 
- 1,379,000 
- 187,882" 
- 187,882" 
11,220 954,096 
11,220 954,096 
200,000 6,990,773" 
70,384 6,859,849" 
20,204 699,337 
20,204 699,337 
700,000 6,840,370 
667,804 6,803,723 
1,065,000 
1,064,852 
36,712 
109,134 
75,000 
43,505 
170,000 
169,256 
9,809 
9,809 
6,737 
10,203 
1,476,434" 
1,476,434" 
2,810,215 
2,810,064 
1,171,243" 
1,171,243"6 
832,521" 
831,535" 
373,602" 
336,37948 
1,386,779 
1,386,035 
75,000 
53,226 
255,957" 
255,608" 
107,972" 
107,972" 
13,774,968" 
13,774,968" 
6,545,207" 
6,545,207" 
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REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
TABLE 9-A (Continued) COST AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
See 
Section in Text Total Cost to Project Funding FY 74 FY 75 FY 76 FY 77 Sept. 30, 1977 
31. Suwannee New Work: 
River, Fla. Approp.- - - - 76,418" 
(Federal Funds) Cost - - - - 76,418" 
Maint. 
Approp. - - - 34,259 153,129 
Cost - - - 34,259 153,129 
32. Tampa Harbor, New Work: 
Fla. (Main Approp. 586,000 250,000 6,900,000 8,500,000 42,774,803'" 
Project) Cost 624,041 254,975 1,998,031 10,787,392 40,066,984" 
(Federal Funds) Maint: 
Approp. 446,294 133,488 108,457 2,216,000 11,159,566" 
Cost 446,294 133,488 108,457 2,206,042 11,149,608" 
(Contrib. Funds) New Work: 
Approp. - 44,563 25,000 41,000 124,502 
Cost - 903 11,160 65,817 91,819 
36. Brevard County, New Work: 
Fla. Approp. 399,992 - - - 521,492 
(Federal Funds) Cost 115,915 271,162 -51,595 20,838 476,069 
(Contrib Funds) New Work: 
Approp. 626,000 - - - 626,000 
Cost 104,400 202,600 144,654 5,500 457,154 
37. Broward County, New Work: 
Fla., Beach Erosion Approp. -100,000 - 10,000 - 903,100 
Control and Hills- Cost 571,596 8,129 8,442 2,002 903,094 
boro Inlet, Fla., Maint: 
Navigation Project Approp. -714 - - 3,277 5,063 
(Federal Funds) Cost - - - 3,277 5,063 
(Contrib. Funds) New Work: 
Approp. - - - - 1,758,8411 
Cost - - - - 1,758,841' 
38. Dade 'County, New Work: 
Fla. Approp. 150,000 200,000 2,425,000 2,800,000 5,575,000" 
(Federal Funds) Cost 131,589 173,541 2,385,278 2,369,242 5,059,650" 
(Contrib. Funds) New Work: 
Appron. - - 370,000 2,500,000 2,870,000 
Cost - - - 1,233,737 1,233,737 
39. Duval County, New Work: 
Fla. Approp. 120,000 130,000 105,000 3,150,000 3,505,000 
(Federal Funds) Cost 108,160 84,496 75,982 108,009 376,647 
(Contrib. Funds) New Work: 
Approp. - - 252,900 1,889,500 2,142,400 
Cost - - - 41,199 41,199 
40. Manatee County, New Work: 
Fla. Approp. - - - 75,000 75,000 
(Federal Funds) Cost - - - 37,902 37,902 
41. Palm Beach New Work: 
County, Fla. from Approp. - 940,834 -10,000 - 930,834 
Martin County line Cost - 923,442 6,668 701 900,811 
to Lake Worth 
Inlet to Broward Maint: 
County line Approp. - - - 449 449 
(Federal Funds) Cost - - - 449 449 
42. Pinellas County, New Work: 
Fla. Approp. 216,000 154,166 210,000 - 979,693 
(Federal Funds) Cost 13,739 18,592 544,426 -4,792 957,089 
Maint: 
Approp. - - - 1,225 1,225 
Cost - - - 1,225 1,225 
(Contrib. Funds) New Work: 
Approp. 15,000 289,000 294,000 - 999,183 
Cost 13,739 18,390 540,704 -1,209 956,813 
43. Virginia Key and New Work: 
Key Biscayne, Fla. Approp. 235,000 - -60,000 - 1,506,753 
(Federal Funds) Cost 791,777 101,475 11,873 2,474 1,477,831 
Maint. 
Approp. - - - 1,008 1,008 
Cost - - - 1,008 1,008 
(Contrib. Funds) New Work: 
Approp. 124,800 - - - 672,922 
Cost 339,333 43,497 8,015 -1,876 633,346 
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TABLE 9-A (Continued) COST AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
See 
Section Total Cost to 
in Text Project Funding FY 74 FY 75 FY 76 FY 77 Sept. 30, 1977 
46. Central and New Work: 
Southern Florida Approp. 2,600,000 5,072,200 12,050,000 5,430,000 228,555,39737 
(Federal Funds) Cost 4,127,977 7,341,073 9,017,739 6,006,633 225,734,10137 
Maint: 
Approp. 1,560,000 2,417,000 2,279,000 2,396,000 17,776,861 
Cost 1,762,027 2,139,159 2,615,504 2,320,552 17,626,944 
(Contrib. Funds) New Work: 
Approp. 814,350 774,710 2,325,940 2,683,630 44,765,775 
Cost 699,984 1,566,244 1,763,385 1,088,792 42,484,464 
47. Four River New Work: 
Basins, Fla. Approp. 2,286,000 2,562,800 6,450,000 9,796,000 46,417,300 
(Federal Funds) Cost 2,970,471 2,502,881 8,822,028 5,368,976 41,285,39333 
(Contrib. Funds) New Work: 
Approp. - 2,285,610 996,030 400,000 8,142,802 
Cost 516,781 295,167 1,572,660 907,610 6,867,055 
48. Portugues and New Work: 
Bucana Rivers, Approp. 92,368 1,285,000 4,297,000 5,850,000 12,341,568 
P.R. Cost 104,337 139,534 4,405,508 4,728,952 10,177,405 
(Federal Funds) 
1. Work-in-kind. 
2. Includes $97,566 for previous project. 
3. Excludes $700,000 contributed by NASA in connection 
with construction of lock and $1,003.000 contributed 
funds for new work. 
4. Includes $82,500 expended under previous project. 
5. Includes $113,000 for new work on previous 
project; excludes $15,563 expended for new work on 
existing project from contributed funds. 
6. Excludes $42,783 contributed funds for new work. 
7. Includes $10,128 cost for reconnaissance and 
detailed project reports prepared under Section 107 
modification to the project. Excludes $1,095 contributed 
funds for new work. 
8. Includes $515,479 for new work for previous 
projects; $8,472 for new work on Sunshine Skyway 
Channel; and $9,707 for new work for Cats Point 
Channel. Excludes $14,473 contributed funds for new 
work. 
9. Includes $450,749 for maintenance for previous 
project. 
10. Includes $94,776 for work for previous projects. 
11. Includes $213,222 for maintenance on previous 
projects and $3,179 operating and care under provisions 
of permanent indefinite appropriation. 
12. Includes $3,520,137 new work on previous project 
and $290,013 for new work expended from public works 
funds. 
13. Includes $543,399 maintenance on previous 
projects. 
14. Includes $2,202,126 expended from public works 
funds for new work. Includes $200,379 for recreation 
facilities. 
15. Includes $343,497 work-in kind and $93,059 in 
costs for North Jetty Recreation facility. 
16. Excludes $45,811 contributed funds for new work. 
17. Includes $16,222,275 for new work under previous 
project, $422,934 for recreational facilities (Code 710), 
and $27,574 for reconnaissance and detailed project report 
prepared under Section 107 modification to the 
project. 
18. Includes $7,581,150 for maintenance for previous 
projects. Excludes $1,000 for maintenance from contributed 
funds on previous projects and $67,558 which 
represents services rendered without reimbursement. 
19. Includes $3,912 for new work for previous 
projects. 
20. Includes $11,414 for operating and care under 
provisions of the permanent indefinite appropriation. 
21. Includes $80,000 new work from public works 
funds. Excludes $509,506 contributed funds. 
22. Includes $30,000 for maintenance from public 
works funds. 
23. Includes $11,588 expended for restudy but excludes 
$21,960 expended for new work from contributed 
funds. 
24. Excludes $323,456 contributed funds. 
25. Includes $71,303 for new work on previous project. 
Excludes $137,500 contributed funds. 
26. Beresford Cutoff and completion of cutoffs and 
easing of bends in Putnam, Lake, and Volusia Counties 
in inactive status. Includes $29,566 for new work under 
previous project. 
27. Includes $25,838 under previous project. 
28. Includes $26,689 for new work under previous 
project. 
29. Includes $32,689 under previous project. 
30. Includes $20,532 under previous project. 
31. Includes $747,684 for new work under previous 
project. Excludes $100,000 expended for new work from 
contributed funds. 
32. Includes $44,730 in maintenance under previous 
project. 
33. Includes $10,154 expended under previous project. 
34. Includes $853,050 for new work under previous 
project. Excludes $270,466 for new work for Hillsborough 
River and $13,939 for new work from contributed funds. 
35. Includes $17,107 for maintenance under previous 
project. 
36. Includes $2,293,410 for reimbursement costs to 
Bal Harbor. 
37. Excludes $15,543 for property received without 
reimbursement and R&H Funds expended on previous 
projects (see cost and financial statement for Okeechobee 
Waterway, Fla., project for these costs). Excludes 
$100,000 advanced by local interests toward 
federal costs. 
38. Includes $13,143 for recreation facilities at Moss 
Bluff and $109,420 at Lake Tarpon. 
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TABLE 9-B AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
Acts Work Authorized Documents 
October 27, 1965 
March 4, 1913 
June 20,1939 
March 2, 1945 
October 23, 1962 
July 5, 1884 
Auth. by Chief 
of Engineers 
March 24,1965, 
under Sec. 107 of 
1960 R&H Act 
June 20, 1938 
July 14, 1960 
July 25, 1912 
March 3, 1925 
July 3, 1930 
August 26, 1937 
May 17, 1950 
July 14, 1960 
P.L. 675/77 
July 23, 1942 
June 14, 1880 
July 13, 1892 
March 2, 1907 
June 25, 1910 
AQUATIC PLANT CONTROL (See Section 1 of Text) 
Control and progressive eradication of obnoxious aquatic plants, 
and continued research to develop best method of control 
ATLANTIC INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY BETWEEN 
NORFOLK, VA. AND THE ST. JOHNS RIVER, FLA. 
(See Section 2 of Text) 
Channel 7 x 100 feet 
Channel 12 feet deep and 90-150 feet wide with cut-offs 
CANAVERAL HARBOR, FLA. (See Section 3 of Text) 
Entrance channel jetties, a turning basin enclosed by a dike, 
and a barge canal with a lock 
Maintain improved channel, turning basin, enlarge barge 
channel and lock, relocate dike, provide channel and turning 
basin west of 35-foot turning basin, construct and operate 
sand-transfer plant 
CEDAR KEYS HARBOR, FLA. (See Section 4 of Text) 
Channel 10.5 x 200 feet from Gulf to Cedar Key 
Channel 8 x 100 feet from Gulf to Main Ship Channel via 
Northwest Channel 
CHANNEL FROM NAPLES TO BIG MARCO PASS, FLA. 
(See Section 5 of Text) 
Interior channel 6 x 70 feet 
Channel 12 x 150 feet from the Gulf to Gordon Pass, thence 
10 x 100 feet to a point 400 feet south of U.S. Highway 41 
Bridge, thence 10 x 70 feet to bridge and two turning basins 
CHARLOTTE HARBOR, FLA. (See Section 6 of Text) 
Channel 24 x 300 feet through Gulf through Boca Grande 
entrance 
Depth of 27 feet at entrance and width of 500 feet at 
the bend 
Channel 10 x 100 feet to Punta Gorda and a turning basin 
Depth of 30 feet at entrance and width of 700 feet at bend 
Depth of 32 feet in entrance channel 
CLEARWATER PASS, FLA. (See Section 7 of Text) 
Entrance channel 10 x 150 feet, inside channel 8 x 100 feet, 
and a turning basin 
CROSS-FLORIDA BARGE CANAL (See Section 8 of Text) 
Barge Canal 12 x 150 feet 
FERNANDINA HARBOR, FLA. (See Section 9 of Text) 
Entrance jetties 
Raising and extending jetties to provide 19-foot depth 
Improvement of inner harbor to obtain 20- to 24- foot depth 
and 400- to 600-foot channel width 
Combining improvement of Fernandina Harbor and Cumberland 
Sound under the general heading of Fernandina Harbor 
H.Doc. 251, 89th Cong., 
1st sess. 
H.Doc. 898, 62d Cong., 
2d sess. 
H.Doc. 618, 75th Cong., 
3d sess. 
H.Doc. 367, 77th Cong., 
1st sess. 
S.Doc. 140, 87th.Cong., 
2d sess. 
Annual Report 1884 
H.Doc. 596, 75th 
Cong., 3d sess. 
H.Doc. 183, 86th 
Cong., 1st sess. 
H.Doc. 699, 62d Cong., 
2d sess. 
H.Doc 113, 66th Cong. 
1st sess. 
Rivers and Harbors Committee 
Doc. 1, 70th Cong., 1st sess. 
Rivers and Harbors Committee 
Doc. 95, 74th Cong., 2d sess. 
H.Doc. 186,81st Cong., 
1st sess. 
H.Doc. 293, 86th Cong., 
2d sess. 
H.Doc. 109, 79th Cong., 
1st sess. 
Annual Report 1879 
Annual Report 1891 & 1896 
H.Doc. 388, 59th Cong., 
1st sess. 
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JACKSONVILLE, FLA., DISTRICT 
AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
Acts Work Authorized Documents 
March 3, 1925 
June 20, 1938 
March 2, 1945 
May 17, 1950 
July 14, 1960 
Auth. by Chief of 
Engineers 
December 6, 1968, 
under Sec. 107 of 
1960 R&H Act. 
Def. Act of 
March 4, 1931 
War Dept. Approp. 
Act, March 4, 1933 
August 30, 1935 
May 17, 1950 
March 2, 1945 
June 30, 1948 
May 17, 1950 
September 3, 1954 
May 10-16, 1957 
Auth. March 1, 1962 
by Senate and 
House Public 
Works Committees 
Auth. by Chief of 
Engineers 
March 1,1963, 
under Sec. 107 of 
1960 R&H Act 
January 21, 1927 
July 3, 1930 
PARA June 26, 1934 
August 26, 1937 
Provided for a 26-foot channel 
Provided for the 28-foot channel and turning basin 
Provided for reducing the maximum width of turning basin 
from 1,000 to 800 feet, for shifting channel line in this 
vicinity 50 feet northwesterly and for including in 
authorized project small area dredged by Rayonier, Inc. 
Provided for 32-foot channel and turning basin 
FORT MYERS BEACH, FLA. (See Section 10 of Text) 
12- x 150-foot channel in San Carlos Bay, thence 11 x 125 feet 
in Matanzas Pass to upper shrimp terminals 
Extension of 11- x 125-foot channel easterly about 2,000 feet 
to and including a turning basin adjacent to natural deep 
water in Matanzas Pass 
FORT PIERCE HARBOR, FLA. (See Section 11 of Text) 
Expenditure of $20,000 for dredging channel, maintenance by 
local interests 
Expenditure of up to $30,000 for dredging channel 
Maintaining channels, jetties, and revetments, and enlarging 
channels and turning basin to existing project dimensions 
HORSESHOE COVE, FLA. (See Section 12 of Text) 
Channel 6 x 75 feet wide from the Gulf to and including basin 
at Horseshoe. Project is 1.75 miles long 
INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY, CALOOSAHATCHEE 
RIVER TO ANCLOTE RIVER, FLA. (See Section 13 of Text) 
9- x 100-foot channel; deepening channel at Caseys Pass to 9 
feet and construction of highway bridge at Venice 
Original route may be modified at no excess cost to U. S. 
Any route in Venice-Lemon Bay area may be used 
Use of alternate Route C-1 in Venice-Lemon Bay area 
Local interests to bear costs of Venice Avenue highway 
bridge and any other necessary crossing over Route C-1 
Sunshine Skyway Channel to be improved and maintained to 
9 x 100 feet 
H.Doc. 227, 68th 'Cong., 
1st sess. 
H.Doc. 284, 87th Cong., 
1st sess. 
H.Doc. 284, 87th Cong., 
1st sess. 
H.Doc. 662, 80th Cong., 
2d sess. 
H.Doc. 183,86th Cong., 
1st sess. 
Specified in Act 
Specified in Act 
H.Doc. 252, 72d Cong., 
1st sess. and Rivers and 
Harbors Committee Doc. 21, 
74th Cong., 1st sess. 
H.Doc. 106, 81st Cong., 
1st sess. 
H.Doc. 371, 76th Cong., 
1st sess. 
Specified in Act 
Specified in Act 
Specified in Act 
H.Doc. 109, 85th Cong., 
1st sess. 
6- x 80-foot channel in Boca Ciega Bay 
INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY, JACKSONVILLE TO 
MIAMI, FLA. (See Section 14 of Text) 
Channel 8 x 75 feet from Jacksonville to Miami 
Channel width of 100 feet 
Operation and care of Palm Valley Bridge 
Turning basin at Jacksonville Beach 
H.Doc. 586, 69th Cong., 
2d sess. 
S.Doc. 71, 71st Cong.. 2d sess. 
Specified in Act 
H.Doc. 180, 75th Cong., 1st sess. 
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TABLE 9-B (Continued) AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
Acts Work Authorized Documents 
March 2, 1945 
Do. 
Do. 
July 3, 1958 
Chief of Engineers 
Report of July 22, 
1960, Mod. 12-foot 
channel 
March 2, 1907 
June 14, 1880 
June 3, 1896 
June 25, 1910 
June 5, 1920 
July 3, 1930 
August 30, 1935 
March 2, 1945 
Do. 
Do. 
October 27, 1965 
Auth. by Chief of 
Engineers 
April 20, 1976 
under Sec. 107 of 
1960 R&H Act, 
as amended 
July 3, 1930 
PWA Program 
September 6, 1933 
June 13, 1902 
Channel 12 x 125 feet 
Side channel and turning basin at Sebastian 
Turning basin at Vero Beach 
Maintenance of side channel at Daytona Beach 
Channel 10 x 125 feet from Ft. Pierce to Miami 
JACKSONVILLE HARBOR, FLA. (See Section 15 of Text) 
ST. JOHNS RIVER, FLA., OPPOSITE THE CITY OF 
JACKSONVILLE 
The 24-foot area from Hogan Creek to Florida East Coast 
Railroad bridge 
ST. JOHNS RIVER, FLA. 
Jetties at entrance (maintenance only) 
Extension of jetties, etc. (maintenance only) 
Main channel 30 by 300-600 feet; anchorage basin at Mayport; 
and training walls and revetments 
ST. JOHNS RIVER, FLA., JACKSONVILLE TO THE 
OCEAN 
Consolidation of above projects 
Widening bend at Dame Point to 900 feet 
Widening Drummond, Trout, and Six Mile (now Long Branch) 
Creeks Cut to 400 feet; and Terminal Channel 30 by 400 feet 
Maintenance of existing channel widths; widening Terminal 
Channel to 590 feet; the 28-foot area between Laura St. and 
St. Elmo W. Acosta Bridge; channel along south side of 
Commodore Point; and basin at Naval Reserve Armory 
Main channel 34 feet deep via Terminal Channel 
Dame Point-Fulton Cutoff 34 by 500 feet 
Maintain existing entrance channel depths of 40 and 42 feet; 
deepen main ship channel to 38 feet to Mile 20 and widen 
channel near Mile 5 and near Mile 7 
LONGBOAT PASS, FLA. (See Section 16 of Text) 
12- x 150-foot entrance channel from Gulf of Mexico to 
Longboat Bridge; 10- x 100-foot channel from 
Longboat Bridge northeasterly to IWW; channel from 
north channel to Cortez Bridge 
MIAMI HARBOR, FLA. (See Section 17 of Text) 
MIAMI RIVER 
The 15-foot channel in Miami River, 150 feet wide at the mouth 
The channel at the Dinner Key Airport 
MIAMI HARBOR 
An 18-foot channel in a landcut across the peninsula and 
construction of the north jetty 
H.Doc. 740, 79th Cong., 
2d sess. 
H.Doc. 386, 76th Cong., 
1st Sess. 
H.Doc. 261, 76th Cong., 
1st Sess. 
H.Doc. 222, 85th Cong., 
1st sess. 
H.Doc. 663, 59th Cong., 
1st Sess. 
Annual Report 1879, p. 767 
H.Ex.Doc. 346, 53d Cong., 
3d sess., and Annual Report 
1895, p. 1586 
H.Doc. 611, 61st Cong., 
2d sess. 
Specified in Act 
H.Doc. 483, 70th Cong., 
2d sess. 
S:Comm. print, 74th Cong., 
1st sess. 
H.Doc. 322, 77th Cong., 
1st sess. 
S.Doc. 230, 78th Cong., 
2d sess. 
S.Doc. 179, 79th Cong., 
2d sess. 
H.Doc. 214, 89th Cong., 
1st sess. 
Specified in Act 
S.Doc. 95, 72d Cong., 1st sess. 
and specified in Act 
H.Doc. 662, 56th Cong., 
1st sess. (Annual Report 
1900, p. 1987) 
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TABLE 9-B (Continued) 
JACKSONVILLE, FLA., DISTRICT 
AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
Acts Work Authorized Documents 
March 2, 1907 
March 4, 1913 
March 3, 1925 
July 3, 1930 
August 30, 1935 
August 26, 1937 
March 2, 1945 
March 2, 1945 
July 14, 1960 
August 13, 1968 
Auth. by Chief of 
Engineers 
August 28, 1963 
under Sec. 107 of 
1960 R&H Act 
PARA June 26, 1934 
August 26, 1937 
March 2, 1945 
Do. 
Auth. by Chief of 
Engineers 
November 5, 1968, 
under Sec. 107 of 
1960 R&H Act 
Construction of the south jetty and increase of channel width 
to 100 feet 
Modification of local cooperation requirements imposed by 
the Act of July 25, 1912 
A channel 25 feet deep with present widths from the ocean to 
Biscayne Bay, thence 200 feet wide across the bay to but not 
including the municipal turning basin, and extension of 
both jetties 
A channel width of 300 feet across the bay and enlarging the 
municipal turning basin, with expenditures thereon limited 
to $200,000 
A depth of 30 feet from the ocean to and in the turning basin, 
with the existing authorized project widths, including the 
300-foot width in the channel across the bay 
Extending the turning basin 200 feet to the southward 
The Virginia Key improvement 
For incorporation of the project for Miami River in that for 
Miami Harbor, the widening at the mouth of Miami River to 
existing project widths; the channels from the mouth of Miami 
River to the turning basin and to Government Cut; and the 
channel from Miami River to the harbor of refuge, provided 
that local interests contribute one-third of the cost 
Deletion of Virginia Key development and the Dinner Key 
approach channel, widening the existing ship channel by 
easing the ocean bend and increasing the width of the 
300-foot-wide section to 400 feet, enlarging the existing 
turning basin 300 feet along both the south and northeasterly 
sides, and dredging a turning basin along the north side of 
Fisher Island about 39 acres in extent and 30 feet in depth 
Enlarging existing entrance channel to 38 x 500 feet, deepening 
existing 400-foot-wide channel across Biscayne Bay to 36 
feet; deepening existing turning basins at Biscayne Blvd. 
terminal and Fisher Island to 36 feet 
NEW PASS, SARASOTA, FLA. (See Section 18 of Text) 
10- x 150-foot entrance channel; 8- x 100-foot inner channels; 
and 8-foot-deep turning basins at Payne Terminal and City 
Pier 
OKEECHOBEE WATERWAY, FLA. (See Section 19 of Text) 
Operation and care of locks and dams provided for with funds 
from R&H appropriations 
New lock and weir structure in St. Lucie Canal 
Deepening to 8 feet from Ft. Myers to Jacksonville-Miami 
waterway near Stuart via channel across lake from Clewiston 
Channel to yacht basin at Ft. Myers and a basin at Stuart 
Enlarge existing 8- x 90-foot section of Okeechobee Waterway 
for about 5 miles upstream from Ft. Myers to 10 x 100 feet 
Specified in Act 
Specified in Act 
H.Doc. 516, 67th Cong., 
4th sess. 
Rivers and Harbors Committee 
Doc. 15, 71st Cong., 2d sess. 
Sen. Comm. Print, 
73d Cong., 2d sess. 
Rivers and Harbors Committee 
Doc. 86, 74th Cong., 2d sess. 
S.Doc. 251, 79th Cong., 
2d sess. 
H.Doc. 91, 79th Cong., 
1st sess. 
S.Doc. 71, 85th Cong., 
2d sess. 
S.Doc. 93, 90th Cong., 
2d sess. 
Specified in Act 
Rivers and Harbors Committee 
Doc. 28, 75th Cong., 1st sess. 
H.Doc. 696, 76th Cong., 
3d sess. 
H.Doc. 736, 79th Cong., 
2d sess. 
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TABLE 9-B (Continued) AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
Acts Work Authorized Documents 
September 19, 1890 
March 2, 1907 
June 25, 1910 
July 25, 1912 
July 27, 1916 
PARA June 26, 1934 
March 13, 1934 
December 10, 1934 
August 30, 1935 
March 2, 1945 
May 17, 1950 
July 14, 1960 
October 27, 1965 
March 3, 1925 
August 30, 1935 
March 2, 1945 
H.R. September 
23, 1976 
S.R. October 1, 
1976 
July 3, 1930 
OKLAWAHA RIVER, FLA. (See Section 20 of Text) 
Clearing obstructions for channel 4 feet deep from mouth to 
Leesburg 
Channel 6 feet deep from mouth to head of Silver Springs 
Run 
Maintenance of levels in the lakes at head of river 
Acceptance of certain artificial waterways in lieu of portions 
of natural river bed 
Operation and care of lock and dam provided for with funds 
from appropriations for rivers and harbors 
PALM BEACH HARBOR, FLA. (See Section 21 of Text) 
Maintenance of improvement previously constructed by local 
interests 
Deepening the channels and turning basin, as constructed 
by local interests, to 20 feet 
Authorized the work previously approved by Public Works 
Administration, and widening the channels to existing project 
dimensions, enlarging the 700-foot-square turning basin 
eastward removing the obstructive point on south side of the 
inlet, revetting the banks of the inlet, and restoring existing 
jetties 
Deepening the channels and turning basin to 25 feet 
Extending the turning basin 550 feet southward over a 900-foot 
width, with a flare to the east; provided that local interests 
may be reimbursed not to exceed $305,000 for work done by 
them on this modification subsequent to July 1, 1949 
An entrance channel 35 feet deep, 400 feet wide, and 0.8 mile 
long, merging with an inner channel 33 feet deep, 300 feet 
wide and 0.3 mile long, thence flaring into a turning basin, 
1,400 feet north-south by a minimum of 1,200 feet east-west 
PONCE DE LEON INLET, FLA. (See Section 22 of Text) 
Widening and deepening channels; jetties on north and south 
side of inlet; a weir in the north jetty and an impoundment 
basin inside the weir 
PONCE HARBOR, P. R. (See Section 23 of Text) 
Dredging 3 continuous areas, aggregating 153 acres, to depths 
of 30, 18, and 9 feet, and construction of a seawall, costs to 
be shared by U. S. and local interests 
Modified conditions of local cooperation to provide that U. S. 
undertake all dredging at Federal expense and return local 
funds previously contributed for dredging, all other portions 
of the improvement hereafter to be at the expense of local 
interests 
Eliminated previously authorized 9-foot dredging area, and 
provided for dredging 30-foot-depth area and 18 acres off 
the municipal pier and for construction of the breakwater 
off Punta Carenero 
Eliminate previously authorized 18-foot and a portion of the 
30-foot project outside the proposed 36-foot project area 
adjacent to the municipal bulkhead. Channel 36 x 600 feet 
from Caribbean Sea to harbor; channel 36 x 400 feet into 
harbor; and a 36-foot turning basin. 
PORT EVERGLADES HARBOR, FLA. (See Section 24 of Text) 
Maintenance of harbor constructed by local interests 
Annual Report 1889. p. 1360 
H.Doc. 782, 59th Cong., 
1st sess. 
Specified in Acts 
Specified in Act 
Specified in Act 
H.Doc. 185, 73d Cong., 
2d sess. 
Recommended by Chief of 
Engineers to Public 
Works Administration 
October 17, 1934 
H.Doc. 185, 73d Cong., 
2d sess. and Rivers 
and Harbors Committee 
Doc. 42, 74th Cong., 1st sess. 
H.Doc. 530, 78th Cong., 
2d sess. 
H.Doc. 705, 80th Cong., 
2d sess. 
H.Doc. 283, 86th Cong., 
1st sess. (contains latest 
published map) 
H.Doc. 74, 89th Cong., 
1st sess. 
H.Doc. 532, 67th Cong., 
4th sess. 
Rivers and Harbors Committee 
Doc. 18, 72d Cong., 1st sess. 
H.Doc. 745, 79th Cong., 
2d sess. 
H.Doc. 532, 94th Cong., 
2d sess. 
H.Doc. 357, 71st Cong., 
2d sess. 
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JACKSONVILLE, FLA., DISTRICT 
AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
Acts Work Authorized Documents 
August 30, 1935 
June 20, 1938 
July 24, 1946 
July 3, 1958 
H.R. May 9, 1974 
S.R. May 31, 1974 
March 3, 1899 
June 13, 1902 
March 3, 1905 
June 20, 1938 
May 17, 1950 
March 3, 1899 
March 2, 1919 
June 14, 1880 
June 25, 1910 
July 3, 1930 
March 2, 1945 
March 2, 1945 
July 24, 1946 
March 2, 1945 
November 7, 1966 
Enlarge entrance channel and complete turning basin to 
1,200 feet square 
Widen turning basin 350 feet on north side 
Widen turning basin 200 feet on north side, 500 feet on south 
side and enlarge flare at entrance channel 
Deepen and widen entrance channel on a new alinement and 
increase turning basin in size and depth 
Deepen and widen entrance channel, enlarge turning basin, 
widen Pier 7 channel, maintenance of Berth 18 channel, and 
planning for a south jetty fishing walkway with construction 
contingent upon need as developed by detailed 
postauthorization studies 
REMOVING THE WATER HYACINTHS FROM NAVIGABLE 
WATERS IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA (See Section 25 of 
Text) 
Construction and operation of a suitable vessel and use of log 
booms for removal of water hyacinths in the navigable waters 
of the State 
Extermination and removal of water hyacinths by any 
mechanical, chemical, or other means 
Prohibits use of any chemical process injurious to cattle 
ST. AUGUSTINE HARBOR, FLA. (See Section 26 of Text) 
Channel 27 x 200 feet protected by a groin 
Channel 16 x 200 feet across bar, and thence 12 feet deep to 
Intracoastal Waterway; jetty on south side of inlet; future 
landward extension of groin and jetty; and channel 10 x 100 
feet in San Sebastian River 
ST. JOHNS RIVER, FLA., JACKSONVILLE TO 
LAKE HARNEY (See Section 27 of Text) 
A channel 13 feet deep and 200 feet wide from Jacksonville 
to Palatka 
The improvement of Deep Creek 
Two jetties at Volusia Bar (maintenance only; new work 
completed under previous project.) 
A channel 100 feet wide, 8 feet deep from Palatka to Sanford 
with a side channel to Enterprise, and thence 5 feet deep 
to Lake Harney 
Cutoffs at Butcher Bend, Snake Creek, and Starks Landing, 
and easing bends at other points 
A channel 10 feet deep and 100 feet wide from Palatka to 
Sanford, with a side channel to Enterprise and with 
cutoffs and easing of bends 
Combining the two projects above into a single project for 
St. Johns River, Fla., Jacksonville to Lake Harney, and 
for a cutoff 5 feet deep and 75 feet wide between Lake 
Monroe and the vicinity of Osteen Bridge (Woodruff 
Creek Cutoff) 
A channel 12 feet deep and 100 feet wide from Palatka to 
Sanford, and in the branch to E nterprise 
ST. LUCIE INLET, FLA. (See Section 28 of Text) 
Channel 10 x 200 feet 
Modification to maintain existing channel 6 x 100 feet 
Rivers and Harbors Committee 
Doc. 25, 74th Cong., 1st sess. 
H.Doc. 545. 75th Cong., 
3d sess. 
H.Doc. 768, 78th Cong., 
2d sess. 
H.Doc. 346, 85th Cong., 
2d sess. 
H.Doc. 144, 93d Cong., 
1st sess. 
Annual Report 1899 
Specified in Act 
Specified in Act 
H.Doc. 555, 75th Cong., 
3d sess. 
H.Doc. 133, 81st Cong., 
1st sess. 
H.Doc. 523, 55th Cong., 
2d sess. and Annual 
Report for 1898, p. 1343 
H.Doc. 699, 63rd Cong., 
2d sess. 
Annual Report for 1879, 
pp. 795-798 
H.Doc. 1111, 60th Cong., 
2d sess. 
H.Doc. 691, 69th Cong., 
2d sess. 
H.Doc. 603, 76th Cong., 
3d sess. 
H.Doc. 445, 78th Cong., 
2d sess. 
S.Doc. 208, 79th Cong., 
2d sess. 
H.Doc. 391,77th Cong., 
1st sess. 
H.Doc. 508, 89th Cong., 
2d sess. 
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TABLE 9-B (Continued) AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
Acts Work Authorized Documents 
H.R. May 9, 1974 
S.R. May 31, 1974 
Def. Act of 
March 4, 1929 
July 3, 1930 
August 26, 1937 
May 17, 1950 
August 8, 1917 
September 22, 1922 
July 3, 1930 
August 30, 1935 
August 26, 1937 
October 17, 1940 
March 2, 1945 
July 3, 1958 
August 4, 1976 
March 3, 1839 
Extending north jetty and modifying existing jetty to provide 
a sand bypass weir section; excavation of sand impoundment 
basin; construction of :south jetty with walkway for 
recreational fishing; channel 10 x 500 feet thru bar cut, 
tapering to 150 feet thru the inlet, and 100 feet and 7 feet 
deep to the Intracoastal Waterway; and transfer of 380,000 
cubic yards of material to the south beach during each 
two-year maintenance period 
ST. PETERSBURG HARBOR, FLA. (See Section 29 of Text) 
Dredging Point Pinellas Channel 16 x 200 feet 
Channel 19 x 250 feet westward from Tampa Bay into and 
including the basin at the port of St. Petersburg 
Channel 20 x 200 feet leading southward from previous 
authorization to Tampa Bay 
Entrance channel 24 x 300 feet from Tampa Bay to and 
including a 12-foot basin in Bayboro Harbor; Maritime 
Service channel 15 x 100 x 300 feet; channel 12 x 75 x 300 
feet in mouth of Salt Creek 
SAN JUAN HARBOR, P. R. (See Section 30 of Text) 
Anchorage (inner harbor) area of 206 acres and San Antonio 
Channel to 30-foot depth 
Substitution of a 68-acre area 30 feet deep along southeasterly 
side of anchorage area, for one 25 acres in extent and of same 
depth extending easterly from eastern end of the San Antonio 
project channel 
Modified condition of local cooperation 
Entrance channel across outer bar 38 feet deep and 800 feet 
wide, and thence across bay to anchorage area (Anegado 
Reach Channel) 30 feet deep and 700 feet wide and increasing 
anchorage area to 239 acres to 30-foot depth 
Widening Anegado Reach Channel and increasing anchorage 
area to 329 acres 
Removal to 8-foot depth of Anegado, Largo, and Capitanejo 
Shoals, and dredging to 30-foot depth the entrance channel 
and turning basin to the Graving Dock 
Maintenance of the 30-foot depth entrance channel and turning 
basin to the Army Terminal 
Deepening portions of entrance and approach channels and 
basins to Army Terminal and San Antonio Pier areas to 35-45 
feet; new 32-foot depth Puerto Nuevo Channel; new 36-foot 
depth anchorage 
A bar channel 48 by 800 feet, shifting the centerline 350 feet 
west; deepening Anegado Channel in steps from 46 to 40 
feet while reducing width to 800 feet; deepening Army 
Terminal Channel and turning basin to 40 feet while widening 
the channel to 450 feet; deepening Puerto Nuevo Channel 
to 40 feet and widening it to 400 feet; deepening Graving 
Dock Channel to 40 feet at existing 400-foot width; deepening 
San Antonio Channel to 38 feet at varying widths, minimum 
of 500 feet; deepening cruise ship basin to 36 feet at an 
irregular width; maintaining Sabana Approach Channel 
at 30 by 250 feet; provide a 38-foot depth in Anchorage Area 
"E" with irregular width; six mooring dolphins for 
vessels using the area. 
SUWANNEE RIVER, FLA. (See Section 31 of Text) 
Removal of obstructions at mouth of river and a survey of the 
river 
H.Doc. 294, 93rd Cong., 
1st sess. 
Specified in Act 
S.Doc. 229, 70th 
Cong., 2d sess. 
R.&H. Committee 
Doc. 71, 74th 
Cong., 2d sess. 
H. Doc. 70, 81st 
Cong., 1st sess. 
H.Doc. 865, 63d Cong., 
2d sess. 
Specified in Act 
H.Doc. 45, 71st Cong., 
2d sess. 
R&H. Comm. Doc. 38, 
74th Cong., 1st sess. 
R.&H. Comm. Doc. 42, 
75th Cong., 1st sess. 
H.Doc. 364, 76th Cong., 
1st sess. 
Specified in Act 
H.Doc. 38, 85th Cong., 
1st sess. 
H.Doc. 574, 94th 
Cong., 2d sess. 
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TABLE 9-B (Continued) 
JACKSONVILLE, FLA., DISTRICT 
AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
Acts Work Authorized Documents 
June 14, 1880 
September 19, 1890 
March 3, 1899 
March 3, 1905 
June 25, 1910 
August 8, 1917 
March 3, 1899 
September 22, 1922 
July 3, 1930 
August 30, 1935 
June 20, 1938 
Do. 
March 2, 1945 
Do. 
Channel 5 x 150 feet through entrance to Rolands Bluff, thence 
4 x 60 feet to Ellaville 
Channel 6 feet deep through Derrick 
Island Gap 
TAMPA HARBOR, FLA. (See Section 32 of Text) 
TAMPA BAY 
For a channel 27 feet deep from the Gulf of Mexico to Port 
Tampa, 500 feet wide across the bar and 300 feet wide in the 
bay 
For a channel depth of 26 feet with sufficient width from the 
Gulf of Mexico to Port Tampa 
TAMPA AND HILLSBOROUGH BAYS 
For a depth of 24 feet in Hillsborough Bay 
For a 27-foot depth from Gulf of Mexico up to and in the 
several channels of Hillsborough Bay, the widths to be 500 
feet on the bar, 300 feet in Tampa Bay, Ybor, and Garrison 
Channels, and 200 feet in Hillsborough Bay, Sparkman, and 
Seddon Channels, with turning basins at the mouth of 
Hillsborough and at Ybor Estuary 
HILLSBOROUGH RIVER 
For a 12-foot channel to within 100 feet of the Lafayette St. 
highway bridge (maintenance only; new work completed 
under a previous project under the title Improving Hillsborough 
Bay, Fla.) 
TAMPA HARBOR 
Consolidation of the above projects to form a single project for 
Tampa Harbor 
Increasing the depth of Egmont Channel to 29 feet and the 
width of Sparkman Channel to 300 feet 
For a depth of 32 feet and a width of 600 feet on Egmont Bar, a 
depth of 30 feet and a width of 400 feet in Mullet Key Cut, 
and a depth of 30 feet and a width of 300 feet in all other 
project channels in Tampa Harbor (except in Hillsborough 
River and in the channel leading to Alafia River); and for 
a turning basin 2,000 feet long and 500 feet in maximum 
width at the entrance to the Port Tampa terminals 
For widening the bend between Sparkman Channel and Cut D 
of Hillsborough Bay Channel by 250 feet; widening Ybor 
Channel to 400 feet and extending the turning basin at the 
west end of Garrison Channel (mouth of Hillsborough River) 
easterly for 300 feet 
For construction of a breakwater at Peter O. Knight Field, 
Davis Islands, its maintenance to be assumed by local 
interest 
For widening Sparkman Channel to 400 feet and Ybor Channel 
to 500 feet; widening the bend between Sparkman and 
Garrison Channels an additional 250 feet to extend the 
turning basin westerly; and widening the bend between 
Seddon and Garrison Channels by 150 feet (in lieu of 300 
feet previously authorized) to extend the turning basin 
easterly 
For a channel 9 feet deep and 100 feet wide in the Hillsborough 
River for about 2.4 miles above the upper end of the existing 
Annual Report 1879 
Specified in Act 
H.Doc. 52, 55th Cong., 
3d sess. (Also printed 
in Annual Report 1899, 
p. 1640) Channel 
dimensions specified 
in Act 
Specified in Act 
H.Doc. 634, 61st Cong., 
2d sess. 
H.Doc. 634, 61st Cong., 
1st sess. 
H.Doc. 545, 55th Cong., 
2d sess. and Annual Report 
1898, pp. 1357-1360 
Specified in Act 
H.Doc. 100,70th Cong., 
1st sess. 
S.Doc. 22, 72d Cong., 
1st sess. 
S.Doc. 164, 75th Cong., 
3d sess. 
Sen. Comm. Print. 
76th Cong., 1st sess. 
S.Doc. 183, 78th Cong., 
2d sess. 
H.Doc. 119, 77th Cong., 
1st sess. 
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TABLE 9-B (Continued) AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
Acts Work Authorized Documents 
Do. 
May 17, 1950 
September 3, 1954 
October 23, 1962 
December 31, 1970 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
BEACH EROSION 
CONTROL PROJECTS 
August 13, 1968 
12-foot channel, and for the removal of obstructions thence 
to the Florida Avenue Bridge 
For a channel 25 feet deep and 150 feet wide from the Hillsborough 
Bay channel to and including a turning basin in the 
Alafia River (Revoked by Act of May 17, 1950) 
For deepening Egmont Channel to 36 feet; enlarging Mullet 
Key Cut, Tampa Bay Channel, Hillsborough Bay Channel, 
Port Tampa Channel and Port Tampa turning basin to 
present project dimensions; deepening Sparkman Channel 
and Ybor turning basin to 34 feet; a channel 30 feet deep and 
200 feet wide from Hillsborough Bay Channel to and including 
a turning basin in Alafia River, 700 feet wide and 
1,200 feet long (in lieu of the improvement previously 
authorized); and substantial widening at entrance, bends, 
and turns 
Extended removal of obstructions in Hillsborough River to City 
Water Works Dam. Maintenance of cleared channel to be 
assumed by local interests 
Channel and turning basin at Port Sutton 30 feet deep, Ybor 
Channel 34 x 400 feet 
For federal maintenance of Port Sutton Channel, 280 feet wide 
and an irregularly shaped turning basin both to a depth of 
34 feet 
Enlarge entrance channel across Egmont Bar to 46 x 700 feet 
from the Gulf to Mullet Key 
Enlarge Mullet Key Cut Channel to 44 x 600 feet 
Enlarge Tampa Bay Channel to 44 x 500 feet from Mullet Key 
Cut through Tampa Bay to the junction of Hillsborough 
Bay and Port Tampa Channels 
Enlarge Hillsborough Bay Channel to 44 x 500 feet from the 
junction with Tampa Bay and Port Tampa Channels to the 
junction with Port Sutton entrance channel, and thence 
deepening to a depth of 42 feet at the existing width of 400 
feet to the junction with Seddon and Sparkman Channels 
Enlarge Port Sutton entrance channel to 44 x 400 feet 
Enlarge Port Sutton turning basin to a depth of 44 feet and a 
turning diameter of 1,200 feet 
Deepening Sparkman Channel to 42 x 400 feet 
Deepening Ybor Channel to 40 x 300 feet 
Enlarge turning basin at the entrance to Ybor Channel to a 
depth of 42 feet and an additional width of 200 feet on the 
southwest edge of the present basin 
Deepening Port Tampa Channel to 42 feet at its existing width 
from the junction with Hillsborough and Tampa Bay 
Channels to the turning basin 
Deepening the Port Tampa turning basin to 42 feet over its 
existing length of 2,000 feet and width of 900 feet 
An entrance channel in East Bay 44 x 400 feet and 500 feet 
north from the Port Sutton turning basin for a distance of 
about 2,000 feet 
A turning basin in East Bay at a depth of 44 feet and with a 
turning diameter of 1,200 feet 
An approach channel in East Bay 44 x 300 feet north from the 
East Bay turning basin for a distance of about 2,500 feet 
Maintenance of Port Sutton Terminal channel to 44 x 200 feet 
for a distance of 4,000 feet 
BREVARD COUNTY, FLA. (See Section 36 of Text) 
Federal participation in cost of shore protection project 
S.Doc. 16, 77th Cong., 
1st sess. 
H.Doc. 258, 81st Cong., 
1st sess. 
H.Doc. 567, 81st Cong., 
2d sess. 
H.Doc. 529, 87th Cong., 
2d sess. 
H.Doc. 150, 91st Cong., 
1st sess. 
H.Doc. 401, 91st Cong., 
2d sess. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
H.Doc. 352, 90th Cong., 
2d sess. 
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TABLE 9-B (Continued) 
JACKSONVILLE, FLA., DISTRICT 
AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
Acts Work Authorized Documents 
October 27, 1965 
August 13, 1968 
October 27, 1965 
S.R. May 31, 1974 
H.R. November 
20, 1975 
October 23, 1962 
November 7, 1966 
October 23, 1962 
FLOOD CONTROL 
PROJECTS 
June 30, 1948 
September 3, 1954 
July 14, 1960 
October 23, 1962 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
October 27, 1965 
Do. 
August 13, 1968 
BROWARD COUNTY, FLA., BEACH EROSION CONTROL 
AND HILLSBORO INLET, FLA., NAVIGATION PROJECT 
(See Section 37 of Text) 
Improvement for beach erosion control in Broward County, Fla. 
and a combined beach erosion and navigation improvement to 
Hillsborough Inlet and the shore south thereof to Port 
Everglades 
DADE COUNTY, FLA. (See Section 38 of Text) 
Federal participation in cost of shore protection and hurricaneflood 
control project 
DUVAL COUNTY, FLA. (See Section 39 of Text) 
Federal participation in cost of shore protection project 
MANATEE COUNTY, FLA. (See Section 40 of Text) 
Federal participation in cost of shore protection project 
PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLA., FROM MARTIN COUNTY 
LINE TO LAKE WORTH INLET AND FROM SOUTH 
LAKE WORTH INLET TO BROWARD COUNTY LINE 
(See Section 41 of Text) 
Federal participation in cost of local shore protection project 
and sand-transfer plant 
PINELLAS COUNTY, FLA .(See Section 42 of Text) 
Federal participation in cost of shore protection project 
VIRGINIA KEY AND KEY BISCAYNE, FLA. 
(See Section 43 of Text) 
Federal participation in cost of shore protection project and 
construction of four groins 
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN FLORIDA 
(See Section 46 of Text) 
First phase of comprehensive plan for flood control and other 
purposes 
Modification and expansion of authorization to include entire 
comprehensive plan of improvement 
Canals, levees, and water-control and drainage structures in 
the Nicodemus Slough area, Glades County 
Flood protection on Boggy Creek, near Orlando 
Flood protection in the Cutler Drain area, near Miami 
Flood control and drainage works for South Dade County 
Project for Shingle Creek between Clear Lake and Lake 
Tohopekaliga for flood control and major drainage, including 
development of Reedy Creek Swamp 
Improvement of easterly section of West Palm Beach Canal for 
flood control and major drainage 
Primary works for flood control and major drainage in southwest 
Dade County 
Primary works for flood control and major drainage in 
Hendry County 
Gravity drainage in Martin County and distribution of available 
water supplies to portions of Martin and St. Lucie Counties 
H.Doc. 91, 89th Cong., 
1st sess. 
H.Doc. 335, 90th Cong., 
2d sess. 
H.Doc. 273, 89th Cong., 
1st sess. 
S.Doc. 93, 93d Cong., 
1st sess. 
H.Doc. 164, 87th Cong., 
1st sess. 
H.Doc. 519, 89th Cong., 
2d sess. 
H.Doc. 561, 87th Cong., 
2d sess. 
H.Doc. 643, 80th Cong., 
2d sess. (contains latest 
published map) 
H.Doc. 643, 80th Cong., 
2d sess. 
S.Doc. 53, 86th Cong., 
1st sess. 
S.Doc. 125, 87th Cong., 
2d sess. 
S.Doc. 123,87th Cong., 
2d sess. 
S.Doc. 138, 87th Cong., 
2d sess. 
S.Doc. 139,87th Cong., 
2d sess. 
S.Doc. 146,87th Cong., 
2d sess. 
S.Doc. 20, 89th Cong., 
1st sess. 
H.Doc. 102, 88th Cong., 
1st sess. 
S.Doc. 101, 90th Cong., 
2d sess. 
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TABLE 9-B (Continued) AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
Acts Work Authorized Documents 
Do. Improvement of supply, distribution, and conservation of water H.Doc. 369, 90th Cong., 
resources in Central and Southern Florida, including Lake 2d sess. 
Okeechobee agricultural area, Everglades National Park, and 
other related areas 
Approved Navigation improvements suitable for recreational craft H.Doc. 394, 91st Cong., 
December 17, 2d sess. 
1970 under the 
provisions of 
Section 201 of 
the Flood Control 
Act of 1965 
FOUR RIVER BASINS, FLA. (See Section 47 of Text) 
October 23, 1962 Control of floods and improvement of drainage, and for water H.Doc. 585, 87th Cong., 
conservation through construction of necessary canals, 2d sess. 
levees, reservoirs, and control structures 
PORTUGUES AND BUCANA RIVERS, P. R. 
(See Section 48 of Text) 
LAGO de CERRILLOS, P. R. 
December 31,1970 Multiple purpose dam and lake for flood control, water supply, H.Doc. 422, 91st Cong., 
and recreation 2d sess. 
LAGO de PORTUGUES, P. R. 
Multiple purpose dam and lake for flood control, water supply, 
and recreation 
PONCE, P. R 
Diversion and enlargement of existing channels through Ponce 
for flood control 
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JACKSONVILLE, FLA., DISTRICT 
CANAVERAL HARBOR, FLA. PROJECT 
DATA RELATIVE TO LOCK 
(See Section 3 of Text) 
Distance to nearest town 
Name of nearest town 
Distance from Intracoastal Waterway 
Lock Dimensions 
Lift 
Depth of sills (mlw, ocean) 
Character of foundation 
Year completed and opened to navigation 
Contract cost 
56 x 400 feet authorized. At request of NASA 
lock was constructed 90 feet wide with NASA bearing 
additional cost ($700,000). Length increased to 600 feet 
TABLE 9-D 
Henry H. Buckman 
Lock 
Eureka Lock 
and Dam 
9.9 miles via 12-foot barge 
canal and Intracoastal 
Waterway 
Cocoa, Fla. 
6.5 miles 
90' wide; 600' long" 
Varies with tide 
14 feet 
Piles in sand 
1965 
$2,966,539 
to be compatible with increased width. Operation and 
maintenance of lock is a Federal responsibility. 
R. N. 
Bert Dosh 
Lock 
Dunnellon Inglis Lock 
Lock and Dam 
Nearest town 
(miles) 
Miles from Atlantic 
Intracoastal 
Waterway 
Lock dimensions (ft.)' 
Normal lift (ft.) 
Depth over sills 
at normal pool 
levels: 
Upper (ft.) 
Lower (ft.) 
Character of 
foundation 
Kind of dam 
Type const. 
Percent complete 
Estimated contract 
cost 
Palatka, 
11.2 
90.4 
84 x 600 
20 
14 
15 
Piles in 
sand 
Movable 
Earth 
100 
Sparr, 
15.8 
111.4 
84 x 600 
20 
17 
14 
Piles in 
sand 
Movable 
Earth' 
100 
Ocala, 
8.9 
127.7 
84 x 600 
0-15' 
16-31' 
16 
Piles in 
sand 
None 
0 
Dunnellon, Inglis, 
2.5 3.2 
156.5 
84 x 600 
12-27'2 
16-31'2 
18 
Rock 
None 
0 
$6,094,000 $7,975,000 $7,430,000 $9,500,000 $7,800,000 
'Clear width and greatest available length. 
SPool level varies with natural ground water profile 
from minimum elevation of 40 feet to maximum elevation 
of 55 feet. 
SWith concrete spillway and movable gates. 
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TABLE 9-C 
CROSS-FLORIDA BARGE CANAL PROJECT 
LOCKS AND DAMS 
(See Section 8 of Text) 
168.6 
84 x 600 
28 
18 
15 
Rock 
Movable 
Earth' 
100 
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TABLE 9-E CROSS-FLORIDA BARGE CANAL 
OPERATIONS AND RESULTS DURING FISCAL YEAR 
(See Section 8 of Text) 
Work Performed Cost 
New work: 
Real Estate $ 8,400 
Hired labor surveys, inspections, and reports 2,236 
Supervision and administration 399 
Total 11,035 
Maintenance: 
Operation and maintenance of communications 
network 10,184 
Removal of debris, mosquitoes, and aquatic plant tife 
from reservoirs 31,382 
Analysis of hydrologic and meteorologic data for 
scheduling releases from Lake Ocklawaha and 
Inglis Bypass 7,091 
Reimbursement to USGS for water quality surveillance 30,720 
Water quality surveillance 6,732 
Acquisition and maintenance of tools, 
and equipment 7,812 
Maintenance of canal slopes and berms 127,944 
Collection for quarters - 784 
Snagging, Lake Ocklawaha 17,892 
Sanitary facilities and recreation facilities 66,747 
Contract surveys, inspections and reports 29,925 
Rip rap repairs and grouting 121,326 
Reimbursement to U.S.G.S. for cooperation 
with stream gaging 30,582 
Maintenance of fishing pier at Rodman Lock 49,561 
Recreation map 12,084 
Buckman Lock 12,892 
Potable water testing 3,739 
Miscellaneous 13,800 
Condition and operation studies 16,901 
Engineering and design 251 
Supervision and administration 72,795 
Hired labor surveys, inspections and reports 18,511 
Maintenance of roads 10,439 
Trash removal 4,350 
Total 702,876 
Operation and care: 
Inglis Eureka and Buckman Locks, Rodman Dam, 
Inglis Dam and Spillway, Inglis Bypass and Spillway, 
and buildings and grounds, and recreational facilities 
were maintained by hired labor 255,476 
Sanitary facilities at recreation areas 16,692 
Total 272,168 
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JACKSONVILLE, FLA., DISTRICT 
TABLE 9-F OKEECHOBEE WATERWAY 
OPERATIONS AND RESULTS DURING FISCAL YEAR 
(See Section 19 of Text) 
Work Performed Cost 
New work: 
Construction work for recreational 
facilities $ 16,996 
Engineering and design 545 
Supervision and administration 5,349 
Hired labor surveys, inspections and reports 39 
Total applied cost 22,929 
Maintenance: 
District communications network 20,369 
Repair and replacement of project signs 5,497 
Snagging and clearing navigation channels 53,571 
Acquisition and maintenance of plant and equipment 
Operation and maintenance of recreation facilities 26,214 
Collection for Quarters - 6,745 
Potable water testing 1,087 
Service and maintain traffic counters 4,428 
Moore Haven Lock fishing pier 25,200 
Maintenance of downstream safety barriers 829 
Dewatering and repair of Moore Haven Lock 46,152 
Widen approach channel at Moore Haven Lock 3,603 
Real Estate 32,734 
Condition and operation studies 89,369 
Upgrading of sanitary facilities at St. Lucie Lock 16,536 
Protection of rusting sheet steel piling, 
St. Lucie Lock 91,559 
Core borings, Moore Haven Widener 11,354 
Miscellaneous - 930 
Engineering and design 29,004 
Supervision and administration 78,327 
Hired labor surveys, inspections, and reports 1,371 
Total applied cost 529,528 
Operation and care: 
Hired labor cost of operating Moore Haven, Ortona 
and St. Lucie Locks and maintenance of structures 
and grounds 376,882 
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TABLE 9-G
REMOVING THE WATER HYACINTH FROM NAVIGABLE WATERS 
IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA 
SPRAYING OPERATIONS 
(See Section 25 of Text) 
Locality Acres Sprayed Cost 
St. Johns River and tributaries 5,008 $164,490 
Okeechobee Waterway and tributaries 5,287 137,641 
Acquisition and maintenance of airboats, 
engines, and work tools 17,367 
Field testing the mechanical harvester 331,941 
Operation of communications network 7,239 
Supervision and Administration 9,126 
Total 10,295 667,804 
TABLE 9-H NAVIGATION PROJECTS ON WHICH RECONNAISSANCE AND 
CONDITION SURVEYS ONLY WERE CONDUCTED DURING FISCAL YEAR 
(See Section 31 of Text) 
Date Cost Incurred 
Survey During 
Project Conducted Periods 
Anclote River, Fla. November 1976 $22,312 
Arecibo Harbor, P.R. May 1977 7,400 
Bakers Haulover Inlet, Fla. June 1977 4,408 
Christiansted Harbor, V.I. May 1977 14,283 
Courtenay Channel, Fla. November 1976 4,663 
Crystal River, Fla. November 1976 12,112 
Eau Gallie Harbor, Fla. April 1977 4,326 
Everglades Harbor, Fla. March 1977 2,083 
Homosassa River, Fla. February 1977 2,165 
IWW, Miami to Key West, Fla. November 1976 272 
John's Pass, Fla. April 1977 7,764 
Key West Harbor, Fla. October 1976 27,158 
Largo Sound Channel, Fla. January 1977 5,848 
Manatee River, Fla. December 1976 154 
Mayaguez Harbor, P.R. February 1977 14,808 
Melbourne Harbor, Fla. April 1977 4,480 
New River, Fla. March 1977 2,355 
Ozona, Fla. April 1977 1,826 
Pass-A-Grille Pass, Fla. July 1977 10,038 
Pithlachascotee River, Fla. March 1977 5,857 
Rice Creek, Fla. February 1977 1,678 
Steinhatchee River, Fla. January 1977 4,900 
Withlacoochee River, Fla. January 1977 8,255 
'Costs of surveys included with maintenance costs 
under Section "Other Authorized Navigation Projects."
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JACKSONVILLE, FLA., DISTRICT 
OTHER AUTHORIZED NAVIGATION PROJECTS 
(See Section 34 of Text) 
For Last Cost to Sept. 30, 1977 
Full Report 
See Annual Operation and 
Project Report For Construction Maintenance 
Anclote River, Fla. 
Aquatic Plant Control, Fla. 
(R&H Acts of 1958 & 1962) 
Arecibo Harbor, P.R. 
Atlantic Gulf Ship Canal, Fla. 
Bakers Haulover Inlet, Fla.1 
Bayport, Fla. 
Christiansted Harbor, St. Croix, V.I.' 
Courtenay Channel, Fla.1 
Crystal River, Fla.' 
Eau Gallie Harbor, Fla.1 
Everglades Harbor, Fla.' 
Fajardo Harbor, P.R.' 
Guayanes Harbor, P.R.' 
Gulf Intracoastal Waterway 
St. Marks to Tampa Bay, Fla. 
Homosassa River, Fla.1 
Hudson River, Fla.' 
Intracoastal Waterway, Miami to 
Key West, Fla. 
John's Pass, Fla.' 
Key West Harbor, Fla. 
Kissimmee River, Fla. 
Lake Crescent and Dunns Creek, Fla.' 
Largo Sound Channel, Fla.' 2 
Little Manatee River, Fla.' 
Manatee River, Fla. 
Mayaguez Harbor, P.R. 
Melbourne Harbor, Fla' 
New River, Fla.' 
Orange River, Fla.' 
Ozona, Fla., channel and turning basin1 
Palm Beach, Fla., side channel and basin' 
Pass-A-Grille Pass, Fla."' 
Pithlachascotee River, Fla. 
Rice Creek, Fla.' 
St. Thomas Harbor, V.I.' 
Steinhatchee River, Fla.' 
Withlacoochee River, Fla. 
1974 
1968 
1975 
1939 
1965 
1972 
1964 
1940 
1941 
1970 
1964 
1945 
1945 
1974 
1937 
1974 
1963 
1969 
1972 
1931 
1931 
1966 
1949 
1970 
1975 
1970 
1956 
1962 
1963 
1946 
1966 
1973 
1957 
1949 
1940 
1969 
267,427 
2,619,7002 
1,128,0753 
5,099,153 
243,235' 
58,495' 
303,317 
22,846 
25,000 
9,627 
221,5098 
38,850 
3,9999 
9,889 
243,079 
80,598"1 
1,548,89211 
23,479 
10,276 
117,44313 
11,908314 
123,350 
168,187 
17,696 
36,518 
2.000 
105,527 
41,29716 
400,000 
85,20817 
1,989 
135,053 
614,91218 
1. Complete. 
2. Excludes $918,205 contributed funds. 
3. Excludes $288,000 contributed funds for new 
work. 
4. Excludes $243,235 for contributed funds. 
5. Inactive. 
6. Includes $41,222 for reconnaissance and detailed 
project reports under Section 107 of the R&H Act 
of 1960. 
7. Project as modified by Chief of Engineers in 
report of June 30, 1961, is complete. Previously authorized 
depth of 25 feet in inactive status. 
8. Excludes $36,000 contributed funds. 
9. In addition, $1,000 expended from contributed 
funds. 
10. Project authorized December 2, 1964, by Chief 
of Engineers under Section 107 of 1960 R&H Act and 
by Section 110 of the 1966 R&H Act. Cost of new work 
excludes $53,732 contributed funds. 
11. Includes $27,500 for new work under previous 
project. Excludes $35,371 contributed funds. 
12. Authorized April 20, 1964 by Chief of Engineers 
under Section 107 of 1960 R&H Act. 
13. Includes $25,008 for detailed project report but 
excludes $86,716 expended from contributed funds. 
14. Expended on restudy. 
15. Authorized November 19, 1964 by Chief of 
Engineers under Section 107 of R&H Act of 1960. 
16. Excludes $41,297 contributed funds. 
17. Excludes $93,000 contributed funds. 
18. Includes $30,000 expended under previous project. 
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TABLE 9-I 
538,310 
897,940 
12,495 
31,059 
4,972 
40,915 
45,984 
16,508 
2,862 
6,968 
31,138 
403,802 
25,342 
8,166 
23,021 
164,800 
461,656 
49,148 
2,460 
17,997 
6,475 
24,069 
241,599 
4,815 
14,726 
312,630

REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
TABLE 9-J 
OTHER AUTHORIZED BEACH EROSION CONTROL PROJECTS 
(See Section 44 of Text) 
For Last Cost to Sept. 30, 1977 
Full Report 
See Annual Operation and 
Project Report For Construction Maintenance 
Cape Florida State Park 1969 34,862- 
Fort Pierce, Fla. 1972 327,4482 2,409 
Key West, Fla 1963 96,340' 3,794 
Lee County, Fla. 1971 - - 
Lido Key, Fla. 1971 - - 
Mullet Key, Fla. 1973 436,2014 1,599 
Palm Beach County, Fla., from 
Lake Worth Inlet to South 
Lake Worth Inlet 1970 195,1406 6,257 
San Juan, Puerto Rico 1965 - * - 
1. Includes $2,462 cost of reconnaissance and detailed 
project reports but excludes $13,818 contributed 
funds. 
2. Excludes $300,083 in property or services furnished 
by local interests in lieu of cash contribution. 
3. Excludes $192,168 contributed funds. 
4. Excludes $187,133 contributed funds. 
5. Excludes $781,188 in property or services furnished 
by local interests in lieu of cash contribution. 
6. Excludes $22,400 contributed cost for preauthorization 
studies. 
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JACKSONVILLE, FLA., DISTRICT 
TABLE 9-K CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN FLORIDA PROJECT 
PRINCIPAL FEATURES OF HURRICANE GATES 
(See Section 46 of Text) 
Depth Character 
Over of Year 
Gate' Nearest Town Distance Sills Founda- Corn- Actual 
No. Name (miles) (ft.) tion pleted Cost 
2. Clewiston, Fla. 0.5 10 Pile 1935 $309,748 
3. Lake Harbor, Fla. 0.5 10 Rock 1935 316,938 
4. Belle Glade, Fla. 4.0 10 Rock 1935 350,025 
5. Canal Point, Fla. 0.0 10 Rock 1935 262,465 
6. Okeechobee, Fla. 0.5 7 Pile 1936 373,273 
'All are 50 feet wide with available length unlimited. 
They are constructed of concrete with steel sector gates 
and have no lift. Gate No. 6 has an auxiliary culvert 
spillway with automatic control. Moore Haven Lock 
serves as Hurricane Gate Structure 1. 
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REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN FLORIDA PROJECT 
PRINCIPAL FEATURES OF LOCKS AND DAMS 
(Sec Section 46 of Text) 
Miles 
From Lock Elevation of Character Kind Kind 
Nearest Nearest Dimensions Normal Normal Pool Depth of of of of Percent 
Town Town (ft.) lift (ft.) surface (ft.) sills (ft.) foundation Dam Construction Complete 
W.P. Franklin At Olga 0 56 x 400 2.5 3.0 14 Piles in Movable Reinforced 100 $3. 
S-6L5o cLko caknd Dam 
S-65A Lock 
S-65B Lock 
S-65C Lock 
S-65D Lock 
S-65E Lock 
Moore Haven 
Lock (HGS-1 
Mod.) 
S-310 
(HGS-2 Mod.) 
S-193 
(HGS-6 Mod.) 
S-308B 
Lock on 
Buttonwood 
Canal 
S-57 
S-58 
S-59 
S-60 
S-61 
S-62 
S-63 
S-63A 
S-96 
S-96A 
S-53 
S-55 
S-157 
S-158 
Frostproof 
Avon Park 
Sebring 
Sebring 
Okeechobee 
Okeechobee 
Moore Haven 
Clewiston 
Okeechobee 
Pahokee 
Flamingo 
Ashton 
Ashton 
Kissimmee 
Ashton 
St. Cloud 
Ashton 
Ashton 
Ashton 
Sebastian 
Sebastian 
Eau Gallie 
Christmas 
Sebastian 
Titusville 
23 
26 
20 
25 
14 
10
0.5 
0.5 
0.5 
11
2
9
5
6
66 
10 
12 
14 
14 
16
8 
12
4 
15 
30 x 90 
30 x 90 
30 x 90 
30 x 90 
30 x 90 
30 x 90 
50 x 250 
50 x 60 
50 x 60 
56 x 400 
20 x 60 
20 x 90 
20 x 90 
20 x 90 
20 x 90 
30 x 90 
20 x 90 
20 x 90 
20 x 90 
20 x 60 
20 x 60 
20 x 60 
20 x 60 
20x 60 
20 x 60 
4.2 
6.3 
6.0 
7.2 
5.8 
4.6 
9.4 
5.0 
7.5 
4.0 
2.0 
1.0 
2.0 
3.0 
2.0 
2.0 
3.0 
5.0 
4.5 
4.0 
7.5 
3.5 
10.0 
20.0 
4.5
48.5-52.5' 
46.3 
40.0 
34.0 
26.8 
21.0 
15.5-17.5' 
15.5-17.5'3 
15.5-17.5'3 
15.5-17.5'3 
2.0 
62.0 
64.0 
58.0 
64.0 
55.0 
61.0 
62.0 
57.0 
24.0 
25.0 
17.5 
14.0 
20.0 
4.0 
6
6
6
6
6
6 
11 
12.9 
7.5 
18
6
6
6666666666666 
clay 
Earth 
foundation, 
sand 
Earth 
foundation, 
sand 
Earth 
foundation, 
sand 
Earth 
foundation, 
sand 
Earth 
foundation. 
sand 
Earth 
foundation, 
sand 
Piles in 
sand 
Slab on 
sand 
Piles in 
sand and 
slab on sand 
Slab on 
sand 
Slab on 
sand 
Earth 
foundation, 
sand
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
None 
None 
None 
None 
None 
None 
None 
None 
None 
Fixed 
None 
None 
None 
None 
None 
None 
None 
None 
None 
None 
None 
None 
None 
None 
None 
concrete 
Reinforced 
concrete 
rigid frame 
Reinforced 
concrete 
rigid frame 
Reinforced 
concrete 
rigid frame 
Reinforced 
concrete 
rigid frame 
Reinforced 
concrete 
rigid frame 
Reinforced 
concrete 
Steel sheet pile 
lockwalls 
Reinforced 
concrete 
Reinforced 
concrete 
Reinforced 
concrete 
Steel sheet pile 
lockwalls 
Concrete and 
steel sheet 
pile 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
100 
100 
100 
100 
100 
100
0
0
0 
96
0
0
000 
O 
IO 
100
00000 
00 
O6 
00 
lO
O0 
O0 
O0 
O0 
oo 
Contract 
Cost 
803,655 
$1,191,574.70 
$1,513,693.91 
$1,050,600.69 
$1,326,073.12 
$1,213,248.51 
$1,320,039.84 u 
$191,0002 
$2,836,000' 
$270,000' 
$8,653,000' 
$758,000' 
$1 034,000' 
$1,034,0002 
$1,031 000' 
$1,034,0002 
$684,217 
$1,034.000' 
$1,034.0002 
$1,011,0002 
$906,0002 
$862,000' 
$836,000' 
$858,000' 
$1,091,000 
$986,000' 
1Operation and care of W.P. Franklin Lock and Dam (S-79) is a Federal responsibility. 
'Estimated. 
'The normal pool level varies seasonally between the two elevations. 
TABLE 9-L 
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JACKSONVILLE, FLA., DISTRICT 
TABLE 9-M CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN FLORIDA PROJECT 
LOCAL COOPERATION 
(See Section 46 of Text) 
Flood Control Act. Work Authorized % Cash Contributions1 
June 30, 1948 First phase of comprehensive plan 15.0 
Sept. 3, 1954 Second phase of comprehensive plan 20.0 
July 14, 1960 Nicodemus Slough area 31.5 
Oct. 23, 1962 West Palm Beach Canal 12.8 
Boggy Creek Basin 29.7 
Shingle Creek Basin 25.9 
South Dade County area 19.2 
Reedy Creek Swamp 50.0 
Oct. 27, 1965 Southwest Dade County 46.0 
Hendry County area 19.5 
Aug. 13, 1968 Martin County 
Flood Control Features 34.0 
Irrigation Features 49.0 
Recreation Features 42.0 
Water Resources 20.0 
Water Resources Recreation Facilities 50.0 
Approved Dec. 17, 1970 Navigation improvements suitable for 50.0 
under Provisions of recreational craft 
Section 201 of 1965 
Flood Control Act 
'Computed on total contract cost and supervision 
and administration except for Reedy Creek Swamp 
which is computed on all costs, including engineering 
and design and land. 
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REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
TABLE 9-N CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN FLORIDA PROJECT 
OPERATIONS AND RESULTS DURING FISCAL YEAR 
(See Section 46 of Text) 
Work Performed Cost 
New Work: 
Construction of: 
Locks $ 159,346 
Channels and canals 2,444,386 
Levees 461,132 
Pumping plants 864,611 
Floodway control and diversion structures 1,418,199 
Stores 2,107 
Engineering and design 1,221,495 
Supervision and administration 534,883 
Hired labor surveys, inspections, and reports 759 
Non-funded contractors' earnings -11,493 
Total applied cost 7,095,425 
Maintenance: 
Operation and care of facilities, buildings and grounds 36,474 
Operation of district communications network 27,388 
Repair or replacement of project signs 17,776 
Patrol, inspections, and maintenance of Herbert Hoover Dike 332,064 
Repair and stabilize crown road, Herbert Hoover Dike 51,041 
Remove weed growth and replant grass on levee slopes, Herbert Hoover Dike 16,923 
Review of C&SF Flood Control District permit applications 8,675 
Rebuild and regrade levee slopes, Herbert Hoover Dike 58,635 
Clean out landslide toe ditches and berms on Herbert Hoover Dike 43,329 
Repair or replace culverts, Herbert Hoover Dike 13,647 
Repair fences, Herbert Hoover Dike 35,050 
Recreation area, W.P. Franklin Lock 17,347 
Berms, fences and shrubs on C-43 16,42' 
Clear debris from landslide entrance channel to all 
culverts, approach channels at HGS and floodway channels 1,467 
Repair and riprap eroded berms, Herbert Hoover Dike 57,793 
Remove trees and riprap slopes, Herbert Hoover Dike 1,763 
Repair revetment, St. Lucie Canal 1,097 
Operations W.P. Franklin Lock and Spillway (S-79) 97,807 
Operations and maintenance of spillways: 
St. Lucie (S-80); Moore Haven (S-77); 
Ortona (S-78); S-10, 11, & 12 27,116 
Operation of four hurricane gauge structures 4,552 
Operation and maintenance of 20 drainage culverts, thru levees and 16 
spillways along St. Lucie Canal 3,212 
Mowing grass on levee slopes Herbert Hoover Dike 49,154 
Top trees, Herbert Hoover Dike 43,364 
Collection for quarters 2,241 
Regulation of Lake Okeechobee and 3 conservation areas 90,517 
Operation of Port Mayaca Lock and Spillway 104,848 
Reimbursement to U.SG.S. for cooperative 
stream gaging 30,695 
Analysis of data for scheduling releases 110,820 
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JACKSONVILLE, FLA., DISTRICT 
TABLE 9-N (Continued)
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN FLORIDA PROJECT 
OPERATIONS AND RESULTS DURING FISCAL YEAR 
(See Section 46 of Text) 
Work Performed Cost 
Rehabilitation of existing equipment for the 
hydrometer network 27,757 
Dewater, repair, sandblast and paint S-11 (S-10) 32,507 
Dewater, repair, sandblast and paint HGS-5 87,371 
Modify and maintain safety barriers 45 
Other recreational facilities 7,481 
Real Estate 3,490 
Levees and Floodwalis, miscellaneous 413,367 
Crushed limestone 23,258 
Application of fertilizer, Herbert Hoover Dike 60,048 
Mowing, Sections A and B 3,966 
Hired labor surveys, inspections and reports 193,902 
Miscellaneous 5,496 
Engineering and design 34,680 
Supervision and administration 125,964 
Total applied cost 2,320,552 
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TABLE 9-0 
REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN FLORIDA PROJECT 
LAKE OKEECHOBEE 
WATER SUPPLY AND WATER DATA 
(See Section 46 of Text) 
Fiscal Rainfall Evaporation Net Water Total Ag Canal 
Year (inches) (inches) Supply (AF) Inflow (AF) Outflow (AF) 
1977 37.86 56.25 307,196 1,155,388 710,385 
1976 52.92 84.25 1,609,400 2,882,700 645,900 
1975 44.04 60.90 2,162,000 2,558,000 1,033,000 
1974 39.64 60.50 768,700 2,136,630 829.000 
1973 33.48 61.24 (-)83,800 1,313,200 631,500 
1972 47.27 58.68 1,561,000 1,972,200 313,000 
1971 33.05 61.68 (-) 205,800 920,100 753,400 
Normals 49.88 56.22 1,740,000 2,456,000 546,000 
TABLE 9-P CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN FLORIDA PROJECT 
WATER CONSERVATION AREAS 
WATER SUPPLY AND WATER USE DATA 
(See Section 46 of Text) 
Fiscal Rainfall Evaporation Net Water Inflow Releases Seepage 
Year (inches) (inches) Supply (AF) (AF) to East (AF) (AF) 
WATER CONSERVATION AREA NO. 1 
1977 40.82 53.23 369,523 332,145 46,790 159,609 
1976 65.51 63.20 722,200 586,100 29,500 204,400 
1975 40.93 46.6 508,500 516,700 46,150 150,500 
1974 51.03 53.1 602,900 335,900 38,000 182,600 
1973 35.80 52.4 159,000 120,600 48,900 136,600 
1972 58.28 E45.7 632,000 417,300 21,800 204,300 
1971 35.99 48.6 249,000 203,900 72,000 105,700 
Normals 56.48- - - - 
WATER CONSERVATION AREA NO. 2A 
1977 42.11 53.26 483,258 335,546 30,815 164,095 
1876 64.82 61.26 690,600 471,700 25,400 207,100 
1975 36.71 46.4 618,800 526,400 44,600 134,000 
1974 45.74 50.6 442,870 369,100 42,660 105,600 
1973 35.09 52.4 24,100 127,500 20,600 95,800 
1972 51.00 E45.7 581,000 494,100 - 109,300 
1971 36.19 49.0 110,800 213,800 60,400 95,200 
Normals 50.84 -- - -- 
WATER CONSERVATION AREA NO. 3A 
1977 39.76 55.62 603,543 716,918 5,467 372,256 
1976 60.84 68.55 1,640,800 1,559,800 14,700 514,700 
1975 37.74 51.8 557,600 784,600 26,300 356,000 
1974 38.11 50.2 927,200 803,400 56,100 307,700 
1973 33.78 53.4 (-) 74,500 436,000 13,000 324,500 
1972 48.37 E45.7 1,198,600 851,000 - 342,000 
1971 34.97 48.8 (-) 163,200 495,400 30,400 352,000 
Normals 50.43 - - - 
E - Estimated 
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JACKSONVILLE, FLA., DISTRICT 
TABLE 9-Q CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN FLORIDA PROJECT 
CONSTRUCTION COMPLETED UNDER EXISTING PROJECT DURING FISCAL YEAR 
(See Section 46 of Text) 
Date transferred to 
Flood Control District 
Construction for Operation and 
Feature Period Maintenance 
Structures: 
S-25 June 75-- Aug. 76 Nov. 76 
S-25A do. do. 
S-26 Sept. 72--June 74 Dec. 76 
S-308 Tieback 
Levees Feb. 74- May 77 -- 
S-308B do. - 
S-308C do. - 
TABLE 9-R CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN FLORIDA PROJECT 
STATUS OF WORKS UNDER CONTRACT AT END OF FISCAL YEAR 
(See Section 46 of Text) 
Construction Approx. % 
Feature Started Complete 
Channels and Canals: 
C-4 Enlg. March 1977 15 
Levees: 
L-29 Borrow Canal February 1976 67 
L-31(N) Borrow Canal Enlg. May 1976 93 
Herbert Hoover Dike August 1977 11 
L-30 Borrow Enlg. March 1977 15 
Pumping Plants: 
S-236 February 1977 85 
Structures: 
S-32A March 1977 15 
S-154 Reconst. July 1976 96 
S-333 Mach. February 1976 67 
S-334 February 1976 67 
S-335 March 1977 15 
S-336 February 1976 67 
S-337 March 1977 15 
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Nearest town 
Name of nearest town 
Distance above mouth of River 
Lock dimensions 
Normal lift 
Elevation of normal pool surface 
Depth of sills 
Character of foundation 
Kind of dam 
Type of construction 
Percent complete 
Estimated Cost (including dam and spillway) 
20 miles 
Ocala, Fla. 
65.5 miles 
30 x 125 feet 
18.0 feet 
58 feet 
12 feet 
Piles in sand 
None 
Reinforced concrete 
100 
$2,032,000 
TABLE 9-T FOUR RIVER BASINS, FLORIDA, PROJECT 
CONDITION AT END OF FISCAL YEAR 
(See Section 47 of Text) 
Date transferred to 
Construction Southwest Florida 
Feature Period for Operation and Maintenance 
Bridges: 
B-194 July 1968 - Mar. 1970 Not transferred 
Alteration of Facilities B-195 May 1971 - Jan. 1973 Do. 
B-594 Jan. 1973 - Jan. 1974 Do. 
Alteration of Facilities B-196 Oct. 1972 - Jan. 1975 Do. 
SCL RR Br., B-196 Dec. 1972- July 1975 July 1975 
Channels and Canals: 
C-135 May 1967-Dec. 1968 Dec. 1968 
C-135, Sec. 1A July 1966- Aug. 1967 Oct. 1967 
C-135, Sec. 1B May 1968- Sep. 1972 Not transferred 
C-135, Sec. 10 & 2 Jan. 1971- Dec. 1973 Not transferred 
C-135, Sec. 3A Dec. 1972- Apr. 1975 July 1975 
C-135, Sec. 3B Feb. 1975 - Aug. 1977 Not transferred 
C-231, Phase I July 1973 - Apr. 1975 Dec. 1975 
C-231, Phase II July 1973 - Jan. 1974 Dec. 1975 
C-331 July 1967-Sep. 1968 Sep. 1968 
C-531 Apr. 1966- Jan. 1969 Apr. 1969 
C-534 June 1970-July 1971 Nov. 1971 
Structures: 
S-160 May 1967 - Dec. 1968 Dec. 1968 
S-162 Apr. 1975 - June 1977 Not transferred 
S-353 July 1967-Sep. 1968 Nov. 1968 
Moss Bluff Lock and Spillway Apr. 1967- Mar. 1969 Dec. 1975 
S-551 July 1970 - Feb. 1972 Not transferred 
Levees: 
L-212, Sec. 1 June 1968- July 1970 Dec. 1975 
L-212, Sec. 2 July 1970 - Sep. 1971 Dec. 1975 
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TABLE 9-S 
REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
FOUR RIVER BASINS, FLORIDA, PROJECT 
MOSS BLUFF LOCK 
(See Section 47 of Text) 
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JACKSONVILLE, FLA., DISTRICT 
TABLE 9-U OTHER AUTHORIZED FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS 
(See Section 50 of Text) 
For Last Cost to Sept. 30, 1977 
Full Report 
See Annual Operation and 
Project Report For Construction Maintenance 
Arch Creek, Dade County, Fla. 1960 $66,485 1 
Biscayne Bay, Fla., Hurricane 
Protection 2 1966 --- 
Hillsborough Bay, Fla.2 1969-- 
Hogtown Creek, Fla. 1972 83,299 s - 
Phillippi Creek Basin, Fla.2 1966 - - 
1. Excludes $11,734 cost of preauthorization stu- 2. Inactive. 
dies. Project was authorized February 20, 1959, by Chief 3. Includes $44,282 for reconnaissance and detailed 
of Engineers under Section 205 of the 1948 Flood Con- project reports. 
trol Act as Modified by P.L. 685, 84th Congress. 
TABLE 9-V FLOOD CONTROL WORK UNDER SPECIAL AUTHORIZATION 
PURSUANT TO SECTION 205, PUBLIC LAW 685, 
(PREAUTHORIZATION) 
(See Section 51 of Text) 
Study Identification Period Costs 
Reconnaissance Report: 
Coamo River, P.R. $3,664 
Half Moon Lake, Putnam County, Fla. 608 
Sanibel Island, Fla. 2,546 
Savan Gut - St. Thomas, V.I. 3,253 
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TABLE 9-W 
REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
FLOOD PLAIN INFORMATION STUDIES COMPLETED 
DURING THE FISCAL YEAR 
(See Section 53 of Text) 
Location Requesting Agency Date Completed Federal Cost 
Rio Grande de Puerto Rico Department November 1976 $10,000 
Loiza, P.R., Technical of Natural Resources 
Appendix (SFHI) 
Rio Matilde, Ponce, P.R. Puerto Rico Department January 1977 12,015 
(FPI) of Natural Resources 
Canal 17, Palm Beach -March 1977 2,000 
County, Fl. (SFHI) 
St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Virgin Islands September 1977 9,325 
Islands, Demarara Planning Office 
(Frenchtown) (SFHI) 
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MOBILE, ALA., DISTRICT* 
This district comprises a small portion of 
southeastern Tennessee, western Georgia, 
western Florida, all of Alabama south of 
Tennessee River Basin, eastern Mississippi, and a 
small portion of southeastern Louisiana embraced 
in drainage basins tributary to the Gulf of 
Mexico, west of Aucilla River Basin, to and including 
Pearl River Basin. It includes a section of 
the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway from St. Marks, 
Florida, to Lake Borgne Light No. 29, Louisiana. 
IMPROVEMENTS 
Navigation Page 
1. Apalachicola Bay, Fla ............ 10-2 
2. Aquatic Plant Control (R&H Act 
of 1965) ......................... 10-2 
3. Bayou Coden, Ala ................ 10-3 
4. Bayou La Batre, Ala ............. 10-3 
5. Biloxi Harbor, Miss .............. 10-4 
6. Black Warrior and Tombigbee 
Rivers, Ala ...................... 10-4 
7. Bon Secour River, Ala ............ 10-6 
8. Cadet Bayou, Miss ............... 10-6 
9. Carrabelle Bar and Harbor, 
Fla ............................... 10-6 
10. Dauphin Island Bay, Ala.......... 10-7 
11. Dog and Fowl Rivers, Ala..........10-7 
12. East Pass Channel from Gulf of 
Mexico into Choctawhatchee Bay, 
Fla .............................. 10-8 
13. East Pearl River, Miss. and 
La ............................... 10-8 
14. Gulf Intracoastal Waterway 
between Apalachee Bay, Fla., 
and Mexican border (Mobile 
District) ......................... 10-8 
15. Gulfport Harbor, Miss ............ 10-10 
16. Mobile Harbor, Ala .............. 10-10 
17. Panacea Harbor, Fla ............. 10-11 
18. Panama City Harbor, Fla......... 10-11 
19. Pascagoula Harbor, Miss.......... 10-12 
20. Pearl River, Miss., and La. ........ 10-12 
21. Pensacola Harbor, Fla ............ 10-13 
22. Perdido Pass, Ala................10-13 
23. Removing Water Hyacinths, Mobile 
District .......................... 10-14 
24. Waterway Connecting Tombigbee 
and Tennessee Rivers, Ala., 
and Miss ......................... 10-14 
25. Wolf and Jordan Rivers, Miss. ..... 10-15 
Navigation (Cont.) Page 
26. Reconnaissance and Condition 
Surveys ......................... 10-15 
27. Other Authorized Navigation 
Projects ......................... 10-15 
28. Navigation Work Under Special 
Authorization .................... 10-15 
Beach Erosion Control 
29. Authorized Beach Erosion Control 
Project .......................... 10-15 
Deauthorized Projects 
30. Deauthorized Projects ............ 10-15 
Flood Control 
31. Jackson and East Jackson, Miss ... 10-15 
32. Okatibbee Lake, Miss ............ 10-16 
33. Tallahala Creek Lake, Pascagoula 
River, Miss ...................... 10-16 
34. Edinburg Lake, Miss ............. 10-17 
35. Tombigbee River Tributaries, 
Miss. and Ala..................... 10-17 
36. Inspection of Completed Flood 
Control Projects ................. 10-17 
37. Other Authorized Flood Control 
Projects .......................... 10-18 
38. Flood Control Work Under Special 
Authorization .................... 10-18 
Multiple Purpose Projects Including Power 
39. Alabama-Coosa Rivers, Ala., and 
Ga ............................... 10-18 
39A. Carters Lake, Ga ................. 10-19 
39B. Claiborne Lock and Dam, Ala..... 10-19 
39C. Jones Bluff Lock and Dam, Ala. ... 10-20 
*All cost and finance statements for projects are listed at the end of this chapter. All other tables are referenced in text and also 
appear at the end of this chapter. 
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REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
Multiple Purpose Projects 
Including Power (Cont.) Page 
39D. Millers Ferry Lock and Dam, 
Ala . ............................. 10-20 
40. Allatoona Lake, Coosa River 
Basin, Ga. ........................ 10-21 
41. Apalachicola, Chattahoochee, and 
Flint Rivers, Ala., Ga., and Fla., ... 10-21 
41A. Lake Sidney Lanier, Ga........... 10-23 
41B. George W. Andrews Lock and Dam, 
Ala. and Ga ...................... 10-23 
41C. Jim Woodruff Lock and Dam, Ga. 
and Fla .......................... 10-24 
Multiple Purpose Projects 
Including Power (Cont.) Page 
41D. Spewrell Bluff Lake, Ga .......... 10-24 
41E. Walter F. George Lock and Dam, 
Ala. and Ga ...................... 10-25 
41F. West Point Lake, Chattahoochee 
River Basin, Ga. and Ala ......... 10-25 
42. Reservoir Operations ............. 10-26 
43. 
44. 
General Investigations 
Surveys .......................... 10-26 
Collection and Study of Basic 
Data ............................ 10-26 
Navigation 
1. APALACHICOLA BAY, FLA. 
Location. The project is on the coast of 
northwest Florida 160 miles east of Pensacola 
Harbor. (See Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart 
1262.) 
Previous project. For details, see page 1833, Annual 
Report for 1915, and page 689, Annual 
Report for 1938. 
Existing project. The authorized project 
provides for: (a) A channel 10 feet deep ,ad 100 
feet wide from the 10-foot depth in Apalachicola 
Bay, across St. George Island, to within 300 feet of 
the gulf shore, thence increasing uniformly in 
width to 200 feet at the shore and continuing with 
that width to the 10-foot depth in the Gulf of Mexico, 
with twin jettiesextending from the dune line 
to the outer end of the channel; (b) an inner bar 
channel, 10 feet deep and 100 feet wide, in 
Apalachicola Bay; (c) a boat basin 200 feet by 880 
feet and nine feet deep at Apalachicola, Florida, 
with a connecting channel nine feet deep and 80 
feet wide through Scipio Creek to Apalachicola 
River; (d) a channel known as Link Channel, 10 
feet deep and 150 feet wide, in Apalachicola Bay; 
(e) a channel generally parallel to the shore at 
Eastpoint, Florida, six feet deep, 100 feet wide, 
and about 6,000 feet long, with a connecting 
channel six feet deep and 100 feet wide to water at 
the same depth in St. George Sound; (f) a channel 
nine feet deep and 100 feet wide through 
Bulkhead Shoals, connecting Apalachicola Bay 
with St. George Sound; and (g) a 6-foot by 100-foot 
channel about one mile long, generally parallel to 
the shore at Two Mile, Florida, with a 6-foot by 
100-foot connnecting channel to water of the same 
depth in Apalachicola Bay. (See Table 10-B for 
authorized modifications of Two Mile project.) 
Mean range of tide throughout this harbor is 1.6 
feet. Extreme range, except during storms, is 
about three feet. Plane of reference is mean low 
water. (See Table 10-B for authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Requirements have been fully 
complied with. 
Terminal facilities. Facilities consist of pileand-
timber wharves which are considered adequate 
for existing commerce. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work: Phase II construction by hired labor of 
Two-Mile Breakwater and Channel extension 
cost $302,507. 
Maintenance: Contract work for the year 
amounted to $350 for hydraulic studies. Hired 
labor costs included $74,688 for the removal of 
112,064 cubic yards of material from Two Mile 
Channel and East Point by the U.S. Pipeline 
Dredge Guthrie. Other hired labor costs included 
$7,202 for channel surveys and $10,734 for 
engineering, design, supervision and administration. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing 
project, authorized by the 1954 River and Harbor 
Act, was completed in 1959, including reimbursement 
to local interests for approved work, as 
authorized by the 1958 River and Harbor Act. 
Improvements at Two Mile except for 
modifications authorized in 1975 were completed 
in September 1964. Construction of the 
breakwater and channel improvements authorized 
in 1975 at Two Mile were completed in 
September 1977. Total Federal costs under existing 
project as of September 30, 1977 were 
$1,898,848 for new work and $1,459,418 for 
maintenance, a total of $3,358,266. 
2. AQUATIC PLANT CONTROL (RIVER 
AND HARBOR ACT OF 1965) 
Location. Navigable water, tributary streams, 
connecting channels and other allied waters in 
Mobile District. 
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Existing project. The authorized project 
provides for control and progressive eradication 
of water hyacinth, alligatorweed, Eurasian 
watermilfoil and other obnoxious aquatic plant 
growths from navigable water, tributary 
streams, connecting channels, and other allied 
waters of the United States, in the combined interest 
of navigation, flood control, drainage, 
agriculture, fish and wildlife conservation, 
public health, and related purposes, including 
continued research for development of the most 
effective and economical control measures to be 
administered by the Chief of Engineers, under 
the direction of the Secretary of the Army, in 
cooperation with other Federal and State agencies. 
Research and planning cost prior to construction 
shall be borne fully by the United 
States. (See Table 10-B for authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Local interests shall agree to 
hold and save the United States free from claims 
that may occur from control operations and to 
participate to the extent of 30 percent of such 
operations. Requirements are being met in 
Alabama, Georgia, Florida and Louisiana. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Treatment of aquatic plant growth of infested 
areas in Florida cost $21,250. 
Planning, engineering, design, supervision 
with the States of Alabama, Georgia, Florida, 
Louisiana and Mississippi cost $19,124. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. The Final Environmental 
Statement for the Mobile District 
and the GDM for Central Mississippi are in 
preparation. Total Federal costs under the existing 
project as of September 30, 1977 were 
$333,831. Contributed funds for maintenance 
amount to $21,225. 
3. BAYOU CODEN, ALA. 
Location. The project is located in a small tidal 
stream on the southern coast of Mobile County, 
Alabama, emptying into Mississippi Sound about 
7.6 miles northwest of Cedar Point, the southern 
tip of western mainland shore of Mobile Bay. (See 
Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart 1266.) 
Previous project. For details see Annual Report 
for 1945, page 843. 
Existing project. The project provides for a 
channel eight feet deep by 60 feet wide extending 
from La Belle Avenue bridge south for about 
3,000 feet through the bayou to Portersville Bay, 
thence eight feet deep by 100 feet wide extending 
about 2.3 miles westward across Portersville Bay 
to connect with the Bayou La Batre channel, and a 
turning basin eight feet deep by 60 feet wide by 
100 feet long on the west side of the bayou channel 
about 500 feet south of the La Belle Avenue 
bridge. Mean tidal range is 1.75 feet, and extreme, 
except during storms, is 3.5 feet. Plane of 
reference is mean low water. (See Table 10-B for 
authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Small privately-owned pile-and-timber piers 
used in connection with fishing industry in this 
locality are adequate for existing commerce. A 
marina which will accommodate about 12 small 
recreational craft, and a slip with facilities for 
loading oyster shells are located near the mouth of 
the bayou, and are maintained by the Alabama 
Department of Conservation. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work: Continued construction for improvements 
to Bayou Coden Channel amounted to $2,075. 
Maintenance: None 
Condition at end of fiscal year. That portion of 
the project authorized prior to the 1969 modification 
was completed in 1956. Construction 
authorized in 1969 was initiated 31 March 1975 
and completed 26 March 1976. Total Federal 
costs under existing project as of September 30, 
1977 were $335,737 for new work and $38,879 for 
maintenance, a total of $374,616. Contributed 
funds expended for new work amount to$99,691. 
4. BAYOU LA BATRE, ALA. 
Location. Bayou La Batre is a tidal stream 
about 10 miles long, emptying into Mississippi 
Sound on the southern coast of Mobile County, 
Ala., about 10 miles northwest of Cedar Point, the 
southern tip of the western mainland shore of 
Mobile Bay. (See Coast and Geodetic Survey 
Chart 1267.) 
Previous projects. For details see Annual 
Report for 1945, page 844. 
Existing project. The authorized project 
provides for a 12-foot by 100-foot channel from 
the 12-foot depth in Mississippi Sound to a point 
about 2,800 feet south of the highway bridge, 
thence a channel 12 feet deep by 75 feet wide to 
the bridge, an overall distance of about 33,500 
feet, with the channel widened at a point 0.6 mile 
below the bridge to provide a turning basin 12 
feet deep and about 2.6 acres in area. Mean tidal 
range is 1.75 feet, and extreme, except during 
storms, is 3.75 feet. Plane of reference is mean low 
water. (See Table 10-B for authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Terminal facilities. Wooden wharves have been 
provided at seafood processing plants and public 
launching ramps are available. Facilities are considered 
adequate for existing commerce. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance: Contract work amounted to $325 
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for hydraulic studies. Hired labor costs amounted 
to $2,092 for channel surveys, and $2.00 for supervision 
and administration. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing 
project was modified December 30, 1966 under 
the discretionary authority of the Chief of 
Engineers to include a turning basin. The project 
was completed in March 1967. Total Federal 
costs under existing project as of September 30, 
1977 were $311,095 for new work and $849,243 
for maintenance, a total of $1,160,338. Contributed 
funds from local interests for new work 
amount to $10,500. 
5. BILOXI HARBOR, MISS. 
Location. The project is located on Mississippi 
Sound in southeastern Mississippi, 32 miles by 
water west of Pascagoula Harbor, Mississippi, 
and 14 miles east of Gulfport Harbor, Mississippi 
(See Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart 1267.) 
Previous projects. For details see page 584, Annual 
Report for 1962. 
Existing project. The authorized project 
provides for a continuous channel 12 feet deep, 
150 feet wide and 23 miles long from the Gulf Intracoastal 
Waterway through Mississippi Sound 
east of Deer Island, Biloxi Bay, Back Bay, Cranes 
Neck, and a land cut to Gulfport Lake, including a 
500-foot by 2,600-foot basin in the lake, thence a 
12-foot deep by 100-foot wide channel for about 
two miles westward from the west end of the lake, 
terminating in a 300-foot by 500-foot basin; a 12- 
foot by 100-foot channel from the main channel in 
Big Lake to and up Bayou Bernard to the Air 
Force oil terminal at about mile 2.6; a 12-foot by 
150-foot spur channel from the main channel in 
Biloxi Bay for about one mile, terminating in a 
400-foot by 600-foot turning basin opposite Ott 
Bayou; a 12-foot by 150-foot lateral channel 
westward about 2.2 miles to Biloxi's south waterfront; 
a 10-foot by 150-foot channel from Mississippi 
Sound, passing west of Deer Island to a 
point where it connects to the 12-foot by 150-foot 
lateral channel at Biloxi's south waterfront. Construction 
for the modifications authorized by 
River and Harbor Act of Nov. 7, 1966 was commenced 
in FY 1974 and completed in Feb. 1975. 
Cost of modification as authorized by the 1966 
River and Harbor Act was $664,390. That portion 
of the project providing for an entrance channel 
six feet deep, 50 feet wide, and about 1,800 feet 
long into Old Fort Bayou, as authorized by the 
1945 River and Harbor Act, is inactive and excluded 
from the foregoing cost estimate. Estimated 
cost (1954) of this portion was $6,000. 
(See Table 10-B for authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Terminal facilities. A number of wooden 
piling-and-timber piers for small craft and 
fishing boats, a bulk gasoline terminal, several 
boat ways, and concrete products plant are 
available. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work: None. 
Maintenance: The contractor's dredge Number 
2 removed 681,244 cubic yards of material from 
the Lateral and East Approach Channels 
between 24 May and 24 September 1977 at a cost 
of $360,000. Other contract work for the year consisted 
of $8,725 for channel surveys. Hired labor 
costs included $4,907 for channel surveys, 
$45,498 for engineering, design, supervision and 
administration, $589 for miscellaneous costs, and 
one dollar for project condition surveys. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing 
project, prior to the modification authorized in 
1966, was commenced in 1931 and completed in 
1962. This 1966 authorized modification was 
completed in FY 1975. Total Federal costs under 
existing project as of September 30, 1977 were 
$909,773 for new work and $2,447,260 for 
maintenance, a total of $3,357,033. Contributed 
funds for new work amount to $78,600. 
6. BLACK WARRIOR AND TOMBIGBEE 
RIVERS, ALA. 
Location. Black Warrior River rises in 
northern Alabama above Birmingham and flows 
generally southwesterly to unite with the Tombigbee 
River at Demopolis, Alabama. Thence, the 
Tombigbee flows south, uniting with the 
Alabama River to form the Mobile River 45 miles 
above the head of Mobile Bay. Distance by water 
from Mobile to the vicinity of Birmingham is 
about 415 miles. 
Previous projects. For details see page 732, Annual 
Report for 1938. 
Existing project. The authorized project 
provides essentially for a canalized channel nine 
feet deep and 200 feet wide from the mouth of the 
Tombigbee River, 45 miles above Mobile, to the 
vicinity of Birmingham, via the Tombigbee and 
Black Warrior Rivers, to mile 430.4 on Sipsey 
Fork, mile 429.6 on Mulberry Fork and mile 
407.8 on Locust Fork, and for maintenance by 
snagging of Mobile River above the mouth of 
Chickasaw Creek, a total waterway distance of 
about 408 miles. The total lift of 257 feet is accomplished 
by six locks and dams. The original 
construction program, consisting of 17 dams with 
18 lifts, was completed in 1915. Replacement of 
the original structures with new locks and dams, 
under the modernization program is as follows: 
William Bacon Oliver replaced locks 10, 11, and 
12; Demopolis replaced locks 4, 5, 6, and 7; 
Warrior replaced locks 8 and 9: Coffeeville 
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(Jackson) replaced locks 1, 2, and 3; and Holt 
replaced locks 13, 14, 15, and 16. Thus, 16 of the 
original locks have been replaced by five new 
locks. Bankhead Lock and Dam (Lock 17) is under 
rehabilitation to replace the existing double lift 
lock with a single lift lock. The Jackson Lock and 
Dam wildlife refuge, authorized in 1960, will include 
4,250 acres within the reservoir area and 
along its boundaries. (See Table 10-B for 
authorizing legislation.) 
Tidal influence extends upstream from Mobile 
101.6 miles to the old lock 1, where tidal effect is 
apparent only at low stages of the river. At Mobile 
the mean and extreme tidal ranges are 1.5 and 3.6 
feet, respectively. These are at times slightly increased 
by the effect of winds. The greatest fluctuation 
of river stages is at Demopolis, Ala., the 
maximum being 59.7 feet. Maximum fluctuations 
at other points are 40 feet at lock 1,100.6 
miles from Mobile; 57.8 feet at Tuscaloosa, 346.1 
miles from Mobile; 13 feet at Birmingport, 404.9 
miles from Mobile; and 27 feet at Cordova, 424.3 
miles from Mobile. Ordinary fluctuations at these 
points are at old lock 1, 20 feet; at Demopolis, 35 
feet; at Tuscaloosa, 40 feet; at Birmingport, four 
feet; and at Cordova, seven feet. Works of improvement 
reduced the amount of fluctuations at 
different points by three to 10 feet. Estimated cost 
(1977) of new work is $123,300,000 exclusive of 
amounts expended on previous projects and 
recreation facilities. Additionally, estimated 
costs of major rehabilitations at John Hollis 
Bankhead Lock and Dam is $49,600,000, and cost 
of providing recreation facilities at completed 
projects (Code 710) is $661,100. 
Local cooperation. Requirements of local 
cooperation have been fully complied with to 
date. 
Terminal facilities. Docks, storage facilities, 
and handling equipment have been provided as 
required at most loading and unloading points 
along the waterway. These include facilities for 
handling petroleum and petroleum products, 
coal, ores, sand and gravel, pulpwood, manufactures, 
and various other commodities. While most 
terminal facilities are privately owned, many are 
available for use by the general public. Facilities 
are considered adequate for existing commerce. 
(See Table 10-C of existing locks and dams.) 
Operatwns and results during fiscal year. New 
work: 
John Hollis Bankhead Lock and Dam: 
Rehabilitation of lock and dam: Lands and 
damages cost $663; credit to locks, $4,506; permanent 
operating equipment, $25,590; engineering, 
design, supervision and administration, $74,199; 
and miscellaneous costs of $16,645. 
Recreational attendance at locks and dams during 
CY 1976 totaled 4,165,300 recreational user 
days. 
Maintenance: The contractor's dredge Hendry 
No. 6, operating in the Black Warrior and Tombigbee 
Rivers removed 1,535,870 cubic yards of 
material during the period 17 May to 23 
September 1977 at a cost of $852,249. Other contract 
work included $13,614 for environmental 
studies. The U.S. pipeline dredge Collins, 
operating a total of 48 days, removed 472,285 
cubic yards of material from the rivers at a cost of 
$475,670. The U.S. Snagboat Ros, operating a 
total of 56 days in the Black Warrior and Tombigbee 
Rivers removed 2507 obstructions from 
the channel at a cost of $240,716. Other hired 
labor costs for the year included $96,418 for 
channel surveys; $27,750 for environmental 
studies; $37,018 for special studies; $54,590 for 
hydraulic studies; $130,840, transfers to the U.S. 
Weather Bureau; $113,666, evaluation of completed 
work; $225,724 for engineering, design, 
supervision and administration; $174,819 for 
miscellaneous and other operations and 
maintenance costs; and $22,328 credit to 
operations. 
Other maintenance costs for the system include: 
Jackson Lock and Dam, $180,077; 
Demopolis Lock and Dam, $193,676; Warrior 
Lock and Dam, $237,751; Oliver Lock and Dam, 
$274,815; Bankhead Lock and Dam, $439,385; 
Holt Lock and Dam, $530,829; and reservoir 
operation, $738,976. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Work on the project, 
commenced in 1887, was essentially completed 
in 1915. Since then three of the original 
locks and dams (10, 11, and 12) were replaced by 
William Bacon Oliver (Tuscaloosa) Lock and 
Dam which was opened to navigation in August 
1939; four original locks and dams (4,5,6, and 7) 
were replaced by Demopolis Lock and Dam 
which was opened to navigation in August 1954; 
two original locks and dams (8 and 9) were replaced 
by Warrior Lock and Dam which was opened 
to navigation in October 1957; three original locks 
and dams (1, 2, and 3) were replaced by 
Coffeeville Lock and Dam which was opened to 
navigation in August 1960; and four original 
locks and dams (13, 14, 15, and 16) were replaced 
by Holt Lock and Dam which was opened to 
navigation in June 1966. Rehabilitation of the 
spillway at John Hollis Bankhead Lock and Dam 
commenced in 1966, and physically completed 6 
February 1970. Replacement of the double lift 
lock with a single lift lock at John Hollis 
Bankhead Lock and Dam commenced in April 
1970 and is scheduled for completion in FY 1979. 
The cost to September 30,1977 for replacement of 
the lock was $48,210,200. The power plant at John 
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Hollis Bankhead Lock and Dam was built and is 
operated by the Alabama Power Co. Total 
Federal costs under existing project as of 
September 30, 1977 were $151,219,458 for new 
work and $74,010,957 for maintenance, a total of 
$225,230,415. 
7. BON SECOUR RIVER, ALA. 
Location. Rises 2 miles south of Foley, Ala., and 
flows southerly about 8 miles, emptying into Bon 
Secour Bay, an arm of Mobile Bay in southwest 
Alabama. 
Existing project. A 10- by 80-foot channel from 
Gulf Intracoastal Waterway through Bon Secour 
Bay to mouth of Bon Secour River and extending 
up river to vicinity of Swifts Landing, thence 6 by 
80 feet up river to a point about 600 feet above Oak 
Landing with two turning and maneuvering 
areas 150 feet wide and 1,100 to 1,200 feet long opposite 
Swifts Landing and ice loading dock. Plane 
of reference is mean low water. Overall length of 
improvement is about 4.7 miles. Mean tidal range 
is about 1.5 feet and extreme, except during 
storms, is 3.5 feet. Existing project was authorized 
by Chief of Engineers, May 16, 1963, under 
authority in Section 107, River and Harbor Act of 
1960. 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Terminal facilities. A number of pile-andtimber 
marginal wharves used by seafood industry 
and a marine ways located along existing 
project. These, together with numerous privately 
owned piers, are considered adequate for existing 
commerce. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance: Engineering, design, supervision, 
and administration cost $32,810. Environmental 
quality studies for the year cost $3,834. 
Condition at end offiscal year. Project was commenced 
in July and completed in October 1964. 
8. CADET BAYOU, MISS. 
Location. Cadet Bayou (also known as Bayou 
Caddy), is a small tidal stream in southwest Hancock 
County, Mississippi, which flows easterly 
through marshland and empties into Mississippi 
Sound about 10 miles southwest of Bay St. Louis, 
Mississippi. 
Existing project. The existing project provides 
for an 8- by 100-foot channel from the 8-foot depth 
in Mississippi Sound for about 7,800 feet to the 
mouth of Cadet Bayou, thence an 8- by 80-foot 
channel extending 700 feet into the bayou to a 6- 
by 60-foot turning basin (in addition to the 80-foot 
channel width) 130 feet long, thence a 6- by 60- 
foot channel continuing upstream for 8,800 feet to 
a second turning basin 110 feet wide (in addition 
to the 60-foot channel width) and 100 feet long 
thence a 6- by 60-foot channel approximately 870 
feet to the end of the project. The total length of 
improved channel is about 18,400 feet. Plane of 
reference is mean low water. Mean range of tide 
is about 1.6 feet in the vicinity of Cadet Bayou. 
Extreme range, except during storms is about 3.5 
feet. (see Table 10-B for authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Local interests must furnish 
suitable lands for spoil disposal and location of 
aids to navigation; provide adequate public terminal 
facilities including berths and public use 
shore facilities; establish regulations prohibiting 
discharge of untreated sewage, garbage, and 
other pollutants into the harbor; hold the United 
States free from damages; and make a cash contribution 
of 23.3 percent of the first cost of construction 
to be performed by the Corps of 
Engineers, presently estimated at $29,000. 
Terminal facilities. Several privately-owned 
pile-and-timber wharves, a boatyard, marine 
ways near the mouth, and several natural landings 
are located along the bayou. A fishing camp 
at mile 2 provides necessary facilities for 
recreational boating needs, including about 250 
feet of marginal wharf. Local interests will be required 
to provide, maintain, and operate a public 
wharf for commercial boating interests near the 
mouth of the bayou, and another for recreational 
boating interests in the upper reaches. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance: The Armadillo, a contractor's 
dredge, removed 153,983 cubic yards of material 
from Cadet Bayou Channel during the period 22 
September to 5 October 1977 at a cost of $253,411. 
Other contract work amounted to $9,455 for 
maintenance of radio communications equipment. 
Hired labor costs included $14,041 for 
engineering, design, supervision and administration, 
$377 for miscellaneous costs, and $481 for 
project condition surveys. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing 
project was commenced and completed in 
December 1970. Total Federal costs under existing 
project as of September 30, 1977 were 
$87,921 for new work and $360,162 for 
maintenance, a total of $448,083. Contributed 
funds for new work amount to $31,000. 
9. CARRABELLE BAR AND HARBOR, 
FLA. 
Location. Carrabelle Harbor is on the Gulf 
coast of Northwest Florida at the mouth of 
Carrabelle River, a small tidal stream which 
flows into St. George Sound 25 miles east of the 
mouth of the Apalachicola River and 85 miles east 
of Panama City, Florida. 
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Previous projects. For details see Annual 
Report for 1963. 
Existing project. The authorized project 
provides for a 27- by 200-foot channel from the 
Gulf of Mexico for 3 miles to a point west of Dog 
Island, thence a 25-foot by 150-foot channel for 5 
miles through St. George Sound and Carrabelle 
River to a turning basin 500 feet square and 25 
feet deep at town of Carrabelle, a 10-foot by 100- 
foot channel from turning basin for 0.6 mile to 
U.S. Highway 98 bridge, thence a 10-foot by 80- 
foot channel for 3 miles to the confluence of New 
and Crooked Rivers. Plane of reference is mean 
low water. Mean range of tide throughout this 
harbor is 2.2 feet. Extreme, except during 
storms, is about 3 feet. (See Table 10-B for 
authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Terminal facilities. A public terminal, privately 
owned wharves, and four marine ways are considered 
adequate for existing commerce. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance: Engineering, design, supervision, 
and administration cost $28,318. Condition surveys 
cost $3,531. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing 
project was completed in September 1965. Total 
cost for existing project to September 30, 1977 
was $840,499 of which $481,627 was for new work 
and $358,872 for maintenance. 
10. DAUPHIN ISLAND BAY, ALA. 
Location. The project is located between 
Dauphin and Little Dauphin Island on the west 
side of the entrance to Mobile Bay, about 30 miles 
south of Mobile, Alabama and 55 miles west of 
Pensacola, Florida. (See Coast and Geodetic Survey 
Chart 1266.) 
Existing project. The authorized project 
provides for: (a) A channel seven feet deep and 
150 feet wide from Mobile Bay to an anchorage 
basin of the same depth, and about seven acres in 
area, in the marsh just north of Fort Gaines on 
Dauphin Island; a channel four feet deep and 40 
feet wide from the anchorage basin to Dauphin 
Island Bay; and a jetty and revetment to protect 
the entrance channel; and (b) an anchorage basin 
seven feet deep and 500 feet square at Dauphin 
Island Village, with an entrance channel of like 
depth, 100 feet wide and about 8,300 feet long, extending 
to the 7-foot hydrographic contour in 
Mississippi Sound. Mean tidal range is 1.1 feet, 
and extreme, except during storms is about four 
feet. Plane of reference is mean low water. (See 
Table 10-B for authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Requirement of local 
cooperation have been fully complied with to 
date. 
Terminal facilities. Several privately-owned 
wharves for handling seafood, a public dock and 
mooring slip, and a pier for recreational craft are 
located on the village basin. A marina, public 
launching ramp, and a number of private piers 
are located on the bay. Facilities are considered 
adequate for existing commerce. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work: None. 
Maintenance: The contractor's dredge, Congaree, 
operating during the period 28 January to 31 
January 1977 removed 37,796 cubic yards of 
material from the Village channel at a cost of 
$56,510. Hired labor costs included $9,870 for 
channel surveys, $30,306 for engineering, design, 
supervision and administration, and $200 for 
miscellaneous costs. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. The project was 
completed in July 1959. Total Federal costs under 
existing project as of September 30, 1977 were 
$292,565 for new work and $552,836 for 
maintenance, a total of $845,401. 
11. DOG AND FOWL RIVERS, ALA. 
Location. Dog and Fowl Rivers are primarily 
tidal streams emptying into the west side of 
Mobile Bay, 8.5 and 17 miles, respectively, south 
of central Mobile. 
Existing project. The Dog River project 
provides for an 8-foot deep by 150-foot wide 
channel from about 3,000 feet east of the Mobile 
Bay ship channel to and up Dog River, a total distance 
of 26,200 feet, thence six feet by 100 feet for 
12,300 feet to a point about 2,400 feet above the 
mouth of Halls Mill Creek, and a 6-foot by 100- 
foot spur channel from the main channel to the 
mouths of Perch and Halls Mill Creeks. Overall 
length of the improvement is about 7.8 miles. 
The Fowl River project provides for a channel 
eight feet deep and 100 feet wide from Mobile Bay 
into and up Fowl River to deep water about 6,700 
feet above its mouth. Total length of the channel is 
about 2.6 miles. Plane of reference is mean low 
water. Mean range of tide is about 1.5 feet in Dog 
River. Extreme range during storms is about 3.6 
feet. This project was completed in November, 
1973. (See Table 10-B for authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Terminal facilities. Existing facilities consist 
of a boatyard for fabricating steel vessel hulls, 
nine marinas, four marine ways, a yacht basin on 
Dog River; two marinas on Fowl River, and 
numerous timber piers and docks on both rivers. 
Facilities are considered adequate for existing 
commerce. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance: The contractor's dredge Number 2 
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removed 92,098 cubic yards of material from the 
Bay and River channel during the period 2 March 
to 29 April 1977 at a cost of $190,304. Hired labor 
costs for the year included $3,067 for channel surveys 
and $4,110 for engineering, design, supervision 
and administration. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing 
project was commenced in August 1973 and completed 
in November 1973. Total Federal costs on 
the existing project as of September 30, 1977 
were $483,782; $190,695 for new work and 
$293,087 for maintenance. Contributed funds for 
new work amounted to $114,100. 
12. EAST PASS CHANNEL FROM 
GULF OF MEXICO INTO 
CHOCTAWHATCHEE BAY, FLA. 
Location. East Pass Channel is located in the 
entrance from the Gulf into Choctawhatchee Bay 
at eastern end of Santa Rosa Island, 48 miles east 
of the entrance into Pensacola Bay and 49 miles 
west of the new entrance to St. Andrews Bay. (See 
Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart 1264.) 
Previous project. For details see page 672 of Annual 
Report for 1937. 
Existing project. The authorized project 
provides for a 12-foot by 180-foot channel from 
the Gulf of Mexico into Choctawhatchee Bay, and 
a 6-foot by 100-foot channel from East Pass 
Channel into Old Pass Lagoon. The project consists 
also of two converging jetties spaced 1,000 
feet apart at the seaward end. The west jetty is 
provided with a low weir section 1,000 feet long to 
permit passage of littoral drift into a dredged 
deposition basin 500 feet by 1,500 feet located 
between the west jetty and the navigation 
channel. Mean range of tide is 1.3 feet; extreme 
range, except during storms, is 2.5 feet. Plane of 
reference is mean low water. (See Table 10-B for 
authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Responsibilities of local 
cooperation have been complied with to date. 
Terminal facilities. Small privately-owned 
pile-and-timber piers used in connection with the 
fishing industry in this locality are considered 
adequate for existing commerce. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance: Contract work for the year included 
$2,654 for maintenance of radiocommunication 
equipment, $6,018 for channel 
surveys, and $70,000 for rehabilitation of jetties. 
Hired labor costs included $9,825 foy" special 
studies, $2,803 for channel surveys, $60,532 for 
removal of 59,171 cubic yards of material from 
the Entrance Channel and Lagoon, $42,379 for 
engineering, design, supervision and aministration, 
and $707 for miscellaneous costs. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of 
the 1965 modification was commenced October 
1967 and completed January 1969. Total Federal 
costs under existing project as of September 30, 
1977 were $916,715 for new work and $2,135,825 
for maintenance, a total of $3,052,540. Contributed 
funds for new work from local interests 
amount to $398,000. 
13. EAST PEARL RIVER, MISS. 
AND LA. 
Location. The project is located in a main 
tributary of Pearl River, Mississippi and 
Louisiana, which forms the boundry between 
southern Louisiana and Mississippi. Its mouth is 
35 miles by water west of Gulfport Harbor, Miss., 
and 35 miles east of New Orleans, La., via Gulf Intracoastal 
Waterway. (See Coast and Geodetic 
Survey Chart 1268). 
Previous projects. For details see page 1846 Annual 
Report for 1915 and page 504, Annual 
Report for 1933. 
Existing project. The authorized project 
provides for a channel 9 feet deep, 200 feet wide, 
and about 1.3 miles long, at the mouth of East 
Pearl River, connecting the 9-foot contour in Lake 
Borgne with the same contour in East Pearl 
River. Under ordinary conditions mean tidal 
range is about 1.75 feet; while the extreme range 
is about 3.5 feet. Plane of reference is mean low 
water. (See Table 10-B for authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. None required. 
Terminal facilities. Natural available landings 
are considered adequate for existing commerce. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance: The contractor's dredge Armadillo 
removed 154,828 cubic yards of material from the 
East Pearl River Bar during the period 2 - 16 
September 1977 at a cost of $140,000. Hired labor 
for the year included $4,455 for engineering, 
design, supervision and administration; $662 for 
miscellaneous costs; and $656 for project condition 
surveys. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. This project was 
completed in January, 1911. Total Federal costs 
under existing project as of September 30, 1977 
were $8,928 for new work and $455,027 
maintenance, a total of $463,955. 
14. GULF INTRACOASTAL 
WATERWAY BETWEEN 
APALACHEE BAY, FLA., 
AND MEXICAN BORDER 
(MOBILE DISTRICT.) 
Location. The project extends westward from 
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the Rigolets, Louisiana, via a series of coastal 
lakes, bays, sounds, and land cuts. (For further 
details see Annual Report for 1962.) 
Previous projects. For details see page 906, Annual 
Report for 1930. 
Existing project. The authorized project 
provides for a waterway 12 feet deep and 125 feet 
wide at mean low water from Apalachee Bay, 
Florida, to Mobile Bay, Alabama, and 12 feet 
deep and 150 feet wide from Mobile Bay, 
Alabama, to the Rigolets, Louisiana (Lake 
Borgne Light No. 29), and for a tributary channel 
(Gulf County Canal), 12 feet deep, 125 feet wide 
and about six miles long connnecting Intracoastal 
Waterway at White City, Florida, with St. Joseph 
Bay. The waterway between the 12-foot depth 
contours in Apalachee Bay and Lake Borgne 
Light No. 29 at the Rigolets is 379 miles long. (See 
Table 10-B for authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Responsibilities of local 
cooperation have been fully complied with for the 
work authorized prior to 1966. For modification 
of the Gulf County Canal which was authorized by 
the 1966 River and Harbor Act, local interests 
must provide without cost to the United States all 
lands, easements, and rights-of-way required for 
construction and subsequent maintenance of the 
project and for aids to navigation, and provide 
retaining dikes, bulkheads, and embankments 
required in connection with disposal of spoil, or 
the costs of such retaining works; hold and save 
the United States free from all damages due to 
construction and maintenance of the project, including 
damages to wharves, piers, bridges, and 
other structures; provide and maintain at local 
expense adequate terminal and transfer facilities 
open to all on equal terms; provide and maintain 
without cost to the United States depths in 
berthing areas commensurate with depths 
provided in related project area; and accomplish 
without cost to the United States such alterations 
as required in sewer, water supply, drainage, and 
other facilities as well as their maintenance. 
Terminal facilities. Facilities are available for 
public use at Carrabelle, Apalachicola, Panama 
City, and Pensacola, Florida; Mobile and Bayou 
La Batre, Alabama; and Pascagoula, Biloxi, Gulfport, 
Pass Christian, and Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. 
Facilities are considered adequate for existing 
commerce. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance: Carrabelle-ApalachicolaB ay section: 
Contract work included $4,123 for hydraulic 
studies and $1,770 for channel surveys. Hired 
labor costs included $15,682 for channel surveys, 
$14,084 for bank stabilization, $196,107 for 
dredging 310,499 cubic yards of material, 
$25,079 for engineering, design, supervision and 
administration, and $473 for miscellaneous costs. 
Apalachicola Bay - St. Andrew Bay section: 
Contract work for the year included $12 for 
dredging, $3,948 for hydraulic studies and 
$11,956 for channel surveys. Hired labor costs included 
$4,379 for clearing and snagging, $4,582 
for channel surveys, $2,498 for bank stabilization, 
and $41,492 for engineering, design, supervision 
and administration. 
St. Andrew Bay - Choctawhatchee Bay section: 
Final payment of $38,241 was made for contract 
dredging performed during FY 1976. Other contract 
cost included $10,821 for channel surveys 
and $17,351 for the engineering and design of 
bank stabilization. Hired labor costs for the year 
included $2,563 for channel surveys, $29,504 for 
bank stabilization, $4,116 for spoil dikes, $12,778 
for engineering, design, supervision and administration, 
and $85 for miscellaneous costs. 
Choctawhatchee Bay - Pensacola Bay section: 
Contract work for the year amounted to $26,756 
for channel surveys. Hired labor costs included 
$3,808 for channel survyes, $1,819 for bank 
stabilization, and $370 for engineering, design, 
supervision and administration. 
Pensacola Bay - Mobile Bay section: The contractor's 
dredge, Manchac, removed 777,688 
cubic yards of material at a cost of $815,576. 
Other contract work included $38,783 for channel 
surveys, $77,501 for mooring facilities, $85,773 
for stone protection, and $3,000 for hydraulic 
studies. Hired labor costs included $66,481 for 
channel surveys, $1,550 for bank stabilization, 
$55,352 for engineering, design, supervision and 
administration, and $857 for miscellaneous costs. 
Credits for the year were $63. 
Mobile Bay - Rigolets section: The contractor's 
dredge Congaree operating during the period 30 
December 1976 to 28 January 1977 and 1 - 18 
February 1977 removed 552,298 cubic yards of 
material from the Pass Aux Heron at a cost of 
$354,255. Other contract work for the year 
amounted to $20,220 for channel surveys. Hired 
labor costs consisted of $5,003 for channel surveys, 
$6,942 for engineering, design, supervision 
and administration and $227 for miscellaneous 
costs. 
In addition, bank stabilization costs amounted 
to $169,296; direct charges to Mobile Area Office 
cost $18,353; and, direct charges to Panama City 
Area Office were $5,911 which included $9,766 
credit for stone protection. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing 
project is complete except for the portion between 
Apalachicola Bay and St. Marks, Florida, which 
is deferred for restudy. Modification of the Gulf 
County Canal to provide a 12-foot by 125-foot 
channel was commenced July 1968 and completed 
June 1969. Total costs of the existing project 
to September 30, 1977, were $27,361,739, of 
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which $6,434,694 was for new work and 
$20,927,045 for maintenance. 
15. GULFPORT HARBOR, MISS. 
Location. The project is located on Mississippi 
Sound in southeastern Mississippi, about 44 and 
90 miles by water west of Pascagoula Harbor, 
Mississippi, and Mobile Harbor, Alabama, 
respectively, and 78 miles east of New Orleans 
(via Gulf Intracoastal Waterway). (See Coast and 
Geodetic Survey Chart 1267.) 
Previous projects. For details see page 747, Annual 
Report for 1938, and page 995, Annual 
Report for 1948. 
Existing project. The authorized project 
provides for: (a) A channel 32 feet deep, 300 feet 
wide, and about eight miles long across Ship 
Island Bar, a channel 30 feet deep, 220 feet wide, 
and about 11 miles long through Mississippi 
Sound, and an anchorage basin at Gulfport 30 feet 
deep, 1,320 feet wide, and 2,640 feet long; and (b) 
maintenance of the existing commercial smallboat 
harbor about 26 acres in area, and a straightapproach 
channel, 100 feet wide and about 4,300 
feet long, from deep water in Mississippi Sound to 
a small-boat basin, all at a depth of eight feet. Under 
ordinary conditions mean tidal range is about 
1.75 feet, and extreme range, except during 
storms, is about 3.5 feet. Plane of reference is 
mean low water. (See Table 10-B for authorizing 
legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Conditions of local cooperation 
have been fully complied with to date. 
Terminal facilities. Existing modern 
railconnected terminal facilities at this port are 
considered adequate for existing commerce. (See 
Port Series 19, revised in 1969.) 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance: The contractor's dredge, 
Louisiana, operating during the period 22 May to 
26 July 1977, removed 1,378,707 cubic yards of 
material from the Sound Channel and Southwest 
portion of the turning basin at a cost of $666,320. 
Other contract costs consisted of $8,438 for 
channel surveys; $4,198 for hydraulic studies, 
and $2,286 for special studies. Hired labor costs 
included channel surveys, $48,975; hopper dredging 
for channel surveys in the Outer Bar at a cost 
of $700,000; supervision and administration of 
hopper dredging $66,607; engineering, design, 
supervision and administration, $44,572. Miscellaneous 
costs amounted to $533. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Main harbor 
was commenced 1932 and completed April 1950. 
Maintenance for small boat harbor and approach 
channel, constructed by local interests in 1950 
was authorized by 1958 River and Harbor Act. 
Total Federal costs under existing project as of 
September 30, 1977 were $635,758 for new work 
and $15,646,349 for maintenance, a total of 
$16,282,107. 
16. MOBILE HARBOR, ALA. 
Location. The project is located along the lower 
five miles of Mobile River, in southwestern 
Alabama, 91 miles by water west of Pensacola 
Harbor, Florida, 90 miles east of Gulfport Harbor, 
Mississippi, and 144 miles by water 
northeast of mouth of Mississippi River. (See 
Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart 1266.) 
Previous projects. For details see page 503, Annual 
Report for 1963. 
Existing project. The authorized project 
provides for: (a) A 42-foot by 600-foot channel 
about 1.5 miles long across Mobile Bay; (b) a 40- 
foot by 400-foot channel in Mobile Bay to mouth of 
Mobile River; (c) a 40-foot channel in Mobile 
River to highway bridge, varying from 500 to 775 
feet wide; (d) a 25-foot channel from highway 
bridge to and up Chickasaw Creek to a point 400 
feet south of mouth of Shell Bayou, widths being 
500 feet in Mobile River and 250 feet in 
Chickasaw Creek; (e) a turning basin 40 feet deep, 
2,500 feet long, and 800 to 1,000 feet wide, opposite 
Alabama State Docks; (f) a turning basin 
40 feet deep, 800 feet wide, and 1,400 feet long opposite 
Magazine Point; (g) a 27-foot by 150-foot 
channel from Mobile Bay Channel along 
Arlington pier to a turning basin 800 feet long 
and 600 feet wide opposite Brookley Air Force 
Base ocean terminal, and continuing thence to a 
turning basin 250 feet wide and 800 feet long in 
Garrows Bend, thence a 22-foot by 150-foot 
channel to the causeway linking McDuffie Island 
to the mainland; (h) a channel 40 feet deep and 400 
feet wide from the main ship channel in Mobile 
Bay and extending northwesterly for about 5.3 
miles to the shore of Mobile Bay, thence a land cut 
40 feet deep, 300 feet wide and 1.9 miles long to 
and including a turning basin 40 feet deep, 300 
feet wide, and 1,200 feet long; and (i) maintenance 
of Three Mile Creek by snagging, from its intersection 
with Industrial Canal to Mobile River. 
The project provides also for an anchorage area 
32 feet deep, 100 feet wide, and 2,000 feet long opposite 
site formerly occupied by the U.S. Quarantine 
Station at McDuffie (Sand) Island. Prior to 
widening the Mobile Bay Channel as authorized 
in 1954, the Quarantine Station anchorage area 
was maintained to a project width of 200 feet. 
Construction by local interests of a solid-fill 
causeway across Garrows Bend Channel between 
McDuffie Island and the mainland is also provided 
for under existing project. Total length of the 
bay and river channels is about 41.7 miles. Plane 
of reference is mean low water. Under ordinary 
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conditions mean tidal range at the lower end of 
the improvement is 1.2 feet and at the upper end 
1.5 feet. Extreme tidal range is 3.4 feet at the 
lower end and 3.6 feet at the upper end. (See Table 
10-B for authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Requirements of local 
cooperation have been fully complied with to 
date. 
Terminal facilities. Modern rail-connected terminal 
facilities at this port are considered adequate 
for existing commerce. (See Port Series No. 
18, revised in 1970.) 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work: Engineering and design of Theodore 
Channel cost $230,853. 
Maintenance: The contractor's dredge, Paul F. 
Jahncke, performing maintenance dredging 
from the period 1 October 1976 to 6 November 
1976 and 15 April 1977 to 29 May 1977 removed 
1,202,185 cubic yards of material at a cost of 
$2,545,492. Other contract work consisted of 
$99,999 for rehabilitation of jetties; $13,344 for 
spoil dikes; $48,858 for radio communications 
equipment; $92,814 for channel surveys; $3,773 
for hydraulic studies; $2,480 for special studies; 
and $18,500 for spoil disposal studies; Hired labor 
costs included $100,000 for spoil dikes; $14,229 
for environmental studies; $93,532 for channel 
surveys; $56,555 for spoil disposal studies; 
$215,891 for engineering, design, supervision and 
administration; $5,353 for miscellaneous and 
other costs. Hired labor costs for hopper dredging 
amounted to $345,307 for removal of 1,272,432 
cubic yards of material from the Outer and Inner 
Bars. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing 
project was commenced in 1931 and completed in 
July 1965. For details see Annual Report for 1965. 
Total Federal costs under existing project as of 
September 30, 1977 were $8,600,335 for new 
work and $32,384,252 for maintenance, a total of 
$40,984,587. Contributed funds for maintenance 
amount to $12,000. 
17. PANACEA HARBOR, FLA. 
Location. The project is on the western shore of 
Dickerson Bay, an arm of Apalachee Bay on the 
Gulf of Mexico, about 40 miles south of 
Tallahassee. 
Existing project. The project provides for a 
channel 8 feet deep and 100 feet wide from the 
public landing at Panacea through Dickerson 
Bay to Apalachee Bay. Total length of channel is 
about 3.7 miles. Mean range of tide is 3.4 feet and 
extreme, except during storms, is about 4.5 feet. 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Terminal Facilities.T he public and one private 
terminal used by local seafood industry are adequate 
for existing commerce. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance: Project condition surveys cost 
$792. Supervision and administration costs 
amounted to $27,608. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. The project was 
completed in 1963. Total Federal costs under the 
existing project as of September 30, 1977 were 
$122,383 for new work and $81,136 for 
maintenance for a total of $203,519. Contributed 
funds for new work amount to $7,000. 
18. PANAMA CITY HARBOR, FLA. 
Location. The project is located on the 
northwest coast of Florida, 102 miles east of entrance 
to Pensacola Harbor. (See Coast and 
Geodetic Survey Chart 1263.) 
Previous project. For details see page 710, Annual 
Report for 1938. 
Existing project. The authorized project (as 
modified) provides for a channel about 3.7 miles 
long extending from deep water in the bay 
(intersection of Bay Harbor and Dyers Point 
Channel) across Lands End to the Gulf of Mexico, 
300 feet wide and 40 feet deep in the bay and 
across Lands End, and 450 feet wide, 42 feet deep 
and about 1.1 miles long in the approach channel 
in the Gulf, protected by two jetties, each about 
700 feet long; branch channels 38 feet deep and 
300 feet wide, leading from the inner end of the 
main entrance channel westward to the Port 
Authority terminal at Dyers Point and eastward 
to the Bay Harbor terminal, about 3.4 and 3.6 
miles in length, respectively; turning and 
maneuvering areas comprising about 55 acres opposite 
Dyers Point, and 42 acres opposite Bay 
Harbor, both at a depth of 38 feet; and an anchoring 
and loading basin for LASH type intermodal 
carriers, 40 feet deep and containing about 177 
acres in St. Andrew Bay near the inner end of the 
main entrance channel; a channel in Watson 
Bayou, 100 feet wide and 10 feet deep from that 
depth in St. Andrew Bay to the highway bridge, 
about 1.75 miles; channel 100 feet wide and 8 feet 
deep in Grand Lagoon to a point about 2,400 feet 
east of State Highway 392 Bridge, with branches 
to serve terminal facilities. The east and west jetties 
have been reworked and are presently about 
2,075 and 2,700 feet long, respectively. (See Table 
10-B for authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Terminal facilities. Available terminal 
facilities are considered adequate for existing 
commerce. (See Port Series No. 19, revised in 
1969.) 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work: Engineering and design for recently- 
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authorized change in project dimensions cost 
$17,137. 
Maintenance: Hired labor cost amounted to $58 
for miscellaneous costs and $1,280 for channel 
surveys. Channel surveys for hopper dredging 
amounted to $118,000. Project condition surveys 
totaled $3,775. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing 
project (prior to modifications) was completed in 
November 1949. Repairs to jetties were commenced 
in June 1961 and completed October 
1968. Modifications to the project at Grand 
Lagoon were completed in January 1972. Total 
Federal costs under existing project as of 
September 30, 1977 were $1,434,096 for new 
work and $3,255,777 for maintenance, a total of 
$4,689,873. Contributed funds expended for new 
work amount to $80,000. 
19. PASCAGOULA HARBOR, MISS. 
Location. The project is located along lower 6.8 
miles of Pascagoula River, the lower six miles of 
Dog River, and in Bayou Casotte (about four miles 
east of the mouth of Pascagoula River), in 
southeastern Mississippi, about 61 miles by water 
west of Mobile Harbor, Alabama, and about 44 
miles by water east of Gulfport Harbor, Mississippi. 
(See Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart 
1267.) 
Previous projects. For details see page 741, Annual 
Report for 1938. 
Existing project. The authorized project 
provides for (a) An entrance channel 40 feet deep 
and 350 feet wide from the Gulf of Mexico 
through Horn Island Pass, including an impounding 
area for littoral drift, 40 feet deep, 200 feet 
wide, and about 1,500 feet long adjacent to the 
channel at the west end of Petit Bois Island; (b) a 
channel 38 feet deep and 350 feet wide in Mississippi 
Sound and Pascagoula River to the 
railroad bridge at Pascagoula, including a turning 
basin 2,000 feet long and 950 feet wide 
(including channel area) on the west side of the 
river below the railroad bridge; (c) a channel 38 
feet deep and 225 feet wide from the ship channel 
in Mississippi Sound to the mouth of Bayou 
Casotte, thence 38 feet deep and 300 feet wide for 
about one mile to a turning basin 38 feet deep, 
1,000 feet wide, and 1,750 feet long; (d) a 22-foot 
deep by 150-foot wide channel up Pascagoula 
River from the railroad bridge to the mouth of 
Dog River, thence up Dog River to Highway 63 
bridge; and (e) a 12-foot by 125-foot channel from 
the highway bridge, via Robertson and Bounds 
Lakes, to mile 6 on Dog River. Under ordinary 
conditions mean tidal range is 1.75 feet, and extreme 
range is 3.75 feet. Plane of reference is 
mean low water. (See Table 10-B for authorizing 
legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Terminal facilities. Modern rail-connected terminal 
facilities at this port are considered adequate 
for existing commerce. (See Port Series No. 
19, revised in 1969.) 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance: The U.S. Hopper Dredge Mc- 
Farland removed 558,632 cubic yards of material 
from the Outer Bar channel during the period 30 
April to 15 May 1977 and 14 -21 June 1977 at a 
cost of $404,053. The contractor's dredge 
Louisiana removed 844,654 cubic yards of 
material during the period 30 July to 30 
September 1977 from the Pascagoula Ship 
channel and Bayou Casotte channel at a cost of 
$733,280. Other contract work included $59,271 
for channel surveys and $3,773 for hydraulic 
studies. Hired labor costs for the year included 
$45,229 for channel surveys; $21,891 for 
engineering, design, supervision and administration; 
and $58 for miscellaneous costs. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing 
project was completed in Ausut 1965. Total 
Federal costs of existing projectto September 30, 
1977 were $5,668,543 for new work and 
$12,128,087 for maintenance, a total of 
$17,796,630. Contributed funds for maintenance 
amounted to $190,100. 
20. PEARL RIVER, MISS. AND LA. 
Location. Pearl River rises in east central Mississippi 
and flows southwest about 172 miles to 
Jackson, Mississippi, thence southeast about 269 
miles to the head of its delta, whence West Pearl 
River flows about 34 miles to the Rigolets, a tidal 
pass connecting Lake Pontchartrain with Lake 
Borgne, an arm of the Gulf of Mexico. 
Previous projects. For details see page 750, Annual 
Report for 1938 and page 463, Annual 
Report for 1965. 
Existing project. The authorized project 
provides for a channel from the mouth of West 
Pearl River for 58 miles to the mouth of Bogalusa 
Creek at Bogalusa, Louisiana, seven feet deep at 
low water with a bottom width of 100 feet in the 
river sections and 80 feet in the canal section; with 
locks 65 by 310 feet clear inside dimensions. The 
plan of improvement may be divided into three 
sections as follows: the river section from the 
mouth of West Pearl River to mile 28.5 at Holmes 
Bayou with a channel seven feet deep and 100 feet 
wide to be obtained by dredging, snagging, and 
construction of cutoffs and easement of critical 
bends at eight locations below lock one along 
Pearl River in its reach from its mouth to mile 26, 
all at a depth of seven feet; the canal section from 
mile 28.5 to 48.7 at Pools Bluff with a channel 
seven feet deep and 80 feet wide to be obtained by 
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construction of three locks in the canal with sills 
across Bogue Chitto at mile 44 and across the 
river at mile 48.7; the river section from mile 48.7 
to 58 at the mouth of Bogalusa Creek to be obtained 
by dredging, snagging and easing of 
bends. At Bogalusa the mean variation of water 
surface is 10 feetand extreme, 23 feet. Plane of 
reference is mean low water. 
Estimated cost of the project (1974) is 
$9,334,494 including $8,274,494 for improvements 
completed prior to 1966, and 
$1,060,000 for modifications authorized by the 
1966 River and Harbor Act. Estimated (1975) 
cost for providing recreational facilities (Code 
710) is $222,200. (See Table 10-D for features of 
locks included in existing projects.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Terminal facilities. The city of Bogalusa 
provides a barge terminal consisting of a wharf, 
transit shed, and access road at Richardson's Landing 
at the head of the project. A privately-owned 
wharf at the Pearl River Highway Bridge near 
Pearl River Station, Louisiana, is used for unloading 
logs. Only natural landings exist at 
various locations on the river. Facilities are considered 
adequate for existing commerce. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance: Contract work for the year 
amounted to $4,568 for hydraulic studies and 
$6,202 for channel surveys. Hired labor costs included 
$13,810 for transfers to the U. S. Weather 
Bureau, $3,419 for channel surveys, $3,423 for 
evaluation of completed civil works, $19,839 for 
engineering, design, supervision and administration, 
and $5,722 for miscellaneous costs; less 
$2,308 credit to operations. In addition, specific 
costs for various lock operations amounted to 
$46,066 for Lock No. 1, $3,145 for Lock No. 2, 
$24,500 for Lock No. 3, and $8,263 for the Pearl 
River Reservoir. Recreation attendance at the 
three locks during CY 1976 totaled 356,000 
recreational user days. 
Conditions at end of fiscal year. The existing 
project, prior to adoption of modifications 
authorized by the 1966 River and Harbor Act, 
was commenced in October 1938 and completed 
in January 1956. All locks were opened to navigation 
in November 1953. No work has been initiated 
on modifications (cut-offs and easements 
of bends below Lock 1) authorized by the 1966 
Act. Total Federal costs under existing project as 
of September 30, 1977 were $8,418,465 for new 
work and $3,823,911 for maintenance, a total of 
$12,242,376. Contributed funds for new work 
amount to $65,000. 
21. PENSACOLA HARBOR, FLA. 
Location. The project is located in a landlocked 
bay on the coast of northwest Florida about 50 
miles east of the entrance to Mobile Bay. (See 
Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts 490 and 1265.) 
Previous projects. For details see Annual 
Report for 1938. 
Existing project. The authorized project 
provides for: (a) A 35-foot by 500-foot entrance 
channel about five miles long, from the Gulf of 
Mexico to lower Pensacola Bay; (b) a 33-foot by 
300-foot bay channel; (c) two 33-foot by 300-foot 
parallel approach channels to opposite ends of the 
inner-harbor channel; (d) an inner-harbor 
channel 500 feet wide, 33 feet deep, and 3,950 feet 
long; (e) a 30-foot by 250-foot approach channel to 
the pierhead line south of Muscogee wharf; and (f) 
a 15-foot by 100-foot entrance channel into Bayou 
Chico, thence a channel 14 feet deep, 75 feet wide, 
and about 4,400 feet long to a turning basin 14 feet 
deep and 500 feet square. Mean range of tide 
throughout the harbor is about 1.1 feet near the 
entrance and about 1.6 feet at the head of bay. Extreme 
tidal range, except during storms, is about 
three feet. Plane of reference is mean low water. 
Modification of the Bayou Chico project to 
provide for enlarging the entrance channel to 21 
by 100 feet, the bayou channel to 20 by 100 feet, 
and deepening the turning basin to 20 feet has 
been deferred for restudy. (See Table 10-B for 
authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Terminal facilities. Modern rail-connected terminal 
facilities at this port are considered adequate 
for existing commerce. (See Port Series No. 
19, revised in 1969.) 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance: Work performed under contract 
included $7,921 for channel surveys. Hired labor 
costs included $11,572 for environment and quality 
studies, $23,146 for channel surveys, $20,268 
for supervision and administration, and $300 for 
miscellaneous costs. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. New work is 
completed except those features which are 
deferred for restudy. The modification authorized 
in 1962 was commenced in March and completed 
in May 1965. Total Federal costs of the existing 
project to September 30, 1977 were 
$875,005 for new work and $3,258,478 for 
maintenance, a total of $4,133,483. 
22. PERDIDO PASS CHANNEL, ALA. 
Location. The project is located about midway 
between Pensacola, Florida and Mobile, 
Alabama. (See Coast and Geodetic Chart 872.) 
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about 1,300 feet from the Gulf Mexico into the 
inlet, thence nine feet deep and 100 feet wide for 
about 2,200 feet to the highway bridge, where the 
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channel branches into two arms, each having 
dimensions of 9 by 100 feet, one of which extends 
about, 3,400 feet into Terry Cove and the other 
about 3,200 feet into the southern arm of Perdido 
Bay. The project also provides for two jetties spaced 
600 feet apart at the seaward end. The east jetty 
has a low weir section 1,000 feet long to permit 
passage of littoral drift into a dredged deposition 
basin 800 feet by 1,200 feet located between the 
east jetty and the navigation channel. (See Table 
10-B for authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Requirements of local 
cooperation have been fully complied with to 
date. 
Terminal facilities. Six marinas, numerous 
timber piers, docks, and several launching ramps 
are available. These facilities are considered adequate 
for existing commerce. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance: The contractor's dredge Congaree 
removed 273,885 cubic yards of materials from 
the channel and a portion of the Impounding 
Basin during the period 19 February to 30 March 
1977 at a cost of $317,794. Other contract work included 
$18,135 for channel surveys and 15,516 for 
rehabilitation of jetties. Hired labor costs included 
$6,308 for channel surveys, $26,000 for 
engineering, design, supervision and administration, 
and $2,837 for miscellaneous costs. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing 
project was commenced in May 1968 and completed 
in March 1969. Total Federal costs of the 
existing project to September 30, 1977 were 
$629,860 for new work and $2,537,458 for 
maintenance, a total of $3,167,318. Contributions 
from local interest amount to $510,000 for new 
work and $10,325 for maintenance. 
23. REMOVING WATER HYACINTHS, 
MOBILE DISTRICT 
Location. The project is for all streams 
tributary to the Gulf Coast in Mobile District. 
Existing project. The authorized project 
provides for extermination or removal of plants 
from 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 construction and operation of boats 
equipped with suitable machinery for such 
removal, and construction and operation of log 
booms to prevent plants drifting from one stream 
to another. (See Table 10-B for authorizing 
legislation.) 
Local cooperation. None required. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. The 
U.S. spray plant and hired labor operations along 
the Mobile Delta from July 1 to September 30, 
1977 sprayed 100 streams. In addition, three 
streams were sprayed in Louisiana and Mississippi, 
all at a cost of $43,342. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing 
project, which is for maintenance, was commenced 
about 1899, and work has been carried on since 
that time. Total Federal costs for the project 
through September 30,1977 amount to $996,592. 
24. WATERWAY CONNECTING 
TOMBIGBEE AND TENNESSEE 
RIVERS, ALA. AND MISS. 
Location. The waterway extends from mile 215 
in Pickwick pool on the Tennessee River, southerly 
through northeastern Mississippi and western 
Alabama, a total of 232 miles, to the confluence of 
the Black Warrior and Tombigbee Rivers at 
Demopolis, Alabama. 
Previous projects. For details see Annual 
Report for 1953. 
Existing project. The authorized project 
provides for a waterway 232 miles long, connecting 
the Tennessee and Tombigbee Rivers via the 
East Fork of Tombigbee River and Mackeys and 
Yellow Creeks. The plan of improvement consists 
of three sections: (1) the river section, a 9-foot by 
300-foot channel for 148 miles between 
Demopolis and Amory, Mississippi; (2) the lateral 
canal section, 12 feet by 300 feet for 44 miles from 
Amory to Bay Springs; and (3) the divide section, 
a 12-foot by 300-foot channel (except in the 27 
mile-long divide cut in which the bottom width 
would be 280 feet) for 40 miles from Bay Springs 
through the dividing ridge to the Tennessee 
River; the total lift of 341 feet to be accomplished 
by 10 locks. Estimated (1977) Federal cost for 
new work is $1,410,000,000, including $450,000 
for work by the U.S. Coast Guard, and $7,550,000 
for National Park Service, plus $151,000,000 non- 
Federal cost for relocations. (See Table 10-B for 
authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Local interests must make 
and maintain alterations in highways and 
highway bridges and in sewer, water-supply, and 
drainage facilities and provide and maintain 
suitable and adequate river and canal terminals. 
Officials of the State of Mississippi were notified 
of these requirements on December 13, 1949, and 
officials of the State of Alabama were notified on 
December 20, 1949. Legislation enabling boards 
of supervisors of the various counties concerned to 
enter into agreements with the United States 
relative to navigation projects was adopted by the 
State of Mississippi in 1950. A compact between 
the States of Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, 
Kentucky, and Florida has been formed for the 
purpose of promoting the project. The name of 
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this organization is the Tennessee- Tombigbee 
Waterway Development Authority. 
During its 1962 session the Mississippi 
Legislature authorized the formation of the Tombigbee 
River Valley Water Management District. 
The District was organized in accordance 
with the enabling legislation and is empowered to 
fulfill the requirements of local cooperation for 
the portion of the project in Mississippi. A 
satisfactory resolution has been furnished. During 
its 1967 session the Alabama Legislature 
authorized formation of a public corporation to be 
named the Tombigbee Valley Development 
Authority for the purpose of further development 
of the Tombigbee River and tributary streams. 
The organization was formed in accordance with 
the enabling legislation and in a referendum held 
5 December 1967 the voters of Alabama authorized 
a bond issue not to exceed $10,000,000 to 
finance participation in this project and the Tombigbee 
River and Tributaries project. A satisfactory 
resolution has been furnished. 
Terminal facilities. None. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work: Total cost of new work during the fiscal 
year was $75,619,562, of which $2,970,834 was for 
work performed at Demopolis Lake; $9,667,018 
at Gainesville Lock and Dam; $26,371,617 at 
Aliceville Lock and Dam; $21,576,100 at Columbus 
Lock and Dam; $7,059,442 at Aberdeen Lock 
and Dam. Canal Section cost included: Lock A, 
$4,906,943; Lock B, $1,206,781; Lock C, $156,883; 
Lock D, $230,031; and Lock E, $62,742. In addition, 
work below Demopolis cost $174,136; environmental 
impact studies cost $989,761; 
warehouse and Area Office cost $240,005; and 
work on the Divide Cut and Bay Springs Lock 
cost $7,269. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Total Federal 
costs under the existing project as of September 
30, 1977 were $205,072,844 for new work. Construction 
formally began December 12, 1972 and 
overall project is about 15 percent complete. 
25. WOLF AND JORDAN RIVERS, 
MISS_ 
Location. The project is located in southeastern 
Mississippi, 54 miles east of New Orleans. (See 
Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart 1268). 
Existing project. The project provides for a 7- 
foot by 100-foot channel from the 6-foot contour in 
St. Louis Bay to the 7-foot contour in each stream. 
Channel lengths are 1.6 miles in Wolf River and 2 
miles in Jordan River. Plane of reference is mean 
low water. Mean tidal range is 1.75 feet and extreme 
range, except during storms, 3.5 feet. (See 
Table 10-B for authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. None required. 
Terminal facilities. Natural landings along 
these streams are considered adequate for existing 
commerce. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance: The contractor's dredge Manchac 
performed maintenance dredging druing the 
period 9 - 18 August 1977, removing 78,491 
cubic yards of material at a cost of $130,000. 
Hired labor costs included $5,774 for engineering, 
design, supervision and administration, and 
$627 for miscellaneous costs. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing 
project was commenced in 1907 and completed in 
1908. 
26. RECONNAISSANCE AND 
CONDITION SURVEYS 
(See Table 10-E.) 
27. OTHER AUTHORIZED 
NAVIGATION PROJECTS 
(See Table 10-F.) 
28. NAVIGATION WORK UNDER 
SPECIAL AUTHORIZATION 
Navigation activities pursuant to Section 107, 
Public Law 86-645, as amended (Preauthorization). 
Studies conducted under this authority 
amounted to $156,779. (See Table 10-G). 
Studies conducted under Section 103, 1962 
River and Harbor Act, as amended, amounted to 
$32,730. (See Table 10-G). 
Studies conducted under Section 54, Shoreline 
Erosion Control Demonstration of 1974, Public 
Law 93-251, amounted to $36,371. 
Beach Erosion Control 
29. AUTHORIZED BEACH EROSION 
CONTROL PROJECT 
(See Table 10-H.) 
30. DEAUTHORIZED PROJECTS 
Projects deauthorized under Section 12, Public 
Law 251, 93rd Congress, as amended. (See Table 
10-I). 
Flood Control 
31. JACKSON AND EAST JACKSON, 
MISS. 
Location. The project is on the Pearl River at 
Jackson, Mississippi, about 278 miles above 
mouth of the river. 
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Existing project. The project provides for improvement 
of Pearl River at Jackson, Mississippi, 
for flood control, and includes two levee systems 
totaling 69,080 feet in length, with four gated outlets; 
two pumping stations; and 5.34 miles of 
channel rectification, including three cut-offs 
with a total length of 2.2 miles in the Pearl River. 
(See Table 10-B for authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work: Lands and damages cost $69,903. 
Engineering, design, supervision and administration 
cost $3,034. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction 
began in July 1964 and all contract work was 
completed during fiscal year 1968. Work remaining 
to be done consists of continuing studies. 
Work on Prairie Branch Canal bank protection 
was completed in October 1968. Total Federal 
costs of the existing project as of September 30, 
1977 were $7,173,351 all for new work. Contributions 
from local interests amount to 
$718,000, for new work. Reduction in flood losses 
for the year amounted to $1,393,100. 
32. OKATIBBEE LAKE, MISS. 
Location. The project is located on Okatibbee 
Creek 37.7 miles above its mouth, in Lauderdale 
County, Mississippi, seven miles northwest of 
Meridian. 
Existing project. The project provides for a dam 
and reservoir for flood control, water supply, 
water quality control, fish and wildlife, and 
recreation. The dam consists of a compacted 
earth fill 6,540 feet long with the top elevation 
369.8 feet above mean sea level, with top width of 
18 feet. The spillway, which is located 1,500 feet 
east of the east end of the dam, is an unpaved free 
overflow type 1,500 feet long with a fixed crest at 
elevation 359. A sluice intake structure near the 
center of the dam serves two 6.5-foot diameter 
concrete conduits. Storage allocated for water 
supply and water quality control varies seasonally 
from 21,400 acre-feet to 34,300 acre-feet 
between a minimum elevation of 328 and top-ofconservation-
pool elevation varying from 339 to 
343. Storage varying from 46,500 acre-feet to 
59,500 acre-feet between the top of the conservation 
pool and elevation 352 has been reserved exclusively 
for storage of flood waters. Cost of construction 
for initial project completed in FY 1973 
was $9,020,300. (See Table 10-B for authorizing 
legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Complied with to date. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance: Contract work for the year included 
$66,789 for special studies and $4,233 for 
channel surveys. Maintenance of public use 
facilities, $29,889; administration facilities, 
$23,067; reservoir patrol, $32,361; engineering, 
design, supervision and administration, $83,961; 
miscellaneous and other costs, $193,175; and 
credit to operations, $45,751. Due to flood control 
the reduction in flood losses was estimated to be 
$17,500 to rural properties. Recreation attendance 
at the reservoir during CY 1976 totaled 
941,600 recreational user days. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction 
began in June 1965, and was completed in 
November 1968. 
33. TALLAHALA CREEK LAKE, 
PASCAGOULA RIVER, MISS. 
Location. The project is on Tallahala Creek, 
81.1 miles above its mouth, in Jasper County, Mississippi, 
13 miles north of Laurel. 
Existing project. The project provides for a dam 
and reservoir for flood control, water supply, 
water quality control, recreation, and fish and 
wildlife enhancement. The dam will consist of a 
compacted earth fill 8,000 feet long, with top 
elevation 343.5 feet above mean sea level, or a 
maximum of 71.5 feet above streambed elevation, 
with atop width of 18 feet, and a 300-foot long saddle 
dike with maximum height of 15 feet in the 
left abutment. The spillway which is 6,000 feet 
northeast of the left abutment, will consist of an 
unpaved, free-overflow type, 500 feet long, with 
fixed crest at elevation 335.0. A sluice intake 
structure near the center of the dam will serve an 
8-foot diameter, horseshoe-shaped concrete conduit. 
The reservoir at maximum pool elevation 
306.5 will have an area of 4,900 acres and a total 
capacity of 63,000 acre-feet of which 35,900 acrefeet 
between elevations 288.5 and 302.0 will be 
used for water supply, 20,000 acre-feet between 
elevations 302.0 and 306.5 will be used for water 
quality improvement, and 7,100 acre-feet below 
elevation 288.5 will consist of dead storage. A 
volume varying seasonally from 50,000 to 70,000 
acre-feet between elevations 306.5 and 315.0 will 
be reserved for flood storage. Estimated cost 
(1977) is $60,000,000 excluding $10,141,000 non- 
Federal contributions. (See Table 10-B for 
authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Local interests will be required 
to reimburse the United States for all costs 
allocated to water supply in accordance with the 
Water Supply Act of 1958, as amended, tentatively 
estimated at $6,669,000; and one-half of the 
separable first cost of the project allocated to 
general recreation and one-quarter of the costs 
allocated to fish and wildlife enhancement, tentatively 
estimated at $3,472,000 for initial 
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development. In addition, local interests are required 
to reimburse the United States for the annual 
operation, maintenance and replacement 
cost allocated to water supply, tentatively estimated 
at $37,000 and bear all cost of operation, 
maintenance and replacement of recreation and 
fish and wildlife areas and facilities tentatively 
estimated at $205,000 for initial development. 
Operation and results during fiscal year. New 
work: Lands and damages cost $32,200; 
relocations, $3,153; reservoirs, $801; engineering, 
design, supervision and administration, 
$723,523; and miscellaneous costs, $1.00. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction has 
not been initiated. 
34. EDINBURG LAKE, PEARL RIVER, 
MISS. 
Location. The project would be located on Pearl 
River about two miles east of Edinburg, Mississippi, 
and about 130 river miles above Jackson, 
Mississippi. 
Existing project. The project provides for a dam 
and reservoir for flood control, water quality control, 
general recreation, fish and wildlife 
enhancement, and area redevelopment. The dam 
will consist of a compacted earth-fill and concrete 
structure 7,154 feet long including spillway section 
and retaining walls. The top of dam elevation 
would be 412.5 feet above mean sea level with a 
maximum height of 54 feet above the existing 
stream bed. Top width of dam would be 32 feet. 
The gated spillway would have a length of 292 
feet with the crest at elevation 375. Flow over the 
crest would be regulated by six tainter gates, 42 
feet long and 23 feet high. To provide for maximum 
releases of about 594 c.f.s. for all pool levels 
of conservation storage, two sluices would be 
provided in the right abutment of the spillway. 
The reservoir at maximum pool elevation 395.6 
(100-year flood pool) would have a pool area of 
27,000 acres and a total reservoir storage capacity 
of 486,000 acre-feet. Of this amount, normal 
sedimentation storage would be 40,600 acre-feet; 
water quality, 90,200 acre-feet; recreation, 69,000 
acre-feet; and flood control, 286,200 acre-feet. 
Normal pool elevation 282.0 would result in a 
16,000 acre pool during the recreation season. 
The estimated cost of the project (1976) is 
$64,600,000 including $3,360,000 non-Federal 
contributions. (See Table 10-B for authorizing 
legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Local interests would be required 
to pay, contribute in kind, or repay (which 
may be through user fees) with interest, one-half 
the separable first costs of the project allocated to 
recreation and one-quarter of costs allocated to 
fish and wildlife enhancement, an amount 
presently estimated to be $3,360,000 for the initial 
development; and bear all costs of operation, 
maintenance and replacement incurred therefor, 
presently estimated to be $104,000 annually for 
initial development. The final amount of each is to 
be determined after actual costs are known. 
Operation and results during fiscal year. 
Engineering and design, cost $16,646. 
35. TOMBIGBEE RIVER 
TRIBUTARIES, MISS. ANDALA. 
Location. The Tombigbee River rises in extreme 
northeast Mississippi and flows southerly 
through eastern Mississippi and western 
Alabama, emptying into the Mobile River about 
45 miles above its mouth at Mobile, Alabama. 
Tributaries to be improved for flood control are 
all in northeast Mississippi and northwest 
Alabama. 
Existing project. The authorized project 
provides for improvement of 22 tributaries of the 
Tombigbee River by means of channel enlargement, 
channel cut-offs, and channel clearing and 
snagging. Approved estimate of cost (1977) for 
new work is $93,973,000; consisting of 
$92,500,000 Federal funds, and $1,473,000 non- 
Federal funds. (See Table 10-B for authorizing 
legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Local interests must furnish 
lands and rights-of-way for construction; make 
all roads, highway bridge, and utility changes, 
. alterations, additions, and relocations necessary 
for the project; hold the United States free from 
damages; prevent future encroachments along 
the improved channels; maintain all works after 
completion; and contribute $1,473,000 in cash or 
equivalent work. 
Operations during fiscal year. New work: 
Lands and damages cost $825; engineering, 
design, supervision and administration cost 
$504,742; miscellaneous costs were $39,373. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction 
commenced in June 1965, and the overall project 
is about seven percent complete. 
36. INSPECTION OF COMPLETED 
FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS 
Local flood-protection works for which inspection 
is performed under this heading consist of 
levee projects at West Point, Georgia, on the Chattahoochee 
River; Montezuma, Georgia, in the 
Flint River Basin; Elba and Geneva, Alabama, in 
the Choctawhatchee River Basin; Rome, Georgia, 
and Collinsville, Alabama, in the Alabama- 
Coosa River Basin; and channel rectification projects 
on Black Creek, Gadsden, Alabama, in the 
Alabama-Coosa River Basin; Old Town Creek, 
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Tupelo, Mississippi; Big Brown Creek, Donovan 
Creek, Twenty Mile Creek, and Mantachie Creek, 
Fulton, Mississippi; and Luxapalila Creek, 
Alabama, in the Tombigbee River Basin; 
Sowashee Creek, Meridian, Mississippi, in 
Chickasawhay River Basin; Jackson and East 
Jackson, Mississippi, in the Pearl River Basin; 
Clanton, Alabama; Little Cove Creek, Glencoe, 
Alabama; Autauga Creek, Prattville, Alabama; 
Armuchee Creek, Armuchee, Georgia; Town 
Creek, Americus, Georgia; and Lake Douglas at 
Bainbridge, Georgia, in the Apalachicola- 
Chattahoochee-Flint Rivers Basin; and a 
drainage project in Jackson County, Florida. Projects 
at Rome and Montezuma, Georgia, and 
Collinsville, Alabama, include pumping stations. 
Inspections were made during FY 1977 to determine 
the extent of compliance with approved 
regulations for maintenance and operation of 17 
of the projects. Responsible local officials were 
advised of inadequacies in maintenance and 
operation of the local flood protection works under 
their jurisdiction where appropriate. Followup 
for compliance of the deficient projects continued 
during the year. Fiscal year costs were 
$22,802. Total cost to September 30, 1977 was 
$154,941 charged to maintenance. 
37. OTHER AUTHORIZED FLOOD 
CONTROL PROJECTS 
(See Table 10-J) 
38. FLOOD CONTROL WORK UNDER 
SPECIAL AUTHORIZATION 
Flood Control activities pursuant to Section 
205, Public Law 858, 80th Congress, as amended 
(Preauthorization). 
Snagging and Clearing for flood control pursuant 
to Section 208 of Flood Control Act of 1954, 
as amended. 
Emergency streambank and shoreline protection 
pursuant to Section 14 of the Flood Control 
Action of 1946, as amended. 
(See Table 10-K) 
Emergency flood control activities-repair, 
flood fighting, and rescue work (Public Law 99, 
84th Congress, and antecedent legislation, and disaster 
relief activities under Public Law 875). 
(See Table 10-K) 
Multiple-Purpose Projects Including Power 
39. ALABAMA-COOSA RIVERS, 
ALA. AND GA. 
Location. Alabama River is formed 18 miles 
above Montgomery, Alabama, by the junction of 
the Coosa and Tallapoosa Rivers. It then flows 
southwesterly through Alabama 318 miles and 
unites with the Tombigbee River about 45 miles 
north of Mobile, in southwestern Alabama, to 
form the Mobile River. (See Geological Survey 
maps for central and southwest Alabama.) The 
Coosa River is formed at Rome, Georgia, in 
northwest Georgia, by the junction of the 
Oostanaula and Etowah Rivers, which have their 
sources in southeastern Tennessee and northern 
Georgia. From Rome the Coosa River flows 
southwesterly through Georgia and Alabama 286 
miles and unites with the Tallapoosa River near 
Montgomery, Alabama, at about the center of the 
State, to form the Alabama River. (See Geological 
Survey maps for northeast Alabama, southeast 
Tennessee, and northwest Georgia.) 
Previous projects. Projects for Alabama River: 
for details see page 1837, Annual Report for 1915; 
page 725, Annual Report for 1938; and page 592, 
Annual Report for 1944. Projects for Coosa River: 
for details see page 1837, Annual Report for 1915; 
page 728, Annual Report for 1938; and page 594, 
Annual Report for 1944. 
Existing project. The authorized project 
provides for full development of the Alabama- 
Coosa Rivers and tributaries for navigation, flood 
control, power, recreation, and other purposes, in 
accordance with plans under preparation by 
Chief of Engineers, subject to modifications 
thereof which may be advisable for increasing 
development of hydroelectric power. (See Table 
10-B for authorizing legislation.) Public Law 436, 
83rd Congress, suspended authorization of the 
comprehensive plan, insofar as it provides for 
development of Coosa River, to permit non- 
Federal interests to develop the Coosa River by 
construction of a series of dams in accordance 
with conditions of a license issued pursuant to 
Federal Power Act and in accordance with certain 
other provisions and requirements of the 
aforementioned public law. The present phase of 
improvement, now under construction, provides 
for construction of Jones Bluff and Millers Ferry 
multiple-purpose improvements, Claiborne Lock 
and Dam, and supplemental channel work 
providing for a nine-foot deep navigation channel 
from the mouth of the Alabama River to 
Montgomery, Alabama, and for construction of 
Carters Dam, a multiple-purpose improvement 
on Coosawattee River, Georgia. Estimated cost 
(1977) for new work on Alabama-Coosa Rivers is 
$289,464,400, consisting of $286,011,300 for 
structures, and $3,453,100 for supplemental 
channel improvements, exclusive of amounts expended 
on previous projects. 
Local cooperation. Requirements of local 
cooperation will be determined as formulation of 
plans for development of projects progress. No ac- 
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tion in the matter of local cooperation has been initiated. 
Terminal facilities. On the east bank of the 
river a natural landing connects with city streets 
at Montgomery. Wofford Oil Company has a 
small wharf about 10 miles below Montgomery 
equipped for handling petroleum products. 
There are also various natural landings along the 
river. Facilities and natural landings on 
Alabama River are considered adequate for existing 
commerce. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work: Construction continued on Carters Dam, 
Millers Ferry Lock and Dam, Claiborne Lock and 
Dam, and Jones Bluff Lock and Dam. Expenditures 
for work on Alabama River Channel 
amounted to $84,074. Work at Jones Bluff 
$1,084,372; Millers Ferry $15,481 and Carters 
$1,592,012. Total cost of new work amounted to 
$2,775,939. 
Maintenance: The U.S. Pipeline Dredge Collins, 
performing maintenance dredging, removed 
2,734,857 cubic yards of material at a cost of 
$865,009. Final payment of $365,320 was made to 
the contractor's dredge Louis James for work 
performed during FY 1976. Removal of obstructions 
cost $82,560; environmental studies, 
$73,907; reservoir regulation studies, $25,473; 
transfers to the U.S. Weather Bureau, $12,600; 
channel surveys, $86,210; hydraulic studies, 
$14,513; bank stabilization, $25,000; engineering, 
design, supervision and administration, $54,840; 
water control, $8,844; miscellaneous, $40,800; 
credit to order, $789. Lock operations cost 
$370,792; recreation facilities and operation, 
$222,420, Coosa and Tallapoosa River regulation 
cost $31,496. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction 
was initiated on Carters Dam in April 1962 on 
Millers Ferry Lock and Dam in April 1963, 
Claiborne Lock and Dam in May 1965, and Jones 
Bluff Lock and Dam in March 1966. Carters Dam 
is 99 percent complete and is scheduled for completion 
in FY 1978. The authorized nine-foot 
navigation channel to Montgomery, Alabama 
was opened to traffic in January 1972. Overall 
construction is essentially complete at Millers 
Ferry and Claiborne Locks and Dams. Construction 
of Jones Bluff Lock and Dam is about 86 percent 
complete, and the overall project is 96 percent 
complete with completion scheduled for 
1979. (See Table 10-L). 
39A.CARTERS LAKE, GA. 
Location. The damsite is in Murray County, 
Georgia, on the Coosawattee River 26.8 miles 
above its junction with Conasauga River, one of 
the headwater tributaries of the Alabama- 
Coosa system. It is 60 miles north of Atlanta near 
the town of Carters, Georgia. The reservoir will 
be in both Murray and Gilmer Counties. 
Existing project. The authorized project consists 
of a 1,950-foot long rockfill dam across the 
river, three saddle dikes on the left bank, a 258- 
foot long high-level, gated spillway on the left 
bank, a power house on the right bank having two 
conventional units with a generating capacity of 
125,000 kilowatts each and two pump-generating 
units of the same size, and a regulating dam 2,855 
feet long with a gated spillway 208 feet long 1.5 
miles downstream from the main dam. The lake 
has an area of 3,220 acres, at maximum power 
pool elevation 1,072, total capacity of 472,800 
acre-feet, of which 134,900 acre-feet is usable for 
power and 95,700 acre-feet reserved for flood control 
and 242,200 acre-feet dead storage. The approved 
estimated (1977) cost is $111,150,000. For 
other information see description of Alabama- 
Coosa project. 
Operations and results duringfiscal year. Total 
cost of new work amounted to $1,592,012 of which 
lands and damages cost $149; dams, $5,696; 
power plant, $1,176,826; roads and railroads, 
$9.00; recreation facilities, $11,865; permanent 
operating equipment, $66,474; engineering, 
design, supervision and administration, 
$304,611; and miscellaneous cost, $26,382. 
Maintenance: Operation and ordinary 
maintenance of the dam, reservoir, powerhouse, 
service and recreational activities, and admiriistration 
incidental thereto cost $1,493,569. 
Gross power generation amounted to 58,245,000 
kilowatt hours during FY 1976T quarter, of 
which 55,286,000 were delivered to Southeastern 
Power Administration. During FY 1977 
336,427,000 kilowatt hours were generated, of 
which 315,993,000 were delivered to 
Southeastern Power Administration. Recreation 
attendance during CY 1976 totaled 348,800 
recreational user days. Reduction in flood losses 
due to operation of the project amounted to 
$21,600 for the year. In addition, joint operation 
of Carters with Allatoona Lake project reduced 
flood losses by $4,246,300 during the year in the 
vicinity of Rome, Ga. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction 
commenced in April1962, is 99 percent complete, 
and is scheduled for completion in FY 1978. 
39B. CLAIBORNE LOCK AND DAM, 
ALA. 
Location. The site is in Monroe County at mile 
81.8 on the Alabama River, 15 miles northwest of 
Monroeville and 5.7 miles upstream from the 
U.S. Highway 84 bridge. 
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Existing project. The authorized project consists 
of a short earth dike on the right bank, a combination 
of a fixed-crest and gated spillway extending 
across the river channel and into the left 
bank, a navigation lock and mound on the left 
bank, and an earth dike extending across the left 
overbank to high ground. Normal upper pool is at 
elevation 35 and the minimum pool will be at 
elevation 32 to provide storage for reregulation of 
Millers Ferry powerplant releases. The 60-mile 
long reservoir has an area of 5,850 acres and a 
volume of 96,360 acre-feet. The approved estimated 
(1976) cost is $27,997,450. For other information 
see description of Alabama-Coosa 
project. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work: none. Maintenance: none. Recreation attendance 
at Claiborne Lake during CY 1976 totaled 
320,300 user days. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction 
began in May 1965 and was completed in FY 1976 
at a total cost of $27,997,450. 
39C. JONES BLUFF LOCK AND DAM, 
ALA. 
Location. The site is in Lowndes and Autauga 
Counties at mile 245.4 on the Alabama River, 26 
miles west of Montgomery. 
Existing project. The authorized project 
provides for a navigation lock, a gated spillway, 
and a power plant located at mile 245.4. The normal 
upper pool is at elevation 125.0 and the 
minimum lower pool due to the Millers Ferry 
Lock and Dam is at elevation 80.0. The structures 
consist of earth dikes and a power plant on the 
right bank, a gated spillway in the river channel, 
a lock and mound on the left bank, and an earth 
dike extending upstream parallel to the Western 
Railway of Alabama. The total length of the 
structures is about 14,962 feet with maximum 
height above the foundation at the power plant intake 
about 101 feet. The power plant contains four 
17,000-kw. units. The 88-mile long reservoir has 
an area of 12,300 acres at normal pool level and a 
total capacity of 234,200 acre-feet. The lock has a 
chamber 84 feet wide and 600 feet long and 
provides a 12-foot depth over the lower miter sill. 
The approved estimated (1977) cost is 
$83,400,000. For other information see description 
of Alabama-Coosa project. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. Total 
cost of new work amounted to $1,084,372, which 
included land and damages, $4,882; relocations, 
$1,982; power plant, $54,159; roads, railroads, 
and bridges, $42,500; channels and canals, 
$8,869; recreation facilities, $697,167; credit to 
permanent operating equipment, $2,153; 
engineering, design, supervision and administration, 
$271,659; and miscellaneous costs, $5,307. 
Maintenance: Operation and maintenance cost 
amounted to $734,239. Gross power generation 
amounted to 70,029,000 kilowatt-hours during 
FY 1976T quarter, of which 68,967,000 were 
delivered to Southeastern Power Administration. 
During FY 1977, 296,473,000 kilowatt-hours 
were operated, of which 292,228,000 were 
delivered to Southeastern Power Administration. 
Recreation attendance at R.E. "Bob" Woodruff 
Lake during CY 1976 totaled 230,200 user days. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction 
began in March 1966, is 86 percent complete, and 
is scheduled for completion in FY 1979. The first 
powerhouse unit was placed in operation in June 
1975. 
39D.MILLERS FERRY LOCK AND 
DAM, ALA. 
Location. The site is in Wilcox County at mile 
142.2 on the Alabama River, 10 miles northwest 
of Camden, Alabama, and 30 miles southwest of 
Selma. 
Existing project. The project consists of an 
earth dike on the right bank, a concrete, gravitygated 
spillway in the river channel, a lock and 
mound on the left bank, an earth dike extending 
downstream parallel to the lock to the 
powerhouse intake section, and an earth dike extending 
normal to the river. Normal upper pool is 
at elevation 80. The powerplant contains three 
25,000 kilowatt units. The 103-mile long reservoir 
has an area of 17,200 acres at normal pool level 
and a total capacity of 331,800 acre-feet. The lock 
chamber is 84 by 600 feet with a 13-foot depth 
over the miter sills. The approved estimated 
(1977) cost is $62,909,800. For other information 
see description of Alabama-Coosa project. 
Operations and results duringfiscal year. Total 
cost of new work amounted to $15,481 of which 
lands and damages cost $20; recreation facilities, 
$2,800; permanent operating equipment $10,652; 
engineering and design, $17; miscellaneous, 
$1,992. 
Maintenance: Operation and maintenance of 
lock, dam, powerhouse, reservoir, and administration 
incidental thereto cost $1,342,603. 
Gross power generation amounted to 93,499,000 
kilowatt-hours during FY 1976T quarter, of 
which 92,437,000 kilowatt-hours were delivered 
to Southeastern Power Administration. During 
FY 1977, 346,091,000 killowatt-hours were 
generated, of which 341,799,000 were delivered 
to Southeastern Power Administration. Recreation 
attendance at William "Bill" Dannelly Reservoir 
during CY 1976 totaled 2,297,500 user days. 
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Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction 
began in April 1963. The lock was placed in temporary 
operation in June 1968 and opened to full 
use in November 1969. The powerhouse units 
were placed on line during April and May 1970. 
The overall project is over 99 percent completed. 
The remaining work to be done consists mainly of 
construction of recreational facilities. 
40. ALLATOONA LAKE, COOSA 
RIVER BASIN, GA. 
Location. The project is on Etowah River in 
Bartow County, Georgia, about 48 miles upstream 
from Rome, Georgia, about five miles due 
east of Cartersville, Georgia, and about 2,000 feet 
downstream from mouth of Allatoona Creek. The 
reservoir extends about 28 miles up the Etowah 
River at maximum power-pool elevation of 840 
feet above mean sea level. 
Existing project. The authorized project 
provides for a dam and reservoir for flood control, 
regulation of streamflow for navigation, and 
development of hydroelectric power. Height 
above the river bottom of the concrete, gravitytype 
dam is about 190 feet from elevation 690 feet 
to 880 feet above mean sea level. The spillway, 
with crest at elevation 835, is controlled by nine 
tainter gates, 40 feet wide by six feet high, and 
two tainter gates, 20 feet wide by six feet high; 
having a combined discharge capacity of 321,000 
cubic feet per second with the water surface at 
elevation 870.3. One 48-inch diameter sluicing 
conduit with a free discharge valve and four 
sluices, 5 feet-8 inches wide by 10 feet high, are included 
in dam. Installed generating capacity consists 
of two 36,000 kilowatt units and one 2,000 
kilowatt unit, or a total of 74,000 kilowatts. Ultimate 
installed capacity will be 110,000 
kilowatts. The reservoir, covering 19,200 acres at 
elevation 860, has a storage capacity of 670,000 
acre-feet. Cost was $31,424,738, excluding an estimated 
(1977) $2,815,000 for addition of recreation 
facilities at the completed project (Code 711 
and 712 funds). (See Table 10-B for authorizing 
legislation.) 
Local cooperation. None required (Sec. 2, Flood 
Control Act of June 28, 1938, applies). 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work: Recreation facilities (Code 711) provided 
cost $63,349. 
Maintenance: Operation and ordinary 
maintenance of the dam, reservoir, powerhouse, 
service and recreational activities, and administration 
incidental thereto cost $1,977,974. 
Gross power generation at Allatoona Reservoir 
amounted to 37,253,000 kilowatt-hours during 
FY 1976T quarter, of which 35,886,250 kilowatthours 
were delivered to Southeastern Power Administration. 
During FY 1977, 156,395,400 
killowatt-hours were generated, of which 
149,420,000 were delivered to Southeastern 
Power Administration. Recreational attendance 
at Allatoona Lake during CY 1976 totaled 
7,064,100 recreational user days. Benefits attributed 
to flood control storage and regulation 
amounted to $93,500. In addition, joint flood control 
operation with Carters Dams resulted in 
reduced damages of $4,246,300 in the vicinity of 
Rome, Georgia. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of 
the existing project began in March 1944 and was 
completed in October 1955. 
41. APALACHICOLA, 
CHATTAHOOCHEE, AND FLINT 
RIVERS, ALA., GA., AND FLA. 
Location. The Apalachicola River is formed at 
the southwest corner of the State of Georgia by 
the junction of the Chattahoochee and Flint 
Rivers and flows south 108 miles emptying into 
Apalachicola Bay. Florida River enters the 
Apalachicola River from the east at mile 45.4 and 
the River Styx also enters from the east at mile 
36.7 and Chipola River enters from the west at 
mile 28.2. (See Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart 
1262.( The Chattahoochee River, 418 miles long, 
rises in northeast Georgia and flows southwesterly 
to West Point, and thence southerly to join the 
Flint River at the southwest corner of Georgia, 
forming the Apalachicola River. (See Geological 
Survey maps for northwest Georgia.) The Flint 
River, 330 miles long, rises in west central 
Georgia, flows generally southeasterly to Albany, 
and thence southwest to the southwest corner of 
the State, where it joins the Chattahoochee River 
to form the Apalachicola River. (See Geological 
Survey maps for southwest Georgia.) 
Previous projects. For details see page 484 of 
Annual Report for 1963. 
Existing project. The authorized project 
provides for development of the Apalachicola, 
Chattachoochee, and Flint Rivers for navigation, 
flood control, hydropower, and recreation. 
Navigation features of the existing project consist 
of a continuous 9-foot by 100-foot channel in the 
Apalachicola River from the intersection of the 
Gulf Intracoastal Waterway to the confluence of 
the Chattahoochee and Flint Rivers, 104 miles, 
thence to Columbus, Georgia, on the Chattahoochee 
River, 164 miles, and to Bainbridge, 
Georgia, on the Flint River, 29 miles, and a 3-foot 
by 100-foot channel on the Flint River from Bainbridge 
to Albany, Georgia, 74 miles, thence a 
channel suitable for light draft vessels at 
moderate states to Montezuma, Georgia, 79 miles, 
to be accomplished by dredging, contraction 
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works, and construction of three locks and dams 
(Jim Woodruff, George W. Andrews, and Walter 
F. George) along the nine-foot depth channel, two 
multipurpose dams (West Point and Lake Sidney 
Lanier on the Chattahoochee River), three multipurpose 
dams (Lower Auchumpkee Creek, 
Lazer Creek, and Spewrell Bluff) on the Flint 
River, and minor improvements of certain 
streams tributary to the Apalachicola River. 
Plane of reference is mean low water. 
Hydropower and flood control storage is provided 
at Sidney Lanier, Lazer Creek, Lower 
Auchumpkee Creek, Spewrell Bluff, Walter F. 
George, and West Point, and hydropower is 
provided at Jim Woodruff. For further details see 
Annual Report for 1962. (See Table 10-B for 
authorizing legislation.) 
Estimated cost (1977) for new work is 
$905,942,798, including $4,488,000 for channel 
improvement in the Apalachicola River, and 
$338,198 for cost of lands for wildlife at the 
Walter F. George project, and exclusive of 
amounts expended on previous projects. Additionally, 
the costs of adding recreational 
facilities at completed projects (Code 710) is estimated 
to be $5206,800 for Lake Sidney Lanier, 
$1,613,000 for Walter F. George Lock and Dam, 
$148,300 for George W. Andrews Lock and Dam, 
and $1,725,400 for Jim Woodruff Lock and Dam. 
Mean range of tide at the mouth of Apalachicola 
River is 1.5 feet. At the point where the river is 
formed the variation between low and high water 
is about 37 feet. On the Chattahoochee River, 
variation between average low and high water is 
about 20 feet, and extreme fluctuation is 65.3 feet 
at Eufaula. On the Flint River the extreme fluctuation 
of stage due to flood is 40 feet, while 
average variation between low and high water is 
about 21.5 feet. 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with to date. 
Terminal facilities. About 200 feet of public 
docks, in addition to private wharves, are 
available at Apalachicola, Florida. There are 
numerous constructed and natural landings 
along the entire system for launching small craft. 
For details of other terminal facilities, which are 
considered adequate for existing commerce, see 
individual project descriptions. See also Table 10- 
M on locks and dams and multiple-purpose 
development included in existing project. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work: (See report for individual project cost.) 
Maintenance: Final payment of $352,573 was 
made for contract dredging perfo. med during 
FY 1976. Other contract work for the year included 
$91,418 for channel surveys, $2,959 for environmental 
studies, $2,325 for hydraulic studies, 
$17,929 for field surveys, $40,000 for bank 
stabilization, $786,703 for channel improvement 
works, and $4,145 for engineering and design of 
channels and canals. Hired labor costs consisted 
of $1,089,618 for dredging performed by the U.S. 
Pipeline Dredge Guthrie, which removed 
1,772,235 cubic yards of material. The U.S. 
Snagboat Montgomery operating in the 
Apalachicola and Chattahoochee Rivers removed 
10,314 obstructions at a cost of $379,019. Other 
costs included: spoil dikes, $97,077; channel surveys, 
$54,201; environmental studies, $12,951; 
engineering, design, supervision and administration, 
$129,689; hydraulic studies, $39,856; special 
studies, $145,386; evaluation of completed work, 
$8,368; reservoir regulation studies, $32,413; 
channel improvement works, $14,405; repairs to 
pile dikes, $24,502; supervision and inspection of 
contract work area office, $34,011; transfers to 
U.S. Weather Bureau, $7,946; plant rental plant 
barge, $11,256; and miscellaneous costs of 
$57,426. Operation of George W. Andrews Lock 
cost $183,032 and public use facilities cost 
$35,040. 
Operations and maintenance locks and dams: 
Walter F. George Lock and Dam cost $2,013,813, 
Jim Woodruff Lock and Dam $2,328,304, Lake 
Sidney Lanier, $2,148,929; West Point Dam, 
$1,283,934. Total FY 77 cost for entire project 
was $18,614,391 of which $7,185,162 was new 
work and $11,429,229 was operation and 
maintenance. Detailed information on operations 
and costs applicable to the individual dam projects 
is presented under their respective project 
titles elsewhere in this report. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Improvement of 
Apalachicola River channel by dredging to 
provide project dimensions throughout is complete. 
All major construction on Lake Sidney 
Lanier Dam, George W. Andrews Lock and Dam, 
Jim Woodruff Lock and Dam, and Walter F. 
George Lock and Dam, is complete. Planning is in 
progress on Spewrell Bluff and Lazer Creek 
Dams. Channel rectification in Apalachicola 
River was completed December 1970. More 
detailed information concerning condition at the 
end of fiscal year for individual locks and dams 
and multiple-purpose developments comprising 
the system is presented under their respective 
project titles elsewhere in this report. Work 
remaining to complete the project consists of 
minor land acquisition at Lake Sidney Lanier and 
George W. Andrews Lock and Dam; completion 
of recreational facilities (Code 710) at Lake 
Sidney Lanier, George W. Andrews Lock and 
Dam, Jim Woodruff Lock and Dam, and Walter 
F. George Lock and Dam; construction of Lazer 
Creek, Spewrell Bluff and Lower Auchumpkee 
Creek Dam; and completion of construction of 
West Point Dam. (See Table 10-M for fiscal year 
costs for new work on overall project.) 
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MOBILE, ALA., DISTRICT 
41A.LAKE SIDNEY LANIER, GA. 
Location. The dam is on the Chattahoochee 
River about 348.9 miles above its mouth, 50 miles 
above Atlanta and five miles northwest of Buford, 
Georgia. The reservoir extends about 47 miles upstream 
along the Chattahoochee River, and about 
21 miles up the Chestatee River, which enters the 
Chattahoochee River 14.5 miles above the dam. 
Existing project. The authorized project 
provides for a rolled-earthfill dam 1,630 feet long, 
with crest at elevation 1,106 feet mean sea level, 
or about 192 feet above streambed elevation; 
three earth saddle dikes with a total length of 
5,406 feet; a chute spillway with crest at elevation 
1,085; a powerhouse in a deep cut with steel 
penstocks in tunnels, and concrete intake structure 
at the upstream end of the tunnels; and a 
flood control sluice tunnel paralleling the power 
tunnels. The reservoir has a gross capacity of 
2,554,000 acre-feet of which 637,000 acre-feet of 
storage is reserved for flood control storage. The 
power installations consist of one generating unit 
of 6,000 kilowatts and two units of 40,000 
kilowatts each, or a total of 86,000 kilowatts. The 
project provides for maintenance, including 
operation and care. Estimated cost of adding 
recreational facilities at completed project is 
$5,206,800. (See Table 10-B for authorizing 
legislation.) 
Local cooperation. None required. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work: Construction of recreational facilities at 
the completed project (Code 711) cost $60,313; 
engineering, design, supervision and administration 
cost $16,514. 
Maintenance: Operation and maintenance cost 
$2,148,929. Gross power generation amounted to 
58,795,000 kilowatt-hours during FY 1976T 
quarter, of which 57,995,000 were delivered to 
Southeastern Power Administration. During FY 
1977, 208,031,000 kilowatt-hours were 
generated, with 204,661,000 being delivered to 
Southeastern Power Administration. 
Recreational attendance at Lake Sidney Lanier 
during CY 1976 totaled 13,048,800 recreational 
user days. Flood control benefits attributed to the 
project for FY 1977 amounted to $6,629,000. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction 
commenced in March 1950 and was completed in 
June 1960. The reservoir was in useful operation 
for flood control in February 1956. The first 
power generating unit was placed on-the-line 
June 19, 1957; the second on July 26,1957; and the 
third on October 10,1957. The project is essentially 
complete except for adding additional 
recreational facilities. 
41B. GEORGE W. ANDREWS LOCK AND 
DAM, ALA. AND GA. 
Location. The project is on the Chattahoochee 
River about 46.5 miles above its mouth and about 
one mile below the town of Columbia, Alabama, 
near the head of Jim Woodruff Reservoir. (See 
Geological Survey maps for southeast Alabama.) 
The pool extends up the navigation channel about 
28 miles upstream to Walter F. George Lock and 
Dam. 
Existing project. This single-purpose project 
provides for a concrete fixed-crest spillway 340 
feet long extending into the right bank with a 
crest at elevation 102 feet mean sea level, a concrete 
gate spillway adjacent to the lock 280 feet 
long with crest at elevation 82 feet mean sea level, 
a single-lift lock with usuable chamber dimensions 
of 82 feet by 450 feet, and a maximum lift of 
25 feet. Depths are 13 feet over the lower sill and 
19 feet over the upper sill at normal pool elevation. 
The underlying foundation is limestone. Estimated 
cost (1976) of adding recreational 
facilities at the completed project (Code 711) is 
$148,300. The project provides for maintenance 
including operation and care. The House Committee 
on Public Works, by resolution adopted 
May 19, 1953, approved the plan as proposed by 
the Chief of Engineers for a high dam at Walter 
F. George site and a low dam at the upper Columbia 
site in lieu of a low dam at the Fort Benning 
site and a high dam at the upper Columbia site, 
construction of which was authorized by the 1946 
River and Harbor Act as the initiation and partial 
accomplishment of the plan for full development 
of the Apalachicola, Chattahoochee, and Flint 
River system. (See Table 10-B for authorizing 
legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Local interests must operate 
all movable span bridges, provide suitable public 
terminals, and hold the United States free from 
damages. These conditions are being complied 
with. 
Terminal facilities. At Columbia, Alabama, 
there is a public wharf with concrete deck for 
handling general cargo and a bulk petroleum terminal 
with an unloading dock. Facilities are considered 
adequate for existing commerce. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Recreational attendance at George W. Andrews 
Lock and Dam during CY 1976 totaled 318,500 
recreational user days. Maintenance: Operation 
and maintenance cost included under overall 
Apalachicola, Chattahoochee and Flint project. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of 
the lock and dam began in March 1959 and was 
completed in November 1963. Work remaining 
consists of construction of recreational facilities 
under Code 711. 
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41C. JIM WOODRUFF LOCK AND DAM, 
GA. AND FLA. 
Location. The project is located on the 
Apalachicola River 107.6 miles above its mouth, 
about 1,000 feet below confluence of the Chattahoochee 
and Flint Rivers, and 1.5 miles 
northwest of Chattahoochee, Florida. Reservoir 
extends about 46.5 miles upstream along the 
Chattahoochee River to the vicinity of Columbia, 
Alabama, and about 47 miles upstream along 
Flint River, or 17 miles above Bainbridge, 
Georgia. (See Geological Survey maps for 
southwest Georgia.) 
Existing project. The authorized project 
provides for a concrete open-crest spillway 1,634 
feet long on the right bank, with a crest at elevation 
79 feet mean sea level; a single-lift lock with 
usuable chamber dimensions of 82 by 450 feet, a 
maximum lift of 33 feet, and depth over the sills of 
14 feet; a gated spillway 766 feet long with the 
bridge at elevation 107 feet mean sea level, or 
about 67 feet above the streambed elevation; a 
powerhouse with an intake section constituting a 
portion of the dam; an earth section 506 feet long 
to accommodate the switchyard and substation; 
and an overflow dike section 2,130 feet long on the 
left bank, with a crest at elevation 85. The underlying 
foundation is limestone. At the normal 
pool elevation of 77, the reservoir has a total 
capacity of 406,160 acre-feet. The lower installation 
consists of three units of 10,000 kilowatts 
each, or a total of 30,000 kilowatts. Project 
provides for maintenance, including operation 
and care. Estimated cost (1976) of adding 
recreational facilities at the completed project is 
$1,725,400. (See Table 10-B for authorizing 
legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Required cooperation is being 
fulfilled. Easements for rights-of-way and 
spoil-disposal areas were provided as required 
along the Apalachicola River. Adequate public 
terminals were constructed by local interests at 
Bainbridge, Georgia, on the Flint River; and at 
Columbia, Alabama, on the Chattahoochee River. 
Facilities are being planned for other localities on 
the project. 
Terminal facilities. A public wharf with concrete 
deck for handling general cargo, a bulk 
storage terminal for petroleum, a grain elevator, 
and private riverside facilities at Bainbridge, 
Georgia, on the Flint River, are considered adequate 
for existing commerce. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work: Recreational facilities provided at completed 
project (Code 711) cost $3.00, engineering, 
design, supervision and administration, $15,375. 
Maintenance: operation and maintenance cost 
$2,328,304. Gross power generation amounted to 
64,222,000 kilowatt-hours during FY 1976T 
quarter, of which 63,193,000 were delivered to 
Southeastern Power Administration. During FY 
1977, 241,534,000 kilowatt-hours were 
generated, of which 237,185,000 were delivered 
to Southeastern Power Administration. 
Recreational attendance at Lake Seminole during 
CY 1976 totaled 3,352,000 recreational user 
days. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of 
the lock was commenced in 1947, and completed 
in 1957. The lock was opened to navigation in May 
1954, and the pool was raised to project level in 
January 1957. The first power-generating unit 
was placed on-the-line on February 1, the second 
on March 1, and the third on April 26, 1957. 
41D.SPEWRELL BLUFF LAKE, GA. 
Location. The dam is on the Flint River in 
Talbot and Upson Counties, Georgia, about nine 
miles west of Thomaston. The lake will extend 
into Meriwether, Pike, and Spalding Counties. 
Existing project. The authorized project 
provides for: a dam 2,475 feet long with maximum 
height of 211.0 feet, a 326-foot long gated 
spillway with six tainter gates 38 feet high and 45 
feet wide, concrete non-overflow abutments 1,149 
feet across the main channel including 268 feet 
for the power intake, with an earth-rock fill dike 
580 feet long to high ground on the left bank, a 
420-foot saddle dike on the left bank, and a power 
plant with three 50,000-kw units located in the 
left bank. The reservoir would have an area of 13,- 
330 acres at maximum power pool elevation of 
695 mean sea level. Usuable storage of 241,510 
acre-feet would be provided for power generation 
between elevations 665 and 695 and 195,010 acrefeet 
would be reserved between elevations 695 
and 706.5 for flood storage. Approved estimated 
(1977) cost is $252,000,000, of which $178,770,000 
is for construction and design, and $73,230,000 
for lands, damages, and relocations. (See Table 
10-B for authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Local interest must maintain 
and operate all utility and highway facilities 
which may be relocated or otherwise altered as 
part of the improvement, provide suitable public 
terminal facilities, and hold the United States 
free from damages. Local agencies and 
organizations have indicated their willingness 
and ability to comply. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work: Engineering, design, supervision and administration 
cost $1,481. 
Condition at end offiscal year. Construction has 
not been initiated. 
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41E. WALTER F. GEORGE LOCK AND 
DAM, ALA. AND GA. 
Location. The project is on the Chattahoochee 
River about 75.2 miles above its mouth and about 
1.5 miles above Fort Gaines, Georgia. (See 
Geological Survey maps for southwest Georgia.) 
Existing project. The authorized project 
provides for a concrete dam, gated spillway, and 
single-lift lock, with earth embankments at 
either side. The non-overflow section of the dam 
includes a powerhouse and an intake structure. 
The gated spillway is 708 feet long with a fixed 
crest at elevation 163 feet mean sea level. The two 
earth embankments, of almost equal lengths, 
have a total length of 12,128 feet, with a crest 
elevation at 215, and a maximum height of about 
68 feet. The non-overflow section of the concrete 
dam is 200 feet long, with the deck of the 
powerhouse section at elevation 208. The lock, 
with usuable chamber dimensions of 82 feet by 
450 feet, has a lift of 88 feet with the normal upper 
pool elevation at 190. Depths are 13 feet over the 
lower sill and 18 feet over the upper sill at normal 
pool elevation. The underlying foundation is 
limestone. Total reservoir capacity is 934,400 
acre-feet, with 244,400 acre-feet reserved for 
power. The power installation consists of four units 
of 32,500 kilowatts each, or a total of 130,000 
kilowatts. The project provides for maintenance, 
including operation and care. Estimated cost 
(1977) of adding recreational facilities at the completed 
project (Code 710) is $1,613,000. (See Table 
10-B for authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Local interests must maintain 
and operate all utility and highway facilities 
which may be relocated or otherwise altered as 
part of the improvement, provide suitable public 
terminal facilities, and hold the United States 
free from damages. Local agencies and other 
organizations have indicated their willingness 
and ability to comply. 
Terminal facilities. Public wharves at Eufaula 
and Phenix City, Alabama, and Columbus, 
Georgia, are considered adequate for existing 
commerce. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work: Engineering, design, supervision and administration 
cost $112,104. Maintenance of the 
project for operation and care was $2,013,813. 
Gross power generation amounted to 98,759,000 
during FY 1976T quarter, of which 96,305,400 
were delivered to Southeastern Power Administration. 
During FY 1977 475,529,000 
kilowatt-hours were generated, of which 
464,818,280 were delivered to Southeastern 
Power Administration. Recreational attendance 
during CY 1976 totaled 4,436,500 recreational 
user days. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction 
was completed in 1963. The lock was opened to 
navigation in June 1963. The first power 
generating unit was placed on-the-line in March, 
the second in May, the third in September, and 
the fourth in November 1963. 
41F. WEST POINT LAKE, 
CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER BASIN, 
GA. AND ALA. 
Location. The damsite is on the Chattahoochee 
River 2.8 miles upstream from West Point, 
Georgia, 201.4 miles above the mouth of the Chattahoochee 
River, and 309.2 miles above the mouth 
of the Apalachicola River. At the full power pool 
elevation of 635 feet above mean sea level, the 
reservoir would lie in Troup and Heard Counties, 
Georgia, and in Chambers and Randolph Counties, 
Alabama. (See Geological Survey maps of 
Georgia and Alabama.) 
Existing project. The authorized project 
provides for flood control, power, recreation, fish 
and wildlife development, and streamflow 
regulation for downstream navigation. The project 
provides for a gravity-type concrete dam 896 
feet long with earth embankments at either end 
1,111 feet long east and 5,243 feet long on the west 
end. The total length of the dam and spillway is 
7,250 feet. The main dam consists of a concrete 
non-overflow section, 185 feet long on the west 
side and an earth embankment retaining wall on 
the east side; a gravity concrete spillway 390 feet 
long, including piers and abutments, with six 
tainter gates, each 50 feet by 41 feet. A monolith 
intake-powerhouse section and erection bay 321 
feet long is constructed directly west and adjacent 
to the spillway. At the full power-pool elevation 
of 635 the reservoir provides a total storage of 
605,000 acre-feet of which 307,000 acre-feet is 
usable. During the critical flood season the reservoir 
is operated with maximum power pool elevation 
at 625 feet to provide flood storage between 
elevations 625 and 635. The initial power installation 
of 73,375 kilowatts consisting of units 1,2 and 
3 which were placed in operation in March and 
April, 1975. Unit 4 was placed in operation in 
December 1976 bringing the ultimate installation 
to 108,375 kilowatts. 
Approved estimated cost of new work (1977) is 
$126,600,000, of which $84,456,100 is for construction 
and design; $19,040,000 for lands and 
damages; and $23,103,900 for relocations. (See 
Table 10-B for authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. None required. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work: During fiscal year 1977 real estate acquisitions, 
dam and power plan construction, and 
work on recreation facilities were continued. 
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REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
Total cost for new work amounted to $6,979,372 
of which $66,552 was for real estate; $744,628 for 
relocations; $231,314 for reservoirs; $44,636 for 
dams, $8,154 credit for power plant; $48,708 for 
roads; $4,156,710 for recreation facilities; 
$321,644 for bank stabilization; $48,465 for 
buildings, grounds and utilities; $176,609 for permanent 
operating equipment; and, $1,148,260 for 
engineering, design, supervision and administration. 
Maintenance: Operation and care of the project 
cost $1,283,934. Gross power generation 
amounted to 41,079,000 kilowatt-hours during 
FY 1976T quarter, of which 39,897,000 were 
delivered to Southeaster Power Administration. 
During FY 1977, 201,138,000 kilowatt-hours 
were generated, of which 197,320,000 were 
delivered to Southeastern Power Administration. 
Recreational attendance during CY 1976 totaled 
1,069,300 recreational user days. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of 
the project, which was initiated in June 1966, was 
about 94 percent complete at the end of the fiscal 
year. 
4 SCHEDULING FLOOD CONTROL 
RESERVOIR OPERATIONS 
Mobile District monitors flood control 
operations of Alabama Power Company's Weiss, 
H. Neely Henry, and Logan Martin Dams on 
Coosa River, Alabama, and their Lewis Smith 
Dam on Sipsey Fork (headwaters of Black 
Warrior River, Alabama). for compliance with 
regulation plans prepared in accordance with 
Public Law 436, 83rd Congress, and Federal 
Power Commission licenses. Fiscal year cost of 
$29,567 for these activities on the Weiss, H. Neely 
Henry, and Logan Martin Dams are included under 
operation and maintenance costs for the 
Alabama-Coosa Rivers. Fiscal year cost for the 
Lewis Smith Dam is included under the overall 
operation and maintenance costs for the Black 
Warrior-Tombigbee Rivers System. Other 
fiscal year costs amounted to $1,929 for miscellaneous 
investigations on Crooked Creek, 
Alabama, in connection with license application 
on Tallapoosa River from Alabama Power Company, 
also included in maintenance cost for 
Alabama-Coosa Rivers. 
General Investigations 
43. SURVEYS 
Fiscal year cost was $1,012,258 of which 
$376,368 was for navigation studies, $436,485 for 
flood control studies, $70,737 for beach erosion 
studies, $107,180 for special studies; $14,193 for 
review of completed projects (Allatoona Dam), 
$4,204 for deauthorization review, $943 for 
detailed economic restudies, and $2,149 for coordination 
studies with other agencies. 
44. COLLECTION AND STUDY OF 
BASIC DATA 
Collection and study of basic data continued 
during the fiscal year with the completion of eight 
Flood Plain Information Reports, several Special 
Flood Hazard Information Reports and one Flood 
Insurance Report in addition to providing 
technical services, all at a cost of $207,225. (See 
Table 10-N for listing of studies completed during 
FY 1976. For listing of previous reports see 
page 10-50 Annual Report for 1974 and, page 10- 
44 of FY 1975 Annual Report). 
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MOBILE, ALA., DISTRICT 
TABLE 10-A COST AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
See 
Section 
in Text Project 
1. Apalachicola Bay 
Fla. 
2. Aquatic Plant Control 
(Regular Funds) 
(Contributed Funds) 
3. Bayou Coden, Ala. 
(Contributed Funds) 
4. Bayou La Batre, Ala. 
(Regular Funds) 
(Contributed Funds) 
5. Biloxi Harbor, Miss. 
(Contributed Funds) 
6. Black Warrior & 
Tombigbee Rivers, Ala. 
7. Bon Secour River, Ala. 
(Contributed Funds) 
8. Cadet Bayou, Miss. 
(Regular Funds) 
(Contributed Funds) 
9. Carrabelle Harbor, Fla. 
Funding FY74 
New Work: 
Approp. 5,000 
Cost 1,983 
Maint: 
Approp. 105,600 
Cost 104,501 
New Work: 
Approp. 24,000 
Cost 23,024 
Maint: 
Contrib. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 31,185 
Cost 13,902 
Maint: 
Approp. 80 
Cost 80 
New Work: 
Contrib. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint: 
Approp. 170,000 
Cost 6,159 
New Work: 
Contrib.- 
Cost - 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 14,332 
Maint: 
Approp. 164,398 
Cost 164,565 
New Work: 
Contrib. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 15,558,356 
Cost 16,571,380 
Maint: 
Approp. 2,923,950 
Cost 2,957,250 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint: 
Approp. - 
Cost - 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
65,000 889,000 
28,437 631,941 
15,700 130,081 
14,191 130,302 
53,000 37,000 
55,819 39,492 
264,000 10,000 
34,811 259,339 
100,000 - 
59,400 40,291 
20,899 4,808 
186,917 4,808 
-60,997 - 
650,058 - 
65,139 179,095 
64,550 179,076 
78,600 - 
73,427 5,173 
8,100,000 4,729,400 
9,795,161 4,651,425 
4,228,600 6,097,129 
4,303,485 6,012,139 
- 368,481 
- 277,765 
10-27 
Total Cost to 
FY75 FY76 FY77 Sept 30, 1977 
6,000 
302,507 
91,000 
92,974 
50,000 
40,374 
2,075 
3,000 
2,419 
422,001 
419,720 
591,000 
112,591 
5,104,000 
5,016,255 
37,000 
36,644 
2,033,7961 
2,033,461 
1,628,6072 
1,628,184 
366,287 
333,831 
21,225 
21,225 
358,335 
335,737 
38,879 
38,879 
100,000 
99,691 
311,095 
311,095 
850,149 
849,243 
10,500$ 
10,500 
954,155 4 
954,155 
2,546,658b 
2,543,769 
78,600 
78,600 
152,416,6666 
151,826,389 
74,202,9237 
74,060,957 
118,615 
118,615 
66,866 
66,510 
9,700 
9,700 
87,921 
87,921 
450,878 
360,162 
31,000 
31,000 
503,331 
503,331

REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
TABLE 10-A(Continued) COST AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
See 
Section Total Cost to 
in Text Project 
10. I)auphin Island Bay. 
Ala. 
11. DI)og and Fowl 
Rivers, Ala. 
(Regular Funds) 
(Contributed Funds) 
12. East Pass Channel 
From Gulf of Mexico 
into Choctawhatchee 
Hay, Fla. 
(Regular Funds) 
(Contributed Funds) 
13. East Pearl River, 
Miss. 
14. Gulf Intracoastal 
Waterway between 
Apalachee Bay, Fla. 
and Mexican Border 
15. Gulfport Harbor, Miss. 
16. Mobile Harbor, Ala. 
(Regular Funds) 
(Contributed Funds) 
17. Panacea Harbor, Fla. 
(Contributed Funds) 
18. Panama City Harbor, 
Fla. 
Funding FY74 
Maint: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint: 
Approp. 73,000 
Cost 2,962 
New Work: 
Approp. -31,185 
Cost 156,336 
Maint: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Contrib. 
Cost 59,120 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint: 
Approp. 165,500 
Cost 164,625 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint: 
Approp.- 
Cost - 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint: 
Approp. 1,427,000 
Cost 679,132 
New Work: 
pprop. 
Cost 
Maint: 
Approp. 1,012,788 
Cost 654,648 
New Work: 
Approp. 120,000 
Cost 65,125 
Maint: 
Approp. 1,851,500 
Cost 1,130,862 
Maint: 
Contrib. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp.- 
Cost 
Maint: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 110,000 
Cost 81,685 
FY75 FY76 FY77 Sept 30, 1977 
17,874 
88,752 
10,980 
49.914 
49,854 
95,606 
95,606 
27,000 
27,000 
83,127 214,271 2, 
84,582 214,258 11 
- 14 
- 14 
1,085,800 4,064,198 
1,923,085 3,874,196 
934,942 1,081,256 
1,297,830 1,082,429 
190,000 340,000 
230,340 268,184 
1,717,239 3,744,591 
2,496,673 3,871,831 
3,415 
3,415 
39,496 
39,496 
32,900 100,000 
55,451 87,388 
32,531 
31,849 
97,000 
96,886 
197,500 
197,481 
17,000 
17,000 
359,554 
358,872 
292,565 
292,565 
553,210 
552,836 
190,965 
190,965 
293,106 
293,087 
114,100 
114,100 
916,715 
916.715 
32,600 2,174,060 
94,918 2,135,825 
- 398.000 
- 398.000
9 
- 36,782, 
- 36,782 
7,456 456,710 
15.773 455,027 
- 6,480,29910 
- 6,480,299 
2,009,000 21,034,422~ 
2,199,414 20,992,182 
- 904,7751: 
- 904,775 
1,556,264 17,973,90818 
1,541,929 17,958,646' 
400,000 15,538,937's 
230,853 15,283,439 
3,579,000 36,499,99016 
3,656,127 36,480,933 
- 12,000) 
- 12,000 
- 122,383 
- 122,383 
28,773 81,509 
28,400 81,136 
- 7,000 
- 7,000 
25,000 1,663,94518 
17,137 1,637,656 
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MOBILE, ALA., DISTRICT 
TABLE 10-A (Continued) COST AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
See 
Section Total Cost to 
in Text Project Funding FY74 FY75 FY76 FY77 Sept 30, 1977 
(Contributed Funds) 
19. Pascagoula Harbor, 
Miss. 
(Regular Funds) 
(Contributed Funds) 
20. Pearl River, Miss. 
and La. 
(Regular Funds) 
(Contributed Funds) 
21. Pensacola Harbor, Fla. 
22. Perdido Pass 
Channel, Ala. 
(Regular Funds) 
(Contributed Funds) 
23. Removing Water 
Hyacinths 
(Mobile District) 
24. Waterway Connecting 
Tombigbee and 
Tennessee Rivers, Ala. 
and Miss. 
25. Wolf & Jordan 
Rivers, Miss. 
31. Jackson & East 
Jackson, Miss. 
(Regular Funds) 
(Contributed Funds) 
32. Okatibbee Lake, Miss. 
Maint: 
Approp. 64,060 3,954 6,110 123,794 3,770,494 
Cost 69,668 3,880 5,695 123,113 3,769,381 
New Work: 
Contrib. - - - - 80,000 
Cost - - - - 80,000 
New Work:s 
Approp. - - - - 6,572,98518 
Cost - - - - 6,572,985 
Maint: 
Approp. 641,100 833,819 1,308,134 1,402,300 12,676,33419 
Cost 689,868 880,499 1,309,134 1,267,555 12,540,711 
Maint: 
Contrib. - 120,000 - - 190,100 
Cost - 120,000 - - 190,000 
New Work: 20 
Approp. -9,829 - - - 8,562,90820 
Cost - -8,562,908 
Maint: 
Approp. 163,500 121,946 157,871 131,500 3,997,10521 
Cost 376,215 131,526 155,482 136,649 3,992,083 
New Work: 
Contrib. - - - - 65,000 
Cost - - - - 65,000 
New Work:22 
Approp. - - - 1,469,69322 
Cost - - - - 1,469,693 
Maint: 3 
Approp. 54,200 231,126 16,015 63,900 3,386,33723 
Cost 56,018 231,749 17,045 63,207 3,385,127 
New Work: 
Approp. - - - - - 629,860 
Cost - - - - 629,860 
Maint: 
Approp. 925,047 210,977 250,905 386,000 2,538,917 
Cost 520,121 616,503 249,056 386,590 2,537,458 
New Work: 
Contrib. - - - - 510,000 
Cost - - - - 510,000 
Maint: 
Contrib. - - - - 10,325 
Cost - - - - 10,325 
Maint: 
Approp. 38,000 30,000 55,000 43,000 1,000,671 
Cost 37,824 29,444 51,311 43,342 996,592 
New Work: 24 
Approp. 14,401,000 31,530,997 73,900,000 70,250,000 207,036,25124 
Cost 12,855,400 35,831,936 68,128,577 75,619,562 205,270,495 
Maint: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Contrib. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
7,015 
-2,734
8 
10-29 
28,005 
- - 234,331252 
- - 234,331 
- - 29,195 
- - 29,195 
- 138,000 444,636 
- 136,401 443,037 
52,000 7,700 7,190,200 
17,583 72,937 7,173,351 
4,700 - 722,700 
- - 718,000 
- - 9,017,628 
- - 9,017,628

REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
TABLE 10-A (Continued) COST AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
See 
Section Total Cost to 
in Text Project Funding FY74 FY75 FY76 FY77 Sept 30, 1977 
33. Tallahala Creek 
Lake, Pascagoula 
River, Miss. 
34. Edinburg Lake, Miss. 
35. Tombigbee River 
Tributaries 
Miss. and Ala. 
(Regular Funds) 
Contributed Funds) 
39. Alabama-Coosa 
Rivers, Ala. 
and Ga. 
39A. Carters Dam and 
Reservoir, Ga. 
39B. Claiborne Lock and 
Dam, Ala. 
39C. Jones Bluff Lock 
and Dam, Ala. 
39D. Millers Ferry Lock 
and Dam, Ala. 
40. Allatoona Lake, 
Coosa River Basin, 
Ga. 
41. Apalachicola, 
Chattahoochee, 
and Flint Rivers, 
Ala. and Ga. 
41A. Lake Sidney 
Lanier, Ga. 
41B. George W. Andrews 
Lock and Dam, 
Ala. and Ga. 
Maint: 
Approp. 172,400 215,100 231,800 398,800 1,917,692 
Cost 179,417 202,492 253,717 387,723 1,891,394 
New Work: 
Approp. 352,734 -143,877 1,775,000 700,000 3,681,757 
Cost 105,809 246,675 934,207 759,678 2,875,919 
New Work: 
Approp. 100,000 158,000 315,000 - 573,000 
Cost 8,871 234,028 286,008 16,646 545,553 
New Work: 
Approp. 725,000 -780,000 750,000 1,742,300 7,814,225 
Cost 711,229 131,229 844,669 544,940 6,504,755 
New Work: 
Contrib. - - 30,200 1,800 80,700 
Cost - - - - 48,700 
New Work: 26 
Approp. 27,073,000 13,311,672 8,869,000 4,930,000 282,072,40826 
Cost 35,642,985 19,204,314 9,200,453 2,775,939 279,374,744 
Maint: 27 
Approp. 2,152,300 2,407,300 4,417,600 6,042,100 24,135,27427 
Cost 2,392,395 2,274,196 4,534,905 5,849,406 23,649,433 
New Work: 
Approp. 12,148,000 6,500,000 3,604,000 2,480,000 109,130,340 
Cost 18,727,981 9,224,348 3,814,859 1,592,012 108,090,483 
Maint: 
Approp. - - 934,000 1,719,000 2,653,000 
Cost - - 885,843 1,493,569 2,379,412 
New Work: 
Approp. 125,000 - 125,000 - 27,997,450 
Cost 255,102 93,029 133,386 - 27,997,450 
New Work: 
Approp. 14,760,000 7,000,000 5,140,000 2,450,000 73,363,800 
Cost 15,290,468 9,288,682 4,958,230 1,084,372 71,778,845 
Maint: 
Approp. 239,000 274,300 775,000 811,800 2,378,978 
Cost 249,091 253,754 781,400 734,239 2,280,096 
New Work: 
Approp. - 45,000 60,000 - 62,674,778 
Cost 1,122,353 279,735 203,707 15,481 62,671,981 
Maint: 
Approp. 751,300 990,000 1,377,000 1,361,000 7,028,885 
Cost 748,919 973,722 1,366,082 1,342,603 6,955,161 
New Work: 28 
Approp. 81,600 948,100 -171,441 -405,000 33,252,45428 
Cost 93,312 84,404 79,298 63,349 33,062,420 
Maint: 
Approp. 1,086,300 1,302,100 1,739,000 2,023,000 16,737,943 
Cost 1,104,603 1,316,101 1,663,168 1,977,974 16,566,225 
New Work: 29 
Approp. 17,391,937 10,067,000 6,089,352 7,994,000 326,848,86629 
Cost 16,700,753 9,733,875 7,951,230 7,185,162 324,513,504 
Maint: 30 
Approp. 5,767,850 6,721,553 10,925,207 11,568,200 87,590,90530 
Cost 6,011,600 7,157,417 10,627,363 11,429,229 86,878,075 
New Work: 31 
Approp. 212,000 377,000 403,000 399,000 48,822,75631 
Cost 233,505 266,376 302,974 76,827 48,036,234 
Maint: 
Approp. 1,093,400 1,158,000 1,710,000 2,299,000 16,394,727 
Cost 1,075,201 1,265,112 1,701,716 2,148,929 16,166,862 
New Work: 32 
Approp. -15 - - - 13,038,4273 2 Cost .... 13,038,427 
Maint: 33 33 
ACpsptr op. 3s 8s 3 3 3s3s 33 
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MOBILE, ALA., DISTRICT 
TABLE 10-A (Continued) COST AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
See 
Section Total Cost to 
in Text Project Funding FY74 FY75 FY76 FY77 Sept 30, 1977 
41C. Jim Woodruff Lock 
and Dam, Ga. and 
Fla. 
41D. Sprewell Bluff Lake, 
Ga. 
41E. Walter F. George 
Lock and Dam, 
Ala. and Ga. 
41F. West Point Lake, 
Chattahoochee River 
Basin, Ga; and Ala. 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint: 
Approp. 
Cost 
1. Includes $134,613 for previous projects and $28,500 
for DPR on Two-Mile. 
2. Includes $168,766 for previous projects. 
3. Estimated cost for providing spol dikes for work 
authorized by 1965 River and Harbor Act. 
4. Includes $44,382 for previous projects of which $5,000 
was contributed funds. 
5. Includes $96,509 for previous projects of which 
$10,200 was contributed funds. 
6. Includes $606,931 for previous projects and $554,959 
for recreational facilities (Code 710) on completed projects. 
7. Includes $50,000 for previous projects. 
8. Includes $21.704 for previous projects. 
9. Includes $27,854 for previous projects. 
10. Includes $45,605 for previous projects. 
11. Includes $65,137 for previous projects. 
12. Includes $269,017 for previous projects. 
13. Includes $2,312,297 for previous projects and 
$442,836 Special 0 and M funds. 
14. Includes $6,683,104 for previous projects $14 000 
Public Work funds, and $41,242 Emergency Relief funds. 
15. Includes $4,096,681 for previous projects and 
$494,136 Special 0 and M funds. 
16. Includes $203,560 for previous projects, $581,959 
Public Works funds, $457,467 rehabilitation of jetties under 
existing project and $48,001 for Grand Lagoon modification. 
17. Includes $513,604 for previous projects. 
18. Includes $904,442 for previous projects. 
19. Includes $412,624 for previous projects, $124 565 
Special 0 and M funds, and $829,472 Emergency Work 
Funds. 
13,588 
10,711 
1,391,700 
1,189,536 
69,011 
1,313,000 
1,533,674 
-69,000 - 
88,310 2,772 
9,300 240,000 
489,288 91,857 
1,255,900 1,434,000 
1,328,293 1,458,482 
17,236,111 9,450,000 
15,877,734 9,303,869 
226,352 
14,546 
2,344,200 
2,203,144 
2,279 
140,000 
289,260 
2,452,000 
2,357,928 
5,320,000 
7,342,171 
30,000 
15,378 
2,304,000 
2,328,304 
1,481 
65,000 
112,104 
1,939,200 
2,013,813 
7,500,000 
6,979,372 
47,862,01034 
47,630,848 
18,899,681 
18,725,660 
2,169,600 
2,158,475 
87,042,53735 
86,979,659 
21,201,08436 
21,118,362 
120,731,411 
119,487,737 
- 147,700 1,100,000 1,399,000 2,646,700 
- 138,253 1,070,713 1,283,934 2,492,900 
20. Includes $144,443 for previous projects and $143,971 
for recreation facilities (Code 710) on completed projects. 
21. Includes 168,172 for previous projects. 
22. Includes 594,688 for previous projects. 
23. Includes 126,649 for previous projects. 
24. Includes 197,651 for previous projects. 
25. Includes 234,331 for previous projects. 
26. Includes 3,692,483 for previous projects. 
27. Includes 2,978,050 for previous projects. 
28. Includes $1,637,682 for recreational facilities (Code 
710). 
29. Includes $1,883,193 Federal funds and $1,924 contributed 
funds for previous projects; $5,606 882 Code 710 
funds for recreational facilities at completed projects 
($3,241,139 for Lake Sidney Lanier, $1,156,421 for Jim 
Woodruff, $84,014 for George W. Andrews, and $1,125,308 for 
Walter F. George). 
30. Includes $2,246,233 for previous projects. 
31. Includes 3,241,139 for recreational facilities (Code 
710).
32. Includes $84,014 for recreational facilities (Code 
710).
33. Included under maintenance for overall 
Apalachicola, Chattahoochee and Flint Rivers project. 
34. Includes $1,156,421 for recreational facilities (Code 
710).
35. Includes $1,125,308 for recreational facilities (Code 
710) and $152 900 for flood protection (5125). 
36. Includes $352,900 for flood protection. 
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REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
TABLE 10-B AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
Acts Work Authorized Documents 
Mar. 2, 1907 
Jan. 21, 1927 
Sept. 3, 1954 
Sept. 3, 1954 
July 3, 1958 
Nov. 21, 1963 
Feb. 5, 1975 
APALACHICOLA BAY, FLA. (See Section 1 of Text) 
Channel 18 feet deep through West Pass and Link Channels, 
10 feet deep across the inner bar, and 9 feet deep 
through Bulkhead Shoals. 
Modify project to provide for channel 10 feet deep from 
mouth of inner bar channel to Gulf via Link and West 
Pass Channels, and 10-foot dlepth in Bulkhead Shoals 
Channel. 
At Eastpoint, Fla., a channel 6 feet deep 100 feet wide, 
and about 6,000 feet long, parallel to shore, with 
connecting channel 6 feet deep and 100 feet wide to St. 
George Sound, and at Apalachicola, Fla., a small-boat 
basin 200 feet and 9 feet deep, with a connecting 
channel 9 feet deep and 80 feet wide through Selpio 
Creek to the Apalachicola River. 
Modify project to provide for a channel 10 feet deep and 
100 feet wide from the 10-foot depth in Apalachicola 
Bay across St. George Island to within 300 feet of the 
Gulf shore, thence increasing uniformly in width to 200 
feet at shore and continuing at this width to the 10-foot 
depth in the Gulf with two jetties extending from the 
dune line on St. George Island to the outer end of 
channel, and for abandonment of West Pass Channel upon 
completion of channel through St. George Island. 
Modify improvement of Apalachicola Bay, Fla., authorized 
by River and Harbor Act of Sept. 3, 1954 to provide 
that the Secretary of the Army shall reimburse local 
interests for such approved work as they may have done 
based upon the reduction in the amount of material 
which will have to be removed to provide project 
dimensions at such time as Federal dredging of the 
channels is undertaken. 
A channel 6 feet deep 100 feet wide and about 1 mile long, 
parallel to shore at Two Mile, Fla., with a 6-by 100-foot 
connecting channel to water of the same depth in 
Apalachicola Bay. 
A channel 6 feet deep and 100 feet wide extending from the 
eastern end of the existing Two Mile channel and 
generally paralleling the shoreline for a distance of 
about 9,000 feet to intersect with the Gulf Intracoastal 
Waterway about 1,650 feet south of Gorrie Bridge at 
Apalachicola, and a breakwater built to elevation 4.0 
feet above mean low water along the seaward side of the 
existing channel parallel to the shore at Two Mile. The 
total length of the breakwater would be about 6,150 
including two 860-foot legs paralleling the existing 
entrance channel. 
AQUATIC PLANT CONTROL (See Section 2 of Text) 
Aquatic plant control for N.C., S.C., Ga., Fla., Ala., Miss., 
and La. 
Research and planning costs to be borne by U.S. 
Provided for continued research. 
BAYOU CODEN, ALA. (See Section 3 of Text) 
Channel 4 by 40 feet. 
Channel 8 by 60 feet to connect with Bayou La Batre 
channel. 
BAYOU LA BATRE, ALA. (See Section 4 of Text) 
A 12- by 100-foot channel from that depth in Mississippi 
Sound to a point about 2,800 feet south of the highway 
bridge, thence a channel 12 by 75 feet to the bridge, an 
overall distance of about 33,500 feet. 
BILOXI HARBOR, MISS. (See Section 5 of Text) 
Channel 10 feet deep and 150 feet wide from Mississippi 
Sound west and north of Deer Island to deep water in 
Back Bay of Biloxi. 
H. Doc. 37, 85th Cong., 
1st Seas. 
Public Law 87-874, 
87th Cong. 
H. Doc. 251, 89th Cong., 
1st Sess. 
H. Doc. 824, 77th Cong., 
2d Seas. 
DPR 
H. Doc. 327, 88th Cong., 
2d Sess. 
H. Doc. 754, 69th Cong., 
2d Ses. 
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H. Doc. 422, 59th Cong., 
1st Sess. 
H. Doc. 106, 69th Cong., 
1st Seas. 
H. Doc. 156, 82d Cong., 
1st Seas. 
H. Doc. 557, 82d Cong., 
2d Seas. 
DPR 
DPR 
July 3, 1958 
Oct. 23, 1962 
Oct. 27, 1965 
Mar. 2, 1945 
June 2, 1969 
Oct. 27, 1965 
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Acts 
June 20, 1938 
Mar. 2, 1945 
Mar. 2, 1945 
May 17, 1950 
July 14, 1960 
Nov. 7, 1966 
July 5, 1884 
Mar. 3, 1899 
Sept. 19, 1890 
Sept. 19, 1890 
Mar. 2, 1907 
Mar. 3, 1909 
Aug. 22, 1911 
Mar. 2, 1919 
Aug. 30. 1935 
Aug. 30, 1935 
Aug. 30, 1935 
June 26, 1934 
Work Authorized 
Relocation of channel. 
Entrance channel 6 feet deep and 50 feet wide into Old 
Fort Bayou. 
Entrance channel feet deep and 100 feet wide through 
Cranes Neck int Bayou Bernard. 
Maintain channel 6 feet deep and 40 feet wide from Biloxi 
Harbor to Ott Bayou. 
Continuous channel 12 feet deep from Mississippi Sound to 
the Air Force terminal on Bayou Bernard via Back Bay 
and Cranes Neck. 
A 23-mile-long through channel 12 feet deep and 150 feet 
wide from the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway through: 
Mississippi Sound, Biloxi Bay (east of Deer Island), Back 
Bay, Big Lake, and via land cut to Gulfport Lake, 
including a 500- by 2,600-foot turning basin in the lake, 
thence, a channel 12 by 100 feet from the western end of 
Gulfport Lake for about 2 miles to a 800- by 500-foot 
turning basin; adoption for maintenance of a 12- by 150- 
foot spur channel from the main channel in Biloxi Bay, 
westward about 1 mile to a 400- by 600-foot turning basin 
opposite Ott Bayou, and abandonment of the existing 6- by 
40-foot channel into Ott Bayou; continuation of maintenance 
of the 12-by 150-foot lateral channel westward about 2.2 
miles from the main channel in Biloxi Bay to a point 
opposite Oak Street; continuation of maintenance of the 
channel west of Deer Island. 
BLACK WARRIOR AND TOMBIGBEE RIVERS, ALA. 
(See Section 6 of Text) 
Original appropriation for improving Black Warrior River. 
Original project for slack-water improvement authorized by 
Secretary of War, Apr. 19, 1887. 
Construction of the first locks between Tuscaloosa and 
Demopolis. 
(Maintenance of the section of Tombigbee River below 
lock 1 to its mouth (66 miles) included in the existing 
project.) 
Construction of locks and dams 1 2, and 8. Merging of 
the individual project for the Black Warrior and Warrior 
Rivers and the Tombigbee River below Demopolis. 
Construction of locks and dams 14, 15, 16, and 17. 
Provides for reconstruction of obsolete structures, modified 
in plan and location, to provide efficient and economical 
maintenance and operation. 
Lift of lock 17 changed to 63 feet and construction of locks 
and dams 18 and 19 eliminated from the project. 
Extension of slack-water improvement to Sanders Ferry 
on Mulberry Fork and Nichols Shoal on Locust Fork. 
Raising of various dams 2 feet and raising the lock walls 2 
feet at lock 1 to provide a minimum depth of 8 feet at 
low water, widening the channel to 150 feet where 
practicable. 
For snagging Mobile River from the mouth of Chickasaw 
Creek to the junction of the Alabama and Tombigbee 
Rivers. 
Increase channel dimensions to 9 by 200 feet; construct 
crest gates at lock and dam 17; add flashboards at all 
dams; Sunflower Bend Cutoff. 
Construction of a lock and dam below Tuscaloosa to replace 
original locks and dams 10, 11, and 12. 
Operation and care of locks and dams provided for with 
funds from War Department appropriations for rivers 
and harbors. 
Documents 
H. Doe. 689, 75th Cong., 
d Sess. 
H. Doe. 258, 76th Cong., 
1st Seas. 
H. Doc. 826, 76th Cong., 
1st Seas. 
H. Doc. 256, 81st Cong., 
1st Sess. 
H. Doe. 271, 86th Cong., 
2dSess. 
H. Dec. 518, 89th Cong., 
2d Sees. 
Annual Report, 1887, 
pt. 2, p. 1302. 
H. Doc. 178, 56th Cong., 
2d Seas., and Annual 
pR.e 1p8o5rt8,. 1901, pt. 8, 
H. Doc. 165, 57th Cong., 
1st Sess., and Annual 
Report, 1902, p. 1298. 
Public Law 317. 
H. Doc. 72, 62d Cong., 
1st Sess. 
Annual Report, 1918, 
p.876. 
H. Dec. 728, 71st Cong., 
3d Seas. 
H. Doec. 56, 73d Cong., 
1st Sess. and Rivers 
and Harbors Committee 
Doe. 45, 73d Cong. 
Rivers and Harbors 
Committee Doe. 26, 
74th Cong., 1st Seas. 
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Dec. 22, 1944 
Mar. 2, 1945 
Mar. 2, 1945 
.July 14, 1960 
May 16, 1963 
May 20, 19691 
.June 13, 1902 
Mar. 2, 1907 
Aug. 26, 1937 
Sept. 3, 1954 
May 17, 1965 
Mar. 2, 1945 
Sept. 3, 1954 
DOG AND FOWL RIVERS, ALA. (See Section 11 of Text) 
To provide small craft navigation on west side of Mobile 
Bay. 
EAST PASS CHANNEL FROM GULF OF MEXICO INTO 
CHOCTAWHATCHEE BAY, FLA. (See Section 12 of Text) 
Maintenance of 12-foot channel from Choctawhatchee Bay 
into Gulf, and maintenance of 6-foot channel into Old 
Pass Lagoon. 
Construction of twin jetties. 
(Present project dimensions.) 
DPR (Sec. 107) 
H. Doc. 470, 81st Cong.. 
2d Sess. 
H. Doc. 194, 88th Cong., 
2d Ses. 
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Recreation facilities. 
Construction of a lock and dam near Demopolis to replace H. Doc. 276, 76th Cong., 
existing dams 4, 5, 6, and 7. 1st Sees. 
Provide increased spillway capacity at dam 1. H. Doc. 382, 76th Cong., 
1st Seas. 
Coffeeville Lock and Dam Wildlife Refuge. S. Doc. 50, 86th Cong., 
1st Seas. 
BON SECOUR RIVER, ALA. (See Section 7 of Text) 
A 10- by 100-foot channel from Gulf Intracoastal DPR (Sec. 107) 
Waterway through Bon Secour Bay to mouth of Bon Secour 
River and extending up river to vicinity of Swift's 
Landing, thence 6 by80 feet up river to a point 
600 feet above Oak Landing, with two turning and 
maneuvering areas 150 feet wide and 1,100 to 1,200 
feet long opposite Swift's Landing and ice loading 
dock. Overall length of improvement is about 4.7 
miles. 
CADET BAYOU, MISS. (See Section 8 of Text) 
An 8- by 100-foot entrance channel extending from the 8-foot DPR (Sec. 107) 
depth contour in Mississippi Sound to the mouth of the 
bayou, thence an 8- by 80-foot channel for a distance 
of about 1,900 feet into the bayou to a turning basin 
8 feet deep, and a channel continuing therefrom 6 feet 
deep and 60 feet wide upstream for 8,750 feet with a 
second turning basin 6 feet deep located 900 feet downstream 
from the upper limit of the improvement. 
CARRABELLE BAR AND HARBOR, FLA. (See Section 9ofText) 
Channel at East Pass and the work at Dog Island H. Doc. 63, 56th Cong., 
1st Sess. 
Channel 100 feet wide with a depth of 18 feet from the 
outer harbor to a point about 2,500 feet outside the 
mouth of the river, with a turning basin, thence 
10 feet deep to the wharves at Carrabelle, without 
any prior report having been made thereon. 
Channel 200 feet wide and 27 feet deep from the Gulf H. Doc. 184 75th Cong., 
of Mexico to a point west of Dog Island, thence 150 1st Sess. Contains 
feet wide and 25 feet deep through St. George Sound latest published map. 
and Carrabelle Riper to a turning basin 500 feet 
square and 25 feet deep at the town of Carrabelle. 
Maintain channel 8 feet deep and 60 feet wide extending H. Doc. 451, 83d Cong., 
about 1,200 feet upstream from the turning basin. 2d Seas. 
A 10- by 100-foot channel from turning basin for 0.6 
mile to U.S. Highway 98 bridge, thence a 10- by 
80-foot channel for 3 miles to confluence of New 
and Crooked Rivers. 
DAUPHIN ISLAND BAY, ALA. 1(See Section 10 of Text) 
A channel 7 feet deep and 150 feet wide from Mobile Bay H. Doc. 333, 76th Cong., 
to an anchorage basin of same depth, about 7 acres in 1st Sess. 
area, in marsh just north of Fort Gamnes on Dauphin 
Island; a channel 4 feet deep and 40 feet wide from H. Doc. 394, 82d Cong., 
anchorage basin to Dauphin Island Bay; and a jetty 2d Sess. 
and revetment to protect entrance channel; and (b) an 
anchorage basin 7 feet deep and 500 feet square at 
Dauphin Island Village, with an entrance channel of 
like depth, 100 feet wide and about 8,300 feet long, 
extending to 7-foot hydrographic contour in Mississippi 
Sound. 
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Oct. 24, 1951 
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July 25, 1910 H. Doc. 328, 60th Cong., 
1st Sess. 
:\ ug. 26, 1937 
June 25, 1910 
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EAST PEARL RIVER, MISS. (See Section 13 of Text) 
A channel 9 feet deep, 200 feet wide and about 1.3 miles 
long at the mouth of East Pearl River, connecting the 
9-foot contour in Lake Borgne with the same contour in 
East Pearl River. 
GULF INTRACOSTAL WATERWAY BETWEEN 
APALACHEE AY, FLA., AND MEXICAN BORDER 
(Mobile District) See Section 14 of Text) 
APALACHICOLA BAY TO ST. MARKS RIVER, FLA. 
A channel 9 feet and 100 feet wide at mean low water 
from Apalachicola Bay, Fla. via St. George Sound, 
Carrabelle, Crooked, and Ochlockonee Rivers and 
Ochlockonee and Apalachee Bays to St. Marks River, Fla. 
APALACHICOLA RIVER TO ST. ANDREW BAY, FLA. 
A channel 5 feet deep at mean low water and 65 feet 
wide at the bottom. 
A channel 9 feet deep at mean low water and 100 feet 
wide at the bottom. 
CHOCTAWHATCHEE BAY TO WEST BAY, FLA. 
A channel 9 feet deep at mean low water and 100 feet wide 
at the bottom. 
A channel 6 feet deep at mean low water, with no 
reference to width. 
CHOCTAWHATCHEE BAY TO PENSACOLA BAY, FLA. 
A channel 9 feet deep at mean low water and 100 feet 
wide at the bottom. 
PENSACOLA BAY, FLA., TO MOBILE BAY, ALA. 
A channel 9 feet deep at mean low water and 100 feet 
wide at the bottom. 
MOBILE BAY, ALA., TO NEW ORLEANS, LA. 
A channel 300 feet wide and 10 ffeet from the 10 
foot contour in Mobile Bay to the 10-foot contour 
in Mississippi Sound. 
A channel 100 feet wide and 9 feet deep from Lake 
Pontchartrain to Mississippi Sound. 
APALACHEE BAY, FLA., TO NEW ORLEANS, LA. 
A channel 12 feet deep and 125 feet wide at mean low 
water except in the section between Mobile, Ala., 
and lI4 ew Orleans, La., where the width is to be 
150 feet. 
Conditional acquisition of Gulf County Canal, Fla., 
and enlargement of the canal to 9 feet deep and 100 
feet wide. 
Construction of a movable span in the Georgia, Florida 
& Alabama RR. bridge crossing the Ochlockonee River. 
Abandonment and closure of original channel between 
Big Lagoon and Pensacola Bay and construction of a 
new channel to enter the bay north of original 
entrance. 
Authorized enlargement of Gulf County Canal to 12 by 
125 feet. 
GULFPORT HARBOR, MISS. (See Section 15 of Text) 
A channel 19 feet deep and 300 feet wide from the 
anchorage basin at Ship Island to Gulfport, Miss., and an 
anchorage basin next to the shore end 19 feet deep and not 
less than 2,640 feet by 1,320 feet in area. 
Combined Ship Island Pass with Gulfport Harbor project. 
Increased depth to 26 feet and width to 300 feet across 
Ship Island Bar and depth to 19 feet in channel from 
H. Doc. 291, 75th Cong., 
1st Sess. 
H. Doc. 670, 61st Cong.. 
2d Sess. 
Rivers and Harbors 
Committee Doc. 52, 
72d Cong., 2d Sess. 
H. Doc. 259, 72d Cong., 
1st Sess. 
H. Doc. 565, 61st Cong., 
2d Sess. 
Rivers and Harbors 
Committee Doc. 42, 
73d Cong., 2d Sess. 
H. Doc. 42, 71st Cong., 
1st Sess. 
Rivers and Harbors 
Committee Doc. 4, 
71st Cong., 1st Sess. 
H. Doc. 341, 71st Cong., 
2d Sess. 
Public Law 675, 77th 
Cong. and H. Doc. 96, 
79th (ong., 1st Sess. 
H. Doc. 257, 76th Cong., 
1st Sess., and Public 
Law 75, 78th Cong. 
H. Doc. 442, 76th Cong., 
1st Sess. 
H. Doc. 325, 81st Cong., 
1st Sess. 
Public Law 89-789, 89th 
Cong., 2d Sess. 
H. Doc. 120, 55th Cong.. 
3d Sess. 
H. Doc. 2, 60th Cong., 
1st Sess. 
Aug. 30, 1935 
June 25, 1910 
Aug. 30, 1935 
July 3, 1930 
July 3, 1930 
July 3, 1930 
.July 23, 1942 
June 17, 1943 
Mar. 2, 1945 
May 17, 1950 
Nov. 7, 1966 
Mar. 3, 1899 
Mar. 2. 1907 
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Jan. 21, 1927 
IJ uly 23, 1930 
June 30, 1948 
J uly 3, 1958 
Aug. 26, 1937 
Mar. 2, 1945 
Sept. 3, 1954 
Sept. 3, 1954 
July 26, 1970 (SR) 
[)ec. 15, 1970 (HR) 
Aug. 14, 1962 
Aug. 30, 1935 
Mar. 2, 1945 
June 30, 1948 
Mar. 23, 19671 
June 14, 1972 
Anchorage basin at Ship Island to Anchorage basin at 
Gulfport. 
Authorized relocation of channel across Ship Island Bar. 
Increased depth to 27 feet and width to 300 feet across 
Ship Island Bar 26 feet deep and 220 feet wide through 
Miss. Sound and depth of 2f6' feet in the Anchorage Basin 
at Gulfport. 
Increased depth of 32 feet and width to 300 feet across 
Ship Island Bar, 30 feet deep and 220 feet wide through 
Miss. Sound and a depth of 30 feet in the Anchorage 
Basin at Gulfport. 
Maintenance of the existing commercial small-boat harbor 
and an approach channel 100 feet wide and 4,300 feet 
long, from deep water in Miss. Sound to the small-boat 
basin, all at a depth of 8 feet. 
MOBILE HARBOR, ALA. (See Section 16 of Text) 
For improvement of Threemile Creek by snagging from 
Mobile River to the Industrial Canal. 
Adoption of existing channel through Garrows Bend from 
Choctow Point to Arlington pier, 27 feet deep and 150 
feet wide, with 2 turning basins. Adoption of the 
existing channel alongside Arlington pier from the 
Mobile Bay Channel to turning basin at the inner end 
of Garrows Bend Channel, 27 feet deep and 150 feet wide. 
A channel 25 feet deep and generally 500 feet wide in 
Mobile River from the highway bridge to the mouth of 
Chickasaw Creek, thence 25 feet deep and 250 feet wide in 
Chickasaw Creek to a point about 400 feet below Shell 
Bayou. 
Enlarging Mobile Bar Channel to 42 by 600 feet. 
Enlarging Mobile Bay Channel to 40 by 400 feet. 
Deepening Mobile River Channel below highway bridge to 
40 feet over present widths, including existing 
turning basins and anchorage areas. Widening river 
channel opposite Magazine Point to provde a 40- by 800- 
by 1,400-foot turning basin. 
Closure of Garrows Bend Channel by construction and 
operation of an earth-filled causeway across said channel 
(work to be done by local interests). 
To provide a channel 40 feet deep and 400 feet wide from 
the main ship channel in Mobile Bay and extending 
northwesterly for about 5.3 miles to the shore of Mobile 
Bay, thence a land-cut 40 feet deep, 300 feet wide and 
about 1.9 miles long to and including a turning basin 40 
feet deep and approximately 42 acres, and 40 feet deep, 
300 feet wide and 1200 feet long, located adjacent to the 
proposed channel near Bay shoreline. 
PANACEA HARBOR, FLA. (See Section 17 of Text) 
A channel 8 feet deep and 100 feet wide from the public 
landing at Panacea through Dickerson Bay to Apalachee 
Bay. Total length of channel is about 3.7 miles. 
PANAMA CITY HARBOR, FLA. (See Section 18 of Text) 
Channels 27 and 29 feet deep. Abandonment of project 
adopted by act of June 25, 1910. 
Maintenance of a channel in Watson Bayou 100 feet wide 
and 10 feet deep from that depth in St. Andrew Bay to 
the highway bridge. 
Channels 32 and 34 feet deep. 
A channel 8 by 100 feet in Grand lagoon from St. Andrew 
Bay to a point about 2,400 feet east of State Highway 
392. Bridge with branches to serve shore facilities 
which terminate at the bridge. 
Channels 38, 40, and 42 feet deep. 
H. Doc. 692, 69th Cong., 
2d Sess. 
H. Doc. 112, 81st Cong., 
1st Sess. 
S. Doc. 123, 84th Cong., 
2d Sess. 
Rivers and Harbors 
Committee Doc. 69, 
74th Cong., 1st Seas. 
H. Doc. 739, 79th Cong., 
2d Sess. 
H. Doc. 74, 83d Cong., 
1st Seas. 
H. Doc. 74, 83d Cong., 
2d Seas. 
(Under provision of 
Section 201 of the 
1965 Flood Control 
Act) 
DPR (Sec. 107) 
H. Doc. 33, 73d Cong., 
1st Sess. 
H. Doc. 555, 76th Cong., 
3d Seas. 
H. Doc. 559, 80th Cong., 
2d Seas. 
DPR (Sec. 107) 
H. Doc. 196, 92d Cong.. 
2d Seas. 
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Mar. 4, 1915 
May 17, 1950 
Sept. 3, 1954 
.July 3, 1958 
July 14, 1960 
July 14, 1960 
Oct. 23, 1962 
PASCAGOULA HARBOR, MISS. (See Section 19 of Text) 
Provides for through channel from the Gulf to mile 4 on 
Dog River 25 by 300 feet through Horn Island Pass, 
thence 22 by 225 feet across Mississippi Sound and up 
Pascagoula River to the railroad bridlge, thence 22 by 
150 feet in Pascagoula River above brdge, and up Dog 
River to mile 4, all subject to financial participation 
by local interests. 
Waived requirement for financial participation by local 
interests. 
Cutoff channel 12 by 125 feet, from State Highway 63 
bridge to mile 4 on Dog River, via Robertson and 
Bounds Lakes. 
Modification to provide for channel dimensions of 35 by 
325 feet through Horn Island Pass, thence 30 by 275 feet 
across Mississippi Sound and up Pascagoula River to the 
railroad bridge, and a turning basin just below the 
bridge. 
Reimbursement of local interests for work done on Dog 
River cutoff ($44,000). 
Modification to provide for maintenance of 12- by 125-foot 
channel to mile 6 on Dog River, and maintenance of 30- by 
225-foot side channel from main ship channel in 
Mississippi Sound to the mouth of Bayou Casotte, thence 
30 by 300 feet in Bayou Casotte to a turning basin of the 
same depth 1 mile above the mouth. 
Deepening the Horn Island Pass channel to 38 feet and 
deepening the main ship channel in Mississippi Sound, 
the river channel to the railroad bridge, and the 
turning basin all to 33 feet. 
Enlarging Horn Island Pass Channel to 40 by 350 feet, 
provision of an impounding area adjacent to and east of 
channel 40 feet deep, 200 feet wide and about 1,500 feet 
long, enlarging main channel in Mississippi Sound and 
river channel to railroad bridge to 38 by 350 feet, and 
deepening turning basin in river and Bayou Casotte 
channels and basin to 38 feet. 
PEARL RIVER, MISS. AND LA. (See Section 20 of Text) 
Provided for a 5-foot channel. 
Legalized construction of a fixed highway bridge at 
Rockport. 
A channel from the mouth of West Pearl Riverfor 58 
miles to the mouth of Bogalusa Creek at Bogalusa, 
La., 7 feet deep at low water with a bottom width 
of 100 feet in the river sections and 80 feet in 
the canal section; with locks 65 by 310 feet clear 
inside dimensions. 
Construction of cut-offs and easement of critical 
bends at eight locations below lock 1 with no 
increase in project depth. 
PENSACOLA HARBOR, FLA. (See Section 221 of Text) 
A channel 30 feet deep at mean low water and 500 feet 
wide from the Gulf of Mexico to the dock line at the 
east end of the city of Pensacola, and also provided 
that $150,000 may be used in constructing or purchasing 
a seagoing suction dredge. 
Modified the existing project for the present inner 
channels and the deepening of the entrance channel 
to 32 feet. 
Improvement of Bayou Chico. 
Modified improvement of Bayou Chico, Fla. 
Maintenance of the entrance channel from the Gulf of 
Mexico to lower Pensacola Bay, a distance of about 5 
H. Doc. 98, 45th Cong., 
3d Sess. 
H. Doc. 145, 65th Cong., 
1st Seas. 
H. Doc. 408, 75th Cong., 
2d Seas. 
H. Doc. 482, 89th Cong., 
2d Sess. 
H. Doc. 253, 72d Cong., 
1st Sess. 
Rivers and Harbors 
Committee Doc. 96, 
74th Cong., 2d Seas. 
H. Doc. 743, 79th Cong., 
2d Sess. 
H. Doc. 528, 87th Cong., 
2d Sess. 
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H. Doc. 682, 62d Cong.. 
2d Sess. 
River and Harbor 
Committee Doc. 12, 
63d Cong., 2d Sess. 
H. Doc. 188, 81st Cong., 
1st Sess. 
H. Doc. 98, 86th Cong., 
1st Sess. 
H. Doc. 98, 86th Cong., 
1st Sess. 
Chief of Engineers Report 
dated Nov. 3, 1960. 
H. Doc. 560, 87th Cong., 
2d Sess. 
June 14, 1880 
Apr. 21, 1900 
Aug. 30, 1935 
Nov. 7, 1966 
June 13, 1902 
Aug. 30, 1935 
Aug. 26, 1937 
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miles to dimensions of 35 feet deep and 500 feet wide; 
maintenance of a channel along the south side of the 
aircraft carrier mooring basin, a distance of about 2.5 
miles, to dimensions of 33 feet deep and 300 feet wide; 
a bay channel 33 feet deep, 300 feet wide, and about 2.1 
miles long; parallel approacji channels to opposite ends 
of the inner-harbor channel about 1.3 and 1.4 miles in 
length, each 33 feet deep, 3 .) feet wide, and flared at 
the junctions with the innerharbor channel; and 
deepening the existing 500-foot wide inner-harbor channel 
to a depth of 33 feet and lengthening it to 3,950 feet. 
PERDIDO PASS CHANNEL, ALA. (See Section 22 of Text) 
A 12- by 150-foot channel stabilized by twin rubblemound 
jetties, from the Gulf of Mexico into Perdido Pass, 
thence 9 by 100 feet into Perdido Bay with a spur channel 
of the same dimensions into Terry Cove. 
REMOVING WATER HYACINTHS, MOBILE DISTRICT 
(See Section 23 of Text) 
Appropriations made for the States of Florida and Louisiana 
and provided for the extermination or removal of plants, 
the building of boats, and the establishment of booms. 
Use of any mechanical, chemical, or other means whatsoever. 
Appropriation made for Florida, provided that no chemical 
process injurious to cattle shall be used. 
Appropriation made available for the State of Mississippi, 
and also made available for use in that State the 
operating plant pertaining to the work of Louisiana. 
Appropriation made available for the State of Alabama. 
WATERWAY CONNECTING TOMBIGBEE AND 
TENNESSEE RIVERS, ALA. AND MISS. 
(See Section 24 of Text) 
A waterway connecting Tennessee and Tombigbee Rivers via 
East Fork of Tombigbee River, Mackeys and Yellow Creeks. 
Plan of improvement consists of three sections: river 
section, 9- by 300-foot channel for 148 miles between 
Demopolis and Amory, Miss.; canal section, 12 by 300 
feet for 44 miles from Amory to Bay Springs; divide section, 
12 by 300 feet (except in the 27 mile-long divide cut in 
which bottom width would be 280 feet) for 40 miles from 
Bay Springs through dividing ridge to Tennessee. Total 
lift of 341 feet to be accomphlished by 10 locks. Total 
length of project is 232 miles. 
WOLF AND JORDAN RIVERS, MISS. (See Section 25 of Text) 
Provides for dredging at mouths of these streams, channels 
7 feet deep at mean low water and 100 feet wide, 
extending from 6-foot contour in St. Louis Bay to 7-foot 
contour in each stream. Under ordinary conditions mean 
tidal range is about 1.75 feet, and extreme 3.5 feet. 
FLOOD CONTROL 
JACKSON AND EAST JACKSON, MISS. (See Section 31 
of Text) 
Provides for improvement of Pearl River at Jackson, Miss., 
for flood control, to be obtained by constructio of 
levees about 62,620 feet long, three pumping stations, 
and 5.04 miles of channel rectification including a 
cutoff 2.3 miles long in Pearl River. 
OKATIBBEE LAKE, MISS. (See Section 32 of Text) 
Provides for a dam and reservoir for flood control, 
water supply, water quality control, and recreation. 
TALLAHALA CREEK LAKE, PASCAGOULA RIVER, 
MISS. (See Section 33 of Text) 
Provides for a dam and reservoir for flood control, water 
supply, water quality control, recreation, and fish and 
wildlife enhancement. 
S. Doc. 94th Cong., 
2d Sess. 
H. Doc. 91, 55th Cong., 
1st Sess. 
H. Doc. 486, 79th Cong., 
2d Sess. 
H. Doc. 917, 59th Cong., 
1st Sess. 
H. Doc. 441, 86th Cong., 
2d Sess. 
H. Doc. 549, 87th Cong., 
2d Sess. 
H. Doc. 143, 90th Cong., 
1st Sess. 
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Oct. 27, 1965 
Mar. 3, 1899 
June 18, 1902 
Mar. 2, 1907 
July, 25, 1912 
July 27, 1916 
July 24, 1946 
Mar. 2, 1907 
July 14, 1960 
Oct. 23, 1962 
June 7, 1968

MOBILE, ALA., DISTRICT 
TABLE 10-B (Continued) AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
Acts Work Authorized Documents 
Mar. 7, 1974 H. Doc. 282, 92d Cong., 
2d Sess. 
H. Doc. 167, 84th Cong.. 
1st Sess. 
July 23, 1958 
EDINBURG LAKE, MISS. (See Section 34of Text) 
Provides for a dam and reservoir for flood control, 
water quality control, general recreation, fish and 
wildlife enhancement, and area redevelopment. 
TOMBIGBEE RIVER TRIBUTARIES, MISS. AND ALA. 
(See Section 35 of Text) 
Provides for improvement of 22 tributaries of Tombigbee 
River. 
MULTIPLE PURPOSE PROJECTS INCLUDING POWER 
ALABAMA-COOSA RIVERS, ALA. AND GA. (See Section 
39 of Text) 
Provides for full development of Alabama-Coosa Rivers 
and tributaries for navigation, flood control 
power, recreation, and other purposes. 
Authorized construction of Carters Lake Ga., 
Claiborne Lock and Dam, Ala., Jones bluff Lock 
and Dam, Ala., and Millers Ferry Lock and Dam, Ala. 
Suspended comprehensive plan to permit non-Federal 
interests to develop Coosa River by constructing 
series of dams. 
ALLATOONA LAKE, COOSA RIVER BASIN, GA. (See 
Section 40 of Text) 
Provides for dam and reservoir for flood control, regulation 
of stream flow for navigation, development of hydroelectric 
power and recreation. 
APALACHICOLA CHATTAHOOCHEE, AND FLINT 
RIVERS, ALA., GA. AND FLA. (See Section 41 of Text) 
Development of Apalachicola, Chattahoochee, and Flint 
Rivers for navigation, flood control, hydropower, and 
recreation. 
Modified general plan for full development of 
Apalachicola, Chattahoochee, and Flint River System 
and authorized construction of Lake Sidney Lanier 
multipurpose reservoir. 
Authorized recreation facilities. 
LAKE SIDNEY LANIER, GA. (See Section 41A of Text) 
Modification of general plan for development of 
Apalachicola, Chattahoochee, and Flint Rivers 
to provide construction of dam and reservoir. 
Provision of recreation facilities. 
GEORGE W. ANDREWS LOCK AND DAM, ALA. AND GA. 
(See Section 41B of Text) 
Construction of high dam at Walter F. George site 
and low dam at George W. Andrews site. 
Approval of plan proposed in Act of July 24, 1946. 
Provided recreation facilities. 
JIM WOODRUFF LOCK AND DAM, GA. AND FLA. 
(See Section 41C of Text) 
Authorized construction. 
Provided recreation facilities. 
SPEWRELL BLUFF LAKE, GA. (See Section 41D of Text) 
Authorized construction. 
WALTER F. GEORGE LOCK AND DAM, ALA. AND GA. 
(See Section 41E of Text) 
Authorized construction of high dam at Walter F. George 
site and low dam at Columbia site. 
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H. Doc. 414, 77th Cong., 
1st Sess. 
Public Law 436, 83rd 
Cong. 
Public Law 228, 77th 
Cong., 1st Sess. 
H. Doc. 674, 76th Cong., 
3d Sess. 
H. Doc. 324, 7th Cong., 
1st Sess. 
H. Doc. 300, 80th Cong., 
1st Sess. 
Mar. 2, 1945 
June 28, 1954 
Aug. 18, 1941 
Dec. 22, 1944 
Mar. 2. 1945 
July 24, 1946 
l)ec. 22, 1944 
July 24, 1946 
DI)ec. 22, 1944 
.July 24, 1946 
May 19, 1953 
l)ec. 22, 1944 
July 24, 1946 
S)ec. 22, 1944 
I )ec. 30, 1965 
May 19, 1953 
H. Doc. 300, 80th Cong., 
1st Sess. 
H. Doc. 300, 80th Cong., 
1st Sess. 
H. Comm. Public Works. 
H. Doc. 300, 80th Cong., 
1st Sess. 
H. Doc. 567, 87th Cong., 
2d Sess. 
H. Comm. on Public Works.

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TABLE 10-B (Continued) AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
Acts Work Authorized Documents 
S)ec. 22, 1944 Recreation facilities added. 
WEST POINT LAKE, CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER 
BASIN, GA. AND ALA. (See Section 41F of Text) 
Oct. 23, 1962 Authorized construction for flood control, power, H. Doc. 570, 87th Cong., 
recreation, fish and wildlife development, and 2d Sess. 
streamflow regulation for downstream navigation. 
1. Authorized by Chief of Engineers under Section 107 of 1960 River and Harbor Act. 
TABLE 10-C BLACK WARRIOR AND TOMBIGBEE RIVERS, ALA. 
(See Section 6 of Text) 
William John Hollis 
Coffeeville Demopolis Warrior Bacon Oliver Holt Bankhead 
Lock Lock Lock Lock Lock Lock1 
and Dam and Dam and Dam and Dam and Dam and Dam 
Miles above Mobiles 116.7 213.2 261.1 338.2 347.0 365.5 
Nearest town (Alabama) Coffeeville Demopolis Eutaw Tuscaloosa Tuscaloosa Oak Grove 
Distance (miles) 3 2 6 (within city) 6 15 
Lock: 
Greatest length available 
for full width (feet) 600.0 600.0 600.0 460.0 600.0 600.0 
Width of chamber (feet) 110 110 110 95 110 110 
Maximum lift (feet) 34 40 22 28 64 68 
Depth over sills at low 
water (feet) 13.0 13.0 13.2 12.0 13.0 14.0 
Character of foundation Rock Rock Sand, clay Hard shale Shale, Sandstone 
sandstone 
Kind of spillway Fixed-Gated Fixed Gated Fixed Gated Gated 
Type constructionConcrete Concrete Concrete Concrete Concrete Concrete 
LoDamck Concrete Concrete ConcEarth- Concrete Concrete Concrete 
Dam Concrete Concrete Earth- Concrete Concrete Concrete 
Concrete 
Year completed 1965 1962 1962 1940 1969 Under const. 
Year opened to navigation 1960 1954 1957 1939 1966 1975 
Actual cost of lock and dam $21,597,2643 $19,774,583 $13,295,553$ $4,450,874 $28,100,0003 $48,210,2004 
1. Single lift lock. 
2. Navigation mileage from foot of Government Street, 
Mobile, Ala. 
3. Excludes cost of adding recreation facilities. 
4. Cost to date (FY 77) for replacement of single lift lock 
scheduled for completion in FY 79. Excludes $1435,636 cost 
of land submerged, damage to structures, and cost of spillway. 
Also excludes $3,824,859 cost of original double lift lock.

MOBILE, ALA., DISTRICT 
TABLE 10-D LOCKS IN PEARL RIVER PROJECT 
(See Section 20 of Text) 
Lock Pearl River Lock No. 1 Pearl River Lock No. 2 Pearl River Lock No. 3 
Miles above mouth 29.7 40.8 44.0 
Nearest town Pearl River, La. Bush, La. Sun, La. 
Miles to nearest town 9 3 2 
Greatest length available 310 310 310 
for full width (feet) 
Width of chamber (feet 65 65 65 
Lift (feet) 26.7 15 11 
Depth over sills at low 10 10 10 
water (feet) 
Character of foundation Sand, gravel, silt, clay Sand, gravel, silt, clay Sand, gravel, silt, clay 
Type of construction Concrete and steel Concrete and steel Concrete and steel 
Year completed 1949 1950 1950 
Date opened for navigation November 1953 November 1953 November 1953 
Actual cost of lock $2,119,100 $1,967,537 $1,497,539 
TABLE 10-E RECONNAISSANCE AND CONDITION SURVEYS 
(See Section 26 of Text) 
Cost During 
Project Date of Survey Fiscal Year 
Blackwater River, Fla. August 1977 $531 
Escambia Bay, Fla. July 1977 4,027 
Fly Creek, Ala. August 1977 333 
LaGrange Bayou, Fla. September 1977 368 
Pascagoula River, Miss. January 1977 1,479 
Pass Christian, Miss April 1977 2,171 
Port St. Joe, Fla. January 1977 1,934 
St. Marks River, Fla. October 1976 302 
Total $11,145 
1. Other cost of surveys, included under O & M for City, Fla., $3,775; Panacea, Fla., $792; and, Cadet Bayou, 
respective projects are: Biloxi Harbor, Miss., $1; Carrabelle Miss., $481. 
Harbor. Fla.. $3,531; East Pearl River, Miss., $656; Panama 
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TABLE 10-F 
REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
OTHER AUTHORIZED NAVIGATION PROJECTS 
(See Section 27 of Text) 
For Last Cost to September 30, 1977 
Full Report 
See Annual Operation and 
Report For Construction Maintenance 
Aquatic Plant Control (1958 & 62 Acts) 1968 $324,814- 
Blackwater River, Fla. 1971 41,650 $241,192 
Bluff Creek, Miss. 1963 1,000 6,883 
Bogue Chitto, La.' 1909 14,913 2,930 
Cahaba River, Ala.1 1894 45,000- 
Escambia-Conecuh Rivers, Fla. and Ala. 1976 208,499 412,993 
Fly Creek, Ala. 1976 29,000 85,707 
Holmes Creek, Fla. 1931 8,562 36,800 
LaGrange Bayou, Fla. 1972 289,496 72,072b 
Leaf and Chickasawhay River, Miss.' 2 1919 23,090 42,676 
Noxubee River, Miss.2 1902 47,528 14,472 
Ocholockonee (Ochlockney) River, Ga. and Fla.' 2 1900 5,000- 
Old Town Creek, Miss.' 2 1887 3,000- 
Oostanaula and Coosawatee River, Ga.' 2 1907 32,656- 
Pascagoula River, Miss.3 1956 15,000 176,335 
Pass Christian Harbor, Miss. 1976 59,313 127,090 
Pearl River, Miss., Edinburg to Jackson' 1911 31,872 36,991 
Port St. Joe, Fla. 1973 1,980,862 1,385,924 
St. Marks River, Fla. 1965 1,710,809 35,504 
Tallapoosa River, Ala.12 1893 43,972- 
Tombigbee River, Miss. and Ala. 1976 134,801 1,100,100 
Upper Chipola River, Fla., from Mariana to 
its mouth' 2 1941 36,781 63,193 
1. Recommended for deauthorization and awaiting sub- $15,000 spent on previous project. 
mission to Congress, next session. 4. Includes $28,200 for previous projects. 
2. Abandonment recommended in H. Doc. 467, 69th 5. Includes $2,161 for previous project. 
Cong. 6. Includes $20,000 for contributed funds. 
3. Existing project provides for maintenance only, 
TABLE 10-G NAVIGATION WORK UNDER SPECIAL AUTHORIZATION 
(See Section 28 of Text) 
Study Authority Fiscal Year Costs 
Alligator Harbor, Fla. 107 $ 4,723 
Apalachicola Bay, St. George Is., Fla. 107 4,692 
Cadet Bayou, Miss. 107 46,283 
GIWW to Port Bienville, Fla. 107 24,493 
Lake Krebs, Miss. 107 30,595 
Mobile-Tensaw River, Ala. 107 1,825 
Pass Christian Harbor, Miss. 107 40,738 
South Fork, Bon Secour River, Ala. 107 3,430 
Liza Jackson State Park, Ft. Walton, Fla. 103 1,316 
Santa Rosa Island, Fla. 103 31,414 
Total $189,509' 
1. In addition, costs of $302,507 were incurred during 
the completion of the Two Mile Channel and breakwater, 
Apalachicola Bay, Fla,-$18,984 for detail project report on 
Eastpoint breakwater in Apalachicola Bay, Fla; and, $2,075 
for additional work on Bayou Coden construction. These are 
reported on elsewhere in the report. 
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MOBILE, ALA., DISTRICT 
TABLE 10-H OTHER AUTHORIZED BEACH EROSION CONTROL PROJECT 
(See Section 29 of Text) 
For Last Cost to September 30, 1977 
Full Report 
See Annual Operation and 
Report For Construction Maintenance - 
Harrison County, Miss., shore protection' 1953 $1,133,000 
1. Completed. 
2. Operation and maintenapce is the responsibility of 
local interests. 
TABLE 10-I DEAUTHORIZED PROJECTS 
(See Section 30 of Text) 
Year of Last Deauthorization Date 
Project Type Full Report Document Authorized 
Bayou Galere, Miss. Navigation 1946 H. Doc. 192, 94th Cong., 5 Aug 1977 
1st Sess, as amended 
TABLE 10-J OTHER AUTHORIZED FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS 
(See Section 37 of Text) 
For Last Cost to September 30, 1977 
Full Report 
See Annual Operation and 
Report For Construction Maintenance4 
Alabama River at Montgomery, Ala.' 1965 $36,658- 
Armuchee Creek, Ga.2 1966 115,547- 
Baldwin and Hannon Sloughs, 
Montgomery, Ala.' 1973 55,995- 
Beaver Creek, Montezuma, Ga.2 1958 149,815- 
Black Creek, Gadsden, Ala.2 1953 125,389- 
Clanton, Ala.2 1964 274,024- 
Collinsville, Ala.' 1940 71,119- 
Lake Douglas, Decatur County, Ga.2 1970 164,998- 
Little Cove Creek, Glencoe, Ala.' 1965 113,849- 
P'earl River, Miss., and La., Jackson, Miss. 2 1937 - - 
Prattville, Autauga Creek. Ala.2 1946 649,280- 
Rome, Coosa River, Ga.2 1955 384,550- 
Sowashee Creek, Meridian, Miss.' 1956 142,637 
Town Creek, Americus, Ga.' 1965 340,409 
Trussville, Ala.' 1965 141,334 
West Point, Chattahoochee River, Ga.' 1955 599,637 
Yellow Jacket Creek, Hogansville, Ga.' 1966 330,734 
1. Engineering, design, supervision, and administration 
(no construction work has been done. 
2. Completed. 
3. Work authorized before 1941 completed. No work 
done on project proposed in 1941. 
4. Operation and maintenance is the responsibility of 
local interests. 
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TABLE 10-K FLOOD CONTROL WORK UNDER SPECIAL AUTHORIZATION 
(See Section 38 of Text) 
(a) Study Authority Fiscal Year Costs 
Bishop Creek, Pelham, Ala. 205 $ 5,000 
Gordon Creek, Hattiesburg, Miss. 205 23,013 
Horseleg Creek, Rome, Ga. 205 4,748 
Bray Creek, Houston, Miss. 205 3,235 
Sellers Creek, Mendenhall, Miss. 205 4,650 
Sweetwater Creek, Austell, Ga. 205 11,608 
Town Branch, Summerville, Ga. 205 22,897 
Burnt Corn & Murder Creeks, Brewton, Ala. 208 20,358 
Houlka Creek, Miss. 208 19,886 
Wastewater Treatment Plant, 
Pensacola Beach, Fla. 14 97,827 
Total $213,222 
(b) Advance Preparation $ 64,413 
(c) Emergency Operations $ 6,392 
TABLE 10-L ALABAMA-COOSA RIVERS, ALA. AND GA. 
DEVELOPMENT PROPOSED UNDER EXISTING PROJECT 
(See Sections 39 and 40 of Text) 
Claiborne Millers Ferry Jones Bluff Carters Allatoona 
Proposed Structures Lock and Dam Lock and Dam Lock and Dam Lake Dams Dam 
Miles above mouth of river 81.1 42.2' 245.4' 26.82 47.84 
Nearest town Claiborne, Ala. Camden, Ala. Benton, Ala. Carters, Ga. Cartersville, Ga. 
Distance (miles) 7 10 3 2 4 
Greatest lock length available for 
full width (feet) 600 600 600 - - 
Width of lock chamber (feet) 84 84 84 - - 
Maximum lift (feet) 30 48 47 - - 
Elevation of normal pool surface Varies seasonally 
(mean sea level) 35 80 125 1072 from 823-840 
Depth over sills at low water 13 Upper 15 Upper 15 - - 
(feet) Lower 13 Lower 12 
Character of foundation Rock Rock Rock Rock Rock 
Kind of spillway Gated and Gated Gated Gated Gated 
Fixed Crest 
Height of dam (feet) 95.5 99.5 94 451 190 
Type of construction Concrete Concrete Concrete Rock-fill Concrete 
Earth Core 
Total reservoir capacity 
(acre-feet) 96,360 331,800 234,200 472,800 670,050 
Power development (kw) - 75,000 68,000 500,000 74,000 
Percent complete 100 99 86 98 
Estimated cost: 
Construction and design $26,989,400 $58,324,600 $77,095,000 $108,899,000 $23,816,0,0 
Land and damages (including 
relocations) $ 1,162,100 $ 4,585,200 $ 6,305,000 $ 2,251,000 $ 7,611,200 
Total estimated cost (1977) $28,151,500 $62,909,800 $83,400,000 $111,150,000 $31,427,3005 
1. Above mouth of Alabama River (river miles). 
2. Above mouth of Coosawattee River (river miles). 
3. Reregulation dam (Carters) 25.3 (river miles). 
4. Above mouth of Etowali-River (river miles). 
5. Excluding $2,838,500 for additional recreation facilities. 
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MOBILE, ALA., DISTRICT 
TABLE 10-M APALACHICOLA, CHATTAHOOCHEE, AND FLINT RIVERS, ALA., GA., AND FLA., 
LOCKS AND DAMS AND MULTIPLE-PURPOSE DEVELOPMENT INCLUDED IN EXISTING PROJECT 
(See Section 41 of Text) 
Jim George W. Walter F. Lower 
Woodruff Andrews George West Point Lake Auchumpkee Lazer Spewrell 
Lock Lock Lock Lake Sidney Creek Creek Bluff 
and Dam and Dam and Dam Lanier Lake Lake Lake 
Miles above mouth 
Nearest town 
Distance (miles) 
Greatest lock length 
available for full width 
(feet) 
Width of chamber (feet) 
Maximum lift (feet) 
Elevation of normal pool 
surface (msl) 
Depth over sills at low 
water (feet) 
Character of foundation 
Kind of spillway 
Height of dam (feet) 
Type of construction 
Total reservoir capacity 
(acre-feet) 
Power development 
(kilowatts) 
Percent complete 
Year opened to navigation 
Estimated cost: 
Construction and design 
Lands and damages 
(including relocations) 
Total (1977 est.) 
107.61 
Chattahoochee, 
Fla. 
1
450 
82 
33 
77 
14 
Limestone 
Fixed-gated 
67 
Concrete 
and Earth 
367,300 
46.52 
Columbia, Ala. 
1
450 
82 
25 
102 
13 
Limestone 
Fixed-gated 
62 
Concrete 
18,180 
30,000 
100 
1954 
100 
1962 
$43,634,000 
$ 2,866,000 
75.02 
Ft. Gaines, 
Ga. 
2
450 
82 
88 
190 (Summer) 
185 (Winter) 
13 
Limestone 
Gated 
114 
Concrete 
and Earth 
934,400 
130,000 
100 
1963 
201.42 
West Point, 
Ga. 
2.8 
635 (Summer 
625 (Winter) 
Rock 
Gated 
95 
Concrete 
and Earth 
604,500 
73,3754 
94 
348.32 233.43 
Buford, Ga. Roberta, Ga. 
5 7 
1070 417 
Rock Rock 
Fixed Gated 
192 130 
Earth Concrete 
and Earth 
2,554,000 548,000 
86,000 81,000 
255.83 
Thomaston, 
Ga. 
8
543 
Rock 
Gated 
142 
Concrete 
and Earth 
342,000 
87,000 
263.83 
Manchester, 
Ga. 
8
700 
Rock 
Gated 
180 
Concrete 
and Earth 
486,200 
150,000 
100 
$12,559,900 $63,860,400 $107,560,000 $24,644,000 $105,800,000 
$ 396,700 $21,399,600 $ 19,040,000 $20,156,000 $ 47,200,000 
$46,500,000 $12,956,600 $85,260,0005 $126,600,000 $44,800,000 $153,000,000 
$148,400,000 $178,770,000 
$ 31,600,000 $ 73,230,000 
$180,000,000 $252,000,000 
1. Above mouth of Apalachicola River (river miles). 4. Initial installation (ultimate will be 108,375 kw). 
2. Above mouth of Chattahoochee River (river miles). 5. Includes $333,198 cost of land for wildlife refuge. 
3. Above mouth of Flint River (river miles). 
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REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
TABLE 10-N COMPLETED FLOOD PLAIN INFORMATION, FLOOD HAZARD 
INFORMATION AND FLOOD INSURANCE REPORTS FOR FY 19771 
(See Section 44 of Text) 
Study 
Flood Plain Information Reports 
Conecuh River, Murder Creek, and 
Burnt Corn Creek, Vicinity of 
Brewton and East Brewton, Ala. 
Special Flood Hazard Information 
Mill Creek and Cow Branch, 
Vicinity of Ponce de Leon, Fla. 
Etowah River from Allatoona Dam 
to Vicinity of Rome, Ga. 
Streams in or Near the Meridian 
Naval Air Station, Lauderdale 
County, Miss. 
Twentymile, Wolf and Osborne 
Creeks, Prentiss County, Miss. 
Flood Insurance Study 
Laurel, Mississippi 
Carrollton, Ga. 
Camilla, Ga. 
Albany, Ga. 
Smyrna, Ga. 
Rome, Ga. 
Lafayette, Ga. 
Meridian, Miss. 
Ridgeland, Miss. 
Acworth, Ga. 
Austell, Ga. 
Cedartown, Ga. 
Marietta, Ga. 
Roswell, Ga. 
Cobb County, Ga. 
LaGrange, Ga. 
Jackson, Miss. 
Date Federal 
Requesting Agency Completed Cost 
Cities of Brewton and 
East Brewton 
Florida Department of Natural 
Resources 
Rome-Floyd County Planning 
Commission 
Lauderdale County and 
Department of Navy 
Northeast Mississippi Planning 
& Development District 
(Prepared for Federal Insurance 
Administration, HUD) 
(Prepared for Federal Insurance 
Administration, HUD) 
(Prepared for Federal Insurance 
Administration, HUD) 
(Prepared for Federal Insurance 
Administration, HUD) 
(Prepared for Federal Insurance 
Administration, HUD) 
(Prepared for Federal Insurance 
Administration, HUD) 
(Prepared for Federal Insurance 
Administration, HUD) 
(Prepared for Federal Insurance 
Administration, HUD) 
(Prepared for Federal Insurance 
Administration, HUD) 
(Prepared for Federal Insurance 
Administration, HUD) 
(Prepared for Federal Insurance 
Administration, HUD) 
(Prepared for Federal Insurance 
Administration, HUD) 
(Prepared for Federal Insurance 
Administration, HUD) 
(Prepared for Federal Insurance 
Administration, HUD) 
(Prepared for Federal Insurance 
Administration, HUD) 
(Prepared for Federal Insurance 
Administration, HUD) 
(Prepared for Federal Insurance 
Administration, HUD) 
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Dec 75 $25,500 
18,900 
Unknown 
3,000 
19,400 
Dec 75 
Jul 75 
Sep 76 
Sep 75 
Jan 76 
Jun 76 
Aug 76 
Aug 75 
Sep 76 
Aug 76 
Jun 76 
Jul 76 
Sep 76 
Oct 76 
Oct 76 
Nov 76 
Dec 76 
Feb 77 
Sep 77 
Oct 76 
Jun 77 
38,000 
43,400 
25,600 
58,000 
21,000 
52,300 
38,100 
60,000 
35,000 
16,200 
14,000 
33,300 
19,300 
39,500 
233,000 
50,200 
109,600 
1. For listing of reports completed by Mobile District for 56, and reports completed in FY 1975 and FY 1976, respective 
FY 1965 thru FY 1974 see FY 1974 Annual Report, page 10- Annual Reports, page 10-44.

NEW ORLEANS, LA., DISTRICT* 
District comprises a portion of Louisiana, 
including drainage area of Red River south of 
Fulton, Ark., in Arkansas and Texas, embraced 
in drainage basins tributary to Mississippi River 
and Gulf of Mexico, except Mississippi River 
above mile 322 above Head of Passes, drainage 
area of Ouachita-Black River Basin, and small 
eastern and western portions of Louisiana 
tributary to Pearl River and Sabine River and 
Lake. 
It includes sections of the Gulf Intracoastal 
Waterway from Lake Borgne Light 29 at the 
mouth of Pearl River to Sabine River, and the 
Passes of the Mississippi River. It exercises 
jurisdiction over flood control work on 
Mississippi River from mile 322 AHP to Gulf 
of Mexico; on Red River including its south 
bank levees and tributaries from Index, 
Ark., to its junction with Old River and 
Atchafalaya River; Atchafalaya River; and in 
Atchafalaya Basin; and maintenance of project 
navigation channel of Mississippi River 
below mile 322 AHP, under supervision of 
President, Mississippi River Commission, 
and Division Engineer, Lower Mississippi 
Valley Division. 
IMPROVEMENTS 
Navigation 
1. Aquatic Plant Control 
Program, La .................... 
2. Atchafalaya River and Bayous 
Chene, Boeuf, and Black, La ..... 
3. Atchafalaya River, Morgan City 
to Gulf of Mexico, La ............ 
4. Barataria Bay Waterway, La .... 
5. Bayou Lafourche and Lafourche- 
Jump Waterway, La............. 
6. Bayou Teche and Vermilion 
River, La ....................... 
7. Bayou Teche, La ................ 
8. Calcasieu River and Pass, La .... 
9. Calcasieu River at Devil's 
Elbow, La. ..................... 
10. Freshwater Bayou, La........... 
11. Gulf Intracoastal Waterway 
between Apalachee Bay, Fla., 
and Mexican Border (New 
Orleans Dist.) .................. 
12. Houma Navigation Canal, La .... 
13. Mermentau River, Bayou Nezpique, 
and Bayou Des Cannes, La... 
14. Mermentau River, La. ........... 
15. Mississippi River, Baton Rouge 
to Gulf of Mexico, La ............ 
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16. Mississippi River-Gulf 
Outlet, La ...................... 
17. Mississippi River Outlets, 
Venice, La ...................... 
18. Overton-Red River Waterw 
ay, La ........................ 
19. Red River below Fulton, 
A rk ............................ 
20. Red River emergency bank 
protection ...................... 
21. Red River Waterway- 
Mississippi River to Shreveport, 
La ........................ 
22. Removing water-hyacinth, 
L a ............................. 
23. Tangipahoa River, La............ 
24. Other authorized navigation 
projects ........................ 
25. Navigation work under 
special authorization ............ 
Flood Control 
26. Bayou Bodcau and tributaries, 
Ark. and La .................... 
27. Bayou Bodcau Reservoir, La ..... 
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are referenced in text and also appear at the end of this chapter.

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Flood Control (cont.) 
28. Bayou Pierre, La ............... 
29. Brush Bayou, La ................ 
30. Campti-Clarence area in 
Natchitoches Parish, La.......... 
31. Choctaw Bayou and tributaries, 
La ....................... 
32. Cooper Lake and Channels, Tex... 
33. Ferrells Bridge Damr-Lake 
O'the Pines, Tex................. 
34. Harvey Canal, Bayou 
Barataria Levee, La ............. 
35. Lake Pontchartrain and vicinity, 
La. (hurricane protection) ....... 
36. Larose to Golden Meadow, La. 
(hurricane protection) ........... 
37. Mississippi River Delta at and 
below New Orleans, La. (New 
Orleans to Venice, La., hurricane 
protection) ................. 
38. Red River below Denison Dam 
(New Orleans Dist.) ............ 
Page Flood Control (cont.) 
11-24 39. Red River below Denison Dam, 
11-24 levees and bank stabilization 
(New Orleans Dist.) ............ 
11-25 40. Red River Waterway-Shreveport 
to Index, Ark ................... 
11-25 41. Wallace Lake, La ............... 
11-26 42. Wright Patman Dam and 
Lake, Tex ...................... 
11-27 43. Inspection of completed flood 
control projects ................. 
11-27 44. Other authorized flood control 
projects ........................ 
11-27 45. Flood control work under 
special authorization ............. 
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General Investigations 
46. Surveys ........................ 
11-29 47. Collection and study of 
basic data ...................... 
11-30 48. Research and development ...... 
Navigation 
1. AQUATIC PLANT CONTROL 
PROGRAM 
Location. Lakes and streams in State of 
Louisiana. 
Existing project. Provides for control and 
progressive eradication of water-hyacinth, 
alligatorweed, and other obnoxious aquatic plant 
growth from navigable waters, tributary 
streams, connecting channels, and other allied 
waters in North Carolina, South Carolina, 
Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, 
Louisiana, and Texas, in combined interests of 
navigation, flood control, drainage, agriculture, 
fish and wildlife conservation, public health, and 
related purposes, including continued research 
for development of most effective and economic 
control measures. 
The modification of 1965 provides for 
comprehensive program for control and 
progressive eradication of water-hyacinth, 
alligatorweed, Eurasian water milfoil, and other 
obnoxious plant growths from navigable 
waterways, tributary streams, connecting 
channels, and other allied waters of the United 
States, in combined interest of navigation, flood 
control, drainage, agriculture, fish and wildlife 
conservation, public health, and related 
purposes, including continued research for 
development of most effective and economic 
control measures. Research and planning costs 
undertaken pursuant to 1965 Act shall be borne 
fully by the United States and shall not be 
included in costs to be shared by local interests. 
Local cooperation. Local interests must hold 
and save the United States free from claims and 
participate in project to extent of 30 percent of 
cost of operations. State of Louisiana, Office of 
Public Works, and Louisiana Wild Life and 
Fisheries Commission furnished a joint 
assurance of local cooperation, which was 
approved Apr. 29 and accepted May 4, 1959. 
Under provisions of continuing contract, local 
agencies will perform work in kind, 
approximating 30 percent of cost of program. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Combined efforts by Corps of Engineers crews 
and crews of the State of Louisiana, Wild Life and 
Fisheries Commission, continued against aquatic 
vegetation problems throughout the State. 
Water-hyacinth control requires maintenance 
work in all areas, and water-hyacinth persists as 
the most serious aquatic pest. Control 
maintenance by the Corps of cleared areas 
continued in the Mermentau River, Bayou 
Lacassine, Bayou Queue de Tortue, in the Bayou 
Teche basin south of U. S. Highway 190, 
including the lakes west of the Atchafalaya 
Floodway, in the feeder areas of the Port Allen- 
Morgan City Route of the Gulf Intracoastal 
Waterway, and in the feeder areas to the Gulf 
Intracoastal Waterway in Coastal Louisiana. 
Louisiana Wild Life and Fisheries Commission 
crews continued maintenance efforts in the major 
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lakes and streams of north Louisiana, in the 
Atchafalaya Floodway, in the Louisiana portion 
of the Toledo Bend Reservoir, and the Pearl River 
Basin within Louisiana. During the fiscal year, 
30,643 acres of water-hyacinths were destroyed 
in the State of Louisiana. Louisiana Wild Life and 
Fisheries crews destroyed 20,675 acres and Corps 
of Engineers crews destroyed 9,968 acres 
primarily by herbicide treatment. Because of 
several adverse environmental effects, the 
alligatorweed flea beetle (agasicles) population 
was drastically reduced during the period and 
alligator weed vigor significantly increased. The 
stem boring moth (vogtia) continues to spread and 
is now found associated with alligatorweed in all 
locations. Submersed weed problems in Toledo 
Bend Reservoir have reached serious proportions 
and Caddo Lake is also experiencing interference 
with boating and fishing, Hydrilla verticillata, 
an introduced exotic submersed weed species, 
continues to spread along the Gulf Intracoastal 
Waterway and poses a threat to water-related 
activities. 
Condition as of Sep. 30. Operations under 1958 
River and Harbor Act, initiated May 1959, are 
complete. Operations under 1965 Act were 
initiated in Fiscal Year 1968. Waterways are 
being cleared, then maintained as required. 
2. ATCHAFALAYA RIVER AND 
BAYOUS CHENE, BOEUF, AND 
BLACK, LA. 
Location. The improvement is located in the 
parishes of Assumption, Terrebonne, and St. 
Mary, La., in the vicinity of Morgan City, along 
Bayous Chene, Boeuf, and Black, and the Lower 
Atchafalaya River to the Gulf of Mexico. (See 
Mississippi River Commission alluvial maps, 
Morgan City, Belle Isle, and Point au Fer 
quadrangles, Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart 
1276, and navigation maps of Intracoastal 
Waterway and Atchafalaya River system.) 
Existing project. Provides for enlargement and 
extension of project, Atchafalaya River, Morgan 
City to the Gulf of Mexico, La., to obtain 
navigation channels 20 feet deep over a bottom 
width of 400 feet from vicinity of U. S. Highway 
90 crossing over Bayou Boeuf to the Gulf of 
Mexico via Bayou Boeuf, Gulf Intracoastal 
Waterway, Bayou Chene, Avoca Island Cutoff, 
the lower Atchafalaya River, Atchafalaya Bay to 
the Gulf of Mexico, and from near U. S. Highway 
90 to Bayou Chene via Bayou Black and the Gulf 
Intracoastal Waterway. The 400-foot channel 
extends into the Gulf of Mexico to the 20-foot 
contour, and the width in Bayou Boeuf would be 
reduced to 300 feet where necessary because of 
industrial development on both sides of the bayou. 
Estimated cost for new work (October 1977) is 
$21,300,000 Federal and $1,910,000 non-Federal, 
including $640,000 contributed funds. In 
addition, Coast Guard is to provide navigation 
aids at an estimated cost of $13,000. 
Local cooperation. The local agency must 
provide without cost to the United States, all 
lands, easements, and rights-of-way for 
construction and subsequent maintenance of the 
project and for aids to navigation upon the 
request of the Chief of Engineers, including 
suitable areas required in the general public 
interest for initial and subsequent disposal of 
spoil, and also necessary retaining4 dikes, 
bulkheads, and embankments therefor or the cost 
of such retaining works; accomplish and 
maintain all modifications to roads, bridges, 
pipelines, cables, and any other utilities and 
improvements necessary for the construction and 
subsequent maintenance of the project; and hold 
and save the United States free from damages 
due to construction and maintenance of the 
project. In addition, the provisions of Public Law 
91-646 and Public Law 91-611 are applicable. 
Assuring Agency: Morgan City Harbor and 
Terminal District. 
The Water Resources Act of 1974 modified the 
project to provide (a) 25 percent local 
contribution of the cost of spoil disposal retaining 
dikes, bulkheads, and embankments and (b) 
waiver of requirement (a) if political subdivisions 
are participating in and are in compliance with 
approved plan in area of dredging activity for 
construction, modification, expansion, or 
rehabilitation of waste treatment facilities, and if 
applicable water quality standards are not being 
violated. 
Basic assurance was approved on behalf of 
United States on Dec. 10, 1973, and amended 
assurance containing the applicable provisions of 
Public Law 91-646 and Public Law 91-611 was 
approved on behalf of United States on Feb. 25, 
1974. 
In an effort to expedite the project, local 
interests have accomplished the surveys, soil 
borings, testing and the basic mapping at an 
estimated cost of $250,000, for which they will not 
be reimbursed. As a convenience to local interests 
and to avoid confusion in 25 percent and 75 
percent acquisition cost, the New Orleans 
District agreed to acquire all lands, with local 
interests reimbursing the Government for their 
25 percent portion. An escrow agreement has 
been executed between the local interests and the 
Government, whereby, they will advance funds in 
a sufficient amount to provide for their portion of 
the acquisition and diking cost. To date, $200,000 
has been withdrawn from this account. Local 
interests have asked that the Government invoke 
the navigation servitude under the Commerce 
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Clause of the Constitution, thereby requiring 
pipeline owners to relocate their pipeline at no 
expense to local interests or the Government. 
Terminal facilities. Two large and three small 
public wharves at Morgan City are open for use 
by all without charge. In addition, there are 
numerous privately owned facilities on both 
banks of the lower Atchafalaya River in Morgan 
City and Berwick, La., and along Bayou Boeuf 
and the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway. Fabrication 
and repair facilities are located on Bayous Boeuf 
and Black. Adequate acreage is available for 
expansion of existing terminals and construction 
of new terminals along Bayous Chene, Boeuf, and 
Black, and the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway. 
Public and private terminals in the project area 
are adequately connected with rail, water, and 
highway transportation facilities. No additional 
public wharves are required. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Hired labor work consisted of real estate 
activities and general engineering. Final 
supplement to the Environmental Statement was 
filed with the Council on Environmental Quality 
on Jan. 28, 1977. Two contracts for construction 
dredging were awarded during the fiscal year as 
follows: Bayous Boeuf and Chene, stations 2+00 to 
192+66.59 and stations 0+50 to 44+97.46, 
commenced May 6, 1977, and is 30 percent 
complete, and Bayou Black, stations 1+00 to 
249+24, commenced May 23, 1977, and is 23 
percent complete. 
Condition as of Sep. 30. Construction was 
initiated on the Atchafalaya Bay and gulf reach 
in April 1974. The project is 36 percent complete. 
3. ATCHAFALAYA RIVER, MORGAN 
CITY TO GULF OF MEXICO, LA. 
Location. Atchafalaya River is the outlet of Red 
River and diverted flow from Mississippi River. 
It begins about 4.5 miles west of Old River 
navigation lock on northern boundary of Pointe 
Coupee Parish, and flows generally south about 
135 miles and empties into Atchafalaya Bay, an 
inlet of the gulf. Section under improvement is 
from 20-foot contour in Atchafalaya Bay, 4 miles 
beyond mouth of Atchafalaya River, to 20-foot 
contour in Gulf of Mexico. (See Coast and 
Geodetic Survey Chart 1276, Mississippi River 
Commission alluvial valley maps, Morgan City, 
Belle Isle, and Point au Fer quadrangles, and 
navigation maps of Gulf Intracoastal Waterway 
and Atchafalaya River system.) 
Existing project. A 20- by 200-foot channel from 
20-foot contour in Atchafalaya Bay to 20-foot 
contour in Gulf of Mexico. Project depth refers to 
mean low water. Normal range of tide is 10 
inches; extreme range, 14 inches; hurricane 
range, 10 feet. The existing project, prior to the 
modification of August 1968, was completed at a 
cost of $501,963. 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with, except 
for modification of project in connection with 
Atchafalaya River and Bayous Chene, Boeuf, and 
Black, La., which is reported separately. 
Terminal facilities. At Morgan City there are 
several small private wharves and two large and 
three small public ones open for use of all without 
charge. There are no warehouses needed, as 
business section is on riverfront and all freight is 
transferred directly from boats to stores. 
Facilities are considered adequate for existing 
commerce. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Hired labor forces continued condition and 
operation studies, reconnaissance surveys, and 
channel patrol. 
Two contracts continued from last fiscal year 
and were completed. One for construction of 17 
new survey platforms in the Atchafalaya Bay, 
stations 74+14.62 to 534+60.36, was completed 
Oct. 7, 1976, and maintenance dredging in the 
Atchafalaya Gulf entrance channel, stations 
475+00 to 1274+36.1, was completed Feb. 10, 
1977, with a total of 8,427,033 cubic yards of 
material removed. 
Condition as of Sep. 30. Construction was 
initiated in Fiscal Year 1911 and completed in 
Fiscal Year 1914. 
4. BARATARIA BAY WATERWAY, LA. 
Location. In Jefferson Parish, La., and extends 
about 37 miles southerly from junction of Gulf 
Intracoastal Waterway and Bayou Barataria 
near Lafitte Post Office. From its origin it 
extends southerly through Bayou Barataria, 
Bayou Dupont, a land cut (known as Dupre Cut) 
through marsh area, Bayou Cutler, Bayou St. 
Denis, and Barataria Bay to east end of Bayou 
Rigaud. At its southerly terminus it also connects 
with Barataria Pass and through that pass with 
the Gulf of Mexico. (See Coast and Geodetic 
Survey Charts 1050, 1116, and 1237, Geological 
Survey maps Barataria, Bay Dogris, Wilkinson 
Bay, and Barataria Pass.) 
Previous project. For details see page 562 of 
Annual Report for 1963. 
Existing project. A channel about 37 miles long 
with a 12-foot depth and 125-foot width from its 
beginning at Gulf Intracoastal Waterway to 
Grand Isle, La., following route of previous 
project to mile 15.5 in Bayou St. Denis; thence by 
a relocated channel along western shore of 
Barataria Bay and through Barataria Pass to 12- 
foot-depth contour in the gulf, with an extension 
of project to include westerly 4.3 miles of Bayou 
Rigaud. Normal range of tide is 30 inches at 
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mouth and 6 inches at head. Elevation of water 
surface near mouth, due to hurricanes, has been 
over 6 feet. Existing project was completed at a 
cost of $1,499,648. 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Terminal facilities. Six privately owned 
wharves at Lafitte; three privately owned 
facilities at Grand Isle; and wharfage in Bayou 
Rigaud at Grand Isle constructed by shrimping 
industry are available to all boats without charge. 
About 7 miles below Lafitte there is a large oil 
terminal for transferring production of Lafitte 
field to barges. Adjacent to Bayou Barataria and 
along Bayou Rigaud adequate sites are available 
for future use. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Hired labor consisted of condition and operation 
studies, stream gaging, and general engineering. 
Condition as of Sep. 30. Construction was 
initiated in May 1960 and completed in 
November 1963. 
5. BAYOU LAFOURCHE AND 
LAFOURCHE-JUMP WATERWAY, 
LA. 
Location. Prior to 1902, Bayou Lafourche was 
an outlet of Mississippi River, its head being at 
Donaldsonville, La., 80 miles above New Orleans. 
It flows southerly 107 miles to Gulf of Mexico. 
(See Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts 1116 and 
1274; Mississippi River Commission alluvial 
valley maps; Donaldsonville, White Castle, 
Napoleonville, Thibodaux, and Lac des 
Allemands quadrangles; and Geological Survey 
maps, Houma, Cutoff, Lake Felicity, Mink 
Bayou, Leeville, and Belle Pass quadrangles.) 
Previous projects. For details see page 564 of 
1963 Annual Report. 
Existing project. Provides for permanent 
closure of head of bayou without a lock, a channel 
6 feet deep and 60 feet wide from Canal 
Boulevard in Thibodaux to Lockport, and from 
Larose to Gulf of Mexico with ajettied entrance at 
Belle Pass, and the closure of Pass Fourchon. 
These improvements are about 50.5 miles long, 
and the modification of Jul. 14, 1960, providesfor 
an additional 66 miles a 12- by 125-foot of improvement as follows: channel, extending from Gulf 
Intracoastal Waterway at mile 37.2 west of 
Harvey Lock to enter Bayou Lafourche below 
highway bridge at Leeville at about mile 12; a 12- 
by 125-foot channel in Bayou Lafourche from 
point of junction with proposed 12- by 125-foot 
channel to 12-foot-depth contour in gulf; 
modification and extension of existing jetties 
from 6- by 12-foot contour, if found advisable to 
reduce maintenance dredging in the gulf; and a 
channel 9 by 100 feet in Bayou Lafourche from 
Leeville to vicinity of lower limits of Golden 
Meadow; and a 12- by 125-foot channel from 
Bayou Lafourche at Leeville from point where 
auxiliary channel connects with Bayou 
Lafourche through Southwestern Louisiana 
Canal to and through Bayou Rigaud to connect 
with enlargement of Bayou Rigaud 
recommended under project "Barataria Bay 
Waterway, La." Normal range of tide is 10 inches 
at mouth and 3 inches at head; from severe rains, 
3 to 10 feet at head; from hurricanes, up to 10 feet 
at mouth. Estimated cost for new work (October 
1977) is $8,530,000 Federal and $4,800,000 non- 
Federal. In addition, Coast Guard is to provide 
navigation aids at an estimated cost of $21,000. 
Excavation of a channel 6 feet deep and 60 feet 
wide from Thibodaux to Gulf Intracoastal 
Waterway at Lockport is considered inactive and 
excluded from foregoing cost estimate. 
Estimated cost of this portion (July 1974) is 
$733,000. 
Local cooperation. Original assurances 
received and accepted on all items of work in the 
project. Provisions of Public Law 91-611 are not 
applicable; however, provisions of Public Law 91- 
646 are applicable. Supplemental assurances 
covering Public Law 91-646 have been executed 
by the Jefferson Parish Council and Lafourche 
Parish Police Jury; however, the Louisiana Office 
of Public Works has not executed supplemental 
assurances. 
Golden Meadow to gulf: Local agency has 
acquired all rights-of-way and furnished rightsof-
entry. 
Leeville to Grand Isle: No action is apparent on 
this stretch by either the Lafourche Parish Police 
Jury, the Jefferson Parish Council, the local 
assurers, or the State of Louisiana, Office of 
Public Works. Rights-of-way are not available 
due to multiplicity and other complications of 
ownership. 
Terminal facilities. There are numerous 
private warehouses, wharves, and stiff-leg 
derricks for handling cane along bayou. At 
Lockport, Barker Barge Line has a barge wharf 
with covered shed, and Southern Pacific Railroad 
maintains a large wharf with covered shed. At 
Golden Meadow each of the seafood canneries has 
docking facilities suitable for its needs. Four oil 
companies have docks at Leeville for transferring 
production of Leeville oil fields to barges. 
Facilities are considered adequate for existing 
commerce. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work by hired labor consisted of general 
engineering and planning. 
Condition as of Sep. 30. Construction of existing 
project was initiated in Fiscal Year 1939 and is 13 
percent complete. Dredging between Larose, La., 
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and Gulf of Mexico was completed in 1939, and 
that segment between Lockport and 
Napoleonville, La., is in an inactive status due to 
lack of right-of-way and spoil area. Jetties at 
mouth of Belle Pass were completed in 1939, and 
later damaged by storm action, which required 
placement of additional stone adjacent to both 
sides of steel sheet pile jetties in 1940, and repair 
and extension of jetties in 1941. During Fiscal 
Year 1948, stone jetties were repaired and 
extended inland about 700 feet from shoreline; 
and steel sheet pile section was strengthened for 
about 250 feet gulfward of stone jetties, by 
placement of stone on both gulf and bayou sides. 
On May 31, 1949, an automatic tide gage for 
recording hurricane and storm tides was 
installed. Modification of Jul. 14, 1960, was 
initiated in February 1963 and is 10 percent 
complete, with 12- by 125-foot channel completed 
in September 1963 from Leeville to 12-foot 
contour in Gulf of Mexico, the 9- by 100-foot 
channel completed in August 1966 from Golden 
Meadow to Leeville, and the 9- by 100-foot 
channel from Golden Meadow to Leeville 
completed in August 1966. 
Total cost of existing project to Sep. 30, 1977, 
was $2,176,503 of which $1,362,192 was for new 
work and $814,311 for maintenance. In addition, 
$75,563 has been expended for rehabilitation 
(Code 820). 
The Greater Lafourche Port Commission 
requested, and was granted, a permit to dredge a 
new channel 20 by 300 feet wide west of the 
existing channel from mile 0.76 in Bayou 
Lafourche to the 20-foot depth in the gulf, and to 
close the existing jettied channel after completion 
of the new channel. This work was completed in 
March 1968 and the Port Commission must 
maintain the channel at no less than 12 by 125 
feet. 
6. BAYOU TECHE AND VERMILION 
RIVER, LA. 
Location. Bayou Teche has its source in Bayou 
Courtableau, in St. Landry Parish, and flows 
southeasterly 125 miles to its confluence with 
lower Atchafalaya River, about 10.5 miles above 
Morgan City, La. Vermilion River, also called 
Bayou Vermilion, is formed by junction of Bayous 
Fusilier and Bourbeau, west of Arnaudville, La., 
and flows southwesterly 72 miles to western end 
of Vermilion Bay. Bayou Teche is connected with 
Vermilion River by Bayou Fusilier at 
Arnaudville; and by Ruth Canal, an artificial, 
privately owned, nonnavigable waterway, 
constructed for diversion of water from Bayou 
Teche to Vermilion River for rice irrigation. 
(Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts 1116 and 
1277; Mississippi River Commission alluvial 
valley maps; and Geological Survey maps.) 
Existing project. A navigable channel 51 miles 
long and 8 by 80 feet from 8-foot-depth contour in 
Vermilion Bay to Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, 
thence 9 by 100 feet to head of navigation (mile 52) 
at Lafayette, La. (fixed bridge at Louisiana State 
Highway 729, formerly State Highway 1092), 
with additional enlargement below Abbeville 
necessary to provide adequate capacity for 
floodflows; improvement of Vermilion River 
from Lafayette, La., mile 52, to its junction with 
lower end of Ruth Canal, mile 57.2, by both 
widening and deepening to provide a channel 6 by 
60 feet, mean gulf level, in order to provide 
adequate capacity for flood discharges from 
upper Vermilion River Basin, and also serve 
irrigation interests by conducting flow of Ruth 
Canal to lower Vermilion River during rice 
season. Clearing and enlargement of channel 
from Ruth Canal to Bayou Fusilier by both 
widening and deepening to provide a cross section 
about 50 percent larger than that of existing 
channel. This improvement is required in 
interest of flood control in upper Vermilion 
Basin. Enlargement of channel of Bayou Teche 
from its head in Bayou Courtableau to a point 
about 21 miles downstream thereof, by widening 
and deepening to provide a channel of 35-foot 
bottom width at minus 2 and minus 3, mean gulf 
level. Increasing height of Keystone Dam by 3 
feet (later revised to 1.5 feet) by installation of a 
fixed crest spillway. (See individual report for 
Bayou Teche, La.) In connection with these 
improvements, the project also provides for 
replacement of an existing pontoon bridge at 
Woodlawn over Vermilion River with a verticallift 
structure and lengthening and strengthening 
approaches to five existing movable bridges over 
Vermilion River below Lafayette, La., located at 
Louisiana State Highway 43 at Perry, La.; 
Southern Pacific Railroad at Abbeville, La.; 
Louisiana State Highway 25 at Abbeville, La.; 
Milton, La.; and U. S. Highway 90 (Pinhook 
Bridge) just below Lafayette, La. Similar work on 
existing fixed spans over nonnavigable streams is 
provided for on 11 bri s over Bayou Vermilion 
above Lafayette, La., and three over upper Bayou 
Teche. New work completed in 1957 cost 
$2,891,922. Project was reclassified "Operation 
and Maintenance, General" under category, 
"Navigation (Locks, Dams, Reservoirs, and 
Canals)" by authority of Chief of Engineers, 
Apr. 23, 1956. 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with for new 
work. 
Terminal facilities. Privately owned, publicly 
operated terminals are located on Bayou Teche at 
Franklin, Jeanerette, New Iberia, and 
Arnaudville. Other privately owned boat 
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throughout the bayou and public landing is 
permitted without charge. Facilities on the 
Vermilion River include a public wharf and two 
privately owned barge landing piers at Abbeville 
equipped for barge truck transfers of general 
commodities, seven landings for the transfer of 
petroleum products, and several private landings 
all along the waterway suitable for small craft. 
The Vermilion Sugar Company maintains a 
barge slip at its mill. Present facilities are 
adequate for existing commerce and there is 
ample space available for construction of more 
wharfage. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Hired labor forces continued condition and 
operation studies, stream gaging surveys, and 
snagging and clearing above Lafayette, La. 
Condition as of Sep. 30. Construction 
commenced March 1944 and was completed 
March 1957, when Keystone Dam was raised to 
provide an increase of 1.5 feet in pool elevation, in 
order to increase flow through Ruth Canal into 
Vermilion River. This work was accomplished 
under navigation improvement "Bayou Teche, 
La." 
7. BAYOU TECHE, LA. 
Location. Has its source in Bayou Courtableau, 
in St. Landry Parish, flows southeasterly for 125 
miles, and joins lower Atchafalaya River about 
10.5 miles above Morgan City, La. (See Coast and 
Geodetic Survey Chart 1116, Mississippi River 
Commission alluvial valley maps, Palmetto, 
Opelousas, Carencro, Arnaudville, St. 
Martinville, Loreauville, Derouen, Jeanerette, 
Foster, and Belle Isle quadrangles.) 
Previous projects. For details see page 569, 1963 
Annual Report. 
Existing project. Provides for a channel 8 feet 
deep and 80 feet wide on the bottom from mouth 
of stream to New Iberia, La., mile 54.5, thence 6 
feet deep and 60 feet wide on the bottom to 
Keystone Lock, 18 miles, and thence 6 feet deep 
and 50 feet wide on the bottom from Keystone 
Lock to Arnaudville, La., 34 miles, to be secured 
by dredging, removing snags and overhanging 
trees, and construction of a lock and dam and 
regulating works. (See Table 11-C on Keystone 
Lock.) 
Raising pool level by 1.5 feet above Keystone 
Darn by installation of a fixed crest spillway on 
dam is provided for in flood control project for 
Bayou Teche and Vermilion River, La. Under 
project, flood control, Mississippi River and 
tributaries, East and West Calumet floodgates, 
with a width of 45 feet and sill elevation of minus 
9.02 feet, mean low gulf level, were constructed in 
Bayou Teche at east and west approaches to Wax 
Lake Outlet from February 1949 to September 
1950, and a lock was constructed in lower 
Atchafalaya River in vicinity of Berwick, La., 
from November 1948 to September 1951. (See 
Table 11-C on Berwick Lock.) 
Normal range of tide is 10 inches at mouth; 4 
inches just below Keystone Lock; extreme, 12 
inches at mouth; 6 inches just below Keystone 
Lock; and zero above lock; due to freshets, 4 to 5 
feet at mouth; 12 to 15 feet just below Keystone 
Lock, and 2 to 7 feet above Keystone Lock. 
Estimated cost for new work (1954) is 
$1,080,000, exclusive of amount expended on 
previous projects and estimated cost (1954), 
$371,400 for widening and deepening channel 
between miles 50.06 and 72, Keystone Lock and 
Dam, which is inactive. 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Terminal facilities. Small, privately owned 
wharves are available at all towns along bayou; 
public landing is permitted without charge. 
There are privately owned terminals for 
transferring crude oil to barges near towns of 
Charenton, Jeanerette, Oliver, and St. 
Martinville. Facilities considered adequate for 
existing commerce. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Hired labor continued operation and 
maintenance of Keystone Lock and facilities, 
condition and operation studies, and stream 
gaging. Maintenance dredging of the forebays 
between East and West Calumet floodgate 
structures by hired labor commenced Jul. 14 and 
was completed Aug. 15, 1975, with a total of 
37,000 cubic yards of material removed from the 
approach channels. 
Condition as of Sep. 30. Construction was 
initiated in 1891 and completed July 1928, except 
widening channel to bottom width of 80 feet from 
mile 50.06 to New Iberia, and to bottom width of 
60 feet from New Iberia to Keystone Lock, which 
is inactive. For further details see Annual Report 
for 1966. 
Total cost under existing project to Sep. 30, 
1977, was $3,647,107 of which $708,626 was for 
new work, $1,719,964 for maintenance, and 
$1,218,517 for operating care, including $91,389, 
permanent indefinite appropriation. 
8. CALCASIEU RIVER AND PASS, LA. 
Location. Calcasieu River has its source in 
southwestern Louisiana, and flows southerly to 
the gulf. About 25 miles from the gulf it 
debouches into Calcasieu Lake, which is about 18 
miles long. Connection between lake and gulf, 
about 7 miles long, is known as Calcasieu Pass. 
(See Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts 591 and 
592; Geological Survey maps, Edna, Thompson 
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Bluff, Hecker, Moss Bluff, Lake Charles, West 
Lake, Moss Lake, Hackberry, Sweet Lake, 
Brown's Lake, Holly Beach, Grand Bayou, and 
Cameron quadrangles; and Corps navigation 
maps of Intracoastal Waterway and Atchafalaya 
River system.) 
Previous project. For details see 1936 and 1938 
Annual Reports, pages 719 and 819, respectively. 
Existing project. Provides for a channel 40 by 
400 feet (35.9 miles long) from Lake Charles to sea 
end of jetties in Gulf of Mexico; an approach 
channel 42 by 800 feet from sea end of jetties to 42 
feet deep in the gulf; extension of 35- by 250-foot 
channel from its present upstream limit at mile 
34 to vicinity of U. S. Highway 90 Bridge (mile 
36.2); a 750- by 1,000-foot turning basin at upper 
end with a 35-foot depth; improvement of river 
from Lake Charles to Phillips Bluff (52.6 miles) 
by removing logs, snags, overhanging trees, and 
by dredging; maintenance of existing 12- by 200- 
foot channel in old channel of Calcasieu River at 
Cameron, La., which connects with project at 
mile 2.25; and reconstruction and extension of 
existing jetties initially to seaward end of east 
jetty, and further extension to 15-foot-depth 
contour if found advisable to reduce maintenance 
dredging costs. Improvement is 113.6 miles long. 
Normal range of tide is 10 inches at mouth, 
diminishing to zero at Phillips Bluff; extremes 
range from 14 inches to zero. 
Cost of existing project, completed in 1968, 
except for extension of jetties, if necessary, to 15- 
foot-depth contour, was $27,311,396. Estimated 
cost of this extension (July 1967) is $10,300,000. 
Estimated cost for new work (July 1975) is 
$19,518,000 Federal, and $1,409,000 non- 
Federal. In addition, Coast Guard is to provide 
navigation aids at an estimated cost of $404,700. 
Local cooperation. Local interests furnished all 
rights-of-way and spoil-disposal areas for 
completed features. For construction and future 
maintenance of modification authorized by 1960 
River and Harbor Act, local interests must 
furnish lands, rights-of-ways, and spoil-disposal 
areas; alter pipelines, cables, wharves, oil wells, 
and any other facilities andhold and save the 
United States free from damages. Assurances 
were accepted and right-of-entry was furnished 
for the modification. The local agency is presently 
finalizing transfer to the United States of the few 
remaining tracts with acceptable title evidence. 
Assuring Agency: Lake Charles Harbor and 
Terminal District. 
Terminal facilities. Facilities at Port of Lake 
Charles are owned by Lake Charles Harbor and 
Terminal District and operated by a board of 
commissioners. In addition to municipally owned 
terminals, there are several privately owned and 
operated wharf structures on existing ship 
channel. (For further details, see Port Series No. 
19, vol. 1, "Port St. Joe, Fla., Pensacola, Fla., 
Baton Rouge, La., Panama City, Fla., 
Pascagoula, Miss., Lake Charles, La., Gulfport, 
Miss.," revised 1957, and Folio of Navigation 
Maps Intracoastal Waterway, New Orleans to 
Port Arthur, 1968, 13th edition, published by 
Mississippi River Commission.) 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance by hired labor consisted of 
operation and maintenance of the salt-water 
barrier condition and operation studies and 
water quality studies. The U. S. dredge Langfitt 
removed 17,171,000 cubic yards of material from 
the Gulf Entrance Channel during the period 
Nov. 28, 1976, through Mar. 30, 1977. 
Contract work for maintenance repairs to five 
tainter gates at Calcasieu salt-water barrier 
continued from last fiscal year and was 
completed Dec. 15, 1976. 
Condition as of Sep. 30. Construction under the 
existing project was initiated in Fiscal Year 1939 
and completed October 1968, except extension of 
the jetties to 15-foot-depth contour, which has 
been deferred until found advisable to 
accomplish same. Construction of modifications, 
described in Table 11-B, was as follows: Work 
authorized by Mar. 2, 1945, R&H Act was 
initiated in September 1948 and completed in 
June 1949; Work authorized by Jul. 24, 1946, FC 
Act was initiated in September 1948 and 
completed in April 1953; and Work authorized by 
Jul. 14, 1960, R&H Act was initiated in April 
1962 and completed in October 1968. A turning 
basin or ship anchorage for vessels using 
waterway was constructed from April to June 
1952, between St. Johns Island and vicinity of 
Cameron, La., about 1.1 miles. Calcasieu Pass 
jetties, initiated under previous project and 
completed in May 1942, extended to 10-foot-depth 
contour. East jetty, about 8,620 feet long, was 
built to about 6 feet above mean low gulf and 
extends seaward from existing gulf shoreline for 
6,820 feet. West jetty, 8,050 feet long, was built to 
about 4 feet above mean low gulf and extends 
seaward from existing gulf shoreline for 6,795 
feet. 
Total cost of existing project to Sep. 30, 1977, 
was $63,854,745, of which $27,311,396 was for 
new work and $36,543,349 for maintenance. In 
addition, $107,837 has been expended for minor 
rehabilitation (Code 820). 
9. CALCASIEU RIVER AT DEVIL'S 
ELBOW, LA. 
Location. In southwest Louisiana on the east 
side of the Calcasieu River and Pass, La., project 
and about 12 miles south of Lake Charles. 
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Existing project. Provides for a 40- by 400-foot 
channel extending a distance of about 2.8 miles, 
from the existing ship channel in Calcasieu River 
at mile 22.6 eastward through Devil's Elbow and 
in the land cut into the industrial park, and a 
turning basin at the head of the channel, 40 feet 
deep, 1,200 feet wide, and 1,400 feet long. 
Estimated cost for new work (July 1974) is 
$5,360,000 Federal and $490,000 non-Federal. In 
addition, Coast Guard is to provide navigation 
aids at an estimated cost of $68,000. 
Local cooperation. Assuring Agency: Lake 
Charles Harbor and Terminal District. All 
assurances for the project have been received, 
and were accepted Dec. 6, 1973, wherein they 
agreed to provide without cost to the United 
States, all lands, easements, and rights-of-way for 
construction and subsequent maintenance of the 
project and for aids to navigation upon request of 
the Chief of Engineers, including suitable areas 
determined by the Chief of Engineers to be 
required in the general public interest for initial 
subsequent disposal of spoil, and also necessary 
retaining dikes, bulkheads, and embankments 
therefor, or the costs of such retaining works; 
accomplish without cost to the United States such 
utility and other relocations or alterations as 
necessary for project purposes; hold and save the 
United States free from damages due to 
construction and maintenance of the project; 
provide and maintain at local expense adequate 
public terminal and transfer facilities open to all 
on equal terms in accordance with plans 
approved by the Chief of Engineers; provide and 
maintain depths in berthing areas commensurate 
with the depth provided in the project channel; 
prohibit erection of any structure within 125 feet 
of the project channel authorized at the time of 
construction; establish regulations prohibiting 
discharge of pollutants into the waters of the 
channel and harbor by users thereof, which 
regulations shall be in accordance with 
applicable laws or regulations of Federal, State, 
and local authorities responsible for pollution 
prevention and control and regulate and promote 
the wise use, growth, and development of the area 
surrounding the channel for waterborne 
commerce and comply with the provisions of 
Public Law 91-646 and Sec. 221 of Public Law 
91-611. 
Terminal facilities. There are public terminal 
facilities at the Port of Lake Charles, mile 34.0 of 
the Calcasieu River ship channel, including 
storage sheds, rail and highway service, and 
transfer equipment. Privately owned industrial 
facilities along the channel have been developed, 
including a major tanker terminal (about mile 29) 
and a dock to serve the aluminum complex at the 
industrial park. Additional public facilities in the 
industrial park will be provided when needed. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. Work 
by hired labor consisted of general engineering. 
Construction dredging, stations 2+75 to 153+00, 
continued with a total of 10,238,157 cubic yards of 
material removed. The project is 97 percent 
complete. 
Condition as of Sep. 30. Construction was 
initiated Jul. 27, 1976, and is 88 percent complete. 
10. FRESHWATER BAYOU, LA. 
Location. In Vermilion Parish, La., between 
Atchafalaya and Calcasieu Rivers, from Gulf 
Intracoastal Waterway, mile 161.2 west of 
Harvey Lock, to 12-foot contour in Gulf of Mexico 
near Freshwater Bayou. Waterway is routed 22.6 
miles along Schooner Bayou Cutoff, Schooner 
Bayou, Six Mile Canal, Belle Isle Canal, and 
Freshwater Bayou. 
Existing project. Provides for dredging a new 
12- by 125-foot channel from Gulf Intracoastal 
Waterway, mile 161.2 west of Harvey Lock, to 12- 
foot contour in Gulf of Mexico near Freshwater 
Bayou, construction of an 84- by 600-foot lock 
with a depth of 16 feet over sill near Gulf of 
Mexico; and construction of jetties from shoreline 
to 6-foot-depth contour in Gulf of Mexico, if 
maintenance dredging of channel without jetties 
proves to be more expensive than construction 
and maintenance of jetties. Until such 
determination has been made, offshore channel 
should be dredged and maintained to provide a 
12- by 250-foot channel. In event jetties are 
provided, offshore section should then be 
maintained to 12- by 125-foot project in jettied 
reach, and 250 feet beyond. Cost of existing 
project, completed in 1968, except for 
construction of jetties at a later date, if necessary, 
was $7,116,224 Federal and a $16,060 cash 
contribution. Estimated cost of construction of 
jetties (July 1971) is $3,118,100. Estimated total 
Federal cost is $10,400,000 (1971) and the total 
non-Federal cost for the existing project is 
$171,000. In addition, the Coast Guard is to 
provide navigational aids at an estimated cost of 
$19,100. 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Terminal facilities. Extensive public and 
private terminal and transfer facilities do not 
exist in area, and none would be required for 
improved channel. Private terminals exist at site 
of oil and gas operations in area and sufficient 
private and public wharf facilities are along Gulf 
Intracoastal Waterway and its connecting 
waterways. Sites are available along proposed 
improvement for construction of any additional 
private and public terminals that might be 
required for utilization of channel. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
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Maintenance by hired labor consisted of 
operation and major repairs to lock, condition and 
operation studies, reconnaissance surveys, and 
channel patrol. A contract for maintenance 
dredging, mile 1.3 to mile 4.0, was awarded Sep. 
9, 1977, but work was not initiated. 
Condition as of Sep. 30. Construction was 
initiated April 1963 and completed August 1968, 
except for construction of jetties at a later date, if 
required to reduce thecost of maintenance 
dredging. 
11. GULF INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY 
BETWEEN APALACHEE BAY, FLA., 
AND MEXICAN BORDER (NEW 
ORLEANS DIST.) 
Location. Section of Gulf Intracoastal 
Waterway within New Orleans District extends 
from Lake Borgne Light 29 near mouth of 
Rigolets, to Sabine River, La. and Tex. Section 
from Lake Borgne Light 29 to Mississippi River 
follows Rigolets and Lake Pontchartrain to lake 
end of State-owned Inner Harbor Navigation 
Canal, thence via this canal to Mississippi River, a 
distance of 40.5 miles. Public Law 675, 77th 
Cong., modified project to provide for a land cut 
through marsh from Rigolets to a point on Inner 
Harbor Navigation Canal about 2.25 miles from 
Mississippi River, eliminating passage through 
Lake Pontchartrain and five drawbridges, a 
distance of 30.8 miles to Mississippi River by this 
route. From Inner Harbor Navigation Canal to 
entrance to Harvey Lock, route follows 
Mississippi River for 5.5 miles. Section from 
Mississippi River to Atchafalaya River, La., 
leaves Mississippi River through Harvey Lock 
about 3.3 miles above Canal Street and follows 
Harvey Canal No. 1 and Bayou Barataria to 
Bayou Villars, a land cut south of Lake Salvador 
to Harvey Canal No. 2, Harvey Canal No. 2 to 
Larose, La., and a land cut to Houma, La., thence 
over a land cut south of Bayous Black and 
Cocodrie, thence through Bayou Cocodrie and a 
land cut to Bayou Black; thence through Bayous 
Black, Chene, and Boeuf to Atchafalaya River, 
about 0.5 mile south of Morgan City, La., a total of 
95.5 miles. Alternative connection with 
Mississippi River near Algiers, La., about 10.3 
miles below Harvey Lock, consisting of a lock and 
land cut about 9 miles long intersecting 
Intracoastal Waterway at about mile 6 is 
complete. An alternative route from Mississippi 
River follows Bayou Plaquemine passing Indian 
Village, La., and continuing on through lower 
Grand River to and through a lock at Bayou 
Sorrel in East Atchafalaya Basin protection 
levee, thence through levee borrow pit to Berwick 
Bay; and thence through Berwick Bay to Morgan 
City, La., a total of 56 miles. This alternative route 
was enlarged from vicinity of Morgan City to 
Indian Village, La., and extended from Indian 
Village, La., through Bayou Grosse Tete and a 
new land cut to and through a new terminal lock 
and entrance channel to Mississippi River near 
Port Allen, La., a total of 65 miles. Section from 
Atchafalaya River to Vermilion River, La., 
begins at western end of Mississippi-Atchafalaya 
section and follows Atchafalaya River about 2.5 
miles, portions of Little Wax Bayou, Possum 
Bayou, cutoffs, a land cut passing through North 
Bend Plantation to Bayou Bartholomew, Bayou 
Bartholomew to Little Bay, a land cut skirting 
north edge of Cote Blanche Island and west edge 
of Weeks Island to Vermilion River, about 24 
miles below Abbeville, La., a total of about 63.6 
miles. Franklin Canal, St. Mary Parish, La., 
extends southwesterly from Franklin, La., on 
Bayou Teche, for 5.5 miles to Bayou Portage, a 
section of "The Inland Waterway from Franklin 
to the Mermentau River, La.," and through bayou 
for 0.75 mile to Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, 121 
miles west of Harvey Lock. Section from 
Vermilion River to Mermentau River, La., begins 
at western end of Atchafalaya-Vermilion section 
and follows Vermilion River 1.3 miles, a part of 
Schooner Bayou Cutoff canal, and a land cut 
running generally northwesterly to Mermentau 
River at a point about 0.5 mile above its entrance 
into Grand Lake and about 16 miles below town of 
Lake Arthur, La., a total of about 42.7 miles. 
Vermilion Lock was constructed about 1.75 miles 
west of Vermilion River to prevent ingress of salt 
water from Vermilion Bay. Section from 
Mermentau River to Calcasieu River, La., begins 
at western end of Vermilion-Mermentau section 
and follows Mermentau River upstream for about 
1.5 miles, a land cut running west-southwesterly 
to Lake Misere, passing north of lake and Bayou 
Misere, westerly to Sweet Lake, south and west of 
Sweet Lake, northwesterly to Bayou Tete Bois, 
through Bayou Tete Bois, Black Bayou, and 
cutoffs to a point on Calcasieu River about 16.6 
miles below city of Lake Charles, La., a total of 
about 37.1 miles. Calcasieu Lock was constructed 
near intersection of Calcasieu River and 
Intracoastal Waterway, mile 238 west of Harvey 
Lock, Calcasieu Parish, about 16.6 miles below 
Lake Charles, La. Section from Calcasieu River to 
SabineRiver, La. and Tex., begins at western end 
of Mermentau-Calcasieu section, and follows 
Calcasieu River upstream about 1.6 miles, a land 
cut running southwesterly 2.8 miles, thence west 
22 miles to Sabine River at a point about 3 miles 
below Orange, Tex., a total of about 27.1 miles. 
(See Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts 878-884, 
inclusive; Mississippi River Commission alluvial 
valley map and Rigolets, Chef Menteur, St. 
Bernard, New Orleans, Barataria, Baton Rouge, 
Grosse Tete, Chicot Lake, Foster, Napoleonville, 
Morgan City, Belle Isle, Bayou Sale, Jeanerette, 
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and Derouen quadrangles; Geological Survey 
maps, Cutoff, Houma, Gibson, Abbeville, Forked 
Island, Grand Lake East, Grand Lake West, Lake 
Charles, Sulphur, and Orange quadrangles; and 
folio of navigation maps of Intracoastal 
Waterway, gulf section, Port Arthur, Tex., to 
New Orleans, La.) 
Previous projects. For details see page 544 of 
1963 Annual Report. 
Existing project. Provides for a waterway, 
within the district, from Lake Borgne to Sabine 
River by the following improvements: a channel 
16 feet deep and 150 feet wide, from Mississippi 
River to Atchafalaya River, except in vicinity of 
Houma, miles 50.5 to 63.5, which is to be 
maintained at 12 by 125 feet; a channel 16 by 150 
feet through bypass route around Houma, La., 
miles 50.5 to 63.5, and through alternative 
connection in Mississippi River below Algiers, 
La., about 9 miles long, a channel 16 by 200 feet 
from Atchafalaya River to Sabine River; a 
channel 12 by 150 feet in section between Lake 
Borgne Light 29 and New Orleans (via land cut 
through marsh and Inner Harbor Navigation 
Canal), 33.1 miles long; an alternative route 9 feet 
deep and 100 feet wide between Lake Borgne 
Light 29 and New Orleans (via Rigolets, Lake 
Pontchartrain, and Inner Harbor Navigation 
Canal), 40.5 miles long; a channel 12 feet deep and 
125 feet wide for Plaquemine-Morgan City 
alternative route from Mississippi-Atchafalaya 
section of waterway, in vicinity of Morgan City, 
through lower Atchafalaya River (Berwick Bay) 
and borrow pit of East Atchafalaya protection 
levee to and through Bayou Sorrel Lock which 
was constructed under existing project "Flood 
control, Mississippi River and tributaries," 
thence through Lower Grand River to Indian 
Village, and thence by way of Bayou Grosse Tete 
and a new land cut to and through a new terminal 
lock and entrance channel to Mississippi River 
near Port Allen, La., opposite lower limit of Port 
Baton Rouge; a channel 9 feet deep and 100 feet 
wide from Indian Village on Plaquemine- 
Morgan City alternative route through Bayou 
Plaquemine and Plaquemine Lock to Mississippi 
River at Plaquemine, La., improvement of 
Franklin Canal as a connecting channel from 
Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (mile 121) to 
Franklin, La., to afford a channel 8 feet deep and 
generally 60 feet wide with a width of 100 feet in 
its upper 300 feet; and a saltwater guard lock 
(Calcasieu Lock) in waterway at mile 238 west of 
Harvey Lock. Project also provides for: widening 
at bends; passing places; mooring basins; locks or 
guard locks; such railroad bridges over artificial 
cuts as are necessary; purchase of pipeline 
dredge; construction and operation of new 
drainage canals and pumping facilities to restore 
parish drainage systems where intercepted; 
construction of movable bridges at Missouri 
Pacific Railroad and State Highways 31 and 996 
(in lieu of State Highway Bridge 31, a tunnel was 
constructed, and additional cost over estimated 
cost of bridge was borne by local interest); fixedtrestle 
bridges for crossing proposed landside 
drainage canals; lift bridges at Louisiana 
Highway 168, Port Allen, La., at Texas & Pacific 
Railway, Port Allen, La., and at Texas & Pacific 
Railway, Morley, La.; and for annual payments to 
Board of Commissioners of Port of New Orleans 
for use of a portion of Inner Harbor Navigation 
Canal. Length of waterway within district is 
384.1 miles via northerly or Port Allen route, and 
299.4 miles via southerly or Harvey Canal route. 
Normal range of tide, 10 inches; extreme range, 
14 inches. A severe storm may cause a high tide of 
from 6 to 9 feet. 
Estimated cost for new work, exclusive of 
amounts expended on previous projects, is 
$143,833,827 Federal and $24,626,000 non- 
Federal, divided as follows: Algiers Lock and 
canal, completed June 1961, $15,895,924 Federal 
and $2,185,000 non-Federal; Plaquemine- 
Morgan City route, completed October 1963, 
$26,869,372 Federal and $2,250,000 non-Federal; 
and remainder of waterway (October 1977), 
$101,068,531 Federal and $20,191,000 non- 
Federal, including $63,300,000 Federal and 
$20,100,000 non-Federal for modification 
(authorized by Public Law 87-874), October 1962, 
and $22,300,000 Federal and $91,000 non- 
Federal for replacement of Vermilion Lock. In 
addition, the Coast Guard is to provide navigation 
aids at an estimated cost of $72,000. 
Construction of bulkheads and jetties at Lake 
Borgne and Chef Menteur, La., is considered 
inactive and excluded from foregoing cost 
estimate. Estimated cost (1956) of this item is 
$440,000. Construction of a double-leaf bascule, 
four-lane highway bridge provided for under this 
project has become unnecessary because portion 
of project over which bridge was to be 
constructed was incorporated in project 
"Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet" which provides 
for a larger bridge. Bayou Sorrel and Bayou 
Boeuf Locks were constructed and are being 
maintained and operated with flood control, 
Mississippi River and tributaries funds. 
Therefore, construction, maintenance, and 
operation costs are not included in approved 
estimates referred to heretofore. 
(See Table 11-D for locks on Gulf Intracoastal 
Waterway in New Orleans District.) 
Local cooperation. Algiers Lock and Canal: All 
assurances required for construction were 
furnished. Local agency has failed to convey all 
fee and easement tracts with acceptable title 
evidence to the United States. However, 
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authority has been received to accept the interests 
conveyed as best available from local agency with 
the understanding that t!e United States rely 
upon assurances of local cooperation should any 
claims against the United States occur as a result 
of failure of local agency to complete transfer of 
title. 
Plaquemine-Morgan City alternative route: All 
assurances required for construction were 
furnished. Title by United States has been 
acquired to all but 35 tracts, for which local 
agency failed to comply fully with curative 
requirements in title certificate. Authority was 
given to accept the tracts conveyed as best 
available from local interests and to rely upon 
assurances of local cooperation furnished by local 
agency should any claims against the United 
States occur as a result of failure of local agency to 
complete transfer of title. Louisiana Office of 
Public Works has furnished assurances for 
maintenance and improvement. 
Modification authorized by River and Harbor 
Act of 1962: Local interests must furnish lands, 
rights-of-way, and spoil-disposal areas for 
enlargement and future maintenance of project, 
make alterations to utilities; construct, maintain, 
and operate all bridges desired in connection with 
bypass channel around Houma, La., and hold the 
United States free from damages. Assurances 
were requested in April 1963; however, none of 
the 11 local agencies involved has furnished 
assurances requested. Main objection to 
participation is requirement that local interests 
be responsible for alteration of utilities. 
Replacement of Vermilion Lock: The Vermilion 
Parish Police Jury was requested to execute an 
Agreement of Local Cooperation on Oct.26,1972, 
agreeing to provide without cost to the United 
States all lands, easements, and rights-of-way 
required for construction and subsequent 
maintenance of the replacement lock and 
approach channels thereto, and hold and save the 
United States free from damages due to 
construction and maintenance of the project, 
including erosion of the channel beyond the 
rights-of-way furnished for the replacement lock 
and the approach channels thereto and comply 
with the provisions of Public Law 91-646 and Sec. 
221 of Public Law 91-611. They furnished formal 
assurances covering all requirements of local 
cooperation, including Public Law 91-611 and 
Public Law 91-646, on Mar. 19, 1975. These 
assurances were in the process of being accepted 
by the United States, when the Water Resources 
Development Act of 1976 was enacted 
authorizing the 110-foot wide lock. The 
assurances were executed by the Police Jury on 
Dec. 6, 1976, and were accepted by the District 
Engineer on behalf of the United States on Feb. 8, 
1977. The Acting Director of Real Estate for the 
Secretary of the Army approved the assurances 
on Jul. 5, 1977. 
Terminal facilities. Large terminal and 
transfer facilities, suitable for receiving and 
shipping commodities by barge, are available at 
principal cities in Louisiana; namely, New 
Orleans, Baton Rouge, Harvey, Morgan City, and 
Lake Charles. Facilities at New Orleans are on 
Inner Harbor Navigation Canal. Canal and 
facilities were leased from Board of 
Commissioners, Port of New Orleans, Apr. 1, 
1944, and are now operated by the United 
States, toll free, 24 hours per day. At Morgan 
City, on Atchafalaya River, there are two 
large and three small wharves open to all 
without charge. Otherwise, facilities are confined 
to privately owned piers, wharves, or 
oil docks. Facilities are considered adequate for 
existing commerce. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance by hired labor consisted of: 
Condition and operation studies, condition 
surveys, stream gaging, and channel patrol. 
Locks, bridges, and waterways were operated 
and maintained. Hired labor work accomplished 
during the fiscal year was as follows: 
(a) Algiers Lock: Bank stabilization of the 
north and south bank of the lock with placement 
of 3,000 tons of riprap on each bank. 
(b) Calcasieu Lock: Maintenance repairs were 
made to the north chamber slope at the lock. 
(c) Inner Harbor Navigation Lock: Hired labor 
work at the lock consisted of fair wear and tear 
repairs to northeast, northwest, and southeast 
fender guidewalls. 
Maintenance by contract: Dredging under 
three contracts included removing 673,392 cubic 
yards of material intermittently from Port Allen 
and below Bayou Sorrel Lock. 
Contract work for installation of one chamber 
guidewall and associated work at Calcasieu Lock 
continued and was completed Dec. 16, 1976. 
Contract maintenance repairs for the Industrial 
Canal Lock, Florida Avenue and St. Claude 
Avenue Bridges continued and were completed in 
October 1977. Maintenance dredging under two 
contracts was as follows: Port Allen Lock to 
Bayou Plaquemine commenced Jul. 13,1977, and 
is 6 percent complete; and Wax Lake Outlet, east 
side, commenced Aug. 29, 1977, with a total of 
184,675 cubic yards of material removed. 
Condition as of Sep. 30. Construction was 
initiated July 1929 and project, as modified, is 61 
percent complete. For information on completion 
of segments of waterway, see 1965 Annual 
Report, pages 523 and 524. 
Work remaining to complete the project 
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consists of enlarging waterway as provided by 
1962 River and Harbor Act, and replacement of 
Vermilion Lock. Construction of bulkheads at 
Lake Borgne and Chef Menteur are inactive 
features as this work has not been necessary. 
Total cost of existing project to Sep. 30, 1977, 
was $147,812,162, of which $58,895,324 was for 
new work, $42,859,139 for maintenance, and 
$46,057,699 for operation and care of locks and 
bridges. In addition, $340,159 for new work and 
$7,005 for maintenance has been expended from 
contributed funds. 
12. HOUMA NAVIGATION CANAL, LA. 
Location. Extends from Gulf Intracoastal 
Waterway at mile 59.5 west of Harvey Lock 
southerly about 16 miles, thence southeasterly 
10.5 miles to Terrebonne Bay, and 9.5 miles 
across bay to deep water in Cat Island Pass. At 
mile 11.3 above Cat Island Pass, Houma 
Navigation Canal crosses Bayou Petit Caillou, 
and 20 miles above Cat Island Pass it crosses 
Bayou Grand Caillou. No other major waterways 
are crossed by Houma Navigation Canal. (See 
Army Engineer and Geological Survey 
quadrangle maps; Coast and Geodetic Survey 
Charts 1050, 1116, and 1116A; and Coast and 
Geodetic Charts 1274 and 1275, and sheet 7 of 
"Navigation Maps of Intracoastal Waterway, 
Gulf Section, New Orleans, La., to Port Arthur, 
Tex.," published by Mississippi River 
Commission.) 
Existing project. Provides that United States 
assume maintenance and operation of Houma 
Navigation Canal, constructed by Parish of 
Terrebonne, to dimensions of 15 by 150 feet. 
Normal range of tide is 10 inches at mouth and 4 
inches at Houma; extreme range is 14 inches at 
mouth and 6 inches at Houma; wind and tide, 1 to 
3 feet at mouth; flood, 3 to 4 feet in upper section. 
Local cooperation. Local interests must furnish 
lands and rights-of-way for maintenance of canal 
and for establishment and maintenance of aids to 
navigation; furnish suitable spoil-disposal areas; 
provide alterations to facilities; hold and save the 
United States free from damages; and maintain 
and operate all bridges under construction or to 
be constructed across the canal. Local interests 
(under Chief of Engineers' interpretation of H. 
Doc. 583, 87th Cong., 2d sess.) will not be required 
to convey title of canal to United States. 
Assurances were furnished and accepted Apr. 12, 
1963. Local cooperating body has furnished 
temporary disposal areas as required for 
maintenance dredging of canal. 
Terminal facilities. Privately owned and 
operated facilities are adequate for existing 
commerce which is mainly seafood plants; oil 
companies and oil company supplies; sugar 
refining; and marine repair shops and towing. 
Southern Pacific Lines has dock facilities in 
Houma, La. Ample space exists for expansion of 
existing facilities, or for the construction of new 
wharves and appurtenances. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Hired labor work consisted of stream gaging, 
routine surveys, and condition and operation 
studies. 
Condition as of Sep. 30. Maintenance by the 
United States commenced in November 1964. 
13. MERMENTAU RIVER, BAYOU 
NEZPIQUE, AND BAYOU DES 
CANNES, LA. 
Location.Mermentau River is formed by 
junction of Bayous des Cannes and Nezpique, 2.25 
miles above Mermentau, La., and flows 
southwesterly and empties into the Gulf of 
Mexico. Bayou Nezpique rises in Evangeline 
Parish, flows southerly, and empties into 
Mermentau River. Bayou des Cannes rises in 
Evangeline Parish, flows south-southwesterly, 
and empties into Mermentau River. (See Coast 
and Geodetic Survey Charts 1116 and 1278, and 
Geological Survey maps, Evangeline, Hathaway, 
Mermentau, Jennings, Lake Arthur, Gueydan, 
Thornwell, Latania Lake, Catfish Lake, Grand 
Cheniere, and Bayou Labauve quadrangles.) 
Previous project. For details see page 637, 1961 
Annual Report. 
Existing project. Provides a 12- by 125-foot 
channel in Mermentau River from Gulf 
Intracoastal Waterway to Lake Arthur; a 12- by 
200-foot channel through Lake Arthur and a 12- 
by 125-foot channel from upper end of Lake 
Arthur to junction of the Mermentau River and 
Bayous Nezpique and des Cannes; replacement of 
existing Lake Arthur highway bridge over 
Mermentau River with new bridge constructed to 
current highway standards and with vertical and 
horizontal clearances of 50 and 200 feet, 
respectively; and enlargement and realinement 
of Bayous Nezpique and des Cannes, to provide a 
12- by 125-foot waterway from Interstate 
Highway 10 to the Mermentau River. Mean 
range of tide on Mermentau River near mouth is 
10 inches and near head about 3 inches, extreme 
ranges being 14 and 5 inches, respectively. 
Variation of water surface near mouth may be as 
much as 7 or 8 feet, due to hurricanes on gulf and 
near head from 8 to 12 feet, due to freshets. Under 
ordinary conditions, range of tide on Bayous 
Nezpique and des Cannes is about 3 inches at 
mouth and zero at head. Estimated cost of new 
work (1971) for replacement of bridge is 
$3,630,000 Federal and $740,000 non-Federal, 
cash contribution. Estimated cost of enlargement 
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and realinement of channels is $2,640,000 
Federal and $930,000 non-Federal. In addition, 
the Coast Guard is to provide navigation aids at a 
cost of $51,000. 
Local cooperation. Local interests shall agree to 
provide all lands for construction and 
maintenance and dredged material areas or the 
costs of such areas; hold and save the United 
States free from damage due to the project; 
design and construct a replacement highway 
bridge at Lake Arthur, La.; bear 17.1 percent of 
the costs ($740,000 cash contribution), and 
operate and maintain the bridge; provide and 
maintain terminal facilities; and accomplish and 
maintain all modifications to utilities. All 
assuring agencies, with the exception of the 
Highway Department, must furnish 
Supplemental Assurances covering the 
provisions of Public Law 91-646. All 
Supplemental Assurances have been furnished. 
The improvement of the Mermentau River or of 
Bayou Nezpique or Bayou des Cannes may be 
undertaken independently as the local 
cooperation therefor is provided, concurrent 
with, or subsequent to, replacement of the Lake 
Arthur highway bridge. 
Assuring Agencies: Cameron Parish, 
Vermilion Parish, Jefferson Davis Parish, 
Arcadia Parish, and Louisiana Office of Public 
Works. All assurances for the project have been 
received, with the Louisiana Department of 
Public Works executing assurances for 
Vermilion and Cameron Parishes. 
Terminal facilities. Several small, privately 
owned wharves at Grand Cheniere and a public 
terminal at town of Lake Arthur. Privately 
owned terminals for transferring crude oil to 
barges are: one on Lake Arthur near town of Lake 
Arthur; one on Mermentau River near town of 
Mermentau; two on Bayou Nezpique near 
Jennings; and four on Bayou des Cannes, one near 
Evangeline, one at Mermentau, and two near 
Jennings. Facilities are considered adequate for 
existing commerce. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. A 
contract for construction of three channel cutoffs, 
mile 61.55 to mile 64.55, commenced Jan. 24, 
1977, was completed Aug. 18, 1977. 
Condition as of Sep. 30. Construction of the 
bridge was initiated in May 1972 and completed 
in February 1976. 
14. MERMENTAU RIVER, LA. 
Location. Work covered by this project is 35 to 
70 miles southeast of Lake Charles, La., along 
lower Mermentau River below Grand Lake, mile 
25, to Gulf of Mexico; Inland Waterway from 
Vermilion Bay to White Lake, White Lake to 
Grand Lake, and from Schooner Bayou to 
Intracoastal Waterway-Gulf section (Schooner 
Bayou Cutoff); North Prong of Schooner Bayou; 
and waterway from White Lake to Pecan Island, 
La., and artificial canal, extending from 5-footdepth 
contour in White Lake, almost due south for 
about 1.8 miles to Pecan Island. (See Coast and 
Geodetic Survey Charts 1277 and 1278, and 
Geological Survey maps.) 
Existing project. Flood control, navigation, 
irrigation, and salinity control in coastal marsh of 
lower Mermentau River Basin and channel 
enlargement of lower Mermentau River below 
Grand Lake, mile 25, to a minimum section of 
3,000 square feet below mean low gulf level for 
discharge of flood flows; construction of a sectorgated 
control structure at Catfish Point, mile 24 
above mouth of Mermentau River, for discharge 
of flood flows and control of tidal flows and 
saltwater intrusion in Mermentau River; channel 
enlargement and realinement of Inland 
Waterway from Vermilion Bay to White Lake, 
12.04 miles, and from White Lake to Grand Lake, 
6.14 miles, to a minimum section of 3,000 square 
feet below mean low gulf level or interflow 
between lakes and discharge of flood flows; 
construction of a sector-gated control structure in 
enlarged channel immediately north of 
abandoned Schooner Bayou Lock reservation for 
discharge of flood flows and control of tidal flows 
and saltwater intrusion; channel enlargement of 
North Prong of Schooner Bayou and Schooner 
Bayou Cutoff, 6.69 miles, to 6 by 60 feet, mean low 
gulf level, for navigation purposes; and 
maintenance of existing 5- by 40-foot, mean low 
gulf level, waterway from White Lake to Pecan 
Island, La., 1.8 miles long, for navigation. In 
addition, project provides for incorporation of 
that section of project, "Inland Waterway from 
Franklin, La., to Mermentau River," west of 
Vermilion Bay, a waterway that includes 
Schooner Bayou Lock. Project was reclassified as 
an "Operation and Maintenance, General" project 
under category, "Navigation (Locks, Dams, 
Reservoirs, and Canals)" by authority of Chief of 
Engineers, Apr. 23, 1956. Because of failure of 
both east and west gates, Schooner Bayou Lock 
was closed by a dike across east approach channel 
and traffic routed through new control structure. 
Under ordinary conditions mean range of tide on 
Mermentau River near mouth is 1.6 feet and near 
head about 3 inches. Variation of water surface 
near the mouth may be as much as 7 or 8 feet, due 
to hurricanes on the gulf, and near head from 8 to 
12 feet, due to freshets. Cost of new work, 
completed in 1956, was $4,631,910. Estimated 
cost for new work (October 1977) is $4,790,000 
Federal and $295,000 non-Federal, including 
$45,000 contributed funds. In addition, Coast 
Guard is to provide navigation aids at an 
estimated cost of $51,000. 
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Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Terminal facilities. Privately owned and 
operated facilities are adequate along the 
Mermentau River and Bayous Nezpique and des 
Cannes for the principal commodities 
transported, which is petroleum and its products. 
A public wharf is located at Lake Arthur, La., but 
due to insufficient use it has not been maintained 
and in its present condition is not usable. Sites for 
future expansion of these facilities are available 
and will be provided by non-Federal interests as 
required. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Hired labor continued condition and operation 
studies, reconnaissance surveys, channel patrol, 
water control management studies, and 
operation and maintenance of Schooner Bayou 
and Catfish Point Control Structures. 
Condition as of Sep. 30. Construction of project 
began April 1947 and was completed July 1952. 
New work dredging was accomplished from 
April 1947 to June 1952. Catfish Point Control 
Structure was constructed from November 1948 
to August 1951. Reservation comprises 9.7 acres. 
Schooner Bayou Lock and Control Structures: 
Schooner Bayou Lock and Dam were completed 
in 1913 and 1914, respectively, and the 
Lockmaster's house in 1917. Lock was closed to 
navigation May 7, 1951, and abandoned by 
authority of Chief of Engineers on Oct. 9, 1951. 
Permanent closure of lock channel and tie-in 
dikes was completed September 1951. 
Construction of control structures was 
accomplished from August 1949 to May 1951. 
Reservation comprises 6.9 acres. 
15. MISSISSIPPI RIVER, BATON ROUGE 
TO GULF OF MEXICO, LA. 
Location. This reach of the river flows 
southeasterly through southeastern portion of 
Louisiana. At Head of Passes, approximately 
233.1 miles below Louisiana Highway 
Commission bridge at Baton Rouge, river 
branches into three main passes: Southwest Pass, 
South Pass, and Pass a Loutre, two of which, 
Southwest Pass and South Pass, are improved 
under existing project. Head of Passes to mouths 
of Southwest and South Passes are 20.1 and 13.5 
miles, respectively. Mouth of Southwest Pass is 
141 miles west of Mobile, Ala., and 349 miles east 
of Galveston, Tex. Mouth of South Pass is 18.5 
miles northeast of mouth of Southwest Pass. (See 
Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts 1269, 1271, 
and 1272; Mississippi River Commission alluvial 
valley map, and Zachary, Baton Rouge, White 
Castle, Donaldsonville, Thibodaux, Mount Airy, 
Bonnet Carrd, Hahnville, New Orleans, St. 
Bernard, Barataria, Pointe a la Hache, Black 
Bay, Empire, Forts, West Delta, East Delta, and 
Southwest Pass quadrangles and 1975 folio of 
flood control and navigation maps, Mississippi 
River, Cairo, Ill., to Gulf of Mexico, La., published 
by Mississippi River Commission.) 
Previous projects. For details see page 552 of 
Annual Report for 1963. 
Existing project. Provides for channel 
dimensions as follows: Between a line one-tenth 
mile below Louisiana Highway Commission 
bridge at Baton Rouge 129.3 miles to upper port 
limits of New Orleans, 40 by 500 feet mean low 
water; within limits of port of New Orleans, 
where that authority has jurisdiction over both 
banks of river, a distance of 17.8 miles, 35 by 1,500 
feet, measured from a line generally 100 feet from 
face of left bank wharves, but not closer than 100 
feet to wharves on right bank; within 35- by 1,500- 
foot channel in port limits of New Orleans, 40 by 
500 feet; from lower limits of port of New Orleans 
86.7 miles to Head of Passes, 40 by 1,000 feet; 
Southwest Pass, 17.5 miles from Head of Passes to 
jetty channel, 40 by 800 feet; 4.1 miles in the 
Southwest Pass bar and jetty channel, 40 by 600 
feet; South Pass from Head of Passes to outer ends 
of jetties, 13.5 miles, 30 by 450 feet; and 1.2 miles 
in the South Pass bar channel, 30 by 600 feet. 
Plane of reference through New Orleans and 
below is mean low gulf. Plane of reference above 
New Orleans is low water reference plane. 
General plan of improvement of Southwest Pass 
provides for contracting pass to uniform cross 
section with about 1,420-foot surface width by 
means of jetties, spur dikes, and bulkheads; for 
channel maintenance by dredging from Cubits 
Gap, mile 3.5 AHP through the gulf entrance 
channel, mile 21.5 BHP; for construction of small 
revetted openings through narrow portions of 
banks of pass for purpose of strengthening and 
nourishment of banks; for closure of minor outlets 
not required for maintenance of banks; for 
construction of sills to prevent enlargement of the 
Venice Jump and Cubits Gap; for repairs to sill 
across Pass a Loutre and bank revetment at Head 
of Passes; for construction of dikes with a view to 
reducing width of river above Head of Passes; for 
construction of a submerged deflecting dike 
above Head of Passes; and for other minor work. 
East jetty is about 24,950 feet long and west jetty 
19,699 feet. Jetties are composed of a 
substructure of brush mattresses, orginally built 
to about elevation of mean low gulf, surmounted 
with a superstructure of concrete blocks and 
large riprap and for stone rubble mound of core 
and cover stone. Spur dikes are composed of 
cribwork of round piling filled with willows and 
stone, or with a curtain of round piles along 
upstream face. General plan of improvement of 
South Pass provides for construction and 
maintenance of jetties and spur dikes; for channel 
maintenance by dredging from Head of Passes 
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through the Gulf Entrance Channel beyond mile 
13.5 BHP; maintenance of a sill across Pass a 
Loutre, and for seaward extension of east jetty at 
mouth of pass; removal of west dike and 
construction of spur dikes and bank revetment at 
Head of Passes; removal of false point at head of 
South Pass to bottom elevation of minus 45 feet 
and revetment of new bank line and construction 
and maintenance of east and west headland 
structure at Head of Passes. East jetty foundation 
is 12,070 feet long; inner east jetty is 11,170 feet 
long; west jetty is 7,820 feet long; and inner west 
jetty is 4,710 feet long. Jetties are composed of a 
substructure of brush mattresses surmounted by 
a superstructure of stone and/or concrete blocks 
and large riprap. Spur dikes are composed of 
cribwork of round piling filled with willows and 
stone. Plane of reference is mean low gulf. 
Variation of water surface is 16 inches at mouths 
and 10 inches at head of the passes, due to tides. 
Extreme range of tides at mouths of passes due to 
hurricanes is about 10 feet. At New Orleans 
extreme range of water surface is about 20 feet 
due to floods. At Baton Rouge extreme range is 
about 45 feet due to floods. 
Estimated cost of existing project (October 
1977) is $89,200,000 Federal. In addition, Coast 
Guard is to provide navigation aids at an 
estimated cost of $28,900. 
Local cooperation. None required, except for 
modification of project in connection with 
Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet, which is reported 
separately. 
Terminal facilities. Piers, wharves, or docks 
serve the Port of New Orleans. Most wharves on 
east or left bank parallel riverbank forming 
nearly a continuous covered quay about 10 miles 
long. Public wharves controlled by Board of 
Commissioners, Port of New Orleans (the Dock 
Board), cover 62 percent of improved waterfront. 
These facilities include a shipside grain elevator, 
general cargo and cotton wharves, fruit landings, 
bunkering facilities, terminal warehouses, 
railroad terminals, marine railways, and 
drydocks. (For further details see Port Series No. 
20, "The Port of New Orleans, La." revised 1970.) 
A foreign trade zone is located in Port of New 
Orleans. City of Baton Rouge has a reinforced 
concrete dock for deep-sea vessels with 
mechanical-handling facility. Attached to 
downstream end of wharf is a floating wharf boat 
231 by 40.5 feet, of 2,000-ton capacity. Facilities 
are served by a transfer boat and municipal 
terminal having a capacity of 40 cars per day. 
Private terminals for handling oil, grain, bauxite 
ore, and other products are at points on both sides 
of river between New Orleans and Baton Rouge. 
Facilities are considered adequate for existing 
commerce. (For further details, see "Port 
Facilities" included in "Flood Control and 
Navigation Maps of the Mississippi River, Cairo, 
Ill., to the Gulf of Mexico, La.," published 
annually by Mississippi River Commission, and 
Port Series No. 19, vol. 1, "Port St. Joe, Fla., 
Pensacola, Fla., Baton Rouge, La., Panama City, 
Fla., Pascagoula, Miss., Lake Charles, La., 
Gulfport, Miss.," revised 1957.) 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work by hired labor consisted of preparation of a 
supplement to the GDM. It is tentatively 
scheduled for completion in March 1979. 
Maintenance: (a) Baton Rouge to New Orleans: 
U. S. dredge Jadwin removed 3,363,928 cubic 
yards from Baton Rouge front and 10 crossings at 
a cost of $1,365,500. 
(b) New Orleans Harbor: One leased dredge 
under contract removed 2,173,460 cubic yards of 
shoal material from the harbor at a cost of 
$881,800. In addition, the Board of 
Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans, under 
reciprocal agreement, removed 736,225 cubic 
yards from the harbor area. Traffic lights to 
govern movement of vessels within the harbor 
were operated at a cost of $28,000. 
(c) Southwest Pass: The U. S. dredge Langfitt 
removed 7,310,000 cubic yards of material 
between mile 18.8 BHP and the gulf at a cost of 
$1,572,200. Two dredges under one unit price 
contract removed 9,074,160 cubic yards of 
material between miles 2.0 BHP and 18.8 BHP at 
a cost of $5,665,300. 
(d) South Pass: The U. S. dredge Langfitt 
removed 3,482,039 cubic yards of material from 
the gulf entrance channel at a cost of $748,700. 
Three dredges under three contracts removed 
2,439,466 cubic yards of material between miles 
4.6 BHP and mile 13.5 BHP at a cost of 
$1,741,700. 
(e) South and Southwest Pass: Hired labor 
repairs were made to parallel stone dikes, outlets, 
and miscellaneous pile dike structures at a cost of 
$968,000. 
(f) Venice suboffice and Langfitt wharf: 
Repairs made to wharf and operation of Venice 
suboffice at a cost of $61,600. 
(g) Other items of expense were: Condition 
surveys, Passes, $458,600; reconnaissance 
surveys; $86,200; supervision and 
administration, $789,800; engineering and 
design, $92,600; and engineering observations 
and studies $441,500, including $197,600 
expended for Southwest Pass model studies. 
Condition as of Sep. 30. The existing project is 
39 percent complete. Deepening Southwest Pass 
to 40 feet mean low gulf, as authorized by the 
modification of Mar. 2, 1945, was completed in 
September 1963. Deepening the channel to 40 feet 
mean low water from Baton Rouge to New 
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Orleans and to 40 feet mean low gulf in New 
Orleans Harbor, as authorized by the 
modifications of Oct. 23, 1962, was completed in 
August 1963. Work remaining is construction of 
lateral permeable pile dikes in Southwest Pass 
from mile 1.8 to 2.8 on east bank and mile 10.1 to 
14.4 and 19.1 to 20.2 on west bank. This work has 
been placed in deferred status. 
16. MISSISSIPPI RIVER-GULF OUTLET, 
LA. 
Location. In State of Louisiana and extends 
from existing Inner Harbor Navigation Canal at 
a point 7,500 feet north of existing lock and about 
11,000 feet from Mississippi River, to a turning 
basin south of Michoud, La., and then as a land 
and water cut from turning basin south of 
Michoud, La., southeasterly to and along south 
shore of Lake Borgne and through marshes to and 
through Chandeleur Sound to 38-foot contour in 
Gulf of Mexico. (See Coast and Geodetic Survey 
Charts 1115, 1116, 1267, 1268, 1269, 1270, and 
1271.) 
Existing project. Provides for a seaway canal, 
36 by 500 feet, extending 76 miles as a land and 
water cut from Michoud southeasterly to and 
along south shore of Lake Borgne, and across 
Chandeleur Sound to Chandeleur Island and 
increasing gradually to 38 by 600 feet in Gulf of 
Mexico, with protective jetties at entrance, a 
permanent retention dike through Chandeleur 
Sound, and a wing dike along islands as required. 
It also provides for an inner tidewater harbor 
consisting of 1,000- by 2,000-foot turning basin 36 
feet deep at landward end of seaway canal, and a 
connecting channel 36 by 500 feet wide extending 
westerly along Gulf Intracoastal Waterway from 
turning basin to Inner Harbor Navigation Canal, 
including construction of a suitable highway 
bridge with approaches to carry Louisiana State 
Highway 47 (formerly 61) over channel. Plan 
further provides for future construction of a 
channel and lock in the vicinity of Meraux to 
furnish an additional connection between 
tidewater harbor and Mississippi River. 
Estimated cost for new work (October 1977) is 
$366,000,000 Federal and $124,000,000 non- 
Federal. In addition, Coast Guard is to provide 
navigation aids at an estimated cost of $37,000. 
This does not include modification for Mississippi 
River-Gulf Outlet, Michoud Canal, which is 
reported separately. 
Local cooperation. Original assurances 
furnished and accepted. Local agency has 
furnished Supplemental Assurance covering 
Public Law 91-646. Rights-of-entry for entire 
project were furnished by local agency which is in 
process of actively conveying to the United States 
title to remaining tracts. Supplemental 
assurances reflecting the changes made 
necessary by enactment of the Water Resources 
Development Act of 1976 were requested on Jan. 
12, 1977. Local interests have provided right of 
entry for construction for the Baptiste Collette 
Bayou portion of this project. 
Terminal facilities. The only facility on the 
waterway is the Public Bulk Terminal of New 
Orleans constructed by Board of Commissioners, 
Port of New Orleans, on left descending bank at 
mile 63. Two new-container ship berths have 
commenced operation at the Industrial Canal end 
of the seaway. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work by hired labor: Engineering studies, 
surveys, field investigations, and planning for 
new lock continued. 
Maintenance by hired labor: The dredge 
Langfitt removed 343,603 cubic yards of material 
from the Gulf Entrance Channel during the 
month of October 1976. 
Contract work for construction of 21,500 linear 
feet of foreshore dike protection on the north 
shore, baseline stations 196+00 to 429+00, 
commenced Jan. 18, 1977, and was compi ed 
Mar. 28, 1977. A second contract for maintenance 
dredging, stations 2650+00 to 3174+00 (not 
continuous), commenced Apr. 25, 1977, and was 
completed Sep. 26, 1977, with a total of 8,750,000 
cubic yards of material removed. Leased 
dredging at South Pass under three contracts was 
awarded during the fiscal year. Work on South 
Pass, stations 595+22 to 671+56, was initiated on 
Aug. 9, 1977, with a total of 337,783 cubic yards of 
material removed. The remaining two contracts 
at South Pass were not initiated. 
Condition as of Sep. 30. Construction was 
initiated March 1958 and entire project is 20 
percent complete. The channel was opened to 
navigation Jul. 25, 1963, and completed Jan. 20, 
1968. Paris Road Bridge was opened to traffic 
Jul. 21, and completed Nov. 14, 1967. 
Approximately 3 miles of first- and second-lift 
stone dikes have been constructed on north side of 
channel and approximately 8.27 miles of first-lift 
and 7.34 miles of second-lift stone dikes have been 
constructed on south side of channel in Breton 
Sound. Principal work required to complete 
project is construction of new ship lock, raising 
and extending dikes, and construction of 
foreshore protection. The site for the lock 
remained the major problem. President Carter, 
as a result of his review of water resource projects 
in April 1977, changed the site for the proposed 
shiplock to the Industrial Canal in Orleans Parish 
and recommended that, if justified, the existing 
lock should be replaced and expanded in place 
and that care should be taken to minimize 
dislocation of residents living adjacent to the site. 
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This is a new concept and requires reinstitution of 
General Design planning with attendant slips in 
the schedule components. 
17. MISSISSIPPI RIVER OUTLETS, 
VENICE, LA. 
Location. In the coastal marsh area and in the 
vicinity of the Mississippi River at about miles 10 
to 11 above the Head of Passes. (See U. S. Coast 
and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1272.) 
Existing project. Provides for additional 
navigation outlets in the vicinity of Venice, La., 
by enlargement of the existing channels of 
Baptiste Collette Bayou and Grand-Tiger Passes 
to 14 by 150 feet with entrance channels in open 
water 16 by 250 feet and jetties to the 6-foot-depth 
contour, if and when justified, to reduce cost of 
maintenance dredging. Estimated cost of new 
work (October 1977) is $5,600,000 Federal and 
$1,500,000 non-Federal. In addition, Coast Guard 
is to provide navigation aids at an estimated cost 
of $60,000. 
Local cooperation. Provides without cost to the 
United States all lands, easements, and rights-ofway 
required for construction and subsequent 
maintenance of the project and for aids to 
navigation upon the request of the Chief of 
Engineers, including suitable areas determined 
by the Chief of Engineers to be required in the 
general public interest for initial and subsequent 
disposal of spoil, and also necessary retaining 
dikes, bulkheads, and embankment therefor or 
the costs of such retaining works; accomplish 
without cost to the United States such alterations 
as required in pipelines, cables, and other 
improvements, as well as their maintenance; and 
hold and save the United States free from 
damages due to the construction and 
maintenance of the project, including but not 
limited to erosion beyond the rights-of-way 
furnished, and damages to oyster beds and other 
fisheries. Local interests have provided right of 
entry for construction for the Baptiste Collette 
Bayou portion of this project. 
Assuring Agency: Plaquemines Parish 
Commission Council. Basic assurances for the 
project have been furnished. Amended 
assurances covering Public Laws 91-646 and 91- 
611 were received on Aug. 5, 1977. 
Terminal facilities. In the Venice area, each 
operator of a construction, repair, or supply 
facility provides dock and transfer facilities to 
meet his own needs or arranges to use those of 
another. These facilities are considered adequate 
for the anticipated traffic. If new industry or 
supply facilities are established, they would 
provide any needed terminal facilities for their 
use. Ample areas for future expansion are 
available. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. A 
contract for construction dredging, Baptiste 
Collette Bayou, awarded Sep. 28, 1977, was not 
initiated. 
Condition as of Sep. 30. Construction has not 
commenced. 
18. OVERTON-RED RIVER WATERWAY, 
LA. 
Location. In State of Louisiana between 
junction of the Old and Mississippi Rivers and 
Shreveport, La., along the Old and Red Rivers, 
through land cuts and natural channels on the 
south bank of Red River. (See Geological Survey 
State maps and Mississippi River Commission 
alluvial valley quadrangle maps.) 
Existing project. Provides for a navigation 
route from the Mississippi River at its junction 
with Old River, through Old River to mile 31 of 
the Red River; developing a channel about 31 
miles long, 200 feet wide, and 9 feet deep. 
Improvements consist of revetments, dikes, and 
dredging designed to preserve favorable, and 
correct unfavorable channel alinement and 
depth. In addition to the existing project, the 
authorized work included a navigation route 
from mile 31 of the Red River to Shreveport, La., 
via a lateral canal excavated along the south bank 
of the Red River. However, the portion of the 
authorized project above mile 31 was reclassified 
to inactive status as approved by Office of the 
Chief of Engineers, letter dated Oct. 18, 1971. 
Estimated cost for new work (lower 31 miles only) 
(October 1977) is $23,300,000 Federal and 
$95,000 non-Federal. 
Local cooperation. Furnish all necessary lands, 
easements, rights-of-way, and spoil disposal 
areas for new work and subsequent maintenance 
when and as required; make all necessary 
changes in existing highways and highway 
bridges and approaches thereto, and all 
necessary changes in public utilities except 
railroad facilities; take such measures as are 
necessary to insure that non-Federal interests 
will maintain parts of all railroads, highways, 
bridges and utilities affected by the 
improvement; establish, maintain, and operate 
adequate terminal and transfer facilities; and 
hold and save the United States free from 
damages incident to construction, maintenance, 
and operation of the improvement. Assurances of 
local cooperation were furnished for the lower 31 
miles by Red River Waterway Commission, 
governing body of the Red River Waterway 
District, on Mar. 9, 1967, and accepted on behalf 
of the United States on Oct. 6, 1967. The 
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Commission executed supplemental assurances 
covering Public Law 91-646 on Sep. 20, 1973, 
which were accepted by the United States on 
Oct. 11, 1973. 
Terminal facilities. None. Will be furnished if 
necessary. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Hired labor work consisted of investigations, 
surveys, and preparations of plans and 
specifications. 
Concrete mattress revetment work by contract 
was as follows: Constructed 3,655 linear feet of 
revetment at Catfish Bayou, mile 28.6, Red River. 
Condition as of Sep. 30. Construction of the 
lower 31 miles was initiated Nov. 12, 1968, and is 
54 percent complete with 34,445 linear feet of 
bank protected. 
19. RED RIVER BELOW FULTON, ARK. 
Location. Red River rises in arid regions of 
eastern New Mexico, flows easterly and 
southeasterly for 1,300 miles, and enters 
Atchafalaya River at its confluence with Old 
River. (See Geological Survey State maps and 
Mississippi River Commission alluvial valley 
quadrangle maps.) 
Previous projects. For details see page 572,1957 
Annual Report. 
Existing project. Continuing improvement of 
Red River from Fulton, Ark., to Atchafalaya 
River, La., 455.6 miles, by systematic clearing of 
banks, snagging, dredging shoals, building 
levees (either along or in cooperation with 
riparian states), closing outlets, revetting caving 
banks, and preventing injurious cutoffs. Lower 
end of this project, exclusive of Overton-Red 
River Waterway is at Old River, 7.6 miles west of 
Mississippi River. No proposed channel 
dimensions are given. Floods ordinarily cause 
fluctuations of stage between high and low water 
of from 30 to 45 feet; unusual floods occasionally 
increase this range about 10 feet. 
Local cooperation. None required. 
Terminal facilities. None. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Hired labor forces conducted condition and 
operation studies, and channel patrol. A contract 
for removal of existing cableway and associated 
work at Fulton, Ark., commenced Aug. 25 and 
was completed Aug. 30, 1977. 
Condition as of Sep. 30. Maintenance in recent 
years provides for navigation to Shreveport, La., 
at medium and high stages. From January to 
July, prevailing stage is 6 feet and over, and 
controlling depths are about 4 feet to Fulton, 5 
feet to Shreveport, and 6 feet to Alexandria. 
During remainder of year stages near zero may 
be expected, with controlling depths less than 1 
foot from Fulton to Shreveport, 1 to 2 feet from 
Shreveport to Alexandria, and 4 feet from 
Alexandria to mouth of Black River. This project 
has been incorporated with the project "Red 
River Waterway-Mississippi River to 
Shreveport, La.," as of Sep. 30, 1976. 
20. RED RIVER EMERGENCY BANK 
PROTECTION 
Location. In northwest Louisiana, southwest 
Arkansas, and northeast Texas, along the Red 
and Old Rivers between the Mississippi River and 
the head of the levee system above Index, Tex. 
Existing project. Provides for realining the 
banks by means of cutoffs and training works and 
for stabilizing banks by means of revetments, 
dikes, and other methods as emergency 
conditions may require in advance of developing 
the design for the entire Red River Waterway 
project. Estimated cost for new work (October 
1977) is $47,700,000 Federal and $1,870,000 non- 
Federal. 
Local cooperation. Navigation: Local interests 
are required to: 
Provide without cost to the United States all 
lands, easements, and rights-of-way required for 
construction and subsequent maintenance of the 
project and for aids to navigation upon the 
request of the Chief of Engineers, including 
suitable areas determined by the Chief of 
Engineers to be required in the general public 
interest for initial and subsequent disposal of 
spoil, and provide necessary retaining dikes, 
bulkheads, and embankments therefor, or the 
cost of such retaining works, and also including 
all additional lands, or rights in land, required to 
insure public control of the recreation 
development; 
Hold and save the United States free from 
damages due to the construction works and 
subsequent operation and maintenance, 
including but not limited to those resulting from 
dredging, changes in ground-water level, and 
wave action; 
Provide a proportionate share of the cost of 
bridge alterations over existing channels in 
accordance with the principles of Section 6 of the 
Bridge Alteration Act (Truman-Hobbs) of Jun. 
21, 1940, as amended by the Act of Jul. 16, 1952; 
Assume all obligations of owning, maintaining, 
and operating all railway and highway bridges 
altered or constructed as part of the navigation 
project, with such obligation for each bridge to be 
assumed by local interests upon final completion 
of alteration or construction of that bridge; 
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Provide without cost to the United States such 
alterations as required in pipelines, and in sewer, 
water supply, drainage, and other utility 
facilities, as well as their maintenance; 
Provide and maintain at local expense 
adequate public terminal and transfer facilities 
open to all on equal terms; and provide and 
maintain without cost to the United States depths 
in berthing areas and local access channels 
serving the terminals commensurate with the 
depths provided in the relatedproject area; 
Obtain without cost to the United States any 
water rights that may be found necessary for 
operation of the project in the interest of 
navigation; 
Where the appraised value of the land provided 
for recreational development amounts to less 
than 50 percent of the total first cost of the 
recreational development, make additional 
contributions sufficient to bring the non-Federal 
share to at least that level, which additional 
contribution may consist of the actual cost of 
carrying out an agreed upon portion of the 
development or a cash contribution, or a 
combination of both; 
Operate and maintain for the life of the Federal 
project the recreational areas and all facilities 
installed pursuant to the agreement, except that 
facilities which are integral parts of a structure 
operated and maintained by the Federal 
Government shall be operated and maintained 
under whatever cost-sharing arrangement 
applies to the operation and maintenance of the 
basic structure; and 
Assure access to recreational development to 
all on equal terms. 
Bank stabilization:L ocal interests are required 
to:
Provide without cost to the United States all 
lands, easements, and rights-of-way necessary for 
construction and subsequent maintenance of the 
project, including suitable areas determined by 
the Chief of Engineers to be required in the 
general public interest for disposal of spoil, and 
provide necessary retaining dikes, bulkheads, 
and embankments therefor, or the cost of such 
retaining works, and also including all additional 
lands, or rights in land, required to insure public 
control of the recreational development; 
Hold and save the United States free from 
damages due to the construction and subsequent 
maintenance of the project; 
Maintain all the project works upstream of the 
navigation improvements at Shreveport, La., 
after completion in accordance with regulations 
prescribed by the Secretary of the Army; 
Provide without cost to the United States all 
relocations of utilities, bridges (except railroad), 
sewers, pipelines, and any other alterations of 
existing improvements which may be required 
for construction of the project; 
Where the appraised value of the land provided 
for recreational development under (paragraph 
one above) amounts to less than 50 percent of the 
total first cost of the recreational development, 
make additional contributions sufficient to bring 
the non-Federal share to at least that level; which 
additional contribution may consist of the actual 
cost of carrying out an agreed-upon portion of the 
development, or a cash contribution, or a 
combination of both; 
Operate and maintain for the the life of the 
Federal project the recreational areas and all 
facilities installed pursuant to the agreement, 
except that facilities which are integral parts of a 
structure operated and maintained by the 
Federal Government shall be operated and 
maintained under whatever cost-sharing 
arrangement applies to the operation and 
maintenance of the basic structure; and 
Assure access to recreational developments to 
all on equal terms. 
Section 187 of the Water Resources 
Development Act of 1976 (PL 94-587) modifies 
the requirements of local cooperation to provide 
that non-Federal interests shall contribute 25 
percent of the construction costs of retaining 
dikes, bulkheads, and embankments required for 
initial and subsequent disposal of dredged 
material. 
The Red River Waterway Commission, 
governing body of the Red River Waterway 
District, executed an act of assurance for all 
project features in Louisiana on Feb. 26, 1969, 
supported by resolution dated Jan. 30, 1969. The 
assurances were accepted for and on behalf of the 
United States on Apr. 15, 1969. The Commission 
furnished amended assurances covering the 
provisions of PL 91-646 on May 23, 1973, for the 
portion of the project within Louisiana which 
were accepted for and on behalf of the United 
States on Nov. 14, 1973. 
Assurances for work in Arkansas are being 
obtained from individual levee districts on an 
item by item basis. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. Work 
by hired labor consisted of preparing plans and 
specifications, surveys, and general engineering. 
Two contracts continued from last fiscal year and 
were completed: Bank stabilization and channel 
realinement at Coushatta Cutoff, La., mile 220.6 
to 222.5, completed Dec. 3, 1976, and stone 
trenchfill revetment, Norman, La., mile 55.5-R, 
completed Nov. 30, 1976. 
Bank stabilization work commenced at the 
following locations: Barbin revetment, Normand 
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levee setback, mile 61.3 to 62.2, commenced Jan. 
7, 1977, and was completed Aug. 30, 1977; Cavitt, 
La., mile 310.2, commenced Jul. 1, 1977, and is 44 
percent complete; and Cedar Creek, Ark., mile 
420.5, commenced Sep. 14, 1977, and is 6 percent 
complete. 
Condition as of Sep. 30. Construction was 
initiated in October 1972 and is 51 percent 
complete. 
21. RED RIVER WATERWAYMISSISSIPPI 
RIVER TO 
SHREVEPORT, LA. 
Location. From east central to northwest 
Louisiana along the Red and Old Rivers between 
the Mississippi River and Shreveport, La. 
Existing project. Provide a navigation route 
from the Mississippi River at the junction with 
Old River via Old and Red River to Shreveport, 
La., developing a channel approximately 210 
miles long, 9 feet deep, and 200 feet wide. The 
development will include five locks and dams, 
realinement and contraction of the river as 
necessary to develop an efficient channel, and 
bank stabilization as necessary to hold the newly 
developed channel in position. Facilities to 
provide opportunities for recreation and for fish 
and wildlife development are an integral part of 
the project. Estimated cost for new work (October 
1976) is $956,000,000 Federal and $18,500,000 
non-Federal, including $4,500,000 contributed 
funds. The Federal cost excludes $3,513,000 for 
aids to navigation by U. S. Coast Guard. 
Local cooperation. Local interests are to 
participate in the navigation element of the 
project, to the extent that it will provide without 
cost to the United States all lands, easements, and 
rights-of-way required within the State of 
Louisiana for construction and subsequent 
maintenance of the project and for aids to 
navigation upon the request of the Chief of 
Engineers, including suitable areas determined 
by the Chief of Engineers to be required in the 
general public interest for initial and subsequent 
disposal of spoil, and provide necessary retaining 
dikes, bulkheads, and embankments therefor, or 
the cost of such retaining works, and also 
including all additional lands, or rights in land, 
required to insure public control of the recreation 
development. 
Hold and save the United States free from 
damages due to the construction works and 
subsequent operation and maintenance, 
including but not limited to those resulting from 
dredging, changes in ground-water level, and 
wave action; provide a proportionate share of the 
cost of bridge alterations over existing channels 
in accordance with the principles of Section 6 of 
the Bridge Alteration Act (Truman-Hobbs) of 
Jun. 21, 1940, as amended by the Act of Jul. 16, 
1952; assume all obligations of owning, 
maintaining, and operating all railway and 
highway bridges altered or constructed as part of 
the navigation project; with such obligation for 
each bridge to be assumed by local interests upon 
final completion of alteration or construction of 
that bridge; provide without cost to the United 
States such alterations as required in pipelines, 
and in sewer, water supply, drainage, and other 
utility facilities, as well as their maintenance. 
Provide and maintain at local expense 
adequate public terminal and transfer facilities 
open to all on equal terms. 
Provide and maintain without cost to the 
United States depths in berthing areas and local 
access channels serving the terminals 
commensurate with the depths provided in the 
related project area. 
Obtain without cost to the United States any 
water rights that may be found necessary for 
operation of the project in the interest of 
navigation. 
Make additional contributions sufficient to 
bring the non-Federal share to at least 50 percent 
when the appraised value of the land provided for 
recreational development amounts to less than 50 
percent of the total first cost of the recreational 
development; which additional contribution may 
consist of the actual cost of carrying out an 
agreed-upon portion of the development or a cash 
contribution, or a combination of both; operate 
and maintain for the life of the Federal project 
the recreational areas and all facilities installed 
pursuant to the agreement, except that facilities 
which are integral parts of a structure operated 
and maintained by the Federal Government shall 
be operated and maintained under whatever costsharing 
arrangement applies to the operation and 
maintenance of the basic structure; and assure 
access to recreational developments to all on 
equal terms. 
Section 187 of the Water Resources 
Development Act of 1976 (PL 94-587) modifies 
the requirements of local cooperation to provide 
that non-Federal interests shall contribute 25 
percent of the construction costs of retaining 
dikes, bulkheads and embankments required for 
initial and subsequent disposal of dredged 
material. 
The Red River Waterway Commission, 
governing body of the Red River Waterway 
District, executed an act of assurance for all 
project features in Louisiana on Feb. 26, 1969, 
supported by resolution dated Jan. 30, 1969. The 
assurances were accepted for and on behalf of the 
United States on Apr. 15, 1969. The Commission 
furnished amended assurances covering the 
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provisions of PL 91-646 on May 23, 1973, for the 
portion of the project within Louisiana which 
were accepted for and on behalf of the United 
States on Nov. 14, 1973. 
Terminal facilities. Adequate facilities are to 
be provided and maintained by local interests. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. Work 
by hired labor consisted of planning and 
preparing design memorandum, preparing plans 
and specifications, surveys, general engineering, 
and model studies. 
New work by contract: Contract work for bank 
stabilization was completed at three locations: St. 
Agnes, La., mile 53.0 to 50.8; Barrett, La., mile 
112.5-L (1967 mileage); and Natchitoches, La., 
mile 177.2-R (1967 mileage). Construction 
continued on three contracts for bank 
stabilization and channel realinement as follows: 
Hadden-Ft. DeRussy, La., 88 percent complete; 
Choctaw Bayou Bend Cutoff, La., mile 69.2 to 72.0 
(1967 mileage), 96 percent complete; and Ben 
Routh, La., mile 65.8 to 67.2, 93 percent complete. 
Eight construction contracts awarded were: 
Tyrouge revetment, mile 154.3-L (1967 mileage), 
commenced May 31, 1977, and is 39 percent 
complete; Dunn Lake revetment, mile 63.5-L 
(1967 mileage), commenced Jul. 20, 1977, and is 2 
percent complete; Gahagan revetment, mile 
226.2-L (1967 mileage) commenced Jul. 18, 1977, 
and is 95 percent complete; Saline revetment, 
mile 54-L (1967 mileage), commenced Jul. 27, 
1977, and is 11 percent complete; Maria 
realinement, mile 100.3 to 102.4 (1967 mileage), 
commenced Aug. 22, 1977, and is 5 percent 
complete; Sugar House revetment, mile 142.0-L 
(1967 mileage), was not initiated. Leased dredges 
under two contracts, mile 6 to 34.2 (not 
continuous), removed 1,741,557 cubic yards of 
material during the period Jul. 13, 1977, through 
Sep. 30, 1977. A contract for construction of lock 
and dam number one, mile 42.6 to mile 51.1, 
phase one, commenced Jul. 9, 1977, and is 20 
percent complete. 
Condition as of Sep. 30. Construction was 
initiated in July 1973, and project is 6 percent 
complete. 
22. REMOVING WATER-HYACINTH, LA. 
Location. Lakes and streams tributary to the 
gulf coast. 
Existing project. Removal of plants from 
navigable waters of Florida, Alabama, 
Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas, so far as they 
are or may become an obstruction to navigation, 
by any mechanical, chemical, or other means 
whatsoever; for construction and operation of 
boats equipped with suitable machinery for such 
removal; and construction and operation of booms 
to prevent plants drifting from one stream to 
another. 
Local cooperation. None required. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maximum use of funds available was made by 
using chemical methods of destruction with 
mechanical equipment held in reserve for use 
only when hyacinth jams necessitate it. 
Maintenance continued in main waterways and 
principal tributaries to prevent water-hyacinth 
obstructions and damage to navigation. 
Preventive maintenance work was carried out in 
secondary streams and feeder areas whenever 
possible. In some cases where alligatorweed has 
previously kept water-hyacinth fringes confined 
along the banks, attack of the alligatorweed flea 
beetles (agasicles) has reduced its 
competitiveness and water-hyacinths are 
multiplying and spreading in the waterways. A 
total of 16,810 acres of water-hyacinth were 
treated by chemical and mechanical methods in 
Bayou Black, Lake Cataouatche and feeder 
streams, Lake des Allemands area, the Port 
Allen-Morgan City Route and Alternate Route of 
the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, Lake Dauterive 
and Grand Lake areas, Bayou Penchant-Bayou 
Copasaw area, the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, 
Bayou Lafourche, Bayou Lacassine, and Bayou 
Teche. Lower water levels in the Mississippi 
River and all along the coastal area combined 
with a colder than normal winter have allowed 
some additional areas to be placed in a 
maintenance status. The introduction of the 
water-hyacinth weevil (neachetina eichhorniae) 
has been made and populations are increasing. A 
large scale operations management test using the 
water-hyacinth weevil and the most promising 
plant pathogen (cercospora rodmanii) has begun 
and will be monitored for effectiveness of control. 
Condition as of Sep. 30. From 1900 to 1902 a 
boat with suitable machinery for destroying 
hyacinth by crushing was operated. From that 
time until 1937 hyacinths were destroyed 
through use of a solution of arsenic and caustic 
soda which was sprayed on vegetation. The 
vegetation was removed by hand crews, and 
vegetation movement was controlled by booms 
and barricades. Use of arsenic was discontinued 
and hand removal supplanted by use of 
mechanical equipment in conjunction with 
chemical spray (2,4-dichlorophenoxy-acetic 
acid). Use of booms and barricades has been 
discontinued. Present methods of control are by 
means of chemical spraying supplemented by 
mechanical rotary saw-type destroyers for 
opening access paths through solidly jammed 
hyacinth mats. 
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23. TANGIPAHOA RIVER, LA. 
Location. The river originates in the State 
of Mississippi and flows southerly to Lake 
Pontchartrain, La., about 119 miles. (See Coast 
and Geodetic Survey Chart 1269 and Mississippi 
River Commission alluvial valley map, 
Ponchatoula quadrangle.) 
Existing project. Improvement by removing 
overhanging trees, snags, and obstructions to 
navigation for 53.5 miles above mouth, and provide 
an 8- by 100-foot entrance channel from the 
8-foot depth contour in the lake to the 8-foot depth 
in the river. Variation in water surface is from 3 
to 20 feet in the upper reaches due to freshets and 
from 2 to 5 feet in the lower reach due to winds 
and tides. The cost of the existing project was 
$61,211, Federal (including $11,500 for 
previously completed portion and $49,711 for 
preauthorization studies and modification 
adopted under Sec. 107, 1960 River and Harbor 
Act, as amended) and $29,346 contributed funds 
for the modification. 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with for 
completed work. 
Terminal facilities. None required. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Hired labor forces conducted clearing and 
snagging operations below Louisiana Highway 
22. 
24. OTHER AUTHORIZED NAVIGATION 
PROJECTS 
See Table 11-E. 
25. NAVIGATION WORK UNDER 
SPECIAL AUTHORIZATION 
Navigation activities pursuant to Sec. 107, 
Public Law 86-645, as amended 
(preauthorization). 
Preauthorization studies cost for fiscal year: 
None. 
Flood Control 
26. BAYOU BODCAU AND 
TRIBUTARIES, ARK. AND LA. 
Location. In left bank flood plain of Red River. 
Bayou Bodcau rises in vicinity of Hope, Ark., and 
flows southerly through Bayou Bodcau Reservoir 
and Bodcau Lake to join Cypress Bayou and form 
Red Chute Bayou, continues through Red Chute 
Bayou, Flat Lake, and Loggy Bayou to Red River, 
about 40 miles below Shreveport, La. 
Existing project. Cypress Bayou-Red Chute 
Bayou levee: Extend existing levee from about 8 
miles southeast of Benton, La., proceeding 
southerly to junction of Cross and Red Chute 
Bayous, and then parallel to Red Chute Bayou on 
the right descending bank to its junction with 
Cutoff Bayou for a total distance of 
approximately 25 miles; construct landside 
drainage channel and several culverts with flap 
gates on Red Chute Bayou; construct cutoff on 
Red Chute Bayou just south of Louisiana 
Highway 527; construct approximately 5 miles of 
levee on left descending bank of Red Chute Bayou 
extending south from Louisiana Highway 612, 
and relocate utility lines as needed. 
Flat River-Loggy Bayou levee: Extend from 
lower end of existing Red River levee in vicinity of 
Ninock, La., along high (left descending) bank of 
Red River to a point on right descending bank of 
Loggy Bayou, about 1 mile above its mouth, 
thence generally along right descending bank of 
Loggy Bayou, Red Chute, Cutoff Bayou, and Flat 
River to Taylortown to tie into existing Red River 
levee; close Flat River near its junction with 
Cutoff Bayou and install one 36-inch round 
corrugated metal pipe with automatic flap gate to 
drain isolated pockets and provide uninterrupted 
drainage; construct drainage structures on Flat 
River near its junction with Red Chute Bayou and 
along alinement of the Loggy Bayou in the 
vicinity of Grassy Lake; and make necessary 
utility relocations. 
Flat River channel improvement: Enlarge to 
average bottom width of 50 feet with flat side 
slopes and deepen by 2 to 6 feet from the 
confluence with Cutoff Bayou to junction with 
Cooper Bayou, 11.6 miles, including required 
relocations and modifications of utilities. 
Estimated cost for new work (October 1977) is 
$15,500,000 Federal and $3,660,000 non-Federal. 
Local cooperation. Provides lands, easements, 
and rights-of-way for construction, including 
flowage easements over 10,900 acres of bottom 
lands above --U. S. Highway 80 that will be 
adversely affected by the levee; provide all 
relocation of pipelines, utilities, roads, bridges, 
and other facilities; hold and save the United 
States free from damages; provide assurances 
that encroachment on improved channels or on 
ponding areas will not be permitted, and that, if 
ponding areas and capacities are impaired, 
substitute storage capacity or equivalent 
pumping capacity will be provided promptly 
without cost to the United States; and maintain 
and operate all works after completion. 
Accomplish the associated drainage works 
necessary to insure effective use and realization 
of the benefits of the improvement and comply 
with the provisions of Public Laws 91-611 and 
91-646. 
Assuring Agency: Bossier Levee District and 
Nineteenth Louisiana Levee District. All 
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assurances have been furnished by Bossier Levee 
District. Assurances have been executed by 
Nineteenth Louisiana Levee District. Louisiana 
Department of Public Works has furnished 
assurances agreeing to lend all financial 
assistance needed by the Nineteenth Louisiana 
Levee District. Supplemental assurances were 
accepted from both levee districts on Apr. 1, 1974, 
complying with Public Laws 91-611 and 
91-646 requirements. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work by hired labor forces consisted of 
preparation of plans and specifications. Contract 
work for construction of 58,000 cubic yards of 
semicompacted levee embankment, Cypress 
Bayou-Red Chute Levee, Illinois Central 
Railroad to Curtis Sligo Road commenced Feb. 1, 
1977, and was completed Jun. 23, 1977. 
Condition as of Sep. 30. Construction was 
initiated in October 1974 and is 20 percent 
complete. 
27. BAYOU BODCAU RESERVOIR, LA. 
Location. In Red River Basin on Bayou Bodcau 
in Bossier Parish, La., 72 miles above mouth of 
Loggy Bayou and 35 miles northeast of 
Shreveport, La. (See Geological Survey State 
map, scale 1:500,000.) 
Existing project. An earth-fill dam rising 76 
feet above streambed with a reservoir providing a 
flood control storage capacity of 357,000 acrefeet. 
Outlet works are in south abutment, and an 
uncontrolled spillway is on north abutment. 
Reservoir controls 656 square miles, or 53 
percent, of entire drainage area of Bayou Bodcau. 
Construction of a floodway for diversion of Bayou 
Bodcau and Cypress Bayou to improve flood 
protection was authorized by 1936 Flood Control 
Act. This authorization was modified by 1938 
Flood Control Act, which authorized construction 
of a reservoir and other flood control works in lieu 
of construction of a floodway for diversion of 
Bayou Bodcau and Cypress Bayou, La., to 
improve flood protection, and further modified 
by War Department Civil Appropriation Act of 
1939 which provided that reservoir and other 
flood control works on Bayou Bodcau and Cypress 
Bayou, La., authorized by Flood Control Act of 
1938 shall be constructed in accordance with 
revised plans and cost estimates in Office, Chief of 
Engineers. Cost of new work completed in 1961, 
except construction under Code 711, was 
$4,098,740. Estimated cost for Code 711 (October 
1977) is $1,025,000. 
Local cooperation. None required. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Operation and ordinary maintenance of the dam 
and reservoir were continued throughout the 
fiscal year. Hired labor forces conducted real 
estate activities, stream gaging, and engineering 
studies. Construction of a restroom, Type E, 
commenced Sep. 12, 1977, and is 50 percent 
complete. Number of visitor-days of recreational 
use, 238,160 (Calendar Year 1976). (See Table 11- 
F for reservoir operations.) 
Condition as of Sep. 30. Construction was 
initiated April 1947 and completed April 1961, 
except construction under Code 711. 
28. BAYOU PIERRE, LA. 
Location. In Red River Basin below 
Shreveport, La., along channel of Bayou Pierre 
from its mouth at Grand Ecore, La., upstream 30 
miles to its confluence with Bayou Wincy. (See 
Geological Survey State map, scale 1:500,000.) 
Existing project. Provides for widening 
channel at intervals, totaling 12.9 miles, and 
snagging of 29.7 miles, to reduce flood damage 
and improve sanitary and living conditions over a 
wide area. Cost of new work, completed in 1939, 
was $299,529. 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Hired labor forces continued condition and 
operations studies as required. 
Condition as of Sep. 30. Construction was 
initiated in Fiscal Year 1938 and completed in 
Fiscal Year 1939. 
29. BRUSH BAYOU, LA. 
Location. Rises in the southwestern portion of 
Shreveport, La., in Caddo Parish. The stream 
flows in a generally southerly direction 
approximately 9 miles to a junction with Boggy 
Bayou. 
Existing project. The plan of improvement 
consists of the enlargement and realinement of 
the channel between miles 1.20 and 7.42. Between 
miles 1.20 and 2.18 the channel would be 
radically realined, and above the point, the 
enlarged channel would generally follow the 
existing alinement. Bottom widths for the 
improved channel vary from 100 feet at mile 1.20 
to 20 feet at mile 7.42. Construction of the project 
would require modification of two highway 
bridges, one railway bridge, and numerous 
pipelines and power lines. Estimated cost of new 
work (October 1977) is $1,000,000 Federal and 
$2,480,000 non-Federal, including $1,120,000 
contributed funds. Includes $80,500 
preauthorization study cost. 
Local cooperation. Provide without cost to the 
United States all lands, easements, and rights-ofway 
necessary for the construction of the project; 
hold and save the United States free from claim 
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for damages due to the construction works; 
maintain and operate all works, including 
measures for beautification, after completion in 
accordance with regulations prescribed by the 
Secretary of the Army; bear all cost for the 
project in excess of the Federal limitation of 
$1,000,000; provide without cost to the United 
States all relocations and alterations of all drains, 
bridges (except railroad bridges) and roads, 
pipelines, sewers, utility lines, and other facilities 
made necessary by the project; prevent 
encroachment on improved channels, and adopt 
and enforce flood plain regulations to restrict 
development of areas lying below the elevation of 
the 100-year-frequency flood under project 
conditions; comply with the provisions of Public 
Laws 91-611 and 91-646. Caddo Parish Police 
Jury is assuring agency. Assurances have been 
received and accepted. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work by hired labor consisted of general 
engineering. Construction work, mile 1.20 to 5.86, 
for 4.7 miles of channel improvement, 
commenced Nov. 8, 1976, and was completed Sep. 
22, 1977. 
Condition as of Sep. 30. Construction was 
completed in October 1976. 
30. CAMPTI-CLARENCE AREA IN 
NATCHITOCHES PARISH, LA. 
Location. On left descending bank of Red River 
between Campti, La., mile 190, and mouth of 
Saline Bayou, mile 166. It comprises an area of 
about 34,900 acres of Red River alluvial land 
between riverbank and valley escarpment of 
which about 22,600 acres are open lands. Land 
elevations range from about 100 feet to about 125 
feet above mean sea level. Principal drainage 
artery for area is Bourbeaux Bayou which flows 
into Saline Bayou about 2 miles downstream from 
Allen Dam. Chivery and Allen Dams were 
constructed by the State of Louisiana, 
Department of Public Works, to maintain a 
minimum pool in Clear and Saline Lakes for 
recreational purposes. 
Existing project. Provides for construction of 
about 30 miles of levee; enlargement of about 5 
miles of Chevreuille Bayou; clearing and 
snagging about 11 miles of Bourbeaux Bayou; 
closure of Bourbeaux Bayou near Chivery Dam; 
installation of a 7- by 7-foot concrete box culvert 
with automatic gate and corrugated metal pipe 
culverts (10 with gates and 1 without); 
construction of 10- by 10-foot control structure in 
Chevreuille Bayou; modification to U. S. 
Highways 84 and 74, and to State Highway 1226 
where they cross the levee; modification to State 
Highway 1226 Bridge which crosses Chevreuille 
Bayou; replacement of the existing culverts in 
Chevreuille Bayou under Kansas City Southern 
Railway Co.'s (K. C. S.) facilities with a plate 
girder bridge; filling of 'saddle' located within 
limits of Campti, La.; replacement of two private 
bridges which cross Chevreuille Bayou about 
2,000 and 6,000 feet upstream from U. S. 
Highway 71; construction of timber bridge over 
landside borrow pit near Clear Lake; and 
construction of stoplog gap closure where Kansas 
City Southern Railway Co.'s tracks cross levee 
near Saline Bayou. Estimated cost for new work 
(July 1967) is $1,950,000 Federal and $480,000 
non-Federal. Existing project was authorized by 
1962 Flood Control Act (H. Doc. 476, 87th Cong., 
2d sess., contains latest published map). 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Hired labor work consisted of repairs to drop 
structure at Lemoine Culvert site which 
commenced Nov. 15, 1976, and was completed 
Jul. 19, 1977. 
Condition as of Sep. 30. Construction was 
initiated in October 1964 and completed in July 
1968. 
31. CHOCTAW BAYOU 
TRIBUTARIES, LA. 
AND 
Location. Choctaw Bayou drainage area is 
located in Pointe Coupee, West Baton Rouge, and 
Iberville Parishes between the west Mississippi 
River levee and Morganza Floodway. Choctaw 
Bayou is formed by the confluence of Bayou 
Chalpin and Stumpy Bayou, about 12 miles west 
of Port Allen. From this point, the bayou flows 
southeasterly about 7.5 miles and enters Morgan 
City-Port Allen Route of Gulf Intracoastal 
Waterway at mile 56.1 through a land cut 0.6 mile 
long. (See Mississippi River Commission alluvial 
map; New Roads and Grosse Tete quadrangles.) 
Existing project. Provides for channel 
improvement by excavation of Choctaw Bayou, 
mile 0.0 to 7.5, Bayou Chalpin, mile 7.5 to 9.5, and 
Bayou Cholpe, mile 9.5 to 12.6; channel 
improvement by clearing and snagging Bayou 
Cholpe, mile 12.6 to 13.2 and thence 2.5 miles 
where it becomes a part of the main channel at 
mile 15.9, Bayou Sterling, mile 13.2 to 15.9, 
Chamberlin Canal from its confluence with 
Choctaw Bayou at mile 4.6 upstream for 2.7 
miles, and Stumpy Bayou from its confluence 
with Choctaw Bayou at mile 7.2 upstream for 14.1 
miles. Estimated cost of new work (July 1974) is 
$950,000 Federal and $614,000 non-Federal, 
including $300,000 contributed funds. Includes 
$72,000 preauthorization study cost. 
Local cooperation. Local interests must provide 
without cost to the United States all lands, 
easements, and rights-of-way necessary for the 
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construction of the project; hold and save the 
United States free from damages due to the 
construction works; maintain and operate all 
works after completion in accordance with 
regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the 
Army; provide all modifications to bridges, 
pipelines, utility lines, and other facilities made 
necessary by the project; provide a cash 
contribution in the amount of 25.5 percent of the 
construction cost, presently estimated at 
$300,000; or construct such additional items of 
work as may be agreed to be equivalent to the 
specified cash contribution; prevent 
encroachment on improved channels; and 
construct the associated works needed to insure 
effective use and realization of the benefits of the 
improved outlet system, without bar, however, to 
any assistance that may be available under other 
Federal and local assistance and conservation 
programs. 
Assuring Agency: The Louisiana Department 
of Public Works, West Baton Rouge Parish Police 
Jury, and the Pointe Coupee Parish Police Jury. 
All assurances for the project have been 
furnished. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. Work 
consisted of environmental studies. 
Condition as of Sep. 30. Construction was 
initiated in June 1973 and completed in April 
1976. 
32. COOPER LAKE AND CHANNELS, 
TEX. 
Location. Cooper Dam and Reservoir is about 4 
miles southeast of Cooper, 13 miles north of 
Sulphur Springs, Tex., and is at mile 23.2 on 
South Sulphur River, which rises in Fannin 
County, Tex., and flows generally east for about 
80 miles to its confluence with North Sulphur 
River to form Sulphur River. 
Existing project. Provides for construction of an 
earth-fill dam with maximum height of about 73 
feet, 15,882 feet long at its crest, one controlled 
(service) spillway, and an emergency 
uncontrolled spillway. Reservoir area will be 
22,740 acres at top of flood control pool, 5,084 
acres at top of sediment pool, and 19,305 acres at 
top of water-supply pool. The reservoir will 
contain 131,400 acre-feet of flood control storage 
space, 273,000 acre-feet of municipal and 
industrial water supply space, and 37,000 acrefeet 
of sediment storage. Also provides for 
channel clearing, realinement, and enlargement; 
enlargement and extension of existing levees; and 
construction of appurtenant drainage works 
along main stem of Sulphur River above mile 126; 
channel clearing, realinement, and enlargement 
and levee enlargement and modification of 
appurtenant drainage works on Cuthand Creek 
below mile 24, on Sulphur River below mile 70, 
except in proposed Cooper Reservoir, mile 29 to 
42, and on Middle Sulphur River below mile 8 
channel clearing and realinement of Brushy 
Creek below mile 5; and levee enlargement on 
North Sulphur River between mile 1 and 5. 
Uncompleted channel and levee improvements 
lying between the damsite and Texas Highway 37 
will be deleted in the interest of accommodating 
Texas Water Plan. Estimated Federal cost 
for new work (October 1977) is $74,700,000, which 
includes $28,400,000 to be reimbursed by water 
supply users over a 50-year period and $325,000 
non-Federal. 
Local cooperation. Except for Cooper 
Reservoir, local interests must furnish lands and 
rights-of-way, and alter and relocate highways 
and related facilities and utilities, except 
railroads, for construction; hold and save the 
United States free from damages; maintain and 
operate all works after completion, and preserve 
channel capacities by preventing encroachment. 
Local agencies furnished rights-of-way for first 
two phases of work on levees and channels 
downstream from Cooper Dam. Right-of-way 
acquisition for part II, for channels and levees 
downstream from Cooper Dam, is essentially 
complete, except for that required below mile 
140.4, Sulphur River (Magnolia Pipeline 
Crossing). Right-of-way acquisition for this 
portion of project is inactive pending resolution of 
a controversy among local interests as to the 
responsibility for relocation of the pipeline. 
Deletion of the Texas Water Plan from future 
project planning will require the reinstatement 
of about 19 miles of levee and channel 
improvements below the damsite, to include 
right-of-way acquisition in this reach. 
Assuring Agencies are the following counties 
in Texas: Delta, Hunt, Franklin, Lamar, Morris, 
Hopkins, Titus, and Red River. Basic assurances 
have been received. Supplemental assurances 
covering Public Law 91-646 have not been 
received for Delta, Lamar, Morris, or Red River 
County. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Surveys, planning, and negotiations with 
cooperating agencies were continued by hired 
labor. Work on the plans and specifications for 
the dam and reservoir is continuing and is 
expected to be submitted to LMVD in March 
1978. Land acquisition and work on the 
environmental impact statement continued. 
Further construction on the project has been 
deferred until all environmental problems are 
solved and the court injuction removed. 
Condition as of Sep. 30. Construction of project 
began July 1958 and is 26 percent complete, with 
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14.2 miles of South Sulphur River and 6.3 miles of 
Middle Sulphur River channels excavated; and 
3.4 miles of levee embankment on South Sulphur 
River and 7.3 miles of levee embankment 
constructed on Middle Sulphur River, all 
upstream from Cooper Reservoir. About 10.5 
miles of levee on North Sulphur River, 8.2 miles 
of levee on Sulphur River, 14 miles of levee on 
Cuthand Creek, and 4.2 miles of levee on Brushy 
Creek were strengthened; 0.5 mile of levee on 
Kickapoo Creek was enlarged; and 15.3 miles of 
new channel in Cuthand Creek, 0.8 mile of new 
channel in Brushy Creek, and 0.2 mile of cutoff 
channel in Kickapoo Creek were excavated; all 
downstream from Cooper Reservoir. 
Modification of Texas and New Orleans Railroad 
Co.'s trestle 93.77, Middle Sulphur River, was 
completed August 1959, and modification of St. 
Louis Southwestern Railway Co.'s trestles 533.74 
and 542.61, South Sulphur River, January 1960. 
33. FERRELLS BRIDGE DAM-LAKE O' 
THE PINES, TEX. 
Location. On Cypress Creek in Marion, 
Harrison, Upshur, Morris, Camp, and Titus 
Counties, Tex., 8 miles west of Jefferson, Tex. 
Existing project. An earth-fill dam 10,600 feet 
long and 77 feet high includes a 200-foot spillway 
with a capacity of 68,200 cubic feet per second. 
Reservoir controls runoff from 850 square miles 
of drainage area, and has a gross storage capacity 
of 842,100 acre-feet, including 587,200 acre-feet 
flood control storage, 3,800 acre-feet conservation 
storage, and 251,100 acre-feet for municipal and 
industrial water supply. Reservoir extends 28 
miles upstream. Project affords substantial flood 
protection of Cypress Creek Valley from damsite 
to confluence with Red River and, together with 
operation of other reservoirs proposed in Red 
River Basin, will provide flood protection along 
main stem of Red River below Denison Dam. 
Estimated cost for new work (October 1976) is 
$17,091,700 Federal, including $4,330,200 for 
Code 711 and $399,739 accelerated public works 
funds. 
Local cooperation. None required. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Hired labor forces conducted condition and 
operation studies and real estate activities. 
Maintenance by hired labor consisted of 
operation and maintenance of dam and reservoir 
area, andpublic use facilities. 
A contract for construction of two washhouses, 
Buckhorn Creek, and one restroom, Shady Grove 
Park, commenced Sep. 5, 1977, and is 20 percent 
complete. 
Number of visitor-days of recreational use, 
4,023,707 (Calendar Year 1976). (See Table 11-F.) 
Condition as of Sep. 30. Construction 
commenced in January 1955 and was completed 
in June 1960, except completion of real estate 
activities and construction under Code 711. The 
project is 83 percent complete. 
34. HARVEY CANAL, 
BARATARIA LEVEE, LA. 
BAYOU 
Location. In Jefferson Parish, La., on the right 
bank of the Mississippi River opposite New 
Orleans and bounded on the east by Harvey 
Canal, on the west and south by Bayou des 
Familles, and on the north by the towns of 
Marrero and Harvey. 
Existing project. To provide flood protection by 
construction of new levees and enlargement of 
existing non-Federal levees along Harvey Canal 
and Bayou Barataria from mile 1.8 on Harvey 
Canal to Louisiana Highway No. 45 near Crown 
Point, a distance of approximately 9.2 miles. 
Estimated cost for new work (July 1972) is 
$1,000,000 Federal, and $5,020,000 non-Federal, 
including a cash contribution of $750,000. 
Local cooperation. Provide lands, easements, 
and rights-of-way for construction of the project, 
including necessary modifications and/or 
relocation of existing facilities; hold and save the 
United States free from damages due to the 
construction works; construct an additional 
pumping station with an initial capacity of not 
less than 154 cubic feet per second as provided in 
the plan of improvement, and future extensions to 
pumping capacities as may be necessary for the 
development of the area; and maintain and 
operate all works after completion. The Jefferson 
Parish Council furnished an Act of Assurance 
dated Apr. 20, 1967, which was accepted by the 
United States on Oct. 13, 1967. The local agency 
has acquired and made available necessary 
rights-of-way for construction purposes. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. Made 
final payment to contractor. 
Condition as of Sep. 30. Construction of Phase I 
commenced in September 1971 and was 
completed November 1973. Construction for 
Phase II will be done by non-Federal forces. 
35. LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND 
VICINITY, LA. (HURRICANE 
PROTECTION) 
Location. In southeastern Louisiana, vicinity of 
New Orleans, in St. Charles, Jefferson, Orleans, 
St. Bernard, and St. Tammany Parishes, 
comprising lower land and water area between 
Mississippi River alluvial ridge and the 
Pleistocene escarpment to north and west. The 
dominant topographic feature is Lake 
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Pontchartrain, a shallow landlocked tidal basin, 
about 640 square miles in area and averaging 12 
feet deep, connecting with lesser Lake Maurepas 
to the west and through Lake Borgne and 
Mississippi Sound to the gulf to the east. The lake 
drains about 4,700 square miles of tributary area. 
(See Geological Survey quadrangles Yscloskey 
and Malheureaux Point, Drum Bay, Door Point, 
Lake Eugenie, Oak Mound Bayou, Mitchell Keys, 
Lake Eloi, and Morgan Harbor; Engineer 
quadrangles Slidell, Covington, Ponchatoula, 
Springfield, Denham Springs, Donaldsonville, 
Mt. Airy, Bonnet Carre, Spanish Fort, Chef 
Menteur, Rigolets, St. Bernard, New Orleans, 
and Hahnville; and Coast and Geodetic Survey 
Charts 1115 and 1116.) 
Existing project. Provides for control of 
hurricane tides by construction of two 
independent units; the Lake Pontchartrain 
barrier plan involves construction of a barrier 
levee along eastern boundary of the lake with 
navigation and hurricane flood control structures 
in Chef Menteur Pass, the Rigolets, and at 
Seabrook. These protective works, together with 
strengthening and extension of existing 
protective works and the construction of the 
Seabrook Lock, will afford full protection to the 
south shore of Lake Pontchartrain from Bonnet 
Carre Spillway to the eastern limit of Orleans 
Parish levee along the Gulf Intracoastal 
Waterway and the Inner Harbor Navigation 
Canal. The Chalmette area plan consists of 
improving existing protection along east bank 
Inner Harbor Navigation Canal from the lock to 
Florida Avenue, then constructing a new levee to 
Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet, thence along south 
bank of gulf outlet to Bayou Lawler, then turning 
south and tieing into Mississippi River levee at 
Violet, La. The approved Chalmette area plan 
was modified, under the discretionary authority 
of the Chief of Engineers, to provide for 
enlargement of the protected area by 
construction of a levee from the Mississippi River 
levee near Caernarvon, La., to the vicinity of 
Verret, La., thence to and along the Mississippi 
River-Gulf Outlet to a junction with the approved 
levee at the Bayou Lawler crossing of the 
Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet, and elimination of 
the levee in the approved plan from the Bayou 
Lawler and Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet to 
Violet, La. Navigable drainage structures will be 
provided at Bayous Bienvenue and Dupre. 
Strengthening existing seawall at Mandeville on 
the north shore will insure that future hurricanes 
will not seriously damage this resort community. 
Estimated cost for new work (October 1977) is 
$280,000,000 Federal and $129,000,000 non- 
Federal, including cash contribution of 
$96,315,000, which includes $11,650,000 
estimated to be capitalized value of operation and 
maintenance of Rigolets navigation lock and 
appurtenant channel. 
Local cooperation. Provide all rights-of-way; 
bear 30 percent of first cost, consisting of fair 
market value of providing all lands, easements, 
and rights-of-way, including borrow and spoil 
disposal areas for construction, accomplish 
alteration and relocation of roads, railroads, 
pipelines, cables, wharves, drainage structures, 
and other facilities; maintain and operate all 
works after completion; and hold and save the 
United States free from damages. See H. Doc. No. 
231, 89th Cong., 1st sess. for more detailed 
requirements of local cooperation. 
Assuring Agency: The Orleans Levee District, 
Lake Borgne Basin Levee District, St. Bernard 
Parish Police Jury, Louisiana Office of Public 
Works, and Pontchartrain Levee District. Basic 
assurances were received from the following: 
Orleans Levee District for the entire barrier plan 
and that portion of the Chalmette area plan in 
Orleans Parish; Pontchartrain Levee District for 
the barrier plan; Lake Borgne Levee District and 
St. Bernard Parish Police Jury for the Chalmette 
area plan in St. Bernard Parish. Supplemental 
assurances covering Public Law 91-646 have 
been received from the Orleans Levee District 
and the Pontchartrain Levee District. Approval 
of Pontchartrain's supplemental assurance is 
being delayed pending receipt of supporting 
documents. Lake Borgne Basin Levee District 
and St. Bernard Parish Police Jury have 
executed the supplemental assurance. The 
Governor of Louisiana executed an assurance 
containing all required provisions of local 
cooperation, including Public Law 91-646, for 
and on behalf of St. Tammany Parish. Approval 
of this assurance is being delayed pending receipt 
of supporting documents. Louisiana Office of 
Public Works is assisting in obtaining the 
required documents. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Preparation of design memorandums and plans 
and specifications continued by hired labor and 
contract. Preparation of eight design 
memorandums are continuing. 
New work by contract: Three contracts were 
completed during the period as follows: 
Chalmette Unit, B/L stations 945 +84 to 1117+00, 
continued and was completed May 13, 1977, with 
construction of 3.2 miles of second-lift levee; New 
Orleans East back levee, construction of 493 
linear feet of floodwall commenced Jan. 10, 1977, 
and was completed Jul. 29, 1977; and New 
Orleans East back levee shape-up, stations 79+33 
to 1006+60, commenced Apr. 1, 1977, and was 
completed Jul. 8, 1977, with construction of 
12,726 linear feet of levee enlargement. Contract 
work continued at New Orleans East, Paris Road 
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to South Point, for construction of 6.3 miles of 
levee and associated work and is 95 percent 
complete. A contract for construction of a first-lift 
levee, Chef Menteur Barrier, west levee was 
initiated Aug. 19,1977, and is 4 percent complete. 
Condition as of Sep. 30. Construction started 
May 1967 and is 28 percent complete, with 12.2 
miles of reinforced concrete floodwalls, 19.7 miles 
of first-lift levees completed in the New Orleans 
east area, 1.3 miles of floodwall and 27.9 miles of 
first-lift levees, 9.1 miles of second-lift levees, and 
two control structures completed in the 
Chalmette area. 
Work under contract at the end of the period 
provides for completion of 8.8 miles of levee. 
36. LAROSE TO GOLDEN MEADOW, LA. 
(HURRICANE PROTECTION) 
Location. In coastal section of Louisiana, along 
Bayou Lafourche, and includes lands on both 
banks of the bayou from Larose to 2 miles south of 
Golden Meadow. (See Geological survey 
quadrangles Cut-off, Lake Felicity, Bay Dosgris, 
Golden Meadow Farms, Bay Tambour, Mink 
Bayou, Caminada Pass, Leeville, Belle Pass, 
Pelican Pass, and Calumet Island; Engineer 
quadrangles New Orleans, Hahnville, Pointe-ala-
Hache, Barataria, and Fort Livingston; and 
Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts 1115 and 
1116.) 
Existing project. Provides a loop levee about 40 
miles long along both banks of Bayou Lafourche 
from Larose to South Golden Meadow; 
enlargement of 3 miles of existing levee at Golden 
Meadow; floodgates for navigation and hurricane 
protection in Bayou Lafourche at upper and 
lower bayou crossings; about 8 miles of low 
interior levees to regulate intercepted drainage 
and seven multibarreled culverts controlled by 
flapgates. Estimated cost for new work (October 
1977) is $29,900,000 Federal and $12,800,000 
non-Federal, including a cash contribution of 
$6,890,000. 
Local cooperation. Provide lands, easements, 
rights-of-way, and spoil disposal areas for 
construction and future maintenance; alter 
pipelines, cables, wharves, oil wells, and any 
other facilities for construction; prevent 
encroachment on ponding areas unless substitute 
storage capacity or equivalent pumping capacity 
is provided promptly without cost to the United 
States; maintain and operate all works after 
completion; contribute in cash and equivalent 
work 30 percent of total project cost, including 
cost for furnishing rights-of-way, relocations, 
etc.; and hold and save the United States free 
from damages. 
Assuring Agency: The South Louisiana Tidal 
Water Control Levee District. All assurances for 
the project have been furnished. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Design memorandums for two floodgates; one at 
Golden Meadow, La., and a second at Larose, La., 
have been completed and were submitted for 
review to LMVD. Construction continued on a 
first-lift levee, section B north and is 46 percent 
complete. A contract for construction of a first-lift 
levee, section B south commenced Jun. 7, 1977, 
and is 9 percent complete. 
Condition as of Sep. 30. Construction 
commenced in February 1975 and is 20 percent 
complete. 
37. MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA AT AND 
BELOW NEW ORLEANS, LA. (NEW 
ORLEANS TO VENICE, LA., 
HURRICANE PROTECTION) 
Location. Includes land subject to inundation 
by.hurricane tides extending along both banks of 
the Mississippi River below New Orleans from 
vicinity of Phoenix to Venice, La. 
Existing project. Provides for improvements 
along Mississippi River below New Orleans, La., 
for prevention of hurricane tidal flood damages 
by increasing heights of existing back levees and 
modifying existing drainage facilities where 
necessary in three separate reaches: City Price to 
Empire, 15 miles, 4,340 acres protected; Empire 
tPoh oeVneinxi ce, 21 miles, 4,900 acres protected; to Bohemia (construction initiated by 
local agency), 16 miles, 5,470 acres protected, and 
construction of a barrier levee on the east bank of 
the Mississippi River from Bohemia to mile 10 
AHP with enlargement of the west bank 
Mississippi River levee from Fort Jackson to 
Venice. 
Estimated cost of new work (October 1977) is 
$96,000,000 Federal and $41,400,000 non- 
Federal, including $32,130,000 cash 
contributions or equivalent work. 
Local cooperation. Local interests must furnish 
lands and rights-of-way for construction and 
future maintenance; provide alterations to 
facilities, and maintain and operate project after 
completion; prevent any encroachment on 
ponding areas unless substitute storage capacity 
or equivalent pumping capacity is provided 
promptly without cost to the United States; 
contribute in cash or equivalent work not less 
than 30 percent of total project cost; and hold and 
save the United States free from damages. 
Assuring Agency: Plaquemines Parish 
Commission Council. All assurances required for 
the project have been furnished. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
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work by hired labor: Planning and studies for the 
project continued. 
New work by contract: Construction of a firstlift 
levee, Reach B-2, stations 1+52.5 to 248+00, 
continued and was completed Jul. 17, 1977, with 
4.9 miles of levee work constructed. Construction 
of a first-lift levee, Reach B-2, stations 244+00 to 
474+58, continued and is 73 percent complete. A 
contract for first enlargement of existing levee, 
Reach B-1, B/L stations 0+00 to B/L 98+73, 
commenced Jun. 8, 1977, and is 68 percent 
complete. 
Condition as of Sep. 30. Construction began on 
the project in September 1968 and it is currently 
estimated that the total project is about 34 
percent complete. First-lift and first shape-up 
work is continuing on Reach B-1. First-lift 
construction is continuing on Reach B-2. Firstlift, 
first shape-up, and a portion of the second-lift 
have been completed on Reach C by local 
interests. Construction of the remaining secondlift 
is expected to be initiated during Fiscal Year 
1977. Initial construction of the east bank barrier 
section should be possible by Fiscal Year 1979 
and initial construction on Reach A is expected by 
Fiscal Year 1980. 
38. RED RIVER BELOW DENISON DAM 
(NEW ORLEANS DIST.) 
Location. On Red River and its tributaries 
below Denison Dam, in Oklahoma, Arkansas, 
Texas, and Louisiana. (See Geological Survey 
State maps and folio "Maps of Red River"-1958 
edition.) 
Existing project. Flood Control Act of 1946 
approved general plan for flood control on Red 
River below Denison Dam, Tex. and Okla., which 
provides for construction of six flood control 
reservoirs in combination with existing or 
authorized Federal and non-Federal levee 
improvements, modified as required, and 
channel stabilization at locations where levee 
setbacks are impossible or uneconomical. This act 
further authorized incorporation of several 
separate existing projects for flood control along 
Red River below Denison, above jurisdiction of 
Mississippi River Commission, into this project. 
By Public Law 780, 83d Cong., 2d sess., as 
amended by Public Law 218, 84th Cong., 1st sess., 
and Public Law 645, 86th Cong., 1st sess., plan of 
improvement was amended to include additional 
projects as indicated in following lists of 
reservoirs and local protection works considered 
in general flood control plan for the Red River 
below Denison Dam, and existing flood control 
projects incorporated into project in New Orleans 
District. (See Table 11-G for new projects and 
Table 11-H for incorporated projects.) 
Local cooperation. See individual reports 
herein. 
39. RED RIVER BELOW DENISON DAM, 
LEVEES AND BANK STABILIZATION 
(NEW ORLEANSDIST.) 
Location. Along the main stem of the Red River 
from the head of the levee system immediately 
above Index, Ark., through the southwest corner 
of Arkansas to the vicinity of Boyce, La., on the 
right bank, and Pineville, La., on the left bank. 
Existing project. Raising and strengthening 
existing and authorized Red River levees to 
provide protection against flooding and bank 
protection works at locations where levee 
setbacks are impossible or uneconomical. The 
plan consists of raising and strengthening 
existing and authorized Red River levees to 
provide against a flood approximately 20 percent 
greater than the flood of 1945, the flood of record, 
as modified by authorized reservoirs. Bank 
protection works are to be constructed at 
locations where levee setbacks are impossible or 
uneconomical. Estimated cost for new work 
(October 1977) is $52,400,000 Federal and 
$1,250,000 non-Federal. 
Local cooperation. Local interests must furnish 
lands, easements, rights-of-way, and spoil 
disposal areas necessary for construction; hold 
and save the United States free from damages; 
and maintain and operate works after 
completion. Local interests have been prompt in 
furnishing levee rights-of-way upon request, 
except for the following three items of low 
priority: McKinney Bayou Drainage District, 
enlargement of approximately 4 miles of 
intermittently low levee; Garland Levee District, 
enlargement of approximately 1.3 miles of levee; 
and Red River Levee District No. 1, enlargement 
of approximately 4.3 miles of levee. The local 
agencies are convinced that the flow line lowering 
produced by completed reservoirs has made this 
work unnecessary. 
Assuring Agencies: Red River-Bayou Pierre 
Levee and Drainage District, North Bossier 
Levee District, Red River Water Commission, 
Bossier Levee District, Caddo Levee District, 
Cane River Levee and Drainage District, 
Garland Levee District, Hempstead County 
Levee District No. 1, Miller County Levee 
District No. 2, Red River Levee District No. 1, 
Nineteenth Louisiana Levee District, and Long 
Prairie Levee District. All basic assurances 
received. Supplemental assurances covering 
Public Law 91-646 have been received from all 
agencies except the North Bossier Levee District. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
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Hired labor forces continued investigations, 
surveys, and preparation of plans and 
specifications. 
Stone trenchfill revetment work was 
completed at the following locations: Abington, 
La., mile 234.4-R, completed May 13, 1977, with 
8,100 linear feet of bank protected, and Below 
Garland City, Ark., mile 370.5-R, completed Aug. 
30, 1977, with 3,000 linear feet of bank protected. 
Stone trenchfill revetment work was initiated as 
follows: Hollingsworth, La., mile 219.0-R, 
commenced Apr. 11, 1977, and is 89 percent 
complete; Keller, Ark., commenced Jun. 4, 1977, 
and is 23 percent complete; and Hanna, La., mile 
214.5-R, commenced Jul. 12, 1977, and is 4 
percent complete. 
Condition as of Sep. 30. Construction was 
initiated in February 1948 and the project is 68 
percent complete. 
40. RED RIVER WATERWAYSHREVEPORT, 
LA., TO INDEX, ARK. 
Location. In northwest Louisiana, southwest 
Arkansas, and northeast Texas, along the Red 
River between Shreveport, Louisiana, and Index, 
Arkansas. 
Existing project. To provide for realining the 
channels of Red River from Shreveport, 
Louisiana, to the levee system near Index, 
Arkansas, by means of dredging, cutoffs, and 
training works and for stabilizing its banks by 
means of revetments, dikes, and other methods. 
Facilities to provide opportunities for recreation 
and for fish and wildlife development are an 
integral part of the project. Estimated cost for 
new work (October 1977) is $134,000,000 Federal 
and $16,700,000 non-Federal, including 
$2,040,000 contributed funds. 
Local cooperation. Provide prior to 
construction and without cost to the United States 
all lands, easements, and rights-of-way necessary 
for construction and subsequent maintenance of 
the project, including suitable areas determined 
by the Chief of Engineers to be required in the 
general public interest for disposal of spoil, and 
provide necessary retaining dikes, bulkheads, 
and embankments, therefor, or the cost of such 
retaining works and also including all additional 
lands, or rights in land, required to insure public 
control of the recreational development; and hold 
and save the United States free from damages 
due to the construction and subsequent 
maintenance of the project; maintain all the 
project works upstream of the navigation 
improvement at Shreveport, Louisiana, after 
completion in accordance with 
regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the 
Army. 
Provide without cost to the United States all 
relocations of utilities, bridges (except railroads), 
sewers, pipelines, and any other alterations of 
existing improvements which may be required 
for construction of the project; where the 
appraised value of the land provided for 
recreation development amounts to less than 50 
percent of the total first cost of recreational 
development, make additional contributions 
sufficient to bring the non-Federal share to at 
least that level; which additional contribution 
may consist of the actual cost of carrying out an 
agreed-upon portion of the development, or a cash 
contribution, or a combination of both; operate 
and maintain for the life of the Federal project 
the recreational areas and all facilities installed 
pursuant to the agreement, except that facilities 
which are integral parts of a structure operated 
and maintained by the Federal Government shall 
be operated and maintained under whatever costsharing 
arrangement applies to the operation and 
maintenance of the basic structure; and assure 
access to recreational developments to all on 
equal terms. 
Local interests are required to comply with the 
provisions of the Uniform Relocation Assistance 
and Real Property Acquision Policies Act of 1970 
(Public Law 91-646) and with the provisions 
of Sec. 221 of the Flood Control Act of 1970 
(Public Law 91-611), in acquiring real property. 
Section 187 of the Water Resources 
Development Act of 1976 (Public Law 94-587) 
modifies the requirement of local cooperation to 
provide that non-Federal interests shall 
contribute 25 percent of the construction costs of 
retaining dikes, bulkheads, and embankments 
required for initial and subsequent disposal of 
dredged material. 
Assuring Agencies: Louisiana: Formal 
assurances for the project in Louisiana were 
executed by the Red River Waterway 
Commission on Feb. 26, 1969, and accepted on 
behalf of the United States on Apr. 15, 1969. 
Amended assurances covering the provisions of 
Public Law 91-646 and Public Law 91-611 were 
executed by the commission on May 23, 1973, and 
accepted on behalf of the United States on Nov. 
14, 1973. The Red River Waterway Commission 
was formed expressly to provide the local 
cooperation for the project and has an adequate 
tax base to fulfill its objectives. 
Arkansas: On Oct. 16, 1969, the Arkansas Soil 
and Water Conservation Commission furnished a 
statement of willingness to provide local 
cooperation on the proposed plan. In July 1976, 
the Soil and Water Resources Division of the 
Arkansas Department of Commerce stated that 
they would approach the Arkansas Legislature to 
obtain funds on a recurring yearly basis 
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sufficient to insure its portion of the project funds 
by start of construction in Arkansas. By letter 
dated Jun. 20, 1977, the Director of the Soil and 
Water Resources Division advised that the 
Arkansas General Assembly appropriated 
$750,000 in the 1977 session to be held as a trust 
fund for payment of local cost sharing on this 
project. Further, they anticipated that additional 
funding will be added in future years to enable 
them to have on hand the required funds at the 
time construction begins. 
Texas: On Dec. 17, 1969, the Governor of Texas 
furnished a statement of willingness to provide 
local cooperation for bank stabilization. A 
meeting was held in Austin, Texas, on Mar. 1, 
1977, concerning sponsors of the Texas portion of 
the project. The purpose of the meeting was to 
discuss the status of the waterway project and the 
type of organization needed to accomplish project 
assurances, the powers required by such an 
organization, and means by which such an 
organization may be established. The Texas 
Water Development Board (TWDB) stated that 
they would take the lead in obtaining an 
organization with the ability to provide the local 
cooperation requirements. An inquiry to the 
Executive Director, Texas Water Development 
Board requesting a status of the efforts to 
establish a sponsor was mailed on Jun. 28, 1977. 
To date, no response has been received. 
Terminal facilities. Adequate facilities are to 
be provided and maintained by local interests. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Advanced engineering and design work was 
accomplished by hired labor forces. Preparation 
of Phase 1 of the GDM is approximately 10 
percent complete. 
Condition as of Sep. 30. Construction has not 
been initiated. 
41. WALLACE LAKE, LA. 
Location. In Red River Basin on Cypress 
Bayou, Caddo and De Soto Parishes, La., 66 miles 
above mouth of Bayou Pierre and about 14 miles 
southeast of Shreveport, La. (See Geological 
Survey State map, scale 1:500,000.) 
Existing project. An earth-fill dam 4,940 feet 
long at top, including 644 feet of spillway and 
outlet works, rising 48 feet above streambed, with 
a reservoir providing storage of 96,100 acre-feet, 
including a conservation pool of 7,800 acre-feet. 
Outlet works and uncontrolled spillway are 
centered about 1,250 feet north of south 
abutment. Reservoir controls 260 square miles, or 
about 20 percent of total drainage area of Bayou 
Pierre, Cypress Bayou, and tributaries 
combined, and affords protection against floods 
for an area of about 90,000 acres of valley below 
dam. Cost for new work completed in 1946 was 
$1,219,371, including $17,164 for Code 711. 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Hired labor work consisted of condition and 
operation studies, environmental studies, and 
operation and maintenance of the dam as 
required. (See Table 11-F for reservoir 
operations.) 
Condition as of Sep. 30. All construction work 
on project was completed in December 1946. 
Main portion of dam was constructed during 
Fiscal Year 1943; stabilization of railroad 
embankment was accomplished from June to 
November 1946; and placing of fill in closure 
section of dam was accomplished from November 
to December 1946. Recreational facilities at the 
lake were closed in May 1972. 
42. WRIGHT PATMAN DAM AND LAKE, 
TEX. 
Location. On Sulphur River in Cass and Bowie 
Counties, Tex. Dam is 45 miles above mouth of 
Sulphur River, and about 8 miles southwest of 
Texarkana, Tex. 
Existing project. An earth-fill dam 18,500 feet 
long and 100 feet high, including a spillway 200 
feet wide and outlet works with a capacity of 
27,600 cubic feet per second. Reservoir controls 
runoff from 3,400 square miles of drainage area, 
and has a storage capacity of 2,654,300 acre-feet, 
of which 145,300 acre-feet are for conservation 
and remainder of flood control. Estimated cost 
for new work (October 1977) is $50,945,000 which 
includes $5,330,100 Code 711, $399,939 
accelerated public works funds, and $13,138,004 
to be reimbursed by local interests, over a period 
not to exceed 50 years, for water supply storage, 
and including $1,997,604 for pro rata share of 
original reservoir cost. 
Local cooperation. None required. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance by hired labor consisted of 
operation and maintenance of dam and reservoir 
area. 
Shoreline erosion protection work continued 
and was completed at two locations: Atlanta State 
Park recreation area completed Aug. 16, 1977, 
and Rocky Point ereeation area completed Apr. 30, 1977. (See Table 11-F for reservoir 
operations.) 
Number of visitor-days of recreational use, 
2,612,250 (Calendar Year 1976). 
Condition as of Sep. 30. Construction was 
initiated in August 1948 and completed in March 
1962, except real estate activities, construction 
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under Code 711, and conversion of 120,000 acrefeet 
to water supply storage after completion of 
Cooper Reservoir. 
43. INSPECTION OF COMPLETED 
FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS 
Inspection of completed flood control projects 
along the Red River from the northern boundary 
of the District to Alexandria, La., was included in 
the joint annual inspection with local interests 
during the months of September and October 
1977. Flood-fight sectors included in this area are 
the Arkansas, Shreveport, and Middle Red which 
contain a total of 438 miles of levee. The Sulphur 
River sector which contains numerous relatively 
short and discontinuous levees along the Sulphur 
River was inspected in October by the Area 
Engineer. In addition, spot inspections of these 
projects were made at various times during the 
year on an as-needed basis. 
Fiscal year costs for the period were $74,681. 
Total costs to Sep. 30, 1977, were $387,546. 
44. OTHER AUTHORIZED FLOOD 
CONTROL PROJECTS 
See Table 11-I. 
45. FLOOD CONTROL WORK UNDER 
SPECIAL AUTHORIZATION 
See Table 11-J. 
General Investigations 
46. SURVEYS 
Cost of work during fiscal year was $1,198,074, 
of which $341,412 was for seven navigation 
studies; $755,282 for five flood control studies; 
$42,138 for one comprehensive basin study; 
$14,368 for review of authorized projects; and 
$44,874 for cooperation with states. 
47. COLLECTION AND STUDY OF BASIC 
DATA 
Flood plain information studies as authorized 
by Sec. 206, 1960 Flood Control Act, as amended, 
comprise compilation and dissemination, upon 
the request of a state or a political subdivision 
thereof, of information on floods and flood 
damages, including identification of areas 
subject to inundation by floods of various 
magnitudes and frequencies, and general criteria 
for guidance of Federal and non-Federal 
interests and agencies in the use of flood plain 
areas; and provide advice to other Federal 
agencies and local interests for their use in 
planning to ameliorate the flood hazard. Total 
costs for the period were $95,730 for flood plain 
management services, $88,395 for technical 
services. 
48. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
Hydrological studies were made at a cost of 
$7,820. 
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TABLE 11-A 
REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY 1977 
COST AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
See 
Section Total Cost to 
in Text Project Funding FY 74 FY 75 FY 76 FY 77 Sep. 30, 1977 
1. Aquatic Plant 
Control Program, 
La. 
2. Atchafalaya 
River, Bayous 
Chene, Boeuf, 
and Black, La. 
(Contrib. Funds) 
3. Atchafalaya 
River, Morgan 
City to Gulf of 
Mexico, La. 
4. Barataria Bay 
Waterway, La. 
5. Bayou Lafourche 
and Lafourche- 
Jump Waterway, 
La. 
6. Bayou Teche & 
Vermilion 
River, La. 
7. Bayou Teche, 
La. 
8. Calcasieu River 
and Pass, La. 
9. Calcasieu River 
at Devil's Elbow, 
La. 
(Regular Funds) 
(Contrib. Funds) 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Contrib. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Contrib. 
Cost 
$ 443,700 
331,256 
2,800,000 
2,119,133 
$ 350,000 
291,107 
1,075,000 
3,261,400 
$ 356,560 
571,226 
2,250,000 
141,238 
$ 335,000 
287,806 
2,000,000 
1,897,426 
$6,907,4601 
6,847,9952 
10,248,000 
7,619,6053 
567,062 567,062 
496,632 496,6325 
- 501,963 
- 501,963 
2,075,000 
2,091,972 
1,078,338 
1,023,541 
10,000 
52,860 
120,500 
117,265 
113,600 
122,766 
360,200 
363,194 
-12,000 
32,441 
419,350 3,873,400 1,131,500 13,241,134 
433,789 2,155,439 2,327,767 12,719,347 
- - - 1,572,6856 
- - - 1,572,6856 
50,000 
110,989 
50,000 
34,353 
103,000 
110,325 
60,000 
61,072 
2,605,000 
2,588,815 
200,000 
25,608 
872,000 168,000 4,837,6367 
800,160 200,798 4,798,5867 
15,000 
40,243 
142,400 
147,995 
- 1,655,0248 
6,118 1,615,1278 
- 829,7569 
- 829,7569 
- 2,891,922 
- 2,891,922 
94,000 1,337,754 
66,710 1,301,424 
- 754,33010 
- 754,33010 
184,300 258,000 2,971,67511 
184,669 248,994 2,955,04911 
7,097,500 
6,970,843 
4,722,000 
87,636 
483,000 
416,700 
- 27,807,31012 
- 27,807,31012 
2,795,600 36,805,06913 
2,894,291 36,738,19913 
100,000 5,160,000 
4,491,738 4,708,974 
250,000 733,000 
66,300 483,000 
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TABLE 11-A 
(Continued) 
NEW ORLEANS, LA., DISTRICT 
COST AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
See 
Section Total Cost to 
in Text Project Funding FY 74 FY 75 FY 76 FY 77 Sep. 30, 1977 
10. Freshwater New Work 
Bayou, La. Approp. - - - - 7,116,22414 
11. Gulf Intracoastal 
Waterway 
between 
Apalachee Bay, 
Fla., & Mexican 
Border (New 
Orleans Dist.) 
12. Houma Navigation 
Canal, La. 
13. Mermentau River, 
Bayou Nezpique, 
and Bayou Des 
Cannes, La. 
14. Mermentau River, 
La. 
15. Mississippi 
River, Baton 
Rouge to the 
Gulf of 
Mexico, La. 
16. Mississippi 
River-Gulf 
Outlet, La. 
(Regular Funds) 
(Contrib. Funds) 
17. Mississippi 
River Outlets, 
Venice, La. 
18. Overton-Red River 
Waterway, La. 
19. Red River below 
Fulton, Ark. 
500,000 
349,061 
200,000 
105,524 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Contrib. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
604,000 
731,422 
100,000 
184,331 
5,440,650 
6,037,261 
435,000 
932,384 
2,034,000 
935,054 
470,000 
456,788 
19,747,800 
19,487,142 
1,000,000 
877,651 
1,940,000 
3,287,071 
60,000 
33,762 
1,800,000 
1,545,088 
10,000 
8,830 
525,000 
527,969 
133,000 
93,491 
8,540,740 
8,824,035 
480,000 
341,643 
-166,073 
223,676 
575,000 
485,393 
21,769,000 
21,447,717 
2,500,000 
770,693 
6,586,400 
6,314,096 
1,050,000 
143,211 
1,400,000 
1,685,435 
43,881 
45,775 
1,320,000 
1,130,404 
73,427 
7,640,000 
5,669,009 
15,000 
129,234 
-194,000 
504,192 
7,116,22414 
4,853,750 
4,643,533 
63,229,92515,16,17,18 
63,216,02215,16,17,18is 
92,287,1461921 
89,937,0402021 
5,419,734 
5,395,595 
6,560,48222 
5,197,97522 
- 114,51923 
- 114,51923 
- 4,631,91024 
- 4,631,91024 
1,290,000 8,293,16225 
1,229,174 8,102,26825 
- 34,916,99726 
- 34,916,99726 
14,745,000 
15,311,436 
-285,000 
1,042,750 
182,082,30227,29 
181,239,6812829 
70,285,000 
69,510,245 
5,380,700 
4,554,782 
1,339,500 
1,228,544 
700,000 
2,027,678 
711,700 
723,634 
21,957,644 
21,710,647 
580,000 
668,982 
2,534,100 
1,347,034 
5,000 
66,617 
720,000 
765,661 
14,000 
12,094
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4,060,000 41,489,880 
4,320,969 41,459,358 
- 1,118,97730 
- 1,118,97730 
3,370,000 4,724,000 
302,040 720,906 
1,891,000 10,763,522 
1,813,549 10,541,999 
- 1,963,80631 
- 1,963,80631 
11,500 2,147,889 
12,758 2,147,538

TABLE 11-A 
(Continued) 
REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY 1977 
COST AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
See 
Section Total Cost to 
in Text Project Funding FY 74 FY 75 FY 76 FY 77 Sep. 30, 1977 
20. Red River 
Emergency Bank 
Protection 
21. Red River 
Waterway- 
Mississippi 
River to Shreveport, 
La. 
22. Removing Water- 
Hyacinth, La. 
23. Tangipahoa 
River, La. 
26. Bayou Bodcau 
and tributaries, 
Ark. & La. 
27. Bayou Bodcau 
Reservoir, La. 
28. Bayou Pierre, La. 
29. Brush Bayou, La. 
(Contrib. Funds) 
30. Campti-Clarence 
Area in Natchitoches 
Parish, La. 
31. Choctaw Bayou and 
tributaries, La. 
(Regular Funds) 
(Contrib. Funds) 
32. Cooper Lake and 
Channels, Tex. 
33. Ferrells Bridge 
Dam-Lake O' the 
Pines, Tex. 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Contrib. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Contrib. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
1,920,000 
5,250,325 
5,860,000 
2,896,567 
435,000 
433,313 
4,480,000 
6,037,588 
10,000,000 
6,974,191 
555,000 
524,980 
6,605,000 
8,492,373 
27,565,000 
18,411,323 
3,700,000 
3,045,002 
15,300,000 
23,984,985 
- 1,145,300 
- 1,102,415 
975,000 730,000 
945,048 739,774 
26,488,000 
24,639,157 
61,238,000 
54,499,765 
1,145,300 
1,102,415 
12,113,608 
12,061,723 
117,000 178,211 
116,701 177,912 
820,000 
154,936 
-200,000 2,420,000 1,000,000 4,487,000 
355,847 1,480,486 784,134 3,163,993 
- 4,208,41732 
- 4,208,41732 
72,200 
77,295 
10,000 
12,618 
100,000 
51,144 
250,000 
518,163 
210,594 
1,920,000 
1,987,740 
-1,637 
43,026 
478,500 
455,371 
125,000 
148,828 
10,000 
8,199 
32,436 
-105,000 
64,749 
138,632 
2,200,000 
2,084,347 
230,863 
35,857 
515,500 
559,507 
318,400 242,850 1,533,157 
268,694 227,089 1,466,012 
- - 299,52933 
- - 299,52933 
24,000 18,500 479,710 
14,311 15,319 465,039 
634,100 - 814,600 
11,769 496,131 671,98034 
- 370,200 370,200 
- 281,800 281,800 
- 25,000 1,598,000 
- 82,356 1,655,313 
-43,100 - 741,900 
8,867 119 741,89235 
- - 210,594 
28,263 3,904 170,799 
2,509,000 1,385,000 18,364,000 
2,573,505 1,639,327 18,322,606 
- 226,000 14,179,55336 
201,711 67,232 14,020,63137,38 
887,300 890,000 6,429,367 
848,838 803,124 6,256,817 
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TABLE 11-A 
(Continued) 
COST AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
See 
Section Total Cost to 
in Text Project Funding FY 74 FY 75 FY 76 FY 77 Sep. 30, 1977 
34. Harvey Canal, 
Bayou Barataria 
Levee, La. 
(Regular Funds) 
(Contrib. Funds) 
35. Lake Pontchartrain 
and vicinity, 
La. (Hurricane 
Protection) (Regular 
Funds) 
(Contrib. Funds) 
36. Larose to Golden 
Meadow, La. 
(Hurricane 
Protection) 
(Contrib. Funds) 
37. Mississippi 
River Delta at 
and below New 
Orleans, La. (New Orleans 
to Venice, La., 
Hurricane Protection) 
(Regular 
Funds) 
(Contrib. Funds) 
39. Red River below 
Denison Dam, 
Levees and Bank 
Stabilization (New 
Orleans Dist.) 
40. Red River Waterway, 
Shreveport, 
La., to Index, 
Ark. 
41. Wallace Lake, La. 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Contrib. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Contrib. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Contrib. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Contrib. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
34,574 
2,750 
189,595 
2,660,000 
7,012,290 
7,036 -6,800 
- 6,800 
-2,080,000 15,980,000 
8,888,575 13,417,235 
- 1,000,002 
-5,602 975,709 
- 443,210 
6,145 425,209 
10,575,000 84,714,000 
8,562,892 79,645,031 
- - - 370,000 2,020,000 
- - - 369,595 2,019.595 
505,000 1,200,000 2,170,000 1,800,000 6,462,000 
112,490 1,239,348 2,257,241 1,801,821 5,902,27639 
- - - 300,000 300,000 
- - - 300,000 300,000 
6,600,000 2,200,000 11,848,000 4,663,000 39,046,000 
3,369,611 7,771,915 10,348,996 6,495,879 37,856,026 
- - - - 366,430 
- - - - 279,861 
3,240,000 2,880,000 5,790,000 2,385,000 36,385,00040 
1,999,830 4,163,354 4,999,267 3,664,127 35,870,19540 
110,000 110,000 
39,511 39,511 
- 1,219,37141 
- 1,219,37141 
41,400 
43,257 
94,000 
86,285 
115,100 221,300 957,700 
93,845 182,909 883,280 
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TABLE 11-A 
(Continued) 
REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY 1977 
COST AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
See 
Section Total Cost to 
in Text Project Funding FY 74 FY 75 FY 76 FY 77 Sep. 30, 1977 
42. Wright Patman New Work 
Dam and Lake, Approp. 12,000 - - 151,000 35,342,86642 
Tex. Cost 39,844 795 - 95,390 35,281,58543 
Maint. 
Approp. 612,000 937,600 1,785,800 1,082,150 9,264,090 
Cost 538,088 962,170 1,149,946 1,629,472 9,091,067 
1. Includes $2,626,660 for Code 740. 
2. Includes $2,570,255 for Code 740. 
3. Includes $37,348 for advance engineering and design. 
4. Includes allotment of $200,000 for Code 300. 
5. Includes expenditures of $129,570 for Code 300. 
6. Includes $73,037 for previous project. Excludes $2,000 
contributed funds expended. 
7. Includes $47,551 for previous project. 
8. Includes $252,935 for previous projects; excludes 
$75,563 expended for rehabilitation (Code 820) in Fiscal Year 
1961.
9. Includes $15,445 for previous projects. 
10. Includes $45,704 for previous projects. 
11. Includes $91,389 permanent indefinite appropriation. 
12. Includes $495,914 for previous project; excludes 
$107,837 expended for minor rehabilitation in Fiscal Year 
1963. 
13. Includes $194,851 for previous project. 
14. Excludes $16,060 contributed funds. 
15. AE&D funds for replacement of Vermilion lock. 
16. Includes $4,320,698 for new work on previous project. 
Included in these totals are $353,541 N.I.R.A. funds (new 
work); and $1,070,433 permanent indefinite appropriation. 
Included is repayment of advance funds for construction of 
Franklin Canal in the amount of $35,103. In addition, 
$1,413,133 was expended for transfer to drainage district of 
ownership of Plaquemines Parish pumping station, and 
drainage canals and all drainage responsibility and 
obligations vested in the United States by Public Law 14, 79th 
Cong., 1st sess. 
17. Excludes contributed funds of $340,159. 
18. Inner Harbor Navigation Canal Lock was constructed 
at a cost of $8,648,492 (non-Federal). 
19. Does not include allotment of $60,000 (9613123). 
20. Does not include expenditures of $36,630 (9613123). 
21. Includes $454,259 for maintenance and $548,948 for 
operation and care for previous project, including $75,000 
from appropriation for maintenance and operation of dam 
and other improvements of navigable waters. Excludes 
$7,005 contributed funds. 
22. Includes $57,555 ($29,974 of which was from Public 
Works funds) for new work on previous project. 
23. Includes $114,519 for maintenance of previous project. 
24. Excludes $10,904 for new work on White Lake to 
Pecan Island section of existing project. 
25. Excludes $10,742 for maintenance on White Lake to 
Pecan Island section of existing project. Excludes $2,000 
contributed funds. Includes $13,163 of R&H funds and 
$109,714 accelerated Public Works Act funds. 
26. Includes $1,729,989 for previous project. 
27. Does not include allotment of $40,000 (9613123). 
28. Does not include expenditures of $63,370 (9613123). 
29. Includes $169,055 for previous projects and $3,379,676 
from permanent indefinite appropriation. 
30. Contributed by Board of Commissioners, Port of New 
Orleans, for providing fill for future industrial sites adjacent 
to turning basin and for dredging cable and pipeline 
crossings. 
31. Includes $1,553,878 for previous projects. 
32. Includes $109,677 for Code 711. 
33. Includes $38,529 from emergency relief funds. 
34. Includes $80,500 for preauthorization studies. 
35. Includes $72,000 for preauthorization studies. 
36. Includes $1,378,486 for Code 711, $55,000 for Code 713, 
and $399,739 accelerated Public Works Act funds. Excludes 
$1,711,200 contributed funds. 
37. Includes $1,244,229 for Code 711, $30,335 for Code 713, 
and $399,739 accelerated Public Works Act funds, excludes 
$4,137 reimbursed in Fiscal Year 1973. 
38. Claim Northeast Texas Municipal Water District 
$16,546. Three payments of $12,410 less real estate charges of 
$1,325, making a total of $2,811 reimbursed in Fiscal Year 
1972, Fiscal Year 1973, and Fiscal Year 1974. 
39. Includes $67,823 for advance engineering and design. 
40. Includes $212,105 expended by Tulsa District for cost 
of Index, Ark., Tex. unit. Excludes $100,000 contributed 
funds expended. 
41. Includes $17,164 for Code 711. 
42. Includes $838,573 for Code 711, $115,000 for Code 713, 
and $399,939 accelerated Public Works Act funds. 
43. Includes $792,147 for Code 711, $100,146 for Code 713, 
and $399,939 accelerated Public Works Act funds. 
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TABLE 11-B 
NEW ORLEANS, LA., DISTRICT 
AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
Acts Work Authorized Documents 
Jul. 3, 1958 
Oct. 23, 1962 
Oct. 27, 1965 
Aug. 13, 1968 
Water Resources 
Development 
Act, Mar. 7, 
1974 
Jun. 25, 1910 
Jul. 3, 1958 
Aug. 30, 1935 
Jul. 14, 1960 
AQUATIC PLANT CONTROL PROGRAM, LA. 
(See Sec. 1 of Text) 
Control and progressive eradication of water-hyacinth, 
alligatorweed, and other obnoxious aquatic plant growth 
from navigable waters in tributary streams, connecting 
channels, and other allied waters in southeastern United 
States. 
Research and planning costs prior to construction to be 
borne fully by the United States and not included in 
costs shared by local interests. 
Provides for comprehensive program for control and progressive 
eradication of water-hyacinth, alligatorweed, 
Eurasian water milfoil, and other obnoxious plant growths 
from navigable waterways, tributary streams, connecting 
channels, and other allied waters of the United States. 
ATCHAFALAYA RIVER, BAYOUS CHENE, BOEUF, 
AND BLACK, LA. (See Sec. 2 of Text) 
20- by 400-foot navigation channels connecting Gulf Intracoastal 
Waterway, Gulf of Mexico, and Bayous Chene, 
Boeuf, and Black. 
The non-Federal interests shall contribute 25 percentum 
of the costs of areas required for initial and subsequent 
disposal of spoil, and of necessary retaining dikes, 
bulkheads, and embankments therefor. This requirement 
shall be waived if applicable waste treatment 
facilities are constructed and water quality standards are 
not being violated. 
ATCHAFALAYA RIVER, MORGAN CITY TO GULF 
OF MEXICO, LA. (See Sec. 3 of Text) 
A 20- by 200-foot channel from 20-foot contour in Gulf 
of Mexico. 
BARATARIA BAY WATERWAY, LA. (See Sec. 4 
of Text) 
A channel about 37 miles long with a 12-foot depth and 
125-foot width from Gulf Intracoastal Waterway to Grand 
Isle, La., to mile 15.5 in Bayou St. Denis; a channel along 
western shore of Barataria Bay and through Barataria 
Pass to 12-foot depth contour in the gulf, with an extension 
of project to include westerly 4.3 miles of Bayou Rigaud. 
BAYOU LAFOURCHE AND LAFOURCHE-JUMP 
WATERWAY, LA. (See Sec. 5 of Text) 
Permanent closure of head of bayou, without a lock; a 
channel 6 feet deep and 60 feet wide from Gulf Intracoastal 
Waterway at Larose to Gulf of Mexico by Belle Pass; 
closure of Pass Fourchon; and a jettied entrance at mouth of Bell 
Pass. 
Auxiliary channel 12 by 125 feet from Gulf Intracoastal 
Waterway (mile 37.2) to Bayou Lafourche vicinity Leeville 
12- by 125-foot channel improvement in Bayou Lafourche 
from Leeville to 12-foot contour in Gulf of Mexico; 9- by 
100-foot channel improvement in Bayou Lafourche from 
Leeville to Golden Meadow; 12- by 125-foot channel from 
Leeville through Southwestern Louisiana Canal to and 
through Bayou Rigaud; and restore and extend jetties from 
6- to 12-foot contour when justified to effect reduction in maintenance 
dredging. 
H. Doc. 37, 85th Cong., 
1st sess. 
Public Law 874, 87th Cong., 
2d sess. 
Public Law 298, 89th Cong., 
2d sess. 
H. Doc. 155, 90th Cong., 
1st sess. 
Public Law 93-251, Sec. 58, 
93d Cong., 2d sess. 
H. Doc. 669, 61st Cong., 
2d sess.1 
H. Doc. 82, 85th Cong., 
1st sess. 
H. Doc. 45, 73d Cong., 
1st sess. 
H. Doc. 112, 86th Cong., 
1st sess.2 
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TABLE 11-B 
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AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
Acts Work Authorized 
Nov. 22, 1967 
Aug. 18, 1941 
Sep. 19, 1890 
Mar. 2, 1907 
Mar. 2, 1919 
Jun. 26, 19343 
Aug. 26, 1937 
Mar. 2, 1945 
Jul. 24, 1946 
Jul. 14, 1960 
Adopted by Committee 
Resolutions 
Dec. 15, 1970, and 
Dec. 17, 19706 
Bayou Lafourche, between Canal Boulevard in Thibodaux, 
Lafourche Parish, La., and the head of the bayou at its 
junction with the Mississippi River levee at Donaldsonville, 
Ascension Parish, La., is declared nonnavigable. 
BAYOU TECHE AND VERMILION RIVER, LA. 
(See Sec. 6 of Text) 
A navigable channel 51 miles long and 8 by 80 feet from 
8-foot-depth contour in Vermilion Bay to Gulf Intracoastal 
Waterway, thence 9 by 100 feet to head of navigation (mile 
52) at Lafayette, La., with additional enlargement below 
Abbeville necessary to provide adequate capacity for 
flood flows. 
BAYOU TECHE, LA. (See Sec. 7 of Text) 
Improve stream from its mouth to St. Martinville by removing 
obstructions and dredging. 
Construct lock and dam and extend improvement to Arnaudville, 
La. 
Increase channel dimensions from mouth to Keystone Lock. 
Operation and care of lock and dam provided for with funds 
from War Department appropriations for rivers and 
harbors. 
CALCASIEU RIVER AND PASS, LA. (See Sec. 8 of Text) 
Channel 30 by 250 feet from Lake Charles docks to gulf, 
repair and extend existing jetties to about 10-foot-depth 
contour, with a channel 30 by 250 feet between jetties; dredging 
approach channel 32 by 400 feet in gulf from sea ends of 
jetties to 32-foot-depth contour; and provision for extension 
of jetties to 15-foot-depth contour, if such action would 
be more economical than maintenance of approach channel 
by dredging. 
Channel 30 by 250 feet around Clooney Island. 
Channel depth of 35 feet from wharves of Lake Charles 
Harbor and terminal district, including Clooney Island Loop, 
to jetty channel, a uniformly increasing depth of 35 to 
37 feet in jetty channel, and a depth of 37 feet in approach 
channel in Gulf of Mexico. 
An approach channel 42 by 800 feet from end of jetty to 
42-foot contour in gulf; a jetty channel 400 feet wide, 
varying from 40 feet deep at shoreline to 42 feet deep at 
seaward end of jetty; a channel 40 by 400 feet from shoreline 
(mile 0) to Port of Lake Charles (mile 34.4); enlarge 
existing turning basin at mile 29.6 to 40 feet deep; a 
mooring basin (mile 3) 350 by 2,000 by 40 feet; a 35- by 
250-foot extension of existing ship channel from Port of 
Lake Charles (mile 34.4) to vicinity of U. S. Highway 90 
Bridge; a turning basin at upper terminus, 750 by 1,000 by 
35 feet; and maintenance of 12- by 200-foot channel from 
ship channel to Cameron, La. 
CALCASIEU RIVER AT DEVIL'S ELBOW, LA. (See 
Sec. 9 of Text) 
A channel 40 by 400 feet for 2.8 miles and a turning basin 
at the head 40 by 1,000 feet and 1,000 feet long. 
Public Law 90-149. 
S. Doc. 93, 77th Cong., 
1st sess.2 
Annual Report, 1889, 
p. 1532. 
H. Doc. 527, 59th Cong., 
1st sess. 
H. Doc. 1329, 62d Cong., 
3d sess. 4 
H. Doc. 299, 75th Cong., 
1st sess. 
H. Doc. 465, 77th Cong., 
1st sess. 
S. Doc. 190, 79th Cong. 
2d sess. 
H. Doc. 436, 86th Cong., 
2d sess. 
S. Doc. 111, 91st Cong., 
2d sess.2 
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NEW ORLEANS, LA., DISTRICT 
AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
Acts Work Authorized Documents 
J'l. 14, 1960 
Mar. 3, 1925 
Jan. 21, 1927 
Jul. 3, 1930 
Jun. 26, 19343 
Jul. 23, 1942 
Mar. 2, 1945 
Jul. 24, 1946 
Jul. 24, 1946 
Jul. 24, 1946 
Oct. 23, 1962 
Oct. 22, 1976 
Oct. 23, 1962 
FRESHWATER BAYOU, LA. (See Sec. 10 of Text) 
A new 12- by 125-foot channel from Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, 
mile 161.2 west of Harvey Lock to 12-foot contour 
in Gulf of Mexiconear Freshwater Bayou; construction of an 
84- by 600-foot lock with a depth of 16 feet over sill near 
Gulf of Mexico; and construction of jetties from shoreline 
to 6-foot-depth contour in Gulf of Mexico, if maintenance 
dredging of channel without jetties proves to be more 
expensive than construction and maintenance of jetties. 
Until such determination has been made, offshore channel 
should be dredged and maintained to provide a 12- by 
250-foot channel. In event jetties are provided, offshore 
section should then be maintained to 12- by 125-foot project 
in jettied reach, and 250 feet beyond. 
GULF INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY BETWEEN 
APALACHEE BAY, FLA., AND MEXICAN BORDER 
(NEW ORLEANS DISTRICT) (See Sec. 11 of Text) 
Construct waterway from New Orleans, La., to Galveston 
Bay, Tex. 
Extension of waterway to Corpus Christi, Tex. 
A channel 9 by 100 feet from Lake Pontchartrain to 
Mississippi Sound. 
Operation and care of locks and dams provided for with 
funds from War Department appropriations for rivers and 
harbors. 
Enlarge waterway from 9 by 100 feet to 12 by 125 feet from 
Apalachee Bay, Fla., to Corpus Christi, Tex., and its 
extension to vicinity of Mexican border, except between 
Mobile Bay, Ala., and New Orleans, La., where width shall 
be 150 feet; and rental of Inner Harbor Navigation Canal 
facilities. 
Alternative connection with Mississippi River in vicinity 
of Algiers at New Orleans. 
Enlarge and extend Plaquemine-Morgan City route from 
Mississippi-Atchafalaya section of waterway, in vicinity 
of Morgan City, to and through a new terminal lock and 
entrance channel to Mississippi River in vicinity of Port 
Allen, opposite lower limit of Port of Baton Rouge. 
Restore, improve, and maintain Franklin Canal as a terminal 
branch channel, 8 by 60 feet, from its confluence with 
Gulf Intracoastal Waterway to Franklin, La. 
A salt-water guard lock in waterway at mile 238 west of 
Harvey Lock. 
Enlarge waterway to 16 by 150 feet from Mississippi River 
to Atchafalaya River, except in vicinity of Houma 
(mile 50.5 to 63.5); of Houma bypass (mile 50.5 to 63.5) and 
of Algiers alternative canal; and enlarge waterway from 
Atchafalaya River to Sabine River to 16 by 200 feet. 
Replacement of Vermilion Lock, in accordance with the 
recommendations of the Chief of Engineers in the report 
dated Aug. 3, 1976, recommending a lock size of 110 feet 
wide by 1,200 feet long by 15 feet deep. 
HOUMA NAVIGATION CANAL, LA. (See Sec. 12 of Text) 
Assumption of maintenance and operation of Houma Navigation 
Canal, constructed by Terrebonne Parish, to dimensions 
of 15 by 150 feet. 
H. Doc. 435, 86th Cong., 
2d sess.2 
H. Doc. 238, 68th Cong., 
1st sess. 
H. Doc. 238, 68th Cong., 
1st sess. 
H. Doc. 341, 71st Cong., 
2d sess. 
H. Doc. 96, 79th Cong., 
1st sess.; H. Doc. 230, 
76th Cong., 1st sess. 6 
S. Doc. 188, 78th Cong., 
2d sess. 
S. Doc. 242, 79th Cong., 
2d sess. 
S. Doc. 189, 79th Cong., 
2d sess. 
S. Doc. 231, 79th Cong., 
2d sess. 
H. Doc. 556, 87th Cong., 
2d sess. 
Sec. 114 Water Resources 
Development 
Act of 1976 (PL 94- 
587) 2d sess. 
H. Doc. 583, 87th Cong., 
2d sess. 2 
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AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
Acts Work Authorized Documents 
Oct. 27, 1965 
Aug. 18, 1941 
Jul 24, 1946 
Mar. 2, 1945 
Oct. 23, 1962 
MERMENTAU RIVER, BAYOU NEZPIQUE, AND 
BAYOU DES CANNES, LA. (See Sec. 13 of Text) 
A 12- by 125-foot channel in Mermentau River from Gulf Intracoastal 
Waterway to Lake Arthur; a 12- by 200-foot 
channel through Lake Arthur; a 12- by 125-foot channel from 
upper end of Lake Arthur to junction of the Mermentau River 
and Bayous Nezpique and des Cannes; replacementof existing 
Lake Arthur highway bridge; and enlargement and realinement 
of Bayous Nezpique and des Cannes, to provide a 
12- by 125-foot waterway from Interstate Highway 10 to 
Mermentau River. 
MERMENTAU RIVER, LA. (See Sec. 14 of Text) 
Channel enlargement, lower Mermentau River, from mile 15 
to Gulf of Mexico, and construction of a lock and control 
spillway at Catfish Point, mile 24. 
Channel enlargement; lower Mermentau River below Grand 
Lake, mile 25; construct a gated-control structure at 
or near Grand Cheniere, mile 7; enlarge and realine Inland 
Waterway from Franklin, La., to Mermentau River, La., 
from Vermilion Bay to White Lake, via new channel, and from 
White Lake to Grand Lake; enlarge channel of North Prong 
of Schooner Bayou; construct a gated-control structure in 
new channel near Schooner Bayou lock; and include project 
"Waterway from White Lake to Pecan Island, La.," and portion 
of project "Inland Waterway from Franklin, La., to 
Mermentau River," west of Vermilion Bay in modified project 
"Mermentau River, La." 
MISSISSIPPI RIVER, BATON ROUGE TO GULF OF 
MEXICO, LA. (See Sec. 15 of Text) 
Combines projects of Mississippi River, Baton Rouge to New 
Orleans, Mississippi River, South Pass, and Southwest 
Pass, adding thereto project for Mississippi River from 
New Orleans to Head of Passes, to provide a single project, 
"Mississippi River, Baton Rouge to the Gulf of Mexico," 
with channel dimensions as follows: Baton Rouge to New 
Orleans, 35 by 500 feet; port limits of New Orleans, 35 by 
1,500 feet; New Orleans to Head of Passes, 40 by 1,000 
feet; Southwest Pass, 40 by 800 feet; Southwest Pass 
Bar Channel, 40 by 600 feet; South Pass, 30 by 450 feet; 
South Pass Bar Channel, 30 by 600 feet. 
Deepen existing channel from 35 to 40 feet by 500 feet wide 
from one-tenth mile below Louisiana Highway Commission 
bridge at Baton Rouge to upper limits of Port of New 
Orleans, and also 40 by 500 feet within presently 
authorized 35- by 1,500-foot channel in port limits of 
New Orleans. 
MISSISSIPPI RIVER-GULF OUTLET, LA. (See 
Sec. 16 of Text) 
Construct a seaway canal 36 feet deep and 500 feet wide from 
Michoud to 38-foot contour in gulf and an inner tidewater 
harbor consisting of a 1,000- by 2,000-foot turning basin 
36 feet deep and a connecting channel 36 feet deep and 
500 feet wide to Inner Harbor Navigation Canal and provides, 
when economically justified, for construction of a lock to 
Mississippi River in the vicinity of Meraux, La. 
Amends above Act making the construction of bridge 
relocations a Federal responsibility when required 
by the construction of the Mississippi River-Gulf 
Outlet channel. 
H. Doc. 245, 82d Cong., 
1st sess. 
Sec. 186, Water Resources 
Development Act of 1976 
(PL 94-587) 2d sess. 
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H. Doc. 239, 89th Cong., 
1st sess.2 
S. Doc. 94, 77th Cong., 
1st sess. 
S. Doc. 231, 79th Cong., 
2d sess. 
H. Doc. 215, 76th Cong., 
1st sess.2 
S. Doc. 36, 87th Cong., 
1st sess. 
Mar. 29, 1956 
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NEW ORLEANS, LA., DISTRICT 
AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
Acts Work Authorized Documents 
Aug. 13, 1968 
Jul. 24, 1946 
May 17, 1950 
Aug. 13, 1968 
Jul. 13, 1892 
Aug. 13, 1968 
Aug. 13, 1968 
Mar. 3, 1899 
Jun. 13, 1902 
Jul. 25, 1912 
Jun. 10, 1872 
Jun. 14, 1880 
Jul. 14, 1960 
MISSISSIPPI RIVER OUTLETS, VENICE, LA. (See 
Sec. 17 of Text) 
Enlargement of existing channels of Baptiste Collette 
Bayou and Grand-Tiger Passes to 14 by 150 feet with 
16 by 250-foot entrance channels in open water and 
jetties, if justified. 
OVERTON-RED RIVER WATERWAY, LA. (See 
Sec. 18 of Text) 
Construct 9- by 100-foot channel for 206 miles from Mississippi 
River, mile 301 AHP, through Old and Red Rivers 
to mile 31, thence by lateral canal through land cuts and 
existing waterways across Mississippi-Red River backwater 
area along south bank of Red River floodplain to 
Shreveport, and construct nine locks and pumping plant 
on Red River near Shreveport. 
Extend Overton-Red River Waterway 9- by 100-foot channel 
from Mississippi River to north bank of Black River, 
mile 35.5. 
Provides for the navigation channel to be 200 feet wide. 
RED RIVER BELOW FULTON, ARK. (See 
Sec. 19 of Text) 
Improve Red River from Fulton, Ark., to Atchafalaya 
River, La., 455.6 miles, by systematic clearing of banks, 
snagging, dredging shoals, building levees, either along or 
in cooperation with riparian states, closing outlets, revetting 
caving banks, and preventing injurious cutoffs. 
RED RIVER EMERGENCY BANK PROTECTION (See 
Sec. 20 of Text) 
Realining the banks by dredging cut-offs and training 
works and stabilizing banks by means of revetments and 
dikes. 
RED RIVER WATERWAY-MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO 
SHREVEPORT, LA. (See Sec. 21 of Text) 
Develop a channel 9 by 200 foot, approximately 210 miles 
long from Mississippi River at junction of Old River via 
Old River and Red River to Shreveport, La., consisting 
of realinement, bank stabilization, and construction of 
five locks anddams. 
REMOVING WATER-HYACINTH, LA. (See 
Sec. 22 of Text) 
Appropriations for Florida and Louisiana and extermination 
or removal of plants, building of boats, and establishment 
of booms. 
Authorized use of mechanical, chemical, or other means 
whatsoever. 
Made appropriation available for State of Mississippi 
and also made available for use in that State operating 
plant pertaining to work in Louisiana. 
TANGIPAHOA RIVER, LA. (See Sec. 23 of Text) 
Improvement, without dredging, by removing overhanging trees, 
snags, and obstructions to navigation from Wells to mouth. 
Present project above entrance channel. 
8- by 100-foot entrance channel from 8-foot depth contour in 
Lake Pontchartrain to 8-foot depth in river. 
H. Doc. 361, 90th Cong., 
2d sess.2 
H. Doc. 320, 80th Cong., 
1st sess. 
S. Doc. 117, 81st Cong., 
1st sess. 
H. Doc. 304, 90th Cong., 
2d sess.7 
H. Doc. 378, 74th Cong., 
2d sess. 
H. Doc. 304, 90th Cong., 
2d sess. 
H. Doc. 304, 90th Cong., 
2d sess. 
H. Doc. 91, 55th Cong., 
3d sess. 
H. Ex. Doc. 54, 46th Cong., 
2d sess., and Annual Report, 
1871, p. 553. 
Annual Report, 1879, p.946. 
Authorized by Chief of Engineers 
Jul. 28,1967, under Sec. 107 of 
1960 River and Harbor Act, as 
amended. 
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TABLE 11-B 
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AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
Acts Work Authorized Documents 
Oct. 27, 1965 
Jun. 28, 1938 
Jun. 22, 1936 
Jun. 30, 1948 
Oct. 23, 1962 
Jun. 30, 1948 
Aug. 3, 1955 
Jul. 24, 1946 
BAYOU BODCAU AND TRIBUTARIES, ARK. 
AND LA. (See Sec. 26 of Text) 
Extend Cypress Bayou-Red Chute Bayou levee, construct 
stream closure landside drainage channel and three culverts 
on Red Chute Bayou, and clearing and snagging channel; 
extend Flat River-Loggy Bayou levee, close Flat River near 
junction with Cutoff Bayou, and construct control structures 
on Flat River near junction with Red Chute Bayou; and 
enlarge Flat River channel to 20 to 35 feet, a distance of 
11.6 miles. 
BAYOU BODCAU RESERVOIR, LA. (See Sec. 21 of Text) 
Provides for construction of a reservoir and other flood 
control works. 
BAYOU PIERRE, LA. (See Sec. 28 of Text) 
Widening channel at intervals totaling 12.9 miles, and 
snagging of 29.7 miles. 
BRUSH BAYOU, LA. (See Sec. 29 of Text) 
Enlargement and alinement of existing channel between 
(mile 1.20) and (mile 7.42), a distance of 6.22 miles. 
Bottom widths for the improved channel vary from 100 
feet at mile 1.20 to 20 feet at mile 7.42. 
CAMPTI-CLARENCE AREA IN NATCHITOCHES 
PARISH, LA. (See Sec. 30 of Text) 
Provides for construction of a ring levee extending from 
Campti along Red River to Sabine Bayou, thence along the 
west bank of the bayou to Chivery Dam, thence westward to 
the hill line southwest of Clear Lake. 
CHOCTAW BAYOU AND TRIBUTARIES, LA. (See 
Sec. 31 of Text) 
Channel improvement by excavation of Choctaw Bayou, 
Bayou Chalpin, and Bayou Chalpe and clearing and 
snagging. 
COOPER LAKE AND CHANNELS, TEX. (See 
Sec. 32 of Text) 
Construction of earth-fill dam and reservoir area; channel 
clearing, realinement, and enlargement; enlargement and 
extension of existing levees; construction of appurtenant 
drainage works along main stem of Sulphur River above 
mile 126; channel clearing, realinement, and enlargement 
and levee enlargement and modification of appurtenant 
drainage works on Cuthand Creek below mile 24, on Sulphur 
River below mile 70, except in proposed Cooper Reservoir, 
miles 29 to 42, and on Middle Sulphur River below mile 8; 
channel clearing and realinement of Brushy Creek below 
mile 5; and levee enlargement on North Sulphur River between 
miles 1 and 5. 
FERRELLS BRIDGE DAM-LAKE O' THE PINES, 
TEX. (See Sec. 33 of Text) 
Provides for construction of an earth-fill dam and 
reservoir area. 
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H. Doc. 203, 89th Cong., 
1st sess. 
H. Doc. 378, 74th Cong., 
2d sess. 
H. Doc. 378, 74th Cong., 
2d sess. 2 
Approved Sep. 6, 1973, 
under authority of 
Sec. 205, Flood Control 
Act of 1948, 
as amended. 
H. Doc. 476, 87th Cong., 
2d sess. 
Approved Apr. 11, 1968, 
under authority of 
Sec. 205, Flood Control 
Act of 1948, 
as amended. 
H. Doc. 488, 83d Cong., 
2d sess.? 
H. Doc. 602, 79th Cong., 
2d sess.2

TABLE 11-B 
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NEW ORLEANS, LA., DISTRICT 
AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
Acts Work Authorized Documents 
Jun. 30, 1948 
Oct. 27, 1965 
Oct. 27, 1965 
Oct. 23, 1962 
Jul. 24, 1946 
Aug. 13, 1968 
Aug. 13, 1968 
Jun. 22, 1936 
Jul. 24, 1946 
HARVEY CANAL, BAYOU BARATARIA 
LEVEE, LA. (See Sec. 34 of Text) 
Provides for construction of new levees and enlargement 
of existing non-Federal levees along Harvey Canal 
and Bayou Barataria from mile 1.8 on Harvey Canal to 
Louisiana Highway 45 near Crown Point. 
LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND VICINITY, LA. 
(HURRICANE PROTECTION) (See Sec. 35 of Text) 
Control of hurricane tides by construction of two independent 
units, the Lake Pontchartrain Barrier plan and the 
Chalmette Area plan. 
LAROSE TO GOLDEN MEADOW, LA. (HURRICANE 
PROTECTION) (See Sec. 36 of Text) 
A loop levee about 36 miles long along both banks of Bayou 
Lafourche from Golden Meadow to Larose; enlargement 
of 3 miles of existing levee at Golden Meadow; floodgates 
for navigation and hurricane protection in Bayou Lafourche 
at upper and lower bayou crossings; about 8 miles of low 
interior levees to regulate intercepted drainage; and 
seven multibarreled cilverts controlled by flapgates. 
MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA AT AND BELOW 
NEW ORLEANS, LA. (NEW ORLEANS TO VENICE, LA., 
HURRICANE PROTECTION) (See Sec. 37 of Text) 
Improvements along Mississippi River below New Orleans, 
La., for prevention of hurricane tidal flood damages by increasing 
heights of existing back levees and modifying existing 
drainage facilities where necessary in three separate 
reaches. 
RED RIVER BELOW DENISON DAM, LEVEES 
AND BANK STABILIZATION (NEW ORLEANS 
DISTRICT) (See Sec. 39 of Text) 
Levee and bank stabilization. 
Deauthorization of Mooringsport Dam and Reservoir on 
Cypress Creek; realining and stabilizing the banks of the 
Red River; and recreational facilities from the Mississippi 
River to Denison Dam, Okla. and Tex. 
RED RIVER WATERWAY-SHREVEPORT, LA., TO 
INDEX, ARK. (See Sec. 40 of Text) 
Provides for realinement of the channels of the Red River 
from Shreveport, La., to Index, Ark. 
WALLACE LAKE, LA. (See Sec. 41 of Text) 
Construction of an earth-fill dam and a reservoir. 
WRIGHT PATMAN DAM AND LAKE, TEX. 
(See Sec. 42 of Text) 
Construction of an earth-fill dam and a reservoir. 
1. For latest published map, see H. Doc. 410, 56th Cong., Control Act of 1965. 
1st sess. 6. Not mentioned in authorizing act. 
2. Contains latest published map. 7. Portion of existing project above mile 31 was 
3. Permanent Appropriation Repeal Act. reclassified to inactive status as approved by Office, Chief of 
4. For latest published map, see H. Doc. 288, 66th Cong., Engineers, letter dated Oct. 18, 1971. 
1st sess. 8. Included in Public Works Administration Program, 
5. Authorized under provision of Sec. 201 of Flood Sep. 6, 1933. 
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Approved by Chief of 
Engineers on Jan. 22, 
1964, under authority 
of Sec. 205, Flood 
Control Act of 1948, 
as amended. 
H. Doc. 231, 89th Cong., 
1st sess. 
H. Doc. 184, 89th Cong., 
1st sess.2 
H. Doc. 550, 87th Cong., 
2d sess. 
H. Doc. 602, 79th Cong., 
2d sess. 
H. Doc. 304, 90th Cong., 
2d sess. 
H. Doc. 304, 90th Cong., 
2d sess. 
H. Doc. 378, 74th Cong., 
2d sess. 
H. Doc. 602, 79th Cong., 
2d sess.

REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY 1977 
TABLE 11-C BAYOU TECHE, LA., LOCKS 
(See Sec. 7 of Text) 
Pertinent Data 
Keystone Lock Berwick Lock 
Miles from 18 (New Iberia) 1.7 (Berwick, La.) 
Miles from 82.5 (Intracoastal Waterway) 9 (Below mouth of Bayou Teche) 
Width of chamber 36 feet 45 feet 
Length available for full width 160 feet 300 feet 
Lift 8 feet 0-14.5 feet 
Depth on miter sill at mean low gulf level 8 feet 9 
Character of foundation Timber piles Timber piles 
Kind of dam Timber, rockfill 
Type of construction Concrete Reinforced concrete 
Completed 1913 September 1951 
Open to navigation November 1950 
Cost $257,720 $2,100,000 
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TABLE 11-D GULF INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY BETWEEN 
APALACHEE BAY, FLA., AND MEXICAN 
BORDER (NEW ORLEANS DIST.)-LOCKS 
(See Sec. 11 of Text) 
Pertinent Data Pertinent Data 
Inner 
Bayou Bayou Harbor Plaque- 
Algiers Boeuf Sorrel Calcasieu Harvey Navigation mine Port Allen Vermilion 
Lock Lock Lock Lock Lock Canal Lock Lock Lock Lock 
Miles from 
New Orleans, 
La. (Canal St.) 
Miles below 
Lake Charles, 
La. 
Miles from 
Abbeville, La. 
Miles from 
Mississippi 
River 
Miles from 
Calcasieu River 
Miles from 
Vermilion River 
Width of chamber 
Width between 
abutments 
Length available 
for full width 
Lift 
Depth on sill at 
mean low gulf 
level 
Character of 
foundation 
Type of 
construction 
96.6 (via Harvey 
Lock) 
135 (via Harvey 
Lock) 
- 3.3 2.9 - 132.5 
16.6 
- 26 
0.38 56.7 (via 
Plaquemine 
Lock) 
18 (via 0.13 
Plaquemine 
Lock) 
0.6 0.23 
0.5 
- 1.75 
75 feet 
75 feet 
800 feet 1,156 feet 
0-18 feet 0-11.3 feet 
13 feet 13,feet 
Timber Concrete slab 
piles on medium of 
stiff clay 
Reinforced Reinforced 
concrete concrete gate 
bays and earth 
chamber 
56 feet 
797 feet 
0-21 feet 
14 feet 
75 feet 75 feet 
75 feet 
1,206 feet 425 feet 640 feet 
0-4 feet 
13 feet 
Timber piles Concrete 
slab on preconstructed 
stiff clay 
Reinforced Reinforced 
concrete gate concrete 
bays and earth gate bays 
chamber and earth 
chamber 
0-19.6 feet 0-17.4 feet 
12 feet 13.5 feet 
(miter sill) (miter sill) 
Timber piles Timber piles 
Reinforced Reinforced 
concrete concrete 
84 feet
- 56 feet 
- 1,202 feet 
- 0-45 feet 
- 13.75 feet 
(miter sill) 
- Concrete slab 
on clay 
1,182 feet 
0-5 feet 
(either direction) 
11.3 feet 
Timber piles 
- Reinforced Reinforced 
concrete concrete

GULF INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY BETWEEN 
APALACHEE BAY, FLA., AND MEXICAN 
BORDER (NEW ORLEANS DIST.)-LOCKS 
(See Sec. 11 of Text) 
Pertinent Data 
Algiers 
Lock 
Bayou 
Boeuf 
Lock 
Bayou 
Sorrel 
Lock 
Pertinent Data 
Inner 
Harbor 
Calcasieu Harvey Navigation 
Lock Lock Canal Lock 
Plaquemine 
Lock 
Port Allen Vermilion 
Lock Lock 
Kind of dam Reinforced 
concrete 
spillway dam, 
vertical cast 
steel gates, 
timber pile 
foundation 
September 
1954 
$2,754,000 
(Flood Control 
MR&T Funds) 
June 
1951 
$4,700,948 
(Flood Control 
MR&T Funds) 
October 1952 
December 
1950 
$2,133,527 
1934 February 
1923 
$1,775,132 $8,648,492 
(non-Federal) 
1935 
1909' July 
1961 
$1,302,006 $13,902,222 
- 1909 July 1961 
1. Closed permanently September 29, 1961. 
2. Replacement of lock approved by the Secretary of Army, May 16,1967; estimated Federal cost $22,300,000. 
TABLE 11-D 
(Continued) 
Opened to 
navigation 
Cost 
Completed 
April 
1956 
$5,215,700 
1933 
$3307652 
1934 
_ 
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NEW ORLEANS, LA., DISTRICT 
TABLE 11-E OTHER AUTHORIZED NAVIGATION PROJECTS 
For Last Cost to Sep. 30, 1977 
Full Report 
See Annual Operation and 
Project Report For Construction Maintenance 
Alteration of Berwick Bay Bridge' 
Amite River and Bayou Manchac, La.,3 4 
Bayou Bonfouca, La. 42,4 
Bayou Dorcheat, Loggy Bayou, and Lake Bisteneau, La.4A6,7 
Bayou Dupre, La.2,4 
Bayou Grosse Tete, La.29 
Bayou Lacombe, La..4 
Bayou La Loutre, St. Malo, and Yscloskey, La.2,4 
Bayou Plaquemine Brule, La.4 
Bayou Queue de Tortue, La.4 
Bayou Segnette Waterway, La. 
Bayou Terrebonne, La.3 ,4 ,10 
Bayou Vermilion, La.34 
Big Pigeon and Little Pigeon Bayous, La.4 s 
Calcasieu River at Coon Island, La. 
Calcasieu River Salt Water Barrier, La.4,n" 
Cane River, La.45 "7 
Chefuncte River and Bogue Falia, La.2'4 
Cypress Bayou and Waterway between Jefferson, Tex. 
and Shreveport, La. 
Grand Bayou Pass, La.4 
Inland Waterway from Franklin to Mermentau River, La.4 
Intracoastal Waterway from the Mississippi River 
to Bayou Teche, La. 3 
Lake Charles Deep Water Channel, La.'4 
Little Caillou Bayou, La.4 
Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet, Michoud Canal, La. 
Navigation work under special authorization (Calcasieu 
Pass channel in Old River Bend at Cameron, La.)1' 
Pass Manchac, La.4 
Petit Anse, Tigre, and Carlin Bayous, La. 
Red River Waterway, La., Ark., Okla., and Tex. 16 
Red River Waterway, Shreveport, La., to Daingerfield, Tex. 
Sulphur River, Ark. and Tex. 467 
Tickfaw, Natalbany, Ponchatoula, and Blood Rivers, La.2,3,4 
Waterway from Empire to Gulf of Mexico, La. 
Waterway from Intracoastal Waterway to Bayou Dulac, La. 
(Bayous Grand Caillou and Lecarpe, La.) 
Vinton Waterway, La.'7 
Waterway from White Lake to Pecan Island, La.'8 
1. Transferred to Department of Transportation. 
Authorized under Truman-Hobbs Act. 
2. Channel adequate for commerce. 
3. Includes previous project costs. 
4. Completed. 
5. Inactive. 
6. No commerce reported. 
7. Abandonment recommended in H. Doc. 467, 69th 
Cong., 1st sess. 
8. Includes $56 cost incurred in 1969. 
9. Completed except that portion above mile 10.3 
providing for widening from 40 feet to 60 feet, which is 
inactive. 
10. By Public Law 88-404, that portion of Bayou 
Terrebonne between point where Barrow Street crosses said 
stream and a line determined by prolonging and extending 
eastern rid ht-of-way line of New Orleans Boulevard southerly 
to south bank of said stream was declared nonnavigable. 
11. Operation and maintenance of the structure reported 
under project "Calcasieu River and Pass, La." 
12. Excludes $50,000 contributed funds. 
13. Not completed; superseded for most of its length by 
present 12- by 125-foot Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, which 
coincides with or parallels it. 
14. Maintenance project; no future work schedules. 
15. Work is under continuing authority. 
16. Emergency bank protection on this project is reported 
separately as "Red River Emergency Bank Protection." Two 
reaches, "Red River Waterway-Mississippi River to 
Shreveport, La.," and "Red River Waterway-Shreveport, La., 
Daingerfield, Tex.," are also reported separately. 
17. No work performed; local interests have not provided 
rights-of-way and dumping privileges. 
18. Not completed; incorporated in navigation project 
"Mermentau River, La." 
19. Includes $66,000 contributed funds. 
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1967 
1950 
1974 
1887 
1968 
1969 
1967 
1970 
1950 
1970 
1958 
1961 
1947 
1936 
1976 
1973 
1910 
1967 
1971 
1950 
1960 
1956 
1950 
1973 
1976 
1957 
1950 
1976 
1969 
1976 
1919 
1973 
1975 
1976 
1950 
1948 
$ - 
28,234 
30,997 
5,000 
38,915 
29,392 
4,716 
96,916 
33,410 
33,355 
238,828 
120,089 
34,900 
1,015,81419 
4,197,262 
2.500 
58,342 
202,817 
7,676 
249,052 
77,761 
2,499,555 
1,374 
392,247 
70,000 
45,989 
8,115 
1,068,142 
129,622 
10,904 
$ - 
63,534 
290,192 
104,1878 
123,454 
92,276 
223,616 
36,780 
28,315 
213,455 
251,691 
200,169 
37,169 
2,000 
192,011 
452,611" 
14,480 
552,780 
11,669 
241,896 
751,485 
139,755 
10,039 
811,172 
92,163 
561,106 
329,512 
10,742

REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY 1977 
TABLE 11-F RESERVOIR OPERATIONS 
FISCAL YEAR 1977 
See 
Section Storage 
in Text Project (acre-feet) Inflow' Outflow' 
27 Bayou Bodcau Oct. 1,1976 305 20 24 
Reservoir, La. Sep. 30, 1977 256 15 16 
Apr. 15, 1977 (maximum) 25,496 - - 
Apr. 9, 1977 (maximum) - 2,416 - 
Apr. 15,1977 (maximum) - - 1,566 
33 Ferrells Bridge Oct. 1, 1976 254,566 0 5 
Dam-Lake O' the Sep. 30, 1977 246,160 0 5 
Pines, Tex. Apr. 5, 1977 (maximum) 291,140 - - 
Feb. 12, 1977 (maximum) - 6,939 - 
Apr. 5, 1977 (maximum) - - 3,027 
41 Wallace Lake, Oct. 1, 1976 7,760 0 0 
La. Sep. 30, 1977 7,235 0 0 
Feb. 14, 1977 (maximum) 20,210 - - 
Feb. 13, 1977 (maximum) - 3,542 - 
Feb. 14, 1977 (maximum) - - 1,288 
42 Wright Patman Oct. 1, 1976 282,874 212 511 
Dam and Lake, Sep. 30, 1977 263,648 0 85 
Tex. Apr 8, 1977 (maximum) 455,862 - - 
Apr. 4, 1977 (maximum) - 45,219 - 
Apr. 3, 1977 (maximum) - - 11,149 
1. Cubic feet per second. 
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NEW ORLEANS, LA., DISTRICT 
TABLE 11-G RED RIVER BELOW DENISON DAM (NEW 
ORLEANS DISTRICT): NEW PROJECTS 
(See Sec. 38 of Text) 
Drainage Conserva- Flood 
Area tion Control Estimated 
(square Storage (acre- Federal 
Project Stream miles) (acre-feet) feet) Cost 
Bayou Bodcau and tributaries, 
Ark.",2 - 1,158 - - $ 15,500,0003 
Bayou Nicholas-Coushatta, La. - - - - 70,7174 
Bayou Pierre in vicinity of Shreveport, 
La.s5 - - - - 243,3363 
Caddo Lake, La."6 Caddo Lake - - - 3,587,8002 
Campti-Clarence Area in 
Natchitoches Parish, La. Red River - - - 1,950,0003 
Cooper Lake and Channels, Tex.' South Sulphur River 476 37,0006 131,400 74,700,0003 
East Point, La. - - - - 486,0693 
Ferrells Bridge-Lake 
O' the Pines, Tex.' Cypress Creek 850 3,800 587,2006 17,091,7003' 
Garland City, Ark."6 - - - - 1,336,0003 
Maniece Bayou, Ark. - - - - 970,0323 
McKinney Bayou, Ark.6 - - - - 1,456,7003 
Posten Bayou, Ark. and 
La.2
6'9 - - - - 560,(00 
Red River below Denison Dam 
levees and bank stabilization, 
Tex., Ark., and La. (New 
Orleans District).3 - - - - 52,400,0003 
Wright Patman Dam & 
Lake, Tex.' Sulphur River 3,400 145,300 2,509,000 50,945,00010 
Total $221,297,354 
1. Details presented in individual report herein. 
2. Construction on this project not started. 
3. In addition, non-Federal funds are: 
Bayou Bodcau and tributaries, Ark. and La. ....................... ...... ................ $3,660,000 
Bayou Pierre in vicinity of Shreveport, La. (cash contribution) ..................... ............. 89,047 
Caddo Lake, La. .......................................................... ............... 28,000 
Campti-Clarence Area in Natchitoches Parish, La ................................................ 480,000 
Cooper Lake and channels, Tex. (excludes $28,400,000 for reimbursement for water supply) ........ 325,000 
East Point ...................................................................................... 67,000 
Ferrells Bridge Dam-Lake O' the Pines, Tex. (cash contribution) ................................. 1,711,200 
Garland City, Ark. ..................................................... ... ................. 6,000 
Maniece Bayou, Ark. (cash contribution) .......................................................... 39,293 
McKinney Bayou, Ark. (cash contribution) ........................................................ 18,700 
Red River below Denison Dam, levees and bank stabilization, Tex., Ark., and La................... 1,250,000 
4. For last full report, see Annual Report for 1964. 
5. For last full report, see Annual Report for 1951. 
6. Inactive. 
7. Includes $4,330,200, Code 711, and $399,739 accelerated Public Works funds. 
8. Joint-use pool (sediment). 
9. Deauthorized by resolution Dec. 17, 1970, which also authorized new project "Posten Bayou, Ark.," under provision of 
Sec. 201 of Flood Control Act of 1965. 
10. Includes $5,330,100, Code 711, and $399,939 accelerated Public Works funds, and $13,138,004 to be reimbursed by local 
interests over a period not to exceed 50 years for water supply storage and pro rata share of original reservoir cost. 
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TABLE 11-H 
REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY 1977 
RED RIVER BELOW DENISON DAM (NEW 
ORLEANS DISTRICT): INCORPORATED PROJECTS 
(See Sec. 38 of Text) 
For Last 
Flood Estimated Full Report 
Control Federal See Annual 
Project Type of Work Act Cost Report For 
Aloha-Rigolette Area, Grant and Rapides 
Parishes, La. Levee and appurtenances 1941 $ 1,653,237' 1956 
Bayou Bodcau Reservoir, La. Flood-control reservoir 1938 5,120,7401,2 (3) 
Bayou Bodcau, Red Chute, and Loggy 
Bayou, La. Channel improvement 1941 319,2001 1948 
Bayou Pierre, La. Channel enlargement 1936 299,5291 (3) 
Black Bayou Lake, La.5 Flood-control reservoir 1936 714,000 1945 
Colfax, Grant Parish, La. Cutoff 1938 70,3481,6 1938 
Grant Parish, below Colfax, La. Levees 1938 38,809' 1941 
Hempstead County levee district 
No. 1, Ark. Levee enlargement 1938 88,0061 1941 
Natchitoches Parish, La. Levee and appurtenances 1936 1,529,927',' 1956 
Pineville, Red River, La. Levee and appurtenances 1941 232,4261 1953 
Red River in vicinity of 
Shreveport, La. Bank protection 1944 3,908,000' 1953 
Red River Parish, La. Levee enlargement 1936 149,435' 1939 
Saline Point, La. Cutoff 1936 124,111' 1945 
Wallace Lake, La. Flood-control reservoir 1936 1,219,3711,2 (3) 
Total $15,467,134 
1. Actual cost. 6. Completed under provisions of Sec. 7 of Flood Control 
2. Includes amounts indicated for recreational facilities Act of 1928, as amended by Sec. 9 of Flood Control Actof 1936, 
under Code 711, Bayou Bodcau Reservoir, La., $1,025,000; and included in 1939 Annual Report of President, Mississippi 
Wallace Lake, La., $17,164. River Commission, p. 2214. 
3. Included in this report. 7. In addition, $250,000 was expended from contributed 
4. Work not started. funds. 
5. Inactive. 
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NEW ORLEANS, LA., DISTRICT 
TABLE 11-I OTHER AUTHORIZED FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS 
(See Sec. 44 of Text) 
For Last Cost to Sep. 30, 1977 
Full Report 
See Annual Operation and 
Project Report For Construction Maintenance 
Aloha-Rigolette Area, Grant and Rapides Parishes, La.",2 1956 $1,653,189 $ - 
Amite River and Tributaries, La.2 1964 3,034,2553 - 
Bayou Bodcau, Red Chute, and Loggy Bayou, La. "2 1948 319,200- 
Bayou Choupique, La.2A 1954 129,930- 
Bayou Nicholas, Coushatta, La.24 1964 70,717- 
Bayou Pierre in vicinity of Shreveport, La."2 1951 243,3363 - 
Bayou Rapides, La.2A 1952 95,179- 
Black Bayou Reservoir, La.,s6s . 1945 -- 
Black Bayou-Pine Island Area, La.2.,4 1963 336,063- 
Caddo Lake, La. 1976 3,587,143- 
Colfax, Grant Parish, La.' .7 1938 70,348- 
East Point, La.2 1969 486,069- 
Garland City, Ark. 1976 1,335,842- 
Grant Parish below Colfax, La.1,2 1941 38,809- 
Hempstead County Levee District No. 1, Ark.. 2 1941 88,006- 
Maniece Bayou, Ark..2 1970 970,9323 - 
McKinney Bayou, Ark..6 1964 1,021,2633 - 
Morgan City and vicinity, La. 1976 554,192- 
Natchitoches Parish, La."2 1956 1,529,4783 - 
Pineville, Red River, La..2 1953 232,426- 
Posten Bayou, Ark.8 1973 -- 
Red River Parish, La.'2 1939 149,435- 
Red River in vicinity of Shreveport, La., 2 1953 3,908,000- 
Saline Point, La.',2 1945 124,111- 
Twelvemile Bayou, La.2' 1966 335,433- 
1. Authorized under project "Red River Below Denison 
Dam." 
2. Completed. 
3. In addition, the following was expended from 
contributed funds: 
Amite River and tributaries ........... $ 430 
Bayou Pierre in vicinity of Shreveport, 
La ............................. 89,047 
Maniece Bayou, Ark................... 39,293 
McKinney Bayou, Ark................. 18,700 
Natchitoches Parish, La................ 250,000 
4. Authorized by Chief of Engineers. (Sec. 205, 1948 
Flood Control Act, as amended.) 
5. Construction not initiated. 
6. Inactive. 
7. Completed under provisions of Sec. 7, Flood Control 
Act 1928, as amended by Sec. 9, Flood Control Act 1936, and 
included in 1939 Annual Report of President, Mississippi 
River Commission, p. 2214. 
8. Posten Bayou Project, authorized by Senate and House 
resolutions, Dec. 17 and 15, 1970, deletes the plan authorized 
by the Flood Control Act dated Aug. 3, 1955. 
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TABLE 11-J 
REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY 1977 
EMERGENCY FLOOD CONTROL ACTIVITIES 
REPAIR, FLOOD FIGHTING, AND RESCUE 
WORK (PUBLIC LAW 99, 84th CONG., AND 
ANTECEDENT LEGISLATION) 
(See Sec. 45 of Text) 
Project and Location Federal Cost 
FY 77 
Advance preparation for flood emergency 
Emergency Operations: 
Public Law 84-99-1973 Flood 
Public Law 84-99-1974 Flood 
Public Law 84-99-1975 Flood 
Flooding in South Louisiana-1977 
Rehabilitation: 
Atchafalaya Basin Floodway 
Bonnet Carre Spillway 
Mississippi River Levees 
Old River 
Red River Levee 
Red River Levee, Index, Ark., to Lake Long, La. 
Red River, Coushatta 
Total 
$ 79,269 
-37,496 
10,598 
2,260 
65,437 
521,281 
111,774 
1,227,657 
87,828 
366,558 
12,996 
14,025 
$ 2,462,187 
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VICKSBURG, MISS., DISTRICT* 
The district comprises western Mississippi, 
southern Arkansas, northeastern Louisiana, and 
a very small portion of southwestern Tennessee, 
embraced in drainage basins of eastern 
tributaries of Mississippi River south of Horn 
Lake Creek to and including Buffalo River; 
western tributaries between White and Red 
Rivers, including Arkansas River Basin below a 
point 3 miles upstream from Pine Bluff and 
Arkansas River below mile 36.1 near Pendleton, 
Ark.; and Ouachita and Black Rivers in Arkansas 
and Louisiana. 
IMPROVEMENTS 
Navigation Page 
1. Lake Providence Harbor, La....... 12-1 
2. Ouachita and Black Rivers below 
Camden, Ark ..................... 12-2 
3. Yazoo River, Miss ................. 12-3 
4. Other authorized navigation 
projects .......................... 12-3 
5. Navigation work under special 
authorization ..................... 12-3 
Flood Control 
6. Ouachita River and Tributaries, Ark. 
and La ........................... 12-4 
6A. Blakely Mountain Dam- 
Lake Ouachita, Ouachita 
River, Ark......................... 12-4 
6B. DeGray Lake, Caddo River, 
Ark .............................. 12-4 
Flood Control (cont.) Page 
6C. Narrows Dam-Lake Greeson, 
Little Missouri River, Ark ......... 12-5 
6D. Bayou Bartholomew and Tributaries, 
Ark. and La ...................... 12-5 
6E. Monroe Floodwall, La ............. 12-5 
6F. Ouachita River Levees, La......... 12-6 
7. Inspection of completed flood 
control projects .................... 12-6 
8. Other authorized flood control 
projects ........................... 12-6 
9. Flood control work under special 
authorization ..................... 12-6 
10. 
11. 
12. 
General Investigations 
Surveys .......................... 
Collection and study of basic data .. 
Research and development ........ 
12-7 
12-7 
12-7 
Navigation 
1. LAKE PROVIDENCE HARBOR, LA. 
Location. In Hagaman Chute, a secondary 
channel of the Mississippi River at mile 483.4 
above Head of Passes, and about 3 miles south of 
Lake Providence, La. 
Existing project. A dredged harbor channel 
about 0.7 mile long and 150 feet wide with a 
project depth of 9 feet in Hagaman Chute from 
the Mississippi River. Channel was widened to 
400 feet in front of and upstream from port area, a 
distance of 800 feet, to provide a turning basin. 
Local interests constructed retaining dikes to 
provide the disposal area for material excavated 
from channel and turning basin. Resulting 
hydraulic fill provides a raised port area. Federal 
cost of completed work was $198,859, excluding 
preauthorization study costs of $9,678. Total non- 
Federal cost was $233,400, including cost of 
retaining dikes, and a cash contribution of 
$35,000. In addition, local interests have spent 
$1,022,000 for port facilities. 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Terminal facilities. Local interests provided 
port facilities. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Leased dredge Vicksburg removed 224,495 cubic yards of material 
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REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY 1977 
for maintenance in harbor 
channel and turning basin in October-November, 
1976. 
Local interests have provided a diked disposal 
area for maintenance dredging in the harbor. 
Condition as of Sep. 30. Channel was open to 
traffic at the end of the fiscal year. Dredging was 
required in the connecting channel between the 
harbor and the Mississippi River in December 
1976, February 1977, and August-September 
1977. The dredge Vicksburg resumed operations 
on each occasion in December 1976 and February 
1977 after being suspended due to river 
conditions. The leased dredge G. A. Mc Williams 
performed the dredging in the connecting 
channel in August-September 1977. 
2. OUACHITA AND BLACK RIVERS 
BELOW CAMDEN, ARK. 
Location. Ouachita River rises in Polk County, 
Ark., and flows southeasterly and southerly about 
600 miles. Below its confluence with the Tensas 
and Little Rivers at Jonesville, La., it is called 
Black River, which enters Red River 35.5 miles 
from the Mississippi River. 
Previous projects. See page 683 of Annual 
Report for 1962 for details. 
Existing project. See page 684 of Annual Report 
for 1962 for details of existing 6.5-foot navigation 
project. New work for completed project costs 
$4,574,551, exclusive of amounts expended under 
previous projects. Modified project and project 
for Red River below Fulton, Ark., provide for a 
channel 9 feet deep and 100 feet wide in Red River 
between Old River and mouth of Black River, and 
in Black and Ouachita Rivers from mouth of 
Black River to Camden, Ark. This is being 
accomplished by construction of four new locks, 
84 feet by 600 feet; new dams; channel 
realinement; and measures to preserve Catahoula 
Lake for migratory waterfowl. Jonesville Lock 
and Dam replaced existing Lock and Dam No. 2; 
Columbia Lock and Dam replaced existing Lock 
and Dams Nos. 3, 4, and 5; Felsenthal Lock and 
Dam will replace existing Lock and Dam No. 6; 
and Calion Lock and Dam will replace existing 
Lock and Dam No. 8. The River and Harbor Act 
of 1970 authorized establishment of wildlife 
refuges along Bayou D'Arbonne (14,700 acres) in 
connection with Columbia Lock and Dam and at 
Felsenthal Lock and Dam (65,000 acres). The 
Bayou D'Arbonne refuge was increased to 18,000 
acres at the request of the Bureau of Sport 
Fisheries and Wildlife. Approved (1977) 
estimated cost for new work for 9-foot navigation 
project is $189,187,000, including $184,000,000 
Federal and $5,187,000 non-Federal for lands, 
damages, and relocations. 
Local cooperation. Local cooperation for all 
completed work in Louisiana has been furnished 
in a timely manner. It is anticipated that local 
interests in Louisiana will be able to supply the 
necessary rights-of-way for construction of the 
cutoffs and bend widenings. Local interests in 
Arkansas have furnished the rights-of-way for 
the Felsenthal access road, lock, dam, disposal 
area, and the Calion access road and it is 
anticipated that the remaining rights-of-way will 
be furnished when needed. The city of Camden, 
Ark., has furnished land for the Sandy Beach 
recreation area. All assurances from local 
interests in Arkansas including supplemental 
assurances (Public Law 91-646) have been 
accepted. The State of Louisiana has not 
furnished supplemental assurances; however, 
they are anticipated in the near future. 
Terminal facilities. Public loading docks are at 
Columbia, La., and Camden, Ark. Privately 
owned docks and loading and unloading facilities 
are at Columbia, Monroe, and Sterlington, La., 
and El Dorado, Calion, and Camden, Ark. Two 
grain-handling facilities and a petroleumloading 
facility are in the vicinity of Jonesville, 
La., and a grain-handling facility is in the vicinity 
of Acme, La. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Planning and design for other features in the 
Jonesville and Columbia pools are continuing. 
Planning and design for Calion and Felsenthal 
Locks and Dams are in progress. The Columbia 
and Jonesville Locks were in operation and a 9- 
foot channel from the mouth of Black River to 
Sterlington, La., was maintained. 
Construction of a slurry trench cutoff around 
the Felsenthal Lock and Dam site for dewatering 
during lock and dam construction continued. 
Contracts were awarded for the Calion access 
road and Sandy Beach recreation area at 
Camden. 
Condition as of Sep. 30. The 6.5-foot project is 
complete and is being maintained. Planning and 
design for the 9-foot navigation project started in 
Fiscal Year 1962 and are continuing. 
Construction at Columbia Lock and Dam started 
in February 1964. The dam was completed in 
November 1968, and the lock was completed in 
January 1970 and was placed in service in May 
1972. Construction at Jonesville Lock and Dam 
started in May 1967. The lock and dam were 
completed in January 1972 and were placed in 
service in March 1972. A 9-foot navigation 
channel to Lock and Dam No. 5 at Sterlington, 
La., was established in June 1972. (See Table 12-C 
on locks and dams, Ouachita and Black Rivers, 
Ark. and La.) 
The contract for removal of four abandoned 
locks and dams which proved hazardous to 
navigation in the Columbia and Jonesville pools 
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was terminated because of the inability of the 
contractor to complete the work. A new contract 
to complete this work is scheduled for 
advertisement in Fiscal Year 1978. A contract for 
design and preparation of plans and 
specifications for cutoffs and bend widenings in 
the Jonesville and Columbia pools is scheduled for 
award in Fiscal Year 1978. Construction of the 
Felsenthal slurry trench is scheduled for 
completion in the early part of Fiscal Year 1978 
and the contract for construction of the lock and 
dam is scheduled for award soon thereafter. 
3. YAZOO RIVER, MISS. 
Location. Formed by junction of Tallahatchie 
and Yalobusha Rivers in Leflore County, Miss., 
flows about 169 miles southerly and 
southwesterly, and enters Mississippi River at 
Vicksburg, Miss. (See Mississippi River alluvial 
valley quadrangle maps.) 
Previous projects. See page 681 of Annual 
Report for 1961 for details. 
Existing project. The Yazoo River Navigation 
project consists of a 9-foot channel from its mouth 
to Greenwood, Miss., mile 164.9 (present 
mileage), with a minimum width of 150 feet. The 
project includes a single lock (84 feet by 600 feet) 
and a dam located near Vicksburg, dredging and 
channel realinement; 600,000 acre-feet of 
additional storage in Sardis Lake to augment low 
flows in the Yazoo River, and recreation features. 
Total estimated (1977) Federal cost of 9-foot 
project is $140,240,000. Total estimated non- 
Federal cost is $1,517,000. 
Local cooperation. None required on previous 
project. In connection with the 9-foot navigation 
project, local interests will be required to: 
a. Provide all lands, easements, rights-of-way, 
and flowage rights in overflow areas required for 
construction and subsequent maintenance of the 
project, except at Sardis Lake; 
b. Provide land for aids to navigation upon the 
request of the Chief of Engineers; 
c. Provide suitable areas determined by the 
Chief of Engineers to be required in the general 
public interest for initial and subsequent disposal 
of spoil, necessary retaining dikes, bulkheads, 
and embankments therefor, or the cost of such 
retaining works; 
d. Hold and save the United States free from 
damages due to the construction works and 
subsequent operation and maintenance, 
including but not limited to those resulting from 
dredging, change in groundwater level, and wave 
action; 
e. Provide and maintain, without cost to the 
United States, adequate public terminal and 
transfer facilities, including berths and access 
channels, open to all on equal terms; 
f. Accomplish alterations and relocations as 
required, except for those required for increasing 
capacity of Sardis Lake, including a portion of the 
cost of alteration of the State highway bridge at 
Belzoni, to be determined subsequent to 
authorization in accordance with the principles of 
Sec. 6 of the Bridge Alteration Act of Jun. 21, 
1940, as amended; 
g. Contribute or repay to the United States an 
amount equal to one-half the separable cost of 
recreation features and assume responsibility for 
operation and maintenance of these facilities to be 
provided as a part of this project; and 
h. Comply with the provisions of the Uniform 
Relocation Assistance and Real Property 
Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (Public Law 91- 
646) and Sec. 221 of Public Law 91-611. 
Terminal facilities. At Greenwood there is a 
privately owned dock and a grain-loading 
facility. There are privately owned facilities for 
loading grain at Belzoni and Satartia. At Yazoo 
City there is a privately owned, grain-loading 
facility, a private log-loading facility, a private 
dock to handle dry and liquid fertilizer, and a 
public terminal. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance clearing and snagging was done as 
required on the old authorized project. 
Condition as of Sep. 30. Entire river is 
navigable. No work done on new authorization, 
except for design work connected with the 
relocation of State Highway No. 12 Bridge at 
Belzoni, Miss. 
4. OTHER AUTHORIZED 
NAVIGATION PROJECTS 
See Table 12-D. 
5. NAVIGATION WORK UNDER 
SPECIAL AUTHORIZATION 
Navigation activities pursuant to Sec. 107, 
Public Law 87-645, as amended 
(preauthorization). 
A detailed project report was initiated on 
Rosedale Harbor, Miss., in February 1975. On 
Oct. 14, 1976, a public meeting was held in 
Rosedale. The final report was submitted 
January 1977. Construction was initiated in 
October 1977 and is scheduled for completion in 
1978. 
A final report on Crossett Harbor, Ark., is 
scheduled for February 1978. Detailed studies 
are under way for Madison Parish Port, La. 
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Flood Control 
6. OUACHITA RIVER AND 
TRIBUTARIES, ARK. AND LA. 
Location. Improvements comprising 
comprehensive project are on main stem 
Ouachita River, Ark. and La., on its tributaries, 
Caddo and Little Missouri Rivers, and in Pine 
Bluff, Ark. Description of Ouachita River Basin 
is presented in greater detail on page 690 of 
Annual Report for 1962. 
Existing project. The authorized general plan 
for flood control and other purposes in the 
Ouachita River Basin includes the projects listed 
in Table 12-E. The 1966 Flood Control Act 
modified the Bayou Bartholomew and 
Tributaries, Ark. and La., project to include ten 
water-retention lakes in the western tributaries 
of Bayou Bartholomew in Arkansas and six local 
levee units along the main stem of the bayou in 
Louisiana. 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with for 
completed features of comprehensive project. 
(See individual statements for further details.) 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Operations for Blakely Mt. Dam-Lake Ouachita, 
DeGray Lake, Narrows Dam-Lake Greeson, 
Bayou Bartholomew and Tributaries, Monroe 
Floodwall, and Ouachita River Levees are shown 
in individual reports herein. 
Condition as of Sep. 30. Pertinent data on those 
features which are complete or not started are in 
Table 12-E. Conditions of Blakely Mt. Dam-Lake 
Ouachita, DeGray Lake, and Narrows Dam-Lake 
Greeson are given in the following individual 
reports. 
6A. BLAKELY MOUNTAIN DAM-LAKE 
OUACHITA, OUACHITA RIVER, ARK. 
Location. This project is on Ouachita River, 
Ark., at head of Lake Hamilton (pool of Carpenter 
Dam), 486 miles above mouth of Black River, and 
approximately 10 miles northwest of Hot 
Springs, Ark. 
Previous project. See page 693 of Annual 
Report for 1962 for details. 
Existing project. A lake of 2,768,500 acre-feet 
storage capacity for flood control and other 
purposes with an installed power capacity of 
75,000 kilowatts. Remaining work consists of 
completion of public-use facilities. Latest 
approved (1976) estimated project cost is 
$37,470,000. 
Local cooperation. None required. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Power production totaled 124,925,000 kilowatthours, 
of which 123,503,000 kilowatt-hours were 
delivered to Arkansas Power and Light Co., 
under contract between that company and 
Southwestern Power Administration. Pool 
elevation of 581.4 feet above mean sea level, or 3.4 
feet above maximum power pool. On Mar. 30, 
1977, the maximum pool elevation occurred. 
Storage in the flood control pool amounted to 
139,500 acre-feet. Peak inflow for the year was 
102,000 cubic feet per second and occurred on 
Mar. 28, 1977. On Sep. 30, 1977, the pool elevation 
was 573.12 feet above mean sea level and storage 
in the power pool was 1,097,400 acre-feet. 
Condition as of Sep. 30. Project 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. Remote 
control equipment has been installed to operate 
the power plants at DeGray Lake and Narrows 
Dam-Lake Greeson. 
6B. DEGRAY LAKE, CADDO RIVER, ARK. 
Location. On Caddo River (mile 8), a tributary 
of Ouachita River, in a narrow, rocky gorge in 
Clark and Hot Springs Counties, approximately 
7 miles north of Arkadelphia, Ark. 
Existing project. Provides for a lake of 881,900 
acre-feet storage capacity for flood control, water 
supply, pollution abatement, and power with an 
installed power capacity of 68,000 kilowatts (one 
conventional 40,000-kilowatt generating unit and 
one 28,000-kilowatt generating unit with 
reversible pump-type turbine). Latest approved 
(1977) estimated first cost is $69,940,000, 
including $5,800,000, for water supply, to be 
reimbursed by local interests, exclusive of 
interest. 
Local cooperation. None required for flood 
control and power features. Fully complied with 
for water supply feature. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Power production totaled 60,317,000 kilowatthours, 
of which 58,739,000 kilowatt-hours were 
delivered to Arkansas Power and Light Co., 
under contract between that company and 
Southwestern Power Administration. On Mar. 5, 
1977, pool elevation of 410.3 feet above mean sea 
level, or 2.3 feet above maximum power pool was 
the maximum pool elevation. Storage in the flood 
control pool amounted to 31,900 acre-feet. Peak 
inflow of 25,800 cubic feet per second occurred on 
Mar. 3, 1977. On Sep. 30, 1977, the pool elevation 
was 402.6 feet above mean sea level and storage in 
the power pool was 324,000 acre-feet. 
Condition as of Sep. 30. Construction started in 
June 1962 and was essentially complete in 
December 1971. All major construction is 
complete including the remote control for the 
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power plant from Blakely Mt. Dam-Lake 
Ouachita. Items of work not yet under contract 
include recreational facilities, minor road 
construction, and restoration of Borrow Area BExtension. 
6C. NARROWS DAM-LAKE GREESON, 
LITTLE MISSOURI RIVER, ARK. 
Location. Narrows Dam is on the Little 
Missouri River, Ark., 105 miles above the mouth 
and 5 miles northwest of Murfreesboro, Ark. 
Existing project. Provides a lake of 407,900 
acre-feet storage capacity for flood control and 
other purposes with power installation of 25,500 
kilowatts in three units of 8,500 kilowatts each. 
Remaining work consists of completion of publicuse 
facilities. Latest approved (1976) estimated 
cost is $16,077,000, excluding $1,738,700 for third 
generating unit and remote control equipment. 
Local cooperation. None required. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Power production totaled 28,731,700 kilowatthours, 
of which 28,034,030 were delivered to Tex.- 
La. Electric Cooperative, Inc., under contract 
between that company and Southwestern Power 
Administration. On Mar. 30, 1977, pool elevation 
of 548.7 feet above mean sea level, or 0.7 feet 
above maximum power pool elevation was the 
maximum. Storage in the flood control pool 
amounted to 5,000 acre-feet. Peak inflow for the 
year was 26,400 cubic feet per second and 
occurred on Mar. 3, 1977. On Sep. 30, 1977, the 
pool elevation was 538.31 feet above mean sea 
level and storage in the power pool was 138,500 
acre-feet. 
Condition as of Sep. 30. Project was started in 
May 1947 and was completed for beneficial use in 
May 1950. The third power generating unit was 
completed in January 1970. Installation of remote 
control equipment was completed in June 1972. 
Generation of power, operation, and maintenance 
is continuing. Remote control equipment has 
been installed for operation of the power plant 
from Blakely Mt. Dam-Lake Ouachita. 
6D. BAYOU BARTHOLOMEW AND 
TRIBUTARIES, ARK. AND LA. 
Location. Bayou Bartholomew rises in 
Jefferson County, Ark., about 10 miles northwest 
of Pine Bluff and flows southerly about 370 miles 
to join the Ouachita River upstream from 
Sterlington, La. 
Existing project. Project includes 10 waterretention 
lakes in the western tributaries of 
Bayou Bartholomew in Arkansas and six local 
levee units along the main stem of Bayou 
Bartholomew in Louisiana. However, because of 
public opposition to construction of the loop 
levees, preconstruction planning of the six loop 
levees has been deferred until such time as there 
is sufficient support for such levees by local 
interests. Channel improvements previously 
authorized are deferred until it is determined 
that the quality and quantity of water 
downstream will not be adversely affected. Latest 
approved (1976) estimated cost of new work is 
$33,480,000 including $32,100,000 Federal and 
$1,380,000 non-Federal. 
Local cooperation. Local interests will be 
required to: 
a. Furnish free of cost to the United States all 
lands, easements, and rights-of-way necessary for 
construction of the improvements, with the 
exception of lands for the 10 lakes along the west 
escarpment of the Bayou Bartholomew Basin; 
b. Hold and save the United States free from 
damages due to the construction works; 
c. Maintain and operate the levee works in 
accordance with regulations prescribed by the 
Secretary of the Army; 
d. Agree not to construct permanent irrigation 
dams in Bayou Bartholomew with crest 
elevations more than 5 feet above the thalweg of 
the stream; and 
e. Comply with the provisions of the Uniform 
Relocation Assistance and Real Property 
Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (Public Law 91- 
646) and Sec. 221 of Public Law 91-611. 
Also, local interests must furnish assurances 
satisfactory to the Secretary of the Army that, in 
accordance with the Federal Water Project 
Recreation Act, they will: 
a. Administer project land and water areas for 
recreation and fish and wildlife enhancement; 
b. Pay, contribute in kind, or repay, which may 
be through user fees, with interest, one-half of the 
separable cost of the lake projects allocated to 
recreation and fish and wildlife enhancement; 
and
c. Bear all costs of operation, maintenance, and 
replacement of recreation and fish and wildlife 
lands and facilities. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Preconstruction planning and design have been 
deferred pending favorable benefit-cost ratios. 
Condition as of Sep. 30. Initial field data have 
been obtained and analyzed; sites have been 
selected for the individual lakes; and preparation 
of general design memorandum has been 
deferred due to lack of economic justification. 
6E. MONROE FLOODWALL, LA. 
Location. Monroe, La., lies within the alluvial 
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valley of the Mississippi River and on the east 
bank of the Ouachita River. The city is located in 
the north-central part of Louisiana, in Ouachita 
Parish. 
Existing project. Provides for construction of 
floodwall to close the 1,750-foot opening 
extending from Bry Avenue to Grammont Street. 
Floodwall will provide complete flood protection 
to the city of Monroe. Approved (1977) estimated 
Federal cost of new work is $2,671,000. Non- 
Federal cost is $206,000. 
Local cooperation. Assurances of local 
cooperation have been furnished by the Tensas 
Basin Levee District, agreeing to furnish all 
lands, easements, and rights-of-way necessary for 
construction of the project; accomplished all 
relocations and alterations of streets, buildings, 
equipment, utilities, and other obstructions made 
necessary by the construction works, and hold 
and save the United States free from damages 
due to the construction works; maintain and 
operate all of the works after completion in 
accordance with regulations prescribed by the 
Secretary of the Army; comply with the 
provisions of the Uniform Relocation Assistance 
and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 
1970 (Public Law 91-646), and Sec. 221 of Public 
Law 91-611. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. A 
contract for construction of the 1,750-foot opening 
extending from Bry Avenue to Grammont Street 
was advertised, awarded, and construction 
began. The floodwall contract was completed 
May 6, 1977, except for the display board on the 
viewing platform. 
Condition as of Sep. 30. Work on the floodwall is 
complete. 
6F. OUACHITA RIVER LEVEES, LA. 
Location. East bank of Ouachita River between 
Bastrop, La., and Sandy Bayou. Loop levees on 
the west bank at West Monroe, Columbia, and 
Bawcomville. 
Existing project. There are 105.9 miles of levee 
on the east bank and 11.6 miles of levee in the 
three loops on the west bank. A letter report, 
approved by the Chief of Engineers, authorized 
gravel surfacing 37.8 miles of levee, enlargement 
of 40.4 miles of levee, and a 5.7-mile southward 
extension of the east bank levee. Approved (1976) 
estimated Federal cost is $7,500,000. Estimated 
non-Federal cost is $16,000. 
Local cooperation. Local interests have 
furnished assurances that they will: 
a. Furnish all lands, easements, and rights-ofway 
necessary for construction of the project; 
b. Accomplish all relocations and alterations of 
streets, buildings, equipment, utilities, and other 
obstructions made necessary by the constructioi 
works; 
c. Hold and save the United States free fron 
damages due to construction works; 
d. Maintain and operate all the works afte: 
completion in accordance with regulation; 
prescribed by the Secretary of the Army; and 
e. Comply with the provisions of the Uniforn 
Relocation Assistance and Real Property 
Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (Public Law 91 
646). 
Operations and results during fiscal year. P 
construction contract to enlarge 10.4 miles o 
levee (Item 1, Monroe to Sandy Bayou) wa: 
awarded in July 1974. Work on this contract ha: 
extended into 1977 due to adverse workin 
conditions in 1974 and 1975. 
Condition as of Sep. 30. Completion of th 
authorized work would not correct all projec 
deficiencies. Enlargement of the Bawcomvilh 
levee, enlargement of the east bank levee abov 
Monroe, and replacement of numerous drainage 
structures is not authorized. A letter report ha, 
been prepared recommending that constructior 
of the present Ouachita River levee project be 
deferred after completion of the current contrac 
and that a complete study of the Ouachita Rivel 
levee system be incorporated into the ongoing 
comprehensive Ouachita River Basin study. Thi 
report has been submitted for approval. Item 1 i, 
89 percent complete. 
7. INSPECTION OF COMPLETED 
FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS 
Inspection of completed work wa, 
accomplished at a cost of $114,671 for the fiscal 
year. Total cost as of Sep. 30, 1977, is $702,564. 
8. OTHER AUTHORIZED 
CONTROL PROJECTS 
FLOOD 
See Table 12-F. 
9. FLOOD CONTROL WORK UNDER 
SPECIAL AUTHORIZATION 
Emergency flood control activities-repair, 
flood fighting, and rescue work. (Public Law 99, 
84th Cong., and antecedent legislation.) 
Emergency repairs to Pelucia Creek levee and 
Greenwood emergency dredging of bendway was 
accomplished. See Table 12-G. 
Snagging and clearing of navigable streams and 
tributaries in the interest offlood control (Sec. 208 
of 1954 Flood Control Act, Public Law 780, 83d 
Cong.). 
No activity during the period. 
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Emergency bank protection (Sec. 14 of 1946 
Flood Control Act, Public Law 526, 79th Cong.). 
A request for protection for a Coahoma County 
road at mile 175.8 on the Big Sunflower River was 
received in August 1977 and a reconnaissance 
report is under way. 
A project to stabilize the banks of the 
Homochitto River to protect the U. S. Highway 
98 bridge was approved in June 1975. 
Construction is currently under way. 
A request for protection for a Holmes County, 
Miss., bridge over Black Creek was received in 
June 1975 and a reconnaissance report is under 
way. 
Flood control activities pursuant to Sec. 205, 
Public Law 858, 80th Cong., as amended 
(preauthorization). 
A detailed project report was continued on 
Hatcher Bayou and Durden Creek, Warren 
County, Miss. Expenditures during the fiscal 
year amounted to $1,889. Total expenditure as of 
Sep. 30, 1977, was $18,662. 
A reconnaissance report was completed and a 
detailed project report initiated on Lead Bayou, 
Bolivar County, Miss. Expenditures during the 
fiscal year amounted to $69,962. Total cost as of 
Sep. 30, 1977, was $106,304. 
A detailed project report was initiated on 
Porter Bayou, Miss. Expenditures amounted to 
$16,963. 
General Investigations 
10. SURVEYS 
Total cost for surveys during the period was 
$384,350 of which $252,004 was for Pine Bluff, 
Ark., and $132,346 for Ouachita River Basin, 
Ark. and La., flood control studies and $5,832 for 
coordination with Soil Conservation Service. 
11. COLLECTION AND STUDY OF BASIC 
DATA 
Flood plain information studies are authorized 
by Sec. 206 of the 1960 Flood Control Act, as 
amended. The studies are made upon request of 
another Federal agency, a State, or political 
subdivision thereof. They comprise compilation 
and dissemination of information on floods and 
flood damages, including identification of areas 
subject to inundation by floods of various 
magnitudes and frequencies, and general criteria 
for guidance of Federal and non-Federal 
interests and agencies in the use of flood plain 
areas, and provide advice to other Federal 
agencies and local interests for their use in 
planning to ameliorate the flood hazard. 
Costs for flood plain management services for 
the period were $261,784, which includes 
$154,347 ($98,769, VXD, and $55,578, LMVD) for 
flood plain management services, $65,689 for 
technical services, $27,360 for flood proofing 
research, and $14,388 for flood plain information 
reports. 
12. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
Hydrologic studies: Collecting streamflow and 
rainfall data and making storm and hydrologic 
studies during the fiscal year cost $8,225. 
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REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY 1977 
COST AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
See 
Section Total Cost to 
in Text Project Funding FY 74 FY 75 FY 76 FY 77 Sep 30, 1977 
1. Lake Providence 
Harbor, La. 
2. Ouachita and Black 
Rivers below Camden, 
Ark. (6.5-foot 
navigation project) 
Ouachita and Black 
Rivers below Camden, 
Ark. (9-foot 
navigation project) 
3. Yazoo River, Miss. 
6A. Blakely Mt. Dam- 
Lake Ouachita, Ouachita 
River, Ark. 
Code 713 Funds 
6B. DeGray Lake, 
Caddo River, Ark. 
6C. Narrows Dam-Lake 
Greeson, Little Missouri 
River, Ark. 
Code 713 Funds 
6D. Bayou Bartholomew 
and Tributaries, 
Ark. and La. 
6E. Monroe Floodwall, 
La. 
6F. Ouachita River 
Levees, La. 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
63,000 
96,700 
3,600,500 
3,708,547 
8,095,000 
11,406,070 
2,600 
2,600 
35,341 
1,723,200 
2,674,677 
77,000 
77,000 
1,536,000 
1,680,965 
8,000,000 
5,521,936 
500,000 
15,194 
39,200 
39,200 
736,000 
173,090 
1,928,400 
1,642,384 
96,000 
96,000 
3,664,900 
3,576,807 
7,460,000 
10,165,847 
-101,000 
133,052 
93,000 
92,971 
-435,000 
195,082 
1,583,700 
1,902,452 
460,000 
325,037 
$- $ 208,537' 
- 208,537' 
96,000 826,300 
95,933 826,233 
- 5,248,6192 
- 5,248,6192 
2,393,800 
2,479,274 
6,600,000 
6,058,264 
1,000 
13,484 
32,100 
32,129 
34,789,026 
34,760,068 
90,997,000 
89,459,396 
759,661$ 
521,3913 
919,315 
919,315 
0 32,320,944 
83 32,318,850 
1,282,800 15,916,992 
1,275,936 15,864,484 
-5,000 455,000 
-5,636 319,401 
583,000 1,400,000 2,571,000 2,368,000 66,839,992 
1,214,771 946,961 2,682,165 2,662,424 66,327,065 
853,683 987,600 1,379,700 1,162,800 5,997,683 
891,109 860,890 1,535,274 1,160,285 5,959,344 
-102 
2,040 
1,263,017 
1,834,674 
2,232 
432,000 
106,681 
1,310,600 
1,355,576 
8,438 
- -76,900 
- 3,054 
495,000 152,000 
23,771 490,866 
-291,000 
41,269 
1,270,200 
1,365,298 
398,000 
246,084 
6,952 
2,131,400 
2,181,826 
1,518,600 
1,224,347 
- 15,294,229 
- 15,292,714 
1,003,600 12,823,137 
1,016,844 12,788,370 
-75,000 323,000 
-103,202 142,882 
- 974,000 
- 973,999 
-368,000 2,670,500 
130,628 2,542,575 
-1,000 2,624,000 
530,919 2,486,947 
1. Actual costs include $198,859 Public Works Acceleration 
Act funds and $9,678 expended for planning and design; 
excludes $35,000 contributed funds, $198,400 cost of retaining 
dikes, and $1,022,000 local interests' costs for port facilities. 
2. Includes $674,068 for new work on previous projects. 
3. Includes $359,661 for previous projects. Present appropriations 
are for Advance Participation, Belzoni Bridge. 
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VICKSBURG, MISS., DISTRICT 
AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
Acts Work Authorized Documents 
Jul. 14, 1960, 
as amended 
May 17, 1950 
Jul. 14, 1960 
Dec. 31, 1970 
Mar. 3, 1875 
Aug. 13, 1968 
May 17, 1950 
May 17, 1950 
Nov. 7, 1966 
May 17, 1950 
Oct. 27, 1965 
Nov. 7, 1966 
LAKE PROVIDENCE HARBOR, LA. (See Section 1 
of Text) 
Dredging 0.7-mile channel and turning basin in an old chute 
of the Mississippi River, with the dredged material used to 
fill in a port area provided by local interests. 
OUACHITA AND BLACK RIVERS BELOW 
CAMDEN, ARK. (See Section 2 of Text) 
Modification of existing project to provide for 9-foot channel 
and deepening canal to Felsenthal, Ark. 
Modification of 9-foot project to provide four new locks and 
dams and channel improvements. 
Migratory waterfowl refuges on Bayou D'Arbonne in connection 
with the pool of the Columbia Lock and Dam and in 
the pool of the Felsenthal Lock and Dam. 
YAZOO RIVER, MISS. (See Section 3 of Text) 
Four-foot channel from mouth to Greenwood, Miss., 
189 miles. 
Nine-foot channel from mouth to Greenwood, mile 154.9 
(present mileage), with a lock and dam near Vicksburg, 
channel improvements, additional storage space in Sardis 
Lake to augment low river flows, and recreation features. 
OUACHITA RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES, ARK. 
AND LA. (See Section 6 of Text) 
Authorized DeGray Lake; Murfreesboro Lake; extension of 
floodwall at Monroe to partially close the existing gap; local 
protection at Bawcomville, La. (subsequently constructed 
under Sec. 6, Act of May 15, 1928, with local interests 
contributing one-third of cost); Bayou Bartholomew 
channel improvement, including Deep Bayou and Overflow 
Creek; Pine Bluff local protection; local protection at 
Calion, Ark.; and incorporation, into the Ouachita River 
and Tributaries project, of all existing projects and 
portions thereof in the basin above the lower end of the 
levees on the east bank of the Ouachita River. In addition, 
the Chief of Engineers authorized on Nov. 14, 1966, 
additional work on the levees. 
BAYOU BARTHOLOMEW, ARK. AND LA. 
(See Section 6D of Text) 
Authorized channel improvements on Bayou and Tributaries 
(see above) 
Modified 1950 authorization to include 10 lakes in the west 
escarpment in Arkansas and 6 local levees in Louisiana, 
and acquisition of lands for mitigation of fish and wildlife 
losses. The previously authorized channel improvement 
was deferred until it is determined that the quality 
and quantity of water downstream will not be adversely 
affected. 
MONROE FLOODWALL, LA. (See Section 6E of Text) 
Partial closure of gap in floodwall 
Closure of gap in floodwall (Plan C) 
Closure of gap in floodwall (Plan B) 
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Approved Sep. 12, 1962, 
under authority of Sec. 107 
of the River and Harbor Act 
of 1960, as amended. 
S. Doc. 117, 81st Cong., 
1st sess. 
S. Doc. 112, 86th Cong., 
2d sess. 
Report of the Chief of 
Engineers dated Nov. 25, 
1970, and H. Doc. 92-109, 
92d Cong., 1st sess. 
H. Doc. 342, 90th Cong., 
2d sess. 
S. Doc. 117, 81st Cong., 
1st sess. 
S. Doc. 117, 81st Cong., 
1st sess. 
H. Doc. 506, 89th Cong., 
2d sess. 
S. Doc. 117, 81st Cong., 
2d sess. 
H. Doc. 328, 88th Cong., 
2d sess. 
H. Doc. 328, 88th Cong., 
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TABLE 12-C OUACHITA AND BLACK RIVERS, ARK. AND LA. 
(9-FOOT PROJECT), LOCKS AND DAMS 
(See Section 2 of Text) 
Min. 
Depth 
Greatest on 
Available Lower 
Miles Length Max. Elev. Miter 
Above Width for Full Lift Normal Sill at 
Miles Mouth of Width at Pool Normal Perfrom 
of Lock of Lock Low Surface Pool Character cent 
Nearest Black Chamber Chamber Water (feet Level or Kind of Com- Estimated 
Location Town River (feet) (feet) (feet) msl) (feet) Foundation Dam Type of Construction plete Cost 
Jonesville, La. 10 25 84 600 30 34 14 Piling Movable Tainter gated dam; bascule gated 100 $ 43,702,9001 
navigation pass; steel mitering 
lock gates 
Columbia, La. 5 117 84 600 18 52 13 do do Tainter gated dam; fixed crest navi- 100 33,300,800 
gation pass; steel mitering lock gates 
Felsenthal, Ark. 1 243 84 600 18 65 13 Earth do Tainter gated dam; navigation pass (2) 61,420,400 
with fiberdam on crest* steel 
mitering lock gates 
Calion, Ark. 7 298 84 600 12 77 13 do do Tainter gated dam; bascule gated (2) 45,575,900 
navigation pass; steel mitering 
lock gates 
Total $184,000,000 
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1. Includes $6,113,700 for Catahoula 
channel and control structure. 
2. Construction not started. 
Lake diversion 
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TABLE 12-D OTHER AUTHORIZED NAVIGATION PROJECTS 
For Last Cost to Sep. 30, 1977 
Full Report 
See Annual Operation ant 
Project Report For Construction Maintenance 
Bayou Bartholomew, La. and Ark.,2,3 ,4 1931 $ 45,874 $ 42,857 
Bayous D'Arbonne and Corney, La.",2,4 1941 19,000 37,804 
Big Black River, Miss.""5 1895 15,000- 
Big Sunflower River, Miss."46'7 1942 560,027 459,328 
Boeuf River, La.,3A,7,Z9 ' 1949 30,000 103,737 
Homochitto River, Miss.4 1910 15,482 8,518 
Little Missouri River, Ark.s 1873 19,992- 
Little River, La."4,5 ,10 1890 1,500- 
Little Tallahatchie River, Miss.", 1913 19,000- 
Mouth of Yazoo River, Miss.",7," 1953 1,179,211 145,217 
Removing snags and wrecks from Mississippi 
River below mouth of Missouri River and 
from Old and Atchafalaya Riversu 1948 - 272,500 
Saline River, Ark."3', 5 1931 26,900 12,792 
Tallahatchie and Coldwater Rivers 
Miss. 4,5 1939 43,481 173,066 
Tensas River and Bayou Macon, La."A' 2 1949 38,367 85,352 
Yalobusha River, Miss."' s"s 1937 7,000 15,936 
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. 
5. Abandonment recommended in H. Doc. 467, 69th 
Cong., 1st sess. 
6. Project curtailment recommended by elimination 
of work between Pentecost and mouth of Hushpuckena 
River. (Abandonment of entire project erroneously 
recommended in H. Doc. 467, 69th Cong., 1st sess.) 
7. See report of Mississippi River Commission for 
operations in connection with Yazoo Basin. 
8. Report of New Orleans District, pp. 919-920 for 
Fiscal Year 1949. 
9. Project curtailment recommended by elimination of 
work above Girard, La. (Abandonment of entire project 
recommended erroneously in H. Doc. 467, 69th Cong., 
1st sess.) 
10. Due to decline of traffic, local interests not sufficiently 
interested to provide rights-of-way and dumping 
privileges. 
11. No additional funds available under this project. 
Work is being carried on under appropriation flood control, 
Mississippi River and tributaries. 
12. Inactive. Channel adequate for commerce. 
13. See report of Mississippi River Commission 
for operations in connection with Yazoo Basin flood control 
project including channel clearing and rectification and 
Grenada Lake on Yalobusha River. 
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REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY 1977 
OUACHITA RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES: 
EXISTING PROJECT 
(See Section 6 of Text) 
For Last Estimated 
Full Report Federal 
See Annual New Work 
Project Report For Cost 
Blakely Mt. Dam-Lake Ouachita, Ark. (1) $ 37,470,000 
DeGray Lake, Ark. (1) 69,400,000 
Narrows Dam-Lake Greeson, Ark. (1) 16,077,000 
Calion, Ark. 1960 970,9963 
Columbia, La. 1941 204,7403 
Existing levees and extensions thereto from Bastrop, La., to mouth of 
Boeuf River and at West Monroe, La. 1961 3,025,181 
Little Missouri River below Murfreesboro, Ark. 1957 354,8023 
Ozan Creek, Ark. 1957 57,7423 
Terre Noire Creek, Ark. 1948 123,7003 
Pine Bluff, Ark., local protection 1954 172,5823 
Monroe, La., floodwall extension (Plan B) (1) 2,420,000 
Bayou Bartholomew and Tributaries, Ark. and La. (1) 32,100,000 
Ouachita River Levees (additional work) (1) 7,500,000 
Total $169,876,7434 
1. See individual reports herein. 4. Excludes the authorized Murfreesboro Lake, Ark., 
2. Includes $5,800,000 for water supply, to be reimbursed project, which is inactive. The latest estimated cost (1954) was 
by local interests. $4,190,000. 
3. Actual cost of completed project. 
TABLE 12-F OTHER AUTHORIZED FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS 
For Last Cost to Sep. 30, 1977 
Full Report 
See Annual Operation and 
Project Report For Construction Maintenance 
Big Black River, Miss.' 1956 $910,185 $670,750 
Big Choctaw Bayou, La.2 1966 248,823 
Buffalo River, Miss.3 1940 
Homochitto River, Miss.' 1956 205,000 144,650 
Natchez Port Area, Miss.2 1969 538,000 
Murfreesboro Dam and Lake3 1951 
1. Completed. 
2. Authorized by Chief of Engineers under authority 
of Sec. 205, Flood Control Act of 1948, as 
amended, and is complete. 
3. Deferred indefinitely because of insufficient justification 
under present conditions. 
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TABLE 12-G FLOOD CONTROL WORK UNDER 
SPECIAL AUTHORIZATION 
(Emergency Flood Control Activities) 
(See Section 9 of the Text) 
Project 
Advance preparation 
Emergency operations 
Rehabilitation: 
Arkansas River Levees 
Grenada Dam 
Jonesville, La. 
Mississippi River Levees 
Ouachita River Levees 
Red River Backwater 
Terre Noire Creek Levees 
Yazoo Backwater 
Yazoo Basin, Tallahatchie River 
Yazoo City Local Protection 
Yazoo River Main Stem 
Total 
Federal Cost 
FY 77 
$ 55,271 
102,579 
351,652 
206,654 
1,921 
41,424 
122,803 
128,892 
3,432 
71,011 
3,581 
500,280 
907,471 
$ 2,496,971 
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MEMPHIS, TENN., DISTRICT* 
This district comprises a portion of 
southeastern Missouri and southern Illinois, 
western portions of Kentucky and Tennessee, a 
small portion of northern Mississippi, and the 
northeastern portion of Arkansas; includes area 
embraced in drainage basins of eastern 
tributaries of the Mississippi River south of Ohio 
River Basin to Nonconnah and Horn Lake 
Creeks, inclusive, and those of western 
tributaries south of Little River diversion 
channel and Commerce, Mo., including St. 
Francis River Basin and White River and 
tributaries below Peach Orchard Bluff, Ark., on 
the right bank and below Augusta, Ark., on the 
left bank; also includes left bank Mississippi 
River levee from vicinity of Memphis south to 
about mile 620, and right bank levees from Cape 
Girardeau, Mo., to about mile 605. 
IMPROVEMENTS 
Navigation 
1. Helena Harbor, Ark.............. 
2. Hickman Harbor, Ky............. 
3. New Madrid Harbor, Mo.......... 
4. Osceola Harbor, Ark ............. 
5. White River, Ark. (below 
Newport) ....................... 
6. Wolf River (Memphis Harbor), 
Tenn ............................ 
7. Other authorized navigation 
projects ......................... 
8. Navigation work under special 
authorization .................... 
Flood Control 
9. Dyersburg, Tenn. (Southwest) ..... 
10. Treasure Island, Mo.............. 
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11. Big Creek Canal, Millington, 
Tenn ...... ...................... 
12. West Hickman area, Ky........... 
13. Long Lake area, Helena, Ark ..... 
14. Huntingdon, Tenn ............... 
15. Drinkwater Sewer, Mo............ 
16. Inspection of completed flood 
control projects .................. 
17. Other authorized flood control 
projects ......................... 
18. Flood control work under special 
authorization .................... 
General Investigations 
19. Surveys ......................... 
20. Collection and study of basic data .. 
Navigation 
1. HELENA HARBOR, ARK. 
Location. In Phillips County, Ark., on right 
bank of Mississippi River about 663 miles above 
Head of Passes, La. 
Existing project. Authorized by Chief of 
Engineers, Sep. 20, 1962, under authority of Sec. 
107 of the River and Harbor Act of 1960, as 
amended. Provides for maintenance of access 
channel with a depth 9 feet below low water, 
between miles 659 and 663 above Head of Passes, 
La., by dredging, and for enlarging the upstream 
0.6 mile to dimensions of 9 feet deep by 
approximately 450 feet wide. Remainder of 
channel conforms to project width of the main 
channel of Mississippi River. River stages 
recorded at Helena gage (zero is 141.70 feet msl) 
since 1871 have ranged between minus 3.0 and 
plus 60.21 feet with an average annual 
fluctuation of 40.6 feet. 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Terminal facilities. There are 10 terminals 
within the harbor, two of which are publicly 
owned. Others are a rail incline, a small boat 
dock, grain terminals, a petroleum products 
terminal, a midstream grocery and refueling 
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service, a fuel unloading facility, and a fertilizerloading 
facility. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Leased dredge Diesel removed 175,850 cubic 
yards in maintaining project channel. 
Expenditure was $90,134. 
Condition as of Sep. 30. Project is complete and 
maintained to project dimensions. 
2. HICKMAN HARBOR, KY. 
Location. In Fulton County, Ky., on left bank of 
Mississippi River about 922 miles above Head of 
Passes, La. 
Existing project. Authorized by Chief of 
Engineers, Jul. 12, 1962, under authority of Sec. 
107 of the River and Harbor Act of 1960, as 
amended. Provides for dredging and 
maintaining harbor channel 250 feet wide with 
depth of 9 feet below low water, from main 
channel of Mississippi River at mile 922 AHP 
along former city waterfront about 1.1 miles, 
with the upper 600 feet forming a turning basin 
500 feet wide. New work was completed in Fiscal 
Year 1963. River stages recorded since 1929 at 
Hickman gage (zero is 264.73 feet msl) have 
ranged between minus 0.4 and plus 51.5 feet with 
average annual fluctuation of 38 feet. 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Terminal facilities. Within harbor are 
terminals for handling petroleum products, sand 
and gravel, timber, and grain, all private; there is 
about 0.2 mile of surfaced, public mooring and 
launching area. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
None. 
Condition as of Sep. 30. Project is complete and 
maintained to project dimensions. 
3. NEW MADRID HARBOR, MO. 
Location. New Madrid County, Mo., on right 
bank of the Mississippi River about 889 miles 
above Head of Passes, La. 
Existing project. Construction and subsequent 
maintenance of a harbor channel 150 feet wide 
with a depth of 9 feet below low water from the 
head of New Madrid Bar, about mile 889 AHP, 
along the city waterfront downstream for a 
distance of about 9,400 feet, with a 250-footradius 
turning basin at the downstream end. The 
project was authorized by the Chief of Engineers, 
Feb. 21, 1968, under Sec. 107 of the River and 
Harbor Act of 1960, as amended. 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Terminal facilities. Within the harbor are 
privately owned terminals for handling 
petroleum products, logs and lumber, and 
soybeans and grain. Terminal facilities are 
considered adequate for present and immediately 
foreseeable commerce. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
None. 
Condition as of Sep. 30. Project is complete and 
maintained to project dimensions. 
4. OSCEOLA HARBOR, ARK. 
Location. Mississippi County, Ark., on the right 
bank of the Mississippi River at about 784 miles 
above Head of Passes, La. 
Existing project. The project was authorized by 
the Chief of Engineers, Sep. 30, 1971, under Sec. 
107 of the River and Harbor Act of 1960, as 
amended. Harbor channel construction consisted 
of removal of 689,705 cubic yards of material 
from the harbor channel to provide a navigation 
channel 250 feet wide and 9 feet deep from the 
Mississippi River navigation channel at the 
downstream end of the old chute of Island 30, 
upstream along the old bendway channel for a 
line distance of 6,500 feet. A 250-foot-radius 
turning basin is provided at the upstream end of 
the harbor channel. The excavated material 
removed from the channel was placed on the top 
bank between the old bendway channel and the 
main line Mississippi River levee to form a floodfree 
industrial park to be developed by local 
interests. Latest published map is in 1974, 42d 
edition, Flood Control and Navigation Maps of 
the Mississippi River, prepared under the 
direction of President, Mississippi River 
Commission. 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Terminal facilities. Public terminal facilities 
have been provided by Osceola Riverport 
Authority. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Leased dredge, Diesel, removed 192,242 cubic 
yards of material to maintain project channel at a 
cost of $126,208. 
Condition as of Sep. 30. Project is complete and 
being maintained to project dimensions. 
5. WHITE RIVER, ARK. (BELOW 
NEWPORT) 
Location. Rises in northwestern Arkansas and 
flows 686 miles first north into Missouri, thence 
sMoiusstihsesiapsptie rRlyiv ert h6r4o umgihle s Aberlkowan sHaesl enato, Atrhke. 
(See Mississippi River Commission alluvial 
valley maps, scales 1:62,500 and 1:500,000, and 
maps of White River, vicinity of Batesville, Ark., 
to Mississippi River, scale 1:62,500.) White River 
enters Memphis District at foot of Peach Orchard 
Bluff, Ark., 165 miles above its mouth; but 
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Memphis District is responsible for maintenance 
of navigation channel as far upstream as 
Newport, Ark., mile 255. 
Previous projects. For details, see page 1874, 
Annual Report for 1915, and page 938, Annual 
Report for 1938. 
Existing project. Maintenance of a channel 4.5 
feet deep by 100 feet wide between mouth of river 
and Batesville, 296 miles, by snagging, dredging, 
and contraction works. Maintenance 
discontinued after Fiscal Year 1951 due to 
negligible traffic; dredging and snagging 
resumed in 1962. White River channel from 
mouth to mile 10 has been improved and is being 
maintained as part of the Arkansas River Project. 
The existing project was modified by OCE, 
Mar. 11, 1968, under authority of Sec. 107 of the 
1960 River and Harbor Act, as amended, to 
provide a 125-foot-wide channel with minimum 
depth of 5 feet and a depth of 8 feet at a stage of 12 
feet on the Clarendon gage. This modification has 
been completed and increased dimensions extend 
from the mouth to Augusta, at mile 199. In 
February 1971, OCE authorized maintenance 
from Augusta to Newport. 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Terminal facilities. Consist of terminals for 
handling riprap stone, sand and gravel, logs, 
soybeans, wheat, and rice at Augusta (mile 198); 
logs, soybeans, wheat, and rice at Des Arc (mile 
143); logs, lumber, soybeans, and rice at 
Clarendon (mile 99); soybeans at Crocketts Bluff 
(mile 68); soybeans, rice, sand, gravel, and 
crushed stone at St. Charles (mile 57); riprap 
stone at Benzal (mile 7.5), and public launching 
ramp at 1-40 bridge. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Dredging was performed at various locations 
between mile 10 and mile 255 to provide project 
width and depth. Leased dredge, Dredge II, 
moved 687,870 cubic yards in maintaining 
project channel. Maintenance costs were 
$534,258. 
Condition as of Sep. 30. The project, authorized 
in 1892, is for maintenance, and completion is not 
contemplated. Project depth at low water is 
maintained by dredging as required. 
6. WOLF RIVER (MEMPHIS HARBOR), 
TENN. 
Location. Rises near western edge of Tippah 
County, Miss., and flows generally northwesterly 
through Shelby County, Tenn., entering the 
Mississippi River above Memphis, Tenn. (mile 
738.7 AHP). The lower 3.5 miles of channel, 
parallel to the Mississippi River along the 
Memphis waterfront, became a slack-water 
harbor when Wolf River was diverted through 
Mud Island to the Mississippi River by a flood 
control project, Wolf River and tributaries, under 
the Flood Control Act of 1958. (See Mississippi 
River Commission alluvial valley maps, scales 
1:62,500 and 1:500,000, and folio of Flood Control 
and Navigation Maps of the Mississippi River, 
Cairo, Ill., to Gulf of Mexico, scale 1:62,500, 
revised annually.) 
Previous projects. For details see pages 701 and 
702, Annual Report for 1962. 
Existing project. The project provides a channel 
9 feet deep at low water from mouth to mile 3, 
with bottom widths of 250 feet from mouth to Keel 
Avenue (mile 1.75) and 200 feet from Keel Avenue 
to mile 3. 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Terminal facilities. Twenty terminals along 
project channel. One terminal is operated by 
Coast Guard, two by contract carriers, and 17 are 
operated privately. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance dredging was performed with one 
leased dredge, the Diesel, which moved 653,774 
cubic yards of material to maintain project 
channel at a cost of $447,369. 
Condition as of Sep. 30. Project is complete and 
maintained by dredging as required. 
7. OTHER AUTHORIZED 
NAVIGATION PROJECTS 
See Table 13-C. 
8. NAVIGATION WORK UNDER 
SPECIAL AUTHORIZATION 
Navigation activities pursuant to Sec. 107, 
Public Law 86-645, as amended 
(preauthorization). 
During the period $14,500 was expended for a 
study of Caruthersville Harbor, Mo. 
Flood Control 
9. DYERSBURG, TENN. (SOUTHWEST) 
Location. The city is situated on the bank of the 
North Fork of the Forked Deer River 5 miles 
upstream from the confluence of the North Fork 
and Forked Deer River. The project is located in 
the Finley Street area in the southwestern section 
of Dyersburg north of the river in the low area 
between U. S. Highway 51 and U. S. Highway 51 
Bypass. 
Existing project. Authorized Jun. 27, 1972, 
under authority of Sec. 205 of the Flood Control 
Act of 1948, as amended. Construction of a levee 
beginning at the Highway 51 Bypass and 
extending 2,000 feet northeast, then 2,200 feet 
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east to the levee around the sewage treatment 
plant on the south and east sides, and construction 
of a levee from the northeast corner of the 
treatment plant northeasterly to high ground just 
south of the Illinois Central Railroad. Excavation 
of 23 acres on the landside of the levee to elevation 
254.0 feet msl for providing additional storage 
and construction of a 100-cfs pumping station and 
an 8- by 8-foot concrete box culvert with sluice 
gate to evacuate interior drainage from the 
excavated sump. Construct an 84-inch 
corrugated metal culvert with flap gate to 
evacuate interior drainage from an area 
northeast of the sewage treatment plant. 
Construction of landside drainage ditches along 
the levee to divert drainage to excavated area and 
transition existing ditches into excavated sump to 
insure proper operation of the project as 
designed. Construct an outlet channel into North 
Fork, Forked Deer River. Construction scars and 
waste areas will be graded to blend into the 
existing terrain. The levees and excavated areas 
will be seeded and/or sodded and fertilized to 
provide erosion protection and improve the 
appearance of the area. After completion of the 
final grading, the entire sump area will be 
landscaped with water-tolerant trees. 
Local cooperation. Provide without cost to the 
United States all lands, easements, rights-of-way, 
utility relocations and alterations, and highway 
or highway bridge construction and alterations 
necessary for project construction. Hold and save 
the United States free from damages due to the 
construction works. Maintain and operate the 
project after completion without cost to the 
United States in accordance with regulations 
prescribed by the Secretary of the Army. Bear all 
costs of project construction in excess of the 
$2,000,000 Federal cost limitation. Prevent 
future encroachment which might interfere with 
proper functioning of the project for flood control. 
Restrict fills on lands below elevation 269 feet on 
landside of the levee outside of the proposed 
renewal area and future sewage treatment plant, 
and adopt flood plain regulations necessary to 
insure compatibility between future 
development and the degree of flood protection 
afforded in the project area. Comply with the 
provisions of the Uniform Relocation Assistance 
and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 
1970, Public Law 91-646. Accept the 
responsibility and liability to fully comply with 
the provisions of Sec. 221 of the Flood Control Act 
of 1970, Public Law 91-611. The city of 
Dyersburg, Tenn., has provided the necessary 
assurances of local cooperation requirements. 
Operation and results during fiscal year. A 
contract for construction was awarded in Fiscal 
Year 1974. Actual construction began in Fiscal 
Year 1975. Contract was completed in October 
1976 at a cost of $1,820,000. 
Condition as of Sep. 30. Complete. 
10. TREASURE ISLAND, MO. 
Location. In Dunklin County, Mo., in the Little 
River Drainage District of the St. Francis River 
Basin near Hornersville, Mo. 
Existing project. Authorized by the Chief of 
Engineers, Feb. 21, 1973, under authority of Sec. 
205, Flood Control Act of 1948, as amended. 
Provides for the installation of a 150-cfs 
electrically powered pumping plant. The new 
pumping units, combined with the existing 25-cfs 
pump, will have a total capacity of 175 cfs. 
Provides flood protection for 7,800 acres of land, 
of which 7,100 are cleared. 
Local cooperation. Local interests have 
furnished the required assurances. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. A 
contract for construction was awarded in August 
1974 with actual work commencing shortly 
thereafter. Total expenditure was $828,417. 
Condition as of Sep. 30. The primary 
construction contract was completed Oct. 15, 
1976; however, minor project modifications will 
be required for satisfactory operation of the 
facility. 
11. BIG CREEK CANAL, 
MILLINGTON, TENN. 
Location. Big Creek, a tributary of the 
Loosahatchie River, lies within the southwest 
Tennessee counties of Tipton and Shelby. The 
portion of stream covered by the project is near 
the city of Millington and the adjacent Naval Air 
Station. 
Existing project. Approved Dec. 14, 1973, 
under authority of Sec. 2, Flood Control Act of 
1937, as amended by Sec. 208 of the 1954 Flood 
Control Act. The project consists of channel 
cleanout on Big Creek Canal extending from 
Highway 51 upstream to the Naval Air Station 
for a distance of about 12,700 feet. The channel 
restoration work consists of removal of felled 
trees and other debris resulting from bank 
caving. 
Local cooperation. Shelby County, Tenn., 
provided assurances that it will provide without 
cost to the United States all lands, easements, 
rights-of-way, utility relocations and alterations, 
and highway or highway bridge construction and 
alterations necessary for project construction; 
hold and save the United States free from 
damages due to the construction works and adjust 
all claims concerning water rights; maintain and 
operate the project after completion without cost 
to the United States in accordance with 
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regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the 
Army; prevent future encroachment which 
might interfere with proper functioning of the 
project for flood control; comply with provisions 
of the Uniform Relocations Assistance and Real 
Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970; and 
comply with provisions of Sec. 221, Public Law 
91-611. In addition, the sponsor will be required 
to be responsible for and defray all project 
construction costs exceeding $250,000. 
Operation and results during fiscal year. None. 
Condition as of Sep. 30. Complete. Total 
expenditure was $70,636. 
12. WEST HICKMAN AREA, HICKMAN, 
KY. 
Location. The project is located in the western 
section of the city of Hickman, Fulton County, Ky. 
The area is protected from flooding by the 
Mississippi River by a levee and floodwall on the 
west. 
Existing project. Authorized Nov. 9, 1973, 
under authority of Sec. 205 of the 1948 Flood 
Control Act, as amended. The plan of 
improvement consists of installing a flap gate on 
the existing box culvert through the old levee to 
prevent backwater flooding from Bayou du 
Chien, excavation of a 3.8-acre sump area, and 
construction of a 190-cfs pumping plant to reduce 
flooding from interior runoff. About 800 feet of 
interior channel will be reshaped through the 
excavated sump area, 190 feet of new outlet ditch 
will be built from the pump discharge to the 
existing outlet ditch, and 300 feet of the existing 
ditch is to be cleaned out and/or enlarged. 
Local cooperation. Provide without cost to the 
United States all lands, easements, rights-of-way, 
utility relocations and alterations, ana highway 
or highway bridge construction and alterations 
necessary for project construction; hold and save 
the United States free from damages due to the 
construction works and adjust all claims 
concerning water rights; maintain and operate 
the project after completion without cost to the 
United States in accordance with regulations 
prescribed by the Secretary of the Army; assume 
full responsibility for all project costs in excess of 
the Federal cost limitation; prevent future 
encroachment which might interfere with proper 
functioning of the project for flood control; 
provide a contribution toward construction costs 
where special local benefits will accrue in 
accordance with existing policies for regularly 
authorized projects; provide a cash contribution 
for project costs assigned to project features other 
than flood control; comply with the provisions of 
the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real 
Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Public 
Law 91-646; and accept the responsibility and 
liability to fully comply with the provisions of Sec. 
221 of the Flood Control Act of 1970, Public Law 
91-611. The city of Hickman has furnished the 
required local cooperation assurances. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. A 
contract for construction, awarded in July 1974, 
was completed in October 1976 at a cost of 
$1,205,660. 
Condition as of Sep. 30. Contract complete, 
however, modification of the intake guide walls 
will be necessary for satisfactory operation of the 
facility. 
13. LONG LAKE AREA, HELENA, ARK. 
Location. The project is located immediately 
south of Helena, Phillips County, Ark. The area is 
protected from flooding by the Mississippi River 
by the project levee, and primary drainage of the 
area is through Long Lake Bayou. 
Existing project. Authorized Dec. 16, 1975, 
under authority of Sec. 205 of the 1948 Flood 
Control Act, as amended. The authorized 
improvements consist of enlargement and 
cleanout of Long Lake Bayou, extending from the 
culvert upstream 5.6 miles to a point about 3/4 
mile below Rabb Lake or some 10 miles below 
Helena. The plan also provides for revegetation of 
rights-of-way (about 100 acres) not required to 
remain open for channel maintenance purposes; 
and the project sponsor will be required to 
maintain the revegetated area after project 
construction. 
Local cooperation. Provide without cost to the 
United States all lands, easements, rights-of-way 
utility relocations and alterations, and highway 
or highway bridge construction and alterations 
necessary for project construction; hold and save 
the United States free from damages due to the 
construction works and adjust all claims 
concerning water rights; maintain and operate 
the project after completion without cost to the 
United States in accordance with regulations 
prescribed by the Secretary of the Army; assume 
full responsibility for all project costs in excess of 
the Federal cost limitation; prevent future 
encroachment which might interfere with proper 
functioning of the project for flood control; 
provide a contribution toward construction costs 
where special local benefits will accrue in 
accordance with existing policies for regularly 
authorized projects; provide a cash contribution 
for project costs assigned to project features other 
than flood control; comply with the provisions of 
the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real 
Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Public 
Law 91-646; and accept the responsibility and 
liability to fully comply with the provisions of Sec. 
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REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY 1977 
221 of the Flood Control Act of 1970, Public Law 
91-611. The Cottonbelt Levee District No. 1 has 
furnished the required local cooperation 
assurances. 
Condition as of Sep. 30. Preparation of plans 
and specifications for project construction is 
under way. Construction is scheduled to be 
initiated in 1978, if funds are provided. 
14. HUNTINGDON, TENN. 
Location. In Carroll County, Tenn. 
Existing project. Authorized Aug. 11, 1976, 
under authority of Sec. 205 of the 1948 Flood 
Control Act, as amended. The plan consists of 
1,110 feet of channel enlargement, 1,870 feet of 
vertical wall concrete channel and 3,320 feet of 
grouted riprap channel. Estimated first cost is 
$1,837,000. Protection to approximately 90 acres 
of highly developed urban lands will be provided 
and no significant adverse environmental effects 
will result. 
Local cooperation. Provide without cost to the 
United States all lands, easements, rights-of-way, 
utility relocations and alterations, and highway 
or highway bridge construction and alterations 
necessary for project construction; hold and save 
the United States free from damages due to the 
construction works and adjust all claims 
concerning water rights; maintain and operate 
the project after compleiton without cost to the 
United States in accordance with regulations 
prescribed by the Secretary of the Army; assume 
full responsibility for all project costs in excess of 
the Federal cost limitation; prevent future 
encroachment which might interfere with proper 
functioning of the project for flood control; 
provide a contribution toward construction costs 
where special local benefits will accrue in 
accordance with existing policies for regularly 
authorized projects; provide a cash contribution 
for project costs assigned to project features other 
than flood control; comply with the provisions of 
the Uniform Relocaton Assistance and Real 
Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970; Public 
Law 91-646; and accept the responsibility and 
liability to fully comply with the provisions of Sec. 
221 of the Flood Control Act of 1970, Public Law 
91-611. The city of Huntingdon has indicated a 
willingness to provide the required local 
cooperation assurances. 
Condition as of Sep. 30. Plans and 
specifications have been initiated and 
construction is anticipated to begin in 1978. 
15. DRINKWATER SEWER, MO. 
Location. The Big Lake Basin is located 
immediately north of Charleston in Scott and 
Mississippi Counties, Mo., and approximately 4.5 
miles west of Cairo, Ill. 
Existing project. Authorized under authority of 
Section 205 of the Flood Control Act of 1948, as 
amended. Construction of a 150 cubic feet per 
second pumping plant just north of the existing 
gravity outlet, with an 855 feet inlet channel to 
connect the pumping plant with the existing Big 
Lake Ditch, and an energy dissipator (baffled 
outlet) at the pumping plant outfall. This will 
provide relief during the Mississippi River flood 
stages, for 8.5 square miles of agricultural land 
from a watershed totaling 27.6 square miles. 
Local cooperation. Local interests have 
furnished the required assurances. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Contract bids were let. 
Conditions as of Sep. 30. Construction to start 
after award of contract. Scheduled completion 
March 1979. 
16. INSPECTION OF COMPLETED 
FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS 
Inspected 85 completed projects at a cost of 
$144,608 in the period. Total cost as of Sep. 30, 
1977, was $450,794. This included in-depth 
inspection of 12 of the projects. 
17. OTHER AUTHORIZED FLOOD 
CONTROL PROJECTS 
See Table 13-D. 
18. FLOOD CONTROL WORK UNDER 
SPECIAL AUTHORIZATION 
Flood control activities pursuant to Sec. 205, 
Public Law 858, 80th Cong., as amended 
(preauthorization). 
Period cost for eight preauthorization (detailed 
project) studies was $168,219. 
Emergency flood control activities-repair, 
flood fighting, and rescue work (Public Law 99, 
84th Cong., and antecedent legislation). Federal 
cost was $20,437 for disaster preparedness. 
Expenditure for rehabilitation of flood-damaged 
protective works was $4,793 for Mississippi River 
levees. 
General Investigations 
19. SURVEYS 
Costs during period were $15,470 for White 
River, Ark., navigation study and $190,933 for 
the Memphis Metropolitan Area study. 
20. COLLECTION AND STUDY OF BASIC 
DATA 
Flood plain information studies as authorized 
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MEMPHIS, TENN., DISTRICT 
by Sec. 206, 1960 Flood Control Act, as amended, 
comprise compilation and dissemination, upon 
the request of a state or political subdivision 
thereof, of information on floods and flood 
damages, including identification of areas 
subject to inundation by floods of various 
magnitudes and frequencies, and general criteria 
for guidance of Federal and non-Federal 
interests and agencies and local interests for their 
use in planning to reduce the flood hazard. Period 
cost for flood plain management services was 
$396,883, distributed as follows: $95,015 for flood 
plain management services; $57,226 for technical 
services; $25,320 for five flood plain information 
reports; and $219,322 for the Wolf River Basin 
study. 
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TABLE 13-A 
REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY 1977 
COST AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
See 
Section Total Cost to 
in Text Project Funding FY 74 FY 75 FY 76 FY 77 Sep. 30, 1977 
1. Helena Harbor, New Work 
Ark. Approp. $ - $ - $ - $ 
2. Hickman Harbor, 
Ky. 
3. New Madrid 
Harbor, Mo. 
4. Osceola Harbor, 
Ark. 
5. White River, 
Ark. 
6. Wolf River, 
Memphis Harbor, 
Tenn. 
9. Dyersburg, Tenn. 
(Southwest) 
10. Treasure Island, 
Mo. 
11. Big Creek 
Canal, Millington, 
Tenn. 
12. West Hickman 
area, Ky. 
13. Long Lake area, 
Helena, Ark. 
14. Huntingdon, 
Tenn. 
15. Drinkwater 
Sewer, Mo. 
93,600 
94,412 
-7,000 
92,180 
164,400 
82,502 
70,000 
49,274 
37,200 
6,412 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
88,200 
88,827 
100,000 
178,400 -33,000 
74,330 71,005 
- 234,615 
1,304 238,804 
20,000 
375,600 553,000 
273,756 656,598 
218,000 
219,784 
1,431,100 
29,500 
313,800 
25,023 
51,000 
4,658 
734,000 
97,828 
1. Excludes $25,000 expenditures for early construction; 
includes $20,245 for preauthorization studies 
on Sec. 107 Project. 
2. Excludes $17,500 contributed funds expended. 
55,500 
54,995 
150,000 
1,081,490 
70,000 
121,645 
62,000 
3,968 
745,000 
608,906 
1,032,500 
588,657 
368,000 
232,496 
429,278 
478,000 
669,815 
-42,364 
62,010 
712 
44 
3. Includes $9,829 
,025 
,000 
719 
783 
for preau 
- $ 90,847 
- 90,847 
13,000 889,700 
90,134 884,776 
- 149,827 
- 149,827 
-5,100 545,548 
197 529,299 
- 196,373 
- 196,373 
-21,500 370,200 
2,028 362,875 
- 269,115 
- 269,115 
141,200 161,200 
126,208 126,208 
- 169,9941 
- 169,9942 
347,900 5,975,503 
534,258 5,688,468 
- 586,500 
- 586,500 
325,000 3,945,888 
447,369 3,932,248 
- 1,819,971 
20,000 1,808,422 
-39,000 852,6293 
23,550 851,9673 
- 70,636 
- 70,636 
19,000 1,538,9924 
59,212 1,518,9634 
10,000 54,000 
20,521 51,325 
75,000 75,000 
56,177 56,960 
850,000 850,000 
104,582 104,582 
thorization studies on 
Sec. 205 Project. 
4. Includes $40,992 for preauthorization studies on 
Sec. 205 Project. 
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MEMPHIS, TENN., DISTRICT 
TABLE 13-B AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
Acts Work Authorized Documents 
Jul. 14, 1960, 
as amended 
Jul. 14, 1960, 
as amended 
Jul. 14, 1960, 
as amended 
Jul. 14, 1960, 
as amended 
Jul. 13, 1892 
Jul. 14, 1960, 
as amended 
Aug. 30, 1935 
Jul. 3, 1958 
Jun. 30, 1948, 
as amended 
Jun. 30, 1948, 
as amended 
Aug. 28, 1937, 
as amended 
Jun. 30, 1948, 
as amended 
June. 30, 1948, 
as amended 
Jun. 30, 1948, 
as amended 
Jun. 30, 1948, 
as amended 
HELENA HARBOR, ARK. (See Sec. 1 of Text) 
Channel 9 feet deep at low water between miles 659 and 
663 AHP. 
HICKMAN HARBOR, KY. (See Sec. 2 of Text) 
Channel 9 feet deep at low water and 250 feet 
wide at mile 922 AHP along former city waterfront 
1.1 miles, with upper 600 feet forming turning basin 
500 feet wide. 
NEW MADRID HARBOR, MO. (See Sec. 3 of Text) 
Channel 9 feet deep at low water and 150 feet wide at 
mile 889 AHP, along city waterfront 9,400 feet with a turning 
basin 250 feet wide. 
OSCEOLA HARBOR, ARK. (See Sec. 4 of Text) 
Channel 9 feet deep at low water and 250 feet wide, 6,500 feet 
upstream along the old bendway channel. 
WHITE RIVER, ARK. (See Sec. 5 of Text) 
Open channel work, mouth to Batesville. 
Channel enlargement, mile 10 to Augusta. 
WOLF RIVER, TENN. (See Sec. 6 of Text) 
Channel 9 feet deep at low water and 250 feet wide to mile 
1.75; 200 feet wide to mile 3.5; thence 125 feet wide to 
mile 5.5. 
Flood control work in lieu of navigation improvements 
above mile 3. 
DYERSBURG, TENN. (SOUTHWEST) (See Sec. 9 of Text) 
Levee and pumping station. 
TREASURE ISLAND, MO. (See Sec. 10 of Text) 
Installation of a 150-cfs pumping plant. 
BIG CREEK CANAL, MILLINGTON, TENN. (See Sec. 11 
of Text) 
Channel cleanout between Highway 51 and Naval Air 
Station for about 12,700 feet. 
WEST HICKMAN, KY. (See Sec. 12 of Text) 
Installation of flap gate on existing culvert; 190-cfs 
pumping station; and minor channel work. 
LONG LAKE AREA, HELENA, ARK. (See Sec. 13 of Text) 
Approximately 5 miles of channel improvement on Long Lake 
Bayou. 
HUNTINGDON, TENN. (See Sec. 14 of Text) 
Channel improvement within the city of Huntingdon. 
DRINKWATER SEWER, MO. (See Sec. 15 of Text) 
Pumping station. 
Approved Sep. 20, 1962.1 
Approved Jul. 12, 1962.' 
Approved Feb. 21, 1968.1 
Approved Sep. 30, 1971.1 
Annual Report, 1893, 
page 2112. 
Approved Mar. 11, 1968.1 
H. Docs. 26, 72d Cong., 
1st sess., and 45, 74th 
Cong., 1st sess. 
H. Doc. 76, 85th Cong., 
1st sess. 
Approved Jun. 27, 1972.2.3 
Approved Feb. 21, 1973.2 
Approved Dec. 14, 1973, 
under authority of Sec. 2, 
Flood Control Act of 1937, as 
amended by Sec. 208 of 1954 
Flood Control Act. 
Approved Nov. 9, 1973.2 
Approved Dec. 16, 1975.2 
Approved Aug. 11, 1976.2 
Approved Jan. 5, 1977.2 
1. Authorized under authority of Sec. 107 of the 
River and Harbor Act, as amended. 
2. Authorized under authority of Sec. 205 of the 1948 
Flood Control Act, as amended. 
3. Contains latest published map. 
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TABLE 13-C 
REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY 1977 
OTHER AUTHORIZED NAVIGATION PROJECTS 
For Last Cost to Sep. 30, 1977 
Full Report 
See Annual Operation and 
Project Report For Construction Maintenance 
Forked Deer River, Tenn., including South Fork',2 1912 $25,000 $ 12,818 
Obion River, Tenn. ' ,3 1911 28,716- 
Removing snags and wrecks from Mississippi River below 
mouth of Missouri River and from Old and Atchafalaya 
Rivers4,5 1948 - 318,833 
St. Francis and L'Anguille Rivers and Blackfish 
Bayou, Ark.'12 1942 92,000 300,449 
1. No commerce. 4. Completed. 
2. Existing project is for maintenance only. 5. No funds available under this project. Work being 
3. Recommended for abandonment in H. Doc. 467, carried on under "Appropriation, Flood Control, Mississippi 
69th Cong., 1st sess. River and tributaries." 
TABLE 13-D OTHER AUTHORIZED FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS 
For Last Cost to Sep. 30, 1977 
Full Report 
See Annual Operation and 
Project Report For Construction Maintenance 
Big Creek and L'Anguille River, White River Basin, Ark.' 1937 $ - $ - 
Clarendon to Laconia Circle, White River Basin, Ark.1 1937 -- 
Cottonwood Slough pumping plant, Ill.2,3 1964 147,000- 
Dyersburg, Tenn. 2,3 1962 229,6494 - 
Memphis, Wolf River, and Nonconnah Creek, Tenn.3 1960 11,141,199- 
Mounds and Mound City, Ohio River Basin, Ill.s 1955 1,132,704- 
Nixon Creek, Tenn. 2,3 1952 62,821- 
1. Inactive, awaiting local cooperation. 
2. Authorized by Chief of Engineers under small project 
authority, Sec. 205, Flood Control Act of 1948, as 
amended. 
3. Completed. 
4. Includes $21,863 contributed funds. 
5. Work being completed under Mississippi River and 
Tributaries project. 
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ST. LOUIS, MO., DISTRICT* 
This district comprises those portions of 
southwestern Illinois and eastern Missouri 
embraced in drainage basin of Mississippi River 
and its western tributaries, exclusive of the 
Missouri River, from the mouth of the Ohio River 
to mile 300, and of its eastern tributaries to 
Hamburg Bay at mile 261 on left bank, exclusive 
of tributary basin of Illinois Waterway upstream 
of new La Grange Lock and Dam at mile 80.15 
above confluence of the Illinois and Mississippi 
Rivers. District also includes drainage basin in 
Missouri tributary to the Little River diversion 
channel. Report on the Mississippi River between 
the Missouri River and mile 300 is included in 
separate report on the Mississippi River between 
the Missouri River and Minneapolis, Minn. 
Report on the portion of the Illinois River 
downstream of new La Grange Lock and Dam is 
included in report of the Chicago District on the 
Illinois Waterway, Illinois and Indiana. 
IMPROVEMENTS 
Navigation 
1. Illinois Waterway, Ill. 
(St. Louis Dist.) ................. 
2. Kaskaskia River, Ill............... 
3. Mississippi River between Missouri 
River and Minneapolis, Minn. 
(St. Louis Dist.) ................. 
4. Mississippi River between Ohio and 
Missouri Rivers, Mo. and Ill....... 
5. Other Authorized Navigation 
Projects ......................... 
6. Navigation Work Under Special 
Authorization ................... 
Flood Control 
7. Columbia Drainage and Levee 
District No. 3, Ill................. 
8. East St. Louis and vicinity, Ill .... 
9. Eldred and Spankey Drainage 
and Levee District, Ill............. 
10. Harrisonville and Ivy Landing 
Drainage and Levee District No. 2, 
Ill. ............................... 
11. Kaskaskia Island Drainage 
and Levee District, Ill............. 
12. Kaskaskia River, Ill. .............. 
12A. Carlyle Lake, Ill.................. 
12B. Lake Shelbyville, Ill.............. 
12C. Vandalia Drainage and Levee 
District No. 21, Ill................ 
13. Meramec River Basin, Mo......... 
13A. Meramec Park Lake. Mo.......... 
Page Flood Control (cont.) Page 
13B. Union Lake, Mo.................. 14-8 
14-2 13C. Pine Ford Lake, Mo .............. 14-8 
14-2 14. Mississippi River Agricultural 
Area 8, Mo ...................... 14-8 
15. Mississippi River at St. Louis, 
14-2 M o .............................. 14-9 
16. Perry County Drainage and 
14-2 Levee Districts Nos. 1, 2, and 3, 
M o .............................. 14-9 
14-3 17. Rend Lake, Big Muddy River, 
Ill ............................... 14-10 
14-3 18. Upper Mississippi River Basin 
(St. Louis Dist.) ................. 14-10 
18A. Wood River Drainage and 
Levee District, Ill ................ 14-10 
14-3 19. Inspection of completed flood 
14-3 control projects .................. 14-11 
20. Other authorized flood control 
14-4 projects ......................... 14-11 
21. Flood control work under 
special authorization .............. 14-11 
14-5 
14-5 
14-5 
14-6 
14-6 
14-7 
14-7 
14-7 
Multiple-Purpose Project 
Including Power 
22. Clarence Cannon Dam and 
Reservoir, Salt River, Mo......... 
General Investigations 
23. Surveys ......................... 
24. Collection and study of basic 
data ............................ 
14-11 
14-12 
14-12 
14-1 
*All cost and financial statements and authorizing legislation for projects are listed at the end of this chapter. All other tables 
are referenced in text and also appear at the end of this chapter.

REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY 1977 
Navigation 
1. ILLINOIS WATERWAY, 
(ST. LOUIS DIST.) 
ILL. 
See report on Illinois Waterway, Ill. and Ind., 
under Chicago District. 
2. KASKASKIA RIVER, ILL. 
Location. The river rises in Champaign County, 
Ill., about 5 miles northwest of Urbana, in eastcentral 
part of the State. It flows southwesterly 
about 325 miles and empties into Mississippi 
River about 8 miles above Chester, Ill., or about 
118 miles above mouth of Ohio River. (See 
Cincinnati sheet of maps of United States 
published by Army Map Service, scale 
1:500,000.) 
Previous project. For details see Annual Report 
for 1896, page 171. 
Existing project. Improvement for navigation 
provides a channel 9 feet deep and 225 feet wide 
from mouth to Fayetteville, Ill. Improvement 
consists of enlarging present channel where 
required, making overbank cutoffs to eliminate 
sharp bends, and construction of a dam at mile 0.8 
with a single lock 84 feet wide and 600 feet long, at 
an estimated total Federal project cost (1977) of 
$129,560,000. Non-Federal cost is $7,665,000, of 
which $1,500,000 is local contribution. 
Local cooperation. State of Illinois passed 
legislation authorizing Illinois Department of 
Public Works and Buildings to enter into 
assurances of local cooperation with the United 
States. These assurances have been furnished and 
were accepted Nov. 23, 1965. The State is 
continuing with land acquisition. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Construction of the canal revetment was 
continued. Work was continued on railroad 
alterations. Engineering and design was 
continued on remaining construction items. 
Maintenance. Hired labor performed operation 
and maintenance of the project. 
Condition as of Sep. 30. Project is about 77 
percent complete. 
3. MISSISSIPPI 
MISSOURI 
MINNEAPOLIS 
DIST.) 
RIVER BETWEEN 
RIVER AND 
, MINN. (ST. LOUIS 
See section of this annual report entitled 
"Mississippi River between Missouri River and 
Minneapolis, Minn." 
4. MISSISSIPPI RIVER BETWEEN 
OHIO AND MISSOURI RIVERS, MO. 
AND ILL. 
Location. Mississippi River rises in Lake 
Itasca, Minn., and from that lake flows southerly 
about 2,340 miles and empties into the Gulf of 
Mexico. Portion included in this report embraces 
the 195-mile section known as middle Mississippi, 
between tributary Ohio and Missouri Rivers 
about 974 to 1,169 miles from the gulf. See folder 
by Corps of Engineers of Navigation Charts, 
Middle and Upper Mississippi River, Cairo, Ill., 
to Minneapolis, Minn. 
Previous projects. For details see page 1879 of 
Annual Report for 1915, and page 1014 of Annual 
Report for 1938. 
Existing project. The existing project 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 mouth of Ohio 
River (about 974 miles from gulf) to northern 
boundary of city of St. Louis, mile 191, thence 200 
feet wide, with additional width in bends to 
mouth of Missouri River, mile 195; to be obtained: 
(1) by regulating works, for closing secondary 
channels, contracting river by building new 
banks where river width is excessive and 
protecting new and old banks from erosion where 
necessary to secure permanency at an estimated 
total Federal cost (1977) of $154,600,000; (2) by 
dredging to maintain project channels; (3) by 
construction of works authorized for Chain of 
Rocks reach in 1945 River and Harbor Act, which 
approved a comprehensive plan for development 
of the river at Chain of Rocks to provide for 
construction of a lateral canal at a cost of 
$59,720,600; and (4) by construction of a fixedcrest 
rockfill dam about 900 feet below Chain of 
Rocks Bridge, authorized by 1958 River and 
Harbor Act, at cost of $4,353,000, excluding 
$7,000 costs to Coast Guard for aids to navigation. 
Estimated total Federal project cost (1977) is 
$218,673,600. A small boat harbor opposite 
Chester, Ill., is inactive and excluded from 
foregoing cost estimate. Estimated cost (July 
1960) of this portion is $166,600 including $55,000 
non-Federal contribution, and excluding $1,000 
Coast Guard cost. See H. Doc. 669 (76th Cong., 3d 
sess.) for report of Chief of Engineers dated Feb. 
27, 1940, containing a general plan for 
improvement of Mississippi River between Coon 
Rapids Dam and mouth of Ohio River for 
purposes of navigation, power development, flood 
control, and needs of irrigation. 
Local cooperation. None required. 
Terminal facilities. Existing facilities are 
considered adequate for existing commerce. 
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ST. LOUIS DISTRICT 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Regulating Works: Contract work was 
continued on stone dike construction as was 
engineering and design and supervision and 
administration. Chain of Rocks: Construction of 
guidewalls and tie-down of upper sill is complete. 
Maintenance. Work consisted of 14,905 feet of 
dike and 11,020 feet of revetment repair. U. S. 
plant and hired labor performed channel 
dredging at 61 locations, removing 13,896,000 
cubic yards of material from main channel. 
Channels dredged had a combined length of 43.3 
miles, an average width of 290 feet, and an 
average gain in depth of 5.7 feet. Condition and 
operation studies, recreation planning, 
engineering and design, and operation and 
maintenance of Lock and Dam 27 continued. 
Condition as of Sep. 30. Construction on 
existing project began in 1881 and project has 
been in beneficial use practically from its 
inception. Projects on Dam 27 and Chain of Rocks 
are complete. Work on the project is about 67 
percent complete. Work required to complete the 
project includes construction of 148,720 linear 
feet of dikes; 173,880 linear feet of revetment; 
removal of 100,000 cubic yards of rock; and 
removal of 100,000 cubic yards by dredging. 
Channel as a whole has been greatly improved by 
the work completed to date. Dredging is required 
at low stages to remove temporary shoals and 
maintain required channel depths. Navigation 
season formerly extended from mid-February to 
mid-December, the river is generally closed by 
ice the remainder of year. However, in recent 
years increased demands of commerce and use of 
steel-hull boats have combined to extend 
navigation season throughout the year except 
when blocked by heavy ice or gorges. River is 
generally above 10-foot stage, St. Louis gage, 
from latter part of February to the latter part of 
August, during which time project channel 
depths generally prevail without dredging. Mean 
stage of river, St. Louis gage, was 8.73 feet for 
Fiscal Year 1976 and 4.16 feet for Fiscal Year 
1977. 
5. OTHER AUTHORIZED NAVIGATION 
PROJECTS 
See Table 14-C. 
6. NAVIGATION WORK UNDER 
SPECIAL AUTHORIZATION 
Navigation activities pursuant to Sec. 107, 
Public Law 86-645, as amended 
(preauthorization). 
Costs for the period were $41,375 for a study at 
Cape Girardeau, Scott County, Missouri. 
Flood Control 
7. COLUMBIA DRAINAGE AND 
LEVEE DISTRICT NO. 3, ILL. 
Location. In Monroe County, Ill., on left bank of 
the Mississippi River between river miles 156 and 
166 above mouth of the Ohio River. (See St. Louis, 
Mo., map published by Army Map Service, scale 
1:250,000.) 
Previous project. For details, see page 653 of 
Annual Report for 1959. 
Existing project. Project area contains about 
13,600 acres protected from major floods of the 
Mississippi River, Columbia Creek, and Fountain 
Creek by levees. However, when Mississippi 
River stage exceeds 20 feet on the St. Louis, Mo., 
gage, substantial damage results from 
impoundment of precipitation which falls on the 
area, runoff from adjacent hill land, and 
Mississippi River seepage. The 1962 Flood 
Control Act (H. Doc. 543, 87th Cong., 2d sess.) 
provides for construction of two pumping stations 
to reduce interior flooding. Estimated cost (1977) 
is $3,000,000. 
Local cooperation. Local interests must provide 
lands, easements, and rights-of-way for 
construction; hold and save the United States free 
from damages; maintain and operate project, 
including pumping plants, after completion; 
prevent encroachment on improved channels and 
ponding areas and, if ponding area and capacities 
are impaired, provide substitute storage capacity 
or equivalent pumping capacity promptly 
without cost to the United States and comply with 
applicable provisions of Public Law 91-611 and 
Public Law 91-646. The proposed sponsors, the 
Commissioners of the Columbia Drainage and 
Levee District No. 3, have furnished assurances 
of local cooperation. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Preconstruction planning is complete. 
Condition as of Sep. 30. Project constructed 
under authority of Flood Control Act of 1936 is 
complete. Construction continued on a 30 cubic 
feet per second pumping station and initiated on a 
200 cubic feet per second station. These 
modifications were authorized by the 1962 Flood 
Control Act. 
8. EAST ST. LOUIS AND VICINITY, 
ILL. 
Location. 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. Project includes all bottomlands 
between bluffs on the east and Mississippi River 
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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 
Corps of Engineers Navigation Charts, Middle 
and Upper Mississippi River, Cairo, Ill., to 
Minneapolis, Minn.) 
Existing project. The 1936 Flood Control Act 
authorized raising and enlarging existing levee 
systems by construction or reconstruction of 19.8 
miles of levee, including 3.1 miles of floodwall, 
together with necessary appurtenant works 
consisting of gravity drainage structures, 
highway and railroad closure structures, 
alterations and reconstruction of existing 
pumping plants, alterations to railroad bridges 
and approaches at levee crossings, service roads 
on levee crown, and seepage control measures. 
Work under this authorization will provide the 
area protection against a flood of about 200-year 
frequency. The completed 10 miles of levee along 
Chain of Rocks Canal and Lock 27 provide flood 
protection on the landward side integral with and 
to the same degree as the East St. Louis levee. 
Estimated cost (1977) of work under this 
authorization is $22,551,000. The Flood Control 
Act of 1965 modified existing project to provide 
for channel improvements, diversion ditches, 
flood plain detention areas, a reservoir on Little 
Canteen Creek, and a pumping plant to 
considerably reduce damages resulting from 
interior flooding. This act also authorized 
reconstruction of a channel stabilization dam in 
Cahokia Creek diversion channel to provide 
protection to adjacent levees and bridges from 
scour and eventual loss. Estimated total Federal 
project cost of work under this authorization is 
$44,000,000 (1977), $21,600,000 for Cahokia 
Creek Dam, and $22,400,000 for Interior Flood 
Control. Non-Federal cost is $14,200,000. 
Local cooperation. Local interests have fully 
complied with the requirements of local 
cooperation for work under the 1936 
authorization. For work authorized by Flood 
Control Act of 1965, local interests must provide 
lands, easements, and rights-of-way for 
construction; hold and save the United States free 
from damages due to the construction works; 
make relocation of and modifications to highway 
bridges, streets, roads, sewers, and utilities; 
maintain and operate all the works after 
completion including removal of silt and debris 
from impoundment areas and channels in 
accordance with regulations prescribed by the 
Secretary of the Army; prevent encroachment on 
improved channels, ponding areas, and detention 
areas including the reservoir, and if 
encroachment occurs or capacities are impaired, 
provide substitute storage or equivalent pumping 
capacity promptly without cost to the United 
States; and at least annually notify interests 
affected that the project provides partial 
protection from the larger floods. The State of 
Illinois has agreed to sponsor the interior 
drainage project but has indicated no interest in 
sponsoring the Cahokia Creek Dam. In addition 
to requirements listed above, the sponsor would 
have to comply with the applicable provisions of 
Public Law 91-611 and Public Law 91-646. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Minor repairs to pumping station was continued 
on work authorized by the Flood Control Act of 
1936. Planning was continued on project 
modifications authorized by Flood Control Act of 
1965. 
Condition as of Sep. 30. Work authorized by 
Flood Control Act of 1936 is essentially complete. 
9. ELDRED AND SPANKEY 
DRAINAGE AND LEVEE DISTRICT, 
ILL. 
Location. The levee district is in Greene 
County, Ill., on the left bank of the Illinois River 
between miles 23.8 and 32.3 above the Mississippi 
River. (See Quincy, Ill.-Mo. sheet of maps of the 
United States, published by Army Map Service, 
scale 1:250,000.) 
Existing project. Project provides for raising 
and enlarging 15.9 miles of levees, altering 
discharge line of pumping station, and 
construction of two highway closure structures 
and seepage control measures. Project will 
provide protection to 10,470 acres of land, 9,735 of 
which are highly productive agricultural lands, 
against a flood of 40-year frequency. Estimated 
total Federal project cost (1977) is $8,300,000. 
Non-Federal cost is $820,000. Project was 
authorized by the 1962 Flood Control Act (H. Doc. 
472, 87th Cong., 2d sess.). 
Local cooperation. Local interests must furnish 
assurance satisfactory to the Secretary of the 
Army that they will furnish without cost to the 
United States all lands, easements, rights-of-way, 
and ponding and spoil-disposal areas necessary 
for construction of the project; hold and save the 
United States free from damages due to the 
construction works; bear the expense of 
relocating and altering highways, highway 
bridges (except underpinning), utilities, 
buildings, interior drainage facilities, pipeline, 
and other structures, except railroad bridges and 
approaches; prescribe and enforce regulations 
satisfactory to the Secretary of the Army to 
prevent encroachment on the improved channels 
and ponding areas; maintain and operate all the 
works after completion in accordance with 
regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the 
Army; and comply with the applicable portions of 
Public Law 91-611 and Public Law 91-646. Local 
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interests have indicated a willingness to meet the 
terms of local cooperation. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Preconstruction planning was initiated. 
Condition as of Sep 30. Construction has not 
commenced. 
10. HARRISONVILLE AND IVY 
LANDING DRAINAGE AND LEVEE 
DISTRICT NO. 2, ILL. 
Location. The district is in Monroe County, Ill., 
on the left bank of the Mississippi River between 
river miles 141 and 156 above the mouth of Ohio 
River. (See St. Louis, Mo., map published by 
Army Map Service, scale 1:250,000.) 
Previous project. For details, see page 676 of 
Annual Report for 1957. 
Existing project. Project area contains about 
27,800 acres protected from floods of the 
Mississippi River and Fountain Creek by levees. 
However, when Mississippi River stage exceeds 
15 feet on the St. Louis, Mo., gage, substantial 
damage results from impoundment of 
precipitation which falls on the area, runoff from 
adjacent hill land, and Mississippi River seepage. 
The Flood Control Act of 1962 provides for 
construction of two pumping stations to reduce 
interior flooding. Estimated total Federal project 
cost (1977) is $5,829,000. 
Local cooperation. Local interests must provide 
lands, easements, and rights-of-way for 
construction; hold and save the United States free 
from damages; maintain and operate project, 
including pumping plants, after completion; 
prevent encroachment on improved channel and 
ponding areas and, if ponding areas and capacity 
are impaired, provide substitute storage capacity 
or equivalent pumping capacity promptly 
without cost to the United States and comply with 
the provisions of Public Law 91-611 and Public 
Law 91-646. The sponsors have furnished 
assurances of necessary cooperation. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Preconstruction planning is complete. 
Condition as of Sep. 30. Project constructed 
under authority of Flood Control Act of 1936 is 
complete. Construction continued on the 600 and 
the 40 cubic feet per second pumping stations. 
Modifications were authorized by the 1962 Flood 
Control Act. 
11. KASKASKIA ISLAND DRAINAGE 
AND LEVEE DISTRICT, ILL. 
Location. In Randolph County, Ill., on the right 
bank of the Mississippi River between miles 111 
and 116 above the mouth of the Ohio River. (See 
Paducah, Ky., Ill., Mo., Ind., map published by 
Army Map Service, scale 1:250,000.) 
Previous project. For details, see page 1375 of 
Annual Report for 1950. 
Existing project. Project area contains about 
9,460 acres only partially protected against flood 
stage of 38.5 feet on the Chester, Ill., gage. 
Flooding occurs about once in every 7.3 years 
with an average duration of 26 days, causing 
substantial damage. The 1962 Flood Control Act 
(H. Doc. 519, 87th Cong., 2d sess.) provides for 
enlarging and raising the existing levee about 8 
feet to provide protection against a flood having a 
frequency of once in 50 years. Estimated cost 
(1977) is $8,100,000. 
Local cooperation. Local interests must provide 
lands, easements, and rights-of-way for 
construction; hold and save the United States free 
from damages; maintain and operate project 
after completion and comply with provisions of 
Public Law 91-611 and Public Law 91-646. Local 
interests have certified that assurances of local 
cooperation will be executed at the appropriate 
time and have reaffirmed their willingness to 
comply with the terms of local cooperation. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Preconstruction planning was continued. 
Condition as of Sep. 30. Phase I of the general 
design memorandum was continued. 
12. KASKASKIA RIVER, ILL. 
Location. The river rises in Champaign County, 
Ill., about 5 miles northwest of Urbana, in eastcentral 
part of the State. It flows generally 
southwesterly about 325 miles and empties into 
the Mississippi River about 8 miles above 
Chester, Ill., or 118 miles above mouth of Ohio 
River. (See Nashville and Cincinnati sheets of 
maps of United States, published by Army Map 
Service, scale 1:500,000; also Geological Survey 
quadrangle maps, 1:62,500.) 
Existing project. The project provides for 
construction of a dam at Carlyle and five levee 
projects between Carlyle and New Athens 
authorized by 1936 Flood Control Act, and 
construction of a dam at Shelbyville, six levee 
projects along river between Cowden and 
Vandalia, and a local protection project at New 
Athens, all authorized by 1958 Flood Control Act. 
Under the plan, Carlyle Lake and Lake 
Shelbyville would be operated as a multiplepurpose 
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 recreation. The 11 levee 
projects would provide protection to about 54,610 
acres of land. In view of inclusion of previously 
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authorized Carlyle Lake and the levees between 
Carlyle and New Athens in recommended plan, 
general comprehensive plan for flood control and 
other purposes in Upper Mississippi River Basin, 
approved by 1938 Flood Control Act, was 
modified by deleting Carlyle Lake and levees 
between Carlyle and New Athens. Flood Control 
Act of 1965 modified the Flood Control Act of 
1958 to: (a) delete requirement that local interests 
make a cash contribution to the cost of levees 
between Cowden and Vandalia because of 
changed land use, and (b) require that local 
interests make a cash contribution equal to full 
cost of acquisition of flowage easements in those 
lands acquired by the United States which, upon 
completion of the levee in District No. 22, will not 
be required for construction, operation, and 
maintenance of Carlyle Lake. (See Table 14-D.) 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Construction continued on Carlyle Lake and Lake 
Shelbyville. Construction is complete on New 
Athens. Preliminary planning is essentially 
complete on Vandalia Drainage and Levee 
District No. 21. Construction on Dively Drainage 
and Levee District No. 23 is complete. 
Maintenance: Continued on Carlyle and 
Shelbyville. 
Condition as of Sep. 30. See individual reports 
for Carlyle Lake, Lake Shelbyville, and Vandalia 
Drainage and Levee District No. 21. Due to lack 
of local interest and support at this time, Levee 
Districts Nos. 3, 4, 8,10,13, 22, 27, 28, and 28A are 
inactive. 
12A. CARLYLE LAKE, ILL. 
Location. Dam is on Kaskaskia River at mile 
107, about 1 mile upstream from Carlyle, Ill. 
Reservoir extends northeastward through 
Clinton, Marion, Bond, and Fayette Counties, Ill., 
to river mile 153. (See Cincinnati sheet of maps of 
United States published by Army Map Service, 
scale 1:500,000. Also see Geological Survey 
quadrangle maps, scale 1:62,500.) 
Existing project. The project consists of a 
compacted earth-fill dam with a concrete 
spillway section. Spillway structure consists of an 
ogee overflow section surmounted by four 38- by 
39-foot tainter gates. Dam crest is 67 feet above 
streambed and 6,570 feet long. Because of 
topography near dam, it was necessary to 
construct two earth-fill saddle dams east of 
Carlyle, in order to contain maximum pool level 
proposed for reservoir. A loop levee was 
constructed for protection of Keyesport, Ill. 
Relocation or alterations were required to 
Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy Railroad, 
highways, pipelines, oil field facilities, water 
supply facilities, power and telephone lines, and 
cemeteries. Maximum reservoir area is 57,500 
acres and maximum storage capacity is 983,000 
acre-feet; permanent pool area is 26,000 acres. 
Estimated total Federal project cost (1977) is 
$42,819,400 of which $8,825,000 is for lands and 
damages. Non-Federal local contribution toward 
cost of project is $3,638,900 for water supply. 
Estimated Federal cost for Code 711 recreation 
facilities is $2,110,000, non-Federal cost is 
$932,000. 
Local cooperation. In accordance with 
provisions of authorizing act, cost of storage to be 
allocated to water supply in Carlyle Lake and 
annual cost of operation and maintenance of such 
storage would be reimbursed by the users. State 
of Illinois executed a contract with the United 
States providing for payment of 7.85 percent of 
cost of project and 8.62 percent of actual Federal 
costs for operation and maintenance. Percentages 
set forth were determined by separable costremaining 
benefits methods. Contract was 
approved by the Secretary of the Army. 
Operation and results during fiscal year. All 
major items of work are essentially complete. 
Acquirement of flowage easement lands which 
were damaged due to shoreline erosion was 
continued. Construction was continued on 
recreation facilities. 
Maintenance. Hired labor forces performed 
operation and maintenance of Carlyle Lake. 
Condition as of Sep. 30. Construction was 
initiated in November 1958. The dam is complete. 
To date, 37,470 acres of land have been acquired 
in fee, and an additional 25,339 acres in 
easements. Project is essentially complete. 
12B. LAKE SHELBYVILLE, ILL. 
Location. Dam is on the Kaskaskia River at 
mile 221.8, about one-half mile upstream from 
Shelbyville, Ill. Lake will extend northeastward 
through Shelby, Moultrie, and Coles Counties, 
Ill., to approximate river mile 275. (See Decatur 
sheet of maps of United States published by 
Army Map Service, scale 1:250,000, and 
Geological Survey quadrangle maps, scale 
1:62,500.) 
Existing project. The project consists of a 
compacted earth-fill dam with a concrete 
spillway section. Spillway structure consists of an 
ogee overflow section surmounted by three 45- by 
37-foot tainter gates. Dam crest is 108 feet above 
streambed and 3,000 feet long. Relocations or 
alterations were required to railroads, highways, 
cemeteries, and miscellaneous utilities. 
Maximum storage capacity is 684,000 acre-feet. 
Estimated total Federal project cost (1977) is 
$44,000,000, of which $12,115,000 is for lands and 
damages. Local contribution toward cost of 
project is $17,054,900, of which $4,300,000 is for 
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water supply. Estimated Federal cost for Code 
711 recreation facilities is $4,470,000, non- 
Federal cost is $2,706,000. 
Local cooperation. Local interests must 
contribute toward cost of this project 7.06 percent 
of total cost for water-supply benefits provided, 
6.86 percent of total cost for land enhancement, 
and 9.65 percent of total cost plus 5.75 percent of 
total cost of Carlyle Lake for recreation and fish 
and wildlife benefits. A contract was entered into 
between State of Illinois and the United States 
under which the State will act as local sponsor to 
make contributions for this project. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. All 
major items of work are complete. Construction 
was continued on recreation facilities. 
Maintenance. Hired labor forces performed 
operation and maintenance of Lake Shelbyville. 
Condition as of Sep. 30. Project is essentially 
complete. Lands acquired to date are 34,408 acres 
in fee and 6,100 acres in easements. 
12C. VANDALIA DRAINAGE AND 
LEVEE DISTRICT NO. 21, ILL. 
Location. The levee district is in Fayette 
County, Ill., on the east bank of the Kaskaskia 
River, between miles 155.5 and 172.0. (See 
Decatur sheet of maps of United States, 
published by Army Map Service, scale 
1:250,000.) 
Existing project. Project provides for 
construction for 20.9 miles of earth levee, 
drainage structures, and necessary closure 
structures, which will afford flood protection to 
approximately 11,430 acres of agricultural land. 
Estimated total Federal project cost (1977) is 
$13,600,000. Non-Federal cost is $2,420,000. 
Local cooperation. Local interests must provide 
without cost to the United States, all lands, 
easements, and rights-of-way necessary for the 
construction of the project; provide necessary 
relocations and alterations to highways, roads, 
and bridges; relocate and adjust all utilities; 
construct necessary drainage ditches; hold and 
save the United States free from damages due to 
the construction works; and maintain and operate 
all works after completion in accordance with 
regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the 
Army. In with the apapdldiciatibolne, plorocvali siinontesr eosft Ps umbluics t Lcaowm p9l1y- 
611 and Public Law 91-646. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Preconstruction planning is essentially complete. 
Condition as of Sep. 30. Construction has not 
commenced. 
13. MERAMEC RIVER BASIN, MO. 
Location. The basin lies within the State of 
Missouri and comprises 3,980 square miles. The 
river is a west bank tributary of the Mississippi 
River at mile 161 above mouth of Ohio River. 
Major streams in the basin include the Meramec, 
Big, and Bourbeuse Rivers. The basin extends 
about 100 miles southwesterly from St. Louis into 
the Ozark Highlands. (See St. Louis, Mo., and 
Rolla sheets of maps of the United States, 
published by Army Map Service, scale 
1:250,000.) 
Existing project. The project provides for the 
construction of Meramec Park and Union Lakes, 
authorized by the 1938 Flood Control Act; and 
Pine Ford, Irondale, and 1-38 Lake projects, and 
19 angler-use sites, authorized by the 1966 Flood 
Control Act. Under the plan, Irondale and 1-38 
Lakes will reduce flood damages in the upper Big 
and Bourbeuse Rivers. Meramec Park, Union, 
and Pine Ford Lakes will substantially reduce 
flooding in the lower basin area and will lower 
flood crests on the Mississippi River. Project will 
also provide water supply, water quality control, 
recreation, and fish and wildlife conservation. 
(See Table 14-D for additional data on this 
comprehensive project.) 
13A. MERAMEC PARK LAKE, MO. 
Location. Dam will be at mile 108.7 on 
Meramec River in Franklin County near 
Sullivan, Mo. Reservoir will be mainly in 
Crawford, Franklin, and Washington Counties, 
Mo. (See St. Louis, Mo., sheet of maps of the 
United States, published by Army Map Service, 
scale 1:250,000.) 
Existing project. Project as authorized by 1938 
Flood Control Act provides for construction of an 
earth dam about 167 feet high with a crest length 
of 3,000 feet. Reservoir will provide 1 million 
acre-feet of storage and provide flood protection 
for 11,862 acres of flood plain in the Meramec 
River valley above the mouth of Bourbeuse River, 
and partial protection for 20,209 acres of land 
below the Bourbeuse. Project will also provide 
water supply, water quality control, storage, and 
recreation, and fish and wildlife benefits. 
Estimated total project cost (1977) is 
$167,000,000, including $17,090,000 local 
reimbursement for water supply. 
Local cooperation. Local interests must 
contribute toward cost of project for storage 
allocated to water supply in accordance with the 
Water Supply Act of 1958. State of Missouri, 
acting through its State Water Resources Board 
and under authority of the General Assembly of 
State of Missouri, executed assurances for water 
supply on Aug. 23, 1967. The assurances were 
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reviewed by the Office of the Attorney General, 
State of Missouri, and it is his opinion that the 
State of Missouri has the legal authority and 
financial capability to execute said assurances. 
These assurances have been approved by the 
Chief of Engineers. A water-supply contract will 
be entered into with the sponsor before any use of 
the water-supply storage provided under this 
contract. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Construction is complete on an administration 
visitor center building, overlook area, sewage 
treatment system, and access road. Construction 
was completed on Phase I Spillway. 
Maintenance. Hired labor forces performed 
operation and maintenance of Meramec Park 
Lake. 
Condition as of Sep. 30. Construction and 
planning have ceased due to lack of funding. To 
date 25,944 acres have been acquired in fee and 
an additional 2,158 acres in easements. 
13B. UNION LAKE, MO. 
Location. Dam will be on Bourbeuse River at 
mile 32.6, about 55 miles west of St. Louis. River 
is a major tributary of the Meramec. Lake will 
extend about 53 miles up Bourbeuse River. (See 
St. Louis, Mo., sheet of maps of the United States, 
published by Army Map Service, scale 
1:250,000.) 
Existing project. Project as authorized by the 
1938 Flood Control Act provides for construction 
of a compacted earth-fill dam with a concrete 
chute spillway in natural rock upstream of the 
right abutment. Dam will be 148 feet high and 
2,100 feet long. Construction of new roads, 
improvement of existing roads, and alterations to 
pipeline, power and telephone lines, and 
construction of recreational facilities are 
included. Maximum reservoir area will be 16,600 
acres and maximum storage capacity will be 
528,000 acre-feet. Estimated total project cost 
(1977) is $73,045,600, of which $7,276,000 is a 
local reimbursement for water supply and 
$141,200 is Code 760 land acquisition funds. 
Local cooperation. Local interests must 
contribute toward cost of project for storage 
allocated to water supply in accordance with the 
Water Supply Act of 1958. The State of Missouri 
demonstrated sufficient interest and approval of 
the basin plan to warrant the assumption at this 
time that necessary local cooperation will be 
forthcoming. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Preconstruction planning has ceased due to lack 
of funds. 
Condition as of Sep. 30. Construction on 
relocation of Highway 185 is complete. 
13C. PINE FORD LAKE, MO. 
Location. Dam will be on Big River at mile 
43.8, about 45 miles southwest of St. Louis. The 
Big River is a tributary of the Meramec. Lake 
will extend about 34 miles up Big River. (See St. 
Louis, Mo., sheet of maps of the United States, 
published by Army Map Service, scale 
1:250,000.) 
Existing project. Project provides for 
construction of a compacted earth-fill dam with a 
concrete chute spillway. Dam will be 141 feet 
high and 2,070 feet long. Construction of new 
roads, improvements of existing roads, 
alterations to pipeline, power and telephone lines, 
and construction of recreational facilities are 
included. Maximum storage capacity will be 
285,000 acre-feet. Estimated total project cost 
(1977) is $91,900,000, of which $5,082,000 and 
$14,281,000 are local reimbursements for water 
supply and recreation and fish and wildlife 
respectively. 
Local cooperation. Local interests must 
contribute toward cost of project for storage 
allocated to water supply in accordance with the 
Water Supply Act of 1958. The State of Missouri 
demonstrated sufficient interest and approval of 
the basin plan to warrant the assumption at this 
time that necessary local cooperation will be 
forthcoming. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Preconstruction planning continued. 
Condition as of Sep. 30. Construction has not 
started. 
14. MISSISSIPPI RIVER AGRICULTURAL 
AREA 8., MO. 
Location. Area 8 is in Lincoln and Pike 
Counties, Mo., on west bank of Mississippi River 
between river miles 249 and 261 above the Ohio 
River. Small community of Elsberry lies within 
the area. (See Quincy sheet of maps of the United 
States, published by Army Map Service, scale 
1:250,000.) 
Existing project. The 1966 Flood Control Act 
(H.Doc. 510, 89th Cong., 2d sess.) authorized the 
raising and enlarging of existing levees to 
provide 24.4 miles of riverfront, flank, and back 
levees and construction of appurtenant works 
consisting of drainage structure, highway and 
railroad closure structures, and alterations to 
existing pumping plants. Project will afford 
protection to the area against a flood of 50-year 
frequency. Estimated total Federal project cost 
(1977) is $10,900,000. Non-Federal cost is 
$1,430,000. 
Local cooperation. Prior to construction, local 
interests must furnish assurances satisfactory to 
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the Secretary of the Army that they will 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 
construction works; maintain and operate the 
projects after completion in accordance with 
regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the 
Army; accomplish, without expense to the United 
States, alterations and relocations to all utilities, 
roads, highways, and interior ditching as 
required; and prohibit encroachment on 
improved channels or on ponding areas; and that 
if ponding areas and capacities are impaired, 
substitute storage capacity or equivalent 
pumping capacity will be provided promptly, 
without cost to the United States. In addition, 
local interests must comply with the applicable 
provisions of Public Law 91-611 and Public Law 
91-646. The Elsberry Drainage District has 
indicated a willingness to meet the terms of local 
cooperation for Area 8, upon request. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Preconstruction planning was continued. 
Condition as of Sep. 30. Construction has not 
commenced. 
15. MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT ST. LOUIS, 
MO. 
Location. Protective works will be on right 
bank of Mississippi River from Maline Creek to 
Carr Street, between miles 187.2 and 180.2; and 
from Poplar Street to Chippewa Street, between 
miles 179.2 and 176.3. Area to be protected 
includes low-lying lands along riverfront of St. 
Louis between river and higher ground. (See 
Corps of Engineers Navigation Charts, Middle 
and Upper Mississippi River, Cairo, Ill., to 
Minneapolis, Minn.) 
Existing project. Project provides for 
construction of 21,200 feet of earth levee, 34,400 
feet of reinforced concrete floodwall, closure 
structures, underseepage relief measures, 28 
pumping stations, and alterations to 44 sewer 
systems. Project will provide protection to 
heavily industrialized area along riverfront from 
Maline Creek to Carr Street and from Poplar 
Street to Chippewa Street against a flood of about 
200-year frequency. Estimated total Federal 
project cost (1977) is $77,665,000. Non-Federal 
cost is $7,740,000 which includes $1,840,000 
contributed funds. 
Local cooperation. Formal assurances as 
required by authorizing act were received from 
City of St. Louis. The assurances are applicable to 
Reaches 3 and 4 of project and supplemented by 
assurances of Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer 
District. Assurances by Sewer District are 
applicable to maintenance and operation of 
sewerage, drainage, and pumping facilities 
constructed as part of project, and to local 
cooperation requirement that new drainage and 
sewerage facilities constructed within limits of 
protected flood plains will function at all river 
stages up to design flood, without cost to the 
United States. Included in local cooperation 
requirements is a required contribution equal to 
3.6 percent of first cost of construction of Reach 3. 
Assurances were accepted by the District 
Engineer, Oct. 22, 1958. City furnished rights-ofway 
required for all work currently under 
contract and indicated they will be able to fulfill 
requirements for remaining work as required. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Construction is complete on floodwalls and 
pumping plants. Minor alterations were made to 
pumping plants. 
Condition as of Sep. 30. Construction of Reach 3 
was initiated in March 1959 and Reach 4 in 
August 1963. Project is essentially complete. 
16. PERRY COUNTY DRAINAGE AND 
LEVEE DISTRICTS NOS. 1, 2, & 3, MO. 
Location. Districts are in Perry County, Mo., 
and Randolph County, Ill., on the right bank of 
the Mississippi River between river miles 95 and 
111 above the mouth of the Ohio River. (See 
Paducah, Ky., Ill., Mo., Ind., map published by 
Army Map Service, scale 1:250,000.) 
Previous project. For details, see page 475 of 
Annual Report for 1968. 
Existing project. Project area contains about 
26,881 acres protected from floods of the 
Mississippi River by levees. However, when 
Mississippi River stage exceeds 13 feet on the 
Chester, Ill., gage, substantial damage results 
from impoundment of precipitation or seepage, 
or a combination thereof. Authorized project 
provides for construction of four pumping 
stations to reduce interior flooding. Estimated 
total Federal project cost (1977) is $4,700,000. 
Non-Federal cost is $43,000. 
Local cooperation. Prior to construction, local 
interests must furnish assurances satisfactory to 
the Secretary of the Army that they will 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; maintain and operate the 
project, including pumping station, after 
completion in accordance with regulations 
prescribed by the Secretary of the Army; clean 
silt and debris from the ditches to provide an 
unrestricted flow to the pumping stations; 
prevent obstruction or encroachment of the 
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channels; comply with the provisions of Public 
Law 91-611 and Public Law 91-646; at least 
annually inform interests affected that the 
project will not provide absolute protection 
against flood damage. Each of the Districts 
concerned has indicated a willingness to meet the 
conditions of local cooperation upon request. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Preconstruction planning was continued. 
Condition as of Sep. 30. Construction has not 
commenced. 
17. REND LAKE, BIG MUDDY RIVER, 
ILL. 
Location. The lake is in Franklin and Jefferson 
Counties in southern Illinois. The dam is on Big 
Muddy River, 103.7 miles upstream from its 
confluence with the Mississippi River, and about 
3 miles northwest of Benton, Ill. (See Belleville 
sheet of maps of United States, published by 
Army Map Service, scale 1:250,000, and 
Geological Survey quadrangle maps, 1:62,500.) 
Existing project. The project provides for 
construction of an earth dam, ungated concrete 
spillway, relocation of roads and utilities, 
recreational facilities, access roads, and service 
facilities. In addition, two subimpoundment 
dams were constructed on upper arms of 
reservoir to enhance fish and wildlife value of 
project. Reservoir will have an area of 24,800 
acres, and a storage capacity of 294,000 acre-feet. 
Project will provide flood control, water supply, 
low-flow regulation, conservation of fish and 
wildlife, recreation, and area redevelopment. 
Estimated total Federal project cost (1977) is 
$44,700,000, of which $12,167,100 is for lands and 
damages. Non-Federal local contribution for 
water supply is $9,941,300. Estimated Federal 
cost for Code 711 recreation facilities is 
$1,306,000. Non-Federal cost is $51,000. 
Local cooperation. Agreement was reached 
among State of Illinois, Rend Lake Conservancy 
District, and the Corps that: (1) State of Illinois 
and Rend Lake Conservancy District jointly and 
severally sponsor this project, (2) State of Illinois 
enters into a contract with the Corps to pay 
$10,000,000 for water supply features of the 
project, and (3) State of Illinois and Rend Lake 
Conservancy District enter into contract by 
which the Conservancy District will be granted 
authority to distribute water from the water 
supply storage in this project. Legislation to 
implement the above agreements was passed by 
the Illinois General Assembly and approved by 
the Governor. Assurances of local cooperation 
and water supply contract have been executed 
and approved by the Secretary of the Army. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Construction was continued on recreation 
facilities in the South Marcum and Spillway 
recreation areas and on the upgrading of sanitary 
facilities in the Sandusky recreation area. 
Maintenance. Hired labor forces performed 
operation and maintenance of Rend Lake 
Reservoir. 
Condition as of Sep. 30. Construction is 
complete except for minor items in recreational 
areas. Project is 99 percent complete. Lands 
acquired to date are 39,857 acres in fee and 906 
acres in easements. 
18. UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN 
(ST. LOUIS DIST.) 
Location. Area is in the Mississippi River Basin 
above Ohio River, exclusive of Missouri River 
Basin, in St. Louis District. (See Geological 
Survey state maps for Illinois and Missouri and 
quadrangle maps; also, St. Louis, Quincy, Rolla, 
and Paducah sheets of maps of the United States, 
published by Army Map Service, scale 
1:250,000.) 
Existing project. Flood Control Act of 1938 
approved general comprehensive plan for flood 
control and other purposes in Upper Mississippi 
River Basin described in Flood Control 
Committee Doc. 1, 75th Cong., 1st sess., with such 
modifications thereof as in discretion of 
Secretary of War and Chief of Engineers may be 
advisable. Individual projects in St. Louis 
District considered in comprehensive plan are 
listed in Table 14-E. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. See 
individual reports for details of projects. 
Condition as of Sep. 30. Total cost for St. Louis 
District projects under this authorization is 
$22,142,802. 
18A. WOOD RIVER DRAINAGE AND 
LEVEE DISTRICT, ILL. 
Location. The district is in Madison County, Ill., 
on left bank of Mississippi River between river 
miles 195 and 203 above Ohio River. District 
includes bottomlands between river and bluffs 
and extends from Cahokia diversion channel on 
the south to opposite Lock and Dam 26 at Alton, 
Ill., on the north. Small industrial cities of 
Hartford, Wood River, Roxana, and East Alton 
and part of Alton riverfront, lie within the 
district. (See Corps of Engineers Navigation 
Charts, Middle and Upper Mississippi River, 
Cairo, Ill., to Minneapolis, Minn.) 
Previous project. For details see Annual Report 
for 1968. 
Existing project. Project area contains about 
13,700 acres protected from major floods of the 
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Mississippi River by levees. However, when 
Mississippi River stage exceeds 30 feet on the 
St. Louis, Mo., gage, substantial damage results 
from impoundment of precipitation which falls 
on the area, runoff from adjacent hill land, and 
seepage from the Mississippi River. The 1965 
Flood Control Act provides for a pumping station 
with collector ditches and necessary appurtenant 
facilities for removal of water impounded by 
existing levee. Estimated total Federal project 
cost (1977) is $250,001. 
Local cooperation. Local interests must provide 
lands, easements, and rights-of-way for 
construction; hold and save the United States free 
from damages due to the construction works; 
maintain and operate all the works after 
completion in accordance with regulations 
prescribed by the Secretary of the Army; and 
prevent encroachment on improved channels or 
ponding areas and, if ponding areas and 
capacities are impaired, provide substitute 
storage or equivalent pumping capacity 
promptly without cost to the United States and 
comply with the applicable provisions of Public 
Law 91-611 and Public Law 91-646. The proposed 
sponsor, Wood River Drainage and Levee 
District, has indicated a willingness to meet the 
terms of local cooperation. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Negative report has been submitted and 
approved by higher authority recommending 
deauthorization of the project. 
Condition as of Sep. 30. Construction has not 
started. 
19. INSPECTION OF COMPLETED 
FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS 
Inspection of completed work was 
accomplished at a cost of $379,121 for the fiscal 
year. Total cost as of end of fiscal period is 
$2,433,508. 
20. OTHER AUTHORIZED FLOOD 
CONTROL PROJECTS 
See Table 14-F. 
21. FLOOD CONTROL WORK UNDER 
SPECIAL AUTHORIZATION 
Flood control activities pursuant to Sec. 205, 
Public Law 858, 80th Cong., as amended 
(preauthorization). 
Cost for the period for Carbondale, Ill., was 
$41,167, total to date $145,461; for Harrisonville, 
Ill., $1,810, total to date $71,004; for Prairie du 
Rocher, Ill., $25,886, total to date $26,195. Other 
costs were Grand Tower, Ill., $10,686; and 
Marine, Ill., $2,349. 
Snagging and clearing of navigable streams and 
tributaries in interest of flood control (Sec. 208 of 
1954 Flood Control Act, Public Law 780, 83d 
Cong.). 
Cost for the period for Wolf Run, Ill., was 
$7,992; total cost is $14,932. 
Emergency bank protection (Sec. 14 of 1946 
Flood Control Act, Public Law 526, 79th Cong.). 
Work was initiated on bank protection at 
Blackjack Creek, Mo.; cost for fiscal year was 
$21,043. 
Emergency flood control activities-repair, 
flood fighting, and rescue work (Public Law 99, 
84th Cong., and antecedent legislation). 
Federal costs for the fiscal year were $65,661 
for advance preparations, $487,231 for 
emergency operations, and $293,115 for 
rehabilitation. 
Multiple-Purpose Project 
Including Power 
22. CLARENCE CANNON DAM AND 
RESERVOIR, SALT RIVER, MO. 
Location. Salt River rises in Schuyler County, 
about 12 miles south of Missouri-Iowa State line. 
It flows southeasterly about 192 miles and 
empties into Mississippi River about 2 miles 
above Louisiana, Mo., or about 284 miles above 
mouth of Ohio River. (See Kansas City and 
Quincy sheets of maps of United States published 
by Army Map Service, scale 1:500,000 and 
Geological Survey quadrangle maps, 1:250,000.) 
Previous project. For details, see page 645 of 
Annual Report for 1963. 
Existing project. Project provides for 
construction of a multiple-purpose reservoir, 
including power, flood control, water supply, 
navigation storage, pollution abatement, fish and 
wildlife conservation, and recreation. Dam 
consists of a compacted earth embankment with a 
concrete spillway controlled by tainter gates. 
Dam and spillway are about 1,700 feet long. 
Spillway structure consists of an ogee overflow 
section surmounted by four 50- by 30-foot tainter 
gates. Reservoir will have a storage capacity of 
1,428,000 acre-feet for use of flood control, future 
domestic and industrial water supply, sediment 
storage, and power generation. Project document 
plan provides for installation of two 27,000 
kilowatt units, one conventional and one 
reversible, to be used for pumped storage 
operations. Total Federal project cost estimate 
(1977) is $225,000,000 of which $18,400,000 is for 
lands and damages, and $9,300,000 is for water 
supply. 
Local cooperation. In accordance with 
provisions of Water Supply Act of 1958, the cost of 
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storage allocated to water supply would be 
reimbursed by the local sponsor. State of 
Missouri, acting through its State Water 
Resources Board and under authority of the 
General Assembly of State of Missouri by 
legislation passed in 1965, will sponsor this 
project. This legislation provides that the Water 
Resources Board is authorized to make 
reasonable assurances and enter into contracts 
with appropriate Federal departments for 
purposes of discharging non-Federal 
responsibilities relating to municipal and 
industrial water supply storage as permitted by 
applicable Federal legislation on water resources 
projects. Assurances were executed by State 
Board on Apr. 8, 1965. Assurances were reviewed 
by Office of the Attorney General, State of 
Missouri, and it is his opinion that the State of 
Missouri has the legal authority and financial 
capability to execute said assurances. These 
assurances have been approved by Chief of 
Engineers. A water supply contract will be 
entered into with the sponsor before any use of the 
water supply storage provided under this project. 
No local contribution for recreation, including 
recreation aspects of fish and wildlife, is 
required. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. The 
contracts for the generators, main dam and 
spillway, reregulation dam and spillway, State 
highway relocations, reservoir clearing, and four 
access areas are under way. Contracts for the 
powerhouse equipment and for a new 
Administration building have been awarded. The 
Phase I main dam and abutment exploration, the 
Norfolk and Western Railroad relocation, the 
original Administration building and overlook 
area contracts are complete. The turbines have 
been fabricated and are in storage at the project 
site. Planning on additional project features is 
continuing. 
Condition as of Sep. 30. Project is 56 percent 
complete. Lands acquired to date are 54,004 acres 
in fee and 9,025 acres in easements. 
General Investigations 
23. SURVEYS 
Fiscal period costs were $86,602 for one 
navigation study, $783,432 for nine flood control 
studies, and $33,105 for review for 
deauthorization. 
24. COLLECTION AND STUDY OF 
BASIC DATA 
Flood plain information studies are authorized 
by Sec. 206 of the 1960 Flood Control Act, as 
amended. The studies are made upon request of 
another Federal agency, a State, or political 
subdivision thereof. They comprise compilation 
and dissemination of information on floods and 
flood damages, including identification of areas 
subject to inundation by floods of various 
magnitudes and frequencies, and general criteria 
for guidance of Federal and non-Federal 
interests and agencies in the use of flood plain 
areas, and provide advice to other Federal 
agencies and local interests for their use in 
planning to ameliorate the flood hazard. 
Fiscal period costs for flood plain management 
services were $183,210, which include $87,138 for 
flood plain management services, $52,031 for 
technical services, and $44,041 for flood plain 
information reports. 
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TABLE 14-A 
ST. LOUIS DISTRICT 
COST AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
See 
Section Total Cost to 
in Text Project Funding FY 74 FY 75 FY 76 FY 77 Sep. 30, 1977 
2. Kaskaskia River New Work 
Ill. (Regular 
Funds) 
(Contrib. Funds) 
4. Mississippi River 
between Ohio and 
Missouri Rivers 
(Includes Chain 
of Rocks) 
7. Columbia Drainage 
& Levee District 
No. 3, Ill. 
8. East St. Louis and 
Vicinity, Ill. 
9. Eldred & Spankey 
Drainage and Levee 
District, Ill. 
10. Harrisonville & 
Ivy Landing 
Drainage & Levee 
District No. 2, Ill. 
11. Kaskaskia Island 
Drainage & Levee 
District, Ill. 
12A. Carlyle Lake, Ill. 
(Regular Funds) 
Code 711 Funds 
(Contrib. Funds) 
12B. Lake Shelbyville, 
Ill. (Regular 
Funds) 
Code 711 Funds 
$ 5,350,000 
5,189,943 
696,700 
682,752 
5,000 
262,012 
6,655,000 
10,361,850 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Contrib. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Contrib. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Contrib. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
$ 8,881,500 
9,771,824 
439,000 
415,753 
375,000 
122,933 
5,300,000 
5,390,984 
5,807,200 
6,242,677 
20,000 
8,894 
1,462,400 
622,288
00 
101,000 
98,623 
100,100 
278,018 
1,274,400 
1,722,055 
27,837 
54,888 
30,000 
52,275 
104,681 
102,641 
3,265,000 
1,232,730 
1,236,000 
1,297,338 
$ 4,700,000 
8,045,277 
521,300 
535,983 
47,207 
452,218 
10,040,000 
10,526,719 
4,612,100 
5,215,046 
100,000 
112,342 
1,370,000 
1,174,036
00 
375,000 
377,482 
82,000 
65,239 
400,000 
743,368 
1,415,000 
1,419,953 
28,000 
15,534 
166,012 
36,295 
149,988 
98,307
0 
1,288,680 
1,459,000 
1A,449,190 
72,100 
160 
$ 5,355,000 
3,810,337 
630,000 
640,994
0 
68,463 
4,685,600 
4,379,848 
13,067,700 
12,947,165 
900,000 
885,438
0 
591,509 
115,000 
88,865 
2,729,000 
2,660,527 
240,000 
195,406 
99,400 
159,142 
2,005,000 
1,972,429 
354,698 
103,196
0 
11,321
0 
90 
75,600 
118,716 
2,039,000 
1,933,202 
200,500 
328638 
$101,356,000' 
99,558,0601 
2,496,600 
2,479,311 
1,244,078 
1,063,625 
147,254,6002 
146,593,1402 
133,210,2773 
133,076,5873 
1,866,0004 
1,681,1184 
27,322,3885 
27,082,9256 
115,000 
88,865 
5,829,0007 
5,573,1627 
602,000 
513,036 
42,819,400 
42,806,664 
12,733,800 
12,678,234 
714,535 
369,838 
3,494,661 
3,492,447 
859,404 
859,404 
44,000,000 
43,667,746 
9,744,000 
9,592,64 
605,600 
600,074 
8,723,600 
9,003,962 
751,000 
584,025 
767,500 
1,049,554 
' r 0 
�i 0 
2,519,000 
2,331,635 
280,000 
252,391 
3,470,000 
3,397,669 
1,745,000 
1,821,670 
254,000 
186,941
0 
146,190 
85,000 
179,728 
-75,600 
647,005 
2,011,000 
2,037,752 
333,000 
271,276 
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TABLE 14-A 
(Continued) 
See 
Section 
in Text Project 
12B. Lake Shelbyville, 
Ill. (Contrib. 
Funds) 
12C. Vandalia Drainage 
& Levee District 
No. 21, Ill. 
13A. Meramec Park 
Lake, Mo. 
13B. Union Lake, Mo. 
Code 760 Funds 
13C. Pine Ford 
Lake, Mo. 
14. Mississippi River 
Agricultural Area 
No. 8, Ill. 
15. Mississippi River 
at St. Louis, Mo. 
(Regular Funds) 
(Contrib. Funds) 
16. Perry County 
Drainage and Levee 
District Nos. 1, 
2, & 3, Mo. 
17. Rend Lake, Big 
Muddy, Ill. 
(Regular Funds) 
Code 711 Funds 
(Contrib. Funds) 
COST AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
Total Cost to 
Funding FY 74 FY 75 FY 76 FY 77 Sep. 30, 1977 
New Work 
Contrib. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Contrib. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Contrib. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Contrib. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Contrib. 
Cost 
$ 360,000 
457,231 
90,000 
87,193
00 
3,680,000 
3,690,997
00 
942,000 
46,881 
158,000 
141,188
00 
122,000 
160,971 
1,540,000 
1,207,150 
93 
95,000 
94,849 
2,200,000 
2,399,803 
727,908 
731,188 
480,000 
29,558 
241,298 
178,454 
$ 0 
98 
116,000 
82,412 
25,000 
24,995 
5.215,000 
5,122,151
00 
24,900 
44,094 
*-16,812
0
00 
195,000 
180,508
0 
342,518 
180,000 
171,775 
3,416,000 
3,655,331 
892,500 
841,728 
32,400 
143 
800,296 
161,043 
238,704 
211,541 
$ 88,923 
592,168 
131,077 
171,310 
10,000 
9,801 
6,800,000 
6,653,927
0
0 
1,439,999 
2,357,526
00 
530,000 
453,552 
168,000 
174,720 
-25,000 
-6,886
00 
155,000 
155,993 
-20,000 
338,031 
1,392,000 
1,453,443 
114,000 
58,243
0 
1,600,816 
150,000 
273,345 
$ 0 
115,881
0 
2,213 
15,000 
7,299 
4,765,000 
4,797,073 
303,600 
301,855 
104,401 
73,838
0
0 
575,001 
635,044
0 
6,743 
120,000 
291,085
0
0 
500,000 
143,786 
20,000 
24,025 
1,510,300 
1,505,098 
39,500 
127,050
0 
265,296 
131,325 
153,101 
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$16,834,562 
16,573,122 
491,919 
491,919 
496,000 
488,093 
30,568,0008 
30,345,2688 
303,600 
301,855 
4,689,0369 
4,655,5959 
141,188 
141,188 
1,105,001 
1,088,596 
675,000 
673,532 
77,665,000 
77,611,113 
1,600,16610 
1,592,534 
930,00011 
566,40311 
43,700,90012 
43,686,78612 
5,751,600 
5,730,850 
185,900 
185,436 
9,934,351 
9,896,914s13 
1,070,480 
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ST. LOUIS DISTRICT 
TABLE 14-A 
(Continued) 
COST AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
See 
Section Total Cost to 
in Text Project Funding FY 74 FY 75 FY 76 FY 77 Sep. 30, 1977 
18A. Wood River New Work 
Drainage & Levee Approp. $ - $ 25,000 $ 95,001 $ 55,000 $ 250,00114 
District, Ill. Cost 5,424 5,592 108,483 61,566 250,00114 
22. Clarence Cannon New Work 
Dam and Reservoir, Approp. 17,650,000 16,585,000 35,800,500 40,564,000 141,374,02815 
Salt River, Mo. Cost 15,609,714 16,545,618 37,071,652 26,851,438 126,751,83415 
1. Excludes $10,461 expended on previous project. 
2. Excludes previous project cost of $1,416,620. 
3. In addition $3,109 was expended for rehabilitation. 
4. Excludes $2,828,200 for previous project. 
5. Includes $4,771,500 for work authorized by Flood 
Control Act of 1965. 
6. Includes $4,534,438 for work authorized by Flood 
Control Act of 1965. 
7. Excludes $4,375,400 for previous project. 
8. Includes $200,000 for definite project under 1938 
Flood Control Act. 
9. Includes $183,638 for definite project study under 1938 
Flood Control Act. Includes Highway 185 funds. 
10. Excludes $240,000 Contributed Funds Other and 
$240,000 actual cost. 
11. Excludes $6,800,700 for previous project. 
12. Excludes $550,000 Area Development Administration 
Funds allotted to the State of Illinois for increased construction 
costs of Interstate Highway 57 to meet project 
requirements, and excludes $449,093 Area Redevelopment 
Administration Funds allotted to the Corps. 
13. Includes $6,103,711 credit to State of Illinois for 
work in kind. 
14. Excludes $14,629,821 for previous project and 
$23,000 contributed funds. 
15. Includes $216,628 for definite project study under 
1938 Flood Control Act. 
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TABLE 14-B AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
Acts Work Authorized Documents 
Oct. 23, 1962 S. Doc. 44, 87th Cong., 
1st sess. 
Jun. 3, 1896 
Jun. 13, 1902 
Mar. 2, 19071 
Mar. 3, 19051 
Mar. 2, 19071 
Jun. 25, 1910 
Jan. 21, 1927 
Jul. 3, 1930 
Mar. 2, 1945 
Sep. 3, 19543 
Jul. 3, 19584 
Oct. 23, 1962 
Jun. 22, 1936 
Oct. 27, 1965 
Oct. 23, 1962 
Oct. 23, 1962 
Oct. 23, 1962 
Jul. 3, 1958 
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KASKASKIA RIVER, ILL. (See Section 2 of Text) 
Construct canal, lock, and dam to provide a 9-foot 
navigation channel from mouth to Fayetteville, Ill. 
MISSISSIPPI RIVER BETWEEN OHIO AND 
MISSOURI RIVERS (See Section 4 of Text) 
Project for regulating works in 1881. (To obtain 
a minimum depth of 8 feet). 
Dredging introduced as part of the project. 
These acts practically abrogated that part of project 
for middle Mississippi which proposed regulating 
works. 
Regulating works restored to project and appropriations 
begun with a view to completion of improvement 
between Ohio and Missouri Rivers within 12 years 
at an estimated cost of $21 million, exclusive of 
amounts previously expended. 
For 9 feet deep and 300 feet wide from Ohio River to 
northern boundary of city of St. Louis. 
Project between northern boundary of St. Louis and 
Grafton (mouth of Illinois River) modified 
to provide a channel 9 feet deep and generally 
200 feet wide with additional width around bends. 
Modified to provide construction of a lateral canal with 
lock at Chain of Rocks. 
Modified to provide construction of a small-boat 
harbor opposite Chester, Ill. 
Modified to provide construction of a fixed crest rockfill 
dam 900 feet below Chain of Rocks Bridge. 
COLUMBIA DRAINAGE AND LEVEE DISTRICT 
NO. 3, ILL. (See Section 7 of Text) 
Construct pumping plants and other modifications 
to reduce interior flooding. 
EAST ST. LOUIS AND VICINITY, ILL. (See Section 8 
of Text) 
Raise and enlarge existing levee. 
Construct pumping plant and other modifications 
to reduce interior flooding. 
ELDRED AND SPANKEY DRAINAGE AND LEVEE 
DISTRICT, ILL. (See Section 9 of Text) 
Raise and enlarge existing levee. 
HARRISONVILLE AND IVY LANDING DRAINAGE AND 
LEVEE DISTRICT NO. 2, ILL. (See Section 10 of Text) 
Construct pumping plants and other modifications to 
reduce interior flooding. 
KASKASKIA ISLAND DRAINAGE AND LEVEE 
DISTRICT, ILL. (See Section 11 of Text) 
Raise and enlarge existing levee. 
KASKASKIA RIVER, ILL. (See Section 12 of Text) 
Deletes Carlyle Reservoir and levees from New Athens to 
Carlyle from Upper Mississippi River Basin Plan and 
reauthorizes them as a part of the Kaskaskia River Plan. 
Construct dam at Shelbyville and six levee projects between 
Cowden and Vandalia and a local protection 
project at New Athens. 
Annual Report, 1881, 
p. 1536. 
H. Doc. 50, 61st Cong., 
1st sess., and H. Doc. 168, 
58th Cong., 2d sess.2 
Rivers and Harbors Committee 
Doc. 9, 69th Cong., 
2d sess. 
Rivers and Harbors Committee 
Doc. 12, 70th Cong., 
1st sess. 
H. Doc. 231, 76th Cong., 
1st sess. 
H. Doc. 230, 83d Cong., 
1st sess. 
S. Doc. 7, 85th Cong., 
1st sess. 
H. Doc. 543, 87th Cong., 
2d sess. 
Special report on record 
in OCE. 
H. Doc. 329, 88th Cong., 
2d sess. 
H. Doc. 472, 87th Cong., 
2d sess. 
H. Doc. 542, 87th Cong., 
2d sess. 
H. Doc. 519, 87th Cong., 
2d sess. 
H. Doc. 232, 85th Cong., 
1st sess.

ST. LOUIS DISTRICT 
TABLE 14-B 
(Continued) 
AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
Acts Work Authorized Documents 
Oct. 27, 1965 
Jun. 28, 1938 
Nov. 7, 1966 
Nov. 7, 1966 
Aug. 9, 1955 
Adopted by Senate 
and House Committe 
resolutions, 
Oct. 12, 19725 
Oct. 23, 1962 
Jun. 28, 1938 
Oct. 27, 1965 
Oct. 23, 1962 
Oct. 27, 1965 
Deleted requirement that local interests make a cash contribution 
to cost of levees between Cowden and Vandalia. 
Requires that local interests make a cash contribution 
equal to full cost of acquisition of flowage easements 
in those lands acquired by the United States 
which, upon completion of the levee in District 
No. 22, will not be required for construction, 
operation, and maintenance of Carlyle Lake. 
MERAMEC RIVER BASIN, MO. (See Section 13 
of Text) 
Construct reservoirs and local protection projects. 
Construct Pine Ford, Irondale, and 1-38 dams and 
19 Angler-use sites. 
MISSISSIPPI RIVER AGRICULTURAL 
AREA 8, MO. (See Section 14 of Text) 
Raise and enlarge existing levee and alter pumping 
plant to reduce flooding. 
MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT ST. LOUIS, MO. (See Section 
15 of Text) 
Construct floodwall and appurtenant structures to 
afford protection to city of St. Louis. 
PERRY COUNTY DRAINAGE AND LEVEE 
DISTRICTS NOS. 1, 2, & 3, MO. (See 
Section 16 of Text) 
Construct pumping plants and other modifications 
to reduce interior flooding. 
REND LAKE, BIG MUDDY RIVER, ILL. (See Section 
17 of Text) 
Construct dam at Benton, Ill., and subimpoundment 
dams on upper arms of reservoir. 
UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN (See Section 
18 of Text) 
Construct reservoirs and local protection projects. 
WOOD RIVER DRAINAGE AND LEVEE DISTRICT, 
ILL. (See Section 18A of Text) 
Construct pumping station to reduce interior 
flooding. 
CLARENCE CANNON DAM AND RESERVOIR, 
SALT RIVER, MO. (See Section 22 of Text) 
Modified act of 28 Jun. 1938 by deleting the reservoir 
therefrom and reauthorizing it as a separate 
multiple-purpose project. 
Changes name of project from Joanna Dam to 
present designation. 
H. Doc. 351, 88th Cong., 
2d sess. 
Flood Control Committee 
Doc. 1, 75th Cong., 
1st sess. 
H. Doc. 525, 89th Cong., 
2d sess. 
H. Doc. 510, 89th Cong., 
2d sess. 
S. Doc. 57, 84th Cong., 
1st sess. 
H. Doc. 360, 92nd Cong., 
2d sess. 
H. Doc. 541, 87th Cong., 
2d sess. 
Flood Control Committee 
Doc. 1, 75th Cong., 
1st sess. 
H. Doc. 150, 88th Cong., 
1st sess. 
H. Doc. 507, 87th Cong., 
2d sess. 
Public Law 89-298, 
89th Cong. 
1. Also joint resolution, Jun. 29, 1906. 
2. Contains latest published map. 
3. Inactive. 
4. All work completed. 
5. Authorized under provision of Sec. 201 of the Flood Control 
Act of 1965. 
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TABLE 14-C 
REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY 1977 
OTHER AUTHORIZED NAVIGATION PROJECTS 
For Last Cost to Sep. 30, 1977 
Full Report 
See Annual Operation and 
Project Report for Construction Maintenance 
Cuivre River, Mo.' 1883 $ 12,000 $ - 
Moccasin Springs, Mo. 1969 76,4362 
Wabash Railroad Bridges, Illinois River, 
Meredosia, and Valley City, Ill.3 1961 2,653,194 
1. Inactive. River declared nonnavigable by act of 2. Excludes $56,605 contributed funds. 
Mar. 23, 1900. 3. Completed. 
TABLE 14-D LAKES, LEVEES, AND RECREATION FACILITIES 
Estimated 
See Required Total Estimated 
Section Estimated Non-Federal Cost (Date to 
in Text Project Name Federal Cost Cost Revision) 
10. Kaskaskia River, Ill. Lakes: 
Carlyle' $ 42,819,400 $ 3,638,900 $ 46,458,300 (1977) 
Shelbyville' 44,000,000 17,054,900 61,054,900 (1977) 
Levees: 
Village of New Athens2 2,190,000 133,700 2,323,700 (1977) 
District No. 21 13,600,000 2,420,000 16,020,000 (1977) 
(Vandalia District)' 
District No. 23 1,720,000 100,000 1,820,000 (1977) 
(Dively District)3 
Districts Nos. 22, 27, 3,620,000 450,000 4,070,000 (1963) 
28, and 28A 
(Cowden to Vandalia)4 
Districts No. 3, 4, 8, 7,590,000 853,000 8,443,000 (1959) 
10, and 13 
(Carlyle to New Athens)4 
12. Meramec River Basin, Mo. Lakes: 
Meramec Park' 149,910,000 17,090,0007 167,000,000 (1977) 
Union' 65,769,6006 7,276,0007 73,045,600 (1977) 
Pine Ford' 72,537,000 19,363,0007 91,900,000 (1977) 
Irondale' 37,670,000 6,230,0007 43,900,000 (1977) 
1-38' 17,980,000 1,520,0007 19,500,000 (1977) 
Recreation facilities: 
Angler-use sites' 1,335,000 1,335,000 2,670,000 (1977) 
Separate reports are included herein. 
See 1971 Annual Report for details. 
See 1976 Annual Report for details. 
Inactive. 
5. See 1967 Annual Report for details. 
6. Includes $2,604,400 for Highway 185 relocation and 
$141,200 for Code 760 land acquisition funds. 
7. Local interests are required to reimburse the Federal 
Government over a period not to exceed 50 years. 
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2. 
3. 
4.

ST. LOUIS, MO., DISTRICT 
TABLE 14-E LEVEES
For Last Full Report Total Cost to Date 
See Anual Report Under This 
Projects' for Authorization 
Mississippi River: 
Wood River Levee Project, Ill.23 1968 $14,629,821 
Stringtown Fort/Chartres and Ivy 
Landing, Ill. 1957 2,123,700 
Kaskaskia Island Levee Project, Ill. 1949 297,460 
Grand Tower Levee Project, Ill. 1959 4,677,900 
Miller Pond Levee Project, Ill. 1955 164,183 
Illinois River: 
Meredosia Lake and Willow Creek Levee, Ill. 1944 249,738 
Total $22,142,802 
1. All work under 1938 basin plan authorization 2. Excludes $23,000 local contribution. 
completed or superseded by 1962 or 1965 Flood 3. See individual report herein. 
Control Act. 
TABLE 14-F OTHER AUTHORIZED FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS 
For Last Cost to Sep. 30, 1977 
Full Report 
See Annual Operation and 
Project Report for Construction Maintenance 
Angler-use sites, Meramec Basin, Mo. 
Big Swan Drainage and Levee District, Illinois River, Ill.1 
Cache River Diversion, Ill. 
Cape Girardeau, Mo., reaches Nos. 1, 3, and 42 
Cape Girardeau, Mo., No. 23 
Chouteau, Nameoki, and Venice Drainage and Levee 
District, Ill.3 
Clear Creek Drainage and Levee District, Ill.4 
Community of Eldred, Illinois River, Ill. 1 
Community of Meredosia and Willow Creek, and Coon Run 
Drainage and Levee Districts, Illinois River, Ill.1 
Degonia and Fountain Bluff Levee and Drainage 
District, Ill.3 
Dively Drainage & Levee District, Ill. 
East Cape Girardeau and Clear Creek Drainage 
District, Ill.4 
Eldred and Spankey Drainage and Levee District, 
Illinois River, Ill.1 
Emergency bank protection for certain highway and 
railroad facilities at Price Landing, Mo. (see 
Flood Control Act of 1944)5 
Emergency repairs to levees on Mississippi, Illinois, and 
Kaskaskia Rivers and flood fighting and rescue work 
(Sec. 5, Flood Control Act of 1941, as amended)5 
Emergency protection for certain highway and 
railroad facilities at Chester, Ill., bridge 
(Sec. 12, Flood Control Act of 1944) 3 
1967 
1953 
1959 
1965 
1955 
1964 
1959 
1976 
1963 
1950 
1953 
1952 
$ - 
2,837,114 
22,000 
5,157,805 
185,700 
4,984,500 
5,889,500 
1,720,000 
1,920,600 
50,000 
1,033,279 
50,000 
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REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY 1977 
TABLE 14-F OTHER AUTHORIZED FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS 
(Continued) 
For Last Cost to Sep. 30, 1977 
Full Report 
See Annual Operation and 
Project Report for Construction Maintenance 
Emergency protection for Illinois approach, Chain of Rocks 
Bridge (Sec. 12, Flood Control Act of 1944)3 1946 $ 25,000- 
Fort Chartres and Ivy Landing Drainage District No. 5,111 . 1970 1,154,800- 
Fort Chartres and Ivy Landing Drainage District No. 5 
and Stringtown Drainage and Levee District No. 4, Ill. 1971 - - 
Hartwell Drainage and Levee District, Illinois River, Ill.1 - - - 
Hillview Drainage and Levee District, Illinois River, Ill.1 - - - 
Indian Creek area, Illinois River, Ill.1 - - - 
Keach Drainage and Levee District, Illinois River, Ill.' - - - 
Mc Gee Creek Drainage & Levee District, Ill. 1976 347,400- 
Meredosia Lake and Willow Creek, Ill.' 1944 249,738- 
Mississippi River Agricultural Area No. 10, Mo. 1967 - - 
Mississippi River Agricultural Area No. 12, Mo. 1967 - - 
Mississippi River, Alton to Gale, Ill., underseepage measures - 85,422- 
North Alexander Drainage and Levee District, Ill. 1957 939,569- 
Nutwood Drainage and Levee District, Illinois River, Ill.' - - - 
Prairie du Pont Levee and Sanitary District, Ill. 1970 6,005,1276- 
Prairie du Rocher and vicinity, Ill. 1959 3,882,600- 
Preston Drainage and Levee District, Ill. 1959 1,866,910- 
Richland Creek, Ill. 1969 401,000- 
Scott County Drainage and Levee District, Illinois River, Ill.' - - - 
Ste. Genevieve Levee District No. 1, Mo. 1949 - - 
St. Louis County Drainage and Levee District, Mo. 1938 - - 
Urban areas at Alton, Ill. 1960 192,000- 
Village of New Athens, Ill. 1971 1,928,000- 
Valley City Drainage & Levee District, Ill.37 1967 91,952- 
Weidmer Chemicals Drainage and Levee District, Mo. 1938 - - 
1. Projects authorized or modified by Flood Control Act 
of Oct. 23, 1962 (see H. Doc. 472, 87th Cong., 2d sess., 
for details). 
2. Inactive project. 
3. Completed. 
4. Completed except for seepage control measures, 
which are inactive. 
5. Work complete, now performed under Public Law 99. 
6. Includes $5,235,927 for previous project. 
7. Authorized by Chief of Engineers (Sec. 205,1948 Flood 
Control Act, as amended). 
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GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT* 
Galveston District comprises drainage basins 
of all short streams arising in coastal plain of 
Texas and flowing into Gulf of Mexico, including 
entire basins of Buffalo Bayou, San Jacinto, 
San Bernard, Lavaca, Navidad, Mission, and 
Aransas Rivers. It embraces Agua Dulce, San 
Fernando, and Olmos Creek Basins draining into 
Baffin Bay, and coastal area south thereof to 
the Rio Grande and east of western Boundary of 
Starr County, Tex. It includes lower basins of 
major streams flowing into Gulf of Mexico: 
Sabine River, Tex. and La., downstream from 
U.S. Highway 190 crossing at Bon Wier, Tex.; 
Neches River downstream from Town Bluff 
gaging station; Trinity River downstream from 
Texas State Highway 19 crossing at Riverside, 
Tex.; Brazos River downstream from confluence 
with Navasota River; Colorado River downstream 
from gaging station at Austin, Tex.; 
Guadalupe River downstream from confluence 
with San Marcos River; San Antonio River 
downstream from confluence with Escondido 
Creek; Nueces River downstream from confluence 
with Frio and Atascosa Rivers. 
IMPROVEMENTS 
Page 
Navigation 
1. Aransas Pass, Tex ............... 15-2 
2. Aquatic Plant Control (Southwestern 
Division) ............... 15-2 
3. Brazos Island Harbor, Tex.........15-2 
4. Channel to Port Bolivar, Tex ....... 15-3 
5. Clear Creek and Clear Lake, Tex ... 15-3 
6. Corpus Christi Ship Channel, Tex.. 15-4 
7. Double Bayou, Tex ............... 15-5 
8. Freeport Harbor, Tex. ............ 15-5 
9. Galveston Harbor and Channel, Tex.. 15-6 
10. Gulf Intracoastal Waterway 
Between Apalachee Bay, Fla., 
and the Mexican Border .......... 15-7 
11. Houston Ship Channel, Tex ....... 15-8 
12. Little Bay, Tex. .................. 15-9 
13. Matagorda Ship Channel, Tex......15-9 
14. Neches River and Tributaries, Salt 
Water Barrier at Beaumont, Tex ... 15-10 
15. Sabine-Neches Waterway, Tex ..... 15-10 
16. Texas City Channel, Tex........... 15-11 
17. Trinity River and Tributaries, Tex.. .15-11 
17.A Anahuac Channel, Tex. ........... 15-12 
17.B Channel to Liberty, Tex .......... 15-12 
17.C Wallisville Lake, Tex . ............. 15-12 
18. Other Authorized Navigation 
Projects ........... ............. 15-13 
Beach Erosion Control 
19. Corpus Christi Beach, Tex. 
(Restoration Project) ............ 15-13 
20. Shoreline Erosion Control Work 
under Special Authorization ....... 15-14 
Page 
Flood Control 
21. Baytown, Tex ................... 15-14 
22. Buffalo Bayou and Tributaries, 
Tex ............................ 15-14 
23. Clear Creek, Tex. ................ 15-15 
24. Freeport and Vicinity, Tex. 
Hurricane-Flood Protection ........ 15-15 
25. Guadalupe River (Remove Log 
Jams), Tex...................15-16 
26. Highland Bayou, Tex.............. 15-16 
27. Lower Rio Grande Basin, Tex ..... 15-16 
28. Port Arthur and Vicinity, Tex. 
Hurricane-Flood Protection ........ 15-17 
29. Taylors Bayou, Tex . .............. 15-17 
30. Texas City and Vicinity, Tex. 
Hurricane-Flood Protection ........ 15-18 
31. Trinity River and Tributaries, 
FM 162 Bridge, vicinity of 
Moss Hill, Tex .................. 15-18 
32. Vince and Little Vince Bayous, Tex.. 15-18 
33. Inspection of Completed Flood 
Control Works ................... 15-19 
34. Other Authorized Flood 
Control Projects ................ 15-19 
35. Flood Control Work under 
Special Authorization ............. 15-19 
General Investigations 
36. 
37. 
Surveys ...................... . 15-19 
Collection and Study of Basic Data.. 15-19 
*All cost and financial statements for projects are listed 
in text and also appear at the end of this chapter. 
at the end of this chapter. All other tables are referenced 
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REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
Navigation 
1. ARANSAS PASS, TEXAS 
Location. The city of Aransas Pass is located 
on the Texas Coast about 20 miles northeast of 
Corpus Christi, and about 175 miles southwest 
of Galveston, Texas. (See National Ocean Survey 
Charts 11309 and 11314.) 
Existing project. Provides for a channel with 
dimensions of 12 feet by 125 feet extending 6.1 
miles from its junction with Lydia Ann Channel 
through Harbor Island and Redfish Bay to the 
city of Aransas Pass. (See Table 15-B for 
authorizing legislation.) Estimated cost for new 
work is: $491,000 Federal (Corps) and $100,000 
non-Federal. 
Local cooperation. Section 107, River and 
Harbor Act of 1960 applies. 
Terminal facilities. Harbor facilities are owned 
by the city of Aransas Pass. Facilities are 
adequate for existing commerce. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work: Preconstruction planning was performed 
at a cost of $15,071. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. The 12' x 125' 
channel was completed in 1960. Work remaining 
consists of enlarging the Aransas Pass tributary 
channel to a depth of 14 feet from mile 0 at 
Harbor Island to mile 6.1 at the city of Aransas 
Pass; widening the channel to 175 feet between 
3.5 and 4.6; and deepening Conn Brown Harbor, 
the turning basin, and the connecting channel 
between Conn Brown Harbor and the turning 
basin, all at Aransas Pass to a depth of 14 feet. 
2. AQUATIC PLANT CONTROL (SOUTHWESTERN 
DIVISION) 1965 ACT 
Location. Navigable waters, tributary streams, 
connecting channels, and other allied waters in 
Texas and the Sabine River Watershed of 
Louisiana. 
Previous project. For details see page 699 of 
Annual Report for 1963. 
Existing project. A comprehensive project to 
provide for control and progressive eradication of 
water-hyacinth, alligatorweed, Eurasian watermilfoil, 
and other obnoxious aquatic plant 
growths, from navigable waters, tributary 
streams, connecting channels, and other allied 
waters in Texas in the combined interest of 
navigation, flood control, drainage, agriculture, 
fish and wildlife conservation, public health, and 
related purposes, including continued research 
for development of the most effective and economic 
control measures. (See Table 15-C Other 
Authorized Navigation Projects paragraph for 
completed project authorized by 1958 and 1962 
River and Harbor Acts.) (Also see Table 15-B 
for authorizing legislation.) Estimated cost for 
new work is: Federal (Corps) $2,019,000 and 
non-Federal $693,000. 
Local cooperation. Sec. 302, 1965 River and 
Harbor Act, applies. Non-Federal work contribution 
estimated at $693,000. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Engineering and design and supervision and 
administration cost $2,600 and $393. Reimbursement 
to State for Government's share of cost 
of $48,686 for eradication was made. In addition, 
the State performed $19,600 of eradication for 
which credit as work-in-kind was given. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Aquatic plant 
control work continued in the Nueces River 
Basin, North Coastal Area, Guadalupe River 
Basin, Sabine River Basin, Trinity River Basin, 
Cypress Creek Basin, Neches River Basin, and 
South Coastal Area. Work was initiated in the 
San Jacinto River and Rio Grande Basins. 
3. BRAZOS ISLAND HARBOR, TEX. 
Location. At extreme south end of coast of 
Texas, about 7 miles north of mouth of Rio 
Grande and about 5 miles east of Brownsville, 
Tex. (See National Ocean Survey Chart 11301.) 
Previous project. For details see page 1017 of 
Annual Report for 1932. 
Existing project. Provides for channel dimensions 
in various sections of the waterway as 
shown in Table 15F. 
Project also provides for dual jetties at the gulf 
entrance, a north jetty 6,330 feet long, a south 
jetty 5,092 feet long, and a 1,000-foot extension 
to existing north jetty and for maintenance of 
3rd fishing harbor constructed by local interests. 
Under ordinary conditions, mean tidal range is 
about 1.5 feet, and extreme range is about 2 feet. 
All depths refer to mean low tide. To some 
extent, height of tides is dependent on the wind, 
and during strong "northers" in winter season, 
water surface in southern end of Laguna Madre 
may be raised 4 feet or more above mean low 
tide in the gulf. Estimated cost for new work is: 
$25,364,000 Federal (Corps), excluding expenditures 
on previous projects, and non-Federal 
$2,084,000 including $1,683,258 contributed and 
$400,742 lands. (See Table 15-B for authorizing 
legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Complied with except as 
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GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 
required by section 101, 1960 River and Harbor 
Act. Non-Federal contributions, $1,683,258. 
Terminal facilities. Numerous terminal facilities 
for bulk and liquid cargo are available. (See 
Port Series No. 26, revised 1969). Facilities are 
adequate for existing commerce. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance: Engineering and design and supervision 
and administration cost $15,665 and 
$299,477. Condition and operation studies cost 
$18,401. Cost of constructing levees for dredging 
Brownsville Channel was $207,681. Cost for repairs 
to hopper dredge range tower was $20,000. 
Miscellaneous maintenance totaled $1,018. (See 
Table 15-H for dredging operations.) 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Existing 
project is about 40 percent complete. Work 
remaining consists of widening Brownsville 
Channel from Goose Island to Brownsville 
turning basin, deepening southeast corner of 
Brownsville turning basin to 36 feet, and extending 
north jetty 1,000 feet. (See Table 15-E 
for total cost of existing project to September 
30, 1977.) 
4. CHANNEL TO PORT BOLIVAR, TEX. 
Location. Port Bolivar is at end of Bolivar 
Peninsula and 4 miles north of city of Galveston. 
Channel connects the port with channel in 
Galveston Harbor. (See National Ocean Survey 
chart 11324.) 
Previous project. For details see page 1856 of 
Appendix to Annual Report for 1915. 
Existing project. Existing project dimensions 
for channel are shown in Table 15-F. (Also see 
Table 15-B for authorizing legislation). 
Under ordinary conditions mean tidal range is 
about 1.3 feet and extreme range about 2 feet. 
Height of tides is dependent largely on the wind, 
and during strong "northers" in the winter 
season water surface may be depressed as much 
as 2 feet below mean low tide. Enlargement of 
turning basin from 1,000 to 1,600 feet is inactive. 
A channel 14 feet deep, 200 feet wide, and 
approximately 950 feet long is maintained across 
the east end of the turning basin to accommodate 
the Galveston-Port Bolivar ferry. 
Local cooperation. None required. 
Terminal facilities. Terminals are privately 
owned and consist of 2 slips and 2 piers. The 
piers, 400 feet wide by 1,200 feet long and 210 
feet wide by 1,200 feet long, are badly deteriorated 
and not in use. The slips are used as 
anchorage by shallow-draft vessels. A highway 
ferry landing owned by State of Texas is located 
at south end of turning basin. Facilities are 
considered adequate for existing commerce. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance: Condition and operation studies, 
cost $28. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Project is 
complete except for inactive portion. Project 
dimensions have not been maintained in the 
completed part since lesser dimensions are 
adequate for existing commerce. (See Table 15-E 
for total cost of existing project to September 30, 
1977.) 
5. CLEAR CREEK AND CLEAR LAKE, 
TEX. 
Location. Clear Creek has its source about 13 
miles south of Houston, Tex., and flows southeast 
for about 25 miles, emptying into west side 
of upper Galveston Bay at a point 24 miles 
northwest of Galveston, Tex. (See National 
Ocean Survey Chart 11326.) 
Existing project. (See Table 15-F for existing 
project dimensions provided for in this 
waterway.) 
Under ordinary conditions mean tidal range is 
about 0.8 foot and extreme range is 1.4 feet. 
Height of tides is dependent largely on the wind 
and during strong "northers" in winter season, 
water surface may be depressed 2 feet below 
mean low tide. (See Table 15-B for authorizing 
legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Terminal facilities. Consist of small privately 
owned wharves, several ship repair yards and 
marinas which accommodate light commercial 
vessels and pleasure yachts. These are along lake 
shore and at towns of Seabrook and Kemah at 
mouth of creek. A commercial shell loading dock 
is located near League City at the head of the 
project, and NASA-Manned Spacecraft Center 
has a barge dock along lake shore near their 
property. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance: Engineering and design and supervision 
and administration cost $2,607 and $2,512. 
Condition and operation studies, inspections and 
reports and project condition surveys cost $6,084. 
(See Table 15-H for dredging operations.) 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Project was 
completed June 1950. 
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REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
6. CORPUS CHRISTI SHIP CHANNEL, 
TEX. 
Location. This project, formerly known as the 
Port Aransas-Corpus Christi Waterway, Tex., 
was changed to Corpus Christi Ship Channel, 
Tex. by 1968 River and Harbor Act. This is a 
consolidation of old improvements of Port 
Aransas, Tex., and channel from Aransas Pass 
to Corpus Christi, Tex. Aransas Pass is on 
southern portion of Texas Coast, 180 miles 
southwest of Galveston and 132 miles north of 
mouth of Rio Grande. Aransas Pass connects 
Corpus Christi Bay and Aransas Bay with the 
gulf. Waterway extends from deep water in the 
gulf through Aransas Pass jettied entrance, 
thence westerly 20.75 miles to and including a 
turning basin at Corpus Christi, thence westerly 
1.75 miles through Industrial Canal to and including 
turning basin at Avery Point, thence 
westerly 4.25 miles to and including a turning 
basin near Tule Lake, thence northwesterly 1.8 
miles to and including a turning basin at Viola, 
Tex. (See National Ocean Survey Charts 11308, 
11309, 11311, and 11314.) 
Previous Project. For details see page 1861 of 
Annual Report for 1915. 
Existing project. (See Table 15-F for existing 
project dimensions provided for in various 
channels and basins comprising this waterway.) 
Project also provides for two rubblestone 
jetties at Aransas Pass entrance, extending into 
the gulf from St. Joseph and Mustang Islands, 
project lengths of which are 11,190 and 8,610 
feet, respectively. Project further provides for a 
stone dike on St. Joseph Island about 20,991 feet 
long, connecting with north jetty and extending 
up this island to prevent a channel being cut 
around jetty. Project also provides for a breakwater 
at the entrance to the harbor area at Port 
Aransas, and for the realignment of the existing 
12-foot by 100-foot project channel to Port 
Aransas. The breakwater consists of two overlapping 
sections. The one on the east side of the 
realigned entrance channel has a length of 830 
feet and the second, located on the west side of 
the entrance channel, has a length of 1,290 feet. 
The channel to Port Aransas was relocated in 
the 300-foot clear distance between the overlapping 
sections. The portion of the channel 
remaining inside the breakwaters was widened 
to 150 feet. Under ordinary conditions, mean 
tidal range at Aransas Pass is about 1.1 feet and 
extreme range about 2 feet, and at Corpus 
Christi mean range about 1 foot and extreme 
about 1.5 feet. Heights of tides are dependent 
largely on strength and directions of winds, and 
during strong "northers" in the winter season 
water surface may be depressed as much as 3 
feet below mean low tide. Estimated cost for 
new work is: Federal (Corps) $61,324,515, including 
$456,515 for Port Aransas Breakwaters 
and exclusive of amount expended on previous 
projects; and non-Federal $13,734,068 (includes 
$768 for Port Aransas Breakwaters) including 
$5,596,840 contributed funds and value of useful 
work performed, $620,228 lands, $5,532,000 
relocations and $1,985,000 other costs. (See 
Table 15-B for authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with except 
for provisions of Sec. 101 of 1968 River and 
Harbor Act and Sec. 124 of Water Resources 
Development Act of 1976. Non-Federal contributions 
estimated at $5,596,840. 
Terminal facilities. Terminal facilities on 
Harbor Island at head of Aransas Pass, Ingleside, 
Corpus Christi, La Quinta, Avery Point, and 
Viola, are considered adequate for existing 
commerce. (See Port Series, No. 25, revised 
1968, Corps of Engineers.) 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
New Work: Engineering and design and supervision 
and administration for the 45-foot project 
cost $114,140 and $8,531. Contract cost for 
dredging La Quinta Junction to Beacon 82 was 
$150,000. 
Maintenance: Engineering and design and 
supervision and administration cost $55,446 and 
$210,067. Condition and operation studies and 
real estate activities cost $78,599. Miscellaneous 
maintenance cost $887. Cost of mobilization for 
dredging La Quinta Junction to Beacon 82 in 
conjunction with new work was $150,000. (See 
Table 15-H for dredging operations.) 
Condition at end of fiscal year. The project is 
about 60 percent complete exclusive of inactive 
portions. The Port Aransas-Corpus Christi 
40-foot project was initiated in 1963 and 
completed in 1966. The Jewel Fulton Canal was 
initiated in 1962 and completed in 1963. The 
Port Aransas Breakwaters were completed in 
July 1973. The work remaining consists of 
deepening deep-draft channels to 45 feet from 
La Quinta Junction through Viola Turning 
Basin; widening of channels and basins; and 
constructing a mooring area at Port Ingleside 
with dolphins. Preconstruction planning on 
45-foot project has been completed. Entrance 
and jetty channels have been dredged to project 
depth and width, and dredging of channel from 
Harbor Island to La Quinta Junction at 45-foot 
depth has been completed. (See Table 15-E for 
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total cost of existing project to September 30, 
1977). 
7. DOUBLE BAYOU, TEX. 
Location. Existing project dimensions for 
waterway are shown in Table 15-F. (Also see 
Table 15-B authorizing legislation.) Under 
ordinary conditions mean tidal range is about 
0.5 feet and extreme range is about 1.2 feet. 
Height of tides is dependent largely on winds, 
and during strong north winds in the winter 
season, water surface may be depressed 1.5 feet 
below mean low tide. (See National Ocean 
Survey Chart 11326.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Terminal facilities. Facilities are privately 
owned. At the mouth of the bayou is a timber 
wharf for loading oil barges. Between miles 1 
and 1.5 above the mouth are a timber wharf, a 
boat slip, and a marine railway owned by the 
Brown and Root Corporation. At mile 3 above 
the mouth is a small depot for handling oystershell. 
The facility consists of a timber bulkhead 
and hoppers for loading trucks. One half mile 
above the mouth are several fishing vessel docks. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance: Engineering and design and supervision 
and administration cost $3,929 and $7,294. 
Condition and operation studies cost $20,265. 
(See Table 15-H for dredging operations.) 
Condition at end of fiscal year. The 6-foot 
project was completed in 1941. The 7-foot project 
was completed in 1971. 
8. FREEPORT HARBOR, TEX. 
Location. Formed by improvement of Brazos 
River, Tex., from mouth to about 6 miles 
upstream to Freeport, Tex. (See National Ocean 
Survey Charts 11321 and 11322.) 
Previous projects. For details see page 1860 of 
Annual Report for 1915, and page 872 of Annual 
Report for 1938. 
Existing project. Existing project dimensions 
for various channels and basins are shown in 
Table 15-F on channel dimensions at end of 
chapter. (See also Table 15-B authorizing 
legislation.) 
Existing project also provides for: Dual jetties 
and a diversion canal for the Brazos River, 
including a dam, a lock in the dam and necessary 
auxiliary equipment. Also provides for rehabilitation 
of southwest jetty and the relocation of 
the northeast jetty (about 640 feet to the northeast) 
; realignment of the channel between the 
Jetty Channel and Brazosport Turning Basin; 
realignment of the channel between Brazosport 
Turning Basin and Upper Turning Basin; relocation 
of Upper Turning Basin; and public use 
facilities adjacent to the Freeport Jetties. The 
30-foot channel from Upper Turning Basin to 
Stauffer Chemical Plant, including the turning 
basin, was deauthorized by Sec. 12 of P.L. 93-251. 
Construction of lock in diversion dam at local 
expense is considered inactive. 
Under ordinary conditions mean tidal range is 
about 1.5 feet and extreme range is about 2.5 
feet. Except under extreme conditions, rises on 
river and in diversion channel do not cause 
greater variations in water surface than those 
caused by tidal action. Estimated cost of new 
work is: $37,527,000 Federal (Corps); and 
$6,291,000 non-Federal, including $943,303 
contributed funds, $360,249 contributed work, 
$3,986,448 lands, and $1,001,000 levees and 
spillways. 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with except 
for Section 101 of River and Harbor Act of 
1970. River and Harbor Act of 1970 requires 
local interests provide necessary lands, easements, 
and rights-of-way required for public use 
facilities; and when the appraised value of land, 
easements, and rights-of-way amounts to less 
than 50 percent of the total first cost of the 
development, make additional contributions 
sufficient to bring the non-Federal share to at 
least that level. The cash contribution is presently 
estimated at $185,000 which combined with 
land, estimated $140,000 is 50 percent of the 
cost of public use facilities. Cash contribution at 
time of authorization estimated at $95,000 in 
addition to providing land estimated at $70,000. 
Total contribution estimated at $1,303,552. 
Terminal facilities. Small privately owned 
wharves, two oil docks, one acid dock, two shell 
unloading docks and one caustic dock. Brazos 
River Navigation District has one large dock 
with four transit sheds over rail facilities permitting 
all-weather work. Facilities considered 
adequate for existing commerce. (See Port Series 
No. 26, revised 1969, for additional facilities.) 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
New Work: Preconstruction planning was continued 
on the 45-foot project at a cost of $89,881. 
Maintenance: Engineering and design and supervision 
and administration cost $12,382 and 
$93,904. Condition and operation studies, and 
inspections and reports cost $27,223. Miscellaneous 
maintenance by hired labor totaled $152. 
Cost of mobilization and construction of levees 
for dredging inside channels and basin was 
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$143,750. Repairs to jetty cost $9,199. Removal 
of tide gage structure cost $3,000. (See Table 
15-H for dredging operations.) 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Existing 
project is 6 percent complete. Inactive portion 
was deauthorized by Sec. 12 of PL 93-251. Work 
remaining consists of realigning, deepening and 
widening the Outer Bar and Jetty Channels; 
relocating the northeast jetty; rehabilitating the 
southwest jetty; realigning and deepening the 
harbor channel between the jetty channel and 
the Upper Turning Basin; relocating and enlarging 
the Upper Turning Basin; constructing 
a turning point near the northwesterly end of 
the jetty channel; enlarging Brazosport Turning 
Basin; deepening Brazos Harbor Channel; and 
enlarging and deepening Brazos Harbor Turning 
Basin. Preconstruction planning is in progress 
on this remaining work. The 38-36 foot project 
was initiated in 1961 and completed in 1962. 
(See Table 15-E for total cost of existing project 
to September 30, 1977.) 
9. GALVESTON HARBOR AND CHANNEL, 
TEX. 
Location. A consolidation of authorized improvements 
at Galveston, Tex., which includes 
projects formerly identified as Galveston Harbor, 
Tex.; Galveston Channel, Tex.; and Galveston 
seawall extension. Entrance to Galveston Harbor 
is on Gulf of Mexico on the northern portion of 
the Texas Coast. Galveston Channel extends 
from a point in Galveston Harbor between 
Bolivar Peninsula and Fort Point to and along 
wharf front of Galveston, Tex., and is about 5 
miles long and 1,200 feet wide. (See National 
Ocean Survey Chart 11324/5.) 
Previous projects. For details see page 1854 of 
Annual Report for 1915. 
Existing project. Provides for channel dimensions 
in sections of the waterway shown in Table 
15-F. (Also see Table 15-B for authorizing 
legislation.) 
Also provided are: two rubble-mound jetties, 
the south one extending from Galveston Island 
and the north one extending from Bolivar 
Peninsula, for distances of 35,900 feet and 25,907 
feet, respectively, into the Gulf of Mexico; a 
concrete seawall from the angle at Sixth Street 
and Broadway, in the city of Galvaston, to the 
south jetty, and a 16,300-foot extension of the 
concrete seawall in a southwesterly direction 
from 61st street; for 11 groins along the gulf 
shore between 12th Street and 61st Street; and 
for maintenance of seawall from the angle at 6th 
Street and Broadway to the south jetty. Under 
ordinary conditions, mean tidal range in Galveston 
Harbor is 1.6 feet on outer bar and 1.4 
feet on inner bar with extreme ranges of 2.3 and 
2.1 feet, respectively. Mean tidal range in Galveston 
channel is about 1.3 feet and extreme 
range about 2 feet under ordinary conditions. 
Height of tides in both Galveston harbor and 
channel is dependent largely on the wind, and 
during strong "northers" water surface may be 
depressed 2 feet below mean low tide. 
Local cooperation. Complied with. 
Terminal facilities. None on Galveston Harbor, 
which is entrance channel leading to terminal 
facilities on Galveston, Texas City, and Houston 
Ship Channels. Galveston Channel terminal 
facilities are mostly on south side of channel. 
Principal wharves, owned by city of Galveston, 
extend from 10th to 41st Street (see Port Series 
No. 23, revised 1969). A containership terminal 
equipped with a crane capable of stacking 
containers three units high on the deck of any 
normal containership has been completed and 
placed into operation by the city of Galveston at 
Piers 10 and 11, on the south side of Galveston 
Channel. The city of Galveston has also placed 
into operation a barge terminal equipped with 
two 35-ton and one 5-ton cranes for loading and 
unloading barges on Lash and Seabee ships at 
Pier 35 and a docking and a holding area for 
Lash and Seabee barges on Pelican Island, 
directly across the channel from Piers 35 and 
36. Present facilities are considered adequate 
for existing commerce. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance: Engineering and design and supervision 
and administration cost $24,408 and 
$256,930. Condition and operation studies, inspections 
and reports, project condition surveys 
and real estate activities, cost $51,108. Miscellaneous 
maintenance totaled $30,832. Repairs to 
seawall cost $2,540. (See Table 15-H for 
dredging operations.) 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Existing 
project is complete. Inactive portions were 
deauthorized by Sec. 12 of P.L. 93-251. Dredging 
of Galveston Channel to 36' depth was completed 
in November 1966. Dredging of the realigned 
entrance and Outer Bar Channel was completed 
in October 1967. Rehabilitation of the 
Beach Front Groins was completed June 1, 1970. 
Dredging of Galveston channel to 40 feet was 
completed in March 1976. (See Table 15-E for 
total cost of existing project to September 30, 
1977.) 
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GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 
10. GULF INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY 
BETWEEN APALACHEE BAY, FLA., 
AND MEXICAN BORDER (GALVESTON 
DIST.) 
Location. Extends from a point on Sabine 
River about 3 miles below Orange, Tex., to 
Brownsville, Tex., about 421 miles; a navigation 
channel, about 7 miles long, in Colorado River, 
extending from Matagorda, Tex., to Gulf of 
Mexico; a tributary channel in San Bernard 
River, extending from Intracoastal Waterway 
crossing to State highway bridge some 30 miles 
above crossing; a tributary channel in Colorado 
River extending from Intracoastal Waterway upstream 
15.5 miles; a tributary channel extending 
about 14 miles from Intracoastal Waterway to 
Palacios, Tex.; a tributary channel extending 
about 2 miles from Intracoastal Waterway to 
Rockport, Tex.; a tributary channel extending 
about 6 miles from Intracoastal Waterway near 
Port Aransas, Tex., to town of Aransas Pass, 
Tex.; a tributary channel about one-fourth mile 
long extending from Intracoastal Waterway near 
Port O'Connor, Tex., into Barroom Bay; a tributary 
channel extending about 38.8 miles from 
Intracoastal Waterway via Seadrift to a point 
in Guadalupe River 5.5 miles below Victoria, 
Tex.; a harbor of refuge for small craft at 
Seadrift; a channel extending from gulf to Port 
Mansfield, Tex., about 11 miles; and a tributary 
channel in Arroyo Colorado extending 
from Intracoastal Waterway to a point near 
Harlingen, Tex., about 31 miles; side channels 
in vicinity of Port Isabel, Tex., and a small boat 
basin at Port Isabel, Tex., and a tributary 
channel extending from Intracoastal Waterway 
main channel at a point in West Galveston Bay 
into Offatts Bayou about 2.2 miles with a west 
turnout (wye connection) 12 feet deep and 125 
feet between Offatts Bayou Channel and the 
Gulf Intracoastal Waterway. (See National 
Ocean Survey Charts 11302, 11303, 11305, 
11306, 11308, 11309, 11314, 11315, 11317, 11319, 
11322, 11326, and 11331.) 
Previous project. For details see page 1859 of 
Annual Report for 1915. (West Galveston Bay 
and Brazos River Canal, Tex.) 
Existing project. Existing project dimensions 
provided for in main channel of waterway: A 
channel 12 feet deep (below mean low tide) and 
125 feet wide from the Sabine River to Brownsville, 
Texas. Relocation of channel 12 feet deep 
by 125 feet wide in Matagorda Bay, miles 454.3 
to 471.3, relocation of channel 12 feet deep by 
125 feet wide in Corpus Christi Bay, miles 539.4 
to 549.7 (mileage is west of Harvey Lock 
Louisiana) ; and alternate channel, 12 feet deep 
(below mean low tide) and 125 feet wide via 
Galveston Channel and Galveston Bay to the 
Galveston causeway; maintenance of existing 
channel 12 feet deep by 125 feet wide through 
Lydia Ann Channel, between Aransas Bay and 
Aransas Pass; provisions of such passing places, 
widening of bends, locks and guard locks, Railway 
bridges over artificial cuts as are necessary, 
and the tributary channels shown in tabulation. 
The authorized channel 16 feet deep and 125 
feet wide from Sabine River to Houston Ship 
Channel and the 9 feet deep and 100 feet wide 
channel from mile 8.2 to mile 13.2 in Chocolate 
Bayou are inactive. (See Table 15-G on existing 
project dimensions provided for in tributary 
channels; also Table 15-B on authorizing legislation.) 
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. Extreme ranges of tide under 
ordinary conditions are 1 foot at Orange, 1.5 
feet at Port Arthur, 2 feet in Galveston Bay, 
2 feet at Freeport, 1.5 feet in Matagorda and 
San Antonio Bays, 1.5 feet at Corpus Christi, 
2 feet at Port Isabel, and 1.5 feet at Brownsville. 
Height of tides is dependent largely on wind. 
Strong north winds have depressed water surface 
as much as 2 feet below mean low tide. 
Estimated cost for new work is: $59,078,480, 
Federal (Corps), including $8,414 for Port 
Isabel Side Channel, $46,559 for Port Isabel 
Small Boat Basin, and $356,466 for Offatts 
Bayou, and excluding expenditures on previous 
projects; non-Federal $14,100,224 ($395,000 
voluntarily expended on Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, 
$46,559 contributed funds for Port Isabel, 
$49,665 contributed funds for Offatts Bayou, 
$1,886,000 contributed funds for mouth of 
Colorado River, $4,653,000 lands for Gulf 
Intracoastal Waterway, $11,000 lands for Port 
Isabel, $4,242,000 relocations for Gulf Intracoastal 
Waterway and $2,817,000 other costs 
Gulf Intracoastal Waterway.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with except 
for inactive portions, and provisions of section 
101, 1954 River and Harbor Act; section 101, 
1962 River Harbor Act; section 301, 1965 River 
and Harbor Act; and section 101, 1968 River 
and Harbor Act. Non-Federal contributions 
are $395,000 for Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, 
$46,559 for Port Isabel, Tex., $49,665 for Offatts 
Bayou, Tex., and $1,886,000 for Mouth of 
Colorado River, Tex. 
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Terminal facilities. There are terminal facilities 
at Aransas Pass, Port Arthur, Galveston, 
Port Isabel, and Brownsville. See Port Series 
No. 22 (revised 1969), Port Series No. 23 
(revised 1969), Port Series No. 25 (revised 
1968) and Port Series No. 26 (revised 1969), 
Corps of Engineers. Local interests constructed 
terminal facilities at Port Mansfield and Port 
Harlingen. There are numerous privately owned 
piers and wharves along the waterway. A 
330-foot navigation district owned general cargo 
dock, a 770-foot private dock and a 760-foot 
private timber trestle has recently been completed 
at the upper end of the Channel to 
Victoria. Facilities are adequate for existing 
commerce. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
New work: Preconstruction planning continued 
on the Chocolate Bayou Channel at a cost of 
$20,710. Preconstruction planning continued on 
Mouth of Colorado River at a cost of $81,362. 
Preconstruction planning continued on the Relocation 
of the Main Channel across Matagorda 
Bay at a cost of $55,478. Preconstruction 
planning continued on the Harbor of Refuge at 
Seadrift, Texas, at a cost of $36,732. On the 
Relocation of the Main Channel across Corpus 
Christi Bay, Engineering and Design and 
Supervision and Administration cost $15,075 
and $2,674. Of the Engineering and Design 
amount $10,100 was for testing of sediment 
samples after dredging. Contract cost for 
dredging of the relocation across Corpus Christi 
Bay was $14,189. 
Maintenance: The Brazos River Floodgates 
and the Colorado River Locks were operated and 
maintained at a cost of $245,294 and $238,388. 
Engineering and design for the above structures 
cost $46,735 and $53,809. In addition, 
supervision and administration for the above 
structures cost $103,864 and $123,441. General 
repairs at Brazos River Floodgates and Colorado 
River Locks totaled $812,950 and $595,010. 
Repair of Lock Gates at the Colorado River 
Locks totaled $197,790. Condition and operation 
studies, inspections and reports, real estate 
activities, water control management, and project 
condition surveys on the Main Channel and 
Tributaries cost $346,393. Engineering and 
design and supervision and administration for 
the Main Channel and Tributaries cost $249.005 
and $538,370. Repairs by contract and hired 
labor to levee slopes and drainage structures 
along the Channel to Victoria totaled $237,926 
and $16,935. Directional signs and channel 
reference lines were repaired by hired labor at 
a cost of $2,296. Replacing reference line structures 
cost $84,776. Replacing mooring clusters at 
Colorado River Locks cost $29,970 and electrical 
repairs cost $11,080. Payment received from 
barge owners for damages to Brazos River 
Floodgates reduced project cost $17,842. Accrued 
cost for dredging contract (including levees, 
spillways and ditches) awarded late September 
1977 for dredging Freeport to San Bernard 
River was $30,000. (See Table 15-H for dredging 
operations.) 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Existing 
project is about 75 percent complete, exclusive 
of inactive portions. Removal of the railroad 
bridge across the canal at Mud Bayou was completed 
and operation and care of the facility 
was discontinued on April 14, 1969. Deepening 
the existing 6 foot by 60 foot side channels at 
Port Isabel to 12 feet was completed February 
22, 1972. Offatts Bayou channel was completed 
January 1974. Relocation of main channel across 
Corpus Christi Bay was completed in September 
1976. Work remaining consists of the following: 
A channel 12 feet deep and 125 feet wide through 
a relocated route in Matagorda Bay; dredging 
Chocolate Bayou channel; and constructing a 
salt water barrier in Chocolate Bayou channel; 
constructing a harbor of refuge at Seadrift, 
Texas; constructing of jetties at mouth of 
Colorado River; dredging a navigation channel 
from gulf to the GIWW; and constructing a 
turning basin at Matagorda, Tex. (See Table 
15-E for total cost of existing project to September 
30, 1977.) 
11. HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL, TEX. 
Location. Connects Galveston Harbor, at a 
point opposite Port Bolivar, with city of Houston, 
Tex., extending 50 miles northwesterly across 
Galveston Bay through San Jacinto River and 
Buffalo Bayou to a turning basin at head of 
Long Reach with light-draft channel 7 miles 
long from turning basin to Main Street, Houston. 
(See National Ocean Survey Charts 11324/5, 
11327, 11328, and 11329.) 
Previous project. For details see page 1856 
Annual Report for 1915. 
Existing project. Provides for construction of 
certain cut-offs, for easing sharp bends, for 
construction of an earthen dam across the upper 
end of Turkey Bend, for the construction of 
26,000 lineal feet of pile dike to protect the 
channel in upper Galveston Bay (which was 
deauthorized by Sec. 12 of P.L. 93-251), for 
construction of such off-channel silting basins 
as deemed necessary by the Chief of Engineers, 
and for dimensions in various channels and 
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basins of the Waterways. (See Table 15-F on 
channel dimensions.) (Also see Table 15-B for 
authorizing legislation.) Mean tidal range under 
ordinary conditions is 0.6 foot to 1.3 feet in 
lower part of Galveston Bay; 0.6 foot to 1.3 feet 
in upper bay; and 0.5 to 1 foot in San Jacinto 
River and Buffalo Bayou. Extreme ranges under 
ordinary conditions are about 2 feet, 1.2 feet, 
and 1 foot respectively. Freshets caused rises of 
over 12 feet in Buffalo Bayou; however, this 
condition has not occurred since completion of 
Addicks and Barker Dams for Flood control on 
upper watershed of Buffalo Bayou. Height of 
tides is dependent largely on the wind, and 
during strong "northers" in winter season the 
water surface may be depressed 2 feet below 
mean low tide. 
Local cooperation. Complied with except for 
inactive portions of Greens Bayou. 
Terminal facilities. City of Houston and Port 
of Houston Authority operate modern terminals 
which supplement privately owned wharves, 
piers, and docks, as decribed in Port Series No. 
24 (dated 1959) Corps of Engineers. Facilities 
are considered adequate for existing commerce. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance: Engineering and design (including 
model studies) and supervision and administration 
cost $54,648 and $121,127. Condition and 
operation studies, inspections and reports, and 
project condition surveys including real estate 
activities, cost $77,245. Miscellaneous maintenance 
by hired labor was $288. (See Table 15-H 
for dredging operations.) 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Existing 
project is complete, exclusive of inactive portion 
of Greens Bayou. The 40-foot project was completed 
in March 1966. Dredging a channel in 
Greens Bayou was completed October 1970. (See 
Table 15-E for total cost of existing project to 
September 30, 1977.) 
12. LITTLE BAY, TEXAS 
Location. The improvements in the vicinity of 
Little Bay are located adjacent to the town of 
Fulton, Texas, which is on the west shore of 
Aransas Bay, on the south central coast of 
Texas, 30 miles northeast of Corpus Christi, 
Texas, and 3 miles northeast of Rockport, Texas. 
(See National Ocean Survey Chart 11314.) 
Existing project. The project provides for an 
entrance channel 8 feet deep at mean low tide 
and 100 feet wide extending from that depth in 
Aransas Bay to a turning basin 8 feet deep at 
mean low tide, 200 feet wide and 1,400 feet long 
opposite the town of Fulton, Texas; and for a 
protective dike on the north side of the basin, 
1,000 feet long, connecting the north end of the 
existing breakwater with the shore of Aransas 
Bay. Under ordinary conditions the mean tidal 
range in Aransas Bay 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 as much as 3 
feet below mean low tide, while hurricanes have 
raised the surface as much as 12 feet above 
mean low tide. 
The Aransas County Navigation District, 
Rockport, Texas, constructed the improvements 
in Little Bay at Fulton, Texas, as authorized by 
the River and Harbor Act of May 17, 1950 
(H.Doc. 114, 81st Cong., 1st Sess.) The work 
was performed from April 1, 1955 to December 
21, 1955 under Department of the Army Permit 
No. W-N-243-41-Permit-3035, at an approximate 
cost of $32,300. 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Terminal facilities. The existing terminal 
facilities consist of several privately owned 
wharves adjacent to seafood processing houses. 
The Aransas County Navigation District No. 1 
owns in fee simple title ample waterfront areas 
with bulkheads for docking vessels and is open 
to all on equal terms. In addition, the Navigation 
District owns an ample number of boat stalls 
to accommodate all vessels operating from this 
terminal. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance: Engineering and design and supervision 
and administration cost $8 and $1,593. 
Condition and operation studies cost $11,849. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. The Aransas 
County Navigation District constructed the 
improvements in Little Bay at Fulton, Texas. 
Work was completed in December 1955. 
13. MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL, TEX. 
Location. This is a consolidation of shallow 
draft channel improvements of "Channel from 
Pass Cavallo to Port Lavaca, Tex.," and deep 
draft channel improvements authorized under 
"Matagorda Ship Channel, Tex." 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. Project 
extends across Matagorda Bay and Lavaca Bay 
to towns of Port Lavaca and Point Comfort. 
These two towns are on opposite sides of Lavaca 
Bay and both are about 26 miles northwest from 
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Pass Cavallo. (See National Ocean Survey Chart 
11316.) 
Existing project. Existing project dimensions 
provided for in various channels and basins are 
listed in Table 15-F on channel dimensions. (Also 
see Table 15-B for authorizing legislation.) 
Project also provides for dual jetties at 
entrance, south jetty extending 6,000 feet to 
24-foot depth in the gulf and north jetty extending 
5,900 feet to 24-foot depth. Under ordinary 
conditions mean tidal range is about 1 foot and 
extreme range about 2 feet. Height of tide is 
dependent largely on the wind, and during strong 
"northers" in winter season the water surface 
may be depressed 2 feet below mean low tide. 
Estimated cost for new work is: $18,058,777 
Federal (Corps), and $12,859,000 non-Federal, 
including $12,259,619 contributed funds, 
$182,000 for lands, $220,000 for relocations, and 
$196,581 other costs. 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Local 
interests have contributed $12,259,619. 
Terminal facilities. Privately owned facilities 
at Port Lavaca, municipal owned facilities at 
mouth of Lynn Bayou, privately owned and 
publicly owned facilities at Point Comfort, Tex. 
These facilities are considered adequate for 
present commerce. Facilities at Point Comfort 
consist of a channel, turning basin with wharfs, 
oil dock and loading equipment, all owned by 
Aluminum Co. of American; and a wharf built 
by local interest at Point Comfort turning basin. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance: Engineering and design and supervision 
and administration cost $17,341 and 
$67,038. Condition and operation studies, cost 
$30,449. (See Table 15-H for dredging 
operations.) 
Condition at end of fiscal year. The project 
is 100 percent complete. The 36-foot project was 
initiated in 1962 and completed in March 1967. 
14. NECHES RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES, 
SALT WATER BARRIER AT 
BEAUMONT, TEXAS 
Location. The project would be located on 
Neches River at Beaumont, Texas, in Jefferson 
and Orange Counties on the upper coast of 
Texas. (See National Ocean Survey Chart 
11343.) 
Existing project. The project will provide a 
gated salt water barrier in the Neches River at 
Beaumont consisting of seven 40 x 24.5 foot 
tainter gates; a gated navigation by-pass channel 
with a clear opening of 56 feet and a depth of 
16 feet; an access road and levee; and an 
auxiliary dam across a canal which drains an 
adjacent bayou. Estimated cost for new work is: 
$15,800,000 Federal (Corps) and non-Federal 
$2,100,000, consisting of $2,029,000 cash and 
$71,000 for lands. (See Table 15-B for authorizing 
legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Sec. 102, 1976 Water Resources 
Development Act applies. Local cash 
contribution estimated at $2,029,000. 
Terminal facilities. None. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. Not 
applicable. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Not started. 
15. SABINE-NECHES WATERWAY, TEX. 
Location. This is a consolidation of 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 Gulf 
of Mexico about 58 miles east of Galveston and 
280 miles west of Southwest Pass, Mississippi 
River. It connects Sabine Lake with gulf. Port 
Arthur canal extends 7 miles from near upper 
end of Sabine Pass to Port Arthur docks at 
mouth of Taylors Bayou. Near its upper end, 
Sabine-Neches canal joins and extends to mouths 
of Neches and Sabine Rivers. Waterway next 
extends up Neches River to Beaumont and up 
Sabine River to Orange. (See National Ocean 
Survey Charts 11341, 11342, and 11343.) 
Previous projects. For details see page 1863 of 
Annual Report for 1915, page 985 of Annual 
Report for 1916, and page 873 of Annual Report 
for 1926. 
Existing project. Existing project dimensions 
provided for in various channels and basins are 
set forth in Table 15-F on channel dimensions. 
(Also see Table 15-B authorizing legislation.) 
Project also provides for two stone jetties at 
Sabine Pass entrance from the gulf, western 
jetty to be 21,905 feet long and eastern jetty 
25,310 feet long. Project further provides for 
removal of guard lock in Sabine-Neches Canal, 
construction of suitable permanent protective 
works along Sabine Lake frontage owned by city 
of Port Arthur to prevent dredged material from 
entering Sabine Lake and to prevent erosion of 
material deposited, reconstruction of Port Arthur 
Bridge, and relocation of Port Arthur field 
office. Mean tidal variation at entrance is 
about 1.5 feet, at Port Arthur about 1 foot, and 
at Orange and Beaumont about five-tenths foot. 
Prolonged north winds during winter season 
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have depressed water surface as much as 3.4 
feet below mean low tide while tropical disturbances 
have caused heights as much as 8 feet 
above mean low tide. 
Local cooperation. Complied with except for 
inactive portions. 
Terminal facilities. See volume 2, Port Series 
No. 22 (revised 1969), Corps of Engineers. 
There are 3 wharves and piers in addition to the 
facilities included in the referenced Port Series. 
Facilities are considered adequate for present 
commerce. 
Operation and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance: Engineering and design and 
supervision and administration cost $22,840 and 
$587,189. Condition and operation studies, 
water control management, project condition 
surveys, and real estate activities cost $122,815. 
Cost for constructing levees, spillways and 
ditches for dredging Sabine-Neches Canal (Section 
"B") was $229,000. Accrued cost for 
mobilization for dredging Sabine-Neches Canal 
awarded in late September 1977 was $50,000. 
Removal of tide gage structure cost $2,750. 
Miscellaneous maintenance totaled $1,341. 
Dredge disposal areas located adjacent to 
populated areas along the Neches River were 
sprayed for mosquito control at a cost of $24,391. 
(See Table 15-H for maintenance dredging 
operations.) 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Existing 
project is complete except for inactive portions. 
Removal of obstructive bridge at Port Arthur 
was completed May 28, 1969. The high-level 
fixed bridge across Sabine-Neches Canal was 
completed October 9, 1970. Deepening Project 
to 40 feet was completed on April 10, 1972. 
(See Table 15-E for total cost of existing project 
to September 30, 1977.) 
16. TEXAS CITY CHANNEL, TEX. 
Location. Texas City is on the mainland of 
Texas on west side of Galveston Bay, about 10 
miles northwest of city of Galveston. (See 
National Ocean Survey Charts 11324/5.) 
Previous projects. For details see page 1856 of 
Annual Report for 1915. 
Existing project. Existing project dimensions 
provided for in various channels and basins are 
set forth in Table 15-F on channel dimensions. 
(Also see Table 15-B authorizing legislation.) 
Project also provides for easing the approach 
to the turning basin; a pile dike 28,200 feet long, 
parallel to and north of the channel; and a 
rubblemound dike, 27,600 feet long, along the 
southerly side of the pile dike. Under ordinary 
conditions mean tidal range is about 1.3 feet and 
extreme range is about 2 feet. Height of tide is 
dependent largely on the wind and during strong 
"northers" water surface may be depressed 2 
feet below mean low tide. Estimated cost for new 
work is Federal (Corps) $12,501,000, excluding 
expenditures on previous projects, and non- 
Federal $578,700, including $28,741 contributed 
funds, $248,000 work contribution, $146,959 
lands, $151,000 levees and spillways and $4,000 
for removal of barge mooring facilities from 
Snake Island. 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with, except 
for Section 201 of Flood Control Act of 1965 
and H. D. 92-199. Non-Federal contributions 
$276,741. 
Terminal facilities. Privately owned terminal 
facilities are on the mainland at inner end of this 
channel and are considered adequate for existing 
commerce. A deep-draft canal and turning basin 
extending about 1.9 miles southwestward from 
south end of Texas City Turning Basin have 
been constructed by local interests. See Port 
Series No.23 (revised 1969), Corps of Engineers. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
Work: Preconstruction planning was continued 
on the Texas City Industrial Canal at a cost of 
$21,715. 
Maintenance: Engineering and Design and 
supervision and administration cost $1,274 and 
$24,452. Condition and operation studies, and 
project condition surveys cost $7,954. (See 
Table 15-H for dredging operations.) 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Project is 
complete except for widening a portion of the 
Texas City Turning Basin from 1,000 feet to 
1,200 feet; for realigning the Texas City turning 
basin to a location 85 feet easterly from its 
present position; and for enlargement through 
widening and deepening to 40 feet of the Industrial 
Canal and basins. Preconstruction planning 
is in progress on this work. The 40-foot channel 
was completed in June 1967. (See Table 15-E 
for total cost of existing project to September 
30, 1977.) 
17. TRINITY RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES, 
TEX. 
Location. The main stem of the Trinity River 
is formed at Dallas by the confluence of the West 
Fork and the Elm Fork at river mile 505.5. The 
mouth of the Trinity is about one-half mile west 
of Anahuac, Texas. (See Geological Survey base 
map, Texas, scale 1:500,000.) 
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Previous project. For details of abandoned 
locks and dam construction see page 986 of 
Annual Report for 1932. 
Existing project. See individual detailed reports 
on Anahuac Channel, Channel to Liberty and 
Wallisville Lake. Project includes the existing 
Federal project designated as "Mouth of Trinity 
River, Texas," which was completed in 1907 at a 
cost of $80,000 (no cost to local interest). Project 
is not being maintained. (See Table 15-B for 
authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. See individual detailed 
reports on Channel to Liberty and Wallisville 
Lake. There is no local cooperation required for 
Anahuac Channel. 
Terminal facilities. Privately owned wharves 
and piers at Anahuac, Moss Bluff, Wallisville, 
and Liberty, Texas, are adequate for existing 
commerce. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
Work: Not Applicable. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. The restudy of 
the navigation benefits is complete. (See Table 
15-E for total cost of existing project to 30 
September, 1977.) 
17A. ANAHUAC CHANNEL, TEX. 
Location. Extends from 6-foot depth in 
Galveston Bay to Anahuac, Tex., opposite mouth 
of Trinity River, 38 miles north of Galveston, 
Tex. (See National Ocean Survey Chart 11323.) 
Existing project. No project dimensions 
authorized by 1905 River and Harbor Act. A 
6-by 80-foot channel, 16,000 feet long was 
dredged in 1905. At present a 6- by 100-foot 
channel is maintained. Under ordinary conditions 
tidal range is 0.6 to 1.2 feet. Height of tide is 
dependent largely on wind. Strong north winds 
depress water surface 1.5 feet below mean sea 
level. Latest published map is in House Document 
440, 56th Congress, 1st session. 
Local cooperation. None required. 
Terminal facilities. Privately owned wharves 
and piers are the only terminal facilities at 
Anahuac. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance: Engineering and design and 
supervision and administration cost $1,080 and 
$23,180. Condition and operation studies, inspections 
and reports, and project condition surveys 
cost $4,630 (See Table 15-H for dredging 
operations.) 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Project was 
completed in 1911. 
17B. CHANNEL TO LIBERTY, TEX. 
Location. Improvement is located in Galveston 
Bay and tidal reach of lower Trinity River. (See 
Geological Survey Maps for Anahuac, Cove, 
Moss Bluff, and Liberty, Texas.) 
Previous projects. For details see page 986 of 
Annual Report for 1932. 
Existing project. Provides for a 6-foot channel 
from Anahuac to Liberty which was completed 
in 1925. A navigable channel from the Houston 
Ship Channel near Red Fish Bar in Galveston 
Bay to Liberty, Texas, with depth of 9 feet and 
width of 150 feet, extending along the east shore 
of Trinity Bay to the mouth of the Trinity River 
at Anahuac, thence in the river channel to a 
turning basin at Liberty, Texas, and a protective 
embankment along the west side of the channel 
in Trinity Bay. (See Table 15-B for authorizing 
legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with for 
portion of "Channel to Liberty" between Houston 
Ship Channel and 1 mile below Anahuac, Texas., 
as required by 1946 River and Harbor Act (H. 
Doc. 634, 79th Cong., 2nd sess.), but not complied 
with for remaining portion of "Channel to 
Liberty" as required by River and Harbor Act of 
1945 (H. Doc. 403, 77th Cong., 1st sess.) at an 
estimated total cost of $550,000, of which 
$460,000 is for lands and rights-of-way and 
$90,000 for pipeline relocations for 9- by 
150-foot channel. 
Terminal facilities. Privately owned wharves 
and docks at Anahuac, Wallisville, Texas Gulf 
Sulphur Co.'s slip, Moss Bluff and Liberty, Tex., 
are adequate for existing commerce. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance: Engineering and Design and 
Supervision and administration cost $1,629 and 
$34,768. Condition and operation studies, water 
control management, and inspections and reports, 
cost $6,951. (See Table 15-H for dredging 
operations.) 
Condition at end of fiscal year. The 6-foot 
Channel to Liberty was completed in 1925. The 
9-foot Channel to Liberty has been dredged from 
junction with Houston Ship Channel to a point 
one mile below Anahuac, Texas. Work remaining 
consists of dredging a 9- by 150-foot channel 
from one mile below Anahuac, Texas to Liberty, 
Texas. 
17C. WALLISVILLE LAKE, TEX. 
Location. Dam is at river mile 3.9, about 4 
miles northwest of Anahuac, Tex. (See National 
Ocean Survey Chart 11323.) 
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Existing project. Provides for construction of 
a 39,200-foot dam to store water to elevation 4 
feet above mean sea level, with an 84- by 600-foot 
navigation lock in a cutoff channel; and extension 
of authorized channel to Liberty from its 
present terminus at channel mile 23.2 to Texas 
Gulf Sulphur channel at channel mile 33.6. Dam 
is composed of a nonoverflow section 16,820 feet 
long with a crest elevation varying from 13.0 to 
10.0 feet above mean sea level, and an overflow 
section 22,400 feet long. All but 1,500 feet of 
overflow section has a crest elevation of 5.5 feet 
above mean sea level. The two remaining portions 
of overflow section have crest elevations of 4.0 
feet above mean sea level. Both the overflow and 
nonoverflow sections basically are earthen levees 
with full or partially riprapped side slopes and 
paved roadways on their crest. Lock is at channel 
mile 28.3, has a sill depth of minus 16.17 feet 
below mean sea level, a normal lift of 4 feet and 
is founded in piles of clay. Dam controls a 
drainage area of 1,262 square miles below 
Livingston Dam (non-Federal project at channel 
mile 99.2) and has a storage capacity of 58,000 
acre-feet. Under ordinary conditions mean tidal 
range in bay is from 0.6 foot to 1.2 feet. Height 
of tide is dependent largely on wind. Strong 
northerly winds depress water surface 1.5 feet 
below mean sea level. Total estimated cost of 
project is $28,800,000 Federal (Corps) and 
$18,000 non-Federal for lands for construction 
of portion of channel to Liberty. (See Table 
15-B for authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Local interests must contribute 
an amount equal to cost allocated to 
water supply, one-half of cost allocated to salinity 
control and cost allocated to recreation less cost 
of basic facilities and less 15 percent of total 
project cost. Local interest contribution is 
estimated at $4,956,000. For improvement of the 
navigation channel, exclusive of reservoir features, 
local interests must provide lands, disposal 
areas, and adequate terminal and transfer 
facilities, make necessary relocations of utilities 
crossing natural river channel and give assurances 
that they will hold and save the United 
States free from claims for damages, including 
but not limited to damages due to salt water 
intrusions, that may result from construction 
and operation of the navigation improvements. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
Work: Engineering and design and supervision 
and administration cost $145,621 and $23,499. 
Administration cost for Federal purchase of land 
totaled $23,773. Hired labor activities performed 
on the locks cost $2,340. A modification covering 
the dewatering system on the contract for lock 
and dam construction cost $38,178. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. The project 
is 75 percent complete. A contract for construction 
of access road, Big Hog intake structure, 
intake canal and access bridge was completed in 
October 1968. Work started July 8, 1970 on 
construction of the lock and dam, roads, 
diversion channel, and navigation channel. Work 
on this contract was suspended on February 26, 
1973 because of an injunction halting construction. 
Protective work on the lock and dam was 
permitted and was completed on April 15, 1973. 
An exception to the injunction was granted for 
plugging oil wells which was completed in 
August 1973. Notice of appeal to the Court of 
Appeals for the Fifth Circuit was filed on 26 
April 1973. On 26 August 1974, the Court of 
Appeals reversed the judgement and remanded 
the case with directions that a revised or 
supplemental statement be prepared and judged 
anew. When the supplement has been filed with 
CEQ, it will be submitted to the district court. 
18. OTHER AUTHORIZED NAVIGATION 
PROJECTS 
See Table 15-C. 
Beach Erosion 
19. CORPUS CHRISTI BEACH, TEX. (RESTORATION 
PROJECT) 
Location. Corpus Christi Beach, a shore area 
having a length of about 2 miles, is located on 
the west side of Corpus Christi Bay in Nueces 
County at Corpus Christi, Texas. (See National 
Ocean Survey Charts 11309 and 11311.) 
Existing project. The plan of improvement 
provided for initial restoration of eroded areas 
of Corpus Christi Beach, over a shore length 
of 1.4 miles, located on the easterly side of 
Rincon Peninsula, with periodic nourishment as 
required. Estimated cost of new work is: Federal 
(Corps) $1,689,000 and non-Federal $1,739,000 
($1,689,000 contributed funds and $50,000 
lands). (See Table 15-B for authorizing 
legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Local interests are required 
to agree to contribute in cash, prior to 
construction, the required percentage of the first 
cost (including the costs for construction, 
engineering and design, supervision and administration, 
and excluding the cost of lands, 
easements, rights-of-way, and relocations) of all 
items of work to be provided by the Corps of 
Engineers, presently estimated at 50 percent or 
$1,098,000, to be paid in a lump sum prior to start 
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of construction or in installments prior to the 
start of pertinent work items in accordance with 
construction scheduled as required by the Chief 
of Engineers, the final apportionment of cost to 
be made after the actual costs have been 
determined; contribute in cash the required 
percentage of beach nourishment costs for the 
first 10 years of project life, now estimated at 
50 percent of $118,200 annually, such nourishment 
costs for the first 5-year period of the 
project, estimated at $591,000, to be provided 
for advance nourishment at the time of first 
construction, and following contributions to be 
made prior to each nourishment operation; 
provide without cost to the U.S. all lands, easements, 
rights-of-way, and relocations required 
for construction and subsequent nourishment of 
the project, now estimated at $50,000; provide 
after the first 10 years of project life periodic 
nourishment of the restored beach as may be 
required to serve the intended purpose during 
the life of the project; provide without cost to 
the U.S. access and facilities necessary for 
realization of the public benefits upon which 
Federal participation is based and maintain 
continued public ownership of the beach and 
administer it for public use during the life of the 
project; prohibit water pollution which would 
affect the health of bathers; and hold and save 
the U.S. free from claims from damages that 
may result from construction, maintenance, and 
nourishment of the project. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
Work: Construction contract for placement of 
hydraulically dredged fill sand was initiated 
and completed at a cost of $529,111. Supply 
contract for cover sand cost $258,500. Contract 
for hire of equipment for placement of the cover 
sand cost $43,300. Engineering and Design and 
Supervision and Administration cost $42,051 
and $47,908. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Initial 
construction contract for placement of hydraulically 
dredged fill sand was awarded in February 
1977 and completed in July 1977. Supply contract 
for cover sand and a contract for hire of 
equipment for placement of the cover sand were 
awarded in July 1977. Project is approximately 
32 percent complete. 
20. SHORELINE EROSION CONTROL WORK 
UNDER SPECIAL AUTHORIZATION 
Shoreline Erosion Control Demonstration 
pursuant to Section 54, Public Law 251, 93rd 
Congress. Costs for preliminary evaluation of 
Sand Point Ranch site in Matagorda Bay, Texas, 
was $4,317. 
Flood Control 
21. BAYTOWN, TEXAS 
Location. Burnett, Crystal and Scott Bays are 
inland bays located in the delta area of the San 
Jacinto River and border on the west side of 
Baytown, Texas. The area is about twenty miles 
east of Houston, Texas. 
Existing project. Provides for evacuation of 
all residents from projected 50-year flood plain, 
assistance in their relocation at project expense, 
removal of vacated structures from the flood 
plain, and deeding the land to local sponsor for 
management as nature areas or for uses 
consistent with the flood damage prevention 
objectives of the project. Estimated cost for 
new work is: $17,100,000 Federal (Corps) and 
$4,275,000 non-Federal. (See Table 15-B for 
authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Sec. 191, 1976 Water 
Resources Development Act applies. Non-Federal 
cash contribution estimated at $4,275,000. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. Not 
applicable. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Not started. 
22. BUFFALO BAYOU AND TRIBUTARIES, 
TEX. 
Location. Improvements are on Buffalo Bayou 
watershed, a part of San Jacinto River 
watershed, in Harris County, west and northwest 
of city of Houston, Tex. (See Geological 
Survey quadrangle sheets for Harris County.) 
Existing project. Provides for improvement of 
Buffalo Bayou and its tributaries above turning 
basin (Houston) of Houston Ship Channel to 
control floods for protection of city of Houston, 
and prevent deposition of silt in turning basin of 
ship channel by construction of detention 
reservoirs, enlargement and rectification of 
channels and construction of control works. 
Estimated cost for new work is. Federal 
(Corps) $109,129,000, including $8,129,000 for 
recreational facilities at completed projects 
(Code 713) funds, and non-Federal $72,702,000, 
consisting of $64,573,000 for lands and relocations, 
and $8,129,000 contributions for recreational 
facilities. (See Table 15-I on Buffalo 
Bayou and tributaries.) (Also Table 15-B for 
authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Section 203, 1954 Flood 
Control Act applies. Local interests have 
accomplished all required local cooperation on 
Brays Bayou and White Oak Bayou. On Buffalo 
Bayou, local interests purchased interests that 
the United States had in 7 miles of rectified 
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channel below Barker and Addicks Dams for 
$256,651. Of the remaining required rights-ofway 
on Buffalo Bayou, local interests have 
acquired about 40 percent. About 53 percent of 
required bridge relocations and 3 percent of the 
required utility relocations have been accomplished. 
Advance of $4,400,000 by the Harris 
County Flood Control District was refunded in 
September 1956. Public Law 86-53 authorized 
reimbursement of $38,726 to Galveston, Houston 
and Henderson Railroad Co. for bridge alterations 
at Brays Bayou. Non-Federal contributions 
totaled $63,661 for project betterments. Recreation 
development is subject to conditions of 
non-Federal cost-sharing under Federal Water 
Project Recreation Act of 1965. Total development 
planned by the City of Houston is 
estimated at $31,316,300 of which $16,258,000 
is to be cost shared between the City of Houston 
and the Corps of Engineers. A cost sharing 
contract covering the work proposed is presently 
being negotiated. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
Work: White Oak Bayou: Final cost on contract 
for turfing Mile 0.0 to Mile 1.07 resulted in a 
decrease of $593 because of revisions in quantities. 
Supervision and Administration cost 
$3,853. Buffalo Bayou: Engineering and Design 
and Supervision and Administration cost 
$52,824 and $3,073. Recreation: Engineering 
and Design and Supervision and Administration 
cost $528 and $5,756. 
Maintenance: Cost at Addicks and Barker 
Dams for locks, dams and reservoirs, service 
facilities, natural resource management, and 
updating master plan totaled $69,539 and 
$48,120. Cost for Condition and Operation 
Studies, Water Control Management and inspections 
and reports was $719,254 and $243,973. 
Miscellaneous repairs and work by hired labor 
totaled $7,671 for Addicks Dam and $9,728 for 
Barker Dam. Engineering and design cost was 
$84,425 for Addicks Dam and $20,681 for 
Barker Dam. Supervision and administration 
and real estate activities at Addicks Dam cost 
$120,850 and for Barker Dam $43,485. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Existing 
project is about 56 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 was completed in 
October 1948. Modification of Barker and 
Addicks Dams consisting of gating of two 
uncontrolled conduits in each dam, was completed 
in fiscal year 1963. Channel rectification on 
Brays Bayou was completed in fiscal year 1969. 
Channel rectification on White Oak Bayou was 
completed in fiscal year 1976. Negotiations are 
in progress with the City of Houston for 
construction of the recreation facilities. 
23. CLEAR CREEK, TEX. 
Location. Lies about midway between the two 
metropolitan centers of Houston on the north 
and Galveston-Texas City on the south. The 
stream forms the boundary between Harris and 
Brazoria Counties, and between Harris and 
Galveston Counties. It empties into Clear Lake 
and then flows into the west side of Galveston 
Bay. The watershed, with an area of about 250 
square miles, is about 45 miles long and varies 
in width from about 2.0 miles at its upper end 
to a maximum of about 13.5 miles near its 
midpoint, and is located in Fort Bend, Brazoria, 
Harris, and Galveston Counties. 
Existing project. Project provides for enlargement 
and rectification of the existing Clear Creek 
channel and from the upper end of Clear Lake at 
Mile 3.8 to improved channel Mile 34.8, a 
distance of 31 miles. A number of bridges, 
pipelines, and other structures which now 
obstruct flood flows will require relocation or 
alteration. Estimated cost of new work is: 
Federal (Corps) $33,000,000 and non-Federal 
$16,520,000, consisting of $10,330,000 lands and 
$6,190,000 for relocations. (See Table 15-B for 
authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Section 201 of 1968 Flood 
Control Act applies. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Preconstruction planning was continued at a 
cost of $160,089. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Preconstruction 
planning was continued. 
24. FREEPORT AND VICINITY, TEX. 
(HURRICANE-FLOOD PROTECTION) 
Location. Freeport is in southern part of 
Brazoria County on Gulf of Mexico at mouth of 
Brazos River, about 43 miles southwest of 
Galveston, Tex. 
Existing project. Authorized plan provides for 
hurricane-flood protection for a highly industrialized 
area and community of about 39,000 
persons. Major features of project consist of 
improvements to 42.8 miles of existing levees, 
two interior drainage pumping plants and 2.1 
miles of new levee. Estimated cost for new work 
is: $28,000,000 Federal (Corps) and non-Federal 
$12,000,000 consisting of $8,298,000 cash, 
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$1,260,000 lands, and $2,442,000 relocations. 
(See Table 15-B for authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Sec. 203, 1962 Flood 
Control Act applies. Bond issues have been 
passed to finance local interests share of the 
project. Local interests have acquired about 90 
percent of lands needed and are proceeding with 
acquisition of lands. Non-Federal contribution 
estimated $12,000,000 is required. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Engineering and Design and Supervision and 
Administration cost $374,400 and $278,864. 
Construction continued on East Bank Brazos 
River Levee (Sta 0 + 00 to 125 + 00) cost 
$608,900. Construction continued on Old River 
and Freeport Harbor Levee (Sta 132 + 00 to 
139 + 00) South, (Sta 126 + 00 to 137 + 00) 
North, and Tidal Gate at a cost of $2,223,693. 
Contract for Turfing, Old River South Levee 
was completed at a fiscal year cost of $2,127. 
Contract for construction of levee, Old River N 
Levee (Sta 137 + 00 to 311 -- 62) was 
completed at a fiscal year cost of $60,361. 
Contract for East Bank Brazos River Levee and 
Dow A Waste Water gate (Sta 125 + 00 to 
133 - 89) was initiated at a cost of $50,000. 
Value Engineering studies were performed 
during the year at a cost of $18,165. In 
addition, local interests performed $857,363 of 
relocation work and contributed $90,800 in 
lands. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Project is 
approximately 80 percent complete. 
25. GUADALUPE RIVER (REMOVE LOG 
JAMS), TEX. 
Location. The portion of the Guadalupe River 
under consideration is located in Victoria, 
Calhoun and Refugio Counties, Texas, and 
extends from the Missouri Pacific Railroad 
bridge at about river mile 22 to its mouth at 
Guadalupe Bay. 
Existing project. The project provides for the 
removal of log jams and snags in numerous 
locations along the river that restrict the flow 
and cause flooding on lands adjacent to the 
stream. Estimated cost for work is: Federal 
(Corps) $513,000. (See Table 15-B for authorizing 
legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Section 212, 1970 Flood 
Control Act applies. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Engineering and design and supervision and 
administration cost $6,321 and $922. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Removal of 
the log jams was completed in June 1975. A 
contract for the burning of the logs was 
awarded in September 1977. 
26. HIGHLAND BAYOU, TEX. 
Location. Rises near Arcadia, in Galveston 
County, Tex., and flows into Jones Bay, an arm 
of West Bay. The watershed, with an area of 
about 38 square miles lies entirely within 
Galveston County and is about 14 miles long 
and varies in width from about 0.3 miles at its 
lower end to a maximum of about 5 miles near 
its midpoint. 
Existing project. Plan of improvement 
provides for enlargement and rectification of 
Highland Bayou Channel and construction of a 
diversion dam in Highland Bayou, with a 
diversion channel extending southerly from the 
diversion dam and emptying into Jones Bay, 
which lies on the north side of West Bay. 
Estimated cost of new work is: Federal (Corps) 
$13,300,000 and non-Federal $3,445,000 consisting 
of $1,890,000 lands and $1,555,000 for 
relocations. (See Table 15-B for authorizing 
legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Section 204, 1965 Flood 
Control Act applies. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
New work: Engineering and design and supervision 
and administration cost $70,098 and 
$44,676. Dredging of the diversion channel 
from Mile 5.9 to 8.2 and Highland Bayou from 
Mile 8.6 to 9.2 was performed at a cost of 
$143,360. Erosion control of channel between 
Mile 0.0 to 5.9 cost $6,572. Work was initiated 
on removal of plug in diversion channel at 
Mile 6.9 at a fiscal year cost of $42,620. 
Contract for erosion control of channel from 
Mile 5.9 to 8.2 was initiated at a fiscal year 
cost of $10,000. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Initial construction 
contract was awarded in June 1974, 
project is 50 percent complete. 
27. LOWER RIO GRANDE BASIN, TEX. 
Location. The project is located in Lower Rio 
Grande Basin of Texas in Willacy, Hidalgo, and 
Cameron Counties. 
Existing project. Proposed improvement 
(Phase I of a 3-phase comprehensive plan for 
flood control, drainage, and land treatment 
prepared by the United States Department of 
Agriculture) provides for 164 miles of floodwater 
channels designated as the Willacy- 
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Hidalgo Floodwater Bypass, the Laguna Madre 
Floodwater Channel, and the North Floodway 
Channel. Phase II (1,394 miles of lateral 
channels) and III (land treatment programs) 
of the comprehensive plan would not be addressed 
by the Corps of Engineers. Estimated cost of 
new work is: Federal (Corps) $94,000,000 and 
non-Federal $14,865,000 consisting of $5,465,000 
lands, and $9,400,000 relocations. The authorizing 
legislation authorizes the Corps of Engineers 
to undertake Phase I design memorandum stage 
of advanced engineering and design only. (See 
Table 15-B for authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Section 68, 1974 Water 
Resources Development Act applies. Additionally, 
local interests will be required to contribute a 
portion of the cost allocated to major drainage. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
New work: Preconstruction planning was 
continued at a cost of $334,695. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Preconstruction 
planning on Phase I design memorandum is 
in progress. 
28. PORT ARTHUR AND VICINITY, TEX. 
(HURRICANE-FLOOD PROTECTION) 
Location. Port Arthur is on west shore of 
Sabine Lake in extreme southeast part of Texas, 
about 14 miles from the gulf. Area under 
consideration is comprised of about 38,500 acres, 
and includes cities of Port Arthur and Groves, 
towns of Griffing Park, Pear Ridge, and 
Lakeview, and adjacent industrial areas. 
Existing project. Authorized plan provides 
for: Raising and reconstructing 6.3 miles of 
existing concrete and steel sheet-pile seawall; 
constructing 0.3 mile of new concrete and 
sheet-pile seawall; raising and improving 7.5 
miles of existing earth levees; construction 20.3 
miles of new earth levees and constructing five 
interior drainage pumping plants. Estimated 
cost for new work is: Federal (Corps) 
$69,600,000 and non-Federal $29,829,000 consisting 
of $19,614,000 cash contributions, 
$4,000,000 for lands and $6,215,000 for relocations. 
Additional non-Federal cost for pumping 
station betterments and levee realignment 
betterments is $638,000. (See Table 15-B for 
authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Section 203, 1962 Flood 
Control Act applies. Non-Federal contributions 
estimated at $29,829,000 are required. An 
additional $638,000 will be contributed for 
project betterments requested by local interests. 
Operation and results during fiscal year. 
New work: Engineering and Design and Supervision 
and Administration cost $537,911 and 
$313,905. Supply contract for trash rakes at 
Alligator Bayou Pumping Plant completed at a 
fiscal year cost of $1,698. Construction of levee, 
Sabine Tank Farm and Taylors Bayou Area, 2nd 
stage (Sta 859 + 00 to 1211 � 30 and 1245 + 
00 to 1248 + 00) continued at a cost of $833,472. 
Construction was continued on Alligator Bayou 
Pumping Plant and Alligator Bayou Gravity 
Drainage Structure at a cost of $969,999. 
Construction of levee, Groves Area, Sta 0 + 00 
to 64 + 95 and 65 + 75 to 181 + 70 completed 
at a fiscal year cost of $44,901. Erosion control, 
Atlantic Refinery Area, was performed at a cost 
of $45,849. Contract for levees and floodwalls, 
KCS railroad yard area (Sta 640 + 00 to 762 
+ 37) was initiated at a fiscal year cost of 
$732,650. Contract for floodwall, Gulf Dock 
Area (Sta 762 + 37 to 859 4 60) was 
initiated at a fiscal year cost of $30,000. Supply 
contract for purchasing pumps for Star Lake 
Pumping Plant cost $163,000. Final cost on 
contract for purchasing small pumps for Crane, 
Lakeside and Port Acres Pumping Plants 
resulted in a decrease of $7,180. Supply contract 
for procurement of pumps and equipment for 
Alligator Bayou Pumping Plant cost $51,932. 
Final cost on contract for shutter gates and 
miscellaneous equipment at Alligator Bayou 
Pumping Plant resulted in a decrease of $2,850. 
Value Engineering studies were performed 
during the fiscal year at a cost of $3,433. In 
addition, local interests performed $91,556 of 
relocation work and contributed $325,794 in 
lands. 
Condition at the end of fiscal year. Construction 
of the project was initiated in March 1966. 
The project is approximately 79 percent 
complete. 
29. TAYLORS BAYOU, TEX. 
Location. Watershed of Taylors Bayou is in 
extreme southeast corner of Texas adjoining 
basins of Neches River and Sabine Lake on the 
east. City of Port Arthur is about 8 miles from 
the main stream of Taylors Bayou. 
Existing project. Improvement of Taylors 
Bayou by enlarging and rectifying approximately 
53 miles of natural and artificial channels on 
Taylors Bayou and tributary water courses; the 
construction of a diversion channel, 2.9 miles 
long, from Mile 2.1 on Taylors Bayou to Taylors 
Bayou Outfall Canal at Mile 0.9; a salt water 
gate across the diversion channel to prevent the 
intrusion of salt water into Taylors Bayou; and 
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enlargement of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway 
from the Outfall Canal to Port Arthur Canal, a 
distance of approximately 1.3 miles. Estimated 
cost for new work is: Federal (Corps) 
$24,100,000 and non-Federal $13,041,000, including 
$8,205,000 cash contribution, $2,880,000 
lands, and $1,956,000 for relocations. (See Table 
15-B for authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Section 204, 1965 Flood 
Control Act, applies. Non-Federal contributions 
estimated at $8,205,000 are required. 
Operation and results during fiscal year. New 
work: Preconstruction planning continued at a 
cost of $97,623. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. The General 
Design Memorandum, which included the reevaluation 
of benefits, was approved October 31, 
1969. Preconstruction planning is in progress. 
30. TEXAS CITY AND VICINITY, TEX. 
(HURRICANE-FLOOD PROTECTION) 
Location. On the west and southwest shore of 
Galveston Bay, about 9 miles northwest of 
Galveston, Texas. Project fronts on the west 
side of Galveston Bay and protects a land area 
of about 36 square miles. 
Existing project. Plan provides for construction 
of improvements at Texas City and Vicinity, 
Texas, for control of storm tides. Improvements 
consist of 15.9 miles of new levees, 1.3 miles 
concrete floodwall, related drainage and stoplog 
structures, one tide control structure, and two 
pumping plants. Estimated cost for new work is: 
Federal (Corps) $30,000,000 and non-Federal 
$12,857,000 for seawall with closure structures, 
including $11,305,000 cash contribution, $27,000 
work contribution, and $1,525,000 for lands. 
Additional non-Federal cost for ramps in lieu of 
closure structures is $142,000. (See Table 15-B 
for authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Requirements are in Sec. 
203, 1958 Flood Control Act.. Local interests 
must contribute $12,857,000 toward the project, 
and, at their option, an additional $142,000 for 
ramps in lieu of closure structures. Local 
interests have acquired 95 percent of all lands 
required. 
Operation and results during fiscal year. 
Engineering and design including real estate 
costs, and supervision and administration costs 
were $146,196 and $22,317. Acquisition of 
stoplogs cost $10,500. Final cost on relocation 
of facilities in Monsanto Plant area resulted in 
a decrease of $31,285. In addition, local interests 
contributed $154,025 in lands. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. The project is 
about 80 percent complete. 
31. TRINITY RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES, 
FM 162 BRIDGE VICINITY OF MOSS 
HILL, TEX. 
Location. The project is located at the FM 
Road 162 bridge which crosses the Trinity River 
about four miles west of Moss Hill in Liberty 
County, Texas. 
Existing project. Project provides for excavation 
to shape the bank, and placement of stone 
bank protection in the immediate vicinity of the 
bridge. In addition, two bents would be protected 
from further underscour by placing blanket 
stone and riprap around the base of the bents. 
Estimated cost for new work is: $250,000 
Federal (Corps) and $6,000 non-Federal. (See 
Table 15-B for authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Section 14 of the Flood 
Control Act of 1946 applies. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. Preconstruction 
planning continued at a cost of 
$20,197. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Planning is in 
progress. Plans and specifications were approved 
24 March 1977. 
32. VINCE AND LITTLE VINCE BAYOUS, 
TEX. 
Location. Watershed of Vince Bayou and 
tributary, Little Vince Bayou, has an area of 
about 17 square miles and lies entirely within 
Harris County. Vince Bayou is a minor tributary 
of Buffalo Bayou in San Jacinto River Basin on 
upper gulf coast of Texas. 
Existing project. Provides for enlarging and 
rectifying channel of Vince Bayou from mouth 
to a point about 7.3 miles upstream and Little 
Vince Bayou from mouth to a point about 4.2 
miles upstream, a total distance in both streams 
of about 11.5 miles. Estimated cost for new work 
is: Federal (Corps) $11,600,000 and non- 
Federal $5,325,000, consisting of $3,140,000 for 
lands and $2,185,000 for relocations. (See Table 
15-B for authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Sec. 203, 1962 Flood 
Control Act, applies. Local interests have 
acquired all real estate for Vince Bayou channel 
rectification and about 95 percent of all 
required relocations. On Little Vince Bayou, 
local interests have acquired 80 percent of the 
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real estate and accomplished 3 percent of the 
required relocations. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Engineering and design and supervision and 
administration cost $56,563 and $7,840. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Two railroad 
bridges on Vince Bayou have been relocated and 
work on channel rectification on Vince Bayou 
between Mile 1.9 and 3.8 was completed Oct. 70. 
The project is about 31 percent complete. 
33. INSPECTION OF COMPLETED FLOOD 
CONTROL WORKS 
Inspections of completed flood control protection 
projects operated and maintained by local 
interests were made on Tranquitas Creek, 
Kingsville, Texas (December 1976 and May 
1977); Colorado River, Matagorda, Texas 
(November 1976 and May 1977); Hurricane- 
Flood Protection at Freeport and Vicinity, 
Texas (November 1976 and June 1977); 
Lavaca-Navidad Rivers, Hallettsville, Texas 
(December 1976 and May 1977) ; Little Cypress 
Bayou, Orange, Texas (October 1976 and April 
1977); San Diego Creek at Alice, Texas 
(December 1976 and May 1977); Galveston 
Seawall at Galveston, Texas (November 1976 
and May 1977) ; Buffalo Bayou and Tributaries, 
Buffalo Bayou Rectified Channel and Brays 
Bayou Channel at Houston, Texas (January 
1977 and June 1977); Guadalupe River Levee 
at Victoria, Texas (December 1976 and May 
1977); Channel to Victoria, Gulf Intracoastal 
Waterway Access Road and Missouri Pacific 
railroad bridge (December 1976 and May 1977); 
Hurricane-Flood Protection at Port Arthur and 
Vicinity, Texas (October 1976 and April 1977) ; 
Big Hog Intake Bayou at Wallisville, Texas 
(October 1976 and June 1977); and Hurricane- 
Flood Protection at Texas City and Vicinity, 
Texas (November 1976 and May 1977) at a 
total cost of $26,277. 
34. OTHER AUTHORIZED FLOOD CONTROL 
PROJECTS 
See Table 15-D. 
35. FLOOD CONTROL WORK UNDER SPECIAL 
AUTHORIZATION 
Emergency flood control activities-repairf,l ood 
fighting, and rescue work (Public Law 99, 84th 
Congress and antecedent legislation) 
Federal costs were $15,741 for advance 
preparation, $13,802 for emergency operations, 
and $96,449 for restoration of flood control 
works and government cost resulting from flood 
damages. Location and cost for the restoration 
work were as follows: Harris County, Texas 
$82,754 and Victoria County, Texas $13,695. 
Flood control activities pursuant to Section 
205, Public Law 858, 80th Congress, as amended 
(preauthorization). 
Cost for preauthorization studies were $4,380 
for Neches River and Tributaries, Texas, flood 
problems at Pinewood Estates Subdivision, 
Hardin County, Texas. 
General Investigations 
36. SURVEYS 
Cost of surveys during fiscal year: navigation, 
$535,979; flood control, $407,188; hurricane, 
$340,553; beach erosion $312,944; deauthorization 
review program $5,329; coordination with 
other agencies - Soil Conservation Service, 
$4,519 and Bureau of Reclamation, $3,000; 
Cooperation with States $9,311; and Technical 
and Engineering Assistance on Shore and 
Streambank Erosion $3,983. 
37. COLLECTION AND STUDY OF BASIC 
DATA 
Flood plain management and technical 
services were performed at a cost of $74,852 
and $98,126, respectively. Work was completed 
on Brazos River, Fort Bend County, Texas, at 
a cost of $6,654. Work was continued on Keegans 
Bayou, Fort Bend County, Texas, at a cost of 
$3,037; and on Mustang Bayou, Fort Bend 
County, Texas, at a cost of $42,036. (See Table 
15-K for Completed Flood Plain Information 
reports.) 
Cost was $4,492 for hydrologic studies. 
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REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
TABLE 15-A COST AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
See 
Section Total Cost to 
in Text Project Funding FY 74 FY 75 FY 76 FY 77 September 30, 1977 
1. Aransas Pass, New Work 
Texas Approp. 
Cost 
2. Aquatic Plant New Work 
Control (South- Approp. 
western Division) Cost 
1965 Act 
3. Brazos Island New Work 
Harbor, Texas Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
Major rehab. 
Approp. 
Cost 
4. Channel to New Work 
Port Bolivar, Approp. 
Texas Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
5. Clear Creek New Work 
and Clear Lake, Approp 
Texas Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
6. Corpus Christi New Work 
Ship Cannel, Approp. 
Texas (Regular Cost 
Funds) Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
Major rehab. 
Approp. 
Cost 
(Contributed New Work 
Funds) Contrib. 
Cost 
7. Double Bayou, New Work 
Texas Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
8. Freeport Harbor, New Work 
Texas Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
Minor rehab. 
Approp. 
Cost 
9. Galveston Harbor New Work 
and Channel, Approp. 
Texas Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
Major rehab. 
Approp. 
Cost 
42,000 
70,286 
517,210 
194,741 
3,579 
8,028 
-271 
954 
3,484,883 
3,823,196 
1,516,089 
1,607,080 
-14,241 
32,385 
1,873 
129,514 
98,000 
69,515 
835,466 
835,816 
570,000 
58,360 
1,758,944 
1,789,668 
22,000 
21,362 
52,000 
74,364 
700,376 
1,016,625 
744 
744 
15,072 
15,072 
3,856,000 
3,536,328 
669,132 
678,226 
-13,615 
200,000 
3,292 
37,500 
75,029 
284,420 
290,990 
39,888 
39,888 
3,045,000 
3,847,323 
3,190,000 
2,787,574 
-168,000 
15,071 
65,000 
51,679 
102,573 
87,748 
511,1001 
495,3461 
- 10,471,5292 
- 10,471,5292 
998,170 14,902,8553 
989,742 14,894,4273 
- 2,170,080 
- 2,170,080 
- 133,9254 
- 133,9254 
28 858,3685 
28 858,3685 
- 66,934 
- 66,934 
68,613 523,6436 
68,613 523,6436 
1,000,000 37,695,8687 
272,671 36,772,1097, 8 
1,475,210 35,794,6179 
1,840,400 35,755,902, so 
- 3,576,684 
- 3,576,684 
- 1,619,521 
- 1,619,521 
- 171,486 
- 171,486 
151,947 
177,238 
1,163,053 
1,152,878 
1,130,000 
357,092 
1,225,488 
1,228,152 
191,200 
164,991 
3,525,724 
3,500,551 
1,189,523 
2,541,643 
1,536,363 
1,536,363 
121,000 
89,881 
1,322,830 
1,327,287 
1,900,040 
1,897,086 
226,558 
226,558 
730,62711 
730,627"1 
2,535,88212 
2,475,36012, 13 
17,152,56514 
17,121,67414, 15 
8,935 
8,935 
29,096,39216 
29,096,39216, 17 
37,783,52518 
37,780,57118s 
7,969,329 
7,969,329 
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TABLE 15-A (Continued) COST AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
See 
Section Total Cost to 
in Text Project Funding FY 74 FY 75 FY 76 FY 77 September 30, 1977 
10. Gulf Intracoastal New Work 
Waterway Between Approp. 
Apalachee Bay Cost 
Fla. and the Maint. 
Mexican Border Approp. 
(Galv. Dist.) Cost 
Major rehab. 
Approp. 
Cost 
Minor rehab. 
Approp. 
Cost 
11. Houston Ship New Work 
Channel, Texas Approp. 
(Regular Funds) Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
(Contributed New Work 
Funds) Contrib. 
Cost 
12. Little Bay, 
Texas 
13. Matagorda Ship 
Channel, Texas 
(Regular Funds) 
(Contributed 
Funds) 
15. Sabine-Neches 
Waterway, Texas 
(Regular Funds) 
(Contributed 
Funds) 
16. Texas City 
Channel, 
Texas 
17. Trinity River 
and Tributaries, 
Texas 
19. Corpus Christi 
Beach, Texas 
(Restoration 
Project) 
(Contributed 
Funds) 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Contrib. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Contrib. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Contrib. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
Major rehab. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
-124,700 
455,660 
5,149,431 
6,537,830 
1,661,403 
1,579,965 
399,698 
435,472 
-6,873 
10,559 
3,432,865 
4,806,996 
158,800 
205,059 
44,000 
39,256 
18,814 
18,814 
335,000 
418,016 
684,313 
684,538 
57,600 
29,117 
-215,134 
185,813 
4,833,799 
4,997,300 
2,370,860 
2,484,743 
1,827,260 
1,836,981 
4,082,097 
4,204,741 
-11,410 
-75,041 
19,900 
80,000 
83,306 
1,053,248 
1,052,939 
215,000 
243,574 
183,138 
177,618 
23,000 
49,508 
807,300 
690,471 
6,028,909 
5,608,803 
6,135,118 
6,132,997 
706,641 
706,920 
5,085,679 
4,680,488 
199,118 
107,282 
25,000 
26,264 
2,496 
2,805 
485,000 
549,382 
20,593 
26,113 
300,000 
70,178 
101,629 
226,220 
10,181,876 
9,827,149 
2,752,952 
2,644,378 
13,450 
13,450 
2,593,370 
2,591,632 
4,480,216 
4,771,886 
57,126 
85,452 
25,000 
21,715 
836,440 
836,440 
250,000 
233,411 
821,740 
752,918 
1,285,041 
386,033 
- 650,000 
- 534,837 
45,030,93019 
45,001,2731, s20 
94,868,93121 
94,044,95821, 22 
434,638 
434,638 
835,873 
835,873 
35,760,38223 
35,760,38223 
59,003,70924 
58,881,12324 
2,591,93925 
2,591,93925 
15,10626 
15,10626 
18,058,777 
18,058,777 
14,775,72327 
14,773,98527 
12,259,61928 
12,259,61928 
56,136,81529 
56,136,81529 
71,834,22430 
71,700,91730 
2,680,94231 
2,680,94231 
596,243 
514,733 
5,632,37232 
5,628,91332, 8 
10,534,30334 
10,534,30334 
726,158 
726,158 
26,594,67635 
26,487,52235, 36 
5,460,91937 
5,392,09787 
1,665,641 
534,836 
650,000 
534,837 
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REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
TABLE 15-A (Continued) COST AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
See 
Section Total Cost to 
in Text Project Funding FY 74 FY 75 FY 76 FY 77 September 30, 1977 
22. Buffalo Bayou 
and Tributaries, 
Texas 
23. Clear Creek, 
Texas 
24. Freeport and 
Vicinity, Texas 
Hurricane Flood 
Protection. 
(Regular Funds) 
(Contributed 
Funds) 
25. Guadalupe River 
(Remove Log 
Jams), Texas 
26. Highland Bayou, 
Texas 
27. Lower Rio 
Grande Basin, 
Texas 
28. Port Arthur and 
Vicinity, Texas 
Hurricane Flood 
protection 
(Regular Funds) 
(Contributed 
Funds) 
29. Taylors Bayou, 
Texas 
30. Texas City and 
Vicinity, Texas, 
Hurricane-Flood 
Protection 
(Regular Funds) 
(Contributed 
Funds) 
31. Trinity River and 
Tribs., FM 162 
Bridge, vicinity 
of Moss Hill, 
Texas 
32. Vince and Little 
Vince Bayous, 
Texas 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Recreation 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Contrib. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Contrib. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Contrib. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
243,000 2,335,000 1,326,000 
412,152 2,467,339 1,144,193 
528,200 
584,543 
137,500 
187,825 
425,000 
421,993 
161,714 
161,772 
565,000 
526,141 
270,000 
249,967 
-4,670 
59,157 
7,000 
6,284 
1,450,400 
1,367,726 
165,100 
160,089 
56,191,32438 
56,069,18738, 89 
7,000 
6,284 
6,257,813 
6,133,009 
908,614 
883,570 
940,000 3,600,000 5,549,000 3,300,000 23,687,042 
2,176,623 3,560,451 4,430,257 3,195,271 21,939,574 
- 1,750,000 2,000,000 
659,365 1,517,092 1,898,682 
100,000 
14,856 
740,000 
95,582 
248,000 
318,924 
2,114,000 
2,296,516 
- 164,400 
- 104,847 
8,680 
2,806,477 
3,126,727 
398,500 
423,983 
600,000 
421,239 
140,000 
7,243 
652,000 
317,326 
334,900 
334,695 
6,570,000 
5,994,59640 
518,449 
380,152 
6,973,613 
6,497,039 
897,800 
863,525 
1,315,500 5,734,000 6,435,000 2,699,000 45,704,509 
4,409,405 5,597,936 6,123,466 2,895,207 44,236,857 
600,000 1,200,000 
500,436 1,995,303 
94,200 100,000 
98,168 91,563 
2,425,000 
2,176,284 
483,000 
233,762 
1,240,000 1,355,000 535,000 
1,817,928 1,710,196 1,123,100 
800,000 
778,964 
73,300 
499,192 
650,000 
660,635 
-- 15,000 
18,903 
400,000 
481,534 
15,000 
135,000 
122,538 
650,000 11,835,000 
823,513 11,602,53941 
-100,000 
97,623 
374,000 
211,227 
-63,499 
235,000 
20,197 
49,000 
64,403 
1,334,898 
1,266,607 
24,121,400 
23,857,196 
9,285,100 
9,146,03142 
250,000 
20,197 
3,469,100 
3,466,200 
1. Excludes $164,156 credit for contributed work. 
2. Includes $675,855 for previous projects. Excludes 
$1,806,619 contributed funds, of which $123,361 represents 
previous projects and $1,683,258 is for existing 
project. 
3. Includes $49,018 for reconnaissance surveys. 
4. Includes $48,711 for previous projects. 
5. Includes $46,101 for previous projects. Includes 
$2,311 for reconnaissance surveys. 
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TABLE 15-A (Continued) COST AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
6. Includes $11,558 for reconnaissance surveys. 
7. Includes $1,372,534 for previous projects. Includes 
$456,515 for Sec. 107 project for Port Aransas Breakwaters. 
8. In addition, $768 expended from contributed funds 
for Port Aransas Breakwaters. 
9. Includes $62,452 for previous projects. Includes 
$49,072 for reconnaissance surveys. 
10. In addition $152,555 expended from contributed 
funds. 
11. Includes $11,399 for reconnaissance surveys. Excludes 
$3,022 expended from contributed funds. 
12. Includes $147,098 for previous projects. 
13. In addition $758,303 expended from contributed 
funds. 
14. Includes $5,181 for reconnaissance surveys. 
15. In addition $229,311 expended from contributed 
funds. 
16. Includes $8,421,996 for previous projects. 
17. In addition, $3,648,932 expended from contributed 
funds. 
18. Includes $86,126 for previous projects and $12,752 
for reconnaissance surveys. 
19. Includes $706,709 for previous projects. Includes 
Sec. 107 project for Port Isabel Small Boat Basin in 
amount of $46,559. Includes Sec. 107 project for Port 
Isabel Side Channel in amount of $8,414. Includes Sec. 
107 project for Offatts Bayou in amount of $356,466. 
20. In addition, $46,559 expended from contributed 
funds for Port Isabel Small Boat Basin and $49,665 
expended from contributed funds for Offatts Bayou. 
21. Includes $1,526,564 for previous projects, and 
$235,531 for reconnaissance surveys. 
22. In addition, $19,412 expended from contributed 
funds. 
23. Includes $4,105,157 for previous projects. 
24. Includes $1,213,142 for previous projects and 
$40,213 for reconnaissance surveys. Excludes $200,000 
from contributed funds on previous projects. In addition, 
$17,939 expended from contributed funds. 
25. Includes $1,209,179 for previous projects. 
26. Includes $1,651 for reconnaissance surveys. 
27. Includes $38,725 for reconnaissance surveys. 
28. Excludes $182,800 for contributed lands. 
29. Includes $5,180,832 for previous projects. 
30. Includes $2,379,677 for previous projects and 
$23,489 for reconnaissance surveys. 
31. Includes $577,507 for previous projects. 
32. Includes $366,823 for previous projects. 
33. In addition, $28,741 expended from contributed 
funds. 
34. Includes $195,083 for previous projects and $12,421 
for reconnaissance surveys. 
35. Includes $1,966,306 for previous projects. 
36. In addition, $66,000 expended from contributed 
funds. 
37. Includes $543,662 for previous projects and $11,776 
for reconnaissance surveys. 
38. Federal funds of $4,400,000 repaid to Harris 
County Flood Control District. Cost and financial data 
formerly reported under advanced funds transferred to 
Federal funds and are included herein. 
39. In addition, $63,661 contributed funds expended 
for Brays Bayou Channel and $12,900 Federal funds and 
$19,104 contributed funds expended for enlargement of 
Clodine Ditch. 
40. Excludes $1,126,905 estimated value of contributed 
lands and $2,281,173 for relocations. 
41. Excludes $3,325,788 estimated value of contributed 
lands and $4,352,192 for relocations. 
42. Excludes $1,224,219 estimated value of contributed 
lands and $26,649 credit given local sponsor for workin-
kind. 
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TABLE 15-B AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
Acts Work Authorized Documents 
July 14, 1960 
(As amended 
Dec. 31, 1970) 
Oct. 27, 1965 
July 3, 1930 
May 24, 1934 
(PWA) 
Aug. 30, 1935 
Aug. 26, 1937 
Mar. 2, 1945 
Mar. 2, 1945 
July 24, 1946 
May 17, 1950 
July 14, 1960 
June 25, 1910 
May 4, 1919 
June 13, 1902 
Aug. 30, 1935 
Mar. 2, 1945 
ARANSAS PASS, TEXAS (See Section 1 of Text) 
Deepening Aransas Pass tributary channel to 14 feet 
from mile 0 at Harbor Island to mile 6.1 at the city 
of Aransas Pass; widening to 175 feet between miles 
3.5 and 4.6; and deepening Conn Brown Harbor, 
turning basin and connecting channel between Conn 
Brown Harbor and turning basin. 
AQUATIC PLANT CONTROL (See Section 2 of Text) 
Provides for control of progressive eradication of aquatic 
plant growth from the navigable waters and streams 
in the U.S. 
BRAZOS ISLAND HARBOR, TEXAS (See Section 3 of Text) 
Jetties and jetty channel, inside channels and basins. 
Local cooperation requirements modified to provide 
contribution of funds to cover cost of original dredging 
of all inside channels and basins. 
Deepen jetty channel to 31 feet and inner channels and 
Brownsville and Port Isabel turning basins to 28 feet. 
Enlarge Port Isabel turning basin. 
Deepen entrance channel to 35 feet; deepen to 33 feet 
channel across Laguna Madre; deepen to 32 feet 
channels from Laguna Madre to turning basins at 
Brownsville and Port Isabel; widen 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 basin. 
Additional connecting channel between Port Isabel and 
Brownsville channels; and transfer shallow-draft 
channels at Port Isabel to GIWW. 
Deepen to 38 feet in outer bar channels and 36 feet in 
all other authorized channels and basins; extend 
existing turning basins at Brownsville and Port Isabel; 
and construct small-boat basin with a connecting 
channel next to Brownsville ship channel. 
Widen Brownsville Channel to 300 feet at a depth of 36 
feet from former Goose Island passing basin to 
turning basin extension, thence at a width of 500 feet 
and same depth to turning basin proper, deepen to 36 
feet in area in southeast corner of turning basin, 
maintain two existing basins of fishing harbor, and a 
connecting channel, and construct a third basin, with 
necessary connecting channel, and extend Brazos 
Island Harbor north jetty seaward 1,000 feet. 
CHANNEL TO PORT BOLIVAR (See Section 4 of Text) 
A channel 30 feet deep and 200 feet wide from deep 
water in Galveston Harbor extending to a turning 
basin 1,000 feet square and 30 feet deep. 
Enlargement, extension, and protection of turning basin. 
CLEAR CREEK AND CLEAR LAKE, TEXAS 
(See Section 5 of Text) 
A channel 4 feet deep and 50 feet wide. 
Enlargement of channel to 6 feet deep and 60 feet wide. 
Realinement, enlargement, and extension of channel to 
highway bridge near League City. 
Sec. 107, Public Law 86-645 
H. Doc. 251, 89th Cong., 1st 
sess. 
Rivers and Harbors Committee 
Doc. 16, 71st 
Cong., 2d sess. 
Rivers and Harbors Committee 
Doc. 10, 71st 
Cong., 1st sess. 
Rivers and Harbors Committee 
Doc. 32, 75th 
Cong., 1st sess. 
H. Doc. 335, 76th Cong. 
1st sess. 
H. Doc. 347, 77th Cong., 
1st sess. 
H. Doc. 627, 79th Cong., 
2d sess. 
H. Doc. 192, 81st Cong., 
1st sess. 
H. Doc. 428, 86th Cong., 
2d sess.' 
H. Doc. 328, 61st Cong., 
2d sess. 
H. Doc. 1122, 65th Cong., 
2d sess.1 
H. Doc. 449, 56th Cong., 
1st sess. 
H. Doc. 264, 73rd Cong., 
2d sess. 
H. Doc. 319, 77th Cong., 
1st sess.' 
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GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 
AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
Acts Work Authorized Documents 
CORPUS CHRISTI SHIP CHANNEL, TEXAS 
(See Section 6 of Text) 
Mar. 3, 1899 
June 13, 1902 
Mar. 3, 1905 
Mar. 2, 1907 
Feb. 27, 1911 
Mar. 4, 19132 
Sept. 23, 1922 
July 3, 19303 
July 3, 1930 
Aug. 30, 19354 
Aug. 30, 1935 
Aug. 30, 1935 
Aug. 30, 1935 
June 20, 1938 
Mar. 2, 1945 
June 30, 1948 
Sept. 3, 1954 
Sept. 3, 19545 
Sept. 3, 1954 
Acquisition of old curved portion of north jetty previously 
constructed by private parties. 
Complete north jetty in accordance with builder's plans. 
Complete north jetty in accordance with builder's plans. 
Connect old curve jetty to St. Joseph Island, and construct 
south jetty. 
Dredge roadstead in Harbor Island Basin to 20 feet 
deep and construct 10,000 linear feet of stone dike on 
St. Joseph Island. 
Channel between jetties and Harbor Island Basin to 25 
feet deep, extend jetties seaward, extend dike on St. 
Joseph Island 9,100 feet, and dredge approach channel 
12 feet deep to town of Port Aransas. 
Dredging channel from Aransas Pass to Corpus Christi, 
25 feet deep, 200 feet bottom width. 
Deepen entrance channel from gulf to Harbor Island 
and provide an inner basin at Harbor Island of 
reduced area but greater depth. 
Channel from Aransas Pass to Corpus Christi Channel 
with depth 30 feet. 
Enlarge all channels from gulf to western end of basin 
dredged by Humble Oil and Refining Co., at its docks 
on Harbor Island. 
Maintain channel and maneuvering basin between breakwater 
and western shoreline of Corpus Christi Bay. 
Maintain 30-foot depth of approach channel, turning 
basin at Corpus Christi, Industrial Canal and turning 
basin at Avery Point. 
Maintain and deepen to 32 feet channel from deep water 
at Port Aransas to and including turning basin at 
Corpus Christi. 
Extend main turning basin at Corpus Christi westward 
2,500 feet at its present width and depth, deepen 
existing Industrial Canal and turning basin to 32 
feet and extend 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 by 900 feet, and 1,000 
feet long near Tule Lake. 
Provide depth of 34 feet in all project channels and 
basins from Port Aransas to and including Tule.Lake 
turning basin, for a width of 250 feet from Port 
Aransas to breakwater at Corpus Christi, for a width 
of 200 feet in Industrial Canal and in channel between 
Avery Point and Tule Lake turning basins, and widen 
Avery Point turning basin to 1,000 feet. 
Deepen entrance channel to 38 feet from gulf to outer 
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 undredged 
part of inner basin at Harbor Island, and a width of 400 
feet in channel from Port Aransas to Maneuvering 
basin at Corpus Christi. 
An anchorage basin 12 feet deep, from 300 to 400 feet 
wide, and 900 feet long in Turtle Cove at Port 
Aransas, Texas. 
Branch channel 32 feet by 150 feet, extending northerly 
from main channel in vicinity of Port Ingleside, along 
north shore of Corpus Christi Bay to Reynolds Metals 
Co. plant and turning basin 32 feet deep and 800 feet 
square near plant in general vicinity of La Quinta, Texas. 
An entrance channel 36 by 400 feet on a tangent 
alinement from 400-foot channel in Corpus Christi 
Bay, near Corpus Christi breakwater, to flared 
approach channel to Corpus Christi turning basin. 
Specified in act. 
Specified in acts. 
Specified in act. 
Rivers and Harbors Committee, 
Doc. 5, 59th 
Cong., 2d sess. 
H. Doc. 1094, 61st Cong., 
3d sess. 
H. Doc. 1125, 62d Cong. 
3d sess. 
H. Doc. 321, 67th Cong., 
2d sess. 
H. Doc. 214, 70th Cong., 
1st sess. 
Rivers and Harbors 
Committee Doc. 9, 71st 
Cong., 1st sess. 
Rivers and Harbors 
Committee Docs. 35, 72d 
Cong., 1st sess. and 40, 
73d Cong., 2d sess. 
H. Doc. 130, 72d Cong., 
1st sess. 
Rivers and Harbors 
Committee Doc. 13, 74th 
Cong., 1st sess. 
Rivers and Harbors 
Committee Doc. 63, 74th 
Cong., 1st sess. 
H. Doc. 574, 75th Cong., 
3d sess. 
H. Doc. 544, 78th Cong., 
2d sess. 
H. Doc. 560, 80th Cong., 
2d sess. 
H. Doc. 654, 81st Cong., 
1st sess. 
H. Doc. 89, 83rd Cong., 
1st sess. 
H. Doc. 487, 83rd Cong., 
2d sess. 
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TABLE 15-B (Continued) AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
Acts Work Authorized Documents 
July 3, 1958 
July 3, 1958 
July 3, 1958 
July 3, 1958 
July 14, 1960 
(As amended by 
Dec. 31, 1970) 
Aug. 13, 1968 
Oct. 22, 1976 
Mar. 3, 1899 
July 14, 1960 
(As amended by 
Oct. 25, 1965) 
Mar. 3, 1899 
Mar. 2, 1907 
Feb. 27, 1911 
Mar. 4, 1913 
Aug. 8, 1917 
Mar. 3, 19256 
July 3, 1930 
Aug. 30, 19357 
Deeven and widen LaQuinta Channel to 36 by 200 feet; 
enlarge LaQuinta turning basin to 36 by 800 by 1,000 
feet; a flared entrance to channel; and widening 
at curves. 
Deenen entrance channel to 42 feet from gulf to outer 
end of jetty; 40 feet in all other deep-water channels 
and basins excent undredged northward extension to 
inner basin at Harbor Island and branch channel to 
LaQuinta; and widen Industrial Canal to 400 feet with 
flared entrances to Corpus Christi and Avery Point 
turning basins. 
Channel 40 by 200 feet extending 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, Texas. 
Deuth of 12 feet and a width of 100 feet in locally 
dredged Jewel Fulton Canal from LaQuinta Channel 
to a turning basin 12 by 200 by 400 feet, and assumption 
of maintenance by United States. 
Construction of a breakwater at entrance to harbor area 
at Port Aransas, and realignment of existing 12-foot 
by 100 foot project channel. 
Provides for a project depth of 45 feet in the existing 
deep-draft channels and basins, for construction of a 
new deep-draft turning point, for construction of a 
deep-draft mooring area and mooring facilities, and 
for widening of the channels and basins at certain 
locations. The Act also deauthorized the undredged 
northward extension of Inner Basin at Harbor Island 
and the undredged west turnout (Wye connection) 
between the LaQuinta Channel and the main channel 
of the waterway. 
Modified local cooperation requirements for 1968 Act. 
Shifted responsibility for cost of disposal areas and 
confinement works from sponsor to a joint 75 percent 
Federal and 25 percent Non-Federal responsibility. 
DOUBLE BAYOU, TEXAS (See Section 7 of Text) 
A channel 6-foot deep and 100-feet wide through the 
bar at mouth of Double Bayou. 
7-foot by 125-foot channel from the 7-foot depth in 
Trinity Bay to the intersection of Double Bayou 
Channel with the channel to Liberty; and thence a 
7- by 100-foot channel upstream for 2.0 miles. 
FREEPORT HARBOR, TEXAS (See Section 8 of Text) 
Dredging and other work necessary in judgment of 
Secretary of War for improving harbor; for taking 
over jetties and privately built works at mouth of 
river. 
Examination authorized. Work later confined to maintenance 
of jetties. 
Repairs to jetties and dredging. 
Construct seagoing hopper dredge. 
Purchase of one 15-inch pipeline dredge and equipment, 
its operation for 3 years, operation of seagoing dredge 
one-half time for 3 years, and repairs to jetties. 
Diversion dam, diversion channel, and necessary auxiliary 
works. 
Maintenance of diversion channel at expense of local 
interest. 
Deepening channels and basins. 
S. Doc. 33, 85th Cong., 
1st sess. 
H. Doc. 361, 85th Cong., 
2d sess. 
H. Doc. 361, 85th Cong., 
2d sess. 
H. Doc. 361, 85th Cong., 
2d sess. 
Sec. 107, Public Law 
86-645 
S. Doc. 99, 90th Cong., 
2d sess. 1 
Sec. 124, P.L. 94-587 
H. Doc. 387, 55th Cong., 
2d sess. 
Sec. 107, Public Law 
86-645 
Specified in act. 
H. Doc. 1087, 60th Cong., 
2d sess. 
Specified in act. 
Specified in act. 
Rivers and Harbors 
Committee Doc. 10, 
68th Cong., 2d sess. 
Rivers and Harbors 
Committee Doc. 18, 
70th Cong., 1st sess. 
Rivers and Harbors 
Committee Doc. 15, 
72d Cong., 1st sess. 
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GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 
AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
Acts Work Authorized Documents 
Aug. 30, 1935 
May 17, 1950 
July 3, 1958 
Oct. 5, 1961 
Dec. 31, 1970 
Aug. 5, 1886 
June 13, 1902 
Mar. 3, 1905 
Mar. 2, 1907 
Mar. 2, 1907 
June 25, 19109 
July 27, 1916 
July 18, 1918 
Sept. 22, 1922 
Jan. 21, 1927 
Aug. 30, 193511 
Aug. 30, 1935 
Aug. 30, 1935 
Aug. 30, 1935 
Maintenance of present project dimensions of channels 
and basins at Federal expense. 
Deepen outer bar channel to 38 feet from gulf to a point 
within jetties, thence 36 feet in authorized channels to 
and including upper turning basin. 
Relocate outer bar channel on straight alignment with 
jetty channel and maintain Brazos Harbor entrance 
channel and turning basin (constructed by local 
interests). 
Modification of HD 1469. Revoking certain provisions 
of local cooperation. 
Relocation of entrance channel and deepen to 47 feet; 
enlargement to a depth of 45 feet and relocation of 
jetty channel and inside main channel; deepening to 
45 feet of channel to Brazosport; enlargement of the 
widened area at Quintana Point to provide a depth 
of 45 feet with a 750-foot diameter turning area; 
Brazosport turning basin to 45 feet deep with a 
1,000 foot turning area; a new turning basin with a 
1,200-foot diameter turning area and 45 feet deep; 
deepening Brazosport channel to 36 feet and 
Brazosport Turning Basin to 36 by 750 feet diameter; 
flared approaches from Brazos Harbor Channel; 
relocation of north jetty and rehabilitation of south 
jetty. 
GALVESTON HARBOR AND CHANNEL, TEXAS 
(See Sec. 9 of Text) 
Construct 2 rubblestone jetties at entrance to Galveston 
Harbor. 
A channel 1,200 by 30 feet from Bolivar Roads (outer 
end of old inner bar near Fort Point) to 51st St.8 
Purchase or construct hydraulic pipeline dredge. 
Extension of jetties to present project length and 
construction and operation of a dredge. 
Extension of Galveston Channel from 51st to 57th 
Sts., with depth of 30 feet and width of 700 feet. 
Conditional extension of Galveston Channel between 
51st and 57th Sts., 30 feet deep and 1,000 feet wide. 
Extend seawall at Galveston from angle at 6th St. and 
Broadway to vicinity of Fort San Jacinto. 
Deepen harbor channel to 35 feet and widen to 800 
feet. 
Further extension of seawall at Galveston to a junction 
with south jetty; and repairing seawall in front of 
Fort Crockett reservation. 
Deepen Galveston Channel to 32 feet; and maintain 
Galveston Harbor channels to dimensions of 800 
feet wide, 35 feet deep on outer bar and 34 feet 
deep on inner bar.l o 
Maintain State Highway Ferry Landing Channels to 
dimensions of 12 by 100 feet. 
Construct 13 groins along gulf shore from 12th to 61st 
Sts. in city of Galveston at a limited cost of $234,000 
(10 groins constructed). 
Deepen Galveston Channel to 34 feet (Bolivar Roads 
to 43d St.). 
Deepen Galveston entrance channel to 36 feet. 
Rivers and Harbors 
Committee Docs. 15, 
72d Cong., 1st sess., 
and 29, 73d Cong., 
2d sess. 
H. Doc. 195, 81st Cong., 
1st sess. 
H. Doc. 433, 84th Cong., 
2d sess. 
P.L. 394, 87th Cong. 
H. Doc. 289, 93d Cong., 
2d sess.' 
H. Doc. 85, 49th Cong., 
1st sess., and Annual 
Report, 1886, p. 1311. 
H. Doc. 264, 56th Cong., 
2d sess. 
Specified in act. 
H. Doc. 340, 59th Cong., 
2d sess., and Rivers and 
Harbors Committee Doc. 
11, 59th Cong., 2d sess. 
H. Doc. 768, 59th Cong., 
2d sess. 
H. Doc. 328, 61st Cong., 
2d sess. 
H. Doc. 1390, 62d Cong., 
3d sess. 
H. Doc. 758, 65th Cong., 
2d sess. 
H. Doc. 693, 66th Cong., 
2d sess. 
H. Doc. 307, 69th Cong., 
1st sess. 
Rivers and Harbors 
Committee Doc. 31, 
72d Cong., 1st sess. 
H. Doc. 400, 73d Cong., 
2d sess. 
Rivers and Harbors 
Committee Doc. 61, 
74th Cong., 1st sess. 
Rivers and Harbors 
Committee Doc. 57, 
74th Cong., 1st sess. 
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TABLE 15-B (Continued) AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
Acts Work Authorized Documents 
April 4, 1938 
June 30, 1948 
May 17, 1950 
July 3, 1958 
June 23, 1971 
(House Res.) 
Nov. 18, 1971 
(Sen. Res.) 
Mar. 2, 1907 
Mar. 3, 1925 
Jan. 21, 1927 
Aug. 26, 1937 
June 20, 193813 
June 20, 1938 
June 20, 1938 
June 20, 1938 
June 20, 1938 
Mar. 23, 1939 
July 23, 1942 
Mar. 2, 1945 
Mar. 2, 19459 
Mar. 2, 1945 
Mar. 2, 1945 
Mar. 2, 194514 
July 24, 1946 
July 24, 1946 
Completion of project for construction of 13 groins. 
Deepen Galveston Harbor to 38 feet from gulf to a 
point 2 miles west of seaward end of north jetty; 
thence 36 feet to Bolivar Roads; revoking authority 
for maintenance of ferry channels; and Galveston 
channel to 36 feet deep from Bolivar Roads to 43d St. 
Construct extension of Galveston Seawall from 61st 
St., southwesterly 16,300 feet along gulf shore. 
Deepen Galveston Harbor to 42 feet from gulf to a 
point 2 miles west of seaward end of north jetty and 
40 feet thence to Bolivar Roads. 
Deepen Galveston Channel to 40 feet from Bolivar 
Roads to 43d St. 
GULF INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY BETWEEN 
APALACHEE BAY, FLA. AND MEXICAN BORDER 
(GALV. DIST.) (See Section 10 of Text) 12 
Channel 4 by 100 feet from West Galveston Bay across 
Chocolate Bay to 4 feet of water in Chocolate Bay. 
Channel 9 by 100 feet, Sabine River to Galveston Bay, 
and a 20-inch pipeline dredge. Such passing places, 
widening at bends, locks or guard locks and railway 
bridges over artificial cuts as are necessary. 
Channel 9 by 100 feet, Galveston Bay to Corpus Christi. 
Maintenance of a flood-discharge channel in Colorado 
River. 
Channel 9 by 100 feet in San Bernard River, Texas. 
Channel in Colorado River, 9 by 100 feet, with basin. 
Channel 9 by 100 feet from Palacios through Trepalacios 
and Matagorda Bays. 
Channel 9 by 200 feet from main channel to harbor at 
Rockport and improve harbor to 9-foot depth. 
Channel 6 by 100 feet from main channel to Aransas 
Pass, Tex. 
Enlarge waterway to depth of 12 feet and a width of 
125 feet from Sabine River to Corpus Christi. 
Enlarge waterway from Corpus Christi to vicinity of 
Mexican border to provide a depth of 12 feet and 
width of 125 feet throughout. 
Channel 6 by 60 feet from GIWW to a point in Chocolate 
Bayou near Liverpool. 
Channel 6 feet deep and 60 feet wide from main channel 
near Port O'Connor, Tex., into Barroom Bay. 
Enlarge channel from main channel to Aransas Pass, 
Tex. providing a depth of 9 feet and width of 100 
feet. 
Channel 12 by 125 feet from main channel to Red Fish 
Landing, Tex., with basin. 
Channel 12 feet deep and 125 feet wide from main 
channel to vicinity of Harlingen, Tex., via Arroyo 
Colorado with basin. 
Fill a portion of shallow-draft channel adjacent to Port 
Isabel Turning Basin, construct a channel to connect 
shallow-draft channel with main channel near shoreline 
of Laguna Madre, and enlarge shallow-draft 
channel west of this connection, all of 12 feet deep 
and bottom width of 125 feet. 
Reroute main channel to north shore of Red Fish Bay 
between Aransas Bay and Corpus Christi Bay; deepen 
tributary channel from Port Aransas to Aransas Pass, 
Tex. 12 feet and extended basin at same depth. 
P.L. 463, 75th Cong. 
H. Doc. 561, 80th Cong., 
2d sess. 
H. Doc. 173, 81st Cong., 
1st sess. 
H. Doc. 350, 85th Cong., 
2d sess. 
H. Doc. 121, 92d Cong., 
1st sess. 
(Sec. 201, PL 89-298) 
H. Doc. 445, 56th Cong., 
1st sess. 
H. Doc. 238, 68th Cong., 
1st sess. 
H. Doc. 238, 68th Cong., 
1st sess. 
S. Committee print, 75th 
Cong., 1st sess. 
H. Doc. 640, 75th Cong., 
3d sess. 
H. Doc. 642, 75th Cong., 
3d sess. 
H. Doc. 564, 75th Cong., 
3d sess. 
H. Doc. 641, 75th Cong., 
3d sess. 
H. Doc. 643, 75th Cong., 
3d sess. 
H. Doc. 230, 76th Cong., 
1st sess. 
P.L. 675, 77th Cong. 
H. Doc. 337, 76th Cong., 
1st sess. 
H. Doc. 428, 76th Cong., 
1st sess. 
H. Doc. 383, 77th Cong., 
1st sess. 
S. Doc. 248, 78th Cong., 
2d sess. 
H. Doc. 402, 77th Cong., 
1st sess. (See Public 
Law 14, 79th Cong.) 
H. Doc. 627, 79th Cong., 
2d sess. 
H. Doc. 700, 79th Cong., 
2d sess. 
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GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 
AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
Acts Work Authorized Documents 
May 17, 1950 
May 17, 1950 
May 17, 1950 
July 12, 1952 
Sept. 3, 1954 
Sept. 3, 1954 
Sept. 9, 1959 
July 14, 1960 
July 14, 1960 
(As amended 
Dec. 31, 1970) 
July 14, 1960 
(As amended 
Dec. 31, 1970) 
Oct. 23, 196215 
Oct. 23, 1962 
Oct. 23, 1962 
Oct. 27, 196516 
Deauthorized 6 by 60 foot channel in Chocolate Bayou 
and reauthorized the 4 by 100-foot channel. 
Alternate channel across South Galveston Bay between 
Port Bolivar and Galveston causeway. 
"Red Fish Landing" changed to "Port Mansfield, Tex." 
Incorporate as part of Intracoastal Waterway a channel 
9 by 100 feet from main channel via Seadrift to point 
on Guadalupe River 3 miles above Victoria, Tex., 
authorized by River and Harbor Act of 1945. 
Small craft harbor 9 by 200 by 1,000 feet at Seadrift 
with an entrance channel 9 by 100 ft. 
Widen tributary channel between Port Aransas and 
Aransas Pass, Tex., to 125 feet; straighten and widen 
to 125 feet connecting channel to Conn Brown 
Harbor, and maintain Conn Brown Harbor at Federal 
expense, all to 12 feet deep. 
Improve channels and basins comprising channel to Port 
Mansfield constructed in part by Federal Government 
and in part by local interests; constructing turnout 
curves at Gulf Intracoastal Waterway intersection and 
bend easing at entrance to turning basin; construct 
parallel jetties at gulf entrance; maintenance of 
locally dredged jetty channel 16 by 250 feet; and 
maintenance of small craft basin. 
Entrance channel 7 feet deep by 75 feet wide from main 
channel to Gulf of Mexico to inside shoreline at Port 
Isabel, Tex., an inner channel 6 feet deep by 50 feet 
wide from entrance channel to East Harbor Basin, 
and an irregular-shaped harbor basin 6 feet deep 
having a surface area of about 7 acres. 
Deepen the existing 6-foot channel at Port Isabel to 
12 feet and removing the submerged bars at each 
end of the island to a depth of -12 feet MLT. 
Deepening the existing channel to 12 by 125 feet, and 
extend southeasterly from the Gulf Intracoastal 
Waterway main channel in West Galveston Bay, into 
Offatts Bayou, a distance of 2.2 miles, and a west 
turnout 12 by 125 feet between the proposed Offatts 
Bayou Channel and the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway. 
Improve main channel 16 feet deep and 150 feet wide 
from Sabine River to Houston Ship Channel; with 
two relocations; relocate main channel in Matagorda 
Bay and Corpus Christi Bay; and maintain existing 
Lydia Ann Channel. 
Deepen and widen channel to Palacios; construct two 
protective breakwaters; maintain and deepen existing 
basins; and deepen, enlarge and maintain existing 
approach channel to basin No. 2. 
Eliminates requirement of local interests to construct 
bridge at mile 29.2 turning basin at Victoria, and 
maintain turning basins at Victoria and Seadrift; 
provide: Federal construction of vertical-lift railroad 
bridge at Missouri-Pacific Railroad mainline crossing, 
mile 29.2; construction and future maintenance of 
basin near Victoria, Texas, and maintenance of basin 
constructed by local interests at Seadrift, Tex. 
Modify existing Federal navigation project to provide a 
channel extending from Gulf Intracoastal Waterway 
through Chocolate Bay and Chocolate Bayou to project 
channel mile 8.2 thence to a turning basin near channel 
mile 13.2 and for salt water barrier in Chocolate Bayou 
about 3.7 miles upstream from basin (channel mile 16.9). 
H. Doc. 768, 80th Cong., 
2d sess. 
H. Doc. 196, 81st Cong., 
1st sess. 
P.L. 516, 81st Cong. 
P.L. 527, 82d Cong., 
2d sess. 
H. Doc. 478, 81st Cong., 
2d sess. 
H. Doc. 376, 83d Cong., 
2d sess. 
S. Doc. 11, 86th Cong., 
1st sess. 
Sec. 107, P.L. 645, 86th 
Cong. 
Sec. 107, P.L. 86-645 
Sec. 107, Public Law 
86-645 
H. Doc. 556, 87th Cong., 
2d sess. 
H. Doc. 504, 87th Cong., 
2d sess. 
H. Doc. 288, 87th Cong., 
2d sess. 
H. Doc. 217, 89th Cong., 
1st sess. 
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TABLE 15-B 
Acts 
Aug. 13, 1968 
Mar. 5, 1905 
Mar. 2, 1919 
Mar. 3, 1925 
July 3, 1930 
Aug. 30, 193511 
Aug. 30, 1935 
Mar. 2, 1945 
Mar. 2, 1945 
Mar. 2, 1945 
June 30, 1948 
July 3, 195819 
July 14, 1960 
Oct. 27, 1965 
June 25, 1910 
Aug. 30, 1935 
Aug. 26, 1937 
Mar. 2, 1945 
Mar. 2, 1945 
(Continued) AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
. . . 
15-30 
Work Authorized 
Entrance channel 15 feet deep and 200 feet wide at the 
mouth of Colorado River Chan. protected by an east 
jetty 3,500 feet long extending to 12-foot depth and a 
west jetty 2,900 feet long extending to 5-foot contour; 
make channel 12 feet by 100 feet from gulf shore to 
Matagorda, including recreation facil., a turning basin 
12 feet by 300 feet wide and 1,450 feet long, and a 
new diversion channel 250 feet wide and varying in 
depth from 20 to 23 feet including a closure dam 
across the present river channel. 
HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL, TEXAS 
(See Section 11 of Text) 
Easing or cutting off sharp bends and construction of 
a pile dike.1 7 
A channel 30 feet deep, widen bend at Manchester and 
enlarge turning basin. 
A light-draft extension of channel to mouth of White Oak 
Bayou.18s 
Widen channel through Morgan Point and to a point 
4,000 feet above Baytown and widen certain bends. 
Deepen to 32 feet in main channel and turning basin, 
and a 400-foot width through Galveston Bay. 
Deepen to 34 feet in main channel and widen from 
Morgan Point to turning basin. 
Branch channel 10 by 60 feet behind Brady Island. 
Widen channel from Morgan Point to lower end of 
Fidelity Island with turning points at mouth of 
Hunting Bayou and lower end of Brady Island. 
Widen channel from lower end of Fidelity Island to 
Houston turning basin and dredge off-channel silting 
basins. 
Deepen to 36 feet from Bolivar Roads to and including 
main turning basin at Houston, Texas, including 
turning points at Hunting Bayou and Brady Island. 
Deepen to 40 feet from Bolivar Roads to Brady Island, 
construct Clinton Island turning basin, a channel 
8 by 125 feet at Five Mile Cut, and improve shallowdraft 
channel at Turkey Bend. 
Barbour Terminal at Morgan Point. 
Restoring existing locally dredged channel from mile 0 
to 0.34 to 36 feet deep and dredging a 15-12 ft. 
channel from mile 0.34 to 2.81, in Greens Bayou.2 6 
MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL, TEXAS 
(See Section 13 of Text) 
Channel to Port Lavaca, Texas 7 feet deep and 80 feet 
bottom width. 
Extend 7-foot channel to shoreline of Lavaca Bay at 
mouth of Lynns Bayou. 
Deepen and widen channel to present project dimensions. 
Extend channel 6 by 100 feet from Port Lavaca via 
Lavaca Bay, Lavaca and Navidad Rivers to Red Bluff, 
a distance of 20 miles. 
A harbor of refuge 9 feet deep near Port Lavaca and 
an approach channel 100 feet wide and equal depth. 
Documents 
S. Doc. 102, 90th Cong., 
2d sess. 
Rivers and Harbors 
Committee Doc. 35, 
61st Cong., 2d sess. 
H. Doc. 1632, 65th Cong., 
3d sess. 
H. Doc. 93, 67th Cong., 
1st sess. 
H. Doc. 13, 71st Cong., 
1st sess. 
Rivers and Harbors 
Committee Doc. 28, 
72d Cong., 1st sess. 
Rivers and Harbors 
Committee Doc. 58, 
74th Cong., 1st sess. 
H. Doc. 226, 76th Cong., 
1st sess. 
H. Doc. 256, 76th Cong., 
1st sess. 
H. Doc. 737, 79th Cong., 
2d sess. 
H. Doc. 561, 80th Cong., 
2d sess. 
H. Doc. 350, 85th Cong., 
2d sess.1 
Sec. 107, Public Law 
86-645 
R. Doc. 257, 89th Cong., 
1st sess. 
H. Doc. 1082, 60th Cong., 
2d sess. 
Rivers and Harbors 
Committee Doc. 28, 
74th Cong., 1st sess. 
Rivers and Harbors 
Committee Doc. 37, 
75th Cong., 1st sess. 
H. Doc. 314, 76th Cong., 
1st sess. 
H. Doc. 731, 79th Cong., 
2d sess.

TABLE 15-B (Continued) 
GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 
AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
Acts Work Authorized Documents 
July 3, 1958 
July 3, 1958 
Oct. 22, 1976 
July 25, 1912 
Sept. 22, 1922 
Sept. 22, 1922 
Mar. 3, 1925 
Jan. 21, 1927 
Aug. 30, 193511 
Aug. 30, 193511 
Aug. 30, 1935 
Aug. 26, 1937 
Aug. 26, 1937 
June 20, 193820 
Oct. 17, 1940 
Deepen to 12 feet and widen to 125 feet Port Lavaca 
Channel and approach channel to harbor of refuge: 
deepen to 12 feet Port Lavaca turning basin and 
basins at harbor of refuge. 
An entrance channel 38 by 300 feet, a channel 36 by 
200 feet, 22 miles long across Matagorda and Lavaca 
Bays to Point Comfort, Texas, a turning basin 36 feet 
deep and 1,000 feet square at Point Comfort, and 
dual jetties at entrance from gulf. 
NECHES RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES, SALT 
WATER BARRIER AT BEAUMONT, TEXAS 
(See Section 14 of Text) 
Construct gated salt water barrier in Neches River 
consisting of seven 40 x 24.5 foot tainter gates; gated 
navigation by-pass channel with clear opening of 56 
feet and depth of 16 feet; access road and levee; and 
auxiliary dam across canal which drains adjacent 
bayou. 
SABINE-NECHES WATERWAY, TEXAS 
(See Section 15 of Text) 
Existing project dimensions of jetties, a 26-foot channel 
through Sabine Pass, Port Arthur Canal and Port 
Arthur turning basin; and a 26-foot turning basin at 
Port Arthur. A depth of 25-feet in Sabine-Neches 
Canal, Neches River to Beaumont and Sabine River to 
Orange, including cutoffs and widening channels. 
Deepen channels to 30 feet from gulf to Beaumont, 
with increased widths and an anchorage basin in 
Sabine Pass. 
Deepen Port Arthur east and west turning basins and 
approach channel to 30 feet. Take over and deepen 
to 30 feet channel connecting west turning basin with 
Taylors Bayou turning basin. For a 30-foot depth in 
channel from mouth of Neches River to cutoff in 
Sabine River near Orange. 
Removal of guard lock in Sabine-Neches Canal. 
Widen Sabine Pass and jetty channel, Port Arthur 
Canal, and Sabine-Neches Canal. For dredging 2 
passing places in Sabine-Neches Canal, easing of 
bends, removal and reconstructing Port Arthur field 
office, extending Beaumont turning basin upstream 
200 feet above new city wharves, and an anchorage 
basin in Sabine Pass. 
A depth of 32 feet in channels from gulf to Beaumont 
turning basin, including all turning basins at Port 
Arthur. 
Deepen channels to 34 feet with increased widths from 
gulf to Beaumont turning basin. 
Construct suitable permanent protective works along 
Sabine Lake. Maintain Taylors Bayou turning basin. 
Maintain channel from Sabine River to Orange 
Municipal wharf. 
Dredging 500 feet from eastern end of Harbor Island 
and abandonment of channel south and west of Harbor 
Island. 
Increased widths of channels from gulf to Beaumont 
turning basin and channel connecting Port Arthur west 
turning basin and Taylors Bayou turning basin, deepen 
Beaumont turning basin and Beaumont turning 
extension to 34 feet; and dredge a new cutoff from 
Smith's Bluff cutoff to McFadden Bend. 
Abandon Orange turning basin; dredge a channel 25 
by 150 feet, suitably widened on bends to highway 
bridge, and dredge a cutoff channel opposite Orange. 
H. Doc. 131, 84th Cong., 
1st sess. 
H. Doc. 388, 84th Cong., 
2d sess.' 
Sec. 102, P.L. 94-587 
H. Doc. 773, 61st Cong., 
2d sess. 
H. Doc. 975, 66th Cong., 
3d sess. 
S. Doc. 152, 67th Cong., 
2d sess. 
H. Doc. 234, 68th Cong., 
1st sess. 
H. Doc. 287, 69th Cong., 
1st sess. 
Rivers and Harbors 
Committee Doc. 27, 
72d Cong., 1st sess. 
Rivers and Harbors 
Committee Doc. 12, 
74th Cong., 1st sess. 
Specified in Act. 
Rivers and Harbors 
Committee Doc. 3, 
75th Cong., 1st sess. 
River and Harbors 
Committee Doc. 20, 
75th Cong., 1st sess. 
H. Doc. 581, 75th Congr., 
3d sess. 
S. Doc. 14, 77th Cong., 
1st sess. 
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TABLE 15-B (Continued) AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
Acts Work Authorized Documents 
Mar. 2, 1945 
Mar. 2, 1945 
Mar. 2, 1945 
July 24, 194621 
July 24, 194622 
July 24, 1946 
May 17, 1950 
Sept. 3, 195423 
Oct. 23, 196224 
Extend Beaumont turning basin upstream 300 feet. 
Widen Port Arthur west turning basin to 600 feet. 
Dredge a channel from Beaumont turning basin to 
vicinity of Pennsylvania Shipyard. 
Deepen Sabine Pass outer bar channel to 37 feet, 
Sabine Pass jetty channel to 36 feet at inner end, 
deepen to 36 feet Sabine Pass Channel, Port Arthur 
Canal, Port Arthur east and west turning basins, 
Taylors Bayou turning basin and channel from Port 
Arthur west turning basin to Taylors Bayou turning 
basin, deepen to 36 feet and widen to 400 feet 
Sabine-Neches Canal from Port Arthur Canal 
to mouth of Neches River except through Port Arthur 
Bridge; deepen Neches River channel from mouth 
to Beaumont turning basin to 36 feet widening 
to 350 feet from Smith's Bluff to Beaumont turning 
basin; deepen junction area on Neches River at 
Beaumont turning basin to 36 feet; and widen 
Sabine-Neches Canal between Neches and 
Sabine Rivers to 150 feet. 
Improve Cow Bayou, Texas, by construction of a channel 
100 feet wide and 13 feet deep extending from 
navigation channel in Sabine River to a point 0.5 mile 
above county bridge at Orangefield, Texas, 
with a turning basin. 
Improve Adams Bayou, Texas, to provide a channel 
12 feet deep and 100 feet wide extending from 12-foot 
depth in Sabine River to first county highway 
bridge across bayou. 
Deepen to 36 feet and widen to 400 feet the 
Sabine-Neches Canal near Port Arthur bridge; 
reconstruct Port Arthur Bridge and relocate 
Port Arthur field office. 
Rectification of certain reaches of existing Sabine Pass 
Channel, Sabine-Neches Canal, and Neches River and 
Sabine River Channel; widen to 350 feet entrance 
channel to Port Arthur turning basins; widen curve 
at junction of Port Arthur and Sabine-Neches Canals; 
relocate and enlarge Sabine Pass anchorage basin to 
34 by 1,500 by 3,000 feet; widen to 200 feet 
Sabine-Neches Canal from mouth of Neches River 
to mouth of Sabine River and Sabine River Channel 
to upper end of existing project at Orange, except 
for channel around Harbor Island at Orange; deepen 
to 30 feet Sabine River Channel from cutoff near 
Orange municipal slip to upper end of project, except 
around Harbor Island; and enlarge area at entrance to 
Orange municipal slip to provide a maneuvering basin. 
Improve outer bar channel to 42 and 40 feet for all inland 
channels to Port Arthur and Beaumont; width of 
500 feet in Port Arthur Canal and 400 feet in Neches 
River Channel to Beaumont with three turning points 
in Neches River; a channel, 12 by 125 feet, extending 
in Sabine River to Echo; and replace an obstructive 
bridge at Port Arthur, Texas. Deauthorization of 
uncompleted portion of channel between Port Arthur 
west turning basin and Taylors Bayou turning basin 
and enlargement of entrance channel to Port Arthur 
turning basins. 
TEXAS CITY CHANNEL, TEXAS (See Section 16 of Text) 
A channel 300 by 30 feet and construct a pile dike 28,200 
feet long north to channel. 
A harbor 800 by 30 feet at Texas City, and construct a 
rubblemound dike. 
Extension of rubblemound dike to shoreline. 
H. Doc. 1390, 62d Cong., 
3d sess. 
H. Doc. 107, 71st Cong., 
1st sess. 
Rivers and Harbors 
Committee Doc. 4, 
73d Cong., 1st sess. 
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H. Doc. 685, 76th Cong., 
3d sess. 
S. Doc. 60, 77th Cong., 
1st sess. 
S. Doc. 158, 77th Cong., 
2d sess. 
H. Doc. 571, 79th Cong., 
2d sess. 
H. Doc. 702, 79th Cong., 
2d sess. 
H. Doc. 626, 79th Cong., 
2d sess. 
H. Doc. 174, 81st Cong., 
1st sess. 
S. Doc. 80, 83d Cong., 
2d sess. 
H. Doc. 553, 87th Congr., 
2d sess. 1 
Mar. 4, 1913 
July 3, 1930 
Aug. 30, 193525

TABLE 15-B (Continued) 
GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 
AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
Acts Work Authorized Documents 
Aug. 30, 1935 
Aug. 30, 1935 
Aug. 26, 1937 
June 30, 1948 
July 14, 1960 
Oct. 12, 1972 
(Sen. Res.) 
Oct. 12, 1972 
(House Res.) 
Mar. 3, 1905 
July 25, 1912 
Sept. 22, 1922 
Mar. 2, 1945 
July 24, 1946 
Oct. 23, 1962 
Oct. 27, 1965 
Dec. 15, 1970 
(House Res.) 
Dec. 17, 1970 
(Sen. Res.) 
Oct. 22, 1976 
Deepen channel and harbor to 32 feet. 
Deepen channel and harbor to 34 feet. 
Extend harbor 1,000 feet southward, 800 by 34 feet. 
Deepen channel and harbor to 36 feet, widen channel to 
400 feet and harbor to 1,000 feet and changing name 
of project to "TEXAS CITY CHANNEL, TEXAS." 
Deepen channel and turning basin to 40 feet and construct 
16-foot Industrial Barge Canal. 
Widen the existing main turning basin to 1,200 feet 
including relocation of the basin 85 feet to the east; 
provide a 40-foot deep channel in the Industrial Canal 
at widths of 300-400 feet, with a turning basin at the 
head of the canal 40 feet deep, 1,150 feet long, and 
1,000 feet wide, and easing of the bend at the entrance 
to the canal, and deauthorization of shallow-draft 
Industrial Barge Canal not incorporated in the plan 
of improvement above. 
TRINITY RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES, TEXAS 
(See Section 17 of Text) 
Anahuac Channel. 
6-foot channel to Liberty. 
Abandon improvements above Liberty and terminate all 
improvements by lock and dam, leaving a 6-foot 
channel from Liberty to mouth. 
Provides for a navigable channel from the Houston Ship 
Channel near Red Fish Bar in Galveston Bay to Liberty, 
Texas, with project depth of 9 feet deep and 200 feet 
wide in Galveston and Trinity Bays to the mouth of 
Trinity River and 9 feet deep and 150 feet wide in the 
river section, with a turning basin at Liberty. 
Modification of the project to provide for a channel 9 
feet deep and 150 feet wide from the Houston Ship 
Channel near Red Fish Bar in Galveston Bay extending 
along the east shore of Trinity Bay to the mouth 
of the Trinity River at Anahuac, including protective 
spoil embankment on the bay side of the channel in 
lieu of the 9 by 200-foot channel in Galveston and 
Trinity Bays. 
Provides for the multiple-purpose Wallisville Reservoir, 
including a navigation lock in the Wallisville dam at 
Channel Mile 28.30 and advancement of the Channel 
to Liberty from one mile below Anahuac (Mile 23.2) 
to the Texas Gulf Sulphur Company's slip at Channel 
Mile 35.8, and incorporation into existing project 
Anahuac Channel and mouth of Trinity River Projects. 
Reevaluation of navigation benefits. 
CORPUS CHRISTI BEACH, TEXAS (RESTORATION 
PROJECT (See Section 19 of Text) 
Restoration and periodic nourishment of 1.4 miles of 
beach. 
BAYTOWN, TEXAS (See Section 21 of Text) 
Evacuation of all residents, assistance in their relocation, 
removal of vacated structures, and deeding of land 
to local sponsor for management as nature area. 
Rivers and Harbors 
Committee Doc. 46, 
73d Cong., 2d sess. 
Rivers and Harbors 
Committee Doc. 62, 
74th Cong., 1st sess. 
Rivers and Harbors 
Committee Doc. 47, 
75th Cong., 1st sess. 
H. Doc. 561, 80th Cong., 
2d sess.' 
H. Doc. 427, 80th Cong., 
2d sess. 
H. Doc. 199, 92d Cong., 
2d sess. 
(Sec. 201, PL 89-298) 
H. Doc. 989, 66th Cong., 
3d sess. 
H. Doc. 403, 77th Cong., 
1st sess. 
H. Doc. 634, 79th Cong., 
2d sess. 
H. Doc. 215, 87th Cong., 
1st sess.' 
H. Doc. 276, 89th Cong., 
1st sess. 
H. Doc. 415, 91st Cong., 
2d sess. (Sec. 201, 
PL 89-298) ' 
Sec. 191, P.L. 94-587 
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TABLE 15-B (Continued) AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
Acts Work Authorized Documents 
June 20, 1938 
Sept. 3, 1954 
Oct. 27, 1965 
Aug. 13, 1968 
Oct. 23, 1962 
Dec. 31, 1970 
Oct. 27, 1965 
Mar. 7, 1974 
Oct. 23, 1962 
Oct. 27, 1965 
July 3, 1958 
July 24, 1946 
(As amended) 
Oct. 23, 1962 
BUFFALO BAYOU AND TRIBUTARIES, TEXAS 
(See Section 22 of Text) 
Barker & Addicks Reservoirs, Texas. 
Clearing, straightening, enlarging and lining of Buffalo 
Bayou, Brays, and White Oak Bayous. 
Extend upper limits of White Oak Bayou upstream about 
2.1 miles from BRI RR bridge to mouth of Cole Creek. 
CLEAR CREEK, TEXAS (See Section 23 of Text) 
Channel enlargement and rectification from upper end 
of Clear Lake at Mile 3.8 to improved channel Mile 
34.8. 
FREEPORT AND VICINITY, TEXAS (HURRICANE 
FLOOD PROTECTION) (See Section 24 of Text) 
Improvements to 42.8 miles of existing levees, 2.1 miles 
of new levees and 2 interior drainage pumping plants. 
GUADALUPE RIVER (Remove Log Jams), TEXAS 
(See Section 25 of Text) 
Removal of log jams in numerous locations along the river. 
HIGHLAND BAYOU, TEXAS (See Section 26 of Text) 
Enlargement and rectification of Highland Bayou 
Channel, construction of Diversion dam, and diversion 
channel. 
LOWER RIO GRANDE BASIN, TEXAS 
(See Section 27 of Text) 
Undertake the phase 1 design memorandum stage of 
advanced engineering and design of the project 
involving the Willacy-Hidalgo Floodwater Bypass, 
the Laguna Madre Floodwater Channel, and the 
North Floodway Channel in Lower Rio Grande Basin, 
in Willacy, Hidalgo, and Cameron Counties, Texas. 
PORT ARTHUR AND VICINITY, TEXAS (HURRICANEFLOOD 
PROTECTION (See Section 28 of Text) 
Raising and reconstructing 6.3 miles of existing seawall; 
constructing 0.3 mile of new seawall, 20.3 miles new 
levees and five pumping plants; and raising and 
improving 7.5 miles of existing levees. 
TAYLORS BAYOU, TEXAS (See Section 29 of Text) 
Enlarging and rectifying channels; construction of 
diversion channel; a salt water gate; enlargement of 
GIWW 1.3 miles and alteration of State Highway 
87 bridge. 
TEXAS CITY AND VICINITY, TEXAS (HURRICANEFLOOD 
PROTECTION (See Section 30 of Text) 
Construction of improvements for control of storm tides, 
consisting of new and enlarged levees and floodwalls 
approximately 14.1 and 2.1 miles in length; related 
drainage and stoplog structures; a navigation opening 
and pumping plants. 
TRINITY RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES, TEXAS, 
FM 162 BRIDGE, VICINITY OF MOSS HILL 
(See Section 31 of Text) 
Excavation to shape the bank, and placement of stone 
protection in the vicinity of FM 162 bridge over 
Trinity River. 
VINCE AND LITTLE VINCE BAYOUS, TEXAS 
(See Section 32 of Text) 
Enlarging and rectifying channel of Vince Bayou and 
Little Vince Bayou upstream for a total of 11.5 miles 
for both streams. 
H. Doc. 456, 75th Cong., 
2d sess. 
H. Doc. 250, 83d Cong., 
2d sess.' 
H. Doc. 169, 89th Cong., 
1st sess. 
H. Doc. 351, 90th Cong., 
2d sess. 
H. Doc. 495, 87th Cong., 
2d sess.1 
Sec. 212, P.L. 91-611 
H. Doc. 168, 89th Cong., 
1st sess. 1 
Sec. 68, P.L. 93-251 
H. Doc. 505, 87th Cong., 
2d sess.' 
H. Doc. 206, 89th Cong., 
1st sess.' 
H. Doc. 347, 85th Cong., 
2d sess.' 
Sec. 14, P.L. 79-526 
H. Doc. 441, 87th Cong., 
2d sess.x 
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GALVESTON, TEX, DISTRICT 
TABLE 15-B (Continued) AUTHORIZING 
1. Contains latest published maps. 
2. Extension of north jetty 1,950 feet and south 
jetty 1,265 feet considered inactive. 
3. Dredging 2,000 by 650-foot northerly extension 
of inner basin deauthorized. 
4. Included in Public Works Administration program 
Sept. 6, 1933 and Feb. 16, 1935. 
5. West leg of Wye junction with main channel 
deauthorized. 
6. Construction of lock in diversion dam at local 
expense considered inactive. 
7. Dredging upper .5 mile of channel to vicinity of 
Stauffer Chemical plant was deauthorized under Sec. 
12 of P.L. 93-251. Included in Public Works Administration 
program Sept. 6, 1933. 
8. Dredging 43rd to 51st Sts. was deauthorized 
under Sec. 12 of P.L. 93-251. 
9. Deauthorized under Sec. 12 of P.L. 93-251. 
10. Deepening 43rd to 57th Sts. was deauthorized 
under Sec. 12 of P.L. 93-251. 
11. Previously authorized Sept. 6, 1933 by Public 
Works Administration. 
12. H. Doc. 230, 76th Cong., 1st sess. and project 
documents contain latest published maps. 
13. Dredging upper 3.5 miles was deauthorized 
under Sec. 12 of P.L. 93-251. 
14. Dredging upper 5 miles is inactive. 
LEGISLATION 
15. Portion of 16-foot by 150-foot channel from 
Sabine River to Houston Ship Channel placed in inactive 
category. 
16. The 9 feet by 100 feet channel from Mile 8.2 to 
Mile 13.2 in Chocolate Bayou is inactive. 
17. Construction of pile dike was deauthorized under 
Sec. 12 of P.L. 93-251. 
18. Hill Street Bridge to mouth of White Oak 
Bayou was deauthorized under Sec. 12 of P.L. 93-251. 
19. Deepening channel to 40 feet from Southern 
Pacific Slip to Brady Island was deauthorized under 
Sec. 12 of P.L. 93-251. 
20. Complete widening of channel between Port 
Arthur west turning basin and Taylors Bayou turning 
basin deauthorized by 1962 R&H Act. 
21. Complete deepening of channel between Port 
Arthur west turning basin and Taylors Bayou turning 
basin deauthorized by 1962 R&H Act. 
22. Channel extension above Cow Bayou turning 
basin near Orangefield was deauthorized under Sec. 12 
of P.L. 93-251. 
23. Widening to 350 feet entrance channel to Port 
Arthur turning basins deauthorized by 1962 R&H Act. 
24. The 12-foot channel in Sabine River from 
Orange to Echo, Texas is inactive. 
25. Previously authorized Sept. 6, 1933, by Public 
Works Administration. 
26. The 12-foot channel from mile 1.65 to mile 2.81 
is inactive. 
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TABLE 15-C 
REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
OTHER AUTHORIZED NAVIGATION PROJECTS 
For Last Cost To September 30, 1977 
Full Report Operation 
See Annual and 
Project Report For Construction Maintenance 
Aquatic Plant Control (1958 and 1962 
River and Harbor Acts)6 1967 38,2521- 
Bastrop Bayou, Tex. 2, 3 1931 9,920 27,129 
Brazos River, Tex., from Velasco to 
Old Washington3 1924 216,9894 223,010 
Cedar Bayou, Texas 1975 681,26310 953,04611 
Corpus Christi, Tex., Channel to Navy 
Seaplane Base, Encinal Peninsula8 1968 1,194,344 26,467 
Dickinson Bayou, Texas0 1954 33,942 62,457 
East Bay Bayou (Hanna Reef), Tex.9 1922 2,476 847 
Johnson Bayou, La.6' 7 1933 2,261 54,042 
Oyster Creek, Texas 6s, 8 1922 6,942 7,556 
Sabine Riv. & Tribs., Texas (Echo to 
Morgan Bluff) 3 1971-- 
1. Excludes $1,672 work contributions. 7. Channel adequate for existing commerce. 
2. Widening from 60 feet to 100 feet at 4-foot 8. No commerce reported. 
depth was deauthorized under Sec. 12 of P.L. 93-251. 9. In inactive category for maintenance. 
3. Inactive. 10. Includes $39,087 for previous project. Excludes 
4. Includes $123,676 from previous project. $25,000 expended from contributed funds. 
5. Reconnaissance surveys included, $4,904. 11. Includes $69,784 for previous projects. Includes 
6. Completed. $5,430 for reconnaissance surveys. 
TABLE 15-D OTHER AUTHORIZED FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS 
For Last Cost To September 30, 1977 
Full Report Operation 
See Annual and 
Project Report For Construction Maintenance 
Colorado River, Matagorda, Texas2 1963 273,757- 
Lavaca-Navidad River, Texas: 
Hallettsville Project 1961 256,043 - 
General channel project 1952 21,086 - 
Liberty Local Protection Project, Texas' 1971 98,517 - 
Mill Creek, Texas' 1952 24,753 - 
Peyton Creek, Texas' 1975 66,377 
San Diego Creek, Alice, Texas2 1963 135,175 
Tranquitas Creek, Kingsville, Texas2 1956 130,239 - 
1. Inactive. 
2. Completed. 
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GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 
TABLE 15-E TOTAL COST OF EXISTING PROJECT TO SEPTEMBER 30, 1977 
See 
Section Project Funds New Work Maintenance Rehabilitation Total 
in Text 
3. Brazos Island Harbor, 
Texas 
4. Channel to Port 
Bolivar, Texas 
6. Corpus Christi Ship 
Channel, Texas 
8. Freeport Harbor, 
Texas 
9. Galveston Harbor and 
Channel, Texas 
10. Gulf Intracoastal 
Waterway between 
Apalachee Bay, Fla. 
and the Mexican 
Border (Galveston 
District) 
11. Houston Ship Channel, 
Texas 
15. Sabine-Neches 
Waterway, Texas 
16. Texas City Channel, 
Texas 
17. Trinity River and 
Tributaries, Texas 
Regular 
Public works 
Contributed 
Total cost of project 
Regular 
Total cost of project 
Regular 
Public works 
Contributed 
Total 
Value of useful work 
performed 
Contributed land 
Total cost of project 
Regular 
Public works 
Contributed 
Total 
Value of useful work 
performed 
Total cost of project 
Regular: 
Channel 
Seawall 
Public works 
Contributed 
Total cost of project 
Regular 
Public works 
Contributed 
Total 
Value of useful work 
performed 
Contributed land 
Total cost of project 
Regular 
Public works 
Contributed 
Total cost of project 
Regular 
Public works 
Contributed 
Total 
Value of useful work 
performed 
Contributed land 
Total cost of project 
Regular 
Public works 
Contributed 
Total cost of project 
Regular 
Contributed 
Total cost of project 
$ 6,947,114 
2,848,560 
1,683,258 
11,478,932 
85,214 
85,214 
35,075,288 
324,287 
1,620,289 
37,019,864 
1,716,695 
276,720 
39,013,279 
2,211,687 
116,575 
758,303 
3,086,565 
360,249 
3,446,814 
11,920,187 
8,754,209 
3,648,932 
24,323,328 
43,828,087 
466,477 
96,224 
44,390,788 
395,000 
139,776 
44,925,564 
29,042,293 
2,612,932 
1,382,760 
33,037,985 
49,592,331 
1,363,652 
2,103,435 
53,059,418 
32,000 
116,760 
53,208,178 
5,125,794 
136,296 
28,741 
5,290,831 
24,521,216 
66,000 
24,587,216 
$14,894,427 
14,894,427 
812,267 
812,267 
35,693,450 
152,555 
35,846,005 
35,846,005 
17,121,674 
229,311 
17,350,985 
17,350,985 
37,514,937 
166,387 
13,121 
37,694,445 
92,518,394 
19,412 
92,537,806 
92,537,806 
57,667,981 
17,989 
57,685,920 
69,321,240 
514,733 
69,835,973 
69,835,973 
10,339,220 
10,339,220 
4,848,435 
4,848,435 
$ 2,1 
2,1' 
3,5 
3,5 
3,5'
70,080 $ 24,011,621 
- 2,848,560 
- 1,683,258 
70,080 28,543,439 
- 897,481 
- 897,481 
76,684 74,345,422 
- 324,287 
- 1,772,844 
76,684 76,442,553 
- 1,716,695 
- 276,720 
76,684 78,435,968 
8,935 19,342,296 
- 116,575 
- 987,614 
8,935 20,446,485 
- 360,249 
8,935 20,806,734 
7,373,356 
595,973 
7,969,329 
1,270,511 
1,270,511 
1,270,511 
56,808,480 
9,516,569 
13,121 
3,648,932 
69,987,102 
137,616,992 
466,477 
115,636 
138,199,105 
395,000 
139,776 
138,733,881 
86,710,274 
2,612,932 
1,400,699 
90,723,905 
118,913,571 
1,363,652 
2,618,168 
122,895,391 
- 32,000 
- 116,760 
- 123,044,151 
726,158 16,191,172 
- 136,296 
- 28,741 
726,158 16,356,209 
- 29,369,651 
- 66,000 
- 29,435,651 
15-37

CHANNEL DIMENSIONS 
Adopted Project Dimensions Improved Project Dimensions 
See Depth in Feet Bottom Depth in Feet Bottom 
Section (Below Mean Width (Below Mean Width Length 
in Text Project Section of Waterway Low Tide) (Feet) Low Tide) (Feet) Feet Miles 
3. Brazos Island 
Harbor, Texas 
4. Channel to Port 
Bolivar, Texas 
5. Clear Creek and 
Clear Lake, Texas 
6. Corpus Christi 
Ship Channel, 
Texas 
Outer Bar and Jetty Channel 
Padre Island to Long Island 
Long Island to Goose Island 
Goose Island to Turning Basin Extension 
Turning Basin Extension 
Brownsville Turning Basin 
Port Isabel Channel via East Turnout 
West Wye, from Brownsville 
Channel 
Port Isabel Turning Basin 
Fishing Boat Harbor: 
West Basin 
Middle Basin 
East Basin 
Connecting Channel 
Entrance Channel 
Port Bolivar Channel 
Turning Basin 
Galveston Bay to Clear Creek 
North Fork Channel 
Channel through Clear Creek and 
Clear Lake 
Aransas Pass Outer Bar Channel 
Aransas Pass Jetty Channel 
Inner Basin at Harbor Island 
Channel to Port Aransas 
Port Aransas Turning Basin 
Anchorage Basin at Port Aransas 
Inner Basin to Mile 8.5 
Mile 8.5 to LaQuinta Junction 
LaQuinta Junction to Corpus Christi 
Turning Basin 
Corpus Christi Turning Basin 
Industrial Canal 
Avery Point Turning Basin 
Channel to Chemical Turning Basin 
Chemical Turning Basin 
Tule Lake Channel 
Tule Lake Turning Basin 
Viola Channel 
Viola Turning Basin 
Channel to La Quinta 
La Quinta Turning Basin 
Turning Point at La Quinta 
Channel Junction 
Jewel Fulton Canal 
Jewel Fulton Turning Basin 
Mooring Area at Ingleside: 
Mooring Area (a) 
Mooring Area (b) 
38-36 
36 
36 
36 
36 
36 
36 
36 
36 
15 
15 
15 
15 
15 
30 
30
77 
7 
47 
45 
45 
12 
12 
12 
45 
45 
45 
45 
45 
45 
45 
45 
45 
45 
45 
45 
45 
45 
45 
12 
12 
45 
45 
300 
200 
200 
300 
500 
1,000 
200 
200 
1,000 
370-305 
370-305 
370 
270 
100 
200 
7501 
75 
60 
60 
700 
600-730 
730-1,720 
100-150 
200-4002 
300-400 
600-500 
500 
400 
800 
400 
975 
400 
1,200s 
300 
1,200 
300-350 
1,200 
300-400 
1,200 
1,2503 
100 
200 
150 
150 
38-36 
36 
36 
36 
36 
36 
36 
36 
36 
15 
15 
15 
15 
15 
30 
14
7
7
7 
47 
45 
45 
12 
12 
12 
45 
45 
40 
40 
40 
40 
40 
40 
40 
40 
40 
40 
45 
45 
45 
12 
12 
300 
200 
200 
200 
500 
1,000 
200 
200 
1,000 
370-305 
370-305 
370 
265 
100 
200 
200 
75 
60 
60 
700 
600 
Irregular 
100 
2002 
300-400 
600-500 
500 
400 
1,000 
400 
1,000 
350 
1,0505 
200 
900 
200-250 
700-900 
300-400 
1,200 
1,2503 
100 
200 
2.5 
2.1 
9.6 
3.2 
1.3 
0.5 
1.4 
0 
0.8 
0.2 
0.3 
0.2 
0.3 
0.2 
0.1 
0.2 
1.5 0 
0.7 
7.7 
1.8 
1.0 
0.1 
0.2 
8.5 2 
3.6 
8.6 
1.0 
1.1 - 
0.2 
0.6 
0.3 
3.1 
0.2 
1.8 
0.2 
5.6 
0.1 
0.2 
0.8 
0.1 
2,670 
1,300 
1,470 
1,200 
1,470 
1,230 
770 
900 
1,550 
200 
900 
5,423 
1,150 
1,690 
1,000 
1,000 
800 
1,250 
400 
TABLE 15-F 
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CHANNEL DIMENSIONS 
Adopted Project Dimensions Improved Project Dimensions 
See Depth in Feet Bottom Depth in Feet Bottom 
Section (Below Mean Width (Below Mean Width Length 
in Text Project Section of Waterway Low Tide) (Feet) Low Tide) (Feet) Feet Miles 
7. Double Bayou, 
Texas 
8. Freeport Harbor, 
Texas 
9. Galveston Harbor 
and Channel, 
Texas 
11. Houston Ship 
Channel, Texas 
C1n, 
<> 
Double Bayou Channel: 
Mouth to 7-foot contour in 
Trinity Bay 
West Fork 
Outer Bar Channel 
Jetty Channel 
Quintana Turning Basin 
Channel to Brazosport Turning 
Basin 
Brazosport Turning Basin 
Channel to Upper Turning Basin 
Upper Turning Basin 
Channel to Stauffer Chemical Plant 
Stauffer Turning Basin 
Brazos Harbor Channel 
Brazos Harbor Turning Basin 
Entrance Channel 
Outer Bar Channel 
Inner Bar Channel 
Anchorage Basin 
Bolivar Roads Channel 
Galveston Channel: 
Bolivar Roads Channel 
to 43rd St. 
43rd St. to 51st St.7 
51st St. to 57th St.? 
Bolivar Roads to Morgan Point 
Morgan Point to Boggy Bayou 
Boggy Bayou to Greens Bayou 
Greens Bayou to Sims Bayou 
Hunting Bayou Turning Point 
Clinton Island Turning Basin 
Sims Bayou to Southern Pacific Slip 
Southern Pacific Slip to Houston 
Turning Basin 
Houston Turning Basin 
Upper Turning Basin 
Brady Island Channel 
Barbour Terminal Channel 
Turning Basin 
Five-Mile Cut Channel 
Light-Draft Channel: 
Upper Turning Basin to Jensen Drive 
Turkey Bend Channel 
Jensen Drive to White Oak Bayou7 
Greens Bayou Channel: 
Mile 0 to Mile 0.36 
Mile 0.36 to Mile 1.57 
Mile 1.57 to Mile 2.737 
77 
47 
45 
45 
45 
45 
45 
45 
30 
30 
36 
36 
42 
42 
40 
36 
40 
40 
32 
32 
40 
40 
40 
40 
40 
40 
40 
40 & 366 
36 
36 
10 
16 
16
8 
10 
10 
10 
36 
15 
12 
125 
100 
400 
400 
7504 
400 
1,0004 
375 
1,2004 
200 
500 
200 
7504 
800 
800 
800 
2,8751 
800 
1,125 
1,200 
1,000 
400 
400 
300 
300 
900-1,000s15 
80015 
300 
300 
400-1,000 
150 
60 
100 
1,100 
125 
60 
60 
60 
175 
100 
100 
77 
38 
36 
-36 
36 
36 
3366 
30 
25 
30 
30 
42 
42 
40 
36 
40 
40 
40 
40 
40 
40 
40 
40 
40 
366 
36 
36 
10 
16 
16
8 
10 
10 
36 
15 
125 
100 
300 
200 
200-350 
744-800 
350-375 
600 
200 
500 
200 
525-675 
800 
800 
800 
2,875 
800 
1,125 
400 
400 
300 
300 
948-1,00015 
965-1,070s15 
300 
300 
400-1,000 
150 
60 
100 
1,100 
125 
60 
60 
175 
100 
3.9 
2.0 
3.0 
0.8 
1.2 
0.1 
1.4 
0.1 
1.1 
0.1 
0.5 
0.1 
4.7 
1.7 
3.2 
1.81 
1.0 
3.9 
26.2 
12.8 
2.4 
5.3 
0.6 
2.9 
0.6 
0.2 
0.9 
1.5 
0.2 
1.9 
4.1 
0.8 
0.3 
1.3 
667 
600 
500 
675 
1,375 
1,592 
3,100 
1,000 
1,000 
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TABLE 15-F (Continued)

CHANNEL DIMENSIONS 
Adopted Project Dimensions Improved Project Dimensions 
See Depth in Feet Bottom Depth in Feet Bottom 
Section (Below Mean Width (Below Mean Width Length 
in Text Project Section of Waterway Low Tide) (Feet) Low Tide) (Feet) Feet Miles 
13. Matagorda Ship 
Channel, Texas 
15. Sabine-Neches 
Waterway, Texas 
!-r 
0 
Outer Bar and Jetty Channel 
Channel to Point Comfort 
Approach Channel to Turning Basin 
Turning Basin 
Channel to Port Lavaca 
Lynn Bayou Turning Basin 
Channel to Harbor of Refuge 
North-South Basin 
East-West Basin 
Channel to Red Bluff 
Sabine Bank Channel 
Sabine Pass Outer Bar Channel 
Sabine Pass Jetty Channel 
Sabine Pass Anchorage Basin 
Sabine Pass Channel 
Port Arthur Canal 
Entrance to Port Arthur Turning 
Basins 
Port Arthur East Turning Basin 
Port Arthur West Turning Basin 
Channel connecting Port Arthur 
West Turning Basin and 
Taylors Bayou Turning Basin 
Taylors Bayou Turning Basin 
Sabine-Neches Canal, Port Arthur 
Canal to Neches River 
Turning Point at Mile 19.5 
Neches River, Mouth to 
Maneuvering Area at 
Beaumont Turning Basin 
Turning Point, Mile 31.1 
Turning Point, Mile 36.6 
Turning Point, Mile 40.3 
Channel Extension, Mile 40.3 
Maneuvering Area at Beaumont 
Turning Basin 
Beaumont Turning Basin 
Beaumont Turning Basin Extension 
Beaumont Turning Basin 
Extension to End of Project 
Channel Vicinity 
Bethlehem Steel Company 
Sabine-Neches Canal, Neches River 
to Sabine River 
Sabine River Channel, Mouth to 
Foot of Green Ave. 
Orange Turning Basin 
Orange Municipal Slip 
Old Channel Around Harbor Island 
Channel to Echo9 
38 
36 
36 
36 
12 
12 
12 
12 
12
6 
42 
42 
40 
40 
40 
40 
40 
40 
40 
300 
300-2008 
200-300 
1,000 
125 
27-340 
125 
300 
250 
100 
800 
800 
800-500 
1,500 
500 
500 
275-678 
420 
600 
40 200-250 
40 150-1,000 
40 
40 
40 
40 
40 
40 
36 
40 
34 
34 
30 
30 
30 
30 
30 
25 
12 
400 
9004 
400 
1,0004 
1,0004 
1,0004 
350 
Irregular 
500 
350 
200 
200 
200 
Irregular 
200 
150-200 
125 
38 
36 
36 
36 
12 
12 
12 
12 
12
6 
42 
42 
40 
40 
40 
40 
40 
40 
40 
300 
300-2008 
200-300 
1,000 
125 
27-340 
125 
300 
250 
100 
800 
800 
800-500 
1,500 
500 
500 
275-678 
370-547 
350-550 
40 200-250 
40 90-1,233 
40 
40 
40 
40 
40 
40 
36 
40 
34 
34 
30 
30 
30 
30 
30 
25 
400 
9004 
400 
1,000 
1,000 
1,300 
350 
Irregular 
160-535 
300 
200 
200 
200 
Irregular 
150-200 
150-200 
- 3.2 
- 20.9 
- 1.1 
1,000 0.2 
4.1 
532 0.1 
- 1.9 
1,682 0.3 0 
1,750 0.3 
- 20.2 0 
- 14.7 
- 3.4 
- 4.1 
3,000 - 
- 5.6 
- 6.2 
- 0.3 
1,765 0.8 C 
1,610 0.3 
z 
- 0.6 
3,470 0.7 
- 11.2 
- 12 
- 18.3 
700 12 
930 12 
1,530 12 ,. 
1,256 0.2 
1300 02) 
1,UV 
1,500 V.G 
0.3 
0.4 
-- 0.7 
- 4.4 
1,550 
2,435 
9.5 
0.3 
0.5 
2.4 
TABLE 15-F (Continued)

Adopted Project Dimensions Improved Project Dimensions 
Depth in Feet Bottom Depth in Feet Bottom 
Section (Below Mean Width (Below Mean Width Length 
in Text Project Section of Waterway Low Tide) (Feet) Low Tide) (Feet) Feet Miles 
Sabine-Neches Adams Bayou 12 100 12 100 - 1.7 
Waterway, Texas Cow Bayou 13 100 13 100 -mCo 7.0 
(Cont'd) Orangefield Turning Basin 13 300 13 300 500 0.1 
16. Texas City Texas City Channel 40 400 40 400 - 6.8 
Channel, Texas Turning Basin 40 1,000-1,200 40 1,000 4,253 0.8 
Industrial Barge Canal:" 
Channel from Texas City Turning 
Basin to Mile 1.7 40 300-400 - - 
Turning Basin 40 1,000 - - - 
17. Trinity River Multiple Purpose Channel to 
and Tributaries, Fort Worth'3 12 200 -... 
Texas Channel to Liberty'4 9 150 6 100 - 41.4 
Anahuac Channel 6 100 6 100 - 5.8 
1 1 Average. 
2 Includes 100-foot channel width. 
3 Includes 450-foot channel to Corpus Christi. 
* Diameter. 
5 Includes 350-foot channel width. 
6 Deepening Houston Ship Channel to 40 feet from 
Southern Pacific Slip to Brady Island and construction 
of 26,000 lineal feet of pile dike in upper Galveston 
Bay were deauthorized under Sec. 12 of P.L. 
93-251. 
7 Deauthorized under Sec. 12 of P.L. 93-251. 
S 300-foot width through Matagorda Peninsula. 
s Inactive category. 
1o Upper 0.7 mile was deauthorized under Sec. 12 of 
P.L. 93-251. 
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11 Channel dredged 34 feet deep by 250-200 feet wide 
by 9,908 feet long and basin 34 feet deep by 1,000 
feet wide by 1,150 feet long by local interests. 
12 Included in channel length. 
13 Not constructed. 
14 9-foot x 150-foot channel completed from Houston 
Ship Channel to a point one mile below Anahuac, a 
distance of 23.2 miles. Upper end not connected to 
river channel to prevent salt water intrusion into 
river. 
15 Includes 300-foot channel width. 
16Not maintained as existing depth is adequate for 
present traffic. 
17 Maintained to partial dimensions as required by 
present traffic; balance of project in inactive category. 
TABLE 15-F (Continued) CHANNEL DIMENSIONS

REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
GULF INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY 
APALACHEE BAY, FLORIDA TO MEXICAN BORDER 
EXISTING PROJECT DIMENSIONS, PROVIDED FOR IN TRIBUTARY CHANNELS 
TABLE 15-G (See Section 10 of Text) 
Authorized Improved 
Project Dimensions Project Dimensions 
Depth Depth 
Tributary Channel (Feet Below Bottom (Feet Below Bottom 
Mean Width Mean Width Length 
Low Tide) (Feet) Low Tide) (Feet) Miles Feet 
Offats Bayou 
Main Channel 12 125 12 125 2.3 - 
West Wye 12 125 12 125 0.4 2,200 
Chocolate Bayou Channel 1 
12-Foot Channel via East 
Turnout 2 12 125 10 100 8.2 - 
West Turnout 3 12 125 10 125 0.8 - 
9-Foot Channel 4 9 100 - - -- 
Turning Basin 9 600 - - - - 
San Bernard River Channel 5 9 100 9 100 26.0 - 
Colorado River Channel 6 9 100 9 100 15.5 - 
Turning Basin 9 400 9 400 0.1 500 
Silting Basin 9 150 9 150 1.0 - 
Mouth of Colorado River 7 
Navigation Channel, GIWW 
to Gulf 15-12 200-100 - - -- 
Turning basin at Matagorda 12 350 - - - - 
Channel to Palacios 8 12 125 12 125 16.1 - 
Turning Basin No. 1 12 200 12 200 0.1 635 
Turning Basin No. 2 12 300 12 300 0.2 1,130 
Connecting Channel 12 150-480 12 130-400 0.1 - 
Channel to Barroom Bay 0 6 60 - - - - 
Channel to Victoria: 
Main Channel via East 
Turnout 9 100 9 100 34.8 - 
Turning Basin 9 600 (avg) 9 500 (avg) 0.1 800 (avg) 
West Turnout Channel 9 100 9 100 0.8 - 
Channel to Seadrift via South 
Turnout 9 100 9 100 2.0 - 
Turning Basin 9 250 9 200 - 230 
North Turnout from Channel to Victoria 9 100 9 100 0.5 - 
Harbor of Refuge at Seadrift Channel 9 100 - - - - 
Basin 9 200 - - - - 
Channel to Rockport 9 200 9 200 2.1 - 
Turning Basin 9 475 9 342 (avg) 0.2 1,225 
Channel to Aransas Pass 12 125 12 125 6.1 - 
Turning Basin 12 300 12 300 0.4 2,212 
Channel to Conn Brown Harbor 12 125 12 125 0.2 - 
Conn Brown Harbor 12 300 12 300 0.3 1,800 
Channel to Port Mansfield o10 
Entrance Channel 16 250 2613 250 0.8 - 
Approach Channel to Hopper 
Dredge Turning Basin 16 100 2613 100 0.4 - 
Hopper Dredge Turning Basin 16 300 263 300 0.1 300 
Channel Across Padre Island 
and Laguna Madre 14 100 14 100 7.7 - 
Turnout Channels, East Side of 
Main Channel, GIWW 
North Turnout 12 100 12 100 0.6 - 
South Turnout 12 100 12 100 0.6 - 
Channel West Side of Main Channel, 
GIWW, to P.T. of Turnout Channels 14 100 14 100 0.3 - 
Turnout Channels, West Side of 
Main Channel, GIWW: 
North Turnout 12 200 12 200 0.6 - 
South Turnout 12 200 12 200 0.6 - 
15-42

GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 
GULF INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY 
APALACHEE BAY, FLORIDA TO MEXICAN BORDER 
EXISTING PROJECT DIMENSIONS, PROVIDED FOR IN TRIBUTARY CHANNELS 
TABLE 15-G (Continued) (See Section 10 of Text) 
Authorized Improved 
Project Dimensions Project Dimensions 
Depth Depth 
Tributary Channel (Feet Below Bottom (Feet Below Bottom 
Mean Width Mean Width Length 
Low Tide) (Feet) Low Tide) (Feet) Miles Feet 
Channel from P.T. of Turnout 
Channels to Approach Channel 
to Main Turning Basin 14 125 14 125 0.6 - 
Approach Channel to Main Turning 
Basin 14 200 14 200 0.3 - 
Main Turning Basin 14 400 14 400 0.2 1,250 
Turning Basin Extension 14 1,000 14 1,000 0.1 580 
Small Craft Basin 8 160 8 160 0.2 860 
Shrimp Basin 12 350 12 350 0.3 1,450 
Channel to Harlingen via South Turnout 
From Main Channel, GIWW 12 125 12 12511 25.812 - 
Turning Basin Near Rio Hondo 12 400 12 400 0.1 500 
North Turnout from Main Channel 12 200 12 200 0.7 - 
Port Isabel Side Channels 
Main Channel 12 125 12 125-90 0.6 - 
Main Channel 12 233-60 12 233-60 0.4 - 
South Leg 12 125 12 125 0.2 - 
Port Isabel Small Boat Harbor 
Entrance Channel 7 75 7 75 1.4 - 
Harbor Channel 6 50 6 50 0.3 - 
Boat Basin 6 Variable 6 72-501 0.2 1,308 
1 Includes the construction of a salt water barrier at 
mile 16.9. 
2 Constructed 10 feet deep by 100 feet wide by local 
interests. East turnout channel constructed 150 feet 
wide. 
a Constructed by local interests. 
4 Authorized to mile 13.2. Mile 8.2 to mile 13.2 is in 
inactive category. 
5 Authorized to mile 31 above mouth (channel mile 
29.41). Upper 3.4 miles was deauthorized under Sec. 
12 of P.L. 93-251. 
SIncludes a discharge channel from Matagorda, Texas, 
to the gulf which was dredged by local interests in 
1939. (Maintenance will be discontinued upon completion 
of improvements authorized by R&H Act of 
1968.) 
Authorized by R&H Act of 1968. Also provides for a 
dam across the present discharge channel, a new 250- 
foot wide by 20 to 23-feet deep discharge channel 
into Matagorda Bay, and a 15-foot by 200-foot wide 
entrance channel with parallel jetties from the gulf 
shoreline into the Gulf of Mexico. East jetty to be 
3,500 feet long and west jetty 2,900 feet long. 
8 Includes two protective breakwaters at entrance to 
turning basins. 
9 In the inactive category for maintenance. 
10 Also provides for two stone jetties at the gulf entrance 
about 1,000 feet apart. (North jetty constructed 
2,300 feet long and south jetty constructed 2,270 
feet long.) 
11 South turnout is 200 feet wide. 
12 Authorized to mile 31. Mile 25.8 to mile 31 is in inactive 
category. 
13 Dredged 26 feet deep to accommodate U.S. Hopper 
Dredge A. MACKENZIE. 
15-43

REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977

TABLE 15-H

DREDGING OPERATIONS

Brazos Island
Harbor, Texas

Entrance Channel (U.S.
hopper dredge Gerig)

Mar 26- Apr 19, 1977

360,061

427,500



Clear Creek
and Clear Lake,
Texas

North Fork Channel

Mar 25 - Apr 26, 1977

51,629

57,410


Corpus Christi
Ship Channel,
Texas

Outer Bar and Jetty
Channel (U.S. hopper
dredge McFarland)

Oct 1 - Oct 27, 1976

747,114

329,290

Outer Bar Channel (U.S.
hopper dredge Gerig)

Apr 20 - May 31, 1977

671,622

812,928

La Quinta Junction to
Beacon 82

Oct 1 - Oct 20, 1976

712,593

203,183



Double Bayou,
Texas

Double Bayou Channel

Mar 25 - Apr 26, 1977

302,065

139,998


Freeport Harbor,
Texas

Outer Bar and Jetty
Channel (U.S. hopper
dredge McFarland)

Nov 4- Dec 7, 1976

667,707

437,710

Bend Easing

Oct 1, 1976 - Jan 5, 1977

771,395

599,967

Galveston Harbor
and Channel,
Texas

Entrance, Inner Bar
and Outer Bar Channels
(U.S. hopper dredges
McFarland and Gerig)

Oct 28 - Nov 4, 1976 and Dec 8, 1976 - Mar 25, 1977

1,686,819

1,531,268

Gulf Intracoastal
Waterway between
Apalachee Bay,
Fla., and Mexican
Border (Galveston
District)

Port Mansfield
Entrance Channel

Sep 6- 30, 1977

534,000

800,000

Colorado River to
Matagorda Bay

Oct 1, 1976 - Aug 22, 1977

2,580,785

645,034

Channel to Victoria
and Channel to Seadrift

Nov 23, 1976 - Feb 21, 1977

1,244,573

344,464

Channel to Palacios

Feb 27- May 13, 1977

2,063,903

431,531

Colorado River Channel,
Mile 6.3 to 15.4

Mar 17- Sep 26, 1977

804,242

832,670

Port Isabel to Arroyo
Colorado and Channel
to Harlingen

Feb 9- Jul 1, 1977

1,593,620

640,832

Turnstake Island to
Live Oak Point

Oct 1 - Nov 17, 1976

542,225

69,673

Cedar Lakes to
Colorado River and San
Bernard River Channel

May 10- Sep 30, 1977

1,589,585

774,680

Channel to Victoria

May 24 - Sep 30, 1977

345,666

509,800

Brazos River Crossing

May 18 - Aug 14, 1977

476,840

286,974

Across Aransas Bay

Jul 13 - Sep 30,
1977

346,171

129,650

Corpus Christi Bay to
Mud Flats

Jul 24- Sep 30, 1977

528,217

189,670

Port Isabel Small
Boat Harbor

Jun 13- Sep 30, 1977

83,355

142,021

Across Matagorda Bay

Sep 28- Sep 30, 1977

88,000

83,960





15-44

GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT

TABLE 15-H (Continued)


DREDGING OPERATIONS




Houston Ship
Channel, Texas

Redfish Reef to Morgan
Point and Shallow Draft
Channels

Feb 17- Sep 30, 1977

6,515,788

2,391,070
 

Matagorda Ship
Channel, Texas

Matagorda Peninsula
to Point Comfort

Apr 3- Sep 30, 1977

7,908,641

2,476,804



Sabine-Neches
Waterway, Texas

Sabine Bank Channel,
Outer Bar and Jetty
Channel (U.S. hopper
dredge Gerig)

Jun 1 - Sep 16, 1977

0

2,010,336

Upper Reach, Sabine
Pass Channel and Port
Arthur Channel

Mar 15 - Sep 30, 1977

2,223,922

1,078,380

Lower Reaches of Neches
River Channel and
Sabine-Neches Canal
(Section "B")

Oct 11 - Dec 8, 1976

1,545,213

642,844


Texas City
Channel, Texas

Texas City Channel and
Turning Basin

Jan 11 - Apr 4, 1977

2,596,536

802,760

Trinity River
and Tributaries,
Texas

Anahuac Channel,
Channel to Liberty and
Snag and Debris Removal

Feb 21 - Sep 30, 1977

668,919

680,680



TABLE 15-I 
Name 
Addicks Dam 
Barker Dam 
TABLE 15-J 
Location 
Floou Plain Information 
Report, Keegans Bayou, 
Texas 
Flood Plain Information 
Report, Brazos River, 
Texas 
Flood Plain Information 
Report, Mustang Bayou, 
Texas 
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BUFFALO BAYOU AND TRIBUTARIES, TEX. 
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FLOOD PLAIN INFORMATION REPORTS 
COMPLETED THIS FISCAL YEAR 
(October 1, 1976 to September 30, 1977) 
(See Section 37 of Text) 
Requesting Agency Date Cor 
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servoir Estimated 
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Cost 
$5,248,000 
4,530,000 
Federal Cost 
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FORT WORTH, TEX., DISTRICT* 
District includes that portion of Texas south 
of Red River drainage basin exclusive of 
drainage basin of Rio Grande and its 
tributaries above and including Pecos River; 
exclusive of drainage basins of all short 
streams arising in coastal plain of Texas and 
flowing into the Gulf of Mexico, including 
entire basins of Buffalo Bayou, San Jacinto, 
San Bernard, Lavaca, Navidad, Mission, and 
Arkansas Rivers; exclusive of lower basins of 
major streams flowing into the gulf as follows: 
Sabine River, Tex. and La., downstream from 
U.S. Highway 190 crossing at Bon Wier, Tex.; 
Neches River downstream from Town Bluff 
gaging station; Trinity River downstream from 
Texas State Highway 45 crossing at Riverside, 
Tex.; Brazos River downstream from 
confluence with Navasota River; Colorado 
River downstream from gaging station at 
Austin; Guadalupe River downstream from 
confluence with San Marcos River; San 
Antonio River downstream from confluence 
with Escondido Creek; Nueces River 
downstream from confluence with Frio and 
Atascosa Rivers; and exclusive of Agua Dulce, 
San Fernando, and Olmos Creek basins 
draining into Baffins Bay and coastal area 
south thereof to Rio Grande and east of western 
boundary of Starr County, Tex. District also 
includes that portion of western Louisiana in 
Sabine River drainage basin upstream from 
U.S. Highway 190 crossing at Bon Wier, Tex., 
and portion of eastern New Mexico included in 
drainage basins of Brazos and Colorado Rivers. 
IMPROVEMENTS 
Navigation 
1. Neches and Angelina Rivers, Tex. 
2. Trinity River and Tributaries, Tex. 
3. Trinity River Project, Tex. (With 
and Without Navigation) ......... 
4. Other authorized navigation 
projects .......................... 
Flood Control 
5. Aquilla Lake, Tex ................ 
6. Aubrey Lake, Tex ................ 
7. Bardwell Lake, Tex .............. 
8. Belton Lake, Tex ................. 
9. Benbrook Lake, Tex .............. 
10. Big Spring, Tex .................. 
11. Brazos Natural Salt Pollution 
Control, Tex ...................... 
12. Brazos River Basin, Tex ......... 
13. Canyon Lake, Tex ................ 
14. Carl L. Estes Dam and Lake, Tex. 
15. Clopton Crossing Lake, Tex....... 
16. Duck Creek Channel Improvement, 
Tex .............................. 
17. Elm Fork Floodway, Tex ........ 
18. Grapevine Lake, Tex.............. 
19. Greenville, Tex ................... 
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20. Guadalupe and San Antonio Rivers, 
Tex .............................. 16-11 
21. Hords Creek Lake, Tex.......... 16-11 
22. Lake Brownwood Modification, 
Tex .............................. 16-11 
23. Lakeview Lake, Tex .............. 16-11 
24. Lavon Lake, Tex ................. 16-12 
25. Lavon Lake Modification and East 
Fork Channel Improvement, Tex. 16-12 
26. Lewisville Dam, Tex ............. 16-13 
27. Millican Lake, Tex ............... 16-13 
28. Navarro Mills Lake, Tex ......... 16-14 
29. O. C. Fisher Dam and Lake, Tex... 16-14 
30. Plainview Local Flood Protection 
Project ........................... 16-14 
31. Proctor Lake, Tex ................ 16-15 
32. Sabine River Basin, Tex.......... 16-15 
33. San Antonio Channel Improvement, 
Tex .............................. 16-15 
34. San Gabriel River, Tex........... 16-16 
35. Somerville Lake, Tex............. 16-16 
36. Stillhouse Hollow Dam, Tex....... 16-16 
37. Three Rivers, Tex ................ 16-17 
38. Trinity River and Tributaries, Tex. 16-17 
39. Waco Lake, Tex .................. 16-17 
* All cost and financial statements for projects are listed at the end of this chapter. All other tables are referenced in text 
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40. Inspection of completed flood 
control projects .................. 16-18 
41. Scheduling flood control reservoir 
operations ........................ 16-18 
42. Other authorized flood control 
projects .......................... 16-18 
43. Flood control work under special 
authorization ...................... 16-18 
Multiple-Purpose Projects 
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44. Sam Rayburn Dam and Reservoir, 
Tex ................ .............. 16-18 
45. Town Bluff Dam-B. A. Steinhagen 
Lake, Tex. ....................... 16-19 
46. Whitney Lake, Tex ............... 16-19 
General Investigations 
47. Surveys .......................... 16-19 
48. Collection and study of basic data 16-19 
Navigation 
1. NECHES AND ANGELINA RIVERS, 
TEX. 
Location. Neches River rises 60 miles 
southeast of Dallas, Tex., and flows generally 
southeast 416 miles to Sabine Lake 4 miles east 
of Port Arthur, Tex. Angelina River flows 
southeast 200 miles to its confluence with 
Neches River 126 miles above its mouth. 
Authorized features are located as follows: 
Rockland Dam on Neches River about 3 miles 
west of Rockland, Tex.; Sam Rayburn Dam on 
Angelina River about 10 miles northwest of 
Jasper, Tex,; Dam A on Neches River about 4 
miles west of Horger, Tex,; Town Bluff Dam 
on Neches River about one-half mile north of 
Town Bluff, Tex. (See Geological Survey base 
map, Northeast Texas, scale 1:500,000.) 
Existing project. Provides for dams and 
lakes, at Rockland and Sam Rayburn damsites 
on Neches and Angelina Rivers, respectively, 
which will give a large measure of flood 
protection to agricultural lands in lower river 
valley and to city of Beaumont, Tex., reduce 
hazards to navigation resulting from floods, 
and provide a regulated flow in lower river to 
supply municipal, agricultural, and industrial 
demands. In addition, these proposed projects 
will permit development of a large amount of 
firm power and afford opportunities for 
recreation. Plan also provides for construction 
of Dam A, on Neches River below Rockland 
Dam, for development of power and Town 
Bluff Dam, below confluence of Angelina and 
Neches Rivers, to regulate daily fluctuations in 
discharge from turbines in upper projects and 
to develop a limited amount of power. 
Construction of Rockland and Dam A Lakes 
and power facilities at Town Bluff Dam-B. A. 
Steinhagen Lake is to be deferred until 
justified by future conditions. Estimated cost 
for new work, revised in 1972 for Town Bluff 
Dam-B. A. Steinhagen Lake and Sam 
Rayburn Dam and Reservoir and in 1954 for 
Dam A and Rockland Lakes, is $128,091,000 
including $5 million non-Federal cost. (See 
Table 16-D for flood control works included in 
comprehensive plan.) 
2. TRINITY RIVER AND 
TRIBUTARIES, TEX. 
Location. The river basin lies in the eastern 
half of the State of Texas and extends about 
360 miles generally along a northwestsoutheast 
axis, from Archer County on the 
northwest to Chambers County and the Trinity 
Bay on the Gulf of Mexico on the Southeast. 
Maximum width of the basin, in the 
headwaters, is about 100 miles. All or part of 
36 counties are included in the basin. 
Existing project. Projects authorized by the 
River and Harbor Act of 1965 (H. Doc. 276, 
89th Cong., 1st Sess.) consist of the Trinity 
River Project (Multiple-Purpose Channel, 
Advance Participation High Level Bridges, 
Tennessee Colony Lake, Dallas Floodway 
Extension, & West Fork Floodway), Aubrey 
Lake, Lakeview Lake, Roanoke Lake, Duck 
Creek Channel Improvement and Elm Fork 
Floodway. Estimated Federal cost of these 
improvements is $2,774,020,000, including 
$1,000,000 for U.S. Coast Guard aids to 
navigation. Non-Federal cost for land 
acquisition and relocations for local protection 
projects is $151,400,000. Estimated total cost of 
improvements is $2,925,420,000. 
ROANOKE LAKE: Damsite at river mile 
32.0 on Denton Creek, a tributary to Elm Fork 
of Trinity River in Denton County and about 
one-half mile northwest of Roanoke, Texas. An 
earthfill dam 15,200 feet long including a 328 
foot concrete ogee type spillway, with 
maximum height of 97 feet above streambed, 
which controls 604 square miles of drainage 
area. The lake provides a total storage capacity 
of 249,900 acre-feet, of which 223,700 are for 
flood control and 26,200 for sediment reserve. 
Estimated cost is $75,300,000. Local interests 
are required to reimburse the Federal 
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Government for cost allocated to water supply 
storage, presently estimated at $60,398,000, 
one-half of the separable cost allotted to 
recreation at $7,451,000 exclusive of interest 
and future recreation. 
Separate information is furnished on the 
Trinity River Project, Aubrey Lake, Lakeview 
Lake, Elm Fork Floodway and Duck Creek 
Channel Improvement elsewhere in this 
chapter. 
3. TRINITY RIVER PROJECT, TEX. 
(WITH AND WITHOUT 
NAVIGATION) 
WITH NAVIGATION 
Location. The Trinity River basin lies in the 
eastern half of the State of Texas. It extends 
about 360 miles, generally along a northwestsoutheast 
axis, from Archer County on the 
northwest to Chambers County and Trinity 
Bay on the Gulf of Mexico on the southeast. 
Maximum width of the basin, in the 
headwaters, is about 100 miles. Eighteen 
counties are included in the project. The 
Tennessee Colony dam site is located at river 
mile 339.2 on the Trinity River about 16 miles 
west of Palestine, Texas. The reservoir extends 
into Freestone, Anderson, Henderson and 
Navarro Counties. Dallas Floodway Extension 
is located on the Trinity River in the city of 
Dallas, Dallas County, Texas. West Fork 
Floodway is located on the Trinity River and 
extends through the urban areas of the cities of 
Fort Worth, Arlington, Grand Prairie, Irving 
and Dallas, and includes Dallas and Tarrant 
Counties, Texas. 
Existing project. The project was authorized 
by the River and Harbor Act of 1965 (H. Doc. 
276, 89th Cong., 1st Sess.) Presently the 
estimated cost of the improvements is 
$2,319,320,000, including $1,000,000 for the 
U.S. Coast Guard aids to navigation, 
$100,000,000 non-Federal cost for land 
acquisition and relocation required for the local 
protection features, and $8,320,000 for Advance 
Participation on High Level Bridges. 
MULTIPLE-PURPOSE CHANNEL: The 
navigation channel will have a minimum width 
of 200 feet with a minimum depth of 12 feet 
and will extend from the Houston ship channel 
in Galveston Bay a distance of 362.8 miles to 
the 400 foot square turning basins in Fort 
Worth. Nineteen locks and fifteen navigation 
dams, excluding the Wallisville lock and dam 
which was authorized separately. Sixteen locks 
from Wallisville Lake to and including the first 
lock above Dallas will be 84 feet wide by 600 
feet long with the last three locks between 
Dallas and Fort Worth being 84 feet wide by 
400 feet long. Relocation of all utilities, 
highways, railroads and bridges. Relocation or 
alterations of bridges will provide a minimum 
of 300 feet between the piers and a minimum 
vertical clearance of 52 feet above the water 
surface. Estimated Federal cost of the 
improvements is $1,674,320,000, including 
$8,320,000 for the Advance Participation on 
High Level Bridges. 
TENNESSEE COLONY LAKE: The plan 
of improvement provides for the construction of 
an earthfilled dam with a maximum height of 
113 feet above the streambed and a total length 
of 29,500 feet, including a 520 foot controlled 
concrete ogee type spillway, Navigation Lock 
10-B located in the right abutment of the dam 
and Lock and Dam 11 in the upper portion of 
the reservoir. The reservoir will have a total 
controlled storage of 444,000,000 acre-feet and 
a water surface area of 119,500 acres at the top 
of the flood control pool and 73,540 acres at the 
top of the conservation pool. The total storage 
includes 2,144,300 acre-feet for flood control, 
1,032,500 acre-feet for conservation and 
190,000 acre-feet for sediment reserve. 
Estimated Federal cost of the improvement is 
$484,000,000. 
DALLAS FLOODWAY EXTENSION: The 
plan of improvement provides for enlargement 
and realignment of the Trinity River from the 
existing Dallas Floodway downstream 
approximately 8.6 miles. The enlargement and 
realignment of three tributary channels for a 
total distance of about 10.5 miles through the 
leveed areas. Construction of a parallel levee 
system through the lower areas consisting of 
about 10.2 miles along the left bank, 14.6 miles 
along the right bank of the main and diversion 
channels with a minimum distance of 2,000 
feet between levees along the main channel. 
Relocation of all utilities, alteration of bridges 
and the acquisition of rights-of-way. The 
estimated Federal cost is $28,000,000 and 
estimated non-Federal cost is $25,000,000 for a 
total estimated cost of $53,000,000 for the 
improvement. 
WEST FORK FLOODWAY: The plan of 
improvement provides for realignment and 
enlargement along the West Fork of the 
Trinity River from the mouth of the West Fork 
in the existing Dallas Floodway upstream to 
the existing Fort Worth Floodway, a distance 
of 31 miles. The enlargement and realignment 
of approximately 16.7 miles of tributary 
channels through the leveed areas. The 
construction of a parallel levee system through 
the low areas consisting of about 34 miles of 
levee along the left bank and 9.1 miles along 
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the right bank of the main and tributary 
channels with the distance varying from 1,000 
feet to 3,000 feet between levees along the main 
channel. Relocations of all utilities, alteration 
of bridges and acquisition of rights-of-way. 
Estimated Federal cost is $32,000,000 and the 
estimated non-Federal cost is $75,000,000 for a 
total estimated cost of $107,000,000 for the 
improvement. 
Local cooperation. Local interests are 
required to reimburse the Federal Government 
as follows: 1. With respect to the Multiple- 
Purpose Channel, for navigation and flood 
control, the share apportioned to navigation of 
the actual Federal cost for all lands, easement 
and rights-of-way required for construction 
and maintenance of the project and aids to 
navigation; a proportionate share of the cost of 
bridge alteration over existing channels in 
accordance with the principles of Section 6 of 
the Bridge Alterations Act (Truman-Hobbs) of 
21 June 1940 as amended; the share 
apportioned to navigation of the actual Federal 
cost for alterations of sewer, water supply, 
drainage, pipelines and other utility facilities; 
and one-half of the separable cost allocated to 
recreation and fish and wildlife enhancement. 
This reimbursement is presently estimated at 
$119,548,000 for navigation and $8,681,000 for 
recreation (excluding future recreation 
facilities), and $16,865,000 for flood control for 
a total of $145,094,000 exclusive of interest. 2. 
With respect to Tennessee Colony Lake for cost 
allocated to water supply storage and one-half 
of the separable cost allotted to recreation and 
fish and wildlife enhancement. This 
reimbursement is presently estimated at 
$95,927,000 for water supply and $15,964,000 
for recreation (excluding future recreation 
facilities), for a total cost of $111,891,000, 
exclusive of interest. 3. With respect to the 
local protection projects, local interests will 
provide without cost to the United States all 
lands, easements and rights-of-way necessary 
for construction, maintenance and operation of 
the project; relocation of all buildings and 
utilities, bridges (except railroad), sewers, 
pipelines and any existing improvements. 4. 
Local interests will also maintain and operate 
the local protection projects after their 
completion; and share the annual operation and 
maintenance cost allocated for Navigation, 
Tennessee Colony. 
WITHOUT NAVIGATION 
In the FY 1974 Appropriation Act, Congress 
recommended funds to continue planning of the 
flood control, water supply, and recreational 
aspects of the project. Congress did not feel 
that funds should be recommended for 
additional navigation aspects of the project in 
view of the results of the recent referendum. 
Eight counties are included in the project. The 
Tennessee Colony dam site is located at river 
mile 341.7 on the Trinity River about 24 miles 
west of Palestine, Texas. The lake extends into 
Freestone, Anderson, Henderson, and Navarro 
Counties. Dallas Floodway Extension is located 
on the Trinity River in the city of Dallas, 
Dallas County, Texas. West Fork Floodway is 
located on the Trinity River and extends 
through the urban areas of the cities of Fort 
Worth, Arlington, Grand Prairie, Irving, and 
Dallas, and includes Dallas and Tarrant 
Counties, Texas. 
The current estimated cost of the 
improvements is $1,046,000,000, including 
$178,000,000 non-Federal cost for land 
acquisition and relocations required for the 
local protection features. 
RESERVOIR REGULATION 
CHANNEL: The reservoir regulation channel 
will extend about 93 miles from Tennessee 
Colony Lake to Fort Worth, Texas, for flood 
control releases from upstream lakes. 
Estimated Federal cost of the improvements is 
$200,000,000. 
TENNESSEE COLONY LAKE: The plan 
of improvement provides for the construction of 
an earthfilled dam with a maximum height of 
129 feet above the streambed and a total length 
of 43,000 feet with a gated concrete spillway. 
The lake will have a total controlled storage of 
5,161,500 acre-feet and a water surface area of 
164,800 acres at the top of the flood control 
pool and 97,960 acres at the top of the 
conservation pool. The total storage includes 
3,073,600 acre-feet for flood control, 1,841,500 
acre-feet for conservation and 246,400 acre-feet 
for sediment reserve. Estimated Federal cost of 
the improvement is $601,000,000. 
DALLAS FLOODWAY EXTENSION: The 
plan of improvement provides for enlargement 
and realignment of the Trinity River from the 
existing Dallas Floodway downstream 
approximately 8.6 miles. The enlargement and 
realignment of three tributary channels for a 
total distance of about 10.5 miles through the 
leveed areas. Construction of a parallel levee 
system through the lower areas consisting of 
about 10.2 miles along the left bank, 14.6 miles 
along the right bank of the main and diversion 
channels with a minimum distance of 2,000 
feet between levees along the main channel. 
Relocation of all utilities, alteration of bridges 
and the acquisition of rights-of-way. The 
estimated Federal cost is $22,500,000 and 
estimated non-Federal cost is $35,000,000 for a 
total estimated cost of $57,500,000 for the 
improvement. 
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WEST FORK FLOODWAY 
EXTENSION: The plan of improvement 
provides for realignment and enlargement 
along the West Fork of the Trinity River from 
the mouth of the West Fork in the existing 
Dallas Floodway upstream to the existing Fort 
Worth Floodway, a distance of 31 miles. The 
enlargement and realignment of approximately 
16.7 miles of tributary channels through the 
leveed areas. The construction of a parallel 
levee system through the low areas consisting 
of about 34 miles of levee along the left bank 
and 9.1 miles along the right bank of the main 
and tributary channels with the distance 
varying from 1,000 feet to 3,000 feet between 
levees along the main channel. Relocations of 
all utilities, alteration of bridges and 
acquisition of rights-of-way. Estimated Federal 
cost is $44,500,000 and the estimated non- 
Federal cost is $143,000,000 for a total 
estimated cost of $187,500,000 for the 
improvement. 
Local cooperation. Local interests are 
required to reimburse the Federal Government 
as follows: 1. With respect to the Reservoir 
Regulation Channel, for recreation, one-half of 
the separable costs allocated to recreation and 
fish and wildlife enhancement. This 
reimbursement is presently estimated at 
$2,829,000 (excluding future recreation 
facilities) exclusive of interest. 2. With respect 
to Tennessee Colony Lake for costs allocated to 
water supply storage and one-half of the 
separable costs allocated to recreation and fish 
and wildlife enhancement. This reimbursement 
is presently estimated at $137,559,000 for 
water supply and $14,932,000 for recreation 
(excluding future recreation facilities), for a 
total of $152,491,000 exclusive of interest. 3. 
With respect to the local protection projects, 
local interests will provide without cost to the 
United States (except for channel portions 
thereof) all lands, easements, and rights-of-way 
necessary for construction, maintenance, and 
operation of the projects, relocations (except 
railroads) and reimburse the Federal 
Government for one-half of the separable costs 
allocated to recreation and fish and wildlife 
enhancement. This reimbursement is presently 
estimated at $1,084,000 (excluding future 
recreation facilities) exclusive of interest. 4. 
Local interests will also maintain and operate 
the local protection projects after their 
completion; and share the annual operation and 
maintenance cost allocated to water supply and 
recreation. The annual maintenance and 
operation is presently estimated at $2,470,700 
for local interests. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Preconstruction planning continued. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. 
Preconstruction planning for the Trinity River 
Project is 65 percent complete. Advance 
Participation on High Level Bridges is 99 
percent complete. 
4. OTHER AUTHORIZED 
NAVIGATION PROJECTS 
See Table 16-B. 
Flood Control 
5. AQUILLA LAKE, TEX. 
Location. On Aquilla Creek in Hill County, 
Tex., with the dam at river mile 23.3, about 6.8 
miles southwest of Hillsboro, Tex., and about 
24.0 miles north of Waco, Tex. (See U.S. 
Geological Survey maps, Aquilla and Peoria, 
Tex., quadrangle scale 1:24,000.) 
Existing project. Plan of improvement 
provides for an earthfill dam 104.5 feet high 
and 11,800 feet long with an uncontrolled 
concrete spillway 1,200 feet long on the left 
abutment, creating a lake with a total storage 
capacity of 146,000 acre-feet, including 86,700 
acre-feet for flood control, 33,600 acre-feet for 
water supply, and 25,700 acre-feet for sediment 
reserve. Drainage area above damsite is 294 
square miles. Estimated cost is $38,200,000. 
Local cooperation. Section 301, Water Supply 
Act of 1958, Federal Water Project Recreation 
Act of 1965 and Section 221, Flood Control Act 
of 1970 apply. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Acquisition of real estate continued. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. New start for 
fiscal year 1976, engineering and design 
continued. 
6. AUBREY LAKE, TEX. 
Location. Damsite is located at river mile 
60.0 on the Elm Fork of the Trinity River, 
Denton County, between Sanger and Aubrey, 
Texas and 30 miles upstream from Lewisville 
Dam. 
Existing project. The plan of improvement 
provides for construction of an earthfilled dam 
with a maximum height of 131 feet above the 
streambed, a length of 15,250 feet including an 
uncontrolled broadcrested spillway 100 feet 
long, controlling 682 square miles of drainage 
area. The lake will have a total controlled 
storage of 1,064,600 acre-feet, with a water 
surface area of 36,900 acres. The total storage 
includes 260,800 acre-feet for flood control, 
749,200 acre-feet for water supply, and 54,600 
acre-feet for sediment reserve. Estimated 
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Federal cost of the project is $199,000,000. 
Project was authorized by River and Harbor 
Act of 1965 (H. Doc. 276, 89th Cong., 1st Sess.). 
Local cooperation. The Water Supply Act of 
1958 as amended and the Federal Water 
Project Recreation Act of July 1965. Formal 
assurances received, 28 July 1969 for water 
supply and 31 July 1969 for recreation. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Preconstruction planning completed. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction 
new start for fiscal year 1975, engineering and 
design suspended until water supply and 
recreation contracts are renegotiated with local 
interests. 
7. BARDWELL LAKE, TEX. 
Location. Dam is on Waxahachie Creek, 5 
river miles upstream from its confluence with 
Chambers Creek, a tributary of the Trinity 
River, and about 5 miles south of Ennis, Ellis 
County, Tex. 
Existing project. For a description of 
completed improvement and authorizing act 
see Annual Report of 1969. Estimated cost of 
project is $12,941,000. 
Local cooperation. Local interests must 
reimburse the Federal Government for costs 
allocated to increased water supply storage 
under the terms of the Water Supply Act of 
1958. In Contract approved by the Secretary of 
the Army on 24 June 1963 the Trinity River 
Authority, a State agency, agreed to fulfill all 
requirements of local cooperation. To date the 
authority has paid $69,883 toward principal 
and $133,533 toward annual cost of operation 
and maintenance of project, including cost of 
operating 10-foot conduit. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Routine operation and maintenance continued. 
Benefits accrued to Bardwell project: 
Accumulated flood damages prevented through 
fiscal year 1977 were $6,768,500. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction 
of project was started August 1963 and 
completed for beneficial use in November 1965. 
Recreation facilities under Code 710 remain. 
8. BELTON LAKE, TEX. 
Location. Dam is on Leon River about 16.7 
miles above confluence of Leon and Lampasas 
Rivers and about 3 miles north of Belton, Tex. 
(See Geological Survey base map, scale 
1:500,000 and Geological Survey, Belton sheet, 
scale 1:62,500.) 
Existing project. For a description of 
completed improvement and authorizing acts 
see Annual Report for 1962. Estimated cost of 
project is $18,410,000. 
Local cooperation. Section 2, Flood Control 
Act of 1938, applies. A contract with Brazos 
River Authority, a State agency, for remaining 
water supply storage in reservoir was approved 
by Secretary of the Army on 15 January 1958, 
at an estimated cost of $1,602,822. To date 
$492,004 has been paid. Under the contract 
Brazos River Authority must also pay annually 
11.2 percent of actual annual cost of operation 
and maintenance. To date $230,681 has been 
paid. An interim contract with Brazos River 
Authority for emergency use of water supply 
storage in project was approved by Secretary 
of the Army on 2 January 1957. Amount of 
$152,435 paid by authority on 21 March 1957 
for use of these facilities was credited to 
interest and principal payable under formal 
water supply contract. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Routine operation and maintenance continued. 
Recreation facilities under Code 710 regular 
were constructed. 
Benefits accrued to Belton project: 
Accumulated damages prevented through 
fiscal year 1977 were $91,390,900. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction 
started June 1949 and project was ready for 
beneficial use in March 1954. Raising water 
supply pool: Construction started in July 1970 
and the pool raise is complete. Recreation 
facilities under Code 710 remain. 
9. BENBROOK LAKE, TEX. 
Location. Dam is in Tarrant County, Tex., on 
Clear Fork of Trinity River 15 river miles 
upstream from its confluence with West Fork 
of Trinity River about 10 miles southwest of 
downtown Fort Worth, Tex. 
Existing project. For description of 
completed improvement and authorizing acts 
see Annual Report for 1962. Estimated cost of 
project is $14,544,000. 
Local cooperation. Section 2, Flood Control 
Act of 1938, applies. No water supply storage 
is included in project. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Routine operation and maintenance continued. 
Recreation facilities under Code 710 regular 
were constructed. Contract for cost-sharing of 
recreation facilities under Code 710 was 
entered into with the City of Benbrook, Texas; 
and the first construction contract was 
awarded. 
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Benefits accrued to system consisting of 
Benbrook Lake and Fort Worth Floodway: 
Accumulated flood damages prevented through 
fiscal year 1977 are estimated at $39,498,600. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction 
of project was started May 1947 and ready for 
beneficial use in September 1952. Recreation 
facilities under Code 710 remain. 
10. BIG SPRING, TEX. 
Location. In Big Spring, the county seat of 
Howard County, Texas on Beals Creek. Big 
Spring is located about midway between Fort 
Worth and El Paso, Texas. 
Existing project. Provides for construction of 
29,600 feet of improved channel, generally 
along the existing alignment of Beals Creek; 
relocation or alteration of five highway 
bridges, T&P railway facilities and existing 
utilities and pipelines; and implementation of 
flood plain management techniques. 
Realignment and enlargement of Beals Creek 
would begin below the mouth of Big Spring 
Draw at stream mile 66.6 and extend 5.6 miles 
westward into One Mile Lake. Project was 
authorized in 1972 under Section 201 of the 
1965 Flood Control Act substantially in 
accordance with the recommendations of the 
Secretary of the Army and the Chief of 
Engineers as published in House Document 92- 
115, 92nd Congress, 1st Session. Estimated cost 
of the project is $5,730,000 including 
$2,170,000 non-federal cost. 
Local cooperation. Prior to initiation of 
construction, local interests will 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, 
maintenance, and operation of the project; (b) 
Accomplish without cost to the United States 
all relocations and alterations to existing 
improvements, other than railroad bridges, 
which may be required for the construction of 
the project; (c) Hold and save the United States 
free from damages due to construction of the 
project; (d) Maintain and operate all works 
after completion, in accordance with 
regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the 
Army; (e) Provide without cost to the United 
States fill areas for the disposal of excess 
materials from the channel excavation work, 
the areas to be within reasonable haul distance 
of the project (approximately 3 miles); or bear 
the cost for the excessive haul distance; (f) 
Prevent encroachment which would interfere 
with the flood-carrying capacity of the 
improved channel and floodway; (g) At least 
annually, publicize and notify all interested 
parties that the channel will not provide 
protection from the occurrence of storms 
greater than a storm which could be expected 
to occur once in 50 years; and (h) Adopt and 
enforce appropriate flood plain regulations 
(non-structural measures) which in 
combination with the structural measures for 
the proposed flood control project would: (1) 
Insure an unobstructed floodway, and (2) 
Prevent damages to future development within 
the flood plain that would be inundated by a 
flood that could be expected to occur once in 
100 years. The City of Big Springs is the local 
sponsor. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Preconstruction planning was continued. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. 
Preconstruction planning 45 percent complete. 
11. BRAZOS NATURAL SALT 
POLLUTION CONTROL, TEX. 
Location. The project is located in the 
watershed of the Salt and Double Mountain 
Forks of the Upper Brazos River Basin. The 
Croton Lake dam site is located at river mile 
3.3 on the Croton Creek and extends into 
Stonewall and Kent Counties. The Dove Lake 
dam site is located at river mile 5.6 on the Salt 
Croton Creek and extends into Stonewall and 
King Counties. The Kiowa Peak Lake dam site 
is located at river mile 5.4 on the North Croton 
Creek and extends into Stonewall and King 
Counties. 
Existing Project. The plan of improvement 
provides for three lakes which would be 
interconnected by pipelines. Croton Lake, 
which will have a total storage capacity of 
89,100 acre-feet, will consist of an earth 
embankment 3,400 feet long with a 
broadcrested weir spillway and a 24 inch 
pipeline 40,500 feet in length which connects to 
Dove Lake. Dove Lake, which will have a total 
storage capacity of 22,150 acre-feet, will consist 
of an earth embankment 3,260 feet long with a 
broadcrested weir spillway and a 36 inch 
pipeline 74,250 feet in length which connects to 
Kiowa Peak Lake. Kiowa Peak Lake, which 
will have a total storage capacity of 409,500 
acre-feet, will consist of an earth embankment 
18,360 feet long with a broadcrested weir 
spillway. The project would control run-off 
from the major natural salt-producing areas of 
the Brazos River Basin and reduce average 
monthly concentrations of chlorides to 
approximately 250 parts per million as far 
upstream as Possum Kingdom Lake. The 
estimated cost is $78,800,000. The project was 
authorized for Phase I Advanced Engineering 
and Design by the Water Resources 
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Development Act of 1976. 
Local cooperation. Prior to initiation of 
construction, responsible local interests must 
give assurances satisfactory to the Secretary of 
the Army that they will: (a) Contribute 25 
percent of the initial construction cost of the 
project, such contributions to 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 schedule as 
required by the Chief of Engineers; (b) Hold 
and save the United States free from damages 
due to the construction works, not including 
damages due to the fault or negligence of the 
United States or its contractors; (c) Hold and 
save the United States free from all water 
rights claims, including those arising from 
hydroelectric power losses at non-Federal 
facilities, due to construction and operation of 
the project; (d) Maintain and operate all project 
works after completion in accordance with 
regulations presented by the Secretary of the 
Army; (e) Continue active programs to reduce 
man-made salt pollution from oil fields, 
mining, and industrial operations. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Awaiting 
availability of funds to initiate Phase I 
Advanced Engineering and Design. 
12. BRAZOS RIVER BASIN, TEX. 
Location. The Brazos River Basin extends 
from eastern New Mexico southeastwardly and 
diagonally across the State of Texas to the Gulf 
of Mexico. The basin has an overall length of 
about 640 miles and a maximum width of 
about 120 miles. Its total area is about 44,640 
square miles, of which 1,800 lie within four 
counties in New Mexico and 42,840 within 72 
counties in Texas. 
Existing project. The Flood Control Act of 3 
September 1954 authorized the basinwide plan 
of improvement for the Brazos River Basin as 
outlined in House Document 535, 81st 
Congress, 2d Session, and appropriation of $40 
million was authorized for partial 
accomplishment of the plan. The Flood Control 
Act of 1962 added the North and South Fork 
Lakes (San Gabriel River), and the Flood 
Control Act of 1968 added Aquilla Dam and 
Lake (Aquilla Creek) and Millican and 
Navasota Lakes (Navasota River) to the Brazos 
River Basin plan of improvement. Public Laws 
86-645, 88-253, 89-42, 90-17, 90-483, 91-282, 92- 
222, 93-251, 94-347, and 95-104 increased 
monetary authorization $21, $30, $14, $9, $2, 
$5, $20, $19, $19, and $7.5 million respectively, 
bringing total authorization to $186.5 million. 
The plan provides for construction of the 
following lakes for flood control and allied 
purposes in the Brazos River Basin, Texas: 
Waco Lake on Bosque River, Proctor Lake on 
Leon River, Stillhouse Hollow Lake on 
Lampasas River, Granger, North Fork and 
South Fork Lakes on San Gabriel River, 
Somerville Lake on Yegua Creek, Millican and 
Navasota Lakes on Navasota River, and 
Aquilla Lake on Aquilla Creek. The plan 
further provides for modification of existing 
Belton Lake project by installation of 
hydroelectric power generating facilities. The 
plan also provided for construction of a levee 
and related work on west side of the Brazos 
River to afford protection for Burleson County 
Levee Improvement District No. 1 and local 
flood works at Lampasas, Texas, but due to 
lack of receipt of required assurances of local 
cooperation within five-year limitation period 
the authorization for these improvements 
expired. Project maps are in the Senate Project 
Documents. The estimated cost of the 
basinwide plan of improvement is 
$708,924,000. Aquilla, Millican, Proctor, 
Somerville, Stillhouse Hollow, Waco, and San 
Gabriel River Lakes projects are reported 
separately. Detailed planning has not been 
initiated on other projects in the plan of 
improvement. (See Table 16-E for Flood 
Control Works included in Basinwide Plan). 
13. CANYON LAKE, TEX. 
Location. Dam is on Guadalupe River, 303 
miles above its mouth, and about 12 miles 
northwest of New Braunfels, Comal County, 
Tex. 
Existing project. For a description of 
completed improvement and authorizing act 
see Annual Report of 1969. Estimated cost of 
project is $21,732,000, including $1,400,000 
contributed by local interests. 
Local cooperation. Local interests 
(Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority) will utilize 
water impounded for water supply and 
streamflow regulation for development of 
electric power. In a formal contract approved 
by Chief of Engineers on 24 October 1957, 
Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority agreed to 
fulfill all requirements of local cooperation. 
Required contribution of $1,400,000 was made 
in full by Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority. 
In addition, $22,848 was contributed for 
installation and operation of reservoir leakage 
gages. Under the contract the authority must 
pay 34.8 percent of actual annual cost of 
operation and maintenance. To date $526,153 
has been paid. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Regular funds: Routine operation and 
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maintenance continued. Recreation facilities 
under Code 710 regular were constructed. 
Benefits accrued to Canyon project: 
Accumulated damages prevented through 
fiscal year 1977 were $17,447,600. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction 
started April 1958 and project completed for 
beneficial use June 1964. Recreation facilities 
under Code 710 remain. 
14. CARL L. ESTES DAM 
AND LAKE, TEX. 
Location. The dam site is located at river 
mile 475.6 on the Sabine River, 38.9 miles 
downstream from the existing Iron Bridge 
Dam, and 55 miles east of Dallas, Texas. The 
project is located in parts of Woods, Rains and 
Van Zandt counties. 
Existing project. The plan of improvement 
provides for an earth and rock fill dam 90 feet 
high and 26,300 feet long including a gated 
spillway, 232 feet long, on the right bank. The 
dam will create a lake with a total controlled 
storage of 1,375,000 acre-feet, including 
984,500 acre-feet for flood control, 370,000 
acre-feet for water supply, and 20,400 acre-feet 
for sediment reserve. The project was 
authorized by the Flood Control Act of 1970 
(P.L. 91-611) substantially in accordance with 
recommendations as outlined in House 
Document No. 91-429 (91st Congress) and is a 
unit in the comprehensive basinwide plan of 
water resource development. Estimated cost of 
project is $185,000,000. 
Local cooperation. Water Supply Act of 1958, 
Federal Water Project Recreation Act of 1965, 
and Section 221 of the Flood Control Act of 
1970 apply. The Sabine River Authority of 
Texas and the Texas Water Development 
Board are the local project sponsors. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Preconstruction planning continued. Hydrology 
Design Memorandum approved June 1975. 
Phase I General Design Memorandum and 
Environmental Impact Statement continued. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. 
Preconstruction planning is 55 percent 
complete. 
15. CLOPTON CROSSING LAKE, TEX. 
Location. Dam site is located at river mile 
32.5, approximately 2.5 miles upstream of 
Wimberly, Texas on the Blanco River, a 
tributary of the San Marcos River in the 
Guadalupe River Basin. The project lies 
primarily in Hays County with a small portion 
extending into Comal County, Texas. 
Existing project. Plan of improvement 
provides for an earth and rock-fill dam about 
8,280 feet long, including a 760-foot 
uncontrolled broadcrested type spillway 
creating a lake with a total controlled storage 
of 404,000 acre-feet, including 1195000 acre-feet 
for flood control, 274,900 acre-feet for water 
supply and 9,200 acre-feet for sediment 
reserve. The lake would cover 6,060 acres at 
the top of the conservation pool. The estimated 
Federal cost of project is $98,000,000. Project 
was authorized by the Water Resources 
Development Act of 1974, PL 93-251. 
Local cooperation. Prior to initiation of 
construction, responsible local interests must 
give assurances satisfactory to the Secretary of 
the Army that they will: (a) reimburse the 
United States for the water supply storage in 
the project on terms which will permit paying 
out the costs allocated thereto as determined by 
the Chief of Engineers in accordance with the 
provisions of the Water Supply Act of 1958, as 
amended, and (b) obtain without cost to the 
United States all water rights necessary for 
operation of the project in the interest of water 
supply. The Guadalupe-Blanco River 
Authority, by letter dated September 5, 1972, 
furnished assurances as the local sponsor of the 
project. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Preconstruction planning was continued. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. 
Preconstruction planning is 20 percent 
complete. 
16. DUCK CREEK CHANNEL 
IMPROVEMENT, TEX. 
Location. In Garland, Dallas County, Texas 
on Duck Creek, a tributary of the Trinity River 
between river mile 10.4 and 17.5. 
Existing project. Provides for realignment 
and enlargement of 6.6 miles of channel 
improvement consisting of concrete walls, 
modification of drainage facilities, 2 railroad 
bridges, 9 street bridges and relocation of all 
utilities. Estimated Federal cost of these 
modifications is $9,000,000 and estimated cost 
to local interests is $6,500,000, a total of 
$15,500,000. Existing project was authorized 
by River and Harbor Act of 1965 in House 
Document 276, 89th Congress, 1st Session. 
Local cooperation. Local interests must 
provide without cost to the United States all 
lands, easements and rights-of-way necessary 
for construction, and all alterations and 
relocations of existing buildings, utilities, 
bridges (except railroad bridges), sewers, 
pipelines and any other existing improvements; 
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hold the United States free from damages due 
to the construction work, operate and maintain 
all features after completion of the project. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Regular funds, new work: Construction 
contracts were awarded for the relocation of 
MKT Railroad and the AT&SF Railway, and 
continued engineering and design. The AT&SF 
Railway contract has been modified to provide 
an option for actual construction, the option to 
be exercised within a period not to exceed 3 
years from 15 June 1973. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction 
started in June 1972, and the project is 4 
percent complete. Construction has been 
suspended pending local interests providing 
items required for local cooperation. 
17. ELM FORK FLOODWAY, TEX. 
Location. The project is located in Dallas and 
Denton Counties, Texas. A portion of the 
improvement will be in and adjacent to the 
cities of Dallas, Irving and Farmers Branch, 
Texas. 
Existing project. Improvement of the Elm 
Fork of the Trinity River from the mouth to 
Lewisville Dam and along Denton Creek, a 
tributary of the Elm Fork to Grapevine Dam. 
The plan of improvement provides for 
enlargement and realignment of about 22 miles 
of the Elm Fork, enlargement and realignment 
of about 20 miles of tributary channels, 
construction of about 39 miles of new levee, 
rehabilitation of about 2 miles of existing 
levees, modification of 14 street and highway 
bridges, 4 railroad bridges and alteration of 
utilities. Estimated Federal cost of these 
modifications is $36,400,000, and non-Federal 
estimated cost is $44,900,000, a total of 
$81,300,000. Project was authorized by the 
River and Harbor Act of 1965 (H. Doc. 276, 
89th Cong. 1st Sess.) 
Local cooperation. Local interests are 
required to provide (without cost to the Federal 
Government) except for the main channel 
thereof, all lands, easements, utilities and 
bridge relocations (except railroad bridges) 
necessary for construction and operation of the 
project. Assurances were signed 20 March 1969 
by the Trinity River Authority, a State agency, 
that they would provide items required of local 
interests. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Preconstruction planning was completed in 
1973. Further studies have been suspended 
until a definite plan has been accepted by local 
interests. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. 
Preconstruction planning is complete. 
18. GRAPEVINE LAKE, TEX. 
Location. Dam is in Tarrant County, Tex., on 
Denton Creek, 11.7 river miles upstream from 
its confluence with Elm Fork of Trinity River 
and about 20 miles northwest of city of Dallas, 
Tex. 
Existing project. For description of 
completed improvement and authorizing act 
see Annual Report for 1962. Estimated cost of 
project is $18,896,000, including $2,040,000 
contributed by local interests. 
Local cooperation. A contract with Dallas 
County Park Cities Water Control and 
Improvement District No. 2 for 50,000 acrefeet 
of water supply storage was approved by 
Secretary of the Army on 21 March 1955. Park 
Cities paid the required $607,000. A contract 
with city of Dallas for 85,000 acre-feet of water 
supply storage was approved by the Secretary 
of the Army on 17 March 1954. Dallas paid 
required $1,433,026. A Contract with city of 
Grapevine, Tex., for 1,250 acre-feet of water 
supply storage was approved by Secretary of 
the Army on 14 September 1953, at an 
estimated cost of $22,654. To date Grapevine 
has paid $22,654. Above contracts include 
payment of operation and maintenance costs as 
follows: Dallas County Park Cities Water 
Control and Improvement District No. 2, a pro 
rata part of the actual annual cost, which part 
to be not less than $2,000 nor more than $3,000; 
Dallas, 9.2 percent of actual annual cost; and 
Grapevine, its pro rata part of actual annual 
cost (estimated at $79.55 annually and included 
in total annual payment). Following operation 
and maintenance payments have been made: 
Park Cities $75,190, Dallas $258,137, and 
Grapevine $1,591. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Routine operation and maintenance continued. 
Recreation facilities under Code 710 regular 
were constructed. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction 
of project was started December 1947 and 
ready for benefical use in July 1952. Recreation 
facilities under Code 710 remain. 
19. GREENVILLE, TEX. 
Location. In Greenville, Hunt County, Tex. 
on Long Branch of the Sabine River. 
Existing project. Provide for realignment and 
enlargement of 3.34 miles of improved channel 
along Long Branch. Estimated Federal cost is 
$991,000, and estimated cost to local interests 
is $259,000, a total of $1,250,000. Existing 
project was authorized by the Rivers and 
Harbors Act of 1970 in House Document 91- 
429, 91st Congress, 2nd Session. 
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Local cooperation. Local interests must 
provide without cost to the United States all 
lands, easements and rights-of-way necessary 
for construction, and all alterations and 
relocations of existing buildings, utilities, 
bridges (except railroad), sewers, pipelines and 
any other existing improvements; hold the 
United States free from damages due to 
construction work; and operate and maintain 
all features after completion of the project. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Local interests are acquiring necessary items 
of local cooperation. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. 
Preconstruction planning is complete. 
20. GUADALUPE AND SAN 
ANTONIO RIVERS, TEX. 
Location. Improvement is channel 
improvement of San Antonio River and 
tributaries at San Antonio, Tex. 
Existing project. Flood Control Act of 1954 
(H. Doc. 344, 83d Cong., 2d Sess.) adopted plan 
of improvement on Guadalupe and San Antonio 
Rivers. Plan provided for construction of 
Gonzales Dam on San Marcos River for flood 
control and water supply and local flood 
protection for cities of San Antonio and 
Kenedy, Tex. Due to lack of local cooperation, 
authorization for Kenedy Channel 
improvement expired 5 May 1964. Gonzales 
Dam and Blieders Creek tributary to 
Guadalupe River were deauthorized under 
Section 12, PL 93-251, as amended on 5 August 
1977. Existing project maps are in project 
document. Estimated cost for new work is 
$109,700,000 including $62,200,000 non- 
Federal cost on local flood protection projects. 
(See Table 16-F on flood control works.) 
21. HORDS CREEK LAKE, TEX. 
Location. On Hords Creek, a tributary of 
Pecan Bayou, about 13.5 miles west of 
Coleman, Tex., and about 27.8 miles upstream 
from mouth of Hords Creek. (See Geological 
Survey sheets, Grosvenor and Zephyr, scale 
1:62,500.) 
Existing project. For description of 
completed improvement and authorizing acts 
see Annual Report for 1962. Estimated cost of 
project is $4,337,000 including $105,000 
contributed by local interests. 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Routine operation and maintenance continued. 
Benefits accrued to Hords Creek project: 
Accumulated flood damages prevented through 
fiscal year 1977 were $937,200. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction 
of project was started January 1947 and 
completed for beneficial use in April 1948. 
Recreation facilities under Code 710 remain. 
22. LAKE BROWNWOOD 
MODIFICATION, TEX. 
Location. The dam will be located at river 
mile 57 on Pecan Bayou, a tributary of the 
Colorado River, eight miles north of 
Brownwood, Texas. The lake will be located in 
Brown and Coleman counties. 
Existing project. The project will insure the 
safety of the existing non-federal Lake 
Brownwood and preserve its flood control, 
water supply, and related values. Modification 
measures consist of a new embankment 130 
feet high and 1,870 feet long, new outlet works, 
and erosion control measures in the spillway 
channel. The total controlled storage of the 
existing lake is 118,900 acre-feet including 
85,900 acre-feet for water supply and 33,000 
acre-feet for sediment reserve. Storage 
capacity will not be altered by this project. The 
modification project was authorized by the 
Flood Control Act of 1968 (P.L. 90-483) 
substantially in accordance with 
recommendations of the Chief of Engineers as 
contained in House Document No. 90-350. 
Estimated cost of project is $27,530,000 
including $18,500,000 non-federal cost. 
Local cooperation. Water Supply Act of 1958 
and Section 221 of the Flood Control Act of 
1970 apply. Brown County Water 
Improvement No. 1 is the local sponsor. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Preconstruction planning continued. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. 
Preconstruction Planning 99 percent complete. 
23. LAKEVIEW LAKE, TEXAS. 
Location. Dam site is located at river mile 
11.2 on Mountain Creek, a right bank tributary 
of the West Fork of the Trinity River, and is 
adjacent to the city limits of Grand Prairie, 
Dallas County, Texas, which is one of the 
rapidly growing cities in the Dallas-Fort 
Worth metropolitan area. 
Existing project. The project provides for 
construction of an earthfill dam with a 
maximum height of 105 feet above the 
streambed and a total length of 24,200 feet, 
including a 200-foot uncontrolled ogee type 
spillway, which will control 232 square miles of 
drainage area. The reservoir will have a total 
controlled storage of 304,000 acre-feet and a 
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water surface area of 10,940 acres at the top of 
the flood control pool and 7,470 acres at the top 
of the conservation pool. The total storage 
includes 122,800 acre-feet for flood control, 
143,200 acre-feet for conservation and 38,000 
acre-feet for sediment reserve. Estimated 
Federal cost of the project is $235,000,000. 
Project was authorized by River and Harbor 
Act of 1965 (H. Doc. 276, 89th Cong., 1st Sess.), 
and is a unit in the general comprehensive plan 
for development and control of the water 
resources of the Trinity River basin. 
Local cooperation. Prior to initiation of 
construction, responsible local interests must 
give assurances satisfactory to the Secretary of 
the Army that they will: (a) reimburse the 
United States for the water supply storage in 
the project on terms which will permit paying 
out the costs allocated thereto as determined by 
the Chief of Engineers in accordance with the 
provisions of the Water Supply Act of 1958, as 
amended, and (b) obtain without cost to the 
United States all water rights necessary for 
operation of the project in the interest of water 
supply. The Trinity River Authority, a State 
agency, is the principal proponent of the 
project, and by letters dated 2 October 1961 
and 9 August 1962 and in informal discussions 
has stated that it is the intent of this 
organization to sponsor and to comply on items 
of cooperation required of local interests. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Real Estate acquisition initiated. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction 
new start for fiscal year 1975, engineering and 
design is continued. 
24. LAVON LAKE, TEX. 
Location. Dam is in Collin County, Tex., on 
East Fork of Trinity River 55.9 miles above its 
confluence with Trinity River and about 22 
miles northeast of Dallas, Tex. 
Existing project. For description of 
completed improvement and authorizing acts 
see Annual Report for 1962. Estimated cost of 
project is $15,470,000. For information 
concerning Lavon Lake Modification and East 
Fork Channel Improvement project, see 
individual project. 
Local cooperation. Section 2, Flood Control 
Act of 1938, applies. A contract with North 
Texas Municipal Water District for water 
supply storage, including cost of intake 
structure, was approved by Secretary of the 
Army 8 July 1954, at an estimated cost of 
$1,405,753. Contract was revised in 1973 and 
final revised contract amount is $1,445,261.67. 
To date the district has paid $436,319. Under 
the contract North Texas Municipal Water 
District must pay annually 13.6 percent of 
actual annual cost of operation and 
maintenance. To date the district has paid 
$355,525. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Routine operation and maintenance continued. 
Benefits accrued to Lavon project: 
Accumulated flood damages prevented through 
fiscal year 1977 were $50,490,400. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction 
of project was started January 1948 and ready 
for beneficial use in September 1953. Project is 
complete. See section 25 for Lavon Lake 
Modification and East Fork Channel 
Improvement authorized by Flood Control Act 
of 1962. 
25. LAVON LAKE MODIFICATION 
AND EAST FORK CHANNEL 
IMPROVEMENT, TEX. 
Location. Existing dam is in Collin County, 
Tex., on East Fork of Trinity River, 55.9 miles 
above its confluence with Trinity River and 
about 22 miles northeast of Dallas, Tex. 
Channel improvement of East Fork extends 
from its mouth to river mile 31.8. 
Existing project. Reservoir modification 
provides for raising top of existing dam from 
elevation 502.0 to 514.0 and lengthening 
existing dam from about 9,499 feet to about 
19,493 feet; modification of existing concrete 
spillway structure; enlargement of existing 
reservoir area, involving acquisition of 
additional rights-of-way; relocation and 
alteration of highways, county roads, railroads 
and utilities; and provision of recreational 
facilities. East Fork Channel and floodway 
improvements consist of 25 miles of channel 
enlargement and straightening of the East 
Fork between river mile 0.0 and 31.8; 
replacement of inadequate levee-sluice 
structures; rehabilitation of existing levees; 
acquisition and clearing of land areas as 
required for rights-of-way along improved 
channel and existing levees; alteration of 
existing railroad, highway and county road 
bridges crossing the improved channel as well 
as relocation of existing utility lines; and 
strengthening and raising about 202,400 linear 
feet of levees of seven existing levee districts. 
Reservoir will provide a total storage capacity 
of 748,200 acre-feet (275,600 are for flood 
control, 380,000 for water supply storage, and 
92,600 for sedimentation reserve). Estimated 
Federal cost of the modification and 
improvement is $64,500,000 and estimated cost 
to local interests is $220,000 for lands and 
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damages and relocations, a total of $64,720,000. 
Local cooperation. Local interests must 
reimburse the Federal Government for costs 
allocated to increased water supply storage 
under the terms of the Water Supply Act of 
1958. The North Texas Municipal Water 
District has contracted for 43 percent of the 
water supply (approved 22 September 1967 by 
the Secretary of the Army) and has submitted 
assurances to contract for the 57 percent for 
future water supply. Reimbursement is 
currently estimated at $31,907,000. 
Levee Districts 4 and 5, which comprise the 
lower 10 miles of the East Fork Channel, 
entered into agreements as required by section 
221 of the Flood Control Act of 1970 on 28 
January 1972 and have furnished all necessary 
construction easements. 
Levee Districts 6, 8, 10, 13, and 15, which 
comprise the upper 15 miles of the East Fork 
Channel, declined to provide the necessary 
assurances and were issued a 5-year notice of 
deauthorization for this portion of the project 
on 17 October 1972 in accordance with section 
201 of the Flood Control Act of 1962. On 8 
December 1972, this portion of the project was 
reclassified from "active" to "inactive" 
category. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Construction contracts were awarded for 
Reservoir Clearing. Construction was 
completed on Landscaping Recreation 
Facilities, Part II. Construction continuing on 
Relocation AT&SF Railroad and Collin County 
Road 115. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction 
was initiated in May 1970 and is 96 percent 
complete. 
26. LEWISVILLE DAM, TEX. 
Location. 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 old Garza Dam. 
Existing project. For description of 
completed improvement and authorizing acts 
see Annual Report for 1962. Estimated cost of 
project is $27,527,000 including $3,677,000 
contributed by local interests. 
Local cooperation. A contract with city of 
Dallas for 415,000 acre-feet of water supply 
storage and rights and interests to Garza Dam 
and Reservoir was approved by the Secretary 
of the Army on 16 July 1953. Local 
contributions have been made in full. A 
contract with city of Denton, Tex., for 
remaining 21,000 acre-feet of water supply 
storage was approved by the Secretary of the 
Army on 20 May 1954, with an estimated cost 
of $250,064. To date Denton has paid $250,064. 
Under above contracts, cities of Dallas and 
Denton must pay annually 21.9 and 1 percent, 
respectively, of actual annual cost of operation 
and maintenance. To date Dallas has paid 
$801,609 and Denton $39,336. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Regular funds: Routine operation and 
maintenance continued. 
Benefits accrued to system comprised of 
Lewisville Lake, Grapevine Lake, and Dallas 
Floodway: Accumulated flood damages 
prevented through fiscal year 1977 were 
$412,106,300. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction 
of project was started November 1948 and 
ready for beneficial use in November 1954. 
Recreation facilities under Code 710 remain. 
27. MILLICAN LAKE, TEX. 
Location. Dam is on the Navasota River at 
mile 24.1, approximately 7 miles north of 
Navasota, Texas in Grimes and Brazos 
Counties, Texas. This project would be the first 
of a two-stage development consisting of 
Millican and Navasota Dams, both of which 
would be units in the overall plan of 
improvement for the Brazos River Basin. 
Existing Project. The project provides for 
construction of a concrete and earthfill dam 
25,300 feet long including a 472-foot gatecontrolled 
spillway. Without Navasota Lake in 
operation, the top of flood control pool 
(elevation 234.0) would provide 1,557,400 acrefeet 
of storage space and cover a surface area 
of 66,000 acres. There would be 784,800 acrefeet 
of flood control; 680,200 acre-feet for water 
supply (surface area 42,400 acres), and 92,400 
acre-feet for sediment reserve. 
With Navasota Lake in operation, the top of 
flood control elevation and total storage would 
remain the same. The flood control pool would 
be 359,600 acre-feet, water supply storage 
would be 1,125,800 acre-feet (surface area 
55,500 acres) and sediment reserve would be 
72,000 acre-feet. Estimated Federal cost of the 
project is $188,000,000. The project was 
authorized by the Flood Control Act of 1968, 
Public Law 90-483, House Document 341, 90th 
Congress, 2nd Session. 
Local cooperation. The Water Supply Act of 
1958 as amended and the Federal Water 
Project Recreation Act of 1965. By letter dated 
December 9, 1974, the Brazos River Authority 
stated that they would be the state agency to 
cost share for both water supply and 
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recreation. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Preconstruction planning continued. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. 
Preconstruction planning 20 percent complete. 
28. NAVARRO MILLS LAKE, TEX. 
Location. Dam is in Navarro County, ex., at 
river mile 63.9 on Richland Creek, a tributary 
of Trinity River, about 16 miles southwest of 
Corsicana, Tex. 
Existing project. For description of 
completed improvement and authorization acts 
see Annual Report for 1965. Estimated cost of 
project is $12,876,000 including $300,000 
contributed by local interests. 
Local cooperation. The Water Supply Act of 
1958, as amended applies. A formal contract 
with the Trinity River Authority was approved 
3 March 1966, by the Secretary of the Army at 
an estimated cost of $2,260,800. To date the 
Authority has paid $315,850 for water supply 
and $339,192 for operation and maintenance. 
Operation and results during fiscal year. 
Routine operation and maintenance continued. 
Recreation facilities under Code 710 regular 
were constructed. 
Benefits accrued to Navarro Mills project: 
Accumulated flood damages prevented through 
fiscal year 1977 were $23,008,100. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction 
started December 1959 and project completed 
for beneficial use March 1963. Preconstruction 
planning for Alteration of FM Highway 3164 
in Woolf Creek Park was completed. P&S 
completed and approved December 1973. 
Construction pending awaiting allocation of 
funds. Recreation facilities under Code 710 
remain. 
29. O. C. FISHER DAM 
AND LAKE, TEX. 
Location. Dam is on North Concho River, a 
tributary of Concho River, about 6.6 miles 
above mouth of North Concho River near city 
of San Angelo, Tex. (See Geological Survey 
base map, Texas, scale 1:500,000, and sheet 
Wall, scale 1:62,500.) 
Existing project. For description of 
completed improvement and authorizing acts 
see Annual Report for 1962. Name was 
changed from San Angelo Dam and Reservoir 
3 January 1975 by Public Law 93-634. 
Estimated cost of project is $17,111,000. 
Local cooperation. Section 2, 'Flood Control 
Act of 1938, applies. A water-supply contract 
with Upper Colorado River Authority for 
water-supply storage in reservoir was approved 
by Secretary of the Army on 11 October 1948. 
The Authority has contributed $860,444 toward 
cost of project and $64,324 toward operation 
and maintenance for a 50-year period. The 
Authority must pay additional consideration of 
$1 a year for useful life of project, beginning 1 
January 1965. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Regular funds: Routine operation and 
maintenance continued. Recreation facilities 
under Code 710 regular were constructed. 
Benefits accrued to O. C. Fisher Dam & 
Lake project: Accumulated flood damages 
prevented through fiscal year 1977 were 
$2,375,600. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction 
of project was started May 1947 and ready for 
beneficial use February 1952. Recreation 
facilities under Code 710 remain. 
30. PLAINVIEW LOCAL FLOOD 
PROTECTION PROJECT 
Location. Project is located in and adjacent to 
the city of Plainview, Texas on Running Water 
Draw and the Playa-Lakes area which extends 
through the northeast portion of the city. 
Plainview is located in Hale County, Texas. 
Existing Project. The plan of improvement 
provides for construction of 39,200 feet of 
improved channel along Running Water Draw; 
excavation of 39,500 feet of channel in the 
Playa-Lakes area to form the East Diversion 
Channel; a diversion dike to facilitate 
discharge of floodflows from the Playa-Lakes 
area; and relocation or alteration of twenty-two 
highway or street bridges, four railroad 
bridges, two street, and existing utilities and 
pipelines. Estimated Federal cost of these 
improvements is $7,960,000 and estimated cost 
to local interests is $6,230,000 for a total cost of 
$14,190,000. Project was authorized by 
resolution by the Committe on Public Works of 
the Senate and House in December 1970 
pursuant to the provision of Section 201 of the 
1965 FC Act, PL 89-298 (H. Doc 192, 91st 
Congress, 1st Session.) 
Local Cooperation. Local interests must 
provide without cost to the United States all 
lands, easements and rights-of-way necessary 
for construction, and all alterations and 
relocations of existing buildings, utilities, 
bridges (except railroad), sewers, pipelines and 
any other existing improvements; hold the 
United States free from damages due to 
construction work; and operate and maintain 
all features after completion of the project. 
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Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Preconstruction planning was continued. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. 
Preconstruction planning is 20 percent 
complete. 
31. PROCTOR LAKE, TEX. 
Location. Dam is at river mile 238.9 on Leon 
River, a tributary of Brazos River, about 8 
miles northeast of Comanche in Comanche 
County, Tex. 
Existing project. For description of 
completed improvement and authorization act 
see Annual Report of 1969. Estimated cost of 
project is $16,249,000. 
Local cooperation. The Water Supply Act of 
1958 applies. A formal contract with the 
Brazos River Authority, a State agency, was 
approved by Secretary of the Army, 1 July 
1960, and was modified and was approved 9 
May 1966, at an estimated cost of $1,707,900. 
To date the Authority has paid $181,043 for 
water supply and $75,616 for operation and 
maintenance. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Routine operation and maintenance were 
continued. 
Benefits accrued to Proctor project: 
Accumulated flood damages prevented through 
fiscal year 1977 were $4,657,000. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction 
of project was started July 1960 and completed 
for beneficial use 1963. Recreation facilities 
under Code 710 remain. 
32. SABINE RIVER BASIN, TEX. 
Location. The Sabine River Basin extends in 
a general northwest-southeast direction from 
Collin and Rockwell Counties about 35 miles 
northeast of Dallas, Texas, about 165 miles to 
the eastern boundary of the State; thence 
southerly in Texas and Louisiana about 145 
miles to the head of Sabine Lake near Orange, 
Texas. The basin is about 300 miles long and 
varies in width from a minimum of 16 miles to 
a maximum of 48 miles, with a drainage area 
of approximately 9,756 square miles of which 
2,330 square miles are located in Louisiana and 
7,426 square miles in Texas. 
Existing project. The River and Harbor Act 
of 1970 authorized the plan of improvement for 
the Sabine River Basin as outlined in House 
Document 91-429, 91st Congress, 2d Session 
and appropriation of $40,000,000 was 
authorized for partial accomplishment of the 
plan. The plan provides for construction of Carl 
L. Estes, Lake Fork and Big Sandy Lakes. The 
plan further provides for Local Flood 
Protection for the City of Greenville, Texas. 
The estimated cost of the basinwide plan of 
improvement is $369,000,000. (See Table 16-G 
for Flood Control Works included in Basinwide 
Plan.) 
33. SAN ANTONIO CHANNEL 
IMPROVEMENT, TEX. 
Location. Floodway is in city of San Antonio, 
Bexar County, Tex., on San Antonio River and 
San Pedro, Apache, Alazan, and Martinez 
Creeks. 
Existing project. Provides for clearing, 
widening, deepening, and straightening about 
31 miles of river and creek channels to carry 
standard project flood discharges, construction 
of channel walls, and paving, conduit, and 
construction and alteration of railroad bridges. 
Estimated Federal cost of these modifications 
is $47,500,000 and estimated cost to local 
interests is $62,200,000 which includes 
$1,300,000 cash contributions and $60,900,000 
for lands, damages, and construction, a total of 
$109,700,000. Existing project was authorized 
by 1954 Flood Control Act (H. Doc. 344, 83d 
Cong., 2d Sess.). Latest published map is in 
project document. The Water Resources Act of 
1976 added authorization to the existing 
project for construction of flood control 
measures needed to preserve and protect the 
Espada Acequir Aqueduct located in the 
vicinity of Six Mile Creek. 
Local cooperation. Local interests must 
furnish lands and rights-of-way for 
construction, including purchase and removal 
of buildings, relocation or reconstruction of 
bridges (exclusive of railway bridges), channel 
dams where applicable, and utility lines; hold 
the United States free from damages; maintain 
and operate all works after completion; and 
provide a cash contribution for enhancement 
benefits of 2.65 percent of actual Federal 
construction cost. San Antonio River Authority 
furnished assurances that it will comply with 
all requirements of local cooperation. These 
assurances were accepted by the District 
Engineer on 15 April 1957. To date $655,300 
has been contributed by San Antonio River 
Authority. In addition, $30,000 has been 
contributed and accepted, under the authority 
of Civil Functions Appropriations Act of 1958, 
for vehicular crossings over the San Antonio 
channel. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Construction was completed on Apache Creek 
Channel Improvement, Unit 5-3. Construction 
contract was awarded for Martinez Creek 
Channel Improvement, Unit 6-1. Engineering 
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and design studies continued. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction 
was started in October 1957 and the project is 
about 50 percent complete. 
34. SAN GABRIEL RIVER, TEXAS 
Location. System of three reservoirs in 
Williamson County in the central portion of 
Brazos River Basin. Granger Dam at river 
mile 31.9 on San Gabriel River, about 7 miles 
east of Granger, Tex.; North Fork Dam at 
river mile 4.3 on North Fork of San Gabriel 
River, about 3.5 miles northwest of 
Georgetown, Tex.; and South Fork Dam at 
river mile 4.7 on South Fork of San Gabriel 
River, about 3 miles southwest of Georgetown, 
Tex. 
Existing project. Granger Lake was 
authorized by 1954 Flood Control Act, and 
North and South Fork Lakes were authorized 
by 1962 Flood Control Act. Estimated total 
Federal cost of project is $119,000,000. Plan of 
improvement provides for the following: 
Granger: An earthfilled dam 16,320 feet long, 
with maximum height of 115 feet above 
streambed, which controls 709 square miles of 
drainage area. Reservoir provides a total 
storage capacity of 244,200 acre-feet, of which 
162,200 acre-feet are for flood control, 37,900 
acre-feet for water supply storage, and 44,100 
acre-feet for sediment reserve. Estimated cost 
of project is $55,300,000. North Fork: A 
rockfill dam 5,950 feet long with maximum 
height of 165 feet above streambed, which 
controls 246 square miles of drainage area. 
Reservoir provides a total storage capacity of 
130,800 acre-feet, of which 87,600 acre-feet are 
for flood control, 29,200 acre-feet for water 
supply storage, and 14,000 acre-feet for 
sediment reserve. Estimated cost of project is 
$31,400,000. South Fork: A rockfill dam 5,120 
feet long with maximum height of 152 feet 
above streambed, which controls 123 square 
miles of drainage area. Reservoir provides a 
total storage capacity of 82,600 acre-feet 
(45,700 for flood control, 28,900 for water 
supply storage, and 8,000 for sediment 
reserve). Estimated cost of project is 
$32,300,000. 
Local cooperation. Construction is subject to 
condition that local interests reimburse the 
Federal Government for costs allocated to 
water supply at Granger, North Fork, and 
South Fork Lakes. Reimbursement currently 
estimated at $11,451,000 for Granger, 
$8,730,000 for North Fork, and $9,564,000 for 
South Fork, for a total of $29,745,000 exclusive 
of interest. Brazos River Authority, a State 
agency, is the local interests' sponsor of project, 
and by letter dated 18 April 1966, indicated its 
acceptance of the proposed plan of development 
and its willingness to pay for the costs 
allocated to water supply in each reservoir in 
the ultimate plan. Such water supply 
assurances for Granger and North Fork Lakes 
were approved 24 May 1968 as satisfactory in 
accordance with requirements of the Water 
Supply Act of 1958, as amended. Contract 
negotiations for South Fork Lake will be 
deferred until the need for water supply 
develops and the reservoir is scheduled for 
construction. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Construction was continued on the 
embankment completion contracts at both 
Granger and North Fork. Real Estate activities 
and engineering and design continued at 
Granger and North Fork. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction 
was started in October 1972. Project is about 
65 percent complete. 
35. SOMERVILLE LAKE, TEX. 
Location. Dam is on Yegua Creek 20 miles 
upstream from its confluence with Brazos 
River and about 2 miles south of Somerville, 
Tex. 
Existing project. For description of 
completed improvements and authorization act 
see Annual Report of 1969. Estimated cost of 
project is $33,163,000. 
Local cooperation. The Water Supply Act of 
1958, as amended, applies. A contract with the 
Brazos River Authority, a State agency, for 
water supply storage was approved 10 May 
1962, by the Secretary of the Army, at an 
estimated cost of $4,871,815. Also under the 
contract, the Authority must pay annually 
28.655 percent of the actual annual cost of 
operation and maintenance. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Routine operation and maintenance continued. 
Construction of recreation facilities under a 
contract with the State of Texas, under Code 
710 cost-sharing continued. 
Benefits accrued to Somerville project: 
Accumulated damages prevented through 
fiscal year 1977 were $18,459,800. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction 
started in June 1962 and project was ready for 
beneficial use in January 1967. Recreation 
facilities under Code 710 remain. 
36. STILLHOUSE HOLLOW DAM, 
TEX. 
Location. Dam is on Lampasas River 16 
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miles upstream from its confluence with Little 
River, a tributary of the Brazos River, and 
about 5 miles southwest of Belton, Tex. 
Existing project. For description of 
completed improvements and authorization act 
see Annual Report of 1969. Estimated cost of 
project is $23,670,000. 
Local cooperation. The Water Supply Act of 
1958 applies. A contract with the Brazos River 
Authority, a State agency, for water supply 
storage was approved 13 April 1962, by the 
Secretary of the Army, at an estimated cost of 
$6,912,430. To date the Authority has paid 
$108,455. Also under the contract the 
Authority must pay annually 27.748 percent of 
the actual annual cost of operation and 
maintenance. To date the Authority has paid 
$10,396. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Routine operation and maintenance continued. 
Recreation facilities under Code 710 regular 
were constructed. 
Benefits accrued to Stillhouse Hollow 
Project: Accumulated estimate of flood 
damages prevented through fiscal year 1977 is 
$13,627,800. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction 
was initiated in July 1962 and the project was 
ready for beneficial use in February 1968. 
Recreation facilities under Code 710 remain. 
37. THREE RIVERS, TEX. 
Location. The project is located in and 
adjacent to the city of Three Rivers, Live Oak 
County, Texas, midway between San Antonio 
and Corpus Christi, Texas, on the left bank of 
the Frio River, two miles below the mouth of 
the Atascosa River and two miles above the 
confluence with the Nueces River. 
Existing project. The local flood protection 
project consists of an earthfill levee 4.5 miles in 
length and appurtenant water control 
measures. The project was authorized in 1971 
under Section 201 of the 1965 Flood Control 
Act in accordance with the recommendations of 
the Chief of Engineers as contained in House 
Document 92-153. Estimated cost of the project 
is $5,920,000 including $1,000,000 non-federal 
cost. 
Local cooperation. Prior to initiation of 
construction, local interests will give 
assurances satisfactory to the Secretary of the 
Army that they will: (a) Provide without cost to 
the United States all lands, easements, rightsof-
way, and borrow areas necessary for 
construction, maintenance, and operation of the 
project; (b) Provide without cost to the United 
States all bridge relocations, except railroad 
bridges, and all buildings, structures, and any 
other alterations of existing structures or 
improvements which may be required for 
construction of the project: (c) Hold and save 
the United States free from damages due to 
construction of the project; (d) Acquire without 
cost to the United States, easements on lands 
adjacent to the city to allow flooding on some 
lands not now in the flood plain, and hold and 
save the United States free from claims as a 
result of this additional flooding; (e) Provide 
assurances that encroachment on interior and 
exterior drainage and ponding areas will not 
be permitted without offsetting the 
encroachment by substitute storage or 
equivalent pumping capacity, without cost to 
the United States; (f) agree to publicize flood 
flood plain information in the area concerned 
and to provide this information to zoning and 
other regulatory agencies and public 
information media for their guidance and 
appropriate action, including adoption of such 
regulations as may be necessary to insure 
compatibility between future developments and 
protection levels provided by the project; and 
(g) Maintain and operate all works after 
completion in accordance with regulations 
prescribed by the Secretary of the Army. The 
city of Three Rivers is the local sponsor. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Preconstruction planning was continued. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. 
Preconstruction planning 98 percent complete. 
38. TRINITY RIVER AND 
TRIBUTARIES, TEX. 
Location Seven improvements are in upper 
portion of Trinity River Basin (Benbrook, 
Lavon, Grapevine and Lewisville Lakes, and 
Dallas, Fort Worth and Richland Hills local 
flood protection projects) within a 50-mile 
radius of Dallas, Tex., and two (Navarro Mills 
and Bardwell Lakes) are in Richland- 
Chambers Creek watershed, within 25-mile 
radius of Corsicana, Tex. 
Existing project. All improvements are in 
operation. Information for each project is 
furnished elsewhere in this chapter. Estimated 
cost of improvements is $130,586,840 including 
$6,017,000 local interests contributions for 
water supply storage in reservoirs, and 
$10,535,900 non-Federal cost on local flood 
control projects. (See Table 16-H regarding 
flood control works included in comprehensive 
plan and local flood protection works.) 
39. WACO LAKE, TEX. 
Location. Dam is on Bosque River, 4.6 river 
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miles above its confluence with Brazos River, 
at city of Waco, McLennan County, Tex. 
Existing project. For description of 
completed improvements and authorization act 
see Annual Report of 1969. Estimated cost of 
project is $54,345,000 including $250,000 
contributed by local interests and $2,500,000 
other non-Federal cost. 
Local cooperation. Section G of the Flood 
Control Act of December 1944 applies. A 
contract with the Brazos River Authority, a 
State agency, for water supply storage and the 
contract with the city of Waco transferring the 
existing Lake Waco to the Government for 
their water supply storage, was approved by 
the Secretary of the Army on 15 April 1958. To 
date the Authority for their portion of the 
water supply storage has paid $913,163. Also 
under the contract the Authority and the City 
must pay 14.607 and 2.087 percent respectively 
of the actual cost of operation and 
maintenance. To date the Authority has paid 
$349,100 and the City has paid $53,196. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Regular funds: Routine operations and 
maintenance continued. 
Benefits accrued to Waco project: 
Accumulated damages prevented through 
fiscal year 1977 were $46,497,100. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction 
was started in July 1958, and project was 
ready for beneficial use in February 1965. 
Recreation facilities under Code 710 remain. 
40. INSPECTION OF COMPLETED 
FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS. 
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 
operation and maintenance of local floodprotection 
works approved by Secretary of the 
Army in accordance with authority in section 
3, Flood Control Act of 22 June 1936. See Table 
16-I for inspections made this fiscal year. 
Inspection costs for fiscal year from regular 
funds for maintenance were $15,530. Total 
costs to 30 September 1977 were $224,498. 
41. SCHEDULING FLOOD CONTROL 
RESERVOIR OPERATIONS 
In accordance with Flood Control Act of 1944 
expenditures were made for scheduling flood 
control reservoir operations and preparation of 
reservoir regulation manual for Marshall Ford 
Dam, on the Colorado River, near city of 
Austin, Tex., and for preparation of reservoir 
regulation manual for Twin Buttes Dam, on 
Middle and South Concho Rivers near city of 
San Angelo, Tex. Marshall Ford Dam was 
authorized by 1937 River and Harbor Act. 
Project was constructed jointly by Bureau of 
Reclamation and Lower Colorado River 
Authority and was completed during fiscal 
year 1942. Twin Buttes Reservoir was 
authorized for construction by Department of 
Interior by Public Law 152, 85th Congress. 
Construction was initiated in June 1960; 
closure of dam started in June 1962; deliberate 
impoundment was started 23 January 1963. 
Accumulated damages prevented by 
Marshall Ford Reservoir through fiscal year 
1977 were $62,758,600. During filling stage 
Twin Buttes Reservoir will consist of two 
separate pools, one on South Concho River and 
the other on Middle Concho River and Spring 
Creek. Equalizing channel between these two 
pools is at elevation 1925.0. Costs for fiscal year 
from regular funds for maintenance were 
$59,187. 
42. OTHER AUTHORIZED FLOOD 
CONTROL PROJECTS 
(See Table 16-C.) 
43. FLOOD CONTROL WORK UNDER 
SPECIAL AUTHORIZATION 
Flood control activities pursuant to section 
205, Public Law 858, 80th Congress, as 
amended (preauthorization) 
Fiscal year costs were: Corsicana, $93,887; 
Espantosa Slough, $4,962; Kings Creek, $3,268; 
Marshall, $94,788; Terrell, $3,826; Unnamed 
Creek, $4,635; and Walnut Creek, $86,814. 
Emergency flood control, hurricane-flood, and 
shore protection activities (Public Law 99, 84th 
Cong., and antecedent legislation) 
Fiscal year costs were $18,408 for advance 
preparation and $125,694 for repair and 
restoration, a total of $144,102. 
Multi-Purpose Projects Including Power 
44. SAM RAYBURN DAM AND 
RESERVOIR, TEX. 
Location. Dam is on Angelina River 25.2 
miles upstream from its confluence with 
Neches River and about 10 miles northwest of 
Jasper, Tex. 
Existing project. For description of 
completed improvements and authorization act 
see Annual Report 1969. Estimated cost of 
project is $68,683,000 including $3,000,000 
contributed by local interests. 
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Local cooperation. A contract with the Lower 
Neches Valley Authority, a State agency, to 
contribute $3,000,000 toward the first cost and 
an additional $200,000 annually for 50 years 
after completion of the project was approved 
by the Secretary of the Army on 22 January 
1957. Contribution of $3,000,000 was made in 
full and annual payments to date of $2,400,000 
have been made by the Authority. 
A contract with the City of Lufkin for water 
supply storage was approved 27 May 1969 by 
the Secretary of the Army at an estimated cost 
of $525,600. To date the City has paid $40,828. 
Also under the contract the City of Lufkin 
must pay annually 0.692 percent of the annual 
cost of operation and maintenance. To date the 
City has paid $25,474. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Continued routine operation and maintenance. 
Recreation facilities under Code 710 regular 
were constructed. 
Benefits accrued to Sam Rayburn project: 
Accumulated damages prevented through 
fiscal year 1977 were $40,634,100. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction 
was started August 1956 and project ready for 
beneficial use in March 1965. Recreation 
facilities under Code 710 remain. 
45. TOWN BLUFF DAM-B. A. 
STEINHAGEN LAKE, TEX. 
Location. Dam is on Neches River about 12.4 
miles below mouth of Angelina River, one-half 
mile north of Town Bluff, Tex., and 93 river 
miles north of Beaumont, Tex. 
Existing project. For description of 
completed improvement and authorizing acts 
see Annual Report for 1962. Estimated cost of 
project is $9,888,000, including $2 million 
contributed by local interests. 
Local cooperation. Completed as required. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Regular Funds: Routine operation and 
maintenance continued. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction 
started March 1947 and project was ready for 
beneficial use in April 1951. Recreation 
facilities under Code 710 remain. 
46. WHITNEY LAKE, TEX. 
Location. Dam is on Brazos River, about 442 
miles above mouth of river, 5.5 miles southwest 
of Whitney, Tex., and about 38 miles upstream 
from city of Waco, Tex. (See Geological Survey 
sheets: Waco, Cleburne and Granbury scale 
1:125,000, and Whitney, Blum, and Morgan, 
scale 1:62,500.) 
Existing project. For description of 
completed improvement and authorizing acts 
see Annual Report for 1962. Estimated cost of 
project is $46,306,000. 
Local cooperation. Section 2, Flood Control 
Act of 1938, applies. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Continued routine operation and maintenance. 
Benefits accrued to Whitney project: 
Accumulated damages prevented through 
fiscal year 1977 were $91,832,000. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction 
of project was started June 1946 and ready for 
flood control use in December 1951. First 
power was placed on-the-line in June 1953. 
Raise power pool is complete. Recreation 
facilities under Code 710 remain. 
General Investigations 
47. SURVEYS 
Fiscal year costs were $712,527 for flood 
control studies, $10,649 for coordination with 
other agencies, a total of $723,176. 
48. COLLECTION AND STUDY OF 
BASIC DATA 
Work was continued under the Flood Plain 
Management Services on the compilation of 
information on floods and potential flood 
damages, including identification of those areas 
subject to inundation. Fiscal year expenditures 
for these activities totaled $400,616. (See Table 
16-J on completed flood plain studies.) Fiscal 
year costs were $13,291 for hydrologic studies. 
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TABLE 16-A COST AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
See 
Section Total Cost To 
in Text Project Funding FY 74 FY 75 FY 76 FY 77 Sept. 30, 1977 
45. Town Bluff Dam- 
B. A. Steinhagen 
Lake, Tex. 
3. Trinity River 
Project, Tex. 
(Includes Advance 
Participation on High 
Level Bridges) 
5. Aquilla Lake, Tex. 
6. Aubrey Lake, Tex. 
7. Bardwell Lake, 
Tex. 
8. Belton Lake, Tex. 
9. Benbrook Lake, Tex. 
10. Big Spring, Tex. 
13. Canyon Lake, Tex. 
(Federal Funds) 
14. Carl L. Estes 
Dam & Lake 
15. Clopton Crossing, 
Tex. 
16. Duck Creek Channel 
Improvement, Tex. 
17. Elm Fork Floodway, 
Tex. 
18. Grapevine Lake, Tex. 
19. Greenville, Tex. 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
480,000 425,900 520,000 529,500 
569,741 340,235 556,097 439,834 
969,000 800,000 1,250,000 1,086,654 
2,611,436 1,308,442 1,216,408 1,669,007 
310,000 596,000 2,200,000 3,000,000 
305,738 506,697 916,851 3,950,714 
383,000 2,500,000 2,314,000 (-)1,000,000 
395,342 663,922 932,309 190,475 
384,954 370,190 524,000 467,500 
537,540 343,692 539,828 446,982 
900 4,255 225,038 424,620 
49,670 906 11,597 518,817 
389,636 488,500 886,000 681,100 
369,965 454,925 917,814 685,787 
2,000 7,295 67,947 - 
22,637 - 55,441 19,801 
451,000 495,100 835,000 610,200 
392,059 498,426 804,886 681,313 
- - 85,000 121,000 
- - 67,187 132,905 
(-)500 - (-)385 100,000 
2,686 - (-)385 27,102 
421,000 430,700 601,000 612,500 
431,415 403,750 620,942 607,456 
- 430,000 275,000 6,000 
- 413,128 165,005 121,209 
- - 250,000 239,000 
- - 149,840 322,944 
(-)870,000 (-)130,275 - (-)22,803 
49,902 3,322 - - 
25,000 - - - 
25,514 7,964 - - 
107,000 76,335 (-)294 109,000 
190,328 14,504 16,616 12,410 
813,795 784,300 952,000 714,100 
725,568 830,113 841,086 848,461 
295,000 - - -- 
32,088 29,808 620 10,875 
16-20 
6,602,737, 
6,602,737 
5,144,714 
4,991,026 
17,649,866 
17,423,186 
6,560,300 
6,055,441 
5,119,700 
3,092,356 
10,934,505 
10,934,505 
3,140,487 
3,103,819 
16,599,472 
2 
17,382,191 
5,318,003 
5,288,931 
12,524,792
3 
12,524,792 
5,507,555 
5,479,409 
206,000 
200,092
4 
19,022,143 
18,949,225 
4,228,284 
4,208,851 
3,295,784 
3,266,667 
489,000 
472,784 
610,295 
610,295 
662,400 
646,451 
10,108,336
5 
9,821,791 
6,356,514 
6,320,186 
306,900 
85,191

FORT WORTH, TEX., DISTRICT 
TABLE 16-A COST AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
See 
Section Total Cost To 
in Text Project Funding FY 74 FY 75 FY 76 FY 77 Sept. 30, 1977 
21. Hords Creek Lake, 
Tex. 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
22. Lake Brownwood New Work: 
Modification, Tex. Approp. 
Cost 
23. Lakeview Lake, Tex. New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
24. Lavon Lake, Tex. New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
25. Lavon Lake New Work: 
Modification & East Approp. 
Fork Channel Cost 
Improvement, Tex. 
26. Lewisville Dam, Tex. New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
27. Millican Lake, New Work: 
Tex. Approp. 
Cost 
28. Navarro Mills Lake, New Work: 
Tex. Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
29. O. C. Fisher Dam New Work: 
and Lake, Tex. Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
30. Plainview, Tex. New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
31. Proctor Lake, Tex. New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
33. San Antonio Channel New Work: 
Improvement, Tex. Approp. 
(Federal Funds) Cost 
(Contributed Funds) New Work: 
Contrib. 
Cost 
34. San Gabriel River, New Work: 
Tex. Approp. 
Cost 
35. Somerville Lake, New Work: 
Tex. Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
22,000 - - - 
22,000 - - - 
222,808 216,600 339,250 300,800 
254,206 198,942 339,651 295,402 
- 250,000 363,000 25,000 
- 225,180 347,814 55,790 
90,000 735,000 2,700,000 1,000,000 
53,573 36,486 363,722 958,746 
449,462 
496,196 
6,295,000 
9,412,675 
547,300 933,000 870,700 
516,355 937,836 834,685 
2,192,000 3,051,400 1,600,000 
7,503,461 3,226,494 3,912,486 
- 168,510 243 1,020 
- 32,911 134,863 (-)15,033 
675,000 668,220 856,082 742,900 
597,778 679,649 889,071 689,201 
350,000 350,000 425,000 289,000 
454,767 392,414 258,730 337,175 
- - 389,841 - 
- - 28,020 361,690 
449,000 423,400 608,000 556,300 
487,723 393,039 635,370 536,876 
- - - 125,380 
- - - 20,398 
307,000 318,400 499,000 411,300 
319,141 299,990 485,575 401,294 
- - 110,000 200,000 
- - 42,188 264,291 
- 610 - - 
- - 610 - 
362,921 392,900 534,000 494,500 
375,050 315,729 601,329 454,134 
1,000,000 2,655,896 2,563,000 1,700,000 
2,055,933 2,886,996 2,425,403 515,297 
30,000 71,000 68,200 45,100 
73,000 54,000 75,600 54,700 
6,997,000 9,414,642 11,299,600 20,175,000 
7,875,909 8,800,000 12,315,972 16,014,838 
2,500 1,055,495 641,717 (-)151,350 
191,247 995,139 663,296 (-)421,871 
627,751 493,900 707,750 675,200 
629,214 495,746 736,819 662,889 
16-21 
2,602,367 
6 
2,602,367 
2,808,959 
2,785,734 
638,000 
628,784 
5,415,000 
2,302,468 
12,528,700 
12,528,700 
5,908,909 
5,824,399 
57,921,362 
58,908,012 
18,366,279 
7 
18,349,247 
7,527,591 
8 
7,433,271 
2,153,000 
2,023,197 
9,821,7489 
9,821,617 
3,693,305 
3,653,341 
16,035,067 
15,930,085 
4,191,855 
4,142,160 
310,000 
306,479 
14,409,585 
14,409,585 
3,522,272 
3,461,256 
24,728,045 
23,398,261 
655,300 
655,300 
62,818,100 
57,795,226 
26,597,819 
26,288,521 
4,158,447 
4,125,858

TABLE 16-A 
REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
COST AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
See 
Section Total Cost To 
in Text Project Funding FY 74 FY 75 FY 76 FY 77 Sept. 30, 1977 
36. Stillhouse Hollow New Work: o10 
Dam, Tex. Approp. - 118,435 116,962 (-)1,020 20,168,264 
Cost 811 14,450 206,168 13,758 20,182,713 
Maint. 
Approp. 419,000 361,900 545,918 580,300 3,069,526 
Cost 461,184 317,574 583,922 505,063 2,965,859 
37. Three Rivers, Tex. New Work: 
Approp. - 60,000 200,000 234,000 494,000 
Cost - 59,578 160,059 191,076 410,713 
39. Waco Lake, Tex. New Work:~ 
Approp. - 2,754 - - 49,528,854 
Cost - - 3,650 - 49,257,121 
Maint. 
Approp. 485,673 442,500 554,000 574,000 48,298 
Cost 536,304 414,992 583,342 547,669 47,873 
44. Sam Rayburn Dam New Work: 
and. Reservoir, Tex. Approp. - 240,000 132,000 - 60,474,07012 
Cost (-)25 25 126,745 113,994 60,742,809 
Maint. 
Approp. 1,238,275 1,239,400 1,685,000 1,441,000 11,017,694 
Cost 1,151,807 1,219,783 1,781,758 1,272,010 10,829,070 
46. Whitney Lake, Tex. New Work: 
Approp. (-)2,400 8,510 (-)69 - 42,710,53613 
Cost 72,488 - 8,441 - 42,710,536 
Maint. 
Approp. 882,000 1,002,800 1,569,000 1,517,000 12,081,376 
Cost 1,038,518 940,909 1,538,902 1,474,265 11,931,433 
'Excludes $2,000,000 contributed funds expended. 
2Excludes $47,309 receipts from reconveyance of land, 
deposited to miscellaneous receipts. 3Excludes $322,346 receipts from reconveyance of land, 
deposited to miscellaneous receipts. 
4Excludes $1,422,848 expended for new work from 
contributed funds, including $22,848 "Contributed Funds, 
Other" for installation and operation of gages for leakage 
study. 
5Excludes $146,795 receipts from reconveyance of land 
deposited to miscellaneous receipts, and $2,040,026 for new 
work expended from contributed funds. 
6Excludes $105,079 expended from contributed funds. 
7Excludes receipts from reconveyance of land of 
$426,606 which were deposited to miscellaneous receipts, 
and $3,676,661 for new work expended from contributed 
funds. 
8Includes $130,000 under appropriation 96X5125. 
9Excludes $300,000 expended from contributed funds. 
'lIncludes receipts from disposals and revocation of 
funds related thereto. 
11Excludes $2,750,000 expended for contributed funds. 
12Includes $400,000 ARA funds. Excludes $3 million 
expended from contributed funds. 
13 
Excludes $188,282 receipts from reconveyance of 
lands deposited to miscellaneous receipts. 
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FORT WORTH, TEX., DISTRICT 
TABLE 16-B 
OTHER AUTHORIZED NAVIGATION 
(See Section 4 of Text) 
PROJECTS 
For Last Cost To September 30, 1977 
Full Report 
See Annual Operation and 
Project Report For Construction Maintenance 
Dam A Lake, Neches River, Texas 1952 21,700 - 
Rockland Lake, Neches River, Texas 1952 510,200 - 
1Inactive. 
OTHER AUTHORIZED FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS 
TABLE 16-C (See Section 42 of Text) 
For Last Cost To September 30, 1977 
Full Report 
See Annual Operation and 
Project Report For Construction Maintenance 
Abilene Channel Improvement, Tex. 1976 -- 
Belton Lake, Leon River, Tex.(Mod)--- 
Big Fossil Creek, Tex.5 1969 -- 
Big Sandy Lake, Sabine River, Tex. - -- 
Brownwood Channel Improvement, Tex.1--- 
Fort Worth Floodway (Clear Fork), Tex. 1971 --- 
Fort Worth Floodway (West Fork), Tex. 1971 -- 
Lake Fork Lake, Sabine River, Tex.---- 
Navasota Lake, Navasota River, Tex.---- 
Pecan Bayou Lake, Pecan Bayou, Tex.--- 
Rutledge Hollow Creek Channel Improvement, Poteet, Tex. 1969-- 
1Authorized by Flood Control Act of 1968. Awaiting 
availability of funds. 
2Deferred for restudy due to lack of economic 
justification. Authorized by Flood Control Act of 1954. 
3Inactive. Authorized by Flood Control Act of 1970. 
4Inactive. Authorized by Flood Control Act of 1962. 
5Completed. 
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REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
NECHES AND ANGELINA RIVERS, TEXAS: FLOOD CONTROL 
WORKS INCLUDED IN COMPREHENSIVE PLAN 
TABLE 16-D (See Section 1 of Text) 
Rockland Sam Rayburn Dam A Town Bluff 
Stream Neches Angelina Neches Neches 
Nearest city Rockland Jasper Horger Town Bluff 
Drainage area square miles 3,557 3,449 3,758 7,573 
River-miles above mouth of Neches River 160.4 151.3 142 113.7 
Height (feet) 106 120 49 45 
Type Earthfill Earthfill Concrete and earth Concrete and earth 
Flood control storage capacity (acre-feet) 1,020,100 1,145,000 None None 
Power and regulation of flow (acre-feet) 1,125,500 1,400,600 Pondage 77,600 
Powerhead and sediment reserve (acre-feet) 1,141,700 1,452,000 None 16,600 
Total storage (acre-feet) 3,287,300 3,997,600 Pondage 94,200 
Power development (kw.) 13,500 52,000 2,700 2,935 
Estimated cost (1977) $46,300,000 $68,683,000 2 $3,220,000 1$9,888,000 
'Estimated cost as of July 1954. 
'Includes $3 million contributed funds. 
3Includes $2 million contributed funds. 
NOTE: See individual reports for further details. 
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BRAZOS RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES, TEXAS: 
FLOOD CONTROL WORKS INCLUDED IN BASINWIDE PLAN 
TABLE 16-E (See Section 12 of Text) 
Dams 
and 
Lakes 
Stream 
Nearest city 
Drainage Area 
(square miles) 
Miles above 
mouth 
Height (feet) 
Type 
Flood control 
storage 
capacity 
(acre-feet) 
Water-supply 
Vstorage 
capacity 
(acre-feet) 
Sedimentation 
reserve 
capacity 
(acre-feet) 
Capacity, total 
(acre-feet) 
Estimated 
total cost 
(1977) 
Waco 
Bosque 
Waco 
1,652 
4.6 
140 
Concrete 
and earth 
553,300 
104,100 
69,000 
726,400 
$54,34$55,40,03405,0001 
Proctor 
Leon 
Proctor 
1,265 
238.9 
86 
Concrete 
and earth 
Modification 
of Belton 
Leon 
Belton 
3,560 
16.7 
192 
Earthfill 
Stillhouse 
Hollow 
Lampasas 
Belton 
1,318 
16.0 
200 
Earthfill 
Granger 
San Gabriel 
Granger 
709 
31.9 
115 
Earthfill 
North Fork 
San Gabriel 
Georgetown 
246 
4.3 
165 
Rockfill 
310,100 610,000 390,600 162,200 87,600 
31,400 
32,700 
374,200 
372,700 204,900 37,900 
81,900 
1,097,600 
$16,249,000 $8,290,0002 o
31,900 
630,400 
$23,677,000 
44,100 
244,200 
South Fork 
San Gabriel 
Georgetown 
123 
4.7 
152 
Rockfill 
45,700 
29,200 28,900 
14,000 
130,800 
8,000 
82,600 
Somerville 
Yegus Creek 
Somerville 
1,006 
20 
80 
Earthfill 
Aquilla 
Aquilla 
Aquilla 
294 
20.7 
97 
Concrete 
and earth 
Millican 
Navasota 
Navasota 
2,120 
24.1 
83 
Concrete 
and earth 
Navasota 
Navasota 
Norman Lee 
1,341 
83.4 
111 
Concrete 
and earth 
337,700 111,500 784,800 550,700 
143,900 59,700 
25,900 
507,500 
28,100 
199,300 
680,200 1,315,400 
92,400 
1,557,400 
69,500 
1,935,600 
$55,300,000 $31,400,000 $32,300,000 $33,163,000 $38,200,000 $188,000,000 $228,000,000 
'Includes $250,000 non-Federal contribution and $2,500,000 other non- 
Federal costs. 
lncludes undetermined amount of local contribution for conservation 
storage. 
3Deferred for restudy. Estimate as of July 1958. 
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REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
GUADALUPE AND SAN ANTONIO RIVERS, TEXAS: 
FLOOD CONTROL WORKS INCLUDED IN PLAN OF IMPROVEMENTS 
TABLE 16-F (See Section 20 of Text) 
Local Flood Protection Works 
Miles Estimated 
Above Type Lands and Cost 
Location Stream Mouth Structure Construction Damages (1977) 
San Antonio San Antonio River 221.8 Channel $48,800,000 $60,900,000 $109,700,0001 
and tributaries 237.3 rectification 
'Includes $62,200,000 non-Federal costs. 
SABINE RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES, TEXAS 
FLOOD CONTROL WORKS INCLUDED IN BASINWIDE PLAN 
TABLE 16-G (See Section 32 of Text) 
Dams and Lakes Carl L. Estes Lake Fork Big Sandy 
Stream Sabine Lake Fork Big Sandy 
Nearest town Grand Saline Quitman Big Sandy 
Drainage area (square miles) 1,146 507 196 
Miles above mouth 475.6 28.1 15.3 
Height 90.5 106.5 94.5 
Type Concrete and earth Concrete and earth Earth 
Flood control storage capacity (acre-feet) 984,500 472,600 196,000 
Water supply storage capacity (acre-feet) 370,100 621,500 215,300 
Sedimentation reserve capacity (acre-feet) 20,400 18,900 6,900 
Total capacity (acre-feet) 1,375,000 1,113,000 418,200 
Estimated cost (1977) $185,000,000 $111,000,000 $73,000,000 
Local Flood Protection Works 
Miles 
Above Estimated Cost 
Location Stream Mouth Type Structure (1977) 
Greenville Long Branch 1.5 to 5.0 Channel Rectification $ 991,000 
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FORT WORTH, TEX., DISTRICT 
TRINITY RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES, TEXAS: 
FLOOD CONTROL WORKS INCLUDED IN COMPREHENSIVE PLAN 
TABLE 16-H (See Section 38 of Text) 
Dams and Lakes Benbrook Lavon Grapevine Lewisvllle Navarro Mills llardwell 
Stream Clear Fork East Fork Denton Creek Elm Creek Richland Creek Waxahachic 
Nearest city Benbrook lavon Grapevine IA'wisville )awson Ennis 
Drainage area (sq. miles) 429 770 695 1,600 320 178 
Miles alxwove mouth 15.0 55.9 11.7 30.0 63.9 5.0 
Height (feet) 130 69 137 125 81.7 82.4 
Type Earthfill Concrete Earthfill Earthfill Earthfill Earthfill 
gravity 
and earth 
Flood control storage 170.350 275.600 238,250 525,200 143.200 79,600 
capacity (acre-feet) 
Water supply storage 72,500 100,000 161,250 436.000 53.200 42,80() 
capacity (acre-feet) 
Sedimentation reserve 15.750 47,800) 36,000 28,500 15.800 17,600 
capacity (acre-feet) 
Capacity, total (acre-feet) 258.600 423,400 435,500 989,700 212,200 140,000 
Estimated Cost: 
Total (1977) $14,544,000 $15.470,000 $18,896,000 $27,527,000 $12,876,000 $12.941,000 
'Includes *2.040.000 non-Federal costs. 
Includes *3,677.000 non-Federal costs. 
3Includes 300,000 non-Federal costs. 
Local Flood Protection Works 
Miles 
Above Estimated Cost 
Location Stream Mouth Type Structure (1977) 
Fort Worth Clear and West Forks 560 Levee and Channel clearing $16,366,840' 
Dallas Elm Fork and Trinity River 505 Levee channel clearing and 9,848.000 
modification of interior drainage. 
Richland Hills Big Fossil Creek 1.5 Levee and channel improvement 2,118,000 
and interior drainage structures. 
4Includes 8.837.000 non-Federal costs. 5Includes 1,498.000 non-Federal costs. 6Includes $ 200.900 non-Federal costs. 
INSPECTION OF COMPLETED FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS 
TABLE 16-I (See Section 40 of Text) 
Location Dates of Inspection 
Fort Worth Floodway 8 Dec 76 
Big Fossil Creek Floodway 27 Oct 76 
Dallas Floodway 10 Nov 76 
San Antonio Floodway 17 May 77 
Pleasanton Floodway 16 May 77 
Poteet Floodway 16 May 77 
Munday Floodway 12 Sep 77 
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REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
FLOOD PLAIN INFORMATION STUDIES COMPLETED DURING FISCAL YEAR 
TABLE 16-J 
Location 
Maxwell Creek, 
Parker, Tex. 
Muskingum Draw, 
Odessa, Tex. 
Requesting Agency 
Texas Water Development Board 
Texas Water Development Board 
Date Completed 
Feb 1977 
Sep 1977 
16-28 
Federal Cost 
$18,000 
$43,300 
...rte. r.. _

ALBUQUERQUE, N. MEX., DISTRICT* 
The district comprises watershed of Canadian 
River and tributaries entering river west of 
Texas-New Mexico State line; watershed of 
Arkansas River and tributaries entering river west 
of and including Walnut Creek, Kans.; watershed of 
Rio Granae and tributaries entering river west of 
and including Pecos River and its tributaries; and 
watershed of Mimbres River and its tributaries in 
New Mexico. 
IMPROVEMENTS 
Flood Control 
Page 
1. Albuquerque Diversion Channels, 
N .M ex.............................17-1 
2. Alpine, Tex ........................ 17-2 
3. Arkansas River and Tributaries above 
John Martin Dam, Colob............... 17-2 
3A. LaJunta (Anderson and King Arroyos), 
Colo. .............................. 17-3 
3B. Florence, Colo. ..................... 17-3 
3C. Portland, Colo..................... . 17-4 
3D. Pueblo (Dry Creek), Colo. ............ 17-4 
3E. Arkansas River Floodway, Brewster to 
Florence, Colob ..................... 17-4 
3F. Arkansas River Channelization Test 
Reach............................. 17-4 
3G. La Junta (Reach 2-Urban), Colob....... 17-5 
3H. Fountain Lake, Colo. ................ 17-5 
4. Conchas Lake, N. Mex.............. 17-6 
5. Dodge City, Kansas ................ 17-6 
6. El1Paso, Tex ....................... 17-7 
7. Great Bend, Kans................... 17-7 
8. John Martin Reservoir, Colob.......... .17-8 
9. Las Animas, Colo .................. 17-8 
10. Las Cruces, N. Mex................. 17-9 
11. LosEsteros Lake, N. Mex. ........... 17-9 
12. Pecos, Tex ......... ................ 17-10 
13. Rio Grande Basin, N. Mex ........... 17-11' 
13A. Abiquiu Dam, N. Mex ............... 17-11 
Flood Control (cont.) 
Page 
13B. Cochiti Lake, N. Mex................ 17-11 
13C. Galisteo Dam, N. Mex ............... 17-12 
13D. Jemez Canyon Dam, N. Mex. ......... 17-12 
13E. Rio Grande Floodway, N. Mex........ 17-12 
13F. Truth or Consequences 
(Hot Springs) Unit, N. Mex.......... 17-13 
14. Rio Grande and Tributaries 
(Rio Puerco/Rio Salado), N. Mex....... 17-13 
15. Santa Fe River and Arroyo 
Mascaras, N. Mex .................. 17-14 
16. Trinidad Lake, Colob ................. 17-14 
17. Two Rivers Dam, N. Mex............ 17-15 
18. Inspection of completed flood 
control projects .................... 17-15 
19. Scheduling flood control 
reservoir operations ................ 17-16 
20. Other authorized flood 
control projects .................... 17-16 
21. Flood control work under 
special authorizations ............... 17-16 
General Investigations 
22. 
23. 
24. 
25. 
Surveys............................ 17-16 
Collection and study of basic data ...... 17-16 
Research and development ........... 17-17 
Inventory of dams .................. 17-17 
Flood Control 
1. ALBUQUERQUE DIVERSION 
CHANNELS, N. MEX. 
Location. In area which comprises watersheds of 
ephemeral streams entering a 15-mile reach of Rio 
Grande from the east at Albuquerque, N. Mex., 
and vicinity. Combined drainage area of tributaries 
is about 276 square miles. Sandia Range of the 
Rocky Mountains, which is about 12 miles east of 
Rio Grande, forms eastern border of watersheds. 
Crest of mountain range rises more than a mile over 
river to an elevation of 10,692 feet above mean sea 
level. (See Geological Survey Map, Albuquerque, 
N. Mex., quadrangle, scale 1:62,500.) 
*All cost and financial statements for projects are listed at the end of this chapter. All other tables are referenced in text and also appear 
at the end of this chapter. 
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REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
Existing project. For description of complete 
improvement and authorizing legislation see 
Annual Report for 1973. Federal cost was 
$17,300,000. Non-Federal cost, including required 
cash contribution of $530,000 was $11,060,000. 
Local cooperation. For details of local 
cooperation requirements see Annual Report for 
1973. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. The 
North and South Diversion Channels prevented an 
estimated $199,100 annual flood damages during 
FY 1977. The estimated total accumulated flood 
damages prevented were $10,073,600. Peak 
floodflows recorded during FY 1977 were North 
Diversion Channel near Alameda, 2,880 c.f.s. on 
August 18, 1977, and for South Diversion Channel 
490 c.f.s. on August 14, 1977. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of 
the north and south diversion channels began in 
March 1965, and was completed in March 1972. 
Channels are in good condition and well maintained 
by local interests. 
2. ALPINE, TEX. 
Location. At Alpine, Paisano and West Moss 
Creeks in the vicinity of Alpine, Texas. (See 
Geological Survey Map, Alpine, Tex., quadrangle, 
scale 1:24,000). 
Existing project. The plan of improvement is an 
earthfill dam 6,300 feet long and 77 feet high on 
Alpine Creek for flood control, industrial and 
municipal water supply and recreation. A storage 
capacity of 12,710 acre-feet at spillway crest would 
include 4,530 acre-feet for flood control, 5,100 
acre-feet for water supply, 1,000 acre-feet for 
recreation and 2,080 acre-feet for sediment 
retention. West Moss Creek flows to the reservoir 
would be controlled by a saddle dam 2,100 feet long 
and 42 feet high. A diversion channel would 
intercept flows up to 4,000 c.f.s. from Paisano 
Creek, carry them about three miles, and empty 
into Alpine Lake. A diversion channel would also 
intercept West Moss Creek flows and divert them 
into the saddle dam area. A conveyance channel 
3,900 feet long between the West Moss and Alpine 
Creeks would prevent permanent pooling behind 
the saddle dam on Moss Creek. Estimated Federal 
cost is $6,020,000. (See Table 17-B for authorizing 
legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Prior to construction, local 
interests must furnish assurances satisfactory to 
the Secretary of the Army they will: (1) acquire all 
lands, easements, rights-of-way and relocations, 
except railroads (all relocations in compliance with 
PL 91-646); (2) administer, maintain and operate 
the works after completion in accordance with 
regulations; (3) prior to construction, enter into a 
contract whereby all construction and interest costs 
incurred by the Federal Government allocated to 
water supply will be repayed in accordance with the 
Water Supply Act of 1958, as amended; (4) pay, 
contribute in kind, or repay with interest, one-half 
of the separable first cost of the project allocated to 
recreation and one-fourth of the separable first cost 
of the project allocated to fish and wildlife 
enhancement. Included therein is an amount for 
lands, easements, rights-of-way, and relocations for 
which will be given credit toward their 
reimbursable half of the separable first cost of 
recreation and one-fourth of the separable first cost 
of the project allocated to fish and wildlife 
enhancement; (5) bear all costs of operation, 
maintenance, and replacement of flood control, 
water supply, recreation and fish and wildlife areas 
and facilities on an average annual basis; (6) provide 
storage rights and hold and save the United States 
free from water rights claims due to construction 
and operation of the project. (Estimated 
Non-Federal first cost is $480,000.) 
Operations and results during fiscal year. A 
report with negative structural recommendation 
was completed in June 1977. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. On June 7, 1976, 
city of Alpine informed Albuquerque District that it 
could not financially support the Recreation and 
Water Supply purposes in the project. Elimination 
of these two purposes make single-purpose flood 
control unjustified. Preconstruction planning has 
been suspended and project was placed in the 
inactive category of Civil Works projects. 
3. ARKANSAS RIVER AND 
TRIBUTARIES ABOVE JOHN 
MARTIN DAM, COLO. 
Location. Improvements are on Arkansas River 
and tributaries in Colorado. More definite locations 
and descriptions of individual projects are in 
following paragraphs and individual reports by 
projects. 
Existing project. The Water Resources 
Development Act of 1974 authorized Phase I 
post-authorization studies of a comprehensive plan 
of development of water resources of Arkansas 
River basin above John Martin Dam in Colorado. 
(PL 93-251, 93rd Congress, H.R. 10203 March 7, 
1974.) The plan of improvement consists of channel 
and levee improvements on the main stem of the 
Arkansas River from Brewster to Florence (a 
distance of 6 miles); Fountain Dam and Lake; and 
local protection projects at Florence, Portland, 
Pueblo (Dry Creek), and La Junta (Anderson and 
King Arroyos). It was recommended that along 
with the construction of the local protection project 
of La Junta the proposed channelization project 
include a reach, designated as reach 2-urban, to 
provide complete flood protection for the city and 
urban area of La Junta. In addition, further studies 
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will be made taking into consideration all structural 
and non-structural alternatives for flood-control 
and allied purposes to determine the environmental 
impact of the proposed improvements on the main 
stem of the Arkansas River from Pueblo to Las 
Animas. These studies would be conducted prior to 
detailed design and construction of the 
improvements, and a report would be submitted to 
Congress dealing with the environmental effects of 
the improvements and alternatives. Also 
authorized was the construction of a short reach of 
the channel project to be used as a part of the study 
to evaluate the environmental impact of the channel 
improvement. The reach selected as most 
appropriate for the study was the 7-mile reach 
upstream from the local protection project at La 
Junta. This project is designated as Arkansas River 
Channelization Test Reach. (See Table 17-B for 
authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Prior to construction, local 
interests furnish assurances satisfactory to the 
Secretary of the Army, for the local protection 
projects at Florence, Portland, Pueblo (Dry 
Creek), La Junta (Anderson and King Arroyos), La 
Junta (reach 2-urban, Arkansas River), and 
Arkansas River Floodway, Brewster to Florence, 
meet the following requirements: (1) acquire 
easements and rights-of-way necessary for 
construction of the project, including easements 
required for flood zoning purposes in ponding areas; 
(2) hold and save the United States free from 
damages due to the construction works and free 
from claims as a result of flooding from residual 
interior drainage during operation of the project; 
(3) maintain and operate the works after completion 
in accordance with regulations prescribed by the 
Secretary of the Army; (4) make any alteration to 
existing improvements, other than railroad bridges 
and approaches connected therewith; (5) 
periodically inform all concerned that some flooding 
will continue to occur due to flows greater than 
design magnitude; (6) prohibit encroachment on the 
capacities of the interior drains and ponding areas 
and the flood-carrying capacities of the improved 
channels, and if ponding areas and capacities are 
impaired, provide substitute storage.or equivalent 
pumping capacity; (7) take steps to prevent 
encroachment upon existing defined waterways 
tributary to the project, by zoning or other means, 
such as enlargement or other modification of the 
existing waterway facilities, to prevent minor flood 
problems on these tributary waterways from 
developing into problems of serious proportions; (8) 
provide guidance and leadership in preventing 
unwise and uneconomical future development of the 
flood plain areas by encouraging prudent use of 
floodproofing, land regulation planning, or other 
flood plain management techniques to reduce flood 
losses; and (9) hold and save the United States free 
from water right claims due to construction and 
operation of the project. For additional 
requirements see individual projects on following 
pages. 
All operations and costs for projects in authorized 
plan are in individual reports following. 
3A. LA JUNTA (ANDERSON AND KING 
ARROYOS), COLO. 
Location. Anderson and King arroyos, 
tributaries of the Arkansas River at La Junta, 
Otero County, Colorado. (River Mile 1,198.1 above 
the mouth) (See Geological Survey Map, La Junta, 
quadrangle, scale 1:24,000.) 
Existing Project. Plan of improvement is to 
provide approximately 9,490 feet of channel 
improvements for Anderson and King arroyos to 
safely convey their floodflows through the urban 
areas of La Junta to the Arkansas River. This 
project and the Arkansas River channelization 
project (reach 2-urban, Arkansas River) are needed 
to fully solve La Junta's flood problems. Estimated 
Federal cost is $2,150,000. (See Table 17-B for 
authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. See the general requirements 
of local cooperation in Section 3. Estimated 
non-Federal cost is $185,000. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. Not 
applicable. 
3B. FLORENCE, COLO. 
Location. At Florence, Fremont County, 
Colorado, on the Arkansas River. (See Geological 
Survey Maps, Canon City and Florence, 
quadrangles, scale 1:24,000.) 
Existing project. Consists of a single-purpose 
flood control system of detention dams, diversion 
dikes, and channels to collect, regulate, and 
discharge floodwater runoff into The Arkansas 
River. The plan of improvement consists of four 
elements: Chandler Creek Diversion to Oak Creek 
Reservoir, Oak Creek Dam and Reservoir, Oak 
Creek Outfall Channel, and Coal Creek Dam and 
Reservoir. 
Oak Creek Dam, about 2.3 miles upstream from 
the Oak Creek and the Arkansas River confluence, 
will be an earthfill structure 4,440 feet long and 118 
feet maximum height. The spillway will be 1,650 
feet wide with an uncontrolled outlet conduit of 8.5 
feet in diameter. The flood storage of 17,160 
acre-feet at spillway crest elevation, includes 1,600 
acre-feet for sediment. A 2,600-foot long Chandler 
Creek diversion channel would be constructed 
adjacent to a dike 2,100 feet in length to convey 
floodwaters from Chandler Creek to Oak Creek 
dam. 
Coal Creek Dam, about 1.3 miles from the 
confluence of Coal Creek and the Arkansas River 
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will be an earthfill structure 1,230 feet long, and 75 
feet high. The spillway width will be 500 feet and 
the uncontrolled outlet conduit is 4-foot diameter. 
The flood control storage will be about 5,660 
acre-feet at spillway crest elevalion, including 420 
acre-feet for sediment. Coal Creek Dam flows 
would follow Coal Creek to the Arkansas River. 
Estimated Federal cost is $8,500,000. (See Table 
17-B for authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. In addition to the general 
requirements of local cooperation in Section 3, 
prevent encroachment on the diversion and outlet 
channels and maintain: (a) the Oak Creek outlet 
channel design capacity of 3,300 c.f.s.; (b) the Coal 
Creek outlet design channel capacity of 450 c.f.s. to 
the existing Coal Creek floodway; and the capacity 
of the existing Coal Creek floodway to at least 1,500 
c.f.s. through the city of Florence. Estimated 
non-Federal cost is $1,100,000. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. Aerial 
photography and mapping of the project areas was 
carried out in the summer of 1977. A contract for a 
hydrology memorandum was awarded in the fall of 
1977 and archeological reconnaissance studies were 
made of project sites. 
3C. PORTLAND, COLO. 
Location. At Portland, Fremont County, 
Colorado, on the right bank of the Arkansas River 
at river mile 1,318.0 above the mouth. (Geological 
Survey Map, Florence, quadrangle, scale 1:24,000.) 
Existing project. The plan of improvement is to 
provide a levee approximately 3,380 feet long on 
the right bank of the river. A 200-foot long 
floodwall would be required to protect the Portland 
water works where right-of-way is restricted. 
Channelization of the Arkansas River would 
require excavation for 3,250 feet of channel with a 
base width of 150 feet to 260 feet. A short levee 
would be constructed between State Highway 120 
bridge and D&RGW railroad bridge to prevent 
floodflows on Hardscrabble Creek from entering 
Florence. The Hardscrabble Creek channel would 
be enlarged at the railroad bridge and the bridge 
lengthened 140 feet. Estimate of Federal cost is 
$1,345,000. (See Table 17-B for authorizing 
legislation.) 
Local cooperation. See general requirements for 
local cooperation in Section 3. Estimated 
non-Federal cost is $70,000. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. Not 
applicable. 
3D. PUEBLO (DRY CREEK), COLO. 
Location. At Pueblo, Pueblo County, Colorado, 
on Dry Creek and Fountain Creek which join the 
Arkansas River at Pueblo. Fountain Creek enters 
the Arkansas River at river mile 1,283.2 above the 
mouth. (Geological Survey Map, Pueblo, 
quadrangle, scale 1:25,000.) 
Existing project. Plan of improvement is to 
provide levee and channel improvement on Dry 
Creek. Dry Creek will be widened to a 150-foot 
bottom for 3,800 feet above the mouth. Levees will 
be required along both banks of the channel for 
about 2,000 teet. Riprap channel stabilizers placed 
at intervals of 500 feet would hold the design grade 
of the channel. The estimated Federal cost is 
$315,000. (See Table 17-B for authorizing 
legislation.) 
Local cooperation. See general requirements of 
local cooperation in Section 3. Estimated 
non-Federal cost is $25,000. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. Not 
applicable. 
3E. ARKANSAS RIVER FLOODWAY, 
BREWSTER TO FLORENCE, COLO. 
Location. A six mile reach on the Arkansas River 
from Brewster to Florence, Colorado. (See 
Geological Survey Map, Canon City, quadrangle, 
scale 1:24,000.) 
Existing project. Plan of improvement will 
provide about 32,280 feet of levee along the south 
bank of the Arkansas River beginning about 3.5 
miles above Florence and terminating about 2.5 
miles downstream at the mouth of Cocklebur 
Creek. The levee will average 8 feet in height and 
the interior drainage will flow through a 5-mile 
long, 10-foot bottom width landslide channel, and 
empty into the Arkansas River at State Highway 
67. Estimated Federal cost is $1,265,000. (See 
Table 17-B for authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. In addition to the general 
requirements in Section 3, local interests are to 
contribute in cash 1.25 percent of the total first cost 
of Federal construction of the floodway and major 
drainage project. Estimated non-Federal cost is 
$350,000. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. Not 
applicable. 
3F. ARKANSAS RIVER CHANNELIZATION 
TEST REACH. 
Location. Beginning at the upstream end of the 
La Junta Local Protection Project and extending 
approximately 7 miles upstream on the Arkansas 
River. (Geological Survey map, La Junta, 
quadrangle, scale 1:24,000.) 
Existing project. Plan of improvement is a 7 mile 
reach of Arkansas River Channelization. This reach 
will include flood control levees with tiebacks and 
landside drains of sufficient length to test their 
water salvage capabilities. One oxbow fishery and 
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an area suitable for wildlife management studies 
are included. This pilot study will show the 
environmental impact of channelization and related 
works on the river's physical appearance and 
conditions in the control of floods and salvage of 
water. Remedial measures will be proposed to 
enhance or preserve unique environmental 
elements affected by the channelization. 
Environmental groups, individuals, state and local 
governments will be invited to participate in 
determining the environmental impact of the 
channelization. Estimated Federal cost is 
$5,972,000. (See Table 17-B for authorizing 
legislation.) 
Local cooperation. The general requirements for 
local cooperation in Section 3 except article (7) and 
the following additional articles: (1) provide a cash 
contribution in the amount of 0.75 percent of the 
total cost of Federal construction of the flood 
control and major drainage project, presently 
estimated at $40,000; (2) allow public access to 
recreation and fish and wildlife areas provided by 
the project; (3) pay, contribute in kind, or repay 
(which may be through user fees) with interest, 
one-half of the separable first cost of the project 
allocated to recreation and fish and wildlife 
enhancement; and (4) bear all costs of operation, 
maintenance, and replacement of recreation and 
fish and wildlife areas and facilities, estimated on an 
average annual basis. Estimated non-Federal cost 
is $3,876,000. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. Not 
applicable. 
3G. LA JUNTA (REACH 2-URBAN), 
COLO. 
Location. At La Junta, Otero County, Colorado, 
and is on both banks of the Arkansas River. 
(Geological Survey Map, La Junta, quadrangle, 
scale 1:24,000.) 
Existing project. Plan of improvements at La 
Junta and vicinity include the construction of a 
portion of the Arkansas River Channelization 
through La Junta to safely convey the river 
floodflows through the city. Improvements include 
a north bank levee 3 miles long with an upstream tie 
back of 1,600 feet and a downstream tie back of 
4,000 feet. The south bank levee will be 2 miles long 
with a downstream tie back levee. The upstream 
levee ties into the Anderson Arroyo. The upper 2 
miles of the channel will be widened to 1,500 feet, 
however, the lower 1.2 miles, will be concrete lined 
through a highly developed area, with a bottom 
width of 800 feet. Estimated Federal cost is 
$6,573,000. (See Table 17-B for authorizing 
legislation.) 
Local cooperation. In addition to the general 
requirements for local cooperation in Section 3 and 
the following: (1) provide a cash contribution in the 
amount of 0.11 percent of the total cost of Federal 
construction of the flood control and major drainage 
project; (2) allow public access to recreation and fish 
and wildlife areas provided by the project; (3) pay, 
contribute in kind, or repay (which may be through 
user fees) with interest, one-half of the separable 
cost of the project allocated to recreation and fish 
and wildlife management; (4) bear all costs of 
operation, maintenance, and replacement of 
recreation and fish and wildlife areas and facilities, 
estimated on an average annual basis. Estimated 
non-Federal cost is $4,057,000. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. Not 
applicable. 
3H. FOUNTAIN LAKE, COLO. 
Location. About 1.5 miles upstream from Pueblo, 
Colorado, on Fountain Creek. (Geological Survey 
Map, Pueblo, quadrangle, scale 1:125,000.) 
Existing project. Plan of improvement is an 
earthfill dam about 12,905 feet long and rising 172 
feet above the streambed. The storage capacity of 
the project would be 247,000 acre-feet of which 
187,000 acre-feet would be for flood control, 40,0'0 
acre-feet for sediment retention, and 20,000 
acre-feet for recreation and fish and wildlife. An 
uncontrolled, concrete, ogee-type service spillway 
will be located in the right abutment. The outlet 
conduit will be a 12-foot diameter concrete 
structure with vertical hydraulic gates. Estimated 
Federal cost is $69,680,000. (See Table 17-B for 
authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Prior to construction, local 
interests must furnish assurances satisfactory to 
the Secretary of the Army that they will in 
accordance with the Federal Water Project 
Recreation Act: (1) administer land and water areas 
for recreation and fish and wildlife enhancement; (2) 
pay, contribute in kind, or repay (which may be 
through user fees) with interest, one-half of the 
separable cost allocated to recreation and fish and 
wildlife enhancement (excluding the cost of water 
and water rights needed for the project); (3) bear all 
costs of operation, maintenance, and replacement of 
recreation and fish and wildlife lands and facilities, 
estimated on an average annual basis; (4) provide 
the water required for initial filling and 
replenishment of the recreation pool by purchase of 
water or water rights in a manner consistent with 
Federal and State laws, to assure effective 
operation of the project for recreation and fish and 
wildlife enhancement, with the provision that 
one-half of the cost thereof will be credited against 
the non-Federal obligation for assuming one-half 
the separable costs for recreation and fish and 
wildlife enhancement; (5) prevent encroachments 
on the channel of Fountain Creek below the project 
and maintain a minimum channel capacity of 15,000 
c.f.s.; (6) hold and save the United States free from 
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water rights claims due to construction and 
operation of the project; and hold and save the 
United States free from damage due to construction 
and operation of the project. Estimated 
non-Federal cost is $1,100,000. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. Water 
Quality Studies were completed by the Waterways 
Experiment Station. The Hydrology Memorandum 
was completed. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Studies on the 
Phase I General Design Memorandum are 
continuing. Economic studies are 70 percent 
complete. 
4. CONCHAS LAKE, 
N. MEX. 
Location. Dam is in San Miguel County, N. Mex., 
on Canadian River, about one-fourth mile 
downstream from confluence of Canadian and 
Conchas Rivers. (See Geological Survey State map 
of New Mexico, scale 1:500,000, and Geological 
Survey topographic map, Tucumcari quadrangle, 
scale 1:125,000.) 
Existing project. For description of completed 
improvement and authorizing legislation see 
Annual Report for 1973. Federal cost was 
$15,814,079, including $2,279,326 for initiating 
construction of project under authority of 
Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935. 
Local cooperation. None required. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Operation of reservoir continued. Reservoir was 
operated for storage of floodwaters and releases for 
irrigation purposes. No flood damages were 
prevented during FY- 1977; however, $41,400 
sediment damages were prevented. Estimated 
total accumulated flood and sediment damages 
prevented by project through FY 1977 were 
$1,183,700. Estimated irrigation benefits for FY 
1977 were $132,500. Estimated total accumulated 
irrigation benefits through FY 1977 were 
$6,855,400. Pool elevation at start of FY 1977 was 
4,159.35 feet with corresponding storage of 84,329 
acre-feet. Total releases for reporting period were 
39,240 acre-feet. Releases of 35,180 acre-feet were 
made to Arch Hurley Conservancy District and 
2,687 acre-feet to Bell Ranch. Pool elevation on 
September 30, 1977, was 4,167.90 feet with 
corresponding storage of 116,228 acre-feet. 
Sediment deposition during the fiscal year was 370 
acre-feet. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Existing project 
was essentially complete in 1940. Reservoir and 
appurtenances are in good condition and in 
operation. Irrigation of some lands under project 
was begun in November 1945. A cost sharing 
agreement between the Government and the State 
of New Mexico for additional Recreation 
Development at Conchas Lake was approved in 
August 1977. Costs of the facilities are 50 percent 
State of New Mexico and 50 percent Federal. 
Construction of these recreation facilities will be 
initiated in FY 1978. 
5. DODGE CITY, KANS. 
Location. At Dodge City, Ford County, Kans., 
on Arkansas River about 130 miles downstream 
from Colorado-Kansas State line. (See Geological 
Survey map for Dodge quadrangle, scale 
1:125,000.) 
Existing project. About 7 miles of levees of about 
8.3 feet average height on both banks of Arkansas 
River (4.3 miles on left bank and 2.6 miles on right 
bank) and enlargement of river channel to form a 
floodway about 470 feet wide which will convey a 
flow of 40,000 c.f.s. through city. Levees will be 
protected by flexible-type steel jetties. Four 
reaches of floodwalls about 100 feet long will be 
provided to insure continuity between levees and 
bridge abutments. Project also includes relocation 
of a railroad bridge and grade raise. Appurtenant 
works include interior drainage structures, ponding 
areas, alterations to local roads and utilities. As 
result of the very damaging flood of June 1965 on 
the Arkansas River, which peaked at about 82,000 
c.f.s. at Dodge City, consideration was given to 
modification of project design to increase protection 
to maximum extent practicable without causing 
substantial increase in Federal and non-Federal 
costs. Plan adopted is based on a design flow of 
40,000 c.f.s. with the added requirement that top of 
levees would not be lower than the profile foi 
60,000 c.f.s. flow. The top of levee profile for 60,000 
c.f.s. would increase the floodway capacity so it 
would not be necessary to raise the bridges on 
Second Street and 14th Avenue. The bridge 
crossings would require sandbagging during floods 
of 60,000 c.f.s. magnitude. Revised frequency 
curves prepared since 1965 flood indicate 40,000 
c.f.s. flow would occur once in 250 years. These 
frequency curves also show that a 90-year 
frequency has a discharge of about 48,000 c.f.s., and 
such a flow could be safely passed through the 
floodway as presently designed. (See Table 17-B for 
authorizing legislation). 
Local cooperation. In addition to usual 
requirements, the local sponsor, city of Dodge City, 
must acquire easement for flood-zoning purposes in 
areas that would be used for ponding of interior 
drainage waters and hold United States free from 
claims as a result of flooding from residual interior 
drainage during operation of project; alter existing 
improvements, other than railroads, inform all 
individuals concerned about residual flooding 
problem involved owing to temporary ponding; and 
provide assurances that encroachment on improved 
river channels, interior drains, and ponding areas 
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will not be permitted; and if ponding areas and 
capacities are impaired, provide substitute storage 
capacity or equivalent pumping capacity. A bond 
issue for flood control purposes was approved by 
the voters October 12, 1965. Formal assurances 
were received March 25, 1970. Local interests 
executed an agreement on May 21, 1973, in 
compliance with Section 221, 1970 Flood Control 
Act and PL 91-646 Uniform Relocations Assistance 
Act of 1970. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. The 
project was completed for full operation in April 
1977. Floodflows during fiscal year were minimal 
and no flood damages were prevented. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Project 
construction was initiated by relocating railroad 
bridge and grade raise in late 1974. Construction of 
the channels, levees, and floodwalls began in April 
1975 and was completed in April 1977. Federal cost 
was $6,286,064. Non-Federal cost was $1,030,000. 
Project features are in good condition and well 
maintained by local interests. 
6. EL PASO, TEX. 
Location. At El Paso, El Paso County, Tex., 
which is on left bank of Rio Grande in reach that 
forms part of international boundary between 
United States and Republic of Mexico. (Geological 
Survey map for El Paso, Tex.; New Mexico 
quadrangle, scale 1:250,000.) 
Existing project. Consists of a single-purpose 
flood control system of detention dams, diversion 
dikes, and channels to collect, regulate and 
discharge arroyo runoff into Rio Grande. Runoff 
from tributary arroyos on eastern, southern, and 
western slopes of adjacent Franklin Mountains 
often inundates sections of city and its outlying 
suburban developments. Project is divided into four 
independent elements: Northwest area, Central 
area, and two units (Copper System and Bluff 
Channel) in Southeast area. The project plan 
satisfies the 1933 U.S. and Mexico agreement on 
limited tributary discharge into the Rio Grande in 
El Paso, Texas. Estimated Federal cost is 
$39,900,000. (See Table 17-B for authorizing 
legislation.) 
Local cooperation. In addition to usual 
requirements, local sponsor, the city of El Paso, 
must alter existing improvements, other than 
railroads or improvements constructed and 
maintained by United States; prevent 
encroachment on all of project works which would 
reduce their design capacities; take steps to 
prevent encroachment upon existing defined 
waterways tributary to project by zoning or other 
means such as enlargements, or other 
modifications, of existing waterway facilities to 
prevent minor flood problems in these tributary 
waterways from developing into problems of 
serious proportions; and inform all concerned that 
project is designed to control floods originating 
above structures and that some residual flooding 
may be expected from precipitation occurring 
below structures. Estimated non-Federal cost is 
$12,700,000. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. Flood 
control dams in operation during FY 1977 and dates 
of completion of construction are as follows: 
Northgate and Range Dams (August 1973); Sunrise 
and Mountain Park Dams (August 1974); and 
Pershing Dam (March 1977). During FY 1977 
floodflows and flood control storage were minimal 
and no flood damages were prevented. The 
estimated total flood damages prevented since 
completion of Northgate and Range Dams in 1973 
through FY 1977 were $22,700. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Preconstruction 
planning is complete and construction continued in 
the Central Area with all elements completed or 
under construction except for the McKelligon - 
Fillmore - Van Buren Dams System. Construction 
of the Fort Bliss Diversion Channel was started in 
May 1977. The Central Area of the project is about 
80 percent complete. 
The Phase II GDM for the Northwest Area of the 
project was completed in FY 1977 and design 
studies were continued for feature DM's and plans 
and specifications for the first increment of 
Northwest Area construction in FY 1978. 
Preconstruction planning for the Phase I GDM 
for the Southeast Area of the project will be 
initiated in FY 1979. 
7. GREAT BEND, KANS. 
Location. At Great Bend, Barton County, Kans., 
on left bank of Arkansas River at river mile 873, 
about 4.5 miles upstream from confluence of Walnut 
Creek with Arkansas River. (See Geological 
Survey map, Great Bend quadrangle, scale 
1:250,000.) 
Existing project. Consists of Walnut Creek 
Diversion of 7.1 miles of leveed channel. Little 
Walnut Creek to be diverted into Walnut Creek 
Diversion Channel. The Little Walnut Creek 
Diversion consists of 1.5 miles of channel 
improvement, a left bank levee 2.1 miles long, and a 
right bank levee 2.3 miles long. Arkansas River 
levees and channel improvement consist of a left 
bank levee approximately 6.4 miles long and a right 
bank levee about 6.2 miles long. A tieback levee 6.0 
miles long on the left bank of Arkansas River 
upstream from junction with Walnut Diversion 
Channel; alteration or relocation of two railroad 
bridges; and appurtenant facilities. Project will 
protect city of Great Bend and vicinity from 
Arkansas River flows up to 84,000 c.f.s. and Walnut 
Creek flows of 46,000 c.f.s. Estimated Federal cost 
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is $18,600,000. (See Table 17-B for authorizing 
legislation.) 
Local cooperation. In addition to usual 
requirements, the local sponsor, the city of Great 
Bend, must comply with the requirements of 
Section 221, 1970 Flood Control Act and PL 91-646 
Uniform Relocation Assistance Act of 1970; provide 
easements for flood zoning purposes in ponding 
areas; hold United States free from claims as a 
result of flooding from residual interior runoff 
during operation of project; inform periodically all 
concerned that some flooding will continue to occur 
because of temporary ponding; prohibit any 
encroachment on design capacities of river channel, 
diversion channels, interior drains, and ponding 
areas; and if ponding area capacities are impaired, 
provide promptly, without cost to United States, 
substitute storage or equivalent pumping capacity; 
alter existing improvements, other than railroad 
bridges and approaches connected therewith; 
provide fences on both sides of Walnut diversion 
channel for structural protection and as a safety 
measure during periods of high flow. In addition, 
construction of the flood control works will be 
initiated concurrently with or subsequent to 
replacement of U.S. Highway 281 bridge across 
Arkansas River. A bond issue to finance 
requirements was defeated in special election on 
August 10, 1965. Since defeat of initial bond issue, 
City Council initiated a campaign to better acquaint 
people in community with proposed project. On 
April 2, 1968, a bond issue was again defeated. 
Subsequent special elections for the bond issue on 
November 2, 1976, and May 24, 1977, were again 
defeated. The city of Great Bend on June 10, 1977, 
advised that required local cooperation could not be 
provided. Estimated non-Federal cost is $4,500,000. 
Operation and results during fiscal year. Not 
applicable. 
Condition at end of fiscal year.Preconstruction 
planning was suspended after the May 24, 1977, 
bond election. The project was placed in an inactive 
status on June 3, 1977, pending deauthorization. 
8. JOHN MARTIN RESERVOIR, COLO. 
Location. On Arkansas River 1,159 miles 
upstream from its mouth, 300 miles downstream 
from its source, in Bent County, about 18 miles 
upstream from city of Lamar, Colo. (See Geological 
Survey maps for Lamar and Las Animas (Colo.) 
quadrangles, scale 1:125,000.) 
Existing project. For description of completed 
improvement and authorizing legislation see 
Annual Report for 1973. Federal cost was 
$15,182,390. 
Local cooperation. Section 2 Flood Control Act of 
June 28, 1938, applies. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Routine maintenance and operation continued. 
Regulation of conservation storage continued under 
rules and regulations of Arkansas River Compact. 
No flood damages were prevented during FY 1977; 
however, $168,000 sediment damages were 
prevented. Estimated total flood and sediment 
damages prevented by project through FY 1977 
were $73,532,900. Estimated irrigation benefits for 
FY 1977 were $79,400. Estimated total 
accumulative irrigation benefits were $19,187,400. 
Maximum pool elevation of 3,798.61 feet with 
corresponding storage of 20,893 acre-feet occurred 
on March 16, 1977. Total releases for FY 1977 were 
171,927 acre-feet. Releases attributed to irrigation 
benefits amounted to 20,208 acre-feet. Reservoir 
was empty October 1, 1976, until November 1, 
1976, when winter storage began. Sediment 
deposition was 1.500 acre-feet. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Storage and 
operation of reservoir for irrigation began in March 
1943. Construction of dam and appurtenances was 
completed in 1951. Project structures are in good 
condition and in operation. 
9. LAS ANIMAS, COLO. 
Location. At Las Animas, Bent County, Colo., at 
river mile 1,175 on Arkansas River, just upstream 
from its confluence with Purgatoire River, a major 
tributary that enters Arkansas River from south. 
(See Geological Survey map, Lamar, Colo.; Kans. 
quadrangle, scale 1:250,000.) 
Existing project. Consists of a levee 9.3 miles 
long on south bank of Arkansas River and a levee 
about 1 mile long on north bank. Appurtenant 
works include levee protection measures; an 
interior drainage system consisting of outlet 
structures, ditches, and ponding areas; structure 
for irrigation canal; and stop-log structure where 
levee crosses railroad. Design flood is 140,000 c.f.s., 
which is equivalent to flood of record (June 1921 
flood with peak drainage of 187,000 c.f.s., reduced 
by regulatory effect of Barrier Dam, (now replaced 
by Pueblo Dam) near Pueblo, Colo. Estimated 
Federal cost is $5,000,000. (See Table 17-B for 
authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. In addition to usual 
requirements, local interests must at least annually 
inform individuals concerned about residual flood 
problem involved owing to temporary ponding; 
prevent encroachment on river channel; which 
would reduce design flow capacity through leveed 
section and on ponding areas and interior drains; 
and if ponding area is impaired, provide substitute 
storage or equivalent pumping capacity promptly 
without cost to United States; and alter existing 
improvements, other than railroad bridges and 
approaches in connection therewith. Local interests 
will also be required to comply with Section 221, 
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ALBUQUERQUE, N. MEX., DISTRICT 
1970 Flood Control Act and PL 91-646 Uniform 
Relocation Assistance Act of 1970. In addition, 
construction will begin concurrent with or 
subsequent to replacement of United States 
Highway 50 bridge across Arkansas River. 
Construction of U.S. Highway 50 bridge across 
Arkansas River has been completed. 
Inasmuch as the flood control project extends 
beyond the corporate city limits of Las Animas, 
Colorado, the Arkansas River Conservancy 
District, Las Animas, Colorado, a political 
subdivision duly constituted and organized under 
the laws of the State of Colorado, is the sponsoring 
agency which furnished required local cooperation. 
Conservancy District has jurisdiction and power to 
levy taxes both in the city and in those areas 
outside city limits affected by the project. Prior to 
authorization of project, the Conservancy District 
pledged in writing that it favored project and would 
furnish required local cooperation. Estimated 
non-Federal cost is $150,000. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. Not 
applicable. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction 
contract for the project was awarded in January 
1977 and is scheduled for completion in June 1978. 
Construction is 50 percent complete. 
10. LAS CRUCES, N. MEX. 
Location. On tributaries of Rio Grande at Las 
Cruces, Dona Ana County, N. Mex., about 87 miles 
downstream from Elephant Butte Dam. (See 
Geological Survey Map for Las Cruces, N. Mex., 
quadrangle, scale 1:62,500.) 
Existing project. Consists of Las Cruces Dam 
which extends across Alameda and Las Cruces 
Arroyos. The dam will be provided with an 
uncontrolled outlet and spillway. Las Cruces Dam, 
about 1,000 feet east of Las Cruces city limits, will 
be earthfill construction 15,570 feet long and 67 feet 
high with both slopes protected. Discharges from 
dam will be conveyed downstream in outlet channel 
to the Dona Ana Drain and thence to Rio Grande by 
extension of the outlet channel. Reservoir capacity 
is 8,200 acre-feet at spillway crest. Controlled 
drainage area is 28.9 square miles. Estimated 
Federal cost is $4,650,000. (See Table 17-B for 
authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. In addition to usual 
requirements, local sponsor, the city of Las Cruces, 
must alter existing improvements, other than 
railroads; prevent encroachment upon the outlet 
channel from Las Cruces Dam to Dona Ana Drain 
and from Dona Ana Drain to Rio Grande to 
maintain a 290 c.f.s. channel capacity; inform 
citizens that residual flooding may occur 
downstream of the dam; and prevent encroachment 
on the reservoir area that would reduce its storage. 
The estimated non-federal cost is $1,760,000. Local 
interests signed an agreement satisfying all 
requirements on December 15, 1972. 
The City of Las Cruces requested the Campus 
Dam portion be deleted from the project. The New 
Mexico State University plans to solve the Campus 
Arroyo flood problem. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Although the dam was physically completed in May 
1975, there were no flood control or accrued 
benefits during FY 1977. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of 
the dam, outlet works, spillway, and portion of 
outlet channel on the project was initiated in June 
1973 and completed in May 1975. The dam and 
channel portion are in good condition and in 
operation. Construction contract for the outlet 
channel extension will be awarded in October 1977. 
11. LOS ESTEROS LAKE, N. MEX. 
Location. Los Esteros Lake is in Guadalupe 
County, on Pecos River, at river mile 766.4 
approximately 7 miles north of Santa Rosa, N. 
Mex. (See U.S. Geological Survey map, Corazon, 
N. Mex., sheet, scale 1:125,000.) 
Existing project. Authorized plan of 
improvement consists of an earth and rock fill dam 
1,950 feet long and 212 feet maximum height above 
the streambed. Project purposes are flood control, 
irrigation and sediment retention. An unlined, open 
rock cut about 1,000 feet back from the left 
abutment serves as an uncontrolled spillway. The 
outlet works, located in the left abutment, consists 
of a control tower, intake structure with gates, and 
a 10-foot diameter concrete lined tunnel with a 
terminal flip bucket energy dissipater. Storage 
capacity at the spillway crest is 449,000 acre-feet 
which includes 82,000 acre-feet sediment reserve, 
200,000 acre-feet irrigation storage and 167,000 
acre-feet flood control storage. Surface area of the 
reservoir at the spillway crest is 10,740 acres. 
Contributing drainage area at the damsite is 2,434 
square miles. 
Authorized project also includes modification of 
the existing Sumner Lake (formerly Alamogordo 
Dam and Reservoir) on the Pecos River, (river mile 
710.8) about 56 miles downstream from Los Esteros 
Lake. This modification provided for a reservoir 
capacity of 210,000 acre-feet by raising the dam 
embankment 10.5 feet and constructing an 
emergency spillway through the ridge on the right 
abutment. Changes to the service spillway were to 
limit the discharge to the capacity of the existing 
chute spillway and tainters. Project document also 
reallocated the storage in Sumner Lake to exclusive 
flood control use. 
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REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
Subsequent to project authorization, the Bureau 
of Reclamation modified the existing structure to 
its feasible limit without major reconstruction. This 
modification consisted of raising the dam height 16 
feet, altering the existing service spillway to limit 
the discharge to 56,000 c.f.s., and constructing an 
uncontrolled emergency spillway in the left 
abutment. The spillway capacity is 206,000 c.f.s. 
Storage allocation studies in response to 
authorizing document provides for transfer of all 
but 20,000 acre-feet of irrigation storage to Los 
Esteros Lake with remainder of storage in Sumner 
Lake reserved for flood control purpose. This 
transfer will be done under terms of the Pecos 
River Compact with consent of the Carlsbad 
Irrigation District. 
The estimated Federal (Corps of Engineers) cost 
for Los Esteros Lake is $26,100,000. (See Table 
17-B for authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. In addition to first costs, 
operation and maintenance of both reservoirs will 
be responsibility of Federal Government; however, 
Carlsbad Irrigation District will be required to 
contribute to operation and maintenance costs an 
annual amount equal to what they now pay toward 
Sumner Lake. Carlsbad Irrigation District also will 
be required to agree to use of Sumner Lake for 
flood-control purposes. Because they will realize 
equivalent benefits from storage capacity in Los 
Esteros Lake, they will be required to continue to 
fulfill their repayment obligation. 
Project was authorized subject to the provision 
that "no appropriation shall be made for 
construction of Los Esteros Lake until satisfactory 
arrangements have been made by the State of New 
Mexico for the transfer of irrigation storage from 
the Alamogordo Reservoir." Engineer advisors to 
Pecos River Compact Commission have completed 
water studies to determine the effects of project on 
water supply in Pecos River basin. Corps, U.S. 
Bureau of Relcamation, Carlsbad Irrigation 
District, and engineer advisors to Texas and New 
Mexico commissioners participated in studies. 
Completed studies have been approved and 
accepted by Pecos River Compact Commission and 
State Engineer of New Mexico. A memorandum of 
agreement has been executed between the Corps of 
Engineers and the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation who 
has executed an agreement with the Carlsbad 
Irrigation District for transfer of this irrigation 
storage from the Sumner Lake to Los Esteros 
Lake. Ft. Sumner Irrigation District submitted a 
formal protest of the agreement between U.S. 
Bureau of Reclamation and Carlsbad Irrigation 
District. The State Engineer approved the transfer 
of irrigation storage. After lower court decisions, 
the New Mexico Supreme Court upheld State 
Engineer approval of transfer of irrigation storage 
on October 18, 1974. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. Not 
applicable. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of 
Phase I portion of the access road, upstream river 
gaging station and installation of ground water 
observation wells have been completed. 
Construction contract for the dam, outlet works, 
spillway, project operation area, overlook, and 
completion of the access road was awarded in June 
1975. The contract work is about 65 percent 
complete. 
12. PECOS, TEX. 
Location. At Pecos, Reeves County, Texas, on 
the Pecos River streams and tributaries at mile 
312. (Geological Survey Maps, Pecos East and 
Pecos West, quadrangles, scale 1:24,000.) 
Existing project. The authorized project 
consisted of a combination of diversions, floodways, 
and levees to protect the city and agricultural lands 
from floods originating on Hurd's Well Draw, 
Cottonwood Creek, Nine Mile Draw and Salt Draw, 
together with a levee to protect the city from Pecos 
River overflows. Cost of Salt Draw Floodway 
rights-of-way exceeded the city's financial 
capability so a modified plan was proposed and 
accepted by the city, which eliminated the Salt 
Draw Floodway and the Nine Mile Draw wing 
levees that protected only the agricultural lands. 
The modified plan diverts Cottonwood Creek and 
Hurd's Well Draw into Sand Lake and then to the 
Pecos River north of the city. Levees on the north 
and east sides protects the city from Pecos River 
overflows. Estimated Federal cost is $5,600,000. 
Local cooperation. Prior to construction 
responsible local agencies give satisfactory 
assurances to the Secretary of the Army that they 
will: (1) provide all lands, easements, and 
rights-of-way necessary for construction of the 
project; (2) hold and save the United States free 
from damages due to the construction works 
including any damage which may result from 
temporary ponding of interior runoff and effects on 
sewage systems; (3) maintain and operate the 
works after completion in accordance with 
regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the 
Army; and (4) make any alterations to existing 
improvements, other than railroads, which may be 
required because of the construction works. 
Estimated non-Federal cost is $812,000. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Preconstruction planning was completed. 
Investigations revealed that there are no 
economically feasible structural improvements for 
flood control at Pecos at this time and studies were 
suspended. The project was classified inactive. 
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ALBUQUERQUE, N. MEX., DISTRICT 
13. RIO GRANDE BASIN, N. MEX. 
Location. Improvements are on Rio Grande and 
tributaries in New Mexico. More definite locations 
and descriptions of individual projects are in 
following paragraphs and individual reports by 
projects. 
Existing project. Flood Control Act of 1948 
authorized flood control phase of comprehensive 
plan of development of water resources of Rio 
Grande basin in New Mexico (H. Doc. 243, 81st 
Cong., 1st sess.) with exception of Chiflo Dam and 
Reservoir and spillway gate structure at Chamita 
Dam. Although recommended Chiflo Dam and 
Reservoir was deleted from authorized plan, it was 
excluded without prejudice to future consideration 
by Congress. It was requested at that time, by 
States of Colorado and Texas, that project be 
deferred for restudy regarding required storage 
and methods of operation. By same act, Congress 
also authorized for construction irrigation phase of 
comprehensive plan as recommended by Bureau of 
Reclamation (H. Doc. 653, 81st Cong., 2nd sess.). 
The act also stipulated that work should be 
prosecuted in accordance with joint agreement 
approved by Secretary of the Army and Acting 
Secretary of the Interior on November 21, 1957. In 
addition, under that agreement Bureau of 
Reclamation was given responsibility for 
construction, operation, and maintenance of 
channel rectification, and drainage rehabilitation 
and extension phases of unified plan of 
improvement. Authority for Chamita Dam and 
Reservoir was abrogated when Cochiti Dam and 
Reservoir was authorized. (See Table 17-B for 
authorizing legislation and Table 17-C for existing 
projects.) 
All operations and costs for projects in authorized 
plan are in individual reports on the following 
pages. 
13A. ABIQUIU DAM, N. MEX. 
Location. Project is one unit of flood control 
phase of comprehensive plan for Rio Grande and 
tributaries, New Mexico. Abiquiu Dam is on Rio 
Chama near town of Abiquiu, N. Mex., about 32 
miles upstream from confluence of Rio Chama and 
Rio Grande. (See Geological Survey Map for plan 
and profile of Rio .Chama, N. Mex., from mouth to 
mile 103, sheet 1, and Army Map Service, Aztec, N. 
Mex.; Colorado NJ 13-10, scale 1:250,000.) 
Existing project. For description of completed 
improvements and authorizing legislation see 
Annual Report for 1973. Federal cost was 
$21,275,004. A major rehabilitation program for 
supplemental grouting and drainage system was 
approved on June 1, 1977. Estimated cost is 
$4,000,000. The initial increment of the work will be 
started in July 1978. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Routine maintenance and operation continued. 
Storage and flows were regulated in accordance 
with regulations prescribed by Rio Grande 
Compact Commission. On October 1, 1976, the pool 
elevation was 6,151.29 feet with a corresponding 
storage of 25,430 acre-feet. There was no flood 
control regulation during FY 1977. The maximum 
pool (6,152.79 feet) and storage (26,990 acre-feet) 
occurred on June 3, 1977. On September 30, 1977, 
the pool elevation was 6,148.60 feet with a 
corresponding storage of 22,780 acre-feet. There 
was 1,400 acre-feet of sediment deposition during 
the year. 
There were no flood damages prevented during 
FY 1977. Sediment damages prevented were 
$156,800. Accumulated flood and sediment damages 
prevented by the project since completion were 
$5,227,900 through FY 1977. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Project was 
placed in operation in February 1963. Project 
structures are in good condition and in operation. 
13B.COCHITI LAKE, N. MEX. 
Location. Dam is at river mile 340 on Rio Grande 
(river mile 0 being at intersection of New 
Mexico-Texas State line with international 
boundary at El Paso, Tex.), near Pueblo de Cochiti, 
which is about 50 miles upstream from 
Albuquerque, N. Mex. (See Geological Survey 
Maps, Cochiti Dam, N. Mex., quadrangle and Santo 
Domingo Pueblo, N. Mex., quadrangle, scale 
1:24,000.) 
Existing project. Consists of an earthfill dam 
about 5.4 miles long with a maximum height of 251 
feet above streambed. Project will extend generally 
in an east-west line across Rio Grande to a point 
about 2 miles east of Rio Grande and then 
southward across Santa Fe River. An uncontrolled 
spillway with a 460-foot-long ogee-weir and a 
160-foot notch 10.5 feet deep in the center is at end 
of embankment on south side of Santa Fe River. 
Operational releases for flood control and irrigation 
will be made through a 3-barrel gated conduit in left 
abutment on Rio Grande. No outlet will be provided 
on Santa Fe River. Dead storage in Santa Fe River 
and Canada de Cochiti arms of reservoir will be 
eliminated by means of a conveyance channel. 
Construction required relocation of NM State Road 
No. 22, UP Road 90 and irrigation facilities. 
Reservoir has a storage capacity of 442,000 
acre-feet for flood control, 110,000 acre-feet for 
sediment, and 50,000 acre-feet for recreation, a 
total of 602,000 acre-feet. Storage capacity for 
permanent pool was provided by modifying the 
operating procedures. Modification of project 
structures, except for specific recreation facilities, 
was not necessary because of permanent pool. The 
project was modified by the 1976 Water Resources 
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REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
Development Act of 1976 (PL 94-587) to provide for 
an access road from U.S. Highway 85 to the Cochiti 
Lake recreation area. This road was funded by the 
Bureau of Indian Affairs in FY 1977. The State of 
New Mexico and the Bureau of Indian Affairs 
agreed to cooperate in construction of the road. A 
construction contract was awarded in the summer 
of 1977 for the work. The scheduled completion is in 
the spring of 1978. Estimated Federal cost is 
$94,400,000. (See Table 17-B for authorizing 
legislation.) 
Operations and results during fiscal year. With 
the construction complete on the embankment and 
allied facilities the project was reclassified from a 
construction to an operation project in June 1975. 
On October 1, 1976, the pool elevation was 5,321.37 
feet with a corresponding storage of 47,634 
acre-feet. The maximum pool elevation was 
5,322.65 feet with a storage of 49,190 acre-feet on 
June 3, 1977. There was 1,800 acre feet of sediment 
deposition during FY 1977. There was no flood 
control operation during FY 1977. Sediment 
damages prevented were $201,600. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of 
the dam, outlet works, spillway, operations area 
operator's quarters, overlook and all relocations 
have been completed. Construction of the Cochiti 
Recreation Area facilities was completed in August 
1976, the Restoration work in August 1977, and the 
Visitors Center in August 1977. Construction 
contract for the Tetilla Peak Recreation Area was 
awarded in January 1976 and is about 77 percent 
complete. The overall project is about 99 percent 
complete. 
13C. GALISTEO DAM, N. MEX. 
Location. Dam is at river mile 12 on Galisteo 
Creek, a tributary of Rio Grande. Definite project 
site is about 8 miles upstream of project document 
site. Reservoir will extend upstream from dam for 
about 4 miles to near village of Waldo, N. Mex. (See 
Geological Survey Map, San Pedro 1, N. Mex. 
quadrangle scale 1:24,000.) 
Existing project. For description of completed 
improvement and authorizing legislation see 
Annual Report for 1973. Federal cost was 
$14,220,053. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Routine operation and maintenance continued. 
Operation of the project began on October 11, 1970. 
The reservoir was empty on October 1, 1976. 
Outflow from the project ranged from zero to the 
maximum inflow and discharge of 342 c.f.s. on 
August 10, 1977. There was 30 acre-feet of 
sediment deposition during the year and the 
reservoir was empty on September 30, 1977. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Project was 
placed in operation in October 1970. Project 
structures are in good condition and in operation. 
13D.JEMEZ CANYON DAM, N. MEX. 
Location. In Sandoval County, N. Mex., on 
Jemez River about 2 miles upstream from 
confluence of Jemez River and Rio Grande, about 5 
miles northwest of Bernalillo, N. Mex. (See 
Geological Survey Map for Bernalillo quadrangle, 
scale 1:125,000.) 
Existing project. For description of completed 
improvements and authorizing legislation see 
Annual Report for 1973. Estimated Federal cost 
was $4,177,417. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Routine maintenance and operation continued. On 
October 1, 1976, the reservoir was empty. The 
reservoir was regulated for sediment control for 
short periods during April, May, and July 1977. The 
maximum pool elevation for the year was 5,154.20 
feet with a storage of 669 acre-feet on July 22, 1977. 
Sediment deposition during the year was 120 
acre-feet. Flood damages prevented by the project 
during FY 1977 were $338,600. Sediment benefits 
during FY 1977 were $13,400. Estimated total 
accumulated flood and sediment damages 
prevented by the project through FY 1977 were 
$2,419,100. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Project was 
placed in operation in October 1953. Project 
structures are in good condition and in operation. 
13E.RIO GRANDE FLOODWAY, N. MEX. 
Location. Project is one unit of flood control 
phase of comprehensive plan of improvement for 
Rio Grande Basin in New Mexico. It is on Rio 
Grande and covers section of river commencing 
near Truth or Consequences (formerly Hot 
Springs) at about river mile 123 and extends 
upstream to lower end of Rio Grande Canyon about 
14 miles upstream from Espanola, N. Mex., about 
river mile 394. (See Table 17-D on Rio Grande 
Floodway.) 
Existing project. Consists of flood protection and 
major drainage improvements by channel 
rectification, levee enlargement and construction, 
and bank stabilization work where needed to 
protect levees. Construction of project is a joint 
undertaking by Bureau of Reclamation and the 
Corps. Portions to be done by Corps will consist of 
levee enlargement, construction, and bank 
protection work, with channel-rectification and 
drainage-rehabilitation work the responsibility of 
Bureau of Reclamation. Levees constructed by 
local interests exist through reach of river involved, 
but are not uniform as to grade, section, or 
standard of construction, and in many places are 
threatened by meandering river. (See Table 17-D 
on existing project and Table 17-B for authorizing 
legislation.) 
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ALBUQUERQUE, N. MEX., DISTRICT 
Local cooperation. In addition to usual 
requirements, local interests are responsible for all 
highway, bridge, and public utility relocations or 
replacements required in construction of project. 
Local interests will also be required to comply with 
requirements of Section 221, 1970 Flood Control 
Act and PL 91-646 Uniform Relocation Assistance 
Act of 1970. Total costs for all requirements for 
completed Albuquerque unit under terms of project 
authorization were $75,000. There were no 
non-Federal costs in connection with construction 
of Cochiti to Rio Puerco unit of floodway. Espanola 
Valley unit was inactive for several years; however, 
in December 1963, local interests reaffirmed need 
for flood protection for city of Espanola, and 
indicated in writing that they were willing and able 
to provide necessary rights-of-way for levees and 
make utility relocations required in construction of 
project. Project was reclassified to active category, 
and funds were appropriated for initiation of 
preconstruction planning in fiscal year 1966. 
Right-of-entry was obtained in May 15, 1967, from 
the Indian Pueblo of Santa Clara, the principal 
landowner affected by the project. The negotiations 
between the city and Santa Clara Pueblo to obtain 
formal assurances failed to materialize. The city 
was notified that the five-year period in which to 
comply with their requirements had begun on 
August 2, 1973. The city has not given indication 
they plan positive action to resolve the problem. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Preconstruction planning for the Espanola Valley 
unit of the floodway is completed. The failure to 
obtain formal assurances resulted in the District 
reporting on November 2, 1972, funds available for 
construction to be excess. 
There were no flood damages prevented by the 
completed floodway project during FY 1977. 
Estimated total accumulated flood damages 
prevented by the floodway project through FY 
1977 amounted to $1,355,900. The peak flow of the 
Rio Grande through the middle valley was 3,340 
c.f.s. at Albuquerque on May 21, 1976, and 2,190 
c.f.s. on August 18, 1977. The peak at San Acacia 
was 9,030 c.f.s. on August 14, 1977. This peak flow 
was caused by runoff from Rio Puerco and Rio 
Salado. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of 
Albuquerque and Cochiti to Rio Puerco units of Rio 
Grande Floodway project is complete. San Acacia 
to Bosque del Apache unit is deferred for restudy. 
The Truth or Consequences (Hot Springs) Unit was 
reclassified to the active category on July 18, 1973, 
based on a letter of intent to cooperate from the city 
of Truth or Consequences dated May 31, 1973, and 
Sierra County, dated June 4, 1973. 
Hydrology and general design memoranda for 
Espanola Valley unit have been approved. 
Preconstruction planning was completed and 
five-year notice issued on August 2, 1973. 
13F.TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES 
(HOT SPRINGS) UNIT, N. MEX. 
Location. Vicinity City of Truth or Consequences 
(Hot Springs), New Mexico. 
Existing project. Plan of improvement will 
include 4 miles of 20 foot high levees with positive 
seepage control, an interior drainage system, and 5 
miles of diversion channels. The diversion channels 
would be required for control of floods on tributary 
arroyos at and in the vicinity of Truth or 
Consequences. Estimated Federal cost is 
$13,300,000. (See table 17-B for authorizing 
legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Prior to construction local 
interests must furnish assurances satisfactory to 
the Secretary of the Army that they will: (1) 
acquire all lands, easements, and rights-of-way 
necessary for construction and operation of the 
project; (2) hold and save the United States free 
from damages due to the construction works and 
free from claims as a result of flooding from residual 
interior drainage during operation of the project; 
(3) maintain and operate the works after 
completion; (4) make any alteration to existing 
improvements, other than railroad bridges and 
approaches connected therewith, which may be 
required because of the construction works; (5) 
provide guidance and leadership by encouraging 
prudent use of flood proofing, land regulation 
planning, or other flood plain management 
techniques to reduce the flood losses. 
Letters of intent have been received from the 
City of Truth or Consequences (dated July 7, 1977) 
and the County of Sierra (dated July 6, 1977). 
Estimated non-Federal cost is $3,100,000. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. Not 
applicable. 
14. RIO GRANDE AND TRIBUTARIES 
(RIO PUERCO/RIO SALADO), 
N. MEX. 
Location. The project is on the Rio Puerco and 
Rio Salado within Valencia and Socorro Counties, 
New Mexico, Second Congressional District. (See 
Geological Survey Map, San Acacia quadrangle for 
Rio Salado, and Belen SW and Veguita quadrangles 
for Rio Puerco, scale 1:24,000.) 
Existing project. The plan of improvement would 
consist of two earthfilled dams, one on the Rio 
Puerco about 17 miles above the confluence with 
the Rio Grande (Hidden Mountain site) and one on 
the Rio Salado approximately 10 miles upstream of 
the Rio Grande confluence (Loma Blanca site). 
Storage capacity at spillway crest is 443,300 
acre-feet for Hidden Mountain Dam, which includes 
404,550 acre-feet sediment reserve and 38,750 
acre-feet flood control storage. Loma Blanca Dam 
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spillway crest storage will be 118,000 acre-feet, 
which includes 108,000 acre-feet for sediment 
reserve and 10,000 acre-feet flood control storage. 
Estimated Federal cost is $39,500,000. (See Table 
17-B for authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. None required. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. Not 
applicable. 
15. SANTA FE RIVER AND ARROYO 
MASCARAS, N. MEX. 
Location. Santa Fe, New Mexico, and Vicinity, 
within Santa Fe County, First Congressional 
District. (See Geological Survey Map, Santa Fe 
South and McClure Reservoir quadrangles, scale 
1:24,000). 
Existing project. The recommended plan is 
located in Santa Fe, capital of New Mexico. The 
city of Santa Fe is experiencing new growth and 
development throughout the city. The confluence of 
Arroyo Mascaras with the Santa Fe River is near 
the downtown area of Santa Fe. The authorized 
plan of improvement consists of both structural and 
nonstructural elements. The structural plan 
consists of (a) improvements on the Santa Fe River 
for flood control provided that no improvements be 
considered east of the existing Nichols Dam, (b) 
raising the Apartment Drive Bridge and replacing 
the College Street Bridge, both located within the 
urban area of Santa Fe, and (c) 1.2 miles of 
improved channel on Arroyo Mascaras. The 
nonstructural portion is to floodproof new 
properties in the 100-year floodway and prevent 
encroachment into the 100-year floodway in two 
reaches as follows: (a) west city limits to Arroyo 
Mascaras and (b) Camino Cabre to Twomile 
Reservoir. Estimated Federal cost is $4,230,000. 
(See Table 17-B for authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Prior to construction, local 
interests must furnish assurances satisfactory to 
the Secretary of the Army that they will: (1) 
Provide without cost to the United States all lands, 
easements, and rights-of-way necessary for 
construction of the project; (2) hold and save the 
United States free from damages due to the 
construction works; (3) administer, maintain and 
operate the works after completion in accordance 
with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the 
Army; (4) make any alterations to existing 
improvements other than railroad bridges and 
approaches connected therewith, which may be 
required because of the construction works; (5) 
prevent encroachments in the existing Santa Fe 
River channel below any dam project and maintain 
a minimum channel capacity of 5,000 c.f.s.; (6) bear 
all costs of operation and maintenance of the flood 
control works presently estimated at $5,200 on an 
average annual basis; (7) adopt and enforce flood 
plain regulations appropriate to the nonstructural 
measures of the plan of improvement which, 
combined with the structural measures, would 
minimize damages to future development in the 
project area that would be inundated from a flood 
that could be expected to occur once in 100 years; 
(8) consider the adoption of flood plain regulations 
for areas other than those covered by the plan of 
improvement as necessary to assure compatibility 
between future developments within the flood 
plains and the protection afforded by the 
improvements; (9) publicize the flood plain 
information contained in a Flood Plain Information 
Report to be provided, and make it readily 
available to all interested persons; and (10) 
periodically inform all concerned in a manner 
satisfactory to the Secretary of the Army, that 
some flooding will continue to occur due to flows 
greater than design magnitude. (Estimated 
non-Federal cost is $420,000.) 
Operations and results during fiscal year. Not 
applicable. 
16. TRINIDAD LAKE, COLO. 
Location. On Purgatoire River about 161 miles 
above its junction with Arkansas River. Project is 
about 4 miles upstream from city of Trinidad, Colo. 
(See Geological Survey Map, Trinidad, Colo., 
quadrangle, scale 1:24,000.) 
Existing project. Consists of an earthfill dam 
6,610 feet long, with a maximum height of 200 feet 
above streambed, an uncontrolled spillway 1,000 
feet wide in left abutment, and a 10-foot diameter, 
gate-controlled conduit in right abutment with 
discharge capacity of 5,870 c.f.s. with water surface 
at top of flood control pool. Reservoir provides for 
storage of 51,000 acre-feet for flood control, 39,000 
acre-feet for sediment, 20,000 acre-feet irrigation, 
and 4,500 acre-feet for recreation, a total of 114,500 
acre-feet. Reservoir controls a drainage area of 671 
square miles and will be operated for flood and 
sediment control, irrigation, and recreation 
purposes. Estimated Federal cost is $44,500,000 
(CE) and $160,000 (USBR). (See Table 17-B for 
authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Requirements based on 
approved general design memorandum studies and 
executed irrigation repayment contract: 
Repayment by Purgatoire River Water 
Conservancy District of first cost allocated to 
irrigation established as 29.28 percent of total 
project cost generally in accordance with Federal 
reclamation law procedures, but not to exceed 
$6,435,600, except that repayment of irrigation 
first cost may extend over a period not to exceed 75 
years including a 5-year development period which 
results in an actual amortization period of 70 years; 
contribution of $21,400 annually by State of 
Colorado for replacement of evaporation and 
seepage losses from permanent fishery pool; 
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Purgatoire River Water Conservancy District 
(representing the irrigators) is required to bear not 
more than 19.82 percent of annual joint-use 
operation and maintenance costs and not more than 
2.52 percent of major replacement costs; in 
addition, estimated annual cost to city of Trinidad 
for maintenance of channel of Purgatoire River 
through city is $1,100. In addition, conservancy 
district must make arrangements for transfer of 
Model Land and Irrigation Co.'s storage rights 
from existing Model Reservoir to Trinidad 
Reservoir. Storage for recreation purposes not 
included in authorized project plan; however, 
project document noted that substantial benefits 
would be derived from such use and that there was 
strong local support for such storage. Provision was 
made in project plan for 4,500 acre-feet of 
permanent storage for recreation; however, since 
flows of Purgatoire River are fully appropriated, 
water rights will have to be acquired by 
non-Federal interests. Estimated cost of initial 
filling of pool is $250,000 and replacement of 
evaporation losses will cost an estimated $21,400 
per year. Lands and facilities for recreation will be 
provided at Federal expense, but cost of water 
rights will be borne by the State of Colorado. 
Non-Federal cost is $6,686,000. 
Assurances of local cooperation received from 
city of Trinidad and Purgatoire River Water 
Conservancy District were formally accepted May 
11, 1967, after execution of irrigation repayment 
contract. Stipulated decree changing place of 
storage of water rights decreed to existing Model 
Reservoir from that reservoir to proposed Trinidad 
Reservoir was conditionally approved by Las 
Animas County, Colorado, District Court April 15, 
1965, subject to ultimate execution and approval of 
irrigation repayment contract, which qualifying 
condition is now removed. Purgatoire River Water 
Conservancy District, representing water users, 
signed prime irrigation repayment contract 
January 21, 1967. Prime contract was then signed 
by Regional Director, Region 7, Bureau of 
Reclamation February 10, 1967, under delegated 
authority of U.S. Department of Interior. Contract 
is dated February 10, 1967. Irrigation repayment 
contract was confirmed by decree of Las Animas 
County, Colorado, District Court entered into 
March 21, 1967, and 30-day period of appeal 
required by Colorado statutes expired with no 
appeals being filed. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. The 
reservoir was empty on October 1, 1976, through 
August 19, 1977. The maximum pool elevation was 
6,129.00 feet with a corresponding storage of 2,137 
acre-feet. On September 30, 1977, the pool 
elevation was 6,120.55 feet with a corresponding 
storage of 1,170 acre-feet. There was no flood 
control regulation during FY 1977. Sediment 
deposition during FY 1977 was 100 acre-feet. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Relocations of 
cemeteries, county road, water storage tank, and 
state highway completed; construction of outlet 
works completed; construction of dam, spillway, 
railroad relocation, water line relocation, and 
operations area was completed in February 1977. 
Construction contract for recreation facilities is 
scheduled for FY 1978. The total project is about 98 
percent complete. 
17. TWO RIVERS DAM, N. MEX. 
Location. About 14 miles southwest of Roswell, 
N. Mex., on Rio Hondo and Rocky Arroyo. Rio 
Hondo is formed at confluence of Rio Ruidoso and 
Rio Bonito, near village of Hondo, N. Mex., in 
foothills region of Sierra Blanca in southeastern 
part of Lincoln County, N.Mex., and flows 
generally easterly to its confluence with Pecos 
River near Roswell, N. Mex. (See Geological 
Survey Map, Hondo Reservoir quadrangle, scale 
1:24,000.) 
Existing project. For description of completed 
improvement and authorizing legislation see 
Annual Report for 1973. Federal cost was 
$4,790,838. 
Local cooperation. Complied with. Total cost to 
local interests was $144,000, of which $60,000 was 
for construction of access road and $84,000 for lands 
and rights-of-way. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Routine maintenance and operation continued. The 
reservoir was empty on October 1, 1976, through 
August 20, 1977. The maximum pool elevation was 
3,980.85 with a corresponding storage of 266 
acre-feet on August 30, 1977. The reservior was 
regulated for flood control on August 29 and 30, 
1977. Sediment damages prevented were $3,400. 
Estimated total accumulatea flood and sediment 
damages prevented through FY 1977 were 
$2,399,600. There were 30 acre-feet of sediment 
deposition during FY 1977. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Project is 
complete and was placed in operation July 1963. 
Project features are in good condition and in 
operation. 
18. INSPECTION OF COMPLETED 
FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS 
Included under this heading is inspection of 
completed flood control projects transferred to local 
interests for operation and maintenance. Projects 
in Kansas, Texas, Colorado, and New Mexico were 
inspected. FY 1977 cost was $30,590 and total cost 
to September 30, 1977, was $164,646. 
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19. SCHEDULING FLOOD 
CONTROL RESERVOIR 
OPERATIONS 
Pursuant to section 7, Flood Control Act of 1944, 
expenditures were made for preparation of 
regulation manual for Pueblo reservoir, located on 
the Arkansas River 6 miles above Pueblo and 
scheduling flood control reservoir operations for 
this and for Platoro Dam on Conejos River near 
town of Platoro, Conejos County, Colo. Platoro 
Dam was authorized by Interior Appropriation Act 
of 1941 (see H. Doc. 693, 76th Cong., 3d sess.). 
Construction of project was completed by Bureau of 
Reclamation in fiscal year 1952. 
Pueblo Dam is a part of the Fryingpan-Arkansas 
project which was authorized under Public Law 
87-590, 87th Congress, HR 2206 on August 16, 
1962. The project was completed in August 1975. 
Deliberate impoundment at Pueblo Reservoir 
began February 10, 1974. On October 1, 1976, the 
pool elevation was 4,801.30 feet with a 
corresponding storage of 36,350 acre-feet. The 
maximum elevation of the year was 4,831.05 feet 
with a storage of 93,115 acre-feet on March 8, 1977. 
On September 30, 1977, the pool elevation was 
4,799.89 feet with a corresponding storage of 34,296 
acre-feet. There was no flood control regulation 
during FY 1977. 
On October 1, 1976, the Platoro Dam pool 
elevation was 9,976.8 feet with a corresponding 
storage of 16,630 acre-feet. The maximum elevation 
of the year was 9,976.8 feet on October 1, 1976, 
with a storage of 16,630 acre-feet. On September 
30, 1977, the pool elevation was 9,969.0 with a 
corresponding storage of 12,750 acre-feet. Peak 
flow at Mogote gage was 900 c.f.s. on May 10, 1977. 
The flow at Otowi gage was less than 4,500 c.f.s. 
There was no flood control regulation during FY 
1977. Flood damages prevented by the project 
during fiscal year were $319,800. Total accumulated 
flood damages prevented were $2,028,300 during 
fiscal year. Costs were $11,024 during fiscal year, 
and total costs to September 30, 1977, were 
$78,908. 
20. OTHER AUTHORIZED FLOOD 
CONTROL PROJECTS. 
See Table 17-E 
21. FLOOD CONTROL WORK 
UNDER SPECIAL 
AUTHORIZATION 
Flood control activities pursuant to section 205, 
Public Law 858, 80th Congress, as amended 
(preauthorization.) 
Detailed Project Report studies were completed 
for Holly, Colorado, in March 1977 and studies were 
continued during the fiscal year on projects at 
Kinsley and Larned, Kansas, all on the Arkansas 
River. Plans and specifications were completed for 
Granada, Colorado, and were initiated for projects 
at Holly, Colorado, and at Presidio, Texas (Cibola 
Creek). Costs during FY 1977 were: Granada, 
Colorado, $76,605; Holly, Colorado, $21,126; 
Larned, Kansas, $10,799; Kinsley, Kansas, $10,165; 
and Presidio, Texas, $11,105. 
Emergency flood control activities repair, flood 
fighting, and rescue work. (Public Law 99, 84th 
Cong., and antecedent legislation) 
Federal costs for fiscal year were $53,813 for 
advance preparation, and $8,983 for flood 
emergency operations, and $107,030 for repair and 
restoration. 
Emergency bank protection (Sec. 14, 1946 Flood 
Control Act, Public Law 526, 79th Cong.) 
Plans and specifications were completed for the 
Fountain, Colorado (Crews Gulch), work and were 
initiated for the Salida, Colorado, project. 
Construction of the Fountain, Colorado, project 
was not started due to local sponsor delay in 
execution of 221 agreement. Federal costs for the 
fiscal year for Fountain, Colorado (Crews Gulch), 
were $2,812 and for Salida, Colorado, $2,581. 
Snagging and clearing of navigable streams and 
tributaries in the interests of flood control. (Sec. 
208 of the 1954 Flood Control Act, PL 780, 83d 
Congress) 
Construction of the Canon City, Colorado, 
project was completed in FY 1977. Plans and 
specifications for Part II Gallinas River, Las 
Vegas, New Mexico, were completed. Construction 
of the Las Vegas, New Mexico, project was 
cancelled and funds revoked in May 1977 as local 
sponsor was unable to provide real estate and 
relocations support. Federal costs for the fiscal 
year for Canon City, Colorado, were $21,587 and 
for Part II Gallinas River, Las Vegas, New Mexico, 
$7,022. 
General Investigations 
22. SURVEYS 
Costs for the fiscal year were $912,657 of which 
$895,411 was for flood control studies and $17,246 
for special studies (coordination studies with other 
agencies). 
23. COLLECTION AND STUDY 
OF BASIC DATA 
Fiscal year costs were $125,631 for flood plain 
management and technical services and $66,189 for 
flood plain information studies. The study for Luna 
County, New Mexico, Part 1 has been combined 
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ALBUQUERQUE, N. MEX., DISTRICT 
with Part 2 and will be continued. The following 
studies were completed during the fiscal year: Taos 
County, New Mexico, Part 1 (combined with Part 
2); Acoma Pueblo, New Mexico; Albuquerque 
Arroyos, Part 3; Pojoaque River, Santa Fe County, 
New Mexico, Part 1; Cottonwood Creek, El Paso 
County, Colorado; La Junta, Colorado; La Veta, 
Colorado; Walsenburg, Colorado; Presidio, Texas; 
and Great Bend, Kansas. 
Flood Insurance Studies for Kinsley, Kansas; 
Tucumcari, New Mexico; Alamosa, Colorado; and 
Alamosa County, Colorado, were also completed 
during this fiscal year. Insurance studies for El 
Paso, Texas; Pueblo, Colorado; Colorado Springs, 
Colorado; and El Paso County, Colorado, will be 
continued. 
24. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
Hydrologic studies involving collection and study 
of basic data, such as streamflow data, collection of 
suspended sediment samples, recording rain gage 
data, hydrometeorological studies, and 
sedimentation studies continued. Costs during the 
fiscal year were $2,488. 
25. INVENTORY OF DAMS 
Included under this heading is the program of 
inventory of dams enacted into law (HR 15951) 
August 9, 1972. The area of responsibility for the 
District is the state of New Mexico and there were 
no Federal costs for the fiscal year. 
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TABLE 17-A COST AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
See 
Section 
in Text Project 
1. Albuquerque 
Diversion Channels 
Project, N. Mex. 
(Federal Funds) 
(Contributed 
Funds) 
(Other Contributed 
Funds) 
2. Alpine, Tex. 
3. Arkansas River and 
Tributaries above 
John Martin Dam, 
Colo. 
4. Conchas Lake, 
N. Mex. 
5. Dodge City, Kans. 
(Contributed 
Funds) 
6. El Paso, Tex. 
7. Great Bend, Kans. 
8. John Martin 
Reservoir, Colo. 
9. Las Animas, Colo. 
10. Las Cruces, N. Mex. 
(Other Contributed 
Funds) 
11. Los Esteros Lake, 
N. Mex. 
12. Pecos, Texas 
13. Rio Grande Basin 
N. Mex. 
13A. Abiquiu Dam, 
N. Mex. 
13B. Cochiti Lake, 
N. Mex. 
Funding 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
Total Cost to 
FY 74 FY 75 FY 76 FY 77 Sept. 30, 1977 
15,400 
87,994 
447,600 
508,362 
1,407,000 
81,874 
1,600,000 
872,323 
136,000 
171,686 
9,000 
7,188 
448,630 
462,785 
558,000 
96,207 
1,440,000 
1,573,281 
95,905 
956,216 
180,000 
124,178 
1,840 
271,810 
267,631 
15,100,000 
13,458,477 
249 
-2,216 
- 90,300 
- 67,378 
- 329,700 
- 197,937 
389,000 441,000 
447,090 452,223 
- 4,650,000 
532,057 4,604,169 
- 93,648 
- 74,834 
2,050,000 3,367,000 
3,069,121 2,912,063 
213,000 256,000 
200,676 268,361 
52 
49 
-7
2 
81 
2,31 
1,30 
1,90 
16 
19 
-9 - 
1,750 53 
4,000 692,500 
0,323 646,630 
8,000 -247,000 
2,332 124,613 
7,000 22,215 
6,417 99,262 
- 14,000 
- 2,613 
0,000 5,121,000 
6,564 5,490,418 
2,000 45,000 
8,430 60,199 
3,287 
266,263 
285,832 
9,040,000 
10,882,276 
70,000 
64,821 
4,563 
540,000 
527,243 
4,320,005 
4,081,876 
407,000 
390,684 
- 17,296,822 
- 17,296,822 
41,000 
63,041 
336,000 
386,165 
240,000 
2,908 
423,000 
423,225 
-251,000 
550,822 
54,351 
66,500 
2,200,000 
1,450,574 
74,000 
88,299 
470,000 
559,927 
2,040,000 
2,048,340 
95,000 
79,966 
4,000 
17,309 
7,900,000 
7,047,399 
4,076 
30,000 
3,263 
459,000 
405,931 
3,560,000 
2,939,099 
318,000 
337,761 
548,356 
545,237 
854,644 
854,644 
131,300 
130,419 
665,700 
594,102 
13,549,1761 
13,312,0841 
6,033,472 
6,027,540 
6,323,142 
6,286,064 
147,999 
141,334 
15,354,200 
14,053,071 
884,100 
883,972 
15,182,3802 
15,182,3802 
6,582,300 
6,575,013 
2,535,000 
2,529,363 
4,506,715 
4,472,664 
117,100 
115,827 
17,755,562 
16,827,539 
480,370 
480,273 
21,302,299 
21,275,004 
3,176,906 
3,100,066 
94,054,259 
92,592,766 
795,000 
793,266 
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ALBUQUERQUE, N. MEX., DISTRICT 
COST AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
See 
Section Total Cost to 
in Text Project Funding FY 74 FY 75 FY 76 FY 77 Sept. 30, 1977 
13C. Galisteo Dam, New Work 
N. Mex. Approp. - -506 -5 - 14,220,053 
Cost 551 5,953 - - 14,220,053 
Maint. 
Approp. 43,800 57,000 101,000 136,000 544,477 
Cost 55,431 57,171 100,925 137,482 543,688 
13D. Jemez Canyon New Work 
Dam, N. Mex. Approp. - - - - 4,177,417 
Cost - - - - 4,177,417 
Maint. 
Approp. 132,260 165,000 188,000 663,000 2,237,351 
Cost 143,431 176,274 92,761 605,761 2,114,252 
13E. Rio Grande New Work 
Floodway, N. Mex. Approp. -41,835 - - - 4,899,8683 
Cost 595 - - - 4,899,8684 
16. Trinidad Lake, New Work 
Colo. Approp. 6,948,800 5,650,000 7,099,000 1,600,000 40,799,758 
Cost 11,175,180 5,220,688 7,528,552 1,714,417 40,220,105 
Maint. 
Approp. - - 13,500 93,000 106,500 
Cost - - 13,115 92,853 105,968 
17. Two Rivers Dam, New Work 
N. Mex. Approp. - - - - 4,790,838 
Cost - - - - 4,790,838 
Maint. 
Approp. 54,400 55,000 102,000 82,000 800,412 
Cost 56,416 57,182 99,939 82,306 798,481 
1. Includes $3,492,696 maintenance and improvement costs of Espanola Valley unit. Excludes $1,000,041 transferred to 
and $869,978 for emergency relief, excludes $2,279,326, cost of Bureau of Reclamation under memorandum agreement between 
initiating project under the authority of Emergency Relief that agency and the Corps. Does not include funds referenced in 
Appropriation Act of 1935 and $222,669, the cost for work footnote 3. 
performed with funds transferred to the Corps under Public 
Works acceleration Act of 1962. 
2. SE xEc lluudee$s 59,977 eemmeerrggeennccyy rreelliieeff ffuunnddss ffoorr nneeww wwoorrkk.. Rio 4P.u eIrnccol uduensit sc oasntds ffoorr cpormecpolentsetdru cAtilobnu qupelarnqnuien ga nodf CEospchaintoi ltao 
InCcoludde e7s1 0$.9 ,000 for Valley unit. Excludes costs incurred by Bureau of Reclamation 
3. Includes funds appropriated for completed Albuquerque from funds transferred to that agency under the memorandum 
and Cochiti to Rio Puerco units and for preconstruction planning agreement covering construction of Cochiti to Rio Puerco unit. 
TABLE 17-B AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
Acts Work Authorized Documents 
ALPINE, TEX. (See Section 2 of Text) 
Earthfill dam 6,300 feet long and 77 feet high, with a flood 
control, water supply and recreation storage capacity of 
12,710 acre-feet. A diversion channel 3 miles long, a 
conveyance channel 0.7 miles long will divert 
floodflows into Alpine Lake. 
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN ABOVE JOHN MARTIN DAM, COLO. 
(See Section 3 of Text) 
Authorized to undertake the Phase I design memorandum stage of 
advanced engineering and design of the project for flood 
protection and other purposes on the Arkansas River and 
tributaries above John Martin Dam, Colorado, at an estimated 
cost of $1,140,000. 
LA JUNTA (ANDERSON AND KING ARROYOS), COLO. 
(See Section 3A of Text) 
Channelization of Anderson and King Arroyos to convey floodflows 
through the city and into the Arkansas River. 
Section 201 of PL 89-298 
H. Doc. 93-145, 93rd Cong., 
1st sess. 
H. Doc. 93-143 and Public 
Law 93-251, 93rd Cong. 
H. Doc. 93-143 and Public 
Law 93-251, 93rd Cong. 
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TABLE 17-B (Continued) AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
Acts Work Authorized Documents 
Mar. 7, 1974 
Mar. 7, 1974 
Mar. 7, 1974 
Mar. 7, 1974 
Mar. 7, 1974 
Mar. 7, 1974 
Mar. 7, 1974 
Oct. 23, 1962 
Oct. 27, 1965 
Oct. 27, 1965 
Oct. 22, 1965 
Oct. 23, 1962 
FLORENCE, COLO. (See Section 3B of Text) 
Two earthfill structures and two diversion channels to protect 
the city from floodflows. Coal Creek Dam is 1,230 feet long 
and 75 feet high and Oak Creek Dam is 4,440 feet long, 118 
feet high, with flood control storage capacities of 5,660 
acre-feet and 17,160 acre-feet, respectively. 
PORTLAND, COLO. (See Section 3C of Text) 
0.7 mile of intermittent levees and floodwalls on right bank 
of Arkansas River, and 0.6 mile of channel improvement. 
PUEBLO (DRY CREEK), COLO. (See Section 3D of Text) 
Channelization of Dry Creek for 0.7 mile with 0.4 mile of 
levees on each bank to convey floodflows through the city 
into the Arkansas River. 
ARKANSAS RIVER FLOODWAY, BREWSTER TO 
FLORENCE, COLO. (See Section 3E of Text) 
A south bank levee 5.9 miles long beginning about 3.5 miles above 
Florence, Colorado, and ending about 2.5 miles below the city. 
ARKANSAS RIVER CHANNELIZATION TEST REACH 
(See Section 3F of Text) 
A 7 mile reach of flood control levees with tie backs and 
landside drains to test their water salvage capabilities. 
A pilot study to show the environmental impact of 
channelization and related works on the river'sphysical 
appearance and conditions in the control of floods and 
salvage of water. 
LA JUNTA (REACH 2-URBAN), COLO. (See Section 3G of Text) 
A north bank levee 3 miles long with tie back levees and a 
south bank levee 2 miles long with a tie back levee along 
the Arkansas River through La Junta, Colorado. 
FOUNTAIN LAKE, COLO. (See Section 3H of Text) 
Earthfill dam 12,905 feet long and 172 feet high with a total 
storage capacity of 247,000 acre-feet at spillway crest. 
The outlet conduit will be a 12-foot diameter concrete 
structure. 
DODGE CITY, KANS. (See Section 5 of Text) 
7 miles of levees and enlargement of river channel to 470 
foot wide floodway through city. Based on design flow of 
40,000 c.f.s. with added requirements for top of levees to 
not be lower than profile of 60,000 c.f.s. flow. 
EL PASO, TEX. (See Section 6 of Text) 
A single-purpose flood control system of detention dams, 
diversion dikes and channels to collect, regulate and 
discharge arroyo runoff into the Rio Grande. Consists of 
four independent units (NW Area, Central Area, and two 
units, Copper System and Bluff Channel of the SE Area). 
GREAT BEND, KANS. (See Section 7 of Text) 
7.7 miles of leveed channel to divert Walnut and Little Walnut 
Creeks around the city; 6 miles of improved channel with 
levees along the Arkansas River and a 4.3 mile long tieback 
levee on left bank of Arkansas River along with other 
improvements and alterations. 
LAS ANIMAS, COLO. (See Section 9 of Text) 
About 10.6 miles of levees on both banks of Arkansas River 
including interior drainage system to protect the city from 
floodflows up to 140,000 c.f.s. 
LAS CRUCES, N. MEX. (See Section 10 of Text) 
Two earthfill dams, one 15,570 ft. long and the other 1,790 ft. 
long, with uncontrolled outlets and spillways located east of 
city to intercept floodflows from Alameda, Las Cruces and 
Campus Arroyos. Discharges from dams to be conveyed through 
city to Rio Grande by an unlined trapezoidal channel. 
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H. Doc. 93-143 and Public 
Law 93-251, 93rd Cong. 
H. Doc. 93-143 and Public 
Law 93-251, 93rd Cong. 
H. Doc. 93-143 and Public 
Law 93-251, 93rd Cong. 
H. Doc. 93-143 and Public 
Law 93-251, 93rd Cong. 
H. Doc. 93-143 and Public 
Law 93-251, 93rd Cong. 
H. Doc. 93-143 and Public 
Law 93-251, 93rd Cong. 
H. Doc. 93-143 and Public 
Law 93-251, 93rd Cong. 
H. Doc. 498, 87th Cong., 
2d sess. 1 
H. Doc. 207, 89th Cong., 
1st sess.1 
H. Doc. 182, 89th Cong., 
1st sess. 
H. Doc. 165, 89th Cong., 
1st sess.' 
S. Doc. 117, 87th Cong., 
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TABLE 17-B (Continued) 
ALBUQUERQUE, N. MEX., DISTRICT 
AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
Acts Work Authorized Documents 
Sept. 3, 1954 
Sept. 3, 1954 
June 30, 1948 
May 17, 1950 
July 14, 1960 
July 14, 1960 
March 26, 1964 
Oct. 22, 1976 
June 30, 1948, and 
May 17, 1950 
June 30, 1948 
May 17, 1950 
Oct. 22, 1976 
LOS ESTEROS LAKE, N. MEX. (See Section 11 of Text) 
An earthfill dam with maximum height of 218 ft. and 1,865 ft. 
long for the purpose of flood control, irrigation and 
sedimentation storage located on Pecos River 7 miles north 
of Santa Rosa, N. Mex. Includes modification of existing 
Alamogordo Dam (USBR project) 29 miles southeast of 
Santa Rosa, N. Mex., on Pecos River. 
PECOS, TEX. (See Section 12 of Text) 
A combination of diversions, floodways, and levees to protect 
the city and agricultural lands from floodwaters, together 
with a levee to protect the city from Pecos River overflows, 
RIO GRANDE BASIN, N. MEX. (See Section 13 of Text) 
Authorized to be appropriated $3,500,000 to be expended by 
the Dept. of the Army for partial accomplishment of 
approved general comprehensive plan for the Rio Grande Basin 
in N. Mex. and Colorado. 
Authorized to be appropriated an additional $39,000,000 
for Dept. of the Army for prosecution of comprehensive 
plan for the Rio Grande Basin. 
Authorized Cochiti Dam on Rio Grande and Galisteo Dam on 
Galisteo Creek as additions to authorized comprehensive 
plan for Rio Grande Basin (Cochiti Dam was authorized 
milni eu of Low Chamita Dam of Chamita Reservoir Project 
on Rio Chama under "substitute plan"). Also authorized 
to be appropriated an additional $58,300,000 for Dept. of 
the Army for this addition to comprehensive plan for the 
Rio Grande Basin. 
COCHITI LAKE, N. MEX. (See Section 13B of Text) 
Earthfill dam 5.1 miles in length and maximum of 251 ft. in 
Height with controlled outlet and uncontrolled spillway, 
located on Rio Grande and across Santa Fe River. For 
flood control, sediment storage and irrigation release 
purposes. Authority for Low Chamita Dam on Rio Chama was 
abrogated when Cochiti Dam was authorized. 
Project was modified to provide for conservation and 
development of fish and wildlife resources and recreation, 
about 50,000 acre-feet of water for initial filling of a 
permanent pool of 1,200 surface acres in the reservoir, and 
thereafter sufficient water annually to offset evaporation 
from such area. 
Project was modified to direct the Secretary of 
the Army, acting through Chief of Engineers, to 
construct for public recreation purposes an access 
road from United States Highway 85 to Cochiti Lake. 
RIO GRANDE FLOODWAY, N. MEX. (See Section 13E of Text) 
Channel rectification, levee enlargement and construction, 
and bank stabilization on Rio Grande between river mile 
123 and 394 (See Table 17D.) 
TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES (HOT SPRINGS), N. MEX. 
(See Section 13F of Text) 
Approved comprehensive plan for Rio Grande Basin is set forth 
in the Report of the Chief of Engineers dated April 5, 1948, 
for flood control of Rio Grande Basin. 
In addition to previous authorizations, the completion of 
the plan approved in the Flood Control Act of 1948, for 
the Rio Grande Basin, at an estimated cost of $39,000,000. 
RIO GRANDE AND TRIBUTARIES 
(RIO PUERCO/RIO SALADO), N. MEX. 
(See Section 14 of Text) 
Two earthfill dams - Hidden Mountain Dam, 8,840 feet 
long and 138 feet high with total storage capacity of 
443,270 acre-feet, and Loma Blanca Dam, 5,630 feet long 
and 145 feet high, with total storage capacity of 118,000 
acre-feet. 
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2d sess.1 Sec. 203, 
Public Law 780, 83d 
Cong., 2d sess. 
H. Doc. 339, 84th Cong., 
2nd sess. Public Law 
780, 83rd Cong., 2nd 
sess. 
H. Doc. 243, 81st Cong., 
1st sess. 
Public Law 516, 81st Cong., 
2d sess. 
S. Doc. 94, 86th Cong., 
Substitute Plan - S. Doc. 
94, 86th Cong., 
2d sess.1 
Public Law 88-293, 
88th Cong. 
Public Law 94-587 
94th Congress 
H. Doc. 243, 81st Cong., 
1st sess.1 and Public Law 
516, 81st Cong. 2d sess. 
H. Doc. 243, 81st Cong., 
1st sess. 
H. Doc. 243, 81st Cong., 
1st sess. 
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TABLE 17-B (Continued) AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
Acts Work Authorized Documents 
SANTA FE RIVER AND ARROYO 
MASCARAS, N. MEX. 
(See Section 15 of Text) 
Oct. 22, 1976 Consists of flood control improvements on the Santa Fe River, PL 94-587, 
excluding any impoundment east of the existing Nichols Dam, 94th Congress 
and channel improvement on Arroyo Mascaras, and 
non-structural measures. 
TRINIDAD LAKE, COLO. (See Section 16 of Text) 
July 3, 1958, and 
Dec. 11, 1944 Earthfill dam 6,610 feet long and maximum of 200 feet in height H. Doc. 325, 84th Cong., 
with controlled outlet and uncontrolled spillway for flood 2d sess. and H. Doc. 387, 
control, sediment storage, irrigation and recreation purposes 78th Cong., 2d sess. 
on Purgatoire River. Authorization of Trinidad Dam provides 
for abrogation of channel improvement project through city of 
Trinidad, Colo., at time construction of dam is initiated. 
Oct. 27, 1965 Relieved city of Trinidad of responsibility for cash Public Law 89-298, 
contribution toward cost of constructing Trinidad Dam. 89th Cong., Sec. 201. 
'Contains latest published maps. 
RIO GRANDE BASIN, N. MEX. 
TABLE 17-C RIO GRANDE BASIN, N. MEX.: EXISTING PROJECT 
(See Section 13 of Text) 
Drainage 
Miles Area Total 
Project River Above Nearest (square Description Estimated 
Mouth Town Mile) Cost 
Abiquiu Dam Rio Chama 30 Espanola, 2,147 Earthfill 325 feet high, $21,275,004 
1,217,000 acre-feet 
capacity 
Jemez Canyon Dam Jemez 2 Bernalillo, 1,034 Earthfill 136 feet high, 4,177,417 
N. Mex. 110,750 acre-feet 
capacity 
Rio Grande Floodway Rio Grande 123 to 3941 - - Channel rectification, 25,744,0002 
levee enlargement and 
construction 
Cochiti Lake Rio Grande 3401 Cochiti, 8,491 Earthfill 251 high feet, 94,400,000 
N. Mex. 602,000 acre-feet 
capacity 
Galisteo Dam Galisteo Creek 12 Waldo, 596 Earthfill, 158 feet high, 14,220,053 
N. Mex. 89,000 acre-feet 
capacity 
River mile 0 is at intersection of New Mexico-Texas State line with international boundary at El Paso, Texas. 
2Does not include non-Federal costs. 
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TABLE 17-D RIO GRANDE FLOODWAY, N. MEX.: EXISTING PROJECT 
(See Section 13E of Test) 
Reach Location Estimated 
(river miles)1 Cost 
Truth or Consequences unit (formerly Hot Springs) 123 to 129 $13,300,000 
San Acacia to Bosque del Apache unit 155 to 226 6,200,000 
(1960)2 
Cochiti to Rio Puerco unit (not including Albuquerque unit) 236 to 340 2,658,0003 
Albuquerque unit 286 to 305 3,130,0004 
Espanola Valley unit 366 to 394 456,000 
(1970)5 
'River mile 0 being at intersection of New Mexico-Texas State line with international boundary at El Paso, Texas. 
2Deferred for restudy. 
'In addition, $1,650,000 incurred by the Bureau of Reclamation in this reach. 
4In addition, $75,000 incurred by local interests in this reach. 
'In addition, estimated cost to local interests is $69,000 (1970). 
TABLE 17-E OTHER AUTHORIZED FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS 
For Last Cost to September 30, 1977 
Full Report 
See Annual Operation and 
Project Report For Construction Maintenance2 
Alamogordo diversion channel, Tularosa (closed) 
Basin, New Mexico 1966 189,356- 
Colorado Springs, Fountain que Bouille River, 
Colo. (Templeton Gap Floodway) 1 1959 881,262 
Creede, Willow Creek, Colo. (floodway) 1 1952 219,789 
Pinon Canyon Dam, Trinidad, Colo. 
(Sec. 212)1 _130,678 
Pueblo Arkansas River, Colo. (floodway 
levee extension)1 1954 201,958 
Socorro diversion channel, tributaries of 
Rio Grande, New Mexico1 1965 2,259,328 
'Completed. 
2Responsibility of local interests. 
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LITTLE ROCK, ARK., DISTRICT* 
This District comprises northern and western 
portions of Arkansas, a portion of southern 
Missouri, and a small portion of eastern 
Oklahoma embraced in drainage basins of 
Arkansas River and tributaries above and 
exclusive of Pine Bluff, Ark., and below mouth of 
Poteau River, near Fort Smith, Ark., and 
drainage basins of White River and tributaries 
above Peach Orchard Bluff, Ark. In addition, 
Little Rock District has responsibility for planning, 
design, construction, and operation and 
maintenance of that portion of McClellan-Kerr 
Arkansas River Navigation System below Pine 
Bluff. Memphis District is responsible for 
navigation maintenance on White River below 
Newport, Ark., and mouth of Wild Goose Bayou. 
White River downstream from mouth of Wild 
Goose Bayou is a part of McClellan-Kerr Arkansas 
River Navigation System. 
IMPROVEMENTS 
Navigation 
1. Arkansas River Basin, Ark., Okla., 
and Kans ..................... 
2. Bank Stabilization & Channel 
Rectification Ark. ............. 
3. David D. Terry Lock and Dam 
(No. 6), Ark .................. 
4. Lock and Dam No. 2, Ark ..... 
5. Lock and Dam No. 3, Ark ..... 
6. Lock and Dam No. 4, Ark ..... 
7. Lock and Dam No. 5, Ark ..... 
8. Lock and Dam No. 9, Ark ..... 
9. Lock and Dam No. 13, Ark .... 
10. Maintenance and Repair Fleet and 
Marine Terminals, Ark........ 
11. Murray Lock and Dam (No. 7), 
A rk .......................... 
12. Norrell Lock and Dam (No. 1)and 
Entrance Channel, Ark........ 
13. Toad Suck Ferry Lock and Dam 
(No. 8), Ark................... 
14. Other Authorized Navigation 
Projects ...................... 
Flood Control 
15. Blue Mountain Lake, Ark ..... 
16. Clearwater Lake, Mo. .......... 
17. Nimrod Lake, Ark............. 
18. Pine Mountain Lake, Ark...... 
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19. Village Creek, Jackson and 
Lawrence Counties, Ark........ 18-6 
20. White River Basin (Little Rock 
District) ...................... 18-6 
21. Inspection of Completed Flood 
Control Projects ............... 18-7 
22. Other Authorized Flood Control 
Projects ...................... 18-7 
23. Flood Control Work under Special 
Authorization ................. 18-7 
Multiple-Purpose Projects Including Power 
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25. Bull Shoals Lake, Ark......... 
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A rk .......................... 
18-4 27. Greers Ferry Lake, Ark........ 
28. Norfork Lake, Ark............. 
18-4 29. Ozark-Jeta Taylor Lock and Dam 
(No. 12), Ark.................. 
18-4 30. Table Rock Lake, Mo.......... 
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32. 
33. 
Surveys ...................... 
Collection and Study of Basic Data 
Research and Development .... 
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REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
Navigation 
1. ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN, ARK., 
OKLA., AND KANS. 
Location. Arkansas River rises in Rocky 
Mountains near Leadville, Colo., and flows 
southeastward 1,396 miles through Colorado, 
Kansas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas to join Mississippi 
River 599 miles above Head of Passes, La. 
(See Geological Survey state maps, scale 1:500,- 
000, and flood control and navigation maps of 
Mississippi River, Cairo, Ill., to Gulf of Mexico, 
1970 edition, scale 1:62,500.) 
Previous projects. For details see page 1066, 
Annual Report for 1932, and pages 744,864, and 
881, Annual Report for 1943. 
Existing project. Provides for improvement of 
Arkansas River Basin by construction of coordinated 
developments for navigation, hydroelectric 
power, flood control, water supply, sediment 
control, recreation, and fish and wildlife 
propagation. McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River 
Navigation System provides a channel 9 feet deep 
and 447.5 miles long, beginning at mouth of 
White River, which enters Mississippi River 599 
miles above Head of Passes, La., thence 10 miles 
upstream to mouth of Wild Goose Bayou; thence 9 
miles by a land cut, designated as Arkansas Post 
Canal to mile 42(1943 survey) on Arkansas River; 
thence 378.2 miles along channel of latter stream 
to mouth of Verdigris River at navigation mile 
397.2; thence 50.3 miles up Verdigris River to 
head of navigation at Catoosa, Okla. Waterway is 
canalized throughout its length by 17 locks and 
dams with total lift of 420 feet. Dardanelle, 
Ozark-Jeta Taylor, Robert S. Kerr, and Webbers 
Falls are multiple-purpose projects including 
power. Lock chambers are 110 by 600 feet. A 
minimum channel width of 150 feet is provided 
for Verdigris River, 225 feet for San Bois Creek, 
250 feet for Arkansas River, and 300 feet for 
Arkansas Post Canal and White River. Other 
coordinated developments consist of 15 lakes, of 
which 13 are in Tulsa District, Kansas and 
Oklahoma, and two in Little Rock District. 
Pertinent data and estimated Federal cost are 
summarized in Tables 18-C and 18-D, Arkansas 
River Basin; Ark., Okla., and Kans.: 
Navigation/Lakes. For authorization see Table 
18-B, Authorizing Legislation. 
Local cooperation. For McClellan-Kerr Arkansas 
River Navigation System, localinterests must 
provide adequate terminal and transfer facilities 
and bear increased cost of maintenance and 
operation of all altered rail and highway routes, 
including bridges and appurtenances, utilities, 
and other existing improvements, other than 
federally owned. For lakes see requirements for 
each individual lake. 
Terminal facilities. Public port facilities were 
in operation at Pine Bluff, Little Rock, Dardanelle, 
and Fort Smith, Ark., and Muskogee and 
Catoosa (Tulsa), Okla. Port authorities have been 
organized to develop public facilities at North 
Little Rock, Russellville, Clarksville, and Van 
Buren, Ark. Private commercial port facilities 
are complete and in operation at seven locations 
in Arkansas and at five locations in Oklahoma. 
Ten additional private port facilities are being 
developed along improved waterways in the State 
of Arkansas and one in Oklahoma. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. Blue 
Mountain, Canton, Dardanelle Lock and Dam 
(No. 10), Dardanelle Marine Terminal, David D. 
Terry Lock and Dam (No. 6), Elk City, Eufaula, 
Fall River, Fort Gibson, Keystone, W. D. Mayo 
Lock and Dam (No. 14), Chouteau Lock and Dam 
(No. 17), Newt Graham Lock and Dam (No. 18), 
Robert S. Kerr Lock and Dam and Reservoir (No. 
15), Webbers Falls Lock and Dam (No. 16), and 
Oologah; Locks and Dams Nos. 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, and 13, 
Markham Ferry, Murray Lock and Dam (No. 7), 
Nimrod, Norrell Lock and Dam (No. 1), Ozark- 
Jeta Taylor Lock and Dam (No. 12), Pensacola, 
Pine Bluff Marine Terminal, Robert S. Kerr 
Marine Terminal, Tenkiller Ferry, Toad Suck 
Ferry Lock and Dam (No. 8), Toronto, and Wister 
were in operation. Construction continued on 
bank stabilization. For details of McClellan-Kerr 
Arkansas River Navigation System and lakes in 
Oklahoma and Kansas, see report of Tulsa 
District. Details of McClellan-Kerr Arkansas 
River Navigation System and lakes in Arkansas 
are shown on following pages. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. See Tables 18-C 
and 18-D, Arkansas River Basin; Ark., Okla., and 
Kans.: Navigation/Lakes for status for individual 
items, navigation project, lakes, and basin plan. 
2. BANK STABILIZATION & CHANNEL 
RECTIFICATION, ARK. 
Location. Several bank stabilization and 
channel rectification projects are laid out in 
various reaches extending from fixed point to 
fixed point on Arkansas River from 33.7 to 362 
miles above mouth and across the Arkansas- 
White cutoff, a 4- to 5-mile natural channel 
joining Arkansas and White Rivers about 18 and 
12 miles above their respective mouths. 
Existing project. Bank stabilization and 
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channel rectification is a part of McClellan-Kerr 
Arkansas River Navigation System. See table 18- 
E for reach and location of each bank stabilization 
and channel rectification project. Estimated 
cost is $119,300,000 for existing project in Little 
Rock District. For authorization see Table 18-B, 
Authorizing Legislation. 
Local cooperation. See requirements for entire 
project under Section 1. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Inspection was made of all existing works, and 
surveys made of damaged portions. Engineering 
and design studies continued for new work and 
repairs to damaged works. Operations by reaches 
are summarized in table 18-F. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Emergency 
bank stabilization and channel rectification work 
on Arkansas River in Little Rock District was 
begun in March 1950 and completed in August 
1961. Remaining bank stabilization and channel 
rectification work proposed for existing project 
was begun in February 1961. Completed work is 
99 percent of that proposed for existing project in 
Little Rock District. Condition of each reach is 
summarized in table 18-G. 
3. DAVID D. TERRY LOCK AND DAM 
(NO. 6), ARK. 
Location, previous project, existing project, local 
cooperation, and terminal facilities. See Section 
1. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Operation and maintenance continued. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction 
began in January 1965 and lock and dam was 
placed in operation in August 1968. 
4. LOCK AND DAM NO. 2, ARK. 
Location, previous project, existing project, local 
cooperation, and terminal facilities. See Section 
1. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Operation and maintenance continued. Construction 
of minor completion items continued. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction 
began in May 1963. Lock was placed in operation 
in April 1967 and dam was placed in operation in 
March 1968. 
5. LOCK AND DAM NO. 3, ARK. 
Location, previous project, existing project, local 
cooperation, and terminal facilities. See Section 
1. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Construction of minor completion items continued. 
Operation and maintenance continued. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction 
began in May 1964 and lock and dam was placed 
in operation in December 1968. 
6. LOCK AND DAM NO. 4, ARK. 
Location, previous project, existing project, local 
cooperation, and terminal facilities. See Section 
1. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Construction continued on minor completion 
items. Operation and maintenance continued. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction 
began in May 1964 and lock and dam was placed 
in operation in December 1968. 
7. LOCK AND DAM NO. 5, ARK. 
Location, previous project, existing project, local 
cooperation, and terminal facilities. See Section 
1. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Construction of minor completion items continued. 
Operation and maintenance continued. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction 
began in November 1964 and lock and dam was 
placed in operation in December 1968. 
8. LOCK AND DAM NO. 9, ARK. 
Location, previous project, existing project, local 
cooperation, and terminal facilities. See Section 
1. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Continued construction of minor completion 
items. Operation and maintenance continued. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction 
began in April 1965 and lock and dam was placed 
in operation in July 1969. 
9. LOCK AND DAM NO. 13, ARK. 
Location, previous project, existing project, local 
cooperation, and terminal facilities. See Section 
1. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Continued construction of minor completion 
items. Operation and maintenance continued. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction 
began in October 1965 and lock and dam was 
placed in operation in April 1969. Contracts for a 
bridge across the dam was awarded in 1976 and 
construction initiated. 
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10. MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR 
FLEET AND MARINE TERMINALS, 
ARK. 
Location, previous project, existing project, local 
cooperation, and terminal facilities. See Section 
1. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Continued acquisition of equipment. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of 
Pine Bluff Marine Terminal began March 1968 
and it was placed in operation in April 1969. 
Construction of Dardanelle Marine Terminal 
began June 1968 and it was placed in operation in 
November 1969. 
11. MURRAY LOCK AND DAM (NO. 7), 
ARK. 
Location, previous project, existing project, local 
cooperation, and terminal facilities. See Section 
1. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Continued construction of minor completion 
items. Operation and maintenance continued. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction 
began in November 1964 and lock and dam was 
placed in operation in October 1969. 
12. NORRELL LOCK AND DAM (NO. 1) 
AND ENTRANCE CHANNEL, ARK. 
Location, previous project, existing project, local 
cooperation, and terminal facilities. See Section 
1. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Construction continued on minor completion 
items. Operation and maintenance continued. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction 
began in May 1963 and lock and dam was placed 
in operation in June 1967. 
13. TOAD SUCK FERRY LOCK AND DAM 
(NO. 8), ARK. 
Location, previous project, existing project, local 
cooperation, and terminal facilities. See Section 
1. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Continued construction of minor completion 
items. Operation and maintenance continued. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction 
began in July 1965 and lock and d.m was placed 
in operation in November 1969. 
14. OTHER AUTHORIZED NAVIGATION 
PROJECTS 
See Table 18-H, Other Authorized Navigation 
Projects. 
Flood Control 
15. BLUE MOUNTAIN LAKE, ARK. 
Location. See Table 18-D, Arkansas River 
Basin, Ark., Okla., and Kans.: Lakes. 
Existing project. Estimated cost is $5,322,000, 
of which $551,000 is Code 710 funds. For further 
information see pages 906 and 907 of 1962 Annual 
Report. For authorization see Table 18-B, 
Authorizing Legislation. 
Local cooperation. Section 2, Flood Control Act 
of 1938 applies. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Operation and maintenance of project continued. 
Additional recreational facilities were constructed. 
Two notable rises occurred on Petit 
Jean River during fiscal year. Flooding was 
prevented on 8,350 acres of improved land. 
Results of flood regulation on river stages at 
Danville are set forth in Table 18-I, Flood 
Modifications, Blue Mountain Lake. Danville is 
25.6 miles downstream and just downstream 
from mouth of Dutch Creek, which is the 
principal tributary of Petit Jean River. 
Estimated monetary benefits at end of fiscal 
year attributed to Blue Mountain Lake for 
prevention of flood damages were $267,000, a 
total of $8,500,000 to September 30, 1977. Pool 
elevation at start of fiscal year was 384.30 feet 
above mean sea level, corresponding to 25,560 
acre-feet of total storage. At end of fiscal year pool 
elevation was 373.95 feet above mean sea level, 
corresponding to 4,580 acre-feet of total storage. 
Maximum pool level during fiscal year was 
400.38 feet above mean sea level, corresponding 
to 96,070 acre-feet of total storage. Minimum pool 
level during fiscal year was 373.95 feet above 
mean sea level, corresponding to 4,580 aacre-feet 
of total storage. The seasonal conservation pool 
operation was followed from April 15 to June 6. 
Then, in cooperation with the Arkansas Game 
and Fish Commission, as an aid in the control of 
rough fish for the improvement of game fishery 
and water clarity, a drawdown of the conservation 
pool was started and was completed 
November 1, 1977. The seasonal conservation 
pool was lowered from elevation 387.00 to 
elevation 374.00 for the operation. Sufficient 
releases were made from lake during low-water 
periods to meet water requirements downstream. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Project is 
complete except for additional recreation 
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facilities. Construction of project began in May 
1940, and it was ready for beneficial use in March 
1947. 
16. CLEARWATER LAKE, MO. 
Location. See Table 18-J, White River Basin. 
Existing project. Estimated cost is $11,404,000, 
of which $1,666,000 is Code 710 funds. For 
further information see pages 897 and 898 of 1962 
Annual Report. For authorization see Table 18-B, 
Authorizing Legislation. 
Local cooperation. Section 2, Flood Control Act 
of 1938 applies. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Operation and maintenance of project continued. 
Additional recreation facilities were constructed. 
One notable rise occurred on Black River above 
Clearwater Lake. Flooding was prevented on 
21,000 acres of cultivated land. Results of 
regulation on river stages at Poplar Bluff, 46.4 
miles downstream, are set forth in Table 18-I, 
Flood Modifications, Clearwater Lake. 
Estimated monetary benefits attributed to 
Clearwater Lake for prevention of flood damages 
were $1,355,000, a total of $17,038,000 to 
September 30, 1977. Pool elevation at start of 
fiscal year was 495.61 feet above mean sea level, 
corresponding to 24,610 acre-feet of total storage. 
At end of fiscal year pool elevation was 495.73 feet 
above mean sea level, corresponding to 24,810 
acre-feet of total storage. Maximum pool elevation 
was 535.88 feet above mean sea level, 
corresponding to 163,204 acre-feet of total 
storage. Minimum pool level was 491.80 feet 
above mean sea level, corresponding to 18,466 
acre-feet of total storage. Seasonal conservation 
pool, elevation 498.00, was used on May 1 to June 
1. Conservation pool elevation was fluctuated 
during warm months as an aid in control of 
mosquitoes. Releases made from lake during lowwater 
periods were sufficient to supply municipal 
water for Poplar Bluff and other usages. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Project is 
complete except for additional recreational 
facilities. Construction of project began in June 
1940 and was ready for beneficial use in March 
1948. 
17. NIMROD LAKE, ARK. 
Location. See Table 18-D, Arkansas River 
Basin, Ark., Okla., and Kans.: Lakes. 
Existing project. Estimated cost is $4,330,000, 
of which $558,000 is Code 710 funds. For further 
information see pages 908 and 909 of 1962 Annual 
Report. For authorization see Table 18-B, 
Authorizing Legislation. 
Local cooperation. Section 2, Flood Control Act 
of 1938 applies. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Operation and maintenance of project continued. 
Additional recreation facilities were constructed. 
One notable rise occurred on Fourche La Fave 
River during fiscal year. Flooding was prevented 
on an average of 6,080 acres of improved land. 
Results of flood regulation of river stages at Aplin 
are set forth in Table 18-I, Flood Modifications, 
Nimrod Lake. Aplin is 13.7 miles downstream 
from dam and just downstream from mouth of 
South Fourche La Fave River, which is principal 
tributary. 
Estimated monetary benefits at end of fiscal 
year attributed to Nimrod Lake for prevention of 
flood damages were $78,000 making a total of 
$5,094,000 to September 30, 1977. Pool elevation 
at start of fiscal year of 342.25 feet above mean sea 
level, corresponding to 29,900 acre-feet of total 
storage. At end of fiscal year pool elevation was 
342.32 feet above mean sea level, corresponding 
to 30,150 acre-feet of total storage. Maximum 
pool level for the project and during fiscal year 
was 361.63 feet above mean sea level, corresponding 
to 169,310 acre-feet of storage. Minimum 
pool level during fiscal year was 341.93 feet above 
mean sea level, corresponding to 28,760 acre-feet 
of total storage. Seasonal conservation pool, 
elevation 345.00, was used May 1 to May 15. 
Conservation pool was lowered gradually during 
warm months as an aid in control of mosquitoes. 
Sufficient releases were made from lake during 
low-water periods to meet water requirements 
downstream. 
Twenty-four million gallons of water were 
withdrawn by the city of Plainview, Ark. from 
Nimrod Lake. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Project is 
complete except for additional recreation 
facilities. Construction of project began in 
January 1940 and was ready for beneficial use in 
January 1942. 
18. PINE MOUNTAIN LAKE, ARK. 
Location. Damsite is at mile 35.7 on Lee Creek 
and 12 miles north of Van Buren, Ark. (See 
Geological Survey map "Rudy NE, Ark.," scale 
1:24,000.) 
Existing project. Provides for construction of a 
lake for flood control, water supply, and recreation. 
Lake would control runoff from 168 square 
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miles. Capacity would be 261,000 acre-feet, of 
which 40,600 would be for flood control, 124,400 
for water supply, fish and wildlife mitigation and 
recreation. Estimated cost is $44,300,000, of 
which local interests will repay $28,700,000 for 
water supply storage. Project was authorized by 
Flood Control Act of 1965. 
Local cooperation. Section 2, Flood Control Act 
of 1938, Water Supply Act of 1958, as amended, 
and Federal Water Project Recreation Act apply. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Preconstruction planning was continued. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Preconstruction 
planning is 83 percent complete. Project is 2 
percent complete. 
19. VILLAGE CREEK, JACKSON AND 
LAWRENCE COUNTIES, ARK. 
Location. A tributary on the left bank of the 
White River, rising in Randolph County in 
northeast Arkansas and flowing southward 
through Jackson and Lawrence Counties to join 
the White River at mile 250.7, about 7 miles south 
of Newport, Ark. (See Mississippi River Commission 
alluvial valley map, scales 1:500,000 and 
1:62,500.) 
Existing project. The project provides for an 
improvement for flood control and drainage in 
the Village Creek Basin. It will consist of a 
cleared and enlarged channel for Village Creek 
from mile 61.2 to its mouth and a system of group 
laterals and on-farm drainage facilities to be 
constructed by local interest. 
Local cooperation. Section 3, Flood Control Act 
of June 22, 1936 applies. Local interests have not 
provided adequate assurance of the cash contribution 
required. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Preconstruction 
planning is 97 percent complete. The project was 
reclassified to the inactive status in June 1977 
because of the inability of local interests to meet 
current local cooperation requirements. All 
planning on the project has been discontinued. 
20. WHITE RIVER BASIN (LITTLE ROCK 
DISTRICT) 
Location. Improvements are on White River 
and tributaries, Arkansas and Missouri. More 
definite location of individual items is shown in 
Table 18-J, White River Basin. 
Existing project. A general comprehensive plan 
for flood control and other purposes in White 
River Basin. Plan now includes nine lakes, of 
which four are flood control only projects and five 
are multiple-purpose projects. Beaver, Table 
Rock, Bull Shoals, Norfork, Clearwater, Greers 
Ferry, and Bell Foley Lakes were selected- and 
approved for construction by Chief of Engineers, 
and individual reports on these seven lakes are 
presented on subsequent pages. Bell Foley Lake 
was reclassified to inactive in June 1977. Lakes in 
plan are listed in Table 18-J, White River Basin. 
For authorization see Table 18-B, Authorizing 
Legislation. 
Local cooperation. Section 2, Flood Control Act 
of 1938 applies, Water Supply Act of 1958, as 
amended, applies to Beaver, Greers Ferry, and 
Norfork. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Notable rises occurred above Beaver, Table Rock, 
and Bull Shoals Dams on upper White River and 
above Norfork Dam on North Fork River during 
fiscal year. Regulation of flow on North Fork 
River in Norfork Lake and on upper White River 
in Beaver-Table Rock-Bull Shoals Lake 
system during fiscal year prevented flooding on 
an average of 27,165 acres of improved land for 
each rise, of which 15,809 and 11,573 was credited 
to Beaver-Table Rock-Bull Shoals system and 
Norfork, respectively. Flood modifications on 
White River at Calico Rock, 17 miles downstream 
from mouth of North Fork River and 59 miles 
downstream from Bull Shoals Dam, and at 
Newport, 102 miles downstream from Calico 
Rock, are set forth in Table 18-K, White River 
Flood Modifications. 
Estimated monetary flood control benefits for 
fiscal year attributed to Beaver, Table Rock, Bull 
Shoals, and Norfork Lakes for prevention of flood 
damages were $234,000, $572,000, $327,000, and 
$196,000, respectively, a total of $1,329,000. Total 
flood damages prevented by lakes through 
September 30, 1977 amounted to $65,877,000, of 
which $7,473,000 accrues to Beaver, $20,949,000 
to Table Rock, $27,828,000 to Bull Shoals, and 
$9,627,000 to Norfork. Pool elevation at Beaver 
Lake at start of fiscal year was 1109.37 feet above 
mean sea level, corresponding to 1,370,602 acrefeet 
of total storage. At end of fiscal year pool 
elevation was 1109.08 feet above mean sea level, 
corresponding to 1,363,500 acre-feet of total 
storage. Maximum pool elevation was 1109.40 
feet above mean sea level, corresponding to 
1,371,300 acre-feet of total storage. Minimum 
pool elevation was 1092.86 feet above mean sea 
level, corresponding to 1,004,500 acre-feet of total 
storage. Pool elevation of Table Rock Lake at 
start of fiscal year was 909.05 feet above mean sea 
level, corresponding to 2,455,000 acre-feet of total 
storage; and at end of fiscal year was 906.31 feet 
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above mean sea level, corresponding to 2,340,100 
acre-feet of total storage. Maximum pool elevation 
during fiscal year was 909.31 feet above 
mean sea level, corresponding to 2,465,400 acrefeet 
of total storage. Minimum pool elevation 
during fiscal year was 897.70 feet above mean sea 
level, corresponding to 2,033,800 acre-feet of total 
storage. Pool elevation of Bull Shoals Lake at 
start of fiscal year was 651.57 feet above mean sea 
level, corresponding to 2,939,100 acre-feet of total 
storage; and at end of fiscal year was 646.20 feet 
above mean sea level, corresponding to 2,708,400 
acre-feet of total storage. Maximum pool elevation 
was 651.57 feet above mean sea level, 
corresponding to 2,939,100 acre-feet of total 
storage. Minimum pool elevation was 640.70 feet 
above mean sea level, corresponding to 2,437,700 
acre-feet of total storage. Pool elevation of 
Norfork Lake at start of fiscal year was 543.36 
feet above mean sea level, corresponding to 
1,071,300 acre-feet of total storage. At end of 
fiscal year the pool elevation was 544.66 feet 
above mean sea level, corresponding to 1,097,100 
acre-feet of total storage. Maximum pool elevation 
was 546.47 feet above mean sea level, 
corresponding to 1,138,400 acre-feet of total 
storage. Minimum pool elevation was 526.88 feet 
above mean sea level, corresponding to 780,200 
acre-feet of total storage. Delivered 768,449,100 
kilowatt-hours of electrical energy to 
Southwestern Power Administration for 
marketing, of which 63,261,100; 255,430,000; 
361,387,000; and 88,371,000 kilowatt-hours were 
generated at Beaver, Table Rock, Bull Shoals, 
and Norfork powerplants, respectively. Peak 
demands of 124,000 kilowatts occurred January 
21, 1977 at Beaver; 231,000 kilowatts on 
December 7, 1976 at Table Rock; 385,000 
kilowatts on January 19, 1977 at Bull Shoals; and 
72,000 kilowatts on October 22, 1976 at Norfork. 
There was sufficient power storage at all times to 
supply scheduled loads. Installed capacities of 
plants are 112,000; 200,000; 340,000; and 70,000 
kilowatts at Beaver, Table Rock, Bull Shoals, and 
Norfork, respectively. During the fiscal year 
202,510; 650,300; 1,581,045; and 312,190 acre-feet 
of water was released through turbines at 
Beaver, Table Rock, Bull Shoals, and Norfork, 
respectively. At the start of fiscal year there were 
181,300; 109,000; 179,000; and 247,000 acre-feet 
of flood control storage available in the power 
pools at Beaver, Bull Shoals, Norfork, and Table 
Rock Lakes respectively. At the end of fiscal year 
there were 288,400; 339,600; 154,100, and 354,900 
acre-feet of flood control storage available in the 
power pools at Beaver, Bull Shoals, Norfork, and 
Table Rock Lakes respectively. Capacities 
available in power pools before each flood are 
shown in Table 18-K, White River Flood 
Modifications. During fiscal year 2,500 acre-feet 
of water was released from Norfork Lake for Fish 
and Wildlife Service trout hatchery; 1,300 acrefeet 
was released from Table Rock Lake for 
Missouri Conservation Commission trout 
hatchery; Beaver.Water District withdrew 7,187 
million gallons from Beaver Lake; and Water and 
Sewer Improvement District No. 3 of Mountain 
Home, Ark., withdrew 886 million gallons from 
Norfork Lake. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Beaver, Table 
Rock, Bull Shoals, Norfork, Clearwater, and 
Greers Ferry Lakes are essentially complete and 
in operation. Preconstruction planning was 
discontinued on Bell Foley. Progress on these 
lakes is in individual reports. Water Valley and 
Lone Rock Lakes have been deauthorized. 
The White River Fish Hatchery authorized by 
the Water Resources Development Act of 1976 is 
located on White River in Carroll County, 
Arkansas about 9 miles northwest of the city of 
Eureka Springs and provides a plan of improvement 
for construction of trout production 
facilities including a fish hatchery. Total estimated 
cost is $6,000,000. 
21. INSPECTION OF COMPLETED 
FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS 
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 
transferred to local interests for operation and 
maintenance. Inspections of local flood protection 
projects, shown in Section 22 as completed 
projects, were made October-March to determine 
extent of compliance with approved regulations 
for maintenance and operation of these projects. 
Responsible officials of improvement districts 
concerned were advised of inadequacies in 
maintenance and operation of local flood protection 
works under their jurisdiction where appropriate. 
Cost for fiscal year was $50,557. Total 
cost to September 30 was $540,912. 
22. OTHER AUTHORIZED 
CONTROL PROJECTS 
FLOOD 
See Table 18-L, Other Authorized Flood 
Control Projects. 
23. FLOOD CONTROL WORK UNDER 
SPECIAL AUTHORIZATION 
Emergency flood control activities-repair, 
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flood fighting, and rescue work (Public Law 99, 
84th Cong., and antecedent legislation). 
Federal cost of advance preparation for fiscal 
year was $49,370. 
Emergency bank protection for Little Rock 
waste water sewer line, (Section 14, Flood Control 
Act of 1946, Public Law 526, 79th Cong.) 
Arkansas River, Little Rock, Ark. Cost for fiscal 
year was $6,940. 
Emergency flood fighting and repair at 
Jacksonport, Newport, and Macks, Ark. was 
$24,970. 
Multiple-Purpose Projects Including Power 
24. BEAVER LAKE, ARK. 
Location. See Table 18-J, White River Basin. 
Existing project. Estimated cost is $50,860,000, 
of which $5,799,000 is Code 710 funds. For 
further information see pages 788 and 789 of 1966 
Annual Report. For authorization see Table 18-B, 
Authorizing Legislation. 
Local cooperation. Section 2, Flood Control Act 
of 1938 and Water Supply Act of 1958, as 
amended, apply. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Results of operation of Beaver Lake are shown in 
Section 20 and flood modifications are shown in 
Table 18-K, White River Flood Modifications. 
Operation and maintenance continued. Additional 
recreation facilities were constructed. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Project is 
complete except for additional recreational 
facilities. Construction of project began in 
October 1959 and was placed in operation for 
flood control in December 1963, hydroelectric 
power generation with both units in May 1965, 
and water supply in January 1966. 
25. BULL SHOALS LAKE, ARK. 
Location. See Table 18-J, White River Basin. 
Existing project. Estimated cost with eight 
generating units is $96,612,000, of which $10,- 
886,000 is Code 710 funds. For further information 
see pages 725 and 726 of 1965 Annual Report. 
For authorization see Table 18-B, Authorizing 
Legislation. 
Local cooperation. Section 2, Flood Control Act 
of 1938 applies. 
Operations and results during fiscal year 
Additional recreation facilities were constructed. 
Operation and maintenance of project continued. 
Results of operation of Bull Shoals Lake are 
shown in Section 20 and flood modifications are 
shown in Table 18-K, White River Flood 
Modifications. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Project is 
complete except for additional recreation 
facilities. Construction of project began in April 
1946 and was ready for beneficial use for flood 
control in June 1951 and generation of electrical 
energy in September 1952. Units 1 through 8 
were placed in operation September 1952, 
September 1952, December 1952, June 1953, 
January 1962, February 1962, August 1963, and 
September 1963, respectively. 
26. DARDANELLE LOCK AND DAM (NO. 
10), ARK. 
Location. See Table 18-C, Arkansas River 
Basin; Ark., Okla., and Kans.: Navigation. 
Existing project. Project is a unit of McClellan- 
Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System. Dam is 
2,569 feet long and 68 feet high. It has a spillway 
with 20 tainter gates 50 feet long and 39 feet high. 
Navigation lock is 110 by 600 feet with a lift of 54 
feet. Powerhouse contains four 31,000 kilowatt 
generators. Lake has a storage capacity of 
486,000 acre-feet. Estimated cost is $84,008,000, 
of which $1,708,000 is Code 710 funds. For 
authorization see Table 18-B, Authorizing 
Legislation. 
Local cooperation. See Section 1. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. Pool 
fluctuated within 2-foot power pondage, elevation 
336.00 to 338.00. Power generation continued. 
Installed capacity is 124,000 kilowatts. Delivered 
495,472,800 kilowatt-hours of electrical energy to 
Southwestern Power Administration for 
marketing. Peak demand of 140,000 kilowatts 
occurred January 11, 1977. Released 12,106,880 
acre-feet of water through turbines. Major 
accomplishments with regular funds: Operation 
arid maintenance continued at cost of $2,244,116. 
Continued design of additional recreation 
facilities. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction 
began June 1957. Power units were placed on line 
April, May, and September 1965, and January 
1966. Lock was placed in operation in December 
1969. 
27. GREERS FERRY LAKE, ARK. 
Location. See Table 18-J, White River Basin. 
Existing project. Estimated cost is $55,125,000, 
of which $8,080,000 is Code 710 funds. For 
further information see page 740 of 1964 Annual 
Report. For authorization see Table 18-B, 
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Authorizing Legislation. 
Local cooperation. Section 2, Flood Control Act 
of 1938 and Water Supply Act of 1958, as 
amended, apply. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Operation and maintenance continued. Additional 
recreation facilities were constructed. 
One notable rise occurred on the Little Red River 
above Greers Ferry Dam. Flooding was 
prevented on an average of 15,387 acres of 
improved land. Results of flood regulation on 
river stages at Judsonia, 54 miles downstream, 
are set forth in Table 18-I, Flood Modifications, 
Greers Ferry Lake. 
Estimated monetary flood control benefits for 
fiscal year attributed to Greers Ferry Lake for 
prevention of flood damages were $289,000. Total 
flood damages prevented to September 30, 1977 
were $3,359,000. Pool elevation at start of fiscal 
year was 452.25 feet above mean sea level, 
corresponding to 1,646,200 acre-feet of total 
storage. At end of fiscal year pool elevation was 
452.25 feet above mean sea level, corresponding 
to 1,812,000 acre-feet of total storage. Maximum 
pool elevation was 464.88 feet above mean sea 
level, corresponding to 2,034,500 acre-feet of total 
storage. Minimum pool elevation was 443.71 feet 
above mean sea level, corresponding to 1,411,400 
acre-feet of total storage. At start of fiscal year 
there was 264,300 acre-feet of flood storage 
available and at end of fiscal year 98,500 acre-feet 
of storage capacity was available for storage of 
floodflows in power pool. Delivered 111,223,400 
kilowatt-hours of electrical energy to 
Southwestern Power Administration for 
marketing. Peak demand of 110,000 kilowatts 
occurred September 30, 1975. During fiscal year, 
695,040 acre-feet of water was released through 
turbines; 14,600 acre-feet was released for US 
Fish and Wildlife Service trout hatchery; the 
Community Water System, Cleburne County, 
Ark., withdrew 144 million gallons; and the city 
of Clinton, Ark., withdrew 260 million gallons 
from Greers Ferry Lake. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Project is 
complete except for additional recreation 
facilities. Construction of project began in June 
1957, was ready for beneficial use for flood 
control in January 1962, and power units 1 and 2 
were placed in operation in March and May 1964, 
and water supply was placed in operation in April 
1971. 
28. NORFORK LAKE, ARK. 
Location. See Table 18-J, White River Basin. 
Existing project. Estimated cost is $88,547,000, 
of which $4,125,000 is Code 710 funds, $26,400,- 
000 is for addition of power units 3 and 4, and 
$29,300,000 is for highway bridge construction. 
For further information see page 896 of 1962 
Annual Report. For authorization see Table 18-B, 
Authorizing Legislation. 
Local cooperation. Section 2, Flood Control Act 
of 1938 and Water Supply Act of 1958, as 
amended, apply. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Operation and maintenance of project continued. 
Additional recreation facilities were constructed. 
Results of operation of Norfork Lake are shown in 
Section 20 and flood modifications are shown in 
Table 18-K, White River Flood Modifications. 
The city of Mountain Home, Ark. withdrew 586 
million gallons of water from Norfork Lake. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Project is 
complete except for additional recreation 
facilities, highway bridge relocations, and addition 
of power units 3 and 4. Construction of 
project began in October 1940, ready for 
beneficial use for flood control in June 1943, and 
for generation of electrical energy with one unit 
in June 1944. Second unit was added in February 
1950. Water supply was added as a purpose in 
December 1969. Preconstruction planning for 
relocation of highways and addition of power 
units 3 and 4 were continued. 
29. OZARK-JETA TAYLOR LOCK AND 
DAM (NO. 12), ARK. 
Location. See Table 18-C, Arkansas River 
Basin; Ark., Okla., and Kans.: Navigation. 
Existing project. Project is a unit of McClellan- 
Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System. Dam is 
2,200 feet long and 58 feet above streambed. It has 
a spillway with 15 tainter gates 50 feet long and 
46 feet high. Navigation lock is 110 by 600 feet 
with a lift of 34 feet. Powerhouse contains five 
20,000 kilowatt generators. Lake has a storage 
capacity of 148,000 acre-feet. In addition, i foot of 
power pondage is provided in Pool No.13 between 
elevations 391.00 and 392.00. Estimated cost is 
$85,767,000. For authorization see Table 18-B, 
Authorizing Legislation. 
Local cooperation. See Section 1. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Continue construction of powerplant and of 
minor completion items. Delivered 251,167,000 
kilowatt-hours of electrical energy to 
Southwestern Power Administration for 
marketing. Peak demand of 63,000 kilowatts 
occurred June 2, 1977. There was 9,607,400 acre- 
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feet of water released through the turbines. 
Continued operation and maintenance. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction 
began in December 1964 and is complete. Lock 
and dam was placed in operation in November 
1969. Power units were placed on line as 
follows: Unit 1, November 1972; unit 2, August 
1973; unit 3, October 1973; unit 4, December 
1973, and unit 5, May 1974. Work remaining 
consists principally of modifications to 
powerplant. 
30. TABLE ROCK LAKE, MO. 
Location. See Table 18-J, White River Basin. 
Existing project. Estimated cost is $71,233,000, 
of which $5,793,000 is Code 710 funds. For 
further information see page 893 of 1962 Annual 
Report. For authorization see Table 18-B, 
Authorizing Legislation. 
Local cooperation. Section 2, Flood Control Act 
of 1938 applies. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Operation and maintenance continued. Additional 
recreation facilities were constructed. 
Results of operation of Table Rock Lake are 
shown in Section 20 and flood modifications are 
shown in Table 18-K, White River Flood 
Modifications. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Project is 
complete except for additional recreation 
facilities. Construction of project began in 
October 1952, was ready for beneficial use for 
flood control in November 1958, and for generation 
of electrical energy with units 1 and 2 in May 
1959. Units 3 and 4 were added in April and June 
1961. 
General Investigations 
31. SURVEYS 
Cost as of September 30, 1977 was $790,484, of 
which $49,846 was for navigation studies, $641,- 
486 was for flood control studies, $39,045 was for 
special studies, and $60,107 was for comprehensive 
basin studies. 
32. COLLECTION AND STUDY OF BASIC 
DATA 
Flood plain information studies were completed 
for Arkansas River and tributaries at 
Morrilton, Ark.; and Pennington Bayou and 
tributaries at Danville, Ark. A flood plain 
information study was initiated for South and 
Archey Forks, Little Red River at Clinton, Ark. 
Technical services and guidance were furnished 
to other Federal and local agencies. Cost for the 
fiscal year was $204,277. See Table 18-M, Flood 
Plain Information Studies Completed During 
Fiscal Year. 
33. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
During fiscal year, 128 stream gaging stations 
were operated, of which 58 were operated 
cooperatively by Geological Survey and Corps, 
and the remaining 70 by Corps. Suspended 
sediment samples were collected at 27 stations 
during fiscal year in cooperation with Geological 
Survey, and suspended loads were determined at 
certain stations. One hundred and twelve rainfall 
and/or river reporting stations were operated in a 
cooperative program by National Weather Service 
and Corps for use in forecasting streamflow 
for flood warning and operation of lake projects. 
Records also were collected at certain 
hydroclimatic rainfall stations under a 
cooperative program of the two agencies. General 
hydrologic studies relating to streamflow frequency 
and distribution were continued. 
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TABLE 18-A COST AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
See 
Section Total to 
in Text Project Funding FY 74 FY 75 FY 76 FY 77 Sept. 30, 1977 
1. Arkansas River New Work 
Basin, Ark., Ap prop. 
Okla., & Kans. Dams 
Navigation 
Cost 
Dams 
Navigation 
Maint. 
Approp. 
ams 
Navigation 
Cost 
Dams 
Navigation 
Rehab. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Contrib. 
Cost 
Special Funds 
Cost 
Other 
Contrib. 
Cost 
2. Bank Stabili- New Work 
zation & Channel Approp. 
Rectification, Ark. Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
3-13. Navigation New Work 
Locks & Dams, Approp. 
Ark. Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Contrib. 
Cost 
Other 
Contrib. 
Cost 
15. Blue Mountain New Work 
Lake, Ark. Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
16. Clearwater New Work 
Lake, Mo. Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
17. Nimrod Lake, New Work 
Ark. Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
18. Pine Mountain New Work 
Lake, Ark. Approp. 
Cost 
$15,674,952 $9,917,000 $10,217,100 $3,041,764 $1,418,814,399 
-2,639 190,000 40,000 117,362 147,047,506 
15,677,591 9,727,000 10,177,100 2,924,402 1,271,766,893 
16,869,699 17,323,061 10,644,710 5,356,075 1,418,267,498 
69,859 50,081 215,634 182,732 147,059,815 
16,799,840 17,272,980 10,429,076 5,173,343 1,271,207,683 
26,642,287 24,667,751 35,238,299 29,004,959 238,683,807 
4,351,735 4,086,614 5,593,534 5,588,911 55,609,295 
22,290,552 20,581,137 29,644,765 23,416,048 183,074,512 
30,452,887 26,295,212 33,839,934 30,083,492 233,994,104 
4,503,400 4,142,471 5,596,673 5,565,064 55,353,960 
25,949,487 22,152,741 28,243,261 24,518,428 178,640,144 
- - - - 291,106 
- - - - 291,106 
- - - - 1,609,842 
- - - - 1,609,842 
- - - - 19,926,755 
- - - - 19,926,755 
- - - - 531,336 
- - - - 531,336 
1,155,000 610,000 517,600 0 117,038,784 
1,727,792 1,700,509 441,113 510,856 117,078,544 
- - - - 4,561,666 
- - - - 4,561,666 
10,329,000 4,360,000 9,006,000 1,747,000 386,469,1721 
7,277,193 10,426,987 8,395,957 4,174,095 387,442,899 
9,749,716 8,439,100 11,799,300 9,300,800 72,125,306 
10,865,376 9,621,516 11,114,970 9,766,682 71,810,047 
- - - - 973,385 
- - - - 963,567 
- - - - 531,336 
- - - - 531,336 
- 27,600 - - 5,067,774 
- 2,797 24,107 96 5,067,774 
461,000 363,600 496,500 371,800 4,464,194 
416,884 419,113 473,722 403,206 4,458,715 
50 21,810 5,000 143,000 10,226,0032 
25,928 5,752 25,907 21,035 10,103,625 
683,800 522,500 949,800 900,200 6,613,555 
663,757 628,556 909,821 922,546 6,572,402 
-50 98,000 -25,000 -2,802 4,014,625 
- 47,269 -25,719 0 3,965,835 
670,400 436,500 589,100 523,100 5,330,078 
650,289 513,852 566,967 515,039 5,277,330 
1,000 25,000 301,600 365,000 1,246,155 
7,727 25,009 236,642 224,205 1,040,391 
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TABLE 18-A (Continued) COST AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
See 
Section Total to 
in Text Project Funding FY 74 FY 75 FY 76 FY 77 Sept. 30 1977 
19. Village Creek, New Work 
Jackson & Lawrence Approp. 
Counties, Ark. Cost 
20. White River 
Basin (Little 
Rock District) 
24. Beaver Lake, 
Ark. 
25. Bull Shoals 
Lake, Ark. 
26. Dardanelle Lock 
& Dam (No. 10), 
Ark. 
27. Greers Ferry 
Lake, Ark. 
28. Norfork Lake, 
Ark. 
29. Ozark-Jeta Taylor 
Lock & Dam (No. 
12), Ark. 
30. Table Rock 
Lake, Mo. 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
175,000 85,000 216,000 37,000 513,000 
155,354 103,875 202,892 44,735 506,856 
3 
452,050 1,008,999 165,000 502,000 293,675,4103 
1,502,301 639,866 492,510 291,453 293,319,404 
10,049,100 8,557,600 12,711,800 11,168,900 97,916,902 
10,940,230 9,073,970 12,446,698 11,134,589 97,242,855 
1,100 73,872 64,000 0 45,883,177 
116,404 19,308 44,405 63,715 45,804,013 
1,409,500 1,165,900 1,631,200 1,365,800 12,055,559 
1,413,117 1,356,776 1,633,054 1,274,700 11,937,660 
-8,000 246,250 68,000 42,000 90,458,6294 
202,474 16,283 97,621 14,753 90,547,772 
2,026,100 1,848,600 2,776,500 2,449,900 22,693,073 
2,145,890 1,956,880 2,613,992 2,541,680 22,605,451 
8,000 335,000 203,000 2,802 83,082,129s 
25,737 9,724 50,096 57,822 82,338,230 
1,851,700 1,570,000 2,465,700 2,239,600 17,209,732 
2,302,210 1,634,786 2,499,102 2,244,116 17,127,544 
1,000 122,300 60,400 162,000 48,537,412 
296,481 97,697 133,706 108,157 48,441,060 
1,879,700 1,375,200 2,013,100 2,038,900 15,303,518 
2,073,283 1,461,405 1,336,021 594,574 13,153,008 
-12,100 65,645 58,000 106,000 29,714,628 
223,066 31,045 78,727 44,055 29,622,831 
1,463,700 1,292,600 1,917,100 1,855,100 18,380,991 
1,680,359 1,408,763 1,831,860 1,847,562 18,265,564 
6 
2,480,000 2,630,000 297,000 770,000 85,767,312: 
2,818,122 2,388,952 886,268 230,057 85,222,189 
1,296,300 1,276,400 1,879,100 1,704,000 9,174,861 
1,449,076 1,348,207 1,820,170 1,699,022 9,103,547 
160,000 55,122 95,600 58,000 66,899,488, 
245,622 59,166 110,565 39,062 66,849,323 
2,586,300 2,352,800 3,424,100 2,559,000 22,870,206 
2,963,824 2,261,590 3,527,376 2,598,908 22,759,584 
1. Includes $77,762 prior to 1952 and $1,552,416 for 
general studies. 
2. Includes $47,103 Public Works acceleration funds. 
3. Includes $491,928 Public Works acceleration funds. 
4. Includes $259,812 Public Works acceleration funds. 
5. Includes $402,162 for general studies. 
6. Includes $168,012 for general studies. 
7. Includes $185,513 Public Works acceleration funds. 
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LITTLE ROCK, ARK., DISTRICT 
AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
Acts Work Authorized Documents 
June 28, 1938 
August 18, 1941 
July 24, 1946 
July 24, 1946 
June 30, 1948 
May 17, 1950 
July 14, 1960 
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN, ARK., OKLA., & KANS. 
(See Section 1 of Text) 
Approved General comprehensive plan: 
Mannford Reservoir, Okla. 
Oologah Lake, Okla. 
Canton Lake, Okla. 
Tenkiller Ferry Lake, Okla. 
Wister Lake, Okla. 
Blue Mountain Lake, Ark. 
Nimrod Lake, Ark. 
Modified comprehensive plan to include reservoirs in 
Grand (Neosho) River Basin, Okla., and Mo., and in 
Verdigris River Basin: 
Markham Ferry Reservoir, Okla. 
Fort Gibson Lake, Okla. 
Pensacola Reservoir Lake O'The Cherokees, Okla. 
Fall River Lake, Kans. 
Elk City Lake, Kans. 
Toronto Lake, Kans. 
Neodosha Lake, Kans. 
Authorized Chief of Engineers to provide in the Canton 
Lake 69,000 acre-feet of irrigation storage, subject to 
certain conditions. 
Approved multiple-purpose plan: 
Oologah Lake, Okla. 
Markham Ferry Reservoir, Okla. 
Fort Gibson Lake, Okla. 
Blackburn Reservoir, Okla. 
Mannford Reservoir, Okla. 
Taft Reservoir, Okla. 
Bank stabilization 
Dardanelle Lock and Dam, Ark. 
Eufaula Lake, Okla. 
Navigation locks and dams 
Ozark Lock and Dam, Ark. 
Short Mountain Lock and Dam, Okla. 
Webbers Falls Lock and Dam, Okla. 
Tenkiller Ferry Lake, Okla. 
Modified Arkansas River navigation comprehensive plan to 
include bank protection works at Bradens Bend, Okla. 
Modified comprehensive plan authorized in 1938 Flood 
Control Act and multiple-purpose plan authorized in 
River and Harbor Act of 1946 to provide for substituting 
Keystone Lake for Mannford, Blackburn, and Taft 
Reservoirs. 
Authorized incorporation of River and Harbor and Flood 
Control plans into a single plan of development and made 
all previous authorizations applicable to combined 
plan of development. 
LITTLE ROCK LEVEE, ARK. (EAST END-FOURCHE 
BAYOU) 
Levees to provide flood protection to people and city 
property. 
Modified local flood protection project to raise grade 
and protect additional areas. 
Authorized 45,000 g.p.m. pump station and excavated 
storage area. 
WHITE RIVER BASIN (LITTLE ROCK DISTRICT) 
(See Section 23 of Text) 
Approved comprehensive plan for White River Basin: 
Lone Rock Lake, Ark., Norfork Lake, Ark., 
Clearwater Lake, Mo., Water Valley Lake, Ark., 
Bell Foley Lake, Ark., Greers Ferry Lake, Ark., 
and White River emergency. 
Modified comprehensive plan to include Bull Shoals 
Lake, Ark., and Mo., Table Rock Lake, Mo., and 
Ark., and Norfork Lake, Ark., and Mo. (power). 
H. Doc. 308, 74th Cong., 
1st sess. 
H. Doc. 447, 78th Cong., 
2d sess. 
S. Doc. 55, 89th Cong., 
1st sess. 
Flood Control Cornm. 
Doc. 1, 75th Cong., 
1st sess. 
H. Doc. 917, 76th Cong., 
3d sess. 
H. Doc. 290, 77th Cong., 
1st sess. 
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TABLE 18-B 
Flood Control Cornm. 
Doc. 1, 75th Cong., 
1st sess. 
H. Doc. 107 and 440, 
76th Cong., 1st sess. 
H. Doc. 758, 79th Cong., 
2d sess. 
S. Doc. 107, 81st Cong., 
1st sess. 
June 22, 1936 
December 22, 1944 
October 27, 1965 
June 28, 1938 
August 18, 1941

REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
TABLE 18-B (Continued) AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
Acts Work Authorized Documents 
September 3, 1954 
October 23, 1962 
March 1, 1974 
October 22, 1976 
June 22, 1936 
July 14, 1960 
October 23, 1962 
Authorized power in Greers Ferry Reservoir and added H. Doc. 499, 83d Cong., 
Beaver Lake to the plan. 2d sess. 
Authorized clearing and straightening of channel for H. Doc. 352, 87th Cong., 
Village Creek, Jackson and Lawrence Counties. 2d sess. 
Authorized highway bridge construction across Flood Control Cornm. 
Norfork Lake. Doc. 1, 75th Cong., 
1st sess. 
White River Fish Hatchery, Arkansas provides for Water Resources Development 
trout production facilities downstream from Act of 1976, P.L. 94-587, 
Beaver Dam. Sec. 105 
VILLAGE CREEK, WHITE RIVER, AND MAYBERRY LEVEE 
DISTRICT, ARK. 
Approved levee protection. H. Doc. 102, 73d Cong., 
1st sess. 
Modified existing project to add interior drainage in H. Doc. 225, 86th Cong., 
accordance with plan I, and directed study of plan III. 1st sess. 
Modified project to provide a pumping plant. H. Doc. 577, 87th Cong., 
2d sess. 
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TABLE 18-C 
c 
Feature 
LITTLE ROCK 
DISTRICT 
Norrell L&D No. 1 
Lock No. 2 
Dam No. 2 
L&D No. 3 
L&D No. 4 
L&D No. 5 
David D. Terry L&D No.6 
Murray L&D No. 7 
Toad Suck Ferry 
L&D No. 8 
L&D No. 9 
Dardanelle L&D No. 10 
L&D No. 11 
Ozark-Jeta Taylor 
L&D (No. 12) 
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN; ARK., OKLA., AND KANS.: NAVIGATION 
(See Section 1 of Text) 
Miles Elevation Char- Year 
Up- Upper Depth on Miter acter Opened 
stream Lock Pool Sill of Kind to Total 
from Miles to Dimension Lift (feet, Upper Lower Founda- of Type of Navi- Estimated 
Mouth' Nearest Town (feet) (feet) MSL) (feet) (feet) tion Dam Construction gation Cost 
10.3 
13.3 
40.5 
50.2 
66.0 
86.3 
108.1 
125.4 
155.9 
176.9 
205.5 
8 east of Arkansas 
Post, Ark. 
6 east of Arkansas 
Post, Ark. 
3 southeast Arkansas 
Post, Ark. 
5 north of Grady, Ark. 
7 east of Pine Bluff, 
Ark. 
4 southeast of 
Redfield, Ark. 
12 southeast of Little 
Rock, Ark. 
6 northwest of Little 
Rock, Ark. 
6 west of Conway, Ark. 
3 southwest of 
Morrilton, Ark. 
2 west of Dardanelle, 
Ark. 
- Deleted 
256.8 1 east of Ozark, Ark. 
110 by 600 30 max. 
110 by 600 20 nom. 
28 max. 
110 by 600 20 
110 by 600 14 
110 by 600 17 
110 by 600 18 
110 by 600 18 
110 by 600 16 
110 by 600 19 
110 by 600 54 
110 by 600 34 
142 
162 
182 
196 
213 
231 
249 
265 
287 
338 
16 
18 
18 
18 
18 
18 
18 
18 
18 
17 
15 
14 
14 
14 
14 
14 
14 
14 
14 
14 
Piles in 
sand 
Piles in 
sand 
Piles in 
sand 
Piles in 
sand 
Piles in 
sand 
Clay 
Piles in 
sand 
Shale 
Shale 
Shale 
Sandstone 
Fixed Concrete 
overflow 
Movable Gated concrete 
spillway with 
embankment 
ends 
Movable Gated concrete 
spillway with 
embankment 
ends 
Movable Gated concrete 
spillway with 
embankment 
ends 
Movable Gated concrete 
spillway with 
embankment 
ends 
Movable Gated concrete 
spillway with 
embankment 
ends 
Movable Gated concrete 
spillway with 
embankment 
ends 
Movable Gated concrete 
spillway with 
embankment 
ends 
Movable Gated concrete 
spillway with 
embankment 
ends 
Movable Gated concrete 
spillway with 
embankment 
ends 
372 18 17 Sandstone Movable Gated concrete 
and shale spillway with 
embankment 
ends 
1967 
1967 
1968 
1968 
1968 
1968 
1968 
1969 
1969 
1969 
1969 
1969 
$32,600,0002 
40,780,000 
33,970,000 
41,030,000 
29,810,000 
61,030,000 
33,040,000 
61,070,000 
32,980,000 
84,008,0003 
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85,767,000 
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TABLE 18-C (Continued) 
Miles 
Upstream 
from 
Feature 
L&D No. 13 
TULSA DISTRICT 4 
L&D No. 13 (part) 
W. D. Mayo L&D No. 14 
Robert S. Kerr 
L&D No. 15 
Webbers Falls 
L&D No. 16 
Chouteau L&D No. 17 
Newt Graham 
L&D No. 18 
Mouth' 
292.8 
319.6 
336.2 
368.9 
403.7 
423.9 
7 ea 
Ark 
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN; ARK., OKLA., AND KANS.: NAVIGATION 
(See Section 1 of Text) 
Elevation Char- 
Upper Depth on Miter acter 
Lock Pool Sill of Kind 
Miles to Dimension Lift (feet, Upper Lower Founda- of Type 
Nearest Town (feet) (feet) MSL) (feet) (feet) tion Dam Construc 
st of Fort Smith, 110 by 600 20 391 18 14 Sandstone Movable Gated con 
Sand shale spillway 
4 east of Redland, 
Okla. 
1 north of Cowlington, 
Okla. 
1 northwest of Gore, 
Okla. 
4 northwest of Okay, 
Okla. 
8 southwest of Inola, 
Okla. 
110 by600 21 
110 by 600 48 
110 by 600 32 
110 by 600 24 
110 by 600 21 
412 
458 
487 
511 
532 
18 
18 
19 
18 
18 
14 
14 
16 
14 
14 
Rock 
Rock 
Rock 
Rock 
Rock 
of 
ction 
crete 
with 
embankment 
ends 
Movable Gated concrete 
spillway with 
embankment 
ends 
Movable Gated concrete 
spillway with 
embankment 
ends 
Movable Gated concrete 
spillway with 
embankment 
ends 
Movable Gated concrete 
spillway with 
embankment 
ends 
Movable Gated concrete 
spillway with 
embankment 
ends 
Year 
Open 
to 
Navigation 
1969 
1970 
1970 
1970 
1970 
1970 
1970 
Total 
Estimated 
Cost 
$46,112,000 
6,858,000 
32,620,000 
93,433,000 
83,756,000 
31,530,000 
44,300,000 
F-+ 
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TABLE 18-C (Continued) 
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN; ARK., OKLA., AND KANS.: NAVIGATION 
(See Section 1 of Text) 
Additional features entering into cost of project 
Little Rock District: 
Bank stabilization and channel rectification, mile 33.7 to 362 and 
Arkansas-White Cutoff, 99 percent complete .................. 
Maintenance and repair fleet and marine terminals, 
99 percent complete ......................................... 
Total, Little Rock District ..... .................... 
Navigation aids (US Coast Guard)................. .......... 
$120,300,000 
7,520,000 
709,017,0003 
2,268,000 
Tulsa District: 
Bank stabilization and channel rectification, Short Mountain 
to Fort Smith, complete .................................... 12,700,000 
Maintenance and repair fleet and marine terminals, 
com plete .. ........................................... 2,750,000 
Subtotal ................................... ............. $307,726,0004 
Upstream Lakes: 
Oologah, 90.2 miles upstream from mouth, Verdigris River 
com plete ............ ........................................ 
Keystone, 630.8 miles upstream from mouth, Arkansas River, 
complete .................................................... 
Eufaula, 27 miles upstream from mouth, Canadian River, 
com plete ........................................ 
Subtotal .................................... ............ 
Total, Tulsa District.......................... ............ 
Total Project Cost 99.8 percent complete................... 
$ 46,683,0005 
123,840,000 
122,223,000 
292,746,000 
600,693,0006 
$1,311,978,000 
1. Navigation mileage from mouth of White River except Dam No.2 is 40.5 
miles above mouth of Arkansas River. 
2. Includes cost of entrance channel. 
3. Includes $1,708,000 Code 710 funds. 
4. Detail report of individual features in Tulsa District Report. 
5. Includes $10,065,000 for additional water supply facilities. 
6. Includes $2,187,000 Code 710 funds. 
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TABLE 18-D ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN, ARK., OKLA., AND KANS.: LAKES 
(See Section 1 of Text) 
Miles Drainage Height Reservoir Power Year or Total 
Above Area of Dam Capacity Development Percent Estimated 
Lake and State River Mouth Nearest Town (sq mi) (feet) Type (acre-feet) (kilowatts) Complete Cost 
Blue Mountain, Ark. Petit Jean 74.4 Paris, Ark. 488 115 Earthfill 258,000 - 1947 $ 5,322,000 
Canton, Okla. North Canadian 394.0 Canton, Okla. 12,483 73 Earthfill 386,000 - 1948 11,174,000 
Elk City, Kans. Elk 9.0 Independence, Kans. 634 107 Earthfill 291,000 - 1966 19,042,990 
(Table Mound) 
Eufaula, Okla. 1 
2 Canadian 27.0 Eufaula, Okla. 47,522 114 Earthfill 3,798,000 90,000 1965 122,223,000 
Fall River, Kans. Fall 54.0 Fall River, Kans. 585 94 Earthfill 259,000 - 1949 10,494,413 
Fort Gibson, Okla. 1 Grand (Neosho) 8.0 Fort Gibson, Okla. 12,492 110 Concrete gravity 1,284,400 45,000 1953 57,812,000 
Keystone, Okla.2 Arkansas 539.0 Sand Springs, Okla. 74,506 121 Earthfill 1,836,500 70,000 1964 123,840,000 
Markham Ferry, Okla. 1 4 Grand (Neosho) 47.0 Pryor, Okla. 11,533 90 Earthfill 444,500 120,000 1964 6,908,756 
Neodesha, Kans.5 Verdigris 223.0 Neodesha, Kans. 1,152 74 Earthfill 90,000 - 0 18,100,000 
Nimrod, Ark. Fourche La Fave 62.6 Danville, Ark. 680 97 Concrete gravity 336,000 - 1942 4,330,000 
Oologah, Okla.2 Verdigris 90.2 Claremore, Okla. 4,339 137 Earthfill 1,519,000 - 1974 46,683,000 
Pensacola, Okla.' 6 Grand (Neosho) 77.0 Disney, Okla. 10,298 147 Concrete arch 2,197,000 86,400 1941 2,090,000 
Tenkiller Ferry, Okla.' Illinois 13.0 Gore, Okla. 1,610 197 Earthfill 1,280,800 34,000 1953 23,932,000 
Toronto, Kans. Verdigris 271.5 Toronto, Kans. 730 90 Earthfill 195,300 - 1960 13,894,002 
Wister, Okla. Poteau 61.0 Wister, Okla. 993 99 Earthfill 427,900 - 1949 10,501,226 
Subtotal, exclusive of Eufaula, Keystone, and Oologah, 93 percent complete 183,601,387 
Total, Arkansas River Basin, 98 percent complete 1,495,579,387 
1. Project includes facilities for production of hydroelectric 
power. 
2. Cost included in navigation project. 
3. Added as substitution for Mannford and by deletion of 
Taft and Blackburn Reservoirs (Cherokees). Estimate shown 
is for Federal participation. 
4. Constructed by State of Oklahoma under the name of 
Robert S. Kerr Dam (Lake Hudson). Estimate shown is for 
Federal participation. 
5. Inactive. Estimate is based on 1954 price levels. 
6. Constructed by State of Oklahoma under the name 
Grand River Dam (Lake O' The Cherokees). Estimate shown 
is for Federal participation.

LITTLE ROCK, ARK., DISTRICT 
TABLE 18-E BANK STABILIZATION AND CHANNEL RECTIFICATION: 
REACH AND LOCATION 
(See Section 2 of Text) 
Reach Location of Reach 
Fort Smith to Mill Creek Mountain Miles 362.0 to 327.0 
Mill Creek Mountain to Morrisons Bluff Miles 327.0 to 285.0 
Dardanelle Rock to Morrilton Bridge Miles 257.0 to 221.0 
Morrilton Bridge to Fourche La Fave Miles 221.0 to 192.0 
Fourche La Fave to Little Rock Miles 192.0 to 165.5 
Little Rock to Jefferson County Free Bridge Miles 165.5 to 115.6 
Jefferson County Free Bridge to Rob Roy Bridge Miles 101.7 to 89.01 
Rob Roy Bridge to Arkansas Post Miles 89.0 to 42.01 
Arkansas Post to Mile 33.7 Miles 42.0 to 33.71 
Arkansas-White Cutoff Miles 5.0 to 02 
1. River mileage from 1943 survey. 
2. Arkansas-White Cutoff mileage from 1949 survey. 
TABLE 18-F BANK STABILIATION AND CHANNEL RECTIFICATION: FY 77 
OPERATIONS 
(See Section 2 of Text) 
New Work (Contract) 
Completed Initiated or Con. 
Pilot Pilot 
Revet- Channel Revet- Channel Removal Cost 
Reach ments Dikes Excavation ments Dikes Excavation of Dikes of 
(river miles) (lin. ft) (lin. ft) (cu. yd.) (lin. ft) (lin. ft) (cu. yd.) (lin. ft) Work 
362.0 to 327.0 - 3,080 - - - - - - 
327.0 to 285.0 3,838 9,588 820,000 - - - - $ 88,100 
257.0 to 221.0 - - - - - - - 222,000 
221.0 to 192.0 - 4,580 - - - - - 129,000 
192.0 to 165.5 - - - - - - - - 
165.5 to 115.6 -.. 
101.7 to 89.01 - - - - - - - - 
89.0 to 42.01 - - - - - - - - 
42.0 to 33.71 - - - - - - - - 
-5 to 0 
2 
- - - - - - - - 
Lands and 
damages - - - - - - - - 
1. River mileage from 1943 survey. 
2. Arkansas-White Cutoff mileage from 1949 surveycontract 
work was completed for capping out the Arkansas- 
White River Cutoff closure structure in FY 65. 
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REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
TABLE 18-G BANK STABILIZATION AND CHANNEL RECTIFICATION: 
CONDITION - SEPT. 30, 1976 
(See Section 2 of Text) 
Completed Work . Work Underway 
Pilot Pilot 
Channel Revet- Channel Revet- 
Reach Excavation Dike ments Excavation Dike ments Date Percent 
(river miles) (cu. yd.) (lin. ft) (lin. ft) (cu. yd.) (lin. ft) (lin. ft) Begun Complete 
362.0 to 327.0 4,013,769 106,335 171,350 - - - Jan 54 100 
327.0 to 285.0 1,619,065 68,605 112,891 - - - Sep 54 100 
257.0 to 221.0 12,532,782 100,746 151,780 - - - May 50 100 
221.0 to 192.0 2,087,889 96,241 130,719 - - - Mar 50 100 
192.0 to 165.5 450,000 84,101 111,058 - - - Mar 60 100 
165.5 to 115.6 9,860,931 146,335 255,268 - - - Jun 50 100 
101.7 to 0' 19,340,832 244,760 390,588 - - - 1950 99 
Land and 
damages - - - - - - - 100 
1. River mileage from 1943 survey. Includes Arkansas- 
White River closure structure. 
TABLE 18-H OTHER AUTHORIZED NAVIGATION PROJECTS 
For Last Cost to Sept. 30, 1977 
Full Report 
See Annual Operation and 
Project Report For Construction Maintenance 
Black River, Ark., and Mo.' 1950 $ 80,000 $ 930,324 
Current River, Ark., and Mo.' 1964 17,0002 132,178 
Upper White River, Ark.3 
4 1952 813,197 1,788,374 
White River, Ark., (above Peach 
Orchard Bluff)' 5 1950 - 785,666 
1. Channel adequate for existing commerce. Completion 
not contemplated. 
2. Includes $7,000 for previous project. 
3. Federal operation and maintenance terminated June 
30, 1952, due to lack of commerce. Facilities at Locks and 
Dams Nos. 1, 2, and 3 disposed of in accordance with authority 
in Public Law 996, 84th Cong. 
4. Completed. 
5. Responsibility for maintenance of project downstream 
from Newport, Ark., transferred to Memphis District in FY 
62. 
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Outflow Estimated 
Coincident Experi- Appre- Crest Estimated 
Date With Peak Maximum Corre- enced ciable Stage Reduc- 
See of Peak Downstream Pool sponding Crest Overflow Without tion in 
Section Peak Inflow Flow Elevation Storage Nearby Stage Begins Dam Stage 
in Text Project Flow (c.f.s) (c.f.s.) (feet, MSL) (acre-feet) Town (feet) (feet) (feet) (feet) 
15 Blue Mountain Lake, Ark.
3 Mar 11,000 25 393.12 57,700 Danville, Ark. 19.8 18.0 23.6 3.8 
28 Mar 21,000 25 400.38 96,070 do 24.5 18.0 27.0 2.5 
16 Clearwater Lake, Mo. 
28 Mar 62,000 150 535.88 168,200 Poplar Bluff, Mo. 20.1 12.0 23.9 3.8 
17 Nimrod Lake, Ark. 
28 Mar 39,000 10 355.60 110,260 Aplin, Ark. 29.3 17.0 33.9 4.6 
27 Greers Ferry Lake, Ark. 
28 Mar 22,000 1,180 464.87 2,034,200 Judsonia, Ark. 29.80 30.0 31.6 1.8 
TABLE 18-J WHITE RIVER BASIN 
(See Section 20 of Text) 
Miles Drainage Reservoir Power Total 
Above Area Height of Dam Above Streambed Capacity Development Estimated 
Lake River Mouth Nearest Town (sq mi) and Type (acre-feet) (kilowatts) Cost' 
Beaver2 White 609.0 Eureka Springs, Ark. 1,186 228 feet concrete-gravity and earthfill 1,952,000 112,000 $ 50,860,000 
Bell Foley' Strawberry 27.2 Poughkeepsie, Ark. 519 136 feet concrete-gravity and earthfill 518,000 (3) 60,000,000 
Bull Shoals2 White 418.6 Cotter, Ark. 6,036 258 feet concrete-gravity 5,408,000 340,000 96,612,000 
Clearwater 2 Black 257.4 Piedmont, Mo. 898 154 feet earthfill 413,000 (3) 11,404,000 
Greers Ferry2 Little Red 79.0 Heber Springs, Ark. 1,146 243 feet concrete-gravity 2,844,000 96,000 55,125,000 
Lone Rock5 Buffalo 3.6 Norfork, Ark. 1,331 216 feet concrete-gravity 687,000 (3) 29,460,000 
Norfork 2 North Fork 4.8 Norfork, Ark. 1,806 222 feet concrete-gravity 1,983,000 70,000 88,547,000 
Table Rock2 White 528.8 Branson, Mo. 4,020 252 feet concrete-gravity and earthfill 3,462,000 200,000 71,233,000 
Water Valley6 Eleven Point 12.6 Pocahontas, Ark. 1,152 157 feet earthfill 1,563,000 (4) 18,300,000 
White River 
Fish Hatchery White 608.3 Eureka Springs, Ark. --- 6,000,000 
Total 818,000 487,754,000 
1. July 1970 price levels unless otherwise noted. 
2. For details of this project, see individual report. 
3. None. 
4. Includes provisions for future power installation. 
5. Deauthorized. Estimated cost based on July 1954 price 
levels. 
6. Deauthorized. Estimated cost based on November 1965 
price levels. 
7. Inactive - reclassified June 1977. 
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TABLE 18-I FLOOD MODIF IC ATIO NS

TABLE 18-K 
REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
WHITE RIVER FLOOD MODIFICATIONS 
(See Section 20 of Text) 
Outflow Coincident Storage Available 
Project and With Peak Down- Maximum Pool Corresponding in Power Pool 
Date of Peak Inflow stream Flow Elevation Storage at Start of Flood 
Peak Inflow (c.f.s.) (c.f.s.) (feet, MSL) (acre-feet) (acre-feet) 
Beaver 
28 Mar 45,000 20 1102.79 1,214,500 519,400 
Table Rock 
28 Mar 32,700 3,430 902.36 2,199,100 635,100 
Bull Shoals 
28 Mar 47,400 4,100 645.73 2,688,900 560,300 
Norfork 
28 Mar 47,200 320 541.34 1,032,100 389,500 
Calico Rock, Ark.' Newport2 
Estimated Crest Estimated Crest 
Stage Without Estimated Stage Without Estimated 
Date Peak Experienced Norfork, Beaver, Reduction Experienced Norfork, Beaver, Reduction 
Inflow at Crest Stage Table Rock, and in Stage Crest Stage Table Rock, and in Stage 
Bull Shoals (feet) Bull Shoals (feet) (feet) (feet) Bull Shoals (feet) (feet) 
28 Mar 19.1 31.8 12.7 29.2 31.1 1.9 
1. Appreciable overflow begins at 19 feet. 
2. Appreciable overflow beings at 18 feet. 
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LITTLE ROCK, ARK., DISTRICT 
TABLE 18-L OTHER AUTHORIZED FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS 
For Last Cost to Sept. 30, 1976 
Full Report 
See Annual Operation and 
Project Report For Construction Maintenance 
Bell Foley Lake, White River, Ark.' 1975 $1,411,409- 
Black River, Poplar Bluff, Mo., to 
Knobel, Ark.2 1958 584,315- 
Carden's Bottom Drainage District No. 2, 
Arkansas River, Ark.2 1951 919,955 - 
Clarksville, Ark.2 1962 271,717 - 
Conway County Drainage and Levee District 
No. 1, Arkansas River, Ark.2 1959 187,440- 
Conway County Levee Districts Nos. 1, 
2, and 8, Arkansas River, Ark.2 1952 1,018,840- 
Conway County Levee District No. 6, 
Arkansas River, Ark. 2 1952 390,952- 
Crawford County Levee District, Arkansas 
River, Ark.2 1954 2,001,820 - 
Crooked Creek, Lake and Levee, Ark. 1969 - - 
East Poplar Bluff and Poplar Bluff, Mo.2 1958 304,699 - 
Faulkner County Levee District No. 1, 
Arkansas River, Ark.2 1941 99,511 - 
Fort Smith, Arkansas River, Ark.2 1951 1,077,546 - 
From North Little Rock to Gillett, Ark. 
(above Plum Bayou)2 1954 845,300 - 
Fourche Creek, Little Rock, Ark. 1973 22,890 - 
Holla Bend Bottom, Arkansas River, Ark.3 1962 17,610 - 
Little Rock Levee, Ark., East End 
Fourche Bayou 1975 1,823,693 - 
Lone Rock Lake, White River, Ark.3 - 130,653 - 
McLean Bottom Levee District No. 3, 
Arkansas River, Ark.2 1950 422,549 - 
Near Dardanelle, Arkansas River, Ark.2 1953 198,069 - 
Newport, White River, Ark.2 1941 314,276 - 
North Little Rock, Arkansas River, Ark.2 1958 512,001 - 
Petit Jean River, Ark.2 6 1966 84,350 - 
Roland Drainage District, Arkansas River, 
Ark.2 1950 269,907 - 
Skaggs Ferry, Black River, Ark.2 1941 81,023 - 
South Bank Arkansas River (Head Fourche 
Island to Pennington Bayou), Ark.2 1964 1,404,852- 
South Bank Arkansas River, Little Rock to 
Pine Bluff, Ark., Tucker Lakes2 1961 409,115 - 
Van Buren, Arkansas River, Ark.2 1952 438,222 - 
Village Creek, White River, and Mayberry 
Levee Districts, Ark.4 1972 1,567,156- 
Water Valley Lake, White River, Ark., 
and Mo.3 - 414,011 - 
West of Morrilton, Arkansas River, Ark.2 1962 1,269,959 - 
1. Reclassified as inactive in June 1977. 4. See H. Doc. 577, 87th Cong., 2d sess., for description of 
2. Completed. project. 
3. Deauthorized. Lone Rock and Water Valley in August 5. Authorized by Chief of Engineers. 
1977. 
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TABLE 18-M FLOOD PLAIN INFORMATION STUDIES COMPLETED 
DURING FISCAL YEAR 
(See Section 32 of Text) 
Location Requesting Agency Date Completed Federal Cost 
Morrilton, Ark. City of Morrilton, Ark. Nov 76 $34,700 
Pulaski County, Ark. Pulaski County, Ark. Sep 77 34,900 
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TULSA, OKLA., DISTRICT* 
This District comprises southern Kansas, small 
portions of southwestern Missouri and western 
Arkansas, northern Oklahoma, northern portion 
of Texas Panhandle, and small portions of 
northeastern New Mexico and southeastern 
Colorado, embraced in drainage basin of 
Arkansas River and tributaries above mouth of 
Poteau River, inclusive, and below mouth of 
Walnut Creek near Great Bend, Kans., exclusive 
of that portion of watershed of South Canadian 
River and its tributaries west of Texas-New 
Mexico State line; and a portion of western 
Arkansas, northern portion of Texas, and 
southern portion of Oklahoma embraced in 
drainage basin of Red River and its tributaries 
above Fulton, Ark. In addition, Tulsa District has 
responsibility for planning, design, construction, 
and operation and maintenance of that portion of 
McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation 
System in Oklahoma. 
IMPROVEMENTS 
Navigation 
1. Big and Little Sallisaw Creeks 
Navigation Project, Okla........ 
2. McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River 
Navigation System, Ark. and Okla. 
3. Bank Stabilization and Channel 
Rectification, Arkansas River, 
Ark. and Okla................. 
4. Lock and Dam No. 13, Channel 
Improvement, Arkansas River 
Basin, Okla. ........... ....... 
5. Low Head Locks and Dams, Okla. 
5A. W. D. Mayo Lock and Dam, 
Arkansas River Basin, Okla .. . 
5B. Chouteau Lock and Dam, 
Verdigris River Basin, Okla..,t . 
5C. Newt Graham Lock and Dam, 
Verdigris River Basin, Okla. ... 
6. Maintenance and Repair Fleet 
and Marine Terminals, Okla. .. 
7. Other Authorized Navigation 
Project ....................... 
8. Navigation Work under Special 
Authorization ................ 
Flood Control 
9. Arcadia Lake, Deep Fork River 
Basin, Okla. ................... 
10. Ark-Red Basins Chloride Control 
10A. Ark-Red Basins Chloride Control, 
Supplemental Studies ........ 
10B. Ark-Red Basins Chloride Control, 
Wichita River, Tex. ............ 
Page Flood Control (cont) 
10C. Ark-Red Basins Chloride Control, 
19-2 Okla., Tex., and Kans.......... 
11. Big Hill Lake, Verdigris River 
19-3 Basin, Kans................... 
12. Big Pine Lake, Red River Basini, 
Tex .......................... 
19-3 13. Birch Lake, Verdigris River Basin, 
O kla ......................... 
14. Candy Lake, Verdigris River 
19-4 Basin, Okla. ................... 
19-4 15. Canton Lake, Arkansas River 
Basin, Okla. ................... 
19-4 16. Cedar Point Lake, Grand (Neosho) 
River Basin, Kans............. 
19-4 17. Clayton Lake, Little River Basin, 
O kla ......................... 
19-4 18. Copan Lake, Verdigris River 
Basin, Okla ................... 
19-5 19. Council Grove Lake, Grand 
(Neosho) River Basin, Kans .... 
19-5 20. DeQueen Lake, Little River Basin, 
A rk .......................... 
19-5 21. Dierks Lake, Little River Basin, 
A rk .......................... 
22. El Dorado Lake, Walnut River 
Basin, Kans................... 
19-5 23. El Dorado, Kans............... 
19-5 24. Elk City Lake, Verdigris River 
Basin, Kans .................. 
19-5 25. Fall River Lake, Verdigris River 
Basin, Kans .................. 
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26. Fort Supply Lake, North Canadian 
River Basin, Okla.............. 
27. Gillham Lake, Little River Basin, 
A rk .......................... 
28. Great Salt Plains Lake, Arkansas 
River Basin, Okla.............. 
29. Heyburn Lake, Arkansas River 
Basin, Okla. ................... 
30. Hugo Lake, Kiamichi River 
Basin, Okla. ................... 
31. Hulah Lake, Verdigris River 
Basin, Okla ................... 
32. John Redmond Dam and 
Reservoir, Grand (Neosho) River 
Basin, Kans................... 
33. Kaw Lake, Arkansas River 
Basin, Okla. ................... 
34. Lake Kemp, Wichita River 
Basin, Tex .................... 
35. Lukfata Lake, Little River 
Basin, Okla. and Ark.......... 
36. Marion, Kans ................. 
37. Marion Lake, Grand (Neosho) 
River Basin, Kans............. 
38. Millwood Lake, Little River 
Basin, Ark ................... 
39. Mud Creek, Idabel, Okla....... 
40. Oologah Lake, Verdigris River 
Basin, Okla ................... 
41. Optima Lake, North Canadian 
River Basin, Okla.............. 
42. Pat Mayse Lake, Red River 
Basin, Tex .................... 
43. Pine Creek Lake, Little River 
Basin, Okla. and Ark.......... 
44. Prosperity Lake, Spring River 
Basin, M o .................... 
45. Red River Below Denison Dam 
(Tulsa District) ............... 
46. Shidler Lake, Arkansas River 
Basin, Okla ................... 
47. Skiatook Lake, Verdigris River 
Basin, Okla ................... 
48. Toronto Lake, Verdigris River 
Basin, Kans................... 
Page Flood Control (cont) 
49. Towanda Lake, Walnut River 
19-11 Basin, Kans .................. 
50. Waurika Lake, Red River Basin, 
19-11 Okla ......................... 
51. W infield, Kans ................ 
19-12 52. Wister Lake, Poteau River 
Basin, Okla ................... 
19-12 53. Inspection of Completed Flood 
Control Projects .............. 
19-12 54. Scheduling Flood Control 
Reservoir Operations ......... 
19-13 55. Other Authorized Flood Control 
Projects ...................... 
56. Flood Control Work under 
19-13 Special Authorization ......... 
19-13 Multiple-Purpose Projects 
Including Power 
19-14 57. Broken Bow Lake, Little River 
Basin, Okla. and Ark.......... 
19-14 58. Denison Dam-Lake Texoma, Red 
19-14 River Basin, Tex. and Okla .... 
59. Eufaula Lake, Canadian River 
19-15 Basin, Okla ................... 
60. Fort Gibson Lake, Grand 
19-15 (Neosho) River Basin, Okla .... 
19-15 61. Keystone Lake, Arkansas River 
Basin, Okla ................... 
19-15 62. Markham Ferry Reservoir, 
Grand (Neosho) River Basin, 
19-16 Okla. ......................... 
63. Pensacola Lake, Grand (Neosho) 
19-16 River Basin, Okla.............. 
64. Robert S. Kerr Lock and Dam and 
19-16 Reservoir, Arkansas River Basin, 
O kla. ... ..................... 
19-17 65. Tenkiller Ferry Lake, Illinois 
River Basin, Okla.............. 
19-17 66. Webbers Falls Lock and Dam, 
Arkansas River Basin, Okla ... 
1_17 General Investigations 
- 67. Surveys ....................... 
19-18 68. Collection and Study of Basic Data 
69. Research and Development .... 
Navigation 
1. BIG AND LITTLE SALLISAW 
CREEKS, OKLA. 
Location. About 3 miles southwest of Sallisaw, 
Sequoyah County, Okla., approximately 10 miles 
from the existing navigation sailing line upstream 
on Big Sallisaw Creek and Little Sallisaw 
Creek (about navigation mile 333). 
Existing project. Plan of improvement consists 
of a 9-foot-deep, 100-foot-wide navigation channel 
extending from near Sallisaw, Okla., to Robert S. 
Kerr Lock and Dam and Reservoir and a 400- by 
500-foot turning basin. (See table 19-B for 
authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. See section 2 of this report. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. Not 
applicable. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Awaiting 
availability of preconstruction planning funds. 
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TULSA, OKLA., DISTRICT 
2. McCLELLAN-KERR ARKANSAS 
RIVER NAVIGATION SYSTEM, 
ARK. AND OKLA. 
Location. Arkansas River rises in Rocky 
Mountains near Leadville, Colo., and flows 
southeastward 1,396 miles through Colorado, 
Kansas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas to join Mississippi 
River 599 miles above Head of Passes, La. 
(See Geological Survey state maps, scale 1:500,- 
000, and flood control and navigation maps of 
Mississippi River, Cairo, Ill., to Gulf of Mexico, 
1970 edition, scale 1:62,500.) 
Existing project. Provides for improvement of 
Arkansas River Basin by construction of coordinated 
developments for navigation, hydroelectric 
power, flood control, water supply, water 
quality control, sediment control, recreation, and 
fish and wildlife propagation. McClellan-Kerr 
Arkansas River Navigation System provides a 
channel 9 feet deep and 447.5 miles long, 
beginning at mouth of White River, which enters 
Mississippi River 599.0 miles above Head of 
Passes, La.; thence 10.0 miles upstream to mouth 
of Wild Goose Bayou; thence 9.0 miles by a land 
cut, designated as Arkansas Post Canal to mile 
42.0 (1943 survey) on Arkansas River; thence 
378.2 miles along channel of latter stream to 
mouth of Verdigris River at navigation mile 
397.2; thence 50.3 miles up Verdigris River to 
head of navigation at Catoosa, Okla. Waterway is 
canalized throughout its length by 17 locks and 
dams with total lift of 420 feet. Dardanelle, 
Ozark-Jeta Taylor, Robert S. Kerr, and Webbers 
Falls are multiple-purpose projects including 
power. Lock chambers are 110 by 600 feet. A 
minimum channel width of 150 feet is provided 
for Verdigris River, 225 feet for Sans Bois, 250 
feet for Arkansas River, and 300 feet for 
Arkansas Post Canal and White River. Other 
coordinated developments consist of 15 lakes, of 
which 13 are in Tulsa District, Kansas and 
Oklahoma, and two in Little Rock District, 
Arkansas. The authorized features of the 
multiple-purpose plan within the Tulsa District 
are listed in table 19-C. Amounts authorized to be 
appropriated for combined comprehensive and 
multiple-purpose plan total $1,422,667,000. 
Local cooperation. For the navigation system, 
local interest must provide adequate terminal 
and transfer facilities and bear increased cost of 
maintenance and operation of all altered rail and 
highway routes, including bridges and appurtenances, 
utilities, and other existing improvements, 
other than federally owned. For 
lakes see requirements for each individual lake. 
Terminal facilities. Public port facilities were 
in operation at Pine Bluff, Little Rock, and Fort 
Smith, Ark., and Muskogee and Catoosa (Tulsa), 
Okla. Port authorities have been organized to 
develop public facilities at North Little Rock, 
Dardanelle, Russellville, Clarksville, and Van 
Buren, Ark. Private commercial port facilities 
are complete and in operation at seven locations 
in Arkansas and at five locations in Oklahoma. 
Ten additional private port facilities are being 
developed along improved waterways in the State 
of Arkansas and one in Oklahoma. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. Blue 
Mountain, Canton, Dardanelle Lock and Dam 
(No. 10), Dardanelle Marine Terminal, David D. 
Terry Lock and Dam (No. 6), Elk City, Eufaula, 
Fall River, Fort Gibson, Keystone, W. D. Mayo 
Lock and Dam (No. 14), Chouteau Lock and Dam 
(No. 17), Newt Graham Lock and Dam (No. 18), 
Robert S. Kerr Lock and Dam and Reservoir (No. 
15), Webbers Falls Lock and Dam (No. 16), and 
Oologah; Locks and Dams Nos. 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, and 13, 
Markham Ferry, Murray Lock and Dam (No. 7), 
Nimrod, Norrell Lock and Dam (No. 1), Ozark- 
Jeta Taylor Lock and Dam (No. 12), Pensacola, 
Pine Bluff Marine Terminal, Robert S. Kerr 
Marine Terminal, Tenkiller Ferry, Toad Suck 
Ferry Lock and Dam (No.8), Toronto, and Wister 
were in operation. Construction continued on 
bank stabilization. For details of McClellan-Kerr 
Arkansas River Navigation System and lakes in 
Arkansas see report for Little Rock District. 
Details of McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River 
Navigation System and lakes in Oklahoma and 
Kansas are shown on following pages. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Status of 
individual items are reported separately in this 
chapter. 
3. BANK STABILIZATION AND 
CHANNEL RECTIFICATION, 
ARKANSAS RIVER, ARK. AND 
OKLA. 
Location. On Arkansas River between Robert 
S. Kerr Damsite and Fort Smith, Ark., river 
miles 336.2 and 308.0, respectively. (See 
Geological Survey maps for Sans Bois, Okla., 
Sallisaw, Okla., and Fort Smith, Ark.-Okla., 
quadrangles, scale 1:125,000.) 
Existing project. Bank stabilization and 
channel rectification is a part of the McClellan- 
Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System. For 
description of completed improvement and 
authorizing legislation see Annual Report for 
1970. Federal cost was $12,700,000 for existing 
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project located in Tulsa District. 
Local cooperation. See section 2 of this report. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
None. Operation and maintenance of project 
structures is reported under appropriate navigation 
locks and dams. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction 
began in May 1952 and completed December 
1969. 
4. LOCK AND DAM NO. 13 CHANNEL 
IMPROVEMENT, ARKANSAS 
RIVER BASIN, OKLA. 
Location. Fort Smith, Ark., to W. D. Mayo Lock 
and Dam. 
Existing project. Consists of channel cutoffs and 
enlargement work to provide a navigable channel 
9 feet deep with a minimum width of 350 feet 
from Fort Smith, Ark., to W. D. Mayo Lock and 
Dam. 
Local cooperation. None. 
Terminal facilities. None. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Routine operation and maintenance continued. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Existing project 
located in Tulsa District is complete. 
5. LOW HEAD LOCKS AND DAMS, 
OKLA. 
There are three lock and dam units on the 
Arkansas and Verdigris Rivers in addition to 
Robert S. Kerr and Webbers Falls. With some 
channel cutoffs and enlargement work they 
provide a navigable channel 9 feet deep from Fort 
Smith, Ark., to vicinity of Catoosa, Okla., where a 
turning basin is provided. Total estimated cost, 
including turning basin and channel cutoffs and 
enlargement is $108,500,000. (See table 19-B for 
authorizing legislation.) 
5A. W. D. MAYO LOCK AND DAM, 
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN, OKLA. 
Location. Arkansas River at navigation mile 
319.6, about 9 miles southwest of Fort Smith, 
Ark. 
Existing project. For description of completed 
improvement, see Annual Report for 1972. 
Project is a unit of the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas 
River Navigation System. 
Local cooperation. See section 2 of this report. 
Terminal facilities. None. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Routine operation and maintenance continued. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction 
began in May 1966 and the project placed in 
useful operation in October 1970. Lock and dam 
became operational for navigation December 
1970. 
5B. CHOUTEAU LOCK AND DAM, 
VERDIGRIS RIVER BASIN, OKLA. 
Location. Verdigris River at navigation mile 
6.5, about 7 miles north of Muskogee in Wagoner 
County, Okla. 
Existing project. For description of completed 
improvement, see Annual Report for 1972. 
Project is a unit of the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas 
River Navigation System. 
Local cooperation. See section 2 of this report. 
Terminal facilities. Barge fleeting area and 
grain loading facilities are adequate for present 
traffic. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Recreation facilities and beautification completed. 
Operation and maintenance continued. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction 
began in July 1966 and the project placed in 
useful operation in November 1970. Lock and 
dam became operational for navigation in 
December 1970. 
5C. NEWT GRAHAM LOCK AND DAM, 
VERDIGRIS RIVER BASIN, OKLA. 
Location. Verdigris River at navigation mile 
26.7, about 8 miles southwest of Inola in Wagoner 
County, Okla. 
Existing project. For description of completed 
improvement, see Annual Report for 1972. 
Project is a unit of the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas 
River Navigation System. 
Local cooperation. See section 2 of this report. 
Terminal facilities. The Port of Catoosa offers 
storage and loading facilities consisting of cargo 
wharf, warehouse, terminal building, liquid 
loading facility, and fertilizer (dry bulk) facility. 
Facilities are considered adequate for present 
commerce. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Recreation facilities and beautification completed. 
Operation and maintenance continued. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction 
began in October 1966 and the project placed in 
useful operation in September 1970. Lock and 
dam became operational for navigation in 
December 1970. 
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6. MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR 
FLEET AND MARINE TERMINALS, 
OKLA. 
Includes two terminals in the Little Rock 
District, and one terminal in the Tulsa District 
located between Fort Smith, Ark., and Catoosa, 
Okla. (See table 19-B for authorizing legislation.) 
Information on this project follows: 
ROBERT S. KERR MARINE TERMINAL, 
OKLA. 
Location. Five miles south of Sallisaw, Okla., on 
the left side of Robert S. Kerr Lock and Dam and 
Reservoir. 
Existing project. Consists of wharf, office and 
storage building, storage space, and operating 
areas for servicing of floating plant and storage of 
machinery, equipment, and supplies to maintain 
the navigation facilities. Estimated cost is 
$2,750,000 excluding cost of facilities to be 
provided for the US Coast Guard on a reimbursable 
basis. 
Local cooperation. See section 2 of this report. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Operation and maintenance continued. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction 
began in May 1967 and the terminal became 
operational in October 1970. 
7. OTHER AUTHORIZED 
NAVIGATION PROJECT 
Red River from Fulton, Ark., to mouth of 
Washita River. For description of completed 
improvement and authorization see Annual 
Report for 1924. Cost for construction was 
$378,574 and operation and maintenance $182,- 
157. Curtailment of project was recommended in 
H. Doc. 947, 64th Cong., 1st sess. 
8. NAVIGATION WORK UNDER 
SPECIAL AUTHORIZATION 
Navigation activities pursuant to Section 107, 
Public Law 86-645 (preauthorization). 
Fiscal year costs for continuation of Detailed 
Project Report were $7,999 for Poteau River, 
Fort Smith, Ark., channel and turning basin to 
serve Port of Fort Smith. 
Flood Control 
9. ARCADIA LAKE, DEEP FORK 
RIVER BASIN, OKLA. 
Location. On Deep Fork River, mile 213.6 in the 
metropolitan area of Oklahoma City and Edmond, 
Okla., about 1.5 miles west of Arcadia, in 
Oklahoma County, Okla. (See Geological Survey 
map for Arcadia, Okla., quadrangle, scale 1:24,- 
000.) 
Existing project. Plan of improvement provides 
for flood control, water supply, and recreation by 
construction of an earthfill dam approximately 
102 feet high and 5,100 feet long with a high-level 
uncontrolled spillway. Outlet works would consist 
of gate tower and conduit. The lake would 
have a total capacity of 92,000 acre-feet (27,570 
for conservation and 64,430 for flood control and 
sedimentation reserve), and control a drainage 
area of 105 square miles. Estimated cost is 
$56,900,000. (See table 19-B for authorizing 
legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Section 2, Flood Control Act 
of 1938, Water Supply Act of 1958, Federal Water 
Project Recreation Act of 1965, and Section 221, 
Flood Control Act of 1970 apply. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Preconstruction planning continued. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Phase I of the 
General Design Memo is 80 percent complete. 
10. ARK-RED BASINS CHLORIDE 
CONTROL 
Location. On certain tributary streams of 
Arkansas and Red Rivers in the western half of 
Tulsa District. 
Existing project. Provides for construction of 
two experimental water quality study projects; 
supplemental planning studies of the Great Salt 
Plains area on Salt Fork of the Arkansas River 
and along Jonah Creek of Red River; construction 
of four low-flow dams, and two brine storage 
lakes, together with necessary pumping plants 
and pipelines in the Wichita River watershed; 
and construction of three fresh water lakes with 
outlet diversion channels, one low-flow dam, four 
brine storage lakes and subsurface cutoff walls, 
collection conduits, pipeline, and pumping 
facilities in the Arkansas and Red River Basins. 
(See table 19-B for authorizing legislation.) 
Project features on which preconstruction planning, 
construction, or maintenance and operation 
has been initiated are reported below. 
10A. ARK-RED BASINS CHLORIDE 
CONTROL, SUPPLEMENTAL 
STUDIES 
Location. On Salt Fork of Arkansas River 
about 12 miles east of Cherokee, Alfalfa County, 
Okla. (See sectional aeronautical chart, Wichita 
sheet, scale 1:500,000.) Also, on Jonah Creek of 
Red River about 12 miles northwest of Childress, 
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Childress County, Tex. (See Geological Survey 
map for Estelline, Tex., 1961, quadrangle, scale 
1:62,500.) 
Existing project. Provides for field investigations 
required to fully substantiate the 
effectiveness of proposed chloride control structures 
including a fresh water impoundment dike 
at Great Salt Plains on Salt Fork of the Arkansas 
River and a brine collection system, evaporation 
pond, and deep well injection tests on Jonah Creek 
of Red River. Additional water quality monitoring 
stations in the two basins together with field 
tests are required to develop engineering data 
needed for selection and design of efficient 
control plans. Estimated cost is $2,864,000. 
Local cooperation. None required. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. At 
the Great Salt Plains, data collection and routine 
operation and maintenance were essentially 
completed. At Jonah Creek construction of 
advanced testing facilities was initiated in May 
1973 and completed in February 1974. Testing 
facilities consist of an expanded subsurface 
collection system and surface facilities to collect 
and dispose of natural brines by deep well 
injection. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Investigations 
began in January 1968 and are complete. Testing 
facilities at Jonah Creek continued in an 
operational status. 
O10B. ARK-RED BASINS CHLORIDE 
CONTROL, WICHITA RIVER, TEX. 
Location. On headwater tributaries of Wichita 
River in King, Knox, Foard, and Cottle Counties, 
and on the Canal Creek tributary of Pease River, 
Foard County, Tex. 
Existing project. Provides for a system of four 
low-flow dams with attendant pumping and 
pipeline facilities discharging into two offchannel 
brine storage reservoirs. Each low-flow 
dam will be equipped with an inflatable fabrictype 
weir located in the spillway section which 
would be deflated to pass relatively good quality 
high flows downstream. Total estimated Federal 
cost is $101,000,000. (See table 19-D on Wichita 
River Control Plan, Tex.) 
Local cooperation. None required. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Engineering studies required for preconstruction 
planning continued. 
Condition at end offiscal year. Preconstruction 
planning is essentially complete. Area VIII is 
under construction. 
10C. ARK-RED BASINS CHLORIDE 
CONTROL, OKLA., TEX., AND KANS. 
Location. On tributaries of the Arkansas and 
Red Rivers in Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas: 
Area I, Great Salt Plains, Salt Fork of the 
Arkansas in Alfalfa County, Okla.; Area II-III, 
Big and Little Salt Plains of the Cimarron River 
in parts of Woods, Woodward, and Harper 
Counties, Okla., and Clark and Comanche Counties, 
Kans.; Area IV, Salt Creek of the Cimarron 
River in Blaine County, Okla.; Area VI, Elm Fork 
of Red River, Harmon County, Okla.; Area IX, 
North and Middle Pease Rivers, Cottle County, 
Tex.; Area XIII-XIV, Jonah and Salt Creeks of 
Prairie Dog Town Fork of Red River, Childress 
County, Tex.; and Area XV, Little Red River of 
Prairie Dog Town Fork of Red River, Hall 
County, Tex. 
Existing project. The plan of improvement 
consists of three fresh water lakes with outlet 
channels to divert fresh water, two brine lakes 
and modification of the existing Great Salt Plains 
Lake to control salt pollution from four major 
sources in the Arkansas River Basin, and one 
brine lake and three collection systems with 
attendant pumping facilities to control salt 
pollution from five major sources in the Red River 
Basin. Estimated Federal cost is $616,000,000. 
(See table 19-E on Ark-Red River chloride control 
plan.) 
Local cooperation. Prior to construction of the 
chloride control projects and pending establishment 
of a public policy on division of responsibility 
between Federal and non-Federal interests, 
assurances satisfactory to the Secretary of the 
Army will be furnished by responsible non- 
Federal interests to provide that these interests 
will continue and strengthen efforts to reduce 
manmade salt pollution, hold and save the United 
States free from damages due to water rights 
claims and to construction and operation of the 
project works, and participate in the cost of 
recreation and fish and wildlife enhancement in 
accordance with the Federal Water Project 
Recreation Act. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
None. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Phase I of the 
General Design Memo for the Red River is 
complete. A draft Phase I General Design 
Memorandum for Area IV is being reviewed, and 
Phase I studies for Areas I, and II-III are 
underway. 
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11. BIG HILL LAKE, VERDIGRIS RIVER 
BASIN, KANS. 
Location. On Big Hill Creek, river mile 33.3, 
about 5 miles east of Cherryvale, Kans. (See 
Geological Survey maps for Mound Valley and 
Parsons, Kans., quadrangles, scale 1:62,500.) 
Existing project. Provides for an earthfill dam 
about 4,425 feet long, 83 feet above streambed. 
The 400-foot uncontrolled spillway will be located 
in the right abutment. Outlet works will include a 
drop inlet intake structure, a 7-foot 3-inchdiameter 
conduit, and a stilling basin. An 18- 
inch-diameter pipe will be provided for water 
supply releases. The lake will have a total 
capacity of 40,600 acre-feet, (13,100 for flood 
control and 27,500 for conservation and sedimentation 
reserve), and will control runoff from a 
drainage area of 37 square miles. Big Hill Lake 
will be operated as a unit of a five-lake system for 
flood control in the Verdigris River Basin in 
Kansas, with a seven-lake system in Verdigris 
River Basin in Oklahoma. Estimated cost is 
$15,000,000. (See table 19-B for authorizing 
legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Section 2, Flood Control Act 
of 1938, Water Supply Act of 1958, as amended, 
and Section 221, Flood Control Act of 1970 apply. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Engineering studies and planning for land 
acquisition continued. Major accomplishments 
with regular funds: Lands and damages $1,115,- 
000. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction 
began in April 1974. The project is 22 percent 
complete. 
12. BIG PINE LAKE, RED RIVER 
BASIN, TEX. 
Location. On Big Pine Creek (mile 16.5) 
approximately 25 miles northwest of Clarksville, 
Red River County, Tex. (See Geological Survey 
maps for Woodland, Manchester, and Kiomatia, 
Tex., quadrangles, scale 1:62,500 and Defense 
Mapping Agency map, Texarkana, Tex., scale 
1:25,000.) 
Existing project Plan of improvement provides 
for an earthfill dam 10,190 feet long, including an 
uncontrolled concrete chute spillway. Dam will 
rise to a height of 80.0 feet above streambed. 
Outlet works will consist of a 4-foot-diameter 
inlet conduit and a stilling basin. A 30-inch water 
supply pipe and a 24-inch low-flow pipe will be 
constructed through the dam. The lake will have 
a total capacity of 174,400 acre-feet, of which 
74,450 acre-feet will be allocated for flood control 
and 99,950 acre-feet for conservation and 
sedimentation reserve. Channel downstream will 
be improved by clearing and snagging to increase 
its capacity. The lake will control a drainage area 
of 95 square miles. Estimated cost is $37,700,000. 
(See table 19-B for authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Section 2, Flood Control Act 
of 1938, Water Supply Act of 1958, as amended, 
and Section 221, Flood Control Act of 1970 apply. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Preconstruction planning continued. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Phase II of the 
General Design Memo is 100 percent complete. 
13. BIRCH LAKE, VERDIGRIS RIVER 
BASIN, OKLA. 
Location. On Birch Creek, river mile 0.8, about 
1.5 miles south of Barnsdall in Osage County, 
Okla. (See Geological Survey map for Barnsdall, 
Okla., quadrangle, scale 1:24,000.) 
Existing project. Plan of improvement provides 
for an earthfill dam 3,315 feet long and 97 feet 
high with an uncontrolled spillway, controlled 
outlet works, and supporting facilities. Total lake 
capacity will be 58,180 acre-feet (39,000 for flood 
control, 15,820 for water supply and low-flow 
regulation, and 3,360 for sedimentation reserve). 
Drainage area above damsite is 66 square miles. 
Birch Lake will be operated as a unit of a sevenlake 
system for flood control in the Verdigris 
River Basin in Oklahoma. Estimated cost is 
$12,784,000. (See table 19-B for authorizing 
legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Section 2, Flood Control Act 
of 1938, Water Supply Act of 1958, as amended, 
and Section 221, Flood Control Act of 1970 apply. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Engineering studies continued. Major accomplishments 
with regular funds: Spillway, 
embankment, outlet works, and project buildings 
$1,250,000. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction 
began in November 1973. The project is 88 
percent complete. 
14. CANDY LAKE, VERDIGRIS RIVER 
BASIN, OKLA. 
Location. On Candy Creek, river mile 1.9, a 
tributary of Bird Creek in Verdigris River Basin. 
Damsite is about 1 mile northeast of Avant, Osage 
County, Okla. (See Geological Survey map for 
Avant, Okla., quadrangle, scale 1:24,000.) 
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Existing project. Plan of improvement provides 
for an earthfill dam about 4,200 feet long, 
including an uncontrolled concrete spillway, with 
a maximum height of 102 feet above streambed. 
Outlet works will consist of a gated intake 
structure, a 10- by 11.25-foot conduit, and a 
stilling basin. A 24-inch low-flow pipe and an 18- 
inch water supply pipe will be provided. The lake 
will have a total capacity of 75,420 acre-feet 
(45,000 for conservation and sediment reserve 
and 30,420 for flood control). Drainage area above 
the damsite is 43 square miles. Candy Lake will 
be operated as a unit of a seven-lake system for 
flood control in the Verdigris River Basin in' 
Oklahoma. Estimated cost of project is $23,700,- 
000. (See table 19-B for authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Section 2, Flood Control Act 
of 1938, Water Supply Act of 1958, and Section 
221 of the Flood Control Act of 1970 apply. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Preconstruction planning continued. Major accomplishments 
with regular funds: lands and 
damages $899,000. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction 
started in September 1976. The project is about 7 
percent complete. 
15. CANTON LAKE, ARKANSAS RIVER 
BASIN, OKLA. 
Location. On North Canadian River, about 394 
miles above its mouth and about 2 miles north of 
Canton, Blaine County, Okla. (See sectional 
aeronautical chart, Wichita sheet, scale 1:500,- 
000.) 
Existing project. For description of completed 
improvement and authorizing legislation see 
page 590 of Annual Report for 1969. Estimated 
Federal cost is $11,174,000, of which $486,000 is 
Code 711 funds. 
Local cooperation. Completed as required. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Routine operation and maintenance continued. 
Two noteworthy rises occurred above the lake. 
Operation of Canton Lake prevented downstream 
flooding on an average of 750 acres of land. 
Estimated monetary benefits attributed to Canton 
Lake operations for prevention of flood 
damages total $5,771,000 to September 30, 1977. 
(See table 19-F for pool elevations and storages 
during fiscal year.) 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction 
began in December 1940 and project placed in 
useful operation in April 1948. Work required to 
complete the project consists of additional recreation 
facilities. 
16. CEDAR POINT LAKE, GRAND 
(NEOSHO) RIVER BASIN, KANS. 
Location. On Cedar Creek, mile 4.2, a tributary 
of Cottonwood River, about 1.5 miles south of 
Cedar Point in Chase County, Kans. (See 
Geological Survey map for Cottonwood Falls, 
Kans., quadrangle, scale 1:125,000.) 
Existing project. Provides for flood control and 
water quality control by construction of an 
earthfill dam 7,120 feet long, including an 
uncontrolled spillway section 300 feet wide, 
rising 117 feet above streambed. Outlet works 
will consist of a gated intake structure, a 12-foot 
conduit, and two 24-inch-diameter intakes, one 
for low flow and one for water supply. The lake 
will have a total capacity of 108,600 acre-feet 
(37,100 for flood control and 71,500 in conservation 
pool), and control a drainage area of 119 
square miles. Cedar Point Lake will be operated 
as the final unit of a four-lake system for flood 
control in Grand (Neosho) River Basin, consisting 
of this project and the completed John Redmond 
Reservoir and Council Grove and Marion Lakes. 
Estimated Federal cost is $29,800,000. (See table 
19-B for authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. None required. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Preconstruction planning continued. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Phase I of the 
General Design Memo is 99 percent complete. 
17. CLAYTON LAKE, LITTLE RIVER 
BASIN, OKLA. 
Location. On Jackfork Creek, river mile 2.8, a 
tributary of Kiamichi River, about 2.5 miles 
north of Clayton, Pushmataha County, Okla. (See 
Geological Survey map for Tuskahoma, Okla., 
quadrangle, scale 1:125,000 and Defense Mapping 
Agency map, McAlester, Okla., scale 1:250,- 
000.) 
Existing project. Provides for a rolled earthfill 
dam about 14,138 feet long, with a maximum 
height of 100 feet above the streambed. An 
uncontrolled spillway 215 feet wide will be 
constructed near the right abutment. Outlet 
works will consist of an oblong conduit, 9 by 12.25 
feet, and a 2.5- by 5.25-foot pipe will be installed 
for low-flow regulation. The lake will provide 
128,200 acre-feet of storage for flood control and 
302,400 acre-feet for conservation and sediment 
reserve, a total of 430,600 acre-feet, and control a 
drainage area of 275 square miles. Clayton Lake 
will be operated as a unit of a three-lake system 
for flood control in the Kiamichi River Basin, 
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including Hugo and Tuskahoma Lakes thereby 
reducing Red River floodflows. Estimated cost of 
project is $48,100,000. (See table 19-B-Red 
River below Denison Dam (Tulsa District)-for 
authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Section 2, Flood Control Act 
of 1938, Water Supply Act of 1958, as amended, 
and Section 221, Flood Control Act of 1970 apply. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Major accomplishments with regular funds: land 
acquisition and damages $1,600,000, and 
spillway $440,000. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction 
began in August 1975 and the project is 18 
percent complete. 
18. COPAN LAKE, VERDIGRIS RIVER 
BASIN, OKLA. 
Location. On Little Caney River, river mile 7.4, 
a tributary of Caney River in Verdigris River 
watershed, about 2 miles west of Copan, 
Washington County, Okla. (See Geological Survey 
maps of Nowata, Okla., and Sedan and 
Independence, Kans., quadrangles, scale 1:125,- 
000 and Defense Mapping Agency maps, Tulsa, 
Okla., Wichita, Kans., and Joplin, Mo., scale 
1:250,000.) 
Existing project. Provides for an earthfill dam 
7,730 feet long, including a gated spillway 
section, and a levee 17,000 feet long, for protection 
of Caney, Kans. Maximum height above streambed 
will be 73 feet. A concrete spillway, controlled 
by four 50- by 35.5-foot tainter gates, will 
provide for operation of lake for flood control. 
Outlet works will include a 36-inch low-flow pipe 
and a 12-inch future water supply pipe. The lake 
will have a total capacity of 227,700 acre-feet 
(43,400 for conservation and sediment reserve, 
and 184,300 for flood control). Drainage area 
above damsite is 505 square miles. Copan Lake 
will be operated as a unit of a seven-lake system 
for flood control in Verdigris River Basin in 
Oklahoma. Relocated Oklahoma State Highway 
10 will cross the top of the dam. Estimated cost is 
$65,100,000. (See table 19-B for authorizing 
legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Section 2, Flood Control Act 
of 1938, Water Supply Act of 1958, and Section 
221, Flood Control Act of 1970 apply. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Major accomplishments with regular funds: road 
relocations $1,500,000; spillway $4,000,000; and 
1st stage embankment $2,500,000. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction 
began in November 1972. The project is 37 
percent complete. 
19. COUNCIL GROVE LAKE, GRAND 
(NEOSHO) RIVER BASIN, KANS. 
Location. On Grand (Neosho) River about 450 
miles above mouth and about 1.5 miles northwest 
of Council Grove, Morris County, Kans. (See 
Geological Survey maps for Parkerville and 
Eskridge, Kans., quadrangles, scale 1:125,000.) 
Existing project. For description of completed 
improvement and authorizing legislation see 
page 519 of Annual Report for 1969. Estimated 
Federal cost is $11,741,000, of which $294,000 is 
Code 711 funds. 
Local cooperation. Completed as required. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Routine operation and maintenance continued. 
Additional recreation facilities were constructed. 
During low-flow water periods, releases totaling 
3,426 acre-feet were made for water quality 
control. Three noteworthy rises occurred on 
Grand (Neosho) River above the lake. Operation 
of Council Grove Lake prevented downstream 
flooding on an average of 16,100 acres of land. 
Estimated monetary benefits attributed to Council 
Grove Lake operations for prevention of flood 
damages total $6,370,000 to September 30, 1977. 
(See table 19-F for pool elevations and storages 
during fiscal year. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction 
began in July 1960 and project placed in useful 
operation in October 1964. Work required to 
complete the project consists of additional recreation 
facilities. 
20. DEQUEEN LAKE, LITTLE RIVER 
BASIN, ARK. 
Location. On Rolling Fork River, river mile 
22.8, a tributary of Little River, in Sevier County, 
about 4 miles northwest of DeQueen, Ark. (See 
Geological Survey map for DeQueen, Ark., 
quadrangle, and Defense Mapping Agency map, 
McAlester, Okla., scale 1:250,000.) 
Existing project. Provides for an earthfill dam, 
2,360 feet long, constructed to 160 feet above 
streambed. An uncontrolled spillway, 200 feet 
wide, will be about 1,400 feet east of main 
embankment. Outlet works consist of a gated 
conduit, 12 feet in diameter. The lake will control 
169 square miles of drainage area and provide a 
total storage of 136,100 acre-feet (101,200 for 
flood control storage and 34,900 for conservation 
and sedimentation reserve.) DeQueen Lake will 
be operated as a unit of a seven-lake system for 
flood control in Little River watershed, thereby 
reducing Red River floodflows. Estimated cost of 
project is $18,130,000. (See table 19-B-Red 
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River below Denison Dam (Tulsa District)-for 
authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Section 2, Flood Control Act 
of 1938, and Section 301, Water Supply Act of 
1958, as amended, apply. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Routine operation and maintenance has not 
started. Five noteworthy rises occurred above the 
lake. The structure reduced downstream flooding 
on an average of 2,600 acres. Lake operations for 
prevention of flood damages total $495,000 to 
September 30, 1977. (See table 19-F for pool 
elevations and storages during fiscal year.) 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction 
began April 1966. The project is 96 percent 
complete. 
21. DIERKS LAKE, LITTLE RIVER 
BASIN, ARK. 
Location. On Saline River, river mile 56.6, a 
tributary of Little River, about 5 miles northwest 
of Dierks, Howard County, Ark. (See Geological 
Survey map for DeQueen, Ark., quadrangle, and 
Defense Mapping Agency map, McAlester, 
Okla., scale 1:250,000.) 
Existing project. Provides for an earthfill dam, 
2,760 feet long, about 153 feet above streambed. 
An uncontrolled spillway 800 feet wide will be in 
a saddle at west end of dam. Outlet works 
consisting of a gated 6- by 9-foot oblong conduit, 
one 24-inch low-flow pipe, and one 30-inch water 
supply pipe will be provided. The lake will control 
a drainage area of 114 square miles and provide 
for storage of 67,100 acre-feet for flood control 
and 29,700 acre-feet for water supply, conservation, 
and sedimentation reserve, a total of 96,800 
acre-feet. Dierks Lake is operated as a unit of a 
seven-lake system for flood control in Little River 
watershed, thereby reducing Red River 
floodflows. Estimated cost of project is $15,943,- 
000. (See table 19-B-Red River below Denison 
Dam (Tulsa District)-for authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Section 2, Flood Control Act 
of 1938, and Water Supply Act of 1958, as 
amended, apply. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Routine operation and maintenance continued. 
Five noteworthy rises occurred above the lake. 
The structures in place reduced flooding on 5,400 
acres of land. Lake operations for prevention of 
flood damages total $709,000 to September 30, 
1977. (See table 19-F for pool elevations and 
storages during fiscal year.) 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction 
began in June 1968. The embankment closure 
was made on May 8, 1975 and the project placed 
in useful operation. 
22. EL DORADO LAKE, WALNUT 
RIVER BASIN, KANS. 
Location. On Walnut River, river mile 100.2, a 
tributary of Arkansas River, about 2 miles 
northeast of El Dorado, Butler County, Kans. (See 
Geological Survey maps for El Dorado and De 
Graff, Kans., quadrangles, scale 1:24,000.) 
Existing project. Provides for an earthfill dam 
21,000 feet long, including a 350 foot uncontrolled 
spillway. Dam will be 99 feet above streambed. 
The lake will control 234 square miles of drainage 
area and provide a total storage of 236,200 acrefeet 
(79,200 for flood control storage, 154,100 for 
conservation, and 2,900 for sedimentation 
reserve). Outlet works will consist of a 24-inch by 
36-inch low-flow sluice and a 36-inch water 
supply pipe. El Dorado Lake will be operated as a 
unit of a three-lake system for flood control in the 
Walnut River Basin. Estimated cost of project is 
$76,500,000. (See table 19-B for authorizing 
legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Section 2, Flood Control Act 
of 1938, Water Supply Act of 1958, Federal Water 
Recreation Act of 1965, and Section 221 of the 
Flood Control Act of 1970 apply. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. Land 
acquisition, construction on embankment, 
spillway, and outlet works continued. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction 
began in October 1973. The project is 44 percent 
complete. 
23. EL DORADO, KANS. 
Location. West Branch of Walnut River at El 
Dorado, Butler County, Kans. (See Geological 
Survey map for El Dorado, Kans., quadrangle, 
scale 1:24,000). 
Existing Project. A local protection project to 
improve West Branch channel for 1.6 miles 
through the city of El Dorado. Improved channel 
will be 8,400 feet long, 13 feet deep with a bottom 
width of 150 feet. Spoil bank levee will be 16,800 
feet long, and training levee 4,900 feet long will be 
constructed at upper end of project. Estimated 
Federal cost is $2,880,000 and estimated non- 
Federal cost is $1,350,000. 
Local cooperation. Local interests must provide 
lands, easements, and rights-of-way; maintain 
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and operate completed works; perform all 
relocations except railroads; and acquire fee title 
to lands for borrow and ponding purposes and 
flowage easements over lands for ponding only, as 
may be required. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Preconstruction planning was suspended. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Phase I planning 
of the General Design Memo has been suspended 
since study findings show the project is not 
economically feasible at this time. 
24. ELK CITY LAKE, VERDIGRIS 
RIVER BASIN, KANS. 
Location. On Elk River, river mile 8.7, about 7 
miles northwest of Independence, Montgomery 
County, Kans. (See Geological Survey maps for 
Caney-NE, NW, and SW, and Benton, Kans., 
quadrangles, scale 1:24,000.) 
Existing project. For description of completed 
improvement and authorizing legislation see 
page 593 of Annual Report for 1969. Federal cost 
was $19,042,990. 
Local cooperation. Completed as required. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Routine operation and maintenance continued. 
During low-flow water periods, releases totaling 
8,866 acre-feet were made for water quality 
control. Two noteworthy rises occurred above the 
lake. Operation of the lake prevented 
downstream flooding on an average of 21,300 
acres of land. Estimated monetary benefits 
attributed to Elk City Lake for prevention of flood 
damages total $35,649,000 to September 30,1977. 
(See table 19-F for pool elevations and storages 
during fiscal year.) 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction 
began in February 1962 and project placed in 
useful operation in March 1966. 
25. FALL RIVER LAKE, VERDIGRIS 
RIVER BASIN, KANS. 
Location. On Fall River about 54 miles above its 
confluence with Verdigris River and about 4 
miles northwest of Fall River, Greenwood County, 
Kans. (See Geological Survey map for Eureka, 
Kans., quadrangle, scale 1:125,000; and Severy, 
Kans., quadrangle, scale 1:62,500.) 
Existing project. For description of completed 
improvement and authorizing legislation see 
page 593 of Annual Report for 1969. Estimated 
Federal cost is $10,494,413, of which $49,652 is 
Code 711 funds. 
Local cooperation. Completed as required. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Routine operation and maintenance continued. 
Two noteworthy rises occurred above the lake. 
Operation of the lake prevented downstream 
flooding on an average of 17,300 acres of land. 
Estimated monetary benefits attributed to Fall 
River Lake operations for prevention of flood 
damages total $25,675,000 to September 30,1977. 
(See table 19-F for pool elevations and storages 
during fiscal year.) During low-flow water 
periods, releases totaling 4,194 acre-feet were 
made for water quality control. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of 
dam began in May 1946 and project placed in full 
operation in April 1949. 
26. FORT SUPPLY LAKE, NORTH 
CANADIAN RIVER BASIN, OKLA. 
Location. On Wolf Creek, river mile 5.5, a 
tributary of North Canadian River, about 12 
miles northwest of Woodward, Woodward County, 
Okla. (See sectional aeronautical chart, 
Wichita sheet, scale 1:500,000.) 
Existing project. For description of completed 
improvement and authorizing legislation see 
page 594 of Annual Report for 1969. Estimated 
Federal cost is $7,735,000, of which $226,000 is 
Code 711 funds. 
Local cooperation. Completed as required. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Routine operation and maintenance continued. 
One noteworthy rise occurred above the lake. 
Flooding was prevented on an average of 1,000 
acres of land. A total of 209 acre-feet was made 
available for water supply. Estimated monetary 
benefits attributed to Fort Supply Lake 
operations for prevention of flood damages total 
$2,398,000 to September 30, 1977. (See table 19-F 
for pool elevations and storages during fiscal 
year.) 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction 
began in October 1938 and completed in March 
1952. Project placed in full flood control operation 
in May 1942. 
27. GILLHAM LAKE, LITTLE RIVER 
BASIN, ARK. 
Location. Damsite is on Cossatot River, river 
mile 49.0, in Howard County, about 5 miles 
northeast of Gillham, Sevier County, Ark. (See 
Geological Survey map for DeQueen, Ark.-Okla., 
quadrangle, scale 1:125,000; and Atimony, 
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Gillham NE, Vandervoort, and Empire, Ark., 
quadrangles, scale 1:24,000.) 
Existing project. Plan provides for a modified 
rockfill dam about 2,850 feet long, (including 
spillway and dike) 160 feet above streambed. 
Gate-controlled spillway, 240 feet gross width, 
located in a saddle immediately west of dam, 
contains four 50- by 42-foot tainter gates. Outlet 
works consist of a 10-foot-diameter concrete-lined 
tunnel controlled by two 4.5- by 10-foot slide gates 
and a stilling basin, a 24-inch water supply pipe, 
and a 30-inch low-flow pipe. The lake will provide 
a total storage of 221,800 acre-feet (188,700 for 
flood control, 33,100 for conservation storage and 
sedimentation reserve), and will control a 
drainage area of 271 square miles. Gillham Lake 
will be operated as a unit of a seven-lake system 
for flood control in Little River watershed, 
thereby reducing Red River floodflows. Estimated 
cost of project is $17,774,000. (See table 
19-B-Red River below Denison Dam (Tulsa 
District)-for authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Section 2, Flood Control Act 
of 1938, and Water Supply Act of 1958, as 
amended, apply. Tri-Lakes Water District furnished 
a resolution of intent to repay costs 
allocated to water supply storage. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Major accomplishment with regular funds: Left 
abutment access road and public use area roads, 
$230,000. Seven noteworthy rises occurred above 
the lake reducing flood damages on an average of 
5,600 acres of land. Lake operations for prevention 
of flood damages total $1,694,000 to 
September 30, 1977. (See table 19-F for pool 
elevations and storages during fiscal year.) 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction 
began in June 1963. The embankment closure 
was made on May 8, 1975 and the project placed 
in useful operation. 
28. GREAT SALT PLAINS LAKE, 
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN, OKLA. 
Location. On Salt Fork of Arkansas River, mile 
103.3, about 12 miles east of Cherokee, Alfalfa 
County, Okla. (See sectional aeronautical chart, 
Wichita sheet, scale 1:500,000.) 
Existing project. For description of completed 
improvement and authorizing legislation see 
page 594 of Annual Report for 1969. Federal cost 
was $4,626,270. 
Local cooperation. Completed as required. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Routine operation and maintenance continued. 
No noteworthy rises occurred above the lake. 
Estimated monetary benefits attributed to Great 
Salt Plains Lake operations for prevention of 
flood damages total $13,238,000 to September 30, 
1977. (See table 19-F for pool elevations and 
storages during fiscal year.) 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of 
dam was initiated September 1938 and completed 
July 1941. Project placed in full flood 
control operation in May 1941. 
29. HEYBURN LAKE, ARKANSAS 
RIVER BASIN, OKLA. 
Location. On Polecat Creek, a minor tributary 
to Arkansas River near Sapulpa, Creek County, 
Okla. (See Geological Survey maps for Nuyaka, 
Hominy, and Claremore, Okla., quadrangles, 
scale 1:250,000; and Bristow and Kiefer, Okla., 
quadrangles, scale 1:62,500.) 
Existing project. For description of completed 
improvement and authorizing legislation see 
page 599 of Annual Report for 1969. Estimated 
Federal cost is $2,507,000 (including $135,300 for 
construction of channel improvement on Polecat 
and Rock Creeks and $133,000 Code 711 funds). 
Local cooperation. Completed as required. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Routine operation and maintenance continued. 
Rural Water District No. 1, Creek County, Okla., 
used 684 acre-feet of water from the lake. One 
noteworthy rise occurred above the lake. 
Flooding was prevented on an average of 700 
acres of land. Estimated monetary benefits 
attributed to lake operations for prevention of 
flood damages total $2,936,000 to September 30, 
1977. (See table 19-F for pool elevations and 
storages during fiscal year.) 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction 
was started March 1948 and the project was 
placed in useful operation in September 1950. 
Channel improvements below lake were completed 
in September 1952. Project is complete. 
30. HUGO LAKE, KIAMICHI RIVER 
BASIN, OKLA. 
Location. On Kiamichi River, river mile 17.6, 
about 7 miles east of Hugo, Choctaw County, 
Okla. (See Geological Survey map for Alikchi, 
Okla., quadrangle, scale 1:125,000.) 
Existing project Provides for an earthfill dam 
and gated concrete spillway about 10,200 feet 
long, 101 feet above streambed. Spillway and 
outlet works are combined in a concrete structure 
in the flood plain near the center of dam. The 
concrete structure consists of six 40- by 50-foot 
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tainter gates, a 48-inch low-flow pipe, and a 48- 
inch water supply pipe. The lake has a total 
capacity of 966,500 acre-feet, (809,200 for flood 
control and 157,300 for conservation and 
sedimentation reserve), and controls runoff from 
1,709 square miles. Hugo Lake operates as a unit 
of the three-lake system for flood control in the 
Kiamichi River Basin, including Clayton and 
Tuskahoma Lakes. Estimated cost is $37,462,000. 
(See table 19-B-Red River below Dension Dam 
(Tulsa District)-for authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Section 2, Flood Control Act 
of 1938, and Water Supply Act of 1958, as 
amended, apply. State of Oklahoma through its 
Water Resources Board and local interests 
furnished resolutions of intent to repay costs 
allocated to water supply storage. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Routine operation and maintenance continued. 
Two noteworthy rises occurred on the Kiamichi 
River above the lake. The project reduced the 
damaging effects of floods on 20,100 acres of land 
below the damsite, amounting to $3,301,000 to 
September 30, 1977. (See table 19-F for pool 
elevations and storages during fiscal year.) 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction 
began in October 1967 and the project was placed 
in useful operation in January 1974. 
31. HULAH LAKE, VERDIGRIS RIVER 
BASIN, OKLA. 
Location. On Caney River, river mile 96.2, 
about 15 miles northwest of Bartlesville, near 
Hulah, Osage County, Okla. (See Geological 
Survey maps for Pawhuska, Okla., and Sedan, 
Kans., quadrangles, scale 1:125,000.) 
Existing project. For description of completed 
improvement and authorizing legislation see 
page 595 of Annual Report for 1969. Estimated 
Federal cost is $11,470,000, of which $395,000 is 
Code 711 funds. 
Local cooperation. Completed as required. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Routine operation and maintenance continued. 
Four noteworthy rises occurred above the lake. 
Operation of the lake prevented downstream 
flooding on an average of 24,150 acres of land. 
Estimated monetary benefits attributed to Hulah 
Lake operations for prevention of flood damages 
total $47,700,000 to September 30, 1977. During 
low-water periods, releases totaling 4,846 acrefeet 
were made for water quality control. A total 
of 8,198 acre-feet of water was withdrawn by city 
of Bartlesville, Okla. (See table 19-F for pool 
elevations and storages during fiscal year.) 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction 
began in May 1946 and completed in June 1950. 
Project placed in full flood control operation in 
September 1951. 
32. JOHN REDMOND DAM AND 
RESERVOIR, GRAND (NEOSHO) 
RIVER BASIN, KANS. 
Location. Dam is on Grand (Neosho) River, 
river mile 343.7, about 2 miles northwest of 
Burlington, Coffey County, Kans. (See Geological 
Survey maps for Burlington and Emporia, Kans., 
quadrangles, scale 1:125,000.) 
Existing project. For description of completed 
improvement and authorizing legislation see 
Annual Report for 1970. Estimated cost is 
$28,372,000, of which $391,000 is Code 711 funds. 
Local cooperation. Completed as required. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Routine operation and maintenance continued. 
During low-flow periods releases totaling 12,558 
acre-feet were made from reservoir for water 
quality control. Three noteworthy rises occurred 
above the reservoir. Flooding was prevented on 
an average of 15,700 acres of land. Estimated 
monetary benefits attributed to reservoir 
operations for prevention of flood damages total 
$30,157,000 to September 30, 1977. (See table 19- 
F for pool elevations and storages during fiscal 
year.) 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction 
was initiated in July 1959 and completed in 
December 1965. Project placed in flood control 
operation in July 1964 and is complete except for 
additional recreation facilities. 
33. KAW LAKE, ARKANSAS RIVER 
BASIN, OKLA. 
Location. On Arkansas River, river mile 653.7, 
about 8 miles east of Ponca City, Kay County, 
Okla. (See Geological Survey map for Charley 
Creek, Okla., quadrangle, scale 1:24,000.) 
Existing project. Earthfill dam about 9,467 feet 
long, 121 feet high with a gate-controlled 
spillway. Two 5.7- by 10-foot sluices through 
spillway section provide for low-flow regulation 
and a 48-inch-diameter water supply pipe is 
located in the right nonoverflow. Flow over 
spillway is controlled by eight 50- by 47-foot 
tainter gates. A 24-foot road crosses the embankment. 
The lake has a total storage capacity of 
1,348,000 acre-feet (866,000 for flood control and 
482,000 for conservation and sedimentation 
reserve). A powerhouse substructure and intake 
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monolith for possible future power is located 
between the spillway weir and the right nonoverflow 
section. Drainage area above damsite 
contains 46,530 square miles and will control 
runoff from a normal contributing area of 7,250 
square miles. Kaw Lake will be operated as a unit 
of a coordinated lake system for flood control in 
Arkansas River Basin. Estimated cost is $111,- 
100,000. (See table 19-B for authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Section 2, Flood Control Act 
of 1938, and Water Supply Act of 1958 apply. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Routine operation and maintenance continued. 
Major accomplishments with regular 
funds: Completion of embankment, spillway, and 
1st stage powerhouse $2,129,000. Three 
noteworthy rises occurred above the structure 
reducing flood damages on 7,100 acres of land. 
Estimated monetary benefits attributed to reservoir 
operations for prevention of flood damages. 
total $2,873,000 to September 30, 1977. (See table 
19-F for pool elevations and storages during fiscal 
year.) 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction 
began in June 1966 and project placed in 
operation in May 1976. Project is complete except 
for additional recreation facilities. 
34. LAKE KEMP, WICHITA RIVER 
BASIN, TEX. 
Location. On Wichita River, river mile 126.7, 
about 40 miles southwest of Wichita Falls, Tex. 
(See aeronautical chart, Dallas, Tex., scale 
1:500,000 and Defense Mapping Agency map, 
Wichita Falls, Tex., scale 1:250,000.) 
Existing project. Reconstructed and expanded 
existing non-Federal lake by raising dam 16 feet 
and providing a new spillway and outlet works. 
The dam is 8,890 feet long and 115 feet above 
streambed. The lake provides a total storage of 
567,900 acre-feet (248,300 for flood control and 
39,600 for conservation and sedimentation 
reserve), and controls a drainage area of 2,086 
square miles. Existing spillway was abandoned 
and blocked off by improved embankment, and a 
new uncontrolled spillway constructed near the 
right abutment. New outlet works consist of two 
5-foot-8-inch by 13-foot hydraulically operated 
slide gates, a 13-foot-diameter conduit, a stilling 
basin, and a 6-inch low-flow pipe. Lake Kemp 
operates as a unit of a coordinated lake system for 
flood control in the Wichita and Red River Basins. 
Estimated Federal cost is $7,751,100 and estimated 
non-Federal cost is $1,360,000. (See table 
19-B for authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Completed as required. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Routine operation and maintenance continued. 
No noteworthy rises occurred above the lake. 
Estimated monetary benefits attributed to reservoir 
operations for prevention of flood damages 
total $2,842,000 to September 30, 1977. (See table 
19-F for pool elevations and storages during fiscal 
year.) 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction 
began in April 1970 and the project placed in 
useful operation in October 1972. 
35. LUKFATA LAKE, LITTLE RIVER 
BASIN, OKLA. AND ARK. 
Location. On Glover Creek at mile 24.5 about 
11.5 miles north of Glover, McCurtain County, 
Okla. (See Geological Survey map for Lukfata, 
Okla., quadrangle, scale 1:125,000; and Bethel, 
Smithville, Golden, and Broken Bow, Okla., 
quadrangles, scale 1:62,500.) 
Existing project. Plan provides for construction 
of a rockfill dam about 2,600 feet long, rising 176 
feet above the original streambed. An uncontrolled 
600-foot saddle spillway will be near the 
left end of the embankment. Outlet works will 
provide for a 12-foot conduit and a stilling basin. 
The lake will provide a total storage of 252,100 
acre-feet (208,630 for flood control, 43,470 for 
conservation and sedimentation reserve), and 
will control a drainage area of 252 square miles. 
Lukfata Lake will be operated as a unit of a sevenlake 
system for flood control in Little River 
watershed, thereby reducing Red River 
floodflows. Estimated cost of project is $34,000,- 
000. (See table 19-B-Red River below Denison 
Dam (Tulsa District)-for authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Section 2, Flood Control Act 
of 1938, Water Supply Act of 1958, as amended, 
and Section 221, Flood Control Act of 1970 apply. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Engineering studies were discontinued as 
ordered by Executive Branch. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction has 
not started. 
36. MARION, KANS. 
Location. On Mud Creek at Marion, the county 
seat of Marion County, Kans. 
Existing project. Provides for construction of a 
diversion channel 9,026 feet in length, an 
overflow protection levee 17,875 feet in length, 
and structures to control interior drainage and 
low streamflow. Railroad and highway bridges 
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would be altered or relocated as required. 
Estimated Federal cost is $4,500,000 and $900,- 
000 non-Federal cost. (See table 19-B for 
authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Local interests must provide 
lands, easements, and rights-of-way; hold the 
United States free from damages; maintain and 
operate all works after completion; perform all 
relocations except railroads; acquire fee title to 
lands for borrow and ponding purposes and 
flowage easements over lands for ponding only; 
and prevent encroachment on existing and 
improved channel. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Major accomplishments with regular 
funds: Channels and levees $891,600. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction 
started in June 1975 and is about 45 percent 
complete. 
37. MARION LAKE, GRAND (NEOSHO) 
RIVER BASIN, KANS. 
Location. On Cottonwood River, river mile 
126.7, about 3 miles northwest of Marion, Marion 
County, Kans. (See Geological Survey map for 
Newton, Kans., quadrangle, scale 1:125,000.) 
Existing project. For description of completed 
improvement and authorizing legislation see 
page 597 of Annual Report for 1969. Federal cost 
of project was $13,317,538. 
Local cooperation. Completed as required. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Routine operation and maintenance continued. 
During low-flow water periods, releases totaling 
2,178 acre-feet were made from the lake for water 
quality control. Two noteworthy rises occurred 
above the lake. Flooding was prevented on an 
average of 1,350 acres of land. Estimated 
monetary benefits attributed to Marion Lake 
operations for prevention of flood damages total 
$24,091,000 to September 30, 1977. (See table 19- 
F for pool elevations and storages during fiscal 
year.) 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction 
began in June 1964 and the project placed in flood 
control operation February 1968. 
38. MILLWOOD LAKE, LITTLE RIVER 
BASIN, ARK. 
Location. On Little River, river mile 16.0, 
approximately 7 miles east of Ashdown, Little 
River County, Ark., and about 2 miles northeast 
of Millwood, Little River County, Ark. (See 
Geological Survey maps NI-8 and 15-4 for El 
Dorado, Ark., and McAlester, Okla., 
quadrangles, scale 1:250,000.) 
Existing project. For description of completed 
improvement and authorizing legislation see 
page 597 of Annual Report for 1969. Estimated 
cost of project is $46,331,000, of which $1,915,000 
is Code 711 funds. 
Local cooperation. Completed as required. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Routine operation and maintenance continued. 
Additional recreation facilities were constructed. 
A total of 24,974 acre-feet was released from the 
lake for water supply to Southwest Arkansas 
Water District. Four noteworthy rises occurred 
above the lake. Flooding was prevented on an 
average of 9,050 acres of land. Estimated 
monetary benefits attributed to Millwood Lake 
operations for prevention of flood damages total 
$2,811,000 to September 30, 1977. (See table 19-F 
for pool elevations and storages during fiscal 
year.) 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction 
began in September 1961 and the project was 
placed in full flood control operation in August 
1966. Work required to complete project consists 
of additional recreation facilities. 
39. MUD CREEK, IDABEL, OKLA. 
Location. Mud Creek, tributary of the Red 
River, McCurtain County, Okla. (See Geological 
Survey map for Idabel, Okla., quadrangle, scale 
1:24,000.) 
Existing project. Plan of improvement is to 
provide approximately 8,950 feet of channel 
improvements for flood protection for the urban 
area of Idabel, Okla. The project was approved 
for construction under authority of Section 205 of 
the Flood Control Act of 1948. Estimated Federal 
cost is $500,000; non-Federal cost $580,000. 
Local cooperation. Section 3, Flood Control Act 
of 1956 and Section 221 of the Flood Control Act of 
1970 apply. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Project is in an inactive status. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Contract plans 
and specifications are essentially complete. 
40. OOLOGAH LAKE, VERDIGRIS 
RIVER BASIN, OKLA. 
Location. On Verdigris River about 10 miles 
northwest of Claremore, Rogers County, Okla., 
and about 2 miles southeast of Oologah, Rogers 
County, Okla. (See Geological Survey maps for 
Claremore and Nowata, Okla., quadrangles, 
scale 1:125,000.) 
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Existing project. For description of completed 
improvement, see Annual Report for 1972. 
Oologah Lake is a unit of the McClellan-Kerr 
Arkansas River Navigation System and a unit for 
flood control in the Verdigris River Basin. 
Estimated cost is $46,672,596. (See table 19-B for 
authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Completed as required. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Routine operation and maintenance continued. A 
total of 8,316 acre-feet of water was released from 
the lake for water supply. Two noteworthy rises 
occurred above the lake. Flooding was prevented 
on an average of 15,500 acres of land. Estimated 
monetary benefits attributed to Oologah Lake 
operations for prevention of flood damages total 
$37,331,000 to September 30, 1977. (See table 19- 
F for pool elevations and storages during fiscal 
year.) 
Condition at end of fiscal year. After construction 
of right abutment access road, project was 
placed in standby status in October 1951. 
Construction was resumed in December 1955 and 
completed in May 1963 for initial development. 
Construction for ultimate development was 
initiated July 1967. The project for ultimate 
development is complete. 
41. OPTIMA LAKE, NORTH CANADIAN 
RIVER BASIN, OKLA. 
Location. On North Canadian River, river mile 
623.2, about 4.5 miles northeast of Hardesty, 
Texas County, Okla. (See Geological Survey map 
for Optima Dam, Okla., quadrangle, scale 1:24,- 
000.) 
Existing project. An earthfill dam, 16,875 feet 
long and 120 feet high, with an uncontrolled 
spillway in a saddle on the right abutment. Outlet 
works will consist of a gated conduit, a 24-inch 
low-flow bypass, and a 24-inch water supply pipe. 
The lake will control a drainage area of 5,029 
square miles and provide for storage of 71,800 
acre-feet of water for flood control, 76,200 acrefeet 
for water supply, and 81,500 acre-feet for 
sedimentation reserve, for a total storage of 
229,500 acre-feet. Estimated cost is $45,700,000. 
(See table 19-B for authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Section 2, Flood Control Act 
of 1938, applies. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Major accomplishments with regular 
funds: Dam and spillway $4,000,000. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction 
began in March 1966 and the project is 84 percent 
complete. 
42. PAT MAYSE LAKE, RED RIVER 
BASIN, TEX. 
Location. On Sanders Creek, mile 4.6, a 
tributary of Red River, about 12 miles north of 
Paris, Lamar County, Tex. (See Geological 
Survey map for Grant, Tex., quadrangle, scale 
1:62,500 and Defense Mapping Agency map, 
Texarkana, Tex., scale 1:250,000.) 
Existing project. For description of completed 
improvement and authorizing legislation see 
Annual Report for 1970. Estimated cost is 
$9,260,000, of which $54,000 is Code 711 funds. 
Local cooperation. Completed as required. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Routine operation and maintenance continued. 
Six noteworthy rises occurred above the lake. 
Flooding was prevented on an average of 1,100 
acres of land. Estimated monetary benefits 
attributed to Pat Mayse Lake operations for 
prevention of flood damages total $2,145,000 to 
September 30, 1977. A total of 10,234 acre-feet 
was released for water supply to city of Paris, 
Tex. (See table 19-F for pool elevations and 
storages during fiscal year.) 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction 
began in March 1965 and project was placed in 
full flood control operation September 1967. 
Project is complete except for additional recreation 
facilities. 
43. PINE CREEK LAKE, LITTLE RIVER 
BASIN, OKLA. AND ARK. 
Location. On Little River, river mile 145.3, 
about 5 miles northwest of Wright City, McCurtain 
County, Okla. (See Geological Survey maps 
for Alikchi, Okla., quadrangle, scale 1:125,000; 
and Wright City and Pickens, Okla., quadrangles 
NE, NW, SE, and SW, scale 1:24,000.) 
Existing project. For description of completed 
improvement and authorizing legislation see 
Annual Report for 1970. Estimated cost of project 
is $20,301,000. 
Local cooperation. Completed as required. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work: All major construction complete. Routine 
operation and maintenance continued. Six 
noteworthy rises occurred above the lake. 
Flooding was prevented on an average of 7,100 
acres of land. Estimated monetary benefits 
attributed to Pine Creek Lake operation for 
prevention of flood damages total $6,035,000 to 
September 30, 1977. (See table 19-F for pool 
elevations and storages during fiscal year.) 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction 
began in February 1963 and the project was 
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placed in useful operation in June 1969. Work 
remaining consists of recreation facilities. 
44. PROSPERITY LAKE, SPRING 
RIVER BASIN, MO. 
Location. On Center Creek, mile 18.0, Jasper 
County about 3 miles southwest of Carthage, Mo. 
(See Geological Survey map for Fidelity, Mo., 
quadrangle, scale 1:24,000.) 
Existing project. Provides for a rolled earth 
embankment section integral with a 152-foot 
gated concrete valley spillway and two concrete 
nonoverflow sections. Low-flow releases would be 
made through a low-flow pipe with multilevel 
inlets to the lake. The dam will be 3,700 feet in 
length and rise 80 feet above the streambed. The 
lake will control a drainage area of 207 square 
miles and provide 72,000 acre-feet of storage 
including 42,500 acre-feet for flood control, 
19,000 acre-feet for water supply, and 10,500 
acre-feet for sediment reserve. Prosperity Lake 
will be one unit in the comprehensive plan for 
flood control, water supply, recreation, and fish 
and wildlife purposes in the Grand (Neosho) 
River Basin. Estimated cost of project is $34,800,- 
000. (See table 19-B for authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Section 2, Flood Control Act 
of 1938, Water Supply Act of 1958, as amended, 
and Section 221, Flood Control Act of 1970 apply. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
None. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Phase I of 
preconstruction planning was initiated. 
45. RED RIVER BELOW DENISON DAM 
(TULSA DISTRICT) 
Location. On Red River and its tributaries 
below Denison Dam, in Oklahoma, Arkansas, 
Texas, and Louisiana. (See Geological Survey 
State maps and folio maps of Red River-1958 
edition.) 
Existing project. Provides for construction of 11 
flood control lakes in combination with existing 
or authorized Federal and non-Federal levee 
improvements, modified as required, and 
channel stabilization at locations where levee 
setbacks are impossible or uneconomical. (See 
table 19-G for water control projects included in 
general flood control plan for Red River below 
Denison Dam within Tulsa District.) Total 
estimated Federal cost in Tulsa District is 
$617,448,780 for construction, lands, and 
damages. (See table 19-B for authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. See individual reports. 
46. SHIDLER LAKE, ARKANSAS RIVER 
BASIN, OKLA. 
Location. On Salt Creek, mile 39.2, a tributary 
of Arkansas River, about 1 mile east of Shidler, 
Osage County, Okla. (See Geological Survey map 
for Fairfax, Okla., quadrangle, scale 1:24,000.) 
Existing project. Provides for an earthfill dam 
6,050 feet long, with a maximum height of 117 
feet above streambed. An uncontrolled spillway 
200 feet wide will be east of dam. Outlet works 
will include a gate tower with gated wet well inlet 
with a 10.5 by 11.5 foot controlled conduit. A 30- 
inch low-flow bypass and a 24-inch water supply 
line will be provided. A roadway will be located 
along crest of dam. The total lake capacity of 
108,100 acre-feet will be allocated, 49,900 acrefeet 
for flood control and 58,200 acre-feet for 
conservation, and will control runoff from 99 
square miles. Shidler Lake will be operated as a 
unit of the coordinated lake system for flood 
control in the Arkansas River Basin. Estimated 
cost of the project is $21,900,000. (See table 19-B 
for authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Section 2, Flood Control Act 
of 1938, Water Supply Act of 1958, as amended, 
and Section 221, Flood Control Act of 1970 apply. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
None. 
Condition at end offiscal year. Preconstruction 
planning completed. 
47. SKIATOOK LAKE, VERDIGRIS 
RIVER BASIN, OKLA. 
Location. On Hominy Creek, mile 14.3, a 
tributary of Bird Creek, in Verdigris River Basin 
about 5 miles west of Skiatook, Osage County, 
Okla. (See Geological Survey map for Avant, 
Okla., quadrangle, SE, scale 1:24,000 and 
Defense Mapping Agency map, Enid, Okla., scale 
1:250,000.) 
Existing project. Provides for an earthfill dam 
3,590 feet long, 143 feet high with a crown width 
of 32 feet. The uncontrolled 100-foot spillway will 
be located in the right abutment. Outlet works 
will consist of a controlled intake structure, 8- by 
5-foot conduit, stilling basin, 2.5by 5-foot low-flow 
conduit, and a 24-inch water supply pipe. The 
lake will provide a total storage of 513,500 acrefeet 
(319,400 for conservation storage, 182,300 for 
flood control, and 11,800 for sedimentation 
reserve), and will control a drainage area of 354 
square miles. Skiatook Lake will be operated as a 
unit of a seven-lake system for flood control in the 
Verdigris River tributaries in Oklahoma. Estimated 
cost of project is $79,300,000. (See table 
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19-B for authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Section 2, Flood Control Act 
of 1938, Water Supply Act of 1958, and Section 
221, Flood Control Act of 1970 apply. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Major accomplishments with regular funds: Embankment 
$1,192,000, and relocations $1,565,000. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction 
began in January 1974. The project is 22 percent 
complete. 
48. TORONTO LAKE, VERDIGRIS 
RIVER BASIN, KANS. 
Location. On Verdigris River about 271.5 miles 
above its mouth and 4 miles south and east of 
Toronto, Woodson County, Kans. (See Geological 
Survey map for Fredonia, Kans., quadrangle, 
scale 1:125,000.) 
Existing project. For description of completed 
improvement and authorizing legislation see 
pages 600 and 601 of Annual Report for 1969. 
Federal cost was $13,894,000. 
Local cooperation. Completed as required. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Routine operation and maintenance continued. 
During low-flow water periods, releases totaling 
4,728 acre-feet were made for water quality 
control. The city of Toronto, Kans., used 78 acrefeet 
of water from the lake. Three noteworthy 
rises occurred above the lake. Flooding was 
prevented on an average of 4,600 acres of land. 
Estimated monetary benefits attributed to operation 
of Toronto Lake for prevention of flood 
damages total $19,910,000 to September 30,1977. 
(See table 19-F for pool elevations and storages 
during fiscal year.) 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction 
began November 1954 and project placed in full 
operation March 1960. 
49. TOWANDA LAKE, WHITEWATER 
RIVER, KANS. 
Location. On Whitewater River, mile 18.5, a 
tributary of Walnut River, about .75 mile 
northwest of Towanda, Kans., in Butler County, 
Kans. (See Geological Survey maps for Benton 
and El Dorado SW, Kans., quadrangles, scale 
1:24,000.) 
Existing project. Provides for an earthfill 
embankment and a gated concrete spillway. The 
dam would be 11,460 feet long and would have a 
maximum height of 82 feet above the streambed. 
The spillway would be 184 feet long and have four 
tainter gates. Two 24-inch pipes in the spillway 
would provide low flow and water supply. Total 
storage in the lake would be 208,000 acre-feet, 
including 133,500 acre-feet for flood control, 
46,500 acre-feet for water conservation, and 
28,000 acre-feet for sediment. Towanda Lake 
would be operated as a unit of a three-lake system 
for flood control in the Walnut River Basin. The 
estimated cost of the project is $61,300,000. (See 
table 19-B for authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Section 2, Flood Control Act 
of 1938, Water Supply Act of 1958, as amended, 
and Section 221, Flood Control Act of 1970 apply. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
None. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Phase I 
preconstruction planning studies were initiated. 
50. WAURIKA LAKE, RED RIVER 
BASIN, OKLA. 
Location. Beaver Creek, mile 27.0, a tributary 
of Red River, about 6 miles northwest of Waurika, 
Jefferson County, Okla. (See Geological Survey 
map for Hastings, Okla.-Tex., quadrangle, scale 
1:62,500.) 
Existing project. Plan provides for an earthfill 
dam 16,500 feet long, including an uncontrolled 
spillway 300 feet long, and 106 feet above 
streambed. Outlet works will include a gated 
conduit 13.5 feet in diameter, a 14-inch water 
supply pipe, and a 12-inch low-flow pipe. The lake 
will provide a total storage of 328,600 acre-feet 
(170,200 for conservation storage, 117,000 for 
flood control, and 41,400 for sedimentation 
reserve), and will control a drainage area of 562 
square miles. Waurika Lake will be operated as a 
unit of a coordinated lake system for flood control 
in Red River Basin. Estimated cost is $64,900,- 
000. (See table 19-B for authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Section 2, Flood Control Act 
of 1938, and Water Supply Act of 1958, as 
amended, apply. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Major accomplishments with regular funds: Embankment, 
spillway, and outlet works $1,200,000, 
and pipelines $8,150,000. One noteworthy rise 
occurred above the lake. Flooding was prevented 
on 3,800 acres of land. Estimated monetary 
benefits attributed to Waurika Lake operations 
for prevention of flood damages total $147,000 to 
September 30, 1977. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction 
began in July 1971. The project is 75 percent 
complete. 
51. WINFIELD, KANS. 
Location. On Walnut River at Winfield, Cowley 
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County, Kans. (See Geological Survey map, 
Burden, Kans., quadrangle, scale 1:24,000.) 
Existing project. Enlarge and extend existing 
levee to 23,050 feet long. Interior drainage will be 
provided through a 72-inch gated pipe. Estimated 
Federal cost is $730,000 and estimated 
non-Federal cost is $610,000. (See table 19-B for 
authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Local interests must provide 
lands, easements, and rights-of-way; maintain 
and operate completed works; perform all 
relocations, except railroad; and acquire fee title 
to lands for borrow and ponding purposes and 
flowage easements over lands for ponding only as 
may be required. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Preconstruction planning was suspended. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Phase I of the 
General Design Memo has been suspended since 
study findings show the project is not economically 
justified at this time. 
52. WISTER LAKE, POTEAU RIVER 
BASIN, OKLA. 
Location. On Poteau River, river mile 60.9, 
about 2 miles south of Wister, Leflore County, 
Okla. (See Geological Survey map for Winding 
Stair, Okla., quadrangle, scale 1:125,000.) 
Existing project. For description of completed 
improvement and authorizing legislation see 
page 601 of Annual Report for 1969. Federal cost 
was $10,501,226. 
Local cooperation. Completed as required. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Routine operation and maintenance continued. 
Three noteworthy rises occurred above the lake. 
Flooding was prevented on an average of 11,900 
acres of land. Estimated monetary benefits 
attributed to Wister Lake operations for prevention 
of flood damages total $42,362,000 to 
September 30, 1977. A total of 429 acre-feet of 
water was withdrawn from the lake by Heavener 
Utilities Authority. (See table 19-F for pool 
elevations and storages during fiscal year.) 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction 
began April 1946 and was completed May 1949. 
Project placed in full flood control operation in 
October 1949. 
53. INSPECTION OF COMPLETED 
FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS 
Semiannual inspection of completed local flood 
protection projects operated and maintained by 
local interests are made to determine extent of 
compliance with approved regulations for operation 
and maintenance. (See table 19-H for 
inspection of local flood control projects.) Fiscal 
year cost was $44,762. Total cost to September 30, 
1977 was $425,845. 
54. SCHEDULING FLOOD CONTROL 
RESERVOIR OPERATIONS 
Flood Control Act of 1944 authorized the 
Secretary of War to prescribe regulations for use 
of storage allocated for flood control or navigation 
at all reservoirs constructed wholly or in part 
with Federal funds. Under the purview of this 
act, operation of the flood control storage included 
in reservoirs shown in table 19-I is prescribed 
by the Corps. Work accomplished consists of 
operating activities necessary in basin-wide 
coordination of functional scheduling of releases 
from reservoirs operated by other ageencies and 
preparation of flood control operation and 
maintenance manuals for projects underway. 
Fiscal year cost from regular funds for 
maintenance was $89,697. 
55. OTHER AUTHORIZED 
CONTROL PROJECTS 
FLOOD 
See table 19-J. 
56. FLOOD CONTROL WORK UNDER 
SPECIAL AUTHORIZATION 
Flood control activities pursuant to Section 205, 
Public Law 858, 80th Cong., as amended, 
(preauthorization). 
See table 19-K. 
Emergency flood control activities-repair, 
flood fighting, and rescue work (Public Law 99, 
84th Cong., and antecedent legislation). 
Federal cost for fiscal year was $237,019, of 
which $22,013 was for advance preparation, 
$93,440 for flood emergency operations, and 
$121,566 for repair and restoration. 
Snagging and clearing of navigable streams and 
tributaries in interest of flood control (Section 208, 
Flood Control Act of 1954, Public Law 780, 83d 
Cong.). 
None. 
Emergency bank protection (Section 14, Flood 
Control Act of 1946, Public Law 526, 79th Cong.). 
Federal cost for fiscal year was $466,342 as 
follows: Cossatot River, Sevier County, Ark., 
$76,966; Cottonwood River, Chase and Lyons 
Counties, Kans., $59,652; Red River, McCurtain 
County, Okla., $121,233; Bird Creek, Tulsa, 
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Okla., $73,324; Caney River, Washington County, 
Okla., $7,907, Caddo Creek, Carter County, Okla., 
$17; Neosho River, Crawford County, Kans., 
$4,488; State Highway 41 Bridge, Foreman, 
Ark., $89,635; Washita River, Carter County, 
Okla., $2,103; Washita River, Grady County, 
Okla., $4,520; County Bridge, Pontotoc County, 
Okla., $26,210, and Fish Creek, Washington 
County, Okla., $287. 
Flood insurance activities (Section 1301-1377, 
Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968, 
Public Law 90-448, as amended.) 
In coordination with flood control activities, 24 
flood insurance studies were made in accordance 
with various Interagency Agreements at a fiscal 
year cost of $340,386 under Housing and Urban 
Development reimbursable orders. 
Multiple-Purpose Projects 
Including Power 
57. BROKEN BOW LAKE, LITTLE 
RIVER BASIN, OKLA. AND ARK. 
Location. On Mountain Fork River, river mile 
20.3, about 9 miles northeast of Broken Bow, 
McCurtain County, Okla. (See Geological Survey 
maps for Broken Bow and Smithville, Okla., 
quadrangles, scale 1:62,500.) 
Existing project. For description of completed 
improvements and authorizing legislation see 
pages 19-17 and 19-26 of Annual Report for 1971. 
Estimated Federal cost is $41,283,000, of which 
$40,000 is Code 711 funds. 
Local cooperation. Section 2, Flood Control Act 
of 1938, and Water Supply Act of 1958, as 
amended, apply. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Major accomplishments with regular 
funds: Low-flow outlet facility, water supply 
intake, and overlook area development was 
completed. Routine operation and maintenance 
continued. Seven noteworthy rises occurred 
above the lake. Operation of the lake prevented 
downstream flooding on an average of 9,300 acres 
of land. Estimated monetary benefits attributed 
to Broken Bow Lake operations for prevention of 
flood damages total $7,305,000 to September 30, 
1977. During low-flow water periods, releases 
totaling 4,380 acre-feet were made to supplement 
water for a State park and other uses. Delivered 
120,741,000 kilowatt-hours of electric energy to 
Southwestern Power Administration for distribution 
and sale, and released 686,913 acre-feet 
of water through turbines. (See table 19-F for 
pool elevations and storages during fiscal year.) 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction 
began in November 1961 and project placed in 
useful operation in October 1968. Power units 1 
and 2 were placed in operation in January and 
June 1970, respectively. Work remaining consists 
of additional recreation facilities. 
58. DENISON DAM-LAKE TEXOMA, 
RED RIVER BASIN, TEX. AND 
OKLA. 
Location. On Red River, river mile 725.9, about 
5 miles northwest of Denison, Tex. (See 
Geological Survey maps for Denison, Tex., and 
Tishomingo, Okla., quadrangles, scale 1:125,000; 
and Denison Dam and Gordonville, Tex., 
quadrangles, scale 1:62,500.) 
Existing project. For description of completed 
improvement and authorizing legislation see 
page 603 of Annual Report for 1969. Hydroelectric 
development consists of two units having an 
installed capacity of 70,000 kilowatts. Ultimate 
installation planned is for five units with a total of 
175,000 kilowatts. Lake Texoma operated as a 
unit of a coordinated lake system for flood control 
in the Red River Basin. Estimated costs are 
shown on table 19-L. 
Local cooperation. Completed as required. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Routine operation and maintenance continued. 
Additional recreation facilities were constructed. 
Two noteworthy rises occurred above the lake. 
Operation of the lake prevented downstream 
flooding on an average of 64,600 acres of land. 
Estimated monetary benefits attributed to 
Denison Dam-Lake Texoma operation for 
prevention of flood damages downstream to 
Fulton, Ark., total $40,549,000 to September 30, 
1977. (See table 19-F for pool elevations and 
storages during fiscal year.) A total of 3,642 acrefeet 
was made available for water supply to the 
city of Denison, Tex., and Red River Authority of 
Texas. Delivered 183,506,000 kilowatt-hours of 
electric energy to Southwestern Power Administration 
for distribution and sale, and 
released 2,024,315 acre-feet of water through 
turbines. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction 
was started in August 1939 and was completed 
for the dam, spillway, and outlet works in 
February 1944. Impoundment of power pool 
began January 1944 and commercial power 
generation was started March 1945 with first 
unit operating. Authorized work is complete 
except for additional recreation facilities, installation 
of third power unit, and additional 
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perimeter access roads. 
59. EUFAULA LAKE, CANADIAN 
RIVER BASIN, OKLA. 
Location. On Canadian River, at river mile 
27.0, about 12 miles east of Eufaula, McIntosh 
County, Okla. (See Geological Survey maps for 
Okmulgee, Canadian, McAlester, and Sans Bois, 
Okla., quadrangles, scale 1:125,000.) 
Existing project. For description of completed 
improvement and authorizing legislation see 
Annual Report for 1970. Estimated Federal cost 
is $122,223,000, of which $971,000 is Code 711 
funds. 
Local cooperation. Completed as required. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Routine operation and maintenance continued. 
Construction of additional recreation facilities 
continued. Three noteworthy rises occurred 
above the lake. Flooding was prevented on an 
average of 3,100 acres of land. A total of 1,090 
acre-feet of water was released to Pittsburg and 
Haskell County Water Authorities. Estimated 
monetary benefits attributed to Eufaula Lake 
operations for prevention of flood damages total 
$31,049,000 to September 30, 1977. (See table 19- 
F for pool elevations and storages during fiscal 
year.) Delivered 90,846,800 kilowatt-hours of 
electric energy to Southwestern Power Administration 
for distribution and sale, and 
released 1,137,809 acre-feet of water through 
turbines. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction 
began in December 1956 and project placed in 
full flood control operation in February 1964. 
Project is complete except for additional recreation 
facilities. Commercial power was generated 
on unit 1 July 1964, on unit 2 September 1964, and 
on unit 3 August 1964. 
60. FORT GIBSON LAKE, GRAND 
(NEOSHO) RIVER BASIN, OKLA. 
Location. On Grand (Neosho) River, river mile 
7.7, about 5 miles north and east of Fort Gibson, 
Muskogee County, Okla. (See Geological Survey 
maps for Muskogee and Pryor, Okla., 
quadrangles, scale 1:125,000; and Wagoner, 
Okla., quadrangle, scale 1:62,500.) 
Existing project. For description of completed 
improvement and authorizing legislation see 
page 604 of Annual Report for 1969. Estimated 
Federal cost is $55,212,000, of which $1,397,000 is 
Code 711 funds and $15,000,000 is for addition of 
power units 5 and 6. 
Local cooperation. Completed as required. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Routine operation and maintenance continued. 
Construction of additional recreation facilities 
continued. Three noteworthy rises occurred 
above the lake. Flooding was prevented on an 
average of 1,100 acres of land. Estimated 
monetary benefits attributed to Fort Gibson Lake 
operations for prevention of flood damages total 
$26,928,000 to September 30, 1977. (See table 19- 
F for pool elevations and storages during fiscal 
year.) Delivered 135,157,100 kilowatt-hours of 
electric energy to Southwestern Power Administration 
for distribution and sale, and 
released 2,710,510 acre-feet of water through 
turbines. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction 
began in March 1942 with construction of 
temporary field office buildings, but further 
construction at project was held in abeyance 
during World War II. Construction of concrete 
dam and spillway, largest single feature of 
project, started in May 1946 and was completed 
in June 1950. Fourth generator installed anu 
project placed in full operation in September 
1953. Project is complete except for additional 
recreation facilities. 
61. KEYSTONE LAKE, ARKANSAS 
RIVER BASIN, OKLA. 
Location. On Arkansas River, river mile 538.8, 
near Sand Springs, Okla., and about 15 miles 
west of Tulsa, Okla. (See Geological Survey map 
for Hominy, Okla., quadrangle, scale 1:125,000; 
Skedee and Yale, Okla., quadrangles, scale 
1:62,500; and Keystone Dam, quadrangle, scale 
1:24,000.) 
Existing project. For description of completed 
improvement and authorizing legislation see 
Annual Report for 1970. Estimated cost is 
$123,840,000, of which $1,216,000 is Code 711 
funds. 
Local cooperation. Completed as required. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Routine operation and maintenance continued. 
Additional recreation facilities were constructed. 
Delivered 179,317,800 kilowatt-hours of electric 
energy to Southwestern Power Administration 
for distribution and sale, and released 2,490,583 
acre-feet of water through turbines. Two 
noteworthy rises occurred above the lake. 
Flooding was prevented on an average of 850 
acres of land. A total of 170 acre-feet of water was 
withdrawn by Gulf Oil Corp. Estimated 
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monetary benefits attributed to operation of 
Keystone Lake for prevention of flood damages 
total $81,143,000 to September 30, 1977. (See 
table 19-F for pool elevations and storages during 
fiscal year.) 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction 
began in January 1957 and the project placed in 
flood control operation in September 1964. No. 1 
generating unit became operational on May 21, 
1968 and No.2 on May 2,1968. Project is complete 
except for additional recreation facilities. 
62. MARKHAM FERRY RESERVOIR, 
GRAND (NEOSHO) RIVER BASIN, 
OKLA. 
Location. On Grand (Neosho) River, river mile 
47.4, about 8 miles southeast of city of Pryor, 
Mayes County, Okla. (See Geological Survey 
maps for Pryor and Vinita, Okla., quadrangles, 
scale 1:125,000.) 
Existing project. For description of completed 
improvement and authorizing legislation see 
page 605 of Annual Report for 1969. Cost was 
$6,908,756. 
Local cooperation. None required. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. One 
noteworthy rise occurred above the reservoir. 
Flooding was prevented on an average of 1,500 
acres of land. Estimated monetary benefits 
attributed to the operation of Markham Ferry 
Reservoir for flood damage prevention total 
$4,844,000 to September 30, 1977. (See table 19-F 
for pool elevations and storages during fiscal 
year.) 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Federal 
participation in project is complete. 
63. PENSACOLA LAKE, GRAND 
(NEOSHO) RIVER BASIN, OKLA. 
Location. On Grand (Neosho) River, river mile 
77.0, next to town of Disney, Mayes County, Okla. 
(See Geological Survey maps for Pryor, Wyandotte, 
and Vinita, Okla., and Siloam Springs, 
Ark., quadrangles, scale 1:125,000.) 
Existing project. For description of completed 
improvement and authorizing legislation see 
page 606 of Annual Report for 1969. 
Local cooperation. Completed as required. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Flood control storage in project was operated by 
Grand River Dam Authority (an agency of State 
of Oklahoma) under direction of the Corps. Three 
noteworthy rises occurred above the lake. 
Flooding was prevented on an average of 1,000 
acres of land. Estimated monetary benefits 
attributed to Pensacola Lake operations for 
prevention of flood damages total $33,779,000 to 
September 30, 1977. (See table 19-F on pool 
elevations and storages during fiscal year.) 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Project is 
complete. 
64. ROBERT S. KERR LOCK AND DAM 
AND RESERVOIR, ARKANSAS 
RIVER BASIN, OKLA. 
Location. On Arkansas River at navigation 
mile 336.2, about 8 miles south of Sallisaw, 
Leflore County, Okla. (See Geological Survey 
maps for Robert S. Kerr Dam, Keota, Vian, 
Sallisaw, Stigler NE, and Webbers Falls, Okla., 
quadrangles, scale 1:24,000 and Defense Mapping 
Agency map, Fort Smith, Ark., scale 
1:250,000.) 
Existing project. For description of completed 
improvement and authorizing legislation see 
Annual Report for 1972. Robert S. Kerr Lock and 
Dam and Reservoir is a unit of the McClellan- 
Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System. Estimated 
cost is $93,433,000. 
Local cooperation. See section 1 of this report. 
Terminal facilities. Docks for loading coal, 
built by Garland Coal and Mining Company and 
Sierra Coal Corp., provide facilities adequate for 
present traffic. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Routine operation and maintenance continued. 
Delivered 370,997,500 kilowatt-hours of electric 
energy to Southwestern Power Administration 
for distribution and sale, and released 9,437,961 
acre-feet of water through turbines. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction 
began in April 1964 and the project placed in full 
flood control operation in October 1970. Lock and 
dam became operational for navigation in 
December 1970. Power units 1, 2, 3, and 4 were 
placed in operation in October, July, September, 
and November 1971, respectively. Work remaining 
consists of additional public-use facilities at 
the damsite. 
65. TENKILLER FERRY LAKE, 
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN, OKLA. 
Location. On Illinois River, river mile 12.8, 
about 7 miles northwest of Vian and 7 miles 
northeast of Gore, Sequoyah County, Okla. (See 
Geological Survey maps for Muskogee and 
Tahlequah, Okla., and Ark., quadrangles, scale 
1:125,000; and Webbers Falls, Okla., quadrangle, 
scale 1:62,500.) 
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Existing project. For description of completed 
improvement and authorizing legislation see 
page 607 of Annual Report for 1969. Estimated 
cost is $23,932,000, of which $1,094,000 is Code 
711 funds. 
Local cooperation. Completed as required. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Routine operation and maintenance continued. 
Additional recreation facilities were constructed. 
One noteworthy rise occurred above the lake. 
Operation of the lake prevented downstream 
flooding on an average of 2,000 acres of land. 
Estimated monetary benefits attributed to 
Tenkiller Lake operations for prevention of flood 
damages total $10,499,000 to September 30,1977. 
(See table 19-F for pool elevations and storages 
during fiscal year.) Delivered 41,606,200 
kilowatt-hours of electric energy to Southwestern 
Power Administration for distribution and sale, 
and released 336,590 acre-feet of water through 
turbines. Released 2,059 acre-feet of water to 
Kerr-McGee Corp. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction 
began in June 1947 and completed in July 1953. 
Commercial sale of power started November 
1953, with unit 2. Unit 1 installed December 
1953. Work required to complete project consists 
of additional recreation facilities. Work on repair 
and extension of spillway apron began in July 
1960 and was completed in August 1961. 
66. WEBBERS FALLS LOCK AND DAM, 
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN, OKLA. 
Location. On Arkansas River at navigation 
mile 368.8, about 5 miles northwest of Webbers 
Falls, Muskogee County, Okla. (See Geological 
Survey maps for Webbers Falls, Keefeton, and 
Wagoner, Okla., quadrangles, scale 1:62,500 and 
Defense Mapping Agency map, Fort Smith, Ark., 
scale 1:250,000.) 
Existing project. An earthfill dam, powerplant, 
navigation lock, and appurtenant facilities, with 
a slackwater pool 37 miles long extending to 
Chouteau Lock and Dam on the Verdigris River. 
Structure is 4,370 feet long and 84 feet high and 
includes a gated concrete spillway, concrete 
nonoverflow and power intake section, and a lock 
flanked by earth embankments. Spillway has 
twelve 50- by 41-foot radial-type gates. Navigation 
lock is 110 feet wide and 600 feet long with a 
normal lift of 30 feet. The normal pool elevation is 
490.0 feet mean sea level. Hydroelectric development 
consists of three generating units with an 
installed capacity of 60,000 kilowatts. Project is a 
unit of the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River 
Navigation System. Estimated cost is $83,635,- 
000. (See table 19-B for authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. See section 1 of this report. 
Terminal facilities. Cargo pier, mooring 
dolphins, warehouse, terminal building, and fuel 
facility built by Muskogee City-County Port 
Authority; liquid cargo loading facility and steel 
unloading facility built by Frontier Steel Company, 
provide facilities adequate for present 
traffic. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Routine operation and maintenance continued. 
Delivered 176,077,000 kilowatt-hours of electric 
energy to Southwestern Power Administration 
for distribution and sale, and released 7,015,759 
acre-feet of water through turbines. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction 
began in January 1965, and the project was 
placed in useful operation in November 1970. 
Lock and dam became operational for navigation 
in December 1970. Power units 1, 2, and 3 were 
placed in operation in August, November, and 
December 1973, respectively. The project is 
complete. 
General Investigations 
67. SURVEYS 
Fiscal year cost was $1,481,466, of which 
$25,316 was for navigation, $1,254,774 for flood 
control, $146,876 for coordination with other 
agencies, $18,610 for comprehensive studies, and 
$35,890 for review of authorized projects. 
68. COLLECTION 
BASIC DATA 
AND STUDY OF 
Fiscal year cost was $201,744 for flood plain 
information studies. (See table 19-M for completed 
flood plain information reports.) 
69. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
Fiscal year cost was $17,181 for hydrologic 
studies. 
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TABLE 19-A COST AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
See 
Section Total to 
in Text Project Funding FY 74 FY 75 FY 76 FY 77 Sept. 30,1977 
3. Bank Stabilization 
& Channel Rectification, 
Arkansas River, 
Ark. & Okla. 
5. Low Head Locks 
& Dams, Okla. 
(Federal Funds) 
(Contributed 
Funds) 
9. Arcadia Lake, 
Deep Fork River 
Basin, Okla. 
10A. Ark-Red Basins 
Chloride Control, 
Supplemental 
Studies 
10B. Ark-Red Basins 
Chloride Control, 
Wichita River, 
Tex. 
11. Big Hill Lake, 
Verdigris River 
Basin, Kans. 
12. Big Pine Lake, 
Red River Basin, 
Tex. 
13. Birch Lake, 
Verdigris River 
Basin, Okla. 
14. Candy Lake, 
Verdigris River 
Basin, Okla. 
15. Canton Lake, 
Arkansas River 
Basin, Okla. 
16. Cedar Point Lake 
Grand (Neosho) River 
Basin, Kans. 
17. Clayton Lake, 
Little River 
Basin, Okla. 
18. Co an Lake 
Verdigris River 
Basin, Okla. 
19. Council Grove 
Lake, Grand 
Neosho) River 
Basin, Kans. 
20. DeQueen Lake, 
Little River 
Basin, Ark. 
New Work 
Approp. $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 12,700,038 
Cost - - - - 12,700,038 
Maint. 
Approp. - - - - 2,689,734 
Cost - - - - 2,689,734 
New Work 
Approp. 1,673,000 299,000 -95,400 150,000 118,062,987 
Cost 1,456,374 1,076,263 113,746 17,438 117,576,765 
Maint. 
Approp. 3,146,300 3,054,800 3,962,000 450,581 17,653,545 
Cost 4,157,001 2,899,304 3,952,575 870,393 17,528,087 
New Work 
Contrib. - - - - 119,330 
Cost - - - - 119,330 
New Work 
Approp. 180,000 185,000 512,000 357,009 1,550,609 
Cost 168,448 221,732 447,050 178,619 1,263,794 
New Work 
Approp. 34,200 -5 - - 2,863,895 
Cost 246,864 687 - - 2,863,896 
New Work 
Approp. 1,314,800 1,435,005 3,096,000 3,003,003 10,468,208 
Cost 1,058,855 1,434,835 2,649,524 3,610,779 10,324,329 
Maint. 
Approp. 767,178 463,126 539,000 414,000 3,196,675 
Cost 336,182 495,848 539,111 413,842 2,768,953 
New Work 
Approp. 400,100 337,000 490,000 1,060,000 3,417,166 
Cost 539,128 709,932 376,820 1,115,028 3,323,667 
New Work 
Approp. 130,000 267,000 385,000 313,000 1,371,300 
Cost 128,071 246,879 365,171 291,487 1,307,093 
New Work 
Approp. 1,225,000 2,950,000 4,790,000 2,450,000 12,784,170 
Cost 843,385 2,700,212 5,286,855 1,250,481 11,300,326 
New Work 
Approp. 139,000 530,004 740,000 902,996 2,173,000 
Cost 112,365 529,754 323,908 1,302,270 2,155,932 
New Work 
Approp. 1 - 50,000 40,800 10,756,971 
Cost 1,611 - 3,746 86,933 10,756,850 
Maint. 
Approp. 784,057 619,698 582,626 705,000 6,302,897 
Cost 740,051 588,948 651,860 692,089 5,266,438 
Major rehab. 
Approp. - - - - 291,106 
Cost - - - - 291,106 
New Work 
Approp. 170,000 140,000 249,000 - 949,600 
Cost 132,809 188,436 126,515 86,535 871,359 
New Work 
Approp. 1,240,000 647,000 4,230,000 2,126,180 10,275,480 
Cost 708,299 1,282,073 2,645,270 3,184,559 8,733,749 
New Work 
Approp. 2,026,000 3,915,000 12,427,000 7,000,000 28,667,999 
Cost 2,635,031 3,021,337 4,982,556 10,852,167 24,090,505 
New Work 
Approp. 2,104 - - - 11,573,608 
Cost 20,313 - - - 11,573,608 
Maint. 
Approp. 389,101 299,144 377,406 371,018 3,067,669 
Cost 467.698 340,337 383,243 365,493 3,053,990 
New Work 
Approp. 2,738,600 1,783,000 2,205,000 1,438,000 17,629,853 
Cost 2,445,298 2,192,126 3,213,152 1,237,610 17,541,499 
Maint. 
Approp. - - - 20,000 20,000 
Cost - - - 7,476 7,476 
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TABLE 19-A (Continued) COST AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
See 
Section Total to 
in Text Project Funding FY 74 FY 75 FY 76 FY 77 Sept. 30,1977 
21. Dierks Lake, 
Little River 
Basin, Ark. 
22. El Dorado Lake, 
Walnut River 
Basin, Kans. 
23. El Dorado, Kans. 
24. Elk City Lake, 
Verdigris River 
Basin, Kans. 
25. Fall River Lake, 
Verdigris River 
Basin, Kans. 
26. Fort Supply Lake, 
North Canadian 
River Basin, 
Okla. 
27. Gillham Lake, 
Little River 
Basin, Ark. 
28. Great Salt Plains 
Lake, Arkansas 
River Basin, 
Okla. 
29. Heyburn Lake, 
Arkansas River 
Basin, Okla. 
30. Hugo Lake, Kiamichi 
River Basin, Okla. 
31. Hulah Lake 
Verdigris fiver 
Basin, Okla. 
32. John Redmond Dam & 
Reservoir, Grand 
(Neosho) River 
Basin, Kans. 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
Minor rehab. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
1,550,000 605,000 982,700 -9,419 15,942,904 
1,833,675 1,137,008 1,034,341 44,107 15,937,940 
- 8,606 207,300 394,685 610,591 
- 6,799 197,896 332,672 537,367 
2,629,200 4,418,000 15,575,000 11,300,000 36,387,439 
3,033,080 4,186,895 13,804,425 11,083,669 33,722,431 
28,900 40,000 23,000 
24,760 42,428 18,236 
-19 - 
256,045 222,829 
331,317 218,475 
-19 - 
9,980 - 
249,902 195,694 
297,395 192,883 
-97 - 
683 - 
206,145 150,093 
197,762 173,808 
2,530,000 1,950,000 
3,173,845 1,350,048 
- 5,000 
- 3,448 
331,937 
343,306 
337,356 
334,768 
311,515 
306,557 
682,000 
1,693,081 
153,861 
151,249 
136,122 124,481 143,800 
133,054 123,915 144,444 
-39 - - 
395 - - 
156,093 163,274 207,293 
161,789 171,336 207,515 
4,600,000 805,000 2,486,000 
3,172,892 2,772,946 3,188,501 
115,535 350,253 576,586 
105,006 313,782 596,060 
272,224 221,300 364,607 
270,436 266,989 381,070 
673 - 65,000 
14,128 - 6,053 
492,602 374,358 605,989 
508.350 375.434 621.557 
600 92,500 
6,668 92,091 
- 19,042,990 
- 19,042,990 
325,888 2,528,211 
316,835 2,514,845 
- 10,504,393 
- 10,494,393 
265,243 3,408,716 
272,251 3,402,350 
- 7,596,225 
- 7,596,225 
309,866 3,585,389 
305,549 3,568,407 
794,000 17,773,711 
238,721 17,073,704 
214,022 372,883 
182,624 337,321 
- 4,626,270 
- 4,626,270 
102,153 2,401,279 
107,319 2,400,517 
- 2,502,694 
- 2,502,694 
263,200 2,457,594 
189,892 2,379,138 
-5,000 37,461,571 
307,072 37,438,742 
639,251 1,681,625 
609,856 1,624,704 
21,700 11,188,177 
21,440 11,187,917 
629,725 4,269,694 
458,028 4,088,258 
- 135,718 
- 135,718 
-22,000 28,142,537 
36,237 28,141,827 
651,450 3,797,578 
549.828 3.944,286 
19-25

REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
TABLE 19-A (Continued) COST AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
See 
Section Total to 
in Text Project Funding FY 74 FY 75 FY 76 FY 77 Sept. 30,1977 
33. Kaw Lake, Arkansas 
River Basin, Okla. 
34. Lake Kemp, Wichita 
River Basin, Tex. 
35. Lukfata Lake 
Little River Basin, 
Okla. & Ark. 
36. Marion, Kans. 
37. Marion Lake, Grand 
(Neosho) River 
Basin, Kans. 
38. Millwood Lake, 
Little River 
Basin, Ark. 
40. Oologah Lake, 
Verdigris River 
Basin, Okla. 
41. Optima Lake, North 
Canadian River 
Basin, Okla. 
42. Pat Mayse Lake, 
Red River Basin, 
Tex. 
43. Pine Creek Lake, 
Little River Basin, 
Okla. & Ark. 
46. Shidler Lake, 
Arkansas River 
Basin, Okla. 
47. Skiatook Lake, 
Verdigris River 
Basin, Okla. 
48. Toronto Lake, 
Verdigris River 
Basin, Kans. 
50. Waurika Lake, Red 
River Basin, Okla. 
51. Winfield, Kans. 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
,tpprop. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
21,900,000 
18,559,072 
-125,408 
253,242 
87,843 
85,071 
300,000 
145,629 
62,100 
63,807 
418,427 
406,270 
128,892 
125,946 
942,225 
1,146,526 
505,303 
531,004 
588,036 
4,150,000 
4,363,561 
477 
4,289 
269,167 
282,476 
9,732 
140,116 
307,287 
336,878 
50,000 
123,248 
1,948,000 
1,955,983 
134,223 
124,967 
7,400,000 
8,884,797 
28,000 
23,194 
11,190,000 8,997,300 2,080,000 104,776,650 
14,846,037 10,621,169 2,129,126 103,866,076 
- - - 584,238 
- - - 607,631 
8,000 5,000 -578 7,637,702 
6,811 7,883 1 7,637,702 
93,651 162,442 103,474 492,669 
95,532 161,813 101,661 489,036 
65,000 268,700 - 1,449,685 
218,631 193,118 54,653 1,424,347 
178,000 1,940,000 2,168,000 4,500,200 
92,310 824,329 891,588 2,022,426 
- - - 13,317,538 
- - - 13,217,538 
451,758 436,657 525,072 3,711,969 
460,066 415,338 454,142 3,060,393 
347,420 835,000 -1,162 46,056,432 
104,956 326,376 556,359 45,769,369 
725,954 1,619,202 802,923 6,825,771 
764,921 1,224,079 1,189,336 6,761,435 
25,000 - -1,180 46,681,4221 
176,733 8,792 34 46,681,422 
564,946 1,145,066 768,364 6,436,227 
548,889 1,017,560 942,962 6,427,979 
8,850,000 10,475,000 5,750,000 39,491,438 
8,344,256 10,678,389 5,253,039 38,525,325 
9,214,905 85,000 -9,500 9,290,405 
9,214,905 4,752 68,392 9,288,049 
226,320 389,798 328,693 2,257,883 
248,216 361,919 355,570 2,249,421 
6,000 - -3 20,301,409 
15,253 2 10 20,301,408 
293,123 508,828 454,543 2,481,238 
271,904 540,494 466,500 2,475,154 
29,100 - -6 533,190 
29,038 244 - 533,190 
4,200,000 5,849,800 5,163,000 18,100,282 
2,766,168 4,289,227 7,938,391 17,675,576 
- - - 13,894,002 
- - - 13,894,002 
135,934 194,548 208,652 2,159,476 
140,793 196,891 180,888 2,128,517 
8,840,000 13,851,300 15,075,000 52,721,050 
7,465,865 15,649,325 11,964,013 48,450,428 
76,900 25,000 -3,003 98,897 
76,233 22,664 - 98,897 
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TULSA, OKLA., DISTRICT 
TABLE 19-A (Continued) COST AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
See 
Section Total to 
in Text Project Funding FY 74 FY 75 FY 76 FY 77 Sept.30,1977 
52. Wister Lake, 
Poteau River 
Basin, Okla. 
57. Broken Bow Lake, 
Little River Basin, 
Okla. & Ark. 
58. Denison Dam-Lake 
Texoma, Red River 
Basin, Tex. & Okla. 
59. Eufaula Lake, 
Canadian River 
Basin, Okla. 
60. Fort Gibson Lake, 
Grand (Neosho) 
River Basin, 
Okla. 
61. Keystone Lake 
Arkansas River 
Basin, Okla. 
63. Pensacola Lake, 
Grand (Neosho) 
River Basin, 
Okla. 
64. Robert S. Kerr Lock 
& Dam & Reservoir, 
Arkansas River 
Basin, Okla. 
65. Tenkiller Ferry 
Lake, Illinois 
River Basin, Okla. 
66. Webbers Falls Lock 
& Dam, Arkansas 
River Basin, Okla. 
New Work 
Approp. - - - - 10,501,226 
Cost - - - - 10,501,226 
Maint. 
Approp. 209,898 192,817 286,502 486,592 4,106,881 
Cost 233,880 193,822 264,789 498,155 4,091,354 
New Work 
Approp. - - - -20,000 41,223,105 
Cost 2,180 2,339 - 210 41,222,641 
Maint. 
Approp. 419,322 495,962 705,261 593,392 3,759,313 
Cost 417,685 478,876 686,392 610,546 3,732,152 
New Work 
Approp. -5,956 475,000 33,000 105,000 68,401,9652 
Cost 23,759 298 85,257 50,201 67,924,721 
Maint. 
Approp. 1,892,495 1,676,681 2,693,674 2,717,630 28,541,271 
Cost 1,962,241 1,792,700 2,653,192 2,731,145 28,445,251 
Minor rehab. 
Approp. - - - - 46,237 
Cost - - - - 46,237 
New Work 
Approp. - -920 60,000 98,600 121,638,5953 
Cost 60,464 2,187 52,468 71,694 121,604,155 
Maint. 
Approp. 1,370,480 1,590,564 2,143,504 1,961,079 15,970,661 
Cost 1,491,292 1,527,108 2,145,200 2,028,019 15,913,039 
New Work4 
Approp. -613 42,410,365 505,000 35,872 42,951,2364 
Cost 1,262 42,410,365 38,473 422,076 42,916,602 
Maint. 
Approp. 948,902 1,115,562 1,615,010 1,503,339 16,189,987 
Cost 1,052,601 1,091,844 1,596,261 1,519,211 16,138,634 
New Work5 
Approp. 4,003 5,000 - 5,000 123,099,3675 
Cost 111,094 11,568 10,494 2,331 123,113,667 
Maint. 
Approp. 1,023,516 1,171,458 1,491,260 1,131,678 11,366,680 
Cost 1,173,018 1,218,986 1,516,751 1,133,982 11,326,624 
New Work 
Approp. - - - - 52,126 
Cost - - - - 52,126 
Maint 
Approp. 3,654 4,876 3,100 2,342 177,758 
Cost 5,039 5,026 2,272 3,169 177,757 
New Work 
Approp. 37,500 - 60,000 86,000 93,473,050 
Cost 163,155 20,220 87,192 74,623 93,432,473 
Maint. 
Approp. 1,737,692 1,411,227 2,827,294 1,952,927 12,511,921 
Cost 2,627,031 1,449,434 2,296,576 2,389,781 12,338,190 
New Work 
Approp. -1,958 65,000 55,000 1,190 23,720,9946 
Cost 57,004 15 114,175 6,998 23,720,993 
Maint. 
Approp. 634,654 779,104 1,156,854 1,196,954 10,941,096 
Cost 650,977 777,715 1,165,826 1,164,221 10,893,001 
New Work 
Approp. 1,146,008 1,443,000 95,900 5,000 83,735,777 
Cost 2,655,606 1,385,077 382,946 34,393 83,722,466 
Maint. 
Approp. 1,583,839 1,502,642 1,931,540 1,332,500 8,641,281 
Cost 1,296,447 1,904,511 1,880,350 1,322,714 8,535,545 
1. Excludes $81,460 contributed funds and $1,348,816 4. Excludes $134,919 contributed funds. Includes $49,581 
special funds. Public Works acceleration funds. 
2. Includes $433,539 Emergency Relief funds. Excludes 5. Excludes $5,366,231 special funds. 
$1,256,068 from special contributed funds. 6. Excludes $946 contributed funds. Includes $39,999 
3. Excludes $299,803 contributed funds and $13,211,728 Public Works acceleration funds. 
special funds. 
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REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
TABLE 19-B AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
Acts Work Authorized Documents 
December 31, 1970 
October 22, 1976 
October 23, 1962 
November 7, 1966 
December 31, 1970 
March 7, 1974 
October 22, 1976 
July 24, 1946 and 
October 22, 1976 
October 23, 1962 
October 23, 1962 
October 23, 1962 
October 23, 1962 
May 17, 1950 
October 23, 1962 
October 27, 1965 
October 23, 1962 
October 23. 1962 
July 24., 1946 
ARCADIA LAKE, OKLA. (See Section 9 of Text) 
Construction of reservoir for flood control, water supply, 
water quality control, and recreation purposes. 
Delete water quality benefits and include water supply 
benefits. 
ARK-RED BASINS CHLORIDE CONTROL 
(See Section 10 of Text) 
Construction of experimental water quality study projects 
near Estelline and Guthrie, Tex. 
Project for water quality control, designated as Part I. 
Project for water quality control, designated as Part II. 
Modify 1966 and 1970 Acts-Initiated construction of Area 
VIII features of the project consisting of low-flow dam, 
pumping station and pipeline, and brine dam. 
Modify 1970 Act-Gave construction approval to the 
Secretary of the Army. 
BIG & LITTLE SALLISAW CREEKS NAVIGATION, 
OKLA. (See Section 1 of Text) 
Construction of navigation channel 9 feet deep with 
a minimum width of 100 feet from Robert S. Kerr Lock 
& Dam & Reservoir to near Sallisaw, Okla., and a 
400- by 500-foot turning basin. 
BIG HILL LAKE, KANS. (See Section 11 of Text) 
Construction of reservoir for flood control, water supply, 
and recreation purposes. 
BIG PINE LAKE, OKLA. (See Section 12 of Text) 
Construction of reservoir for flood control, water supply, 
recreation, and fish and wildlife purposes. 
BIRCH LAKE, OKLA. (See Section 13 of Text) 
Construction of reservoir for flood control, water supply, 
water quality control, recreation, and fish and wildlife 
purposes. 
CANDY LAKE, OKLA. (See Section 14 of Text) 
Construction of reservoir for flood control, water supply, 
water quality control, recreation, and fish and wildlife 
purposes. 
CEDAR POINT LAKE, KANS. (See Section 16 of Text) 
Construction of reservoir for flood control and 
conservation purposes. 
COPAN LAKE, OKLA. (See Section 18 of Text) 
Construction of reservoir for flood control, water supply, 
water quality control, recreation, and fish and wildlife 
purposes. 
EL DORADI)O LAKE, KANS. (See Section 22 of Text) 
Construction of reservoir to provide flood control, water 
supply, water quality control, and recreation. 
KAW LAKE, OKLA. (See Section 33 of Text) 
Construction of dam and appurtenant facilities. 
LAKE KEMP, TEX. (See Section 34 of Text) 
Reconstruct and expand existing non-Federal reservoir. 
LOW IEA) I(CKS & i)AMS (See Section 5 of Text) 
Construction of three lock & dam units, including turning 
basin, channel cutoffs and en largenent to provide a 
navigable channel 9 feet deep with a minimum width of 
250 feet from Ft. Smith. Ark., to vicinity of (atonsa, 
Okla. 
19-28 
H. Doc. 299, 91st Cong., 
2d sess. 
PL 44-587 
S. Doc. 105, 87th Cong., 
2d sess. 
S. Doc. 110, 89th Cong., 
2d sess. 
Chief of Engineers Report, 
May 6, 1970 
PL 91-611 
PL 93-251 
PL 94-587 
H. Doc. 6407, 79th Cong., 
2d sess. 
PL 525, 79th Cong., as 
amended by PL 94-587 
H. Doc. 572, 87th Cong., 
2d sess. 
H. Doc. 71, 88th Cong., 
2d sess. 
H. Doc. 563, 87th Cong., 
2d sess. 
H. Doc. 563, 87th Cong., 
2d sess. 
H. Doc. 442, 80th Cong., 
2d sess. 
H. Doc. 563, 87th Cong., 
2d sess. 
H. Doc. 232, 89th Cong., 
1st sess. 
S. Doc. 143, 87th Cong., 
2d sess. 
S. Doc. 144, 87th Cong., 
2d sess. 
II. l)oc. 758, 79th Cong., 
2d sess.

TULSA, OKLA., DISTRICT 
TABLE 19-B (Continued) AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
Acts Work Authorized Documents 
December 12, 1970 
July 24, 1946 
July 28, 1938 
July 24, 1946 
March 7, 1974 
June 22, 1936 
March 7, 1974 
July 24, 1946 
August 3, 1955 
July 3, 1958 
October 23, 1962 
August 13, 1968 
October 27, 1965 
October 23, 1962 
October 27, 1965 
December 30, 1963 
July 24, 1946 
December 31, 1970 
October 27, 1965 
MARION, KANS. (See Section 36 of Text) 
Local protection works for flood control: diversion channel, 
levee and appurtenant structures. 
MAINTENANCE & REPAIR FLEET & MARINE 
TERMINALS (See Section 6 of Text) 
Wharf, office and storage building, storage space, and 
operating areas for floating maintenance and repair fleet. 
OOLOGAH LAKE, OKLA. (See Section 40 of Text) 
Construction of reservoir for flood control, navigation, and 
water supply purposes. 
Installation of hydroelectric power facilities. 
Reassigns the storage provided for hydroelectric power 
production to municipal and industrial water supply. 
OPTIMA LAKE, OKLA. (See Section 41 of Text) 
Construction of reservoir for flood control, irrigation, 
recreation, and conservation purposes. 
PROSPERITY LAKE, MO. (See Section 44 of Text) 
Undertake the Phase I design memorandum stage of 
advanced Engineering and Design. 
RED RIVER BELOW DENISON DAM (TULSA 
DISTRICT) (See Section 45 of Text) 
Construct Boswell, Hugo, and Millwood Lakes, and Bank 
Stabilization. 
Walnut Bayou Channel Improvements. 
Modify Millwood; construct Pine Creek, Lukfata, Broken 
Bow, DeQueen, Gillham, and Dierks Lakes. 
Construct Clayton and Tuskahoma Lakes. 
Modify 1946 Act-Construct bank stabilization, Index, 
Ark., to Denison Dam. 
SHIDLER LAKE, OKLA. (See Section 46 of Text) 
Construction of reservoir for flood control, water supply, 
water quality control, and recreation purposes. 
SKIATOOK LAKE, OKLA. (See Section 47 of Text) 
Construction of reservoir for flood control water supply, 
water quality control, recreation, and fish and wildhlife 
purposes. 
TOWANDA LAKE, KANS. (See Section 49 of Text) 
Construction of reservoir for flood control, water supply, 
water quality control, and recreation purposes. 
WAURIKA LAKE, OKLA. (See Section 50 of Text) 
Construction of reservoir for flood control, irrigation, 
and conservation purposes. 
WEBBERS FALLS LOCK & DAM, OKLA. 
(See Section 66 of Text) 
Construction of dam, powerplant, navigation lock, and 
appurtenant facilities. 
Construct a bridge and necessary approach facilities 
across Spaniard Creek, Muskogee, Okla. 
WINFIELD, KANS. (See Section 51 of Text) 
Raise existing levee. 
H. Doc. 256, 91st Cong., 
2d sess. 
H. Doc. 758, 79th Cong., 
2d sess. 
Flood Control Comn. Doc. 1, 
75th Cong., 1st sess. 
H. Doc. 758, 79th Cong., 
2d sess. 
H. Doc. 251, 93d Cong., 
2d sess. 
H. Doc. 308, 74th Cong., 
1st sess. 
H. Doc. 361, 93d Cong., 
2d sess. 
H. Doc. 602, 79th Cong., 
2d sess. 
H. Doc. 488, 83d Cong., 
2d sess. 
H. Doc. 170, 85th Cong., 
2d sess. 
S. Doc. 145, 87th Cong., 
2d sess. 
H. Doc. 304, 90th Cong., 
2d sess. 
H. Doc. 242, 89th Cong., 
1st sess. 
H. Doc. 563, 87th Cong., 
2d sess. 
H. Doc. 232, 89th Cong., 
1st sess. 
S. Doc. 33, 88th Cong., 
1st sess. 
H. Doc. 758, 79th Cong., 
1st sess. 
PL 91-611 
H. Doc. 232, 89th Cong., 
1st sess. 
19-29

TABLE 19-C 
REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN: MULTIPLE-PURPOSE PLAN 
(See Section 1 of Text) 
Feature River River Mile Nearest Town 
Locks and Dams: 
W. D. Mayo, No. 14 Arkansas 319.6, Redland, Okla. 
Robert S. Kerr, No. 15 Arkansas 336.21 Cowlington, Okla. 
Webbers Falls, No. 16 Arkansas 368.81 Gore, Okla. 
Chouteau, No. 17 Verdigris 403.71 Okay, Okla. 
Newt Graham, No. 18 Verdigris 423.9 Inola, Okla. 
Appurtenant Navigation Features: 
Channel cutoffs and 
enlargements Verdigris (2) Muskogee to Catoosa, Okla. 
Dredging Arkansas (2) 
Bank stabilization and 
channel rectification Arkansas 295.4 to Fort Smith, Ark., to 
336.2 Robert S. Kerr Lock & Dam 
Robert S. Kerr 
Marine Terminal Arkansas 339.0 Sallisaw, Okla. 
Lakes: 
Canton North Canadian 394.0 Canton, Okla. 
Elk City Elk River 8.7 Elk City, Kans. 
Eufaula Canadian 27.0 Eufaula, Okla. 
Fall River Fall River 54.0 Fall River, Okla. 
Fort Gibson Grand (Neosho) 8.0 Fort Gibson, Okla. 
Keystone Arkansas 539.0 Sand Springs, Okla. 
Markham Ferry Grand (Neosho) 47.0 Locust Grove, Okla. 
Neodesha3 Verdigris 223.0 Neodesha, Kans. 
Oologah Verdigris 90.2 Oologah, Okla. 
Pensacola Grand(Neosho) 77.0 Disney, Okla. 
Tenkiller Illinois 13.0 Vian, Okla. 
Toronto Verdigris 271.5 Toronto, Kans. 
Wister Poteau 60.9 Wister, Okla. 
1. Navigation miles-McClellan-Kerr 
Navigation System. 
2. As required for channel 9 feet deep. 
Arkansas River 3. See Table 
Projects." 
19-J "Other Authorized Flood Control 
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TULSA, OKLA., DISTRICT 
TABLE 19-D ARKANSAS-RED RIVER BASINS CHLORIDE CONTROL 
WICHITA RIVER CHLORIDE CONTROL PLAN 
(See Section 9B of Text) 
Low Flow Brine Low Flow Low Flow Brine 
Lake Lake Lake Lake Lake 
Feature (Area VII) (Area VII) (Area VIII) (Area X) (Areas VIII & X) 
Stream North Fork Canal South Fork Middle Fork Trib to N. Fork 
Wichita Riv Creek Wichita Riv Wichita Riv Wichita Riv 
River mile 213.0 1.6 74.9 19.7 3.2 
County Cottle Foard King Foard Knox 
Nearest town Paducah Crowell Guthrie Truscott Truscott 
Drainage area, 
sq mi 492.0 46.0 221.0 61.1 26.2 
Dam: 
Height, ft - 157.5 - - 101.0 
Length, ft - 23,530 - - 14,745 
Uncontrolled spillway, 
width, ft - 1,000 - - 1,000 
Deflatable dam, 
height, ft 5 - 5 5 - 
Base width 80 - 40 30 - 
Outlet works None None None None None 
Storage, acre-feet: 
Maximum pool - 405,600 - - 116,200 
Top of deflatable dam 22 - 2 20 10 - 2 
Brine storage - 329,700 - - 107,000 
Area, acres: 11 
Maximum pool - 7,790 - - 3,295 
Top of deflatable dam 14 - 2 12 6-2 
Brine storage - 3,330 - - 2,980 
Pumping facility: 
Capacity, g.p.m. 12,800 - 6,720 4,488- 
Pipeline, 36-inch, 
Size, in. 33 - 24-36 21-24 - 
Length, mi. 11.7 - 21.0 7.7 - 
1. At spillway crest. 
2. Includes 100-year event after 100 years accumulation 
of brine. 
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TABLE 19-E ARKANSAS-RED RIVER BASINS CHLORIDE CONTROL 
OKLA., TEX., AND KANS. 
(See Section 10OC of Text) 
Fresh Fresh Brine Fresh Brine Brine 
Water Brine Water Lake Water Brine Brine Brine Lake Lake 
Lake Lake1 Lake (Area Lake Lake Lake Lake (Areas XIII (AreaXV) 
(Area I) (Area I) (Area II) II-III (Area III) (Area IV) (Area VI) (Area IX) and XIV) (Future) 
Stream 
River mile 
County 
Nearest town 
Drainage area, 
sq mi 
Dam: 
Height, ft 
Length, ft 
Spillway: 
Location 
Type 
Width, ft 
Outlet works: 
Type 
Size 
Division channel: 
Length, mi 
Depth, ft 
Bottom width, ft 
Storage, acre-feet: 
Max pool 
Brine storage 
Area, acres: 
Max pool 
Brine storage 
Pumping facility: 
Capacity, g.p.m. 
Pipeline, in. 
Length, ft 
Salt Fork, Salt Fork, Buffalo Cr, Cimarron Cimarron Salt Cr, Fish Cr, Canal Cr, Canal Cr, Canal Cr, 
Arkansas Arkansas Cimarron River River Cimarron Elm Fork Pease Pease Pease 
River River River River River River River River 
112.7 103.3 4.0 279.1 301.5 21.7 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 
Alfalfa Alfalfa Woods & Woodward Harper & Blaine Harmon Foard Foard Foard 
Woodward & Harper Woods 
Cherokee, Jet Freedom, Freedom, Protection, Southard, Erick, Crowell, Crowell, Crowell, 
Okla. Okla. Okla. Okla. Kans. Okla. Okla. Tex. Tex. Tex. 
2,904.0 296.0 
46.0 - 
55,400 - 
455.0 
95.0 
8,000 
130.0 7,000.0 
90.0 101.0 
8,450 22,100 
18.0 33.6 46.0 46.0 46.0 
0 
61.5 154.0 157.5 157.5 157.5 
12,000 3,500 23,530 23,530 23,530 
Valley - - Abutment Abutment Saddle Saddle Saddle Saddle 
Fuse Plug Ogee Weir - Ogee Weir Ogee Weir Uncon- Uncon- Uncon- Uncontrolled 
trolled trolled trolled 
500 290 - 1,000 1,200 150 100 1,000 
Uncontrolled 
Gated Gated 
Weir - Conduit Conduit Conduit Conduit None 
- - 11' dia. 36" dia. 20' dia. 36" dia. - 
7.2 - 7.0 - 19.2 
11.0 - 15.0 - 21.0-25.0 
87.0 - 20.0 - 25.0-60.0 
- - 228,000 617,000 1,740,000 
- 278,000 - 287,000 - 
- 5,820 
30,500 - 
16,800 42,000 
10,400 - 
None None 
31,250 169,300 405,600 
24,500 120,680 329,700 
1,300 
1,080 
0 
Saddle 
Uncontrolled 
1,000 1,000 
t~l 
None
- 
Wo 
405,600 405,600 
329,700 329,700 
2,620 7,790 7,790 7,790 
2,320 7,210 7,210 7,210 
- 2,010 8,803 6,158 - 
- 12 umps) (86pumps) (97pumps) 
2, 16, 24, 2, 6, 8,10, - 
27, & 33 14,21, & 24 
- 20,300 167,300 252,300 - 
1. Features of the modified project are the same as forthe 
existing project, unless noted. 
-Ag 
N 
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TULSA, OKLA., DISTRICT 
TABLE 19-F POOL ELEVATIONS AND STORAGES DURING FISCAL YEAR 
See 
Section 
in Text Project End Start Maximum Minimum 
15. Canton Lake, Arkansas 
River Basin, Okla. 
5B Chouteau L&D, Verdigris 
River Basin, Okla. 
19. Council Grove Lake, 
Grand (Neosho) River 
Basin, Kans. 
21. Dierks Lake, Little 
River Basin, Ark. 
24. Elk City Lake, Verdigris 
River Basin, Kans. 
25. Fall River Lake, Verdigris 
River Basin, Kans. 
26. Fort Supply Lake, North 
Canadian River Basin, 
Okla. 
28. Great Salt Plains Lake, 
Arkansas River Basin, 
Okla. 
30. Hugo Lake, Kiamichi 
River Basin, Okla. 
31. Hulah Lake, Verdigris 
River Basin, Okla. 
32. John Redmond Dam & 
Reservoir Grand (Neosho) 
River Basin, Kans. 
34. Lake Kemp, Wichita 
River Basin, Tex. 
37. Marion Lake, Grand 
(Neosho) River Basin, 
ans. 
38. Millwood Lake, Little 
River Basin, Ark. 
5C Newt Graham L&D, 
Verdigris River 
Basin, Okla. 
40. Oologah Lake, Verdigris 
River Basin, Okla. 
42. Pat Mayse Lake, Red 
River Basin, Tex. 
43. Pine Creek Lake, Little 
River Basin, Okla. & Ark. 
29. Heyburn Lake, Arkansas 
River Basin, Okla. 
48. Toronto Lake, Verdigris 
River Basin, Kans. 
52. Wister Lake, Poteau 
River Basin, Okla. 
57. Broken Bow Lake, 
Little River Basin, 
Okla. & Ark. 
58. Denison Dam-Lake 
Texoma, Red River 
Basin, Tex. & Okla. 
59. Eufaula Lake, Canadian 
River Basin, Okla. 
60. Fort Gibson Lake, 
Grand (Neosho) River 
Basin, Okla. 
61. Keystone Lake, Arkansas 
River Basin, Okla. 
Elevation (feet, MSL) 
Storage (acre-feet) 
Elevation (feet, MSL) 
Storage (acre-feet) 
Elevation (feet, MSL) 
Storage (acre-feet) 
Elevation (feet, MSL) 
Storage (acre-feet) 
Elevation (feet, MSL) 
Storage (acre-feet) 
Elevation (feet, MSL) 
Storage (acre-feet) 
Elevation (feet, MSL) 
Storage (acre-feet) 
Elevation (feet, MSL) 
Storage (acre-feet) 
Elevation (feet MSL) 
Storage (acre-feet) 
Elevation (feet, MSL) 
Storage (acre-feet) 
Elevation (feet, MSL) 
Storage (acre-feet) 
Elevation (feet, MSL) 
Storage (acre-feet) 
Elevation (feet, MSL) 
Storage (acre-feet) 
Elevation (feet, MSL) 
Storage (acre-feet) 
Elevation (feet, MSL) 
Storage (acre-feet) 
Elevation (feet, MSL) 
Storage (acre-feet) 
Elevation (feet, MSL) 
Storage (acre-feet) 
Elevation (feet, MSL) 
Storage (acre-feet) 
Elevation (feet, MSL) 
Storage (acre-feet) 
Elevation (feet, MSL) 
Storage (acre-feet) 
Elevation (feet, MSL) 
Storage (acre-feet) 
Elevation (feet, MSL) 
Storage (acre-feet) 
Elevation (feet, MSL) 
Storage (acre-feet) 
Elevation (feet, MSL) 
Storage (acre-feet) 
Elevation (feet, MSL) 
Storage (acre-feet) 
Elevation (feet, MSL) 
Storage (acre-feet) 
1613.23 
101,000 
511.16 
22,930 
1270.90 
38,915 
525.11 
28,450 
794.07 
36,678 
949.72 
24,921 
2004.11 
14,100 
1610.45 
82,010 
511.19 
23,000 
1271.65 
43,180 
523.49 
26,360 
791.87 
34,180 
947.37 
21,280 
2001.79 
10,100 
1613.27 
101,300 
511.38 
23,430 
1284.62 
90,434 
537.88 
49,070 
820.12 
226,114 
972.09 
128,486 
2008.01 
22,510 
1125.35 1124.10 1127.26 
34,540 24,050 54,110 
401.63 
122,000 
737.16 
47,774 
1033.94 
32,585 
1138.56 
193,100 
1347.86 
68,328 
255.07 
102,770 
53223 
23,850 
640.05 
615,700 
449.25 
114,220 
436.03 
46,750 
760.44 
5,738 
904.38 
30,400 
47228 
29,870 
590.55 
796,460 
615.36 
2,505,400 
583.40 
2,169,500 
555.88 
402,100 
402.29 
129,700 
732.01 
31,230 
1035.85 
55,290 
1136.57 
171,700 
1349.39 
79,920 
259.25 
206,430 
532.64 
24,480 
636.03 
497,100 
450.82 
123,420 
435.58 
45,260 
761.59 
6,700 
900.73 
19,860 
471.58 
26,980 
587.19 
753,520 
614.47 
2,517,300 
579.08 
1,779,100 
553.95 
364,250 
423.62 
540,300 
748.58 
117,181 
1055.09 
301,090 
1143.87 
266,000 
1353.44 
103,247 
267.09 
499,320 
532.77 
24,680 
647.16 
863,000 
455.41 
152,500 
455.40 
155,770 
764.36 
9,663 
915.43 
78,950 
490.98 
208,100 
610.36 
1,080,500 
619.94 
2,914,500 
586.19 
2,453,500 
561.68 
533,600 
724.33 716.18 733.15 
653,400 460,600 923,600 
19-33 
1604.70 
49,950 
511.02 
22,620 
1269.88 
35,975 
523.34 
26,180 
791.76 
28,181 
944.37 
13,468 
2001.16 
9,157 
1123.80 
21,770 
401.60 
121,700 
728.66 
17,709 
1033.62 
30,671 
1136.53 
171,300 
1347.69 
67,408 
255.06 
102,570 
531.83 
23,250 
636.01 
496,600 
449.25 
114,200 
435.43 
44,770 
760.44 
5,738 
899.69 
17,220 
470.97 
24,610 
584.33 
718,070 
609.74 
2,087,400 
575.06 
1,464,600 
551.76 
324,220 
712.99 
400,200

REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
TABLE 19-F (Continued) POOL ELEVATIONS AND STORAGES 
DURING FISCAL YEAR 
See 
Section 
in Text Project End Start Maximum Minimum 
62. Markham Ferry Elevation (feet, MSL) 618.57 619.38 624.94 617.84 
Reservoir, Grand Storage (acre-feet) 195,650 204,460 271,170 187,910 
(Neosho) River Basin, 
Okla. 
63. Pensacola Lake, Grand Elevation (feet, MSL) 745.11 735.97 747.89 732.95 
(Neosho) River Basin, Storage (acre-feet) 1,677,200 1,292,900 1,810,600 1,184,300 
Okla. 
64. Robert S. Kerr L&D & Elevation (feet, MSL) 458.20 459.07 460.43 458.19 
Reservoir, Arkansas Storage (acre-feet) 422,000 456,600 512,600 421,700 
River Basin, Okla. 
65. Tenkiller Ferry Lake, Elevation (feet, MSL) 627.16 622.99 630.51 611.76 
Illinois River Basin, Storage (acre-feet) 593,800 545,100 635,000 428,200 
Okla. 
5A W. D. Mayo L&D, Elevation (feet, MSL) 413.00 412.34 413.00 410.70 
Arkansas River Basin, Storage (acre-feet) 15,770 14,720 15,770 12,350 
Okla. 
66. Webbers Falls L&D, Elevation (feet, MSL) 488.86 489.54 490.57 487.27 
Arkansas River Basin, Storage (acre-feet) 153,200 160,300 171,500 137,400 
Okla. 
20. DeQueen Lake, Little Elevation (feet, MSL) 367.5 369.8 431.50 367.30 
River Basin, Ark. Storage (acre-feet) 1 7 26,470 0 
27. Gillham Lake, Little Elevation (feet MSL) 501.68 498.83 541.85 498.82 
River Basin, Ark. Storage (acre-feet) 32,600 28,870 118,420 28,850 
33. Kaw Lake, Arkansas Elevation (feet, MSL) 1011.16 997.22 1022.96 995.11 
River Basin, Okla. Storage (acre-feet) 448,700 247,500 691,800 223,600 
TABLE 19-G RED RIVER BELOW DENISON DAM FLOOD CONTROL PLAN 
(TULSA DISTRICT) 
(See Section 45 of Text) 
Project River Site1 Nearest Town 
Boswell Lake2 Boggy Creek 18.9 Boswell, Okla. 
Tuskahoma Lake2 Kiamichi River 118.5 Tuskahoma, Okla. 
Clayton Lake3 Jackfork Creek 2.8 Clayton, Okla. 
Hugo Lake 3 Kiamichi River 17.6 Hugo, Okla. 
Pine Creek Lake3 Little River 145.3 Wright City, Okla. 
Lukfata Lake3 Glover Creek 24.5 Glover, Okla. 
Broken Bow Lake3 Mountain Fork River 20.3 Broken Bow, Okla. 
DeQueen Lake3 Rolling Fork River 22.8 DeQueen, Ark. 
Gillham Lake3 Cossatot River 49.0 Gillham, Ark. 
Dierks Lake3 Saline River 56.6 Dierks, Ark. 
Millwood Lake3 Little River 16.0 Millwood, Ark. 
Bank Stabilization2 Red River 485.3 Index, Ark. 
Bank Stabilization Red River 330.4 Index, Ark. 
Walnut Bayou Red River 509.2 Foreman, Ark. 
1. River mile above mouth. 
2. See Table 19-J "Other Authorized 
Projects." 
3. Project is reported separately herein. 
Flood Control 
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TULSA, OKLA., DISTRICT 
TABLE 19-H INSPECTION OF COMPLETED FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS 
(See Section 53 of Text) 
Inspection Date 
Project 1976 1977 
Jenks Levee, Okla. April October 
Tulsa-West Tulsa Levees, Okla. April October 
Carthage Levee, Mo. January May 
Enid Diversion Channel and Levee, Okla. April November 
Hutchinson Levee, Kans. December November 
Wichita and Valley Center, Kans. April November 
South Deer Creek Levee, Okla. April October 
Polecat Creek Channel Improvement, Okla. April October 
Florence Levee, Kans. February March 
Sand Creek Channel Improvement, Kans. February - 
Walnut Bayou Channel Improvement, Ark. May November 
Oklahoma City Floodway, Okla. April October 
Cherry and Red Fork Creeks, Okla. April October 
Coffeyville Levee, Kans. April March 
Flat Rock Creek, Okla. - October 
TABLE 19-I SCHEDULING FLOOD CONTROL RESERVOIR OPERATIONS 
(See Section 54 of Text) 
Individual Projects Location Construction Agency Year Completed 
Pensacola Lake Grand (Neosho) River, Okla. Grand River Dam Authority, 1940 
State of Oklahoma 
Altus Dam & Reservoir North Fork of Red River, Okla. Bureau of Reclamation 1948 
Fort Cobb Dam & Reservoir Pond (Cobb) Creek, Okla. Bureau of Reclamation 1959 
Foss Dam & Reservoir Washita River, Okla. Bureau of Reclamation 1961 
Markham Ferry Reservoir Grand (Neosho) River, Okla. Grand River Dam Authority, 1964 
State of Oklahoma 
Norman Dam & Reservoir Little River, Okla. Bureau of Reclamation 1964 
Cheney Dam & Reservoir North Fork of Ninnescah River, Bureau of Reclamation 1965 
Kans. 
Lake Meredith Canadian River, Tex. Bureau of Reclamation 1965 
Arbuckle Dam & Reservoir Rock Creek, Okla. Bureau of Reclamation 1967 
Tom Steed Lake Otter Creek, Okla. Bureau of Reclamation 1976 
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TABLE 19-J 
REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
OTHER AUTHORIZED FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS 
(See Section 55 of Text) 
For Last Cost to September 30, 1977 
Full Report 
See Annual Operation and 
Project Report For Construction Maintenance 
Augusta Levee, Kans.' 2 
Carthage Levee, Mo.3 
Cherry & Red Fork Creeks Channel Improvement, Okla.3 
Cow Creek Channel Improvement, Kans.4 
6 
Crutcho Creek Channel Improvement, Okla.4 
8 
Deer Creek Snagging and Clearing, Okla.3 
Douglass Lake, Kans.5 
Enid Levee Floodway, Okla.3 
Florence Levee, Kans.3 
Hutchinson Levee and Channel, Kans.3 
Iola Levee, Kans.3 
Jenks Levee, Okla.3 
Joe Creek Channel Improvement, Tulsa, Okla.4 7 
John Redmond Wildlife Refuge, Kans.4 10 
Neodesha Lake, Kans.4 
Oklahoma City Floodway, Okla.3 
Sand Creek Channel Improvement, Kans.3 
Sand Lake, Okla.5 
Towanda Lake, Kans.5 
Tulsa and West Tulsa Levee, Okla.3 
Turkey Creek Channel Improvement, Okla.4 
West Branch Chisholm Creek Channel 
Improvement, Kans.3 
Wichita and Valley Center Channel 
Improvement, Kans.3 
Winfield Levee, Kans. 2 
Bank Stabilization, Red River Below Denison 3 
Bank Stabilization, Index, Ark., to 
Denison Dam, Tex.5 
Boswell Lake, Okla.5 
Tuskahoma Lake, Okla.5 
Walnut Bayou Channel Improvement, Ark.3 
Stillwater Creek & Tributaries Channel 
Improvement, Okla.9 
Experimental Chloride Control Project, 
Red River Basin, Estelline & 
Guthrie, Tex. 
Flat Rock Creek Channel Improvement, 
Tulsa, Okla." 
Spring Creek Channel Improvement, 
Springdale, Ark."1 
Turtle Creek Channel Improvement, 
Yukon, Okla. 12 
1. Reported by Memphis District in 1937; by Little Rock 
District in 1938 and 1939. 
2. Completed by Kansas Works Progress Administration. 
3. Completed. 
4. Inactive. 
5. Awaiting appropriation of funds. 
6. Notice of expiration of authorization after 5 years 
issued December 29, 1970. 
7. Construction to start in FY 1978. 
8. Notice of expiration of authorization after 5 years 
issued June 13, 1972. 
9. Notice of expiration of authorization after 5 years 
issued November 12, 1974. 
10. Recommended for deauthorization in H. Doc. 94-192. 
11. Federal cost limited to $1,000,000. 
12. Notice of expiration of authorization after 5 years 
issued August 24, 1976, 
19-36 
1938 
1958 
1970 
1971 
1972 
1965 
1966 
1963 
1965 
1956 
1939 
1950 
1970 
1952 
1960 
1968 
1963 
1966 
1954 
1968 
1965 
1960 
1937 
1953 
1970 
1952 
1963 
1963 
1974 
1975 
1975 
1975 
1975 
84,217 
14,599 
346,416 
261,448 
363,720 
213,016 
37,932 
743,612 
369,782 
3,497,718 
22,290 
344,797 
308,041 
97,910 
8,047,512 
545,996 
2,785,070 
65,556 
364,200 
12,247,379 
222,105 
317,675 
264,916 
300,028 
1,741,000 
1,371,000 
144,853 
66,418 
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TULSA, OKLA, DISTRICT 
TABLE 19-K FLOOD CONTROL WORK UNDER SPECIAL AUTHORIZATION 
Section 205, PL 858, 80th Cong., as amended (Preauthorization) 
(See Section 56 of Text) 
Study Identification 
Labette Creek, Parsons, Kans. 
Arkansas & Walnut Rivers, Kans. 
Arkansas River & Bull Creek, Nickerson, Kans. 
Berry Hill Creek, Tulsa, Okla. 
Fry Creek, Bixby, Okla. 
Joe Creek, Tulsa, Okla. 
Lost Creek, Seneca, Mo. 
Mud Creek, Idabel, Okla. 
Turkey Creek, Dover, Okla. 
Whiskey & Rock Creeks, Independence, Kans. 
Cow Creek, Pittsburg, Kans. 
Caney River, Bartlesville, Okla. 
Skull Creek, Cushing, Okla. 
Cottonwood Creek, Cushing, Okla. 
Chisholm Creek, Cushing, Okla. 
Horse Creek, Afton, Okla. 
Pryor Creek, Pryor, Okla. 
Sand Creek, Fairview, Okla. 
Haikey Creek, Tulsa, Okla. 
Brown Creek, Yuba, Okla. 
Cottonwood Creek, Guthrie, Okla. 
Little Arkansas River & Sand Creek, Kans. 
Main Branch Chisholm Creek, Park City, Kans. 
Salt & Surprise Creeks, Lyons, Kans. 
Fiscal Year 
Cost 
$ 
69,523 
101,623 
86,408 
62,787 
336 
58,644 
4,786 
2,884 
52,461 
4,567 
4,997 
TABLE 19-L DENISON DAM-LAKE TEXOMA: ESTIMATED COST 
(See Section 58 of Text) 
Facility Estimated Cost 
$ 
Initial development including two power units 
with provisions for ultimate installation of 1 
five power units 64,941,000 
Modification No. 2 - Additional public-use 
facilities 4,620,000 
Installation of third power unit 13,630,000 
Modification No. 4 - Additional work 1,028,000 
Improve perimeter access roads 3,000,000 
Total 87,219,0002 
1. Includes $1,212,000 for Willis Bridge and $434,000 for 
emergency relief work. 
2. Estimated Federal coat is $86,007,000 and non-Federal 
cost was 1,212,000. 
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TABLE 19-M 
REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
FLOOD PLAIN INFORMATION STUDIES COMPLETED 
DURING FISCAL YEAR 
(See Section 68 of Text) 
Date Federal 
Location Requesting Agency Completed Cost 
$ 
Adams Creek & Tributaries, 
Tulsa & Wagoner Counties, Okla. City of Broken Arrow December 1976 26,986 
Bluff Creek & Tributaries, 
Oklahoma City, Okla. City of Oklahoma City June 1977 33,975 
Grand (Neosho) River & 
Cottonwood River, Emporia, 
Kans. City of Emporia February 1977 30,800 
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KANSAS CITY, MO., DISTRICT* 
This district comprises a portion of southwestern 
Iowa; northwestern, central, and western 
Missouri; northern Kansas; southern Nebraska; 
and a portion of northeastern Colorado 
embraced in drainage basin of the Missouri 
River and tributaries from Rulo, Nebraska, to 
the mouth. Report on navigation project for 
section of Missouri River from Sioux City, Iowa, 
to Rulo, Nebraska, is in report of Omaha 
District. 
IMPROVEMENTS 
Navigation Page 
1. Kansas River Navigation, Kansas .... 20-2 
2. Missouri River, Sioux City, Iowa, to 
Mouth (Rulo, Nebr., to Mouth) ...... 20-2 
3. Other Authorized Navigation 
Projects ........................ 20-3 
Flood Control 
4. Blue River Channel, Kansas City, Mo. 20-3 
5. Chariton-Little Chariton Basins, 
Mo. (1965 Act) .................... 20-3 
6. Clinton Lake, Wakarusa River, Kans. 20-3 
7. Grove Lake, Soldier Creek, Kans..... 20-4 
8. Gypsum, Gypsum Creek, Kans ...... 20-4 
9. Harlan County Lake, Republican 
River, Nebr...................... . 20-4 
10. Hillsdale Lake, Big Bull Creek, Kans.. 20-5 
11. Kanopolis Lake, Smoky Hill River, 
Kans.............. .............. 20-5 
12. Kansas Citys on Mo. & Kans. 
Rivers, Mo. & Kans. ................ 20-5 
13. Kansas City, Kansas River, Kans. 
(1962 Mod.) ....................... 20-6 
14. Lawrence, Kansas River, Kans....... 20-6 
15. Little Blue River Channel, Mo. ...... 20-6 
16. Little Blue River Lakes, Mo......... 20-7 
17. Long Branch Lake, Little Chariton 
River, Mo........................ 20-7 
18. Melvern Lake, Marais des Cygnes 
(Osage) River, Kans. ............... 20-8 
19. Milford Lake, Republican River, 
K ans .. ........... ............... 20-8 
20. Missouri River Levee System, Iowa, 
Nebr., Kans., and Mo. (Rulo, Nebr. 
to Mouth) ........................ 20-8 
21. Onaga Lake, Vermillion Creek, Kans. 20-9 
22. Perry Lake Area (Road 
Improvements), Kans .............. 20-9 
Flood Control (cont.) Page 
23. Perry Lake, Delaware River, Kans. .. 20-9 
24. Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program 
(Kansas City Dist.) ................. 20-10 
25. Pomme de Terre Lake, Pomme de 
Terre River, Mo ................... 20-10 
26. Pomona Lake, One Hundred Ten 
Mile Creek, Kans .................. 20-10 
27. Rathbun Lake, Chariton River, Iowa .20-11 
28. Smithville Lake, Little Platte 
River, M o ........................ 20-11 
29. Tuttle Creek Lake, Big Blue 
River, Kans........................20-11 
30. Tuttle Creek Lake, Kans.-Road 
and Bridge (1976 Act) ............... 20-12 
31. Tuttle Creek Lake (Road Improvements) 
Kans. (1974 Mod) ............ 20-12 
32. Wears Creek, Jefferson City, Mo.....20-12 
33. Wilson Lake, Saline River, Kans. .... 20-12 
34. Inspection of Completed Flood 
Control Projects .................. 20-13 
35. Other Authorized Flood Control 
Projects .......................... 20-13 
36. Flood Control Work Under Special 
Authorization ...................... 20-13 
Multiple Purpose Projects 
Including Power 
37. Harry S. Truman Dam and 
Reservoir, Osage River, Mo.........20-13 
38. Stockton Lake, Sac River, Mo........20-14 
General 
Investigations 
39. Surveys ......................... 20-14 
40. Collection and Study 
of Basic Data ...................... 20-14 
*All cost and financial statements for projects are listed at the end of this chapter. All other tables are referenced in text 
and also appear at the end of this chapter. 
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REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
Navigation 
1. KANSAS RIVER NAVIGATION, KANSAS 
Location. Project is located on the Kansas 
River in Kansas City, Wyandotte County, 
Kansas and extends 9.33 miles upstream from 
the mouth to the Turner Bridge. 
Existing project. The proposed improvements 
will provide a navigable waterway 150 feet wide 
and 9 feet deep for a distance of 9.33 miles 
upstream from the confluence of the Kansas and 
Missouri Rivers. Project was authorized under 
provisions of Section 201 of the 1965 Flood 
Control Act in accordance with House of Representatives 
resolution (H. Doc. 93-160) dated 11 
April 1974. Estimated Federal cost of construction 
(1977) is $5,400,000 and estimated non- 
Federal cost is $23,000. 
Local cooperation. Requirements of local 
cooperation were described in the resolution 
authorizing the project. The City Commission of 
Kansas City, Kansas, has furnished a letter of 
intent for sponsorship. The Kansas City, Kansas, 
Wyandotte County Port Authority, Inc., was 
authorized with power to act as sponsor of this 
project by the Kansas Legislature in 1969. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Regular funds, new work: Preconstruction 
planning was underway. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Preconstruction 
planning was 58 percent complete. 
2. MISSOURI RIVER, SIOUX CITY, IOWA, 
TO MOUTH (RULO, NEBR., TO MOUTH) 
Location. Jefferson, Madison, and Gallatin 
Rivers conjoin at Three Forks, Mont., to form 
the Missouri River, which flows southeasterly 
2,315 miles (1960 mileage) across or along seven 
States to the Mississippi River, 17 miles above 
St. Louis. For description see page 1149, Annual 
Report for 1932. The river is commercially 
navigable from Sioux City to the mouth, a 
distance of 732 miles. The portion of project in 
Kansas City District extends from Rulo, Nebraska 
to the mouth, a distance of 498 miles. 
Previous projects. For details see page 1891 of 
Annual Report for 1915, and pages 1153 and 1175 
of Annual Report for 1938. 
Existing project. 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 waterway, cutoffs 
to eliminate long bends, closing minor channels, 
removal of snags, and dredging as required. 
Section under improvement (mouth to upper end 
of Rulo Bend) is 498.4 miles (1960 mileage) long. 
Ordinary and extreme fluctuations of stage are 
16 and 38 feet, respectively. Estimated cost for 
new work is $245,600,000 (Oct. 1977) exclusive of 
amounts expended on previous projects. (See 
table 20-C for authorizing legislation and table 
20-B for total cost of existing projects to Sept. 30, 
1976.) 
Local cooperation. 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 contributions from private parties, 
to be expended with Government funds upon 
authorized works where such would be in 
interest of navigation, is authorized by 1915 
River and Harbor Act. Secretary of the Army 
approved general principle of cooperative construction 
on Missouri River below Kansas City on 
basis that 25 percent of cost of any special 
installation shall be paid by the United States 
and 75 percent by local interests. Total contributed 
by local interests in cooperation with the 
United States from 1918 to June 30, 1964, was 
$675,663, of which $8,647 was returned to contributors. 
Local interests must share in cost of 
recreation facilities in accordance with provisions 
of the Federal Water Project Recreation Act of 
1965. Local interests have contributed $164,185 
for cost sharing on construction of recreation in 
addition to constructing portions of the facilities. 
Terminal facilities. Facilities for transferring 
grain, petroleum products, and other commodities 
are maintained by private interests at 
various locations on this section of the river. 
Facilities are listed in table 20-D. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Regular funds, new work: Construction consisted 
of dikes, dike extensions, and revetments 
costing $1,465,929. No construction of recreation 
facilities was performed during report period. 
Maintenance: Repair by contract to dikes and 
revetments cost $3,071,073. In addition, following 
work was accomplished by hired labor: 
Construction of environmental gaps and dike 
and revetment repair at a cost of $511,618; 
maintenance of U. S. Government dredges in 
standby status at a cost of $825,262; real estate 
management, $9,699; surveys and mapping, 
$844,224; stream gaging, environmental studies 
and special working data, $298,164; engineering 
and design, $202,936; surveys and layout of 
construction, $141,498; and supervision and 
administration, $967,487. Income from grants, 
sale of maps and charts and miscellaneous 
receipts total $1,183. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Work on this 
section of the project (Rulo, Nebr., to mouth) is 
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KANSAS CITY, MO., DISTRICT 
about 90 percent complete. Although additional 
dikes and revetment are required to attain full 
project dimensions, a channel with a minimum 
depth of 8.0 feet is available throughout the 
navigation season (generally Mar. thru Nov.). 
River access sites have been completed at 
eleven locations. Planning for construction of 
additional recreational facilities is progressing. 
3. OTHER AUTHORIZED NAVIGATION 
PROJECTS 
See table 20-E.
Flood Control 
4. BLUE RIVER CHANNEL, KANSAS 
CITY, MO. 
Location. Along the Blue River and tributaries 
in Jackson County, Missouri. 
Existing project. Preliminary plans consist of 
12.0 miles of improved channel along the Blue 
River within Kansas City, Missouri. Project was 
authorized by 1970 Flood Control Act (H. Doc. 
91-332, 91st Cong., 2d sess.). Estimated Federal 
cost of construction (1977) is $86,100,000 and 
estimated non-Federal cost of lands, damages 
and relocations is $17,800,000. 
Local cooperation. Section 2, Flood Control 
Act of June 22, 1936, applies. The City of 
Kansas City, Missouri, passed a resolution to 
provide the required assurances of local cooperation 
when requested. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Regular funds, new work: Preconstruction 
planning was underway. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Preconstruction 
planning was 94 percent complete. 
5. CHARITON--LITTLE CHARITON 
BASINS, MO. (1965 ACT) 
Location. Project is in Chariton and Little 
Chariton River Basins in north-central Missouri, 
the Mussel Fork unit is in Chariton County, the 
Little Chariton River unit in Chariton and 
Randolph Counties, and the Shoal Creek unit in 
Putnam County. 
Existing project. Lower 5 miles of Shoal 
Creek was shortened to about 2 miles by 
construction of a cutoff to new Chariton River 
channel constructed under a previous project. 
Project was authorized by 1965 Flood Control 
Act (H. Doc. 238, 89th Cong., 1st sess.). Mussel 
Fork and Little Chariton River units were 
reclassified to the "inactive" status in FY 1972 
because an environmentally acceptable plan 
could not be formulated and due to lack of 
economic justification. The inactive program 
estimate (1971) is $9,346,000 of which $7,910,000 
is Federal and $1,436,000 is for lands, damages, 
and relocations to be borne by local interests. A 
revised plan was formulated for the Shoal Creek 
unit to alleviate the environmental impact. 
Estimated cost (1977) of the active program is 
$534,000, of which $481,000 is Federal and 
$53,000 for lands and damages to be borne by 
local interests. 
Local cooperation. Section 3, Flood Control 
Act of June 28, 1938, applies. The Shoal Creek 
Drainage District gave formal assurances of 
cooperation on 21 March 1973 and has furnished 
all rights-of-way for the Shoal Creek unit. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Regular funds, new work: Project was financially 
completed. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of 
Shoal Creek unit was initiated April 1974 and 
completed July 1975. 
6. CLINTON LAKE, WAKARUSA RIVER, 
KANS. 
Location. Damsite is on Wakarusa River 
about 4 miles southwest of Lawrence, Kansas, 
in Douglas County. Lake extends into Shawnee 
and Osage Counties, Kansas. 
Existing project. Plans provide for an earthfill 
dam about 9,250 feet long to be constructed to a 
maximum height of about 114 feet above riverbed, 
with an uncontrolled spillway in left 
abutment. Total reservoir storage capacity 
would be 397,200 acre-feet (258,300 for flood 
control, 28,500 for sediment reserve, and 
110,400 of multipurpose storage for municipal 
and industrial water supply and recreation). 
Estimated Federal cost of construction (1977) is 
$57,000,000. Project authorized by 1962 Flood 
Control Act (S. Doc. 122, 87th Cong., 2d sess.). 
Local cooperation. Section 2, Flood Control 
Act of June 28, 1938, applies. Reimbursement in 
the estimated amount of $6,070,000 will be 
required for future water supply storage in 
accordance with Water Supply Act of 1958. The 
Kansas Water Resources Board furnished assurances 
for the water supply storage by resolution 
of 25 August 1969. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Regular funds, new work: Land acquisition, 
relocations, and construction of project features 
continued at a total expenditure of $3,643,134. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction 
was initiated January 1972 and advanced to 78 
percent complete. 
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7. GROVE LAKE, SOLDIER CREEK 
KANS. 
Location. Damsite is on Soldier Creek about 7 
miles northwest of Topeka, Kansas, in Shawnee 
County, with lake extending upstream into 
Jackson County. 
Existing project. Preliminary plans provide 
for an earthfill dam about 9,000 feet long and 
about 77 feet high, with an uncontrolled flat 
crest spillway. Total reservoir storage capacity 
would be 293,600 acre-feet (138,400 for flood 
control, 29,000 for sediment reserve, and 
126,200 of multipurpose storage for water 
supply and recreation). Project authorized by 
1962 Flood Control Act (S. Doc. 122, 87th 
Congress, 2d sess.). Estimated cost of construction 
(1977) is $92,200,000. 
Local cooperation. Section 2, Flood Control 
Act of June 28, 1938, applies. Reimbursement of 
$10,740,000 will be required by local interests 
for water supply storage in accordance with 
Water Supply Act of 1958. The city of Topeka, 
Kansas, has furnished assurances for water 
supply storage. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Regular funds, new work: Funds were appropriated 
for a construction start in FY 1977. In 
July 1977, Congress eliminated Grove Lake 
from the FY 1978 budget, so all work was 
stopped. The FY 1978 appropriation act revoked 
$250,000 of funds appropriated in FY 1977. The 
remaining unexpended balance of $91,311 will be 
revoked by the Chief of Engineers in FY 1978. 
$158,695 was expended during fiscal year for 
miscellaneous planning items including consummation 
of the Water Supply Contract with the 
City of Topeka, Kansas. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Preconstruction 
planning was complete. 
8. GYPSUM, GYPSUM CREEK, KANS. 
Location. At Gypsum, Saline County, Kansas, 
on the left bank of Gypsum Creek, 10 miles 
south of its confluence with Smoky Hill River, 
15 miles southeast of Salina, Kansas. 
Existing project. Plan consists of a levee 
around the city, a diversion channel, and 
channel improvement work. Project was selected 
for construction under Section 205, 1948 
Flood Control Act, as amended by Section 61 of 
1974 Water Resources Development Act, and 
Section 133 of P. L. 94-587. Estimated Federal 
cost of construction (1976) is $1,993,000, and 
estimated non-Federal cost of lands, damages, 
relocations, and construction is $278,000. 
Local cooperation. City Council adopted resolutions 
of intent to sponsor the project on 
January 3, 1966 and November 3, 1970. Section 
3, Flood Control Act of June 22, 1936 and 
Section 221 Flood Control Act of 1970 apply. 
The city of Gypsum has expended funds on 
planning its share of project costs, implemented 
work toward acquisition of rights-of-way, received 
commitments from the county and State 
Highway Commission for construction and alterations 
of highway bridges involved, and 
obtained a permit from the State of Kansas for 
construction. A section 221 agreement was 
signed by the City of Gypsum on 14 June 1976 
and by the Secretary of the Army on 31 August 
1976. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Regular funds, new work: Plans and specifications 
were revised and updated, negotiations for 
a contract with the Missouri Pacific Railroad 
were initiated, and the City of Gypsum negotiated 
for rights-of-way. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of 
the project is contingent upon final negotiations 
for a contract with Missouri Pacific Railroad, 
and the City of Gypsum acquiring the necessary 
rights-of-way, both of which are expected to be 
completed in Fiscal Year 1978. 
9. HARLAN COUNTY LAKE, 
REPUBLICAN RIVER, NEBR. 
Location. Dam is on main stem of Republican 
River about 235 miles above confluence of 
stream with Smoky Hill River. Site is in Harlan 
County, about 3 miles east of Republican City 
and 13 miles west of Franklin, Nebraska. 
Existing project. An earthfill dam about 107 
feet above streambed and a total length of 
11,827 feet, including a gate-controlled, concrete, 
gravity-type spillway section near center 
of dam, impounds floodwater within reservoir 
which provides storage capacity of 850,000 
acre-feet (500,000 for flood control and 350,000 
for irrigation and sedimentation allowance). 
Project is a unit of the Pick-Sloan Missouri 
Basin program for flood control and other 
purposes in Missouri River Basin authorized by 
1938 Flood Control Act (Flood Control Committee 
Doc. 1, 75th Cong., 1st sess.), as modified by 
1941 Flood Control Act (H. Doc. 842, 76th 
Cong., 3d sess.), to include this project, and 
expanded by 1944 Flood Control Act (H. Doc. 
475, and S. Docs. 191 and 247, 78th Cong., 2d 
sess.). Initial cost of constructing the completed 
project was $45,279,532. Total estimated Federal 
cost of project (1977) including $1,017,623 
for major rehabilitation work and $1,389,000 
supplemental recreation development (Code 
710), is $47,686,155. 
Local cooperation. Section 2, Flood Control 
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Act of 1938, applies. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Regular funds, new work: Project is complete 
and there was no supplemental recreational 
development activity during the period. Maintenance: 
Activities included boundary marking, 
silt removal and cove excavation, and ordinary 
operation and maintenance. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of 
project was initiated in August 1946 and 
completed December 1952. Major rehabilitation 
work was completed in FY 1968. Construction of 
supplemental recreation facilities is underway. 
10. HILLSDALE LAKE, BIG BULL CREEK, 
KANS. 
Location. The project is located approximately 
12 miles above the mouth of Big Bull Creek, a 
tributary of the Marais des Cygnes River and 
about 15 miles southwest of the Kansas City 
metropolitan area in Miami County, Kansas. 
Existing project. Plans provide for an earthfill 
embankment about 11,600 feet long (including 
approximately 3,300 feet of dike section) and 
about 75 feet above valley flood plain and a 
gravity type uncontrolled spillway section. The 
total reservoir storage capacity is 160,000 
acre-feet (81,000 for flood control, 11,000 for 
sediment reserve, and 68,000 for multipurpose 
storage for water supply, water quality control, 
and recreation). Project was authorized by 1954 
Flood Control Act (H. Doc. 549, 83rd Cong., 2d 
sess.). Estimated Federal cost of construction 
(1977) is $58,400,000. 
Local cooperation. Section 2, Flood Control 
Act 1938, applies. Local interests must make 
reimbursement of $19,200,000 for water supply 
storage in accordance with Water Supply Act of 
1958 and share in separable cost allocated to recreation 
in accordance with Federal Water Project 
Recreation Act of 1965. The Kansas Water 
Resources Board signed a contract in January 
1974, approved by the Secretary of the Army in 
April 1974, for the entire 53,000 acre-feet of 
water supply storage. Local interests have 
shown no interest in sponsoring recreational 
development at this time. Therefore, only 
minimum recreational facilities will be built. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Regular funds, new work: Land acquisition 
relocations and construction of project features 
continued at a total expenditure of $7,302,604. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction 
was initiated in December 1974 and advanced to 
27 percent complete. 
11. KANOPOLIS LAKE, SMOKY HILL 
RIVER, KANS. 
Location. Dam is on Smoky Hill River about 19 
miles west and 16 miles south of Salina, Kansas, 
and about 205 river miles above mouth of stream. 
Existing project. An earthfill dam about 131 
feet above streambed and a total length of 15,360 
feet, including 4,070 feet of dike section on left 
abutment and 2,550 feet of dike section on right 
abutment, impounds floodwater within reservoir 
which provides storage capacity of 450,000 acrefeet, 
(400,000 for flood control and 50,000 for 
recreation and streamflow regulation). Outlet 
works and spillway are in right abutment. 
Project is a unit of the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin 
program for flood control and other purposes in 
Missouri River Basin authorized by 1938 Flood 
Control Act (Flood Control Committee Doc. 1, 
75th Cong., 1st sess.) as modified by 1941 Flood 
Control Act, and expanded by 1944 Flood Control 
Act (H. Doc. 475, and S. Docs. 191 and 247, 78th 
Cong., 2d sess.). Initial cost of constructing the 
completed project was $12,327,735. Total estimated 
Federal cost of project (1977) including 
$210,000 supplemental recreational development 
(Code 710) is $12,537,735. 
Local cooperation. Section 2, Flood Control 
Act 1938, applies. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Regular funds. Maintenance: Activities included 
master plan revision and ordinary operation and 
maintenance. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of 
project was initiated June 1940 and placed in 
operation May 1948. 
12. KANSAS CITYS ON MISSOURI AND 
KANSAS RIVERS, MO. AND KANS. 
Location. From mouth of Kansas River about 
6.5 miles up and 9.5 miles down Missouri River 
and 9.5 miles up Kansas River. 
Existing project. Plan of improvement provided 
protection works consisting principally of 
levees and floodwalls, for 13 separate project 
units, which are: Argentine; Armourdale; Central 
Industrial; Fairfax-Jersey Creek; North 
Kansas City; East Bottoms; channel improvement, 
Kansas River; bridge and approach alterations, 
Kansas River; channel improvement, 
Missouri River; floodway improvement, Missouri 
River; Birmingham; Blue Valley Industrial; 
and Liberty Bend Cutoff. See Annual Report 
of 1964 for detailed description. Estimated cost 
is $47,800,000, of which $41,645,410 is for 
completed work, $854,590 (1971) for Turkey 
Creek facilities in the Central Industrial unit, 
and $180,000 (1976) for installation of an 
emergency closure gate on a wastewater return 
line in the North Kansas City unit, all Federal 
cost, $619,800 for work done with funds contri- 
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buted by local interests, and $4,500,200 for 
lands, damages, and relocation to be borne by 
local interests. (See table 20-C for authorizing 
legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with for 
completed work. See Annual Report for 1964 for 
details. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Regular funds, new work: North Kansas City 
unit: Plans were prepared for emergency 
closure gate. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. All work 
proposed under this project has been completed 
except for Turkey Creek facilities required for 
Central Industrial unit and installation of 
emergency closure gate in North Kansas City 
unit. Plans for the North Kansas City unit gate 
were complete. It is anticipated that local 
interests will seek authorization of a review 
study to consider improvements for flood control 
along Turkey Creek as a separate authorization. 
See Annual Report for 1964 for detailed 
description. 
13. KANSAS CITY, KANSAS RIVER, KANS. 
(1962 MOD.) 
Location. Along the Kansas River at Kansas 
City, Kansas. 
Existing project. Provides for raising existing 
levees and floodwall protection in Argentine, 
Armourdale, and Central Industrial units, and 
includes necessary bridge alterations and modification 
of appurtenant facilities. Existing project 
was authorized by 1962 Flood Control Act 
(S. Doc. 122, 87th Cong., 2d sess.). The downstream 
section of the Argentine unit has been 
assigned to inactive status based on recent 
studies. Estimated Federal cost of construction 
(1977) is $28,500,000 and estimated non-Federal 
cost of lands, damages, and relocations is 
$5,820,000. 
Local cooperation. Section 3, Flood Control 
Act of June 22, 1936, applies. Assurances of 
local cooperation were received December 4, 
1968. Rights-of-way for the Argentine unit 
upstream section, the Armourdale unit and 
Central Industrial unit have been furnished. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Regular funds, new work: Contracts for construction 
of the Central Industrial unit were 
initiated. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of 
the upstream portion of Argentine unit was 
initiated May 1971 and completed February 
1974. The Armourdale unit was initiated November 
1973 and completed September 1976. 
Construction of the Central Industrial unit was 
initiated April 1977 and advanced to 9 percent 
complete. 
14. LAWRENCE, KANSAS RIVER, KANS. 
Location. On Kansas River about 50 miles 
above its mouth at Lawrence, Douglas County, 
Kansas. 
Existing project. Levees along both banks of 
Kansas River and right bank of Mud Creek, 
channel improvement for Mud Creek, bank 
protection, and appurtenant facilities for protection 
of North Lawrence, Kansas. Project was 
authorized by 1954 Flood Control Act (H. Doc. 
642, 81st Cong., 2d sess.). Since the city of 
Lawrence is no longer interested in sponsoring 
the South Lawrence unit, the cost of this unit 
has been deleted from the project cost estimate 
and the South Lawrence unit will be reclassified 
to an inactive status. Estimated Federal cost of 
construction (1976) is $8,870,000 and estimated 
non-Federal cost of lands, damages, and relocations 
is $2,130,000. 
Local cooperation. Section 3, Flood Control 
Act of June 22, 1936, applies. Board of 
Commissioners of city of Lawrence furnished 
required assurances June 8, 1965. All required 
rights-of-way for construction have been furnished. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Regular funds, new work: The construction 
contract for the Mud Creek unit was advanced 
to 80 percent complete and relocation of U. P. 
RR. bridges advanced to 72 percent complete. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of 
the project was initiated July 31, 1967. The 
Kansas River portion was completed in March 
1972 and the Mud Creek portion was 78 percent 
complete. The South Lawrence unit will be 
reclassified to an inactive status. 
15. LITTLE BLUE RIVER CHANNEL 
IMPROVEMENT, LITTLE BLUE RIVER, 
MO. 
Location. The project is located along the 
Little Blue River and extends from the head of 
Missouri River Levee Unit R-351 22 miles 
upstream to the vicinity of Wildwood Creek in 
Jackson County, Missouri. 
Existing project. The proposed improvements 
will consist of straightening and enlarging the 
Little Blue River channel from the head of 
Missouri River Levee Unit R 351, near Blue 
Mills Road, upstream to the vicinity of Wildwood 
Creek, reducing the length of this section 
from 20.4 to about 15 miles. Alteration of six 
highway bridges and construction of five new 
highway bridges and one railroad bridge will be 
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required. Improvements in the vicinity of Lake 
City will consist of diversion of West Fire 
Prairie Creek into the Little Blue River and 
construction of a levee. Project was authorized 
by Flood Control Act approved August 13, 1968, 
(H. Doc. 169, 90th Cong., 1st sess.). Estimated 
Federal cost of construction (1977) is $31,300,- 
000 and estimated non-Federal cost is $3,120,- 
000. 
Local cooperation. Section 3, Flood Control 
Act of June 22, 1936, applies to the Little Blue 
River channel improvement works. Jackson 
County, Missouri, passed a bond issue for 
sponsorship of the project. Assurances of local 
cooperation were furnished July 31, 1973. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Regular funds, new work: Contract for the first 
stage of construction was advanced to 68 
percent complete. Contract for Stage II was 
awarded 9 November 1976 and was 42 percent 
complete. Stage III was awarded in September 
1977. Plans and specifications for Stage IV were 
underway. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction 
was initiated in December 1974 and has 
advanced to 23 percent complete. 
16. LITTLE BLUE RIVER LAKES, MO. 
Location. This project consists of two lakes in 
Jackson County, Missouri, located in Kansas 
City, Missouri, and suburban communities. The 
Blue Springs Lake site is on the East Fork of 
the Little Blue River about one-half mile south 
of U. S. Highway 40 and the Longview Lake site 
is on the main stem at approximately 109th 
Street. 
Existing project. The Blue Springs dam will 
be an earthfill embankment about 2,500 feet 
long and rising about 75 feet above the 
streambed, with an uncontrolled service spillway 
and uncontrolled outlet conduit. The total 
reservoir storage capacity will be 21,600 acrefeet 
(15,700 for flood control, 5,600 for multipurpose 
storage for water quality and recreation, 
and 300 for sedimentation). 
The Longview dam will be an earthfill 
embankment about 1,900 feet long and rising 
about 120 feet above the streambed, with an 
uncontrolled service spillway and an uncontrolled 
outlet conduit. The total reservoir 
storage capacity will be 46,900 acre-feet (24,300 
for flood control and 20,600 for multipurpose 
storage for water quality and recreation and 
2,000 for sedimentation). Project was authorized 
by Flood Control Act approved August 13, 1968 
(H. Doc. 169, 90th Cong., 1st sess.). Estimated 
Federal cost of construction (1977) is $112,000,- 
000. 
Local cooperation. Section 2 of the Flood 
Control Act of June 28, 1938, applies. Local 
interests must share in separable cost allocated 
to recreation in accordance with Federal Water 
Project Recreation Act of 1965. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Continued planning and land acquisition. A 
contract with Amoco Pipeline was negotiated on 
12 September 1977. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Land acquisition 
was approximately 77 percent complete and 
overall project was 22 percent complete. 
17. LONG BRANCH LAKE, LITTLE 
CHARITON RIVER, MO. 
Location. Damsite is on East Fork of Little 
Chariton River in north-central Missouri about 1 
mile west of Macon in Macon County. 
Existing project. Plans provide for an earthfill 
dam about 3,800 feet long and about 71 feet high 
with an uncontrolled outlet conduit and an 
uncontrolled service spillway in right abutment. 
Total reservoir storage capacity would be 65,000 
acre-feet (29,000 for flood control, 4,000 for 
sediment reserve, and 32,000 of multipurpose 
storage for water supply, water quality control, 
fish and wildlife, and recreation). Project was 
authorized by 1965 Flood Control Act (H. Doc. 
238, 89th Cong., 1st sess.). Estimated cost 
(1977) is $20,700,000. 
Local cooperation. Section 2, Flood Control 
Act of June 28, 1938, applies. Local interests 
must make reimbursement of $5,350,000 for 
water supply storage in accordance with Water 
Supply Act of 1958 and share in separable cost 
of $2,330,000 allocated to recreation in accordance 
with Federal Water Project Recreation Act 
of 1965. The Secretary of the Army has 
approved contract signed by the city of Macon, 
Mo. for water supply and recreation development. 
Missouri State agencies have indicated 
their intent to sponsor future water supply and 
have signed a contract to sponsor recreational 
development in lieu of city of Macon. The 
contract is being reviewed by the Office of the 
Secretary of the Army. A supplemental agreement, 
signed by officials of the city of Macon, 
which would replace the existing contract with 
Macon, is also being reviewed by the Office of 
the Secretary of the Army. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Regular funds, new work: Land acquisition, 
relocations and construction of project features 
continued at a total expenditure of $3,167,168. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. All land has 
been acquired. Construction was initiated March 
1973 and has advanced to about 69 percent 
complete. 
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18. MELVERN LAKE, MARAIS DES 
CYGNES (OSAGE) RIVER, KANS. 
Location. Damsite is on Marais des Cygnes 
(Osage) River in Osage County, Kansas, about 2 
miles west of Melvern, Kansas. 
Existing project. An earthfill dam about 9,700 
feet long and about 98 feet high with an uncontrolled 
chute-type spillway in left abutment. 
Total reservoir storage capacity is 363,000 
acre-feet (200,000 for flood control, 26,000 for 
sediment reserve, and 137,000 of multipurpose 
storage for water quality control and recreation). 
Project is a unit of the Pick-Sloan Missouri 
Basin program for flood control and other 
purposes in Missouri River Basin, authorized by 
1954 Flood Control Act (H. Doc. 549, 81st 
Cong., 2d sess.). Initial cost of constructing the 
completed project was $37,403,810. 
Local cooperation. Section 2, Flood Control 
Act of 1938, applies. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Regular funds, new work: Land acquisition 
consisted of deficiency judgments and relocation 
payments totaling $85,968. Maintenance: Activity 
included forestation and ordinary operation 
and maintenance. 
Condition as of Sept. 30. Construction of the 
project was initiated July 13, 1967 and was 
placed in operation August 1972. 
19. MILFORD LAKE, REPUBLICAN RIVER, 
KANS. 
Location. Damsite is on Republican River 
near village of Alida and about 8 miles 
downstream from Milford, Geary County, Kansas, 
and about 10 miles above confluence of 
Republican and Smoky Hill Rivers which form 
Kansas River near Junction City, Kansas. 
Existing project. An earthfill dam about 6,300 
feet long and 125 feet high with an uncontrolled 
service-chute spillway in a saddle on right 
abutment. Total reservoir storage capacity is 
1,160,000 acre-feet (700,000 for flood control, 
160,000 for sediment reserve and 300,000 of 
multipurpose storage for water supply, water 
quality control, and recreation). Water supply 
storage is included in project at request of 
Governor of Kansas under provisions of Federal 
Water Supply Act of 1958. Project is a unit of 
the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin program for flood 
control and other purposes in Missouri River 
Basin authorized by 1954 Flood Control Act (H. 
Doc. 642, 81st Cong., 2d sess.). Initial cost of 
constructing the completed project was $48,- 
268,843. Total estimated Federal cost of project 
(1977) including $981,000 supplemental recreational 
development (Code 710) is $49,249,843. 
Local cooperation. Section 2, Flood Control 
Act of 1938, applies. Local interests must make 
reimbursement of $13,467,000 for water supply 
storage in accordance with Water Supply Act of 
1958. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Regular funds, new work: Supplemental recreational 
development consisted of award of 
contract for upgrading of wastewater treatment 
facilities. Maintenance: Activities included modification 
to downstream collector system, installation 
of seismic instrumentation devices and 
ordinary operation and maintenance. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of 
project began July 7, 1961. The entire project 
was completed June 1965. Construction of 
supplemental recreation facilities remains to be 
completed. 
20. MISSOURI RIVER LEVEE SYSTEM, 
IOWA, NEBR., KANS., AND MO. 
(RULO, NEBR., TO MOUTH) 
Location. On both banks of Missouri River 
from Sioux City, Iowa, about 760 miles to mouth 
near St. Louis, Missouri. Portion of project in 
Kansas City District extends from Rulo, Nebraska, 
498 miles to mouth. 
Existing project. A series of levee units and 
appurtenant works along both sides of Missouri 
River from Sioux City, Iowa, to the mouth, for 
protection of agricultural lands and small 
communities against floods. Cost estimate (1977) 
for active portion of project from Rulo, Nebraska, 
to mouth is $146,000,000, of which $131,- 
700,000 is Federal cost for construction and 
$14,300,000 for lands and damages to be borne 
by local interests. Remaining portion of project 
consists of units on which planning and construction 
were deferred pending completion of 
restudy to assure that additional levee construction 
is economically justified. Cost estimate for 
deferred and inactive portion of project Rulo, 
Nebraska, to mouth is $298,082,500 (1964 price 
level except Unit L 15 which is 1975 price level) 
of which $274,098,000 is Federal cost for 
construction and $23,984,500 for lands and 
damages to be borne by local interests. (See 
table 20-C for authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Section 3, Flood Control 
Act of 1936, applies. Fully complied with for all 
completed units and units under construction. 
Sponsor for Unit L 246 has purchased all rightsof-
way. Sponsor for Unit L 345-330 has settled 
major part of condemnations for rights-of-way 
acquisition. The District advised the sponsor to 
suspend further condemnation proceedings 
pending development of an alternate plan to 
lessen the adverse impact on the environment. 
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Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Regular funds, new work: Contracts were 
awarded and work initiated for levee construction 
and pipeline relocation for Unit L 246. 
Planning on remaining active units continued. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of 
project was initiated in June 1948. Status of 
individual units of active portion of project at 
end of fiscal year is shown in table 20-F on 
Missouri River levee system. 
21. ONAGA LAKE, VERMILLION CREEK, 
KANS. 
Location. The project is located on Vermillion 
Creek in Pottawatomie County, Kansas, about 
35 miles northwest of Topeka, Kansas. 
Existing project. Preliminary plans provide 
for an earthfill dam about 8,600 feet long and 
about 90 feet high above valley floor with an 
uncontrolled service spillway. The total reservoir 
storage capacity would be 328,000 acre-feet 
(217,000 for flood control, 21,000 for sediment 
reserve, and 90,000 multipurpose storage for 
water supply and recreation). Project was 
authorized by 1962 Flood Control Act (S. Doc. 
122, 87th Cong., 2d sess.). Estimated Federal 
cost of construction (1977) is $69,500,000. 
Local cooperation. Section 2, Flood Control 
Act of 1938, applies. Reimbursement of $18,- 
900,000 will be required by local interests for 
water supply storage in accordance with Water 
Supply Act of 1958. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Regular funds, new work: Preconstruction 
planning continued. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Preconstruction 
planning was expanded to include extensive 
earthquake studies. 
22. PERRY LAKE AREA (ROAD 
IMPROVEMENTS), KANS. 
Location. The proposed road improvements 
are in three segments at different locations in 
Jefferson County, Kansas, around the Perry 
Lake area. Segment A extends from U. S. Highway 
24 at Perry, Kansas, 2.5 miles north and 
west to the east end of the Perry damsite access 
road. Segment B extends from the north side of 
the Jefferson Point State Park north and west 
about 5.5 miles to highway K-92 about 2 miles 
west of Ozawkie, Kansas. Segment C extends 
from K-92, about 2 miles east of Ozawkie, north 
about 8.1 miles to highways K-4, K-16, about 2 
miles east of Valley Falls, Kansas. Total 
improvement length is about 16.1 miles. 
Existing project. Plans call for improving all 
segments to existing Kansas State Highway 
Commission secondary road standards. Additional 
rights-of-way required for this project 
was authorized to be acquired at Federal 
expense. Project was authorized by River Basin 
Monetary Authorization Act of 1971 (Public Law 
92-222). Estimated Federal cost of construction 
(1977) is $5,350,000. 
Local cooperation. County to maintain roads 
after completion. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Final rights-of-way were acquired, and contracts 
were awarded for relocations and Stage I 
road improvements. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Contracts for 
relocations and Stage I road improvements were 
underway. Construction was initiated March 
1977 and advanced to 19 percent complete. 
23. PERRY LAKE, DELAWARE RIVER, 
KANS. 
Location. Damsite is on Delaware River about 
5 miles above mouth in Jefferson County, 
Kansas, and about 3 miles north of Perry, 
Kansas. 
Existing project. An earthfill dam about 7,750 
feet long constructed to an elevation about 95 
feet above valley floor with gated-outlet works 
and an uncontrolled spillway in left abutment. 
Total reservoir storage capacity is 770,000 
acre-feet (480,000 for flood control, 140,000 for 
sediment reserve and 150,000 of multipurpose 
storage for water supply, water quality control, 
and recreation). Water supply storage is included 
in project plan at request of State of 
Kansas under provisions of Federal Water 
Supply Act of 1958. Project is a unit of the 
Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin program for flood 
control and other purposes in Missouri River 
Basin, authorized by 1954 Flood Control Act (H. 
Doc. 642, 81st Cong., 2d sess.). Initial cost of 
constructing the completed project was $48,- 
378,394. Total estimated Federal cost of project 
(1977) including $873,000 supplemental recreational 
development (Code 710) is $49,251,394. 
Local cooperation. Section 2, Flood Control 
Act of 1938, applies. Local interests must make 
reimbursement of $8,290,000 for water supply 
storage in accordance with Water Supply Act of 
1958. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Regular funds, new work: A portion of embankment 
of the railroad relocation work has failed. 
Under the five-year maintenance clause in this 
contract the government is liable for cost to 
repair this failure. Work was initiated and 
advanced to 86 percent complete at a cost of 
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$409,570. Supplemental recreation development 
consisted of award of construction contract for 
upgrading wastewater treatment facilities and 
water intake. Maintenance: Activity included 
bank stabilization and ordinary operation and 
maintenance. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction 
was initiated in March 1964 and completed in 
January 1969. Railroad relocation work and 
construction of supplemental recreation facilities 
remain to be completed. 
24. PICK-SLOAN MISSOURI BASIN 
PROGRAM (KANSAS CITY DIST.) 
Location. Flood control improvements included 
in this project are on and along Missouri 
River and several principal tributaries of 
Missouri River and in States comprising the 
Missouri River Basin. 
Existing project. The Pick-Sloan Missouri 
Basin program for flood control and other 
purposes in Missouri River Basin provides for 
levees along Missouri River between Sioux City, 
Iowa, and the mouth, flood-protection works at 
certain municipalities, and reservoirs on main 
stem of Missouri River and on tributaries for 
control of floodflows at damsite. (See table 20-C 
for authorizing legislation and table 20-G on 
Kansas City District projects included in Pick- 
Sloan Missouri Basin program.) 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Regular funds, new work: Operations for those 
projects on which plans were in preparation or 
construction was initiated, are shown in individual 
reports. Under sections 7 and 9, 1944 Flood 
Control Act, the Corps is responsible for 
detailed scheduling of operations of storage 
capacity reserved for or assigned to flood 
control in reservoirs constructed by Bureau of 
Reclamation as well as those constructed by the 
Corps. Maintenance (scheduling of flood control 
reservoir operation) cost $198,623. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. See individual 
reports. 
25. POMME DE TERRE LAKE, POMME DE 
TERRE RIVER, MO. 
Location. Dam is on main stem of Pomme de 
Terre River, about 44 miles above mouth of 
stream in Hickory County, Missouri, lake 
extending upstream into Polk County, Missouri. 
Site is about 3 miles south of Hermitage, 
Missouri, and 20 miles north of Bolivar, 
Missorri. 
Existing project. An earth and rockfill dam 
about 4,630 feet long constructed to about 155 
feet above riverbed and a dike section on left 
abutment about 2,790 feet long, impounds 
floodwater within reservoir which provides 
storage capacity of 650,000 acre-feet (407,000 for 
flood control and 243,000 for sedimentation and 
multipurpose). Project is a unit of the Pick- 
Sloan Missouri Basin program for flood control 
and other purposes in Missouri River Basin, 
authorized by 1938 Flood Control Act (Flood 
Control Committee Doc. 1, 75th Cong., 1st 
sess.), as modified by Flood Control Acts of 
December 22, 1944, and September 3, 1954'(H. 
Doc. 475, and S. Docs. 191 and 247, 78th Cong., 
2d sess. and H. Doc. 549, 81st Cong., 2d sess.). 
Initial cost of constructing the completed project 
was $14,946,784. Total estimated Federal cost of 
project (1977) including $329,140 area redevelopment 
and $1,817,000 supplemental recreational 
development (Code 710) is $17,092,924. 
Local cooperation. Section 2, Flood Control 
Act of 1938, applies. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Regular funds, new work: Supplemental recreation 
facilities work consisting of completion 
of construction of shower-latrine building and 
initiation of upgrading waste-water treatment 
facilities was accomplished at a cost of $276,089. 
Maintenance: Activities included ordinary 
operation and maintenance. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of 
project was initiated January 1957 and placed in 
operation in October 1961. Construction of 
supplemental recreation facilities remains to be 
completed. 
26. POMONA LAKE, ONE HUNDRED TEN 
MILE CREEK, KANS. 
Location. Dam is on One Hundred Ten Mile 
Creek, a tributary of Marais des Cygnes (Osage) 
River, 7 miles above mouth of stream in Osage 
County, Kansas, about 7 miles northwest of 
Pomona, Kansas, and 34 miles upstream from 
Ottawa, Kansas. 
Existing project. An earthfill dam 7,750 feet 
long constructed to an average height of about 
85 feet above streambed, with gated-outlet 
works and an ungated chute-type spillway near 
left abutment. Total reservoir storage capacity 
is 230,000 acre-feet (160,000 for flood control, 
14,000 for sediment reserve, and 56,000 of 
multipurpose storage for water quality control 
and recreation). This project is a unit of 
Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin program for flood 
control and other purposes in Missouri River 
Basin, authorized by 1954 Flood Control Act (H. 
Doc. 549, 81st Cong., 2d sess.). Initial cost of 
constructing the completed project was $13,- 
272,108. Total estimated Federal cost of project 
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(1977) including $726,000 supplemental recreational 
development (Code 710) is $13,998,108. 
Local cooperation. Section 2, Flood Control 
Act of 1938, applies. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance: Activity included boundary marking 
and ordinary operation and maintenance. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction 
began July 1959 and project was placed in 
operation in October 1963. 
27. RATHBUN LAKE, CHARITON RIVER, 
IOWA 
Location. Damsite is on Chariton River about 
7 miles north of Centerville and 1 mile north of 
town of Rathbun, Appanoose County, Iowa. 
Existing project. An earthfill dam 10,600 feet 
long constructed to an elevation about 86 feet 
above valley floor, with gated-outlet works and 
an uncontrolled service chute with paved sill 
spillway about a mile upstream from left 
abutment. Total reservoir storage capacity is 
552,000 acre-feet (339,000 for flood control, 
24,000 for sediment reserve and 189,000 of 
multipurpose storage for navigation, water 
quality control, and recreation). Project authorized 
by 1954 Flood Control Act (H. Doc. 561, 
81st Cong., 2d sess.). Initial cost of constructing 
the completed project was $27,033,176. Total 
estimated Federal cost of project (1977) including 
$96,000 supplemental recreational development 
(Code 710) is $27,129,176. 
Local cooperation. Section 2, Flood Control 
Act of 1938, applies. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Regular funds, new work: Supplemental recreation 
facilities consisted of completion of a water 
storage tank in the Buck Creek area at a cost of 
$64,613. Maintenance: Activity included master 
plan revision, initiating replacement of guardrail 
across dam and ordinary operation and maintenance 
activities. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of 
the project was initiated September 26, 1964 
and completed November 1969. Construction of 
supplemental recreation facilities was underway. 
28. SMITHVILLE LAKE, LITTLE PLATTE 
RIVER, MO. 
Location. Damsite is on Little Platte River 
about 1 mile northeast of Smithville and about 5 
miles north of Kansas City, in Clay and Clinton 
Counties, Missouri. 
Existing project. Plans provide for an earthfill 
dam about 4,200 feet long and 95 feet high with 
an uncontrolled service spillway. A dike about 
2,000 feet long would be constructed across a 
saddle in left abutment. Total reservoir storage 
capacity would be 246,500 acre-feet (92,000 for 
flood control, 52,300 for sediment reserve, and 
102,200 of multipurpose storage for water 
supply, water quality control, and recreation). 
Project was authorized by 1965 Flood Control 
Act (H. Doc. 262, 89th Cong., 1st sess.). 
Estimated Federal cost of construction (1977) is 
$80,300,000. 
Local cooperation. Section 2, Flood Control 
Act of June 28, 1938, applies. Reimbursement of 
$22,300,000 will be required for water supply 
storage in accordance with Water Supply Act of 
1958 and reimbursement of $8,040,000 will be 
required for recreation development in accordance 
with Federal Water Project Recreation Act 
of 1965. All contracts for local cooperation were 
approved by the Secretary of the Army on 27 
November 1972. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Regular funds, new work: Land acquisition, 
relocations and construction of project features 
continued at a total expenditure of $8,095,253. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction 
was initiated in November 1973 and has 
advanced to 57 percent complete. 
29. TUTTLE CREEK LAKE, BIG BLUE 
RIVER, KANS. 
Location. Dam is on main stem of Big Blue 
River, about 12 miles above mouth of stream in 
Riley and Pottawatomie Counties, Kansas. Site 
is about 12 miles northwest of Manhattan, 
Kansas. 
Existing project. A dam 7,500 feet long and 
157 feet high. Project is unit of the Pick-Sloan 
Missouri Basin program for flood control and 
other purposes in Missouri River Basin authorized 
by 1938 Flood Control Act (Flood Control 
Committee Doc. 1, 75th Cong., 1st sess.), as 
modified by 1941 Flood Control Act, and 
expanded by Flood Control Act of December 22, 
1944 (H. Doc. 475, and S. Docs. 191 and 247, 
78th Cong., 2d sess.). Total reservoir storage 
capacity is 2,346,000 acre-feet (1,933,000 for 
flood control, 228,000 for sediment reserve and 
185,000 for multipurpose storage, low flow regulation, 
and recreation). Initial cost of constructing 
the completed project was $80,051,031. 
Total estimated Federal cost of project (1977) 
including $326,000 supplemental recreational 
development (Code 710) is $80,377,031. 
Local cooperation. Section 2, Flood Control 
Act of 1938, applies. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance: Activity included master plan 
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revision, repair of spillway road and bulkheads 
and installation of seismic instrumentation and 
ordinary operation and maintenance. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of 
project began in October 1952 and the project 
was placed in operation in fiscal year 1963. 
30. TUTTLE CREEK LAKE, KANSASROAD 
AND BRIDGE (1976 ACT) 
Location. The proposed road and bridge 
improvements are located in Marshall County, 
northwest of Blue Rapids, Kansas in the upper 
reach of the Tuttle Creek Lake Project. 
Existing project. The proposed road relocation 
begins at an intersection with FAS 431, 
about 0.2 mile south of the northeast corner of 
Section 16, Township 4 South, Range 6 East and 
runs approximately 1.5 miles in a southeasterly 
direction to an intersection with an existing 
township road near the center of Section 14. The 
proposed bridge is located about one mile northwest 
of Blue Rapids, Kansas and is a replacement 
for an existing bridge. The project was 
authorized by Section 189 of the Water Resoures 
Development Act of 1976 as a modification 
of the Tuttle Creek Lake Project. The 
original project was authorized by the 1938 
Flood Control Act as modified. Estimated 
Federal cost of construction may not exceed 
$630,000 as limited by authorization. 
Local cooperation. Local interests support this 
project and were instrumental in obtaining 
authorization. Local interests will be required to 
pay any cost exceeding the $630,000 Federal 
limitation and will be responsible for the 
maintenance when completed. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. No operations 
to date. 
31. TUTTLE CREEK LAKE (ROAD 
IMPROVEMENTS), KANS. (1974 MOD.) 
Location. The proposed road improvements 
are located in Pottawatomie County, Kansas, in 
the Tuttle Creek area. 
Existing project. The proposed plan provides 
for improving a portion of FAS 1208 road 
extending from the intersection with Kansas 
State Highway 13, in section 5, township 9 
south, range 8 east, thence north and west to 
the intersection with county road in section 14, 
township 8 south, range 7 east, approximately 
5.78 miles. Section 18 of the Water Resources 
Development Act of 1974 authorized this work 
as a modification of the Tuttle Creek Lake 
project. The original project was authorized by 
the 1938 Flood Control Act as modified. The 
Federal cost of construction is limited to 
$500,000 and estimated non-Federal cost is 
$214,300. 
Local cooperation. Pottawatomie County, by 
letter dated 29 July 1974, indicated their intent 
to sponsor the project. Pottawatomie County 
will be required to pay at least 30 percent of the 
project cost or all costs exceeding the $500,000 
authorized Federal limitation. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Regular funds, new work: Road improvement 
design memorandum was completed. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Preconstruction 
planning is complete. 
32. WEARS CREEK, JEFFERSON CITY, 
MISSOURI (PHASE I DM) 
Location. The project is located in Cole 
County, Missouri and encompasses the lower 
flood plain of Wears Creek within Jefferson City 
from U. S. Highway 54 to the Missouri River. 
The area is within the boundaries of an 
approved Progress Urban Renewal Project. 
Existing project. The project consists of a 
network of closed conduits on Wears Creek and 
three of its tributaries. Also included is the 
general filling of the downstream portion of the 
flood plain with material dredged from the 
Missouri River. The project was authorized by 
Section 101 of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 1976 and will be accomplished under 
a program administered by the Department of 
Housing and Urban Development (DHUD). 
Estimated Federal Cost (1977), Corps of Engineers-$
31,400,000, DHUD-$7,262,000 and estimated 
non-Federal cost of $643,000. 
Local cooperation. Requirements for local 
cooperation are described in the authorizing 
document. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Planning not 
started. 
33. WILSON LAKE, SALINE RIVER, KANS. 
Location. Dam is on Saline River about 130 
miles above its mouth, near eastern edge of 
Russell County, Kansas, about 50 miles west of 
Salina, 10 miles north of Wilson, and 20 miles 
east of Russell, Kansas. 
Existing project. An earthfill dam about 5,600 
feet long and 160 feet high with a gated-outlet 
works, chute spillway, and structural provision 
for irrigation. Total reservoir storage capacity is 
776,000 acre-feet (511,000 for flood control, 
40,000 for sediment reserve and 225,000 multipurpose 
storage for irrigation and low flow 
regulation). Project is a unit of the Pick-Sloan 
Missouri Basin program for flood control and 
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other purposes in Missouri River Basin, authorized 
by 1944 Flood Control Act (H. Doc. 475, 
and S. Docs. 191 and 247, 78th Cong., 2d sess.). 
Report of Chief of Engineers on justification of 
Wilson Dam and Reservoir, submitted in 
compliance with Public Law 505, 84th Congress, 
published as Senate Document 96, 86th Congress, 
was approved July 14, 1960 (Public Law 
645, 86th Cong.). Initial cost of constructing the 
completed project was $20,015,023. Total estimated 
Federal cost of project (1977) including 
$92,000 supplemental recreational development 
(Code 710) is $20,107,023. 
Local cooperation. Section 2, Flood Control 
Act of 1938, applies. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Regular funds, maintenance: Ordinary operation 
and maintenance activities continued. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of 
project began April 1, 1961, and project was 
placed in operation December 1964. 
34. INSPECTION OF COMPLETED FLOOD 
CONTROL PROJECTS 
Flood Control Act of 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 administration of 
these regulations within boundaries of their 
respective district. (See table 20-H on inspection 
of completed flood control projects.) 
35. OTHER AUTHORIZED FLOOD CONTROL 
PROJECTS 
See table 20-I. 
36. FLOOD CONTROL WORK UNDER 
SPECIAL AUTHORIZATION 
Emergency flood control activities -repair, 
flood fighting, and rescue work (Public Law 99, 
84th Cong., and antecedent legislation). 
Federal costs for period October 1, 1976 thru 
September 30, 1977 were $167,259 for advance 
preparation, and $14,253 for rehabilitation. No 
expenditures were incurred under emergency 
operations. 
Emergency Bank Protection (Sec. 14, 1946 
Flood Control Act, Public Law 526, 79th Cong., 
July 24, 1946) as amended. 
Operations during this period under this 
heading were as follows: 
Big Blue River, Kansas-Construction was 98 
percent completed on an authorized project to 
provide protection for a county bridge in 
Marshall County, Kansas. Costs were $37,511. 
Delaware River, Kansas-Construction was 
completed on an authorized project to provide 
protection for a secondary school athletic field. 
Costs were $29,854. 
Mill Creek, Missouri-Construction was deferred 
on an authorized project to provide 
protection for a sewer line in the village of 
Claycomo, Missouri pending resolution of a 
right-of-way problem. No costs were incurred. 
Nodaway River, Missouri-Construction was 
completed on an authorized project to provide 
protection to a county bridge in Andrew 
County, Missouri, near Quitman, Missouri. 
Costs were $21,738. 
Platte River, Missouri-Construction was 
completed on an authorized project to provide 
protection for a county bridge in Andrew 
County, Missouri, near Conception Junction, 
Missouri. Costs were $34,548. 
Snagging and Clearing (Sec. 208, 1954 Flood 
Control Act, Public Law 780, 83d Cong.) 3 
September 1954, as amended. 
No operations during this period under this 
heading. 
Small Flood Control Projects Not Specifically 
Authorized by Congress (Sec. 205, 1948 Flood 
Control Act, Public Law 858, 80th Cong., June 
30, 1948) as amended. See detailed report for 
operation at Gypsum, Kansas. 
Multiple Purpose Projects Including Power 
37. HARRY S. TRUMAN DAM AND 
RESERVOIR, OSAGE RIVER, MO. 
Location. Damsite is on main stem of Osage 
River about 1.5 miles northwest of Warsaw, 
Benton County, Missouri. Reservoir extends 
into Bates, Henry, Hickory, St. Clair, and 
Vernon Counties, Missouri. 
Existing project. Provides for an earthfill dam 
about 5,000 feet long to be constructed to an 
average height of about 96 feet, including a 
gate-controlled overfall spillway section and a 
power installation consisting of six inclined 
pump-generating units with capacity of 160,000 
kilowatts. Reservoir storage capacity would be 
5,202,000 acre-feet (3,918,000 for flood control, 
244,000 for sediment reserve, and 1,040,000 
multipurpose storage for power, low-flow regulation, 
and recreation). This project is a unit of 
the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin program for flood 
control and other purposes in Missouri River 
basin. Project was authorized by 1954 Flood 
Control Act (H. Doc. 549, 81st Cong., 2d sess.), 
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as modified by 1962 Flood Control Act (H. Doc. 
578, 87th Cong., 2d sess.). Estimated cost (1977) 
is $450 million. 
Local cooperation. Section 2, Flood Control 
Act of 1938, applies. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Regular funds, new work: Land acquisition, 
relocations and construction of the project 
features continued at a total expenditure of 
$54,339,503. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of 
relocation of Missouri Highway M-13 was 
initiated September 1964 and completed May 
1966. Construction of the dam and reservoir was 
initiated October 1964 and the entire project has 
advanced to 67 percent complete with land 
acquisition being 74 percent complete, relocations 
66 percent complete and other project 
features 60 percent complete. 
38. STOCKTON LAKE, SAC RIVER, MO. 
Location. Damsite is on Sac River about 49.5 
miles above its confluence with Osage River, 
and about 2 miles east of Stockton, Cedar 
County, Missouri, lake extending into Dade and 
Polk Counties. 
Existing project. A rock-shell dam with 
impervious core about 5,100 feet long constructed 
to an average height of about 128 feet, 
with a gated overfall spillway and a 45,200-kilowatt 
power installation. Total reservoir storage 
capacity is 1,674,000 acre-feet (774,000 for flood 
control, 25,000 for sediment reserve and 875,000 
multipurpose storage for power and recreation). 
Project is a unit of Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin 
program for flood control and other purposes in 
Missouri River Basin, authorized by 1954 Flood 
Control Act (H. Doc. 519, 81st Cong., 2d sess.). 
Initial cost of constructing the completed project 
was $74,630,300. Total estimated Federal cost of 
project (1977) including $1,400,000 for downstream 
channel work and $481,000 for supplemental 
recreational development (Code 710) is 
$76,511,300. 
Local cooperation. Section 2, Flood Control 
Act of 1938, applies. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Regular funds, new work: The project is 
complete and in operational status. Planning for 
downstream channel work continued. Supplemental 
recreational development consisting of 
upgrading wastewater treatment facilities in 
two recreation areas and construction of two 
shower-latrine buildings and recreational facilities 
in the Ruark Bluff Area were essentially 
completed at a cost of $415,428. Maintenance: 
Ordinary operation and maintenance activities 
continued. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of 
the project was initiated October 1963 and 
placed in operation December 1969. Remaining 
work consists of proposal to acquire flowage 
easements on land and to construct a channel 
cutoff at Horseshoe Bend downstream from the 
dam to assure downstream channel capacity of 
8,000 c.f.s. for powerplant operation. Supplemental 
recreation facilities remain to be completed. 
General Investigations 
39. SURVEYS 
Fiscal year costs were $743,751 for flood 
control studies, $56,219 for review of authorized 
projects, and $40,311 for special studies. 
40. COLLECTION AND STUDY OF 
BASIC DATA 
(Flood Plain Management Services) 
Flood Plain Information Reports. 
Flood Plain Information Report was completed 
and presented to local officials at Crete, 
Nebraska. Cost during the FY was $235. Flood 
Plain Information Reports were underway for 
North Fork Republican River, at both Yuma 
County, Colorado and Wray, Colorado; and 
South Fork Frenchman Creek at Holyoke, 
Colorado, with a total FY cost of $63,906. 
Flood Hazard Information Reports 
A special flood hazard information report was 
underway for the Missouri River from its mouth 
to Rulo, Nebraska at a cost of $69,077. 
Flood Plain Management Services Unit cost 
was $83,399. 
Technical Services. The Flood Plain Reports 
section provided site investigations and flood 
hazard evaluations to military and non-military 
Federal agencies, State and local governmental 
agencies, and to individuals and businesses 
comprising over 500 separate inquiries. Costs 
were $98,267. 
Hydrologic Studies. Expenditures of $2,100 
were incurred for the purchase of three digital 
display units. 
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KANSAS CITY, MO., DISTRICT 
TABLE 20-A COST AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
See 
Section 
SSeeection 
(Consolidated 
Summary) 
4. Blue River Channel 
Kansas City, 
Mo. 
5. Chariton-Little 
Chariton Basins, 
Mo. 
6. Clinton Lake, 
Wakarusa 
River, Kans. 
(Contributed 
Funds) 
(Consolidated 
Summary) 
7. Grove Lake 
Soldier Creek, 
Kans. 
8. Gypsum, Gypsum 
Creek, Kans. 
9. Harlan County 
Lake, Republican 
River, Nebr. 
10. Hillsdale Lake, 
Big Bull 
Creek, Kans. 
11. Kanopolis Lake, 
Smoky Hill 
River, Kans. 
12. Kansas Citys on 
Mo. & Kans. Rivers 
Mo. & Kans. 
Total Cost to 
FY 74 FY 75 FY 76 FY 77 Sept. 30, 1977 
3,450,000 
3,910,123 
9,432,000 
9,681,990 
80,000 
37,914 
3,475,000 
3,341,317 
12,015,000 
12,073,727 
1in Text Project 
1. Kansas River 
Navigation, Kans. 
2. Missouri River, 
Sioux City, Iowa 
to Mouth (Rulo, 
Nebr., to Mouth) 
(Federal Funds) 
(Contributed 
Funds) 
Funding 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
Rehab. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
700,000 2,150,000 4,062,000 8,570,000 
497,696 2,252,944 4,515,748 7,302,604 
323,700 
306,776 
361,400 
361,676 
710,200 
721,341 
-75 
534,800 
480,591 
180,000 
12,158 
20-15 
1,950,000 
3,575,136 
7,512,800 
9,418,281 
28,046 
1,978,046 
3,575,136 
7,512,800 
9,418,281 
15,000 
55,000 
183,000 
15,551 
6,437,000 
7,111,897 
9,900 
6,437,000 
7,121,797 
389,000 
297,370 
130,000 
10,789 
6,000 
393,000 
366,454 
3,450,000 
3,938,472 
9,432,000 
9,681,990 
280,000 
280,000 
2,090 
333,425 
8,050,000 
8,229,164 
83,410 
8,050,000 
8,312,574 
45,000 
140,064 
106,265 
211,000 
34,837 
448,350 
430,910 
28,349 
3,475,000 
3,341,317 
12,015,000 
12,073,727 
529,171 
504,615 
55,745 
10,875,000 
11,051,737 
17,944 
10,875,000 
11,069,681 
41,000 
44,556 
118,850 
39,585 
-22,000 
157,247 
804,282 
840,525 
160,000 
100,345 
2,080,000 
1,465,928 
8,374,000 
6,873,144 
7,574 
18 
2,087,574 
1,465,946 
8,374,000 
6,873,144 
480,000 
424,402 
-3,983 
5,000,000 
3,643,134 
6,412 
5,000,000 
3,649,546 
250,000 
158,695 
39,072 
22,085 
1,010,000 
759,411 
240,000 
138,259 
231,214,190 1 
230,407,617 1 
219,441,514 2 
217,660,291 
816,190 
783,937 
22,642 
22,642 
232,030,3804 
231,191,554 
219,464,156 5 
217,682,933 s 
1,354,1i 
1,274,017 
692,707 
692,707 
46,447,500 
44,337,866 
119,048 
117,666 
46,566,548 
44,455,532 
1,844,900 
1,753,589 
402,952 
339,119 
45,693,3016 
45,692,497 
7,025,161 
6,760,237 
1,017,623 
1,017,623 
17,085,800 
15,668,381 
12,538,227 ? 
12,546,037 
4,947,510 
4,881,169 
42,445,197 
42,277,355

REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
TABLE 20-A (Continued) COST AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
See 
Section 
in Text Project 
13. Kansas City, 
Kansas River, 
Kans. (62 Mod.) 
14. Lawrence, Kansas 
River, Kans. 
(Contributed 
Funds) 
(Consolidated 
Summary) 
15. Little Blue River 
Channel Improvement, 
Little Blue 
River, Mo. 
16. Little Blue River 
Lakes, Little Blue 
River, Mo. 
17. Long Branch 
Lake, Little 
Chariton River, 
Mo. 
18. Melvern Lake 
Osage (Marais des 
Cygnes) River, 
Kans. 
19. Milford Lake, 
Republican River, 
Kans. 
20. Missouri River 
Levee System, 
Iowa, Nebr., 
Kans., and Mo. 
21. Onaga Lake, 
Kans. 
22. Perry Lake Area 
(Road Improvements), 
Kans. 
23. Perry Lake, 
Delaware River, 
Kans. 
24. Pick-Sloan Mo. 
Basin Program 
25. Pomme de Terre 
Lake, Pomme de 
Terre River, Mo. 
Total Cost to 
Funding FY 74 FY 75 FY 76 FY 77 Sept. 30, 1977 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
4,284,000 3,841,000 
5,478,894 3,391,649 
- 1,149,000 
66,480 656,936 
- 1,291 
2,625,000 
1,956,961 
135,000 
45,869 
854 
135,000 
46,723 
775,000 
262,979 
4,881,000 
2,790,358 
1,410,200 
1,930,255 
2,645,600 115,000 
3,064,146 1,874,903 
386,500 
375,465 
45,000 
44,730 
685,000 
698,356 
-100,000 
171,260 
203,000 
274,929 
-4,000 
36,058 
135,000 
321,740 
789,000 
727,348 
211,000 
208,916 
179,000 
399,118 
453,200 
445,030 
459,760 
458,272 
-2,000 
24,120 
420,400 
452,094 
223,000 
245,046 
166,000 
201,021 
400,000 
146,809 
73,252 
694,150 
762,182 
218,000 
218,167 
23,201 
605,000 
590,168 
66,480 
500,000 
491,974 
2,327,000 
4,396,514 
2,050,000 
1,702,806 
20-16 
1,150,291 
656,936 
2,336,000 
2,602,994 
2,375,000 
2,393,129 
5,661,877 
6,063,806 
520,000 
363,789 
856,700 
858,954 
1,555 
802,100 
795,070 
475,000 
398,281 
500 
9,895 
550,000 
343,167 
-25,755 
5,222 
962,100 
1,015,746 
272,300 
272,152 
144,000 
28,415 
886,100 
913,960 
2,820,000 
1,086,723 
2,250,000 
2,273,386 
75,000 
46,150 
2,325,000 
2,319,536 
4,600,000 
3,105,088 
5,100,000 
2,889,891 
3,880,000 
3,167,168 
85,967 
640,600 
617,283 
106,000 
7,470 
699,200 
596,591 
2,550,000 
544,855 
207,000 
181,460 
1,358,168 
1,160,698 
698,000 
418,101 
843,500 
757,758 
276,032 
276,082 
781,000 
720,887 
19,868,600 
17,544,554 
8,214,300 
7,717,909 
79,191 
49,050 
8,293,491 
7,766,959 
8,614,116 
6,766,151 
25,492,200 
23,222,133 
15,118,577 
14,358,253 
37,403,810 
37,298,880 
2,446,560 
2,412,154 
48,649,569 
48,548,654 
4,668,024 
4,537,660 
42,495,281 
40,397,540 
1,770,261 
1,744,629 
2,404,168 
1,686,732 
48,751,639 
48,468,911 
4,591,684 
4,493,950 
55,569 8 
55,569 
3,371,123 9 
3,367,767 
16,893,035 
16,777,498 
5,381,912 
5,308,825 
SSeeection

KANSAS CITY, MO., DISTRICT 
TABLE 20-A (Continued) COST AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
See 
Section 
in Text Project 
26. Pomona Lake, One 
Hundred Ten Mile 
Creek, Kans. 
27. Rathbun Lake, 
Chariton River, 
Iowa 
28. Smithville Lake, 
Little Platte 
River, Mo. 
29. Tuttle Creek Lake 
Big Blue 
River, Kans. 
31. Tuttle Creek Lake 
(Road Improvements), 
Kans. 
(1974 Mod.) 
33. Wilson Lake, 
Saline River, 
Kans. 
34. Inspection of 
Completed 
Flood Control 
Projects 
37. Harry S. Truman 
Dam & Reservoir 
Osage River, Mo. 
38. Stockton Lake, 
Sac River, Mo. 
Total Cost to 
Funding FY 74 FY 75 FY 76 FY 77 Sept. 30, 1977 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
16,000 
50,047 
442,500 
439,191 
48,000 
572,335 
474,600 
453,422 
3,268,200 
4,468,609 
2,000 
60,669 
570,200 
444,113 
390,300 
384,842 
160,000 
160,638 
31,600,000 43,130,000 
31,709,982 43,168,704 
- 2,000 
579,563 10,634 
945,000 1,075,200 
895,002 1,094,729 
15,118 81,800 
318,974 5,217 
811,600 800,000 
813,357 704,146 
88,395 4,321 
34,650 64,648 
868,800 876,000 
880,408 787,438 
19,427,605 16,243,733 
18,945,370 8,095,253 
-363 - 
346,000 
50,611 
451,600 
441,242 
20,410 
30,382 
445,150 
466,629 
9,890,000 
9,927,910 
4,000 
5,604 
917,040 
996,391 
3,000 
2,084 
386,450 
372,621 
142,000 
141,730 
678,100 
629,959 
55 
461,500 
436,270 
171,300 
152,029 
72,400,000 
54,339,503 
765,000 
470,966 
1,224,000 
1,196,433 
1. Includes $8,665,594 costs of new work for previous 
project. 
2. Includes $738,109 for maintenance of previous 
project. 
3. Includes $8,665,594 for new work for previous 
project and $808,6$6 from contributed funds. 
4. Includes $8,665,594 for new work for previous 
project and $755,570 from contributed funds. 
5. Includes $738,109 for maintenance of previous 
project $22,642 from contributed funds and $200,000 Fiscal 
Year 1968 Supplemental Appropriation Funds. 
6. Includes cost of materials furnished without charge 
in the amount of $24,198. 
7. Includes cost of materials furnished without charge 
in the amount of $7,885. 
8. Covers 96X3122 construction, general, funds allotted 
to the 'Republican River Basin Reservoirs (Medicine Creek 
Reservoir), Colo., Nebraska, and Kansas. 
9. Covers 96X3123 operation and maintenance, 
general, funds allotted to 'Scheduling of Flood Control 
Reservoir Operations.' 
20-17 
13,993,222 
13,910,335 
4,715,233 
4,593,916 
27,129,126 
27,127,159 
3,658,918 
3,562,791 
54,142,438 
45,457,850 
80,377,468 
80,377,468 
6,214,679 
6,150,899 
3,000 
3,000 
20,107,018 
20,107,018 
3,850,146 
3,804,638 
1,425,575 
1,404,291 
320,656,900 
301,403,288 
75,709,300 
75,136,116 
5,653,600 
5,568,137 
759,300 
804,000 
861 
548,500 
558,854 
244,000 
242,257 
66,968,000 
66,712,253 
312,000 
53,930 
1,451,700 
1,438,562

REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
TABLE 20-B 
MISSOURI RIVER, SIOUX CITY, IOWA, TO MOUTH 
(RULO, NEBR., TO MOUTH) 
TOTAL COST OF EXISTING PROJECT TO SEPTEMBER 30, 1977 
(See Section 2 of Text) 
Funds New Work Maintenance Total 
Regular $202,198,278 $215,424,341 $417,622,619 
Emergency 2,362,599 190,401 2,553,000 
Public works 17,181,146 114,180 17,295,326 
Accelerated public works - 393,261 393,261 
Maintenance and operation of 
dams and other improvements 
of navigable waters 800,000 800,000 
Total $221,742,023 $216,922,183 $438,664,206 
TABLE 20-C AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
Acts Work Authorized Documents 
MISSOURI RIVER, SIOUX CITY, IOWA, TO MOUTH 
(RULO, NEBR., TO MOUTH) (See Section 2 of Text) 
Project adopted for securing a permanent navigable 
channel of 6-foot depth from Kansas City, Mo. to mouth. 
Fixed upstream limit of improvement at upper 
end of Quindaro Bend (374.8 miles from mouth) and 
provided for dredging. 
For a minimum width of 200 feet, with a reasonable 
additional width around bends. 
Appropriation of $12 million authorized for existing 
project. 
Appropriation of $15 million additional authorized; 
additional allotments totaling $29,153,108 were 
made by Public Works Administration under provisions 
of National Industrial Recovery Act of 1938, and 
$9,669,791 allotted under provisions of Emergency 
Relief Appropriation Act of 1935. 
Completion of improvement from mouth to Sioux 
City, Iowa. 
Securing a navigable channel of 9-foot depth and 
a minimum width of 300 feet. 
BLUE RIVER BASIN (KANSAS CITY DISTRICT) 
Adopted plan for Blue River Basin and authorized 
$40,000,000 for initiation and partial 
accomplishment. 
KANSAS CITYS ON MISSOURI AND KANSAS RIVERS, 
MO. AND KANS. 
Levees and floodwalls for protection of Kansas Citys, 
at an estimated construction cost not to exceed 
$10 million, estimated cost of lands and damages 
$8 million. 
Modified and extended project to provide construction 
of cutoffs and protection for additional areas at an 
estimated additional cost of $8,445,000. 
H. Doc. 1287, 61st Cong., 
3d sess. (contains latest 
published map). 
H. Doc. 463, 64th Cong., 
1st sess. (contains latest 
published map). 
H. Doc. 1120, 60th Cong., 
2d sess. 
H. Doc. 238, 73d Cong., 
2d sess. (contains latest 
published map). 
H. Doc. 214, 76th Cong., 
1st sess. (contains latest 
published map). 
H. Doc. 91-332, 91st Cong., 
2d sess. 
H. Doc. 195, 73d Cong., 
2d sess. 
H. Doc. 342, 78th Cong., 
1st sess. 
20-18 
July 25, 1912 
Aug. 8, 1917 
Mar. 3, 1925 
Jan. 12, 1927 
July 3, 1930 
Aug. 30, 1935 
Mar. 2, 1945 
Dec. 31, 1970 
June 22, 1936 
Dec. 22, 1944

TABLE 20-C (Continued) 
KANSAS CITY, MO., DISTRICT 
AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
Acts Work Authorized Documents 
July 24, 1946 
Sept. 3, 1954 
Aug. 18, 1941 
Dec. 22, 1944 
Authorized Chief of Engineers to include necessary railroad 
bridge and approach alterations as a Federal 
responsibility. 
Alternate plan of improvement proposed by local interests 
for Armourdale unit (downstream section). 
MISSOURI RIVER LEVEE SYSTEM, IOWA, NEBR., KANS., 
AND MO. (See Section 20 of Text) 
Levees along both sides of river from Sioux City 
to Kansas City. 
Extended project from Kansas City to the mouth 
provided for increased protection. 
PICK-SLOAN MISSOURI BASIN PROGRAM 
(KANSAS CITY DIST.) (See Section 24 of Text) 
Adopted general comprehensive plan for Missouri 
River Basin and authorized $9 million for initiation 
and partial accomplishment. 
Modified general comprehensive plan to include Harlan 
County Dam and Reservoir on Republican River, Nebr., 
other supplemental flood control works on upper 
Republican River, and authorized $7 million additional 
expenditure. 
Expanded general comprehensive plan for Missouri River 
Basin and authorized $200 million additional 
expenditure. 
Additional expenditure of $150 million for prosecution of 
general comprehensive plan for Missouri River Basin. 
Additional expenditure of $250 million for prosecution of 
general comprehensive plan for Missouri River Basin. 
Expanded general comprehensive plan for Missouri River 
Basin and authorized $217,710,000 additional 
expenditure. 
Modified general comprehensive plan for Missouri River 
Basin by deletion of construction of Red Willow Dam and 
Reservoir, Nebr., and addition of construction of Wilson 
Dam and Reservoir, Kans. 
Expanded general comprehensive plan for Missouri River 
Basin and authorized $200 million additional 
expenditure. 
Additional expenditure of $207 million for prosecution of 
general comprehensive plan for Missouri River Basin. 
Additional expenditure of $80 million for prosecution of 
general comprehensive plan for Missouri River Basin and 
modified plan to include bank protection or rectification 
works below Garrison Dam. 
Additional $116 million for prosecution of general 
comprehensive plan for Missouri River Basin. 
Additional $20 million for prosecution of general 
comprehensive plan for Missouri River Basin. 
Additional $38,000,000 for prosecution of general 
comprehensive plan for Missouri River Basin. 
Change comprehensive plan name to Pick-Sloan Missouri 
Basin program. 
Additional $101,000,000 for prosecution of general 
comprehensive plan for Pick-Sloan Missouri 
Basin program. 
Additional $72,000,000 for prosecution of general 
comprehensive plan for Pick-Sloan Missouri 
Basin program. 
1. Contains latest published maps of Missouri River 
20-19 
H. Doc. 821, 76th Cong., 
3d sess. 
H. Doc. 475 and S. Docs. 
191 and 347, 78th Cong., 
2d sess. 
Flood Control Committee 
Doc. 1, 75th Cong., 
1st sess. 
H. Doc. 842, 76th Cong., 
3d sess. 
H. Doc. 475 and S. Does. 
191 and 247, 78th Cong., 
2d sess. 
H. Does. 642 and 549 
81st Cong., 2d sess. 
H. Doc. 409, 84th Cong., 
2d sess. 
S. Doc. 91-1100, 91st Cong., 
2d sess. 
S. Doc. 92-222, 92nd Cong., 
1st sess. 
June 28, 1938 
Aug. 18, 1941 
Dec. 22, 1944 
July 24, 1946 
May 17, 1950 
Sept. 3, 1954 
May 2, 1956 
July 3, 1958 
July 14, 1960 
Dec. 30, 1963 
June 18, 1965 
May 12, 1967 
Aug. 13, 1968 
Dec. 24, 1970 
Dec. 23, 1971 
Mar. 7, 1974

REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
TABLE 20-D MISSOURI RIVER SIOUX CITY TO MOUTH: TERMINAL FACILITIES 
(See Section 2 of Text) 
Miles 
Description of Facility 1 Above Bank Nearest Town 
Mouth 2 
Existing facilities: 
Grain loading 
Transfer of sand and gravel 
Grain loading 
Grain loading 
Chemical unloading 
Fertilizer unloading 
Grain loading 
Bulk handling; publicly owned, 
privately operated 
Loading dock 
Grain wharf 
Fertilizer unloading and loading 
Shipyard and ways for construction, 
repairing, and launching floating 
equipment 
Gram loading 
Flour loading 
Unloading dock, molasses and 
liquid fertilizer 
Transfer of Machinery 
Transfer of sand and gravel 
Loading dock 
Grain loading 
Bulk and liquid unloading 
Nitrogen fertilizer solutions 
Grain loading 
Coke loading conveyor 
Warehouse, bulk handling dock, and 
unloading platform 
Grain loading 
Scrap steel loading 
Warehouse and loading platform 
Transfer of sand and gravel 
Transfer of sand and gravel 
Fuel oil unloading facilities 
Grain loading 
Grain loading 
Grain loading 
Barge docking 
Coke Loading 
Rock loading 
Transfer of sand and gravel 
Steel products 
Oil unloading and vessel refueling 
Cement loading 
Dock (Company) 
Grain loading 
Transfer of sand and gravel 
Transfer of sand and gravel 
Grain loading 
Grain loading 
Transfer of sand and gravel 
Grain loading 
Stone loading 
Grain loading 
Grain loading 
Grain elevator, conveyor, and dock 
Transfer of sand and gravel 
Transfer of sand and gravel 
Barge docking 
Transfer of sand and gravel 
Transfer of sand and gravel 
Oil unloading 
Transfer of sand and gravel 
Transfer of sand and gravel 
Transfer of sand and gravel 
Coal unloading 
488.0 
447.5 
446.6 
446.0 
445.43 
423.2 
423.1 
422.9 
421.1 
396.1 
396.05 
395.7 
386.5 
386.4 
386.2 
384.9 
377.5 
375.6 
373.0 
372.4 
368.2 
367.7 
367.2 
367.1 
367.0 
366.9 
365.9 
365.6 
365.4 
364.3 
364.2 
361.6 
361.0 
360.6 
360.5 
360.05 
360.0 
357.6 
356.6 
354.8 
345.3 
318.2 
318.1 
317.2 
293.3 
293.0 
286.9 
270.0 
263.1 
262.7 
249.3 
226.4 
226.2 
197.0 
196.4 
186.3 
181.4 
148.6 
143.7 
143.2 
124.6 
117.1 
Right 
Left 
Left 
Left 
LefRight 
Right 
Right 
Right 
Right 
Right 
Right 
Right 
Right 
R ht 
Left 
Left 
Right 
Right 
Right 
Right 
Right 
Right 
Right 
Right 
Right 
Right 
Right 
Right 
Right 
Right 
Left 
Left 
Left 
Left 
Left 
Right 
Right 
Right 
Right 
Right 
Reft 
Right 
Right 
Left 
Left 
RighLeft 
RhLeft 
Left 
Left 
Right 
Left 
Left 
Right 
20-20 
Left 
Right 
Left 
Left 
Left 
Right 
White Cloud, Kans. 
St. Joseph, Mo. 
St. Joseph, Mo. 
St. Joseph, Mo. 
St. Joseph, Mo. 
Atchison, Kans. 
Atchison, Kans. 
Atchison, Kans. 
Atchison, Kans. 
Leavenworth, Kans. 
Leavenworth, Kans. 
S. Leavenworth, Kans. 
Wolcott, Kans. 
Wolcott, Kans. 
Wolcott, Kans. 
Waldron, Mo. 
Parkville, Mo. 
Parkville, Mo. 
Kansas City, Kans. 
Kansas City, Kans. 
Kansas City, Kans. 
Kansas City, Kans 
Kansas City, Mo. 
Kansas City, Mo. 
Kansas City, Mo. 
Kansas City, Mo. 
Kansas City, Mo. 
Kansas City, Mo. 
Kansas City, Mo. 
Kansas City, Mo. 
Kansas City, Mo. 
Kansas City, Mo. 
Randolph, Mo. 
Randolph, Mo. 
Randolph, Mo. 
Randolph, Mo. 
Randolph, Mo. 
Sugar Creek, Mo. 
Sugar Creek, Mo. 
Sugar Creek, Mo. 
Missouri City, Mo. 
Lexington, Mo. 
Lexington, Mo. 
Lexington, Mo. 
Waverly, Mo. 
Waverly, Mo. 
Carrollton, Mo. 
Wakenda, Mo. 
Miami, Mo. 
Miami, Mo. 
Brunswick, Mo. 
Glasgow, Mo. 
Glasgow, Mo. 
Boonville, Mo. 
Boonville, Mo. 
Rocheport, Mo. 
Huntsdale, Mo. 
Jefferson City, Mo. 
Jefferson City, Mo. 
Jefferson City, Mo. 
Mokane, Mo. 
Chamois, Mo.

KANSAS CITY, MO., DISTRICT 
TABLE 20-D (Cont'd) MISSOURI RIVER SIOUX CITY TO MOUTH: TERMINAL FACILITIES 
(See Section 2 of Text) 
Miles 
Description of Facility Above Bank Nearest Town 
Mouth 
Transfer of sand and gravel 96.9 Left Hermann, Mo. 
Loading dock 81.8 Right New Haven, Mo. 
Transfer of sand and gravel 68.2 Right Washington, Mo. 
Transfer of sand and gravel 43.8 Right Chesterfield, Mo. 
Transfer of sand and gravel and bulk 
cargo dock 27.9 Right St. Charles, Mo. 
Transfer of sand and gravel 27.8 Right St. Charles, Mo. 
Transfer of sand and gravel 16.8 Right Musicks Ferry, Mo. 
Transfer of sand and gravel 8.5 Right Ruegg, Mo. 
1. Privately owned and operated unless indicated. 2. 1960 adjusted mileage. 
TABLE 20-E OTHER AUTHORIZED NAVIGATION PROJECTS 
(See Section 3 of Text) 
For Last Cost To September 30, 1977 
Full Report 
See Annual Operation and 
Project Report For Construction Maintenance 
Fort Leavenworth Bridge removal 1965 270,393 - 
Gasconade River, Mo." 2 1931 139,003 85,077 
Osage River, Mo., lock and dam3 1952 658,076 850,495 
1. Improvement adequate for existing needs. Project 
for maintenance only. 
2. Curtailment of project in H. Doc. 467, 69th Cong., 1st 
sess. 
3. Operation of lock and dam placed in standby status. 
20-21

REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
Miles of 
Unit Levee Status 
R 513-512 Richardson Co. D. D. #7 19.1 Complete 
R 500 Iowa Point D. D. #4 4.1 Complete 
Kimsey Holly Creek 1.7 Complete 
L 497 Forest City L. D. 13.4 Complete 
L 488 Holt Co. D. D. #7 11.5 Complete 
R 482 Burr Oak D. D. #3 8.3 Complete 
L 476 Amazonia L. D. 5.7 Complete 
R 471-460 Elwood-Gladden L. D. 14.5 Complete 
L 455 S. St. Joseph L. D. 15.6 Complete 
L 448-443 Halls L. D. 16.8 Complete 
R 440 Atchison & Doniphan Co. D. D. 10.6 Complete 
L 408 Farley-Beverly D. D. 12.5 Complete 
L 400 Waldron L. D. 7.4 Complete 
L 385 Riverside-Quindaro D. D. 6.5 Preliminary planning underway 
R 351 Atherton L. D. 13.4 Complete 
L 345-330 Orrick L. D. 43.4 Initial contract plans complete 
L 325-319 Henrietta-Crooked River D. D. 35.0 Planning underway 
L 246 Brunswick-Dalton D. D. 20.0 Under construction 
Remaining units Detailed planning not initiated 
20-22 
TABLE 20-F MISSOURI RIVER LEVEE SYSTEM 
(See Section 20 of Text)

KANSAS CITY, MO., DISTRICT 
TABLE 20-G KANSAS CITY DISTRICT PROJECTS INCLUDED IN 
PICK-SLOAN MISSOURI BASIN PROGRAM 
(See Section 24 of Text) 
Estimated Estimated 
Project Federal Non-Federal 
Cost Cost 
Abilene, Smoky Hill River, Kansas $ 1,099,350 $ 287,000 
Bartley, Republican River, Nebraska 118,269 9,500 
Beatrice, Big Blue River, Nebraska 1 685,000 524,000 
Fort Scott Lake, Marmaton River, Kansas 56,000,000 1,870,000 
Garnett Lake, Pottawatomie Creek, Kansas 3 38,600,000 - 
Harlan County Lake, Republican River, Nebraska 46,691,155 - 
Harry S. Truman Dam and Reservoir, Osage River, Missouri 450,000,000 92,500,000 
Hillsdale Lake, Big Bull Creek, Kansas 58,400,000 19,200,000 
Indianola, Republican River, Nebraska 67,275 7,592 
Kanopolis Lake, Smoky Hill River, Kansas 12,601,735 - 
Lawrence, Kansas River, Kansas 8,870,000 2,130,000 
Manhattan, Kansas River, Kansas 2,488,585 265,000 
Melvern Lake, Osage (Marais des Cygnes) River, Kansas 37,403,810 - 
Melvern Lake and Pomona Lake (Road Improvement), 
Kansas (1974 Authorization) 500,000 214,300 
Milford Lake, Republican River, Kansas 49,249,843 - 
Missouri River Levee System, Rulo to the Mouth 2 131,700,000 14,300,000 
Osawatomie, Osage (Marais des Cygnes) River, Kansas 2,036,624 348,300 
Ottawa, Osage (Marais des Cygnes) River, Kansas 4,462,661 876,000 
Perry Lake, Delaware River, Kansas 49,251,394 - 
Pomme de Terre Lake, Pomme de Terre River, Missouri4 17,092,924 - 
Pomona Lake, Osage River Basin, Kansas 13,998,108 - 
Salina, Smoky Hill River, Kansas 3,878,668 1,960,000 
Stockton Lake, Sac River, Missouri 76,511,300 17,381,000 
Topeka, Kansas River, Kansas 21,174,593 10,383,492 
Tuttle Creek Lake, Big Blue River, Kansas 80,377,031 - 
Tuttle Creek Lake, Kansas-Road and Bridge (1976 Act) 630,000 - 
Tuttle Creek Lake (Road Improvement), Kansas 
(1974 Modification) 500,000 214,300 
Wilson Lake, Saline River, Kansas 20,107,023 - 
1. 1960 estimate. 
2. Active portion of project. Deferred portion of project 
is currently estimated to cost (1964) $1,690,000 Federal 
and $122,000 non-Federal. Inactive portion of project is 
currently estimated to cost (1964) $272,408,000 Federal and 
$23,862,500 non-Federal. 
3. 1969 estimate. 
4. Active portion of project. Inactive portion of the 
project for power modification is currently estimated to cost 
(1954) $7,300,000. 
20-23

REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
TABLE 20-H INSPECTION OF COMPLETED FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS 
(See Section 34 of Text) 
Location Month Inspected 
Missouri River Main Stem 
Missouri River Levees: R513-512, R500, Kimsey Holly Creek, L497, L488, 
R482, L476, R471-460, L455, L448-443, R440, L408, L400 and R351 
Kansas Citys, Missouri and Kansas: Argentine, Armourdale, 
Birmingham, CID (Mo & Kans), East Bottoms, Fairfax-Jersey 
Creek, North Kansas City Units, and GSA Federal Complex 
Missouri River at New Haven, Missouri and Mouth of Osage 
Diversion Levee 
Grand River at Brunswick, and Grand River at Salt Creek, Missouri 
Missouri River, Atchison, Kansas 
Nemaha River, Tecumseh, Nebraska 
Shoal Creek, Proctorville, Missouri 
Osage River, Kansas and Missouri 
Ottawa, Kansas 
Osawatomie, Kansas 
Kansas River and Minor Tributaries 
Topeka, Kansas; Auburndale, North Topeka, Oakland, Soldier 
Creek, South Topeka, and Waterworks Units 
Manhattan, Kansas 
Lawrence, Kansas 
Big Stranger Creek, Kansas 
Desoto, Kansas, Bridge Protection 
Republican River, Nebraska and Kansas 
Bartley, Nebraska 
Indianola, Nebraska 
McCook, Nebraska 
Inavale, Nebraska 
Elk Creek, Clyde, Kansas 
Smoky Hill, Salina, and Solomon Rivers 
Smoky Hill River, Solomon, Kansas, Bridge Protection 
Abilene, Kansas 
Salina, Kansas 
Salt Creek at Barnard, Kansas 
Blue and Delaware Rivers, Kansas 
Seward, Nebraska 
Mouth of Delaware River, Kansas 
Frankfort, Kansas 
Fairbury, Nebraska 
Chariton River, Iowa and Missouri 
Chariton River, Missouri 
Platte River, Missouri 
Bedford, Iowa, 102 River 
Hopkins, Missouri, East Fork, 102 River 
Easton-Saxton, Bridge Protection 
Villisca, Iowa 
Fort Riley, Kansas 
Mar, May, Jun, 
Oct 77 
Dec 76, Apr 77 
Nov 76 
Nov 76 
Oct 76 
Aug 77 
Oct 76 
Oct 76 
Oct 76 
Nov. 76, Aug 77 
Mar, Aug 77 
Aug 77 
Aug 77 
Aug 77 
Oct 76 
Oct 76 
Oct 76 
Oct 76 
Nov 76 
Mar 77 
Mar 77 
Mar 77 
Mar 77 
Mar 77 
Mar 77 
Mar 77 
Mar 77 
Oct 76 
Aug 77 
Aug 77 
Aug 77 
Aug 77 
Aug 77 
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KANSAS CITY, MO., DISTRICT 
TABLE 20-I OTHER AUTHORIZED FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS 
(See Section 35 of Text) 
For Last Cost To September 30, 1977 
Full Report 
See Annual Operation and 
Project Report For Construction Maintenance 
Abilene, Kans. 1965 1,099,350 - 
Arlington Lake, Mo. 5 1948 8,651 - 
Atchison, Kans. 1973 4,099,590 - 
Bartley, Nebr. 1953 118,269 - 
Beatrice, Big Blue River, Nebr.3 1965 16,317 - 
Bedford, East Fork, 102 River, Iowa 1 1974 586,097 - 
Big Blue River, Seward, Nebr." 4 - 126,887 - 
Big Stranger Creek, Kans. 1, 4 - 337,131 - 
Braymer Lake, Shoal Creek, Mo.2 1966 - - 
Brookfield Lake, Yellow Creek, Mo.2 1976 451,400 - 
Chariton River, Mo. (1944 Act) 1 1973 8,052,990 - 
Dry Fork and East Fork Lakes, 
Fishing River, Mo.2 1974 51,989 - 
East Muddy Creek, Mo 2 1966 - - 
Elk Creek, Clyde, Kans. 1 1975 881,415 - 
Fairbury, Little Blue River, Nebr.1 1973 726,966 - 
Fort Scott Lake, Marmaton River, Kans. 1976 757,500 - 
Frankfort, Black Vermillion River, Kans.1 1966 1,271,025 - 
Garnett Lake, Pottawatomie Creek, Kans.2 1973 71,466 - 
Hackleman Corners Lake, Cedar Creek, Mo.s 
Hays, Big Creek, Kans. 2 1974 499,200 - 
Indian Lake, Blue River, Kans.2 1976 127,297 - 
Indianola, Nebr.1 1950 67,275 - 
Lower Grand River, Mo. 1966 - - 
Manhattan, Kansas River, Kans. 1 1967 2,488,585 - 
Mercer Lake, Weldon River, Mo. 1976 432,245 - 
Mill Lake, Blue River, Mo. 1971 - - 
Missouri River at New Haven, Mo.' - 139,883 - 
Osawatomie, Pottawatomie Creek, Kans. 1 1973 2,036,624 - 
Ottawa, Osage (Marais des Cygnes) 
River, Kans.1 1966 4,462,661 - 
Pattonsburg Lake, Grand River, Mo.2 1976 - - 
Pattonsburg Lake, Grand River, Mo. 
(Advance Highway Relocation)2 1976 381,623- 
Pattonsburg Lake, Grand River, Mo. 
(Advance Town Relocation) 2 1976 91,929 
Pioneer Lake, Kans.5 1952 95,692 - 
Platte River, Mo., Channel Improvement 2 1973 222,193 - 
Rathbun Lake Fish Hatchery 1 1975 700,000 - 
Richland Lake, Mo.5 1948 8,651 - 
Salina, Smoky Hill River, Kans.1 1967 3,878,668 - 
Salt Creek, Barnard, Kans." 4 - 127,860 - 
Smithville Channel, Little Platte River, Mo.2 1973 6,896- 
Stonehouse Creek, Jefferson Co., Kans. 1, 4' 1972 246,955 - 
Tomahawk Lake, Blue River, Kans. 2 1976 77,189 - 
Topeka, Kansas River, Kans.1 1974 21,174,593 - 
Trenton Lake, Thompson River, Mo. 2 1966 - - 
Upper Grand River, Mo.2 1966 - 
Wolf-Coffee Lake, Blue River, Kans. 1976 1,095,019 - 
1. Completed. 4. Authorized by the Chief of Engineers under section 
2. Inactive. 205, Public Law 858, 80th Congress, as amended. 
3. Deferred for restudy. 5. Deauthorized. 
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OMAHA, NEBR., DISTRICT* 
This district comprises portions of Montana, in drainage basin of Missouri River along main 
Wyoming, North Dakota, South Dakota, Colora- stem and tributaries to Rulo, Nebr. 
do, Nebraska, Iowa, and Minnesota, all embraced 
IMPROVEMENTS 
Navigation Page 
1. Fort Peck Lake, Mont.................21-2 
2. Missouri River, Sioux City, 
Iowa to Rulo, Nebr .................. 21-2 
3. Other Authorized Navigation 
Projects ........................... 21-2 
4. Navigation Work Under Special 
Authorization.......................21-3 
Flood Control 
5. Bear Creek Lake, Colo................. 21-3 
6. Big Sioux River at Sioux City, 
Iowa and S. Dak......................21-3 
7. Bowman-Haley Lake, N. Dak..........21-3 
8. Chatfield Lake, Colo................21-4 
9. Cherry Creek Lake, Colo...............21-4 
10. Fall River Basin, S. Dak..............21-4 
11. Frazer-Wolf Point, Mont............21-5 
12. Great Falls, Mont.................21-5 
13. Miles City, Mont.................21-5 
14. Missouri River, Garrison Dam 
to Lake Oahe, N. Dak.................21-6 
15. Missouri River, Kenslers Bend, 
Nebr. to Sioux City, Iowa ............. 21-6 
16. Missouri River Levee System, 
Sioux City, Iowa to Mouth ............ 21-6 
17. Papillion Creek and Tributaries, 
N ebr........ ........................ 21-6 
18. Pick-Sloan Missouri River Basin 
Program (Omaha Dist.) ............... 21-7 
19. Pipestem Lake, N. Dak...............21-7 
20. Rapid Creek, Rapid City, S. Dak ....... 21-7 
21. Sacred Heart Hospital, 
Yankton, S. Dak .................... 21-8 
22. Salt Creek & Tributaries, Nebr. ........ 21-8 
Flood Control (cont.) Page 
23. South Platte River Basin, Colo. ....... 21-8 
24. Inspection of Completed Flood 
Control Works ..................... 21-8 
25. Scheduling Flood Control 
Reservoir Operations.................21-8 
26. Other Authorized Flood Control 
Projects ........................... 21-9 
27. Flood Control Activities Under 
Special Authorization ................ 21-9 
Multiple Purpose Projects Including Power 
28. Big Bend Dam-Lake Sharpe, 
Missouri River Basin, S. Dak ......... 21-9 
29. Eagle Bay & Fort Yates Highway 
Bridges, N. Dak.....................21-9 
30. Fort Randall Dam-Lake Francis 
Case, Missouri River Basin, 
S. Dak ............................ 21-10 
31. Garrison Dam-Lake Sakakawea, 
Missouri River Basin, N. Dak.........21-10 
32. Gavins Point Dam-Lewis and Clark 
Lake, Missouri River Basin, Nebr. 
and S. Dak ........................ 21-10 
33. Gavins Point Dam-Lewis and Clark 
Lake-Relocation of Niobrara, Nebr.... 21-11 
34. Oahe Dam-Lake Oahe, Missouri 
River Basin, S. Dak. and N. Dak .... 21-11 
35. Streambank Erosion Control 
Evaluation and Demonstration 
Project............................21-11 
36. 
37. 
General Investigations 
Surveys...........................21-12 
Collection & Study of Basic Data ...... 21-12 
*All cost and financial statements for projects are listed at the end of this chapter. All other tables are referenced in text and 
also appear at the end of this chapter. 
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REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
Navigation 
1. FORT PECK LAKE, MONT. 
Location. Reservoir is in Missouri River Valley 
in McCone, Valley, Garfield, Phillips, Petroleum, 
and Fergus Counties, Mont. Dam is approximately 
1,771.5 miles above mouth of 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 18,900,000 acre-feet at 
maximum operating pool. See page 818 of 1965 
Annual Report and page 905 of 1958 Annual 
Report for project details. Estimated cost of 
overall project (1977) is $158,388,425 including 
$1,837,000 Code 710 funds. 
Local cooperation. None required. 
Terminal facilities. None. 
Operation and results during fiscal year. Regular 
funds, new work: None. Maintenance: Design 
studies continued for powerhouse improvements. 
Contracts for the Centralization of Controls and 
Modernization of the Power Plant were initiated. 
Fort Peck Lake was operated in conjunction with 
the other Missouri River reservoirs for flood 
control, navigation, power production, and other 
multi-purpose uses. Generating facilities produced 
1,184,870,000 net kilowatt hours of electricity. 
Total cost of Operation and Maintenance 
during the period was $5,030,382; however, reimbursement 
from the Bureau of Reclamation for 
the prorata share of Operation and Maintenance 
cost of the power plant, reimbursement for furnishing 
operator's village facilities, and property 
disposals reduced net cost to $2,096,718. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Work started on 
original project in October 1933 and on second 
power plant in August 1956. The project was 
completed in 1965. On September 30, 1977, the 
pool was at elevation 2232.7 and 14,965,000 acrefeet 
of water was impounded in the reservoir. 
2. MISSOURI RIVER, SIOUX CITY, IOWA 
TO MOUTH (SIOUX CITY, IOWA 
TO RULO, NEBR.) 
Location. Jefferson, Madison, and Gallatin 
Rivers conjoin at Three Forks, Mont., to form 
Missouri River, which flows southeasterly 2,315 
miles (1960 mileage) across or along seven states 
to Mississippi River, 17 miles above St. Louis. 
River is boundary between states of Missouri, 
Kansas, Nebraska, and Iowa. For description see 
page 1149, Annual Report for 1932. 
Previous projects. For details see page 1893, 
Annual Report for 1915, and page 1175, Annual 
Report for 1938. 
Existing project. Provides for a navigation 
channel of 9-foot depth and width not less than 
300 feet, to be obtained by revetment of banks, 
construction of rock dikes to contract and stabilize 
waterway, cutoffs to eliminate long bends, closing 
minor channels, removal of snags and dredging as 
required. Estimated cost of new work Sioux City 
to Rulo, Nebr. (1977) is $192,400,000 exclusive of 
amounts expended on previous projects. (See 
Table 21-C for authorizing legislation, and Table 
21-E for Terminal Facilities). 
Local cooperation. Local interests must share 
in cost of recreation facilities in accordance with 
provisions of the Federal Water Project Recreation 
Act of 1965. Local interests have contributed 
for cost sharing on construction of recreation by 
constructing portions of the facilities. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work consisted of construction at two riverside 
recreation sites. There was no contract maintenance 
work. Work by hired labor forces consisted of 
the construction of 86 environmental gaps, repair 
of 3,292 linear feet of revetment, 5,902 tons of 
stone salvaged from obsolete structures, removal 
of debris from 58 environmental gaps, and 4,400 
cubic yards of channel obstruction excavation. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction 
was initiated on this section of the project (Sioux 
City to Rulo) in fiscal year 1928, and the scheduled 
completion date is fiscal year 1978 for Bank 
Stabilization and fiscal year 1982 for the Recreation 
Feature. The work was approximately 98 
percent complete at end of the fiscal year. Work 
remaining to complete this section of project consists 
of construction of additional bank stabilization 
structures, miscellaneous other structures 
and recreation facilities. A reliable channel 
suitable for navigation is available through this 
section. Controlling depth at ordinary stages of 
the river is 8'/2 feet, with additional depths available 
during high stages. Commercial navigation 
was inaugurated on this section in May 1939, and 
common carrier transportation service was inaugurated 
in October 1946. Seven riverside recreation 
sites are complete and in operation. Construction 
was nearly completed for the enlargement of two 
of the site areas to provide camping facilities. 
Local interests have assumed operation and maintenance 
of the recreation sites. (See Table 21-B for 
total cost of work under existing project to 
September 1977). 
3. OTHER AUTHORIZED NAVIGATION 
PROJECTS 
See Table 21-D. 
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4. NAVIGATION WORK UNDER SPECIAL 
AUTHORIZATION 
Small Navigation Projects Not Specifically 
Authorized by Congress (Sec. 107 of the River and 
Harbor Act of 1960, as amended, Public Law 645, 
86th Congress). 
No work this fiscal year. 
Flood Control 
5. BEAR CREEK LAKE, COLO. 
Location. Damsite is on Bear Creek in Jefferson 
County, Colorado about 8 miles above the confluence 
of Bear Creek with the South Platte River 
at Denver. 
Existing project. Project consists of an earthfill 
dam 170 feet high, with a crest length of about 
5,120 feet, and a supplementary earthfill dike with 
a height of 80 feet and a crest length of 1,930 feet, 
to the south of the main dam, and an uncontrolled 
earth and rock-cut emergency spillway. The lake 
will provide storage capacity of 26,290 acre-feet 
for flood control and 2,000 acre-feet for sediment 
and recreation. Authorized by 1968 Flood Control 
Act (Senate Document 87, 90th Congress). Estimated 
cost is $64,400,000 (1977) of which 
$276,000 is future non-Federal reimbursement for 
recreation cost sharing. Other non-Federal costs, 
for acquisition of water for recreation pool, are 
estimated at $240,000. 
Local cooperation. Local interests will be required 
to: a. In accordance with the Federal Water 
Project Recreation Act: (1) administer land and 
water areas for recreation and fish and wildlife 
enhancement; (2) pay, contribute in kind, or repay 
with interest, one-half of the separable cost allocated 
to recreation and fish and wildlife enhancement; 
(3) bear all costs of operation, maintenance, 
and replacement of recreation and fish and wildlife 
lands and facilities including water replacement; 
(4) provide the water required for initial filling and 
replenishment of evaporation losses of the recreation 
pool by purchase or other means consistent 
with Federal and State laws, to assure effective 
operation of the project for recreation and fish and 
wildlife enhancement; b. hold and save the United 
States free from damages due to water-rights 
claims resulting from construction and operation 
of the project; c. prevent encroachment on the 
flow-carrying capacity of the channel below the 
reservoir to the extent necessary to provide for 
effective reservoir operation in the interest of flood 
control; d. adequately inform affected interests, at 
least annually, that the project will not provide 
complete flood protection; and e. provide guidance 
and leadership in preventing unwise and uneconomical 
future development of the flood plain 
areas by encouraging prudent management techniques 
to reduce future flood losses. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. Design 
studies continued by hired labor. Land acquisition 
and construction of relocations, embankment 
and spillway continued. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of 
the project was initiated in October 1973 and advanced 
to 74 percent complete. Land acquisition 
was 99 percent complete. Relocations were 93 
percent complete. Construction of the dam was 68 
percent complete. Planning was underway on 
public use facilities. 
6. BIG SIOUX RIVER AT SIOUX CITY, 
IOWA AND S. DAK. 
Location. Near mouth of Big Sioux River in the 
vicinity of Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa 
and North Sioux City, Union County, South 
Dakota. 
Existing project. The project provides for 
channel improvement by enlargement and minor 
realignment along the existing channel upstream 
from the Interstate Highway 29 bridge to a point 
approximately 1,300 feet upstream of the Chicago, 
Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad 
Bridge. Levees will provide a high degree of protection 
to North Sioux City, South Dakota and 
the Riverside Area of Sioux City, Iowa. Stone 
revetment will be placed along the improved 
channel at locations of potential erosion. Estimated 
cost is $7,040,000 (1977) of which 
$6,650,000 is Federal and $390,000 is non-Federal 
cost. 
Local cooperation. Section 3 of the Flood 
Control Act approved June 22, 1936 applies. 
Contracts required by Section 221 of the Flood 
Control Act of 1970 to provide local cooperation 
were executed July 13, 1976. 
Operation and results during fiscal year. Design 
studies continued by hired labor. Construction 
of levees and channel improvements was continued. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction 
was initiated in September 1976 and was 24 
percent complete. 
7. BOWMAN-HALEY LAKE, N. DAK. 
Location. Damsite is on North Fork of Grand 
River in southwestern North Dakota, about 6 
miles above Haley, N. Dak. 
Existing project. A dam and reservoir with a 
storage capacity of about 19,780 acre-feet for sediment 
storage, fish and wildlife conservation, and 
recreation, and future water supply for communities 
of Bowman, Reeder, Scranton, and Gas- 
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coyne, N. Dak. Also provided will be 73,200 acrefeet 
of exclusive flood control storage. Project was 
authorized by 1962 Flood Control Act. 
Final cost is $4,372,174 (1973) of which 
$3,572,447 is ultimate Federal cost and $799,727 
future non-Federal reimbursement for water 
supply. 
Local cooperation. Local interests must prevent 
encroachment on capacity of North Fork 
channel below reservoir; obtain water rights for 
storage; pay the United States for costs allocated 
to water supply; and hold the United States free 
from damages. Assurances of local cooperation 
were approved June 19, 1964. With respect to 
water rights, requirements have been complied 
with. Negotiation of a contract for future water 
supply is pending. 
Operation and results during fiscal year. Maintenance: 
Operation and maintenance activities 
included sedimentation and reservoir regulation 
studies and intermittent inspections of the dam 
and structures. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction 
was initiated July 1964, and the project was completed 
in 1970. 
8. CHATFIELD LAKE, COLO. 
Location. On South Platte River, just below 
the mouth of Plum Creek, about eight miles upstream 
from Denver, Colorado. 
Existing project. Consists of rolled earth-fill 
dam with a maximum height of 148 feet and a 
reservoir with flood control capacity of 211,200 
acre-feet and sediment capacity of 23,800 acrefeet, 
which will be used for recreation, and an enlarged 
channel from the dam downstream to 
Denver to accommodate reservoir flood releases. 
Project was authorized by 1950 Flood Control 
Act. 
The Water Resources Act of 1974 (PL 93-251) 
authorized participation with local interests in 
acquisition of lands and development of recreation 
facilities immediately downstream of the Chatfield 
Dam in lieu of a portion of the channel 
improvement. Estimated cost is $96,800,000 
(1977) of which $89,300,000 is Federal cost for 
construction and $4,600,000 is local cost in 
connection with the downstream channel improvement 
and $2,900,000 is local cost for acquisition of 
water for the recreation pool. 
Local cooperation. Section 3, Flood Control Act 
of June 22, 1936 applies to the downstream 
channel improvement. The Colorado Water Conservation 
Board provided assurances of local cooperation 
for the downstream improvement on 
December 13, 1967. Local interests must provide 
water for filling the sediment reserve pool for 
recreation use which the state agreed to on April 
25, 1967. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. Continued 
design by hired labor. Completed real 
estate acquisition. Continued construction of 
recreation facilities. Continued routine operation 
and maintenance activities. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of 
the project was initiated in August 1967 and was 
88 percent complete. Acquisition of land was 
complete and relocations were essentially complete. 
Construction of the spillway and the final 
earthwork contract were complete. Construction 
of recreation facilities is about 83 percent complete. 
Planning is underway for remaining dam 
facilities, downstream channel and public use 
facilities. 
9. CHERRY CREEK LAKE, COLO. 
Location. Damsite is on Cherry Creek in Arapahoe 
County, Colo., approximately 6 miles 
southeast of Denver, Colo. just outside of city 
limits. Cherry Creek joins South Platte River 
within city limits of Denver. 
Existing project. A rolled-earthfill dam with 
maximum height of 140 feet above streambed and 
14,300 feet long. Project includes a reinforced concrete 
outlet works and an uncontrolled side channel 
spillway canal discharging into adjacent Toll 
Gate Creek, thus by-passing city of Denver. 
Cherry Creek project provides reservoir storage 
capacity of 93,900 acre-feet below spillway canal 
invert and surcharge storage of 134,470 acre-feet 
above this elevation. Plan of operation in ultimate 
development for multiple-purpose uses includes 
10,000 acre-feet for sediment storage, 85,000 acrefeet 
for conservation purposes, and surcharge for 
flood control purposes. Estimated cost of project 
is $15,053,364 (1976) including $383,450 Code 710 
funds (recreational facilities on completed projects). 
(See Table 21-C for authorizing legislation). 
Local cooperation. None required except for 
recreation cost-sharing under the Code 710 program. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. Operation 
and maintenance activities include administration 
of project area, continuation of sediment 
studies, stream gaging activities, and miscellaneous 
items of ordinary repair and maintenance. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction 
began in fiscal year 1946 and was completed in 
June 1961 exclusive of recreation facilities. 
10. FALL RIVER BASIN, S. DAK. 
Location. In Custer and Fall River Counties, S. 
Dak., in and near town of Hot Springs. Hot 
Springs unit is in town of Hot Springs, immedi- 
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ately south of junction of Cold Brook and Hot 
Brook which combine to form Fall River; Cold 
Brook Lake unit is approximately 1.25 miles north 
of town of Hot Springs on Cold Brook; and 
Cottonwood Springs Lake unit is approximately 
4.5 miles west of town of Hot Springs on Cottonwood 
Springs Creek, one-half mile upstream from 
its confluence with Hot Brook. 
Existing project. Project as authorized by 1941 
Flood Control Act, is a plan of flood protection on 
Fall River and Tributaries, S. Dak., substantially 
in accordance with recommendations of Chief of 
Engineers in House Document 655, 76th Congress, 
3d session. The general plan of improvement 
provides flood protection for Hot Springs, S. 
Dak. The Hot Springs channel improvement unit 
consisted of widening, deepening and straightening 
6,000 feet of channel of Fall River. The Cold 
Brook Lake unit, an earthfill dam with appurtenant 
structures, controls an area of 70.5 square 
miles. The Cottonwood Springs Lake unit consists 
of an earthfill dam with appurtenant structures 
and controls an area of 26 square miles. Final cost 
is $5,661,932 (1974), of which $5,519,432 is 
Federal cost for construction and $142,500 is local 
cost for lands and relocations. 
Local cooperation. Local cooperation was required 
only for the Hot Springs Channel Improvement. 
These requirements have been fully 
complied with. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. Construction 
of project complete. Routine operation 
and maintenance activities were continued on the 
Cold Brook and Cottonwood Springs dams and 
structures. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction 
of Hot Springs unit was completed during fiscal 
year 1951. Construction of Cold Brook unit dam 
and appurtenances was completed in fiscal year 
1953 with exception of a road and parking area 
which were completed in fiscal year 1955. Construction 
of the Cottonwood Springs unit dam was 
completed in fiscal year 1970 with the exception of 
the recreation facilities which were completed in 
fiscal year 1972. 
11. FRAZER-WOLF POINT, MONT. 
Location. Along the Missouri River approximately 
4 miles southwest of Frazer, Montana. 
Existing project. Proposed project consists of 
stonefill dike construction on the right bank and 
segmented bank protection on the left bank 
extending .25 mile upstream to .50 downstream of 
the Frazer-Wolf Point Irrigation Unit intake 
structure. The estimated cost of the project (1974) 
is $400,000. 
Local cooperation. Section 3 of the Flood 
Control Act approved 22 June 1936 applies. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. Failure 
of the local interests to obtain necessary 
rights-of-way delayed advertisement of the proposed 
work. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction 
was not started. 
12. GREAT FALLS, MONT. 
Location. In Great Falls, Cascade County, 
Montana at confluence of the Sun and Missouri 
Rivers. 
Existing project. Provides for levees along both 
banks of the Sun River, along the left bank of the 
Missouri River, and along the right bank of the 
Missouri River at the water works; and an interceptor 
ditch and closed conduit to collect and convey 
side-hill runoff to the Sun River. Project was 
authorized by 1958 Flood Control Act and 
amended by the 1965 Flood Control Act to waive 
the requirement that local interests contribute in 
cash a percentage of the construction costs of all 
items of work provided by the United States. 
Estimated cost is $12,630,000 (1976) of which 
$10,400,000 is Federal cost of construction and 
$2,230,000 is local cost for lands, relocations and a 
cash contribution for replacement of a storm sewer 
conduit desired by local interests. 
Local cooperation. Section 3. Flood Control Act 
of June 22, 1936 applies. In addition local 
interests must zone the unleveed portion of the 
flood channel through the damage area to preserve 
its capacity and to prevent further encroachments 
and contribute in cash $103,000 representing the 
estimated cost of replaced storm drainage 
facilities which will be incorporated into the closed 
conduit of the Watson Coulee interceptor. West 
Great Falls Flood Control and Drainage District 
provided assurances on 17 January 1968. State 
Supreme Court decision on assessments required a 
change in state law which was enacted in 1973. 
Local interests are in the process of complying 
with the new law. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. All 
suspended pending resolution of local cooperation 
requirements. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction 
was not started. 
13. MILES CITY, MONT. 
Location. On the right banks of the Tongue and 
Yellowstone Rivers at Miles City, Montana. 
Existing project. The plan authorized by the 
Flood Control Act of 1950 provides for construction 
of levees along the right banks of the Tongue 
and Yellowstone Rivers starting about 2,000 feet 
upstream from the Interstate 94 embankment and 
extending approximately five miles downstream. 
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The project was reclassified from deferred to 
active status in February 1975. Estimated cost is 
$2,540,000 (1976) of which $2,270,000 is Federal 
cost and $270,000 non-Federal cost. 
Local cooperation. Section 3 of the Flood 
Control Act approved 22 June 1936 applies. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. Preparation 
of the Phase I general design memorandum 
continued. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Preparation of 
the Phase I general design memorandum was in 
progress. 
14. MISSOURI RIVER, GARRISON DAM 
TO LAKE OAHE, N. DAK. 
Location. Along the channel of Missouri River 
between Garrison Dam and headwaters of Oahe 
Reservoir in North Dakota. 
Existing project. Consists of bank stabilization 
and rectification works required to stabilize banks 
of Missouri River in specific areas and prevent 
further loss of agricultural lands through erosion. 
Estimated total cost (1977) is $9,470,000 of which 
$9,200,000 is Federal and $270,000 Non-Federal. 
Project was authorized by Flood Control Acts of 
1963 and 1968. 
Local cooperation. Section 3, Flood Control Act 
of June 22, 1936, applies. Sponsorship of project 
is being provided by North Dakota State Water 
Commission. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
construction work was performed in the Painted 
Woods area. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction 
was initiated January 1965 and project is 83 percent 
complete. 
15. MISSOURI RIVER, KENSLERS BEND, 
NEBR., TO SIOUX CITY, IOWA 
Location. Project is along Missouri River between 
Ponca Bend, Nebr., and combination 
bridge at Sioux City, Iowa. 
Existing project. Authorized by 1941 Flood 
Control Act and modified by 1948 Flood Control 
Act provides for construction of dikes, revetments 
and channel improvement along Missouri River 
from Miners Bend and vicinity, S. Dak. and 
Nebr., to Sioux City, Iowa. Federal cost of new 
work under project is $11,294,414. 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Operation and results during fiscal year. Operation 
and maintenance by hired labor consisted 
of the repair and/or replacement of 200 linear feet 
of revetment. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Project was 
started in June 1946 and completed in June 1961. 
16. MISSOURI RIVER LEVEE SYSTEM, 
IOWA, NEBRASKA, KANSAS AND 
MISSOURI 
Location. On both banks of the Missouri River 
from Sioux City, Iowa to St. Louis, Missouri. 
Active portion of the project in Omaha District 
extends from Council Bluffs, Iowa to Rulo, 
Nebraska. 
Existing project. A series of levee units and appurtenant 
works along both sides of Missouri 
River from Sioux City, Iowa, to mouth, for protection 
of agricultural lands and small communities 
against floods. Cost estimate for active portion 
of project from Council Bluffs, Iowa to Rulo, 
Nebr. (1977) is $34,585,000 of which $31,300,000 
is Federal cost for construction and $3,285,000 
local costs for lands and damages. (See Table 21-C 
for authorizing legislation). 
Local cooperation. Section 3, Flood Control Act 
of June 22, 1936 applies. Fully complied with for 
all completed units. Local interests have furnished 
assurances of their willingness and ability to fulfill 
local cooperation requirements for two units not 
yet under construction. 
Operation and results during fiscal year. Design 
studies on units L-611-614 and R-616 continued. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of 
project was initiated June 1948. Levee Units 
L-627-624; L-594; R-580; L-575; R-573; R-562; 
L-561-550; R-548; L-536; R-520; L-601 and R-613 
are complete. 
17. PAPILLION CREEK AND TRIBUTARIES, 
LAKES, NEBR. 
Location. The Papillion Creek basin is located 
in Washington, Douglas, and Sarpy Counties, 
Nebraska. Big Papillion Creek rises west of Blair, 
flows southeasterly through metropolitan Omaha 
area where it is joined by the Little Papillion 
Creek just above Offutt AFB, forming Papillion 
Creek. The combined creek flows along the side of 
Offutt AFB to its confluence with the Missouri 
River. 
Existing project. The active project consists of 
a series of six dams and reservoirs on tributaries 
of Papillion Creek. Project for flood control, 
recreation, and water quality control was authorized 
by the 1968 Flood Control Act. (House 
Document 349, 90th Congress). The Water Resources 
Development Act of 1976 conditionally 
authorized a Phase I General Design Memorandum 
for proposed dam 3A as an alternative to nine 
proposed dams in the inactive program. Estimated 
Federal appropriation requirement is 
$56,600,000. Non-Federal cost sharing for recreation 
facilities is $3,168,000 of which $2,831,000 is 
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Federal reimburseable. Project is being reformulated 
and cost estimates being revised. 
Local cooperation. Local interests will be required 
to: (a) maintain the Papillion Creek channels 
downstream from the damsites free of obstructions 
and available to accommodate reservoir 
releases and uncontrolled flow; (b) insure that all 
new bridge construction, and future modification 
of existing bridges, downstream from reservoirs of 
the proposed system, shall have hydraulic capacity 
acceptable to the Chief of Engineers; (c) 
provide guidance and leadership in preventing unwise 
and uneconomical future development of the 
floodplain areas by encouraging prudent use of 
flood proofing, land regulation planning, or other 
flood plain management techniques to reduce 
flood losses; (d) hold and save the United States 
free from all damages arising from water-rights 
claims resulting from the construction and operation 
of the reservoirs; (e) exercise, to the full 
extent of their legal capability, control against 
removal of streamflow made available for water 
quality control; and (f) in accordance with the 
Federal Water Project Recreation Act: (1) administer 
project land and water areas for recreation 
and fish and wildlife enhancement; (2) pay, contribute 
in kind, or repay (which may be through 
user fees) with interest, one-half of the separable 
first cost of the project allocated to recreation and 
fish and wildlife enhancement; and (3) bear all 
costs of operation, maintenance, and replacement 
of lands and facilities for recreation and fish and 
wildlife enhancement. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. Design 
studies continued by hired labor. Construction 
of Site 16 was essentially completed and 
opened to public use on June 21, 1976. Construction 
of the Dam and relocations on Site 11 were 
completed and recreation facilities are nearing 
completion. Site 11 was opened to limited public 
use on January 15, 1977. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of 
the project was initiated in FY 1972. Construction 
and land acquisition on Site 16 was complete except 
for revegetation. Construction and land 
acquisition on Site 11 were complete except for revegetation 
and recreation facilities. Recreation 
facilities were 98 percent complete. Design studies 
in progress on remaining work. 
18. PICK-SLOAN MISSOURI BASIN PROGRAM 
(OMAHA DISTRICT) 
Location. Flood control improvements in this 
project are along Missouri River and several of its 
principal tributaries and in States comprising 
Missouri River Basin. 
Existing project. General comprehensive plan 
for flood control and other purposes in Missouri 
River Basin provides for levees along Missouri 
River between Sioux City, Iowa, and mouth and 
reservoirs on main stem of Missouri River and 
tributaries for control of floodflows at damsites. 
(See Table 21-C for authorizing legislation, see 
Table 21-F on projects in Omaha District included 
in comprehensive plan, and individual reports). 
19. PIPESTEM LAKE, N. DAK. 
Location. On Pipestem Creek in Stutsman 
County, North Dakota, 3 miles upstream from 
where Pipestem Creek joins the James River at 
Jamestown, North Dakota. 
Existing project. Authorized by 1965 Flood 
Control Act. Consists of a rolled earthfill dam approximately 
102 feet high with a crest length of 
4,000 feet. The outlet works consists of a gated reinforced 
concrete conduit. The reservoir will 
provide 146,880 acre-feet of storage. The multipurpose 
pool will provide space for silt storage and 
892 acres of water surface for fish, wildlife and 
recreation needs. Estimated cost (1977) is 
$9,277,545. Non-Federal cost for recreation 
facilities cost sharing is $172,500. 
Local cooperation. Local interests are required 
to administer project land and water areas for 
recreation and fish and wildlife enhancement and 
to bear the first cost of associated improvements 
in the wildlife management area; pay, contribute 
in kind, or repay, with interest, one-half of the 
separable cost of the project allocated to recreation 
and fish and wildlife enhancement; and bear 
all costs of operation, maintenance, and replacement 
of recreation and fish and wildlife lands and 
facilities. 
Operation and results during fiscal year. Construction 
of relocations completed. Routine operation 
and maintenance activities continued. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of 
the project was initiated in FY 1970 and completed 
in FY 1977. 
20. RAPID CREEK, RAPID CITY, S. DAK. 
Location. On Rapid Creek on the west side of 
Rapid City in Pennington County, South Dakota. 
Existing Project. The project was authorized 
by the Chief of Engineers on 1 May 1976, under 
authority provided by Section 205 of the 1948 
Flood Control Act, as amended. The estimated 
cost of construction was $1,390,000 of which 
$1,041,000 was Federal and $349,000 non-Federal. 
This project would provide levee and channel improvements 
through the west side of Rapid City's 
residential and commercial areas, and modify a 
railroad bridge across Rapid Creek. 
Local cooperation. The city of Rapid City 
signed a contract on 21 March 1977 to sponsor the 
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project. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. A 
construction contract on levee and channel improvements 
for the majority of the project was 
awarded 22 September 1977. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction 
had not started. Negotiations were in progress for 
the modification of a railroad bridge across Rapid 
Creek and design effort for beautification was in 
progress. 
21. SACRED HEART HOSPITAL, 
EMERGENCY BANK STABILIZATION, 
YANKTON, S. DAK. 
Location. Project is along the left bank of the 
Missouri River at Yankton, South Dakota. 
Existing project. The project consists of bank 
protection along the left bank of the Missouri 
River to protect Yankton Sacred Heart Hospital 
from a severe erosion problem. Project was authorized 
by the Water Resources Development Act 
of 1974. Estimated cost of the improvement is 
$191,000 (1977) of which $189,000 is Federal cost 
and $2,000 is non-Federal cost. 
Local cooperation. Section 40 of the Water Resources 
Development Act approved 7 March 1974 
applies. Requirements fully complied with. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. Operation 
and maintenance manual was initiated. 
Condition as of September 30. Construction of 
the project initiated and completed in the spring 
of 1976. Operation and maintenance manual had 
not been completed. 
22. SALT CREEK AND 
TRIBUTARIES, NEBR. 
Location. Salt Creek Basin comprises an area of 
about 1,627 square miles in and around Lincoln in 
southeastern Nebraska. 
Existing project. The authorized project consists 
of a system of 10 dams and reservoirs, 
channel clearing, enlarging and realignment, 
levees and necessary bridge alterations. Project 
for flood protection was authorized by 1958 Flood 
Control Act, as recommended by Chief of 
Engineers in House Document 396, 84th Congress, 
2d session. Final cost of improvements for 
the active program is $11,895,621 (1972), of which 
$11,724,621 is Federal cost and $171,000 non- 
Federal cost. 
Pursuant to Senate Resolution adopted August 
7, 1964, which authorized a review of Salt Creek 
survey report, remaining units were placed in "inactive" 
classification. 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with for the 
completed levee and channel improvement part of 
the project. For the dams, local interests are required 
to operate and maintain the permanent 
pools for fish and wildlife conservation and assume 
all costs related to utilization of the permanent 
pools for recreational purposes and insure 
public access to the pools. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. Maintenance: 
Operation and maintenance activities included 
sedimentation and reservoir regulation 
studies and intermittent inspections of the dams 
and structures. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of 
the project began in the spring of 1962. All work 
under the active portion of the project, consisting 
of the 10 dams and reservoirs and the channel improvements 
and levees through Lincoln, was completed 
in 1969. 
23. SOUTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN, COLO. 
Location. Flood control improvements in this 
project are along the South Platte River and its 
tributaries in Colorado. 
Existing project. General plan for flood control 
and other purposes provides for construction of 
Chatfield Lake on the South Platte River, Bear 
Creek Lake on Bear Creek, and levee and channel 
improvements on the South Platte River. (See 
Table 21-C for authorizing legislation and individual 
reports). 
24. INSPECTION OF COMPLETED FLOOD 
CONTROL WORKS 
Flood Control Act of June 22, 1936, and subsequent 
acts require local interests furnish assurances 
that they will maintain and operate certain 
local protection projects after completion in accordance 
with regulations prescribed by Secretary 
of the Army. District Engineers are responsible 
for administration of these regulations with 
boundaries of their respective districts. 
Inspections of completed local protection projects 
which have been turned over to local interests 
for maintenance and operation during the fiscal 
year are set forth in Table 21-G on inspections of 
completed local protection projects. Fiscal year 
costs were $70,946. 
25. SCHEDULING FLOOD CONTROL 
RESERVOIR OPERATIONS 
Under sections 7 and 9, Flood Control Act of 
December 22, 1944, Corps of Engineers is responsible 
for detailed scheduling of operations of 
storage capacity reserved for or assigned to flood 
control in reservoirs constructed by Bureau of 
Reclamation as well as those constructed by Corps 
of Engineers. Costs for FY 1977 were $167,539 
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and total costs to September 30, 1977 were 
$2,850,501. 
26. OTHER AUTHORIZED FLOOD 
CONTROL PROJECTS. 
See Table 21-H. 
27. FLOOD CONTROL ACTIVITIES UNDER 
SPECIAL AUTHORIZATION 
Emergency Flood Control Activities - Repair, 
Flood Fighting and Rescue Work (Public Law 99, 
84th Cong., and antecedent legislation). 
Federal costs for the period were $139,277 for 
advance preparation, $60,361 for emergency operations, 
and $30,742 for repair and restoration, 
and $18,945 for advance measures. 
Small Flood Control Projects Not Specifically 
Authorized by Congress (Sec. 205, 1948 Flood 
Control Act as amended, Public Law 858, 80th 
Cong., June 30, 1948). 
See detailed report for operations on Rapid 
City, South Dakota. See Table 21-I for preauthorization 
studies on potential projects. Plans and 
specifications are being prepared on Pender, 
Nebraska and Sturgis, South Dakota at a Fiscal 
Year cost of $61,890 and $80,554, respectively. 
Emergency Bank Protection (Sec. 14, 1946 
Flood Control Act, Public Law 526, 79th Cong., 
July 24, 1946). 
Operations under this heading were as follows: 
Emergency bank protection on the Cache La- 
Poudre River near Fort Collins, Colorado provided 
protection for the Water Treatment Plant. Fiscal 
Year costs were $43,562. 
Abutment protection and erosion control was 
provided on the bridges at Tangeman, Nebraska, 
Little Nemaha River, Julian, Nebraska, Rock 
Creek and Hancock, Iowa, West Nishnabotna 
River at a Fiscal Year cost of $8,070, $29,577 and 
$64,787, respectively. 
Erosion protection on the approach road at the 
bridge on Shell Creek near Columbus, Nebraska 
was accomplished at a Fiscal Year cost of $32,419. 
Multiple-Purpose Projects Including Power 
28. BIG BEND DAM-LAKE SHARPE, 
MISSOURI RIVER BASIN, SO. DAK. 
Location. On Missouri River, 987.4 miles above 
mouth, near Fort Thompson, S. Dak., and approximately 
20 miles upstream from Chamberlain, 
S. Dak. Dam is in upstream reach of Fort Randall 
Reservoir and reservoir extends upstream to 
Pierre, S. Dak. 
Existing project. A rolled-earthfill dam 95 feet 
high, a hydroelectric generating plant consisting 
of eight 58,500 kilowatt units, and a chute-type 
gated spillway. Reservoir provides gross storage 
of 1,910,000 acre-feet. Project was authorized by 
1944 Flood Control Act as part of general comprehensive 
plan for flood control and other purposes 
in Missouri River Basin. Estimated cost (1976) is 
$106,969,000 including $96,000 Code 710 funds. 
Local cooperation. None required. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work: Construction was completed, except for 
recreation facilities. Maintenance: Project was operated 
in conjunction with other Missouri River 
reservoirs for flood control, navigation, power 
production and other multiple uses. During the 
period, 1,024,863,000 net kilowatt-hours of electricity 
were produced. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction 
began in September 1959 and was completed in 
1977 except for Code 710 recreation facilities. On 
September 30, 1976, reservoir pool was at elevation 
1420.5 feet mean sea level and a total volume 
1,771,000 acre-feet of water were impounded. 
29. EAGLE BAY AND FORT YATES 
HIGHWAY BRIDGES, N. DAK. 
Location. Across the Missouri River in the 
vicinity of Fort Yates, N. Dak. and across the 
Little Missouri River in the vicinity of Eagle Bay 
in Dunn County, N. Dak. 
Existing project. The comprehensive plan for 
flood control and other purposes in the Missouri 
River Basin, as authorized by the Act of June 28, 
1938 (52 Stat. 1215), and as modified and expanded 
by subsequent Acts, was further modified 
by the 1970 Flood Control Act to authorize the 
Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief 
of Engineers, to construct a highway bridge 
across the Missouri River at an appropriate location 
midway between Bismarck, North Dakota, 
and Mobridge, South Dakota, and to construct a 
highway bridge over the Little Missouri River at 
the Garrison Reservoir (Lake Sakakawea) in the 
vicinity of Eagle Bay in Dunn County, North 
Dakota. 
Local cooperation. After construction non-Federal 
interests are to own, operate toll free, and 
maintain the bridge and approach facilities. On 1 
June 1972 a cost reimbursable contract was 
entered into with the State of North Dakota which 
provides for design, construction and non-Federal 
requirements for ownership, operation and maintenance. 
Operation and results during fiscal year. Due to 
objections by the Indian Tribes to the construction, 
the project was reclassified inactive on 10 
August 1977. 
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Condition at end of fiscal year. Preliminary site 
report completed for both bridges. Detailed site 
investigations for Missouri River crossing in the 
vicinity of Ft. Yates essentially complete. Project 
inactive due to Indian Tribal Council objection to 
construction of the bridges. 
30. FORT RANDALL DAM-LAKE FRANCIS 
CASE, MISSOURI RIVER BASIN, S. DAK. 
Location. On Missouri River in Charles, Mix 
and Gregory Counties, S. Dak., about 82 miles 
above Yankton, S. Dak. Site is 880 miles above 
mouth of Missouri River and 148 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 5,600,000 acre-feet at maximum 
operating pool. The power installation consists of 
eight units nominally rated at 40,000 kilowatts 
each. 
Project authorized by Flood Control Act of 
1944 as part of general comprehensive plan for 
flood control and other purposes in Missouri River 
Basin. Estimated cost of project is $198,405,140 
(1977), of which $197,402,140 is Federal cost for 
construction, $1,003,000 Code 710 funds, and 
$720,000 local cost for approaches to Platte-Winner 
Bridge. 
Local cooperation. None required. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. Maintenance: 
Project was operated in conjunction with 
other Missouri River reservoirs for flood control, 
navigation, power production, and other miltiple 
uses. Generating facilities produced 1,863,648,000 
net kilowatt-hours of electricity. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction 
began in May 1946 and was completed in 1969 
except for Code 710 recreation facilities. On 
September 30, 1977, reservoir pool was at elevation 
1350.9 feet mean sea level and a total volume 
3,408,000 acre-feet of water were impounded. 
31. GARRISON DAM-LAKE SAKAKAWEA, 
MISSOURI RIVER BASIN, N. DAK. 
Location. On 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. 1,389.9 miles above mouth of 
river and 75 miles above Bismarck, N. Dak. 
Existing project. A rolled-earthfill dam 11,300 
feet long with a maximum height of 202 feet and a 
reservoir for flood control, irrigation, navigation, 
hydroelectric power, and other purposes with a 
gross storage capacity of 24,200,000 acre-feet. It 
provides five power units rated at 80,000 kilowatts 
each, three flood control tunnels and a gated 
spillway. Existing project was authorized by 1944 
Flood Control Act as part of general comprehensive 
plan for flood control and other purposes in 
Missouri River Basin, and by Public Works Appropriation 
Act, 1968. Estimated Federal cost 
(1977) is $299,596,000 including $588,000 Code 
710 funds and $4,208,310 for major rehabilitation. 
Non-Federal contribution in connection with 
widening Snake Creek Embankment was $784,- 
000. 
Local cooperation. None required except cost 
sharing with State of North Dakota for widening 
of Snake Creek Embankment. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work: Public use facilities were completed with 
Code 710 funds. Maintenance: Project was operated 
in conjunction with the other Missouri 
River reservoirs for flood control, navigation, 
power production, and other multiple purpose 
uses. Generating facilities produced 2,275,612,000 
net kilowatt-hours of electricity. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of 
the project was initiated April 19, 1946 and 
completed in 1966, except for additional recreational 
development utilizing Code 710 funds. 
Planning was in progress for recreational facilities, 
centralization of controls, and minor remaining 
items. On September 30, 1977, pool 
elevation was 1835.1 and 17,673,000 acre-feet of 
water were impounded. 
32. GAVINS POINT DAM-LEWIS AND 
CLARK LAKE, MISSOURI RIVER 
BASIN, NEBR. AND S. DAK. 
Location. On Missouri River in Yankton County, 
S. Dak., and Knox County, Nebr., about 4 
miles upstream from Yankton, S. Dak., and about 
811.1 miles above mouth of river. 
Existing project. A concrete and rolled-earthfill 
dam with a maximum height of 74 feet and a 
reservoir for flood control, irrigation, navigation, 
hydroelectric power, and other purposes with a 
gross storage capacity of 515,000 acre-feet at 
maximum operating pool. The power installation 
consists of three units nominally rated at 33,333 
kilowatts each. Existing project was authorized 
by 1944 Flood Control Act as part of general 
comprehensive plan for flood control and other 
purposes in Missouri River Basin. Cost estimate 
(1977) is $49,263,050, including $1,206,500 Code 
710 funds (recreational facilities on completed 
projects). 
Local cooperation. None required. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. Maintenance: 
Project was operated in conjunction with 
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other Missouri River reservoirs for flood control, 
navigation, power production and other multiple 
purpose uses. Three generating units were in commercial 
operation and produced 800,809,000 net 
kilowatt-hours of electricity during fiscal year. 
Recreational areas were extensively used by the 
public. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of 
original project was initiated in March 1952 and 
was completed in 1964. Project is providing its 
multiple purpose benefits for flood control, navigation, 
power, and other uses. On September 30, 
1977, pool elevation was 1208.1 and 458,000 acrefeet 
of water were impounded. 
33. GAVINS POINT DAM-LEWIS AND 
CLARK LAKE-RELOCATION OF 
NIOBRARA, NEBR. 
Location. On the Missouri River in Knox 
County, Nebr. 
Existing project. Project provides for alleviation 
of seepage and groundwater problems in the 
vicinity of Niobrara, Nebraska by relocating the 
town and acquisition of the Niobrara State Park. 
Authorized by the 1970 Flood Control Act and 
amended by the water Resources Development 
Act of 1974. Estimated cost of the project is 
$13,640,000 (1977). 
Local cooperation. None required. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. Construction 
of the relocated townsite was continued. 
Land acquisition in the existing town was 
continued. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of 
the project was initiated under a cost reimburseable 
contract with the Village of Niobrara awarded 
28 November 1972. Development of the new town 
was about 94 percent complete. Land acquisition 
in the existing town was essentially complete. 
34. OAHE DAM-LAKE OAHE, MISSOURI 
RIVER BASIN, S. DAK. AND N. DAK. 
Location. Dam is on Missouri River in Hughes 
and Stanley Counties, S. Dak., about 6 miles 
northwest of Pierre, S. Dak., and 1,072.3 miles 
above mouth of river. 
Existing project. A rolled-earthfill dam with 
maximum height of 245 feet and reservoir for flood 
control, irrigation, navigation, hydroelectric power, 
and other purposes with a gross storage 
capacity of 23,500,000 acre-feet at maximum 
operating pool. It contains seven power units 
nominally rated at 85,000 kilowatts each. Existing 
project was authorized by 1944 Flood Control 
Act as part of general comprehensive plan for 
flood control and other purposes in Missouri River 
Basin. Estimated cost (1977) is $345,650,000 including 
$450,000 Code 710 funds. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work: Acquisition of reservoir lands continued. 
Maintenance: Project was operated in conjunction 
with the other Missouri River reservoirs for flood 
control, navigation, power production and other 
multiple purpose uses. Generating facilities produced 
2,741,886,000 net kilowatt-hours of electricity. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction 
was initiated August 1943 and is 99 percent complete. 
Land acquisition is 97 percent complete. All 
power units on line and producing power. Design 
studies in progress for centralization of controls. 
On September 30, 1977, pool elevation was 
1,597.0 and 16,147,000 acre-feet of water impounded. 
35. STREAMBANK EROSION CONTROL 
EVALUATION AND DEMONSTRATION 
PROJECT 
Location. Along the Missouri River between 
Garrison Dam and Lake Oahe, North Dakota and 
between Ft. Randall Dam and Sioux City, Iowa; 
along the Yellowstone River in Montana and 
North Dakota; and along undesignated rivers and 
streams in the Omaha District. 
Existing project. The project provides for development 
of new methods and techniques for 
bank protection. It consists of various experimental 
bank stabilization structures designed to 
stabilize the river banks and prevent further loss 
of land through erosion. The project was authorized 
by the Water Resources Development Acts 
of 1974 and 1976. 
Local cooperation. The sponsor obtained for the 
North Dakota portion of the Yellowstone River 
portion of the project as well as the Missouri 
River, Garrison Dam to Lake Oahe portion of the 
project is the North Dakota State Water Commission. 
The sponsors for the Missouri River 
Gavins Point Dam Sioux City, Iowa portion are 
the Lewis and Clark Natural Resource District, 
Nebraska and Clay, Union, and Yankton Counties, 
South Dakota. Sponsors are still needed for 
the Montana portion of the Yellowstone River 
portion of the project, the Ft. Randall Dam to 
Gavins Point Dam portion of the Missouri River 
portion of the project, and for the undesignated 
sites portion of the project. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work was performed along the Missouri River in 
the Eagle Park Area, North Dakota Brooky 
Bottom Road Area, Nebraska, and Vermillion 
River Chute Area, South Dakota. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction 
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was initiated in November 1976 on the Missouri 
River between Garrison Dam and Lake Oahe and 
between Gavins Point Dam and Sioux City, Iowa. 
Design studies in progress for other sites. 
General Investigations 
36. SURVEYS 
Costs for FY 1977 amounted to $941,273 of 
which $818,233 was for flood control studies, 
$31,442 review of authorized projects, and $91,598 
for coordination studies with other agencies. 
37. COLLECTION AND STUDY OF BASIC 
DATA 
(PrecipitationS tudies) 
No work during the period. 
(Flood Plain Management Services) 
Flood Plain Information Reports 
The flood plain information report for Upper 
Cherry Creek, Douglas County, Colorado was 
completed and presented to sponsors during FY 
1977 at a cost of $7. Six reports were converted to 
flood insurance studies and completed in that 
form. 
Flood plain information reports were in preparation 
for the Big Thompson River, Weld 
County, Colorado, $18,007; South Platte River, 
Sterling, Colorado, $18,974; Dry Run Creek, 
Boulder County, Colorado, $12,587; South Platte 
River, Denver, Colorado, $5,738. 
Special Flood Hazard Information 
Work was continued on Missouri River, 
$124,387; three volumes of information were provided 
to local sponsors on the South Platte River 
completing that study, $6,502; and the Cache La- 
Poudre Special Study was initiated, $26,484. 
Flood Plain Management 
Flood plain management service costs for the 
Omaha District were $51,695 and the costs for the 
Missouri River Division office were $32,640 
during the fiscal year. 
Technical Services 
The costs for providing site investigations and 
flood hazard evaluations to military and nonmilitary 
Federal agencies, State and local government 
agencies, and to individuals and businesses 
were $34,568. 
Hydrologic Studies 
Costs for hydrologic studies for the fiscal year 
were $25,449. 
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TABLE 21-A COST AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
See 
See Total Cost To 
FY 74 FY 75 FY 76 FY 77 Sept 30, 1977 
Section 
in Text Project Funding 
1. Fort Peck, Lake New Work: 
Mont. Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
2. Missouri River, New Work: 
Sioux City, Approp. 
Iowa to Rulo, Cost 
Nebr. Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
5. Bear Creek Lake, New Work: 
Colo. Approp. 
Cost 
6. Big Sioux River New Work: 
at Sioux City, Approp. 
Iowa Cost 
7. Bowman-Haley New Work: 
Lake, N. Dak. Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
8. Chatfield Lake, New Work: 
Colo. Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
9. Cherry Creek New Work: 
Lake, Colo. Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
10. Fall River New Work: 
Basin, S. Dak. Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
11. Frazer-Wolf New Work: 
Point, Mont. Approp. 
Cost 
12. Great Falls, New Work: 
Mont. Approp. 
Cost 
13. Miles City, Mont. New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
14. Missouri River, New Work: 
Garrison Dam Approp. 
to Lake Oahe, Cost 
N. Dak. 
15. Missouri River, New Work: 
Kenslers Bend, Approp. 
Nebr., to Sioux Cost 
City, Iowa Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
16. Missouri River, New Work: 
Levees, Iowa, Approp. 
Nebr., Kans. Cost 
1,458,900 
1,728,376 
350,000 
753,281 
2,869,000 
3,199,137 
11,860,000 
12,300,802 
48,800 
69,510 
-3
43 
1,578,400 
1,680,954 
500,000 
945,072 
4,257,000 
4,402,251 
3,310,000 
3,649,615 
41,094 
40,000 
30,548 
7,110,000 
7,949,622 
1,189 
83,400 
69,400 
70,000 
56,483 
25,000 
12,692 
-11,000 
203 
5,000 
4,772 
430,000 
539,917 
63,000 
64,284 
11,000 
22,000 
1,889,000 
1,695,634 
460,000 
338,237 
4,573,000 
4,313,215 
20,300,000 
19,245,517 
606,234 
194,517 
8,000 83,000 
9,032 82,579 
5,000 3,485,000 
7,095 3,063,676 
- 117,000 
- 106,331 
- or 
828 
228,000 
242,537 
86,200 
102,195 
375,000 
7,686 
-88 
374 
600,000 
686,888 
37,000 
35,505 
149,088 
172,299 
189,000 
167,133 
177,000 
164,621 
15,331 
7,211 
60,000 
43,335 
250,000 
186,922 
105,000 
94,014 
265,000 
219,183 
21-13 
25,000 
1,755,000 
2,096,718 
445,000 
378,158 
1,775,000 
1,694,110 
10,665,000 
10,465,172 
1,400,000 
1,357,692 
115,000 
83,026 
4,050,000 
5,249,698 
131,800 
104,635 
124,000 
133,763 
141,000 
120,022 
8,270 
30,000 
21,976 
85,000 
63,306 
650,000 
221,969 
110,000 
30,771 
55,000 
101,027 
157,263,424 
157,238,424 
26,344,6701 
26,253,0201 
188,765,9912 
188,539,1122 
85,027,419 
84,646,830 
49,547,600 
47,858,940 
2,294,934 
1,810,774 
4,372,174 
4,372,174 
460,543 
425,386 
81,493,700 
81,169,890 
248,800 
210,966 
15,053,364 
15,053,364 
1,810,511 
1,797,034 
5,519,432 
5,519,432 
691,141 
652,605 
400,000 
43,979 
375,112 
365,299 
224,700 
186,248 
8,185,400 
7,595,739 
11,294,414 
11,294,414 
3,756,069 
3,661,168 
21,957,388 
21,955,190 
4
5! 
6,32 
8,36 
-- 2,851

REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
TABLE 21-A (Continued) 
See 
Section 
in Text Project 
17. Papillion Creek 
& Tribs., Nebr. 
19. Pipestem Lake, 
N. Dak. 
20. Rapid Creek, 
Rapid City, S. Dak. 
21. Sacred Heart 
Hospital, Yankton, 
S. Dak. 
22. Salt Creek and 
Tributaries, 
Nebr. 
28. Big Bend Dam- 
Lake Sharpe, 
Missouri River 
Basin, S. Dak. 
29. Eagle Bay- Fort 
Yates Highway 
Bridges, N. Dak. 
30. Fort Randall 
Dam-Lake Francis 
Case, Missouri 
River Basin, 
S. Dak. 
31. Garrison Dam- 
Lake Sakakawea, 
Missouri River 
Basin, N. Dak. 
(Federal Funds) 
(Contributed 
Funds) 
32. Gavins Point 
Dam-Lewis & 
Clark Lake, 
Missouri River 
Basin, S. Dak. 
and Nebr. 
33. Gavins Point 
Dam-Lewis & 
Clark Lake, Nebr. & 
S. Dak.-Relocation 
of Niobrara, Nebr. 
COST AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
Total Cost To 
FY 74 FY 75 FY 76 FY 77 Sept 30, 1977 
5,280,000 6,391,000 4,850,000 135,000 
5,228,638 5,919,163 4,627,108 1,641,795 
- - - 50,000 
- - - 43,514 
2,230,000 417,000 25,000 -7,055 
1,792,764 747,034 208,678 1,259 
- - 144,000 95,000 
- - 128,321 103,569 
20,000 12,000 35,000 240,000 
16,699 14,381 10,956 69,433 
- 125,000 78,000 -14,000 
- 8,348 175,592 11 
Funding 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
Major Rehab. 
Approp. 
Cost 
Major Rehab. 
Contrib. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
280,000 
281,542 
344,000 
-273,544 
1,821,000 
2,002,015 
-3,000 
126,110 
425,000 
130,419 
2,620,000 
2,869,128 
105,000 
97,936 
2,810,000 
3,499,553 
-35,390 
-24,331 
238,000 
233,540 
3,000 
804,432 
2,326,000 
2,311,136 
-25,000 
-1,620 
15,000 
319,335 
3,797,000 
3,362,146 
508,001 
417,721 
4,479,000 
4,287,992 
24,981 
2,516,000 
2,590,666 
3,665,390 
4,228,296 
3,189,000 
3,329,930 
6,211,000 
3,254,536 
603,000 
468,169 
2,023 
26,693 
1,870,900 
1,812,496 
-21,513 
448 
721 
1,406 
3,300,000 
3,673,982 
817,695 
579,380 
4,526,000 
4,366,518 
47,184 
44,635 
2,475,000 
2,231,909 
-522,945 
1,940,522 
21-14 
24,302,100 
24,258,875 
50,000 
43,514 
9,277,545 
9,277,546 
239,000 
231,890 
307,000 
111,469 
189,000 
183,951 
11,847,6213 
11,847,6213 
1,949,475 
1,809,801 
106,743,523 
106,740,753 
15,226,974 
15,103,721 
616,639 
616,639 
197,992,883 
197,992,819 
32,661,292 
32,468,678 
293,860,613 
283,443,456 
36,918,620 
36,431,820 
4,208,310 
4,208,310 
686,961 
686,961 
49,117,239 
49,114,690 
25,805,415 
25,460,963 
13,437,2454 
12,904,5964 
123,000 
121,505 
521,000 
953,804 
1,555,000 
1,568,719 
282,000 
198,184 
13,022 
3,240 
2,620,000 
2,419,279 
99,986 
68,679 
2,915,000 
2,641,823 
-250,000 
8,691 
-68,039 
-6
8 
2,505,000 
2,742,659 
1,150,000 
3,421,734

OMAHA, NEBR., DISTRICT 
TABLE 21-A (Continued) COST AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
See 
Section Total Cost To 
in Text Project Funding FY 74 FY 75 FY 76 FY 77 Sept 30, 1977 
34. Oahe Dam- Lake New Work: 
Oahe, Missouri Approp. 550,000 532,000 -3,000 -3,623 344,186,777 
River Basin, Cost 1,281,279 522,602 114,864 48,924 344,097,573 
S. Dak. & N. Dak. Maint. 
Approp. 2,967,000 2,575,000 4,105,000 3,300,000 27,275,825 
Cost 2,383,914 3,107,892 4,185,192 3,264,530 27,104,079 
1. Includes $18,325,581 National Industrial Recovery 4. Does not include $200,000 allotted to Special Studies, 
Act funds, $8,625,718 emergency relief funds, and $1,181,125 General Investigations for study on relocation of Niobrara, 
for previous project. Nebraska. 
2. Includes $325,122 for previous project and $200,000 
fiscal year 1968 supplemental appropriation funds. 
3. Includes $123,000 of government cost applicable to 
that portion of the project which is currently being carried in a 
deferred status. 
TABLE 21-B MISSOURI RIVER, SIOUX CITY, IOWA TO RULO, NEBRASKA 
TOTAL COST OF EXISTING PROJECT TO SEPTEMBER 30, 1977 
(See Section 2 of Text) 
Cost 
Funding New Work Maintenance Total 
Regular Funds $161,587,813 $84,646,830 $246,234,643 
Public Works Funds 18,325,581 0 18,325,581 
Emergency Relief Funds 8,625,718 0 8,625,718 
Total Funds 188,539,112 84,646,830 273,185,942 
TABLE 21-C AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
Acts Work Authorized Documents 
MISSOURI RIVER, SIOUX CITY, IOWA TO RULO, NEBR. 
(See Section 2 of Text) 
Appropriation of $12 million authorized for existing project. 
Appropriation of $15 million additional allotments totalling 
$29,153,108 made by Public Works Administration under 
provisions of National Industrial Recovery Act of 1938, 
and $9,669,791 allotted under provisions of Emergency 
Relief Appropriations Act of 1935. 
For completion of project from mouth of Sioux City, Iowa. 
For a channel of 9-foot depth and 300-foot width. 
CHERRY CREEK LAKE, COLO. (See Section 11 of Text) 
Initiation and partial accomplishment of project. 
Completion of plan approved in Act of Aug. 18, 1941. 
H. Doc. 1120, 60th Cong., 
2d Sess. 
H. Doc. 238, 73rd Cong., 2d 
Sess. 
H. Doc. 214, 76th Cong., 1st 
Sess. 
H. Doc. 426, 76th Cong., 1st 
Sess. 
H. Doc. 426, 76th Cong., 1st 
Sess. 
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Jan. 12, 1927 
July 3, 1930 
Aug. 30, 1935 
Mar. 2, 1945 
Aug. 18, 1941 
Dec. 22, 1944

REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
TABLE 21-C (Continued) AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
Acts Work Authorized Documents 
Dec. 22, 1944 General comprehensive plan, Missouri River Basin. 
June 28, 1938 
Aug. 18, 1941 
Dec. 22, 1944 
July 24, 1946 
May 17, 1950 
Sept. 3, 1954 
Sept. 3, 1954 
May 2, 1956 
July 3, 1958 
July 14, 1960 
Dec. 30, 1963 
June 18, 1965 
May 12, 1967 
Aug. 13, 1968 
June 19, 1970 
Dec. 24, 1970 
Dec. 23, 1971 
Mar. 7, 1974 
July 8, 1976 
Aug. 18, 1941 
Dec. 22, 1944 
May 17, 1950 
May 12, 1967 
Aug. 13, 1968 
1970 
Dec. 23, 1971 
Mar. 7, 1974 
July 8, 1976 
PICK-SLOAN MISSOURI BASIN PROGRAM (OMAHA DIST.) 
(See Section 20 of Text) 
Adopted general comprehensive plan for Missouri River Basin 
and authorized $9 million for initiation and partial 
accomplishment 
Modified general comprehensive plan to include Harlan 
County Dam and Reservoir on Republican River, Nebr., 
and authorized additional $7 million. 
Expanded general comprehensive plan for Missouri River 
Basin and authorized additional $200 million. 
Authorized additional $150 million for prosecution of 
general comprehensive plan for Missouri River Basin. 
Authorized additional $250 million for prosecution of 
general comprehensive plan for Missouri River Basin. 
Expanded general comprehensive plan for Missouri River 
Basin and authorized additional $217,710,000. 
Authorized $5,384,014 to compensate Sioux Indians for 
reservation lands required for Oahe South Dakota project. 
Modified general comprehensive plan for Missouri River 
Basin by deletion of construction of Red Willow Dam and 
Reservoir, Nebr., and addition of construction of Wilson 
Dam and Reservoir, Kans. 
Expanded general comprehensive plan for Missouri River 
and authorized additional $200 million. 
Authorized additional $207 million for prosecution of 
general comprehensive plan for Missouri River Basin. 
Authorized additional $80 million for prosecution of general 
comprehensive plan for Missouri River Basin and modified 
the plan to include work protection and rectification 
works below Garrison Dam. 
Authorized additional $116 million for prosecution of 
general comprehensive plan for Missouri River Basin. 
Authorized additional $20 million for prosecution of general 
comprehensive plan for Missouri River Basin. 
Authorized additional $38 million for prosecution of general 
comprehensive plan for Missouri River Basin. 
Authorized additional $109 million for prosecution of 
general comprehensive plan for Missouri River Basin. 
Change comprehensive plan name to Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin 
Program. 
Authorized additional $101 million for prosecution of 
Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program. 
Authorized additional $72 million for prosecution of Pick-Sloan 
Missouri Basin Program. 
Authorized additional $85 million for prosecution of Pick-Sloan 
Missouri Basin Program. 
MISSOURI RIVER LEVEE SYSTEM, IOWA, NEBR., KANS., 
AND MO. (See Section 26 of Text) 
Levees along both sides of river from Sioux City to 
Kansas City. 
Extended project from Kansas City to mouth and provided for 
increased protection. 
SOUTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN, COLO. (See Section 33 of Text) 
Adopted plan of improvement for South Platte River Basin 
and authorized $26 million for initiation and partial 
accomplishment. 
Authorized additional $2 million for prosecution of plan. 
Authorized additional $12 million for prosecution of plan 
and Bear Creek Lake. 
Authorized additional $21 million for prosecution of plan. 
Authorized additional $37 million for prosecution of plan. 
Authorized additional $15 million for prosecution of plan. 
Authorized additional $22 million for prosecution of plan. 
21-16 
H. Doc. 475, and S. Docs. 191 
and 247, 78th Cong., 2d Seas. 
Flood Control Committee Doc. 1, 
75th Cong., 1st Sees. 
H. Doc. 842, 76th Cong., 3d 
Ses. 
H. Doc. 475, and S. Docs. 191 
and 247, 78th Cong., 2d Sess. 
H. Docs. 549 and 642, 81st 
Cong., 2d Sess. 
H. Doc. 84th Cong., 2d 
Ses. 
H. Doc. 91-748. 
S. Doc. 91-895. 
S. Doc. 91-1100, 91st Cong., 
2d Sees. 
H. Doc. 821, 76th Cong., 3d 
Seas. 
H. Doc. 475, 78th Cong., 2d 
Seas. 
S. Does. 191 and 247, 78th 
Cong., 2d Sess. 
H. Doc. 669, 80th Cong., 2d 
Sees.

OMAHA, NEBR., DISTRICT 
TABLE 21-D OTHER AUTHORIZED NAVIGATION PROJECTS 
For Last Cost To June 30, 1977 
Full Report 
See Annual Operation and 
Project Report For Construction Maintenance 
Big Sioux River, S. Dak., and Iowa1 1952 
Missouri River, Sioux City, Iowa to 
Fort Benton, Mont. 2 1948 3,123,141 644,863 
Small Navigation Project at 
Sioux City, Iowa2 1970 129,500 46,100 
1. Deferred 
2. Complete 
TABLE 21-E MISSOURI RIVER, SIOUX CITY, IOWA TO RULO, NEBR. 
TERMINAL FACILITIES 
(See Section 2 of Text) 
As of September 30, 1977 
Miles 
Above 
Description of Facility Mouth Bank Nearest Town 
Sioux City Municipal Dock 
Kay Dee Feed Co. 
Big Soo Terminal Dock 
Jebro Inc. 
Flavorland Terminal 
Terra Chemical Int. 
Borden Chemical Co. 
Farmland Industries Inc. 
Blencoe (N.F.O.) 
Spencer Chemical Co. 
Consolidated Storage Inc. 
Agrico Chemical Co. 
Ft. Calhoun Stone Co. Terminal 
Socony Vacuum Oil Co. 
Grain Loading (Far-Mar-Co.) 
Boat Ways (Penzien, Inc.) 
Missouri Portland Cement Co. 
Cargo Carriers, Inc. 
O.I.F. Barge Morrage 
Greater Omaha Marina 
Omaha Municipal Dock, Sioux City 
& New Orleans (Cargill Molasses) 
N.F.O. 
Farmland Industries 
Grain Loading-Salt and Fertilizer 
Unloading (Cargill Grain) 
Terminal Packaging Corp. (Anti-Freeze) 
Tallow Loading-Molasses and Salt 
Unloading (National Molasses and 
Morton Salt) 
Liquid Fertilizer Unloading and 
Loading (Allied Chemical) 
Plattsmouth Municipal Dock 
Grain Loading (Far-Mar-Co.) 
Luhr & Midwest Constr. Co. Yards 
Liquid Fertilizer Unloading- 
Steinhart Terminal Bulk 
Grain Loading 
731.4 
731.2 
727.8 
727.5 
727.0 
718.7 
717.0 
710.0 
680.6 
648.5 
648.2 
647.7 
640.4 
624.9 
624.8 
624.5 
624.2 
624.0 
623.5 
617.9 
616.3 
616.3 
614.5 
614.4 
614.1 
612.2 
595.3 
591.6 
584.5 
563.0 
562.6 
562.5 
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Left 
Left 
Left 
Left 
Left 
Left 
Left 
Right 
Right 
Right 
Right 
Right 
Right 
Right 
Right 
Right 
Right 
Right 
Right 
Right 
Right 
Left 
Left 
Left 
Right 
Right 
Right 
Right 
Left 
Right 
Right 
Sioux City, Iowa 
Sioux City, Iowa 
Sioux City, Iowa 
Sioux City, Iowa 
Sioux City, Iowa 
Sioux City, Iowa 
Sioux City, Iowa 
Sioux City, Iowa 
Blenco, Iowa 
Blair, Nebr. 
Blair, Nebr. 
Blair, Nebr. 
Ft. Calhoun, Nebr. 
Omaha, Nebr. 
Omaha, Nebr. 
Omaha, Nebr. 
Omaha, Nebr. 
Omaha, Nebr. 
Omaha, Nebr. 
Omaha, Nebr. 
Omaha, Nebr. 
Omaha, Nebr. 
Council Bluffs, Iowa 
Council Bluffs, Iowa 
Council Bluffs, Iowa 
Omaha, Nebr. 
LaPlatte, Nebr. 
Plattsmouth, Nebr. 
Rock Bluff, Nebr. 
Nebraska City, Nebr. 
Nebraska City, Nebr. 
Nebraska City, Nebr.

REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
MISSOURI RIVER, SIOUX CITY, IOWA TO RULO, NEBR. 
TERMINAL FACILITIES 
(See Section 2 of Text) 
TABLE 21-E (Continued) As of September 30, 1977 
Miles 
Above 
Description of Facility Mouth Bank Nearest Town 
Nebraska City Municipal Dock 562.4 Right Nebraska City, Nebr. 
Grain Loading (Bartlett Grain Co.) 562.4 Right Nebraska City, Nebr. 
Steinhart Terminal Dock 562.3 Right Nebraska City, Nebr. 
Grain Loading (Consolidated Blenders) 561.8 Right Nebraska City, Nebr. 
Grain Loading (Continental Grain Co.) 535.5 Right Brownville, Nebr. 
Kentopp Grain Co. Terminal 535.2 Right Brownville, Nebr. 
Patterson Barge Terminal Inc. 503.03 Left Mound City, Missouri 
TABLE 21-F PICK-SLOAN MISSOURI BASIN PROGRAM 
(See Section 23 of Text) 
Estimated Estimated 
Project Federal Cost Non-Federal Cost 
Garrison Dam, Lake Sakakawea, N. Dak.1 $299,498,310 $784,000 
Missouri River Levee System, Iowa, Nebr., 
Kansas and Missouri (Sioux City, Iowa to 
Rulo, Nebr.)1, 3 31,150,000 3,070,000 
Oahe Dam-Lake Oahe S. Dak., & N. Dak.1 346,621,000 - 
Big Bend Dam-Lake Sharpe, S. Dak.1 106,959,000 - 
Fort Randall Dam, Lake Francis Case, S. Dak.1 199,439,140 720,000 
Gavins Point Dam, Lewis & Clark Lake, S. Dak. 
& Nebr.1 49,447,550- 
Gavins Point Dam, Lewis & Clark Lake, S. Dak. 1 
& Nebr.-Relocation of Niobrara, Nebr. 14,500,000 - 
Omaha, Nebraska2 5,903,640 362,000 
Council Bluffs, Iowa2 2,557,680 145,800 
Missouri River, Garrison Dam to Lake Oahe, 
N. Dak. 1 9,200,000 270,000 
1Details presented on individual report. 
2Completed. 
3Active portion of project. 
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OMAHA, NEBR., DISTRICT 
TABLE 21-G INSPECTION OF COMPLETED LOCAL PROTECTION PROJECTS 
(See Section 28 of Text) 
Location Inspection Dates 
Montana FY 1977 
Glasgow, Milk River 27 Apr 77 
Saco, Beaver Creek 27 Apr 77 
Harve, Milk River 27 Apr 77 
Harve, Scott Coulee-Bull Hook Dam 27 Apr 77 
Clyde Park, Shields River 29 Apr 77 
Three Forks, Lower Madison River 28 Apr 77 
Forsythe, Yellowstone River 2 May 77 
West Glendive, Yellowstone River 3 May 77 
Vaughn, Sun River 28 Apr 77 
*Shields River, Grannis Bridge, Near Livingston- 
*Shields River, Chadborne Bridge, Near 
Livingston- 
*Yellowstone River, Water Plant, Livingston 29 Apr 77 
*Yellowstone River, Hiway 23 Bridge, Near Sidney- 
*Yellowstone River, Reedpoint Bridge 30 Apr 77 
*Yellowstone River, Greycliff Bridge 30 Apr 77 
*Yellowstone River, Springdale Bridge 30 Apr 77 
*Yellowstone River, Custer Co. Bridge, Near 
Miles City 3 May 77 
*Yellowstone River, Bank Protection, Billings 30 Apr 77 
*Yellowstone River, Yellowstone Co. Bridge, Near 
Billings 30 Apr 77 
*Yellowstone River, Voges Bridge, Near Big Timber 30 Apr 77 
*Jefferson River, Willow Creek Bridge, Near 
Three Forks 29 Apr 77 
*Jefferson River, Bank Protection, Near Waterloo 29 Apr 77 
*Big Hole River, Pennington Bridge, Near 
Twin Bridges 29 Apr 77 
*Ruby River, Wheatly Bridge, Near Twin Bridges 29 Apr 77 
*Big Horn River, Two Leggin Bridge, Near Hardin- 
*Missouri River, Bank Stabilization, Fort Benton 28 Apr 77 
Wyoming 
Greybull, Big Horn River 1 May 77 
Sheridan, Big and Little Goose Creeks 2 May 77 
*Shoshone River, Bank Protection, Lovell 1 May 77 
North Dakota 
Williston 13 Sep 77 
Mandan, Lower Heart River 4 Oct 77 
Marmarth, Little Missouri River 6 Oct 77 
Scranton, Buffalo 5 Oct 77 
South Dakota 
Sioux Falls, Big Sioux River 29 June 77 
Belle Fourche, Belle Fourche River 30 Aug 77 
Rapid City, Cedar Canyon Dam 31 Aug 77 
Hot Springs, Fall River Channel 31 Aug 77 
Herreid, Spring Creek 1 Sep 77 
Cold Brook 1 Sep 77 
Cotton Wood Springs 1 Sep 77 
*Missouri River, Bank Protection, Greenwood 17 Feb 77 
*Bad River, Bank Protection, Fort Pierre 12 July 77 
*Big Sioux River, Schofield Bridge, Near 
Flandreau 29 June 77 
*Big Sioux River, Fink Bridge, Near Flandreau 29 June 77 
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REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
TABLE 21-G (Continued) INSPECTION OF COMPLETED LOCAL PROTECTION PROJECTS 
(See Section 28 of Text) 
Location Inspection Dates 
Colorado FY 1977 
Aurora, Westerly Creek 23 Sep 77 
*Plum Creek, Bank Stabilization, Aurora 4 May 77 
*South Platte River, Bank Protection, Denver 15 Nov 77 
Nebraska 
Omaha, Missouri River 1 Dec 77 
Waterloo, Elkhorn River 23 Nov 77 
West Point, Elkhorn River 25 May 77 
Pierce, Elkhorn River 26 May 77 
Clarkson, Middle Fork, Maple Creek 27 May 77 
Hooper, Elkhorn River 14 Apr 77 
Norfolk, North Fork, Elkhorn River 20 Apr 77 
Madison, Union & Taylor Creeks 27 May 77 
*Missouri River, Bank Protection, Near Aten 
*Platte River, M.U.D. Protection, Cedar Island 12 May 77 
*Platte River, Bank Protection, Louisville 
*Elkhorn River, Q Street Bridge, Near Gretna 
*Elkhorn River, Ray Bridge, Near Norfolk 20 Apr 77 
*North Platte River, Bank Stabilization, Minatare 
*Logan Creek, Bank Protection, Near Bancroft 
*Battle Creek, Bank Protection, Battle Creek 20 Apr 77 
Schuyler, Platte River 30 Nov 77 
Schuyler, Lost Creek & Platte River 30 Nov 77 
Little Papillion, Little Papillion Creek 28 Nov 77 
Gering Valley, Gering Drain & Tributaries 17-18 Oct 77 
Macy, Blackbird Creek 23 Sep 77 
Lincoln, Salt Creek & Tributaries 29 Nov 77 
Meadow Grove, Buffalo Creek 18 Apr 77 
Columbus, Loup River 30 Nov 77 
Broken Bow, Mud Creek 19 Apr 77 
Iowa 
Council Bluffs, Missouri River Dec 77 
Ida Grove, Maple River-Odebolt Creek 4 Apr 77 
Sioux City, Floyd River 15 Apr 77 
Hawarden, Dry Creek 15 Apr 77 
Red Oak, Nishnabotna River 7 Sep 77 
Hamburg L-575, Nishnabotna River 28 Oct 77 
Intercounty D.D., Little Sioux River 23 May 77 
Nagel D.D., Little Sioux River 24 May 77 
Bennett - McDonald - Smithland D.D., Little 
Sioux River 2-3 June 77 
*West Nishnabotna River, Mills Co. Bridge, 
Near Malvern 12 July 77 
*West Nishnabotna River, Mills Co. Bridge, 
Near Hastings 12 July 77 
*East Nishnabotna River, Page Co. Bridge, 
Near Essex 12 July 77 
*Missouri River, Marina, Sioux City 15 Apr 77 
Missouri River Levees 
L-624 & L-627, Mosquito Creek & Sieck Levees Dec 77 
L-601, Watkins Levee District 16 Aug 77 
L-601, Miller-Sturgeon Levee District Dec 77 
L-601, Missouri River Levee District #1 Dec 77 
L.594, Waubansie Drainage District Dec 77 
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OMAHA, NEBR., DISTRICT 
TABLE 21-G (Continued) INSPECTION OF COMPLETED LOCAL PROTECTION PROJECTS 
(See Section 28 of Text) 
Location Inspection Dates 
Missouri River Levees (cont.) FY 1977 
L-594, Pleasant Valley Levee District Dec 77 
L-575, Benton-Washington Levee District Dec 77 
L-575, Northwest Atchison Levee District Dec 77 
L-575, McKissock Island Levee District Dec 77 
L-575, Buchannan Levee District Dec 77 
L-561, L-550, L-536, Atchison County 
Levee District Dec 77 
R-613, Sarpy Co. Soil & Water Cons. D. 9 Sep 77 
R-562, Peru Levee District Dec 77 
R-548, Brownville-Nemaha Levee District Dec 77 
R-548, Little Nemaha Levee District 20 Sep 77 
R-520, Richardson Co. Levee Dist. #8 29 July 77 
R-573, Otoe County Drainage Dist. #2 8 Apr 77 
* Denotes Section 14 Projects 
TABLE 21-H OTHER AUTHORIZED FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS 
For Last 
FFuullll RReeoprotrCt ost To June 30, 1977 
See Annual Operation and 
Project Report For Construction Maintenance 
Belle Fourche, Cheyenne River, S. Dak.1 1940 37,410 - 
Billings, Montana3 1976 25,310 - 
Blackbird Creek near Macy, Nebr.2 1970 262,479 - 
Boulder Creek, Boulder, Colo.3 1976 142,866 - 
Buffalo Creek, Meadow Grove, Nebr.2 1974 293,016 - 
Buffalo Creek, Scranton, N. Dak.2 1960 102,980 - 
Castlewood Lake, Cherry Creek and 
Tributaries, Colo.3 1943 - - 
City of Aurora, Westerly Creek, Colo.2 1955 150,000 - 
Clarkson, Nebraska, Maple Creek2 1967 191,282 - 
Council Bluffs, Iowa (Act of 1936) 1939 - - 
Council Bluffs, Iowa (Act of 1944)2 1954 2,557,680 - 
Davids Creek Lake, Iowa (Act of 1968)3 1972 - - 
Dayton, Wyo. 3 1956 - - 
Dry Creek, Hawarden, Iowa2 1964 400,000 - 
East Nishnabotna River, Red Oak, Iowa2 1963 400,000 - 
Floyd River, Sioux City, Iowa2 1970 11,556,667 - 
Forsyth, Mont.2 1950 255,177 - 
Gering Valley, Nebr.2 1971 5,989,663 - 
Giles Creek, Elkhorn, Nebr.3 1952 - - 
Glasgow, Mont.2 1939 16,832 - 
Greybull, Wyo.2 1960 248,507 - 
Harve, Mont.2 1958 1,825,881 - 
Herreid. Spring Creek, S. Dak.2 1954 50,216 - 
Hooper, Nebr.2 1968 326,667 - 
Ida Grove, Iowa2 1972 522,344 - 
Jamestown Reservoir, N. Dak.2 1950 - - 
Linton, N. Dak.3 1973 - - 
Little Papillion Creek, Nebr.2 1976 3,643,111 - 
Little Nemaha River, Nebr.3 1973 - - 
Little Sioux River and Tributaries, Iowa2 1970 15,482,920 - 
Loup River, Columbus, Nebr.2 1973 1,000,000 - 
Lower Big Sioux River, Iowa and S. Dak.3 1966 - - 
Lower Heart River, N. Dak.2 1964 1,961,173 - 
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REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
TABLE 21-H (Continued) OTHER AUTHORIZED FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS 
For Last 
FFuulll oRRepeorrtt Cost To June 30, 1977 
See Annual Operation and 
Project Report For Construction Maintenance 
McCook Lake, S. Dak.2 1958 147,627 - 
Madison, Nebr. Union and Taylor Creeks2 1967 234,839 - 
Mandan, Heart River, N. Dak.2 1960 676,916 - 
Marmarth, N. Dak.2 1960 169,498 - 
Miles City, Mont. 1956 - - 
Missouri River, Aten, Nebr.2 1951 578,791 - 
Missouri River, Niobrara, Nebr.2 1945 99,370 5,633 
Morrison, Bear Creek, Colo.3 1950 - - 
Mott, N. Dak.3 --- 
Mud Creek, Broken Bow, Nebr.2 1976 1,000,000 - 
Nishnabotna River at Hamburg, Iowa2 1948 236,000 - 
Norfolk, Nebr.2 1971 3,400,504 - 
Omaha, Nebr.2 1954 5,903,640 - 
Pierce, Nebr.2 1967 296,597 - 
Platte River near Schuyler, Nebr.2 1948 74,940 - 
Platte River and Lost Creek, Schuyler, Nebr.2 1971 257,398 - 
Red Dale Gulch, Rapid City, S. Dak.2 1960 120,482 - 
Saco, Mont.2 1958 67,793 - 
Shell Creek, Nebr.3 1962 - - 
Sheridan, Wyo.2 ,3 1976 1,966,809 - 
Shields River, near Clyde Park, Mont.2 1951 25,747 - 
Shoshone River, Lovell, Wyo. 2 1963 14,350 - 
Sioux Falls, S. Dak.2 1966 5,288,707 - 
Vaughn, Mont., Sun River2 1971 451,582 - 
South Platte River Levees and Channel 
Improvements, Catfield Lake to 
Ft. Morgan, Colo. 1957 - - 
Waterloo, Nebr. 2 1970 237,883 - 
West Point, Nebr.2 1966 149,596 - 
Yellowstone River, W. Glendive, Mont.2 1960 230,294 - 
1. Completed as a Public Works Administration project. 
2. Project Complete. 
3. Inactive. 
TABLE 21-I FLOOD CONTROL ACTIVITIES UNDER SPECIAL AUTHORIZATION 
(See Section 31 of Text) 
Fiscal Year 
Study Cost 
(Flood Control Activities Pursuant to Section 205, Public Law 858, 
80th Congress, as Amended) (Preauthorization) 
Red Oak, Ia.-West Nishnabotna River 1,746 
Aurora, Co.-Westerly Creek 130,478 
TOTAL $132,224 
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OHIO RIVER* 
For actual construction of locks and dams, and 
operation and care of completed structures, river 
is divided into three sections under immediate 
supervision and direction of district engineers at 
Pittsburgh, Huntington and Louisville. 
Pittsburgh section extends 127 miles from head 
of river at Pittsburgh, Pa., to a point immediately 
upstream from New Martinsville, W. Va., and includes 
Emsworth, Dashields, Montgomery, New 
Cumberland, Pike Island and Hannibal locks and 
dam. Huntington section extends 311 miles from 
mile 127 to 438 immediately upstream from 
Foster, Ky., and includes Willow Island, 
Belleville, Racine, Gallipolis, Greenup and Captain 
Anthony Meldahl locks and dams. Louisville 
section extends 543 miles from mile 438 to mouth 
of river, and includes Markland and McAlpine 
locks and dams (with Louisville and Portland 
Canal), Cannelton, Newburgh and Uniontown 
locks and dams and locks and dams 50 to 53 inclusive. 
The Nashville District has been assigned 
the design and construction of Smithland locks 
and dam located in the Louisville District. 
IMPROVEMENTS 
Navigation Page 
1. Construction of locks and dams on 
Ohio River .................... 22-1 
Navigation (Cont'd) Page 
2. Open channel work, Ohio River ... 22-4 
1. CONSTRUCTION OF LOCKS 
AND DAMS ON OHIO RIVER 
Location. Ohio River is formed by junction of 
Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers at 
Pittsburgh, Pa., and flows generally southwesterly 
for 981 miles to join Mississippi River near 
Cairo, Ill. For description of river see page 1227, 
1932 Annual Report. 
Previous projects. For details see page 1907 of 
Annual Report for 1915. 
Existing project. Provides for improvement of 
entire river by construction of locks and dams to 
provide a channel depth of 9 feet and for widening 
Louisville and Portland Canal at Louisville, Ky. 
Project provides for a lock with usable dimensions 
of 110 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 dams with an auxiliary 
lock at Gallipolis being 110 by 360 feet. Dashields 
is a fixed dam, while Emsworth, Montgomery, 
and Gallipolis are fixed dams with movable 
crests. Remaining dams are movable type, with 
navigable pass varying in width from 600 to 1,248 
feet. In addition to navigable pass, movable-type 
dams are also provided with one or more 
regulating weirs. At McAlpine locks and dam a 
canal (Louisville and Portland) extends along left 
bank for 2 miles, with locks at lower end. 
Modifications to existing project under purview 
of Section 6, March 3, 1909 Act, provide for fixed 
dams with movable crests with two locks (110 by 
1,200 feet and 110 by 600 feet) at New 
Cumberland, Pike Island, Hannibal, Willow 
Island, Belleville, Racine, Greenup, Captain 
Anthony Meldahl, Markland, Cannelton, Newburgh, 
and Uniontown, two locks 110 by 1,200 
feet at Smithland, 110 by 1,200 foot temporary 
locks in additon to the existing locks at locks and 
dams 52 and 53, and reconstruction to provide a 
110 by 1,200 foot lock in addition to existing locks 
and a fixed dam with two sections of movable 
crest at McAlpine locks and dam, widening 
Louisville and Portland Canal to 500 feet. Mound 
City was also considered authorized under purview 
of 1909 Act, and preconstruction planning 
was performed in the period 1965 to 1972. The 
ruling of the U. S. District Court, District of 
Columbia, on September 6, 1974, with reference 
to Lock and Dam 26, Mississippi River, would 
also apply to this project. Consequently, it is no 
longer considered authorized. Operation and care 
of locks and dams were included in project July 1, 
*Tributary navigation projects and all flood control projects in Ohio River Basin are in reports of districts included in Ohio 
River Division. 
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REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
1935, under provisions of Permanent Appropriations 
Repeal Act of June 26, 1934. Estimated 
Federal cost of new work (existing project) 
(1977), exclusive of Gallipolis locks and dam 
reported under Kanawha River project is 
$1,620,000,013, estimated non-Federal cost is 
$15,438,000. Foregoing estimate does not include 
expenditures on previous projects. Various items 
previously included in this project are considered 
inactive or unnecessary and are excluded from 
foregoing cost estimate. See page 693, Annual 
Report, 1968 for items and estimated cost. Under 
authority of 1910 River and Harbor Act, 
Louisville and Portland Canal was widened to 200 
feet; locks and dams 40 and 42 eliminated; locks 
and dams 1 and 2 replaced by Emsworth locks 
and dam; lock and dam 3 replaced by Dashields 
locks and dam; and locks and dams 4, 5, and 6 
replaced by Montgomery locks and dam. Locks 
and dams 24, 25, and 26 were replaced by 
Gallipolis locks and dam authorized by August 
30, 1935 Act, and constructed under project for 
improving lower Kanawha River. Locks and 
dams 7, 8, and 9 were replaced by New 
Cumberland locks and dam, locks and dams 10 
and 11 were replaced by Pike Island locks and 
dam, locks and dams 12, 13, and 14 were replaced 
by Hannibal locks and dam, locks and dams 15,16 
and 17 were replaced by Willow Island locks and 
dam, locks and dams 18, 19 and 20 were replaced 
by Belleville locks and dam, locks and dams 21,22 
and 23 were replaced by Racine locks and dam, 
locks and dams 27, 28, 29, and 30 were replaced 
by Greenup locks and dam, locks and dams 31, 32, 
33, and 34 were replaced by Captain Anthony 
Meldahl locks and dam, locks and dams 35, 36, 37, 
38, and 39 were replaced by Markland locks and 
dam, the Louisville and Portland Canal widened 
to 500 feet, and locks and dams 43,44 and 45 were 
replaced by Cannelton locks and dam, presently 
under construction, locks and dams 46 and 47 
were replaced by Newburgh locks and dam 
presently under construction, locks and dams 48 
and 49 were replaced by Uniontown locks and 
dam, presently under construction, as 
modifications to existing project under purview 
of section 6, March 3, 1909 Act, reducing total 
number of structures to 21. Table 22-D contains 
data relative to various features of locks and dams 
included in existing project. For list of principal 
towns and cities along Ohio River with their 
mileage below Pittsburgh, Pa., see page 1060 Annual 
Report, 1962. See Table 22-C for licenses. 
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. A list of terminals on Ohio 
River is revised annually and can be obtained 
from Division Engineer, U. S. Army Engineer 
Division, Ohio River, Cincinnati, Ohio. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work by contract and hired labor: 
Pike Island locks and dam: Equip and refurbish 
confort station at Indian Short Creek recreation 
area; $1,083. 
Hannibal locks and dam: All construction work 
complete. Total expenditure for new work during 
this period was $553,340, which included 
$271,014 for construction of fishermen's access 
area at Pike Island dam tailwater, and $32,000 
final payment on contract for removal of lock and 
dam 12. 
Willow Island locks and dam: Construction initiated 
in January 1967, is 95 percent complete. 
Contract for construction of locks, awarded in October 
1968 is complete; contract for construction 
of the dam, awarded in December 1971, is complete; 
engineering and design for remaining construction 
work continued; 47 tracts of land acquired; 
$938,836. 
Belleville locks and dam: All construction work 
complete except for additional recreation 
facilities under the completed projects program. 
Total expenditures during the period were 
$2,783. 
Racine locks and dam: Construction initiated in 
June 1964 is 98 percent complete. All major construction 
is complete. $14,184. 
Gallipolis locks and dam: The existing project, 
constructed under project for improving lower 
Kanawha River, was placed in operation in 
August 1937. The dimensions of the existing lock 
chambers and poor approach conditions, particularly 
to downstream traffic, have created a 
higher than normal accident rate to the structure 
with corresponding hazards and delays to traffic. 
The Water Resources Development Act of 1976 
authorized Phase I AE&D studies for a single 
1200 foot lock in a bypass canal. Procedures for 
the Phase I study were approved in February 
1977. Studies for the more efficient use of the present 
facilities were completed by the Waterways 
Experiment Station in September 1977. Baseline 
- specific environmental and archeological reconnaissance 
have been completed. A transportation 
rate study contract was awarded in June 1977. 
Hydraulic model studies were initiated in July 
1977. Funds in amount of $217,016 were expended 
during fiscal year. 
Greenup locks and dam: All major construction 
is complete except for additional recreation 
facilities under the completed projects program. 
A contract for construction of a marina at Huntinton, 
W. Va., under recreation at completed 
projects, awarded in June 1967, is 37 percent 
complete. Total expenditures through the period 
were $315,388, of which $311,784 was for recreation 
at completed projects. 
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OHIO RIVER 
Captain Anthony Meldahl locks and dam: All 
major construction is complete except for additional 
recreation facilities under the completed 
projects program. During the period $909 was expended 
under recreation at completed projects. 
Markland locks and dam: Project is complete. 
In connection with the Markland locks and dam, 
the Congress has authorized the appropriation of 
funds for the design and construction of a public 
highway bridge across the navigation structure 
by the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1970 (Public 
Law 91-605) and the State of Indiana and the 
Commonwealth of Kentucky have agreed to construct 
necessary approach roads, within their 
respective States, to connect the bridge with existing 
public highways. The said bridge and approach 
roads design and later construction is being 
accomplished by the Louisville District under 
the terms of a four-party contract with the 
Department of Transportation, Federal 
Highway Administration, the State of Indiana, 
and the Commonwealth of Kentucky that requires 
the latter three parties to be jointly responsible 
for the entire cost of the bridge and approach 
roads. Contract for construction of the 
bridge and roads awarded in July 1975 and advanced 
to 87 percent completion. 
McAlpine locks and dam: Project is complete 
except for alteration of lift section of railroad 
bridge that spans the upper end of the Louisville 
and Portland canal which work is presently 
deffered. 
Cannelton locks and dam: Project is 99 percent 
complete. Land acquisition complete except for 
continuing action on Declaration of Taking on one 
tract. Construction of dam and locks emergency 
gates remained at 99 percent completion pending 
settlement of fire damage claim. Contracts for 
relocation of telephone cables and power lines 
necessary for repairs of Indiana Highway 66 
were awarded and completed, and contract for 
repairs to Indiana Highway 66 was awarded and 
advanced to 83 percent completion. Engineering 
and design of remaining project features continued 
including archeological investigations of a 
recreation site; $737,650. 
Newburgh locks and dam: The Newburgh 
Bank Protection Works project was combined 
with the locks and dam project by the Water 
Resources Development Act of 1974. Project is 96 
percent complete. Three contracts for removal of 
old locks and dams 46 and 47; for stone protection 
on the Indiana bank downstream of the locks, and 
for a modular comfort station in the locks 
overlook area were completed. Contract for 
replacement of the cable adjusting bolts on the 
dam tainter gates was terminated in December 
1976 for the convenience of the Government. A 
future contract will cover the uncompleted portion 
of this work. Two contracts for grouting fixed 
weir section of the dam, cells 5-18, and for construction 
of boat ramp, road and parking area at a 
recreation site were awarded in July 1977 and 
November 1976 and advanced to 85 and 92 percent 
completion, respectively. Engineering and 
design of remaining project features continued: 
$952,539. 
Uniontown locks and dam: Project is 95 percent 
complete. Land acquisition and boundary line 
marking continued and advanced to 91 and 92 
percent completion, respectively. Two contracts 
for construction of the dam and of rock berm 
downstream of fixed weir section of the dam, two 
contracts for removal of old lock and dam 48 and 
for resurfacing lock access road, and three contracts 
for relocation of Posey County, Indiana 
secondary road and of Kentucky Highway 130 
with associated telephone and water line work for 
the Indiana road were all completed. 
Maintenance dredging during construction was 
also completed. Contract for replacement of the 
cable adjusting bolts on the dam tainter gates was 
terminated in December 1977 for the convenience 
of the Government. A future contract will cover 
the uncompleted portion of this work. Contract 
for dam railing replacement was awarded in July 
1977 and advanced to 37 percent completion. 
Engineering and design of remaining project 
features continued; $927,458. 
Smithland locks and dam: Project is 74 percent 
complete. Contract for seeding and protection 
awarded and is 46 percent complete. Land acquisition 
is 60 percent complete. Contract for construction 
of dam awarded in August 1974 is 63 
percent complete. Engineering and design about 
90 percent complete; $32,820,078. 
Lock and Dam No. 53 (Temporary Lock): Project 
is 82 percent complete. Contract for construction 
of the temporary lock including work at the 
old dam and channel dredging was advanced to 
81 percent completion. Engineering and design 
related to construction continues; $10,211,597. 
Operation and maintenance, general: Locks and 
dams operated as required and necessary repairs 
and improvements made thereto and to operator's 
quarters, grounds and esplanades. Costs were 
$4,869,672 for Pittsburgh District, $6,760,736 for 
Huntington District and $7,871,247 for Louisville 
District. 
Condition at end of fiscal y'ar. Navigation 
system of 21 locks and dams is in operation and 9- 
foot navigation throughout length of river is 
generally available at all times. At certain unstable 
bars project depth is maintained by dredging, 
supplemented by contraction works. (See 
"Open Channel Work, Ohio River".) Table 22-D 
shows cost and year of completion of locks and 
dams now in operation. Existing project does not 
provide adequate facilities for present-day 
navigation due to obsolescence of structures. 
Since repair and modernization of these facilities 
would be extremely costly, replacement and 
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REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
reconstruction is being accomplished as rapidly 
as funds are made available for the purpose. Construction 
of lock and dam replacement program 
was initiated in fiscal year 1955. New 
Cumberland, Pike Island, Hannibal, Willow 
Island, Belleville, Racine, Greenup, Captain 
Anthony Meldahl, Markland, McAlpine, 
Cannelton, Newburgh and Uniontown replacement 
locks and dams are in operation, replacing 
37 old low-lift locks and dams. Smithland locks 
and dam to replace locks and dams 50 and 51 was 
initiated in fiscal year 1971. For total cost of existing 
project, see Table 22-B. 
2. OPEN CHANNEL WORK, OHIO RIVER 
Location. Under jurisdiction of district 
engineer in whose district the work is located. 
Portion of river included in project extends 974.7 
miles from head of river at Pittsburgh, Pa., to 
mouth of Cache River (Mound City, Ill,). Open 
channel improvement from mouth of Cache River 
to mouth of Ohio River is under jurisdiction of 
Mississippi River Commission. 
Existing project. Before completion of canalization 
project, no project depth had been fixed by 
Congress under project for open channel work, 
but in order to properly aid packet and barge 
navigation it was necessary to secure a low-water 
channel with a minimum depth of from 4 to 6 feet, 
and a width, depending upon difficulty of running 
channel, of from 400 to 600 feet; also to permit 
movement of large coal tows, which movement 
occurred at stages of water exceeding 10 
feet, it was necessary to remove points of projecting 
bars which formed at various locations along 
river. Accomplishment of this purpose involved 
concentration of current by closing back channels 
at islands with low dams, contraction and 
straightening wide, open channels by low dikes, 
dredging bars and shoals, and removal of snags 
and wrecks. Incidental to direct improvement of 
Ohio River is construction and maintenance of ice 
piers as required for protection of river craft. 
Stage of extreme high water on 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 Evansville, Ind., and 
59.5 feet at Cairo, Ill. (mouth of river). Estimated 
cost of new work (1960) is $16,160,000, exclusive 
of following items which are considered inactive: 
Ice piers authorized by 1927 River and Harbor 
Act; reforestation of sloughs on Kentucky Peninsula 
near Evansville, Ind., authorized by 1930 
River and Harbor Act; dredging to widen 
channel at certain points; and placing revetment 
at various points. Estimated cost of these items 
(1954) is $6,565,000. Operation of snag boats on 
Ohio River below Pennsylvania State line was included 
in project July 1, 1935, under provisions of 
Permanent Appropriations Repeal Act of June 
26, 1934. See Table 22-E for authorizing legislation. 
Local cooperation. River and Harbor Act of 
January 21, 1927, authorizing construction of ice 
piers for general open channel work, imposes condition 
that before work is begun on any 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 locality 
(H. Doc. 187, 67th Cong., 2nd sess.) Existing ice 
piers are adequate for present purposes and local 
cooperation is not needed since no additional construction 
is under consideration. River and Harbor 
Act of July 3, 1930, provides for reforestation 
of sloughs of Kentucky Peninsula and bank 
protection and that no expense shall be incurred 
by the United States for acquiring lands required 
for purpose of this improvement (H. Doc. 409, 
69th Cong., 1st sess.). However, since no serious 
overbank erosion has occurred since bank revetment 
in 1933-34, reforestation is not considered 
justifiable at this time and no local cooperation is 
required. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Operation and maintenance, general: Dredging, 
where required to provide an adequate and 
dependable channel of project depth at minimum 
pool conditions, was executed. Dike and 
revetments maintained and routine work of 
maintaining navigation aids, removings snags, 
making channel studies, hydrographic surveys 
and mapping was performed as required. 
Channel soundings, hydrographic surveys, 
stream gaging operations, channel inspections 
and aids to navigation, and miscellaneous inspections 
and reports cost $695,791. Dredging by contract: 
Pittsburgh District 60,988 cubic yards at 
$171,150, Huntington District 732,095 cubic 
yards at $917,357, and Louisville District 
1,215,421 cubic yards at $1,187,623. Final payment 
for a new hydrographic survey boat 
procured by Louisville District was $53,446 in 
this period. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. New work under 
this project is substantially complete, since it is 
not anticipated that work on inactive portion of 
project will be accomplished. In additon to dredging, 
local stabilization of channel has been 
effected at various points by construction of dikes 
and revetment. Work which remains consists of 
dredging to widen channels at certain points to 
project depth. 
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OHIO RIVER 
TABLE 22-A COST AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
See Total Cost to 
Section September 30, 
in Text Project Funding FY 74 FY 75 FY 76 FY 77 1977 
1. Construction of New Work 
Locks and Dams Approp. 83,294,605 69,472,436 89,881,056 50,987,109 1,295,446,2521 3 5 10 
on Ohio River Cost 80,203,716 77,860,198 79,855,273 47,692,862 1,275,154,7721 3 6 11 12 
Maint. 
Approp. 12,470,410 11,869,807 19,184,606 20,312,781 345,027,7332 4 
Cost 13,033,404 12,425,070 19,669,021 19,654,555 343,842,3592 13 
Rehab. 
Approp. - - - - 1,283,510 
Cost - - - - 1,283,510 
2. Open Channel New Work 
Work, Ohio River Approp. - - - - 15,962,2608 
Cost - - - - 15,962,2608 
Maint. 
Approp. 2,503,602 2,843,355 4,477,483 3,494,120 66,568,0297 9 
Cost 3,230,621 3,104,209 4,449,134 3,025,367 66,008,557'" 
Rehab. 
Approp. - - - - 944,649 
Cost - - - - 944,649 
1. Includes $17,003,761 for previous 6-foot canalization for such purposes, and $267 transferred to project without 
project. reimbursement. 
2. Includes $36,943,217 expended from 1885 to 1937 on 8. Includes $1,040,236 Public Works funds. 
operation and care of work of improvement under provisions 9. Includes $1,000 for removal of obstructions in Lickof 
permanent indefinite appropriations for such purposes. ing River under authority of section 3, R&H Act of 1930. 
3. Includes $215,812 public works acceleration, ex- 10. Includes $100,000 placed in FY 1971 Budget Reserve. 
ecutive 1963. 11. Excludes $3,899 transferred from project without 
4. Includes $38,766 public works acceleration, ex- reimbursement. 
ecutive 1963. 12. Surplus property valued at $3,553 transferred to pro- 
5. Excludes $251,785 contributed funds for new work. ject without reimbursement. 
6. Excludes $250,118 contributed funds for new work. 13. Excludes $2,140 transferred to project without reim- 
7. Excludes X1,621,349 expended in operation of snag bursement. 
boats under provisions of permanent indefimnite appropriation 
CONSTRUCTION OF LOCKS AND DAMS ON OHIO RIVER 
TOTAL COST OF EXISTING PROJECT TO SEPTEMBER 30, 1977 
TABLE 22-B (See Section 1 of Text) 
Operations and 
Maintenance, 
Funds New Work General Rehabilitation Total 
Regular $1,253,477,994 $304,759,476 $1,283,510 $1,559,520,980 
Public Works 3,258,368 - - 3,258,368 
Emergency Relief 1,198,837 19,000- 1,217,837 
Maintenance and Operation - 2,081,900- 2,081,900 
Public Works Acceleration, 215,812 38,766- 254,578 
Executive 1963 
Total $1,258,151,0111 $306,899,1422 4 6 $1,283,510 $1,566,333,6633 
1. Excludes surplus property valued at $297,385 
transferred to project without reimbursement. 
2. Excludes surplus property valued at $73,832 
transferred to project without reimbursement. 
3. Excludes $250,118 contributed funds for new work. 
4. Excludes $36,943,217 expended from 1885 to 1937 
under permanent indefinite appropriation. 
5. Excludes $3,899 transferred from project without 
reimbursement. 
6. Excludes $2,140 transferred to project without reimbursement. 
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TABLE 22-C 
REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
FEDERAL POWER COMMISSION LICENSES AT 
LOCKS AND DAMS, OHIO RIVER 
Markland Dam McAlpine Dam 
F.P.C. License 2,211 289:1,000 
License Public Service Co. Louisville Gas and 
of Indiana Electric Co. 
Annual Charge $45,950.00 $95,000 (#289) 
$6.60 (#1,000) 
Collections to end of 
Fiscal Year 1977 $457,611.64 $4,655,317.80 
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OHIO RIVER LOCKS AND DAMS 
TABLE 22-D (See Section 1 of Text) 
Lock Dimensions Upper 
Normal 
Greatest Pool Depth on Year Actual Cost 
Miles Width Length Eleva- Miter Sills Character of Foundation Percent Opened to Date of 
Lock Below Distance From of Available Lift tion Comrn- to Navi- Each Lock 
and Pitts- Nearest Town Cham- For Full (feet) (feet, Upper Lower Lock Dam plete gation and Dam 
Dam burgh ber Width mean (feet) (feet) 
(feet) (feet) sea 
level) 
1. - Replaced 
6.2 Emsworth locks and dam, 
Emsworth, Pa. 
2. - Replaced 
3. - Replaced 
13.3 Dashields locks and dam, 
1.6 miles below Sewickley, 
Pa. 
4. - Replaced 
5. - Replaced 
6. - Replaced 
31.7 Montgomery locks and 
dam, 1.4 miles above 
Industry, Pa. 
7. - Replaced 
8. - Replaced 
54.4 New Cumberland locks and 
dam, Stratton, Ohio 
9. 
10. 
11. 
- Replaced 
- Replaced 
- Replaced 
84.3 Pike Island locks and dam, 
2 miles upstream from 
Warwood, W. Va. 
12. - Replaced 
13. - Replaced 
14. - Replaced 
126.4 Hannibal locks and dam, 
1.6 miles upstream from 
New Martinsville, W. Va. 
15. - Replaced 
16. - Replaced 
161.7 Willow Island, locks and 
dam, 2.7 miles above 
Waverly, W. Va. 
110 600 18.0 710.0 
56 360 
110 600 
56 360 10.0 692.0 
110 600 
56 360 17.5 682.0 
110 1,200 
110 600 20.5 664.5 
110 1,200 
110 600 17.8 644.0 
110 1,200 
110 600 21.0 623.0 
� -� 
110 1,200 
110 600 20.0 602.0 
Rock Rock and piles 100 
1 -75 
17.01 ' 12.98 
15.51 12.93 
13.41 17.5 Rock Rock 
16.0' 14.6' Rock and piles Rock and piles 
7.0' 14.83 
17.01 18.03 
38.0 17.0 
Rock 
Rock 
Rock 
Rock 
Rock 
Rock 
35.0 15.0 Rock and Piles Rock 
- $ 870,034 
1921 5,861,7652 
- - 976,767 
- - 1,144,588 
100 1929 8,528,955 
- - 1,071,472 
- - 1,080,132Q 
- - 1,123,442 
100 1936 5,737,611 
- - 1,075,000 
- - 1,167,456 
100 1959 89,099,688 
100 1968 
99 1972 
1,117,100 
1,138,000 
1,162,165 
56,616,066 
1,166,104 
1,222,389 
1,133,371 
86,660,261 
1,180,478 
1,275,532 
95 1972 74,141,509 
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TABLE 22-D (Cont'd) (See Section 1 of Text) 
Lock Dimensions Upper 
Normal 
Greatest Pool Depth on Year Actual Cost 
Miles Width Length Eleva- Miter Sills Character of Foundation Percent Opened to Date of 
Lock Below Distance From of Available Lift tion Com- to Navi- Each Lock 
and Pitts- Nearest Town Chain- For Full (feet) (feet, Upper Lower Lock Dam plete gation and Dam 
Dam burgh ber Width mean (feet) (feet) 
(feet) (feet) sea 
level) 
17. - Replaced 
18. - Replaced 
19. - Replaced 
20. - Replaced- 
203.9 Belleville locks and dam, 0.3 110 
mile below Reedsville, 110 
Ohio 
21. - Replaced 
22. - Replaced 
23. - Replaced- 
237.5 Racine locks and dam, 1.5 110 
miles below Letart Falls, Ohio 110 
24. - Replaced 
25. - Replaced 
26. - Replaced- 
279.2 Gallipolis locks and dam, 0.7 110 
miles below Hogsett, W. Va. 110 
Gallipolis Modernization - 
27. 
28. 
29. 
30. 
- Replaced 
- Replaced 
- Replaced 
- Replaced- 
341.0 Greenup locks and dam, 4.9 110 
miles below Greenup, Ky. 110 
31. - Replaced 
32. - Replaced 
33. - Replaced 
34. - Replaced 
436.2 Captain Anthony Meldahl 
locks and dam, 2.2 miles 
above Foster, Ky. 
35. - Replaced 
36. - Replaced 
37. - Replaced 
1,200 
600 22.0 
1,200 
600 22.0 
600 
360 26.0 
1,200 
600 30.0 
110 1,200 
110 600 30.0 
582.0 
560.0 
538.0 
515.0 
485.0 
37.0 15.0 Rock and piles 
18.0 15.0 Rock and piles 
18.0 12.0 
18.0' 13.0 
18.01 15.0 
Rock 
- 
Rock 
Rock 
Rock 100 1968 
Rock 
Rock 
-. 
Rock 
Rock 
1,362,591 
927,091 
1,213,848 
936,696 
62,212,714 
- - 1,484,562 
- - 1,218,798 
- - 1,851,488 
98 1971 64,872,766 
- 1,187,542 
- - 1,925,205 
- - 1,307,241 
100 1937 
100 1959 
100 1962 
s 
217,016 
2,015,601 
1,063,133 
1,088,802 
1,579,618 
56,347,447 
1,359,231 
2,951,216 
1,937,166 
3,437,057 
74,167,363 
1,894,942 
8,704,535 
1,297,924 
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TABLE 22-D (Cont'd) (See Section 1 of Text) 
Lock Dimensions Upper 
Normal 
Greatest Pool Depth on Year Actual Cost 
Miles Width Length Eleva- Miter Sills Character of Foundation Percent Opened to Date of 
Lock Below Distance From of Available Lift tion Comn- to Navi- Each Lock 
and Pitts- Nearest Town Cham- For Full (feet) (feet, Upper Lower Lock Dam plete gation and Dam 
Dam burgh her Width mean (feet) (feet) 
(feet) (feet) sea 
level) 
38. - Replaced - - - - - - - - 2,857,040 
531.5 Markland locks and dam, 1 110 1,200 
mile above Markland, Ind. 110 600 35.0 
Replaced 
Eliminated 
604.4 McAlpine locks and dams. 
(Reconstruction of locks 
and dam 41.) 
- Replaced 
- Replaced 
110 1,200 
110 600 37.0 
56 360 
45. - Replaced - - - 
720.7 Cannelton locks and dam, 3 110 1,200 25.0 
miles above Cannelton, Ind. 110 600 
46. - Replaced - - 
776.1 Newburgh locks and dam, 110 1,200 
16 miles above Evansville, 110 600 16.0 
Ind. 
47. - Replaced - - - 
48. - Replaced 
49. - Replaced 
846.0 Uniontown locks and dam 
3.5 miles below Uniontown, 
Ky. 
110 1,200 
110 600 22.0 
50. 876.8 1 mile below Weston, Ky. 110 600 10.0 
51. 903.1 0.6 mile below Golconda, Ill. 110 600 8.0 
918.5 Smithland locks and dam, 2 110 1,200 
miles above Smithland, Ky. 110 1,200 22.0 
52. 938.9 1.4 miles below Brookport, 110 600 12.0 
Ill. 
938.9 1.4 miles below Brookport, 110 1,200 12.0 
Ill. (New Lock) 
455.0 50.0 15.0 
- -. 
49.0 12.0 
420.0 19.0 11.0 
19.0 11.0 
383.0 38.0 13.0 
358.0 32.0 16.0 
342.0 34.0 12.0 
320.0 
310.0 
324.0 
302.0 
Rock 
Rock 
Rock 
Rock 
Rock 
Piles 100 1963 
Rock 1008 1961 
Rock 99 1972 
63,019,402 
2,222,448 
7,658,1347 
45,726,189 
2,592,242 
2,819,930 
3,202,890 
96,851,089 
3,129,028 
Pile 94 1975 101,624,048 
Rock 94 1975 
17.4 11.0 Rock Rock and pile 100 
15.4 11.0 Rock and pile Pile 100 
34.0 12.0 
15.4 11.0 
Rock 
Pile 
Rock 
Pile 
74 
100 
1928 
1929 
1928 
4,415,526 
3,062,710 
3,325,964 
94,452,323 
3,751,762 
4,370,566 
187,705,0909 
4,461,747 
Pile 100 1969 10,197,518 
39. - 
40. - 
41. - 
43. 
44. 
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TABLE 22-D (Cont'd) 
OHIO RIVER LOCKS AND DAMS 
(See Section 1 of Text) 
Lock Dimensions Upper 
Normal 
Greatest Pool Depth on Year Actual Cost 
Miles Width Length Eleva- Miter Sills Character of Foundation Percent Opened to Date of 
Lock Below Distance From of Available Lift tion Com- to Navi- Each Lock 
and Pitts- Nearest Town Cham- For Full (feet) (feet, Upper Lower Lock Dam plete gation and Dam 
Dam burgh her Width mean (feet) (feet) 
(feet) (feet) sea 
level) 
53. 962.6 10.8 miles above Mound 110 600 13.4 290.0 15.4 9.61� Pile Pile 100 1929 5,410,668 
City, Ill. 
962.6 10.8 miles above Mound 110 1,200 13.4 290.0 15.4 9.6 Pile - 55 - 30,593,275 
City, Ill (New Lock) 
974.2 Mound City locks and dam, 110 1,200 
1 mile below Mound City 110 600 31.0 302.0 46.0 15.0 Pile Pile - - 1,539,470 
Ill. 
54. 974.2 Mound City, Ill. - - - - - - - - - 
TOTAL1,268,160,53711 
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1. Depths are on emergency dam foundation and are controlling depths. 
2. Change from fixed dam to lift-gate dam completed in 1938. 
3. Depths are on poiree dam foundation and are controlling depths. 
4. Land chamber. 
5. River chamber. 
6. Roller-gate dam. Cost not included in total. Constructed under project for 
improving lower Kanawha River. 
7. Lock and dam 41 completed with 110-by 600-foot lock in 1921. Completed 
with new dam and raised canal and lock walls in 1928. Auxiliary 56-by 360-foot 
lock constructed in 1929-30. Reconstruction and modernization began 1956, 
renamed McAlpine locks and dam in 1960. Operation of auxiliary lock suspended 
in 1971. 
8. Complete except for deferred alteration of railroad bridge. 
9. Will replace locks and dams 50 and 51. 
10. Dam below not yet constructed, Depth on lower miter sill at lower water. 
11. Exclusive of $6,994,235, details below. 
Additional Features Entering into Cost of Project 
Louisville and Portland Canal and Indiana chute (under $ 5,359,203 
previous project) 
Examinations, surveys contingencies, plants and 
miscellaneous 
Recreation facilities, pool area, Gallipolis locks and dams 
TOTAL 
966,232 
668,800 
6,994,235 
$1,275,154,772- 
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OHIO RIVER 
TABLE 22-E AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
Acts Work Authorized Documents 
OPEN CHANNEL WORK, OHIO RIVER (See Section 2 of Text) 
March 3, 1827 Project adopted by this act originally covered entire length of 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 Construct ice piers as a part of project, with funds allotted from ap- H. Doc, 187, 67th Cong., 2nd sess. 
propriations for general open channel work. 
July 3, 1930 Reforestation of sloughs on Kentucky Peninsula near Evansville, Ind., H. Doc, 409, 69th Cong., 1st sess. 
and a 200-foot strip along upstream bank and for bank protection, 
at an estimated cost of $200,000. 
July 3, 1958 Act of Mar. 3, 1827 modified to include maintenance of existing Lick- H. Doc. 434, 84th Cong., 2nd sess. 
ing River Channel within lower 3-mile limit of River slack water, 
at an estimated increase of $1,000 in cost of average annual 
maintenance. 
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NASHVILLE, TENN., DISTRICT* 
This district comprises portions of southern 
Kentucky, southwestern Virginia, western 
North Carolina, northern Georgia and Alabama, 
northeastern Mississippi and practically all of 
Tennessee except western portion, and embraces 
drainage basins of Tennessee and Cumberland 
Rivers and their tributaries. 
IMPROVEMENTS 
Navigation Page 
1. Construction of Locks and Dams, 
Ohio River ..-.................... ............ 23-1 
2. Cumberland River, Tenn. and Ky. 23-1 
3. Tennessee River, Tenn., Ala., and 
K y . ........................................... ........ ...23 -3 
4. Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway, 
Alabama and Mississippi 23-4 
5. Other authorized navigation 
projects ............... ............... 23-5 
Alteration of Bridges 
6. Authorized Alteration of Bridges 23-5 
Flood Control 
7. Big South Fork National River 
and Recreation Area, Ky .. 23-5 
8. Martins Fork Lake, Ky .. 23-5 
9. Middlesboro, Cumberland River 
B asin, K y . ..... .....-................ _ 23-6 
10. Ohio River Basin (Nashville 
D ist.) --�- --- . -- ------ --- 23-6 
11. Inspection of completed flood 
control projects ........ ...... .... 23-6 
Navigation 
1. CONSTRUCTION OF LOCKS 
AND DAMS, OHIO RIVER 
For report on this improvement see this 
heading under Ohio River. 
2. CUMBERLAND RIVER, TENN. 
AND KY. 
Location. Formed by 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 
returns northwestward to Kentucky, emptying 
into Ohio River near Smithland, Ky. (See Geo- 
Flood Cantrol (Cont) 
12. Other authorized flood control 
projects ........................... 
13. Flood control work under special 
authorization ____ ....... _____.. __.._. 
Multiple-Purpose Power Projects 
14. Center Hill Lake, Ohio River 
Basin, Tenn . ................ .......... 
15. Dale Hollow Lake, Ohio River 
Basin, Tenn. and Ky.. .._. ............. 
16. J. Percy Priest Dam and 
Reservoir, Ohio River Basin, 
T en n . .. .-........ . . . . .. .......... . . . 
17. Laurel River Lake, 
Ohio River Basin, Ky ........ 
18. Wolf Creek Dam-Lake 
Cumberland, Ohio River 
B asin, K y ... .... ... ... .... .... ...... 
19. Other authorized multiplepurpose 
power projects 
General Investigations 
20. 
21. 
22. 
Surveys ............ .. ... ..... . 
Collection and study of basic data 
Research and Development .......... 
Page 
23-6 
23-7 
23-7 
23-7 
23-8 
23-8 
23-9 
23-9 
23-9 
23-9 
23-9 
logical Survey base maps of Tennessee and 
Kentucky. 
Previous projects. For details see pages 1898 
and 1901 of Annual Report for 1915, and page 
1208 of Annual Report for 1938. 
Existing project. Below Nashville: For information 
concerning construction of locks and 
dams A, B, C, D, E and F, required dredging 
and related costs to secure 6 foot navigation, see 
pages 1069 and 1070 of Annual Report for 1962. 
Improvement of Cumberland River between 
mouth and Nashville was authorized for 9-foot 
navigation; increased project depth to be obtained 
by construction of three moderate height 
dams with lockage facilities, designated as Kut- 
*All cost and financial statements for projects are listed at the end of this chapter. All other tables are referenced 
in text and also appear at the end of this chapter. 
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REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
tawa (Eureka), Dover, and Cheatham, to replace 
existing locks A to F inclusive below 
Nashville and lock 1 above Nashville. (See table 
23-B for authorizing legislation.) Subsequent 
authorities provided for construction of hydroelectric 
power-generating facilities at Cheatham 
Dam, river mile 148.7, and modification of 
project for navigation on Cumberland River, 
Tenn. and Ky., to provide, in lieu of previously 
authorized works at Kuttawa, mile 32.2, and 
Dover, mile 100.1, for construction of a multiple-
purpose improvement consisting of a dam, 
lock, and powerplant near mile 30.6 on lower 
Cumberland River and a canal for navigation 
and other purposes connecting this reservoir 
with reservoir formed by Kentucky Dam on the 
Tennessee River. The project is known as Barkley 
Dam and Lake Barkley. Provision of interconnecting 
canal, involving excavation of a 
channel through narrow watershed divide about 
2.5 miles upstream from damsite, permits alternative 
routes available for navigation between 
either Cumberland or Tennessee Rivers 
and Ohio River, and affords integrated operation 
of Barkley and Kentucky Reservoirs 
through diversion of flows in interests of flood 
control and power production. Estimated cost 
of modified project for 9-foot navigation and 
multiple-purpose development is $177,366,400 
(October 1977). See table 23-C for listing of 
principal features.) 
Under flood conditions as regulated by upstream 
reservoirs, extreme fluctuation in stage 
of river below Nashville, Tenn., varies at different 
localities from about 16 to 55 feet above 
minimum pool levels. Ordinary fluctuations 
vary with power flows from as much as the 
allowable 3-foot drawdown below normal pool 
elevation 385 at Cheatham Lock and Dam to a 
range of about 7 feet at Nashville. Seasonal 
variation in normal headwater levels at Lake 
Barkley is 5 feet, which in combination with 
power flows produces fluctuations up to 10 
feet below Cheatham Lock and Dam. 
Above Nashville: See pages 1693 thru 1696 of 
Annual Report for 1950 for information including 
statistical data on locks and dams 1 to 
17 and 21. Completion information is shown on 
pages 1454 of the report for 1951. See Table 23- 
B for Authorizing Legislation. Construction of 
Old Hickory, Carthage, and Celina Dams above 
Nashville was also authorized for navigation 
and power. The dam and reservoir authorized 
for construction on Cumberland River near 
Carthage, Tenn., has been redesignated as Cordell 
Hull Dam and Reservoir. Cost of Old 
Hickory and Cordell Hull projects, including 
locks, is estimated as $134,983,000 (October 
1977). Estimated cost of Celina Dam (1959) is 
$39,100,000. (See table 23-C at end of chapter 
for listing of principal features.) 
Under flood conditions as presently regulated, 
including effect of surcharge operation of 
Old Hickory project, extreme fluctuations of 
stage in this section of river vary from a range 
of 35 feet at Nashville (mile 191) to a maximum 
of 46 feet immediately below Old Hickory 
Dam (mile 216.2), and from an 8-foot variation 
in headwater at dam to 36 feet in vicinity of 
Carthage, Tenn., (mile 313.5), present head of 
navigation; with variations up to 35 feet at 
Celina, Tenn. (Mile 380.8) and 29 feet in tailwater 
at Wolf Creek Dam (mile 460.9). Maximum 
fluctuations under ordinary conditions 
from power flows vary from about 7 feet at 
Nashville to 14 and 3 feet, respectively, in tailwater 
and headwater of Old Hickory Dam, and 
at other key points as follows: 13 feet at Carthage; 
18 feet at Celina; and 19 feet at Wolf 
Creek Dam. 
Further details on project authorization for 
river sections below and above Nashville are 
shown on Table 23-B. 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with for 6- 
foot navigation project. Under modified project 
for 9-foot navigation and multiple-purpose 
development, recreation features of reservoir 
components are subject to certain conditions of 
non-Federal cost-sharing under Federal Water 
Project Recreation Act of 1965. 
Terminal facilities. There are 43 terminals 
on the Cumberland River (1 municipally owned 
and open for public use; 5 government owned 
facilities and 37 privately owned facilities). A 
total of 22 terminals have railroad connections. 
Principal commodities handled are petroleum 
products, stone, sand, gravel, coal, coke, iron, 
steel, and chemicals. Sixteen terminals are set 
up to handle various types of commodities. 
Facilities considered adequate for existing commerce. 
For further information see page 695 of 
Annual Report for 1969. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
New work: Below Nashville: A washhouse at 
Canal Recreation Area and public use facilities 
at Eureka Recreation Area are under construction 
at Barkley Project. A comfort station is 
being constructed at Sycamore Creek Area at 
Cheatham Project. Costs for new work were 
$107,724. 
Above Nashville: Improvement of Shutes 
Branch Area and construction of washhouses 
and sewage treatment plant at Cedar Creek 
being done by hired labor at Old Hickory project. 
The Old Hickory trail was dedicated a National 
Recreational Trail. Contracts for construction 
of Salt Lick Creek public use facilities 
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NASHVILLE, TENN., DISTRICT 
and resource manager's office are 86 percent 
and 75 percent complete respectively. Four 
hundred acres were set aside to be included in 
the grain crop leasing program for wildlife 
habitat improvement. Miscellaneous items of 
work under various features were accomplished 
by hired labor. The land acquisition program 
for the Cordell Hull Project is complete except 
for payment of deficiency judgments. Costs for 
new work were $1,918,875. 
Operation and Maintenance: Barkley, 
Cheatham, Cordell Hull, and Old Hickory locks 
and dams were operated as required. Operation 
and Maintenance improvements at Barkley includes 
installing and repairing mooring cells, 
provided fire protection lower gate, miscellaneous 
snagging, and maintenance of mooring 
facilities and safety harbors. Work at Cheatham 
includes miscellaneous snagging and installing 
buoys. Boundary line survey contract 
it 72 percent complete. Work at Old Hickory 
includes miscellaneous dredging and unwatering 
and repairing lock gates. 
Total net energy generated at Barkley Dam 
(747,470,440 kw-hr) was made available 
through Department of the Interior to the Tennessee 
Valley Authority, Southern Illinois 
power Cooperative, Big Rivers Rural Electric 
Cooperative Corporation, and Indiana Statewide 
Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc., Hoosier 
Energy Division. Total net energy generated at 
Cheatham Dam (174,917,300 kw-hr), Cordell 
Hull (315,136,000 kw-hr) and Old Hickory 
(419,653,700 kw-hr) was made available for 
distribution. Power revenues were $1,531,100, 
$652,600, $1,941,581, and $1,304,100 respectively. 
Activities under reservoir management 
program comprising malaria control, shoreline 
sanitation, land management and disposal, and 
maintenance of public-use facilities continued. 
Condition as of September 30. Below Nashville: 
Construction of Cheatham lock and dam 
was completed in November 1960. See page 1078 
of 1962 Annual Report for chronology of construction. 
Acquisition for Barkley project includes 
69,750.7 acres in fee 24,277.6 acres in 
easements and 2,926 acres under use permit 
with exception of permanent transfer of about 
5,032 acres in fee (Land between the Lakes 
Project) and a use permit (flowage rights) 
over about 537 acres (Cumberland Steam 
Plant) from T.V.A., all land and land rights for 
the project have been procured. Project considered 
complete during FY 1974 and in full 
operation. Lock was opened to navigation on 
July 8, 1964. The four power units were placed 
in commercial operation January 21, February 
4, March 7, and March 30, 1966. Total new 
work costs for this section to September 30, 
1977 were $181,052,593 including $685,000 public 
works funds. 
Above Nashville: Old Hickory project provides 
a through channel for 9-foot navigation 
on the Cumberland above Nashville to vicinity 
of Carthage, Tenn., at river mile 313.5. Lock 
and dam 8, placed in an inoperative status 
November 30, 1951, was inundated with partial 
impoundment of Cordell Hull Reservoir. Full 
impoundment during FY 1973 extends the 9- 
foot waterway to Celina, river mile 380.8 Old 
Hickory project was completed for full beneficial 
use December 1957 with placement of last 
power unit in commercial operation. Further 
details are given on page 1080 of Annual Report 
for 1962. Construction of Cordell Hull 
project, started May 1963, is 99 percent complete, 
see "New Work above Nashville", for 
detail of work currently underway. Total lands 
acquired 27,186 acres (26,708 in fee and 468 
acres in easements). There are 27 cases pend. 
ing in court for determination of compensation 
or title defects. Total new work costs for this 
section to September 30, 1977, were $133,573,- 
722. Operation and maintenance of structures: 
Barkley, Cheatham, Cordell Hull, and Old 
Hickory locks were in operation at end of 
period; structures, channels, and appurtenances 
were maintained in serviceable condition. Total 
costs of existing project for entire stream were 
$389,732,743 of which $314,626,314 (including 
$685,000 from public works funds) were for new 
work and $75,106,429 for operation and maintenance. 
Surplus property valued at $37,494 
was transferred from project without reimbursement. 
Benefits attributable to reduction 
of flood flows by the Barkley project to date 
amount to $13,096,600 Power revenues received 
to date; Barkley, $22,073,270; Cheatham, $14,- 
287,916; Cordell Hull, $7,761,987; and Old 
Hickory, $30,772,245. 
3. TENNESSEE RIVER, TENN., ALA., 
AND KY. 
Location. Formed by junction of French 
Broad and Holston Rivers in eastern Tennessee, 
4.4 miles above Gay Street Bridge at Knoxville, 
flows southwest into northern Alabama, thence 
in a generally westerly course across north 
Alabama, to northeast boundary of Mississippi, 
thence nearly due north across Tennessee and 
Kentucky, entering Ohio River at Paducah, 
652.1 miles from junction of French Broad and 
Holston Rivers. (See Geological survey base 
map of Tennessee River Basin.) 
Previous projects. For details see pages 1902- 
1906, Annual Report for 1915; pages 1190-1194, 
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REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY 1977 
1196-1216, and 1220-1222, Annual Report for 
1929; and page 1216, Annual Report for 1938. 
Existing project. Originally provided for permanent 
improvement of river for a navigable 
depth of 9 feet at low water from mouth about 
650 miles to Knoxville, Tenn. Only work performed 
by the Corps was construction of lock 
at General Joe Wheeler Dam and miscellaneous 
appurtenant improvements at a new work cost 
of $2,244,236. Tennessee Valley Authority program 
provided for obtaining authorized 9-foot 
project by construction of high dams and locks 
and utilization of certain locks and dams previously 
constructed under jurisdiction of the 
Corps. (See Table 23-B for Authorizing Legislation.) 
Subsequent construction by that agency 
of Melton Hill Dam extends navigable channel 
of Tennessee River system up the Clinch River 
about 38 miles above damsite (mile 23.1) to 
vicinity of Clinton, Tenn. (See table 23-D on 
Tennessee River.) 
In accordance with general navigation laws 
placing control and supervision over navigable 
waters under direction of Secretary of the 
Army, Corps of Engineers operates and maintains 
all locks, and maintains navigation channels 
and safety harbors by performing all 
necessary maintenance dredging and snagging 
operations. For information concerning other 
functions of the Corps under division of responsibilities 
for Tennessee River since adoption 
of Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933, 
see page 1084 of Annual Report for 1962. 
Local cooperation. Authorization requires no 
locaj cooperation in construction of alternate 
system of low dams. It does, however, provide 
that if high dams are built before the United 
States builds projected locks and low dams 
which are to be replaced, the United States shall 
contribute to cost of substituted structures an 
amount equal to estimated cost of works of 
navigation for which substitution is made. 
Terminal facilities. There are 155 terminals 
on the Tennessee River (8 municipally owned, 
24 government owned facilities and 123 privately 
owned facilities). A total of 84 terminals 
have railroad connections. Principal commodities 
handled are petroleum products, stone, 
sand, gravel, coal, coke, grain, chemicals, iron 
and steel. Sixty three terminals handle various 
types of commodities. Facilities considered adequate 
for existing commerce. A list of terminals 
is revised annually and can be obtained from 
Division Engineer, Ohio River Division, Corps 
of Engineers, Cincinnati, Ohio. For further 
information see page 698 of Annual Report for 
1969. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Channel work by government plant and hired 
labor consisted of dredging and snagging at 
various locations, dredging safety harbors and 
access channels, and maintenance of mooring 
facilities and safety harbors. Cost of channel 
maintenance was $150,866. Operation and 
maintenance of structures: All locks were 
operated and lock appurtenances and standby 
plant maintained as required. Major maintenance 
work includes unwatering and repairing 
valves at Kentucky, Chickamauga, and Watts 
Bar locks; repairing pintle assembly at Pickwock 
lock; repairing gate and valve machinery 
at Guntersville lock; and unwatering lock and 
repairing gates at Nickajack lock. Permanent 
operating equipment $91,287. 
Condition as of September 30. Existing project 
is complete. Construction under the project 
was commenced January 1933 and completed 
September 1944. Additional work includes construction 
of Melton Hill project (mile 23.1 
Clinch River) completed in FY 1963, added 61 
miles of 9 foot channel to the Tennessee River 
system for a total of about 711 miles of nine 
foot navigation channel. Construction of additional 
and modified navigation features by 
TVA, completion and operation dates, are 
shown on pages 698 and 699 of Annual Report 
for FY 1969. See table 23-E for total cost of 
existing project to September 30, 1977. 
4. TENNESSEE-TOMBIGBEE 
WATERWAY, ALABAMA AND 
MISSISSIPPI 
Location. West Central Alabama and Northeastern 
Mississippi; in Marengo, Sumter, 
Greene and Pickens Counties, Alabama, and 
Noxubee, Lowndes, Clay, Monroe, Itawamba, 
Prentiss and Tishomingo Counties, Mississippi. 
Existing project. Provides for a waterway 
232 miles in length, connecting the Tombigbee 
and Tennessee Rivers by way of the East Fork 
of Tombigbee River, Mackeys and Yellow 
Creeks, affording a channel not less than 9 feet 
deep and 280 feet in bottom width, with 10 
locks each having clear chamber dimensions of 
110x600 feet. Construction of the divide section, 
including Bay Springs lock and dam, is 
assigned to the Nashville District; whereas, 
the prosecution of work on the river and canal 
sections is under the jurisdiction of the Mobile 
District. Only activities of the Nashville District 
are reported hereon. Estimated Federal 
cost of new work under jurisdiction of the 
Nashville District is $530,000,000 (October 
1977). 
Local cooperation. Authorization requires 
local interests to construct, maintain and operate 
all highway bridges, construct and maintain 
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NASHVILLE, TENN., DISTRICT 
all highway relocations or alterations, make 
and maintain alterations as required to sewer, 
water supply and drainage facilities, assume 
cost of operation and maintenance of utility 
crossings, provide and maintain as required 
suitable and adequate river and canal terminals 
in accordance with plans approved by the Secretary 
of the Army and the Chief of Engineers. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Engineering and design continued. Work continued 
on contracts. ICGRR roadway with bypass 
(South End) $2,017,282, Roadway with 
Yellow Creek Bridge (North End) $3,950,237, 
and trenching Divide Cut 4 and 1, $2,537,063. 
Contract awarded for excavation of Divide Cut 
4A and costs this fiscal year were $11,882,116. 
Engineering and Design and Supervision and 
Administration were $3,314,539 and $1,358,757. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Relocation 
contracts have been awarded for Mt. Gilead 
Road, TVA utilities, and South Central telephone. 
Contracts awarded for test excavations 
2 and 2A; dewatering 4, Phase I; and excavation 
of Divide Cut 3A. Eleven archeological 
contracts have been awarded. 
Acquisition has been completed on 467 surface 
tracts, embracing 13,920 acres which 
represents about 89 percent of tracts required 
for the project. The project is 11 percent complete. 
5. OTHER AUTHORIZED NAVIGATION 
PROJECTS 
See table 23-F. 
Alteration of Bridges 
6. AUTHORIZED ALTERATION OF 
BRIDGES 
Work on Woodland Street bridge, under 
Truman-Hobbs Act, was initiated in 1965 and 
completed in 1966. Costs were $987,632. For 
details see page 922 of Annual Report for 1967. 
Flood Control 
7. BIG SOUTH FORK NATIONAL RIVER 
AND RECREATION AREA, 
KENTUCKY 
Location. The proposed project is located in 
Northeastern Tennessee and Southeastern Kentucky 
along the Big South Fork River and its 
tributaries in Pickett, Scott, Fentress, and 
Morgan Counties, Tennessee, and McCreary 
County, Kentucky. 
Existing project. A National Recreation 
Area will be established in accordance with the 
concept included in the interagency report prepared 
pursuant to section 208 of Flood Control 
Act of 1968. Total acreage is not to exceed 
125,000 acres. The act specifically establishes 
the National Area for the purpose of preserving 
and interpreting the scenic, biological, archaeological 
and historical resources of the river 
gorge area and developing the natural recreational 
potential of the area. The area is divided 
into two categories, gorge and adjacent areas, 
with no construction permitted except limited 
clearing for establishment of day-use facilities, 
historical sites, primitive campgrounds and access 
roads. Lodges and other facilities will be 
provided in the adjacent areas. The project was 
authorized by the Water Resources Development 
Act of 1974 as amended by Water Resources 
Development Act of 1976. The National 
Park Service will operate and maintain the 
useable units of the area upon completion of 
land acquisition and construction of basic facilities 
by the Corps of Engineers. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Engineering and design continued. Real estate 
mapping contract is 50 percent complete. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Preconstruction 
planning is progressing satisfactorily. 
General design memorandum approved May 24, 
1977. Federal environmental impact statement 
submitted to CEQ May 24, 1977. 
8. MARTINS FORK LAKE, KY. 
Location. Dam planned at mile 15.6 on 
Martins Fork of Clover Fork, Cumberland 
River, about 10 miles southeast of city of 
Harlan, with reservoir extending about 6 miles 
upstream within Harlan County, southeastern 
Kentucky. 
Existing project. Multiple-purpose improvement 
combining flood control with water 
quality control and recreation development 
adopted by 1965 Flood Control Act (H. Doc. 
244, 89th Cong.), in general accordance with 
recommendations. Dam will be concrete type, 
about 504 feet long and rising 97 feet above 
streambed. Outlet works provide for release of 
water from reservoir at varying levels. Drainage 
area above damsite is 55.7 square miles. At 
full pool level, spillway crest at elevation 1341 
above mean sea level, reservoir will cover 578 
acres and contain 21,120 acre-feet of storage 
capacity. Provision is made for 17,450 acrefeet 
of reservoir capacity between elevations 
1341 and 1300 for control of floods in winter 
and spring season, and 14,360 acre-feet (El. 
1341-1310) during summer and fall, in conjunction 
with which storage of 3,090 acre-feet 
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would be available on a seasonal basis to meet 
streamflow requirements for water quality control 
and fish life below the dam. A minimum 
permanent pool of 3,670 acre-feet, 274 acres 
in extent, will thus be provided during potential 
flood seasons; and during late spring and summer 
when flood storage can be reduced, the 
lake is to be operated generally at a higher 
level (El. 1310) to maintain a larger surface 
area of 340 acres for recreation and to provide 
the required seasonal storage for releases of 
water during critical low-flow periods. Project 
will prevent major portion of average annual 
flood losses at Harlan and result in significant 
stage reductions with related benefits along 
rural reaches and at other urban areas downstream. 
Estimated cost of project, including 
planned initial recreation development, is $19,- 
500,000 (October 1977). 
Local cooperation. Federal Water Project 
Recreation Act of 1965 applies in regard to 
non-Federal participation in recreation development, 
in addition to which local interests are to 
provide certain safeguards to ensure functioning 
of reservoir as intended. At this time, assurances 
have not been received for any non- 
Federal participation in the recreational development 
on this project as required under 
P.L. 89-72. Therefore, initially recreation will 
not be developed to the full potential and only 
minimum facilities will be provided. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Engineering and design continued. The cofferdam 
was inundated by the April 1977 flood. 
Damage at dam site was minor. Cleanup took 
nine days. Scattered damage to residential 
housing occurred. Reservoir clearing contract 
awarded and completed $80,330. Dam and access 
roads contract is 86 percent complete and 
fiscal year earnings of $8,254,526. 
Condition as of September 30. Relocation 
contracts awarded for L&N railroad and Kentucky 
utilities. Total acquisition to date involves 
47 surface tracts embracing 1,729 acres 
which represents 95 percent of tracts required 
for the project. Acquisition of land is scheduled 
for completion in FY 1978. 
9. MIDDLESBORO, CUMBERLAND 
RIVER BASIN, KY. 
Location. At Middlesboro, Ky., on Yellow 
Creek, a tributary entering Cumberland River 
about 660 miles above its mouth. 
Existing project. A system of canals and 
levees around one side of town, arranged so as 
to divert most headwaters of Yellow Creek 
away from present channel through heart of 
city. Protection is thus afforded in large measure 
to life and property within business district 
and a large part of residential section. For 
project details, see page 1088 of Annual Report 
for 1962. 
Local cooperation. None required. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance: Work on levees, canals, and appurtenances 
was accomplished by hired labor. 
The project functioned to reduce the peak elevation 
by 3 to 5 feet during the April 1977 flood. 
Condition as of September 30. New work 
under existing project was completed in March 
1945. Construction of canal and levee system, 
initiated in May 1938, was completed and improvement 
placed in operation in December 
1939. Relocation work was completed in September 
1940. Flood damages prevented to date 
amount to $14,674,900. 
10. OHIO RIVER BASIN 
(NASHVILLE DISTRICT) 
Location. A series of levees, floodwalls, channel 
improvements, and reservoirs in Ohio River 
Basin within Nashville District. 
Existing project. The general comprehensive 
plans approved for flood control and other purposes 
in Ohio River Basin is set forth in legislation 
listed in Table 23-B. Individual projects, 
local protection projects and lakes, considered 
in comprehensive plan within Nashville District 
are listed in Table 23-G. 
11. INSPECTION OF COMPLETED 
FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS 
Flood Control Act of June 22, 1936, and subsequent 
acts, requires local interests furnish 
assurances they will maintain and operate certain 
local protection projects after completion 
in accordance with regulations prescribed by 
Secretary of the Army. District Engineers are 
responsible for administration of these regulations 
within their respective districts. Maintenance 
inspections were made during fiscal year 
of completed protective works in localities 
transferred to local interests for maintenance 
and operation. Local interests were advised, as 
necessary, of measures required to maintain 
projects in accordance with standards prescribed 
by regulations. Fiscal year cost was 
$30,646. Total cost to September 30, 1977, was 
$72,878. For project inspection data see table 
23-H. 
12. OTHER AUTHORIZED FLOOD 
CONTROL PROJECTS 
See table 23-I. 
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13. FLOOD CONTROL WORK UNDER 
SPECIAL AUTHORIZATION 
Flood control and coastal emergencies 
(Public Law 99, 84th Cong., and antecedent 
legislation). 
Actual Federal costs for fiscal years were 
$87,733 for advance preparation (flood emergency 
manual revision), emergency operations, 
and rehabilitation. Total costs to September 
30, 1977 were $554,810. 
Multiple-purpose Power Projects 
14. CENTER HILL LAKE, OHIO 
RIVER BASIN, TENN. 
Location. Dam is on Caney Fork River, 26.6 
miles above its confluence with Cumberland 
River (mile 309.2) at Carthage, Tenn. It is in 
DeKalb County, Tenn., about 55 miles east of 
Nashville, and 14 miles southeast of Carthage, 
Tenn. Reservoir extends about 64 miles up main 
stream and about 10 miles up Falling Water 
River and lies within DeKalb, Putnam, White, 
and Warren Counties, Tenn. 
Existing project. A combination earth and 
concrete gravity-type dam, hydroelectric powerplant, 
and reservoir for primary purposes of 
flood control and power production, with a 
permanent pool for public use and conservation 
purposes. In addition to main dam structure, 
provision was made for a rolled-earth dike to 
close a saddle in reservoir rim near damsite. 
For further details, see page 1099 of 1962 Annual 
Report. Estimated cost of project including 
$9,168,300 code 710 funds is $53,639,700 
(October 1977). 
Local cooperation. None required on completed 
project; future recreation development 
subject to certain conditions of non-Federal 
cost-sharing under Federal Water Project Recreation 
Act of 1965. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
New work: Contracts for Crafts Center and 
Casey Cove Road (Holmes Creek) were completed. 
Contract for boat tie-up docks awarded. 
Construction of washhouses at Holmes Creek 
and extension of boat ramps at Edgar Evins 
and Rock Island State Parks accomplished by 
hired labor. 
Operation and Maintenance: Dam was 
operated and structure and its appurtenances 
maintained as required. Operation of powerplant 
was continuous except for normal interruptions 
and necessary shutdowns for inspection 
and maintenance purposes. Total net 
energy generated (290,065,500 kw-hr) was 
made available through Department of the 
Interior to Tennessee Valley Authority for 
distribution. Activities under reservoir management 
program, comprising shoreline sanitation, 
upgrading recreation facilities, improving 
wildlife habitat, providing hiking trails, and 
operation and maintenance of public-use facilities 
continued. Contract awarded for painting 
fainter gates. A/E contract awarded for master 
plan. 
Condition as of September 30. Project was 
completed for full beneficial use April 1951. 
For chronology of construction and major 
items of work performed, see page 1101 of 
Annual Report for 1962. Flood damage reductions 
to date amount to $52,416,900. Power revenues 
total $29,464,871. 
15. DALE HOLLOW LAKE, OHIO 
RIVER BASIN, TENN. AND KY. 
Location. Dam is on Obey River, 7.3 miles 
above its confluence with Cumberland River 
(mile 380.9) at Celina, Tenn. It is in Clay 
County, Tenn., and about 80 miles northeast 
of Nashville, Tenn., 28 miles north of Cookeville, 
Tenn., and 3 miles east of Celina, Tenn. 
Reservoir extends about 51 miles up main 
stream, 10 miles up East Fork, and 6 miles up 
West Fork of Obey River, and lies within 
Cumberland and Clinton Counties, Ky., and 
Clay, Pickett, Overton, and Fentress Counties, 
Tenn. 
Existing project. A concrete gravity-type 
dam, hydroelectric powerplant, and reservoir 
for primary purposes of flood control and 
power production with a permanent pool for 
public use and conservation purposes. See page 
1096 of 1962 Annual Report for project details. 
Estimated cost of project including $10,700,000 
code 710 funds is $36,672,400 (October 1977). 
Local cooperation. None required on completed 
project; future recreation development 
subject to certain conditions of non-Federal 
cost-sharing under Federal Water Project Recreation 
Act of 1965. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
New work: Contract 99 percent complete for 
sanitary sewer line at Dale Hollow State Park. 
The contract was completed for the Marina 
Complex at Dale Hollow State Park. This is a 
cost sharing contract between the Commonwealth 
of Kentucky and the Corps of Engineers. 
Operation and maintenance: Dam was operated 
and structure and its appurtenances 
maintained as required. Operation of powerplant 
was continuous except for normal interruptions 
and necessary shutdowns for inspec- 
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tion and maintenance purposes. Total net 
energy generated (84,905,822) kw-hr) was 
made available through Department of the Interior 
to Tennessee Valley Authority for distribution. 
Activities under reservoir management 
program involved shoreline sanitation, 
malaria control, conservation, land management, 
and maintenance of public-use facilities. 
Contract awarded for repaving recreation 
roads and parking areas. Contract for service 
base buildings completed. 
Condition as of September 30. Project was 
commenced in March 1942 and completed for 
flood control operation in October 1943. Powerplant 
(initial 2-unit development) was completed 
April 1949 and third unit installed and 
placed in operation December 1953. For further 
details and information on other major items 
of work, see page 1098 of Annual Report for 
1962. Flood damage reductions to date amount 
to $33,989,900. Power revenues total $22,393,- 
438. 
16. J. PERCY PRIEST DAM AND 
RESERVOIR, OHIO RIVER 
BASIN, TENN. 
Location. Damsite is on Stones River, 6.8 
miles above its confluence with Cumberland 
River (mile 205.9); in Davidson County, Tenn.; 
and about 7 miles east of Nashville, Tenn. 
Reservoir extends southeasterly from dam 
about 32 miles along main stream, 10 miles up 
East Fork, 6.5 miles up West Fork, and for 
shorter distances up other tributaries of Stones 
River; and lies within Davidson, Rutherford, 
and Wilson Counties, Tenn. 
Existing project. A combination earth and 
concrete gravity-type dam, hydroelectric powerplant, 
and reservoir for primary purposes of 
flood control, power production and recreation. 
For further details see page 703 of 1969 Annual 
Report. Estimated cost of project including 
$3,141,800 under code 710 funds is $56,- 
753,300 (October 1977). 
Local cooperation. Recreation development 
subject to certain conditions of non-Federal 
cost-sharing under Federal Water Project Recreation 
Act of 1965. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
New work: Deficiency judgment on land acquisition 
paid. Miscellaneous hired labor jobs 
accomplished under 710 program. 
Operation and maintenance: Dam was operated 
and structures and appurtenances maintained 
as required. Total net energy generated 
(59,795,000 kw-hr) was made available through 
Department of the Interior to Tennessee Valley 
Authority for distribution. Activities under 
reservoir management program involved shoreline 
sanitation, malaria control, conservation, 
land management and maintenance of publicuse 
facilities. 
Condition as of September 30. Substructure, 
initiated in 1963, was completed in 1968. 
Closure of dam was completed in December 
1967, with project effective for flood control. 
Completion of the powerplant was accomplished 
in February 1970. Initial recreation completed. 
Total reservoir lands acquired from private 
interests is 33,351.00 acres in fee and 589.00 
acres in easement including flowage rights reserved 
over 229 acres in fee disposal of Sewart 
Air Force Base. With exception of recreation 
facilities under code 710 this project was considered 
complete June 30, 1976. Flood damage 
reductions to date amount to $36,996,900. 
Power revenues total $12,031,197. 
17. LAUREL RIVER LAKE, 
OHIO RIVER BASIN, KY. 
Location. Damsite is at mile 2.3 on Laurel 
River, a tributary of Cumberland River, in 
southcentral Kentucky. The two streams meet 
about 9 miles below Cumberland Falls, a prominent 
physiographic feature at head of Lake 
Cumberland which is formed by Wolf Creek 
Dam. Reservoir will extend 19.2 miles upstream 
to site of Corbin, Ky., water-supply dam and 
lie within Laurel and Whitley Counties. 
Existing project. Project approved in general 
accordance with recommendations of House 
Document 413, 86th Congress, by 1960 Flood 
Control Act, as- amended by Public Law 88-253, 
was designed for purposes of flood control, 
power, and recreation as an integral unit of a 
coordinated plan for development of water resources 
of Cumberland River Basin. With the 
view of a net gain in power potential on a system 
basis, the plan of improvement incorporated 
appropriate flood control storage in the 
proposed project and corresponding adjustment 
in operations of Wolf Creek Dam-Lake Cumberland 
for flood control and power, which in 
effect constituted a transfer of reservoir capacity 
without entailing a change in flood control 
benefits. Further detailed study giving full consideration 
to power capabilities and marketing 
arrangements indicated the advantage of maintaining 
present storage allocation at Wolf 
Creek and use of all available storage capacity 
of Laurel River Reservoir for power. As modified 
within discretionary authority of the Chief 
of Engineers, the project is under construction 
in primary interest of power production and 
recreation, at an estimated cost of $53,400,000 
(October 1977). 
Local cooperation. None required. 
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Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Work completed includes six power plant supply 
contracts, and contract for paving reservoir 
area roads. Contracts were awarded for damsite 
facilities, roads, and parking at Flatwoods 
Recreation Area; facilities at Laurel Bridge 
Recreation Area; and water service for Damsite 
Area and Holly Bay. 
Condition as of September 30. Construction 
of right bank access road, initiated in December 
1964, completed in August 1965. Contract 
for construction of diversion and power tunnels, 
started in April 1966, was completed in 
December 1967. Stage 1 Dam construction was 
initiated in April 1968 and completed in June 
1969. Stage II Dam construction commenced 
in August 1969 and completed in September 
1972. Lands acquired for project purposes total 
8,548 acres. Project as a whole is about 76 
percent complete. Powerhouse contract awarded 
in June 1973 and is approximately 98 percent 
complete. 
18. WOLF CREEK DAM-LAKE 
CUMBERLAND, OHIO 
BASIN, KY. 
Location. Wolf Creek Dam is on 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 extends 101 miles up main 
stream, 48 miles up South Fork of Cumberland 
River, in Russell, Clinton, Wayne, Pulaski, Mc- 
Creary, Laurel, and Whitley Counties, Ky. 
Existing project. A combination earth and 
concrete gravity-type dam, hydroelectric powerplant, 
and reservoir for primary purposes of 
flood control and power production, with a 
permanent pool for public-use and conservation 
purposes. See page 1094 of 1962 Annual Report 
for project details. Estimated cost of project is 
$200,973,600 (October 1977). This estimate includes 
$2,382,500 code 710 funds and $119,000,- 
000 for major rehabilitation initiated during 
FY 1977. 
Local cooperation. None required on completed 
project; future recreation development 
subject to certain conditions of non-Federal 
cost-sharing under Federal Water Project Recreation 
Act of 1965. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
New work: Activity involving the integrity of 
the structure began in 1968 when a leak or 
seepage developed in the embankment. Contract 
for the concrete diaphragm wall, increments 2 
and 4, was awarded and is 11 percent complete. 
Contract for the concrete diaphragm wall. increments 
1 and 3 is 82 percent complete. Miscellaneous 
hired labor was accomplished. 
Operation and maintenance: Dam was operated 
and structures and appurtenances maintained 
as required. Operation of powerplant 
was continuous except for normal interruptions 
and necessary shutdowns for inspection and 
maintenance purposes. The lake level was maintained 
below elevation 700.00 feet, m.s.l. when 
hydrologically possible, instead of the normal 
723.0 feet in order to facilitate remedial work 
on the earth embankment portion of the dam. 
Water levels did exceed 700.0 feet, for a 25 day 
period in April 1977 as a result of heavy rainfall 
over the Lake Cumberland drainage basin. 
The maintenance of lower generating levels 
slightly reduced the hydropower generating 
potential by reducing the available head. Total 
net energy generated (615,862,000 kw-hr) was 
made available through Department of the Interior 
to Tennessee Valley Authority for distribution. 
Activities under reservoir management 
program involved shoreline sanitation, 
malaria control, land management, and maintenance 
of public-use facilities. Dedication of 
Lake Cumberland Resource Manager's office 
held May 22, 1977. Contracts awarded for 
boundary line survey, Area 4; painting tainter 
gates, and replace oil circuit breakers. Miscellaneous 
hired labor accomplished. 
Condition as of September 30. Project commenced 
August 1941 and was completed for full 
beneficial use August 1952. For chronology of 
construction and major items of work performed 
see page 1095 of 1962 Annual Report. 
Flood damage reductions to date amount to 
$139,213,300. Power revenues total $58,675,782. 
19. OTHER AUTHORIZED MULTIPLEPURPOSE 
POWER PROJECTS 
(See table 23-J.) 
General Investigations 
20. SURVEYS 
Costs for this period were $511,532 of which 
$130,874 was for navigation studies, $360,214 
for flood control studies, and $4,107 for coordination 
with Soil Conservation Service on review 
of watershed studies, and $16,337 for cooperation 
with states (PL 23-251) Sec. 22. 
21. COLLECTION AND STUDY OF 
BASIC DATA 
Costs for this period were $5,759 for flood 
plain information studies, $29,737 for technical 
services to others, and $47,322 for flood plain 
management services, totalling $82,818. Flood 
plain studies completed during fiscal year are 
in table 23-K. 
22. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
Gage house at Poor Fork being reconstructed 
due to a flood. 
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TABLE 23-A COST AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
See 
Section Total Cost to 
in Text Project Funding FY 74 FY 75 FY 76 FY 77 Sept. 30, 1977 
. . . . . . ."- -. T A .-T-- - - 
2. Cumberland River, 
Tenn. and Ky.1 
3. Tennessee River, 
Tenn., Ala. and Ky.e 
4. Tenn-Tombigbee 
Waterway, Alabama 
& Mississippi 
7. Big South Fork 
National River 
and Rec. Area 
Ky. and Tenn. 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
Rehab. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
8. Martins Fork New Work 
Lake, Ky. Approp. 2,267,600 
Cost 995,602 
9. Middlesboro, New Work 
Cumberland River Approp. - 
Basin, Ky. Cost - 
Maint. 
Approp. 116,000 
Cost 126,061 
10. Cumberland, Ky. New Work 
Approp. - 
Cost - 
14. Center Hill Lake, New Work 
Ohio River Basin, Approp. 1,206,500 
Tenn. Cost 695,067 
Maint. 
Approp. 1,127,500 
Cost 1,176,562 
15. Dale Hollow Lake, New Work 
Ohio River Basin, Approp. 42,000 
Tenn. & Ky. Cost 37,900 
Maint. 
Approp. 1,160,000 
Cost 1,183,475 
16. J. Percy Priest Dam New York 
and Reservoir Approp. 532,005 
Ohio River Basin, Cost 804,418 
Tenn. Maint. 
Approp. 931,000 
Cost 943,119 
17. Laurel River Lake, New Work 
Ohio River Basin, Approp. 3,100,000 
Ky. Cost 4,566,443 
18. Wolf Creek Dam and New Work 
Lake Cumberland, Approp. 10,500 
Ohio River Basin, Ky. Cost 43,133 
Maint. 
Approp. 2,980,000 
Cost 3,290,523 
Rehab. 
Approp. 500,000 
Cost 84,603 
1. Includes $9,707,354 for abandoned and/or replaced 
works under the old Cumberland River system. 
(Amount includes $826,253 for new work and $3,266,- 
706 for maintenance on previous projects. 
2. Includes $61,733 public works acceleration funds. 
3,605,395 1,121,745 3,458,412 2,459,557 $316,898,616 ' 
3,790,192 2,179,149 3,277,992 2,026,599 315,452,567 a 
5,400,100 6,270,600 8,971,000 8,527,300 79,596,109' 
4,831,010 6,975,818 9,055,866 7,883,217 78,678,936 ' 
- - - - 16,251,428 
- - - - 16,251,428 
2,716,100 2,720,000 3,717,000 3,140,000 52,417,451 
2,644,630 2,907,022 3,688,001 3,068,926 52,228,423 ' 
- - 400,000 
- - - 400,000 
4,198,000 9,600,000 21,100,000 30,000,000 67,450,050 
2,176,909 10,754,077 16,405,555 29,175,049 60,811,713 8 
50,000 310,000 700,000 350,000 1,410,000 
3,888 241,770 469,710 481,422 1,196,790 
773,000 5,890,000 7,400,000 18,036,800 
1,936,829 5,922,962 5,328,127 15,557,653 ' 
- - - 817,830 10 
- - - 817,830 10 
36,000 29,000 115,000 917,844 
24,344 38,820 94,588 893,862 1 
- - --- 66,642 
- -- -- 66,642 
2,005,000 1,634,997 50,000 53,094,670 1 
1,070,588 1,259,740 1,506,527 52,256,013 1 
1,083,600 1,529,000 1,697,000 16,647,087 14 
1,127,693 1,597,147 1,587,388 16,485,158 15 
745,500 229,000 239,500 27,665,927 16 
69,151 605,945 401,734 27,497,651 1 
1,312,700 2,199,000 1,739,000 17,189,727 18 
1,472,045 1,980,723 1,891,764 17,003,234 1 
982,255 279,992 72,216 56,019,529 
1,327,390 258,352 102,947 55,940,526 20 
1,031,700 1,525,800 1,232,000 7,929,20621 
997,034 1,578,159 1,126,309 7,751,803 22 
4,650,000 5,108,844 3,055,000 42,552,418 
5,134,694 4,192,846 2,620,017 40,597,626 23 
1,500 49,970 649,000 80,540,098 " 
3,464 16,006 52,126 79,908,199 2S 
1,485,800 2,818,000 2,413,200 27,374,561 2 
1,987,304 2,906,881 2,061,113 26,883,771 27 
4,500,000 13,200,237 33,804,000 27,354,561 
2.157.628 14.756.921 34.767.086 26.883.771 S 
3; Includes $61,733 public works acceleration funds. 
In addition, surplus property valued at $133,550 transferred 
from project without reimbursement. 
4. Includes $110,500 for special recreation use fees 
and $638,800 for maintenance and operation of dams 
and other improvements of navigable waters. 
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TABLE 23-A COST AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
5. Includes $94,098 for special recreation use fees 
and $638,800 for maintenance and operation of dams 
and other improvements of navigable waters. In addition 
surplus property valued at $4,068 transferred to 
project without reimbursement. 
6. Includes $14,007,193 for new work and $4,005,- 
175 for maintenance on previous projects. 
7. In addition, surplus property valued at $50,142 
transferred from project without reimbursement. 
8. Surplus property valued at $5,388 transferred to 
project without reimbursement. 
9. Surplus property valued at $9,186 transferred to 
project without reimbursement. 
10. Includes $38,876 Emergency Relief Funds. 
11. In addition, surplus property valued at $4 transferred 
to project without reimbursement. 
12. Includes $35,896 public works acceleration funds. 
13. Includes $35,896 public works acceleration funds. 
In addition surplus property valued at $55,528 transferred 
to project without reimbursement. 
14. Includes $40,400 funds for special recreation use 
fees.
15. Includes $29,872 funds for special recreation use 
fees. In addition, surplus property valued at $13,942 
transferred to project without reimbursement. 
16. Includes $51,789 public works acceleration funds. 
17. Includes $51,789 public works acceleration funds. 
In addition, surplus property valued at $28,223 transferred 
to project without reimbursement. 
18. Includes $55,400 funds for special recreation use 
fees. 
19. Includes $47,978 funds for special recreation use 
fees. In addition, surplus property valued at $23,352 
transferred to project without reimbursement. 
20. In addition, surplus property valued at $386,000 
transferred to project without reimbursement. 
21. Includes $7,800 for special recreation use fees. 
22. Includes $7,793 for special recreation use fees. 
In addition, surplus property valued at $20,127 transferred 
to project without reimbursement. 
23. In addition, surplus property valued at $15,585 
transferred to project without reimbursement. 
24. Includes $96,920 public works acceleration funds. 
25. Includes $96,920 public works acceleration funds. 
In addition, surplus property valued at $46,488 transferred 
to project without reimbursement. 
26. Includes $82,048 public works acceleration funds 
and $30,700 funds for special recreation use fees. 
27. Includes $82,048 public works acceleration funds 
and $20,700 funds for special recreation use fees. In 
addition, surplus property valued at $61,525 transferred 
from project without reimbursement. 
28. Includes surplus property valued at $2,951 transferred 
to project without reimbursement. 
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TABLE 23-B AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
Acts Work Authorized Documents 
July 13, 1892 
June 25, 1910 
August 30, 1935 
July 24, 1946 
June 19, 1952 
September 3, 1954 
July 14, 1960 
August 5, 1886 
March 2, 1907 
March 2, 1919 
June 5, 1920 
July 3, 1930 
June 26, 1934 2 
July 24, 1946 
July 3, 1930 
May 18, 1933 
CUMBERLAND RIVER BELOW NASHVILLE 
Provision made for lock A 
Provision made for locks B to F, and for dredging below 
lock F. 
Repairing dams A to F, inclusive, and surmounting same 
with movable crests. 
Provision of 9-foot channel by the construction of 3 
moderate height dams below Nashville; via, Kuttawa 
(Eureka), Dover, and Cheatham. 
Provision for hydroelectric power production as a function 
of Cheatham Dam. 
Construction of Barkley (Lower Cumberland) dam and 
reservoir project for navigation, flood control, hydroelectric 
power, and related purposes in lieu of Kuttawa 
and Dover navigation-only structures. 
Authorized change in alignment of Illinois Central Railroad. 
CUMBERLAND RIVER ABOVE NASHVILLE 
Provision made for locks and dams; the Secretary of War 
to determine the final plan of improvement. 
Dimensions of the locks fixed in accordance with reports 
of Mar. 30, 1887, and Nov. 25, 1890. 
Adoption of the report of the Board of Engineers, dated 
Feb. 26, 1906, limiting the lock and dam construction to 
locks and dams 1 to 7, and 21. 
Provision made for locks and dams 8 to 17 
Authorizes work to proceed in Tennessee without waiting 
for action of local interests in Kentucky. 
Raising dam 1, 3 feet 
Operation and care of locks and dams provided for with 
funds from War Department appropriations for rivers 
and harbors. 
Construction of Old Hickory, Cordell Hull (Carthage), and 
Celina Dams above Nashville for navigation and the 
development of power resources. 
TENNESSEE RIVER 
Authorized navigable depth of 9 feet from mouth about 
650 miles to Knoxville, Tennessee to be obtained by 
construction of low dams. 
Authorized TVA to construct such dams in the Tennessee 
River as will provide a 9 foot channel. 
Annual Report, 1890, p. 
2151 
H. Docs. 758, 60th Cong., 
1st sess.; and 1481, 60th 
Cong., 2d sess.1 
H. Doc. 38, 73d Cong., 1st 
sess. 
H. Doc 761, 79th Cong., 
2d sess. 
S. Doc. 81, 83d Cong., 2d 
sess. 
H. Doc. 56, 86th Cong., 2d 
sess. 
Annual Report 1884, p. 
1663. 
Annual Report 1888, p. 
1622, and Annual Report 
1892, p. 1933. 
H. Doc. 699, 59th Cong., 
1st sess. 
Rivers and Harbors Committee 
Doc. 10, 63d 
Cong., 2d sess. 
Rivers and Harbors Committee 
Doc. 26, 70th 
Cong., 2d sess. 
H. Doc. 761, 79th Cong., 
2d sess. 
H. Doe. 328, 71st Cong., 
2d sess. 
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TABLE 23-B 
(Continued) 
NASHVILLE, TENN., DISTRICT 
AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
Acts Work Authorized Documents 
August 28, 1937 
June 28, 1938 
August 18, 1941 
December 22, 1944 
July 24, 1946 
May 17, 1950 
December 30, 1963 
June 18, 1965 
August 13, 1968 
June 19, 1970 
March 7, 1974 
March 7, 1974 
July 24, 1946 
OHIO RIVER BASIN, NASHVILLE DISTRICT 
Construct levees, floodwalls, and drainage structures for 
protection of cities and towns in Ohio River Basin. 
Project to be selected by Chief of Engineers with 
approval of Secretary of War at a cost not to exceed 
$24,877,000 for construction. 
Approved general comprehensive plan for flood control and 
other purposes in Ohio River Basin as may be advisable 
at discretion of Secretary of War and Chief of Engineers, 
and for initiation and partial accomplishment of plan, 
authorized $75 million for reservoirs and $50,300, for 
local flood protection works. 
Additional $45 million for prosecution of comprehensive 
plan for Ohio River Basin. 
Additional $70 million for further prosecution of 
comprehensive plan for Ohio River Basin. 
Additional $125 million for further prosecution of 
comprehensive plan. 
Additional $100 million for prosecution of comprehensive 
plan for Ohio River Basin. 
Additional $150 million for further prosecution of 
comprehensive plan for flood control and other purposes 
in Ohio River Basin. 
Additional $89 million for further prosecution of 
comprehensive plan for Ohio River Basin. 
Additional $35 million for further prosecution of 
comprehensive plan for Ohio River Basin. 
Additional $69 million for further prosecution of 
comprehensive plan for Ohio River Basin. 
Authorized establishing Big South Fork National River and 
Recreation Area, Ky. and Tenn. Total area not to exceed 
125,000 acres. 
Additional $120 million for further prosecution of 
Comprehensive Plan for Ohio River Basin. 
TENNESSEE-TOMBIGBEE RIVERS 
Construction of waterway to connect above rivers and 
provide a 9 foot channel and minimum bottom width 
of 170 feet in river and canal sections and 150 feet in 
the divide cut, with locks 110 by 600 feet clear inside 
dimensions. 
Subsequent studies determined most practical plan consists 
of channel with bottom width of 300 feet (280 feet in 
divide cut), fewer locks with higher lifts resulted in 
reducing number of lifts from 18 to 10 and reduced 
length from 260 to 253 miles. 
Flood Control Committee 
Doc. 1, 75th Cong., 1st 
sess. 
Flood Control Committee 
Doc. 1, 75th Cong., 1st 
sess. 
H. Doc. 762, 77th Cong., 
2d sess. 
H. Doc. 506, 78th Cong., 
1st sess. 
H. Doc. 6755, 89th Cong., 
1st sess. 
S. 3710, 90th Cong., 2d 
sess. 
H. R. 15166 91st Cong., 
2d sess. 
H.R. 10203 93rd Cong. 
Water Resources 
Develop. Act 
of 1974 Amended by PL 
94-587, 94th Cong. 
H.R. 10203 93rd Cong. 
River Basin Monetary 
Authorization Act 
of 1974 
H. Doc. 486, 79th Cong., 
2d sess. 
Page 1343, Part I, FY 
1968 House Hearings. 
1. Contains latest published maps. Included in 
Public Works Administration program Sept. 6, 1933. 
2. Permanent Appropriation Repeal Act. 
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REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
TABLE 23-C CUMBERLAND RIVER, TENN. AND KY.: PRINCIPLE FEATURES 
(See Section 2 of Text) 
Dam and Reservoir Barkley Cheatham Old Hickory Cordell Hull Celina 
Nearest town 
Miles above mouth of river 
Lock dimensions (feet) 1 
Lift at normal pool 
levels (feet) 
Depths on guardsills at 
minimum pool levels (feet) 
Character of foundation 
Dam: 
Type 
Height 
Length, exclusive of 
lock section (feet) 
Spillway: 
Gross length (feet) 
Net length 
opening (feet) 
Crest gates: 
Type 
Number 
Size (feet) 
Operating levels at dam 
(feet, mean sea level) : 
Maximum regulated 
Normal operation: 
Full pool 
Minimum pool 
Minimum pool in advance 
of floods 
Reservoir area (acres) 
Reservoir capacity 
(acre-feet): 
Flood control 
Power drawdown 
Dead storage 
Total 
Canal: 
Length (miles) 
Bottom width (feet) 
Depth at minimum 
pool level (feet) 
Power development: 
Number of units 
Generator rating 
(kilowatts) 
Total installation 
(kilowatts) 
Kuttawa, Ky., 
11 miles. 
30.6 
110 by 800 
57 
11, upper; 
13, lower 
Rock 
Concrete 
gravity and 
earthfill 
157 
9,959 
804 
660 
Tainter 
12 
55 by 50 
375 
359 
354 
346 
93,430 
1,213,000 34 
259,000 
610,000 
2,082,000 
Ashland City, 
Tenn., 9 miles. 
148.7 
110 by 800 
26 
14, upper; 
17, lower 
Rock 
Concrete 
gravity 
75 
800 
480 
420 
Tainter 
7
60 by 27 
Old Hickory, 
Tenn., 3 miles. 
216.2 
84 by 400 
60 
14, upper; 
13, lower 
Rock 
Concrete 
gravity and 
earthfill 
98 
3,605 2 
325 
270 
Tainter 
6
45 by 41 
450 3 
385 
382 
7,450 
19,800 ? 
84,200 
104,000 
442, 
27,450 
125,000 s 
63,000 
357,000 
545,000 
Carthage, Tenn., 
5 miles. 
313.5 
84 by 400 
59 
14, upper; 
13, lower 
Rock 
Concrete 
gravity and 
earthfill 
93 
1,138 2 
291 
225 
Tainter 
5
45 by 41 
508 3 
508 
501 
499 
13,920 
85,600 5,6 
20,500 
204,800 
310,900 
Celina, Tenn., 5 
miles. 
385.4 
Rock 
Concrete 
gravity and 
earthfill 
86 
2,298 
290 
250 
Tainter 
5
50 to 37 
555 3 
550 
549 
13,150 
59,000 a 
10,000 
179,000 
248,000 
1.75 
400 
11 
32,500 
130,000 
12,000 
36,000 
25,000 
100,000 
33,333 
100,000 
23,000 
69,000 
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NASHVILLE, TENN., DISTRICT 
TABLE 23-C 
(Continued) 
CUMBERLAND RIVER, TENN. AND KY.: 
(See Section 2 of Text) 
PRINCIPLE FEATURES 
Dam and Reservoir .Barkley Cheatham Old Hickory Cordell Hull Celina 
Percent of project 
completion 8s s 99 
Year opened to navigation 1964 1952 1954 1973 
Estimated cost � $146,465,500 $30,900,900 $52,133,000 $82,850,000 $39,100,000 
1. Clear width and length available for full width. 
2. Exclusive of lock section. 
3. Surcharge. 
4. Normal operation (elev. 375-359) during nonflood 
season; flood control allowance to be increased to 
1,472,000 acre-feet (elev. 375-354) during season of 
major floodflows. 
5. Surcharge storage. 
6. During flood season (elev. 508-501); minimum 
51,800 acre-feet (elev. 508-504) with normal operation 
during nonflood season. 
7. Daily pondage allowance; run-of-river project. 
8. Completed for full beneficial use. 
9. Includes recreation facility costs. 
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TABLE 23-D TENNESSEE RIVER 
(See Section 3 of Text) 
Lock Dimensions 
Length Minimum Depth 
Width Avail. Lift on Guard Sills 
of able for Year 
Miles Cham- Full Nor- Maxi- Opened Cost of 
Above Miles from ber Width mal mum Lower Upper Character Navi- Kind Type of Each Lock 
Project 1 Mouth Nearest Town (feet) (feet) (feet) (feet) (feet) (feet) of Foundation gation of Dam Construction and Dam 
Kentucky 22.4 0.5 above Gilbertsville, 110 600 56 73.3 12.7 11.0 Limestone 1942 Fixed Concrete and 
Ky. earthfill 
Pickwick Landing 206.7 4.4 above Hamburg, 110 600 55 63.0 12.8 10.0 Limestone 1937 Fixed Concrete and 
Tenn. earthfill 
Wilson: 
Auxiliary lock 259.4 2.9 above Florence, 60 292 94 100.0 11.0 ' 11.2 Limestone 1927 Fixed Concrete and $46,973,540 
Ala. 300 earthfill 
Main lock 259.4 2.9 above Florence, 110 600 94 100.0 13.0 13.0 Limestone 1959 - - 
Ala. 
General Joe Wheeler: 
Auxiliary lock 274.9 18.4 above Florence, 60 400 48 51.5 13.2 14.7 Limestone 1934 Fixed Concrete and 1,796,295 
Ala. earthfill 
Main lock 274.9 18.4 above Florence, 110 600 48 51.5 13.0 13.0 Limestone 1963 Fixed Concrete and 
Ala. earthfil 
Guntersville: 
Auxiliary lock 349.0 9.1 below Guntersville, 60 360 39 45.0 11.8 13.0 Limestone 1937 Fixed - 
Ala. 
Main lock 349.0 9.1 below Guntersville, 110 600 39 45.0 12.7 13.0 Limestone 1965 Fixed Concrete and 
Ala. earthfill 
Nickajack: 
Auxiliary lock 424.7 39.4 below Chatta- 110 600 39 41.0 13.0 13.0 Limestone 1967 Fixed Concrete 
nooga, Tenn. 
Main lock 424.7 39.4 below Chatta- 110 800 39 41.0 13.0 13.0 Limestone Fixed Concrete 
nooga, Tenn. 
Chickamauga 471.0 6.9 above Chatta- 60 360 49 53.0 13.0 10.0 Limestone 1939 Fixed - 8 & 
nooga, Tenn. 
Watts Bar 529.9 6.8 above Breedenton, 60 360 58 70.0 11.8 12.0 Shale 1941 Fixed Concrete and 
Tenn. earthfill 
Fort Loudon 602.3 1.3 above Lenoir City, 60 360 72 80.0 11.8 12.0 Limestone 1943 Fixed Concrete and 
Tenn. earthfill 
Melton Hill 23.1 22.1 above Kingston, 75 400 54 60.0 13.0 13.0 Limestone 1963 Fixed Concrete 
(Clinch R.) Tenn. 
1. H. Doc. 328, 71st Cong., 2d sess., contains table, pp. 98 and 
99, giving pertinent information concerning low dams contemplated 
under 1930 project. Annual Report for 1938, pp. 1218 and 1219, 
contains similar information pertaining to low dams in addition to 
existing locks and dams, including those constructed or under construction 
by Tennessee Valley Authority. 
2. Lock and dam constructed by Tennessee Valley Authority. 
3. Lock and dam constructed by Tennessee Valley Authority. 
Design for lock prepared with Corps forces and funds. 
4. Tailwater in canal; flight of 2 locks. 
5. Constructed by the Corps under authority of sec. 124, National 
Defense Act of June 3, 1916 (H. Doc. 1262, 64th Cong., Ist 
sess.). Actual cost of lock and dam. 
6. Actual cost of lock only as constructed by the Corps; dams 
constructed by Tennessee Valley Authority. 
7. Constructed by Tennessee Valley Authority. 
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TABLE 23-E TENNESSEE RIVER, TENN., ALA., AND KY. 
TOTAL COST OF EXISTING PROJECTS TO SEPT. 30 1977 
(See Section 3 of Text) 
Channel Operation & 
Funds New Work Maintenance Maintenance Total 
Regular $2,244,236 $4,604,719 $43,618,527 $50,467,482 
Maintenance and operation - - 11,665 11,665 
Increase of compensation. - 5 - 5 
rivers and harbors, 1919 
(certified claims) 
Total $2,244,236 $4,604,724 $43,630,192 $50,479,152 
1. In addition, surplus property valued at $99,588 30, 1935, on operation and care of works of improvewas 
transferred to the project without reimbursement. ment under provisions of appropriation for such pur- 
Excludes $2,889,149 expended between 1890 and June poses. 
TABLE 23-F OTHER AUTHORIZED NAVIGATION PROJECTS 
For Last Cost to Sept. 30, 1977 
Full Report 
See Annual Operation and 
Project Report For Construction Maintenance 
Caney Fork River, Tenn.1 1895 27,828 - 
Clinch River, Tenni., and Va.2'
3 1923 53,949 7,873 
Duck River, Tenn. 4, 1887 13,000 - 
Elk River, Ala. and Tenn.1.* 1904 4,000 - 
French Broad and Little Pigeon Rivers, Tenn.2' 5 1931 249,605 33,554 
Hiwassee River, Tenn.2',4 1923 113,311 9,754 
Holston River, Tenn.1'4 1911 5,714 - 
Little Tennessee River, Tenn.1 1888 5,510- 
Obey River, Tenn.x 1887 11,500- 
Red River, Tenn2. 1884 5,000 - 
South Fork of Cumberland River, Ky.' 1892 11,967 - 
1. Completed. 4. Recommended for abandonment in H. Doc. 467, 
2. Inactive. 69th Cong., 1st Sess. 
3. Recommended for abandonment in H. Doc. 532, 5. Recommended for abandonment in H. Doc. 428 
64th Cong., 1st Sess. and 489, 64th Cong., 1st Sess. 
TABLE 23-G OHIO RIVER BASIN (NASHVILLE DISTRICT) 
LOCAL PROTECTION PROJECTS 
(See Section 9 of Text) 
Estimated Cost 
Type of Federal Non-Federal Total 
Location Protection 
Middlesboro Levees $1,080,000 $240,000 $1,320,000 
(Yellow Creek, Ky.)1 
Cumberland, Ky.' Channel 511,800 240,000 751,800 
Improvement 
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REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
RESERVOIRS 
Total 
Estimated 
Tributary Basin and Reservoir Stream Cost 
Center Hill Lake, Tenn.3 Caney Fork River $53,639,700 
Dale Hollow Lake, Tenn. and Ky.3 Obey River 36,672,400 
J. Percy Priest Dam & Reservoir, Tenn.3.4 Stones River 56,753,300 
Wolf Creek Dam-Lake Cumberland, Ky.3 Cumberland River 81,973,600 
Rossview, Tenn. and Ky.12 Red River 12,590,000' 
Three Islands, Tenn.� Harpeth River 19,900,0005 
Laurel River Lake, Ky.6 Laurel River 53,400,000 
Martins Fork Lake, Ky. Martins Fork 19,500,000 
1. See "Other authorized flood control projects." 4. Formerly Stewarts Ferry Reservoir. 
2. Inactive. 5. Last revised in 1958. 
3. Details of this project are in individual report. 6. See "Other authorized multiple-purpose projects." 
TABLE 23-H INSPECTION OF COMPLETED FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS 
(See Section 10 of Text) 
Project Date of Inspection 
Barbourville, Ky. Nov. 1976 and Jun. 1977 
Corbin, Ky. Nov. 1976 and Jun. 1977 
Lake City, Tenn. Nov. 1976 and Jun. 1977 
Middlesboro, Ky. (Yellow Creek) Nov. 1976 and Jun. 1977 
Middlesboro, Ky. (Diversion Canal) Nov. 1976 and Jun. 1977 
Paint Rock River, Ala. Dec. 1976 and Jun. 1977 
Pineville, Ky. Nov. 1976 and Jun. 1977 
Spring City, Tenn. Nov. 1976 and Jun. 1977 
TABLE 23-I OTHER AUTHORIZED FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS 
For Last Cost to Sept. 30, 1977 
Full Report 
See Annual Operation and 
Project Report For Construction Maintenance 
Barbourville, Ky." 1963 2,088,147 
Chattanooga, Tenn. and Rossville, Ga.' 1949 180,997 
Coal Creek and tributaries (Lake City), Tenn." 1962 460,134 
Corbin (Lynn Camp Creek), Ky. 1969 567,703 
Middlesboro (Yellow Creek), Ky.- 1949 26,309 
Paint Rock River, Ala.1 1967 544,173 
Pineville, Ky.3 1963 1,669,176 
Rossview Reservoir, Ohio River Basin, Tenn. and Ky.2 - 6,779 
1. Authorization expired Dec. 31, 1953 (Public Law 
314, 82d Cong.) 
2. Inactive. 
3. Completed. 
4. Exclusion of $9,950 contributed funds. 
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NASHVILLE, TENN., DISTRICT 
TABLE 23-J OTHER AUTHORIZED MULTIPLE PURPOSE PROJECTS 
For Last Cost to Sept. 30, 1977 
Full Report 
See Annual Operation and 
Project Report For Construction Maintenance 
Barkley Dam and Lake Barkley, Ky. and Tenn. 1 , 
- $145,324,213 $20,368,453 
Celina Dam, Ky.1 ,' 222,576 - 
Cheatham lock and dam, Tenn. '* 30,607,879 16,062,133 
Cordell Hull lock and dam, Tenn.1 -78,343,007 5,331,065 
Old Hickory lock and dam, Tenn., 3 - 51,247,539 19,333,125 
Three Islands Reservoir, Ohio River Basin, Tenn.4 - 111,8552- 
Laurel River Lake, Ky. -40,579,626- 
1. Details given under "Cumberland River, Tenn. 3. Completed for beneficial use. 
and Ky." 4. Inactive. 
2. Engineering and design. 
TABLE 23-K FLOOD PLAIN STUDIES COMPLETED DURING FISCAL YEAR 
(See Section 20 of Text) 
Location Requesting Agency Date Complete Federal Cost 
Lavergne, Tenn. City of Lavergne February 1977 $16,122 
Smyrna, Tenn. City of Smyrna March 1977 15,622 
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LOUISVILLE, KY., DISTRICT* 
This district comprises a portion of southwestern 
Ohio, west central Kentucky, a small 
portion of north central Tennessee, Indiana 
except northern part, and southeastern Illinois 
except Cairo-Mounds-Mound City area, 
all included in drainage basin of Ohio River 
and its tributaries (exclusive of Tennessee 
and Cumberland Rivers) from mile 438 (below 
Pittsburg) immediately upstream from Foster, 
Ky., to mouth. 
All cost and financial statements for projects 
are listed at the end of this chapter. All 
other tables are referenced in text and also 
appear at the end of this chapter. 
IMPROVEMENTS 
Navigation Page 
1. Construction of Locks and Dams, 
Ohio River........................... 24-2 
2. Green and Barren Rivers, Ky. ........ 24-2 
3. Kentucky River, Ky .................. 24-2 
4. Open-channel work, Ohio River ...... 24-3 
5. Other authorized navigation projects. 24-3 
6. Navigation work under special 
authorization ........................ 24-3 
Flood Control 
7. Barren River Lake, Ky .............. 24-3 
8. Big Blue Lake, Ind .................. 24-4 
9. Big Pine Lake, Ind.................... 24-4 
10. Big Walnut Lake, Ind ................ 24-4 
11. Boone County, Ky. (Bank Protection 
& Repair Roads)..................... 24-5 
12. Brookville Lake, Ind ................. 24-5 
13. Buckhorn Lake, Ky .................. 24-6 
14. Caesar Creek Lake, Ohio ............. 24-6 
15. Cagles Mill Lake, Ind ................ 24-7 
16. Camp Ground Lake, Ky .............. 24-7 
17. Carr Fork Lake, Ky .................. 24-8 
18. Cave Run Lake, Ky .................. 24-8 
19. Cecil M. Harden Lake, Ind ........... 24-9 
20. Clarence J. Brown Dam & 
Reservoir, Ohio ...................... 24-9 
21. Clifty Creek Lake, Ind ............... 24-10 
22. Dayton, Ky .......................... 24-10 
23. East Fork Lake, Ohio ............... 24-10 
24. Evansville, Ind ...................... 24-11 
25. Falmouth Lake, Ky .................. 24-11 
26. Frankfort, Ky. (N. Frankfort Area) ... 24-12 
27. Greenfield Bayou Levee, Ind ......... 24-12 
28. Green River Lake, Ky................24-13 
29. Huntington Lake, Ind ............... 24-13 
30. Island Levee, Ind .................... 24-14 
31. Lafayette Lake, Ind ................. 24-14 
Flood Control (Continued) Page 
32. Levee Unit No. 5, Wabash River, Ind..24-14 
33. Lincoln Lake, Ill......................24-15 
34. Louisville Lake, Ill...................24-15 
35. Marion, Ind .......................... 24-16 
36. Mason J. Niblack Levee, Wabash 
River, Ind............................24-16 
37. Mill Creek, Ohio ..................... 24-17 
38. Mississinewa Lake, Ind .............. 24-17 
39. Monroe Lake, Ind....................24-18 
40. Newport-Wilders, Ky.................24-18 
41. Nolin Lake, Ky ...................... 24-18 
42. Ohio River Basin (Louisville Dist.).... 24-19 
43. Patoka Lake, Ind .................... 24-19 
44. Rough River Lake and Channel 
Improvement, Ky .................... 24-20 
45. Salamonie Lake, Ind ................. 24-20 
46. Saline River and Tributaries, Ill ..... 24-21 
47. Southwestern Jefferson County, Ky...24-21 
48. Taylorsville Lake, Ky ................ 24-21 
49. Wabash River Basin ................. 24-22 
50. West Fork of Mill Creek Lake, Ohio ... 24-22 
51. West Terre Haute, Ind ............... 24-23 
52. Inspection of completed flood 
control projects ...................... 24-23 
53. Other authorized flood control 
projects ............................. 24-23 
54. Flood control work under special 
authorization ........................ 24-23 
55. Streambank Erosion Control 
Evaluation and Demonstration 
Act of 1974 .......................... 24-24 
General Investigations 
56. Surveys ............................. 24-24 
57. Collection and study of basic data .... 24-24 
58. Research and development .......... 24-24 
*All cost and financial statements for projects are listed at the end of this chapter. All other tables are referenced 
in text and also appear at the end of this chapter. 
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REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
Navigation 
1. CONSTRUCTION OF LOCKS AND DAMS, 
OHIO RIVER 
For report on this improvement see this 
heading under Ohio River. 
2. GREEN AND BARREN RIVERS, KY. 
Location. Green River rises in Casey 
County, Ky., flows northwesterly 370 miles, 
and empties into Ohio River about 8 miles 
above Evansville, Ind. Barren River rises in 
Monroe County, Ky., flows northwesterly 130 
miles, and empties into Green River one-half 
mile above lock 4 and 149.5 miles above mouth 
of Green River. 
Existing project. Six locks and dams on 
Green River and one on Barren River to give, 
with channel work in pools of dams, a navigable 
depth of 9 feet and width of 200 feet from 
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 mouth of Barren River mile 149.5 
Green River, to Bowling Green, Ky., mile 30.1 
Barren River. 
Fluctuations in stage vary considerably at 
different locks. At lock 3, Green River, ordinary 
high stages are from 12 to 15 feet above 
pool level, and at lock 1, Barren River, from 7 
to 10 feet above pool. Maximum stages of record 
are 34 feet above normal pool stage at lock 
3, Green River, and 29 feet at lock 1, Barren 
River, obtained during floods of 1937 and 1913, 
respectively. (See table 24-B for authorizing 
legislation and table 24-C for principal data 
concerning locks and dams.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Terminal facilities. Considered adequate for 
existing commerce. (See table 24-D on terminal 
facilities.) 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Consisted of operation and maintenance of 
locks and dams, 1 to 3, Green River, and removal 
of shoals, snags, and slides as required 
to maintain adequate channel for existing 
traffic between mouth of Green River and 
dam 4 at mile 149 Green River. Operation activity 
was discontinued at lock 4 Green River 
and lock and dam 1 Barren River in January 
1974. The residences and associated buildings 
and certain real estate at both locations were 
disposed of in January 1975. Routine maintenance 
was performed. Other maintenance 
items accomplished consisted of new mooring 
facilities at locks and dams 1 and 2, and installation 
of new lower gates for lock at lock and 
dam 3. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Locks and 
dams 1 and 2, Green River, and lock and dam 
1, Barren River, were in good condition. Lock 
and dam 3 and lock 4, Green River were in 
poor condition. Dam 4, Green River, failed 
May 24, 1965, when 120 feet washed out. 
Breach later widened, and repairs are deferred 
pending completion of survey report 
for navigation on Green River. Pool of dam 1, 
Barren River, is maintained for local small 
boat use, but navigation through lock is suspended 
because of loss of lower pool. Operation 
of locks 5 and 6, Green River, was discontinued 
August 1951, as they were no longer 
used by river traffic. Controlling project 
depth in lower 103 miles of Green River is 9 
feet; controlling depth from mile 103 to Bowling 
Green, Ky. is 5.5 feet. Under permit issued 
by District Engineer on August 20, 1963, private 
interests dredged channel of Green 
River to extend 9-foot depth to coal loading 
terminal at mile 105.7. Channel of Green 
River from mouth of Barren River at mile 
149.5 to Mammoth Cave, Ky., at mile 197.8, is 
no longer maintained and is blocked by deactivated 
locks and dams 5 and 6. 
3. KENTUCKY RIVER, KY. 
Location. Formed by confluence of its North 
and Middle Forks about 4 miles east of 
Beattyville in east central Kentucky, (South 
Fork joining the main stream at that place), 
flows northwesterly and empties into Ohio 
River at Carrollton, Ky., mile 545.8 below 
Pittsburgh, Pa. (See Geological Survey Chart 
for State of Kentucky; scale 1:500,000.) 
Existing project. Provides for 14 locks and 
fixed dams to give, in connection with improvement 
of Ohio River, slack water navigation 
of 6 feet minimum depth from Ohio River 
to points on the three forks a short distance 
above Beattyville, Ky. Length of 6-foot-depth 
project on main system of Kentucky River is 
258.6 miles to confluence of Middle and North 
Forks. Cost of completed new work is 
$4,176,749. River frequently rises to 35 feet 
high or more. Extreme height at lock 1 due to 
flood backwater from Ohio River is 60.3 feet, 
while extreme floods reach height of 47.6 feet 
at lock 4, and 35.5 feet at lock 14. At some intermediate 
locks extreme height of floods exceeds 
40 feet. All flood heights refer to upper 
pool gages. Existing project was adopted by 
1879 River and Harbor Act (H. Ex. Doc. 47, 
45th Cong., 3d sess., and Annual Report, 1879, 
p. 1398). Operation and care of locks and dams 
were included in project July 1, 1935, under 
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LOUISVILLE, KY., DISTRICT 
provisions of Permanent Appropriations Repeal 
Act of June 26,1934. 
On December 19, 1976 the lock operation 
schedules for the Kentucky River system 
were changed as follows: locks 1 through 4 reduced 
to two shifts on a year-round basis; 
locks 5 through 10 to be open to both commercial 
traffic and recreational craft daily during 
the hours of 8:00 to 11:00 A.M.; 12 Noon to 4:00 
P.M. and 5:00 to 8:00 P.M. local times; and 
locks 11 through 14 to be open to both commercial 
traffic and recreational craft five 
days a week, Sunday, Monday, Thursday, 
Friday and Saturday during the hours of 
10:00 to 11:00 A.M., 12 Noon to 4:00 P.M. local 
times. Lockages of commercial traffic at locks 
5 through 14 at other than the previously 
noted hours to be by appointment only, with 
forty-eight hour advance notice. 
Licenses. Federal Power Commission 
license No. 539, to Kentucky Utilities Co., at 
dam 7, Kentucky River, Annual charge, 
$4,708; total collections through September 
30,1977, $225,357. 
Terminal facilities. Facilities for bulk commodities 
and gasoline are at various points 
and considered adequate for existing traffic. 
List appears on page 1110, Annual Report for 
1962. (See table 24-E on locks and dams, Kentucky 
River, Ky.) 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Consisted of operation and maintenance of 
the 14 locks and dams, and removal of shoals, 
snags, and slides as required to maintain an 
adequate channel for existing traffic between 
mouth of river and Beattyville, Ky. in pool of 
dam No. 14. Maintenance items accomplished 
were repairs to dam at dam 1 and upper guide 
wall extension, mooring cells and dam repairs 
at lock and dam 3. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Existing 
project was completed in 1917. Work accomplished 
was rehabilitation of the five old 
State locks and dams and construction of new 
locks and dams 6 to 14 inclusive. Canalization 
system of Kentucky River is in poor condition. 
Repairs were made to deteriorated locks and 
dams as required to keep locks in operation 
and maintain pool levels above dams except 
in extreme dry weather, when some pools fall 
below normal levels, details in Annual Reports 
for 1963, 1964 and 1965. Channel work 
was performed as required to relieve critical 
hardship conditions for existing river traffic. 
Controlling navigable depth in length of river 
covered by existing project was 6 feet at end 
of fiscal year. 
4. OPEN-CHANNEL WORK, OHIO RIVER 
For report on this improvement see this 
heading under Ohio River. 
5. OTHER AUTHORIZED NAVIGATION 
PROJECTS 
(See table 24-F) 
6. NAVIGATION WORK UNDER SPECIAL 
AUTHORIZATION 
Navigation activities pursuant to Section 
107, River and Harbor Act of 1960, Public Law 
645, 86th Congress, as amended (preauthorization). 
Federal costs for unfavorable reconnaissance 
reports on Ohio River, Owensboro, Ky. 
and on Tell City, Ind. (Northside Harbor) were 
$5,000 each. 
Flood Control 
7. BARREN RIVER LAKE, KY. 
Location. Dam is on Barren River, 79.5 
miles above its confluence with Green River 
and 10 miles northeast of Scottsville, Ky. At 
flood control pool, reservoir extends upstream 
about 40 miles in Barren and Allen Counties, 
Ky. 
Existing project. A reservoir for flood control 
and allied purposes. Dam is rolled earth 
and rock fill, 146 feet high and 3,970 feet long, 
with gate-controlled outlet works and uncontrolled 
open-cut spillway. Total storage capacity 
is 815,200 acre-feet (768,600 for flood control 
and 46,600 for water supply storage). For 
further details see page 1125 of Annual Report 
for 1962. Estimated cost of new work 
(1977) is $27,332,700 including $2,328,300 Federal 
funds and $472,000 non-Federal funds for 
construction of recreation facilities under the 
completed project program. Project was authorized 
by Flood Control Act of 1938. 
Local cooperation. None required by authorizing 
act. Under provision of Water Supply 
Act of 1958, contract with city of Glasgow 
for water supply storage was approved by 
Secretary of Army on October 4, 1965. Terms 
require city to pay $23,433, which is project 
cost allocated to water storage plus 
capitalized prepayment of proportionate 
share of operation, maintenance, and major 
replacement costs. A contract with the Commonwealth 
of Kentucky for development of 
additional campsites at Barren River Lake 
State Park under the cost-sharing category of 
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the completed projects program has been 
submitted for approval. 
Operation and results during fiscal year. 
New work: Contract for sanitation facilities, 
consisting of restrooms, washhouses, sewage 
treatment with necessary water and sewage 
lines at Site 11, Bailey's Point was completed 
under recreation facilities at completed projects 
program. Maintenance: Contract for stilling 
basin repairs was completed and routine 
maintenance was performed. Operation for 
flood control during the 1977 flood season prevented 
damages of $240,000. 
Condition at end offiscal year. Construction 
started in March 1960 and all major construction 
and relocation items were completed in 
October 1964. Project was placed in operation 
in March 1964. Land acquisition complete. 
8. BIG BLUE LAKE, IND. 
Location. The damsite is on the Big Blue 
River 43.4 miles above the mouth, and about 6 
miles downstream from Carthage, Ind. 
Existing project. A reservoir for flood control 
and allied purposes. Dam will be concrete 
and earthfill 63 feet high and with 6,998 feet 
earth and 552 feet of concrete having 5 
tainter gates and four gated sluices for water 
control. Total storage capacity will be 108,560 
acre-feet of which 68,323 feet will be for flood 
control. A levee of 12,200 feet and 'T' wall of 
400 feet will provide protection for the town of 
Carthage, Ind. Estimated cost of new work 
(1977) is $80,900,000 Federal and $19,760,000 
non-Federal. Project was authorized by 1968 
Flood Control Act. 
Local cooperation. Local interests must 
agree to administer project land and water 
areas for recreation and fish and wildlife enhancement: 
pay, contribute in kind, or repay 
with interest (which may be through user 
fees) one half of separable costs allocated to 
recreation and fish and wildlife enhancement; 
bear all costs of operation, maintenance, and 
replacement of recreation and fish and 
wildlife lands and facilities. Local interests 
must agree to prevent encroachments on 
channel between dam and mouth of Big Blue 
River. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Preconstruction engineering and design 
studies continued. General Design Memorandum, 
Phase I remained 40 percent complete. 
Condition at end offiscal year. Construction 
has not started. 
9. BIG PINE LAKE, IND. 
Location. Damsite is in Warren County, 
Ind., 2.5 miles above mouth of Big Pine Creek, 
a tributary of Wabash River, and is about 2 
miles northwest of Attica and 21 miles 
southwesterly from Lafayette, Ind. 
Existing project. A reservoir for flood control 
and allied purposes. Dam will be concrete 
and earthfill, 132 feet high and 4,620 feet long, 
with gate-controlled concrete gravity spillway 
and gated sluices. Total storage capacity 
will be 210,500 acre-feet of which 201,500 feet 
will be for flood control (winter months). Estimated 
cost of new work (1976) is $51,200,000 
of which $46,201,000 is Federal cost including 
$2,801,000 for recreation facilities under the 
completed projects program, and $4,999,000 is 
non-Federal contribution. Project was authorized 
by 1965 Flood Control Act. 
Local cooperation. Local interests must 
agree to administer project land and water 
areas for recreation and fish and wildlife enhancement; 
pay, contribute in kind, or repay 
with interest (which may be through user 
fees) one-half of separable costs allocated to 
recreation and fish and wildlife enhancement; 
bear all costs of operation, maintenance, and 
replacement of recreation and fish and 
wildlife lands and facilities. Local interests 
must also agree to prevent encroachments on 
channel between dam and mouth of Big Pine 
Creek. State of Indiana has indicated intent 
to fulfill requirements but later suggested 
consideration of an alternate site for the dam. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Preconstruction engineering and design 
studies were discontinued. General Design 
Memorandum remained 95 percent complete. 
On February 21, 1977, the Governor signed 
legislation that revoked previous authorization 
for State participation in construction of 
Big Pine Lake. Project was reclassified from 
the "active" to the "inactive" category April 
19, 1977. 
Condition at end offiscal year. Preconstruction 
planning is 97 percent complete overall. 
Design Memoranda for Hydrology & Hydraulics 
and Site Selection, are approved. Project 
Formulation and Evaluation Report recommending 
reclassification to "inactive" category 
is complete. Project is classified in the 
"inactive" category. 
10. BIG WALNUT LAKE, IND. 
Location. Damsite is on Big Walnut Creek, a 
tributary of the Eel River 22.4 miles above 
the mouth of Big Walnut Creek and 1 mile 
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north of Greencastle, Ind. The lake will lie in 
Putnam County. 
Existing project. A reservoir for flood control 
and allied purposes. Dam will consist of 
earth and rock fill embankment about 17,000 
feet total length and 112 feet maximum height 
and will have a concrete overflow spillway located 
in left abutment with two gate controlled 
sluices through the base of the concrete 
section. Total storage capacity will be 
228,400 acre feet of which 112,340 feet is allocated 
for flood control. Estimated cost of new 
work (1977) is $124,309,000, of which 
$77,985,000 is Federal including $7,785,000 for 
recreation facilities under the completed 
projects program and $46,324,000 is non- 
Federal contribution. Project was authorized 
by 1968 Flood Control Act. 
Local cooperation. Local interests must 
agree to administer project land and water 
areas for recreation and fish and wildlife enhancement: 
pay, contribute in kind, or repay 
with interest (which may be through user 
fees) one-half of separable costs allocated to 
recreation and fish and wildlife enhancement; 
bear all costs of operation, maintenance, and 
replacement of recreation and fish and 
wildlife lands and facilities. Local interests 
must also agree to prevent encroachments on 
channel between dam and mouth of Big Walnut 
Creek and Eel Rivers. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Preconstruction engineering and design 
studies continued. Review of General Design 
Memorandum, Phase I continued. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Special 
study, General Design Memorandum, Phase 
I, environmental study, and Design 
Memorandum, Real Estate Interests in Natural 
Area, are complete. Construction has not 
started. 
11. BOONE COUNTY, KY. (Bank Protection & 
Repair Roads) 
Location. On the left bank of Ohio River 
about 506.5 and 515.0 miles below Pittsburgh, 
Pennsylvania in Boone County, Ky. These locations 
are in northern Kentucky, about 30 
miles southeast of Cincinnati, Ohio. 
Existing project. Provides bank protection 
for public and private facilities threatened by 
erosion and repairs damage to River Road 
and Huff Road in Boone County, Kentucky. 
Estimated cost of new work (1977) is $849,000 
Federal and $83,000 non-Federal for lands 
and damages. Project was authorized by 
Water Resources Development Act of 1974. 
Local cooperation. Boone County will be required 
to furnish an assurance agreement 
providing for the County to furnish without 
cost to the United States all lands, easements, 
and rights-of-way necessary for construction 
and subsequent operation of the project; hold 
and save the United States free from damages 
due to construction; operate and maintain 
the project after completion; and comply 
with the provisions of the Uniform Relocations 
Assistance and Real Property Acquisition 
Policies Act of 1970 and the Civil Rights 
Act of 1964. An assurance agreement covering 
the foregoing items for the emergency 
interim repairs to River Road, Rabbit Hash, 
was executed by the Boone County Fiscal 
Court on August 19, 1975 and authorizationof-
entry for this portion of the project was 
furnished in May 1976. 
Operation and results during fiscal year. 
Construction contract for emergency interim 
repairs to River Road, Rabbit Hash, was completed. 
Preconstruction engineering and design 
studies continued. Report covering the 
remaining roadwork and bank protection 
concluded that no additional work was necessary 
at River Road, Rabbit Hash, and that 
stabilization of hillside slope for Huff Road, 
Hamilton Landing was not economically justified. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction 
of emergency interim repairs to River Road, 
Rabbit Hash, with appurtenant bank protection 
is complete. Report concluding no additional 
work necessary is complete. 
12. BROOKVILLE LAKE, IND. 
Location. Damsite is on East Fork of 
Whitewater River, 2.4 miles above confluence 
with West Fork, and about one and one-half 
miles north of Brookville, Ind. The reservoir 
lies in Franklin and Union Counties, Ind. 
Existing project. A reservoir for flood control 
and allied purposes. Dam is earthfill, 182 
feet high and 3,004 feet long, with gatecontrolled 
outlet works, and uncontrolled 
open spillway. Total storage capacity is 
359,600 acre-feet (214,700 for flood control, 
89,300 for water supply and 35,500 for conservation). 
A minimum pool of 20,100 acre-feet 
will be maintained. Estimated cost of new 
work (1977) is $63,635,000, of which $38,469,000 
is Federal cost and $7,392,000 is non-Federal 
contribution for water supply storage and 
$17,774,000 for construction of recreation 
facilities under the completed projects program. 
Project was authorized by 1938 Flood 
Control Act. 
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gram. Project was authorized by 1938 Flood 
Control Act. 
Local cooperation. None required by authorizing 
act. Contract with State of Indiana 
for water supply storage under provisions of 
Water Supply Act of 1958 was approved by 
Secretary of Army August 5, 1965. Under 
terms of contract, State will pay initial costs 
allocated to water supply feature of project 
plus capitalized prepayment of proportionate 
share of operation and maintenance costs. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
New work: Engineering studies continued. 
Contracts for tailwater fishing facilities and 
for landscaping remaining recreation sites 
were completed. Relocation contracts for 
Fayette-Union Co. REMC and Public Service 
Co. of Indiana facilities advanced to 84 percent 
and 69 percent completion, respectively. 
Contract for additional recreation facilities at 
the Quakertown site was awarded in February 
1977 and advanced to 57 percent completion. 
Maintenance: Routine maintenance was 
performed. Operation for flood control during 
the 1977 flood season prevented damages estimated 
at $86,000. 
Condition at end offiscal year. Engineering 
studies are 99 percent complete. All 474 tracts 
of land required for project has been acquired. 
Contracts for all road relocations, all 
cemetery relocations, all utility relocations 
except Fayette-Union REMC and Public Service 
Co. of Indiana facilities, pool clearing; 
construction of dam and spillway, construction 
of roads, ramps and parking areas; public 
access buildings, East Shore Scenic Drive, 
facilities for Mounds Beach and Camp Area; 
tailwater fishing facilities and landscaping at 
recreation sites are complete. Project is about 
96 percent complete overall and was placed in 
operation January 1974. 
13. BUCKHORN LAKE, KY. 
Location. Dam is on Middle Fork of Kentucky 
River, 43.4 miles above mouth, and 0.5 
mile upstream from Buckhorn, Perry County, 
Ky. Reservoir extends upstream about 34 
miles and lies in Leslie and Perry Counties, 
Ky. 
Existing project. A reservoir for flood control 
and recreation. Dam is earth and rockfill 
type, with gate controlled outlet works. Total 
storage capacity is 168,000 acre-feet, of which 
157,600 acre-feet is for flood control. For 
further details, see page 1120 of Annual Report 
for 1962. Estimated cost of new work 
(1977) is $11,753,200 including $373,800 for 
construction of recreation facilities under the 
completed project program. Existing project 
was authorized by general authorization for 
Ohio River Basin in 1938 Flood Control Act. 
Local cooperation. Department of Parks of 
Commonwealth of Kentucky has undertaken 
management of lands and recreational 
facilities in accordance with license granted 
by Secretary of the Army on June 29,1962. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
New work: None. Maintenance: Contract for 
partial monumentation of project was completed. 
Routine maintenance was performed. 
Operation for flood control during the 1977 
flood season prevented damages estimated at 
$1,107,000. 
Condition at end offiscal year. Construction 
started in September 1956 and project was 
placed in operation in August 1960. All major 
construction and relocation items have been 
completed. Land acquisition is complete. 
14. CAESAR CREEK LAKE, OHIO 
Location. Damsite is on Caesar Creek, 
about 3.0 miles above its confluence with Little 
Miami River, in Warren County, Ohio, 
about 3.5 miles southeast of Waynesville, 
Ohio, and 10.5 miles northeast of Lebanon, 
Ohio. Reservoir lies in Warren, Clinton, and 
Green Counties, Ohio. 
Existing project. Provides for construction 
of a reservoir for flood control and allied purposes. 
It includes an earth and rockfill dam, 
four saddle dams, outlet works and an uncontrolled 
saddle spillway. Total storage capacity 
of reservoir is 242,200 acre-feet, of which 
148,500 acre-feet is reserved for flood control 
storage. Estimated cost of new work (1977) is 
$63,084,000 including $4,611,000 non-Federal 
reimbursement for water supply storage and 
$11,384,000 for construction of recreation 
facilities under the completed project program. 
Existing project was authorized by 
general authorization for Ohio River Basin in 
1938 Flood Control Act. 
Local cooperation. None required. However, 
the State of Ohio requested inclusion in the 
project of storage for future municipal and 
industrial water supply uses. Contract with 
State of Ohio for water supply storage under 
provisions of Water Supply Act of 1958, as 
amended, was approved by Secretary of the 
Army May 20, 1970. Under terms of contract, 
State will reimburse the Federal Government 
for costs allocated to water supply storage 
over a period not to exceed 50 years after use 
of this storage is initiated plus estimated annual 
amount for cost of operation, maintenance 
and major capital replacements re- 
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quired for the water supply facilities. 
Operation and results during fiscal year. 
New work: Engineering and design studies 
continue. Final condemnation actions for 
land acquisition on five tracts continued. Contracts 
for relocation of Texas Eastern Transmission 
Corp.; for Allegheny Pipeline Corp. 
facilities; and for modular sanitary buildings 
at recreation sites were completed. Contract 
for construction of outlet works, dam, spillway, 
access roads and relocation of Warren County 
Road, Site W-4 remained at 99 percent completion. 
Four contracts for relocation of State 
Highway 73, Site S-3; State Highway 380, Site 
S-2; Clinton and Greene County Roads, Sites 
C-2 and G-2; and for recreation roads, parking 
areas and boat ramps were advanced to 65 
percent, 95 percent, 83 percent, and 97 percent 
completion, respectively. Relocation contracts 
for Ohio Bell Telephone Co., United 
Telephone Co. of Ohio, General Telephone Co. 
of Ohio and Dayton Power and Light Co. 
facilities were advanced to 90 percent, 1 percent, 
6 percent, 1 percent completion, respectively. 
Contracts for relocation of State Highway 
380, Sites S-1, C-1, G-1, for clearing lake area, 
for miscellaneous pool clearing, and for construction 
of fisherman access ramps were 
awarded in February 1977, January 1977, July 
1977, and June 1977, respectively and advanced 
to 46 percent, 67 percent, 25 percent, 
and 23 percent completion, respectively. 
Maintenance: Routine maintenance was performed. 
Condition at end offiscal year. Engineering 
studies are 92 percent complete. All land required 
for project has been acquired except 
final condemnation actions on five tracts. 
Construction of saddle dams and relocation 
Warren County Road, Site W-3; office, shop 
building and site development; cemetery relocations; 
relocation of Texas Eastern 
Transmission Corporation facilities, relocation 
of Allegheny Pipeline Corporation 
facilities; construction of modular sanitary 
buildings at recreation sites; and miscellaneous 
clearing are complete. Project is about 78 
percent complete overall. 
15. CAGLES MILL LAKE, IND. 
Location. Dam is on Mill Creek, 2.8 miles 
above its confluence with Eel River, in Putnam 
County, Ind., and about 25 miles east of 
Terre Haute, Ind. Reservoir extends upstream 
about 11 miles and is in Putnam and 
Owen Counties, Ind. 
Existing project. A reservoir for flood control 
and recreation. Dam is earth and rockfill 
embankment. Total storage capacity is 
228,100 acre-feet, of which 201,000 acre-feet 
are for flood control. For details see Annual 
Report for 1962, page 1136. Estimated cost of 
new work (1977) is $4,143,581 including $35,814 
for construction of recreation facilities under 
the completed project program. Existing 
project was selected for construction under 
general authorization for Ohio River Basin in 
1938 Flood Control Act. 
Local cooperation. None required. State of 
Indiana has undertaken development and 
management of recreation facilities for use of 
the public in reservoir area in accordance 
with license granted by Secretary of the 
Army on January 17, 1952. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
New work: None. Maintenance: Routine 
maintenance was performed. Operation for 
flood control during the 1977 flood season prevented 
damages of $262,000. 
Condition at end offiscal year. Construction 
started in July 1948 and completed in June 
1953. 
16. CAMP GROUND LAKE, KY. 
Location. The damsite is in central Kentucky 
on Beech Fork, about 49.1 miles above 
its confluence with Rolling Fork, which 
stream is a tributary to Salt River, in 
Washington County about 11 miles northeast 
of Bardstown and about 34 miles southeast of 
Louisville, Ky. 
Existing project. A reservoir for flood control 
and allied purposes. The project consists 
of a rolled-earth dam with an uncontrolled 
open-cut spillway through the left abutment, 
and a gate controlled outlet conduit. A detached 
dam is required in a saddle between 
the main dam and the spillway. Total storage 
capacity will be 360,740 acre-feet for flood control, 
water supply, water quality and recreation. 
Estimated cost of new work (1975) is 
$65,500,000 of which $10,658,400 would be 
reimbursed by non-Federal interests. Project 
was authorized for phase I design memorandum 
stage of advanced engineering and design 
by the Water Resources Development 
Act of 1974 (Section 1). 
Local cooperation. Local interests must 
agree to administer project lands, facilities, 
and water areas for recreation, including fish 
and wildlife enhancement; pay, contribute in 
kind, or repay (which may be through user 
fees) with interest, no less than one-half of 
the separable first costs allocated to recreation; 
bear all costs of operation, mainte- 
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nance and replacement of fish and wildlife 
and recreation use lands and facilities; repay 
all cost allocated to water supply; effect 
proper measures for control of pollution at 
the source to assure the effectiveness of the 
water quality storage provided; exercise, to 
the full extent of their legal capability, control 
against removal of stream-flow resulting 
from the reservoir storage provided for water 
quality control; prevent encroachment of 
flow-carrying capacities of stream channels 
below the reservoir to the extent needed to 
provide reasonably effective reservoir operations; 
and periodically (at least annually) 
notify interests affected that the project will 
not provide complete flood protection and 
that backwater floods from the Ohio River 
will not be substantially reduced by the project. 
Operation and results during fiscal year. 
General Design Memorandum Phase I remained 
99 percent complete. The Governor of 
Kentucky in August 1977 furnished correspondence 
indicating support for construction 
of Camp Ground Lake and intent to execute 
local cooperation agreements subject to 
constraints imposed by the Kentucky Constitution. 
Condition at end offiscal year. Construction 
has not started. 
17. CARR FORK LAKE, KY. 
Location. Damsite is 8.8 miles above mouth 
of Carr Fork, a tributary of North Fork of 
Kentucky River, 16 miles upstream from 
Hazard, Ky. The reservoir lies entirely within 
Knott County. 
Existing project. Provides for construction 
of a reservoir for flood control and allied purposes. 
Dam will be rock and earth fill with impervious 
core, 720 feet long and 130 feet high, 
with uncontrolled open cut spillway through 
left abutment. Outlet works will have two 
control gates and 8-foot diameter conduit to 
stilling basin. Total storage capacity will be 
47,700 acre-feet (31,600 for flood control and 
4,300 for water quality control). A higher level 
seasonal pool for recreation will be provided. 
Estimated Federal cost of new work (1977) is 
$49,314,000 including $2,074,000 for recreation 
facilities under the completed projects program. 
Project was authorized by 1962 Flood 
Control Act. 
Local cooperation. None required for reservoir 
project. Division of Flood Control and 
Water Usage of Commonwealth of Kentucky 
gave assurance that encroachments on 
downstream channel capacity will be prevented. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
New work: Engineering and design studies 
continued. Acquired 7 tracts of land. Six contracts 
for relocation of Knott County Roads, 
Site K-5, -6, and -7; Kentucky Highway 160, 
Site S-2; Kentucky Power Company facilities; 
construction of dam and spillway; recreation 
roads, boat ramps, beach, buildings and 
utilities at Irishman Creek site, and construction 
of shop building were completed. 
Contracts for repairs to Smithboro Bridge on 
relocated Kentucky Highway 15, Part II and 
for additional recreation facilities at 
Irishman Creek, Littcarr and Dam sites were 
advanced to 98 percent and 97 percent completion, 
respectively. Contract for construction 
of Shingle Branch silt detention dam was 
awarded and completed and contract for 
slush grouting at stilling basin was awarded 
and advanced to 80 percent completion. Maintenance: 
Routine maintenance was performed. 
Operation for flood control during the 
1977 flood season prevented damages of 
$3,610,000. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Relocations 
of State Highway 15, Site S-1, Parts 1 and 2; 
State Highway 1231, Knott County Roads 
Sites K-1, -2, -3A, -3B and 4; Kentucky Highways 
160, Part 2, 582 and Knott County Road 
1410, Sites K-4A & B; Knott County Roads, 
Sites K-5, -6 and -7; Kentucky Highway 160, 
Site S-2; cemeteries, Inland Gas Company 
pipeline, Kentucky Power Company facilities 
and construction of outlet works, operators' 
quarters, Defeated Creek and Shingle Branch 
silt detention dams, dam and spillway, recreation 
roads, boat ramps, beach, building and 
utilities at Irishman Creek site and shop 
building are complete. 725 tracts of land of estimated 
728 required for project have been 
acquired. Project is about 93 percent complete 
overall. 
18. CAVE RUN LAKE, KY. 
Location. Damsite is on Licking River, 
about 4 miles upstream from U.S. Highway 60 
near Farmers, Ky., and 7 miles southwest of 
Morehead, Ky. Reservoir will be in Rowan, 
Bath, Morgan, and Menifee Counties, Ky. 
Existing project. Plan provides for construction 
of a reservoir for flood control and allied 
purposes. Dam is rolled earthfill, with gate 
controlled outlet works and uncontrolled open 
spillway. Total storage capacity is 614,100 
acre-feet (438,500 for flood control and 28,300 
for water quality control). Estimated Federal 
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cost of new work (1977) is $88,468,000 of which 
$24,468,000 is U.S. Forest Service cost. Project 
was authorized by Flood Control Acts of June 
22, 1936, and June 28, 1938. 
Local cooperation. None required. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
New work: Engineering and design studies 
continued. Acquired 5 tracts of land. Completed 
relocation contracts for State Highways 
7, Site S-6; 1161, Site S-7; 191, Site C-2; and 
Morgan County Road, Sites C-7 & -8, Menifee 
County Road-Forest Service Road 129, Phase 
II; Licking Valley REC facilities; and for repair 
and paving of Kentucky Highway 826. 
Contracts for relocation of Mountain RTCC 
facilities; and construction of Zilpo Access 
Road (Forest Service Road 918) advanced to 73 
percent and 96 percent, respectively. Awarded 
contracts for tailwater landscaping and borrow 
area restoration in March 1977; for Twin 
Knobs Camp Site Development in February 
1977; and for Twin Knobs recreation 
facilities-Phase I in September 1977 and advanced 
to 11 percent, 50 percent, and 1 percent 
completion, respectively. Maintenance: 
Routine maintenance was performed. Operation 
for flood control during the 1977 flood season 
prevented damages of $502,000. 
Condition at end offiscal year. 1,429 tracts of 
land of estimated 1,437 required have been acquired. 
Contracts for all road relocations, 
cemetery relocations and most of the utility 
relocations are complete. Other completed 
items are boundary line marking, pool clearing, 
construction of outlet works, dam, access 
roads, operators quarters, shop and utilities. 
Project has been in operation since February 
1974 and is about 84 percent complete overall. 
19. CECIL M. HARDEN LAKE, IND. 
Location. Dam is on Raccoon Creek, 32.4 
miles above its confluence with Wabash River, 
and 25 miles northeast of Terre Haute, Ind. At 
flood control pool, reservoir extends upstream 
about 15 miles in Parke and Putnam Counties, 
Ind. 
Existing project. A rolled earth dam and reservoir, 
for flood control and allied purposes. 
Total storage capacity is 132,800 acre-feet of 
which 116,600 acre-feet are for flood control. 
For details, see Annual Report for 1962, page 
1132. Estimated Federal cost of new work 
(1977) is $6,827,688 including $567,554 for construction 
of recreation facilities under the 
completed projects program. Project was 
selected for construction under general authorization 
for Ohio River Basin in 1938 Flood 
Control Act. 
Local cooperation. State of Indiana has undertaken 
management of lands and recreational 
facilities in accordance with license 
granted by Secretary of the Army on April 19, 
1961. A contract with the Indiana Department 
of Natural Resources, approved for the Secretary 
of the Army in May 1974, provided for that 
agency to design and construct certain additional 
recreation facilities at Cecil M. Harden, 
Huntington, Mississinewa, Monroe and 
Salamonie Lakes under the cost-sharing category 
of the completed projects program. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
New work: Continued planning for and started 
construction of additional cost-shared recreation 
development at Raccoon State site 
under the completed projects program. 
Maintenance: Routine maintenance was performed. 
Flood damages of $68,000 were prevented 
during the 1977 flood season. 
Condition at end offiscal year. Construction 
of all major items of work completed December 
1961. Project has been in operation since August 
1960. Land acquisition is complete. 
20. CLARENCE J. BROWN DAM & 
RESERVOIR, OHIO 
Location. Damsite is just east of Springfield, 
Clark County, Ohio, at mile 7.3 of Buck Creek, a 
tributary of Mad River. 
Existing project. A reservoir for flood control 
and allied purposes. It includes an earthfill 
dam, 6,620 feet long and 72 feet high, with 
gated outlet works and open cut spillway with 
concrete chute through right abutment. Total 
storage capacity of reservoir is 63,700 acrefeet 
(32,900 for flood control and 20,800 for 
water quality control). Estimated Federal cost 
of new work (1977) is $22,180,000. Project was 
authorized by 1962 Flood Control Act. 
Local cooperation. Assurance from city of 
Springfield, Springfield Conservancy District, 
and Clark County, Ohio, covering protection 
against detrimental channel encroachment 
below dam to mouth of Buck Creek, were accepted 
March 5, 1964. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
New work: Engineering and design studies 
continued. Design Memorandum for Additional 
Real Estate Interests in Segment 1 and 
Supplement #2 of Public Use Plan Design 
Memorandum were completed. Plans and 
specifications for an additional parking lot at 
visitors center were initiated and advanced to 
about 40 percent completion. Acquisition of 
rights-of-way for construction of drainage 
ditch below the dam was completed. Mainte- 
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nance: Routine maintenance was performed. 
Operation for flood control during the 1977 
flood season prevented damages of $194,000. 
Condition at end offiscal year. Land acquisition 
except additional interests below the 
dam, and all major project features are complete. 
The project was placed in operation 
January 1974. Project is about 99 percent complete 
overall. 
21. CLIFTY CREEK LAKE, IND. 
Location. The dam site is 1.5 miles southwest 
of Hartsville, Ind., 18.4 miles above mouth of 
Clifty Creek, tributary of East Fork of White 
River, and is 12 miles northeast of Columbus, 
Ind. and 37 miles southeast of Indianapolis, 
Ind. Lake area lies in Bartholomew and Decatur 
Counties. 
Existing project. A reservoir for flood control 
and allied purposes. Dam will be earth and 
rock fill 14,630 feet long with main dam section 
102 feet high and low section at left abutment 
24 feet high with an open cut spillway having a 
concrete ogee crest weir with 440 feet base 
width through the left abutment and a gate 
controlled outlet conduit through the base of 
the dam. Total storage capacity will be 56,400 
acre-feet, of which 44,100 acre-feet will be for 
flood control (winter months). Estimated cost 
of new work (1977) is $42,660,000 of which 
$38,155,000 is Federal cost including $1,655,000 
for recreation facilities under the completed 
projects program, and $4,505,000 is non- 
Federal contribution. Project was authorized 
by 1965 Flood Control Act. 
Local Cooperation. Local interests must 
agree to administer project land and water 
areas for recreation and fish and wildlife enhancement; 
pay, contribute in kind, or repay 
(which may be through user fees) with interest 
one-half the separable costs allocated to recreation 
and fish and wildlife enhancement; 
bear all costs of operation, maintenance, and 
replacement of recreation and fish and wildlife 
lands and facilities. Local interests must also 
agree to prevent encroachments on channel 
below dam on Clifty Creek and East Fork of 
White River to mouth of Muscatatuck River. 
State of Indiana has indicated intent to fulfill 
requirements. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Preconstruction engineering and design 
studies continued. Supplement to General Design 
Memorandum covering preservation of 
the Fall Creek environmental area and deletion 
of water quality storage remained at 80 
percent completion. 
Condition at end offiscal year. Aerial survey 
and mapping is complete. General Design 
Memorandum and Design Memoranda for 
Hydrology and Hydraulics, Site Selection and 
Land Requirements Plan, Public Use, are 
complete. Construction has not started. 
22. DAYTON, KY. 
Location. In Campbell County, Ky. on left 
bank of Ohio River from mile 467.0 to mile 469.2 
and across the river from Cincinnati, Ohio. 
Existing project. Provides for construction 
of 8,170 feet of levee, two pumping stations 
with gravity drainage structures and major 
relocations of storm and sanitary sewers serving 
the community. Estimated cost of new 
work (1977) is $8,400,000 Federal and 
$2,642,000 non-Federal. 
Local cooperation. Section 3 of the Flood 
Control Act of June 22, 1936 applies. Preliminary 
assurances of cooperation were received 
from City of Dayton, Kentucky on May 3, 1966. 
City has acquired most rights-of-way for the 
project. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Planning continued as necessary for coordination 
with City of Dayton's rights-of-way acquisition 
and detailed plans for demolition of 
existing building and structures in levee areas 
were completed. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. General Design 
Memorandum and detailed plans for demolition 
of existing building and structures in 
levee areas are complete. Construction has not 
started. 
23. EAST FORK LAKE, OHIO 
Location. Damsite is on East Fork of Little 
Miami River between Batavia and Williamsburg, 
Ohio, about 6.0 miles above 
Batavia and 32.6 miles above mouth of the 
Little Miami River. Entire project lies in 
Clermont County, Ohio. 
Existing project. A reservoir for flood control 
and allied purposes. It includes an earthfill 
dam, outlet works, an uncontrolled saddle 
spillway and a dike to close a saddle north 
of spillway. Total storage capacity of reservoir 
will be 294,800 acre-feet, of which 210,600 acrefeet 
will be reserved for flood control storage. 
Estimated cost of new work (1977) is 
$61,656,000 including $3,510,000 non-Federal 
reimbursement for water supply storage and 
$15,456,000 for construction of recreation 
facilities under the completed project program. 
Existing project was authorized by 
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general authorization for Ohio River Basin in 
1938 Flood Control Act. 
Local cooperation. None required. However, 
the State of Ohio requested inclusion in the 
project of storage for future municipal and industrial 
water supply uses. Contract with 
State of Ohio for water supply storage under 
provisions of Water Supply Act of 1958, as 
amended, was approved by Secretary of the 
Army May 20, 1970. Under terms of contract, 
State will reimburse the Federal Government 
for costs allocated to water supply storage 
over a period not to exceed 50 years after use of 
this storage is initiated plus estimated annual 
amount for cost of operation, maintenance and 
major capital replacements required for the 
water supply facilities. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Acquired 4 tracts of land. Engineering and design 
studies continued. Contract for pool clearing 
and for modular sanitary buildings at 
recreation sites were completed. Contracts for 
dam, saddle dam, spillway and access road and 
for relocation Ohio Valley Electric Corp. 
facilities, were advanced to 99 percent and 63 
percent completion, respectively. 
Awarded three contracts for construction of 
roads, ramps, beach and parking; for Bethel 
access road, ramp and fisherman access 
facilities; and for shop, office, overlook and 
facilities in November 1976, August 1977 and 
June 1977 and advanced to 41 percent, 12 percent, 
and 23 percent completion, respectively. 
Condition at end offiscal year. Engineering 
studies are 92 percent complete. All land required 
for project has been acquired except 
final condemnation actions on ten tracts. 
Cemetery relocation, pool clearing, boundary 
line marking, construction of outlet works, 
and modular sanitary buildings at recreation 
sites are complete. Project is about 80 percent 
complete overall. 
24. EVANSVILLE, IND. 
Location. In Vanderburgh County, Ind., on 
right bank of Ohio River, 792.2 miles below 
Pittsburgh, Pa. 
Existing project. Construction of a system of 
levees and concrete floodwalls, together with 
pumping plants for disposal of interior drainage, 
at Evansville. For further details, see 
Annual Report for 1962, page 1127. Project will 
provide protection for city of Evansville, Ind., 
against Ohio River floods equal to 1937 flood 
(maximum of record), with a 3-foot freeboard. 
Estimated total cost of new work (1977) is 
$42,100,000 Federal, including $7,900,000 for 
Howell Section Unit 2 that is in "inactive" category 
and $7,982,000 non-Federal, including 
$352,000 for the said Howell Section Unit 2. 
Existing project selected for construction 
under general authorization for Ohio River 
Basin in 1937 Flood Control Act. Howell Section, 
Unit 2, was reclassified from the "active" 
to the "inactive" category July 7,1977 based on 
current studies that indicated this part of the 
project is not economically justified. 
Local cooperation. Section 3 of Flood Control 
Act of June 22,1936, as amended, applies. Fully 
complied with for Howell Unit 1 and Knight 
Township sections. Assurances for Pigeon 
Creek Section, Unit 1, were executed February 
11,1963. Authorization-of-entry for Section 1 of 
Pigeon Creek Section Unit 2 has been furnished. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Engineering and design studies continued. 
Plans and specifications for Delaware, Dresden 
and North 6th Avenue pumping plants 
were completed. Plans and specifications for 
levee and floodwall, Cedar Street to 
Stringtown Road were advanced to about 70 
percent completion. Design Memorandum for 
North 1st Avenue, Diamond Avenue, and 
Stringtown Road pumping plants was advanced 
to about 20 percent completion. Two 
construction contracts for sewers and for 
levee and floodwall-Pennsylvania Avenue to 
Cedar Street were essentially completed. Construction 
contract for gatewells at existing 
drainage structures, Knight Township & 
Howell Section, Unit 1 was awarded and advanced 
to about 50 percent completion. Construction 
contract for Dresden and North 6th 
Avenue pumping plants was awarded in September 
1977. Operation of the completed portions 
of the project for flood control prevented 
damages estimated at $44,000 during the 1977 
flood season. 
Condition at end offiscal year. Knight Township, 
Howell-Unit 1, and Pigeon Creek Unit 1 
are complete. Howell Section, Unit 2, is in the 
"inactive" category. Construction of Pigeon 
Creek Unit 2 was started in April 1974. General 
Design Memorandum and Supplement on Pigeon 
Creek Unit 2, and Design Memorandum 
and plans and specifications for Delaware, 
Dresden and North 6th Avenue pumping 
plants are approved. Project is about 31 percent 
complete overall. 
25. FALMOUTH LAKE, KY. 
Location. The dam site is on the Licking 
River, about 60.6 miles upstream from its confluence 
with the Ohio River. This site, in Pendleton 
County, is about 9 miles above Fal- 
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mouth, Ky., about 35 miles south of Cincinnati, 
Ohio, and about 50 miles north of Lexington, 
Ky. The lake area lies in Pendleton, Bath, 
Bracken, Fleming, Harrison, Nicholas and 
Robertson Counties. 
Existing project. A reservoir for flood control 
and allied purposes. Dam will be earth and 
rock-fill about 1,320 feet long and 147 feet 
maximum height with an uncontrolled opencut 
spillway through the right abutment and a 
gate controlled outlet conduit through the 
base of the dam. Total storage capacity will be 
898,300 acre-feet, of which 648,600 acre-feet 
will be for flood control. Estimated cost of 
new work (1977) is $123,240,000, of which 
$112,059,000 is Federal cost including 
$3,120,000 for recreation facilities under the 
completed projects program and $11,181,000 is 
non-Federal reimbursement for recreation 
facilities. The project was authorized by the 
Flood Control Acts of 1936 and 1938. 
Local cooperation. Local interests must 
agree to administer project lands and water 
areas for recreation; pay, contribute in kind, 
or repay (which may be through user fees) 
with interest, one-half of the separable cost of 
the project allocated to recreation; bear all 
costs of operation, maintenance and replacement 
of recreation facilities provided the 
sizing and responsibility for development, 
operation, maintenance and replacement of 
recreation features of the reservoir may be 
modified in accordance with the alternatives 
cited in the Federal Water Project Recreation 
Act, dependent on the intentions of non- 
Federal interests regarding participation in 
costs of this feature at the time of construction 
and subsequent thereto. 
Operation and results during fiscal year. 
None. Preconstruction engineering and design 
studies were discontinued in August 1974 
because the Fiscal Year 1975 & 1976 Appropriation 
Acts contained no funds for the Falmouth 
project. No funds were contained in the 
Fiscal Year 1977 Appropriation Act. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Special Report 
and Design Memorandum, Hydrology & 
Hydraulics are complete. Planning suspended, 
but will be resumed with fiscal year 1978 appropriation. 
26. FRANKFORT, KY. (North Frankfort Area) 
Location. The authorized Frankfort project 
is located in Franklin County, north-central 
Kentucky, and lies on both banks of Kentucky 
River, 66 miles above mouth. The North 
Frankfort Area is located on the right bank of 
the river and is comprised of the Thorn Hill, 
Old Capitol and Distillery Sections of 
Frankfort. 
Existing project. Plan is a portion of authorized 
project for flood protection for 
Frankfort. It provides for 770 feet of concrete 
wall, 3,300 feet of earth levee, two pumping 
plants, and other necessary appurtenances to 
protect 430 acres of urban and suburban land 
in the North Frankfort section of city, against 
maximum flood of record (1937) with 3-foot 
freeboard. Project was authorized by general 
authorization for Ohio River Basin in 1938 
Flood Control Act. Estimated total cost of 
North Frankfort project (1977) is $3,243,100 of 
which $272,100 is non-Federal cost for lands 
and damages, and alterations to utilities. In 
addition, the Commonwealth of Kentucky contracted 
to relocate a road on the levee crown in 
the vicinity of the Jones Run Pumping Plant. 
The final cost to the State for the road was 
$55,980. Remainder of project for Frankfort 
(South Frankfort and Benson Creek Sections) 
was reclassified from the "deferred" to the 
"inactive" category as the result of unfavorable 
Report on Economics that completed 
under the General Investigations, Review of 
Authorized Projects program. 
Local cooperation. Section 3, Flood Control 
Act of June 22, 1936, applies. City has completed 
acquisition of rights-of-way and appropriate 
authorizations of entry have been 
furnished. Project was transferred to City for 
operation and maintenance on March 15, 1971. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Contract to replace two pumps at Jones Run 
pumping plant was advanced to 99 percent 
completion. Operation for flood control prevented 
damages estimated at $39,000 during 
the 1977 flood season. 
Condition at end offiscal year. Project is essentially 
complete. Remaining work consists 
of testing the two replacement pumps at the 
Jones Run pumping plant. South Frankfort 
and Benson Creek Sections are in the "inactive" 
category. 
27. GREENFIELD BAYOU LEVEE, IND. 
Location. In southern Vigo County, Ind., 
from mile 188.1 to 200.0 above mouth of Wabash 
River, on left bank below Terre Haute, Ind. 
Existing project. Provides for construction, 
reconstruction, enlargement or setback, of 
total 13.7 miles of earth levee, three drainage 
structures, and necessary road ramps. Levee 
would protect 11,370 acres of land, including 
communities of Hutton and Vigo, from flood 
equal to that expected on an average of seven 
times per 100-year period. Estimated total cost 
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of new work (1977) is $5,314,000, of which 
$994,000 is non-Federal cost for lands and 
damages, and road and utility relocations. 
Project was authorized by 1946 Flood Control 
Act. 
Local cooperation. Section 3, Flood Control 
Act of June 22, 1936, applies. Assurances of 
cooperation were accepted from the Greenfield 
Bayou Levee and Ditch Association on January 
15, 1964. In connection with the Greenfield 
Bayou Levee project, the Secretary of the 
Army has determined that the Indiana Flood 
Control Act meets local cooperation requirements 
relative to the prevention of encroachments 
in the floodway. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Minimum planning continued as required for 
coordination with Levee and Ditch Association. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Design 
Memorandum Report on Economics and General 
Design Memorandum are complete. Construction 
has not started. 
28. GREEN RIVER LAKE, KY. 
Location. Damsite is 305.7 miles above 
mouth of Green River in Taylor County, Ky., 
about 8 miles south of Campbellsville. Reservoir 
lies in Taylor and Adair Counties. 
Existing project. A reservoir for flood control 
and allied purposes. Dam is earth and rock 
fill, 141 feet high and 2,350 feet long. Outlet 
works is slide gate-controlled and spillway 
open and uncontrolled. Total storage capacity 
is 723,200 acre-feet (560,600 for flood control 
and 64,500 for low-flow augmentation). Estimated 
cost of new work (1977) is $33,689,200 
including $291,000 Federal funds and $293,000 
non-Federal funds for construction of recreation 
facilities under the completed projects 
program. Existing project was authorized 
under general authorization for Ohio River 
Basin in 1938 Flood Control Act. 
Local cooperation. None required by authorizing 
act. Taylor County, by lease approved 
by Secretary of Army February 15, 
1968, has undertaken operation and maintenance 
of Smith Ridge public access area. 
Under provision of Water Supply Act of 1958, 
contract with City of Campbellsville for water 
supply storage was approved by Secretary of 
Army April 23, 1969. Terms require City to repay, 
with interest and annual charges for operation, 
maintenance and major replacement, 
the investment cost of $85,765 allocated to its 
water supply storage space. Total payments 
received through fiscal year 1977, $9,060. The 
Department of Parks of the Commonwealth of 
Kentucky, by lease approved by Secretary of 
Army, 4 October 1971, has undertaken the 
management of the Lone Valley public access 
area. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
New work: Contract for paving access road 
and parking area at State marina was completed 
under the completed projects program. 
Maintenance: Contract for repairs to stilling 
basin and miscellaneous improvements was 
awarded in September 1976 and completed. 
Contract for water tower at Holmes Bend recreation 
area, was completed. Routine maintenance 
was performed. Operation for flood control 
prevented damages estimated at $529,000 
during the 1977 flood season. 
Condition at end offiscal year. Construction 
began in August 1965 and all major construction 
and relocation items were completed in 
1972. Project has been in operation since February 
1969. Project including all land acquisition 
complete in 1973. 
29. HUNTINGTON LAKE, IND. 
Location. Damsite is on Wabash River, about 
2 miles from Huntington, Ind., and 411.4 miles 
above mouth. Reservoir will be in Huntington 
and Wells Counties, Ind. 
Existing project. A reservoir for flood control 
and recreation. Dam consists of a rolled 
earth embankment 4,700 feet long and 89 feet 
high, a concrete spillway and outlet section 155 
feet long, and a concrete gravity section 310 
feet long. Spillway is controlled by three gates, 
and outlet works by six sluices. Project also 
provides local flood protection for Markle, Ind. 
Total storage capacity of reservoir is 153,100 
acre-feet, of which 149,000 acre-feet is reserved 
for flood control storage. Estimated project 
cost for new work (1977) is $19,650,800 of which 
$19,364,600 is Federal cost and $286,200 non- 
Federal contribution including recreation 
facilities under completed projects program. 
Project was authorized by Flood Control Act of 
1958. 
Local cooperation. Local interests must contribute 
in cash an amount equal to one percent 
of project first cost. State of Indiana has met 
this obligation. Contract with the Indiana Department 
of Natural Resources, approved for 
the Secretary of the Army May 17, 1974, provided 
for that agency to design and construct 
certain additional recreation facilities at Cecil 
M. Harden, Huntington, Mississinewa, Monroe 
and Salamonie Lakes under the costshared 
category of the completed projects 
program. 
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Operations and results during fiscal year. 
New work: Planning for additional costshared 
recreation development under the 
completed projects program was continued. 
Indiana Department of Natural Resources 
continued construction of additional costshared 
development under the same program 
at Little Turtle and Kil-So-Quah recreation 
areas. Maintenance: Contract for painting 
crest gates on dam was awarded and completed. 
Routine maintenance was performed. 
Operation for flood control prevented damages 
estimated at $98,000 during the 1977 flood 
season. 
Condition at end offiscal year. All major construction 
complete. Land acquisition completed 
except for remaining condemnation 
proceedings. Project was placed in operation 
January 9, 1969. 
30. ISLAND LEVEE, IND. 
Location. In Sullivan County, Ind., from 
169.4 to 179 miles above mouth of Wabash 
River, across river from Hutsonville and 
York, Ill. 
Existing project. Provides for construction 
9.3 miles of earth levee, four drainage structures, 
and related appurtenances. Levee will 
generally parallel left bank of Wabash River 
from miles 179 to 170 and then extend along 
north bank of Turman Creek to tie in at high 
ground. Project will protect 5,010 acres of flood 
plain from floodflow having a frequency of 7 
times per 100 years. Estimated total cost of 
new work (1977) is $4,824,000, of which $474,000 
is non-Federal cost for lands, damages, and 
bridge and utility alterations. Project was 
authorized by 1946 Flood Control Act. 
Local cooperation. Section 3, Flood Control 
Act of June 22, 1936 as amended, applies. The 
Island Levee Association was reorganized to 
the Island Levee Conservancy District by 
court decree on October 19, 1971. In connection 
with another Indiana project, the Secretary 
of the Army has determined that the 
Indiana Flood Control Act meets local cooperation 
requirements relative to the prevention 
of encroachments in the floodway. Conservancy 
District is in process of acquiring 
authorization-of-entry. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Engineering and design studies were continued. 
Right-of-way drawings were completed 
and submitted to the Conservancy 
District. Supplement to General Design 
Memorandum covering revised alignment and 
grade of levee was started and advanced to 15 
percent completion. 
Conditions at end offiscal year. General Design 
Memorandum is complete. Construction 
has not started. 
31. LAFAYETTE LAKE, IND. 
Location. Damsite is in Tippecanoe County, 
Ind., 4 miles east of Lafayette, and 7.2 miles 
above mouth of Wildcat Creek, tributary of 
Wabash River. Reservoir will also extend into 
Clinton, Tippecanoe, and Carroll Counties. 
Existing project. A reservoir for flood control 
and allied purposes. Dam will be earthfill, 
3,700 feet long and 120 feet high, with gate 
controlled outlet works and uncontrolled 
open-cut spillway. Storage capacity will be 
331,880 acre-feet, of which 89,430 acre-feet will 
be for water quality pool and 242,450 acre-feet 
for flood control storage. Estimated cost of 
new work (1976) is $118,533,000, of which 
$100,800,000 is Federal first cost. $4,168,000 is 
Federal cost for construction of recreation 
facilities under completed project program, 
and $13,565,000 is non-Federal contribution 
for recreation facilities. Project was authorized 
by 1965 Flood Control Act. 
Local cooperation. Local interests must 
agree to administer project land and water 
areas for recreation and fish and wildlife enhancement; 
pay, contribute in kind, or repay 
(which may be through user fees) with interest 
one-half the separable costs allocated to recreation 
and fish and wildlife enhancement; 
and bear all costs of operation, maintenance, 
and replacement of recreation and fish and 
wildlife lands and facilities. Local interests 
must also agree to prevent encroachments on 
channel of Wildcat Creek from dam to mouth. 
State of Indiana indicated intent to fulfill requirements. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Engineering and design studies were discontinued. 
Project was reclassified from the "active" 
to the "inactive" category January 21, 
1977. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. General Design 
Memorandum and feature design 
memoranda for Outlet Works, Dam and 
Spillway, Concrete Aggregates and Stone Protection 
Sources and Land Requirement Plan 
-Public Use are complete. Further engineering 
and design studies suspended. Project is 
classified in the "inactive" category. 
32. LEVEE UNIT NO.5, WABASH RIVER, IND. 
Location. In Gibson and Posey Counties, 
Ind., on left bank of Wabash River, from 58 to 
94.5 miles above mouth. 
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Existing project. Provides for construction 
of 41.9 miles of earth levee; drainage structures, 
pumping plants together with alterations 
to three railroad bridges crossing 
Wabash River. Project will provide protection 
for 44,000 acres of farm land and towns of Lyle, 
Skelton, and Griffin, Ind., against a flood equal 
to that expected on an average of seven times 
in each 100-year period. Estimated total cost of 
new work (1977) is $8,485,500, of which $905,500 
is non-Federal cost for lands and damages and 
road and utility relocations. Project was authorized 
by Flood Control Acts of 1936 and 
1946. 
Local cooperation. Section 3, Flood Control 
Act of June 22, 1936, applies. Assurances were 
executed by Superintendent of Levee District 
on January 8, 1962. Completed portions of 
the project (Levees) were transferred to the 
Levee District for operation and maintenance 
October 15, 1969. Emerson Ditch pumping 
plant was transferred to the Levee District for 
operation and maintenance November 24, 
1975. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Engineering and design studies continued. 
Design Memorandum Pumping Plant, Coffee 
Bayou remained at 99 percent completion. 
Flood damages estimated at $108,000 were 
prevented during the 1977 flood season. 
Condition at end offiscal year. All sections of 
levee, Emerson Ditch pumping plant and required 
alterations of the Penn Central Railroad, 
Southern Railroad and Illinois Central 
Railroad are complete. 
33. LINCOLN LAKE, ILL. 
Location. Damsite is in Cumberland County, 
Ill., on Embarras River (tributary of Wabash 
River) 106.2 miles above its confluence with 
the Wabash River, 10 miles south of Charleston, 
Ill., and 53 miles southeast of Decatur, Ill. 
Lake area will extend into Coles and Douglas 
Counties. 
Existing project. Reservoir for flood control 
and allied purposes. Dam will be earthfill, 
2,500 feet long and 112 feet high, with gate 
controlled outlet works and uncontrolled open 
cut spillway with concrete chute. Total storage 
capacity will be 471,000 acre-feet of which 
358,400 acre-feet will be for flood control and 
49,600 acre-feet for water supply, water quality 
control and minimum release. Estimated 
cost of new work (1977) is $129,184,000, of which 
$110,228,000 is Federal cost including 
$3,358,000 for recreation facilities under the 
completed projects program and $18,956,000 is 
non-Federal contribution and reimbursement 
for water supply and recreation facilities. 
Project was authorized by 1965 Flood Control 
Act. 
Local cooperation. Local interests must 
agree to administer project land and water 
areas for recreation and fish and wildlife enhancement; 
pay, contribute in kind, or repay 
(which may be through user fees) with interest 
one-half the separable costs allocated to recreation 
and fish and wildlife enhancement; 
bear all costs of operation, maintenance, and 
replacement of recreation and fish and wildlife 
lands and facilities; reimburse the allocated 
construction and annual operation and maintenance 
costs allocated to water supply storage; 
prevent channel encroachments tending 
to reduce present channel capacities; hold and 
save the United States free from damages 
from water-rights claims resulting from construction 
and operation of the reservoir; exercise, 
to the full extent of their legal capability, 
control against removal from stream flow 
made available by reservoir storage for water 
quality control purposes; and contribute to the 
control of pollution of the stream subject to 
low-flow augmentation by adequate treatment 
or other methods of controlling wastes at 
their source. State of Illinois will be the responsible 
cooperating agency for all assurances. 
Operation and results during fiscal year. 
Engineering and design studies were suspended 
as the result of the statement presented 
by the State of Illinois to the House 
Appropriations Committee, May 15, 1973, that 
the State cannot support the Lincoln Lake 
project as presently planned. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Preconstruction 
planning is essentially complete. Land 
acquisition or construction has not started 
pending fulfillment of local cooperation requirements. 
34. LOUISVILLE LAKE, ILL. 
Location. Damsite is on the Little Wabash 
River 164.8 miles above the mouth and about 
3.5 miles northwest of Louisville, and 23 miles 
south of Effingham, Ill. The lake area lies in 
Clay and Effingham Counties. 
Existing project. A reservoir for flood control 
and allied purposes. Dam will be a rolled 
earth and concrete gravity type about 10,000 
feet long and 69 feet maximum height, with a 
gate controlled over-flow spillway in the concrete 
section of the dam and three gate controlled 
sluices in the base of the dam. Total 
storage capacity 230,800 acre-feet of which 
148,000 acre-feet will be for flood control. A low 
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dike 4,400 feet long will be constructed parallel 
to a railroad on the right abutment. Estimated 
Federal cost of new work (1977) is $61,394,000, 
including $447,000 for recreation facilities 
under the completed projects program, and 
$12,528,000 reimbursable by non-Federal 
interests for water supply and recreation. 
Project was authorized by 1968 Flood Control 
Act. 
Local cooperation. Local interests must 
agree to administer project land and water 
areas for recreation and fish and wildlife enhancement: 
pay, contribute in kind, or repay 
with interest (which may be through user fees) 
one half of separable costs allocated to recreation 
and fish and wildlife enhancement; bear 
all costs of operation, maintenance, and replacement 
of recreation and fish and wildlife 
lands and facilities; reimburse the allocated 
construction costs allocated to water supply 
storage; bear all costs of operation, maintenance 
and replacement of water supply storage 
facilities; prevent channel encroachments 
tending to reduce present channel capacities; 
hold and save the United States free from 
damages from water-rights claims resulting 
from construction and operation of the reservoir; 
exercise, to the full extent of their legal 
capability, control against removal from 
stream flow made available by reservoir storage 
for water quality control purposes; and 
contribute to the control of pollution of the 
stream subject to low-flow augmentation by 
adequate treatment or other methods of controlling 
wastes at their source. The State of 
Illinois will be the responsible cooperating 
agency for all required assurances. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Preconstruction planning was continued. Revisions 
to Draft General Design Memorandum, 
Phase I, Plan Formulation, required by 
initial review, and coordination with the State 
of Illinois on water supply and recreation 
facilities to be provided were continued. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Design 
Memorandums, Hydrology and Hydraulics, 
Draft of Site Selection and Draft General Design 
Memorandum are complete. 
35. MARION, INDIANA 
Location. In Grant County, Ind. on left bank 
of Mississinewa River beginning at mile 36.7 
and extending upstream to mile 38.0. 
Existing project. Provides for the construction 
of 5,600 feet of earth levee, 750 feet of 
concrete wall, one pumping plant and other 
necessary appurtenances. Project will protect 
an area of 107 acres against a 1913 flood with 
three foot freeboard. Project was authorized 
by 1968 Flood Control Act. Estimated cost of 
new work (1977) is $3,900,000 Federal and 
$854,000 non-Federal. 
Local cooperation. Section 3 Flood Control 
Act of 1936 as amended applies. City of Marion, 
Ind., furnished preliminary assurances, in the 
form of a letter of intent expressing its intention 
to fulfill the requirements of local cooperation. 
In connection with another Indiana 
project, the Secretary of the Army has determined 
that the Indiana Flood Control Act 
meets local cooperation requirements relative 
to the prevention of encroachments in floodways. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Preconstruction planning was continued. 
Final General Design Memorandum, Phase I 
was advanced to about 90 percent completion. 
Condition at end offiscal year. Draft General 
Design Memorandum, Phase I, is complete. 
36. MASON J. NIBLACK LEVEE, 
WABASH RIVER, IND. 
Location. In Knox and Sullivan Counties, 
Ind. on left bank of Wabash River, between 
miles 134.8 and 151.8 above mouth. 
Existing project. Construction of two sections 
of earth levee totaling 18 miles in length, 
three pumping plants for disposal of interior 
drainage, and other necessary appurtenances. 
Line of protection, including high ground between 
the two levee sections, is 18.9 miles long. 
Project protects 15,900 acres of agricultural 
land against a flood equal to that expected to 
occur seven times in a 100-year period. Estimated 
cost of new work (1977) is $4,353,200, of 
which $109,200 is non-Federal cost, and 
$1,554,000 is Federal cost of completed levee. 
The levee project was authorized by the 1946 
Flood Control Act; pumping facilities were authorized 
by the 1968 Flood Control Act. 
Local cooperation. Section 3 of Flood Control 
Act of June 22,1936, as amended, applies. Fully 
complied with for levees and pumping plants. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Construction contract for pumping facilities 
was essentially completed. Construction contract 
for channel improvements was awarded 
and advanced to about 90 percent completion. 
Operation by local interests for flood control 
prevented damages estimated at $5,000 during 
1977 flood season. 
Condition at end offiscal year. Construction 
of levees complete and transferred to Mason J. 
Niblack Levee District in January 1965 for operation 
and maintenance. Engineering and 
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design of pumping facilities, is complete. Construction 
of the pumping facilities is about 96 
percent complete. 
37. MILL CREEK, OHIO 
Location. Proposed project is located along 
the 18-mile length of Mill Creek and threefourth 
mile length of East Fork in Hamilton 
County, Ohio. Lower Mill Creek is in the commercial 
and industrial heart of the Cincinnati 
metropolitan area in the southwestern portion 
of the State. 
Existing project. Eighteen miles of channel 
improvement, 2 miles of levees, 4 pumping 
plants, modification of 30 bridges, and the addition 
of 3 pumping units at the present Mill 
Creek Barrier Dam, located near the Ohio 
River, are included in the project. Acquisition 
and development with appropriate landscaping 
of 620 acres along the creek will be 
provided for high-density urban oriented recreational 
use. Estimated cost of new work 
(1977) is $134,474,000, of which $26,474,000 is 
non-Federal. 
Local cooperation. Section 3, Flood Control 
Act of 1936 as amended applies. In addition, 
local interests must provide without cost to 
the United States all modifications and relocations 
of buildings, utilities, street and foot 
bridges, sewers, and related and special 
facilities as necessary for construction of project; 
prevent encroachment on improved channels 
and on ponding areas which would impair 
capacities; at least annually inform interests 
affected as to degree of protection afforded by 
project, and provide guidance and leadership 
in preventing unwise and uneconomical 
development of flood plain areas by encouraging 
prudent use of floodproofing, land regulation 
planning or other flood plain management 
techniques to reduce flood losses. Further, 
with respect to the recreational aspects of the 
project, local interests are required to furnish 
assurances that they will, if necessary, pay or 
contribute in kind, a portion of the cost of recreational 
facilities which, when added to the 
cost of recreation land, would amount to at 
least 50 percent of the total first cost of the 
recreation land and recreational facilities, and 
assure access to the recreation facilities to all 
on equal terms. An assurance agreement covering 
local cooperation requirements for the 
project consistent with Section 221 of the 1970 
Flood Control Act and the Uniform Relocation 
Assistance and Real Property Acquisition 
Policies Act of 1970 was executed by the 
Millcreek Valley Conservancy District February 
6, 1975 and for the Secretary of the Army 
March 28, 1975. A recreation cost-sharing contract 
was executed by the Conservancy District 
February 15, 1975 and approved by the 
Secretary of the Army May 28, 1975. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Continued preconstruction planning. Completed 
Railroad Relocations Design Memorandum. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Design 
Memorandums, Hydrology & Hydraulics, 
Concrete Aggregate and Stone Protection 
Sources, and Railroad Relocations General 
Design Memorandums, Phase I and Phase II, 
design of Channel-Section 5 are complete. 
38. MISSISSINEWA LAKE, IND. 
Location. Damsite is 7.1 miles above mouth 
of Mississinewa River, which flows into 
Wabash River about 2 miles upstream from 
Peru, Ind. At flood control pool level, reservoir 
extends upstream about 28 miles, in Wabash, 
Grant, and Miami Counties, Ind. 
Existing project. Provides for construction 
of a reservoir for flood control and allied purposes. 
It includes an earthfill dam 137 feet high 
and 8,100 feet long, gate controlled outlet 
works, and an uncontrolled open spillway 
through right abutment. Total storage capacity 
of reservoir is 368,400 acre-feet, of which 
345,100 acre-feet is reserved for flood control 
storage. Estimated project cost for new work 
(1977) is $24,869,600 of which $24,112,100 is 
Federal cost and $757,500 non-Federal contribution 
including recreation facilities under 
the completed projects program. Project was 
authorized by Flood Control Act of 1958. 
Local cooperation. Local interests must contribute 
in cash an amount equal to 1 percent of 
project first cost. State of Indiana assumed 
this obligation. A contract with the Indiana 
Department of Natural Resources, approved 
for the Secretary of the Army in May 1974, 
provided for that agency to design and construct 
certain additional recreation facilities 
at Cecil M. Harden, Huntington, Mississinewa, 
Monroe and Salamonie Lakes under 
the cost-sharing category of the completed 
projects program. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
New work: Continued construction of additional 
cost-shared recreation development at 
Miami, Peoria, Red Bridge, Pearson Mill, and 
Frances Slocuim sites under the completed 
projects program. Maintenance: Routine 
maintenance was performed. Operation for 
flood control prevented damages of $160,000 
during 1977 flood season. 
Condition at end offiscal year. Construction 
is complete and land acquisition is complete 
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except for outstanding condemnation proceedings. 
Project was placed in operation in May 
1968. 
39. MONROE LAKE, IND. 
Location. Dam is on Salt Creek, a tributary 
of White River, 25.9 miles above mouth, and 2 
miles east of Harrodsburg, Monroe County, 
Ind. At flood control pool level, reservoir will 
extend upstream 44 miles in Monroe, Brown, 
and Jackson Counties. 
Existing project. A reservoir for flood control 
and allied purposes. Dam is earth core and 
rock shell, with gate-controlled outlet works 
and uncontrolled open spillway. Total storage 
capacity is 441,000 acre-feet (258,800 is for flood 
control and 159,900 for low flow augmentation). 
Estimated cost of new work (1977) is 
$17,525,488 of which $8,015,323 is non-Federal 
contribution for low-flow regulation storage 
and $1,348,300 Federal funds and $1,347,100 
non-Federal funds for construction of recreation 
facilities under the completed projects 
program. Project was authorized by 1958 
Flood Control Act, modifying comprehensive 
plan for Ohio River Basin. 
Local cooperation. Section 3,1944 Flood Control 
Act applies. Local interests must contribute 
54.1 percent of project cost, this being the 
proportion allocated to low-flow regulation 
feature, plus a capitalized amount representing 
that part of average annual maintenance 
and operation cost allocated to low-flow regulation. 
State of Indiana assumed this costsharing 
obligation. A contract with the Indiana 
Department of Natural Resources, approved 
for the Secretary of the Army in May 
1974, provided for that agency to design and 
construct certain additional recreation 
facilities at Cecil M. Harden, Huntington, Mississinewa, 
Monroe and Salamonie Lakes 
under the cost-sharing category of the completed 
projects program. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
New work: Continued construction of additional 
cost-shared recreation development at 
Allens Creek, Cutright, Paynetown and Moore 
Creek sites under the completed projects program. 
Maintenance: Routine maintenance 
was performed. Operation for flood control 
prevented damages of $202,000 during 1977 
flood season. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Project is 
complete and was placed in operation in February 
1965. 
40. NEWPORT-WILDERS, KY. 
Location. City of Wilders, Ky. is immediately 
upstream from Newport, Ky., on the right 
bank of the Licking River about 2.3 miles 
above its confluence with the Ohio River in 
Campbell County. Newport and Wilders are in 
the metropolitan area of Cincinnati, Ohio. 
Existing project. Construction of the Newport 
local protection project was completed 
and transferred to local interests for operation 
and maintenance in September 1951. The 
proposed project at Wilders consists of construction 
of earth levee and floodwall, five 
pumping plants, and other necessary appurtenances. 
Estimated cost of new construction 
(1977) is $10,800,000 Federal and $959,000 
non-Federal. Project selected for construction 
under general authorization for Ohio River 
Basin in 1938 Flood Control Act. 
Local cooperation. Section 3, Flood Control 
Act of 1936, as amended applies. Fully complied 
with for the Newport local protection 
project. The City of Wilders, will be the responsible 
cooperating agency for the Wilders 
project. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Preliminary planning and coordination with 
local interests continued. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Local interests 
have expressed no contemporary desires 
for construction of the project. 
41. NOLIN LAKE, KY. 
Location. Dam is on Nolin River 7.8 miles 
above its confluence with Green River, about 
70 air miles southwest of Louisville, Ky. Reservoir 
extends upstream about 57 miles and is 
in Edmonson, Grayson, Hart, and Hardin 
Counties, Ky. 
Existing project. A reservoir for flood control 
and allied purposes. Dam is rockfill-earth 
core type, with gate controlled outlet works, 
and uncontrolled open spillway. Total storage 
capacity is 609,400 acre-feet of which 545,600 
acre-feet is for flood control. For further details 
of project, see Annual Report for 1962, 
page 1124. Estimated Federal cost of new work 
(1977) is $17,151,100 including $2,934,900 for 
construction of recreation facilities under the 
completed projects program. Project selected 
for construction under general authorization 
for Ohio River Basin in 1938 Flood Control Act. 
Local cooperation. None required for authorized 
project. State of Kentucky contributed 
$18,195 for increased width of dam for 
public road. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
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New work: Construction contract for additional 
sanitation facilities at the Moutardier 
site advanced to 50 percent completion under 
the completed projects program. Maintenance: 
Contract for repairs to the outlet channel 
was awarded in September 1977, and 
routine maintenance was performed. Operation 
for flood control during the 1977 flood season 
prevented damages estimated at $156,000. 
Condition at end offiscal year. All major construction 
items have been completed and the 
project was placed in operation in March 1963. 
Acquisition of mineral tracts complete. 
42. OHIO RIVER BASIN (Louisville Dist.) 
Location. Works covered by this project are a 
series of levees, floodwalls, channel improvements, 
and reservoirs in Ohio River 
Basin within Louisville District. 
Existing project. Individual projects considered 
in comprehensive plan within the 
Louisville District. (See table 24-B for authorizing 
legislation, table 24-G for local protection 
projects and table 24-H for reservoir 
projects). 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Only minor costs were incurred except for 
those projects for which individual reports are 
given. Economic studies of Russell and Allison 
Levee, Wabash River, Ill., and Shawneetown, 
Ill. were continued. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Surveys, explorations, 
engineering studies, and preparation 
of detailed plans were well advanced for 
those units in general comprehensive plan for 
flood control in Ohio River Basin which are 
under consideration for construction in the 
near future. Status of projects selected for 
construction is given in individual reports. 
Economic reports on Russell and Allison 
Levee, Wabash River, Ill. and Shawneetown, 
Ill. are underway. 
43. PATOKA LAKE, IND. 
Location. Damsite is in Dubois County, Ind., 
118.3 miles above mouth of Patoka River, and 
50 miles west-northwest of New Albany, Ind. 
Reservoir will extend into Dubois, Orange and 
Crawford Counties. 
Existing project. Reservoir for flood control 
and allied purposes. Dam will be earth and 
rock fill, 1,550 feet long and 85 feet high, with 
gate-controlled outlet works and uncontrolled 
open spillway. Total storage capacity will be 
301,600 acre-feet (121,100, for flood control and 
167,500 for water supply and water quality 
control). Estimated cost of new work (1977) is 
$77,788,000 of which $52,100,000 is Federal 
cost, $1,058,000 is Federal cost for construction 
of recreation facilities under completed project 
program, and $24,630,000 is non-Federal 
contribution for water supply storage and recreation 
facilities. Project was authorized by 
1965 Flood Control Act. 
Local cooperation. Local interests are required 
to reimburse the Federal Government 
for costs allocated to water supply storage 
over a period not to exceed 50 years after use of 
this storage is initiated, presently estimated 
at 29.31 percent of the joint-use facilities cost, 
exclusive of interests, plus $287,000 for the 
cost of operating and maintaining water supply 
storage for a period of 50 years, plus 
$42,000 for the cost of major capital replacements 
required for water supply storage space 
for a period of 50 years. Local interests are also 
required to pay, contribute in kind, or repay 
(which may be through user fees) with interest, 
one-half of the separable first cost of the 
project allocated to recreation. Present laws of 
the State of Indiana require that agency to 
make cash contributions during construction 
of the project. Local interests must also agree 
to prevent encroachments on channel of 
Patoka River from dam to mouth, and to pay 
allocated initial and annual maintenance and 
operation costs for water supply storage. 
Formal assurances of local cooperation, executed 
by the Indiana Natural Resources 
Commission, were accepted August 27, 1970. 
Contracts with State of Indiana for water supply 
and recreation were approved by the Secretary 
of the Army November 2, 1970. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Engineering studies continued. Acquired 28 
tracts of land. Contract for dam, saddle dam 
and spillway and relocation Dubois County 
Road, Site D-1, Part 1 was advanced to about 83 
percent completion. Contract for construction 
of modular sanitary buildings at recreation 
sites was essentially completed. Contracts for 
relocation of Indiana Highway 145 and 164 and 
relocation of cemeteries were advanced to 87 
percent and 95 percent completion, respectively. 
Five contracts for relocation Dubois 
County Road D-1, Part 2, pool clearing, utility 
pipeline crossing, fisherman access at 
Lickfork and Jackson sites, and recreation 
facilities at Newton-Stewart site were 
awarded and advanced to 1 percent, 64 percent, 
43 percent, 3 percent and 1 percent completion, 
respectively. 
Condition at end offiscal year. Engineering 
studies continued. 460 tracts of land of estimated 
480 required for project have been acquired. 
Construction of shop and office build- 
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ings, outlet works and access road are complete. 
Project is about 58 percent complete 
overall. 
44. ROUGH RIVER LAKE AND 
CHANNEL IMPROVEMENT, KY. 
Location. Dam is on Rough River, 89.3 miles 
above its confluence with Green River at 160.3 
miles above Ohio River, and about 60 miles 
southwest of Louisville, Ky. Reservoir extends 
upstream about 30 miles and is in Breckinridge, 
Hardin, and Grayson Counties, Ky. 
Channel improvement work is on Rough 
River, Barnett Creek, and West Fork of Barnett 
Creek. 
Existing project. Reservoir is for flood control 
and allied purposes. Dam is rolled earthfill 
type, with gate controlled outlet works. Storage 
capacity is 334,380 acre-feet, of which 
314,210 acre-feet is for flood control. Project 
also includes channel clearing of lower Rough 
River, and channel improvement on Barnett 
Creek, a tributary of Rough River. For further 
details see page 1126 of Annual Report for 1962. 
Estimated cost of new work (1977) is 
$10,580,600 including $824,200 Federal funds 
and $26,000 non-Federal funds for construction 
of recreation facilities under the completed 
projects program. Existing project was 
selected for construction under general authorization 
for Ohio River Basin in 1938 Flood 
Control Act. Modification of previously approved 
plan to include channel improvement 
items was authorized by 1944 Flood Control 
Act. 
Local cooperation. None required for construction 
of reservoir unit. Provisions of 
section 3, Flood Control Act of 1936, are applicable 
to channel improvements. Assurances 
obtained from Ohio County for channel 
improvement. Department of Parks, Commonwealth 
of Kentucky, has undertaken 
management of certain lands and recreation 
facilities in accordance with license granted 
by Secretary of the Army on August 18,1961. A 
contract with the Commonwealth of Kentucky 
to improve and pave road at the Below Dam 
Area-State Park under the cost-sharing category 
of the completed projects program has 
been submitted for approval. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
None. Contract for resurfacing road and parking 
area was awarded in September 1977. 
Maintenance: Routine maintenance was performed. 
Operation for flood control during the 
1977 flood season prevented damages estimated 
at $623,000. 
Condition at end offiscal year. Construction 
started in November 1955 and reservoir was 
placed in operation in June 1959. Land acquisition 
and all major items of construction and 
relocation are complete. 
45. SALAMONIE LAKE, IND. 
Location. Damsite is 3.1 miles above mouth 
of Salamonie River which enters Wabash 
River about 6 miles upstream from Wabash, 
Ind. Reservoir extends upstream about 27 
miles at flood control pool and lies in Wabash 
and Huntington Counties, Ind. 
Existing project. Provides for construction 
of a reservoir for flood control and allied purposes. 
It includes an earthfill dam with a 
maximum height of 133 feet and a length of 
6,100 feet, gate controlled outlet works with a 
16-foot diameter conduit and an uncontrolled 
open spillway through right abutment. Total 
storage capacity of reservoir is 263,600 acrefeet, 
of which 250,500 acre-feet is for flood control 
storage. Estimated project cost for new 
work (1977) is $17,064,600, of which $492,400 is 
non-Federal contribution and $16,572,200 
Federal cost including recreation facilities 
under the completed projects program. Project 
was authorized by Flood Control Act of 
1958. 
Local cooperation. Local interests must contribute 
in cash an amount equal to one percent 
of project first cost. State of Indiana assumed 
this obligation. A contract with the Indiana 
Department of the Natural Resources, approved 
for the Secretary of the Army in May 
1974, provided for that agency to design and 
construct certain additional recreation 
facilities at Cecil M. Harden, Huntington, Mississinewa, 
Monroe and Salamonie Lakes 
under the cost-sharing category of the completed 
projects program. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
New work: Continued construction of additional 
cost-shared recreation development at 
the Dora-New Holland and Lost Bridge sites 
under the completed projects program. Maintenance: 
Performed routine maintenance. 
During 1977 flood season, operation for flood 
control prevented damages of $263,000. 
Condition at end offiscal year. Land acquisition 
and all major construction and relocation 
contracts are complete. Reservoir was placed 
in operation in spring 1967. Contract with the 
State of Indiana for additional cost-shared 
recreation development under the completed 
projects program was approved for the Secretary 
of the Army May 17, 1974. 
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46. SALINE RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES, ILL. 
Location. Saline River, which flows into Ohio 
River at mile 867.4 below Pittsburgh, Pa., and 
10 miles below Shawneetown, Ill., is formed by 
confluence of its South and Middle Forks 27 
miles above its mouth. North Fork joins main 
stream at stream mile 17.2. Project area is in 
Gallatin, Hamilton, and Saline Counties in 
southeastern Illinois. 
Existing project. Provides for 9.9 miles of 
channel enlargement on Saline River, 1.2 
miles of clearing and cleaning and 29.8 miles of 
channel enlargement on North Fork, 12.2 
miles of channel enlargement on Middle Fork, 
and 14.2 miles of clearing and cleaning on 
South Fork. Project will protect agricultural 
areas along 67.3 miles of improved channel 
from headwater floods with an expected frequency 
of once in 2 years, and lesser floods 
occurring more frequently. Project was authorized 
by 1958 Flood Control Act, and deletion 
of cash contributions by local interests 
was authorized by 1962 Flood Control Act. 
Estimated total cost of new work (1977) is 
$8,666,100, of which $991,000 is non-Federal 
cost for lands and damages, and bridge and 
utility relocations. 
Local cooperation. Section 3, Flood Control 
Act of June 22, 1936, as amended applies. 
Saline Valley Conservancy District furnished 
assurances of cooperation on March 2, 1966. 
Authorizations-of-entry for all sections of 
project have been furnished. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Contract for a boat launching ramp was completed. 
Construction contract for South Fork 
Clearing was awarded and advanced to about 
90 percent completion. 
Condition at end offiscal year. Contracts for 
enlargement of Saline River Channel; North 
Fork Channel-lower, middle and upper sections 
and remedial work, Middle Fork Channel, 
and boat launching ramp are complete. 
Project is about 99 percent complete overall. 
47. SOUTHWESTERN JEFFERSON 
COUNTY, KY. 
Location. In Jefferson County, Ky., on left 
bank of Ohio River from mile 616 to 628.6. 
Existing project. Provides for the construction 
of 68,500 feet of levee, 1,550 feet of concrete 
wall, five pumping plants, and other necessary 
appurtenances. Project will provide protection 
to 24,100 acres against 1937 flood of record 
with three foot freeboard. Estimated cost of 
new work (1977) is $57,305,000, of which 
$44,200,000 is Federal, $13,105,000 is non- 
Federal. Project was authorized under Flood 
Control Act of August, 1968. Recreation, as a 
project purpose, has been deferred until such 
time as the water quality problem on Pond 
Creek is corrected. 
Local cooperation. Section 3 Flood Control 
Act of 1936 as amended applies. In addition, 
local interests must agree to administer project 
land and water areas for recreation and 
fish and wildlife enhancement; and to pay, 
contribute in kind or repay (which may be 
through user fees) with interest one-half of the 
separable first cost of the project allocated to 
recreation and fish and wildlife enhancement; 
and bear all costs of operation, maintenance 
and replacement of lands and facilities for recreation 
and fish and wildlife enhancement. 
Jefferson County Fiscal Court expressed intent 
to fulfill requirements by resolution dated 
April 4, 1967. Formal assurances of local cooperation 
for the flood protection portion of the 
project were executed by resolution of Jefferson 
County Fiscal Court, adopted September 
17,1971, and assurances for the recreation portion 
of the project were executed by similar 
resolution, adopted September 14, 1971. 
Authorization-of-entry for levee and floodwall 
sections 1 and 2 has been furnished. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Engineering studies continued. Plans and 
specifications for pumps and motors for Riverport 
and Lower Mill Creek pumping plants 
were completed. Plans and specifications for 
levee and floodwall sections 3 and 4, and for 
Riverport and Lower Mill Creek pumping 
plant structures were advanced to about 85 
percent, 25 percent, and 15 percent completion, 
respectively. Contract for construction of 
levee and floodwall section 2 was advanced to 
46 percent completion. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Special Report, 
Document Plan and Relationship to 
Flood Plain Development, General Design 
Memorandum and Land Requirements Plan, 
Public Use Recreation Resource Appendix, 
Supplemental Design Memorandum, Upper 
Mill Creek Crossing, Design Memorandums 
for Riverport and Lower Mill Creek and for 
Upper Mill Creek and Kosmosdale pumping 
plants, and plans and specifications for levee 
and floodwall, section 1 and 2 are complete. 
Construction of levee and floodwall section 1 is 
essentially complete and project is 16 percent 
complete overall. 
48. TAYLORSVILLE LAKE, KY. 
Location. Dam site is in Spencer County, 
Ky., 60.0 miles above the confluence of Salt 
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River and Ohio River, four river miles above 
Taylorsville and 36.9 river miles above 
Shepherdsville, Ky. 
Existing project. A reservoir for flood control 
and allied purposes. Dam will be an earth 
and rock fill structure, 164 feet high and 1,280 
feet long. Outlet works will be slide gate controlled 
and spillway will be uncontrolled open 
cut. Total storage capacity will be 291,670 
acre-feet (211,230 for flood control, winter 
months) and 52,245 for water quality and Fish 
& Wildlife. Estimated Federal cost of new 
work (1977) is $76,991,000, of which $3,566,000 is 
for recreation facilities under the completed 
projects program, and $11,641,000 is non- 
Federal responsibility for recreation facilities. 
Project was authorized by 1966 Flood Control 
Act. 
Local cooperation. Local interests must 
agree to administer project land and water 
areas for recreation; pay, contribute in kind, 
or repay (which may be through user fees) 
with interest one-half of the separable first 
costs of the project allocated to recreation; 
bear all costs of operation, maintenance, and 
replacement of recreation lands and facilities. 
Local interests must also agree to prevent encroachments 
on flow-carrying capacities of 
stream channels below the reservoir to the 
extent needed to provide reasonably effective 
reservoir operation. Commonwealth of Kentucky 
has indicated intent to fulfill requirements 
for recreation cost-sharing and has 
assumed responsibility for channel encroachments 
and pollution control. The Commonwealth 
furnished assurance agreements 
covering prevention of encroachment on capacity 
of stream channels in April and May 
1973 and executed the recreation cost-sharing 
contract in April 1973. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Engineering and design studies continued. 
Acquired 70 tracts of land. Supplement to Design 
Memorandum, State and County Road 
Relocations was initiated and completed. 
Settlers Trace Site Plan portion of the Master 
Plan advanced to 99 percent completion and 
plans and specifications for the shop and office 
building were completed. Plans and specifications 
for Spencer, Anderson, Nelson-Anderson 
County relocated roads; dam and spillway; 
and connector roads were advanced to 25 percent, 
95 percent, and 20 percent completion; 
respectively. Contract for construction of outlet 
works was advanced to 85 percent completion. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. General Design 
Memorandum and other preconstruction 
planning items are complete. Feature Design 
Memoranda for outlet works, dam, spillway 
and connector road, state and county road relocations, 
and utilities relocations and plans 
and specifications for the outlet works are also 
complete. 272 tracts of land of estimated 538 
required for project have been acquired. Construction 
was started in June 1974 and North, 
South and Tailwater access roads are complete. 
Project is about 21 percent complete 
overall. 
49. WABASH RIVER BASIN 
Location. Works covered by this project are 
located in the Wabash River Basin, a drainage 
area of 33,100 sq. mi., covering parts of Indiana, 
Illinois and Ohio. 
Existing project. Individual projects considered 
in comprehensive plan. (See table 24-B 
for authorizing legislation and table 24-I for 
projects). 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
See individual listings for Big Blue Lake, Ind., 
Big Walnut Lake, Ind., Louisville Lake, Ill., 
and Marion, Ind. projects. 
Condition at end offiscal year. See individual 
listings of projects. 
50. WEST FORK OF MILL CREEK LAKE, 
OHIO 
Location. Dam is on West Fork of Mill Creek 
6.5 miles above its junction with Mill Creek 
and 2 miles northeast of Mount Healthy, Ohio, 
and 10 miles north of downtown Cincinnati. 
Reservoir extends upstream about 3 miles and 
is in Hamilton County, Ohio. 
Existing project. An earth embankment 
dam and a reservoir for flood control, recreation, 
and reduction of pumping requirements 
at Mill Creek barrier dam in Cincinnati. Total 
storage capacity of reservoir is 11,300 acrefeet, 
of which 9,850 acre-feet is for flood control. 
For further details see page 1119 of Annual 
Report for 1962. Estimated cost of new 
work (1977) is $4,819,700, including non- 
Federal cost of $520,800 for sewer relocation 
and dam, $50,000 non-Federal contribution in 
fulfillment of project authorization and 
$578,000 Federal funds and $578,000 non- 
Federal funds for construction of recreation 
facilities under the completed projects program. 
Existing project selected for construction 
under additional authorization for Ohio 
River Basin in 1946 Flood Control Act. 
Local cooperation. Local interests were 
to release necessary land under their control, 
give assurance that future channel 
encroachment below damsite would be pre- 
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LOUISVILLE, KY., DISTRICT 
vented. For enlargement of reservoir to include 
a conservation pool, local interests 
would contribute one-half additional cost of 
such pool, including one-half cost of relocation 
of sanitary sewer, and agree to hold the United 
States free from damages resulting from its 
provision. Board of county commissioners of 
Hamilton County, Ohio, adopted a resolution 
October 8,1947, signifying willingness to fulfill 
requirements including provision of conservation 
pool. Assurances were executed on same 
date. A contract with the United States for 
relocation of sanitary sewer outside reservoir 
area in order to include conservation pool in 
project was accepted by Hamilton County, in 
which the United States paid one-half cost of 
such relocation work. Hamilton County Commissioners 
furnished $50,000, required as a 
local contribution toward additional cost of 
providing conservation pool. Hamilton County 
Park District has undertaken development 
and management of recreation facilities in 
reservoir area for use of the public in accordance 
with license granted by Secretary of the 
Army on October 31, 1951. Contract for costshared 
recreation development under the 
completed projects program was executed by 
Board of Park Commissioners, Hamilton 
County Park District, Ohio in September 1975 
and approved by the Chief of Engineers in December 
1975. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
New work: Construction continued for additional 
cost-shared recreation development 
under the completed projects program. Maintenance: 
Routine maintenance was performed. 
Operation for flood control during 1977 
flood season prevented damages estimated at 
$126,000. 
Condition at end offiscal year. Construction 
started March 1949 and reservoir was placed 
in operation in December 1952. Project is 
complete. 
51. WEST TERRE HAUTE, IND. 
Location. In Vigo County, Ind. on right bank 
of Wabash River about 215 miles above mouth. 
Existing project. Provides for construction 
of about 2.5 miles of earth levee, traffic ramps, 
and facilities for disposal of interior drainage. 
It will provide protection to town of West Terre 
Haute against a flood expected to occur an 
average of once each 100-year period. Estimated 
Federal cost of new work (1977) is 
$1,101,180 for construction and non-Federal 
cost of lands and damages is $150,000, a total 
cost of $1,251,180. Existing project was authorized 
under 1938 Flood Control Act. 
Local cooperation. Section 3, Flood Control 
Act of 1936, as amended, applies. West Vigo 
Levee Association, Inc., furnished assurances 
by letter dated May 16, 1963. Authorizationof-
entry was furnished on May 17, 1968. 
Operation and maintenance of the completed 
portions of the project has been transferred to 
the West Vigo Levee Association, Inc. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Contract for remedial work and minor additional 
work on the levee and floodwall was 
awarded and completed. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Levees and 
floodwall and pumping plant are complete. 
Project is complete. 
52. INSPECTION OF COMPLETED FLOOD 
CONTROL PROJECTS 
Flood Control Act of June 22, 1936, and 
subsequent acts require local interests to 
maintain and operate completed local protection 
projects in accordance with regulations 
prescribed by Secretary of Army. Inspections 
were made to determine extent 
of compliance and to advise local interests 
as necessary to measures required to correct 
deficiencies. (See table 24-J for local 
protection projects and channel improvements 
inspected). 
Fiscal year costs were $159,515. Total 
costs to September 30,1977 were $1,248,333. 
53. OTHER AUTHORIZED FLOOD 
CONTROL PROJECTS 
(See table 24-K). 
54. FLOOD CONTROL WORK UNDER 
SPECIAL AUTHORIZATION 
Flood control and coastal emergencies (pursuant 
to Public Law 99, 84th Congress, and 
antecedent legislation). 
Costs for fiscal year were $32,758 for advance 
preparation, and $14,488 for repair of 
damaged levees. 
Flood control activities pursuant to Section 
205, 1948 Flood Control Act, Public Law 858, 
80th Congress, as amended (preauthorization). 
Snagging and clearing navigable streams 
and tributaries in interest of flood control 
(Section 208, 1954 Flood Control Act, Public 
Law 780, 83rd Congress). 
Emergency bank protection (Section 14,1946 
Flood Control Act, Public Law 526, 79th 
Congress). 
(See table 24-L). 
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REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
General Investigations 
55. STREAMBANK EROSION CONTROL 
EVALUATION AND DEMONSTRATION 
ACT OF 1974 
Four demonstraton projects were approved 
with following operations and results during 
fiscal year. 
Mount Vernon, Ind. Ohio River mile 830. 
Construction of bank protection was completed. 
Henderson County, Ky. Ohio River mile 
819. Detailed design was partially completed 
before project was cancelled due to local 
sponsor's refusal to execute required local 
cooperation agreement. 
Moscow, Ohio, Ohio River mile 463 and Milford, 
Ohio, Little Miami River. Detailed design 
was partially completed. Construction not 
started pending acquisition of rights-of-way 
by local sponsors. 
Federal cost for fiscal year for the four projects 
and evaluation of extent of streambank 
erosion was $185,547. 
56. SURVEYS 
Fiscal year costs were $1,108,303 of which 
$286,283 was for four navigation studies, 
$458,908 for seven flood control studies, 
$63,340 for the Wabash River Basin Authorization 
Report, $175,115 for review of seven 
authorized projects and review for deauthorization, 
$4,158 for inventory of dams, $2,018 for 
coordination with the Soil Conservation Service, 
$64,417 for coordination with the Ohio 
River Basin Commission, $52,783 for cooperation 
with states, and $1,281 for technical and 
engineering assistance on shore and streambank 
erosion. 
57. COLLECTION AND STUDY OF 
BASIC DATA 
Fiscal year costs were $54,855 for flood plain 
information studies, $66,161 for technical services 
for others, and $109,639 for flood plain 
management services, totaling $230,655. 
Flood plain studies completed are listed in 
table 24-M. Costs for hydrologic studies this 
fiscal year were $2,020. 
58. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. 
None. 
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LOUISVILLE, KY., DISTRICT 
COST AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
See 
Section 
in Text Project Funding 
2. Green and New Work 
Barren Rivers, Approp. 
Ky. Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
3. Kentucky New Work 
River, Ky. Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
Minor Rehab. 
Approp. 
Cost 
7. Barren River New Work 
Lake, Ky. Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
8. Big Blue Lake, New Work 
Ind. Approp. 
Cost 
9. Big Pine Lake, New Work 
Ind. Approp. 
Cost 
10. Big Walnut New Work 
Lake, Ind. Approp. 
Cost 
11. Boone County, New Work 
Ky. (Bank Approp. 
Protection & Cost 
Repair Roads) 
12. Brookville New Work 
Lake, Ind. Approp. 
(Federal Funds) Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
(Contributed New Work 
Funds) Contrib. 
Cost 
13. Buckhorn New Work 
Lake, Ky. Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
14. Caesar Creek New Work 
Lake, Ohio Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
15. Cagles Mill New Work 
Lake, Ind. Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
16. Camp Ground New Work 
Lake, Ky. Approp. 
Cost 
Total 
FY 74 FY 75 FY 76 FY 77 30 Sep 77 
996,400 
921,789 
1,331,500 
1,506,354 
-2,567 
81,275 
360,500 
609,384 
143,743 
178,000 
80,343 
5,300,000 
6,301,004 
63,900 
57,278 
815,400 
1,311,738 
-13,273 
850 
285,800 
419,078 
2,200,000 
2,827,315 
197,700 
266,471 
,p - 
462,260 
589,364 
1,667,440 
1,745,659 
1,019,000 
248,055 
508,700 
506,970 
100,000 
81,816 
280,000 
272,239 
360,000 
434,729 
2,025,000 
4,074,384 
158,400 
159,764 
368,100 
390,975 
345,400 
313,163 
5,168,360 
5,402,142 
17,100 
16,617 
197,500 
187,490 
80,000 
64,613 
$ - 
700,300 
692,525 
2,666,900 
2,664,636 
124,000 
807,059 
649,000 
634,942 
279,827 
271,289 
134,000 
140,179 
745,500 
346,288 
343,000 
143,939 
3,867,792 
3,242,135 
259,800 
263,597 
238,000 
909,548 
460,200 
524,038 
15,305,000 
11,014,419 
96,800 
97,086 
250,900 
279,575 
45,788 
49,117 
'p - 
1,140,900 
1,129,572 
5,373,797 
4,358,506 
29,500 
18,297 
809,915 
791,259 
300,000 
319,045 
-7,786 
1,885 
432,786 
85,092 
33,000 
248,504 
1,656,000 
1,232,744 
262,989 
245,570 
-388,017 
408,958 
379,840 
4,341,422 
7,586,515 
98,763 
98,345 
223,107 
223,659 
8,174 
$13,808,2221 
13,808,2221 
16,112,7482 
16,082,7302 
4,176,749 
4,176,749 
32,688,0143 
31,637,0223 
556,956 
556,956 
26,418,2434 
26,312,7265 
4,862,7266 7 
4,800,4366 8 
679,827 
672,150 
1,270,590 
1,270,590 
1,748,286 
977,991 
426,000 
392,443 
38,163,692 
36,262,994 
745,089 
726,209 
8,355,000 
7,822,327 
11,753,3388 
11,753,3389 
3,473,770 
3,435,036 
43,069,772 
41,169,294 
212,663 
212,048 
4,143,58210 
4,143,58210 
2,245,006 
2,240,675 
125,788 
121,904 
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TAB LE 24-A

REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
COST AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
Total 
FY 74 FY 75 FY 76 FY 77 30 Sep 77 
See 
Section 
in Text Project Funding 
17. Carr Fork New Work 
Lake, Ky. Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
18. Cave Run New Work 
Lake, Ky. Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
19. Cecil M. Harden New Work 
Lake, Ind. Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
20. Clarence J. New Work 
Brown Dam & Approp. 
Reservoir, Ohio Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
21. Clifty Creek New Work 
Lake, Ind. Approp. 
Cost 
22. Dayton, Ky. New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
23. East Fork New Work 
Lake, Ohio Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
24. Evansville, New Work 
Ind. Approp. 
Cost 
25. Falmouth New Work 
Lake, Ky. Approp. 
Cost 
26. Frankfort, Ky. New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
(Contributed New Work 
Funds) Contrib. 
Cost 
27. Greenfield, New Work 
Bayou Levee, Approp. 
Ind. Cost 
28. Green River New Work 
Lake, Ky. Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
29. Huntington New Work 
Lake, Ind. Approp. 
(Federal Funds) Cost 
(Contributed New Work 
Funds) Contrib. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
4,000,000 
4,768,949 
8,557,616 
7,547,387 
70,600 
65,700 
192,500 
8,267 
156,500 
151,637 
2,200,000 
3,196,797 
71,200 
63,405 
200,000 
81,266 
-- 45,000 
1,691 
1,901,000 
3,100,000 
588,000 
544,276 
150,000 
120,906 
2,172 
-285,000 
12,029 
-- 49,616 
546,000 
402,968 
41,006 
26,809 
803 
211,200 
1,189,834 
4,687,000 
4,550,690 
72,600 
71,455 
3,300,000 
5,409,856 
181,700 
182,030 
250,000 
1,773 
225,900 
201,661 
1,537,000 
1,677,321 
168,600 
170,862 
61,900 
138,131 
4,158 
7,279,000 
8,182,996 
1,664,000 
1,663,849 
23,268 
103,297 
16,762 
2,213 
187 
570,800 
705,585 
141,179 
2,700 
169,100 
190,713 
5,754,000 
4,778,042 
289,800 
286,348 
5,400,000 
5,808,353 
269,500 
264,603 
-259,270 
158,798 
284,700 
312,523 
407,000 
609,842 
273,800 
276,635 
60,000 
200,636 
80,500 
18,072 
8,539,000 
7,559,007 
3,532,500 
2,907,389 
-628 
421 
75,000 
34,215 
-25,000 
104 
171,000 
1,321 
768,400 
805,746 
-37,600 
10,305 
247,300 
251,924 
169,600 
1,524,596 
371,146 
356,270 
2,250,000 
2,144,406 
220,646 
225,119 
-2,360 
---3 
286,800 
281,839 
25,000 
-- 89,180 
238,547 
234,492 
30,679 
103,000 
121,422 
4,800,000 
4,423,535 
58,366 
56,214 
550,000 
891,747 
77,443 
-10,037 
169 
16,500 
180,540 
535,198 
530,347 
800 
69,461 
251,046 
234,070 
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TABLE 24-A 
(Continued) 
44,596,100 
44,106,310 
733,546 
714,073 
55,079,716 
54,106,149 
742,446 
737,452 
6,460,68811 
6,448,65312 
2,047,096 
2,038,027 
22,144,700 
21,854,907 
752,147 
745,394 
1,016,900 
1,016,358 
348,24513 
295,78313 
38,746,17114 
37,013,99914 
58,366 
56,214 
13,163,95615 
12,509,668s15 
736,38616 
736,38616 
2,969,487 
2,959,895 
161,098 
161,098 
157,935 
157,935 
33,292,68417 
33,287,04518 
3,725,469 
3,697,732 
19,364,24519 
19,273,99520 
193,800 
193,405 
1,444,412 
1,421,951

LOUISVILLE, KY., DISTRICT 
COST AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
See 
Section 
in Text Project Funding 
30. Island Levee, New Work 
Ind. Approp. 
Cost 
31. Lafayette Lake, New Work 
Ind. Approp. 
Cost 
32. Levee Unit New Work 
No. 5, Wabash Approp. 
River, Ind. Cost 
33. Lincoln Lake, New Work 
Ill. Approp. 
Cost 
34. Louisville New Work 
Lake, Ill. Approp. 
Cost 
35. Marion, Ind. New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
36. Mason J. New Work 
Niblack Levee, Approp. 
Ind. Cost 
37. Mill Creek, New Work 
Ohio Approp. 
Cost 
38. Mississinewa New Work 
Lake, Ind. Approp. 
(Federal Funds) Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
(Contributed New Work 
Funds) Contrib. 
Cost 
39. Monroe Lake, New Work 
Ind. (Federal Approp. 
Funds) Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
(Contributed New Work 
Funds) Contrib. 
Cost 
40. Newport- New Work 
Wilders, Ky. Approp. 
Cost 
41. Nolin Lake, Ky. New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
42. Ohio River New Work 
Basin, Louisville Approp. 
District Cost 
43. Patoka Lake, New Work 
Ind. Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
(Contributed New Work 
Funds) Contrib. 
Cost 
Total 
FY 74 FY 75 FY 76 FY 77 30 Sep 77 
-420,000 
18,306 
75,000 
39,187 
97,499 
143,065 
-226,000 
62,342 
50,000 
130,051 
10,000 
23,258 
95,000 
56,028 
390,000 
198,207 
90,000 
48,540 
172,100 
182,543 
440 
262,000 
10,478 
166,500 
171,029 
6,000 
-976 
2,617 
487,000 
943,005 
15,000 
13,654 
2,863,400 
3,011,916 
2,388,500 
1,418,356 
25,000 
14,157 
143,274 
39,762 
10,000 
219,493 
19,711 
763,100 
159,022 
85,000 
49,540 
724,000 
549 
400,000 
588,650 
146,000 
6,264 
184,900 
184,941 
150 
289,000 
3,993 
224,100 
201,851 
3,491 
69,000 
69,002 
603,100 
625,055 
4,216 
3,617,000 
3,459,999 
3,170,000 
1,483,363 
780,000 
46,538 
224,960 
363,412 
182,720 
134,730 
595 
262,580 
235,327 
50,000 
77,132 
1,979,800 
1,687,762 
1,346,987 
309,760 
9,970 
47,825 
263,000 
269,116 
10 
636,100 
292,409 
373,100 
296,345 
394,000 
74,096 
1,041,900 
1,086,422 
1,042 
9,707,920 
8,067,112 
1,512,900 
3,462,905 
56,000 1,065,527 
64,941 318,685 
- 1,201,507 
3,409 1,200,919 
-- 6,900 6,302,987 
17,035 6,122,650 
-9,056 1,331,844 
- 1,331,844 
109,000 1,743,28021 
125,922 1,088,58222 
135,000 310,000 
38,800 188,730 
-180,400 4,244,712 
749,311 4,167,192 
424,500 2,895,842 
309,272 1,724,364 
148,300 23,946,57023 
3,013 23,624,04124 
237,395 1,625,105 
215,187 1,598,190 
- 239,200 
9 238,067 
-10,000 7,993,0502 5 
44,484 7,167,31426 
257,445 2,016,165 
333,529 1,985,267 
- 8,015,323 
- 8,015,323 
- 11,16527 
- 8,6562? 
1,064,613 16,623,677 
392,360 15,631,51629 
679,085 5,902,19530 
645,453 5,853,21331 
10,000 1,526,142 
10,080 1,524,921 
11,513,000 33,305,920 
9,769,998 29,580,025 
26,231 26,231 
26,050 26,050 
3,515,300 13,359,900 
2,910,016 11,546,302 
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TABLE 24-A 
(Continued)

REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
TABLE 24-A COST AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
(Continued) 
See 
Section Total 
in Text Project Funding FY 74 FY 75 FY 76 FY 77 30 Sep 77 
44. Rough River New Work 
Lake & Channel Approp. 306,000 195,000 -18,000 23,387 10,554,58332 
Improvement, Cost 27,203 328,986 131,149 6,292 10,534,767"3 
Ky. Maint. 
Approp. 505,700 572,800 893,100 807,772 6,093,07034 
Cost 915,916 608,370 920,993 740,325 6,008,82538 
45. Salamonie Lake New Work 
Ind. (Federal Approp. 82,293 283,000 -- 45,800 -5,000 16,559,24336 
Funds) Cost 238 - 34,948 5,171 16,284,40237 
Maint. 
Approp. 166,700 187,700 311,900 235,535 1,852,513 
Cost 177,372 182,593 318,859 216,545 1,830,006 
(Contributed New Work 
Funds) Contrib. - - - - 170,800 
Cost - - - - 164,184 
46. Saline River & New Work 
Tributaries, Ill. Approp. 1,340,000 -109,000 506,180 -1,100 7,675,080 
Cost 1,327,893 914,192 331,048 253,300 7,615,113 
47. Southwestern New Work 
Jefferson Approp. 781,000 1,320,000 2,484,060 3,250,000 8,719,474 
County, Ky. Cost 610,910 1,044,434 1,636,471 3,057,747 6,907,929 
48. Taylorsville, New Work 
Lake, Ky. Approp. 1,606,000 1,612,000 7,565,000 4,800,000 17,280,000 
Cost 1,821,000 1,593,767 6,488,017 5,330,765 16,241,342 
50. West Fork of New Work 
Mill Creek Approp. - 150,000 150,000 128,000 3,570,94138 39 
Lake, Ohio Cost - 120 24,041 96,366 3,213,46838s 40 
Maint. 
Approp. 89,400 140,000 167,200 128,856 1,538,689 
Cost 104,614 131,725 176,203 127,036 1,536,320 
51. West Terre New Work 
Haute, Ind. Approp. -15,500 -10,000 -- 4,000 25,000 1,101,180 
Cost 15,014 4,967 13,377 50,134 1,095,704 
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LOUISVILLE, KY., DISTRICT 
COST AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
1. Includes $85,000 public works funds. 
2. Includes $2,000 emergency relief funds $19,000 
"Maintenance and Operation of dams and other improvements 
of navigable waters" funds, and $3,842,667 
expended from 1888 to June 30, 1936 for operating and 
care of works of improvement under provisions of permanent 
indefinite appropriation for such purpose. 
3. Includes $203,127 allotted in prior years from 
appropriation "Maintenance and Operation of dams and 
other improvements of navigable waters," and $6,405, 372 
expended between July 5, 1885 and June 30, 1937 on operation 
and care of works of improvement under provisions 
of permanent indefinite appropriation for such purposes. 
4. Includes $1,352,500 Code 711 funds and $29,500 
Code 713 funds (cost-sharing). 
5. Includes $1,267,822 Code 711 funds and $8,661 
Code 713 funds (cost-sharing). 
6. Includes $100,000 Supplemental funds. 
7. Includes $49,600 Special Recreation Use Fees. 
8. Includes $26,683 Special Recreation Use Fees. 
9. Includes $61,451 public work acceleration executive 
1963 funds, $130,220 Code 711 funds and $243,619 
Code 712 funds. 
10. Includes $35,814 Code 711 funds. 
11. Includes $19,683 Code 711 funds and $180,870 
Code 713 funds (cost-sharing). 
12. Includes $19,683 Code 711 funds and $168,835 
Code 713 funds (cost-sharing). 
13. Includes $12,426 allotted to Bellevue - Dayton 
and used in study of that project. 
14. Includes $58,571 for preconstruction planning 
engineering and design completed before FY 1953. 
15. Includes $11,812 emergency relief funds. 
16. Includes $263,821 for preconstruction planning 
engineering and design completed before FY 1953. 
17. Includes $187,500 Code 713 funds (cost-sharing). 
18. Includes $181,861 Code 713 funds (cost-sharing). 
19. Includes $92,379 Code 713 funds (cost-sharing). 
20. Includes $4,829 Code 713 funds (cost-sharing). 
21. Includes $663,100 advance funding for Government 
participation in the construction of U.S. Route 45 
relocation by the State of Illinois. 
22. Includes $37,642 for Government participation 
in the construction of U.S. Route 45 relocation by the 
State of Illinois. 
23. Includes $369,270 Code 713 funds (cost-sharing). 
24. Includes $52,258 Code 713 funds (cost-sharing). 
25. Includes $1,185 Code 711 funds and $1,177,100 
Code 713 funds (cost-sharing). 
26. Includes $1,185 Code 711 funds and $351,364 
Code 713 funds (cost-sharing). 
27. Includes $5,165 for cost through FY 1941 for 
Definite Project Report for Wilders, Ky. 
28. Includes $2,026,613 Code 711 funds, $21,897 public 
works acceleration executive 1960 funds and $18,195 
contributed funds expended on new work. 
29. Includes $1,034,456 Code 711 funds, $21,897 public 
works acceleration executive 1960 funds and $18,195 
contributed funds expended on new work. 
30. Includes $24,000 Special Recreation Use Fees. 
31. Includes $392,360 Special Recreation Use Fees. 
32. Includes $196,306 public works acceleration 
executive 1963 funds, $798,202 Code 711 funds, and 
$26,000 Code 713 funds (cost-sharing). 
33. Includes $196,306 public works acceleration 
executive 1963 funds, $798,203 Code 711 funds, and $6,184 
Code 713 funds (cost-sharing). 
34. Includes $39,000 Special Recreation Use Fees. 
35. Includes $30,882 Special Recreation Use Fees. 
36. Includes $315,200 Code 713 funds (cost-sharing). 
37. Includes $40,359 Code 713 funds (cost-sharing). 
38. Excludes $50,000 contributed funds expended 
for new work. 
39. Includes $428,000 Code 713 funds (cost-sharing). 
40. Includes $114,527 Code 713 funds (cost-sharing). 
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REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
TABLE 24-B AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
Acts Work Authorized Documents 
GREEN AND BARREN RIVERS, KY. (See Section 2 of Text) 
Purchase of original improvement. 
Construction of Lock 2, Green River. 
Construction of Lock 5, Green River. 
Construction of Lock 6, Green River. 
Appropriated $5,000 for continuing improvements of Green 
River above mouth of Big Barren River, with provision 
"That the Secretary of War may, in his discretion, expend 
such portion of said amount as may be necessary for removal 
of snags in Nolin River." 
Construct new lock 1 and new Lock and Dam 2, Green River. 
Construct new locks at Dam 5, Green River, and Dam 1, 
Barren River; modification of Dam 5, Green River, widen 
bends in Bear Creek, Ky. 
Operation and care of locks and dams with War Department 
Appropriations for rivers and harbors. 
Improvement of Nolin River. 
Channel enlargement lower 103 miles of Green River. 
Revocation of authorities for improvement of Bear Creek 
and Nolin River. 
OHIO RIVER BASIN (Louisville Dist.) (See Section 48 
of Text) 
Aug. 28, 1937 Construct levee, floodwalls, and drainage structures 
for protection of cities and towns in Ohio River Basin, 
projects to be selected by Chief of Engineers with approval 
of Secretary of War, at a cost not to exceed $24,877,000 
for construction. 
June 28, 1938 Approved general comprehensive plan for flood control and 
other purposes in Ohio River Basin as may be advisable in 
discretion of Secretary of War and Chief of Engineers, and 
for initiation and partial accomplishment of plan, 
authorized $75 million for reservoirs and $50.3 million for 
local protection works, individual projects to be selected 
and approved by Chief of Engineers subject to provision that 
authorization shall include diversion of Cache River above 
Cairo, Illinois and protection of area north of Cairo drainage 
district by levees at an estimated cost of $2 million. 
Aug. 18, 1941 Additional $45 million for further prosecution of 
comprehensive plan for Ohio River Basin. 
Dec. 22, 1944 Additional $70 million for further prosecution of 
comprehensive plan for Ohio River Basin, including plan 
of improvement for flood control and other purposes in 
Kentucky River Basin. 
Flood protection works at Taylorsville, Kentucky at an 
estimated cost of $129,350. 
Channel improvement of lower Rough River & Barnett Creek 
at an estimated cost of $360,000. 
July 24, 1946 Additional $125 million for further prosecution of 
comprehensive plan, including plan of improvement for 
flood control in Wabash River Basin, Illinois and Indiana 
at an estimated cost of $9,629,000. 
Also, West Fork of Mill Creek at an estimated cost of 
$1,527,000. 
May 17, 1950 Additional $100 million for prosecution of comprehensive 
plan for Ohio River Basin, including necessary bank 
stabilization measures at New Harmony Bridge, Indiana, 
at an estimated cost of $500,000. 
July 3, 1958 Flood Control Act of 1958 modified comprehensive plan to 
provide for Monroe Reservoir on Salt Creek, White River 
Basin, Indiana, at an estimated cost to United States of 
$4,359,000; cost to local interests, $5,141,000. 
Aug. 11, 1888 
Mar. 3, 1893'1 
July 13, 1892 
July 13, 1902 
Mar. 3, 1905'2 
Mar. 3, 1909 
July 3, 1930' 
June 26, 19343 
Aug. 30, 1935' 
Sept. 3, 1954 
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H. Ex. Doc. 111, 49th Cong., 
2d Sess., Annual Report 1887, 
p. 1903. 
Annual Report, 1891, p. 2439. 
Annual Report, 1891, p. 2478. 
S. Doc. 82, 83d Cong.,2nd Session. 
Rivers and Harbors Committee 
Doc. 2, 71st Cong., 1st 
Session, and H. Doc. 685, 69th 
Cong., 2nd Session. 
H. D. 480, 72d Cong.,.2nd 
Session. 
S. D. 82, 83d Cong., 2nd 
Sessions. 
Flood Control Committee 
Document 1, 75th Cong., 
1st Session. 
Flood Control Committee 
Document 1, 75th Cong., 
1st Session. 
H. Doc. 504, 78th Cong., 
2nd Sess. 
S. D. 105, 78th Cong., 1st 
Sess. 
H. D. 535, 78th Cong., 2nd 
Sess. 
H. D. 197, 80th Cong., 1st 
Sess. 
H. D. 198, 80th Cong., 1st 
Sess. 
H. D. 192, 85th Cong., 1st 
Sess.

TABLE 24-B (Continued) 
LOUISVILLE, KY., DISTRICT 
AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
Acts Work Authorized Documents 
Oct. 23, 1962 Flood Control Act of 1962 deleted Jessamine Creek Reservoir H. D. 423, 87th Cong., 2nd 
on Kentucky River, Kentucky, from comprehensive plan for Sess. 
Ohio River Basin. 
Dec. 30, 1963 Additional $150 million for further prosecution of Public Law 88-253, 88th Cong., 
comprehensive plan for Ohio River Basin. 1st Sess. 
June 18, 1965 Additional $89 million for further prosecution of Public Law 89-42, 89th Cong., 
comprehensive plan for Ohio River Basin. 1st Sess. 
May 12, 1967 Additional $38 million for further prosecution of Public Law 90-17, 90th Cong., 
comprehensive plan for Ohio River Basin. 1st Sess,. 
Aug. 13, 1968 Additional $35 million for further prosecution of Public Law 90-483, 90th Cong., 
comprehensive plan for Ohio River Basin. 2nd Sess. 
June 19, 1970 Additional $69 million for further prosecution of Public Law 91-282, 91st Cong., 
comprehensive plan for Ohio River Basin. 2nd Sess. 
Mar. 7, 1974 Additional $120 million for further prosecution of Public Law 93-251, 93rd Cong., 
comprehensive plan for Ohio River Basin. 2nd Sess. 
Mar. 7, 1974 54 local protection projects and 1 reservoir project in Public Law 93-251, 93rd Cong., 
comprehensive plan for Ohio River Basin were deauthorized 2nd Sess. 
August 5, 1977, under Section 12, Water Resources 
Development Act of 1974. 
WABASH RIVER BASIN (See Section 49 of Text) 
Aug. 13, 1968 Construction of five multiple-purpose reservoirs and one local S. D. 96, 90th Cong., 2nd Sess. 
protection project in Wabash River Basin, Ill. and Ind., 
with proviso that construction of Big Walnut Lake, Ind. 
project must be approved by the President. Authorization 
of $50 million for initiation and partial accomplishment of 
project. 
1. Deficiency act. 
2. Authorization for Nolin River and Bear Creek revoked by Act of Sept. 3, 1954. 
3. Permanent Appropriations Repeal Act. 
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REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
TABLE 24-C GREEN AND BARREN RIVERS, KY.: PRINCIPAL DATA 
CONCERNING LOCKS AND DAMS 
(See Section 2 of Text) 
Greatest Elevation Depth Depth 
Length of on Lower on Upper 
of Normal Miter Miter 
Lock Pool Sill at Sill at 
Miles Width of Available Lift at Above Normal Normal 
Lock Location of from Lock for Full Normal Mean Pool Pool 
and Nearest Mouth of Chamber Width Pool Sea Level Level Level 
Dam Town River (feet) (feet) (feet) (feet) (feet) (feet) 
GREEN RIVER 
New 1 Spottsville, Ky. 9.1 84.0 600.0 11.81 349.1 11.3 12.1 
New 2 0.3 miles below Calhoun, Ky. 63.1 84.0 600.0 14.3 363.4 11.7 15.0 
3 0.3 miles below Rochester, Ky. 108.5 35.8 137.5 17.0 380.4 5.6 7.3 
4 Woodbury, Ky. 149.02 35.8 138.0 16.4 396.8 6.5 7.1 
5 0.3 miles below Glenmore, Ky. 168.1' 56.0 360.0 15.2 412.0 9.3 12.0 
6 2.8 miles above Brownsville, Ky. 181.78 36.0 145.0 9.2 421.1 8.8 8.0 
BARREN RIVER 
1 0.3 miles above Greencastle, Ky. 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 Concrete masonry' 19566 $5,101,978' 
New 2 Shale Fixed Concrete masonry 19568 4,799,271' 
3 Rock Fixed Wood crib 1833-36 121,377 
4 Rock Fixed2 Wood crib 1839 125,718 
5 Piles and rock Fixed1 � Concrete masonry 1934 1,020,8681 
6 Gravel Fixed Wood crib, concrete cap 1905 168,415 
BARREN RIVER 
1 Gravel Fixed Wood crib, concrete cap 1841 871,56512 
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. Breaching of dam on May 24, 1965, stopped 
through traffic to Bowling Green, Ky. 
3. Operation discontinued Aug. 1, 1951. 
4. Distance from mouth of Green River is 164.5 
miles. Lock closed to navigation as the result of loss 
of pool at Green River lock and dam 4 on May 24, 1965. 
5. New cellular concrete masonry dam constructed 
1970-71 with O&M General funds at cost of $822,000. 
6. New lock 1, placed in operation May 25, 1956, 
old dam 1, completed 1835-40, replaced with new dam 
in 1971. 
7. Does not include $179,110 cost of old lock and 
dam 1. 
8. New lock and dam 2, placed in operation June 
18, 1956. 
9. Does not include $295,696 cost of old lock and 
dam 2. 
10. With movable A-frame crest 3 feet high. 
11. Does not include $179,434 cost of old lock and 
dam 5. 
12. Includes $729,269 for new large lock completed 
in 1934. 
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LOUISVILLE, KY., DISTRICT 
TABLE 24-D GREEN AND BARREN RIVERS, KY.: TERMINAL FACILITIES 
(See Section 2 of Text) 
River Mile Purpose Nearest Town 
Green 
Green 
Green 
Green 
Green 
Green 
Green 
Barren' 
Barren' 
1. Not active. 
81.5 
85.25 
85.9 
97.7 
99.5 
105.7 
108.1 
29.7 
29.9 
Receiving coal 
Loading coal 
Loading coal 
Loading coal 
Loading coal 
Loading coal 
Loading coal 
Receiving gasoline 
Receiving gasoline 
South Carrollton, Ky. 
South Carrollton, Ky. 
South Carrollton, Ky. 
Rockport, Ky. 
Paradise, Ky. 
Rochester, Ky. 
Rochester, Ky. 
Bowling Green, Ky. 
Bowling Green, Ky. 
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KENTUCKY RIVER, KY.: LOCKS AND DAMS 
TABLE 24-E (See Section 3 of Text) 
Lock 
Greatest Elevation 
Available of Normal 
Length Pool Above Depth on 
Miles Clear (full width Lift of Mean Lower 
from Width of lock Lock Sea Level Meter Sill Year 
Dam Nearest Town Mouth (feet) feet) (feet) (feet) (feet) Foundation Completed Cost 
11 3.8 miles above Carrollton, Ky. 4.0 38 145 8.22 430.0 4.8 Rock and clay 1839 $ 
21 Lockport, Ky. 31.0 38 145 13.9 443.9 6.1 Rock 1839' - 
31 Gest, Ky. 42.0 38 145 13.2 457.1 6.5 Rock 1844' 1,350,385' 
41 1 mile below Frankfort, Ky. 65.0 38 145 13.2 470.3 6.3 Rock 1844 - 
51 2.8 miles below Tyrone, Ky. 82.2 38 145 15.0 485.3 6.4 Rock 1844' - 
61 21.6 miles below High Bridge, Ky. 96.2 52 147 14.0 499.3 6.4 Rock and piles 1894 314,847 
71 0.8 miles below High Bridge, Ky. 117.0 52 147 15.3 514.6 6.8 Rock 1897 290,788 
81 4.7 miles above Camp Nelson, Ky. 139.9 52 146 18.7 533.6 6.0 Rock 1900 275,463 
9' Valley View, Ky. 157.5 52 148 17.3 550.6 6.6 Rock 1907 237,646 
10' 1 mile below Ford, Ky. 176.4 52 148 17.0 567.6 6.0 Rock 1907 221,500 
11' 17.2 miles below Irvine, Ky. 201.0 52 148 18.0 585.6 6.0 Rock 1906 296,593 
12' Ravenna, Ky. 220.0 52 148 17.0 602.6 6.0 Rock 1910 425,693 
13' 2.2 miles below Willow, Ky. 239.9 52 148 18.0 620.6 6.0 Rock 1915 461,476 
14' Heidelberg, Ky. 249.0 52 148 17.0 637.6 6.0 Rock 1917 392,902 
1. Fixed dam, crib, construction, concrete cap. 
2. At normal pool McAlpine Dam, Ohio River elev. 
421.8 Kentucky River datum (Elev. 420 Ohio River 
datum). 
3. Reconstruction completed by United States in 
1882. 
4. Built by State of Kentucky. Cost given is for 
repairs by United States to locks and dams 1 through 
5. Original construction costs to State were: L&D 1, 
$220,300; L&D 2, $151,983; L&D 3, $135,857; L&D 4, 
$131,607, L&D 5, $137,436. 
5. Fixed dam, concrete construction. 
6. Fixed dam, concrete construction, wooden crest.

LOUISVILLE, KY., DISTRICT 
TABLE 24-F OTHER AUTHORIZED NAVIGATION PROJECTS 
For Last 
Full Report Cost to Sept 30, 1977 
See Annual Operation and 
Name of Project Report for- Construction Maintenance 
Licking River, Ky. 1901 $ 13,045 $ - 
Rough River, Ky.1 
2 1952 105,500 101,196 
Tradewater River, Ky.2 3 1958 18,568 33,331 
White River, Ind.2 3 1909 119,312 
1. 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). 
2. Completed. 
3. No commerce reported. 
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TABLE 24-G 
REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
OHIO RIVER BASIN (LOUISVILLE DISTRICT) 
LOCAL PROTECTION PROJECTS 
(See Section 42 of Text) 
Type of Estimated Cost1 
Project2 Construction Federal Non-Federal Total 
Completed: 
Barnett Creek, Ky. (Rough River 
Basin)4 5 Channel Impro 
Brookport, Ill.3 
6 Wall and levee 
Cannelton, Ind.3 ' Wall and levee 
Cincinnati, Ohio3 8 Wall and barri 
Covington, Ky.3 9 Wall and levee 
Delphi, Ind. (Wabash River)3 
10 Levee 
England Pond Levee, Ill. (Wabash River)11 Levee 
Golconda, Ill. 3 
12 Wall and levee 
Harrisburg, Ill.3 10 Wall and levee 
Hawesville, Ky.3 13 
Jackson, Ky. (Kentucky River Basin)3 S 
Jeffersonville-Clarksville, Ind.7 
Lawrenceburg, Ind.3 
Louisville, Ky.3 5 14 
New Albany, Ind.3 8 
Newport, Ky.3 7 
Paducah, Ky.3 7 
Reevesville, Ill. (Cache River)3 15 
Rochester and McCleary's Bluff Levee, 
Ill. (Wabash River)11 
Rough River, Ky.4 5 
Sturgis, Ky. (Tradewater River)11 
Taylorsville, Ky. (Salt River)3 
16 
Tell City, Ind.3 14 
Uniontown, Ky.3 17 
Vincennes, Ind. (Wabash River)3 
Active: 
Dayton, Ky.3 
5 
Evansville, Ind.5 
Frankfort, Ky. (Kentucky River)3 
North Frankfort Area' 
Greenfield Bayou Levee, Ind. 
(Wabash River)5 
Island Levee, Ind. (Wabash River)5 
Mason J. Niblack Levee, Ind. 
(Wabash River)'5 
West Terre Haute, Ind. (Wabash River)5 
Wilders, Ky.3 
Deferred for restudy: 
Frankfort, Ky. (Kentucky River)3 
South Frankfort Area3 
Benson Creek Area 3 
Russell and Allison Levee, Ill. 
(Wabash River)3 
Shawneetown, Ill. 3 
Inactive: 
Adams Levee, Ind. (Wabash River)3 
Aurora, Ind.3 
Bonpas Creek, Ill. (Wabash River Basin) 
California (Cincinnati), Ohio3 
Caseyville, Ky.3 
)vement 
er dam 
Levee 
Cutoff Channel 
Wall and levee 
Wall and levee 
Wall and levee 
Wall and levee 
Wall and levee 
Wall and levee 
Levee 
Levee 
Channel Improvement 
Levee 
Levee 
Wall and levee 
Levee 
Wall and levee 
Wall and levee 
Wall and levee 
Wall and levee 
Levee 
Levee 
Levee and pump plants 
Levee 
Wall and levee 
Wall and levee 
Wall and levee 
Levee 
Wall and levee 
Levee 
Wall and levee 
Channel Improvement 
Wall and levee 
Levee 
p - 
597,493 
2,068,391 
10,150,935 
7,866,300 
144,563 
734,498 
565,333 
870,015 
969,318 
130,952 
4,226,361 
2,433,414 
2,540,000 
5,375,471 
7,512,987 
4,761,532 
600,300 
1,079,236 
1,826,778 
373,050 
932,229 
1,070,926 
6.426.000 
8,500 
29,105 
1,309,146 
1,051,102 
17,164 
107,000 
10,900 
20,000 
42,593 
3,000 
590,888 
284,725 
745,000 
740,000 
298,506 
232,000 
40,000 
100,000 
93,000 
63,309 
32,707 
72,153 
285,000 
605,993 
2,097,496 
11,460,081 
8,917,402 
161,727 
841,498 
576,233 
890,015 
1,011,911 
133,952 
4,817,249 
2,718,139 
3,285,000 
6,115,471 
7,811,493 
4,993,532 
640,300 
1,179,236 
1,919,778 
436,359 
964,936 
1,143,079 
6,711,000 
8,120,000 2,642,000 10,762,00018 
42,100,000 7,982,000 50,082,00018 
2,971,000 
4,320,000 
4,350,000 
4,344,000 
1,080,180 
10,800,000 
1,950,000 
660,000 
272,100 
994,000 
474,000 
109,200 
150,000 
959,000 
180,000 
140,000 
5,340,000 2,025,000 
1,810,000 361,000 
292,000 
4,300,000 
1,080,000 
1,750,000 
396,000 
14,000 
1,190,000 
630,000 
720,000 
35,000 
3,243,10018 
5,314,00018 
4,824,000s18 
4,453,20019 
1,230,18021 
11,759,00018 
2,130,00022 
800,00022 
7,365,000 
2,171,000 
306,00023 
5,490,000 
1,710,00024 
2,470,000 
431,000 
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LOUISVILLE, KY., DISTRICT 
TABLE 24-G 
(Continued) 
OHIO RIVER BASIN (LOUISVILLE DISTRICT) 
LOCAL PROTECTION PROJECTS 
(See Section 42 of Text) 
Type of Estimated Cost1 
Project2 Construction Federal Non-Federal Total 
Cloverport, Ky.3 Wall ax 
Concordia, Ky.3 Levee 
Lewisport, Ky.3 Wall ar 
Metropolis, Ill.3 Wall ar 
New Harmony Bridge, Ill. and Ind. 
(Wabash River)3 Bank F 
Owensboro, Ky.3 Wall ar 
Smithland, Ky.3 Wall ar 
Tolu, Ky.3 Levee 
Utica, Ind.3 Levee 
West Point, Ky.3 Wall ax 
Inactive, deauthorized August 5, 1977 
under Section 12, Water Resources 
Development Act of 1974 
(Public Law 93-251): 
Alton, Ind.3 Levee 
Bellevue, Ky.3 Wall ax 
Bromley, Ky.3 Wall ar 
Carrollton, Ky.3 Wall ar 
Cave-in-Rock, Ill.3 Levee 
Cincinnati, Ohio, Unit 2 Wall ax 
Cincinnati, Ohio, Unit 4 Wall 
Cleves, Ohio3 Levee 
Clinton, Ind. (Wabash River)3 Levee 
Deer Creek Prairie Levee, Ind. 
(Wabash River)3 Levee 
Derby, Ind.3 Wall ax 
Elizabethtown, Ill.3 Wall ax 
Fletcher and Sunshine Garden Levee, 
Ind. (Wabash River Basin)3 Levee 
Grandview, Ind.3 Levee 
Honey Creek Levee, Ind. (Wabash River)3 Levee 
Leavenworth, Ind.3 Wall ar 
Levee Unit 1, Eel River, Ind. 
(Wabash River Basin)3 Levee 
Levee Unit 2, Eel River, Ind. 
(Wabash River Basin)3 Levee 
Levee Unit 1, Little Wabash River, Ill. 
(Wabash River Basin) Levee 
Levee Unit 2, Little Wabash River, Ill. 
(Wabash River Basin) Levee 
Levee Unit 6, Wabash River, Ill. 
(Wabash River Basin) Levee 
Levee Unit 17, Ind. (Wabash River Basin) Levee 
Levee Unit 1, White River, Ind. 
(Wabash River Basin) Levee 
Levee Unit 2, White River, Ind. 
(Wabash River Basin) Levee 
Levee Unit 7, White River, Ind. 
(Wabash River Basin) Levee 
Ludlow, Ky3 Wall ar 
Madison, Ind.3 Wall ar 
Mauckport, Ind.3 Levee 
nd levee 728,000 193,000 921,000 
nd levee 
nd levee 
Protection 
nd levee 
nd levee 
nd levee 
nd levee 
nd levee 
nd levee 
nd levee 
nd levee 
nd levee 
nd levee 
id levee 
rd levee 
590,000 
610,000 
3,070,000 
962,000 
886,000 
864,000 
303,000 
1,570,000 
3,283,000 
255,000 
1,570,000 
1,250,000 
2,220,000 
661,000 
16,800,000 
14,900,000 
1,240,000 
77,000 
213,000 
553,000 
559,000 
548,000 
580,000 
653,000 
1,470,000 
204,000 
2,090,000 
2,850,000 
3,410,000 
1,160,000 
1,580,000 
2,180,000 
724,000 
1,490,000 
2,540,000 
3,820,000 
506,000 
55,000 
243,000 
431,000 
99,000 
195,000 
414,000 
35,000 
120,000 
400,000 
40,000 
400,000 
925,000 
97,000 
125,000 
2,900,000 
621,000 
67,000 
9,000 
10,000 
67,000 
153,000 
26,000 
133,000 
32,000 
266,000 
40,000 
715,000 
164,000 
136,000 
56,000 
118,000 
116,000 
73,000 
88,000 
745,000 
360,000 
105,000 
645,000 
853,00023 
3,501,000 
1,061,00020 
1,081,000 
1,278,000 
338,000 
1,690,000 
3,683,00023 
295,000 
1,970,000 
2,175,000 
2,317,000 
786,000 
19,700,000 
15,521,000 
1,307,000 
86,000 
223,00023 
620,000 
712,000 
574,00023 
713,000 
685,000 
1,736,000 
244,000 
2,805,000 
3,014,00025 
3,546,00024 
1,216,000 
1,698,00024 
2,296,00025 
797,00025 
1,578,00025 
3,285,000 
4,180,000 
611,000 
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TABLE 24-G 
(Continued) 
REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
OHIO RIVER BASIN (LOUISVILLE DISTRICT) 
LOCAL PROTECTION PROJECTS 
(See Section 42 of Text) 
Type of Estimated Cost1 
Project2 Construction Federal Non-Federal Total 
McGinnis Levee, Ind. 
(Wabash River Basin)3 Levee 1,820,000 104,000 1,924,000 
Milton, Ky.3 Wall 2,480,000 41,000 2,521,000 
Moscow, Ohio3 Levee 1,170,000 372,000 1,542,000 
New Amsterdam, Ind.3 Levee 476,000 13,000 489,000 
New Harmony, Ind. (Wabash River)3 Levee 616,000 25,000 641,000 
New Richmond, Ohio3 Wall and levee 3,200,000 720,000 3,920,000 
Patriot, Ind.3 Levee 753,000 372,000 1,125,000 
Prestonville, Ky.3 Wall and levee 1,710,000 55,000 1,765,000 
Raccoon Levee, Ind. (Wabash River)3 Levee 426,000 37,000 463,00023 
Rising Sun, Ind.3 Wall and levee 896,000 280,000 1,176,000 
Rockport, Ind.3 Wall and levee 466,000 133,000 599,000 
Rome, Ind.3 Levee 359,000 67,000 426,000 
Shufflebarger Levee, Ind. 
(Wabash River Basin)3 Levee 2,380,000 90,000 2,470,000 
Sugar Creek Levee, Ind. (Wabash River) Levee 418,000 29,000 447,00023 
Tri-Pond Levee, Ill. (Wabash River) Levee 2,050,000 191,000 2,241,00021 
Troy, Ind.3 Wall and levee 502,000 133,000 635,000 
Vevay, Ind.3 Levee 1,170,000 146,000 1,316,000 
Westport, Ky.3 Wall 1,610,000 41,000 1,651,000 
WABASH RIVER BASIN 
LOCAL PROTECTION PROJECT 
(See Section 49 of Text) 
Active: 
Marion, Ind. Wall and levee 3,900,000 854,000 4,754,00018 
1. Latest cost estimate revision 1954, unless otherwise 
noted. 
2. All projects are on Ohio River unless otherwise 
noted. 
3. Also see "Other authorized flood control projects."
4. Part of Rough River reservoir and Channel Improvement 
Project, Ky. 
5. Details of this project are in individual report. 
6. See Annual Report for 1958 for details. 
7. See Annual Report for 1959 for details. 
8. See Annual Report for 1957 for details. 
9. See Annual Report for 1965 for details. 
10. See Annual Report for 1953 for details. 
11. See Annual Report for 1972 for details. 
12. See Annual Report for 1960 for details. 
13. See Annual Report for 1955 for details. 
14. See Annual Report for 1962 for details. 
15. Substitute project for Belknap, Karnak, and Ullin, 
Ill., complete. See Annual Report for 1954 for details. 
16. See Annual Report for 1952 for details. 
17. See Annual Report for 1956 for details. 
18. Latest cost estimate revision 1977. 
19. Latest cost estimate revision 1976. 
20. Latest cost estimate revision 1971. 
21. Latest cost estimate revision 1975. 
22. Latest cost estimate revision 1964. 
23. Latest cost estimate revision 1960. 
24. Latest cost estimate revision 1973. 
25. Latest cost estimate revision 1961. 
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LOUISVILLE, KY., DISTRICT 
TABLE 24-H OHIO RIVER BASIN (LOUISVILLE DISTRICT): RESERVOIRS 
(See Section 42 of Text) 
Estimated Cost 1 
Tributary Basin & Reservoirs Stream Federal Non-Federal Total 
Great Miami River: 
Brookville Lake, Ind.2 East Fork of Whitewater River $ 47,356,000 $16,279,0003 $ 63,635,000 
Metamora Lake, Ind.4 West Fork of Whitewater River 35,300,000 - 35,300,0005 
Green River: 
Barren River Lake, Ky.2 Barren River 26,860,700 472,0006 27,332,700 
Green River Lake, Ky.2 Green River 33,396,200 293,0006 33,689,200 
Mining City Lake, Ky.7 Green River 69,100,000 - 69,100,0005 
Nolin Lake, Ky.2 Nolin River 17,151,000 - 17,151,000 
Rough River Lake, Ky.2 Rough River 10,554,600 26,0006 10,580,600 
Kentucky River: 
Booneville Lake, Ky.2 
7 South Fork of Kentucky River 60,700,000 - 60,700,0008 
Buckhorn Lake, Ky.2 Middle Fork of Kentucky River 11,753,200 - 11,753,200 
Carr Fork Lake, Ky.2 North Fork of Kentucky River 49,314,000 - 49,314,000 
Licking River: 
Cave Run Lake, Ky.2 Licking River 88,468,000 - 88,468,0009 
Falmouth Lake, Ky.2 Licking River 112,059,000 11,181,0001� 123,240,000 
Little Miami River: 
Caesar Creek Lake, Ohio2 Caesar Creek 52,781,000 10,303,00011 63,084,000 
East Fork Lake, Ohio2 East Fork of Little Miami River 50,418,000 11,238,00012 61,656,000 
Mill Creek: 
West Fork of Mill Creek, 
Lake, Ohio2 West Fork of Mill Creek 3,670,900 1,148,80013 4,819,700 
Wabash River: 
Cagles Mill Lake, Ind.2 Mill Creek 4,143,581 - 4,143,581 
Cecil M. Harden Lake, Ind.2 Raccoon Creek 6,553,788 273,9006 6,827,688 
Monroe Lake, Ind.2 Salt Creek 8,163,065 9,362,42314 17,525,488 
1. Latest cost estimate 1977 unless otherwise 
noted. 
2. Details of this project given in individual report. 
3. $7,392,000 cash contribution for water supply 
storage and $8,887,000 for future recreation development, 
method of payment not determined. 
4. Inactive, deauthorized August 5, 1977 under Section 
12, Water Resources Development Act of 1974 (Public 
Law 93-251). 
5. Latest cost estimate revision 1954. 
6. For future recreation development. 
7. Inactive. 
8. Latest cost estimate revision 1975. 
9. Includes $24,468,000 United States Forest Service 
cost. 
10. Reimbursable by non-Federal interests for recreation 
facilities. 
11. Includes $4,611,000 reimbursement for water 
supply storage and $5,692,000 for future recreation 
development. 
12. Includes $3,510,000 reimbursement for water 
supply storage and $7,728,000 for future recreation 
development. 
13. Includes $520,800 for non-Federal cost for sewer 
relocation and dam, $50,000 for contributed funds in 
fulfillment of project authorization and $578,000 for future 
recreation development under the cost-shared completed 
projects program. 
14. Includes $8,015,323 cash contribution for storage 
for low-flow regulation and $1,347,100 for future recreation 
development under the cost-share completed projects 
program. 
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REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
TABLE 24-I WABASH RIVER BASIN (LOUISVILLE DISTRICT): RESERVOIRS 
(See Section 49 of Text) 
Estimated Cost' 
Tributary Basin & Reservoirs Stream Federal Non-Federal Total 
Wabash River: 
Big Blue Lake, Ind.2 Big Blue River $86,356,000 $25,216,0003 $111,572,000 
Big Walnut Lake, Ind.2 Big Walnut Creek 77,985,000 46,324,0004 124,309,000 
Downeyville Lake, Ind. Flatrock and Little 
Flat Rock Rivers 51,809,000 45,789,0005 97,598,000 
Helm Lake, 11.6 7 Skillet Fork 32,009,000 21,667,0008 53,676,000 
Louisville Lake, 11.2 Little Wabash River 48,886,000 12,528,0009 61,394,000 
1. Latest cost revision 1977 unless otherwise noted. 
2. Details of this project given in individual report. 
3. Includes $8,908,000 reimbursable by non-Federal 
interests for water supply and $16,308,000 reimbursable 
for recreation facilities. 
4. Includes $22,961,000 reimbursable by non-Federal 
interests for water supply and $23,363,000 reimbursable 
for recreation facilities. 
5. Includes $34,454,000 reimbursable by non-Federal 
interests for water supply and $11,335,000 reimbursable 
for recreation facilities. 
6. Inactive, see Annual Report for 1976 for individual 
report. 
7. Latest cost estimate revision 1975. 
8. Includes $12,696,000 reimbursable by non-Federal 
interests for water supply and $8,971,000 reimbursable for 
recreation facilities. 
9. Includes $10,328,000 reimbursable by non-Federal 
interests for water supply and $2,200,000 reimbursable for 
recreation facilities. 
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LOUISVILLE, KY., DISTRICT 
TABLE 24-J INSPECTION OF COMPLETED FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS 
(See Section 52 of Text) 
Local Protection Projects 
Breevort Levee, Ill. 
Brookport, Ill. 
Cannelton, Ind. 
Cincinnati, Ohio 
Covington, Ky. 
Delphi, Ind. 
England Pond Levee, Ill. 
Evansville, Ind. 
Frankfort, Ky. 
Gill Township Levee, Ind. 
Golconda, Ill. 
Harrisburg, Ill. 
Hawesville, Ky. 
Indianapolis, Ind. 
Jeffersonville-Clarksville, Ind. 
Lawrenceburg, Ind. 
Lebanon Junction, Ky. 
Levee Unit No. 5, Ind. 
Levee Unit No. 8, Ind. 
Louisville, Ky. 
Lyford Levee, Ind. 
Mt. Carmel, Ill. 
Muncie, Ind. 
New Albany, Ind. 
Newport, Ky. 
Niblack Levee, Ind. 
Paducah, Ky. 
Reevesville-Cache River, Ill. 
Rochester-McCleary's Bluff 
Levee, Ill. 
Rosiclare, Ill. 
Shawneetown, Ill. 
Sturgis, Ky. 
Taylorsville, Ky. 
Tell City, Ind. 
Terre Haute (Conover Levee), Ind. 
Uniontown, Ky. 
Vincennes, Ind. 
West Terre Haute, Ind. 
Fall 
Inspection 1976 
Oct 
Nov 
Oct 
Sep 
Sep 
Aug 
Oct 
Oct 
Sep 
Aug 
Oct 
Oct 
Oct 
Aug 
Nov 
Sep 
Dec 
Nov 
Aug 
Nov 
Sep 
Nov 
Aug 
Nov 
Sep 
Oct 
Nov 
Nov 
Nov 
Oct 
Oct 
Nov 
Dec 
Oct 
Aug 
Oct 
Oct 
Aug 
Jun 
May 
May 
Jun 
Jun 
May 
Apr 
May 
Jun 
Apr 
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Inspection 1977 
Jun 
Jun 
May 
May 
Apr 
Apr 
Jun 
May 
Apr 
Apr 
May 
May 
May 
Apr 
Jul 
May 
Jun 
Jun 
Apr 
Jun 
Apr 
Jun 
Apr 
Jul 
Apr 
Jun 
Jun 
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REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
TABLE 24-J INSPECTION OF COMPLETED FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS 
(Continued) (See Section 52 of Text) 
Channel Improvement 
Brazil, Ind. (Big Walnut Creek) 
Cypress Creek, Ky. 
Harrodsburg, Ky. (Town Creek) 
Jackson, Ky. (North Fork Kentucky River) 
Neon-Fleming, Ky. 
Panther Creek, Ky. 
Petersburg, Ind. 
Portland, Ind. (Salamonie River) 
Rough River and Barnett Creek, Ky. 
Whitesburg, Ky. (North Fork Kentucky River) 
Bank Revetments 
Cloverport, Ky. (Ohio River) 
Dundee, Ky. (Rough River) 
Indian Hill Revetment, Ohio (Little Miami River) 
Kentucky Peninsula, Ky. (Ohio River) 
New Harmony, Ind. (Wabash River) 
Rockport, Ind. (Ohio River) 
Dates of Inspection 
Sep 1977 
Sep 1977 
Oct 1976 
Nov 1976 
Nov 1976 
Aug 1977 
Aug 1977 
Aug 1977 
Sep 1977 
Dec 1976 
Oct 1976 
Sep 1977 
May 1977 
May 1977 
Feb 1977 
May 1977 
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LOUISVILLE, KY., DISTRICT 
TABLE 24-K OTHER AUTHORIZED FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS 
FlorLasport Cost to September 30,1977 
See Annual Operation and 
Project 1 Report For Construction Maintenance 
Local Protection Projects: 
Completed: 
Brookport, Ill. 1958 $ 597,493- 
Cannelton, Ind. 1959 2,068,391- 
Cincinnati, Ohio 1957 10,150,935- 
Covington, Ky. 1965 7,862,937- 
Delphi, Ind. (Wabash River) 1953 144,563- 
England Pond Levee, Ill. (Wabash River) 1972 734,498- 
English, Ind. (Little Blue River)2 1965 372,353- 
Gill Township Levee Unit, Ind. 
(Wabash River) 1948 561,200- 
Golconda, Ill. 1960 565,333- 
Grassy Creek, Jackson County, Ind. 
(Muscatatuck River)2 1953 70,304- 
Harrisburg, Ill. 1952 870,015- 
Hawesville, Ky. 1955 969,318- 
Indianapolis, Ind. (Fall Creek Section) 
(White River) 1953 1,859,363- 
Indian Creek, Corydon, Ind.2 1964 300,143- 
Jackson, Ky. (Kentucky River Basin) 1957 130,952- 
Jeffersonville-Clarksville, Ind. 1959 4,226,361- 
Lawrenceburg, Ind. 1953 2,433,414- 
Lebanon Junction, Ky. (Salt River 
Basin)2 1967 130,417- 
Levee Unit 8, Ind. (White River) 1952 700,534- 
Louisville, Ky.3 1975 26,721,438- 
Lyford Levee Unit, Ind. (Wabash River) 1944 267,391- 
Mason J. Niblack Levee, Ind. 
(Wabash River) 1965 1,554,712- 
Mill Creek, Jefferson County, Ky.2 1973 292,710- 
Mount Carmel, Ill. (Wabash River) 1972 1,980,675- 
Muncie, Ind. (White River) 1956 887,835- 
Neon-Fleming, Ky. (Kentucky River) 1963 86,532- 
New Albany, Ind. 1957 5,375,471- 
Newburgh, Ind.4 1974 52,061- 
Newport, Ky. 1959 7,512,987- 
Paducah, Ky. 1959 4,761,552- 
Panther Creek, Ky. (Green River 
Basin)2 1970 254,031- 
Portland, Ind. (Salamonie River)2 1962 237,657- 
Reevesville, Ill. (Cache River) 1954 600,300- 
Rochester & McCleary's Bluff Levee, 
Ill. (Wabash River) 1972 1,079,236- 
Rosiclare, Ill. 1954 622,544- 
Sturgis, Ky. 1972 1,826,776- 
Taylorsville, Ky. (Salt River) 1952 373,050 
Tell City, Ind. 1956 932,229 
Terre Haute (Conover Levee), Ind. 
(Wabash River) 1965 14,913 
Town Creek, Harrodsburg, Ky.2 1967 56,505 
Triplett Creek, Morehead, Ky. 
(Licking River)2 1972 893,094 
Uniontown, Ky. 1956 1,070,926 
Vincennes, Ind. (Wabash River)5 1964 3,308,940 
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REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
TABLE 24-K OTHER AUTHORIZED FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS 
(Continued) 
For Last 
Full Report Cost to September 30,1977 
See Annual Operation and 
Project1 Report For Construction Maintenance 
Deferred: 
Frankfort, Ky. (Benson Creek and South 
Frankfort Sections) (Kentucky River)6 7 - - 
Russell and Allison Levee, Ill. 
(Wabash River)7 - 48,152- 
Shawneetown, Ill.s - 27,287- 
Inactive: 
Anderson, Ind. (White River) 1940 5,724 
Aurora, Ind. - 35,420- 
Brevoort Levee, Ind. (Wabash River) 1954 1,230,873- 
California (Cincinnati), Ohio - 16,465- 
Caseyville, Ky. - - - 
Cloverport, Ky. - - - 
Concordia, Ky. - - - 
Indianapolis, Ind. (Warfleigh Section) 
(White River) 1976 153,410- 
Levee Unit 1, Ill. (Wabash River) 1973 60,000 
Lewisport, Ky. - - 
Metropolis, Ill. - 10,575- 
New Harmony Bridge, Ind. 
(Wabash River)2 1959 297,624- 
Orleans, Ind. 1972 13,158- 
Owensboro, Ky. - - 
Salyersville, Ky. (Licking River) 1946 12,000 
Shoals, Ind. (East Fork White River) 1938 -- 
Smithland, Ky. - - - 
Tolu, Ky. - - - 
Utica, Ind. - - - 
West Point, Ky. - 4,490- 
Inactive, Deauthorized August 5, 1977 
under Section 12, Water Resources 
Development Act of 1974 
(Public Law 93-251): 
Bellevue, Ky. - 12,853- 
Bromley, Ky. - - 
Carrollton, Ky. - 9,713- 
Cave-In-Rock, Ill. - - - 
Cincinnati (Unit 2), Ohio - - 
Cincinnati (Unit 4), Ohio - - 
Cleves, Ohio - 6,343- 
Clinton, Ind. (Wabash River) - 6,848- 
Deer Creek, Prairie Levee, Ind. 
(Wabash River) 
Derby, Ind. 
Elizabethtown, Ill. 
Fletcher and Sunshine Gardens Levee, 
Ind. (Wabash River Basin) - 3,361 
Grandview, Ind. - 8,497 
Honey Creek Levee, Ind. (Wabash River) - - 
Leavenworth, Ind. 
Levee Units 1 and 2, Eel River, Ind. 
(Wabash River Basin) - - 
Levee Unit 2, Ind. (White River) - - 
Levee Unit 3, Ind. (East Fork White River) 1938 275 
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TABLE 24-K 
(Continued) 
OTHER AUTHORIZED FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS 
FFuoll rR Lepaosrtt Cost to September 30,1977 
See Annual Operation and 
Projecti Report For Construction Maintenance 
Levee Units 1 and 2, Ill. (Wabash River) 
Levee Units 3 and 4, Ill. (Wabash River) 
Levee Unit 6, Ill. (Wabash River) 
Levee Units 9 and 10, Ind. (White River) 
Ludlow, Ky. 
Madison, Ind. 
Mauckport, Ind. 
McGinnis Levee, Ind. (Wabash River Basin) 
Milton, Ky. 
Moscow, Ohio 
New Amsterdam, Ind. 
New Harmony, Ind. (Wabash River) 
New Richmond, Ohio 
Patriot, Ind. 
Prestonville, Ky. 
Raccoon Creek Levee, Ind. (Wabash River) 
Rising Sun, Ind. 
Rockport, Ind. 
Rome, Ind. 
Shufflebarger Levee, Ind. 
(Wabash River Basin) 
Sugar Creek Levee, Ind. 
(Wabash River Basin) 
Tri-Pond Levee, Ill. (Wabash River) 
Troy, Ind. 
Vevay, Ind. 
Westport, Ky. 
Reservoirs: 
Inactive: 
Booneville Lake, Ky. (Kentucky River) 
Eagle Creek Lake, Ky. 
Helm Lake, Ill. (Wabash River Basin) 
Mining City Lake, Ky. (Green River) 
Red River Lake, Ky. (Kentucky River) 
1. All projects are on Ohio River unless otherwise 
noted. 
2. Authorized by Chief of Engineers under Section 
205, 1948 Flood Control Act as amended. 
3. Cost includes $1,716,301 cash contribution from 
City of Louisville. 
4. The Water Resources Development Act of 1974 
modified the Newburgh Locks & Dam project to include 
the bank protection works at Newburgh, Ind. 
5. Partially completed to form a useful unit. Remaining 
portion of project inactive. 
6. Deferred portion of project. For active portion, 
see individual report. 
7. Being restudied under General Investigations, 
Review of Authorized Projects. 
8. Being restudied. 
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1938 
1938 
1939 
1950 
216 
9,922 
14,503 
71,049 
7,104 
1950 
1961 
1972 
1976 
1975 
1976 
1976 
64,487 
28,061 
65,510 
1,038,595 
702,471 
41,616 
350,474 
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REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
TABLE 24-L FLOOD CONTROL WORK UNDER SPECIAL AUTHORIZATION 
Fiscal Year Cost 
Flood Control: 
Amanda Station, Ohio2 
Chaplin River, Perryville, Ky.' 
Clear Creek @ Franklin, Ohio2 
Danville, Ky. 2 
Goetz Ditch, Horse Fork, Rhodes Creek, 
Owensboro, Ky.' 
Greater Miami River, Ross, Ohio2 
Miami River, Franklin, Ohio2 
Mud River, Butler County, Ky.' 
Tell City, Ind. (Northside)' 
Snagging and Clearing for Flood Control: 
Licking River, Mason County, Ky.' 
Town Fork, Nicholasville, Ky.4 
Upper Wabash River, Adams County, Ind.4 
Emergency Bank Protection: 
Ohio River, Upper River Road, 
Jefferson County, Ky.4 
Ohio River, Hawesville, Ky.4 
Ohio River, Troy, Ind.4 
Stoner Creek, North Middletown, Ky.4 
Wabash River near Merom, Ind.3 
White River, Michigan Street, 
Indianapolis, Ind.' 
1. Reconnaissance Report 3. Construction completed 
2. Detailed Project Report 4. Construction funds received 
TABLE 24-M FLOOD PLAIN STUDIES COMPLETED 
DURING FISCAL YEAR 
(See Section 57 of Text) 
Date Federal 
Location Requesting Agency Completed Cost 
Beargrass and Upper Mill Creeks, 
Louisville, Kentucky 
Trimble County, Kentucky 
Ohio River 
Nashville, Indiana, North 
Fork Salt Creek 
Little Miami River, Hamilton, 
Clermont, and Warren Counties, 
Ohio 
Green River, Henderson and 
Daviess County, Kentucky 
White River and Tributaries, 
Hamilton County, Indiana 
Louisville and Jefferson 
County Planning and Zoning 
Commission 
Trimble County Fiscal Court 
Brown County Area Plan 
Commission 
Ohio Department of Natural 
Resources 
Henderson and Owensboro 
City Plan Commission 
Hamilton County Building 
Commission
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$ 8,598 
5,000 
5,813 
5,000 
5,000 
6,255 
6,354 
5,000 
3,250 
5,000 
12,954 
8,780 
10,570 
12,564 
14,060 
3,140 
2,203 
2,500 
Oct 76 
Oct 76 
Dec 76 
Mar 77 
Jun 77 
Jun 77 
$30,125 
20,834 
20,000 
29,007 
20,021 
52,860

HUNTINGTON, W. VA., DISTRICT 
All cost and financial statements for projects 
are listed at the end of this chapter. All other 
tables are referenced in text and also appear at 
the end of this chapter. 
This district comprises central and 
southeastern Ohio, all but northern panhandle 
and northeastern portion of West Virginia, 
eastern Kentucky, a portion of midwestern 
Virginia, a very small portion of northwestern 
North Carolina, embraced in drainage basin of 
Ohio River and its tributaries from about mile 
127 (below Pittsburgh, Pa.) to mile 438, immediately 
upstream from Foste ', Ky 
IMPROVEMENTS 
Navigation 
1. Construction of locks and dams on 
Ohio River ....................... 
2. Kanawha River, W. Va............ 
3. Open-Channel Work, Ohio River ... 
4. Other authorized navigation 
projects ........................... 
Flood Control 
5. Alum Creek Lake, Ohio........... 
6. Athens, Ohio ..................... 
7. Beech Fork Lake, W. Va .......... 
8. Bluestone Lake, Ohio River Basin, 
W .Va............................ 
9. Burnsville Lake, Ohio River Basin, 
W .Va............................ 
10. Chillicothe, Ohio................... 
11. Coal River Basin, W. Va .......... 
12. Deer Creek Lake, Ohio River Basin, 
O hio .............................. 
13. Delaware Lake, Ohio River Basin, 
Ohio ............................. 
14. Dewey Lake, Ohio River Basin, Ky. 
15. Dillon Lake, Ohio River Basin, Ohio 
16. East Lynn Lake, Ohio River Basin, 
W .Va............................ 
17. Fishtrap Lake, Ohio River Basin, 
K y. ............................... 
18. Grayson Lake, Ky................. 
19. John W. Flannagan Dam and Reservoir, 
Ohio River Basin, Va. ...... 
20. Kehoe Lake, Ky................... 
21. M artin, Ky ....................... 
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22. Massillon, Ohio........... ....... 
23. Mill Creek Lake, Ohio ........... 25-10 
24. Muskingum River Lakes, C i: ..... 25-10 
25. Newark, Ohio ..................... 25-11 
26. North Branch Kokosing River 
Lake, Ohio ....................... 25-11 
27. North Fork of Pound River 
Lake, Va ......................... 25-12 
28. Ohio River Basin (Huntington 
District) ......................... 25-12 
29. Paint Creek Lake, Ohio River Basin 25-12 
30. Paintsville Lake, Ky ............... 25-13 
31. R. D. Bailey Lake, W. Va. ......... 25-13 
32. Roseville, Ohio ................... 25-14 
33. Summersville Lake, Ohio River 
Basin, W. Va ..................... 25-14 
34. Sutton Lake, Ohio River Basin, 
W . Va............................ 25-14 
35. Tom Jenkins Dam, Ohio River 
Basin, Ohio ...................... 25-15 
36. Tug Fork Valley, Ky., Va., and 
W . Va............................ 25-15 
37. Yatesville Lake, Ky ............... 25-15 
38. Inspection of completed flood 
control projects................... 25-16 
39. Other authorized flood control 
projects .......................... 25-16 
40. Flood control work under special 
authorization......................25-16 
41. 
42. 
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Surveys ........................... 25-16 
Collection and study of basic data 25-16 
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REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
Navigation 
1. CONSTRUCTION OF LOCKS AND 
DAMS ON OHIO RIVER 
See this heading under Ohio River Portion. 
2. KANAWHA RIVER, WEST VIRGINIA 
Location. The Kanawha River is 97 miles in 
length and is formed by the junction of the New 
and Gauley Rivers a short distance above 
Kanawha Falls, W. Va., and flows generally 
northwesterly to the confluence with the Ohio 
River at Point Pleasant, W. Va. 
Previous Projects. For details of previous projects 
see pages 90-98 of the 1875 Annual Report, 
page 1913 of the 1915 Annual Report, and page 
1309 of the 1938 Annual Report. 
Existing project. The existing project consists 
of three navigation dams on the Kanawha River. 
Each structure has twin locks with usable dimensions 
of 56 feet by 360 feet. One dam is located on 
the Ohio River near Gallipolis, Ohio. This structure 
has two locks, one is 110 feet by 600 feet and 
the other is 110 feet by 360 feet. This system of 
locks and dams provides a navigable depth of 9 
feet from the mouth of the Kanawha River to a 
point approximately 91 miles upstream. For 
authorization of the existing project see page 
1152 of the 1962 Annual Report. New work for the 
existing project was completed at a cost of 
$22,872,770. 
Local cooperation. No local cooperation required. 
Licenses. The Kanawha Valley Power Corp., 
under licenses issued by the Federal Power Commission, 
constructed hydroelectric power plants 
at the three locks and dams on the Kanawha 
River. License fees under License No. 1175 for 
London and Marmet Locks and Dams are $32,000 
annually and $1,376,000 cumulative through CY 
1976 for each installation. License fees under 
License No. 1290 for Winfield Locks and Dam are 
$40,000 annually and $3,672,000 cumulative 
through CY 1976. 
Terminal facilities. There are 78 terminals 
along the Kanawha River located from the mouth 
of the river to 30 miles east of Charleston, W. Va. 
These terminals are constructed principally of 
steel and wood mooring piles and steel sheet pile 
mooring cells. Seventeen of these terminals have 
railroad connections. One terminal, a paved 
wharf, is owned by the City of Charleston. The 
remaining terminals are privately owned. The 
principal commodities handled are coal, 
chemicals, acids, cement, gasoline and oil, and 
sand and gravel. For further information see 
page 1152 of the 1962 Annual Report. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Operations and Maintenance, general: The locks 
and dams were operated as required and 
necessary repairs and improvements were made 
to the locks and dams as well as the appurtenant 
structures and grounds. Channel inspections 
were conducted periodically. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction 
was initiated in 1931 and completed in 1937. All 
structures are in operation with a navigable 
depth of fine feet through the project reach. The 
minimum channel depth above the project is less 
than one foot. For details of locks and dam see 
page 1153 of the 1962 Annual Report. See also 
Table 25-B for total cost of existing project to 
September 30, 1977. 
3. OPEN CHANNEL WORK, OHIO RIVER 
See this heading under Chapter 22- Ohio River. 
4. OTHER AUTHORIZED NAVIGATION 
PROJECTS 
See Table 25-C.
Flood Control 
5. ALUM CREEK LAKE, OHIO 
Location. The damsite is located in Delaware 
County, Ohio, on Alum Creek, a tributary of Big 
Walnut Creek, approximately 26 miles above the 
mouth of Alum Creek and 15 miles north of 
Columbus, Ohio, and approximately 157 miles 
above the mouth of the Scioto River. 
Existing project. The existing project consists 
of a rolled earth-filled dam 93 feet high and 
10,000 feet long with a gate controlled spillway 
located in the right abutment. The reservoir 
provides a total storage of 134,800 acre-feet and 
controls a drainage area of 123 square miles. The 
reservoir is being operated as a unit of the coordinated 
reservoir system for protection of Columbus, 
Ohio, lower Alum Creek and Scioto and Ohio 
Valleys, generally. The project was authorized 
for construction by the 1962 Flood Control Act. 
The total estimated cost of new work (1977) is 
$53,300,000, which is to be appropriated and expended 
by the Government. The sponsor will 
reimburse the Government $26,945,000, exclusive 
of interest, for costs allocated to water 
supply. 
Local cooperation. Non-Federal interests are 
required to operate and maintain the proposed 
fish and wildlife recreation facilities; to reimburse 
the Federal Government for the cost of 
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HUNTINGTON, W. VA., DISTRICT 
water supply feature, presently estimated at 
$26,945,000, exclusive of interest, and to pay the 
cost of operation and maintenance of water supply 
facilities, estimated to be $34,000 annually. The 
State of Ohio has executed a contract to operate 
and maintain recreation facilities. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work: A contract for Construction of Recreation 
Facilities (Phase II), initiated in October 1976 is 
81% complete. A contract for Construction of 
Relief Wells System, initiated in June 1977 is 59% 
complete. A contract for Anchoring Spillway 
Structure initiated in June 1977 is 87% complete. 
Engineering studies for remaining work items 
continued. During the fiscal year four tracts of 
land were acquired. 
Operations and Maintenance, general. The 
reservoir was operated for the benefit of flood 
control as required, and necessary repairs were 
made to the structures and appurtenances. The 
flood of April 1977 resulted in the storage of 
13,000 acre-feet of water in the lake. Alum Creek 
at Columbus crested at 3.7 feet and the project 
was responsible for a stage reduction of 5.7 feet. 
Project prevented flood damages of an estimated 
$2,659,000 during the fiscal year. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. State officials 
have been notified that the project is operable for 
Phase I (15 mgd) water supply. Payment has been 
received for operation and maintenance of water 
supply facilities. The dam is complete and is being 
operated for flood control. Construction of the 
dam was initiated in 1970 and completed in 1975. 
Thus far 396 of the 397 tracts of land required by 
the project have been acquired. 
6. ATHENS, OHIO 
Location. The project is located in Athens County, 
Ohio, on the Hocking River, approximately 37 
miles above the confluence with the Ohio River. 
Existing project. The existing project consists 
of approximately 26,000 linear feet of new 
channel for the Hocking River, new culverts and 
flap valves, a gate well, outlet and intake structures 
and landscaping. The total estimated cost of 
new work is $8,180,000. The estimated Federal 
cost is $5,170,000 and the estimated non-Federal 
cost is $3,010,000 for lands and damages and utility 
relocations. The project was authorized by the 
1965 Flood Control Act (H. Doc. 287, 89th Congress). 
Local cooperation. Responsible local interests 
were required, prior to initiation of construction, 
to provide all lands, easements and 
rights-of-way; to provide any necessary 
relocations; to prevent any encroachments on the 
capacities of the channel within the limits of the 
project; to hold the United States free from 
damages; and to maintain the project after completion. 
All requirements were met. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work: Inspections and engineering studies were 
made of eroded areas of the completed channel. 
Operations: During a rise in April 1977, the project 
reduced the stage at Athens by 4.9 feet, as the 
river crested at 14.2 feet. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. All construction 
work complete. 
7. BEECH FORK LAKE, 
WEST VIRGINIA 
Location. The damsite is located in Wayne 
County, W. Va., on Beech Fork Creek, a tributary 
of Twelvepole Creek, 3.7 miles above the mouth of 
Beech Fork Creek and 19.6 miles above the confluence 
of Twelvepole Creek and the Ohio River. 
Existing project. A flood control dam constructed 
of rolled earth-fill approximately 86 feet 
high and 1,080 feet long, an uncontrolled spillway 
landward of the left abutment of the dam and an 
outlet tunnel through the left abutment of the 
dam with a control structure at the upstream end. 
The reservoir provides a total storage of 37,540 
acre-feet and controls a drainage area of approximately 
78 square miles. The project is being 
operated as a unit of the coordinated reservoir 
system for protection of Lavalette, W. Va., and 
Twelvepole and Ohio Valleys, generally. The project 
was authorized under the 1962 Flood Control 
Act. The estimated Federal cost of new work 
(1977) is $35,900,000. 
Local cooperation. No local cooperation is required. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work: The contract for Construction of Dam and 
Appurtenant Works, initiated in February 1973, 
is complete. The contract for Highway Relocation 
and Bowen Recreation, initiated in January 1975, 
is 99% complete. 
Operations and Maintenance, general. The 
reservoir was operated for the benefit of flood 
control as required and necessary repairs were 
made to the structure and appurtenances. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of 
the project is well under way. Engineering 
studies continued. Thus far, 484 of the 487 tracts 
of land required for the project have been acquired. 
8. BLUESTONE LAKE, OHIO RIVER 
BASIN, WEST VIRGINIA 
Location. The dam is located on the New River 
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in Summers County, W. Va., approximately 2.5 
miles above Hinton, W. Va., and one mile from the 
confluence of the New and Greenbrier Rivers. 
The reservoir is located in Summers County, W. 
Va., and Giles County, Va. 
Existing project. The existing project consists 
of a concrete gravity dam with a maximum 
height of 180 feet and an overall length of 2,048 
feet. Appurtenant structures consist of a gated 
spillway in the channel section of the dam which 
is 790 feet in length; the stilling pool is formed by 
a 23 foot high weir located 364 feet downstream of 
the axis of the dam; the outlet works consists of 16 
gated sluices through the spillway section and 
discharging into the stilling pool. Penstocks were 
installed to permit future installation of power 
facilities. The reservoir extends approximately 
36 miles upstream and provides for a gross 
storage of 631,000 acre-feet. The estimated 
Federal cost of the project is $30,158,000, which 
includes future recreation under the completed 
projects program, of which $475,000 is non- 
Federal. The existing project was authorized by 
the Flood Control Acts of June 22, 1936 and June 
28, 1938. For further details see page 1453 of the 
1939 Annual Report and pages 1173 and 1174 of 
the 1962 Annual Report. 
Local cooperation. No local cooperation required. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Operations and maintenance, general: The reservoir 
was operated for benefit of flood control as required, 
and necessary repairs were made to 
structures and appurtenances. Facilities for accommodation 
and protection of the visiting public 
were maintained in good condition. During the 
flood of April 1977, 320,000 acre-feet of water 
were stored in the lake, resulting in a reduction of 
5.7 feet on the New River at Hinton, W. Va. and a 
reduction of 9.4 feet on the Kanawha River at 
Charleston (Old Lock 6). Project prevented flood 
damages of an estimated $138,063,000 during the 
fiscal year. 
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 was initiated 
in January 1942 and completed in April 1952. 
Total land acquired was 338 tracts of fee acquisition 
and 91 tracts of flowage easements. 
9. BURNSVILLE LAKE, OHIO RIVER 
BASIN, W. VA. 
Location. The damsite is located in Braxton 
County, W. Va., on the Little Kanawha River, 1.7 
miles above Burnsville, W. Va., and 124 miles 
above the confluence of the Little Kanawha and 
Ohio Rivers. 
Existing project. The existing project provides 
for construction of an earth embankment dam approximately 
80 feet high and 1,000 feet long with 
a gated spillway in the left abutment. The outlet 
works in an integral part of the spillway, consisting 
of five sluice gates and one lowflow sluice. 
The reservoir provides for a total storage of 
65,400 acre-feet and controls a drainage area of 
165 square miles. The reservoir will be operated 
as a unit of the coordinated reservoir system for 
the protection of Burnsville and the Little 
Kanawha and Ohio Valleys generally. The project 
was selected for construction under the 
general authority for the Ohio River Basin in the 
1938 Flood Control Act. The estimated Federal 
cost of new work (1977) is $45,600,000. 
Local cooperation. No local cooperation is required. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work: A contract for Road Relocation, initiated in 
June 1976 is 66% complete. During the fiscal year 
three tracts of land were acquired. 
Operations and Maintenance, general. The project 
was operated for the benefit of flood control as 
required and necessary repairs were made to the 
structures and appurtenances. During the flood 
of April 1977, 6,200 acre-feet of water were stored 
in the lake, resulting in a reduction of 5.6 feet on 
the Little Kanawha River at Burnsville, W. Va. 
and a reduction of 5.3 feet on the Little Kanawha 
River at Glenville, W. Va. Project prevented flood 
damages of an estimated $157,000 during the 
fiscal year. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Essentially all 
major construction is complete or under contract. 
Thus far, 327 of the 329 tracts of land required for 
the project have been acquired. 
10. CHILLICOTHE, OHIO 
Location. The project is located in Ross County, 
Ohio, along the right bank of the Scioto River, 69 
miles above the confluence with the Ohio River. 
Existing project. The existing project consists 
of 10,805 feet of earth levee, four gate openings 
and four pump stations. The project was authorized 
for construction by the 1962 Flood Control Act. 
The total estimated cost for new work (1977) is 
$15,770,000 of which $13,100,000 is to be 
allocated and expended by the Federal Government. 
The Sponsor, in addition to incurring 
$2,370,000 in non-Federal costs, will reimburse 
the Federal Government $300,000 for the non- 
Federal share of recreational development costs. 
Local cooperation. Responsible local interests 
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are required to provide all necessary lands, 
easements and rights-of-way; to hold the United 
States free from damages; to maintain the project 
after completion; and to provide all necessary 
relocations. The following pre-construction requirements 
have been completed by local interest: 
Construction of a westbound lane of U.S. 
Route 35-50 highway to a design grade 3 feet 
above the standard flood elevation; remedial 
work to U.S. Route 23 highway bridge; backfilling 
of existing sand and gravel pits; and widening 
the channel of the Scioto River an additional 200 
feet at the low water elevation for a distance of 
22,000 feet. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work: Engineering studies continued. Plans and 
specifications for construction of Levee and Appurtenances, 
Part II, were completed. 
Condition at end offiscal year. The contract for 
construction of Local Protection, Part I, is complete. 
Local interests have acquired approximately 
98% of the real estate required for 
the project. 
11. COAL RIVER BASIN, 
WEST VIRGINIA 
Location. The project is located in those portions 
of Boone, Raleigh and Logan Counties, W. 
Va., drained by the Coal River and tributaries. 
Coal River is a direct tributary of the Kanawha 
River which joins the Ohio River at Point Pleasant, 
W. Va. The total drainage area of the basin 
is approximately 899 square miles. 
Existing project. The project provides for cleaning 
out approximately 41 miles of channel of the 
Coal River and tributaries. Stream width varies 
from 25 to 100 feet and depth of cleanout varies 
from 3 to 4 feet. Volume of material to be removed 
is estimated to be in excess of 580,000 cubic yards. 
The project was authorized under authority of the 
1970 River and Harbor Act (P.L. 91-611, 91st 
Cong.). The estimated Federal cost of the project 
(1977) is $3,360,000, non-Federal cost is estimated 
to be $390,000. 
Local cooperation. Responsible non-Federal interests 
are required to furnish all necessary 
lands, disposal areas, easements and 
rights-of-way and to hold and save the United 
States free from any damages resulting from the 
cleanout operations. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Engineering studies continued. Plans and 
specifications have been initiated for the following 
reaches: Greenview-Sharples, 70% complete; 
Danville-Madison, 65% complete; Van-Clinton, 
10% complete. Local cooperation agreements 
were approved for Boone and Raleigh Counties by 
the Secretary of the Army. Real estate requirements 
were furnished to the local interests, 
and Boone and Raleigh Counties initiated acquisition. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Boone County 
has acquired 156 of the 162 tracts of land required. 
Raleigh County Commissioners oppose 
payment or the use of condemnation procedures 
for a project which provides only limited flood 
stage reduction for a few residences. The Raleigh 
County Commissioners requested, by letter in 
April 1976, to be dismissed from the project. 
12. DEER CREEK LAKE, OHIO RIVER 
BASIN, OHIO 
Location. The damsite is located in Pickaway 
County, Ohio, on Deer Creek, a tributary of the 
Scioto River, approximately 21 miles above the 
mouth of Deer Creek and approximately 106 
miles above the mouth of the Scioto River. 
Existing project. The project consists of a rolled 
earth-fill dam 93 feet in height and 3,880 feet in 
length, a 741-foot concrete gravity channel section 
controlled by three tainter gates, an outlet 
works consisting of five gated sluices through a 
concrete spillway section discharging into a stilling 
basin and an earth dike 15 feet by 4,600 feet in 
a saddle located approximately 4 miles southwest 
of the damsite. The reservoir provides a total 
storage of 102,540 acre-feet and controls a 
drainage area of approximately 278 square miles. 
For further project details see page 969 of the 
1965 Annual Report. The project was selected for 
construction under general authority for the Ohio 
River Basin in the 1938 Flood Control Act. The estimated 
Federal cost for new work is $20,500,000, 
including an estimate for recreation under the 
completed projects program. 
Local cooperation. Non-Federal interests are 
required to operate and maintain the fish and 
wildlife facilities. The State of Ohio is operating 
and maintaining these facilities. 
Operation and results during fiscal year. 
Operations and maintenance, general: The reservoir 
was operated for flood control, as required, 
and necessary repairs were made to structures 
and appurtenances. The flood of April 1977 
resulted in the storage of 7,750 acre-feet of water 
in the lake. Scioto River at Higby, Ohio, crested at 
15.8 feet and the project was responsible for a 
stage reduction of 0.3 foot. Project prevented 
flood damages of an estimated $324,000, during 
the fiscal year. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. All major construction 
work is complete. The 138 tractsof land 
required for the project have been acquired. 
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13. DELAWARE LAKE, OHIO RIVER 
BASIN, OHIO 
Location. The dam is located on the Olentangy 
River approximately 6 miles above and north of 
Delaware, Ohio, and approximately 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 existing project consists 
of a rolled earth-fill dam with a gate controlled 
gravity ogee-type spillway and five outlet conduits 
in the channel. The dam is approximately 
18,600 feet in length and 92 feet in height. The 
project provides for storage of 132,800 acre-feet 
from a drainage area of approximately 381 
square miles. For further details see page 1160 of 
the 1962 Annual Report. The project was 
authorized by the 1938 Flood Control Act. The 
total Federal cost of the project was $7,631,821. 
Local Cooperation. No local cooperation required. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Operations and maintenance, general: The reservoir 
was operated for the benefit of flood control, 
as required, and necessary repairs were made to 
the structures and appurtenances. During the 
flood of April 1977, 27,000 acre-feet of water were 
stored in the lake. This resulted in a reduction of 
1.7 feet on the Scioto River at Columbus, Ohio, as 
the river crested at 18.1 feet. Project prevented 
flood damages of an estimated $1,766,000 during 
the fiscal year. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. The dam and 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 initiated in April 1946 and completed in 
July 1948. All construction was completed in October 
1951. Total real estate requirements of 
7,703 acres of fee acquisition and 2,428 acres of 
flowage easements have been completed. 
14. DEWEY LAKE, OHIO RIVER BASIN, 
KENTUCKY 
Location. The dam is located on Johns Creek, 
approximately 7 miles southeast of Paintsville, 
Ky., and 5.4 miles above the confluence of Johns 
Creek and Levisa Fork of the Big Sandy River. 
Existing project. The project consists of a rolled 
earth-fill dam 118 feet in height and 913 feet in 
length, a controlled outlet works discharging 
through a tunnel in the left abutment, an uncontrolled 
spillway through a channel excavated in 
the left abutment, and a rolled-earthfill dike 
blocking a low divide to Brandykeg Creek and 
Levisa Fork. The reservoir provides storage of 
93,300 acre-feet and controls a drainage area of 
approximately 207 square miles. For further project 
detail see page 940 of the 1965 Annual 
Report. The project was selected for construction 
under the general authorization contained in the 
1938 Flood Control Act. The estimated cost of the 
project is $9,022,000, including future recreation 
under the completed projects program, of which 
$470,000 is non-Federal. 
Local cooperation: No local cooperation required. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work: The contract for construction of Recreation 
Facilities at German Bridge, awarded in June 
1975, is 98% complete. The work is being accomplished 
under the completed projects 
program. 
Operations and maintenance, general: The 
reservoir was operated for the benefit of flood 
control, as required, and necessary repairs were 
made to structures and appurtenances. During 
the flood of April 1977, 31,900 acre-feet of water 
were stored in the lake. This resulted in a reduction 
of 1.7 feet on the Big Sandy River at Louisa, 
Kentucky, as the river crested at 49.8 feet. Project 
prevented flood damages of an estimated 
$6,221,000 during the fiscal year. 
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 
Levisa Fork, Big Sandy and Ohio Valleys, 
generally. Construction of the dam was initiated 
in March 1946 and was completed in July 1949. 
Total acreage acquired for the project was 12,437 
acres in fee and 1,165 acres in flowage easements. 
15. DILLON LAKE, OHIO RIVER BASIN, 
OHIO 
Location. The damsite is located on the Licking 
River, 5.8 miles above the confluence of the Licking 
and Muskingum Rivers at Zanesville, Ohio. 
Existing project. The existing project consists 
of a rolled-earthfill dam with a maximum height 
of 118 feet and a maximum length of 1,400 feet, a 
controlled outlet works discharging through a 
20-foot conduit in the right abutment, an ungated 
280-foot spillway adjacent to the left abutment of 
the dam, and two rolled-earthfill dikes. The reservoir 
provides for storage of 261,110 acre-feet and 
controls a drainage area of 748 square miles. For 
further project details see page 1162 of the 1962 
Annual Report. The existing project was selected 
for construction under the general authority for 
the Ohio River Basin in the 1938 Flood Control 
Act. The estimated Federal cost for new work is 
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$34,518,000, which includes future recreation 
work under the completed projects program. The 
estimated non-Federal portion is $2,150,000. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Operations and maintenance, general: The reservoir 
was operated for the benefit of flood control, 
as required, and necessary repairs were made to 
the structures and appurtenances. During the 
flood of April 1977, 56,200 acre-feet of water were 
stored in the lake. The Muskingum River crested 
at 16.5 feet at Zanesville and 9.0 feet at Mc- 
Connelsville. Reductions effected by the project 
were 1.2 and 0.9 foot at Zanesville and Mc- 
Connelsville, respectively. Project prevented 
flood damages of an estimated $7,884,000 during 
the fiscal year. 
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 Zanesville, Ohio, and the Muskingum and 
Ohio Valleys, generally. Construction of the project 
was initiated in July 1946 and completed in 
July 1959. Total real estate acquired for the project 
consists of 7,797 acres in fee and 5,282 acres of 
flowage easements. 
16. EAST LYNN LAKE, OHIO RIVER 
BASIN, WEST VIRGINIA 
Location. The damsite is located in Wayne 
County, W. Va., on the East Fork of Twelvepole 
Creek, approximately 10 miles above the mouth 
of East Fork and 42 miles above the confluence of 
Twelvepole Creek and the Ohio River. 
Existing project. The existing project consists 
of an earthfill dam with a maximum height of 113 
feet, a top length of 638 feet and a top width of 32 
feet, an uncontrolled spillway near the left abutment, 
and a 13-foot reinforced concrete tunnel in 
the right abutment with a control structure at the 
upstream end. The reservoir provides for a total 
storage of 82,500 acre-feet from a drainage area 
of 133 square miles. The reservoir is operated as a 
unit of the coordinated reservoir system for the 
protection of East Lynn and Wayne, W. Va.; and 
for Twelvepole Creek and Ohio River Valleys, 
generally. The existing project was selected for 
construction under the general authority for the 
Ohio River Basin in the 1938 Flood Control Act. 
The estimated Federal cost for new work (1977) is 
$35,500,000. 
Local cooperation. No local cooperation is required. 
Operation and results during fiscal year. All 
major items of construction are complete. 
Negotiations continued toward settlement with a 
major mineral owner. 
Operations and maintenance, general. The 
reservoir was operated for the benefit of flood 
control, as required and necessary repairs were 
made to the structures and appurtenances. During 
the flood of April 1977, 14,700 acre-feet of 
water were stored in the lake. This resulted in a 
reduction of 10.6 feet on the Twelvepole Creek at 
Wayne, West Virginia, as the stream crested at 
19.2 feet. Project prevented flood damages of an 
estimated $6,891,000 during the fiscal year. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. All major construction 
is complete. Remaining work consists of 
environmental enhancement and construction of 
additional recreation facilities at East Fork and 
Overlook Point, and settlement with a major 
mineral owner. To date 551 tracts of the required 
552 tracts have been acquired. 
17. FISHTRAP LAKE, OHIO RIVER 
BASIN, KENTUCKY 
Location. The damsite is located on Levisa Fork 
in Pike County, Ky., 2.6 miles above the confluence 
of Levisa and Russell Forks and 103 miles 
above the mouth of Levisa Fork. 
Existing project. The existing project consists 
of a rockfill dam with a maximum height of 195 
feet, an overall length of 1,100 and a width of 32 
feet. An excavated spillway is located in the left 
abutment and is controlled by four tainter gates. 
The reservoir provides for a total storage of 
164,360 acre-feet and controls a drainage area of 
395 square miles. The reservoir is being operated 
as a unit of the coordinated reservoir system for 
the protection of 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 
authority for the Ohio River Basin in the 1938 
Flood Control Act. The estimated cost for new 
work is $54,100,000, which includes an estimate 
for recreation facilities under the completed projects 
program. 
Local cooperation. No local cooperation is required. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work: A contract was awarded for construction of 
comfort stations below dam under the recreation 
at completed projects program. 
Operations and maintenance, general: The 
reservoir was operated for the benefit of flood 
control, as required, and the necessary repairs 
were made to the structures and appurtenances. 
During the record-breaking flood of April 1977, 
99,400 acre-feet of water were stored in the lake. 
The crest lake level of 807.00 feet was the maximum 
of record, as 71.7% of available flood 
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storage capacity was utilized. This resulted in a 
reduction of 9.2 feet on the Levisa Fork at 
Pikeville, Kentucky, as the stream crested at 51.5 
feet. Project prevented flood damages of an estimated 
$122,836,000 during the fiscal year. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. All major construction 
is complete. Remaining work items are: 
development of recreation facilities under the 
completed project program and settlement of real 
estate deficiencies. All 1,300 tracts of land required 
for the project have been acquired. 
18. GRAYSON LAKE, KENTUCKY 
Location. The damsite is located on the Little 
Sandy River 48.5 miles above the confluence with 
the Ohio River and 11 miles upstream from 
Grayson, Ky. 
Existing project. The existing project consists 
of a random earthfill dam with a maximum 
height of 120 feet and crest length of 1,460 feet, a 
controlled outlet works discharging through a 
14-foot spillway beyond the left abutment. The 
reservoir provides for a total storage of 119,000 
acre-feet and controls a drainage area of 196 
square miles. The reservoir is being operated as a 
unit of the coordinated reservoir system for the 
protection of Grayson, Ky., and the Little Sandy 
and Ohio River Valleys, generally. The existing 
project was selected for construction under the 
general authority for the Ohio River Basin in the 
1960 Flood Control Act. The estimated cost of new 
work is $19,400,000, which includes an estimate 
for future recreation facilities under the completed 
projects program, of which $305,000 is 
non-Federal. 
Local cooperation. No local cooperation is required. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Operations and maintenance, general: The reservoir 
was operated for flood control, as required 
and necessary repairs were made to the structures 
and appurtenances. During the flood of 
April 1977, 9,700 acre-feet of water were stored in 
the lake. A reduction of 6.9 feet at Grayson, Kentucky, 
was effected by the project as the Little 
Sandy River crested at 15.0 feet. Project 
prevented flood damages of an estimated 
$523,000 during the fiscal year. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. All major construction 
is complete. The 484 tracts of land required 
for the project have been acquired. 
19. JOHN W. FLANNAGAN DAM AND 
RESERVOIR, OHIO RIVER BASIN, 
VIRGINIA 
Location. The damsite is located on the Pound 
River in Dickenson County, Va., approximately 
1.8 miles above the confluence of Russell Fork 
and the Pound River and 150 miles above the 
mouth of the Big Sandy River. 
Existing project. The existing project consists 
of a rockfill dam with a maximum height of 252 
feet, a top length of 970 feet, a top width of 30 feet 
and a base width of 1,030 feet. An outlet tunnel 
located near the left abutment with a control 
structure at the upstream end. A spillway controlled 
by six tainter gates is located in a saddle 
just upstream from the damsite. The reservoir 
provides for storage of 145,700 acre-feet and controls 
a drainage area of 222 square miles. The existing 
project was selected for construction under 
the general authority for the Ohio River Basin in 
the 1938 Flood Control Act. The project has been 
modified to provide water quality control 
features by adding control gates to a previously 
uncontrolled spillway, which increased the total 
storage capacity by 39,000 acre-feet. The estimated 
cost for new work is $20,337,000, which 
includes an estimate for future recreation under 
the completed projects program. 
Local cooperation. No local cooperation is required. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work: Design was initiated for a boat waste dump 
station at Junction Site. This work was funded 
under the recreation at completed projects 
program. Operations and maintenance, general: 
The reservoir was operated for flood control, as 
required, and necessary repairs were made to the 
structures and appurtenances. During the 
record-breaking flood of April 1977, 55,800 acrefeet 
of water were stored in the lake. The crest 
lake level of 1,430.72 feet was the maximum of 
record, as 69.2% of available flood storage capacity 
was utilized. This resulted in a reduction of 4.4 
feet on the Levisa Fork at Pikeville, Kentucky, as 
the stream crested at 51.5 feet. Project prevented 
flood damages of an estimated $59,959,000 during 
the fiscal year. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. All major construction 
is complete. The 381 tracts of land required 
for the project have been acquired. 
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20. KEHOE LAKE, KENTUCKY 
Location. The damsite is located on the 
Greenup-Carter County line on Tygarts Creek, a 
tributary of the Ohio River approximately 48 
miles above the mouth of Tygarts Creek and 1.7 
miles above Kehoe, Ky. 
Existing project. The existing project provides 
for construction of a rockfill dam 101 feet in 
height and 1,265 feet in length, and uncontrolled 
spillway located upstream of the right abutment 
of the dam, and an upstream controlled outlet 
works with a tunnel through the left abutment. 
The reservoir will provide a total storage of 
48,048 acre-feet and control a drainage area of 
127 square miles. The reservoir will be operated 
as a unit of the coordinated reservoir system for 
the protection of Kehoe and Tygarts and Ohio 
Valleys, generally. The total estimated cost of 
new work (1977) is $40,300,000 which is to be appropriated 
and expended by the Federal Government. 
The sponsor is required to reimburse the 
Federal Government $4,365,000 for the non- 
Federal share of initial recreation development. 
The project was authorized by the 1966 Flood 
Control Act. (H. Doc. 517, 89th Congress). 
Local cooperation. Local interests are required 
to contribute that portion of recreation costs that 
exceed the portion permitted to be borne by the 
Federal Government under Public Law 89-72. 
Section 221 assurances (P.L. 91-611) were signed 
by the Commonwealth of Kentucky and approved 
by the Federal Government in June 1973. 
Uperations and results during fiscal year. The 
deletion of water quality control as a project purpose 
required project reformulation. All design 
work was curtailed pending approval of the Project 
Modification Report, which was approved in 
December 1975 by the Senate Committee on 
Public Works and the House Committee on 
Public Works and Transportation. Revised cost 
allocation data reflecting reallocation of storage 
to recreation, with resultant increased non- 
Federal cost, was forwarded to Office, Chief of 
Engineers, in February 1976. A letter was 
prepared and submitted to the Governor of Kentucky 
in April 1976, requesting reaffirmation of 
the Commonwealth's intent to participate in the 
development of the Kehoe Lake Project. The 
Governor, in June 1976, stated the Commonwealth's 
intent to honor the cost sharing contract. 
The Assistant Secretary for Civil Works by 
letter dated October 29, 1976, requested additional 
commitments from Kentucky; the Governor's 
General Council responded by letter dated 
November 11, 1976 indicating that further 
warranties should be held in abeyance pending 
resolution of a suit filed against the Commonwealth 
with Corps of Engineers as codefendant 
relative to Commonwealth's legal right to 
enter into cost-sharing agreements. The Huntington 
District by letter of January 11, 1977, 
recommended reassessment following resolution 
of the litigation. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Congressional 
approval of the Project Modification Report and 
appropriation of construction funds was considered 
sufficient authorization to proceed with 
project planning pending resolution of the recreation 
cost sharing contract. 
21. MARTIN, KENTUCKY 
Location. The project is located in Floyd County, 
Ky., approximately 5.5 miles above the mouth 
of Beaver Creek, a tributary of Levisa Fork of the 
Big Sandy River. 
Existing project. The existing project consists 
of approximately 4.5 miles of channel improvement 
along Beaver Creek beginning at a point approximately 
2.3 miles above the junction of the 
Right and Left Forks. The improved channel will 
have a bottom width of 75 feet, riprap will be placed 
along the outside of all channel bends, and both 
sides and channel bottom through three bridges. 
The project will reduce major floods at Martin by 
about 5.7 feet. The total estimated cost of new 
work (1977) is $6,750,000. Federal cost is 
$6,320,000 and non-Federal cost is $310,000 for 
lands and damages and utility adjustments. The 
project was authorized by the 1965 Flood Control 
Act (H. Doc. 246, 89th Congress). 
Local cooperation. Responsible local interests 
are required to provide the necessary lands, 
easements, rights-of-way; to hold and save the 
United States free from damages; to maintain the 
project after completion; to provide necessary 
relocations; and to prevent any encroachments on 
the capacities of the channel within the limits of 
the project. By letter, dated October 26, 1971, The 
Fiscal Court of Floyd County, Ky., furnished an 
amendment to the resolution of assurance of local 
cooperation. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Preconstruction planning is complete. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. To date 67% of 
the tracts required for the project have been acquired 
by the Sponsor. 
22. MASSILLON, OHIO 
Location. The project is located in Stark County, 
on the Tuscarawas River, 200 miles above the 
mouth of the Muskingum River. 
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Existing project. The existing project consists 
of channel improvement to the Tuscarawas 
River, combined with construction of drainage 
facilities, levees and pump stations. For further 
details see page 1156 of the 1962 Annual Report. 
The existing project was selected for construction 
under the general authority for the Ohio River 
Basin, in the 1938 Flood Control Act. The project 
was constructed at a total Federal cost of 
$8,139,406. 
Local cooperation. No local cooperation is required. 
See page 1156 of the 1962 Annual Report 
for details of local contributions of work beyond 
the scope of the project. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Operations and maintenance, general: Routine 
inspections were conducted to determine that the 
improved channel was maintained in satisfactory 
condition. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction 
was initiated in July 1940 and completed in October 
1951. The drainage structures and appurtenances, 
including pressure conduits, gate 
openings, and pump stations, have been turned 
over to the city for maintenance and operation. 
The channels and levees maintained by the United 
States are in good condition. 
23. MILL CREEK LAKE, OHIO 
Location. The damsite is located in Union and 
Delaware Counties, on Mill Creek, a tributary of 
the Scioto River, 1.5 miles above the mouth of Mill 
Creek and 157 miles above the mouth of Scioto 
River. 
Existing project. The existing project provides 
for construction of a rolled-earthfill dam 85 feet 
in height and 11,800 feet in length, a gated 
spillway controlled by three tainter gates in the 
right abutment, an outlet works consisting of 
three multi-level intakes, three sections of earth 
dike, and one levee with a pump station and appurtenances 
for the protection of Ostrander, 
Ohio. The reservoir will provide a total storage of 
84,694 acre-feet and control a drainage area of 
181 square miles. The reservoir will be operated 
as a unit of the coordinated reservoir systems for 
the protection of the Scioto and Ohio River 
Valleys, generally, and contribute to reductions 
of flooding at industrial and population centers at 
Columbus and Chillicothe. The project was 
authorized for construction under the 1962 Flood 
Control Act. The estimated Federal cost of the 
project (1977) is $72,900,000. 
Local cooperation. Local interests are required 
to operate and maintain the fish and wildlife 
facilities. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Preconstrpction planning is complete and 
engineering studies are suspended. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. The former 
Governor of Ohio, by letter in January 1973, announced 
withdrawal of State support for the project. 
As a result, all remaining planning activities 
were suspended. At present the current Director 
of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources is 
reassessing the State's position concerning Mill 
Creek and flood protection for the North Columbus 
area. The State of Ohio awarded a contract 
for the reconstruction of State Route 36 in March 
1972. The reconstructed route is entirely within 
the proposed reservoir boundary. Total Federal 
cost of this reconstruction was $594,474.48. 
24. MUSKINGUM RIVER LAKES, OHIO 
Location. The Muskingum River lies in 
southeast Ohio and, including tributaries, drains 
approximately 8,000 square miles. The 
headwaters rise about 25 miles south of Lake Erie 
and flow into the Ohio River at Marietta, Ohio, 
172 miles below Pittsburgh, Pa. 
Existing project. The existing project consists 
of the construction and operations and 
maintenance of 14 reservoirs and appurtenant 
works in the Muskingum River Basin. The existing 
project was originally authorized by the 
Public Works Administration in February 1934. 
The project was initially operated and maintained 
by the Muskingum Watershed Conservancy 
District of Ohio, the sponsoring agency, from 
July 1938 to August 1939 when operation and 
maintenance became the responsibility of the 
Corps of Engineers in accordance with the 
provisions of the 1939 Flood Control Act. For 
further details see page 1157 of the 1962 Annual 
Report. The estimated cost of new work is 
$44,353,000, which includes an estimate for 
future recreation under the completed projects 
program, including $1,625,000 non-Federal cost. 
Local cooperation. All requirements for local 
cooperation have been fully complied with. For 
further details see page 1257 of the 1942 Annual 
Report. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work: Planning of recreation facilities was continued 
under the completed projects program. 
Major Rehabilitation: Studies were made of the 
deficiencies which exist near the left abutment of 
Beach City Dam on Sugar Creek in Stark County, 
and at Dike No. 2 at the Mohicanville Lake near 
Big Prairie in Wayne County. In addition, 10 projects 
exhibit under-seepage problems in varying 
degrees of severity. Operations and maintenance, 
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general: The reservoirs were operated for flood 
control, as required, and the necessary repairs 
were made to the structures and appurtenances. 
The projects were operated to reduce flooding 
downstream during April 1977. Reductions 
effected by the projects are shown in the table 
below: 
RIVER CRESTS AND REDUCTIONS 
EFFECTED BY PROJECTS 
Cities River Crest Reduction Effected 
Project (Ohio) (feet) (feet) 
Coshocton 10.2 5.3 
Dresden 16.4 6.6 
Zanesville 16.5 4.8 
McConnelsville 9.0 3.5 
Projects prevented flood damages of an estimated 
$48,683,000 during the fiscal year. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of 
the project was initiated in January 1935 and 
completed in November 1938. A contract for construction 
of relief well system at Leesville was 
completed. 
25. NEWARK, OHIO 
Location. The project is located in Licking 
County at the junction of the North and South 
Forks of the Licking River, 29 miles above the 
confluence with the Muskingum River at 
Zanesville, Ohio. 
Existing project. The existing project consists 
of 31,500 feet of channel improvements on the 
Licking River, North and South Forks of Licking 
River, and Raccoon Creek, and a pump station for 
disposal of interior drainage. The existing project 
was selected for construction under the general 
authority for the Ohio River Basin in the 1938 
Flood Control Act. The existing Newark Local 
Protection Project was modified by the 1968 
Flood Control Act to include improvement of the 
interior drainage facilities, construction of Log 
Pond Run diversion and modification of North 
Fork channel. The estimated total cost of the 
proposed project (1977) is $5,675,000, of which 
$4,110,000 is Federal. 
Local cooperation. All local requirements for 
the existing project have been met. Local interests, 
for the proposed project, are required to 
furnish all land, easements, and rights-of-way; 
hold and save the United States free from 
damages and provide all necessary relocations. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work: North Fork Channel; As a result of the 
withdrawal of State support from the proposed 
Utica Lake project and the interdependency of 
the operation of Utica Lake with the North Fork 
Channel, the North Fork Channel must be reformulated. 
A preliminary reanalysis is underway. 
Log Pond Run Diversion, Local interests are 
prepared to enter into a Section 221 agreement. 
The City of Newark has agreed to finance the majority 
of the non-Federal costs. The local sponsor 
will be the Licking County Board of Commissioners 
and the Licking County Soil and 
Water Conservation District, who have entered 
into a reciprocal agreement so as to have sufficient 
authority for executing the Section 221 
contract. The contract was expended to reinforce 
maintenance agreement and is currently being 
reviewed. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing 
project was initiated in July 1940 and completed 
in November 1941. The pump facilities and levees 
were turned over to the city for maintenance and 
operation. Proposed project: The final General 
Design Memorandum was approved in March 
1974 with respect to Log Pond Run only. Additional 
economic feasibility studies for the Interior 
Drainage portion of the project will be required. 
The North Fork Channel portion of the 
project will require reformulation. 
26. NORTH BRANCH OF KOKOSING 
RIVER LAKE, OHIO 
Location. The damsite is located in Kiox County, 
on the North Branch of Kokosing River, approximately 
nine miles above the confluence of 
the Kokosing and North Branch Rivers, and 22 
miles northwest of Fredericktown, Ohio. 
Existing project. The existing project consists 
of a rolled-earthfill dam, 70 feet in height and 
1,400 feet in length, and an uncontrolled spillway 
adjacent to the right abutment. The reservoir 
provides for a total storage of 14,885 acre-feet and 
controls a drainage area of 45 square miles. The 
reservoir is operated for protection of 
Fredericktown and Mount Vernon, Ohio, valley 
of North Branch and Kokosing Rivers, and to 
lesser degree, the Muskingum and Ohio River 
Valleys. The existing project was selected for construction 
under the general authorization for the 
Ohio River Basin in the 1962 Flood Control Act. 
The estimated cost for new work is $6,571,300. 
Local cooperation. No local cooperation is required. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work: All major construction is complete. Opera- 
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tion and Maintenance, general: Necessary 
repairs were made to the structures and appurtenances. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. All major construction 
is complete. The 56 tracts of land required 
for the project have been acquired. 
27. NORTH FORK OF POUND RIVER 
LAKE, VIRGINIA 
Location. The damsite is located in Wise County, 
Virginia, on the North Fork of Pound River, 
approximately 1.1 miles upstream from the confluence 
of the North and South Forks which form 
the Pound River. 
Existing project. The existing project consists 
of a rockfill dam, with a height of 130 feet and 
length of 600 feet, an uncontrolled spillway in a 
saddle upstream from the dam, and an outlet 
tunnel in the right abutment with a control structure 
at the upstream end. The reservoir provides 
a total storage of 11,300 acre-feet and controls a 
drainage area of 17.6 square miles. The existing 
project was authorized under the 1960 Flood Control 
Act. The estimated Federal cost of the project 
is $6,187,000 
Local cooperation. No local cooperation is required. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Operations and Maintenance, general: The reservoir 
was operated for flood control, as required, 
and the necessary repairs were made to the structures 
and appurtenances. During the flood of 
April 1977, 4,965 acre-feet of water were stored in 
the lake. The crest lake level of 1,629.42 feet was 
the maximum of record, as 53.1% of available 
flood storage capacity was utilized. Project 
prevented flood damages of an estimated 
$115,000 during the fiscal year. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of 
the project, which was initiated in March 1963, is 
complete. The 128 tracts of land required for the 
project have been acquired. 
28. OHIO RIVER BASIN 
(HUNTINGTON DISTRICT) 
Location. The work covered by this project consists 
of a series of levees, floodwalls, channel improvements, 
and dams and lakes in the Ohio 
River Basin within the Huntington District. 
Existing project. The existing project consists 
of the individual projects considered in the comprehensive 
plan within the Huntington District. 
See Table 25-D for local protection projects, 
Table 25-E for dam and lakes, and Table 25-F for 
authorizing legislation. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. The 
completed local protection projects, operated and 
maintained by local interest, other than those for 
which individual reports have been included, 
prevented flood damages of an estimated 
aggregate total of $103,931,000 during the fiscal 
year. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Preliminary 
surveys and plans are complete for a number of 
projects included in the comprehensive plan. The 
status of projects selected for construction under 
this authorization is in individual reports. See 
Table 25-G for project costs through September 
30, 1977 
29. PAINT CREEK LAKE, OHIO RIVER 
BASIN, OHIO 
Location. The damsite is located in Ross County, 
on Paint Creek, a tributary of the Scioto River, 
37 miles above the mouth of Paint Creek and 100 
miles above the mouth of the Scioto River. 
Existing project. The existing project consists 
of a rock and random fill dam with a maximum 
height of 118 feet and a length of 700 feet, a gate 
controlled spillway located near the right abutment, 
an outlet tunnel located in the right abutment 
with a control structure at the upstream 
end, and a random rockfill dike located at the 
right abutment of the spillway. The reservoir 
provides a total storage of 145,000 acre-feet and 
controls a drainage area of 573 square miles. The 
reservoir is operated as a unit of the coordinated 
reservoir system for the protection of Chillicothe, 
Ohio, the Paint Creek Basin, and the Scioto and 
Ohio River Valleys, generally. The project was 
selected for construction under the general 
authorization for the Ohio River Basin in the 1938 
Flood Control Act. The estimated Federal cost of 
the project (1976) is $26,960,000. 
Local cooperation. Local interests are required 
to operate and maintain fish and wildlife 
facilities. The State of Ohio in FY 1976 began to 
operate and maintain the recreation area. 
Operation and results during fiscal year. New 
work: All major construction is essentially complete. 
Operation and maintenance, general: The 
reservoir was operated for flood control, as required, 
and the necessary repairs were made to 
the structures and appurtenances. The flood of 
April 1977 resulted in the storage of 11,500 acrefeet 
of water in the lake. Scioto River at Higby, 
Ohio crested at 15.8 feet and the project was 
responsible for a stage reduction of 0.7 foot. Project 
prevented flood damages of an estimated 
$543,000 during the fiscal year. 
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Condition at end of fiscal year. All major construction 
is essentially complete. The 257 tracts of 
land required for the project have been acquired. 
30. PAINTSVILLE LAKE, KENTUCKY 
Location. The damsite is located in Johnson 
County, on Paint Creek, a tributary of Levisa 
Fork of the Big Sandy River, eight miles above 
the mouth of Paint Creek, and four miles west of 
Paintsville. 
Existing project. The existing project provides 
for the construction of a rockfill dam 153 feet in 
height and 1,560 feet in length, an uncontrolled 
spillway located southwest of the right abutment, 
and an outlet tunnel in the right abutment with a 
control structure at the upstream end. The reservoir 
will provide a total storage of 76,462 acre-feet 
and control a drainage area of 93 square miles. 
The reservoir will be operated as a unit of the 
coordinated reservoir system for the protection of 
the Town of Paintsville, the lower Paint Creek 
Valley and Levisa Fork, Big Sandy and Ohio 
River Valleys, generally. The total estimated cost 
for new work (1977) is $43,100,000, which is to be 
appropriated and expended by the Federal 
Government. The sponsor will reimburse the 
Government $1,864,000, for the cost sharing portion 
of recreation development. The project was 
authorized by the 1965 Flood Control Act (House 
Document 246, 89th Congress). 
Local cooperation. Local interests are required 
to contribute 50% of the recreation costs under the 
current policy of Public Law 89-72. The recreation 
cost sharing contract has been signed by officials 
of the Commonwealth of Kentucky and by 
the Secretary of the Army. Assurances required 
by Section 221 of Public Law 91-611 were provided 
by the Commonwealth of Kentucky and approved 
by the Government in February 1973. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work: The project faces organized opposition 
primarily from Morgan County landowners 
utilizing environmental issues. A suit was filed in 
July 1974 to halt the project. After several 
hearings the injunction was set aside in July 1976. 
A suit concerning Paintsville and three other 
Kentucky projects was filed in state court, by the 
Kentucky River Coalition, seeking to have the 
Section 221 agreements declared invalid. The 
suit has been moved from State court to the U.S. 
District Court. A contract for Construction of 
Dam and Appurtentant works initiated in 
November 1976 is 19% complete. During the 
fiscal year 114 tracts of real estate were acquired 
Condition at end of fiscal year. New work: Contracts 
for cemetery relocation and for construction 
of the access road have been completed. A 
contract for Construction of Dam and Appurtentances, 
initiated in November 1976 is 19% complete. 
Thus far, 145 of the 291 tracts of land required 
for the project have been acquired. 
31. R. D. BAILEY LAKE, WEST VIRGINIA 
Location The damsite is located in Wyoming 
County, on the Guyandot River approximately 
108 miles above the confluence with the Ohio 
River and about 1.3 miles east of Justice, West 
Virginia. 
Existing project. The existing project consists 
of a rolled-rockfill dam with a concrete face having 
a height of 305 feet and a length of 1,330 feet, 
an uncontrolled spillway located in a saddle in the 
right abutment, and an outlet tunnel in the left 
abutment with a control structure located at the 
upstream end. The reservoir will provide a total 
storage of 203,700 acre-feet and control a 
drainage area of 540 square miles. The reservoir 
will be operated as a unit of the coordinated 
system for the protection of Logan, West 
Virginia, and the Guyandot and Ohio River 
Valleys, generally. The existing project was 
selected for construction under the general 
authorization for the Ohio River Basin in the 1962 
Flood Control Act. The estimated Federal cost for 
new work (1977) is $174,000,000. 
Local cooperation. No local cooperation is required. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work: The contract for the Outlet Works and 
Access Road was accepted in September 1977. 
The contract for construction of Guyandot Point 
Boat Launching Facilities, initiated in August 
1976, is 91% complete. The contract for cemetry 
removal (Part 5), initiated in November 1976, is 
33% complete. The contract for Relocation of 
County Road 6 and 6/3, initiated in May 1977, is 
57% complete. The original contract for the Dam 
and Spillway was terminated for default in 
March 1977. A contract to complete the Dam and 
Spillway was initiated in June 1977 and is 16% 
complete. Engineering studies for the remaining 
activities continued. During the fiscal year one 
tract of land was acquired. Operations and 
Maintenance: During the flood of April 1977, 
49,300 acre-feet of water were stored in the lake, 
resulting in a reduction of 5.5 feet on the Guyandot 
River at Logan, W. Va., and a reduction of 9.1 
feet on the Guyandot River at Branchland, W. Va. 
Project prevented flood damages of an estimated 
$26,726,000 during the fiscal year. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction is 
well underway. The major part of the relocations 
work is complete and the outlet works, abutment 
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excavation and road work are complete and the 
dam is 85% complete. Thus far, 1,541 of the 1,562 
tracts of land required for the project have been 
acquired. 
32. ROSEVILLE, OHIO 
Location. The project is located in Muskingum 
and Percy Counties, on Maxahala Creek, approximately 
six miles above the confluence with 
Jonathan Creek, a tributary of the Muskingum 
River. 
Existing project. The existing project consists 
of 7,290 feet of channel improvement; 6,400 feet of 
levee and railroad embankment enlargement; 
and the necessary appurtenances for disposal of 
interior drainage. The project was selected for 
construction under the general authorization of 
the Ohio River Basin in the 1938 Flood Control 
Act. Total Federal cost of the project as completed 
is $910,785. 
Local cooperation. All local requirements have 
been fully complied with. Total costs of all requirements 
under the terms of the authorized 
projects were $62,000 (1961). 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Operations and Maintenance, general: Routine 
inspections of the improved portion of the project 
were conducted. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of 
the project, initiated in August 1959, is complete. 
33. SUMMERSVILLE LAKE, OHIO RIVER 
BASIN, WEST VIRGINIA 
Location. The damsite is located at Ruckers 
Bend in Nicholas County on the Gauley River approximately 
35 miles above the confluence of the 
Gauley and New Rivers at Gauley Bridge, West 
Virginia. 
Existing project. The existing project consists 
of a rockfill dam with a height of 357 feet and a 
length of 2,280 feet, an outlet tunnel in the right 
abutment with a control structure at the 
downstream end, an uncontrolled spillway 
located west of the right abutment, and two 
earthfill dikes. The reservoir provides for a total 
storage of 413,800 acre-feet and controls a 
drainage area of 803 square miles. The existing 
project was selected for construction under the 
general authorization for the Ohio River Basin in 
the 1938 Flood Control Act. The estimated cost 
for new work is $48,080,000. 
Local cooperation. No local cooperation is required. 
Operations and results during period. 
Operations and Maintenance, general: The reservoir 
was operated for flood control, as required, 
and necessary repairs were made to the structures 
and appurtenances. During the flood of 
April 1977, 72,000 acre-feet of water were stored 
in the lake, resulting in a reduction of 1.7 feet on 
the Kanawha River at Kanawha Falls, W. Va. 
Project prevented flood damages of an estimated 
$44,140,000 during the fiscal year. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. All construction 
work except for future recreation under the completed 
projects program, is complete. The recreation 
work will be cost-shared with the State of 
West Virginia. The 414 tracts of land required for 
the project have been acquired. 
34. SUTTON LAKE, OHIO RIVER 
BASIN, WEST VIRGINIA 
Location. The damsite is located on the Elk 
River, in Braxton County, approximately one 
mile above Sutton and 101 miles above the mouth 
of the Elk River. 
Existing project. The existing project consists 
of a concrete gravity dam having a height of 220 
feet and a length of 1,178 feet, a gated spillway in 
the channel section of the dam, comprised of six 
tainter gates supported by piers, an outlet works 
comprised of five gated sluices through the 
spillway section. The reservoir provides for a 
storage of 265,300 acre-feet and controls a 
drainage area of 537 square miles. The existing 
project was selected for construction under the 
general authorization for the Ohio River Basin in 
the 1938 Flood Control Act. The estimated 
Federal cost for new work, including remaining 
recreation programmed for future years under 
the completed projects program, is $34,250,000. 
Local cooperation.No local cooperation is required. 
Under terms of an existing agreement, 
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company paid 
$62,800 toward the relocation of a modified slope 
and other betterments. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work: Planning for recreation facilities under the 
completed projects program continued. 
Operations and maintenance, general: The reservoir 
was operated for flood control, as required, 
and necessary repairs were made to the structures 
and appurtenances. During the flood of 
April 1977, 32,500 acre-feet of water were store in 
the lake, resulting in a reduction of 0.8 foot on the 
Kanawha River at Charleston (Old Lock 6). Project 
prevented flood damages of an estimated 
$15,211,000 during the fiscal year. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of 
the project, initiated in October 1949, is complete. 
The 606 tracts of land required for the project 
have been acquired. 
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35. TOM JENKINS RESERVOIR, OHIO 
RIVER BASIN, OHIO 
Location. The damsite is located in Athens 
County, on the East Branch of Sunday Creek, a 
tributary of the Hocking River, approximately 
three miles north of Glouster, Ohio and 57 miles 
above the mouth of the Hocking River. 
Existing project. The existing project consists 
of a rolled-earthfill dam, 84 feet in height and 944 
feet in length; a controlled outlet works discharging 
through a tunnel in the left abutment; and an 
uncontrolled spillway in a ridge running south 
from the damsite. The existing project was 
authorized under authority of the 1944 Flood 
Control Act. The Federal cost of completed work 
was $2,048,400. 
Local cooperation. All requirements of local 
cooperation have been met, see also page 1165 of 
the 1962 Annual Report. In fiscal year 1974, contributed 
funds totaling $64,660 were received 
from the State of Ohio. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Operation and maintenance, general: The reservoir 
was operated for flood control, as required, 
and necessary repairs were made to the structures 
and appurtenances. During a rise in April 
1977, the project reduced the stage at Athens, 
Ohio by 0.5 foot, as the river crested at 14.2 feet. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of 
the project was initiated in March 1948 and completed 
in February 1950. The reservoir provides 
substantial protection to Sunday Creek Valley as 
well as serving as a unit of the coordinated reservoir 
system for the protection of the Hocking and 
Ohio River Valleys. The reservoir also provides 
an assured source of water supply to villages, industries, 
and coal mining operations in the Sunday 
Creek Valley. 
36. TUG FORK VALLEY, KENTUCKY, 
VIRGINIA, AND WEST VIRGINIA 
Location. The work covered by the project is 
located in the Tug Fork Basin. The Tug Fork and 
the Levisa Fork form the Big Sandy River at 
Louisa, Kentucky. 
Existing project. The existing project consists 
of a study to evaluate the potential for providing 
comprehensive flood protection to communities 
in the Tug Fork Valley by a combination of local 
protection works and residential flood proofing. 
The Tug Fork Valley covers an area of 1,555 
square miles. The project was authorized for a 
Phase I General Design Memorandum by the 
Water Resources Development Act of 1974. The 
estimated Federal cost of new work (1977) is 
$83,000,000. 
Local cooperation. Local interest will be advised 
of the assurance requirements, under Section 
221 of the Public Law 91-611, at the time of 
formulation of specific projects. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. A 
channel cutoff, downstream of Matewan, has 
proven to be far more effective in reducing flood 
heights at Matewan than indicated by 1970 
studies. A contract for a flood damage survey for 
the entire valley was awarded in June 1977. Other 
contract work being considered includes a 
sociological-attitudinal survey, housingeconomic 
baseline data collection, and a land use 
study. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Topo mapping 
for Matewan, Williamson, West Williamson, East 
Williamson, South Williamson, Buffalo Creek, 
Lobata, and Fairview has been completed. Alternative 
designs and preliminary hydraulic studies 
for formulation purposes completed. 
37. YATESVILLE LAKE, KENTUCKY 
Location. The damsite is located in Lawrence 
County, Kentucky, on Blaine Creek, a tributary of 
the Big Sandy River, approximately five miles 
west of Lousia, Kentucky, and 18.5 miles above 
the mouth of Blaine Creek. 
Existing project. The existing project provides 
for construction of an earthfill dam, 104 feet in 
height and 770 feet in length; an uncontrolled 
spillway located approximately one-half mile 
east of the right abutment; and an outlet tunnel 
through the left abutment of the dam with a control 
structure at the upstream end. The reservoir 
will provide a total storage of 86,951 acre-feet and 
control a drainage area of 208 square miles. The 
reservoir will be operated as a unit of the coordinated 
reservoir system for the protection of the 
Ohio River Valley. The total estimated cost for 
new work (1977) is $57,200,000 which is to be 
allocated and expended by the Government. The 
sponsor will reimburse the Government 
$3,505,000 for the cost sharing portion of initial 
recreation development. The project was 
authorized by the 1965 Flood Control Act (House 
Document 246, 89th Congress). 
Local cooperation. Local interests are required 
to contribute that portion of recreation costs 
which exceed the amount permitted to be borne 
by the Federal Government under Public Law 89- 
72.
Operations and results during fiscal year. A 
Court suit concerning Yatesville and three other 
Kentucky projects was filed in State court by 
Kentucky Rivers Coalition against the United 
States and the Commonwealth of Kentucky. The 
United States had the suit removed from State 
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court to the U. S. District Court in Frankfort, 
Kentucky. Administration action and Congressional 
concurrence not to appropriate continuing 
funds resulted in halting normal land acquisition 
and termination of the dam contract. 
Exhaustion of funds notice was issued to the contractor 
in July 1977 and a termination letter 
dated August 18, 1977. The contractor should 
complete work related to mitigation of safety 
hazards and environmental damages during October 
1977. Real estate acquisition and related activities 
have been essentially suspended. 
Condition at end offiscal year. All work, except 
for final cleanup and mitigation of safety 
hazards, has been suspended. 
38. INSPECTION OF COMPLETED 
FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS 
The Flood Control Act of June 22,1936 and subsequent 
acts require local interests to furnish 
assurances that they will operate and maintain 
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 their respective districts. 
Maintenance inspections were made during the 
fiscal year of completed units transferred to local 
interests for operation and maintenance. Local 
interests were advised, as necessary, of measures 
required to maintain the projects in accordance 
with the standards prescribed by regulaions. 
Total cost for fiscal year 1977 were $74,100. Total 
costs to September 30, 1977 were $660,302. (See 
Table 25-H on inspection of flood control projects.) 
39. OTHER AUTHORIZED FLOOD 
CONTROL PROJECTS 
See Table 25-I. 
40. FLOOD CONTROL WORK UNDER 
SPECIAL AUTHORIZATION 
For flood control activities pursuant to Section 
205, Public Law 853, 80th Congress, as amended 
(Preauthorization). 
See Table 25-J. 
For snagging and clearing of navigable 
streams and tributaries in the interest of flood 
control pursuant to Section 208 of the 1954 Flood 
Control Act, Public Law 780, 83rd Congress. 
See Table 25-J. 
Flood control and coastal emergency activities, 
Public Law 99, 84th Congress, and antecedent 
legislation. 
Costs for advance preparation were $13,777 
during fiscal year 1977. 
41. SURVEYS 
Fiscal year 1977 costs were $867,594 itemized 
as follows: 
Navigation Studies...............$53,414 
Flood Control Studies .......... $574,456 
Comprehensive Basin Studies.... $138,689 
Review of Authorized Projects .. . $73,160 
Coordination Studies ............. $27,875 
42. COLLECTION AND STUDY OF 
BASIC DATA 
Fiscal year 1977 costs were $219,568. Three 
flood plain studies: Coshocton Area, Muskingum 
'River and Tributaries, Ohio; New River, Giles 
County, Va.; and Pulaski and Montgomery Counties, 
ovvm, were completed during the fiscal year. 
43. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
During FY 1977 $381 were expended for 
Hydrologic Studies. 
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TABLE 25-A 
See 
Section 
in Text Project 
2. Kanawha River, 
W. Va. 
5. Alum Creek Lake, 
Ohio 
6. Athens, Ohio 
7. Beech Fork Lake, 
W. Va. 
8. Bluestone Lake, 
Ohio River Basin, 
W. Va. 
9. Burnsville Lake, 
Ohio River Basin, 
W. Va. 
10. Chillicothe, Ohio 
11. Coal River Basin, 
W. Va. 
12. Deer Creek Lake, 
Ohio River Basin, 
Ohio 
13. Delaware Lake, 
Ohio River Basin, 
Ohio 
14. Dewey Lake, 
Ohio River Basin, 
Ky. 
15. Dillon Lake, 
Ohio River Basin, 
Ohio 
HUNTINGTON, W. VA., DISTRICT 
COST AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
Totals to 
Funding FY 74 FY 75 FY 76 FY 77 30 Sept. 1977 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
Rehab. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
1,380,087 
1,349,730 
3,156,000 
6,963,348 
55,023 
54,007 
1,118 
4,777,500 
4,978,501 
487,642 
656,489 
6,192,000 
6,040,471 
150,000 
99,667 
500 
85,966 
515,613 
270,516 
135,299 
132,592 
115,671 
135,809 
45,677 
77,910 
472,581 
501,856 
138,288 
117,395 
25-17 
27,167,3821 2 
27,167,382 
1,870,068 2,018,040 2,727,120 31,899,7573 
1,783,812 2,071,692 2,605,608 31,702,7113 4 
130,3945 
130,3945 
3,860,000 2,730,000 4,650,000 47,080,963 
4,761,369 3,036,191 4,468,093 46,492,3236 
122,167 201,481 200,860 579.502 
122,138 202,396 191,130 569,7007 
25,000 50,000 5,245,0008 
1,157 11,416 12,520 5,191,2399 
4,925,000 9,460,000 2,610,000 31,733,500 
5,278,173 9,710,795 2,494,223 31,460,04110 
92,791 145,035 237,826 
91,812 143,554 235,36611 
150,000 -133,197 64,157 29,288,91512 
2 29,943 29,237,90013 
378,671 600,657 481,896 5,201,642 
439,843 680,062 430,111 5,139,14314 
10,475,000 7,770,000 4,550,000 34,320,266 
10,337,104 7,542,826 4,214,507 33,216,28215 
93,357 174,059 267,416 
92,255 174,243 266,49816 
304,099 1,237,000 -100,000 1,766,099 
365,719 741,651 316,736 1,668,688 
166,991 440,000 -230,000 576,991 
76,904 161,169 19,458 456,411 
105,000 30,000 -4,000 20,401,33917 18 
493,573 42,630 17,761 20,395,8811920 
238,403 354,731 405,219 1,772,696 
229,099 367,571 397,677 1,756,94221 
7,631,821 
7,631,821 
174,199 270,152 297,215 2,305,638 
168,533 275,703 293,099 2,300,34822 
502,000 313,000 9,819 7,841,01723 
13,385 821,282 14,607 7,825,44524 
450,432 919,856 542,581 4,450,683 
450,402 906,997 555,944 4,414,06425 
220,000 -220,000 30,218,135 
30,218,135 
144,079 183,243 147,623 1,609,520 
153,965 186,536 145,481 1,607,203

REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
TABLE 25-A (Cont'd) 
See 
Section 
in Text Project 
16. East Lynn Lake, 
Ohio River Basin, 
W. Va. 
17. Fishtrap Lake, 
Ohio River Basin, 
Ky. 
18. Grayson Lake, 
Ky. 
19. John W. Flannagan 
Dam and Reservoir, 
Ohio River Basin, 
Va. 
20. Kehoe Lake, 
Ky. 
21. Martin, Ky. 
22. Massillon, Ohio 
23. Mill Creek Lake, 
Ohio 
24. Muskingum River 
Dams and Lakes, 
Ohio 
25. Newark, Ohio 
26. North Branch of 
Kokosing River Lake, 
Ohio 
27. North Fork of Pound 
River Lake, 
Ohio River Basin, 
Va. 
COST AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
Funding 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
Rehab. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
Totals to 
FY 74 FY 75 FY 76 FY 77 30 Sept. 1977 
364,000 
712,000 
354,619 
308,537 
21,980 
181,270 
371,118 
370,920 
95,000 
148,431 
328,141 
318,141 
155,200 
147,574 
335,399 
479,977 
338,000 
67,976 
3,181 
5,307 
4,729 
23,521 
145,747 
-77 
65,023 
2,864,306 
2,978,951 
80,000 
22,895 
5,104 
10,440 
50,000 
79,513 
69,124 
47,533 
25,000 
51,152 
198,486 
386,266 
250,000 
228,648 
338,356 
381,203 
100,000 
211,999 
550,494 
521,680 
55,000 
33,988 
327,096 
338,691 
234,500 
33,640 
313,962 
382,692 
-90,000 
63,381 
2,367 
16,656 
4,832 
816,000 
583,039 
516,286 
516,767 
102,000 
131,175 
871,924 
924,903 
-3,000 
7,934 
450,906 
464,204 
-8,000 
188,677 
588,008 
588,112 
758,068 
228,514 
350,000 
6,900 
11,929 
25,260 
105,000 -100,000 
2,343,454 3,282,515 
3,127,859 3,338,003 
460,000 
322,339 
10,000 110,000 
78,984 102,942 
10,781 8,165 
9,434 9,512 
1,000 25,000 
21,078 5,405 
65,776 168,432 
72,997 178,208 
-75 
3,773 
219,370 
247,152 
434,554 
435,572 
~---- 
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4,845,000 31,936,215 
249,537 26,986,56826 
485,841 2,181,871 
494,711 2,175,44327 
274,000 54,329,60728 
59,101 54,071,808 30 
658,742 3,887,870 
639,402 3,861,18631 
13,930 18,781,30932 
5,096 18,752,16633 
408,397 2,582,464 
416,336 2,578,48634 
8,227 20,322,61935 
8,887 20,311,56936 
524,400 3,527,191 
509,909 3,493,76337 
-525,000 1,273,493 
141,254 1,261,145 
-310,000 240,300 
4,747 201,485 
8,139,40638 
8,139,40638 
9,022 182,722 
5,525 179,222 
1,602,702 
1,602,702 
41,209,26139 
41,205,26140 
1,864,796 25,310,728 
1,839,431 25,216,59241 
500,000 960,00042 
392,470 714,80942 
465,000 1,713,591 
178,724 1,427,315 
12,059 573,100 
12,059 573,100 
25,000 6,596,300 
1,430 6,549,83343 
87,680 402,20044 
86,113 396,04044 
6,186,901 
6,186,90145 
307,680 2,189,362 
298,879 2,173,002

TABLE 25-A (Cont'd) 
See 
Section 
in Text Project 
28. Ohio River Basin 
29. Paint Creek Lake, 
Ohio River Basin, 
Ohio 
30. Paintsville Lake, 
Ky. 
31. R. D. Bailey Lake, 
W. Va. 
32. Roseville, Ohio 
33. Summersville Lake, 
W. Va. 
34. Sutton Lake, 
W. Va. 
35. Tom Jenkins Dam, 
Ohio River Basin, 
Ohio 
36. Tug Fork Valley, Ky. 
W. Va., and Va. 
37. Yatesville Lake, 
Ky. 
HUNTINGTON, W. VA., DISTRICT 
COST AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
Funding 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Totals to 
FY 74 FY 75 FY 76 FY 77 30 Sept. 1977 
1,391,000 
2,284,737 
109,821 
109,561 
2,320,000 
2,150,397 
21,210,000 
25,310,229 
1,589 
2,287 
5,000 
13,561 
337,776 
353,476 
34,400 
252,071 
471,372 
782,366 
89,933 
113,020 
150,000 
1,000,000 
879,353 
762,000 
1,113,742 
201,029 
196,768 
1,725,000 
1,881,707 
17,600,000 
19,739,707 
4,563 
4,563 
-1,000 
701 
485,795 
486,723 
3,000 
X2,009 
668,787 
696,954 
216,958 
133,704 
125,000 
96,238 
1,725,000 
1,991,302 
989,000 
1,030,252 
247,671 
251,357 
1,920,000 
1,620,561 
28,859,300 
26,459,036 
4,906 
4,906 
-212 
569,728 
575,193 
461 
301 
677,369 
705,141 
247,192 
333,320 
272,644 
364,153 
3,345,000 
2,903,752 
355,86146 
355,86146 
26,980,100 
107,184 26,943,41347 
248,578 957,725 
247,674 955,36448 
6,110,000 13,803,264 
5,677,474 12,840,51549 
12,000,000 149,043,235� 
10,147,058 143,888,6195051 
87,892 87,892 
87,225 87,22552 
910,785 
910,785 
3,219 69,419 
174 66,374 
-3,050 48,075,823 
626 48,075,82353 
509,285 3,700,749 
514,820 3,684,279 
-156 38,839,96154 
38,839,96155 
708,201 5,881,851 
709,184 5,867,61456 
2,086,05357 58 
2,086,05357 58 
117,528 1,625,501 
114,539 1,662,39259 
500,000 1,047,664 
544,769 1,005,160 
3,800,000 10,969,500 
3,079,230 9,786,07260 
1. Includes $4,294,612 for new work for previous projects. 
2. Includes $4,498,636 emergency relief funds and 
$9,004,800 public works funds. 
3. Includes $3,883,513 for maintenance of previous 
projects. 
4. Excludes surplus property valued at $14,634 
transferred from project without reimbursement. 
5. Public works acceleration funds. 
6. Excludes surplus property valued at $1,093 
transferred to project without reimbursement. 
7. Excludes surplus property valued at $4,735 
transferred from project without reimbursement. 
8. Excludes $40,110 contributed by local interests. 
9. Excludes surplus property valued at $23 
transferred from project without reimbursement. 
10. Excludes surplus property valued at $196 
transferred from project without reimbursement. 
11. Excludes surplus property valued at $1,950 
transferred from project without reimbursement. 
12. Includes $543,960 emergency relief funds, $9,698 
public works acceleration funds, $41,310 Code 711 funds and 
$75,803 Code 713 funds. 
13. Includes $543,960 emergency relief funds, $9,698 
ublic works acceleration funds, $38,112 Code 711 funds and 
27,986 Code 713 funds. 
14. Excludes surplus property valued at $1,382 
transferred from project without reimbursement. 
15. Excludes surplus property valued at $10,945 
transferred to projec without reimbursement. 
16. Excludes surplus property valued at $1,480 
transferred from project without reimbursement. 
17. Excludes $225,090 contributed funds. 
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REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
TABLE 25-A (Cont'd) COS7 AN) FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
18. Includes $581,613 Code 711 funds. 
19. Excludes surplus property valued at $393 
transferred from project without reimbursement. 
20. Includes $580,026 Code 711 funds. 
21. Excludes surplus property valued at $1,876 
transferred from project without reimbursement. 
22. Excludes surplus property valued at $1,188 
transferred from project without reimbursement. 
23. Includes $23,087 public works acceleration funds, 
$1,085,697 Code 711 funds and $230,819 Code 713 funds. 
24. Includes $23,087 public works acceleration funds, 
$1,078,124 Code 711 funds and $222,819 Code 713 funds. 
25. Excludes surplus property valued at $23,498 
transferred from project without reimbursement. 
26. Excludes surplus property valued at $1,412 
transferred from project without reimbursement. 
27. Excludes surplus property valued at $1,991 
transferred from project without reimbursement. 
28. Includes $206,000 Code 711 funds and $10,000 Code 
712 funds. 
29. Includes $19,624 Code 711 funds and $10,000 Code 
712 funds. 
30. Excludes surplus property valued at $8,167 
transferred from project without reimbursement. 
31. Excludes surplus property valued at $3,342 
transferred from project without reimbursement. 
32. Includes $15,930 Code 713 funds. 
33. Includes $930 Code 713 funds. 
34. Excludes surplus property valued at $950 
transferred from project without reimbursement. 
35. Includes $295,958 Code 711 funds. 
36. Includes $290,198 Code 711 funds. 
37. Excludes surplus property valued at $3,209 
transferred to project without reimbursement. 
38. Excludes $477,813 contributed funds. 
39. Includes $27,190,000 National Industrial Recovery 
Act funds, and $490,332 Code 711 funds. 
40. Includes $271,900 National Industrial Recovery Act 
funds, and $485,382 Code 711 funds. 
41. Excludes surplus property valued at $382 
transferred from project without reimbursement. 
42. Includes $61,945 Public Works Acceleration funds. 
43. Excludes surplus property valued at $70,829 
transferred to project without reimbursement. 
44. Includes $64,233 Code 711 funds. 
45. Excludes surplus property valued at $528 
transferred from project without reimbursement. 
46. Includes $10,920 Emergency Relief funds. 
47. Excludes surplus property valued at $5,896 
transferred to project without reimbursement. 
48. Excludes surplus property valued at $2,645 
transferred to project without reimbursement. 
49. Excludes surplus property valued at $2,718 
transferred from project without reimbursement. 
50. Includes $5,534 Consolidated Funds, Army. 
51. Excludes surplus property valued at $33,790 
transferred to project without reimbursement. 
52. Excludes surplus property valued at $2,000 
transferred from project without reimbursement. 
53. Excludes surplus property valued at $22,818 
transferred to project without reimbursement. 
54. Includes $1,647,713 Code 711 funds. 
55. Includes $1,647,713 Code 711 funds. 
56. Excludes surplus property valued at $6,781 
transferred from project without reimbursement. 
57. Includes $8,064 Code 711 funds and $30,000 public 
works acceleration funds. 
58. Excludes $639,660 contributed funds. 
59. Excludes surplus property valued at $1,441 
transferred from project without reimbursement. 
60. Excludes surplus property valued at $502 
transferred to project without reimbursement. 
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HUNTINGTON, W. VA., DISTRICT 
KANAWHA RIVER, W. VA.: 
TOTAL COST OF EXISTING PROJECT TO SEPTEMBER 30, 1977 
TABLE 25-B (See Section 2 of Text) 
Operations & 
Maintenance, 
Project New Work General Rehabilitation Total 
Regular $ 9,369,3341 2 $27,818,880 $37,188,214 
Public 9,004,800 9,004,800 
Emergency Relief 4,498,636 4,498,636 
Public Works $130,394 130,394 
Acceleration, 
Executive, 1963 
Total $22,872,7703 $27,818,880 ,$130,394 $50,822,044 
1. $5,159,879 expended between July 1884 and June 30, 3. Excludes $4,294,612 expended for New Work on 
1936, on operation and care of work improvement under previous projects. 
provisions of permanent indefinite appropriations for such 4. Excludes surplus property valued at $14,634 
purposes, of which $1,276,366 expended on existing project. transferred to project without reimbursement. 
2. Includes $3,883,513 expended for maintenance on 
previous projects. 
OTHER AUTHORIZED NAVIGATION PROJECTS 
TABLE 25-C (See Section 4 of Text) 
For Last Cost to Sept. 30, 1977 
Full Report 
See Annual Operation and 
Project Report For Construction Maintenance 
Big Sandy River, W. Va., and Ky., including 
Levisa and Tug Forks. 1952 1,586,236 1,471,2991 
Elk River, W. Va.3 1903 30,259 
Gauley River, W. Va.4 1903 14,761 
Guyandotte River, W. Va.5 1915 27,500 
LittleKanawha River, W. Va.,6 1960 470,536 1,023,854 
Muskingum River, Ohio7 1955 301,912 6,171,8978 
New River, Va. and W. Va.5 1899 109,691 
Scioto River at Portsmouth, Ohio9 1953 10,951 16,593 
1. Excludes $131,473 contributed by local interest for 
maintenance of lock 1 in fiscal years 1953-62, inclusive, in addition 
$98,512 expended from operation and maintenance 
funds for repair of lock and dam 3 for local water supply and 
recreation. In addition, $140,068 expended from funds 
transferred from Department of Commerce, under 
accelerated public works program, for repairs of eroded bank 
at lock 3 on Big Sandy River, at Louisa, Ky. 
2. Operation and maintenance suspended June 30, 1952. 
3. Work closed September 1902. Property transferred to 
Kanawha River improvements. 
4. Work closed September 1902. Abandonment 
recommended in H. Doc. 467, 69th Congress. 
5. Work suspended. 
6. Operation and maintenance suspended June 30, 1951. 
7. Collections from licensed non-Federal hydroelectric 
utilities for use of dams on Muskingum River for fiscal years 
1923-1953 were $79,154. 
8. Excludes $5,663 and $378, respectively, contributed 
funds for reconstruction of dam 10, and intermittent operation 
of lock 1 for benefit of Marietta Boat Club, Inc., subsequent 
to June 30, 1954. 
9. Private Law 954, August 31, 1954, authorized 
Secretary of Treasurer to pay Portsmouth Sand and Gravel 
Co. $75,000 in full settlement of claims against Government 
for damages resulting from change in Scioto River Channel. 
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TABLE 25-D 
REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
OHIO RIVER BASIN (HUNTINGTON DISTRICT) 
LOCAL PROTECTION PROJECTS 
(See Section 28 of Text) 
Estimated Cost s 
Type of 
Location 1 2 Protection Federal Non-Federal Total 
Aberdeen, Ohio 
Ashland, Ky. 
Athalia, Ohio 
Augusta, Ky. 
Belpre, Ohio 
Brooklyn, W. Va. 
Buena Vista, Ohio 
Burlington, Ohio 
Catlettsburg, Ky. 
Ceredo-Kenova, W. Va. 
Chambersburg, Ohio 
Chesapeake, Ohio 
Cheshire, Ohio 
Chilo, Ohio 
Clifton, W. Va. 
Coal Grove, Ohio 
Dover, Ky. 
Friendly, W. Va. 
Fullerton, Ky. 
Galax (New River Basin), Va. 
Gallipolis, Ohio 
Greenup, Ky. 
Hanging Rock, Ohio 
Hartford, W. Va. 
Henderson, W. Va. 
Higginsport, Ohio 
Hockingport, Ohio 
Huntington, W. Va. 
Ironton, Ohio 
Letart, W. Va. 
Letart Falls, Ohio 
Manchester, Ohio 
Mapleshade, Ohio 
Marietta, Ohio 
Mason, W. Va. 
Massillon (Muskingum River Basin), 
Ohio 5 
Maysville, Ky. 
Middleport, Ohio 
Miller, Ohio 
Millwood, W. Va. 
Newark (Muskingum River Basin), 
Ohio5 
New Martinsville, W. Va. 
New Matamoras, Ohio 
Newport, Ohio 
Normal, Ky. 
Parkersburg, W. Va. 
Point Pleasant, W. Va. 
Pomeroy, Ohio 
Portland, Ohio 
Portsmouth-New Boston, Ohio 
Proctorville, Ohio 
Racine, Ohio 
Ravenswood, W. Va. 
Ripley, Ohio 
Riverview, W. Va. 
Roseville (Muskingum River Basin), 
Ohio5 
Russell, Ky. 
St. Marys, W. Va. 
Sardis, Ohio 
Sciotoville, Ohio 
Sistersville, W. Va. 
South Point, Ohio 
Wall and levee 
Wall and levee 
Levee 
Wall and levee 
Wall and levee 
Wall and levee 
Wall and levee 
Levee 
Wall and levee 
Wall and levee 
Wall and levee 
Levee 
Levee 
Wall and levee 
Levee 
Wall and levee 
Levee 
Wall and levee 
Wall and levee 
Channel improvement 
and levee 
Wall and levee 
Wall and levee 
Levee 
Wall and levee 
Levee 
Wall and levee 
Levee 
Wall and levee 
Wall and levee 
Wall and levee 
Wall and levee 
Levee 
Levee 
Wall and levee 
Wall and levee 
Channel improvement, 
wall and levee 
Wall and levee 
Wall and levee 
Levee 
Wall and levee 
Channel improvement 
and levee 
Channel improvement 
and levee 
Wall and levee 
Levee 
Wall and levee 
Wall and levee 
Wall and levee 
Wall and levee 
Wall and levee 
Wall and levee 
Resettlement 
Wall and levee 
Wall and levee 
Wall and levee 
Levee 
Channel improvement 
Levee (backwater 
pWrotection) 
all and levee 
Levee 
Wall and levee 
Wall and levee 
Wall and levee 
$ 1,430,000 
3,717,655 
630,000 
1,220,000 
3,570,000 
5,200,000 
593,000 
146,000 
3,854,361 
2,756,956 
1,600,000 
330,000 
419,000 
899,000 
230,000 
888,000 
648,000 
655,000 
1,090,000 
480,536 
2,670,000 
2,660,000 
467,000 
2,880,000 
437,000 
944,000 
568,000 
7,172,840 
2,628,006 
938.000 
992,000 
1,330,000 
1,330,000 
14,000,000 
1,040,000 
8,139,406 
6,493,747 
6,260,000 
519,000 
843,000 
3,615,916 
4,670,000 
2,090,000 
318,000 
648,000 
6,652,827 
2,918,780 
16,500,000 
1,040,000 
9,806,424 
2,700,000 
985,000 
1,470,000 
1,940,000 
881,000 
910,785 
237,193 
1,510,000 
285,000 
1,460,000 
1,770,000 
992,000 
$ 55,000 
313,000 
187,000 
620,000 
448,000 
226,000 
197,000 
117,000 
300,000 
265,000 
53,000 
139,000 
147,000 
120,000 
113,000 
55,000 
585,000 
61,000 
178,000 
185,000 
839,000 
512,000 
155,000 
222,000 
188,000 
320,000 
242,000 
1,509,3006 
669,000 
123.000 
126,000 
377,000 
298,000 
822,000 
238,000 
477,8137 
563,7008 
490,000 
173,000 
134,000 
541,000 
643,000 
285,000 
84,000 
235,000 
300,000 
278,000 
346,000 
104,000 
525,00012 
120,000 
106,000 
810,000 
115,000 
62,000 
10,000 
139,000 
60,000 
377,000 
269,000 
117,000 
$ 1,485,000 
4,030,6554 
817,000 
1,840,000 
4,018,000 
5,426,000 
790,000 
263,000 
4,154,3614 
3,021,9564 
1,653,000 
469,000 
566,000 
1,019,000 
343,000 
943,000 
1,233,000 
716,000 
1,268,000 
666,5364 
3,509,000 
3,172,000 
622,000 
3,102,000 
625,000 
1,264,000 
810,000 
8,682,1404 
3,297,0064 
1,061,000 
1,118,000 
1,707,000 
1,628,000 
14,822,000 
1,278,000 
8,617,2194 
7,057,4474 
6,750,0009 
692,000 
977,000 
4,156,91641o0 11 
5,313,000 
2,375,000 
402,000 
883,000 
6,952,8274 
3,196,7804 
16,846,000 
1,144,000 
10,331,4244 
2,700,000 
1,105,000 
1,576,000 
2,750,000 
996,000 
972,7854 1o 
247,1934 
1,649,000 
345,000 
1,837,000 
2,039,000 
1,109,000 
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HUNTINGTON, W. VA., DISTRICT 
OHIO RIVER BASIN (HUNTINGTON DISTRICT) 
LOCAL PROTECTION PROJECTS 
TABLE 25-D (Cont'd) (See Section 28 of Text) 
Estimated CostS 
Type of 
Location' 2 Protection Federal Non-Federal Total 
South Portsmouth, Ky. Levee 370,000 137,000 507,000 
Syracuse, Ohio Levee 1,220,000 100,000 1,320,000 
Vanceburg, Ky. Wall and levee 2,490,000 685,000 3,175,0009 
Waverly, W. Va. Wall and levee 3,480,000 251,000 3,731,000 
Williamstown, W. Va. Wall and levee 2,580,000 136,000 2,716,000 
Zanesville (Muskingum River), Ohio Wall and levee 8,110,000 13,000, 000 21,110,000 
1. All projects are on Ohio River, unless otherwise noted. 
2. Also see "Other authorized flood control projects," for 
all projects except: Massillon, Newark, and Roseville, Ohio. 
3. Latest cost estimate revised 1954, unless otherwise 
noted. 
4. Construction completed. 
5. For details see individual report. 
6. Includes $2,300 construction funds contributed by local 
interests. 
7. Construction funds contributed by Massillon Conservancy 
District. 
8. Includes $38,700 construction funds contributed by 
local interests. 
9. Latest cost estimate revised, 1960. 
10. Includes construction costs expended in fiscal year 1963 
and 1964 on original project. 
11. Includes estimate for modified project. 
12. Includes $15,150 construction funds contributed by 
local interests. 
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REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
OHIO RIVER BASIN (HUNTINGTON DISTRICT) DAMS AND LAKES 
TABLE 25-E (See Section 28 of Text) 
Tributary basin Total estimated 
and reservoir Stream cost 
Big Sandy: 
Dewey, Ky2 Johns Creek $ 9,022,0003 
Fishtrap, Ky2 Levisa Fork 53,854,000 
Haysi, Va.5 Russell Fork 10,100,000 
John W. Flannagan, Va.2 Pound River 22,088,000 
Guyandotte: 
Mud River, W. Va.5 Mud River 10,600,000 
Hocking: 
Logan, Ohio5 Clear Creek 4,230,000 
Tom Jenkins, Ohio2 East Branch of Sunday Creek 2,086,5003 6 
Kanawha: 
Big Bend, W. Va.5 Greenbrier River 13,900,000 
Birch, W. Va.5 Birch River 6,450,000 
Bluestone, W. Va.2 New River 30,158,0003 
Moores Ferry, Va.5 New River 25,600,000 
Poca, W. Va.5 Pocatalico River 21,600,000 
Summersville, W. Va.2 Gauley River 48,080,0008 
Sutton, W. Va.2 Elk River 36,837,0003 
Little Kanawha: 
Burnsville, W. Va.2 Little Kanawha River 45,600,0004 
Leading Creek, W. Va.5 11 Leading Creek 40,400,00012 
West Fork, W. Va.5 11 West Fork 39,700,00012 
Muskingum: 
Dillon, Ohio2 Licking River 34,518,0003 
Frazeysburg, Ohio5 Wakatomika Creek 7,200,000' 
Millersburg, Ohio5 Killbuck Creek 12,000,000 
Muskingum River Lakes 
(System of 14 reservoirs)2 On various streams 44,353,0003 
Scioto: 
Big Darby Creek, Ohio Big Darby Creek 70,300,0008 
Deer Creek, Ohio2 Deer Creek 20,280,0003 
Delaware, Ohio2 Olentangy River 7,631,8213 
Paint Creek, Ohio2 Paint Creek 26,926,000 
Rocky Fork, Ohio Rocky Fork 4,410,00010 
Twelvepole Creek: 
East Lynn, W. Va.5 9 East Fork 35,500,0004 
1. Latest cost estimate revision 1954, unless otherwise 
noted. 
2. For details see individual report. 
3. Construction completed. 
4. Latest cost estimate revision 1977. 
5. Also see "Other Authorized Flood Control Projects." 
6. Excludes $785,000 contributed by local interests. 
7. Latest cost estimate revision 1960. 
8. Latest cost estimate revision 1963. 
9. See annual report for 1950 for individual report. 
10. Total cost $6,349,000, additional $1,939,000 to be contributed 
by local interests. 
11. See annual report for 1974 for individual report. 
12. Latest cost estimate revision 1974. 
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HUNTINGTON, W. VA., DISTRICT 
TABLE 25-F AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
Acts Work Authorized Documents 
OHIO RIVER BASIN-HUNTINGTON DISTRICT 
(See Section 28 of Text) 
Aug. 28, 1937 Construct levees, floodwalls, and drainage structures for protection Flood Control Committee Doc. 1, 
of cities and towns in Ohio River Basin. Projects to be selected by 75th Cong., 1st Sess. 
Chief of Engineers with approval of Secretary of Army at a cost 
not to exceed $24,877,000 for construction. 
June 28, 1938 Approved general comprehensive plan for flood control and other Flood Control Committee Doc. 1, 
purposes in Ohio River Basin as may be advisable in discretion of 75th Cong., 1st Sess. 
Secretary of Army and Chief of Engineers, and for initiation and 
partial accomplishment of plan, authorized $75 million for reservoirs 
and $50,300,000 for local flood protection works. 
Aug. 11, 1939 Provides Muskingum River Valley dams and reservoirs as set forth 
in official plan of Muskingum watershed conservancy district 
shall be indluded in flood control plan of Ohio River Basin. 
Aug. 18, 1941 Additional $45 million for prosecution of comprehensive plan for 
Ohio River Basin. 
Dec. 22, 1944 Additional $70 million for further prosecution of comprehensive H. Doc. 762, 77th Cong., 2nd Sess. 
plan for Ohio River Basin, including Burr Oak Reservoir on 
Hocking River, Ohio at an estimated cost of $400,000. 
July 24, 1946 Additional $125 million for further prosecution of comprehensive H. Doc. 506, 78th Cong., 1st Sess. 
plan including local flood protection works at Galax, Va., on 
Chestnut Creek, at an estimated cost of $276,125. 
May 17, 1950 Additional $100 million for prosecution of comprehensive plan for 
Ohio River Basin. 
Dec. 30, 1963 Additional $150 million for further prosecution of comprehensive 
plan for flood control and other purposes in Ohio River Basin. 
June 18, 1965 Additional $89 million for further prosecution of comprehensive H. Doc. 6755, 89th Cong., 1st Sess. 
plan for Ohio River Basin. 
Aug. 13, 1968 Additional $35 million for further prosecution of comprehensive S. 3710, 90th Cong. 
plan for Ohio River Basin. 
June 19, 1970 Additional $69 million for further prosecution of comprehensive H. Doc. 15166, 91st Cong., 2nd Sess. 
plan for Ohio River Basin. 
March 7, 1974 Additional $120 million for further prosecution of comprehensive H. Doc. 10203, 93rd Cong., 2nd Sess. 
plan for Ohio River Basin. 
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TABLE 25-G 
REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
OHIO RIVER BASIN (HUNTINGTON DISTRICT) 
PROJECT COSTS TO SEPT. 30, 1977 
(See Section 28 of Text) 
New Work 
Total Total Cost 
Appropriated to 
Project to Sept. 30, 1977 Sept. 30, 1977 
Local protection projects: 
Aberdeen, Ohio $ 1,334 $ 1,334 
Augusta, Ky. 11,5771 11,5771 
Coal Grove, Ohio 3,389 3,389 
Columbus, Ohio 11,2372 11,2372 
Greenup, Ky. 4,962 4,962 
Manchester, Ohio 17,7211 17,7211 
Middleport, Ohio 9,7833 9,783s 
Ripley, Ohio 7,523 7,523 
Reservoirs and Lakes: 
Big Walnut, Ohio 110,622 110,622 
Birch, W. Va. 45,7361 45,7361 
Clendenin, W. Va. 33,000 33,000 
Frazeysburg, Ohio 5,000 5,000 
Haysi, Va. 2,656 2,656 
Leading Creek, W. Va. 272,8805 272,8806 
Rocky Fork, Ohio 91,321 91,321 
West Fork, W. Va. 663,1925 663,1926 
Total Ohio River Basin 1,291,9334 1,291,9334 
1. Allocation and costs for feasibility study. 
2. Includes $9,137 emergency relief funds. 
3. Includes $1,783 emergency relief funds. 
4. Includes $10,920 emergency relief funds (Basin total). 
5. Allocation and costs for Phase I GDM Draft. 
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HUNTINGTON, W. VA., DISTRICT 
INSPECTION OF FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS 
TABLE 25-H (See Section 38 of Text) 
Flood Control Works Inspected Dates of Inspection 
Ashland, Ky. 22 Apr. 77 6 Oct. 77 
Athens, Ohio Oct. 77 
Barboursville, W. Va. Jan. 74 
Beaver Creek, Langley, W. Va. Sept. 77 
Bramwell, W. Va. 28 Sept. 77 
Cairo, W. Va. 30 Aug. 77 
Catlettsburg, Ky. 23 May 77 4 Oct. 77 
Ceredo-Kenova, W. Va. April 77 Sept. 77 
Chillicothe, Ohio Nov. 77 
East Rainelle, W. Va. Aug. 77 
Fishing Creek, Pine Grove, W. Va. Aug. 77 
Fourpole Creek, Huntington, W. Va. Dec. 76 
Galax, Va. Sept. 77 
Grahn, Ky. July 77 
Griffithsville-Yawkey, W. Va. Nov. 77 
Hitchins, Ky. July 77 
Huntington, W. Va. May 77 Oct. 77 
Inez, Ky. Nov. 77 
Ironton, Ohio April 77 July 77 
Jacksonburg, W. Va. Aug. 77 
Massillon, Ohio Oct. 77 
Maysville, Ky. March 77 June 77 
Montcalm, W. Va. Nov. 76 
Mount Vernon, Ohio Aug. 77 
Newark, Ohio July 77 
Nimishillen Creek, Canton, Ohio July 77 
Olive Hill, Ky. July 77 
Paint Creek, Washington Court House, Ohio Nov. 76 
Parkersburg, W. Va. May 77 Sept. 77 
Point Pleasant, W. Va. May 77 Oct. 77 
Portsmouth-New Boston, Ohio April 77 July 77 
Prestonsburg, Ky. March 77 
Princeton, W. Va. Sept. 77 
Richwood-Fedwick, W. Va. Aug. 77 
Roseville, Ohio June 77 
Russell, Ky. March 77 June 77 
Smithfield, W. Va. Aug. 77 
South Williamson, Ky. May 77 Nov. 77 
Utica, Ohio Sept. 77 
West Union, W. Va. Aug. 77 
Williamson, W. Va. May 77 Nov. 77 
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REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
TABLE 25-I OTHER AUTHORIZED FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS 
For Last Cost to Sept. 30, 1977 
Full Report 
See Annual Operation and 
Project Report For Construction Maintenance 
Local Protection projects: 
Aberdeen, Ohio - 1,334- 
Ashland, Ky.3 1954 3,703,9524 - 
Athalia, Ohio' - - 
Athens, Ohio' - 5,166,146- 
Augusta, Ky.1'- 11,577- 
Belpre, Ohio' - - - 
Brooklyn, W. Va.'-- 
Buena Vista, Ohio' - - - 
Burlington, Ohio' - - 
Catlettsburg, Ky.' 1963 3,854,361- 
Ceredo-Kenova, W. Va.3 1955 2,753,5514 - 
Chambersburg, Ohio' - - - 
Chesapeake, Ohio' - - - 
Cheshire, Ohio' - - - 
Chilo, Ohio' - - - 
Clifton, W. Va.' - - - 
Coal Grove, Ohio'- 3,389- 
Columbus, Ohio'- 11,237- 
Dover, Ky.' 
East Rainelle, W. Va.3 1962 614,598- 
Friendly, W. Va.' - - - 
Fullerton, Ky.' 
Galax, Virginia3 1953 480,536- 
GGraelelinpuopli,s ,K Oyh.'-io ' 4,962- 
Hanging Rock, Ohio' - - - 
Hartford, W. Va.'-- 
Henderson, W. Va.' - - - 
Higginsport, Ohio' - - - 
Hockingport, Ohio' 
Huntington, W. Va.3 1956 7,172,8404 - 
Ironton, Ohio3 1952 2,604,6464 - 
Letart, W. Va.' - - - 
Letart Falls, Ohio5 - - 
Lower Guyandotte River Basin, W. Va.' - 17,721- 
Manchester, Ohio' 1975 24,101- 
Marietta, Ohio' - - - 
Mason, W. Va.' 
Maysville, Ky.3 1959 6,493,7474 - 
Middleport, Ohio'- 9,783- 
Miller, Ohio' - - - 
Millwood, W. Va.' - - - 
New Martinsville, W. Va.' - - - 
New Matamoras, Ohio' - - - 
New Port, Ohio' - - - 
Normal, Ky.1 
Parkersburg, W. Va.3 1955 6,652,8274 - 
Pt. Pleasant, W. Va.3 1953 2,919,5804 - 
Pomeroy, Ohio' - - - 
Portland, Ohio' 
Portsmouth-New Boston, Ohio3 1956 9,806,4244- 
Princeton, W. Va.3 1962 808,750- Proctorville, Ohio' 
Racine, Ohio- 
Ravenswood, W. Va.' 
Ripley, Ohio' 7,523 
Riverview, W. Va.' 
Russell, Ky.' 1953 237,193 
St. Marys, W. Va.' 
Sardis, Ohio- 
Sciotoville, Ohio' 
Sisterville, W. Va.' 
South Point, Ohio' 
South Portsmouth, Ky.' 
Syracuse, Ohio' 
Vanceburg, Ky.' 
Waverly, W. Va.' 
Williamson, W. Va.3 1964 1,056,166 
Williamstown, W. Va.1 
Zanesville, Ohio' - - - 
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HUNTINGTON, W. VA., DISTRICT 
OTHER AUTHORIZED FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS 
TABLE 25-I (Cont'd) 
For Last Cost to Sept. 30, 1977 
Full Report 
See Annual Operation and 
Project Report For Construction Maintenance 
Reservoirs and Lakes: 
Big Bend, W. Va.'- 
Big Darby, Ohio' 1969 3,349,568- 
Birch, W. Va.2 - 45,736- 
Frazeysburg, Ohio' - 5,000- 
Haysi, Va.' - 2,656- 
Leading Creek, W. Va.' 1974 272,880- 
Logan, Ohio2 - - - 
Millersburg, Ohio' - - - 
Moores Ferry, Va.2 - - - 
Mud River, W. Va.' - - - 
Panther Creek Lake, W. Va.' 1976 22,879- 
Poca, W. Va.' - - - 
Rocky Fork, Ohio' 1950 91,321- 
Salt Creek Lake, Ohio' 1975 1,089,943- 
Utica Lake, Ohio1 1975 663,192- 
West Fork, W. Va.' 1974 663,192- 
1. Inactive 
2. Deferred 
3. Completed 
4. Includes cost of floodwall rehabilitation. 
5. Projects Deauthorized in FY 1977. 
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TABLE 25-J 
REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
FLOOD CONTROL WORK UNDER SPECIAL AUTHORIZATION 
(See Section 40 of Text) 
Flood Control activities pursuant to Section 205 
P.L. 858, 80th Congress, as amended (preauthorization) 
Study Identification FY 77 Cost 
Blacklick Creek, Reynoldsburg, Ohio $ 9,328 
Laurel Fork, Matheny, W. Va. 27,213 
Laurelville, Ohio 19,138 
Peak Creek, Va. 100 
Upper Meadow River, W. Va. 6,113 
Snagging and clearing navigable streams and 
tributaries in the interest of flood control 
(Sec. 208, 1954 Flood Control Act, P.L. 780 
83rd Congress) 
Project and Location 
Mill Creek, Ripley, W. Va. $ 74,855 
Paint Creek, Pax, W. Va. 68,026 
Sewell Creek, Rainelle, W. Va. 3,518 
Stinson Creek, Grayson, Ky. 12,753 
Emergency Bank Protection (Section 14 of 
the 1946 Flood Control Act, P.L. 526, 
79th Congress) 
Project and Location 
New Haven, W. Va. 1,926 
Parkersburg, W. Va. 4,464 
Russell, Ky. 12,339 
Stream Erosion Control, Evaluation and 
Demonstration (Section 32 of the 1974 
Water Resources Development Act, 
P.L. 251, 93rd Congress) 
Project Identification 
Demonstration Projects at Undesignated Sites $ 10,761 
Evaluation of Extent of Stream Bank Erosion 21,861 
Ohio River Demonstration Projects 350,080 
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PITTSBURGH, PA., DISTRICT* 
This District comprises part of eastern Ohio, 
western Pennsylvania, southwestern New York, 
northern West Virginia, and northwestern 
Maryland embraced in drainage basin of Ohio 
River and tributaries above mile 127 (below 
Pittsburgh), immediately upstream from New 
Martinsville, W.Va. 
IMPROVEMENTS 
Navigation Page 
1. Allegheny River, Pa ...................... 26-2 
2. Construction of locks and dams, 
Ohio River....................................... 26-2 
3. Monongahela River, Pa. and 
W .V a............................................... 26-2 
4. Open-channel work, Ohio River ... 26-3 
5. Tygart Lake, W.Va........................ 26-3 
6. Other authorized navigation 
projects............................................ 26-3 
Flood Control 
7. Berlin Lake, Ohio River Basin, 
O hio................................................. 26-3 
8. Chartiers Creek, Pa....................... 26-4 
9. Conemaugh River Lake, Ohio Rivet 
Basin, Pa......................................... 26-5 
10. Crooked Creek Lake, Ohio River 
Basin, Pa......................................... 26-5 
11. DuBois, Pa ...................................... 26-6 
12. East Branch, Clarion River Lake, 
Ohio River Basin, Pa..................... 26-6 
13. Elkins, W.Va.................................. 26-7 
14. Girtys Run, Millvale, Pa............... 26-7 
15. Johnstown, Pa................................. 26-8 
16. Kinzua Dam and Allegheny 
Reservoir, Ohio River Basin, Pa. 
and N .Y ........................................... 26-8 
17. Loyalhanna Lake, Ohio River Basir 
Pa.................................................... 26-9 
18. Mahoning Creek Lake, Ohio River 
Basin, Pa......................................... 26-9 
19. Michael J. Kirwan Dam and 
Reservoir, Ohio............................... 26-10 
Flood Control (Continued) Page 
20. Mosquito Creek Lake, Ohio River 
Basin, Ohio...................................... 26-10 
21. Muddy Creek Dam, Pa.................. 26-11 
22. Ohio River Basin (Pittsburgh 
District) ........................................... 26-11 
23. Punxsutawney, Ohio River Basin, 
P a.................................................... 26-11 
24. Ridgway and vicinity, Pa.............. 26-12 
25. Root Creek, Bolivar, N.Y.............. 26-12 
26. Rowlesburg Lake, W.Va.............. 26-13 
27. Shenango River Lake, Ohio River 
Basin, Pa. and Ohio ....................... 26-13 
28. Stonewall Jackson Lake, W.Va.... 26-14 
29. Tenmile Creek at Marianna, Pa. 26-14 
30. Tionesta Lake, Ohio River Basin, 
P a.................................................... 26-15 
31. Union City Lake, Pa...................... 26-15 
32. Woodcock Creek Lake, Pa .......... 26-16 
33. Youghiogheny River Lake, Ohio 
River Basin, Pa. and Md.............. 26-16 
34. Inspection of completed flood 
control projects............................... 26-17 
35. Other authorized flood control 
projects........................................... 26-17 
36. Flood control work under special 
authorization................................... 26-17 
General Investigations 
37. Surveys ............................................ 
38. Collection and study of basic data 
39. Research and development........... 
26-18 
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*All cost and financial statements for projects are listed at the end of this chapter. All other tables are referenced in text and 
also appear at the end of this chapter. 
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REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
Navigation 
1. ALLEGHENY RIVER, PA. 
Location. Rises in northern Pennsylvania, 
flows northwestward into New York, thence 
generally southwestward to Pittsburgh, Pa., 
where it joins with Monongahela River to form 
the Ohio. It is 325 miles long. (See Geological Survey 
Charts for western Pennsylvania and 
southwestern New York.) 
Existing project. Provides for eight locks and 
dams to afford slack-water navigation from 
Pittsburgh, Pa., 72 miles to above East Brady, Pa. 
Controlling depth through canalized portion is 9 
feet at normal pool level, and channel width 
varies from minimum of 200 feet to full width of 
river at mouth. Cost of new work for completed 
project was $18,157,860. (See tables 26-B and 
26-C for authorizing legislation and locks and 
dams on Allegheny River, Pa.). 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Terminal facilities. City of Pittsburgh constructed 
a modern wharf for river freight. There 
are numerous privately maintained terminals 
and docks, consisting of tipples, various types of 
hoists, chutes, and pipelines for use in loading and 
unloading coal, stone, sand, gravel, petroleum 
products, steel products, and other commodities. 
Transshipment of freight between river and 
railroads is handled at privately owned river-torail 
terminals. Existing private terminals are 
adequate for shipments and receipt in Pittsburgh 
District of type of commerce now in existence. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Operation and maintenance, general: Locks were 
operated as required and necessary repairs made 
to structures to maintain them in serviceable condition 
at cost of $1,576,636; maintenance repairs 
at locks and dams were accomplished at cost of 
$202,796. 
Condition at end offiscal year. Existing project 
is complete, last lock was placed in service in 
1938. All locks and dams are in good condition. 
Navigation channel has been widened at certain 
points and, in general, maintained to project 
depth, thus affording adequate depth for passage 
of commercial tows. 
2. CONSTRUCTION OF LOCKS AND 
DAMS, OHIO RIVER 
See this heading under Ohio River portion. 
3. MONONGAHELA RIVER, PA. AND 
W.VA. 
Location. Formed by junction of Tygart and 
West Fork Rivers about 1 mile south of Fairmont, 
W.Va., and flows northerly for 128.7 miles to its 
junction with Allegheny River, forming Ohio 
River at Pittsburgh, Pa. (See Geological Survey 
Charts for southwestern Pennsylvania and 
northern West Virginia.) 
Previous project. For details see Annual Report 
for 1963, page 1070. 
Existing project. Provides for improvement of 
river by 10 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 
dams 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 building two parallel 
chambers and fixed concrete dams during 1905 
and 1932. Locks and dam 1 were eliminated in 
1938 by raising Emsworth Dam, Ohio River. 
Reconstruction of lock 2 was completed in 1953 to 
provide two modern navigation chambers. Construction 
of Maxwell locks and dam and the 
reconstruction of dam 4 have allowed for removal 
of obsolete locks and dams 5 and 6. The authorized 
Grays Landing lock and dam and Point Marion 
replacement lock will replace existing obsolete 
lock and dam 7 and lock 8, respectively. Small 
and antiquated original locks and dams 10 to 15, 
inclusive, have been replaced by three modern 
structures. Morgantown lock and dam, initial 
step in replacement program, was completed in 
1950 replacing locks and dams 10 and 11. 
Hildebrand lock and dam, next upstream, was 
completed in 1959 replacing locks and dams 12 
and 13. Raising crest of dam 8 was also completed 
in 1959 as part of upper river improvement and 
eliminates restricted depth in upper reach of 
pool. Opekiska lock and dam was completed in 
1967 replacing locks and dams 14 and 15. Completion 
of this link in upper river replacement 
program provides for entire river length of 
minimum channel depth of 9 feet, varying in 
width from a minimum of 250 feet to practically 
full width at mouth. Estimated cost for new work 
(1977), exclusive of amounts expended on 
previous projects is $224,100,000. (See tables 26- 
B, 26-D, and 26-E for authorizing legislation and 
locks and dams on Monongahela River, Pa. and 
W. Va., and total costs of existing project to end of 
fiscal year.) 
Local cooperation. None required. 
Terminal facilities. City of Pittsburgh constructed 
a modern wharf for freight. Boat landings 
are maintained by some municipalities 
along the river. A large number of tipples at 
mines and various types of hoists at manufacturing 
plants and sand and gravel supply companies 
are maintained for private use in loading 
and unloading coal, coke, billets, steel products, 
sand, gravel, and other commodities. These ter- 
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PITTSBURGH, PA., DISTRICT 
minals and docks are not available for general 
commerce. A number of docks and pipelines are 
also privately maintained for petroleum 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. 
Facilities considered adequate for existing commerce. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work: Preconstruction planning is continuing on 
Grays Landing lock and dam, to replace obsolete 
lock and dam 7, and on Point Marion lock, to 
replace lock 8. Operation and maintenance, 
general: Locks were operated as required and 
necessary repairs were made to maintain them in 
a serviceable condition at cost of $3,160,319, 
maintenance repairs to locks and dams cost 
$1,997,149. Study for replacement of locks and 
dams for lower reach of river is being conducted 
as part of the continuing modernization program 
for the entire Monongahela River. Locks and 
Dam 3 currently experiences about 40 to 45 
lockages per day and this high usage combined 
with its age of almost 70 years presents a most 
serious situation. The structure is showing advanced 
stages of deterioration in most of its vital 
components. Emergency remedial measures are 
under way. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Project is complete 
except for possible construction of Grays 
Landing lock and dam and construction of new 
lock at Point Marion lock and dam (lock and dam 
8). A controlling depth of 9 feet is maintained for 
entire length of river, varying in width from a 
minimum of 250 feet to full width of river at 
mouth. 
4. OPEN-CHANNEL WORK, OHIO 
RIVER 
See this heading under Ohio River portion. 
5. TYGART LAKE, W.VA. 
Location. On Tygart River in Taylor County, 
W.Va., about 22.7 miles above mouth of river at 
Fairmont, W.Va. It is 2.25 miles upstream from 
Grafton, W.Va., and about 78 miles south of 
Pittsburgh, Pa. Reservoir is in Taylor and Barbour 
Counties, W.Va. (See Geological Survey 
Charts for Fairmont, Thornton, and Belington, 
W.Va.) 
Existing project. A reservoir for low water 
regulation and flood control. Dam is concrete 
gravity type with an uncontrolled center spillway 
flanked by abutment sections joining valley sides. 
Project was authorized by Public Works Administration 
January 11, 1934, and adopted by 
1935 River and Harbor Act. For further project 
description see Annual Report for 1962. Completed 
project cost $18,431,844. Public visitation 
to the project is approaching 1,000,000 recreation 
days annually and this upward trend in attendance 
indicates an increased demand for an upgrading 
and expansion of public facilities. Estimated 
cost at this time of suitable, additional 
recreation facilities at this project is $3,136,000. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Operation and maintenance, general: Reservoir 
was operated for benefit of flood control and low 
water regulation, as required, and project structures 
were operated and maintained in a serviceable 
condition throughout the year at total 
cost of $310,282. Inflow into the lake was above 
normal during the fall period and downstream 
flow schedule was easily maintained. Estimated 
flood control benefits achieved by this reservoir 
for this period were $1,748,000. Total flood control 
benefits for this reservoir through 
September 30, 1977 are $171,018,000. Some 
reservoir management activity was continued 
comprising sanitation measures, real estate 
management, and operation and maintenance of 
public-use facilities. This work was limited in 
scope as State of West Virginia has jurisdiction 
over recreation in reservoir area. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Authorized project 
is complete. Reservoir is in operation for low 
water control in Monongahela River and for purpose 
of flood protection in Monongahela and Ohio 
Valleys. Construction of dam was started in 1935 
and placed in operation in 1938. Land acquired 
for project consists of 2,662.9 acres in fee simple 
and flowage easements over 1,216.9 acres. 
6. OTHER AUTHORIZED NAVIGATION 
PROJECTS 
See table 26-F on other authorized navigation 
projects. 
Flood Control 
7. BERLIN LAKE, OHIO RIVER 
BASIN, OHIO 
Location. Dam is on Mahoning River about 73 
miles above its confluence with Shenango River. 
It is about 10 miles above existing Milton Reservoir 
Dam and 35 miles upstream from Warren, 
Ohio. Reservoir is in Portage, Mahoning, and 
Stark Counties, Ohio. (See Geological Survey 
Charts for Warren, Ravenna, ar d Alliance, Ohio.) 
Existing project. A reservoir for flood control 
and water supply. Dam consists of a partially controlled, 
concrete gravity, center spillway flanked 
by rolled-earthfill abutment sections joining 
valley sides. Project selected for construction under 
general authorization for Ohio River Basin in 
1938 Flood Control Act. For further project 
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description, see Annual Report for 1962, page 
1233. Federal cost of completed project was $6,- 
288,676. Construction of additional recreation 
facilities for completed project is estimated to 
cost $2,393,200 (1977) making the total project 
cost estimate $8,681,876. 
Local cooperation. None required by law. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work: After a final inspection meeting on May 26, 
1977, the Bonner Road Day Use Recreation Area 
was accepted by the Ohio Department of Natural 
Resources as satisfactorily complete, and the 
Ohio DNR is now operating the site for public use. 
Contract for construction of restrooms at the German 
Church Recreation Area was awarded on 
September 21, 1977. Cost of new work at recreation 
facilities this fiscal year, $57,454. Operation 
and maintenace, general: Reservoir was operated 
as required and necessary repairs were made to 
structures and appurtenances. Much above normal 
runoff during July, August, and September 
1976 resulted in pool levels remaining above normal 
through October. The State of Ohio Fish 
Commission requested a drawdown of Berlin 
Lake to elevation 1004 by November 30. This was 
accomplished and Berlin pool was held at a low 
level through mid-February to accommodate 
projected runoff from the heavy snow pack. 
Significant flood reductions in February, March 
and April were effected by Berlin Dam along the 
Mahoning River. Estimated flood control 
benefits achieved by this reservoir for this period 
were $6,461,000; total benefit through September 
30, 1977, $128,590,000. Activities under reservoir 
management program comprising sanitation 
measures, conservation, land management, and 
operation and maintenance of public-use 
facilities continued. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Authorized project 
is complete and in operation for flood control 
and low water regulation purposes in industrialized 
Mahoning Valley below. Construction 
of dam was started January 1942 and completed 
June 1943. Land acquired for project consists 
of 6,885.3 acres in fee simple and easements 
over 1,098.7 acres. 
8. CHARTIERS CREEK, PA. 
Location. Within Washington and Allegheny 
Counties, southwestern Pennsylvania, a 
tributary of Ohio River. (See Geological Survey 
Chart for Carnegie, Pa.). 
Existing project. Provides for channel widening, 
deepening and realignment, construction of a 
major channel cutoff, and relocations in two 
separate and independent reaches. James G. 
Fulton project in Allegheny County would be 
about 13.4 miles long and Canonsburg-Houston 
reach in Washington County about 4.7 miles long. 
Proposed improvements would contain within 
banks, all floods up to the 1912 maximum of 
record, but with some residual damage, and 
would greatly reduce flood stages and damages 
resulting from higher floods. Project was 
authorized by Flood Control Act of 1965. Estimated 
cost for new work (1977) is $38,400,000 of 
which $29,300,000 is Federal cost and $9,100,000 
non-Federal cost. 
Local cooperation. Responsible local interests 
must provide lands, easements, rights-of-way, 
and spoil-disposal areas for construction; bear 
cost of all relocations and alterations of sewer, 
water, gas, oil, electric powerlines, and other 
utility alterations; railroad track shifts; highway 
and street modifications; and construction of new 
or reconstruction of existing highway bridges 
made necessary by construction work; hold 
United States free from damages; establish 
channel limit lines within each county along entire 
waterway downstream from existing improvements 
at Washington, Pa., and prevent any 
encroachment which would reduce flood carrying 
capacity of the channel so defined; inform 
affected interests at least annually that project 
will not provide complete protection from flood 
greater in magnitude than that which occurred in 
September 1912; and maintain and operate project 
works after completion. Board of County 
Commissioners, Washington County, local 
cooperating agency for Canonsburg-Houston 
reach of improvement and Chartiers Valley District 
Flood Control Authority, local cooperating 
agency for James G. Fulton Flood Protection Project 
provided formal assurances of local cooperation 
which were accepted by District Engineer on 
July 12, 1967 and November 27, 1967, respectively. 
Tri-party contract between Allegheny County 
Sanitary Authority, Chartiers Valley District 
Flood Control Authority and United States of 
America covering relocation of sanitary sewer 
facilities in James G. Fulton Flood Protection 
Project was approved April 4, 1968. Local interests 
completed acquisition of rights-of-entry 
and arrangements for utility adjustments for 
Units 1, 2, 3 and 5 of James G. Fulton Flood 
Protection Project and for Units 1 and 2A of 
Cannonsburg-Houston reach. Local requirements 
for remaining two units are expected 
to be furnished when required. Non-federal contributions 
have been made in the amount of 
$3,866,158. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work: Construction of Unit 2A at Canonsburg- 
Houston was completed on December 16, 1976 
and this Unit was turned over to local interests for 
operation and maintenance on June 9, 1977. 
Transfer of Unit 5 of the James G. Fulton project 
to the Chartiers Valley District Flood Control 
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Authority was recommended on May 20, 1977. 
Regular inspections were made at completed units. 
Estimated flood control benefits achieved by 
the Chartiers Creek project through September 
30, 1977 totaled $2,682,000. 
Uonctation at end offiscal year. James G. Fulton 
Flood Control Project-Construction of Unit 1 was 
started in July 1968 and completed in September 
1970 and turned over to local interests for operation 
and maintenance on June 25, 1971. Construction 
of Unit 2 was started in April 1970 and was 
completed in April 1973. Construction of Unit 3 
was started in July 1971 and was completed in 
December 1974. Construction of Unit 5 was 
started in June 1972 and was completed in 
December 1973. Transfer to local interests was 
recommended on May 20, 1977. Plans and 
specifications for Unit 4 are complete. Initiation 
of construction of this Unit depends upon the 
Authority's erection of two new highway bridges 
over cut-off channel and on right-of-way acquisitions. 
Contract for blasting rock under these 
bridges to facilitate future cutoff channel excavation 
by the Government was signed by the 
Authority for an estimated $300,000. 
Canonsburg-Houston Reach-Construction of 
Unit 1 was started in December 1968, completed 
in March 1970, and turned over to local interests 
for operation and maintenanice on August 10, 
1970. Construction of Unit 2A was started 
January 17, 1976, completed December 16, 1976, 
and turned over to local interests on June 9, 1977. 
Construction plans and specifications for Unit 
2B, the remaining unit of this reach, are complete 
and approved; awaiting right-of-entry. Of a total 
of 94 tracts of land in the project, 21 have thus far 
been acquired; total acreage 108.11, 30.36 acquired. 
9. CONEMAUGH RIVER LAKE, 
OHIO RIVER BASIN, PA. 
Location. Dam is on Conemaugh River in Indiana 
and Westmoreland Counties, Pa., 7.5 miles 
above junction of Conemaugh River and 
Loyalhanna Creek, which form head of 
Kiskiminetas River. It is about 2 miles northeast 
of Tunnelton, Pa., and about 42 miles east of 
Pittsburgh, Pa. Reservoir is in Westmoreland 
and Indiana Counties, Pa. (See Geological Survey 
Charts for Latrobe, New Florence, and Elders 
Ridge, Pa.) 
Existing project. A flood control reservoir dam 
of concrete gravity type with a gate-controlled 
center spillway flanked by abutment sections 
joining valley sides and an earth embankment ending 
in right abutment. Project authorized by 
Flood Control Acts of 1936 and 1938. For further 
project description see Annual Report for 1962, 
page 1217. Completed project cost $45,684,411. 
Construction of sanitary facilities at recreation 
area is estimated at $6,000, raising the total estimated 
project cost to $45,690,411. 
Local cooperation. None required by law. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Operation and maintenance, general: Reservoir 
was operated for benefit of flood control as required, 
and necessary repairs were made to 
structures and appurtenances. Lake level was 
maintained near the minimum pool elevation 
throughout the year except for flood storage 
periods. Significant flood reduction was effected 
by Conemaugh Dam during July along the 
Kiskiminetas, Allegheny, and the Ohio Rivers, 
when an elevation of 958.9 was reached, the fifth 
highest since the dam was built. During an 8-hr. 
period on July 19-20, from 5 to 12 inches of rain 
drenched the northeastern half of the Conemaugh 
Basin and caused by far the most intensive inflow 
into Conemaugh Reservoir, a record-breaking 
194,000 cfs (99,000 cfs in June 1972). The reservoir 
pool rose 61.8 feet in 32 hours to the year-high 
elevation of 958.9 on the 21st, with a storage of 
178,000 or 65% if the usable flood control storage. 
Various flood reductions during October, 
February, March, April, and July were effected. 
Estimated flood control benefits achieved by this 
reservoir for this period were $29,616,000; total 
flood control benefits through September 30, 
1977 are $469,889,000. Activities under reservoir 
management program comprising sanitation 
measures, conservation, land management and 
operation and maintenance of public-use 
facilities were continued. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Authorized project 
is complete. Reservoir is in operation as a unit 
of coordinated reservoir system designed for 
protection of Pittsburgh and reduction of flood 
heights in upper Ohio Valley, generally. Construction 
of dam and appurtenances was started 
in April 1949 and completed in December 1952. 
Furnishing and erection of 2 gantry cranes and 
14 crest gates by contract were started in 
November and December 1951, and completed in 
August and September 1953, respectively. 
Relocation of main line of Conemaugh division, 
Pennsylvania Railroad, was started by contract 
in April 1946 and completed in September 1950. 
Land acquired for dam, reservoir and railroad 
relocation consists of 7,635.1 acres in fee simple 
and flowage easements over 513.2 acres. 
10. CROOKED CREEK LAKE, OHIO 
RIVER BASIN, PA. 
Location. Dam is on Crooked Creek 6.7 miles 
above junction of creek with Allegheny River 
near Ford City, Pa., and about 32 miles northeast 
of Pittsburgh, Pa. (See Geological Survey Charts 
for Freeport and Elders Ridge, Pa.) 
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Existing project. A flood control reservoir dam 
of earthfill type with separate uncontrolled saddle 
spillway and tunnel outlet works. Project was 
authorized by Flood Control Acts of 1936 and 
1938. For further project description see Annual 
Report for 1962, page 1213. Completed project 
cost $4,204,888. However, estimated cost of additional 
sanitary facilities, required to comply 
with state sanitary code is $38,000. 
Local cooperation. None required by law. 
Operations and results during period. Operation 
and maintenance, general: Reservoir was 
operated for benefit of flood control, as required, 
and necessary repairs were made to structures 
and appurtenances. Lake level was maintained 
near the minimum pool elevation throughout the 
year except for flood storage periods. Estimated 
flood control benefits achieved by this reservoir 
for this period were $3,229,000; total benefits 
through September 30, 1977 are $105,859,000. 
Activities under reservoir management program 
comprising sanitation measures, conservation, 
land management, and operation and 
maintenance of certain public-use facilities continued. 
This work was limited in scope as Commonwealth 
of Pennsylvania has jurisdiction over 
recreation in reservoir area. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Authorized project 
is complete. Reservoir is in operation as a unit 
of coordinated reservoir system designed for 
protection of Pittsburgh and reduction of flood 
heights in upper Ohio Valley, generally. Construction 
of dam was started in March 1938 and 
completed October 1940. Land acquisition for 
project consists of 2,563.57 acres in fee simple and 
easements over 98.19 acres. 
11. DUBOIS, PA. 
Location. City of DuBois is on Sandy Lick 
Creek, 20 miles above its mouth at Brookville, 
Pa., and approximately 80 miles northeast of 
Pittsburgh, Pa. (See Geological Survey Charts for 
DuBois and Penfield, Pa.) 
Existing project. Consisted of widening, 
deepening and straightening the channel of Sandy 
Lick Creek for a distance of about 20,000 feet 
from Larkeytown (Falls Creek) Bridge to Shaffer 
Road Bridge, with a supplemental pilot channel, 
4,600 feet downstream of Larkeytown (Falls 
Creek) Bridge. Improvement contains a discharge 
of 3,800 second-feet, equal to the maximum 
flood of record. Project was authorized by 
Flood Control Act of 1965. Estimated Federal 
cost for new work (1977) is $4,480,000; estimated 
non-Federal costs of lands and damages and utility 
adjustments are $910,000. 
Local cooperation. Local interests must provide 
without cost all lands and rights-of-way for construction 
and future maintenance; hold United 
States free from damages; and at least annually 
notify interests affected that project will not 
provide complete flood protection. Formal 
assurances of local cooperation executed by the 
City of DuBois on May 25, 1971 and the evidence 
of legal ability of the City to fulfill the assurances 
were accepted by the District Engineer on 
August 19, 1971. Arrangements for utility adjustments 
were completed and by letter dated 
April 24, 1972 the City of DuBois furnished unqualified 
right-of-entry for construction of Unit 
1. The City of DuBois granted the government 
right-of-entry for construction of Unit 2 on 19 
August 1974 and a compatible utility adjustment 
schedule was received. 
Operations and results during period. New 
work: Construction of Unit 2 was essentially completed 
in June 1977, dedication was held August 
11, and on September 20, 1977 transfer of this 
Unit to the City of Dubois, Pennsylvania, was 
made effective. Plans and specifications for environmental 
improvement at this Unit were completed 
and early award of contract is expected. 
Contract for environmental improvement at Unit 
1 was completed November 15, 1976. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of 
the first unit of the project was started on May 10, 
1972, completed on September 30, 1973 and 
transferred to City of DuBois for operation and 
maintenance on December 11, 1973. A final inspection 
of the channel improvement was made 
on August 11, 1977 and the construction work was 
found to be satisfactory. 
12. EAST BRANCH, CLARION RIVER 
LAKE, OHIO RIVER BASIN, PA 
Location. Dam is in Elk County, Pa., on East 
Branch of Clarion River above Middle Fork, 7.3 
miles above junction of East and West branches of 
Clarion River at Johnsonburg, Pa., and about 105 
miles northeast of Pittsburgh, Pa. Reservoir is in 
Elk County, Pa. (See Geological Survey Chart for 
Mount Jewett, Pa.) 
Existing project. A reservoir for flood control 
and low water regulation. Dam is rolled-earthfill 
type with gate-controlled concrete tunnel under 
right abutment and a paved uncontrolled 
spillway on left abutment slope. Project was 
selected for construction under general 
authorization for Ohio River Basin in Flood Control 
Acts of 1938 and 1944. For further project 
description see Annual Report for 1962, page 
1206. Federal cost of completed project was 
$9,382,773. Estimated cost of construction of additional 
recreation facilities for completed project 
is $173,827 raising estimated total project 
cost to $9,556,600. 
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Local cooperation. None required by law. 
Operations and results during period. Operation 
and maintenance, general: Reservoir was 
operated for flood control and low-water regulation, 
as required, and necessary repairs were 
made to structures and appurtenances. The lake 
level was drawn down during the fall-winter 
seasons to enable an inspection of piezometers at 
elevation 1621 to check leakage; no abnormalities 
were found. Due to the extremely dry April and 
May, summer pool was not attained at this dam. 
An elevation of 1666.6 was reached in mid-May; 
this was 3.4 feet below the normal summer pool 
level. By Labor Day, however, the elevation of 
1658 was 13 feet above the normal level for that 
date. Substantial reductions in flood flow during 
February and March were effected by East 
Branch Dam along the Clarion River and to a 
lesser extent on the Allegheny and Ohio Rivers. 
Estimated flood control benefits achieved by this 
reservoir during this period were $587,000; total 
benefits through September 30, 1977, 
$27,506,000. Some reservoir management activity 
was performed throughout the year comprising 
sanitation measures, conservation, land 
management and operation of public-use 
facilities. Work was limited in scope as bulk of 
reservoir lands are owned by Commonwealth of 
Pennsylvania. 
Condition at end offiscal year. Authorized project 
is complete. Reservoir is in operation for low 
water regulation purposes in Clarion River valley 
below and for flood control as a unit of coordinated 
reservoir system for protection of 
Pittsburgh and upper Ohio Valley, generally. 
Construction of dam was started in June 1947 and 
completed in July 1952. Land acquired for project 
consists of 287.2 acres in fee simple and flowage 
easements over 1,290.6 acres. 
13. ELKINS, W.VA. 
Location. On Tygart River in north-central 
Randolph County, W.Va., about 155 miles south 
of Pittsburgh, Pa. It is at downstream end of a 
long, broad reach of upper Tygart Valley, about 
75 miles above mouth of river, (See Geological 
Survey Chart for Elkins, W.Va.) 
Existing project. Provides flood protection by 
diverting flood discharges from upstream arm of 
loop of natural river channel into an artificial 
cutoff channel, thereby bypassing city of Elkins. 
Improvement is designed to accommodate discharges 
equivalent to maximum flood of 
reasonable expectancy. Project was authorized 
by 1938 Flood Control Act. For further project 
description see Annual Report for 1962, page 
1222. Federal cost of completed project is $1,772,- 
627; estimated non-Federal cost for lands, 
easements, and rights-of-way was $40,000. 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Operation and maintenance, general: Routine inspections 
were made. Cumulative total flood 
damages prevented to September 30, 1977 were 
$1,991,000. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Project construction 
was started May 1946 and completed 
May 1949. Completed works, except that portion 
of channel maintained by Federal Government, 
has been operated and maintained by city of 
Elkins since March 31, 1949. Land acquired for 
project consists of 32 acres in fee simple and 
flowage easements over 526.04 acres. 
14. GIRTYS RUN, MILLVALE, PA. 
Location. Girtys Run rises in the Fox Ridge 
area of the southern portion of McCandless 
Township, Allegheny County, and flows generally 
southeast through Ross and Shaler Townships 
and the Borough of Millvale to enter the 
Allegheny River from the right bank at River 
Mile 3.6 above the "Point" at Pittsburgh. (See 
U.S. Geological Survey Chart for Pittsburgh, Pa., 
East.) 
Existing project. To decrease flooding conditions 
in the Borough of Millvale area, project 
would consist of lowering the existing channel 
bottom within the limits of the existing walls. The 
lowering would be accomplished by a 16-foot 
average bottom width of cut in rock or overburden 
averaging 4 feet in depth in the lower 
2,750 feet of the project and 2-1/2 feet in depth for 
the remaining portion. Existing masonry walls of 
the channel would be replaced and/or stabilized 
where required. Project was authorized for construction 
by the Chief of Engineers under 
authority of Section 205 of the 1948 Flood Control 
Act as amended. Estimated Federal cost for new 
work (1977) is $2,000,000; estimated non-Federal 
cost of lands, easements and rights-of-way, utility 
adjustments, and amount in excess of $2 million 
limitation established by Section 205 of the 1948 
Flood Control Act as amended, is $631,722. 
Local cooperation. Responsible local interests 
must provide, without cost to the United States, 
all lands, easements, rights of way, and borrow 
and spoil-disposal areas as necessary for construction; 
bear cost of all necessary relocations, 
removals, alterations and adjustments of 
buildings, highway and highway bridges, and 
water, sanitary sewer, and other utilities and 
related or special facilities; hold the United 
States free from damages due to the construction; 
establish and enforce channel limit lines to prevent 
encroachment on the improved channel 
maintain and operate the project works after 
completion; at least annually notify affected in- 
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terests that the project will not provide complete 
flood protection. Formal assurances of local 
cooperation, executed by the Borough of Millvale 
on June 17, 1975, were accepted by the District 
Engineer on June 20, 1975. The Commonwealth 
of Pennsylvania and the County of Allegheny, 
Pennsylvania, have each agreed to provide to the 
Borough of Millvale 50% of all estimated non- 
Federal costs. Non-federal contributions have 
been made in the amount of $631,722. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Rights of entry granted to the Government by 
letter of June 25, 1976. Contract for construction 
of the Millvale Flood Protection Project, Girtys 
Run, was awarded June 30,1976 and work on project 
construction started July 11, 1976. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction 
progressed to only about 45% of completion 
because of difficulty encountered in commencing 
and prosecuting construction of the anchored concrete 
wall supports. Completion date has now 
been extended beyond the originally scheduled 
date of January 4, 1978. 
15. JOHNSTOWN, PA. 
Location. In southwestern Cambria County, 
Pa., about 58 miles east of Pittsburgh, Pa. It is in a 
deep and comparatively narrow valley at junction 
of Stoney Creek and Little Conemaugh River, 
which unite to form Conemaugh River. (See 
Geological Survey Chart for Johnstown, Pa.) 
Existing project. Provides for increased 
channel capacity by enlarging and realigning 
channels and protecting banks with concrete 
pavement. Improvement designed to accommodate 
discharges equivalent to those of March 
1936 flood, maximum natural flow of record, 
minimum of overbank flow and to practically 
eliminate damages therefrom. Project was 
authorized by Flood Control Acts of 1936 and 
1937. For further project description see Annual 
Report for 1962, page 1215. Completed project 
cost $8,865,388. 
Local cooperation. Section 2, Flood Control Act 
of June 28, 1938, applies. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Operation and maintenance, general: On July 19 
and 20, 1977, one of the most devastating natural 
disasters ever to impact upon the Pittsburgh District 
struck the Johnstown area. A storm system 
dropped concentrated rainfall in amounts varying 
from 7 to 12 inches over a 500 square mile area 
in a period of about 5 hours. Flood waters rose to 
elevation 1170, six feet lower than the 1176 foot 
elevation of the 1936 flood crest at the "Point" at 
Johnstown. Had the Johnstown local flood protection 
project not functioned as designed, the July 
1977 flood would have crested 11 feet higher, at 
elevation 1181, surpassing the elevation reached 
by the 1936 flood by 5 feet. The Corps Johnstown 
project was credited with preventing an estimated 
$321,600,000 in damages, not mentioning 
the loss of life which might have rivaled 
the 2,209 deaths that occured in 1889. The President 
issued a major disaster declaration in the 
area and the Pittsburgh District was directed to 
handle all recovery actions. Contracts for 
removal of bar deposits and debris, and for clearing 
in channel were awarded; approximately 
200,000 cubic yards of bar deposits and debris 
were removed under 7 contracts totalling approximately 
$900,000. Cumulative total flood 
damages prevented by this local protection project 
to end of this fiscal year are $413,538,000. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Project construction 
began in August 1938 and was completed 
November 1943. Footer protection for unit 
4 was completed in November 1949. For further 
details see page 1216 of Annual Report for 1962. 
Land acquired for project consists of flowage 
easements over 192 acres. 
16. KINZUA DAM AND ALLEGHENY 
RESERVOIR, OHIO RIVER BASIN, 
PA. AND N.Y. 
Location. Dam site is on Allegheny River 9 
miles above Warren, Pa., and 198 miles above 
mouth of river at Pittsburgh, Pa. Reservoir is in 
Warren and McKean Counties, Pa., and Cattaraugus 
County, N.Y. (See Geological Survey 
Charts for Warren and Kinzua, Pa.-N.Y., and 
Randolph and Salamanca, N.Y.) 
Existing project. Reservoir provides flood control, 
low water regulation, and recreation. Dam 
consists of a combination concrete gravity structure 
and rolled earth embankment with gatecontrolled 
spillway and discharge conduits controlled 
by slide-gates in gravity section. For 
further details see Annual Report for 1962, page 
1202. Project was authorized by Flood Control 
Acts of 1936, 1938, and 1941. Estimated cost of 
new work (1977) is $109,300,000, including 
$600,000 for recreation facilities. 
Local cooperation. None required by law. 
Licenses. The Federal Power Commission 
granted a license to Pennsylvania Electric Company 
and Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company 
on December 28,1965, for the joint construction, 
operation and maintenance of a 325- 
megawatt pumped-storage installation (FPC 
Project No. 2280). The project is complete. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. Of 
2,212 surface tracts authorized for acquisition, all 
have been acquired. Final judgments remain to 
be entered on 100 surface tracts acquired by condemnation. 
Contract for construction of Onoville 
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Marina Park, Allegheny Reservoir, was awarded 
November 9, 1976 with completion scheduled for 
late 1977; estimated cost $435,132; work 
progressed to about 65% completion by end of 
fiscal year. Operation and maintenance, general: 
Reservoir was operated for benefit of flood control 
and low water regulation, as required, and 
necessary repairs were made to structures and 
appurtenances. Inflow into the reservoir was 
above normal during the summer-fall period and 
the downstream flow schedule was easily maintained. 
Drawdown of the lake was accelerated 
during October and November to permit work on 
a marina at Onoville. Work continued until 
March 11 when the pool could no longer be held 
below 1306 due to runoff from rain and snow 
melt. Estimated flood control benefits achieved 
by this reservoir for this period were $5,040,000; 
total to end of this fiscal year, $270,422,000. Activities 
under reservoir management program 
comprising sanitation measures, conservation, 
land management, and operation and 
maintenance of public-use facilities were continued. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of 
project, initiated in February 1960 is complete. 
Construction of dam was started in September 
1960 and completed in December 1965. Development 
of recreation area at Onoville under a costsharing 
agreement with Cattaraugus County 
progressed to about 65% completion. Land acquired 
for project consists of 2,651.44 acres in fee 
simple and flowage easements over 22,420.4 
acres. 
17. LOYALHANNA LAKE, OHIO 
RIVER BASIN, PA. 
Location. Dam is on Loyalhanna Creek, 4.5 
miles above junction of creek with Conemaugh 
River at Saltsburg, Pa., and about 29 miles east of 
Pittsburgh, Pa. Reservoir is in Westmoreland 
County, Pa. (See Geological Survey Chart for 
Latrobe.) 
Existing project. A flood control reservoir dam 
of concrete gravity type with a gate controlled 
center spillway flanked by abutment sections 
joining valley sides, and an earth embankment 
section ending in left abutment. Project was 
authorized by Flood Control Acts of 1936 and 
1938. For further project description see Annual 
Report for 1962, page 1219. Completed project 
cost $5,452,862. Estimated cost of construction 
(1977) of recreation facilities is $68,000, raising 
the estimated cost of project to $5,525,862. 
Local cooperation. None required by law. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work: Amount spent for designing sanitary 
facilities at recreation area was $7,227. Operation 
and maintenance, general: Reservoir was 
operated for benefit of flood control, as required, 
and necessary repairs were made to structures 
and appurtenances. Reservoir level was maintained 
near the minumum pool elevation 
throughout the year except for flood storage 
periods. Estimated flood control benefits achieved 
by this reservoir for this fiscal year were 
$3,018,000; total benefits to September 30, 1977, 
$145,241,000. Activities under reservoir management 
program comprising sanitation measures, 
conservation, land management and operation 
and maintenance of public-use facilities continued. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Authorized project 
is complete. Reservoir is in operation as a unit 
of coordinated reservoir system designed for 
protection of Pittsburgh and reduction of flood 
heights in upper Ohio Valley, generally. Construction 
of dam was started in October 1939 and 
completed in June 1942. Land acquired for project 
consists of 3,334.9 acres in fee simple and 
flowage easements over 86.7 acres. 
18. MAHONING CREEK LAKE, 
OHIO RIVER BASIN, PA. 
Location. Dam is on Mahoning Creek in 
Armstrong County, Pa., 21.6 miles above junction 
of creek with Allegheny River. It is about 6.50 
miles southeast of New Bethlehem, Pa., and about 
51 miles northeast of Pittsburgh, Pa. Reservoir is 
in Armstrong, Indiana, and Jefferson Counties, 
Pa. (See Geological Survey Charts for Rural 
Valley and Smicksburg, Pa.) 
Existing project. A flood control reservoir dam 
of concrete gravity type with a gate-controlled 
center spillway flanked by abutment sections 
joining valley sides. Project was authorized by 
Flood Control Acts of 1936 and 1938. For further 
project description see Annual Report for 1962, 
page 1210. Completed project cost $6,421,300. Estimated 
(1977) cost of construction of recreation 
facilities is $1,043,000, raising total cost of project 
to $7,464,300. 
Local cooperation. None required by law. 
Operations and results during period. New 
work: Amount spent for designing sanitary 
facilities at recreation area was $7,155. Operation 
and maintenance, general: Reservoir was 
operated for benefit of flood control, as required, 
and necessary repairs were made to structures 
and appurtenances. Lake level was maintained 
near the minimum pool elevation throughout the 
year except for flood storage periods. Estimated 
flood control benefits achieved by this reservoir 
for this fiscal year were $5,152,000; total to 
September 30, 1977, $131,772,000. Activities under 
reservoir management and maintenance of 
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public-use facilities were continued. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Authorized project 
is complete. Reservoir is in operation as a unit 
of coordinated reservoir system designed for 
protection of Pittsburgh and reduction of flood 
heights in upper Ohio Valley, generally. Construction 
of dam was started in February 1939 
and completed in June 1941. Land acquired for 
project consists of 2,532.6 acres in fee simple and 
flowage easements over 83.5 acres. 
19. MICHAEL J. KIRWAN DAM AND 
RESERVOIR, OHIO 
Location. Dam site is on West Branch of 
Mahoning River which joins Mahoning River at 
Newton Falls, Ohio. It is 11 miles above mouth of 
branch and about 15 miles upstream from 
Warren, Ohio. Reservoir is in Portage County, 
Ohio (See Geological Survey Charts for Ravenna, 
Garrettsville, Chagrin Falls, and Kent, Ohio.) 
Existing project. Provides for construction of a 
reservoir for flood control, low-water regulation 
and recreation. Dam consists of a rolled-earth embankment 
structure with gate-controlled outlet 
works and an uncontrolled side-hill spillway 
through left abutment. For further description 
see Annual Report for 1962, page 1231 (West 
Branch Reservoir, Mahoning River, Ohio). Project 
was authorized by 1958 Flood Control Act (H. 
Doc. 191, 85th Cong., 1st sess.), with local contribution 
requirements modified by Flood Control 
Act of 1960. Federal cost of completed project 
was $17,370,000. Local interests contributed $3,- 
230,000 during period of construction bringing 
initial project cost to $20,600,000. Construction of 
additional recreational facilities for completed 
project is estimated to cost $804,000 (1977) raising 
estimated total project cost to $21,404,000. 
Local cooperation. Local interests must contribute 
$5,200,000 for water for pollution abatement 
and for municipal and industrial water 
supply purposes, of which $3,230,000 was paid in 
cash during construction. Unpaid balance at time 
project is placed in operation, $1,970,000, will be 
paid in cash at that time or on an annual basis. Of 
the unpaid balance of contributed funds due and 
payable, payment in full of Trumbull County's 
share in the amount of $663,040 has been received. 
Mahoning County elected to pay their share 
($1,306,960) in 50 annual installments of 
$50,323.32, including interest, and has paid 
$235,252.80 toward principal to date. Local interests 
have now contributed $4,128,292.80 
towards total of $5,200,000 non-Federal costs. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Operation and maintenance, general: Reservoir 
was operated for benefit of flood control and low 
flow augmentation, as required, and necessary 
repairs were made to structures and appurtenances. 
Runoff during July, August, and 
September 1976 resulted in pool levels remaining 
above normal throughout the fall period, and the 
downstream flow schedule for Leavittsburg was 
easily maintained in conjunction with Berlin 
Reservoir. Estimated flood control benefits 
achieved by this dam for this fiscal year were 
$2,274,000. Total flood control benefits for this 
reservoir through September 30, 1977 are 
$27,277,000. Activities under reservoir management 
program comprising sanitation measures, 
conservation, land management, and operation 
and maintenance of public-use facilities continued. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Authorized project 
is complete and in operation for flood control 
and low water regulation purposes in industrialized 
Mahoning and Beaver Valleys 
below. Construction of dam was started in July 
1943 and was ready for beneficial use January 
1944. Land acquired for project consists of 11,- 
180.6 acres in fee simple and flowage easements 
over 276.1 acres. State of Ohio has a license from 
Secretary of the Army for development and 
operation of recreation facilities in reservoir 
area. 
20. MOSQUITO CREEK LAKE, OHIO 
RIVER BASIN, OHIO 
Location. Dam is on Mosquito Creek, 9 miles 
above junction of creek with Mahoning River at 
Niles, Ohio, and about 18 miles northwest of 
Youngstown, Ohio. (See Geological Survey 
Charts for Bristolville and Kinsman, Ohio, and 
Pennsylvania.) 
Existing project. A reservoir for flood control, 
low water regulation and water supply storage. 
Dam is rolled-earthfill type with outlet facilities 
through dam, and an uncontrolled natural 
wasteway to discharge overflow from reservoir. 
Project was selected for construction under 
general authorization for Ohio River Basin in 
1938 Flood Control Act. For further project 
description see Annual Report for 1962, page 
1228. Completed project cost $4,035,000. Construction 
of additional recreational facilities for 
completed project is estimated to cost $627,000 
(1977) raising total project cost to $4,662,000. 
Local cooperation. None required by law. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work: Required upgrading of sanitary facilities 
to comply with state requirements; approximate 
cost $3,662. Operation and maintenance, general: 
Reservoir was operated for benefit of flood control 
and low flow regulation as required, and 
necessary repairs were made to structures and 
appurtenances. Runoff during July, August, and 
September 1976 resulted in pool levels remaining 
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above normal throughout the fall period, and the 
downstream flow schedule for Youngstown was 
easily maintained in conjunction with Berlin and 
Kirwan reservoirs. Estimated flood control 
benefits achieved by this dam for this period were 
$1,955,000. Total flood control benefits for this 
reservoir through September 30, 1977 are 
$31,133,000. Activities under reservoir management 
program comprising sanitation measures, 
conservation, land management and operation 
and maintenance of certain public-use facilities 
continued. This work was limited in scope as 
State of Ohio has jurisdiction over recreation in 
reservoir area. 
21. MUDDY CREEK DAM, PA. 
Location. In Crawford County, northwestern 
Pennsylvania, on Muddy Creek, a tributary of 
French Creek. Damsite is about 9 miles above 
mouth of Muddy Creek and about 15 miles 
northeast of Meadville, Pa. (See Geological Survey 
Chart for Union City, Pa. - N.Y.) 
Existing project. Provides for construction of 
flood control reservoir dam of rolled earth embankment 
non-gated type with uncontrolled 
sidehill type spillway. The uncontrolled lower 
outlet works will consist of a cut and cover conduit 
in the valley floor with invert at elevation 1160 
m.s.1. The upper outlet works will be built at the 
right abutment to accommodate an invert elevation 
1188 m.s.l. Dam will be 6,900 feet long at top 
rising 64 feet above streambed and provide for 
gross capacity of 19,400 acre-feet from a drainage 
area of 61.5 square miles. The project will be 
operated as one of three-reservoir system for 
reduction of flood stages in French Creek Basin 
between damsite and mouth, Allegheny River 
from Franklin, Pa., to Pittsburgh, Pa., inclusive, 
and upper Ohio River Valley. Existing project 
was authorized by 1962 Flood Control Act. Estimated 
Federal cost for new work (1977) is 
$27,400,000. 
Local cooperation. Local interests must inform 
affected interests in French Creek Basin at least 
annually, in a manner satisfactory to District 
Engineer, that system of reservoirs of which 
Muddy Creek Dam is a part, will not provide 
protection against maximum floods. Pennsylvania 
Department of Forests and Waters has 
assumed responsibility of local cooperation for 
project. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work: Preconstruction planning was continued. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction not 
started. General design and highways relocation 
design memoranda are complete. Real estate 
design memorandum for land required for 
relocation of State Route L. R. 697 is complete and 
plans for this relocation are about 90 percent complete. 
Economic feasibility being reviewed. 
22. OHIO RIVER BASIN 
(PITTSBURGH DISTRICT) 
Location. Levees, floodwalls, channel improvements, 
and reservoirs/lakes in Ohio River 
Basin within Pittsburgh District. 
Existing project. Individual projects considered 
in comprehensive plan within Pittsburgh 
District. (See tables 26-B, 26-G and 26-H on Acts 
authorizing existing projects, local protection 
projects and reservoirs.) 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work: None by the United States except as stated 
in individual projects. Completed local protection 
projects operated and maintained by local interests, 
other than those projects for which individual 
reports have been included, prevented 
flood damages of an estimated $2,772,000 during 
this fiscal year. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Preliminary 
surveys and plans are complete for a number of 
projects included in comprehensive plan. Status 
of projects selected for construction under this 
authorization is given in individual reports. 
23. PUNXSUTAWNEY, OHIO RIVER 
BASIN, PA. 
Location. Borough of Punxsutawney is on 
Mahoning Creek in Jefferson County, Pa., about 
85 miles northeast of Pittsburgh, Pa. It is on a 
comparatively wide, alluvial flood plain about 52 
miles above mouth of stream and 30 miles above 
Mahoning Creek flood control dam. (See 
Geological Survey Charts for Punxsutawney and 
Smicksburg, Pa.) 
Existing project. Provides flood protection by 
channel enlargement, dikes, and walls. Improvement 
is designed to accommodate discharges 20 
percent greater than that of maximum flood of 
record. Project was authorized by 1938 Flood 
Control Act. For further project description see 
Annual Report for 1962, page 1209. Federal cost 
of completed project is $3,586,107. Non-Federal 
cost was $180,485. 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Operation and maintenance, general: Operation 
activities and routine investigations and inspections 
were made. Flood damages prevented by 
project for this period were estimated to be 
$12,421,000, cumulative total to end September 
1977, $28,143,000. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction 
was accomplished by four construction units. 
Construction was started May 1946 and completed 
June 1950. Land acquired for project con- 
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sists of perpetual easements over 72.6 acres. Completed 
works, except that portion of channel 
maintained by the Federal Government, have 
been operated and maintained by borough of 
Punxsutawney since July 31, 1950. 
24. RIDGWAY AND VICINITY, PA. 
Location. On Clarion River in and adjacent to 
borough of Ridgway, Elk County, Pa., approximately 
95 miles northeast of Pittsburgh, Pa. 
(See Geological Survey Chart for Ridgway, Pa.) 
Existing project. Provides for widening, 
deepening and realignment of existing channel 
beginning immediately upstream of mouth of Elk 
Creek and continuing downstream for approximately 
8,500 feet. Project was authorized 
for construction by Chief of Engineers under 
authority of section 205 of the 1948 Flood Control 
Act of 1948, as amended. Estimated Federal cost 
of new work (1977) is $2,000,000; estimated non- 
Federal cost of lands, utility relocations and construction 
adjustments is $415,000. 
Local cooperation. Responsible local interests 
must provide without cost all lands, easements, 
rights-of-way and spoil disposal areas necessary 
for construction of project; bear cost of adjustments 
to utilities; hold and save United States 
free from damages due to construction work and 
maintenance of project; establish channel limit 
lines and prevent encroachment on the channel so 
delineated; at least annually, notify interests 
affected that improvement will not provide complete 
protection from floods greater than design 
conditions; and maintain project works after 
completion. By resolution passed September 14, 
1967, borough of Ridgway signified its intention 
to provide required assurances of local cooperation 
when request is made therefor. In letter of 
April 11, 1968 the borough expressed willingness 
to withstand Federal costs of the project exceeding 
the $1,000,000 limitation authorized by 
Section 205 of the Flood Control Act of 1948, as 
amended; however, since the Water Resource 
Development Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-251) increased 
the Federal limitation to $2,000,000 under certain 
specified conditions, which are considered 
applicable to the Ridgway Project, local cooperation 
assurances are being reviewed. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work: Review and reanalysis of project continued. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Review and 
reanalysis of project is continuing to determine 
economic feasibility and environmental impact of 
project. 
25. ROOT CREEK, BOLIVAR, NY. 
Location. The problem area is located in the 
southwestern portion of the State of New York in 
the Village of Bolivar, Allegany County, about 17 
road miles east of Olean, New York. (See 
Geological Survey Chart for Olean, N.Y.) 
Existing project. Flooding of the Village of 
Bolivar from Root Creek causes estimated annual 
damages in the amount of about $53,000. The project 
would consist of 3,230 feet of Root Creek 
channel modification, including moderate widening, 
deepening and slope protection. The plan will 
provide Bolivar with protection against a flood 
having a frequency of once in 100 years. Total 
first cost of the plan is estimated to be$795,000. 
Project was authorized for construction by the 
Chief of Engineers under authority of Section 205 
of the 1948 Flood Control Act as amended. Final 
EIS filed with CEQ on March 11, 1976. The 
Detailed Project Report was approved. Plans and 
Specifications are about 80% complete. The State 
of New York has furnished formal assurances of 
local cooperation and initiated right-of-way acquisition 
and utility adjustments necessary for 
the project. 
Local Cooperation. Requirements are: Provide 
without cost to the United States all lands, 
easements, and rights-of-way, including borrow 
and spoil disposal areas, necessary for the construction, 
operation and maintenance of the project, 
and comply with all applicable provisions of 
the Uniform Relocations Assistance and Real 
Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (Public 
Law 91-646), approved January 2, 1971; provide 
without cost to the United States all 
modifications, alterations or relocations of 
buildings, roads, streets, bridges, utilities, 
pipelines and related or special facilities 
necessary for construction, operation and 
maintenance of the project; hold and save the United 
States free from damages due to the fault or 
negligence of the United States or its contractors; 
maintain and operate the project works after 
completion in accordance with regulations 
prescribed by the Secretary of the Army; at least 
annually notify interests affected that the Project 
will not provide complete flood protection; and 
bear and pay to the United States prior to initiation 
of construction, all Federal costs for the project, 
if any, in excess of the Federal cost limitation 
of $2,000,000 as established by Public Law 858, 
80th Congress, approved June 30, 1948, as 
amended. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Final Detailed 
Project Report approved; final Environmental 
Impact Statement filed with Council on Environmental 
Quality; Plans and Specifications 
are about 80% complete; State of New York has 
furnished formal assurances of local cooperation 
and has made progress on right-of-way acquisi- 
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tion and utility adjustments. 
26. ROWLESBURG LAKE, W.VA. 
Location. In Preston and Tucker Counties, 
north central West Virginia on Cheat River, a 
tributary of Monongahela River. Dam site is at 
upstream limits of town of Rowlesburg, W.Va. 
(See Geological Survey Chart for Kingwood, 
W.Va.) 
Existing project. Provides for construction of 
flood control reservoir dam of concrete gravity 
type with controlled outlets works and spillway 
1,695 feet in length and 271 feet high above 
streambed. Reservoir surface at full level would 
be 9,140 acres. Gross controlled reservoir storage 
would amount to 831,700 acre-feet from a 
tributary drainage area of 936 square miles. 
Authorized project purposes are flood control, 
water quality control, recreation, and hydroelectric 
power production. About 299,600 acre-feet of 
storage would be available for flood control during 
winter months and 250,800 acre-feet during 
the summer. Storage for control of water quality, 
production of hydroelectric power, and other uses 
of 571,500 acre-feet would, for the most part, 
serve several purposes simultaneously. Existing 
project was authorized by 1965 Flood Control 
Act. Estimated total cost for new work (1977) is 
$250,000,000, exclusive of power facilities. 
Local cooperation. Local interests are required 
to reimburse the Federal Government for the 
costs allocated to water quality control (cooling) 
presently estimated at $5,600,000, exclusive of interest. 
Also, in accordance with P.L. 89-72, 
Federal Water Project Recreation Act, local interests 
are required to bear one-half of the 
separable costs allocated to recreation and fish 
and wildlife enhancement, presently estimated at 
$2,500,000, exclusive of interest, and bear all cost 
of operation, maintenance and replacement, at an 
estimated cost of $548,000 annually. In addition, 
local interests are required to provide assurances 
that they will provide adequate direct waste 
treatment at the source within a reasonable 
period of time and preserve existing and 
augmented low flows for the intended water 
quality purposes. State of West Virginia, by letter 
of January 4,1968, assumed this latter obligation 
and by letter dated April 10, 1970 declined participation 
in the recreation program under P.L. 
89-72. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work: Engineering studies were continued. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. The reevaluation 
of the project, as requested by the State of 
West Virginia, and work on completion of the 
general design memorandum continue. Principal 
emphasis is being placed on the water quality 
aspects of the project. 
27. SHENANGO RIVER LAKE, OHIO 
RIVER BASIN, PA. AND OHIO 
Location. Dam is on Shenango River about 0.8 
mile above Sharpsville, Pa., and about 33 miles 
above junction of river with Mahoning River, 
which unite near New Castle, Pa., to form Beaver 
River. Reservoir is in Mercer County, Pa., and 
Trumbull County, Ohio. (See Geological Survey 
Chart for Kinsman, Ohio, and Shenango, Pa.) 
Existing project. A reservoir for flood control, 
low-flow augmentation, and recreation. Dam consists 
of a concrete gravity structure with gatecontrolled 
outlet works and an uncontrolled 
center spillway section. For further project 
description, see Annual Report for 1962, page 
1230. Project was authorizecYby 1938 Flood Control 
Act. Estimated cost of new work (1977) is 
$38,902,000 which includes $2,002,000 for future 
recreation facilities. 
Local cooperation. None required by law. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work: Drilling Test Water Well at the Chestnut 
Run Swimming Area was performed under contract 
at an estimated cost of $8,100. Construction 
of Shenango Public Access Area, Phase VI, at 
Shenango River Lake, estimated cost of contract 
$197,336, progressed to about 26% of completion. 
Construction of Shenango Marian Park at 
Shenango River Lake, estimated contract 
amount $160.,983, was about 46% completed. Construction 
of Chestnut Run Swimming Area at 
Shenango River Lake was started under contract, 
estimated amount $825,920, and reached about 
41% completion. Operation and maintenance, 
general: Reservoir was operated for benefit of 
flood control and low flow augmentation, as required, 
and necessary repairs were made to 
structures and appurtenances. Even though the 
runoff was below normal during the fall period, 
the downstream flow schedule was easily maintained 
with storage release. The pool level was 
near the winter pool level by December 31. Lake 
levels were maintained at or above summer pool 
from early April through August. During 
September the lake was drawn down to elevation 
893 to facilitate construction of a swimming 
beach. Estimated flood control benefits achieved 
by this reservoir for this period were $1,168,000. 
Total flood control benefits for this dam through 
September 30, 1977 are $7,118,000. Activities under 
reservoir management program comprising 
sanitation measures, conservation, land management 
and operation and maintenance of publicuse 
facilities were continued. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Authorized project 
is essentially complete. Reservoir is in operation 
for low water regulation purposes in 
Shenango River valley below and for flood control 
as a unit of a coordinated reservoir system for 
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protection of Shenango River valley and the 
Beaver and upper Ohio River valley, generally. 
Construction of dam was started in March 1963 
and completed in May 1965. Land required for 
project consists of 14,632.2 acres in fee simple and 
flowage easements over 197.7 acres. Future work 
consists of completion on project lands of additional 
recreation facilities as required to serve 
the public needs. 
28. STONEWALL JACKSON LAKE, W.VA. 
Location. In Lewis County, North Central West 
Virginia, on the West Fork River, which joins the 
Tygart River at Fairmont, West Virginia to form 
the Monongahela River. Damsite is located at 
Brownsville, West Virginia, about 4 miles south 
of Weston and 72 miles above mouth of West Fork 
River at Fairmont, W.Va. (See Geological Survey 
Charts for Weston and Crawford, W. Va.) 
Existing project. Provides for construction of a 
reservoir for flood control, water supply, water 
quality control, area redevelopment and recreation. 
Dam would be of the concrete gravity type, 
95 feet high and 620 feet long. Outlet works will 
consist of five multi-level sluices, spillway will be 
uncontrolled. Storage capacity will be 74,650 
acre-feet controlling an area of 102 square miles. 
Project was authorized by 1966 Flood Control 
Act. Estimated initial Federal cost for new work 
(1977) is $109,000,000 (includes $9,746,000 reimbursement 
by non-Federal interests). 
Local cooperation. Local interests are required 
to make arrangements for repayment, under the 
provisions of the Water Supply Act of 1958, as 
amended, of that part of the construction cost and 
annual operation, maintenance and replacement 
costs allocated to municipal and industrial water 
supply, an amount presently estimated at 
$2,152,000 for construction; and $9,000 annually 
for operation, maintenance and replacements. 
Also, in accordance with the Federal Water Project 
Recreation Act, local interests are required to 
administer project land and water areas for 
recreation and fish and wildlife enhancement, 
pay, contribute in kind or repay (which may be 
through user fees) with interest, one-half of the 
separable first cost of the reservoir project 
allocated to recreation and fish and wildlife 
enhancement, an amount presently estimated at 
$8,396,000; bear all costs of operation, 
maintenance and replacenent of recreation and 
fish and wildlife land and facilities, the amount 
involved being currently estimated on an average 
annual basis to be $338,000, exercise to the full extent 
of their legal capability, control against 
removal of streamflow made available for water 
quality control; and contribute to the control of 
pollution of streams subject to low-flow augmentation 
by adequate treatment or other methods of 
controlling wastes at their source. The requirements 
of Section 221 were amended in 1971 
to exempt assurances for future demands for 
water supply pursuant to the Water Supply Act of 
1958 from the contractual requirements of the 
Act. Accordingly, the City of Weston, West 
Virginia, has provided assurances that it will 
enter into a water supply contract with the 
Department of the Army within a period of time 
which will permit paying out the costs allocated 
to the water supply storage within the life of the 
project. A recreation costsharing contract, in accordance 
with the requirements of the Federal 
Water Project Recreation Act, P.L. 89-72, was executed 
by the State of West Virginia on March 27, 
1977. Local cooperation assurances were executed 
by the Governor and Attorney General of 
West Virginia on May 29, 1973. In this connection, 
Section 8 of P.L. 92-222 deleted the requirement 
that the State of West Virginia "hold and 
save the United States free from damages 
resulting from water rights claims due to construction 
and operation of the project." Legislation 
relieving Stonewall Jackson Lake, W. Va. 
project of the requirements of Section 221, P.L. 
96-611 was contained in Water Resources 
Development Act of 1974 signed by the President 
on March 7, 1974. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work: Engineering and design studies continued. 
Preparation of design memorandum covering Rt. 
30 Sec 2 and remaining highways continues. 
Preparation of design memorandum for Power 
and Communications lines relocation continues. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. General design 
and real estate design memoranda have been approved 
as a basis for continued planning and 
design. By Memorandum Order of May 3, 1976, 
the Court ruled that the Government's Environmental 
Impact Statement was adequate and 
met the full disclosure standards and requirements 
of NEPA, and dismissed action 
against the Government by the Upper West Fork 
River Watershed Association. Plaintiff appealed 
to the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals at No. 76- 
1710 and on May 9, 1977, the Fourth Circuit affirmed 
the District Court's decision. Subsequently, 
the plaintiff petitioned the Fourth Circuit 
Court for reconsideration. On June 1, 1977, the 
Fourth Circuit denied the petition. On August29, 
1977, the Upper West Fork River Watershed 
Association filed a Petition for Certiorari in the 
Supreme Court. 
29. TENMILE CREEK AT MARIANNA, 
PA. 
Location. On Tenmile Creek in and near 
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Marianna and vicinity, Washington County, Pa., 
and about 13 miles southeast of the City of 
Washington, Pa. (See Geological Survey Chart 
for Amity, Pa.) 
Existing project. Flood protection along Tenmile 
Creek in villages of East Marianna and West 
Zollarsville by channel widening, deepening and 
minor realignment for a distance of 7,761 feet 
with the lower end of improvement beginning 
5,035 feet downstream of existing Jefferson 
Avenue highway bridge which connects the 
villages of East Marianna and West Zollarsville, 
Pa. Improvement is designed to eliminate 
damages from floods up to the magnitude of that 
of March 1963 with slight residual damage. Project 
was authorized for construction by Chief of 
Engineers under authority of section 205, 1948 
Flood Control Act, as amended. Estimated 
Federal cost for new work (1977) is $1,660,000; estimated 
non-Federal cost of lands, damages and 
relocations is $26,000. 
Local cooperation. Local interests must provide 
lands, rights-of-way and spoil disposal areas for 
construction; adjust utilities; hold United States 
free from damages; establish channel limit lines 
and prevent encroachment in channel so 
delineated; and maintain project works after 
completion in accordance with regulations 
prescribed by Secretary of the Army. Formal 
assurances of local cooperation provided by 
Bethlehem Township, the local cooperating agency, 
were accepted by District Engineer on May 
24, 1968 and supplemented by joint agreement 
November 20, 1976. This modification provides 
that local interests will comply with the 
provisions of the Uniform Relocation Assistance 
and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 
1970 (P.L. 91-646), and make all relocations 
payments, provide all assistance and pay all expenses 
and/or litigation costs incidental to the 
transfer of such real property to the Township as 
required. Financial and legal ability of township 
to fulfill the assurances have been provided. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work: Agreement dated April 14, 1977 executed 
between the Department of Environmental 
Resources and the Township of West Bethlehem 
encumbering $30,000 to the Marianna Local 
Flood Protection Project. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. West Bethlehem 
Township, local cooperation agency is progressing 
satisfactorily with real estate acquisitions 
and arrangements for utility adjustments. Plans 
and Specifications for the project were modified 
to conform with current criteria and are 100% 
complete. 
30. TIONESTA LAKE, OHIO RIVER 
BASIN, PA 
Location. Dam is on Tionesta Creek, 1.25 miles 
above junction of creek with Allegheny River at 
Tionesta, Pa., and about 78 miles northeast of 
Pittsburgh, Pa. Reservoir is entirely in Forest 
County, Pa. (See Geological Survey Charts for 
Tionesta, Tidioute and Sheffield, Pa.) 
Existing project. A flood control reservoir dam 
of earthfill type with separate uncontrolled saddle 
spillway and tunnel outlet works. Project was 
authorized by Flood Control Acts of 1936 and 
1938. For further project description see Annual 
Report for 1962, page 1203. Federal cost of completed 
project was $5,213,400. Construction of additional 
recreation facilities for completed project 
is estimated to cost $1,812,700 (1977), raising 
total project cost estimate to $7,026,100. 
Local coopertion. None required by law. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Operation and maintenance, general: Contract in 
estimated amount of $136,000 for paving roads at 
Tionesta Lake was awarded August 18, 1977 and 
about 20% of the work was completed by end of 
fiscal year. Reservoir was operated for benefit of 
flood control and low flow augmentation, as required, 
and necessary repairs were made to 
structures and appurtenances. Reservoir level 
was maintained near the minimum pool elevation 
throughout the year except for flood storage 
periods. Estimated flood control benefits achieved 
by this reservoir for this period were 
$2,744,000. Total flood control benefits for this 
reservoir through September 30, 1977 are 
$143,511,000. Activities under reservoir management 
program comprising sanitation measures, 
conservation, land management and operation 
and maintenance of public-use facilities continued. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Authorized project 
is complete. Reservoir is in operation as a unit 
of coordinated reservoir system designed for 
protection of Pittsburgh and reduction of flood 
heights in upper Ohio Valley, generally. Construction 
of dam was started in May 1938 and 
completed in January 1941. Land acquired for 
project consists of 2,797.3 acres in fee simple and 
flowage easements over 13.0 acres. Future work 
consists of provision on project lands of additional 
recreational facilities as required to serve public 
needs. 
31. UNION CITY LAKE, PA. 
Location. In Erie County, northwestern Pennsylvania, 
on French Creek, a tributary of 
Allegheny River. Damsite is 24 miles upstream 
from Cambridge Springs, Pa., and 41 miles upstream 
from Meadville, Pa. (See Geological Survey 
Chart for Union City, Pa. - N.Y.) 
Existing project. A flood control reservoir dam 
of earth embankment nongated type with uncon- 
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trolled side-channel spillway. Outlet works consist 
of a lower outlet located in valley floor constructed 
of reinforced concrete conduit 8 feet by 
4.5 feet and an upper outlet consisting of an uncontrolled 
slot 9.5 feet wide through the north end 
of the ogee weir in the spillway. Dam is 1,420 feet 
long at top rising 88 feet above streambed and 
provides gross capacity of 47,640 acre-feet from a 
drainage area of 222 square miles. Project was 
modified to provide for a conservation pool and 
addition of recreation facilities. On November 5, 
1974, a referendum proposal was defeated by the 
constituents of Erie County in regard to the 
costsharing for constructing for constructing of 
recreation facilities. In view of the foregoing, all 
action toward implementation of the authorized 
project modification was discontinued. Reservoir 
is operated as one of a three-reservoir system for 
reduction of flood stages in French Creek Basin 
between damsite and mouth, Allegheny River 
from Franklin, Pa., to Pittsburgh, Pa., inclusive, 
and upper Ohio River Valley. Existing project 
was authorized by 1962 Flood Control Act. Estimated 
Federal cost for new work (1977) is 
$14,558,842. 
Local cooperation. Local interests are required 
to inform affected interests in French Creek 
Basin at least annually, that the system of reservoirs 
of which Union City Lake is a part will not 
provide protection against maximum floods. 
November 10, 1964, the Department of Forests 
and Waters of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 
furnished formal assurances of local 
cooperation in respect to notifying local interests 
at least annually that the system of reservoirs will 
not provide protection against maximum floods. 
A referendum on the ballot during the November 
1974 election regarding the approval to costshare 
the maintenance of a summer pool was defeated 
by the local voters. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Operation and maintenance, general: 
Maintenance of the structure and appurtenances 
was performed as required. This dam acted as an 
uncontrolled detention type dam during the fiscal 
year. Significant flood reductions during 
February and March were effected by Union City 
Dam along French Creek. Estimated flood control 
benefits achieved by this reservoir for this 
period were $117,000. Total flood control benefits 
for this reservoir through September 30,1977 are 
$5,480,000. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Initial highway 
relocations were completed in October 1968 and 
remaining highway relocations were completed 
in May 1972. Construction of the dam was started 
in July 1968 and completed in September 1971. 
Land acquired for project consists of 465.2 acres 
in fee simple and flowage easements over 2,152.6 
acres. 
32. WOODCOCK CREEK LAKE, PA. 
Location. In Crawford County, northwestern 
Pennsylvania, on Woodcock Creek, a tributary of 
French Creek. Damsite is about 4.1 miles above 
mouth of Woodcock Creek and about 5 miles 
northeast of Meadville, Pa. (See Geological Survey 
Chart for Meadville, Pa.) 
Existing project. A flood-control reservoir dam 
of rolled earth embankment type, gate controlled 
outlet works with a 6 foot wide by 7.75 foot-high 
conduit and uncontrolled saddle spillway on the 
left abutment. Dam is 4,650 feet long at top rising 
90 feet above streambed and provides for gross 
capacity of 20,000 acre-feet from a drainage area 
of 46 square miles. Reservoir is operated as one of 
a three-reservoir system for reduction of flood 
stages in French Creek Basin between damsite 
and mouth, Allegheny River from Franklin, Pa., 
to Pittsburgh, Pa., inclusive, and upper Ohio 
River Valley. Project was authorized for flood 
control and recreation by 1962 Flood Control Act. 
Storage for water quality control was added to 
the project during the preconstruction planning 
stage. Estimated Federal cost for new work 
(1977) is $18,871,541. 
Local cooperation. Local interests must inform 
affected interests in French Creek Basin at least 
annually, in a manner satisfactory to District 
Engineer, that a system of reservoirs of which 
Woodcock Creek Lake is a part, will not provide 
protection against maximum floods. Pennsylvania 
Department of Forests and Waters 
assumed responsibility of local cooperation for 
project. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Operation and maintenance, general: 
Maintenance of the structure and appurtenances 
was performed as required. Inflow into the lake 
was above normal during the fall period and the 
downstream flow schedule was easily maintained. 
Estimated flood control benefits achieved 
by this reservoir for this period were $13,000; 
total through September 30, 1977 is $456,000. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Authorized project 
is complete. Reservoir is in operation for 
reduction of flood stages in French Creek Basin 
between damsite and mouth, Allegheny River, 
from Franklin, Pa. to Pittsburgh, Pa., inclusive, 
and upper Ohio River Valley. Construction of 
dam was started in July 1970 and completed in 
July 1973. Land acquired for project consists of 
1,733.2 acres in fee simple and flowage easements 
over 0.6 acre. 
33. YOUGHIOGHENY RIVER LAKE, 
OHIO RIVER BASIN, PA. AND MD. 
Location. Dam is on Youghiogheny River about 
74.2 miles above its junction with Monongahela 
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River at McKeesport, Pa. It is 1.2 miles upstream 
from Confluence, Pa., and about 57 miles 
southeast of Pittsburgh, Pa. Reservoir is in 
Fayette and Somerset Counties, Pa., and Garrett 
County, Md. (See Geological Survey Charts for 
Confluence, Pa., Accident, Md., West Virginia 
and Pennsylvania.) 
Existing project. Reservoir for flood control, 
navigation aid, and pollution abatement purposes. 
Dam is rolled-earthfill type with separate 
uncontrolled side channel spillway and tunnel 
outlet works. Project was selected for construction 
under general authorization for Ohio River 
Basin in 1938 Flood Control Act. For further project 
description see Annual Report for 1962, page 
1223. Federal cost of completed project was $9,- 
674,900. Construction of additional recreation 
facilities for completed project is estimated to 
cost $1,939,400, making total project cost estimate 
$11,614,300. 
Local cooperation. None required. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work: Control Building additions at Tub Run 
Recreation Area were completed under contract 
at an approximate cost of $18,990. Operation and 
maintenance, general: Reservoir was operated 
for benefit of flood control, as required, and 
necessary repairs were made to structures and 
appurtenances as required. Inflow into the lake 
was above normal during the fall period. The 
downstream flow schedule was maintained 
through December by use of 8,000 acre-feet of 
storage withdrawn from the lake. Estimated 
flood control benefits achieved by this reservoir 
for this period were $2,055,000. Total flood control 
benefits for this dam through September 30, 
1977 are $99,462,000. Activities under reservoir 
management program comprising sanitation 
measures, conservation, land management, and 
operation and maintenance of public-use 
facilities were continued. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Authorized project 
is complete. Reservoir is in operation for flood 
control, navigation, and pollution abatement purposes. 
For flood control, reservoir is operated as a 
unit of coordinated reservoir system designed for 
protection of Pittsburgh and reduction of flood 
heights in upper Ohio Valley, generally. Construction 
of dam was started June 1940 and completed 
May 1944. Land acquired for project consists 
of 3,914.9 acres in fee simple. A license was 
issued Commonwealth of Pennsylvania covering 
fish conservation and management in Pennsylvania 
portion of reservoir. Future work consists 
of provision on project lands of additional 
recreational facilities as required to serve public 
needs. 
34. INSPECTION OF COMPLETED 
FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS 
Flood Control Act of 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 
Secretary of the Army. District Engineers are 
responsible for administration of these 
regulations within boundaries of their respective 
districts. During this period maintenance inspections 
were made of 12 projects transferred to local 
interests for maintenance and operation as listed 
in table at end of chapter. Local interests were advised 
as necessary, of measures required to maintain 
these projects in accordance with standards 
prescribed by regulations. Inspection of completed 
flood control works and dates of inspections 
are set forth in table 26-I. 
Costs for this fiscal year, $59,780. Total cost to 
September 30, 1977 was $398,264. 
35. OTHER AUTHORIZED FLOOD 
CONTROL PROJECTS 
See table 26-J on other authorized flood control 
projects. 
36. FLOOD CONTROL WORK 
UNDER SPECIAL AUTHORIZATION 
Flood control activities pursuant to Section 205, 
Public Law 858, 80th Congress, as amended 
(preauthorization) 
(See table 26-K on flood control work under 
special authorization.) 
Flood control and coastal emergencies (Public 
Law 99, 84th Cong., and antecedent legislation) 
Costs for this period were $169,449, of which 
$39,570 was for advance preparation and 
$129,879 for emergency operations. 
Emergency bank protection (sec. 14 of 1946 
Flood Control Act, Public Law 526, 79th Cong.) 
Costs for this period were $5,000 for investigations 
at Bonita, New York; $13,059 for 
Freeport, Pennsylvania; and $10,371 for 
Salamanca, New York. 
Streambank Erosion Control Evaluation and 
Demonstration Act of 1974 (sec. 32, Public Law 93- 
251, 93rd Cong.) 
Total cost this period for evaluation of streambank 
erosion and for demonstration projects was 
$194,698. 
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General Investigations 
37. SURVEYS 
Costs this fiscal year were $572,271, of which 
$560,027 was for flood control studies, $3,090 
special studies and $9,154 for review of authorized 
projects. 
38. COLLECTION AND STUDY OF 
BASIC DATA 
Collection and study of basic data for flood 
plain information studies were made during this 
period at a cost of $263,753. (See Table 26-L Completed 
Flood Plain Studies.) 
39. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
Hydrologic studies consisting of collection and 
analysis of hydrologic and hydraulic data were 
performed during this period at cost of $10,645. 
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TABLE 26-A 
PITTSBURGH, PA., DISTRICT 
COST AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
See Total Cost to 
Section September 30, 
in Text Project Funding FY 74 FY 75 FY 76 FY 77 1977 
1. Allegheny River, 
Pa. 
3. Monongahela 
River, Pa. and 
W.Va. 
5. Tygart Lake, 
W.Va. 
7. Berlin Lake 
Ohio River Basin, 
Ohio 
Federal Funds) 
Contributed 
unds) 
8. Chartiers 
Creek, Pa. 
Federal Funds) 
Contributed 
unds) 
9. Conemaugh River 
Lake Ohio 
River Basin, Pa. 
10. Crooked Creek 
Lake, Ohio 
River Basin, Pa. 
11. Dubois, Pa. 
12. East Branch, 
Clarion River 
Lake, Ohio 
River Basin, Pa. 
13. Elkins, W.Va. 
14. Girtys Run, 
Millvale, Pa. 
15. Johnstown, Pa. 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 1,453,300 
Cost 1,584,822 
New Work 
Approp. -11,712 
Cost 1,371 
Maint. 
Approp. 2,592,000 
Cost 2,532,799 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 243,000 
Cost 251,567 
New Work 
Approp. 46,000 
Cost 18,884 
Maint. 
Approp. 425,500 
Cost 471,552 
New Work 
Contrib. - 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 2,400,000 
Cost 2,803,318 
New Work 
Contrib. 308,300 
Cost 119,936 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 211,600 
Cost 297,430 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 159,600 
Cost 231,280 
New Work 
Approp. 460,000 
Cost 478,926 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 155,000 
Cost 169,185 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 9,000 
Cost 7,718 
New Work 
Approp. 68,000 
Cost 65,442 
New Work 
Contrib. - 
Cost - 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 52,000 
Cost 42,558 
1,717,200 
1,706,019 
175,000 
141,197 
3,540,200 
3,618,721 
396,300 
359,113 
158,000 
120,131 
440,300 
446,134 
100,000 
-78,000 
1,330,588 
32,740 
249,900 
342,796 
156,400 
237,078 
500,000 
314,587 
195,300 
202,754 
10,000 
10,475 
120,000 
138,624 
20,000 
28,994 
2,022,800 
2,092,786 
890,000 
832,250 
5,056,000 
5,026,272 
428,000 
465,546 
364,500 
400,644 
780,100 
765,911 
89,915 
2,499,000 
1,461,331 
6,468 
4,953 
284,500 
282,801 
264,800 
266,754 
2,000,000 
1,824,609 
266,500 
262,642 
14,500 
14,821 
1,295,000 
156,097 
631,722 
837 
46,500 
46,776 
- 18,157,8601 
- 18,157,8601 
1,816,000 28,250,5202 
1,779,433 28,206,7372 
338,304 129,201,3273 
177,221 128,921,194' 
5,260,000 82,927,9144 
5,157,468 82,757,8974 
- 18,431,8445 
- 18,431,8445 
326,100 3,662,763 
310,282 3,633,985 
135,000 8,681,8766 
57,454 8,569,9607 
734,200 5,270,296 
651,726 5,164,275 
- 100,000 
9,067 98,982 
3,281,000 24,369,203 
395,765 20,107,480 
- 3,866,158 
306,919 3,865,690 
- 45,684,4118 
- 45,684,4118 
256,600 2,542,232 
241,085 2,519,829 
13,000 4,217,8889 
1,081 4,205,96927 
264,400 2,622,882 
255,719 2,611,319 
95,000 4,465,200 
845,611 4,269,709 
- 9,524,60110 
- 9,524,60110 
308,400 2,320,607 
279,008 2,287,150 
- 1,772,627 
- 1,772,627 
1,000 91,487 
127 90,059 
459,000 2,000,000 
694,934 1,097,030 
- 631,722 
302,043 302,880 
996,000 
821,506 
8,865,38811 
8,865,38811 
1,562,396 
1,387,641 
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TABLE 26-A 
(Continued) 
COST AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
See Total Cost to 
Section September 30, 
in Text Project Funding FY 74 FY 75 FY 76 FY 77 1977 
16. Kinzua Dam & 
Allegheny 
Reservoir, Ohio 
River Basin, Pa. 
and N.Y. 
17. Loyalhanna 
Lake, Ohio 
River Basin, Pa. 
18. Mahoning Creek 
Lake, Ohio 
River Basin, Pa. 
19. Michael J. Kirwan 
Dam and Reservoir, 
Ohio 
(Federal Funds) 
20. Mosquito Creek 
Lake, Ohio 
River Basin, Ohio 
21. Muddy Creek 
Dam, Pa. 
22. Ohio River 
Basin, Pittsburgh, 
Pa. District 
Consolidated 
23. Punxsutawney, 
Ohio River 
Basin, Pa. 
24. Ridgway 
and vicinity, 
Pa. 
25. Root Creek, 
Bolivar, New York 
26. Rowlesburg 
Lake, W.Va. 
27. Shenango River 
Lake, Ohio 
River Basin, Pa. 
and Ohio 
28. Stonewall 
Jackson Lake 
W.Va. 
29. Tenmile Creek 
at Marianna, Pa. 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Wor-k 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
Rehab. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
90,000 
163,511 
399,500 
1,727,892 
146,000 
150,396 
307,800 
333,993 
213,150 
190.613 
206,900 
155,029 
5,000 
5,000 
10,000 
522 
-12,000 
7,239 
41,000 
48,105 
142,403 
291,000 
1,063,244 
376,500 
476,590 
-1,280,000 
536,800 
3,960 
375,000 
379,052 
1,221,700 
1,314,975 
234,250 
228,142 
236,900 
261,222 
192,100 
215,509 
65,000 
64,797 
184,800 
238,892 
1,200 
647 
21,000 
30,398 
4,106 
5,300 
4,374 
-1,200 
101,900 
19,000 
518,304 
456,200 
479,921 
446,000 
570,206 
2,657 
361, 
339, 
734, 
552, 
83,0 
7,2 
307 
304 
11(0 
7, 
198 
190 
294 
279 
8, 
3, 
23� 
229 
17 
14 
270,000 
144,006 
725,300 
698,556 
485,000 
487,263 
240,000 
239,169 
266,000 
267,909 
30,000 
30,103 
257,600 
252,630 
520 
33,500 
33,267 
15,000 
7,268 
63,000 
12,673 
140,000 
98,151 
1,534,000 
583,258 
651,200 
652,812 
-341,000 
146,607 
50,000 
50,097 
3,586,10719 
3,586,10719 
326,200 
325,739 
179,464 
124,679 
130,350 
117,314 
3,024,884 
2,834,561 
39,973,90120 
38,898,59721 
3, 757, 747 
3,707,984 
3,955,200 
3,840,874 
744,800 
194,921 
26-20 
696 109,316,18912 
274 109,035,95626 
700 6,014,192 
980 5,799,405 
00 5,535,86213 
27 5,460,08928 
7,000 2,900,802 
1,269 2,892,106 
),000 6,531,34514 
155 6,428,50029 
x,000 2,794,864 
),696 2,784,710 
- 47,033 
- 47,033 
- 17,355,09715 
- 17,355,09715 
1,900 2,131,928 
x,981 2,115,545 
900 4,139,30016 
662 4,133,96217 
9,600 2,443,038 
1,574 2,420,792 
,000 402,513 
,639 400,119 
- 985,19718 
- 985,19718 
8,000 
8,185 
50,000 
9,043 
38,904 
145,000 
65,096 
598,000 
752,936 
749,900 
711,670 
24,000 
191,931 
600,000 
50,183

TABLE 26-A 
(Continued) 
PITTSBURGH, PA., DISTRICT 
COST AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
See Total Cost to 
Section September 30, 
in Text Project Funding FY 74 FY 75 FY 76 FY 77 1977 
30. Tionesta Lake, New Work 
Ohio River Approp. 273,000 213,000 7,000 3,000 6,721,00522 
Basin, Pa. Cost 308,347 229,166 126,915 1,430 6,719,05123 
Maint. 
Approp. 234,650 267,400 410,300 497,500 4,133,654 
Cost 246,224 272,718 382,437 415,393 4,020,490 
31. Union City New Work 
Lake, Pa. Approp. 500,000 -11,000 - 14,559,800 
Cost 308,753 357,889 20,163 1,828 14,558,842 
Maint. 
Approp. 73,000 90,500 120,400 151,400 447,800 
Cost 76,283 92,927 118,093 142,817 436,003 
32. Woodcock Creek New Work 
Lake, Pa. Approp. 993,000 338,000 11,000 - 18,873,700 
Cost 2,721,837 795,637 221,826 3,658 18,871,541 
Maint. 
Approp. 176,400 177,000 301,600 245,700 922,550 
Cost 172,831 180,854 293,194 248,648 915,899 
33. Youghiogheny New Work 
River Lake, Approp. 301,000 34,000 225,500 -11,123,77224 
Ohio River Cost 322,828 237,092 107,829 24,529 11,026,81625 
Basin, Pa. and Md. Maint. 
Approp. 463,000 581,250 772,300 579,500 5,211,760 
Cost 452,551 585,682 756,218 604,594 5,202,732 
1. Includes $2,453,737 from emergency relief funds and 
$1,250,049 from public works funds. 
2. Includes $64,354 public works acceleration, executive 
funds (1963). 
3. Includes $5,420,541 for new work for previous project. 
4. Includes $22,549 public works acceleration, executive 
funds (1963) and $742 for maintenance for previous project. 
5. Includes $1,999,995 emergency relief funds and $10,- 
000,000 public works funds. 
6. Includes $1,583,500 Code 711 funds and $809,700 Code 
712 funds. 
7. Includes $1,401,747 Code 711 funds, $809,699 Code 712 
funds, and $68,837 Code 713 funds. 
8. Includes $5,351 from emergency relief funds. 
9. Includes $63,788 from emergency relief funds and 
$13,000 Code 711 funds. 
10. Includes $141,828 Code 711 funds. 
11. Includes $33,423 from emergency relief funds. 
12. Includes $2,791 from emergency relief funds, $600,- 
000 Code 713 funds, and $15,000 Code 711 funds; excludes 
$100,000 for new work expended from contributed funds. 
13. Includes $7,339 from emergency relief funds, and 
$83,000 Code 711 funds. 
14. Includes $25,671 emergency relief funds, $71,000 
Code 711 funds, and $39,000 Code 713 funds. 
15. Includes $53,900 Code 711 funds; excludes $3,230,000 
for new work expended from contributed funds. 
16. Includes $73,900 Code 711 funds and $29,900 Code 713 
funds. 
17. Includes $68,459 Code 711 funds and $30,103 Code 713 
funds. 
18. Includes $8,914 from emergency relief funds. 
19. Excludes $180,485 for new work expended from contributed 
funds. 
20. Includes $1,605,100 Code 711 funds and $1,490,000 
Code 713 funds. 
21. Includes $1,827,159 Code 711 funds and $608,082 Code 
713 funds. 
22. Includes $1,231,704 Code 711, $275,900 Code 712 and 
$24,201 emergency relief funds. 
23. Includes $1,229,748 Code 711, $275,900 Code 712 and 
$24,201 emergency relief funds. 
24. Includes $1,448,868 Code 711 funds. 
25. Includes $1,351,912 Code 711 funds. 
26. Includes $2,791 from emergency relief funds, $10,742 
Code 711 funds, $356,747 Code 713 funds; excludes $100,000 
for new work expended from contributed funds. 
27. Includes $63,788 emergency relief funds and $1,081 
Code 711 funds. 
28. Includes $7,339 emergency relief funds and $7,227 
Code 711 funds. 
29. Includes $25,671 emergency relief funds and $7,155 
Code 711 funds. 
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TABLE 26-B AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
Acts Work Authorized Documents 
Aug. 5, 1886 
June 3, 1896 
July 25, 1912 
July 3, 1930 
Aug. 30, 1935' 
Aug. 30, 1935' 
June 26, 19342 
Mar. 3, 1899 
June 13, 1902 
Mar. 3, 1905 
Mar. 3, 1905 
Mar. 2, 1907 
Mar. 4, 1913 
Sept. 22, 1922 
July 3, 1930 
Jan. 31, 1931P 
June 26, 19342 
May 17, 1950 
ALLEGHENY RIVER, PA, (See Section 1 of Text) 
For lock and dam 1. (Fixed dam contemplated. 
Sept. 29, 1891 Secretary of War authorized change 
to a movable dam.) 
For locks and dams 2 and 3 
For locks and dams 4 to 8, inclusive 
For a depth of 9 feet in the lower 61 miles. 
Replace lock and dam 1 by a dredged channel, 9 feet 
deep and 200 feet wide up to lock 2, and construct 
new locks and dams 2 and 3, to replace existing locks 
and dams 2 and 3. 
Construct lock and dam 9, raising crest of dam 8, and 
dredging a navigable channel in head of pool 8. 
Operation and care of locks and dams provided for with 
funds from War Department appropriation for rivers 
and harbors. 
Annual Report 1886,p.1545,and 
Annual Report, 1891,p.2366. 
H. Doc. 204, 54th Cong., 
1st sess. and Annual Report, 
1896, p. 2212 
H. Doc. 540, 62nd Cong., 2d 
sess. 
H. Doc. 356, 71st Cong., 
2d sess. 
Rivers and Harbors Committee, 
Doc. 16, 72d Cong., 
1st sess. 
H. Doc. 721, 71st Cong., 
3d sess., and Rivers and 
Harbors Committee, Doc. 27, 
73d Cong., 2d sess. 
MONONGAHELA RIVER,PA.AND W. VA.(See Section 3 of Text)Annual Report 
Enlarge and improve lock and dam 6; additional works at 
lock 3; new repair steamer and new dredge boat with 
equipment; all at an estimated cost of $185,556. 
Rebuild lock and dam 2 at estimated cost of $655,961. 
(Estimate increased in 1910 to $698,961). 
Acquisition of land and additional improvements at 
5 and 6 at a cost of $7,850. 
Rebuild lock and dam 3 at estimated cost of $589,196. 
Reconstruct lock and dam 5 at estimated cost of $756,042. 
Reconstruct lock and dam 6 at estimated cost of 
356,400. (Estimate increased in 1916 to 
418,860.) 
Additional improvements at estimated cost as follows: 
Guide walls and guard walls, 1 to 6, $1,255,130; 
Lengthen land chamber of lock 3 to 720 feet, $787,722; 
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; Reconstruct dam 4, $397,211; Marine 
ways, repair plant, office and warehouse, $250,000, for a 
total of .$6,640,439. 
Construct new locks and dam 2.5 miles below existing 
structure, at estimated cost of $2,175,000 in lieu of 
work authorized at old lock and dam 4. 
Chief of Engineers authorized to locate new locks and 
dam 4 above existing structure and on such site as 
they may deem most desirable. 
Operation and care of locks and dams provided for with 
funds from War Department appropriations for rivers 
and harbors. 
Modification of existing project as follows: 
Provide 2 new locks and dams similar to 
Morgantown lock and dam to replace existing locks 
and dams 12 to 15, inclusive. 
Provide a movable crest on existing dam 8 to raise 
existing pool-full elevation 4 feet. 
Provide a navigation channel of 300-foot minimum 
bottom width and a 9-foot project depth above 
lock and dam 8. 
Provide an extension of navigable channel of upper 
Monongahela River, into lower Tygart River for 2.1 
miles at a maximum bottom width of 200 feet and a 
9-foot project depth. 
p. 2423. 
Annual Report, 1909, 
p. 1756. 
Annual Report, 1904, 
p. 460. 
H. Doc. 209, 58th Cong., 
2d sess. 
H. Doc. 209, 58th Cong., 
2d sess. 
H. Doc. 1217, 62d Cong., 
3d sess. 
H. Doc. 288, 67th Cong., 
2d sess. 
Rivers and Harbors Committee 
Doc. 22, 70th Cong., 
2d sess. 
S. Doc. 100, 81st Cong., 
1st sess. 
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TABLE 26-B AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
(Continued) 
Acts Work Authorized Documents 
OHIO RIVER BASIN (Pittsburgh Dist.) (See Section 22 of Text) 
Aug. 28, 1937 Construct levees, floodwalls, and drainage structures Flood Control Committee 
for protection of cities and towns in Ohio River Basin. Doc. 1, 75th Cong., 1st 
Projects to be selected by Chief of Engineers with Sess. 
approval of Secretary of War at a cost not to exceed 
$24,877,000 for construction. 
June 28, 1938 Approved general comprehensive plan for flood control and Flood Control Committee 
other purposes in Ohio River Basin as may be advisable in Doc. 1, 75th Cong., 1st 
discretion of Secretary of War and Chief of Engineers, Sess.s 
and for initiation and partial accomplishment of plan, 
authorized $75 million for reservoirs and $50,300,000 
for local flood protection works. 
Aug. 18, 1941 Additional $45 million for prosecution of comprehensive 
plan for Ohio River Basin. 
Dec. 22, 1944 Additional $70 million for further prosecution of H. Doc. 762, 77th Cong., 
comprehensive plan for Ohio River Basin, including 2d sess. 
additional projects in tributary basins. 
July 24, 1946 Additional $125 million for further prosecution of H. Doc. 506, 78th Cong., 
comprehensive plan including additional projects 1st Sess. 
in tributary basins. 
May 17, 1950 Additional $100 million for prosecution of comprehensive 
plan for Ohio River Basin. 
Dec. 30, 1963 Additional $150 million for further prosecution of 
comprehensive plan for flood control and other 
purposes in Ohio River Basin. 
June 18, 1965 Additional $89 million for further prosecution of H. Doc. 6755, 89th Cong., 
comprehensive plan for Ohio River Basin. 1st Sess. 
Aug. 13, 1968 Additional $35 million for further prosecution of 
comprehensive plan for Ohio River Basin. 
June 19, 1970 Additional $69 million for further H. Doc. 15166, 91st 
prosecution of comprehensive plan Cong., 2nd Sess. 
for Ohio River Basin. 
March 7, 1974 Additional $120 million for further H. Doc. 10203, 93rd Cong., 
prosecution of comprehensive plan River Basin Monetary 
for Ohio River Basmn. Authorization Act of 1974. 
1. Included in the Emergency Relief Administration 
program April 8, 1935. 
2. Permanent Appropriations Repeal Act. 
3. Public Res. 117, 71st Cong., 3d sess. 
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TABLE 26-C ALLEGHENY RIVER, PA.: LOCKS AND DAMS 
(See Section 1 of Text) 
Dimensions 
Upper 
Avail- Normal Depths on Miter 
Width able Lift at Pool Ele- Sills at Normal Character of Type of Year 
of Length Normal vation Pool Level1 Foundation Construction Per- Opened 
Miles Cham- to Full Pool (feet, cent to 
Above ber Width Level mean sea Lower Upper Kind of Com- Navi- Estimated or 
No. Mouth Nearest Town (feet) (feet) (feet) level) (feet) (feet) Lock Dam Dam Lock Dam plete gation Actual Cost 
2 6.7 Aspinwall, Pa. 56 360 11.0 721.0 12.0 10.9 Rock Rock Fixed Concrete Concrete 100 19342 $ 1,763,485 
3 14.5 Cheswick, Pa. 56 360 13.5 734.5 10.8 11.8 Rock Pile-rock Fixed Concrete Concrete 100 19342 1,875,665 
4 24.2 Natrona, Pa. 56 360 10.5 745.0 10.0 8.5 Rock Rock Fixed Concrete Concrete 100 1927 1,707,690 
5 30.4 Freeport, Pa. 56 360 11.8 756.8 10.5 10.3 Piling Crib-pile Fixed Concrete Concrete 100 1927 1,940,537 
6 36.3 Clinton, Pa. 56 360 12.2 769.0 10.6 10.8 Rock Crib-pile Fixed Concrete Concrete 100 1928 1,523,959 
7 45.7 Kittanning, Pa. 56 360 13.1 782.1 9.8 10.9 Piling Crib-piling Fixed Concrete Concrete 100 1930 1,460,008 
8 52.6 Templeton, Pa. 56 360 17.9 800.0 10.4 13.8 Rock Rock-pile Fixed Concrete Concrete 100 1931 2,848,920 
9 62.2 Rimer, Pa. 56 360 22.0 822.0 10.5 11.3 Rock Rock Fixed Concrete Concrete 100 1938 2,510,373 
Total $15,630,637 
Abandoned lock and dam 1 591,187 
Abandoned lock and dam 2 544,929 
Abandoned lock and dam 3 310,103 
Demolishing old dam 1 26,001 
Dredging channel 1,055,003 
Total $18,157,860 
1All depths as shown are on guard sills and are controlling 
depth. 
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TABLE 26-D MONONGAHELA RIVER, PA. AND W. VA.: LOCKS AND DAMS 
(See Section 3 of Text) 
Dimensions 
Upper 
Avail- Normal Depths on Miter 
Width able Lift at Pool Ele- Sills at Normal Character of Type of Year 
of Length Normal vation Pool LeveP Foundation Construction Per- Opened 
Miles Cham- to Full Pool (feet, cent to 
Above ber Width Level Mean sea Lower Upper Kind of Corn- Navi- Estimated or 
No. Mouth Nearest Town (feet) (feet) (feet) level) (feet) (feet) Lock Dam Dam Lock Dam plete gation Actual Cost 
2 11.2 Braddock, Pa. 56 360 8.7 718.7 16.0 15.95 Rock Crib pile Fixed Concrete Concrete 100 19532 $ 17,872,2127 
3 23.8 Elizabeth, Pa. 
4 41.5 Monessen, Pa. 
61.2 Maxwell locks and dam 
Maxwell, Pa. 
- 82.2 Grays Landing Lock 
and dam, Grays 
Landing, Pa. 
7 85.0 Greensboro, Pa. 
8 90.8 Point Marion, Pa. 
- 102.0 Morgantown lock and 
dam, Morgantown, 
W. Va. 
- 108.0 Hildebrand lock and dam, 
6 miles above Morgantown, 
W. Va. 
- 115.4 Opekiska lock and dam, 
13.4 miles above 
Morgantown, W.Va. 
Marine ways, etc. 
Abandoned lock and dam 1 
Abandoned lock and dam 4 
Abandoned lock and dam 5 
Abandoned lock and dam 6 
Abandoned lock and dam 7 
Abandoned lock and dam 8 
Abandoned lock and dam 9 
Abandoned lock and dam 10 
110 
563 
720 
360 
720 
563 360 
720 
8.2 726.9 11.6 11.9 Rock Crib pile Fixed Concrete Concrete 100 19072 1,681,538 
16.6 743.5 10.7 20.0 Piles Piles Movable Concrete Concrete 100 19322 17,254,0716 
843 720 19.5 763.0 15.0 20.5 Rock Rock Movable Concrete Concrete 100 1964 
84 720 15.0 778.0 15.0 26.0 Rock Rock 
56 
56 
84 
360 
360 
600 
15.0 
19.0 
17.0 
Fixed Concrete Concrete - 
30,110,889 
64,200,0005 
778.0 10.0 10.5 Rock Rock Fixed Concrete Concrete 100 19252 2,639,804 
797.0 10.0 14.5 Rock Rock Movable Concrete Concrete 100 19252 45,122,0574 s 
814.0 14.5 17.8 Rock Rock Movable Concrete Concrete 100 1950 8,778,000 
84 600 21.0 835.0 15.0 14.0 Rock Rock Movable Concrete Concrete 100 1959 
84.0 600 22.0 857.0 14.0 17.75 Rock Rock Movable Concrete Concrete 100 1964 
12,506,829 
25,179,622 
250,000 
1,019,907 
780,816 
1,074,812 
770,449 
213,776 
245,900 
191,000 
210,445 
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TABLE 26-D MONONGAHELA RIVER, PA. AND W. VA.: LOCKS AND DAMS 
(Continued) (See Section 3 of Text) 
Dimensions 
Upper 
Avail- Normal Depths on Miter 
Width able Lift at Pool Ele- Sills at Normal Character of Type of Year 
of Length Normal vation Pool Level' Foundation Construction Per- Opened 
Miles Cham- to Full Pool (feet, cent to 
Above ber Width Level Mean sea Lower Upper Kind of Comn- Navi- Estimated or 
No. Mouth Nearest Town (feet) (feet) (feet) level) (feet) (feet) Lock Dam Dam Lock Dam plete gation Actual Cost 
Abandoned lock and dam 11 227,668 
Abandoned lock and dam 12 200,550 
Abandoned lock and dam 13 190,691 
Abandoned lock and dam 14 210,127 
Abandoned lock and dam 15 175,829 
Dredging587,899 
Total $231,694,891 
1. All depths as shown are on guard sills and are controlling depths. 4. Includes $3,322,057 for raising crest of dam an estimated $41,800,000 for 
2. Dates shown for locks and dams Nos. 2 to 8, inclusive, represent reconstruction.
3. 2 chambers. 
replacement of existing lock. 
5. Estimated. 
6. Includes $15,080,304 for reconstruction of dam. 
7. Includes $16,967,114 for reconstruction of locks. 
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TABLE 26-E MONONGAHELA RIVER, PA. AND W. VA.: 
TOTAL COSTS OF EXISTING PROJECT TO END OF FISCAL YEAR 
(See Section 3 of Text) 
Operation and 
Maintenance, 
Funds New Work General Total 
Regular $123,500,653 $62,138,019 $185,638,672 
Maintenance and operation - 150,000 150,000 
Public Works acceleration, executive (1963) - 22,549 22,549 
Total $123,500,653 $62,310,568 $185,811,221 
'Excludes $20,446,587 expended between July 7, 1897 and 
June 30, 1937, on operation and care of works of improvement 
under provisions of permanent indefinite appropriation for 
such purposes. 
TABLE 26-F OTHER AUTHORIZED NAVIGATION PROJECTS 
For Last Cost to September 30, 1977 
Full Report 
See Annual Operation and 
Project Report For Construction Maintenance 
Allegheny River, Pa., open-channel workI 1934 197,000 133,840 
Beaver and Mahoning Rivers, Pa. and Ohio2 1938 - - 
Buckhannon River, W. Va.3 4 1893 5,500- 
Cheat River, W. Va.3 4 1895 12,997- 
Lake Erie-Ohio River Canal, Ohio and Pa. 1972 1,342,000- 
Pittsburgh Harbor, Pa. 1922 110,663 81,613 
Youghiogheny River, Pa. and Md. 1971 47,1956 185,6686 
1. Completed. 
2. January 23, 1939, Chief of Engineers recommended 
constructing a waterway from Ohio River through Beaver, 
Mahoning, and Grand River Valleys to Lake Erie (H. Doc. 
178, 76th Cong., 1st Sess.). 
3. Abandonment recommended in H. Doc. 467. 69th 
Cong., 1st Sess. 
4. No commerce reported. 
5. Previous project data. 
6. Includes $1,700 expended under previous project. 
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REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
TABLE 26-G OHIO RIVER BASIN (PITTSBURGH DISTRICT): 
LOCAL PROTECTION PROJECTS 
(See Section 22 of Text) 
Estimated Cost8 
Type of 
Location1 Protection Federal Non-Federal Total 
Adena, Ohio (Short Creek) 15 
Allegany, N.Y., unit I (Allegheny River)2 
Allegany, N.Y., unit II (Five Mile Creek area)2 
Bellaire, Ohio 2 
Benwood, W. Va. 2 7 
Brackenridge, Tarentum and Natrona, Pa. 
(Allegheny River)2 
Brilliant, Ohio" 
Brockway, Pa. (Allegheny River Basin) 1 " 
Clarington, Ohio'" 
Coraopolis, Pa." 
Dillonvale, Ohio (Short Creek)" 
Elkins, W. Va. (Monongahela River Basin)4 5 
Empire-Stratton, Ohio 2 
Follansbee, W. Va.1 " 
Freeport, Pa. (Allegheny River)" 
Industry, Pa.i" 
Johnsonburg, Pa. (Allegheny River Basin)2 5 
Johnstown, Pa. (Allegheny River Basin)4 5 
Kittanning, Pa., part I (Allegheny River)2 5 
Kittanning, Pa. part II (Allegheny River)2 
Lake Chautauqua and Chadakoin River, N.Y. 
(Allegheny River BasinJ' 
Latrobe, Pa. (Allegheny River Basin) 2 5 
Leetsdale, Pa.2 
Martins Ferry, Ohio 2 
6 
McKees Rocks, Pa.2 
Mingo Junction, Ohio 1 " 
Moundsville, W. Va. 2 
Neville, Island, Pa.2 
New Cumberland, W. Va." 
New Kensington and Parnassus, Pa. 
(Allegheny River)2 
Olean, N.Y. (Allegheny River) 2 5 
Pittsburgh, Pa. (Golden Triangle)2 
Pittsburgh, Pa. (North Side) 2 
Pittsburgh, Pa. (The Strip) 2 
Portville, N.Y. (Allegheny River)2 5 
Powhatan Point, Ohio 2 
Proctor, W. Va. 2 
Punxsutawney, Pa. (Allegheny River Basin)4 5 
Ridgway, Pa. (Allegheny River Basin) 2 5 
Rochester, Pa.2 
St. Marys, Pa. (Allegheny River Basin)" 
Smiths Ferry, Pa." 
Uniontown, Pa. (Monongahela River Basin) 2 
Warwood, W. Va2 
Wellsburg, W. Va. 1 " 
Wellsville, Ohio, sec. J2 
Welllsville Ohio, sec. 2 
West Bridgewater, Pa." 
Wheeling, W. Va.2 7 
Channel $ 283,000 $ 67,000 $ 350,00010 
Levee 
Channel and levee 
Wall and levee 
Wall 
Wall 
697,000 
980,000 
7,660,000 
8,500,000 
11,800,000 
Wall 3,240,000 
Wall and levee 477,000 
Wall and levee 2,710,000 
Wall 3,080,000 
Channel 388,000 
Channel diversion 1,772,6273 
Internal drainage 87; 000 
facilities 
Wall 2,670,000 
Wall 1,480,000 
Wall,levee,and channel 1,560,000 
Wall 674,6643 
Channel 8,865,3883 
Wall 130,3173 
Wall 5,940,000 
Channel 6,640,000 
Channel 207,6593 
Levee 1,270,000 
Wall and levee 8,630,000 
Wall 5,470,000 
Wall 1,920,000 
Wall and levee 3,070,000 
Wall and levee 3,210,000 
Wall and levee 2,760,000 
Wall 7,900,000 
Levee 3,217,5313 
Wall 9,390,000 
Wall 22,400,000 
Wall 10,700,000 
Levee 2,070,4843 
Levee 4,720,000 
Levee 334,000 
Channel and levee 3,586,1073 
Channel 628,8883 
Wall 3,350,000 
Channel 559,000 
Wall 2,120,000 
Channel and wall 5,820,000 
Wall 1,740,000 
Wall and levee 3,270,000 
Wall and levee 483,9103 
Wall and levee 157,6333 
Wall 2,340,000 
Wall and levee 19,700,000 
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65,000 
133,000 
1,870,000 
3,180,000 
3,080,000 
276,000 
167,000 
249,000 
466,000 
58,000 
40,000 
26,000 
232,000 
21,000 
136,000 
130,000 
2,000 
352,000 
1,310,000 
44,400 
141,000 
836,000 
197,000 
310,000 
605,000 
1,830,000 
421,000 
148,000 
597,000 
429,000 
1,760,000 
2,560,000 
353,000 
397,000 
121,000 
180,4853 
72,000 
622,000 
17,000 
229,000 
980,000 
376,000 
1,160,000 
113,000 
517,000 
3,460,000 
762,00012 
1,113,00013 
9,530,000 
11,680,0001� 
14,880,000 
3,516,000 
644,000 
2,959,000 
3,546,000 
446,0001� 
1,812,627 
901,000 
2,902,000 
1,501,000 
1,696,000 
804,664 
8,865,3883 
132,317 
6,292,000 
7,950,00011 
252,059 
1,411,000 
9,466,000 
5,667,000 
2,230,000 
3,675,000 
5,040,000 
3,181,000 
8,048,000 
3,814,531 
9,819,000 
24,160,000 
13,260,000 
2,423,484 
5,117,000 
455,000 
3,766,5923 
700,888 
3,972,000 
576,0009 
2,349,000 
6,800,00014 
2,116,000 
4,430,000 
596,910 
157,6333 
2,857,000 
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PITTSBURGH, PA., DISTRICT 
TABLE 26-G 
(Continued) 
OHIO RIVER BASIN (PITTSBURGH DISTRICT): 
LOCAL PROTECTION PROJECTS 
(See Section 22 of Text) 
Estimated Cost s 
Type of 
Location1 Protection Federal Non-Federal Total 
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 
Woodlands, W. Va.2 Levee 206,000 28,000 234,000 
'All projects are on the Ohio River unless otherwise 8Latest cost estimate revision 1954 unless otherwise 
noted. noted. 
2Also see "Other authorized flood control projects." 9Latest cost estimate revision 1959. 
3Actual cost. 1"Latest cost estimate revision 1960. 4Reported in detail in an individual report. "Latest cost estimate revision 1965. 
6Completed. "2Latest cost estimate revision 1966. 
6Reported in detail in Annual Report for 1941. '3Latest cost estimate revision 1974. 7Reported in detail in Annual Report for 1954. "4Latest cost estimate revision 1977. 
'SDeauthorized August 5, 1977. 
TABLE 26-H OHIO RIVER BASIN (PITTSBURGH DISTRICT): RESERVOIRS 
(See Section 22 of Text) 
Total Esti 
Tributary Basin and Reservoir Streem mated Cosi 
Allegheny: 
Conemaugh River, Pa.' Conemaugh River $ 45,690,4114 
Crooked Creek, Pa.' Crooked Creek 4,242,8884 
East Branch Clarion River, Pa.' Clarion River 9,556,6004 
Kinzua Dam and Allegheny Reservoir, Pa. and N.Y.' Allegheny River 109,300,0004 
Loyalhanna, Pa.' Loyalhanna Creek 5,525,8624 
Mahoning Creek, Pa.' Mahoning Creek 7.464.3004 
Tionesta, Pa.' Tionesta Creek 7,026,1004 
Union City, Pa.' French Creek 14,557,0154 
Woodcock Creek, Pa.' French Creek 18,867,8444 
Beaver: 
Berlin, Ohio' Mahoning River 8,614,4004 
Eagle Creek, Ohio2 Eagle Creek 12,700,0003 
Michael J. Kirwan, Ohio' Mahoning River 21,404,0004 
Mosquito Creek, Ohio' Mosquito Creek 4,662,0004 
Shenango River, Pa. and Ohio' Shenango River 38,902,0004 
Monongahela: 
Youghiogheny River, Pa., and Md.' Youghiogheny River 11,614,3004 
'Reported in detail in an individual report. 
2Also see "Other authorized flood control projects." 
3Latest cost estimate revision 1954. 4Latest cost estimate revision 1976. 
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REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
TABLE 26-I INSPECTION OF COMPLETED FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS 
(See Section 34 of Text) 
Project Dates of Inspection 
Amsterdam, Ohio 
Big Run, Pa. 
Bradford, Pa. 
Brookville, Pa. 
Buckhannon, W.Va. 
Burgettstown-Slovan, Pa. 
Butler, Pa. 
Chartiers Creek, Pa. 
Colliers, W.Va. 
Dubois, Pa. 
Eldred, Pa. 
Friendsville, Md. 
Granville, Pa. 
Johnsonburg, Pa. 
Kittanning, Pa. 
Latrobe, Pa. 
Leetonia, Ohio 
Oil City, Pa. 
Olean, N.Y. 
Portage, Pa. 
Portville, N.Y. 
Reynoldsville, Pa. 
Ridgway, Pa. 
Salamanca, N.Y. 
Stonewood-Nutter Fort, W.Va. 
Sykesville, Pa. 
Tarentum, Pa. 
Turtle Creek, Pa. 
Washington, Pa. 
Wellsville, Ohio 
Weston, W.Va. 
Wilmore, Pa. 
Youngstown, Ohio 
September 1975 
September 1977 
July 1977 
September 1976 
May 1976 
March 1976 
April 1976 
March 1976 
May 1976 
September 1976 
September 1977 
November 1976 
March 1976 
April 1976 
None 
May 1977 
September 1975 
February 1976 
September 1977 
September 1976 
September 1977 
March 1976 
April 1976 
September 1977 
May 1976 
March 1976 
April 1976 
June 1976 
March 1976 
May 1976 
May 1976 
September 1976 
September 1975 
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TABLE 26-J OTHER AUTHORIZED FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS 
For Last Cost to September 30, 1977 
Full Report 
See Annual Operation and 
Project Report For Construction Maintenance 
Allegany, N.Y., unit I (Allegheny 
River)1 -4,100 
Allegany, N.Y., unit II (Five 
Mile Creek Area)' 1975 64,851- 
Amsterdam, Ohio4 
6 1964 183,072- 
Bellaire, Ohio' 1 12 - 76,487- 
Benwood, W.Va.2 1954 81,028- 
Big Run, Pa.4 
6 1965 364,208- 
Black Fork at Hendricks, W.Va. 6 1972 6,800- 
Brackenridge, Tarentum, and 
Natrona, Pa.' - - - 
Bradford, Pa.4 1962 7,601,763- 
Brookville, Pa.4 1963 964,976- 
Buckhannon, W.Va.3 - 37,488- 
Buckhannon, W.Va.4 1972 1,568,661- 
Burgettstown, Pa.4 6 - 83,129- 
Butler, Pa.4 1970 1,556,181- 
Eagle Creek Reservoir, Ohio' - 100,000- 
Empire-Stratton, Ohio2 - 33,031- 
Friendsville, Md.4 
6 - 41,529- 
Granville, Pa.4 6 - 75,908- 
Johnsonburg, Pa.4 1958 674,664- 
Kittanning, Pa., part I4 1949 130,317- 
Kittanning, Pa., part IIl s 11-- 
Lake Chautauqua and Chadakoin River, 
N.Y.7 1956 190,722 - 
Latrobe, Pa.4 1951 207,659- 
Latrobe, Pa.4 1970 2,556,652- 
Leetonia, Ohio4 6 89,299- 
Leetsdale, Pa.' 6--- 
Martins Ferry, Ohio' 1941 25,164- 
McKees Rocks, Pa.' 8 12.n_ 
Moundsville, W.Va.' - - - 
Neville Island, Pa.' - - - 
New Kensington and Parnassus, Pa.' - - - 
Oakdale, Pa.6 - 14,127- 
Oil City, Pa.4 
6 - 43,595- 
Olean, N.Y.4 1954 3,217,531- 
Pittsburgh, Pa. (Golden Triangle)1 s to- 
Pittsburgh, Pa. (North Side)' s to- 
Pittsburgh, Pa. (The Strip)' 8 0to 
Portage, Pa.4 
6 1965 150,386- 
Portville, N.Y.4 1954 2,070,484- 
Powhatan Point, Ohio - - - 
Proctor, W.Va.' 
Reynoldsville, Pa.4 1959 385,494 
Ridgway, Pa.4 1964 628,888 
Rochester, Pa.' 
Rouseville, Pa.6 - 1,642 
Salamanca, N.Y.4 1972 2,880,535 
Slovan, Pa.4 
6 - 57,811 
Sykesville, Pa.4 
6 - 184,246 
Tarentum, Pa.4 6 1964 136,591 
Turtle Creek, Pa.4 1972 15,350,552 
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TABLE 26-J 
(Continued) 
REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
OTHER AUTHORIZED FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS 
For Last Cost to September 30, 1977 
Full Report 
See Annual Operation and 
Project Report For Construction Maintenance 
Uniontown. Pa.1 
2 12 1956 - - 
Wallace, W.Va.6 - 11,035- 
Warwood, W.Va.' - - - 
Washington, Pa.4 1964 789,093- 
Wellsville, Ohio, Sec. I4 1956 483,910- 
Wellsville, Ohio, Sec. II4 1956 157,633- 
Wheeling, W.Va. (North Wheeling)1 - - - 
Wheeling, W.Va. (Wheeling Island)1 - 21,700- 
Wheeling, W.Va.' 1954 189,067- 
Wilcox, Pa.5 - 16,761- 
Wilmore, Pa. 4 6 - 96,853- 
Woodlands, W.Va. - - - 
Youngstown, Ohio4 1976 3,694,327- 
1. Inactive. 7. Local interests failed to meet requirements of local 
2. To be restudied. cooperation, authority for project expired Mar. 2, 1970. 
3. Local interests failed to meet requirements of 8. Recommended for deauthorization. 
cooperation, authority for project expired Feb. 20, 1951. 9. Lacks local support. 
4. Completed. 10. No longer required. 
5. Local interests failed to meet requirements of local 11. No longer economically justified. 
cooperation, authority for project expired Mar. 5, 1955. 12. Eligible for deauthorization. 
6. Authorized by Chief of Engineers. 
TABLE 26-K FLOOD CONTROL WORK UNDER SPECIAL AUTHORIZATION 
(See Section 36 of Text) 
Study Identification Fiscal Year Costs 
Limestone Run, Wilsonburg, W.Va. (detailed project report) $ 41 
Homestead (Whitaker) Run, Munhall, Pa. (detailed project report) $ 13 
Little Pucketa Creek, New Kensington, Pa. (reconnaisance report) $ 533 
Redbank Creek, New Bethlehem, Pa. (reconnaisance report and studies) $ 6,195 
Sulphur Run, Latrobe, Pa. (detailed project report) $ 4,789 
West Little Pine Creek, Etna, Pa. (reconnaisance report) $ 5,000 
Westons Mills, N.Y. (detailed project report) $ 2,270 
TABLE 26-L COMPLETED FLOOD PLAIN STUDIES 
(See Section 38 of Text) 
Date Federal 
Location Requesting Agency Completed Cost 
Cattaraugus County, N.Y. 
Allegheny River 
Harrison County, W. Va. 
West Fork River 
McKean County, Pa. 
Allegheny River 
Potter County, Pa. 
Allegheny River 
Cattaraugus County Planning 
Commission 
Harrison County Planning 
Commission 
McKean County Planning 
Commission 
Potter County Planning 
Commission 
April 1977 
May 1977 
October 1977 
December 1977 
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$15,000 
$48,200 
$35,000 
$35,000

ST. PAUL, MINN., DISTRICT 
ST. PAUL, MINN., DISTRICT* 
This district comprises western Wisconsin, 
westerly portion of Upper Peninsula of Michigan, 
major portion of Minnesota, northern and eastern 
North Dakota, and small portions of northeastern 
South Dakota and northern and northeastern 
Iowa embracing drainage basins of Mississippi 
River and tributaries from its source to mile 614 
above mouth of Ohio River; Red River of the 
North and tributaries; those streams north of 
Missouri River Basin in North Dakota; U.S. 
waters of Lake of the Woods and its tributaries; 
and U.S. waters at 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 
report on Mississippi River between Missouri 
River and Minneapolis, Minn. 
IMPROVEMENTS 
Navigation 
1. Ashland Harbor, Wis ............... 
2. Beaver Bay Harbor, Minn............ 
3. Big Bay Harbor, Mich.............. 
4. Black River Harbor, Mich............ 
5. Duluth-Superior Harbor, Minn. 
and Wis ............................ 
6. Grand Traverse Bay Harbor, 
M ich .............................. 
7. Keweenaw Waterway, Mich......... 
8. Knife River Harbor, Minn............ 
9. LaPointe Harbor, Wis.............. 
10. Lutsen Harbor, Minn................ 
11. Marquette Harbor, Mich............. 
12. Minnesota River, Minn............. 
13. Mississippi River between 
Missouri River and 
Minneapolis, Minn ................. 
14. Ontonagon Harbor, Mich............ 
15. Pine Creek, Angle Inlet, Minn........ 
16. Presque Isle Harbor, Mich .......... 
17. Reservoirs at Headwaters of 
Mississippi River, Minn............. 
18. St. Croix River, Minn. & Wis........ 
19. Saxon Harbor, Wis................. 
20. Two Harbors, Minn................. 
21. Warroad Harbor and River, Minn..... 
22. Reconnaissance and condition 
surveys ........................... 
23. Other authorized navigation 
projects ........................... 
24. Navigation work under special 
authorization ....................... 
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25. Beach Erosion Control work under 
special authorization ................ 
27-3 Flood Control 
26. Bassett Creek, Minn................. 
27-3 27. Big Stone Lake and Whetstone 
River, Minn. and S. Dak. ............ 
27-4 28. Burlington Dam, Souris River, 
27-4 N . D ak ............................. 
27-5 29. Chaska, Minn...................... 
27-5 30. Eau Galle River, Wis............... 
27-5 31. Homme Lake and Dam, N. Dak....... 
27-6 32. Lac qui Parle Lake, Minnesota 
27-6 River, M inn ....................... 
33. LaCrosse, W is...................... 
34. La Farge Lake and channel 
27-6 improvement, Wis ................. 
27-6 35. Lake Ashtabula and Baldhill Dam, 
27-7 Sheyenne River, N. Dak............. 
27-7 36. Lake Traverse and Bois de Sioux 
River, S. Dak. and Minn............. 
27-8 37. Mankato and North Mankato, 
27-8 M inn.............................. 
27-8 38. Minot, N. Dak ...................... 
27-9 39. Park River Subbasin, Grafton, N.Dak. 
27-9 40. Pembina River, N. Dak.............. 
41. Prairie du Chien, Wis................ 
27-10 42. Red Lake River, Minn., including 
Clearwater River, Minn.............. 
27-10 43. Red River of the North drainage 
basin, Minn., S. Dak. & N. Dak....... 
27-10 44. Red River of the North at Oslo, Minn. 
*All cost and financial statements for projects are listed at the end of this chapter. All other tables are reference in text and 
also appear at the end of this chapter. 
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45. Red River of the North at Pembina, 
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46. Rochester, Minn................. 27-19 
47. Roseau River, Minn ................. 27-20 
48. Rushford, Minn.................... 27-20 
49. Sheyenne River, N. Dak............ 27-20 
50. State Road and Ebner Coulees, Wis... 27-21 
51. Twin Valley Lake, Wild Rice River, 
M inn........ ....................... 27-21 
52. Vermillion River, Hastings, Minn..... 27-22 
53. Wild Rice River-South Branch and 
Felton Ditch, Minn...............27-22 
54. W inona, M inn ..................... 
55. Inspection of completed flood 
control projects ..................... 
56. Other authorized flood control 
projects ..... .......... ............ 
57. Flood control work under special 
authorization ....................... 
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60. Other work under special 
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Navigation 
1. ASHLAND HARBOR, WIS. 
Location. At head of Chequamegon Bay, on 
south shore of Lake Superior, about 65 miles east 
of Duluth, Minn. (See Lake Survey Chart 964.) 
Existing project. A west channel 20 and 21 feet 
deep and an east basin 25 and 27 feet deep, both 
extending lakeward from 75 feet outside harborline, 
all protected by an 8,000-foot breakwater. 
For additional details see page 1008 of Annual 
Report for 1965. (See table 27-B for authorizing 
legislation.) 
Location cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Terminal facilities. City of Ashland owns 4,150 
feet of waterfront for future public needs. 
Wharves for handling coal, ore, limestone, logs, 
and pulpwood are served by railroads. Facilities 
are considered adequate for existing commerce. 
Handling of ore and logs has been discontinued 
for the present. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance: Condition surveys cost $934. 
Repairs were made to the breakwater including 
placement of 3,916 tons of rock by Derrickbarge 
Coleman at a cost of $153,847. Work continued 
on engineering for contained dike disposal at a 
cost of $976. Environmental review continued at 
a cost of $732. Administrative costs were 
$21,065. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Work authorized 
prior to 1960 act was completed in 1950. 
Work authorized by 1960 act was completed in 
November 1962. Breakwater is in generally good 
condition, except for settled portions. At end of 
fiscal year, controlling depths were 16 feet in 
1600-foot west portion of West Channel, and 
authorized depths in remainder of project. 
2. BEAVER BAY HARBOR, MINN. 
Location. The harbor is located on the north 
shore of Lake Superior 53 miles northeasterly 
from Duluth, Minn., and 56 miles southwesterly 
from Grand Marais, Minn. (See Lake Survey 
Chart No. 97.) 
Existing project. Project as modified provides 
for a combination of rubblemound and steel sheet 
piling cell breakwaters totaling 738 feet in length, 
and an excavated harbor basin approximately 2 
acres in size, and 8 feet deep. See page 1659 of 
Annual Report for 1945 for improvements 
authorized by the River and Harbor Act 
approved March 2, 1945 (H. Doc. No. 446, 78th 
Cong., 2d sess.). This document contains the 
latest published map. Estimated Federal cost 
(1977) for new work is $3,030,000 and non-Federal 
cost is $160,000. 
Location cooperation. See page 1659 and 1660 
of Annual Report for 1945. Local interests 
furnished local assurances in November 1969. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work: Preconstruction planning was continued at 
a cost of $23,908. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Preconstruction 
planning is nearing completion with an alternate 
site being studied at the request of local interests 
due to shoreline changes. 
3. BIG BAY HARBOR, MICH. 
Location. On south shore of Lake Superior 33 
miles northwesterly from Marquette, Mich., and 
38 miles easterly from Portage entry to 
Keweenaw Waterway. (See Lake Survey Chart 
94.) 
Existing project. Provides for two converging 
piers extending from shore, an entrance channel 
between piers and a rectangular harbor basin. 
Project depths are 12 feet in entrance channel and 
10 feet in harbor basin. For details see page 1009 
of Annual Report for 1965 and page 1261 of 
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Annual Report for 1962. Existing project was 
authorized by 1945 River and Harbor Act (H. 
Doc. 446, 78th Cong., 2d sess., contains latest 
published map). 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Terminal facilities. A State-owned launching 
ramp and dock for small craft. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance: Condition surveys and environmental 
review were performed at a cost of $1,837. 
Derrickbarge Markus removed 6,050 cubic yards 
of material to restore project depths at a cost of 
$32,826. Investigations for mitigation of shore 
damages cost $6,220. Administrative costs were 
$5,783. 
Conditior at end of fiscal year. Project was 
completed in June 1961 except for protection at 
inner end of east breakwater, completed in 
November 1961. A contract for repair of 
breakwater, damaged by storms, was completed 
in August 1969. Controlling depths at end of 
fiscal year were about 9 feet in lake approach, 10 
feet in entrance channel and 10 feet in basin. A 
reconnaissance report was completed in July 
1971 concerning erosion of the beach adjacent to 
the harbor. A detailed project report is being 
prepared to develop an acceptable plan for 
mitigation measures. 
4. BLACK RIVER HARBOR, MICH. 
Location. At mouth of Black River on south 
shore of Lake Superior 39 miles westerly from 
Ontonagon, Mich., and 47 miles easterly from 
Ashland, Wis. (See Lake Survey Chart 95.) 
Existing project. Two converging breakwaters, 
an entrance channel between breakwaters, an 
inner channel, and an irregular harbor basin. For 
additional details see page 1092 of Annual Report 
for 1966. Project depths are 12 feet in the 
approach channel and 8 feet in the river channel 
and basin. Project was authorized by 1945 River 
and Harbor Act (H. Doc. 446, 78th Cong., 2d 
sess., contains latest published map). 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Local 
interests furnished easements on 0.85 acre of 
land. 
Terminal facilities. Wharves constructed on 
both sides of river. Wharf on east bank has 
frontage of 400 feet and on west bank, a frontage 
of 750 feet. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance: Condition surveys and engineering 
studies were performed at a cost of $5,280. 
Miscellaneous maintenance costs were $2,862. 
Administrative costs were $1,802. All work was 
done by hired labor. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Project was 
completed in June 1958. A triangular-shaped 
rock shoal 50 feet wide at easterly end extends 
along southerly side of channel. Project depths 
were available at the end of the fiscal year in lake 
approach channel and in harbor basin. Controlling 
depths inside the breakwater in the inner 
channel were 9.5 feet. 
5. DULUTH-SUPERIOR HARBOR, 
MINN. AND WIS. 
Location. At extreme western end of Lake 
Superior. Cities of Duluth, Minn., and Superior, 
Wis., are on north and south sides, respectively. 
(See Lake Survey Chart 966.) 
Previous projects. See page 1246 of Annual 
Report for 1962. 
Existing project. Provides for rebuilding canal 
piers at Duluth entry, replacement or construction 
of piers and breakwater at Superior entry 
and dredging approaches and channels within 
harbor, St. Louis Bay, and St. Louis River. 
Channels vary in depth from 32 to 28 feet in 
entrances, are 27 feet deep in iron-ore route 
channels, and are from 20 to 23 feet in inner 
channels. (See table 27-B for authorizing legislation.) 
For details of authorized channel dimensions 
and dimensions of structures, see page 1246 and 
1247 of Annual Report for 1962 and page 1011 of 
Annual Report for 1965. Portion of project for 
deepening Twenty-first Avenue West Channel is 
inactive. Estimated cost (1967) of this portion 
was $577,000. 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with for 
active portion of project. 
Terminal facilities. There are 113 docks or 
terminals including some 54 major ones; all but 
one are privately owned. Facilities for handling 
iron ore, coal, limestone, petroleum, steel and 
scrap iron, cement, general cargo, and grain are 
believed adequate for most existing commerce. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance: Condition surveys and engineering 
studies, miscellaneous inspections and reports, 
buildings, grounds, and recreation operations 
cost $135,117. Environmental project review cost 
$5,927. Dredge Gaillard removed 140,000 cubic 
yards of material from shoal areas during 
November 1976 and June through September 
1977 at a cost of $561,611. Derrickbarge Markus 
removed 10,100 cubic yards of material in June 
and July 1977 at a cost of $50,710. On-land 
disposal dredging cost $45,982. Bottom sediment 
sampling by contract cost $30,345 and by 
hired labor cost $9,306. Breakwater repairs 
including the placing of 1,038 tons of rock were 
accomplished by the Derrickbarge Coleman at a 
cost of $158,508. Park, pier, and recreational- 
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maintenance was performed at a cost of $10,087. 
A master plan users survey contract cost 
$23,646. Rock for stockpile increased $62,957. 
Engineering for the museum by contract cost 
$31,225 and by hired labor cost $3,646. Engineering 
on contract dredging cost $2,352. Investigation 
for mitigation of shore damages cost $12,463 
by contract and $3,707 by hired labor. Administrative 
costs were $211,225. Engineering and 
administrative costs for contained diked disposal 
by hired labor cost $208,486. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Work authorized 
prior to 1960 Act was completed in June 
1956. Under the 1960 Act, work on the outer 
harbor, included in House Document 150, was 
completed in June 1965. Work on the inner 
harbor, included in House Document 196, started 
in May 1963, was completed in November 1968 
except for the 21st Avenue West channel portion 
which is inactive. Project depths are available 
incompleted portions of the harbor except for 
scattered shoals in various locations. A detailed 
project report was completed in November 1974 
concerning erosion of a one-half mile of reach of 
beach adjacent and south of the Duluth Ship 
Canal. 
The United States owns 34.90 acres of land 
in fee in Minnesota and Wisconsin, of which 2.15 
acres are used for a vessel yard. Total cost of 
existing project to September 30, 1977 was 
$29,930,337, of which $14,562,063 was for new 
work and $15,368,274 was for maintenance. 
6. GRAND TRAVERSE BAY HARBOR, 
MICH. 
Location. At mouth of Traverse River on 
eastern shore of Keweenaw Peninsula about 20 
miles northeasterly from Portage entry to 
Keweenaw Waterway. (See Lake Survey Chart 
94.) 
Existing project. Provides two parallel piers, an 
entrance channel between piers and a harbor 
basin. Project depths are 12 feet between piers 
and 10 feet in basin. Project area extended 200 
feet upstream in 1966. For additional details see 
page 1015 of Annual Report for 1965. Existing 
project was authorized by 1945 River and Harbor 
Act. (H. Doc. 446, 78th Cong., 2d sess., contains 
latest published map.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Local 
interests furnished easements on 5.1 acres of 
land. 
Terminal facilities. Several privately owned 
fishing wharves. Facilities are considered adequate 
for existing commerce. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance: Condition surveys cost $1,580. 
Environmental review cost $634. Miscellaneous 
maintenance costs were $982. Pier repair 
including blacktopping amounted to $62,328. 
Engineering for mitigation of shore damage cost 
$5,001. Administrative costs were $12,519. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Existing project 
was completed in 1950 except for extension of 
north pier completed in 1964. Construction of a 
164-foot extension to the north breakwater was 
completed. Steel cells and piers are in good 
condition. Timber and round wood-pile structures 
are deteriorated but still in serviceable condition. 
Controlling depths were about 10 feet in the 
entrance channel and about 7 feet in the harbor 
basin at the end of the fiscal year. A 
reconnaissance report was completed in January 
1972 concerning shoreline erosion commencing at 
the south breakwater and extending for about 1 
mile south of the harbor. A detailed project report 
is being prepared to develop an acceptable plan of 
remedial measures. 
7. KEWEENAW WATERWAY, MICH. 
Location. In Lake Superior across Keweenaw 
Peninsula in upper Michigan. The west entrance 
is 169 miles east of Duluth, Minn. (See Lake 
Survey Chart 944.) 
Existing project. A navigable channel, minimum 
width 300 feet, 25 miles long, partially 
natural and partially artificial across Keweenaw 
Peninsula via Portage Lake. For details see page 
1121 of Annual Report for 1963. Completed cost 
for new work is $5,967,700. Portion of project 
providing for extension of lower entrance 
breakwater and necessary alteration or replacement 
of structures due to deepening channels is 
inactive and excluded from foregoing cost. 
Estimated cost (1957) of this portion was 
$3,315,000. (See table 27-B for authorizing 
legislation.) 
Local cooperation. None required. 
Terminal facilities. Six coal docks, a petroleum 
dock, and several general merchandise and 
miscellaneous wharves, all privately owned. 
Facilities are considered adequate for existing 
commerce. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance: Condition surveys and miscellaneous 
operations were made at a cost of $23,160. 
Work continued on an environmental review of 
project at a cost of $1,285. Maintenance of 
recreation facilities was accomplished at a cost of 
$1,726. Miscellaneous maintenance costs were 
$2,593. Costs for contract dredging amounted to 
$60,022. Breakwater repairs including placement 
of 882 tons of rock in July and August were 
accomplished by the Derrickbarge Coleman at a 
cost of $118,051. Rock for stockpile increased 
$20,886. Administrative costs were $50,824. 
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Condition at end of fiscal year. Active portion 
of project is complete. Breakwaters are in 
generally good condition except for a weakness 
occurring in about 300 feet of substructure of 
breakwater at lower entrace, and major storm 
damage repairs needed for stone-covered portions 
of breakwaters at upper entrance. Mooring pier at 
Lily Pond requires repairs to halt movement and 
permit dredging to project depth adjacent 
thereto. The flared revetmet at the upper entry 
should be modified to restrict wave action from 
the stilling basin entrance. Mooring pier at 
Portage River Harbor of Refuge is in good 
condition. Annual redredging of channels will be 
required indefinitely. Controlling depth is about 
24 feet. 
8. KNIFE RIVER HARBOR, MINN. 
Location. Near mouth of Knife River on north 
shore of Lake Superior, 19 miles northeasterly 
from Duluth, Minn., and 7 miles southwest of 
Two Harbors, Minn. (See Lake Survey Chart 96.) 
Existing project. Provides for an entrance 
channel with a system of overlapping breakwaters, 
using the existing breakwater and a new 
breakwater constructed of 451 feet of rock 
rubblemound, and four 62.8-foot diameter steel 
sheet pile cells. The entrance channel is 9 feet 
deep and an inner straight channel is 8 feet deep, 
50 feet wide, and 600 feet long with a public 
marina and side channel at its inner end. For 
additional details see page 1110 of Annual Report 
for 1963. A modification to correct a design 
deficiency was authorized in 1974. (See table 27-B 
for authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Local 
interests furnished easements on 15.08 acres of 
land. 
Terminal facilities. Local interests have installed 
pile-and-timber docks on both sides of 
straight channel. Lake County has completed 
construction by contract of a marina along the 
east wing of the inner harbor. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
Work: Preconstruction planning for measures to 
correct design deficiencies which results in 
unsatisfactory entrance and mooring conditions 
was continued at a cost of $1,232. Maintenance: 
Condition surveys cost $1,462. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Project was 
completed in June 1958. Breakwater and 
spending beach are in good condition. At end of 
fiscal year, controlling depths were about 9 feet in 
lake approach, 8 feet in channel between 
revetments, and 8 feet in side channels. The 
existing breakwater does not effectively prevent 
waves caused by northeasterly winds from 
entering the entrance channel. This results in 
unsatisfactory and unsafe harbor entrance conditions 
during storms. Mooring conditions in the 
main channel and Y-branches of the inner harbor 
are also adversely affected. Plans and specifications 
for construction of a breakwater to reduce 
wave damage and improve navigation conditions 
are underway. 
9. LA POINTE HARBOR, WISCONSIN 
Location. At westerly end of Madeline Island in 
the Apostle Island group off th~ ~outh shore of 
Lake Superior. (See Lake Survey Chart 961). 
Existing Project. Provides for reconstruction of 
73.5 feet of the existing breakwater, extending 
the breakwater 126.24 feet with 5 new steel sheet 
pile cells, harbor dredging and related work. The 
harbor is 10 feet deep in the entrance and 8 feet 
deep in the basin. Project was authorized by 
Section 107 of the 1960 River and Harbor Act 
(Public Law 645, 86th Cong., as amended.) 
Local Cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Terminal facilities. A 400-foot L-shaped dock 
was constructed and rehabilitated by local 
interests, not as a part of the Federal project. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance: Condition surveys were performed 
at a cost of $1055. Derrick-barge Markus 
removed 3,360 cubic yards of material at a cost of 
$35,484. Administrative costs were $4,261. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Project was 
completed in June 1967. Controlling depths at 
the end of the fiscal year were 10 feet in the 
harbor entrance and 8 feet in the basin. 
10. LUTSEN HARBOR, MINN. 
Location. The relocated harbor is located at the 
mouth of the Poplar River on the north shore of 
Lake Superior, 79 miles northeasterly from 
Duluth, Minn., and 30 miles southwesterly from 
Grand Marais, Minn. (See Lake Survey Chart 97.) 
Existing project. Project as modified provides 
for two rubblemound breakwaters and one steel 
sheet pile cell totaling 1,400 feet, with an 
excavated harbor basin approximately 150 feet 
by 500 feet with an 8-foot depth and an area close 
to shore of about 100 feet by 300 feet with depths 
of 0 to 8 feet. For additional details see page 1658 
of Annual Report for 1945 for improvements 
authorized by the River and Harbor Act 
approved March 2, 1945 (H. Doc. No. 446, 78th 
Cong., 2d sess.). This document contains latest 
published map. Estimated Federal cost (1977) for 
new work is $4,770,000 and non-Federal cost is 
$254,000. 
Local cooperation. See page 1658 of Annual 
Report for 1945. Local interests furnished local 
assurances in December 1969. 
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Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work: Preconstruction planning was continued at 
a cost by hired labor of $23,451. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Preconstruction 
planning is nearing completion with an alternate 
site being studied at the request of local interests 
due to private development on the authorized 
site. 
11. MARQUETTE HARBOR, MICH. 
Location. In Marquette Bay on south shore of 
Lake Superior, 160 miles west of Sault Ste. 
Marie, Mich., and 265 miles east from Duluth, 
Minn. (See Lake Survey Chart 935.) 
Existing project. Provides for a breakwater, 
and a harbor basin 26.5 feet deep, giving a 
protected area of 350 acres. Project was modified 
in 1960 to provide a 27-foot depth in harbor area. 
(See table 27-B for authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. None required for earlier 
authorizations. Fully compiled with for the 1960 
act. 
Terminal facilities. One ore dock, unused at 
present; two coal docks; one petroleum dock; and 
three other unused docks. There are also several 
small fish wharves without railroad connections. 
Facilities are considered adequate for existing 
commerce. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance: Condition surveys cost $3,729. 
Breakwater repairs including the placing of 460 
tons of rock were accomplished by the Derrickbarge 
Coleman at a cost of $21,519. Administrative 
costs were $7,123. All work was by hired 
labor. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Project 
authorized by earlier acts was completed in 1935. 
Deepening under the 1960 Act was completed in 
September 1966. Rehabilitation of rubblemound 
portion of breakwater was completed in November 
1965. Controlling depth in harbor is about 27 
feet. 
12. MINNESOTA RIVER, MINN. 
Location. Rises in Big Stone Lake, Minn. and 
S. Dak., and flows southeasterly about 224 miles 
to Mankato, Minn., thence northeasterly about 
106 miles to join the Mississippi River opposite 
St. Paul, Minn. (For general location see 
Geological Survey map of Minnesota.) 
Previous projects. For details see page 1890 of 
Annual Report for 1915, and page 1105 of Annual 
Report for 1938. 
Existing project. Provides 9-foot depth below 
flat pool level of Mississippi River lock and dam 2 
from mouth to mile 14.7, one-half mile above the 
railway bridge at Savage, Minn., and 4-foot depth 
from mile 14.7 to 25.6 at Shakopee, Minn. For 
details see page 1018 of Annual Report for 1965. 
(See table 27-B for authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. See 
also page 1074 of Annual Report for 1967. 
Terminal facilities. These are privately owned 
terminals at miles 9, 13.1, 14.5, and two at mile 
14.7. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance: Condition surveys cost $4,523. A 
site investigation for endangered species cost 
$6,244. Dredging operations by contract cost 
$258,490, and dredging by hired labor cost 
$1,526. Engineering and administrative costs 
amounted to $26,217. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Work on 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. Rights-of-entry have been 
obtained over 123.08 acres of land over which 
perpetual easements will be conveyed by local 
interests. 46.20 acres have been transferred from 
the Department of the Army and Department of 
the Air Force to the project. Navigation from 
mouth to Shakopee was practicable for drafts not 
in excess of 3 feet. A contract for work under 
1958 authorization for a 9-foot channel started in 
May 1966 was terminated in January 1967 when 
56 percent complete. A new contract was 
awarded and is completed. Total costs for 
existing project to September 30, 1977 were 
$3,102,966, of which $1,940,180 was for a new 
work and $1,162,786 for maintenance. In addition, 
cost from contributed funds was $139,671 
for dredging to 9-foot depth under provisions of 
section 4, River and Harbor Act of 1915, and 
$219,531 for work done for the State of 
Minnesota relative to modification of the project. 
13. MISSISSIPPI RIVER BETWEEN 
MISSOURI RIVER AND 
MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. 
For report on this improvement see chapter on 
Mississippi River between Missouri River and 
Minneapolis, Minnesota. 
14. ONTONAGON HARBOR, MICH. 
Location. On south shore of Lake Superior. It 
consists of improvement of mouth of Ontonagon 
River (See Lake Survey Chart 95.) 
Previous project. For details see page 1931 of 
Annual Report of 1915, and page 1406 of Annual 
Report for 1938. 
Existing project. Provides for approach channel 
16 feet deep, a channel between piers with 17- 
and 15-foot depths, an inner basin 12 feet deep, 
and maintenance of channels, basin, and entrance 
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piers. Completed project cost $19,619. See page 
1100 of Annual Report for 1966 for details. A 
modification authorized by 1962 River and 
Harbor Act provides for increasing depths of 
channels, construction of an inner basin and a 
sedimentation basin. This portion of project is 
inactive. Estimated cost (1965) of this work is 
$6,040,000. (See table 27-B for authorizing 
legislation.) 
Local cooperation. None required for earlier 
authorization. See page 1020 of Annual Report 
for 1965 requirements of 1962 Act. 
Terminal facilities. There are no publicly owned 
wharves. There are three coal wharves, an oil 
receiving facility, and a few small fish wharves. 
Terminal facilities are considered adequate for 
existing commerce. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance: Condition surveys cost $1,033. 
Environmental review studies were performed for 
$339. The Dipper dredge Gaillard removed 
112,550 cubic yards of material at a cost of 
$270,940. Cost for on land unloading was 
$18,227. Repairs were made to the breakwaters 
including placement of 437 tons of rock by 
Derrickbarge Coleman at a cost of $55,795. 
Dredging by contract cost $31,242. Cost for crane 
rental amounted to $4,600. Engineering and 
administrative costs were $38,912. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Project under 
earlier act was completed in 1938. Controlling 
depths are 17 feet in lake approach channel, 10 
feet in channel between piers, and 6 feet in harbor 
basin. Work under the 1962 act has not been 
done. Total costs to September 30, 1977 for 
existing project were $3,765,687, of which 
$47,101 was for new work and $3,718,586 for 
maintenance. 
15. PINE CREEK, ANGLE INLET, MINN. 
Location. At extreme northern extremity of 
Lake of the Woods, in Northwest Angle, about 45 
miles northeast of Warroad, Minn. (See U.S. Lake 
Survey Chart No. 84, Lake of the Woods.) 
Existing project. Provides for a channel 50 feet 
wide and 6 feet deep extending from Northwest 
Angle Inlet of Lake of the Woods for about 3,000 
feet into Pine Creek to local dock at Angle Inlet 
with a maneuvering area at inner end 150 by 300 
feet with 6-foot depth. Also provides for use of 
excavated material to create a point of land 
westward of the navigation channel to provide 
protection from waves and reduction of silt 
deposition. Project depth is referred to low-water 
datum for Lake of the Woods, which is 1,056 feet 
above mean tide at New York. Ordinary seasonal 
variation of water level is about 3 feet. Existing 
project was authorized by Section 107, 1960 
River and Harbor Act. Maintenance dredging 
was performed in FY 1974 in conjunction with 
maintenance contract dredging at Warroad 
Harbor and River, Minn. 
Local cooperation. Local interests must provide 
all lands for construction, maintenance and 
navigation aids, and dock and terminal facilities 
open to all on equal terms with depths in berthing 
areas commensurate to project depths. Local 
cooperation has been fully complied with. Local 
interest have furnished easements on 0.8 acre of 
land. 
Terminal facilities. There is one publicly owned 
dock. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance: Condition surveys were performed 
at a cost of $3,059. Sediment sampling by 
contract cost $5,665 and by hired labor cost 
$1,056. Environmental review cost $2,165. 
Engineering and administrative costs were 
$3,465. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Project was 
completed in 1963. Controlling depth in the 
channel was 6 feet. 
16. PRESQUE ISLE, HARBOR, MICH. 
Location. On south shore of Lake Superior 
within city limits of Marquette and about 3 miles 
from Marquette Harbor. It is an indentation 
about 1.5 miles long and one-half mile wide in 
shore behind Presque Isle Point. (See Lake 
Survey Chart 935.) 
Existing project. A breakwater off Presque Isle 
Point and dredging harbor to depth of 28 feet in 
inner portion with 30 feet at entrance. For details 
see page 1021 of 1965 Annual Report. (See table 
27-B for authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Terminal facilities. One merchandise and 
petroleum receiving wharf and one ore dock. 
Facilities are considered adequate for existing 
commerce. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance: Administrative costs were $2,801. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Project 
authorized by earlier acts was completed in 1939. 
A contract for harbor deepening authorized by 
1960 act was completed in April 1962 except for a 
section where rocks were encountered in southeast 
portion of harbor. Rock removal has been 
accomplished intermittently by hired labor and 
the project is completed. Breakwater is in good 
condition. Controlling depth was 28 feet. A 
reconnaissance report was completed in November 
1970 concerning erosion of the beach north of 
Picnic Rocks and a detailed project report is 
being prepared. 
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17. RESERVOIRS AT HEADWATERS OF 
MISSISSIPPI RIVER, MINN. 
Location. Reservoirs are on the Mississippi 
River and several of its tributaries in Itasca, 
Beltrami, Hubbard, Aitkin, Cass, and Crow Wing 
Counties, Minn. (See table 27-C on reservoirs.) 
Previous project. For details see page 1888 of 
Annual Report for 1915, and page 1098 of Annual 
Report for 1938. 
Existing project. Provides for reconstruction 
from timber to concrete at Winnibigoshish, Leech 
Lake, Pokegama, Sandy Lake and Pine River 
Dams, and construction of a concrete dam at Gull 
Lake. Pokegama was built on bedrock and the 
others on pile foundations. A portion of Leech 
Lake Dam from piers 26 to 39 was replaced with 
an earth fill. Constructed three dikes at 
Winnibigoshish, four at Pokegama, two at Sandy 
Lake, and 16 at Pine River. 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 
lower sill at low water which was converted to use 
as a spillway. (See table 27-B for authorizing 
legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Terminal facilities. None. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work: At Gull Lake, a contract for sewage 
treatment facilities cost $10,047. At Pine River 
construction of a comfort station, utility system 
and phosphorus removal system by contract cost 
$72,705. At Leech Lake contracts for sewage 
treatment facilities cost $27,644. Engineering 
and design and supervision and administration 
costs were $11,226. Maintenance: Reservoirs 
were operated as required, recreation facilities 
were maintained, and miscellaneous inspections, 
repairs, and reports were made by hired labor 
including administration at a cost of $719,712. 
Contract work for recreation and sanitation 
facilities cost $33,395. Environmental and archaeological 
contract work cost $15,987. A 
contract for a fishery study at Leech Lake cost 
$45,000. Contract work for water quality 
sampling cost $4,700. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Existing project 
was completed in 1937. Flowage rights were 
acquired on all lands affected by construction, 
maintenance, and operation of reservoirs. A total 
of 1,861 acres in fee and easements on 296,365 
acres are owned by the United States. Structures 
are in fair condition. Recreation facilities for 
public use are being constructed intermittently at 
all reservoir areas. (See table 27-C for capacities 
and costs by reservoir.) 
18. ST. CROIX RIVER, MINN. & WIS. 
Location. From source in northwestern Wisconsin, 
flows southwesterly and then southerly 
about 164 miles to Mississippi River at Prescott, 
Wis., about 41.7 miles below lower Burlington 
Northern railway bridge, Minneapolis, Minn. For 
its greater part, forms boundary between 
Minnesota and Wisconsin. (See Geological 
Survey map of Minnesota.) 
Existing project. Provides for maintenance of a 
channel, 9 feet in depth and of suitable width 
from mouth to Stillwater, Minn., 24.5 miles, 
created by improvement of upper Mississippi 
River; a channel 3 feet deep at mean low water 
between Stillwater and Taylors Falls (27.3 miles); 
improvement of harbor and waterfront at 
Stillwater; and a small-boat harbor at Hudson, 
Wis. Estimated (1977) Federal cost of new work 
is $655,400. Latest authorization (1954) for 
maintenance work on reach between Stillwater 
and Taylors Falls is limited to an expenditure not 
exceeding $5,000 per year. (See table 27-B for 
authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with for 
completed portion. For Hudson Harbor, see the 
annual report of 1970 for requirements. 
Terminal facilities. At Stillwater there is a 
concrete paved levee and a piling-and-timber 
trestle wharf on right bank. At other points along 
river, landing may be made on banks. Facilities 
are considered adequate for existing commerce. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance: Condition surveys cost $9,178. 
Administrative costs by hired labor were $8,822. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. All new work 
was completed in 1930, except subsequently 
authorized harbor at Hudson. The United States 
owns 2.75 acres of land in fee at Taylors Falls and 
has easements over 7.57 acres of land at Bayport, 
Minn. Extension to provide a 9-foot channel from 
mouth to Stillwater was completed August 12, 
1938 when full pool at dam 3 of Mississippi River 
canalization project was reached. Minimum draft 
from Stillwater to Taylors Falls is about 1 foot at 
extreme low water, and from mouth to Stillwater, 
9 feet. 
19. SAXON HARBOR, WIS. 
Location. On south shore of Lake Superior in 
Wisconsin at mouth of Oronto Creek, 27 miles 
southeast of harbor at Bayfield, Wis., and 21 
miles westerly of harbor at Black River, Mich. It 
is also 99 miles east of Duluth-Superior Harbor 
and 60 miles west of Ontonagon Harbor, Mich. 
(See Lake Survey Chart 96.) 
Previous project. For details see page 1254 of 
Annual Report for 1962. 
Existing project. Provides for east and west 
breakwaters, an outer channel 10 feet deep, an 
inner basin and side channel 8 feet deep, and 
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diversion of Oronto Creek to Parkers Creek by 
three short reaches of channel excavation and a 
levee. For detailed dimensions of features see 
page 1025 of Annual Report for 1965. Existing 
project was authorized by 1958 River and Harbor 
Act (H. Doc. 169, 85th Cong., 1st sess., contains 
latest published map.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Terminal facilities. One wharf 300 feet long on 
east side of present harbor basin consructed by 
local interests. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance: Mitigation of shore damage investigations 
cost $6,879 by hired labor. Work on 
environmental review of the project continued at 
a cost of $164. Miscellaneous maintenance costs 
were $2,546. Administrative costs were $1,466. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Harbor 
improvements were completed in Noveminber 1965 
except for minor work. The project was fully 
completed in March 1968. Controlling depths are 
9 feet in lake approach, 9 feet in channel between 
piers, and 7 feet in inner basin and side channel. A 
reconnaissance report was completed in August 
1971 concerning erosion of the shoreline west of 
the harbor. A detailed project report is being 
prepared to develop an acceptable plan for 
mitigation measures. 
20. TWO HARBORS, MINN. 
Location. Harbor is on north shore of Lake 
Superior, 27 miles northeasterly from Duluth, 
Minn. (See Lake Survey Chart 96.) 
Existing project. Narrowing natural entrance 
by construction of two breakwaters, 1,628 and 
900 feet long, from eastern and western points of 
bay, respectively; and dredging a maneuvering 
area on north side of harbor to 28 and 30 feet 
deep. A walkway on east breakwater is provided 
for public recreational use. For details see page 
1026 of Annual Report for 1965. Areas along 
easterly and northerly edges of channel have not 
been fully deepened. This portion of project was 
reclassified from the "inactive" to ' active" 
category in 1973. Estimated cost (1977) of this 
portion is $185,000. Local interests have indicated 
a need for additional study to determine the 
advisability of further harbor improvements. (See 
table 27-B for authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. A 
resolution dated April 15, 1969 from the city 
council of Two Harbors requested a review of 
reports on Two Harbors to determine whether 
any further improvements are advisable at this 
time. This review is scheduled for the survey 
program. 
Terminal facilities. No publicly owned wharves. 
Throe ore docks, tug wharf, an unused coal dock, 
and merchandise wharf are privately owned. 
Facilities considered adequate for existing 
commerce. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
New Work: Plans and specifications for additional 
harbor dredging were completed at a cost 
of $22,856. Recreation costs were $20. Maintenance: 
Condition surveys cost $987. Sedimentation 
study by contract cost $1,440. Miscellaneous 
maintenance costs were $1,557. On-land unloading 
cost for prior year dredging amounted to 
$26,470 by contract and $745 by hired labor. 
Administrative costs were $1,101. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Work authorized 
prior to 1960 act was completed in 1950. The 
timber superstructure f the east breakwater 
above low water depths oadly deteriorated since 
its original construction in 1948 and severely 
damaged in a NE storm on December 12, 1968 
has been repaired. A contract for replacing the 
timber superstructure with a concrete cap and 
repairing the public-use walkway was completed 
in 1972. Most of the authorized dredging was 
completed in 1962. Rock removal in areas along 
the easterly and northerly edges of the harbor 
remain to complete the project. 
21. WARROAD HARBOR AND RIVER, 
MINN. 
Location. At southwestern extremity of Lake 
of the Woods, 36 miles west of mouth of Rainy 
River. (See Lake Survey Chart 84, Lake of the 
Woods.) 
Existing project. Provides for a channel 8 feet 
deep from landing at Warroad to deep water in 
lake, channel being 9,200 feet long, 200 feet wide 
within harbor, and 300 feet wide out in lake; for a 
turning basin 500 by 900 feet to a depth of 8 feet; 
and for a pile-brush stone jetty on north side of 
channel extending from shore 700 feet into the 
lake. For additional details see page 1027 of 
Annual Report of 1965. Portion of dredging of 
entrance channel and turning basin to complete 
project width and depth was considered unnecessary 
to meet present navigation requirements, 
and classified inactive was deauthorized on 
August 5, 1977 under Section 12 of Public Law 
93-251. Estimated cost (1954) of this portion 
was $355,200. (See table 27-B for authorization 
legislation.) 
Local cooperation. None required. 
Terminal facilities. There is one publicly owned 
wharf. There are two commercial fish wharves, 
one of which is served by a spur track, and a 
number of minor wharves, all privately owned. 
Facilities are adequate for existing commerce. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance: Condition surveys cost $4,831. 
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Administrative costs were $466. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Project is 
complete. Protective jetty completed in 1910 and 
reconstructed as a rubble mound in 1929 is in 
good condition. Turning basin at Warroad 
wharves was completed in 1911, and a channel 
200 feet wide and 8 feet deep in 1915. Controlling 
depth in river channel and lake approach channel 
was 6 feet below low-water datum for a minimum 
width of 100 feet. Shore revetment needs minor 
repairs. A walkway on the jetty is provided for 
public use. 
22. RECONNAISSANCE AND 
CONDITION SURVEYS 
See table 27-D. 
23. OTHER AUTHORIZED NAVIGATION 
PROJECTS 
See table 27-E. 
24. NAVIGATION WORK UNDER 
SPECIAL AUTHORIZATION 
See table 27-F. 
Beach Erosion 
25. BEACH EROSION CONTROL WORK 
UNDER SPECIAL AUTHORIZATION 
See table 27-G. 
Flood Control 
26. BASSETT CREEK, MINN. 
Location. In Hennepin County and Minneapolis, 
Minnesota, on Bassett Creek, a tributary of 
the Mississippi River. (For general location, see 
Geological Survey map of Minnesota.) 
Existing project. The selected plan consists of 
flood storage in the upper Bassett Creek 
watershed and a new tunnel in the outlet reach 
under a highly urbanized area of Minneapolis. 
Also, floodplain regulations, flood proofing of 19 
homes, evacuation of 3 homes, flood insurance, 
flood forecasting and warning, and recreation 
trails are included in the plan. The flood storage 
would generally consist of providing increased 
temporary inundation on existing golf courses, 
parks and open space throughout the watershed. 
The outlet tunnel would be a cooperative venture 
with the Minnesota Highway Department which 
is planning a major highway in the area. 
Estimated Federal cost (1977) for new work is 
$9,240,000 and $173,000 is to be contributed by 
local interests. Project was authorized by the 
1976 Water Resources Development Act. 
Local cooperation. Local interests will be 
required to provide without cost to the United 
States all lands, easements, and rights-of-way, 
including borrow areas for excavated material 
determined suitable by the Chief of Engineers 
and necessary for the construction of the project; 
hold and save the United States free from 
damages that may result from construction of the 
project, not including damages due to the fault or 
negligence of the United States or its contractors; 
maintain and operate all the works after 
completion in accordance with regulations prescribed 
by the Secretary of the Army; share in the 
cost of the nonstructural portion of the project in 
accordance with cost-sharing provisions being 
developed under Section 80 of Public Law 93-251; 
accomplish without cost to the United States all 
relocations and alterations of buildings, transportation 
facilities, storm and sanitary sewer 
systems, public and private utilities, local 
betterments, drainage facilities and other structures 
and improvements made necessary by 
construction of the recommended plan, excluding 
railroad bridges and approaches and facilities 
necessary for the normal interception and 
disposal of local interior drainage at the line of 
protection; prescribe and enforce regulations to 
prevent obstruction or encroachment on channels 
and temporary storage areas which would reduce 
their floodcarrying or storage capacity or hinder 
maintenance and operation; provide a cash 
contribution for recreation equal to 50 percent of 
the final separable cost allocated to this function 
less a credit for the value of lands, easements, 
rights-of-way, alterations, and relocations allocated 
therefor; publicize flood-plain information 
in the areas concerned and provide this information 
to zoning and other regulatory agencies for 
their guidance and leadership in preventing 
unwise future development in the floodplain and 
in adopting such regulations as may be necessary 
to insure compatibilty between future development 
and protection levels provided by the 
project; and at least annually inform affected 
interests regarding the limitations of the protection 
afforded by the project. A local assurance 
agreement will be required after completion of the 
design memorandum. By resolutions approved 12 
September 1974, and 31 October 1975, the city of 
Minneapolis has indicated its willingness and 
intention to meet the requirements of local 
cooperation. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. None. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Preconstruction 
planning has not started. 
27. BIG STONE LAKE AND WHETSTONE 
RIVER, MINN. AND S. DAK. 
Location. On Minnesota River near Ortonville 
and Odessa, Minn., and Big Stone City, S. Dak., 
at the outlet of Big Stone Lake and in Big Stone 
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and Lac qui Parle Counties, Minn., and Grant 
County, S. Dak. (For general location, see 
Geological Survey map of Minnesota.) 
Existing project. Provides for a dam and 
reservoir on Minnesota River above U.S. Highway 
75, modifications of Big Stone Lake outlet 
dam and silt barrier, bank stabilization along 
lower reach of Whetstone River, channel 
improvement on Minnesota River for 3 miles 
below outlet control dam at Big Stone Lake along 
with necessary relocations and acquisition of 
lands. These improvements would be made for 
wildlife conservation and development, flood 
control, and recreation. For additional details see 
Annual Report for 1970. Estimated Federal cost 
(1977) for new work is $11,100,000 and $153,000 
to be contributed by local interests. Project was 
authorized by 1965 Flood Control Act (H. Doc. 
579, 87th Cong., 2d sess., contains latest map; 
and H. Doc. 193, 88th Cong., 2d sess.). 
Local cooperation. See Annual Report for 1968 
for requirements. The project requires sponsorship 
from both the States of Minnesota and 
South Dakota. Formal resolution of assurances 
adopted by the Upper Minnesota River Watershed 
District on June 10, 1969 and accepted by 
the District Engineer on November 3, 1969. 
Formal resolution of assurances adopted by the 
East Dakota Conservancy Sub-District for South 
Dakota on October 23, 1969 was furnished on 
November 18, 1969 and accepted by the District 
Engineer on November 19, 1969. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
Work: The land acquisition program was continued 
at a cost of $16,279. Remaining construction 
of a maintenance building, utilities, fencing, and 
paving by contract cost $109,222. Construction 
of recreation facilities by contract cost $11,130. 
Engineering and design cost $66,410, and supervision 
and administration cost $98,141. Maintenance: 
Structure was operated and maintained 
and inspections and evaluations performed at a 
cost of $72,265. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Engineering and 
real estate activities were continued. Construction 
of the new dam above Highway 75 and roads 
is completed. Surveys for land lines are complete, 
and the land acquisition program is 99 percent 
complete. The first land payment was made on 
November 28, 1969 and 128 tracts have been 
purchased. A general plan between the Secretary 
of the Army and the Secretary of the Interior for 
administering the use of waters, land, or interests 
therein has been consummated, and a cooperative 
agreement between the Corps of Engineers and 
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service was approved. 
On March 31, 1975 the Secretary of the Army 
transferred lands in the project not required for 
Corps of Engineers operation and maintenance to 
the Department of the Interior. The transfer of 
property was accepted by the Department of the 
Interior on May 21, 1975. 
28. BURLINGTON DAM, SOURIS RIVER, 
NORTH DAKOTA 
Location. In Ward County in northwestern 
North Dakota above Burlington, N. Dak., on the 
Souris River. The damsite is northwest of 
Burlington about 1 1/2 miles north of the 
confluence of the Souris and Des Lacs Rivers and 
about 10 miles above Minot, N. Dak. (For general 
location, see Geological Survey Map of North 
Dakota.) 
Existing project. Authorized plan of improvement 
as modified by preliminary studies for the 
phase I design memorandum provides for a 
single-purpose flood control reservoir at the 
authorized site near Burlington on the Souris 
River, a diversion tunnel joining the Des Lacs 
River to the Burlington Reservoir, channel 
improvements between Burlington and Minot 
and at Sawyer and Velva, protection of rural 
dwellings from reservoir releases, and regulation 
of future floodplain land use downstream from 
the damsite. Estimated Federal cost (1977) for 
new work is $92,600,000. Project was authorized 
by 1970 Flood Control Act. (H. Doc. 321, 91st 
Cong., 2d sess., contains latest published map.) 
Local cooperation. See Annual Report for 1971 
for requirements. All non-Federal costs have been 
deleted since areas affected by reservoir releases 
are now considered to be the responsibility of the 
Federal Government. The local cooperation 
requirements pertaining to encroachment and 
water rights remain current as set forth in the 
Annual Report for 1971. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work: Preconstruction planning was continued at 
a cost of $814,268. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Preconstruction 
planning is in progress. 
29. CHASKA, MINN. 
Location. In Carver County in south-central 
Minnesota on the Minnesota River. (For general 
location, see Geological Survey map of Minnesota.) 
Existing project. The plan of improvement 
consists of a levee and interior drainage works 
along the Minnesota River and flood diversion 
channels on Chaska Creek and East Creek at 
Chaska, together with appropriate floodplain 
regulation measures. Principal project features 
include approximately 1.1 miles of upgraded 
levee, 0.6 miles of new levee, four pumping 
stations, 0.9 miles of diversion channel on Chaska 
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Creek, and 1.2 miles of flood bypass channel on 
East Creek. Approximately 1.6 miles of paved 
recreation trails on top of the levee and around 
Courthouse Lake are also included in the 
proposed plan. Estimated Federal cost (1977) for 
new work is $11,800,000 and $27,000 is to be 
contributed by local interests. Project was 
authorized by the 1976 Water Resources Development 
Act. (H. Doc. 644, 94th Congress, 2d 
sess., contains latest published map.) 
Local cooperation. Local interests will be 
required to provide without cost to the United 
States all lands, easements, and rights-of-way, 
including suitable ponding, borrow, and spoil 
disposal areas as determined by the Chief of 
Engineers to be necessary for the construction of 
the project; provide the necessary lands for 
recreation development, subject to the condition 
that where the appraised value of those lands is 
less than 50 percent of the total first cost of 
recreation development, a cash contribution will 
be made to bring the non-Federal share to at 
least 50 percent of the total first cost of 
recreation development; hold and save the United 
States free from damages due to the construction 
and maintenance of the works except for damages 
due to the fault or negligence of the Government 
or its contractors; maintain and operate the flood 
control project and the recreation facilities after 
completion in accordance with regulations prescribed 
by the Secretary of the Army; provide 
without cost to the United States all alterations 
and relocations of buildings, utilities, sewers, 
highway bridges and roads, including any 
modification of the Minnesota Highway 41 
embankment and culvert at East Creek as may be 
required by the Chief of Engineers to insure the 
proper functioning and safety of the Federal 
improvements on East Creek, and any other 
special facilities resulting in a local betterment; 
prescribe and enforce regulations to prevent 
obstruction or encroachment on channels and 
interior ponding areas which would reduce their 
floodcarrying capacity or hinder maintenance and 
operation; publicize flood plain information in the 
areas concerned and provide this information to 
zoning and other regulatory agencies for their 
guidance and leadership in preventing unwise 
future development in the flood plain and in 
adopting such regulations as may be necessary to 
insure compatibility between future development 
and protection levels provided by the project; and 
at least annually inform affected interest 
regarding the limitation of the protection 
afforded by the project. A local assurance 
agreement will be required after completion of the 
design memorandum. By resolution approved 12 
June 1973, the city of Chaska has indicated its 
willingness and intention to gain the legal 
capacity to meet the requirements of local 
cooperation. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. None. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Preconstruction 
planning has not started. 
30. EAU GALLE RIVER, WIS. 
Location. At and in vicinity of Spring Valley, 
Wis., on Eau Galle River 30 miles above its 
mouth at Chippewa River, and its tributary, 
Mines Creek, which flows through the village. 
Spring Valley is about 45 miles east of St. Paul, 
Minn., and 36 miles west of Eau Claire, Wis. (See 
Geological Survey map for Wisconsin for general 
location.) 
Existing project. Authorized plan of improvement 
as modified by further studies includes a 
retarding dam and reservoir on Eau Galle River 
immediately upstream from Spring Valley, and 
remedial works on Mines Creek including channel 
enlargement, a low levee, and a drop structure. 
Project provides for earth and rock-fill dam, an 
uncontrolled outlet and an uncontrolled spillway 
emerging above Mines Creek. See page 1030 of 
Annual Report for 1965 for further details. 
Proposed improvements on Burghardt Creek 
were eliminated. Improvements provide complete 
protection near Spring Valley for standard 
project flood, and below that point in decreasing 
value in proportion to distance from reservoir. 
Permanent conservation pool will serve a local 
need for a recreation area. Project was authorized 
by 1958 Flood Control Act (S. Doc. 52, 84th 
Cong., 1st sess., contains latest published map.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. See 
page 1083 of Annual Report for 1967. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance: Structure and recreation facilities 
were operated and maintained, and inspection 
and evaluations were performed at a cost of 
$160,345. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Mines Creek 
improvements were substantially completed in 
1964; minor work was accomplished in 1966. A 
contract for dam, spillway, and discharge 
channel, started July 1, 1965, was completed in 
October 1968. Recreational faciltiies have been 
provided. Remedial work to repair eroded gutters 
and road ditches was completed in September 
1973. 
31. HOMME LAKE AND DAM, N. DAK. 
Location. Dam is on South Branch of Park 
River, about 4 miles upstream from Park River, 
N. Dak., and 62.1 miles above mouth of Park 
River. South, Middle, and North Branches, 
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headwater streams of Park River, rise in Cavalier 
County in northeastern North Dakota and flow 
easterly to an almost common confluence near 
Grafton, N. Dak., forming main stream which 
flows easterly 35 miles to join Red River of the 
North about 35 miles south of the international 
boundary. (For general location, see Geological 
Survey map of North Dakota.) 
Existing project. See page 1285 of Annual 
Report for 1962. Project was authorized as Park 
River Reservoir by 1944 Flood Control Act (S. 
Doc. 194, 78th Cong., 2d sess.), and redesignated 
Homme Reservoir and Dam by Public Law 435, 
80th Congress, 2d session. Latest published map 
is in project document. 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Estimated 
total costs for all requirements of local 
cooperation under terms of project authorization, 
inlcuding required non-Federal contributions, are 
$62,800. In addition, local interests contributed 
$16,220 for construction of a water supply outlet 
through dam and incurred other costs of $19,600. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance: Structure was operated and maintained, 
and inspections and evaluations performed 
at a cost of $82,313. A shoreline erosion 
protection contract was completed at a cost of 
$73,805. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Project 
completed in June 1956 except for additional 
recreational facilities which have been done 
intermittently since that time. Construction 
began in April 1948 and major structures 
competed in May 1951. Structures are in good 
condition. Government has acquired 395 acres of 
land in fee and easements over 7.8 acres of land 
for project. An additional 6.3 acres of land have 
been donated for recreational development and 
3.75 acres have been acquired due to bank erosion 
bordering the project. 
32. LAC QUI PARLE LAKE, 
MINNESOTA RIVER, MINN. 
Location. Works covered by this project lie 
along Marsh Lake and Lac qui Parle and the 
Minnesota River between head of Marsh Lake 
and Granite Falls, Minn. (For general location, 
see Geological Survey map of Minnesota.) 
Existing project. See page 1291 of Annual 
Report for 1962. 
Local cooperation. None required. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance: Project was operated and maintained, 
and inspections and evaluation performed 
at a cost of $117,949. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Project has been 
operated by the Government since transfer from 
State of Minnesota to the United States in 
September 1950. The United States owns fee title 
to 516.3 acres of land and easements on 19,826.7 
acres of land. Special easements on 32.8 acres of 
land and 1.3 acres of land in fee were also 
acquired. In 1957, 60.1 acres were withdrawn 
from public lands for use of the Department of 
the Army. Land acquisition is complete. Construction 
under present plan of improvement was 
started in September 1941 and completed in 
December 1951 except for recreational facilities. 
All structures are in good condition. 
33. LA CROSSE, WIS. 
Location. In La Crosse County in southwestern 
Wisconsin on the Mississippi River. (For general 
location, see Geological Survey map of Wisconsin.) 
Existing project. The plan of improvement 
consists of seven miles of levee and one mile of 
street raise, road and rail closure structures, 
necessary interior drainage collection facilities, 
floodplain regulation, permanent evacuation and 
relocation of 40 residential structures and flood 
proofing several businesses. Also, a paved hiking 
and bicycling trail would be provided on some 
portions of the levee system to meet identified 
recreation demands in the area. Estimated 
Federal cost (1977) for new work is $17,100,000 
and $40,000 is to be contributed by local 
interests. Project was authorized by the 1976 
Water Resources Development Act. (H. Doc. 598, 
94th Congress, 2d sess., contains latest published 
map.) 
Local cooperation. Local interests will be 
required to provide without cost to the United 
States, all lands, easements, and rights-of-way 
including borrow areas necessary for the construction 
of the project; hold and save the United 
States free from damages due to the construction 
works; maintain and operate all the works after 
completion in accordance with regulations prescribed 
by the Secretary of the Army; accomplish 
without cost to the United States all necessary 
relocations and alterations of buildings and 
utilities, highway bridges, roads, and sewers, 
except as otherwise noted in the report; prescribe 
and enforce regulations to prevent obstruction or 
encroachment on channels and interior ponding 
areas which would reduce their flood-carrying 
capacity or hinder maintenance and operation; 
publicize flood plain information in the areas 
concerned and provide this information to zoning 
and other regulatory agencies for their guidance 
and leadership in preventing unwise future 
development in the flood plain, and in adopting 
such regulations as may be necessary to insure 
compatibility between future development and 
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protection levels provided by the project; and 
provide the necessary lands for recreation 
development and, where the appraised value of 
those lands furnished amounts to less than 50 
percent of the total first cost of recreation 
development, sufficient additional contributions 
shall be provided to bring the non-Federal share 
to at last 50 percent of the total first cost of 
recreation development. A local assurance 
agreement will be required after completion of 
the design memorandum. By resolution adopted 
21 June 1973 the county of La Crosse has 
indicated its willingness and intention to meet 
the requirements of local cooperation. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. None. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Preconstruction 
planning has not started. 
34. LA FARGE LAKE AND CHANNEL 
IMPROVEMENT, WIS. 
Location. Rises in Monroe County in southwestern 
Wisconsin and flows south and southwest 
through Vernon, Richland, and Crawford 
Counties emptying into Wisconsin River about 
16 miles above junction of latter stream with 
Mississippi River. (For general location see 
Geological Survey map of Wisconsin.) 
Existing project. Provides for a dam and 
impoundment on the Kickapoo River about 1 mile 
upstream from village of La Farge, operated for 
flood control, fish and wildlife conservation, 
general recreation, and a reduction of aggradation 
downstream from the dam, and supplemental 
protection at Soldiers Grove and at Gays 
Mills by means of levees, supplementary channel 
improvement, and interior drainage facilities. See 
Annual Report for 1975 for details. 
Estimated Federal cost (1976) for new work is 
$55,400,000. Project was authorized by 1962 
Flood Control Act (H. Doc. 557, 87th Cong., 2d 
sess., contains latest published map.) 
Local cooperation. None required for construction 
of La Farge Lake. See page 1087 of Annual 
Report for 1967 for requirements for local 
protection works. Local interests have not been 
requested to furnish assurances. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. The 
land acquisition program was continued at a cost 
of $1,991. Environmental plant survey under 
contract cost $9,608. A contract was executed in 
1971 with the State of Wisconsin for preparation 
of plans and specifications and for accomplishing 
contractual work for all highway and road 
relocations with reimbursement by the Government. 
Construction of road work from La Farge 
to Rockton is complete. Costs for the period were 
$28,241 by contract and $408 by hired labor. 
Miscellaneous construction costs were $35,877. A 
study of alternatives for flood damage reduction 
and recreation by contract cost $20,001. Area 
cleanup by contract cost $44,563. Engineering 
and design by hired labor cost $80,947. Supervision 
and administration cost $13,580. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. General and 
Real Estate design memorandums and detailed 
plans for the La Farge Dam and spillway and for 
relocations have been completed. Land acquisition 
negotiations began in December 1968. The 
first land payment was made on January 15, 1969 
and the land acquisition program is 80 percent 
complete. Contracts for excavation of the left 
abutment, for test wells, and for construction of 
the outlet works and right abutment have been 
completed. A study of alternatives has been 
completed. All further construction has been 
indefinitely suspended. 
35. LAKE ASHTABULA AND BALDHILL 
DAM, SHEYENNE RIVER, N.DAK. 
Location. Baldhill Dam is on the Sheyenne 
River, 16 miles upstream from Valley City, N. 
Dak., and about 271 miles above mouth. 
Sheyenne River rises in central North Dakota and 
flows 500 miles generally southeast to enter Red 
River of the North about 10 miles north of Fargo, 
N. Dak. (For general location see Geological 
Survey map of North Dakota.) 
Existing project. See page 1287 of Annual 
Report for 1962. Project was authorized by Flood 
Control Act of 1944 (S. Doc. 193, 78th Cong., 2d 
sess., contains latest published map). Reservoir 
above Baldhill Dam was designated as Lake 
Ashtabula by Public Law 772, 81st Congress, 2d 
session. 
Local cooperation. See page 1288 of Annual 
Report for 1962. Complied with except for 
construction of Fargo diversion dam and ditch for 
which assurances furnished by city of Fargo were 
approved by the Secretary of War on June 26, 
1947. Necessity for this feature will be reviewed. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance: Project was operated and maintained, 
and inspections and evaluations 
formed at a cost of $327,723. Remedial repair to 
earth dam by contract cost $39,295. Master Plan 
Revision by contract cost $50,657. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Project 
completed in March 1956 except construction of 
recreational facilities which is being accomplished 
intermittently. United States owns 
7,816.5 acres of land in fee and easements on 
666.2 acres. Construction initiated in July 1947 
and major features completed in November 1950. 
Dam was placed in permanent operation in spring 
of 1951. Structures are in good condition. 
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36. LAKE TRAVERSE AND BOIS DE 
SIOUX RIVER, S. DAK., AND MINN. 
Location. Works covered by this project lie 
along Lake Traverse and Bois de Sioux River 
between upper end of Lake Traverse at Browns 
Valley, Minn., and the mouth of Bois de Sioux 
River at Breckenridge, Minn. Lake drains 
through river to Red River of the North, and the 
two waters form a portion of boundary between 
State of Minnesota and States of North and 
South Dakota. (For general location, see Geological 
Survey map of Minnesota.) 
Existing project. See page 1289 of Annual 
Report for 1962. Existing project ws authorized 
by Flood Control Act of June 22, 1936. 
Local cooperation. None required. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance: Project and related facilities were 
operated and maintained, and inspections and 
evaluations performed at a cost of $123,072. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Existing project 
was completed in June 1948, except for minor 
recreation facilities. Fee title to 1,144.13 acres 
and easements on 6,155.35 acres of land have 
been acquired. White Rock Dam and Reservation 
control structures are in operation, and structures 
and appurtenances are in good condition. 
Remedial work for repair of apron at White Rock 
Dam was completed in November 1968. Roadways 
across structures are open to public travel. 
37. MANKATO AND NORTH MANKATO, 
MINN. 
Location. Along Minnesota River between 
miles 103.5 and 109.5 near Mankato, North 
Mankato, and Le Hillier, in south-central 
Minnesota. (For general location see Geological 
Survey map of Minnesota.) 
Existing project. As modified as a result of 
severe 1965 flood, provides for protection of 
communities of Mankato, North Mankato, and 
Le Hillier by means of levees and floodwalls with 
pumping plants and interior drainage facilities. 
See page 1090 of Annual Report for 1967 for 
further details. Additional channel improvement, 
levees, pumping, and interior drainage features 
have been included in the Mankato unit of the 
project for protection from the high flows of 
Indian Creek. Expansion of Indian Creek 
improvements were made during detailed studies 
as a result of updated hydrologic data. Highway 
bridge relocations made necessary by the project 
have been authorized at Federal expense. 
Estimated Federal cost (1977) for new work is 
$55,500,000. Project was authorized by 1958 
Flood Control Act (H. Doc. 437, 84th Cong., 2d 
sess., contains latest published map.) Project was 
modified by 1965 Flood Control Act, and by the 
Water Resources Development Acts of 1974 and 
1976. 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with for 
work under contract. See Annual Report for 1973 
for requirements. Resolutions agreeing to provide 
formal assurances of local cooperation, when 
requested, were passed by the city council of 
North Mankato, Mankato, and South Bend 
Township (Le Hillier), respectively, on November 
12, 1968. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Contract work for construction of stage 3A-1 
work in Mankato was completed. Construction of 
stage 1-H.P. (North Mankato) and stage 3A-2 
(Mankato) was initiated. Construction costs for 
improvements at Mankato were $3,193,552, at 
North Mankto were $978,806 and at Le Hillier 
were $4,309. Detailed planning for improvements 
at Mankato along the Minnesota River and along 
Indian Creek and for remaining work at North 
Mankato was continued. Engineering and design 
by hired labor cost $562,424. Supervision and 
administration cost $263,761. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Work on 
detailed plans virtually completed was suspended 
in 1962 due ot lack of local cooperation. Following 
the record flood in 1965, work was resumed. 
General Design Memorandum and Supplements 
1 and 2 are completed. Supplement No. 2 
provides for construction of local protective 
works in stages. Contract work for construction 
of stage 1 (North Mankato), stage 2A (Mankato 
along the Blue Earth River), stage 2B (Le Hillier), 
and stage 3A-1 (Mankato) is complete. Construction 
of stage 1-H.P. (North Mankato) and stage 
3A-2 (Mankato) is underway. Detailed planning 
for remaining features to standard project flood 
design is in progress. 
38. MINOT, N. DAK. 
Location. In Ward County in northwestern 
North Dakota on the Souris River, extending 
from Burlington through Minot to the village of 
Logan. The river meanders through Minot, 
flowing generally from west to east and divides 
the community into two parts. (For general 
location, see Geological Survey map of North 
Dakota.) 
Existing project. Project provides for channel 
improvement within a 37.0-mile reach of the 
Souris River extending from Burlington to 
Logan. For details see Annual Report for 1973. 
Estimated Federal cost (1977) for new work is 
$20,750,000. Project was authorized in 1970 
under section 201 of the Flood Control Act of 
1965. (H. Doc. 321, 91st Cong., 1st sess., 
contains latest published map). Resolutions were 
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adopted by the Public Works Committees of the 
Senate on June 25, 1970 and the House on July 
14, 1970. Project has been modified by the Water 
Resource Development Acts of 1974 and 1976. 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with for 
work under contract. See Annual Report for 1971 
for requirements. On May 26, 1971 the Ward 
County Water Management Board approved the 
motion to provide assurances of local cooperation. 
The resolution was furnished by letter dated 
June 16, 1971 and accepted by the District 
Engineer on August 9, 1971. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work: A contract for channel improvement for 
Reach A-2 awarded in September 1973 was 
completed. A contract for Reach B-1 improvements 
awarded in January 1974 was also 
completed. A contract for Reach B-1A channel 
improvements awarded in May 1977 is underway. 
A contract for Reach B-1B channel improvements 
awarded in September 1977 is not yet 
underway. Contracts for construction in Reaches 
B-2, C, and D were awarded in January, April, 
and June 1975, respectively, and construction 
was completed. Construction was also completed 
on contracts for Reaches C-1, D-1, and E awarded 
in December, March, and February 1976, 
respectively. Construction contracts are underway 
for a pumping station and for Reach E-1 
awarded in June 1976 and January 1977, 
respectively. A contract for Reach D-A channel 
improvement awarded in September 1977 is not 
yet underway. Construction costs by contract 
for the year amounted to $6,009,243. Construction 
costs by hired labor were $11,794. Engineering 
and design by hired labor cost $234,952 and 
by contract cost $1,792. Supervision and administration 
costs were $248,466. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of 
Roosevelt Park improvements, snagging and 
clearing Reach A-1 downstream of Minot, and 
channel improvements for reaches A-2, B-1, B-2, 
C, C-1, D, D-1, E, and F have been completed. 
Construction contracts awarded for Reach B-1A, 
Reach E-1 and a pumping station are underway. 
Construction contracts awarded for Reach B-1B 
and Reach D-A are not yet underway. 
39. PARK RIVER SUBBASIN, GRAFTON, 
N. DAK. 
Location. In Walsh County in northeastern 
North Dakota on the Park River, a tributary of 
the Red River of the North. (For general location, 
see Geological Survey map of North Dakota.) 
Existing project. The plan of improvement is 
designed to protect present and future development 
at Grafton from damages due to floods of 
magnitudes up to and including the standard 
project flood. The plan consists of an 8.7 mile 
earthen ring levee completely encircling existing 
development and sufficient developable lands to 
accommodate anticipated future growth and 
development at Grafton. The levee would have an 
average height of about 8 feet and would cross 
the Park River in two locations, requiring a gated 
control structure at each location to prevent flood 
flows from affecting protected areas. Normal 
river flows would be allowed to pass as under 
natural conditions, providing aesthetic and 
environmental qualities associated with the 
existing natural environment of the Park River 
through Grafton and the immediate project area. 
A 2.9 mile flood bypass channel would be located 
to the north of and adjacent to the levee, 
providing sufficient capacity to carry flood flows 
which would normally pass through the protected 
area. Estimated Federal cost (1977) for new work 
is $13,100,000 and $119,000 is to be contributed 
by local interests. Project was authorized by the 
1976 Water Resources Development Act. (H. 
Doc. 645, 94th Congress, 2d sess., contains latest 
published map.) 
Local cooperation. Local interests will be 
required to provide without cost to the United 
States all lands, easements, and rights-of-way, 
including suitable borrow and spoil-disposal 
areas, and ponding areas, as determined by the 
Chief of Engineers to be necessary for the 
construction of the project; hold and save the 
United States free from damages due to the 
construction and maintenance of the works 
except for damages due to the fault or negligence 
of the government or its contractor; maintain and 
operate all the works after completion in 
accordance with regulations prescribed by the 
Secretary of the Army; accomplish without cost 
to the United States all alterations and relocations 
of buildings, transportation facilities except 
railroad bridges and approaches, storm drains, 
utilities, and other structures and improvements 
made necessary by the construction, and facilities 
necessary for the normal interception and 
disposal of local interior drainage at the line of 
protection; prescribe and enforce regulations to 
prevent obstruction or encroachment on channels 
and interior ponding areas which would reduce 
their flood-carrying capacity or hinder maintenance 
and operation; publicize floodplain information 
in the areas concerned and provide this 
information to zoning and other regulatory 
agencies for their guidance and leadership in 
preventing unwise future development in the 
floodplain and in adopting such regulations as 
may be necessary to insure compatibility between 
future development and protection levels 
provided by the project; at least annually inform 
affected interests regarding the limitations of the 
protection afforded by the project; and provide a 
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cash contribution for any additional project costs 
required to provide flood protection to developable 
lands, as desired by the city of Grafton, and 
which exceed the expected future growth land 
requirements of Grafton as determined by the 
Chief of Engineers, to be paid in a lump sum prior 
to start of construction or, as may be permitted 
by the Chief of Engineers, in installments prior to 
start of pertinent project units or sections and in 
accordance with his construction schedules. A 
local assurance agreement will be required after 
completion of the design memorandum. By 
Resolution No. 685, passed 15 August 1973 by 
the Grafton City Council, the city has indicated 
its willingness and intention to meet the 
necessary requirements of local cooperation. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. None. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Preconstruction 
planning has not started. 
40. PEMBINA RIVER, N. DAK. 
Location. Near the Pembina-Cavalier County 
line in Northeastern North Dakota on the 
Pembina River, two miles southwest of Walhalla, 
North Dakota. (For general location, see Geological 
Survey map of North Dakota.) 
Existing project. A multiple-purpose impoundment 
for flood control, water supply and 
recreation. The earth-filled dam will be about 
1,960 feet long, and 150 feet high with a fixed 
crest concrete spillway and outlet channel. A lowflow 
outlet works consists of a 10-foot circular 
conduit through the north abutment with a gated 
inlet tower at the conservation pool. The 
impoundment will have a storage capacity of 
147,000 acre-feet at design pool elevation of 
which 15,000 acre-feet will be reserved for 
sedimentation over a 100-year period, 4,000 acrefeet 
will be for water supply, and 128,000 acrefeet 
will be reserved exclusively for flood control. 
The conservation pool would have a surface area 
of 800 acres with public use facilities adjoining 
the pool for recreation and fish and wildlife. 
Lands for wildlife habitat mitigation are included 
in the project. Estimated Federal cost (1977) for 
new work is $30,700,000. Project was authorized 
by the 1976 Water Resources Development Act. 
Local cooperation. Local interests will be 
required in accordance with the Federal Water 
Project Recreation Act of 1965, as amended by 
the Water Resources Development Act of 1974 to 
administer project land and water areas for 
recreation and fish and wildlife; pay, contribute in 
kind, or repay (which may be through user fees) 
with interest, one-half of the separable cost 
allocated to recreation; and bear all costs of 
operation, maintenance, and replacement of 
recreation faciltiies. Local interests will also be 
required to prevent encroachment which would 
reduce the flood-carrying capacity of the channel 
between the proposed dam and the mouth of the 
Pembina River; at least annually inform affected 
interests that the project will not provide 
complete flood protection; implement and administer 
floodplain regulations in accordance with 
State law where at least intermediate regional 
flood protection is not provided; determine the 
manner in which the releases will be regulated for 
water supply; hold and save the United States 
free from damages due to water rights claims 
resulting from construction and operation of the 
project; and enter into a contract or contracts, 
providing for reimbursement to the United 
States, in accordance with the Water Supply Act 
of 1958, as amended, for that part of the 
construction cost and annual operation, maintenance, 
and major replacement costs allocated to 
municipal and industrial water supply. A local 
assurance agreement will be required prior to the 
initiation of construction. A September 1975 
resolution of intent to assume the allocated 
non-Federal water supply costs has been received 
from the North Dakota State Water Commission. 
The North Dakota State Park Service has agreed 
by letter dated 17 March 1976 to work closely 
with local recreation entities to develop arrangements 
to provide the local cooperation for 
recreation. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. None. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Preconstruction 
planning has not started. 
41. PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, WIS. 
Location. In Crawford County in northwestern 
Wisconsin on the left bank of the Mississippi 
River. (For general location, see Geological 
Survey map of Wisconsin.) 
Existing project. Combines total evacuation 
with flood proofing and land use control measures 
to provide the desired reduction of potential flood 
damages within design limits. Evacuation would 
be accomplished by purchase and relocation of 
structures in the lowest portions of the floodplain. 
Estimated cost (1977) to the United States 
for new work is $3,400,000. Project was 
authorized by Water Resources Development Act 
of 1974. 
Local cooperation. See Annual Report for 1974 
for requirements. A local assurance agreement 
will be requested after completion of the design 
memorandum. By resolution dated February 17, 
1970 the Prairie du Chien City Council indicated 
support for the project. Then based upon revised 
requirements of local cooperation from that 
submitted earlier, a revised resolution of intent, 
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dated September 9, 1970, indicating the willingness 
and ability of the city to meet the 
requirements of local cooperation when requested 
was obtained. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Preconstruction planning was continued at a cost 
of $80,098. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Preconstruction 
planning is in progress. 
42. RED LAKE RIVER, MINN., 
INCLUDING CLEARWATER RIVER, 
MINN. 
Location. Works covered by this project lie 
along upper reach of Red Lake River and also 
along Clearwater River, a tributary of Red Lake 
River, between a point near Plummer, Minn., and 
a point just above the mouth of Ruffy Brook. Red 
Lake River, principal tributary of Red River of 
the North, has its source at the outlet of Lower 
Red Lake in northwestern portion of Minnesota 
and flows westerly about 196 miles to its junction 
with Red River of the North at East Grand 
Forks, Minn. Clearwater River has a general 
westerly course from its source near Ebro, Minn., 
about 205 miles to its junction with Red Lake 
River at Red Lake Falls, Minn. (For general 
location, see Geological Survey map of Minnesota.) 
Existing project. See page 1281 of Annual 
Report for 1962. Project was authorized by 1944 
Flood Control Act (H. Doc. 345, 78th Cong., 1st 
sess., contains latest published map.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance: Structures were operated and 
maintained and inspections and evaluations 
performed at a cost of $36,000. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of 
major improvements on Red Lake River initiated 
in February and the Clearwater River initiated in 
October 1948 were completed in June 1956. 
Replacement of a rock and brush dam on Red 
Lake River at Indian boundary with a concrete 
structure and appurtenant work was completed 
in June 1959 to restore marshes in the area to 
better wildlife conditions. Construction of a 
bridge on Clearwater Road was completed by the 
Indian Service in July 1965. A contract for 
improvements on Red Lake River was completed 
in November 1966, and a contract for restoration 
of water levels in Red Lake River marshes was 
completed in July 1967. Increased slope protection 
downstream of the control structure was 
completed in November 1968. Operation of Red 
Lake Dam was assumed by the Corps on April 1, 
1951. Channels are in good condition and indicate 
effectiveness of project as a flood control 
measure. 
43. RED RIVER OF THE NORTH DRAINAGE 
BASIN, MINN., S. DAK. & N. DAK. 
Location. Red River of the North basin, within 
the United States, includes northeastern corner 
of South Dakota and much of eastern North 
Dakota and northwestern Minnesota: Red River 
of the North, formed by confluence of Otter Tail 
and Bois de Sioux Rivers, flows northward 
through this region, forming boundary between 
North Dakota and Minnesota. (For general 
location of basin, see Geological Survey maps of 
Minnesota and South Dakota.) 
Pvious project. See page 1278 of Annual 
Report for 1962 for navigation and flood control 
projects in the basin, not part of this project. 
Existing project. Project includes improvements 
for local protection in interests of flood 
control and major drainage accomplished by 
channel improvement, levees, etc., in addition to 
construction of a multiple purpose reservoir on 
Otter Tail River to control floods and, in 
conjunction with previously authorized Federal 
reservoir project at Baldhill site of Sheyenne 
River and at Red Lake, to increase low flows for 
water supply and pollution abatement. (See table 
27-H for active units in comprehensive basin 
plan.) 
Project was authorized by Flood Control Acts 
of 1948 and 1950. Public Works Authorization 
Act, 1957, authorized Chief of Engineers to 
acquire such lands as were beyond legal authority 
of city of Grand Forks to acquire. Section 205 of 
the Flood Control Act of 1970 provided for 
extension of the expiration date for the East 
Grand Forks project. Authorization of the 
Kindred Lake, Sheyenne River project by the 
1970 Flood Control Act provided for the deletion 
of channel improvement on the lower 48.8 miles 
of the Sheyenne River authorized under the Flood 
Control Acts of 1948 and 1950. Latest published 
map is in House Document 185, 81st Congress, 
1st session. 
Local cooperation. See page 1039 of Annual 
Report for 1965. Following the flood of 1965, the 
city of East Grand Forks requested reactivation 
of the project and furnished a resolution adopted 
May 11, 1965, indicating its willingness to meet 
the requirements of local cooperation. Expiration 
date for the East Grand Forks project was 
extended to April 17, 1975 permitting local 
interests additional time to furnish assurances of 
local cooperation. A local assurance agreement 
was passed by the city on March 27, 1975 and 
accepted by the acting Director of Real Estate, 
OCE for the Secretary of the Army on April 9, 
1975. 
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Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance: Orwell Lake and Dam were 
operated as required and miscellaneous inspections, 
reports, and repairs were made at a cost of 
$113,722. Remedial repair to earth dam by 
contract cost $67,854. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Major 
construction for all active units except for East 
Grand Forks, Minn., is complete. A total of 1,985 
acres of land for Orwell Lake and Dam is owned in 
fee by the United States. See page 1281 of Annual 
Report for 1962 for periods of completion at 
active units of project other than Fargo. Work at 
Fargo, N. Dak., started in May 1959, was 
completed in July 1963. (See table 27-H at end of 
chapter for total costs of new work to date.) 
Costs to date for operation and maintenance of 
Orwell Lake and Dam are $1,179,125. Total costs 
for active portion of project are $7,417,397. In 
addition, $350,034 was expended from contributed 
funds for work done for local interests. 
44. RED RIVER OF THE NORTH AT 
OLSO, MINN. 
Location. In Marshall County in northwestern 
Minnesota on the Red River of the North about 
20 miles north of Grand Forks, North Dakota. 
(For general location, see Geological Survey map 
of Minnesota.) 
Existing project. Provides for construction of a 
levee encircling the village of Oslo and an 
agricultural tract north of the village. Wherever 
possible, the levee has been constructed contiguously 
with an existing emergency levee, and is 
about 10 feet high and 3.2 miles long with a top 
width of from 10 to 12 feet. The project also 
provides interior drainage facilities, including a 
pumping station, two ponding areas, interceptor 
and outfall sewers, and drainage ditches; highway 
and street ramps; temporary sandbag closures; 
and landscape measures. Total Federal costs 
(1977) for new work are estimated at $1,475,000. 
Project was approved by the Chief of Engineers 
for construction on August 2, 1972 under the 
authority contained in section 205 of the 1948 
Flood Control Act, as amended. 
Local cooperation. See Annual Report for 1973 
for requirements. A local assurance agreement 
required by Public Law 91-611 was adopted by 
the village of Oslo on October 15, 1972. 
Operation and results during fiscal year. New 
work: Construction was continued by contract at 
a cost of $6,937. Engineering and design and 
supervision and administration costs were 
$8,441. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. A construction 
contract was awarded in June 1974. Construction 
is substantially complete. 
45. RED RIVER OF THE NORTH AT 
PEMBINA, N. DAK. 
Location. In Pembina County in the extreme 
northeastern corner of North Dakota at the 
junction of the Pembina River and the Red River 
of the North, about 25 miles south of the 
international boundary. (For general location, see 
Geological Survey map of North Dakota.) 
Existing project. Provides for construction of a 
combination levee and floodwall about 15,600 
feet in length encircling the city and associated 
interior drainage facilities including a pumping 
station, ponding area, and interceptor sewers and 
ditches; road and street ramps; and a highway 
and two railroad closures. These structural 
features would be supplemented by a sound floodplain 
management program for South Pembina. 
Project was approved by the Chief of Engineers 
for construction on October 5, 1971 under the 
authority contained in section 205 of the 1948 
Flood Control Act, as amended. 
Local cooperation. See Annual Report for 1972 
for requirements. On December 16, 1971, the city 
of Pembina was requested to provide a 
contractual agreement required by Public Law 
91-611. The local assurance agreement was 
adopted by the city of Pembina on January 31, 
1972. 
Operation and results during fiscal year. New 
work: Construction by contract continued at a 
cost of $34,012. Engineering and design and 
supervision and administration costs were 
$6,270. Adjustments in prior year costs were 
-$20,700. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. A construction 
contract was awarded in May 1974. Construction 
is complete except for modification of interior 
drainage inlet. 
46. ROCHESTER, MINN. 
Location. In Olmstead County is southeastern 
Minnesota on the South Fork of the Zumbro 
River. (For general location, see Geological 
Survey map of Minnesota.) 
Existing project. Provides for channel modifications 
supplemented by levees at and in the 
vicinity of Rochester, together with appropriate 
flood warning and floodplain regulation measures. 
Principal project features include approximately 
0.9 miles of concrete-lined channel, 7.3 
miles of riprap or gabion lined channel, 1.1 miles 
of grass-sloped channels, 2.6 miles of levees, drop 
structures, bridge modifications, and interceptor 
sewers and ditches for interior drainage. A river 
corridor hiking and biking trail system, four new 
parks, and other environmental treatment 
measures are also included in the proposed plan. 
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Estimated cost (1977) to the United States for 
new work is $53,400,000. Project was authorized 
by the Water Resources Development Act of 
1974 (H. Doc. 156, 93rd Cong., 1st sess., contains 
latest published map.) 
Local cooperation. See Annual Report for 1974 
for requirements. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Preconstruction planning was continued at a cost 
of $124,552. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Phase I design 
memorandum state of preconstruction planning 
is complete pending favorable review at the 
Washington level. The Phase II stage will be initiated 
upon fulfilling the requirements of section 
1 (b), Water Resources Development Act of 1974. 
47. ROSEAU RIVER, MINN. 
Location. In Roseau County and northeastern 
Kittson County, in northwestern Minnesota, and 
in south-central Manitoba, Canada. (For general 
location of the works in United States see 
Geological Survey map of Minnesota.) 
Existing project. Provides for improvement of 
Roseau River for flood control consisting of 44.4 
miles of channel improvement, two sections of 
earth levees with lengths of 1.9 and 5.9 miles, 
respectively, 76 side ditch inlet transitions; 
remedial works along 16.6 miles of channel in 
Canada or an acceptable alternative therefor; 
earth plugs provided with flap-grated culverts for 
water control in abandoned channel (loops for 
conservation interests); one new bridge; and 
alteration of the existing dam in Roseau Village. 
Remedial works will be constructed in Canada at 
the expense of the United States. Estimated cost 
(1977) to the United States for new work is 
$16,500,000, including $4,021,000 for cost of 
work in Canada to be accomplished with United 
States funds. Project was authorized by Flood 
Control Act of 1965 (H. Doc. 282, 89th Cong., 1st 
sess., contains latest published map.) 
Local cooperation. See Annual Report for 1968 
for requirements. Local interests have formed a 
Roseau River Watershed District but have not 
been requested to furnish local cooperation. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work: Planning activities were continued relative 
to coordination of the project plan with Canadian 
interests. Engineering and design and supervision 
and administration cost $103,000. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Planning is in 
progress and coordination with Canadian interests 
is underway. The general design memorandum 
was submitted in October 1971 and 
approved in March 1972. Preparation of plans 
and specifications for a portion of the project are 
complete. The local sponsor is in the process of 
acquiring the rights-of-way. 
48. RUSHFORD, MINN. 
Location. At confluence of Root River and 
Rush Creek adjacent to city of Rushford in 
Fillmore County in southeastern Minnesota. 
Confluence of streams is 32.5 miles above mouth 
of Root River, a tributary of the Mississippi 
River. (For general location, see Geological 
Survey map of Minnesota.) 
Existing project. Provides for improvements on 
Root River and Rush Creek to protect city of 
Rushford from floods expected to occur once in 
200 years. See page 1095 of Annual Report for 
1967 for further details. Project was authorized 
by 1958 Flood Control Act (H. Doc. 431, 84th 
Cong., 2d sess., contains latest published map.) 
Local cooperation. See page 1095 of Annual 
Report for 1967 for requirements. Assurances of 
local cooperation were accepted on March 8, 1967. 
The project was turned over to local interests on 
December 15, 1968, for operation and maintenance. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work: Studies indicate further erosion problems 
which will require correction. Engineering and 
design and supervision and administration cost 
$5,427. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of 
general improvements was essentially completed 
in November 1968. Construction of track raise 
and bridge relocation by the railroad was 
physically completed in June 1969. Placing 
riprap at the railroad bridge was completed in 
November 1969. A contract for additional riprap 
on the Root River awarded in June 1974 has been 
completed. A contract for various items of 
remedial work was awarded in September 1977. 
49. SHEYENNE RIVER FLOOD CONTROL 
N. DAK. (Formerly Kindred Lake) 
Location. The Sheyenne River basin is included 
in 16 counties in the southeastern portion of 
North Dakota and drains an area of 7,140 square 
miles into the Red River of the North near Fargo, 
North Dakota. The principal area of flood 
damages in the basin is located at the lower end 
within Cass County and the city of West Fargo. 
The authorized project is in Richland County, N. 
Dak., on the Sheyenne River, about 70 miles 
above its mouth and 5 miles above Kindred, N. 
Dak. (For general location, see Geological Survey 
map of North Dakota.) 
Existing project. The authorized project provides 
for a multiple-purpose impoundment for 
flood control, water quality control, recreation, 
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and fish and wildlife purposes to control the 
runoff from 3,014 square miles. The improvements 
would be coupled with a revised operating 
plan for the existing Baldhill Dam and with 
appropriate floodplain management measures at 
communities along the river. See Annual Report 
for 1973 for details. Estimated Federal cost 
(1977) for new work is $50,700,000. Project was 
authorized by 1970 Flood Control Act (H. Doc. 
330, 91st Cong., 2d sess., contains latest 
published map.) 
Local cooperation. See Annual Report for 1971 
for requirements of the project as authorized. On 
January 23, 1976, the North Dakota State Water 
Commission passed a resolution expressing 
continued interest and support in evaluating 
flood control alternatives on the lower Sheyenne 
River basin. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Preconstruction planning was continued at a cost 
of $274,549. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Preconstruction 
planning is in progress. Due to local concerns, a 
changed set of planning criteria, and potential 
changed conditions, a compete reformulation and 
reevaluation of alternatives is being undertaken 
during preconstruction planning. 
50. STATE ROAD AND EBNER COULEES, 
WIS. 
Location. In La Crosse County is west-central 
Wisconsin, on the east side of the city of La 
Crosse. (For general location, see Geological 
Survey map of Wisconsin.) 
Existing project. The plan of improvement for 
State Road Coulee provides for channel deepening 
and enlarging downstream from Hagen 
Bridge to the mouth, and includes an 11,600-foot 
section of concrete-lined, trapezoidal-shaped 
channel, a 600-foot-long concrete flume, a drop 
structure, a stilling basin, four new street 
bridges, and alteration of a railroad bridge. The 
plan of improvement for Ebner Coulee provides 
for diversion works about 8,600 feet long, 
controlling flood flows through a concrete flume, 
and twin precast-concrete conduits into an 
enlarged Miller Coulee channel and thence into a 
marshy area in the La Crosse River floodplain. 
Estimated cost (1976) to the United States for 
new work is $17,200,000. Project was authorized 
by 1968 Flood Control Act (H. Doc. 360, 90th 
Cong., 2d sess., contains published map.) 
Local cooperation. See page 826 of Annual Report 
for 1969. The local sponsor has withdrawn 
support for the project citing increased non- 
Federal costs and lack of agreement on local cost 
sharing between three local units of government 
located within the project area. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work: The General Design Memorandum, Phase I 
was completed at a cost of $72. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. The final Phase 
I GDM was completed and the project placed in 
an inactive status due to the local cooperation 
problems. 
51. TWIN VALLEY LAKE, WILD RICE 
RIVER, MINN. 
Location. In Norman County in west-central 
Minnesota, northeast of the city of Moorhead, on 
the Wild Rice River about 2 miles east of Twin 
Valley, Minn. The Wild Rice River is a tributary 
of the Red River of the North. (For general 
location, see Geological Survey map of Minnesota.) 
Existing project. Project provides for a 52,200 
acre-foot impoundment created by an earth-fill 
dam 84 feet high, having a crest length of 7,700 
feet including low-flow outlet works consisting of 
an 11-foot-diameter gated circular conduit 
through the south abutment of the embankment. 
An emergency spillway would have 680-foot fixed 
crest concrete section with a grass-lined outlet 
channel of about 2,300 feet in length. Storage 
capacity would provide 7,500 acre-feet for 
recreation and sedimentation and 44,700 acre-feet 
for flood control. The proposed works include 
development of three recreation areas along the 
margin of the lake for public use. The Federal 
Government would acquire about 3,500 acres of 
land necessary for carrying out the purposes of 
the project. Additional lands and measures which 
may be required to offset or compensate for any 
fish and wildlife losses associated with project 
development have yet to be determined. 
Estimated Federal cost (1977) for new work is 
$19,500,000. Project was authorized by 1970 
Flood Control Act (H. Doc. 366, 90th Congress, 
2d sess., contains latest published map.) 
Local cooperation. See Annual Report for 1971 
for requirements. Local interests have not been 
requested to furnish assurances. The Norman 
County Board of Commissioners, by resolution 
dated November 7, 1974, has declared its 
intention to provide local cooperation for recreation 
and fish and wildlife enhancement. Both the 
Norman County Board of Commissioners and the 
Wild Rice River Watershed District have 
indicated the capability to provide assurances of 
local cooperation relating to flood control 
improvements. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work: Preconstruction planning was continued at 
a cost of $205,549. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Preconstruction 
planning is in progress. 
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52. VERMILLION RIVER, HASTINGS, 
MINN. 
Location. In Dakota County and Hastings, 
Minnesota, on the Vermillion River, a tributary 
of the Mississippi River. (For general location, see 
Geological Survey map of Minnesota.) 
Existing project. Provides for improvements to 
portions of the existing channel, construction of 
3,200-foot long floodwater bypass channel, 
modification of an existing mill dam, extension of 
an existing levee, riprap protection of erodible 
river bank areas, and floodplain management. 
Total Federal costs (1977) for new work are 
estimated at $904,000. Project was approved by 
the Chief of Engineers for construction on 
January 20, 1975 under the authority contained 
in section 205 of the 1948 Flood Control Act, as 
amended. 
Local cooperation. Local interests are required 
to provide without cost to the United States all 
lands, easements, and rights-of-way necessary for 
construction and subsequent maintenance of the 
project, when and as required; hold and save the 
United States free from damages due to 
construction of the project; maintain and 
operate all of the works after completion in 
accordance with regulations prescribed by the 
Secretary of the Army, and manage the historical 
floodplain above the County Highway 47 bridge; 
prevent encroachment on the constructed works 
and floodplain management areas which might 
interfere with proper functioning of the project, 
lessen its beneficial effects, or reduce its design 
capacity; and, if the floodplain management is 
impaired, provide promptly without cost to the 
United States such flood control works as 
required to protect the management areas; 
provide without cost to the United States all 
relocations of utilities, sewers, and related and 
special facilities, except as otherwise warranted 
for special reasons; at least annually notify those 
affected that improvements will not provide 
complete protection from flooding caused by the 
Vermillion River; and assume full responsibility 
for all project costs in excess of the Federal cost 
limitations of $2 million. A local assurance 
agreement required by Public Law 91-611 was 
adopted by the city of Hastings on February 22, 
1977. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Archeological inventory contract was completed 
at a cost of $1,063. Plans and specifications were 
completed at a cost of $35,351. Construction by 
contract cost $60,000. Engineering and design 
and supervision and administration costs were 
$2,537. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. The construction 
contract was awarded in August 1977. 
Construction is in progress. 
53. WILD RICE RIVER-SOUTH BRANCH 
AND FELTON DITCH, MINN. 
Location. In Clay and Norman Counties in 
west-central Minnesota northeast of the city of 
Moorhead, Minn. The South Branch of the Wild 
Rice River and Felton Ditch drain areas of 253 
and 122 square miles and enter the Wild Rice 
River at points 29.5 and 20.5 miles, respectively, 
above its confluence with the Red River of the 
North. (For general locations, see Geological 
Survey map of Minnesota.) 
Existing project. Provides for increasing the 
capacities of the South Branch and Felton Ditch 
channels by widening the existing channels 
through the floodplain. Debris removal would be 
accomplished in the lower reaches of both 
streams. In addition, short reaches of low dikes 
would be constructed on both banks of Felton 
Ditch near the upper limit of improvement. The 
plan also includes bridge and culvert structure 
alterations, new bridges, multiplate pipe arches, 
side ditch inlet and lateral ditch entry modifications, 
and a drop inlet structure. The project 
would provide flood protection in both watersheds 
for a 6-percent chance flood and outlets 
necessary for removal of crop-damaging surface 
waters from lateral and on-farm drainage 
systems. Estimated Federal cost (1977) for new 
work is $4,100,000. Project was authorized by 
1968 Flood Control Act (H. Doc. 98, 90th Cong., 
1st sess., contains latest published map.) 
Local cooperation. See page 826 of Annual 
Report for 1969 for requirements. Assurances of 
local cooperation have not been requested. 
Operation and results during fiscal year. New 
work: Preconstruction planning was continued at 
a cost of $6,592. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Preconstruction 
planning is essentially complete. Rights-of-way 
must be obtained by local sponsor. 
54. WINONA, MINN. 
Location. At Winona County in southeastern 
Minnesota on the right bank of the Mississippi 
River about 725 miles above mouth of Ohio 
River. (For general location see Geological 
Survey map of Minnesota.) 
Existing project. See page 833 of Annual 
Report for 1968 for completed upstream improvements 
authorized by the Flood Control Act of 
1958 providing for a continuous flood barrier 
about 6.1 miles long with related pumping and 
interior drainage facilities. Federal costs 
amounted to $2,147,131 of which $111,500 was 
expended for the portion then deferred for 
restudy and $17,316 was contributed by local 
interests. 
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Improvement authorized in 1971 under Section 
201 of the Flood Control Act of 1965 (H. Doc. 152, 
92d Cong., 1st sess., contains latest published 
map) provides for levee and floodwall protection 
with necessary interior drainage works for the 
riverfront and the Lake Winona closure reaches, 
as well as a sound floodplain management 
program to prevent unwise development of the 
area bordered by U.S Highway 61 and Burns 
Valley and Pleasant Valley Creeks. The plan 
would also provide the downstream flood barrier 
needed to prevent Mississippi River backup flows 
from entering Lake Winona and inundating the 
area now only partially protected by the 
completed segment of the project authorized by 
the 1958 Flood Control Act. The selected plan 
would also provide control of Burns Valley Creek 
by means of channel improvement, raising and 
extending the existing levee system, a drop 
structure, an erosion control structure, and a 
sewer line modification. Earth levees, averaging 
10 feet in height and totaling approximately 3.8 
miles in length, comprise about 85 percent of the 
proposed flood barrier. Concrete floodwalls, also 
averaging about 10 feet in height, total about 
3,400 feet in length. Estimated Federal cost 
(1977) for new work is $22,200,000 and $422,000 
is to be contributed by local interests. Resolutions 
authorizing the project were adopted by the 
Public Works Committees of the House on July 
29, 1971, and the Senate on November 18, 1971. 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with for 
completed work. See page 833 of Annual Report 
for 1968 for requirements. 
For improvements authorized in 1971 see 
Annual Report for 1972 for requirements. On 
February 2, 1970 and again on October 18, 1976 
the Winona City Council passed and approved 
resolutions indicating support for the plan of 
improvement and the willingness and ability of 
the city to meet the requirements of local 
cooperation when requested. Local interests have 
not been requested to furnish assurances. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work: Preconstruction planning was continued at 
a cost of $320,220. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. The upstream 
improvement except for a portion of the project 
raising and extending the existing levee downstream 
from the Lake Winona outlet was 
completed in August 1967. At the request of local 
interests, the uncompleted portion of the project 
authorized in 1958 was not constructed in order 
that the scope of the project could be reconsidered 
to allow for the protection of additional 
lands needed by the city for industrial expansion. 
This work was deferred for restudy and now has 
been deauthorized by approval and authorization 
in 1971 of additional protection for Winona. 
Preconstruction planning for the improvement 
authorized in 1971 is in progress. 
55. INSPECTION OF COMPLETED FLOOD 
CONTROL PROJECTS 
Projects were inspected to determine that 
project channels are kept clean and unobstructed, 
dikes and revetments are in good condition, and 
structures are in good repair and operable. 
Deficiencies, if any, were minor unless noted. (See 
table 27-I on inspection of completed flood 
control projects.) 
Cost for the period was $38,000. Total cost to 
September 30, 1977 was $287,224. 
56. OTHER AUTHORIZED FLOOD 
CONTROL PROJECTS 
See table 27-J. 
57. FLOOD CONTROL WORK UNDER 
SPECIAL AUTHORIZATION 
Flood control activities pursuant to section 205, 
Public Law 858, 80th Congress, as amended 
(preauthorization). 
See table 27-K. 
Snagging and clearing of navigable streams 
and tributaries in the interest of flood control 
(Section 208 of 1954 Flood Control Act, Public 
Law 780, 83rd Congress). 
See table 27-K. 
Emergency bank protection (Section 14 of 1946 
Flood Control Act, Public Law 526, 79th 
Congress). 
See table 27-K. 
Emergency flood control activities-repair, 
flood fighting, and rescue work (Public Law 99, 
84th Congress, and antecedent legislation.) 
See table 27-K. 
General Investigations 
58. SURVEYS 
Navigation studies continued at a cost of 
$345,554. Flood control studies continued at a 
cost of $384,758. Special studies on water levels 
of the Great Lakes, coordination studies with 
other agencies, and the review of the completed 
projects at Dry Run, Iowa, Redwood River at 
Marshall, Minn. and at St. Paul, Minn. were 
conducted at a cost of $122,208. Total cost of 
surveys for the period was $852,520. 
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59. COLLECTION AND STUDY OF 
BASIC DATA 
Costs during the period were $23,653 for 
International Water Studies and $169,441 for 
Flood Plain Management Services. Costs were 
$59,263 for stream flow data obtained by Corps 
gaging beyond cooperative stream-gaging program, 
and for hydraulic laboratory work in 
measurement and analysis of sediment load in 
streams. Total cost for Collection and Study of 
Basic Data was $252,357. 
60. OTHER WORK UNDER SPECIAL 
AUTHORITY. 
See table 27-L. 
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TABLE 27-A COST AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
See Total Cost To 
Section September 30, 
In Text Project Funding FY74 FY75 FY76 FY77 1977 
1. Ashland Harbor, 
Wis. 
2. Beaver Bay 
Harbor, Minn. 
3. Big Bay Harbor, 
Mich. 
4. Black River Harbor, 
Mich. 
5. Duluth-Superior 
Harbor, Minn. 
and Wis. 
6. Grand Traverse Bay 
Harbor, Mich. 
7. Keweenaw 
Waterway, Mich. 
8. Knife River Harbor, 
Minn. 
9. La Pointe Harbor, 
Wis. 
10. Lutsen Harbor, 
Minn. 
11. Marquette Harbor, 
Mich. 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint: 
Approp. 
Cost 
96,476 
109,276 
20,000 
20,000 
49,250 
48,991 
57,893 
57,893 
60,950 
76,422 
81,319 
81,598 
36,000 
35,520 
62,700 
62,891 
- 
38,700 
38,700 
30,631 
31,136 
107,000 
107,469 
97,000 
97,051 
45,000 
44,823 
- 1,695,645 
- 1,695,645 
176,514 1,422,796 
177,554 1,422,796 
25,000 
23,908 
46,600 
46,666 
10,720 
9,944 
188,000 
186,897 
340,433' 
340,433' 
742,610 
742,610 
383,3502 
383,350' 
314,226 
313,273 
- 16,109,2583 
- 16,109,2583 
-73,000 1,216,400 1,239,300 1,809,400 15,635,319 
1,067,414 1,218,981 1,230,099 1,567,300 15,368,2744 
49,900 
91,321 
378,099 
418,992 
17,000 
17,000 
35,000 
34,609 
54,201 
52,593 
32,000 
32,761 
158,000 
155,853 
587,539 1,011,191 
579,498 1,039,810 
35,500 
35,500 
54,000 
53,140 
44,899 
46,507 
60,000 
59,968 
42,097 
42,097 
95,000 
96,147 
66,304 
63,704 
81,000 
83,044 
197,771 
197,771 
908,483 
908,379 
- 5,967,141 
- 5,967,141 
471,700 8,401,684 
278,547 8,207,8355 
1,200 
1,232 
1,462 
1,462 
41,000 
40,800 
25,000 
23,451 
332,945 
332,945 
191,246 
191,246 
130,874 
130,874 
47,767 
47,567 
209,000 
207,347 
- 1,282,893 
- 1,282,893 
30,371 1,161,780 
32,371 1,161,1806 
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REPORT OF THE CHIEF ON ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
COST AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
See Total Cost To 
Section September 30, 
In Text Project Funding FY74 FY75 FY76 FY77 1977 
12. Minnesota River, 
Minn. 
14. Ontonagon Harbor, 
Mich. 
15. 0 ine Cree., Angle Inlet, 
Minn. 
16. Presque Isle Harbor, 
Mich. 
17. Reservoirs at Headwaters 
of Mississippi 
River, Minn. 
18. St. Croix River, 
Minn. and Wis. 
19. Saxon Harbor, Wis. 
20. Two Harbors, Minn. 
Major Rehab: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Minor Rehab. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maj. Rehab: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint: 
Approp. 
Cost 
186,000 
186,000 
195,200 
267,764 
34,400 
34,400 
122,000 
123,779 
205,000 
53,000 
232,000 
229,072 
- 465,747 
- 465,747 
- 2,057,722' 
- 2,057,722' 
145,000 1,162,786 
297,000 1,162,786 
- 331,9038 
- 331,9038 
421,300 3,835,253 
421,088 3,831,9129 
- 38,700 
- 38,700 
15,410 
15,410 
44,600 
44,391 
67,000 
67,559 
16,365 
16,528 
19,562 
19,562 
- 1,190,492 
- 1,190,492 
2,800 488,032 
2,801 488,032 
76,500 
76,500 
222,750 
43,645 
620,000 
852,897 
61,000 
61,000 
33,587 
33,027 
2,638 
2,000 
-17,875 
4,331 
292,000 
449,588 
575,000 
547,627 
828,000 1,238,200 
684,943 1,384,284 
37,800 
37,800 
65,400 
61,956 
14,574 
8,047 
22,000 
22,000 
10,000 
13,702 
57,000 3,979,82810o 
121,622 3,979,32810 
924,000 10,407,558" 
818,794 10,215,784" 
- 425,000 
- 425,000 
- 150,410 
- 150,410 
18,000 
18,000 
631,255 
631,255 
- 507,507" 
- 507,507" 
12,200 263,299 
11,055 261,852 
- 23,800 3,735,710'1 
618 22,876 3,734,766'1 
196,846 30,000 1,550,979 
201,073 32,300 1,550,979 
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TABLE 27-A (Continued) 
See 
Section 
SSeeection 
COST AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
Total Cost To 
September 30, 
In Text Project Funding FY74 FY75 FY76 FY77 1977 
21. Warroad Harbor and New Work: 
River, Minn. Approp. 
Cost 
Maint: 
Approp. 
Cost 
27. Big Stone Lake and New Work: 
Whetstone River, Approp. 
Minn. and S. Dak. Cost 
Maint: 
Approp. 
Cost 
28. Burlington Dam, New Work: 
Souris River, Approp. 
N. Dak. Cost 
30. Eau Galle River, New Work: 
Wis. Approp. 
Cost 
Maint: 
Approp. 
Cost 
31. Homme Lake and New Work: 
Dam, N. Dak. Approp. 
Cost 
Maint: 
Approp. 
Cost 
32. Lac qui Parle Lakes, New Work: 
Minnesota River, Approp. 
Minn. Cost 
Maint: 
Approp. 
Cost 
34. La Farge Lake and New Work: 
Channel Imp., Approp. 
Wis. Cost 
35. Lake Ashtabula and New Work: 
Baldhill Dam, Approp. 
Sheyenne River, Cost 
N. Dak. Maint: 
Approp. 
Cost 
36. Lake Traverse and New Work: 
Bois de Sioux River, Approp. 
S. Dak. and Minn. Cost 
Maint: 
Approp. 
Cost 
37. Mankato and North New Work: 
Mankato, Minn. Approp. 
Cost 
38. Minot, N. Dak. New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
41. Prairie du Chien, New Work: 
Wis. Approp. 
Cost 
42. Red Lake River, New Work: 
Minn., Including Approp. 
Clearwater River, Minn. Cost 
53,516 
53,436 
1,650,000 
1,755,341 
340,000 
323,146 
6,000 
62,459 
124,100 
84,519 
961 
140,000 
56,756 
2,000 
24,441 
259,000 
119,031 
3,191,000 
4,213,779 
81,000 
75,614 
302,300 
445,571 
2,000 
3,300 
89,000 
87,208 
2,550,000 
2,601,028 
1,569,000 
1,187,341 
93,333 
93,413 
596,000 
606,192 
37,700 
37,700 
530,000 
548,258 
35,250 
20,072 
160,000 
133,342 
63,000 
141,595 
345,000 
400,544 
4,500,000 
4,636,708 
55,000 
64,383 
318,000 
285,741 
123,000 
82,108 
2,685,200 
3,010,216 
2,230,000 
2,411,117 
33,000 
32,995 
1 
7,482 
6,882 
1,115,000 
1,098,312 
79,000 
78,734 
1,568,000 
1,529,261 
15,178 
155,000 
232,153 
71 
97,000 
82,487 
215,000 
298,500 
2,200,000 
2,131,230
3 
649,000 
681,167 
191,000 
241,328 
3,360,000 
3,423,694 
7,176,000 
7,576,052 
120,000 
118,615 
- 86,105 
- 86,105 
4,697 716,488 
5,297 716,488 
,710,000 10,303,000 
331,165 8,883,936 
72,000 188,700 
72,265 188,699 
942,000 3,660,500 
814,268 3,492,192 
- 9,039,250 
- 9,039,250 
366,000 950,805 
160,345 744,487 
- 1,396,097'" 
- 1,396,097'" 
141,000 1,039,021 
156,118 1,033,728 
- 964,873 
- 964,873 
119,200 1,992,563 
117,949 1,989,290 
500,000 17,972,000 
235,216 17,571,447 
- 3,142,73815 
- 3,142,73815 
372,000 3,579,912 
417,675 3,566,328 
- 1,339,727 
- 1,339,727 
125,800 1,439,619 
123,072 1,436,265 
200,000 20,540,500 
002,852 18,321,383 
565,000 19,285,500 
506,247 19,155,505 
100,000 253,000 
80,098 231,708 
- 3,120,0796 
- 3,120,079 ' ' 
27-27 
7, 
5, 
6, 
6,

TABLE 27-A (Continued) 
REPORT OF THE CHIEF ON ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
COST AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
See 
Section 
In Text Project 
43. Red River of the 
North Drainage 
Basin, Minn., 
S. Dak. and N. Dak. 
44. Red River of the 
North at Oslo, 
Minn. 
45. Red River of the 
North at Pembina, 
N. Dak. 
46. Rochester, Minn. 
47. Roseau River, Minn. 
48. Rushford, Minn. 
49. Sheyenne River, 
N. Dak. (formerly 
Kindred Lake) 
50. State Road & Ebner 
Coulees, Wis. 
51. Twin Valley Lake, 
Wild Rice River, 
Minn. 
52. Vermillion River, 
Hastings, Minn. 
53. Wild Rice River, 
South Branch and 
Felton Ditch, Minn. 
54. Winona, Minn. 
Funding 
Maint: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
29,000 
29,002 
63,000 
110,817 
41,000 
18,042 
169,228 
136,760 
-60,000 
40,995 
45,000 
14,791 
54,000 
30,235 
55,000 
57,259 
1,922 
60,000 
66,299 
86,000 
70,686 
34,000 
34,200 
100,000 
76,006 
900,000 
931,623 
960,000 
997,291 
44,000 
43,382 
100,000 
81,539 
I1 C ]C 
IZ5 
149 
100 
123 
130 
132 
40 
38 
229 
138 
230 
250 
33,000 
33,000 
286,100 
260,184 
295,000 
294,059 
576,772 
579,788 
235,000 
234,770 
150,000 
167,263 
),316 5,328 
- 160,000 
- 148,519 
,000 127,000 
,585 127,108 
,000 323,000 
,805 320,945 
,000 19,000 
,478 20,515 
,000 25,000 
,876 118,870 
,000 432,000 
,919 412,547 
1. Excludes $56,500 contributed funds. 
2. Excludes $30,000 contributed funds. 
3. Includes $1,547,195 for new work for previous 
projects. 
4. Includes $120,900 for rock in stockpile. 
5. Includes $402,242 expended between 1893 and 1917 
from permanent indefinite appropriations for operation and 
care. Includes $55,949 for rock in stockpile. 
6. Includes $83,416 for rock in stockpile. 
7. Includes $117,542 for new work for previous project. 
Excludes $359,202 contributed funds. 
8. Includes $284,802 for new work for previous projects. 
9. Includes $113,326 for maintenance for previous 
projects. Includes $5,161 for rock in stockpile. 
10. Includes $681,805 for new work for previous 
projects. 
11. Includes $100,857 for maintenance for previous 
projects. 
12. Excludes $50,193 for contributed funds. 
13. Includes $48,404 National Industrial Recovery Act 
for new work funds. 
14. Excludes $56,220 contributed funds. 
15. Excludes $208,000 contributed funds. 
16. Excludes $30,020 contributed funds. 
17. Includes cost of the Wahpeton-Breckenridge unit, 
$11,239, which is classed as "inactive" and the units on 
which authorization has expired; Maple River, $1,241; 
Moorhead, $27,700; Sheyenne, $37,956. In addition, $203,874 
special deposit funds and $146,160 in other contributed funds 
have been expended for work under Government contract 
paid for by local interests. 
18. Excludes $17,316 contributed funds. 
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Total Cost To 
September 30, 
FY74 FY75 FY76 FY77 1977 
36,000 
36,000 
121,000 
181,576 
30,000 
15,378 
25,000 
19,582 
130,000 
124,552 
2,526,000 
103,000 
314,000 
5,457 
285,000 
274,549 
72 
515,000 
205,549 
500,000 
98,951 
13,000 
6,592 
325,000 
320,220 
424,702 
424,702 
6,497,984'" 
6,497,9841" 
1,180,734 
1,179,125 
1,475,200 
1,459,058 
2,000,000 
1,994,388 
409,000 
402,704 
3,139,000 
714,802 
3,095,333 
2,785,871 
445,000 
423,068 
281,000 
281,000 
1,122,700 
808,821 
645,900 
244,844 
400,700 
394,213 
3,230,1318 
3,205,00118

ST. PAUL, MINN., DISTRICT 
TABLE 27-B AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
Acts 
Aug. 5, 1886 
Aug. 11, 1888 
Mar. 3, 1899 
June 6, 1900 
Aug. 8, 1917 
July 3, 1930 
Aug. 30, 1935' 
Mar. 2, 1945 
July 14, 1960 
June 3, 1896 
June 13, 1902 
Mar. 2, 1907 
May 28, 19083 
July 27, 1916 
Mar. 2, 1919 
Jan. 21, 1927 
July 30, 1930' 
Aug. 30, 1930' 
July 16, 19524 
July 14, 19605 
Oct. 4, 1961 
Sept. 19, 1890 
June 25, 1910 
Mar. 2, 1919 
Aug. 30, 19356 
Work Authorized 
ASHLAND HARBOR, WIS. (See Section 1 of Text) 
Breakwater 7,900 feet long and dredging to remove a shoal. 
Appropriation of $60,000 for 'Continuing improvement on 
enlarged project.' (On completion of Poe lock in 1896, with 
available depth of 20 feet, dredging at Ashland Harbor was 
carried to a similar depth.) 
Detached breakwater extending 4,700 feet out from shore at a 
point 2,600 feet east of main breakwater (prolonged) and 
parallel thereto. 
Project modified by omitting detached breakwater and defining 
depth and extent of channel to be dredged. 
Widening part of present channel for entrance channel and for 
basin in eastern part of harbor. 
Deepening east basin to 25 feet and west channel, as far as 8th 
Ave. West, extended to 21 feet. 
Widening west channel to 750 feet at its westerly end. 
Deepening portions of East Basin and West Channel to 27 and 
21 feet, respectively. 
DULUTH-SUPERIOR HARBOR, MINN., AND WIS. 
(See Section 5 of Text) 
Dredging. 
Rebuilding piers at Superior Entry. 
Enlarge plan for Superior Entry and additional dredging near 
draw span of Burlington Northern railway bridge. 
Dredging additional area for basin inside Duluth entrance to 
22-foot depth. 
Enlarging Superior Harbor Basin. 
Removal of shoal point at southerly end of East Gate Basin. 
Howards Bay Channel, 20 feet deep. 
Deepening and widening channels and basins. 
Deepen Superior Front Channel and a portion of East Gate 
Basin to 25 feet. 
Present project dimensions of channels and basin. 
Abandons northerly portion of 21st Avenue West Channel. 
KEWEENAW WATERWAY, MICH. (See Section 7 of Text) 
Acquisition of waterway; for a 16 foot channel of 70-foot bottom 
width, renew canal revetments, reconstruct and extend piers at 
upper entrance to 30-foot depth of water, and at proper time for 
increase of channel depth to 20 feet with bottom width of not 
less than 120 feet (increase in width and depth of channel 
approved Mar. 15, 1898). 
Anchorage basin just within lower entrance about one-half mile 
long, 800 feet wide, a mooring pier on its westerly side 2,000 feet 
in length, and for purchase of necessary land. 
Princess Point Cutoff channel. 
General deepening, widening, and straightening of channels 
and basins to provide 25-foot depth with additional overdepth 
at entrances, extend lower entrance breakwater, and necessary 
alteration or replacement of structures due to deepening 
channels. 
Documents 
H. Ex. Doc. 89, 48th Cong., 
2d sess. Annual Reports, 
1886, p. 1674; and 1887, p. 
1966. 
H. Doc. 1698, 64th Cong., 2d 
sess. 
S. Doc. 133, 71st Cong., 2d 
sess. 
Rivers and Harbors Committee 
Doc. 46, 82d Cong., 
1st sess. 
H. Doc. 337, 77th Cong., 1st 
sess. 
H. Doc. 165, 86th Cong., 1st 
sess. 
2 
H. Ex. Doc. 59, 53d Cong., 
3d sess. and Annual Report, 
1895, p. 2538. 
H. Doc. 82, 59th Cong., 2d 
sess. 
H. Doc. 221, 60th Cong., 1st 
sess. 
H. Doc. 651, 64th Cong., 1st 
sess. 
H. Doc. 1018, 64th Cong., 
1st sess. 
H. Doc. 245, 69th Cong., 1st 
sess., and Rivers and Harbors 
Committee, Doc. 32, 
71st Cong., 2d sess. 
H. Doc. 482, 72d Cong., 2d 
sess. 
H. Doc. 374, 82d Cong., 2d 
sess. 
H. Doc. 150, 86th Cong., 1st 
sess. 
2 
H. Doc. 196, 86th Cong., 1st 
sess. 
2 
H. Ex. Doc. 105, 49th Cong., 
2d sess. and Annual Report 
1887, p. 1977. 
H. Doc. 325, 60th Cong., 1st 
sess. 
H. Doc. 835, 63d Cong., 2d 
sess. 
H. Doc. 55, 73d Cong., 1st 
sess. 2 
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REPORT OF THE CHIEF ON ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
TABLE 27-B (Continued) AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
Acts Work Authorized Documents 
Mar. 2, 1945 
Sept. 3, 1954 
Mar. 7, 1974 
H. Doc. 686, 77th Cong., 2d 
sess. and Annual Report for 
1949. 
H. Doc. 463, 83d Cong., 2d 
sess. 2 
KNIFE RIVER HARBOR, MINN. (See Section 8 of Text) 
Dredging. 
Breakwater and modified channels. 
Construction of measures to correct the design deficiencies 
which results in unsatisfactory entrance and mooring conditions. 
MARQUETTE HARBOR, MICH. (See Section 11 of Text) 
Breakwater, 2,000 feet long. 
Extending the breakwater 1,000 feet. 
Additional 1,500-foot extension to breakwater and removing a 
shoal in northerly part of harbor. 
Deepening harbor basin to 25 feet. 
Deepening harbor to 27 feet. 
MINNESOTA RIVER, MINN. (See Section 12 of Text) 
Open-channel improvement from mouth to Shakopee to obtain 
a channel of 4-foot depth to accommodate vessels with 3-foot 
draft. 
Dredging to provide channel of 9-foot depth from mouth to mile 
14.7. 
ONTONAGON HARBOR, MICH. (See Section 14 of Text) 
Channel 17 feet deep and 150 feet wide through bar and 15 feet 
deep and 100 feet wide between piers, and pier maintenance. 
Modified project widths and provided inner basin. 
Deepening approaches and extending harbor basin. 
PRESQUE ISLE HARBOR, MICH. (See Section 16 of Text) 
Breakwater, 1,000 feet long. 
Shore extension, 216 feet long. 
For dredging and rubble mound extension to breakwater 1,600 
feet long. Changed designation of project. 
Deepening harbor from 26 and 28 feet to 28 and 30 feet, 
respectively. 
RESERVOIRS AT HEADWATERS OF MISSISSIPPI 
RIVER, MINN. (See Section 17 of Text) 
Reconstruct 4 of the 5 original dams and surveys to determine 
extent of lands overflowed by reservoirs. 
Reconstruct Sandy Lake Dam and construct Gull Lake 
Reservoir. 
Construct an equalizing canal between Winnibigoshish and 
Leech Lake Reservoirs (no work was done and this part of the 
project abandoned in Act of Mar. 4, 1915.) 
Abandonment of ditches connecting Long Lake, Round Lake, 
and Gull Lake. 
Operation and maintenance provided for with funds from War 
Department appropriations for rivers and harbors. 
H. Doc. 363, 61st Cong., 2d 
sess. 
H. Doc. 413, 64th Cong., 1st 
sess.8 
27-30 
H. Ex. Doc. 56, 39th Cong., 
2d sess., pts. 1 and 2, and 
Annual Report, 1866, pp. 8 
and 77. 
Annual Report, 1889, pp. 
272 and 2021. 
H. Doc. 573, 61st Cong., 2d 
sess. 
Rivers and Harbors Commmittee 
Doc. 20, 72d Cong., 
1st sess. 
H. Doc. 154, 86th Cong., 1st 
sess.
2 
Annual Report 1891, p. 2209 
S. Doc. 144, 84th Cong., 2d 
sess. 2 
H. Doc. 602, 61st Cong., 2d 
sess. 
S. Committee print, 74th 
Cong., 2d sess. 
H. Doc. 287, 87th Cong. 2d 
sess.' 
H. Doc. 318, 54th Cong., 1st 
sess., Annual Report for 
1903. pp. 474, 1823. 
H. Doc. 473, 72d Cong., 2d 
sess. 
H. Doc. 145, 86th Cong., 1st 
sess. 
Mar. 2, 1867 
Aug. 11, 1888 
June 25, 1910 
Aug. 30, 1955' 
July 14, 1960 
July 13, 1892 
July 3, 1958 
June 25, 1910 
Aug. 26, 1937 
Oct. 23, 1962 
June 3, 1896 
June 13, 1902 
Aug. 30, 1935 
July 14, 1960 
Mar. 3, 1899 
Mar. 2, 1907 
June 25, 1910 
July 27, 1916 
June 26, 1934'

ST. PAUL, MINN., DISTRICT 
TABLE 27-B (Continued) AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
Acts Work Authorized Documents 
ST. CROIX RIVER, MINN. AND WIS. (See Section 18 of Text) 
June 18, 1878 Dredging, etc., for a 3-foot channel between mouth and Taylors H. Ex. Doc. 75, pt. 6, 43d 
Falls. Cong., 2d Sess;9 Annual 
Report 1875, p. 372. 
June 3, 1896 Harbor and waterfront at Stillwater. 
Jan. 21, 1927 A 6-foot channel to Stillwater. H. Doc. 378, 69th Cong., 1st 
sess. 
9 
Aug. 30, 1935 The 9-foot channel from mouth to Stillwater. H. Doc. 184, 72d Cong., 1st 
sess.
9 
May 17, 1950 Small-boat harbor at Hudson. H. Doc. 184, 81st Cong., 1st 
sess.9 
TWO HARBORS, MINN. (See Section 20 of Text) 
Aug. 5, 1886 Breakwater and dredging. H. Ex. Doc. 94, 48th Cong., 
2d sess. 
Aug. 5, 1886 Construction of two breakwater piers. Annual Report for 1887, p. 
1952. 
Aug. 30, 1935 Shore connection to east breakwater and dredging maneuvering Rivers and Harbors Cornmarea. 
mittee Doc. 17, 72d Cong., 
1st sess. 
Nov. 7, 1945 Construct new east breakwater and enlargement of maneuver- H. Doc. 805, 78th Cong., 2d 
ing basin. sess. 
July 14, 1960 Deepen harbor project depths from 26 and 28 feet to 28 and 30 H. Doc. 146, 86th Cong., 1st 
feet, respectively. sess. 2 
WARROAD HARBOR AND RIVER, MINN. (See Section 21 of 
Text) 
Mar. 3, 1899 Dredging bar at mouth of Warroad River. Specified in Act. 
June 6, 1900 Entrance channel 300 feet wide and 7 feet deep. H. Doc. 92, 56th Cong., 2d 
sess.' 
0 
June 13, 1902" 
Mar. 3, 1905 Enlarging turning basin. H. Doc. 703, 61st Cong., 2d 
sess.' 
0 
June 25, 1910 
July 25, 1912 Deepening to 8 feet. 
1. 
2. 
3. 
4. 
5. 
6. 
7. 
8. 
9. 
10. 
11. 
Included in Public Works Administration program September 6, 1933. 
Contains latest published map. 
Administrative act, section 4. 
Public Law 568, 82d Congress. 
Public Law 388, 87th Congress. 
Included in Emergency Relief Administration program, May 28, 1935. 
Permanent Appropriations Repeal Act. 
For Map, seep. 1978, Annual Report for 1911. 
See H. Doc. 462, 71st Congress, 2d sess., for latest published map. 
Latest published map is opposite p. 1984 in Annual Report for 1911. 
Appropriation. 
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TABLE 27-C RESERVOIRS AT HEADWATERS OF MISSISSIPPI RIVER 
(See Section 17 of Text) 
Outlet Watershed Area (square miles) Capacity Previous Projects Existing Projects 
at 
Minimum Above Watershed Maximum 
Stages St. Paul (square Original Stage Com- Com- Total 
Reservoir (feet)' River (miles) miles) Lake Reservoir (acre-feet) pleted Cost pleted Cost Cost 
Winnibigoshish 6 Mississippi 408 1,442 117 179.4 967,930 1884 $214,000 1900 $ 173,470 $ 387,470 
Leech Lake 0 Leech 410 1,163 173 250.9 743,320 1884 171,805 1902 84,380 256,185 
Pokegama 6 Mississippi 344 6602 24 35.0 120,750 1884 85,000 1904 126,030 211,030 
Sandy Lake 7 Sandy 267 421 8 16.6 72,500 1895 114,000 1909 117,020 231,020 
Pine River 9 Pine 199 562 18 23.7 177,520 1886 97,000 1907 133,320 230,320 
Gull Lake 5 Gull 168 287 20 20.5 70,820 - - 1913 86,826 86,826 
Surveys and flowage rights - - - - 160,939 160,939 
Recreational facilities - - - - 2,415,538 2,415,538 
Total new work - - 681,805 - 3,297,523 3,979,328 
Total operating and care - - 100,857 - 8,328,936 8,429,793 
Permanent indefinite appropriation 
for operating and care, Feb. 1, 1895, 
to end of fiscal year 1936 - - - - 967,197 967,197 
Rehabilitation - - - - 425,000 425,000 
Total 2,152,840 - 782,662 - $13,018,656 $13,801,318 
1. Lower operating limits by regulations approved February 4, 1936, as modified December 29, 1944. 
2. Exclusive of area controlled by Winnibigoshish and Leech Lake Dams. 
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ST. PAUL, MINN., DISTRICT 
TABLE 27-D RECONNAISSANCE AND CONDITION SURVEYS 
(See Section 22 of Text) 
Project Date Survey Conducted 
Baudette Harbor, Minn. January 1977 
Bayfield Harbor, Wis. January 1977 
Chippewa Harbor, Isle Royale, Mich. December 1976 and January 1977 
Port Wing Harbor, Wis. January 1977 
TABLE 27-E OTHER AUTHORIZED NAVIGATION PROJECTS 
For Last Cost To September 30, 1977 
Full Report 
See Annual Operation And 
Project Report For Construction Maintenance 
Baudette Harbor, Minn.' 1961 36,415 27,40312 
Bayfield Harbor, Wis. 1975 183,855 51,90813 
Black River, Wis.3 1950 67,585 - 
Chippewa Harbor, Isle Royale, Mich.' 1959 125,629 6,6581' 
Cornucopia Harbor, Wis. 1976 462,653 336,40715 
Eagle Harbor, Mich.' 1973 205,164 50,18316 
Grand Marais Harbor, Minn. 1976 450,972 446,84117 
Lac La Belle Harbor, Mich. 1976 269,27018 137,99419 
Lake Traverse, Minn. and S. Dak. 6' 7 1921 92 - 
Mississippi and Leech Rivers, Minn."6 1929 277,615 40,251 
Mississippi River between Brainerd and 
Grand Rapids, Minn.8 1925 47,794 3,891 
Port Wing Harbor, Wis. 9 1975 63,393 529,21920 
Red Lake and Red Lake River, Minn. 1,6 1923 9,070 - 
Red River of the North, Minn. and N. Dak. 6,10 1921 293,344 76,209 
Wisconsin River,Wis.6,"11 1888 - - 
Zippel Bay Harbor, Minn.2.8 1928 27,941 11,139 
1. Completed. 
2. Inactive. 
3. Existing channel adequate for commerce. Portion of 
project for removal of obstructions at various points outside 
the dredged area to clear channel to full project width 
considered unnecessary to meet present navigation requirements, 
and classified inactive was deauthorized on August 5, 
1977 under Section 12 of Public Law 93-251. 
4. Excludes $27,800 contributed funds. 
5. Project authorized by Chief of Engineers under small 
project authority, Section 107, Public Law 86-645. 
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. Abandonment recommended June 24, 1926 (H. Doc. 
467, 69th Cong., 1st sess.). 
9. Widening the entrance channel 50 feet considered 
unnecessary to meet present navigation requirements and 
classified inactive was deauthorized on August 5, 1977 under 
Section 12 of Public Law 93-251. 
10. Abandonment recommended in 1915 (H. Doc. 1666, 
63d Cong., 3d sess.). 
11. Originally 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. 
12. Includes $1,102 expended in FY 1977 for condition 
surveys. 
13. Expended $1,750 in FY 1977 for condition surveys. 
14. Includes $1,830 expended in FY 1977 for condition 
surveys. 
15. Includes $700 expended in Fy 1977 for condition 
surveys and administrative costs. 
16. Includes $1,000 expended in FY 1977 for condition 
surveys. 
17. Includes $2,118 expended in FY 1977 for condition 
surveys. 
18. Excludes $38,190 contributed funds. 
19. Includes $1,100 expended in FY 1977 for condition 
surveys and administrative costs. 
20. Includes $1,751 expended in FY 1977 for condition 
surveys. In addition, $145,792 has been expended for 
rehabilitation of breakwater. 
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REPORT OF THE CHIEF ON ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
TABLE 27-F NAVIGATION WORK UNDER SPECIAL AUTHORIZATION 
Navigation Activities Pursuant to Section 107 Public Law 86-645 
(preauthorization) 
(See Section 24 of Text) 
Study identification Fiscal Year Costs 
Grand Portage Harbor, Minn. $24,214 
Lake City Harbor, Minn. 25,758 
Warroad Harbor, Minn. 36,853 
Washburn Harbor, Wis. 42,653 
TABLE 27-G BEACH EROSION CONTROL WORK UNDER 
SPECIAL AUTHORIZATION 
Beach Erosion Control Activities Pursuant to Section 103, 
Public Law 87-874 (Preauthorization) 
(See Section 25 of Text) 
Project Fiscal Year Costs 
Lake Superior at Lake Park, Ashland, Wis. $23,690 
Lake Superior at Two Harbors, Minn. 4,421 
TABLE 27-H RED RIVER OF THE NORTH DRAINAGE BASIN: 
ACTIVE UNITS IN COMPREHENSIVE BASIN PLAN 
(See Section 43 of Text) 
Total 
Cost to Estimated 
Name of Unit September 30, 1977 Federal Cost 
Orwell Reservoir (Otter Tail River) Minnesota Reservoir $1,916,753 $1,916,700' 
Wild Rice and Marsh Rivers Minnesota Channel improvement 405,056 405,100 
Rush River North Dakota Channel improvement 287,686 287,700 
Sand Hill River Minnesota Channel improvement 548,778 548,800 
Mustinka River Minnesota Channel improvement 440,788 440,800 
Otter Tail River Minnesota Channel improvement 174,768 174,800 
Red River at Grand Forks North Dakota Levees and floodwall 948,895 948,900 
Red River at East Grand Forks Minnesota Levees, floodwall, 
pumping plants 57,200 7,920,000 
Red River at Fargo North Dakota Channel improvement, 
levees 1,639,924 1,639,9002 
Total cost to date 6,419,8483 
Total estimated cost 14,282,700' 
'Includes $178,000 for lands and $25,000 for recreation facilities. 
2Includes $67,900 for lands. 
3Costs of $11,239 for the Wahpeton-Breckenridge inactive unit not included. Authorization of the Sheyenne River, Moorhead, 
and Maple River units has expired. Cost of these units also not included total $66,897. 
'The Wahpeton-Breckenridge unit of the project is classed as 'inactive' and is excluded from the estimate. The cost of this unit, 
last revised in 1955, was estimated to be $996,000. The Flood Control Act approved December 31, 1970 (H. Doc. 330-01-2) 
provided for deletion of the Sheyenne River unit, and Authorization of the Maple River and Moorhead units expired at the end 
of the 5-year period within which local interests were required to furnish assurances of local cooperation. Authorization of 
these units, not included, expired on the dates indicated. 
Unit Date Authorization expired Cost to date 
Sheyenne River, N. Dak. 
Maple River, N. Dak. 
Moorhead, Minn. 
December 31, 1970 
October 26, 1961 
October 30, 1961 
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$37,956 
1,241 
27,700

ST. PAUL, MINN., DISTRICT 
INSPECTION OF COMPLETED FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS 
(See Section 55 of Text) 
Project Date Inspected 
A rcadia, W is.................. .......................... 
Cochrane, W is........................... ............... 
Decorah, Iowa (Dry Run) ............................. 
Fargo, N. Dak......................................... 
Enderlin (Maple River), N. Dak ........................... 
Grand Forks, N. Dak................. .............. 
Guttenberg, Iowa ........................ .............. 
Marshall, Minn................... ... ............... 
Minneota, Minn......................... ................ 
Rushford, M inn................... ....................... 
Velva (Bonnes Coulee), N. Dak............................ 
W inona, M inn.................. ......................... 
Zumbro River, M inn................. ..................... 
September 1977 
September 1977 
September 1977' 
August 1977 
August 1977 
August 1977 
September 1977 
August 1977 
August 1977 
September 1977 
July 1977 
September 1977 
September 1977 
'Major Deficiency. 
TABLE 27-J OTHER AUTHORIZED FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS 
For Last Cost To September 30, 1977 
Full Report Operation And 
Project See Annual Report For Construction Maintenance 
Ball Park Creek, Bayfield, Wis.' ,2 1956 140,685 - 
Dry Run, Iowa' 1966 1,790,759 - 
Elk River, Minn. '"
2 1970 259,7003 - 
Guttenberg, Iowa' 1974 2,361,915 - 
Lost River, Minn.' 1967 563,5534 - 
Lower Branch Rush River, N. Dak.' 2 1974 1,000,0005 - 
Marshall, Minn. 1964 1,802,866 - 
Mellen, Wis.6 1960 7,202 - 
Minneota, Minn.'"
2 1963 161,545 - 
Mississippi River near Aitkin, Minn.' 1957 1,675,835 - 
Pembina River Lake, N. Dak.' 1950 50,000 - 
Redwood River below Marshall, Minn.",2 1960 202,400 - 
St. Paul and South St. Paul, Minn.' 1974 8,476,0128 - 
Tongue River Lake, N. Dak.7 1950 23,695 - 
Upper Iowa River, Iowa' 1964 888,445 - 
Upper Mississippi River Basin (St. Paul Dist.) 
Black River Lake, Wis.9 1950 - - 
Velva, N. Dak.'"
2 1970 334,628 - 
Warroad River and Bull Dog Creek, Minn.'0 1974 182,000 - 
Zumbro River, Minn.' 1975 1,284,100 - 
1. Completed. 
2. Project authorized by Chief of Engineers under small 
project authority, section 205, 1948 Flood Control Act, as 
amended. 
3. In addition $87,878 was expended from Public Law 
99 funds in the spring of 1969 for emergency protection and 
incorporation into the permanent project. 
4. Includes $46,034 for the Ruffy Brook unit for which 
authorization expired in April 1966. Excludes $246,911 
contributed funds. 
5. Excludes $35,000 contributed funds. 
6. Project classified inactive due to a lack of economic 
feasibility was deauthorized on August 5, 1977 under Section 
12 of Public Law 93-251. Authorization of the Odanah, Wis., 
unit of the overall project on the Bad River expired on April 
8, 1969. Cost for this unit, not included, amounted to $31,941. 
7. Further work deferred pending review of project 
document (inactive). 
8. Excludes $545,637 contributed funds for new work 
and $38,000 expended by South St. Paul for work in lieu of 
required cash contribution. Excludes an additional $206,629 
expended for work done at request of local interests. 
9. Project never selected for construction and classified 
inactive was deauthorized on August 5, 1977 under Section 
12 of Public 93-251. 
10. Preconstruction planning suspended. Local interests 
requested the project be reclassified to inactive due to a 
limitation of their funding capability. The project was 
classified inactive on April 5, 1974. 
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TABLE 27-K FLOOD CONTROL WORK UNDER SPECIAL AUTHORIZATION 
(See Section 57 of Text) 
Flood control acitvities pursuant to section 205, Public Law 858, 
80th Congress, as amended (preauthorization) 
Study Identification Fiscal Year Costs 
Enderlin, N. Dak., Maple River $93,271 
Halstad, Minn., Red River of the North 5,000 
St. Peter, Minn., Minnesota River 3,361 
Sauk Rapids, Minn,. Benton County Ditch No. 3 33,791 
Snagging and clearing navigable streams and 
tributaries in the interest of flood control 
(Sec. 208, 1954 Flood Control Act, P.L. 780, 83rd Congress). 
Project and Location Fiscal Year Costs 
Kickapoo River, Wis. $5,000 
Maple River, N. Dak. 3,000 
Pembina River, mouth to Walhalla, N. Dak. 9 
Poplar River, Minn. 288 
Sheyenne River, N. Dak. 2,000 
Emergency Bank Protection (Section 14 of 
the 1946 Flood Control Act, Public Law 526, 79th Congress). 
Project and Location Fiscal Year Costs 
Elk River, Minn., Mississippi River $48,695' 
Highway 25, Scott Co., Minn. 5,000 
Lake Superior at Two Harbors, Minn. 11,787 
North Bend, Wis., Black River 69,606' 
'Construction by contract accomplished in fiscal year 1977. 
Emergency flood control activitiesrepair, 
flood fighting, and rescue work 
(Public Law 99, 84th Cong., and antecedent legislation). 
Project Fiscal Year Costs 
Advance preparation $ 59,848 
Emergency operations 65,836 
Rehabilitation-Rush River near Fargo, N. Dak. 828 
Emergency Water Supply-Western Lake Superior -209,552' 
Total emergency flood control activities -83,040 
'Adjustment for prior year costs which have been re-classified as an appropriation reimbursement. 
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TABLE 27-L OTHER WORK UNDER SPECIAL AUTHORITY 
(See Section 60 of Text) 
Project Fiscal Year Costs 
Aquatic Plant Control (Section 302, Public Law 89-298) $7,958 
Shoreline Erosion Control Demonstration 
(Section 54, Public Law 93-251) 8,319 
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ROCK ISLAND, ILL., DISTRICT* 
This district comprises portions of western Illinois, 
southwestern Wisconsin, southern and 
southwestern Minnesota, eastern and central 
Iowa, and northeastern Missouri, embraced in 
drainage basin of Mississippi River and its 
eastern and western tributaries between mile 300 
(above mouth of Ohio River) and 614, and of its 
eastern tributaries only, between Hamburg Bay, 
at mile 261 and 300. This district also includes Illinois 
and Mississippi Canal and drainage basin 
of Bureau Creek, Ill. Section of Mississippi River 
between 300 and 614 is included in report on Mississippi 
River between Missouri River and 
Minneapolis, Minn. 
IMPROVEMENTS 
Navigation Page 
1. Illinois and Mississippi Canal, Ill. 28-1 
2. Mill Creek and South Slough at 
M ilan, Ill ........................... 28-2 
3. Mississippi River between Missouri 
River and Minneapolis, Minn........28-2 
4. Other Authorized Navigation 
Projects ............................ 28-2 
Flood Control 
5. Burlington, Iowa ................... 28-2 
6. Chelsea, Iowa ........................ 28-2 
7. Clinton, Iowa ........................ 28-2 
8. Coralville Lake, Iowa ................ 28-3 
9. Davenport, Iowa ..................... 28-3 
10. East Moline, Ill......................28-3 
11. Evansdale, Iowa ..................... 28-3 
12. Freeport, Ill ........................ 28-4 
13. Fulton, Ill .......................... 28-4 
14. Marengo, Iowa ..................... 28-4 
15. Marshalltown, Iowa.................28-4 
16. Meredosia Levee and Drainage 
District, Ill ......................... 28-4 
17. M ilan, Ill ........................... 28-5 
18. Moline, Ill .......................... 28-5 
Flood Control (cont.) Page 
19. Monticello, Iowa .................... 28-5 
20. Muscatine, Mad Creek, Iowa ........ 28-5 
21. Ottumwa, Iowa ...................... 28-6 
22. Red Rock Dam and Lake Red Rock, 
Iowa ............................... 28-6 
23. Rockford, Ill ........................ 28-6 
24. Rock Island, Ill ..................... 28-6 
25. Saylorville Lake, Iowa .............. 28-7 
26. South Beloit, Ill.....................28-7 
27. Union Township Drainage District, 
Mo..................................28-7 
28. Waterloo, Iowa ...................... 28-8 
29. Inspection of Completed Flood 
Control Projects .................... 28-8 
30. Other Authorized Flood Control 
Projects ............................ 28-8 
31. Flood Control Work under 
Special Authorization...............28-8 
General Investigations 
32. Surveys ............................ 28-8 
33. Collection and Study of Basic Data 28-8 
34. Research and Development..........28-8 
Navigation 
1. ILLINOIS AND MISSISSIPPI 
CANAL, ILL. 
Location. Extends for 75 miles from Illinois 
River near LaSalle to Mississippi River at Rock 
Island. 
Existing project. See pages 1306-1308 of Annual 
Report for 1962 for details regarding project. 
This obsolete canal has been repaired and 
modified as a condition for its transfer to the State 
of Illinois as part of the State park system. 
Operations and results during period. None. 
*All cost and financial statements for projects are listed at the end of this chapter. All other tables are referenced in text and 
also appear at the end of this chapter. 
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Condition as of Sept. 30. Existing project completed 
in 1918. Canal has not been operated for 
navigation since June 1951. Repair and modification 
program to be accomplished prior to disposal 
of canal initiated in fiscal year 1961, and a 
number of canal features have been repaired or 
modified. In connection with the repair and 
modification program, fee title to 1,062 acres and 
recreational flowage easements over 309 acres of 
land in Rock River near Rock Falls, formerly under 
navigational flowage easement, have been acquired. 
The State of Illinois accepted title to the 
canal as of August 1, 1970. The River and Harbor 
Act of 1970 authorized the appropriation of 
$6,528,000 for further repair and modification, 
and work has continued under that authority. 
2. MILL CREEK AND SOUTH 
SLOUGH AT MILAN, ILL. 
Location. Mill Creek and South Slough at 
Milan, Rock Island County, Ill. 
Previous project. See page 1132, Annual Report 
for 1932, and page 1081, Annual Report for 1938. 
Existing project. Provided for diversion of Mill 
Creek into South Slough, flood gates in walls of Illinois 
and Mississippi Canal to carry Mill Creek 
flood waters across canal right-of-way into Rock 
River, levees, and other works for flood protection 
at Milan. Project was modified to restore original 
Mill Creek outlet into Rock River. See table 28-C 
for authorizing legislation. 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Operations and results during period. Minor 
channel maintenance was performed. 
Condition as of Sept. 30. Existing project was 
completed in 1932. In 1962-63 $73,366 was 
expended from Illinois and Mississippi 
maintenance funds for restoration of Mill Creek 
outlet into Rock River. 
3. MISSISSIPPI RIVER BETWEEN 
MISSOURI RIVER AND 
MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. 
For report on this improvement see chapter on 
Mississippi River between Missouri River and 
Minneapolis, Minn. 
4. OTHER AUTHORIZED 
NAVIGATION PROJECTS 
See table 28-B.
Flood Control 
5. BURLINGTON, IOWA 
Location. Industrial area of Burlington, Iowa, 
on Mississippi River at approximate river mile 
405 above the mouth of the Ohio River. 
Existing project. Local protection from floods 
on the Mississippi River and Flint Creek by construction 
of earth levee, floodwall, interior 
drainage, and two railroad closure structures. 
Total estimated cost is $2,114,000, including 
$477,000 non-Federal cost. See Table 28-C for 
authorizing legislation. 
Local cooperation. Section 3, Flood Control Act 
of June 22, 1936, applies. Local interests also to 
assume all cost in excess of $2,000,000 Federal 
limitation, make certain alterations of existing 
facilities, provide extension of a storm sewer, and 
prevent encroachment on right-of-way. 
Operations and results during period. Project 
authorized for construction by Chief of Engineers 
on May 11, 1977. Advance planning in progress. 
Condition as of Sept. 30. Construction funds not 
yet available. 
6. CHELSEA, IOWA 
Location. The Iowa River and Otter Creek at 
Chelsea in Tama County, Iowa. 
Existing project. Local protection from floods 
on the Iowa River and Otter Creek by construction 
of two ring levees to protect the north and 
south portions of the community. Plan also includes 
two ponding areas, two pumping stations, 
and four gravity outlets. Total estimated cost is 
$1,155,000, including $135,000 non-Federal cost. 
See Table 28-C for authorizing legislation. 
Local cooperation. Section 3, Flood Control Act 
of June 22, 1936, applies. Local interests also to 
make certain relocations and alterations, prevent 
encroachment on project right-of-way, and 
assume all cost in excess of $2,000,000 Federal 
limitation. 
Operations and results during period. Project 
authorized for construction by Chief of Engineers 
on April 25, 1977. Advance planning in progress. 
Condition as of Sept. 30. Construction funds not 
yet available. 
7. CLINTON, IOWA 
Location. On right bank of Mississippi River, 
518.2 miles above mouth of Ohio River, in Clinton 
County, Iowa. 
Existing project. Local protection from Mississippi 
River floods to be provided by construction 
of 8.1 miles of earth levee, 3,080 feet of I-type 
concrete floodwall, 1,250 feet of precast panel 
freeboard wall, interceptor sewer, closure structures, 
ramps, 6 pumping stations, ponding areas, 
and gate wells. Estimated project cost is 
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$30,730,000, including $4,330,000 non-Federal 
cost for land and relocations. See table 28-C for 
authorizing legislation. 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Operations and results period. Construction is 
in progress. 
Condition as of Sept. 30. Construction was 
started in August 1974 and is about 45 percent 
completed. 
8. CORALVILLE LAKE, IOWA 
Location. On Iowa River, several miles upstream 
from Iowa City, in Johnson County, Iowa, 
about 83 miles above mouth of Iowa River. 
Existing project. An earthfill dam rising about 
100 feet above streambed, a 500-foot uncontrolled 
spillway, outlet works to control flow of river to 
bankfull stage below dam, and a reservoir 
providing flood control pool of 475,000 acre-feet. 
In addition, a conservation pool is provided which 
varies from 17,000 acre-feet from February 
through June to 53,750 acre-feet from July to 
February of each year. Coralville Lake is used to 
store Iowa River flows temporarily during flood 
periods. Project minimizes flood damages on 
Iowa River from dam to mouth of Cedar River, 
and provides a high degree of protection to lands 
along Iowa River below mouth of Cedar River. 
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 project. 
Project modified to provide for highway bridge 
crossing the lake at the Mehaffey site. See table 
28-C for authorizing legislation. 
Local cooperation. None required, except in 
connection with Mehaffey Bridge, which has 
been fully complied with. 
Operations and results during period. New 
work: Work in connection with recreational 
facilities continued. Maintenance: Routine 
maintenance activities continued. 
Condition as of Sept. 30. Construction began in 
July 1949 and project has been in operation since 
February 1958. About 24,112 acres of land were 
acquired in fee, and flowage easements obtained 
for 9,573 acres. Construction of Mehaffey Bridge 
began in June 1964 and completed in October 
1966. 
9. DAVENPORT, IOWA 
Location. Right bank of Mississippi River, 
482.4 miles above mouth of Ohio River, in Scott 
County, Iowa. 
Existing project. Local protection to the city 
from floods on Mississippi River to be provided by 
construction of levees and floodwall. Plan also includes 
interior drainage facilities and pump 
plants, closure structures, and recreational 
facilities. Estimated project cost is $27,160,000, 
including $5,260,000 non-Federal cost for land 
and relocations. See table 28-C for authorizing 
legislation. 
Local cooperation. Section 3, Flood Control Act 
of June 22, 1936, applies. Local interests also to 
bear the cost of relocations, bear not less than onehalf 
of the separable first cost for recreational 
development, obtain legal control to prevent encroachment 
on project features, and provide 
pressurized sewers at three locations. Local interests 
will be requested to furnish assurances 
after a firm project plan is established. 
Operations and results during period. 
Preconstruction planning continued. 
Condition as of Sept. 30. No construction performed. 
Preconstruction planning in progress. 
10. EAST MOLINE, ILL. 
Location. On left bank of Mississippi River, 
489.3 miles above mouth of Ohio River, in Rock 
Island County, Illinois. 
Existing project. Local protection from Mississippi 
River floods to be provided by construction 
of 2.4 miles of levee, railroad raises, street 
raises, a closure structure, gravity drainage outlets, 
open ditches, ponding areas, and pumping 
plants. Estimated project cost is $10,660,000, including 
$1,130,000 non-Federal cost for land and 
relocations. See table 28-C for authorizing 
legislation. 
Local cooperation. Section 3, Flood Control Act 
of June 22, 1936, applies. Local interests will also 
provide relocations and obtain legal control over 
pondage areas. Assurances were approved Dec. 6, 
1976. 
Operations and results during period. 
Preconstruction planning continued. 
Condition as of Sept. 30. No construction performed. 
Preconstruction planning in progress. 
11. EVANSDALE, IOWA 
Location. Cedar River at Evansdale, Black 
Hawk County, Iowa. 
Existing project. Local protection to the city of 
Evansdale from floods on the Cedar River to be 
provided by construction of levees, ponding areas, 
interior drainage facilities, and road ramps. Estimated 
project cost is $2,890,000, including 
$380,000 non-Federal cost for lands and 
relocations. See Table 28-C for authorizing 
legislation. 
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Local cooperation. Section 3, Flood Control Act 
of June 22, 1936, applies. Local interests also to 
make all relocations, and prevent encroachment 
on ponding areas. 
Operations and results during period. Project 
was authorized in the fiscal year. 
Condition as of Sept. 30. Preconstruction planning 
not yet initiated. 
12. FREEPORT, ILL. 
Location. On Pecatonica River at Freeport in 
Stephenson County, Illinois. 
Existing project. The project would provide 
protection to the city of Freeport from floods on 
the Pecatonica River. The project was classified 
"deferred for restudy" from 1952 to 1962 because 
of problems of local cooperation and economic 
justification. A revised project was rejected in a 
referendum and the project was placed in the 
"inactive" category in 1973. Because of recent 
severe flooding at Freeport, the city requested 
reactivation of the project. The project was 
reclassified "active" on May 19, 1975. Estimated 
project cost is $13,510,000, including $3,410,000 
non-Federal cost for right-of-way and 
relocations. See table 28-C for authorizing 
legislation. 
Local cooperation. Section 3, Flood Control Act 
of June 22, 1936, applies. Local interests will be 
requested to furnish assurances after a firm project 
plan is established. 
Operations and results during period. Review 
and reformulation of the project, required 
because of changes in local conditions and 
preferences and because of changes in Federal 
criteria and formulation procedures, were continued. 
Condition as of Sept. 30. No construction performed. 
Preconstruction planning in progress. 
13. FULTON, ILL. 
Location. On left bank of Mississippi River, 
520.1 miles above mouth of Ohio River, in 
Whiteside County, Ill. 
Existing project. Local protection from Mississippi 
River floods to be provided by construction 
of 12 miles of earth levee, railroad raises, 
road ramps, closure structures, gravity drainage 
outlets, ponding areas, storm sewer interceptors, 
and pumping plants. The improvements would 
also protect an adjacent rural are, in the Cat Tail 
Drainage District, so as to provide access for the 
city to high ground. Estimated project cost is 
$15,725,000, including $1,825,000 non-Federal 
cost for land and relocations. See table 28-C for 
authorizing legislation. 
Local cooperation. Section 3, Flood Control Act 
of June 22, 1936, applies. Local interests will also 
provide relocations and obtain legal control over 
pondage areas. Assurances were approved Jan. 
18, 1977. 
Operations and results during period. 
Preconstruction planning continued. 
Condition as of Sept. 30. No construction performed. 
Preconstruction planning in progress. 
14. MARENGO, IOWA 
Location. The Iowa River and Bear Creek at 
Marengo in Iowa County, Iowa. 
Existing project. Local protection from floods 
on the Iowa River and Bear Creek by construction 
of new levee, improvement of existing levee, and 
interior drainage facilities. Total estimated cost 
is $1,584,000, including $130,000 non-Federal 
cost. See Table 28-C for authorizing legislation. 
Local cooperation. Section 3, Flood Control Act 
of June 22, 1936, applies. Local interests also to 
make certain relocations and alterations, prevent 
encroachment on ponding areas, and assume all 
cost in excess of $2,000,000 Federal limitation. 
Operations and results during period. Project 
authorized for construction by Chief of Engineers 
on March 29, 1977. Advance planning in 
progress. 
Condition as of Sept. 80. Construction funds not 
yet available. Preconstruction planning in progress. 
15. MARSHALLTOWN, IOWA 
Location. Right bank of Iowa River in Marshall 
County, Iowa. 
Existing project. Local protection from Iowa 
River floods to be provided by construction of 
levees, floodwalls, and interior drainage 
facilities. See table 28-C for authorizing legislation. 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Operations and results during period. 
Construction substantially completed. 
Condition as of Sept. 30. Construction initiated 
in May 1972. Project is completed except for 
minor work. 
16. MEREDOSIA LEVEE AND 
DRAINAGE DISTRICT, ILL. 
Location. Left bank of Mississippi River, 511 
miles above mouth of Ohio River, in Rock Island 
and Whiteside Counties, Ill. 
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Existing project. Local protection to 
agricultural lands from floods on Mississippi 
River to be provided by a combined levee project 
and upgrading of Illinois Highway No. 84, which 
skirts the riverward boundary of the district. The 
Illinois Division of Highways contributed the 
sum of $276,000 toward the project, which 
represents the additional cost of the standard 
highway section in place of the required levee section. 
See Table 28-C for authorizing legislation. 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Operations and results during period. 
Construction completed. 
Condition as of Sept. 30. Construction was initiated 
in October 1975 and completed in May 
1977. 
17. MILAN, ILL. 
Location. On south bank of Rock River, several 
miles from the confluence of that stream with the 
Mississippi River at mile 479.1 above mouth of 
Ohio River, in Rock Island County, Ill. 
Existing project. Local protection against 
direct flooding from Rock River and Mill Creek 
and against backwater flooding from Mississippi 
River to be provided by construction of 5 miles of 
earth levee and closure structures, gravity 
drainage outlets, ditches, ponding areas, and a 
pumping plant. Estimated project cost is 
$11,860,000, including $2,260,000 non-Federal 
cost for land and relocations. See table 28-C 
for authorizing legislation. 
Local cooperation. Section 3, Flood Control Act 
of June 22, 1936, applies. Local interests will also 
provide relocations and obtain legal control over 
pondage areas. Local interests will be requested 
to furnish assurances after a firm project plan is 
established. 
Operations and results during period. 
Preconstruction planning continued. 
Condition as of Sept. 30. No construction performed. 
Preconstruction planning in progress. 
18. MOLINE, ILL. 
Location. On left bank of Mississippi River, 
485.7 miles above mouth of Ohio River, in Rock 
Island County, Illinois. 
Existing project. Local protection at Moline 
from Mississippi River floods to be provided by 
construction of 1.5 miles of earth levee, a railroad 
raise, closure structures, aesthetic and 
recreational development, and interior drainage 
facilities consisting of gravity outlets, storm 
sewer interceptors, and pumping plants. Estimated 
project cost is $18,200,000, including 
$1,800,000 non-Federal cost for land and relocations. 
See table 28-C for authorizing legislation. 
Local cooperation. Section 3, Flood Control Act 
of June 22, 1936, applies. Local interests will also 
provide relocations, bear not less than one-half of 
the separable first cost for recreational development, 
and provent encroachment on ponding 
areas. Local interests will be requested to furnish 
assurances after a firm project plan is established. 
Operations and results during period. 
Preconstruction planning continued. 
Condition as of Sept. 30. No construction performed. 
Preconstruction planning in progress. 
19. MONTICELLO, IOWA 
Location. Monticello on Maquoketa River, 
Jones County, Iowa. 
Existing project. Local protection from floods 
on Maquoketa River and Kitty Creek, a tributary, 
by construction of levees, ponding area, drainage 
facilities, a ramp, and landscaping. Total estimated 
project cost is $593,000, including 
$86,000 non-Federal cost. See table 28-C for 
authorizing legislation. 
Local cooperation. Section 3, Flood Control Act 
of June 22, 1936, applies. Local interests also to 
assume all cost in excess of $2,000,000 Federal 
limitation, make all relocations, share cost of 
recreational development, and prevent encroachment 
on ponding areas. On June 6, 1977, the 
Monticello city council voted to discontinue 
the project. 
Operations and results during period. None. 
Condition as of Sept. 30. Because of lack of local 
cooperation, withdrawal of project approval will 
be recommended. 
20. MUSCATINE, MAD CREEK, 
IOWA 
Location. On right bank of Mad Creek, a short 
distance upstream from the confluence of the 
creek with the Mississippi River at mile 455.8 
above the mouth of the Ohio River, in Muscatine 
County, Iowa. 
Previous project. For details of previous project 
on Mad Creek at Muscatine, see page 1338, Annual 
Report 1962. 
Existing project. Local protection at Muscatine 
from coincidental floods on Mad Creek and the 
Mississippi River to an industrial area of about 75 
acres. The site is mainly upstream from the 
previous project, but some modification of the 
previous project would be involved. The work 
consists of about one mile of earth levee, a short 
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reach of concrete wall, interior drainage 
facilities, and closure structures for streets and a 
railroad. Total estimated project cost is $723,000, 
including non-Federal cost of $73,000 for rightof-
way. See table 28-C for authorizing legislation. 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Operations and results during period. 
Preconstruction planning continued. 
Condition as of Sept. 30. No construction performed. 
Preconstruction planning in progress. 
21. OTTUMWA, IOWA 
Location. On left bank of Des Moines River at 
the city of Ottumwa, Iowa, 95 miles upstream 
from the confluence of that stream with the Mississippi 
River. 
Existing project. Local protection at Ottumwa 
from basement flooding in the city's main 
business district to be provided by improving the 
discharge efficiency of an interceptor sewer 
through installation of additional gated openings. 
See table 28-C for authorizing legislation. 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Operations and results during period. 
Construction completed. 
Condition as of Sept. 30. Construction was initiated 
in June 1976 and completed in March 
1977. 
22. RED ROCK DAM AND LAKE 
RED ROCK, IOWA 
Location. On Des Moines River, Iowa, chiefly in 
Marion County, but extending into Jasper, 
Warren, and Polk Counties. Dam (Howell) site is 
142.9 miles above mouth of Des Moines River, 
which empties into Mississippi River at mile 
361.4 above mouth of Ohio River. City of Des 
Moines lies northwesterly from site, about 60 
miles upstream. 
Existing project. Provides for a dam consisting 
of a rolled earth-fill embankment and gravitytype 
concrete spillway with crest gates, located 
near center of valley, each end of which is tied into 
embankment by a gravity-type nonoverflow concrete 
section. The dam, at crest elevation of 797 
feet above mean sea level, is about 5,676 feet long 
and maximum height of 110 feet. Gated spillway 
is of concrete founded on bedrock with crest at 
elevation 736. Full flood control level (top of crest 
gates) is at elevation 780. Spillway crest gates are 
41 feet high and 45 feet wide. Outlet works consisting 
of fourteen 5-by-9 foot gated conduits extend 
through spillway section and discharge into 
spillway stilling basin. Nonoverflow concrete sections 
of dam at each end of spillway are gravity 
type, keyed into foundation rock. Drainage area 
above dam site is 12,323 square miles. With pool 
at full flood control elevation, lake area is about 
65,500 acres; lake has a volume of 1,830,000 acrefeet 
of water at that height (1,740,000 for flood 
control and 90,000 for a permanent pool). Impoundment 
of floodwaters by lake results in 
materially reduced flood heights on Des Moines 
River below the dam, and also provides substantial 
supplementary benefits by reducing Mississippi 
River floods. See table 28-C for authorizing 
legislation. 
Local cooperation. None required. 
Operations and results during period. New 
work: Construction of recreational facilities and 
incidental work continued. Maintenance: Routine 
maintenance activities continued. 
Condition as of Sept. 30. Construction began in 
May 1960. Dam was placed in beneficial use for 
storage of flood water in January 1969. Land 
acquired for project: 47,610 acres in fee and 
28,214 acres in flowage easements. 
23. ROCKFORD, ILL. 
Location. Kent Creek, a right bank tributary of 
Rock River at the city of Rockford, Winnebago 
County, Ill. 
Existing project. Consists of rolled earth dam 
with outlet works and spillway on North Branch 
Kent Creek in Page Park; 12,000 feet of channel 
cleanout and straightening on North Branch 
Kent Creek; raise of Levings Lake dam on South 
Branch Kent Creek and construction of spillway 
and diversion channel; 10,800 feet of channel 
cleanout and straightening on South Branch 
Kent Creek; and relocations. Estimated cost is 
$11,570,000, including $4,490,000 non-Federal 
cost for lands and relocations. See table 28-C for 
authorizing legislation. 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Operations and results during period. 
Preconstruction planning continued. 
Condition as of Sept. 30. No construction performed. 
Preconstruction planning in progress. 
24. ROCK ISLAND, ILL. 
Location. On left bank of Mississippi River, 
482.4 miles above mouth of Ohio River, in Rock 
Island County, Ill. 
Existing project. Local protection from Mississippi 
River floods by construction of levees, 
walls, closure structures, and modification of 
drainage facilities. Estimated project cost is 
$9,575,000, including $1,275,000 non-Federal 
cost for land and relocations. See table 28-C 
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ROCK ISLAND, ILL., DISTRICT 
for authorizing legislation. 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Operations and results during period. Planning 
and construction continued. 
Condition as of Sept. 30. Construction initiated 
in June 1971. Project is 84 percent completed. 
Construction of pumping plants remains to complete 
the project. 
25. SAYLORVILLE LAKE, IOWA 
Location. Site is chiefly in Polk County, Iowa, 
but portions will extend into Dallas and Boone 
Counties. Dam is about 213.7 miles above mouth 
of Des Moines River, and about 5 miles upstream 
from north limits of city of Des Moines. 
Existing projecLt. Dam is an earth embankment 
6,750 feet long at crest with a height of 120 feet. 
Outlet works are a single circular concrete conduit, 
22 feet in diameter, located at toe of west 
bluff. Control structure is at upstream end of conduit 
and houses three gates. A stilling basin is 
provided to dissipate energy of discharge from 
outlet conduit. Spillway is in west bluff, weir 430 
feet long. Water flowing over spillway weir will 
discharge into a paved chute and thence into an 
excavated earth channel to the Des Moines River. 
Top of spillway is about 31 feet below top of earth 
embankment section, and flow over weir will be 
uncontrolled when water in reservoir reaches its 
crest. Watershed area above damsite is 5,823 
square miles. With pool at spillway crest elevation, 
lake area will be 16,700 acres and contain 
about 676,000 acre-feet of water at that height 
(602,000 for flood control and 74,000 for a conservation 
pool to maintain minimum flows at 
downstream points). Lake will supplement 
capacity of downstream Lake Red Rock at river 
mile 142.9. The two lakes will provide a large 
degree of flood protection to lower Des Moines 
River Valley. Reaches along Mississippi River 
downstream from mouth of Des Moines River will 
also be benefited. A project modification plan to 
minimize the adverse environmental effects at 
Ledges State Park was authorized in 1976. Estimated 
project cost is $97,784,000, including 
$1,184,000 as a cash contribution from the 
State of Iowa toward recreational development. 
See table 28-C for authorizing legislation. 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Operations and results during period. 
Construction of recreational facilities and relocation 
and remedial work were continued. 
Condition as of Sept. 30. Construction began in 
June 1965 and the project is 80 percent completed. 
The dam was placed in operation in April 
1977. Remedial works in Big Creek were completed 
in December 1974. Land acquisition in 
progress, 23,784 acres acquired in fee, flowage 
easements obtained for 1,139 acres, and roadway 
easements obtained for 40 acres. 
26. SOUTH BELOIT, ILL. 
Location. Along Rock River and Turtle Creek 
at South Beloit in Winnebago County, Illinois, 
and at Beloit in Rock County, Wisconsin. 
Existing project. Local protection would be 
provided against flooding from Rock River and 
Turtle Creek by a system of levees and floodwalls 
totaling about 1.7 miles. The project was placed in 
the "inactive" category in 1961 because of lack of 
local interest. At the request of the city, the project 
was reclassified "active" on June 11, 1974. Estimated 
project cost is $1,870,000, including 
$210,000 for rights-of-way and relocations. See 
table 28-C for authorizing legislation. 
Local cooperation. Section 3, Flood Control Act 
of June 22, 1936, applies. Local interests would 
also bear the cost of all headwalls, gates, and road 
and bridge alterations, and furnish suitable 
guarantees that encroachments would be 
prevented in the flood plains within the project 
limits. Local interests will be requested to furnish 
assurances after a firm project plan is established.
Operations and results during period. Advance 
planning for the project was continued. 
Condition as of Sept. 30. No construction performed. 
Preconstruction planning in progress. 
27. UNION TOWNSHIP DRAINAGE 
DISTRICT, MO. 
Location. The Union Township Drainage District 
is located on the right bank of the Mississippi 
River in Lewis County, Missouri. 
Existing project. Local protection from floods 
on the Mississippi River, Durgens Creek, and 
Oyster Creek by improvement of existing levees 
and construction of a railroad closure structure, 
road ramps, modifications of a pump plant, 
drainage facilities, and relocation of a pipeline. 
Total estimated cost is $1,048,000, including 
$82,000 non-Federal cost. See Table 28-C for 
authorizing legislation. 
Local cooperation. Section 3, Flood Control Act 
of June 22, 1936, applies. Local interests also to 
make certain relocations and alterations, prevent 
encroachment on ponding areas, and assume all 
cost in excess of $2,000,000 Federal limitation.. 
Operations and results during period. Project 
authorized for construction by Chief of Engineers 
on April 27, 1977. Advance planning in progress. 
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REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
Condition as of Sept. 30. Construction funds not 
yet available. Preconstruction planning in progress. 
28. WATERLOO, IOWA 
Location. Both banks of Cedar River at Waterloo 
in Black Hawk County, Iowa. 
Existing project. Local protection from Cedar 
River and Black Hawk Creek floods to be provided 
by construction of levees, floodwalls, pumping 
plants, and closure structures on both sides of 
Cedar River and Black Hawk Creek. Estimated 
project cost is $48,830,000, including $10,030,000 
non-Federal costs for rights-of-way and 
relocations. See table 28-C for authorizing 
legislation. 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Operations and results during period. 
Preconstruction planning continued. Construction 
continued. 
Condition as of Sept. 30. Construction was 
started in August 1972 and is in progress. Planning 
in progress. Project is about 51 percent completed. 
29. INSPECTION OF COMPLETED 
FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS 
Federal flood-control regulations (part 208 of 
title 33, Code of Federal Regulations) provide 
that the structures and facilities constructed 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 maximum 
benefits. Costs during the period were $109,865. 
(See table 28-D for list of completed flood control 
projects inspected.) 
30. OTHER AUTHORIZED FLOOD 
CONTROL PROJECTS 
See table 28-E. 
31. FLOOD CONTROL WORK 
UNDER SPECIAL 
AUTHORIZATION 
Flood control activities pursuant to section 205, 
Public Law 858, 80th Congress, as amended 
(preauthorization). 
See table 28-F. 
Emergency flood control activities - repair, 
flood fighting, and rescue work (Public Law 99, 
84th Cong., and antecedent legislation). 
See table 28-G. 
Snagging and clearing of navigable streams and 
tributaries in interest of flood control (sec. 208 of 
1954 Flood Control Act, Public Law 780, 83rd 
Cong.) 
A reconnaissance study was made of a reach of 
channel on Devils Creek in Lee County, Iowa, in 
which flow is blocked by driftwood and other 
debris causing overflow on agricultural land. As 
a result of further study, it has been found that 
drift removal is not economically justified. Cost 
during the period was $793. 
Emergency bank protection (sec. 14 of 1946. 
Flood Control Act, Public Law 526, 79th Cong.) 
At the request of the city of Des Moines, Iowa, a 
study was made of a bank erosion problem along 
the Raccoon River at the city of Des Moines. The 
improvement involved about 1,150 feet of 
shoreline. Construction, by contract, was accomplished 
in December 1976. Cost during the 
period was $74,778. 
At the request of the city of Jefferson, Wis., a 
study was made of a bank erosion problem along 
the Rock River at that city. The improvement involves 
about 300 feet of shoreline, where erosion is 
threatening public facilities. Estimated Federal 
cost is $18,000. Construction not started. Cost 
during the period was $1,552 for planning. 
General Investigations 
32. SURVEYS 
Navigation and flood control studies cost 
$630,206. Coordination studies with other agencies 
cost $16,617. Review of completed projects 
cost $45,902. 
33. COLLECTION AND STUDY OF 
BASIC DATA 
Costs for the period were $56,339 for flood plain 
information studies, $58,770 for technical services 
for others, and $41,906 for flood plain 
management services, totaling $157,015. Flood 
lpilsateind sintu tdaibelse c2o8m-Hp.leted during the period are 
34. RESEARCH AND 
DEVELOPMENT 
Collection and study of hydrologic data, including 
storm and sedimentation studies, continued. 
Hydrologic studies during the period cost 
$8,238. 
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ROCK ISLAND, ILL., DISTRICT 
TABLE 28-A 
See 
Section 
in Text Project 
1. Illinois and 
Mississippi Canal, 
Ill. 
2. Mill Creek and 
South Slough at 
Milan, Ill. 
5. Burlington, Iowa 
6. Chelsea, Iowa 
7. Clinton, Iowa 
(Regular Funds) 
(Contributed Funds) 
8. Coralville Lake, 
Iowa 
9. Davenport, Iowa 
10. East Moline, Ill. 
12. Freeport, Ill. 
13. Fulton, Ill. 
14. Marengo, Iowa 
15. Marshalltown, Iowa 
(Regular Funds) 
(Contributed Funds) 
16. Meredosia Levee 
and Drainage 
District, Ill. 
(Regular Funds) 
(Contributed Funds) 
17. Milan, Ill. 
18. Moline, Ill. 
COST AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
Total Cost to 
Funding FY 74 FY 75 FY 76 FY 77 Sept. 30, 1977 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
535,000 
590,202 
8,100 
8,100 
3,000 
6,685 
-5,000 
25,219 
340,000 
347,175 
39,063 
460,500 
470,146 
130,000 
75,045 
97,000 
60,468 
150,000 
162,882 
-30,000 
43,379 
910,000 
690,625 
126,200 
80,000 
72,070 
15,000 
29,992 
118,000 
38,223 
124,000 
195,881 
19,600 
19,550 
1,404 
42,000 
39,977 
1,855,000 
1,518,193 
84,500 
17,495 
731,100 
790,883 
240,917 
298,972 
150,000 
198,067 
58,000 
60,496 
51,000 
49,660 
1,003,000 
1,727,101 
46,000 
26,000 
50,000 
140,000 
139,909 
82,000 
168,257 
407 
11,600 
11,492 
2,826 
4,560,000 
4,883,936 
146,000 
5,000 
71,713 
1,337,000 
1,082,121 
315,000 
307,846 
167,000 
167,000 
75,000 
58,552 
25,000 
25,004 
1,313 
3,620,000 
3,490,863 
41,936 
38,000 
1,505,000 
1,503,942 
113,383 
113,383 
141,000 
130,200 
135,000 
127,960 
-59 
25,600 
25,758 
30,000 
24,571 
15,000 
10,796 
7,529,680 
4,790,135 
20,000 
20,125 
907,000 
1,113,124 
180,000 
157,036 
250,000 
241,217 
100,000 
85,715 
440,000 
196,919 
20,328 
18,704 
844,320 
995,845 
97,160 
249,900 
251,568 
156,356 
156,356 
50,000 
60,479 
130,000 
104,258 
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7,605,1431 
7,605,143 
13,074,238 
13,069,6542 
63,7192 
63,7193 
270,353 
270,353 
84,500 
79,071 
129,500 
125,113 
14,778,480 
12,020,464 
146,000 
- 
17,508,788 
17,508,6214 
6,916,605 
6,841,289 
995,717 
970,599 
835,300 
826,517 
175,000 
144,267 
962,200 
719,119 
140,828 
139,177 
8,335,520 
8,251,848 
252,136 
181,160 
2,000,000 
1,999,610 
269,739 
269,739 
450,400 
449,988 
475,000 
441,985

REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
TABLE 28-A (Continued) COST AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
See 
Section Total Cost to 
in Text Project Funding FY 74 FY 75 FY 76 FY 77 Sept. 30, 1977 
19. Monticello, Iowa 
20. Muscatine, 
Mad Creek, 
Iowa 
21. Ottumwa, Iowa 
22. Red Rock Dam 
and Lake Red 
Rock, Iowa 
23. Rockford, Ill. 
24. Rock Island, Ill. 
25. Saylorville Lake, 
Iowa 
26. South Beloit, Ill. 
27. Union Township 
Drainage District, 
Mo. 
28. Waterloo, Iowa 
(Regular Funds) 
(Contributed Funds) 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
-5,000 
17,872 
41,500 
22,094 
141,000 
1,292,076 
481,500 
503,129 
137,900 
104,381 
1,147,100 
1,191,641 
13,570,000 
10,574,630 
-6,000 
9,908 
1,660,000 
1,686,393 
5,000 
6,290 
18,000 
48,756 
10,082 
10,082 
240,000 
976,520 
767,800 
758,857 
75,000 
112,814 
135,500 
331,033 
9,215,000 
12,162,675 
51,800 
49,713 
23,000 
26,506 
4,070,000 
4,724,051 
5,000 
19,445 
50,000 
43,879 
750,000 
846,094 
1,004,000 
1,037,659 
112,500 
110,420 
280,000 
244,768 
7,162,500 
7,437,349 
610,300 
549,882 
50,000 
36,374 
5,000 
6,525 
9,363,000 
9,329,185 
59,000 
15,000 
6,735 
255,100 
22,220 
173,063 
179,184 
32,884 
173,735 
1,317,100 
1,318,502 
95,000 
52,560 
240,373 
163,794 
6,400,000 
5,356,378 
727,000 
722,501 
120,000 
117,445 
10,000 
4,425 
5,000,000 
3,015,158 
24,300 
107,000 
98,735 
387,600 
154,718 
233,145 
233,145 
89,817,484 
89,793,273 
4,849,693 
4,763,209 
832,736 
787,564 
6,952,373 
6,796,840 
79,432,200 
77,833,393 
1,389,100 
1,322,096 
170,000 
153,819 
114,047 
108,418 
22,652,100 
20,314,703 
83,300 
1. Includes 25,000 Emergency Relief Fu. dis. 
2. Includes 4143,282 for Operating and .re under the 
"Permanent Indefinite Appropriation." 
3. Includes $85 for previous project. 
TABLE 28-B 
4. Includes cost of Mehaffey Bridge, $1,365,074 (excluding 
$100,000 contributed funds. 
5. Excludes $550,000 contributed funds. 
OTHER AUTHORIZED NAVIGATION PROJECTS 
(See Section 4 of Text) 
For Last Cost To September 30, 1977 
Full Report 
See Annual Operation and 
Project Report For Construction Maintenance 
Squaw Chute at Quincy, Ill.1 1967 70,9792 
51,550 
Quincy, Ill., Harbor Access Channel' 1970 35,4773 
1. Completed. Authorized by Chief of Engineers under 
sec. 107, 1960 River and Harbor Act. 
2. Excludes $25,851 contributed funds. 
3. Excludes 35,350 contributed funds. 
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ROCK ISLAND, ILL., DISTRICT 
TABLE 28-C AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
Acts Work Authorized Documents 
July 3, 1930 
June 30, 1948 
(Section 205) 
June 30, 1948 
(Section 205) 
August 13, 1968 
June 28, 1938 
July 14, 1960 
December 31, 1970 
August 13, 1968 
October 27, 1965 
(Section 201). 
Approved by Committees 
on Public orks of House 
of Representatives and 
Senate, Sept. 23, 1976 and 
Oct. 1, 1976, respectively 
June 22, 1936 
August 13, 1968 
June 30, 1948 
(Section 205) 
October 27, 1965 
June 30, 1948 
(Section 205) 
August 13, 1968 
MILL CREEK AND SOUTH SLOUGH AT MILAN, ILL. 
(See Section 2 of Text) 
Channel diversion, flood gates, and other work for flood 
protection. 
BURLINGTON, IOWA (See Section 5 of Text) 
Levee, floodwall, interior drainage, and railroad 
closures for flood control. 
CHELSEA, IOWA (See Section 6 of Text) 
Two ring levees, ponding areas, pumping stations, 
and gravity outlets for flood control. 
CLINTON, IOWA (See Section 7 of Text) 
Levee, floodwall, railroad raises, street ramps, closure 
structures, pumping plants, and gravity drainage outlets 
for flood control. 
CORALVILLE LAKE, IOWA (See Section 8 of Text) 
Reservoir for flood control and recreation. 
Highway bridge across Coralville Lake at or near the 
Mehaffey site. 
DAVENPORT, IOWA (See Section 9 of Text) 
Levee, floodwall and pumping plants. 
EAST MOLINE, ILL. (See Section 10 of Text) 
Levee, railroad raises, street raises, closure structure, 
gravity drainage outlets, open ditches, ponding areas, 
and pumping plants for flood control. 
EVANSDALE, IOWA (See Section 11 of Text) 
Levees, ponding areas, interior drainage, and road 
ramps for flood control. 
FREEPORT, ILL. (See Section 12 of Text) 
Structural and nonstructural measures to 
reduce flood damage. 
FULTON, ILL. (See Section 13 of Text) 
Levee, railroad raises, road ramps, closure structures, 
gravity drainage outlets, ponding areas, storm sewer 
interceptors, and pumping plants for flood control. 
MARENGO, IOWA (See Section 14 of Text) 
Levees and interior drainage for flood control. 
MARSHALLTOWN, IOWA (See Section 15 of Text) 
Levees, floodwalls, and interior drainage facilities for 
flood control. 
MEREDOSIA LEVEE AND DRAINAGE DISTRICT, ILL. 
(See Section 16 of Text) 
Levee for flood control. 
MILAN, ILL. (See Section 17 of Text) 
Levee, closure structures, gravity drainage outlets, ditches, 
ponding areas, and a pumping plant for flood control. 
Rivers and Harbors Committee 
Doc. 19, 71st Cong., 2nd sess. 
None 
None 
H. Doc. 348, 90th Cong., 2nd sess. 
Flood Control Committee Doc. 1. 
75th Cong., 1st sess. 
None 
H. Doc. 161, 92nd Cong., 1st sess. 
H. Doc. 348, 90th Cong., 2nd sess. 
H. Doc. 563, 94th Cong., 2nd Sess. 
Special report in Office, 
Chief of Engineers. 
H. Doc. 348, 90th Cong., 2nd sess. 
None 
H. Doc. 166, 89th Cong., 1st sess. 
None 
H. Doc. 348, 90th Cong., 2nd sess. 
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REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
TABLE 28-C (Continued) AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
Acts Work Authorized Documents 
October 27, 1965 
(Section 201). 
Approved by Committees 
on Public orks of 
House of Representatives 
and Senate June 14, 1972, 
and June 21, 1972, 
respectively. 
MOLINE, ILL. (See Section 18 of Text) 
Levee, railroad raise, closure structures, and interior 
drainage facilities for flood control, and aesthetic and 
recreational development. 
H. Doc. 161, 92nd Cong., 1st sess. 
June 30, 1948 
(Section 205) 
June 30, 1948 
(Section 205) 
October 27, 1965 
(Section 201). 
Approved by Committees 
on Public Works of 
House of Representatives 
and Senate 
October 12, 1972. 
June 28, 1938 
October 23, 1962 
October 23, 1962 
July 3, 1958 
October 22, 1976 
June 30, 1948 
June 30, 1948 
(Section 205) 
October 27, 1965 
MONTICELLO, IOWA (See Section 19 of Text) 
Levees, ponding areas, gravity outlets, road ramps, 
and landscaping for flood control. 
MUSCATINE, MAD CREEK, IOWA 
(See Section 20 of Text) 
Levee, wall, interior drainage facilities, and closure 
structures for streets and a railroad for flood control. 
OTTUMWA, IOWA (See Section 21 of Text) 
Three gated openings in interceptor sewer for 
flood control. 
RED ROCK DAM AND LAKE RED ROCK, IOWA 
(See Section 22 of Text) 
Reservoir for flood control and recreation. 
ROCKFORD, ILL. (See Section 23 of Text) 
Channel enlargement and realignment, levees, and 
appurtenant works for flood control. 
ROCK ISLAND, ILL. (See Section 24 of Text) 
Levees, walls, closure structures, and modification of 
drainage facilities for flood control. 
SAYLORVILLE LAKE, IOWA (See Section 25 of Text) 
Reservoir for flood control and recreation. 
Modification to minimize adverse project impact on Ledges 
State Park. 
SOUTH BELOIT, ILL. (See Section 26 of Text) 
Levees, floodwalls, and relocations for flood control. 
UNION TOWNSHIP DRAINAGE DISTRICT, MO. 
(See Section 27 of Text) 
Improve existing levees and construct a railroad closure, 
road ramps, and pump plant modification for flood control. 
WATERLOO, IOWA (See Section 28 of Text) 
Levees, floodwalls, pumping plants, and closure structures 
for flood control. 
None 
None 
H. Doc. 197, 92nd Cong., 2nd sess. 
Flood Control Committee Doc. 1, 
75th Cong., 1st sess. 
S. Doc. 142, 87th Cong., 2nd sess. 
H. Doc. 564, 87th Cong., 2nd sess. 
S. Doc. 9, 85th Cong., 1st sess. 
H. Doc. 487, 94th Cong., 2nd sess. 
H. Doc. 112, 80th Cong. 
None 
H. Doc. 166, 89th Cong., 1st sess. 
TABLE 28-D INSPECTION OF COMPLETED FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS 
(See Section 29 of Text) 
Date 
Project Inspected 
Des Moines, Iowa 
DeKalb, Ill. 
Dubuque, Iowa 
January 1977 
January 1977 
January 1977 
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ROCK ISLAND, ILL., DISTRICT 
TABLE 28-D 
(Continued) 
Project 
INSPECTION OF COMPLETED FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS 
(See Section 29 of Text) 
Date 
Inspected 
Elkport, Iowa 
Fabius River Drainage District, Mo. 
Galena, Ill. 
Alpine Dam, Rockford, Ill. 
Gregory Drainage District, Mo. 
Hunt Drainage District and Lima Lake 
Drainage District, Ill. 
Indian Grave Drainage District, Ill. 
Marion County Drainage District, Mo. 
Meredosia Levee and Drainage District, Ill. 
Penny Slough Drainage and Levee District, Ill. 
Rock Island, Ill. (1) 
Sabula, Iowa 
Sny Island Levee Drainage District, Ill. 
South Quincy Drainage and Levee District, Ill. 
South River Drainage District, Mo. 
Union Township Drainage District, Mo. 
Van Meter. Iowa 
Sny Basin, Ill. 
Subdistrict No. 1 of Drainage Union No. 1 and 
Bay Island Drainage and Levee District No. 1, Ill. 
Bear Creek, Hannibal, Mo. 
Blackhawk Creek, Davenport, Iowa 
Canton, Mo. 
Des Moines and Mississippi Levee District No. 1, Mo. 
Drury Drainage District, Ill. 
Green Bay Levee and Drainage District No. 2, Iowa 
Henderson County Drainage District No. 1, Ill. 
Henderson County Drainage District No. 2, Ill. 
Henderson County Drainage District No. 3, Ill. 
Iowa River-Flint Creek Levee District No. 16, Iowa 
Okabena Creek, Worthington, Minn. 
Mad Creek, Muscatine, Iowa 
Muscatine Island Levee District and Muscatine- 
Louisa County Drainage District No. 13, Iowa 
Waterloo, Iowa (1) 
January 1977 
January 1977 
January 1977 
January 1977 
January 1977 
January 1977 
January 1977 
January 1977 
January 1977 
January 1977 
January 1977 
January 1977 
January 1977 
January 1977 
January 1977 
January 1977 
January 1977 
January 1977 
February 1977 
February 1977 
February 1977 
February 1977 
February 1977 
February 1977 
February 1977 
February 1977 
February 1977 
February 1977 
February 1977 
February 1977 
February 1977 
February 1977 
February 1977 
(1) Project partially completed. 
TABLE 28-E OTHER AUTHORIZED FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS 
(See Section 30 of Text) 
For Last Cost To September 30, 1977 
Full Report 
See Annual Operation and 
Project Report For Construction Maintenance 
Ames Lake, Iowa 4 
Bear Creek Dam (City of Hannibal, Mo.)1 ' 
Bettendorf, Iowa'o 
Campbells Island, Mississippi River, Ill.2 
Canton, Mo.' 
Carroll County Levee and Drainage 
District No. 1, Ill.3,18 
Central City Lake, Iowa 4",
8 
1974 
1962 
1976 
1969 
1964 
1938 
1970 
1,787,62916 
1,670,632 
251,980 
76,664 
1,496,555 
55,664 
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REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
TABLE 28-E (Continued) OTHER AUTHORIZED FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS 
(See Section 30 of Text) 
For Last Cost To September 30, 1977 
Full Report 
See Annual Operation and 
Project Report For Construction Maintenance 
Des Moines and Mississippi 
Levee District No. 1, Mo.' 1969 1,492,016 - 
Des Moines, Iowa' 1972 4,993,2245 - 
Dubuque, Iowa' 1974 10,709,634'17 - 
Drury Drainage District, Ill.' 1964 1,144,875 - 
Elkport, Turkey River, Iowa' 1951 34,2006- 
Evansdale, Iowa7 ,8 1972 88,019- 
Fabius River Drainage District, Mo.' 1941 60,500 - 
Fabius River Drainage District, Mo.' 1963 1,621,841 - 
Galena, Galena River, Ill.' 1952 844,1009 - 
Green Bay Levee and Drainage 
District No. 2, Iowa' 1949 299,000- 
Green Bay Levee and Drainage 
District No. 2, Iowa' 1967 1,727,711- 
Green Island Levee and Drainage 
District No. 1, Iowa's, 8 1938 - - 
Gregory Drainage District, Mo.' 1940 77,100 - 
Gregory Drainage District, Mo.7 , 'o 1964 68,213 - 
Gregory Drainage District, Mo.' 1972 1,538,9631"- 
Hannibal, Mo.' 0 1966 110,933 - 
Henderson County Drainage 
District No. 1, Ill.' 1968 1,453,217- 
Henderson Count Drainage 
District No. 2, Ill.' 1968 1,043,902- 
Henderson Count Drainage 
District No. 3, Ill.' 1949 42,700 - 
Henderson River, Ill.12,18 1964 102,310 - 
Hunt Drainage District and Lima Lake Drainage 
District, Ill.' 1972 4,772,498 - 
Indian Grave Drainage District, Ill.' 1972 3,551,961 - 
Iowa River-Flint Creek Levee District 
No. 16, Iowa' 1972 6,044,693 - 
Jackson, Minn.7 , 10 1973 113,077 - 
Janesville and Indian Ford Dams, Wis.2, 18 1938 - - 
Keithsburg Drainage District, Ill., 18 1938 - - 
Kishwaukee River at DeKalb, Ill.' , 7 1957 123,300 - 
Marion County Drainage District, Mo.' 1967 873,748 - 
Muscatine, Iowa (Mad Creek)' 1962 1,169,042 - 
Muscatine Island Levee District and 
Muscatine-Louisa County Drainage 
District No. 13, Iowa' 1970 3,293,27613 - 
New Hartford, Iowa 7' 10 1966 26,530 - 
Okabena Creek at Worthington, Minn. ,7 1957 72,432 - 
Pecatonica River at Darlington, Wis.4 , 18--- 
Penny Slough, Rock River, Ill.' 1940 85,800 - 
Rochester Lake, Iowa 4 
Rock River agricultural levees, Ill. 
Sabula, Mississippi River, Iowa' 1958 411,915 - 
Sny Basin, Ill.' 1972 14,003,560 - 
Sny Island Levee Drainage District, Ill.' 1942 61,400 - 
Sny Island Levee Drainage District, Ill.' 1968 4,956,749 - 
South Quincy Drainage and 
Levee District, Ill.' 1940 61,200 
South Quincy Drainage and 
Levee District, Ill.' 1968 1,231,243 - 
South River Drainage District, Mo.' 1941 55,300 - 
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TABLE 2S-E (Continued) OTHER AUTHORIZED FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS 
(See Section 30 of Text) 
For Last Cost To September 30, 1977 
Full Report 
See Annual Opration and 
Project Report For Construction Maintenance 
South River Drainage District, Mo.' 1966 1,106,056- 
Subdistrict No. 1 of Drainage 
Union No. 1 and Bay Island 
Drainage and Levee District 
No. 1, Ill.' 1967 3,306,695 - 
Union Township Drainage District, Mo.' 1947 109,621 - 
Upper Mississippi River 
Basin (Rock Island District)5 1967 - - 
Van Meter, Iowa",7 1965 113,842 - 
1. Completed. 12. Authority for the Henderson River diversion unit has 
2. Inactive; project not economically justified. expired; the levee alongthe north bank of the Henderson River 
3. Inactive; lowlands of district acquired by United has been found to lack economic justification; and the 
States in 1947. Cedar Creek channel improvement has been deferred for 
4. Reclassified "inactive". restudy. 
5. Excludes $23,323 contributed funds. 13. Excludes $220,000 contributed funds. 
6. Excludes $5,000 contributed funds. 14. To be restudied. 
7. Authorized by Chief of Engineers (sec. 205, 1948 15. Status is as indicated in reports on Coralville, Red 
Flood Control Act). Rock, Rochester, and Central City Lakes. 
8. Section 205 study terminated because of local financ- 16. Includes $885,000 for disbursement in connecing 
problems. tion with realignment of Interstate Highway 35. 
9. Excludes $118,000 contributed funds. 17. Excludes $145,415 contributed funds. 
10. Planning discontinued because of lack of local support. 18. Project deauthorized in 1977 under the provisions 
11. Excludes $20,626 contributed funds. of Sec. 12, Water Resources Development Act of 1974. 
TABLE 28-F FLOOD CONTROL WORK UNDER SPECIAL AUTHORIZATION 
Flood Control Activities pursuant to section 205, Public Law 
858, 80th Congress, as amended (preauthorization) 
(See Section 31 of Text) 
Study Identification Cost During Period 
Geneseo, Ill. 2,960 
Green Rock, Ill. 2,574 
TABLE 28-G FLOOD CONTROL WORK UNDER SPECIAL AUTHORIZATION 
Emergency flood control activities - repair, flood fighting, and 
rescue work (Public Law 99, 84th Cong., and antecedent legislation) 
(See Section 31 of Text) 
Project Federal Cost 
Advance preparation $80,244 
Flood emergency operations 2,000 
Rehabilitation: 
Two private levees, Pecatonica River, Ill. 124 
Elmer Munzlinger Levee (private), North Fabius River, Mo. 28,558 
Iowa River-Flint Creek Levee District No. 16, Iowa 68,846 
Polk County Drainage District No. 25, Skunk River, Iowa 80,975 
Advance measures: 
Louisa County Levee District No. 8, Iowa 6,205 
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TABLE 28-H 
REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
FLOOD PLAIN STUDIES COMPLETED DURING PERIOD 
(See Section 33 of Text) 
Requesting Date Federal 
Location Agency Completed Cost 
Rock River, 
Whiteside County, 
Ill. State of Illinois Feb. 1977 $47,000 
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MISSISSIPPI RIVER 
BETWEEN MISSOURI RIVER 
AND MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.* 
Section of river covered in this report is 
divided into three reaches, under supervision 
and direction of district engineers at St. Louis, 
Rock Island, and St. Paul. Section in St. Louis 
District extends 105 miles from Mouth of Missouri 
River to mile 300 above Ohio River; Rock 
Island District extends about 314 miles from 
mile 300 to 614; and St. Paul District extends 
about 244 miles from mile 614 to Soo Line Railroad 
bridge, Minneapolis. 
Location. Mississippi River rises in northern 
part of Minnesota, flows about 2,360 miles 
southerly and empties into Gulf of Mexico. Portion 
included in this report extends about 663 
miles from mouth of Missouri River to Soo Line 
Railroad bridge, Minneapolis. Latest map and 
profile showing this section of river is in House 
Document 669, 76th Congress, 3d session. A 
map showing Lake Pepin is in House Document 
511, 79th Congress, 2d session. A map of section 
Minneapolis to Dubuque is in House Document 
515, 79th Congress, 2d session. A map showing 
location of drainage districts (Bellevue, Iowa, to 
Missouri River) is in Rivers and Harbors Committee 
Document 34, 75th Congress, 1st session. 
Previous projects. See page 1199 of Annual 
Report for 1963. 
Existing project. Provides for a channel of 9- 
foot depth and adequate width between mouth 
of Missouri River (1,179 miles from the gulf) and 
Soo Line Railroad at Minneapolis, by construction 
of a system of locks and dams, supplemented 
by dredging. Project also provides for 
further improvements at St. Paul to provide a 
basin extending downstream from Robert Street 
Bridge for 2.7 miles, and at Minneapolis to provide 
adequate terminal facilities, and for other 
harbor improvements and miscellaneous work. 
Pertinent data for existing and proposed locks 
and dams, harbors, etc., are given in tables 
below. All dams are concrete. Three dams 
(Upper St. Anthony Falls, 1 and 19) are fixed, 
remainder are movable. Estimated cost for new 
work (1977) is $244,406,928, exclusive of 
amounts expended on previous projects. See 
House document 669, 76th Congress, 3d session, 
for a report of Chief of Engineers dated 
February 27, 1940, containing a general plan for 
improvement of Mississippi River between 
Coon Rapids Dam and mouth of Ohio River for 
purposes of navigation, power development, 
flood control, and irrigation needs. (See tables 
28-C, 28-D, 28-E, and 28-G on locks and dams; 
harbor improvements; additional features 
entering into cost of project; and authorizing 
legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Small-boat harbors 
authorized in the River and Harbor Act of 1962 
are subject to conditions that local interests 
make a cash contribution toward cost of construction 
(except in case of Quincy harbor which 
involves maintenance only of an existing harbor); 
furnish lands and rights-of-way for construction 
and future maintenance; hold the 
United States free from damages; provide and 
maintain mooring facilities and utilities; 
reserve accommodations for transient small 
boats; accomplish all necessary relocations or 
alterations; and establish public bodies empowered 
to regulate use, growth, and development 
of harbors. 
The Fort Madison commercial harbor is subject 
to conditions that local interests furnish all 
lands and rights-of-way, including spoil areas 
and retaining works; hold the United States free 
from damages; provide and maintain public terminals 
and transfer facilities; provide and 
maintain depths in berthing areas and in local 
* All cost and financial statements for projects are listed at the end of this chapter. All other tables are referenced in text and 
also appear at the end of this chapter. 
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access channels; and accomplish utility or other 
relocations or alterations. 
Rectification of seepage damages to privately 
owned lands in the Sny Island Levee Drainage 
District, Ill., is subject to the conditions that 
local interests acquire all lands, easements, and 
rights-of-way necessary for construction and 
maintenance of the project; comply with the 
applicable provisions of the Uniform Relocation 
Assistance and Real Property Acquisition 
Policies Act of 1970; accept, operate, and maintain 
the project upon its completion; and hold 
and save the United States free from damages 
arising from the construction and operation of 
the completed works; provided further that the 
local public entity shall be reimbursed by the 
Government in the amounts actually expended 
by it in the acquisition of real estate and for payments 
required under Public Law 91-646 if said 
amounts have been previously submitted to and 
approved by the Government. 
Local cooperation requirements for improvement 
of commercial harbor at Dubuque, Iowa; 
for improvement of Beaver Slough at Clinton, 
Iowa, for navigation; and for general navigation 
facilities at small-boat harbors at Rock 
Island, Ill.; Hannibal, Mo.; Fort Madison, Iowa; 
Davenport (Lindsay Park), Iowa; Muscatine, 
Iowa (including freight terminal approach 
channel); Andalusia, Ill.; Warsaw, Ill.; and 
Moline, Ill. have been complied with. 
Licenses. Federal Power Commission collects 
from non-Federal licensees annually to recompense 
the United States for use of Government 
dams for generation of hydroelectric power. 
Amounts collected are returned to U.S. Treasury. 
(See table at end of chapter for license fees 
collected through fiscal year 1977.) 
Terminal facilities. Considered adequate for 
existing commerce. 
Operations and Results During Fiscal Year: 
St. Paul District, New Work: Studies were initiated 
under section 107, small navigation project 
authority, for establishment of a small-boat 
harbor at Lake City, Minnesota, at a cost of 
$25,758. Planning for development of recreation 
facilities at Lake Rebecca in pool 2 was initiated 
at a cost of $13,933. 
Maintenance: Channel dredging to remove 
shoal areas was performed. Government pipeline 
dredge WILLIAM A. THOMPSON removed 
23,973 cubic yards of material at 1 location 
at a cost of $249,014. Government Derrick 
barge HA USER removed 178,732 cubic yards of 
material at 20 locations for $625,165. Other 
dredging and snagging cost $179,496. 
Dewatering operations and repair work were 
conducted at Lock and Dam No. 1 for $495.234. 
at Lock and Dam No. 5 for $2,736 and at Lock 
and Dam No. 6 for $554,169. Investigation costs 
during dewatering was $136,471. Repair of 
scouring at the Soo Line Railroad Bridge in St. 
Anthony Falls upper pool continued at a cost of 
$466,359. Sandblasting and painting at various 
locks and dams cost $294,160. Material contracts 
for repairs at Lock and Dam No. 1 cost 
$213,530. Engineering work and miscellaneous 
surveys, reports, and other work were carried on 
by hired labor for $70,773. Total cost of maintenance 
was $3,598,225. 
Operating and Care: Locks and dams were 
operated as required, and necessary repairs 
were made to those and appurtenant structures. 
Engineering for the rehabilitations of Lock and 
Dam No. 1 was continued at a cost of $535,650. 
Studies and activities on the Upper Mississippi 
River by the Great River Environmental Action 
Team (GREAT) for resource management was 
continued at a cost of $732,911, including overhead. 
Other studies, reports, and miscellaneous 
engineering work were accomplished at a cost of 
$905,633. Total cost of operating and care was 
$6,780,170. 
Rock Island District, New Work: Preconstruction 
planing for rectification of seepage damage 
to privately owned land in the Sny Island Levee 
Drainage District, Ill., was performed. at a cost 
of $53,594. 
Maintenance: Maintenance activities were 
performed as follows: Channel dredging was 
performed at three locations by U.S. cutterhead 
pipeline dredge WILLIAM A. THOMPSON, a 
total of 66,000 cubic yards of material having 
been removed at a cost of $62,112. Other channel 
excavation involving removal of rock from 
lock chambers at five lock sites was performed 
at a cost of $76,100. Two small boat harbor and 
access channel projects were dredged at a cost of 
$14,300. Gregory drainage ditch at Lock and 
Dam 20 was cleaned out at a cost of $44,100. 
Work on regulating works in Pools 11 anid 13 
was performed at a cost of $364,300. Repair of 
submersible spillway at Lock and Dam 22 was 
completed at a cost of $35,300. Governmentowned 
levee at Lock and Dam 18 was repaired at 
a cost of $110,100. Structural repairs to roller 
and tainter dam gates were made at a cost of 
$138,600. Rehabilitation of Lock 20 was completed 
at a cost of $445,900; deteriorated concrete 
was repaired at three lock sites at a cost of 
$16,000; sandblasting and painting roller gates 
was performed at Dam 13 at a cost of $79,600; 
and repairs and replacement of permanent 
operating equipment was performed at a cost 
$52,000. Repairs to lock and dam structures 
damaged by towboats were performed at a cost 
of $122,800. A traveling mooring kevel was installed 
at Lock 22 at a cost of $50,300 and fabrication 
of traveling mooring kevels at Locks 12 
and 18 was started at a cost of $20,000. Maintenance 
of public use areas was performed at a 
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MISSISSIPPI RIVER BETWEEN MISSOURI RIVER AND MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. 
cost of $222,800. Other maintenance work was 
performed at a cost of $82,200. Preconstruction 
planing and design for permanent closure of old 
Lock 19 and drydock was performed at a cost of 
$59,400, and preconstruction planing for major 
rehabilitation of auxiliary lock at Lock and 
Dam 14 was performed at a cost of $14,300. 
Other engineering and design totaled $86,400. 
Environmental costs related to channel maintenance 
activities totaled $45,900. Supervision 
and administration and overhead for the maintenance 
features totaled $567,000. 
Operating and Care: Operation of the locks 
and dams and routine maintenance and minor 
repairs thereto were performed at a cost of 
$3,562,000; real estate management services 
were provided at a cost of $80,500; operation and 
contracted daily maintenance of public use 
areas were performed at a cost of $145,100; 
GREAT studies totaled $131,100 and surveys 
and studies, special investigations, structural 
inspections, forecasting and dispatching, 
stream gaging, and miscellaneous studies were 
performed at a cost of $425,500. Channel inspection 
and patrol of the project was performed at a 
cost of $43,200. Supervision and administration 
and overhead for operations totaled $958,500. 
Claims receivable totaled $96,000. 
St. Louis District, New Work: Costs incurred 
for New Lock and Dam No. 26 were $26,970 for 
the environmental impact statement and $2,981 
for supervision and administration. Maintenance: 
Costs incurred for the year were 
$1,208,284 for dredging 1,170,011 cubic yards; a 
credit of'$1,291 for collection of subsistence; 
$175,000 for repair of dikes and revetments; 
$539,579 for maintenance and repair of dams; 
$1,855,655 for maintenance and repair of locks; 
a credit of $170,699 for repairs to lock and dam 
structures damaged by towboats; $8,900 for 
repair of road at Lock 24; $8,284 for repair of 
road and bridge at Lock 25; $38,541 for repair of 
levee at Lock 25; $96,950 for permanent operating 
equipment; $20,438 for buildings, grounds 
and utilities; $202,857 for engineering and 
design; and $480,593 for supervision and 
administration. 
Operating and Care: The locks and dams were 
operated as required, and necessary repairs 
were made thereto and to appurtenant structures 
at a cost of $3,613,101. 
Costs to St. Louis District were $29,951 for 
new work and $8,076,192 for maintenance for a 
total of $8,106,143. 
St. Paul District, Work Completed: Locks 
and Dams at St. Anthony Falls and Nos. 
1 to 10, inclusive, except for relatively minor 
appurtenant work; major improvements of 
channels and harbors at St. Paul and Minneapolis; 
commercial harbors at Lake City, Red 
Wing, and Winona, Minn.; and Prairie du 
Chien, Wis.; small-boat harbors at St. Paul, 
Hastings, Red Wing, Wabasha, and Winona, 
Minn.; Lansing; Iowa; and Bay City, Pepin, 
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 recreation use. Seepage 
damages totaling $90,027 were paid to 210 
claimants. 
Status of Land and Flowage Acquisition: Approximately 
50,293.54 acres of land in fee, 
including 47,305 acres used by the Department 
of the Interior in accordance with a cooperative 
agreement and general plans, and easements of 
15,549.63 acres of land are owned or controlled 
in pools 1 to 10, inclusive, at end of fiscal year. In 
addition, fee title to 12.46 acres and perpetual 
easements on 2.98 acres of land for St. Anthony 
Falls and perpetual easements over 244.39 acres 
of land for harbors have been obtained and 
Department of the Army holds special rights 
over 62,954.74 acres owned by Department of 
the Interior in pools Nos. 3 to 10, inclusive. Land 
acquitions is complete. 
Work Remaining to Complete Portion of 
Project. 
St. Paul District: Guidewall extension at Lock 
No. 3 (the uncompleted guidewall extensions at 
Locks Nos. 4, 5, 5A, 7, 8, 9 and 10 were reclassified 
from the "active" to the "inactive" 
category on April 13, 1973); realignment of 
channel at Wilds Bend; construction of smallboat 
harbor at St. Paul (Harriet Island), Minn.; 
and construction of additional recreational 
facilities. 
Condition of channel on 30 September 1977 
was such that controlling depths of 9 feet at low 
water and minimum widths for long-haul common 
carrier service were available in all pools. 
Except for Lock No. 1 which is in poor condition 
due to age and obsolescence, structures are in 
good condition. Planning for rehabilitation of 
Lock No. 1 is underway. 
Rock Island District: Major construction 
items, including all locks and dams, are completed 
and in operation. Other work remaining 
consists of 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 
improvement at No. 19; 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, 18, 19, and 21; 
retification of seepage damages in Sny Island 
Levee Drainage District, IL.; and construction 
of seven small-boat harbors, commercial harbor 
at Fort Madison, Iowa, and additional 
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REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
recreational facilities. 
Status of land and flowage acquisition: Acquisition 
of land in Pools Nos. 11 and 22, inclusive, 
consisting of 93,601 acres in fee and 10,541 
acres in flowage easement, has been completed. 
The condition of the channel on 30 Sept. 1977, 
was such that controlling depths of 9 feet at low 
water and widths suitable for long-haul common 
carrier service were being maintained in all 
pools. 
St. Louis District: Locks and Dams Nos. 24, 
25, and 26 (Henry T. Rainey Dam), except for 
guidewall extensions at Locks Nos. 24 and 25, 
have been completed. Payments. for rectification 
of damages have been completed. Acquisitions 
of lands in Pools Nos. 24, 25, and 26, involving 
41,451 acres of land in fee and flowage 
easements over 6,600 acres, is complete. Prior to 
suspension of work 1,235 acres were acquired for 
Lock and Dam No. 26 replacement project. 
Other work remaining consists of construction 
of guidewall extensions at Locks Nos. 24 
and 25; construction of recreation facilities for 
public use; and construction of 3,800 linear feet 
of dikes and 3,100 linear feet of revetment upstream 
of mouth of Missouri River. 
Condition of channel on 30 Sept. 1977 was 
such that controlling depth of nine feet at low 
water and generally suitable widths for longhaul 
common carrier services were maintained 
in all pools and between Locks and Dam No. 26 
and Missouri River. 
Condition at End of Fiscal Year: The 9-foot 
channel as a whole is about 89 percent complete. 
For information pertaining to locks, dams 
and harbors, see tables, "Existing Project." 
Total Federal cost of existing project to 30 
Sept. 1977 for the three Districts was 
$517,097,448, of which $223,607,781 was for new 
work, ($148,861,477 regular funds, $51,895,959 
public works funds and $22,850,345 emergency 
relief funds), $293,448,632 regular funds for 
maintenance and $41,035 regular funds for 
rehabilitation. 
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MISSISSIPPI RIVER BETWEEN MISSOURI RIVER AND MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. 
TABLE 29-A 
See 
Section 
in Text 
COST AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
Project Funding FY 74 FY 75 FY 764 
Total Cost to 
FY 77 Sept. 30, 1977 
1. Mississippi River New Work 
between Missouri Approp. 4,371,425 1,110,950 894,000 -29,000 265,070,9691 
River and Cost 4,237,539 1,020,172 905,355 69,642 265,024,1421 
Minneapolis, Maint. 
Minnesota Approp. 17,231,900 19,895,300 29,596,500 26,943,800 301,778,9082 
(Federal Funds) Cost 18,719,449 20,127,073 29,843,974 26,413,999 300,003,3572 
Rehab. 
Approp. - - - - 41,035 
Cost - - - - 41,035 
(Contributed New Work 
Funds) Approp. - - -5,4153 - 1,228,541 
Cost - - - - 1,228,541 
' Includes $41,469,956 for new work on previous projects. 2 Includes $6,554,725 for maintenance of previous projects. 
3 Refunded to local interests. 
4 Includes T-Quarter (1 July-30 Sept. 76) 
TABLE 29-B TOTAL COSTS OF EXISTING PROJECT TO SEPTEMBER 30, 1977 
District Cost 
Regular 
Funds 
Public Work 
Funds 
Emergency 
Relief Funds Total 
St. Paul New Work' 
District Maintenance' 
Total 
Rock Island New Work 
District Maintenance 
Rehabilitation 
Total 
St. Louis New Work 
Maintenance 
Total 
$ 57,428,9382 
119,472,712 
176,901,650 
63,900,6154 
108,657,66356 
41,035 
172,599,313 
27,531,9247 
65,318,257 
92,850,181 
'Excludes $1,228,541 contributed funds. Includes $7,673 
expended in pool No. 11. 
"Includes $159,359 transferred from Rock Island District 
covering pro rata share of cost of derrick boat Hercules. 
'Includes $762,196 expended between 1930 on operating 
and care of works of improvement under provisions of 
permanent indefinite appropriation for such purposes. 
4$687,709 was transferred to St. Louis District in fiscal 
year 1958. Excludes $201,167 transferred to St. Paul and St. 
Louis Districts covering their pro rata shares of cost of 
derrick boat Hercules. 
'Costs subsequent to fiscal year 1953 included with operating 
and care. 
"Includes $395,442 expended between 1930 and 1936 on 
operating and care of works of improvement under the 
provisions of the permanent indefinite appropriation for 
such purposes. 
7Includes $11,077,483 expended on engineering and right 
of way for replacement of Lock and Dam 26. 
aIncludes $47,800 transferred from Rock Island District 
covering pro rata cost of derrick boat Hercules and $687,709 
transferred from Rock Island District. 
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$24,210,071 
24,210,071 
17,403,322 
17,403,322 
10,282,5668 
10,282,566 
$ 9,071,214 
9,071,214 
11,338,865 
11,338,865 
2,440,266 
2,440,266 
$ 90,710,223 
119,472,712 
210,182,935 
92,642,802 
108,657,663 
41,035 
201,341,500 
40,254,756 
65,318,257 
105,573,013 
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TABLE 29-C LOCKS AND DAMS 
Lock Dimensions 
Greatest 
Length Percent Estimated 
Width Availa- Upper Depth on Complete Year Cost 
Miles of ble for Normal Miter Sill Locks, Opened of Each Lock 
Lock Above Cham- Full Pool Character of Foundation Dams, to and Dam Inand 
Ohio Miles from ber Width Lift Eleva- Upper Lower and Work Navi- cluding Work 
Dam River Nearest Town (feet) (feet) (feet) tion' (feet) (feet) Lock Dam in Pool gation in Pool 
St. Anthony 853.9 In city of Minne- 56 
Falls, upper apolis, Minn. 
lock 
St. Anthony 853.3 In city of Minne- 56 
Falls, lower apolis, Minn. 
lock and dam 
Lock and dam 1 847.6 Minneapolis- 56 
St. Paul 56 
Lock and dam 2 815.2 1.3 above 110 
Hastings, Minn. 1108 
Lock and dam 3 796.9 6.1 above 110 
Red Wing, Minn. 
Lock and dam 4 752.8 Alma, Wis. 110 
Lock and dam 5 738.1 Minneiska, Minn. 110 
Lock and dam 5A 728.5 3 above Winona, 110 
Minn. 
Lock and dam 6 714.3 Trempealeau, Wis. 110 
Lock and dam 7 702.5 Dresbach, Minn. 110 
Lock and dam 8 679.2 Genoa, Wis. 110 
Lock and dam 9 647.9 3.3 below 110 
Lynxville, Wis. 
Lock and dam 10 615.1 Guttenberg, ,owa 110 
Lock and dam 11 583.0 3.7 above 110 
Dubuque, Iowa 
Lock and dam 12 556.7 Bellevue, Iowa 110 
Lock and dam 13 522.5 4.3 above Clinton, 110 
Iowa 
Lock and dam 14 493.3 3.7 below 110 
Le Claire, Iowa 
Le Claire lock 493.1 3.9 below 80 
(Canal) Le Claire, Iowa 
Lock and dam 15 482.9 Foot of Arsenal 110 
Island, Rock 110 
Island, Ill. 
400 49.2 799.2 15.7 13.7 Some limestone, Limestone 
mainly sandstone. 
No piles. 
400 26.9^ 750.0 13.7 10.3 Sandstone. No Sandstone 
piles. 
400 35.9' 725.1 13.54 10.1 Rock and piles Piles in gravel 
400 35.9 - 12.57 7.6 in gravel. 
500 12.2 - 16.0 15.1 Piles in sand, Piles in sand, 
6008 12.2 687.2 22.2 13.0 silt and clay. silt and clay 
600 8.0 675.0 17.0 14.0 Piles in sand, Piles in sand 
silt and clay. 
600 7.0 667.0 17.0 13.0 Piles in sand Piles in sand 
and gravel, and gravel 
600 9.0 660.0 18.0 12.0 Piles in sand Piles in sand 
and gravel. 
600 5.5 651.e 18.0 12.5 Piles in sand. Piles in sand 
600 6.5 645.5 17.0 12.5 Piles in sand, Piles in sand 
gravel and silt. and clay 
600 8.0 639.0 18.0 12.0 Piles in sand Piles in sand 
and gravel. 
600 11.0 631.0 22.0 14.0 Piles in sand, Piles in sand 
gravel, and and gravel 
broken rock. 
600 9.0 620.0 16.0 13.0 Piles in sand. Piles in sand 
600 8.0 611.0 15.0 12.0 Piles in sand. Piles in sand 
600 11.0 603.0 18.5 12.5 Piles in sand, Piles in sand 
gravel and silt. 
600 9.0 592.0 17.0 13.0 Piles in sand Piles in sand 
and gravel, and gravel 
600 11.0 583.0 19.0 13.0 Piles in sand, Piles in sand 
clay and gravel, and gravel 
600 11.0 572.0 20.5 13.5 Rock. Rock 
320 11.0 - 17.6 10.9 Rock. Rock 
600 16.0 561.0 24.0" 11.0 Rock. Rock 
360 16.0 - 17.0" 11.0 
1002 - $ 18,203,000 
100 1959 12,382,000 
100 1917 2,358,000 
100 1930 6,492,000y 
100 1948 
79 1938 7,046,000 
100 1935 4,865,000* 
100 1935 5,081,000* 
57 1936 8,009,000* 
100 1936 4,874,000 
100 1937 5,574,000* 
100 1937 6,061,000* 
100 
100 
99 
99 
100 
92 
100 
95 
1938 
1936 
1937 
1938 
1938 
1939 
1922 
1934 
6,539,000* 
4,750,000* 
7,428,000 
5,580,000 
7,502,000 
6,284,000 
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TABLE 29-C (Cont'd) LOCKS AND DAMS 
Lock Dimensions 
Greatest 
Length Percent Estim 
Width Availa- Upper Depth on Complete Year Cos 
Miles of ble for Normal Miter Sill Locks, Opened of Each 
Lock Above Chain.m- Full Pool Character of Foundation Dams, to and Da 
and Ohio Miles from ber Width Lift Eleva- Upper Lower and Work Navi- cluding 
Dam River Nearest Town (feet) (feet) (feet) tion' (feet) (feet) Lock Dam in Pool gation in P 
Lock and dam 16 457.2 1.8 above 110 600 9.0 545.0 17.0 12.0 Piles in sand Piles in sand 98 1937 9,78 
Muscatine, Iowa and gravel. and gravel 
Lock and dam 17 437.1 4.2 above 110 600 8.0 536.0 16.0 13.0 Piles in sand Piles in sand 99 1939 5,84 
New Boston, Ill. and gravel. 
Lock and dam 18 410.5 6.5 above Burling- 110 600 9.8 528.0 16.5 13.7 Piles in sand. Piles in sand 90 1937 10,308 
ton, Iowa 
Lock and dam 19 364.2 Keokuk, Iowa 110 358 38.2 518.2 14.5 9.2 Rock. Rock 100 1913 
110 1,200 15.0 13.0 99 1957 14,813 
Lock and dam 20 343.2 0.9 above 110 600 10.0 480.0 15.0 12.0 Rock. Rock and piles in 97 1936 6,281 
Canton, Mo. sand and gravel 
Lock and dam 21 324.9 2.1 below 110 600 10.5 470.0 16.5 12.0 Piles in sand Piles in sand 95 1938 8,065 
Quincy, Ill. and gravel. and gravel 
P Lock and dam 22 301.2 1.5 below 110 600 10.2 459.5 18.0 13.8 Rock. Rock 99 1938 5,275 
' Saverton, Mo. 
Lock and dam 24 273.4 Clarksville, Mo. 110 600 15.0 449.0 19.0 12.0 Rock and piles. Piles in sand 70 1940 9,158 
Lock and dam 25 241.4 Cap Au Gris, Mo. 110 600 15.0 434.0 19.0 12.0 Piles in sand Piles in sand 69 1939 12,066 
and gravel, and gravel 
Lock and dam 26 202.9 Alton, Ill. 110 600 24.0 419.0 19.0 10.0 Piles in sand Piles in sand 100 1938 12,824 
(Henry T. 110 360 24.0 - 16.0 10.0 
Rainey Dam) 
Total, Locks $223,975 
and dams 
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Work 
ool 
3,000 
3,000 
3,000 
3,000' 
,000 
,000 
,000 
,300 
,700 
1,000 
,000 
'Elevation of pools 1 to 22 and at St. Anthony Falls are 
mean sea level 1912 adjustment; pools 24, 26 are mean sea 
level 1929 adjustment. 
ZIncludes existing dam, owned by Northern States Power 
Co.3Includes dredging above upper lock. (Federal cost only.) 4Based on pool elevation 723.1 in pool 1 which is crest of 
dam. Pool is normally maintained at elevation 725.1 by 
flashboards. >Includes lower approach dredging and dredging between 
upper and lower rock. (Federal cost only.) 
6In addition $1,948,000 expended from previous projects 
and $1,349,600 from O & C appropriation for first of twin 
locks. Excludes lock and dam rehabilitation program. 
Old upper g'ard sill. 
'Landward lock. 
In addition, $1,965,300 expended from previous projects. 
'Existing Le Claire Canal lock is used as auxiliary to lock 
14; previous project cost $540,000. 
SDepth over upper poiree sill. Depth over upper miter sill is 
27 feet, at lock 15. 
12$640,868 for first lock was reported by Mississippi River 
Power Company, transferred to Government free in lieu of 
improvements destroyed. (Annual Report, 1928, pp. 1118- 
1119.) Present estimate includes $13,132,600 for main lock and 
appurtenant work. 
* Excludes uncompleted guidewall extensions $10,339,000 
(1972) reclassified from active to inactive on 13 April 1973. 
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TABLE 29-D HARBOR IMPROVEMENTS
Project Approximate size (feet) Actual or 
Miles above depth Percent estimated 
Name Ohio River Location Type (feet) Width Length Complete Cost 
Harriet Island Harbor, 
St. Paul, Minn. 
St. Paul Harbor, Minn. 
Hastings Harbor, Minn. 
Red Wing Harbor, Minn. 
Red Wing Harbor, Minn. 
Bay City Harbor, Wis. 
Lake City Harbor, Minn. 
Pepin Harbor, Wis. 
Wabasha Harbor, Minn. 
Alma Harbor, Wis. 
Winona Harbors, Minn. 
Lansing Harbor, Iowa 
Prairie du Chien Harbor, 
Wis. 
Cassville Harbor, Wis. 
DI)ubuque Harbor, Iowa 
Bellevue Harbor, Iowa 
Savanna Harbor, Ill. 
Clinton Harbor, Iowa 
Moline Harbor, Ill. 
I)avenport Harbor, Iowa 
(Lindsay Park) 
Rock Island Harbor, 
Ill. 
840.2 In city of St. Paul, Minn. 
836.5-839.2 In city of St. Paul, 
839.7 Minn. Channel improvement 
Small-boat 
arbor and channel 
enlargement. 
813.2 Lower end of city of 
Hastings, Minn. 
791.4 In city of Red Wing, Minn. 
791.1 In city of Red Wing, Minn. 
785.9 Upper end of Bay City, Wis. 
773.0 In city of Lake City, Minn. 
767.1 In city of Pepin, Wis. 
760.0 Upper end of city of 
Wabasha, Minn. 
751.3 Upper end of Alma, Wis. 
726.0 In city of Winona, Minn., 
Latsch Island 
726.2 Crooked Slough 
663.3 Upper end of city of 
Lansing, Iowa 
635.5 Upper end of city of 
Prairie du Chien, Wis. 
635.0 In Marais de St. Friol 
East Channel below 
Hwy bridges. 
606.6 At Cassville 
579.4 At Dubuque, Iowa 
555.6 At Bellevue 
537.3 At Savanna 
519.0 At Clinton 
488.0 At Moline, Ill. 
484.2 At Davenport, Iowa 
Small-boat 
Commercial 
Small-boat 
Small-boat 
Commercial 
Small-boat 
Small-boat 
Small-boat 
Commercial 
Small-boat 
Small-boat 
Small-boat 
Small-boat 
Commercial 
Small-boat 
Small-boat 
Commercial 
Small-boat 
Commercial 
Small-boat 
Small-boat 
Small-boat 
Small-boat 
Small-boat 
70 925 
9 400-1,000 2.7(mile) 10 
300 400 10 
5 200 
9 300 
5 450 
5 50-100 
5 400 
9 500 
5 50 
5 175-400 
5 300 
5 200 
9 200 
5 400 
5 400 
9
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500 10 
1,200 
800 
5,990 
600 
1,000 
600 
800 
500 10 
1,000 10
0 $170,0002 
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J0 217,100 
)0 230,200 
J0 74,300 
J0 146,800 
J0 8,700 
J0 39,500 
)0 93,500 
J0 
J0 205,500 
J0 41,700 
J0 56,300 
J0 89,800 
6,000 100 84,700 
800 100 95,300 
800 100 85,500 
1,000 
frontage 
120 
340 
100 
280 
400 
230 
200 
565 
1,500 
850 
910 
1,400 
660 
1,150 
100 93,100 
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178,000 
55,200 
122,000 
108,000 
113,000 
110,328 
262,100 
Entrance channel to 6 100 1,100 100 31,000 
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Project Approximate size (feet) Actual or 
Miles above depth Percent estimated 
Name Ohio River Location Type (feet) Width Length Complete Cost 
Davenport Harbor, Iowa 478.7 Credit Island Slough Small-boat 5 75 1,400 0 130,000 
(Credit Island) 
Andalusia Harbor, Ill. 473.0 Andalusia Slough Small-boat 5 40 435 100 21,000 
Muscatine Harbor, Iowa 455.5 At Muscatine, Iowa Small-boat 5 150 950 100 
455.6 - Freight terminal 9 200 1.890 100 353,000 
Approach channel. 
New Boston Harbor, Ill. 433.1 In Boston Bay Small-boat 5 90-135 600 0 23,000 
Fort Madison Harbor, Iowa 383.7 At Fort Madison, Iowa Small-boat 5 250 900 100 184,200 
Fort Madison Harbor, Iowa 378.3 At Fort Madison, Iowa Commercial 9 200 10,300 0 1,070,000 
Keokuk Harbor, Iowa 363.5 At Keokuk, Iowa Small-boat 5 100-160 1,015 0 394,000 
Warsaw Harbor, Ill. 359.1 At Warsaw, Ill. Small-boat 5 100 600 100 73,000 
Qunicy Harbor, Ill. 327.3 In Quincy Bay Small-boat 5 200-300 9,000 0 
Hannibal Harbor, Mo. 308.8 At Hannibal, Mo. Small-boat 5 180-260 600 100 129,000 
Total $5,088,828 
Cassville Harbor, Wis., deferred cost estimate $178,000 
(1974); Savannah Harbor, Ill., deferred cost estimate $108,000 
(1974) Bellevue Harbor, Iowa, inactive, cost estimate $122,000 
(1974); New Boston Harbor, Ill., deferred cost estimate $23,000 
(1974) Fort Madison Harbor, Iowa, (Commercial) inactive, 
cost estimate $1,070,000 (1974). 
'Grafton Harbor, Ill., deferred, cost estimate $223,000, 
(1966). "Harbor opposite Hamburg, Ill." portion is deferred 
and excluded from cost estimate, cost estimated at $116,000 
(1960), including $5,200 for preauthorization study and $2,000 
Coast Gu ucd costs. "Commercial Harbor at Alton, Ill." portion 
is deferred and excluded from cost estimate, cost estimated 
at $306,000 (1960), including $27,000 for preauthorization 
study. "Small Boat Harbor at Alton, Ill." portion is 
considered inactive and excluded from cost estimate, cost estimated 
at $121,000 (1959), including $11,900 for preauthorization 
study and $3,000 Coast Guard costs. 
In addition, local interests will contribute $170,000 
In addition, local interests contributed $3,455. 
In addition, local interests contributed $9,533. 
In addition, local interests contributed $32,344. 
Maintenance only, estimated at $5,000 anually. 
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TABLE 29-E 
REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
ADDITIONAL FEATURES ENTERING INTO 
COST OF PROJECT 
Facilities for public use, convenience, and safety 
Rectification of damages caused by seepage and backwater 
Regulating works between lock and dam 26 (Henry T. Rainey 
I)am) and Missouri River 
Improvement of Beaver Slough at Clinton, Iowa, for 
navigation 
Miscellaneous 
Total additional features 
Total existing project 
$ 4,425,900 
6,619,70012 
2,750,900 
193,600 
1,312,9003 
15,303,0004 
$224,406,928 
Excludes $205,000 (1955) for remedial works in Sny Island 
Levee I)rainage I)istrict, Illinois, to be restudied after completion 
of Sny Basin flood control project. 
2Includes $860,000 (1974) for rectifying seepage damage to 
privately owned lands in the Sny Island Drainage District, 
Illinois. 
;Includes $686,500 for repairs to Stone Arch bridge, 
Minneapolis, Minn. (FY 1969) 4Excludes $227,000 (1965) for inactive remidial measures 
at Sandy Slough, Mo., and $11,077,483 for replacement of 
Lock and Dam 26. 
TABLE 29-F LICENSE FEES COLLECTED 
THROUGH FISCAL YEAR 1977 
Annual Collections to 
Dam Licensee Charge Sept. 30, 1976 
St. Anthony Falls Northern States $ ,30() $ 49,897 
Lower Lock and l)am Power Co. (No. 2056) 
Lock and l)am No. 1 Ford Motor Co. 95,.00 4,962,840 
(No. 362) 
Total project $5,012,737 
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MISSISSIPPI RIVER BETWEEN MISSOURI RIVER AND MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. 
TABLE 29-G AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
Acts Work Authorized 
Sept. 22, 1922 
July 3, 1930 as 
amended by P.R. No. 
10, Feb. 24, 1932 
June 26, 1934 
Aug. 30, 1935 
Aug. 26, 1937 
Aug. 30, 1935 
Aug. 26, 1937 
Dec. 22, 1944 
Mar. 2, 1945 
Mar. 2, 1945 
Mar. 2, 1945 
Mar. 2, 1945 
None 
Mar. 2, 1945 
Mar. 2, 1945 
Mar. 2, 1945 
July 24, 1946 
July 24, 1946 
July 24, 1946 
July 24, 1946 
July 24, 1946 
June 30, 1948 
May 17, 1950 
May 17, 1950 
May 17, 1950 
May 17, 1950 
May 17, 1950 
May 17, 1950 
May 17, 1950 
May 17, 1950 
Sept. 3, 1954 
Sept. 3, 1954 
July 3, 1958 
July 3, 1958 
MISSISSIPPI RIVER BETWEEN MISSOURI RIVER 
AND MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. 
Dredging channels to landing places. 
Project adopted from Illinois River to Minneapolis; 
Chief of Engineers granted discretionary authority 
to make such modification in plan as may be deemed 
advisable. 
Operation of snag boats and operation and care of locks 
and dams to be provided for with funds from Department 
of the Army appropriations for rivers and harbors. 
Missouri River established as lower limit of project. 
Extension of 9-foot channel above St. Anthony Falls, 
Minn., including adequate terminal facilities for 
Minneapolis, Minn. 
St. Paul Harbor. 
Determine damages to drainage and levee districts 
caused by seepage and backwater, and cost of making 
rectification thereof. 
Public park and recreational facilities. 
Red Wing, Minn., harbor. 
Remedial works to correct damages caused by seepage 
and backwater at Cochrane, Wis. 
Such changes or additions to payments, remedial works, 
or land acquisitions authorized by River and Harbor 
Act of Aug. 26, 1937 (River and Harbor Committee 
Doc. 34, 75th Cong. 1st sess.), as Chief of 
Engineers deems advisable. 
St. Paul, Minn., channel enlargements small boat 
harbor, and roadway. 
Vertical bridge clearance at Minneapolis to 26 feet 
above estimated stage for discharge of 40,000 c.f.s. 
Winona, Minn., basin. 
Future modification of lock and dam No. 2 for power 
development 
Provides for cash contribution by local interests in lieu 
of alteration of privately owned bridges and utilities 
for St. Anthony Falls project. 
Lake City, Minn., harbor. 
Wabasha, Minn., harbor. 
Payment of damages caused by backwater and seepage, 
pools 3 to 11. 
Hastings, Minn., harbor. 
Lansing, Iowa, harbor. 
Fort Madison, Iowa, harbors. 
Payment of damages caused by pool No. 14 at 
Clinton, Iowa. 
Davenport, Iowa, harbor. 
Muscatine, Iowa, harbor. 
Alma, Wis., harbor. 
Hannibal, Mo., harbor. 
Prairie du Chien, Wis., harbors. 
Opposite Hamburg, Ill., harbor.' 
Permits such change in location of Winona, Minn., small 
boat basin authorized by River and Harbor Act of 
Mar. 2, 1945 (H. Doc. 263, 77th Cong., 1st sess.), as 
Chief of Engineers deems advisable. 
Construction of Crooked Slough Harbor at Winona, Minn., 
in lieu of previously authorized commercial harbor. 
Payment of damages caused by pool No. 24 at 
Louisiana, Mo. 
Permits modification of vertical bridge clearances and 
authorizes completion of St. Anthony Falls project. 
Small boat and commercial harbors at Alton, Ill.2 
None 
H. Doc. 290, 71st Cong., 2d sess. 
None 
H. Doc. 137, 72nd Cong., 1st sess. 
H. Doc. 137, 72nd Cong., 1st sess. 
Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. 
44, 74th Cong., 1st sess. 
Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. 
34, 75th Cong., 1st sess. 
None 
H. Doc. 103, 76th Cong., 1st sess. 
H. Doc 137, 76th Cong., 1st sess. 
None 
H. Doc. 547, 76th Cong., 3d sess. 
S. Doc. 54, 77th Cong., 1st sess. 
H. Doc. 263, 77th Cong., 1st sess. 
H. Doc. 432, 77th Cong., 1st sess. 
H. Doc. 449, 78th Cong., 2d sess. 
H. Doc. 511, 79th Cong., 2d sess. 
H. Doc. 514, 79th Cong., 2d sess. 
H. Doc. 515, 79th Cong., 2d sess. 
H. Doc. 559, 79th Cong., 2d sess. 
S. Doc. 192, 79th Cong., 2d sess. 
H. Doc. 661, 80th Cong., 2d sess. 
S. Doc. 197, 80th Cong., 2d sese. 
H. Doc. 642, 80th Cong., 2d sess. 
H. Doc. 733, 80th Cong., 2d sess. 
H. Doc. 66, 81st Cong., 1st sess. 
H. Doc. 67, 81st Cong., 1st sess. 
H. Doc. 71, 81st Cong., 1st sess. 
H. Doc. 254, 81st Cong., 1st sess. 
None 
H. Doc. 347, 83rd Cong., 2d sess. 
H. Doc. 251, 82nd Cong., 1st sess. 
H. Doc. 33, 85th Cong., 1st sess. 
H. Doc. 136, 84th Cong., 1st sess. 
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REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
Table 29-G (Continued) AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
Acts Work Authorized Documents 
July 3, 1958 Payment of lump sum amounts for damages to drainage and H. Doc. 135, 84th Cong., 1st sess. 
levee districts caused by operation of navigation 
pools. 
July 3, 1958 Improvement and maintenance of Beaver Slough at H. Doc. 345, 84th Cong., 2d sess. 
Clinton, Iowa. 
Mar. 3, 1909 Reconstruction of structures as may be necessary to None 
provide adequate facilities for existing navigation. 
July 14, 1960 Construction of Industrial Harbor at Red Wing, Minn. H. Doc. 32, 86th Cong., 1st sess. 
Oct. 23, 1962 Construction of small-boat harbors at Savanna,' Moline, H. Doc. 513, 87th Cong., 2d sess. 
Andalusia, New Boston ' Warsaw, Quincy, and Grafton, 
Ill.; Bellevue,' Clinton, Davenport, and Keokuk, Iowa; 
St. Paul (Harriet Island), Minn.; and Bay City, Pepin, 
and Cassville,' Wis. 
Oct. 23, 1962 Payment of damages caused by pool 24 at Clarksville, Mo. H. Doc. 552, 87th Cong., 2d sess. 
Oct. 23, 1962 Remedial works at Sandy Slough, Mo. H. Doc. 419, 87th Cong., 2d sess. 
Nov. 7, 1966 Repair of Stone Arch bridge at Minneapolis, Minn. None 
Nov. 7, 1966 Commercial Harbor facilities at Fort Madison, Iowa.2 H. Doc. 507, 89th Cong., 2d sess. 
'D)eferred. 
Inactive. 
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CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, DISTRICT* 
This district comprises eastern Wisconsin, 
south central portion of Upper Peninsula of 
Michigan, northeastern and central Illinois, 
and portions of northwestern Indiana and 
southwestern Michigan. Area in Illinois, 
southeastern Wisconsin and northwestern Indiana 
is included in drainage basin of Illinois 
River, above south boundary of Federal property 
at New La Grange lock and dam, exclusive of 
basin of Bureau Creek, Illinois. It also includes 
western shore and southern end of Lake 
Michigan and its tributary drainage basins 
from Peninsula Point, Mich., to drainage basin 
of St. Joseph River, Mich., and waterways 
connecting Illinois River with Chicago and 
Calumet Rivers. 
IMPROVEMENTS 
Navigation Page 
1. Burns Waterway Harbor, Ind. ...... 30-2 
2. Calumet Harbor and River, Ill. 
and Indiana ...................... 30-2 
3. Chicago Harbor, Ill ............... 30-3 
4. Chicago River, Ill. ................. 30-3 
5. Fox River, Wis .................... 30-4 
6. Green Bay Harbor, Wis............ 30-5 
7. Illinois Waterway, Ill. and Ind..... 30-5 
8. Indiana Harbor, Ind............... 30-7 
9. Kenosha Harbor, Wis ............. 30-8 
10. Kewaunee Harbor, Wis ............ 30-8 
11. Manitowoc Harbor, Wis ........... 30-9 
12. Menominee Harbor & River, 
Mich. and Wis .................... 30-10 
13. Michigan City Harbor, Ind. ........ 30-10 
14. Milwaukee Harbor, Wis............ 30-11 
15. New Buffalo Harbor, Michigan .... 30-11 
16. Northport Harbor, Wis............ 30-12 
17. Port Washington Harbor, Wis......30-12 
18. Racine Harbor, Wis................ 30-13 
19. Sheboygan Harbor, Wis ........... 30-13 
20. Sturgeon Bay & Lake Michigan 
Ship Canal, Wis................... 30-13 
21. Two Rivers Harbor, Wis........... 30-14 
22. Waukegan Harbor, Ill ............. 30-14 
23. Reconnaissance and condition 
surveys .......................... 30-15 
24. Other authorized navigation 
projects.......................30-15 
Navigation Page 
25. Navigation work under special 
authorization ..................... 
Alteration of Bridges 
26. Other authorized Bridge 
Alteration ......................... 
30-15 
30-15 
Beach Erosion Control 
27. Authorized beach erosion 
control projects ................... 30-15 
28. Beach erosion control activities 
under special authorization ........ 30-15 
Flood Control 
29. Chicago River, Ill. North Branch... 30-15 
30. Farm Creek, Ill ................... 30-16 
31. Little Calumet River, Ill........... 30-16 
32. Mouth of Sangamon River, Ill......30-16 
33. William L. Springer Lake.........30-17 
34. Inspection of completed flood 
control projects ................... 30-18 
35. Other authorized flood control 
projects .......................... 30-18 
36. Flood control work under 
special authorization .............. 30-18 
General Investigations 
37. Surveys ........................... 30-18 
38. Collection and study of basic data . 30-18 
39. Research and development ........ 30-18 
* All cost and financial statements for projects are listed at end of this chapter. All other tables are referenced in text and 
also appear at the end of this chapter. 
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REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
Navigation 
1. BURNS WATERWAY HARBOR, IND. 
Location. On Indiana shore of Lake Michigan 
in Porter County, 18 miles east of Illinois- 
Indiana State line, 14 miles east of Indiana 
Harbor, 9 miles east of Gary Harbor, 14 miles 
west of Michigan City Harbor, Ind., and 19 
miles southeast of Calumet Harbor, Ill. (See 
Lake Survey Chart 75.) 
Existing project. Provides for (a) a north 
breakwater 4,630 feet long; (b) a west 
breakwater 1,200 feet long; (c) an approach 
channel 30 feet deep and 400 feet wide, extending 
from deep water in Lake Michigan to north 
end of east bulkhead; (d) an outer harbor 28 feet 
deep; (e) an east harbor arm 27 feet deep and 620 
feet wide; and (f) a west harbor arm 27 feet deep 
and 620 feet wide. Project was authorized by 
1965 River and Harbor Act (H. Doc. 160, 88th 
Cong., 1st sess.) Authorizing act also provides 
the Secretary of the Army may reimburse State 
of Indiana for expenditure of funds used to 
construct such portions of project as approved 
by Chief of Engineers and constructed under 
supervision of the Chief of Engineers. 
Estimated costs (1976) are $13,584,000 Federal 
(Corps of Engineers) and $76,400,000 nonfederal, 
a total cost of $89,984,000. 
Local Cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Terminal facilities. Under construction by the 
Port Commission of the State of Indiana. There 
are two steel company docks handling iron ore, 
limestone and finished steel products. 
Operations and results during period. New 
work: Final payment of $8,507. was made to 
State of Indiana on October 7. 1975. 
Maintenance: Inspections, miscellaneous reports, 
and engineering and design were made by 
hired labor at a cost of $23,933. Engineering and 
design was performed by CERC at a cost of 
$35,961. Repairs to the north breakwater were 
made by hired labor in June at a cost of 
$155,563. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction 
of North Breakwater and Outer West Bulkhead 
was completed in September 1968. Dredging 
was completed in August 1970. 
2. CALUMET HARBOR AND RIVER, 
ILL. AND IND. 
Location. Northeastern Illinois (Cook County), 
near southern end of Lake Michigan, 12.5 
miles south of Chicago Harbor, and known on 
Great Lakes as South Chicago Harbor, is in 
southerly part of and within corporate limits of 
city of Chicago, except for a part of breakwaters 
and of anchorages behind same, which are in 
Indiana. Calumet River is within Chicago city 
limits. (See Lake Survey Chart 755.) For 
description, see page 1471 of Annual Report for 
1932. 
Previous projects. For details see page 1400 of 
Annual Report for 1962. 
Ex 'ting project. (See table 30-C.) 
For a more detailed description see page 1246 
of Annual Report for 1963. 
Estimated cost for new work (1976) is 
$33,945,000 Federal and $20,726,000 non-Federal, 
exclusive of amounts expended on previous 
project. The uncompleted portion of the 1935 
River and Harbor Act was deauthorized in 1977. 
The uncompleted portion of 1960 River and Harbor 
Act costing $2,700,000 (1972) and breakwater 
closure costing $1,270,000 (1965) are 
considered inactive. (See table 30-B for authorizing 
legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with for 
completed modifications and acts of 1960 and 
1962. For act of August 30, 1935, requirements 
for dredging in front of U.S. Steel Corp. remains. 
Terminal facilities. Calumet River and outer 
harbor: 33 docks handling foreign oversea, lake 
vessels, and river barge cargoes. Most important 
cargoes handled are iron ore, grain, 
petroleum products, coal, limestone, sand, 
gravel, iron and steel products, salt, and general 
overseas cargo. There are two boatyards, one for 
repairs to large lake vessels (this yard has two 
large drydocks), and the other boatyard has one 
floating drydock for repairing and building 
commercial river craft. Government owns two 
docks which are used by the Corps only. There 
are no other publicly owned docks on Calumet 
River, except one owned by the city of Chicago. 
Lake Calumet: Chicago Regional Port District 
owns and leases to others three transit sheds 
and two grain elevators. There are also three 
private docks handlipg chemicals, iron and 
steel products, and miscellaneous cargo. 
Operations and results during period. 
Maintenance: Condition surveys, inspections, 
miscellaneous reports and engineering 
and design were made by hired labor at a cost of 
$8,213. Engineering and design for water quality 
monitoring was performed by contract at a 
cost of $2,970. Preparation of an Environmental 
Impact Statement was continued at a cost of 
$1,216. Repairs to the breakwater were made by 
hired labor at a cost of $87,329. Dredging was 
performed in the Calumet River from 11 July to 
30 September by U.S. Hopper Dredge HOFFMAN 
with approximately 250,000 cubic yards of 
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CHICAGO, ILL., DISTRICT 
material being removed at a cost of $665,206. 
Preparation of the disposal area was completed 
at a cost of $96,089. Under the diked disposal 
program, site selection studies and engineering 
and design were continued at a cost of $16,112. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Existing project 
is about 79 percent complete. Work remaining 
to complete project consists of removing 
hard materials in outer harbor; completing the 
widening, straightening and deepening of isolated 
remaining sections of Calumet River; and 
closing the gap between breakwaters. Timber 
crib breakwater (6,712 feet, completed in 1904; 
concrete superstructure completed in 1924) is in 
fair condition. Under permit from the Secretary 
of War, the Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. and 
its predecessors removed all of south pier (completed 
in 1897) and replaced it with a concrete 
dock wall 2,961 feet long and 50 feet southerly of 
pier's original location. Under permits from the 
department, the Defense Plant Corp. built two 
sections of bulkheads on east side of river between 
a point opposite the Semet-Solvay slip 
and south side of former turning basin 3 at 
about 117th Street. United States widened and 
deepened the channel adjoining the new bulkhead 
except through the rock section, where 
widening was done by the corporation. Head of 
navigation for deep-draft vessels in the river is 
at turning basin 5 on north side of 130th Street. 
Total costs of existing project to September 30, 
1977 were $34,557,067, of which $21,722,594 was 
for new work ($18,685,991 regular funds and 
$3,036,603 public works funds), $12,144,472 
regular funds for maintenance and $689,001 
regular funds for rehabilitation. 
3. CHICAGO HARBOR, ILL. 
Location. Northeastern Illinois, near 
southern end of Lake Michigan; 85 miles 
southerly from Milwaukee, Wis. (See Lake 
Survey Chart 752.) 
Previous projects. See page 1396 of Annual 
Report for 1962. 
Existing project. (See table 30-C.) 
For more detailed description see page 1242 of 
Annual Report for 1963. Completed Federal cost 
is $4,342,822, exclusive of amounts expended on 
previous projects. (See table 30-B for authorizing 
legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Terminal facilities. There are seven docks for 
handling various types of cargo, including 
overseas general cargo, salt and newsprint. 
Passenger excursion boats use three docks. 
There is one marine service dock for pleasure 
craft and two yacht club docks. City of Chicago 
owns five docks, four of which are used for 
commercial purposes. 
Operations and results during period. Maintenance: 
Condition surveys, inspections and reports 
were performed by hired labor at a cost of 
$12,201. Preparation of an Environmental Impact 
Statement was continued at a cost of $848. 
Repairs to the north exterior breakwater and the 
south extension of the exterior breakwater were 
performed by hired labor in June and July at a 
cost of $69,951. Under the diked disposal program, 
site selection studies, and engineering 
and design were continued at a cost of $13,990. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Existing project 
is complete. Northerly arm of inner breakwater 
(timber 4,034 feet, with 304 feet of shore return 
on north end, completed in 1875; concrete 
superstructure completed in 1934) is in good condition. 
Southerly arm of inner breakwater 
(timber 2,544 feet, completed in 1880; concrete 
superstructure completed in 1930) is in good condition 
after rehabilitation by conversion to rubblemound 
completed in August 1966. Exterior 
breakwater (timber cribs 5,413 feet, completed in 
1889; concrete superstructure completed in 1930) 
is deteriorated under water and was rehabilitated 
in 1966 by conversion of lake side of structure 
to rubblemound. Southerly extension (rubblemound 
2,213 feet, completed in 1917), and 
south arm (rubblemound 1,526 feet, completed 
in 1920; and concrete caisson 1,185 feet completed 
in 1922) are in good condition. Shore-arm 
extension (timber cribs 2,250 feet, completed in 
1917; inner 1,050 feet capped with concrete 
superstructure 1951; next adjoining 1,000 feet 
capped with stone blocks 1956; outer 200 feet 
capped with concrete superstructure 1952) is in 
good condition. Channel side of north pier (concrete 
superstructure, 960 feet, completed in 1908, 
repaired in 1949, and rebuilt with steel sheet 
piling in 1965) is in good condition. Water level 
landward of lock is controlled and maintained 
at an elevation lower than that of Lake Michigan 
except during excessive storm runoff. Total 
costs of existing project to September 30, 1977 
were $9,812,596 of which $4,342,822 was for new 
work, $4,143,774 for maintenance, and 
$1,326,000 for rehabilitation. 
4. CHICAGO RIVER, ILL. 
Location. Cook and Lake Counties, Ill., 
navigable portions being wholly in Cook County 
and city of Chicago. (See Lake Survey Chart 
752.) For description, see page 1467 of Annual 
Report for 1932. 
Previous projects. See page 1394 of Annual 
Report for 1962. 
Existing project. Provides for a channel 21 
feet deep in the main river from its mouth at 
Rush Street to the junction of North and South 
Branches (0.7 miles), in the North Branch from 
the junction to North Avenue (2.22 miles), in the 
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North Branch Canal (1.04 miles), and in the 
North Branch Turning Basin just south of 
North Avenue; and for a channel 9 feet deep in 
the North Branch from North Avenue to 
Addison Street. All depths are referred to 
normal pool, elevation 576.2 feet above mean 
water level at Father Point, Quebec (International 
Great Lakes Datum-1955). Portion of 
project authorized by River and Harbor Act of 
1946, is in deferred-for-restudy category. Estimate 
(1960) for this portion is $65,000. (See 
table 30-B for authorizing legislation.) 
Local Cooperation. Fully complied with for 
completed modifications. Act of July 24, 1946, 
provided improvement of channel is subject to 
condition that local interests furnish 
assurances they will hold the United States free 
from damages which may result from construction 
and maintenance of improvement. Requirement 
has not been complied with. 
Terminal facilities. There are 23 docks handling 
lake vessel and river barge cargoes. Most 
important cargoes handled are sand, 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. U.S. Government has 
one dock used by the Corps exclusively. 
Operations and results during period. 
Maintenance: Under the diked disposal program, 
site selection studies, and engineering 
and design were continued at a cost of $16,002. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Project is complete 
except for dredging the channel between 
North Avenue and Addison Street as authorized 
by 1946 River and Harbor Act. Heads of 
navigation for deep-draft vessels are North 
Avenue on North Branch and Archer Avenue on 
west fork of South Branch, 5.97 and 5.52 miles, 
respectively, from Michigan Avenue Bridge. 
Head of navigation for barge traffic is near 
Touhy Avenue on North Shore Channel, about 
11 miles from Michigan Avenue Bridge. 
Total costs of existing project to September 30, 
1977 were $4,133,901, of which $544,679 was for 
new work and $3,589,222 for maintenance. 
5. FOX RIVER, WIS. 
Location. Rises in Columbia County, Wis., 
and flows about 176 miles northerly into Green 
Bay. Wolf River, physically main river but by 
designation a tributary of Fox River, rises in 
central part of Forest County, Wis., and flows 
southerly. (See Lake Survey Chart 720 for Lake 
Winnebago and lower Fox River.) 
Previous Projects. See page 1368 of Annual 
Report for 1962. 
Existing project. Deepening and widening 
channel of Fox River from D)ePere 7 miles above 
mouth to confluence of Wolf River, a total length 
of 59 miles, to be 6 feet, with 9.6 feet in rock cut 
below DePere lock and 7 feet in other rock cuts 
on lower river below Menasha lock; construction 
and reconstruction of 19 locks and 9 dams; a 
concrete retaining wall at Kaukauna; construction 
and maintenance of harbors having depths 
of 6 feet on Lake Winnebago; widening Neenah 
Channel to 100 feet, with a 6-foot depth for about 
1 mile; and dredging, snagging, and otherwise 
improving Wolf River 47 miles from its mouth to 
New London, depth to be 4 feet. 
Cost of completed portion of project is $513,- 
424 for the lower river exclusive of previous 
projects. River and Harbor Act of 1925 portion of 
project is considered inactive and excluded from 
cost estimate. Estimated cost (1924) of this 
portion is $2,886,000. (See Table 30-B for 
authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. None required. 
Terminal facilities. Wharf and landing 
facilities are in general, adequate for existing 
needs. (See table 30-D on locks and dams, Fox 
River, Wis.) 
Operation and results during period. Operation 
and Maintenance: Condition surveys, discharge 
observation, engineering and design, 
and inspection and reports were conducted by 
hired labor at a ost of $203,184. Locks and dams 
were operated as required and necessary repairs 
made to structures at a cost of $695,337. 
Gates-were rebuilt and valves repaired at Kaukauna 
4th Lock at a cost of $68,334. Seals were 
replaced at De Pere Dam at a cost of $24,146. Repair 
of canal banks was accomplished at a cost 
of $73,979. Engineering and design for rehabilitation 
of Menasha Lock was conducted at a cost 
of $89,088. Preparation of an Environmental 
Impact Statement was continued at a cost of 
$23,363. Costs incurred for multipurpose (office 
and repair shop) building at Kaukauna during 
period were $16,600. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Existing project 
is complete except for inactive portion. Nineteen 
original locks and nine original dams have 
been rebuilt. (See existing project for year of 
completion of each.) Structures and dredging in 
pools have increased original depths generally 
about 2 feet. 
Work remaining to complete project consists 
of dredging in upper portion of 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, existing locks and 
dams are in generally fair to good condition. 
Costs for existing project to September 30, 
1977 were $513,424 for new work and 
$18,091,173 for operation and maintenance, a 
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total of $18,604,597. Funds in the amount of 
$3,706,187 were expended between July 5, 1884, 
and June 30, 1935, on operating and care of 
works of improvement under provisions of permanent 
indefinite appropriation for such 
purposes. 
6. GREEN BAY HARBOR, WIS. 
Location. At mouth of Fox River, at head of 
Green Bay, about 180 miles from Milwaukee, 
Wis., via Sturgeon Bay Canal, and about 49 
miles southwest of Menominee Harbor, Mich., 
and Wis. (See Lake Survey Chart 725.) 
Previous projects. See page 1366 of Annual 
Report for 1962. 
Existing project. (See table 30-C.) 
For a more detailed description of project see 
page 1216 of Annual Report for 1963. 
Cost of completed portion of project is $9,334,- 
421, Federal, and Non-Federal cost is $490,000 
including $100,000 contributed funds. Inactive 
portion of 1962 River and Harbor Act was 
estimated, in June 1965, at $63,000 (Federal) and 
$90,000 (non-Federal). (Dredging reach from 150 
feet downstream of C. & N. W. Railway Bridge 
through and to 1,700 feet upstream of said 
bridge.) (See table 30-B for authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Terminal facilities. There are 16 wharves for 
handling coal, petroleum products, cement, 
limestone, general overseas cargo and miscellaneous 
commodities. Facilities are considered 
adequate for existing commerce. 
Operations and results during period. Maintenance: 
Condition surveys, engineering and design, 
and inspections and reports were made by 
hired labor at a cost of $35,231. Engineering and 
design for water quality monitoring was performed 
by contract at a cost of $8,204. Preparation 
of an Environmental Impact Statement 
was continued at a cost of $2,125. Dredging was 
performed by the U.S. Hopper Dredge MARKHAM 
from 1 June to 11 July with approximately 
300,000 cubic yards of material being removed 
at a cost of $467,999. Preparation of the 
disposal area was completed at a cost of 
$123,537. Under the diked disposal program, 
engineering and design was continued by hired 
labor and contract at a cost of $124,508. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Existing project 
is complete. The 1962 modification was 
started in Nov. 1966 and completed in Sept. 
1973. Dredging turning basin above Chicago & 
Northwestern Railway Bridge was commenced 
in August 1938. The turning basin was enlarged 
under authority of Section 5 of the River 
and Harbor Act of 4 March 1915 in order to provide 
sufficient area for the large ships that use 
it. The work was performed as part of a maintenance 
dredging contract in Sept. and Oct. 
1973. East revetment at Grassy Island was entirely 
removed in July 1935. Dredging Fox River 
and entrance channel to Tail Point Light was 
completed in Sept. 1967. The total costs of the 
existing project to September 30, 1977 were 
$16,029,419 of which $15,087,619 were regular 
funds and $940,800 Public Works funds; 
$9,334,421 for new work and $6,693,998 for 
maintenance. The new work costs do not include 
$100,000 contributed funds. 
7. ILLINOIS WATERWAY, ILL. AND 
IND. 
Location. Illinois River (entirely within State 
of Illinois), formed by confluence of Kankakee 
and l)es Plaines River, flows southwesterly and 
enters Mississippi at Grafton, Ill., about 38 
miles above St. Louis. Illinois Waterway comprises 
Illinois River from its mouth to confluence 
of Kankakee and Des Plaines Rivers 
(273 miles); DI)es Plaines River to Lockport (18.1 
miles) and Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal 
and South Branch of Chicago River to Lake 
Street, Chicago (34.5 miles). Also from a point 
12.4 miles above Lockport, Ill., waterway 
comprises Calumet-Sag Channel and Little 
Calumet and Calumet Rivers to turning basin 5, 
near entrance to Lake Calumet (23.8 miles); and 
Grand Calumet River from junction to 141st 
Street, deep (lake) draft navigation (9 miles) and 
to Clark Street, Gary, Ind. (4.2 miles). 
Previous Projects. For details, see page 1945 of 
Annual Report for 1915 and page 1172 of 
Annual Report for 1932. 
Existing project. See table 30-C and page 
1255 of Annual Report for 1963. Estimated cost 
of new work 1976 is $890,812,000 and includes 
$445,000 for Recreation Facilities under Code 
711. Calumet-Sag Modification, Part II, placed 
in the inactive category in June 1973, cost of 
$132,000,000 (July 1972) Federal and $16,300,- 
000 (July 1972) non-Federal; Calumet-Sag 
Modification, Part III, placed in the deferred-forrestudy 
category in March 1972, cost of $33,000,- 
000 (July 1971) Federal and $20,700,000 (July 
1971) non-Federal; Widen Pekin Bend, a portion 
of work authorized by River and Harbor Act of 
1935, placed in the inactive category, cost of 
$1,360,700 (July 1972) Federal; and, Widen 
Marseilles Canal to 300 feet, a portion of work 
authorized by River and Harbor Act of 1935, 
placed in the deferred category, cost of $1,859,- 
300 (July 1972) Federal, are all excluded from 
present cost estimate. 
(See also tables 30-B, 30-E, 30-F and 30- 
G on authorizing legislation; existing and 
proposed locks and dams; lock and dam construction, 
foundations, cost and additional 
features entering into cost of project.) 
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Local cooperation. Complied with for completed 
modifications and Part I of Calumet-Sag 
Modification. Required cooperation under October 
2:3, 1962 Act (I)uplicate Locks) is that prior 
to construction local interests agree to assume 
title to and maintain and operate new bridge 
across lower approach to Brandon Road lock 
when bridge is placed in service. Initial assurances 
for the October 23, 1962 Act were received 
from the State of Illinois 19 )ecember 1969. 
Formal assurances based on the project as reformulated 
in the GIl)M-Phase I studies were 
requested from the State of Illinois 7 March 
1975. Reaffirmation of assurances have not 
been received from the State. For details see 
lPages 1412 to 1414, Annual Report of 1962. 
Terminal facilities. Of the 13 principal cities 
and towns along Illinois River, about five own 
dock frontage, more or less improved for boat 
landings; four own dock frontage with no 
improvements; and four own no frontage except 
at street ends. At Peoria, there is a $400,000 
modern river-rail municipal public terminal 
with available frontage of 1,100 feet; 205 feet 
occupied by a dockhouse and 190 feet by an open 
dock. l)ockhouse is served by a wharf boat 45 by 
230 feet, and an escalator capable of handling 
1,(X)0 tons a day. This terminal is served by 
equivalent of a beltline railroad. Grain barge 
loading facilities are available at 26 docks 
between Grafton and Joliet, 21 of which have 
grain elevators. Private coal-loading terminals 
are at Frederick, Havana, Liverpool, Copperas 
Creek, Kingston Lake, and Peoria. Coalunloading 
terminals are at Havana and 
Hennepin powerplants; at mouth of Vermillion 
River near LaSalle and at Joliet. Bulkpetroleum 
terminals are in Havana, Kingston 
Mines, Peoria, Peru, Seneca, and Joliet. Sand 
and gravel plants are at Kingston Lake, 
Onillicothe, Ottawa, Morris, Joliet, and 
Lockport. From Chicago Sanitary and Ship 
Canal, sand, gravel, oil, grain, and gasoline are 
shipped from Lockport, and petroleum products, 
steel and stone from Lemont. Two grain 
elevators are at Lockport. Bulk-petroleum terminals 
are at Argo and Forest View, Ill., and at 
California Avenue, Cicero Avenue, Justice and 
Kedzie Avenue, Chicago; one liquid industrialchemicals 
terminal is at Marseilles, one at 
Seneca, two at Morris, two at Channahon, three 
at Joliet, one at Willow Springs and one at 
Cicero Avenue in Stickney, Ill. Private coalunloading 
terminals are at Ridgeland Avenue, 
Crawford Avenue, Loomis Street, Fisk Street, 
and Addison Street, Chicago, at Western 
Avenue, Chicago, bulk and package sugar are 
handled through American Sugar Refining Co. 
Bulk fertilizer terminals are at Marseilles (two), 
and Joliet. A liquid asphalt terminal is at 
Summit. Cement terminals are at Lemont, 
Summit, Forest View, and at Cicero Avenue in 
Chicago. A scrap iron bulk terminal is at 
California Avenue, Chicago. State of Illinois 
barge terminal, including a 1,500,000-bushel 
grain elevator, is at Damen Avenue, Chicago, on 
South Branch of Chicago River. One sand-andgravel 
distribution yard is on the Calumet-Sag 
Channel. A petroleum-unloading terminal is on 
Little Calumet River at Riverdale, just upstream 
from junction with Sag Channel; and two 
petroleum terminals are at Homan Avenue in 
Blue Island. Plans for further terminals and 
docks between Grafton and Chicago are underway. 
Operations and results during period. New 
work: 
Calumet-Sag Modification, Part I-Railroad 
Bridge relocations: Fiscal adjustment of $- 
88,472 was made on Baltimore & Ohio RR bridge 
contract. 
Highway Bridge relocations and modification: 
Fiscal adjustment of $-89,420 was made for 
Kedzie Ave., and Ridgeland Ave. Hwy. Bridge 
relocations. Work continued on Indiana Ave. 
Hwy. Bridge relocation at a cost of $1,305,385. 
Work on the 130th St. Hwy. Bridge relocation 
was started at a cost of $63,070. Costs for real 
estate activites were $96,828. 
Engineering and design and supervision and 
administration costs were $104,445 and $63,465 
respectively. 
Maintenance: Alton Pool costs by hired labor 
for condition and operation studies were 
$182,328; water control management $9,929; 
dredging $549,740; and supervision and administration, 
$94,679. 
All pools above Alton Pool. Condition and 
operation studies and engineering and design 
were conducted by hired labor at a cost of 
$2,010,353. Government plant and hired labor 
were used to perform remedial bank protection 
work, remove silt, obstructions and snags from 
the channel and remove other debris from forebays 
of locks and sluice gates at dams to maintain 
operation of navigable structures at a cost 
of $296,438. Dredging was performed in La 
Grange and Peoria pools by the U.S. Dredge 
THOMPSON from 12 September to 30 September 
at a cost of $299,999. Preparation of an Environmental 
Impact Statement was continued 
at a cost of $2,354. 
Operation and care of locks and dams: The 
locks and dams were operated as required and 
necessary minor repairs were made thereto and 
to appurtenant structures at a cost of $4,788,053. 
Dresden Island Lock and Starved Rock Lock 
were dewatered for inspection by hired labor, in 
preparation for rehabilitation work in 1978, at a 
cost of $240,589. Repair of the arch dam at Dresden 
Island Lock and Dam was accomplished by 
contract at a cost of $151,007. Funds in the 
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amount of $561,528 were expended on repair by 
contract of the scour damage below Marseilles 
Dam. $37,061 was expended on repair to a lock 
gate at La Grange Lock by hired labor. 
Total operation and maintenance costs were 
$8,387,382 for all pools above Alton Pool. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing 
project, exclusive of the deferred and inactive 
portion and the Calumet-Sag and Duplicate 
Locks modifications, is complete. The Calumet- 
Sag Modification, Part I, was 97 percent complete. 
Preconstruction planning on the Duplicate 
Locks has been suspended due to lack of 
local cooperation. Eight locks and six dams 
were complete and there is a channel 300 feet 
wide and 9 feet deep between Grafton and Lockport, 
Ill., with exception of Marseilles Canal 
which is 200 feet wide. Limiting horizontal 
clearance is as follows: 118 feet at a bridge in the 
reach from Grafton to Utica, Ill.; 110 feet at 
bridges between Utica and Lockport, Ill.; 80 feet 
at the emergency (Butterfly Dam, mile 293.) between 
Lockport and the Sag Junction; 80 feet at 
a bridge between the Sag Junction and Lake 
Michigan via Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal 
and Chicago River; and 67.0 feet at a bridge between 
the Sag Junction and truning basin 5 in 
Calumet River, via the Calumet-Sag Channel. 
Work remaining on Calumet-Sag Modification, 
Part I, are: continue relocation of one highway 
bridge; and provision for lift on one highway 
bridge; Also, 1962 modification, duplicate locks 
at seven locations, Lockport, Brandon Road, 
Dresden Island, Marseilles, Starved Rock, 
Peoria, and LaGrange has not been started. 
Work remaining on 1935 modification consisting 
of widening of Pekin Bend and widening 
Marseilles Canal has been reclassified to inactive 
and deferred. Calumet-Sag Modification, 
Part III, has been reclassified to inactive. Calumet-
Sag Modification, Part III, has been deferred-
for-restudy. (See table 30-H for total cost 
of existing project to September 30, 1977). 
8. INDIANA HARBOR, IND. 
Location. Northwestern Indiana (Lake County), 
on southwest shore of Lake Michigan, 18 
miles southeast of Chicago Harbor. (See Lake 
Survey Chart 755.) 
Previous projects. For details see page 1943 of 
Annual Report for 1915, and page 1520 of 
Annual Report for 1938. 
Existing project. Provides for a northerly 
rubblemound breakwater, 1,120 feet long, an 
easterly reinforced concrete-caisson breakwater 
201 feet long, an extension of this latter 
breakwater about 2,300 feet to north, and 
construction and placing of a light-house crib; 
an outer harbor entrance channel generally 800 
feet wide with a depth of 29 feet; dredging an 
outer harbor basin to 28 feet deep, and canal 
entrance channel to 27 feet deep; deepening 
main stemn of Indiana Harbor canal for a width 
of 190 feet with a depth of 25 feet from outer 
harbor to 100 feet lakeward of DI)ickey Place; 
widening canal to a bottom width of 260 feet 
with a depth of 22 feet from 100 feet lakeward of 
Dickey Place to The Forks and dredging 
Calumet River Branch from The Forks to 141st 
Street to same width and depth; a channel 22 
feet deep and 160 feet wide in Lake George 
Branch from The Forks to White Oak Avenue; 
maintenance of a channel 20 feet deep and 80 
feet wide in remainder of Calumet River Branch 
south of north line of 141st Street, except 
removal of sewage deposits and other city 
refuse, after completion and acceptance from 
private parties; and construction of a turning 
basin at The Forks 22 feet deep. That part of 
Calumet River Branch Channel from north line 
of 141st Street to Grand Calumet River has not 
been completed by local interest or accepted for 
maintenance by the United States. Cost of 
completed new work exclusive of inactive work 
and amount expended on previous projects are 
$4,848,980, Federal and $782,000 non-Federal, 
which includes a cash contribution of $12,500. 
Uncompleted portions of the 1930 R. & H. Act, 
the 1935 R. & H. Act, and the 1965 R. & H. Act 
were deauthorized in 1977. (See table 30-B for 
authorizing legislation). 
Local cooperation. Act of 1937 provides 
enlargement of Indiana Harbor Canal shall not 
be undertaken until local interests furnish a 
right-of-way 300 feet wide and construct substantial 
bulkheads along channel on established 
lines shown on map accompanying Rivers 
and Harbors Committee Document 13, 75th 
Congress, 1st session, provided that improvement 
on one side may proceed in any section on 
fulfillment of conditions for that side of section, 
and provided further, that south of turning 
basin at The Forks (beginning 450 feet south of 
intersection of present Calumet Branch and 
mainstem bulkhead lines), widening and 
deepening by the United States shall be done 
only as rights-of-way and bulkheads on at least 
one side of the channel are continuously 
provided southward from above limit of turning 
basin at The Forks. To provide for 300-foot 
channel, a parcel of land (of about 4.6 acres), 
generally 100 feet wide, lying on east side of 
Calumet River Branch, commencing at north 
side of 141st Street and extending northward 
toward The Forks for about 2,170 feet, has been 
conveyed to and accepted by the United States. 
Local interests constructed about 1,350 feet of 
bulkhead along east side of Calumet River 
Branch, and reconstructed bulkhead on west 
side from The Forks to 141st Street. Defense 
Plant Corp. built a bulkhead along east side of 
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canal between Pennsylvania Railroad Co.'s 
bridge and DI)ickey Place Bridge; the United 
States widened and deepened east side of this 
portion of widening. Youngstown Sheet and 
Tube Co. constructed a bulkhead along west side 
of canal between Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad 
Co. bridge and the Pennsylvania Railroad Co. 
bridge, and the United States widened and 
deepened west side of this portion of widening. 
All prior requirements fully complied with. 
Terminal facilities. Four docks for handling 
iron ore, limestone and taconite; two docks for 
handling steel mill products by barge; eight 
docks for petroleum products; three docks for 
miscellaneous commodities and two docks used 
exclusively for winter mooring of vessels in 
layup. 
Operations and results during period. Maintenance: 
Condition surveys, illegal deposit 
investigations, engineering and design, and inspections 
and reports were conducted by hired 
labor at a cost of $47,942. Preparation of an 
Environmental Impact Statement was continued 
at a cost of $7,773. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Existing project 
is complete. North breakwater (rubblemound, 
1,120 feet, completed in 1922) is in good 
condition. East breakwater (concrete caisson, 
201 feet, completed in 1926) and northerly extension 
(rubblemound, 2,234 feet, completed in 
1935) are in good condition. Head of navigation 
for commercial vessels is at the Baltimore & 
Ohio Terminal Railroad bridge on the Lake 
George Branch about 3 miles from outer harbor, 
and at 141st Street highway bridge about 2,200 
feet south of The Forks on the Calumet River 
Branch about 2.5 miles from outer harbor. 
The total costs of the existing project to September 
30, 1977 were $9,452,135, of which 
$7,821,594 were regular funds, $1,618,041 Public 
Works funds and $12,500 contributed funds; 
$4,848,980 being for new work and $4,603,155 for 
maintenance. 
9. KENOSHA HARBOR, WIS. 
Location. On west shore of Lake Michigan 
about 35 miles south of Milwaukee and about 54 
miles north of Chicago. (See Lake Survey Chart 
74.) 
Previous projects. See page 1390 of Annual 
Report for 1962. 
Existing project. See table 30-C. For detailed 
description see page 1237, Annual Report for 
1963. Estimated (1975) Federal Cost is $552,000 
exclusive of amounts expended on previous 
projects. Non-Federal estimate is $43,000 (July 
1975) including $3,000 contributed by local 
interests. (See table 30-B for authorizing 
legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Terminal facilities. Three wharves used for 
miscellaneous foreign oversea commodities and 
autos, and also several fishing wharves. While 
these facilities are considered generally 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 period. Maintenance: 
Condition surveys, inspections, miscellaneous 
reports, engineering and design were 
made by hired labor at a cost of $23,583. Engineering 
and design for water quality monitoring 
was performed by contract at a cost of 
$2,503. Dredging was performed from 1 August 
to 20 August by the U.S. Hopper Dredge HAINS 
with approximately 75,000 cubic yards of material 
being removed at a cost of $186,995. 
Repairs were made to the breakwater in April by 
hired labor at a cost of $23,039. Work was performed 
on the diked disposal facility by hired 
labor at a cost of $16,023. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing 
project is complete except for dredging 25 foot 
strips adjacent to the north and south piers 
which will be completed after rehabilitation of 
the piers. The north and south piers were completed 
in 1900, and the breakwater in 1909. The 
north pier is in excellent condition. The south 
pier and breakwater are in generally fair condition. 
The total costs of the existing project to 
September 30, 1977 were $7,627,426, of which 
$7,599,768 were regular funds and $27,658 
Emergency Relief funds; $393,130 being for new 
work $5,964,021 for maintenance and $1,270,275 
for rehabilitation. The new work costs do not include 
$3,000 contributed funds. 
10. KEWAUNEE HARBOR, WIS. 
Location. On west shore of Lake Michigan, 
about 105 miles north of Milwaukee and about 
78 miles from Green Bay, via Sturgeon Bay 
Canal. Harbor is at mouth of Kewaunee River. 
(See Lake Survey Chart 73.) 
Previous projects. See page 1375 of Annual 
Report of 1962. 
Existing project. See table 30-C. 
Costs of completed project are $603,021, 
Federal, and $9,000 non-Federal, exclusive of 
amount expended on previous projects. Uncompleted 
portion (estimated $200,000-July 
1965) of 1935 River and Harbor Act is considered 
inactive, and excluded from present cost estimate. 
The portion authorized by the 1960 River 
and Harbor Act was deauthorized in 1977. (See 
table 30-B for authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Terminal facilities. Two car-ferry slips, a 
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petroleum tank farm, a Corps of Engineers 
project office, and several fishing wharves. 
Facilities are considered adequate for existing 
commerce. 
Operations and results during period. Maintenance: 
Condition surveys and inspections and 
reports were made by hired labor at a cost of 
$12,130. Preparation of an Environmental 
Impact Statement continued at a cost of $3,251. 
Repairs were made to the breakwater in November 
and September by hired labor at a cost of 
$55,620. Under the diked disposal program, 
engineering and design was continued by hired 
labor at a cost of $40,554. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Active portion 
of existing project is complete. The north pier 
was completed in 1897 and the remaining portion 
is in generally good condition. Rehabilitation 
of the south pier was completed in June 
1967. Construction of north breakwater and 
shore connection, except for a gap of 150 feet 
about 830 feet from shoreward end, and removal 
of outer 706.5 linear feet of north pier were 
commenced in September 1935 and completed in 
June 1937. Removed 500 linear feet of north pier 
in April-May 1963 and widened and deepened 
the adjacent channel in 1965. Outer end of the 
north pier was struck and severly damaged by 
car ferry vessel in Oct. 1973 and a 24 foot section 
at outer end was subsequently removed thus reducing 
the structure to a length of 626 feet. 
Dredging entrance channel and interior basin 
to existing project depth was commenced in 
April and completed in October 1938. Kewaunee 
River is navigable for about 6.5 miles above 
mouth for craft drawing not more than 4 feet. 
Total cost of existing project to September 30, 
1977 was $2,930,358, of which $603,021 was for 
new work ($183,021 regular and $420,000 emergency 
relief funds) $1,710,037 regular funds for 
maintenance and $617,300 regular funds for rehabilitation. 
11. MANITOWOC HARBOR, WIS. 
Location. On West shore of Lake Michigan 
about 79 miles north of Milwaukee and about 
106 miles from Green Bay via Sturgeon Bay 
Canal. (See Lake Survey Chart 735.) 
Previous projects. See page 1379 of Annual 
Report for 1962. 
Existing project. See table 30-C. 
For detailed description see page 1228, Annual 
Report for 1963. Estimated costs (1970) of 
new work for 1968 modification are $81,000 
Federal and $30,000 non-Federal which includes 
a cash contribution of $18,000. Work on the 1968 
modification has been postponed. The portion 
authorized by the 1962 River and Harbor Act is 
inactive and estimated (1970) at $1,150,000, 
Federal, and $105,000 non-Federal. (See table 
30-B for authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with for 
completed modifications. For 1968 modification 
local interests must contribute in cash 18 
percent of the first cost of the general navigation 
facilities, comprising extension of the deep-draft 
channel, such contribution being presently 
estimated at $18,000 (1970 price level), to be paid 
in a lump-sum before construction is started and 
to be subject to final adjustment after actual 
costs have been determined; provide without 
cost to the United States all lands, easements, 
and rights-of-way required for construction and 
subsequent maintenance of the project 
modification upon the request of the Chief of 
Engineers, including suitable areas determined 
by the Chief of Engineers to be required in the 
general public interest for initial and subsequent 
disposal of spoil, and also necessary 
retaining dikes, bulkheads, and embankments 
therefor or the costs of such retaining works; 
hold and save the United States free from 
damages that may result from the construction 
and maintenance of the project modification; 
provide and maintain berthing areas at the 
docks adjacent to the improvement with depth 
commensurate with the adjacent Federal project 
depth; accomplish at no cost to the United 
States all relocations and alterations of utilities 
necessary for the project; and assume full 
responsibility for all project first costs in excess 
of the Federal cost limitation of $500,000. 
Terminal facilities. Three car-ferry slips, a 
grain elevator, one shipbuilding yard, and three 
other 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 open to 
the general public. 
Operations and results during period. Maintenance: 
Condition surveys, inspections, miscellaneous 
reports and engineering and design 
were made by hired labor at a cost of $8,323. Engineering 
and design for water quality monitoring 
was performed by contract at a cost of 
$2,805. Dredging was performed from 8 July to 
29 July by the U.S. Hopper Dredge HAINS with 
approximately 75,000 cubic yards being removed 
at a cost of $185,737. Preparation of the 
diked disposal area by hired labor cost $80,705. 
Repairs were made to the breakwaters by hired 
labor in September at a cost of $15,143. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Existing project 
is complete except for the 1962 and 1968 
modifications. The 1962 modification is inactive. 
Work on the 1968 modification has been 
postponed. The breakwater, completed in 1910, 
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are in generally fair condition. Dredging a channel 
through outer basin to existing project depth 
and removal of a portion of old north stub pier at 
the river entrance were completed in December 
1937. Dredging river channel was completed in 
July 1942. Costs of existing project to September 
30, 1977 were $481,038 for new work and 
$5,276,091 for maintenance, a total of 
$5,757,129. 
12. MENOMIEE HARBOR AND 
RIVER, MICH. AND WIS. 
Location. On west shore of Green Bay, about 
49 miles northeast of Green Bay Harbor, and 
about 155 miles from Milwaukee via Sturgeon 
Bay Canal. (See Lake Survey Chart 723.) 
Previous projects. See page 1361-2 of Annual 
Report for 1962. 
Existing project: See table 30-C. 
For detailed description see page 1214, Annual 
Report for 1963. The portion authorized by 
1960 River and Harbor Act is inactive and 
estimated (1964) at $442,000, Federal, and 
$105,000 non-Federal. Costs of completed new 
work exclusive of inactive work and amount 
expended on previous projects are $221,053 
Federal and $50,762 non-Federal, which includes 
a cash contribution of $36,762. (See table 
30-B for authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with for 
completed work. 
Terminal facilities. There are 9 wharves for 
handling coal, limestone, pulp and miscellaneous 
commodities. City of Marinette 
provided a public wharf. Facilities are considered 
fairly adequate for existing commerce, 
except that there is need for a public wharf 
owned by city of Menominee, with warehouse 
and railway connection. 
Operations and results during period. Maintenance: 
Condition surveys, inspections and 
miscellaneous reports were made by hired labor 
at a cost of $12,685. Repairs were made to the 
south pier by hired labor in August at a cost of 
$38,400. Under the diked disposal program, engineering 
and design was continued by contract 
and hired labor at a cost of $29,930. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. The project in 
effect prior to the modification of March 2, 1945 
was completed in 1938. No addi-tional 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 were rehabilitated (1954-1964) and are 
in excellent condition. Dredging of the channel 
below the Marinette municipal wharf, together 
with enlarging the turning basin to existing project 
depth, was commenced in May 1938. The 
north pier is maintained for a length of about 
1,202 feet. Modification of the project authorized 
by the 1960 R. & H. Act is inactive. Construction 
for the 1967 Modification was started 
August 17, 1968 and completed in October 1968. 
The costs under the existing project to September 
30, 1977 were $221,053 for new work, 
$1,484,934 for maintenance and $1,351,852 for 
rehabilitation, a total of $3,057,839. 
13. MICHIGAN CITY HARBOR, IND. 
Location. Northwest Indiana (in La Porte 
County), on southeast shore of Lake Michigan, 
38 miles southeast of Chicago Harbor. (See Lake 
Survey Chart 75.) For descriptions, see page 
1482 of Annual Report for 1932. 
Previous projects. See page 1407 of Annual 
Report for 1962. 
Existing project. See table 30-C. 
Costs of completed new work are $1,256,257 
Federal, exclusive of amount expended on 
previous project and $37,800 non-Federal, which 
includes a cash contribution of $30,800. (See 
table 30-B for authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Terminal facilities. Four fish docks, one city 
dock, and one grain elevator in this harbor. 
Commodities handled at this harbor are salt 
and fresh fish. There are three small boatyards, 
which repair and construct recreational craft 
only. One public dock is owned by city and has 
not been used for commercial purposes. 
Operations and results during period. Maintenance: 
Condition surveys and inspection and 
reports were conducted by hired labor at a cost of 
$9,178. Preparation of an Environmental 
Impact Statement was continued at a cost of 
$10,305. Repairs were made to the east pier and 
the detached breakwater by hired labor in May 
at a cost of $59,623. Under the diked disposal 
program, engineering 'and design was continued 
by hired labor at a cost of $65,506. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Existing project 
is complete. Concrete superstructure, 1,304 
feet, on detached breakwater, completed in 1931. 
Rehabilitation of the detached breakwater by 
conversion to a rubblemound was completed in 
1969 and the structure is in excellent condition. 
Rehabilitation of portions of the entrance piers 
have also been completed and are in excellent 
condition. The remainder of the entrance piers, 
completed in 1930, are in poor condition and are 
being repaired. Under permit from Secretary of 
War, the Northern Indiana Public Service Co. 
removed 615 feet of inner end of west pier and 
about 719 feet of bulkhead south of pier, and re- 
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placed them with a steel sheet pile bulkhead located 
landward of former dock line. Area channelward 
of new bulkhead was dredged by 
permittee to 18 feet. Head of navigation for deepraft 
commercial vessels and barges is at Franklin 
Street Bridge at head of project, 1.45 miles 
above outer end of west pier. Above this point, 
depths are sufficient only for small shallow 
draft launches. Total costs of existing project to 
September 30, 1977 were $5,893,434, of which 
$1,256,257 was for new work, $3,018,507 for 
maintenance, and $1,618,670 for rehabilitation. 
14. MILWAUKEE HARBOR, WIS. 
Location. On west shore of Lake Michigan 
about 85*miles north of Chicago and about 83 
miles west of Grand Haven, Mich. (See Lake 
Survey Chart 743.) 
Previous projects. See page 1385 of Annual 
Report for 1962. 
Existing project. See table 30-C. 
For detailed description see page 1232 of 
Annual Report for 1963. 
Completed new work costs are $6,937,804, 
Federal and $478,000, non-Federal, exclusive of 
amount expended on previous projects. The 
uncompleted portion of the 1935 River and 
Harbor Act was placed in the inactive category 
in June 1973. Estimated costs are $1 19,000 (July 
1972) Federal and $1,170,000 (July 1972) non- 
Federal for this portion. Uncompleted portion of 
1945 River and Harbot Act was deauthorized in 
1977. (See table 30-B for authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Complied with for acts of 
March 2, 1945, October 23, 1962, and July 14, 
1960, except inactive portion of 1945 act. Act of 
August 30, 1935, provided that original dredging 
of outer harbor area be done by city of 
Milwaukee and 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 authorization of work by 
Congress. Agreement covering dredging was 
executed by Secretary of War, February 23,1934, 
after this workwas originally authorized as part 
of public works program. City was reimbursed 
for 10 percent of dredging. 
Terminal facilities. Four car-ferry slips, and 
57 other wharves, private and municipal, used 
for handling coal, grain, building materials, 
cement, petroleum products, and miscellaneous 
commodities. As facilities in inner harbor were 
inadequate for existing commerce, Milwaukee 
Harbor Commission has constructed nine docks 
in the outer harbor for handling general cargo. 
Operations and results during period. Maintenance. 
Condition surveys, inspection and 
reports, and engineering and design were performed 
by hired labor at a cost of $138,922. 
Repairs to the north and south breakwaters 
were performed by hired labor from June to August 
at a cost of $183,802. Repair work on a portion 
of the north shore connector breakwater 
was performed by contract at a cost of $563,658. 
A credit of $132,300 was received for contract 
work performed on the north shore connector 
breakwater in 1976. Dredging was performed by 
the U.S. Hopper Dredge MARKHAM during 
May with approximately 125,000 cubic yards of 
material being removed at a cost of $144,038. 
Preparation of the diked disposal area by hired 
labor cost $10,000. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Existing project 
is complete except for inactive portions. The 
1962 modification was completed in July 1967. 
The 1960 modification was completed in November 
1962. North breakwater and shore connection, 
9,954 feet long, was completed in August 
1925. North pier was completed in 1905 and construction 
of south pier was completed in November 
1910. Construction of south breakwater and 
shore connection was completed in October 
1929. Before modification of August 30, 1935, 
city of Milwaukee dredged most of the area in 
the outer harbor south of inner entrance piers 
and lakeward of pierhead line to more than 21 
feet below datum without cost to the United 
States. City of Milwaukee also dredged a portion 
of the area in the outer harbor north of inner 
entrance piers to provide an approach channel 
to the passenger and auto pier opposite East 
Clybourn Street. Work on the 1945 modification 
was completed in August 1957, except for inactinve 
portion which consists of dredging the Milwaukee 
River from Buffalo Street to the upper 
limit of the project at Humboldt Avenue. Northerly 
3,000 feet of north breakwater and the 
shore connection are in poor condition. The remainder 
of north breakwater is in generally 
good condition. South breakwater and shore 
connections are in generally good condition. 
Costs of existing project to September 30, 1977 
were $6,937,804 for new work, $15,623,122 for 
maintenance, and $1,891,810 for rehabilitation, 
a total of $24,452,736. 
15. NEW BUFFALO HARBOR, MICH. 
location. At mouth of Galien River on southeast 
shore of Lake Michigan in Berrien County, 
about 45 miles easterly from Chicago, Ill. (See 
Lake Survey Chart 75.) 
Local cooperation. All local cooperation requirements 
have been met. 
Existing project. Provides for an entrance 
channel 10 feet deep by 80 to 180 feet wide and 
850 feet long, to mouth of Galien River; new 
north and south breakwaters 1,305 and 740 feet 
long, respectively, and deepening inner channel 
to Galien River to 8 feet and 80 feet wide and 
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1,250 feet long. Project was authorized by River 
and Harbor Act of 1962. 
Terminal facilities. One village owned boat 
ramp and three privately operated marinas and 
a private boat club facility. 
Operations and results during period. New 
Work: Existing project was completed in 
November 1975 at a cost of $290,099. Supervision 
and inspection associated with the contract 
were accomplished by hired labor at a cost 
of $174. Final fiscal action has been held in 
abeyance due to contract claim. 
Maintenance: Condition surveys, inspection 
and reports, and engineering and design were 
performed by hired labor at a cost of $1,334. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Costs of existing 
project to September 30, 1977 were 
$1,364,710 Federal funds, of which $1,349,710 
was for new work and $15,000 for maintenance. 
Reimbursement from contributed funds in 
amount of $1,163,014 was made. 
16. NORTHPORT HARBOR, WIS. 
Location. The Northport Harbor project is 
located on the northern tip of Wisconsin's Door 
County Peninsula. The peninsula is on the east 
side of Wisconsin and separates Green Bay from 
Lake Michigan. 
Existing project. The Northport Harbor project 
was recommended in House Document No. 
168, 92nd Congress, 1st Session. It was 
authorized under Section 201, Public Law 89-298 
by separate resolutions of the Senate and House 
Public Works Committees adopted on 30 June 
1972 and 10 November 1971, respectively. The 
general navigation facilities consist of rubblemound 
breakwater, a harbor entrance channel 
and a maneuver area. Associated recreational 
facilities include safety railings, a parking area 
and sanitary facilities to accommodate recreational 
fishing from the breakwater. The north, 
east and south breakwater have lengths cf 560 
feet, 650 feet and 460 feet, respectively. The 
entrance channel is 100 feet wide and 12 feet 
deep. The maneuver area, located within the 
breakwater, is 100 to 150 feet wide, 450 feet long 
and 12 feet deep. Recreational boating facilities, 
including four launching lanes and berths 
to accommodate transient craft were to be provided 
in connection with the authorized project. 
No facilities to accommodate permanently 
based boats were to be provided. 
Local cooperation. Local cooperation includes 
a cash contribution of 11.6 percent of the first 
cost of the general navigation facilities, as well 
as 50 percent of the first cost of facilities necessary 
to support fishing from the breakwater. In 
addition, local interests are required to provide 
all lands, easements and rights-of-way. Local 
interests must also provide all facilities needed 
to support recreational boating activities. 
Terminal facilities. The existing terminal 
facilities consist of a concrete pier used by the 
Washington Island Ferry Line which operates 
between the mainland and Washington Island. 
The pier is the mainland terminal for loading 
and unloading vehicles, passengers and cargo. 
No storage area or warehouse is located at this 
terminal. 
Operation and results during period. Advanced 
engineering and design studies were 
continued at a cost of $550. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Preconstruction 
planning has been suspended due to lack of 
local cooperation. Costs of existing project to 
September 30, 1977 were $131,999. 
17. PORT WASHINGTON HARBOR, WIS. 
Location. On the west shore of Lake 
Michigan, about 53 miles south of Manitowoc 
and about 29 miles north of Milwaukee. (See 
Lake Survey Chart 74.) 
Previous projects. For details, see page 1938 of 
Annual Report for 1915, page 1459 of Annual Report 
for 1938, and page 30-14 of Annual Report 
for 1975. 
Existing project. See table 30-C. 
Construction of a small boat harbor within 
the existing harbor was authorized by the Chief 
of Engineers, 12 June 1975, under authority of 
Section 107, 1960 River and Harbor Act, as 
amended. 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Terminal facilities. There is one coal wharf, a 
petroleum tank farm and several fishing 
wharves. City provided a wharf which is open to 
public use. Facilities considered adequate for 
existing commerce. 
Operations and results during period. Maintenance: 
Condition surveys, inspections and report 
were accomplished by hired labor at a cost 
of $4,459. Repairs to the north breakwater were 
made by hired labor during August 1977 at a 
cost of $31,915. Maintenance dredging was performed 
by the U.S. Hopper Dredge LYMAN at a 
cost of $235,999, and about 20,000 cubic yards of 
material was removed. Engineering and design 
were accomplished by hired labor at a cost of 
$43,898. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Existing project 
was completed in 1936. The 1958 modification 
was deauthorized in 1977. Final design and 
preparation of plans and specifications for construction 
of the small boat harbor is underway. 
A model study of the harbor was completed by 
the Corps' Waterways Experimental Station 
September 1976. 
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Total cost of existing project to September 30, 
1977 was $2,260,374 of which $990,809 was for 
new work ($387,814 regular funds and $602,995 
public works funds), and $1,269,565 regular 
funds for maintenance. 
18. RACINE HARBOR, WIS. 
Location. On west shore of Lake Michigan 
about 26 miles south of Milwaukee and about 64 
miles north of Chicago. (See Lake Survey Chart 
745.) 
Previous projects. See page 1389 of Annual 
Report for 1962. 
Existing project. See table 30-C. 
For detailed description see page 1235, Annual 
Report for 1963. New work for project as 
completed cost $777,775, exclusive, of amounts 
expended on previous projects and exclusive of 
inner 300 linear feet of pile pier and 450 linear 
feet of rubblemound, originally part of south 
breakwater but no longer considered necessary. 
(See table 30-B for authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Terminal facilities. Five wharves used for 
handling coal, limestone, petroleum products, 
and fish. City provided a public wharf. 
Operations and results during period. New 
Work: No work was done 
Maintenance: Condition surveys, inspections, 
miscellaneous reports and engineering 
and design were performed by hired labor at a 
cost of $7,804. Repair of the north breakwater 
during July 1977 was made by hired labor at a 
cost of $22,032. Stone placement was done at the 
north breakwater during April and June at a 
cost of $66,720. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Existing project 
substantially completed in 1946. Construction 
of north breakwater and shore connection 
was completed in November 1918. Removal of 
old north pier was completed in 1913. Construction 
of south breakwater and shore connection 
and removal of old south pier were commenced 
in June 1916 and completed in December 1924. 
Removal of outer shaols, widening and deepening 
channel through outer basin to existing project 
depth and width, and dredging river channel 
began in July and completed in November 
1946. Concrete superstructure on portions of 
north breakwater and shore connections and 
timber substructures of portions of north and 
south breakwaters and south stub pier are disintegrating 
and are being repaired. Costs of 
existing project to September 30, 1977 were 
$777,775 for new work, $5,974,882 for maintenance 
and $1,253,645 for rehabilitation, a total 
of $8,006,302. 
19. SHEBOYGAN HARBOR, WIS. 
Location: On west shore of Lake Michigan 
about 26 miles south of Manitowoc and about 55 
miles north of Milwaukee. (See Lake Survey 
Chart 735.) 
Previous projects. See page 1381 of Annual 
Report for 1962. 
Existing project. See table 30-C. 
For detailed description see page 1230, Annual 
Report for 1963. New work for project as 
completed cost $648,271, exclusive of amounts 
expended on previous projects. (See table 30-sB 
for authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Terminal facilities. Three wharves for handling 
coal, petroleum products and miscellaneous 
commodities. City provided a public wharf. 
Facilities considered adequate for existing commerce. 
Operations and results during period. Maintenance: 
Condition surveys, inspections and 
reports performed by hired labor were made at a 
cost of $8,709. Stone placement during August 
was performed at the north and south breakwaters 
at a cost of $29,173. Under the diked disposal 
program, engineering and design, and 
preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement 
were accomplished at a cost of $108,945. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Existing 
project was completed in December 1956. South 
pier was completed in 1904. Construction of 
north breakwater was commenced in October 
1913 and completed in October 1915. Dredging 
turning basin was commenced in October 1928 
and completed in September 1931. Dredging entrance 
channel to existing project depth was 
commenced in June and completed in July 1938. 
Work on 1954 modification was completed in 
July 1938. Work on 1954 modification was completed 
in December 1956. Piers and breakwaters 
are in generally good condition. Inner 260 feet of 
south pier replaced with a revetment by private 
interests under permit granted July 16, 1931, by 
Secretary of War. Pier is therefore maintained 
only for a length of about 2,490 feet. Sheboygan 
River is navigable about 2.4 miles above its 
mouth for craft drawing not more than 2 feet. 
Costs of existing project to September 30, 1977 
were $648,271 for new work $2,134,993 for maintenance 
and $609,028 for rehabilitation, and a 
total of $3,392,292. 
20. STURGEON BAY AND LAKE 
MICHIGAN SHIP CANAL, WIS. 
Location: On west shore of Lake Michigan 
about 52 miles northeast of Green Bay and 
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about 128 miles north of Milwaukee. (See Lake 
Survey Chart 728.) 
Previous projects. See page 1373 of Annual 
Report for 1962. 
Existing project. See table 30-C. 
For detailed description, see page 1223, 
Annual Report for 1963. See table 30-B for 
authorizing legislation. 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Terminal facilities. As the canal and connecting 
channel is a through waterway, only 
terminal facilities are in city of Sturgeon Bay, 4 
miles from west end of revetted portion of canal. 
These facilities consist of two wharves for 
handling coal, petroleum products and miscellaneous 
commodities and four shipbuilding 
yards. City of Sturgeon Bay provided a public 
wharf. There is also a large inactive stone wharf 
about 5 miles northwesterly from city of 
Sturgeon Bay. Two major shipyards are located 
in Sturgeon Bay where repair facilities are 
available including dry docks, marine railways 
and hoists. Facilities are considered adequate 
for existing commerce. 
Operations and results during period. Maintenance: 
Inspections, miscellaneous reports and 
engineering and design were performed by hired 
labor at a cost of $25,488. Repair of portions of 
the north and south breakwater and south canal 
revetment was accomplished by hired labor at a 
cost of $525,733. Under the diked disposal program, 
engineering and design was accomplished 
at a cost of $4,176. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Existing project 
was completed in 1946. Breakwaters were 
completed in 1880, and canal revetments in 
1903. Dredging and rock removal at east entrance 
to canal and dredging in west section of 
canal, to existing project depth, were commenced 
in May and completed in September 
1940. Deepening and widening middle section of 
canal to existing project depth and width was 
comnenced in May and completed in August 
1942. Dredging turning basin was commenced 
in June and completed in July 1946. Breakwaters 
are in good condition. North revetment 
and sections of south revetment have been rehabilitated 
and are in good condition. Remainder 
of south revetment is in fair to poor condition 
and requires repair. Costs to September 30,1977 
for existing project were $736,303 for new work, 
$5,386,314 for maintenance, and $884,899 for 
rehabilitation, a total of $7,007,516. In addition, 
$235,940 was expended between April 25, 1893, 
and June 30, 1917, on operating and care of 
works of improvement under provision of permanent 
indefinite appropriations for such 
purposes. 
21. TWO RIVERS HARBOR, WIS. 
Location. On west shore of Lake Michigan 
about 82 miles north of Milwaukee and about 
101 miles from Green Bay via Sturgeon Bay 
Canal. (See Lake Survey Chart 73.) 
Previous projects. See page 1377, Annual 
Report for 1962. 
Existing project. See table 30-C. 
For detailed description see page 1226 of 
Annual Report for 1963. Completed project cost 
$147,463 exclusive of the amount expended on 
previous projects. The 1935 River and Harbor 
Act portion of project is considered inactive. 
Estimated cost of this portion (1954) is $14,000. 
(See table 30-B for authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Terminal facilities. A coal wharf and several 
fishing wharves. City provided a wharf for 
receipt of petroleum products and public use. 
Facilities considered adequate for existing commerce. 
Operations and results during period. Maintenance: 
Condition surveys, inspections and reports 
were performed by hired labor at a cost of 
$1,480. Stone placement was performed along 
the north breakwater during the month of September 
1977, by hired labor, at a cost of $30,520. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Existing project 
is complete except for inactive portion of 
project which consists of dredging a 10-foot 
width along each side of lakeward portion of entrance 
channel between the piers. This dredging 
was omitted to avoid removal of necessary 
riprap along entrance piers. Present width of 
channel is considered adequate for present and 
reasonably prospective commerce. South pier 
was completed in 1883 and is in generally good 
condition. North pier was completed in 1908. 
North revetment, completed in 1917, was rebuilt 
May to August 1962. Dredging entrance 
channel and inner basin to existing project 
depth was commenced in March and substantially 
completed in May 1937. East and West 
Twin Rivers are navigable for about 3 and 7 
miles, respectively, from the harbor piers for 
craft drawing not more than 4 feet. Costs to September 
30, 1977, for existing project were 
$147,463 for new work and $3,418,075 for maintenance, 
a total of $3,565,538. In addition, 
$58,057 was expended for minor rehabilitation. 
22. WAUKEGAN HARBOR, ILL. 
Location. On west shore of Lake Michigan 
about 51 miles south of Milwaukee and about 38 
miles north of Chicago. (See Lake Survey Chart 
74.) 
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Previous projects. See page 1392, Annual 
Report for 1962. 
Existing project. See table 30-C. 
For completed modifications see page 1239, 
Annual Report for 1963. The 1970 modification 
provides for deepening the existing entrance 
channel in the outer harbor to 25 feet and 
extending it to that depth in Lake Michigan, at 
widths varying from 380 feet to 500 feet; 
deepening the channel between piers to a depth 
of 23 feet at a width of 180 feet; and deepening 
the inner basin to 23 feet and extending its 
limits approximately 275 feet northward. Cost 
for new work is $604,793 Federal and $88,000 
non-Federal, exclusive of amounts expended on 
previous project. Work authorized by the 1970 
modification was placed in the inactive 
category in D)ecember 1972, costs of $2,000,000 
(July 1972) Federal and $1,250,000 (July 1972) 
non-Federal are excluded from cost for new 
work. (See table 30-B for authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with for 
completed modifications. 
Terminal facilities. Four commercial docks 
receive coal, cement and gypsum. In addition, 
there are three publicly owned docks, one owned 
by city and used for fishing, and the other two 
owned by the Waukegan Port District. There is 
one boat yard for recreational craft. City dock is 
considered adequate for existing commerce. 
Operations and results during period. Maintenance: 
Condition surveys, inspections and 
miscellaneous reports were made by hired labor 
at a cost of $19,178. Repairs to the south pier 
were made by hired labor in June and July 1977 
at a cost of $56,911. Stone placement was performed 
at the north breakwater during May 
1977 at a cost of $32,052. Maintenance dredging 
was performed by the U.S. Hopper Dredge 
HOFFMAN during June and July 1977, during 
which 130,000 cubic yards of material was removed 
at a cost of $228,617. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Existing project 
is complete except for the 1970 modification 
which is inactive. Anchorage area in southwest 
corner of inner basin (1945 modification) was 
completed in 1966. North pier, completed in 
1904, is in good condition. South pier, completed 
in 1903, is in good condition. The outer 600 feet of 
breakwater, completed in 1904, and the shorearm 
extension, completed in 1931, are in generally 
good condition except for outer 100 feet 
which are in poor condition. Costs to September 
30, 1977 for existing project were $604,793 for 
new work and $2,841,592 for maintenance, a 
total of $3,446,385. 
23. RECONNAISSANCE AND 
CONDITION SURVEYS 
See table 30-1. 
24. OTHER AUTHORIZED 
NAVIGATION PROJECTS 
See table 30-J. 
25. NAVIGATION ACTIVITIES 
PURSUANT TO SECTION 107, 
PUBLIC LAW 86-645 
(PREAUTHORIZATION) 
Studies conducted during fiscal year to September 
30, 1977 cost $38,616 for Green Bay 
Harbor, Wis. 
26. OTHER AUTHORIZED BRIDGE 
ALTERATION 
See table 30-K. 
Beach Erosion Control 
27. AUTHORIZED BEACH EROSION 
CONTROL PROJECTS 
See table 30-L. 
28. BEACH EROSION 
CONTROL ACTIVITIES 
PURSUANT TO SECTION 103, 
PUBLIC LAW 87-874 
(PREAUTHORIZATION) 
Study identification to September 30, 1977 
Lake Michigan - Hammond, Ind. 5,000 
29. CHICAGO RIVER, ILL. (NORTH 
BRANCH) 
Location. North Branch, Chicago River is 
located in Cook County in northwestern part of 
Chicago, Niles and Morton Grove, Illinois. 
Existing project. Provides for clearing the 
channel of the North Branch of the Chicago 
River, Illinois of fallen trees, roots, and other 
debris and objects which contribute to flooding, 
unsightliness and pollution of the river for a 
distance of approximately 12 miles long 
between the fork formed by the west Fork-North 
Branch intersection just south of Golf Road, in 
Morton Grove, Illinois, and the intersection of 
the North Branch and North Shore Channel 
just south of Foster Avenue in Chicago, Illinois. 
The project was authorized by the River and 
Harbor Act of December 31, 1970 (Sec. 116) and 
amended by River & Harbor Act of 1974 
providing for maintenance of the project. 
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Local cooperation. The 1970 Act provides that 
local interests furnished without cost to the 
United States all lands, easements, rights-ofway, 
and spoil-disposal areas necessary for 
construction of the project; hold and save the 
United States free from damages due to the 
construction works; maintain and operate all 
the works after completion without cost to the 
United States; and, agree to bear all costs in 
excess of $200,000 for completing the work. 
Assurance of local cooperation for the 1970 
modification was approved on 31 July 1972. The 
1974 Act amends the 1970 Act so that the United 
States will maintain the channel free of trees, 
roots, debris and objects at a cost not to exceed 
$150,000 per year with non-Federal interests 
paying 25 per centum of the cost of 
maintenance. 
Operations and resui during period. New 
work: No work was done. 
Maintenance: Engineering and design, real 
estate, and supervision and inspection costs 
were $27,583 for FY 1977. 
Conditon at end of fiscal year. The project was 
completed 26 May 1973. Total costs of existing 
project to September 30, 1977 were $301,292, of 
which $231,884 was for new work ($191,884) 
regular funds and $40,000 public works funds), 
and $96,991 regular funds for maintenance. 
30. FARM CREEK, ILL. 
Location. Farm Creek watershed in Tazewell 
County, Ill., is 60 square miles in extent. Stream 
empties into Illinois Waterway at mile 162 
above mouth. 
Existing project. Two compacted-earth flooddetention 
dams, Fondulac Dam on Fondulac 
Creek, Tazewell County, Ill., about 1.5 miles 
easterly of East Peoria, Ill., and Farmdale Dam 
on Farm Creek, Tazewell County, Ill., about 2.5 
miles easterly of East Peoria, Ill., and improvements 
to Farm Creek, Cole Creek, and 
Kerfoot Creek Channels in East Peoria, Ill. 
Fondulac Dam has a maximum height of 67 feet 
above riverbed and a reservoir capacity of 3,780 
acre-feet. Farmdale Dam has a maximum 
height of 80 feet above 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. Project provides complete protection to 
residential, business, and highly developed 
industrial areas to East Peoria, Ill., against 
design flows in Farm, Coke, Kerfoot, and 
Dempsey Creeks of expected frequency once in 
about 100 years. 
Total costs of existing project to September 30, 
1977 were $10,900,561, of which $10,020,833 was 
for new work ($9,859,020 regular funds and 
$161,813 contributed funds), and $879,728 regular 
funds for maintenance. Exsisting project 
was authorized by 1944 Flood Control Act. (See 
H.D. 802, 78th Cong., 2nd, sess.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Operations and results during period. Maintenance: 
Maintenance of remedial works at Fondulac 
and Farmdale Dams was performed by 
hired labor at a cost of $79,191. Condition surveys 
and engineering and design studies were 
performed by hired labor a a cost of $22,120. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Existing project 
is complete. 
31. LITTLE CALUMET RIVER, ILL. 
Location: Rises in western LaPorte County, 
Indiana, near Michigan City and flows generally 
westerly through Porter and Lake County, 
Indiana, into Cook County, Illinois, to its 
junction with the Calumet-Sag Channel in 
Calumet Park, Illinois. Approximately 12 miles 
of the Little Calumet River lies within the State 
of Illinois. 
Existing project. Provides for clearing the 
channel of the Little Calumet River, Illinois, 
from its confluence with the Calumet-Sag Channel 
eastward to the Indiana State Line, of fallen 
trees, roots, silt, and other debris and objects 
which contribute to flooding, unsightliness, and 
pollution of the river. Project was authorized by 
Water Resources Development Act of 1974, Section 
66, approved 7 March 1974. 
Local cooperation: Fully complied with. 
Operations and results during period. Contract 
was awarded and clearing work was completed 
in October 1976. Engineering and design 
were performed by hired labor at a cost of $7,464. 
Supervision and inspection was accomplished 
at a cost of $8,199. Work under contract was performed 
at a cost of $37,824. Total cost of existing 
project to September 30, 1977 was $308,000 
all new work. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. The basic contract 
included removal of 4,600 cubic yards of 
material from 7 increments of the river. 
32. MOUTH OF SANGAMON RIVER, 
ILL. 
Location. On east bank of Illinois River, 98 
miles above mouth and 9.4 miles above Beardstown 
Highway Bridge. Project extends for 
several miles upstream from mouth of river. 
This portion of Sangamon River forms boundary 
line between Mason County on the 
northwest and Cass County on the southwest. 
Existing project. Project authorized by 1936 
Flood Control Act (H. Doc. 186, 72nd Congress, 
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1st session) provided for excavation of a new 
outlet channel for Sangamon River about 6.7 
miles long and 200 feet wide extending from 
Hager Slouth on Illinois River to mile 6.7 above 
mouth of Sangamon River, and a diversion 
channel and remedial works necessary for 
maintenance of a highwater table in adjacent 
wild game reserve. Further remedial work was 
authorized by Flood Control Act of 1962 (H. Doc. 
472, 87th Cong., 2d sess.). 
Completed costs for work authorized by 1936 
Flood Control Act are $764,490 Federal costs; 
$15,122 contributed funds; lands and damages, 
non-Federal costs $20,000; total $799,612. Estimated 
Federal cost (July 1973) for work authorized 
by the 1962 Flood Control Act is $284,000. 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Operations and results during period. 
Contract for work authorized by the 1962 Flood 
Control Act, was awarded and construction was 
initiated. The basic contract included construction 
of four wells approximately 70 feet deep and 
related work. Engineering and design and real 
estate studies were performed by hired labor at a 
cost of $120. Supervision and inspection cost 
was $6,331 and construction was performed 
under contract at a cost of $47,436. 
Maintenance: Condition and operation 
studies were performed by hired labor at a cost 
of $31,000. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Work authorized 
by 1936 Flood Control Act is complete. 
Total cost of existing remedial work authorized 
by 1962 Flood Control Act to September 30, 1977 
were $230,613 for new work end $262,120 for 
maintenance, a total of $492,733 
33. WILLIAM L. SPRINGER LAKE, ILL. 
Location. On Sangamon River, a tributary of 
Illinois River, Damsite is about 1.25 miles 
upstream from Decatur, Illinois. 
Existing project. The project provides for a 
multiple-purpose dam and reservoir at the 
Springer site, about 1.25 miles above Decatur, 
Ill., a sub-impoundment near the mouth of 
Friend's Creek about 7.5 miles above the 
Springer site and a dual use recreation channel 
and floodway from Decatur downstream to the 
mouth of Salt Creek. The proposed Springer 
dam will be compacted earth fill construction 
about 3,650 feet long, 55 feet high and employ 
four tainter gates for impounded water releases. 
The reservoir will have a storage capacity of 
100,600 acre-feet, with allocation of 83,600 for 
flood control, 7,000 for water supply and 10,000 
for sedimentation. The proposed dam for the 
Friend's Creek Sub-impoundment will be a 
compacted earth fill construction about 2,400 
feet long and 54 feet high and employ two 
tainter gates for impounded water releases. The 
reservoir will have a storage capacity of 56,900 
acre-feet, with allocation of 28,800 for flood 
control, 17,100 for water supply, 9,000 for 
recreation and 2,000 for sedimentation. Estimated 
cost (1974) is $110,000,000 and includes 
a future non-Federal reimbursement of$18,430,- 
000. Project was authorized by Flood Control 
Act of 1962 (H. Doc. 472, 87th Congress, 2nd 
Session). 
Local cooperation. 
a. Requirements: Local interests are required 
to: (1) agree to pay the cost allocated to water 
supply, such costs being presently estimated at 
15.02 percent of the total costs, or $16,520,000, in 
accordance with provisions of the Water Supply 
Act of 1958, as amended; (2) agree to pay 
annually the proportionate costs of operation, 
maintenance and periodic replacement of moving 
parts allocated to water supply such costs 
being presently estimated at 13.47 percent of the 
total, of $120,000, subject to any modifications 
to be provided in the water supply contract to be 
executed between the State of Illinois and he 
United States; (3) agree to pay one half of the 
separable costs assigned to recreational stream 
flow regulation, such costs being presently 
estimated at $1,250,000, to be paid in any 
manner described in (1) above; (4) agree to pay 
annually the proportionate costs of operation, 
maintenance, and periodic replacement of 
moving parts allocated to recreational stream 
flow regulation, in accordance with the 
provisions of Public Law 89-72; (5) agree to pay 
one half of the separable first costs assigned to 
recreation in the greenbelt including the project 
recreational developments outside the 
greenbelt, such costs being presently estimated 
at $540,000; (6) agree to operate and maintain 
and insure public access at specified locations 
to: the recreational facilities in the greenbelt, 
including the project recreational developments 
outside the greenbelt and the recreational areas 
adjacent to the multiple-purpose reservoir 
system leased to non-Federal interests all in 
accordance with regulations approved by the 
Secretary of the Army; (7) maintain all roads 
and bridges in the reservoir areas and in the 
greenbelt in accordance with regulations 
prescribed by the Secretary of the Army (8) hold 
and save the United States free from all water 
rights claims resulting from construction and 
operation of the project; (9) provide for adequate 
water pollution control at all sources within the 
watershed in accord with the applicable State- 
Federal Water Quality Standards and 
regulations and procedures of the State to 
prevent pollution of the impounded waters of the 
multiple-purpose reservoir system, and of the 
greenbelt area of the Sangamon River; to insure 
that the reservoir, the recreation areas and the 
greenbelt area enjoy a high quality environ- 
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ment for the benefit of all; (10) administer 
project lands and waters within the greenbelt 
area, including the recreational development 
outside the greenbelt, to enhance recreation and 
fish and wildlife and to prevent encroachment 
which would reduce the hydraulic capacity of 
the channel and the greenbelt; (11) provide 
controls against the withdrawal of stream flow 
dedicated to recreational stream flow regulation; 
(12) provide.-for operation of the existing 
non-Federal dam and reservoir on the 
Sangamon River at Lake Decatur in accordance 
with regulations developed by the State and 
Federal interests and approved by the Secretary 
of the Army, and require future dams within the 
watershed to be operated in a manner which will 
not conflict with the operation of the project; 
and (13) prior to construction; provide 
assurances that waters from the project will not 
be served for the potable consumption of the 
public by the State or by other entities subject to 
its control unless the nitrate concentration of 
such waters is undern or is reduced to fall under, 
the maximum allowable concentration (currently 
45 milligrams per liter) specified in the 
"Public Health Service Drinking Water Standards." 
b. Status: The State of Illinois is the local 
sponsor for the project. Formal assurances were 
received on 26 May 1971. A supplement to the 
assurances to incorporate the provisions of the 
Uniform Relocation and Assistance Real 
Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (P.L. 
91-646) was signed by the State on 15 December 
1971. 
Operations and results during period. New 
work: No work was done. Maintenance: Operations 
and Maintenance funds in the amount of 
$11,594 were expended for disposal of land acquired 
in connection with the project. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction 
has not been started. The project was placed in 
an inactive status in June 1975 due to a lack of 
economic justification. Two tracts of land have 
been acquired. Civil suit against the project is 
pending. 
34. INSPECTION OF COMPLETED 
FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS 
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 States regarding 
maintenance of the projects, to determine physical 
condition of the levees appurtenances and 
to receive necessary information for use in flood 
emergencies. Inspection of 27 levees was made 
in the Chicago District involving approximately 
172 miles of embankment. Fiscal year 
cost was $32,000. Total cost to September 30, 
1977 was $483,475. (See table 30-M on inspection 
of completed flood control projects.) 
35. OTHER AUTHORIZED FLOOD 
CONTROL PROJECTS 
See Table 30-N 
36. FLOOD CONTROL UNDER 
SPECIAL AUTHORIZATION 
Flood control activities pursuant to section 
205, Public Law 685, 84th Congress, as amended 
(preauthorization) Fiscal year costs 
Fiscal year costs 
Study identification.... to September 30, 1977 
Dwight, Ill .......................... $20,271 
Griffith, Ind.......................... 90,592 
Emergency flood control activities-repair, 
flood fighting and rescue work (Public Law 99, 
84th Cong. and antecedent legislation) 
(See table 30-0 on emergency flood control 
activities-repair.) 
Emergency bank protection (sec. 14 of 1946 
Flood Control Act, Public Law 526, 79th Cong.) 
Fiscal year costs 
Project and Location... to September 30, 1977 
Chicago River, 
Gordon Technical H.S., Ill. ........ $ 41,198 
Dune Acres, Ind...................... 50,380 
Gladstone, Mich........................6,936 
Highway M-35, 
Menominee County, Mich............ 20,931 
Lake Michigan at Mt. 
Pleasant, Mich .......................... 1 
Michiana, Mich ...................... 10,000 
Michigan Blvd., City of 
Racine, Wis ....................... 100,107 
Oak Creek, Wis....................... 42,336 
Point Beach State Forest, Wis .......... 2,238 
General Investigations 
37. SURVEYS 
Fiscal year costs were $260,247 for navigation 
studies, $418,904 for flood control studies, 
$37,790 for beach erosion studies and $299,888 
for special studies, comprehensive basin studies 
and inventory of dams ($229,875 by North Central 
Division). 
38. COLLECTION AND STUDY OF 
BASIC DATA 
North Central Division fiscal year cost was 
$86,904 for international water studies. 
Fiscal year 1977 costs were $234,160 for flood 
plain information studies ($63,325 for North 
Central Division). Work was done on the following 
studies: East Branch, DuPage River in 
DuPage County, Illinois; and the Fox River in 
the reach from McHenry Dam to the Wisconsin 
border. There was work on Technical and Flood 
Plain Management Services. 
39. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
Cost for hydrologic studies during the fiscal 
year was $2.000. 
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TABLE 30-A COST AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
See 
Section FY 77 Total to 
in Text Project Funding FY 74 FY 75 FY 76 FY 77 September 30, 1977 
1. Burns Waterway 
Harbor, Ind. 
[Federal Funds] 
[Contributed 
Funds] 
2. Calumet Harbor 
and River, Ill. 
and Ind. 
[Federal Funds] 
New Work: 
Approp. 4,000 
Cost 418,620 
Maint.: 
Approp. 8,618 
Cost 8,618 
New Work: 
Contrib. - 
Cost- 
New Work: 
Approp. -10,000 
Cost 58,109 
Maint.: 
Approp. 141,267 
Cost 990,129 
Rehab.: 
Approp. - 
Cost 
[Contributed Maint.: 
Funds] Contrib. - 
Cost- 
3. Chicago Harbor, New Work: 
Ill. Approp. - 
Cost - 
Maint.: 
Approp. 20,609 
Cost 25,767 
Rehab.: 
Approp. - 
Cost- 
4. Chicago River, New Work: 
Ill. Approp. - 
Cost - 
Maint.: 
Approp. 25,549 
Cost 204,553 
5. Fox River, New Work: 
Wis. Approp. - 
Cost - 
Maint.: 
Approp. 841,000 
Cost 905,781 
6. Green Bay New Work: 
Harbor, Wis. Approp. - 
Cost 182,465 
Maint.: 
Approp. 348,207 
Cost 1,017,598 
7. Illinois Waterway, New Work: 
Ill. & Ind. Approp. 1,532,768 
Cost 981,353 
Maint.: 
Approp. 5,279,300 
Cost 6,251,607 
3,331 
185,000 
185,000 
130,000 
28,700 
335,700 
449,990 
66,649 
19,900 
13,708 
20,900 
94,583 
1,233,800 
1,202,320 
1,457,600 
1,453,478 
578,300 
2,405,358 
8,665,800 
9,412,487 
30-19 
-32,000 
-32,000 
1,122,666 
1,122,532 
13,000 
114,308 
273,000 
282,993 
2 
216,000 
215,457 
882,200 
877,135 
9 - 
13,584,000 
13,584,000 
1,543,793 
1,543,116 
15,990 
15,990 
22,578,5671 
22,578,5671 
12,194,7742 
12,189,7022 
689,0013 
689,0013 
836,667 
836,658 
4,788,8274 
4,788,8274 
4,143,786 
4,143,774 
1,326,600 
1,326,600 
1,500,5654 
1,500,5654 
3,698,6856 
3,698,6856 
3,753,3347 
3,753,3347 
21,912,1738 
21,886,6698 
9,731,3959 11 
9,731,3959 11 
6,707,92010 
6,702,91610 
126,707,75112 
125,896,63812 
113,502,13113 
113,317,34413 
167,000 
175,998 
84,220 
84,218 
1,566,000 
1,584,048 
167,000 
172,401 
3,450,000 
3,484,287 
10,177,300 
10,046,019 
97,000 
96,990 
16,000 
16,002 
1,201,800 
1,194,031 
766,000 
761,604 
2,259,000 
1,452,304 
9,359,500 
9,224,058

REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
TABLE 30-A (Continued) COST AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
See 
Section FY 77 Total to 
in Text Project Funding FY 74 FY 75 FY 76 FY 77 September 30, 1977 
8. Indiana Harbor, 
Ind. 
9. Kenosha Harbor, 
Wis. 
10. Kewaunee Harbor, 
Wis. 
11. Manitowoc Harbor, 
Wis. 
12. Menominee Harbor, 
& River, 
Mich. & Wis. 
[Federal Funds] 
[Contributed 
Funds] 
13. Michigan City 
Harbor, Ind. 
[Contributed 
Funds] 
14. Milwaukee Harbor, 
Wis. 
Rehab.: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint.: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint.: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Rehab.: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint.: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Rehab.: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint.: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint.: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Rehab.: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Contrib. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint.: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Rehab.: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Contrib. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint.: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Rehab.: 
Approp. 
Cost 
19,533 
19,612 
30,300 
30,300 
43,754 
43,038 
915,800 1,948,800 1,646,300 
344,674 2,536,732 1,645,113 
95,911 
94,848 
137,000 
131,493 
77,750 
90,023 
2,027,500 -204,000 1,565,356 
302,694 1,525,917 1,565,870 
16,761 
19,813 
69,674 
50,537 
124,200 
119,506 
4,500 
35,533 
155,000 
160,184 
138,000 
130,883 
347,361 --28,600 2,972,450 
2,448,493 3,749,111 2,985,306 
30-20 
55,000 
55,715 
250,000 
252,143 
111,300 
111,555 
292,000 
292,713 
87,800 
81,015 
137,500 
144,612 
996,000 
908,120 
414,625 
414,625 
4,897,14814 16 
4,897,14814 16e 
4,605,665s15 
4,605,66415 
846,9691719 
846,9691719 
5,985,97718 
5,985,83918 
1,270,275 
1,270,275 
752,33320 
752,33320 
1,798,40221 
1,798,40121 
617,300 
617,300 
881,16422 
881,16422 
5,330,38123 
5,330,37923 
533,47624 
533,47624 
1,531,19825 
1,521,12825 
1,351,852 
1,351,852 
36,762 
36,762 
1,543,64626 
1,543,64626 
3,018,512 
3,018,507 
1,618,670 
1,618,670 
30,800 
30,800 
8,231,02427 
8,231,02427 
16,170,57428 
16,082,42728 
1,891,810 
1,891,810

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TABLE 30-A (Continued) COST AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
See 
Section FY 77 Total to 
in Text Project Funding FY 74 FY 75 FY 76 FY 77 September 30, 1977 
15. New Buffalo 
Harbor, Mich. 
[Federal Funds] 
[Contributed 
Funds] 
16. Northport 
Harbor, Wis. 
17. Port Washington 
Harbor, Wis. 
18. Racine Harbor, 
Wis. 
19. Sheboygan Harbor, 
Wis. 
20. Sturgeon Bay 
& Lake Michigan 
Ship Canal 
Wis. 
21. Two Rivers 
Harbor, Wis. 
22. Waukegan 
Harbor, Ill. 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint.: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Contrib. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint.: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint.: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Rehab.: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint.: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Rehab.: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint.: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Rehab.: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint.: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Rehab.: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint.: 
Approp. 
Cost 
6,716 
289,102 
189,000 
5,093 
59,621 
62,097 
500,471 
946,842 
40,000 
39,968 
311,000 
310,820 
198,809 
174 
1,334 
12,270 
113,000 -21,000 
91,481 550 
- 182,00030 
- 180,1003o 
170,000 275,000 
170,995 271,631 
872,847 1,919,300 1,876,618 
386,683 2,420,627 1,879,399 
42,000 
43,898 
269,000 
272,373 
96,200 
96,556 
53,125 
148,592 
150,792 
198,952 
200,732 
979,116 
112,747 
204,805 
126,396 
310,500 
300,795 
467,300 
454,842 
-150,300 
719,700 
30,100 
154,340 
99,000 
106,872 
467,000 
483,082 
611,805 
612,112 
113,000 
116,840 
155,000 
146,825 
5.52,000 
555,397 
32,000 
32,000 
336,000 
336,758 
30-21 
1,349,716 
1,349,710 
15,000 
15,000 
1,207,000 
1,163,014 
132,000 
131,999 
1,223,20431 
1,223,20231 
1,264,68932 
1,264,68832 
1,205,01533 
1,205,01533 
6,054,41934 
6,054,41934 
1,253,645 
1,253,645 
1,136,08835 
1,136,08836 
2,237,18436 
2,222,12436 
609,028 
609,028 
1,059,7223
7 
1,059,72237 
5,606,04438 
5,606,04438 
884,899 
884,899 
360,32039 
360,32039 
3,451,18840 
3,451,18840 
58,057 
58,057 
823,02641 
823,02641 
2,857,30942 
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TABLE 30-A (Continued) COST AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
See 
Section FY 77 Total to 
in Text Project Funding FY 74 FY 75 FY 76 FY 77 September 30, 1977 
29. Chicago River, Ill. New Work: 
North Branch Approp. -6,716 - - - 191,884 
[Federal Funds] Cost - - - - 191,884 
Maint.: 
Approp. - 50,000 80,000 -33,000 97,000 
Cost - 48,500 20,908 27,583 96,991 
[Contributed New Work: 
Funds] Contrib. - - - - 40,000 
Cost 2,199 - - - 40,000 
30. Farm Creek, New Work: 
Ill. Approp. - - - - 9,859,02043 
Cost - - - - 9,859,02043 
Maint.: 
Approp. 37,600 44,500 74,500 192,200 970,621 
Cost 40,825 44,500 74,647 101,311 879,728 
31. Little Calumet New Work 
River, Ill. Approp. - 40,000 215,000 53,000 308,000 
Cost - 35,062 219,451 53,487 308,000 
32. Mouth of New Work: 
Sangamon River Approp. - - 175.000 - 1,048,990a44 4 
Ill. Cost 9,395 24,582 163,844 53,887 1,048,99044 45 
[Federal Funds] Maint.: 
Approp. 50,000 1,000 7,000 26,000 492,79829 
Cost 51,353 8,500 2,000 31,000 492,79829 
[Contributed New Work: 
Funds] Contrib. - - 3,900 -1,300 2,600 
Cost - - - 2,600 2,600 
33. William L. New Work: 
Springer Approp. 250,000 300,000 - - 4,911,310 
Lake, Ill. Cost 737,561 340,310 - - 4,911,309 
Maint.: 
Approp. - - 8,000 12,000 20,000 
Cost - - 3,400 11,594 14,994 
1. Includes $855,973 for previous projects. 
2. Excludes contributed funds in settlement pursuant to 
decree [No. 54-C-1608] regarding removal of flue-dust and 
includes $45,230 for previous projects. 
3. In settlement, pursuant to decree [No. 54-C-1608] 
regarding removal of flue-dust. 
4. Includes $446,005 for previous projects. 
5. Includes $955,886 for previous projects. 
-6. Includes $109,463 for previous projects. 
7. Includes $3,239,910 for previous projects. 
8. Includes $89,309 for previous projects. 
9. Includes $396,974 for previous projects. 
10. Includes $8,918 for previous projects. 
11. Excludes $100,000 contributed funds. 
12. Includes $2,569,102 for previous projects. 
13. Includes $1,028,468 for previous projects. 
14. Includes $60,668 for previous projects. 
15. Includes $2,509 for previous projects. 
16. Excludes $12,500 contributed funds. 
17. Includes $453,839 for previous projects. 
18. Includes $21,818 for previous projects. 
19. Excludes $3,000 contributed funds. 
20. Includes $149,312 for previous projects. 
21. Includes $88,364 for previous projects. 
22. Includes $400,126 for previous projects. 
23. Includes $54,288 (or previous projects. 
24. Includes $312,423 for previous projects. 
25. Includes $36,194 for previous projects. 
26. Includes $287,389 for previous projects. 
27. Includes $1,293,220 for previous projects. 
28. Includes $459,305 for previous projects. 
29. Includes $230,678 for previous projects. 
30. Includes $71,432 for DPR report. 
31. Includes $188,495 for previous projects. 
32. Includes $15,123 for previous projects. 
33. Includes $427,240 for previous projects. 
34. Includes $79,537 for previous projects. 
35. Includes $487,817 for previous projects. 
36. Includes $87,131 for previous projects. 
37. Includes $323,419 for previous protects. 
38. Iricludes $219,730 for previous protects. 
39. Includes $212,857 for previous projects. 
40. Includes $33,113 for previous projects. 
41. Includes $218 233 on previous projects. 
42. Includes $15,711 on previous projects. 
43. Excludes $161,813 contributed funds. 
44. Excludes $15,122 contributed funds. 
45. Includes $764,490 for previous projects. 
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TABLE 30-B 
CHICAGO, ILL., DISTRICT 
AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
Acts Work Authorized Documents 
Mar. 3, 1899 
June 13, 1902 
Mar. 3, 1905 
June 25, 1910 
Sept. 22, 1922 
Aug. 30, 1935' 2 
Aug. 30, 1935' 2 
Mar. 2, 1945' 
July 14, 1960 
Oct. 23, 1962 
Oct. 27, 1965 
July 11, 1870 
June 14, 1880 
Mar. 3, 1899 
July 25, 1912 
Mar. 2, 1919 
Mar. 3, 1931 
Mar. 2, 1945 
Oct. 23, 1962 
Mar. 3, 1899 
June 13, 1902 
Mar. 2, 1907 
CALUMET HARBOR AND RIVER, ILL. AND IND. 
[See Section 2 of Text] 
Outer harbor protected by breakwaters. 
Five turning basins 
Provided for shape and dimensions of 
turning basins 
Consolidated the 2 projects for Calumet Harbor and 
Calumet River. 
Detached breakwater, dredging outer harbor to existing project 
depth and dimensions; deepen river-entrance channel and 
river to existing project depths; widen and straighten river 
channel; 5 turning basins to same depth as adjacent channel. 
Dredging areas A and B in south end of Lake Calumet and an 
entrance channel 300 feet wide to 21 feet deep. 
An approach channel to harbor 3,200 feet wide and 28 feet 
deep through shoals outside breakwater and closing 
existing gap between breakwaters. 
Depth of 29 feet in lake approach 28 feet in outer harbor; 
and 27 feet in river entrance up to E.J.&E. Ry. Bridge. 
Deepen widen, and straighten channel in Calumet River from 
E.J.&E. Ry. Bridge to and including turning basin 5, to a 
depth of 27 feet in earth and 28 feet in rock; deepen 
turning basins 1, 3 and 5 to 27 feet; enlarge turning basins 
3 and 5; a channel into Lake Calumet to 27 feet deep for 
3,000 feet and a width of 1,000 feet; and eliminate turning 
basins 2 and 4 from project. 
Modification of Act of Oct. 23, 1962. Protection for Elgin, 
Joliet and Eastern Railway Bridge over the Calumet River, 
,to permit dredging to full width of the south draw to depth 
of 27 feet, and temporary protection for the center pier 
and south abutment of the New York, Chicago and St. Louis 
Railroad Bridge [Nickel Plate] to permit dredging of full 
width of south bridge draw to depth of 27 feet prior to its 
replacement. 
CHICAGO HARBOR, ILL. [See Section 3 of Text] 
Inner breakwaters and inner basin. 
Exterior breakwater. 
Present project depth in basin, and entrance to Chicago 
River. 
Shore-arm and southerly extension of exterior breakwater. 
Modification of area to be dredged in inner basin. 
Shore-arm extension of exterior breakwater transferred to 
Lincoln Park Commissioners. 
Resumption of jurisdiction over shore-arm extension 
breakwater and over certain navigable waters in Lake 
Michigan which lie in northwestern part of outer harbor. 
Deepen a lake approach channel to 29 by 800 feet wide for 
6,600 feet; and deepen a channel and maneuver area inside 
harbor entrance to 28 by 1,300 feet wide. 
CHICAGO RIVER, ILL. [See Section 4 of Text] 
For project depth of 21 feet in lieu of that fixed by act 
of June 3, 1896. 
Turning basins. 
Interpreted by Chief of Engineers, April 11, 1908 as 
adopting new work of the then existing project for 
21-foot depth. 
Annual Report, 1896 
pp. 2584 et seq., and 
H. Doc. 277, H. 54th 
Cong., 1st sess. 
H. Doc. 172, 58th Cong., 
2d sess. 
H. Doc. 349, 60th Cong., 
1st sess. 
H. Doc. 494, 72d Cong., 
2d sess. 
H. Doc. 180, 73d Cong., 
2d sess. 
H. Doc. 233, 76th Cong., 
1st sess. 
H. Doc. 149, 86th Cong., 
1st sess. 4 
H. Doc. 581, 87th Cong., 
2d sess. 5 
H. Report No. 973, 89th 
Cong., 1st sess. 
A. Ex. Doc. 114, 41st Cong. 
2d sess., and Annual Repor 
1879, pp. 1562-1567 
Annual Report 1870, pp. 
1562-1567. 
Annual Report, 1897, pp. 
2790-2791. 
H. Doc. 710, 62d Cong. 
2d sess. 
H. Doc. 1303, 64th Cong., 
1st sess. 
Public 797, 71st Cong. 
Public 14, 79th Cong. 
H. Doc. 485, 87th Cong., 
2d sess.4 
Specified in act. 
Specified in act. 
H. Doc. 95, 56th Cong., 
1st sess. [Annual Report, 
1900, p. 3863, and Annual 
Report, 1909, p. 709]. 
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TABLE 30-B (Continued) AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
Acts Work Authorized Documents 
Mar. 2, 1919 
July 24, 1946 
Aug. 5, 1886 
Sept. 19, 189() 
June 3, 1896 
June 3, 1896 
June 13, 1902 
Mar. 2, 1907 
Mar. 3, 1925' 
June 26, 1934' 
July 3, 1958" 
June 23, 1866 
July 13, 1892 
June 26, 1910 
Aug. 8, 1917 
Mar. 3, 1925 
Aug. 30, 1935" 
Aug. 26, 1937 
Mar. 2, 1945 
Oct. 23, 1962 
Jan. 21, 1927 
July 3, 1930 
June 26, 193410 
Eliminated all work, except maintenance of main river. 
l)redging channel 9 feet deep to within 30 feet of existing 
bulkheads and river banks from North Ave. to Belmont 
Ave., thence 9 feet deep and 50 feet wide to Addison St. 
FOX RIVER, WIS. [See Section 5 of Text] 
Improvement of Fox River. 
D)redging Fond du Lac Harbor on Lake Winnebago. 
Improvement of Wolf River. 
Improvement of Stockbridge, of Calumet 
and Miller Bay, and of Brothertown 
Harbor, on Lake Winnebago. 
Incireased depth in rock cuts on lower river, widen Neenah 
Channel, and a concrete retaining wall at Kaukauna. 
Operation and care of locks and dams provided for with funds 
from War Department appropriations for rivers and harbors. 
Sec. 108. That Federal project structure, appurtenances, and 
real property of Upper Fox River, Wis., be disposed of to 
State of Wisconsin. 
GREEN BAY HARBOR, WIS. [See Section 6 of Text] 
Outer Channel and revetment at Grassy Islands.'2 
Inner channel.'2 
Turning basin at DePere. 
Maintenance of turning basin at DePere. 
Increasing depth of inner channel and turning basin to 18 feet. 
Deepen outer channel to 22 feet with widening and 
straightening inside of Tail Point Bend, widen channel in 
Fox River through city of Green Bay to 22 feet. 
Turning basin above Chicago & North Western Ry. Bridge. 
Turning basin at mouth of East River. 
Deepen and widen 9 miles of entrance channel to 26 by 500 
feet; 3.6 miles of entrance channel to 24 by 300 
feet; and 3.2 miles of existing Fox River to 24 feet 
deep. 
ILLINOIS WATERWAY, ILL. AND IND. 
[See Section 7 of Text] 
Channel 9 feet deep and 200 feet wide from mouth of Illinr,is 
River to Utica 231 miles, modification of 2 U.S. locks and 
dams, removal of 2 State dams. [Act authorized 
aopnp ropriation of not to exceed $3,500,000 for carrying work.] 
Channel 9 feet deep from Utica, Ill., to heads of present 
Federal projects on Chicago and Calumet Rivers, 94.6 
miles to Lake Street, and 96.3 miles to turning 
basin 5, respectively to be secured by means of 
completed dams, locks, lateral canals, and dredging begun 
by State of Illinois in general accordance with present 
plans of state for that work. Act adopting project 
authorized appropriation of not to exceed $7,500,000 for 
carrying on work. 
Operation and care of locks and dams provided for with funds 
from War Department appropriations for rivers and harbors. 
H. l)oc. 1294, 64th Cong., 
1st sess. 
H. I)oc. 767, 78th Cong., 
2d sess. 7 
Annual Report, 1885, pp. 
2041-2045 plan of a 
board approach Dec. 10, 
1884, as modified by 
Corps of Engineers, 
May 14, 1886]. 
H. Ex. Doc. 24, 51st Cong., 
1st sess. Annual Report, 
1890, p. 2390. 
No prior survey or estimates. 
No prior survey or estimates. 
No prior survey or estimates. 
H. Doc. 294, 68th Cong., 
1st sess." 
S. Doc. 3910, 85th Cong. 
2d sess. 
Annual Report, 1867, p. 70. 
Unpublished report 
approved Aug. 3, 1892. 
H. Doc. 222, 61st Cong., 
2d sess. 
H. Doc. 1017, 64th Cong., 
1st sess. 
H. Doc. 294, 68th Cong., 
1st sess. 
Rivers and Harbors 
Committee Doc. 40, 72d 
Cong., 2d sess. 
Rivers and Harbors 
Committee Doc. 73, 74th 
Cong., 2d sess. 
H. Doc. 95, 76th Cong., 
1st sess. 
H. Doc. 470, 87th Cong., 
2d sess." 
Rivers and Harbors 
Committee Doc. 69th 
Cong. 1st sess., and S. Doc. 
130, 69th Cong., 1st sess. 
S. Doc. 126, 71st Cong., 
2d sess. 
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CHICAGO, ILL., DISTRICT 
TABLE 30-B (Continued) AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
Acts Work Authorized Documents 
Aug. 30, 1935 
Aug. 30, 1935' 
June 14, 1937 
June 20, 1938 
Oct. 23, 1943 
Mar. 2, 1945 
July 24, 1946 
July 24, 1946 
July 17, 19531 
July 3, 1958 
Oct. 23, 1962 
Aug. 18, 1968 
June 25, 1910 
Mar. 4, 1913 
Mar. 2, 1919 
Construct modern locks and dams at La Grange and Peoria and 
a channel 9 feet deep and 300 feet wide below Lockport, 
exact location and details of design of all structures to 
be left to discretion of Chief of Engineers, and, for time 
being, that no change be made in water authorized for 
navigation of Illinois River by act of July 3, 1930. 
Also provides for 3 passing places along Sag Channel and 
authorized channel in Calumet-Sag route to turning basin 5, 
and dredging at entrance of Lake Calumet. 
Realign portion of Calumet River and abandonment of 
bypassed section of Calumet River. 
Modifies local cooperation requirements in 1935 act. 
Pay damages to levee and drainage districts due to seepage 
and other factors, not to exceed $503,5(0). 
Enlarge Calumet-Sag Channel to 160 feet wide and a usable 
depth of 9 feet. D)redge a barge channel 160 feet wide 
with a usable depth of 9 feet in Grand Calumet and Little 
Calumet River Branch of Indiana Harbor Canal to deep 
Ilakel draft through 141st St., East Chicago, Ind. 
Construct in Little Calumet River a lock of suitable 
dimensions for large navigation. Rebuild or otherwise 
alter at Federal expense all obstructive railroad bridtes 
across Calumet-Sag channel, Little Calumet River, Calumet 
River, Grand Calumet River, and Indiana Harbor Canal, so as 
to provide suitable clearance, except that no Federal funds 
shall be expended for removal or alteration of Illinois 
Central R.R. bridge at mile 11.20 of Little Calumet River. 
Substitute following work for that authorized by act of 
Mar. 2, 1945; replace emergency dam in Chicago Sanitary and 
Ship Canal; enlargement of that canal thence to Sag Junction 
and of Calumet-Sag Channel to afford channels 225 feet wide 
with usable depth of 9 feet; construct along general route 
depth of 9 feet to 225 feet wide between Little Calumet 
River and junction with Indiana Harbor Canal and 160 feet 
wide thence to Clark St. Gary, Ind. with a turning basin 
at Clark St., enlarge Indiana Harbor Canal to 225 feet wide 
and usable depth of 9 feet between Grand Calumet River and 
vicinity of 141st St., inclusive; remove Blue Island lock 
and construct a lock and control works in Calumet River 
near its head, and similar structures in proposed Grand 
Calumet Channel west of Indiana Harbor Canal; alter or 
eliminate railroad bridges across three channels lakeward 
of Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, or construct new 
railroad bridges, to provide suitable clearance. 
A small-boat harbor in vicinity of Peoria, Ill., by 
construction of a basin 510 by 250 feet, dredged to 7 feet 
deep. 
$48,933 to reimburse Nutwood I)rainage and Levee District for 
additional pumping operation; supplementing $58,750 
authorized in Oct. 1943 act. 
Federal participation in alteration of highway bridges, 
Calumet-Sag Modification, Part I, which constitute 
unreasonable obstructions to navigation, in accordance 
with Public Law 647, 76th Cong., as amended. 
Construct auxiliary locks at Lockport, Brandon Road, 
D)resden Island, Marseilles, Starved Rock, Peoria, and 
La Grange. 
Federal participation in alteration of highway bridges, 
Calumet-Sag Modification, Part II, which constitutes 
unreasonable obstructions to navigation, in accordance 
with Public Law 647, 76th Congress, as amended. 
INDIANA HARBOR, IND. [See Section 8 of Text] 
Outer harbor and maintenance of inner harbor channel. 
Breakwaters. 
Lighthouse crib, present length and aline easterly and 
northerly breakwaters. 
H. I)oc. 184, 73d Cong., 
2d sess." 
H. I)oc. 180, 73d Cong., 
2d sess. 
Rivers and Harbors 
Committee Doc. 19, 75th 
Cong., 1st sess. 
H. I)oc. 711, 77th Cong., 
2d sess. 
H. I)oc. 145, 76th Cong., 
Ist sess. 
H. Doc. 677, 79th Cong., 
2d sess. 
H. l)oc. 698, 79th Cong., 
2d sess. 
H. I)oc. 144, 81st Cong., 
1st sess. 
H. I)oc. 45, 85th Cong., 
1st sess.'" 
H. I)oc. 31, 86th Cong., 
1st sess. 
Specified in Act. Also 
H. Doc. 45, 85th Cong., 
1st sess. 
H. Doc. 1113 60th Cong., 
2d sess. 
H. Doc. 690, 62d Cong., 
2d sess. 
Rivers and Harbors 
Committee Doc. 6, 65th 
Cong., 2d sess. 
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TABLE 30-B (Continued) AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
Acts Work Authorized Documents 
Mar. 20, 1922 
Mar. 3, 1925 
July 3, 193017 
June 30, 1932 
Aug. 30, 1935' 
Aug. 26, 1937 
July 14, 1960 
Oct. 27, 196525 
Mar. 3, 1899 
Mar. 2, 1907 
Aug. 30, 1935'" 
May 17, 1950 
Oct. 23, 1962 
Mar. 3, 1881 
June 25, 1910 
Aug. 30, 193521 
July 14, 196026 
Mar. 2, 1907 
Aug. 30, 193521 
Modify length of channel to be maintained in extension to 
Lake George. 
Authorized Secretary of War to modify project so far as 
relates to length and alinement of breakwaters and to sell 
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Co: about 1,180 linear feet of 
shoreward end of existing north breakwater. 
Existing project channel width and depth in Lake George 
Branch and turning basin at the Forks. 
Authorized Secretary of War to sell Inland Steel Co. about 
1,903 linear feet of southerly end of existing east 
breakwater. 
Extend easterly breakwater, dredge entrance channel and outer 
harbor, deepen channel between bulkhead fills, widen main 
stem of canal and portion of Calumet River Branch to 
141st St. 
Modified conditions of local cooperation required before 
enlargement of Indiana Harbor Canal is undertaken 
by United States. 
Increase authorized depths to 29 feet in outer harbor 
entrance channel; 28 feet in outer harbor, and 27 feet in 
canal entrance channel to first E.J.&E. Ry. Bridge. 
Deepen main canal from landward end of carial entrance channel 
to a point lakeward of Dickey Place Bridge over a modified 
channel width of 190 feet, except through bridge 
openings. 
KENOSHA HARBOR, WIS. [See Section 9 of Text] 
Parallel piers and 600 feet of breakwater.' 
Extending breakwater 200 feet. 
Present project dimensions of enitrance channel and basin. 
Channel northwesterly from basin. 
DI)eepen lake approach channel to 27 feet and 800 feet wide; 
deepen approach channel t 26 feet, entrance channel and 
inner basin to 25 feet. 
KEWAUNEE HARBOR, WIS. [See Section 10 of Text] 
Entrance piers.' 12 
Turning basin 
North breakwater remove old north pier, widen and deepen 
entrance channel and turning basin to 20 feet and remove 
outer south shoal. 
Enlarge existing turning basin, extend existing project into 
north basin, and increase depth of north basin to 20 feet 
at a maximum width of 500 feet and eliminate removal of 
outer shoal. 
MANITOWOC HARBOR, WIS. [See Section 11 of Text] 
Breakwaters. 
Present project dimensions of channel through outer basin, 
removal of old north stub pier, and approach channel 
to a proposed city terminal south of shore end of south 
breakwater. 
Public Law 176, 67th Cong. 
Rivers and Harbors 
Committee Doc. 21, 71st 
Cong., 2d sess. 
Public Law 219, 72d Cong. 
Rivers and Harbors 
Committee Doc. 29, 72d 
Cong., 1st sess. 
Rivers and Harbors 
Committee Doc. 13, 75th 
Cong., 1st sess. 
H. Doc. 195, 86th Cong., 
1st sess. 
H. Doc. 227, 89th Cong., 
1st sess." 
H. Doc. 328, 54th Cong., 2d 
sess. Annual Report, 1897, 
p. 2772, H. Doc. 164, 55th 
Cong. 3d sess. Annual 
Report, 1899, p. 1817. 
H. Doc. 62, 59th Cong., 
2d sess. and Rivers and 
Harbors Committee Doc. 
3, 59th Cong., 2d sess. 
Rivers and Harbors 
Committee Doc. 19, 74th 
Cong., 1st sess. 
H. Doc. 750, 80th Cong., 
2d sess. 
H. Doc. 496, 87th Cong., 
2d sess.8 
Annual Report, 1881, 
p. 2082. 
H. Doc. 324, 60th Cong., 
e1sste ss. 
Rivers and Harbors 
Committee Doc. 43, 72d 
Cong., 1st sess. 
S. Doc. 19, 86th Cong., 
1st sess.8 
H. Doc. 62, 59th Cong. 1st 
seas. as modified by kivers 
and harbors Committee 
Doc. 3, 59th Cong., 2d sess. 
Rivers and Harbors 
Committee Doc. 39, 73d 
Cong., 2d seas.

CHICAGO, ILL., DISTRICT 
TABLE 30-B (Continued) AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
Acts Work Authorized Documents 
Aug. 26, 1937 
Oct. 23, 1962 
Dec. 31, 1968 
Sec. 107 
July 14, 1960 
Mar. 3, 1871 
June 13, 1902 
Mar. 4, 1913 
July 3, 1930 
Aug 30, 1935 
Mar. 2, 1945 
July 14, 1960 
June 27, 1967 
Sec. 107 
July 14, 1960 
Channel in river. 
Deepen Lake approach to 25 feet by 800 feet wide, deepen 
outer harbor to 25 feet, river channel to 23 feet to 
8th St., and Upper River Channel to 22 feet to Soo Line R.R. 
Dredge River Channel to 12 feet from Soo Line R.R. 
720 feet upstream. 
MENOMINEE HARBOR AND RIVER, MICH. AND WIS. 
[See Section 12 of Text] 
Entrance piers.' 2 
Consolidation of project for harbor and river, and a channel 
18 feet deep. 
Partial restoration of work above bridge which had been 
eliminated by act of May 3, 1905. 
20-foot depth in channel and 18-foot depth in turning basin. 
21-foot depth in channel and turning basin and enlarge 
turning basin. 
Extend channel 12 feet deep to vicinity of Marinette Yacht 
Club. 
Deepen existing approach channel to 26 feet, entrance and 
river channels to 24 feet and enlarge turning basin. 
Deepen 1,100 feet of river channel generally north of 
Marinette Corp. facilities to 19 feet. 
MICHIGAN CITY HARBOR, IND. [See Section 13 of Text] 
East breakwater and old east pier inclosing the outer basin. 
Extension of east pier. 
Extend east pier and construct detached breakwater. 
Lower turning basin. Rebuild west pier as at present located. 
Present project dimensions of entrance channel. 
Existing project depth in channel, and in lower and 
middle turning basins, eliminated improvement of Trail 
Creek above middle turning basin and uncompleted 
portion of detached breakwater, abandonment of old east 
breakwater and old east pier inclosing outer basin. 
Restore and repair westerly 1,000 feet of east breakwater, 
dredging outer basin, and enlarging entrance to basin 
through east pier. 
Dredge river channel 50 feet wide and 6 feet deep from upper 
turning basin to E Street bridge. 
MILWAUKEE HARBOR, WIS. [See Section 14 of Text] 
North pier. 12 
Inner 7,600 feet of breakwater.1 2 
South pier. Extending north breakwater 1,000 feet. 
Extend north breakwater; a south breakwater, present project 
dimensions of inner entrance channel. 
Dredging a portion of outer harbor to 21-foot depth. 
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Rivers and Harbors 
Committee Doc. 80, 74th 
Cong., 2d sess. 
H. Doc. 479, 87th Cong., 
2d sess. 
Detailed Project Report 
June 1967.8 
Annual report, 1867, p. 132. 
H. Doc. 419, 56th Cong., 
1st sess. 
H. Doc. 171, 70th Cong., 
1st sess. 
Rivers and Harbors 
Committee Doc. 28, 73d 
Cong., 2d sess. 
H. Doc. 228, 76th Cong., 
1st sess. 
H. Doc. 112, 86th Cong., 
1st sess. 
Detailed Project Report 
Dec. 1960.8 
Recommendation of a Board 
of Engineers. Annual 
Report, 1870, p. 123. 
Reports of Boards of 
Engineers, Annual Report, 
1851, pp. 2187-2189; 
Annual Report 1882, 
pp. 2264-2266. 
Annual Report, 1897, 
pp. 2903-2904. 
Joint resolution of Congress 
approved May 13, 1908, 
Public Law 23. 
H. Doc. 279, 69th Cong., 
1st sess. 
Rivers and Harbors 
Committee Doc. 34, 74th 
Cong., 1st sess. 
Detailed Project Report 
June 1965.8 
S. Doc. 175, 25th Cong., 
2d sess. 
Annual Report, 1881, 
p. 2122. 
Annual Reprt, 1906, 
p. 1752. [No prior survey 
or estimate affecting 
breakwater extensions.] 
H. Doc. 804, 66th Cong., 
2nd sess. 
H. Doc. 289, 72d Cong., 
1st sess. 
Mar. 3, 1889 
Mar. 3, 1905 
Jan. 21, 1927 
Aug. 30, 1935 
Sept. 30, 1966 
Sec. 107 
July 14, 1960 
Aug. 30, 1852 
Mar. 3, 1883 
Mar. 2, 1907 
Sept. 22, 1922 
Aug. 30, 1935

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TABLE 30-B (Continued) AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
Acts Work Authorized Documents 
Mar. 2, 1945 
July 14, 1960 
O()ct. 23, 1962 
.July 11, 1870 
Aug. 14, 1876 
Aug. 30, 193524 
July 3, 19582 4 
Mar. 2, 1907 
Aug. 26, 1937 
Mar. 2, 1945 
Mar. 2, 1907 
Jan. 21; 1927 
Aug. 30, 1935 
Sept. 3, 1954 
Mar. 3, 1873 
July 13, 1892 
June 13, 1902 
Aug. 30, 1935 
Mar. 2, 1945 
i)redging river channels to 21-foot depth. 
Deepen South Menomonee and Burnham Canals to 21 feet. 
I)eepen an approach channel to 30 feet by 800 feet wide and 
300 feet wide through breakwater; deepen entrance channel 
28 feet through piers, outer harbor to 28 feet south of 
entrance channel, and a channel to 27 feet in Milwaukee 
River to Buffalo St., and in Kinnickinnic River to Chicago 
& North Western Ry. bridges. 
PORT WASHINGTON HARBOR, WIS. 
[See Section 17 of Text]' 
North pier and south basin.'' 
North basin. 
North breakwater, removal of 650 feet of north pier, outer 
turning basin, present project dimensions of channel 
and basin and extension of south breakwater. 
Extending and raising of north breakwater and placing 
rubble along sides; removing 456 feet of south breakwater 
and dredging in outer basin. 
RACINE HARBOR, WIS. [See Section 18 of Text] 
Breakwaters. 
Remove shoals lakeward of harbor entrance, enlarge 
19-foot channel through outer basin and 19-foot channel in 
river. 
Present project dimensions of channel through outer basin 
and in river. 
SHEBOYGAN HARBOR, WIS. [See Section 19 of Text] 
North breakwater. 
Preserving south pier as part of project, providing turning 
basin, and elimination of proposed south breakwaters. 
Present project dimensions of channel. 
Widen and deepen outer harbor entrance channel to 450 feet, 
widen and deepen river channel from present project limit 
to north side of Jefferson Ave. 
STURGEON BAY AND LAKE MICHIGAN SHIP CANAL, 
WIS. [See Section 20 of Text] 
Breakwaters.) 2 
Acquisition of the canal. 
Canal revetments and consolidation of canal and harbor works. 
Present project dimensions of channels and elimination of 
turning basin immediately west of revetted canal. 
Turning basin between city and Bushman wharves. 
S. l)oc. 29, 76th Cong., 
Ist sess. 
H. )oc. 285, 86th Cong., 
2d sess. 
H. )oc. 134, 87th Cong., 
Ist sess. 
H. Ex. I)oc. 28, 41st 
Cong. 2nd sess., 
and Annual Report, 
1879, p. 119. 
Annual Report, 1876, 
pt. 2, p. 379. 
H. Doc. 168, 72d Cong., 
1st sess., and River and 
Harbors Committee Doc. 
41, 74th Cong., 1st sess. 
H. Doc. 446, 83d Cong., 
2d sess." 
H. Doc. 62, 59th Cong., 
1st sess., and Annual 
Report 1909, p. 1973. 
Rivers and Harbors 
Committee Doc. 46, 75th 
Cong., 1st sess. 
H. Doc. 816, 77th Cong., 
2d and H. Doc. 255, 
78th Cong., 1st sess.' 
H. Doc. 62, 59th Cong., 
1st sess. 
H. Doc. 475, 68th Cong., 
2d sess. 
Rivers and Harbors 
Committee Doc. 47, 74th 
Cong., 1st sess. 
H. Doc. 554, 82d Cong., 
2d sess." 
H. Ex. Doc. 34, 42d Cong., 
2d sess. Annual Report, 
1872, p. 171. 
H. Ex. Doc. 106, 49th Cong., 
2d sess. 
H. Doc. 117,56 Cong., 
2d sess. 
Rivers and Harbors 
Committee Doc. 9, 74th 
Cong., 1st sess. 
H. Doc. 421, 78th Cong., 
2d sess. 
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CHICAGO, ILL., DISTRICT 
TABLE 30-B (Continued) AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
Acts Work Authorized Documents 
Mar. 3, 1871 
Mar. 2, 1907 
Aug. 30, 1935 
July 3, 1958 
June 14, 1880 
Aug. 3, 1882 
June 13, 1902 
July 3, 1930 
Mar. 2, 1945 
Dec. 17, 1970 
Sec. 201 
Oct. 27, 1965 
TWO RIVERS HARBOR, WIS. [See Section 21 of Text] 
South pier, 750 feet of north pier, and about 44 feet of 
north revetment.'2 
Remainder of north pier and stilling basin. 
Deepening entrance channel and inner basin to 18 feet. 
Extend existing project in West Twin River to 18 feet deep 
and in East Twin River to 10 feet deep to 22d Street 
Bridge. 
WAUKEGAN HARBOR, ILL. [See Section 22 of Text] 
Parallel piers and basins.'? 
Modified location of harbor entrance. 
Detached breakwater, extend piers, increase width of harbor 
at inner end of north pier, and dredge channel and basin to 
existing project depth. 
Extension of breakwater to shore, dredging near outer end 
of north pier, and enlarging inner basin. 
Dredge an entrance channel to existing project dimensions 
from outer end of north pier to project depth in lake, 
and dredge an anchorage area min southwest corner of inner 
basin to existing project depth. Abandonment of dredging 
triangular area in southwest corner of inner basin to 
18 feet deep. 
Provides for deepening the existing entrance channel in the 
outer harbor to 25 feet and extending it to that depth in 
Lake Michigan, at widths varying from 380 feet to 
500 feet; deepening the channel between piers to a depth 
of 23 feet at a width of 180 feet; and deepening the inner 
basin to 23 feet and extending its limits approximately 
275 feet northward. 
1. Included in Public Works Administration Program 
Sept. 6 1943, and Dec. 16, 1933. 
2. Uncompleted portion was deauthorized in 1977 
[dredging in front of U.S. Steel Corp.] 
3. Uncompleted portion was deauthorized in 1977 
[breakwater closure.] 
4. Contains latest map of harbor. 
5. Contains latest map of river. 
6. Latest published map is in Annual Report for 1914, 
opposite p. 2928. 
7. Contains latest published map of North Branch above 
North Ave. 
8. Contains latest published map. 
9. This portion inactive. 
10. Permanent Appropriations Repeal Act. 
11. Transfer completed June 1962. 
12. Completed under previous project. 
13. Included in Public Works Administration Program, 
Jan. 3 1934. 
14. contains latest published map of Illinois and Des- 
Plaines Rivers. 
15. Included, in part, in Public Works Administration 
Program, Oct. 31, 1934, and Feb. 28, 1935. 
16. Contains latest published maps of Calumet-Sag 
portion. 
17. Uncompleted portion was deauthorized in 1977 [widen 
and deepen Lake George Branch.] 
18. Included in Public Works Administration Program 
Sept. 6, 1933, and July 25 1934. Uncompleted portion was 
deauthorized in 1977 [widen and deepen main channel of 
canal and Calumet River Branch.] 
19. Included in emergency relief program May 28, 1935. 
20. Included in emergency relief program, May 28 1935. 
Inactive portion; removal of 200 linear feet of north pier 
widening inner 200 feet of channel through outer basin, and 
closing gap in north-shore connection of breakwater. 
21. Superseded by act of October 23, 1962. 
22. Uncompleted portion was deauthorized in 1977 
[dredging MilwaukeeRiver from Buffalo St. Bridge to North 
Humboldt Ave. Bridge.] 
23. Work recommended in H. Doc. 168, 72d Cong., 1st 
Sess., included in Public Works Administration Program, 
Sept. 6 1933. 
24. Ieauthorized in 1977. 
25. Project deauthorized in 1977. 
26. Uncompleted portion of project deauthorized in 1977. 
30.29 
Annual Report, 1871, p. 123 
[as modified by Chief of 
Engineers, Feb. 27, 1897). 
H. Doc. 730, 59th Cong., 
1st sess. Modification of 
Plan A. 
Rivers and Harbors 
Committee Doc. 25, 73d 
Cong., 2d sess. 
H. Doc. 362, 84th Cong., 
2d sess." 
Annual Report, 1880, 
p. 1942. 
Annual Report, 1882, 
pp. 277-2162. 
H. Doc. 343, 56th Cong., 
1st sess. 
Rivers and Harbors 
Committee Doc. 27, 71st 
Cong., 2d sess. 
H. Doc. 116, 77th Cong., 
1st sess. 
H. Doc. 368, 90th Cong., 
2d sess." 
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REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
TABLE 30-C EXISTING PROJECTS 
See 
Section 
in Text Project Item Length (feet) Width (feet) Depth (feet) 
2. Calumet Harbor and Northerly breakwater 6714 - - 
River, Ill. and Ind. 
3. Chicago Harbor, Ill. 
6. Green Bay Harbor, 
Wis. 
7. Illinois Waterway, 
Ill. and Ind. 
9. Kenosha Harbor, 
Wis. 
Southerly breakwater 
North pier 
Approach channel 
Outer harbor 
River entrance 
Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway Bridge 
to turning basin No. 3 
Turning basin No. 3 to turning basin 
No. 5 
Approach into Lake Calumet 
Extension into Lake Calumet 
Turning basins 1, 2 and 5 
Shore arm north breakwater 
North exterior breakwater 
Southerly extension 
Main inner breakwater 
South inner breakwater 
North pier 
Approach channel 
Channel and maneuver area 
Entrance channel 
Inner basin 
Entrance channel 
Entrance channel 
Entrance channel 
Fox River channel 
Turning basin (on Fox River) at mouth 
of East River 
Turning basin abaove C.&N.W. Ry. Bridge 
Upper River channel 
Turning basin at DePere 
Nine locks and six dams with duplicate 
locks at seven locations 
Grafton to Lockport, Ill. 
Lockport to controlling works 
Controlling works to junction with 
Calumet-Sag Channel 
Calumet-Sag Channel to lock in Blue 
Island 
Calumet and Little Calumet Channel, 
from Blue Island to turning basin 5 
Grand Calumet River Channel from 
junction with Little Calumet River 
to and in Indiana Harbor Canal to 
141st, East Chicago, Ind. 
Also, Grand Calumet River Channel 
from junction of Indiana Harbor Canal 
and Grand Calumet River to Clark St. 
in Gary, Ind., with a turning basin at 
Clark St. 
A channel in Chicago Sanitary and Ship 
Canal and South Branch Chicago River 
from Sag-Junction to Lake St. in 
Chicago, Ill. 
Breakwater 
North pier 
South pier 
5,007 
2,450 
9,700 
10,500 
3,000 
21,100 
3,200 
3,000 
290 
200 
and variable 
8,000 Variable 
4,000 
3,000 
2,250 
5,316 
4,944 
4,338 
2,544 
960 
6,600 
2,200 
7,300 
1,270 
49,632 
9,504 
9,504 
16,896 
17,424 
- 
291.1 miles 
2.0 miles 
10.0 miles 
16.0 miles 
7.7 miles 
9.0 miles 
4.2 miles 
400 
1,000 
800 
1,300 
190-470 
740 
500 
300 
300 
Varies 
1,000 
800 
150 
640 
300 
200-300 
225 
225 
300
9 
160 
22.1 miles 175-300 
- 
29 
28 
27 
27 
earth 
28 
rock 
27 
27 
27 
27
-
- 
r 
29 
28 
21 
21 
26 
26 
24 
24 
24 
20 
18 
18
9
9
9
9
9
9
9 
796 
1,077 
1,175 
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TABLE 30-C (Cont'd) 
CHICAGO, ILL., DISTRICT 
EXISTING PROJECTS 
See 
Section 
in Text Project Item Length (feet) Width (feet) Depth (feet) 
9. Kenosha Harbor, 
(cont'd.) Wis. 
(cont'd.) 
10. Kewaunee Harbor, 
Wis.' 
11. Manitowoc Harbor, 
Wis. 
12. Menominee Harbor 
and River, Mich. 
and Wis. 
13. Michigan City, Harbor, 
Ind. 
14. Milwaukee Harbor, 
Wis. 
Lake approach channel 
Approach channel 
Entrance channel 
Inner basin 
North Channel to 50th Street Bridge 
North breakwater 
North pier 
South pier 
Approach channel 
Outer basin 
Channel to turning basin 
Turning basin 
Channel to North Basin 
North Basin 
North breakwater 
South breakwater 
North stub pier 
Approach channel 
Outer harbor 
Lower River Channel 
Upper River Channel 
Upper River Extension 
North pier 
South pier 
Approach channel 
Inner channel 
River channel 
Turning basin 
River channel 
River channel 
Detached breakwater 
West pier 
East pier 
East breakwater 
Entrance channel 
Main channel 
Outer basin 
Trail Creek 
Trail Creek 
North breakwater 
South breakwater 
North pier 
South pier 
Approach channel 
Entrance channel 
North outer harbor 
South outer harbor 
Milwaukee River 
Milwaukee River to Buffalo Street 
Bridge 
Milwaukee River Buffalo St. to 
Humboldt Ave. 
Menomonee River 
Kinnickinnic River entrance channel 
to C&NW Ry. 
30-31 
2,800 
650 
2,150 
800 
475 
2,980 
626 
1,850 
800 
1,200 
950 
700 
1,000 
300 
2,450 
2,290 
74 
2,600 
1,700 
1,500 
7,000 
720 
1,870 
2,631 
3,000 
3,100 
4,800 
800-200 
1,100 
1,400 
1,304 
835 
2,276 
1,000 
1,900 
2,400 
900 
3,000 
2,300 
9,954 
9,671 
1,656 
1,608 
1,500 
4,300 
4,600 
4,600 
1,100 
2,750 
10,000 
9,000 
4,400 
800 
400 
200 
200-700 
75 
600 
505 
150-156 
500 
100 
500 
800 
800 
180 
Variable 
110-150 
600 
300 
200 
500 
150 
90 
150-425 
120-150 
900 
50-100 
50 
300-800 
250-600 
1,500 
2,200 
250 
Variable 
Variable 
Variable 
350-150 
27 
26 
25 
25 
21 
20 
20 
20 
20 
20 
20 
25 
23 
23 
22 
12 
26 
24 
24 
21 
19 
12 
18 
18 
8-12 
18
6 
30 
28 
212 
28 
27 
21 
21 
21 
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REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
TABLE 30-C (Cont'd) EXISTING PROJECTS 
See 
Section 
in Text Project Item Length (feet) Width (feet) Depth (feet) 
14. Milwaukee Harbor 
(cont'd,) (cont'd.) 
17. Port Washington 
Harbor, Wis. 
18. Racine Harbor, Wis. 
19. Sheboygan Harbor, 
Wis. 
20. Sturgeon Bay and 
Lake Michigan 
Ship Canal, Wis. 
21. Two Rivers Harbor, 
Wis. 
22. Waukegan Harbor, 
Ill. 
Kinnickinnic River C&NW Ry. to 
So. Kinnickinnic Ave. Bridge 
South Menomonee Canal 
Burnham Canal 
North breakwater 
North stub pier 
Entrance channel and outer basin 
North basin 
West basin 
North breakwater 
North stub pier 
South breakwater 
Approach channel 
Outer basin 
Root River Channel 
North breakwater 
North stub pier 
South breakwater 
Approach channel 
Entrance channel 
Outer turning basin 
Lower river channel 
Upper river channel 
Approach channel 
Two converging breakwaters (each) 
Approach through breakwaters 
Revetted canal 
Channel through Sturgeon Bay 
Channel through Sturgeon Bay 
Turning Basin 
Approach channel 
North pier 
South pier 
Channel 
Inner Basin 
Channel East Twin Bridge 
North breakwater 
North pier 
South pier 
Entrance channel 
Channel to inner basin 
Inner basin 
Anchorage area 
1. For detailed description seepage 1224, Annual Report for 1963. 
2. Dredging by city of Milwaukee and reimbursed at 10� per cu. yd. 
3. Area of about 6 acres. 
30-32 
2,200 
4,350 
1,320 
3,817 
125 
2,550 
750 
490 
2,640 
180 
2,616 
680 
1,000 
2,000 
3,832 
120 
2,490 
1,000 
1,860 
1,500 
4,400 
1,300 
1,200 
1,344 
1,880 
6,400 
21,400 
14,600 
1,000 
1,642 
1,720 
1,600 
800 
2,200 
1,900 
1,610 
3,211 
3,250 
1,700 
1,650 
3 
150-100 
100 
100 
100-750 
150-185 
100-130 
250 
1,000 
95-190 
450 
475 
400 
140-370 
100-130 
600 
130-200 
130 
250 
500 
500 
200 
200 
100 
380-500 
180 
375-500 
3 
21 
21 
21 
21 
18 
18
- 
23 
21 
19 
25 
21 
20 
21 
15 
23 
23 
22 
22 
22 
20 
18 
-- 
18 
1188 
10 
25 
23 
23
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TABLE 30-D FOX RIVER, WIS.: LOCKS AND DAMS 
(See Section 5 of Text) 
Depth at 
Normal Pool 
Miles Avail- Lower 
from Dis- Clear able Breast Miter Character Kind Year 
Green Nearest tance Width Length Lift Wall' Sill of of Type of Com- Actual 
Name of Lock and Dam Bay Town (miles) (feet) (feet) (feet) (feet) (feet) Foundation Dam Construction plete Cost 
DePere lock2 
DePere dam2 
Little Kaukauna lock 2 
Little Kaukauna dam2 
Rapide Croche lock2 
Rapide Croche Dam2 
Kaukauna fifth lock2 
Kaukauna fourth lock2 
Kaukauna third lock2 
Kaukauna second lock2 
Kaukauna first lock2 
Kaukauna Dam2 
Kaukauna guard lock 
Little Chute combined lock: 
Lower 
Upper 
Little Chute second lock2 
Little Chute first (guard) lock1 
Little Chute Dam2 
Cedars lock2 
Cedars Dam2 
Appleton fourth lock2 
Appleton lower dam2 
Appleton third lock2 
Appleton second lock2 
Appleton first lock2 
Appleton upper dam 
Menasha lock2 
Menasha Dam2 
7.1 DePere 
7.2 DePere 
13.0 DePere 
13.1 DePere 
19.2 Wrightstown 
19.3 Wrightstown 
22.8 Kaukauna 
23.1 Kaukauna 
23.3 Kaukauna 
23.4 Kaukauna 
23.6 Kaukauna 
24.0 Kaukauna 
24.0 Kaukauna 
24.4 Little Chute 
25.4 Little Chute 
26.4 Little Chute 
26.5 Little Chute 
26.6 Little Chute 
27.3 Little Chute 
27.4 Little Chute 
30.7 Appleton 
30.9 Appleton 
31.3 Appleton 
31.6 Appleton 
31.9 Appleton 
32.2 Appleton 
37.0 Menasha 
37.8 Menasha 
6
6
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1 
36.0 146.0 8.9 10.3 12.0 Rock - Concrete 1936 $229,308 
- - - - - Rock Fixed; Concrete 1929 209,536 
36.0 146.0 7.2 8.0 9.5 Clay - Concrete 1938 362,427 
- - - - - Clay and gravel Fixed' Piers and concrete 1926 179,398 
36.0 146.0 8.3 8.8 9.3 Rock - Concrete 1934 228,738 
- - - - - Rock Fixed; 'Concrete 1930 118,975 
35.6 144.0 9.1 6.7 7.4 Rock - Composite 1$98 13,310. 
36.6 144.1 10.2 6.9 6.0 Rock - Stone masonry 1879 37,536 
30.6 144.0 10.2 6.9 6.3 Rock - Stone masonry 1879 39,948 
35.0 144.0 9.6 6.0 6.0 Rock - Stone masonry 1903 24,313 
35.1 144.4 11.0 6.9 6.0 Rock - Stone masonry 1883 38,704 
- - - - - Rock Fixed'4 Concrete 1931 123,763 
40.0 - - 9.4 - Rock - Stone masonry 1891 12,630 
35.4 146.5 10.9 6.0 8.6 Rock 
36.3 144.1 10.6 7.6 6.0 Hardpan 
35.0 144.2 13.8 8.0 6.1 Rock 
35.4 - - 6.6 - Rock 
- - - - - Rock 
35.0 144.0 9.8 6.8 7.3 Rock 
- - - - - Rock 
35.0 144.0 7.6 8.1 7.9 Rock 
- - - - - Rock 
35.0 144.0 8.7 6.0 8.6 Rock 
35.1 144.6 9.6 6.9 6.0 Clay 
35.0 144.7 10.0 6.6 6.0 Rock 
- - - - - Rock 
35.4 144.0 8.5 7.2 8.0 Clay 
- - - - - Hardpan 
- Stone masonry 
- Stone masonry 
- Stone masonry 
- Stone masonry 
Fixed' 4 Concrete 
- Stone masonry 
Fixed' 4 Concrete 
- Stone masonry 
Fixed' Concrete 
- Stone masonry 
- Stone masonry 
- Stone masonry 
Fixed: Concrete 
- Composite 
Fixed; Concrete 
C', 
1879 102,304 ,. 
1879 - 
1881 48,555 
1904 7,8175 
1932 82,554 
1888 34,972 
1933 84,973 
1907 40,893 
1934 73,903 
1900 32,238 
190i 22,940 
1884 36,004 
1940 151,558 
1899 19,326s 
1937 84,686 
'Depth shown is on breast wall, which is controlling depth for upper pool. 
2 Original structure built prior to assumption of control by United States 
on Sept. 18, 1872. 
'Provided with sluices. 4Flash boards used. 
Partially rebuilt. 
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TABLE 30-E 
REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
ILLINOIS WATERWAY: 
EXISTING AND PROPOSED LOCKS AND DAMS 
(See Section 7 of Text) 
Dimensions Depth on Miter Sills 
at Low Water 
Available Lift at 
Miles Width of Length for Low 
Above Chamber Full Width Water' Lower Upper 
Lock Mouth Miles to Nearest Town (feet) (feet) (feet) (feet) (feet) 
LaGrange lock 80.2 7.8 below Beardstown, Ill. 110 600 10.0 13.0 15.5 
Auxiliary lock 80.2 7.8 below Beardstown, Ill. 110 1,200 10.0 13.0 15.5 
Peoria lock 157.7 4.1 below Peoria, Ill. 110 600 11.0 12.0 15.5 
Auxiliary lock 157.7 4.1 below Peoria, Ill. 110 1,200 11.0 14.0 14.0 
Starved Rock lock 231.0 Utica, Ill. 110 600 18.5 14.0 16.8 
Auxiliary lock 231.0 Utica, Ill. 110 1,200 18.5 14.0 13.0 
Marseilles lock 244.6 Marseilles, Ill. 110 600 24.45 14.0 18.6 
Auxiliary lock 244.6 Marseilles, Ill. 110 1,200 24.25 14.0 12.75 
Dresden Island lock 271.5 8 above Morris, Ill. 110 600 21.75 12.25 16.85 
Auxiliary lock 271.5 8 above Morris, Ill. 110 1,200 21.75 14.0 13.0 
Brandon Road lock 286.0 Joliet, Ill. 110 600 34.0 13.8 17.85 
Auxiliary lock 286.0 Joliet, Ill. 110 1,200 34.0 14.0 14.0 
Lockport lock 291.1 Lockport, 111. 110 600 30.5-39.52 15.0 11.522.02 
Auxiliary lock 291.1 Lockport, Ill. 110 1,200 30.539.52 14.0 14.6 
T.J. O'Brien lock 326.5 Chicago, Ill. 110 1,000 - 14.0 14.0 
Grand Calumet lock' 329.5 Hammond, Ind. 110 1,000 - 14.0 14.0 
'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 water surface in the sanitary district canal. 
' Proposed. 
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TABLE 30-F 
CHICAGO, ILL., DISTRICT 
ILLINOIS WATERWAY, ILL. AND IND. 
LOCK AND DAM CONSTRUCTION, FOUNDATIONS, COST 
(See Section 7 of Text) 
Lock Dam Estimated 
Federal Cost 
Under 
Type of Character of Type of Character of Year Existing 
Name Construction Foundation Kind Construction Foundation Complete Project 
Illinois River, mouth 
to Utica; channel 
improvement by 
dredging in Illinois 
River below 
Starved Rock, 
modification of 
two U.S. locks 
and dams, and 
removal of two 
State dams. 
LaGrange 
Auxiliary lock 
Peoria 
Auxiliary lock 
Starved Rock 
Auxiliary lock 
Marseilles 
Auxiliary lock 
Dresden Island 
Auxiliary lock 
Brandon Road 
Pool lowering 
Lockport 
Auxiliary lock 
T.J. O'Brien 
Lock and dam 
equipment 
Total locks 
and damns 
- $ 2,773,499' 
Concrete Piles in sand 
Concrete 
Concrete 
Concrete 
Concrete 
Concrete 
Concrete 
Concrete 
Concrete 
Concrete 
Concrete 
Concrete 
Concrete 
Concrete 
Concrete 
and sheet 
piling 
Piles in sand 
Piles in sand 
Piles in sand 
Rock 
Rock 
Rock 
Rock 
Rock 
Rock 
Rock 
Rock 
Rock 
Rock 
Piles in clay 
Movable 
(wicket 
with Aframe-
crest) 
Movabl 
(wicke 
le
t type) 
Concrete and 
timber 
Concrete and 
timber 
Concrete and 
timber 
Piles in sand 
Piles in sand 
Piles in sand 
Movable Concrete and Rock 
(tainter gates) structural steel 
Movable Concrete and Rock 
(tainter gates) structural steel 
Movable Concrete and Rock 
(tainter gates) structural steel 
Movable Concrete and Rock 
(tainter gates) structural steel 
Movable (Bear Concrete and Rock 
trap)2 structural steel 
Fixed Concrete and Piles in clay 
sheet piling 
1939 2,744,592' 
87,270,000 
1939 3,381,030' 
90,010,000 
1933 885,315' 
87,000,000 
1933 1,853,725' 
96,140,000 
1933 2,503,376' 
71,160,000 
1933 2,031,683' 
191,880,000 
1933 133,608' 
214,540,000 
1960 6,954,700' 
- 1,250,304' 
- $862,511,832 
'Actual cost. 
2Six dams completed by the Corps; 48-foot bear trap at Lockport completed by State of Illinois. 
'Control works. 
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TABLE 30-G 
REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
ILLINOIS WATERWAY, ILL. AND IND. 
ADDITIONAL FEATURES ENTERING INTO COST 
(See Section 7 of Text) 
D )redging: 
Little Calumet and Calumet Rivers 
Calumet-Sag, 3 passing places 
Starved Rock to Lockport 
Starved Rock to Grafton 
$ 2,135,358' 
813,418' 
3,650,635 
2,686,307 
Calumet-Sag Channel 19,238,200 
Peoria small boat harbor 
Protection piers at all locks 
Calumet-Sag modification engineering and design 
Calumet-Sag modification, supervision and administration 
Rebuild highway bridges 
Rebuild railway bridges: 
Calumet-Sag Channel 
Little Calumet and Calumet Rivers 
Recreation Facilities, Code 711 
Removal of Blue Island lock 
Grand Calumet River controlling works2 
St. Louis District 
Total additional features 
Total existing project 
24,937' 
77,613' 
4,971,600 
5,340,400 
17,174,300 
21,011,959' 
18,360,241' 
445,000 
288,600' 
1,081,600' 
$ 97,300,168 
$959,812,000 
' Actual cost. 2 Placed in inactive status 19 November 1974. 
TABLE 30-H ILLINOIS WATERWAY, ILL. AND IND. 
THE TOTAL COSTOF EXISTING PROJECT 
TO SEPTEMBER 30, 1977 
(See Section 7 of Text) 
New Work Maintenance Rehabilitation Total 
Regular funds $117,507,865 $112,288,876 $414,625 $230,211,366 
Public Works Funds 3,960,735 - - 3,960,735 
Emergency Relief Funds 1,858,936 - - 1,858,936 
Total $123,327,536 $112,288,876 $414,625 $236,031,0371 
'Includes $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. 
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TABLE 30-I RECONNAISSANCE AND CONDITION SURVEYS 
(See Section 25 of Text) 
Date Reconnaissance 
or condition survey 
Name of Project conducted Cost 
Algoma Harbor, Wis. June 1977 $4,591 
Little Bay De Noc, January 1977 3,453 
Gladstone Harbor & 
Kipling, Mich. 
New Buffalo Harbor Mich. September 1977 5,001 
Oconto Harbor, Wis. February 1977 8,445 
Pensaukee Harbor, Wis. January 1977 8,840 
Washington Island Harbor, Wis. October 1977 670 
TABLE 30-J OTHER AUTHORIZED NAVIGATION PROJECTS 
For Last Cost To September 30,1977 
Full Report 
See Annual Operation and 
Project Report For Construction Maintenance 
Algoma Harbor, Wis. 1976 292,010 481,183 
Big Suamico River, Wis. 1975 20,243 93,491 
Cedar River Harbor, Mich. 1971 78,2754 - 
Harbors at Washington Island, Wis.1 1950 62,838 23,786 
Little Bay De Noc, Gladstone Harbor 
& Kiphling, Mich. 1966 332,832 24,383 
Oconto Harbor, Wis. 1976 130,754 1,014,426 
Pensaukee Harbor, Wis. 1966 34,035 111,031 
South Milwaukee Harbor, Wis.23 1906 5,000 - 
SChannels adequate for commerce. 
1 No commerce reported. 
3Deauthorized in 1977. 
4 Includes $28,464 for work authorized by Act of Aug. 2, 1882. 
TABLE 30-K OTHER AUTHORIZED BRIDGE ALTERATION 
For Last Cost To September 30, 1977 
Full Report 
See Annual Operation and 
Project Report For Construction Maintenance 
Calumet River Bridges' 1967 1,625,068 - 
"Transferredt o Department of Transportation in accordance with Section 6[g] of the Act of October 15, 1966, P.L. 89-670. 
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TABLE 30-L OTHER AUTHORIZED BEACH EROSION PROJECTS 
For Last Cost To September 30, 1977 
Full Report 
See Annual Operation and 
Project Report For Construction Maintenance 
Evanston, Cook County, Ill. 1970 $474,0524 - 
Lake Michigan-Lake Bluff, Ill. 1976 244,889 - 
Lake Michigan-Lake Forest, Ill.1 1975 65,611 - 
Shore of Manitowoc County, Wis.2 - 60,5033 - 
'Authorized by River and Harbor Act of 1954. 
2Authorized by River and Harbor Act of 1958. 
Includes reimbursement of $56,037 to Wisconsin State Highway Commission and Government costs of $4,466, in fiscal 
year 1964. 
'Includes previous project reimbursement to Evanston of $263,534 in fiscal year 1962, Government costs of $3,200 in fiscal 
year 1963 and $533 in fiscal year 1964. Also Grosse Point Park reinbursement to Evanston in amount of $201,987 in fiscal 
year 1969, Government costs of $4,592 in fiscal year 1968 and $206 in fiscal year 1969. 
TABLE 30-M INSPECTION OF COMPLETED FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS 
(See Section 34 of Text) 
Project Location Date of Inspection 
ILLINOIS RIVER, ILLINOIS 
Banner Special Drainage and Levee District Nov. 1976 
Big Lake Drainage and Levee District Nov. 1976 
Coal Creek Drainage and Levee District Nov. 1976 
Crane Creek Drainage and Levee District Nov. 1976 
East Liverpool Drainage and Levee District Nov. 1976 
East Peoria Drainage and Levee District Nov. 1976 
East Peoria Sanitary District Nov. 1976 
Hennepin Drainage and Levee District Nov. 1976 
Kelly Lake Drainage and Levee District Nov. 1976 
Kerton Valley Drainage and Levee District Oct. 1976 
Lacey Drainage and Levee District Oct. 1976 
Langellier Drainage and Levee District Oct. 1976 
Liverpool Drainage and Levee District Nov. 1976 
Lost Creek Drainage and Levee District Nov. 1976 
Pekin and LaMarsh Drainage and Levee District Nov. 1976 
Sanitary District of Beardstown Nov. 1976 
Sea Horn Drainage and Levee District Nov. 1976 
South Beardstown Drainage and Levee District Nov. 1976 
Spring Lake Drainage and Levee District Nov. 1976 
Thompson Lake Drainage and Levee District Nov. 1976 
Valley Drainage and Levee District Nov. 1976 
West Matanzas Drainage and Levee District Oct. 1976 
SANGAMON RIVER, ILLINOIS 
Clear Lake Special Drainage District Oct. 1976 
Farmers Levee and Drainage District Nov. 1976 
Farmers Levee and Drainage District (Herget) Nov. 1976 
Mason and Menard Drainage District Oct. 1976 
Oakford Special Drainage District Oct. 1976 
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TABLE 30-N OTHER AUTHORIZED 
FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS 
For Last Cost To September 30, 1977 
Full Report 
See Annual Operation and 
Project Report For Construction Maintenance 
ILLINOIS RIVER, ILL. 
Banner Special Drainage'and Levee Districts' 1943 274,822 - 
Big Lake Drainage and Levee Districts' 1943 144,910 - 
Big Prairie Drainage and Levee District s 
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Coal Creek Drainage and Levee District' 1954 1,923,145 - 
Crane Creek Drainage and Levee District 1941 68,898 - 
East Liverpool Drainage and Levee District' 1941 207,826 - 
East Peoria Drainage and Levee District' 1946 279,963 - 
Hennepin Drainage and Levee Districts' 1940 109,593 - 
Kelly Lake Drainage and Levee District8 1947 13,153 - 
Lacy Langellier, West Mantanzas and Kerton Valley 
Drainage and Levee District' 1954 1,290,000 :16 - 
Liverpool Drainage and Levee District' 1943 117,731 - 
Lost Creek Drainage and Levee District4 1938 - - 
Pekin LaMarsh Drainage and Levee District' 1955 158,383 - 
Peoria, Ill.' 1973 534,480 - 
Rocky Ford Drainage and Levee District' 1941 108,797 - 
Sea Horn Drainage and Levee District' 1945 32,281 - 
Sid Simpson Flood Control Project' 1968 5,789,800 - 
South Beardstown and Valley Drainage and 
Levee District' 1942 220,729 - 
South Beardstown Drainage and Levee District' 1942 171,839 - 
Spring Lake Drainage and Levee District' 1941 185,980 - 
Thompson Lake Drainage and Levee District8 1952 9,465 - 
KANKAKEE RIVER, ILL. AND IND. 
Levee between Shelby Bridge and Baum's Bridge 
in Ind. 1938 - - 
LITTLE CALUMET RIVER, ILL. AND IND. 
Little Calumet River and Tributaries, Ill. 
and Ind.7 1968 53,136- 
SANGAMON RIVER, ILL. 
Bell Drainage District8 1946 1,112 - 
Clear Lake Special Drainage District8 1965 103,027 - 
East of Chandlerville8 1959 30,588 - 
Farmers Levee and Drainage District' 1942 155,562 - 
Farmers Levee and Drainage District 5 - - 
Mason and Menard Drainage District' 1940 93,808 - 
Near Springfield on Sangamon River, Ill.' 1941 97,743 - 
Oakford Special Drainage District' 1940 38,417 - 
Panther Creek levee8 1938 - - 
Tar Creek levee8 1946 1,425 - 
SALT CREEK, ILL. 
Donovan levee8 1945 1,821 - 
East of Hubly Bridge 1945 572 - 
Lake Fork of Salt Creek8 
5 
Lussenhop levee8 1945 110 - 
Mouth to Mahomet 
Salt Creek in vicinity of Middletown, I1l.8 1940 48 - 
Swiger Whitney, Young, Hoblit levee8 1945 399 - 
Watts levee 1945 1,031 - 
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TABLE 30-N (Cont'd) OTHER AUTHORIZED 
FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS 
'Completed. 
Never activated. 
Settlement of claim in Nov. 1958 [$4,250] increased cost to $1,290,000. 
'Reported previously by St. Louis District as completed under provisions of section 6, Flood Control Act of 1928. 
Authorized in Flood Control Act of 1962. 
Includes $55,976 claims. 
Classified inactive in November 1971. 
"Project deauthorized in 1977. 
TABLE 30-0 EMERGENCY FLOOD CONTROL ACTIVITIES 
(See Section 36 of Text) 
Projects and Location Federal Cost 
Advance Preparation $ 62,531 
Rehabilitation 
Banner Special Drainage and Levee 174,284 
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DETROIT, MICH., DISTRICT* 
This district is composed of the lower peninsula, 
except for a small area in the southwestern 
corner, and the eastern half of the upper peninsula 
of Michigan; northwestern Ohio; and a small 
part of northern Indiana. It includes Michigan 
waters of Lake Michigan; U.S. waters of eastern 
Lake Superior, Lake Huron, Lake St. Clair, and 
western Lake Erie; and their tributary 
watersheds form Au Train Bay, exclusive, in 
Lake Superior, Peninsular Point, and St. Joseph 
River in Lake Michigan, to Sandusky Bay on 
Lake Erie, exclusive. Unless otherwise indicated, 
all depths stated in this report are referred to low 
water datum as follows: Lake Superior, 600 
feet; Lake Michigan-Huron; 576.8 feet; Lake 
Erie, 568.6 feet; and Lake St. Clair, 571.7 feet. 
Elevations in feet are above mean water level at 
Father Point, Quebec (International Great Lakes 
Datum--1955). 
IMPROVEMENTS 
Navigation 
1. Arcadia Harbor, Mich ............ 
2. Au Sable Harbor at Au Sable River 
(Oscoda), Mich ................... 
3. Bayport Harbor, Mich ............ 
4. Bolles Harbor, Mich .............. 
5. Caseville Harbor, Mich............ 
6. Charlevoix Harbor, Mich.......... 
7. Clinton River, Mich .............. 
8. Detroit River, Mich .............. 
9. Frankfort Harbor, Mich........... 
10. Grand Haven Harbor and Grand 
River, M ich ...................... 
11. Grand Marais Harbor, Mich. ...... 
12. Hammond Bay Harbor, Mich ..... 
13. Harbor Beach Harbor, Mich. ...... 
14. Harrisville Harbor, Mich. ......... 
15. Holland Harbor, Mich ............ 
16. The Inland Route, Mich........... 
17. Lake St. Clair, Mich., Channels .... 
18. Leland Harbor, Mich............ 
19. Les Cheneaux Islands, Channels 
M ich .......................... 
20. Lexington Harbor, Mich ........ 
21. Little Lake Harbor, Mich........ 
22. Ludington Harbor, Mich........ 
23. Manistee Harbor, Mich ......... 
24. Manistique Harbor, Mich. ....... 
25. Monroe Harbor, Mich........... 
26. Muskegon Harbor, Mich ........ 
27. Ottawa River Harbor, Mich. 
And Ohio ...................... 
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28. Pentwater Harbor, Mich........ 
29. Petoskey Harbor, Mich.......... 
30. Point Lookout Harbor, Mich .... 
31. Portage Lake Harbor, Mich .... 
32. Port Austin Harbor, Mich. ...... 
33. Port Sanilac Harbor, Mich...... 
34. Rouge River, Mich ............. 
35. Saginaw River, Mich............ 
36. St. Clair River, Mich............ 
37. St. Joseph Harbor, Mich. ...... 
38. St. Marys River, Mich........... 
39. Saugatuck Harbor and Kalamazoo 
River, Mich . ................... 
40. Sebewaing River, Mich.......... 
41. South Haven Harbor, Mich ..... 
42. Tawas Bay Harbor, Mich........ 
43. Toledo Harbor, Ohio ........... 
44. Whitefish Point Harbor, Mich. .. 
45. White Lake Harbor, Mich. ...... 
46. Reconnaissance and Condition 
Surveys ....................... 
47. Other authorized navigation 
projects ....................... 
48. Navigation work under special 
authorization .................. 
Beach Erosion Control 
49. Authorized beach erosion control 
projects ....................... 
50. Emergency shore protection ..... 
51. Beach erosion work under special 
authorization .................. 
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Flood Control 
52. Point Place, Toledo, Ohio ....... . 
53. Red Run Drain-Lower Clinton 
River, M ich .................... 
54. River Rouge, Mich ............. 
55. Saginaw River, Mich............ 
56. Sebewaing, Sebewaing River, 
M ich .......................... 
57. Inspection of completed flood 
control projects ................ 
58. Other authorized flood control 
projects ....................... 
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31-26 W aters ......................... 
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Surveys ....................... 
Collection and study of basic 
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Navigation 
1. ARCADIA HARBOR, MICH. 
Location. On east shore of Lake Michigan, 193 
miles northeasterly from Chicago and 15 miles 
northerly from Manistee, Michigan. (See Great 
Lakes Chart 14907.) 
Existing project. Provided for maintenance 
dredging of the existing harbor built by private 
interests for a period of five years. The five years 
covered by this project were the calendar years 
1905 to 1909, inclusive. Funds were also appropriated 
and maintenance was performed in 
calendar years 1911, 1912, 1913 and 1915. There 
is at present no approved project for the improvement 
of this harbor. (See Table 31-B for authorizing 
legislation.) 
Local cooperation. None required. 
Terminal facilities. Dock facilities are considered 
adequate for existing recreational traffic. 
Operations and results during fiscal 
year. Maintenance: Condition surveys, environmental 
studies and miscellaneous inspections 
were performed by Government forces at a 
cost of $3,673. A contract was awarded for 
maintenance dredging the estimated quantity 
removed by hydraulic dredge was 7,800 cubic 
yards at a cost of $25,753. Engineering, surveys, 
layouts, supervision and administration cost $6,- 
164. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Existing project 
was completed in 1909. Varying depths of 2- 
12 feet exist in the channel at present. Future 
maintenance of the harbor will be based on 
providing a 9 foot depth. Total cost at end of fiscal 
year for existing project was $331,047. 
2. AU SABLE HARBOR AT AU 
SABLE RIVER (OSCODA), MICH. 
Location. Au Sable River and village of Oscoda, 
Mich., are on west shore of Lake Huron, 8 
miles north of Au Sable Point, northeast limit of 
Saginaw Bay. (See Great Lakes Chart 14863.) 
Previous project. For details see pages 336 
and 2453 of Annual Report for 1892. 
Existing project. Riprapping outer 200 feet of 
north pier at mouth of Au Sable River, dredging 
an entrance channel 12 feet deep and dredging 
between piers and upstream to State highway 
bridge 10 feet deep. (See Table 31-B for authorizing 
legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Terminal facilities. Several small timber pile 
wharves used primarily by commercial 
fishermen and pleasure craft operators; also a 
private marina basin east of U.S. Highway 23 
Bridge. Facilities are considered adequate for existing 
commerce. 
Operations and results during fiscal 
year. Maintenance: Condition surveys, environmental 
studies, and miscellaneous inspection 
services were performed by Government 
forces at a cost of $2,486. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Existing project 
was completed in 1962. Controlling depths 
are 10.0 feet in entrance channel, 8.0 feet between 
the jetties, and 6 feet in river to upstream limits of 
project. Total costs to end of fiscal year for existing 
project were $2,182,319 of which $94,990 
was for new work (including $16,400 contributed 
funds) and $2,087,329 for maintenance. 
3. BAYPORT HARBOR, MICH. 
Location. On Wild Fowl Bay on east shore of 
Saginaw Bay about 10 miles south of Caseville, 
Mich. (See Great Lakes Chart 14863). 
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Existing project. Project for a channel 6 feet 
deep and 50 feet wide extending 5,750 feet from 6- 
foot contour in Saginaw Bay to intersection of 
private service channels to be dredged by local interests. 
(See Table 31-B for authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Terminal facilities. Several small wharves 
used primarily by commercial fishermen. 
Facilities are considered adequate for esisting 
commerce. 
Operations and results during fiscal 
year. Maintenance: Condition surveys, environmental 
studies and miscellaneous inspection 
services were performed by Government 
forces at a cost of $5,012. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Existing project 
was completed in 1967. Total costs to end of 
fiscal year is $121,775 of which $93,597 is for new 
work and $28,178 for maintenance. 
4. BOLLES HARBOR, MICH. 
Location. On west shore of Lake Erie at 
mouth of La Plaisance Creek, 7 miles southwest of 
Monroe, Mich. (See Great Lakes Chart 14846.) 
Existing project. Provides for an entrance 
channel in Lake Erie, 8 feet deep and 80 feet wide 
from deep water to a point opposite the outer end 
of existing jetty, thence widening to 100 feet at 
creek mouth; an access channel in La Plaisance 
Creek, 6 feet deep and 100 feet wide at the mouth 
widening to 120 feet and extending to the first 
bend, thence narrowing to 50 feet wide and continuing 
at that width to the La Plaisance Road 
bridge; a steel sheet pile revetment, about 200 feet 
long, located along Michigan State Conservation 
Department property on west side of channel at 
creek mouth. Project also provides for inclusion of 
existing 400--foot long steel sheet pile jetty constructed 
by Michigan State Waterways Commission 
at the mouth of La Plaisance Creek. (See 
Table 31-B for authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Terminal facilities. The Monroe Boat Club 
and three marinas provide facilities adequate for 
existing recreational boat traffic. There is also a 
public launching ramp and parking area at Conservation 
Department fishing site at creek 
mouth. 
Operations and results during fiscal 
year. Maintenance: Condition surveys were performed 
by Government forces ata cost of $14,266. 
Engineering and design on confined disposal 
area for polluted dredging was continued ata cost 
of $33,381. A contract for construction of disposal 
area was awarded in March 1977 in the amount of 
$980,000. The contract is approximately 51 percent 
complete at a cost of $556,960. Surveys, 
layouts, supervision and administration cost $32,- 
288. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing 
project was completed in 1970. Controlling 
depths are 2 feet from entrance to 500 feet into 
bay channel, and 2-5 feet in the river channel. 
Total costs to end of fiscal year were $1,291,569 of 
which $474,509 was for new work ($255,000 contributed 
funds) and $817,060 for maintenance. 
5. CASEVILLE HARBOR, MICH. 
Location. At mouth of Pigeon River on south 
shore of Saginaw Bay about 17 miles southwest of 
Port Austin, Mich. (See Great Lakes Chart 
14860). 
Existing project. A small craft harbor of 
refuge consisting of a breakwater protected 
channel extending from the 10-foot contour in 
Saginaw Bay into Pigeon River. Project depths 
are 10 and 8 feet. For additional details see page 
1320 of Annual Report for 1963. Widening river 
channel from 50 to 60 feet for about 1,000 feet, 
with widening to 80 feet in upper 300-foot reach, 
is considered inactive. Estimated (1963) cost of 
this portion of project is $30,000. (See Table 31-B 
for authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Terminal facilities. Complete public boating 
facilities constructed by State and local agencies 
Sare available in addition to privately owned and 
operated marinas. 
Operations and results during fiscal 
year. Maintenance: Condition surveys, environmental 
studies, and miscellaneous inspection 
services were performed by Government 
forces at a cost of $26,255. Engineering and 
design was performed for construction of 
walkways and repairs to breakwaters at a cost of 
$8,701. Real estate activities and other miscellaneous 
work was performed at a cost of $10,- 
613. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing 
project was completed in 1964 except for the inactive 
portion of the project. Total costs to end of 
fiscal year were $702,183 of which $587,314 was 
for new work (including $293,657 contributed 
funds) and $114,869 for maintenance. 
6. CHARLEVOIX HARBOR, MICH. 
Location. On east shore of Lake Michigan, 276 
miles northeasterly from Chicago, Ill., and 75 
miles northerly from Frankfort, Mich. (See Great 
Lakes Chart 14942.) 
Existing project. A channel 24 feet deep in 
Lake Michigan and a river channel 23 feet deep in 
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vironmental studies, miscellaneous inspections 
and reports were performed by Government 
forces at a cost of $32,679. A claim was settled on 
the contract for rehabilitation of Section I at a 
cost of $47,908. Supervision and administration 
of contract cost $2,413. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Existing project 
was completed in 1939, except for latest project 
modification which has not been started. The 
structures recommended for repair as a result of 
a survey conducted in 1964 have been completed. 
The remaining navigation structures are in 
generally good condition. A controlling depth of 
18 feet is available throughout the entire project, 
except for minor shoaling along the channel 
limits and shoaling from the U.S. 31 highway 
bridge to 200 feet west and from the north bank to 
the channel centerline. Total costs to end of fiscal 
year were $3,098,065 of which $94,623 was for 
new work, $1,827,694 for maintenance 
(Emergency Bank Protection $46,352), and $1,- 
129,396 for rehabilitation. 
7. CLINTON RIVER, MICH. 
Location. Has its source in Oakland County, 
Mich., flows easterly about 60 miles and empties 
into Anchor Bay in northwestern part of Lake St. 
Clair. (See Great Lakes Chart 14850.) 
Previous projects. For details see page 1958 of 
Annual Report for 1915, and page 1556 of Annual 
Report for 1938. 
Existing project An entrance channel in 
Anchor Bay 8 feet deep, 300 feet wide at 8-foot 
depth contour in the bay, gradually decreasing to 
50 feet wide at about 1,000 feet upstream from 
mouth of Clinton River, a length of about 4,600 
feet; a channel 8 feet deep and 50 feet wide in the 
river about 38,700 feet long from entrance 
channel upstream to Mt. Clemens at Cass 
Avenue; closing old channel and making a cutoff 
at Shoemakers Bend; closing Catfish Channel; 
construction of revetments as needed in the river; 
and a harbor basin, 5 feet deep and 11 acres in 
area at entrance along bay channel, protected by 
breakwaters on north and south sides. (See Table 
31-B for authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Terminal facilities. River is used exclusively 
by recreational craft. There are numerous public 
and private piers and wharves along river below 
the city. They are considered adequate. 
Operations and results during fiscal 
year. Maintenance: Condition surveys, environmental 
studies were performed by Government 
forces at a cost of $29,961. A letter report for 
a confined disposal area for polluted dredging 
was approved. Engineering and design on confined 
disposal area for polluted dredging was perthe 
lower and upper channels connecting Lake 
Michigan with Lake Charlevoix via Round Lake. 
The channels are protected where needed by 
piers and revetments. For additional details see 
page 1476 of Annual Report for 1962. (See Table 
31-B for authorizing legislation). 
Local cooperation. None required except the 
latest project modification is subject to the 
following: (a) Provide, without cost to the United 
States, all lands, easements, and rights-ofway 
required for construction and subsequent 
maintenance of the modified project upon the request 
of the Chief of Engineers, including 
suitable areas determined by the Chief of 
Engineers, to be required in the general public 
interest for initial and subsequent disposal of excavated 
materials and any necessary retaining 
dikes, bulkheads, and embankments, therefor, or 
the cost of such retaining works; (b) Hold and save 
the United States free from damages due to the 
construction and maintenance of the modified, 
except for damages due to the fault or negligence 
of the United States or its contractors; (c) Provide 
and maintain without cost to the United States 
depths in berthing areas and local access 
channels serving the terminals commensurate 
with the depths provided in the related project 
areas; (d) Accomplish, without cost to the United 
States, such alterations of submarine utility 
crossings as are required by the modified project; 
(e) Establish regulations prohibiting discharge of 
pollutants into the waters of the harbor by users 
thereof which regulations shall be in accordance 
with applicable laws or regulations of Federal, 
State and local authorities responsible for pollution 
prevention and control; (f) If acquiringlands, 
easements and rights-of-way for construction of 
the project, local interests will comply with the 
applicable provisions of the Uniform Relocation 
Assistance and Real Property Acquisition 
Policies Act of 1970; Public Law 91-646, approved 
2 January 1971; (g) Contribute all costs in excess 
of $1,000,000 should the total first cost of construction 
of the general navigation facilities exceed 
that amount, in accordance with provisions 
of Section 107 of the 1960 River and Harbor Act, 
as amended. The total first cost of construction is 
presently estimated at $652,000. 
Terminal facilities. Several small landing 
places in Round Lake at Charlevoix for handling 
fish and miscellaneous commodities, a wharf for 
petroleum products at west end of Lake 
Charlevoix, and coal wharves at Advance and 
Boyne City. Charlevoix, Boyne City, and East Jordan 
provide public docks for small craft. 
Facilities considered adequate for existing commerce. 
Operations and results during fiscal 
year. Maintenance: Condition surveys, en- 
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formed at a cost of $22,966. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Existing project 
was completed in 1966. Total costs to end of 
fiscal year were $1,425,591 of which $234,546 was 
for new work, $901,293 for maintenance, and 
$289,752 contributed funds for new work. 
8. DETROIT RIVER, MICH. 
Location. One of the Great Lakes connecting 
channels, 31 miles long and flows south from 
Lake St. Clair to Lake Erie. (See Great Lakes 
Chart 14848.) 
Previous projects. For details see page 1958 of 
Annual Report for 1915, and page 1541 of Annual 
Report for 1938. 
Existing project. Improving Detroit River 
main channels to provide 25.5-foot draft navigation; 
improving certain auxiliary and side 
channels; and construction of various water level 
and crosscurrent control structures. Details are 
in accompanying Table 31-C. Project depths are 
referred to local low water datum planes which 
correspond to low water datums for Lakes St. 
Clair and Erie, 571.7 and 568.6 feet above mean 
water level at Father Point, Quebec (International 
Great Lakes Datum--1955.) (See Table 
31-B for authorizing legislation.) 
Estimated (1976) Federal cost for new work, 
exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects, 
is $148,900,000. 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with for 
completed portions of project. For Trenton 
Channel modification approved May 17, 1950, 
responsible local agencies must furnish lands, 
rights-of-way, and spoil disposal areas for construction 
and future maintenance and hold the 
United States free from damages. Assurances required 
by act of May 17, 1950, have not been 
provided. No local cooperation is required for 
modifications authorized by acts of July 1946 and 
March 1956. For Trenton Channel modification 
approved August 13, 1968, local cooperation requirements 
are to hold and save the United States 
free from damages due to construction and 
maintenance of the improvement; when and 
where needed, provide and maintain depths in 
berthing areas and local access channels serving 
the terminals commensurate with the depths 
provided in the related project areas; accomplish 
alterations to the lower Gmsse Ile Bridge and to 
submarine utility crossings, as required by the 
improvement; construct a fully integrated steel 
plant at the Gibraltar site; provide without cost to 
the United States all lands, easements, and 
rights-of-way required for construction and subsequent 
maintenance of the project including 
compensating dikes, and for aids to navigation, 
upon the request of the Chief of Engineers to be 
required in the general public interest for initial 
and subsequent disposal of excavated materials. 
All new work, authorized for Trenton Channel is 
considered inactive. 
Terminal facilities. Numerous commercial 
installations used for handling coal, iron ore, 
limestone, steel products, petroleum products, 
and other items such as overseas general cargo. 
Detail on actual port and harbor facilities is in 
Port Series No. 45 (revised 1961) prepared and 
published as part 2 by Board of Engineers for 
Rivers and Harbors. Information on port and 
steamship services is prepared and published as 
part I by Port Development Staff, U.S. Department 
of Commerce. Facilities are considered adequate 
for existing commerce. 
Operations and results during fiscal 
year. Maintenance: Condition surveys, environmental 
studies, support of Water Control 
Center, Hi-Fix surveys, miscellaneous inspections 
and reports were performed by Government 
forces at a cost of $415,783. Location of obstructions 
was performed at a cost of $115,243. 
Removal of obstructions was performed at a cost 
of $270,349. Repairs to compensating dike at 
Sugar Island was performed by contract and 
hired labor at a cost of $435,243. Engineering and 
design for repairs to compensating dike at Stoney 
Island was performed. Engineering, design, 
layouts, surveys, supervision and administration 
cost $32,878. The contract awarded last fiscal 
year for construction of diked disposal area Phase 
I for polluted dredging is approximately 42 percent 
complete at a cost this fiscal year of $3,548,- 
760. Engineering and design on Phase II cost 
$23,230. Supervision and administration cost 
$237,089. Total cost for diked disposal program 
this fiscal year was $3,809,079. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Latest 
modification of connecting channels project in the 
Detroit River is complete except for compensating 
works. All work in Trenton Channel is 
complete except extension of turning basin 
authorized by Act of 13 August 1968. Pertinent 
data concerning channels covered by project at 
end of fiscal year is set forth in Table 31-C. Costs 
for existing project were $94,588,892 of which 
$74,780,103 was for new work ($72,969,197 
regular funds and $1,530,688 Public Work 
Funds) and $19,808,789 for maintenance. 
9. FRANKFORT HARBOR, MICH. 
Location. On east shore of Lake Michigan, 204 
miles northeasterly from Chicago and 28 miles 
northerly from Manistee, Mich. (See Great Lakes 
Chart 14907.) 
Existing project. Provides for constructing an 
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exterior basin in Lake Michigan formed by two 
breakwaters, 450 feet apart at the outer ends, 
diverging at an angle of about 90 degrees, the 
main arm and shore connection on north 
breakwater are 972 and 1,000 feet long, respectively, 
and the main arm and shore connection of 
south breakwater 1,188 and 1,400 feet long, 
respectively; for removing 801 feet of north and 
1,172 feet of south pier; dredging basin 20 feet 
deep and 800 feet wide at entrance, decreasing 
toward new pier heads to 600 feet wide, dredging 
approach and entrance channel through outer 
basin to a depth of 24 feet from deep water in Lake 
Michigan to a point 500 feet landward of opening 
between breakwaters, over the entire width outside 
the breakwaters and to a maximum width of 
500 feet inside the breakwaters; thence to 23 feet 
deep through inner portion of outer basin toouter 
end of north pier, over widths decreasing from 
500 to 160 feet; and thence to 22 feet deep between 
the piers to the inner basin in Lake Betsie; dredging 
an 18-foot deep interior basin in Lake Betsie 
from within 50 feet of existing structures on the 
west and extending eastward about 1,550 feet to 
easterly boundary and from within 50 feet of existing 
structures on the north and extending 
southward 800 feet to the southerly boundary; 
dredging a recreational craft anchorage area 10 
feet deep and 300 feet wide, extending 600 feet 
eastward of the east limit of the interior basin, 
with its north side in line with the north limit of 
the basin. Breakwaters and shore connections are 
built of concrete caissons and piling capped with 
concrete. Inner piers and revetments are built of 
stonefilled timber cribs and piling, all capped 
with concrete, except for 476 feet of south revetment 
which consists of steel sheet piling. (See 
Table 31-B for authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Terminal facilities. Two car ferry slips on 
south shore and several docks along north shore of 
Lake Betsie. The city and State provide a 
recreational docking facility on north side of Lake 
Betsie which is open to all on equal terms. There is 
also a marine railway capable of handling small 
craft. Facilities are considered adequate for existing 
commerce. 
Operations and results during fiscal 
year. Maintenance: Condition surveys, environmental 
studies and miscellaneous inspections 
and reports were performed by Government 
forces at a cost of $17,941. Repairs to the 
breakwater Section D and I were performed by 
contract at a cost of $78,386. The U.S. Hopper 
Dredge Hains performed maintenance dredging 
removing 10,332 cubic yards, bin measure of 
shoal material at a cost of $20,335. Engineering 
and design was performed on major repair to Section 
M and N of North Revetment and South Pier 
at a cost of $48,717. Surveys, layouts, priors and 
supervision and administration cost $10,435. 
Engineering and design on confined disposal 
area for polluted dredging was continued at a cost 
of $101,321. A letter report for a confined disposal 
area for polluted dredging was submitted to the 
North Central Division Office. Engineering and 
design studies under Section 111 P.L. 90-483 for 
prevention or mitigation of shore damage attributable 
to Federal navigation works were performed 
at a cost of $10,002. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Existing project, 
with exception of latest modification which 
was completed in 1969, was completed in 1939. 
Breakwaters, shore connections, and revetments 
are in generally good condition. For additional 
details on completion of existing project see page 
1474 of Annual Report for 1962. Total costs for existing 
project to end of fiscal year were $4,581,765 
of which $1,955,159, (including $31,709 contributed 
funds) was for new work, $2,351,830 for 
maintenance, and $274,776 for rehabilitation. 
10. GRAND HAVEN HARBOR AND 
GRAND RIVER, MICH. 
Location. Harbor is on east shore of Lake 
Michigan, 108 miles northeasterly from Chicago, 
Ill., and 23 miles northerly from Holland, Mich. 
River rises in Jackson County, Mich., and flows 
260 miles westerly into Lake Michigan. (See 
Great Lakes Chart 14933, and Geological Survey 
Grand Rapids quadrangle.) 
Previous projects. For details see page 1949of 
Annual Report for 1915, and page 1481 of Annual 
Report for 1938. 
Existing project. An entrance channel 
protected by parallel piers and revetments at 
mouth of Grand River, a deep draft channel in 
river extending to Spring Lake, a turning basin, 
and a shallow draft channel in river extending 
14.5 miles upstream to Bass River. Project depths 
are 23 feet in entrance channel, 21 feet in river to 
turning basin, 18 feet in turning basin and 
channel to Spring Lake, and 8 feet in upper 
Grand River channel. For additional details see 
page 1461 of Annual Report for 1962. Dredging 
on northerly side of inner channel is considered 
inactive. Estimated cost of this portion (1954) is 
$38,600. (See Table 31-B for authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Terminalfacilities. Several wharves exist for 
handling coal, limestone, sand and gravel, 
petroleum products, fish and miscellaneous commodities. 
There is also a car ferry slip which is inactive. 
The State and local agencies provide 
recreational boating facilities which are open to 
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all on equal terms. Facilities are considered adequate 
for existing commerce. 
Operations and results during fiscal 
year. Maintenance: Condition surveys, operation 
of safety features, environmental studies, 
miscellaneous reports and inspections were performed 
by Government forces ata costof$87,845. 
Maintenance of safety features was performed at 
a cost of $659. Repairs to the revetment were performed 
by Chicago District plant and forces at a 
cost of $41,182. The U.S. Hopper Dredge Hains 
performed maintenance dredging removing 18,- 
706 cubic yards, bin measure, of shoal material at 
a cost of $100,391. Maintenance of disposal area 
and pipeline equipment was performed at a cost 
of $23,286. Engineering and design for major 
repairs to the North and South Revetment was 
continued. Surveys, layouts, engineering and 
supervision and administration of above work 
cost $45,540. Environmental studies in connection 
with the dike disposal program cost $2,358. 
Additional handling cost in connection with 
Hains dredging cost $2,642. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Existing project 
was substantially completed in 1949. For additional 
details on completion of existing project 
see page 1463 of Annual Report for 1962. Project 
structures are generally in good condition. Total 
costs of existing project to end of fiscal year were 
$12,749,644 of which $1,283,469 was for new 
work, $10,652,562 for maintenance and $813,613 
for rehabilitation. 
11. GRAND MARAIS HARBOR, MICH. 
Location. On south shore of Lake Superior, 93 
miles west of Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. (See Great 
Lakes Chart 14962.) 
Existing project. Provides for a channel 
protected by parallel piers and for closing natural 
entrance channel with a pile dike. Project depths 
are 18 feet between piers and 20 feet in lake approach. 
For additional details see page 1449 of 
Annual Report for 1962. (See Table 31-B for 
authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. None required. 
Terminal facilities. Several small piers, a 
Coast Guard Station, and a small boat pier and 
launching ramp built by the State of Michigan 
provide facilities adequate for present traffic. 
Operations and results during fiscal 
year. Maintenance: Condition surveys, miscellaneous 
inspections and reports were performed 
by Government forces ata costof $15,725. 
Minor repairs to structures was performed at a 
cost of $7,727. The feasibility study for replacement 
of the pile dike was continued at a costof $3,- 
548. Engineering and design studies under Section 
111 P.L. 90-483 for prevention or mitigation 
of shore damage attributable to Federal navigation 
works was performed at a cost of $102,999. 
Rehabilitation: An adjustment of cost was made 
to the contract for rehabilitation of east and west 
pier in the amount of $25,506. Review of contractor's 
claims were made at a cost of $3,474. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Existing project 
is complete except for widening a portion of 
channel from 250 to 300 feet. The 1954 estimated 
cost of this inactive part of the project is $10,000. 
For additional details on condition and completion 
of existing project see page 1292 of Annual 
Report for 1963. 
12. HAMMOND BAY HARBOR, MICH. 
Location. On northwest shore of Lake Huron, 
35 miles southeast of straits of Mackinac. (See 
Great Lakes Chart 14881.) 
Existing project. Provides for a harbor of 
refuge, protected by breakwater structures, extending 
to 12-foot depth contour in the lake; for 
dredging a harbor basin 10 feet deep; and for 
dredging an entrance channel 12 feet deep. 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Terminal facilities. Public facilities being 
planned by State and local agencies. Plans and 
specifications are complete, but construction has 
not started. 
Operations and results during fiscal 
year. Maintenance: Condition surveys and miscellaneous 
inspections and reports were performed 
by Government forces at a cost of $2,002. 
Engineering and design studies under Section 
111 P.L. 90-483 for prevention or mitigation of 
shore damage attributable to Federal navigation 
works was performed at a cost of $32,001. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Existing project 
was completed in 1965. 
13. HARBOR BEACH, HARBOR, MICH. 
Location. On west shore of Lake Huron about 
60 miles north of Port Huron, Mich. (See Great 
Lakes Chart 14862.) 
Existing project. Harbor of refuge protected 
by three breakwaters; a main entrance 23 feet 
deep; and an anchorage area 21 feet deep. For additional 
details see page 1485 of Annual Report 
for 1962. (See Table 31-B for authorizing legislation.) 
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 
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recreational vessels. These facilities satisfy 
current commerce and traffic requirements. 
Operations and results during fiscal 
year. Maintenance: Condition surveys and miscellaneous 
inspections and reports were performed 
by Government forces at a cost of $1,965. 
Engineering and design for repairs to North 
Breakwater was berformed at a cost of $12,668. 
Engineering and design on confined disposal 
area for polluted dredging was performed at a 
cost of $72,968. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Existing project 
was completed in 1928. For additional details 
on completion of existing project see page 1485 of 
Annual Report for 1962. The structures are in 
generally good condition. Total cost to end of 
fiscal year were $4,141,035 of which $1,200,598 
for new work, $2,745,933 for maintenance, $194,- 
504 for rehabilitation. 
14. HARRISVILLE HARBOR, MICH. 
Location. On the west shore of Lake Huron, 20 
miles north of Oscoda and 30 miles south of 
Alpena. (See Great Lakes Chart 14864.) 
Existing project. A harbor of refuge protected 
by breakwater structures, and dredging an entrance 
channel 12 feet deep and a harbor basin 10 
feet deep. (See Table 31-Bfor authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Fully Complied with. 
Terminal facilities. Dockage facilities built 
by State and local agencies for recreational craft. 
These are considered adequate for existing commerce. 
Operations and results during fiscal 
year. Maintenance: Condition surveys, environmental 
studies, miscellaneous inspections 
and reports were performed by Government 
forces at a cost of $10,654. A plant rental contract 
was awarded for dredging, approximately67,300 
cubic yards of shoal material was removed at a 
cost of $206,935. Engineering, surveys and 
layouts, supervision and administration costs 
$12,098. Engineering and design studies under 
Section 111 P.L 90-483 for prevention or mitigation 
of shore damage attributable to Federal 
navigation works was performed at a cost of 
$102,999. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Project was 
completed in fiscal year 1960. Controlling depths 
are 10 feet in the entrance channel and 10 feet in 
the harbor basin entrance steadily decreasing to 3 
feet at the west channel limits. 
15. HOLLAND HARBOR, MICH. 
Location. On east shore of Lake Michigan 95 
miles northeasterly from Chicago, Ill., and 23 
miles southerly from Grand Haven, Mich. (See 
Great Lakes Chart 14932.) 
Previous project. For details see page 1948 of 
Annual Report for 1915, and page 1478of Annual 
Report for 1938. 
Existing project. An outer breakwater 
protected approach channel in Lake Michigan, an 
entrance channel to Lake Macatawa protected by 
piers and revetments, a channel through Lake 
Macatawa into Black River, and a turning basin. 
Project depths are 23 feet in outer portion of approach 
channel decreasing to 21 feet at outer end 
of inner piers, 21 feet to upper end of project, and 
18 feet in turning basin. For additional details see 
page 1458 of Annual Report for 1962. Widening 
bend of entrance channel into Lake Macatawa is 
considered inactive. Estimated cost of this portion 
(1956) is $449,500. (See Table 31-B for 
authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with for 
completed portions of project. Work authorized 
by act of 1954 is subject to condition that work on 
either or both proposed modifications may be undertaken 
by the United States provided local interests 
furnish all lands except 1.5 acres of 
Federal lands, easements, rights-of-way, and 
suitable spoil disposal areas for initial work and 
future maintenance; remove buildings and other 
structures, except existing revetments, from 
lands to be furnished; and hold the United States 
free from damages. 
Terminal facilities. Wharves are at inner end 
of Lake Macatawa, and used for handling coal, 
building materials, petroleum products, and miscellaneous 
commodities. Two shipbuilding yards 
are on south shore of the lake. Holland provides a 
public wharf for small craft. Facilities are considered 
adequate for existing commerce. 
Operations and results during fiscal 
year. New Work: Engineering and design for 
beach nourishment (mitigation) was completed at 
a cost of $56,899. A contract was awarded for 
placing 205,700 tons of sand for nourishment of 
the beach area. The contract amount is $543,048 
no work was performed this fiscal year. 
Maintenance: Condition surveys, environmental 
studies, operation of safety features, miscellaneous 
inspections and reports were performed 
by Government forces ata costof $29,463. 
Maintenance of safety features were performed 
at a cost of $1,693. Repairs to the Breakwater 
were performed by Chicago District's plant and 
forces at a cost of $42,333. Repairs were also made 
to the breakwaters by contract at a cost of $69,- 
999. Replacement of Pile Cluster was performed 
by contract at a cost of $17,427. The U.S. Hopper 
Dredge Hains performed maintenance dredging 
removing 27,139 cubic yards, bin measure of 
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shoal material at a cost of $57,654. Maintenance 
of disposal area was performed ata cost of $6,925. 
Engineering, design, surveys, layouts, supervision 
and administration cost $4,424. Engineering 
and design on confined disposal area for polluted 
dredging was completed at a cost of $26,902. A 
contract was awarded in December 1976 in the 
amount of $1,416,757. The contract is approximately 
69 percent complete at a cost of $1,- 
008,042. Surveys, layouts, supervision and administration 
environmental studies cost $40,066. 
Total costs this fiscal year under the Diked Disposal 
Program was $1,075,010. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Existing project, 
with exception of widening bend in revetted 
entrance channel authorized by Actof September 
3, 1954, was completed in 1957. All structures are 
generally in good condition. For additional 
details on completion of existing project see page 
1460 of Annual Report for 1962. Cost of existing 
project to end of fiscal year was $828,740 for new 
work ($616,415 regular funds, $176,620 for 
previous project and $35,705 contributed funds), 
$5,497,707 regular funds for maintenance, and 
$502,452 regular funds for rehabilitation, for a 
total of $6,828,899. 
16. THE INLAND ROUTE, MICH. 
Location. A series of interconnected lakes and 
streams stretching across northern tip of Lower 
Peninsula of Michigan, and extends from Conway 
near Lake Michigan to Cheboygan on Lake 
Huron; a distance of 35 miles. Crooked and Indian 
Rivers are connecting channels in the waterway. 
(See Great Lakes Chart 14886). 
Existing project. Provides for a channel 30 
feet wide and 5 feet deep, with necessary widening 
at bends, through Crooked and Indian Rivers, 
and Crooked, Burt, and Mullett Lakes, and from 
Conway (west end of Crooked Lake) to navigation 
lock at Cheboygan; in Pickerel Channel from 
Pickerel Lake to Crooked Lake. It also provides 
for suitable jetties at head of Indian River. The 
addition of a lock and dam was approved by the 
Chief of Engineers on September 2, 1964, to correct 
a design deficiency. (See Table 31-B for 
authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Terminal Facilities. None for commercial 
cargo handling exist along the Crooked and Indian 
Rivers. Numerous small privately owned 
timber piers and wharves, some equipped with 
covered boat wells for serving and storing 
recreational craft, have been constructed. Landings 
maintained by hotel and resort operators 
are open to the public for transfer of passengers. 
Public docks are at Conway and Oden on Crooked 
Lake; the village of Indian River, Topinabee, and 
Mullett Lake Village on Mullett Lake; and at 
Cheboygan. About 30 highways dead end at the 
water's edge, permitting public access for 
various marine activities. Dock facilities are considered 
adequate for existing traffic. 
Operations and results during fiscal 
year. Maintenance: The navigation lock was 
maintained and operated on a two shift basis 1 October 
thru 15 November 1976. The lock was reopened 
for navigation on 15 April 1977 and was 
operated on a two shift basis. There was a letter 
agreement entered into July 1977 with the State 
of Michigan whereby the operation and ordinary 
maintenance of the lock was turned over to them 
with reimbursement by the Corps. Cost for the 
lock this fiscal year was $104,228. Channels and 
Canals: Condition surveys, environmental 
studies, master plan studies miscellaneous inspections 
and reports cost $26,961. Engineering 
and design of confined disposal area for polluted 
dredging was performed at a cost of $76,828. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing 
project was completed in 1958. The lock and dam 
were completed in fiscal year 1968. For additional 
details see page 1382 of Annual Report 
for 1960. Total costs in end of fiscal year were $1,- 
962,637 of which $770,222 was for new work and 
$1,044,415 for maintenance with $148,000 contributed 
by local interests. 
17. LAKE ST. CLAIR, MICH. 
CHANNELS 
Location. Lake St. Clair, a section of Great 
Lakes connecting channels, is an expansive 
shallow basin having a vessel track length of 
about 15 miles from mouth of St. Clair River to 
head of Detroit River. (See Great Lakes Chart 
14850.) 
Previous projects. For details see page 2882, 
Annual Report for 1896; pages 1957-58, Annual 
Report for 1915; and page 1539, Annual Report 
for 1938. 
Existing project. An improved channel 
through Lake St. Clair 800 feet wide, 27.5 feet 
deep, and about 14.5 miles long; extending from 
mouth of Southeast Bend cutoff channel at lower 
end of St. Clair River to head of Detroit River 
Channel. (See Table 31-B for authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. None required. 
Terminal facilities. None. 
Operations and results during fiscal 
year. Maintenance: Condition surveys, environmental 
studies, Hi-Fix surveys, support of 
Water Control Center and miscellaneous inspections 
and reports were performed by Government 
forces at a cost of $103,065. The U.S. Hopper 
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Dredge Markham performed maintenance 
dredging removing 22,949 cubic yards, bin 
measure, of shoal material at a cost of $57,432. 
Prior to dredging surveys were performed at a 
cost of $10,104. Additional hopper dredge handling 
costs in connection with Markham dredging 
was $60,949. Environmental studies, surveys, 
layouts, supervision and administration cost $14,- 
605. A credit was received in the form of interest 
on land purchased last year in the amount of $- 
26,933. Total cost under the Diked Disposal 
Program this fiscal year was $48,621. 
Condition at end offiscal year. Total costs for 
existing project at end of fiscal year were $15,- 
205,150 of which $7,019,237 was for new work 
($6,010,582 regular funds and $1,008,595 public 
works funds) and $8,185,913 for maintenance. 
18. LELAND HARBOR, MICH. 
Location. A light-draft harbor on eastern 
shore of Lake Michigan at mouth of Carp River, 
about 40 miles north of Frankfort, Mich., and 40 
miles southwest of Charlevoix, Mich. (See Great 
Lakes Chart 14912.) 
Existing project. Provides for a harbor of 
refuge consisting of a breakwater about 1,200 feet 
long, a protected anchorage and maneuver area 
about 3 acres in extend and 10 feet deep, a 12-foot 
deep flared approach channel decreasing in 
width to 90 feet, an existing south pier 440 feet 
long, a 35-foot long cellular extension to south 
pier, an entrance channel 6 feet deep and 40 feet 
wide extending to mouth of Carp River, and for 
elimination of existing north pier. (See Table 31- 
B for authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Terminal facilities. Privately owned wharves 
on each side of river below the dam which is 400 
feet above the river mouth. These wharves serve 
the local fishing interests and recreational craft. 
Public facilities are operated by the State and 
local agencies. All available dockage space is 
utilized. 
Operations and results during fiscal 
year. Maintenance: Condition surveys, environmental 
studies, miscellaneous inspections 
and reports were performed by Government 
forces at a cost of $11,166. Maintenance dredging 
was performed by contract. An estimated 23,500 
cubic yards were removedby hydraulic dredge at 
a cost of $64,999. Engineering, surveys, layouts, 
supervision and administration cost $22,328. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing 
project was completed in 1932 except for the 
authorization of 1962 which was completed in 
1967. Total cost of existing project to the end of 
fiscal year was $1,554,513, of which $-1,027,089 
was for new work and $527,424 for maintenance. 
19. LES CHENEAUX ISLANDS 
CHANNELS, MICH. 
Location. Along the north shore of Lake 
Huron, about 20 miles northeast of Mackinac 
Island, Michigan. (See Great Lakes Chart 14885.) 
Existing project. Provides for removing 
shoals from Les Cheneaux Islands Channels on 
the presently designated Small Boat Course, including 
the Middle Entrance between Marquette 
and Little LaSalle Islands, to provide a depth of 
seven feet over a minimum width of 100 feet, with 
suitable widening where required at bends in the 
channel. (See Table 31-B for authorizing legislation). 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Terminal facilities. Privately owned 
marinas, open to the public, are located at Hessel 
and Cedarville. There are also numerous other 
docks located on the islands which are not open to 
the general public. These facilities are considered 
adequate for existing commerce and vessel traffic.
Operations and results during fiscal 
year. Maintenance: Condition surveys, miscellaneous 
inspections were performed by 
Government forces at a cost of $12,324. Engineering 
and design on confined disposal area for 
polluted dredging was performed ata cost of $74,- 
718. A letter report for a confined disposal area 
for polluted dredging was submitted to the North 
Central Division Office. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Existing project 
was completed during fiscal year 1971. 
20. LEXINGTON HARBOR, MICH. 
Location. On southwest shore of Lake Huron, 
20 miles north of Port Huron, Michigan. (See 
Great Lakes Chart 14862.) 
Existing project Provides for two offshore 
breakwaters opening to the southeast and totaling 
about 2,400 feet long with provisions for 
recreational fishing on the main breakwater; an 
anchorage and maneuver area of about 5 acres, 8 
feet deep; and a flared approach channel 10 feet 
deep, decreasing to 160 feet in width through the 
breakwaters. Project also provides for 
recreational fishing facilities. Estimated (1977) 
Federal cost for new work is $1,700,000 excluding 
$1,090,000 to be contributed by local interests. 
Estimated total cost for local interests is 
$3,205,000 (See Table 31-B for authorization 
legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Assurances of local 
cooperation were furnished by Michigan Depart- 
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ment of Natural Resources to the Secretary of the 
Army. The cash contribution was made on 21 
May 1974 in the amount of $460,000. Additional 
cash contributions of $401,000 on 24 October 
1975, and $364,000 on 31 December 1975 were 
made. The assurances were accepted by the 
Secretary of the Army on 10 July 1974. 
Terminal facilities. An existing public 
fishing pier of open pile construction is not adequate 
for existing and prospective commerce. 
Complete boating facilities are planned by State 
and local agencies in connection with the harbor 
construction. 
Operations and results during fiscal 
year. New Work: The contract for construction 
of a harbor of refuge was completed. Cost adjustment 
this fiscal year was $-111,945. Engineering 
and design during construction cost $1,306. 
Supervision and administration cost $5,426. 
Maintenance: Condition surveys and sampling 
were performed by Government forcesata costof 
$7,650. Engineering and design studies under 
Section 111 P.L. 90-483 for mitigation of shore 
damage attributable to Federal navigation works 
was performed at a cost of $5,000. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Existing project 
was completed in November 1976. 
21. LITTLE LAKE HARBOR, MICH. 
Location. On south shore of Lake Superior 21 
miles west of Whitefish Point and 30 miles east of 
Grand Marais, Mich. (See Great Lakes Chart 
14962.) 
Existing project. 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. (See Table 31-B for authorizing 
legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Terminal facilities. Only terminal facility at 
project site consists of a public dock built by State 
of Michigan for light-draft craft. 
Operations and results during fiscal 
year. Maintenance: Condition surveys, environmental 
studies, design deficiency study and 
miscellaneous reports and inspections were performed 
by Government forces ata cost of $19,345. 
Maintenance dredging was performed by St. 
Paul District's crane barge Markus and forces. 
An estimated 14,900 cubic yards of shoal material 
was removed at a cost of $86,615. Engineering, 
design, surveys, layouts, supervision and administration 
cost $30,066. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. This project is 
considered complete; however, because of shifting 
sand the harbor entrance shoals rapidly with 
the result that full project depth is not usually 
available. 
22. LUDINGTON HARBOR, MICH. 
Location. On east shore of Lake Michigan, 156 
miles northeasterly from Chicago, Ill., and 67 
miles northerly from Grand Haven, Mich. (See 
Great Lakes Chart 14937.) 
Previous projects. For details see page 1951 of 
Annual Report for 1915, page 1491 of Annual 
Report for 1938, and page 1307 of Annual Report 
for 1963. 
Existing project. Provides for an exterior 
basin in Lake Michigan protected by north and 
south breakwater, north breakwater is 1,800 feet 
long and south breakwater 1,700 feet long, 550 
feet apart at outer ends, diverging at an angle of 
90 degrees, with shore connections, 1,103 and 
2,004 feet long, respectively; for dredging exterior 
basin to 18 feet deep with a maximum 
width of 1,500 feet; for a channel with a depth of 
30 feet from deep water in Lake Michigan 
decreasing to 29.5 feet at the west end of the north 
pier, over a maximum widthof 600 feet; thence a 
channel with a depth of 29 feet, over a minimum 
width of 230 feet with necessarywidening at Pere 
Marquette Lake; and for inner piers and 
revetments 1,649 feet long on the north and sufficiently 
long on the south for turn at Pere Marquette 
Lake. The estimated (1977) Federal cost 
for new work is $8,250,000. Estimated total costs 
for local interests is $147,000. (See Table 31-B for 
authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Improvement authorized 
on 31 December 1970 under authority of Section 
201 of the 1965 Flood Control Act is subject to the 
condition that prior to construction, responsible 
local interests should be required to give satisfactory 
assurances that they will; Provide without 
cost to the United States all lands, easements, and 
rights-of-way required for construction and subsequent 
maintenance of the modified project 
upon the request of the Chief of Engineers including 
suitable areas determined by the Chief of 
Engineers to be required in the general public interest 
for initial and subsequent disposal of excavated 
materials and any necessary retaining 
dikes, bulkheads, and embankments therefor, or 
the cost of such retaining works; Hold and save 
the United States free from damages due to the 
construction and maintenance of the modified 
project; Provide and maintain without cost to the 
United States depths in berthing areas and local 
access channels serving the terminals commensurate 
with the depths provided in the related 
project areas; Accomplish without cost to the United 
States such alterations of submarine utility 
crossings as are required by the modified project; 
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Establish regulations prohibiting discharge of 
pollutants into the waters of the harbor by users 
thereof, which regulations shall be in accordance 
with applicable laws or regulations of Federal, 
State, and local authorities responsible for pollution 
prevention and control. 
Terminal facilities. In addition to main terminal 
of Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co., consisting 
of three car ferry slips, a wharf, and 
warehouses, there are several wharves which 
handle coal, limestone, and miscellaneous commodities. 
Facilities adequate for existing commerce. 
Operations and results during fiscal 
year. New Work: Engineering and design was 
completed on latest project modification, River 
and Harbor Act of December 31, 1970, ata cost of 
$189,978. A contract was awarded for this work 
in the amount of $4,868,750. No work was performed 
on this contract this fiscal year. 
Maintenance: Condition surveys, operation of 
safety features, environmental studies and miscellaneous 
inspections and reports were performed 
by Government forces ata costof $16,933. 
Maintenance of safety features were performed 
at a cost of $1,546. Replacement of Pile cluster 
was performed by contract at a cost of $12,709. 
The U.S. Hopper Dredge Hains performed 
maintenance dredging removing 30,593 cubic 
yards, bin measure of shoal material at a cost of 
$64,719. Engineering, design, surveys, layouts, 
supervision and administration cost $4,041. A 
Phase II General Design Memorandum was completed 
for harbor modifications to provide for increased 
safety and large vessels. Engineering 
and design under Section 111 P.L. 90-483 for 
mitigation of shore damage attributable to 
Federal navigation works was performed at a 
cost of $3,000. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Existing project 
was completed in 1918. Construction has not 
started on latest authorized project modification. 
Project structures are generally in good condition. 
For additional details on completion of existing 
project see page 1469 of Annual Report for 
1962. Total costs for existing project to end of 
fiscal year were $7,397,425 of which $1,566,764 
was for new work, $5,472,748 for maintenance, 
and $357,913 for rehabilitation. 
23. MANISTEE HARBOR, MICH. 
Location. On east shore of Lake Michigan, 179 
miles northeasterly from Chicago, Ill., and 26 
miles northerly from Ludington, Mich. (See 
Great Lakes Chart 14938.) 
Previous projects. For details see page 1952 of 
Annual Report for 1915, and page 1493 of Annual 
Report for 1938. 
Existing project. An entrance channel in Lake 
Michigan protected by a breakwater, piers, and 
revetments; a channel in Manistee River to 
Manistee Lake; and Federal participation in cost 
of replacing Maple Street Bridge. Project depths 
are 25 feet in entrance channel and 23 feet in river 
channel. For additional details see page 1470 of 
Annual Report for 1962. (See Table 31-B for 
authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Terminal facilities. Installations are on both 
sides of river and on Manistee Lake. Commerce 
handled includes coal, sand, salt, and general 
cargo. In addition, there is a Government wharf 
and a State and city owned recreational craft pier 
which is open to the public. These facilities satisfy 
current commerce requirements. 
Operations and results during fiscal 
year. Maintenance: Condition surveys, miscellaneous 
inspections and reports were performed 
by Government forces ata cost of $13,435. 
Repairs to Breakwater was performed by contract 
at a cost of $40,827. The U.S. Hopper 
Dredge Hains performed maintenance dredging 
removing 38,729 cubic yards, bin measure, of 
shoal material at a cost of $79,719. Engineering, 
design, surveys, layouts, supervision and administration 
cost $10,065. Engineering and 
design for mitigation of shore damage attributable 
to Federal navigation work was performed 
at a cost of $24,001. 
Condition at end offiscal year. Existing project 
was completed in August 1967. For additional 
details on completion of existing project 
see page 1470 of Annual Report for 1962. Navigation 
structures are in generally good condition. 
Total costs for existing project from regular 
funds to end of fiscal year are $6,411,256 of which 
$2,341,523 was for new work, $2,695,570 for 
maintenance, and $1,374,164 for rehabilitation. 
24. MANISTIQUE HARBOR, MICH. 
Location. On north shore of Lake Michigan 
135 miles northeasterly from Green Bay Harbor, 
Wis., and 220 miles northerly from Milwaukee, 
Wis., (See Great Lakes Chart 14908). 
Previous projects. For details see page 1933 of 
Annual Report for 1915 and page 1422 of Annual 
Report for 1938. 
Existing Project. A breakwater protected entrance 
channel in Lake Michigan, a channel in 
Manistique River, and a pier at river mouth. Project 
depths are 19 feet in outer portion of entrance 
channel, 18 feet in inner portion of entrance 
channel, and 18 feet in river channel. For additional 
details see page 1451 of Annual Report 
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for 1962. (See Table 31-B for authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Terminal facilities. A car ferry slip, two coal 
and building material wharves, two fishing 
wharves, and numerous lumberyard slips. 
Facilities are considered adequate for existing 
commerce. 
Operations and results during fiscal 
year. Maintenance: Condition surveys were performed 
by Government forces at a cost of $9,000. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Existing project 
was completed in 1961. For additional details 
on completion of existing project see Annual 
Report for 1962. All structures are generally in 
good condition. Total costs to end of fiscal year 
were $3,017,716 of which $1,295,400 was for new 
work, $1,405,983 for maintenance, and $316,333 
for rehabilitation. 
25. MONROE HARBOR, MICH. 
Location. On lower reach of Raisin River, 
which empties into Lake Erie and is 36 miles 
south of Detroit, Michigan. (See Great Lakes 
Chart 14830.) 
Existing project. Provides for a channel in 
Lake Erie and Raisin River to city of Monroe, for 
a turning basin, and for riprapping protecting 
dikes at river mouth. Project depths are 21 feet to 
turning basin, 18 feet in turning basin, and 9 feet 
to upstream end of project. For additional details 
see page 1490 of Annual Report for 1962. Project 
feature for riprapping protecting dikes is considered 
inactive. Estimated costs of this feature 
(1954) is $90,000. (See Table 31-B for authorizing 
legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Terminal facilities. Several privately owned 
docks and a municipal terminal. Port of Monroe 
Authority built a steel and concrete wharf on 
southeast side of turning basin for commercial 
use. Facilities are considered adequate for existing 
commerce. 
Operations and results during fiscal 
year. Maintenance: Condition surveys, environmental 
studies, Hi-Fix surveys, miscellaneous 
reports and inspections were performed 
by Government forces ata costof $25,792. 
The U.S. Hopper Dredges Hains and Hoffman 
performed maintenance dredging removing 12,- 
980 and 185,230 cubic yards, bin measure, of 
shoal material at a cost of $122,726 and $312,599, 
respectively. Maintenance of the disposal area 
was performed at a cost of $201,095. Engineering, 
design, surveys, layouts, supervision and administration 
cost $10,166. Additional handling of 
hopper dredge materials chargeable to dike disposal 
program was $78,398. Engineering and 
design for confined disposal area was continued 
at a cost of $75,793. Total costs for dike disposal 
program this fiscal year was $154,191. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Existing project 
was completed in 1936, except for riprapping 
protective dikes on each side of the Bay Channel. 
Due to combined effect of severe storms and continued 
high water, dikes have largely disappeared. 
Total costs to end of fiscal year were 
$5,705,099 of which $987,340 was for new work 
(including $300,000) contributed by the Port 
Commission of Monroe, and $4,717,759 for 
maintenance (including $166,667 contributed 
funds -- $125,000 by Consolidated Paper Company 
and $41,667 by River Raisin Company). 
26. MUSKEGON HARBOR, MICH. 
Location. On east shore of Lake Michigan, 114 
miles northeasterly from Chicago, Ill., and 80 
miles easterly from Milwaukee, Wis. (See Great 
Lakes Chart 14934.) 
Previous projects. For details see page 1950 of 
Annual Report for 1915; page 1399, Annual 
Report for 1924; and page 1484; Annual Report 
for 1938. 
Existing project. A breakwater protected outer 
basin in Lake Michigan and an entrance 
channel from Lake Michigan to Muskegon Lake 
protected by piers and revetments. Project 
depths vary from 29 feet in the lakeward portion 
of the outer basin to 27 feet in the channel between 
the inner piers to Muskegon Lake. For additional 
details see page 1303 of Annual Report for 1963. 
(See Table 31-B for authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Terminal facilities. Several privately owned 
wharves primarily for commercial use. Details on 
actual port and harbor facilities are in Port 
Series, No. 48 (revised 1961) prepared and 
published as part 2 by Board of Engineers for 
Rivers and Harbors. Information on port administration 
and Federal services, port terminal 
services and charges, and steamship services is 
prepared and published as part I by the Port 
Development Staff, U.S. Department of Commerce. 
Facilities are considered adequate for existing 
commerce. 
Operations and results during fiscal 
year. Maintenance: Condition surveys, operation 
of safety features, environmental studies, 
miscellaneous inspections and reports were performed 
by Government forces ata costof $20,916. 
Maintenance of safety feature was performed at a 
cost of $301. A contract was awarded for construction 
of safety features on South Breakwater, 
Pier and Revetment in the amount of $112,440. 
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No work has started. The U.S. Hopper Dredge 
Hains performed maintenance dredging removing 
75,180 cubic yards, bin measure, of shoal 
material at a cost of $111,024. Engineering and 
design for rehabilitation of north pier and revetment 
Sections I, J, K, L and M was completed. 
Engineering design, surveys, layouts, supervision 
and administration cost $77,145. Rehabilitation: 
A contract was awarded for rehabilitation of 
north pier and revetment Sections I, J, K, Land M 
in the amount of $3,900,300. No work was performed 
this fiscal year. Surveys and layouts cost 
$9,982. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Existing project, 
including latest project modification, was 
completed in 1965. For additional details on completion 
of existing project see page 1465 of Annual 
Report for 1962. The navigation structures 
are in generally good condition. Total costs to end 
of fiscal year were $5,630,830 of which $2,298,702 
was for new work, $2,579,314 for maintenance 
and $752,814 for rehabilitation. 
27. OTTAWA RIVER HARBOR, 
MICH. AND OHIO 
Location. On the Ottawa River at the westerly 
end of Lake Erie about 3.5 miles northerly from 
the mouth of the Maumee River and Toledo Harbor, 
Ohio; and about three-fourths of a mile 
northerly from the Michigan-Ohio State line. (See 
Great Lakes Chart 14847.) 
Existing project. Provides for dredging a 
channel 8 feet deep, 200 feet wide, and about 15,- 
000 feet long in Maumee Bay from the Toledo 
Harbor ship channel to the mouth of the Ottawa 
River and a channel 6 feet deep, 100 feet wide, and 
about 16,500 feet long in the Ottawa River from 
the river mouth to the Suder Avenue Bridge. Estimated 
(1977) cost for newwork is $1,760,200 excluding 
$1,748,200 to be contributed by local interests. 
Total non-Federal cost (1977) is $3,633,- 
500. (See Table 31-B for authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Improvement authorized 
on 31 December 1970 under authority of Section 
201 of the 1965 Flood Control Act is subject to the 
condition that local interests contribute in cash 50 
percent of the first cost of Federal construction of 
the general navigation facilities exclusive of aids 
to navigation, a contribution presently estimated 
at 1,900,000, to be paid in a lump sum prior to initiation 
of construction, or in installments over 
the constrution period at a rate proportionate to 
the proposed or scheduled expenditure of Federal 
funds as required by the Chief of Engineers, the 
final apportionment of cost to be made after actual 
costs have been determined: Provide without 
cost to the United States all lands, easements, and 
rights-of-way required for construction and subsequent 
maintenance of the project and for aids to. 
navigation upon the request of the Chief of 
Engineers, including suitable areas determined 
by the Chief of Engineers to be required in the 
general public interest for initial and subsequent 
disposal of spoil and any necessary retaining 
dikes, bulkheads, and embankments therefor, or 
the cost of such retaining works: Hold and save 
the United States free from all claims for 
damages incident to the construction, operation, 
and maintenance of the improvements: Accomplish 
without cost to the United States such 
alterations as are required to submarine utility 
crossings: Establish a competent and properly 
constituted public body empowered to regulate 
the use, growth, and development of the harbor 
and related facilities with the understanding that 
said facilities will be open to all on equal terms: 
Provide and maintain without cost to the United 
States necessary mooring facilities and service 
areas, including a public landing with suitable 
supply facilities, a launching ramp, reservation 
of space for transient craft, parking areas with 
adequate sanitary facilities, and access roads, 
open to all on equal terms; the dredging of 
berthing areas to be commensurate with the 
depth of the Federal channel improvements and; 
establish regulations prohibiting discharge of 
pollutants into the waters of the harbor by users 
thereof, which regulations shall be in accordance 
with applicable laws or regulations of Federal, 
State, and local authorities responsible for pollution 
prevention and control: provided, however, 
that if there are no applicable State or Federal 
laws of regulations, local interests shall provide 
adequate waste disposal facilities for all watercraft 
and other users. 
Terminal facilities. There are some 3,285 
recreational boating berths provided at private 
properties, marinas, yacht clubs, and boating 
associations located along the Ottawa River and 
vicinity. Several facilities provide fuel, stores, 
and hoist and repair service for these recreational 
craft. 
Operations and results during fiscal 
year. New Work: Preconstruction planning, initiated 
in Fiscal Year 1975, was continued during 
the fiscal year at a cost of $10,000. Various alternatives 
were finalized, and their economic and 
environmental impacts evaluated. Coordination 
was maintained with the states of Michigan and 
Ohio as the prospective local sponsors in an 
attempt to reach a solution that would be both 
feasible and acceptable to all concerned parties 
interested in recreational boating opportunities 
at Ottawa River. However, both states advised 
the Corps of Engineers in September 1976 that 
they would not financially support construction of 
the Ottawa River project. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Project 
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reclassified from active to inactive. 
28. PENTWATER HARBOR, MICH. 
Location. On east shore of Lake Michigan 146 
miles northeasterly from Chicago, Ill., and 14 
miles southerly from Ludington, Mich. (See 
Great Lakes Chart 14907.) 
Existing project. Provides for widening old 
entrance channel to 150 feet between parallel 
piers and revetments, channel to extend from 
Lake Michigan to Pentwater Lake, with a depth 
of 16 feet. Piers and revetments are builtof stonefilled 
timber cribs and piling and capped with 
concrete. The 200-footextension to south pier portion 
of project is considered inactive. Estimated 
cost (1954) of this portion is $65,100. (See Table 
31-B for authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. None required. 
Terminal facilities. Several small privately 
owned wharves on west end of Pentwater Lake. 
The city and Michigan Waterways Commission 
jointly constructed a dock on northwest side of 
Pentwater Lake for public use. Facilities areconsidered 
adequate for existing commerce. 
Operations and results during fiscal 
year. Maintenance: Condition surveys, operation 
of safety features, environmental studies, 
miscellaneous inspections and reports were performed 
by Government forces at a cost of $9,194. 
A contract was awarded for maintenance dredging 
and is approximately 40 percent complete. 
Approximately 10,000 cubic yards were removed 
by hydraulic dredge at a cost of $26,356. 
Engineering, surveys, layouts, supervision and 
administration cost $15,092. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Existing project 
was completed in 1959 except for a 200 foot 
extension to the south pier which is not considered 
necessary under present conditions. For additional 
details see page 1468 of Annual Report 
for 1962. Total costs for existing project at end of 
fiscal year were $2,120,593 of which $179,899 was 
for new work, and $1,950,694 for maintenance. 
29. PETOSKEY HARBOR, MICH. 
Location. This harbor is on the east shore of 
Lake Michigan about 50 miles south of the Straits 
of Mackinac. (See Great Lakes Chart 14913). 
Previous projects. For details see page 1954 of 
Annual Report for 1915, page 1547 of Annual 
Report for 1931, and page 2024 of Annual Report 
for 1949. 
Existing project. This provides for a 
breakwater extending from shore 1,345 feet long 
of stone-filled timber crib, concrete capped, and 
rubblestone construction which portects the 
municipal pier. (See Table 31-B for authorizing 
legislation.) 
Local cooperation. None required. 
Terminal facilities. 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. Maintenance: Condition surveys and miscellaneous 
inspection services were performed at 
a cost of $13,908. A contract was awarded late in 
fiscal year for repair to the breakwater in the 
amount of $40,000. No work was performed this 
fiscal year. Survey and layouts cost $104. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Existing project 
was completed in 1908. Major repairs to the 
breakwater were completed during fiscal year 
1972. 
30. POINT LOOKOUT HARBOR 
(AU GRES RIVER), MICH. 
Location. At Au Gres River on westerly shore 
of Lake Huron at entrance to Saginaw Bay, about 
17 miles northeast of mouth of Saginaw River. 
(See Great Lakes Chart 14863.) 
Existing project. Provides for construction of 
a small boat harbor having a 12-foot deep, 100- 
foot wide, 2,800-foot long outer entrance channel; 
a 5,600-foot long, 100-foot wide inner entrance 
channel having a 10-foot depth; an 8,270-foot long 
6-foot deep river channel ending just downstream 
from U.S. 23 highway bridge and having a width 
of 60 feet; a 4,000-foot long north breakwater and 
a 3,800-foot long south breakwater. Estimated 
(1972) cost for new work is $2,650,000 excluding 
$104,500 to be contributed by local interests. 
Total non-Federal cost (1972) is $350,000. (See 
Table 31-B for authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Terminal facilities. Small boat marina 
facilities are under construction by State of 
Michigan. 
Operations and results during fiscal 
year. Maintenance: Condition surveys, operation 
of safety features, design deficiency study 
and miscellaneous inspections and reports were 
performed by Government forces ata cost of $24,- 
809. The contract for emergency repairs of the 
breakwater awarded last fiscal year was completed 
at a cost of $62,878. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction 
was completed during fiscal year 1974. Total 
costs to end of fiscal year were $2,749,536 of 
which $2,642,584 was for new work and $106,952 
for maintenance. 
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31. PORTAGE LAKE HARBOR, 
MICH. 
Location. On east shore of Lake Michigan 
about 186 miles northeasterly from Chicago and 
about 37 miles northerly from Ludington. (See 
Great Lakes Chart 14939.) 
Existing project. Provides for a harbor of 
refuge with an entrance channel from Lake 
Michigan to Portage Lake protected by piers and 
revetments. Project depth is 18 feet. For additional 
details see page 1297 of Annual Report 
for 1958. Latest published map is in House Document 
588, 64th Congress, 1st. session. (See Table 
31-B for authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. None required. 
Terminal facilities. There are landing places 
at inner end of Portage Lake. Facilities are considered 
adequate for existing commerce. 
Operations and results during fiscal 
year. Maintenance: Condition surveys, environmental 
studies, miscellaneous inspections 
and reports were performed by Government 
forces at a cost of $11,356. A contract was awarded 
for maintenance dredging, approximately23,- 
000 cubic yards, place measure, of shoal material 
was removed by hydraulic dredge at a cost of 
$57,933. Engineering, design, surveys, layouts, 
supervision and administration cost $19,710. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Existing project 
was substantially completed in 1912. For additional 
details on completion of existing project 
see page 1298 of Annual Report for 1958. The 
structures are generally in good condition. 
32. PORT AUSTIN HARBOR, MICH. 
Location. On west shore of Lake Huron at extreme 
southeastern limit of Saginaw Bay, and 29 
miles south of Au Sable River (Oscoda). (See 
Great Lakes Chart 14863.) 
Existing project. A harbor of refuge at mouth 
of Bird Creek, consisting of a harbor basin dredged 
to a depth of 10 feet protected by a breakwater 
structure, and for dredging and entrance channel 
to harbor basin to a depth of 12 feet. (See Table 31- 
B for authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Terminal facilities. A number of docks near 
mouth of Bird Creek and a State-owned dock inside 
breakwater. Facilities accommodate 
recreational craft and are considered adequate 
for existing traffic. 
Operations and results during fiscal 
year. Maintenance: Condition surveys, environmental 
studies and miscellaneous inspections 
and reports were performed by Government 
forces at a cost of $3,714. Engineering and design 
for repairs to the breakwater was performed at a 
cost of $20,387. Engineering and design on confined 
disposal area for polluted dredging was performed 
at a cost of $77,727. A letter report for a 
confined disposal area for polluted dredging was 
submitted to the North Central Division Office. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Existing project 
was completed in 1959. Total costs for existing 
project to end of fiscal year were $1,315,135 
of which $1,128,334 was for new work (includes 
$172,100 contributed funds) and $186,801 for 
maintenance. 
33. PORT SANILAC HARBOR, MICH. 
Location. On southwest shore of Lake Huron, 
30 miles north of Port Huron, Mich. (See Great 
Lakes Chart 14862.) 
Existing project. Provides for a harbor of 
refuge protected by breakwater structures extending 
to 12-foot depth contour in lake; for dredging 
a harbor basin 10 feet deep; for dredging an entrance 
channel 12 feet deep; a 70-foot extension of 
the south breakwater; a 300-foot arm added to the 
north breakwater; and riprap placed at the 
lakeward side of the breakwater additions. (See 
Table 31-B for authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Terminal facilities. There is one privately 
owned dock used principally as a fishing terminal 
by owner and a municipally owned pier for 
recreational craft. Facilities are considered adequate 
for existing commerce. 
Operations and results during fiscal 
year. New Work: Engineering and design for 
beach nourishment(mitigation) was completed at 
a cost of $37,587. A contract was awarded and 
completed for placing 110,000 tons of sand, at a 
cost of $283,955. Supervision and administration 
cost $13,677. Maintenance: Condition surveys and 
miscellaneous inspections and reports were performed 
by Government forces ata costof $18,387. 
Claims are still being settled on the breakwater 
cell repair completed last fiscal year. Cost this 
fiscal year was $152,306. Minor repairs to the 
breakwater were performed at a cost of $4,171. 
Engineering, design, surveys, layouts, supervision 
and administration cost $6,135. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Project was 
completed in 1951 except for latest project 
modification which was completed in FY 1976. 
Breakwaters are in good condition. 
34. ROUGE RIVER, MICH. 
Location. Rises in Oakland and Washtenaw 
Counties, Mich., 30 miles long, flows southeasterly 
through Wayne County, and joins Detroit River 
at westerly limit of city of Detroit. (See Great 
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Lakes Chart 14854.) 
Previous projects. For details see page 1530 of 
Annual Report for 1932, and page 1558 of Annual 
Report for 1938. 
Existing project. Provides for: (a) Main 
channel from Detroit River through Short Cut 
Canal extending to upstream limit of the project, 
a distance of 3.5 miles. Project depths are 25 and 
21 feet in navigation channel, 21 feet in turning 
basin, and 13 feet in upper reach of project. (b) 
Old channel from Detroit River extending to 
junction of Old Channel with Short Cut Canal. 
Project depths are 25, 18, 17, and 21 feet. For additional 
details see page 1324 of Annual Report 
for 1963. In 1973, work authorized by the 1962 
River and Harbor Act was reclassified from the 
active to inactive category. Estimated cost (1972) 
of this work is $880,000. Except for dredging 25- 
foot channel 1,150 feet upstream from mouth of 
Old Channel, work authorized in act of August30, 
1935, is considered inactive. Estimated cost 
(1958) of inactive portion is $255,000. Work 
authorized by act of July 3, 1958 is considered inactive. 
Estimated cost (1960) of this work is $210,- 
000. (See Table 31-B for authorizing legislation. 
Local cooperation. Act of August 30,1935, 
provided that no Federal expenditures be made 
on improvements in old channel until local interests 
provided all necessary rights-of-way and 
furnished guarantees protecting the United 
States against damages to adjacent lands and 
property which may result from dredging 
operations. Except for guarantees protecting the 
United States against damages to adjacent lands 
and property along 25-foot channel, this requirement 
has not been complied with. Act of July 3, 
1958, is subject to condition that local interests 
furnish lands, rights-of-way, and spoil disposal 
areas for construction and future maintenance; 
hold the United States free from damages; make 
a cash contribution equal to 50 percent of first 
cost of dredging; dredge and maintain area 
between Federal channel and wharves along 
channel to depth necessary for mooring vessels; 
and provide and maintain a steel sheet pile 
bulkhead to protect facilities of Allied Chemical 
and Dye Corp. Except for guarantees protecting 
the United States against damages to adjacent 
lands and property along 25-foot channel, this requirement 
has not been complied with. Actof October 
23, 1962, requires local interests to provide 
lands and rights-of-way for construction upon request 
of the Chief of Engineers; hold the United 
States free from damages; provide terminal 
facilities to accommodate prospective commerce 
considered in report of District Engineer; dredge 
and maintain areas between the Federal improvement 
and terminal facilities to depths commensurate 
with improved Federal channel; make 
alterations in docks, bulkheads and other structures, 
and take such other measures as may be 
necessary to assure stability of banks adjacent to 
channel; and provide bridge protection. The 
assurances of local cooperation for the River and 
Harbor Act of 1962 were furnished by the 
Michigan State Waterways Commission and 
accepted on January 7, 1965. Fulfillment of all 
items of local cooperation has not been accomplished. 
Terminal facilities. Numerous large commercial 
docks for handling various type cargo. 
Details on actual port and harbor facilities are 
contained in the Port Series No. 45 (revised 1961) 
prepared and published as Part 2 by the Board of 
Engineers for Rivers and Harbors. Information 
on port administration and Federal services, port 
and terminal services and charges, and 
steamship services is prepared and published as 
Part 1 by the Port Development Staff, U.S. 
Department of Commerce. Facilities are considered 
adequate for existing commerce. 
Operations and results during fiscal 
year. Maintenance: Condition surveys, environmental 
studies, miscellaneous inspections 
and reports were performed by Government 
forces at a cost of $45,656. The U.S. Hopper 
Dredge Hains performed maintenance dredging 
removing 86,060 cubic yards, bin measure, of 
shoal material at a cost of $361,940. Maintenance 
of the disposal area was performed by hired labor 
at a cost of $32,273. Engineering, surveys, 
layouts, supervision and administration cost $19,- 
841. The contract awarded last fiscal year for construction 
of diked disposal area Phase I is approximately 
42 percent complete at a cost this 
fiscal year of $1,520,075. Engineering and design 
on Phase II cost $13,289. Supervision and administration 
cost $146,719. Total cost for dike disposal 
program this fiscal year was $1,680,083$ 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Work 
authorized before 1962 modification is complete 
except for deepening old channel to 21 feet from 
Detroit, Toledo and Ironton Railroad Bridge to 
junction with Short Cut Canal. This work is being 
held in abeyance until local interest comply with 
terms of local cooperation. Engineering and 
design on modifications authorized by 1962 River 
and Harbor Act has been deferred pending 
fulfillment of local cooperation requirements. 
For additional details on completion of existing 
project see Annual Report for 1962. Total costs for 
existing project to end of fiscal year were $12,- 
449,472 of which $675,251 was for new work and 
$11,774,221 for maintenance. In addition, $29,- 
563 was expended for new work from Emergency 
Relief Act Funds. 
35. SAGINAW RIVER, MICH. 
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Location. Formed by union of Tittabawassee 
and Shiawassee Rivers, 22 miles long, and flows 
northerly into extreme inner end of Saginaw Bay, 
Lake Huron. Cities of Saginaw and Bay City are 
on the river. (See Great Lakes Chart 14867.) 
Previous projects. For details, see page 1957 
of Annual Report for 1915, and page 1550 of Annual 
Report for 1938. 
Existing project. Provides for an entrance 
channel 27 feet deep and 350 feet wide from 27- 
foot contour in Saginaw Bay to river mouth; 
thence a channel 26 feet deep and 200 feet wide 
about 0.4 mile; thence 25 feet deep and 200 feet 
wide to New York Central Railroad Bridge at 
Bay City; thence 22 feet deep and 200 feet wide to 
C&O Railroad Bridge in Saginaw; thence 16.5 
feet deep and 200 feet wide to upstream limit at 
Green Point. Project also provides for five turning 
basins; one 25 feet deep at Essexville, 600 
feet wide with a maximum length of 1,850 feet; 
one 22 feet deep on east side of channel about 1 
mile upstream from Cass Avenue in Bay City, 650 
feet wide and 1,000 feet long; one 20 feet deep at 
Carrollton, 100 to 300 feet wide and 900 feet long; 
one 20 feet deep just downstream from C&O 
Bridge in Saginaw, 650 feet wide and 1,000 feet 
long; and one 15 feet deep between Bristol Street 
Bridge and New York Central Railroad Bridge in 
Saginaw. (See Table 31-B for authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Terminal facilities. Numerous large commercial 
docks for handling a great variety of 
cargo. Details on actual port and harbor facilities 
are in Port Series No. 45 (revised 1961) prepared 
and published as part2 by Board of Engineers for 
Rivers and Harbors. Information on port administration 
and Federal services, port and terminal 
services and charges, and steamship services 
is prepared and published as part I by Port 
Development Staff, U.S. Department of Commerce. 
Facilities are considered adequate for existing 
commerce. 
Operations and results during fiscal 
year. Maintenance: Condition surveys, Hi-Fix 
surveys, environmental studies, supportof Water 
Control Center, miscellaneous inspections and 
reports cost $208,302. Maintenance of the disposal 
area was performed by Government forces 
cost $65,702. Engineering, surveys, layouts, 
supervision and administration cost $38,245. The 
contract awarded last fiscal year for construction 
of a confined disposal area is approximately 68 
percent complete at a cost this fiscal year of $7,- 
345,377. Engineering and design during construction 
was $23,658. Supervision and administration 
of contract cost $327,450. Total cost 
for dike disposal program this fiscal year was $7,- 
696,485. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Existing project 
is complete, except for a small part of the 
work authorized by the Act of October 23, 1962. 
Section D (Sixth Street Turning Basin) of the 
1962 Act is complete except for the channel portion, 
which is pending modification. Total costs 
for existing project to the end of fiscal year were 
$37,757,931 of which $13,954,660 was for new 
work and $17,803,271 was for maintenance. 
36. ST. CLAIR RIVER, MICH. 
Location. A 40 mile long section of Great 
Lakes connecting channels which flows southerly 
from Lake Huron and discharges into Lake St. 
Clair. (See Great Lakes Chart 14852.) 
Existing project. Provides for channels 
through St. Clair River, which, at low water 
datum, are suitable for vessels drawing 25.5 feet. 
Project also provides for compensating works, 
consisting of a number (estimated at 31) of submerged 
rock sills, with crests 31 feet below 
datum, and improvement of North Channel outlet, 
100 feet wide and 10 feet deep, for 
recreational craft. Project depths are referred to 
low water datums for Lakes Huron and St. Clair, 
576.8 and 571.7 feet above mean water level at 
Father Point, Quebec; International Great Lakes 
Datum 1955. (See Tables 31-B and 31-C for 
authorizing legislation and features of existing 
project.) 
Act of 21 March 1956, provides for a project 
safe draft of 25.5 feet over full width of channels 
when levels of Lakes Huron and St. Clair are at 
their respective low water datums. Estimated 
cost (Oct 1977) for new work is $480,000. Project 
features for construction of compensating works, 
consisting of submerged rock sills, was previously 
considered inactive. During fiscal year 1960, 
portion of rock sills (presently estimated at four) 
necessary to compensate for deepening connecting 
channels was reclassified in active category. 
Estimated cost (1977) for these four sills is $10,- 
470. This cost is included in foregoing estimated 
cost of new work. No expense of maintenance will 
probably be required for submerged sills. 
Local cooperation. None required. 
Terminalfacilities. This improvement serves 
through commerce between upper and lower 
Great Lakes, and has not materially influenced 
terminal facilities along its route. A number of 
privately owned piers and wharves are at Port 
Huron, Marysville, St. Clair, and Marine City, 
Mich., which handle coal, limestone, petroleum 
products, woodpulp, salt and general cargo. 
These installations satisfy present commerce requirements. 
Operations and results during fiscal 
year. Maintenance: Condition surveys, en- 
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vironmental studies, Hi-Fix surveys, support of 
NCD Water Control Center and miscellaneous inspections 
and reports were performed by Government 
forces at a costof$180,933. The U.S. Hopper 
Dredge Hains performed maintenance dredging 
removing 12,155 cubic yards, bin measure, of 
shoal material at a cost of $60,167. Construction of 
disposal area facilities at Harsen Island was performed 
at a costof $64,373. Engineering, surveys, 
layouts, real estate, supervision and administration 
cost $31,900. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Existing project 
is complete except for construction of submerged 
rock sills and improving north channel 
outlet. Total cost of existing project to end of fiscal 
year was $25,682,900 of which $19,213,246 was 
for new work and $6,469,654 for maintenance. 
37. ST. JOSEPH HARBOR, MICH. 
Location. On east shore of Lake Michigan, 60 
miles easterly from Chicago, Ill., and 24 miles 
southerly from South Haven, Mich. (See Great 
Lakes Chart 14930.) 
Previous projects. For details see page 1945of 
Annual Report for 1915, and page 1470 of Annual 
Report for 1938. 
Existing project. Provides for protecting 
mouth of St. Joseph River by two piers, 250 to 325 
feet apart at their inner and outer ends, respectively, 
having lengths of 2,758 feet on north side 
and 2,603 feet on south side; for a channel 21 feet 
deep from Lake Michigan to mouth of Benton' 
Harbor Canal, a length of about 6,900 feet with 
widths of 265 feet at outer end of piers, 190 feet at 
inner end of piers and revetments, thence 
generally 215 feet to lower end of turning basin, 
increasing to 250 feet above the turning basin to 
mouth of Paw Paw River, thence generally 110 
feet in Paw Paw River to mouth of Benton Harbor 
canal; for dredging channel in Benton Harbor 
canal up to west line of Riverview Drive extended 
northerly, to 18 feet deep and 80 feet wide; and a 
turning basin 18 feet deep on north side of 
channel above mouth of Morrison Channel and a 
turning basin 18 feet deep near mouth of Paw 
Paw River. Public Law 88-88th Congress 
declared a portion of Benton Harbor Canal a nonnavigable 
stream. (See Table 31-B for authorizing 
legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Terminal facilities. Several commercial 
wharves for handling coal, building materials, 
petroleum products, and miscellaneous commodities. 
A package freight terminal is also 
available. Facilities considered adequate for existing 
commerce. 
Operations and results during fiscal 
year. New Work: A contract was awarded and 
completed for placing 160,000 tons of sand in connection 
with beach nourishment (mitigation) at a 
cost of $304,702. An adjustment of $-1,812 was 
made in contract costs for previous fiscal year. 
Engineering and design cost was $17,349. Surveys, 
layouts; supervision and administration cost 
$29,073. Maintenance: Condition surveys, operation 
of safety features, environmental studies, 
miscellaneous inspections and reports were performed 
by Government forces ata costof $40,914. 
Maintenance of safety features were performed 
by hired labor at a cost of $815. Repairs to revetment 
were performed by hired labor at a cost of 
$17,832. The contract awarded last fiscal year for 
major repairs to south revitment sections I & J 
was completed at a cost of $180,547. The U.S. 
Hopper Dredge Hains performed maintenance 
dredging removing 181,097 cubic yards, bin 
measure, of shoal material at a cost of $130,675. 
Engineering, design, surveys, layouts, supervision 
and administration cost $21,817. Engineering 
and design for confined disposal area for 
polluted dredging was performed ata cost of $80,- 
217. A letter report for a confined disposal area 
for polluted dredging was submitted to the North 
Central Division. Maintenance of Section 111 
P.L 90-483 was performed by the U.S. Hopper 
Dredge Hains at a cost of $340,502. Engineering, 
surveys, layouts, supervision and administration 
cost $11,798. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Existing project 
was completed in 1956. The structures are in 
generally good condition. For additional details 
on completion of existing project see page 1454 of 
Annual Report for 1962. Total costs of existing 
project to end of fiscal year were $7,366,153 of 
which $1,302,171 was for new work, $5,101,766 
for maintenance and $962,216 for rehabilitation. 
38. ST. MARYS RIVER, MICH. 
Location. A Great Lakes connecting channel 
about 63 miles long, flows southeasterly between 
State of Michigan and Province of Ontario, 
Canada, from eastern end of Lake Superior into 
northern end of Lake Huron. (See Great Lakes 
Charts 14882, 14883, and 14884.) At Sault Ste. 
Marie, Mich., about 14 miles downstream from 
Lake Superior, there are four parallel locks and a 
hydroelectric powerplant. 
Previous projects. For details see page 1955, 
Annual Report for 1915; and page 1529, Annual 
Report for 1938. 
Existing project. Channels permitting 25.5- 
foot draft navigation in St. Marys River and Lake 
Superior and Lake Huron approaches thereto; 
constructing and operating four locks and two 
canals; constructing a hydroelectric plant of 14,- 
000 kilowatt capacity (45,000 kilowatt ultimate 
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capacity) constructing anchorage areas in river 
above and below locks; and constructing various 
other works in conjunction with project. Original 
State locks were operated and maintained under 
permanent indefinite appropriation from June 
9,1881, to November 2, 1886, after which they 
were destroyed by excavation for the Poe Lock in 
1896. Weitzel Lock, destroyed in 1942 by excavation 
for MacArthur Lock, was operated and 
maintained under the same appropriation from 
September 1, 1881, to June 30,1935. Poe Lock was 
operated and maintained under the same appropriation 
from August 3, 1896, Davis Lock 
from October 21, 1914, and Sabin Lock from 
September 18,1919, to end of fiscal year 1935. Poe 
Lock was destroyed by excavation for new Poe 
Lock in 1962. Details of existing project are set 
forth in Table 31-D. 
Project depths are referred to low water datum 
corresponding to sloping surface of river as 
follows: Above locks: When water surface of 
Lake Superior is at elevation 600 feet and at upstream 
side of locks is 577.8 feet above mean 
water level at Father Point, Quebec (International 
Great Lakes Datum 1955). Estimated 
(1973) cost for new work is $164,630. (See Table 
31-B for authorizing legislation. 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Terminal facilities. This improvement serves 
through commerce between Lake Superior and 
lower lakes and has not materially influenced terminal 
facilities at localities along its route. Three 
piers at Sault Ste. Marie receive coal and 
petroleum products. Limestone is shipped from a 
pier at Drummond Island. Vessel refueling 
stations are at Lime Island and Village of Detour; 
they receive coal and petroleum products. Present 
terminals satisfy current traffic requirements. 
Operations and results during fiscal 
year. New Work: A contract for widening the 
turns at angle courses 6 and 7 Middle Neebish 
Channel cost $147,055 and angle courses 1-2 cost 
$5,795. The program to monitor the effect of 
dredging to establish predredging conditions was 
initiated in November 1971 and will continue 
throughout the contract period. Engineering, 
design, construction layouts, supervision and administration 
cost $34,128. Maintenance: Operation 
and care of locks: Two canals and four locks 
were operated as required. Necessary repairs 
and improvements were made thereto and to appurtenance 
structures and equipment. Canal was 
open to navigation 322 days from 1 October 1976 
through 30 September 1977. During that period, 
a total of 11,377 vessels, aggregating 85,306,470 
short tons of freight and 184,616 passengers passed 
through the MacArthur, Poe, Davis and Sabin 
Locks. Cost for the fiscal year was $4,170,465. 
Powerhouse and equipment: Two hydroelectric 
powerhouses were operated and maintained. Cost 
that was done by hired labor during the fiscal 
year was $403,408. Less a deduction of $17,856, 
for interdepartmental electricity sold. Other 
operation and care items: Buildings and 
grounds were maintained; security measures enforced 
and condition and operation studies, inspections, 
and reports were made or compiled as 
required, all by hired labor. Cost was $816,509. 
Channels and canals: St. Marys River channels 
and canal approaches were examined by sweeping. 
Removal of shoals in St. Marys River 
channels and canal approaches was accomplished 
by hired labor and U.S. Derrickboats Nicolet and 
Harvey and the Hopper Dredge Hains at a cost of 
$806,423, including engineering and design. 
Recreational facilities: Information center, 
comfort stations, park fountain, observation and 
overlook platform were operated and maintained 
at a cost of $136,300. A total of 1,223,187 visitors 
used the observation and overlook platform and 
the Information Center facilities during the fiscal 
year. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Project in 
effect prior to modification of 21 March 1956 is 
complete with exception of installation of steel 
guard gates at upper end of MacArthur Lock. 
Work authorized by 1956 modification to provide 
a safe draft of 25.5 feet for both upbound and 
downbound traffic is complete. Public Works 
Funds used for new work was $158,401; and 
Public Works Acceleration Funds used for 
maintenance was $118,000. Total cost to end of 
fiscal year was $160,032,233 for new work and 
$94,546,764 for maintenance; for a Grand Total of 
$254,578,997. 
39. SAUGATUCK HARBOR AND 
KALAMAZOO RIVER, MICH. 
Location. Harbor is on east shore of Lake 
Michigan, 90 miles northeasterly from Chicago, 
Ill., and 22 miles northerly from South Haven, 
Mich. (See Great Lakes Chart 14906.) 
Previous projects. For details see page 1947 of 
Annual Report for 1915, and page 1475of Annual 
Report for 1938. 
Existing project. Entrance channel protected 
by parallel piers at mouth of Kalamazoo River 
and a river channel to city of Saugatuck. Project 
depths: 16 feet in entrance channel, 14 feet in 
river channel. Additional details on page 1456, 
1962 Annual Report. (See Table 31-B for 
authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. None required. 
Terminal facilities. At village of Saugatuck 
there are several landing places for recreational 
craft and one for small commercial vessels. At 
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village of Douglas there is a landing pier. 
Facilities are considered adequate for present 
traffic. 
Operations and results during fiscal 
year. Maintenance: Condition survey and miscellaneous 
inspections and reports were performed 
by Government forces ata cost of $21,910. 
A contract was awarded for maintenance dredging 
however no work was performed this fiscal 
year. Engineering, surveys, layouts, supervision 
and administration cost $13,890. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Existing project 
was completed in 1911. Piers and revetments 
are in generally good condition. Total cost for existing 
project to end of fiscal year was $2,404,687 
of which $364,527 was for new work and $2,040,- 
160 for maintenance. 
40. SEBEWAING RIVER, MICH. 
Location. At mouth of Sebewaing River on 
south shore of Saginaw Bay about 10 miles south 
of Bay Port, Mich. (See Great Lakes Chart 14863.) 
Previous projects. For details see page 1077 of 
Annual Report for 1912. 
Existing project. Provides for an entrance 
channel 8 feet deep, 100 feet wide, and about 15,- 
000 feet long in Saginaw Bay. (See Table 31-B for 
authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. None required. 
Terminal facilities. A number of small 
wharves used by fishing vessels and other lightdraft 
craft are along the river. Facilities are considered 
adequate for existing commerce. 
Operations and results during fiscal 
year. Maintenance: Condition surveys, environmental 
studies, miscellaneous inspections 
and reports were performed by Government 
forces at a cost of $17,180. Maintenance dredging 
was performed by Chicago District's Hydraulic 
Dredge Depoe Bay. Approximately 22,167 cubic 
yards, place measure, of shoal material was 
removed at a cost of 889,910. Engineering and 
design on confined disposal area for polluted 
dredging was continued at a cost of $74,832. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Existing project 
was completed in 1903. Total costs to end of 
fiscal year were $555,221 of which $35,573 was 
for new work and $519,648 for maintenance. 
41. SOUTH HAVEN HARBOR, MICH. 
Location. On east shore of Lake Michigan, 77 
miles northeasterly from Chicago, Ill., and 24 
miles northerly from St. Joseph, Mich. (See Great 
Lakes Chart 14906.) 
Previous projects. For details see page 1947 of 
Annual Report for 1915, and page 1473of Annual 
Report for 1938. 
Existing project. An entrance channel 
protected by parallel piers and revetments at 
mouth of Black River, a river channel, and a turning 
basin. Project depths are 21 feet in entrance 
channel and 19 feet in river channel and turning 
basin. For additional details see page 1455 of Annual 
Report for 1962. (See Table 31-B for 
authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Terminal facilities. Several wharves for 
handling coal, building materials, woodpulp, 
fish, and miscellaneous commodities will have 
warehouses. Facilities satisfy current commerce 
requirements. 
Operations and results during fiscal 
year. New Work: The contract awarded last 
fiscal year for beach nourishment, placing 300,- 
000 tons of sand, was completed at a cost of $468,- 
637. Engineering and design during construction 
cost $8,066. Supervision and administration cost 
$23,488. Maintenance: Conditions surveys, operation 
of safety features, environmental studies, 
miscellaneous inspections and reports were performed 
by Government forces at a cost of $8,768. 
Maintenance of safety features was performed at 
a cost of $2,156. Minor repairs were made to the 
structures at a cost of $26,632. Engineering, 
design, surveys, layouts, supervision and administration 
cost $7,444. Engineering and design 
on confined disposal area for polluted dredging 
was performed at a cost of $9,952. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Existing project 
was completed in 1960. For additional details 
on completion of existing project see page 1456 of 
Annual Report for 1962. Piers and revetments 
are in good condition except for those structures 
scheduled for rehabilitation. Total costs for existing 
project to the end of fiscal year were $5,- 
060,852, of which $765,710 was for new work, $2,- 
663,066 for maintenance, and $1,632,076 for 
rehabilitation. 
42. TAWAS BAY HARBOR, MICH. 
Location. On northeasterly portion of 
Saginaw Bay, an arm of Lake Huron, adjacent to 
Tawas, Michigan. (See Great Lakes Chart 14863.) 
Existing project. Provides for a breakwater 
with four interconnected sections with an 
aggregate length of 1,750 feet with provisions for 
recreational fishing. A defined entrance channel 
and anchorage area are provided for, even though 
no dredging is required. Depths to 12 feet in the 
entrance and 10 feet in the anchorage area are 
presently available. (See Table 31-B for authorizing 
legislation.) Estimated (1977) Federal cost for 
new work is $1,150,000 excluding $1,000,000 to 
be contributed by local interests. Estimated total 
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cost for local interests is $1,150,000. 
Local cooperation. Assurances of local 
cooperation were furnished by Michigan Department 
of Natural Resources to the Secretary of the 
Army on 18 May 1976. The cash contribution of 
$625,000 was made on 18 Nov. 1976. The remaining 
$375,000 is scheduled for FY 78. 
Operations and results during fiscal 
year. New Work: Engineering and design for 
construction of breakwaters was completed at a 
cost of $14,344. A contract was awarded for construction 
of breakwaters in the amount of $1,743,- 
063. The work is approximately 96 percent complete 
at a cost of $1,478,515 with unfunded earnings 
of $280,340. Supervision and administration 
cost $48,592. Of this cost $621,863 was contributed 
funds. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction 
of breakwaters was initiated in Fiscal Year 1977 
with a scheduled completion date in Fiscal Year 
1978. 
43. TOLEDO HARBOR, OHIO 
Location. Comprises lower 7 miles of Maumee 
River and channel through Maumee Bay to Lake 
Erie. Maumee River has its source in northern Indiana 
and empties into Lake Erie. Harbor is at 
westerly end of Lake Erie, 99 miles westerly from 
Cleveland, Ohio. (See Great Lakes Chart 14847.) 
Previous projects. For details see page 1959 of 
Annual Report for 1915, and page 1565of Annual 
Report for 1938. 
Existing project. A channel 28 feet deep and 
500 feet wide from deep water in Lake Erie about 
18 miles to mouth of Maumee River; including a 
widening of 38.6 acres opposite 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; thence a 
channel 400 feet wide to mile 6.5 with depthsof 27 
feet over a least width of 200 feet and 25 feet over 
remaining 400-foot channel width; thence a 
channel 25 feet deep and 200 feet wide to upper 
limit of project, mile 7; for a turning basin opposite 
American Shipbuilding Co. docks (mile 
2.7) 750 feet wide, 800 feet long, and 20 feet deep; 
a turning basin just upstream of old Fassett 
Street Bridge (mile 6.5) generally semicircular in 
shape with a radius of 730 feet, and 27 feet deep; 
and a turning basin 18 feet deep and 8.25 acres in 
area at upper project limit. Project also provides 
for clearing sailing course between Maumee Bay 
Channel and East Outer Channel, Detroit River, 
to 28 feet deep over a width of 1,200 feet. (See 
Table 31-B for authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Terminal facilities. Maumee River through 
city of Toledo has been developed extensively for 
deep-draft navigation. Detailed information on 
actual port and harbor facilities are in Port Series 
No. 44 (revisied 1972) prepared and published as 
Part 2, by Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors. 
Information on port administration and 
Federal services, port and terminal services and 
charges, and steamship services is prepared and 
published as Part I by the Port Development 
Staff, U.S. Department of Commerce. Facilities 
are considered adequate for existing commerce. 
Operations and results during fiscal 
year. Maintenance: Condition surveys, environmental 
studies, Hi-Fix surveys, support of 
Water Control Center and miscellaneous inspections 
and reports were performed by Government 
forces at a cost of $374,327. The U.S. Hopper 
Dredges Hains, Hoffman and Markham performed 
maintenance dredging removing 135,- 
339, 19,173 and 919,692 cubic yards, bin measure 
of shoal material. The cost was $454,985, $59,969 
and $1,667,846, respectively. Maintenance of the 
island disposal area was performed by hired 
labor at a cost of $223,341. Maintenance of Penn 7 
disposal area was performed by contract at a cost 
of $67,525. A contract was awarded for major 
repairs at diked disposal island no. 18 in the 
amount of $789,000 however no work was performed 
this fiscal year on the contract. Engineering, 
design, surveys, layouts, supervision and administration 
cost $71,941. Adjustments in cost for 
the contract for construction of disposal area 
were made at a cost of $64,224. Additional handling 
costs in connection with dredging was $116,- 
000. Maintenance of the disposal area was performed 
at a cost of $15,996. Review of claims, 
supervision and administration, closing out of 
contract cost $60,642. Total cost for dike disposal 
program this fiscal year was $128,414. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing 
project is complete. Total cost of existing project 
was $58,960,552 of which $32,185,636 was 
regular funds (new work and maintenance prior 
to 1903 were not separable at $11,877,147, 
maintenance since 1903 was $43,393,375 and $3,- 
690,000 public works funds were used for new 
work). 
44. WHITEFISH POINT HARBOR, 
MICH. 
Location. On south shore of Lake Superior 40 
miles northwesterly from Sault Ste. Marie, 
Mich., and 53 miles easterly from Grand Marais, 
Mich. (See Great Lakes Chart 14962.) 
Existing project. Provides for a harbor of 
refuge protected by two breakwater structures 
and for dredging a harbor basin and entrance 
channel, 12 feet deep. The addition of a 270-foot 
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wave absorbing breakwater inside the harbor 
was approved by the Chief of Engineers on 
August 17, 1967 to correct a design deficiency. 
(See Table 31-B for authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Terminal facilities. There is one privately 
owned fishing wharf and a small-boat pier and 
launching ramp built by the State of Michigan. 
Facilities are considered adequate for existing 
commerce. 
Operations and results during fiscal 
year. Maintenance: Condition surveys, miscellaneous 
inspections and reports were performed 
by Government forces at a cost of $14,013. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Existing project 
was completed in 1960. The interior 
breakwater and repairs to the shore connection 
were accomplished by contract during fiscal year 
1969. Remaining structures are in generally good 
condition. Total cost of existing project was $926,- 
843, of which $771,639 was for new work and 
$155,204 was for maintenance. 
45. WHITE LAKE HARBOR, MICH. 
Location. On east shore of Lake Michigan 120 
miles northeasterly from Chicago, Ill., and 45 
miles southerly from Ludington, Mich. (See 
Great Lakes Chart 14935.) 
Existing project. Parallel piers, revetments, 
and a channel. Channel is 16 feet deep, 200 feet 
wide, 1,950 feet long, and extends from Lake 
Michigan to White Lake. For additional details 
see page 1465 of Annual Report for 1962. (See 
Table 31-B for authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. None required. 
Terminal facilities. A privately owned 
chemical shipping dock on north side of lake 
about 3 miles from inner end of revetted entrance 
channel. Across lake, at village of Whitehall, 
there are several installations serving light draft 
vessels. These terminals satisfy present 
recreational and commercial traffic requirements. 
Operations and results during fiscal 
year. Maintenance: Condition surveys and miscellaneous 
inspections and reports were performed 
by Government forces at a cost of $5,769. 
Prior to dredging surveys, layouts were performed 
at a cost of $17,231. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Existing project 
was completed in 1908. Stone was placed on 
the north and south revetments in fiscal year 
1972. The structures are in generally good condition 
except sections B, C and D of the south pier. 
Total cost to end of fiscal year is $1,838,043, of 
which $217,862 was for new work and $1,630,181 
was for maintenance. 
46. RECONNAISSANCE AND 
CONDITION SURVEYS 
See Table 31-E. 
47. OTHER AUTHORIZED 
NAVIGATION PROJECTS 
See Table 31-F. 
48. NAVIGATION WORK UNDER 
SPECIAL AUTHORIZATION 
Navigation activities pursuant to Section 107, 
Public Law 86-645 (preauthorization). 
Studies during period were conducted for 
Detour Harbor, Michigan $1, 906, and Harrisville 
Harbor, Michigan $18,297. 
Section 3 of the River and Harbor Act of 1945. 
West Harbor, Ohio - The Ohio Department of 
Natural Resources requested that emergency 
dredging be undertaken for West Harbor. A 
report was prepared in April 1977 which 
recommended remedial dredging work. 
However the State of Ohio advised the Corps of 
Engineers on 21 June 1977 that the local cooperation 
requirements could not legally be met. Accordingly 
the project was terminated. Study costs 
of $15,000 were incurred. 
Beach Erosion Control 
49. AUTHORIZED BEACH 
EROSION CONTROL 
PROJECTS 
Beach erosion control projects are authorized 
at Berrien County Shore (St Joseph) Michigan, 
Crane Creek State Park, Ohio. For last full report 
see Annual Report for 1963 (Berrien County) and 
1968 (Crane Creek). 
50. EMERGENCY SHORE PROTECTION 
Authority for emergency streambank and 
shoreline protection of public works and non-profit 
public services. (Section 14, Flood Control Act of 
1946, as amended.) 
Caseville, Lake Huron, Michigan - A report 
was prepared in August 1974 which recommended 
shoreline protection works to provide 
emergency protection for about 800 feet of 
highway M-25 situated seven miles northeast of 
Caseville. The Office of the Chief of Engineers approved 
the report and subsequently provided 
funds to initiate plans and specifications on 8 
January 1975. The contract awarded last fiscal 
year for construction of a steel sheet pile wall with 
scour stone along its lakeside face was completed. 
Cost this fiscal year was, contract $5,841, supervi- 
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sion and administration $4,271. 
Catawba Island, Lake Erie, Ohio - The project 
consists of providing emergency bank protection 
for Sand Road on the Island. The proposed work is 
to construct a rubblemound bank protection, for a 
distance of 1,000 feet on the lake shore side of the 
road. Engineering, design, surveys and preparation 
of plans and specifications for the 
rubblemound bank protection was performed at 
a cost of $12,000. 
Emmett County, Lake Michigan, Michigan- A 
report was prepared in September 1976 which 
recommends emergency protection to curb erosion 
which endangers Beach Drive near Harbor 
Springs, Michigan. The project report was approved 
by the Office of the Chief of Engineers. 
The study incurred costs of $5,000. 
Kelleys Island, Lake Erie, Ohio - A report 
prepared in 1976, recommends emergency 
protection for the south perimeter roadway of the 
Island. The project report has been approved by 
the Office of the Chief of Engineers. The study incurred 
costs of $5,000. 
Muskegon Heights, Lake Michigan, Michigan 
- A report was prepared and supplemental information 
provided in 1976 which recommends that 
emergency protection to the city's endangered 
water intake structure be provided. The Office of 
the Chief of Engineers conducted a review of the 
project report. Costs incurred in the report 
preparation were $5,000. 
Oregon, Ohio - A report was prepared in June 
1976 which recommended emergency protection 
for the City of Oregons low water pumping station. 
The report was subsequently approved on 20 
October 1976 by the Office of the Chief of 
Engineers. Funds to initiate plans and specification 
for the project were provided in June 1977. A 
contract was awarded for construction of clay and 
stone dike; extension of existing storm drains; 
construction of bituminous paved ramp; relocation 
and construction of chain-link fencing and 
sodding at City of Oregon Water Pumping Station. 
The contract amount is $60,044. Cost this 
fiscal year was contract$18,013; engineering and 
design $11,336; supervision and administration 
$2,748. 
Rogers City, Lake Huron, Michigan - A contract 
was awarded 5 May 1977 for shore protection 
for Wastewater Treatment facility, at Rogers 
City, Michigan. The contract was completed at a 
cost of $27,855. Engineering, design, layouts, 
supervision and administration cost $20,957. 
51. BEACH EROSION WORK UNDER 
SPECIAL AUTHORIZATION 
Beach erosion activities pursuant to Section 103 
of the 1962 River and Harbor Act. 
During the fiscal year a study was conducted at 
Maumee Bay State Park for $5,000. 
Flood Control 
52. POINT PLACE, TOLEDO, OHIO 
Location. Point Place is located on a peninsula 
in the northeast portion of the city of Toledo, Ohio. 
Its shores are bounded on the east by Maumee 
Bay of Lake Erie and on the west by the Ottawa 
River. The peninsula extends in a northeasterly 
direction immediately north of the mouth of the 
Maumee River. The study area consists of 210 
acres which includes 25 acres of vacant land. 
Existing project. Provides for flood protection 
consisting of dike protection for a distance of 
5,600 feet along Maumee Bay from 129th Street 
to the end of 145th Street, rehabilitation of 1,900 
feet of the existing earth leveeeast of 326th Street 
extending northerly from 145th Street to the 
Michigan-Ohio State line, rehabilitation of 1,800 
feet of the existing earth levee adjacent to the 
State line, construction of 2,300 feet of dike along 
Ottawa River from the State line to 147th Street 
extended. Construction of 2,100 feet of concrete 
seawall along Ottawa River from 147th Street extended 
to 138th Street, construction of 3,000 feet 
of dike around Mudjaw Creek from 138th Street 
to a point just west of310th Street, and rehabilitation 
of the 2,900 feetofexisting dike along Ottawa 
River from 304th Street westerly to 129th Street. 
Cost estimate for the work (Oct 1977) is $5,350,- 
000 excluding $1,940,000 to be contributed by 
local interests. Estimate of cost to local interests 
(Oct 1977) is $2,350,000. (See Table 31-B for 
authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Responsible local interests, 
prior to construction, must furnish 
assurances satisfactory to the Secretary of the 
Army that they will: Provide without cost to the 
United States all lands, easements, and rights-ofway 
necessary for construction of the project; 
hold and save the United States free from 
damages due to the construction works; maintain 
and operate all the works after completion in accordance 
with regulations prescribed by the 
Secretary of the Army; accomplish without cost 
to the United States all necessary changes to 
buildings, highway bridges including approaches, 
streets, sewers, and utilities, as may be 
required for construction of the project; bear 30 
percent of the total cost, a sum presently estimated 
at (Oct 1977) $2,350,000 which includes 
the cost of lands, easements, rights-of-way, and 
relocations required under paragraphs above, 
and a cash contribution presently estimated at 
$1,940,000; to be paid either in a lump sum prior 
to initiation of construction, or in installments 
prior to commencement of pertinent work items, 
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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; and at least annually 
inform affected interests that the project will 
not provide complete flood protection. 
Operations and results during fiscal 
year. New Work: Preconstruction planning was 
continued at a cost of $150,000. A detailed 
hydraulic and hydrology analysis was initiated in 
order to recheck the wave analysis for Maumee 
Bay so the detailed dike designs along Maumee 
Bay can be accomplished and any wave overtopping 
rates can be determined. The associated interior 
drainage part of the analysis of the Point 
Place peninsula was also started in order to determine 
pumping requirements for the proposed 
pumping stations. A topographic survey along 
the 22,000 feet of shoreline was completed and additional 
soil borings, testing and analysis work 
was completed. The Phase I BDM recommended 
extending the limits as protection along Maumee 
Bay and recommended including permanent 
protection along the Ottawa River to provide the 
same overall limits of protection established during 
the Operation Foresight emergency flooding 
project. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction 
has not started. The Phase I General Design 
Memorandum was approved by North Central 
Division. Field investigations for Phase II 
General Design Memorandum studies were completed. 
The remaining Phase II GDM studies 
were initiated. 
53. RED RUN DRAIN-LOWER CLINTON 
RIVER, MICH. 
Location. The Clinton River basin has an area 
of 760 square miles and includes parts of 
Macomb, Oakland, St. Clair and Lapeer Counties 
in the Southeastern portion of the lower peninsula 
of Michigan. The project itself is located in the 
southeastern section of the basin. 
Existing project. Provides for abandonment 
of the upper 2 miles of the Red Run Drain in 
Oakland County and for enlarging and paving the 
Red Run Drain from Dequindre Road on the west 
downstream to the Main Branch, Clinton River a 
distance of approximately 8/2 miles. Bottom 
widths of the channel would vary from 70 to 240 
feet. The Main Branch, Clinton River would be 
widened, deepened and straightened for a distance 
of about 4% miles. The channel width would 
vary from 180 to 200 feet and adjacent lands 
would be maintained as a floodway with a width 
of 500 feet. The authorized plan provides for a rectangular 
concrete-lined channel below this point, 
varying in width from 180 to 210 feet. to the existing 
Clinton River Cut-Off Canal, a distance of 
about 2 miles. The Cut-Off Canal would consistof 
a rectangular channel with concrete bottom 210 
feet wide and steel sheetpile walls in the upper 1% 
miles and a trapezoidal concrete-lined channel 
with a 170-foot bottom width and 75-foot wide 
benches placed on each bank over the lower mile 
of the Canal to Lake St. Clair. The authorized 
plan would provide protection for surrounding 
urban areas against rainfall and flood having a 
1.0 percent chance of occurrence render anticipated 
urbanized basin conditions in the year 
2000. The cost estimate for new work (Oct 1977) is 
$242,000,000 excluding $57,300,000 to be contributed 
by local interests. Estimate of cost to 
local interests (Oct 1977) is $96,900,000. 
Local cooperation. Prior to construction, local 
interests must furnish assurances satisfactory to 
the Secretary of the Army that they will: Provide 
without cost to the United States all lands, 
easements, rights-of-way, utility relocations, and 
highway bridge alterations necessary for construction 
of the channel improvements; presently 
estimated at (Oct 1977) $10,150,000 for Red Run 
Drain and (Oct 1977) $29,340,000 for Lower Clinton 
River; hold and save the United States free 
from damages due to the construction works; 
maintain and operate all the works after completion 
in accordance with regulations prescribed by 
the Secretary of the Army; contribute in cash a 
sum presently estimated at (Oct 1977) $54,215,- 
000, which, together with items applicable to Red 
Run Drain to be furnished in above, would constitute 
50 percent of all flood control costs for Red 
Run Drain; prevent or restrict development in the 
project area by providing easements or by establishing 
and enforcing flood plain regulations 
where such development would result in the increase 
of damageable property in the flood plain 
or would necessitate modifications, or reduce the 
efficiency of, the project; prevent encroachment 
on the project channels and ponding areas which 
would decrease the effectiveness of the improvements, 
and, if ponding areas and capacities 
are impared, promptly provide substitute 
capacities to restore the effectiveness of the project; 
regulate the quality of the water in the project 
channels by establishing and enforcing water 
quality standards commensurate with Federal, 
State, and local standards; hold and save the United 
States free from damages due to the construction 
and operation of any pollution abatement 
structures constructed by local interests on 
Red Run Drain in Oakland County; and for 
recreation; provide all lands and rights-of-way, 
presently estimated at (Oct 1977) $110,000, required 
to insure realization of the benefits; make 
additional contributions, presently estimated at 
(Oct 1977) $3,085,000 to bring the non-Federal 
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share of costs to at least 50 percent of the total 
costs of recreation development, which may consist 
of the actual cost of carrying out an agreedupon 
portion of the development, a cash contribution, 
or a combination of both; operate and maintain 
the recreation facilities for the life of the project; 
and provide access to all on equal terms. 
Operations and results during fiscal 
year. Preconstruction planning was continued 
at a cost of $589,409. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction 
has not started. 
54. RIVER ROUGE, MICH. 
Location. River Rouge basin is in the 
southeastern corner of the lower peninsula of the 
State of Michigan, within Wayne, Oakland and 
Washtenaw Counties. Basin is fan shaped and extends 
about 24 miles from north to south and 
about 33 miles from east to west. Total area comprises 
about 464 square miles. (See Geological 
Survey, Detroit quadangle.) 
Existing project. Provides for flood protection 
along main stem of Rouge River from navigation 
turning basin to Michigan Avenue consisting of 
channel enlargement and straightening and 
alteration or replacement of existing bridges. 
Channel work includes deepening, widening, 
straightening, and paving existing river channel 
for about 30,300 feet along existing channel. 
Realigned channel will have a length of 22,100 
feet. Channel depths under design discharge conditions 
vary from about 25 feet at navigation turning 
basin to about 20 feet at Michigan Avenue. 
Bridge work involves construction of one new 
railroad bridge and alteration of two railroad 
bridges at Federal expense and construction and 
alteration of highway bridges at local interest expense. 
Project is designed to provide protection 
for a peak-flood discharge of about 24,000 cubic 
feet per second. Estimated (Oct 1977) Federal 
cost for new work is $31,075,000. Estimated (Oct 
1976) cost to local interests is $8,700,000. (See 
Table 31-B for authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Responsible local interests 
must furnish areas necessary for construction; 
hold the United States free from damages; maintain 
and operate all works after completion; 
prescribe and enforce regulations designed to 
prevent encroachments on proposed rights-ofway 
and improved channel, and keep nonpilesupported 
bank loads a minimum distance of 50 
feet from top of bank; construct new highway 
bridges as required; and make all alterations and 
additions to highway bridges, utility crossings, 
sewer outlets, and interfering structures within 
proposed channel rights-of-way. The required 
assurances, dated June 10, 1966, were furnished 
by the Wayne County Road Commission and 
accepted by the District Engineer on July 6, 1966. 
Local interests have constructed new bridges at 
Southfield Road and Rotunda Drive; at Michigan 
Avenue and Schaefer Roads; extended the Greenfield 
Road bridge. The Commission has also acquired 
all of the project rights-of-way and local 
interests have completed the utility alterations. 
Operations and results during fiscal 
year. New Work: The contract for Section B was 
completed at a cost of $455,029. The contract for 
beautification of Sections A & B is approximately 
63 percent complete at a cost this fiscal year of 
$517,297. The contract for pavement repair in the 
vicinity of I-94 Bridges was completed at acostof 
$1,139,564. An adjustment of $143,779 was made 
in the original contract for pavement repair of 
Section A. Engineering and design during construction 
cost $38,777. Supervision and administration 
for above contracts cost $162,954. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing 
project is complete except for the beautification 
contract which was awarded in 1976, completion 
is scheduled during fiscal year 1978. 
55. SAGINAW RIVER, MICH. 
Location. River including its tributaries, Tittabawassee, 
Shiawassee, Flint and Cass Rivers, 
drains an area of 6,260 square miles in eastcentral 
Michigan and empties into Saginaw Bay, 
an arm of Lake Huron. Bay City, near mouth of 
river, and Saginaw, 22 miles upstream from 
mouth, are on Federally improved deep-draft 
Saginaw River navigation channel. (See 
Geological Survey Saginaw and Flint 
quadrangles and Great Lakes Chart 14867.) 
Existing project. Provides for improvements 
in Saginaw River Basin for flood control and 
other purposes: (a) at Middle Branch and South 
Branch, Cass River, to provide for major 
drainage improvements by channel improvements 
on Middle and South Branches, including 
a short reach of East Branch, at an estimated 
U.S. cost (July 1961) for construction of 
$1,448,000 for Middle and South Branches; 
provided local interests contribute in cash 42percent 
of first cost of major drainage project on Middle 
Branch, and 38 percent of first cost of major 
drainage project on South Branch, exclusive of 
cost of rights-of-way and other work required as 
local cooperation, and give assurances satisfactory 
to Secretary of the Army they will construct 
and maintain local drainage work required to fully 
and effectively utilize improvements to be 
provided under the Federal projects; (b) at 
Vassar on Cass River, to provide for flood protection 
of areas on north and south sides of river by 
channel improvement, levee construction, 
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floodwalls, modification of Moore Drain, and 
related work, at an estimated U.S. cost (July 
1961) of $1,700,000 for construction; (c) at 
Frankenmuth on Cass River, to provide for flood 
protection of areas on north side of river by 
channel improvement, levee construction, and 
related work, at an estimated U.S. cost (July 
1974) of $410,900 for construction; (d) at Flint on 
Flint River, to provide for flood protection of 
areas on both sides of main stem of Flint River 
and its tributaries, Swartz and Thread Creeks, by 
channel improvement, bridge alterations, 
floodwall and levee construction, and related 
work, at an estimated U.S. cost (Oct1977)of $17,- 
159,000 for construction; provided local interests 
contribute in cash 1 percent of first cost of 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 U.S. cost (July 
1961) of $48,000 for construction; provided local 
interests modify spillway of mill dam at Corunna 
at their own expense, substantially in accordance 
with plan of District Engineer and subject to approval 
of Chief of Engineers, or, in lieu thereof, 
contribute to the United States actual cost of 
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 U.S. cost (July 1961) of 
$425,000 for construction; (g) at Midland on Tittabawassee 
River, to provide for flood protection 
through non-structural (permanent evacuation) 
measures at an estimated U.S. cost (Oct 1977) of 
$3,250,000 for construction; (h) at Shiawassee 
Flats along 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 reservoirs 
with control structures and related work, at an estimated 
U.S. cost (Oct 1977) of $40,570,000 for 
new work, of which $37,180,000 is allocated to 
flood control and $3,390,000 to fish and wildlife 
purposes; provided local interests contribute in 
cash 5 percent of cost of rights-of-way for flood 
control and other work required as local cooperation, 
and furnish one-half of land required for fish 
and wildlife areas; provided that the Federal 
allocation for conservation does not exceed 
amount obtained by taking 28 percent of project 
cost for Shiawassee Flats unit and subtracting 
therefrom one-half cost of lands for conservation; 
and provided further that before starting works 
for flood control to Shiawassee Flats, Chief of 
Engineers and Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, 
prepare a plan mutually acceptable to 
Secretary of the Army and Secretary of the Interior 
for operation of fish and wildlife areas to 
provide required degree of controlled storage of 
floodwaters while preserving the maximum fish 
and wildlife benefits. Total estimated cost for new 
work, for active portion (1977) is $58,000,000 excluding 
$3,390,000 Fish and Wildlife costs and 
$1,636,000 to be contributed by local interests. 
Total estimated cost (1977) to local interests is $9,- 
660,000. 
Local cooperation. Responsible local interests 
must make cash contributions as called for above; 
furnish lands, and rights-of-way, including 
removal of buildings, for construction; hold the 
United States free from damage; maintain and 
operate all works after completion; establish and 
enforce regulations designed to prevent encroachments 
in improved channels; and bear expense 
of constructing highway relocations and 
highway bridges, alter bridge approaches and 
existing highway bridges (except underpinning 
and bridge raising), and alter utilities. Required 
assurances for Flint River at Flint were furnished 
by city of Flint and accepted by the United 
States 23 November 1962. Estimated required 
cash contribution for Flint ($56,000) was furnished 
20 February 1963. An additional $117,000 
was furnished by the City to cover increased construction 
costs. Required assurances for Cass 
River at Frankenmuth were accepted on 8 
September 1964. All necessary lands, easements, 
and rights-of-way have been provided. The 
Midland City Council and the Midland County 
Board of Supervisors have, by resolution, indicated 
their intent to enter into a joint contract to 
provide the assurances of local cooperation for the 
Midland Flood Control Project. 
Operations and results during fiscal 
year. New Work: The contract for construction 
of C1 and D was closed out at a cost of $74,703. An 
adjustment of $27,046 was made in cost for repair 
of erosion damage Section D and Disposal Area 
Number 9 Drainage. The contract for construction 
of C2 and sdeiment removal of Sections A, B, 
and C1 is approximately 52 percent complete at a 
cost of $3,496,655. Engineering and design for 
Flint was $69,376. Supervision and administration 
cost $192,932. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. A contract for 
construction of Section C2 and sediment removal 
for Sections A, B and C was awarded in June 1976 
with a scheduled completion date in Fiscal Year 
1978. 
56. SEBEWAING, SEBEWAING 
RIVER, MICH. 
Location. Sebewaing River drains an area of 
105 square miles in Huron and Tuscola Counties 
on westerly side of Thumb area of Lower Peninsula 
of Michigan and discharges into Saginaw 
Bay, an arm of Lake Huron, 20 miles northeast 
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from mouth of Saginaw River. Village of Sebewaing 
is near mouth of river. (See Great Lakes Chart 
14863.) 
Existing project. Enlarging present channel 
of Sebewaing River through village of Sebewaing, 
Michigan, to a capacity of 7,500 cubic feet per 
second from junction of Columbia and State 
drains to a point 4,500 feet lakeward from 
railroad bridge near mouth; altering railroad 
bridge and three highway bridges to permit free 
passage of ice; and removal of present dike on 
south side of channel lakeward from railroad 
bridge. Project is design 3d to provide protection 
f r village of Sebewaing from floods with a fre- 
.ency of o' e in 15 years and with a magnitude 
greater than the maximum flood of record. (See 
Table 31-B for authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Complied with except for 
furnishing easements and rights-of-way for 
removal of remaining portion of dike on south 
side of channel lakeward from railroad bridge. 
Operation and results during fiscal 
year. Maintenance: Condition surveys, environmental 
studies, miscellaneous inspections 
and reports were performed by Government 
forces at a cost of $5,192. Removal of ice jams was 
performed at a cost of $2,194. Engineering, surveys, 
layouts, supervision and administration cost 
$2,614. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Existing project 
was completed in 1948 except for removal of 
remaining portion of old earth dike which is on 
the south side of the channel lakeward from the 
railroad bridge. 
57. INSPECTION OF COMPLETED 
FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS 
The listed projects were inspected during this 
fiscal year. Battle Creek, Kalamazoo River, 
Michigan; Kawkawlin, Kawkawlin River, 
Michigan; Sebewaing, Sebewaing River, 
Michigan; Flint, Flint River, Michigan; 
Frankenmuth, Cass River, Michigan; Mount 
Clemens Spillway and Cutoff Canal, Clinton 
River, Michigan; Red Run, Clinton River, 
Michigan; East Rockwood, Silver Creek, 
Michigan; Estral Beach, Lake Erie, Michigan; 
Reno Beach-Howard Farms, Lake Erie, Ohio; 
LaCarne-Camp Perry, Lake Erie, Ohio; Fort 
Wayne Mechanic St. Dike, St. Marys River, Indiana; 
Burr Oak, Prairie River, Michigan. 
Fiscal year costs were $60,000. Total costs to 30 
September were $301,668. 
58. OTHER AUTHORIZED FLOOD 
CONTROL PROJECTS 
See Table 31-G. 
59. FLOOD CONTROL WORK 
UNDER SPECIAL 
AUTHORIZATION 
Emergency Flood Control Activities: Repairs, 
Flood Fighting, and Rescue Work (Public Law 99, 
84th Congress and Antecedent Legislation). During 
FY 1977 the Detroit District expended approximately 
$351.000 making repairs to 
FORESIGHT dikes on Lake Erie in Michigan 
and Ohio. The FORESIGHT dikes were completed 
at the end of FY '74 at a cost exceeding 20 
million dollars. Total estimated accumulated 
prevented damages exceeded 114.5 million 
dollars. The After Action Report was completed 
and distributed in FY '77 at a cost of $140,000. 
During FY '77 the Detroit District did not 
become directly involved in any flood emergency, 
however, during February 1977 a strong flood 
potential did develop. During this period, the 
Detroit District provided technical assistance 
and distributed over 224,000 sandbags to assist 
various communities in Michigan, Indiana and 
Ohio in making preparation for the potential 
flood fight. 
The Detroit District, at the request of the 
Federal Disaster Assistance Administration 
responded to the Presidential Declared 
Emergency 5 February 1977 under PL 288, 93rd 
Congress. The mission lasted for 18 days. During 
this period the Detroit District negotiated and 
awarded 141 contracts for 72 pieces of equipment 
to remove snow from 2,143 miles of critical roads 
in 11 counties within Michigan. The contracts 
totaled over $593,000 with $90,000 expended for 
administration. At the peak of the mission assignment, 
111 District and TDY personnel were involved. 
Flood control activities pursuant to Section 205, 
Flood Control Act of 1948, as amended. 
Studies during fiscal year were conducted for 
the following locations: Mona Lake, North 
Shore, Michigan $2,500; Paw Paw, Michigan 
$39,954; and Turtle Creek-Louis Pointe $3,548. 
Section 208 of the 1954 Flood Control Act, as 
amended. 
Frankenmuth Township, Cass River, Michigan 
- A report was prepared in August 1977 which investigated 
the feasibility of removing an impoundment 
in the interest of flood control. The 
report found that improvement works could not 
be justified and the study was terminated. 
60. SURVEILLANCE OF NORTHERN 
BOUNDARY WATERS 
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Field Operations. The following reports on 
the results of field discharge measurements were 
completed: 1977, Rouge River, Michigan, 
Jefferson St. Bridge Section; 1976, St. Lawrence 
River, Galop Island N.Y., Ogden Island N.Y., 
Copeland Cut, N.Y. Field Operations conducted 
during the current period: Niagara River 
cableway measurements; upper Niagara River 
flow measurements in the weed free season to rate 
the new American Falls gage; Chicago Sanitary 
and Ship Canal flow measurements at Lamont Illinois 
and at the Lockport Illinois Lock and 
Powerhouse; St. Clair River discharge 
measurements at the Baypoint Section; Rouge 
Lver discharge measurements in support of Buffalo 
District and Michigan DNR; St. Lawrence 
River flow measurements in support of St. 
Lawrence Seaway Development Coperation and 
St. Lawrence River flow measurements for 
development and calibration of a mathematical 
model of the River. The District also investigates 
the presence and effect of ice on docks, shoreline 
and navigation in the St. Marys, St. Clair and 
Detroit Rivers. During the winter months, the 
District daily monitors key water level gages in 
the St. Marys and St. Clair Rivers to provide advance 
warning of ice jams and potential flooding 
to area residents and other government agencies. 
About one-quarter of the aforementioned field 
work was conducted cooperatively with the 
Water Survey of Canada and was required for the 
International Joint Commission Boards and Committees. 
The ice boom monitoring work was 
carried out in support of the Great Lakes-St. 
Lawrence Seaway Navigation Season Extension 
Demonstration Program as part of this District's 
mission. 
International Activities. The following activities 
were conducted specifically for the International 
Joint Commission boards and committees: 
Members of the Detroit District staff attended 
the appearances of the Great Lakes Boards before 
the Commission. 
International Lake Superior Board of Control. 
The Detroit District Engineer is the United 
States Regulation Representative for the Board 
of Control. In support of the U.S. Section of the 
Board the District made monthly Lake Superior 
outflow recommendations based upon a review of 
the hydrologic factors which influence the future 
regulation of Lake Superior. These recommendations 
were based on a probability forecast of 
water supply using outflows determined by both 
the 1955 Modified Rule of 1949 (the current approved 
operating rule), Plan SO-901 (a plan 
recommended by the International Great Lakes 
Levels Board and later in the year by a revised 
version of Plan SO-901, known as Plan-1977. 
Periodic reports of water levels and recommendations 
regarding regulation of Lake Superior 
were furnished to the Board. In conjunction with 
the periodic reports, the Board is being provided 
with a forecast of lake conditions based on various 
future water supply conditions. The technique for 
making this forecast was developed jointly by the 
Detroit District and the Department of Environment, 
Canada. Computation of the effects of Lake 
Superior regulation and deviation from the 
currently approved operating plan on the lower 
lakes is being kept current for the Board's use and 
information. A revised edition of a proposed 
regulation plan, (Plan-1977) was printed and 
submitted to the Board. 
International Niagara Board of Control and International 
Niagara Working Committee. A 
member of the Detroit District Staff, was appointed 
to the U.S. section of the Working Committee, 
to attend meetings of the Board and the 
Working Committee. During the period 
measurements continued to be made from the 
lower Niagara River cableway metering section 
to check the Maid-of-the-Mist Pool rating curve. 
Further flow measurements are scheduled for 
FY 78 from the Goat Island Bridge to verify or 
improve the 1976 rating of the newly located 
American Falls gage. 
International St. Lawrence River Board of 
Control and St. Lawrence Committee on River 
Gaging. A member of the Detroit District staff, 
acting as hydraulic consultant, attended 
meetings of the Board and River Gaging Committee. 
The Board of Control supported the Buffalo 
District in its activities. The Detroit District 
contracted with the Great Lakes Environmental 
Research Lab to develop an unsteady state flow 
model of the St. Lawrence River from Lake Ontario 
to the Moses-Saunders Powerhouse. The 
model is intended to act as a tool to solve many 
hydraulic problems in the St. Lawrence River 
and also in Lake Ontario. Discharge 
measurements were made at critical areas in the 
River to determine distribution of flow for model 
calibration. The model should be completed in 
early FY 78. 
Coordinating Committee on Great Lakes Basin 
Hydraulics and Hydrologic Data. The Great 
Lakes Hydraulic and Hydrology Branch of the 
District provided ex-officio membership on this 
committee and its subcommittees. Operations 
pertaining to the coordinating of basic hydraulic 
and hydrologic data with Canada continued. 
Work during the period included: published 
report on apparent vertical movement within the 
Great Lakes, published report of Lake Erie outflows, 
1860-1964, with addendum 1965-1975 and 
published report of coordinated Great Lakes 
physical data. 
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REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
International Field Year for the Great Lakes 
(IFYGL). The Detroit District continued its partici 
pation in IFYGL as members of the terrestrial 
water balance panel. Work included completion 
of first draft of the final report and wrap-up 
workshop in Geneva Park, Ontario. The final 
report was completed prior to the end of the year. 
Hydraulics and Hydrology of the Great 
Lakes. The following studies relative to the 
hydrology of the Great Lakes were continued by 
Great Lakes Hydraulics and Hydrology Branch 
staff members: Studies to improve the existing 
Great Lakes levels forecasting system including 
investigations into the factors affecting the Great 
Lakes water balance relationship (i.e., runoff, 
precipitation over water, evaporation, ice retardation, 
etc.) Additional studies included an update 
of temperature and precipitation class limits 
for use in the regression analysis of first month 
supplies to the lakes. 
In association with these activities, consulting 
engineering services were provided to the International 
Field Year on the Great Lakes in connection 
with the Terrestrial Water Balance Panel 
(Principal investigations are provided by this 
District for the studies being conducted by the 
Panel.) 
As part of its work, the Great Lakes Hydraulics 
and Hydrology Branch was also involved in the 
following: 
Extension of Navigation Season, Ice Information 
Work Group. The major activity involving 
personnel of the Detroit District during this 
period consisted of the ice surveillance program 
on the St. Clair, Detroit and St. Marys Rivers in 
response to the Extension of the Navigation 
Season Program. The program included field 
observations of ice effects on shore structures, floe 
patterns in Soo Harbor, water surface profiles 
and aerial surveillance, including photographs 
and movies. Also, real time information from 
telemetry water level gages and helicopter flights 
relating to ice jams and potential flooding was 
provided to the District Engineer during critical 
ice conditions. 
Hydromet. This study group was formed in 
1975 to report on possible improvement of the 
Great Lakes hydro-meteorological data network 
for use in future forecasting and regulation. 
Hydromet consists of members from four Department 
of Commerce agencies, North Central Division 
and the Detroit District. The Detroit District 
has completed a draft of a report on snow melt 
and accummulation for inclusion in the Final 
Report due in FY 78. 
Open-Coast Flood Levels. Personnel from the 
Detroit District staff from a study of open-coast 
flood levels for the Federal Insurance Administration 
completed the final report on Phase 
I of the study giving the 10, 50, 100 and 500-year 
open-coast levels on the Great Lakes. Work commenced 
on Phase II of the flood level study 
suggesting various procedures which may be 
used to obtain flood levels in bays, estuaries, and 
in the Great Lakes connecting channels. 
Levels on the Great Lakes. The Great Lakes 
Hydraulics and Hydrology Branch provided 
technical information regarding lake levels and 
long-range still water forecasts to many interested 
parties such as: Congressmen, State 
and local officials, news media and concerned 
property owners. Information explaining the 
reasons for the variation in levels and information 
regarding projected levels was supplied to the 
public in the form of direct answers to numerous 
inquiries, addresses to various civic groups and 
interviews with news media. Under the auspices 
of the Coordinating Committee on Basic 
Hydraulic and Hydrologic Data, the Detroit District 
and Canada began publishing an International 
forecast of Great Lakes water levels in 
1977. In support of these forecasts and for use in 
regulation, funds were provided to the Department 
of Commerce for maintenance of eight 
water level telemeter gages at selected sites 
through the Great Lakes to obtain more real-time 
data. In addition, studies were conducted to improve 
the accuracy and timeliness of the 
precipitation values used in forecasting. 
General Investigations 
61. SURVEYS 
Fiscal year costs were $1,351,256 for navigation 
studies, and $510,000 for flood control 
studies. Special studies continued during fiscal 
year were Great Lakes water levels, $370,000, soil 
conservation coordination studies, $4,000, and 
National Wildlife and Scenic Rivers System, $6,- 
000, review for deauthorization $10,500, restudy 
of deferred projects (Holland Harbor) $8,000, 
coordination studies with states (Section 22) $20,- 
000, technical assistance for erosion (Section 55) 
$10,000, and coordination studies with other 
agencies, $40,000. 
62. COLLECTION AND STUDY OF 
BASIC DATA 
The past year has seen almost the complete 
transition from the Corps' Flood Plain Information 
Report Program to the HUD-FIA (Housing 
and Urban Development - Flood Insurance Administration 
Flood Insurance Program). The 
preparation of Flood Hazard Information 
Studies is slowly phasing out with the Thornapple 
River, Nashville and Hastings, Michigan, 
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DETROIT, MICH., DISTRICT 
awaiting publication and the SFHI Study, Cedar 
Creek, Auburn, Indiana, having been extended 
approximately one mile. Additionally, funds 
were allocated to two Grand River studies, identified 
as the Flood Preparedness Plan, Lansing, 
and the Red Cedar-Grand River Forks Study, 
Lansing, Michigan. 
The Technical Services Program involved the 
completion of two rather substantial investigations 
to implement previous studies by 
identifying floodways for the Auglaize River, 
Wapakoneta, Ohio and the Clinton River Waterford 
Township, Michigan. It is anticipated that 
this activity could be enlarged upon thorough 
application to previously completed reports 
which did not have the benefit of such investigation. 
The District's commitment to the HUD-FIA 
Insurance Study Program continues to receive a 
major portion of our hydrologic and hydraulic effort. 
Funds for the 10 studies previously noted 
have been received and work has been undertaken. 
These will be completed in early FY 79. 
The Technical Services Program has proven to 
be most ambitious with a substantial increase 
over the total actions of the previous year. The 
large number of responses, some 600, was due in 
part to the demands of EDA (Economic Development 
Administration) Local Public Works Act. 
Timely processing required the mobilization of a 
special team to review the numerous requests for 
Executive Order 11296 compliance within the 
specified deadlines. 
31-31

REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
TABLE 31-A 
COST AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
See 
Section Total Cost to 
in Text Project Funding FY 74 FY 75 FY 76 FY 77 September 30, 1977 
1. Arcadia Harbor, 
Mich. 
2. Au Sable Harbor, 
Mich. 
3. Bayport Harbor, 
Mich. 
4. Bolles Harbor, 
Mich. 
5. Caseville Harbor, 
Mich. 
6. Charlevoix Harbor, 
Mich. 
7. Clinton River 
Mich. 
8. Detroit River, 
Mich. 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
Diked 
Disposal 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
Diked 
Disposal 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
Diked 
Disposal 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
Rehab. 
Approp. 
Cost 
Diked 
Disposal 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
Diked 
Disposal 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
49,000 
100,613 
135,000 
181,674 
5,386 
5,423 
250,300 
153,062 
101,609 35,591 
101,609 35,590 
379,000 
478,641 
731 10,580 
731 10,580 
355 
355 
3,000 
3,000 
-228,800 
13,523 
-16,300 
28,444 
11,019 
11,019 
2,388 
2,388 
72,350 
80,176 
1,895 
1,895 
2,115 
2,115 
12,400 
12,400 
346,400 
395,842 
859 
859 
100 15,000 
100 14,998 
6,075 
6,075 
6,000 772,800 
6,000 622,629 
13,636 
13,636 
83,500 
84,101 
18,500 
18,500 
99,600 
99,597 
280,143 
280,143 
31-32 
2,103 
2,486 
5,012 
5,012 
14,266 
14,266 
331,048 
331,047 
209,7761 
209,7761 
2,087,329 
2,087,329 
93,597 
93,597 
27,386 
27,386 
792 
792 
426,4162 
426,4162 
37,681 
37,681 
929,550 
779,379 
587,3143 
587,3143 
112,664 
112,663 
2,206 
2,206 
94,623 
94,623 
1,827,694 
1,827,694 
1,129,396 
1,129,396 
66 
549,7984 
549,7984 
763,632 
763,632 
137,700 
137,661 
76,877,3576 
76,877,3576 
45,570 
45,569 
83,000 
83,000 
29,961 
29,961 
23,000 
22,966

DETROIT, MICH., DISTRICT 
TABLE 31-A (Continued) COST AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
See 
Section 
in Text Project Funding 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
Diked 
Disposal 
Approp. 
Cost 
9. Frankfort Harbor, New Work 
Mich. Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
Rehab. 
Approp. 
Cost 
Diked 
Disposal 
Approp. 
Cost 
10. Grand Haven New Work 
Harbor, Mich. Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
Rehab. 
Approp. 
Cost 
Diked 
Disposal 
Approp. 
Cost 
11. Grand Marais New Work 
Harbor, Mich. Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
Rehab. 
Approp. 
Cost 
12. Hammond Bay New Work 
Harbor, Mich. Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
13. Harbor Beach New Work 
Harbor, Mich. Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
Rehab. 
Approp. 
Cost 
Diked 
Disposal 
Approp. 
Cost 
14. Harrisville Harbor, New Work 
Mich. Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
973 
973 
. ... 
FY 74 
499,500 
503,200 
-803,100 
431,295 
52,000 
50,500 
-1,900 
102 
338,000 
368,222 
293,000 
41,196 
61,497 
5,577 
2,009 
2,009 
1,069 
1,069 
-800 
1,259 
.. 
FY75 
1,254,000 
1,263,915 
142,500 
142,596 
91,900 
83,400 
13,800 
13,799 
475,000 
488,759 
145,600 
623,180 
15,000 
70,366 
1,889 
22,618 
22,179 
2,578 
2,578 
FY 76 
1,339,432 
1,336,434 
2,637,000 
1,802,221 
195,000 
194,998 
52,600 
52,599 
403,000 
374,033 
68,000 
67,999 
65,000 
65,554 
9,121 
82,781 
83,219 
2,028 
2,028 
FY 77 
1,270,000 
1,269,496 
2,974,300 
3,809,079 
194,000 
185,816 
110,000 
101,321 
268,000 
298,903 
5,000 
5,000 
130,000 
129,999 
28,980 
34,002 
34,003 
14,634 
14,633 
75,000 
72,968 
8,379 
8,297 
332,687 
332,686 
Total Cost to 
September 30, 1977 
13,147,978 
13,143,526 
6,665,294 
6,665,263 
1,955,1596 
1,955,1596 
2,191,397 
2,183,211 
274,776 
274,776 
177,300 
168,619 
1,283,4697 
1,283,4697 
9,871,2938 
9,871,1638 
813,613 
813,613 
781,400 
781,399 
990,268 
990,268 
1,325,305 
1,325,304 
740,000 
739,388 
1,015,3369 
1,015,3669 
146,814 
146,814 
1,200,598 
1,200,598 
2,602,867 
2,602,866 
194,504 
194,504 
145,100 
143,067 
1,452,638 
1,452,556 
438,827 
438,826 
46,000 21,800 
45,999 21,800 
790 17,019 
790 17,019

REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
TABLE 31-A (Continued) COST AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
See 
Section 
in Text Project 
15. Holland Harbor 
Mich. 
16. Inland Route, 
Mich. 
17. Lake St. Clair, 
Mich., Channels 
18. Leland Harbor, 
Mich. 
19. Les Cheneaux, 
Islands Channels, 
Mich. 
20. Lexington Harbor, 
Mich. 
(Contributed Funds) 
21. Little Lake 
Harbor, Mich. 
Funding 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
Rehab. 
Approp. 
Cost 
Diked 
Disposal 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
Diked 
Disposal 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
Diked 
Disposal 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
Rehab. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Diked 
Disposal 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
Total Cost to 
FY 74 FY 75 FY 76 FY 77 September 30, 1977 
155,000 
356,984 
18,500 
48,525 
73,000 
70,764 
51,500 
52,347 
177,000 
178,008 
163,000 
160,282 
96,800 
99,027 
8,000 
7,999 
146,000 
101,621 
23,000 
25,704 
137,000 
136,818 
12,100 
12,100 
172,000 
56,899 
185,000 
229,918 
1,075,000 
1,075,010 
131,000 
131,189 
81,000 
76,828 
55,000 496,500 170,500 
59,582 496,314 170,601 
1,835,000 -373,600 1,812,000 
385,381 2,051,711 2,256,666 
41,000 
30,708 
34,000 
44,292 
4,000 
3,999 
1,589 
1,589 
12,165 
34,901 
460,000 
79,000 
78,803 
360 
91 
100,756 
100,756 
1,429 
1,429 
18,600 
18,600 
,000 1,378,000 
,000 1,646,998 
765,000 
933 989,145 
12,000 
12,197 
47,000 
48,621 
98,514 
98,493 
78,000 
74,718 
12,324 
12,324 
-150,000 
-192,143 
86,931 
12,650 
12,650 
273,000 136,027 
273,000 136,027 
943,84110,11 
828,74010,11 
4,307,13210 
4,307,00910 
502,452 
502,452 
1,318,300 
1,318,296 
918,22212 
918,22212 
947,489 
947,488 
101,100 
96,927 
7,675,23713 
7,675,23713 
3,297,08414 
3,296,96114 
5,124,300 
5,124,298 
1,027,08915 
1,027,089's 
527,445 
527,424 
70,678 
70,678 
436,712 
400,907 
100,600 
97,317 
17,748 
17,748 
1,700,163 
1,658,020 
1,225,000 
1,077,009 
12,650 
12,650 
600,47816 
600,47816 
1,035,625 
1,035,624 
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DETROIT, MICH., DISTRICT 
TABLE 31-A (Continued) COST AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
See 
Section Total Cost to 
in Text Project Funding FY 74 FY 75 FY 76 FY 77 September 30, 1977 
zi. Ludington Harbor, 
Mich. 
23. Manistee Harbor, 
Mich. 
24. Manistique Harbor, 
Mich. 
25. Monroe Harbor, 
Mich. 
26. Muskegon Harbor, 
Mich. 
27. Ottawa River 
Mich. And Ohio 
28. Pentwater Harbor, 
Mich. 
29. Petoskey Harbor, 
Mich. 
30. Point Lookout 
Harbor, Mich. 
31. Portage Lake 
Harbor, Mich. 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
Rehab. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
Rehab. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
Diked 
Disposal 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
Rehab. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
122,000 
133,911 
102,600 
98,601 
106,000 
105,684 
169,000 
169,024 
19,800 
19,800 
114,700 
104,700 
70,500 
69,378 
-32,075 
132,451 
1,536 
1.536 
52,000 
51,992 
184,000 
188,051 
84,000 
84,432 
4,975 
4,975 
112,000 
112,006 
65,000 
65,187 
233,700 
233,701 
750,000 
189,980 
103,000 
102,948 
171,000 
168,047 
92 9,000 
92 9,000 
296,000 120,000 669,500 
296,200 120,000 672,379 
43,000 
42,999 
354,000 
363,962 
10,000 
10,000 
1,000 
2,354 
39,000 155,000 
39,000 154,191 
145,000 
145,034 
79,000 
78,999 
116,100 
116,101 
322,000 
209,386 
50,000 
9,982 
10,000 
10,000 
84,000 
50,642 
781 64,000 
781 14,000 
2,091 
2.091 
75,500 
15,638 
27,825 
87.687 
2,618,20217 
2,058,18117 
5,472,80018 
5,472,74818 
357,913 
357,913 
2,696,52219 
2,696,52219 
2,849,4332 
2,846,4802 
1,374,164 
1,374,164 
1,295,40021 
1,295,40021 
1,405,983 
1,405,983 
987,3402 
987,3402 
4,461,7702 
4,461,7692 
256,800 
255,990 
2,912,11023 
2,912,11023 
3,138,11524 
3,025,50124 
792,832 
752,814 
99,000 
99,000 
179,899 
179,899 
1,984,052 
1,950,694 
118,239 
118,239 
307,975 
257,975 
2,642,584 
2,642,584 
106,953 
106,952 
256,129 
256,129 
31-35

REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
TABLE 31-A (Continued) 
COST AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
See 
Section 
in Text Project 
32. Port Austin 
Harbor, Mich. 
33. Port Sanilac 
Harbor, Mich. 
(Contributed Funds) 
34. Rouge River 
Mich. 
35. Saginaw River, 
Mich. 
(Federal Funds) 
(Contributed Funds) 
36. St. Clair River, 
Mich. 
37. St. Joseph 
Harbor, Mich. 
Funding 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
Diked 
Disposal 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
pprop. 
Cost 
Diked 
Disposal 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
Diked 
Disposal 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
Diked 
Disposal 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
Rehab. 
Approp. 
Cost 
Diked 
Disposal 
Approp. 
Cost 
Total Cost to 
FY 74 FY 75 FY 76 FY 77 September 30, 1977 
14,988 
1,176 
1,176 
200,000 
7,570 
110,000 
167,900 
36,852 
-1,710 
382 
473,000 
556,750 
-1,227,177 
29,010 
410,800 
418,585 
-611,500 
41,275 
229,600 
224,875 
82,000 
81,547 
-89,540 
-326,324 
862 
9,000 
9,187 
1,022 
1,022 
12,000 
11,999 
331,482 
173,029 
25,000 
89,999 
2,868 
2,868 
46,600 
46,601 
1,788 
1,788 
89,000 
88,999 
25,440 
24,098 
29,700 81,000 
29,700 77,727 
-10,000 350,000 
-9,000 335,218 
163,824 5,098 
112,000 184,000 
179,299 180,999 
5,000 - 
5,000 - 
251,600 770,000 465,000 
250,988 770,607 459,710 
61,500 1,295,000 953,200 
61,626 568,164 1,680,083 
560,300 603,500 311,000 
558,895 607,233 312,249 
296,000 4,806,000 4,985,000 
289,484 2,100,903 7,696,485 
400,500 446,000 
409,103 444,433 
- 491,000 
- 479,487 
132,200 652,600 
136,180 622,577 
24,000 
23,999 
51,600 
51,151 
433,973 
435,735 
338,000 
349,312 
715,000 
744,900 
88,000 
80,217 
1,106,045 
1,106,043 
1,128,33425 
1,128,33425 
68,714 
68,372 
122,700 
119,426 
1,272,938m 
1,258,15626 
360,000 
922,938 
629,152 
626,151 
9,158 
9,158 
675,25127 
675,25127 
9,362,988u 
9,357,6982 
2,417,723 
2,417,719 
14,917,1279 
14,917,1279 
13,600 
13,600 
7,597,180 
7,596,699 
10,206,700 
10,206,572 
19,213,246� 
19,213,246� 
6,469,657 
6,469,654 
1,805,48531 
1,805,28431 
4,939,249 
4,939,123 
962,216 
962,216 
170,876 
162,643 
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DETROIT, MICH., DISTRICT 
TABLE 31-A (Continued) COST AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
See 
Section Total Cost to 
in Text Project Funding FY 74 FY 75 FY 76 FY 77 September 30, 1977 
38. St. Marys River, New Work 
Mich. Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
Diked 
Disposal 
Approp. 
Cost 
39. Saugatuck Harbor, New Work 
Mich. and Approp. 
Kalamazoo River, Cost 
Mich. Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
40. Sebewaing River, New Work 
Mich. Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
Diked 
Disposal 
Approp. 
Cost 
41. South Haven New Work 
Harbor, Mich. Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
Rehab. 
Approp. 
Cost 
Diked 
Disposal 
Approp. 
Cost 
42. Tawas Bay New Work 
Harbor, Mich. Approp. 
Cost 
(Contributed Funds) New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
43. Toledo Harbor, New Work 
Ohio Approp. 
Cost 
. 1,986,220 90,000 1,518,857 100,060 160,865,07132 
1,544,325 2,263,141 1,375,902 187,451 160,478,78532 
4,028,200 4,897,800 7,111,000 6,305,800 100,509,098 
4,409,808 5,018,638 7,120,843 6,318,012 100,439,890 
-2,600 
57 
103,000 
103,025 
23,966 
23,966 
-3,000 
-3,000 
6,729 
6,729 
446 12,000 
446 11,999 
- - 
185,000 98,000 
184,192 98,808 
-12,694 - 
381 
381 
64,368 
64,368 
Maint. 
CAopspt rop. 983,076 1,535,337 
Diked 
Disposal 
Approp. 
Cost 
44. Whitefish Point New Work 
Harbor, Mich. Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
Diked 
Disposal 
Approp. 
Cost 
45. White Lake New Work 
Harbor, Mich. Approp. 
Cost 
9,233,400 
154,315 1 
55,000 
55,000 
257 
257 
11,000 
10,999 
112,997 
112,997 
1,490,200 2,( 
1,575,826 2,( 
6,026,622 1, 
15,620,975 2,1 
2,000 
1,729 
47,000 
47,000 
1,229 
1,229 
20,000 
20,000 
501,000 
31,366 
64,000 
64,000 
66,000 
35,800 
116,600 
113,796 
88,000 
74,832 
31,000 
500,151 
45,000 
45,000 
13,100 
13,100 
364,52733 
364,527n 
2,070,8103 
2,040,6103 
35,573 
35,573 
415,175 
412,371 
120,446 
107,277 
984,42635 
983,94335 
2,763,9753 
2,763,9753 
1,632,076 
1,632,076 
19,000 10,000 40,381 
19,000 9,952 40,332 
10,000 920,000 1,107,368 
10,002 919,588 1,106,956 
- 625,000 625,000 
- 621,863 621,863 
- - 17,191,84237 
- - 17,191,84237 
097,600 2,970,142 25,282,852 
097,012 2,919,934 25,231,359 
984,000 
101,420 
21,846 
21,846 
88,000 
128,414 
14,013 
14,013 
824 
824 
18,164,122 
18,162,016 
771,639 
771,639 
154,123 
154,123 
1,081 
1,081 
207,862 
207,862 
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TABLE 31-A (Continued) COST AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
See 
Section Total Cost to 
in Text Project Funding FY 74 FY 75 FY 76 FY 77 September 30, 1977 
Maint. 
Approp. 44,084 189,500 118,400 23,000 1,630,181 
Cost 44,084 189,464 118,436 23,000 1,630,181 
52. Point Place New Work 
Toledo, Ohio Approp. 8,000 83,000 44,000 150,000 285,000 
Cost 8,000 82,999 44,000 149,989 284,988 
53. Red Run, Lower New Work 
Clinton River, Approp. - 35,000 675,000 590,000 1,300,000 
Mich. Cost - 34,999 674,143 589,409 1,298,551 
54. River Rouge, New Work 
Mich. Approp. 4,119,632 605,000 6,070,000 1,939,000 31,075,332 
Cost 3,766,065 3,923,949 5,151,721 2,457,400 30,575,904 
55. Saginaw River, New Work 
Mich. Approp. 1,375,000 380,000 1,800,000 4,250,000 16,662,100 
(Federal Funds) Cost 1,264,116 1,213,788 1,393,777 4,426,221 16,431,264 
New Work 
Approp. 56,000 36,000 81,000 - 173,000 
(Contributed Funds) Cost 172 91,828 1,379 213 93,592 
56. Sebewaing River, New Work 
Mich. Approp. - - - - 365,4623 
Cost - - - - 365,46238 
Maint. 
Approp. 4,000 10,000 9,000 10,000 300,144 
Cost 4,000 10,000 9,000 10,000 300,144 
60. Surveillance of New Work 
North Boundary Approp. - - - - 
Waters Cost - - - - 
Maint. 
Approp. 459,000 513,000 750,000 793,000 30,558,631n 
Cost 446,267 533,053 746,064 793,774 30,554,676� 
1. Includes $114,786 for previous projects, and $16,400 
Contributed Funds for existing project. 
2. Includes 255,000 Contributed Funds. 
3. Includes 293,657 Contributed Funds. 
4. Includes $25,500 for previous projects and $289,752 
Contributed Funds for existing project. 
5. Includes 2,097,254 for previous projects. 
6. Includes 31,709 Contributed Funds. 
7. Includes 311,329 for previous projects. 
8. Includes 13,437 for previous projects. 
9. Includes 89,400 Contributed Funds. 
10. Includes $176,620 for new work $127,598 for 
maintenance. 
11. Includes $35,705 Contributed Funds. 
12. Includes $148,000 Contributed Funds for existing 
project. 
13. Includes 656,000 for previous projects. 
14. Includes 235,346 for previous projects. 
15. Includes 354,139 Contributed Funds. 
16. Includes 57,670 Contributed Funds. 
17. Includes 491,416 for previous projects. 
18. Includes 126,451 for previous projects. 
19. Includes 354,999 for previous projects. 
20. Includes 150,910 for previous projects. 
21. Includes $3,955 for previous projects. 
22. Includes Contributed Funds of $300,000 for new work 
and $166,667 for maintenance. Contributed by: Port 
Commission of Monroe, $300,000; Consolidated Paper Co., 
$125,000; and River Raisin Paper Co., $41,667. 
23. Includes 613,408 for previous projects. 
24. Includes 446,183 for previous projects. 
25. Includes 172,100 Contributed Funds for 
New Work 
26. Includes 303,159 Contributed Cost. 
27. Includes 50,083 for previous projects. 
28. Includes 56,608 for previous projects. 
29. Includes 962,556 for previous projects. 
30. Includes $1,671,660 Public Works Funds and $49,419 
Emergency Relief Funds. 
31. Includes 503,113 for previous projects. 
32. Includes 2,904,807 for previous projects. 
33. Includes 90,232 for previous project. 
34. Includes 117,554 for previous projects. 
35. Includes 187,233 for previous projects. 
36. Includes 131,239 for previous projects. 
37. Includes 1,624,695 for previous projects. 
38. Includes 15,000 for previous project. 
39. Includes 3,973,897 for previous projects. 
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DETROIT, MICH., DISTRICT 
AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
Acts Work Authorized Documents 
March 3, 1905 
Mar. 2, 1945 
May 20, 1965 
July 6, 1965 
Oct. 23, 1962 
Aug. 14, 1876 
Aug. 2, 1882 
June 13, 1902 
June 20, 1938 
Mar. 29, 1977 
Aug. 5, 1886 
July 19, 1963 
June 13, 1902 
Mar. 3, 1905 
June 25, 1910 
Mar. 4, 1913 
Mar. 2, 1907 
June 25, 1910 
Mar. 2, 1910 
July 3, 1930 
Aug. 30, 19352 
Aug. 26, 1937 
Mar. 2, 1945 
July 24, 1946 
May 17, 19503 
Mar. 21, 1956 
ARCADIA HARBOR, MICHIGAN (See Section 1 of Text) 
Maintenance of Existing 12-Foot Channel. H. Doc. 194, 58th Cong., 2d 
Sess. 
AU SABLE HARBOR AT AU SABLE RIVER (OSCODA), MICH. 
(See Section 2 of Text) 
Dredging Channels 12 and 10 Feet Deep and H. Doc. 446, 78th Cong., 2d Sess.' 
Riprapping North Pier. 
BAYPORT HARBOR, MICHIGAN (See Section 3 of Text) 
Channel 6 Feet Deep and 50 Feet Wide. 
BOLLES HARBOR, MICH. (See Section 4 of Text) 
Entrance Channel in Lake Erie, Access Channel in 
LaPlaisance Creek, Steel Sheet Pile Revetment. 
CASEVILLE HARBOR, MICH. (See Section 5 of Text) 
Channel 10 to 8 Feet Deep Protected by Breakwater. 
CHARLEVOIX HARBOR, MICH. (See Section 6 of Text) 
Channel from Lake Michigan to Round Lake Protected 
Where Needed by Piers and Revetments. 
Channel from Round Lake to Lake Charlevoix. 
Project Depth Increased to 15 Feet. 
Project Depth Increased to 18 Feet. 
Project Depth Increased to 24 and 23 
Feet, and Construction of Revetment 
Upstream of Highway Bridge. 
CLINTON RIVER, MICH. (See Section 7 of Text) 
Channel in River and Lake St. Clair, Pile Dike, 
Closing Channels and Making Cutoff, and 
Revetments as Needed. 
Widening Entrance Channel and Constructing 
Protected Harbor Basin. 
DETROIT RIVER, MICH. (See Section 8 of Text) 
Amherstburg Channel and Removal of Grosse Ile 
Shoal. 
Fighting Island Channel. 
Livingstone Channel 
Channel Depths of 26 and 25 Feet. 
Channel to Wyandotte 21 Feet Deep and 300 
Feet Wide Through Middle Ground Opposite 
Head of Fighting Island. 
Trenton Channel and Turning Basin (West of 
Grosse Ile). 
American Channel North of Belle Isle Between 
Windmill Point and Fairway Slip, Detroit. 
Deepen Westerly 300 Feet of Amherstburg Channel 
and Ballards Reef Channel Below Livingstone 
Channel to 27 Feet to Provide Depths Adequate 
for 24-Foot Draft Navigation When Governing 
Lakes are at Datum, with Necessary Widening 
at Approaches and Bends and Construction of 
Necessary Compensating Works, Detroit River. 
Extend Turning Basin in Trenton Channel 600 Feet, 
Dredge Through East Draw of Lower Grosse Ile 
Bridge, and Extend 300-Foot Width of Channel 
North of Lower Grosse Ile Bridge. 
Channel Depth of 28.5 Feet Throughout 
Downbound and Two-Way Channels, Except 
in Upper (27.7-Foot Depth) and Lower, 
(29-Foot Depth) Livingstone Channel, and 
in Upbound Channel; 27-Foot Depth in 
Ballards Reef Channel Below Junction with 
Livingstone Channel, 27.5-Foot Depth in 
Westerly 300-Foot Width of Limekiln 
Section 107, 1960 River and Harbor 
Act. 
Section 107, 1960 River and 
Harbor Act. 
H. Doc. 64th Cong., 1st Sess.' 
S. Ex. Doc. 16, 44th Cong., 
1st Sess., and Annual 
Report 1876, p. 523. 
No Prior Survey or Estimates. 
No Prior Survey Estimate. 
S. Doc. 163, 75th Cong., 3rd Sess.' 
Section 107, 1960 River and Harbor 
Act. 
S. Doc. 199, 46th Cong., 2d Sess. 
Annual Report 1880, p. 2062 and 
H. Doc. 210, 44th Cong., 2d Sess. 
and Annual Report 1886, p. 219 
Section 107, 1960 River and Harbor 
Act. 
H. Docs. 712, 56th Cong., 1st Sess 
and 40, 58th Cong., 3rd Sess. 
H. Doc. 17, 62d Cong., 1st Sess. 
H. Docs. 266. 59th Cong., 2nd Sess. 
676, 61st Cong., 2d Sess., and 
32, 65th Cong., 1st Sess. 
H. Doc. 253, 70th Cong., 1st Sess. 
Rivs and Harbors Committee 
Doc. 1, 72d Cong., 1st Sess.' 
H. Doc. 205, 75th Cong., 1st Sess. 
H. Doc. 734, 79th Cong., 2d Sess. 
H. Doc. 335, 80th Cong., 1st Sess. 
S. Doc. 30, 81st Cong., 1st Sess.' 
S. Doc. 71, 84th Cong., 1st Sess.' 
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REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
TABLE 31-B (Continued) AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
Acts Work Authorized Documents 
July 14, 1960 
Aug. 13, 1968 
June 23, 18664 
Mar. 3, 1925 
Aug. 26, 1937 
Oct. 27, 1965 
June 23, 1866 
June 14, 1880 
Sept. 19, 1890 
July 13, 1892 
July 3, 1930 
Aug. 26, 1937 
Mar. 2, 1945 
June 14, 1850 
June 14, 1850 
May 17, 1930 
Mar. 2, 1945 
Mar. 3, 1871 
Aug. 8, 1917 
Jan. 21, 1927 
Crossing and Amherstburg Reaches, and 28.5- 
Foot Depth in Westerly 300-Foot Width of 
Hackett Beach, with Necessary Compensation 
Works. Also 28.5-Foot Depth in Lake Erie 
from Detroit River to Pelee Passage Shoal, 
Inclusive. 
Trenton Channel; Deepen to 27 Feet, Where 
Necessary, Wyandotte Reach from 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 Across in Area Outside 
Project Limits. 
Trenton Channel; Deepen to 28 Feet and 
Widen to 300 Feet from the Upper Turning 
Basin at Trenton to Gibraltar, about 
20,500 Feet Downstream; Construct a Turning 
Basin at Gibraltar at a Depth of 28 Feet, 
Width of 830 Feet, and Length of 1,500 
Feet; Build Compensating Works to Maintain 
Water Levels. 
FRANKFORT HARBOR, MICH. (See Section 9 of Text) 
A New Outlet 12 Feet Deep Protected by 
Piers and Revetments. 
Exterior Breakwaters, Removal of Portions 
of Piers, Project Dimensions of Outer 
Basin. 
Dredge the Area in Lake Betsie. 
Deepen Approach and Entrance Channels, 
Extend Inner Basin, and Dredge 
Recreational Anchorage Area. 
GRAND HAVEN HARBOR, MICH. (See Section 10 of Text) 
Piers and Revetments. 
Piers and Revetments. 
Piers and Revetments. 
Piers and Revetments. 
Present Project Dimensions of Harbor 
Channel to Grand Trunk Car Ferry Slip 
and River Channel, Eliminating all of 
that portion of Grand River Above Bass 
River, Consolidation of Projects for 
Harbor and River. 
Channel to Spring Lake 
Present Project Dimensions of Harbor 
Channel from Car Ferry Slip to Grand 
Trunk Railway Bridge and Turning Basin. 
GRAND MARAIS HARBOR, MICH. (See Section 11 of Text) 
Existing Project, Except for Pile Dike. 
For Pile Dike. 
800-Foot Extension of West Pier. 
HAMMOND BAY HARBOR, MICH. (See Section 12 of Text) 
Harbor of Refuge, breakwaters 
10-foot depth in harbor basin 
12-foot depth in entrance channel 
HARBOR BEACH, LAKE HURON, MICH. 
(See Section 13 of Text) 
Adopted Site and made provision for harbor. 
Closing North Entrance and Dredging 
Main Entrance and Anchorage Area. 
Removal of Portion of Breakwater in 
interest of sanitation. 
HARRISVILLE HARBOR, MICH. (See Section 14 of Text) 
H. Doc. 319, 86th Cong., 2d Sess.' 
H. Doc. 338, 90th Cong., 2d Sess.' 
H. Doc. 482, 55th Cong., 2nd Sess. 
H. Doc. 208, 68th Cong., 1st Sess. 
H. Doc. 511, 74th Cong., 2d Sess. 
S. Doc. 16, 89th Cong., 1st Sess.' 
S. Ex. Doc. 42, 35th Cong., 1st 
Sess. 
S. Ex. Doc. 42, 35th Cong., 1st 
Sess. 
S. Ex. Doc. 42, 35th Cong., 1st 
Sess. 
S. Ex. Doc. 42, 35th Cong., 1st 
Sess. 
S. Doc. 88, 71st Cong. 2d Sess. 
River and Harbors Committee 
Doc. 1, 75th Cong., 3d Sess.' 
H. Doc. 661, 76th Cong., 3d Sess.' 
Specified in Act, Annual Report 
1881, p. 2050. 
Annual Report 1895, p. 351. 
H. Doc. 751, 80th Cong., 2d Sess. 
H. Doc. 446,78th Cong., 
2d Sess. 
Annual Report 1873, p. 292. 
H. Doc. 1700, 64th Cong., 2d Sess. 
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TABLE 31-B (Continued) 
DETROIT, MICH., DISTRICT 
AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
Acts Work Authorized Documents 
Mar. 2, 1945 
Aug. 30, 1852 
Ma r. 2, 1867 
i r. 3, 1899 
Mar. 3, 1905 
July 3, 1930 
Aug. 30, 1935 
Sept. 3, 1954 
Sept 3, 1954 
Sept. 2, 1964 
Aug. 5, 1886 
July 13, 1892 
June 13, 1902 
Mar. 2, 1919 
July 3, 1930 
Aug. 30, 19332 
Mar. 21, 1956 
Aug. 30, 1935 
Oct. 23, 1962 
Mar. 15,1967 
Oct. 27, 1965 
Mar. 2, 1945 
Mar. 2, 1867 
Mar. 3, 1899 
Mar. 2, 1907 
Dec. 31. 1970 
Harbor of Refuge, Breakwaters, 
12-Foot depth entrance channel 
10-Foot depth in harbor basin. 
HOLLAND HARBOR, MICH. (See Section 15 of Text) 
Artificial Channel Between Lakes 
Macatawa and Michigan.5 
Piers and Revetments.5 
Extending Inner Piers. 
Converging Breakwater. 
Channel to Holland and Turning Basin 
at Holland. 
Present Project Dimensions of Channels 
and Turning Basin. 
Widen Bend in Reveted Entrance Channel 
into Lake Macatawa, Dredge Channel in 
Black River, and Widen and Extend 
Turning Basin. 
THE INLAND ROUTE, MICH. (See Section 16 of Text) 
Channel 30 Feet Wide and 5 Feet Deep 
Through Lakes and Rivers with Suitable 
Jetties. 
Lock and Dam. 
LAKE ST. CLAIR, MICH., CHANNELS (See Section 17 of Text) 
Two Dikes. 
Deepening Canal and Dredging Channel 
at Grosse Point. 
Second Canal for Downbound Vessels. 
21-Foot Depth in Grosse Pointe Channel 
for About 5.25 Miles. 
25-Foot Depth Through Canals and Channel 
Through Lake St. Clair. 
Removal of Center Dike and Widening 
Channel to 700 Feet. 
Deepening Channel to 27.5 Feet and 
Abandonment of Channel Above Mouth of 
Southeast Bend Cutoff Channel. 
LELAND HARBOR, MICH. (See Section 18 of Text) 
Entrance Channel Protected by Piers. 
Outer Breakwater, Anchorage Area. 
Approach Channel and Removal of North Pier. 
LES CHENEAUX ISLANDS CHANNELS, MICH. 
(See Section 19 of Text) 
Removing shoals and bend 
widening over small boat 
course to provide 7-foot depth 
over 100-foot minimum width. 
LEXINGTON HARBOR, MICH. (See Section 20 of Text) 
Approach Channel and Maneuver Area 
Protected by Breakwaters.' 
LITTLE LAKE HARBOR, MICH. (See Section 21 of Text) 
12-Foot Deep Channel From Lake Superior into 
Little Lake Breakwaters and Revetments. 
LUDINGTON HARBOR, MICH. (See Section 22 of Text) 
Entrance Piers. 
Pier Extension Reconstruction and Repairs 
to Existing Structures. and Present 
Project Dimensions of Channel. 
Breakwaters, Shore Connections, and 
Removal of Outer Ends of the Two Inner 
piers. 
Deepen Channels and Widen Opening 
Between Breakwaters. 
H. Doc. 446, 78th Cong., 
2d Sess. 
S. Ex. Doc. 42, 35th Cong., 1st 
Sess., Annual Report. 
Annual Report 1866, p. 106. 
H. Doc. 272, 51st Cong., 2d Sess., 
and Annual Report 1887, p. 2950. 
Annual Report 1905, p. 2176. 
H. Doc 588, 69th Cong., 2d Sess. 
Rivers and Harbors Committee, 
Doc. 48, 74th Cong., 1st Sess. 
H. Doc. 282, 83rd Cong., 2d Sess. 
H. Doc. 142, 82d Cong., 1st Sess. 
Chief of Engineers. 
Annual Report 1885, p. 2150. 
H. Doc. 297, 51st Cong., 2d Sess. 
H. Doc. 234, 56th Cong., 2d Sess. 
H. Doc. 188, 65th Cong., 1st Sess. 
H. Doc. 253, 70th Cong., 1st Sess. 
Rivers and Harbors Committee 
Doc. 3, 72d Cong., 1st Sess. 
S. Doc. 71, 84th Cong., 1st Sess.' 
Rivers and Harbors Committee 
Doc. 23, 74th Cong., 1st Sess. 
H. Doc, 413, 87th Cong., 2d Sess. 
Section 107,1960 River and 
Harbor Act. 
H. Doc. 301, 88th Cong., 2d Sess. 
H. Doc. 446, 78th Cong., 2d Sess.' 
Annual Report 1867, p. 114.6 
H. Doc. 273, 54th Cong., 2d Sess., 
and Annual Report 1897, p. 2951. 
H. Doc. 62, 59th Cong., 1st Sess., 
and Rivers and Harbors 
Committee Doc. 3, 59th Cong., 
2d Sess.5 
H. Doc. 342, 91st Cong., 2d Sess.' 
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REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
TABLE 31-B (Continued) AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
Acts Work Authorized Documents 
Mar. 2 1867 
Sept. 19, 1890 
July 25, 1912 
July 3, 1920 
Mar. 2, 1945 
July 14, 1960 
Mar. 3, 1905 
Mar. 2, 1907 
May 17, 1950 
Feb. 24, 18357 
July 3, 1930 
July 14, 19329 
June 13, 1902 
Mar. 3, 1925 
Aug. 30, 1935 
Oct. 23, 1962 
Dec. 17,1970 
Mar. 2, 1867 
Mar. 3, 1873 
July 5, 1884 
July 13, 1892 
Mar. 25, 1907 
Aug. 18, 1894 
June 13, 1902 
Mar. 2, 1945 
MANISTEE HARBOR, MICH. (See Section 23 of Text) 
Entrance Piers. 
Extending Channel 8,000 Feet to Connect 
with Manistee Lake, and Further Pier 
Extension. 
Depth of 20 Feet in Outer Harbor 570 
Feet Wide to Outer End of South Pier 
18 Feet Deep in River, South Breakwater 
with Shore Connection, and Extend North 
Pier if Required. 
23-Foot Depths in Entrance Channel and 
21-Foot Depths in River Channel. 
Remove Old South Revetment, Construct New 
South Pier and Revetment, and Widen River 
Entrance Channel. 
Present Project Dimensions of Channel Through 
Outer Basin and River, and Federal 
Participation in Cost of Replacing Maple 
Street Bridge. 
MANISTIQUE HARBOR, MICH. (See Section 24 of Text) 
Breakwaters and Outer Harbor. 
Present Location of West Breakwater and 
Pier at River Mouth. 
Present Project Dimensions of Channel. 
MONROE HARBOR, MICH. (See Section 25 of Text) 
9-Foot Channel, Protecting Revetments 
and Piers. 
21-Foot Channel, Dikes and Turning Basin.8 
Modified Conditions of Local Cooperation 
Imposed by Act of July 3, 1930. 
MUSKEGON HARBOR, MICH. (See Section 26 of Text) 
Piers and Revetments. 
Breakwaters. 
Repairing Revetments Around Car Ferry Slip. 
Channel Deepening and Present Project 
Dimensions of Channel. 
Piers and Revetments. 
OTTAWA RIVER HARBOR, MICH. AND OHIO 
(See Section 27 of Text) 
6-foot deep, 16,500 foot long channel 
in Ottawa River and 8-foot deep, 
15,000-foot channel in Maumee Bay. 
PENTWATER HARBOR, MICH. (See Section 28 of Text) 
Piers and Revetments, Dredging. 
Piers and Revetments, Dredging. 
Piers and Revetments, Dredging. 
Piers and Revetments, Dredging. 
Present Project Depth of Channel. 
PETOSKEY HARBOR, MICH. (See Section 29 of Text) 
Breakwaters According to Larger of Two Projects. 
Removal of North Breakwater and Extension of West 
Breakwater if Cost did not Exceed $170,000. 
POINT LOOKOUT HARBOR (AU GRES RIVER), MICH. 
(See Section 30 of Text) 
Breakwater, Anchorage Area, Channel Dredging. 
Annual Report 1867, p. 115. 
Annual Report 1891, p. 2678. 
H. Doc. 599, 62d Cong., 2d Sess. 
S. Doc. 131, 71st Cong., 2d Sess. 
H. Doc. 380, 77th Cong., 1st Sess. 
H. Doc. 358, 86th Cong., 2d Sess. 
H. Doc. 429, 58th Cong., 2d Sess. 
Annual Report 1908 p. 648, and 
Unpublished Report of Mar. 13, 
1908, Approved by Secretary of 
War, Apr. 3, 1908 
H. Doc. 721, 80th Cong., 2d Sess.1 
Annual Report 1872, p. 237. 
Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc 
22, 71st Cong., 2d Sess. 
Rivers and Harbor Committee Doc. 
12, 72d Cong., 1st Sess., 45, 
75th Cong., 1st Sess.' 
H. Doc. 104, 56th Cong., 2d Sess. 
H. Doc. 494, 67th Cong., 4th Sess. 
Rivers and Harbor Committee Doc. 
64, 75th Cong., 1st Sess. 
H. Doc. 474, 87th Cong., 2d Sess.' 
H. Doc. 396, 91st Cong., 2nd Sess. 
H. Ex. Doc. 70, 39th Cong., 2d 
Sess. 
H. Ex. Doc. 70, 39th Cong., 2d 
Sess. 
H. Ex. Doc. 70, 39th Cong., 2d 
Sess. 
H. Ex. Doc. 70, 39th Cong., 2d 
Sess. 
H. Doc. 181, 39th Cong., 2d Sess.1o 
Annual Report 1890, p. 2673 
Annual Report 1895, p. 2819. 
Annual Report 1896, p. 2722. 
H. Doc. 446, 78th Cong., 2nd Sess. 
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TABLE 31-B (Continued) 
DETROIT, MICH., DISTRICT 
AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
Acts Work Authorized Documents 
Mar. 3, 1879 
Mar 2, 1945 
Mar. 2, 1945 
Aug. 8, 1917 
Aug 30,193513,14, 
3 
July 3, 19583 
Oct. 23, 19628 
June 25, 1910 
July 3, 1930 
Aug. 26, 1937 
June 20, 1938 
Sept. 3, 1954 
Oct. 23, 1962 
Oct. 27, 1965 
July 13, 1892 
July 8, 1930 
Mar. 2, 1945 
July 24, 1946 
Mar. 21, 1956 
Mar. 3, 1875 
June 14, 1880 
PORTAGE LAKE HARBOR, MICH. (See Section 31 of Text) 
Entrance Channel 18 Feet Deep Protected by 
Piers and Revetments. 
PORT AUSTIN HARBOR, MICH. (See Section 32 of Text) 
Breakwater, Anchorage Basin, Channel dredging. 
PORT SANILAC HARBOR, MICH. (See Section 33 of Text) 
Entrance Channel 12 Feet Deep, Anchorage Basin, 
Breakwater. 
ROUGE RIVER, MICH. (See Section 34 of Text) 
21-Foot Channel via The Shortcut Canal. 
25-Foot Channel at Mouth of Old Channel, 
1,425 Feet Long and Adjacent to Latter, 
and 21-Foot Channel Extending from 
Junction of Old Channel and Shortcut 
Canal into Old Channel to Detroit, Toledo 
& Ironton R.R. Bridge: 
Old Channel; 100 Feet Wide from Peerless 
Cement Corp. to Junction with Shortcut 
Canal Widened to 150 Feet at 2 Bends. 
25-Foot Channel Over Modified Limits 
from Detroit River to Jefferson Ave. 
(via Shortcut Canal). 
SAGINAW RIVER, MICH. (See Section 35 of Text) 
Channel 200 Feet Wide, with Depth of 18.5 
Feet in Bay and 16.5 Feet in River. 
Project Depth of 18.5 Feet Extended Up River 
to Saginaw. 
Turning Basin. 
Present Project Channel Dimensions 
from Bay to Sixth Street Bridge in 
Saginaw. 
New Channel in Bay, 350 Feet Wide and 
24 Feet Deep from 24-Foot Contour to 
River Mouth, Project Depth of 24 Feet 
in River Channel Up to Detroit & Mackinac 
Railway Bridge, Project Depth of 22 Feet 
in River Channel Up to Sixth Street Bridge, 
Turning Basins at Essexville and Carrollton, 
and Elimination of Present Channel in Bay. 
Deepen Bay Channel, Dee en River Channel to 
Detroit & Mackinac Bridge, Extend 22-Foot 
Project Above 6th St. Bridge, Deepen 
Essexville Turning Basin, and Construct 
2 New Turning Basins.13 
Deepen River Channel to 25 Feet, from Detroit & 
Mackinac Bridge to New York Central Railroad 
Bridge. 
ST. CLAIR RIVER, MICH. (See Section 36 of Text) 
20-Foot Channel in the River. 
Deepen Channel to 25 and 26 Feet, and 
Compensating Works. 
Widening Channel at Southeast Bend 
to 700 Feet. 
Widen and Deepen Southeast Bend and 
Improve Outlet of North Channel, 
St. Clair River. 
Deepen and Further Improve Channels in 
St. Clair River Between Limits of 27.1 
to 30 Feet to Provide Safe Navigation by 
Vessels with Drafts of 25.5 Feet. A Cutoff 
Channel in Canada at Southeast Bend and 
Abandon Old Southeast Bend Channels. 
ST. JOSEPH HARBOR, MICH. (See Section 37 of Text) 
Interior Revetments. 7 
Benton Harbor Canal. 7 
Annual Report 1879, p. 1634.11 
H. Doc. 446, 78th Cong., 2d Sess. 
H. Doc. 446, 78th Cong., 2d Sess. 
H. Doc. 2063, 64th Cong., 2nd Sess.' 2 
H. Doc. 125, 85th Cong., 1st Sess. 
H. Doc. 509, 87th Cong., 2d Sess.' 
H. Doc. 740, 61st Cong., 2d Sess. 
Rivers and Harbors Committee 
Doc. 30, 71st Cong., 2d Sess. 
Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. 
21, 75th Cong., 1st Sess. 
H. Doc. 576, 75th Cong., 3d Sess. 
H. Doc. 500, 83rd Cong., 2d Sess. 
H. Doc. 544, 87th Cong., 2d Sess. 
H. Doc. 240, 89th Cong., 1st Sess.' 
H. Doc. 207, 51st Cong., 2d Sess. 
H. Doc. 253, 70th Cong., 1st Sess. 
H. Doc. 309, 77th Cong., 1st Sess. 
H. Doc. 335, 80th Cong., 1st Sess. 
S. Doc. 71, 84th Cong., 1st Sess. 
H. Ex. Doc. 160, 43rd Cong., 
2d Sess., and Annual Report 
1875, pt. 1, p. 162. 
Annual Report 1880, pp. 2030, 
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TABLE 31-B (Continued) AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
Acts Work Authorized Documents 
Mar. 3, 1899 
Aug. 30, 1935 
June 2, 1937 
Mar. 2, 1945 
July 3, 1958 
July 11, 1870 
Aug. 5, 1886 
July 13, 1892 
June 13, 1902 
June 13, 1902 
Mar. 3, 1907 
Mar. 3, 1909 
July 25, 1912 
Mar. 4, 1915 
Sept. 22, 1922 
Jan. 21, 1927 
July 3, 1930 
June 26, 193419 
Aug. 30, 1935 
Mar. 7, 1942 
June 15, 1943 
Mar. 2, 1945 
July 24, 1946 
Mar. 21, 1956 
July 9, 1956 
Present Project Dimensions of Piers 
and a Turning Basin. 
Present Project Dimensions of 
Channel and Turning Basin, Near Mouth 
of Paw Paw River. 
Abandon Easterly 1,000 Feet of Canal 
Above West Line of 9th St., 
Turning Basin Above Mouth of Morrison 
Channel and Eliminate Training Basin 
Near Mouth of Paw Paw River. 
Maintenance of Turning Basin Near Mouth 
of Paw Paw River. 
ST. MARYS RIVER, MICH. (See Section 38 of Text) 
Weitzel Lock (Replaced in 1943 by Mac 
Arthur Lock), Widen and Deepen 
Existing State Canal.17 
Poe Lock.' 
Dredging Through Shoals Above Falls 
and Shoals Below Falls Between Lower 
End of Canal and Upper Entrance Channel 
into Lake Nicolet (Formerly Hay Lake). 
Enlarging the Old Channel. 
Lake Nicolet and Neebish Channels Work 
in That Section of River Below Locks. 
Davis Lock Second Canal, and Emergency Dam. 
Lease of Waterpower at Falls. Lease 
Entered Into with Michigan Northern 
Power Co. Provided for Construction of 
Remedial and Compensating Works. 
Fourth Lock (Renamed 'Sabin' Lock in 1943). 
Deepen Tailrace of Power Plant. 
Widen Upper Approach to Canals Through 
Vidal Shoals, Extend Anchorage and 
Maneuver Area Below Locks. 
Remove Round Island, Middle Ground, 
Extension of Northwest Canal Pier, and 
Widen Channels Middle Neebish Route. 
Deepen Channels Throughout Downbound Route. 
Operation and Care of Canal and Locks 
Provided for from War Department 
Appropriations for Rivers and Harbors. 
Widen Brush Point Turn and Channel from 
Brush Point to Point Louise. 
Construct New (Mac Arthur) Lock on Site of 
Former Weitzel Lock, Deepen Approach Channels 
to 27 Feet, and Reconstruct Approach Piers. 
Named 'Mac Arthur' Lock and Changed Name 
of 'Fourth' Lock to 'Sabin' Lock. 
Remove Bridge Island and Construct New 
Hydroelectric Power Plant. 
Replace Poe Lock at St. Marys Falls Canal 
with a New Structure 800 Feet Long, 100 Feet 
Wide and 32 Feet Deep, with Necessary 
Construction of Nose and Center Piers, and 
Widen and Deepen Channel Across Point Iroquois 
Shoals and in Lake Nicolet to Provide Wider 
Anchorage and Maneuver Areas in St. Marys 
River. 
Deepen to Provide a Project Safe Draft of 25.5 
Feet Over Full Width to Downbound and 2-Way 
Channels (Including Anchorage Areas) and Over 
Westerly 300-Foot Width of Upbound Middle 
Neebish Channel, When Levels of Lake Superior 
and Huron are at Their Respective Low-Water 
Datum. 
Repeal Authorization of Bridge as a Part of 
Project, Authorize Alteration With Cost to 
be Apportioned by Sec. 6, Truman Hobbs Act, 
June 21, 1940. 
2031 and 2049-2055. 
H. Doc. 307, 55th Cong., 2d Sess., 
and Annual Report 1898, p. 2496. 
Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc 
52, 74th Cong., 1st Sess. 
H. Doc. 129, 76th Cong., 1st Sess. 
S. Doc. 95, 84th Cong., 2d Sess.' 
Report by Maj. O.M. Poe, Corps 
of Engineers, Not Published. 
H. Ex. Doc. 72, 49th Cong, 2d Sess. 
H. Ex. Doc. 207, 51st Cong., 
2d Sess., and Annual Report 
1891, p. 2810. 
H. Doc. 138, 56th Cong., 2d 
Sess., and 215, 58th Cong., 3d 
Sess. 
H. Doc. 128, 56th Cong., 2d 
Sess. 
H. Doc. 333, 59th Cong., 2d 
Sess. (Plan 3). 
H. Doc. 65, 62d Cong., 1st Sess. 
District Engineer Report, 
Oct. 29, 1920. 
H. Doc. 270, 69th Cong., 1st Sess. 
H. Doc. 253, 70th Cong., 1st Sess. 
River and Harbor Committee Doc. 
53, 74th Cong., 1st Sess. 
H. Doc. 218, 77th Cong., 1st Sess. 
H. Doc. 679, 78th Cong., 2d Sess. 
and H. Doc. 339, 77th Cong., 
1st Sess. 
H. Doc. 335, 80th Cong., 1st Sess. 
S. Doc. 71, 84th Cong., 1st Sess.' 
None 
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TABLE 31-B (Continued) 
DETROIT, MICH., DISTRICT 
AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
Acts Work Authorized Documents 
June 3, 1896 
Mar. 2, 1907 
June 25, 1910 
June 3, 1896 
Aug. 11, 1888 
Mar. 3, 1905 
Aug. 30, 1935 
SAUGATUCK HARBOR AND KALAMAZOO RIVER, MICH. 
(See Section 39 of Text) 
Entrance Channel, Piers and Revetments. 
Deepening Entrance to 16 Feet. 
Deepening Channel in River to 14 Feet. 
SEBEWAING RIVER, MICH. (See Section 40 of Text) 
Entrance Channel 8 Feet Deep, 100 Feet Wide and 
15,000 Feet Long in Saginaw Bay. 
SOUTH HAVEN HARBOR, MICH. (See Section 41 of Text) 
Channel from Inner End of Piers to 
Highway Bridge.5 
Present Dimensions of Piers and for a 
Turning Basin. 
Present Project Dimensions of Channel 
and Turning Basin. 
TAWAS BAY, MICHIGAN (See Section 42 of Text) 
1,750 Foot Breakwater, 12 Foot Deep Entrance 
Channel, 10-Foot Deep anchorage area. 
TOLEDO HARBOR, OHIO (See Section 43 of Text) 
A Channel 400 Feet Wide and 21 Feet Deep 
from 25-Foot Contour in Maumee Bay to 
Fassett Street Bridge, 200 Feet Wide and 
19 Feet Deep Above that Point and a 500-Foot 
Turning Basin at Upper End. A stone Revetted 
Earth Dike in Maumee Bay Channel. 
Act 1899 Modified to Insure a Navigable 
Channel to 21 Feet from Fassett Street 
Bridge to Lake. 
Channel 25 Feet Deep and 500 Feet Wide 
from 25-Foot Contour to Mouth of Maumee River 
(300 Feet Wide on Each Side of Center Dike 
in Bay Channel, Thence 400 Feet Wide to 
Fassett Street Bridge, 200 Feet Wide Above 
That Point and a Turning Basin at Upper 
End 18 Feet Deep. 
Widening at Bend at Mouth of River Opposite 
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Dock. 
Removal of Center Dike in Maumee Bay 
Channel. 
Enlarge Widening at Bend Opposite Chesapeake 
and Ohio Dock and Turning Basin Opposite 
American Shipbuilding Co. Doc. 
Deepen Bay Channel Including Widenings to 28 
Feet, Deepen River Channels to New York Central 
Railroad Bridge to 27 Feet and Construct New 
Turning Basin Below Anthony Wayne Bridge.2 1 
WHITEFISH POINT HARBOR, MICH. (See Section 44 of Text) 
Breakwaters, Entrance Channel, 
Anchorage Basin. 
Breakwater Inside Harbor. 
WHITE LAKE HARBOR, MICH. (See Section 45 of Text) 
New Channel, with Piers and Retetments. 
New Channel, with Piers and Revetments. 
New Channel, with Piers and Revetments. 
New Channel, with Piers and Revetments. 
Present Project Depth of Channel. 
POINT PLACE, TOLEDO, OHIO 
(See Section 52 of Text) 
Shoreline seawalls and inland levees 
RED RUN DRAIN-LOWER CLINTON 
RIVER, MICH. (See Section 53 of Text) 
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H. Doc. 912, 54th Cong., 1st Sess., 
Annual Report 1896, Vol. 2, 
Pt. 5, p. 2739. 
Annual Report 1907, p. 646. 
H. Doc. 635, 61st Cong., 2d Sess.20 
H. Doc. 71, 54th Cong., 1st Sess. 
No Prior Survey or Estimate. 
H. Doc. 119, 58th Cong., 2d Sess. 
Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. 
9,73d Cong., 1st Sess.' and 
Unpublished Review Report of 
Chief of Engineers, Dated Dec. 
21, 1934. 
H. Doc. 189, 90th Cong., 1st Sess. 
H. Doc. 198, 55th Cong., 2d Sess. 
and Annual Report 1898, p. 2693. 
H. Doc. 865, 60th Cong., 1st Sess. 
Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. 
21, 72d Cong., 1st Sess. 
H. Doc, 189, 81st Cong., 1st Sess. 
H. Doc. 620, 81st Cong., 2d Sess. 
H. Doc. 436, 84th Cong., 2d Sess. 
H. Doc. 153, 86th Cong., 1st Sess. 
H. Doc. 446, 78th Cong., 2d Sess. 
Chief of Engineers. 
Unpublished Survey Report of 1868. 
Unpublished Survey Report of 1868. 
Unpublished Survey Report of 1868. 
Unpublished Survey Report of 1868. 
No Prior Survey or Estimate.22 
H. Doc. 363, 92d Cong., 2d Sess. 
Aug. 13, 1968 
Mar. 3, 1899 
June 25, 1910 
Aug. 30, 1935 
May 17, 1950 
Sept. 3, 1954 
July 3, 1958 
July 14, 1960 
Mar. 2, 1945 
Aug. 17, 1967 
Mar. 2, 1867 
Mar. 3, 1873 
July 5, 1884 
July 13, 1892 
Mar. 2, 1907 
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REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
TABLE 31-B (Continued) AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
Acts Work Authorized Documents 
Dec. 30, 1970 Flood control and major drainage H. Doc. 431, 91st Cong., 2d Sess. 
improvements to Red Run Drain 
and Lower Clinton River. 
RIVER ROUGE, MICH. (See Section 54 of Text) 
Oct. 23, 1962 Channel Enlargement and Straightening, H. Doc. 148, 87th Cong., 1st Sess. 
and Alteration or Replacement of Existing 
Bridges. 
SAGINAW RIVER, MICH., FLOOD CONTROL 
(See Section 55 of Text) 
July 3, 1958 Flood Control Improvements to Saginaw River H. Doc. 346, 84th Cong., 2d Sess.' 
and its Tributaries Including Tittabawassee, 
Shiawassee, Flint, and CassRivers. 
SEBEWAING, SEBEWAING RIVER, MICH. 
(See Section 56 of Text) 
Aug. 18, 1941 Enlarging Present Channel of Sebewaing River, H. Doc. 286, 76th Cong., 1st Sess.' 
Altering Railroad and Highway Bridges, 
Removal of Dike. 
1. Contains latest published map. 
2. Included in Public Works Administration 
Program, Sept. 6, 1933. 
3. This modification deauthorized 5 August 1977 
under Section 12 Public Law 93-251. 
4. Amended 1868, 1879, and 1892. 
5. Completed under previous project. 
6. Latest published map is in Annual Report for 
1914, p. 2974. 
7. Modified by Act of June 10! 1872. 
8. Riprapping of protecting dikes portion of project 
is inactive. 
9. War Department Appropriations Act. 
10. Latest published maps is in H. Doc. 303, 66th Cong., 
1st Sess. 
11. Latest published map is in H. Doc. 588, 64th 
Cong., 1st Sess. 
12. Contains latest published maps. See also map 
with Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. 19, 72d 
Cong., 1st Sess. 
13. Including Emergency Relief Administration 
Work authorized May 28, 1935. 
14. Except for dredging 25-foot channel to 1,150 
feet upstream of mouth minol d channel, work authorized 
in this act is considered inactive. 
15. 22-foot project extended C&O R. Bridge and 
turning basin relocated under authority of Chief of 
Engineers. 
16. Compensating Works deauthorized on 5 August 
1977 under Section 12, Public 
Law 93-251. 
17. Completed under previous projects. Public Law 
130, 75th Cong., 1st Sess. 
18. Completed under previous projects. 
19. Permanent Appropriations Repeal Act. 
20. Latest map published is H. Doc. 608, 64th Cong., 
1st Sess. 
21. 27-Foot project is extended 2,800 feet and 
turning basin relocated under authority of Chief of 
Engineers. 
22. Latest published map is in H. Doc. 2053, 64th 
Cong., 2d Sess. 
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DETROIT, MICH., DISTRICT 
TABLE 31-C FEATURES OF EXISTING PROJECT 
Project 
Datum Planes 
Used by Above Mean 
Length Miles Upbound Water Level 
of from or Down- Project Project at Father 
Channel Mouthof bound Width Depth Point, Quebec Year 
Name of Channel (Feet) River Vessels (Feet) (Feet) (Feet) Complete 
Channel North of Belle Isle 1,2 
Channel at Heat of Detroit River 
Miscellaneous Shoals and 
Obstructions, Belle Isle to 
Fighting Island Channel 
Fighting Island Channel 
Ballards Reef Channel North of 
Junction with Livingstone Channel 
Livingstone Channel Upper 
Livingstone Channel Lower: 
CS 260+00 to 368+87 
CS 368+87 to 492+00 
East Outer Channel 
Misc., Shoals and Obstructions, 
Detroit River to Pelee Passage 
Pelee Passage Shoal 
Amherstburg Channel: 
Upper Section, Ballards 
Reef Channel 
Middle Section 
Lower Section, Hackett Range 
West Outer Channel 
Trenton Channel: 
DETROIT RIVER, MICH. (See Section 8 of Text) 
30 Both 200 
38,800 32 Both 800 
44,500 25 Both 
24,800 17 Both 
12,200 12 Both 
26,000 10 Down 
10,887 
12,313 
42,000 
5 Down 
Both 
Both 
- - Both 
- - Both 
6,500 
12,000 
24,000 
21,000 
10 
21.0 571.3 
28.5 571.5-570.9 
- 28.5 570.9-570.3 
800 28.5 569.8 
600 28.5 569.8 
450 27.7 569.8-568.6 
450,800 29.0 
800-1,200 29.0 
1,200 28.5 
568.6 
568.6 
568.6 
1964 
1964 
1964 
1962 
1963 
1964 
1961 
1961 
1964 
- 28.5-29.53 568.6 1964 
- 29.5 568.6- 
Up 
Up 
Up 
Down 
600 27.5 
600 21-27.54 
600 21.28.55 
800 22.0 
Wyandotte Reach 31,500 17 Local 300 
Trenton Reach (Upper) 5,100 - Local 300 
Trenton Reach (Lower) 600 14 Local 250-300 
Grosse Ile Shoal 600 14 Local - 
ST. CLAIR RIVER, MICH. (See Section 36 of Text) 
Channel at Foot of Lake Huron 26,500 44 Both 800 
Channel North of Blue Water Bridge 4,100 39 Both 800 
Port Huron to Stag Island 38,000 38 Both 1,000-1,400 
Widening at Upper and Lower 
Ends of Stage Island) 37,600 31 Both 900-1,000 
St. Clair to Russel Island 77,000 24 Both 1,000 
Russel Island to Southeast Bend 20,600 11 Both 700-1,000 
Southeast Bend CS 324+00 
to 250+00 7,400 5 Both 700 
Cutoff Channel 30,300 - Both 700 
North Channel Outlet 8,000 - Small Craft 100 
569.8-569.5 1960 
569.5-568.9 1960 
568.9.568.6 1960 
568.6 1929 
27.0 569.9-569.7 
28.0 569.7-569.6 
28.0 569.6-568.8 
20.0 569.8 
30.00 576,8-576.5 
30.0 576.4-576.1 
27.4 576.1-574.9 
27.3 574.9-573.8 
27.3 573.8-572-4 
17.2 572.4-572.1 
27.1 573.1-572.0 
27.1 572.1-571.7 
10.0 571.7 
19646 
1964 
1941 
1904 
1961 
1962 
1961 
1962 
1962 
1962 
1962 
1962 
1This is a Side Channel. 
2Extends from Deep Water Near Windmill Point to a Point Opposite Fairview Slip, about 3,000 Feet. 
3Project Depth 29.5 Feet over Rock Shoals and 28.5 Feet over other than Rock Shoals. 4Project Depth 21 Feet in Easterly 300-Foot Width of Channel and 27.5 Feet in Westerly 300-Foot Width. 5Project Depth 21 Feet in Easterly 300-Foot Width of Channel and 28.5 Feet in Westerly 300-Foot Width. 6Project Complete Except for Work Authorized by River and Harbor Act of 1950. 
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TABLE 31-D 
REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
ST. MARYS RIVER, MICH.: EXISTING PROJECT 
(See Section 38 of Text) 
Lock Davis Sabin MacArthur New Poe 
Miles Above Mouth 47 47 47 47 
Clear Width of Chamber Feet 80 80 80 110 
Length Between Gate Quione Feez 1,350 1,350 800 1,200 
Lifts, Feet 21.7 , 21.7 21.7 21.7 
Depth Over Upper Breast Walls' Feet 24.3 24.3 31 32 
Depth Over Lower Breast Walls' Feet 23.1 23.1 31 32 
Foundation Rock Rock Rock Rock 
Type of Construction Concrete Concrete Concrete Concrete 
Estimated Cost $6,200,0002 $3,275,0003 $12,909,440 $39,000,000 
Actual Cost $2,200,0006 $1,750,0006 $12,718,8064,7 $34,813,066 
Completed (Open to Commerce) Oct. 21, 1914 Sept. 18, 1919 July 11, 1943 June 26, 1969 
Emergency Dam for South Canal North Canal 
Miles Above Mouth 47 47 
Estimated Cost -9 $300,000 
Type Steel Stoplogs Recessed Steel Stoplogs Recessed 
Into Lock Masonry Into Lock Masonry 
Cost, Completed -9 $169,2248 
Year Completed 1943 1922 (Modified 1963) 
'At low water datum 599.5 above and 577.8 below. 
2Includes Cost of North Canal. 
3Includes cost of canal excavations to provide necessary approaches to lock, canal walls, piers, and emergency dam, 
$662,919. 4Excludes cost of deepening and enlarging South Canal, $1,653,378. 5Excludes cost of North Canal, $2,572,611. 6Excludes cost of canal excavations to provide necessary approaches to lock, canal walls, piers, and emergency dam, 
$662,919. 7Excluding cost of lower guard gates which were never installed. 
Including engineering office, and inspection. 9Not separable from cost of locks. 
Note: Limiting draft to locks is determined by depth over breast walls. 
TABLE 31-E RECONNAISSANCE & CONDITION SURVEYS 
(See Section 46 of Text) 
Name of Project Date Survey Conducted 
MICHIGAN: 
Alpena Harbor July 1977 
Black River (Port Huron) July 1977 
Cheboygan Harbor June 1977 
Gray Reef Passage September 1977 
St. James August 1977 
Traverse City August 1977 
OHIO 
Port Clinton September 1977 
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DETROIT, MICH., DISTRICT 
TABLE 31-F OTHER AUTHORIZED NAVIGATION PROJECTS 
For Last Cost To September 30,1977 
Full Report 
See Annual Operation and 
Project Report For Construction Maintenance 
Alpena Harbor, Mich. 1976 337,394 364,995 
Belle River, Mich. 1907 24,301 9,744 
Black River (Alcona Co.) Mich. 1971 - - 
Black River (Port Huron) Mich.', 2 1976 480,244 431,961 
Channels in the Straits of Mackinac, Mich. 1972 2,832,629 70,828 
Cheboygan Harbor, Mich. 1976 504,236 442,041 
Cross Village, Mich. 1967 - - 
Forestville, Mich. 1969 - - 
Grays Reef Passage, Mich. 1970 190,521 595,722 
Kelleys Island 1974 129,874- 
Mackinac Island Hbr., Mich. 3 1969 229,085 61,686 
Mackinaw City Hbr., Mich.4 1969 136,286 8,908 
Maumee River above Toledo, Ohio 1971 12,000- 
Pine River, Mich. 1907 13,649 7,338 
Port Clinton, Ohio 1976 71,950 413,993 
Put-In-Bay, Ohio 1951 51,609 11,706 
St. James, Beaver Island, Mich.5 1957 49,171 22,318 
St. Joseph River, Mich. 1975 54,555 19,815 
Traverse City Harbor, Mich. 1976 - 96,066 
1. Excludes Contributed Funds of $356,000, -$10,379 adjustment of Federal Funds in FY 77. 
2. Includes $214,133 for new work and $12,008 for maintenance for previous project. 
3. Excludes Contributed Funds of 105,004. 
4. Excludes Contributed Funds of 136,286. 
5. Excludes Contributed Funds of 7,500. 
TABLE 31-G OTHER AUTHORIZED FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS 
For Last Cost To September 30,1977 
Full Report ................. ......... ..... 
See Annual Operation and 
Project Report For Construction Maintenance 
Camp Perry, Ohio' 1967 275,0002- 
Grand River, Grandville, Mich.3 1966 - - 
Grand River, Lansing, Mich. 1971 7,300- 
Kalamazoo River (Battle Creek) Mich.4 1975 4,471,235- 
Kalamazoo River (Kalamazoo) Mich. 1975 421,466- 
Kawkawlin River, Mich. 1971 1,204,5595 - 
Mount Clemens, Clinton River, Mich.' 1953 1,136,0086- 
Ottawa, Ohio3 1967 - - 
Red Beach-Howard Farms Area, 
Lucas County, Ohio 1953 4,467 
Upper River Rouge, Mich.7 1968 7,935 
1. Completed. 
2. Includes $125,000 Contributed Funds. 
3. Awaiting Appropriation of Funds. 
4. Includes $108,335 Contributed Funds. 
5. Includes $204,559 Contributed Funds. 
6. Includes $202,996 Contributed Funds. 
7. Planning indefinitely suspended due to lack of local cooperation. 
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BUFFALO, N.Y., DISTRICT* 
The district comprises a portion of northeastern 
Ohio, northwestern Pennsylvania, and western 
and northern New York, embracing U.S. waters of 
Lake Erie, exclusive of western end, Lake Ontario, 
and St. Lawrence River, with their tributary 
drainage basins from and including Sandusky 
Bay, Ohio, to international boundary line east of 
Frontier, N.Y. 
IMPROVEMENTS 
Navigation Page 
1. Ashtabula Harbor, Ohio ....................... 32-2 
2. Black Rock Channel and 
Tonawanda Harbor, N.Y .................... 32-2 
3. Buffalo Harbor, N.Y .......................... 32-4 
4. Cattaraugus Harbor, N.Y ................... 32-5 
5. Cleveland Harbor, Ohio ...................... 32-5 
6. Conneaut Harbor, Ohio ....................... 32-7 
7. Dunkirk Harbor, N.Y ......................... 32-8 
8. Elk Creek Harbor, Pa ......................... 32-8 
9. Erie Harbor, Pa ................................. 32-9 
10. Fairport Harbor, Ohio.......................... 32-10 
11. Great Sodus Bay Harbor, N.Y ............ 32-12 
12. Huron Harbor, Ohio ............................ 32-12 
13. Irondequoit Bay, N.Y ......................... 32-13 
14. Little Sodus Bay Harbor, N.Y ............ 32-13 
15. Lorain Harbor, Ohio ........................... 32-13 
16. Ogdensburg Harbor, N.Y .................... 32-15 
17. Oswego Harbor, N.Y .......................... 32-15 
18. Port Ontario Harbor, N.Y ................... 32-16 
19. Rochester Harbor, N.Y ....................... 32-16 
20. Rocky River Harbor, Ohio ................... 32-17 
21. Sandusky Harbor, Ohio ....................... 32-17 
22. Vermilion Harbor, Ohio ....................... 32-18 
23. Wilson Harbor, N.Y ........................... 32-18 
24. Reconnaissance and condition 
surveys ............................................... 32-18 
25. Other authorized navigation 
projects .............................................. 32-18 
Beach Erosion Control Page 
26. Lakeview Park, Lorain, Ohio ............... 32-19 
27. Presque Isle Peninsula, Erie, Pa ........... 32-19 
28. Other authorized beach erosion 
control projects ................................... 32-20 
29. Beach erosion work under 
special authorization ........................... 32-20 
Flood Control 
30. Cuyahoga River Basin, Ohio ................ 32-20 
31. Dansville and vicinity, 
Canaseraga Creek, N.Y ...................... 32-20 
32. Ellicott Creek, N.Y ............................ 32-21 
33. Ithaca, N.Y., Cayuga Inlet .................. 32-22 
34. Mt. Morris Lake, N.Y., 
Genesee River ..................................... 32-22 
35. Scajaquada Creek, N.Y ...................... 32-23 
36. Wellsville, N.Y., Genesee River ........... 32-23 
37. Inspection of completed 
flood control works .............................. 32-24 
38. Other authorized flood 
control projects ................................... 32-24 
39. Flood control work under 
special authorization ........................... 32-24 
General Investigations 
40. 
41. 
42. 
Surveys ............................................... 32-24 
Collection and study of basic data ......... 32-24 
Research and development .................. 32-24 
* All cost and financial statements for projects are listed in Table 32A at the end of this chapter. All other tables are referenced 
in text and also appear at the end of this chapter. 
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REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
Navigation 
1. ASHTABULA HARBOR, OHIO 
Location. On south shore of Lake Erie, at mouth 
of Ashtabula River, 59 miles easterly from 
Cleveland, Ohio. (See Lake Survey Chart 14836.) 
Previous projects. For details see page 1963 of 
Annual Report for 1915, and page 1593 of Annual 
Report for 1938. 
Existing project. For description see pages 1297- 
99 of Annual Report for 1966. Estimated Federal 
cost of new work is $13,015,000 (Oct. 1975). Actual 
cost for completed portion of project is $11,115,000 
and $1,900,000 is estimated cost for uncompleted 
portion of project which includes removal of 250 
feet of east inner breakwater as authorized by 1937 
act and deepening triangular-shaped harbor area 
adjacent thereto as authorized by 1960 act. Non- 
Federal costs of $5,696,000, incurred for the completed 
portion of the project, were for construction 
of access roads, docks, storage and handling 
facilities and dockside dredging. Local interests 
contributed $47,000 for work authorized by 1937 
and 1960 acts. See Table 32-B for authorizing 
legislation. 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Terminal facilities. There are 16 piers and 
wharves. One facility is owned by city of 
Ashtabula and one is owned by Coast Guard. Ten 
facilities are along banks of Ashtabula River and 
six are on southside of outer harbor. Eleven terminals 
have railroad connections and six have 
mechanical-handling facilities. Facilities are considered 
adequate for existing commerce. (See Port 
Series No. 42, revised 1972, Corps of Engineers.) 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work: Contract operations were initiated in July 
1977 for removal of 250 feet of east inner breakwater 
as authorized by 1937 act and deepening triangular-
shaped harbor area as authorized by 1960 
act. Maintenance: Miscellaneous inspection services 
and condition surveys by Government plant and 
hired labor cost $34,246. U.S. derrick boat 
Tonawanda repaired about 70 linear feet of west 
breakwater, rubblemound construction at a cost of 
$70,500. U.S. hopper dredge Lyman removed 120,- 
816 cubic yards, bin measure, of shoaled material 
from about .5 mile of river channel and approximately 
60,000 square yards of outer harbor 
and approach channel for restoration of depths of 
27, and 28 feet at a cost of $322,370. Planning was 
continued for diked disposal area at a cost of $1,- 
238. Preparation of Reconnaissance Report under 
Sec. 111, P.L. 90-483 for prevention or mitigation 
of shore damage attributable to Federal navigation 
was performed at a cost of $5,000. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Existing project 
is about 92 percent complete. West breakwater 
was completed in 1915 except 580 feet of inner end 
which was completed in 1923, and 600 feet of outer 
end which was completed in 1935. East 
breakwater was completed in 1915; 800 feet of 
westerly end was removed and a lakeward extension 
of 700 feet was completed in 1935. Old inner 
east breakwater 1,200 feet long was completed in 
1909, and westerly 600 feet were removed in 1913 
and 350 feet in 1935. The 18- and 16-foot sections 
of river channel and turning basin were deepened 
in 1939. A 25-foot deep approach channel through 
east outer harbor to easterly docks and a turning 
basin were completed in 1960. Deepening of this 
area to 28 feet, as authorized by 1965 act, was initiated 
in July 1967 and completed in June 1968. 
Deepening upper 1,550 feet of river channel to 16 
feet was completed in July 1960. Deepening 29- 
foot entrance channel, 28-foot channel through 
outer harbor, 27-foot approach channel to Penn 
Central Co's. slip, 27-foot channel in Ashtabula 
River to a point 2,000 feet upstream from its 
mouth, and 22-foot areas in east outer harbor, as 
authorized by the 1960 act, was initiated in May 
1962 and completed in June 1963. Harbor structures 
require repairs. Portions of both east and 
west breakwaters, rubblemound construction, 
where slope stone has pulled away, core stone has 
washed away, and deck stones have dropped, require 
major repairs. East breakwater light foundation 
tilted due to displacement of rubblemound 
protection and needs repairs. Approximately one 
mile of the navigation channel at the upriver end 
is not being used and has not been maintained to 
project depth. Work remaining to complete project, 
consists of removal of 250 feet of inner 
breakwater, as authorized by 1937 act and deepening 
triangular-shaped area adjacent thereto, as 
authorized by 1960 act which was initiated in July 
1977. Costs of existing project were $12,023,020 
(including $536,648 public works funds) for new 
work and $5,653,451 for maintenance, a total of 
$17,676,471. 
2. BLACK ROCK CHANNEL AND 
TONAWANDA HARBOR, N.Y. 
Location. Improvement is essentially that of upper 
13.5 miles of Niagara River from its head at 
Lake Erie, Buffalo, N.Y., to and including 
Tonawanda Harbor, N.Y. It comprises improvements 
formerly designated by three titles; 
via, Lake Erie entrance to Black Rock Harbor and 
Erie Basin, N.Y., Black Rock Harbor and 
Channel, N.Y., and Tonawanda Harbor and 
Niagara River, N.Y. (See Lake Survey Chart 
14832.) 
Previous projects. For details see items 5 and 7, 
page 1970 of Annual Report for 1915, and page 
1612 of Annual Report for 1938. 
Existing project. For description of existing 
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project and Federally owned Black Rock ship lock, 
see page 1548 of Annual Report for 1962. Cost for 
completed portion of new work is $10,457,093. Improvement 
of guide pier at Black Rock lock, as 
authorized by 1935 act was deauthorized by 
Congress in August 1977. Estimated cost (1954) of 
this portion is $931,000 and is excluded from 
foregoing cost. Enlarging of existing 21-foot turning 
basin and deepening lower 1,500 feet of 
Tonawanda inner harbor from 16 to 21 feet, 
authorized by the 1954 act, is classified deferred, 
and is excluded from foregoing cost. Estimated 
cost (1961) of this portion is $339,000. Non-Federal 
costs are estimated at $1,540,000 for costs incurred 
by New York State for construction of Erie Basin 
and protecting breakwater, and construction and 
extension of Bird Island pier, and by other local 
interests for relocation of utilities. See Table 32-B 
for authorizing legislation. 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Terminal facilities. Two facilities are along upstream 
end of channel. Below Black Rock lock and 
at Tonawanda Harbor there are 13 privately owned 
terminals. There are two State-owned barge 
canal terminals at Tonawanda, N.Y., and several 
marine service and supply docks for recreational 
and other small craft. The Corps owns a wharf 
adjacent to Black Rock Lock which is private. Ten 
terminals have railroad connections and six 
mechanical-handling facilities. Facilities considered 
adequate for existing commerce. (Port 
Series No. 41, revised 1971, Corps of Engineers.) 
Operations and results during fiscal year: 
Operation and care (Black Rock Lock): Lock was 
in operation 302 days and closed for underwater 
cleaning and repairs January 31 through April 3, 
1977. Ordinary maintenance and repair of structures 
and grounds were accomplished throughout 
year by Government plant and hired labor. 
Total costs of $1,216,323 were distributed as 
follows: operation and care: operation of lock, ordinary 
maintenance and repair, $420,856; lock, 
guards, and maintenance of grounds, $177,820; 
miscellaneous inspection and condition surveys, 
$78,258. Maintenance (structure repairs); installation 
of about 5,000 linear feet of hand rail on Bird 
Island pier for safety of fishermen, by U.S. derrick 
boat McCauley cost $240,312. Planning cost for 
rehabilitation of lock water control valves was 
$12,482. Clearing and snagging in project channels 
by Government plant and hired labor cost $31,024. 
Construction of a diked disposal facility in Buffalo 
Harbor for confining dredged materials from the 
Black Rock Channel and Tonawanda Harbor project 
was continued at a cost of $255,571. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Existing project 
is about 97 percent complete. Channel from Buffalo 
Harbor north entrance to opposite Sixth 
Avenue, North Tonawanda, is complete. 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 deep water pool above Tonawanda, in 
1913; and Tonawanda section, including turning 
basin, 1921. Channel was further widened as 
follows: Triangular area at Lake Erie entrance to 
canal was completed in 1922 and transferred from 
Buffalo Harbor project in 1945; Lake Erie section 
was widened at bend opposite foot of Georgia 
Street, Buffalo, in 1924; Black Rock Canal section, 
just south of International Bridge at Buffalo, in 
1928, and opposite foot of Maryland Street, Buffalo, 
in 1930; and Niagara River section near 
westerly end of Rattlesnake Island shoal in 1928. 
Rock shoals extending above a depth of 21.4 feet 
were removed from Lake Erie entrance to canal 
and in canal south of Ferry Street Bridge, in 1937. 
Rock shoals extending above a depth of 22 feet 
were removed from Lake Erie entrance to canal, in 
Black Rock Canal, and in Niagara River portion of 
canal in 1948-49. Widening Lake Erie entrance to 
canal was completed in 1958. Tonawanda Creek 
Channel was completed in 1902. Tonawanda Inner 
Harbor Channel was completed in 1904. Enlargement 
of Tonawanda turning basin and extension 
of Bird Island pier were completed in 1936. Lock, 
including wing walls and retaining walls above 
lock, was completed in 1914, and 100-foot east 
wing wall extension in 1927. Guide pier connecting 
with west lower wing wall was completed in 1916, 
except for 200-foot northerly extension and construction 
of concrete platform in the angle. 
Upstream 300 linear feet of lower west guide pier 
were repaired 1951-59. Lock-operating houses were 
completed in 1924. Extension of guide pier as 
authorized by 1935 River and Harbor Act was 
deauthorized by Congress in August 1977. Work 
remaining to complete project consists of deepening 
lower 1,500 feet of Tonawanda Inner Harbor as 
authorized by 1954 River and Harbor Act, which is 
classified deferred. Condition of structures range 
from poor to fair. Repairs to the most critical section 
of Bird Island pier from its northerly terminus 
at Squaw Island to the Peace Bridge (2,800 feet) 
were essentially completed during 1976. Replacement 
of original electrical equipment has been 
completed. Planning to repair or replace much of 
the badly deteriorated or worn out mechanical 
systems has been completed. The wing wall at the 
upper approach to the lock has shifted laterally 
about two feet at maximum deflection. Costs of 
existing project were $10,457,093 (including $1,- 
760,000 emergency relief funds and $6,000 expended 
for deferred portion of project) for new work; 
$8,800,304 for maintenance; $9,808,956 for 
operating and care; a total of $29,066,353. In addition 
$1,356,007 expended between July 9, 1914, 
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and June 30, 1935, on operation and care of works 
of improvement under provisions of permanent indefinite 
appropriation for such purposes. 
3. BUFFALO HARBOR, N.Y. 
Location. At eastern end of Lake Erie, at head 
of Niagara River, 176 miles easterly from 
Cleveland, Ohio. (See Lake Survey Charts 14820 
and 14833.) 
Previous projects. For details see page 1967 of 
Annual Report for 1915 and page 1606 of Annual 
Report for 1938. 
Existing project. For description see page 1368 
of Annual Report for 1963. New work for completed 
project cost $18,837,601. Estimated non- 
Federal costs were $9,188,000 for deepening, 
widening, and improving Buffalo River and ship 
canal, constructing piers, retaining walls, and 
dikes and performing dockside dredging. See 
Table 32-B for authorizing legislation. 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Terminal facilities. There are 45 wharves and 
piers of which 4 piers, owned by Niagara Frontier 
Port Authority, and 9 privately owned and 
operated facilities are on outer harbor and along 
sides of Lackawanna and Union ship canal, 4 are 
along banks of Buffalo ship canal, and 26 along 
Buffalo River. Coast Guard facilities are at mouth 
of Buffalo River along left bank. City of Buffalo 
owns a slip on right bank of Buffalo River just 
north of Michigan Avenue Bridge for mooring city 
fireboat. Thirty-four terminals have railroad connections 
and 29 mechanical-handling facilities. 
Facilities considered adequate for existing commerce. 
(See Port Series No. 41, revised 1971, 
Corps of Engineers.) 
Operations and results during fiscal year. Maintenance: 
Miscellaneous inspection services and 
condition surveys by Government plant and hired 
labor cost $147,935. Minor repairs to south 
breakwater by U.S. derrick boat McCauley cost 
$11,605. Costs for preparation of dredging mooring 
area in anticipation of dredging with Government 
plant were $61,687. Environmental Impact Statement 
reappraisal cost $15,000. Maintenance 
dredging, Buffalo River and ship canal, outer harbor 
and entrance channel was initiated by contract. 
233,000 cubic yards, scow measure, of 
material were removed at a cost of $836,917. 
Snagging and clearing in project channels by 
Government plant and hired labor cost $1,780. 
Handling of dredged materials (disposal in diked 
areas) was done at a cost of $139,427. Construction 
of a diked disposal area south of existing south entrance 
arm breakwater (Site 4) was continued at a 
cost of $1,999,214. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Existing project 
is complete. Stony Point breakwater was completed 
in 1899, a 1,000-foot extension was completed 
in 1914, 1,200 feet of shore end were sold to 
Lackawanna Steel Co. in 1918, and another 1,000- 
foot extension completed in 1935. South 
breakwater was completed in 1903, and a 300-foot 
extension completed in 1935. North breakwater 
was completed in 1901 and old breakwater in 1893. 
South pier was completed in 1869 and rebuilt in 
1962. Removal of three shoals to 27 feet, on direct 
approach to south entrance channel was completed 
in 1954. Deepening to 25 feet in southerly 
part of outer harbor was completed in 1956. During 
1955 and 1956, Buffalo River Channel, Buffalo 
River entrance channel, and ship canal were 
deepened to 22, 23, and 22 feet, respectively. 
Deepening 23-foot project area in outer harbor was 
completed in 1956 except for strips 50 feet wide 
along harbor line and 180 feet wide between 
Merchants Refrigerating Co.'s piers and south end 
of city dike. Widening Buffalo River Channel at 
Ohio Street Bridge was completed in July 1959. 
Deepening north entrance channel to 25 feet in 
earth and 26 feet in rock, removal of 1,000 feet of 
old breakwater, widening southerly portion of Buffalo 
River entrance channel, relocation of Coast 
Guard facilities and construction of a detached 
breakwater, all as authorized by 1945 act, were 
completed in 1962. Removal of shoals and deepening 
of approach to south entrance, south entrance 
channel, and southerly part of outer harbor, all as 
authorized by 1960 act, were initiated in June 
1962 and completed in May 1964. Deepening 27- 
foot project area of north outer harbor including 
the 50- and 180-foot wide strips along harbor line 
as authorized by 1962 act, was initiated in July 
1964 and completed in September 1965. Repairs to 
650 linear feet of superstructure of old breakwater 
were completed in August 1965 under minor 
rehabilitation program. Harbor structures are 
generally in good condition except at various 
points of south breakwater completed in 1902 and 
old breakwater completed in 1889, where slope 
stone on lakeside has been displaced. Repair of 
collapsed 1,400-foot long south pier was completed 
in May 1962. For disposal of dredged materials a 
pilot study experimental diked disposal area was 
constructed in 1968 and another diked disposal 
area at Times Beach was constructed in 1971. 
Costs of existing project were $18,837,601 
(including $655,500 public works funds) for new 
work, $36,208,258 for maintenance and $295,457 
for rehabilitation, a total of $55,341,316. In addition, 
local interests contributed $56,805 toward 
construction of Times Beach Dike. 
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4. CATTARAUGUS HARBOR, N.Y. 
Location. At mouth of Cattaraugus Creek on 
south shore of Lake Erie about 12 miles 
northeasterly from Dunkirk Harbor, N.Y. and 24 
miles southwesterly from Buffalo Harbor, N.Y. 
(See Lake Survey Chart 14823.) 
Existing project. Provides for navigation, flood 
control and recreational breakwater fishing by 
constructing: (a) arrowhead breakwaters in Lake 
Erie at mouth of Cattaraugus Creek; (b) an entrance 
channel, 200 feet wide at lakeward end, 100 
feet wide and eight feet deep from that depth in 
lake to a point 1,575 feet upstream; (c) a channel 
100 feet wide, six feet deep an additional 3,425 feet 
upstream; and (d) development of recreational 
facilities at mouth for breakwater fishing. 
Estimated Federal cost for new work is $3,660,000 
(Oct. 1977). Estimated non-Federal cost for new 
work is $2,113,000 (Oct. 1977) including cash contribution 
of $2,100,000 and the remainder for 
lands and damages. Existing project was authorized 
by 1968 River and Harbor Act (H. Doc. 97, 90th 
Cong., 1st sess.). 
Local cooperation. See page 32-5 of Annual 
Report for 1976 for details of requirements of local 
cooperation. Required cash contribution is 
presently estimated at $2,100,000 (Oct. 1977). 
Assurances will be formally requested upon completion 
of Phase II General Design Memorandum. 
Terminal facilities. Facilities consist of private 
docks for recreational craft and privately owned 
servicing and storage handling facilities for 
recreational and other small craft. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work. Preconstruction planning was continued. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Completion of 
preconstruction planning and construction of project 
remain to be done to complete project. In addition, 
approximately $29,600 were expended during 
FY 1977 for emergency work for "Operation 
Runoff". As a result of record snowfalls during the 
1976-1977 winter, advance measures were undertaken 
to reduce flood damages anticipated from 
the snowmelt. Work was performed under authority 
of Public Law 84-99, Flood Control and Coastal 
Emergencies. 
5. CLEVELAND HARBOR, OHIO 
Location. On south shore of Lake Erie, at mouth 
of Cuyahoga River, 176 miles westerly from Buffalo, 
N.Y. (See Lake Survey Chart 14839.) 
Previous projects. For details see page 1962, Annual 
Report for 1915, and page 1585, Annual 
Report for 1938. 
Existing project. For description of existing 
project, as authorized thru the 1966 modification, 
see page 1269 of Annual Report for 1967. The project 
was further modified by the 1976 WRD Act 
which authorized preparation of Phase I design 
memorandum for new work comprising of: (a) extension 
of lake approach and entrance channel at 
arrowhead entrance and deepening of those areas 
to 32 feet; (b) incremental removal, as required, of 
500 feet of existing west breakwater spur and 400 
feet of existing east breakwater spur to facilitate 
turning movements; (c) construction of a 1,200- 
foot rubblemound breakwater extension at east 
end of east breakwater; (d) deepening of fan 
shaped approach channel and a 1,000-foot wide 
entrance channel extending 2,900 feet into east 
basin, to a depth of 32 feet; (e) deepening of existing 
500-foot wide east basin channel to 28 feet; 
and, (f) recreational facilities, for fishing on west 
breakwater, including pedestrian handrail, 
pedestrian bridge and public parking. Estimated 
total Federal cost of new work is $58,915,000 (Oct. 
1977) of which $29,315,100 is for completed work 
and balance of $29,600,000 is for new work 
authorized by 1976 WRD Act. Estimated non- 
Federal cost is $10,008,000 (Oct. 1977) of which 
$9,203,000 is actual cost for completed work and 
balance of $805,000 is required cash contribution 
for work authorized by 1976 WRD Act. Remaining 
work authorized by 1946 River and Harbor Act 
consisting of widening and deepening right bank 
of Cuyahoga River at downstream end of Cut 4 is 
considered inactive and excluded from foregoing 
cost estimate. Estimated Federal cost (1966) of 
this portion is $85,600 and non-Federal cost (1966) 
is $5,000,000. Remaining work authorized by 1958 
R & H Act consisting of planning and replacement 
of bridges number 19 (E.L.R.R.) and 32 
(B.&O.R.R.) and widening Cuyahoga and Old 
River channels and remaining work authorized by 
1960 R&H Act consisting of deepening remainder 
of Cuyahoga River from bridge number 1 to and 
including Old River to a depth of 27 feet has been 
classified as deferred and is also excluded from 
foregoing cost estimate. Estimated Federal cost 
(Oct. 1976) of this portion is $18,033,300 and estimated 
non-Federal cost (Oct. 1976) is $21,251,- 
000. See Table 32-B for authorizing legislation. 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with for completed 
portion of project. For work authorized by 
1976 WRD Act local interests must furnish 
assurances that they will (a) provide without cost 
to the United States all lands, easements, and 
rights-of-way required for construction and 
maintenance of the harbor entrance improvements 
and for aids to navigation upon the request of 
Chief of Engineers, including suitable areas determined 
by Chief of Engineers to be required in 
general public interest for disposal of dredged 
materials resulting from proposed modifications to 
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harbor entrance and lakefront channels. Any contained 
spoil disposal area required will be constructed 
under provisions of Public Law 96-611; 
(b) contribute in cash 25 percent of first cost of 
construction of contained spoil disposal facility in 
accordance with Section 123 of Public Law 91-611. 
This contribution may be waived by Secretary of 
the Army under provisions of Section 123 of Public 
Law 91-611, based upon a recommendation by Administrator 
of U.S. Environmental Protection 
Agency; (c) adequately maintain the contained 
spoil disposal area; (d) comply with applicable 
provisions of "Uniform Relocation Assistance and 
Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970," 
Public Law 91-646, approved 2 January 1971, in 
acquiring lands, easements, and rights-of-way; (e) 
accomplish without cost to United States all utility 
and other relocations or alterations made 
necessary by project, except for aids to navigation; 
(f) hold and save United States free from damages 
due to construction works, not including damages 
due to fault or negligence of United States or its 
contractors; (g) provide and maintain without cost 
to United States depths in berthing areas and 
local access channels commensurate with depths 
provided in related project areas; (h) provide 
without cost to United States, terminal, transfer 
and trans-shipment facilities in west basin. Plans 
and schedules for construction of these facilities 
must be approved by the Chief of Engineers; (i) 
comply with provisions of Section 221 of Public 
Law 91-611, approved 31 December 1970. For 
recreational fishing improvements, non-Federal 
interests are required to: (j) pay, contribute in 
kind or repay (which may be through user fees) 
with interest, one-half of cost of modifications 
necessary to provide for recreational fishing on 
breakwater, and one-half of cost of modifications 
necessary to provide for recreational fishing on 
breakwater, and one-half of cost of associated 
access facilities, parking areas, and sanitary 
facilities, the amount involved being currently estimated 
at about $1.3 million subject to final adjustment 
after actual costs have been determined; 
and, (k) bear all costs of maintenance, operation, 
and replacement of modifications and associated 
facilities, the amount involved being currently estimated 
at $4,000 on an average annual basis. 
Assurances of local cooperation will be requested 
upon completion of Phase II General Design 
Memorandum. 
Terminal facilities. There are 72 piers and 
wharves. Eleven are owned by city of Cleveland, of 
which 7 are operated by the Cleveland-Cuyahoga 
County Port Authority. Fourteen are on outer harbor, 
11 on banks of Old River and remaining 47 
along deep-draft section of Cuyahoga River. Fortyseven 
terminals have railroad connections and 39 
mechanical-handling facilities. The Corps owns a 
wharf at foot of East 9th Street. Facilities are considered 
adequate for existing commerce. (See Port 
Series No. 43, revised 1970, Corps of Engineer.) 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance: Miscellaneous inspection services 
and condition surveys by Government plant and 
hired labor cost $155,149. Maintenance of 
Cuyahoga and Old River to 23-foot depth, by contract, 
employing clamshell bucket dredge, was accomplished 
and 598,490 cubic yards, scow 
measure, of shoaled material were removed. Total 
cost of the contract dredging operations was $931,- 
887. Snagging and clearing in project channels by 
Government plant and hired labor cost $4,959. 
Repairs to approximately 1,100 linear feet of east 
and west breakwaters by U.S. derrick boats 
Tonawanda, McCauley and Ohio cost $1,406,646 
including new stone purchase. Rental of derrick 
boats used for east breakwater repairs cost $376,- 
955. U.S. hopper dredge Hoffman removed 157,895 
cubic yards, bin measure, of shoaled material from 
river entrance and east and west basin channels at 
cost of $279,785. Construction of fourth diked disposal 
area (Site 14) was initiated at a cost of $5,- 
308,759. Pumpout costs were $1,433,045 for disposal 
of 598,490 cubic yards of material dredged 
from Cuyahoga and Old Rivers and 157,895 cubic 
yards, bin measure, of material dredged from entrance 
channel and east and west basin into diked 
area. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Existing project 
is about 41 percent complete. River entrance 
channel was improved by construction of parallel 
piers 325 feet apart, and dredging to 25 feet deep 
at low-water datum up to Penn Central Co. 
bridge. Piers were completed in 1900 and dredging 
in 1935. An outer harbor, about 1,300 acres in extent, 
was formed by construction of an aggregate 
length of about 30,000 feet of breakwater, including 
converging arms, completed in 1915. 
About 1,770 linear feet of east breakwater and 1,- 
000 linear feet of west breakwater were repaired 
under major rehabilitation program in 1962 and 
1963. Structures are generally in fair condition. 
Sections of east breakwater where cover stone has 
been displaced and settled are in need of repair. 
Several lake storms in connection with high lake 
levels combined to displace several sections of the 
concrete cap of the west breakwater. In addition, 
cracks in the concrete over most of the west 
breakwater indicate possible crib failure. Currently 
about 7,200 linear feet of the east breakwater, 
1,200 linear feet of the west breakwater and the 
entire west pier are in need of repair. Main entrance 
was widened to 700 feet and protected by 
converging arms extending lakeward from east 
and west breakwaters, completed in 1908. Outer 
harbor was deepened, 1933-35, to 25 feet at lowwater 
datum throughout west basin, in entrance 
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channel, and over a portion of east basin adjacent 
to entrance channel. Portions of channel in 
Cuyahoga River were widened each year from 1930 
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 gap in west 
breakwater shore arm were completed in 1935. A 
concrete base for a light tower was constructed at 
east end of east breakwater in 1917 in lieu of eastend 
pierhead. Providing a 1,300-foot extension of 
Cuyahoga River channel to present project limit 
was authorized by 1945 River and Harbor Act and 
partially completed with Defense Plant Corp. 
funds during 1942 and remaining portion previously 
classified inactive was deleted from project by 
1962 act. Old River to Sand Products Corp. dock 
was deepened to 23 feet in 1952. Replacement of 
Norfolk & Western Railway bridge 25 was completed 
April 1953. Replacement of Penn Central 
Co. bridge 8 was completed December 1953. 
Replacement of Penn Central Co. bridge 9 was 
completed June 1956 and channel in vicinity of 
structure widened during 1957. Replacement of 
Penn Central Co. bridge 1 was completed in 
January 1957. Replacement of Norfolk & Western 
Railway bridge 15 was completed in March 1959. 
Replacement of Baltimore & Ohio Railroad bridge 
3 was completed in October 1957. Widening near 
Penn Central Co. bridge 1 was completed in 
September 1957. Widening near Baltimore & Ohio 
Railroad bridge 3 and in vicinity of Norfolk & 
Western Railway bridge 15 and deepening 
Cuyahoga River were completed in July 1958. 
Widening Cuyahoga River at upstream portion of 
Cut 4 was completed in October 1959. Widening 
and deepening Cuyahoga River at Cut 10 were 
completed in April 1961. Deepening lake approach, 
entrance channel, lower portion of 
Cuyahoga River to bridge 1 and east and west 
basins (stage 1 of 1960 act) was completed in 
November 1962. Replacement of city of Cleveland 
highway bridge 33 was initiated in August 1963 
and completed in June 1965. Widening portion of 
Cut 14 in Old River vicinity of bridge 33 was completed 
in June 1965. Deepening of 27- and 28-foot 
areas in east basin and 25-foot deep channel 
through remainder of east outer harbor including 
approach channel to Nicholson Terminal all as 
authorized by 1962 act was initiated in April 1964 
and completed in April 1965. Deepening of 
downstream 1000-foot portion of Old River 
channel extension to 23 feet, as authorized by Section 
107 of 1960 River and Harbor Act, was initiated 
in April 1968 and completed in August 
1968. For disposal of dredged materials a pilot 
study experimental diked disposal area was constructed 
in the East basin and another diked disposal 
area adjacent to and easterly thereof were 
constructed during 1968-1969. Work remaining to 
complete existing project consists of: 1976 Act - 
completion of preparation of Phase I General 
Design memorandum; 1960 Act Stage II - Deepening 
remainder of Cuyahoga River from bridge 
number 1 to and including Old River classified as 
deferred; 1958 Act - completion of preconstruction 
planning for and replacement of bridges 19 and 32, 
and widening Cuyahoga and Old River channels 
classified as deferred; and, 1946 Act - the widening 
of Cuyahoga River at downstream end of Cut 4 
classified as inactive. Costs of existing project were 
$29,939,145 (including $616,767 public works 
funds) for new work, $70,480,546 (including $125,- 
000 public works funds) for maintenance and $464,- 
903 for rehabilitation, a total of $100,884,594. In addition 
$201,960 of contributed funds were expended 
for maintenance. 
6. CONNEAUT HARBOR, OHIO 
Location. On south shore of Lake Erie, at mouth 
of Conneaut River, 73 miles easterly from 
Cleveland, Ohio. (See Lake Survey Chart 14824.) 
Previous projects. For details see page 1964, Annual 
Report for 1915. 
Existing project. For description see page 1274 
of Annual Report for 1967. Actual costs for new 
work for completed portion of the project were $7,- 
541,369. Entire project modification authorized by 
1966 act providing for a recreational small boat 
harbor has been recommended for reclassification 
from deferred to active category. Estimated cost 
(1970) of this modification is $717,000. For completed 
work non-Federal costs were $200,000 for 
dockside dredging and removal of existing 
dolphins. Estimated non-Federal cost of $2,877,- 
000 (1970) includes cash contribution of $717,000 
and the remainder is for construction of service 
facilities for the 1966 project modification. See 
Table 32-B for authorizing legislation. 
Local cooperation. See page 32-6 of Annual Report 
for 1971 for description of requirements of local 
cooperation for project modification as authorized 
by the River and Harbor Act of 1966. For other 
project modifications all conditions of local 
cooperation fully complied with. 
Terminal facilities. There are seven piers and 
wharves. Six are privately owned and operated 
and located in inner harbor. Remaining facility is 
city owned on the south side of outer harbor. Six 
terminals have railroad connections and four 
mechanical-handling facilities. (See Port Series 
No. 42, revised 1972, Corps of Engineers.) 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance: Miscellaneous inspection services 
and condition surveys were done by Government 
plant and hired labor at a cost of $23,231. U.S. 
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hopper dredge Markham removed 114,490 cubic 
yards, bin measure, of shoaled material over an 
area of approximately 125,000 square yards of the 
Conneaut River and outer harbor to project depths 
of 22, 27 and 28 feet at a cost of $96,434. Minor 
structure repairs cost $5,317. Snagging and clearing 
in project channels by Government plant and 
hired labor cost $26,185. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Existing project 
is 91 percent complete. Under existing project a 
length of 4,445 feet of new west breakwater was 
completed in 1916; 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 west breakwater was 
completed in 1934. Extension of west breakwater 
830 feet lakeward, east breakwater 925 feet 
lakeward, and removal of lake arm of west 
breakwater were completed in 1935; 642 feet of old 
west breakwater were removed in 1916, and 
remaining 600 feet in 1925. Two piers were constructed 
at mouth of Conneaut River. Removal of 
west pier and 459 feet of east pier were completed 
in 1934. East pier is now 1,008 feet long. A channel 
through outer harbor was deepened to 25 and 26 
feet in 1938. Inner 1,200 feet of west breakwater 
was rebuilt to its original elevation during 1941 to 
1952 and is in fair condition. Repairs to 600 feet of 
west breakwater and 1,200 feet of east breakwater 
were completed in 1964. Deepening city dock approach 
channel to 8 feet initiated in September 
1964 and 1,150-foot long shoreward extension of 
east breakwater initiated in July 1965 were completed 
in November 1965. Removal of 995 feet of 
east pier was initiated in November 1965 and completed 
in December 1965. Deepening inner and 
outer harbor channels as authorized by 1962 River 
and Harbor Act was initiated November 1965 and 
completed July 1967. Work remaining to complete 
project consists of construction of recreational 
small boat harbor as authorized by 1966 R&H Act 
presently classified as deferred. At several places 
along remainder of west breakwater and along east 
breakwater, slope stone on lakeside is disintegrating 
and pulling away and deck stone is 
settling. Other harbor structures are generally in 
good condition. Costs of existing project were $7,- 
541,369 (including $1,010,500 public works funds) 
for new work, $4,727,219 for maintenance and 
$651,850 for rehabilitation, a total of $12,920,438. 
7. DUNKIRK HARBOR, N.Y. 
Location. On south shore of Lake Erie, 37 miles 
southwesterly from Buffalo, N.Y. (See Lake 
Survey Chart 14823.) 
Previous projects. For details see page 1966 of 
Annual Report for 1915, and page 1604 of of Annual 
Report for 1938. 
Existing project. For description of existing 
project see page 32-8 of Annual Report for 1976. 
Estimated total Federal cost of new work is $2,- 
778,174 (Oct. 1977) of which $418,174 is actual 
cost for completed work and the balance of $2,- 
360,000 is for new work authorized under Section 
201 of 1965 Flood Control Act. Estimated total 
non-Federal cost of $2,451,000 (Oct. 1977) includes 
$11,000 contributed for completed work and 
balance of $2,440,000 is required cash contribution 
for work authorized by 1965 F.C. Act. 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with for completed 
portion of project, including cash contribution 
of $11,000. See pages 32-8 and -9 of Annual 
Report for 1976 for requirements of local cooperation 
for work authorized under Sec 201 of 1965 F.C. 
Act. Assurances will be formally requested upon 
completion of Phase II General Design Memorandum. 
Terminal facilities. Facilities consist of private 
docks for recreational craft and privately owned 
servicing and storage handling facilities for 
recreational and other small craft. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work: Preconstruction planning was continued. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Existing project 
is 27 percent complete. Deep draft navigation 
project was completed in 1951. Project structures 
are generally in good condition. About 800 linear 
feet of lake side of west pier completed in 1921 has 
been reinforced with stone riprap, and repairs to 
additional areas where concrete superstructure 
cracked and settled are necessary. Construction of 
small boat harbor, as authorized under Section 
201 of 1965 Flood Control Act, remains to be done 
to complete the project. Costs of existing project 
were $745,791 for new work and $1,187,502 for 
maintenance, a total of $1,933,293. In addition, 
$11,000 contributed funds expended for new work. 
8. ELK CREEK HARBOR, PA. 
Location. On south shore of Lake Erie, about 22 
miles west of Erie, Pennsylvania (See Lake Survey 
Chart 14824.) 
Existing project. Provides for: (a) breakwaters 
in Lake Erie at mouth of Elk Creek, aggregating 
about 1,600 feet in length; (b) entrance channel, 
100 feet wide, about 1,100 feet in length, and 8 feet 
deep, from that depth in lake to anchorage basin, 
widened at lakeward end; (c) irregular shaped 
anchorage basin, approximately 6 acres in extent, 
and 6 feet deep; (d) dock channel, 1,700 feet in 
length, 100 feet wide, with depths of 6 feet for 1,- 
200 feet and 4 feet for 500 feet; (e) berm, with a 
minimum elevation of 11 feet above low water 
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datum and a top width of 60 feet, along Lake Erie 
shoreline from inner end of each breakwater and 
extending to high ground; (f) removal of shoals 
lakeward of entrance channel to a depth of 8 feet; 
and (g) recreational facilities for breakwater 
fishing. Estimated Federal cost for new work is 
$2,720,000 (Oct. 1977). Non-Federal cost estimate 
of $1,760,000 (Oct. 1977) is cash contribution 
toward first cost of construction. Existing project 
was authorized by 1966 River and Harbor Act 
(H.D. 512, 89th Cong., 2 sess.). 
Local cooperation. Prior to construction, local 
interests are required to furnish assurances 
satisfactory to Secretary of the Army that they 
will: (a) contribute in cash 38.8 percent of Federal 
first cost of improvement, exclusive of incremental 
recreation cost and aids to navigation, a contribution 
presently estimated at $1,642,000 to be paid 
in a lump sum prior to initiation of construction, 
or in installments over construction period at a 
rate proportionate to proposed or scheduled appropriation 
of Federal funds, final apportionment 
of cost to be made after actual costs have been 
determined; (b) provide without cost to United 
States all lands, easements, and rights-of-way required 
for construction and subsequent 
maintenance of project and for aids to navigation 
upon request of the Chief of Engineers, including 
suitable areas determined by the Chief of 
Engineers to be required in general public interest 
for initial and subsequent disposal of spoil and 
any necessary retaining dikes, bulkheads, and embankments 
therefor, or cost of such retaining 
works; (c) hold and save United States free from 
damages due to construction and maintenance of 
project except for damages due to fault or 
negligence of Government or its contractors; (d) 
establish a competent and properly constituted 
public body empowered to regulate use, growth, 
and development of harbor and related facilities 
with understanding that said facilities will be 
open to all on equal terms; (e) provide and maintain 
without cost to United States: depths in service 
channels to principal docks and berthing 
areas commensurate with those provided in 
Federal project; and necessary access road, mooring 
facilities, and parking and service areas, including 
a launching ramp, toilet facilities, and 
adequate public landing or wharf with provision 
for sale of motor fuel, lubricants, and potable 
water, available to all on equal terms; (f) establish 
regulations prohibiting discharge of untreated 
sewage, garbage, and other pollutants in waters of 
harbor by users thereof, which regulations shall be 
in accordance with applicable laws or regulations 
of Federal, State, and local authorities responsible 
for pollution prevention and control; and, (g) with 
respect to recreational facilities: 1. pay, contribute 
in kind or repay (which may be through user fees) 
with interest, one-half of cost of modifications 
necessary to provide for recreational fishing on 
breakwater, and one-half of cost of associated 
access facilities, parking areas, and sanitary 
facilities, the amount involved being currently estimated 
at $118,000 subject to final adjustment 
after actual costs have been determined; and, 2. 
bear all costs of maintenance, operation, and 
replacement of modifications and associated 
facilities, the amount involved being currently estimated 
at $7,500 on an average annual basis. 
Terminal facilities. Facilities consist of private 
docks for recreational craft and privately owned 
servicing and storage handling facilities for 
recreational and other small craft. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Preconstruction planning was initiated. Due to the 
lack of a local agency to furnish an affirmative 
statement to provide the items of local cooperation, 
it has been recommended that the project be 
reclassified as deferred. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction has 
not been initiated. Recommendation was made to 
place the project in deferred category due to lack 
of local support. 
9. ERIE HARBOR, PA. 
Location. On southerly side of bay formed by 
Presque Isle Peninsula, on south shore of Lake 
Erie, 78 miles westerly from Buffalo, N.Y. (See 
Lake Survey Chart 14835.) 
Previous projects. For details see page 1965 of 
Annual Report for 1915 and page 1600 of Annual 
Report for 1938. 
Existing project. For description see pages 1363- 
64 of Annual Report for 1963. Actual costs for new 
work for completed portion of project were $2,860,- 
906. Extension of north pier portion as authorized 
by 1899 act is deferred and is excluded from 
foregoing cost. Estimated cost (1955) of this portion 
is $1,071,000. Entire project mofication 
authorized by 1945 River and Harbor Act, 
providing for deepening channel and basin, both 
23 feet deep, to Penn Central Company coal docks 
at westerly end of harbor, was deauthorized by 
Congress in August 1977 and is also excluded from 
foregoing cost. Estimated cost (July 1960) of this 
modification is $1,837,000. A portion of work 
authorized by 1960 act, deepening strips adjacent 
to north and south piers, is to be restudied and is 
also excluded from foregoing cost. Estimated cost 
(July 1962) of this portion is $78,000. Non-Federal 
costs for completed work were $51,000 for 
providing ore dock and dredging slip adjacent 
thereto. See Table 32-B for authorizing legislation. 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Project 
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improvements authorized by River and Harbor 
Act of 1945 were deauthorized by Congress in 
August 1977 thus eliminating the requirement of 
local cooperation. 
Terminal facilities. Sixteen piers and wharves, 
of which 12 are privately owned and operated. 
Erie International Marine Terminal No. 1 owned 
by Port Commission, city of Erie, is along main 
waterfront on south side of Presque Isle Bay and 
Coast Guard facilities are on north side. Two 
offshore oil docks are on Lake Erie. Eight terminals 
have railroad connections and six 
mechanical-handling facilities. Facilities are considered 
adequate for existing commerce. (See Port 
Series No. 42, revised 1972, Corps of Engineers.) 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance: Miscellaneous inspection services 
and condition surveys by Government plant and 
hired labor cost $30,399. U.S. hopper dredge 
Markham removed 197,837 cubic yards, bin 
measure, of shoaled material over 1.5 miles of entrance 
channel for restoration of project depth of 
29 feet, at a cost of $159,139. Planning was continued 
for the diked disposal area at a cost of $323. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Existing project 
is 71 percent complete. Breakwater and piers were 
completed in 1915. A 3,050-foot section of 
rubblemound protection work on 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. Construction 
of 2,750 feet of stone-protection work, just 
north of Kelso groin, was completed in 1944. The 
18-foot harbor basin was deepened in 1900. 
Widening and straightening of entrance channel 
was completed in 1936. Deepening entrance 
channel and approach channel to easterly ore dock 
to 25 feet except for small triangular areas along 
southeasterly and southwesterly limits of approach 
channel, was completed in 1939. The 21- 
foot harbor basin was deepened in 1940. Widening 
approach channel to easterly ore dock was completed 
in August 1958. Deepening entrance 
channel to 29 feet, and approach channel and turning 
basin at easterly docks to 28 feet was completed 
in 1962. Deepening approach channel to 
Erie International Marine Terminal No. 1 to a 
depth of 27 feet in soft material and 28 feet in 
hard material, as authorized by 1962 act was initiated 
in June 1966 and completed in August 
1966. Harbor structures are generally in fair condition. 
Concrete superstructure of north and south 
piers completed in 1909, has disintegrated, 
broken, and dropped in various sections, due to 
timber-crib failure at these sections. In outer 200- 
foot section of south breakwater, slope stone on 
channel side has pulled away and dropped. A 
length of 40 linear feet of south pier and 1,141 
linear feet of north pier was reinforced and 
repaired with steel-sheet piling and concrete. Approximately 
1,400 linear feet of steel-sheet piling 
bulkhead with stone facing adjacent to mainland, 
Presque Isle protection works, constructed in 1930, 
in which stone facing settled was completely 
covered with sandfill as provided in shore protection 
project authorized for Presque Isle Peninsula. 
Work remaining to complete project consists of 
completion of deepening strips adjacent to north 
and south piers as authorized by 1960 act, which is 
classified as deferred and conditional extension of 
north pier as authorized by 1899 act which is also 
classified as deferred. Deepening of channel and 
basin at westerly end of harbor as authorized by 
1945 act was deauthorized by Congress in August 
1977. Costs of existing project were $2,860,906 for 
new work, $6,972,803 for maintenance and $1,154 
for rehabilitation, a total of $9,834,863. In addition, 
$154,500 expended from contributed funds 
for maintenance. 
10. FAIRPORT HARBOR, OHIO 
Location. On south shore of Lake Erie at mouth 
of Grand River, 33 miles easterly from Cleveland, 
Ohio. (See Lake Survey Chart 14837.) 
Previous projects. For details see page 1963 of 
Annual Report for 1915, and page 1590 of Annual 
Report for 1938. 
Existing project. For description of existing 
project as authorized thru the 1960 modification, 
see page 1526 of Annual Report for 1962. Under 
authority of Sec. 201 of 1965 Flood Control 
Act, project was further modified to provide for: 
(a) construction of a detached breakwater, 360 feet 
in length, about parallel to and 1,240 feet easterly 
of east pier; (b) construction of a north inner 
breakwater, 1,060 feet in length, extending easterly 
from outer end of east pier; (c) construction of a 
shore connected east inner breakwater, 900 feet in 
length, about parallel to and 1,000 feet easterly of 
east pier; (d) construction of a revetment, 440 feet 
in length, extending easterly along shore from inner 
end of shore connected breakwater; (e) dredging 
an approach channel 100 feet wide, about 400 
feet long and 8 feet deep, centered in gap between 
the proposed breakwaters; (f) dredging an Lshaped 
dock channel 100 feet wide, 1,590 feet long 
and 6 feet deep, parallel and adjacent to proposed 
breakwaters; and, (g) development of recreational 
facilities. Estimated total Federal cost of new 
work is $4,201,000 (Oct. 1976) of which $2,591,000 
is actual cost for completed portion of project and 
the balance of $1,610,000 is for proposed work 
authorized by Sec. 201 of 1965 FC Act. Entire 
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project modification authorized by 1960 River and 
Harbor Act, providing for deepening lake approach 
channel, 800-foot wide channel through 
outer harbor and channel in Grand River, and 
enlargement of turning basin, is classified inactive 
and is excluded from foregoing cost. 
Estimated cost of this modification is $3,170,000 
(1963). Estimated non-Federal cost is $1,891,000 
(Oct. 1976) of which $101,000 were for bulkheads 
and dockside dredging for completed portion of 
project and $1,790,000 which includes cash contribution 
of $1,610,000, is for work authorized by 
Sec. 201 of 1965 FC Act. For the inactive 1960 
project modification, estimated non-Federal cost 
of $3,821,000 (1963) is for lands, relocations, utility 
changes, dock dredging and dock and bulkhead 
modifications. See Table 32B for authorizing 
legislation. 
Local cooperation. See page 32-11 of 1976 Annual 
Report regarding assurances of local cooperation 
for work authorized by R&H Acts of 1927 and 
1960. For work authorized under Sec. 201 of 1965 
FC Act, local interests must give assurances 
that, without cost to United States, they will (a) 
provide all lands, easements, and rights-of-way 
required for construction of project and for aids to 
navigation upon the request of Chief of Engineers, 
including suitable areas determined by Chief of 
Engineers to be required in the general public interest 
for initial disposal of spoil, and also 
necessary retaining dikes, bulkheads, and embankments 
therefor or cost of such retaining 
works; (b) hold and save United States free from 
damages due to construction of improvements; (c) 
provide and maintain necessary access roads, 
mooring facilities, and parking and service areas, 
including a launching ramp, all essential sanitary 
facilities, and an adequate public landing or 
wharf, with provision for sale of motor fuel, 
lubricants, and potable water, available to all on 
equal terms; (d) provide and maintain depths in 
service channels to principal docks and berthing 
areas commensurate with those provided in 
Federal project; (e) accomplish without cost to 
United States such relocations or alterations of 
utilities as necessary for project purposes; (f) establish 
rules to control use, growth, and development 
of harbor and related facilities, with understanding 
that public facilities will be open to 
all on equal terms; (g) reserve spaces within harbor 
adequate for accommodation of transient 
craft; (h) establish regulations prohibiting discharge 
of pollutants into waters of harbor area by 
users thereof, which regulations shall be in accordance 
with applicable laws or regulations of 
Federal, State, and local authorities responsible 
for pollution prevention and control; (i) contribute 
in cash 50 percent of that portion of first cost of 
Federal construction allocated to recreational 
navigation, exclusive of aids to navigation, to be 
paid in a lump sum prior to initiation of construction, 
or in installments over construction period at 
a rate proportionate to proposed or scheduled expenditure 
of Federal funds, as required by Chief of 
Engineers, the final apportionment of cost to be 
made after actual costs have been determined, (j) 
contribute in cash one-half of cost of modifications 
necessary to provide for recreational fishing from 
breakwaters, and, (k) bear all costs of 
maintenance, operation, and replacement of 
recreational fishing facilities. 
Terminal facilities. Sixteen piers and wharves, 
all along banks of Grand River. One facility is 
owned by Coast Guard. Nine terminals have 
railroad connections and ten mechanical-handling 
facilities. Facilities considered adequate for existing 
commerce. (See Port Series No. 42, revised 
1972, Corps of Engineers.) 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance: Miscellaneous inspection services 
and condition surveys by Government plant and 
hired labor cost $24,312. U.S. hopper dredge Hoffman 
removed 124,602 cubic yards, bin measure, 
and U.S. hopper dredge Markham removed 120,- 
584 cubic yards, bin measure, of shoaled material 
from about 1.5 miles of Grand River Channel and 
turning basin and approximately 40,000 square 
yards of outer harbor for restoration of depths of 
25, 24 and 21 feet at a cost of $251,239. Minor 
repairs to west breakwater cost $3,061. Review of 
Environmental Impact Statement cost $6,388. 
Preparation of Reconnaissance Report, under Sec. 
111, P.L. 90-483, for prevention or mitigation of 
shore damage attributable to Federal navigation 
work was performed at a cost of $5,000. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Existing project 
is about 35 percent complete. Lengths of 400 and 
275 linear feet of east pier were repaired with steel 
sheet piling and sandfilled, in 1949 and 1958, 
respectively. Other end of structure requires extensive 
repairs. River entrance was improved by 
construction of an east pier completed in 1904, 
and removal of old west pier and construction of 
bulkhead, completed in 1939. East breakwater was 
completed in 1931 and west breakwater in 1935. 
River channel was deepened to 21 and 24 feet and 
turning basin to 18 feet in 1939. Outer harbor was 
deepened to 25 feet and river channel widened at 
its mouth in 1940. Deepening 8-foot channel in 
Grand River at upper end of and adjacent to west 
side of 21-foot project channel, was completed in 
1956. Harbor structures require repairs. Concrete 
cap of several cells of cellular section of west 
breakwater requires replacement. At several 
places along remainder of west breakwater the 
slope stone has disintegrated and settled. The 
6,700-foot long, rubblemound east breakwater, 
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built in 1932 is in poor condition throughout most 
of its entire length. At several locations of the 
structure, totaling approximately 2,000 linear feet, 
slope stone has disintegrated and settled and core 
stone washed out, leaving large areas of structure 
only slightly above low-water datum. Work 
remaining to complete project consists of completion 
of preconstruction planning for and construction 
of breakwaters, dredging of approach and 
dock channels as authorized by Sec. 201 of 1965 
act; and completion of preconstruction planning 
for and deepening lake approach channel, 800-foot 
wide channel through outer harbor and channel in 
Grand River, and enlargement of turning basin, as 
authorized by 1960 act which is classified inactive. 
Costs of existing project were $2,590,671 
(including $187,772 public work funds) for new 
work, and $7,655,717 for maintenance, a total of 
$10,246,388. 
11. GREAT SODUS BAY HARBOR, N.Y. 
Location. On Sodus Bay, which is a nearly 
landlocked indentation on south shore of Lake Ontario, 
29 miles westerly from Oswego, N.Y. (See 
Lake Survey Chart 14814.) 
Previous projects. For details see page 1972 of 
Annual Report for 1915 and page 1526 of Annual 
Report for 1938. 
Existing project. For description, see page 1380 
of Annual Report for 1963. Actual costs of new 
work for completed portion of project were $249,- 
187. Improvements authorized by 1962 act, consisting 
of deepening lake approach channel, entrance 
channel and inner approach channel were 
deauthorized by Congress in August 1977. 
Estimated cost (1965) of this portion is $900,000. 
For completed work, costs incurred by local interests 
are not available. See Table 32-B for 
authorizing legislation. 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Project 
improvements authorized by River and Harbor 
Act of 1962 were deauthorized by Congress in 
August 1977 thus eliminating the requirements of 
local cooperation. 
Terminal facilities. Facilities consists of private 
docks for recreational craft and privately owned 
servicing and storage handling facilities for 
recreational and other small craft. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance: Miscellaneous inspection services 
and condition surveys by Government plant and 
hired labor cost $5,419. Repairs to west pier were 
completed by contract at cost of $147,046. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Existing project 
is complete. Structures are generally in good condition 
except for the east breakwater concrete cap 
where several sections have been displaced and 
the structure breached. 500 linear feet of west pier 
were reinforced with steel-sheet piling and concrete 
in 1958. Lakeward end of west pier (550 feet 
long and 880 linear feet of east pier) were reinforced 
with steel-sheet piling and concrete in 1962 
and 1963 under major rehabilitation program. 
Repairs to 300 linear feet of east pier were made 
during FY 1975. Deepening lake approach 
channel, entrance channel and inner approach 
channel as authorized by 1962 act, was 
deauthorized by Congress in August 1977. Costs of 
existing project were $249,187 for new work $2,- 
294,286 for maintenance, and $713,544 for 
rehabilitation, a total of $3,257,017. 
12. HURON HARBOR, OHIO 
Location. On south shore of Lake Erie at mouth 
of Huron River, 47 miles westerly from Cleveland, 
Ohio. (See Lake Survey Chart 14843.) 
Previous project. For details, see page 1961 of 
Annual Report for 1915, and page 1576 of Annual 
Report for 1938. 
Existing project. For description see page 1347 
of Annual Report for 1963. Cost of completed portion 
of existing project was $1,034,350. New work 
as authorized by 1962 R&H Act, was modified to 
provide for: (a) lake approach channel 29 feet 
deep, about 7,000 feet long, varying in width from 
400 to 300 feet; (b) an entrance channel 28 feet 
deep in soft material and 29 feet in hard material, 
about 1,900 feet long, varying in width from 300 to 
150 feet; (c) a river channel 27 feet deep in soft 
material and 28 feet deep in hard material, about 
1,500 feet long, varying in width from 120 to 350 
feet; and, (d) an irregularly shaped turning basin 
at the upstream limit of navigation and adjacent 
to the river channel, 21 feet deep in soft material 
and 22 feet deep in hard material. Estimated cost 
of new work is $3,350,000 (Oct. 1976). Construction 
of detached breakwater, as authorized by 
1962 R&H act is deferred and is excluded from 
foregoing cost estimate. Estimated cost of construction 
of breakwater is $12,970,000 (July 1972). 
Non-Federal costs of $163,000 were incurred by 
local interests in 1963 for dockside dredging of 
areas between Federal improvement and terminal 
facilities. See Table 32B for authorizing legislation. 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Terminal facilities. Six privately owned wharves 
and docks, one along left bank of Huron River and 
remainder along right bank. Four terminals have 
railroad connections and four mechanicalhandling 
facilities. Facilities are regarded as adequate 
for existing commerce. (See Port Series No. 
42, revised 1972, Corps of Engineers.) 
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Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work: Preconstruction planning was completed 
and contract operations for work authorized by 
1962 act were initiated in May 1977. Maintenance: 
Miscellaneous inspection services and condition 
surveys by Government plant and hired labor cost 
$16,721. For completed diked disposal facility, 
costs of $32,822 were incurred. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Existing project 
is 15 percent complete. Harbor structures are 
generally in fair condition. Structures are generally 
in good condition except for the inner 800 feet of 
the west pier where the concrete superstructure 
has cracked and settled. Repairs to 400 linear feet 
of west pier under minor rehabilitation program 
were initiated in August and completed in 
December 1963. Contract operations, which were 
initiated in May 1977, for deepening lake approach, 
entrance and river channels, and enlargement 
of turning basin as authorized by 1962 River 
and Harbor Act remain to be done to complete 
project. Construction of the detached breakwater 
authorized by 1962 River and Harbor Act, has 
been classified deferred. Costs of existing project 
were $2,645,361 (including $561,262 public works 
funds) for new work, $9,948,687 for maintenance, 
and $247,030 for rehabilitation, total of $12,841,- 
078. 
13. IRONDEQUOIT BAY, N.Y. 
Location. On south shore of Lake Ontario, 4 
miles east of Rochester, N.Y. at mouth of Irondequoit 
Creek, Monroe County, N.Y. (See Lake 
Survey Charts 14804 and 14815.) 
Existing project. For description of existing 
project see page 32-13 of Annual Report for 1976. 
Estimated Federal cost for new work is $2,490,000 
(Oct. 1977). Estimated non-Federal cost for new 
work is $5,700,000 (Oct. 1977) including cash contribution 
of $1,800,000 and remainder for lands, 
damages and highway bridge relocation. Existing 
project was authorized by 1958 River and Harbor 
Act (H. Doc 332, 84th Cong. 2nd sess.). 
Local cooperation. By letter dated 16 October 
1969, State of New York, the cooperating agency, 
reaffirmed its willingness and ability to comply 
with conditions of local cooperation. 
Terminal facilities. Facilities consist of private 
docks for recreational craft and privately owned 
servicing and storage handling facilities for 
recreational and other small craft. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Preconstruction planning for the project was continued. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. The work 
remaining to be done consists of completion of 
preconstruction planning for and construction of 
the project. 
14. LITTLE SODUS BAY HARBOR, N.Y. 
Location. Little Sodus Bay, on south shore of 
Lake Ontario, 15 miles west of Oswego, N.Y. (See 
Lake Survey Chart 14803.) 
Previous projects. For details see page 1973 of 
Annual Report for 1915, and page 1628 of Annual 
Report for 1938. 
Existing project. For description see page 1378 
of Annual Report for 1958. New work for completed 
project cost $69,066. Non-Federal costs of 
$6,000 were incurred for channel dredging. 
Local cooperation. None required. 
Terminal facilities. Facilities consist of private 
docks for recreational craft and privately owned 
servicing and storage handling facilities for 
recreational and other small craft. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance: Miscellaneous inspection services 
and condition surveys by Government plant and 
hired labor cost $1,733. Preparation of plans and 
specifications for repair to west pier cost $40,028. 
Minor repairs to west pier cost $2,325. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Existing project 
was completed in 1906. Structures are in good condition 
except for a 500-foot section of west pier 
and the entire east breakwater. Repairs to 625 
linear feet of the east pier were initiated in 1972 
and completed in July 1973. A 300-foot section of 
east pier and a 1,127-foot section of west pier were 
repaired during period September 1965 to July 
1967 under major rehabilitation program. Costs of 
completed project were $69,066 for new work, $2,- 
562,329 for maintenance, and $742,822 for 
rehabilitation, a total of $3,374,217. 
15. LORAIN HARBOR, OHIO 
Location. On south shore of Lake Erie at mouth 
of Black River, 28 miles westerly from Cleveland, 
Ohio. (See Lake Survey Chart 14841.) 
Previous projects. For details, see page 1961 of 
Annual Report for 1915, and page 1580 of Annual 
Report for 1938. 
Existing project. For description see pages 1319- 
22 of Annual Report for 1966. Estimated Federal 
cost of new work is $26,646,000 (Oct. 1976). 
Deepening and widening remainder of Black River 
Channel at Cut 1 and construction of bank 
stabilization as authorized by 1960 act and 
modified by 1965 act is classified deferred. The estimated 
cost of $5,317,000 for this work is included 
in the above estimate. A portion of work authoriz- 
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ed by 1960 act, dredging of 15- to 25-foot wide 
strips adjacent to the U.S. East and West piers is 
also deferred and estimated cost of $60,200 (July 
1966) is excluded from foregoing cost estimate. 
Total non-Federal cost estimate is $8,853,000 
(Oct. 1976) including $3,000 contributed by local 
interests toward construction of west breakwater 
shorearm. For work authorized by 1960 act, 
including deferred portion, non-Federal costs are estimated 
to be $8,805,000 for lands, relocations of 
utilities, modifications of existing dock and 
bulkheads, construction of new bulkheads and 
dockside dredging. For work authorized by 1965 
act, classified as deferred, local interests must 
make a cash contribution presently estimated at 
$45,000. See Table 32-B for authorizing legislation. 
Local cooperation. For completed work, local interests 
contributed $3,000. Work authorized by 
1960 act and modified by 1965 act is classified 
deferred. All other conditions fully complied with. 
Terminal facilities. There are 23 piers and 
wharves, of which three are on outer harbor and 
remainder are along banks of Black River. Two are 
owned by the city. Eight terminals have railroad 
connections and 15 mechanical-handling facilities. 
Facilities are considered adequate for existing 
commerce. (See Port Series No. 42, revised 1972, 
Corps of Engineers.) 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work-1960 project modification: Contract payment 
of $320,000 made to contractor for previously 
completed replacement of Norfolk and Western 
Railway Bridge. Maintenance: Miscellaneous inspection 
surveys by Government plant and hired 
labor cost $32,461. U.S. hopper dredge Hoffman 
removed 18,440 cubic yards, bin measure and U.S. 
hopper dredge Lyman removed 30,420 cubic yards, 
bin measure of shoaled material over approximately 
one-half mile of Black River Channel 
for restoration of 27-foot depth at a cost of $144,- 
445. Minor repairs to west breakwater by Government 
plant and hired labor cost $7,569. Snagging 
and clearing in project channels by Government 
plant and hired labor cost $28,560. Construction of 
diked disposal facility was continued at a cost of 
$5,644,725. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Existing project 
is about 77 percent complete. An outer harbor as 
provided by constructing breakwaters and 
pierheads completed in 1915, except extension of 
west breakwater to shore, which was completed in 
1921. A channel through outer harbor to entrance 
to Black River was deepened to 25 feet in 1937, 
also a channel 16 feet deep to municipal pier was 
provided in 1936. Deepening outer harbor to 25 
feet was completed in 1946. Entrance to river was 
improved by construction of parallel piers completed 
in 1909. Widening of two bends in river was 
completed in 1934. River channel was deepened to 
24 feet and upstream turning basin opposite 
National Tube Co. dock was deepened to 17 feet 
in 1937 and 1938. Upstream turning basin was 
widened in 1944. Deepening downstream basin in 
bend of Black River immediately upstream of 
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad coal dock to 20 feet 
was completed in 1951. Deepening upper and 
lower portion of Black River (above and below 21st 
Street Bridge) to 27 feet, entrance channel 
between piers 2,200 feet long to 28 feet, an 800-foot 
wide lake approach channel to 29 feet, an 
irregularly shaped area in west outer harbor to 25 
feet and enlarging and deepening turning basin to 
21 feet, were initiated in May 1962 and completed 
in November 1963. Deepening remainder of outer 
harbor, triangular area vicinity of East pier, to 
project depth 28 feet was initiated in April 1966 
and completed in June 1966. Construction of new 
east cellular steel sheet pile breakwater shorearm 
2,323 feet long with a 134-foot stone shore connection, 
was initiated in January 1963 and completed 
in October 1963. Construction of new cellular steel 
sheet pile outer detached breakwater was initiated 
in August 1964 and completed in June 1966. 
Removal of 250 feet of the lakeward end of the 
East breakwater and construction of a new 
pierhead was completed in November 1965. 
Removal of shoals in lake approach channel was 
initiated in September 1966 and completed in July 
1967. Partial channel widening and bank 
stabilization at cut 1 was initiated in September 
1968 and completed in September 1969. Replacement 
of substructure of the Norfolk and Western 
Railway company bridge was initiated in February 
1971 and completed in November 1972. Replacement 
of the superstructure was initiated in August 
1972 and completed in April 1975. Preauthorization 
studies for construction of small boat harbor 
as authorized by the Chief of Engineers on June 4, 
1968 under authority of Section 107 of the 1960 
River and Harbor Act were terminated in 
February 1975. Local interests have indicated that 
there is no further interest in the construction of 
small boat harbor at the study location. Widening 
of Black River at Cut 2 was initiated in July 1974 
and completed in August 1974. Protection works 
are generally in fair condition. Shoreward section 
of west breakwater, completed in 1921, has disintegrated 
and settled and in places is below lowwater 
datum. At various locations on lake face of 
lakeward section of west breakwater, stones 
shifted leaving holes in the wall, and in many sections 
of east breakwater stones above water have 
deteriorated and shifted. Severe cracks and shifting 
have developed in superstructure of west 
breakwater pierhead. East pier, completed in 1905 
was reduced in length from 1,875 feet to 880 feet in 
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November 1964 by removal of lakeward 995 feet. 
Remainder of East Pier is in various stages of disrepair 
where concrete superstructure supported by 
timber cribs has cracked and settled. Remaining 
work, all classified as deferred, consists of widening 
remaining portion at bends in river channel, 
including construction of bank stabilization works 
at Cut 1 and dredging strips adjacent to east and 
west piers, all as authorized by 1960 act and 
modified by 1965 act. Costs of existing project 
were $20,466,843 (including $165,000 public works 
funds) for new work and $15,057,212 (including 
$76,300 public works funds) for maintenance, a 
total of $35,524,055. 
16. OGDENSBURG HARBOR, N.Y. 
Location. On south bank of St. Lawrence River, 
62 miles by water from Lake Ontario. (See Lake 
Survey Chart 14764.) 
Previous projects. For details see page 1975 of 
Annual Report for 1915, and page 1635 of Annual 
Report for 1938. 
Existing project. For description see page 1568 
of Annual Report for 1962. Actual cost for new 
work for completed portion of project was $375,- 
086. Removal of hard material shoals from lower 
basin portion of project as authorized by 1935 act, 
at an estimated cost of $183,000 (1954) is classified 
inactive. See Table 32-B for authorizing legislation. 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Terminal facilities. There are 7 terminals in 
harbor and 3 in Federal project area. Facilities are 
considered adequate for existing commerce. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance: Miscellaneous inspection services 
and condition surveys were made at a cost of $17,- 
539. Preparation of an Environmental Impact 
Statement cost $8,213. Preparation of dredging 
area, including plans and specifications, for installation 
of pumpout facility for dredging with 
Government plant cost $106,072. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Existing project 
is complete except for inactive portion. Channels 
were deepened to 19 feet in 1913. Upper entrance 
channel was widened to 400 feet in 1920 and to 700 
feet in 1935. Removal of elevator wharf and 
deepening lower basin was completed in 1935, except 
for removal of hard material shoals, which 
are considered inactive. Costs of existing project 
were $375,086 (including $174,549 public works 
funds) for new work, and $797,254 for 
maintenance, a total of $1,172,340. 
17. OSWEGO HARBOR, N.Y. 
Location. On south shore of Lake Ontario, at 
mouth of Oswego River, 59 miles easterly from 
Rochester, N.Y. (See Lake Survey Chart 14813.) 
Previous projects. For details see page 1973 of 
Annual Report for 1915, and page 1630 of Annual 
Report for 1938. 
Existing project. For description see pages 1383- 
84 of Annual Report for 1963. Completed portion 
of project cost $7,242,039 and non-Federal costs 
for completed work were $4,440,000 for lands, 
dockside dredging, construction of terminal, 
wharves and cargo handling facilities. Deepening a 
200-foot wide strip along harbor line east of mouth 
of Oswego River, remaining feature of work 
authorized by the 1930 act, and deepening to 22 
feet a 150-foot wide strip along harbor line in west 
outer harbor, remaining feature of work authorized 
by 1940 act, are classified as inactive. 
Estimated Federal costs for this work are $246,000 
(July 1957) and $2,419,000 (July 1966) respectively, 
and estimated non-Federal costs are $500,000 
(July 1966) for dockside dredging for work 
authorized by 1940 act. See Table 32-B for 
authorizing legislation. 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Terminal facilities. Seven piers and wharves in 
harbor and along river channel. In addition, Port 
of Oswego Authority owns two public terminals, 
one of which is west of river and includes a grain 
elevator and warehouse for miscellaneous freight. 
Other terminal is east of river and used for handling 
aluminum and general cargo. State of New 
York owns a river terminal used for mooring 
vessels. City of Oswego owns one dock and shore 
facilities for recreational craft. Facilities considered 
adequate for existing commerce. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance: Miscellaneous inspection services 
and condition surveys by Government plant and 
hired labor cost $20,485. U.S. hopper dredge 
Lyman removed 173,043 cubic yards, bin measure 
of shoaled material over an area of approximately 
70,000 square yards of the outer harbor, lake approach 
and river channel to project depths of 21, 
24, 25 and 27 feet at a cost of $259,891. Planning 
was continued for the diked disposal area at a cost 
of $5,100. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Existing project 
is 73 percent complete. Outer west breakwater was 
completed in 1882, and originally 6,032 feet long 
with a 119-foot gap near westerly end, but was 
reduced to 4,359 feet in 1931, and gap was closed 
in 1942. West arrowhead breakwater was completed 
in 1931, and east arrowhead breakwater in 
1932. Old lighthouse pier, a part of west inner 
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breakwater, and 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 harbor line and in outer harbor east of Erie- 
Lackawanna coal dock, except a strip about 200 
feet wide along harbor line east of river mouth, in 
1932. Channel in Oswego River was widened to 
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 outer harbor west of 
Erie-Lackawanna coal dock. Channel was widened 
to 250 feet and deepened to 21 feet below lowwater 
datum in 1948. Removal of shoals to 25 feet 
in approach to entrance channel was completed 
in 1957. Contract for construction of 850-foot long 
detached breakwater at harbor entrance was initiated 
in May 1957 and completed June 1960. 
Deepening lake approach channel to 27 feet, 800- 
foot wide outer harbor channel including harbor 
turning basin to 25 feet and 1,600 feet of lower 
river channel to 24 feet, all as authorized by 1962 
act, was initiated in June 1965 and completed in 
November 1965. Breakwaters are generally in fair 
condition except that slope stone in portions of 
west arrowhead breakwater has disintegrated and 
settled and core stone in a 1,500-foot section of west 
arrowhead breakwater has also settled in many 
places. Approximately 1,900 linear feet of 
deteriorated sections of outer west breakwater were 
repaired under minor rehabilitation program in 
1962. Completion of inactive portions remains to be 
done to complete project. Costs of existing project 
were $7,242,039 for new work, $3,503,507 for 
maintenance, and $307,590 for rehabilitation, total 
of $11,053,136. 
18. PORT ONTARIO HARBOR, N.Y. 
Location. On the southeasterly end of Lake 
Ontario, 19 miles northeasterly of Oswego, N.Y., 
and 32 miles southerly of Sackets Harbor, N.Y. 
(See U.S. Lake Survey Chart No. 14803.) 
Previous projects. Adopted by the River and 
Harbor Act July 4, 1836. Only information 
available is in the index to the report of the Chief 
of Engineers. 
Existing project: For description see page 32-16 
of Annual Report for 1976. Estimated Federal cost 
for new work is $5,100,000 (Oct. 1977). Estimated 
non-Federal cost for new work is $390,300 (Oct. 
1977) including cash contribution of $211,300. Existing 
project was authorized by the River and 
Harbor Act of March 2, 1945 (H. Doc. 446, 78th 
Cong., 2nd Sess.). 
Local cooperation: See page 32-16 of Annual 
Report for 1976 for details of requirements of local 
cooperation. Assurances will be requested upon 
completion of Phase II Design Memorandum. 
Terminal facilities. There is no commercial 
navigation at Port Ontario Harbor. Terminal 
facilities consist of private docks for recreational 
craft. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Preconstruction planning was continued. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Funds in the 
amount of $7,000 were expended in Fiscal Years 
1946 and 1947 for preparation of Definite Project 
Report. Due to lack of local cooperation, the project 
was then placed in the deferred category. In 
January 1966, the State of New York Conservation 
Department expressed intent to cooperate with 
the Corps in construction of the project. The project 
was then reclassified to the active category in 
July 1966. Completion of preconstruction planning 
and construction remains to be done to complete 
the project. 
19. ROCHESTER HARBOR, N.Y. 
Location. On south shore of Lake Ontario, at 
mouth of Genesee River, 59 miles westerly from 
Oswego, N.Y. (See Lake Survey Chart 14815.) 
Previous project. For details see page 1471 of 
Annual Report for 1915, and page 1623 of Annual 
Report for 1938. 
Existing project. For description see page 1556 
of Annual Report for 1962. Actual cost for new 
work for completed project is $21,191,514. Non- 
Federal costs are estimated at $2,260,000, all for 
1960 act, for lands, relocation of submarine cable 
crossing, relocations of small docks and 
boathouses, dockside dredging, structure 
modifications, and replacement of Baltimore & 
Ohio coal loader. See Table 32-B for authorizing 
legislation. 
Local cooperation. Complied with except provision 
for replacement of coal loading facility as required 
by River and Harbor Act of July 14, 1960. 
Terminal facilities. One terminal facility at 
mouth of Genesee River has been leased to the 
Great Lakes Division of Pittston Stevedoring 
Corp. Facilities also consist of private docks for 
recreational craft and privately owned servicing 
and storage handling facilities for recreational and 
other small craft. Facilities are considered adequate 
for existing commerce. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance: Miscellaneous inspection services 
and condition surveys by Government plant and 
hired labor cost $24,689. U.S. hopper dredge 
Lyman removed 323,702 cubic yards, bin measure, 
of shoaled material from the lower turning basin 
and about 1.5 miles of Genesee River Channel for 
restoration of the project areas to a depth of 19 
feet at a cost of $786,883. Planning was continued 
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for diked disposal area at a cost of $5,000. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Existing project 
is completed. A length of 1,265 linear feet of west 
pier was reinforced with steel-sheet piling and 
concrete. An additional 1,080 feet of west pier and 
500 linear feet of the east pier is failing, the cribfilling 
stone has escaped and concrete is cracked. 
A length of 550 linear feet of east pier was reinforced 
and repaired with steel-sheet piling and 
concrete during 1954 and 1955 and a 700-foot section 
was repaired in 1971. Present channel was 
completed in 1935. Stage I of work authorized by 
1960 act, consisting of deepening lake approach, 
entrance channel, and lower turning basin, was initiated 
in May and completed August 1962. Stage 
II of work authorized by 1960 act, consisting of 
deepening river channel, upper turning basin, and 
construction of two steel sheet pile cell dolphins, 
was initiated in October 1962 and completed in 
December 1963. Channel is unstable and requires 
annual dredging to maintain adequate depth. 
Costs of existing project were $2,191,514 
(including $56,806 emergency relief funds) for new 
work, and $7,237,851 (including $478 emergency 
relief funds) for maintenance, a total of $9,429,- 
365. 
20. ROCKY RIVER HARBOR, OHIO 
Location. At mouth of Rocky River which empties 
into Lake Erie, 7 miles westerly from 
Cleveland, Ohio. (See Lake Survey Chart 14826.) 
Existing project. For description see page 1329 
of Annual Report for 1966. Federal cost for completed 
project was $343,494 and non-Federal cost 
was a cash contribution of $249,346. See Table 32- 
B for authorizing legislation. 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Local 
interests contributed $249,346 for new work. 
Terminal facilities. Facilities consist of private 
docks for recreational craft and privately owned 
servicing and storage handling facilities for 
recreational and other small craft. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance: Miscellaneous inspection services 
and project condition surveys by Government 
plant and hired labor cost $850. Costs of $621 were 
incurred for diked disposal program. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Existing project 
is completed. East pier, rubblemound construction, 
is generally in fair condition, except for a section 
200 feet long which is badly deteriorated. The 
project modification authorized by 1965 River and 
Harbor Act was selected by the Secretary of the 
Army for inclusion in the Small Authorized Projects 
program. Realignment and extension of 
channel and construction of an anchorage basin, 
as authorized by 1965 act, were initiated in August 
1968 and completed in December 1968. 
Costs of existing project were $343,494 for new 
work and $690,243 for maintenance, a total of $1,- 
033,737. In addition, $249,346 contributed funds 
were expended for new work. 
21. SANDUSKY HARBOR, OHIO 
Location. On south shore of Lake Erie, in 
southeasterly portion of Sandusky Bay, 50 miles 
westerly from Cleveland, Ohio. (See Lake Survey 
Chart 14845.) 
Previous projects. For details see page 1960 of 
Annual Report for 1915, and page 1574 of Annual 
Report for 1938. 
Existing project. For description see pages 1511- 
12 of Annual Report for 1962. Actual costs for new 
work for completed project were $6,250,121, excluding 
$325,000 contributed by local interests. 
Non-Federal costs for completed project are estimated 
at $675,000 including $325,000 cash contribution 
and remainder of $350,000 is for dockside 
dredging adjacent to deepened channels authorized 
by 1960 act. See Table 32-B for authorizing 
legislation. 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Local 
interests contributed $325,000 for new work. 
Terminal facilities. Fourteen piers and wharves, 
three at west end of harbor and remainder along 
dock channel. One is a base for State-owned fish 
research and patrol boats. One publicly owned 
and six privately owned are used for mooring 
fishing boats and recreational craft and for ferry 
service. Five terminals have railroad connections 
and five mechanical-handling facilities. Facilities 
are considered adequate for existing commerce. 
(See Port Series No. 42, revised 1972, Corps of 
Engineers.) 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance: Miscellaneous inspection services 
and condition surveys by Government plant and 
hired labor cost $21,260. U.S. hopper dredge 
Lyman removed 63,245 cubic yards, bin measure, 
of shoaled material over approximately 150,000 
square yards of Bay, Straight and Moseley 
channels for restoration of project depths of 26, 25, 
and 21 feet at a cost of $196,069. U.S. derrick boat 
Ohio repaired about 70 linear feet of east jetty, 
rubblemound construction at a cost of $35,829. 
Planning was continued for diked disposal area at 
a cost of $15,128. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Existing project 
is complete. Harbor structures are generally in 
good condition except the inner 2,000 linear feet of 
the east jetty protection works, completed in 1922, 
paralleling outer harbor entrance channel has sub- 
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sided and in many places is barely above low 
water datum. The easterly 1,400 linear feet of rock 
dike paralleling the dock channel were rebuilt in 
1956. In 1963, 500 linear feet of remaining 2,355 
linear feet, westerly portion, of dike were removed. 
Deepening Moseley, Straight, and Bay Channel 
deepening and enlarging turning basin, all as 
authorized by 1960 act were initiated in June 1962 
and completed in September 1965. Costs of completed 
existing project were $6,250,121 (including 
$599,500 public work funds) for new work, $6,926,- 
945 for maintenance, and $675,606 for rehabilitation, 
a total of $13,852,672. In addition, $325,000 
expended from contributed funds for new work. 
22. VERMILION HARBOR, OHIO 
Location. On south shore of Lake Erie at mouth 
of Vermilion River, 37 miles westerly from 
Cleveland, Ohio. (See Lake Survey Chart 14826.) 
Existing project. For description of existing 
project see pages 32-17 and 32-18 of Annual 
Report for 1975. Actual Federal cost for the completed 
existing project was $1,156,118. Estimated 
non-Federal cost for new work is $754,679 including 
cash contribution of $740,679 and 
remainder for relocation of submarine cable and 
construction of public wharf. See Table 32-B for 
authorizing legislation. 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Local 
interests contributed $740,679. 
Terminal facilities. Facilities consist of private 
docks for recreational craft and privately owned 
servicing and storage handling facilities for 
recreational and other small craft. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance: Miscellaneous inspection and condition 
surveys by Government plant and hired 
labor cost $21,077. A study to investigate possible 
adverse effects of harbor project was initiated at a 
cost of $83,153. Engineering and design studies 
under Sec. 111, P.L. 90-483, for prevention or 
mitigation of shore damage attributable to Federal 
navigation work was performed at a cost of $14,- 
293. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Existing project 
is complete. Repairs to piers under minor 
rehabilitation program were initiated in June and 
completed in October 1964. Contract operations 
consisting of new detached breakwater, new 
channel and extension of river channel all as 
authorized by 1958 act, were initiated on June 11, 
1973 and completed May 24, 1974. Costs of existing 
project were $1,156,118 for new work, $539,- 
786 for maintenance, and $139,775 for rehabilitation, 
a total of $1,835,679. In addition, $740,679 
expended from contributed funds for new work. 
23. WILSON HARBOR, N.Y. 
Location. At mouth of east branch of Twelve 
Mile Creek, which enters Lake Ontario 12 miles 
easterly of mouth of Niagara River, and 67 miles 
westerly of Rochester Harbor, N.Y. (See Lake 
Survey Chart 14806). 
Previous project. For details see page 2395 of 
Annual Report for 1889, and page 628 of Annual 
Report for 1905. 
Existing project. For description see page 32-18 
of Annual Report for 1975. Actual Federal cost for 
the completed existing project was $477,904. 
Estimated non-Federal costs are $774,000 which 
includes costs of $16,000 for previously completed 
work. Remainder of non-Federal costs are for work 
required for 1968 R & H Act including cash contribution 
of $166,988. 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Terminal facilities. Facilities consist of private 
docks for recreational craft and privately owned 
servicing and storage handling facilities for 
recreational and other small craft. Facilities are 
considered adequate for existing commerce. 
Operation and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance: Miscellaneous inspection and condition 
surveys by Government plant and hired 
labor cost $12,230. Maintenance dredging in project 
channels was done by contract. 6,837 cubic 
yards, place measure of material were removed at 
a cost of $75,614. Preparation of Environmental 
Impact Statement cost $12,293. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Existing project 
is completed. Restoration of east and west parallel 
piers and construction of entrance channel were 
completed in 1950. The project modification 
authorized by the 1968 River and Harbor Act was 
selected by the Secretary of the Army for inclusion 
in the Small Authorized Projects program. Work 
consisted of channel deepening, extension, and 
widening at Wilson Harbor and Tuscarora Bay. 
The work was initiated in May 1972 and completed 
in September 1972. Costs of existing project 
were $477,904 for new work and $158,261 for 
maintenance, a total of $636,165. In addition, 
$166,998 of contributed funds, expended for new 
work. 
24. RECONNAISSANCE AND 
CONDITION SURVEYS 
Surveys are reported in the individual writeups 
for those harbors where they were conducted during 
the year. 
25. OTHER AUTHORIZED 
NAVIGATION PROJECTS 
See Table 32-C. 
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26. LAKEVIEW PARK, LORAIN, OHIO 
Location. In the City of Lorain, Lorain County, 
Ohio, on south shore of Lake Erie between 1,500 
and 3,000 feet west of Lorain Harbor west 
breakwater. (See Lake Survey Chart 14841.) 
Existing project. Based on General Design 
Memorandum, Phase II, the existing project was 
modified to provide for: (a) construction of three 
detached offshore breakwaters, each 250 feet long; 
(b) extension of an existing groin to 300 feet; (c) 
alterations to an existing groin; (d) placement of 
an initial 110,000 cubic yards of beach fill; and, 
(e) relocation of three existing storm sewer outfalls. 
Estimated Federal cost for new work is $1,- 
980,000 (Oct. 1976). Estimated non-Federal cost 
for new work is $900,000 including cash contribution 
of $850,000. Existing project authorized by 
1954 River and Harbor Act (H. Doc. 224, 83rd 
Cong. 1st Sess.). 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Local 
interests contributed $729,000. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work. Preconstruction planning was completed 
and contract operations were initiated in June 
1977. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Existing project 
is about 72 percent complete. Completion of construction 
of project remains to be done to complete 
project. 
27. PRESQUE ISLE PENINSULA, 
ERIE, PA. 
Location. At Erie, Pa., on south shore of Lake 
Erie, 78 miles southwest of Buffalo, N.Y. and 102 
miles east-northeast of Cleveland, Ohio, (See Lake 
Survey Charts 14824 and 14835.) 
Existing project. For description of completed 
portion of existing project see page 1393 of Annual 
Report for 1963. The Water Resources Development 
(WRD) Act of March 7, 1974, reinstated and 
extended authorization for beach erosion control 
project, as provided in 1960 R&H Act, for a period 
of five years from date of enactment of 1974 WRD 
Act, or if the review study of such project is not 
completed prior to end of such period, until such 
study is completed and a report thereon submitted 
to Congress. The 1976 Water Resources Development 
Act provides for continued annual nourishment 
by stating: "At expiration of authorization 
provided in Section 57 of Water Resources 
Development Act of 1974, the Secretary of the Army, 
acting through the Chief of Engineers, may 
provide periodic beach nourishment in accordance 
with cost sharing provisions of Section 103(a) (2) 
of Act of October 23, 1962." The act also provides 
for construction of five sections of segmented offshore 
breakwaters for shore protection. Estimated 
Federal cost (Oct. 1977) is $29,346,000 which includes 
$2,146,000 for completed work authorized 
by 1954 and 1960 R&H Acts. Estimated non- 
Federal cost (Oct. 1977) is $14,063,000 which includes 
$2,483,000 for completed work authorized 
by 1954 and 1960 R&H Acts. See Table 32B for 
authorizing legislation. 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with for completed 
project as authorized by 1954 and 1960 
R&H Acts. For nourishment project as authorized 
by 1964 WRD Act, an agreement between Department 
of Environmental Resources, Commonwealth 
of Pennsylvania and Corps of 
Engineers was entered into on January 7, 1975. 
For work authorized by 1976 WRD Act local interests 
are required to provide without cost to 
United States all lands, easements and rights-ofway, 
including suitable borrow and spoil disposal 
areas as determined by the Chief of Engineers 
necessary for construction of project; provide a 
cash contribution equal to appropriate percentage 
of final construction cost exclusive of lands, 
easements, and rights-of-way, the percentage to be 
in accordance with existing law and based on 
shore ownership and use existing at time of construction, 
which contribution is presently estimated 
at $8,800,000 or 30 percent; pay 30 percent 
of annual beach replenishment costs for life 
of project; hold and save United States free from 
damages due to construction and maintenance of 
works except for damages due to fault or 
negligence of Government or its contractors; maintain 
and operate all the works, including periodic 
sand replenishment and redistribution as needed, 
after completion in accordance with regulations 
prescribed by the Secretary of the Army; assure 
continued public ownership or continued public 
use, without cost to United States, of appropriate 
access and facilities including parking and sanitation, 
necessary for realization of public benefits 
upon which Federal participation is based, and 
administer and maintain beach for continued 
public use during life of project; and, control 
water pollution to extent necessary to safeguard 
health of bathers. Formal assurances of local 
cooperation will be requested and executed prior 
to initiation of construction of improvements. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work. Beach replenishment as authorized by 1974 
WRD Act was continued. For its share of cost of 
improvement, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 
contributed $325,714 for a cumulative total contribution 
of $985,714. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Existing project 
is 15 percent complete. Since project authorization, 
Federal participation in first costs for 
remaining work was changed from one-third share 
to 70 percent in accordance with provisions of sec- 
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tion 103, Public Law 87-874. Construction of project 
works for shore protection as authorized by 
1954 River and Harbor Act was accomplished in 
two stages by separate contracts. Stage 1, completed 
in October 1956, provided for realignment 
and removal of steel-sheet pile bulkhead and placing 
of sandfill. Stage II, completed in September 
1957, provided for construction of bulkheads and 
groins. Modification to six groins was accomplished 
in 1966. Under the periodic nourishment 
program authorized by 1960 River and Harbor 
Act, the first major beach nourishment was 
completed in 1965. Special coarse sand fill was 
placed in 1966. Third nourishment was completed 
in 1969. Fourth and final periodic nourishment of 
the beach during the 10-year period from year of 
first major nourishment operation was completed 
in December 1971. Authority for Federal participation 
expired in May 1971. Under authority of 
1974 WRD Act, Phase I of beach replenishment 
was completed in June 1975 and Phase II was 
completed in June 1976. Work remaining to complete 
the project consists of: 1974 WRD Act - completion 
of beach replenishment; and, 1976 WRD 
Act - initiation and completion of engineering and 
design, beach nourishment and construction of 
off-shore breakwaters. In addition, costs of $257,- 
985 were incurred during fiscal years 1973 and 
1974 under Public Law 84-99, Flood Control and 
Coastal Emergencies Appropriation, for project 
rehabilitation as a result of damages due to storm 
and high lake levels. 
28. OTHER AUTHORIZED BEACH 
EROSION CONTROL PROJECTS 
See Table 32-D. 
29. BEACH EROSION WORK UNDER 
SPECIAL AUTHORIZATION 
Shoreline erosion control demonstration - Sec. 54 
of 1974 Water Resources Development Act, Public 
Law 93-251. 
Geneva State Park, Ohio - Costs of $30,400 incurred 
for preparation of Reconnaissance Report 
with recommendation for construction of three 
sections of off-shore breakwaters and obtaining initial 
surveys for preparation of a preconstruction 
report. 
Flood Control 
30. CUYAHOGA RIVER BASIN, OHIO 
Location. The project is located in northeastern 
Ohio, in Cuyahoga and Summit Counties, in the 
Cuyahoga River watershed. (See Geological 
Survey Map of Cleveland-South.) 
Existing project. Big Creek flood control improvement 
project, as developed in reformulation 
studies, Phase 1 General Design Memorandum, 
provides for: (a) relocation of approximately 4,400 
linear feet of Baltimore and Ohio railroad track, 
construction of embankment for new track and 
construction of two new railroad bridges, (b) 
floodway channel, 4,250 feet long, from existing 
channel in Brookside Park to existing channel, upstream 
from West 25th Street bridge, including 
spillway, staged channel and associated work, (c) 
diversion channel extending 1,100 feet from existing 
channel, about 140 feet upstream from West 
25th Street bridge to existing channel approximately 
300 feet from Protector Products, including 
two open channel segments, and, (d) 
modifications to existing channel. Estimated cost 
(Oct. 1977) for new work is Federal $4,800,000 and 
non-Federal $222,000 for lands, damages and 
relocations. Existing project was authorized by 
Section 108 of 1970 River and Harbor Act. 
Local cooperation. For requirements of local 
cooperation for the Big Creek flood control improvement 
project see page 32-21 of Annual 
Report for 1976. The Cleveland Metroparks 
System, the cooperating agency, by a resolution 
adopted February 7, 1977, formally agreed to support 
the plan and accept the conditions of local 
cooperation. Assurances will be requested prior to 
initiation of work. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Engineering and design was continued for project. 
A Letter Report submitted on July 16, 1976, requesting 
authority to terminate Pilot Sediment 
Removal Program was approved on December 9, 
1976. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Funds in the 
amount of $200,000 were appropriated in FY 1973 
and FY 1974. These funds were retained pending 
approval of the early action project by the 
Secretary of the Army. The funds were released in 
FY 1976 after the Secretary of the Army approved 
the project in September 1975. Termination of 
Pilot Sediment Removal Program was approved 
on December 9, 1976 as a result of a preliminary 
investigation that indicated that the program was 
no longer justified. Completion of engineering and 
design and construction of improvements remains 
to be done to complete project. 
31. DANSVILLE AND VICINITY, 
CANASERAGA CREEK, N.Y. 
Location. In towns of North Dansville and West 
Sparta, Livingston County, New York (See 
Geological Survey Map Dansville, N.Y. -1942.) 
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Existing project. Provides for: (a) 800 feet of 
cribwall north of Hartman Road; (b) 300 feet of 
cribwall south of Hartman Road; (c) 675 feet of 
concrete I - wall south of New York State Route 36 
bridge; (d) levee (e) removal of Hartman Road 
bridge; and, (f) placing of riprap to prevent bank 
erosion in vicinity of Dansville sewage treatment 
plant. Requirement for I-walls, crib walls and 
levees may be reduced or eliminated as a result of 
fourteen foot embankment that was provided by 
construction of Genesee Expressway running 
parallel and south of Route 36 in project area. Expressway 
was constructed by New York State 
Department of Transportation. Federal cost for 
new work is $1,700,000 (Oct. 1977). Non-Federal 
cost estimate of $151,000 (Oct. 1977) includes cash 
contribution of $106,000 and remainder for lands 
and alteration of sewage disposal plant. Existing 
project was authorized by Sec. 203 of 1948 Flood 
Control Act (H.D. 206, 80th Cong., 1st Sess.). 
Local cooperation. Prior to initiation of construction, 
local interests are required to furnish 
assurances satisfactory to the Secretary of the 
Army that they will (a) provide without cost to 
United States all lands, easements, and rights-ofway 
necessary for construction of improvement; 
(b) hold and save United States free from 
damages due to construction and maintenance of 
project except for damages due to fault or 
negligence of the Government or its contractors; 
(c) operate and maintain the works after completion 
in accordance with regulations prescribed by 
the Secretary of the Army including provisions to 
prevent encroachments on improved channel; and, 
that Federal work at sewage disposal plant be not 
commenced until responsible local agencies have 
furnished similar assurances that for work at that 
location they will cooperate as described in (a), 
(b), and (c) above and in addition will contribute 
70 percent of cost of construction, excluding lands, 
and will hold and save United States free from 
any future claims that Federal Government 
should participate in providing additional protection 
for sewage disposal plant or in its operation or 
maintenance. Formal assurances of local cooperation 
will be requested upon completion of Phase I 
Design Memorandum. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Preconstruction planning was resumed. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Preconstruction 
planning was initiated in 1954. In 1956, planning 
indicated that the project was not economically 
justified and authorized project was classified inactive 
in January 1957. As a result of tropical 
storm Agnes in June 1972 and significant 
Congressional and local interest, the project was 
reclassified to deferred category in June 1973. 
Based on recommendations contained in restudy 
letter report, project was reclassified to active 
category in August 1974. Cost of letter report was 
$6,000 with funds provided in FY 1973 under the 
General Investigation appropriation. Completion 
of preconstruction planning and construction of 
local flood protection improvements remains to be 
done to complete the project. 
32. ELLICOTT CREEK, N.Y. 
Location. The proposed channel improvement is 
located on the downstream portion of Ellicott 
Creek in the Towns of Amherst and Tonawanda, 
Erie County. (See Geological Survey maps of 
Tonawanda East and Buffalo Northeast, N.Y.) 
Existing project. For detailed description of the 
original project as authorized by Section 201 of the 
1970 Flood Control Act, see page 32-24 of Annual 
Report for 1973. The basic authorization, as 
modified by the Water Resources Development 
Act of 1974 provides authority to undertake flood 
control measures to alleviate flooding that is compatible 
with authorized project and any alternatives 
currently under restudy pursuant to Flood 
Control Act of 1970. As a result of restudy of alternatives 
completed in the fall of 1974 and 
presented in Phase I General Design Memorandum, 
project provides for: (a) widening, 
straightening and deepening about 2.2 miles of existing 
creek channel including the existing by-pass 
channel in Ellicott Creek Park; (b) construction of 
a diversion channel about 5,850 feet long between 
Maple Road and Millersport Highway; (c) construction 
of a diversion channel about 1,900 feet 
long through Pfohl Park; (d) construction of a 
diversion channel about 9,000 feet long from 
Niagara Falls Boulevard upstream to about Pfohl 
Park; (e) construction of 2 highway bridges; (f) 
modification of culverts at Tonawanda Creek 
Road; (g) foundation protection of 2 highway 
bridges; (h) modification of utilities and drainage 
outlets; and, (i) recreation facilities consisting of a 
bike and hike path about 4 miles long, and two 
open space park areas, with one area possibly 
developed as a wetland arboretum. The estimated 
Federal cost of existing project is $12,000,000 (Oct. 
1977). The estimated non-Federal cost is $2,105,- 
000 (Oct. 1977) which includes a cash contribution 
of $345,000. 
Local cooperation. For details of local cooperation 
see page 32-22 of Annual Report for 1976. On 
October 25, 1976, the New York State Department 
of Conservation furnished a letter of intent to 
cooperate toward construction of project. Formal 
assurances will be requested upon completion of 
Phase II Design Memorandum. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work: Preconstruction planning was continued. 
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Condition at end of fiscal year. The 1970 Flood 
Control Act authorized construction of Sandridge 
Dam and downstream channel improvements. It 
also stipulated that before any work is initiated, a 
restudy of alternatives to the dam be undertaken. 
As a result of Restudy of Alternatives, which was 
completed in 1973, recommended revisions were 
submitted in a public notice dated March 18, 
1974. Revisions to the project are described in 
detail in above paragraph, Existing project. The 
authorization of the 1970 Flood Control Act was 
modified by the Water Resources Development 
Act of 1974 to provide for remedial flood control 
measures compatible with the diversion plan contained 
in the report of Restudy of Alternatives. 
Preconstruction planning was initiated in 
December 1974. Completion of preconstruction 
planning and construction remains to be done to 
complete the project. In addition, approximately 
$311,400 were expended during FY 1977 for 
emergency work for "Operation Runoff". As a 
result of record snowfalls during the 1976-1977 
winter, advance measures were undertaken to 
reduce flood damages anticipated from the 
snowmelt. Work was performed under authority of 
Public Law 84-99, Flood Control and Coastal 
Emergencies. 
33. ITHACA, N.Y., CAYUGA INLET 
Location. City of Ithaca is in Tompkins County, 
N.Y. Cayuga Inlet flows northerly through western 
portion of city and enters head of Cayuga Lake at 
Ithaca, N.Y. (See Geological Survey maps of 
Ithaca-West, and Ithaca-East.) 
Existing project. For description of the completed 
portion of the existing project, see page 32 
of Annual Report for 1971. Due to a deficiency in 
the completed project, OCE on May 21, 1973, 
authorized preparation of design for rectification 
of the project consisting of construction of concrete 
drop structure on Coy Glen channel, a 
tributary, and excavation and placing of riprap at 
Coy Glen. Estimated Federal cost of project is $3,- 
745,000 (Oct. 1975). Estimated non-Federal cost is 
$2,516,000 (Oct. 1975). For the completed portion 
of project the Federal cost was $3,462,000 and non- 
Federal cost was $2,513,000. ($77,000 cash contribution 
and remainder for lands, relocation of 
two highway bridges, access roads, utilities, and 
fishway holding pens). Existing project was 
authorized by 1960 Flood Control Act (H. Doc 204, 
86th Cong. 1st sess.). 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Cash 
contributions, consisting of $18,000 toward incremental 
cost of construction of holding pens and 
fish trapping facilities and $77,000 towards first 
cost of completed project have been received. For 
additional improvements to project, local interests 
contributed $4,000. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. Planning 
was completed and construction contract 
operations were initiated during June 1977. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing 
project initiated in January 1965 was completed in 
June 1970. Since the completion of construction of 
the project, the relocation of Cayuga Inlet channel 
resulted in shortening the length of and thereby 
increasing the slope in Coy Glen, a small tributary 
of the Inlet. As a result, severe erosion is occurring 
along Coy Glen resulting in continual shoaling in 
the completed Cayuga Inlet channel. Contract 
operations were initiated during June 1977 for the 
rectification of project by construction of two concrete 
drop structures and stone protection in Coy 
Glen channel to eliminate the erosion and shoaling 
problems. Completion of construction of additional 
improvements remains to be done to complete 
the project. Costs of $104,005 were incurred 
during fiscal years 1973 and 1974, under Public 
Law 84-99, Flood Control and Coastal Emergencies 
Appropriation, as a result of damages due to 
Storm Agnes, June 1972. 
34. MT. MORRIS LAKE, N.Y., 
GENESEE RIVER 
Location. Dam is on Genesee River 66.9 miles 
above river mouth and about 32 miles 
southwesterly of Rochester, N.Y. Reservoir is in 
Livingston and Wyoming Counties, N.Y. (See 
Geological Survey maps of Nunda and Portage, 
N.Y.) 
Existing project. For description of existing project 
as authorized by 1944 Flood Control Act see 
page 1575 of Annual Report for 1962. New work for 
completed project cost $23,365,559. In addition 
$5,000 contributed funds expended for new work. 
Local cooperation. None required. Local interests 
contributed $5,000 for new work. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Operations and maintenance: Operation and ordinary 
maintenance of dam, reservoir, and service 
facilities, condition and operation studies and 
miscellaneous reports were accomplished by hired 
labor for $211,231. Debris removal accomplished 
by contract, cost $60,756. Cooperative stream gaging 
program accomplished by Geological Survey 
for $32,000 and Weather Bureau reporting and 
hydroclimatic networks cost $2,368. Operation of 
the water control center cost $102,217. Engineering 
and design costs of $51,090 were incurred for 
stability analysis, penstock condition, foundation 
investigation, rock scaling, bank erosion and electrical 
repairs. 
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Condition at end of fiscal year. Existing project 
is complete. Construction of concrete gravity-type 
dam was initiated by contract March 1948 and 
completed May 1952. Clearing of reservoir area 
and construction of all appurtenances are complete. 
Operations and maintenance of dam, reservoir, 
and appurtenances are continued annually. 
35. SCAJAQUADA CREEK, N.Y. 
Location. Scajaquada Creek is a small stream 
draining to the Black Rock Canal and thence to 
Niagara River at Buffalo, New York. It flows from 
east to west and its drainage area is all in Erie 
County. About 65 percent of the watershed is upstream 
from the city of Buffalo, mostly in the 
towns of Cheektowaga and Lancaster, and the 
village of Depew. (See Geological Survey Maps of 
Buffalo-Northeast, N.Y. and Lancaster, N.Y.) 
Existing project. Provides for: (a) 9,410 feet of 
channel improvement on the main stem of Scajaquada 
Creek and a total of 17,350 feet of channel 
improvement on tributaries, all within the town of 
Cheektowaga; (b) construction of a levee totalling 
about 1,100 feet in length, (c) removal, replacement, 
or enlargement of obstructive bridges, 
culverts, and conduits; and, (d) sealing of sanitary 
sewer manholes subject to submergence. 
Estimated costs (October 1976) are $3,260,000 
Federal and $3,260,000 non-Federal. Existing project 
authorized by 1965 Flood Control Act - Section 
201. 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Agreement 
was executed June 14, 1977. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Preconstruction planning was continued. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction has 
not been initiated. Work remaining to complete 
project consists of completion of preconstruction 
planning and construction of local flood protection 
improvements. In addition, approximately $171,- 
600 were expended during FY 1977 for emergency 
work for "Operation Runoff". As a result of record 
snowfalls during the 1976-1977 winter, advance 
measures were undertaken to reduce flood 
damages anticipated from the snowmelt. Work 
was performed under authority of Public Law 84- 
99, Flood Control and Coastal Emergencies. 
36. WELLSVILLE, N.Y., GENESEE RIVER 
Location. Village of Wellsville is in Allegany 
County at junction of Dyke Creek and Genesee 
River. (See Geological Survey map of Wellsville, 
N.Y.) 
Existing project. See page 1574 of Annual 
Report for 1962 for description of completed portion 
of existing project as originally authorized by 
Flood Control Act approved May 17, 1950 (H. 
Doc. 232 81st Cong., 1st sess.). See page 32-24 of 
Annual Report for 1975 for description of 
modification for rectification of deficiencies as accomplished 
under the initial stage. 
Additional modifications to rectify deficiencies 
were authorized in June 1975 in accordance with 
Letter Report submitted in October 1974. These 
deficiencies, which are to be rectified under the second 
stage, consist of construction of new steel 
sheet pile energy dissipator levees, channel clearing 
and bank protection at upstream end of project 
on Genesee River; and, channel clearing and 
bank protection in three separate locations near 
upstream end of project on Dyke Creek. 
The total Federal cost of the project is $3,094,- 
986 of which $1,060,300 was for the completed existing 
project; $1,177,000 was for the completed 
rectification of deficiencies under the initial stage; 
and $857,686 was for the completed rectification of 
deficiencies accomplished under the second stage. 
The total estimated non-Federal cost of the project 
is $379,000 (Oct. 1975) of which $170,000 1- 
cluding $50,000 cash contribution was for the completed 
project and the balance of $209,000 were 
costs incurred for the rectification of the deficiencies 
accomplished under the initial stage. 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Local 
interests contributed $50,000 toward the construction 
of the project. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. For 
the second stage, contract operations for rectification 
of deficiencies which were initiated in June 
1976 were completed in November 1976. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Existing project 
was completed in November 1957 and repairs to 
flood-damaged riprap slopes made in September 
1959. An inspection of completed project disclosed 
that additional work is necessary to improve completed 
project. There has been widespread erosion 
of unprotected portions of channel banks, particularly 
on outside banks at bends and subsequent 
deposition of eroded material usually along 
inside banks. Contract for the rectification of 
deficiencies was awarded on June 15, 1973 and 
contract operations under the initial stage, which 
were initiated during July 1973, were completed 
during August 1974. Construction of additional 
improvements under the second stage initiated in 
June 1976, were completed in November 1976. In 
addition, costs of $374,042 were incurred during 
fiscal years 1973, 1974 and 1975 for project 
rehabilitation under authority of Public Law 84- 
99, Flood Control and Coastal Emergencies. 
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37. INSPECTION OF COMPLETED 
FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS 
Inspection of completed flood control works for 
compliance with Federal requirements were made 
during the period at a cost of $7,998. Total cost to 
Sept. 30, 1977 was $58,168. 
38. OTHER AUTHORIZED FLOOD 
CONTROL PROJECTS 
See Table 32-E. 
39. FLOOD CONTROL WORK UNDER 
SPECIAL AUTHORIZATION 
Flood Control and Coastal Emergencies (Public 
Law 99, 84th Cong., as amended by Sec. 206 of 
Flood Control Act of 1962). 
Federal costs for period were $44,688 for advance 
preparation and $9,962 for emergency 
operations. 
Snagging and clearing of navigable streams and 
tributaries in interest of flood control (Sec. 208 of 
1954 Flood Control Act, Public Law 780, 83d 
Cong.). 
Nine Mile Creek, Amboy, N.Y. - Costs of $5,994 
incurred for initiation of planning and Reconnaissance 
Report. 
Emergency bank protection (Sec. 14 of 1946 
Flood Control Act, Public Law 526, 79th Cong.) 
Amity, New York, Genesee River - Costs of $5,- 
328 incurred for initiation of planning for a total 
cumulative cost of $9,101 including cost of Reconnaissance 
Report. 
St. Columbans-on-the-Lake, N.Y. - Costs of 
$38,125 incurred for planning and construction of 
emergency bank protection for a total cumulative 
cost of $48,969 including cost of Reconnaissance 
Report. 
Saybrook Township, Ohio, Highway No. 531 - 
Costs of $232,161 incurred for construction of 
emergency bank protection for a total cumulative 
cost of $247,996. Total includes $230,000 reimbursement 
to State of Ohio for accomplishing the 
work. 
Van Campen Creek, Friendship, N.Y. - Costs of 
$3,942 incurred for planning for a total cumulative 
cost $9,388 including cost of Reconnaissance 
Report. 
Flood control activities pursuant to Section 205, 
Public Law 858, 80th Congress, as amended 
(preauthorization). 
Cayuga Creek, Cheektowaga, N.Y. - Costs of 
$39,101 incurred for continuation of planning for a 
total cumulative cost of $44,245 including cost of 
Reconnaissance Report. 
Dyke Creek, Wellsville, N.Y. - Costs of $17,974 
incurred for initiation of planning for a total 
cumulative cost of $30,974 including cost of 
Reconnaissance Report. 
Euclid Creek, Ohio - Costs of $56,066 incurred 
for initiation of planning for a total cumulative 
cost of $69,066 including cost of Reconnaissance 
Report. 
Harbor Brook, Syracuse, N.Y. - Costs of $3,391 
incurred for preparation of Reconnaissance 
Report. 
Lake Neatahwanta, Fulton, N.Y. - Costs of $3,- 
661 incurred for preparation of Reconnaissance 
Report. 
Salmon Creek, Hilton, N.Y. - Costs of $3,567 incurred 
for preparation of Reconnaissance Report. 
General Investigations 
40. SURVEYS 
Costs during period were $1,950,353 of which 
$273,623 was for navigation studies, $582,081 for 
flood damage prevention studies, $987,684 for 
special studies, $15,681 for review for deauthorization 
and $91,284 for coordination with other agencies. 
41. COLLECTION AND STUDY 
OF BASIC DATA 
During the period, costs of $65,007 were incurred 
for work in connection with International 
Water Studies and $168,959 for Flood Plain 
Management Services. No Flood Plain Information 
Reports were completed during the period. 
42. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
Hydrologic studies of the effect of urbanization 
on stream runoff on Grand Island, N.Y. were continued 
at a cost of $7,641 for a cumulative cost of 
$36,141. 
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TABLE 32-A COST AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
See 
Section Total Cost to 
in Text Project Funding FY 74 FY 75 FY 76 FY 77 Sept. 30, 1977 
1. Ashtabula Harbor, 
Ohio 
(Federal Funds) 
(Contrib. Funds) 
2. Black Rock Channel 
and Tonawanda 
Harbor, N.Y. 
3. Buffalo Harbor, 
N.Y. 
4. Cattaraugus Harbor, 
N.Y. 
5. Cleveland Harbor, 
Ohio 
6. Conneaut Harbor, 
Ohio 
7. Dunkirk Harbor, 
N.Y. 
8. Elk Creek 
Harbor, Pa. 
9. Erie Harbor, Pa. 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Contrib. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
Rehab. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
Rehab. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
Rehab. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
Rehab. 
Approp. 
Cost 
1,125,000 12,805,339I 
907,873 12,588,212 ' 
47,000 
668,569 
387,583 
170,300 
382,643 
357,000 
416,426 
47,000 
415,000 5,654,666 
433,354 5,653,451 
10,515,1202 
10,515,1202 
1,658,702 
1,016,679 
831,849 2,392,500 1,280,000 20,062,348 :.4 
1,685,318 2,383,474 1,216,323 19,965,267 :.4 
- - - - 23,115,187 
- - - - 23,115,187 
4,874,317 2,290,100 9,284,500 3,627,000 38,516,887 6 
970,444 5,960,003 9,603,178 3,213,565 38,091,9056 
- - - - 295,457 
- - - - 295,457 
110,000 175,000 110,000 20,000 465,000 
108,017 170,914 141,879 19,656 464,594 
-100,000 -12,100 - - 31,503,299 7 
1,102 2,005 105 - 31,503,299 7 
1,847,210 5,419,651 6,733,700 10,742,600 72,795,377 8.9 
6,455,620 7,979,102 5,437,372 9,897,185 70,480,546 8.9 
- - - - 464,903 
- - - - 464,903 
- - - - 8,346,641 1 
- - - - 8,346,641 1o 
410,161 
617,648 
366,200 
383,099 
310,000 
308,031 
145,000 4,767,00211 
151,167 4,767,002 11 
651,850 
651,850 
-439 
2,561 
45,000 
44,866 
116,000 
116,000 
109,000 
100,694 
75,000 
75,000 
196,000 1,579,424 12 
182,057 1,557,041 12 
1,364,022 1:3 
1,364,022 1 
166,500 
92,662 
166,500 
92,662 
3,597,87314 
3,597,87314 
217,525 
388,858 
308,100 
393,657 
701,000 
703,591 
190,000 7,078,819 15 
189,861 7,077,703 15 
1,154 
1,154 
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TABLE 32-A (Continued) COST AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
See 
Section Total Cost to 
in Text Project Funding FY 74 FY 75 FY 76 FY 77 Sept. 30, 1977 
10. Fairport Harbor, New Work 
Ohio Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
11. Great Sodus Bay New Work 
Harbor, N.Y. Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
Rehab. 
Approp. 
Cost 
12. Huron Harbor, New Work 
Ohio Approp. 
(Federal Funds) Cost 
(Contributed Funds) New Work 
Contrib. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
Rehab. 
Approp. 
Cost 
13. Irondequoit Bay, New Work 
N.Y. Approp. 
Cost 
14. Little Sodus Bay New Work 
Harbor, N.Y. Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
Rehab. 
Approp. 
Cost 
15. Lorain Harbor, New Work 
Ohio Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
16. Ogdensburg Harbor, New Work 
N.Y. Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
17. Oswego Harbor, New Work 
N.Y. Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
Rehab. 
Approp. 
Cost 
949,602 
682,959 
6,000 
231,770 
70,000 
35,246 
2,965,487 
254,186 
-35,000 
862 
122,714 
613,835 
583,200 
770,685 
63,000 
281,665 
75,000 
107,860 
- - 2,959,611 16 
- - 2,959,61116 
445,000 290,000 7,656,935 
488,616 290,000 7,655,717 
- - 610,95917 
- - 610,959 1 
72,018 155,000 2,296,821 
95,461 152,465 2,294,286 
- - 713,544 
- - 713,544 
5,000 2,000,000 3,458,79518 
6,834 1,456,415 2,915,150 s18 
- 63,079 63,079 
619,200 3,559,400 
3,362,589 3,583,089 
1,698 
57.000 
173,113 
1,067,000 20,000 
2,994,843 1,071,905 
480,351 
389,815 
80,000 
65,229 
26,650 
26,714 
42,561 
43,520 
50,000 9,952,403 
49,543 9,948,687 
100,000 
80,716 
247,030 
247,030 
321,770 
287,715 
301,394 t 19 
301,39419 
44,099 2,562,342 
44,0S& 2,562,329 
742,822 
742,822 
325,000 20,766,558 20 
322,275 20,759,046 20 
506,200 3,635,000 5,638,000 15,067,429 
722,455 3,445,070 5,857,760 15,057,212 
59,077 
57,473 
-12,038 
103,914 
468,700 
463,247 
445,000 
450,198 
169,219 
131,824 
646,466 21 
646,466 21 
966,76722 
927,76622 
8,430,01623 
8,430,01623 
286,000 4,454,81524 
285,476 4,449,19124 
307,590 
307,590 
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BUFFALO, N.Y., DISTRICT 
TABLE 32-A (Continued) COST AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
See 
Section Total Cost to 
in Text Project Funding FY 74 FY 75 FY 76 FY 77 Sept. 30, 1977 
18. Port Ontario 
Harbor, N.Y. 
19. Rochester Harbor, 
N.Y. 
20. Rocky River Harbor, 
Ohio 
21. Sandusky 
Harbor, Ohio 
22. Vermilion 
Harbor, Ohio 
23. Wilson Harbor, 
N.Y. 
26. Lakeview Park, 
Lorain, Ohio 
(Federal Funds) 
(Contributed Funds) 
27. Presque Isle 
Peninsula, Erie, Pa. 
(Federal Funds) 
(Contributed Funds) 
30. Cuyahoga River 
Basin, Ohio 
31. Dansville and 
Vicinity, Canaseraga 
Creek, N.Y. 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
Rehab. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
Rehab. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Contrib. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Contrib. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
102,000 
98,783 
25,506 
154,990 
954,400 
857,715 
38,000 
32,900 
165,252 
183,156 
323,104 
418,453 
533,435 
537,914 
258,600 1,176,000 
273,432 1,068,214 
204,000 
156,280 
363,000 25 
312,06325 
- 2,439,308 26 
- 2,439,30826 
813,000 7,856,808 27 
816,572 7,855,38027 
- 343,494 
- 343,494 
850 690,243 28 
1,471 690,243 28 
- 6,727,270 29 
- 6,727,270 29 
153,000 6,927,076 
268.286 6.926.945 
675,606 
675,606 
90,000 -75,160 
678,835 -39,227 
31,862 
31,202 
79,000 
79,660 
107,000 
107,000 
202,500 
118,523 
-23,858 
-11,912 
1,379 
1,081 
90,000 
43,831 
40,000 
298 - 
30,000 50 
84,531 50 
750,000 760 
786,754 759 
338,571 
310,239 
1,798 
1,798 
161,830 
100,137 
,000 1,260,000 
,154 1,254,139 
729,000 
378,286 
,000 
,907 
321,429 
345,579 
180,000 
179,165 
1,156,118 3( 
1,156,118 3() 
623,763 
539,786 
139,775 
139,775 
535,246 3 
535,246 : 
236,868 4 
175,175 . 
1,439,700 
1,433,592 
729,000 
378,286 
750,000 4,445,562 
751,167 4,443,390 
325,714 2,312,853 
325,867 2,312,824 
- 2,476 
- 2,476 
250,000 
138,250 
94,500 
64,391 
430,000 
317,415 
107,300 
77,191 
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TABLE 32-A (Continued) COST AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
See 
Section Total Cost to 
in Text Project Funding FY 74 FY 75 FY 76 FY 77 Sept. 30, 1977 
32. Ellicott Creek, New Work 
N.Y. Approp. 10,000 135,000 210,000 264,000 789,000 
Cost 15,746 125,339 220,409 244,383 769,131 
33. Ithaca, N.Y. New Work 
Cayuga Inlet Approp. - - 26,000 310,000 3,830,330 
(Federal Funds) Cost 6,408 19,953 29,419 175,260 3,693,781 
(Contributed Funds) New Work 
Contrib. - - - 4,000 99,000 
Cost - - - 450 95,460 
34. Mt. Morris New Work 
Lake, N.Y. Approp. - - - - 23,365,559 11 
Genesee River Cost - - - - 23,365,559 : 
Maint. 
Approp. 222,138 359,100 507,500 524,000 3,205,009 
Cost 300,208 324,614 539,773 459,662 3,127,166 
35. Scajaquada Cr., New Work 
N.Y. Approp. 60,307 125,000 130,000 400,000 720,307 
Cost 63,424 121,973 133,150 117,049 437,356 
36. Wellsville, N.Y. New Work 
Genesee River Approp. - 25,000 615,000 275,000 3,095,303 ;2 
Cost 890,004 114,668 594,657 295,808 3,094,986:2 
1. Includes $565,192 for previous projects. 
2. Includes $58,027 for previous projects. 
3. Includes $4,922 emergency relief 
ministrative costs transferred from new work 
authority adto 
maintenance 
upon conversion to programming and budgeting system July 1, 
1953, by direction of Office, Chief of Engineers. 
4. Includes appropriations and costs under appropriation 
titles 96x3123 Operation and Maintenance and 96x5125 
Maintenance and Operation of Dams and Other Improvements 
of Navigable Waters. 
5. Includes $4,277,586 for previous projects. 
6. Includes $1,883,647 for previous projects. Excludes 
$446,805 contributed funds. 
7. Includes $1,564,154 for previous project and appropriations 
and costs for modification authorized for construction 
under authority of Sec. 107, 1960 R & H Act. 
8. Includes appropriations and costs under appropriation 
titles 96x3123 Operation and Maintenance and 96x5125 
Maintenance and Operation of Dams and Other Improvements 
of Navigable Waters. 
9. Excludes $201,960 contributed funds. 
10. Includes $805,272 for previous projects. 
11. Includes $39,784 for previous projects. 
12. Includes $811,250 for previous projects. Excludes $11,- 
000 contributed funds. 
13. Includes $176,520 for previous projects. 
14. Includes $736,967 for previous projects. 
15. Includes $104,900 for previous projects. Excludes 
$154,500 contributed funds. 
16. Includes $368,940 for previous projects. 
17. Includes $361,772 for previous projects. 
18. Includes $269,789 for previous projects. 
19. Includes $232,328 for previous projects. 
20. Includes $292,203 for new work for previous projects. 
Excludes $3,000 contributed funds. Also excludes appropriation 
of $29,570 and costs of $23,683 reported for modification 
under authority of Section 107, 1960 R & H Act. 
21. Includes $271,380 for previous projects. 
22. Includes $130,512 for previous projects. 
23. Includes $1,187,977 for previous projects. 
24. Includes $945,684 for previous projects. 
25. Includes $50,000 for previous projects. 
26. Includes $247,794 for previous projects. 
27. Includes $617,529 for previous projects and $478 
emergency relief authority administration costs transferred 
from new work to maintenance upon conversion to programming 
and budgeting system, July 1, 1953, by direction of Office, 
Chief of Engineers. 
28. Excludes $249,346 contributed funds. 
29. Excludes $325,000 contributed funds. Includes $477,- 
149 for previous projects. 
30. Excludes $740,679 contributed funds. 
31. Excludes $5,000 contributed funds. 
32. Excludes $50,000 contributed funds. 
33. Includes $57,342 for previous projects. Excludes $166,- 
998 contributed funds. 
34. Includes $16,914 for previous projects. 
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BUFFALO, N.Y., DISTRICT 
TABLE 32-B AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
Acts Work Authorized Documents 
June 3, 1896 
Mar. 3, 1905 
June 25, 1910 
Mar. 2, 1919 
Aug. 30, 1935 
Aug. 26, 1937 
Annual Report, 1895, p. 2 1 3 2 . 
H. Doc. 654, 61st Cong., 2d sess. 
H. Doc. 997, 64th Cong., 1st sess. 
H. Doc. 43, 73d Cong., 1st sess. 
Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. 
78, 74th Cong., 2d sess.2 
ASHTABULA HARBOR, OHIO (See Section 1 of Text) 
Construction of breakwater. 
Enlarge outer harbor by extending west breakwater and 
constructing new east breakwater; pierheads on lakeward 
ends of breakwaters; and remove part of old east 
breakwater. 
Extend west breakwater to shore; dredge outer harbor to a 
depth of 20 feet. 
Remove portion of east breakwater, extend breakwaters to 
present project dimensions, and dredging restrictions 
in portion of west basin. 
Dredge channel through outer harbor, channel of approach 
to Penn Central Co. slip, channel in Ashtabula River, 
to and in turning basin, all to present project 
dimensions; remove portion of old east inner 
breakwater; and maintenance to 24-foot depth of 
portion of outer harbor. 
Extend river channel to present project limit. 
Dredging approach channel and turning basin in east 
outer harbor to 25-foot depth. 
A depth of 29 feet in soft and 30 feet in hard material 
in entrance channel to just inside outer ends of 
breakwaters; thence 28 feet in soft and 29 feet in 
hard material in a channel to inner breakwater; thence 
27 feet in soft and 28 feet in hard material in a channel 
extending to Penn Central Co. slip and extending 2000 
feet up Ashtabula River; 22 feet in hard material in 
turning area; and 28 feet in soft and 29 feet in hard 
material in areas adjacent to 250-foot section of inner 
breakwater when that section is removed as now authorized. 
Dredging approach channel and turning basin in east 
outer harbor to 28 feet in soft material and 29 feet 
in hard material. 
BLACK ROCK CHANNEL AND TONAWANDA HARBOR, N.Y. 
(See Section 2 of Text) 
Dredging channel through Horseshoe Reef at outlet of 
Lake Erie and Tonawanda Inner Harbor, to 16 feet. 
Deepening Tonawanda Creek to 16 feet. 
Dredging channel from Buffalo outer harbor to foot of 
Maryland St., Buffalo, to 21 feet. 
Dredging channel from foot of Maryland St., Buffalo, 
to natural deepwater pool upstream from Tonawanda 
Harbor to 21 feet; construction of ship lock and 
bridge; and repair of Bird Island pier and towpath 
wall. 
Dredging channel along Tonawanda Island, with turning 
basin at its downstream end at the foot of the Island, 
to 21 feet. 
Dredging triangular area at junction with Buffalo north 
entrance channel. 
H. Ex. Doc. 83, 50th Cong., 1st sess., 
Annual Report, 1888, p. 2066, and 
Annual Report, 1897, pp. 3116-3120. 
H. Doc. 143, 56 Cong., 1st sess., and 
Annual Report, 1900, p. 4152. 
H. Doc. 125, 56th Cong., 2d sess., and 
Annual Report, 1901, p. 3343. 
H. Doc. 428, 58th Cong., 2d sess. 
H. Doc. 658, 63d Cong., 2d sess. 
H. Doc. 1004, 65th Cong., 2d sess., and 
H. Doc. 92, 79th Cong., 1st sess. 
32-29 
H. Doc. 321, 77th Cong., 1st sess. 
H. Doc. 486, 83d Cong., 2d sess. 
H. Doc. 148, 86th Cong., 1st sess. 
H. Doc. 269, 89th Cong., 1st sess.4 
Mar. 2, 1945 
Sept. 3, 1954 
July 14, 1960 
Oct. 27, 1965 
Aug. 11, 1888 
June 3, 1896 
June 13, 1902 
June 13, 1902 
Aug. 8, 1917 
Mar. 3, 1905 
July 27, 1916 
Mar. 2, 1919 
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TABLE 32-B (Continued) 
Acts 
Sept. 22, 1922 
Mar. 3, 1925 
June 26, 1934 
Aug. 30, 1935" 
Mar. 2, 1945 
Sept. 3, 1954 
May 20, 1826 
June 23, 1866 
June 23, 1874 
June 3, 1896 
Mar. 3, 1899 
Mar. 3, 1909 
June 6, 1900 
June 13, 1902 
Mar. 2, 1907 
Mar. 2, 1907o 
June 25, 1910 
July 25, 1912 
Mar. 2, 1919 
Jan. 21, 1927 
July 3, 1930 
Aug. 30, 1935" 
Aug. 30, 1935 
AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
32-30 
Work Authorized 
Widening channel at foot of Maryland St., Buffalo. 
Widening canal south of International Bridge and 
removal of westerly end of Rattlesnake Island shoal. 
Operation and care of improvements provided for with 
funds from War Department appropriations for rivers 
and harbors. 
Removal of rock shoals in Lake Erie entrance to 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. 
Widening Lake Erie entrance to canal. 
Deepen lower 1,500 feet of Tonawanda inner harbor and 
enlarge turning basin. 
BUFFALO HARBOR, N.Y. (See Section 3 of Text) 
Construction of south pier (extended in 1868)" 
Construction of old breakwater."9 
Extension of old breakwater.9 
Stony Point and south breakwater."9 
North breakwater.9 
Deepening entrance channel to inner harbor and 
removing rock shoal therein. 
Dredging at entrance to canals at South Buffalo in 
outer harbor.' 
South entrance breakwater.9 
Extension of Federal project to Commercial St. and 
removal of Watson elevator site.9 
Deepening areas A, B, and D in outer harbor to 21 
feet, and area C in north entrance to 23 feet. 
Deepening areas F and G in outer harbor to 21 feet. 
Removal of shoal between entrance channel to Buffalo 
River and Erie Basin to 21 feet. 
Deepening areas H, I, and K in outer harbor to 21 feet. 
Extension of south entrance and south breakwaters, 
deepening outer harbor to present project dimensions, 
and removal of shoals on approach to south entrance. 
Maintenance of channels in Buffalo River and Buffalo 
ship canal to 21 feet, in cooperation with city of 
Buffalo. 
Documents 
H. Doc. 981, 66th Cong., 3d sess. 
H. Doc. 289, 68th Cong., 1st sess. 
H. Doc. 28, 73d Cong., 1st sess. 7 
H. Doc. 92, 79th Cong., 1st sess. 4 
H. Doc. 423, 83rd Cong., 2d sess. 4', 
Annual Report, 1868, pp. 222 and 
232. 
Annual Report, 1868, pp. 232-236. 
Annual Report, 1876, pt. 2, pp. 569 
and 573. 
Annual Report, 1895, p. 3153. 
H. Doc. 72, 55th Cong., 1st sess., 
and Annual Report, 1897, p. 3245. 
Specified in acts. 
Specified in act. 
H. Doc. 240, 59th Cong., 1st sess. 
H. Doc. 298, Rivers and Harbors 
Committee Doc. 2, 61st Cong., 
2d sess. 
H. Doc. 550, 62d Cong., 2d sess. 
H. Doc. 1139, 64th Cong., 1st sess. 
H. Doc. 481, 68th Cong., 2d sess. 
Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. 1, 
71st Cong., 1st sess. 
H. Doc. 46, 73d Cong., 1st sess. 
Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. 54, 
74th Cong., 1st sess.

BUFFALO, N.Y., DISTRICT 
TABLE 32-B (Continued) AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
Acts Work Authorized Documents 
Mar. 2, 1945 
July 14, 1960 
Oct. 23, 1962 
Part of east breakwater. 9 
Extension of east breakwater. 9 
Reconstruction of piers. 9 
Dredging channel between piers and outer harbor to 
depth of 19 feet; dredging to depth of 23 feet in 
any portion of harbor in discretion of Secretary of 
War. 
Arrowhead breakwater and extension of east breakwater. 
Removal of deflecting arm of old east breakwater and 
closure of gap between old and new east breakwaters. 
Pierhead at easterly end of east breakwater. 
Maintenance and improvement of channels in Cuyahoga and 
Old Rivers to a depth of 21 feet to a point 2,000 
feet upstream from Clark Ave. viaduct and 18-foot 
turning basin. 
Deepening outer harbor and channel between piers to 
present project dimensions, construction of 400-foot 
spur breakwater at gap in shore arm of west 
breakwater; removal of easterly 150 feet of west main 
breakwater; elimination from project of a 298-foot 
southerly extension of west pier; and abandonment of 
inner 932 feet of shore arm of west breakwater. 
Maintenance dredging in Cuyahoga and Old Rivers for 
1 year as an emergency measure. 
Maintenance of extension of Cuyahoga River channel. 
Extension, maintenance, and improvement to a depth of 
21 feet of Cuyahoga River channel to present project 
limit.' 5, 6 
H. Doc. 352, 78th Cong., 1st sess." 
H. Doc. 151, 86th Cong., 1st sess. 
H. Doc., 451, 87th Cong., 2d sess. 
Deepening North and Buffalo River entrance channels, 
and deepening and maintaining Buffalo River and 
Buffalo ship canal to present project dimensions. 
Deepening approach to south entrance channel to 30 
feet; deepen to 30 feet in outer area and 29 feet in 
inner area of south entrance channel; and deepen to 
28 feet southerly part of outer harbor. 
Deepening portion of outer harbor to 27 feet over a 
width of 500 feet for 2,500 feet northward from 
28-foot project area, widening within 1,700 feet to 
limits within 150 feet of breakwater axis and 75 feet 
from harbor line and continuing within these limits 
for 7,000 feet. Elimination of 25-foot wide strip 
between presently authorized and proposed easterly 
dredging limits. Elimination of easterly 50-foot 
wide undredged strip in existing 23-foot depth 
project area, extending northerly from 27-foot 
depth area to Buffalo River entrance channel. 
Previously authorized but uncompleted portions of 
work authorized by 1935 act, combined with this 
act as a single improvement. 
CLEVELAND HARBOR, OHIO (See Section 5 of Text) 
West breakwater. 
32-31 
Annual Report, 1876, p. 558. 
H. Ex. Doc. 116, 48th Cong., 2d sess., 
and Annual Report, 1886, p. 1865. 
H. Ex. Doc. 189, 50th Cong., 1st sess., 
and Annual Report, 1888, p. 2005. 
H. Doc. 326, 54th Cong., 1st sess., 
and Annual Report, 1896, p. 2949. 
H. Doc. 156, 55th Cong., 3d sess., 
and Annual Report, 1899, pp. 3075 
and 3078. 
H. Doc. 118, 56th Cong., 2d sess. 
No printed report. 
H. Doc. 891, 63d Cong., 2d sess. 
H. Doc. 707, 63d Cong., 2d sess., 
and Rivers and Harbors Committee 
Doc. 84, 74th Cong., 2d sess. 
H. Doc. 477, 72d Cong., 2d sess. 
Rivers and Harbors Committee 
Doc. 39, 74th Cong., 1st sess. 
Specified in act. 
H. Doc. 95, 79th Cong., 1st sess. 
Mar. 3, 1875 
Aug. 5, 1886 
Aug. 11, 1888 
June 3, 1896 
Mar. 3, 1899 
June 13, 1902 
June 13, 1902 
Mar. 2, 1907 
June 25, 1910 
July 27, 1916 
Aug. 8, 1917 
Aug. 29, 1937 
Aug. 30, 193512 
Aug. 30, 1935 ' 
Mar. 2, 1945

REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
TABLE 32-B (Continued) AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
Acts Work Authorized Documents 
July 24, 1946 
July 3, 1958 
July 14, 1960 
Oct. 23, 1962 
Dec. 6, 1966 
Oct. 22, 1976 
(Sec. 175) 
Improvement of Cuyahoga and Old Rivers to a depth of 
23 feet and replacement or pier construction of 7 
railroad bridges. 
Deepening channel 25 feet through east basin of outer 
harbor; replacement of Erie-Lackawanna Railroad 
bridge over Cuyahoga River at mile 4.1 and 
widening of channel at that point, with elimination 
of reconstruction of east pier of bridge as 
previously authorized; and replacement of Baltimore 
& Ohio Railroad bridge over Old River near its mouth 
and Willow Avenue Highway Bridge about 800 feet 
above mouth and widening channel at four locations 
along lower 2,000 feet of river. 
Depth of 29 feet in lake approach to main entrance; 
28 feet in entrance channel to lakeward ends of 
piers at mouth of Cuyahoga River; 27 feet in river 
to a point just above its junction with Old River, 
and in Old River to upstream limit of present 
23-foot project; 28 feet in west basin within 
existing project limits as modified to eliminate a 
triangular area at west end and to extend limits to 
a line parallel to and 75 feet from harbor line; 
and 28 feet in westerly 800 feet of east basin. 
An area in east basin 27 feet deep extending about 
3,800 feet easterly of 28-foot area with project 
limits 380 feet from east breakwater and on 
landward side generally by a line 75 feet lakeward 
of and parallel to harbor line. A dock channel to 
Nicholson Cleveland Terminal Co. pier, at easterly 
end of east basin, from 25-foot contour to a limit 
75 feet north of pierhead line, 400 feet wide at 
shoreward end and flared toward the lake. 
Deepening upper end of Old River channel from 21 to 
27 feet. 
Preparation of Phase I design memorandum for improvements 
consisting of removal of portions of entrance 
breakwater; construction of breakwater extension 
at east entrance; deepening approach and entrance 
channels; construction of diked disposal area; 
and, installation of recreational fishing facilities on 
west breakwater. 
CONNEAUT HARBOR, OHIO (See Section 6 of Text) 
Extension of east breakwater, construction of new west 
breakwater; removal of portion of old west breakwater; 
and dredging of outer harbor to 19 feet. 
Realinement of west breakwater; removal of remainder of 
old west breakwater, and deepening outer harbor to 
20 feet. 
Removal of Bessemer & Lake Erie R.R. Co. of inner 
635 feet of west pier. 
Removal of a portion of west breakwater; extension of 
breakwaters to present project dimensions; 
construction of pierheads on outer ends of 
breakwaters; deepening outer harbor to present 
project dimensions; removal of portions of river 
pier, and elimination from project of a 255-foot 
shoreward extension of west breakwater. 
H. Doc. 653, 61st Cong., 2d sess. 
H. Doc. 983, 64th Cong., 1st sess. 
H. Doc. 48, 73d Cong., 1st sess. 
32-32 
H. Doc. 629, 79th Cong., 2d sess.4 
H. Doc. 107, 85th Cong., 1st sess. 
H. Doc. 152, 86th Cong., 1st sess. 
H. Doc. 527, 87th Cong., 2d sess.4 
Sec. 107, 1960 River and Harbor Act. 
June 25, 1910 
Aug. 8, 1917 
Aug. 30, 1935"

BUFFALO, N.Y., DISTRICT 
TABLE 32-B (Continued) AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
Acts Work Authorized Documents 
Oct. 23, 1962 
Nov. 7, 1966 
H. Doc. 415, 87th Cong., 2d sess. 
H. Doc. 484, 89th Cong., 2d sess.4 
Deepening easterly part of outer harbor to 28 feet in 
soft material and 29 feet in hard material; deepening 
remaining triangular area of outer harbor to 22 feet 
in soft material and 23 feet in hard material; 
deepening inner harbor for 2,450 feet upstream of 
outer end of west pier to 27 feet in soft material 
and 28 feet in hard material; removal of east pier; 
extension of east breakwater to shore; and an access 
channel 8 feet deep in outer harbor to city dock. 
Previously authorized but uncompleted portion of 
work authorized by 1917 and 1935 acts combined with 
this act for accomplishment as a single improvement. 
Recreational small-boat harbor provided by: a stone 
dike about 2,200 feet long; access channels 6 feet 
deep, 2,800 feet long and 100 feet wide; closing of 
100-foot gap in existing west breakwater; and 
personnel guard rail on west breakwater. 
DUNKIRK HARBOR, N.Y. (See Section 7 of Text) 
Construction of west pier.4,' 
Breakwater and excavation of entrance channel to 13 feet." 
Deepening of entrance channel and harbor basin to a 
depth suitable for vessels of 16-foot draft. 
Removal of rock reef bordering the inner entrance 
channel. 
Deepening outer entrance channel to present project 
depths; removal of rock shoal on the west side of the 
entrance channel to a depth of 17 feet, and changed 
limits of the inner entrance channel and basin to 
present project dimensions. 
Dec. 15, 1970 Cons 
(House Public Works Comm.) 
June 22, 1971 
(Senate Public Works Comm.) 
Sec. 201 of F.C. Act of 1965 
struction of small boat harbor. H. Doc. 91-423, 91st Cong., 
2d sess. 
ERIE HARBOR, PA. (See Section 9 of Text) 
Breakwaters and piers; dredging entrance channel; and 
brushwood protection of beach of Presque Isle 
Peninsula.9 
Deepening channel and harbor basin to 18 feet; repair 
and extension of piers; and plant growth and 
emergency protection work on peninsula. 
Deepening channel and part of harbor to 20 feet. 
Reconveyed Presque Isle Peninsula to the State of 
Pennsylvania for park purposes. 
Deepening, widening, and straightening entrance channel, 
dredging channel at easterly end of harbor basin, 
deepening a portion of harbor basin, all to present 
project dimensions; elimination of north breakwater 
from project; and limitation of south breakwater to 
a length of 1,200 feet. 
Annual Report, 1915, p. 1965. 
H. Doc. 70, 55th Cong., 1st sess. 
and Annual Report, 1896, p. 3237.'y 
Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. 
26, 61st Cong., 2d sess. 
H. Doc. 52, 73d Cong., 1st sess. 
32-33 
S. Ex. Doc. 42, 35th Cong., 1st sess., 
and Annual Report, 1866, pt. IV, 
p. 155. 
Annual Report, 1871, p. 214. 
H. Doc. 63, 54th Cong., 1st sess. 
H. Doc. 720, 61st Cong., 2d sess.4 
H. Doc. 632, 80th Cong., 2d sess. 
Mar. 2, 1827 
Mar. 2, 1867 
June 3, 1896 
June 25, 1910 
June 30, 1948 
May 26, 1824 
Mar. 3, 1899 
June 15, 1910 
Nov. 28, 1922" 
Aug. 30, 1935

REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
TABLE 32-B (Continued) AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
Acts Work Authorized Documents 
Mar. 2, 1945 29 
Mar. 2, 1945 
Sept. 3, 1954 
July 14, 1960 
Oct. 23, 1962 
H. Doc. 735, 79th Cong., 2d sess. 
Specified in act. 
H. Doc. 345, 83d Cong., 2d sess. 
H. Doc. 199, 86th Cong., 1st sess. 
H. Doc. 340, 87th Cong., 2d sess.) 
Approach channel and turning basin to the westerly docks. 
Protection of the peninsula south of the waterworks 
settling basin. 
Widen 25-foot deep approach channel to ore dock. 
Depth of 29 feet in the entrance channel to a point 
opposite the inner end of the north pier; thence 28 
feet in soft and 29 feet in hard material in the 
remainder of the entrance channel, within the general 
limits of the 25-foot basin and inner channel 
opposite 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. 
Depth of 27 feet in soft material and 28 feet in hard 
material in approach area to Duquesne Marine 
Terminal. Previously authorized but uncompleted 
portion of work authorized by 1935 act is combined 
with this act as a single improvement. 
FAIRPORT HARBOR, OHIO (See Section 10 of Text) 
Construction of piers. 
Breakwaters and dredging outer harbor to a depth of 
18 feet. 
1,400-foot extension of east breakwater, present 
project dimension of east pier; and deepening of 
harbor to 19 feet. 
4,000-foot extension of east breakwater at limit of 
cost to the United States of $715,000. 
Deepening of outer harbor and entrance channel to 
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. 
Dredging of 21- and 24-foot river channels and 
turning basin in Grand River to present project 
dimensions. 
Dredging of 8-foot river channel. 
Depth of 29 feet in the approach channel from the 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. 
May 10, 1977 Con 
(House Public Works Comm.) 
Oct. 1, 1976 
(Senate Public Works Comm.) 
Sec. 201 of F.C. Act of 1965 
struction of small boat harbor. H. Doc. 627, 94th Cong., 2d sess. 
32-34 
Annual Report, 1889, pp. 2147-2153. 
H. Doc. 347, 54th Cong., 1st sess., 
and Annual Reports, 1896, p. 2956; 
1903, p. 2084; 1905, p. 2349. 
H. Doc. 206, 63d Cong., 1st sess. 
H. Doc. 592, 69th Cong., 2d sess., 
Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. 
13, 70th Cong., 1st sess. 
H. Doc. 472, 72d Cong., 2d sess. 
Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. 
79, 74th Cong., 2d sess. 4 
H. Doc. 706, 79th Cong., 2d sess.4 
H. Doc. 347, 86th Cong., 2d sess.4 
Mar. 3, 1825 ' 
June 3, 1896 
Mar. 3, 1905 
Mar. 2, 1919 
Jan. 21, 1927 
July 3, 1930 
Aug. 30, 1935 
Aug. 26, 1937 
July 24, 1946 
July 14, 1960

BUFFALO, N.Y., DISTRICT 
TABLE 32-B (Continued) AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
Acts Work Authorized Documents 
GREAT SODUS BAY HARBOR, N.Y. (See Section 11 of Text) 
Mar. 2, 1829 
Aug. 2, 1882 
Mar. 3, 1925 
July 3, 1930 
Aug. 30, 1935 
Oct. 23, 1962 29 
Mar. 3, 1905 
Mar. 2, 1919 
Aug. 30, 1935 2 
Oct. 23, 1962 
Construction of piers and breakwater. 
Extension of piers to 15-foot contour in the lake. 
Deepening and widening of channel to 18-foot depth and 
150-foot width. 
Widening channel lakeward of piers to 250 feet. 
Dredging channel to present project dimensions. 
Deepening lake approach channel from lake to piers; 
entrance channel 24 feet deep between piers to deep 
water bayward of piers and an inner channel 22 feet 
deep and 200 feet wide in bay to turning basin at 
coal dock. 
HURON HARBOR, OHIO (See Section 12 of Text) 
Extension of west pier; construction of east breakwater; 
removal of part of old east pier; deepening of channel 
to 19 feet; and dredging of sheltered area. 
Widening river to 200 feet; removal of remainder of old 
east pier; construction of new spur pier; enlargement 
of sheltered area; and closure of breach at shore end 
of west pier. 
Extension of west pier with pierhead at its outer end; 
removal of outer end of east breakwater and 
constructing pierhead on new outer end; widening and 
deepening channel to present project dimensions; 
enlargement of turning basin at head of channel; 
shore protection west of west pier; and elimination 
from project construction of spur pier and dredging 
sheltered area outside channel limits. 
Depths of 29 feet in approach channel, 28 feet in 
entrance channel, 27 feet in river channel, 21 feet 
in turning basin, a detached breakwater 1,575 feet 
long 2,000 feet lakeward of outer end of existing 
west pier; and, abandonment of lakeward end of 
existing approach channel. 
LITTLE SODUS BAY HARBOR, N.Y. (See Section 14 of Text) 
Annual Report, 1876, pt. II, p. 589. 
Annual Report, 1881, p. 2442. 
H. Doc. 192, 68th Cong., 1st sess. 
Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. 17, 
70th Cong., 1st sess. 
Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. 23, 
72d Cong., 1st sess. 
H. Doc. 138, 87th Cong., 1st sess. 
H. Doc. 122, 58th Cong., 2d sess. 
H. Doc. 5, 63d Cong., 1st sess. 
H. Doc. 478, 72d Cong., 2d sess. 
H. Doc. 165, 87th Cong., 1st sess.4 
West entrance pier. 9 
Extension of west pier and construction of west 
breakwater, and dredging channel 12 feet deep, 
400 feet wide.9 
East pier and east breakwater." 
Extension of piers lakeward to 15.5-foot contour, and 
dredging channel to 15.5 feet. 
Extension of east pier 300 feet lakeward. 
LORAIN HARBOR, OHIO (See Section 15 of Text) 
Breakwaters and extensions of piers to present dimensions. 
Extend 18-foot channel from inner end of piers to Erie 
Avenue Bridge. 
Annual Report, 1874, p. 256. 
Annual Report, 1874, p. 256. 
Annual Report, 1871, p. 234. 
Annual Report, 1881, pp. 2444 and 
2446. 
Annual Report, 1901, p. 3364. 
H. Doc. 131, 55th Cong., 2d sess. 
and Annual Report, 1898, p. 2718. 
H. Doc. 560, 60th Cong., 1st sess. 
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Aug. 30, 1852 
June 23, 1866 
Mar. 3, 1871 
Mar. 3, 1881 
June 13, 1902 
Mar. 3, 1899 
Mar. 2, 1907

REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
TABLE 32-B (Continued) AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
Acts Work Authorized Documents 
June 25, 1910 
Aug. 8, 1917 
Aug. 8, 1917 
July 3, 1930 
Aug. 30, 1935 
Aug. 30, 1935 
Aug. 30, 1935 
28 
Mar. 2, 1945 
July 14, 1960 
Oct. 27, 1965 
June 25, 1910 
Mar. 2, 1919 
Aug. 30, 1935' 
July 11, 1870 
Mar. 2, 1907 
July 3, 1930 
Extend breakwaters and dredge to depth of 19 feet in outer 
harbor. 
Extend breakwaters to present project dimensions. 
Deepen outer harbor and river channel to Erie Avenue 
Bridge to 20 feet. 
Extend 20-foot channel to American Shipbuilding Co. 
drydock 2. 
Widen 2 bends in river and enlarge turning basin opposite 
National Tube Co. dock. 2 
Approach channel to municipal pier. 
Deepen outer harbor and river channel to American 
Shipbuilding Co. drydock 2 to present project 
dimensions and extension 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. drydock 2 upper end of 
National Tube Co. dock was authorized Apr. 7, 1934, by 
Public Works Administration. 
Enlarging turning basin opposite National Tube Co. dock 
to present project dimensions. 
Turning basin in bend of Black River immediately 
upstream from Baltimore & Ohio RR coal dock. 
Replace Norfolk and Western Railway swing bridge with a 
vertical lift bridge; construct two detached arrowhead 
breakwaters lakeward of existing breakwaters; construct 
extension of east breakwater to shore; remove 300 feet 
of lakeward end of west breakwater; remove outer 1,100 
feet of east pier; deepen lake approach to 29 feet, 
800-foot wide outer harbor channel to 28 feet, 
southwesterly portion of outer harbor to 25 feet and 
river channel to 27 feet; widen river channel at bends; 
and construct a new turning basin 21 feet deep near 
upstream limit of existing project. 
Construct bank of stabilization works at cut numbered 1 along 
left bank of river channel above Erie Avenue Bridge. 
OGDENSBURG HARBOR, N.Y. (See Section 16 of Text) 
Deepening the several channels to 19 feet. 
Widening upper entrance channel to 400 feet, and city 
front to 350 feet. 
Enlarging and deepening lower basin to 21 feet, and 
removal of elevator wharf. 
OSWEGO HARBOR, N.Y. (See Section 17 of Text) 
Construction of outer west breakwater." 
Repair of outer west breakwater under Plan (A).4 
Construction of arrowhead breakwaters; deepening outer 
harbor between arrowhead breakwaters, west outer 
harbor east of Erie-Lackawanna coal dock, and Oswego 
River north of Seneca St., to 21 feet; and deepening 
west outer harbor, west of Erie-Lackawanna coal dock, 
to 16 feet. " 
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H. Doc. 644, 61st Cong., 2d sess. 
H. Doc. 980, 64th Cong., 1st sess. 
H. Doc. 985, 64th Cong., 1st sess. 
H. Doc. 587, 69th Cong., 2d sess. 
H. Doc. 469, 72d Cong., 2d sess. 
Senate Committee print, 73d Cong., 
2d sess. 
Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. 51, 
74th Cong., 1st sess. 
Specified in act. 
H. Doc. 161, 77th Cong., 1st sess. 
H. Doc. 166, 86th Cong., 1st sess.4 
PL 89-298. 
H.Doc. 920, 60th Cong., 1st sess. 
H.Doc. 663, 64th Cong., 1st sess. 
H.Doc. 266, 72d Cong., 1st sess. 4,24 
Annual Report, 1870, pp. 54, 220, 
and 221. 
H. Doc. 55, 58th Cong., 2d sess. 
Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. 24, 
71st Cong., 2d sess.

BUFFALO, N.Y., DISTRICT 
TABLE 32-B (Continued) AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
Acts Work Authorized Documents 
Aug. 30, 1935 
Oct. 17, 1940 
June 30, 1948 
Sept. 3, 1954 
Oct. 23, 1962 
Construction of channel protection works. 
Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. 7, 
74th Cong., 1st sess. 
H. Doc. 96, 76th Cong., 1st sess. 
H. Doc. 722, 80th Cong., 2d sess. 
H. Doc. 487, 81st Cong., 2d sess. 
H. Doc. 471, 87th Cong., 2d sess. 
Widening channel to harbor lines in Oswego River north 
of Seneca St. 
Closing gap in west breakwater; deepening west outer 
harbor, west of east line of Erie-Lackawanna coal 
dock, to project depth. 
Construction of east outer breakwater; removal of inner 
end of east arrowhead breakwater; and dredging 
channel and basin in east outer harbor. 
Construction of detached breakwater at harbor entrance 
and removal of shoals in approach to harbor entrance 
to 25 feet deep. 
Depth of 27 feet in lake approach channel; 25 feet deep 
in outer harbor channel 800 feet wide from entrance 
gap to a turning basin 25 feet deep about 750 by 
1,100 feet, at mouth of Oswego River; depth of 24 
feet in earth and 25 feet in hard material in river 
channel from turning basin to upstream end of Port 
of Oswego Authority's east side terminal, a distance 
of about 1,600 feet; relocation of Federal project 
limits in Oswego River upstream of 24-foot channel 
to Federal project limit at north line of West Seneca 
St., on lines parallel to 50 feet channel ward of 
established harbor lines; elimination of maintenance 
of inner west breakwater; and, elimination of modification 
authorized by River and Harbor Act of 1948. 
ROCHESTER HARBOR, N.Y. (See Section 19 of Text) 
Construction of piers.9 
Extension of piers to 15 foot contour in the lake." 
Concrete superstructure on piers." 
Deepening channel to 20 feet. 
Dredging of the entrance channel and turning basin, and 
the elimination of the inner ends of the east and west 
piers, all to present project dimensions. 
Maintenance of the existing channel upstream of the 
Penn Central Co. bridge. 
Depth of 24 feet in the channel from the lake to the west 
pier; a depth of 23 feet between the piers and in the 
lower river to the Penn Central Co. 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. 
ROCKY RIVER HARBOR, OHIO (See Section 20 of Text) 
East pier and dredging of channel. 
Extension of east pier and deepening channel to present 
project dimensions. 
Realign and extend channel and construct an anchorage 
basin. 
SANDUSKY HARBOR, OHIO (See Section 21 of Text) 
Annual Report, 1871, p. 211. 
H. Doc. 70, 75th Cong., 1st sess. 
H. Doc. 352, 88th Cong., 2d sess.' 
H. Doc. 362, 55th Cong., 2d sess., 
and Annual Report, 1898, p. 2708. 
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Annual Report, 1874, p. 247. 
Annual Report, 1881, p. 2437. 
Annual Report, 1905, p. 2383. 
H. Doc. 342, 61st Cong., 2d sess. 
H. Doc. 484, 72d Cong., 2d sess.4 
H. Doc. 139, 76th Cong., 1st sess. 
H. Doc. 409, 86th Cong., 2d sess.4 
Mar. 2, 1829 
Aug. 2, 1882 
June 25, 1910 
Aug. 30, 1935" 
Mar. 2, 1945 
July 14, 1960 
June 10, 1872 
Aug. 26, 1937 
Oct. 27, 1965 
Mar. 3, 1899

REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
TABLE 32-B (Continued) AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
Acts Work Authorized Documents 
June 13, 1902 
Mar. 2, 1919 
Jan. 21, 1927 
Aug. 30, 1935 
Mar. 2, 1945 
July 14, 1960 
H. Doc. 120, 56th Cong., 2d sess. 
H. Doc. 982, 64th Cong., 1st sess. 
H. Doc. 584, 69th Cong., 2d sess. 
Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. 2, 
73d Cong., 1st sess. 
H. Doc. 328, 76th Cong., 1st sess. 
H. Doc. 144, 86th Cong., 1st sess.4 
Widening of straight and dock channels and deepening to 
19 feet. 
Extension of east jetty to total length of 6,000 feet, 
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. 
Deepening of dock channel to 22 feet. 
Enlargement of turning basin and construction 
of rock dike. 
Maintenance of bay channel to 22 feet; and elimination 
from project of portion of turning basin and rock dike. 
Extending Moseley channel and deepening that 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 Moseley 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 
material and 25 feet in hard, with no Federal 
dredging within 50 feet of the dock; and enlarging 
the turning basin, including removal of approximately 
300 feet of the rock dike, and deepening to 24 feet 
in soft material and 25 feet in hard. 
VERMILION HARBOR, OHIO (See Section 22 of Text) 
Parallel piers and dredging channel to 8 feet deep. 
Deepening of channel to 12 feet. 
Reconstruction of piers. 
New entrance formed by two overlapping arrowhead 
breakwaters and extension of existing river channel 
upstream to Liberty St. Bridge. 
WILSON HARBOR, N.Y. (See Section 23 of Text) 
Entrance channel 80 feet wise and 8 feet deep; and 
restore east and west piers. 
Extend existing channel 300 feet; and construct new 
channel 3,800 feet long through Tuscarora Bay. 
PRESQUE ISLE PENINSULA, ERIE, PA. (See Section 28 of Text) 
Construction of groin system, seawall, bulkhead, 
placement of beach material at waterworks reservation 
and along remainder of peninsula; removal of portions 
of existing structures. 
Periodic nourishment of shore for a 10-year period. 
Periodic nourishment of shore for a 5-year period. 
Preparation of Phase I design memorandum for improvements 
consisting of construction of five sections 
of spaced off-shore breakwaters and replenishment of 
beach area with sandfill. 
H.Doc. 679, 76th Cong., 3d sess. 
H.Doc. 112, 90th Cong., 1st sess. 
H. Doc. 231, 83d Cong., 1st sess. 
H. Doc. 397, 86th Cong., 2d sess. 
H. Doc. 796, 93d Cong., 2d sess. 
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Annual Report, 1880, p. 2122. 
Annual Report, 1874, p. 219. 
H. Doc. 252, 58th Cong., 2d sess. 
H. Doc. 231, 85th Cong., 1st sess. 
July 4, 1836 
Mar. 3, 1875 
Mar. 3, 1905 
July 3, 1958 
Mar. 2, 1945 
Aug. 13, 1968 
Sept. 3, 1954 
July 14, 1960 
Mar. 7, 1974 
Oct. 22, 1976 
(Sec. 101)

BUFFALO, N.Y., DISTRICT 
TABLE 32-B (Continued) AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
1. Authorized by Public Works Administration, Sept. 6, 
1933.
2. Removal of 250 feet of inner east breakwater is to be 
restudied. 
3. Deepening of triangular-shaped area in the harbor adjacent 
to inner breakwater is to be restudied. 
4. Contains latest published map. 
5. Permanent Appropriations Repeal Act. 
6. Authorized May 28, 1935 by Emergency Relief Administration 
Act of 1935. 
7. Improvement of guide pier at Black Rock lock was 
deauthorized by Congress in August 1977. 
8. To be restudied. 
9. Completed under previous projects. 
10. Also Sundry Civil Act of Mar. 3, 1905. 
11. Authorized in part by Public Works Administration, 
Sept. 6, 1933. 
12. Authorized by Public Works Administration Sept. 6, 
1933. 
13. Previously authorized by Public Works Administration. 
14. First Deficiency Appropriation Act approved April 1, 
1944. 
15. Authorized by Defense Plant Corp., May 19, 1942. 
16. Deepening left half of channel extension considered inactive. 
17. Permit of Secretary of War, Aug. 5, 1927. 
18. Modified 1828 and 1852. 
19. Extension of north pier portion of this modification is to 
be restudied. 
20. Public 366. 
21. Modified 1830, 1881, and 1890. New work completed 
under previous projects. 
22. Partly included in Public Works Administration 
program, Nov. 15, 1933. 
23. First supplemental National Defense Appropriation 
Act, 1944, approved Dec. 23, 1943. 
24. Removal of remaining hard-material shoals in lower 
basin is considered to be inactive. 
25. Authorized by Public Works Administration, Sept. 6, 
193:. 
26. Deepening a 200-foot strip along harbor line east of 
mouth of Oswego River is considered inactive. 
27. Modification eliminated by River and Harbor Act of 
Oct. 26, 1962. 
28. Included in Public Works Administration program, 
Nov. 15, 1933. 
29. Deauthorized by Congress in August 1977. 
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TABLE 32-C 
REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
OTHER AUTHORIZED NAVIGATION PROJECTS 
(See Section 25 of Text) 
For Last Cost To September 30, 1977 
Full Report 
See Annual Operation and 
Project Report For Construction Maintenance 
Aquatic Plant Control 1974 1,137- 
Barcelona Harbor, N.Y. 1973 1,193,083 16 16,161 
Big (Cunningham) Creek, Ohio1- 19,763 3- 
Black River Harbor, N.Y. 4 - 2 42,401 - 
Cape Vincent Harbor, N.Y. 1976 275,082 67,026 
Cattaraugus Creek, N.Y. 57,410- 
Geneva-on-the-Lake, Ohio - - - 
Grand View Bay, N.Y. 2) 1948 1,524 - 
Grasse River (Massena) N.Y. 47 1891 9,000 1- 
Hamlin Beach Harbor, N.Y. 6 1973 72,052 - 
Little River at 
Cayuga Island, N.Y. 9 1969 46,804 s 42,355 
Morristown Harbor, N.Y. 1949 6,221 s 9,656 12 
Niagara Remedial Works, N.Y. 9,1o 1966 6,069,395 510,819 
Niagara River, N.Y. 21 1964 559,457 11 141,059 
Oak Orchard Harbor, N.Y. 1976 1,811,699 19 29,068 
Olcott Harbor, N.Y. 1974 141,710 17 600,753 s18 
Port Bay, N.Y. 6 - - - 
Pultneyville Harbor, N.Y. 1; 1934 68,219 20,087 
Sackets Harbor, N.Y. 14 1948 25,010 15 2,639 
Sandusky River, Ohio 4 1894 58,000: 557 
1. No commerce reported. 
2. Only information available is in index to reports of 
Chief of Engineers. 
3. Amount includes maintenance; not separable. 
4. Abandonment recommended in H. Doc. 467, 69th 
Cong., 1st Sess. 
5. Abandonment recommended in Exc. Doc. 16, 35th 
Cong., 1st Sess. 
6. Project classified deferred. 
7. Channel improved by local interests. 
8. Includes local interests contribution of $25,742. 
9. Completed. 
10. Costs of operation and maintenance of this project will 
be settled directly by concerned power agencies. No further appropriations 
will be made to this project. 
11. Includes local interests contribution of $27,563. 
12. Includes local interests contribution of $5,000. 
13. Abandonment recommended in H. Doc. 375, 64th 
Cong., 1st Sess. 
14. Inactive. Completion not warranted by present navigation 
traffic. 
15. Includes costs of previous project. 
16. Includes local interests contribution of $7,500. 
17. Includes local interests contribution of $1,500. 
18. Includes local interests contribution of $5,000 and 
$186,000 Public Works Acceleration Act funds. 
19. Includes local interests contribution of $224,702. 
20. Project deauthorized by Congress in August 1977. 
21. Portion of project as authorized by 1930 R&H Act was 
deauthorized by Congress in August 1977. 
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BUFFALO, N.Y., DISTRICT 
TABLE 32-D OTHER AUTHORIZED BEACH EROSION CONTROL PROJECTS 
(See Section 29 of Text) 
For Last Cost To September 30, 1977 
Full Report 
See Annual Operation and 
Project Report For Construction Maintenance 
Cleveland and Lakewood, Ohio: 
Edgewater Park I -- 
White City Park I--- 
Fair Haven Beach State Park, 
Lake Ontario, N.Y. 2 
Fort Niagara State Park, N.Y.- 
Hamlin Beach State Park, N.Y. 8 1976 1,769,600 
Selkirk Shores State Park, 
Lake Ontario, N.Y. 1963 58,978 2,898 
Sheffield Lake Community 
Park, Ohio - - 
1. Project authorized by River and Harbor Act of 
September 3, 1954 is classified as deferred. 
2. Project authorized by River and Harbor Act of July 3, 
1954 is classified as deferred. 
3. Project authorized under provisions of Section 201, 1965 
Flood Control Act is classified inactive. 
4. Federal participation was limited to one-third of first 
cost when project was authorized by 1954 River and Harbor 
Act. Federal participation was changed from one-third to 70 
percent of remaining work under Public Law 87-874. Uncompleted 
portion of project is classified as deferred. 
5. Project authorized by River and Harbor Act of October 
23. 1962 was deauthorized by Congress in August 1977. 
6. Project completed. 
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TABLE 32-E 
REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
OTHER AUTHORIZED FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS 
(See Section 40 of Text) 
For Last Cost To September 30, 1977 
Full Report 
See Annual Operation and 
Project Report For Construction Maintenance 
Auburn, N.Y., Owasco Outlet 1 1962 371,985 - 
Batavia and vicinity, Tonawanda Creek, N.Y. 1 1957 335,385- 
Caledonia, Genesee River, N.Y. 1950- 
Chittenango Creek and tributaries, N.Y. 1.4 1948 12,464- 
Eastlake, Ohio, Chagrin River 4 1976 506,344 
Fremont, Ohio, Sandusky River 1 1976 8,582,880 12 
Hammondsport, Oswego River Basin, N.Y. 2 1951 18,691 - 
Ithaca, Oswego River Basin, N.Y. 
Cascadilla Creek 11 1950 8,159 - 
Fall Creek i 1950 12,300- 
Lackawanna, N.Y., Smokes Creek 1 1971 3,540,068 s - 
Lancaster, Cayuga Creek, N.Y. 1 1954 797,300 - 
Marsh Creek, Geneva, N.Y. 1,6 - 226,429 
Montour Falls, Oswego River Basin, N.Y. 1 1954 1,681,785- 
Onondaga Creek, Nedrow, N.Y. 1,6 1964 330,231- 
Owasco Inlet and Outlet, Montville and Dry 
Creek, State Ditch and Crane Brook, N.Y. ' 1950 281,559 - 
Red Creek, N.Y. 4 1975 361,241 - 
Syracuse, Oswego River Basin, N.Y. 1 1954 3,349,248 - 
Warsaw, N.Y., Oatka Creek 16 1969 558,317 11) 
Watkins Glen, Oswego River Basin, N.Y.11 1958 43,182- 
1. Completed. 
2. Project classified deferred. 
3. Local interests required to contribute $25,000. 
4. Project not considered economically justified and is inactive. 
5. Inactive portion of work for State ditch has been done 
by local interests and work on Crane Brook has been deferred 
at the request of local interests. 
6. Project authorized by Chief of Engineers. 
7. Excludes costs of $188,732 under Public Law 84-99, 
Flood Control and Coastal Emergencies Appropriation, incurred 
for project rehabilitation as a result of damages due to 
storm Agnes, June 1972. 
8. Excludes costs of $6,766 under Public Law 84-99, Flood 
Control and Coastal Emergencies Appropriation, incurred for 
project rehabilitation as a result of damages due to storm 
Agnes, June 1972. 
9. Includes local interests contribution of $48,000. 
10. Excludes costs of $26,807 under Public Law 84-99. 
Flood Control and Coastal Emergencies Appropriation, incurred 
for project rehabilitation as a result of damages due to 
storm Agnes, June 1972. 
11. Project was deauthorized by Congress in August 1977. 
12. Excludes local interests contribution of $6,944. Excludes 
cost of $383,786 under Public Law 84-99, Flood Control and 
Coastal Emergencies Appropriation, for emergency restoration 
of levees damaged during 1973. 
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LOS ANGELES, CALIF., DISTRICT* 
This district (total area, about 226,000 square 
miles) comprises those drainage basins tributary 
to the Pacific Ocean that are in California 
between the Mexican boundary and Cape San 
Martin (about 265 miles north of entrance to Los 
Angeles Harbor); lower Colorado River drainage 
basin (below Lee Ferry, Ariz.), which is in 
southeastern California, southeastern Nevada, 
southwestern Utah, western New Mexico, and all 
of Arizona, except the northeastern corner; that 
part of the Great Basin that is in 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 
1. Channel Islands Harbor, Calif... 
2. Los Angeles and Long Beach 
Harbors, Calif ................. 
3. Oceanside Harbor, Calif........ 
4. Port San Luis, Calif ........... 
5. Redondo Beach Harbor (King 
Harbor), Calif ................. 
6. San Diego Harbor, Calif........ 
7. San Diego River and Mission 
Bay, Calif ..................... 
8. Santa Barbara Harbor, Calif ... 
9. Ventura Marina, Calif.......... 
10. Reconnaissance and condition 
surveys ........................ 
11. Other authorized navigation 
projects ....................... 
Beach Erosion Control 
12. Imperial Beach, San Diego 
County, Calif .................. 
13. San Diego (Sunset Cliffs), 
Calif .......................... 
14. San Gabriel River to Newport 
Bay (Surfside-Sunset and Newport 
Beach), Orange County, Calif. .. 
15. Inspection of completed beach 
erosion control projects ........ 
16. Other authorized beach erosion 
control projects ............... 
17. Beach erosion control work under 
special authorization .......... 
Flood Control 
18. Alamo Lake, Bill Williams 
River, Ariz .................... 
19. Calleguas Creek, Simi Valley 
to Moorpark, Calif ............. 
20. Cucamonga Creek, Santa Ana 
River Basin, Calif.............. 
21. Gila River Basin, Ariz.: ........ 
21A. Indian Bend Wash, Ariz ....... 
Page Flood Control (cont.) Page 
33-2 21B. Painted Rock Dam (Gila River), 
Ariz .......................... 33-13 
33-3 21C. Phoenix, Ariz., and vicinity 
33-4 (including New River) .......... 33-14 
33-4 21D. Santa Rosa Wash (Tat Momolikot 
Dam and Lake St. Clair), 
33-5 Ariz .......................... 33-14 
33-6 21E. Whitlow Ranch Dam, Queen 
Creek, Ariz ................... 33-15 
33-7 22. Los Angeles County drainage 
33-7 area, Calif ..................... 33-15 
33-8 23. Lytle and Warm Creeks, Santa 
Ana River Basin, Calif.......... 33-18 
33-8 24. Mojave River Dam, Mojave 
River Basin, Calif ............. 33-18 
33-8 25. Pine and Mathews Canyons 
Dams, Colorado River Basin, 
Nev .......................... 33-19 
33-8 26. San Diego River (Mission 
Valley), San Diego River Basin, 
33-9Calif . .......................... 33-19 
27. San Luis Rey River, San Luis 
Rey River Basin, Calif.......... 33-19 
33-9 28. Santa Ana River Basin (and 
Orange County), Calif.......... 33-20 
33-10 29. Santa Paula Creek channel and 
debris basins (including Mud 
33-10 Creek), Santa Clara River 
Basin, Calif. ................... 33-21 
33-10 30. Sweetwater River, Sweetwater 
River Basin, Calif ............. 33-21 
31. Tijuana River Basin, Calif...... 33-21 
32. Inspection of completed flood 
33-10 control projects ................ 33-22 
33. Scheduling flood control reservoir 
33-11 operations ..................... 33-22 
34. Other authorized flood control 
33-12 projects ....................... 33-22 
33-12 35. Flood control work under 
33-12 special authorization .......... 33-22 
* All costs and financial statements for projects are listed at the end of this chapter. All other tables are referenced in text and 
also appear at the end of this chapter. 
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General Investigations Page 
36. Surveys ........................ 33-22 
37. Collection and study of basic 
data .......................... 33-22 
Navigation 
1. CHANNEL ISLANDS HARBOR, 
CALIF. 
Location. On coast of southern California about 
a mile northwest of existing harbor of Port 
Hueneme, 65 miles northwest of Los Angeles 
Harbor, and 345 miles south of San Francisco. 
(See Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts 5007 and 
5202.) 
Existing project A harbor for light-draft 
vessels and beach erosion control works. Ventura 
County, sponsor of project, requested modification 
of document plan of harbor improvement and 
submitted a modified plan that was approved and 
adopted by Chief of Engineers in 1957. The harbor, 
which provides facilities for berthing and 
servicing about 640 small craft and commercial 
fishing boats, includes an entrance channel 20 
feet deep, 300 feet wide, and 1,650 feet longprotected 
by two parallel entrance jetties 1,270 
and 1,300 feet long, an entrance basin 20 feet 
deep, 300 to 750 feet wide, and 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. 
About 6,238,000 cubic yards of dredged material 
from entrance channel, interior basins, and sand 
trap were deposited in feeder-beach area to 
restore downcoast shoreline. A 2,300-foot-long 
offshore breakwater was placed to form a sand 
trap in conjunction with jetties. About 2,000,000 
cubic yards of material are to be dredged each 
biennium from sand trap formed by jetties and 
breakwater. This material will be deposited 
along the downcoast shoreline as long as the area 
remains under Federal ownership or use and requires 
beach erosion control. Plane of reference is 
mean lower low water. Range between mean 
lower low water and mean higher high water is 
5.4 feet. Extreme range is about 9 feet. Federal 
first cost of new work on completed project as 
modified was $5,123,345 (excluding $1,361,668 
Navy funds and cost to Coast Guard for installation 
of aids to navigation). Map of modified plan is 
in "Design Memorandum No. 1, General Design 
for Harbor and Shore Protection Works Near 
Port Hueneme, California," prepared by Los 
Angeles District in May 1957. The U.S. Navy is to 
bear 19 percent of the cost of maintenance dredging. 
(See table 33-B for authorizing legislation.) 
General Investigations (cont.) Page 
38. Research and development ..... 33-22 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Terminal facilities. One thousand and five hundred 
boat slips in 5 marinas, with restroom and 
shower facilities; dry storage area for 300 boats 
with 3-ton and 1-ton hoist facilities; 2 marine construction 
and repair yards with 35-ton hoist to 
100-ton boatway haulout capacities; a fuel dock 
facility; a sport fishing complex; 3 restaurants; a 
coffee shop; 800 waterfront apartments - many 
with adjoining slips; 175 motel units; 3 yacht club 
buildings; 2 public convenience docks; a 35-slip 
transient boat complex; a harbor administration 
building/harbor patrol office and dock complex; 
a marine emporium complex, housing a 
chandlery store, a scuba diving shop, yacht sales, 
a marine engine repair facility, and an adjacent 
dock complex; and a 4-lane free access public 
launch ramp, with paved parking for cars and 
trailers. Waterway-connected and north of the 
harbor is Mandalay Bay, a private keys-type 
waterfront homes development with an area for 
about 500 homes and connected dockage for 
boats. Transition from harbor to Mandalay Bay is 
restricted by a 4-lane high-rise bridge with a 
clearance height of 29 feet. A new 7-lane launch 
ramp, with appropriate paved parking for cars 
and trailers, is nearing completion. Scheduled for 
completion during the next year are a boaters' 
convenience center; a 112-slip small-boat marina; 
a commercial fishing pier and hoist; new transient 
dock facilities; a large public park; a fire station; 
and expansion of motel facilities. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Awarded contract and initiated maintenance 
dredging at a cost of $517,270 regular funds and 
$140 Navy funds. Administered rights-of-way acquisition 
continued by local interests. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction 
was started in February 1959. Construction of 
north and southjetties was completed in June and 
September 1959, respectively. Construction of 
detached breakwater was completed in October 
1960. Original harbor dredging was completed in 
August 1961. Last biennial maintenance dredging 
was initiated in August 1975 and was completed 
in December 1975. Contract for 
maintenance dredging was awarded in 
September 1977 and is about 15 percent complete. 
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LOS ANGELES, CALIF., DISTRICT 
2. LOS ANGELES AND LONG BEACH 
HARBORS, CALIF. 
Location. On coastof southern California in San 
Pedro Bay about 25 miles south of City of Los 
Angeles, about 96 miles northwest of San Diego 
Harbor, and about 410 miles southeast of San 
Francisco Harbor. (See Coast and Geodetic Survey 
Chart 5147.) 
Previous projects. For details, see page 1977 of 
Annual Report for 1915 and page 1646 of Annual 
Report for 1938. 
Existing project. A stone breakwater 11,152 
feet long (San Pedro breakwater) extending 
eastward from Point Fermin; a stone-and-earth 
detached breakwater 18,500 feet long (middle 
breakwater); a stone-and-earth detached 
breakwater 13,350 feet long (Long Beach 
breakwater); maintenance of original Long 
Beach breakwater south of outer end of pier A 
(now an integral part of pier A as extended); an 
entrance channel 1,000 feet wide and 40 feet deep 
to outer Los Angeles Harbor, with a turning basin 
3,500 feet long and 1,500 feet wide of same depth 
opposite end of pier 1, and enlargement of entrance 
to inner harbor by dredging to a depth of 
35 feet a triangular area at junction of inner harbor 
with this turning basin; irregular anchorage 
areas (areas A and B) 40 feet deep adjacent to 40- 
foot-depth entrance channel; 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; a channel (East Basin 
channel) 35 feet deep and 650 feet wide extending 
from turning basin to slip 5; a channel (Cerritos 
channel) 35 feet deep and 400 feet wide from slip 5 
to a turning basin in Long Beach inner harbor; a 
turning basin 35 feet deep in Long Beach inner 
harbor; an entrance channel to Long Beach inner 
harbor 35 feet deep and 300 to 500 feet wide; a 
settling basin at mouth of Los Angeles River 
diversion channel, dredged material to be 
deposited on the beaches eastward therefrom to 
Belmont pier; a silt-diversion channel (Los 
Angeles River) for protection of Los Angeles and 
Long Beach Harbors; and maintenance of entire 
project, except silt-diversion channel. Dredging 
to a depth of 35 feet in East Basin was authorized 
as a modification of existing project in 1954. 
Dredging to a depth of 35 feet in West Basin was 
authorized as a further modification of existing 
project in 1960. As authorized in 1976, existing 
project was further modified to provide for 
depths of 45 feet in all inner harbor channels and 
basins of Los Angeles Harbor and in the Los 
Angeles entrance channel, and to provide 
maintenance for the new dimensions. Plane of 
reference is mean lower low water. Range 
between mean lower low water and mean higher 
high water is 5.5 feet. Extreme range is about 10 
feet. Approved estimated (1977) first cost for 
project as modified is $41,000,000, comprising 
$17,300,000 Federal and $23,700,000 non- 
Federal. (See table 33-B for authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. All items of local cooperation 
required under the terms of the previous 
authorizing acts have been fully complied with. 
Under the terms of the 1976 Water Resources 
Development Act. local interests must provide 
lands, easements, and rights-of-way for construction 
and subsequent maintenance of project and 
for aids to navigation, including suitable spoildisposal 
areas and necessary retaining dikes, 
bulkheads, and embankments therefor or costs of 
such retaining works; hold the United States free 
from damages due to construction and 
maintenance of project; provide and maintain 
adequate public terminal and transfer facilities, 
open to all on equal terms; provide and maintain 
depths in berthing areas and local access 
channels serving the terminals commensurate 
with depths provided in related project areas; accomplish 
such alterations as required in sewer, 
water supply, drainage, and other utility 
facilities; contribute in cash 4.1 percent of 
Federal first cost of dredging project channels, 
such contribution to be made in a lump sum prior 
to construction; establish regulations concerning 
discharge of pollutants into waters of the harbors 
by users thereof, which regulations shall be in accordance 
with applicable laws or requirements of 
Federal, State, and local authorities responsible 
for pollution prevention and control; and prohibit 
erection of any structure within 125 feet of project 
channels and basins. 
Terminal facilities. In Los Angeles Harbor, 81,- 
065 feet of wharves, of which 70,447 feet are owned 
by the city and 10,618 feet are owned by 
private interests. In addition, the city has 1,204 
feet of wharves under contract and 616 feet in 
final design. In Long Beach Harbor, 72,202 feet of 
developed wharves and bulkheads. The city owns 
45,115 feet of developed wharves and bulkheads 
and 28,550 feet of undeveloped rock dikes. 
Private interests own 8,500 feet of developed 
wharves and 21,200 feet of undeveloped dikes. 
Federal Government owns 18,587 feet of 
developed wharves and bulkheads. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
None. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Existing project 
was completed in April 1964, except for dredging 
a small part of the East Basin, which was included 
in the 1976 modification of existing project. No 
Federal work has been done on the 1976 modification 
of existing project. 
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3. OCEANSIDE HARBOR, CALIF. 
Location. On coast of southern California at 
Oceanside, about 30 miles north of City of San 
Diego. (See Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart 
5101.) 
Existing project. Maintenance of general 
navigation features of Del Mar Boat Basin constructed 
by U.S. Navy and of Oceanside Harbor 
constructed by local interests. These features include 
approach channel common to Del Mar Boat 
Basin and to Oceanside Harbor 700 feet long, 750 
feet wide, and 20 feet deep; and entrance channel 
to Del Mar Boat Basin 3,800 feet long and 20 feet 
deep, with widths ranging from 300 to 400 feet. 
Other features, which involve Oceanside Harbor 
only, are (a) entrance channel 2,000 feet long, 250 
feet wide, and 20 feetdeep; (b) irregularly shaped 
turning basin 400 feet maximum width, 900 feet 
long, and 20 feet deep; (c) a south harbor channel 
ranging from 100 to 150 feet wide, 1,950 feet long, 
and 15 feet deep; (d) a north harbor channel with 
widths up to 400 feet, 850 feet long, and 10 feet 
deep; (e) 1,000 feet of a south jetty 1,375 feet long; 
(f) a north groin 710 feet long; and (g) 1,200 feet of 
stone revetment adjacentto turning basin and entrance 
channel. Plane of reference is mean lower 
low water. Range between mean lower low water 
and mean higher high water is 5.3 feet. Extreme 
range is about 10 feet. The cost of maintenance 
dredging is to be borne equally by the U.S. Navy 
and the Corps of Engineers. (See table 33-B for 
authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with for 
maintenance to date. 
Terminal facilities. Storage for 822 boats (724 
slips, 70 side-ties, 22 visitors slips, and 6 dry 
storage spaces at Oceanside Marine Center); a 
fuel dock; a boat hoist; a launching ramp, which 
can accommodate 4 launchings at the same time; 
parking for 1,784 cars; temporary parking for 
about 144 boat trailers; a boat-repair facility; a 
pump-out facility; a Coast Guard cutter; 
restaurants; retail stores; and yacht brokers. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Awarded contract for and initiated maintenance 
dredging at a cost of $135,104 regular funds and 
$148,386 Navy funds. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. The groin extension 
was completed in June 1968 and the jetty extension 
was completed in July 1968. South jetty 
sealing was completed in August 1968. Last 
maintenance dredging was initiatet in May 1976 
and was completed in September 1976. Contract 
for maintenance dredging was awarded in 
August 1977 and is about 2 percent complete. 
4. PORT SAN LUIS, CALIF. 
Location. On coast of southern California at San 
Luis Obispo, 190 miles northwest of Los Angeles 
and 245 miles southeast of San Francisco. (See 
Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart 5386.) 
Existing project. A rubblemound breakwater 
with a top elevation of 6 feet above mean high 
water, a top width of 20 feet, extending 336 feet 
from Point San Luis to Whaler Island and 1,820 
feet southeast from the island, a total distance, including 
the island, of 2,401 feet. The authorized 
project, as modified in 1893 and 1898, was completed 
in August 1913. As authorized in 1965, existing 
project was renamed Port San Luis, Calif., 
and modified to provide for rehabilitation of existing 
breakwater and construction of a 1,500-foot 
extension; construction of a detached breakwater 
4,000 feet long; removal of rock pinnacles; and 
dredging. Modification of existing project was 
authorized by Chief of Engineers in August 1970 
and further modification was authorized in October 
1976, as follows: a south breakwater 750 
feet long; a detached breakwater 3,615 feet long; 
a main channel 200 to 300 feet wide, 4,100 feet 
long, and 15 feet deep; a southern entrance 
channel 200 feet wide, 400 feet long, and 15 feet 
deep; a northern entrance channel 200 feet wide, 
700 feet long, and 15 feet deep; anchorage area A 
15 feet deep; anchorage area B 12 to 15 feet deep; 
refuge area A 15 feet deep; and refuge area B 12 
feet deep. Plane of reference is mean lower low 
water. Range between mean lower low water and 
mean higher high water is 5.3 feet. Extreme 
range is about 10 feet. Approved estimated (1977) 
first cost for the modified project is $12,125,000, 
comprising $6,605,000, Federal (including $25,- 
000 for U.S. Coast Guard expenses) and $5,520,- 
000 non-Federal. Map of modified plan is in 
"Supplement No. 1 to Design Memorandum No. 
1, General Design for Port San Luis, California," 
prepared by Los Angeles District in April 1976. 
(See table 33-B for authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Local interests must contribute 
in cash 50 percent of first cost of 
breakwaters, such contribution to be made in a 
lump sum prior to construction or to be paid in annual 
installments during construction; provide 
lands, easements, and rights-of-way for construction 
and future maintenance of improvements 
and for aids to navigation, including suitable 
spoil disposal areas and necessary retaining 
dikes, bulkheads, and embankments therefor or 
cost of such retaining works; hold the United 
States free from damages due to construction, 
operation, and maintenance of project, not including 
damages due to fault or negligence of 
United States or its contractors; provide and 
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maintain adequate service frontage and public 
landing with suitable supply facilities, necessary 
mooring facilities and utilities, and access roads, 
parking areas, and other necessary public-use 
shore facilities, open to all on equal terms, in accordance 
with plans approved by Chief of 
Engineers, with full development to be completed 
within 4 years; operate a general anchorage area 
or mooring facilities with reserved spaces adequate 
for accommodation of transient boats and 
for refuge, open to all on equal terms; secure and 
hold in the public interest all lands bordering the 
developmenttoa width sufficient for proper functioning 
of the harbor; provide and maintain adequate 
public terminal and transfer facilities, 
open to all on equal terms; provide and maintain 
depths in berthing areas commensurate with 
depths provided in the related project areas; 
make such utility and other relocations or 
alterations as may be required for project purposes; 
provide or arrange for suitable marinerepair 
facilities; provide a necessary access road 
for construction of general navigation facilities; 
establish ability of Port San Luis Harbor District, 
or some other properly constituted and competent 
non-profit public body, to cooperate financially 
and to provide and operate above-specified local 
facilities, open to all on equal terms; establish 
regulations prohibiting discharge of pollutants 
into waters of the harbor by users thereof, which 
regulations shall be in accordance with 
applicable laws or regulations of Federal, State, 
and local authorities responsible for pollution 
prevention and control; comply with requirements 
of Uniform Relocation Assistance 
and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 
1970 (Public Law 91-646); and give the United 
States the right to enter upon lands the District 
owns or controls for access to project for inspection 
and for operating, repairing, or maintaining 
project if inspection shows the District is failing 
to operate, repair, or maintain project in 
accordance with assurances hereunder and has 
persisted in such failure after a reasonable notice 
in writing to the District. Local interests supplied 
assurances as required by section 221 of Public 
Law 91-611. 
Terminal facilities. A commercial and 
recreational pier operated by Port San Luis Harbor 
District; an oil-handling pier operated by Union 
Oil Co.; a recreational pier operated by San 
Luis Obispo County; a dual-rail small-craft 
launcher; a fuel and float landing at a 4.5-acre 
parking area; marine elevator-ways; a mobile 
boat hoist pier structure; and a 50-ton capacity 
mobile boat hoist. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Completed preparation of supplemental project 
plan to 1970 authorized modified project plan. 
Initiated preparation of plans and specifications. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Final environmental 
statement was filed with Council on 
Environmental Quality in July 1976. Plans and 
specifications are about 80 percent complete. 
5. REDONDO BEACH HARBOR (KING 
HARBOR), CALIF. 
Location. On coast of southern California in 
southern (downcoast) part of Santa Monica Bay 
about 18 miles northwest of Los Angeles and 
Long Beach Harbors and about 417 miles 
southeast of San Francisco Bay. (See Coast and 
Geodetic Survey Charts 5101 and 5144.) 
Existing project. Reconstruction of about 1,455 
feet of original (north) 2,400-foot stone 
breakwater; construction of a 2,830-foot extension 
of original breakwater; construction of a 
south breakwater 600 feet long; and maintenance 
of original breakwater as reconstructed, the 
breakwater extension, and south breakwater. 
Modification of existing project to provide 
greater protection from heavy wave action was 
authorized in 1964. The modification included 
raising crest height of 2,050 feet of north 
breakwater from plus 14 feet mean lower low 
water to plus 22 feet mean lower low water and 
sealing that part of north breakwater to plus 9 
feet mean lower low water. Plane of reference is 
mean lower low water. In Santa Monica Bay, 
range between mean lower low water and mean 
higher high water is 5.6 feet. Extreme range is 
about 10 feet. Federal first cost of new work on 
completed project as modified was $4,766,898 
(excluding $20,000 for Coast Guard costs). Map of 
modified plan is in "Design Memorandum No. 2, 
General Design for Redondo Beach King Harbor, 
Calif.," prepared by Los Angeles District in 
March 1964. (See table 33-B for authorizing 
legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Terminal facilities. Consist of 3 boat basins containing 
1,450 small boat slips; outer harbor containing 
80 moorings; dry boat storage facilities; 
fuel dock; 3 boat hoists; boat repair facilities; 
sport fishing pier, with facilities for the on and off 
loading of passengers from vessels for hire; and a 
commercial/recreational pier just outside the 
harbor. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Completed construction of concrete baffles in 
basins Nos. 1 and 2 to correct the surge condition 
within the harbor at a cost of $382,183 regular 
funds. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Reconstruction 
of existing breakwater was initiated in May and 
was completed in October 1956. Construction of 
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south breakwater was initiated in November 
1956 and was completed in January 1957. Extension 
of existing breakwater was initiated in October 
1956 and was completed in May 1958. Construction 
of breakwater modification was 
initiated in May and was completed in November 
1964. Construction of concrete baffles in basins 
Nos.1 and 2 was initiated in August 1976 and was 
completed in April 1977. 
6. SAN DIEGO HARBOR, CALIF. 
Location. On coast of southern California just 
north of United States-Mexico boundary line, 
about 109 miles southeast of Los Angeles and 
Long Beach Harbors. (See Coast and Geodetic 
Survey Chart 5107.) 
Previous projects. For details, see page 1976 of 
Annual Report for 1915 and page 1642 of Annual 
Report for 1938. 
Existing project. A rubblemound jetty about 
7,500 feet long on Zuniga Shoal; an entrance 
channel 40 feet deep, 800 feet wide, and about 12,- 
000 feet long; removal of Middle Ground Shoal 
and widening entrance channel to the eastward in 
that vicinity to a depth of 36 feet; abay channel 35 
feet deep, 2,200 feet wide, and about 17,000 feet 
long, from near Whalers Bight to Naval Air Station; 
an anchorage area north of bay channel 
1,200 feet wide, about 12,000 feet long, and 26 and 
35 feet deep in the western and eastern halves, 
respectively; an approach to 26-foot anchorage, 
triangular in shape, 26 feet deep and 800 feet 
wide; an approach to 35-foot anchorage, 
triangular in shape, 35 feet deep and 900 feet 
wide; a seaplane basin 8 feet deep, 1,500 feet wide, 
and about 12,000 feet long, landward of 
anchorage area; a turning basin 35 feet deep, opposite 
municipal piers; a channel 30 feet deep, 
1,500 to 2,500 feet wide, and about 20,000 feet 
long, in southern part of bay; a channel to 
National City and Chula Vista 20 feet deep, 200 
feet wide, and about 2,600 feet long; a seaplane 
basin in southern part of bay 10 feet deep, 5,000 to 
8,500 feet wide, and about 21,000 feet long, using 
part of dredged material to fill an area of about 
110 acres adjacent to southern end of basin; and 
an earthen dike about 7,735 feet long to divert the 
San Diego River from San Diego Bay to Mission 
Bay. Modification of existing project was 
authorized in 1968 and further modification was 
authorized by the Chief of Engineers in May 
1975, as follows: an entrance channel 42 feet deep 
and 800 feet wide, extending from deep water to 
mile 2.4, thence a channel 42 feet deep in the north 
bay, narrowing to 600 feet wide at mile 3.0 and 
continuing at the same depth and width to mile 
6.57, with additional widening on the south side of 
the bend at mile 6.0; a trapezoidal turning basin 
about 2,800 feet long, 2,900 feet wide on the 
western side and 1,900 feet wide on the eastern 
side, all as originally dredged by the Navy; additional 
widening of the north bay channel on the 
south side of the 42-foot channel at the bends at 
miles 3.0, 3.7, 4.6, and 5.3 and on the north side of 
the 42-foot channel and turning basin between 
miles 6.0 and 7.2; dredging the central bay 
channel to a depth of 40 feetbetween miles 7.2 and 
8.84 and to a depth of 35 feet between miles 8.84 
and 11.67, with a turning basin 40 feet deep 
between miles 8.25 and 8.84; a channel 30 feet 
deep on either side of the 40-foot-deep channel, 
generally between pierhead lines, between 
channel miles 6.8 and 8.5; deepening and 
extending the south bay channel to a depth of 35 
feet between miles 11.67 and 12.9+-, with turning 
basins 35 feet deep between miles 11.67 and 12.24 
and between miles 12.53 and 12.9+; deleting from 
the existing project the uncompleted triangular 
approaches to the 26-foot- and 35-foot-deep 
anchorage areas northward of the channel and 
adjacent to Harbor Island; and deleting from the 
existing project the undredged area at the south 
end of the seaplane basin in south bay. Plane of 
reference is mean lower low water. Range 
between mean lower low water and mean higher 
high water if 5.3 feet. Extreme range is about 10 
feet. Approved estimated (1977) first cost for 
project as modified is $24,734,000, comprising 
$20,684,000 Federal (including $1,529,000 for 
relocation of Navy utilities and $5,000 for aids to 
navigation by Coast Guard) and $4,050,000 non- 
Federal. Dredging done with Navy funds in 1961 
increased depth in entrance channel from project 
depth of -40 feet mean lower low water to -42 feet 
mean lower low water. Map of modified plan is in 
"Design Memorandum No. 1, General Design for 
San Diego Harbor, San Diego County, California," 
prepared by Los Angeles District in 
February 1975. (See table 33-B for authorizing 
legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Local interests must contribute 
in cash 4.1 percent of the first cost of 
dredging, exclusive of the cost of spoil-retaining 
works, such contribution to be made in a lump 
sum prior to construction; provide all lands, 
easements, and rights-of-way for construction 
and subsequent maintenance of project and for 
aids to navigation upon request of the Chief of 
Engineers, including suitable spoil-disposal 
areas and necessary retaining dikes, bulkheads, 
and embankments therefor or cost of such retaining 
works; hold the United States free from 
damages due to construction and maintenance of 
project; provide and maintain adequate public 
terminal and transfer facilities, open to all on 
equal terms; provide and maintain depths in 
berthing areas and local access channels serving 
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the terminals commensurate with depths provided 
in related project areas; accomplish such utility 
or other relocations or alterations as necessary 
for project purposes, except for such utilities as 
are owned by the United States Navy; and establish 
regulations prohibiting discharge of 
pollutants into the waters of the harbor by users 
thereof, which regulations shall be in accordance 
with applicable laws or regulations of Federal, 
State, and local authorities responsible for pollution 
prevention and control. 
Terminal facilities. Consist of 39,830 feet of 
wharves, exclusive of Government-owned 
wharves, of which 17,220 feet are Port District 
owned and 22,610 feet are privately owned. 
Government-owned wharves at North Island are 
restricted to military use only. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. Continued 
channel dredging (modification of existing 
project) at a cost of $5,830,939 regular 
funds, $242,505 required contributed funds, and 
$540,622 other contributed funds. 
Condition at end offiscal year. Existing project 
was completed in August 1968, except for those 
parts deleted by the 1968 River and Harbor Act. 
Completed maintenance repair of rubblemound 
jetty on Zuniga Shoal in June 1970. Final environmental 
statement was filed with Council on 
Environmental Quality in May 1975. Channel 
dredging (modification of existing project) was 
initiated in August 1975 and is about 99 percent 
complete. 
7. SAN DIEGO RIVER AND MISSION 
BAY, CALIF. 
Location. The San Diego River has its source on 
the tableland in the Cuyamaca Mountains near 
Santa Ysabel, Calif., and flows southwestward 52 
miles to the Pacific Ocean at the City of San 
Diego. Mission Bay Harbor is adjacent to the outlet 
of the San Diego River, 77 miles southeast of 
Los Angeles and Long Beach Harbors and 8 miles 
north of San Diego Harbor. 
Existing proje.ct. A leveed flood channel 800 feet 
wide, with a capacity of 115,000 cubic feet per 
second, from 0.4 mile above Morena Boulevard, 
3.3 miles directly to the ocean; an altered railroad 
bridge over the leveed river flood channel; an entrance 
channel about 5,200 feet long, 670 feet 
wide, and 20 to 25 feet deep into Mission Bay; in 
the bay, a main channel and turning basin about 
2,700 feet long, 1,000 feet wide, and 20 feet deep, 
and two anchorage basins, one about 3,200 feet 
long, 600 feet wide, and 15 feet deep, and the other 
about 1,600 feet long, ranging from 800 to 1,800 
feet wide, and 20 feet deep; three jetties at the entrance; 
and stone revetment for the banks of the 
entrance and main channels and turning basin. 
Plane of reference is mean lower low water. 
Range between mean lower low water and mean 
higher high water is 4.4 feet. Extreme range is 
about 10 feet. Approved estimated (1977) first 
cost is $33,200,000($15,700,000 Federal and $17,- 
500,000 non-Federal). This project modified the 
flood control project: "San Diego River Basin, 
Calif." (See H. Doc. 635, 77th Cong., 2d sess.)(See 
table 33-B for authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Local interests have completed 
all requirements of local cooperation, except 
for construction of two bridges in connection 
with park development, which were to be built 
after completion of the project. Local interests 
reaffirmed their assurances of local cooperation 
by resolution dated May 25, 1965. 
Terminal facilities. None, with the exception of 
mooring facilities for recreational craft and commercial 
sport-fishing boats only. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Initiated preparation of supplemental project 
plan. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction 
was completed in September 1959. Remedial 
work was completed in September 1970. Project 
is being held open, pending demonstration of need 
of remedial construction in interior harbor (east 
anchorage of Quivira Basin). Final environmental 
statement is about 15 percent complete. 
Supplemental project plan is about 18 percent 
complete. 
8. SANTA BARBARA HARBOR, CALIF. 
Location. On coast of southern California 90 
miles northwest of Los Angeles Harbor and 320 
miles southeast of San Francisco Harbor. (See 
Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart 5261.) 
Existing project. Maintenance dredging of 
depths existing in 1934 in harbor formed by 
breakwater constructed by local interests. See 
page 1014 of Annual Report for 1969 for detailed 
description of 1962 authorized modification. 
Further modification was authorized in 
December 1970 (Public Law 91-611) to provide 
for dredging and maintenance of existing project 
by the United States. Also, see Annual Reportfor 
1971 for detailed description of previous 
authorized maintenance. Plane of reference is 
mean lower low water. Range between mean 
lower low water and mean higher high water is 
5.4 feet. Extreme range is about 10 feet. Latest 
approved estimated (1969) first cost for project as 
modified is $6,810,000, comprising $3,480,000 
Federal (including $40,000 for Coast Guard costs) 
and $3,330,000 non-Federal (including cash contribution 
of $3,320,000). Prior to adoption by Con- 
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gress, work was authorized by Public Works Administration. 
(See table 33-B for authorizing 
legislation.) 
Local cooperation. See page 1015 of Annual 
Report for 1969 for items of local cooperation under 
1962 authorized modification of existing 
project. 
Terminal facilities. A wharf 2,000 feet long; a 
pier 325 feet long in harbor for loading and unloading 
commercial boats and for tie-up mooring 
for Coast Guard cutter; a landing float; an open 
mooring and slip anchorage for small craft; and a 
launching ramp for small craft. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. Continued 
maintenance dredging at a cost of $436,- 
994 regular funds. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Last 
maintenance dredging was completed in July 
1975. Contract for maintenance dredging was 
awarded in March 1976 and is about 76 percent 
complete. Work on modified project plan is inactive. 
9. VENTURA MARINA, CALIF. 
Location. On coast of southern California about 
65 miles northwest of the City of Los Angeles, 
about 70 miles northwest of Los Angeles and 
Long Beach Harbors, and about 6 miles 
northwest of Channel Islands Harbor. 
Existing project. Maintenance of general 
navigation features of Ventura Marina, constructed 
by local interests, consisting of a north 
jetty 1,254 feet long; amiddle jetty 250 feet long; a 
south jetty 1,071 feet long; and an entrance 
channel 1,750 feet long, 300 feet wide, and 20 feet 
deep. Existing project was modified by construction 
of an offshore breakwater 1,500 feet long; 
dredging about 800,000 cubic yards to form a 
sand trap in the lee of the breakwater; and construction 
of recreational fishing facilities on the 
jetty crests. Plane of reference is mean lower low 
water. Range between mean lower low water and 
mean higher high water is 5.4 feet. Extreme 
range is about 10 feet. First cost of new work for 
completed project as modified was $3,420,375, 
comprising $1,711,539 Federal (excluding $40,- 
000 for Coast Guard costs) and $1,708,836 non- 
Federal. (See table 33-B for authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Terminal facilities. A fuel dock; boat-repair 
facilities, with a 60-ton travelift; 800 boat slips; a 
dry storage area for 155 boats; a 7-lane deluxe 
launch ramp; 2 yacht clubs; an international 
helicopter maintenance base; a restaurant and 
cocktail lounge; a carpenter shop; sport fishing; 
sightseeing cruises; 2 yacht sales; marine communications; 
3 public restroom buildings; an administration 
building; paved jetties with 
handrails for sport fishing; and headquarters and 
visitor center for Channel Islands National 
Monument. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Awarded contract for; initiated; and completed 
maintenance dredging of entrance channel and 
sand trap at a cost of $1,278,355 regular funds. 
Administered rights-of-way acquisition continued 
by local interests. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Dredging sand 
trap was completed in December 1971. 
Breakwater construction was completed in 
February 1972. Final environmental statement 
was filed with Council on Environmental Quality 
in March 1972. Construction of recreational 
facilities was completed in February 1973. Contract 
for maintenance dredging of entrance 
channel and sand trap was awarded in January 
1977. Last maintenance dredging of entrance 
channel and sand trap was completed in July 
1977. 
10. RECONNAISSANCE AND 
CONDITION SURVEYS 
See table 33-C. 
11. OTHER AUTHORIZED 
NAVIGATION PROJECTS 
See table 33-D. 
Beach Erosion Control 
12. IMPERIAL BEACH, SAN 
COUNTY, CALIF. 
DIEGO 
Location. On coast of southern California at Imperial 
Beach in San Diego County. 
Existing project. Plan provides for Federal participation 
by contribution of Federal funds 
toward cost of five groins at about 1,000-foot intervals, 
most northern groin being at north end of 
existing seawall at Naval radio station. However, 
in accordance with 1956 River and Harbor Act, 
construction of any or all improvements in project 
may be undertaken by the Corps under 
arrangements explained under local cooperation. 
Approved estimated (1977)first cost for project is 
$2,720,000 ($1,540,000 Federal and $1,180,000 
non-Federal). (See table 33-B for authorizing 
legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Local interests must adopt 
project plan of improvement and must also obtain 
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approval of Chief of Engineers of detailed plans 
and specifications for prosecuting work prior to 
commencement by local interests; provide lands, 
easements, and rights-of-way; furnish assurances 
they will control pollution of waters to extent 
necessary to safeguard health of bathers, except 
that pollution originating from international 
sewer south of Imperial Beach; maintain protective 
and improvement measures during useful 
life of project; and maintain continued public 
ownership of shore and its administration for 
public use during useful life of project. The Corps 
may agree to construct improvement upon request 
of local interests and upon receipt of required 
contributed funds and, if needed, advanced 
funds from local interests. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. Continued 
study of alternative plans to authorized 
project. Continued preparation of final environmental 
statement. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of 
groin No.1 was initiated in July and completed in 
September 1959; construction of groin No. 2 was 
initiated in December 1960 and completed in 
January 1961; and construction of extension to 
groin No.1 was initiated in May and completed in 
July 1963. Project plan is about 40 percent complete. 
Final environmental statement is about 75 
percent complete. All work on groins Nos. 3, 4, 
and 5 has been postponed, pending results of 
study of alternative plans to authorized project, 
which is about 75 percent complete. 
13. SAN DIEGO (SUNSET CLIFFS), 
CALIF. 
Location. On coast of southern California in the 
City of San Diego at Ocean Beach on Point Loma 
Peninsula. (See Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart 
5107.) 
Existing project. Plan provides for two 
segments of improvement. Segment A will consist 
of a protective recreational beach, generally 
4,000 feet long and 200 feet wide, to be created by 
placement of about 720,000 cubic yards of 
suitable beach material along the shore from Santa 
Cruz Avenue to Osprey Street, and construction 
of four stone groins to contain the fill. Segment 
B will consist of construction of five sections 
of stone revetment, construction of five stone 
dikes, and sealing of two cave entrances, all 
between Osprey Street and Ladera Street. Segment 
B was modified to provide for construction 
of 11 sections of stone revetment, construction of 2 
stone dikes, and sealing of 2 cave entrances, all 
between Osprey Street and Ladera Street. Approved 
estimated (1977) first cost is $3,958,000 
($1,980,000 Federal and $1,978,000 non-Federal). 
Map of modified plan for segment B is in "Design 
Memorandum for Sunset Cliffs-Segment B, Bluff 
Stabilization with Revetments, Dikes, and the 
Sealing of Caves at Ocean Beach Area, City of San 
Diego, San Diego County, California," prepared 
by Los Angeles District in April 1970. (See table 
33-B for authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Local interests must contribute 
50 percent of first cost of construction; 
provide lands and rights-of-way; hold the United 
States free from damages; assure that water 
pollution that would affect the health of bathers 
will not be permitted; assure maintenance of 
protective measures during useful life of project; 
control surface water runoff and drainage to the 
extent that they will not endanger protective 
features to be constructed; provide public access 
to restored protective recreational beach and construct 
suitable appurtenant facilities; assure continued 
public ownership of publicly owned shore 
and its administration for public use during 
economic life of project; and assure continued 
availability for public use of privately owned 
shores involved in project where Federal aid is 
based on such use. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Initiated and completed preparation of alternative 
plans for segment A. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Final environmental 
statement for segment B was filed 
with Council on Environmental Quality in 
January 1971. Construction of segment B, except 
for stone revetments Nos. 1, 2, and 3, was completed 
in June 1971. Construction of remaining 
stone reveiments and dike of segment B was 
initiated and completed in February 1973. 
Project plan for segment A is held in abeyance, 
pending acceptance of an alternative plan by City 
of San Diego. 
14. SAN GABRIEL RIVER TO 
NEWPORT BAY 
(SURFSIDE-SUNSET AND 
NEWPORT BEACH), ORANGE 
COUNTY, CALIF. 
Location. Along the coast of southern California 
for about 17 miles from Anaheim Bay Harbor 
downcoast to Newport Bay Harbor. 
Existing project Original authorized project 
provided for a single detached offshore 
rubblemound breakwater, located along the 
minus 24-foot contour just upcoast from the Newport 
Beach fishing pier, and the deposition of 
about 3,000,000 cubic yards of suitable beachbuilding 
material along the shoreline in the 
vicinity of Surfside-Sunset Beach to provide a 
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protective beach. Existing project was modified 
in September 1963 by Chief of Engineers, as 
follows: (a) Consider south limit of project to be 
west jetty atentranceto Newport Harbor; (b)construct 
offshore breakwater, for entrapping sand 
in littoral movement, near mouth of the Santa 
Ana River. Periodically transport this entrapped 
sand to Surfside area to replenish that beach; and 
(c) construct a groin as an extension of south jetty 
of the Santa Ana River to compartmentalize 
beach from this area to Newport pier. Construct 
additional structures and fills in this area at such 
time and in such locations, as required, to Fetain 
existing beach. Approved estimated (1977) first 
cost for modified project is $17,400,000 ($11,700,- 
000 Federal and $5,700,000 non-Federal). (See 
table 33-B for authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Local interests have responsibilities 
involved in connection with obtaining 
Federal assistance in the cost of projects for the 
control of beach erosion, and have indicated their 
ability and willingness to meet the conditions. 
Local interests must obtain approval of Chief of 
Engineers of detailed plans and specifications 
and/or arrangements for prosecuting all or any 
one phase of work prior to commencement of such 
work; assure continued public ownership or use of 
shore upon which Federal participation is based 
and its administration for public use during 
economic life of project; assure maintenance and 
repair of breakwater and periodic beach nourishment 
during economic life of project; provide 
necessary lands, easements, and rights-of-way; 
and control water pollution to the extent 
necessary to safeguard the health of bathers. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Initiated preparation of project plan for stage 7 
construction, which would consistof placement of 
beach fill on Surfside-Sunset Beach. Initiated 
preparation of supplement to final environmental 
statement for stage 7 construction. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Stage 1 construction, 
consisting of placement of beach fill on 
the beach at Surfside-Sunset Beach, was completed 
in June 1964. Stage 2 construction, consisting 
of placement of beach fill on the reach 
between 32d and 48th Streets at Newport Beach 
and construction of three steel sheet-pile groins, 
was completed in November 1968. Stage 3 construction, 
consisting of placement of beach fill on 
the reach between 31st and Grant Streets at Newport 
Beach and construction of four stone groins, 
was completed in November 1969. Stage 4A construction, 
consisting of placement of beach fill on 
the beach at Surfside-Sunset Beach, was completed 
in May 1971. Stages 4B and 5 construction, 
consisting of placement of beach fill on the reach 
between 26th Street and 48th Street at Newport 
Beach, rehabilitation of two steel groins, and construction 
of two rubblemound groins, was completed 
in March 1973. Final environmental statement 
was filed with Council on Environmental 
Quality in April 1975. Stage 6 construction, 
which would consist of construction of detached 
breakwater and one stone groin (extension of 
south jetty at Santa Ana River), has been 
deferred, pending further studies. Project plan 
for stage 7 construction, which would consist of 
placement of beach fill on Surfside-Sunset Beach, 
is about 90 percent complete. 
15. INSPECTION OF COMPLETED 
BEACH EROSION CONTROL 
PROJECTS 
Inspection costs for fiscal year from regular 
funds for maintenance were $14,000. (See table 
33-E on inspection of completed beach erosion 
control projects.) 
16. OTHER AUTHORIZED BEACH 
EROSION CONTROL PROJECTS 
See table 33-F. 
17. BEACH EROSION CONTROL WORK 
UNDER SPECIAL 
AUTHORIZATION 
Beach erosion control activities pursuant to section 
103, Public Law 87-874 (preauthorization) 
See table 33-G on beach erosion control work 
under special authorization. 
Flood Control 
18. ALAMO LAKE, BILL WILLIAMS 
RIVER, ARIZ. 
Location. About 70 miles southeast of 
Kingman, Ariz., in a narrow gorge at river mile 
39 on Bill Williams River, Ariz., a tributary of 
Colorado River. 
Existing project. A multiple-purpose dam and 
reservoir. Dam is a rolled-earthfill structure with 
a maximum height of 283 feet above streambed 
and a crest length of about 975 feet. Outlet works 
consist of a concrete-lined tunnel through the left 
abutment of dam; an approach channel; a 
bulkhead gate; a concrete intake structure with 
log racks at upstream tunnel portal; a control 
shaft and gate chamber just upstream from axis 
of dam; and an outlet channel that discharges into 
the river. The detached, broad-crested spillway 
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with a crest length of 110 feet, which is on the 
right abutment, consists of an unlined channel 
110 feet wide and 550 feet long excavated in rock 
and a concrete control sill at the crest. Reservoir 
has a total capacity at spillway crest of 1,045,900 
acre-feet (May 1968), including 200,000 acre-feet 
for sediment. Reservoir regulates runoff from a 
tributary area of 4,770 square miles, reducing 
flow of design flood from 317,000 cubic feet per 
second to a maximum outflow of 7,000 cubic feet 
per second. Latest approved estimated (1967) 
first cost for project is $14,780,000, all Federal. 
(See table 33-B for authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Local interests must assume 
responsibility for damage claims and adjust 
water-rights claims arising from improvement. 
In addition to providing assurances specified in 
authorizing legislation, local interests would 
limit manmade encroachment on existing 
hydraulic capacity of Bill Williams River channel 
downstream from Alamo Lake to permit maximum 
releases of 7,000 cubic feet per second from 
the reservoir. Arizona Senate Joint Resolution 
No. 1, 26th Legislature, First Regular Session, 
was signed by the Governor on March 15,1963, to 
furnish required assurances. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintained dam in good operating condition; continued 
acquisition of rights-of-way at a cost of 
$405 regular funds; and administered real estate. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of 
dam and appurtenances was initiated in March 
1965 and was completed in July 1968. Fish and 
wildlife management plan was completed in 
January 1968. Work remaining consists of minor 
completion items; completing acquisition of 
rights-of-way; completing reservoir-regulation 
manual; and construction of recreational 
facilities. 
19. CALLEGUAS CREEK, SIMI VALLEY 
TO MOORPARK, CALIF. 
Location. In and near the City of Simi Valley 
and the communities of Virginia Colony and 
Moorpark, Ventura County, Calif. 
Existing project. Plan provides for a rectangular 
concrete channel extending for 4.4 miles 
along Calleguas Creek from just upstream from 
Royal Avenue to the lower end of Simi Valley 
near Sycamore Canyon; management of flood 
plain for 4.4 miles along Calleguas Creek between 
Simi Valley and Moorpark; and a combination of 
a rectangular concrete channel extending 1.6 
miles, a trapezoidal earth-bottom channel 
extending 1.4 miles, and management of the flood 
plain for 1.4 miles along Calleguas Creek from 
Virginia Colony to about Hitch Boulevard in 
Moorpark. Plan also provides for landscaping 
and recreational features. Design capacities of' 
improvements would be: Simi Valley channel, 
20,000-26,000 cubic feet per second; and Moorpark 
channel, 39,000-40,500 cubic feet per 
second. Approved estimated (1977) first cost is 
$35,750,000 ($31,200,000 Federal and $4,550,000 
non-Federal). (See table 33-B for authorizing 
legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Local interests must provide 
lands, easements, and rights-of-way for construction 
of project, including suitable borrow and 
spoil disposal areas; accomplish alterations and 
relocations of buildings, transportation facilities, 
storm drains, utilities, and other structures and 
improvements made necessary by construction 
(excluding railroad bridges and approaches and 
facilities necessary for normal interception and 
disposal of local interior drainage at line of 
protection); provide a cash contribution for 
recreation equal to 50 percent of final first cost 
allocated to this function less a credit for value of 
lands, easements, rights-of-way, alterations, and 
relocations allocated therefor; provide a cash contribution 
equal to appropriate percentage of final 
first costs allocated to special local benefits deriving 
from land enhancement benefits from construciton; 
enter into a written agreement 
satisfactory to Secretary of the Army concerning 
accomplishment of above preconstruction requirements 
and hold and save the United States 
free from damages due to construction and operation 
of project; hold and save the United States 
free from water rights claims due to construction 
and operation of project; maintain and operate all 
works after completion in accordance with 
regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the 
Army; manage flood plain to prohibit any 
development that could be significantly affected 
by flooding or that would interfere with the safe 
conveyance of the standard project flood in the 
area between the limits of proposed structural 
measures in Simi Valley and Moorpark and in the 
area immediately downstream from the structural 
measure in Moorpark to the Hitch 
Boulevard bridge; publicize flood plain information 
in areas concerned and provide this information 
to zoning and other regulatory agencies for 
their guidance and leadership in preventing unwise 
future developing in the flood plain, and in 
adopting such regulations as may be necessary to 
insure compatibility between future development 
and protection levels provided by project; 
prescribe and enforce regulations to prevent 
obstruction or encroachment on channels that 
would reduce their flood-carrying capacity or 
hinder maintenance and operation, and control 
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development in project area to prevent an undue 
increase in flood damage potential; provide adequate 
policing of the area; assure access to all on 
equal terms for approved recreational use; and 
comply with requirements of the Uniform 
Relocation Assistance and Real Estate Acquisition 
Policies Act of 1970, Public Law 91-646. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
None. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. No work has 
been done. 
20. CUCAMONGA CREEK, SANTA ANA 
RIVER BASIN, CALIF. 
Location. In and near the Cities of Upland and 
Ontario and the communities of Alta Loma, 
Cucamonga, and San Antonio Heights, San Bernardino 
and Riverside Counties, Calif. 
Existing project. Plan as modified provides for 
a debris basin on Cucamonga Creek and a concrete 
channel along Cucamonga Creek from the 
debris basin to Prado Dam; an improved San Antonio 
Heights diversion system that would include 
debris basins, concrete diversion channels, 
and a diversion levee to divert West Cucamonga 
Creek headwaters into Cucamonga Creek; a 
collection levee and a debris basin downstream 
from Demens, Thorpe, and Angalls Canyons and 
a concrete outlet channel from the debris basin to 
Cucamonga Creek; a debris basin in Deer Canyon 
and a channel along Deer Creek from the debris 
basin to Cucamonga Creek; the Hillside debris 
basin in a canyon just west of Deer Canyon with 
an outlet channel to Deer Creek channel; improvement 
of an existing levee along the west 
bank of Day Creek to assure that flows from Day 
Canyon do not enter Deer Creek channel; 
turnouts to mitigate ground water basin 
recharge losses; landscaping appropriate for esthetic 
treatment; and recreational facilities in the 
project area. Subdrainage would be provided 
along specific reaches of the channels. Approved 
estimated (1977) first cost for modified project is 
$100,380,000 ($82,700,000 Federal and $17,680,- 
000 non-Federal). Map of modified plan is in 
"Design Memorandum No. 2, General Design for 
Flood Control and Recreation, Cucamonga 
Creek, Santa Ana River Basin, San Bernardino 
and Riverside Counties, California," prepared by 
Los Angeles District in June 1973. (See table 33-B 
for authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Local interests must provide 
lands, easements, and rights-of-way, including 
value of lands already acquired; perform alteration 
and modification of highways, roads, streets, 
highway bridges, utilities, and irrigation and 
drainage facilities, deposit funds with the United 
States to cover cost of constructing outlets; hold 
the United States free from damages due to construction 
works and from damages arising from 
water-rights claims resulting from construction, 
operation, and maintenance of project; operate 
and maintain works after completion, including 
removal of debris (detritus) to maintain adequate 
storage capacities in debris basins; and prevent 
any encroachment that would reduce floodcarrying 
capacities of channels and levees or that 
would reduce debris-storage capacities of debris 
basins. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Completed construction of second contract, 
Cucamonga Creek, Hellman Avenue to 
Remington Avenue. Completed preparation of 
plans and specifications for third contract, 
Cucamonga Creek, Remington Avenue to 
Pomona Freeway; awarded contract; and 
initiated construction. Initiated preparation of 
plans and specifications for fourth contract, 
Cucamonga Creek, Pomona Freeway to south 
half of Ontario International Airport, and 
Cucamonga Creek debris basin. Administered 
rights-of-way acquisition continued by local interests. 
Completed preparation of supplemental 
project plan. Costs for construction were $6,145,- 
040 regular funds and $586,100 other contributed 
funds. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Final environmental 
statement was filed with Council on 
Environmental Quality in April 1975. Construction 
of first contract, Cucamonga Creek channel 
at Prado Dam, was initiated in June 1975 and was 
completed in November 1975. Construction of 
second contract, Cucamonga Creek, Hellman 
Avenue to Remington Avenue, was initiated in 
June 1976 and was completed in April 1977. 
Plans and specifications for third contract, 
Cucamonga Creek, Remington Avenue to 
Pomona Freeway, were completed in June 1977; 
and contract for construction was awarded in 
July 1977. Third contract is about 3 percent complete. 
Plans and specifications for fourth contract, 
Cucamonga Creek, Pomona Freeway to 
south half of Ontario International Airport, and 
Cucamonga Creek debris basin, are about 35 percent 
complete. 
21. GILA RIVER BASIN, ARIZ. 
21A. INDIAN BEND WASH, ARIZ. 
Location. On Indian Bend Wash in Scottsdale 
and Tempe, Ariz. 
Existing project Plan as modified provides for 
a greenbelt floodway with an unlined inlet 
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channel, including an unlined interceptor 
channel, a siphon to carry Arizona canal irrigation 
waters under Indian Bend Wash, and a 
wasteway structure to discharge floodwaters 
from the canal into the inlet channel; an unlined 
outlet channel to discharge floodwaters into the 
Salt River; a collector and side channels system to 
relieve ponding west of the Arizona canal; 
beautification; and recreational facilities. Design 
flood of 30,000 cubic feet per second would be controlled 
by improvements. Approved estimated 
(1977) first cost for modified project is $31,050,- 
000 ($21,300,000 Federal and $9,750,000 non- 
Federal). Map of modified plan is in "Design 
Memorandum No. 1, General Design Memorandum 
Phase II, Project Design for Indian Bend 
Wash, Arizona," prepared by Los Angeles District 
in May 1975. (See table 33-B for authorizing 
legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Local interests must provide 
lands, easements, and rights-of-way, including 
spoil-disposal areas; accomplish modification or 
relocation of highways, roads, bridges, utilities, 
streets, and irrigation facilities (except siphon 
system from Arizona canal); hold the United 
States free from damages due to construction 
works; maintain and operate works after completion; 
prevent any encroachment upon improved 
channel that would reduce its flood-carrying 
capacity; at least annually, notify interests 
affected that project will not provide complete 
flood protection; maintain a greenbelt floodway 
between inlet and outlet works (generally Mc- 
Donald Drive to Van Buren Street); establish 
regulations for occupancy and use of floodway; 
provide adequate dikes, floodwalls, and floodproofing 
to existing structures to safely pass the 
100-year flood of 30,000 cubic feet per second; 
bear all incremental costs of any changes in plan 
as authorized by 1965 Flood Control Act made 
solely for purpose of reducing amount of land required 
for flood easements; and comply with requirements 
of Uniform Relocation Assistance 
and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 
1970 (Public Law 91-646). Local interests 
supplied assurances as required by section 221 of 
Public Law 91-611. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. Continued 
construction of first contract, outlet 
channel and associated recreational facilities. 
Initiated and completed preparation of plans and 
specifications for second contract, McDowell 
Plaza (formerly Hohokam Plaza); awarded contract; 
and initiated construction. Initiated and 
completed preparation of plans and 
specifications for third contract, beautification of 
outlet channel; awarded contract; and initiated 
construction. Initiated preparation of plans and 
specifications for fourth contract, inlet channel, 
including a siphon and wasteway structure for 
Arizona canal and associated recreational 
facilities. Costs for construction were $1,718,415 
regular funds, $116,174 required contributed 
funds, and $367,618 other contributed funds. 
Completed preparation of supplemental master 
plan. Continued acquisition of rights-of-way. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Final environmental 
statement was filed with Council on 
Environmental Quality in August 1974. Construction 
of first contract, outlet channel and 
associated recreational facilities, was initiated in 
January 1976 and is about 99 percent complete. 
Contract for construction of second contract, Mc- 
Dowell Plaza (formerly Hohokam Plaza), was 
awarded in May 1977 and is about 42 percent 
complete. Contract for construction of third contract, 
beautification of outlet channel, was 
awarded in May 1977 and is about 86 percent 
complete. Preparation of plans and specifications 
for fourth contract, inlet channel, including a 
siphon and wasteway structure for Arizona canal 
and associated recreational facilities, is about 60 
percent complete. 
21B. PAINTED ROCK DAM (GILA 
RIVER), ARIZ. 
Location. On Gila River (mile 126) about 20 
miles downstream from Gila Bend, Ariz., in Gila 
River Basin, which is a part of Colorado River 
Basin. 
Existing project. A rolled-earthfill dam with 
maximum height of 181 feet above streambed, 
crest length of 4,780 feet, and detached broadcrested 
spillway with a crest length of 610 feet; 
and a flood control reservoir with a gross capacity 
at spillway crest of 2,493,000 acre-feet (Mar. 
1953), including 200,000 acre-feet for sediment. 
Reservoir regulates runoff from a tributary area 
of 50,800 square miles, reducing flow of standard 
project flood of 300,000 cubic feet per second to a 
maximum outflow of 22,500 cubic feet per second. 
First cost of new work for completed project was 
$19,783,846, all Federal, including $160,751 for 
Code 710 recreation project. (See table 33-B for 
authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Local interests must adjust 
water-rights claims that might result from improvement 
and keep flood channel of Gila River 
downstream from Painted Rock free from encroachment. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Initiated and completed preparation of plans and 
specifications for construction of second contract 
for recreational facilities; and awarded contract. 
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Maintained dam in good operating condition; administered 
real estate; and continued acquisition 
of rights-of-way. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of 
dam and appurtenances was initiated in 1958 and 
was completed in December 1959. Construction 
of culvert was completed in August 1967. Construction 
of first contract for recreational 
facilities was initiated in August 1972 and was 
completed in December 1972. Awarded second 
contract in September 1977 for construction of 
recreational facilities. Work remaining consists 
of completing acquisition of rights-of-way; updating 
master plan; and completing construction 
of recreational facilities. 
21C. PHOENIX, ARIZ., AND VICINITY 
(INCLUDING NEW RIVER) 
Location. On Cave Creek, Skunk Creek, 
Dreamy Draw, New River, and Agua Fria River 
in and adjacent to metropolitan Phoenix, Ariz. 
Existing project. Plan as modified by Division 
Engineer, South Pacific Division, in July 1977, 
provides for four dams and detention basins, one 
each on Dreamy Draw, Cave Creek, Skunk Creek, 
and New River; Arizona canal diversion channel; 
channel improvements on Cave Creek, Skunk 
Creek, and New River; flowage easements with 
some floodproofing along Skunk Creek and New 
and Agua Fria Rivers; flood plain management 
along Dreamy Draw, Cave Creek, Skunk Creek, 
and New River; and recreational facilities. Approved 
estimated (1977) first cost is $274,190,000 
($149,700,000 Federal and $124,490,000 non- 
Federal). Map of modified plan is in "Design 
Memorandum No. 3, General Design Memorandum 
- Phase I, Plan Formulation for New River 
and Phoenix City Streams, Arizona," prepared 
by Los Angeles District in March 1976. (See table 
33-B for authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Local interests must provide 
lands, easements, and rights-of-way, including 
spoil-disposal areas; perform construction, 
alteration, or relocation of highways, roads, 
highway bridges, utilities, irrigation and 
drainage works, and street modifications; hold 
the United States free from damages due to construction 
works; maintain and operate works 
after completion; prevent any encroachment 
upon existing or improved channels or within 
detention basin areas that would reduce their 
flood-carrying or storage capacities; hold the 
United States free from damages arising from 
water-rights claims resulting from construction, 
maintenance, and operation of project; contribute 
2.3 percent of construction cost; manage and 
maintain floodways and floodway fringes in 
affected watercourses and adjacent flood plains; 
at least annually, notify interests affected that 
project will not provide complete flood protection; 
comply with requirements of Uniform Relocation 
Assistance and Real Property Acquisition 
Policies Act of 1970 (Public Law 91-646); and 
enter into an agreement with Arizona Game and 
Fish Department providing for operation and 
maintenance of mitigation lands. Local interests 
supplied assurances as required by section 221 of 
Public Law 91-611. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Completed preparation of operation and 
maintenance manual for Dreamy Draw detention 
basin. Completed preparation of project plan, 
phase I. Initiated and completed preparation of 
part 1 of project plan, phase II, Cave Buttes Dam. 
Completed preparation of plans and 
specifications for Cave Buttes Dam; awarded contract; 
and initiated construction at acost of $282,- 
723 regular funds. Initiated preparation of part 2 
of project plan, phase II, Adobe Dam. Continued 
acquisition of rights-of-way. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Final environmental 
statement for Dreamy Draw detention 
basin was filed with Council on Environmental 
Quality in May 1972. Construction of Dreamy 
Draw detention basin was initiated in October 
1972 and was completed in August 1973. Final 
environmental statement for entire project was 
filed with Council on Environmental Quality in 
September 1976. Construction of Cave Buttes 
Dam was initiated in September 1977 and is 
about 1 percent complete. Preparation of part 2 of 
project plan, phase II, Adobe Dam, is about 65 
percent complete. 
21D. SANTA ROSA WASH (TAT 
MOMOLIKOT DAM AND LAKE ST. 
CLAIR), ARIZ. 
Location. On Santa Rosa Wash in Papago Indian 
Reservation and about20 miles south of Casa 
Grande, Ariz. 
Existing project. Plan as modified provides for 
a rolled-earthfill dam with a maximum height of 
75.5 feet above streambed, a crest length of about 
12,500 feet, and a detached spillway with a crest 
length of 1,000 feet; a multiple-purpose reservoir 
with a capacity at spillway crest of 198,500 acrefeet 
(July 1968), comprising 145,000 acre-feet for 
flood control, 15,000 acre-feet for water conservation, 
and 40,000 acre-feet for sediment; and 
development of 1,640 acres of cultivated land in 
Vaiva Vo irrigation project, which is authorized 
for construction by U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs 
on Papago Indian Reservation downstream from 
dam. Operation of reservoir would regulate 
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runoff from a tributary area of 1,780 square 
miles, reducing flow of standard project flood of 
77,000 cubic feet per second to a maximum outflow 
of 4,960 cubic feet per second. Approved estimated 
(1977) Federal first cost is $12,160,000, 
including $1,560,000 Bureau of Indian Affairs 
costs. Authorized project was modified by Design 
Memorandum No. 2, approved in July 1971, 
which contains a map of modified project plan. 
(See table 33-B for authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Local interests must establish 
and enforce floodway limits and 
regulations for Santa Rosa Wash on non-Indian 
land downstream from Papago Indian Reservation 
and maintain hydraulic capacity of existing 
channel; hold United States free from damages 
(downstream from Papago Indian Reservation) 
arising from construction, operation, and 
maintenance of project for flood control and arising 
from water-rights claims resulting from construction, 
operation, and maintenance of project 
for flood control. U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs 
would assure maintenance of hydraulic capacity 
of Santa Rosa Wash on Indian lands downstream 
from Tat Momolikot Dam; and provide for adjusting 
water-rights claims resulting from construction, 
operation, and maintenance of project 
for water conservation, fish, wildlife, and recreation 
purposes. The Papago Tribal Council would 
make available appropriate rights to lands required 
for construction of the dam and reservoir. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. Administered 
real estate; continued acquisition of 
rights-of-way at a cost of $34,144 regular funds; 
and completed preparation of reservoirregulation 
manual. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of 
access road and modification of Highway Route 
15 were initiated in February 1972 and were completed 
in November 1972. Construction of Tat 
Momolikot Dam and appurtenances was initiated 
in September 1972 and was completed in June 
1974. Final environmental statement was filed 
with Council on Environmental Quality in June 
1971. Work remaining consists of completing acquisition 
of rights-of-way. 
21E. WHITLOW RANCH DAM, QUEEN 
CREEK, ARIZ. 
Location. On Queen Creek, Ariz., a tributary of 
Gila River, about 10 miles west of Superior, Ariz. 
Existing project. A flood control dam and reservoir. 
Dam is a compacted-earthfill zoned structure 
with a maximum height of 149 feet above 
streambed and a crest length of 837 feet. Outlet 
works, which are at left abutment, consist of an 
intake structure; an ungated outlet conduit; and 
an outlet-and-diversion structure. The spillway, 
an unlined structure about 4,000 feet north of 
dam, consists of a broad-crested weir about 355 
feet long; an approach channel 1,080 feet long; 
and a downstream channel about 1,300 feet long. 
Reservoir has a total capacity at spillway crest of 
35,600 acre-feet (June 1975), of which 7,000 acrefeet 
are allocated for sediment. Reservoir 
regulates runoff from a tributary area of 143 
square miles, reducing flow of design flood from 
110,000 to 1,000 cubic feet per second. First cost 
of new work for completed project was $1,867,- 
963, all Federal, including $3,758 for Code 710 
recreation project. (See table 33-B for authorizing 
legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintained dam in good operating condition; continued 
acquisition of rights-of-way; and administered 
real estate. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction 
was started in May 1959 and was completed in 
November 1960. Work remaining consists of updating 
master plan. 
22. LOS ANGELES COUNTY DRAINAGE 
AREA, CALIF. 
Location. Along Los Angeles and San Gabriel 
Rivers, Rio Hondo, and Ballona Creek, and 
tributaries thereof in Los Angeles County, Calif. 
Previous project. For details, see pages 1768 to 
1772 of Annual Report for 1941; page 1602 of Annual 
Report for 1942; and page 1535 of Annual 
Report for 1943. 
Existing project. Plan provides for flood control 
improvements in four stream basins in Los 
Angeles County, Calif., as follows: Los Angeles 
River Basin, San Gabriel River Basin, Rio Hondo 
Basin, and Ballona Creek Basin. Provides for 
protection of about 325,000 acres in densely populated 
Los Angeles County, including areas in 
Los Angeles, Pasadena, Glendale, Burbank, and 
other cities. Plan provides for construction of 5 
flood control dams (Hansen, Lopez, Santa Fe, 
Sepulveda, and Whittier Narrows); debris basins 
at mouths of 22 canyons; channel improvements 
along 101.3 miles of Los Angeles River, San 
Gabriel River, Rio Hondo, and Ballona Creek; 
and channel improvements along 193.69 miles of 
tributary channels. All units of improvement are 
physically completed in those four stream basins, 
except the one listed below, and are described in 
Annual Report for 1962. 
Unit of improvement not physically completed 
in Rio Hondo Basin is Sierra Madre Wash. Plan 
provides for the construction of about 0.8 mile of 
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concrete channel on Sierra Madre Wash 
extending from inlet to existing Santa Anita 
Wash channel. (See table 33-B for authorizing 
legislation and table 33-H for latest approved estimated 
(1976) first costs for all units of improvement 
under existing project.) 
Local cooperation. Local interests must furnish 
lands and rights-of-way; bear expense of highway 
and highway-bridge modifications; hold the 
United States free from damages; and maintain 
and operate works after completion for following 
units or parts of units: 
Los Angeles River Basin: 
Blanchard Canyon 
Blue Gum Canyon 
Burbank-Eastern System 
Burbank-Western system (lower and upper) 
Caballero Creek 
Compton Creek: 
Hooper Avenue storm drain to 
Main Street 
Los Angeles River to Alameda Street 
Dead Horse Canyon and Royal 
Boulevard channel 
Haines Canyon: Plainview Avenue to 
Tujunga Wash 
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 
Sycamore Wash channel 
Tujunga Wash channel 
Verdugo Wash: Concord Street to 
debris basin 
Wilson Canyon and Mansfield Street channel 
Winery Canyon 
San Gabriel River Basin: 
Coyote Creek 
Emerald Wash and Live Oak Wash 
Marshall Creek 
San Gabriel River channel: 
Santa Fe Dam to Whittier Narrows Dam 
Whittier Narrows Dam to the 
Pacific Ocean 
Thompson Creek and San Jose Wash 
(including San Jose Creek) 
Walnut Creek inlet channel 
Walnut Creek system 
Rio Hondo Basin: 
Alhambra Wash channel: Valley 
Boulevard to Rio Hondo 
Arcadia Wash system 
Eaton Wash 
Rio Hondo channel: 
Peck Road to Rosemead Boulevard 
(upper) 
Whittier Narrows Dam to Los Angeles 
River (lower) 
Rubio Canyon diversion 
Santa Anita Wash 
Sawpit Wash 
Sierra Madre Villa channel 
Sierra Madre Wash 
Ballona Creek Basin: 
Ballona Creek channel downstream from 
inlet to Washington Boulevard and 
downstream from La Salle Avenue to the 
lagoon 
Benedict Canyon system 
Centinela Creek 
Sawtelle-Westwood system (including 
Sepulveda channel). 
No local cooperation is required for other units 
or parts of units in existing project. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Operations for units in Los Angeles River Basin: 
(a) Compton Creek: Maintained channel in good 
operating condition from Alameda Street to 
Hooper Avenue storm drain. (b) Haines Canyon: 
Maintained debris basin and channel upstream 
from Plainview Avenue in good operating condition. 
(c) Hansen Dam: Initiated preparation of 
plans and specifications for second contract for 
construction of recreational facilities; maintained 
dam in good operating condition; and administered 
real estate. (d) Lopez Dam: Initiated 
preparation of master plan; initiated preparation 
of reservoir-regulation manual; maintained dam 
in good operating condition; and administered 
real estate. (e) Los Angeles River channel, 
Lankershim Boulevard to Stewart and Gray 
Road: Maintained channel in good operating condition 
and administered real estate. (f) Los 
Angeles River channel, Santa Ana Branch, 
Pacific Electric railway bridge to Pacific Ocean: 
Initiated preparation of plans and specifications 
for phase 2 construction of recreational facilities. 
Completed phase 1 construction of recreational 
facilities at a cost of $344,190 regular funds and 
$344,190 required contributed funds. (g) 
Sepulveda Dam: Initiated and completed 
preparation of plans and specifications for second 
contract for construction of recreational 
facilities; maintained dam in good operating condition; 
and administered real estate. (h) Tujunga 
Wash channel: Completed contract payment for 
phase 1 construction of recreational facilities at a 
cost of $194 regular funds and $194 required contributed 
funds. 
Operations for units in San Gabriel River 
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Basin: (a) Santa Fe Dam: Maintained dam in good 
operating condition; administered real estate; 
and continued phase 1 construction of 
recreational facilities at a cost of $1 951,808 
regular funds. Initiated preparation of plans and 
specifications for phase 2 construction of 
recreational facilities. (b) San Gabriel River 
channel, San Gabriel Canyon to Santa Fe Dam 
Approach channel to Santa Fe Dam (remedial 
work): Maintained channel in good operating condition. 
(c) Whittier Narrows Dam: Maintained 
dam in good operating condition; administered 
real estate; and continued preparation of 
reservoir-regulation manual. Completed 
preparation of plans and specifications for 
recreational facilities for Charro Arena and for 
Visitor Center; awarded eighth and ninth contracts; 
and initiated construction of recreational 
facilities for Charro Arena and Visitor Center. 
Initiated and completed preparation of plans and 
specifications for recreational facilities for area 
B, phase 1A. Completed construction of fifth 
sixth, and seventh contracts for recreational 
facilities for Entrada Park and Equestrian 
Campground; area B; and model hobby area. 
Costs for construction of recreational facilities 
were $484,428 regular funds and $897,641 required 
contributed funds. 
Operations for units in Rio Hondo Basin: (a) 
Alhambra Wash: Maintained channel upstream 
from Valley Boulevard in good operating condition. 
(b) Rio Hondo channel, Whittier Narrows 
Dam to Los Angeles River (lower): Initiated 
preparation of plans and specifications for phase 
2 construction of recreational facilities. Completed 
phase 1 construction of recreational 
facilities. 
Operations for unit in Ballona Creek Basin: 
Ballona Creek channel and jetties: Maintained 
channel downstream from Washington 
Boulevard to La Salle Avenue and downstream 
from Los Angeles city boundary to ocean, jetties, 
and Pacific Avenue bridge in good operatingcondition. 
Condition at end offiscalyear. Revision of basic 
operation and maintenance manual for channel 
and debris-basin units in Los Angeles County 
drainage area project and inserts are complete. 
Los Angeles River Basin: (a) Hansen Dam: 
Dam was completed in April 1940. Construction 
of first contract for recreational facilities was 
completed in June 1976. Work remaining consists 
of completing preparation of reservoirregulation 
manual; and completing preparation 
of plans and specifications for and construction of 
second contract for recreational facilities. (b) 
Lopez Dam: Dam was completed in November 
1954. Work remaining consists of completing 
preparation of reservoir-regulation manual; completing 
preparation of master plan, which is 
about 50 percent complete; and constructing 
recreational facilities. (c) Los Angeles River 
channel, Lankershim Boulevard to Stewart and 
Gray Road: Work remaining consists of constructing 
recreational facilities. (d) Los Angeles River 
channel, Santa Ana Branch, Pacific Electric 
railway bridge to Pacific Ocean: Construction of 
contract for phase 1 recreational facilities was 
completed in April 1977. Work remaining consists 
of completing preparation of plans and 
specifications for and construction of phase 2 
recreational facilities. (e) Sepulveda Dam: Dam 
was completed in December 1941. Construction 
of first contract for recreational facilities was 
completed in October 1974. Work remaining consists 
of completing preparation of reservoirregulation 
manual and completing construction 
of recreational facilities. (f) Tujunga Wash 
channel: Channel was completed in February 
1952. Construction of phase 1 recreational 
facilities was completed in June 1976. Work 
remaining consists of completing construction of 
recreational facilities. 
San Gabriel River Basin: (a) Santa Fe Dam: 
Dam was completed in January 1949. Work 
remaining consists of completing preparation of 
reservoir-regulation manual; completing construction 
of phase 1 recreational facilities, which 
is about 98 percent complete; and completing 
preparation of plans and specifications for and 
construction of phase 2 recreational facilities. (b) 
Whittier Narrows Dam: Dam was completed in 
June 1957. Construction of first contract for 
recreational facilities, area A, phase 1, was completed 
in March 1975; second contract, nature 
area, in July 1975; third contract, area A, phase 2, 
in March 1976; fourth contract, area E, in June 
1976; fifth contract, Entrada Park and 
Equestrian campground, in May 1977; sixth contract, 
area B, in May 1977; and seventh contract, 
model hobby area, in March 1977. Work remaining 
consists of completing revision of operation 
and maintenance manual, which is about 40 percent 
complete; completing preparation of 
reservoir-regulation manual; completing construction 
of eighth contract for recreational 
facilities, Charro Arena, which is about 40 percent 
complete; completing construction of ninth 
contract for recreational facilities, Visitor 
Center, which is about 15 percent complete; and 
initiating and completing construction of remaining 
recreational facilities. 
Rio Hondo Basin: (a) Rio Hondo channel, Whittier 
Narrows Dam to Los Angeles River (lower): 
Construction of contract for phase 1 recreational 
facilities was completed in April 1977. Work 
remaining consists of completing preparation of 
plans and specifications for and construction of 
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phase 2 recreational facilities. (b) Sierra Madre 
Wash: In accordance with 1st Indorsement, 
DAEN-CWP-W, Office, Chief of Engineers, 
November 23, 1976, subject: Reclassification of 
Project, Los Angeles County Drainage Area, 
Sierra Madre Wash, Calif., to basic letter, 
November 15, 1976, work on this unit is inactive. 
23. LYTLE AND WARM CREEKS, 
SANTA ANA RIVER BASIN, CALIF. 
Location. Near San Bernardino and Colton, 
San Bernardino County, Calif. 
Existing Project. Plan as modified provides for 
a rectangular concrete channel extending for 3.5 
miles along East Branch of Lytle Creek from existing 
Foothill Boulevard inlet structure to confluence 
with Warm Creek; a concrete trapezoidal 
channel on Warm Creek for 1.5 miles from confluence 
with East Branch of Lytle Creek to confluence 
with Santa Ana River; a leveed channel 
extending about 1.8 miles along Santa Ana River 
from mouth of existing East Twin and Warm 
Creeks concrete channel to Mount Vernon 
Avenue crossing; replacement of 4 railroad 
bridges and 12 highway bridges; 3 new highway 
bridges; inlets for side drainage; and relocation 
and protection of utilities. Design capacities of 
improvements would be: East Branch of Lytle 
Creek, 58,000 cubic feet per second; Warm Creek, 
60,000 to 90,000 cubic feet per second; and Santa 
Ana River, 167,000 to 234,000 cubic feet per 
second. Latest approved estimated (1976) first 
cost is $39,000 000 ($32,200,000 Federal and $6,- 
800,000 non-Federal). Authorized project was 
modified by Design Memorandum No. 1, approved 
in May 1972, which contains a map of 
modified project plan. (See table 33-B for 
authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Local interests must provide 
lands, easements, and rights-of-way; perform 
construction, modification, or relocation of 
highways and utilities; maintain and operate 
works after completion; hold the United States 
free from damages; adjust water-rights claims 
resulting from project; and prevent any encroachment 
that would reduce flood-carrying 
capacities of levee and channel improvements. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Completed construction of sixth contract, Santa 
Ana River, East Twin and Warm Creeks to Interstate 
15, at a cost of $2,189,727 regular funds 
and $384,474 other contributed funds. Initiated 
and completed preparation of plans and 
specifications for seventh contract, Santa Ana 
River, East Twin and Warm Creeks to Mt. Vernon 
Avenue. Continued acquisition of rights-ofway 
and administered real estate. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of 
first contract, Lytle and Warm Creeks channel, 
"I" Street to Interstate 15 at Warm Creek, was 
initiated in September 1972 and was completed 
in April 1974. Construction of second contract, 
Lytle Creek channel, 5th Street to "I" Street, was 
initiated it December 1972 and was completed in 
July 1974. Construction of third contract, Warm 
Creek channel Interstate 15 to Interstate 10, was 
initiated in July 1973 and was completed in May 
1974. Construction of fourth contract Warm 
Creek and Santa Ana River, railroad bridge 
relocations, was initiated in March 1974 and was 
completed in June 1975. Construction of fifth contract, 
Lytle Creek from inlet to 5th Street and 
Santa Ana River from Interstate 15 to Mt. Vernon 
Avenue, was initiated in May 1975 and was 
completed in January 1976. Construction of sixth 
contract, Santa Ana River, East Twin and Warm 
Creeks to Interstate 15 was initiated in June 1976 
and was completed in June 1977. Plans and 
specifications for seventh contract were completed 
in September 1977. Final environmental 
statement was filed with Council on Environmental 
Quality in May 1972. 
24. MOJAVE RIVER DAM, MOJAVE 
RIVER BASIN, CALIF. 
Location. On Mojave River at the Forks site, 
just downstream from mouth of Deep Creek and 
about 14 miles upstream from Victorville, in Mojave 
River Basin, Calif. 
Existing project. Project as modified consists of 
a flood control dam and reservoir. Dam is a rolledearthfill 
structure with a maximum height of 200 
feet above streambed, a crest length of 2,200 feet, 
and a detached spillway with a crestlength of 200 
feet. Reservoir has a total capacity at spillway 
crest of 89,700 acre-feet (1965), including 11,000 
acre-feet for sediment. Reservoir regulates 
runoff from a tributary area of 215 square miles, 
reducing flow of design flood from 94,000 cubic 
feet per second to a maximum outflow of about 
23,500 cubic feet per second. Approved estimated 
(1977) first cost for project is $18,390,000 ($18,- 
100,000 Federal and $290,000 non-Federal). 
Modification of project was authorized by the 
Chief of Engineers on November 27, 1964. (See 
table 33-B for authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Local interests must hold the 
United States free from damages from waterrights 
claims resulting from construction and 
operation of project; prevent encroachment 
harmful to existing channel downstream from 
reservoir; and maintain channel capacity of not 
less than 23,500 cubic feet per second through improved 
areas. In addition, local interests have 
agreed to operate and maintain recreational 
facilities constructed by the United States and to 
construct, operate, and maintain such future 
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recreational facilities as may be required in addition 
to those constructed by the United States. 
Local interests contributed $250,000 in consideration 
of land enhancement benefits provided 
by modified project. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. Continued 
acquisition of rights-of-way at a cost of 
$164 regular funds, and administered real estate. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of 
dam and appurtenances was initiated in May 
1968 and was completed in May 1971. Construction 
of recreational facilities was initiated in July 
1972 and was completed in March 1973. Construction 
of relocations, roads, and permanent 
operating equipment was initiated in August 
1974 and was completed in November 1974. Work 
remaining consists of completing acquisition of 
rights-of-way and minor completion items. In accordance 
with 2d Indorsement, ENGCW-OC, Office, 
Chief of Engineers, April 13, 1971, subject: 
Environmental Statement, Mojave River Forks 
Recreation Area Project, to basic letter, January 
15, 1971, the environmental statement for recreation 
is not required. 
25. PINE AND MATHEWS CANYONS 
DAMS, COLORADO RIVER BASIN, 
NEV. 
Location. In Lincoln County, Nev., about 100 
miles north of Hoover Dam and about 17 and 20 
miles, respectively, east of Caliente, Nev. 
Existing project. Reservoirs are 
interdependent units of a project for protection of 
lands and improvements against floods, each unit 
consisting of a dam and a reservoir. Operation of 
Pine Canyon Reservoir regulates runoff from a 
tributary area of 45 square miles, reducing 
standard project flood from 10,500 to 320 cubic 
feet per second. Operation of Mathews Canyon 
Reservoir regulates runoff from a tributary area 
of 34 square miles, reducing standard project 
flood from 8,500 to 260 cubic feet per second. 
First cost of new work for completed project was 
$1,401,248, all Federal. For further project 
description, see page 1355 of Annual Report for 
1967. (See table 33-B for authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintained dams in good condition and administered 
real estate. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of 
reservoirs was completed in December 1957. 
26. SAN DIEGO RIVER (MISSION 
VALLEY), SAN DIEGO RIVER 
BASIN, CALIF. 
Location. Along San Diego River in Mission 
Valley, San Diego County, Calif. 
Existing project. Plan provides for about 27,500 
feet of rectangular reinforced-concrete channel 
extending from near Zion Avenue in Grantville to 
just upstream from existing flood control channel 
at Morena Boulevard; two inlet levees at upstream 
end and a transition at downstream end to 
provide a connection with existing channel; and 
short rectangular reinforced-concrete channels 
along downstream reaches of three tributary 
streams (Alvarado, Murphy, and Murray 
Canyons). Improvements would control standard 
project flood of 115,000 cubic feet per second in 
San Diego River, 17,000 cubic feet per second in 
Alvarado Canyon, 14,000 cubic feet per second in 
Murphy Canyon, and 6,000 cubic feet per second 
in Murray Canyon. Approved estimated (1977) 
first cost for project is $58,200,000 ($38,000,000 
Federal and $20,200,000 non-Federal). (See table 
33-B for authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Local interests must provide 
lands, easements, and rights-of-way; hold the 
United States free from damages due to construction 
works; maintain and operate works after 
completion; accomplish construction or relocation 
of highways, roads, bridges, utilities, and 
storm drains; prevent encroachment on improved 
channels that would reduce their flood-carrying 
capacities; and contribute 11.5 percent of construction 
costs. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. Continued 
preparation of reformulated project plan. 
Continued studies of alternative plans to 
authorized project to determine a definite plan 
that would be acceptable to local interests. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Reformulated 
project plan is about 95 percent complete. 
27. SAN LUIS REY RIVER, SAN LUIS 
REY RIVER BASIN, CALIF. 
Location. Lower San Luis Rey River Valley, 
along San Luis Rey River from Murray Road 
(river mile 7.2) to Pacific Ocean, San Diego County, 
Calif. 
Existing project. Plan provides for about 5.7 
miles of earth-bottom trapezoidal channel along 
San Luis Rey River from Murray Road to about 1 
mile upstream from U.S. Highway No. 101; about 
1.5 miles of channel grading, which would 
generally be limited to the removal of spoil banks, 
from about 1 mile upstream from U.S. Highway 
No. 101 to ocean; and about 800 feet of stonerevetted 
levee on the left (south) bank from the 
Atcheson, Topeka and Santa Fe railroad to ocean. 
Plan also provides for beautification features. 
Approved estimated (1977) first cost for project is 
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$23,360,000 ($17,000,000 Federal and $6,360,000 
non-Federal). (See table 33-B for authorizing 
legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Provide lands, easements, 
and rights-of-way; perform necessary construction, 
modification, or relocation of highways 
(including bridges), utilities, and irrigation and 
drainage facilities; maintain and operate works 
after completion; hold and save the United States 
free from damages; adjust water-rights claims 
resulting from project; prevent any obstruction 
or encroachment that would reduce floodcarrying 
capacities of improved channel; provide 
guidance and leadership in preventing unwise 
future development of flood plain; and contribute 
10 percent of construction costs for levee and 
channel improvements, presently estimated to be 
$1,030,000 apportioned share to be borne due to 
land enhancement benefits. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. Continued 
preparation of project plan. Continued acquisition 
of rights-of-way. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Project plan is 
about 2 percent complete. 
28. SANTA ANA RIVER BASIN (AND 
ORANGE COUNTY), CALIF. 
Location. On Santa Ana River and tributaries 
and on other streams in Orange, Riverside, and 
San Bernardino Counties, Calif. 
General plan of improvement. Although a single 
comprehensive plan for flood control has been 
developed for Santa Ana River Basin, improvements 
provided are divided into two 
projects in accordance with congressional 
authorizations. Santa Ana River Basin (and 
Orange County) project, the first of these two 
projects, provides for protection of metropolitan 
area of Orange County, which includes some 
areas outside Santa Ana River Basin, and flood 
control on San Antonio, Chino, Lytle, and Cajon 
Creeks. Santa Ana River Basin project, the 
second of these two projects, provides for flood 
control in other areas of basin. Active units of first 
project are described in Annual Report for 1968. 
For pertinent information on second project, see 
table 33-K, "Other Authorized Flood Control 
Proiects." 
Existing project. (See table 33-B for 
authorizing legislation and table 33-I for latest 
approved estimated Federal first cost for all 
units.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Operations for units in existing project: (a) Brea 
Dam: Maintained dam in good operating 
condition and administered real estate. (b) 
Carbon-Canyon Dam and channel: Maintained 
project in good operating condition; administered 
real estate; continued acquisition of rightsofway; 
and initiated and completed preparation of 
plans and specifications for construction of 
second contract (phase 2) for recreational 
facilities. (c) Fullerton Dam: Maintained dam in 
good operating condition; administered real 
estate; continued preparation of reservoirregulation 
manual; completed preparation of 
plans and specifications for construction of 
second contract (phase 3) for recreational 
facilities; awarded contract; and initiated 
construction at a cost of $306,162 regular funds 
and $302,771 required contributed funds. (d) 
Prado Dam: Maintained dam in good operating 
condition; administered real estate; completed 
preparation of master plan; and completed 
preparation of plans and specifications for 
construction of first contract for recreational 
facilities; awarded contract; and initiated 
preparation of plans and specifications for 
construction of second contract for recreational 
facilities. (e) San Antonio Dam: Maintained dam 
in good operating condition and administered 
real estate. (f) San Antonio and Chino Creeks 
channel: Maintained project in good operating 
condition; and administered real estate. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Work remaining 
consists of completing basic operation and 
maintenance manual, which is about 97 percent 
complete, and completing inserts for channel and 
levee improvements (Lytle and Cajon Creeks 
channel improvements and San Antonio and 
Chino Creeks channel). Other information for 
units in existing project: (a) Brea Dam: Dam was 
completed in March 1942. Work remaining consists 
of updating master plan; completing 
reservoir-regulation manual; and constructing 
recreational facilities. (b) Carbon Canyon Dam 
and channel: Project was completed in May 1961. 
First contract (phase 1) for recreational facilities 
was completed in July 1975. Work remaining consists 
of constructing second contract (phase 2) for 
recreational facilities. (c) Fullerton Dam: Dam 
was completed in May 1941. First contract (phase 
2) for recreational facilities was completed in 
June 1976. Work remaining consists of completing 
construction of second contract (phase 3) 
for recreational facilities, which is about 70 percent 
complete; and completing preparation of 
reservoir-regulation manual. (d) Lytle and Cajon 
Creeks channel improvements: Existing project 
was completed in 1948 and turned over to local interests 
for maintenance in September 1949. No 
work remains. (e) Prado Dam: Dam was completed 
in May 1941. Awarded first contract in 
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LOS ANGELES, CALIF., DISTRICT 
September 1977 for construction of recreational 
facilities. Work remaining consists of completing 
preparation of reservoir-regulation manual; constructing 
first contract for recreational facilities; 
and completing preparation of plans and 
specifications for and construction of second contract 
for recreational facilities. (f) San Antonio 
Dam: Dam was completed in October 1956. Work 
remaining consists of preparation of master plan. 
(g) San Antonio and Chino Creeks channel: Project 
was completed in November 1960. Work 
remaining consists of completing operation and 
maintenance manual, which is about 97 percent 
complete. 
29. SANTA PAULA CREEK CHANNEL 
AND DEBRIS BASINS (INCLUDING 
MUD CREEK), SANTA CLARA 
RIVER BASIN, CALIF. 
Location. Along lower Santa Paula Creek, a 
tributary of Santa Clara River, Ventura County, 
Calif. 
Existing project Plan as modified provides for 
a debris basin on Santa Paula Creek; a concrete 
channel along Santa Paula Creek from Santa 
Paula Creek debris basin to Santa Clara River; a 
debris basin on Mud Creek, a tributary of Santa 
Paula Creek; and a concrete channel along Mud 
Creek from Mud Creek debris basin to confluence 
with Santa Paula Creek. Approved estimated 
(1977) first cost is $22,980,000 ($20,900,000 
Federal and $2,080,000 non-Federal). Authorized 
project was modified by Design Memorandum 
No. 4, approved in April 1973, which contains a 
map of modified project plan. (See table 33-B for 
authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Local interests must furnish 
rights-of-way; assume responsibility for damage 
claims; provide cost of relocation of public 
utilities; and maintain improvement after completion. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. Continued 
preparation of supplemental project plan. 
Continued preparation of supplemental environmental 
statement. Administered real estate. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of 
first contract, Harvard Boulevard to Santa Clara 
River, was initiated in August 1973 and was completed 
in February 1974. Construction of second 
contract, Mupu School to Harvard Boulevard, 
was terminated in February 1975. Final environmental 
statement was filed with Council on 
Environmental Quality in September 1972. 
Supplemental project plan is about 20 percent 
complete. Supplemental environmental statement 
is about 20 percent complete. 
30. SWEETWATER RIVER, 
SWEETWATER RIVER BASIN, 
CALIF. 
Location. Lower Sweetwater River Valley, 
along Sweetwater River from Bonita Mesa Road 
to San Diego Bay, San Diego County, Calif. 
Existing project. Plan provides for about 3.4 
miles of improved trapezoidal channel along 
Sweetwater River from Bonita Mesa Road to San 
Diego Bay as part of acombined flood control and 
highway project. Approved estimated (1977)first 
cost for project is $27,900,000 ($14,000,000 
Federal and $13,900,000 non-Federal). (See table 
33-B for authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Local interests must provide 
lands, easements, and rights-of-way; perform 
construction, modification, or relocation of 
highways (including bridges), utilities, and 
irrigation and drainage facilities; maintain and 
operate works after completion; hold the United 
States free from damages due to construction of 
project; adjust water-rights claims resulting 
from construction of project; and prevent any 
obstruction or encroachment that would reduce 
the flood-carrying capacity of improved channel. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. Continued 
preparation of project plan. Continued 
preparation of final environmental statement. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Project plan is 
90 percent complete. Final environmental statement 
is about 91 percent complete. 
31. TIJUANA RIVER BASIN, CALIF. 
Location. In the coastal region of southern 
California and Mexico. 
Existing project. Plan as modified provides for 
a concrete trapezoidal channel from its connection 
at international boundary with a similar 
flood control channel to be constructed by the 
Government of Mexico; an energy dissipator; a 
low-flow channel from the dissipator to the Tijuana 
River natural channel; a south levee; a 
north levee; relocation of Dairy Mart Road; and 
landscaping features, all to be designed and constructed 
in cooperation with United States Section 
of International Boundary and Water Commission. 
Operation and maintenance of United 
States part of existing project to be by United 
States Section of International Boundary and 
Water Commission. Latest approved estimated 
(1976) first cost is $14,600,000 ($12,320,000 
Federal and $2,280,000 non-Federal). Map of 
modified plan is in "Final Environmental Statement, 
Tijuana River Flood Control Project, San 
Diego County, California," prepared by Los 
Angeles District in May 1976 for United States 
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REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
Section of International Boundary and Water 
Commission. (See table 33-B for authorizing 
legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Provide rights-of-way and 
relocations for project; and contribute $600,000 
for rights-of-way and relocation costs for 
sedimentation area. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Initiated preparation of plans and specifications. 
Continued acquisition of rights-of-way. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Final environmental 
statement, which contains project 
plan, was filed with Council on Environmental 
Quality in June 1976. Agreement with Mexico, 
Minute 258, to confirm Mexican Commissioner's 
approval, was approved in May 1977. Preparation 
of plans and specifications is about 90 percent 
complete. 
32. INSPECTION OF COMPLETED 
FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS 
Inspection costs for fiscal year from regular 
funds for maintenance were $136,235. (See table 
33-J on inspection of completed flood control 
projects.) 
33. SCHEDULING FLOOD CONTROL 
RESERVOIR OPERATIONS 
In accordance with section 7, Flood Control Act 
of 1944, studies of reservoir operations for flood 
control were conducted; and preparation of 
regulations for the use of storage allocated for 
flood control was continued for the following 
Bureau of Reclamation projects: Hoover Dam 
and Twitchell Dam. Costs for fiscal year from 
regular funds for maintenance were $156,892. 
34. OTHER AUTHORIZED FLOOD 
CONTROL PROJECTS 
See table 33-K. 
35. FLOOD CONTROL WORK UNDER 
SPECIAL AUTHORIZATION 
Flood control activities pursuant to section 205, 
Public Law 80-858, as amended (preauthorization) 
See table 33-L on flood control work under 
special authorization. 
Emergency flood control activities-repair, 
flood fighting, and rescue work (Public Law 99, 
84th Cong., and antecedent legislation) 
Federal cost for fiscal year was $233,303, of 
which $58,744 were for advance preparation; 
Fiscal year cost was $2,777,408 regular funds, 
of which $888,284 were for navigation studies; 
$166,865 were for beach erosion control studies; 
$1,565,997 were for flood control studies; $25,486 
were for special studies involving coordination 
with other agencies; and $130,776 were for 
review of authorized projects. 
36. SURVEYS 
$70,752 were for flood emergency operations; $5,- 
641 were for rehabilitation; and $98,166 were for 
advance measures. 
Flood insurance activities (sections 1301-1377, 
1968 Housing and Urban Devedopment Act, 
Public Law 90-448, as amended). 
In coordination with flood control activities, six 
flood insurance studies were initiated in 
accordance with Inter-Agency Agreement (IAA) 
H-10-77 at fiscal year cost of $247,950 under 
Housing and Urban Development reimbursable 
order. 
37. COLLECTION AND STUDY OF 
BASIC DATA. 
Fiscal year cost for flood plain information 
studies was $76,189 regular funds, comprising 
$220 for Little Colorado River, Navajo County, 
Ariz.; $43 for Sells Wash, Pima County, Ariz.; 
$3,842 for Verde River, vicinity of Cottonwood 
and $74,754 for Verde River and Wet Beaver, 
vicinity of Camp Verde and Lake Montezuma, 
both in Yavapai County, Ariz.; $12 for New River, 
Imperial County, Calif.; $961 for Arroyo Grande, 
San Luis Obispo County, Calif.; $19 for Calleguas 
Creek, Ventura County, Calif.; $180 for Puerco 
River, McKinley County, N. Mex.; $328,224 for 
technical services, including$111,913 for Clifton, 
Greenlee County, Ariz.; $16,444 for China Lake, 
Kern County, Calif.; $10,288 for El Mirage and 
Copper Lakes, San Bernardino County, Calif.; 
$55 for Los Coches Creek, San Diego County, 
Calif.; $16,848 for Point Mugu, Ventura County, 
Calif.; and $122,445 for flood plain management. 
(See table 33-M on completed flood plain information 
studies.) 
38. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
Fiscal year cost was $18,019 for hydrologic 
studies. 
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TABLE 33-A 
LOS ANGELES, CALIF., DISTRICT 
COST AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
See 
Section Total Cost to 
in Text Project Funding FY 74 FY 75 FY 76 FY 77 September 30, 1977 
1. Channel Islands 
Harbor, Calif. 
2. Los Angeles and 
Long Beach 
Harbors, Calif. 
3. Oceanside Harbor, 
Calif.5 
4. Port San Luis, 
Calif. 
5. Redondo Beach 
Harbor (King 
Harbor), Cahlif. 
6. San Diego Harbor, 
Calif. (Regular 
Funds) 
Required Contrib. 
Funds) 
Other Contrib. 
unds) 
7. San Diego River 
and Mission Bay, 
Calif. 
8. Santa Barbara 
Harbor, Calif. 
9. Ventura Marina, 
Calif. (Regular 
Funds) 
12. Imperial Beach, 
Calif. (Regular 
Funds) 
Required Contrib. 
Funds) 
(Advanced Funds) 
New Work: 
Approp. - 
Cost - 
Maint.: 
Approp. $716,000 
Cost 1,619,022 
New Work: 
Approp. - 
Cost - 
Maint.: 
Approp. - 
Cost 
Maint.: 
Approp. 12,000 
Cost 60,130 
New Work: 
Approp. 25,000 
Cost 28,967 
Maint.: 
Approp. 1,000 
Cost 1,000 
New Work: 
Approp. - 
Cost - 
Maint.: 
Approp. 1,000 
Cost 1,000 
New Work: 
Approp. -87,510 
Cost 132,452 
Maint.: 
Approp. 1,000 
Cost 1,000 
New Work: 
Contrib. - 
Cost - 
New Work: 
Contrib. - 
Cost - 
New Work: 
Approp. -582 
Cost - 
Maint.: 
Approp. 76,000 
Cost 134,727 
New Work: 
Approp. - 
Cost - 
Maint.: 
Approp. 401,500 
Cost 446,270 
New Work: 
Approp. -24,909 
Cost -28,264 
Maint.: 
Approp. 119,000 
Cost 120,172 
New Work: 
Approp. 61,100 
Cost 57,919 
New Work: 
Contrib. - 
Cost - 
New Work: 
Advanced - 
Cost 
$311,865 $1,392,876 $560,640 
64,317 1,645,129 550,574 
538,482 539,124 175,925 
538,759 512,574 168,906 
25,000 100,000 51,700 
25,093 97,933 41,080 
900 - - 
900 - - 
1,200 137,000 389,956 
1,200 135,436 391,520 
260,000 11,700,000 6,080,000 
193,485 9,901,358 6,187,757 
2,500 - 420,000 
2,500 - 350,000 
- 536,600 227,460 
- 420,200 255,233 
- 1,241,981 348,400 
- 907,793 600,404 
- - 112,000 
- - 64,002 
2,500 - - 
2,766 - - 
215,200 753,700 465,000 
137,730 831,471 465,002 
-6,652 - - 
577,236 314,400 1,381,628 
577,610 313,073 1,382,911 
50,348 176,900 111,000 
47,893 172,307 156,547 
33-23 
$5,123,345' 
5,123,3451 
8,708,7082 
8,698,1712 
34,626,7193 
34,626,719' 
2,937,0454 
2,937,0454 
2,771,0656 
2,737,4966 
1,138,1177 
1,125,4237 
68,589 
68,589 
4,766,8989 
4,766,8989 
561,11910 
561,11910 
28,369,09511 
26,328,47811 
1,499,03712 
1,429,18112 
764,060 
675,433 
1,590,38113 
1,508,1971s 
10,705,09914 
10,657,10114 
638,46415 
638,46415 
172,00016 
172,00016 
3,817,31917 
3,817,31917 
1,711,53918 
1,711,53918 
4,601,04819 
4,600,61619 
530,85720o 
521,18020 
25,601 
25,584 
21,330 
21,309

REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
TABLE 33-A (Continued) COST AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
See 
Section Total Cost to 
in Text Project Funding FY 74 FY 75 FY 76 FY 77 September 30, 1977 
13. San Diego (Sunset 
Cliffs) Calif. 
Regular Funds) 
Required Contrib. 
unds) 
14. San Gabriel River 
to Newport Bay 
(Surfside-Sunset 
and Newport Beach), 
Orange County, 
Calif. (Regular 
Funds) 
(Required Contrib. 
Funds) 
18. Alamo Lake, 
Bill Williams 
River, Ariz. 
20. Cucamonga Creek, 
Santa Ana River 
Basin, Calif. 
Regular Funds) 
equired Contrib. 
unds) 
Other Contrib. 
unds) 
21A. Gila River Basin, 
Ariz., Indian 
Bend Wash 
Regular Funds) 
Required Contrib. 
unds) 
Other Contrib. 
Funds) 
21B. Gila River Basin, 
Ariz., Painted 
Rock Dam (Gila 
River) 
21C. Gila River Basin, 
Ariz., Phoenix, 
Ariz., and vicinity 
includin New River) 
Regular Funds) 
Required Contrib. 
unds) 
(Other Contrib. 
unds) 
21D. Gila River Basin, 
Ariz., Santa Rosa 
Wash (Tat 
Momolikot Dam and 
Lake St. Clair) 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Contrib. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Contrib. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint.: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Contrib. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Contrib. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Contrib. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Contrib. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
2,155 
2,502 
-93,400 
60,844 
20,842 
115,000 
58,198 
134,350 
188,801 
519,800 
391,150 
318,500 
316,598 
-731 
962 
Maint.: 
Approp. 153,000 
Cost 164,015 
New Work: 
Approp. 897,697 
Cost 998,263 
New Work: 
Contrib. - 
Cost - 
New Work: 
Contrib. - 
Cost - 
New Work: 
Approp. 2,748,500 
Cost 4,230,936 
356 
43 
35,000 100,000 
33,994 89,655 
- 125,000 
77 111,898 
48 - - 
47,000 10,000 -8,000 
84,371 14,933 1,370 
179,000 234,000 218,090 
179,335 225,533 221,995 
500,000 2,000,000 7,605,000 
253,845 1,709,144 7,118,888 
- - 20,800 
- 600,000 648,700 
- 314,932 655,174 
1,050,000 1,800,000 2,780,000 
588,746 2,090,085 2,694,207 
- 295,500 - 
- 90,618 121,178 
- 792,700 194,908 
- 528,023 381,933 
45,000 - 220,000 
40,169 4,826 25,087 
285,000 327,300 266,330 
286,345 322,412 272,879 
916,000 1,407,000 1,754,000 
853,604 1,351,370 1,102,308 
5 13,976 
123,696 39,821 
366,000 
125,000 
35,421 
33-24 
320,000 
308,490 
185,000 
180,438 
3,814,100 
3,800,752 
1,999,000 
1,800,383 
15,909,06021 
15,902,49521 
1,468,999 
1,461,069 
12,226,900 
11,062,873 
20,800 
1,248,700 
970,106 
6,449,380 
6,175,762 
295,500 
211,796 
987,608 
909,956 
19,978,76422 
19,783,846! 
1,936,648 
1,934,079 
8,363,297 
7,532,684 
380,000 
13,981 
125,000 
10,524,900 
10,163,897

LOS ANGELES, CALIF., DISTRICT 
TABLE 33-A (Continued) COST AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
See 
Section Total Cost to 
in Text Project Funding FY 74 FY 75 FY 76 FY 77 September 30, 1977 
21E. Gila River Basin, 
Ariz., Whitlow 
Ranch Dam, 
Queen Creek 
22. Los Angeles County 
drainage area, 
Calif. (Regular 
Funds) 
Required Contrib. 
unds) 
Other Contrib. 
Funds) 
23. Lytle and Warm 
Creeks, Santa Ana 
River Basin, 
Calif. (Regular 
Funds) 
(Other Contrib. 
unds) 
24. Mojave River Dam, 
Mojave River 
Basin, Calif. 
(Regular Funds) 
(Other Contrib. 
unds) 
25. Pine and Mathews 
Canyons Dams, 
Colorado River 
Basin, Nev. 
26. San Diego River 
(Mission Valley), 
an Diego River 
Basin, Calif. 
27. San Luis Rey River, 
San Luis Rey River 
Basin, Calif. 
28. Santa Ana River 
Basin (and Orange 
County), Calif. 
(Regular Funds) 
(Required Contrib. 
unds) 
29. Santa Paula Creek 
channel and debris 
basins (including 
Mud Creek), Santa 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint.: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint.: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Contrib. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Contrib. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Contrib. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint.: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Contrib. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint.: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint.: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Contrib. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
1,867,96324 
1,867,96324 
25,650 28,000 21,000 17,134 
30,454 25,997 22,196 18,028 
514,000 4,114,000 2,746,802 2,870,000 
218,332 1,772,501 4,018,813 3,299,835 
1,101,500 2,618,500 1,665,299 2,873,594 
1,950,293 1,447,947 2,915,066 2,638,556 
400,000 2,529,000 2,647,000 855,000 
196,565 780,528 3,157,899 1,693,470 
-23,502 - - - 
5,569,911 4,140,000 8,556,000 2,700,000 
9,661,402 4,555,184 8,806,850 2,400,913 
226,413 
226,413 
363,389,985 26 
362,442,1902 27 
21,556,62025 
21,304,91725 
6,431,000 
5,828,4629 
36,644,8653 
36,639,888 
so 
32,249,831 
31,914,004 
228,557 517,753 2,020,000 - 5,468,310 
1,183,071 366,592 1,809,912 360,445 5,250,186 
80,800 25,000 11,198 345,000 17,953,198 
196,101 290,297 18,645 161,242 17,768,485 
39,000 102,500 66,000 82,748 392,548 
47,114 102,543 66,938 79,733 388,870 
- - - - 286,300 
- - - 199 284,501 
- - - - 1,401,248 
- - - - 1,401,248 
35,000 29,000 39,901 
44,070 33,386 40,566 
141,700 200,000 133,737 
174,527 149,205 185,373 
31,100 
31,266 
65,000 
49,780 
- - 120,000 224,000 
- - 84,724 232,846 
375,731 1,087,000 365,000 2,527,000 
128,186 915,795 754,509 583,376 
887,000 940,600 1,135,700 1,077,653 
997,050 938,015 1,152,971 968,310 
348,500 1,325,426 - 686,430 
- 1,243,421 426700 402,819 
71,700 -411,000 - 400,000 
1,971,735 153,711 187,177 336,335 
353,356 
353,356 
1,708,437 
1,693,077 
344,000 
317,570 
46,428,63831 32 33 
44,455,77331 32 34 
9,516,71031 35 
9,393,44631 35 
2,360,35636 
2,072,94037 
3,935,00038 
3,729,36238 
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REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
TABLE 33-A (Continued) COST AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
See 
Section Total Cost to 
in Text Project Funding FY 74 FY 75 FY 76 FY 77 September 30, 1977 
Clara River Basin, 
Calif. (Regular 
Funds) 
Other Contrib. New Work: 
Funds) Contrib. 193,600 - - - 193,600 
Cost 44,962 -- 32 - 44,994 
30. Sweetwater River, New Work: 
Sweetwater River Approp. 110,000 110,403 75,000 300,000 1,314,403 
Basin, Calif. Cost 111,435 121,410 75,028 179,922 1,194,325 
31. Tijuana River New Work: 
Basin, Calif. Approp. - -249,971 199,971 150,264 1,329,264 
Cost 75,455 33,786 50,994 325,745 1,215,009 
1. Excludes $1,361,668 Navy funds; Coast Guard costs; 
and $210,748 other contributed funds. 
2. Includes $6,178 for reconnaissance and condition 
surveys. Excludes $1,941,864 for maintenance accomplished 
with Navy funds. 
3. Includes $2187,047 for new work for previous 
project; $1,593,667 public works funds; a credit of $33,050 for 
transfer of land at Reservation Point; and $996,792 
emergency relief funds. Excludes $1,672,575 other 
contributed funds spent by the Corps for new work 
betterments desired by local interests; Federal funds spent by 
the Navy for new work on middle breakwater; and Coast 
Guard costs. 
4. Includes $139,347 for maintenance for pervious 
project and $96,523 for reconnaissance and condition survey 
costs since FY 1958. Excludes $87,120 other contributed 
funds spent by the Corps for maintenance betterments 
desired by local interests. 
5. Excludes $491,286 other contributed funds for new 
work.
6. Includes $23,330 for reconnaissance and condition 
surveys. Excludes $2,546,545 for maintenance accomplished 
with Navy funds. 
7. Includes $568,417 for new work prior to 
modification by 1965 River and Harbor Act. Excludes Coast 
Guard costs. 
8. Includes $54,715 for maintenance for project prior 
to modification by 1965 River and Harbor Act and $13,874 for 
reconnaissance and condition surveys. 
9. Exludes Coast Guard costs. 
10. Includes $18,517 reconnaissance and condition 
survey costs since FY 1958. 
11. Includes $154 704 for new work for previous 
projects; $86,352 public works funds; and $1,226,793 
emergency relief funds. Exludes $254,795 Navy funds for 
dredging entrance channel in FY 1961 to depth of -42 feet 
mean lower low water (or 2 feet below project depth); and 
Coast Guard costs. 
12. Includes $59,904 for maintenance for previous 
projects and $90,644 for reconnaissance and condition surveys 
since FY 1958. In addition, includes $144 for retroactive pay 
increase shown in "cost" figure only, as reported in 1958 
Annual Report, page 1430. 
13. Includes $4,441 for betterments desired by local 
interests prior to modification by 1968 River and Harbor Act. 
14. Excludes $557,832 other contributed funds. Includes 
$2,610,000 regular funds and excludes $2,910,000 required 
contributed funds, both for new work on flood control 
project, "San Diego River Basin, Calif." 
15. Includes $36,240 for reconnaissance and condition 
surveys. 
16. Excludes Coast Guard costs. 
17. Includes $29,198 public works funds; $11,000 
working funds for work performed in addition to existing 
roject; and $8,275 for reconnaissance and condition surveys. 
xcludes $462,986 other contributed funds spentb the Corps 
for maintenance-dredging betterments desired by local 
interests. 
18. Excludes $1,708,836 required contributed funds 
and Coast Guard costs. 
19. Includes $27,185 for reconnaissance and condition 
surveys. 
20. Excludes $66,124 other contributed funds. 
21. Includes $57,000 Code 710 funds since FY 1975. 
22. Includes $355,669 Code 710 funds since FY 1962. 
23. Includes $160,751 Code 710 funds since FY 1962. 
24. Includes $3,758 Code 710 funds since FY 1962. 
25. Includes $11,008,935 emergency relief funds for 
new work. Excludes $16,726,888 emergency relief funds 
spent by Corps in connection with emergency relief (previous) 
project and $107,939 for minor rehabilitation. 
26. Includes $10,127,000 Code 710 funds since FY 1974 
($460,500 for Sepulveda Dam; $4,432,000 for Whittier 
Narrows Dam; $22,000 for LACDA prototype; $411,000 for 
Hansen Dam; $3,894,000 for Santa Fe Dam; $201,000 for 
Tujunga Wash Channel; $8,500 for Lopez Dam; $650,000 for 
Los Angeles River and Rio Hondo channels; and $48,000 for 
Ballona Creek channel). 
27. Includes $9,187,204 Code 710 funds since FY 1974 
($290,580 for Sepulveda Dam; $3,981,690 for Whittier 
Narrows Dam; $22,000 for LACDA prototype; $387,557 for 
Hansen Dam; $3,645,771 for Santa Fe Dam; $200,371 for 
Tujunga Wash channel; $8,500 for Lopez Dam; $622,702 for 
Los Angeles River and Rio Hondo channels; and $28,033 for 
Ballona Creek channel). 
28. Includes $6,431,000 Code 710 funds since FY 1974 
($236,500 for Sepulveda Dam; $5,044,000 for Whittier 
Narrows Dam; $200,000 for Tujun ga Wash channel; $360,500 
for Hansen Dam; and $590,000 for Los Angeles River and Rio 
Hondo channels). 
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LOS ANGELES, CALIF., DISTRICT 
TABLE 33-A (Continued) COST AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
29. Includes $5 828,462 Code 710 funds since FY 1974 
($199,915 for Sepuiveda Dam; $4,503,185 for Whittier 
Narrows Dam; $199,377 for Tujunga Wash channel; $359,897 
for Hansen Dam; and $566,088 for Los Angeles River and Rio 
Hondo channels). 
30. Non-Federal funds spent by the Federal 
Government to September 30, 1977, for replacements 
required as part of local cooperation and betterments desired 
by local interests. Excludes $4,238,000 other contributed 
funds spent by the Corps in connection with emergency relief 
(previous) project. 
31. Comprises funds for Brea, Fullerton, Prado, and 
San Antonio Dams, Carbon Canyon Dam and channel, Lytle 
and Cajon Creeks channel improvements, and San Antonio 
and Chino Creeks channel (active units). 
32. Includes $5,000 working funds for San Antonio 
Dam; $67,361 for San Juan Dam (inactive unit) (also reported 
under "Other Authorized Flood Control Projects") and 
$85,310 undistributed funds. Excludes other contributed 
funds spent by the Corps as follows: $124,105 for water 
conservation betterments desired by local interests at Prado 
Dam; $8,500 for betterments desired by local interests at San 
Antonio Dam; $234,709 for betterments desired by local 
interests on San Antonio and Chino Creeks channel; and 
$601,762 for required items of local cooperation on Lytle and 
Cajon Creeks channel improvements. Excludes $290,000 
spent direct by local interests on San Antonio and Chino 
Creeks channel for local cooperation items not required. 
33. Includes $4,354,731 Code 710 funds since FY 1974 
($1,018,731 for Carbon Canyon Dam and channel; $1,176,000 
for Fullerton Dam; and $2,160,000 for Prado Dam). 
34. Includes $2,381,866 Code 710 funds since FY 1974 
($908,404 for Carbon Canyon Dam and channel; $1,054,997 
or Fullerton Dam; and $418,465 for Prado Dam). 
35. Excludes maintenance for Lytle and Cajon Creeks 
channel improvements, which are operated and maintained 
by local interests. 
36. Includes $2,360,356 Code 710 funds since FY 1974 
($1,079,926 for Carbon Canyon Dam and channel; $1,185,930 
or Fullerton Dam; and $94,500 for Prado Dam). 
37. Includes $2,072,940 Code 710 funds since FY 1975 
$1,078,605 for Carbon Canyon Dam and channel and 
994,335 for Fullerton Dam). 
38. Excludes non-Federal costs of $295,000 for local 
cooperation items not required. 
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REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
TABLE 33-B AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
Acts Work Authorized Documents 
Sept. 3, 1954 
June 3, 1896 
June 25, 1910 
July 25, 1912 
Aug. 8, 1917 
Sept. 22, 1922 
Mar. 3, 1925 
July 3, 1930 
Do. 
Aug. 30, 1935 
Oct. 17, 1940 
CHANNEL ISLANDS HARBOR, CALIF. (See Section 1 
of Text) 
Harbor for light-draft vessels and shore protection 
works. 
LOS ANGELES AND LONG BEACH HARBORS, CALIF. 
(See Section 2 of Text) 
A breakwater 8,500 feet long, easterly of 
Point Fermin. 
Extend said breakwater to shore, making a 
total length of 11,152 feet from Point 
Fermin. 
Dredge Los Angeles outer harbor west of 
entrance channel. 
For silt-diversion works. 
Triangular area approach to Los Angeles 
inner harbor entrance channel. 
Dredge Los Angeles Harbor main channel 
and entrance 35 feet deep and 1,000 
feet wide; dredge inner harbor turning 
basin 35 feet deep; and reclamation of 
Reservation Point. 
A detached breakwater 12,500 feet long in 
prolongation of existing breakwater 
authorized by act of 1896). 
Widen fairway on easterly side of 
entrance to Los Angeles inner harbor; 
dredge a channel 35 feet deep and 650 
feet wide in East Basin from turning 
basin to U.S. station 406; dredge 35 
feet deep and 400 feet wide in Cerritos 
channel from U.S. station 406 to Long 
Beach turning basin; a turning basin 35 
feet deep at Long Beach; entrance channel 
to Long Beach Harbor 35 feet deep and 500 
feet wide; and maintenance of the Long 
Beach breakwater south of outer end 
pier A. This act provides that in no 
case shall dredging be done within 50 
feet of established pierhead lines of 
existing piers and wharves. 
Dredge 1,000-foot-wide entrance channel to 
Los Angeles outer harbor to 40-foot depth 
and a turning basin 3,500 feet long and 
1,500 feet wide to same depth; and enlarge 
entrance to inner harbor by dredging to 
35-foot depth a triangular area at its 
junction with turning basin. 
Dredge to a depth of 40 feet areas A and B 
adjacent to 40-foot-depth entrance channel; 
construct and maintain a rubblemound breakwater 
of composite type 21,000 feet long in 
easterly direction from northeast end of 
existing detached breakwater; dredge about 
4 million cubic yards initially for a 
settling basin at mouth of Los Angeles 
River diversion channel, and deposit 
material on beaches eastward therefrom to 
Belmont pier; maintenance dredging of areas 
A and B, and at mouth of Los Angeles River 
diversion channel; all subject to such 
modifications as in discretion of the Chief 
of Engineers may be advisable to meet 
requirements of the Navy.. 
33-28 
H. Doc. 362, 83d Cong., 
2d sess. 
S. Doc. 18, 55th Cong., 
1st sess. 
H. Doc. 969, 60th Cong., 
1st sess. 
Rivers and Harbors 
Committee Doc. 8, 
62d Cong., 2d sess. 
Rivers and Harbors 
Committee Doc. 9, 
64th Cong., 2d sess. 
H. Doc. 1013, 66th Cong., 
3d sess. 
H. Doc. 349, 68th Cong., 
1st sess. 
Rivers and Harbors 
Committee Doc. 33, 
71st Cong., 2d sess. 
S. Doc. 130, 71st Cong., 
2d sess. 
S. Committee print, 
74th Cong., 1st sess. 
H. Doc. 843, 76th Cong., 
3d sess.

LOS ANGELES, CALIF., DISTRICT 
TABLE 33-B (Continued) AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
Acts Work Authorized Documents 
Sept. 3, 1954 
July 14, 1960 
Oct. 22, 1976 
Oct. 27, 1965 
Aug. 11, 1888 
Sept. 19, 1890 
July 13, 1892 
Aug. 18, 1894 
June 3, 1896 
Mar. 3, 1899 
June 13, 1902 
Mar. 3, 1905 
Mar. 2, 1907 
Mar. 27, 1908 
Mar. 4, 1909 
Dredge to a depth of 35 feet in East Basin as 
a modification of existing project. This act 
provides that the Secretary of the Army is 
authorized to reimburse local interests for 
work they have done upon this project prior 
to July 1, 1953, at actual cost to local 
interests so far as same shall be approved 
by Chief of Engineers and found to have been 
done in accordance with the project hereby 
adopted and that such reimbursement shall be 
subject to appropriations applicable thereto 
or funds available therefor and shall not 
take precedence over other pending projects 
of higher priority for harbor improvements; 
and that such payments shall not exceed 
$500,000. 
Dredge to a depth of 35 feet in West Basin 
as a modification of existing project. 
Dredge Los Angeles Harbor entrance channel 
45 feet deep, 1,000 feet wide, and about 
5,500 feet long; Los Angeles channel 45 
feet deep, 750 feet wide, and about 12,500 
feet long; inner harbor turning basin 45 
feet deep, 1,350 feet wide, and about 1,650 
feet long; East Basin channel 45 feet deep, 
400 feet wide, and about 6,000 feet long; 
West Basin 45 feet deep, from 350 to 1,350 
feet wide, and about 3,800 feet long; and East 
Basin 45 feet deep, from 400 to 950 feet 
wide, and about 2,000 feet long. This act 
provides that no dredging shall be done 
within 125 feet of established pierhead 
lines, wharves, or other structures. 
OCEANSIDE HARBOR, CALIF. (See Section 3 
of Text) 
Maintenance of general navigation 
features of Del Mar Boat Basin and of 
Oceanside Harbor. 
PORT SAN LUIS, CALIF. (See Section 4 
of Text) 
Breakwater. 
Authorized to be appropriated an additional 
$40,000 for continuing improvement. 
Authorized to be appropriated an additional 
$30,000 for continuing improvement. 
Authorized to be appropriated an additional 
$40,000 for continuing improvement. 
Authorized to be appropriated an additional 
$40,000 for continuing improvement. 
Authorized to be appropriated an additional 
$55,000 for continuing improvement. 
Authorized to be appropriated an additional 
$50,000 for continuing improvement. 
Authorized to be appropriated an additional 
$25,000 for continuing improvement. 
Authorized to be appropriated an additional 
$63,660 for continuing improvement. 
Authorized to be appropriated an additional 
$60,000 for continuing improvement. 
Authorized to be appropriated an additional 
$30,000 for continuing improvement. 
33-29 
H. Doc. 161, 83d Cong., 
1st sess. 
H. Doc. 401, 86th Cong., 
2d sess. 
H. Doc. 94-594, 94th 
Cong., 2d sess.2 
H. Doc. 76, 89th Cong., 
1st sess. 
S. Doc. 81, 49th Cong., 
2d sess. 
None 
None 
None 
None 
None 
None 
None 
None 
None 
None

REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
TABLE 33-B (Continued) AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
Acts Work Authorized Documents 
Mar. 4, 1911 
June 23, 1913 
Oct. 27, 1965 
Oct. 22, 1976 
May 17, 1950 
Authorized to be appropriated an additional 
$64,000 for continuing improvement. 
Authorized to be appropriated an additional 
$46,000 for continuing improvement. 
Renamed from San Luis Obispo Harbor 
to Port San Luis; rehabilitation of 
existing breakwater and construction of 
an extension; construction of a detached 
breakwater; removal of rock pinnacles; 
and dredging. 
Construction of a south breakwater 750 feet 
long, and of a detached breakwater 
3,615 feet long; dredge a southern 
entrance channel 200 feet wide, 400 feet 
long, and 15 feet deep; a northern 
entrance channel 200 feet wide; 700 feet 
long, and 15 feet deep; a main channel 
200 to 300 feet wide, 4,100 feet 
long, and 15 feet deep; anchorage A 
15 feet deep; anchorage area B 12 to 
15 feet deep; refuge area A 15 feet 
deep; and refuge area B 12 feet deep; 
and removal of rock pinnacles. 
REDONDO BEACH HARBOR (KING 
HARBOR), CALIF. (See Section 5 
of Text) 
Reconstruction of part of original breakwater 
and construction of extension; construction 
of south breakwater; and maintenance of 
breakwaters. 
SAN DIEGO HARBOR, CALIF. (See Section 6 
of Text) 
Diversion dike. 
Jetty on Zuniga Shoal. 
Dredge channel through outer bar 30 feet 
deep and 600 feet wide and a channel 
through middle ground to 30 feet deep. 
Dredge channel through outer bar 570 feet 
wide and 35 feet deep, and a channel 
through middle ground 32 feet deep. 
Widen approach (area B) to San Diego 
municipal pier by dredging area C 
(north of area B). 
Dredging area A (south of area B). 
Dredge 35-foot channel through middle ground. 
Dredging areas D and E. 
Widen approach (area C) to San Diego 
municipal pier 1 by dredging a portion 
of area F (north of area C). 
Deepen to 40 feet channel through 
outer bar; along south and north banks, 
main channel; dredge turning basin 
widen area H, and dredge a channel 
to National City and Chula Vista. 
Annual Report, 1873; 
p. 1142 
H. Ex. Doc. 177, 50th 
Cong., 1st sess. (Annual 
Report, 1888; p. 2114) 
H. Doc. 961, 60th Cong., 
1st sess. 
H. Doc. 1309, 62d Cong., 
3d sess. 
H. Doc. 648, 64th Cong., 
1st sess. 
Rivers and Harbors 
Committee Doc. 8, 64th 
Cong., 2d sess. 
H. Doc. 140, 65th Cong., 
1st sess. 
H. Doc. 1000, 66th Cong., 
3d sess. 
Rivers and Harbors 
Committee Doc. 2, 68th 
Cong., 1st sess. 
S. Doc. 81, 71st Cong., 
2d sess. 
33-30 
None 
None 
H. Doc. 148, 88th Cong., 
1st sess. 
None 
H. Doc. 303, 81st Cong., 
1st sess. 
Mar. 3, 1875 
Sept. 19, 1890 
June 25, 1910 
Mar. 4, 1913 
July 27, 1916 
Aug. 8, 1917 
Aug. 8, 1917 
Sept. 22, 1922 
Mar. 3, 1925 
July 3, 1930

TABLE 33-B (Continued) 
LOS ANGELES, CALIF., DISTRICT 
AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
Acts Work Authorized Documents 
Aug. 30, 19351 
Aug. 26, 1937 
Oct. 17, 1940 
Mar. 2, 1945 
Aug. 13, 1968 
H. Doc. 223, 73d Cong., 
2d sess. 
Rivers and Harbors 
Committee Doc. 89, 74th 
Cong., 2d sess. 
H. Doc. 844, 76th Cong., 
3d sess. 
Widen bay channel to 2,200 feet with 
depth of 35 feet from the vicinity of 
Whalers Bight in lower bay to naval 
air station opposite turning basin. 
Dredging areas Q, Q-1, M, N, and O. 
Dredge a seaplane basin (area S) of 
about 3,000 acres, 10 feet deep, and 
fill an area of about 110 acres 
adjacent to southern end of basin. 
Dredge triangular approaches to 26- 
and 35-foot anchorages, area M. 
Deepen and extend existing navigation 
channels, delete uncompleted parts, 
and extend maintenance. 
SAN DIEGO RIVER AND MISSION BAY, 
CALIF. (See Section 7 of Text) 
Modification of existing flood control 
project for San Diego River, Calif., 
to include a multiple-purpose project 
for flood control on San Diego River 
and small-boat navigation on Mission 
Bay. 
SANTA BARBARA HARBOR, CALIF. (See 
Section 8 of Text) 
Maintenance dredging present depths 
into harbor formed by breakwater 
constructed by local interests. 
Permits maintenance by means of a 
fixed sand-intercepting plant to 
be provided and operated by and 
at expense of local interests. United 
States to contribute to operating 
expense an amount not to exceed $30 000 
annually, whenever funds are allotted 
therefor; funds thus contributed to 
be reduced by actual cost of harbor 
maintenance if and when intercepting 
plant has been installed. 
Modification of existing project. 
Dredging and maintenance by United States. 
VENTURA MARINA, CALIF. (See Section 9 
of Text) 
Adoption and maintenance of existing general 
navigation features of harbor, excluding 
interior basins; construction of an 
offshore breakwater; dredge a sand trap 
in lee of breakwater; repair existing 
north and middle jetties; and construction 
of recreational fishing facilities on 
jetty crests. 
IMPERIAL BEACH, CALIF. (See Section 12 
of Text) 
Federal participation by contribution 
of Federal funds toward cost of five 
groins. 
SAN DIEGO (SUNSET CLIFFS), CALIF. (See 
Section 13 of Text) 
Protective recreational beach, stone 
groins, stone dikes, stone revetments, 
and sealing caves. 
77th Cong., 
90th Cong., 
H. Doc. 760, 79th Cong., 
2d sess.2 
S. Committee Print, 73d 
Cong., 2d sess. 
H. Doc. 348, 77th Cong., 
1st sess. 
H. Doc. 518, 87th Cong., 
2d sess.2 
None 
H. Doc. 356, 90th Cong., 
2d sess. 
H. Doc. 399, 84th Cong., 
2d sess. 
H. Doc. 477, 89th Cong., 
2d sess. 
33-31 
H. Doc. 390, 
1st sess. 
H. Doc. 365, 
2d sess. 
July 24, 1946 
Aug. 30, 1935 
Mar. 2, 1945 
Oct. 23, 1962 
Dec. 31, 1970 
Aug. 13, 1968 
July 3, 1958 
Nov. 7, 1966

REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
TABLE 33-B (Continued) AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
Acts Work Authorized Documents 
Oct. 23, 1962 
Dec. 22, 1944 
H. Doc. 602, 87th Cong., 
2d sess. 
H. Doc. 625, 78th Cong., 
2d sess. 
SAN GABRIEL RIVER TO NEWPORT BAY 
SURFSIDE-SUNSET AND NEWPORT 
EACH), ORANGE COUNTY, CALIF. 
(See Section 14 of Text) 
Modification of authorized project 
at Anaheim Bay Harbor, Calif., to 
provide for an offshore breakwater 
at Newport Beach and a protective 
and feeder beach in the vicinity of 
Surfside-Sunset Beach. Federal 
participation by contribution of 
Federal funds toward first costs 
and costs of periodic nourishment 
and maintenance. 
ALAMO LAKE, BILL WILLIAMS RIVER, 
ARIZ. (See Section 18 of Text) 
Multiple-purpose dam and reservoir. 
CALLEGUAS CREEK SIMI VALLEY TO 
MOORPARK, CALIF. (See Section 19 
of Text) 
Channels, flood plain management, and 
beautification and recreational features. 
CUCAMONGA CREEK, SANTA ANA RIVER 
BASIN, CALIF. (See Section 20 of 
Text) 
Debris-collection facilities, with a system of 
channels, and a diversion system. 
INDIAN BEND WASH, GILA RIVER BASIN, 
ARIZ. (See Section 21A of Text) 
Channel, levees, a siphon system, 
and transition works. 
Cost of siphon system borne by United States. 
PAINTED ROCK DAM (GILA RIVER), 
GILA RIVER BASIN, ARIZ. (See 
Section 21B of Text) 
Dam and flood control basin. 
PHOENIX ARIZ., AND VICINITY 
INCLUIDING NEW RIVER), GILA RIVER 
BASIN, ARIZ. (See Section 21C 
of Text) 
Detention basins, diversion channels, 
and channel improvements. 
SANTA ROSA WASH (TAT MOMOLIKOT 
DAM AND LAKE ST. CLAIR), GILA 
RIVER BASIN, ARIZ. (See Section 21D 
of Text) 
Multiple-purpose dam and reservoir, 
irrigation works, and recreation and 
fish and wildlife facilities. 
WHITLOW RANCH DAM, QUEEN CREEK, 
GILA RIVER BASIN, ARIZ. (See 
Section 21E of Text) 
Dam and flood control basin. 
LOS ANGELES COUNTY DRAINAGE AREA, 
CALIF. (See Section 22 of Text) 
Reservoirs and flood channels for 
flood control and related purposes 
H. Doc. 323, 90th Cong., 
2d sess. 
H. Doc. 303, 88th Cong., 
2d sess. 
None 
H. Doc. 331, 81st Cong., 
1st sess. 
H. Doc. 216, 89th Cong., 
1st sess. 
H. Doc. 189, 89th Cong., 
1st sess. 
H. Doc. 220, 80th Cong., 
1st sess. 
None 
33-32 
None 
Oct. 22, 1976 
Aug. 13, 1968 
Oct. 27, 1965 
Mar. 7, 1974 
May 17, 1950 
Oct. 27, 1965 
Oct. 27, 1965 
July 24, 1946 
June 22, 1936

TABLE 33-B (Continued) 
LOS ANGELES, CALIF., DISTRICT 
AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
Acts Work Authorized Documents 
May 15, 1937 
June 28, 1938 
Aug. 18, 1941 
Dec. 22, 1944 
July 24, 1946 
May 17, 1950 
Sept. 3, 1954 
July 3, 1958 
July 14, 1960 
Oct. 23, 1962 
Dec. 30, 1963 
June 18, 1965 
Oct. 27, 1965 
at an estimated construction cost 
not to exceed $70 million. 
Added flood channels on Ballona Creek 
and tributaries to project. 
Provision of lands, easements, and 
rights-of-way and relocations by 
Federal Government instead of by 
local interests. (Resultant additional 
cost to the United States, $12,541,000.) 
Project extended to include additional 
flood control reservoirs, flood control 
channels, and debris basins for flood 
control and related purposes. Also 
authorized to be appropriated $25 million 
for further accomplishment of plan. 
Authorized to be appropriated an additional 
$25 million for prosecution of comprehensive 
plan approved in Flood Control Act of 
Aug. 18, 1941. 
Authorized to be appropriated an additional 
$25 million for further prosecution of 
comprehensive plan. 
Rio Hondo channel improvement, Whittier 
Narrows Reservoir to Los Angeles River 
(in lieu of enlarging channel and 
bridges on San Gabriel River downstream 
from reservoir). Also authorized to 
be appropriated an additional $40 
milhion for further prosecution of 
comprehensive plan. 
Authorized to be appropriated an additional 
$12,500 000 for further prosecution of 
comprehensive plan. 
Authorized to be appropriated an additional 
$44 million for further prosecution of 
comprehensive plan. 
Authorized to be appropriated an additional 
$32 million for further prosecution of 
comprehensive plan. 
Authorized to be appropriated an additional 
$3,700,000 for further prosecution of 
comprehensive plan. 
Authorized to be appropriated an additional 
$30 million for further prosecution of 
comprehensive plan. 
In addition to all previous authorizations, 
completion of improvements under the 
comprehensive plan for flood control in 
the Los Angeles River Basin at a presently 
estimated cost of $31 million for 
completion. 
LYTLE AND WARM CREEKS, SANTA ANA 
RIVER BASIN, CALIF. (See Section 23 
of Text) 
Channels and levees. 
MOJAVE RIVER DAM, MOJAVE RIVER 
BASIN, CALIF. (See Section 24 of 
Text) 
Dam and reservoir, and an earthfill dike. 
PINE AND MATHEWS CANYONS DAMS, 
COLORADO RIVER BASIN, NEV. (See 
Section 25 of Text) 
Dams and flood control basins. 
33-33 
None 
None 
H. Doc. 838, 76th Cong., 
3d sess. 
None 
None 
None 
None 
None 
None 
None 
None 
None 
S. Doc. 53, 89th Cong., 
1st sess. 
H. Doc. 164, 86th Cong., 
1st sess. 
H. Doc. 530, 81st Cong., 
2d sess. 
July 14, 1960 
May 17, 1950

REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
TABLE 33-B (Continued) AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
Acts Work Authorized Documents 
Oct 27, 1965 
Dec. 17, 19704 
SAN DIEGO RIVER (MISSION VALLEY), 
SAN DIEGO RIVER BASIN, CALIF. (See 
Section 26 of Text) 
Channels, levees, and transition. 
SAN LUIS REY RIVER, SAN LUIS REY 
RIVER BASIN, CALIF. (See Section 27 
of Text) 
Channel and levee, and beautification features. 
SANTA ANA RIVER BASIN (AND ORANGE 
COUNTY), CALIF. (See Section 28 of 
Text) 
Reservoirs and flood channels for flood 
control and related purposes for 
protection of metropolitan area of 
Orange County, at an estimated 
construction cost not to exceed 
$13 million. 
San Antonio and Chino Creeks channel 
portion of improvement. Authorized to 
be appropriated $6,500,000 for initiation 
and partial accomplishment of plans for 
those creeks. Rescinded provisions of 
Flood Control Act of 1936, providing 
that local interests pay for relocations, 
lands, easements, and rights-of-way. 
(Estimated resultant additional cost to 
United States, $3,500,000.) 
Authorized to be appropriated an additional 
$2,500,000 for prosecution of projects 
approved in above flood control acts. 
Authorized to be appropriated an additional 
$10 million for prosecution of projects 
adopted in above-mentioned flood control 
acts, including projects on Lytle and 
Cajon Creeks for local flood protection 
at San Bernardino and Colton, Calif. 
Authorized to be appropriated an additional 
$8 million for prosecution of projects 
approved in above-mentioned flood control 
acts. 
SANTA PAULA CREEK CHANNEL AND 
DEBRIS BASINS (INCLUDING MUD 
CREEK), SANTA CLARA RIVER 
BASIN, CALIF. (See Section 29 
of Text) 
Channel improvement. 
SWEETWATER RIVER, SWEETWATER 
RIVER BASIN, CALIF. (See 
Section 30 of Text) 
Channel improvement, as part of a 
combined flood control and highway 
project. 
TIJUANA RIVER BASIN, CALIF. (See 
Section 31 of Text) 
Channels and appurtenant works, 
bridges, relocations, and jetties. 
Channels, dissipator, levees and appurtenant 
works; and relocations. 
H. Doc. 443, 80th Cong., 
1st sess. 
H. Doc. 148, 90th Cong., 
1st sess. 
Public Law 640, 89th Cong., 
2d sess. 
Public Law 425, 94th Cong., 
2d sess. 
33-34 
H. Doc. 212, 89th Cong., 
1st sess. 
S. Doc. 91-106, 91st Cong., 
2d sess. 
None 
H. Doc. 688, 75th Cong., 
3d sess. 
None 
H. Doc. 534, 78th Cong., 
2d sess. 
None 
June 22, 1936 
June 28, 1938 
Aug. 18, 1941 
Dec. 22, 1944 
July 3, 1958 
June 30, 1948 
Aug. 13, 1968 
Oct. 10, 1966 
Sept. 28, 1976 
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LOS ANGELES, CALIF., DISTRICT 
AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
1. Included in the emergency relief program, May 28, 
1935. 
2. Contains latest published map. 
TABLE 33-C 
3. Date approved by Chief of Engineers under 
provisions of section 103, Public Law 87-874. 
4. Final date of approval by House and Senate Public 
Works Committees resolution under provisions of section 201, 
Public Law 89-298. 
RECONNAISSANCE AND CONDITION SURVEYS 
(See Section 10 of Text) 
Name of Project Date Survey Conducted 
Marina del Rey, Los Angeles County, Calif. March 1977 
Morro Bay Harbor, Calif. March, April, July, 
and August 1977 
TABLE 33-D OTHER AUTHORIZED NAVIGATION PROJECTS 
(See Section 11 of Text) 
For Last Cost to September 30, 1977 
Full Report 
See Annual Operation and 
Project Report For Construction Maintenance 
Dana Point Harbor, Calif. 1972 $4,737,5501 $12,400 
Marina del Rey, Los Angeles County, Calif. 1974 4,238,7528 340,9304 
Morro Bay Harbor, Calif. 1975 2,612,0936 3,393,5436 
Newport Bay Harbor, Calif. 1958 796,8977 209,0268 
Port Hueneme, Calif. 1976 976,9619 14,22510 
1. Excludes $4,738,301 required contributed funds and 
Coast Guard costs. 
2. Includes $12,400 for reconnaissance and condition 
surveys. 
3. Excludes $4,238,752 required contributed funds; 
$1,843,146 other contributed funds; and Coast Guard costs. 
4. Includes $60,875 for reconnaissance and condition 
surveys. 
5. Navy funds. Excludes $2,128,411 for rehabilitation. 
6. Includes $196,992 for reconnaissance and condition 
surveys since FY 1958 and $307,945 Navy funds. 
7. Public Works Administration funds. Excludes 
$796,897 required contributed funds and $1,100 
preauthorization costs. 
8. Includes $82,783 reconnaissance and condition 
survey costs since FY 1958. 
9. Excludes $54,800 other contributed funds and 
advanced funds. 
10. Includes $14,225 for reconnaissance and condition 
surveys. 
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TABLE 33-E 
REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
INSPECTION OF COMPLETED BEACH EROSION 
CONTROL PROJECTS 
(See Section 15 of Text) 
Project Date 
Ventura-Pierpont area, Calif. (part) September 1977 
TABLE 33-F 
OTHER AUTHORIZED BEACH EROSION CONTROL PROJECTS 
(See Section 16 of Text) 
For Last Cost To September 30, 1977 
Full Report 
See Annual Operation and 
Project Report For Construction Maintenance 
Anaheim Bay Harbor, Orange County, Calif.' 1967 $89,119 - 
Bird Rock area, La Jolla, San Diego County, Calif.2 1967 25,8813 
Coast of California, Point Mugu to San Pedro 
breakwater, Calif. 1972 1,253,5944 - 
Doheny Beach State Park (Doheny State Beach), Calif. 1968 578,7176 - 
Las Tunas Beach, San Diego County, Calif. 1976 107,484 - 
Ocean Beach, San Diego County, Calif.6 1960 7,912 - 
Oceanside, San Diego County, Calif. 1966 1,369,5717 - 
Ventura-Pierpont area, Calif. 1969 715,8198- 
1. The project authorized by the Act of Congress of 4. Excludes $1,238,418 required contributed funds. 
October 23, 1962, H. Doc. 602,87th Cong., 2d sess., in lieu of 
part of the original Anaheim Bay Harbor project is covered 5. Excludes $431,260 required contributed funds. 
under San Gabriel River to Newport Bay (Surfside-Sunset 6. Plant in service. 
and Newport Beach), Orange County, Calif. 7. Excludes $604,817 other contributed funds. 
2. Authorized by Chief of Engineers under authority of 8. Excludes $117,406 other contributed funds for beachsection 
103, Public Law 87-874. nourishment betterments and $618,949 required contributed 
3. Excludes $75,614 required contributed funds. funds. 
TABLE 33-G BEACH EROSION CONTROL WORK UNDER 
SPECIAL AUTHORIZATION 
Beach Erosion Control Activities Pursuant To Section 103, Public Law 87-874 
(Preauthorization) 
(See Section 17 of Text) 
Project Fiscal Year Costs 
Royal Palms Beach Park, Calif. $186 
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LOS ANGELES, CALIF., DISTRICT 
TABLE 33-H LOS ANGELES COUNTY DRAINAGE AREA, CALIF.: 
LATEST APPROVED ESTIMATED FIRST COSTS FOR ALL UNITS 
OF IMPROVEMENT UNDER EXISTING PROJECT 
(See Section 22 of Text) 
Latest Approved Estimated Cost 19771 
Project Units Federal Loca Total 
UNITS IN $70 MILLION PROJECT 
Los Angeles River Basin: 
Compton Creek, Los Angeles River to Hooper Ave. storm drain 
Haines Canyon 
Hansen Dam 
Los Angeles River channel: 
Lankershim Blvd. to Stewart and Gray Rd. 
Los Angeles River channel, Long Beach Blvd. 
Sepulveda Dam 
Sycamore Wash 
Verdugo Wash, Concord St. to upper Canada bridge 
San Gabriel River Basin: 
San Gabriel River channel: 
San Gabriel Canyon to Santa Fe Dam 
Approach channel to Santa Fe Dam (remedial work) 
Santa Fe Dam to Walnut Creek 
Santa Fe Dam 
Rio Hondo Basin: 
Alhambra Wash 
Ballona Creek Basin: 
Ballona Creek channel and jetties 
Subtotal 
UNITS OUTSIDE $70 MILLION PROJECT 
Los Angeles River Basin: 
Blanchard Canyon 
Blue Gum Canyon 
Burbank-Eastern system 
Burbank-Western system (lower) 
Burbank-Western system (upper) 
Caballero Creek 
Compton Creek: 
Los Angeles River to Hooper Ave. storm drain 
Hooper Ave. storm drain to Main St. 
Dead Horse Canyon and Royal Blvd. channel 
Lopez Canyon diversion 
Lopez Dam 
Los Angeles River channel: 
Owensmouth Ave. to Lankershim Blvd. 
Lankershim Blvd. to Stewart and Gray Rd. 
Stewart and Gray Rd. 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 St. channel 
Winery Canyon 
San Gabriel River Basin: 
Coyote Creek (including North Fork) 
Emerald Wash and Live Oak Wash 
Marshall Creek 
San Gabriel River channel: 
Santa Fe Dam to Whittier Narrows Dam 
Whittier Narrows Dam to Pacific Ocean 
Thompson Creek and San Jose Wash (including San Jose Creek) 
Walnut Creek inlet channel 
Walnut Creek system 
Whittier Narrows Dam 
Rio Hondo Basin: 
Arcadia Wash system 
Eaton Wash 
$2,510,500 
524,000 
11,343,000 
40,807,300 
34,200 
6,657,000 
24,000 
1,087,000 
810,800 
951,900 
32,300 
12,647,000 
1,109,000 
1,280,000 
79,818,000 
682,000 
533,000 
7,149,000 
1,279,000 
4,930,000 
1,484,200 
149,000 
1,052,000 
664,000 
743,500 
729,000 
8,135,800 
9,202,100 
5,860,900 
32,612,000 
3,178,100 
7,322,900 
635,000 
3,917,500 
413,000 
18,802,300 
1,658,600 
2,577,900 
5,748,800 
20,887,200 
21,274,600 
2,879,000 
17,232,600 
32,254,000 
5,236,800 
4,225,100 
- $2,510,500 
- 524,000 
- 11,343,000 
- 40,807,300 
- 34,200 
- 6,657,000 
- 24,000 
- 1,087,000 
- 810,800 
- 951,900 
- 32,300 
- 12,647,000 
- 1,109,000 
- 1,280,000 
- 79,818,000 
$476,000 
233,000 
1,850,000 
268,000 
2,959,000 
493,000 
457,000 
316,000 
665,000 
4,247,000 
81,000 
9,173,000 
1,306,000 
2,557,000 
363,000 
857,000 
265,000 
8,426,000 
1,182,000 
968,000 
1,797,000 
3,108,000 
6,095,000 
1,091,000 
8,715,000 
38,000 
1,893,000 
1,194,000 
1,158,000 
766,000 
8,999,000 
1,547,000 
7,889,000 
1,977,200 
149,000 
1,509,000 
980,000 
1,408,500 
729,000 
12,382,800 
9,202,100 
5,941,900 
41,785,000 
4,484,100 
9,879,900 
998,000 
4,774,500 
678,000 
27,228,300 
2,840,600 
3,545,900 
7,545,800 
23,995,200 
27,369,600 
3,970,000 
25,947,600 
32,292,000 
7,129,800 
5,419,100 
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REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
LOS ANGELES COUNTY DRAINAGE AREA, CALIF.: 
LASTEST APPROVED ESTIMATED FIRST COSTS FOR ALL UNITS 
OF IMPROVEMENT UNDER EXISTING PROJECT 
TABLE 33-H (Continued) (See Section 22 of Text) 
Latest Approved Estimated Cost 19771 
Project Units Federal Local2 Total 
Rio Hondo channel: 
Peck Rd. to Rosemead Blvd. (upper) 4,412,000 550,000 4,962,000 
Whittier Narrows Dam to Los Angeles River (lower) 8,165,000 2,565,000 10,730,000 
Rubio Canyon diversion 1,066,400 254,000 1,320,400 
Santa Anita Wash 3,045,700 434,000 3,479,700 
Sawpit Wash 2,348,600 745,000 3,093,600 
Sierra Madre Villa channel 781,400 366,000 1,147,400 
Sierra Madre Wash 1,732,000 248,000 1,980,000 
Ballona Creek Basin: 
Ballona Creek channel 746,600 - 746,600 
Benedict Canyon system 15,284,900 3,785,000 19,069,900 
Centinela Creek 4,083,800 4,788,000 8,871,800 
Sawtelle-Westwood system (including Sepulveda channel) 9,620,700 1,492,000 11,112,700 
Subtotal 274,736,000 76,300,000 351,036,000 
Grand total for comprehensive plan 354,554,000 76,300,000 430,854,000 
1. Excludes estimated cost for Code 710 funds and 2. Approved by Los Angeles County Flood Control 
estimated cost for minor rehabilitation. District as of September 30, 1976, except for Walnut Creek 
system channel estimate, which was increased by $42,000 to 
permit rounding of overall non-Federal estimate to three 
significant figures. 
TABLE 33-I SANTA ANA RIVER BASIN 
(AND ORANGE COUNTY), CALIF. 
LATEST APPROVED ESTIMATED FEDERAL FIRST COST 
FOR ALL UNITS 
(See Section 28 of Text) 
Estimated Cost 
Project Total Latest Revision Date 
ACTIVE UNIT1 
Completed: 
Brea Dam $1,189,0682 8 
Fullerton Dam 411,0762 3 
Lytle and Cajon Creeks channel improvements 7,612,000 8 
Prado Dam 9,473,273 
San Antonio and Chino Creeks channel 10,924,170 8 
San Antonio Dam 7,001,1764 s 
Completed Except for Minor Completion Items: 
Carbon Canyon Dam and channel 5,150,0002 1961 
INACTIVE UNITS' 
Aliso Creek Dam 340,000 1954 
San Juan Dam 5,960,000 1954 
Trabuco Dam 2,190,000 1954 
Villa Park Dam 2,270,000 1954 
1. For details, see section 28 of text. 
2. Not including estimated cost of Code 710 funds. 
3. Plant in service. 
4. Includes $5,000 working funds. 
5. For additional information, see "Other Authorized 
Flood Control Projects." 
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LOS ANGELES, CALIF., DISTRICT 
TABLE 33-J INSPECTION OF COMPLETED 
FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS 
(See Section 32 of Text) 
Project Date 
Banning levee-San Gorgonio River, Whitewater River Basin, Calif. June 1977 
City Creek levee, Santa Ana River Basin, Calif. June 1977 
Devil, East Twin, and Warm Creeks channel improvements and 
Lytle Creek levee, Santa Ana River Basin, Cahlif. June 1977 
Los Angeles County drainage area, Calif., channels A pril and 
May 1977 
Lytle and Cajon Creeks channel improvements, Santa Ana 
River Basin (and Orange County), Calif. June 1977 
Mill Creek levees, Santa Ana River Basin, Calif. June 1977 
Oro Grande Wash channel improvements, Mojave River Basin, Calif. June 1977 
Riverside levees, Santa Ana River Basin, Calif. June 1977 
San Diego River channel and levees, San Diego River Basin, Calif. July 1977 
San Jacinto River levee and Bautista Creek channel, Santa Ana 
River Basin, Calif. June 1977 
Santa Clara River levee improvement, Santa Clara River Basin, Calif. June 1977 
Santa Maria Valley levees, Santa Maria River Basin, Calif. June 1977 
Stewart Canyon debris basin and channel, Ventura River Basin, Calif. June 1977 
Tahchevah Creek detention basin and channel improvements, 
Whitewater River Basin, Calif. June 1977 
Ventura River levee, Ventura River Basin, Calif. June 1977 
Emergency Flood Control Projects: 
Clifton, Ariz. July 1977 
Eloy, Ariz. July 1977 
Holbrook, Ariz. July 1977 
Jerome, Ariz. July 1977 
Tucson, Ariz. July 1977 
TABLE 33-K OTHER AUTHORIZED FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS 
(See Section 34 of Text) 
For Last Cost To September 30, 1977 
Full Report 
See Annual Operation and 
Project Report For Construction Maintenance 
City Creek levee, San Bernardino County, Calif.' 2- $400,000- 
Gila River Basin, Ariz.: 
Camelsback Dam (Gila River) 1963 - - 
Gila and Salt Rivers levee and channel improvements 1966 73,201 -- 
Lower Gila River levee and channel improvements 
(RGoiclka DRaivmer) a(innda cttrivibeu) taries downstream from Painted 1975 2,413,051 Middle Gila River channel improvements, upper end 
of Safford Valley to Buttes damsite (Camesback 
damsite to Salt River) 1970 402,867 - 
Pinal Creek channel improvements (Globe) (deferred) 1968 121,5094 - 
Tucson diversion channel2 1967 5,827,615 - 
Goleta, Calif., and vicinity 1971 - - 
Hodges Dam, San Dieguito River Basin, Calif. (inactive) 1958 - - 
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REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
OTHER AUTHORIZED FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS 
TABLE 33-K (Continued) (See Section 34 of Text) 
For Last Cost To September 30, 1977 
Full Report 
See Annual Operation and 
Project Report For Construction Maintenance 
Holbrook levee, Little Colorado River, Colorado 
River Basin, Ariz.2 
Las Vegas Wash tributaries, Colorado River Basin, 
Nev. (inactive) 
Needles, San Bernardino County, Calif.' 
Oro Grande Wash channel improvements, Mojave River 
Basin, Calif.1' 2 
Quail Wash levee, Joshua Tree, San Bernardino County, 
Calif. ' 2 
Ridgecrest, Kern County, Calif.' s8 
Rose Creek channel improvements, San Diego, Calif.' 2 
Santa Ana River Basin, Calif.: 
Devil, EastTwin, and Warm Creeks channel improvements 
and Lytle Creek levee2s 
Mill Creek levees 2 
Riverside levees 2 
San Jacinto River levee and Bautista Creek channel2 
Santa Ana River Basin (and Orange County), Calif.: 
Aliso Creek Dam (inactive) 
San Juan Dam (inactive) 
Trabuco Dam (inactive) 
Villa Park Dam (inactive) 
Santa Clara River levee improvement, Santa Clara 
River Basin, Calif.2 
Santa Maria Valley levees, Santa Maria River Basin, 
Calif.2 
University Wash and Spring Brook, Riverside, 
Calif. (inactive) 
Ventura River Basin Calif.: 
Stewart Canyon debris basin and channel2 
Ventura River levee2 
Whitewater River Basin, Calif.: 
Banning levee-San Gorgonio River, Riverside 
County' 2 
Chino Canyon improvements, Palm Springs' 2 
Tahchevah Creek detention basin and channel 
improvements2 
Tahquitz Creek 
Winslow (tributaries of Little Colorado River) 
Little Colorado River Basin, Ariz. (deferred) 
1950 
1964 
1973 
1970 
1973 
1972 
1962 
1961 
1959 
1962 
1950 
1961 
1966 
1975 
1964 
1950 
1966 
1973 
1967 
1974 
1973 
335,000 
295,191 
1,000,0006 
1,000,000? 
212,745 
195,194 
982,4329 
7,753,93710 
617,89011 
2,104,478 
3,026,97412 
67,361 
2,126,672 
5,535,73418 
213,313 
939,90814 
1,344,960s16 
97,868 
819,87816 
1,420,55217 
1,041,46518 
1,831,300 
1. Authorized by Chief of Engineers under authority of 
section 205, Public Law 80-858, as amended. 
2. Completed. 
3. Excludes $371,058 other contributed funds. 
4. Advance planning only. 
5. Includes $62 990 Code 710 funds since FY 1977. 
Excludes $394,364 other contributed funds. 
6. Includes $21,852 expended in FY 1977. Excludes 
$619,912 required contributed funds and $91,160 other 
contributed funds. 
7. Excludes $514,806 required contributed funds and 
$176,295 other contributed funds. 
8. Terminated. 
9. Excludes $251,000 required contributed funds and 
$154,733 other contributed funds. 
10. Excludes $200,000 required contributed funds and 
$1,641,668 other contributed funds. 
11. Excludes $35,830 other contributed funds. 
12. Excludes $327,723 other contributed funds. 
13. Excludes $106,364 other contributed funds. 
14. Excludes $179,148 other contributed funds. 
15. Includes $1,322 Code 710 funds since FY 1977. 
Excludes $17,006 other contributed funds. 
16. Excludes $8,718 required contributed funds and 
$53,470 other contributed funds. 
17. Excludes $74,718 required contributed funds. 
18. Includes $3,810 expended in FY 1977. 
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FLOOD CONTROL WORK UNDER SPECIAL AUTHORIZATION 
Flood Control Activities Pursuant to Section 205, Public Law 80-858, 
As Amended (Preauthorization) 
TABLE 33-L (See Section 35 of Text) 
Project Fiscal Year Costs 
Puerco River, N. Mex. $23 
Yucca Valley, Calif. 61 
TABLE 33-M FLOOD PLAIN INFORMATION STUDIES COMPLETED 
DURING FISCAL YEAR 
(See Section 37 of Text) 
Location Requesting Agency Date Completed1 Federal Cost s 
Pima County, Ariz.: 
Sells Wash Papago Indian Tribe Sept. 1976 $35,000 
Yavapai County, Ariz.: 
Verde River, vicinity of Clarkdale 
and Cottonwood Yavapai County Board 
of Supervisors Dec. 1976 45,000 
Imperial County, Calif.: 
New River City of Brawley Sept. 1976 40,000 
Ventura County, Calif.: 
Calleguas Creek Ventura County Flood 
Control District Apr. 1977 45,000 
1. Report supplied to requesting agency. 
2. Including costs for processing study applications. 
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SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF., DISTRICT* 
This district comprises the Klamath River 
Basin in southern Oregon and portions of northern 
and western California consisting of drainage 
basins tributary to the Pacific Ocean from 
Oregon-California state line on the north to Cape 
San Martin, California on the south, except for 
basins tributary to the San Francisco Bay system 
which lie east of Benicia-Martinez Bridge. 
IMPROVEMENTS 
Navigation Page 
1. Bodega Bay, Calif .................. 34-1 
2. Crescent City Harbor, Calif.......... 34-2 
3. Humboldt Harbor and Bay, Calif. ... 34-3 
4. Moss Landing Harbor, Calif. ........ 34-4 
5. Noyo River and Harbor, Calif........ 34-4 
6. Oakland Harbor, Calif .............. 34-5 
7. Petaluma River, Calif............. .34-5 
8. Redwood City Harbor, Calif.......... 34-6 
9. Richmond Harbor, Calif. ............ 34-6 
10. San Francisco Bay to Stockton, 
Calif. (John F. Baldwin and 
Stockton Ship Channels)............. 34-7 
11. San Francisco Bay and Delta 
Model, Calif........................ 34-7 
12. San Francisco Harbor, Calif......... 34-8 
13. San Francisco Harbor and Bay, 
Calif . .............................. 34-8 
14. San Pablo Bay and Mare Island 
Strait, Calif ........................ 34-9 
15. Santa Cruz Harbor, Calif ........... 34-9 
16. Suisun Bay Channel, Calif. .......... 34-10 
17. Reconnaissance and condition 
surveys ............................ 34-11 
18. Other authorized navigation 
projects ............................ 34-11 
19. Navigation work under special 
authorization ....................... 34-11 
Beach Erosion Control Page 
20. Other authorized beach erosion 
control projects.....................34-11 
21. Beach erosion control work under 
special authorization ............... 34-11 
Flood Control 
22. Alameda Creek, Calif ............... 34-11 
23. Corte Madera Creek, Calif. .......... 34-12 
24. Napa River Basin, Calif ............ 34-12 
25. Russian River Basin, Calif.......... 34-13 
26. Walnut Creek, Calif ................ 34-14 
27. Wildcat and San Pablo 
Creeks, Calif ....................... 34-15 
28. Inspection of completed flood 
control projects..................... 34-16 
29. Other authorized flood control 
projects ............................ 34-16 
30. Flood control work under special 
authorization.......................34-16 
General Investigations 
31. Surveys............................34-16 
32. Collection and study of basic 
data ............................... 34-16 
33. Research and development........... 34-16 
Navigation 
1. BODEGA BAY, CALIF. 
Location. A triangular lagoon on California 
Coast 85 miles south of Noyo River and 58 miles 
north of San Francisco. (See Coast and Geodetic 
Survey Chart 5603.) 
Existing project. Entrance jetties 1,130 and 
1,650 feet long; a bulkhead to retain the sandspit; 
a channel shore; and a channel 10 feet deep, 100 
feet wide, and 3,000 feet long on north side of 
Doran Beach Spit. All 12 feet deep, 100 feet wide 
and 16,010 feet long to town of Bodega Bay 
thence southeasterly along shore, with 3 turning 
basins 12 feet deep and 300 to 400 feet wide at 
inner end of entrance channel, at junction of bay 
and shore channels near town of Bodega Bay, 
and at southerly end of shore channel; a 4,500- 
foot riprapped earth mole westerly of channel 
*All cost and financial statements for projects are listed at the end of this chapter. All other tables are referenced in test and 
also appear at the end of this chapter. 
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REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
along the eastern shore. Approved estimated cost 
of new work (1977) is $4,552,000 of which 
$3,082,000 (excluding Coast Guard costs) is 
Federal cost and $1,470,000 is to be contributed 
by local interests. Major rehabilitation of jetties 
and channels cost $397,779, exclusive of $2,000 
contributed funds. Existing project was adopted 
by River and Harbor Acts of 1938 and 1965 (H. 
Does. 619, 75th Cong., 3d sess., and 106, 89th 
Cong., 1st sess., contains latest published map). 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with for 
work performed. Act of October 27, 1965, 
requires local interests (a) contribute in cash 36 
percent of the first cost of construction for the 
mole, an amount presently estimated at 
$1,190,000 and 50 percent of the first cost of 
dredging the Doran Beach channel, an amount 
presently estimated at $280,000; both amounts 
subject to final adjustment after actual costs 
have been determined; (b) provide without cost 
to the United States all lands, easements, and 
rights-of-way required for construction and 
subsequent maintenance of the improvements, 
and of aids to navigation upon request of the 
Chief of Engineers, including suitable areas 
determined by the Chief of Engineers to be 
required in the general public interest for initial 
and subsequent disposal of spoil, and also 
necessary retaining dikes, bulkheads and 
embankments therefor or the cost of such 
retaining works; (c) hold and save the United 
States free from damages due to the construction 
works and subsequent maintenance of the 
improvements; and (d) provide and maintain 
without cost to the United States adequate 
service frontage and a public landing with 
suitable facilities at each location, necessary 
mooring facilities for local and transient boats 
with adequate depths in berthing areas, utilities, 
access roads and parking areas (including those 
on the mole), and other necessary public use 
shore facilities, open to all on equal terms, in 
accordance with plans approved by the Chief of 
Engineers. By Resolution No. 7674, dated 
November 12, 1963, the Board of Supervisors of 
Sonoma County furnished assurances of willingness 
and ability to meet the requirements of local 
cooperation. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work: Advance engineering and design for the 
earth mole and Doran Beach is delayed pending 
affirmation of a local sponsor and evaluation of a 
locally proposed alternative at Spud Point. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Planning of the 
earth mole and Doran Beach channel has been 
delayed pending affirmation of local sponsor and 
evaluation of proposed alternative at Spud Point. 
Work remaining is construction of earth mole 
and Doran Beach channel. Jetties, bulkhead, and 
main Bodega Bay channels and turning basins 
were completed in 1943. Major rehabilitation of 
channels and south jetty was completed in 
August 1961. 
2. CRESCENT CITY HARBOR, CALIF. 
Location. Harbor is 17 miles south of Oregon 
State line, 125 miles south of Coos Bay, Oreg., 70 
miles north of Humboldt Bay, Calif., and 
midway between San Francisco Bay and mouth 
of Columbia River. (See Coast and Geodetic 
Survey Chart 5895.) 
Existing project. A rubblemound outer breakwater 
extending about 3,700 feet on a bearing of 
S. 27 degrees E.; from Battery Point, thence 
about 1,000 feet on a bearing of S. 80 degrees E.; 
for maintenance dredging of an outer harbor 
basin 1,800 feet long and 1,400 feet wide to 20 
feet depth at mean lower low water, except in 
rock; a rubblemound sand barrier from Whaler 
Island to easterly shore and maintenance dredging 
at seaward end of sand barrier; an inner 
breakwater extending northwesterly about 
1,200 feet from Whaler Island, thence westerly 
400 feet to form a protected fish-boat harbor; for 
removal of pinnacle rock in fish-boat harbor to 
20-foot depth; and a T-shaped inner harbor basin 
20 feet deep, 1,500 feet long extending along 
north side of Citizen's Dock for 325 feet, with a 
stem 1,000 feet long. Approved estimated cost 
for new work (July 1973 price levels) is 
$7,375,000 ($7,158,000 Federal cost (excludes 
Coast Guard cost) and $217,000 contributed by 
local interests). Major rehabilitation of outer 
breakwater cost $525,000. (See table 34-B for 
authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with for 
completed modifications and acts of 1927, 1937, 
1945, and 1965 portion for construction of 400- 
foot extension of the inner breakwater. However, 
dredging portion of the 1965 Act has been 
deferred, subject to local interests reevaluation 
of harbor conditions. 
Terminal facilities. Three piers, one of which 
is publicly owned and from which boats are 
fueled; one oil terminal; and a private mooring 
for barges discharging petroleum products to 
pipelines on inner breakwater. Facilities are 
considered adequate for existing commerce. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance: Completed contract payment for 
dredging, cost $56,451. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Project is 
complete except for dredge portion of T-shaped 
inner harbor basin 20 feet deep which has been 
deferred. The 3,000-foot outer breakwater was 
completed in 1930, sand barrier in 1939, inner 
breakwater in 1946, removal of pinnacle rock in 
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1951, and outer breakwater extension in 1957. 
Major rehabilitation of outer breakwater was 
completed in 1964. The 400-foot extension of 
inner breakwater was completed in 1973. 
3. HUMBOLDT HARBOR AND BAY, 
CALIF. 
Location. Humboldt Bay is a landlocked 
harbor on coast of California, 225 miles north of 
San Francisco Bay and 70 miles south of 
Crescent City Harbor. (See Coast and Geodetic 
Survey Chart 5832.) 
Previous projects. For details see pages 1982- 
84 of Annual Report for 1915, page 1673 of 
Annual Report for 1929, and page 1689 of 
Annual Report for 1938. 
Existing project. Two rubblemound jetties at 
entrance-north jetty about 4,500 feet long and 
south jetty 5,100 feet long, not including shore 
revetments; a bar and entrance channel 40 feet 
deep tapered from 1,600 feet wide at seaward 
mile 0.91 to 500 feet at seaward mile 0.18, thence 
500 feet wide to mile 0.75, with easing of bend at 
mile 0.75; deepening of the North Bay channel to 
a depth of 35 feet between mile 0.75 to mile 4.29; 
widening of the channel bends in the North Bay 
channel at mile 0.75, mile 2.00, and mile 2.60; 
deepening the Eureka channel to a depth of 35 
feet between mile 4.29 and mile 5.00; deepening 
and widening of Samoa channel between mile 
4.29 and mile 5.84 by increasing the channel 
depth to 35 feet, and increasing the existing 300- 
foot channel width to 400 feet; and a turning 
basin beyond mile 5.84 at the upper end of the 
Samoa channel, 35 feet deep and 1,000 feet wide 
by 1,100 feet long; an anchorage area in the 
North Bay 35 feet deep, 1200 feet wide and 1200 
feet long; a channel 26 feet deep and 300 feet 
wide to Fields Landing, with a turning basin 600 
feet wide and 800 feet long off Fields Landing 
Wharf. The Arcata channel (extreme North Bay) 
is no longer used for commercial navigation and 
has not been maintained since 1931. Approved 
estimated cost for new work (1977), exclusive of 
amounts expended on previous projects, is 
$8,219,000, of which $8,124,000 is Federal cost 
(excludes Coast Guard costs) and $95,000 contributed 
by local interests. (See table 34-B for 
authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with for 
work performed. Act of August 13, 1968 
requires local interests provide and maintain 
adequate wharf and terminal facilities in the 
North Bay, Eureka and Samoa channels, open to 
all on equal and reasonable terms for the 
storage, handling, and shipment of lumber and 
general commerce; provide and maintain 
depths, in the berthing areas and local access 
channels serving terminals and wharves commensurate 
with depths provided in related 
project channels; provide all lands, easements 
and rights-of-way required for construction and 
subsequent maintenance of the project and for 
aids to navigation upon request of the Chief of 
Engineers; including suitable areas determined 
by the Chief of Engineers to be required in the 
general public interest for initial disposal of 
spoil, and necessary retaining dikes, bulkheads, 
and embankments therefor or the costs of such 
retaining works; hold and save the United States 
free from all claims for damages to wharves, 
piers, and other marine and submarine structures 
due to initial dredging work and subsequent 
maintenance dredging; and accomplish at 
local expense all alterations that may be 
required to sewer, water supply, drainage, and 
other utility facilities; comply with all pertinent 
provisions of Public Law 91-646 in the land 
acquisition program; prohibit construction of 
new terminals and related structures within 125 
feet of project lines along North Bay and Samoa 
channels; establish regulations concerning discharge 
of pollutants in waters of harbors, in 
accordance with applicable laws as regulations; 
provide for re-vegetation of the upland dispose. 
sites, and insure propagation of any rare plants 
found on the sites; and monitor groundwater 
quality in active wells that may be affected by 
dredge material disposal and undertake measures 
necessary to provide adequate drinking 
water. Board of Supervisors of Humboldt 
County, by Resolution No. 66-85, July 26, 1966, 
furnished assurances of willingness and ability 
to comply. An agreement in conformance with 
the requirements of Section 221, Flood Control 
Act of 1970, Public Law 91-611 was approved by 
OCE June 28, 1977. 
Terminal facilities. There are 37 wharves and 
piers, 3 of which are publicly owned; 4 oil 
terminals; 1 privately owned submarine pipeline 
for petroleum products; 2 boat-building and 
repair plants; 1 boat-icing plant; 6 small boat 
fueling stations; 2 small yacht and fishboat 
basins, 1 of which is publicly owned; and 
numerous log booms and small landings; exclusive 
of facilities owned by the United States. 
Facilities considered adequate for existing 
commerce. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work: Contract was awarded September 9, 1977, 
for dredging North Bay, Samoa and outer 
Eureka channel and Samoa turning basin (1968 
Act). Maintenance: Engineering and design by 
hired labor, including dredging surveys of 
project channels, and U.S. hopper dredges 
Harding and Pacific removed 369,000 cubic 
yards of shoaled material from the bar and 
entrance channel, 39,500 cubic yards from 
Fields Landing and turning basin, cost $366,046. 
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Miscellaneous repairs with placement of A, B, C 
and D stone in the north and south jetties were 
completed by contract, cost $405,207. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Contract was 
awarded on September 9, 1977, for dredging 
North Bay, Samoa and outer Eureka channel 
and Samoa turning basin (1968 Act). Work 
remaining is deepening channels to 35 feet, 
widenings, and construction of North Bay 
anchorage area as authorized by 1968 River and 
Harbor Act. North jetty was completed in 1925; 
south jetty in 1927; Arcata channel in 1931; 
entrance channel, 30 feet deep and 50 feet wide, 
in 1935; Fields Landing channel and turning 
basin and Eureka and Samoa channels, to 26 feet 
deep, in 1939; entrance channel to 40 feet deep, 
and Eureka, Samoa, and North Bay channels to 
30 feet deep in 1954. Total cost of existing project 
as of September 30, 1977, was $30,897,159, of 
which $3,677,568 was for new work ($3,582,568 
regular funds and $95,000 contributed funds) 
and $27,314,591 regular funds for maintenance. 
4. MOSS LANDING HARBOR, CALIF. 
Location. About 80 miles south of San Francisco 
Harbor on Monterey Bay about midway 
between cities of Santa Cruz and Monterey. (See 
Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart 5403.) 
Existing project. Entrance channel 200 feet 
wide and 15 feet deep, protected by jetties, from 
Monterey Bay into inner lagoon at Moss Landing, 
thence a channel in the lagoon, 100 feet 
wide, 15 feet deep, and about 3,200 feet long 
extending southerly from entrance, with a flared 
widening to 200 feet for 400 feet long at 
southerly end. Project new work completed in 
1947 cost $343,552. Existing project authorized 
by 1945 River and Harbor Act (report on file in 
Office, Chief of Engineers). No map has been 
published. 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with for 
work performed. Local interests must furnish 
rights-of-way and suitable bulkheaded spoildisposal 
areas for maintenance work. 
Terminal facilities. Five piers, one of which 
has boat-fueling facilities, one marine way, a 
boat launching ramp, and a number of mooring 
and berthing facilities within the protected 
harbor. Outside the harbor in Monterey Bay 
there is one submerged petroleum pipeline. 
Facilities are considered adequate for existing 
commerce. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance: Engineering and design by hired 
labor including repair of jetties, cost $193,077. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Project 
completed in 1947. 
5. NOYO RIVER AND HARBOR, CALIF. 
Location. Noyo Harbor is a cove on California 
coast about 87 miles south of Humboldt Bay and 
135 miles northwest of San Francisco. Noyo 
River rises in the Coast Range, flows westerly, 
and empties into Noyo Harbor. (See Coast and 
Geodetic Survey Chart 5703.) 
Previous projects. For details see page 1680, 
Annual Report for 1929, and page 1772, Annual 
Report for 1930. 
Existing project. Provides for two entrance 
jetties; an entrance channel into Noyo River 10 
feet deep and 100 feet wide and channel in river 
10 feet deep and 150 feet wide extending about 
0.6 mile above mouth, thence connecting channel 
about 400 feet long to mooring basin of about 8.5 
acres 10 feet deep on south bank of river. Cost of 
new work construction completed in 1931 was 
$184,000, exclusive of amounts expended on 
previous projects. Minor rehabilitation of jetties 
completed in 1961 cost $222,810 exclusive of 
$1,700 contributed funds. A 400-foot channel 
extension, mooring basin and connecting channel 
were constructed by Noyo Harbor District in 
1968. Breakwater portion of project is considered 
inactive. Cost of this portion, last revised 
in 1963, was estimated to be $13,830,000 Federal 
cost and $340,000 to be contributed by local 
interests. (See table 34-B for authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with for 
work performed. For details see Annual Report 
for 1973. 
Terminal facilities. None in harbor proper. In 
river above harbor there are two piers and nine 
fish-receiving wharves; three boat fueling 
wharves; two boat building and repair plants; 
one boat icing plant; three marine ways; and a 
number of privately owned mooring facilities. 
These facilities, together with those provided in 
the new mooring basin are adequate for existing 
commerce. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance: Engineering and design by hired 
labor including removal of 12,898 cubic yards of 
shoaled material from entrance and river 
channels, cost $224,500. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Project is 
complete except for construction of breakwaters 
in Noyo Harbor which is considered inactive. 
Jetties, rock removal and dredging entrance and 
river channels completed in 1931. Minor rehabilitation 
of jetties and north wall completed in 
September 1961. Mooring basin and connecting 
channel in river, constructed by local interests, 
was completed in October 1968. Total cost of 
existing project as of September 30, 1977, was 
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$2,849,655, of which $451,497 was for new work, 
$2,398,158 for maintenance ($2,394,158 regular 
funds and $4,000 contributed funds) and 
$224,510 for minor rehabilitation of jetties and 
north wall ($222,810 regular funds and $1,700 
contributed funds). 
6. OAKLAND HARBOR, CALIF. 
Location. On eastern side of San Francisco 
Bay, opposite city of San Francisco. Inner 
harbor is between cities of Oakland and 
Alameda. (See Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart 
5535.) 
Previous project. For 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. Provides entrance channel to 
Oakland Outer Harbor, 35 feet deep from deep 
water in San Francisco Bay and 800 feet wide 
across shoal southeast of Yerba Buena Island, 
narrowing to 600 feet at Oakland Mole; thence a 
channel and turning basin 35 feet deep and from 
600 to 950 feet wide in outer harbor to the Army 
base. Project also provides entrance channel to 
Oakland Inner Harbor, 35 feet deep and 800 feet 
wide at bayward end, narrowing to 600 feet wide 
at ends of Oakland jetties; a channel from ends of 
jetties 35 feet deep and 600 feet wide to west end 
of Government Island, with additional widening 
to within 75 feet of pierhead line in front of 
Grove and Market Street (formerly municipal) 
piers and along south side of channel from 
Harrison Street eastward to harbor-line point 
119 in Brooklyn Basin; a channel 35 feet deep 
and 500 feet wide through Brooklyn Basin; for 
dredging 35 feet deep a triangular area about 
2,700 feet long and maximum width of 300 feet 
at western end of Brooklyn Basin; a channel 
along north side of Brooklyn Basin 35 feet deep 
and 300 feet wide for 1,300 feet, thence 25 feet 
deep to a turning basin at east end of Brooklyn 
Basin 35 feet deep, 500 feet wide, and 1,200 feet 
long; a channel in tidal canal 35 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 8.5 miles from San 
Francisco Bay to San Leandro Bay. Project also 
includes parallel rubblemound jetties at 
entrance to inner harbor, north jetty 9,500 feet 
long and south jetty 12,000 feet long; three 
highway bridges across tidal canal, two of which 
(at Park Street and High Street) have been 
replaced by local interests. Railroad and highway 
bridges at Fruitvale Avenue are maintained 
and operated by the United States. Approved 
estimated cost for new work (July 1973 price 
levels), exclusive of amounts expended on 
previous projects, is $7,982,000 of which 
$7,592,000 is Federal cost and $390,000 to be 
contributed by local interests. Federal participation 
in reconstruction of Fruitvale Avenue 
Highway Bridge accomplished with Operation 
and Maintenance funds excluded from foregoing 
cost estimate. (See table 34-B for authorizing 
legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with for 
work performed. For details see Annual Report 
for 1973. 
Terminal facilities. See Port Series No. 31, 
"The Ports of Oakland, Alameda, and Richmond, 
and Ports on San Pablo Bay, Carquinez Strait, 
and Mare Island Strait," revised 1962. Facilities 
will be adequate for existing commerce upon 
completion of 7th Street Terminal under construction 
to provide an additional nine deepwater 
berths. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance: Operation and maintenance of 
Fruitvale Avenue highway and bridges, including 
engineering and design by hired labor, cost 
$153,942; and U.S. hopper dredge, Biddle 
removed 76,900 cubic yards of shoaled material 
from the outer harbor, cost $260,691. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Existing 
project was completed February 1975, except for 
deepening the tidal canal to 35 feet from 
Fortman Basin to Park Street (RHA 1962) and 
to 25 feet above Park Street (RHA 1927), all 
inactive due to lack of economic justification. 
Jetties were completed in 1894. Dredging 
existing project channels was carried on from 
1910 to 1931 when 30-foot depth was attained. 
The 35-foot depth in channel to outer harbor was 
attained in 1942 with military funds. Reconstruction 
of the Fruitvale Avenue Highway 
Bridge completed December 1973. Dredging 
from entrance to Ninth Avenue Wharf completed 
February 1975. Cost of existing project as 
of September 30, 1977, was $25,411,344, of which 
$7,145,018 was for new work ($6,747,752 regular 
funds and $397,266 contributed funds), and 
$18,266,326 regular funds for maintenance. 
7. PETALUMA RIVER, CALIF. 
Location. Rises in hills north of Petaluma, 
flows southeasterly about 20 miles, and empties 
into northwest side of San Pablo Bay about 22 
miles from San Francisco. (See Coast and 
Geodetic Survey Chart 5533.) 
Previous projects. For details, see page 1982 of 
Annual Report for 1915, page 1665 of Annual 
Report for 1929, and page 1684 of Annual Report 
for 1938. 
Existing project. A channel 8 feet deep and 200 
feet wide in San Pablo Bay to mouth of river; 
thence 8 feet deep and 100 feet wide in river to 
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Western Avenue, Petaluma, including a depth of 
8 feet in turning basin; thence 4 feet deep and 50 
feet wide to Washington Street Bridge; thence 4 
feet deep and 40 feet wide to a point 935 feet 
above Washington Street Bridge. (A portion 
about 975 feet above Washington Street Bridge 
was recommended for deletion by report "San 
Francisco Bay and Tributaries", December 
1974). All depths refer to mean lower low water. 
Section under improvement is 19.5 miles long, of 
which 5 miles are in San Pablo Bay downstream 
from mouth of river. Cost of new work, completed 
in 1933, was $85,063, exclusive of amounts 
expended on previous projects. Existing project 
adopted by 1930 River and Harbor Act (H. Doc. 
183, 70th Cong., 1st sess., which contains 
published map). 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with for 
work performed. Local interests must furnish 
satisfactory areas with necessary levees, spillways, 
and drainage works for proper disposal of 
spoil from maintenance. 
Terminal facilities. There are wharves and 
piers, 1 small yacht harbor with fueling facilities, 
and 11 small landings, all privately owned. 
Facilities are considered adequate for existing 
commerce. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance: Engineering and design, including 
dredging survey by hired labor, removal of 
422,200 cubic yards of shoaled material from 
channel in San Pablo Bay, cost $1,109,466. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Project was 
completed in 1933. Total cost of existing project 
as of September 30, 1977, was $3,500,837, of 
which $85,063 was for new work and $3,415,774 
regular funds for maintenance. 
8. REDWOOD CITY HARBOR, CALIF. 
Location. On Redwood Creek, a tributary of 
San Francisco Bay about 20 miles south of city of 
San Francisco. Project works also include a 
channel in San Francisco Bay east of Point San 
Bruno. (See Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart 
5531.) 
Previous projects. For details see page 1979 of 
Annual Report for 1915, and page 1672 of 
Annual Report for 1938. 
Existing project. 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 vicinity of 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 about 1,300 feet long flaring to a 
second turning basin about 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. Cost of new work, completed in 
1965, was $1,641,279 exclusive of $119,572 
contributed by local interests and amounts 
expended on previous projects. (See table 34-B 
for authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. (For details see Annual 
Report for 1973.) 
Terminal facilities. See Port Series No. 30, 
"The Ports of San Francisco and Redwood City," 
revised 1962. A new public wharf, a privately 
owned pier for receipts of sand and gravel, and a 
marine repair works pier have been constructed 
since 1962. Facilities are adequate for existing 
commerce. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance: Engineering and design including 
dredging surveys by hired labor, removal of 
244,000 cubic yards of shoaled material from 
entrance channel and turning basin, cost 
$826,300. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Project 
completed in January 1965. Total cost of existing 
project to end of fiscal year was $5,201,647 of 
which $1,760,851 was for new work ($1,641,279 
regular funds and $119,572 contributed funds) 
and $3,440,796 regular funds for maintenance. 
9. RICHMOND HARBOR, CALIF. 
Location. On eastern shore of San Francisco 
Bay about 10 miles north of Oakland. (See Coast 
and Geodetic Survey Chart 5532.) 
Existing project. Provides for channel 35 feet 
deep and 600 feet wide adjacent to Southampton 
Shoal from deep water in San Francisco Bay to 
outer harbor; 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 
southerly apex of bend; thence 35 feet deep and 
850 feet wide to entrance to Santa Fe Channel; 
2,000 feet, and maintenance to depth of 30 feet of 
remainder of Santa Fe Channel and basin; a 
rubblemound training wall 10,000 feet long 
extending westerly from Brooks Island; 
approach areas 32 feet deep to within 75 feet of 
pierhead line in outer harbor at Point San Pablo 
and Point Orient; a channel 20 feet deep, 150 feet 
wide, and about 2,000 feet long from deep water 
in San Pablo Bay easterly along north side of 
Point San Pablo; a maneuvering area at Richmond 
Long wharf 45 feet deep; and a West 
Richmond Channel 45 feet deep, 600 feet wide, 
and about 2.5 miles long through west navigation 
opening of Richmond-San Rafael Bridge. 
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New work, completed in 1957, cost $2,886,695, 
exclusive of $524,778 contributed by local 
interests. Estimated cost (1977) for 45-foot-deep 
maneuvering area at Richmond Long wharf and 
for West Richmond Channel, authorized as part 
of "San Francisco Bay to Stockton, California 
(John F. Baldwin and Stockton Ship Channels)" 
project, is about $14,850,000 (See table 34-B for 
authorizing legislation). 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with for 
work performed. Estimated cost for all requirements 
under terms of project authorization, 
including required non-Federal contributions, 
was $4 million (price as of dates of compliance). 
Local interests must furnish easements and 
spoil-disposal areas for maintenance dredging. 
(See Sacramento District Annual Report for 
"San Francisco Bay to Stockton, California (John 
F. Baldwin and Stockton Ship Channels)" for 
requirements of Act of October 27, 1965.) By 
Resolution adopted August 6, 1963, Board of 
Supervisors of Contra Costa County indicated 
willingness to meet requirements applicable to 
West Richmond Channel and maneuvering area 
at Richmond Long wharf. 
Terminal facilities. See Port Series No. 31, 
"The Ports of Oakland, Alameda, and Richmond 
and Ports on San Pablo Bay, Carquinez Strait, 
and Mare Island Strait," revised 1962. A 
privately owned dock for receipt of sand and 
gravel and two small-boat basins have been 
constructed since 1962. Facilities are considered 
adequate for existing commerce. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work: Planning of San Francisco Bay to Stockton 
project continued. Maintenance: Engineering 
and design and U.S. hopper dredges, Biddle 
and Harding removed 513,500 cubic yards of 
shoaled material from inner and outer harbor 
and Southampton Shoal channels, cost $729,932. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Existing 
project completed in 1957, except for dredging 
West Richmond Channel and enlarging and 
deepening to 45 feet the maneuvering area at 
Richmond Long wharf authorized as part of San 
Francisco Bay to Stockton project. Dredging 
project channels was initiated in 1918 and 
carried on intermittently until 1940. Training 
wall was completed in 1931, and channel in San 
Pablo Bay in 1945. Dredging authorized by act 
of September 3, 1954, was initiated in October 
1955 and the Southampton Shoal Channel and 
enlarging and deepening to 35 feet the approach 
area to Richmond Long wharf were completed in 
March 1956, inner harbor channels in December 
1956, Santa Fe Channel in January 1957, and 
removal of rock near Point Potrero in October 
1957. Minor rehabilitation of training wall 
completed in 1967. 
10. SAN FRANCISCO BAY TO 
STOCKTON, CALIF. (JOHN F. 
BALDWIN AND STOCKTON 
SHIP CHANNELS) 
Location. On navigation channels extending 
from entrance to San Francisco Bay to vicinity of 
Pittsburg through San Francisco, Marin, Contra 
Costa, Solano Counties. (See Coast and Geodetic 
Charts 5527 and 5532-5534 for respective areas.) 
Existing project. Project provides for modification 
of existing San Francisco Harbor, Richmond 
Harbor, San Pablo Bay and Mare Island 
Strait, Suisun Bay Channel to vicinity of 
Pittsburg and Navigation projects to provide 
depths of 55 feet for San Francisco Bar Channel, 
45 feet for main internal bay channels upstream 
to vicinity of Pittsburg; enlargement and deepening 
to 45 feet of maneuvering areas adjacent to 
major petroleum refinery terminals along channel 
route; widening Suisun Bay Channel. 
Approved cost estimate (1977) of Federal cost 
(Corps), see Sacramento District Annual Report. 
Existing project was adopted by 1965 River and 
Harbor Act (H. Doc. 208, 89th Cong., 1st sess., 
contains latest published map). 
Local cooperation. See Sacramento District 
Annual Report. 
Terminal facilities. See Part 2, Port Series No. 
30, 31, and 32, revised 1962, titled respectively: 
"The Ports of San Francisco and Redwood City, 
Calif."; "The Ports of Oakland, Alameda, and 
Richmond and Ports on San Pablo Bay, Carquinez 
Strait and Mare Island Strait, Calif." 
Facilities are considered adequate for existing 
commerce and will be adequate for future 
commerce upon completion of new terminal 
facilities. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
Work: Continued planning activities. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Planning 
activities continued. San Francisco Harbor Main 
Ship Channel was completed February 1974. 
11. SAN FRANCISCO BAY AND DELTA 
MODEL, CALIF. 
Location. The model includes 17 miles of the 
Pacific Ocean beyond the Golden Gate, all of San 
Francisco Bay proper, San Pablo Bay, Suisun 
Bay and all of the Sacramento-San Joaquin 
Delta east of Suisun Bay to the cities of 
Sacramento on the northeast and Stockton and 
Tracy on the south. 
Existing project. The San Francisco Bay/Delta 
Model was constructed in a rehabilitated 
warehouse at Sausalito, California as a part of 
the San Francisco Bay, including San Pablo 
Bay, Suisun Bay and other adjacent bays, 
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California Study authorized by the River and 
Harbor Act of May 17, 1950 (PL 81-516, Section 
110). Operation and maintenance of the model 
was authorized in the Water Resources Development 
Act of 1974 (PL 93-251, Section 8). The 
model has successfully reproduced to the proper 
scale the rise and fall of the tide, flow and 
currents of the water, salinity intrusion and 
trends in disposition of sediments. It is a useful 
tool to examine forces existing in the bay and 
estuarine system and to predict results of 
proposed changes. 
Local cooperation. None required. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Operation and Maintenance: Operation and 
maintenance of the model and building continued. 
Cost $678,315. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Original model 
construction was initiated 1956 and completed 
1957, and addition of Sacramento-San Joaquin 
Delta to the original model was initiated 1966 
and completed 1969. Continued testing of 
proposals affecting the environmental quality of 
the region including but not limited to: salinity 
intrusion, dispersion of pollutants, water quality, 
improvements for navigation, dredging, bay fill, 
physical structures and other shoreline changes. 
12. SAN FRANCISCO HARBOR, CALIF. 
Location. Works included are in San Francisco 
Bay, in vicinity of San Francisco, and in 
approach channels to Golden Gate, the bay 
entrance. (See Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart 
5532.) 
Previous projects. For 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. Dredged channel through 
San Francisco Bar on line of main ship channel, 
55 feet deep and 2,000 feet wide; removal of 
Presidio Shoal, Black Point Shoal, Rincon Reef 
Rock (inner), Rincon Reef Rock (outer), Blossom 
Rock, and Alcatraz Shoal westward of a northand-
south line 2,500 feet west of Alcatraz Light, 
to 40 feet deep; 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 shoal 
channelward of pierhead line near mouth of 
Islais Creek, to 35 feet deep; and dredging a 
channel 750 feet wide and 10 feet deep from that 
depth in bay to San Francisco Airport ending in 
a basin 10 feet deep and about 2,000 feet wide. 
All depths refer to mean lower low water. Tidal 
range between mean lower low water and mean 
higher high water is 5.7 feet at Fort Point and 
7.2 feet at San Francisco Airport. Extreme 
ranges at foregoing localities are 10.6 and 12 teet 
respectively. New work completed in 1959 cost 
$1,658,957, exclusive of $134,591 contributed 
funds and amounts expended on previous 
projects. Estimated cost (1975) for deepening 
Bar Channel from 50 to 55 feet, authorized as 
part of "San Francisco Bay to Stockton, California 
(John F. Baldwin and Stockton Ship Channels)" 
project, is about $1,659,000 (See table 34-B 
for authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with for 
work completed. Local interests must furnish 
suitably bulkheaded spoil-disposal areas for 
maintenance of channel to San Francisco Airport. 
(See Sacramento District Annual Report 
for "San Francisco Bay to Stockton, California 
(John F. Baldwin and Stockton Ship Channels)" 
for requirements of Act of October 27, 1965.) By 
Resolution adopted August 6, 1963, Board of 
Supervisors of Contra Costa County indicated 
willingness to meet requirements applicable to 
deepening San Francisco Bar Channel. 
Terminal facilities. See Port Series No. 30, 
"The Ports of San Francisco and Redwood City," 
revised 1962. A new deep-water terminal has 
been constructed since 1962. Facilities are 
considered adequate for existing commerce. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work: Planning for San Francisco Bay to 
Stockton project continued. Maintenance: Condition 
and operation studies and dredging surveys 
of project channels by hired labor and U.S. 
hopper dredge Biddle removed 310,000 cubic 
yards of shoaled material from main ship 
channel. Cost $482,162. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Existing 
project completed in 1959, and deepening Bar 
Channel from 50 to 55 feet authorized as part of 
San Francisco Bay to Stockton project was 
completed in 1974. Dredging Islais Creek Shoal 
was completed in 1930, deepening Presidio Shoal 
in 1931, removal of various rocks in 1932, 
deepening Point Knox Shoal in 1934, deepening 
Alcatraz Shoal in 1936, deepening Black Point 
Shoal in 1937, dredging channel and basin at 
San Francisco Airport in 1941, and completion 
of bar channel 50 feet deep in 1959. Cost of 
existing project as of September 30, 1977, was 
$13,740,878 of which $1,793,548 was for new 
work ($1,465,957 regular funds, $193,000 Public 
Works funds, and $134,591 contributed funds) 
and $11,947,330 regular funds for maintenance. 
13. SAN FRANCISCO HARBOR AND 
BAY, CALIF. 
Location. Project applies to San Francisco 
Bay, lower San Francisco Bay, Oakland Harbor, 
Richmond, San Pablo Bay and Mare Island 
Strait, Richardson Bay, and their tributaries. 
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Existing project. Collection and removal of 
drift from San Francisco Bay and its tributary 
waters. New work portion of project (acquisition 
of plant and equipment) is estimated to cost 
(1962) $1,110,000 and is considered inactive 
since a landfill method of disposal is now being 
used. Existing project was authorized by 1950 
River and Harbor Act (H. Doc. 268, 81st Cong., 
1st sess.). 
Local cooperation. None required. 
Terminal facilities. Described in pertinent 
separate project descriptions. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance: Floating debris was collected and 
disposed of from project waterways by hired 
labor. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. No new work 
construction funds have been appropriated. 
Maintenance operations under existing project 
commenced July 1950. Costs for removal of drift 
before that time were carried as maintenance on 
applicable authorized river and harbor projects 
in the area. Modification of debris-handling 
facilities to implement the landfill method of 
disposal in lieu of burning completed 1971. 
14. SAN PABLO BAY AND MARE 
ISLAND STRAIT, CALIF. 
Location. Channel extends from a point in 
lower end of San Pablo Bay west of Pinole Point 
generally northeasterly across Pinole Shoal in 
San Pablo Bay to junction of Carquinez Strait 
and Mare Island Strait, thence northwesterly in 
Mare Island Strait along frontage of Mare 
Island Navy Yard. (See Coast and Geodetic 
Survey Chart 5533.) 
Previous projects. For details see page 1680, 
Annual Report for 1938. 
Existing project. Dredged channel across 
Pinole Shoal in San Pablo Bay 600 feet wide, 45 
feet deep, and about 11 miles long, with a 
maneuvering area 45 feet deep adjacent to 
Oleum Pier at mouth of Carquinez Strait; a 
channel in Mare Island Strait 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 causeway 
between Vallejo and Mare Island, 30 feet deep, 
except at northerly end where project depth is 26 
feet; maintenance of two approach areas to navy 
yard piers at southern end of Mare Island. New 
work completed in 1943 cost $282,669 exclusive 
of amounts expended on previous projects. 
Uncompleted dredging of two approach areas at 
Vallejo and South Vallejo is considered inactive. 
Estimated cost of this portion (1956) is $120,000. 
Estimated cost (1977) of lengthening and deepening 
Pinole Shoal Channel to 45 feet and of 
dredging maneuvering area 45 feet deep at 
Oleum pier, authorized as part of "San Francisco 
Bay to Stockton, California (John F. Baldwin 
and Stockton Ship Channels)" project, is about 
$26,785,000 (See table 34-B for authorizing 
legislation.) 
Local cooperation. None required for work to 
date. (See Sacramento District Annual Report 
for "San Francisco Bay to Stockton, California 
(John F. Baldwin and Stockton Ship Channels)" 
for requirements of Act of October 27, 1965.) By 
resolution adopted August 6, 1963, Board of 
Supervisors of Contra Costa County indicated 
willingness to meet requirements applicable to 
deepening Pinole Shoal Channel and dredging 
maneuvering area at Oleum Pier. 
Terminal facilities. See Port Series No. 31, 
"The Ports of Oakland, Alameda, and Richmond 
and Ports on San Pablo Bay, Carquinez Strait, 
and Mare Island Strait," revised 1962. Facilities 
considered adequate for existing commerce. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work: Planning for San Francisco Bay to 
Stockton project continued. Maintenance: Engineering 
and design including dredging surveys 
by hired labor and U.S. hopper dredge Harding 
removed 252,500 cubic yards of shoaled material 
from Mare Island Strait. Cost $218,438. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Existing 
project was completed in 1943 except for portion 
considered inactive (approach areas at Vallejo 
and South Vallejo) and enlarged Pinole Shoal 
Channel and maneuvering area at Oleum 
authorized as part of San Francisco Bay to 
Stockton project. Pinole Shoal Channel 35 feet 
deep was completed in 1929. Mare Island Strait 
Channel and turning basin was completed in 
1943. Costs of existing project as of September 
30, 1977, was $15,539,522 of which $282,669 was 
for new work and $15,256,853 for maintenance. 
15. SANTA CRUZ HARBOR, CALIF. 
Location. On north shore of Monterey Bay 
about 65 miles south of entrance to San Francisco 
Bay and 14 miles north of Moss Landing, 
the nearest small-boat harbor. (See Coast and 
Geodetic Survey charts 5402 and 5403.) 
Existing project. Provides for a small-boat 
harbor consisting of two entrance jetties, east 
jetty 850 feet long and west jetty 1,125 feet long, 
protecting an entrance channel 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, 300 
feet wide, and 207 feet long, and a sand 
bypassing plant. Estimated cost (1977) is 
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$3,860,000 of which $2,630,000 is Federal cost 
(includes $2,662,000 for completed portion, 
exclusive of Coast Guard cost) and $1,230,000 to 
be contributed by local interests. Existing 
project authorized by 1958 River and Harbor 
Act (H. Doc. 357, 85th Cong., 2d sess., as 
modified by Chief of Engineers). 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with for 
completed jetties and channels. Local interests 
would be required to: (a) contribute in cash 35.1 
percent of the first cost of jetties, channels, and 
the turning basin; (b) contribute 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 needs 
become evident; (c) 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 construction and 
maintenance of the project, when and as 
required; (d) hold and save the United States 
free from damages due to the construction and 
maintenance of the project; (e) acquire and hold 
in the public interest sufficient lands for 
construction of the turning basin and public 
utilization thereof; (f) provide without cost to the 
United States bulkheads, levees, revetments, 
relocations, and all dredging in the berthing 
areas, as necessary for the construction and 
maintenance of the project and necessary 
berthing facilities and utilities, including a 
public landing with suitable supply facilities, 
open to all on equal terms, in accordance with 
plans to be approved by the Chief of Engineers; 
(g) provide or arrange for suitable marine-repair 
facilities; (h) control water pollution within the 
harbor to the extent necessary to avoid conditions 
inimical to health; (i) maintain the entire 
project except the jetties and dredged depths in 
the entrance channel, the inner channel, and the 
turning basin subject to conditions stated in 
subparagraph (j) below; and (k) upon commencement 
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 turning basin, with the understanding 
that the United States will reimburse 
local interests for the actual cost of plant 
operation, maintenance, 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 reimbursement. 
Santa Cruz Port District, by resolution dated 
December 3, 1957, furnished assurances of their 
willingness and ability to comply with requirements. 
Terminal facilities. In the natural harbor 
there is one municipally owned wharf with 
facilities for fueling and servicing boats and 
receiving, handling, and processing fresh fish. 
The small-boat harbor includes a municipal pier, 
utilities, and berthing, marine repair and supply 
facilities. These are considered adequate for 
existing commerce but local interests have 
developed harbor-expansion plans to provide an 
additional 500 berths to meet recreational 
boating needs. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance: Engineering and design including 
dredging surveys by hired labor and 158,366 
cubic yards of shoaled material removed by 
contract from project channels. Cost $774,567. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Project is about 
80 percent complete. Jetties were completed in 
June 1963 and channel dredging in November 
1963. Work remaining is provision for sand 
bypassing (continuation of construction involves 
construction of a fixed sand bypassing plant in 
lieu of the previous floating system (12-inch 
hydraulic dredge) which was unacceptable), and 
periodic harbor maintenance dredging. 
16. SUISUN BAY CHANNEL, CALIF. 
Location. Suisun Bay is about 30 miles 
northeast of San Francisco, Calif., and is an 
integral part of waterways which provide access 
to the Pacific Ocean from inland ports of 
California. 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, which leads 
to head of Suisun Bay at Pittsburg, Calif. City of 
Sacramento is on Sacramento River about 60 
miles north of Collinsville; access to city has been 
provided by 10-foot shallow-draft channel along 
river route. Sacramento River deepwater ship 
channel, completed as an operating facility for 
oceangoing vessels in June 1963, provides deepdraft 
access to Sacramento. (For details see 
Improvement No. 1, Sacramento River, Calif. 
Sacramento District's Annual Report.) City of 
Stockton is on San Joaquin River about 40 miles 
above Pittsburg and access to city provided by 
Stockton deepwater channel. (See Coast and 
Geodetic Survey Chart 5534.) 
Previous project. For details, see Sacramento 
District's Annual Report page 1756 for year 
1920, page 1562 for year 1926, and page 1714 for 
year 1938. 
Existing project. For description of completed 
improvement and authorizing acts, see Sacramento 
District's Annual Report for 1967. Total 
Federal cost of new work for existing project, 
completed in 1934, exclusive of work accomplished 
under public works program as part of 
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San Joaquin River 30-foot project, was $142,027. 
No local interests costs were incurred (for 
details, see page 1741 of Sacramento District's 
Annual Report for 1962). Modification of existing 
project is included as one unit of San 
Francisco Bay to Stockton, Calif., (John F. 
Baldwin and Stockton Ship Channels) authorized 
by 1965 River and Harbor Act (H. Doc. 
208, 89th Congress, 1st sess.); this modification is 
reported in detail under Sacramento District, 
Improvement No. 2. 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Terminal facilities. Along channel between 
western end of bay and mouth of New York 
Slough are three wharves, all privately owned. A 
naval magazine with wharves and warehouses 
was constructed at Port Chicago, on southern 
shore (mile 6). These facilities are considered 
adequate for existing commerce. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance: Project maintenance responsibility 
to Point Edith was transferred from Sacramento 
District, January 1, 1974. Engineering 
and design by hired labor including dredging 
surveys by hired labor and U.S. hopper dredge 
Harding removed 85,000 cubic yards of shoaled 
material from Preston Reach. Cost $92,000. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. New work 
under existing project was initiated in June 1930 
and completed in 1934; a portion of this work 
was accomplished under public works program. 
Portion of existing project authorized before 
public works program was completed in 1931 
except for deepening 26-foot channel across 
Bulls Head Point to 30 feet; this portion was 
subsequently included in public works program. 
Work under public works program was accomplished 
during 1933 and 1934. Channel is navigable 
all year and provides access to San Francisco 
Bay and navigation channels of San Joaquin and 
Sacramento Rivers. Cost of existing project as of 
September 30, 1977, exclusive of work under 
public works program at a cost of $207,198 as a 
part of San Joaquin River 30-foot project, was 
$4,162,690 of which $142,027 was for new work 
and $4,020,663 for maintenance. (See table 34- 
A.) 
17. RECONNAISSANCE AND 
CONDITION SURVEYS 
Reconnaissance and condition surveys of 
channels and harbor structures made throughout 
the fiscal year. No maintenance work was 
accomplished on Bodega Bay, Napa River, or 
Suisun Bay Channel projects during fiscal year. 
18. OTHER AUTHORIZED NAVIGATION 
PROJECTS 
See table 34-C. 
19. NAVIGATION WORK UNDER 
SPECIAL AUTHORIZATION 
Navigation activities pursuant to section 107, 
Public Law 86-645 (preauthorization) 
Fiscal year costs for preauthorization studies 
were $127,899, of which $5,347 was for Belmont 
Marina Channel, San Mateo County, Calif., 
$63,973 for Berkeley Marina, Contra Costa 
County, Calif., $50,111 for Humboldt Harbor 
(Fields Landing), Humboldt County, Calif., and 
$8,468 for Petaluma Harbor, Sonoma County, 
Calif. 
Beach Erosion Control 
20. OTHER AUTHORIZED BEACH 
EROSION CONTROL PROJECTS 
Humboldt Bay, Calif.-Inactive (See 1958 
Annual Report for full details); Santa Cruz, 
County, Calif. (See 1966 Annual Report for full 
details), construction costs $245,639. 
21. BEACH EROSION CONTROL WORK 
UNDER SPECIAL AUTHORIZATION 
Beach erosion control activities pursuant to 
section 103, Public Law 87-874 (preauthorization). 
Fiscal year costs for preauthorization studies 
were $42,306 for Crescent City Bluff, Del Norte 
County, Calif. 
Flood Control 
22. ALAMEDA CREEK, CALIF. 
Location. Drains an area of 695 square miles of 
Coast Range on eastern shore of southern arm of 
San Francisco Bay. Arroyo del Valle, largest 
subtributary, drains 173 square miles of southern 
portion of interior basin. (See Geological 
Survey quadrangles Newark and Niles.) 
Existing project. Provides for levees, channel 
enlargement, bank protection and recreational 
trails system to be constructed by Federal 
Government in Coastal Plain of Alameda Creek 
from mouth in San Francisco Bay about 13 miles 
to west end of Niles Canyon; and Federal 
participation in cost of Del Valle Dam and 
Reservoir to be constructed by State of California 
on Arroyo del Valle. Construction of Del 
Valle Dam about 227 feet above streambed will 
provide a gross storage capacity of 77,000 acrefeet 
for flood control and water conservation. 
Federal Government will provide a cash contribution 
commensurate with flood control benefits 
to be derived from reservoir, or 30.7 percent 
of construction cost, but not to exceed $4,650,000, 
plus present worth of operation, maintenance, 
and replacement costs allocated to flood control 
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during next 50 years. Approved estimated 
project cost (1977) is $59,958,000: total Federal 
cost is $26,985,000 including $5,660,000 participation 
in Del Valle Reservoir constructed by the 
State of California (a Federal contribution of 
$4,650,000 toward construction cost and 
$776,000 present worth of estimated operation 
and maintenance costs for 50 years, allocated to 
flood control purposes; and $234,000 for Federal 
engineering and design and supervision administration); 
and a total non-Federal cost of 
$32,973,000 (including cash contribution of 
$123,000). Existing project was authorized by 
1962 Flood Control Act (S. Doc. 128, 87th Cong., 
2d sess., as modified by Chief of Engineers) and 
1976 Water Resources Development Act. 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with for 
work performed. For details see Annual Report 
for 1973. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
Work: Construction for Coastal Plain channel 
improvements scheduled for completion 
November 1977. Maintenance: Consists of work 
associated with the reservoir regulation for flood 
control. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Coastal Plain 
channel improvements scheduled for completion 
November 1977. Completed portions were 
turned over to local interests for maintenance 
December 9, 1975. Relocation of the Southern 
Pacific Railroad Bridge was completed in 
November 1969. State of California contract for 
construction of Del Valle Dam began in March 
1966 and was completed in August 1968. State 
contract for relocation of Arroyo Road was 
completed in December 1966. Work remaining: 
two-year plant maintenance program from 
Coyote Hills to Newark Boulevard and reimbursement 
to the State of California for the 
increased Federal share of the cost of the 
reservoir. 
23. CORTE MADERA CREEK, CALIF. 
Location. Creek and tributaries drain an area 
of 28 square miles in Marin County, Calif., and 
discharge into west side of San Francisco Bay at 
a point about 9 miles north of Golden Gate. (See 
Geological Survey quadrangle San Rafael.) 
Existing project. Provides for about 11 miles of 
channel improvements, including realinement, 
enlargement, levees, riprapping, rectangular 
concrete sections, interior drainage facilities, 
bridge relocations, and debris removal on Corte 
Madera Creek and lower reaches of its tributaries, 
and a continuous channel right-of-way to 
deep water in San Francisco Bay reserved to 
assure channel outlet in the event of future 
tideland reclamation. Approved estimated cost 
for new work (1977) is $16,510,000 of which 
$16,300,000 is Federal cost and $210,000 to be 
contributed by local interests. (See table 34-B for 
authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Local interests must provide 
lands and rights-of-way, including suitable 
areas for disposal of waste material; modify or 
relocate all bridges and utilities necessary for 
construction and maintenance; hold and save the 
United States free from damages due to the 
construction works; maintain and operate the 
project after completion in accordance with the 
regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the 
Army, and prevent encroachment on flood 
channels that would result in decreasing the 
effectiveness of project for flood control; adjust 
all claims regarding water rights that might be 
affected by the project; and contribute in cash 
1.5 percent of Federal construction cost of Ross 
Valley unit and tidal areas, an estimated 
$210,000. By Resolutions No. 8861, 9261, 9414 
and 69-208 dated March 29, 1966,March 28, 
1967, August 15, 1967 and July 8, 1969, respectively. 
The project was authorized by the State of 
California by 1965 Statute, Chapter 1388. The 
Board of Supervisors of Marin County Flood 
Control and Water Conservation District furnished 
assurances of willingness and ability to 
meet requirements for portion of project below 
Sir Francis Drake Boulevard. Acquisition of 
rights-of-way and dredge material disposal 
areas, relocations and construction for remaining 
work are being held in abeyance as a result 
of a request from Congress for a review of 
alternatives other than completing the project as 
an open concrete channel. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work: Engineering and design continued by 
hired labor. Construction has been completed 
from the downstream project limit to within 
about 3,000 feet of the Sir Francis Drake 
Boulevard Crossing in the town of Ross. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Project is about 
53 percent complete. Work remaining: Design 
and construction of the remaining 3,000 feet of 
channel downstream of Sir Francis Drake 
Boulevard and Ross Creek. In lieu of the 
authorized concrete channel, an alternative plan 
consisting of wing walls and individual house 
floodproofing is being considered. That portion 
of the project upstream of Sir Francis Drake 
Boulevard is indefinite due to lack of local 
support. 
24. NAPA RIVER BASIN, CALIF. 
Location. Napa River rises in St. Helena 
Mountains, flows southerly and empties into 
Mare Island Strait near Vallejo, Calif. (See U.S. 
Geological Survey quadrangles, Mare Island, 
Napa and Cutting Wharf.) 
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Existing project. Provides for improvement of 
Napa River between Trancas Road and downstream 
end of Edgerley Island (11-mile reach) 
for flood control and recreation purposes by 
channel enlargement and realignment, construction 
of levees and floodwalls and boat-launching 
ramps and appurtenant recreation facilities. 
Approved estimated cost for new work (1977) is 
$59,000,000 of which $42,300,000 is Federal cost 
(includes $120,000 cash contribution for wildlife 
mitigation) and a total non-Federal of 
$16,700,000, first cost with $775,000 non-Federal 
reimbursement. Existing project was authorized 
by 1965 Flood Control Act (H. Doc. 222, 89th 
Cong., 1st sess.) and 1976 Water Resources 
Development Act in lieu of inactive improvements 
authorized by Flood Control Act of 1944. 
Local cooperation. Act of October 27, 1965, 
requires local interests provide lands and rightsof-
way, including ponding, borrow, and spoildisposal 
areas; hold the United States free from 
damages; make necessary modifications or 
relocations of utilities, highway bridges and 
approaches, and highways and roads, exclusive 
of railroad bridge and approaches; prevent 
encroachment on channel works and ponding 
areas which would interfere with proper functioning, 
and if ponding areas and capacities are 
impaired, provide substitute storage capacity or 
equivalent pumping capacity; adjust claims 
regarding water rights which might be affected 
by project; operate and maintain completed 
works and, with regard to recreational facilities, 
provide lands or rights in lands necessary to 
insure public control of recreational development; 
and where appraised value of such land 
amounts to less than 50 percent of total first cost 
of recreational development, make additional 
contributions sufficient to bring non-Federal 
share to at least that level; operate and maintain 
boat-launching ramps, access roads, parking 
areas and necessary adjacent facilities for boatlaunching 
ramps; and assure to all on equal 
terms. By resolutions dated December 17, 1963 
and October 28, 1969, Napa County Board of 
Supervisors furnished assurances of willingness 
and ability to meet requirements. State and local 
cost sharing of non-Federal project costs, as 
established by Senate Bill 399 and Assembly Bill 
60, (Sep 73), will be 75 percent/25 percent for 
lands, easements, and rights-of-way, 90 percent/
10 percent for relocations, and 100 percent 
for land enhancement costs, Flood plain zoning 
ordinances have been adopted, appraisal of lands 
required for project purposes completed, and 
rights-of-way for initial stage of construction 
will be provided prior to advertising. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work: Project construction delayed ending local 
election and pending provision of rights-of-way 
by local sponsor. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Project 
construction delayed pending local election and 
provision of rights-of-way by local sponsor. 
25. RUSSIAN RIVER BASIN, CALIF. 
Location. Russian River rises in Coast Range 
in northwestern California, flows southerly for 
87 miles, and then turns westerly to flow for 23 
miles to Pacific Ocean at Jenner, 60 miles 
northwest of San Francisco, Calif. (For general 
location see Geological Survey map for California.) 
Existing project. Active authorized project 
provides for construction ofa dam on East Fork 
of Russian River at Coyote Valley to a height of 
160 feet; a dam on Dry Creek at Warm Springs 
to a height of 319 feet; and channel stabilization 
works on Russian River between mouth and mile 
98, on lower reaches of several tributaries, and 
on Dry Creek downstream from dam. Coyote 
Valley Dam (Lake Mendocino), completed in 
1959, is operated and maintained by the United 
States. (See tables 34-B, 34-D, and 34-E, for 
authorizing legislation; latest approved estimated 
cost for new work; and details on project 
features and estimated costs. Knights Valley was 
deauthorized 1977, under provision of PL 93-251. 
(See 1974 Annual Report for project details). 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with for 
Coyote Valley Dam and channel improvements 
accomplished to date. Responsible agencies in 
Sonoma and Mendocino Counties agreed that 
operating instructions for water conservation 
storage and releases will be issued by Sonoma 
County Flood Control and Water Conservation 
District. Total estimated costs for requirements 
under terms of Coyote Valley portion of project 
authorization, including a required non-Federal 
contribution of $5,598,000 in full payment of 
conservation benefits, are $5,844,000. In addition, 
local interests expended about $1 million to 
provide partial flood protection in the project 
area, have constructed water distribution facilities 
at a cost of about $10 million to distribute 
water from the completed Coyote Valley Reservoir, 
and plan to construct additional facilities to 
assure full utilization of the water supply now 
available and the additional water supply to be 
provided by Dry Creek storage. These facilities 
will be constructed in three stages, to be 
completed in 1986, at an estimated cost of $50 
million. Local interests are required by the 
authorizing act to comply with the usual a., b., c. 
requirements for channel improvements and in 
addition perform necessary highway bridge and 
utility relocations, and prevent any encroach- 
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ment in the channel of Dry Creek, which would 
interfere with proper functioning of the channel 
improvement works; adjust all claims concerning 
water rights arising from the construction 
and operation of the improvements, including 
acquisition of water rights needed for preservation 
of fish and wildlife resources affected by the 
project. Acts of October 23, 1962, and 
November 11, 1966, require local interests 
reimburse the United States for all costs 
allocated to water supply in accordance with 
Water Supply Act of 1958, as amended, for that 
part of the construction cost (27.8% of the total 
construction cost, currently estimated at 
$60,600,000) and the annual operation, maintenance 
replacement costs allocated to municipal 
and industrial water supply, tentatively estimated 
at $206,000. The estimated annual cost to 
local interests for maintenance of the channel 
improvement works is $44,000. Sonoma County 
Water Agency (formerly Sonoma County Flood 
Control and Water Conservation District) provided 
assurances of willingness and ability to 
meet requirements by Resolutions No. DR 
00793-1, September 1961, and No. DR 4770-1, 
December 17, 1962, for Dry Creek (Warm 
Springs) Lake and Channel. Contract providing 
for reimbursement to the United States for Dry 
Creek (Warm Springs) Lake and Channel costs 
allocated to water supply was executed and 
approved by the Secretary of the Army January 
6, 1965. By letter dated March 7, 1967, 
Sonoma County Flood Control and Water 
Conservation District further indicated their 
interest in optimization of Dry Creek (Warm 
Springs) damsite to provide additional water 
supply storage. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work: Continued engineering and design of Dry 
Creek (Warm Springs) Lake and Channel and a 
contract was awarded July 1, 1977 for the 
completion of the relocation of the Stewarts 
Point-Skaggs Springs Road. Maintenance: Operation 
and maintenance. Coyote Valley Dam, 
including recreation facilities, and condition and 
operation studies by hired labor. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Entire project, 
exclusive of recreation facilities at completed 
project (Lake Mendocino), is about 37 percent 
complete. Coyote Valley Dam initiated 
November 1958, was completed April 1959 (cost 
$17,550,000, of which $11,952,000 was Federal; 
and $5,598,000 contributed). Work, including 
removal of slides resulting from storms in 1958, 
was completed April 1959. Bank-stabilization 
work on Russian River near Geyserville was 
completed in 1957 and channel improvements in 
remaining reaches on Russian River and East 
Fork of Russian River in 1974 (cost $2,483,900). 
Work remaining is enntruction of Dry Creek 
(Warm Springs) Lake and Channel and channel 
improvements on Dry Creek (Warm Springs) 
Lake portion of project is about 31 percent 
complete. 
26. WALNUT CREEK, CALIF. 
Location. Project is on Walnut Creek and 
lower reaches of its principal tributaries, 
Pacheco, Grayson, San Ramon, Las Trampas, 
Galindo, and Pine Creeks in Contra Costa 
County, Calif. Improvement will extend from 
Suisun Bay to head of project about 1 mile above 
southern limits of city of Walnut Creek. City of 
Walnut Creek is about 10 miles south of Suisun 
Bay. (See Geological Survey quadrangles for 
area.) 
Existing project. Comprises extension of existing 
levees, construction of new levees and 
concrete channels, channel rectification and 
enlargement, and utilization of improvements 
constructed or planned by local interests. Plan 
provides for about 21.8 miles of channel 
improvement, two reinforced-concrete drop 
structures, two stilling basins, and 13.8 miles of 
levees. Approved cost estimate (October 1977) is 
$75,900,000, of which $57,200,000 is Federal and 
$18,700,000, non-Federal consisting of a 
$14,100,000 for lands and damages and relocations 
except railroad facilities, and $4,600,000 
required cash contribution for land enhancement 
benefits provided by the project. Local 
interests have also expended about $3 million for 
flood control in the project area during the 
period 1955-1965, including concrete conduits 
constructed through city of Walnut Creek by 
local interests at an estimated cost of $1,000,000 
considered a preproject condition to be incorporated 
in the Corps project and cost thereof is not 
included in above costs of local cooperation. 
Improvement adopted by 1960 Flood Control Act 
(H. Doc. 76, 86th Cong., 1st sess., contains latest 
published map). 
Local cooperation. Section 3, Flood Control Act 
of June 22,1936, applies, except that relocation 
of railroad facilities is a Federal responsibility. 
In addition, local interests must make a cash 
contribution to the United States, in amount of 
7.4 percent of cost of construction for land 
enhancement benefits provided by project. Cash 
contribution is estimated (October 1977) at 
$4,600,000. Local interests are represented by 
Contra Costa County Flood Control and Water 
Conservation District; formal assurances, 
including evidence of financial and legal ability 
to fulfill requirement for the cash contribution, 
were accepted by the Sacramento District 
Engineer November 15, 1963. Flood Control 
District furnished all rights-of-way required to 
date and indicated that it will furnish all 
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requirements as needed for future construction. 
Flood Control District will arrange for highway 
bridge modifications and utility relocations 
before start of work by the Corps contractor or 
the work will be coordinated with that of the 
Corps contractor. Payment of required contributed 
funds will be made in installments in 
amounts equal to 7.4 percent of the estimated 
construction expenditure for each fiscal year. To 
date, $1,460,700 has been furnished. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work: Engineering and design, continuing on 
channel improvements for the lower portions of 
Pine and Galindo Creek. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction 
was initiated June 1964; project is about 55 
percent complete. Total of 13.1 miles of channel 
improvement, 9.2 miles of levee construction, 
part of channel improvement landscaping, and 
Drop Structures No. 1 and No. 2 have been 
transferred to local interests for operation and 
maintenance. Planning and design continued on 
remaining reaches. Work remaining is channel 
improvements on lower Pine and Galindo Creeks 
from Walnut Creek to BART, Walnut Creek 
from the SPRR bridge to the Broadway conduit, 
San Ramon Creek from Capwell conduit to 
Rudgear Road and Upper Pine Creek. 
27. WILDCAT AND SAN PABLO 
CREEKS, CALIF. 
Location. Project is located in the vicinity of 
San Pablo and Richmond, Contra Costa County, 
Calif., about 20 miles northeast of San Francisco, 
Calif. 
Existing Project. Plan of improvement consists 
of 15,900 lineal feet of channel improvements on 
Wildcat Creek and 9,600 lineal feet of channel 
improvements on San Pablo Creek. Improvements 
include channel deepening, levees, stilling 
basins and flow control weirs. The plan would 
also create a linear park environment with 
picnic facilities, comfort stations, full environment 
treatment, and a two-mile segment of trail 
to connect with other regional park trails in the 
vicinity. Improvements adapted by House and 
Senate Public Works Committees Resolutions 
June 9 and 15, 1976, respectively, under 
provisions of Section 201 of Flood Control Act of 
1965 (H. Doc 511, 94th Congress, 2d sess., 
contains latest published map). 
Local Cooperation. Local interests will be 
required to: (a) provide, without cost to the 
United States, all lands, easements, and rightsof-
way necessary for the construction and 
operation of the project, including disposal areas 
and adhere to the requirements of Section 210 of 
the 1970 Uniform Relocation Assistance and 
Real Property Acquisition Policies Act, Public 
Law 91-646; (b) modify or relocate all utilities 
and bridges (except railroad) necessary for 
construction and maintenance of the project with 
such modifications and replacements being in 
accordance with plans approved by the Chief of 
Engineers, and replace vehicular traffic facilities, 
including, but not limited to, streets, curbs, 
gutters, and signs affected by the project; (c) 
maintain and operate the flood control portion of 
the project after completion, in accordance with 
regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the 
Army, and prevent encroachment of the flood 
channels that may result in decreasing the 
effectiveness of the project; (d) maintain, operate, 
and replace the recreation facilities; (e) hold 
and save the United States free from damages 
due to the construction works; (f) adjust all 
claims regarding water rights that might be 
affected by the project; (g) make a cash contribution 
prior to start of construction for that portion 
of the cost of recreation facilities which, when 
added to the cost of the recreation lands and 
recreational facilities; (h) assure access to all 
persons on equal terms for approved recreational 
use; (i) at least annually inform affected 
interests regarding the limitations of the protection 
afforded by the project; and (j) publicize 
flood plain information in the areas concerned 
and provide this information to zoning and other 
regulatory agencies for their guidance and 
leadership in preventing unwise future development 
in the flood plain, and in adopting such 
regulations as may be necessary to insure 
compatibility between future development and 
protection levels provided by the project. The 
Board of Supervisors of Contra Costa County 
supports the recommended plan and expressed 
willingness to be the local sponsor. The State of 
California recommends authorization and construction 
of the project and will assist the county 
in funding the non-Federal share. Prior to 
construction the Board of Supervisors of Contra 
Costa County will be required to furnish 
assurances to comply with Section 221 of the 
1970 Flood Control Act and Section 77 of the 
1974 Flood Control Act and to furnish assurance 
that in the acquisition of all lands, easements, 
and rights-of-way they will comply with the 
requirements of Section 210 of the 1970 Uniform 
Relocation Assistance and Real Estate Acquisition 
Policy Act, Public Law 91-646. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Planning for channel improvements on Wildcat 
and San Pablo Creeks is about 30 percent 
complete. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Planning for 
the project is about 30 percent complete. Work 
remaining is construction of channel improve- 
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ments on Wildcat and San Pablo Creeks, 
recreational facilities and environment and 
beautiful features along the creeks. 
28. INSPECTION OF COMPLETED 
FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS 
Section 3, Flood Control Act of June 22, 1936, 
as amended and supplemented, included 
requirement that local interests maintain and 
operate completed flood control works in accordance 
with regulations prescribed by the Secretary 
of War. Inspections made throughout the 
year to determine effectiveness of operation and 
maintenance by local interests of completed local 
protection projects and works constructed under 
emergency and special authorities of Sections 
205 and 208 of the 1948 Flood Control Act, 
Section 14 of the 1946 Flood Control Act, and 
Public Law 99, 84th Congress. Fiscal year cost 
was $16,889. Total cost to September 30, 1977 
was $353,008. 
29. OTHER AUTHORIZED FLOOD 
CONTROL PROJECTS 
See table 34-F. 
30. FLOOD CONTROL WORK UNDER 
SPECIAL AUTHORIZATION 
Flood Control activities pursuant to Section 
205, Public Law 858, 80th Congress, as amended 
(preauthorization). 
Fiscal year costs for preauthorization studies 
were $15,782 of which $14,646 was for city of 
Yountville (Hopper Creek), Napa County, Calif., 
and $1,136 for Freshwater Creek, Humboldt 
County, Calif. 
Emergency flood control activities-repair, 
flood fighting and rescue work (Public Law 99, 
84th Congress, and antecedent legislation). 
Fiscal year costs were $50,280 of which 
$49,055 was for advance preparation, and $1,225 
for flood emergency operations and post flood 
reports. 
Emergency bank protection (Section 14, 1946 
Flood Control Act, Public Law 526, 79th Congress.) 
Fiscal year costs for emergency bank protection 
were $116,390 for Mattole Road (Cape 
Mendocino), Mendocino County, Calif., for 
Shoreline protection for about 240 feet of Mattole 
Road completed October 15, 1976. 
Flood Insurance Activities (Sections 1301- 
1377, 1968 Housing and Urban Development Act, 
PL 90-448 as amended). 
In coordination with flood control activities 
four insurance studies were initiated, and two 
completed from prior year in accordance with 
interagency agreements (IAA) H-8-71, H-15-72 
and H-16-75. Fiscal year cost was $205,663 
under Housing and Development Act Reimbursable 
order. 
General Investigations 
31. SURVEYS 
Fiscal year costs for surveys from regular 
funds were $1,221,855 of which $346,981 was for 
navigation surveys; $868,745 for flood damage 
prevention surveys and $6,129 for coordination 
studies with other agencies. 
32. COLLECTION AND STUDY OF 
BASIC DATA 
During fiscal year, flood plain management 
service program continued. Information study 
for the community of Sonoma, Sonoma County is 
continuing. Fiscal year costs were $242,138. 
33. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
Fiscal year costs of $4,826 were incurred for 
hydrologic studies. 
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SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF., DISTRICT 
TABLE 34-A COST AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
See 
Section 
in Text Project 
1. Bodega Bay, Calif. 
2. Crescent City 
Harbor, Calif. 
3. Humboldt Harbor 
and Bay, Calif. 
4. Moss Landing 
Harbor, Calif. 
5. Noyo River and 
Harbor, Calif. 
6. Oakland Harbor, 
Calif. 
7. Petaluma River, 
Calif. 
8. Redwood City 
Harbor Calif. 
9. Richmond Harbor, 
Calif. 
Total Cost to 
Funding FY 74 FY 75 FY 76 FY 77 Sept 30, 1977 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
Major rehab. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
Major rehab. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
Minor rehab. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint 
Approp. 
Cost 
Minor rehab. 
Approp. 
Cost 
-16,000 
2,239,710 1 
770,700 
954,194 
24,000 
24,019 
144,300 
139,487 
50,000 
56,983 
14,700 
14,668 
-10,000 
5,822 
269,800 
1,590,047 
28,008 
441,000 
439,677 
36,700 
29,842 
170,000 
115,343 
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80,000 10,000 108,665 940,4651 
64,222 59,416 107,511 938,8471 
13,000 - - 321,9792 
13,032 - - 321,9792 
- - - 397,7793 
- - - 397,7793 
- - - 7,156,9724 
- - - 7,156,9724 
16,500 395,000 -32,000 4,650,0395 
17,138 306,550 56,451 4,650,0395 
S_- - 525,0006 
S- - 525,0006 
63,000 102,000 500,000 5,260,0767 
84,957 99,593 86,304 5,843,9397 
504,500 822,000 596,000 27,413,0728 
503,182 647,668 772,885 27,412,7978 
- - - 338,2159 
- - - 338,2159 
312,500 333,000 40,000 2,258,03110 11 
332,077 179,923 193,077 2,258,03110o 11 
- - - 463,48212 
- - - 463,48212 
357,000 197,000 224,500 2,426,255's13 14 
325,616 283,424 224,500 2,426,25513 14 
- - - 222,81015 
- - - 222,810s15 
678,100 - -10,300 9,646,98416 
,529,720 10,212 24,921 9,646,98416 
760,100 663,000 422,400 18,950,77317 
769,581 661,385 441,916 18,950,35417 
- - - 297,14618 
- - - 297,14618 
573,750 102,600 1,145,000 3,766,00019 
136,483 540,791 1,109,466 3,730,46619 
- - - 1,672,72220 
- - - 1,672,7222o 
8,500 - 826,300 3,440,79621 
8,500 - 826,300 3,440,79621 
- - - 2,886,69522 23 
- - - 2,886,6952 23 
206,000 539,000 725,100 6,474,76424 
210,676 534,032 729,932 6,474,22824 
- - - 164,689 
- - - 164.689

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TABLE 34-A (Con't) COST AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
See 
Section Total Cost to 
in Text Project Funding FY 74 FY 75 FY 76 FY 77 Sept 30, 1977 
10. San Francisco Bay New Work 
to Stockton, Calif. Approp 1,100,000 150,000 451,200 350,000 4,160,200 
(John F. Baldwin and Cost 956,140 283,513 519,600 366,274 4,139,331 
Stockton Ship 
Channels) 
11. San Francisco Bay New Work 
and Delta Model, Approp. - - - - 
Calif. Cost - - - - 
Maint. 
Approp. - 147,000 338,700 678,000 1,163,700 
Cost - 127,912 343,334 678,314 1,149,560 
12. San Francisco New Work 
Harbor, Calif. Approp. - - - - 2,689,3562 25 
Cost - - - - 2,689,35623 25 
Maint. 
Approp. 1,037,100 1,599,200 977,000 511,500 12,426,260s 
Cost 1,411,878 1,853,430 1,069,191 512,118 12,422,651w 
13. San Francisco New Work 
Harbor and Bay (Calif.) Approp. - - - - 
(Removal of Drift) Cost - - - - 
Maint. 
Approp. 902,000 725,000 1,064,000 1,080,000 10,821,182 
Cost 889,761 703,095 1,090,815 886,841 10,617,473 
14. San Pablo Bay New Work 
and Mare Island Approp. - - - - 1,369,37223 27 
Strait, Calif. Cost - - - - 1,369,372 27 
Maint. 
Approp. 871,700 870,000 1,461,000 -214,500 16,616,233" 
Cost 867,782 871,703 1,023,041 223,674 16,616,233" 
15. Santa Cruz New Work 
Harbor, Calif. Approp. - -7,851 - - 1,852,340 
(Federal Funds) Cost 1,508 - - - 1,852,340 
(Contrib. Funds) New Work 
Contrib. - - - - 160,000@ 
Cost - 10,131 - - 160,000 9 
Maint. 
Approp. 297,800 254,700 473,000 897,000 3,296,259 
Cost 317,856 267,641 424,468 774,567 3,125,097 
16. Suisun Bay Channel, New Work 
Calif. Approp. - - - - - 3 
Cost - - - - 30 
Maint. 
Approp. 27,000 305,750 24,500 92,000 457,83830 31 
Cost 15,989 316,223 25,038 92,000 457,83830 31 
22. Alameda Creek, New Work 
Calif. Approp. 686,000 828,200 1,914,300 256,050 26,414,150 
Cost 1,417,907 1,096,241 1,923,586 243,823 26,322,823 
Maint. 
Approp. 5,000 5,000 5,000 3,000 30,20032 
Cost 4,998 5,002 5,000 2,986 30,18632 
23. Corte Madera New Work 
Creek, Calif. Approp. - 13,700 329,955 169,895 6,719,725 
(Federal Funds) Cost 26,365 43,645 246,631 132,865 6,591,614 
(Contrib. Funds) New Work 
Contrib. - - - 5,779 103,200 
Cost - - - 3,640 97,400 
24. Napa River Basin, New Work 
Calif. Approp. 122,000 440,000 875,000 -117,045 2,642,555 
Cost 290,110 437,622 635,551 89,856 2,606,940 
25. Russian River Basin, 
Calif. 
Coyote Valley Dam New Work 
(Lake Mendocino) and Approp. -67,000 - _ _ 14,435,8698 *4 
Channel Improvements Cost 20,614 3,439 1,733 - 14,435,869# *6 
Maint. 
Approp. 502,800 775,700 1,193,500 1,120,000 7,762,616" 
Cost 497,280 758,616 1,186,030 1,090,864 6,680,60737 
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TABLE 34-A (Con't) COST AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
See 
Section Total Cost to 
in Text Project Funding FY 74 FY 75 FY 76 FY 77 Sept 30, 1977 
Dry Creek (Warm New Work 
Springs) Lake and Approp. 2,465,000 -200,000 1,279,545 7,817,800 49,606,645 
Channel Improvements Cost 4,585,537 2,769,665 2,458,515 3,390,180 44,968,673 
Calif. 
26. Walnut Creek, Calif. New Work 
(Federal Funds) Approp. -700,000 132,500 209,100 1,332,600 18,831,4303 
Cost 496,444 131,120 287,287 120,804 17,419,850 s 
Required Contributed New Work 
unds) Contrib. - - 27,730 - 1,460,65039 
Cost 587,804 12,250 24,252 4,612 1,389,6833 
(Contributed Funds, New Work 
ther) Contrib. - - - - 960,84940 
Cost - - - - 960,84940 
27. Wildcat and San New Work 
Pablo Creeks, Calif. Approp. - - - 205,000 205,000 
Cost - - - 197,781 197,781 
1. Includes $641,800 for jetties, bulkheads, main Bodega 
Bay Channel and turning basin completed in 1943. 
2. Includes $63,329 for reconnaissance and condition 
surveys, FY 1956-1977. 
3. Excludes contributed funds of $2,000. 
4. Excludes contributed funds of $217,116 and $2,138 
surplus material from Corps military activities. 
5. Excludes contributed funds of $44,340. Includes 
$58,396 for reconnaissance and condition surveys, FY 1956- 
1977.
6. Excludes $2,000 contributed funds in lieu of royaltyfree 
rock. 
7. Includes $2,261,371 for previous project. Excludes 
$95,000 contributed funds for existing project. 
8. Includes $98,206 for previous project and $1,641 for 
reconnaissance and condition surveys, FY 1956-1977. 
9. Excludes $5,337 for previous project. 
10. Includes $43,112 for reconnaissance and condition 
surveys FY 1956-1977. 
11. Excludes $8,539 surplus material from Corps military 
activities. 
12. Includes $11,985 for previous project. 
13. Includes $32,097 for previous project and $15,436 for 
reconnaissance and condition surveys, FY 1956-1977. 
Excludes contributed funds of $820 for previous project. 
14. Excludes contributed funds of $4,000 in lieu of 
providing dike disposal areas on existing project, and $7,180 
or previous project. 
15. Excludes contributed funds of $1,700. 
16. Includes $2,899,232 for previous projects. Excludes 
$397,266 contributed funds on existing project. 
17. Includes $684,028 for previous projects and $501 for 
reconnaissance and condition surveys, FY 1956-1977. 
18. Includes $212,083 for previous project. Excludes 
contributed funds of $15,559 for previous project. 
19. Includes $314,692 for previous project and $42,750 for 
reconnaissance and condition surveys, FY 1956-1977. 
20. Includes $31,443 previous project. Excludes $119,572 
contributed funds for existing project. 
21. Includes $36,630 for reconnaissance and condition 
surveys, FY 1956-1977. 
22. Excludes contributed funds of $524,778. Includes 
$105,000 Public Works Administration funds. 
23. Excludes modification, authorized October 27, 1965, 
under project "San Francisco Bay to Stockton, Calif. (John F. 
Baldwin and Stockton Ship Channels)." 
24. Excludes $34,800 contributed funds. Includes $3,138 
for reconnaissance and condition surveys, FY 1956-1977. 
25. Includes $1,030,399 for previous projects. Excludes 
$134,591 contributed funds for existing project. 
26. Includes $475,321 for previous projects and $5,234 for 
reconnaissance and condition surveys, FY 1956-1977. 
27. Includes $1,086,703 for previous projects. 
28. Includes $1,359,380 for previous projects and $904 for 
reconnaissance and condition surveys, FY 1956-1977. 
29. Excludes $810,046 contributed funds on previous 
project. 
30. See Sacramento District FY 1974 Annual Report for 
details. 
31. Project maintenance responsibility to Point Edith 
was transferred to San Francisco District January 1, 1974. 
Excludes Sacramento District's portion. Includes $8,588 for 
reconnaissance and project condition surveys, FY 1976-1977. 
32. Includes $30,186 for scheduling reservoir operations. 
33. Excludes $5,598,000 contributed funds and $400,000 
for recreation facilities at completed projects funded under 
Public Work Acceleration Program. 
34. Excludes $1,545,211 for recreation facilities at 
completed projects funded under Code 711. 
35. Excludes $1,545,211 for recreation facilities at 
completed projects funded under Code 711. 
36. Excludes $61,800 recreation user fee funds. 
37. Excludes $61,700 recreation user fee costs. 
38. Construction responsibility was transferred to San 
Francisco District January 31 1977. Responsibility for 
operation and maintenance of all completed works remain 
with Sacramento District. 
39. For land enhancement benefits provided by project. 
40. Miscellaneous construction and engineering and 
design services to be accomplished at expense of local 
interests under local cooperation requirements in connection 
with acquisition of rights-of-way and utility alterations. 
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TABLE 34-B AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
OAKLAND HARBOR, CALIF. (See Section 6 of Text) 
Jetties. 
North channel in Brooklyn Basin, 25 feet deep, and tidal 
canal to 18 feet. 
Channel across shoal southeast of Yerba Buena Island and 
thence to Webster St.,; South channel in Brooklyn Basin; 
Turning Basin at east end of Brooklyn Basin; and channel 
in Tidal Canal from Brooklyn Basin to Park St., 30 feet 
deep. 
Channel from Webster St. to Brooklyn Basin, maintain area 
to within 75 feet of pierhead line south of channel 
from Harrison St. to Harbor Line Point 119 in Brooklyn 
Basin; dredge a triangular strip about 2,700 feet long 
and maximum width of 300 feet at western end of Brooklyn 
Basin, 30 feet deep. 
Local cooperation requirements modified to provide 
alteration or replacement of bridges by local interests shall 
apply only to that feature of project covering deepening tidal 
canal to 25 feet. 
Annual Report, Part II, 
1874, p. 378. 
H. Doc. 647, 61st Cong., 
2nd sess. 
H. Doc. 144, 67th Cong., 
2nd sess. 
H. Doc. 407, 69th Cong., 
1st sess.1 s 
Public Res. 28, 70th Cong. 
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June 23, 1874 
June 25, 1910 
Sept. 22, 1922 
Jan. 21, 1927 
Apr. 28, 1928 
Acts Work Authorized Documents 
CRESCENT CITY HARBOR, CALIF. (See Section 2 of Text) 
July 18, 1918 Breakwater. H. Doc. 434, 64th Cong., 
1st sess. 
Sept. 22, 1922 Conditions of local cooperation modified. Rivers and Harbors Committee 
Doc. 4, 67th Cong., 2nd sess. 
Jan. 21, 1927 Extend breakwater to 3,000 feet long. H. Doc. 595, 69th Cong., 
2nd sess. 
Aug. 30, 1935 Dredge harbor basin, 1,800 feet long, 1,400 feet Rivers and Harbors Committee 
wide, and 20 feet deep. Doc. 40, 74th Cong., 1st sess. 
Aug. 26, 1937 Sand barrier and maintenance dredging in vicinity of S. Commerce Committee print, 
seaward end thereof. 75th Cong., 1st sess. 
Mar. 2, 1945 Extend breakwater to Round Rock (modified by H. Doc. 688, 76th Cong., 
Chief of Engineers). 3rd sess. 
Mar. 2, 1945 Inner breakwater and removal of rock in inner harbor. Report on file in Office, Chief 
of Engineers. 
Oct. 27, 1965 Extend inner breakwater 400 feet and dredge T-shaped H. Doc. 264, 89th Cong.1 
basin 20 feet deep. 
HUMBOLDT HARBOR AND BAY, CALIF. (See Section 3 of Text) 
June 25, 1910 Rebuilding the jetties. H. Doc. 950, 60th Cong., 
1st sess. 
July 3, 1930 Depth of 20 feet and widths of 250 and 300 feet in bay H. Doc. 755, 69th Cong., 
channels and for channel to Arcata Wharf. 2nd sess. 
Aug. 30, 1935 Entrance channel, 500 feet wide, 30 feet deep. Rivers and Harbors Committee 
Doe. 14, 74th Cong., 1st sess. 
Aug. 26, 1937 Widths of 400 feet in Eureka Channel and 300 feet in Rivers and Harbors Committee 
Samoa and Fields Landing Channels, and construct Fields Doc. 11, 75th Cong., 1st sess. 
Landing Turning Basin, 600 feet wide and 800 feet 
long, all to a depth of 26 feet. 
July 16, 1952 Deepen to 40 feet and widen bar and entrance channel; H. Doc. 143, 82nd Cong., 
deepen Eureka and Samoa Channels to 30 feet; and 1st sess. 
construct North Bay Channel, 400 feet wide, 30 feet deep. 
Aug. 13, 1968 Deepen to 35 feet North Bay and Samoa Channels and outer H. Doc. 330, 90th Cong., 
reach of Eureka Channel (miles 4.29 to 5.00); widen bends, 2nd sess.1 
miles 0.75 and 2.6; and construct North Bay anchorage area 
35 feet deep. 
NOYO RIVER AND HARBOR, CALIF. (See Section 5 of Text) 
July 3, 1930 Entrance channel, jetties, and channel in river. S. Doc. 156, 71st Cong., 
2nd sess. 
Mar. 2, 1945 South breakwater in Noyo Harbor. H. Doc. 682, 76th Cong., 
3rd sess. 
July 14, 1960 Mooring basin in lieu of channel extension authorized by H. Doc. 289, 86th Cong., 
Act of June 30, 1948.4 2nd sess. 
Oct. 23, 1962 North Breakwater in Noyo Harbor.3 S. Doc. 121, 87th Cong., 
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SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF., DISTRICT 
AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
Acts 
July 3, 1930 
Mar. 2, 1945 
Mar. 2, 1945 
Oct. 23, 19626 
June 25, 1910 
July 3, 1930 
Aug. 30, 1935 
Mar. 2, 1945 
May 17, 1950 
Aug. 8, 1917 
July 3, 1930 
Aug. 30, 19357 
June 20, 1938 
Mar. 2, 1945 
Sept. 3, 1954 
Jan. 21, 1927 
July 3, 1930 
Aug. 30, 1935' 
Aug. 26, 1937 
Work Authorized 
Drawbridges across Tidal Canal were required b 1882 
Decree of Court in condemnation proceedings whereby title 
was obtained to right-of-way for tidal canal. 
Entrance channel to outer harbor, 800 to 600 feet wide. 
Eliminated requirement that local interests contribute 
10 cents per cubic yard toward deepening tidal canal. 
Maintenance of 35-foot depth in channel to outer harbor and 
in outer harbor channel and turning basin. 
Deepen inner harbor 30-foot channels and lower 1,300 
feet of north channel in Brooklyn Basin to 35 feet. 
REDWOOD CITY HARBOR, CALIF. (See Section 8 of Text) 
A 5-foot channel to Steinberger Slough. 
A 20-foot channel to West Point Slough. 
A 27-foot channel to West Point Slough and a turning basin 27 
feet deep, 1,800 feet long, and 700 feet wide. 
A 30-foot channel across San Bruno Shoal and enlarge and 
deepen 27-foot channel and turning basin in Redwood Creek to 
30 feet. 
Extend 30-foot channel 1,300 feet upstream and provide a 
second turning basin 30 feet deep, 900 feet wide, and 1,700 
feet long at junction of Redwood Creek, Calif., to Redwood 
City Harbor, Calif. 
RICHMOND HARBOR, CALIF. (See Section 9 of Text) 
Channel 24 feet deep and 600 feet wide from San Francisco 
Bay to Ellis Slough (Santa Fe Channel); a turning basin 
at Point Potrero; a training wall. 
A 30-foot channel with lessened widths; a turning basin 
at head of navigation. 
Increase project widths in inner harbor, maintenance of 
Santa Fe channel to 30 feet; approach areas in outer harbor 
to 32 feet. 
Widen channel at Point Potrero and north thereof; enlarge 
and maintain to 30-foot depth turning basin at Terminal No. 1. 
Channel 20 feet deep, 150 feet wide, in San Pablo Bay 
north of Point San Pablo. 
Channel 35 feet deep and 600 feet wide adjacent to Southampton 
Shoal; enlarge and deepen to 35 feet approach area to 
Richmond Long Wharf; widen and deepen inner harbor and 
entrance channels; deepen turning basin at Point Richmond 
and southerly 2,000 feet of Santa Fe Channel. Eliminate 
restriction that widening north of Point Potrero will not 
be undertaken until local interests furnish assurances 
industries will avail themselves of improved navigation 
facilities. 
SAN FRANCISCO HARBOR, CALIF. (See Section 12 of Text) 
Dredging at Islais Creek. 
Remove Presidio Shoal, Rincon Reef Rock (Inner) Rincon 
Reef Rock (Outer), Blossom Rock, and Alcatraz Shoal 
to 40 feet deep, mean lower low water; remove Arch 
Rock, Shag Rocks 1 and 2, and Harding Rock to 35 feet 
deep; remove Racoon Shoal and Point Knox Shoal westward 
of a north-and-south line through Point Stuart Light 
to 35 feet deep; for a bar main ship channel 45 feet 
deep and 2,000 feet wide. 
A 50-foot depth in bar main ship channel, 2,000 feet 
wide, remove Black Point Shoal to 40 feet deep and certain 
modifications of areas to be deepened on Alcatraz and 
Islais Creek Shoals and abandon 34-foot depth area south of 
flared approach channel to Islais Creek. 
Channel to San Francisco Airport 750 feet wide and 10 feet 
deep ending in a basin 2,000 feet wide. 
Documents 
Rivers and Harbors Committee 
Doc. 43, 71st Cong., 2nd sess. 
H. Doc. 466, 77th Cong., 
1st sess. 
Report on File in Office, Chief 
of Engineers. 
H. Doc. 353, 87th Cong., 
2nd sess.' 
H. Doc. 307, 61st Cong., 
2nd sess. 
H. Doc. 142, 70th Cong., 
1st sess. 
Rivers and Harbors Committee 
Doc. 10, 73rd Cong., 1st sess. 
H. Doc. 94, 79th Cong., 1st sess. 
H. Doc. 104, 81st Cong., 
1st sess.' 
H. Doc. 515, 63rd Cong., 
2nd sess. 
Rivers and Harbors Committee 
Doc. 16, 70th Cong., 1st sess. 
Rivers and Harbors Committee 
Does. 7, 73rd Cong., 1st sess, 
and 10, 74th Cong., 1st sess. 
H. Doc. 598, 75th Cong., 
3rd sess. 
H. Doc. 715, 76th Cong., 
3rd sess. 
H. Doc. 395, 83rd Cong., 
2nd sess.' 
H. Doc. 337, 69th Cong., 
1st sess. 
H. Doc. 196, 70th Cong., 
1st sess. 
Rivers and Harbors Committee 
Doc. 50, 72nd Cong., 2nd sess. 
Rivers and Harbors Committee 
Doc. 12, 75th Cong., 1st sess.' 
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TABLE 34-B (Con't) AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
Acts Work Authorized Documents 
SAN PABLO BAY AND MARE ISLAND STRAIT, CALIF. (See 
Section 14 of Text) 
Jan. 21, 1927 Pinole Shoal Channel 35 feet deep, 600 feet wide, 7.6 miles H. Doc. 104, 69th Cong., 
long; Mare Island Strait channel 30 feet deep, 600 feet 1st sess. 
wide with turning basin 1,000 feet wide. 
June 20, 1938 Increase width of channel in Mare Island Strait to 700 feet H. Doc. 644, 75th Cong., 
and increase length of turning basin. 3rd sess. 
Mar. 2, 1945 Maintain approach areas to Navy Yard Piers at south end H. Doc. 217, 77th Cong., 
of Mare Island. 1st sess. 
CORTE MADERA CREEK, CALIF. (See Section 23 of Text) 
Oct. 23, 1962 Levees and channel improvements, lower 11 miles of Corte H. Doc. 545, 87th Cong., 
Madera Creek and tributaries, as modified by Chief of 2nd sess. 
Engineers. 
Nov. 7, 1966 Local cooperation requirements modified to provide 1.5 Sect. 204, 1966 Flood Control 
percent cash contribution toward cost of Ross Valley unit. Act. 
RUSSIAN RIVER BASIN, CALIF. (See Section 25 of Text) 
May 17, 1950 Coyote Valley Dam (Lake Mendocino): Channel improvements H. Doc. 585, 81st Cong., 
on lower 98 miles of Russian River and lower reaches 2nd sess. 
of tributaries. 
Feb. 10, 1956 Increased appropriation authorization for initial stage Public Law 404, 84th Cong., 
of project development. 2nd sess. 
Oct. 23, 1962 Dry Creek (Warm Springs) Lake; Channel Improvements on H. Doc. 547, 87th Cong., 
Dry Creek below dam. 2nd sess. 
1. Contains latest published map. 
2. Previously authorized Public Works Administration 
program, Sept. 6, 1933. 
3. Inactive. Requires determination by Area 
Redevelopment Administration that improvement is 
essential to its program for redeveloping the area. 
4. A 400-foot channel extension, mooring basin and 
connecting channel constructed by Noyo Harbor District. 
The channel extension to be maintained by the Federal 
Government. 
5. Included deepening of tidal canal above Park Street 
Bridge to 25 feet, which is being declared inactive. 
6. Included Federal participation in reconstruction of 
Fruitvale Avenue Highway Bridge (S. Doc. 75, 87th Cong., 
2d sess.) which is being accomphlished with Operation and 
Maintenance funds. 
7. Included in part in Public Works Administration 
Program, Sept. 6, 1933. 
8. Included dredging two approach areas at Vallejo and 
South Vallejo, which is considered inactive. 
9. Included levee on Carnadero Creek which is 
considered inactive. 
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TABLE 34-C OTHER AUTHORIZED NAVIGATION PROJECTS 
(See Section 18 of Text) 
For Last Cost To September 30, 1977 
Full Report 
See Annual Operation and 
Project Report For Construction Maintenance 
Berkeley Harbor, Calif.1 1966 155,5502 
Halfmoon Bay Harbor, Calif.3 1967 6,697,3964 171,7545 
Lower San Francisco Bay, Calif. (Inactive) 1935 - - 
Monterey Harbor, Calif. (Inactive) 1971 1,108,1826 83,0 0 9 7 
Napa River, Calif. 
Channels3 1963 1,021,2748 556,85889 
Dikes and Revetments (Inactive) 1963 - - 
San Francisco Marina (Gas House Cove), Calif.' 1974 180,47210 - 
San Francisco Harbor (Islais Creek), Calif.' 1976 848,22711 - 
San Leandro Marina (Breakwater), Calif.' 1976 210,39012 - 
San Leandro Marina, Calif. 1977 - 62,000's 
San Rafael Creek, Calif.3 1970 32,35914 971,224" 
Suisun Channel, Calif. 1972 217,67716 729,63616 17 
1. Authorized by Chief of Engineers (Sec. 107, Public 
Law 86-645). 
2. Excludes $155,551 contributed funds. Completed 
October 1965. 
3. Completed. 
4. Excludes $100,000 contributed funds. 
5. Includes $20,000, FY 1977 maintenance costs and 
$11,754 for reconnaissance and condition surveys, FY 1975- 
1977.
6. Includes $207,800 Public Works Administration 
funds and breakwater modifications (1960 Act) placed 
inactive 1974. 
7. Includes $5,170 for reconnaissance and condition 
surveys for FY 1956-1977. 
8. Excludes previous project costs. 
9. Includes $171,232 reconnaissance and condition 
surveys, FY 1956-1977. 
TABLE 34-D 
10. Includes preauthorization costs $26,855 and excludes 
contributed funds $153,618. Completed May 1975. 
11. Includes $94,550 preauthorization costs. Completed 
May 1977. 
12. Includes $72,000 preauthorization costs and excludes 
contributed funds $138,189. Completed January 1977. 
13. Authorizel by F.C. Act of 1965 (Sec 201). Plan and 
specifications complete for work to be accomplished. 
14. Excludes $41,094 contributed funds. 
15. Includes $79,777 reconnnaissance and condition 
surveys, FY 1956-1977. 
16. Project maintenance assigned to San Francisco 
District from Sacramento District January 1, 1974. See 
Sacramento District 1972 Annual Report for full report. 
17. Includes $4,235 for reconnaissance and condition 
surveys FY 1977. 
Estimated Cost 
Non-Federal 
Project Feature Federal Contribution Total 
Coyote Valley Dam (Lake Mendocino); 
Channel Improvements Below Dam 
on Lower 98 Miles of Russian River $ 14,436,000 $ 5,598,000 $ 20,034,000' 
Dry Creek (Warm Springs) Lake; Channel 
Improvements Below Dam 159,400,000 60,600,0002 220,000,000 
Total $173,836,000 $66,198,000 $240,034,000 
1. Exclusive of $2,180,000 for recreation facilities at 
completed projects. 
2. Reimbursement by local interests to Federal 
Government for costs allocated to water supply storage to be 
paid over a period not to exceed 50 years after use of storage 
is initiated and exclusive of lands and damages. 
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COST FOR NEW WORK 
(See Section 25 of Text)

TABLE 34-E 
REI'OWT' OF TIIE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
RUSSIAN RIVER BASIN, CALIF.: PROJECT 
FEATURES AND ESTIMATED COSTS 
(See Section 25 of Text) 
Height of Reservoir 
Nearest City Distance Dam and Capacity Estimated 
Name (California) Above Mouth Type (Acre-Ft) Cost 
Coyote Valle Dam (Lake Ukiah Mile 0.8-East Fork 160 Feet-Earthfill 122,500 $ 17,550,0001 
Mendocino) of Russian River 
Channel Improvement (East Fork Ukiah Mile 0 to 0.8 East - - 2,484,000 
Fork 
Below Coyote Valle Dam and Guerneville Mile 0 to 98, Russian - - 
Lower 98 Miles of Russian River) River 
Dry Creek (Warm Springs) Lake Healdsburg Mile 14.4-Dry Creek 319 Feet-Earthfill 381,000 217,930,000 
Channel Improvement (Dry Creek) Healdsburg Mile 1 to 14.4 Dry - - 2,070,000 
Below Dry Creek (Warm Springs Creek 
Dam) 
1. Exclusive of $2,180,000 for recreation facilities at 
completed projects. 
TABLE 34-F OTHER AUTHORIZED FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS 
(See Section 29 of Text) 
For Last Cost to September 30, 1977 
Full Report 
See Annual Operation and 
Project Report For Construction Maintenance 
Alhambra Creek, Calif.1 1969 - - 
Coyote Creek, Calif.2 1968 705,622- 
East Weaver Creek, Calif.2 1965 220,6363 - 
Eel River, Calif. (Inactive) 1971 1,272,8164 - 
Klamath River, Calif.7 1972 4,838,000- 
Mad River Basin, Calif. (Inactive)' 1973 4,243,7506- 
Pajaro River, Calif.6 1974 941,6856- 
Pinole Creek, Calif.2 1968 885,750- 
Redwood Creek, Humboldt County, Calif.7 1970 4,620,0708- 
Rheem Creek, Calif.2 1962 400,0009 - 
Rodeo Creek, Calif.2 1966 974,100- 
Salinas River, Calif. 0 1952 94,213- 
San Leandro Creek, Calif.7 1973 1,000,00011- 
San Lorenzo Creek, Calif.7 1962 5,130,82112- 
San Lorenzo River, Calif.7 1966 4,314,40613- 
Sonoma Creek, Calif. (Inactive)1 1973 781,500- 
1. Placed inactive 1974. 
2. Authorized by Chief of Engineers (Sec. 205, Public 
Law 86-645). Completed. 
3. Includes $174,938 Public Works Acceleration 
Program Funds. 
4. Excludes $194,821 contributed funds and placed 
inactive 1973. 
5. Placed inactive 1974. Excludes $225,000 applicable to 
Public Works Acceleration Program and $162,761 previous 
project, Blue Lake levee. 
6. Project deferred due to lack of local cooperation. 
Excludes $748,283 previous project. 
7. Completed. 
8. Completed. Includes $107,000 costs for remedial work 
to drainage system completed in FY 1977. 
9. Excludes $52,549 contributed funds. 
10. Improvement inactive. Cost includes engineering and 
design prior to June 30, 1952 and costs of $4,288 FY 1962 and 
1963 to determine if project classification to an active 
category was justified. 
11. Excludes $285,329 contributed funds. 
12. Excludes $200,000 estimated value of work 
performed in lieu of cash contribution. 
13. Excludes $421,182 contributed funds. 
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SACRAMENTO, CALIF. DISTRICT* 
This district comprises basins of Suisun Bay 
and San Joaquin and Sacramento Rivers in 
California; Goose Lake in Oregon; basins of the 
Great Salt Lake and Sevier Lake in Utah; an 
intervening portion of Great Basin in southeastern 
Idaho; and the upper Colorado River basin, 
which is in southwestern Wyoming, eastern 
Utah, northeastern Arizona, northwestern New 
Mexico, and western Colorado, west of the 
Continental Divide. 
IMPROVEMENTS 
Navigation Page 
1. Sacramento River, Calif ............ 35-2 
2. San Francisco Bay to Stockton, 
Calif. (John F. Baldwin and 
Stockton Ship Channels)............35-2 
3. San Joaquin River, Calif............ 35-4 
4. Reconnaissance and Condition 
Surveys ............................ 35-4 
5. Other authorized navigation 
projects ............................ 35-4 
Flood Control 
6. Bear River, Calif ................... 35-4 
7. Buchanan Dam-H. V. Eastman 
Lake, Chowchilla River, Calif....... 35-5 
8. Calaveras River and Littlejohn 
Creek and tributaries, including 
New Hogan Lake and Farmington 
Dam, Calif ......................... 35-5 
9. Chester, Calif....................... 35-6 
10. Cottonwood Creek, Calif............ 35-6 
11. Fairfield Vicinity Streams, Calif..... 35-7 
12. Gleason Creek Dam, Nev. ........... 35-8 
13. Hidden Dam-Hensley Lake, Fresno 
River, Calif......................... 35-8 
14. Humboldt River and Tributaries, 
Nev ................................ 35-9 
15. Isabella Lake, Kern River, Calif..... 35-10 
16. Kaweah and Tule Rivers, including 
Terminus Dam and Success Lake, 
Calif . .............................. 35-11 
17. Kern River-Calif. Aqueduct Intertie, 
Calif . ............................. 35-12 
18. 
19. 
Flood Control (Con't) Page 
Lake Oroville, Calif................. 35-12 
Little Dell Lake, Utah.............. 35-13 
20. Martis Creek Lake, Martis Creek, 
Nev. and Calif.....................35-13 
21. Merced County Stream Group, 
Calif ............................... 35-14 
22. Merced County Streams, Calif. ...... 35-14 
23. Morrison Creek Stream 
Group, Calif ........................ 35-15 
24. Pine Flat Lake and Kings River, 
Calif .............................. 35-16 
25. Sacramento River and tributaries, 
Calif., from Collinsville to Shasta 
Dam ................................ 35-17 
26. Inspection of completed flood 
control projects..................... 35-19 
27. Scheduling flood control reservoir 
operations...........................35-19 
28. Other authorized flood control 
projects............................35-20 
29. Flood control work under special 
authorization ....................... 35-20 
Multiple-Purpose Projects including Power 
30. Marysville Lake, Calif .............. 35-20 
31. New Melones Lake, Calif........... 35-21 
General Investigations 
32. Surveys............................ 35-21 
33. Collection and study of basic data.... 35-22 
34. Research and development..........35-22 
*All cost and financial statements for projects are listed at the end of this chapter. All other tables are referenced in text and 
also appear at the end of this chapter. 
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REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
Navigation 
1. SACRAMENTO RIVER, CALIF. 
Location. Rises in Trinity Mountains in northcentral 
California, flows generally southerly 
about 374 miles and empties into Suisun Bay, an 
arm of San Francisco Bay, at Collinsville, Calif. 
(See Geological Survey topographic map of 
Sacramento Valley, Calif.) 
Previous projects. For details see page 1985 of 
Annual Report for 1915 and page 1708 of Annual 
Report for 1938. 
Existing project. For description of Sacramento 
Deep Water Ship Channel, see Annual 
Report for 1969. Total first cost for completed 
portion was $43,932,558 ($39,560,558 Federal 
(Corps), $300,000 (Coast Guard), and $4,072,000 
non-Federal for lands and damages, including 
relocations) and excludes local interests cost 
$10,741,000 (June 1963) for 30-foot deep water 
ship channel and 13-foot deep connecting canal 
basic terminal facilities required under terms of 
project authorization. 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, 53 miles, a total 
distance of 248 miles. Estimated Federal cost 
(July 1973) of new work for shallow-draft river 
channel is $1,360,000 (includes $1,163,000 for 
deferred portion between Colusa and Chico 
Landing). (See table 35-B for authorizing 
legislation.) (See table 35-C on tidal and flood 
conditions prevailing.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with for 
deep water ship channel project. None required 
on shallow-draft feature. 
Terminal facilities. Piers, wharves, and docks 
at Port of Sacramento for shallow-draft navigation 
are open-pile structures with timber decks, 
some of which are designed to meet extreme 
high waters at flood stages. All main wharves at 
Sacramento have rail connections. Three of 
above facilities are owned by city of Sacramento 
and remainder by private interests; all are 
privately operated. For full description see "Port 
and Terminal Facilities at the Ports of Stockton 
and Sacramento, Calif., 1962." Deep water 
terminal facilities comprise wharves and piers, 
administration and storage buildings, and belt 
railroad facilities. Majority of these 4cilities are 
owned and operated by Sacramento-Yolo Port 
District; remainder are privately owned and 
operated. Facilities are considered adequate for 
existing commerce. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work, Deep Water Ship Channel: None. Maintenance: 
Shallow Draft Channel: Snagging and 
clearing continued in Sacramento River, Sacramento 
upstream to Colusa, by hired labor and 
rental equipment. Deep Water Ship Channel: 
Maintenance dredging, Sacramento River, mile 
4.0 to Steamboat Slough, Sacramento and Solano 
Counties, at contract cost of $775,660. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of 
7-foot shallow-draft channel below Sacramento 
was initiated in September 1899 and completed 
in 1904. Modified 10-foot shallow-draft channel 
up to Sacramento was initiated in fiscal year 
1928 and completed in 1931. Shallow-draft 
channel above Sacramento began in April 1946 
and new work is about 48 percent complete. In 
February 1974, remaining work for shallowdraft 
portion of project, provision of a 5-foot 
depth between Colusa and Chico Landing (50 
miles), was reclassified as "deferred." Channel is 
navigable all year; however, there is no regular 
navigation above Colusa, 145 miles above river 
mouth. Construction of 30-foot deep water ship 
channel was initiated in July 1949; improvement 
dredging by continuing contracts resulted in 
provision of an operational facility for oceangoing 
vessels during June 1963. Bascule bridge 
was completed in April 1960, barge lock in 
August 1961, barge canal in November 1961, 
and entire deep water ship channel in June 1970. 
2. SAN FRANCISCO BAY TO 
STOCKTON, CALIF. (JOHN 
F. BALDWIN AND STOCKTON 
SHIP CHANNELS) 
Location. On navigation channels extending 
from entrance to San Francisco Bay to Port of 
Stockton through San Francisco, Marin, Contra 
Costa, Solano, Sacramento, and San Joaquin 
Counties. (See Coast and Geodetic Charts 5527 
and 5532-5534 for respective areas.) 
Existing project. Project provides for modification 
of existing San Francisco Harbor, Richmond 
Harbor, San Pablo Bay and Mare Island 
Strait, Suisun Bay Channel, and San Joaquin 
River navigation projects to provide depths of 55 
feet for San Francisco Bar Channel, 45 feet for 
main internal bay channels upstream to vicinity 
of Pittsburg, and 35 feet from Pittsburg to 
Stockton; enlargement and deepening to 45 feet 
of maneuvering areas adjacent to major petroleum 
refinery terminals along channel route; 
widening Suisun Bay Channel; providing access 
and turning basin facilities for potential harbor 
in vicinity of Antioch; constructing a cutoff route 
to Stockton through False River and across 
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certain Delta tracts; reclaiming shoreline 
marshes and inundated or low-lying areas by 
spoil deposit for public recreation and for 
industrial use; providing basic recreation facilities 
on some of the reclaimed areas for public 
use; and placing additional rock revetment on 
waterside of levees bordering channels. 
Approved project estimate (October 1977) is 
$151,630,000, comprising Federal cost (Corps) of 
$117,000,000, including basic recreation facilities 
($2,590,000); Federal cost (Coast Guard) for 
navigation aids $900,000; and non-Federal cost 
of $33,730,000 for lands and damages, relocations, 
berthing areas, and spoil retention dikes, 
including the cash contribution ($400,000) that 
local interests must make for land enhancement 
at time of construction. Local interests must also 
pay, contribute in kind, or repay with interest 
one-half of separable cost of project allocated to 
recreation and fish and wildlife $1,620,000. 
Existing project was adopted by 1965 River and 
Harbor Act (H. Doc. 208, 89th Cong., 1st sess., 
contains latest published map). 
Local cooperation. Local interests, through a 
public body legally authorized and financially 
capable, must give assurances they will furnish 
lands, easements, and rights-of-way for construction 
and future maintenance of the project 
and for aids to navigation, including spoildisposal 
areas designated by the Chief of 
Engineers; provide necessary spoil retention 
dikes, bulkheads, and embankments except as 
applicable to spoil-disposal areas designated as 
public recreation areas; make utility modifications 
and relocations required for construction, 
including new bridges or bridge alterations 
(except for railroad bridges), and absorb any 
increased annual maintenance and operation 
costs resulting therefrom; provide and maintain 
all necessary berthing areas, at a depth commensurate 
with project depth, at all terminals and 
wharves to be served by the deepened channels 
and, for the Port of Antioch, provide, maintain, 
and operate public terminal and transfer facilities; 
and in recognition of the local land 
enhancement benefits to result from landfill 
during dredging, contribute to the United States 
4 cents per cubic yard of all spoil material placed 
during initial construction for modification of 
Suisun Bay Channel project on areas not 
developed for public use. Local interests must 
also give satisfactory assurances, before starting 
construction of the affected units, that they will 
maintain and operate the Federally provided 
recreation areas and facilities, continue to 
maintain to adequate standards the levees 
altered, set back or provided revetment protection, 
and hold the U.S. Government free from 
damages due to deposition of spoil and construction 
of new levees or reconstruction of existing 
levees. Local interests, represented by Board of 
Supervisors of Contra Costa County and Stockton 
Port District, must, at time of construction, 
contribute $400,000 in cash for land enhancement; 
pay, contribute in kind, or repay with 
interest one-half of separable cost of project 
allocated to recreation and fish and wildlife 
($1,620,000); and maintain and operate basic 
recreation facilities after construction and 
install additional basic facilities required as 
demands on area expand. No work shall be 
undertaken on a modification of Suisun Bay 
Channel project unit, regarding deepening 
channel between Avon and a proposed refinery 
or manufacturing plant, until local interests 
furnish formal assurances and definite plans for 
such installation within the Avon-Chipps Island 
reach of channel. Also, no work shall be 
undertaken on modification of San Joaquin 
River navigation project unit, regarding access 
channels in vicinity of Antioch, until local 
interests furnish formal assurances and definite 
plans for Port of Antioch. Formal assurances for 
deepening and otherwise improving the Stockton 
Deep Water Ship Channel from Pittsburg to 
Stockton were furnished by Stockton Port 
District April 9, 1970. Following completion of 
local interest review of draft General Design 
Memorandum covering plan of improvement 
between Stockton and Avon, Contra Costa 
County Board of Supervisors and Stockton Port 
District will be requested to execute an agreement 
satisfying all requirements of sec. 221, 
1970 Flood Control Act, Public Law 91-611. 
Terminal facilities. See Part 2, Port Series No. 
30, 31, and 32, revised 1962, titled respectively: 
"The Ports of San Francisco and Redwood City, 
Calif."; "The Ports of Oakland, Alameda, and 
Richmond and Ports on San Pablo Bay, Carquinez 
Strait, and Mare Island Strait, Calif."; and 
"The Ports of Stockton and Sacramento, Calif." 
Facilities are considered adequate for existing 
commerce and will be adequate for future 
commerce upon completion of new terminal 
facilities. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work: Sacramento District: Engineering, including 
continuation of salinity intrusion studies, 
preparation of general design memorandum and 
preparation and processing of environmental 
impact statements, continued. San Francisco 
District: Continued planning activities. Continued 
salinity intrusion and dredge spoil 
dispersion studies. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of 
project was initiated in June 1971 and is about 5 
percent complete. 
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3. SAN JOAQUIN RIVER, CALIF. 
Location. Rises in east central California and 
flows westerly and northwesterly about 340 
miles to its confluence with Sacramento River at 
head of Suisun Bay, 48 miles northeast of San 
Francisco. Deep water channel in San Joaquin 
River extends 41 miles from its mouth to Suisun 
Bay at Pittsburg to city of Stockton. Waterborne 
access to city provided by Stockton Channel, an 
artificial cut extending from river about 2 miles 
into city. (See Coast and Geodetic Survey Sheet 
5527.) 
Existing project. For description of completed 
improvement, modifications, and authorizing 
acts, see Annual Report for 1967. (See table 35-D 
for total cost of new work for project completed 
in May 1960.) 
Project units (1950 modification) reclassified 
and excluded from project cost are set forth in 
table 35-E. 
Modification of existing project is included as 
one unit of San Francisco Bay to Stockton, Calif., 
(John F. Baldwin and Stockton Ship Channels) 
project, authorized by 1965 River and Harbor 
Act (H. Doc. 209, 89th Cong., 1st sess.); this 
modification is reported in detail under Sacramento 
District, Improvement No. 2. 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with for 
completed portion of project; for details of 
required cash contributions on completed, inactive 
and deferred portions of project, see 
Existing project paragraph, Annual Report for 
1967. 
Terminal facilities. For description of harbor 
facilities at Port of Stockton, Calif., see Port 
Series 32, Ports of Stockton and Sacramento, 
Calif., revised 1962. Downstream from Stockton, 
traffic is accommodated by bank landings and 
sheds except at Antioch and near Pittsburg, 
where there are wharves for shallow- and deepdraft 
vessels. Terminal transfer facilities at 
public ocean terminal of Port of Stockton are 
adequate for present and immediate future. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance: Condition studies and miscellaneous 
inspections and reports were accomplished 
by hired labor. Stone protection maintenance, 
Stockton Deep Water Channel, San Joaquin 
River, completed at contract cost of $232,735. 
(Repair or restoration of wavewash protection is 
required by legislation authorized by Improvement 
No. 2.) 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Active portion 
of existing project was completed in May 1960. 
Construction of project was initiated in 
December 1877. 
4. RECONNAISSANCE AND 
CONDITION SURVEYS 
Record and condition surveys were conducted 
at various times during fiscal year at several 
navigation projects at a cost of $15,000. 
5. OTHER AUTHORIZED NAVIGATION 
PROJECTS 
See table 35-F. 
Flood Control 
6. BEAR RIVER, CALIF. 
Location. Drainage areas tributary to Bear 
River near communities of Linda and Olivehurst, 
California. (See Geological Survey quadrangles 
for area.) 
Existing project. Provides for about 7 miles of 
levee and channel work, pumping facilities for 
local drainage, and associated trail-based 
recreation facilities. Approved cost estimate 
(October 1977) for existing project is $6,930,000, 
of which $3,760,000 is Federal cost, including 
$55,000 for basic recreation facilities, and 
$3,170,000 non-Federal costs for lands and 
damages, including relocations for roads and 
utilities and a cash contribution estimated at 
$26,000 for recreation facilities to be paid at time 
of construction. Existing project was adopted 
under sec. 201, 1965 Flood Control Act (1976 
House Committee on Public Works and Transportation) 
(H. Doc. 630, 94th Cong., 2d sess., 
contains latest published map). 
Local cooperation. Prior to construction, local 
interests will be required to furnish assurances 
satisfactory to the Secretary of the Army that 
they will: (1) Provide without cost to the United 
States all lands, easements, and rights-of-way, 
including borrow areas, necessary for construction 
and maintenance of project, and including 
necessary modifications and relocations of buildings, 
roads, bridges, and other existing structures 
or utilities; (2) make a cash contribution 
estimated at $26,000 for that portion of the cost 
of recreational facilities, which when added to 
cost of recreation lands, would amount to 50 
percent of total first cost of recreation lands and 
recreation facilities; (3) hold and save the United 
States free from all damages arising from 
construction and operation of the completed 
works; (4) maintain and operate the completed 
works, without cost to the United States, in 
accordance with regulations prescribed by the 
Secretary of the Army; (5) prevent encroachment 
on constructed works, channels, and 
ponding areas that would interfere with proper 
functioning of project, and if ponding is 
impaired, provide promptly and without cost to 
the United States substitute storage or equival- 
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ent pumping capacity, and manage all projectrelated 
channels, such as existing channels 
below project diversions, to preserve capacities 
for local drainage as well as for project functions; 
(6) provide guidance and leadership in 
preventing unwise and uneconomical future 
development of unprotected flood plain areas by 
encouraging prudent use of floodproofing, land 
use regulation, or other flood plain management 
techniques to reduce future flood losses; and (7) 
notify affected interests, at least annually, that 
project will not provide complete protection 
from floods greater than the design flood. Yuba 
County has verbally indicated several times 
since formal intent was included in the survey 
report, that they would provide or cause to be 
provided the necessary requirements of local 
cooperation. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
None. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Preconstruction 
planning has not been initiated. 
7. BUCHANAN DAM-H. V. EASTMAN 
LAKE, CHOWCHILLA RIVER, 
CALIF. 
Location. On Chowchilla River about 36 miles 
above its mouth and about 16 miles northeast of 
city of Chowchilla, Calif. (See Geological Survey 
quadrangles for area.) 
Existing project. Provides for construction of a 
205-foot high rockfill dam to create a reservoir 
with gross storage capacity of 150,000 acre-feet 
for flood control, irrigation, recreation, and fish 
and wildlife. In conjunction with dam, project 
plan provides for about 12 miles of downstream 
levee and channel construction on Ash Slough to 
accommodate a project design flow of 5,000 
cubic feet per second within slough and 8 miles 
of levee and channel improvement on Berenda 
Slough. Operation and maintenance of dam and 
reservoir will be responsibility of the Federal 
Government. Approved cost estimate (October 
1977) for existing project is $28,650,000, of 
which $27,100,000 is Federal cost, including 
$4,420,000 for basic recreation facilities, and 
$1,550,000 non-Federal costs for lands and 
damages, including relocations for downstream 
levee and channel improvements. Local interests 
have contracted with Bureau of Reclamation for 
irrigation service. For future non-Federal reimbursement, 
see Local cooperation paragraph. 
Local interests have also, over a period of 
years, expended about $500,000 for construction 
of low levees and clearing downstream channels 
to provide some local flood protection in project 
area. This work is inadequate during major 
floods. Existing project was adopted by 1962 
Flood Control Act (S. Doc. 98, 87th Cong., 2d 
sess., contains latest published map). Lake 
formed by Buchanan Dam on Chowchilla River 
was designated "H. V. Eastman Lake" by Public 
Law 93-217. 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work: Engineering continued at cost of $80,803. 
(Construction of Buchanan and Hidden dam and 
appurtenances combined under one contract.) 
Recreation areas, Phase II, were essentially 
completed at contract cost of $2,643,481. Operators' 
quarters were initiated. Maintenance: 
Maintenance and operation activities were 
continued. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Project 
construction began in July 1971 and is about 97 
percent complete. Dam closure was in March 
1975; dam was completed in January 1976. 
Reservoir clearing and boundary marking were 
completed May 1975. Bifurcation structure was 
completed in February 1976. Channel improvement, 
Ash and Berenda Sloughs, was completed 
in March 1976. Operators' quarters have been 
initiated. Recreation areas: Phase I was completed 
in January 1976; Phase II was essentially 
completed in September 1977. 
8. CALAVERAS RIVER AND 
LITTLEJOHN CREEK AND 
TRIBUTARIES, INCLUDING 
NEW HOGAN LAKE AND 
FARMINGTON DAM, CALIF. 
Location. Streams comprising Calaveras 
River and Littlejohn Creek groups rise in Sierra 
Nevada and its foothills, flow westerly across 
flatlands of San Joaquin Valley and empty into 
San Joaquin River directly, or through various 
sloughs, in vicinity of Stockton, Calif. Littlejohn 
Creek is 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. Calaveras River group is in Calaveras 
and San Joaquin Counties. The two principal 
streams of the group are, from south to north, 
Calaveras River and Bear Creek. (See Geological 
Survey Valley Springs quadrangle for New 
Hogan reservoir area and Trigo and Bachelor 
Valley quadrangles for Farmington reservoir 
area.) 
Existing project. For description of completed 
improvements consisting of Farmington Dam, 
New Hogan Lake, and Bear Creek levee and 
channel improvement, and authorizing act, see 
Annual Report for 1967. (a) Farmington: Total 
first cost (July 1955) for project was $3,995,684, 
of which $3,676,384 was Federal and $319,300 
non-Federal for lands and damages including 
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relocations. (b) New Hogan: Federal cost for 
project is $15,906,150, including $543,514 for 
basic recreation facilities. For future non- 
Federal reimbursement, see Local cooperation 
paragraph. Estimated Federal cost for additional 
recreation facilities funded from Code 710 
appropriations is $660,000. (c) Bear Creek: 
Project cost is $6,485,734, of which $3,242,867 is 
Federal, including reimbursement ($488,096) to 
local interests of one-half of excess local interest 
cost of lands, rights-of-way, and relocations over 
estimated Federal construction cost in accordance 
with section 3, Public Law 738, 74th 
Congress. Non-Federal cost included in above 
amount is $3,242,867 for relocations and lands 
and damages, exclusive of above Federal reimbursement. 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. New 
Hogan: Local interests must pay portion of first 
cost and annual operation and maintenance costs 
allocated to conservation functions of project. 
These costs are estimated at 36.2 percent of first 
cost and 38 percent of annual costs. In addition, 
local interests contributed land, the (July 1964) 
market value of which was $556,000. For years 
1961 through 1970, an interim contract between 
the Bureau of Reclamation and local water users 
provided for storage and payment of irrigation 
water; local interests paid $1,173,988 through 
December 31, 1976. A long-term contract 
between the Bureau and local water users was 
executed August 25, 1970. A concessionaire at 
New Hogan Marina provided public use facilities 
in accordance with lease agreement with the 
Secretary of the Army at an estimated cost of 
$95,000. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work: New Hogan Lake, regular funds: None. 
Code 710 funds: None. Bear Creek, San Joaquin 
County: None. Maintenance: Farmington Dam- 
Maintenance and operation activities continued; 
structures were maintained in serviceable 
condition. During the rainflood season, Duck 
Creek diversion and Littlejohn Creek at Farmington 
had no active storage. New Hogan Lake- 
Maintenance and operation activities continued. 
Major maintenance costs included completion of 
boundary monumentation at survey contract 
cost of $121,647. Structures were maintained in 
serviceable condition. Runoff of Calaveras River 
above New Hogan Dam was far below normal 
for the year. Maximum storage of 70,900 acrefeet 
occurred October 1, 1976. Inflow to the 
reservoir and outflow was negligible. During the 
year, about 61,000 acre-feet of water was 
released for irrigation and other purposes. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Farmington 
Dam: Construction of Farmington project was 
initiated in July 1949 and completed for beneficial 
flood control operation in 1952. Duck Creek 
channel improvement was completed in 
November 1951; and channel improvement on 
south Littlejohn Creek was completed in May 
1955. There are no recreation facilities or publicuse 
areas. All work completed. New Hogan 
Lake: Construction was initiated May 1960, 
main dam closure November 1963, project 
completed for operational use in June 1964, and 
all work completed October 1973. Additional 
recreation facilities provided from Code 710 
appropriations. Bear Creek, San Joaquin 
County: Construction began in June 1963 and 
was completed in June 1967. Final cash contribution 
was made to local interests December 23, 
1970. 
9. CHESTER, CALIF. 
Location. North Fork of Feather River, 
immediately upstream from the town of Chester, 
Plumas County, Calif. (See Geological Survey 
quadrangles for area.) 
Existing project. Provides for construction of a 
45-foot high ungated diversion dam on North 
Fork of Feather River about one and one-half 
miles above Chester, Calif. Diversion dam would 
divert flows in excess of the outlet capacity of the 
dam into a partially leveed diversion channel for 
conveyance of floodflows circuitously around the 
town and into Lake Almanor. Major relocation 
works required by adoption of the plan comprise 
construction of two 300-foot long bridges over 
the floodway and about one mile of asphalticsurfaced 
county road. Approved cost estimate 
(October 1977) for existing project is $5,340,000, 
of which $3,730,000 is Federal cost; and 
$1,610,000 is non-Federal cost for lands, damages, 
and relocations (including $100,000 cash 
contribution for design and construction of two 
low water crossings). Existing project was 
adopted by 1968 Flood Control Act (H. Doc. 314, 
90th Cong., 2d sess., contains latest published 
map). 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work: Channel improvement, North Fork 
Feather River, final contract cost of $224,916. 
Diversion dam and channel improvement completed 
and transferred to State of California for 
operation and maintenance on October 18, 1976. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction on 
project began in June 1975. Diversion dam and 
channel improvement were completed and 
transferred to local interests for operation and 
maintenance in October 1976. 
10. COTTONWOOD CREEK, CALIF. 
Location. On the main stem and the North, 
South, and Middle Forks of Cottonwood Creek in 
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Shasta and Tehama Counties, Calif., on the 
eastern slope of the Coast Range and southern 
slope of the Trinity Range. Cottonwood Creek 
lies westerly of and drains into the Sacramento 
River midway between cities of Redding and 
Red Bluff and is one of the northernmost 
tributaries of Sacramento River downstream 
from Shasta Dam. (See Geological Survey 
quadrangles for area.) 
Existing project. Provides for two multiplepurpose 
projects, construction of a 268-foot high 
random fill dam at Dutch Gulch site to create a 
reservoir with gross storage capacity of 
1,100,000 acre-feet and a 238-foot high random 
fill dam at Tehama site to create a reservoir with 
gross storage capacity of 90,000 acre-feet for a 
total storage capacity of 2,000,000 acre-feet for 
flood control, irrigation, municipal and industrial 
water supply, recreation, and fish and 
wildlife. Operation and maintenance of dams 
and reservoirs will be responsibility of the 
Federal Government. Approved cost estimate 
(October 1977) for existing project is 
$310,000,000, all of which is Federal cost, 
including $3,570,000 for basic recreation facilities. 
For future non-Federal reimbursement, see 
Local cooperation paragraph. Existing project 
was adopted by 1970 Flood Control Act. (Document 
not yet printed.) 
Local cooperation. Based on cost allocation 
studies contained in Cottonwood Creek Interim 
Review Report, about 71.6 percent of project 
first cost is allocated to water supply (estimated 
at $222,000,000 to be repaid by municipal water 
users) and about 3.1 percent allocated to irrigation 
(estimated at $9,600,000 to be repaid by 
water users). In addition, local interests are 
required to pay one-half of the separable costs of 
recreation lands and facilities and one quarter of 
the separable costs of the reservoir fisheries 
enhancement (estimated at $2,010,000 for the 
initial facilities). Local interests must also 
furnish assurances that they will preserve, or 
restore and thereafter maintain at capacities 
prevailing in 1970, flood channels of Cottonwood 
Creek downstream of the reservoirs; local 
interests must adjust all claims concerning 
water rights arising from construction and 
operation of the improvements, including acquisition 
of water rights necessary for establishment 
and use of a permanent pool for recreation 
and fish and wildlife purposes, with exception of 
water rights needed for irrigation water, which 
are to be obtained by the Secretary of the 
Interior. A written agreement satisfying all 
requirements of section 221, Flood Control Act of 
1970, Public Law 91-611, will be obtained from 
local interests prior to construction initiation. If 
the Secretary of the Interior is unable to make 
necessary repayment arrangements for irrigation 
services to be provided from Dutch Gulch or 
Tehama projects, or both, within three years 
after requested to do so by the Secretary of the 
Army, such project or projects will be constructed 
without the irrigation function. Shasta 
and Tehama Boards of Supervisors by resolutions 
of July 6, 1970, and August 4, 1970, 
respectively, have indicated willingness to meet 
requirements of local cooperation. At a public 
hearing March 29, 1977, Shasta County Board of 
Supervisors again expressed support for project 
and for continuing project studies. Tehama 
County by letter of April 12, 1977, affirmed 
strong support for continuation of project 
studies. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Preconstruction engineering studies and design 
memoranda were initiated. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Preconstruction 
planning has been initiated. 
11. FAIRFIELD VICINITY STREAMS, 
CALIF. 
Location. In Fairfield Streams area which 
comprises five streams in vicinity of city of 
Fairfield, Solano County, Calif. (See Geological 
Survey quadrangles for area.) 
Existing project. Current plan of improvement 
provides for 8.7 miles channel improvement on 
Ledgewood, Laurel, and McCoy Creeks and 
diversion of three creeks upstream from Fairfield 
(Pennsylvania Avenue Creek into Ledgewood 
Creek, Union Avenue Creek into Laurel 
Creek, and Laurel Creek into McCoy Creek). 
Levees to be provided along McCoy, Ledgewood 
and Pennsylvania Avenue Creeks. Project 
related recreation facilities such as access roads, 
parking areas, restroom facilities, and hiking, 
and bicycle trails would also be constructed. 
Approved cost (October 1977) estimate for 
existing project is $16,850,000, of which 
$9,830,000 is Federal and $7,020,000 is non- 
Federal. For future non-Federal reimbursement, 
see Local cooperation paragraph. Existing 
project was adopted under sec. 201, 1965 Flood 
Control Act (1970 Senate and House Public 
Works Committee resolutions) (H. Doc. 159, 91st 
Cong., 1st sess., contains latest published map). 
Local cooperation. Prior to construction of the 
project, local interests must 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 and maintenance of 
project, including all necessary modifications 
and relocations of roads or other existing 
structures or utilities, except railroad facilities 
necessitated by the project excluding rights-ofway 
required for such relocations; (b) hold and 
save the United States free from all damages due 
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to the construction works; (c) maintain and 
operate completed project in accordance with 
regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the 
Army; (d) prevent encroachment upon the 
project channels of any works detrimental to 
flood control purposes of the project; and (e) pay, 
contribute in kind, or repay (which may be 
through user fees) with interest a portion of the 
cost of recreation facilities which when added to 
cost of recreation lands would amount to one-half 
of total first cost of recreation lands and 
recreation facilities, non-Federal cost involved 
currently being estimated at $205,000. In 
addition, the following requirements of local 
cooperation have been added to those shown in 
project document: Preserve storage capacity of 
McCoy Creek Detention Basin; prevent erection 
of future improvements within flood plain of 
McCoy Creek from detention basin downstream 
to Prosperity Lane; manage all project-related 
channels, such as existing channels below 
project diversions to preserve capacities; and 
comply with applicable requirements of The 
Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property 
Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (Public 
Law 91-646). By letter of February 17, 1977, the 
Fairfield City Council stated it was unable to 
provide necessary local assurances and 
requested that the project be deferred. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work: Preconstruction planning was discontinued. 
Due to lack of local support, project was 
reclassified as "deferred" on September 15, 
1977. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Project has 
been reclassified as "deferred." 
12. GLEASON CREEK DAM, NEV. 
Location. On Gleason Creek about 7 miles west 
of town of Ely, Nev. Gleason Creek 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 8,000 feet. Gleason and Murry Creeks are 
principal tributaries of Robinson watershed, and 
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 area.) 
Existing project. Authorized plan of improvement 
provides for construction of an earthfill 
dam about 52 feet high to create a reservoir with 
gross storage capacity of 1,500 acre-feet for 
exclusive purpose of flood control. Operation and 
maintenance of completed project would be 
responsibility of local interests. Approved estimated 
cost (October 1977) for existing project is 
$1,480,000, of which $1,360,000 is Federal cost 
and $120,000 non-Federal cost for lands, damages, 
and relocations. For future non-Federal 
reimbursement, see Local cooperation paragraph. 
Existing project was adopted by 1960 
Flood Control Act (H. Doc. 388, 86th Cong., 2d 
sess., contains latest published map). 
Local cooperation. Local interests are to: (a) 
Provide without cost to the United States all 
lands, easements, and rights-of-way for the 
improvement; (b) bear the cost of all necessary 
alterations and construction of highway facilities, 
other structures, and utilities; (c) hold and 
save the United States free from damages due to 
the construction works; (d) maintain and operate 
all the works after completion in accordance 
with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of 
the Army; (e) preserve and maintain the stream 
channels through Ely to capacities existing in 
1958; (f) adequately inform interests affected 
that the project does not provide protection 
against maximum floods; and (g) 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 of 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 local interests shall be included in the 
share of the cost to be borne by the local 
interests. Local interests required future monetary 
contribution is presently estimated at 
$65,000. On February 8, 1971, city council of 
Ely, Nevada passed a resolution of intent to 
furnish necessary assurances of local cooperation. 
In April 1973, Nevada State Legislature 
passed bills to provide required project assurances 
and $50,000 for non-Federal costs. By 
letter of August 8, 1977, the Ely City Council 
stated it was neither interested in the project nor 
financially able to participate. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Preconstruction studies were discontinued. Due 
to lack of local support, project was recommended 
for reclassification to "deferred" status. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Project has 
been recommended for reclassification to 
"deferred" category. 
13. HIDDEN DAM-HENSLEY LAKE, 
FRESNO RIVER, CALIF. 
Location. On Fresno River about 50 miles 
above its mouth and about 15 miles northeast of 
Madera, Calif. (See Geological Survey quadrangles 
for area.) 
Existing project. Provides for construction of a 
163-foot high earthfill dam to create a reservoir 
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with gross storage capacity of 90,000 acre-feet 
for flood control, irrigation, recreation and other 
purposes. In conjunction with the dam, the 
project plan provides for about 13 miles of 
downstream levee and channel improvements on 
Fresno River immediately upstream of Chowchilla 
Canal crossing to accommodate project 
design flow of 5,000 cubic feet per second. 
Operation and maintenance of dam and reservoir 
would be responsibility of Federal Government. 
Approved estimated (October 1977) cost 
for existing project is $31,430,000, of which 
$30,200,000 is Federal cost, including $3,580,000 
for basic recreation facilities, and $1,230,000 
non-Federal cost for lands and damages including 
relocations for downstream levee and channel 
improvements. Local interests have contracted 
with Bureau of Reclamation for 
irrigation service. For future non-Federal reimbursement, 
see Local cooperation paragraph. 
Local interests have also, over a period of years, 
expended about $300,000 for construction of low 
levees and clearing downstream channels to 
provide some local flood protection in the project 
area. This work is inadequate during major 
floods. Existing project was adopted by 1962 
Flood Control Act (S. Doc. 37, 87th Cong., 1st 
sess., contains latest published map). Lake 
created by Hidden Reservoir project on Fresno 
River was designated "Hensley Lake" by Public 
Law 93-603. 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work. Engineering continued at cost of $70,958. 
(Construction of Buchanan Lake and Hidden 
Lake main dam and appurtenances combined 
under one contract.) Recreation areas, Phase II, 
essentially completed at contract cost of 
$1,711,967. Operators' quarters were initiated at 
contract cost of $98,022. Maintenance: Maintenance 
and operation activities were continued. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Project 
construction began in July 1971 and is about 99 
percent complete. Dam closure was in March 
1975; dam was completed November 1975. 
Instrumentation was completed in January 
1976. Downstream channel improvement, 
Fresno River, was completed April 1976. Operators' 
quarters have been initiated. Recreation 
areas: Phase I was completed in March 1976; 
Phase II was essentially completed in September 
1977. 
14. HUMBOLDT RIVER AND 
TRIBUTARIES, NEV. 
Location. In general vicinity of Elko, Nev., on 
headwater tributaries of Humboldt Rivei. River 
basin of approximately 16,700 square miles is a 
high semiarid plateau crossed by numerous 
steep mountain ranges separated by broad, flat 
valleys. River valley extends about 300 miles. 
Principal headwater tributaries are North Fork, 
Marys River and South Fork. Elevations in 
basin vary from about 4,000 feet in Carson Sink 
to about 12,000 feet in Ruby Mountains. (See 
Geological Survey quadrangles for area.) 
Existing project. Provides for construction of 
three storage reservoirs on headwater tributaries 
and minor channel improvements at critical 
locations along Humboldt River above Rye Patch 
Reservoir. Dams are to be earthfill structures 
with gross storage capacities as follows: Hylton 
reservoir on South Fork, Humboldt River, 
120,000 acre-feet; Devils Gate reservoir on North 
Fork, Humboldt River, 80,000 acre-feet; and 
Vista reservoir on Marys River, 50,000 acre-feet. 
All reservoirs would be operated primarily for 
flood control, but also for irrigation, recreation, 
and fish and wildlife purposes. Operation and 
maintenance of dam and reservoir will be 
responsibility of the Federal Government. 
Approved cost estimate (October 1977) for 
existing project is $37,000,000, of which 
$34,200,000 is Federal cost, including $2,030,000 
for basic recreation facilities, and $2,800,000 
non-Federal cost for lands, damages, and relocations. 
Existing project was adopted by 1950 
Flood Control Act (H. Doc. 586, 81st Cong., 2d 
sess., contains latest published map). 
Local cooperation. Prior to initiation of construction, 
local interests are required to contribute 
$2,762,000 in cash toward reservoir construction 
costs, and to furnish assurances satisfactory 
to the Secretary of the Army that they will: (a) 
Provide free of cost to the United States, all 
necessary rights-of-way for proposed channel 
improvements, and undertake all utility revisions 
required; (b) maintain and operate at their 
own expense such channel improvements and 
appurtenant works after completion, in accordance 
with regulations prescribed by the Secretary 
of the Army; (c) hold and save the United 
States free from all damages arising from 
construction of operation of channel improvements 
and appurtenant works; (d) enter into an 
agreement among themselves as to method of 
operation of the reservoirs for irrigation subject 
to flood control priority; and (e) bear not less 
than one-half the separable costs of project 
allocated to recreation and fish and wildlife 
presently estimated to be $1,110,000, and bear 
all costs for maintenance and operation for these 
purposes. Elko County Fair and Recreation 
Board, by resolution of December 5, 1969, stated 
that requirements of local cooperation would be 
provided by the District Engineer and by letter 
of February 24, 1976, stated that funds for local 
share of project were available. Nevada State 
Legislature has passed a bill (Senate Bill 246) to 
provide $50,000 for an environmental and 
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wildlife impact investigation for project. Right 
to store water in project reservoirs was awarded 
to Elko County Fair and Recreation Board in 
May 1970 and ruling was upheld by court 
decision in October 1971. State Engineer considers 
that combination of Humboldt River Decree, 
Corps flood control operating criteria, and State 
ruling on water storage right constitutes operation 
agreement required by authorizing act. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work: Preconstruction planning studies were 
continued. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Preconstruction 
planning was continued. 
15. ISABELLA LAKE, KERN RIVER, 
CALIF. 
Location. About 50 miles northeast of city of 
Bakersfield, Calif., near confluence of north and 
south forks of Kern River; auxiliary dam is about 
one-half mile east of main dam. (See Geological 
Survey quadrangles of area.) 
Existing project. For description of completed 
improvement and authorizing act, see Annual 
Report for 1967. Federal cost for new work is 
$22,027,452. For future non-Federal reimbursement 
see Local cooperation and Licenses paragraphs. 
Estimated Federal cost (October 1977) 
of recreation facilities for Isabella Lake, to be 
funded from Code 710 appropriations is 
$2,425,000. Operation and maintenance of dam 
and reservoir is Federal responsibility. 
Local cooperation. California officially 
adopted project by chapter 1514 of statutes of 
1945, State of California. Local interests, represented 
by North Kern, Buena Vista, and Tulare 
Lake Basin Water Storage Districts and La 
Hacienda Water District, were required to 
reimburse the Federal Government the portion 
of first cost and annual operation and maintenance 
costs allocated to irrigation functions of 
project. These costs based on a cost allocation 
study completed in December 1955, are 
$4,573,000 of first cost and 21.7 percent of 
annual operation and maintenance costs. For the 
years 1956 through 1964, an interim contract 
between Bureau of Reclamation and local water 
users provided for storage and payment of 
irrigation water. Under provisions of this 
interim contract, local interests paid $1,936,229 
through December 31, 1964. A long-term contract 
between the Bureau and local water users 
was executed October 23, 1964. Balance due on 
allocated first cost of $4,573,000 was paid by the 
water users on March 31, 1965. Kern County 
assumed administration of recreation and development 
and maintenance of public use areas at 
project in accordance with a 25-year license 
February 15, 1955. The agreement with Kern 
County provided for joint operation and development 
by the Corps and Kern County including 
permits granted to concessionaires by the county 
to provide certain services. As of September 30, 
1971, Kern County relinquished all administration 
of recreation and development and maintenance 
of public use areas at the project. A State 
law permitting the Department of Navigation 
and Ocean Development to participate in inland 
water development with Federal agencies was 
signed by the Governor on August 11, 1972. All 
concessionaires will operate under permits 
granted by the Corps. Total cost of present 
recreation facilities developed by the county and 
its concessionaires is about $880,000; $235,000 of 
this was a grant from the California Wildlife 
Conservation Board and about $370,000 is 
investment by concessionaires. 
Licenses. In accordance with Federal Power 
Commission Docket No. E-6578, issued April 1, 
1963, payment of $377,426 was made to the 
Federal Government by Pacific Gas and Electric 
Co. ($108,352) and Southern California Edison 
Co. ($269,074) for headwater benefits to downstream 
existing plants from Isabella Dam to 
cover benefits from April 15, 1954, to 
December 31, 1962. Subsequent to 1962, the 
power companies have in the aggregate made 
annual payments of $44,650 for headwater 
benefits. That amount will be paid each year 
until changes in operation, development, or costs 
indicate some modification to be advisable. 
Cumulative use charges collected by the Federal 
Power Commission and returned to the U.S. 
Treasury through period ending September 30, 
1977, amounted to $1,047,176. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work, regular funds: None. Code 710 funds: 
Engineering continued. Road paving at Tillie 
and Live Oaks campgrounds was initiated by 
contract, $72,347. 
Maintenance. Maintenance and operation 
activities continued. Major maintenance costs 
included dredging Borel Canal by rental equipment 
and hired labor, $123,498. Structures were 
maintained in good condition. Runoff of Kern 
River above Isabella Lake was far below normal 
for the year. Maximum storage of 82,300 acrefeet 
occurred June 16, 1977. Inflow to the 
reservoir and outflow were negligible. Release of 
water for irrigation and spreading uses totaled 
199,000 acre-feet. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction 
began in March 1948 and was completed in June 
1968. Main dam, Borel Canal outlet works and 
appurtenances, and auxiliary dam were completed 
in April 1953. Storage impoundment 
began December 1952. Project is operating to 
provide flood protection and irrigation benefits 
for which it was designed. Additional recreation 
facilities are to be provided by Code 710 funds. 
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16. KAWEAH AND TULE RIVERS, 
INCLUDING TERMINUS DAM 
AND SUCCESS LAKE, CALIF. 
Location. Terminus Dam is on Kaweah River 
about 20 miles east of Visalia, Calif. Success 
Lake is on Tule River about 5 miles east of 
Porterville, Calif. (See Geological Survey quadrangles 
of area.) 
Existing project. Terminus Dam: For description 
of completed improvement and authorizing 
act, see Annual Report for 1975. Federal cost of 
new work is $19,302,957, including $242,605 for 
basic recreation facilities and excluding spreading 
works constructed by local interests at an 
estimated (July 1957) cost of about $750,000. 
Spreading works portion of project has been 
deauthorized. The 90-day Congressional project 
review period, required by sec. 12, PL 93-251, as 
amended, ended August 5, 1977, and resulted in 
deauthorization of that portion of project. 
Estimated (October 1977) Federal cost of recreation 
facilities, to be funded from Code 710 
appropriations is $712,000. Success Lake: For 
description of completed improvement and 
authorizing act, see Annual Report for 1975. 
Federal cost of new work for Success Lake is 
$14,247,221, including $253,697 for basic recreation 
facilities. Estimated (October 1977) Federal 
cost of recreation facilities to be funded from 
Code 710 appropriations is $745,000. For future 
non-Federal reimbursements, see Local cooperation 
paragraph. Operation and maintenance of 
reservoirs is Federal responsibility. 
Local cooperation. California officially 
adopted projects by chapter 1514 of statutes of 
1945, State of California. Local interests for 
Terminus Dam are represented by Kaweah 
Delta Water Conservation District. Local interests 
for Success Lake are considered to be 
represented by the Vandalia, Porterville, and 
Lower Tule River Irrigation District, the Tulare 
Lake Basin Water Storage District, and Pioneer 
Water Co., which represent over 90 percent of 
irrigated land and water-right holders along 
Tule River below damsite. Local interests must 
reimburse the Federal Government the portion 
of first cost and annual operation and maintenance 
costs allocated to irrigation functions of 
projects. These costs are estimated at 14.1 
percent of first and annual costs for Terminus 
and 9.5 percent of first and annual costs for 
Success. Local interests for Terminus stated they 
will continue to operate and maintain spreading 
works and downstream channel systems to 
provide required capacity for disposal of floodwaters. 
Local interests for Success stated they 
will continue to maintain downstream channel 
systems to provide required capacity for disposal 
of floodwaters. Repayment contracts between 
Bureau of Reclamation and local water users for 
irrigation supply from Terminus and Success 
reservoirs were executed January 11, 1965, and 
April 30, 1965, respectively. Reservoirs are 
being operated for irrigation storage as well as 
flood control and incidental recreation use. 
Tulare County acquired water for recreation 
pools at the projects. Local interests paid the 
following total amounts for irrigation services 
from the reservoirs through December 31, 1975: 
Terminus, $1,042,205 and Success, $453,899. 
Tulare County was granted a 25-yo.u license for 
planning, development, and management of 
public recreation areas at Success, July 10, 1960, 
and at Terminus, June 5, 1961. Basic public-use 
facilities constructed by Corps at the Success 
reservoir were transferred to jurisdiction of 
Tulare County on January 18, 1962; facilities at 
Terminus were transferred June 20, 1962. In 
March 1967, an amendment to the license 
agreements was approved by the Assistant 
Secretary of the Army. Under these amended 
licenses, Tulare County retained administration 
of only specified land areas and operation and 
maintenance of recreation facilities in these 
areas. In addition, they continued their program 
of water safety, boat inspection, and law enfor ement 
at both reservoirs. The Corps took over tae 
administration of the remainder of the project 
land areas and the operation and maintenance of 
recreation facilities in these areas. California 
Department of Fish and Game expended funds 
to improve fishery resources of the Terminus 
reservoir. As of April 1, 1972, Tulare County 
relinquished all planning, development, and 
management of public recreation areas at 
Terminus Dam. Tulare County by expenditure 
of county funds and by a lease to a concessionaire 
has aided in the development of recreation 
facilities at an estimated cost of $145,000. 
California Department of Fish and Game 
expended funds in conjunction with Tulare 
Sportsman's Council, developing a habitat for 
upland game birds at Success Lake. As of 
April 1, 1972, Tulare County relinquished all 
planning, development, and management of 
public recreation areas at Success Lake, except 
for the Bartlett Park recreation area. Tulare 
County has aided in development of recreation 
facilities. Total cost of present recreation facilities 
developed by the county and its concessionaires 
is about $480,000. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work: Terminus Dam, regular funds: None. Code 
710 funds: Completed upgrading of sanitary 
facilities at Horse Creek and Kaweah areas at 
contract costs of $40,664 and $104,749, respectively. 
Success Lake, regular funds: None. Code 710 
funds: Completed upgrading of sanitary facilities 
at Rocky Hill recreation area at contract cost 
of $43,472. 
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Maintenance: Terminus Dam: Maintenance 
and operation activities continued. Major maintenance 
costs included purchase of a tractor and 
pavement resurfacing in dam area at contract 
costs of $21,345 and $51,900, respectively. 
Structures were maintained in serviceable 
condition. Runoff of Kaweah River above Terminus 
Dam was far below normal for the year. 
Maximum storage of 61,300 acre-feet occurred 
June 19, 1977. Inflow to the reservoir and 
outflow were negligible. Release of water for 
irrigation and spreading uses totaled 96,000 
acre-feet. 
Success Lake: Maintenance and operation 
activities continued. Major maintenance costs 
included purchase of a tractor, pavement resurfacing 
in dam area, and initiation of upgrading 
of sanitary facilities at Tule recreation area at 
contract costs of $17,025, $71,100, and $30,486, 
respectively. Structures were maintained in 
serviceable condition. Runoff of Tule River 
above the reservoir was far below normal during 
the year. Inflow to the reservoir and outflow 
were negligible. Release of water for irrigation 
and spreading totaled 15,000 acre-feet. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Terminus Dam: 
Construction of project began in July 1957 and 
was completed in June 1968 except for final 
settlement for one tract of land upon decision of 
pending court case. Construction of main dam 
and appurtenances, initiated in February 1959, 
was completed in June 1962. Dam has been 
operating since November 1961 to provide flood 
protection for which it was designed; conservation 
impoundment was commenced May 1962. 
Appurtenances are in good condition. Additional 
recreation facilities were provided by Code 710 
funds. Success Lake: Construction of project 
began in November 1956 and was completed in 
June 1968 except for final audit of historical land 
record. Construction of main dam and appurtenances, 
initiated in October 1958, was completed 
in May 1961. Dam has been operating since 
October 1960 to provide flood protection for 
which it was designed; conservation impoundment 
was commenced March 1962. Additional 
recreation facilities were provided by Code 710 
funds. 
17. KERN RIVER-CALIFORNIA 
AQUEDUCT INTERTIE, CALIF. 
Location. In San Joaquin Valley portion of 
Kern River Basin about 20 miles west of city of 
Bakersfield. Kern River flows on southwesterly 
course past Bakersfield to point near Buena 
Vista Lake and thence northerly through a flood 
channel to Tulare Lake. 
Existing project. Provides for a gated, gravity 
connection between Kern River and the California 
Aqueduct to dispose of damaging snowmelt 
floodflows from the Kern River. The California 
Aqueduct, a major feature of the State Water 
Project, imports municipal, industrial, and 
irrigation water to the southern San Joaquin 
Valley and to southern California. Estimated 
cost (October 1977) is $1,640,000, of which 
$1,615,000 is Federal cost (including $73,000 for 
preauthorization studies) and $25,000 is non- 
Federal cost. Existing project approved by Chief 
of Engineers June 20, 1974, under provisions of 
section 205, 1948 Flood Control Act, as amended. 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Diversion structure was completed by contract, 
$673,782. Project was transferred to local 
interests, Kern County, for operation and maintenance 
on June 30, 1977. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction 
was initiated in June 1976, completed in June 
1977, and transferred to Kern County for 
operation and maintenance. 
18. LAKE OROVILLE, CALIF. 
Location. Dam is on Feather River, a tributary 
of Sacramento River in Butte County, Calif., 
about 4 miles northeast of town of Oroville, and 
about 70 miles above mouth of Feather River. 
(See Geological Survey topographic maps of 
area.) 
Existing project. For description of completed 
improvement and authorizing act, see Annual 
Report for 1975. Cost estimate (October 1977) is 
$318,630,000 (exclusive of power facilities), of 
which $69,830,000 is Federal contribution 
toward new work, exclusive of $450,000 incidental 
Federal costs for engineering and administration 
of funds in connection with flood control 
reservation. Amount is based upon cost allocation 
studies completed in fiscal year 1961 and 
approved by the President of the United States 
on January 10, 1962. Total Federal participation 
is based on 22 percent of actual construction cost 
exclusive of cost of power and recreation 
facilities; however, the Federal cost is limited to 
$85 million including actual Federal cost for 
engineering and administration of funds and 
interest at 3.5 percent per annum on actual 
Federal expenditures during construction 
period. Non-Federal cost included in the above 
project amount is $248,350,000 for construction 
of dam and reservoir. 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work: Federal contribution of $421,480 was 
made to the State of California. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. State of 
California began relocations in May 1957 and 
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initiated main dam contract in January 1963. 
Closure of main dam was completed October 6, 
1967. Initial power unit went on line March 6, 
1968, in Thermolito plant and the first Oroville 
plant unit went on line March 28, 1968. Dam was 
completed in September 1968. Final power units 
went on line July 20, 1969. As of September 30, 
1977, total Federal contribution of $68,649,980 
has been made to the State. 
19. LITTLE DELL LAKE, UTAH 
Location. On Dell Creek, a tributary of Parleys 
Creek, about 8 miles east of Salt Lake City, Utah. 
(See Geological Survey quadrangles for area.) 
Existing project. Provides for the construction 
of a dam about 253 feet high, to create a 
reservoir with a gross capacity of 30,000 acrefeet 
for flood control, municipal and industrial 
water supply, recreation and fish and wildlife. 
Project plan includes facilities for the diversion 
of water from Emigration Creek and Parleys 
Creek to the Little Dell reservoir. Reservoir 
would be operated with the existing Mountain 
Dell Reservoir (capacity 3,200 acre-feet) on 
Parleys Creek for flood control and water 
supply. Approved cost estimate (October 1977) 
for existing project is $57,370,000, of which 
$55,600,000 is Federal cost, including $5,025,000 
for basic recreation facilities; and $1,770,000 is 
non-Federal required cash contribution for 
lands and relocations allocated to flood control. 
For future non-Federal reimbursement, see 
Local cooperation paragraph. Existing project 
was adopted by 1968 Flood Control Act (S. Doc. 
53, 90th Cong., 1st sess., contains latest published 
map). 
Local cooperation. Local interests must give 
assurances satisfactory to the Secretary of the 
Army that they will: (a) obtain without cost to 
the United States all water rights necessary for 
operation of the project in the interest of water 
supply; (b) hold and save the United States free 
from damages due to water-rights claims 
resulting from construction and operation of the 
project; (c) repay all costs allocated to water 
supply, as determined by the Chief of Engineers, 
in accordance with the provisions of the Water 
Supply Act of 1958, as amended; (d) contribute 
the cost of lands, easements, rights-of-way, and 
relocations allocated to flood control, either in 
cash or in kind, and bear all costs of operation, 
maintenance and replacements for flood control; 
(e) maintain and operate the existing Mountain 
Dell Reservoir in accordance with flood control 
rules and regulations to be prescribed by the 
Secretary of the Army; (f) adequately inform 
interests affected that the project does not 
provide protection against rainfloods originating 
below the dam, and that the project-related 
diversion facilities do not provide protection 
against large floods on Emigration Creek; (g) 
protect channels downstream from the reservoir 
from encroachment which would adversely 
affect flood control operation of the Little Dell 
complex; and (h) in accordance with the Federal 
Water Project Recreation Act: Administer 
project land and water areas for recreation and 
fish and wildlife enhancement; pay, contribute 
in kind, or repay, which may be through user 
fees, with interest, one-half of the separable cost 
allocated to recreation and fish and wildlife 
enhancement, presently estimated at $2,905,000; 
and bear all costs of operation, maintenance and 
replacement of recreation and fish and wildlife 
lands and facilities. Metropolitan Water District 
reaffirmed its intent to furnish assurances of 
local cooperation for water supply by letter of 
May 21, 1974. Salt Lake County Board of County 
Commissioners expressed interest and intent to 
participate in and provide assurances for the 
recreation functions, by letter of August 26, 
1974, and agreed to provide local cooperation 
requirements associated with the flood control 
function by letter of June 12, 1975. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Preconstruction engineering studies and design 
memoranda were completed. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Preconstruction 
planning was completed. 
20. MARTIS CREEK LAKE, MARTIS 
CREEK, NEV. AND CALIF. 
Location. Reservoir to be on Martis Creek, a 
tributary of Truckee River, near Truckee, Calif.; 
intermittent channel improvements would be on 
Truckee River in Reno, Nev. (See Geological 
Survey quadrangles for areas.) 
Existing project. For description of completed 
improvement and authorizing act, see Annual 
Report for 1975. Federal cost for project was 
$8,503,789 including basic recreation facilities. 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work: None. Maintenance: Maintenance and 
operation of project, including recreation facilities, 
was continued. Major maintenance costs 
included continuation of dam remedial work by 
contract, $224,695, and completion of pavement 
resurfacing at Alpine Meadow campground by 
contract, $26,000. Structures were maintained 
in serviceable condition. Runoff above Martis 
Creek Dam was far below normal for the year. 
Inflow to the reservoir and outflow were 
negligible. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Project 
construction began in August 1967; dam closure 
was in October 1971; dam was completed in 
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August 1972; recreation facilities were completed 
in December 1972; and project was 
completed in June 1974. 
21. MERCED COUNTY STREAM 
GROUP, CALIF. 
Location. Reservoirs and channel improvements 
are on Bear, Burns, Mariposa, and Owens 
Creeks, in foothills of Sierra Nevada about 15 to 
20 miles east of city of Merced, Calif. (See 
Geological Survey Haystack Mountain quadrangle 
for Burns and Indian Gulch quadrangle for 
Bear, Owens, and Mariposa areas.) 
Existing project. For description of completed 
improvements and authorizing act, see Annual 
Report for 1962. Improvements consist of 
reservoirs at Mariposa, Owens, Burns and Bear 
Creeks and diversions from Black Rascal Creek 
to Bear Creek and from Owens Creek to 
Mariposa Creek. Total first cost for project was 
$3,899,259, of which $2,751,259 was Federal and 
$1,148,000 non-Federal for lands including 
relocations and channel improvement. 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance: Ordinary maintenance and operation 
of the four completed reservoirs continued. 
Structures were maintained in a serviceable 
condition. Runoff from drainage areas above 
Merced County stream group reservoirs was far 
below normal for the year. Outflows were less 
than channel capacity rates in the project 
streams. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction 
was initiated March 1948, with construction of 
Mariposa project, which was completed in 
November 1948. Construction of Owens project, 
initiated in March, was completed in October 
1949; Burns project, initiated in July 1949, was 
completed in January 1950; and Bear project 
initiated in April, was completed in December 
1954. Black Rascal and Owens Creek diversion 
channels and stream-gaging stations were 
completed in April 1956. Local interests completed 
channel enlargement and restoration 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, was deferred 
pending possible improvements downstream, 
outside limits of project. 
22. MERCED COUNTY STREAMS, 
CALIF. 
Location. In vicinity of city of Merced, Calif., 
on streams draining from Mariposa County 
foothills of the Sierra Nevada into Merced 
County. Streams lie easterly of and drain into the 
San Joaquin River between Chowchilla River on 
the south and Merced River on the north. 
Drainage area represents about 1,000 square 
miles; nearly 700 square miles of foothills and 
mountains in Mariposa County and about 300 
square miles of flood plain in Merced County. 
(See Geological Survey quadrangles for area.) 
Existing project. Project is a modification of 
Merced County Stream Group, Calif., Improvement 
No. 21, authorized by 1944 Flood Control 
Act (H. Doc. 473, 78th Cong., 2d sess.) and 
completed fiscal year 1957. Authorized project 
provides for construction of three new 
reservoirs-Castle, Haystack Mountain, and 
Marguerite on Canal, Black Rascal, and 
Deadman-Dutchman Creeks, respectively, and 
enlargement of four existing reservoirs-Burns, 
Bear, Owens, and Mariposa, providing a total 
capacity of 126,700 acre-feet for multipurpose 
storage; and about 52 miles of levee and channel 
improvements in lower reaches of Bear, Black 
Rascal, Mariposa, and Deadman Creeks, thereby 
tying the existing project channels into the 
Eastside Bypass of San Joaquin River flood 
control system. Haystack Mountain, Bear, and 
Owens projects would provide flood control only; 
Castle and Burns projects, flood control and 
recreation; Marguerite project, flood control and 
irrigation; and Mariposa project, all three 
purposes. Approved cost estimate (October 1977) 
for existing project is $68,600,000, of which 
$64,000,000 is Federal, including $4,100,000 for 
basic recreation facilities, and $4,600,000 is non- 
Federal. For future non-Federal reimbursement, 
see Local cooperation paragraph. Existing 
project was adopted by 1970 Flood Control Act 
(Document not yet printed.) 
Local cooperation. Local interests would be 
required to repay to the United States a portion 
of Castle, Burns, and Mariposa project costs 
allocated to general recreation and fish and 
wildlife enhancement (estimated at $8,840,000), 
and to assure maintenance, operation, replacements 
and extension of recreation facilities at 
each of the dams; to repay to the United States 
the costs for irrigation service in Mariposa and 
Marguerite projects (estimated at $5,050,000) 
and furnish the water rights necessary to store 
water for irrigation purposes. In addition, in 
connection with the levee and channel improvement 
work, local interests would be required to: 
(a) Provide without cost to the United States all 
lands, easements, rights-of-way, and relocations 
necessary for construction of improvements; (b) 
hold and save the United States free from 
damages due to construction works; (c) maintain 
and operate all levee and channel works after 
completion in accordance with regulations 
prescribed by the Secretary of the Army; (d) 
prevent encroachments of any type that would 
impair the flood control effectiveness of the 
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channels; and (e) preserve, or restore and 
thereafter maintain, at the capacities prevailing 
in 1968, the other flood channels of Merced 
County Streams within proposed project limits 
downstream from the damsites or, in the case of 
unregulated streams, from the Merced Irrigation 
District main canal downstream to their 
confluence with the San Joaquin River flood 
control project. The Merced County Board of 
Supervisors by resolution March 30, 1976, has 
indicated willingness to support flood control 
aspects of the project. Local interests informally 
expressed intent to at least annually inform 
affected interests of the degree of protection 
provided by project. An ordinance was passed 
and adopted by the Merced County Board of 
Supervisors on August 5, 1969, to establish a 
primary and a secondary flood plain area to 
provide for the control of land use and structures 
within the various watersheds of their flood 
plain areas. City of Merced by letter of 
December 28, 1976, has indicated intent to 
provide assurances of local cooperation for trailbased 
recreation. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Preconstruction planning studies were continued. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Preconstruction 
planning was continued. 
23. MORRISON CREEK STREAM 
GROUP, CALIF. 
Location. On streams of the Morrison Creek 
Stream Group Basin in central Sacramento 
County in eastern portion of the Sacramento 
Valley, south of American River and north of 
Mokelumne and Cosumnes Rivers. Encompasses 
approximately 192 square miles upstream of 
Lambert Road. Principal streams, Morrison, 
Elder, and Laguna Creeks, originate in the 
foothills of the Sierra Nevada, flow generally 
westward into Beach Lake near the Western 
Pacific Railroad, southerly through Beach-Stone 
Lakes area to Snodgrass Slough and south to 
Mokelumne River. Includes southern portion of 
the city of Sacramento, Mather Air Force Base, 
Sacramento Army Depot and communities of 
Florin, Elk Grove and Franklin. (See Geological 
Survey quadrangles for area.) 
Existing project. Provides for construction of a 
dam with an 11,000 acre-foot reservoir at the 
Vineyard site on Elder and Laguna Creeks, 
diversion of Morrison Creek flows into this 
reservoir,construction of 26 miles of levee and 66 
miles of channel work along streams in the 
basin, and purchase of lands and related 
construction for a 7,800-acre flood retardation 
basin in the Beach-Stone Lakes area. Approved 
cost estimate (October 1977) for existing project 
is $97,700,000, of which $59,500,000 is Federal 
cost, including $2,740,000 for basic recreation 
facilities, and $38,200,000 non-Federal costs for 
lands and relocations allocated to flood control. 
For future non-Federal reimbursements, see 
Local cooperation paragraph. Existing project 
was adopted by 1976 Water Resources Development 
Act (H. Doc. 643, 94th Cong., 2d sess., 
contains latest published map). 
Local cooperation. Local interests are required 
(a) with respect to Vineyard Reservoir: (1) 
Provide without cost to the United States all 
lands, easements, rights-of-way, utility relocations, 
and roads and bridge alterations allocated 
to flood control; (2) hold and save the United 
States free from damages due to the construction 
works; (3) prevent encroachment of any type that 
would impair flood control effectiveness of 
project works; (4) reimburse the United States 
for actual costs of operation and maintenance of 
reservoir for flood control; (5) pay, contribute in 
kind, or repay (which may be through user fees) 
with interest one-half of separable first cost of 
reservoir allocated to recreation and fish and 
wildlife; and (6) administer all land and water 
areas of project dedicated to recreation and fish 
and wildlife, operate and maintain all recreation 
and fish and wildlife facilities, and assure access 
to these facilities to all on equal terms; (b) with 
respect to levee and channel improvements, 
including drainage pumping plant: (1) Provide 
without cost to the United States all lands, 
easements, and rights-of-way necessary for 
construction of levee and channel improvements, 
and make all necessary relocations and alterations 
to existing improvements, including roads 
and bridges; (2) hold and save the United States 
free from damages due to the construction 
works; (3) maintain and operate levee and 
channel improvements for flood control, in 
accordance with regulations prescribed by the 
Secretary of the Army; (4) prevent encroachment 
of any type that would impair flood control 
effectiveness of project works; (5) pay, contribute 
in kind, or repay (which may be through user 
fees) with interest, one-half of the separable first 
cost for recreation lands and developments along 
project levees and channels; and (6) maintain 
and operate for life of the Federal project the 
recreation developments along project levees 
and channels, and assure access to all on equal 
terms; and (c) with respect to the Beach-Stone 
Lakes flood retardation basin: (1) Provide 
without cost, or contribute to the United States 
the cost of, all lands, easements and rights-ofway 
allocated to flood control and make all 
relocations and alterations to existing improvements, 
including roads and bridges; (2) hold and 
save the United States free from damages due to 
construction of project; (3) prevent encroachment 
of any type that would impair effectiveness 
of project; (4) maintain and operate the flood 
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retardation basin for flood control under administrative 
control of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
Service in accordance with regulations prescribed 
by the Secretary of the Army; (5) pay, 
contribute in kind, or repay (which may be 
through user fees) with interest, one-half of the 
first cost of recreation facilities in flood retardation 
basin; and (6) maintain and operate for life 
of the Federal project, under a cooperative 
agreement with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
Service, the recreation developments in the flood 
retardation basin and assure public access to 
these developments to all on equal terms. 
Sacramento County has indicated intent to 
provide or cause others to provide assurances by 
Resolution 70-93 of February 11, 1970, and has 
verbally affirmed their intent several times 
since that date. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
None. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Preconstruction 
planning has not been initiated. 
24. PINE FLAT LAKE AND KINGS 
RIVER, CALIF. 
Location. Reservoir is on Kings River, about 25 
miles east of Fresno, Calif., and channel 
improvements are on Kings River downstream 
from Lemoore weir, about 25 miles south of 
Fresno. (See Geological Survey quadrangles of 
area.) 
Existing project. Improvement is a unit in 
comprehensive plan for flood control and other 
related purposes for Sacramento-San Joaquin 
Basins. Project consists of a 429-foot high 
concrete gravity dam, including a gated overflow 
section with a maximum discharge capacity 
of 391,000 cubic feet per second, creating a 
reservoir with gross storage capacity of 1 million 
acre-feet, for flood control, irrigation, and 
related purposes. Outlet provisions for future 
power development are included in dam, but 
Federal construction of power-generating facilities 
is not authorized. Improvement also includes 
levee and channel work on Kings River and its 
distributaries on valley floor about 25 miles 
south of Fresno. Channel improvement work will 
enlarge channel capacities and regulate flows in 
lower branches of the Kings River. There are 
nine public-use and recreation areas: One 
maintained by the Corps, four by the Forest 
Service, three jointly by the Corps and concession, 
and one by Fresno County. Also, five boat 
access-only areas are maintained by the Corps on 
the south side of reservoir. Project cost is 
$42,072,330, of which $41,502,330 is Federal 
(including $13,700 for basic recreation facilities) 
and $570,000 non-Federal for rights-of-way for 
downstream channel improvements. For future 
non-Federal reimbursement, see Local cooperation 
paragraph. Estimated Federal cost of 
recreation facilities for Pine Flat Lake, to be 
funded from Code 710 appropriations is $945,000 
(October 1977) exclusive of recreation facilities 
previously provided at a cost of $13,700. In 
addition, Federal cost of recreation facilities for 
Pine Flat Lake, funded from Public Works 
Acceleration Executive Act of 1962 appropriations, 
was $239,235 (July 1963). Operation and 
maintenance of dam and reservoir is Federal 
responsibility. Existing project was adopted by 
1944 Flood Control Act (H. Doc. 630, 76th Cong., 
3d sess., contains latest published map). 
Local cooperation. Local interests must reimburse 
the Federal Government for first costs 
allocated to irrigation functions of reservoir 
portion of project in accordance with reclamation 
law. Under provision of War Department 
Civil Appropriations Act of 1947, the Secretary 
of War, with concurrence of the Secretary of the 
Interior, determined allocation of cost to irrigation 
should be set at an amount not to exceed 
$14,250,000. In addition, local interests must pay 
37.4 percent of annual maintenance, operation, 
and replacement costs of dam and reservoir 
allocated to irrigation function. Repayment 
contracts between Bureau of Reclamation and 
the local water users for the irrigation use of the 
reservoir were executed December 23, 1963. 
Bureau is administering the contracts in accordance 
with reclamation law; however, local 
interests are testing in court the validity of 
reclamation law in regard to the Pine Flat 
contracts. Prior to execution of the final contracts, 
the Bureau provided conservation water 
to local interests under an interim contract. 
Irrigation interests paid $12,278,895 for irrigation 
services through December 31, 1976. With 
respect to the downstream channel improvements, 
section 3, Flood Control Act of June 22, 
1936, applies. Kings River Conservation District 
represents local interests; assurances were 
accepted November 20, 1959. Local interests 
have furnished all requirements for construction 
rights-of-way for construction of channel 
improvements required to date. Three 
concessionaires-one each at Lakeridge Marina 
(Deer Creek), Lakeview Marina (Lombardo's 
Fishing Village), and Trimmer Marina provided 
public-use facilities in accordance with lease 
agreements with the Secretary of the Army. 
Estimated cost of facilities installed by these 
concessionaires is $495,000. Fresno County 
developed public-use facilities on an 85-acre 
tract immediately downstream from dam for 
picnicking, camping, swimming, and playground 
activities, at an estimated cost of 
$350,000 under provisions of a license agreement. 
Forest Service operates a picnic area at 
upper end of reservoir and two campgrounds 
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and a picnic area at sites along reservoir 
perimeter. Total cost of development of these 
sites is about $37,500. 
Licenses. License No. 1988, effective April 1, 
1955, was issued by Federal Power Commission 
to Pacific Gas and Electric Co. for hydroelectric 
power development of North Fork Kings River 
by the company upstream from the Pine Flat 
reservoir. Under interim Contract No. DA-04- 
167-eng-1182 with the Department of the Army, 
Pacific Gas and Electric Co. paid for storage of 
power water in the Pine Flat reservoir May 15, 
1954, through March 31, 1955. Current Contract 
No. DA-04-167-eng-1328 with the Department of 
the Army provides for storage of power water at 
the rate of 0.1375 per acre-foot; the contract 
covers April 1, 1955, through March 31, 2005. 
Total payment under these contracts through 
September 30, 1977, amounts to $2,478,798; 
these funds are paid to Sacramento District and 
deposited for return to the Treasury. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work, regular funds: Channel improvement, 
Lemoore Weir to 8th Avenue, final contract cost 
of $35,400. Code 710 funds: Completed designs 
and cost estimates for Pine Flat fish barrier 
were reviewed by the State, but State was 
unable to provide necessary assurances of local 
cooperation. Maintenance: Maintenance and 
operation activities continued. Major maintenance 
costs by contract included completion of 
boundary monumentation, $64,487; initiation of 
project residence modification, $23,155; and 
initiation of plans and specifications for 
improvement of sanitary facilities at Trimmer 
and Island Park recreation areas, $17,896. 
Structures were maintained in serviceable 
condition. Runoff of Kings River above Pine Flat 
Dam was far below normal for the year. 
Maximum storage of 404,300 acre-feet occurred 
on June 11, 1977. Inflow to the reservoir and 
outflow were negligible. Release of water for 
irrigation and spreading totaled 589,000 acrefeet. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction 
began in April 1947 and project was completed 
in September 1977. Main dam was initiated in 
January 1950, completed in June 1954, and has 
been operating since February 1954 to provide 
flood protection for which it was designed. Total 
of 35.2 miles of new and reconstructed levees and 
13.2 miles of channel clearing have been 
transferred to the Kings River Conservation 
District for maintenance. Recreation facilities 
for various recreation areas under Code 710 
appropriation initiated in fiscal year 1960 are 
100 percent complete. Completed preliminary 
design and cost estimates for Pine Flat fish 
barrier were reviewed by the State, but the State 
was unable to provide necessary assurances of 
local cooperation. 
25. SACRAMENTO RIVER AND 
TRIBUTARIES, CALIF., 
FROM COLLINSVILLE TO 
SHASTA DAM 
Location. Rises in Trinity Mountains in northcentral 
California, flows generally southerly 
about 374 miles and empties into Suisun Bay, an 
arm of San Francisco Bay at Collinsville, Calif. 
X orks covered by this improvement are on 
Sacramento River and tributaries from Collinsville 
to Shasta Dam, about mile 312. Drainage 
area above Rio Vista is 26,500 square miles (See 
Geological Survey quadrangles of area for 
Sacramento River and Upper Butte Basin; 
Flournoy and Fruto quadrangles for Black 
Butte Lake; and Tuscan Buttes, Tehama, Redding, 
and Hooker quadrangles for Table Mountain 
Lake.) 
Existing project. 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 Sacramento River Basin. (a) Sacramento 
River and major and minor tributaries, 
for flood control purposes: Enlargement of 
existing levees on Sacramento River between 
vicinity of Moulton weir and Ord Bend; construction 
of new levees from present levee terminus to 
vicinity of Chico Landing; construction of a weir 
near Chico Landing, extension of Moulton weir, 
and construction of a bypass through Upper 
Butte Basin; construction of new levees in Lower 
Butte Basin; enlargement of existing levees in 
Sutter, Tisdale, Sacramento, and Yolo Bypasses; 
and levee construction and/or channel enlargement 
on following minor tributaries of Sacramento 
River: Antelope Creek; Chico and Mud 
Creeks and Sandy Gulch; Butte and Little Chico 
Creeks; Cherokee Canal; Elder Creek; Deer 
Creek (Tehama County); Thomes Creek; and 
Willow Creek. Improvement provides for about 
155 miles of channel improvement and about 294 
miles of levees with an average height of 12 feet 
and a freeboard of 3 feet. Improvement also 
provides for revetment as required for protection 
of bypass levee slopes against erosion. Total 
first cost for project is $18 million (October 
1977), of which $11,900,000 is Federal, and 
$6,100,000 non-Federal for lands and damages, 
including relocations. (See table 35-G on project 
units classified and excluded from cost estimate.) 
(b) Sacramento River, Chico Landing to 
Red Bluff, Calif: An extension of the existing 
Sacramento River Flood Control project which 
provides for construction of bank protection 
works and minor channel improvements as 
required on Sacramento River between Chico 
Landing and Red Bluff for flood control purposes. 
Estimated first cost (October 1977) for 
project work in Tehama, Butte, and Glenn 
Counties is $11,550,000, of which $10,600,000 is 
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Federal cost and $950,000 non-Federal cost for 
lands and damages including relocations. (c) 
Sacramento River, Calif., bank protection: 
Includes initial phase covering 405,000 lineal 
feet of bank protection and a second phase 
covering 430,000 lineal feet of bank protection 
under a long range program of bank protection, 
erosion control works, and setback levees at 
critical locations within limits of authorized or 
existing levees included in the Sacramento River 
Flood Control project to protect integrity of levee 
system for flood control purposes. Total estimated 
(October 1977) first cost for project is 
$110,000,000, of which $73,300,000 is Federal 
(including $1,900,000 for recreation facilities) 
and $36,700,000 non-Federal comprising 
$20,150,000 for lands and damages including 
relocations and $16,550,000 required cash contribution 
toward first cost. Construction in (a), 
(b), and (c) above supplements program of levee 
improvements as accomplished pursuant to 1917 
Flood Control Act, as amended by subsequent 
acts, including 1941 Flood Control Act, and 
which are reported by California Debris Commission 
under Sacramento River, Calif., flood 
control. (d) Authorization also provided for 
Black Butte Lake. For description of completed 
project see Annual Report for 1975. Federal first 
cost for project is $14,508,820, including 
$475,507 for basic recreation facilities. For 
future non-Federal reimbursement, see Local 
cooperation paragraph. Estimated Federal cost 
for additional recreation facilities to be funded 
from Code 710 appropriations is $700,000. A 
concessionaire at Black Butte Marina provided 
public use facilities in accordance with lease 
agreement with the Secretary of the Army at an 
estimated cost of $80,000. (e) Authorization also 
provided for construction of Table Mountain 
(Iron Canyon) project, an earthfill dam, with a 
maximum height of 210 feet, to create a 
reservoir with gross storage capacity of 503,000 
acre-feet, for flood control, water conservation, 
and power generation. Reservoir would be on 
Sacramento River about 3 miles north of Red 
Bluff, in Tehama and Shasta Counties, Calif. 
This project unit was deauthorized August 5, 
1977. Estimated Federal cost of this unit, 
including power facility, (July 1954) was 
$77,200,000. Local interests would be required to 
pay the portion of first cost and annual operation 
and maintenance cost allocated to conservation 
functions of the project. These costs have not 
been determined. (See table 35-B for authorizing 
legislation.) 
Local cooperation. (a) Sacramento River and 
major and minor tributaries: Section 3, Flood 
Control Act of June 22, 1936, applies. Fully 
complied with for all work completed or under 
contract, and local interests indicated they will 
be able to fulfill requirements for remaining 
work as scheduled. Levee construction (107 
miles) total requirement for the "active" project 
has been completed, transferred to, and accepted 
by the State. (b) Sacramento River, Chico 
Landing to Red Bluff: Section 3, Flood Control 
Act of June 22, 1936, applies; local interests must 
also assume responsibility for flood plain zoning. 
Fully complied with for portions completed in 
Tehama, Butte, and Glenn Counties; completed 
work was transferred to and accepted by the 
State. (c) Sacramento River, Calif., bank protection: 
Section 3, Flood Control Act of June 22, 
1936, applies. Local interests must also contribute 
an amount in cash that, when added to costs 
of lands and rights-of-way and utility modifications, 
equals one-third of cost of each unit of 
remedial work; this contribution is estimated 
(September 1977) at $16,550,000. Local interests 
fully complied with requirements for all work 
completed or under contract, and indicated they 
will be able to fulfill requirements for all work 
completed or under contract, and fulfill requirements 
for remaining work as scheduled. In 
addition, for reaches where local interests 
request bank stabilization in lieu of more 
feasible levee setbacks, local interests will 
contribute costs over and above costs of setbacks, 
and provide local contribution indicated above. 
Completed units transferred to and accepted by 
the State. (d) Black Butte Lake: None required 
for construction. Local interests must pay the 
portion of first cost and annual operation and 
maintenance costs allocated to the conservation 
functions of the project; these costs are estimated 
at 39.9 percent of first cost and 40.2 percent of 
annual costs. From March 2, 1960, to October 22, 
1970, contract between the Bureau of Reclamation 
and the State of California provided for 
repayment of irrigation storage costs; Bureau 
administered contract in accordance with reclamation 
law. Local interests paid a total of 
$77,205 for irrigation services during this 
period. Public Law 502, 91st Cong., 2d sess., 
October 23, 1970, provided that Black Butte 
project be financially integrated with the 
Central Valley project, coordinated operationally 
with other Central Valley project storage 
units by the Bureau under the Secretary of the 
Interior, and that dam and reservoir at Black 
Butte be physically operated and maintained by 
the Corps in a manner compatible with recreational 
use of the reservoir. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work: (a) Sacramento River and major and 
minor tributaries-Engineering and design 
continued. (b) Sacramento River, Calif., bank 
protection-Engineering and design, including 
preparation of plans and specifications, continued 
by hired labor at a cost of $492,256, of 
which $306,339 was Federal cost and $185,917 
required contributed funds. (See table 35-H for 
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construction accomplished and contract costs.) 
(c) Sacramento River, Chico Landing to Red 
Bluff-New work: Engineering continued, 
$157,389. Bank protection was accomplished on 
right and left banks, Sacramento River, 
Tehama, Glenn and Butte Counties by contract, 
$41,761. (d) Black Butte Lake, New work, 
regular funds: None. Code 710 funds: Construction 
contract, $527,891, for improvement of 
sanitary facilities at Orland, Buckhorn, and 
Eagle campgrounds was awarded in September 
1977. Maintenance: Maintenance and operation 
activities continued. Structures were maintained 
in serviceable condition. Runoff above 
Black Butte Dam was far below normal for the 
year. Inflow to reservoir and outflow were 
negligible. Release of water for irrigation totaled 
35,000 acre-feet. (e) Table Mountain (Iron 
Canyon) Lake: Project unit was deauthorized 
August 5, 1977. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. (a) Major and 
minor tributaries (active portions): Construction 
was initiated in May 1949 on Deer Creek and 
Butte Creek units; Cherokee Canal, Elder Creek, 
Chico and Mud Creeks, and Sandy Gulch units 
have been completed. Active portion of this 
improvement is about 93 percent complete. 
Work remaining is bypass levee revetment as 
required. (b) Sacramento River, Calif., bank 
protection: Construction of first unit was 
initiated in June 1963; initial phase of project 
was completed in November 1974. Phase II is 
underway, and overall project is about 44 
percent complete. (c) Sacramento River, Chico 
Landing to Red Bluff: Active portion of project, 
bank protection in Tehama County, was initiated 
in June 1963 and completed in March 1964. 
Project was reopened in June 1968 to place 
additional necessary bank protection. Work at 
selected sites has been completed in Tehama, 
Butte, and Glenn Counties. (d) Black Butte Lake: 
Construction began in March 1960 and project is 
complete except for final settlement of land 
acquisition. Construction of main dam was 
initiated in June 1960 and completed in 
December 1963. Dam has been operating since 
November 1962 to provide the flood protection 
for which it was designed. (e) Table Mountain 
(Iron Canyon) Lake: Project unit is deauthorized. 
26. INSPECTION OF COMPLETED 
FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS 
Approved regulations for operation and maintenance 
of flood control works, part 208, title 33, 
Code of Federal Regulations, provide for inspection 
of completed projects transferred to local 
interests for operation and maintenance to 
determine status of project and insure compliance 
with regulations. During fiscal year 
inspections were made of: Completed units of 
Sacramento River and major and minor tributaries; 
completed units of Sacramento River 
flood control project, Kings River Channel 
Improvement (Pine Flat Lake project), and 
Walnut Creek project; American River levees; 
Chester, North Fork Feather River; levee and 
channel improvements on Chowchilla River 
(Buchanan project) and Fresno River (Hidden 
project); Middle Creek; Duck Creek diversion, 
Green Valley Creek, Littlejohn Creek, Mormon 
Slough, Bear Creek, and North Fork, Pit River 
at Alturas, all in California; Truckee River, 
Calif. and Nev.; completed units of lower San 
Joaquin River and tributaries, Calif; Big Dry 
Creek Dam and diversion, Calif.; Reese River, 
Battle Mountain, Nev.; Sevier River, Redmond 
and vicinity, Jordan River, Big Wash near 
Milford, and Kays Creek, all in Utah; various 
emergency flood control works under authority 
of section 208, Flood Control Act of June 30, 
1948, and September 3, 1954; Public Law 99, 
June 28, 1955, and antecedent legislation; and 
section 14 of Flood Control Act of July 24, 1946. 
Maintenance inspections conducted indicate that 
existing agreements and regulations are being 
complied 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 desired results. Local agencies were 
advised, as necessary, of measures required to 
maintain these projects in accordance with 
standards prescribed by regulations. Total cost 
of inspection for fiscal year was $80,000. 
27. SCHEDULING FLOOD CONTROL 
RESERVOIR OPERATIONS 
In accordance with section 7, Flood Control 
Act of 1944, summaries of monthly operations at 
Oroville, Folsom, Friant, Shasta, Camanche, 
Wanship, Echo, Pineview, East Canyon, Lost 
Creek, Causey, Devil Creek, Prosser Creek, 
Stampede, Boca, Los Banos Detention, Big Dry 
Creek, New Bullards Bar, New Don Pedro, and 
New Exchequer (Lake McClure) Reservoirs 
were prepared and distributed. A reservoir 
regulation manual for flood control for Indian 
Valley Reservoir was completed. Revised reservoir 
regulation manual for flood control for 
Folsom, which replaced previous criteria, was 
completed. A reservoir regulation manual for 
flood control for New Melones was initiated. 
Flood control operating diagrams for Don Pedro, 
Lemon, Navajo, Vallecito, Paonia, Truckee 
River, Weber Basin, and New Bullards Bar were 
initiated. Corps personnel provided advice as 
requested during flood control operations at all 
section 7 reservoirs. Fiscal year cost was 
$177,878. Total cost to September 30, 1977, was 
$967,724. 
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28. OTHER AUTHORIZED FLOOI) 
CONTROL PROJECTS 
See table 35-I. 
29. FLOODI) CONTROL WORK UNI)ER 
SPECIAL AUTHORIZATION 
Flood control activities pursuant to section 205, 
Public Law 858, 80th Congress, as amended 
(Preauthorization) 
Costs for preauthorization studies for fiscal 
year were as follows: Hat Creek, Calif., $82,701; 
and Coal Creek, Cedar City, Utah, $6,058. 
Emergency flood control activities-repair, 
flood fighting, and rescue work (Public Law 99, 
84th Cong., and antecedent legislation) 
Federal cost for fiscal year was $153,335, of 
which $107,507 was for advance preparation, 
and $45,828 for repair and restoration. 
Emergency bank protection (sec 14, 1946 Flood 
Control Act, Public Law 526, 79th Cong.) 
Federal cost for fiscal year was $4,737. Bank 
protection was continued on Mill Creek-bridge 
near Moab, Utah. 
Snagging and clearing navigable streams and 
tributaries in interest of flood control (sec. 208, 
1954 Flood Control Act, Public Law 780, 83d 
Cong.) 
Federal cost for fiscal year was $1,696, minor 
costs for snagging and clearing on Carson River, 
Nev. 
Flood insurance activities (sec. 1301-1377, 1968 
Housing and Urban Development Act, Public 
Law 90-448 as amended) 
In coordination with flood control activities, 
five flood insurance studies were completed and 
17 flood insurance studies were initiated in 
accordance with Inter-Agency Agreements 
(IAA) H-7-76 and H-10-77 at a cost for the fiscal 
year of $296,995 under Housing and Urban 
Development reimbursable order. 
Multiple-Purpose Projects including Power 
30. MARYSVILLE LAKE, CALIF. 
Location. Parks Bar site on main stem of Yuba 
River about 15 miles northeast of city of 
Marysville, Calif. (See Geological Survey quadrangles 
for area.) 
Existing project. Provides for construction of 
two dams, one a 358-foot high concrete structure 
with earthfill abutments on the Yuba River and 
the other a 317-foot high earthfill dam on Dry 
Creek to create a reservoir of 916,000 acre-feet 
for flood control, power, irrigation, general 
recreation and fish and wildlife purposes. 
Potential power capacity is under study. A 
report on the project including peaking capacities 
of 900 megawatts at the main dam (pumped 
storage) and 20 megawatts at the afterbay 
(conventional) was reviewed by the Federal 
Power Commission. Ongoing studies of power 
development at the project indicate that plants 
larger than 900 megawatts are feasible. Results 
of these studies, which are being closely coordinated 
with the FPC will be included in Phase I 
General Design Memorandum. Operation and 
maintenance of dam and powerplant will be the 
responsibility of the Federal Government. 
Approved cost estimate (October 1977) for 
existing project is $760,000,000, all of which is 
Federal cost, including $5,440,000 for basic 
recreation facilities. For future non-Federal 
reimbursement, see Local cooperation paragraph. 
Existing project was adopted by 1966 
Flood Control Act. (H. Doc. 501, 89th Cong., 2d 
sess.). Amended by Sec. 159, Water Resources 
Development Act of 1976 (94th Cong., 2d sess.). 
Local cooperation. Prior to construction, 
responsible non-Federal interests will be 
required to furnish assurances satisfactory to the 
Secretary of the Army that they will (1) hold and 
save the United States free from all water-rights 
claims resulting from construction and 
operation of the reservoir; (2) prevent encroachment 
on the flow-carrying capacities of the 
stream channels below the reservoir to extent 
needed to provide for effective reservoir operation; 
(3) in accordance with the Federal Water 
Project Recreation Act: (a) Administer project 
land and water areas for recreation and fish and 
wildlife enhancement; (b) pay, contribute in 
kind, or repay (which may be through user fees) 
with interest one-half of the separable cost of the 
project allocated to recreation and fish and 
wildlife enhancement; and (c) bear all costs of 
operation, maintenance, and replacement of 
recreation and fish and wildlife lands and 
facilities. In addition, local interests must 
reimburse the Federal Government for the 
construction costs and the annual operation, 
maintenance, and replacement cost allocated to 
irrigation. Costs allocated to power are also 
reimbursable. Recovery of costs allocated to 
irrigation and power will be responsibility of the 
Bureau of Reclamation with reimbursement of 
costs in accordance with Bureau policies and 
procedures for the Central Valley Project. State 
in conference on December 15, 1975, reaffirmed 
that additional flood protection is needed in the 
Marysville-Yuba City area and studies for 
project should continue with special attention to 
developing conservation water and pumped 
storage power. Yuba County, by letter of 
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March 1, 1977, indicated they would provide 
requirements of local cooperation pertaining to 
development of recreation access sites along 
Lower Yuba River. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work: Preconstruction planning studies and 
design memoranda were continued. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Preconstruction 
planning was continued. 
31. NEW MELONES LAKE, CALIF. 
Location. On Stanislaus River about threequarters 
mile downstream from existing 
Melones Dam and about 35 miles northeast of 
city of Modesto. (See Geological Survey quadrangles 
of the area.) 
Existing project. Provides for construction of 
(a) an earth and rockfill dam about 625 feet high 
to create a reservoir with gross storage capacity 
of about 2,400,000 acre-feet for flood control, 
irrigation, power, general recreation, fish and 
wildlife, and other purposes, and (b) a powerplant 
below the dam with an installed capacity of 
300,000 kilowatts. Upon completion of construction 
of dam and powerplant by the Corps, the 
project shall become an integral part of Central 
Valley project and operated and maintained by 
the Secretary of the Interior pursuant to Federal 
reclamation laws, except that the flood control 
operation of the project shall be in accordance 
with rules and regulations prescribed by the 
Secretary of the Army. Maintenance of Stanislaus 
River channel from Goodwin Dam to San 
Joaquin River to a capacity of at least 8,000 cubic 
feet per second will also be Corps responsibility. 
Approved estimated (October 1977) Federal cost 
is $337,000,000. For future non-Federal reimbursement, 
see Local cooperation paragraph. In 
addition, local interests expended $300,000 for 
levees along lower reaches of Stanislaus River. 
Existing project was adopted by 1962 Flood 
Control Act (H. Doc. 453, 87th Cong., 2d sess., 
contains latest published map). This act modified 
original authorization adopted by 1944 
Flood Control Act. (H. Flood Control Committee 
Doc. 2, 78th Cong., 2d sess., contains latest 
published map.) The 1944 Flood Control Act 
established $8 million monetary limitation for 
partial accomplishment of project. Further 
monetary authorizations of $2,500,000, $5 million, 
$13 million, $2 million, $17 million, $18 
million, $44 million, $83 million, $46 million and 
$6 million were provided for this project by 
Public Laws 235 and 780, 83d Cong., and 85-500, 
90-17, 90-483, 91-282, 92-222, 93-251, 94-397, and 
95-104 making a total monetary authorization of 
$244,500,000 available for the basin plan comprising 
Lower San Joaquin River and tributaries, 
including Tuolumne and Stanislaus Rivers, 
Calif. 
Local cooperation. Based on approved preliminary 
cost allocation studies (July 1965) local 
interests will be required to pay 35.2 percent of 
first cost and 12.7 percent of annual operation 
and maintenance costs allocated to irrigation. In 
addition, 31.1 percent of first cost and 62.5 
percent of annual cost would be allocated to 
power. Local interests must also maintain 
existing private levees along Stanislaus River 
from Goodwin Dam to San Joaquin River and 
prevent encroachment on channel and floodway 
between levees to preserve safe carrying capacity 
throughout that reach of at least 8,000 cubic 
feet per second. Recovery of costs allocated to 
irrigation and power will be responsibility of 
Bureau of Reclamation. Reimbursement of costs 
will be in accordance with Bureau of Reclamation 
policies and procedures for the Central 
Valley project. State of California officially 
adopted project by chapter 918 of statutes of 
1963, and by chapter 1438 of those statutes 
authorized State Reclamation Board to furnish 
required assurances. The Board, by letter dated 
December 13, 1963, stated it will furnish 
required assurances when formally requested to 
do so. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work: Engineering studies continued including 
completion of recreation master plans for the 
reservoir area and for the Lower Stanislaus 
River. Plans and specifications were continued 
for Glory Hole and Angels Creek recreation 
area, Phase I and Tuttletown recreation area, 
Phase I. A seismic study was continued by 
contract. Land acquisition activities continued at 
cost of $1,209,659. Road relocation contracts 
continued for Camp Nine, $1,156,979; Parrotts 
Ferry, $2,222,396; and State Highway 49, 
$1,058,048. Main dam construction contract 
continued, $29,534,040. Powerplant and appurtenances 
contract continued, $21,036,524 and 
turbine supply contract continued, $3,667,641. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction 
was initiated in August 1966. Access roads, 
overlook and temporary administration facilities 
were completed in January 1968. Diversion and 
multipurpose tunnel was completed in 
December 1973. Main dam contract was 
awarded in March 1974. Road relocations at 
Camp Nine, Parrotts Ferry, and State Highway 
49 are underway. Powerplant and appurtenances 
contract is underway. Turbine supply 
contract is underway. Project is about 66 percent 
complete. 
General Investigations 
32. SURVEYS 
See table 35-J. 
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33. COLLECTION AND STUDY OF 
BASIC DATA 
Flood plain information studies were made at 
fiscal year costs as follows: Calif.: Cottonwood to 
Bend, $10,000; Loomis Corners, $50,000; Roseville, 
$15,000; Colo.: Craig, $34,906; Dolores, 
$1,977; Durango, $5,000; Hermosa, $20,000; 
Montrose, $3,023; and Utah: Millville, Nibley 
and Providence, $600. 
Technical assistance was performed for other 
Federal agencies as well as non-Federal agencies 
in connection with Flood Plain Management 
Services Program at fiscal year cost of $384,650. 
(See table 35-K on completed flood plain information 
studies.) 
Fiscal year costs for hydrologic studies were 
$5,000. 
34. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
Fiscal year costs were $565,156, of which 
$108,235 was for reservoir water quality studies, 
and $456,921 for analytical techniques, all at the 
Hydrologic Engineering Center. 
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TABLE 35-A COST AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
See 
Section Total Cost to 
in Text Project Funding FY 74 FY 75 FY 76 FY 77 Sept 30, 1977 
1. Sacramento River, New Work 
Calif. Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
2. San Francisco Bay New Work 
to Stockton, Calif. Approp. 
(John F. Baldwin and Cost 
Stockton Ship 
Channels) 
3. San Joaquin River, New Work 
Calif. Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
7. Buchanan Dam-H.V. New Work 
Eastman Lake, Approp. 
Chowchilla River, Cost 
Calif. Maint. 
(Federal Funds) Approp. 
Cost 
Contributed Funds, New Work 
ther)9 Contrib. 
Cost 
8. Calaveras River and New Work 
Littlejohn Creek and Approp. 
Tributaries including Cost 
New Hogan Lake and Maint. 
Farmington Dam, Approp. 
Calif. Cost 
(Federal Funds) 
Contributed Funds, New Work 
Other) Contrib. 
Cost 
9. Chester, Calif. New Work 
(Federal Funds) Approp. 
Cost 
Contributed Funds, New Work 
Other)'7 Contrib. 
Cost 
10. Cottonwood Creek, New Work 
Calif. Approp. 
Cost 
11. Fairfield Vicinity New Work 
Streams, Calif. Approp. 
Cost 
12. Gleason Creek Dam, New Work 
Nev. Approp. 
Cost 
13. Hidden D)am-Hensley New Work 
Lake. Fresno Approp. 
River, Calif. Cost 
(Federal Funds) Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
(Contributed Funds. New Work 
)ther)'' Contrib. 
Cost 
14. Humboldt River and New Work 
Tributaries, Nev. Approp. 
Cost 
15. Isabella Lake, Kern New Work 
River, Calif. Approp. 
(Federal Funds) Cost 
- - - - 40,331,192' 
- - - - 40,331,1922 
964,300 902,200 1,143,500 820,000 24,752,5313 
1,098,690 898,231 817,288 1,136,230 24,708,6334 
1,220,000 410,000 796,200 775,000 6,244,0005 
1,233,217 589,153 803,752 677,308 5,995,3976 
8,400 
22,317 
6,000,000 
5,269,112 
5,000 528,500 11 
4,948 286,785 31 
4,100,000 4,380,000 2,66 
4,366,489 4,034,830 2,99 
- 177,000 32 
- 148,773 33 
- 118,000 
-1,350 
161 
307,045 
349,783 
10,000 
9,529 
75,000 
68,692 
113,000 
160,197 
55,000 
22,976 
8,880.000 
8.044.265 
23,049 
63,461 
423,882 
1,900 
2,901 
0,000 
4,235 
1,500 
8,807 
- 111,187 - 
55,000 1,100 212,000 
13,819 42,281 4,327 
408,400 763,050 835,000 
392,073 692,950 819,446 
390,000 - 30,000 
9,117 381,354 2,819 
900,000 2,650,000 -200,000 
133,863 2,965,719 266,736 
87,000 - - 
- 62,743 6,519 
- - 500,000 
- - 462,978 
277,000 275,000 -38,000 
228,268 256,546 34,492 
120,000 - 65,000 
51,391 63,791 73,858 
2.450,000 6,413,000 1,773,674 
3,900,503 6,282,224 2,039,708 
- 173,000 304,500 
- 147,428 319,231 
167,000 5,000 
- 165,112 
265,000 160,000 
177,426 277,524 35,994 
50,000 18,079 264,000 
37,363 41,122 142,827 
5,833,1177 
5,833,117' 
7,729,4768 
7,687,7978 
27,049,597 
26,389,548 
498,500 
487,580 
118,000 
111,187 
23,558,99410 
23,351,32111 
4,556,46912 
4,445,89118 
1,301.05614 15 
1,273,87514 16 
3,540,000 
3,529,160 
87,000 
69,262 
500,000 
462,978 
687,000 
687,000 
243.810 
215.826 
30,455,426 
29,929,515 
477,500 
466,659 
172, 0) 
165,112 
594,948 
581,906 
23,931,7371' 21 
23,807,50020 22 
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TABLE 35-A (Con't) COST AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
See 
Section Total Cost to 
in Text Project Funding FY 74 FY 75 FY 76 FY 77 Sept 30, 1977 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
Contributed Funds, New Work 
ther)25 Contrib. 
Cost 
16. Kaweah and Tule New Work 
Rivers including Approp. 
Terminus Dam and Cost 
Success Lake, Calif. Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
(Contributed Funds, New Work 
Other) 3 Contrib. 
Cost 
17. Kern River-Calif. New Work 
Aqueduct Intertie, Approp. 
Calif. Cost 
(Federal Funds) 
Required Contributed New Work 
unds) Contrib. 
Cost 
18. Lake Oroville, New Work 
Calif. Approp. 
Cost 
19. Little Dell Lake, New Work 
Utah Approp. 
Cost 
20. Martis Creek Lake, New Work 
Martis Creek, Nev., Approp. 
and Calif. Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
21. Merced County Stream New Work 
Group, Calif. Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
22. Merced County New Work 
Streams, Calif. Approp. 
Cost 
24. Pine Flat Lake and New Work 
Kings River, Calif. Approp. 
(Federal Funds) Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
Contributed Funds, New Work 
Other) Contrib. 
Cost 
25. Sacramento River and New Work 
Tributaries, Calif. Approp. 
from Collinsville to Cost 
Shasta Dam Maint. 
(Federal Funds) Approp. 
Cost 
Required Contributed New Work 
Funds) Contrib. 
Cost 
(Contributed Funds. New Work 
Other)42 Contrib. 
Cost 
546,765 584,000 984,800 1,014,000 7,649,60823 
583,265 621,461 930,291 1,030,558 7,579,39724 
10,000 428,000 - - 438,000 
3,005 29,147 375,984 29,864 438,000 
-1,711 44,000 431,050 63,000 34,996,380" 
141 13,897 291,084 232,073 34,995,384V 
515,090 604,000 1,058,400 1,039,000 6,631,126 
550,439 605,009 982,352 1,009,870 6,514,707 
- - - 30,000 30,000 
- - - 2,820 2,820 
150,000 - 1,382,000 -97,000 1,518,000 9 
3,944 102,684 584,137 733,427 1,499,59829 
- - 18,260 - 18,260 
- - - 18,260 18,260 
-51,000 -725,108 -16,238 415,600 69,076,028 
567 - - 421,480 69,075,935 
477,000 430,000 35,000 10,000 2,054,900 
471,947 364,330 262,672 101,864 2,045,599 
3,473 - 2,916 - 8,503,789 
93,619 3,961 3,050 - 8,503,789 
58,000 78,600 427,200 340,000 967,600 
72,129 79,783 226,930 446,903 870,209 
- - - - 2,751,25930 
- - - - 2,751,2593o 
37,000 40,000 86,500 55,000 588,306 
38,594 34,003 61,416 82,049 584,191 
150,000 180,000 470,000 408,000 1,208,000 
85,800 231,632 437,598 429,689 1,184,720 
- 100,000 853,000 -126,374 42,261,26531 
48,978 63,789 752,139 35,720 42,261,26532 33 35 
368,665 431,300 769,800 775,000 6,553,985" 
419,274 432,148 761,870 705,090 6,459,81837 
- - - 60,000 110,000 
- - 11,157 4,475 54,475 
1,703,148 1,511,789 5,602,084 4,814,300 64,726,50839 40 
3,339,447 1,715,699 4,678,925 2,791,835 61,104,87739 a 
316,035 356,000 637,150 569,400 3,872,834 
319,693 352,714 629,383 490,031 3,771,072 
1.410,000 300,000 1,450,000 1,290,000 11,522,538 
1,568,713 489,511 853,635 1,436,523 10,724,455 
- 15,000 3,557 - 2,443,3854:1 44 46 
- - 10,051 - 2,429,9424:1 41,4a 
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TABLE 35-A (Con't) COST AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
See 
Section Total Cost to 
in Text Project Funding FY 74 FY 75 FY 76 FY 77 Sept 30, 1977 
30. Marysville Lake, New Work 
Calif. Approp. - 940,000 1,140,000 650,000 6,139,937 
Cost 375,094 631,595 1,589,571 676,798 6,099,397 
31. Lower San Joaquin New Work 
River and Approp. 17,050,000 15,905,000 48,555,000 63,650,000 210,622,304@4 
Tributaries, Calif. Cost 16,433,229 32,696,182 39,385,740 66,567,474 202,931,66148 
including Tuolumne 
and Stanislaus 
Rivers, Calif., New 
Melones Lake, Calif.47 
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REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
TABLE 35-A (Con't) COST AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
1. Includes the following funds for new work: Regular 
funds: Previous project, $185,198; existing project, $585,436 
for shallow-draft and $39,560,558 for deep-draft. 
2. Includes the following costs for new work: Regular 
funds: Previous project, $185,198; existing project, $585,436 
for shallow-draft and $39,560,558 for deep-draft. 
3. Includes the following funds for maintenance: Regular 
funds: Previous project, $553,720; existing project, 
$14,892,097 for shallow-draft and $9,236,714 for deep-draft; 
and deferred maintenance funds, $70,000 for shallow-draft. 
4. Includes the following costs for maintenance: Regular 
funds: Previous project, $553,720; existing project, 
$14,844,937 for shallow-draft and $9,239,976 for deep-draft; 
and deferred maintenance funds, $70,000 for shallow-draft. 
5. Includes $2,083,800 funds for Sacramento District 
and $4,160,200 for San Francisco District. 
6. Includes $1,856,065 costs for Sacramento District and 
$4,139,332 for San Francisco District. 
7. Includes $1,158,348 public work funds, of which 
$207,198 was for work done along 30-foot channel in Suisun 
Bay Channel; excludes $19,000 expended for engineering for 
inactive portion of 1950 modification. In addition, $1,342,500 
was expended from required contributed funds. 
8. In addition, $1,250 was expended from required 
contributed funds. 
9. Contributed funds, other, from State of California for 
design and construction of downstream channel improvements 
on Ash and Berenda Sloughs below Buchanan Dam. 
10. Includes Code 710 funds for recreation facilities at 
New Hogan Lake: -$589, $55,000, $1,100, and $212,000 for 
fiscal years 1974, 1975, 1976, and 1977, respectively. Total to 
date $733,592. 
11. Includes Code 710 costs for recreation facilities at 
New Hogan Lake: $13,819, $42,281, and $4,327 for fiscal 
years 1975, 1976, and 1977, respectively. Total to date 
$525,919. 
12. Includes $79,000 for special recreation use fees for 
New Hogan Lake. 
13. Includes $78,460 special recreation use costs for New 
Hogan Lake. 
14. For miscellaneous construction under local cooperation 
requirements, primarily Bear Creek, San Joaquin 
County; includes $108,056 as related to Duck and Littlejohn 
Creeks channel improvements as part of Farmington Dam 
project unit. 
15. Includes $400,000 contributed funds from California 
Department of Navigation and Ocean Development for 
design and construction of boat launching and related 
facilities, and $30,000 for design and construction of a 
boarding float at North Shore recreation area at New Hogan 
Lake. 
16. Includes $400,000 costs for design and construction of 
boat launching and related facilities and $2,819 costs for 
design and construction of a boarding float at North Shore 
recreation area at New Hogan Lake. 
17. Contributed funds, other, from State of California, for 
design and construction of two low water crossings and 
appurtenances at Chester. 
18. Contributed funds, other, from State of California for 
miscellaneous design and construction at Hidden Dam. 
19. Includes total Code 710 funds for recreation facilities 
at Isabella Lake: $63,641, $50,000, $18,079, and $40,000 for 
fiscal years 1974, 1975, 1976, and 1977, respectively. Total to 
date $1,680,285. 
20. Includes total Code 710 costs for recreation facilities 
at Isabella Lake: $423,882, $37,363, $41,122, and $2,240 for 
fiscal years 1974, 1975, 1976, and 1977, respectively. Total to 
date $1,639,461. 
21. Includes $224.000 Code 713 funds for improvement at 
Tillie Creek and Live Oak campgrounds. 
22. Includes $140,587 Code 713 costs for improvement at 
Tillie Creek and Live Oak campgrounds. 
23. Includes special recreation use fees: $40,000 and 
$20,000 for fiscal years 1974 and 1976, respectively. Total to 
date $60,000. 
24. Includes special recreation use costs: $5,715, $34,285, 
and $20,000, for fiscal years 1974, 1975, and 1976, respectively. 
Total to date $60,000. 
25. Funds from California Department of Navigation and 
Ocean Development for design and construction of boat 
launching and related facilities at Old Isabella Road and 
Isabella Peninsula. 
26. Includes Code 710 funds for recreation facilities: 
Success Lake: $10,000, $300, and $68,000 for fiscal years 
1975, 1976, and 1977, respectively. Total to date $746,198. 
Terminus Dam: $34,000, X430,750, and -$5,000, for fiscal 
years 1975, 1976, and 1977, respectively. Total to date 
$700,004. 
27. Includes Code 710 costs for recreation facilities: 
Sucf ess Lake: $5,091, $5,209, and $67,100 for fiscal years 
1975, 1976, and 1977, respectively. Total to date $745,298. 
Terminus Dam: $8,806, $285,875, and $164,973, for fiscal 
years 1975, 1976, and 1977, respectively. Total to date 
$699,908. 
28. Funds from State of California Department of 
Navigation and Ocean Development for design and construction 
of a boarding float at Success Lake. 
29. Includes $73,000 for preauthorization studies. 
30. In addition, $66,532 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 project. 
31. Includes Code 710 funds for recreation facilities at 
Pine Flat Lake. Total to date $500,100. 
32. Includes Code 710 costs for recreation facilities at 
Pine Flat Lake. Total to date $500,100. 
33. Includes Public Works Acceleration, Executive (PL 
87-658) (Transfer to Corps of Engineers, Civil) 1963 funds for 
recreation facilities: Total appropriations $239,235 and total 
costs $239,235. 
34. Includes $19,600 Code 713 funds for Pine Flat fish 
barrier. 
35. Includes $19,600 Code 713 costs for Pine Flat fish 
barrier. 
36. Includes $35,700 special recreation use fees at Pine 
Flat Lake. 
37. Includes $35,700 special recreation use costs at Pine 
Flat Lake. 
38. Miscellaneous construction and engineering and 
design services (non-project) accomplished at expense of 
State of California under local cooperation requirements in 
connection with acquisition of rights-of-way and utility 
alterations. 
39. Excludes $64,608 for Table Mountain (Iron Canyon) 
Project, deauthorized August 5, 1977, and $531,000 for 
Sacramento River and major and minor tributaries portions 
which are considered inactive and deferred. 
40. Includes Code 710 funds for recreation facilities at 
Black Butte Lake: $30,000, $10,289, $1,000, and $405,000 for 
fiscal years 1974, 1975, 1976, and 1977, respectively. Total to 
date $475,162. 
41. Includes Code 710 costs for recreation facilities at 
Black Butte Lake: $19,885, $166, $15,834, and $10,675 for 
fiscal years 1974, 1975, 1976, and 1977, respectively. Total to 
date $80,837. 
42. Miscellaneous construction and engineering and 
design services (non-project) accomplished at expense of 
State of California under local cooperation requirements in 
connection with acquisition of rights-of-way and utility 
alterations (primarily for Sacramento River and major and 
minor tributaries project). 
43. Includes State Highway Commission payment, 
$789,008, for use of excess excavation from Chico and Mud 
Creeks and Sandy Gulch (Sacramento River and major and 
minor tributaries) for freeway embankment through city of 
Chico. 
44. Includes $15,000, contributed funds, other, from State 
of California for required modification of existing private 
facilities on Unit 3, Sacramento River, Chico Landing to Red 
Bluff. 
45. Includes $10,051 costs, contributed funds, other, from 
State of California for required modification of existing 
private facilities on Unit 3, Sacramento River. Chico 
Landing to Red Bluff. 
46. Includes $3,557 contributed funds, other, from State 
of California Department of Navigation and Ocean Develop- 
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SACRAMENTO, CALIF., DISTRICT 
TABLE 35-A (Con't) COST AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
ment for replacing a boarding float at Orland Buttes boat 48. Includes $110,000 
launching ramp at Black Butte Lake. Economic Feasibility Rep 
47. Excludes funds applicable to other units of this basin Report (FY 1960, 1961, 
authorization (Lower San Joaquin River and tributaries and reauthorization of project. 
Tuolumne River Basin. Calif.) (See table 35-I). 
utilized for preparation of 1957 
port and of Revised Feasibility 
and 1962) applicable to 1962 
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REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
TABLE 35-B AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
Acts Work Authorized Documents 
Mar. 3, 1899 
July 25, 1912 
Jan. 21, 1927 
Aug. 30, 1935 
Aug. 30, 1935 
Aug. 26, 1937 
July 24, 1946 
H. Doc. 186, 55th Cong., 2d 
sess., and 48, 55th Cong., 
3d sess. (Annual Report 
1898, p. 2844 and 1899, 
p. 3171). 
H. Doc. 76, 62d Cong., 
1st sess.' 
H. Doc. 123, 69th Cong., 
1st sess. 
Rivers and Harbors Committee 
Doc. 35, 73d Cong., 2d sess. 
Rivers and Harbors Committee 
Doc. 35, 73d Cong., 2d sess. 
S. Doc. 142, 79th Cong., 
2d sess. 
SACRAMENTO RIVER, CALIF. (See Section 1 of Text) 
A depth of 7 feet below Sacramento. 
For work above Sacramento. 
The 10-foot channel up to Sacramento. 
A depth of 6 feet between Sacramento and Colusa and 5 feet 
between Colusa and Chico Landing, at a cost of $390,000 
provided flow of rivers is increased to minimum flow of 5,000 
cubic feet per second after Shasta Reservoir is built. 
Authority for a special direct participation of Federal 
Government of $12 million in cost of Shasta Reservoir. 
Transfer of authority for expenditure of above $12 million 
from Secretary of War to Secretary of the Interior. 
Modified existing navigation project for Sacramento River, 
Calif., to provide 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 
necessary to compensate for or alleviate any detrimental 
salinity conditions resulting from ship channel; a triangular 
basin of equal depth, 2,400 by 2,000 by 3,400 feet at 
Washington Lake; and connecting channel 13 feet deep and 
120 feet wide, with lock and drawbridge, thence to 
Sacramento River. 
SACRAMENTO RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES, CALIF., 
FROM COLLINSVILLE TO SHASTA DAM (See 
Section 25 of Text) 
Modify Sacramento River Flood Control Project to provide for 
extensions iri levees and other structures along Sacramento 
River and major and minor tributaries; construct Black Butte 
Dam and Reservoir; construct low-level Table Mountain Dam 
and Reservoir with power facilities; and provision of 
monetary authorization of $15 million for initiation of 
modification. 
Improvement for protection of Upper Butte Basin (included 
full monetary authorization). 
Extend existing Sacramento River Flood Control Project to 
Keswick Dam for purposes of zoning area below dam and 
modification of project by construction of bank protection 
and incidental channel improvements between Chico Landing 
and Red Bluff (included full monetary authorization). 
Additional authorization of $17 million for comprehensive plan 
approved in Act of December 22, 1944. 
Further modification of Sacramento River Flood Control 
Project by construction of initial 10-year phase of 
bank erosion control works and setback levees on 
Sacramento River and authorization of $14,240,000 for 
prosecution of modification. 
Additional authorization of $7 million for bank protection 
approved in Act of July 14, 1960. 
Initiation of construction of second phase of bank erosion 
control works and setback levees on Sacramento River as 
approved in Act of July 14, 1960, and additional 
authorization of $16 million for such purpose.3 
Deauthorization of Table Mountain Dam and Reservoir 4 
1. Contains latest published map of section above 3. Total monetary authorization available, exclusive of 
Sacramento. For map of section below Sacramento, see H. preauthorization studies from general investigations 
Doc. 1123, 60th Cong., 2d sess. and S. Doc. 142, 79th Cong., 2d appropriations, amounts to $72,740,000. 
sess. 4. The 90-day Congressional project review period, 
2. Contains latest published map. required by sec. 12, PL 93-251, as amended by sec. 157, PL 
94-587, ended August 5, 1977, and resulted in 
deauthorization of project unit. 
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H. Doc. 649, 78th Cong., 
2d sess.' 
H. Doc. 367, 81st Cong., 
1st sess.2 
H. Doc. 272, 84th Cong., 
2d sess. 2 
S. Doc. 103, 80th Cong., 
2d sess.2 
PL 90-17 
PL 93-251 
H. Doc. 94-192, 94th Cong., 
1st sess. 
Dec. 22, 1944 
May 17, 1950 
July 3, 1958 
July 3, 1958 
July 14, 1960 
May 12, 1967 
Mar. 7, 1974 
June 19, 1975

SACRAMENTO, CALIF., DISTRICT 
TABLE 35-C SACRAMENTO RIVER, CALIF.: 
TIDAL AND FLOOD CONDITIONS PREVAILING 
(See Section 1 of Text) 
Miles from Range in Feet 
Place Mouth of Mean Extreme Ordinary Extreme 
River Tidal' Tidal2 Floods Flood 4 
Collinsville 0 4.3 7 8 10 
Sacramento 59 2.02 3 20 28 
Verona (Mouth of Feather River) 80 - Trace 22 30 
Colusa 144 - - 26 32 
Chico Landing 193 - - 20 25 
Red Bluff 248 - - 24 30 
1. Mean lower low water to mean higher high water. 3. Mean lower low water to flood stage. 
2. Tide at low water season only. 4. Extreme low water to indicated flood condition. 
TABLE 35-D SAN JOAQUIN RIVER, CALIF.: 
TOTAL COST OF NEW WORK FOR PROJECTi 
(See Section 3 of Text) 
Federal Non-Federal 2 
Corps of Coast Required Lands and 
Engineers Guard Cash Damages (includ- Total 
Modification (Construction) (Construction) Contribution ing Relocations) Total Project 
Prior to 1950 Modification $4,009,938 $80,000 $1,307,500 $1,042,000 $2,349,500 $6,439,438 
1950 Modification 1,823,179 - 35,000 135,000 170,000 1,993,179 
Total $5,833,117 $80,000 $1,342,500 $1,177,000 $2,519,500 $8,432,617 
1. Completed in May 1960. 
2. Excludes $5,865 000 (Feb. 1954) local interests costs 
for Stockton Deep Water Channel terminal facilities 
required under terms of project authorization. 
TABLE 35-E SAN JOAQUIN RIVER, CALIF.: 
PROJECT UNITS (1950 MODIFICATION) RECLASSIFIED AND EXCLUDED 
FROM PROJECT COST 
(See Section 3 of Text)
Non-Federal 
Federal Required Lands and 
Corps of Cash Damages (includ- Total 
Unit Engineers Contribution ing Relocations) Total Project 
Settling Basin above head of Burns 
Cutoff' $1,073,000 $ 30,000 $ 200,000 $ 230,000 $1,303,000 
Burns Cutoff improvement; new 
turning basin; dredging Mormon 
Channel2 7,882,0003 431,000 1,455,000 1,886,000 9,768,000 
Upper Stockton Channel enlargement 4 535,000 34,000 15,000 49,000 584,000 
1. July 1959 price index. Deauthorized August 5, 1977. 
2. Deferred; July 1960 price index. 
3. For lands and construction. 
4. Deleted by 1965 River and Harbor Act authorization 
of San Francisco Bay to Stockton Channel, Sacramento 
District, Improvement No. 2. 
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TABLE 35-F 
REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
OTHER AUTHORIZED NAVIGATION PROJECTS 
(See Section 5 of Text) 
For Last Cost to Sept 30, 1977 
Full Report 
See Annual Operation and 
Project Report For Construction Maintenance 
Feather River, Calif.1 1951 - 5,7522 
Middle River and Connecting 
Channels, Calif.3 4 1974 8,354 93,494s 
Mokelumne River, Calif.3 1974 8,500 189,152 
Navajo Reservoir, New Mex.3 6 ' - 2,132- 
Old River, Calif.3 8 1970 23,1r' 631,128 
Stockton and Mormon Channels, 
Calif.3 * 1970 253,151 218,854 
Suisun Bay Channel, 
Calif.3 
10 11 12 1974 200,928 3,316,6221s 14 
Suisun Channel. Calif.3 1973 217,677 733,48914 15 
Suisun Point Channel, Calif.3 
6 16 1965 191,728- 
1. Maintenance project, channels adequate for 
commerce. 
2. Includes $10 for maintenance for previous project. 
Excludes $6,160 for previous project and $3,840 for existing 
project for maintenance expended from contributed funds. 
3. Completed. 
4. Includes $1,600 for previous project. 
5. Includes $790 for previous project. 
6. Authorized by Chief of Engineers under authority of 
sec. 107, Public Law 86-645, as amended. 
7. All costs transferred from Los Angeles District in 
fiscal year 1968. 
8. Estimated cost to local interests was $3,600 for lands, 
damages, and public landings. 
9. Upon completion of Mormon Slough, Calaveras River 
Calif. in February 1970, local interests accepted 
maintenance responsibility for Mormon Slough as well as for 
Stockton and Mormon Channels, Calif., and Federal 
maintenance was discontinued. No Federal maintenance 
costs have been incurred since fiscal year 1969. 
10. Includes $58,901 for previous projects. 
11. Excludes $59,551 expended from required 
contributed funds for previous project. 
12. Excludes work accomphlished under existing project 
at a cost of $207,198 from Public Works Administration 
funds allotted to San Joaquin River, Calif. 
13. Includes $59,817 for previous projects. Excludes 
$5,449 expended from required contributed funds for 
previous project. 
14. Maintenance responsibility transferred to San 
Francisco District, January 1, 1974. 
15. Includes reconnaissance and condition surveys of 
$5,496 and $483 for fiscal years 1963 and 1964, respectively. 
16. Estimated cost (July 1964) to local interests was 
$12,000 for lands, damages, and spoil retention dikes. 
TABLE 35-G SACRAMENTO RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES, CALIF., 
COLLINSVILLE TO SHASTA DAM: 
PROJECT UNITS RECLASSIFIED AND EXCLUDED FROM COST ESTIMATE 
(See Section 25 of Text) 
Current Estimated Cost 
Unit Classification Federal Non-Federal' Total 
1944 Modification: 
Antelope Creek2 Inactive $1,400,000 $ 340,000 1,740,000 
Lower Butte Basin3 Deferred 7,286,000 2,285,000 9,571,000 
Thomes Creek2 Deferred 1,140,000 140,000 1,280,000 
Willow Creeks Inactive 1,290,000 120,000 1,410,000 
Bypass Levees4 Deferred 7,100,000 940,000 8,040,000 
Bypass Levees4 Inactive 3,010,000 - 3,010,000 
1950 Modification: 
Upper Butte Basins Deferred 3,530,000 1,787,000 5,317,000 
1. For lands and damages, including relocations. 
2. July 1960 price level. 
3. Excludes work applicable to extension of Moulton 
weir (July 1954 price level). 
4. July 1961 price level. 
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SACRAMENTO, CALIF., DISTRICT 
TABLE 35-H SACRAMENTO RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES, CALIF., 
FROM COLLINSVILLE TO SHASTA DAM: 
CONSTRUCTION ACCOMPLISHED AND CONTRACT COSTS 
(See Section 25 of Text) 
Required 
Contract Federal Contributed Total 
Miscellaneous minor contract and hired labor 
in connection with levee construction $ 45,638 $ 30,015 $ 75,653 
Contract No. 27 completion (Bank protection, 
selected sites, Sacramento River, miles 
152.0-178.0) 11,343 7,562 18,905 
Contract No. 28 completion (Bank protection, 
selected sites, Sacramento River below 
mile 60.0) 196,803 131,002 327,805 
Contract No. 29 completion (Bank protection, 
selected sites, Sacramento River miles 
110.0-144.0) 894,250 596,166 1,490,416 
Contract No. 29A completion (Recreation 
facilities, River Front Park, Feather 
River at Marysville) 216,623 130,665 347,288 
Contract No. 30 initiation (Bank protection, 
selected sites, Sacramento River, miles 
60.0-110.0) 48,548 32,366 80,914 
Contract No. 31 initiation (Bank protection, 
selected sites, below Freeport, and Steamboat, 
Miner, and Sutter Sloughs) 608,506 249,029 857,535 
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REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
TABLE 35-I OTHER AUTHORIZED FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS 
(See Section 28 of Text) 
For Last Cost to Sept 30, 1977 
Full Report 
See Annual Operation and 
Project Report For Construction Maintenance 
American River, Calif.' 1959 $ 2,125,8182- 
Aquatic Plant Control,Calif.' 1967 1,000- 
Big Dry Creek Dam and diversion, Calif.' 1955 1,369,9314 - 
Big Wash, Milford, Beaver County, Utah1 3 1961 217,8795 - 
Burch Creek, Weber County, Utah 3 1964 26,049- 
Duck Creek, San Joaquin County, Calif.' 3 1967 664,8256- 
Folsom Lake, American River, Calif.7 1957 63,014,810- 
Green Valley Creek, Solano County, Calif.' 3 1963 136,0268- 
Kays Creek, Utah' 3 9 1973 407,989- 
Lake Camanche, Calif.10 1976 10,197,950- 
Lakeport Lake, Calif."1 1976 2,351,806- 
Little Valley Wash, Magna, Utah 12 1951 - - 
Lower San Joaquin River and 
tributaries, including Tuolumne 
and Stanislaus Rivers, Calif.1 
13 1976 27,835,263- 
Merced River, Calif.' 14 1976 10,918,796- 
Middle Creek, Calif.' 1 1967 2,643,499- 
Mormon Slough, Calif.1 1976 2,965,40216 - 
New Bullards Bar, Calif.' 1972 12,890,62517- 
North Fork, Pit River at Alturas, Calif.1 
3 1974 904,27818 19- 
Reese River, Battle Mountain, Nev.' 3 1969 133,33920- 
Salt Lake City, Jordan River, Utah' 1961 1,227,57021- 
Sevier River near Redmond, Utah' 1952 919,00022 - 
Spanish Fork River, Utah12 1955 20,000- 
Truckee River and tributaries, Calif. and Nev. 1968 1,038,960- 
Walnut Creek, Calif. 1976 - 23 
Weber River and tributaries, Utah24 1974 75,120 
1. Completed. 
2. Excludes $54,919 other contributed funds for 
miscellaneous construction for local interests pursuant to 
requirements of local cooperation. Total costs for all 
requirements of local cooperation were $951,000 (1959), for 
lands and relocations. 
3. Authorized by Chief of Engineers under authority of 
sec. 205, Public Law 80-858, as amended. 
4. Excludes $44,008 other contributed funds for 
construction in connection with bridge construction 
pursuant to requirements of local cooperation. Total cost to 
local interests for all requirements of local cooperation was 
$370,000 (1959) for lands and relocations. 
5. Excludes $22,000 for preauthorization studies. 
6. Excludes $50,000 for preauthorization studies. 
Estimated costs to local interests were $665,000 for lands and 
damages including relocations. 
7. Completed. Transferred to Bureau of Reclamation in 
May 1956 for operation and maintenance by that agency in 
conjunction with other units of Central Valley project. 
8. Excludes $20,000 for preauthorization studies. 
9. Includes $30,000 for preauthorization studies. 
Estimated costs (fiscal year 1973) to local interests for all 
requirements of local cooperation were $150,117 for lands 
and damages including relocations. 
10. Constructed by East Bay Municipal Utility District. 
Federal contribution of $10,060,482. 
11. Preconstruction planning complete. Necessary 
reaffirmation of local cooperation assurances by Lake 
County Flood Control and Water Conservation District not 
received. Includes $297,303 costs for advance acquisition of 
land, Public Law 91-439. Minor fiscal year 1977 costs, $466, 
for land acquisition only. 
12. Deauthorized. The 90-day Congressional project 
review period, required by sec. 12, Public Law 93-251, as 
amended, ended August 5, 1977, and resulted in 
deauthorization of project. 
13. Cherry Valley and New Don Pedro Reservoirs 
constructed by local interests. Federal contributions of 
$9,000,000 and $5,464,000, respectively, for flood control 
reservation. Excludes $3,004,946, contributed funds, other, 
for miscellaneous engineering and construction (nonproject) 
at local interests expense under local cooperation 
requirements for acquisition of rights-of-way for levee and 
channel improvements on Lower San Joaquin River and 
tributaries. 
14. Constructed by Merced Irrigation District. Federal 
contribution of $10,818,638 for flood control reservation. 
15. Estimated costs (fiscal year 1967) to local interests for 
all requirements of local cooperation were $1,340,000 for 
lands and damages including relocations. 
16. Non-Federal cost $2,965,402 (fiscal year 1976) for 
lands and relocations. Federal contribution of $599,336 made 
to State Reclamation Board. 
17. Constructed by Yuba County Water Agency. Federal 
contribution of $12,759,127 for flood control reservation. 
18. Includes $41,800 for preauthorization studies. 
19. Excludes $146,000 other contributed funds for 
miscellaneous construction and engineering and design 
services under local cooperation requirements in connection 
with acquisition of rights-of-way, relocations, and utility 
alterations. 
20. Includes $19,000 for preauthorization studies. 
21. Estimated costs to local interests for all requirements 
of local cooperation were $463,000 (July 1962) for lands and 
damages including relocations. 
22. Excludes $48,000 required contributed funds toward 
first cost. Costs to local interests for all requirements of local 
cooperation, including required contributions, were $118,000 
(1951). 
23. All costs and construction responsibility transferred 
to San Francisco District, January 31, 1977. 
24. Due to lack of local assurances required by sec. 206, 
Public Law 90-483, 1968 Flood Control Act, project 
authorization expired as of April 16, 1972, end of 5-year 
period. 
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TABLE 35-J SURVEYS 
(See Section 32 of Text) 
Fiscal year costs were as follows: 
Navigation studies $229,445 
Flood control studies 893,866 
Coordination with Soil Conservation Service 4,500 
Coordination with Bureau of Reclamation pertaining 
to projects under reclamation program (including 
PL 984) 40,000 
Coordination with other agencies on Truckee, 
Carson, and Walker River Basins 15,000 
$1,182,811 
TABLE 35-K FLOOD PLAIN INFORMATION STUDIES 
COMPLETED DURING FISCAL YEAR 1977 
(See Section 33 of Text) 
Requesting Federal 
Location Agency Date Completed Cost 
Fruita, Colorado River, Colo. Mesa County Apr 1977 $54,000 
Grand Junction, Colorado River, Colo. Mesa County Apr 1977 10,000 
Millville, Nibley, and Providence, 
Blacksmith Fork River, Utah Cache County Nov 1976 30,600 
Palisade, Colorado River, Colo. Mesa County Apr 1977 25,000 
Stockton, SW, San Joaquin River and 
Tributaries, Calif. San Joaquin County Dec 1976 45,000 
Stockton, NW, San Joaquin River and 
Tributaries, Calif. San Joaquin County Dec 1976 65,000 
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PACIFIC OCEAN DIVISION* 
This division comprises the State of Hawaii. The 
division also performs such actions pertaining to 
preservation and protection of navigable waters on 
and about the island of Guam and American Samoa 
as provided for under River and Harbor Act of 1899. 
Beach Erosion Control (cont.) 
1. Agana Small Boat Harbor, 
Territory of Guam ................... 36-1 
2. Aunuu Harbor, American Samoa ....... 36-2 
3. Barbers Point Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii ... 36-2 
4. Haleiwa Small Boat Harbor, 
Oahu, Hawaii........................ 36-2 
5. Honolulu Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii........ 36-2 
6. Kahului Harbor, Maui, Hawaii ......... 36-3 
7. Lahaina Small Boat Harbor, 
Maui, Hawaii........................ 36-3 
8. Tau Small Boat Harbor, 
American Samoa..................... 36-3 
9. Waianae Small Boat Harbor, 
Oahu, Hawaii........................ 36-4 
10. Reconnaissance and Condition 
Surveys............................. 36-4 
11. Other Authorized Navigation 
Projects ............................ 36-4 
12. Navigation Work Under Special 
Authorization........................ 36-4 
Beach Erosion Control 
13. Afono Area and Aoa Area, 
American Samoa ..................... 36-4 
14. Kapaa Town, Kauai, Hawaii .......... 36-4 
15. Pago Pago to Nuuuli Area, 
American Samoa..................36-5 
16. Poloa Area, American Samoa .......... 36-5 
17. Talofofo Bay, Territory of Guam ...... 36-5 
18. Vatia Area, American Samoa .......... 36-5 
19. Other Authorized Beach Erosion 
Control Projects ..................... 36-6 
20. Beach Erosion Control Work Under 
Special Authorization ................. 36-6 
Flood Control 
21. Iao Stream, Maui, Hawaii ............. 36-6 
22. Kaneohe-Kailua Area, Oahu, Hawaii .... 36-6 
23. Namo River, Territory of Guam........ 37-6 
24. Inspection of Completed Flood 
Control Projects ..................... 36-7 
25. Other Authorized Flood Control 
Projects ............................ 36-7 
26. Flood Control Work Under 
Special Authorization................. 36-7 
General Investigations 
27. 
28. 
29. 
Surveys.............................. 36-7 
Collection and Study of Basic Data ..... 36-7 
Hydrologic Studies ................... 36-7 
Navigation 
1. AGANA SMALL BOAT HARBOR, 
TERRITORY OF GUAM 
Location. Agana Bay is centrally located on the 
west coast of the island of Guam which is approximately 
3,800 miles west of Honolulu, Hawaii, and 
1,500 miles south of Tokyo, Japan. (See Coast and 
Geodetic Survey Chart 4196.) 
Existing project. Project provides for an entrance 
channel 1,460 feet long, 120 feet wide, 12 to 15 
feet deep; a 1.2-acre turning basin 12 feet deep; a 
main access channel 540 feet long, 80 feet wide, 10 
feet deep; a revetted mole 1,135 feet long, an east 
breakwater 250 feet long, a west breakwater 600 
feet long; a 500-foot long wave absorber; and four 
circulation channels. Plane of reference is mean 
lower low water datum. The range of tide between 
mean lower low water and mean higher high water is 
2.4 feet. Project first cost is $1,296,600 of which 
$989,700 is Federal cost and $306,900 is non-Federal 
cost. Project authority is Section 107 of the River 
and Harbor act of 1960, as amended. Project was 
approved for construction in March 1975. 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. The 
construction contract awarded in June 1976 is 94 
percent complete. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction 
completion is scheduled in October 1977. 
*All cost and financial statements for projects are listed at the end of this chapter. All other tables are referenced in text and also appear at 
the end of this chapter. 
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2. AUNUU HARBOR, AMERICAN SAMOA 
Location. On the north coast of Aunuu island in 
American Samoa which is about 2,300 miles southwest 
of Hawaii, 1,500 miles northeast of Auckland, 
New Zealand, and 80 miles southeast of Western 
Samoa. (See Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart 
4190.) 
Existing project. Project provides for an 18,000- 
square foot, 20-foot deep turning and docking area; a 
14,000-square foot, 5-foot deep mooring area; a 50- 
foot wide, 200-foot long, 7-foot deep access channel; 
a 200-foot long northern revetted mole; a 220-foot 
long southern revetted mole; a 90-foot long stub 
breakwater; and aids to navigation. Project first cost 
(1977) is $1,570,000 of which $1,337,000 (including 
$20,000 in Coast 'Guard cost) is Federal cost and 
$233,000 is non-Federal cost. Project authority is 
Section 107 of the 1960 River and Harbor Act, as 
amended. Project was approved for construction in 
June 1976. 
Local cooperation. Provide all lands, easements, 
and rights-of-way for construction of project and 
aids to navigation and necessary retaining dikes, 
bulkheads and embankments; berthing areas and 
local access channels; mooring facilities and utilities; 
access roadways, parking areas, public restrooms, 
and launching facilities; and provide a cash contribution 
estimated to be $233,000. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. Project 
cost sharing changes under Section 133 of PL 94-587 
was approved in April 1977. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction will 
be initiated upon availability of Federal and non- 
Federal funds. 
3. BARBERS POINT HARBOR, 
OAHU, HAWAII 
Location. On the west coast of Oahu, about 25 
miles from metropolitan Honolulu. (See Coast and 
Geodetic Survey Charts 4110 and 4133.) 
Existing project. Deep-draft harbor provides for 
an entrance channel 4,280 feet long, 450 feet wide 
and 38 to 42 feet deep; an inshore harbor basin of 
about 92 acres and 38 feet deep; and 4,700 feet wave 
absorber. Light-draft harbor provides for a main 
access channel 1,200 feet long, 80-140 feet wide, and 
12 feet deep; and wave absorber 300 feet long. Plane 
of reference is mean lower low water datum. The 
mean tidal range between mean lower low water and 
mean higher high water is 1.8 feet; extreme range 
under normal condition is 2.3 feet. Approved project 
cost estimate (October 1977) is $49,100,000 of which 
$42,400,000 (including $100,000 for Coast Guard 
cost) is Federal cost and $6,700,000 is non-Federal 
cost, including lands and rights-of-way and cash contribution. 
(See table 36-B for Authorizing Legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Local interests must provide 
lands and rights-of-way for construction and future 
maintenance, provide and maintain mooring 
facilities and utilities open to all on equal terms; 
provide such utility and drainage relocations or alterations 
as necessary; hold the United States free 
from damages; and provide a cash contribution estimated 
to be $900,000 for deep-draft harbor. 
Terminal facilities. Existing privately owned 
barge harbor consists of a concrete marginal wharf, 
250 feet long along south side of the barge basin. An 
offshore tanker facility is connected to the oil refinery 
by pipelines. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. Preconstruction 
planning deferred since FY 1969. A 
reevaluation study was initiated in FY 1976 and the 
Phases I and II General Design Memorandum were 
completed in July 1976 and March 1977, respectively. 
A revised post authorization change report 
was submitted in September 1977. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Preconstruction 
planning for deep-draft harbor is 98 percent complete. 
Preconstruction planning for light-draft harbor 
deferred since FY 1970 as requested by the 
State of Hawaii. 
4. HALEIWA SMALL BOAT HARBOR, 
OAHU, HAWAII 
Location. On northwest coast of the island of 
Oahu. (See Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart 4110.) 
Existing project. The project provides for an entrance 
channel 740 feet long, 100 to 120 feet wide, 12 
feet deep; a revetted mole 1,310 feet long; a stub 
breakwater 80 feet long; and a wave absorber 140 
feet long. Project first cost is $512,878 of which 
$271,651 is Federal cost and $241,227 is non-Federal 
cost. Project authority is Section 107 4 the 1960 
River and Harbor Act, as amended. 
Local cooperation. Fully comprd with. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. Maintenance: 
A construction contract for breakwater repair 
was awarded in September 1977. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Maintenance: 
Breakwater repair contract scheduled for completion 
March 1978. 
5. HONOLULU HARBOR, OAHU, HAWAII 
Location. On the southern coast of the island of 
Oahu, in city of Honolulu. (See Coast and Geodetic 
Survey Chart 4109.) 
Existing project. Completed portion of project 
comprises three channels 35-40 feet deep, two harbor 
basins 35 feet deep, and a double-leaf-bascule 
bridge. Last full report on this project is on pages 
1828 and 1829 of Annual Report for 1962. Uncompleted 
portion provides deepening seaward 3,600 
feet of Fort Armstrong entrance channel to 45 feet, 
and removing a narrow strip from northeast corner 
of Sand Island; deepening main harbor basin and 
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Channel by 60 feet along Sand Island side for 3,100 
feet; and relocating project line to provide a 100-foot 
offset from pierheads in Kapalama Channel and at 
piers 9, 10 and 11, and an offset of 50 to 75 feet 
elsewhere in the harbor. Approved project cost estimate 
(October 1977) for new work is $7,120,000 of 
which $6,935,000 is Federal cost and $185,000 is 
non-Federal cost. (See table 36-B for Authorizing 
Legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with on existing 
project. State of Hawaii assures fulfilling their 
requirements of furnishing lands and rights-of-way 
for construction and future maintenance and hold 
the United States free from damages. Non-Federal 
cash contribution is $185,000. 
Terminal facilities. There are 34 piers and 2 
marginal wharves, which include 3 piers and 1 marginal 
wharf owned by the Federal Government; 13 
piers and 1 marginal wharf owned by the State of 
Hawaii; and 18 piers State owned. All non-Federal 
piers are open to all on an equal basis, although 
certain ones are reserved for passenger terminals, 
for container ships or for handling specific bulk 
commodities such as petroleum products, pineapple, 
sugar, animal feed, and cement. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work: A reevaluation study was initiated in FY 1976. 
General Design Memorandum Phases I and II were 
completed in July 1976 and February 1977, respectively. 
Maintenance dredging was completed in 
March 1977 by the Hopper dredge, HARDING. 
Total dredged material was 456,923 cubic yards. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Preconstruction 
planning on modification is complete. The State of 
Hawaii has requested that the Kapalama Channel 
widening be deferred indefinitely. 
6. KAHULUI HARBOR, MAUI, HAWAII 
Location. On northern coast of island of Maui, at 
town of Kahului. (See Coast and Geodetic Survey 
Chart 4124.) 
Existing project. Rubblemound breakwaters on 
east and west sides of harbor, approximately 2,766 
and 2,315 feet long, respectively, and an entrance 
600 feet wide between breakwaters and a harbor 
basin 2,050 feet wide, 2,400 feet long, and 35 feet 
deep. Range of tide between mean lower low water 
and mean higher high water is 2.2 feet and extreme 
tidal range under normal conditions is 4.5 feet. (See 
table 36-B for Authorizing Legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Terminal facilities. Two wharves owned and operated 
by State of Hawaii which 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. Facilities are considered adequate for existing 
commerce. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. Maintenance: 
Second contract for additional repairs on 
east breakwater was awarded in April 1977 for 
$1,558,300. Maintenance dredging was completed in 
April 1977 by the Hopper dredge HARDING. Total 
dredged material was 24,329 cubic yards. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. First construction 
contract was completed in March 1977. Second 
construction contract is 90 percent complete with 
completion scheduled for March 1978. 
7. LAHAINA SMALL BOAT HARBOR, 
MAUI, HAWAII 
Location. On west coast of Maui, approximately 
22 road miles from Wailuku, the Maui county seat. 
(See Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart 4130.) 
Existing project. Project provides for two revetted 
moles 350 and 740 feet long; an offshore breakwater 
1,300 feet long; a turning basin and main access 
channel of 130,000 square feet, 12 to 15 feet 
deep; and entrance channel 600 feet long, 150 feet 
wide, 15 to 20 feet deep; and a wave absorber 435 
feet long. Harbor is designed to accommodate 380 
boats. Approved project cost estimate (October 
1976) is $5,560,000 of which $2,620,000 (including 
$20,000 in Coast Guard cost) is Federal cost and 
$2,940,000 is non-Federal cost, including lands and 
rights-of-way and cash contribution. Plane of reference 
is mean lower low water datum. Tidal range 
between mean lower low water and mean higher 
high water is 2.2 feet, extreme range under normal 
conditions is 4.0 feet. (See table 36-B for Authorizing 
Legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Local interests must provide 
lands and rights-of-way for construction and future 
maintenance, provide and maintain mooring 
facilities and utilities open to all on equal terms; 
provide such utility and drainage relocations or alterations 
necessary; hold the United States free 
from damages; and provide a cash contribution estimated 
to be $2,290,000. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. An 
evaluation study of other potential alternative sites 
that would be within the scope and intent of project 
authorization was completed and the results included 
in Phase I, General Design Memorandum, 
which was completed in October 1976. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Project was put 
under "inactive" category in November 1976. 
8. TAU SMALL BOAT HARBOR, 
AMERICAN SAMOA 
Location. On the island of Tau, American Samoa, 
about 2,300 miles southwest of Hawaii, 1,236 miles 
northwest of Tahiti, and 80 miles southeast of Western 
Samoa. (See Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart 
4190.) 
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Existing project. Project provides for a 520-foot 
long entrance channel, 130 feet wide, 16 to 20 feet 
deep; a turning basin of 85,000 square feet, 16 feet 
deep; a rubble breakwater 290 feet long, 13 feet high; 
revetments with a total length of 975 feet; and a 
200-foot long groin. Plane of reference is mean sea 
level.The range of tide between mean low water and 
mean high water is 2.5 feet. Project first cost (1977) 
is $1,575,000 of which $1,520,000 is Federal cost and 
$55,000 is non-Federal cost. Project authority is 
Section 107 of the 1960 River and Harbor Act, as 
amended. Project was approved for construction in 
January 1975. 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. Plans 
and specifications were completed and a construction 
contract was awarded in May 1977 for 
$1,568,950. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction contract 
scheduled for completion in July 1978. 
9. WAIANAE SMALL BOAT HARBOR, 
OAHU, HAWAII 
Location. On west coast of island of Oahu, approximately 
30 road miles from Honolulu. (See 
Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart 4136.) 
Existing project. Project provides for an entrance 
channel 1,150 feet long, 150 to 180 feet wide, 
and 12 to 15 feet deep; a main access channel 400 feet 
long, 100 feet wide, and 12 feet deep; a turning basin 
330 feet long, 200 feet wide, and 12 feet deep; a main 
breakwater 1,690 feet long; and a stub breakwater 
220 feet long. Harbor is designed to accommodate 
about 380 boats. Approved project cost estimate 
(October 1977) is $4,060,000 of which $2,030,000 (including 
$10,000 for Coast Guard cost) is Federal cost 
and $2,030,000 is non-Federal cost, including lands 
and rights-of-way and cash contribution. Plane of 
reference is mean lower low water datum. Tidal 
range between mean lower low water and mean 
higher high water is 1.8 feet, extreme range under 
normal conditions is 4.0 feet. (See table 36-B for 
Authorizing Legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. Plans 
and specifications were completed and a construction 
contract was awarded in March 1977 for 
$3,237,638. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction contract 
is 21 percent complete with completion scheduled 
in August 1978. 
10. RECONNAISSANCE AND 
CONDITION SURVEYS 
See table 36-C. 
11. OTHER AUTHORIZED NAVIGATION 
PROJECTS 
See table 36-D. 
12. NAVIGATION WORK UNDER 
SPECIAL AUTHORIZATION 
Navigation Activities pursuant to Section 107, 
Public Law 86-645 (Preauthorization). 
Preauthorization studies initiated on Agat Harbor, 
Guam, $63,511; Auasi Small Boat Harbor, 
American Samoa, $53,000; Pohoiki Bay, Hawaii, 
$35,000 and study completed on Mahukona Bay, 
Hawaii, $5,000. 
Beach Erosion Control 
13. AFONO AREA AND AOA AREA, 
AMERICAN SAMOA 
Location. On the north shore of the island of 
Tutuila, the largest island of the group of seven 
islands. American Samoa islands are about 2,300 
miles southwest of Hawaii, 1,236 miles northwest of 
Tahiti, and 80 miles southeast of the independent 
state of Western Samoa. (See Coast and Geodetic 
Survey Chart 4190.) 
Existing project. Afono project provides for a 445 
feet long rock revetment to protect the Afono School 
from storm waves; and Aoa project provides for a 
710 feet long rock revetment to protect the Aoa 
School from storm waves. Afono project first cost is 
$192,400 of which $107,300 is Federal cost and 
$85,100 is non-Federal cost; Aoa project first cost is 
$296,500 of which $170,200 is Federal cost and 
$126,300 is non-Federal cost. Project authority is 
Section 103a of River and Harbor Act of 1962, as 
amended. Construction authorized in July 1975. 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. Government 
option to award Aoa area was exercised in 
October 1976 under the construction contract 
awarded in September 1976. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction contract 
completion is scheduled in January 1978. 
14. KAPAA TOWN, KAUAI, HAWAII 
Location. On the east coast of the island of Kauai. 
(See Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart 4111.) 
Existing project. The project provides for restoration 
of a 400-foot section of beach by placement of 
6,000 cubic yards of sand, rehabilitation of a 150-foot 
section of Moikeha jetty, and construction of 70 feet 
of revetment along the north bank of Moikeha Canal. 
The tidal range between mean lower low water and 
mean higher high water is 1.8 feet. Project first cost 
is $205,832 of which $148,916 is Federal cost and 
$56,916 is non-Federal cost. Project authority is 
Section 103a of the River and Harbor Act of 1962, as 
amended. Project was approved for construction in 
June 1975. 
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Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. A construction 
contract was awarded in June 1976 for 
$165,744 and completed in February 1977. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Project completed. 
15. PAGO PAGO TO NUUULI AREA, 
AMERICAN SAMOA 
Location. Pago Pago to Nuuuli extends along the 
southwest coast of the island of Tutuila in American 
Samoa. American Samoa islands are about 2,300 
miles southwest of Hawaii, 1,236 miles northwest of 
Tahiti and 80 miles southeast of the independent 
state of Western Samoa. (See Coast and Geodetic 
Survey Chart 4190.) 
Existing project. The project provides for six 
reaches (A through F) of revetment totaling 5,690 
feet in length to protect the shoreline, highway and 
utility lines from damage by shoreline erosion. Project 
first cost (1977) is $2,050,000 of which $1,000,000 
is Federal cost and $1,050,000 is non-Federal cost. 
Project authority is Section 103a of River and Harbor 
Act of 1962, as amended. Project was approved 
for construction in February 1977. 
Local cooperation. Fully complied for Reaches C 
and D. Government of American Samoa must provide 
without cost to the United States all necessary 
lands, easements, and rights-of-way required for 
construction and maintenance of the project; assume 
maintenance, operation, and replacement or repair 
of the project as may be required to serve the intended 
purpose; hold the United States free from 
claims and damages; and provide a cash contribution 
estimated to be $605,000. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. A detailed 
project study was completed in November 
1976. Plans and specifications for Reaches C and D 
were completed and a construction contract was 
awarded in July 1977 for $559,990. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Phase I construction 
contract is scheduled for completion in August 
1978. Construction of Reaches A, B, E and F will be 
initiated upon availabilty of Federal and non-Federal 
funds. 
16. POLOA AREA, AMERICAN SAMOA 
Location. On the western tip of Tutuila, the 
largest island of the group of seven islands. Tutuila is 
about 2,300 miles southwest of Hawaii, 1,236 miles 
northwest of Tahiti, and 80 miles southwest of the 
independent state of Western Samoa. (See Coast 
and Geodetic Survey Chart 4190.) 
Existing project. The project provides about 490 
feet of rock revetment to protect the Poloa School 
from storm waves. The structure would have a side 
slope of 1V to 2H, a crest elevation of 13.5 feet above 
MLW and constructed to two layers of 1,000- to 
1,700-pound armor stone overlaying a 2-foot thick 
underlayer of 50- to 200-pound stone placed on plastic 
filter cloth. The area behind the revetment would 
be filled and graded to provide adequate drainage. 
Project first cost is $242,700 of which $138,600 is 
Federal cost and $104,100 is non-Federal cost. Project 
authority is Section 103a of River and Harbor 
Act of 1962, as amended. Project was approved for 
construction in September 1974. 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Operatons and results during fiscal year. The 
construction contract awarded in September 1976 is 
100 percent complete. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction contract 
is scheduled for completion in January 1978. 
17. TALOFOFO BAY, 
TERRITORY OF GUAM 
Location. On the southeast coast of Guam about 
midway between the southern end of the island and 
Pago Bay at its central waist. (See Coast and Geodetic 
Survey Chart 4196.) 
Existing project. Project provides for a 900-foot 
long rock revetment to protect the beach park 
shoreline against erosion by storm waves. The revetment 
will have a crest elevation of 7 feet MLLW 
and side slope of 1V to 2H. Project first cost (1977) is 
$722,000 of which $392,000 is Federal cost and 
$330,000 is non-Federal cost. Project authority is 
Section 103a of River and Harbor Act of 1962, as 
amended. Project was authorized for construction in 
August 1974. 
Local cooperation. Provide cash contribution estimated 
at $330,000 prior to construction. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. Plans 
and specifications were completed. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction will 
be initiated upon availability of Federal and non- 
Federal funds. 
18. VATIA AREA, AMERICAN SAMOA 
Location. On the north shore of the island of 
Tutuila, the largest island of the group of seven 
islands. The American Samoa islands are about 
2,300 miles southwest of Hawaii, 1,236 miles northwest 
of Tahiti, and 80 miles southeast of the independent 
state of Western Samoa. (See Coast and 
Geodetic Survey chart 4190.) 
Existing project. Project provides for a 680 feet 
long rock revetment to protect the Vatia School from 
storm waves. Project first cost is $290,300 of which 
$156,300 is Federal cost and $134,000 is non-Federal 
cost. Project authority is Section 103a of River and 
Harbor Act of 1962, as amended. Project was authorized 
for construction in July 1975. 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. The 
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construction contract awarded in September 1976 is 
40 percent complete. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction contract 
completion is scheduled in January 1978. 
19. OTHER AUTHORIZED BEACH 
EROSION CONTROL PROJECTS 
See table 36-E. 
20. BEACH EROSION CONTROL WORK 
UNDER SPECIAL AUTHORIZATION 
Beach erosion control activities pursuant to Section 
103, Public Law 87-874 (preauthorization). 
Preauthorization studies initiated on Coconut 
Point, American Samoa, $35,910; Kailua Beach, 
Oahu, $51,809; Kekaha Beach, Kauai, $63,396; Sand 
Island, Oahu, $2,473; Trading Point to Breakers 
Point, American Samoa, $200; continued on Kualoa 
Regional Park, Oahu, $61,000; and completed on 
Fagasa Area, American Samoa, $5,000; Harry K. 
Brown Park, Hawaii, $1,500; Isaac Hale Park, Hawaii, 
$1,000; Masefau Bay, American Samoa, $5,000; 
and Pago Pago to Nuuuli, American Samoa, $27,009. 
Flood Control 
21. IAO STREAM, MAUI, HAWAII 
Location. Iao Stream on the island of Maui drains 
a portion of the slopes of the west Maui mountains, 
and its lower course runs into the sea just to the east 
of the town of Wailuku, Maui. (See Coast and Geodetic 
Survey Chart 4124.) 
Existing project. Project provides for a debris 
basin 2.5 miles upstream of stream mouth; channel 
improvement from the debris basin to about 1,100 
feet downstream of Market Street bridge; diversion 
levees and flood plain management from the channel 
improvements to the Waiehu Beach Road; and channel 
improvements for about 1,400 feet downstream 
of Waiehu bridge. The standard project design discharge 
is 26,500 feet cfs at the stream mouth. Approved 
project cost estimate (October 1977) is 
$11,140,000 of which $10,540,000 is Federal cost and 
$600,000 is non-Federal cost for lands and relocations. 
(See table 36-B for Authorizing Legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. Plans 
and specifications were completed and a construction 
contract was awarded in April 1977 for 
$9,081,265. 
Condition at end offiscal year. Construction contract 
is 8 percent complete with completion scheduled 
in June 1979. 
22. KANEOHE-KAILUA AREA, 
OAHU, HAWAII 
Location. Kamooalii-Kaneohe Stream drainage 
basin is on the east coast of the island of Oahu. The 
drainage basin is bounded on west and south by the 
Koolau Mountain Range, on the east by the remnants 
of Kaneohe volcanic cone and on the north by 
Kaneohe Bay. (See Coast and Geodetic Survey 
Chart 4134 and U.S. Geological Survey quadrangles 
Kaneohe, Hawaii and Honolulu, Hawaii.) 
Existing project. Project provides for a dam and 
reservoir about 3.2 miles above the mouth of 
Kaneohe Stream on the tributary Kamooalii Stream. 
Project consists of an earth-fill dam 80 feet high, with 
a crest length of about 2,300 feet, and about 1,000 
feet of channel improvements, a concrete side-channel 
and chute spillway and reservoir with storage of 
2,500 acre-feet; of which 500 acre-feet would be for 
sediment reserve and recreation use and 2,000 acrefeet 
for flood control. Approved project cost estimate 
(October 1977) is $23,800,000 of which 
$17,800,000 is Federal cost (appropriation required 
$21,400,000) and $6,000,000 is non-Federal cost for 
lands, damages and relocations. Future non-Federal 
reimbursement is $3,600,000. (See table 36-B for 
Authorizing Legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. Plans 
and specifications for Phase II contract was completed 
and the construction contract was awarded in 
March 1977 for $11,203,010. Major works accomplished 
under Phase II contract include $574,955 
for reservoir; $955,902 for main dam. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Phase I contract 
awarded in March 1976 was completed in March 
1977. Phase II construction contract is 15 percent 
complete with completion scheduled in April 1979. 
23. NAMO RIVER, TERRITORY OF GUAM 
Location. The Agat-Santa Rita River (Namo) is 
on the west coast of the island of Guam and about 10 
miles southerly of Agana, the capital city of Guam. 
The island of Guam is approximately 3,800 miles 
west of Honolulu, Hawaii, and 1,500 miles south of 
Tokyo, Japan. (See Coast and Geodetic Survey 
Chart 4196.) 
Existing project. Provides for channel improvements 
for the lower 2,000-foot reach of the river, and 
flood plain management for the area extending from 
the upper part of the channel improvement to the 
existing Agat-Santa Rita bridge. Channel improvements 
include realignment and enlargement of the 
existing river, lining the channel with rip-rap, providing 
a stub outlet channel on the upstream side of 
Route 2 bridge, and constructing a levee on the 
north bank of unnamed tributary. Estimated project 
first cost is $2,990,000 in Federal cost. Project authority 
is Section 205 of the Flood Control Act of 
1948, as amended. Project was approved for construction 
in January 1975. 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. Par- 
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tial construction funds of $1,560,000 were received 
in April 1977. Plans and specifications were completed 
to award a continuing construction contract. 
Condition at end offiscal year. Construction contract 
award was scheduled for September 1977 but 
due to delay in bid opening because of alien construction 
labor rate change, award of contract was rescheduled 
for October 1977. 
24. INSPECTION OF COMPLETED 
FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS 
Inspections were conducted during October 1976 
through May 1977 at Hanapepe River Flood Protection 
Works, Kauai; Iao Stream Snagging and Clearing 
Project, Maui; Kaunakakai Stream Flood Protection 
Works, Molokai; Kawainui Swamp Flood 
Protection Works, Oahu; Kuliouou Stream Flood 
Protection Works, Oahu; and Wailoa Stream Flood 
Protection Project, Hawaii; at a total cost of $3,094. 
25. OTHER AUTHORIZED 
FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS 
See table 36-F. 
26. FLOOD CONTROL WORK UNDER 
SPECIAL AUTHORIZATION 
Flood control activities pursuant to Section 205, 
Public Law 858, 80th Congress, as amended 
(preauthorization). 
Preauthorization study initiated on Vaipito 
Stream, American Samoa, $26,000; study continued 
on Kapaakea Stream, Molokai, $30,158; and studies 
completed on Kahawainui Stream, Oahu, $3,600; 
Makaha Stream, Oahu, $15,356; and Waialua- 
Haleiwa Area, Oahu, $1,813. 
Emergency flood control activities-repair, flood 
fighting and rescue work (Public Law 99, 84th Congress, 
and antecedent legislation). 
Federal cost for fiscal year was $66,118 of which 
$40,542 was for advance preparation, $2,655 for 
emergency operations and $22,921 for rehabilitation. 
General Investigations 
27. SURVEYS 
Survey cost for fiscal year was $1,291,888 of which 
$731,311 was for navigation, $406,278 for flood control, 
$85,400 for review of authorized projects and 
$68,899 for coordination studies with other agencies. 
28. COLLECTION AND STUDY OF 
BASIC DATA 
Flood plain management service costs totaled 
$276,501 of which $84,508 was for technical services, 
$92,993 for flood plain management services unit, 
$20,000 for guides, pamphlets and supporting 
studies and $79,000 for special flood hazard information 
studies. (See table 36-G on completed special 
flood hazard studies.) 
29. HYDROLOGIC STUDIES 
Storm studies cost was $7,000. 
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TABLE 36-A COST AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
See 
Section Project Funding FY 74 FY 75 FY 76 FY 77 Total Cost to 
in Text Sept. 30, 1977 
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1. Agana Small Boat New Work: 
Harbor, Guam Approp. - 32,000 758,000 - 989,700 
(Federal Funds) Cost 70,334 24,527 24,771 502,885 735,527 
(Contributed New Work: 
Funds) Contrib. - - 312,000 - 312,000 
Cost - - - 215,556 215,556 
2. Aunuu Harbor, New Work: 
American Samoa Approp. -5,700 40,700 - - 80,129 
(Federal Funds) Cost 6,656 19,153 22,078 - 80,129 
3. Barbers Point New Work: 
Harbor, Oahu, Approp. - - 241,000 86,000 593,678 
Hawaii Cost - - 179,312 139,442 585,432 
(Federal Funds) 
4. Haleiwa Small New Work: 
Boat Harbor, Approp. 3,000 218,000 -7,149 - 271,651 
Oahu, Hawaii Cost 16,774 59,270 152,917 - 271,651 
(Federal Funds) 
Maint: 
Approp. - - - 70,000 70,000 
Cost - - - 2,946 2,946 
(Contributed New Work: 
Funds) Contrib. - 218,000 -5,773 -- 241,227 
Cost - 78,829 162,398 - 241,227 
5. Honolulu Harbor, New Work: 
Oahu, Hawaii Appmrop. - - 85,000 - 8,644,874 
(Federal Funds) Cost 4,092 4,740 74,113 11,084 8,644,874 
Maint: 
Approp. - - - 631,100 2,001,271 
Cost - -- -- 628,658 1,998,829 
6. Kahului Harbor, New Work: 
Maui, Hawaii Approp. - - - - 2,388,693 
(Federal Funds) Cost - - - - 2,388,693 
Maint: 
Approp. - - 1,756,700 1,260,159 6,216,020 
Cost -462 2,214 802,641 2,209,473 6,211,275 
Maj Rehab: 
Approp. - - - - 2,110,528 
Cost - - - - 2,110,528 
(Contributed New Work: 
Funds) Contrib. - - - - 30,200 
Cost - -- - 30,200 
7. Lahaina Small New Work: 
Boat Harbor, Approp. -5,000 100,000 23,000 -6,448 186,937 
Maui, Hawaii Cost 729 10,703 96,552 9,391 186,937 
(Federal Funds) 
8. Tau Small Boat New Work: 
Harbor, American Approp. 61,000 340,000 -315,000 500,766 667,266 
Samoa Cost 107,740 38,039 4,085 266,563 433,063 
(Federal Funds) 
(Contributed New Work: 
Funds) Contrib. - - - 47,400 47,400 
Cost - - - - - 
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PACIFIC OCEAN, DIVISION 
COST AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
See 
Section Project Funding FY 74 FY 75 FY 76 FY 77 Total Cost to 
in Text Sept. 30, 1977 
9. Waianae Small 
Boat Harbor, 
Oahu, Hawaii 
(Federal Funds) 
(Contributed 
Funds) 
13. Afono Area and Aoa 
Area, American Samoa 
(Federal Funds) 
(Contributed 
Funds) 
14. Kapaa Town, 
Kauai, Hawaii 
(Federal Funds) 
(Contributed 
Funds) 
15. Pago Pago to Nuuuli 
American Samoa 
(Federal Funds) 
(Contributed 
Funds) 
16. Poloa Area, 
American Samoa 
(Federal Funds) 
(Contributed 
Funds) 
17. Talofofo Bay, 
American Samoa 
(Federal Funds) 
18. Vatia Area, 
American Samoa 
(Federal Funds) 
(Contributed 
Funds) 
21. Iao Stream, 
Maui, Hawaii 
(Federal Funds) 
22. Kaneohe-Kailua 
Area, Oahu, 
Hawaii 
(Federal Funds) 
23. Namo River, 
Guam 
(Federal Funds) 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Contrib. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Contrib. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Contrib. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Contrib. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Contrib. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Contrib. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work: 
Approp. 
Cost 
120,000 
24,544 
- 
44,466 
41,162 
76,000 
5,973 
35,000 
29,153 
9,365 
22,234 
17,357 
175,000 
45,428 
315,000 
268,987 
16,000 
13,999 
125,000 
114,886 
3,304 
13,800 
13,612 
47,312 
.- 
3,500 
8,773 
.-. 
11,000 
10,680 
i- 
4,877 
97,499 
556,000 
355,581 
911,000 
49,250 
8,184 1,156,448 
109,947 500,650 
127,300 
8,060 
207,000 
140,012 
13,656 
60,000 
800 
21,234 
101,526 
6,495 
110,500 
-489 
128,400 
3,681 
132,000 
160,000 
162,866 
1,786,000 
1,541,990 
-857,001 
6,851 
1,903,200 
332,304 
105,813 
204,964 
4,380 
199,189 
-7,396 
119,148 
56,916 
322,800 
27,009 
317,000 
-1,455 
94,150 
-6,422 
95,637 
18,753 
18,753 
5,643 
122,086 
2,043 
51,728 
1,000,000 
909,894 
9,434,760 
7.706,566 
1,565,312 
19,751 
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1,409,632 
750,027 
1,903,200 
332,304 
277,579 
257,490 
211,380 
199,189 
148,916 
148,916 
60,000 
56,916 
399,100 
101,528 
317,000 
138,571 
113388,,557711 
104,078 
96,637 
80,764 
80,764 
156,277 
148,001 
134,043 
51,728 
1,335,000 
1,215,687 
12,425,660 
10,165,052 
1,708,314 
162,753 
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TABLE 36-B AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
Acts Work Authorized Documents 
Oct. 27, 1965 
Mar. 3, 1905 
Aug. 8, 1917 
July 3, 1930 
Aug. 30, 1935; 
included in Public 
Works Administration 
program Sept. 6, 1933 
July 24, 1946 
Sept. 3, 1954 
Oct. 27, 1965 
June 25, 1910 
July 27, 1916 
Jan. 21, 1927 
July 14, 1960 
Oct. 27, 1965 
Oct. 27, 1965 
Aug. 13, 1968 
BARBERS POINT HARBOR, OAHU, HAWAII (See Section 3 
of text) 
An entrance channel 42 feet deep, 450 feet wide, and 3,100 
feet long; an inshore basin of about 46 acres, 38 feet deep a 
breakwater on the north side of the entrance channel, if model 
study shows it to be necessary; spending beaches with wave absorbers 
within the harbor totaling 1,320 feet in length; and a main access 
channel 12 feet deep; 80 feet wide, and 1,200 feet long to a small-boat 
harbor on the west side of the deep-draft harbor to be developed by 
local interests. 
HONOLULU HARBOR, OAHU, HAWAII (See Section 5 of Text) 
Deepening to 35 feet the inner harbor with a general width of 1,200 
feet and casing the curve between the entrance channel and the 
inner harbor. 
For the channel 1,000 feet long. 
Channel connecting Honolulu Harbor and Kapalama Basin. 
Enlarging entrance channel to present project dimensions, 
widening of the harbor basin by 320 feet and the maintenance 
of the improved 400-foot wide portion of the reserved channel. 
A depth of 35 feet over the full width of 600 feet throughout 
the reserved channel; 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. 
The second entrance channel; and installation of a moveable-type 
bridge across the 2d entrance channel. (Modified by the Chief 
of Engineers.) 
Reopening Fort Armstrong entrance channel to 45 feet, Main 
Harbor Basin and Kapalama Channel to 40 feet, and relocating 
existing project lines. 
KAHULUI HARBOR, MAUI, HAWAII (See Section 6 of Text) 
Extending east breakwater and dredging the basin. 
For the west breakwater. 
Extend both breakwaters and enlarge dredged basin. 
Enlarge harbor basin, 600 feet wide, 2,400 feet long, 35 feet 
deep. 
LAHAINA SMALL BOAT HARBOR, MAUI, HAWAII 
(See Section 7 of Text) 
A revetted mole 620 feet long; offshore breakwater 950 feet long; 
turning basin and main access channel of 140,000 square feet; 
entrance channel 515 feet long, 150 feet wide, 15 feet to 20 feet 
deep; and a wave absorber 180 feet long. 
WAIANAE SMALL BOAT HARBOR, OAHU, HAWAII 
(See Section 9 of Text) 
A breakwater 1,350 feet long; a groin 175 feet long; an entrance 
channel 830 feet long, 150 feet wide, depth 15 feet to 17 feet; 
a main access channel 870 feet long, 100 feet to 150 feet wide, 
12 feet to 15 feet deep. 
IAO STREAM, MAUI, HAWAII (See Section 21 of Text) 
Channel enlargement, levees, a debris basin and related 
works. 
H. Doc. 93, 89th Cong., 
1st sess. 
Annual Report, 1905, 
p. 2565. 
H. Doc. 392, 64th Cong., 
1st sess. 
H. Doc. 753, 69th Cong., 
2nd sess. 
H. Doc. 54, 73d Cong., 
1st sess. 
H. Doc. 705, 79th Cong., 
2nd sess. 
H. Doc. 717, 81st Cong., 2d 
sess. (Contains latest 
published map.) 
H. Doc. 93, 89th Cong., 
1st sess. 
H. Doc. 593, 61st Cong., 
2d sess. 
H. Doc. 1330, 62nd Cong., 
3d sess. 
H. Doc. 235, 69th Cong., 
1st sess. 
H. Doc. 109, 86th Cong., 1st 
sess. (Contains latest 
published map.) 
H. Doc. 353, 88th Cong., 
2nd sess. 
H. Doc. 353, 88th Cong., 
2d sess. 
H. Doc. 151, 90th Cong., 
1st sess. 
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TABLE 36-B (Continued) AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
Acts Work Authorized Documents 
KANEOHE-KAILUA AREA, OAHU, HAWAII (See Section 
22 of Text) 
Dec. 31, 1970 Provide a dam and reservoir about 3.2 miles above the mouth H. Doc. 92-141, 92d Cong., 
of Kaneohe Stream on the tributary Kamooalii Stream. Project 1st sess. 
consists of an earthfill dam 80 feet high, with a crest length 
of about 2,300 feet, and about 1,000 feet of channel 
improvements at the entrance of Kaneohe stream to Kaneohe 
Bay; and reservoir with storage of 2,500 acre-feet, of which 
500 acre-feet would be for sediment reserve and recreation 
use and 2,000 acre-feet for flood control. 
TABLE 36-C RECONNAISSANCE AND CONDITION SURVEYS 
(See Section 10 of Text) 
Date Reconnaissance 
or condition survey 
Project conducted Cost 
Haleiwa Small Boat Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii January 1977 $ 4,888 
Hilo Harbor, Hawaii, Hawaii March 1977 6,746 
Honokohau Small Boat Harbor, Hawaii, Hawaii July 1977 5,420 
Honolulu Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii December 1976 10,264 
Kahului Harbor, Maui, Hawaii September 1977 9,828 
Kaunakakai Harbor, Molokai, Hawaii March 1977 1,495 
Kawaihae Deep Draft Harbor, Hawaii, Hawaii July 1977 6,388 
Manele Small Boat Harbor, Lanai, Hawaii September 1977 7,567 
Nawiliwili Harbor, Kauai, Hawaii May 1977 6,642 
Nawiliwili Small Boat Harbor, Kauai, Hawaii May 1977 4,471 
Port Allen Harbor, Kauai, Hawaii May 1977 5,966 
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TABLE 36-D 
REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
OTHER AUTHORIZED NAVIGATION PROJECTS 
(See Section 11 of Text) 
For Last Cost to September 30, 1977 
Full Report 
See Annual Operation and 
Project Report for Construction Maintenance 
Ala Wai Small Boat Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii 1976 $ 40,117 - 
Haleiwa Small Boat Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii 1967 255,3971 $ 127,0682 
Hana Small Boat Harbor, Maui, Hawaii 1967 -- 
Hanalei Bay Small Boat Harbor, Kauai, Hawaii 1967 - - 
Heeia-Kea Small Boat Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii 1972 1,481 - 
Hilo Harbor, Hawaii, Hawaii 1969 5,423,440 2,942,527 
Honokohau Small Boat Harbor, Hawaii, Hawaii 1971 781,0363 - 
Kahului Beach Road, Maui, Hawaii 1976 751,867 - 
Kailua Small Boat Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii 1967 -- 
Kalaupapa Harbor, Molokai, Hawaii 1968 157,997 3,127 
Kaunakakai Harbor, Molokai, Hawaii 1966 138,188 240,649 
Kawaihae Harbor, Hawaii, Hawaii 1975 5,972,5018 61,800 
Keehi Lagoon, Oahu, Hawaii5 1956 3,348,000 41,857 
Kewalo Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii 1976 98,800 - 
Kikiaola Small Boat Harbor, Kauai, Hawaii 4-- 
Maalaea Small Boat Harbor, Maui, Hawaii4-- 
Manele Small Boat Harbor, Lanai, Hawaii 1967 372,0006 44,664 
Maunalua Bay Small Boat Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii 1972 30,378- 
Nawiliwili Harbor, Kauai, Hawaii 1962 2,127,7247 4,084,675 
Nawiliwili Small Boat Harbor, Kauai, Hawaii 1976 584,5139 - 
Ofu Small Boat Harbor, American Samoa 1976 980,01810- 
Port Allen Harbor, Kauai, Hawaii 1962 752,645 748,216 
Reeds Bay Small Boat Harbor, Hawaii, Hawaii 1967 - 
Wake Island Harbor, Wake Island 1950 - 14,493 
Wells Harbor, Territory of Guam 1950 2,488,056 2,111 
1. In addition $252,000 in Contributed Funds. 
2. In addition $140,135 in Contributed Funds. 
3. In addition $630,568 in Contributed Funds. 
4. No previous full report; project authorized by R&H Act 
of 1968. 
5. Abandonment authorized by R&H Act of 1965 
(H. Doc. 98, 89th Cong., 1st sess.). 
6. 
7. 
8. 
9. 
10. 
In addition $246,000 in Contributed Funds. 
In addition $233,261 in Contributed Funds. 
In addition $62,102 in Contributed Funds. 
In addition $405,471 in Contributed Funds. 
In addition $61,953 in Contributed Funds. 
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TABLE 36-E OTHER AUTHORIZED BEACH EROSION CONTROL PROJECTS 
(See Section 19 of Text) 
For Last Cost to September 30, 1977 
Full Report 
See Annual Operation and 
Project Report for Construction Maintenance 
Haleiwa Beach, Oahu, Hawaii 1967 $ 240,1481 
Hanapepe Bay, Kauai, Hawaii 1965 - 
Kaaawa Beach, Oahu, Hawaii 1976 146,4884 
Kaimu Black Sand Beach, Hawaii, Hawaii 1975 80,236 
Kihei Beach, Maui, Hawaii 1972 154,3132 
Waikiki Beach, Oahu, Hawaii 1976 721,0875 
Waimea Beach, Kauai, Hawaii -- 
1. In addition $160,098 in Contributed Funds. 4. In addition $102,500 in Contributed Funds. 
2. In addition $154,313 in Contributed Funds. 5. In addition $82,000 in Advanced Funds and 
3. No previous full report; project authorized by $17,640 in Contributed Funds. 
R&H Act of 1958. 
TABLE 36-F OTHER AUTHORIZED FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS 
(See Section 25 of Text) 
For Last Cost to September 30, 1977 
Full Report 
See Annual Operation and 
Project Report for Construction Maintenance 
Hanapepe River, Kauai, Hawaii 1967 $ 784,8671 
Kahoma Stream, Maui, Hawaii s - 
Kaunakakai Stream, Molokai, Hawaii 1950 73,748 - 
Kawainui Swamp, Oahu, Hawaii 1967 1,265,567 - 
Kuliouou Stream, Oahu, Hawaii 1971 1,000,0002 
Wailoa Stream and Tributaries, Hawaii, Hawaii 1966 1,044,888 - 
1. In addition Contributed Funds in $11,953 
received and expended. 
2. In addition Contributed Funds in $540,335 
received and expended. 
3. No previous full report; project authorized 
by Section 201 of PL 89-298. 
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TABLE 36-G 
REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
FLOOD PLAIN INFORMATION STUDIES COMPLETED 
DURING FISCAL YEAR 
(See Section 28 of Text) 
Location Requesting Agency Date Completed Federal Cost 
City & County of Honolulu, Hawaii State Department of 
Hawaii: Land & Natural Resources 
Manoa Stream September 1977 $14,000 
Kalihi Stream September 1977 25,000 
Kamanaiki Stream September 1977 6,000 
American Samoa: Government of American Samoa 
Tafunafou May 1977 10,000 
Aua May 1977 7,000 
Lauliituai May 1977 7,000 
Fagaitua May 1977 10,000 
Amouli May 1977 10,000 
Territory of Guam: Government of Guam 
Asan November 1976 23,000 
Agat November 1976 16,000 
Pago River November 1976 13,000 
Ylig River November 1976 13,000 
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PORTLAND, OREG., DISTRICT* 
The territorial limits of the Portland District 
include the Pacific coastal drainage area of the 
State of Oregon, the portions of the States of 
Oregon and Washington which lie within the 
Columbia River watershed downstream of the 
Umatilla Bridge below McNary Dam, and south 
central Oregon west of the Malheur River and the 
Steens Mountains, but not including that part 
which drains into the Klamath Lake and River. 
IMPROVEMENTS 
Navigation Page 
1. Chetco River, Oreg.......................... 37-2 
2. Columbia and Lower Willamette 
Rivers below Vancouver, Wash., 
and Portland, Oreg.......................... 37-2 
3. Columbia River at Baker Bay, 
W ash............................................. 37-4 
4. Columbia River at the Mouth, 
Oreg. and Wash.............................. 37-4 
5. Columbia River between Vancouver, 
Wash., and The Dalles, Oreg............ 37-5 
6. Coos Bay, Oreg................................ 37-6 
7. Coos and Millicoma Rivers, Oreg...... 37-7 
8. Coquille River, Oreg........................ 37-7 
9. Cowlitz River, Wash........................ 37-8 
10. Lewis River, Wash .......................... 37-8 
11. Port Orford, Oreg............................ 37-9 
12. Rogue River, Harbor at 
Gold Beach, Oreg............................ 37-9 
13. Siuslaw River, Oreg........................ 37-9 
14. Skamokawa Creek, Wash................. 37-10 
15. Skipanon Channel, Oreg .................. 37-10 
16. Tillamook Bay and Bar, Oreg........... 37-11 
17. Umpqua River, Oreg....................... 37-12 
18. Willamette River above Portland 
and Yamhill River, Oreg.................. 37-13 
19. Willamette River at Willamette 
Falls, Oreg ...................................... 37-13 
20. Yaquina Bay and Harbor, Oreg........ 37-14 
21. Youngs Bay and River, Oreg............ 37-15 
22. Project Condition Surveys................ 37-15 
23. Other Authorized Navigation 
Projects......................................... 37-15 
24. Navigation Work Under Special 
Authorization................................37-15 
Alteration of Bridges 
25. Other Authorized Bridge 
Alterations.................................... 37-15 
Flood Control Page 
26. Applegate Lake, Rogue River 
Basin, Oreg..................................... 37-16 
27. Beaver Drainage District, Oreg........ 37-16 
28. Beech Creek at Mount Vernon, 
Oreg.............................................. 37-17 
29. Blue River Lake, Oreg..................... 37-17 
30. Cascadia Lake, Oreg........................ 37-17 
31. Cottage Grove Lake, Oreg................ 37-18 
32. Cowlitz County Consolidated 
Diking Improvement District 
No. 2, W ash.................................... 37-18 
33. Days Creek Lake, Oreg.................... 37-18 
34. Dorena Lake, Oreg.......................... 37-19 
35. Elk Creek Lake, Rogue River 
Basin, Oreg..................................... 37-19 
36. Fall Creek Lake, Oreg..................... 37-20 
37. Fern Ridge Lake, Oreg.................... 37-20 
38. Lower Columbia River Basin, 
Oreg. and W ash.............................. 37-20 
39. Lower Columbia River Basin 
Bank Protection, Oreg. 
and Wash ....................................... 37-21 
40. Scappoose Drainage District, 
Oreg.............................................. 37-22 
41. Vancouver Lake Area, Wash............ 37-22 
42. Wahkiakum County Consolidated 
Diking District No. 1, Wash............. 37-22 
43. Willamette River Basin, Oreg........... 37-23 
44. Willamette River Basin, 
Oreg.-Bank Protection..................... 37-23 
45. Inspection of Completed Flood 
Control Projects.............................. 37-24 
46. Scheduling Flood Control 
Reservoir Operations....................... 37-24 
47. Other Authorized Flood Control 
Projects......................................... 37-24 
48. Flood Control Work Under 
Special Authorization...................... 37-24 
*All cost and financial statements for projects are listed at the end of this chapter. All other tables are referenced in text and 
also appear at the end of this chapter. 
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Multiple-Purpose Power Projects Page 
49. Bonneville Lock and Dam-Lake 
Bonneville, Oreg. and Wash............ 37-24 
50. Cougar Lake, Oreg.......................... 37-25 
51. Detroit Lake, Oreg.......................... 37-26 
52. Green Peter-Foster Lakes, Oreg....... 37-26 
53. Hills Creek Lake, Oreg.................... 37-27 
54. John Day Lock and Dam-Lake 
Umatilla, Oreg. and Wash................ 37-28 
55. Lookout Point Lake, Oreg ................ 37-28 
56. Lost Creek Lake, Rogue River 
Basin, Oreg..................................... 37-29 
Multiple-Purpose Power Projects (Cont.) Page 
57. The Dalles Lock and Dam- 
Lake Celilo, Wash. and Oreg............ 37-30 
58. Other Authorized Multiple-Purpose 
Power Projects................................ 37-30 
General Investigations 
59. Surveys ........................................ 37-30 
60. Collection and Study of 
Basic Data.....................................37-30 
61. Research and Development .............. 37-31 
Navigation 
1. CHETCO RIVER, OREG. 
Location. Rises in Siskiyou Mountains of Coast 
Range at an elevation of 4,000 feet, flows for about 
51 miles in a circuitous route, and empties into 
Pacific Ocean at Brookings, Oreg., 300 miles 
south of entrance to Columbia River and 345 
miles north of San Francisco Bay. (See National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Charts 
18600 and 18203.) 
Existing project. Construction of two jetties 
originally authorized was accomplished 
December 1957 at a cost of $489,554. Modification 
in 1965 authorized an entrance 120 feet wide and 
14 feet deep; extension to north jetty about 450 
feet in length with an increase in elevation of existing 
portion; a barge turning basin about 250 
feet wide, 650 feet long, and 14 feet deep; a protective 
dike about 1,800 feet long with a top elevation 
of 18 feet; and a small-boat access channel 100 feet 
wide and 12 feet deep. Mean lower low water is 
plane of reference. Tidal range in cove between 
lower low water and mean higher high water is 
6.9 feet and extreme is from 2.6 feet below to 9.7 
feet above mean lower low water. The cost of the 
project through FY 1977 is $2,044,000. (See Table 
37-B for authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Terminal facilities. A small boat basin 
downstream from the town of Harbor, Oreg., has 
been developed by local interests. This basin and 
other attendant facilities serve vessels and connected 
shoreside industries. In addition to the existing 
small boat basin with launching ramps 
there is a private facility called Sporthaven dock 
open to all on equal terms for lumber loading and 
storage. There are several fish receiving docks 
and a dock and facilities for fueling and icing 
vessels. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance: The Sand-bypasser Sandwick 
displaced shoal areas to provide longer periods of 
channel depths for navigation traffic within the 
authorized project. 
Condition as of September 30. Construction of 
jetties was completed December 1957. Removal 
of rock pinnacles and an abandoned bridge structure 
was accomplished in June 1959. Under 
authorized modification of October 1965, two contracts 
were completed. Construction of north jetty 
extension and excavation of entrance channel 
was initiated July 1968 and completed July 1969; 
and construction of a dike at the mouth, and excavation 
of entrance channel, turning basin and 
small-boat basin were initiated September 1969 
and completed March 1970. 
2. COLUMBIA AND LOWER 
WILLAMETTE RIVERS BELOW 
VANCOUVER, WASH., AND 
PORTLAND, OREG. 
Location. Project embraces 103.5 miles of 
Columbia River below Vancouver, Wash., and 
14.6 miles of Willamette River below Portland, 
Oreg. For description of Columbia River see Improvement 
No. 5 and of Willamette River, Improvement 
No. 20. 
Previous project. For details see pages 1995 and 
1998 of Annual Report for 1915, and page 1746 of 
Annual Report for 1938. 
Existing project. Provides for a channel 35 feet 
deep and 500 feet wide from river mile 106.5 to 
105.5, distance between existing highway and 
railroad bridges; a channel 40 feet deep and 600 
feet wide from Vancouver, Wash., river mile 
105.5 to mouth of Columbia River, river mile 3; a 
turning basin at Vancouver, Wash., 40 feet deep, 
800 feet wide, and about 5,000 feet long; a turning 
basin at Longview, Wash., 40 feet deep, average 
width of 1,200 feet, and about 6,000 feet long; and 
a channel 40 feet deep in Willamette River with 
varying widths of 600 to 1,900 feet from mouth 
(river mile 0) to Broadway Bridge (river mile 
11.6) which encompasses Portland Harbor area, 
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subject to provisions that channel from mouth of 
Willamette River to turning basin at Vancouver, 
Wash., be limited to 500 feet in width until need 
for additional width is demonstrated by 
developed traffic. Existing project also provides 
for auxiliary channels 10 feet deep and 300 feet 
wide near Cathlamet, Wash.; 30 feet deep and 300 
feet wide in St. Helens (Oreg.) Channel; and 30 
feet deep and 500 feet wide connecting upper end 
of St. Helens Channel with main ship channel of 
Columbia; 24 feet deep and 200 feet wide along 
frontage of town of Rainier, Oreg., extended at its 
upper and lower ends to deep water in Columbia 
River, 8 feet deep and 150 feet wide from this 
depth in Columbia River through old mouth of 
Cowlitz River to a point about 3,000 feet upstream 
from present terminus of harbor line; a channel 
from Longview Port dock downstream along 
pierhead line and past Weyerhaeuser Timber Co. 
plant at Longview to a connection with main ship 
channel below Mount Coffin, the downstream 
2,400 feet of this channel to be 30 feet deep and 
300 feet wide and remainder to be 28 feet deep 
and 250 feet wide; construction of a small-boat 
mooring basin at Astoria, Oreg., to include a 
sheet-pile, sandfilled 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 long and for construction of stone-and-pile 
dikes and revetments. Construction of a smallboat 
basin at Hammond and a turning basin 800 
feet wide and 6,000 feet long at Astoria. Plane of 
reference in estuary from mouth to Harrington 
Point is mean lower low water; thence to Portland 
and Vancouver, low water. Tidal range between 
mean lower low water and mean higher high 
water at mouth of Columbia is about 8 feet, and at 
Portland and Vancouver about 2.5 feet at low 
stages of rivers. Extreme tidal ranges are about 
13 and 3 feet, respectively. Annual freshets have 
little effect on depths at mouth of Columbia; at 
Portland and Vancouver they average about 20 
feet, while highest known reached a stage of 33 
feet above low water at Portland. (See Table 37-B 
for authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. River and Harbor Act of 
1962 provides that local interests furnish lands 
and rights-of-way for construction and future 
maintenance and aids to navigation upon request 
of Chief of Engineers, including suitable disposal 
areas and necessary retaining dikes, bulkheads, 
and embankments therefor or costs of such 
retaining works; hold the United States free from 
damages; provide and maintain adequate public 
terminal and transfer facilities open to all on 
equal terms; make alterations as are required in 
sewer, water supply, drainage, and other utility 
facilities for construction and maintenance of the 
project; assist in work of improving and maintaining 
main ship channel in Columbia and 
Willamette Rivers by loaning the United States a 
suitable pipeline dredge in good operating condition, 
with full crew and equipment, without 
charge other than reimbursement for full 
operating costs of dredge on a basis approved by 
Chief of Engineers, said operating costs to include 
proportionate maintenance costs based on 
period of time dredge is in use for the United 
States; provide and maintain depths in berthing 
areas and access channels serving terminals, including 
50-foot adjacent to pierhead lines, commensurate 
with depths provided in related project 
areas; and contribute in cash 1.8 percent of 
cost of construction of 40-foot channel by the 
Corps for enhancement of land owned by Port of 
Portland and contribute in cash 3.5 percent of 
cost of construction of 35-foot channel by the 
Corps. Contributions in the amount of $386,000 
were paid in 1964 prior to commencement of construction. 
Total estimated non-Federal cost is 
$557,000, including estimated cash contribution 
of $507,000. 
Terminal facilities. At Portland, Oreg., there 
are 39 terminals with facilities to handle general 
cargo, bulk grain, lumber, and miscellaneous 
other cargo. Also available at this facility to the 
public, are 10 fuel oil and gasoline wharves and 
piers, mechanical handling devices, and heavy 
lift equipment. Also within boundary of Portland 
harbor there are facilities for storing 12,800,000 
bushels of grain for transhipment by water. At 
river mile 102, the Port of Portland has two 901- 
foot berths with roll on-roll off barge and container 
docks; one 200-foot dock supporting auto 
receiving complex of 80 acres. Terminal 4 houses 
a two-berth container dock, log loading facility 
and one 400-foot dock for auto receiving. Swan 
Island ship repair yard is west coast's largest and 
contains world's third largest floating dry dock. 
At Astoria, Oreg., there is a large municipal terminal 
with a 1,250,000 bushel capacity grain 
elevator and facilities for receiving and handling 
all types of general cargo. At Vancouver, Wash., 
there are municipal facilities capable of berthing 
five ships simultaneously. Each berth is completely 
outfitted with mechanical and heavy lift 
facilities for receiving and handling all types of 
cargo. 
Port of Longview has a public terminal on 
Columbia River and a privately owned grain 
elevator with a capacity of 5,465,000 bushels. Port 
of Kalama has an elevator with 4,200,000 bushel 
capacity. At other locations on Columbia River 
between Portland and Columbia River entrance 
there are sufficient private facilities to accommodate 
river vessels and fishing craft. These 
facilities, with planned extensions, are considered 
adequate for existing commerce. (For 
details see Port Series Nos. 33 and 34, Corps of 
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Engineers, published in 1974 and 1975 respectively.) 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
Work: Contracts for a protective breakwater 
and entrance and access channel at Hammond 
and Astoria turning basin were completed. 
Maintenance: Regular maintenance continued 
through the year. The hopper dredge Biddle 
removed 1,507,222 cubic yards of material in FY 
1977; the hopper dredge Harding removed 432,- 
734 cubic yards of material in FY 1977. The 
dredge Oregon, operated by the Port of Portland, 
removed 1,946,425 cubic yards of material in FY 
1977. 
Condition as of September 30. Project as 
authorized by act of July 24, 1946, was completed 
September 1950. Main channel was completed in 
1933, except that a realignment at Harrington 
Point was made in 1935. Dikes were completed in 
1935 and extension of Vancouver turning basin in 
1939. Auxiliary channel in vicinity of Longview 
was completed in 1949, and improvement of 
mouth of Cowlitz River and small boat mooring 
basin at Astoria were completed in 1950. Dredging 
40-foot channel in Columbia River from 
Portland, Oreg., and Vancouver, Wash., to the sea 
is essentially complete. Project depths are maintained 
all year except during short shoaling 
periods following freshets which generally occur 
in May, June, and July. In Columbia and 
Willamette Rivers between mouth and Broadway 
Bridge at Portland a depth of 40 feet at low tide 
and 42 feet at high tide is practicable all year. In 
Columbia River between mouth of Willamette 
River and Vancouver, Wash., depths of 40 and 42 
feet at low and high tide, respectively, are practicable 
all year. (See Table 37-C for total cost of 
existing project to September 30, 1977.) Under 
authority contained in Section 107 of the 1960 
R&H Act as amended, a turning basin 40 feet 
deep at Astoria and improvements to the Hammond 
small boat basin were constructed. 
3. COLUMBIA RIVER AT 
BAKER BAY, WASH. 
Location. Baker Bay is a shallow body of water 
about 15 square miles in extent on north side of 
Columbia River near its mouth. Bay is separated 
from river by Sand Island, a low-lying sand bar 
only a few feet above high tide level. (See NOAA 
Chart 18521.) 
Existing project. A main channel, 10 feet deep 
and 200 feet wide extending through easterly 
passage at Sand Island to port of Ilwaco, a distance 
of about 5 miles; a mooring basin 10 and 12 
feet deep, about 20 acres in extent with protecting 
breakwaters; and a west channel 10 feet deep connecting 
basin with deep water in C umbia River, 
with a width of 150 feet, increased to 200 feet for 
2,000 feet at southerly end. Mean lower low water 
is plane of reference. Tidal range between mean 
lower low water and mean higher high water is 
about 8 feet, and extreme about 13 feet. (See 
Table 37-B for authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Terminal facilities. Wharves, floats, ramps, 
and berths, for fishing craft, barges and towboats. 
Small-boat basin and protecting 
breakwater provides moorings for numerous 
fishing and recreational craft all year. Facilities 
are considered adequate for existing commerce. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance: The Sand-bypasser Sandwick 
displaced shoal areas to provide longer periods of 
channel depths for navigation traffic within the 
authorized project. 
Condition as of September 30. Channel extending 
through easterly passage of Sand Island was 
completed in 1934. Dredging west channel to 8 
feet was accomplished September 1948. Deepening 
west channel to 10 feet, and boat basin and 
breakwater construction at Ilwaco, Wash., finished 
December 1957, completed the project. 
4. COLUMBIA RIVER AT THE 
MOUTH, OREG. AND WASH. 
Location. The Columbia River rises in British 
Columbia, through which it flows for 425 miles. It 
enters the United States in northeastern 
Washington, flows southerly to mouth of Snake 
River, thence westerly between Oregon and 
Washington, and empties into Pacific Ocean 645 
miles north of San Francisco Bay and 160 miles 
south of Strait of Juan de Fuca. Total length of 
river is 1,210 miles. (See NOAA Charts 18520, 
18521, 18523, 18524, 18526, and 18531; also 
Geological Survey map of Washington.) 
Previous project. For details see page 1999, Annual 
Report for 1915 and page 1740 of Annual 
Report for 1938. 
Existing project. Provides for a channel across 
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 construction 
of a spur jetty on north shore. Tidal range on bar 
between mean lower low water and mean higher 
high water is about 8 feet, and extreme tidal 
range is about 13 feet. Estimated Federal cost for 
new work (1977) is $27,301,000 which includes 
$701,000 for additional recreation facilities at 
completed project, but excludes $4,040,878 for 
jetty rehabilitation. (See Table 37-B for authorizing 
legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Estimated cost of local 
cooperation on basis of cost-sharing for additional 
recreation facilities is $543,000. 
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Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance: U.S. hopper dredge Biddle 
removed 2,214,720 cubic yards of material and 
the dredge Essayons removed 6,910,054 cubic 
yards of material from the entrance channel in 
FY 1977. 
Condition as of September 30. Existing project 
is 63 percent complete. Advance engineering 
studies have revealed that construction of spur 
jetty "B" is not economically justified. This portion 
of the project was placed in the inactive 
category March 24, 1972. Project as originally 
authorized consisting of extension of south jetty, 
constructed under previous project, construction 
of north jetty, and 40-foot channel depth over entrance 
bar, was completed in 1918. Dredging 48- 
foot bar channel was completed September 1957. 
Rehabilitation of south jetty was completed with 
new work funds September 1964 and rehabilitation 
of north jetty in April 1965. Total costs to 
September 30, 1977, from Federal funds for existing 
project were $58,001,088 of which $15,150,- 
230 was for new work, $4,040,878 for jetty 
restoration and $38,809,980 for maintenance. In 
addition, $475,000 and $25,000 contributed by 
Ports of Portland and Astoria, Oreg., respectively, 
were expended for new work. 
5. COLUMBIA RIVER BETWEEN 
VANCOUVER, WASH., AND 
THE DALLES, OREG. 
Location. On Columbia River, between Interstate 
Bridge at Vancouver, Wash., 106.5 miles 
above mouth and The Dalles, Oreg., mile 191, a 
distance of 84.5 miles. For description of Columbia 
River, see Improvement No. 4, "Columbia 
River at the Mouth." 
Existing project. Channel 27 feet deep at low 
water and 300 feet wide between Vancouver, 
Wash., and The Dalles, Oreg., 84.5 miles; a 
channel 10 feet deep at low water and 300 feet 
wide at upstream entrance to Oregon Slough, 
Oreg., a suitable turning basin adjacent to site of 
port development in 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 same depth to deepwater, and a protecting 
breakwater on easterly side; a barge channel to 
waterfront at Bingen, Wash., 10 feet deep at normal 
Bonneville pool level, 200 feet wide and about 
1 mile long, and an access channel 7 feet deep at 
normal Bonneville pool level, 100 feet wide and 
about 1,000 feet long, to a natural mooring basin 
for small boats near east end of channel; and construction 
of The Dalles Harbor, Oreg., to provide 
a breakwater and shear boom protected basin 
about 400 by 800 feet in size with depth of 8 feet 
below a pool elevation of 72.5 feet at mean sea 
level. Tidal range between mean lower low water 
and mean higher high water at Vancouver is 
about 2.5 feet and at Bonneville about 0.2 foot at 
low stages of the river. Extreme tidal ranges are 
about 4 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. (See Table 37-B for authorizing 
legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Terminal facilities. At Vancouver, Wash., immediately 
upstream from the two highway 
bridges are a privately owned sand and gravel 
facility, a Coast Guard dock, a private towboat 
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 1975.) In northern section of Portland, Oreg., 
on south bank of Columbia River, about 1.7 miles 
upstream from interstate bridges, is a wharf with 
a 110-ton derrick used for transfer of cargoes 
between trucks and barges. About 3.5 miles upstream 
from interstate bridges are two liquidfertilizer 
storage tanks each with a capacity of 
229,000 gallons. This facility has necessary equipment 
for unloading tanker barges and loading 
trucks. At Camas, Wash., about 13.5 miles upstream 
from Vancouver, there is a private wharf 
used for transfer of papermill supplies and paper 
to and from barges, and facilities for discharging 
bulk oils from barges. Port of Camas-Washougal 
has a wharf 528 feet long at Washougal, Wash. At 
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, about a mile below main 
wharf. There are private storage tanks with a 
total capacity of 2,300,000 gallons near this terminal 
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 at 
The Dalles. Public elevator has rail, truck, and 
water connections. There is a privately owned rail 
connection about three-fourths mile below 
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 entire 
waterway are log rollways for transfer of logs to 
water from trucks and public and private boat 
basins. Facilities are considered adequate for 
present commerce. 
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Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance: The Sand-bypasser Sandwick 
displaced shoal areas to provide longer periods of 
channel depths for navigation traffic within the 
authorized project. 
Condition as of September 30. Existing project 
is complete. Construction of The Dalles Harbor, 
Oreg., was completed in 1949. Channel dredging 
at upper end of Oregon Slough was accomplished 
in 1957. Project depth of 27 feet between 
Bonneville and The Dalles, Oreg., was achieved 
April 1959. The 27-foot channel depth between 
Vancouver, Wash., and Bonneville, Oreg., except 
for removal of some submerged rock and dredging, 
was completed May 1960. Improvement of 
lower entrance of Bonneville Dam lock was completed 
in May 1961. Construction of a boat basin 
at Hood River, Oreg., and of Camas-Washougal, 
Wash., turning basin was accomplished 
February 1962. Construction of a barge channel 
in Columbia River near Bingen, Wash., was completed 
October 1962, except for removal of rock 
pinnacles encountered. This was accomplished by 
contract September 1963. Construction of 15-foot 
barge channel under Interstate Highway bridge 
was completed December 1963 under Section 107 
of the 1960 River and Harbor Act. Since oceangoing 
vessels are not using this channel, it is 
currently maintained to 15 feet for barge traffic. 
6. COOS BAY, OREG. 
Location. On Oregon coast 200 miles south of 
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 NOAA Charts 18580 and 
18587. 
Previous projects. For details see page 1987 of 
Annual Report for 1915, and page 1728 of Annual 
Report for 1938. 
Existing project. Two rubblemound, high-tide 
jetties at entrance; a channel 45 feet deep and 700 
feet wide across the outer bar, dimensions reducing 
gradually to 35 feet deep and 300 feet wide 
near mile 1; an inner channel 35 feet deep and 300 
feet wide from that point to about mile 9, thence 
35 feet deep and generally 400 feet wide to mile 
15; deepening and widening the existing turning 
basins to 35 feet by 650 feet; an anchorage area, 
near mile 6, 1,200 feet wide, 2,000 feet long, and 
35 feet deep; and abandonment of existing 
authorized anchorages at mile 3.5 and 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 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 construction of a 
protecting breakwater and bulkhead. (See Table 
37-B for authorizing legislation.) Plane of 
reference is mean lower low water. Tidal range 
between higher high water and plane of reference 
and extreme tidal range at entrance are 7 feet and 
about 11 feet, respectively, and at Coos Bay 7.3 
and 11 feet, respectively. Estimated C of E cost 
for 1970 modification is $21,600,000, and U.S. 
Coast Guard $144,000 (1977). Estimated non- 
Federal cost is $970,000 (1977). 
Local cooperation. River and Harbor Act of 
1970 provides that local interests furnish lands 
and rights-of-way for construction and subsequent 
maintenance of the improvement, and for 
aids to navigation upon request of the Chief of 
Engineers, including suitable disposal areas and 
also necessary retaining dikes, bulkheads, and 
embankments therefor, or the costs of such 
retaining works; hold the United States free from 
damages; provide without cost all alterations and 
relocations of utility facilities; provide and maintain 
without cost to the United States, depths in 
berthing and mooring areas and local access 
channels serving the terminals; adequate public 
terminal and transfer facilities, open to all on 
equal terms; and establish regulations 
prohibiting discharge of pollutants into the 
waters of the improved channel by users thereof, 
which regulations shall be in accordance with 
applicable laws or regulations of Federal, State, 
and local authorities responsible for pollution 
prevention and control. 
Terminal facilities. At North Bend there is a 
municipal dock 649 feet long fronting on channel, 
about 2,380 feet of privately owned mill docks, 
and three oil-receiving terminals in 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 landings 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 receipt of 
petroleum products by barge. About 1.5 miles 
below Empire there is a privately owned pulp 
mill dock with a frontage of 480 feet. At 
Charleston there are four wharves, one public 
and three private, with usable areas of 1,200,750, 
7,000 and 12,000 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 available at all facilities, and 
public launching ramps have been constructed in 
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Charleston area by private interests. A privately 
owned floating moorage on Joe Slough has 
facilities for mooring about 50 fishing vessels. At 
Jordan Cove area there is a dock, 248 feet long, for 
wood chip ships. These facilities are considered 
adequate for existing commerce. (For details see 
Port Series No. 33, Corps of Engineers, published 
in 1975.) 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
Work: Construction of the 45 and 35-foot 
navigation channel was initiated in June 1976. 
Project is 35 percent complete and is expected to 
be completed in September 1978. Maintenance: 
The Sand-bypasser Sandwick displaced 
shoal areas to provide longer periods of channel 
depths for navigation traffic within the 
Charleston Channel area. 
Condition as of September 30. South jetty was 
completed in 1928, north jetty in 1929, and 24-foot 
channel in 1937. The south jetty was restored in 
1941 and 1942 by construction of a concrete cap 
for full length of the jetty. Excavation of channel 
to 30 feet deep and generally 300 feet wide from 
entrance to Isthmus Slough was completed in 
1951. Dredging outer bar channel to a depth of 40 
feet, decreasing to 30 feet at Guano Rock was completed 
in 1952. Existing project was completed 
September 1956 with construction of small boat 
basin at Charleston, Oreg. Rehabilitation of south 
jetty was started in June 1962 and completed 
December 1963. Extension in South Slough under 
Section 107 was accomplished in May 1970. 
Repair of north jetty was completed in August 
1970. Total Federal costs to September 30, 1977, 
for existing project were $48,053,954 of which 
$17,791,247 was for new work, $2,335,966 for jetty 
restoration and $27,926,741 for maintenance. 
In addition $43,513 for new work and $8,387 for 
maintenance from contributed funds were expended. 
7. COOS AND MILLICOMA 
RIVERS, OREG. 
Location. South Fork and Millicoma Rivers 
rise in Coast Range in southern Oregon, flow 
generally westerly and join to make Coos River, 
5.3 miles above mouth of Coos River in Coos Bay. 
(See NOAA Chart 18587, Allegany and Daniels 
Creek Quadrangle.) 
Existing project. Originally authorized project: 
a channel depth of 3 feet, generally, from 
mouth of Coos River and 1 foot near head of 
navigation. Project as modified: two channels 5 
feet deep and 50 feet wide from mouth of Coos 
River to Allegany on Millicoma River, mile 13.8 
and to Dellwood on South Fork, mile 14, and 
thence a channel 3 feet deep and 50 feet wide to 
mile 14.7 on South Fork, including stabilization 
works on Coos River. Mean lower low water is 
plane of reference. Tidal range between higher 
high water and plane of reference and extreme 
tidal ranges under ordinary conditions at mouth 
of Coos River are 7.3 and 11 feet, respectively, and 
there is a tidal range of about 1 foot at head of 
navigation in both forks. Freshet stages usually 
reach a height of from 10 to 15 feet at Allegany, 
head of navigation on Millicoma River. (See Table 
37-B for authorizing legislation. Latest published 
maps are in these documents.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Terminal facilities. Several small privately 
owned docks and landing places on the river are 
used by towboats and pleasure craft. There are no 
publicly owned docks. Present facilities are considered 
adequate for existing commerce. Project 
modification provides for construction of terminal 
facilities open to all on equal terms. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance: A total of 24,929 cubic yards of 
material was dredged. 
Condition as of September 30. Originally 
authorized project providing for a channel from 
mouth of Coos River to head of navigation in both 
forks, to provide a depth of 3 feet generally and 1 
foot near head of navigation, was completed in 
1899. In March 1966 construction of project as 
modified by 1948 River and Harbor Act was completed 
except for removal of rock encountered, 
which was accomplished in August 1966. Since 
anticipated scour in Coos River has not developed, 
it has been recommended that construction of 
stabilization works be delayed until need has 
been established. 
8. COQUILLE RIVER, OREG. 
Location. Rises in Coast Range, flows generally 
westerly for about 100 miles, and empties into 
Pacific Ocean at Bandon, Oreg., 225 miles south 
of mouth of Columbia River and 420 miles north 
of San Francisco Bay. (See NOAA Charts 18580 
and 18186.) 
Previous projects. For details see page 1986 of 
Annual Report for 1915, and page 1727 of Annual 
Report for 1938. 
Existing project. Two rubblemound high-tide 
jetties at river mouth, south jetty 2,700 feet long 
and the north, 3,450 feet long; and a channel 13 
feet deep at mean lower low water and of suitable 
width from the sea to a point 1 mile above old Coquille 
River Lighthouse, and snagging to State 
highway bridge at city of Coquille. Mean lower 
low water is plane of reference. Tidal range 
between mean lower low water and mean higher 
high water at mouth is 6.8 feet and extreme range 
about 10 feet. (See Table 37-B for authorizing 
legislation.) 
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Local cooperation. None required. 
Terminal facilities. At Bandon: A privately 
owned mill dock used exclusively for shipping 
lumber on coastwise vessels, a publicly owned 
wharf, and a small-boat basin open to all equally. 
Above Bandon, on navigable waterway: A 
privately owned lumber shipping facility and 
numerous log booms and rollways. Facilities are 
considered adequate for present commerce. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work: No activity. Maintenance: Government 
hopper dredge Pacific removed 37,000 cubic 
yards of material from entrance channel. 
Condition as of September 30. Jetties were completed 
in 1908 and entrance channel in 1933. 
North jetty was reconstructed in 1942 and a750- 
foot extension to easterly end was constructed in 
1951. South jetty was repaired in 1954 and north 
jetty in 1956. Coquille Lighthouse Rehabilitation 
was completed 21 June 1976. Total Federal costs 
for existing project to September 30, 1977, were 
$2,893,597 of which $343,073 was for new work 
($26,433 for Recreation) and $2,550,524 for 
maintenance. In addition, $72,891 was expended 
for new work from contributed funds. 
9. COWLITZ RIVER, WASH. 
Location. Rises in Cascade Range in 
Washington, flows westerly and southerly about 
120 miles and empties into Columbia River about 
69 miles from its mouth. (See NOAA Chart 
18524.) 
Previous project. For details see page 2000, Annual 
Report for 1915 and page 1763, Annual 
Report for 1938. 
Existing project. A channel 4 feet deep at low 
water and 50 feet wide from mouth to Ostrander 
(9 miles), 2.5 feet deep and 50 feet wide to Castle 
Rock (10 miles), and 2.5 feet deep at low water and 
not less than 40 feet wide to Toledo (18 miles) to be 
secured by snagging, dredging, and regulating 
works. Detailed project report covering modification 
of project to 8 feet deep and 100 feet wide in 
the lower 4.75 miles under Section 107 of 1960 
River and Harbor Act was approved January 3, 
1965. Water level due to tides, varies from 4 feet 
at 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 river at Kelso, Wash. 
(See Table 37-B for authorizing legislation.) For 
latest published map see House Document 1167, 
60th Congress, 2d Session. 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Terminal facilities. Privately owned and 
operated landings, a sand and gravel dock, log 
rollways, and storage booms. Facilities are considered 
adequate for existing commerce. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance: The Sand-bypasser Sandwick 
displaced shoal areas to provide longer periods of 
channel depths for navigation traffic within the 
authorized project. 
Condition as of September 30. Existing project 
was completed in 1913. Project as modified, under 
Section 107 of the 1960 River and Harbor Act 
and approved January 1965, was completed 
August 1968. Above Kelso, channel is in poor condition. 
Total costs under existing project to 
September 30, 1977 were $1,500,977 of which 
$272,437 was for new work and $1,228,540 for 
maintenance. 
10. LEWIS RIVER, WASH. 
Location. Rises in Cascade Range in 
Washington, flows westerly and southwesterly 
110 miles, and empties into Columbia River about 
88 miles from its mouth. (See NOAA Chart 
18524.) 
Previous projects. For details see page 2001, 
Annual Report for 1915, and page 1762, Annual 
Report for 1938. 
Existing project. A low-water channel 6 feet 
deep and 50 feet wide to mouth of East Fork (3.75 
miles); 4 feet deep and 50 feet wide on East Fork 
from its mouth to La Center (3 miles); 4 feet deep 
and 50 feet wide on Lewis River (North Fork) and 
from East Fork to Woodland (2.5 miles), secured 
by dredging and construction of regulating 
works and clearing channel to Ariel (16 miles 
from Woodland). Maximum variation of water 
level, due to tide, ranges from about 3 feet at 
mouth to 1.5 feet at La Center and zero at 
Woodland. During ordinary freshets a stage of 14 
feet and, at extreme floods, a stage of 24 feet is 
reached in main river at Woodland, Wash. For 
latest published map see page 3557 of Annual 
Report for 1904. (See Table 37-B for authorizing 
legislation.) 
Local cooperation. None required. 
Terminal facilities. At Woodland on Lewis 
River there are several privately owned facilities 
for mooring, fishing and pleasure craft. Facilities 
considered adequate for existing commerce. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance: The Sand-bypasser Sandwick 
displaced shoal areas to provide longer periods of 
channel depths for navigation traffic within the 
authorized project. 
Condition as of September 30. Existing project 
was completed in 1927. Total cost for existing 
project to September 30, 1977 was $556,355 of 
which $35,880 was for new work and $520,475 for 
maintenance. 
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11. PORT ORFORD, OREG. 
Location. On Oregon coast 250 miles south of 
Columbia River entrance and 390 miles north of 
San Francisco Bay. (NOAA Chart 18203 and 
Geological Survey Quadrangle, Port Orford, 
Oreg.). 
Existing project. Improvement of harbor by 
550-foot extension of existing locally constructed 
breakwater. Federal cost of new work is $758,- 
692. (See Table 37-B for authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Complied with. 
Terminal facilities. A lumber dock which is a 
timber piling structure about 210 by 70 feet, 
equipped with two fork lifts for handling bundled 
lumber and a fish dock, attached to inshore end of 
lumber dock, 120 feet long by 70 feet wide. About 
25 local fishing boats make Port Orford their 
home base. These facilities are considered adequate 
for present commerce. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance: The Sand-bypasser Sandwick 
displaced shoal areas to provide longer periods of 
channel depths for navigation traffic within the 
authorized project. 
Condition as of September 30. Extension of existing 
locally constructed breakwater by 550 feet 
was completed October 1968. Turning basin was 
completed September 1971. 
12. ROGUE RIVER, HARBOR AT 
GOLD BEACH, OREG. 
Location. Rises in Cascade Range in 
southwestern Oregon, flows westerly through 
Coast Range, and empties into Pacific Ocean 264 
miles south of mouth of Columbia River and 381 
miles north of San Francisco Bay. (See NOAA 
Chart 18202.) 
Existing project. Two jetties at entrance, and a 
channel 13 feet deep and 300 feet wide from ocean 
to a point immediately below State Highway 
Bridge, about 1 mile, including widening channel 
at a point about 0.25 mile below bridge to form a 
turning basin 13 feet deep, 500 feet wide, and 650 
feet long. At request of local interests, turning 
basin was located in south portion of estuary 
downstream from a point 0.25 mile below bridge. 
This change was effected to permit adequate terminal 
facilities to be constructed adjacent to turning 
basin. A map showing this revision is in 
Portland District office. Mean lower low water is 
plane of reference. Range of tide between mean 
lower low water and mean higher high water is 
6.7 feet, and extreme range of tide from lower low 
to higher high water is estimated to be 14 feet. Estimated 
Federal cost of new work (1976) is $4,- 
156,252 exclusive of $635,783 for rehabilitation of 
north jetty. Authorizing document contains latest 
published maps. (See Table 37-B for authorizing 
legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Terminal facilities. One-half mile below 101- 
highway bridge is a steel sheet piling and fill dock 
used exclusively for shipment of lumber by oceangoing 
barge. There are various other landings for 
fishing and recreational craft. At Wedderburn, 
across river from Gold Beach, is a facility to accommodate 
excursions passengers and small 
freight items destined for various private landings 
between Wedderburn and Agness, Oreg. 
Facilities considered adequate for existing commerce. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance: The Sand-bypasser Sandwick 
displaced shoal areas to provide longer periods of 
channel depths for navigation traffic within the 
authorized project. 
Condition as of September 30. Existing project 
as authorized is completed. Construction of two 
jetties at entrance was completed September 
1960. Dredging river channel by contract and entrance 
bar by government plant was completed 
October 1961. North jetty along channel side suffered 
considerable damage from December 1964 
flood and rehabilitation was completed October 
1966. Breakwater construction and dredging, under 
contract awarded in September 1964, was 17 
percent accomplished when flood of December 
1964 destroyed all completed works and contract 
was terminated. Bank protection work at 
Wedderburn location was completed in October 
1972. A major portion of breakwater, constructed 
by Port of Gold Beach, was completed during 
1973. 
13. SIUSLAW RIVER, OREG. 
Location. Rises in coast range, flows about 110 
miles westerly and empties into Pacific Ocean 
about 160 miles south of entrance of Columbia 
River and 485 miles north of San Francisco Bay, 
Calif. (See NOAA Charts 18583 and 18580.) 
Previous project. For details see page 1988, Annual 
Report for 1915. 
Existing project. Provides for a 600-foot extension 
of north jetty; an entrance channel 18 feet 
deep and 300 feet wide from deep water in ocean 
to a point 1,500 feet inside the outer end of 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 
Siuslaw dock at Florence; and a channel 12 feet 
deep, 150 feet wide from Florence to Cushman. 
Mean lower low water is plane of reference. Tidal 
range between mean higher high water and plane 
of reference and extreme tidal ranges at mouth of 
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river is 6.6 feet and about 11 feet, respectively. 
During low stages of river, tidal effect extends to 
Mapleton, 20.5 miles above mouth. A detailed 
project report covering modification of existing 
project to provide for a minimum navigation 
channel 12 feet deep and 150 feet wide from 
Cushman to Mapleton under Section 107 of the 
1960 River and Harbor Act was approved March 
18, 1974. Estimated Federal cost of the uncompleted 
600-foot extension of the North jetty is 
$2,450,000 (1971). The Water Resource Development 
Act of 1976 authorized Phase I advance 
engineering and design for jetty extensions. This 
authorization is to take effect upon approval of 
the project by Chief of Engineers and Secretary 
of the Army, and notification to Congress of their 
approval. This Phase I work is estimated to cost 
$50,000 (1977). (See Table 37-B for authorizing 
legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with for all 
completed work. River and Harbor Act of 1958 
provides that construction of north jetty extension 
be deferred until experience demonstrates, 
in judgment of Chief of Engineers, that this work 
is advisable. Requirements for local cooperation 
may be modified by the results of the Phase I 
studies for jetty extensions. Real estate 
assurances were accepted November 9, 1966. Estimated 
costs for all requirements under terms of 
project authorization were $156,000 (1971). 
Terminal facilities. Port dock at Florence is 
principal terminal facility on river. This dock, 
150 feet wide and 350 feet long, is about 5.3 miles 
above river entrance and accommodates a fishreceiving 
station at east end of wharf which maintains 
a 2-ton capacity winch 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 floating dock with accommodations 
for 75 commercial fishing vessels. Adjacent 
to commercial basin is mooring basin with 
accommodations for 200 sport boats of all sizes. 
Across the river and below highway bridge at 
Glenada are floatways used by small craft. 
Modern docks for loading ocean-going barges 
with packaged lumber are maintained, at 
Cushman, by Murphy Bros. Lumber Co.; between 
Cushman and Mapleton, by Davidson Industries; 
and in Mapleton, by U.S. Plywood Champion 
Lumber Co. There are also a number of private 
landings and log booms between Cushman and 
Mapleton, to accommodate river traffic. These 
facilities are considered adequate for existing 
traffic. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance: U.S. hopper dredge Pacific 
removed 135,610 cubic yards of material from entrance 
channel. 
Condition as of September 30. Extension of jetties 
constructed under previous project was completed 
in 1917. The 12-foot channel was completed 
in 1930. In March 1958, rehabilitation of 
north jetty was accomplished. Rehabilitation of 
south jetty was completed December 1962. 
Modified project, as authorized July 3, 1958 and 
initiated August 1968, is 28 percent complete. 
Constructed portion consists of: dredging river 
channel, turning basin and range construction, 
completed 1968; dredging 18-foot bar channel, 
completed September 1969; stabilizing spoil 
areas, completed 1970; and channel stabilization, 
completed 1974. Final EIS was filed with CEQ21 
January 1974. Construction of a 12 foot deep by 
150 foot wide channel from Florence to Mapleton 
was completed in May 1975 under Sec. 107 
authority. Remaining work consists of extension 
of north jetty which has been placed in the 
deferred category. The Phase I study for jetty extensions 
has not been started pending receipt of 
initial work allowances. (See Table 37-A for total 
cost of project to 30 September 1977.) 
14. SKAMOKAWA CREEK, WASH. 
Location. Rises in Wahkiakum County, in 
southwestern part of the State of Washington, 
flows southwesterly and southerly about 10 miles, 
and empties into Columbia River about 34 miles 
above mouth. (See NOAA Chart 18523.) 
Existing project. Provides for a channel 6.5 feet 
deep at low water and 75 feet wide, between 
Steamboat and Brooks Sloughs, about 1,600 feet 
long. Tidal range between mean lower low water 
and mean higher high water is about 7 feet and 
maximum variation of water level due to tides or 
freshets is about 12 feet. During ordinary freshets 
a stage of 12 feet is reached in creek at 
Skamokawa, Wash. Cost for new work was $2,- 
400. (See Table 37-B for authorizing legislation.) 
Latest published map is in project document. 
Local cooperation. None required. 
Terminal facilities. There are several privately 
owned docks on Skamokawa Creek, Steamboat 
Slough, and Brooks Slough for use of towboats 
and pleasure craft. These facilities are in need of 
repair. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance: The Sand-bypasser Sandwick 
displaced shoal areas to provide longer periods of 
channel depths for navigation traffic within the 
authorized project. 
Condition as of September 30. Project was completed 
in 1920. 
15. SKIPANON CHANNEL, OREG. 
Location. In tidal waterway extending south 
2.7 miles from deep water in Columbia River. 
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Channel enters Columbia about 10 miles above 
mouth and 4 miles below Astoria, Oreg. (See 
NOAA Chart 18523.) 
Existing project. Channel 30 feet deep and 
generally 200 feet wide extending from deep 
water in Columbia River to railroad bridge at 
Warrenton, Oreg., distance of 1.8 miles, turning 
basin of same depth, mooring basin 12 feet deep at 
mean lower low water at Warrenton, Oreg., and 
channel 6 feet deep, generally 40 feet wide, with 
increased widths at log dumps and terminals, for 
4,500 feet via cutoff channel above railroad 
bridge. Mean lower low water is plane of 
reference. Tidal range between mean lower low 
water and mean higher high water is about 8 feet; 
extreme tidal range is about 13 feet. (See Table 
37-B for authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Terminal facilities. City of Warrenton owns 
wharf with a 300-foot frontage open to public on 
equal terms. One privately owned cannery wharf 
with a 300-foot frontage is used for unloading fish 
and handling fish nets. One privately owned 
boatyard has floats and moorage facilities for use 
of a maximum of 80 small boats. In channel above 
railroad bridge facilities consist of log rollways 
used for sorting logs. Small-boat basin has 
facilities for numerous fishing and recreation 
craft. These facilities, except during the fishing 
season, are considered adequate for existing commerce. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance: Condition surveys, coordination 
with Port authorities and resource monitoring 
continued during FY 1977. 
Condition as of September 30. Dredging river 
channel and turning basin was completed in 
1939. Construction of small-boat mooring basin at 
Warrenton, Oreg., was completed October 1957, 
and fill stabilization work was accomplished in 
August 1958 completing the project. 
16. TILLAMOOK BAY AND BAR, 
OREG. 
Location. Bay is on Oregon coast about 50 miles 
south of mouth of Columbia River. (See NOAA 
Charts 18520 and 18558.) 
Previous project. For details see pages 1989 of 
Annual Report for 1915, and page 1474 of Annual 
Report for 1936. 
Existing project. Provides for a jetty about 
5,700 feet long on north side of entrance and a jetty 
8,000 feet long on south side (The south side 
plan of improvement currently provides for a 
6,500-foot long rubble stone jetty. The jetty length 
is 1,500-feet shorter than that provided in the 
authorizing document as a result of model studies 
conducted in 1971 to determine optimum length 
and alinement.); a channel through 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 bay to 
Miami Cove; and for initial dredging to 12 feet 
deep of a small-boat basin and approach thereto 
at Garibaldi, Oreg. Project also provides for improvement 
of Bayocean Peninsula, Oreg.; for 
navigation, by construction of sand and rockfill 
dike 1.4 miles long, on alinement extending 
between Pitcher Point and town of Bayocean. 
Mean lower low water is plane of reference. Tidal 
range between mean higher high water and plane 
of reference and extreme tidal range at entrance 
are 7.5 feet and about 13.5 feet, respectively. Total 
Federal cost of new work for existing project 
(September 30, 1977) is $12,172,000 exclusive of 
$2,839,799 for jetty rehabilitation. Hobsonville 
Channel portion of project is inactive and excluded 
from foregoing cost. Estimated cost (1955) of 
this portion is $99,000. (See Table 37-B for 
authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Complied with for all work. 
River and Harbor Act of 1965 required local interests 
provide lands, easements, and rights-ofway 
for construction and future maintenance and 
aids to navigation upon request of the Chief of 
Engineers, including suitable disposal areas, and 
necessary retaining dikes, bulkheads, and embankments 
therefor or the costs of such retaining 
works; hold United States free from damages; 
provide and maintain adequate public terminal 
and transfer facilities open to all equally; and 
provide and maintain depths in berthing areas 
and local access channels serving the terminals, 
including the 50-foot strip adjacent to pierhead 
lines, commensurate with depths provided in 
related project areas. Assurances and rights-ofway 
for construction of south jetty received 
December 6, 1967. 
Terminal facilities. At Garibaldi: A privately 
owned facility for shipping lumber and receiving 
logs, a public landing suitable for mooring 
fishing vessels, towboats, and other craft. Smallboat 
basin has adequate facilities for mooring 
fishing and recreational craft. At Bay City: A 
privately owned wharf used exclusively for 
receipt of fresh fish and shellfish. Near city of 
Tillamook: Several log rollways. Facilities considered 
adequate for existing commerce. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance: Condition surveys, coordination 
with Port authorities and resource monitoring 
continued during FY 1977. Unusual low winter 
rainfall conditions in the Northwest caused 
limited entrance bar shoaling. Subsequently, 
minimal channel maintenance by dredging was 
required in FY 1977. 
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Condition as of September 30. Under existing 
project except for construction of Hobsonville 
Channel portion, classified inactive, channels 
were completed in 1927, north jetty in 1933, improvement 
of Bayocean Peninsula in 1956, and 
small-boat basin in 1958. Rehabilitation of north 
jetty was accomplished September 1965. Construction 
of south jetty, initiated April 1969, is 
complete. The first phase contract between Sta. 
4+75 and 41+70 was completed in September 
1971, and the second phase for remaining work 
was completed in September 1974. Total Federal 
costs to September 30, 1977, were $18,610,952 of 
which $13,902,794 was for new work, $2,839,799 
for jetty restoration, and $1,868,359 for 
maintenance. In addition, $592,622 was expended 
for new work and $6,450 for maintenance from 
contributed funds. 
17. UMPQUA RIVER, OREG. 
Location. Rises in Cascade Range, flows 
westerly about 120 miles, and empties into 
Pacific Ocean 180 miles south of Columbia River 
and 465 miles north of San Francisco Bay. (See 
NOAA Charts 18580 and 18584.) 
Previous projects. For details see page 2967 of 
Annual Report for 1898, and page 1732 of Annual 
Report for 1938. 
Existing project. A jetty on north side of entrance 
about 8,000 feet long, westerly from 
highwater line to the sea; a south jetty 4,200 feet 
long extending to a point 1,800 feet south of outer 
end of north jetty; dredging to provide a usable 
entrance channel 26 feet deep, and a river 
channel 22 feet deep and 200 feet wide, from 
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; a channel 12 feet 
deep and 100 feet wide from deep water in the 
river to vicinity of docks in Winchester Bay with a 
mooring and turning basin 12 feet deep, 175 feet 
wide, and 300 feet long at inner end; and a 
channel 22 feet deep and 200 feet wide from main 
river channel near mile 8 to Gardiner, Oreg., and 
a turning basin of same depth, 500 feet wide, and 
800 feet long, opposite Gardiner. Project was 
modified in 1954 to provide 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 first 
railroad bridge, a distance of 2 miles, entrance to 
be widened to 300 feet in 500 feet. Mean lower low 
water is plane of reference. Tidal range between 
mean lower low water and mean higher high 
water at river mouth is 6.9 feet, and extreme 
range is about 11 feet. Federal cost (1977) of new 
work is $2,668,233, exclusive of $2,500,677 for jetty 
rehabilitation. Scholfield River channel portion 
of project is classified inactive and excluded 
from foregoing cost estimate. Estimated cost of 
this portion (1957), $54,000. (See Table 37-B for 
authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Complied with for all work 
except Scholfield River channel modification. 
River and Harbor Act of 1954 provides in connection 
with construction of Scholfield River 
channel, that local interests contribute in cash 
$10,000 toward cost of new work; furnish suitable 
disposal areas for initial work and future 
maintenance; and hold the United States free 
from damages. Submission of assurances was requested 
of Port of Umpqua, July 3,1956. On April 
8, 1957, local interests report inability to furnish 
required cooperation. 
Terminal facilities. At Gardiner there is about 
650 feet of wharf frontage of which 60 feet is 
publicly owned. At river mile 8.6, Gardiner, there 
is an oil unloading facility owned by International 
Paper Co. for exclusive use of tanker barges. At 
Reedsport there is a privately owned mill dock for 
shipment of lumber, and a dock for receipt and 
shipment of river-run sand and gravel. Port of 
Umpqua owns one wharf with 456 feet of water 
frontage, of which 228 feet is usable for vessels 
and 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 was constructed which 
has about 5 acres of open storage for lumber and 
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. Facilities are considered adequate for existing 
commerce. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance: U.S. hopper dredge Pacific 
removed 275,750 cubic yards of material from the 
entrance channel. 
Condition as of September 30. Existing project 
is complete. North jetty was completed in 1940. 
Extension to original south jetty was completed 
in 1938 and construction of a new training jetty on 
south side of entrance to replace original south 
jetty which was partially destroyed by storms 
was completed in 1951. Dredging a 22-foot 
channel from mouth of river to Reedsport was 
completed in 1941. Gardiner Channel and turning 
basin was completed in 1949 and Winchester 
Bay channel and mooring basin in 1956. Remaining 
under authorization is construction of 12-foot 
channel in Scholfield River, currently classified 
inactive and south jetty wave gage surveillance. 
Rehabilitation of south jetty was completed 
August 1963. Total Federal costs for existing 
project, September 30, 1977 were $18,464,194 of 
which $2,668,233 was for new work, $2,500,677 
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for jetty restoration, and $13,295,284 for 
maintenance. In addition, $276,500 was expended 
for new work from contributed funds. 
18. WILLAMETTE RIVER ABOVE 
PORTLAND AND YAMHILL 
RIVER, OREG. 
Location. Willamette River rises in Cascade 
Range in southwestern Oregon, flows northerly, 
and empties into Columbia River about 100 miles 
from the sea. Its length from source of Middle 
Fork is about 294 miles. (See NOAA Chart 18526 
and Geological Survey map, State of Oregon.) 
Yamhill River rises in Coast Range, flows easterly, 
and empties into Willamette River about 42 
miles above Portland. Its length from source of 
South Fork is about 52 miles. 
Previous projects. For details see page 1997 of 
Annual Report for 1915, and page 1754 of Annual 
Report for 1938. 
Existing project. Provides for improvement of 
Willamette River between Portland (mile 14) 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; 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 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 between Corvallis and Eugene (mile 
185). Project also provides 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 removal of obstructions. Section 
of Willamette River in vicinity of Willamette 
Falls at Oregon City is covered by Improvement 
No. 19. For Willamette River below falls at 
Oregon City ordinary fluctuation of stage of 
water is 15 feet and extreme fluctuation due to 
flood conditions 35 to 50 feet. Above Oregon City 
ordinary fluctuation is 12 to 20 feet and extreme 
is 20 to 27 feet. For Yamhill River ordinary fluctuation 
is 35 feet and extreme 48 feet. Tidal 
changes vary from about 2.5 feet at mouth of 
Willamette to zero, 26 miles above mouth. Estimated 
cost of new work (1971) is $4,790,000, including 
$4,175,000 for deferred work. (See Table 
37-B for authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. None required. 
Terminal facilities. Between Ross Island 
Bridge at Portland and Willamette Falls at 
Oregon City: Privately owned mill docks, sand 
and gravel wharves, a cement loading 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 papermill products by 
barge. At Wilsonville and Newberg there are 
sand and gravel facilities. At Salem there is a 
420,000 gallon fuel tank which is serviced by 
tanker barges. At numerous locations as far as 
Corvallis (river mile 132) there are log rollways 
with water and rail or truck connections, to 
facilitate moving logs to mills in lower 
Willamette and Columbia Rivers. At Oswego 
there is a dock for the receipt of limerock used in 
the manufacture of cement. Facilities considered 
adequate for existing commerce. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance: Condition surveys, coordination 
with Port authorities and resource monitoring 
continued during FY 1977. Unusual low winter 
rainfall conditions in the Northwest caused 
limited navigation channel shoaling. Subsequently, 
minimal channel maintenance by dredging 
was required in FY 1977. 
Condition as of September 30. Existing project 
is about 18 percent complete. The 8-foot channel 
between Portland and Oregon City and 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. Remaining work required to complete 
project consists of construction of such contraction 
works and channel improvements as 
may be necessary, with streamflow regulation, to 
secure controlling depths of 6 feet at low water 
from Oregon City to mouth of Santiam River, and 
5 feet from that point to Albany. This remaining 
portion has been placed in the deferred category. 
Due to lack of use by commercial traffic for which 
facilities were provided, operation of Yamhill 
lock was discontinued February 7, 1954, and the 
lock and adjacent property reported surplus and 
turned over to Yamhill County January 16, 1959. 
Total Federal costs of existing project, 
September 30, 1977, were $17,813,841 of which 
$615,170 was for new work, and $17,198,671 for 
maintenance. In addition $106,433 expended 
between September 24, 1900, and June 30, 1935, 
on operating and care of improvement under 
provisions of permanent indefinite appropriations 
for such purposes. Additional $7,500 
expended from contributed funds for 
maintenance and $299,900 emergency relief administration 
funds for new work. 
19. WILLAMETTE RIVER AT 
WILLAMETTE FALLS, OREG. 
Location. Locks and dam covered by this project 
are at Willamette Falls, a rocky reef in 
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Willamette River at Oregon City, Oreg., about 26 
miles above mouth of river. 
Existing project. Provides for construction of a 
new single-lift main lock and a guard lock each 
with clear dimensions of 56 by 400 feet and a 
minimum depth over sills of 9.5 feet, to replace 
existing facilities which were provided for by 
purchase, rehabilitation, and deepening to 6 feet 
at low water of existing canal and locks and 
separation of canal from waterpower intake by 
construction of a concrete division wall. Total 
length of existing canals and locks is about 3,500 
feet. Principal features of existing canal and 
locks at Willamette Falls are set forth in Table 37- 
D.
Ordinary fluctuation of stage of water above 
locks is 12 feet and extreme, due to flood conditions, 
20 feet. Below locks, ordinary fluctuation 
is 15 feet and extreme 50 feet. Estimated Federal 
cost (1971) is $19,978,000, which includes $378,- 
000 for completed modifications. (See Table 37-B 
for authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Terminal facilities. Crown Zellerbach Corp. 
has a timber wharf about 850 feet long, extending 
to and supported by concrete division wall built in 
lock canal by United States. This wharf is used 
for receiving mill supplies and shipping paper 
and paper products. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance: Normal operation and 
maintenance continued. Traffic through navigation 
lock, consisting of logs and miscellaneous 
cargo, amounted to 710,821 tons during calendar 
year 1976. 
Condition as of September 30. Existing canal 
and locks originally constructed by private interests 
in 1873 were purchased by the United 
States in April 1915 for $375,000. Final report on 
purchase and rehabilitation of canal and locks is 
in Annual Report for 1923, when project was 
reported 98 percent complete. Replacement of 
gates Nos. 6 and 7 was completed August 1967 under 
minor rehabilitation funds. Existing locks 
and grounds are in fair condition and in continuous 
operation except when flooded out by 
high water or undergoing repair. Facilities are 
obsolete and inadequate for existing traffic. No 
construction work has been done on lock and 
guard lock, which was authorized to replace existing 
facilities by Flood Control Act of 1939, and 
River and Harbor Act of 1945. This portion of the 
project has been reclassified "deferred". 
20. YAQUINA BAY AND HARBOR, 
OREG. 
Location. Bay is on Oregon coast, 113 miles 
south of mouth of Columbia River. (See NOAA 
Charts 18580 and 18581.) 
Previous projects. For details see Annual 
Report for 1893, part 4, page 3314, and Annual 
Report for 1938, page 1736. 
Existing project. Two high tide rubblemound 
jetties at entrance, north jetty 7,000 feet, and 
south jetty 8,600 feet long; a spur jetty on channel 
side of south jetty 4,700 feet from its sea end, 800 
feet long; five groins channelward from south jetty; 
channel 40 feet deep for a general width of 400 
feet across bar and at outer end of entrance 
channel; a channel 30 feet deep and 300 feet wide 
to a turning basin of same depth, 900 to 1,200 feet 
wide and 1,400 feet long, and a channel 18 feet 
deep and 200 feet wide from 30-foot channel at 
about mile 2.4, thence upstream to abandoned 
railroad terminus at Yaquina, a distance of about 
4.5 miles. Project also provides for a small-boat 
mooring basin at Newport, Oreg. Mean lower low 
water is plane of reference. Tidal range between 
mean higher high water and plane of reference 
and extreme tidal range are 8.1 and 11.5 feet, 
respectively. A small boat basin was authorized 
April 1977 under Section 107. Estimated Federal 
cost of new work (1977) is $20,302,046, including 
$1,060,000 for Section 107 small boat basin and 
$19,242,046 for completed work. (See Table 37-B 
for authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Terminal facilities. At McLean Point, on north 
side of bay, about 2 miles from entrance, Yaquina 
Bay Dock & Dredge Co., Inc., has two berths 
capable of serving ocean-going vessels, one 420 
feet long, the second 450 feet long. At the time the 
second berth was dredged, a retaining wall and 
fill of 6 acres was constructed adjacent to deep 
water. The company now has 17 acres of filled 
land adjacent to deep water, and of this total, 7 
acres was constructed in 1956-57. This facility 
has necessary carriers and lift trucks for handling 
lumber cargoes, and is open to all on equal 
terms. Port of Newport has a public wharf with 
300 feet of frontage for servicing fishing boats. In 
addition, Port of Newport maintains 340 berths 
for mooring commercial and sport fishing 
vessels. There are several seafood companies on 
the bay which have their own facilities for handling 
fresh fish and crab. Supplies and petroleum 
products are readily available for small vessels. 
On south side of bay about 1.2 miles above entrance, 
Port of Newport is constructing South 
Beach Marina which will handle approximately 
600 small pleasure craft and shallow draft fishing 
boats. Public facilities will include public 
automobile and boat trailer parking, boat 
launching ramp, fuel dock, fishing pier, picnic 
area. 
About 1.5 miles above entrance Oregon Aqua 
Foods, subsidiary of Weyerhaeuser Company, 
maintains a totally dry land commercial fish 
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farm facility with a pier containing salt water 
pumps but no docking facilities. 
About 2.0 miles above entrance Oregon State 
University, in conjunction with the dry land 
Marine Science Center on 52 acres, maintains a 
220-foot pier for docking large and small 
research vessels and a 100-foot float for docking 
approximately 10 less-than-20-foot boats. Docking 
facilities are restricted to research vessels 
and State of Oregon small boats. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work: A contract was awarded for construction 
of the Section 107 small boat basin, and about 30 
percent of the work was accomplished. 
Maintenance: U.S. hopper dredge Harding 
worked at various times throughout the season 
removing a total of 414,139 cubic yards of 
material from river channel. 
Condition as of September 30. Existing project 
as originally authorized was completed in May 
1952. Restoration of jetties was completed in 1934 
and extension of north jetty 1,000 feet seaward 
was completed in 1940. Construction of mooring 
basin at Newport and dredging of channel and 
turning basin to project dimensions were completed 
during fiscal year 1949. Restoration of 
north jetty was again accomplished in 1956. Under 
modification of July 3, 1958, extension of 
north jetty was completed in September 1966, 
dredging of 40-foot bar channel and 30-foot river 
channel was completed in October 1968, and extension 
of south jetty was completed in June 1972. 
Total Federal costs for existing project were $28,- 
771,133 of which $18,682,222 was for new work 
(including $53,277 Section 107), $12,005 for 
rehabilitation, and $10,076,906 for maintenance. 
In addition, $729,168 of contributed funds was expended 
for new work. (See Table 37-A for cost to 
30 September 1977.) 
21. YOUNGS BAY AND YOUNGS 
RIVER, OREG. 
Location. Youngs River is a tributary of the 
lower Columbia River. It empties into Youngs 
Bay south and west of Astoria, Oreg., about 10 
miles above the mouth of the Columbia River. The 
total length of the river is about 20 miles, of which 
the lower 8 miles are tidal. (See NOAA Chart No. 
18521.) 
Existing project. A channel 10 feet deep and 150 
feet wide, from the Columbia River to the foot of 
Haven Island, a distance of about 2.5 miles across 
Youngs Bay and 4 miles in Youngs River. 
Modified project provides for a channel 10 feet 
deep by 150 feet wide, from the existing channel 
in Youngs Bay to the mouth of Lewis and Clark 
River, thence 100 feet wide to the end of the 
proposed project a distance of about 4.4 miles. 
The plane of reference is mean lower low water. 
The tidal range between mean lower low water 
and mean higher high water is about 8 feet, and 
extreme tidal range about 13 feet. Estimated 
Federal cost is $267,000 (1974). (See Table 37-B 
for authorizing legislation.) The latest published 
map is in the project document. 
Local cooperation. River and Harbor Act of 
1965 provides that local interests be required 
to: provide lands, easements, and rights-of-way 
required for construction and subsequent 
maintenance of the project; hold and save the 
United States free from damages; construct, 
operate and maintain adequate mooring 
facilities, open to all on equal terms; and accomplish 
without cost to the United States such 
alterations of utility facilities as required for 
project. In addition, contribute $1,000 for non 
self-liquidating local costs. 
Terminal facilities. There are no public terminals 
or wharves. Pacific Power and Light Company 
owns and operates a small oil-receiving 
wharf in connection with its power plant on the 
north side of Youngs Bay. Astoria Yacht Club has 
moorage immediately upstream from old U.S. 
101 Highway Bridge. Next upstream is Bumble 
Bee Seafood Company shipyard for construction 
and repair of fishboats. A log dump is on south 
side of bay above bridge. Two more log dumps are 
located farther up Youngs River beyond upstream 
end of project. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance: Project condition surveys were 
conducted in May 1977. 
Condition as of September 30. The existing project 
was completed in 1938. Modified project planning 
for dredging and clearing is underway. 
22. PROJECT CONDITION SURVEYS 
See Table 37-E. 
23. OTHER AUTHORIZED 
NAVIGATION PROJECTS 
See Table 37-F. 
24. NAVIGATION WORK UNDER 
SPECIAL AUTHORIZATION 
Navigation activities pursuant to section 107, 
Public Law 86-645 (preauthorization) 
See Table 37-G. 
Alteration of Bridges 
25. OTHER AUTHORIZED 
BRIDGE ALTERATIONS 
See Table 37-H. 
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26. APPLEGATE LAKE, ROGUE 
RIVER BASIN, OREG. 
Location. In Jackson County, Oreg., on Upper 
Applegate River, a tributary of Rogue River, at 
river mile 45.7, about 23 airline miles southwest 
of Medford, Oreg. 
Existing project. Plan provides for a rockfill 
embankment dam, 233 feet high from streambed 
to crest with an overall length of 1,200 feet. A 
gate-controlled concrete chute-type spillway on 
the right abutment, and a regulating outlet conduit, 
and intake tower with multilevel intakes on 
the left side of valley floor. Lake, 4.5 miles long 
will provide 75,000 acre-feet of usable storage for 
flood control and water conservation utilization. 
Project will control runoff from a drainage area 
of 223 square miles. In addition to flood control, 
reservoir will be operated to provide irrigation, 
fish and wildlife enhancement, water quality control, 
and recreation benefits. Estimated cost of 
project (1977) is $82,500,000. Excluded from the 
estimate is $6,470,000 for recreation facilities 
which will be funded and developed by the U.S. 
Forest Service. (See Table 37-B for authorizing 
legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Authorizing act requires 
that State of Oregon take action, prior to construction, 
to insure maintenance in stream of 
flows to be released for fishery. In addition, costs 
allocated to irrigation would have to be repaid in 
a manner and to an extent consistent with 
Reclamation laws and policies. Oregon Department 
of Fish and Wildlife made filing May 31, 
1962 with State Engineer for water rights for use 
of stored water and natural flows for fish habitat 
improvement in amounts and at times specified 
in project authorization. U.S. Bureau of Reclamation 
is currently making a feasibility study of 
Applegate Irrigation Division. Local interests 
have furnished all local cooperation specified by 
the Flood Control Act 1970. The assurances were 
approved by the Secretary of the Army on 8 May 
1975. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Completed construction of Lower Applegate 
Bridge; initiated construction of the lower two 
miles of the Applegate road; and planning of the 
main dam continued. Initial land acquisition 
funds were received in March 1974 and acquisition 
work continues. 
Condition as of September 30. Preconstruction 
engineering and studies continue. Design 
memorandums approved are: site selection; 
hydrology and meteorology; relocations; general; 
real estate; land requirements plan-public use; 
Lower Applegate Road and detour supplement; 
spillway, outlet works and fish facilities; clearing 
and geology, foundations and embankment 
design. Final Environmental Impact Statement 
and Supplements No. 1 and 2, were filed with 
Council on Environmental Quality February 15, 
1972, July 21, 1972, and August 24, 1976, respectively. 
Preparation of plans and specifications for 
road relocation and main dam contracts is continuing. 
Construction of Lower Applegate Bridge 
was completed. Contract for the Lower 
Applegate Road was awarded in July 1977 and is 
16 percent complete. Contract for two sets of slide 
gates and operating equipment was awarded on 
10 August 1977 and is 15 percent complete. 
27. BEAVER DRAINAGE DISTRICT, 
COLUMBIA COUNTY, OREG. 
Location. In Columbia County, Oreg., north of 
town of Clatskanie and extends along Columbia 
River and Bradbury Slough between river miles 
49.7 and 55.4. 
Existing project. The project originally provided 
for reconstruction of 10.4 miles of existing 
levee; construction of 0.9 mile of new levee; construction 
of 2.5 miles stone revetment, one pumping 
plant and 1.1 miles of diversion canal. The 
Flood Control Act of May 17, 1950 authorized additional 
improvements. The present plan includes 
raising and strengthening the existing 
levee and installing toe drains where required; 
removing two antiquated pumping stations from 
the levee section; constructing a new pumping 
station with increased capacity; remove the existing 
Tank Creek tide box structure; and replace 
the Tank Creek tide box with a fresh water intake. 
Estimated Federal cost (1977) is $2,815,000. 
(See Table 37-B for authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Flood Control Act of 1950, 
provides local interests furnish lands and rightof-
way; make necessary highway, highway 
bridge, and utility alterations; hold the United 
States free from damages; and maintain and 
operate works after completion. In addition, local 
interests must agree to comply with the requirements 
of the Uniform Relocation Assistance 
and Land Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Title 
VI, of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and Section 
221 of the Flood Control Act of 1970, Public Law 
91-611. A resolution of formal assurances for local 
cooperation was signed by the Board of Supervisors 
for Beaver Drainage District on 30 June 
1966 and accepted by the Portland District 
Engineer on 18 November 1966. Drainage District 
officials by letter dated 4 March 1970, affirmed 
that their district could meet all requirements 
of local cooperation not later than two 
years from the date of that letter. Formal 
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assurances of local cooperation have been furnished 
and accepted by the Portland District 
Engineer. In addition, a reaffirmation was made 
in a 30 October 1973 letter to fulfill required 
assurances. Estimated costs for all requirements 
of local cooperation under terms of project 
authorization are $426,000 (1977). 
Operations and results during fiscal year. Contract 
for levee improvement was awarded June 
1976. The contract for construction of pump station 
was awarded August 1977. Project work is 
about 75 percent complete. 
Condition as of September 30. The work 
originally authorized was completed in 1939. 
Design memorandum for the improvements 
authorized by the Flood Control Act of 1950 was 
completed in 1962 and updated in 1974. Sponsor 
has furnished schedule for acquiring the 
remainder of the rights-of-way and utility 
relocations of the project. Construction of improvement 
is underway. 
28. BEECH CREEK, 
MT. VERNON, OREG. 
Location. Mt. Vernon is located at the junction 
of U.S. Highways 395 and 26. Beech Creek flows 
through Mt. Vernon to its confluence with the 
John Day River just below town. The area around 
Mt. Vernon is mountainous with nearly all 
development located in the relatively narrow 
valleys. 
Existing project. Detailed Project Report was 
approved by Chief of Engineers November 1973. 
Solution to the flood problem includes channel 
enlargement, levees and bank revetment for approximately 
3,000 feet through the City of Mt. 
Vernon. Channel improvements necessitate 
replacement of the Ingle Road Bridge and Grant 
County has given written assurance to replace 
this structure. Channel improvement design includes 
a drop structure with stilling basin and 
fish passage facilities. The planting of trees at appropriate 
locations will also be a project feature. 
Estimated Federal cost as of June 1974 is $484,- 
000. (See Table 37-B for authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Section 205 of the 1948 Flood 
Control Act requires that local interests furnish 
lands and rights-of-way; make necessary 
highway and utility alterations; hold theUnited 
States free from damages; and maintain and 
operate completed work. Estimated local cost 
April 1973 is $48,000. By letter dated 19 June 
1975, the City of Mt. Vernon, Oregon, withdrew 
sponsorship of this project, due to their inability 
to provide rights-of-way required for project construction. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. Additional 
studies were made to arrive at an alternative 
which would reduce cost to City of Mt. Vernon. 
All alternatives which resulted in cost to city 
became economically infeasible. 
Condition as of September 30. Project was 
deauthorized 18 September 1975. Narrative will 
not be included in next Annual Report. 
29. BLUE RIVER LAKE, OREG. 
Location. On Blue River, a major tributary of 
McKenzie River, 1.7 miles above confluence of the 
two streams at the confluence of Quartz Creek 
and Blue River and about 38 miles easterly of Eugene, 
Oreg. 
Existing project. A gravel-fill embankment 
dam 1,329 feet long at crest including spillway 
and 319 feet above the lowest point of the general 
foundation. A concrete gravity chute-type 
spillway with two gates is located on left abutment. 
Outlet works are in left abutment. On left 
shore of reservoir an earth-and-gravel fill embankment, 
about 1,535 feet long and 70 feet high, 
closes a low saddle between Blue River and 
McKenzie River. Project controls runoff from 
drainage area of 88 square miles. Reservoir 
provides 85,000 acre-feet of usable flood control 
storage and is operated as a unit of coordinated 
reservoir system to protect Willamette River 
Valley and increase low waterflows for navigation 
and other purposes. Recreation facilities are 
provided by the U.S. Forest Service under a 
Memorandum of Agreement. (See Table 37-B for 
authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. None required. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
Work: None. Maintenance: Normal operation 
and maintenance work performed. Blue River 
Lake project was not required to operate for flood 
control regulation during FY 1977 due to the 
drought situation in Western Oregon. (See Table 
37-I.) 
Condition as of September 30. Project is complete. 
Construction of dam and appurtenant 
works was initiated in May 1963 and placed in 
useful operation October 1968. Settlement of 
claims was completed in May 1974. 
30. CASCADIA LAKE, OREG. 
Location. In Linn County, Oreg., at river mile 
42.2 on South Santiam River, about 30 miles. 
southeast of Albany, Oreg. 
Existing project. Plan provides for a rockfill 
embankment dam, 267 feet high from streambed 
to crest and 1,170 feet long, a gate-controlled concrete 
chute-type spillway, located on the right 
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abutment and a regulating outlet works located 
on the left abutment. Reservoir will provide 145,- 
000 acre-feet of usable flood control storage and 
will control 193 square miles of drainage area. 
Estimated cost of project (1976) is $104,000,000. 
(See Table 37-B for authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. None required. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. No 
work was performed. 
Condition as of September 30. Completed 
design memorandums are: Site Selection, and 
Supplement No. 1; and Hydrology and 
Meteorology. Final Environmental Impact Statement 
was filed with CEQ in August 1971. Project 
has been placed in deferred status. Until this 
project is reclassified active, narrative report will 
be discontinued. 
31. COTTAGE GROVE LAKE, OREG. 
Location. On Coast Fork of Willamette River, 
29 miles from mouth. Coast Fork rises in Douglas 
County, Oreg., on western slope of Cascade Range 
and northern slope of Calapooia Range, flows 
north for 49 miles, and unites with Middle Fork to 
form main Willamette River. 
Existing project. An earthfill dam, 1,750 feet 
long at crest, 114 feet high from lowest point of 
the general foundation, a concrete gravity free 
overflow spillway 264 feet long near the right 
abutment, and a concrete gravity non-overflow 
section 96 feet long forming the right abutment. 
Total length of dam is 2,110 feet. Outlet works, 
consisting of three gate-controlled conduits, pass 
through spillway section. Reservoir provides 30,- 
060 acre-feet of usable flood control storage and 
controls runoff of drainage area of 104 square 
miles. Project is operated as a unit of coordinated 
reservoir system to protect Willamette River 
Valley and increase low waterflow for navigation 
and other purposes. Estimated total Federal cost 
of project (1977) is $5,851,997 of which estimated 
Federal cost of construction for additional recreation 
facilities at completed project is $2,580,000 
(1977). (See Table 37-B for authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Estimated costs of local 
cooperation on basis of cost-sharing for recreation 
facilities is $1,073,000. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work: Design Memorandum for central sewage 
treatment plant was 95 percent complete. 
Maintenance: Ordinary maintenance was accomplished 
as required. Cottage Grove Lake project 
was not required to operate for flood control 
regulation during FY 1977 due to the drought 
situation in Western Oregon. (See Table 37-I.) 
Condition as of September 30. Construction of 
project initiated August 1940 was completed 
April 1952 except for construction of additional 
recreation facilities. Dam and reservoir have 
been in continuous operation since September 
1942. Planning of additional recreation facilities 
is under way. 
32. COWLITZ COUNTY CONSOLIDATED 
DIKING IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT 
NO.2, WASH. 
Location. In southwest corner of Cowlitz County, 
Wash., at confluence of Lewis River with 
Columbia River and extends downstream along 
Columbia River between miles 80.5 and 86.5. 
Existing project. Provides for raising and 
strengthening existing levees and construction of 
new levees adjacent to town of Woodland to 
provide added protection. Estimated Federal 
cost (1976) is $1,661,000. (See Table 37-B for 
authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Flood Control Act of 1950 
provides local interests furnish lands and rightsof-
way; make necessary highway, highway 
bridge, and utility alterations; hold the United 
States free from damages; and maintain and 
operate completed works. Estimated costs of all 
requirements of local cooperation under terms of 
project authorization were $85,000 (1971). 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work: Operations manual supplied local interest 
in April 1977. 
Condition as of September 30. Construction on 
existing project begun September 1967 was completed 
May 21, 1971 except for levee improvements 
along the right bank of the Lewis 
River completed 14 June 1974. 
33. DAYS CREEK LAKE, OREG. 
Location. In Douglas County on South Umpqua 
River, 60 miles from its junction with North 
Umpqua River, 172 miles from mouth of Umpqua 
River, and one mile upstream from the Town 
of Days Creek. 
Existing project. Plan provides for a gravel embankment 
dam, 254 feet high from lowest point of 
foundation to crest and 1,031 feet long; a concrete 
gravity spillway on the right abutment with five 
electrically operated tainter gates; and 
regulating outlet works under the center of the 
dam. Reservoir will provide for 260,000 acre-feet 
of multiple-use storage for flood control, irrigation, 
fishery enhancement, water supply, recreation 
and water quality improvement and will control 
640 square miles of drainage area. Estimated 
Federal cost of project is $218,000,000 (1977). 
(See Table 37-B for authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Local interests will be required 
to adopt, prior to project construction, 
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land-use regulations which would prevent encroachment 
of future development on the 
floodway. Douglas County Commission has indicated 
willingness to adopt appropriate land-use 
regulations prior to project construction. Costs 
allocated to irrigation would have to be repaid in 
a manner and to an extent consistent with 
Reclamation laws and policies. All construction, 
operation and maintenance, replacement and interest 
costs allocated to water supply will have to 
be reimbursed. Assurances of present intent to 
make future use of water stored in Days Creek 
Lake have been received from potential water 
users. In accordance with Water Resources Project 
Recreation Act of 1965 (PL 89-72). a non- 
Federal public entity must assume 50 percent of 
the separable costs of project recreational lands 
and facilities for construction and 100 percent for 
the annual operation, maintenance and replacement 
costs, except that, as amended by Water 
Resources Development Act of 1974, only 25 percent 
of separable costs for fish enhancement are 
reimbursable. Douglas County and the City of 
Roseburg have provided preliminary assurances 
that they would participate in planned recreation 
development. The Phase I Report has proposed 
the inclusion of power. Costs for power would be 
reimbursable from power revenues. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Because of marginal economic justification, the 
Phase I Report has been withdrawn from the 
Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors for 
further analysis of project alternatives. Water 
quality studies continued. 
Condition as of September 30. Final EIS was 
filed with CEQ 6 October 1972. The Phase I 
Report and the final supplement to the EIS are 
pending evaluation of project alternatives, which 
is continuing. 
34. DORENA LAKE, OREG. 
Location. On Row River, Oreg., 7 miles from 
mouth. Row River rises in Lane County on 
western slope of Cascade Range, flows northwest 
for 19 miles, and enters Coast Fork of Willamette 
River 19.5 miles above mouth. 
Existing project. An earthfill embankment 
dam, 3,352 feet long at crest and 145 feet high 
from lowest point of the general foundation. Concrete 
gravity free-overflow spillway, 200 feet 
long, forms right abutment. Outlet works on five 
slide-gate-controlled conduits pass through 
spillway section. Reservoir provides 70,500 acrefeet 
of usable flood control storage and controls 
runoff of 265 square miles, practically entire 
drainage area tributary to Row River. Project is 
operated as a unit of coordinated reservoir system 
to protect Willamette River Valley and increase 
low waterflows for navigation and other purposes. 
Estimated total Federal cost of project 
(1977) is $15,485,000 of which Federal construction 
cost of additional recreation facilities at completed 
project is estimated at $1,956,000 (1977). 
(See Table 37-B for authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Estimated costs of local 
cooperation on basis of cost-sharing for recreation 
facilities is $1,428,000. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance: Project was in continuous operation 
with maintenance accomplished as required. 
Dorena Lake project was not required to operate 
for flood control regulation during FY 1977 due 
to the drought situation in Western Oregon. (See 
Table 37-I.) 
Condition as of September 30. Construction of 
project initiated June 1941 was completed October 
1952 except for construction of additional 
recreation facilities authorized in 1954. Dam and 
reservoir have been in continuous operation since 
November 1949. 
35. ELK CREEK LAKE, ROGUE 
RIVER BASIN, OREG. 
Location. In Jackson County, Oreg., at river 
mile 1.7 on Elk Creek, a tributary of Rogue River, 
about 26.5 miles northerly from Medford, Oreg. 
Existing project. Plan provides for a rock and 
gravel embankment dam, 233 feet high from 
streambed to crest with an overall length of 2,685 
feet. A gate-controlled concrete chute-type 
spillway on the right abutment, and a regulating 
outlet tunnel and intake tower with multilevel intakes 
will be in left abutment. Reservoir 6.2 miles 
long will provide 95,000 acre-feet of usable 
storage for flood control and water conservation 
utilization. Project will control runoff from a 
drainage area of 127 square miles. Reservoir will 
be operated to provide future municipal and industrial 
water supply, irrigation, fish and 
wildlife enhancement, water quality control, and 
recreation benefits. Estimated Federal cost of 
project (1977) is $80,400,000. (See Table 37-B for 
authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Authorizing act requires 
that State of Oregon take action, prior to construction, 
to insure maintenance in stream of flow 
to be released for fishery. In addition, costs 
allocated to irrigation would have to be repaid in 
a manner and to an extent consistent with 
Reclamation laws and policies. On February 24, 
1966 State of Oregon Water Resources Board 
filed for withdrawal rights of 25 c.f.s. to maintain 
minimum flow for fish. U.S. Bureau of Reclamation 
is preparing a feasibility study for irrigation 
of Medford Division from Lost Creek and Elk 
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Creek Lakes, and will determine repayment requirements 
by local interests. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work: Administration of project land continued. 
Condition as of September 30. Construction of 
the project was initiated in July 1972. Final environmental 
statement was filed with CEQ June 
15,1972. The Oregon Water Policy Review Board 
voted 3 October 1975 not to support the Elk Creek 
project. The project is in an active but unfunded 
status. 
36. FALL CREEK LAKE, OREG. 
Location. On Fall Creek, a tributary of Middle 
Fork Willamette River, about 7 miles above confluence 
of the streams and about 19 miles 
southeasterly of Eugene, Oreg. 
Existing project. An earth-and-gravel fill embankment 
about 5,100 feet long at crest and 193 
feet high from lowest point of the general foundation. 
A gated concrete gravity spillway is in left 
abutment. Outlet is in right abutment. Reservoir 
provides 115,000 acre-feet of usable flood control 
storage and is operated as a unit of coordinated 
reservoir system to protect Willamette River 
Valley and increase low waterflows for navigation 
and other purposes. Estimated total Federal 
cost of project (1977) is $22,754,833 which includes 
an estimated $1,475,000 for additional 
recreation facilities at completed project. (See 
Table 37-B for authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Estimated costs of local 
cooperation on basis of cost-sharing for recreation 
facilities is $980,000. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work: Sky Camp Lodge plans and specifications 
were completed by local interests. Coordination 
with local interests continued. 
Maintenance: Normal operation and 
maintenance carried on. Fall Creek Lake project 
was not required to operate for flood control 
regulation during FY 1977 due to the drought 
situation in Western Oregon. (See Table 37-I.) 
Condition as of September 30. Construction of 
project began May 1962 and was essentially complete 
November 1965. Reservoir storage for flood 
control was effective October 1965. Sky Camp 
sewage disposal system was completed July 1976. 
Planning of additional recreation facilities is continuing. 
37. FERN RIDGE LAKE, OREG. 
Location. On Long Tom River, 23.6 miles from 
the mouth. Long Tom River rises in Lane County, 
Oreg., on eastern slope of Coast Range, flows 
north for 50 miles, and enters Willamette River 
147 miles above its mouth. 
Existing project. A main dam, 6,624 feet long at 
crest and 49 feet high from lowest point of the 
general foundation and two auxiliary dikes, 915 
and 3,929 feet long, along northeasterly boundary 
of lake. Main dam consists of an earthfill embankment 
dam, 6,330 feet long and a concrete gravity 
spillway near left abutment with a non-overflow 
structure, 46 feet long, containing outlet works, 
and an overflow structure, 248 feet long, controlled 
by six automatic gates. Project includes 
rectification of channel of Long Tom River 
downstream of dam. Reservoir provides 110,000 
acre-feet of usable flood control storage and controls 
runoff of tributary drainage area of 275 
square miles. Reservoir protects Long Tom River 
Valley and is operated as a unit of coordinated 
reservoir system to protect Willamette River 
Valley generally and to increase low waterflows 
for navigation and other purposes. Dam was 
originally constructed in 1941 to height of 47 feet. 
Provision of additional storage for flood control 
was obtained in 1965 by raising embankments 2 
feet to 49 feet above lowest point of the general 
foundation. Estimated Federal cost of project 
(1977) is $11,384,000 including $136,482 cost of 
raising dam and $6,888,000 cost of construction of 
recreation facilities at completed project. (See 
Table 37-B for authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Estimated costs of local 
cooperation on basis of cost-sharing for recreation 
facilities is $3,596,000. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work: The contract for paving of S.W. road and 
parking area at Richardson Park was completed. 
Contract for Perkins Peninsula Park restrooms 
and utilities was awarded August 1977. 
Maintenance: Ordinary operation of dam and 
reservoir being performed. Fern Ridge Lake 
project was not required to operate for flood control 
regulation during FY 1977 due to the 
drought situation in Western Oregon. (See Table 
37-I.) 
Condition as of September 30. Construction of 
project initiated April 1940 was completed 
August 1951, except for construction of additional 
recreation facilities authorized in 1954 
and provision of additional storage for flood control 
authorized in 1962 and completed April 1965. 
Dam and reservoir have been in continuous 
operation since December 1941. Planning for additional 
recreation facilities continues. 
38. LOWER COLUMBIA RIVER 
BASIN, OREG. AND WASH. 
Location. On Columbia River and minor 
tributaries, channels, and sloughs, between 
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Sandy River, Oreg., about 15 miles east of Vancouver, 
Wash., and mouth of Columbia River. 
Existing project. Plan for bank protection 
work, improvements to existing projects, and 
construction of flood control works in Lower 
Columbia River Basin provides for new construction 
and supplementing and extending projects 
constructed in Lower Columbia River Basin under 
authority of 1936 Flood Control Act: (a) 
Lower Columbia River Bank Protection, Oregon 
and Washington, provides for bank protection 
works at 96 locations on Columbia River and 
tributaries between Sandy River and mouth of 
Columbia River, totaling about 224,145 linear 
feet. Estimated total Federal cost (1977) is $17,- 
600,000 and non-Federal cost is $220,000; (b) See 
Table 37-J on Levees and Improvements to Existing 
Works; (c) Lower Columbia River Basin 
levees at new locations, Oregon and Washington, 
provides for construction of flood control works 
at: Washougal area, Clark County, Washington, 
about 5.5 miles of levee and appurtenant works at 
a Federal cost (1972) of $1,802,294, and non- 
Federal cost at $98,000; and Vancouver Lake 
area in vicinity of Vancouver, Washington, about 
18 miles of levee and appurtenant works at an estimated 
Federal cost (1977) of $14,800,000 and 
non-Federal cost at $692,000. Total estimated 
Federal costs (1977) are $16,602,294 (including 
$1,802,294 completed) and non-Federal costs 
$790,000 (including $98,000 completed). Following 
locations reclassified and excluded from 
foregoing estimate: Kalama River south area, 
Cowlitz County, Wash., inactive, Federal cost estimate 
(1969) of $742,000 and non-Federal cost of 
$22,000; Clatskanie River area, Columbia County, 
Oreg., deauthorized, Federal cost estimate 
(1959) of $183,000 and non-Federal cost at $11,- 
000; and Hayden Island, Multnomah County, 
Oreg., inactive, estimated Federal cost (1960) of 
$615,000 and non-Federal at $64,000. Approved 
(1977) Federal cost estimate for all active work 
under project, Lower Columbia River Basin, 
Oreg. and Wash., is $51,251,294. (See Table 37-B 
for authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Flood Control Act of 1950 
provides local interests furnish lands and rightsof-
way; make necessary highway, highway 
bridge, and utility alterations; hold the United 
States free from damages; and maintain and 
operate completed works. Total non-Federal 
costs for all active work are $2,774,000 (1977). For 
details of status or requirements of local cooperation 
see individual project reports. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. See 
individual projects. 
Condition as of September 30. Construction of 
improvement to existing project in Sandy 
Drainage District, Oreg., was completed by local 
interests at no construction cost to the Government. 
Improvements of levees have been accomplished 
by contract at the following 
locations: Multnomah County Drainage District, 
No. 1, Oreg., June 1962; Sauvie Island 
Drainage District, Oreg., October 1962; Woodson 
Drainage District, Oreg., December 1963; 
Rainier Drainage District, Oreg., June 1964; 
Cowlitz County Diking Improvement District 
No. 15, Wash., December 1965; Cowlitz County 
Diking Improvement Districts Nos. 2 and 13, 
Wash., June 1965; Midland Drainage District, 
Oreg., April 1967; and Cowlitz County Consolidated 
Diking Improvement District No. 2, 
Wash., June 1974. Washougal Area, Washington 
(new location) levee construction has been completed. 
Under authorization for Lower Columbia 
River Basin bank protection works, construction 
is complete at 59 locations, of which 51 are in 13 
drainage or diking districts. 
39. LOWER COLUMBIA RIVER BASIN 
BANK PROTECTION, OREG. AND 
WASH. 
Location. On Columbia River and tributaries 
between Sandy River, Oreg., and mouth of 
Columbia River. 
Existing project. Provides for construction of 
224,145 linear feet of bank protection works at 96 
locations along Lower Columbia River below 
river mile 125 and along principal tributaries in 
this reach, to protect existing improvements such 
as levees and developed industrial lands from 
further erosion. Existing project is a unit of 
general comprehensive plan for flood control, 
navigation, and other purposes in Columbia 
River Basin. Estimated Federal cost (1977) is 
$17,600,000. (See Table 37-B for authorizing 
legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Flood Control Act of 1950 
provides local interests furnish lands and rightsof-
way; make necessary highway, highway 
bridge, and utility alterations; hold the United 
States free from damages; and maintain and 
operate works after completion. Estimated costs 
for all requirements of local cooperation are 
$220,000 (1977). 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work: Completed 3,578 linear feet of bank 
protection at locations set forth in Table 37-K. 
Bank protection work at Boatworks location was 
completed July 1977. Dikeside location was completed 
in March 1977. Work at Esty location 
began August 1977. 
Condition as of September 30. Construction of 
project began in July 1961 and is 77 percent complete. 
A total of 139,757 linear feet of bank protection 
work at 59 locations, of which 51 are in 13 
drainage or diking districts, has been completed. 
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40. SCAPPOOSE DRAINAGE 
DISTRICT, OREGON. 
Location. In Columbia County, Oreg., along left 
bank of Multnomah Channel opposite Columbia 
River mile 90.3 to 97.0. 
Existing project. The project as originally 
authorized by the Flood Control Act of June 22, 
1936, provided for reconstruction of the existing 
levee system. Additional improvements provide 
for raising and strengthening 52,000 feet of levee, 
construction of toe drains, and additional pumping 
capacity. Estimated Federal cost (1977) is $3,- 
500,000. (See Table 37-B for authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Flood Control Act of 1950, 
provides local interests furnish lands, easements, 
and rights-of-way; make necessary highway, 
highway bridge, and utility alterations; hold the 
United States free from damages; and maintain 
and operate completed works. Estimated costs of 
all requirements of local cooperation under terms 
of project authorization were $114,000 (1977). 
The Board of Supervisors adopted a resolution 
dated February 12, 1968, indicating approval of 
the proposed work and expressing their ability 
and willingness to provide the necessary local 
cooperation. Local assurances approved by OCE 
22 April 1974. Local interests have worked closely 
with the Corps in developing the revised plan of 
improvement. Right-of-way drawings were furnished 
to diking district officials in the second 
quarter of FY 1975. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. Contract 
to construct pump stations, canal and sublevee 
awarded June 1976 is 92 percent complete. 
Contract for removal of existing pumphouse and 
to construct tide boxes and levee improvements 
was awarded in June 1977 and is 81 percent complete. 
Condition as of September 30. Project as 
originally authorized was completed in 1941. 
Design memorandum approved by higher 
authority in September 1971. Final environmental 
impact statement filed with CEQ April 24, 
1972. Supplement to EIS was filed with CEQ 29 
July 1974. Construction is scheduled to be completed 
in FY 1978. 
41. VANCOUVER LAKE AREA, WASH. 
Location. In the southwestern part of Clark 
County, Wash., along the Columbia River 
between river miles 96.1 and 105.6. Part of the 
easterly boundary of this area lies within the City 
of Vancouver, Wash. 
Existing project. Provides for raising and 
strengthening an existing levee, and construction 
of new levee with a cross levee to proposed State 
Secondary Highway No. 501 along Lake River. 
Pumping plants and drainage structures would 
be provided for evacuation of surface drainage 
and seepage. About 8.7 miles of existing levee 
would be improved and about 2 miles of new levee 
would be required. Estimated Federal cost $14,- 
800,000 (1977). (See Table 37-B for authorizing 
legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Flood Control Act of 1950, 
provides local interests furnish lands, easements, 
and rights-of-way; make necessary highway, 
highway bridge, and utility alterations; hold the 
United States free from damages; and maintain 
and operate completed works. Estimated costs of 
all requirements of local cooperation under terms 
of project authorization were $692,000 (1977). 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Following adoption of a land use plan by Clark 
County in May 1976, planning resumed. 
Condition as of September 30. Planning is underway. 
42. WAHKIAKUM COUNTY 
CONSOLIDATED DIKING 
DISTRICT NO. 1, WASH. 
Location. District occupies both Puget and Little 
Islands in Columbia River between river miles 
38.4 and 45.0 These islands are in Wahkiakum 
County, Wash., near town of Cathlamet. 
Existing project. Provides for raising and 
strengthening existing levees, removing several 
abandoned tide boxes, constructing a new tide 
box, extending an existing tide box and adding a 
gate well structure, constructing a new pumping 
station and relocating three existing pumping 
stations; raising the discharge lines of all pumping 
stations; and filling borrow ditches along the 
landward levee toe. Estimated Federal cost 
(1977) is $5,100,000. (See Table 37-B for authorizing 
legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Flood Control Act of 1950 
provides local interests furnish lands and rightsof-
way; make necessary highway, highway 
bridge, and utility alterations; hold the United 
States free from damages; and maintain and 
operate completed works. Estimated costs for all 
requirements of local cooperation under terms of 
project authorization were $351,000 (1977). 
Operations and results during fiscal year. Contract 
to replace three pumping stations and to 
construct one additional pumping station and 
replace one tide box was awarded June 1976. Contract 
for levee improvements and for removal of 
abandoned water service lines and to encase new 
lines was awarded September 1977. 
Condition as of September 30. Construction of 
new tide box was completed January 1976. 
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Replacement of three pump stations and one tide 
box and addition of one pumphouse is 94 percent 
complete. Final EIS filed 18 September 1972. 
43. WILLAMETTE RIVER 
BASIN, OREG. 
Location. Willamette River, formed by Coast 
and Middle Forks which join a few miles above 
Eugene, Oreg., flows north 189 miles, and enters 
Columbia River 101.5 miles above its mouth. 
Basin has an area of 11,200 square miles and lies 
between Cascade Range on the east and Coast 
Range on the west. Major tributaries of 
Willamette River rise in Cascade Mountains and 
consist of Coast and Middle Forks and McKenzie, 
Calapooia, Santiam, Molalla, and Clackamas 
Rivers. Important tributaries that head in the 
Coast Range are Luckiamute, Yamhill, and 
Tualatin Rivers. Minor tributaries, all of which 
enter main stream from the west, are Marys 
River, Rickreall Creek, and Long Tom River. 
Existing project. Flood Control Act of 1938 approved 
general comprehensive plan for flood control, 
navigation, and other purposes in 
Willamette River Basin and authorized $11,300,- 
000 for initiation and partial accomplishment of 
plan recommended for initial development: the 
reservoirs and related works to be selected by 
Chief of Engineers. Subsequent Flood Control 
Acts, 1941 through 1974, authorized additional 
flood control and other works and increased 
monetary authority. The Flood Control Act of 
1950 included the Willamette River Basin in the 
Columbia River Basin monetary authorization. 
The Columbia River Basin monetary authorization 
is $2,013,300,000 (1976). (See Table 37-L on 
Willamette River Basin comprehensive plan, and 
Table 37-B for authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Section 2, Flood Control Act 
of June 28, 1938, applies to reservoir projects. 
Local cooperation for other projects is in individual 
reports for those projects. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. See 
individual reports. 
Condition as of September 30. Following projects 
were completed as authorized and in continuous 
operation: Fern Ridge Lake, August 
1951; Cottage Grove Lake, March 1952; Dorena 
Lake, October 1952; Detroit Lake, December 
1960; Lookout Point Lake, June 1961; Hills Creek 
Lake, June 1963; Cougar Lake, March 1964; Fall 
Creek Lake, November 1965; Green Peter-Foster 
Lakes, June-December 1967 respectively; and 
Blue River Lake, October 1968. Under the 
authorization for construction of recreation 
facilities on completed projects, work has been accomplished 
at Fern Ridge, Cottage Grove, 
Dorena, Lookout Point, and Fall Creek Lakes. 
Advance engineering and design for proposed 
construction of Holley Lake project was placed in 
deferred status pending completion of a study to 
determine extent of increased capacity required 
in Calapooia River for flood control operation of 
the project. Details of operation, construction, 
and financial status of projects are in individual 
reports. During low-water season, July- 
September, supplemental water releases are 
made from Willamette River Basin Reservoirs 
for conservation purposes. Interests which 
benefit from increased downstream flows include 
irrigation, navigation, power, pollution abatement, 
and recreation. Although optimum regulation 
cannot be provided for every conservation interest, 
water released from reservoirs during the 
low-water season for a particular purpose will 
usually provide benefits to other conservation 
uses as well. Basic policy is to provide most 
beneficial overall regulation, consistent with established 
water-use priorities. 
44. WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN, 
OREG. - BANK PROTECTION 
Location. On Willamette River and tributaries, 
between Cascade Range and Coast Range, from a 
point south of Eugene to Portland, Oreg. 
Existing project. Provides for clearing, sloping, 
and revetting riverbanks; construction of pile and 
timber bulkheads and drift barriers; minor 
channel improvements; and maintenance of existing 
works for control of floods and prevention 
of erosion at various locations along Willamette 
River and its tributaries. The current scope of the 
project is a total of 510,000 linear feet of bank 
protection. Estimated Federal cost of project 
(1977) is $20,600,000. (See Table 37-B for 
authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Section 3, Flood Control Act 
of 1936, applies. Estimated costs for all requirements 
of local cooperation under terms of 
project authorization were $325,000 (1977). 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work: Completed 990 linear feet of bank protection 
work at locations set forth in Table 37-M. 
Bank protection work at the Twin Island location 
on Clackamas River was completed September 
1977. Maintenance: Annual inspection of 
revetments was made by helicopter in May 1977. 
Condition as of September 30. Construction of 
project began in 1938 and is 92 percent complete. 
A total of 462,270 linear feet of bank protection 
work at 217 locations consisting of revetment of 
river banks, pile and timber bulkheads, drift 
barriers, and channel improvements, have been 
completed on Willamette River and tributaries. 
In addition, 7,075 lineal feet of restoration work 
at 2 previously constructed locations has been accomplished. 
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45. INSPECTION OF COMPLETED 
FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS 
Funds appropriated for inspection of completed 
local flood protection works are used to 
determine condition of completed works and to 
ascertain whether those works are being properly 
maintained by local interests. A total of 56 leveed 
areas and 272 bank protection works were inspected 
at various locations along both banks of 
Lower Columbia River below Bonneville Dam, 
along Oregon Coast and in Willamette River 
Basin. Of this total, 30 leveed areas in Oregon and 
14 leveed areas in Washington along Lower 
Columbia River; and 12 leveed areas and 3 
revetments along Oregon Coast were inspected 
July 1976 through September 1977. A representative 
of sponsoring districts accompanied the 
Portland District representatives performing the 
levee inspections. Aerial inspection of revetments 
in Willamette River Basin was supplemented by 
an on-site inspection at locations requiring 
maintenance. Deficiencies in maintenance and 
need for repairs were discussed with sponsoring 
districts' representatives and a report was made 
to each sponsor with recommendations for improving 
maintenance. The campaign to improve 
maintenance of completed Federal projects initiated 
by House Appropriations Committee on 
Civil Functions was continued. Periodic contact 
was maintained with uncooperative areas 
reported in FY 1977 to ascertain any change in attitude 
and to provide technical assistance, if requested. 
Of the 110 sponsors of local flood protection 
projects inspected in Portland District, 12 
were reported deficient in maintenance. Fiscal 
year costs were $59,513 and total costs to 
September 30, 1976 were $559,699. 
46. SCHEDULING FLOOD CONTROL 
RESERVOIR OPERATIONS 
Corps of Engineers monitored flood control 
operations at four Bureau of Reclamation sponsored 
projects (Prineville, Ochoco, Emigrant 
Lake and Scoggins) and (Mossyrock) a municipally 
operated power project by the Tacoma City 
Light. The Bureau of Reclamation projects were 
partially constructed with flood control funds and 
thereby this phase of the project operation is subject 
to monitoring by the Corps of Engineers under 
Section 7, Flood Control Act of 1944. Monitoring 
of Mossyrock flood control operation is assigned 
to the Corps by the Federal Power Commission 
as the Mossyrock license calls for specific flood 
control regulation. The Bureau sponsored projects, 
during FY 1977, were not required to 
operate for flood control as no significant 
highwater occurred. Drought conditions existed 
throughout the area and spring runoff from 
snowmelt was very much below normal. Storage 
space reserved for storing irrigation and joint-use 
water in Bureau of Reclamation projects failed to 
fill in the spring as a result of the drought situation. 
Emigrant Lake refilled to 83 percent of its 
irrigation and joint-use storage, Prineville to 67 
percent, Ochoco 52 percent, and Scoggins to 66 
percent of the assigned space. As of 30 September 
1977, Mossyrock was 94 percent full and still 
slightly storing. A preliminary Reservoir 
Regulation Manual for the Scoggins Project is 
scheduled for preparation by this office. Total 
cost of monitoring the five projects during FY 
1977 was $2,989. 
47. OTHER AUTHORIZED FLOOD 
CONTROL PROJECTS 
See Table 37-N. 
48. FLOOD CONTROL WORK UNDER 
SPECIAL AUTHORIZATION 
Flood control activities pursuant to section 205, 
Public Law 858, 80th Congress, as amended 
(preauthorization) 
See Table 37-0. 
Emergency flood control activities-repairf,l ood 
fighting and rescue work (Public Law 99, 84th 
Cong., and antecedent legislation.) 
See Table 37-0. 
Emergency bank protection under Sec. 14 of the 
1946 Flood Control Act. 
See Table 37-0. 
Multiple-Purpose Power Projects 
49. BONNEVILLE LOCK AND 
DAM-LAKE BONNEVILLE, 
OREG. AND WASH. 
Location. Project is on Columbia River, 42 
miles east of Portland, Oreg., about 146 miles 
above mouth of river. For description of Columbia 
River see Improvement No. 5. 
Existing project. A dam, powerplant, and lock 
for power and navigation. Spillway dam extends 
across main channel from Washington shore to 
Bradford Island, which divides the river at this 
point. 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 operation 
of two 350-ton gantry cranes for regulating 
gates. Powerhouse extending across Bradford 
Slough to Oregon shore has an installation of 10 
units, consisting of one unit of 51,500 kilowatts, 
two units of 43,200 kilowatts and eight units of 
54,000 kilowatts each, totaling 518,400 kilowatts. 
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Ordinary and extreme fluctuations of river at 
lower lock gate are about 21 and 47 feet respectively. 
Project includes fish ladders and locks to 
serve both main channel and Bradford Slough 
channel. Navigation lock and powerhouse are 
founded on andesite, and main dam rests upon 
solidified sedimentary rock of volcanic origin. 
Pool created by dam provides a navigable 
channel with a depth of 15 feet and over between 
Bonneville and The Dalles Dams, a distance of 47 
miles. Principal data concerning navigation lock 
spillway dam, and powerplant are set forth in 
Table 37-P. 
Dam, navigation lock, 10-unit power 
generating installation, fishways, and attendant 
buildings and grounds cost $83,239,395, of which 
$6,072,480 is for navigation facilities, $39,350,824 
for power facilities and $37,816,091 for joint 
facilities, consisting of dam, fishways, buildings 
and grounds, and headwall section of power units 
0 to 6, cost of which $2,106,000 is allocated to dam 
and lake facilities. Estimated total Federal cost of 
completed project (1977) is $84,587,395 which includes 
$1,348,000 for construction of recreation 
facilities at completed project. (See Table 37-B 
for authorizing legislation.) 
A modification for peaking is required as a corrective 
measure to provide features for operation 
of the spillway, powerhouse and fish ladders to 
minimize adverse environmental effects under 
rapidly-changing flow conditions expected from 
The Dalles and John Day peaking plants. The 
project modification also provides for increased 
power installation by building a second 
powerhouse located on the Washington shore adjacent 
to the north end of the existing spillway. 
The new powerhouse will contain eight main units 
of 66,500 kw each and two fish turbine/
generator units of 13,100 kw each for a 
capacity of 558,200 kw to bring the total 
Bonneville capacity to 1,076,600 kw. Additional 
facilities would be included for fish passage, 
visitors and public recreation. Under authority of 
the Bonneville Project Act (August 26, 1937), a 
letter from Bonneville Power Administration to 
North Pacific Division dated January 21, 1965, 
requested construction of a second powerhouse. 
Estimated cost (1977) is $606,195,000 which includes 
$27,195,000 for modification for peaking 
and $579,000,000 for construction of second 
powerhouse. 
Local cooperation. None required. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work: Contracts for Main Railroad Tunnel and 
Seepage Cut-off Wall are complete. Contract for 
Highway and Railroad Grading is 95 percent 
complete and New Town contract is 95 percent 
complete. Contract for Main Turbine was awarded 
October 1976 and is 10 percent complete. Contract 
for Powerhouse Excavation was awarded 
March 1977 and is 62 percent complete. 
Maintenance: Normal operation and 
maintenance was performed during period. During 
the fiscal year 4,488,814,000 kilowatt-hours of 
electrical power energy were generated, of which 
4,471,571,000 kilowatt-hours were delivered to 
Bonneville Power Administration, the marketing 
agency. Traffic through the navigation lock consisting 
of rafted logs, petroleum products, grains, 
and miscellaneous cargo amounted to 6,010,512 
tons during calendar year 1976. 
Condition as of September 30. Construction of 
project started October 1933, was completed 
February 1953. Modification of powerhouse control 
equipment started March 1957, was completed 
September 1958. First two power units 
were placed in operation during fiscal year 1938. 
Powerhouse with complete installation of 10 
units, was in operation December 1943. Advance 
engineering for construction of second 
powerhouse is complete. Construction of 
modification for peaking work commenced in 
September 1970 and is complete. Construction of 
second powerhouse is underway. Final environmental 
impact statement was filed with 
Council on Environmental Quality in September 
1971. Contracts for relocation of the highway, 
railroad and Town of North Bonneville as well as 
excavation of the powerhouse are underway. 
Through September 1977 power generation 
totaled 143.3 billion killowatt hours. Of the gross 
income from sale of this power by Bonneville 
Power Administration, $109.7 million was reimbursed 
to the U.S. Treasury to recover Corps of 
Engineers project investment and operating 
costs. 
50. COUGAR LAKE, 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. 
Project is about 42 miles east of Eugene, Oregon. 
Existing project. A rockfill dam with an impervious 
earth core, about 1,738 feet long at crest and 
445 feet high above the streambed. Reservoir is 6 
miles long with storage capacity at full pool of 
219,000 acre-feet and controls runoff of tributary 
drainage area of 210 square miles. Spillway is on 
right abutment and outlet and power tunnels in 
left abutment. Outlet tunnel is provided with a 
chute and stilling basin. Powerplant consists of 
two 12,500 kilowatt units with minimum 
provisions for installing a third unit of 35,000 
kilowatts for future peaking capacity. Improvement 
functions as a unit in coordinated system of 
reservoirs for multiple-purpose development of 
water resources in Willamette River Basin. 
Recreation facilities are provided by the U.S. 
Forest Service. Estimated project cost (1977) is 
$56,894,000. Also authorized (but unconstructed) 
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is a reregulating dam, Strube Lake, below 
Cougar Lake which would permit Cougar to 
operate as a peaking powerplant. The Strube 
dam would contain one 4,500 kilowatt unit. Estimated 
Federal cost of Strube Lake and Cougar 
Additional Unit is $58,500,000 (1977). (See Table 
37-B for authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. None required. Costs for 
power are reimbursable from power revenues. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work: Contract for Landscaping and Road 
Channelization of Left Abutment was awarded 
June 1977 and is 99 percent complete. Contract 
for the Right Abutment Viewpoint was awarded 
August 1976 and is 95 percent complete. Contract 
for Powerhouse Access Improvements was 
awarded July 1977 and is 20 percent complete. 
Planning for Strube Lake and Cougar Additional 
Unit began. Maintenance: Ordinary operation 
and maintenance continued. During fiscal year 
100,194,000 kilowatt-hours of electrical energy 
were generated at project, of which 99,516,000 
kilowatt-hours were delivered to Bonneville 
Power Administration, the marketing agency. 
Cougar Lake project was not required to operate 
for flood control regulation during FY 1977 due 
to the drought situation in Western Oregon. (See 
Table 37-I.) 
Condition as of September 30. Construction of 
project initiated June 1956 is 99 percent complete, 
excluding Strube Lake and Cougar Additional 
Unit for which planning is continuing. 
Remaining work consists of landscaping and 
view points. Generating units 1 and 2 were placed 
in commercial operation March 23 and February 
4, 1964, respectively. Physical in service date for 
flood control was November 29, 1963. Through 
September 1977 power generation totaled 1.8 
billion kilowatt hours. Of the gross income from 
sale of this power by Bonneville Power Administration, 
$8.8 million was reimbursed to the 
U.S. Treasury to recover Corps of Engineers project 
investment and operating costs. 
51. DETROIT LAKE, OREG. 
Location. On North Santiam River with dam 50 
miles from 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 Willamette River 108 miles 
above its mouth. 
Existing project. One main dam and a 
reregulating dam, both with power-generating 
facilities. Detroit Dam is a concrete gravity structure 
about 1,522 feet long and 454 feet high from 
lowest point of the general foundation to roadway 
deck. Spillway is a gate-controlled overflow section, 
and outlet works are gate-controlled conduits 
through dam. Powerhouse with two units 
having a capacity of 50,000 kilowatts each is in 
right abutment immediately below dam. Reservoir 
has a storage capacity at full pool of 454,900 
acre-feet and controls runoff of tributary 
drainage area of 438 square miles. It is being 
operated as a unit in coordinated reservoir system 
to protect Willamette Valley from floods, to increase 
low water flows in interest of navigation 
and irrigation, to generate power, and for other 
purposes. Reregulating dam 3 miles downstream 
at Big Cliff site is concrete gravity type, about 191 
feet high from lowest point of the general foundation 
to roadway deck. Power installation consists 
of one unit with a capacity of 18,000 kilowatts. 
Reservoir has a storage capacity of 5,930 acre-feet 
at full pool. Project is a unit of comprehensive 
plan for flood control and other purposes in 
Willamette Basin. Recreation facilities are 
provided by the U.S. Forest Service, Oregon 
State Park System and the Town of Detroit. (See 
Table 37-B for authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. None required. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work: None. Maintenance: Ordinary operation 
and maintenance continued. During fiscal 
year 277,487,000 kilowatt-hours of electrical 
energy were generated at project of which 274,- 
556,000 kilowatt-hours were delivered to 
Bonneville Power Administration, the marketing 
agency. Detroit Lake project was not required to 
operate for flood control regulation during FY 
1977 due to the drought situation in Western 
Oregon. (See Table 37-I.) 
Condition as of September 30. Construction of 
project begun in May 1947 was completed 
December 1960. The two powerhouse generating 
units were placed in commercial operation June 
and October 1953. At Big Cliff powerhouse, 
single generating unit was placed on-the-line 
June 1954. Use of Big Cliff Dam for reregulating 
fluctuating flow from Detroit units was effected 
October 1953. Through September 1977 power 
generation totaled 11.8 billion kilowatt hours. Of 
the gross income from sale of this power by 
Bonneville Power Administration, $38.9 million 
was reimbursed to the U.S. Treasury to recover 
Corps of Engineers project investment and 
operating costs. 
52. GREEN PETER-FOSTER 
LAKES, OREG. 
Location. At approximate mile 5.5 on Middle 
Santiam River which joins South Santiam River 
about 56.8 miles above its confluence with 
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Willamette River. Dam is about 30 miles 
southeast of Albany in Linn County, Oreg. 
Existing project. One main dam and a 
reregulating dam, both with power-generating 
facilities. Green Peter Dam is a concrete gravity 
structure, 1,400 feet long and 385 feet high above 
the lowest point of the general foundation with a 
gate-controlled spillway. Outlet works consist of 
two conduits through spillway, discharging into a 
stilling basin. Powerplant, on right bank adjacent 
to spillway stilling basin, consists of two units 
with an installed capacity of 80,000 kilowatts. 
Reservoir provides storage capacity at full pool of 
430,000 acre-feet, extending 6.5 miles up Quartzville 
Creek and some 7.5 miles up Middle Santiam 
River above creek junction, forming a Y-shaped 
pool. Reservoir controls runoff of tributary 
drainage area of 277 square miles. Foster Dam, 7 
miles downstream from Green Peter Dam is 
located on South Santiam River about 38 miles 
above its confluence with Santiam River and 1.5 
miles below its confluence with Middle Santiam 
River. Foster Dam consists of an earth, gravel, 
and rock-filled embankment, 146 feet high from 
lowest point of the general foundation and a concrete 
gravity gate-controlled spillway and stilling 
basin for a total length of 4,800 feet. Power installation 
consists of two units with a capacity of 
20,000 kilowatts. Foster Lake has a storage 
capacity, at full pool, of 61,000 acre-feet. Project 
functions as a unit in coordinated system of reservoirs 
for multiple-purpose development of water 
resources in Willamette River Basin. Estimated 
Federal cost of project (1977) is $85,082,000 
which includes an estimated $1,076,000 for additional 
recreation facilities at completed project. 
(See Table 37-B for authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Estimated cost of local 
cooperation on basis of cost-sharing for recreation 
facilities is $1,076,000. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work: None. Maintenance: Normal operation 
and maintenance being performed. During the 
fiscal year 202,780,000 kilowatt-hours of electrical 
energy were generated at project of which 
199,872,000 kilowatt-hours were delivered to 
Bonneville Power Administration, the marketing 
agency. Green Peter-Foster Lakes project was 
not required to operate for flood control regulation 
during FY 1977 due to the drought situation 
in Western Oregon. (See Table 37-I.) 
Condition as of September 30. All construction 
on Green Peter-Foster Lakes project initiated 
June 1961 is completed. Green Peter Lake was 
placed in operation for useful flood control June 
1967 as a unit of coordinated reservoir system for 
protection of the Willamette River Basin. First 
power-generation unit was placed on the line 
June 9, 1967 and second, June 28, 1967. Use of 
Foster Lake for reregulating fluctuating flows 
from Green Peter units was effective December 
1967. First power generation unit was placed onthe-
line August 22, 1968 and second, September 
6, 1968. Through September 1977 power generation 
totaled 3.6 billion kilowatt hours. Of the gross 
income from sale of this power by Bonneville 
Power Administration, $17.1 million was reimbursed 
to the U.S. Treasury to recover Corps of 
Engineers project investment and operating 
costs. 
53. HILLS CREEK LAKE, OREG. 
Location. On the Middle Fork, Willamette 
River, 47.8 miles from mouth and 26.5 miles upstream 
from Lookout Point Dam. Middle Fork, 
Willamette River rises on west slope of Cascade 
Range and flows northwesterly to its junction 
with Coast Fork, Willamette River. Dam is about 
45 miles southeast from Eugene, Oreg. 
Existing project. An earth-and-gravel-fill dam 
about 2,150 feet long at the crest and 338 feet 
above lowest point of the general foundation. A 
gate-controlled concrete gravity chute-ty'e 
spillway is in right abutment. Diversion tunnel, 
outlet tunnel and power tunnel are in same abutment. 
Powerhouse with two 15,000 kilowatt units 
is located next to spillway. Hills Creek Lake is 
about 8.5 miles long and provides storage capacity 
at full pool of 356,000 acre-feet. Project controls 
runoff of drainage area of 389 square miles and is 
an integral unit of comprehensive plan for 
development of water resources of Willamette 
River Basin. Hills Creek Lake and Lookout Point 
Lake are operated as a unit for control of floods 
and generation of power on Middle Fork 
Willamette River. These projects, in conjunction 
with Dexter reregulating dam and Fall Creek 
Lake flood control system, will effectively control 
floods on Middle Fork and provide maximum efficient 
generation of hydroelectric power. 
Recreation facilities are provided by the U.S. 
Forest Service. Total cost of project is $45,700,- 
619. (See Table 37-B for authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. None required. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. Ordinary 
operation and maintenance continued. 
During fiscal year 88,631,000 kilowatt-hours of 
electrical power were generated, of which 88,- 
244,000 kilowatt-hours were delivered to 
Bonneville Power Administration, the marketing 
agency. Hills Creek Lake project was not required 
to operate for flood control regulation during 
FY 1977 due to the drought situation in 
Western Oregon. (See Table 37-I.) 
Condition as of September 30. Construction of 
project, initiated May 1956, was completed June 
1963. The project was placed in service for useful 
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flood control in November 1961. On May 2, 1962, 
the two power generation units were placed onthe-
line. Through September 1977 power generation 
totaled 2.3 billion kilowatt hours. Of the gross 
income from sale of this power by Bonneville 
Power Administration, $9.7 million was reimbursed 
to the U.S. Treasury to recover Corps of 
Engineers project investment and operating 
costs. 
54. JOHN DAY LOCK AND DAM-LAKE 
UMATILLA, OREG. AND WASH. 
Location. On Columbia River about 3 miles 
downstream from mouth of John Day River and 
about 215 miles above mouth of Columbia River. 
Existing project. A dam, powerplant, navigation 
lock, fish ladders, and appurtenant facilities 
with a slack-water lake about 75 miles long extending 
to McNary Lock and Dam. Included is 
relocation of railroads, highways, utilities, and 
communities affected by the impoundment. The 
project as originally authorized would have 
provided 2,000,000 acre-feet of flood control 
storage. As modified, the project provides 500,- 
000 acre-feet of flood control storage between 
Elevations 257 and 268. The structure is 5,900 
feet in length and stands about 161 feet above 
streambed. Powerhouse has space for 20 
generating units of 135,000 kilowatts each; 16 units 
have been installed for a present capacity of 2,- 
160,000 kilowatts. Principal project data are set 
forth in Table 37-P. 
A detailed description of project as authorized 
and modified is on pages 1992 and 1993 of Annual 
Report for 1962. Estimated Federal cost of new 
work (1977) is $495,633,000, consisting of $495,- 
000,000 Corps of Engineers funds, $333,000 for 
Coast Guard navigation aids, and $300,000 for 
value of public-owned lands. (See Table 37-B for 
authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. None required. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work: Contract for modification of Spring 
Creek Hatchery is 90 percent complete. 
Operation and maintenance: During fiscal 
year 8,028,290,000 kilowatt-hours of electrical 
power were generated by the 16 generating units 
of which 8,013,183,000 kilowatt-hours were 
delivered to Bonneville Power Administration, 
the marketing agency. Traffic through the 
navigation lock, consisting of petroleum 
products, grains, and miscellaneous cargo, 
amounted to 5,033,408 tons during calendar year 
1976. 
Condition as of September 30. Construction 
began July 1958, and the project was opened to 
navigation April 1968. Sixteen generating units 
of 135,000 kilowatts each are producing a total 
output of 2,160,000 kilowatts. Main dam completion 
contract is complete. Remainder of the project 
is essentially complete except for landscaping 
and grounds development, and South Shore 
recreation facilities. Also studies are scheduled 
for design of spillway deflectors to reduce 
nitrogen supersaturation and fish screens to improve 
fingerling passage through the dam. Entire 
project is estimated to be 97 percent complete. 
Through September 1977 power generation 
totaled 94.0 billion kilowatt hours. Of the 
gross income from sale of this power by 
Bonneville Power Administration, $95.8 million 
was reimbursed to the U.S. Treasury to recover 
Corps of Engineers project investment and 
operating costs. 
55. LOOKOUT POINT LAKE, OREG. 
Location. On Middle Fork, Willamette River at 
Meridian site, 21.3 miles from mouth. Middle 
Fork, Willamette River, rises in Lane County on 
western slope of Cascade Range and flows 
northwesterly to its junction with Coast Fork, 
which is head of main stem Willamette River. 
Dam is about 22 miles southeast from Eugene, 
Oreg. 
Existing project. 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 spillways and have power 
generating facilities. Main dam is 258 feet high 
from lowest point of the general foundation to 
deck and is 3,381 feet long at crest forming a 
reservoir 14.2 miles long providing storage of 
456,000 acre-feet at full-pool level. Reservoir controls 
runoff of tributary drainage area of 991 
square miles. Spillway, 274 feet long, is a gatecontrolled 
overflow type, forming right abutment. 
Outlet works consisting of slide-gatecontrolled 
conduits pass through spillway section. 
Powerhouse has three main generating units 
with a capacity of 120,000 kilowatts. 
Reregulating dam has a maximum height of 107 
feet above lowest point of the general foundation 
and is 2,765 feet long at crest, forming a full pool 
of 27,500 acre-feet extending upstream to main 
dam and providing pondage to regulate Lookout 
Point powerhouse water releases to a uniform discharge. 
Spillway consists of a gate-controlled 
overflow section 509 feet long forming right abutment. 
Flow regulation is accomplished by use of 
spillway gates and releases through powerhouse, 
which contains one 15,000-kilowatt unit. Lookout 
Point and Dexter Lakes are operated as a single 
unit of a coordinated system of reservoirs to 
protect Willamette River Valley against floods, to 
provide needed hydroelectric power, and to increase 
low water flows for navigation, irrigation, 
and other purposes. Existing project authorized 
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as a unit of comprehensive plan for flood control 
and other purposes in Willamette River Basin. 
Estimated total Federal cost of project (1977) is 
$92,471,000. Included is the estimated Federal 
cost of $4,690,000 (1977) for construction of additional 
recreation facilities at the completed 
project. (See Table 37-B for authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Estimated costs of local 
cooperation on basis of cost-sharing for recreation 
facilities is $5,571,000. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work: Continued design of improvements for 
Dexter Park. Maintenance: Normal operation 
and maintenance continued. During fiscal year 
202,933,000 kilowatt-hours of electrical power 
energy were generated at project of which 201,- 
333,000 kilowatt-hours were delivered to 
Bonneville Power Administration, the marketing 
agency. Lookout Point Lake project was not required 
to operate for flood control regulation during 
FY 1977 due to the drought situation in 
Western Oregon. (See Table 37-I.) 
Condition as of September 30. Construction of 
project initiated May 1947 was completed June 
1961, except for construction of additional recreation 
facilities authorized in 1954. At Lookout 
Point powerhouse, generating units 1, 2 and 3 
were placed in commercial operation December 
1954, February 1955, and April 1955 respectively. 
At Dexter powerhouse the single unit was 
placed on-the-line May 1955. Use of Dexter Lake 
for reregulating fluctuating flows from Lookout 
Point units was effected in December 1954. 
Through September 1977 power generation 
totaled 9.3 billion kilowatt hours. Of the gross income 
from sale of this power by Bonneville Power 
Administration, $37.0 million was reimbursed to 
the U.S. Treasury to recover Corps of Engineers 
project investment and operating costs. 
56. LOST CREEK LAKE, ROGUE 
RIVER BASIN, OREG. 
Location. On upper Rogue River at mile 153.6 
about 26.5 miles northeasterly from Medford, 
Oreg. 
Existing project. Provides for rock and gravelfill 
embankment dam about 327 feet high from 
streambed to crest, with an overall length of 3,750 
feet with an impervious earth core and a gatecontrolled 
concrete spillway. Powerhouse will be 
on right abutment and house two Francis-type 
turbines with installed capacity of 24,500 
kilowatts each. Regulating outlet facility with 
provisions for temperature regulation for 
releases in interest of fishery enhancement will 
also be in right bank. Reservoir 10 miles long will 
provide 315,000 acre-feet of usable storage. Project 
will provide control of runoff of drainage area 
of 674 square miles. In addition to hydroelectric 
power generation, project will be operated to 
provide flood control, irrigation, future 
municipal and industrial water supply, fish and 
wildlife enhancement, water quality control and 
recreation benefits. Estimated project cost (1977) 
is $152,000,000. (See Table 37-B for authorizing 
legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Authorizing act requires 
that local agencies furnish assurances prior to 
construction that demands will be made for 
future use of water supply storage within a period 
that will permit repayment of costs, including interest, 
allocated to water supply within life of the 
project; that State of Oregon take action, prior to 
construction to insure maintenance in stream of 
flows to be released for fishery; in addition, costs 
allocated to irrigation would have to be repaid in 
manner and to an extent consistent with 
Reclamation laws and policies; and costs 
allocated to power will be repaid on a system basis 
by revenue from sales of power in Pacific 
Northwest Federal system by Bonneville Power 
Administration. Assurances for municipal and 
industrial water supply have been obtained from 
6 communities in Rogue River Valley. On 
February 26, 1966 Oregon State Department of 
Fish and Wildlife agreed to operate Rogue River 
hatchery for mitigation and enhancement of fish. 
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation is preparing 
feasibility study for irrigation of Medford Division 
from Lost Creek and Elk Creek Lakes and 
repayment by local interests for cost allocated to 
irrigation will be repaid over a period not to exceed 
50 years, exclusive of a development period 
of up to 10 years. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work: Plans and specifications continued for 
Stewart State Park and erosion control. Contracts 
underway and awarded during fiscal year 
were for construction on main dam; parking and 
visitors' facilities; Stewart State Park; trail 
development; manufacture of hydraulic turbines, 
generators, overhead crane, butterfly valves, substation 
equipment, powerline clearing and 
relocation, powerhouse and erosion control. 
Maintenance: Lost Creek Lake project was not 
required to operate for flood control regulation 
during FY 1977 &ue to the drought situation in 
Western Oregon. During fiscal year 5,304,000 
kilowatt-hours of electrical power energy were 
generated at project, of which 5,267,000 kilowatthours 
were delivered to Bonneville Power Administration, 
the marketing agency. 
Condition as of September 30. Construction of 
project initiated July 1967 is 85 percent complete. 
Remaining work consists primarily of construction 
of recreation facilities, procurement of project 
equipment, erosion control measures and 
possibility of a contract for stabilization of Needle 
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Rock slide. Generating units 1 and 2 were placed 
in commercial operation July 6 and July 13,1977, 
respectively. Physical in-service date for flood 
control was February 18, 1977. Work continues 
on plans and specifications. Land acquisition, 
relocations, main dam, and powerhouse are complete. 
Final environmental statement was filed 
with Council on Environmental Quality in June 
1972. Through September 1977 power generation 
totaled 5.3 million kilowatt hours. Of the gross income 
from sale of this power by Bonneville Power 
Administration, $228,000 was reimbursed to the 
U.S. Treasury to recover Corps of Engineers project 
investment and operating costs. 
57. THE DALLES LOCK AND DAMLAKE 
CELILO, WASH. AND OREG. 
Location. On Columbia River at head of pool 
behind Bonneville Dam, about 193 miles above 
mouth of river and 90 miles east of Portland, 
Oreg. 
Existing project. A dam, powerplant, navigation 
lock, and appurtenant facilities. Improvement 
provides for navigation and hydroelectric 
power generation. Dam is designed for a normal 
pool at elevation 160 feet at mean sea level. Normal 
pool forms a reservoir extending upstream 
about 25 miles providing slackwater to John Day 
Dam site. The Dalles Dam is 8,700 feet long and 
consists of a rock, gravel, and sand river closure 
section from Oregon shore connecting to a nonoverflow 
section which in turn joins powerhouse, 
then concrete nonoverflow sections connecting 
spillway with powerhouse and spillway with 
navigation lock at right abutment on Washington 
shore. Fish-passing facilities including two 
ladders and a fish lock are provided. Powerhouse 
was constructed for 14 units which were installed 
initially and with substructure constructed for 8 
additional units, an ultimate total of 22 units. Initial 
installation, excluding two 13,500 kilowatt 
fishwater units, is 1,092,000 kilowatts. 
Powerhouse completed and 8 units installed with 
capacity of 687,800 kilowatts. Total for 22 units is 
1,779,800 kilowatts. Structures are founded on 
Columbia River basalt. Principal data concerning 
lock, spillway, and powerhouse are set forth in 
Table 37-P. Estimated Federal cost of initial 
work, Units 1-14 (1977) is $253,060,000 which includes 
$6,134,000 for construction of recreation 
facilities at completed project. Estimated 
Federal cost for additional power units is $73,- 
000,000 (1977). Total Federal project cost estimate 
is $326,060,000 (1977). (See Table 37-B for 
authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Estimated cost of local 
cooperation on basis of cost sharing for additional 
recreation facilities is $4,500,000. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work: Contracts for visitors facilities and site 
improvements at Maryhill Park are complete. 
Preparation of plans and specifications for 
Seufert Visitors Facility are 27 percent complete. 
Studies are continuing for design of spillway 
deflectors to reduce nitrogen supersaturation, 
and fish screens to improve fingerling passage 
through the dam. Maintenance: Ordinary 
operation and maintenance continued. During 
fiscal year 6,427,724,000 kilowatt-hours of electrical 
power energy were generated at project of 
which 6,409,537,000 kilowatt-hours were 
delivered to Bonneville Power Administration, 
the marketing agency. Traffic through the 
navigation lock, consisting of petroleum 
products, grains and miscellaneous cargo 
amounted to 5,095,615 tons during calendar year 
1976. 
Condition as of September 30. Major construction 
of project, initiated February 1952, was completed 
October 1960, when unit No.14 was placed 
in commercial operation. Initial contract for additional 
units 15-22 was awarded September 
1967. Additional 8-unit phase was completed 
when Unit 22 was placed in commercial operation 
in November 1973. Remaining work consists 
of improvement of visitor facilities. Through 
September 1977 power generation totaled 126.3 
billion kilowatt hours. Of the gross income from 
sale of this power by Bonneville Power Administration, 
$155.1 million was reimbursed to 
the U.S. Treasury to recover Corps of Engineers 
project investment and operating costs. 
58. OTHER AUTHORIZED MULTIPLEPURPOSE 
POWER PROJECTS 
See Table 37-Q. 
General Investigations 
59. SURVEYS 
Fiscal year costs were $1,994,963 of which $88,- 
968 was for navigation studies, $1,743,337 for 
flood control studies, $90,066 for special studies, 
$42,317 for comprehensive basin studies, and 
$30,275 for review of authorized projects. 
60. COLLECTION AND STUDY 
OF BASIC DATA 
International water studies. The Columbia 
River Treaty between Canada and the United 
States of America relating to Cooperative 
Development of the Water Resources of the 
Columbia River Basin was signed at Washington, 
D.C. on January 17, 1961, and the exchange of 
ratifications took place on 16 September 1964. 
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Implementation of the Treaty by the United 
States and Canada entities under the guidance of 
the Permanent Engineering Board has continued. 
The two permanent committees established 
by the entities, the Operating Committee and 
the Hydrometeorological Committee, continue to 
function. 
The Operating Committee prepared four 
reports which are issued each year by the Entities: 
the Assured Operating Plan for Operating 
Year 1982-83; the Determination of Downstream 
Benefits Resulting from Canadian Storage for 
Operating Year 1982-83; the Detailed Operating 
Plan for Operating Year 1977-78; and the annual 
report on Operation of Treaty Projects. The 
Operating Plans are based on systems analysis 
studies conducted by the Operating Committee. 
The Hydrometeorological Committee continued 
the ongoing planning of hydromet systems 
for support of the Treaty project operations. 
Costs for support of both committee activities 
were $77,000 for the fiscal year. 
Flood Plain Information Studies. Accomplished 
hydraulic studies and flood plain 
mapping for inclusion in flood plain information 
reports. A narrative, including a description of 
the flood situation along each stream studied, was 
also prepared for publication in the reports. Field 
surveys and other means were used to collect 
basic data and accomplish hydraulic studies and 
maps for LaPine and Sisters, Oregon Flood Plain 
Information Reports. Those reports are essentially 
complete, and will be reproduced in FY 1978. 
Completed studies are identified in Table 37-R. 
Costs for flood plain information studies during 
the fiscal year were $333,850. 
Hydrologic Studies. Hydrologic studies for 
Flood Plain Information Reports and Flood Insurance 
Reports have been numerous as local interests 
are becoming more concerned about 
damages resulting from floods. Environmental 
and ecological aspects are being taken into consideration 
on all hydrologic studies. Improvements 
in procedures to determine reservoir 
temperatures, nitrogen supersaturation, dissolved 
oxygen, suspended sediment, turbidity, design 
floods, flood forecasting and flood regulation are 
a continuing program. Costs for hydrologic 
studies during the fiscal year were $5,024. Total 
costs for collection and study of basic data were 
$415,874. 
61. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
No significant Research and Development activities 
occurred during FY 1977. Compilation 
and review of Detroit Test Chute (ES-826) data in 
preparation of report are expected to continue in 
FY 1978. 
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REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
COST AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
See 
Section Total Cost to 
in Text Project Funding FY 74 FY 75 FY 76 FY 77 Sep. 30, 1977 
1. Chetco River, New Work 
Oreg. Approp. - - 
2. Columbia and Lower 
Willamette Rivers 
Below Vancouver, 
Wash. and Portland, 
Oreg. (Federal 
Funds) 
(Contributed 
Funds) 
3. Columbia River at 
Baker Bay, Wash. 
4. Columbia River at 
The Mouth, Oreg. 
and Wash. 
5. Columbia River 
Between Vancouver, 
Wash. and The 
Dalles, Oreg. 
6. Coos Bay, Oreg. 
7. Coos and Millicoma 
Rivers, Oreg. 
8. Coquille River, 
Oreg. 
9. Cowlitz River, 
Wash. 
10. Lewis River, 
Wash. 
77,654 
77,075 
200,000 
290,427 
3,208,928 
3,126,722 
5,293 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Contrib. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
Rehab. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
Rehab. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
249,800 
248,782 
250,286 
179,121 
4,582,500 
4,643,719 
59,137 
3,159 
168,500 
167,069 
2,641,281 
1,905,286 
5,544,800 
5,521,344 
22,923 
26,586 32,500 141,000 
26,586 32,245 57,589 
-3,603 - 80,000 
- - 16,522 
1,219,218 2,709,100 3,691,200 
1,128,607 2,809,362 3,606,395 
265,331 82,000 600,500 
203,431 143,862 577,906 
272,103 116,500 1,555,000 
169,192 200,831 1,556,987 
1,954,789 1,529,900 1,520,000 
1,962,870 1,539,407 1,525,365 
110,492 
73,694 
48,869 
69,061 
-29,909 
129,711 
53,000 
87,694 
31,000 
3,298 
63,000 
56,952 
34,700 
34,222 
78,200 
87,074 
5,000 
23,135 
214,200 
218,654 
196,000 
193,624 
- 2,043,713 1 
- 2,043,713 
74,000 1,267,174 
60,439 1,250,085 
-62,802 61 29,740,355 2 
759,142 62 29,729,611 2 
4,583,162 94,254,226 3 
4,261,222 93,840,636 3 
- 665,954 4 5 
43,447 63 665,954 4 
- 941,252 
- 941,252 
30,000 1,448,374 
113,010 1,447,718 
-28,000 17,159,761 6 
12,200 17,136,483 
7,324,573 41,062,8017 
7,357,534 40,995,980 7 
- 4,040,878 
- 4,040,878 
- 6,004,790 8 
- 6,004,790 8 
298,000 7,888,548 9 
236,609 7,804,525 
7,795,000 18,644,520 o 11 
7,760,416 18,593,343 o1101 
1,791,765 28,119,548 12 13 
1,792,621 28,105,542 12 
- 2,335,966 
- 2,335,966 
- 350,238 14 
- 350,238 
135,000 659,199 
130,403 654,255 
- 693,366 15 
- 683,799 
100,000 2,594,444 16 17 
99,142 2,591,991 16 
- 277,436 18 
- 277,436 18 
60,500 1,279,872 19 
60,206 1,276,724 19 
- 58,132 20 
- 58,132 20 
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TABLE 37-A (Continued) COST AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
See 
Section 
in Text Project 
11. Port Orford, 
Oreg. 
12. Rogue River Harbor 
at Gold Beach, 
Oreg. 
13. Siuslaw River, 
Oreg. 
14. Skamokawa Creek, 
Wash. 
15. Skipanon Channel, 
Oreg. 
16. Tillamook Bay 
and Bar, Oreg. 
17. Umpqua River, 
Oreg. 
18. Willamette River 
Above Portland 
and Yamhill River, 
Oreg. 
19. Willamette River 
at Willamette 
Falls, Oreg. 
Funding 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
Rehab. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
Rehab. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
Rehab. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
Rehab. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Total Cost to 
FY 74 FY 75 FY 76 FY 77 Sep. 30, 1977 
-26,138 
41,112 
93,465 
92,969 
400 
4,114 
248,739 
235,301 
11,869 
12,952 
873,642 
752,110 
19,394 
19,394 
16,074 
16,074 
2,406,345 
1,912,445 
76,197 
85,968 
224,049 
234,849 
211,451 
206,506 
10,500 
10,291 
47,200 
46,519 
-286 
274,000 
255,747 
284,878 
296,000 
349,100 
518,022 
9,200 
9,116 
122,000 
119,079 
970,000 
2,397,518 
119,500 
115,156 
485,300 
444,077 
239,400 
205,594 
50,200 
49,755 
62,500 
61,560 
327,000 
354,760 
636,000 
613,420 
42,050 
40,350 
96,800 
98,304 
1,500 
10,776 
199,500 
193,317 
33 
33 
3
4 
698,500 6,0 
731,302 5,6 
193,000 
226,560 
26,000 530,947 21 
24,280 528,573 21 
- 758,692 22 
- 758,692 2 
379,000 837,128 
376,711 832,722 
- 4,156,252 23 
- 4,156,252 3 
102,800 2,846,820 4 
103,726 2,843,315 24 
- 635,783 
- 635,783 
- 1,488,780 25 
- 1,488,780 25 
394,000 4,383,043 2627 
124,194 4,382,797 26 
- 879,285 
- 879,285 
- 2,400 
- 2,400 
24,000 213,599 
21,528 209,343 
- 280,854 
- 280,854 
3,000 725,707 
4,080 725,370 
5,000 13,980,004 28 29 
6,085 13,980,004 28 
71,500 1,943,483 3o 
78,430 1,939,857 3o 
- 2,839,799 
- 2,839,799 
5,000 2,708,877 31 32 
3,598 2,707,475 31 
90,500 13,729,805 
64,400 13,295,284 
- 2,500,677 
- 2,500,677 
- 862,918 33 34 
- 862,918 33 
97,500 17,205,056 36 
96,306 17,198,671 
- 520,005 36 
- 520,005 36 
37-33

REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
TABLE 37-A (Continued) COST AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
See 
Section 
in Text Project 
20. Yaquina Bay and 
Harbor, Oreg. 
21. Youngs Bay and 
Youngs River, Oreg. 
26. Applegate Lake, 
Rogue River Basin, 
Oreg. 
27. Beaver Drainage 
District, Oreg. 
28. Beech Creek at 
Mount Vernon, Oreg. 
29. Blue River 
Lake, Oreg. 
30. Cascadia Lake, 
Oreg. 
31. Cottage Grove Lake, 
Oreg. 
32. Cowlitz County 
Consolidated 
Diking Improvement 
District No. 2, Wash. 
33. Days Creek 
Lake, Oreg. 
34. Dorena Lake, 
Oreg. 
35. Elk Creek Lake, 
Rogue River Basin, 
Oreg. 
36. Fall Creek 
Lake, Oreg. 
Funding 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
Rehab. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
Rehab. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
Total Cost to 
FY 74 FY 75 FY 76 FY 77 Sep. 30, 1977 
445,452 
441,799 
247,700 
243,710 
-6,413 
701,254 
702,254 
-2,200 
6,548 
7,305 
7,305 
163,000 
68,276 
39,000 
50,102 
50,000 
48,665 
2,680,000 
2,960,948 
78,888 
69,932 
1,786 
103,745 
231,502 
232,331 
-160,000 
145,133 
147,943 
157,236 
1,385,000 
2,091,044 
34,709 
109,576 
129,931 
134,702 
721,300 
717,631 
-220,000 
330 
1,613 
1,613 
1,000,000 
393,568 
302,086 
136,169 
230 
1,289 
-25,000 
10,643 
43,000 
50,837 
63 
10,000 
35 
229,410 
219,453 
-4,500 
1,741 
300,514 
164,452 
148,150 
148,007 
1,730,000 
1,936,163 
100,000 
38,640 
173,740 
174,741 
327,300 310,000 8,739,623 3 
326,914 311,073 8,732,595 37 
- - 234,794 
- - 234,794 
- 561,000 19,863,468 38 
- 317,489 19,613,003 3S 
673,000 1,935,000 10,317,007 40 
672,793 1,704,801 10,082,932 4o 
- - 12,005 
- - 12,005 
18,000 - 72,187 41 
12,253 7,366 71,459 
1,558 - 69,052 
1,558 - 69,052 
2,083,000 3,250,000 7,304,609 
2,752,095 2,812,027 6,805,164 
375,000 1,949,000 2,815,366 
542,235 1,196,818 2,062,341 
-1,403 - 91,834 42 
538 - 91,834 42 
-10,775 - 32,038,225 43 
- - 32,038,225 43 
81,500 137,000 613,891 
77,931 137,521 609,564 
-266 - 1,066,114 44 
- - 1,066,114 44 
17,000 50,000 3,349,097 45 
25,208 30,872 3,328,077 
373,800 286,000 2,926,000 46 
375,294 274,351 2,905,239 46 
2,539 - 1,661,367 
11,179 - 1,661,367 
553,266 140,000 993,780 
684,545 129,614 978,611 
- - 14,057,562 47 
- - 14,057,562 
129,300 120,000 2,020,474 
125,008 116,603 2,012,399 
757,000 - 8,934,079 
515,618 12,759 8,683,721 
100,300 142,000 21,593,951 48 
171,691 10,903 21,462,427 
162,100 260,000 1,485,365 
159,022 253,166 1,475,105 
37-34

PORTLAND, OREG., DISTRICT 
TABLE 37-A (Continued) COST AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
See 
Section 
in Text Project 
37. Fern Ridge Lake, 
Oreg. 
39. Lower Columbia 
River Basin Bank 
Protection Works, 
Oreg. and Wash. 
40. Scappoose Drainage 
District, Oreg. 
41. Vancouver Lake 
Area, Wash. 
42. Wahkiakum County 
Consolidated Diking 
District No. 1, 
Wash. 
44. Willamette River 
Basin, Oreg. (Bank 
Protection) 
49. Bonneville Lock and 
Dam-Lake Bonneville, 
Oreg. and Wash. 
50. Cougar Lake, Oreg. 
51. Detroit Lake, Oreg. 
52. Green Peter-Foster 
Lakes, Oreg. 
53. Hills Creek 
Lake, Oreg. 
54. John Day Lock and 
Dam-Lake Umatilla- 
Oreg. and Wash. 
55. Lookout Point 
Lake, Oreg. 
Total Cost to 
Funding FY 74 FY 75 FY 76 FY 77 Sep. 30, 1977 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
Rehab. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
166,500 
871,839 
392,000 
416,730 
438,200 
359,134 
280,000 
98,576 
-500 
426 
359,000 
297,782 
185,700 
97,901 
359,200 
397,395 
802,000 
605,609 
304,054 
300,418 
280,000 
264,738 
298,000 
646,097 
1,567,000 
705,012 
380,621 
317,236 
600,000 
868,413 
169,000 
167,016 
-7,000 
6,204 
231,000 
94,790 
700,000 
328,180 
317,695 
185,961 
8,107,391 
7,975,787 
2,665,998 
2,772,030 
880,000 
225,778 
328,055 
335,857 
824,638 
771,079 
-20,120 
1,650 
575,323 
893,250 
941,561 
256,069 
262,707 
10,742,000 
3,571,995 
2,214,563 
2,153,835 
235,000 
42,091 
395,700 850,750 302,600 
827,211 661,390 491,143 
90,000 71,000 35,000 
211,152 81,581 33,474 
19,250,952 36,717,700 58,192,000 
19,463,086 36,105,686 58,956,294 
4,022,000 64 4,939,400 4,136,000 
3,036,768 5,572,568 3,914,930 
250,000 1,013,000 612,911 
830,856 1,044,597 478,480 
278,700 467,500 425,000 
277,272 462,850 426,353 
- - - 
- - - 
718,000 997,000 929,500 
911,704 1,000,176 938,062 
- - - 
- - - 
25,000 17,325 2,489 
78,014 61,583 3,374 
876,000 1,161,500 900,000 
815,401 1,185,746 918,286 
- - -_ 
- - - 
265,100 369,000 272,500 
259,554 353,862 291,396 
4,700,000 5,965,000 1,050,000 
12,574,408 5,979,670 1,041,077 
3,127,200 64 4,323,900 4,108,100 
2,792,322 64 4,631,780 3,955,524 
130,000 -88,000 15,000 
209,144 2,483 32,596 
37-35 
547,250 2,299,000 
684,984 1,844,802 
- 200,000 
2,248 198,142 
550,000 1,314,000 
644,648 743,847 
8,309,158 49 
8,061,075 
4,313,933 50 
4,295,433 
8,143,745 
8,126,759 
3,416,589 
2,916,078 
492,391 
490,533 
2,683,108 
2,009,577 
16,017,491 52 
16,016,495 52 
2,526,944 
2,525,418 
222,075,658 53 
221,655,438 53 
64,414,101 55 
63,728,908 
57,214,629 56 
56,890,310 56 
3,696,116 
3,687,414 
62,729,698 
62,729,698 
12,866,167 
12,839,957 
363,086 
363,086 
84,005,814 57 
84,005,788 57 
7,091,684 
7,066,356 
45,700,619 
45,700,619 
3,128,767 
3,126,305 
478,323,262 51 
478,043,613 
22,771,859 
22,496,854 59 
88,233,395 5s 
88,227,709

REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
TABLE 37-A (Continued) COST AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
See 
Section Total Cost to 
in Text Project Funding FY 74 FY 75 FY 76 FY 77 Sep. 30, 1977 
Maint. 
Approp. 853,991 1,012,900 1,687,400 2,855,000 16,434,550 
Cost 884,449 971,886 1,392,462 1,783,589 15,011,003 
56. Lost Creek Lake, New Work 
Rogue River Approp. 21,050,000 23,871,500 25,688,300 9,640,000 126,911,400 
Basin, Oreg. Cost 17,496,917 29,590,330 25,098,525 10,096,141 126,430,496 
Maint. 
Approp. - - - 365,000 365,000 
Cost - - - 356,679 356,679 
57. The Dalles Lock New Work 
and Dam-Lake Approp. 1,145,000 425,000 680,000 358,000 299,029,021 6o 
Celilo, Wash. Cost 1,059,430 424,660 1,447,393 231,545 298,859,700 
and Oreg. Maint. 
Approp. 2,058,555 2,769,000 4 3,642,600 3,195,000 33,872,148 
Cost 1,982,637 2,583,557 64 3,667,282 3,358,048 33,749,550 
37-36

PORTLAND, OREG., DISTRICT 
TABLE 37-A (Continued) COST AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
1. Excludes $17,742 contributed funds for new work. 
2. Includes $1,529,413 for previous project. 
3. Includes $150,955 allotted from deferred maintenance 
funds, Code 700, $62,296 for public works accelerated 
program repair, and $1,214,865 for previous project. Excludes 
$24,320 expended from contributed funds prior to 
1964. 
4. Excludes $31,636 contributed by City of Astoria and 
Bumble Bee Sea Foods, Astoria, Oregon (not part of regular 
project). 
5. Includes $223,026 expended from contributed funds 
prior to 1964 and $428,137 contributed by Port of Portland 
and $14,792 by Port of Vancouver, paid prior to commencement 
of dredging of 40-foot and 35-foot channel authorization. 
6. Includes $1,986,253 for previous project and $210,111 
allotted under Code 711, recreation facilities at completed 
project. Excludes $500,000 contributed funds. 
7. Includes $2,186,000 for previous project and $1,188,- 
625 allotted under deferred maintenance, Code 700. 
8. Includes funds allotted under Code 721 (small 
authorized projects) $30,393 Entrance to Oregon Slough; 
$161,897 Camas-Washougal Turning Basin; $227,908 Hood 
River Small Boat Basin; $157,470 Bingen, Wash., Barge 
Channel; and $140,619 The Dalles Small Boat Basin; and $15,- 
281 allotted under Section 107 Barge Channel under Interstate 
Bridge. 
9. Includes $2,033,408 allotted under Code 700 (Deferred 
Maintenance). 
10. Includes $802,096 for previous project. Excludes $43,- 
513 expended from contributed funds. 
11. Includes $26,821 under Sec. 107. 
12. Includes $178,801 for previous project. Excludes $8,- 
387 expended from contributed funds. 
13. Includes $1,444,640 allotted under Code 700, Deferred 
Maintenance. 
14. Excludes $80,000 (other funds) contributed for new 
work by Port of Coos Bay to cover additional cost of disposing 
of dredge spoils in Coos Bay, Oreg.; includes $8,000 for 
previous project. 
15. Includes $340,726 for previous project. Excludes $72,- 
891 contributed funds expended for new work. Includes $36,- 
000 allotted under Code 711. 
16. Includes $41,467 for previous project. 
17. Includes $78,500 allotted under Code 700, Deferred 
Maintenance. 
18. Includes $4,999 for previous project. Also includes 
$239,529 Section 107 funds. 
19. Includes $48,184 for previous project. 
20. Includes $22,252 for previous project. 
21. Includes $8,098 for previous project. 
22. Excludes $9,900 contributed funds. 
23. Excludes $13,779 (other funds) contributed for additional 
landfill and extension of drainage lines. 
24. Includes $20,750, Wedderburn Study Funds. 
25. Includes $151,701 for previous project. Excludes 
$322,532 expended from contributed funds. Also includes 
329,423 Section 107 funds. 
26. Includes $10,611 for previous project. 
27. Includes $188,000 allotted under Code 700, Deferred 
Maintenance. 
28. Includes $77,209 for previous project. Excludes $592 - 
622 expended from contributed funds and $300,000 expended 
for channel dredging by local interest. 
29. Includes $57,767 allotted under Code 720 (Small 
Authorized Projects) Garibaldi Boat Basin. 
30. Includes $71,498 for previous project. Excludes $6,450 
expended from contributed funds. 
31. Includes $39,242 for previous project. Excludes $276,- 
500 contributed funds. 
32. Includes $58,824 allotted under Code 720 (Small 
Authorized Projects) Winchester Bay, and Schofield River, 
Oregon. 
33. Includes $247,748 for previous project. 
34. Excludes $484,900 Emergency Relief Administration 
flood control funds for bank protection. 
35. Includes $51,500 allotted from deferred maintenance 
funds Code 700, and $35,935 for Public Works Acceleration 
program repair. In addition $7,500 for maintenance was expended 
from contributed funds and $246,637 on operating 
and care of improvements under provisions of permanent indefinite 
appropriation. 
36. Excludes $300,000 contributed funds. 
37. Includes $452,110 expended on operation and care 
from permanent indefinite appropriation and $150,000 
allotted under maintenance and operation of dams and other 
improvements of navigable waters. 
38. Includes $707,313 for previous project and $170,000 
appropriated from public works acceleration program for 
north jetty rehabilitation. Also includes $621,422 Section 107 
funds, including $60,422 pre-authorization allotment received 
prior to FY 1977. Excludes $729,168 contributed funds. 
39. Excludes $729,168 contributed funds. Includes $53,- 
468 for cost incurred prior to FY 1977 for Section 107 preauthorization 
studies. 
40. Includes $6,026 for previous project. 
41. Includes $9,348 for work completed in 1938 and $62,- 
839 for Lewis and Clark Connecting Channel Section 107. 
42. Includes $43,007 received and expended by Walla 
Walla District. 
43. Includes $96,000 pro rata share of site selection costs in 
lieu of Quartz Creek Lake. 
44. Includes $112,000 pro rata share of site selection costs 
in lieu of Sweet Home Lake. 
45. Includes $975,803 allotted under Code 711, recreation 
facilities at completed project. 
46. Includes $16,200 special recreation use fees. 
47. Includes $528,090 allotted under Code 711, recreation 
facilities at completed project. 
48. Includes $501,950 allotted under Code 711, recreation 
facilities at completed project. 
49. Includes $191,054 Code 711, $2,421,978 Code 712, and 
$1,063,864 allotted under Code 713, recreation facilities at 
completed projects and $136,482 allotted under Code 721 
(small authorized project) reservoir modification. Excludes 
$2,100 (other funds contributed). 
50. Includes $9,750 allotted under Code 700, deferred 
maintenance. 
51. Reported by Walla Walla District prior to 1974. 
52. Excludes $77,469 contributed funds. 
53. Includes $12,200,000 Public Works Administration 
funds and $20,240,700 National Recovery Act funds. 
54. Includes $27,195,400 modification for peaking funds, 
$53,012,352 second powerhouse funds and $436,511 allotted 
under Code 711, recreation facilities at completed project. 
55. Includes $540,000 allotted from deferred maintenance 
funds, Code 700 and $450,000 allotted under maintenance and 
operation of dams and other improvements of navigable 
waters. 
56. Includes $96,000 pro rata share of site selection in lieu 
of Quartz Creek Lake. Includes $225,000 allotment, $224,914 
cost, for Strube Lake and Cougar Additional Unit. 
57. Includes $113,000 pro rata share of site selection costs 
in lieu of Sweet Home Lake. 
58. Includes $452,611 allotted under Code 713, recreation 
facilities at completed project. 
59. Includes $1,028,750 for O&M and fish evaluation of 
Spring Creek Hatchery (funds are revoked and paid to 
USFWS at OCE level, but are a cost to project); and $9,900 
special recreation use fees. 
60. Includes $985,318 allotted under Code 712, $138,682 
allotted under Code 711, $58,000 allotted under Code 713, 
recreation facilities at completed project, and $50,920,700 additional 
units 15-22 funds. 
61. Includes $40,139 for Astoria Turning Basin and $-12,- 
941 for Hammond Small Boat Basin. 
62. Includes $280,441 for Astoria Turning Basin and 
$412,899 for Hammond Small Boat Basin. 
63. Excludes $71,135 contributed funds for Hammond 
Small Boat Basin. 
64. Includes $150,000 maintenance and operation of dams. 
37-37

TABLE 37-B 
REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
Acts Work Authorized Documents 
March 2, 1945 
Oct. 27, 1965 
Feb. 27, 1911 
July 25, 1912 
July 27, 1916 
Aug. 8, 1917 
Sept. 22, 1922 
Mar. 4, 19232 
Mar. 3, 1925 
Mar. 3, 1927 
July 3, 1930 
Sept. 6, 19333 
Aug. 30, 1935 
Aug. 30, 1935 
Aug. 30, 1935 
Aug. 26, 1937 
Aug. 26, 1937 
Mar. 2, 1945 
Mar. 2, 1945 
July 24, 1946 
Oct. 23, 1962 
Oct. 23, 1962 
CHETCO RIVER, OREG. (See Section 1 of Text) 
To provide for the stabilization of the channel, by 
constructing jetties and dredging. 
Modification of channel entrance and channel 
improvements. 
COLUMBIA AND LOWER WILLAMETTE RIVERS 
BELOW VANCOUVER, WASH., AND PORTLAND, OREG. 
(See Section 2 of Text) 
2 pipeline dredges and accessories. 
Increasing main channel to 30 feet. 
Consolidating improvement below Portland, Oreg., 
and between Vancouver, Wash., and Mouth of 
Willamette. 
For the Cathlamet channel. 
Construct an additional dredge (dredge was not built) 
and accessories for better maintenance, and construct 
contraction works. 
Channel from deep water in Willamette Slough to deep 
water in Columbia River. 
Depth of 25 feet and width of 300 feet from mouth of 
Willamette River to Vancouver, Wash. 
Closing east channel at Swan Island in Willamette 
River on condition that main channel to be opened 
to project dimensions on west side of island by 
Port of Portland. 
For a 35-foot channel 500 feet wide from Portland 
to the sea. 
A channel 28 feet deep and 300 feet wide from mouth of 
Willamette River to Vancouver, with 2 turning basins, 
each generally 28 feet deep by 800 feet wide by 2,000 
feet long. 
A channel in Columbia River from Mouth of Willamette to 
interstate highway bridge at Vancouver, Wash., 30 feet 
deep and 300 feet wide, with 2 turning basins at 
Vancouver. 
Maintenance of not to exceed 35-foot depth at low water 
in Portland Harbor and Willamette River between its 
mouth and Broadway Bridge at Portland. 
Auxiliary channels, 30 feet deep, 300 feet and 500 
feet at St. Helens. 
Extension of lower turning basin at Vancouver, Wash., 
1,000 feet downstream. 
An auxiliary channel 24 feet deep and 200 feet wide 
along waterfront at Rainier, Oreg. 
Improvement of old mouth of Cowlitz River. 
An auxiliary channel in vicinity of Longview, Wash. 
A small-boat mooring basin at Astoria, Oreg. 
A channel 35 feet deep and 500 feet wide from mouth of 
Willamette River to interstate highway bridge at 
Vancouver, Wash., with 2 turning basins of same depth. 
A channel 40 feet deep and 600 feet wide from Vancouver, 
Wash., to Mouth of Columbia River; a turning basin at 
Vancouver, Wash., a turning basin at Longview, Wash., 
37-38 
H. Doc. 817, 77th Cong., 
2nd Sess. 
S. Doc. 21, 89th Cong., 
1st Sess. 
H. Doc. 1278, 61st Cong., 
3rd Sess.i 
H. Doc. 1278, 61st Cong., 
3rd Sess.' 
No Prior Report. 
H. Doc. 120, 63rd Cong., 
1st Sess.i 
H. Doc. 1009, 66th Cong., 
3rd Sess. 
H. Doc. 156, 67th Cong., 
2nd Sess. 
H. Doc. 126, 68th Cong., 
1st Sess. 
Rivers and Harbors 
Committee Doc. 10, 
69th Cong., 2nd Sess. 
H. Doc. 195, 70th Cong., 
1st Sess. and Rivers and 
Harbors Committee 
Doc. 8, 71st Cong., 
1st Sess.i 
H. Doc. 249, 72nd Cong., 
2nd Sess.1 
Rivers and Harbors 
Committee Doc. 1, 
74th Cong., 1st Sess. 
Rivers and Harbors 
Committee Doc. 6, 
73rd Cong., 1st Sess.i 
H. Doc. 235, 72nd Cong., 
1st Sess.i 
Rivers and Harbors 
Committee Doc. 81, 
74th Cong., 2nd Sess.i 
H. Doc. 203, 75th Cong., 
1st Sess.' 
H. Doc. 341, 77th Cong., 
1st Sess.1 
H. Doc. 630, 77th Cong., 
2nd Sess.' 
H. Doc. 692, 79th Cong., 
2nd Sess.i 
H. Doc. 203, 87th Cong., 
1st Sess. 
H. Doc. 452, 87th Cong., 
2nd Sess.i

PORTLAND, OREG., DISTRICT 
TABLE 37-B (Continued) AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
Acts Work Authorized Documents 
July 14, 1960 
July 14, 1960 
Dec. 11, 1933 
Aug. 30, 1935 
Mar. 2, 1945 
Mar. 17, 1950 
Mar. 3, 1905 
Sept. 3, 1954 
Aug. 26, 1937 
Mar. 2, 1945 
July 24, 1946 
July 24, 1946 
July 24, 1946 
July 24, 1946 
July 14, 1960 
June 25, 1910 
Mar. 2, 1919 
Sept. 22, 1922 
Jan. 21, 1927 
July 3, 1930 
Aug. 30, 1935 
July 24, 1946 
and a channel 40 feet deep in Willamette River from 
mouth to Broadway Bridge which encompasses Portland 
Harbor area. 
Provide for a turning basin about 800 feet wide, 6,000 
feet long and 40 feet deep at Astoria, Oregon. 
Construct a protective breakwater and an entrance and 
access channel to the Hammond small boat basin, Oregon. 
COLUMBIA RIVER AT BAKER BAY, WASH., 
(See Section 3 of Text) 
Main channel 
Main channel 
West channel 8 feet deep 
West channel 10 feet deep and mooring basin with 
protecting breakwaters. 
COLUMBIA RIVER AT THE MOUTH, OREG. AND 
WASH. (See Section 4 of Text) 
Extend South Jetty and construct North Jetty and 
dredging. 
Bar channel of 48-foot depth and spur jetty on north 
shore. 
COLUMBIA RIVER, BETWEEN VANCOUVER, WASH., 
AND THE DALLES, OREG. (See Section 5 
of Text) 
Construct a channel 27 feet deep by 300 feet from 
Vancouver, Wash., to Bonneville, Oreg. 
Construct Camas-Washougal turning basin. 
Construct a channel 27 feet deep by 300 feet wide from 
Bonneville, Oreg., to The Dalles, Oreg. 
Construct a boat basin at Hood River, Oreg., 10 feet 
deep, 500 feet wide, by 1,300 feet long. 
Construct a barge channel at Bingen, Wash., 10 feet 
deep, 200 feet wide, by 1 mile long, and an access 
channel 7 feet deep, 100 feet wide, by 1,000 feet 
long to natural mooring basin. 
Construct The Dalles Harbor 8 feet deep, 400 feet wide 
by 800 feet long. 
Construct alternate barge Channel 15 feet deep and 300 
feet wide, under wide span of Interstate Hwy. Bridge. 
COOS BAY, OREG. (See Section 6 of Text) 
Dredging the Ocean Bar Channel 
A channel 22 feet deep to Smith's Mill 
Restore North Jetty 9,600 feet long, construct a South 
Jetty about 3,900 feet long, extend 22-foot bay channel 
from Smith's Mill to Millington. 
Extend jetties to such lengths as may be practicable 
within estimate of total cost of jetties, $3,250,000 
as given in H. Doc. 150, 67th Cong. 
A channel 24 feet deep and 300 feet wide, through 
Pigeon Point Reef, following a location along westerly 
side of bay. 
For 24-foot channel from Pigeon Point Reef to Smith's 
Mill and a turning basin above Marshfield. 
Increased dimensions of channel across bar and to 
Isthmus Slough and turning basin opposite Coalbank 
Slough and at City of North Bend; anchorage basins 
at mile 3.5 and near mile 7. 
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Sec. 107, approved 
August 1975 
Sec. 107, approved 
December 1975 
Public Works 
Administration 
H. Doc. 44, 73rd Cong., 
1st Sess. 
H. Doc. 443, 76th Cong., 
1st Sess. 
S. Doc. 95, 81st Cong., 
1st Sess. 
H. Doc. 94, 56th Cong., 
1st Sess. 
H. Doc. 249, 83rd Cong., 
2nd Sess.' 
H. Committee Doc. 94, 
74th Cong., 2nd Sess.' 
H. Doc. 218, 76th Cong., 
1st Sess. 
H. Doc. 704, 79th Cong., 
2nd Sess. 
H. Doc. 704, 79th Cong., 
2nd Sess. 
H. Doc. 704, 79th Cong., 
2nd Sess. 
S. Doc. 89, 79th Cong., 
1st Sess.' 
Sec. 107 approved 
Dec. 5, 1962 
H. Doc. 958, 60th Cong., 
1st Sess. 
H. Doc. 325, 65th Cong., 
1st Sess. 
H. Doc. 150, 67th Cong., 
2nd Sess. 
H. Doc. 110, 70th Cong., 
1st Sess.' 
S. Committee Print, 
73rd Cong., 2nd Sess.' 
S. Doc. 253, 79th Cong., 
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TABLE 37-B (Continued) AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
Acts Work Authorized Documents 
June 30, 1948 
July 14, 1960 
Dec. 31, 1970 
June 3, 1896 
June 30, 1948 
June 25, 1910 
Mar. 2, 1919 
July 3, 1930 
Aug. 30, 1935 
Mar. 2, 1945 
June 25, 1910 
June 25, 1910 
July 14, 1960 
March 3, 1897 
March 4, 1913 
Oct. 27, 1965 
Sept. 3, 1954 
June 25, 1910 
Mar. 3, 1925 
July 3, 1958 
July 14, 1960 
Oct. 22, 1976 
March 2, 1919 
A mooring basin and connecting channel at Charleston. 
Channel extension in South Slough near Charleston. 
Increase dimensions to provide for bar channel 45 feet 
deep, inner channel 35 feet deep to mile 15, and 
deepening and widening existing turning basins and 
anchorage area. 
COOS AND MILLICOMA RIVERS, OREG. 
(See Section 7 of Text) 
Dredging channel from mouth to head of navigation. 
For a 5 ft. depth from mouth to head of navigation on 
the Millicoma River and South Fork. Except on 
South Fork above M. 14 where 3 ft. will suffice. 
COQUILLE RIVER, OREG. (See Section 8 of Text) 
Dredging shoals between mouth and Riverton, and removing 
obstruction between mouth of North Fork and Bandon. 
For a 13-foot channel from ocean to Bandon. 
Deepen channel to 16 feet between sea and eastern end 
of North Jetty. 
Present project depth between sea and eastern end of 
North Jetty. 
For 13-foot depth from sea to a point 1 mile above 
Coquille River Lighthouse and snagging to State 
Highway Bridge. 
COWLITZ RIVER, WASH. (See Section 9 of Text) 
To provide a channel 4 ft. deep from mouth to 
Ostrander; 2.5 ft. deep to Castle Rock. 
Extend channel to Toledo. 
Modification of original channel to 8 ft. deep and 100 
ft. wide for lower 4.75 miles. 
LEWIS RIVER, WASH. (See Section 10 of Text) 
Provide a channel to head of navigation. 
Increase the control depth and widen channel. 
PORT ORFORD, OREG. (See Section 11 of Text) 
Extension of existing breakwater by 550 feet. 
ROGUE RIVER, HARBOR AT GOLD 
BEACH, OREG. (See Section 12 of Text) 
Two jetties at entrance and improvement of channel. 
SIUSLAW RIVER, OREG. (See Section 13 of Text) 
Extension of jetties. 
12-foot deep channel. 
18-foot bar channel and 16-foot river channel and a 
600-foot extension of North Jetty. 
Cushman-Mapleton Channels 
Phase I advance engineering and design for north and 
south jetty extensions. 
SKAMOKAWA CREEK, WASH. (See Section 14 of Text) 
Channel 6.5 feet deep and 75 feet wide, at low water 
between Steamboat and Brooks Slough. 
H. Doc. 646, 80th Cong., 
2nd Sess. 
Sec. 107 approved Oct. 
1968 
H. Doc. 151, 91st Cong., 
2nd Sess. 
H. Doc. 237, 53d Cong., 
3rd Sess. 
S. Doc. 124, 8th Cong., 
2nd Sess. 
H. Doc. 673, 61st Cong., 
2nd Sess. 
H. Doc. 207, 65th Cong., 
1st Sess. 
H. Doc. 186, 70th Cong., 
1st Sess.' 
S. Committee Print, 74th 
Cong., 1st Sess. 
H. Doc. 672, 76th Cong., 
2nd Sess.1 
H. Doc. 1167, 60th Cong. 
2nd Sess. 
H. Doc. 404, 61st Cong., 
2nd Sess. 
Sec. 107 approved 
Jan. 3, 1965 
H. Doc. 64, 55th Cong., 
1st Sess. 
H. Doc. 28, 62nd Cong., 
1st Sess. 
S. Doc. 62, 88th Cong., 
2nd Sess. 
S. Doc. 83, 83rd Cong., 
2nd Sess. 
H. Doc. 648, 61st Cong., 
2nd Sess.8 
S. Committee Print, Serial, 
68th Cong., 1st Sess. 
H. Doc. 204, 85th Cong., 
1st Sess.' 
Sec. 107 approved 
Mar. 18, 1974 
Final Report of Chief of 
Engineers 
H. Doc. 3, 63rd Cong., 
1st Sess. 
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TABLE 37-B (Continued) AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
Acts Work Authorized Documents 
July 3, 1930 
Aug. 26, 1937 
June 30, 1948 
July 26, 1912 
Mar. 4, 1913 
Mar. 2, 1919 
Mar. 3, 1925 
Mar. 2, 1945 
June 30, 1948 
Sept. 3, 1954 
Oct. 27, 1965 
Sept. 22, 1922 
Jan. 21, 1927 
July 3, 1930 
Aug. 30, 1935 
June 20, 1938 
Mar. 2, 1945 
Mar. 2, 1945 
June 30, 1948 
Sept. 3, 1954 
June 3, 1896 
June 3, 1896 
July 25, 1912 
SKIPANON CHANNEL, OREG. (See Sec. 15 of Text) 
Channel from deep water in Columbia River to railroad 
bridge. 
Channel extending upstream from railroad bridge a 
distance of 4,500 feet. 
Mooring basin 12 feet deep at Warrenton. 
TILLAMOOK BAY AND BAR, OREG. 
(See Section 16 of Text) 
Construct North Jetty 5,700 feet long and dredging 
channel 16 feet deep, 200 feet wide, to Bay City. 
Abandon that portion of project above Bay City. 
Abandon Bay City Channel and present project dimension 
of channels and turning basins with regulating works 
as needed. 
Repair damage and check erosion on Bayocean Peninsula 
caused by storm Jan. 1939. 
Dredging small-boat basin and approach at Garibaldi, 
Oreg., to depth of 12 feet. 
Closure of breach in Bayocean Peninsula. 
Construct South Jetty, 8,000 feet long. 
UMPQUA RIVER, OREG. (See Section 17 of Text) 
North Jetty, 7,500 feet long. 
Present project dimensions of North Jetty and dredging 
ocean bar. 
A short south jetty. 
A full length south jetty and maintenance dredging to 
a 26-foot length. 
Channel 22 feet deep and 200 feet wide from mouth to 
Reedsport. 
Channel 22 feet deep and 200 feet wide from river 
channel to Gardiner and turning basin 22 feet deep, 
500 feet wide and 800 feet long. 
Channel 10 feet deep and 100 feet wide from river 
channel to dock in Winchester Bay with mooring and 
turning basin 10 feet deep, 175 feet wide, and 300 
feet long at inner end. 
Channel 12 feet deep and 100 feet wide from river 
channel to dock in Winchester Bay with mooring and 
turning basin 12 feet deep, 175 feet wide, and 300 
feet long at inner end.' 
Channel 12 feet deep, Scholfield River. 
WILLAMETTE RIVER ABOVE PORTLAND AND 
YAMHILL RIVER, OREG.8(See Section 18 
of Text) 
Improvement of Willamette River above Oregon City. 
Improvement of Yamhill River by lock and dam 
construction. 
Project modified in 1904 by abandoning 20-mile stretch 
of river between Harrisburg and Eugene as unworthy of 
improvement. 
A 6-foot channel in Willamette River below Oregon City. 
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H. Doc. 278, 70th Cong., 
1st Sess.' 
H. Doc. 201, 75th Cong., 
1st Sess.' 
S. Doc. 95, 81st Cong., 
1st Sess.' 
H. Doc. 349, 62nd Cong., 
2nd Sess. 
H. Doc. 760, 65th Cong., 
2nd Sess. 
H. Doc. 562, 68th Cong., 
2nd Sess.4 
S. Doc. 35, 79th Cong., 
1st Sess.5 
H. Doc. 650, 80th Cong., 
1st Sess. 
S. Doc. 128, 83rd Cong., 
2nd Sess.' 
S. Doc, 43, 89th Cong., 
1st Sess.' 
H. Doc. 913, 65th Cong., 
2nd Sess. 
H. Doc. 320, 69th Cong., 
1st Sess. 
H. Doc. 317, 70th Cong., 
1st Sess.' 
Rivers and Harbors 
Committee Doc. 9, 
72nd Cong., 1st Sess.' 
S. Doc. 158, 75th Cong., 
3rd Sess.' 
S. Doc. 86, 76th Cong., 
1st Sess.' 
S. Doc. 191, 77th Cong., 
2nd Sess.' 
S. Doc. 154, 80th Cong., 
2nd Sess.' 
S. Doc. 133, 81st Cong., 
2nd Sess.' 
H. Doc. 260, 54th Cong., 
1st Sess. (Annual Report, 
1896, p. 3300) 
Annual Report, 1895, 
p. 3602 
Annual Report, 1904, 
p. 3529 
H. Doc. 438, 62nd Cong., 
2nd Sess.

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TABLE 37-B (Continued) AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
Acts Work Authorized Documents 
July 3, 1930 
June 26, 19346 
June 28, 19387 
June 25, 1910 
Aug. 8, 1917 
June 26, 19347 
Mar. 2, 1945 
Mar. 2, 1919 
Aug. 26, 1937 
Mar. 2, 1945 
July 24, 1946 
July 3, 1958 
July 14, 1960 
Aug. 30, 1935 
July 14, 1960 
Oct. 23, 1962 
June 22, 1936 
May 17, 1950 
June 30, 1948 
For 8-foot channel between Portland and Oregon City. 
Operating and care of lock and dam at Yamhill River and 
provided for with funds from War Department appropriations 
for rivers and harbors. 
Streamflow regulation with controlling depths of 6 feet 
to Mouth of Santiam River and 5 feet to Albany with 
enlargement of locks at Oregon City. 
Operation of Yamhill Lock was discontinued February 7, 
1954, and the lock and adjacent property turned over 
to Yamhill County January 16, 1959. 
WILLAMETTE RIVER AT WILLAMETTE FALLS, 
OREG. (See Section 19 of Text) 
For purchase and rehabilitation of system and construction 
of concrete division wall. 
Deepening of locks. 
Operation and care of canal and locks provided for with 
funds from War Department appropriations for Rivers 
and Harbors. 
Construction of New Willamette Falls Lock. 
YAQUINA BAY AND HARBOR, OREG. 
(See Section 20 of Text) 
Restoration and extension of jetties constructed under 
previous projects, rock removal at entrance, and dredging 
in bay up to railroad terminus at Yaquina. 
Extension of north jetty seaward 1,000 feet. 
26-foot channel of suitable width across entrance bar, 
so far as rock bottom will 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. 
Construct a small-boat mooring basin at Newport, Oreg. 
40-foot bar channel and 30-foot river channel and 
extension of jetties at entrance. 
A small boat basin. 
YOUNGS BAY AND YOUNGS RIVER, OREG. 
(See Section 21 of Text) 
Improvements to channel, from mouth to Haven Island 
and 4 miles up Youngs River. 
A channel 10 feet deep, 150 feet wide from existing 
channel in Youngs River to Lewis and Clark River. 
APPLEGATE LAKE, ROGUE RIVER BASIN, OREG. 
(See Section 26 of Text) 
Authorizes a rockfill embankment dam. 
BEAVER DRAINAGE DISTRICT, COLUMBIA COUNTY, 
OREG. (See Section 27 of Text) 
Improvements to existing levee and additional levee 
and revetment construction. 
Authorizes upgrading of existing improvements. 
BEECH CREEK, MT. VERNON, OREG. 
(See Section 28 of Text) 
Channel enlargement, levees and bank revetment. 
H. Doc. 372, 71st Cong., 
2nd Sess.' 
H. Doc. 544, 75th Cong., 
3rd Sess. 
H. Doc. 202, 56th Cong., 
1st Sess. and Annual 
Report, 1900, p. 4374 
H. Doc. 1060, 62nd Cong., 
3rd Sess.1 
H. Doc. 544, 75th Cong., 
3rd Sess.8 
H. Doc. 109, 65th Cong., 
1st Sess. 
S. Committee Print, 75th 
Cong., 1st Sess. 
S. Doc. 119, 77th Cong., 
1st Sess.' 
S. Doc. 246, 79th Cong., 
2nd Sess. 
S. Doc. 8, 85th Cong., 
1st Sess.' 
Sec. 107 Approved 
April 29, 1977 
H. Doc. 209, 72nd Cong., 
1st Sess. 
Sec. 107 approved 
Jan. 7, 1970 
H. Doc. 566, 87th Cong., 
2nd Sess. 
F.C. Act 1936 
H. Doc. 531, 81st Cong., 
2nd Sess. 
Sec. 205 Approved 
Nov. 1, 1973 
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PORTLAND, OREG., DISTRICT 
TABLE 37-B (Continued) AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
Acts Work Authorized Documents 
March 17, 1950 
Oct. 23, 1962 
March 16, 1938 
May 16, 1950 
March 7, 1974 
Oct. 22, 1977 
March 16, 1938 
Oct. 23, 1962 
March 20, 1950 
March 16, 1938 
Oct. 23, 1962 
March 20, 1950 
March 20, 1950 
June 22, 1936 
March 20, 1950 
March 20, 1950 
BLUE RIVER LAKE, OREG. (See Section 29 of Text) 
Authorizes gravel-filled embankment dam. 
CASCADIA LAKE, OREG., (See Section 30 of Text) 
Authorizes rockfill embankment dam. 
COTTAGE GROVE LAKE, OREG., (See Section 31 
of Text) 
Earthfill dam. 
COWLITZ COUNTY CONSOLIDATED DIKING 
IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 2, WASH. 
(See Section 32 of Text) 
Raising and strengthening existing levees and 
constructing new ones. 
DAYS CREEK LAKE, OREG. (See Section 33 of Text) 
Earthfill dam. (Phase I.) 
Authorized $250,000 to complete Phase I. 
DORENA LAKE, OREG., (See Section 34 of Text) 
Earthfill dam. 
ELK CREEK LAKE, ROGUE RIVER BASIN, OREG., 
(See Section 35 of Text) 
Rock and gravel embankment dam. 
FALL CREEK LAKE, OREG. 
(See Section 36 of Text) 
Earth and gravel fill embankment dam. 
FERN RIDGE LAKE, OREG. 
(See Section 37 of Text) 
Earthfill embankment dam. 
Raise height of dam to obtain additional storage. 
LOWER COLUMBIA RIVER BASIN, OREG. AND 
WASH. (See Section 38 of Text) 
Bank protection work, improvements to existing 
projects, and construction of flood control works 
minL ower Columbia River Basin. 
LOWER COLUMBIA RIVER BANK PROTECTION, 
OREG. AND WASH. (See Section 39 of Text) 
Provides bank protection on Columbia River below 
river mile 125 and along principal tributaries. 
SCAPPOOSE DRAINAGE DISTRICT, OREG. 
(See Section 40 of Text) 
Construction of levee system. 
Raising and strengthening of levee. 
VANCOUVER LAKE AREA, WASH. 
(See Section 41 of Text) 
Raising and strengthening existing levee. 
H. Doc. 531, 81st Cong., 
2nd Sess. 
H. Doc. 403, 87th Cong., 
2d Sess. 
H. Doc. 544, 75th Cong., 
3rd Sess. 
H. Doc. 541, 81st Cong., 
2nd Sess. 
H. Doc. 371, 92nd Cong., 
2nd Sess. 
P.L. 94-587, Water 
Resources Development 
Act 
H. Doc. 544, 75th Cong., 
3rd Sess. 
H. Doc. 566, 87th Cong., 
2nd Sess. 
H. Doc. 531, 81st Cong., 
2nd Sess. 
H. Doc. 544, 75th Cong., 
3rd Sess. 
H. Doc. 403, 87th Cong., 
2nd Sess. 
H. Doc. 531, 81st Cong., 
2nd Sess. 
H. Doc. 531, 81st Cong., 
2nd Sess. 
F.C. Act 1936 
H. Doc. 531, 81st Cong., 
2nd Sess. 
H. Doc. 531, 81st Cong., 
2nd Sess. 
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TABLE 37-B (Continued) AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
Acts Work Authorized Documents 
March 20, 1950 
March 16, 1938 
March 20, 1950 
June 22, 1936 
March 16, 1938 
March 20, 1950 
Aug. 30, 1935 
Aug. 20, 1937 
March 7, 1974 
March 20, 1950 
Sept. 3, 1954 
Oct. 23, 1962 
March 16, 1938 
June 30, 1948 
March 20, 1950 
Sept. 3, 1954 
May 26, 1960 
March 20, 1950 
WAHKIAKUM COUNTY CONSOLIDATED DIKING 
DISTRICT NO. 1, WASH. (See Section 42 of Text) 
Raising and strengthening all levees encircling 
islands. Construct drainage canal, tide box and 
pumping plant. 
WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN, OREG. 
(See Section 43 of Text) 
Comprehensive plan for flood control, navigation 
and other purposes in Willamette River Basin. 
General improvements. 
WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN, OREG., BANK 
PROTECTION (See Section 44 of Text) 
Bank protection works, with channel clearing. 
Provide additional protection against flooding. 
Addition of 77 locations to scope of project. 
BONNEVILLE LOCK AND DAM-BONNEVILLE 
LAKE, OREG. AND WASH. (See Section 49 
of Text) 
Existing project was originally authorized Sept. 30, 
1933, by Federal Emergency Administration of Public 
Works. 
Existing project authorized by Congress. 
Completion, maintenance, and operation of Bonneville 
Project under direction of Secretary of War and 
supervision of Chief of Engineers, subject to certain 
provisions therein relating to powers and duties of 
Bonneville Power Administrator. 
Authorizes relocation of town of North Bonneville 
to new town site. 
COUGAR LAKE, OREG. (See Section 50 of Text) 
Rockfill dam. 
Addition of power. 
Strube Lake reregulating dam. 
DETROIT LAKE, OREG. (See Section 51 of Text) 
Authorizes concrete gravity structure. 
Addition of power and reregulating dam with power. 
GREEN PETER-FOSTER LAKES, OREG. 
(See Section 52 of Text) 
Authorized Green-Peter Dam in lieu of originally 
authorized Sweet Home Lake (1938). 
Addition of power at Green-Peter and White Bridge 
Reregulating Dam. 
Changes location of reregulating dam from White 
Bridge location to Foster. 
HILLS CREEK LAKE, OREG. (See Section 53 
of Text) 
Earth and gravel fill dam. 
H. Doc. 531, 81st Cong., 
2nd Sess. 
H. Doc. 544, 75th Cong., 
3d Sess. 
H. Doc. 531, 81st Cong., 
2nd Sess. 
F.C. Act 1936 
H. Doc. 544, 75th Cong., 
3rd Sess. 
H. Doc. 531, 81st Cong., 
2nd Sess. 
S. Committee Print, 73rd 
Cong., 2nd Sess., 
(jReport of Chief of 
Engineers Date Aug. 21, 
1938) 
P.L. 93-251, Water 
Resources Development 
Act 
H. Doc. 531, 81st Cong., 
2nd Sess. 
P.L. 83-780 
F.C. Act 1954 
P.L. 87-874 
F.C. Act 1962 
H. Doc. 544, 75th Cong., 
3rd Sess. 
P.L. 858, 80th Cong., 
2nd Sess. 
H. Doc. 531, 81st Cong., 
2nd Sess. 
P.L. 83-780 
F.C. Act 1954 
S. Doc. 104, 86th Cong., 
2nd Sess. 
H. Doc. 531, 81st Cong., 
2nd Sess. 
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TABLE 37-B (Continued) AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
Acts Work Authorized Documents 
JOHN DAY LOCK AND DAM-LAKE 
UMATILLA OREG. AND WASH. 
(See Section 54 of Text) 
March 20, 1950 Multiple-purpose dam, flood control, navigation H. Doc. 531, 81st Cong., 
and power. 2nd Sess. 
March 24, 1965 John Day waterfowl management area. S. Doc. 28, 89th Cong., 
1st Sess. 
LOOKOUT POINT LAKE, OREG. 
(See Section 55 of Text) 
March 16, 1938 Earth-and-gravel filled dam. H. Doc. 544, 75th Cong., 
3rd Sess. 
March 20, 1950 Addition of power. H. Doc. 531, 81st Cong., 
2nd Sess. 
LOST CREEK LAKE, ROGUE RIVER BASIN, OREG. 
(See Section 56 of Text) 
Sept. 21, 1962 Rock and gravel fill embankment dam, including H. Doc. 566, 87th Cong., 
power. 2nd Sess. 
THE DALLES LOCK AND DAM-LAKE CELILO, 
WASH. AND OREG. (See Section 57 of Text) 
March 20, 1950 Multiple-purpose dam, flood control, navigation H. Doc. 531, 81st Cong., 
and power. 2nd Sess. 
1. Contains latest published maps. 
2. Public Resolution 105, 67th Cong. 
3. Public Works Administration. 
4. Includes 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. 
TABLE 37-C 
5. Inactive. 
6. Flood Control Act. 
7. Permanent Appropriations Repeal Act. 
8. Classified deferred. 
COLUMBIA AND LOWER WILLAMETTE RIVER BELOW 
VANCOUVER, WASH., AND PORTLAND, OREG. 
TOTAL COST OF EXISTING PROJECT TO SEP. 30, 1977 
(See Section 2 of Text) 
Funds New Work Maintenance Total 
Regular 27,615,453 92,512,588 120,128,041 
Public Works 446,296 14,515 460,811 
Emergency Relief Administration 138,449 98,668 237,117 
Total U.S. 28,200,198 92,625,771 120,825,969 
Contributed Prior to 1964 223,026 24,320 247,346 
Do (1975) 35 to 40-foot channel 442,928 - 442,928 
Total Contributed 665,954 24,320 690,274 
Total All Funds 28,866,152 92,650,091 121,516,243 
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TABLE 37-D WILLAMETTE RIVER AT WILLAMETTE FALLS, OREG. 
PRINCIPAL FEATURES OF EXISTING CANAL AND LOCKS 
(See Section 19 of Text) 
Usable Lock Dimensions Series of 4 locks, each 175 by 37 feet' 
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 2 
Depth on Miter Sills at Lower Water Lower Lock, 8.4 feet; Upper Lock, 6 feet 
Character of Foundation Rock 
Kind of Dam Fixed 3 
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 supplied water for powerplants operated by Crown Zellerhigher 
stages of water, is at upper end of canal basin. bach Corp., and Portland Ry., Li ght & Power Co., which is 
2. A concrete division wall, 1,227 feet long, extending now being operated by Portland neral Electric Co. 
from Lock 4 to Guard Lock, separates upper basin of canal 3. The dam is owned by private parties. 
from head race, which formerly led directly from basin and 
TABLE 37-E PROJECT CONDITION SURVEYS 
(See Section 22 of Text) 
Name of Project Date Survey Conducted 
Lake River, Wash. Sep 1977 
Youngs Bay and River, Oreg. May 1977 
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PORTLAND, OREG., DISTRICT 
TABLE 37-F OTHER AUTHORIZED NAVIGATION PROJECTS 
(See Section 23 of Text) 
For Last Cost to Sep. 30, 1977 
Full Report 
See Annual Operation and 
Project Report For Construction Maintenance 1 
Alsea Bay and River, Oreg. 1974 - - 
Clatskanie River, Oreg. 2 3 1969 19,240 4 192,940 5 
Columbia River between Chinook, Wash. 
and Head of Sand Island 2 3 1971 305,213 6 683,607 
Columbia Slough, Oreg. 7 1953 - 1,054 
Deep River, Wash. 2 3 1963 15,384 53,079 
Depoe Bay, Oreg. 2 1971 512,952 s 387,095 
Elochoman Slough, Wash. 2 3 1971 190,108 9 27,343 
Grays River, Wash. 2 3 1941 2,500 11,128 
Lake River, Wash. 2 3 1965 2,700 47,691 
Multnomah Channel, Oreg. 2 3 1949 18,112 5,283 
Nehalem Bay, Oreg. 2 3 1949 302,006 10 29,238 
Oregon Slough (North Portland Harbor) 
Oreg. 2 3 1963 16,881 105,834 
Salmon River, Oreg. 2 3 1949 2,145 501 
Skamokawa (Steamboat Slough), Wash. 6 7 1932 - - 
Smith River, Oreg. 1974 143,120 220,718 2 
The Cascades Canal, Columbia River, 
Oreg. 2 11 1939 3,903,780 559,858 
The Dalles-Celilo Canal, Oreg. 
and Wash. 2 12 1957 4,716,205 2,833,888 
Umatilla Harbor, Oreg. 15 16 1952 - - 
Westport Slough, Oreg. s 17 1966 16,276 181,282 
Yaquina River, Oreg. 2 3 1971 224,113 13 426,545 14 
1. Includes Project Condition Surveys. 
2. Completed. 
3. Channel adequate for present commerce. 
4. Includes $15,537 for previous project. 
5. Includes $23,489 for previous project. 
6. Includes $84,930 rehabilitation funds. 
7. Classified inactive. 
8. Includes $145,588 Sec. 107 funds. Excludes $42,000 
expended from contributed funds. 
9. Includes $171,467 allotted under Sec. 107, Cathlamet, 
Wash. Excludes $19,555 contributed funds and $67,031 (other 
funds) contributed for additional dredging by Port of 
Cathlamet. 
10. Excludes $304,826 contributed funds for new work. 
11. Project abandoned due to flooding by Bonneville Dam 
pool. 
12. Project abandoned due to flooding by The Dalles Dam 
pool. 
13. Includes $195,313 Sec. 107 funds. Excludes $50,565 
contributed funds. 
14. Excludes $3,000 contributed funds. 
15. Project transferred to Portland District from Walla 
Walla District FY 1974. 
16. Project abandoned due to flooding by the John Day 
Dam pool. 
17. Modification for 32-foot channel deauthorized 5 
August 1977. 
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REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
TABLE 37-G NAVIGATION WORK UNDER SPECIAL AUTHORIZATION 
(See Section 24 of Text) 
Study Identification 
Preauthorization studies: 
Bandon Boat Basin 
Charleston Boat Basin 
Kentuck Inlet Channel 5 
Lewis and Clark Connecting Channel 
Multnomah Channel 1 
Rainier Channel 
Siuslaw Boat Basin 6 
Winchester Bay 7 
Wind River 2 
TOTAL 
1. Preliminary Report Approved, July 29, 1971. 
2. Preliminary Report Approved, July 24, 1973. 
3. From Revolving Fund. 
4. Preliminary Report Approved, January 7, 1970. 
5. Preliminary Report Approved, January 9, 1976. 
6. Preliminary Report Approved, December 7, 1976. 
TABLE 37-H OTHER AUTHOR 
(See 
7. Preliminary Report Approved, July 26, 1976. 
8. Reimbursement to Revolving Fund for previous years 
activities. 
9. See also Astoria Turning Basin and Hammond Small 
Boat Basin in Section 2, and Yaquina Small Boat Basin in Section 
20 of text. 
CIZED BRIDGE ALTERATIONS 
Section 25 of Text) 
For Last Cost to Sep. 30, 1977 
Full Report 
See Annual Operation and 
Project Report For Construction Maintenance 
Bridges across Columbia River at Cascade 
Locks and Hood River, Oreg. 1 
Interstate Bridge, Columbia River, Portland, 
Oreg. to Vancouver, Wash.1 
1. Completed. 
2. Non-Federal Funds $1,204,100. 
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Fiscal Year Costs 
2,236 3 
3,667 3 
5,649 
7,366 
23,065 
4,020 3 
2,882 
3,598 8 
367 
52,850 9 
1944 
1961 
1,081,806 
1,154,1622 
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PORTLAND, OREG., DISTRICT 
TABLE 37-I FLOOD CONTROL RESERVOIR OPERATIONS 1 2 
See 
Section Peak Inflow Storage Used 
in Text Project Date of Peak Inflow cu. ft./sec. acre/feet 
29. Blue River Lake, 
Oregon January 8, 1976 9,810 18,380 
31. Cottage Grove Lake, 
Oregon January 8, 1976 7,675 75,940 
50. Cougar Lake, December 4, 1975 6,975 36,740 
Oregon January 8, 1976 8,710 22,325 
51. Detroit Lake, 
Oregon December 4, 1975 26,520 97,475 
34. Dorena Lake, 
Oregon January 8, 1976 20,670 54,575 
36. Fall Creek Lake, 
Oregon January 8, 1976 18,230 40,040 
37. Fern Ridge Lake, 
Oregon January 8, 1976 10,400 40,000 
52. Foster Lake, 
Oregon December 1, 1975 16,330 11,100 
52. Green Peter Lake, 
Oregon December 4, 1975 25,450 91,330 
53. Hills Creek Lake, 
Oregon January 8, 1976 16,865 68,450 
55. Lookout Point Lake, 
Oregon January 8, 1976 28,880 114,620 
56. Lost Creek Lake, 
Oregon3 
1. Above data is for FY 1976. No flood control regulation 
was accomplished in FY 1977. 
2. A potential drought situation was established in 
Western Oregon as September 1976 -January 1977 precipitation 
amounts were 25 percent of normal. A reduction in project 
minimum flows was initiated in January to facilitate additional 
storing of water. Above normal rainfall during 
March and May further alleviated the problem enabling all 
Willamette reservoirs, except Hills Creek, Lookout Point, and 
Fern Ridge, to fill to their maximum conservation storage. 
Low flow augmentation using water from Willamette projects 
resulted in up to 85 percent of the observed flow at Salem 
this past summer. 
3. Lost Creek Lake, initially closed 18 February 1977, 
stored water in the amount of 152,000 of a possible 465,000 
acre feet by 24 June 1977. Stored water was then released 
augmenting low flows by 200 - 300 cfs to assist irrigation 
rights and lower water temperatures at downstream points in 
the river. 
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TABLE 37-J 
REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
LOWER COLUMBIA RIVER BASIN, OREG. AND WASH. 
LEVEES AND IMPROVEMENTS TO EXISTING WORKS 
(See Section 38 of Text) 
Estimated Cost 
of Work 
Location Approved 1977 
Beaver Drainage District, Oreg. 
Cowlitz County Diking Improvement District 2, Wash. 
Cowlitz County Diking Improvement District 13, Wash. 
Cowlitz County Diking Improvement District 15, Wash. 
Cowlitz County Consolidated Diking Improvement District 2, Wash. 
Midland Drainage District, Oreg. 
Multnomah County Drainage District 1, Oreg. 
Rainier Drainage District, Oreg. 
Sandy Drainage District, Oreg. 
Sauvie Island Drainage District, Oreg. 
Scappoose Drainage District, Oreg. 
Wahkiakum County Consolidated Diking District 1, Wash. 
Woodson Drainage District, Oreg. 
Total Estimated Cost, Federal Funds 
Estimated Non-Federal Cost 
Locations reclassified inactive or deferred and excluded from above cost estimate: 
Bachelor Island, Wash. 
Clatskanie Drainage District, Oreg. 
Clatsop County Drainage District 1, Oreg. 
Clatsop County Diking District 4, Oreg. 
Clatsop County Diking District 6, Oreg. 
Columbia Drainage District 1, Oreg. 
Cowlitz County Consolidated Diking Improvement District 1, Wash. 
Deer Island Drainage District, Oreg. 
John Drainage District, Oreg. 
Lake River Delta Area, Wash. 
Lewis River Area, Wash. 
Magruder Drainage District, Oreg. 
Peninsula Drainage District 1, Oreg. 
Peninsula Drainage District No. 2, Oreg* 
Wahkiakum County Diking District 4, Wash. 
Cost of These Locations is 
$2,815,000 
363,000 
65,000 
305,000 
1,661,000 
305,000 
1,492,000 
594,000 
15,0001 
671,000 
3,500,000 
5,100,000 
163,000 
$17,049,000 
$1,826,000 
$1,040,000(1955) 
574,000(1963) 
22,000(1959) 
56,000(1956) 
61,000(1960) 
1,192,000(1954) 
1,570,000(1960) 
547,000(1960) 
151,000(1960) 
1,110,000(1957) 
903,000(1955) 
76,000(1960) 
2,310,000(1971) 
496,000(1960) 
758,000(1960) 
$10,866,000 
1. Cost is for Engineering only. Project was constructed 
by local interests. 
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PORTLAND, OREG., DISTRICT 
TABLE 37-K LOWER COLUMBIA RIVER BASIN 
(BANK PROTECTION WORKS), OREG. AND WASH. 
OPERATION AND RESULTS DURING FISCAL YEAR 
(See Section 39 of Text) 
Quantity 
Location Nature of Work (Linear Feet) 
Dikeside Location Dumped stone revetment 1,046 
Boatworks Location Dumped stone revetment 1,416 
Tugboat Location Dumped stone revetment 1,116 
TOTAL 3,578 
TABLE 37-L WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN COMPREHENSIVE PLAN 
(See Section 43 of Text) 
Project 
Blue River Lake, McKenzie Basin' a 
Cascadia Lake, South Santiam River' 4 5 
Channel Clearing and Snagging on Willamette 
River and Major Tributaries6 
Channel Improvements for Flood Control and 
Major Drainage on 16 Streams 
Tributary to Willamette River' ? 
Cottage Grove Lake, Coast Fork' 
Cougar Lake, South Fork McKenzie' 3 
Detroit Lake, Including Big Cliff 
Lake, North Santiam River' 
Dorena Lake, Row River' 
Fall Creek Lake, Middle Fork' 
Fern Ridge Lake, Long Tom River' 
Floodwall Levees, Portland, Oreg.' o 
Gate Creek Lake, McKenzie Basin3 
Green Peter-Foster Lakes, 
Middle Santiam' 4 
Hills Creek Lake, Middle Fork 
Holley Lake, Calapooya River' 
Johnson Creek, Vicinity of Portland, Oreg.5 
Authorizing Act 
May 17, 1950, H. Doc.531 
81st Cong. 
Oct. 23, 1962, H. Doc. 403, 
87th Cong., 2nd Sess. 
May 17,1950, H. Doc. 531, 
81st Cong., 2nd Sess. 
May 17,1950, H. Doc. 531, 
81st Cong., 2nd Sess. 
June 28,1938,1H. Doc. 544, 
75th Cong., 3rd Sess. 
May 17, 1950, H. Doc.531 
81st Cong., 2nd Sess. and 
Sept. 3,1954, S. Doc. 131, 
83rd Cong., 2nd Sess. 
June 28,1938, H. Doc. 544, 
75th Cong., 3rd Sess. and 
June 30,1948, Public Law 
858. 
June 28,1938, H. Doc. 544, 
75th Cong., 3rd Sess. 
May 17 1950, H.Doc.531 
81st Cong., 2nd Sess. 
June 28,1938, H. Doc. 544, 
75th Cong., 3rd Sess. 
May 17,1950, H. Doc. 531, 
81st Cong., 2nd Sess. 
Oct. 23,1962, H. Doc. 403, 
87th Cong., 2nd Sess. 
May 17,1950, H. Doc. 531, 
81st Cong., 2nd Sess. and 
Sept. 3, 1954, S. Doc. 131, 
83rd Cong., 2nd Sess. and 
July 14, 1960, S. Doc. 104, 
86th Cong., 2nd Sess. 
May 17, 1950, H. Doc.531, 
81st Cong., 2nd Sess. 
May 17,1950, H. Doc. 531, 
81st Cong., 2nd Sess. 
May 17,1950, H. Doc. 531, 
81st Cong., 2nd Sess. 
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Estimated 
Federal 
Cost-1977 
$32,038,2252 
104,000,000 
(1975) 
3,005,000 
(1960) 
1,214,3002 
5,852,000' 
56,894,000 
62,729,6982 
15,485,000' 
22,755,000' 
11,384,000' 
18,900,000 
92,500,000 
85,082,000' 
45,700,6192 
13,300,000 
(1960) 
2,250,000 
(1973)

Project 
Lookout Point Lake, Including Dexter 
Lake, Middle Fork 1 ' 
Strube Lake & Cougar Additional Unit, 
(South Fork McKenzie) (Modification 
to Cougar Lake) 
Waldo Lake Tunnel and Reregulating Works 
North Fork, Middle Fork, Willamette River 
Willamette Falls Fish Ladder' � 
Willamette River Bank Protection 1 ' 
1. See individual reports for details of the project. 
2. Actual cost. 
3. For construction in lieu of originally authorized 
Quartz Creek Lake. 
4. For construction in lieu of originally authorized Sweet 
Home Lake. 
5. Project classified deferred. 
Authorizing Act 
June 28,1938, H. Doc. 544, 
75th Cong., 3rd Sess., and 
May 17, 1950, H. Doc. 
531,81st Cong., 2nd Sess. 
Oct. 23, 1962, H. Doc. 403, 
87th Cong., 2nd Sess. 
May 17,1950, H. Doc. 531, 
81st Cong., 2nd Sess. 
May 17,1950, H. Doc. 531, 
81st Cong., 2nd Sess. 
June 22, 1936, Special 
Report Division Engr., 
June 28, 1938, H. Doc. 
544, 75th Cong., 3rd Sess., 
and May 17,1950, H. Doc. 
531,81st Cong., 2nd Sess. 
Estimated 
Federal 
Cost-1977 
92,471,0009 
58,500,000 
8 
214,000 
20,600,000 
6. Project classified inactive. 
7. Does not include $25,075,000 Reclassified Locations. 
8. Authorization rescinded August 28, 1958, Public Law 
85-820. 
9. Includes cost of Recreation Facilities at Completed 
Projects (710). 
10. Deauthorized. 
TABLE 37-M WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN, OREG., (BANK PROTECTION) 
OPERATION AND RESULTS DURING FISCAL YEAR 
(See Section 44 of Text) 
Quantity 
Location Nature of Work (Linear Feet) 
Clackamas River 
Twin Island Stone Revetment 990 
TOTAL 990 
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TABLE 37-L 
(Continued) 
REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN COMPREHENSIVE PLAN 
(See Section 43 of Text) -

PORTLAND, OREG., DISTRICT 
TABLE 37-N OTHER AUTHORIZED FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS 
(See Section 47 of Text) 
For Last Cost to Sep. 30, 1977 
Full Report 
See Annual Operation and 
Project Report For Construction Maintenance 
COLUMBIA RIVER BASIN 
Beaver Drainage District, Columbia 
County, Oreg.' 1940 274,578- 
Blind Slough Diking District, Clatsop 
County, Oreg.' 1939 163,397- 
Consolidated Diking and Improvement 
District 1, Cowlitz County, Wash.' 1941 163,291 
Deep River area, Wahkiakum County, 
Wash.' 1942 69,724 - 
Deer Island area, Columbia County, Oreg.1 1943 574,123 - 
Diking District 2, Clatsop County, Oreg.' 1940 43,150 - 
Diking District 3, Clatsop County, Oreg.15 1938 258 - 
Diking District 5, Clatsop County, Oreg.1 1940 25,609 - 
Diking and Improvement District 5, Cowlitz 
County, Wash.' 1940 161,381 
Diking District 1 and 3 (Puget Island) and 
Little Island, Wahkiakum County, Wash.' 1941 258,795- 
Diking Improvement District 1, Pacific 
County, Wash.' 1941 26,810- 
Diking and Improvement District 4, Wahkiakum 
County, Wash.' 1951 169,542 - 
Drainage District 1, Clatsop County, Oreg.' 1939 240,939 - 
John Day River, Oreg., Columbia River Basin 
Local Flood Protection 1974 210,220- 
John Day River area, Clatsop County, 
Oreg.' 1942 33,080 - 
Karlson Island, Clatsop County, Oreg.' 1941 25,773 - 
Knappa area, Clatsop County, Oreg.' 1942 18,789 - 
Lewis and Clark River area, Clatsop 
County, Oreg.' 1942 158,419- 
Magruder Drainage District, Columbia 
County, Oreg.' 1940 61,186- 
Marshland Drainage District, Columbia 
County, Oreg.' 1940 39,475- 
Midland Drainage District, Columbia 
County, Oreg.' 1939 77,774 a - 
Multnomah Drainage District 1, Oreg.' 1951 593,034 4- 
Peninsula Drainage District 1, Multnomah 
County, Oreg.' 1942 211,160 
Peninsula Drainage District 2, Multnomah 
County, Oreg.' 1942 241,148- 
Prescott area, Columbia County, Oreg.2 1941 125 - 
Rainier Drainage District, Columbia 
County, Oreg.' 1942 47,662 
Sandy Drainage District, Multnomah 
County, Oreg.' 1942 138,956 
Sauvie Island areas A and B, Multnomah 
County, Oreg.' 1951 1,623,505 
Scappoose Drainage District, Columbia 
County, Oreg.' 1942 424,310 
Skamokawa Creek area, Wahkiakum County, 
Wash.' 1946 178,885 
Tenasillahe Island, Clatsop County, Oreg.' 1939 133,778 
Upper Grays River area, Wash.' 1947 61,263 30,000 
Walluski River, Clatsop County, Oreg.' 1942 66,932 
Warrenton Diking District 1, Clatsop 
County, Oreg.' 1940 69,503 
Warrenton Diking District 2, Clatsop 
County, Oreg.' 1940 117,143 
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REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
TABLE 37-N OTHER AUTHORIZED FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS 
(Continued) (See Section 47 of Text) 
For Last Cost to Sep. 30, 1977 
Full Report 
See Annual Operation and 
Project Report For Construction Maintenance 
Warrenton Diking District 3, Clatsop 
County, Oreg.' 1940 74,596 
Webb District Improvement Co., Columbia 
County, Oreg.' 1940 84,592 
Westland District Improvement Co., Columbia 
County, Oreg.' 1940 205,531 
Westport District, Columbia and Clatsop 
Counties, Oreg.' 1943 40,658 
Woodson Drainage District, Columbia 
County, Oreg.' 1940 22,797- 
Youngs River Dikes, Clatsop County, Oreg.' 1942 248,802- 
Total Columbia River Basin - 7,380,693 30,000 
LEWIS RIVER BASIN 
Diking and Improvement District 11, 
Cowlitz County, Wash.' 1943 172,521 
COWLITZ RIVER BASIN 
Cowlitz County Drainage Improvement 
District 1, Wash.' 1939 42,978 
Diking Improvement District 2, Cowlitz 
County, Wash.' 1940 121,165 
Diking Improvement District 13, Cowlitz 
County, Wash.' 1939 28,592- 
Total Cowlitz River Basin - 192,735- 
LOWER COLUMBIA RIVER BASIN 
Bachelor Island, Wash.15 - - - 
Clatskanie Drainage District, Oreg.2 1964 18,543- 
Clatskanie River area, Columbia 
County, Oreg."15 1960 268 
Clatsop County Drainage District 1, 
Oreg.1" 1960 4,472 
Clatsop County Diking District 4, 
Oreg.2 --- 
Clatsop County Diking District 6, Oreg.2 1961 8,824- 
Columbia Drainage District 1, Oreg.2 - - - 
Cowlitz County Consolidated Diking 
Improvement District 1, Wash."5 
Cowlitz County Diking Improvement District 2, 
Wash.' 1967 363,000 
Cowlitz County Diking Improvement District 13, 
Wash.' 1967 65,345 
Cowlitz County Diking Improvement District 15, 
Wash.' 1967 304,794- 
Deer Island Drainage District, Oreg.2 - - - 
Hayden Island, Oreg.2 1950 - - 
John Drainage District, Oreg.' 1961 23,754- 
Kalama River (South Area) Levee, 
Cowlitz County, Wash.2 1969 55,594 
Lake River Delta area, Wash.' 
Lewis River area, Wash.2 
Magruder Drainage District, Oreg."s 1960 774 
Midland Drainage District, Oreg.' 1971 304,511 
Multnomah County Drainage District 1, 
Oreg.' 1964 1,491,425 
Peninsula Drainage District 1, Oreg.2 1961 43,292 
Peninsula Drainage District 2, Oreg.2 1961 35,265 
Rainier Drainage District, Oreg.' 1967 593,945 
Sandy Drainage District, Oreg. 1954 15,056 6 
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PORTLAND, OREG., DISTRICT 
TABLE 37-N OTHER AUTHORIZED FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS 
(Continued) (See Section 47 of Text) 
For Last Cost to Sep. 30, 1977 
Full Report 
See Annual Operation and 
Project Report For Construction Maintenance 
Sauvie Island Drainage District, Oreg.' 1966 674,086- 
Wahkiakum Co. Diking District 4, Wash.2 1971 48,619- 
Washougal Area Levees, Clark County, Wash. 1973 1,803,488- 
Woodson Drainage District, Oreg.' 1964 162,500 (\ - 
Total Lower Columbia River Basin - 6,017,555- 
WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN 
Amazon Creek, Oreg.' 1960 1,214,300 7- 
Area east of Albany, Oreg. 15 - - - 
Bear Creek, Long Tom River, Oreg. 5 1966 4,559- 
Calapooia River, Oreg.15 1959 11,595- 
Cascadia Lake, Oreg.5 1976 1,066,114- 
Coyote and Spencer Creeks, Long Tom River, 
Oreg." 1960 6,819- 
East Muddy and Lake Creek, Oreg."15 1959 6,465- 
Ferguson Creek, Long Tom River, Oreg.2 - - - 
Flat Creek, Long Tom River, Oreg."5 
Floodwall and Levees at Portland, Oreg. 5 - - - 
Gate Creek Lake, Oreg. 1972 840,001- 
Holley Lake, Oreg.' 1963 241,992- 
Johnson Creek, Oreg.' 1966 76,437- 
Mud and Baskett Slough, Rickreall 
Creek, Oreg." - - - 
Pudding River, Oreg.2 1950 5,000- 
Shelton Ditch, Willamette River, Oreg.2 1967 39,624- 
Soap Creek, Willamette River, Oreg.' - - - 
Turner Prairie, Mill Creek, Oreg.' - - - 
West Muddy Creek and Marys River, 
Oreg." 1962 4,056- 
Wiley Creek Lake, Oreg.8 - 112,000 ' 
Willamette River Basin Channel clearing 
and snagging.2 - - - 
Total Willamette River Basin - 2,562,848- 
ALL OTHER FLOOD CONTROL 
Arlington, Alkali Canyon, Oreg.2 10 11 1950 23,439 12- 
Beaver Creek near Tillamook, Oreg.'1 13 1967 106,198- 
Castle Rock, Cowlitz River, Wash.' 1957 104,921- 
Catching Inlet Drainage District, Coos 
River, Oreg.'1 13 1959 182,655 
Clackamas River at Dixon Farm 
Location, Oreg.'1 13 1952 61,344 14 
Coquille River, Oreg.2 1948 908- 
Cowlitz River at Randle, Wash. 1" 1962 11,095- 
Lower Cowlitz River, Wash.' 1962 181,652- 
McKenzie River near Walterville, Oreg.' "s 1967 148,358 
Mill Four Drainage District, Yaquina River, 
Oreg.' 1948 118,433 
Molalla River at Milk Creek location, 
Oreg.' "s 1955 55,007 
Molalla River at Ressel location, Oreg.1 13 1952 55,189 
Pendleton Levees, Umatilla River, Oreg.'o 1960 
(a) Riverside Area Units' 9,100 
(b) State Hospital and City Areas (Zone 1) 267,748 
Pendleton, Umatilla River, Oreg."o 1939 143,263 
Pilot Rock, Birch Creek, Oreg.'o 0 " 1963 4,558 
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TABLE 37-N 
(Continued) 
REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
OTHER AUTHORIZED FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS 
(See Section 47 of Text) 
For Last Cost to Sep. 30, 1977 
Full Report 
See Annual Operation and 
Project Report For Construction Maintenance 
Prineville Area, Crooked River and 
Ochoco Creek, Oreg.15 1962 11,318 - 
Reedsport Levees, Umpqua River, Oreg.' 1971 968,716 16 _ 
Salmon Creek at Oakridge, Oreg.' 13 1960 288,447 - 
Stillwell Drainage District, Tillamook Bay, 
Oreg.' 13 1961 176,351- 
Umatilla River (Echo), Columbia River Basin, 
Oreg.'o 15 1960 24,145 - 
Umpqua River and tributaries, Oreg.' 1952 428,881 - 
Vicinity of Nehalem, Nehalem River, Oreg.' 1952 45,677 - 
1. Completed. 
2. Classified inactive. 
3. Includes $26,241, Emergency Relief Act funds. 
4. In addition $25,000 contributed funds expended for 
new work. 
5. Deferred. 
6. Cost is for engineering only. Project was constructed 
by local interests. 
7. In addition $154,751 contributed funds expended for 
new work, $88,784 "Required" and $65,967 "Other". 
8. Recommendation for early authorization rescinded by 
S. Doc. 104, 86th Cong., 2d Sess. in Flood Control Act 1960. 
9. Pro rata share of site selection studies. 
10. Reported by Walla Walla District prior to 1974. 
11. Abandoned. Necessity for development was 
eliminated when Lake Umatilla was created. 
12. Includes $3,328 spent in fiscal year 1960 under 
authorization of P.L. 685, 84th Congress. See Annual Report 
for fiscal year 1960, page 1887. 
13. Authorized by Chief of Engineers. 
14. In addition $2,520 contributed funds expended for new 
work. 
15. Deauthorized. 
16. Excludes $230,070 contributed funds for new work 
and $31,284 Government furnished sheet steel pile. 
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PORTLAND, OREG., DISTRICT 
TABLE 37-0 FLOOD CONTROL WORK UNDER 
SPECIAL AUTHORIZATION 
(See Section 48 of Text) 
Fiscal Year 
Costs 
Flood control activities pursuant to 
Section 205, Public Law 858, 80th Congress, 
as amended (preauthorization): 
Applegate River, Ruch, Oregon 4,961 
Clatsop Co. Drainage District, No. 1 45,496 
Clatsop Co. Drainage District, No. 7 35,327 
Devils Lake 12,502 
Marys River, Corvallis, Oregon 31,800 
McCorkle Creek, Lexington, Washington 8,578 
Scappoose Creek, Oregon 4,868 
Stage Gulch, Stanfield, Oregon 6,350 
Emergency flood control activities-repair, 
flood fighting and rescue work (Public 
Law 99, 84th Congress, and antecedent legislation): 
Advance preparation 72,670 
Emergency operations 20,794 
Rehabilitation 88,437 
Emergency bank protection under Section 14 
of the 1946 Flood Control Act: 
Clackamas River, Barton Park 14,051 
Coquille River, Left Bank, Coos Co., Oregon 4,720 
Cowlitz River-Hopkins Creek 184,255 
Siuslaw River, Lane County, Oregon 14,996 
Umatilla River, Stanfield, Oregon 24,808 
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TABLE 37-P 
REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
PRINCIPAL DATA CONCERNING NAVIGATION LOCK, 
SPILLWAY DAM AND POWERPLANT 
Project 
NAVIGATION LOCK 
Bonneville Lock and Dam, 
Oreg. and Wash.-Lake Bonneville 
(See Section 49 of Text) 
John Day Lock and 
Dam, Lake Umatilla 
Oreg. and Wash. 
(See Section 54 of Text) 
Dimensions: 
Clear Width of Chamber 
Greatest Length Available for Full Width 
Lift (Vertical): 
At Extreme Low Water and Normal Pool Level 
At Normal River Stage 
At Extreme High Water 
Depth Over Miter Sills at Adopted Low Water 
Character of Foundation 
Opened to Navigation 
SPILLWAY DAM 
Type of Construction 
Completed 
Capacity 
Elevation of Gate Sills on Crest of Spillway 
Height Above Lowest Foundation 
Length of Dam Proper 
Length of Dam Overall 
Width at Base 
Gate Openings 
Crest Overflow (Above Mean Sea Level) 
Pool Elevation (Normal)(Above Mean Sea Level) 
POWERPLANT 
Length 
Width 
Height (Roof to Bedrock) 
Generator (Station Unit) 
Generators 
Total Rated Capacity 
Speed 
NAVIGATION LOCK 
Clear Width 
Clear Length 
Lift: 
Minimum 
Average 
Maximum 
Minimum Water Depth Over Sills 
Opened to Navigation 
SPILLWAY DAM 
Type of Construction 
Completed 
Maximum Capacity 
Crest Elevation 
76 Feet 
500 Feet 
66 Feet 
59 Feet 
About 30 Feet 
24.2 Feet 
Andesite 
January 1938 
Concrete Gravity 
1938 
1,600,000 Cubic Feet 
Per Second 
23.3 Feet 
About 170 Feet 
1,090 Feet 
1,230 Feet 
200 Feet 
18 
24 Feet 
72 Feet 
1,027 Feet 
190 Feet 
190 Feet 
1-4,000 kw 0.8 Power 
Factor 
1-51,500 kw 0.9 
Power Factor 
1-43,200 kw 0.9 
Power Factor 
8-54,000 kw 0.9 
Power Factor 
526,700 kw 0.9 
Power Factor 
75 Revolutions Per Minute 
86 Feet 
669 Feet 
97 Feet 
105 Feet 
113 Feet 
15 Feet 
April 1968 
Concrete Gravity 
March 1968 
2,250,000 cfs 
210 
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PORTLAND, OREG., DISTRICT 
TABLE 37-P 
(Continued) 
PRINCIPAL DATA CONCERNING NAVIGATION LOCK, 
SPILLWAY DAM AND POWERPLANT 
Project 
The Dalles Lock and Dam 
Wash. and Oreg.-Lake Celilo 
(See Section 57 of Text) 
Control Gates: 
Type 
Size, Width by Height 
Number 
POWERPLANT 
Length 
Width 
Generating Units: 
Number Installed 
Space for Additional 
Rating, Each 
Total Installed Capacity 
Total Potential Capacity 
Maximum Structural Height 
First Power-On-Line 
IMPOUNDMENT 
Elevations: 
Normal Operating Range 
Maximum 
Flood Control Storage 
Lake Length 
Lake Water Surface Area at 
Elevation 268 
Navigation Channel, Depth by Width 
Length of Shoreline 
NAVIGATION LOCK 
Type 
Lift Normal 
Net Clear Length 
Net Clear Width 
Normal Depth Over Upper Sill 
Minimum Depth Over Lower Sill 
Opened to Navigation 
SPILLWAY DAM 
Type 
Elevation of Crest 
Top of Crest Gates 
Number of Gates 
Size of Gates 
Height (Foundation to Crest) 
Design Flood 
POWERPLANT 
Powerhouse Dimensions 
Generators Main Units 
Generators Main Units 
Total Rated Capacity 
Fishwater Supply Units 
Station Service Units 
Tainter 
50 Ft. by 58.5 Ft. 
20 
1,975 Feet 
243 Feet 
16 
4
135,000 kw 
2,160,000 kw 
2,700,000 kw 
235 Feet 
July 1968 
268-257 
276 
500,000 Ac.-Ft. 
76.4 Miles 
55,000 Acres 
15 Ft. by 250 Ft. 
200 Miles 
Single Lift 
87.5 Feet 
675 Feet 
86 Feet 
20 Feet 
15 Feet 
March 17, 1957 
Controlled 
121 Ft. msl 
162 Ft. msl 
23 
50 by 43 Feet 
120 Feet 
2,290,000 cfs 
240 by 2,150 Feet 
14 @ 78,000 kw Each 
Additional 8 @ 
85,975 kw Each 
Ultimate 22-1,779,800 kw 
2 @ 13,500 kw Each 
2 @ 3,000 kw Each 
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TABLE 37-Q 
REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
OTHER AUTHORIZED MULTIPLE-PURPOSE 
POWER PROJECTS 
For Last Cost to Sep. 30, 1977 
Full Report 
See Annual Operation and 
Project Report For Construction Maintenance 
Restoration of Indian Fishing Grounds, 
Bonneville, Oreg. 1969 185,000 
Strube Lake and Cougar Additional Power, 
Oreg. 1964 
Waldo Lake Tunnel, Oreg.' 
1. Authorization rescinded August 28, 1958 (Public Law 
85-820). 
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TABLE 37-R COMPLETED FLOOD PLAIN INFORMATION STUDIES 
(See Section 60 of Text) 
Date Federal 
Location Requesting Agency Completed Cost 
Rogue River Basin 
Interim Report 
Umpqua River Basin 
Interim Report 
Willamette River Basin 
Interim Report 
Willamette River Basin 
Lane County, Oreg. 
Willamette R. Basin 
Marion & Polk Counties, 
Oreg. 
Cowlitz R. Basin 
Cowlitz County, Wash. 
City of John Day and 
Canyon City 
Willamette R. Basin 
Washington County, Oreg. 
Umatilla River Basin 
Mission-Riverside 
Area, Oreg. 
Willamette R. Basin 
Milwaukie-Oak Grove- 
Lake Oswego Area, Oreg. 
Willamette R. Basin 
Oregon City-Gladstone- 
West Linn-Jennings 
Lodge, Oreg. 
Willamette R. Basin 
Canby-Barlow-Wilsonville, 
Oreg. 
Umatilla River Basin 
Pendleton, Oreg. 
Willamette R. Basin 
Newberg, Oreg. 
Willamette River Basin 
Corvallis & Philomath, 
Oreg. 
Willamette R. Basin 
Albany, Oreg. 
Willamette R. Basin 
Harrisburg, Oreg. 
Willamette R. Basin 
Lebanon, Oreg. 
Umatilla R. Basin 
Echo-Stanfield Area 
Willamette River Basin 
Sweet Home Area, Oreg. 
Willamette River Basin 
Brownsville, Oreg. 
Columbia R. Basin 
Heppner, Oreg. 
Umatilla River 
Cayuse-Gibbon, Oreg. 
Yamhill River 
McMinnville, Oreg. 
Oregon State Water 
Resources Board 
Oregon State Water 
Resources 
Oregon State Water 
Resources Board 
Oregon State Water 
Resources Board 
Oregon State Water 
Resources Board 
Washington State Dept. 
of Ecology 
City of John Day, 
Canyon City & Grant 
County 
Oregon State Water 
Resources Board 
Umatilla County 
Oregon State Water 
Resources Board 
Oregon State Water 
Resources Board 
Oregon State Water 
Resources Board 
Umatilla County 
Oregon State Water 
Resources Board 
Oregon State Water 
Resources Board 
Oregon State Water 
Resources Board 
Oregon State Water 
Resources Board 
Oregon State Water 
Resources Board 
Oregon State Water 
Resources Board 
Oregon State Water 
Resources Board 
Oregon State Water 
Resources Board 
Oregon State Water 
Resources Board 
Oregon State Water 
Resources Board 
Oregon State Water 
Resources Board 
$ 5,495 
3,424 
3,963 
139,601 
99,265 
Dec 1965 
Jun 1966 
Mar 1966 
Jan 1967 
May 1963 
Jan 1969 
May 1969 
Jun 1969 
Nov 1969 
May 1970 
Jun 1970 
Jun 1970 
Mar 1971 
Jun 1971 
Mar 1971 
Jun 1971 
Dec 1972 
Jun 1973 
Jun 1974 
Jun 1974 
Aug 1974 
Jun 1974 
Jul 1975 
Jan 1976 
49,498 
9,968 
48,997 
19,684 
28,883 
28,352 
31,585 
35,368 
26,694 
38,816 
39,521 
20,412 
38,466 
36,900 
43,616 
66,677 
14,843 
20,798 
85,988 
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SEATTLE, WASH., DISTRICT* 
This District comprises Washington except 
southern and southeastern portions, northern 
Idaho, and northwestern Montana embraced in 
drainage basins tributary to Pacific Ocean south 
of international boundary to Cape Disappointment, 
and to Columbia River above Yakima 
River, inclusively. 
IMPROVEMENTS 
Navigation Page 
1. Anacortes Harbor, Wash................ 3 8-2 
2. Anacortes Navigation Channel, 
W ash............................................. 3 8-2 
3. Bellingham Harbor, Wash..............38-2 
4. Squalicum Harbor, Bellingham, 
W ash............................................. 3 8- 3 
5. Everett Harbor and Snohomish 
River, W ash................................... 3 8-4 
6. Grays Harbor and Chehalis 
River, W ash................................... 3 8-4 
7. Lake Crockett, Wash ................... 3 8- 5 
8. Lake Washington Ship Canal, Wash..3 8-5 
9. Puget Sound and its Tributary 
Waters, W ash............................... 3 8-6 
10. Quillayute River, Wash.................... 3 8-6 
11. Seattle Harbor, Wash.....................38-7 
12. Swinomish Channel, Wash..............3 8-7 
13. Tacoma Harbor, Wash.................... 3 8-8 
14. Willapa River and Harbor and 
Naselle River, Wash.......................3 8-8 
15. Project Condition Surveys...............38-9 
16. Other Authorized Navigation 
Projects......................................... 3 8- 9 
17. Navigation Work under Special 
Authorization............................... 3 8- 9 
18. 
19. 
Beach Erosion 
Ediz Hook, Wash............................38-9 
Beach Erosion Work Under Special 
Authorization................................. 38-10 
Flood Control Page 
20. Howard A. Hanson Dam, Wash........ 38-10 
21. Mud Mountain Dam, Wash ............ 38-10 
22. Okanogan River, Omak, Wash.........:38-11 
23. Shelton Creek, Wash.......................38-11 
24. Skagit River, Wash., (Levee and 
Channel Improvements).................. 38-11 
25. Stillaguamish River, Wash..............38-12 
26. Tacoma, Puyallup River, Wash......... 38-12 
27. Wenatchee, Canyons 1 and 2, Wash...38-12 
28. Wynoochee Lake, Wash...................38-13 
29. Inspection of Completed Flood 
Control Projects ............................. 38-13 
30. Scheduling Flood Control 
Reservoir Operations ...................... 38-13 
31. Other Arthorized Flood Control 
Projects.........................................38-14 
32. Flood Control Work Under Special 
Authorization................................. 38-14 
Multiple-Purpose Power Projects 
33. Albeni Falls Dam, Idaho.................38-14 
34. Chief Joseph Dam - Rufus Woods 
Lake, W ash.................................... 38-14 
35. Libby Dam - Lake Koocanusa, 
M ont............................................. 38-15 
36. Other Authorized Multiple-Purpose 
Power Projects............................... 38-16 
General Investigations 
37. Surveys.........................................38-16 
38. Collection and Study of Basic Data... 38-16 
39. Research and Development .............. 38-17 
* All cost and financial statements for projects are listed at the end of this chapter. All other tables are referenced in text and 
also appear at the end of this chapter. 
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Navigation 
1. ANACORTES HARBOR, WASH. 
Location. On northern point of Fidalgo Island 
in Puget Sound, 17 miles south of Bellingham, 
Wash., and 64 miles north of Seattle. The main 
harbor is on Guemes Channel. (See NOAA Survey 
Chart 18427.) 
Existing project. Channel in Capsante 
Waterway, 12 feet deep and 150 to 250 feet wide, 
between east side of Q Avenue and deep water in 
Fidalgo Bay, a distance of 2,850 feet; and mooring 
basin 12 feet deep, 570 feet wide, and 960 feet 
long adjacent to north side of Capsante 
Waterway, protected by two pile breakwaters, 
each 470 feet long, east and southeast of basin. 
Plane of reference is mean lower low water. 
Range between mean lower low water and mean 
higher high water is 8.2 feet. Extreme range is 
about 15.5 feet. (See Table 38-B for authorizing 
legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Expended 
$59,523 contributed funds. 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, 3 on Capsante Waterway, and 7 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, two 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 the other publicly owned and 
operated. Two of the wharves on Capsante 
Waterway and basin are publicly owned and 
operated and used for receiving petroleum 
products, and as a moorage for fishing and 
pleasure craft. All other wharves are used for 
general industrial purposes. In addition, there 
are two oil-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. (See Port Series No. 37-Port of 
Everett, Bellingham, Port Angeles, .and 
Anacortes, Wash., revised 1976). 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance, hired labor: Routine condition and 
operation studies were conducted throughout the 
year. 
Condition as of September 30. Project was completed 
in July 1957, excluding the inactive portion 
and inner portion of boat basin. For further 
details, see Annual Report for 1958. 
2. ANACORTES NAVIGATION 
CHANNEL, WASH. 
Location. On northern point of Fidalgo Island 
in Puget Sound, 17 miles south of Bellingham, 
Washington, and 61 miles north of Seattle. The 
main harbor is on Guemes Channel. (See NOAA 
Survey charts 18400, 18427 and 18421.) 
Existing project. Provides for construction of a 
channel 150 feet wide to minus 18 feet extending 
5,180 feet from deep water in Guemes Channel to 
the urban renewal landfill on the east shore of 
Fidalgo Bay. Plane of reference is mean lower 
low water. Range between mean lower low water 
and mean higher high water is 8.2 feet. Extreme 
range is about 15.5 feet. (See Table 38-B for 
authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Expended 
$450,500 Contributed Funds, Other, and 
$6,700 Required Contributed Funds. Additional 
funds expended by local interests for disposal 
area with seawalls is estimated at $300,000. 
Terminal facilities. There are 24 piers and 
wharves in the Port of Anacortes: 15 on Guemes 
Channel, 3 on Capsante Waterway, and 7 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, two wharves are used by ferries plying 
to the San Juan Islands and to Vancouver Island, 
British Columbia. One of these ferries is privately 
owned and operated and the other is publicly 
owned and operated. Two of the wharves on Capsante 
Waterway and basin are publicly owned 
and operated and used for receiving petroleum 
products, and as a moorage for fishing and 
pleasure craft. All other wharves are used for 
general industrial purposes. 
Operation and results during fiscal year. New 
work, hired labor: None. 
New work, contract: Dredging contract was 
essentially completed in January. Biological 
study scheduled for area following completion of 
dredging was completed in July. 
Condition as of September 30. Project was essentially 
completed in January. 
3. BELLINGHAM HARBOR, WASH. 
Location. Part of Bellingham Bay, an arm of 
Puget Sound, at Bellingham, in northwestern 
Washington. (See NOAA Survey Chart 18424.) 
Previous projects. For details see page 2006 of 
Annual Report for 1915 and page 1888 of Annual 
Report for 1938. 
Existing project. Channel 30 feet deep in Whatcom 
Creek Waterway from deep water to head of 
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harbor, 363.2 feet wide to 750 feet from inner end, 
thence 18 feet deep for inner 750 feet; Squalicum 
Creek Waterway, including dredging an entrance 
channel 200 feet wide and 26 feet deep 
from deep water in the bay to main pierhead line, 
and maintenance of southerly half and westerly 
end of Squalicum Creek basin to 26 feet deep, 
provided that no dredging can be done within 75 
feet of wharves, piers, or similar structures; and 
small-boat basin adjacent to Squalicum Creek 
Waterway by construction and maintenance of 
two sections of rubblemound breakwater with 
combined length of 3,900 feet including removal 
of existing rubblemound breakwater heretofore 
maintained under existing project, and using 
rock therefrom in construction of new 
breakwater, and including maintenance of 
minimum depths of 12 feet in entrance to basin. 
Plane of reference is mean lower low water. 
Range between mean lower low water and mean 
higher high water is 8.6 feet. Extreme range is 
about 16 feet. (See Table 38-B for authorizing 
legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Funds 
contributed by Port of Bellingham have been expended, 
$31,581 (including cash contribution of 
$29,421 and credit of $2,160 for services performed 
by the Port). In complying with terms of 
local cooperation, the Port expended $2,157,473 
for bulkheads, groins, dredging, mooring and terminal 
facilities and utilities, and land development. 
Terminal facilities. Forty wharves and piers in 
Bellingham Harbor; 9 are on Whatcom Creek 
Waterway, 3 on Squalicum Creek Waterway, 3 on 
I&J Street Waterway, and 9 on Bellingham Bay. 
Two wharves on Whatcom Creek Waterway serve 
general cargo terminals. One is publicly owned 
and operated and is suitable for use by oceangoing 
vessels; the other one is privately owned and 
operated. Also, there is one publicly owned terminal 
and small boat harbor with 11 wharves 
handling private craft and fishing boats. (See 
Port Series No. 37-Ports of Everett, 
Bellingham, Port Angeles, and Anacortes, 
Wash., revised 1976.) 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance, hired labor: Preparation of 
background information including material 
sampling and negotiation of A/E contract for Environmental 
Impact Statement. 
Maintenance contract: Contract for $32,446 
was awarded in December to Huxley College of 
Environmental Studies for Baseline Studies in 
preparation of EIS for Maintenance Dredging. 
Condition as of September 30. Project completed 
February 1, 1961. (For further details, see 
Annual Report for 1961.) See Table 38-C on total 
cost of existing project to September 30, 1977. 
4. SQUALICUM HARBOR, 
BELLINGHAM, WASH. 
Location. The existing Squalicum Small Boat 
Harbor is located at Bellingham, Washington, 
about 88 miles north of Seattle and is the only 
protected year-round public moorage in 
Bellingham Bay. 
Existing project. Includes construction of 1,500 
lineal feet of new rubblemound breakwater, 
dredging of the entrance and access channels and 
turning basin and, if required, installation of 
mechanical flushing devices to assure that required 
water quality standards will be met. Approximately 
800,000 cubic yards of material 
would be dredged, creating a 40-acre basin. The 
dredged material would be placed behind dikes to 
develop approximately 46 acres of backup land 
for support facilities and a marine park. (See 
Table 38-B for authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Local interests must 
provide, without cost to the United States, all 
lands, easements and rights-of-way necessary for 
the construction and subsequent maintenance of 
the project and for aids to navigation, upon the request 
of the Chief of Engineers, including 
suitable areas determined by the Chief of 
Engineers to be required in the general public interest 
for initial and subsequent disposal of spoil 
and including necessary retaining dikes, 
bulkheads, and embankments therefor, or the 
costs of such retaining works presently estimated 
at $318,500; accomplish without cost to the 
United States all alterations and relocations of 
buildings, transportation facilities (excluding 
railroad, combined highway and railroad, and 
publicly-owned highway bridges and approaches 
thereto), storm drains, utilities, and other structures 
and improvements made necessary by the 
construction; provide a cash contribution for the 
general navigation facilities equal to 50 percent 
of the final construction cost allocated to recreation 
(and land enhancement resulting from landfill) 
exclusive of lands, easements, rights-of-way, 
alterations, and relocations, which contribution is 
presently estimated at $800,000 or 50 percent; 
enter into a written agreement satisfactory to the 
Secretary of the Army concerning accomplishment 
of the above preconstruction requirements 
as well as additional local requirements for Civil 
Works Projects. These additional local requirements 
are designed to protect the Federal 
investment in the project and to operate the facility 
in such a manner to assure all an equal opportunity 
to utilize the facility. The Port of 
Bellingham will agree to establish regulations to 
assure that pollutants are not discharged in the 
basin. They will also agree to maintain the non- 
Federal portion of the basin and provide suitable 
landings, sanitary facilities, launching ramp, 
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parking area and access road and moorage 
facilities for transient craft. Agreement with 
local sponsor was signed 26 March 1976. 
Operation and results during fiscal year. New 
work, hired labor: Preparation of plans and 
specifications continued. Model tests of basin 
resulted in a changed configuration that will improve 
flushing characteristics. Agency coordination 
continued. A construction start in 1978 is 
planned. 
Condition as of September 30. Construction not 
started. 
5. EVERETT HARBOR AND 
SNOHOMISH RIVER, WASH. 
Location. On Port Gardner Bay, at northern 
end of Possession Sound, an arm of Puget Sound 
at Everett, in northwestern Washington; and 
Snohomish River for 6.3 miles above mouth. (See 
NOAA Survey Chart 18443.) 
Previous projects. For details see page 704 of 
Annual Report for 1905, page 2005 of Annual 
Report for 1915, and page 1883 of Annual Report 
for 1938. 
Existing project. Training dike extending from 
a point opposite 23d Street northward 12,550 feet 
to outlet of Snohomish River, with spur dike 
extending 400 feet to pierhead line from north 
end of main dike; spur dike extending 1,410 feet 
westward from Preston Point; removal of a section 
of training dike north of Snohomish River 
outlet; channel 150 to 425 feet wide and 15 feet 
deep from deep water in Port Gardner Bay to 
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 river to 
head of Steamboat Slough, a total distance of 
about 6.3 miles; settling basin within upper 
channel reach about 1 mile long with a capacity of 
1 million cubic yards; maintaining East 
Waterway to 30 feet deep; and raising the 
southerly 4,100 feet of existing training dike, 
extending the training dike 1,500 feet farther 
south, and constructing a breakwater along the 
south and west sides of the existing small boat 
basin. Plane of reference is mean lower low 
water. Range between mean lower low water and 
mean higher high water is 11.1 feet. Extreme 
tidal range is about 19 feet. The boat basin 
breakwater has been deleted at the request of the 
local sponsor, and the remainder of the 1968 
modification has been deferred indefinitely. (See 
Table 38-B for authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Local 
interests must provide disposal areas for 
maintenance dredging including diking of those 
areas upstream of the 14th Street boat basin. 
Local interests are also required to provide and 
maintain an adequate public landing or wharf, 
with provisions for sale of motor fuel, lubricants, 
and potable water, access roads, parking areas, 
and other necessary public-use shore facilities; 
and make utility and other relocations or 
alterations as required for project purposes. 
Terminal facilities. There are 42 piers and 
wharves in the Port of Everett, 11 in Port 
Gardner and 33 on the Snohomish River. These 
include: 19 publicly owned terminals with 4 
berths handling ocean-going vessels, and, also, 1 
publicly owned terminal and small-boat basin 
handling fishing and pleasure craft. The rest are 
at Bayside and the Snohomish River. The Port of 
Everett is planning future expansion in the 
Bayside area. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance, hired labor: Channel condition 
surveys were conducted throughout the year. 
Condition as of September 30. Existing project 
was completed in April 1963 except for the 1968 
Modification, which has been deferred. (See 
Table 38-C for total cost of existing project to 
September 30, 1977.) 
6. GRAYS HARBOR AND 
CHEHALIS RIVER, WASH. 
Location. Harbor lies at Mouth of Chehalis 
River, in southwestern part of Washington, 45 
miles north of entrance to Columbia River. Inner 
portion comprises two main channels, the south 
and the north, connecting harbor proper with 
Chehalis River at Aberdeen. Chehalis River rises 
in southwestern part of Washington about 40 
miles east of Pacific Ocean, flows generally 
northwesterly and empties into eastern part of 
Grays Harbor. (See NOAA Survey Chart 18502.) 
Previous projects. For details see pages 2002-03 
of Annual Report for 1915, and page 1863 of Annual 
Report for 1938. 
Existing project. 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, and by dredging; 
maintenance of channel 30 feet deep and 350 feet 
wide from deep water in Grays Harbor 14 miles to 
Cow Point; thence 30 feet deep and 200 feet wide, 
suitably widened at bends, to a point 13,700 feet 
upstream from Union Pacific Railroad bridge at 
Aberdeen, a distance of 4.125 miles; a turning 
basin 30 feet deep, 550 feet wide, and 1,000 feet 
long at upstream end of 30-foot channel near 
Cosmopolis; a channel 14 feet deep and 100 feet 
wide in South Bay to Bay City; three breakwaters 
at, and maintenance of entrance channel to, 
Westhaven Cove; and protection of Point Chehalis 
for an exposed length of about 7,500 feet. Plane of 
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reference is mean lower low water. Tidal range 
between mean lower low water and mean higher 
high water is 8.9 feet at Point Chehalis, 10.1 feet 
at Aberdeen, and 8.1 feet at Montesano. Extreme 
range is 17.5 feet at Point Chehalis, 17.8 feet at 
Aberdeen, and 23.8 feet at Montesano (river flood 
of 1935). (See Table 38-B for authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Terminal facilities. In Aberdeen, there are 2 
terminals with 7 berths owned by the Port of 
Grays Harbor handling ocean-going vessels and 
10 usable privately owned piers and wharves, and 
1 each at Markham and Cosmopolis, 7 at 
Hoquiam, 5 private wharves, and 1 Coast Guard 
station at Westhaven Cove. Of the 22 privately 
owned, 1 is used for the receipt of sand and gravel, 
3 for fish, and 7 for lumber or logs. In addition, 
there are 8 log dumps or receiving areas in Grays 
Harbor. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance, hired labor: Channel condition 
surveys were conducted throughout the year. 
U.S. hopper dredges Biddle, and Harding removed 
640,000 and 200,000 cubic yards, respectively, 
from the Crossover and Sand Island reaches of 
the navigation channel between November and 
August. 
Maintenance, contract: Approximately 260,- 
000 cubic yards of shoaled material were removed 
from the north channel reach of the project by 
pipeline dredge between March and July at a cost 
of $304,500. South Reach realinement contract 
was awarded in April for $3,637,500, and $1,655,- 
000 made available for payment during the year. 
Contractor completed channel maintenance portion 
of contract (95,000 cubic yards) and started 
realining channel (66,000 cubic yards). Point 
Chehalis Groin and Revetment Rehabilitation 
contract was awarded in August with $420,000 of 
$694,250 made available for payment during the 
year. Contractor mobilized on job, and rock 
quarried with delivery scheduled between 
November 1 and December 1. 
Condition as of September 30. Existing project 
was completed in March 1965, except for the 
deferred and inactive portions. Rehabilitation of 
4,000 feet of the south jetty was completed in October 
1966. For further details, see Annual 
Report for 1967. (See Table 38-C on total cost of 
existing project to September 30, 1977.) 
7. LAKE CROCKETT, WASH. 
Location. The harbor is 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 NOAA Survey Chart 
18441.) 
Existing project. Provides for a basin in Lake 
Crockett with an area of about 6 acres and 18 feet 
deep 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 8.4 feet 
and the extreme range is about 16.5 feet. (See 
Table 38-B for authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. None required. 
Terminal facilities. One publicly owned and 
privately operated passenger and automobile 
ferry landing within the dredged basin is open for 
public use, and is adequate for existing commercial 
traffic. The basin contains two publiclyowned 
boat ramps open for public use. The ramps 
are adequate for recreational craft. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. Code 
710 Funds: New work, hired labor: Cost-sharing 
agreement was finalized with the Washington 
State Parks and Recreation Commission and construction 
commenced on recreational facilities, 
scheduled for completion in spring of 1978. 
Regular funds: Maintenance, hired 
labor: Completed report in October on Effects of 
Dredging on Underwater Park. 
Condition as of September 30. Project was completed 
in January 1948. (For further details, see 
Annual Report for 1948.) 
8. LAKE WASHINGTON SHIP 
CANAL, WASH. 
Location. Entirely within 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 NOAA Survey Chart 18447.) 
Previous projects. For details see page 2003, 
Annual Report for 1915, and page 1880, Annual 
Report for 1938. 
Existing project. Provides for a double lock and 
fixed dam with gated spillway and necessary 
accessory works at the Narrows at entrance to 
Salmon Bay, about 1.25 miles from deep water in 
Puget Sound; for a channel 34 feet deep and 300 
feet wide from Puget Sound to Burlington 
Northern Railway bridge, about 5,500 feet, with a 
passing basin 34 feet deep and log basin 8 feet 
deep at turn below railway bridge; then 34 feet 
deep and 150 feet to 200 feet wide to locks, about 
900 feet; and a guide pier 600 feet long; for revetment 
of canal banks between locks and Lake 
Union and between Lakes Union and 
Washington; and for a channel 30 feet deep with a 
width of 100 feet from locks to Lake Union, 200 
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feet thence to Portage Cut, 100 feet through Portage 
Cut, and thence 200 feet wide through Union 
Bay to Lake Washington. Section included in 
project is about 10 miles long. Plane of reference 
is mean lower low water. Extreme tidal range is 
19.3 feet. 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 4.6 feet. Ordinary fluctuation in upper 
pool is about 22 inches; extreme fluctuation has 
been 3.6 feet. Principal features of double lock 
and dam (structures are at Seattle, Wash.) are set 
forth in Table 38-D. (See also Table 38-B for 
authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Terminal facilities. There are 104 wharves and 
piers on Lake Washington ship canal and adjacent 
inland waters, including Salmon Bay, Lake 
Union, Portage Bay, and Lake Washington. Of 
these, 18 are publicly owned, 3 of which are 
privately operated. The other wharves include 61 
used for building, outfitting, or repair of vessels, 6 
for handling petroleum products, 38 for various 
industrial purposes, and 7 for mooring and servicing 
pleasure craft. Facilities are considered 
adequate for existing commerce. (See Port Series 
No. 36-The Port of Seattle, Washington - Revised 
1975.) 
Operations and results during fiscal year. Code 
710 Funds: New work, contract: A contract for 
construction of Commodore Park was awarded in 
October for $748,000. The work is 95 percent complete. 
Final landscaping delayed until spring of 
1978. 
Maintenance, hired labor: Locks were 
operated and maintained all year. 
Maintenance, contract: Widening of the south 
wall of the small lock was completed in 
November. Electrical rehabilitation (Phase I)of 
the locks was completed in April. A contract for 
$196,200 for three additional spillway gate hoists 
was awarded in July. A $92,600 contract for 
rehabilitation of the upstream small lock gates 
was also awarded. Completion of both contracts 
anticipated in FY 1978. The first Regional 
Visitors Center ($550,000) was nearing completion 
and dedication planned for November 1977. 
A contract for mooring buoy placement ($73,400) 
was completed at year end. 
Condition as of September 30. Project was completed 
in 1934. (For further details, see Annual 
Report for 1935.) (See Table 38-C for total cost of 
existing project to September 30, 1977.) 
9. PUGET SOUND AND ITS 
TRIBUTARY WATERS, WASH. 
Location. Puget Sound is in western part of 
Washington, Cities of Seattle, Tacoma, Olympia, 
Everett, Bellingham, and many small towns are 
on its bays and inlets. (See NOAA Survey Charts 
18400, 18441 and 18448.) 
Previous projects. For details, see page 2003 of 
Annual Report for 1915 and page 1869 of Annual 
Report for 1938. 
Existing project. Maintenance of Puget Sound 
and its tributary waters by snagging and dredging; 
and removal, in cooperation with City of 
Seattle, of floating debris from Seattle Harbor 
area. (See Table 38-B for authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. None required. City of 
Seattle is cooperating in a program for control of 
floating debris in Seattle Harbor. 
Terminal facilities. Terminal facilities at 
numerous localities on Puget Sound and its 
tributary waters are, in general, considered adequate 
for existing commerce. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance, hired labor: U.S. debris boats W. 
T. Preston and Puget are operated continuously 
throughout Puget Sound and its tributary 
waters, removing floating debris and hazards to 
navigation. Debris is loaded aboard barges and 
disposed of by contract. Sweeping and snagging 
operations were accomplished at Blaine Harbor, 
Bellingham Harbor, Swinomish Channel, Skagit 
River, Everett Harbor, Lake Washington Ship 
Canal, Lake Washington, Tacoma Harbor, Olympia 
Harbor, Duwamish River and at Elliott Bay. 
A study of the efficiency of the debris collection 
and disposal operations and for determining 
alternative disposal methods compatible with 
current environmental controls is underway. 
Maintenance, contract: 3,000 Tons of harbor 
debris were disposed of. Current contractor is 
recycling approximately 90 percent of the debris 
and placing the remainder in a landfill. 
Condition as of September 30. Work consists 
chiefly of snagging in principal tributaries of 
Puget Sound. No permanent results are obtainable, 
but adequate maintenance of existing 
channels requires practically continuous operation 
of both the debris boats W. T. Preston and 
Puget. (See Table 38-C for total cost of existing 
project to September 30, 1977.) 
10. QUILLAYUTE RIVER, WASH. 
Location. River is formed by junction of 
Soleduck and Bogachiel Rivers, in northwestern 
Washington, and flows westerly 5 miles to Pacific 
Ocean at La Push, about 30 miles south of Cape 
Flattery. (See NOAA Survey Chart 18480.) 
Existing project. Provides for: (a) Jetty 15 feet 
high on easterly side of river mouth, and a dike on 
westerly side, with a view of stabilizing entrance; 
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(b) channel 10 feet deep and 100 feet wide extending 
2,000 feet upstream from deep water; and (c) 
basin 10 feet deep, 300 to 425 feet wide, and 2,400 
feet long upstream of channel. Section included in 
project is 4,400 feet long. Plane of reference is 
mean lower low water. Range between mean 
lower low water and mean higher high water at 
La Push is 8.3 feet. Extreme range is about 15 
feet. (See Table 38-B for authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Expended 
$20,000 contributed funds. 
Terminal facilities. There are 7 wharves or 
docks at La Push, near the mouth of the 
Quillayute River; 6 are privately owned. The 
seventh is owned by the United States, and is used 
by the Coast Guard. In addition, there is a 
protected boat basin owned by the Port of Port 
Angeles and used by fishing boats and pleasure 
craft. With the exception of the boat basin, these 
facilities are considered adequate for existing 
commerce. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance, hired labor: Condition surveys and 
studies were made of the river channel 
throughout the year. 
Maintenance, contract: Approximately 122,- 
000 cubic yards of material were removed from 
entrance channel by pipeline dredge between 
March and April at a cost of $321,500. 
Condition as of September 30. Project was completed 
in February 1960. (For further details, see 
Annual Report for 1963.) The spit which protects 
the boat basin and navigation channel was 
nourished in conjunction with channel dredging 
contract completed in June 1973 and in 1977. The 
spit was rehabilitated with rock in 1974. Erosion 
is continuing, and breaching of spit is expected to 
occur again before 1980. 
11. SEATTLE HARBOR, WASH. 
Location. Harbor at Seattle, Wash., includes all 
waterways within city limits. Chief anchorage 
basin is Elliott Bay, an arm of Puget Sound. (See 
NOAA Survey Chart 18450.) 
Existing project. Maintenance of East and West 
Waterways, 34 feet deep and 750 feet wide for 
6,500 and 5,200 feet, respectively, from pierhead 
line in Elliott Bay; for maintenance of East 
Waterway between upper end of 750-foot section 
and Spokane Street, 34 feet deep, 700 feet long, 
and 400 feet wide, and a turning basin, including 
head of East Waterway at junction of waterways 
south of Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific 
Railroad Bridge, to 30 feet deep, after these sections 
of waterway are dredged by local interests 
to full project dimensions; and dredging 
Duwamish Waterway 200 feet wide and 30 feet 
deep between West Waterway and First Avenue 
South, 150 by 20 feet between First and Eighth 
Avenues South, thence 150 feet by 15 feet to a 
point about 1.4 miles above 14th Avenue South 
Bridge, with turning basin 600 by 350 feet and 20 
feet deep just south of First Avenue South Bridge, 
and turning basin 500 by 250 feet and 15 feet 
deep, and settling basin of about 100,000 cubic 
yards capacity at upper end of waterway, a distance 
of 5.12 miles. Total length of waterways included 
in project is about 7.5 miles. Plane of 
reference is mean lower low water. Range 
between mean lower low water and mean higher 
high water is 11.3 feet. Extreme tidal range is 
19.3 feet. (See Table 38-B for authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Complied with, except for 
inactive portion of project. 
Terminal facilities. There are 102 wharves and 
piers on Seattle Harbor, exclusive of those given 
in report for Lake Washington Ship Canal. These 
facilities are considered adequate for existing 
commerce and are described in Port Series No. 
36-The Port of Seattle, Wash., revised 1975. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance, hired labor: Condition surveys 
were made of the East and Duwamish waterways 
from April through June. Maintenance, contract: 
Approximately 87,500 cubic yards of 
material were removed from the upper reaches of 
the Duwamish Waterway and 94,000 cubic yards 
from the lower reaches between January and 
March at a cost of $325,000. 
Condition as of September 30. Existing project 
was completed in 1931, except settling basin at 
upstream end of project, which is classified inactive, 
and East Waterway above the 750-foot section. 
(For further details, see Annual Report for 
1932.) 
12. SWINOMISH CHANNEL, WASH. 
Location. An inland passage, 11 miles long, 
between Saratoga Passage and Padilla Bay, in 
northwestern part of Washington, about 60 miles 
north of Seattle. (See NOAA Survey Charts 
18400, 18427 and 18421.) 
Existing project. A channel 100 feet wide and 12 
feet deep for 11 miles from deep water in 
Saratoga Passage to deep water in Padilla Bay, 
by dredging and dike construction where 
necessary; and removal of projecting rocky points 
of McGlinn and Fidalgo Islands obstructing 
navigation at "Hole-in-the-Wall". Plane of 
reference is mean lower low water. Range 
between mean lower low water and mean higher 
high water is 11.5 feet at south end of channel, 8.4 
feet at north end, and 10 feet at La Conner. Extreme 
tidal range is about 19.5 feet at south end of 
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channel and about 16 feet at north end. (See Table 
38-B for authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Terminal facilities. There are 18 wharves, 
docks, and piers on Swinomish Channel, all but 3 
of which are privately owned. Of these, 1 is used 
for handling general cargo, 5 are used exclusively 
for moorage, unloading, and servicing of fishing 
vessels; 2 are used for handling petroleum 
products; 3 facilities are used for log dumps; and 2 
for handling non-metallic minerals. Three 
publicly owned facilities for launching, mooring, 
and servicing small craft are within the city 
limits of La Conner. Terminal facilities for 
general cargo are not considered adequate for existing 
commerce; and Skagit County is planning 
for additional vessel accommodations. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance, hired labor: Condition surveys 
were made of various reaches of the channel 
throughout the period. 
Maintenance, contract: Dredging by pipeline 
hydraulic dredge removed 92,000 cubic yards of 
material from controlling shoals at a cost of $225,- 
000. 
Condition as of September 30. Project was completed 
in March 1965. (For further details, see 
Annual Report for 1965.) The south jetty west of 
Goat Island has been rehabilitated to reduce 
shoaling from the Skagit River delta area. 
13. TACOMA HARBOR, WASH. 
Location. Harbor includes Commencement 
Bay and tributary waterways at Tacoma, in 
Northwestern Washington (See NOAA Survey 
Chart 18453.) 
Previous projects. For details see pages 1372 to 
1376 of Annual Report for 1934 and page 1875 of 
Annual Report for 1938 for Puyallup Waterway; 
and page 1702 of Annual Report for 1944, and 
page 1502 of Annual Report for 1954 for Blair 
(formerly Wapato and Port Industrial) 
Waterway. 
Existing project. Provides for: (a) Channel in 
City Waterway 500 feet wide and 29 feet deep 
from deep water in Commencement Bay to 11th 
Street Bridge, 500 feet wide and 22 feet deep to 
14th Street Bridge, and varying from 500 to 250 
feet wide and 19 feet deep from 14th Street 
Bridge to end of this waterway, a total length of 
8,500 feet; (b) channel in Hylebos Waterway 30 
feet deep, 3.1 miles long, and 200 feet wide except 
where width is increased to 250 feet at the bend 
below East 11th Street, to 300 feet at Lincoln 
Avenue bend, and to 510 feet and 770 feet, respectively, 
at the channel widening above Lincoln 
Avenue and the turning basin at the head of the 
waterway; (c) construction of two training walls, 
each about 700 feet long at mouth of Puyallup 
River; and (d) channel in Blair Waterway 2.6 
miles long, including a portion seaward of East 
11th Street 650 feet wide and 30 feet deep over 
southerly 350 feet, and 35 feet deep over northerly 
300 feet; and remaining portion, 35 feet deep and 
150 feet wide at East 11th Street, 600 feet wide 
between East 11th Street and Lincoln Avenue, 
and 300 feet wide between Lincoln Avenue and a 
1,200-foot wide turning basin at head of 
waterway. Plane of reference is mean lower low 
water. Range between mean lower low water and 
mean higher high water is 11.8 feet. Extreme 
tidal range is about 20 feet. (See Table 38-B for 
authorizing legislation.) 
Local coooperation. Fully complied with. 
Terminal facilities. There are 99 privately owned 
piers and wharves, 12 of which handle general 
cargo, 14 handle petroleum products, 1 is a 
copper-handling dock, 5 handle wood chips or 
hogged fuel, 5 handle industrial chemicals and 
salt, 4 receive sand and gravel, and there is 1 ferry 
dock. The remainder of the privately owned 
facilities are used for various activities normal to 
a port of this size. In addition, the Port of Tacoma 
owns 27 wharves or terminals, including 1 industrial 
yard, and an industrial area. The Port of 
Tacoma is presently in an expansion program. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance, hired labor: Condition surveys 
were made of Puyallup, Hylebos, Blair, and City 
Waterways. 
Maintenance, contract: Contractor's claim 
resulting from 1974 maintenance dredging of 
Blair Waterway in Tacoma Harbor was settled in 
November. The Contractor was awarded $160,- 
140. 
Condition as of September 30. Existing project 
was completed in December 1966. For further 
details, see Annual Report for 1967. (See Table 
38-C for total cost of existing project to 
September 30, 1977. 
14. WILLAPA RIVER AND HARBOR 
AND NASELLE RIVER, WASH. 
Location. Willapa Harbor consists of lower 
reaches of Willapa River and Bay, an inlet of 
Pacific Ocean about 30 miles north of Mouth of 
Columbia River in Washington. Willapa River 
rises about 30 miles east of harbor, flows generally 
westerly, and empties into the bay. Naselle 
River enters the bay near its southerly end. (See 
NOAA Survey Chart 18504.) 
Previous projects. For details see Annual 
Reports for 1915 (page 2001), 1910 (page 968), and 
1938 (page 1861). 
Existing project. Provides for: (a) channel over 
bar at mouth of Willapa Bay, 26 feet deep and at 
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least 500 feet wide; (b) channel 24 feet deep and 
200 feet wide from deep water in Willapa Bay to 
foot of Ferry Street at South Bend, thence 300 feet 
wide to westerly end of narrows, thence 250 feet 
wide to forks of river at Raymond, including a 
cutoff channel 3,100 feet long at narrows and a 
closing dike at Mailboat Slough; (c) channel 24 
feet deep and 150 feet wide up south fork to deep 
basin above Cram lumber mill, and up north fork 
to 12th Street, with a turning basin 250 feet wide, 
350 feet long, and 24 feet deep at latter point; (d) 
channel 10 feet deep and 40 feet wide from deep 
water in Palix River to Bay Center dock, with 
widening at shoreward end to provide a small 
mooring basin; (e) mooring basin 15 feet deep, 340 
feet wide, and 540 feet long adjacent to port wharf 
at Tokeland; (f) entrance channel at Nahcotta 10 
feet deep and 200 feet wide, and mooring basin 10 
feet deep, 500 feet wide, and 1,150 feet long, 
protected by a rubblemound breakwater about 
1,500 feet long; and (g) removal of snags, piles, 
and other obstructions in navigable channel of 
Naselle River between Naselle and mouth. Project 
includes about 26 miles of channel from entrance 
through Willapa River forks, 2,800 feet of 
Palix River-Bay Center channel, and 9 miles of 
Naselle River upstream of U.S. Highway 101 
Bridge. Plane of reference is mean lower low 
water. Tidal range between mean lower low 
water and mean higher high water is 8.9 feet at 
Toke Point; 9.9 feet at Raymond; 8.9 feet at Bay 
Center; and 10.8 feet near Naselle. Extreme 
range is 18 feet at Toke Point; 19.3 feet at Raymond; 
16 feet at Bay Center; and 18 feet near 
Naselle. (See Table 38-B for authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Terminal facilities. There are 24 wharves on 
Willapa River and Harbor, including 5 in 
Willapa Bay, 4 in Bay Center, 12 in Raymond and 
South Bend, and 1 in Tokeland. Two of the 
wharves at Raymond and South Bend are 
suitable for use by ocean-going vessels; one of 
these is publicly owned and operated as a general 
cargo terminal, and one is located at a sawmill. 
The other wharves, including 3 that are publicly 
owned and operated, are used by shallow-draft 
vessels. These facilities are considered adequate 
for existing commerce. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance, hired labor: Condition surveys 
were made of various reaches of the channel 
throughout the period. 
Maintenance, contract: A contract for removing 
48,000 cubic yards of material by pipeline 
dredge from the Bay Center channel was completed 
in July at a cost of $205,000. 
Condition as of September 30. Project was completed 
in November 1958. (For further details, 
see Annual Report for 1959.) (See Table 38-C for 
total cost of existing project to September 30, 
1977.) 
15. PROJECT CONDITION SURVEYS 
See Table 38-E. 
16. OTHER AUTHORIZED 
NAVIGATION PROJECTS 
See Table 38-F. 
17. NAVIGATION WORK UNDER 
SPECIAL AUTHORIZATION 
Navigation activities pursuant to section 107, 
Public Law 86-645 (preauthorization) 
Period costs for preauthorization studies were 
$100,767 for East Bay Small Boat Basin, Olympia, 
Wash.; $5,000 for Kenmore Commercial 
Navigation, Wash.; and $88,386 for Westhaven 
Cove Small Boat Basin, Wash. 
Beach Erosion 
18. EDIZ HOOK, WASH. 
Location. Ediz Hook and the City of Port 
Angeles are on the Strait of Juan de Fuca in 
Clallam County, Washington, about 100 miles 
northwest of Seattle. 
Existing project. Provides for construction of 
about 13,300 lineal feet of rock revetment and 
3,100 lineal feet of rock blanketing, together with 
initial beach replenishment and annual nourishment. 
Emergency interim measures were 
necessary to prevent the breaching of Ediz Hook 
prior to construction of authorized project. Estimated 
cost of project is $6,000,000 (October 
1977), including $5,500,000 Federal funds and 
non-Federal costs of $500,000. In addition, cost of 
interim measures was $675,000. (See Table 38-B 
for authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Local interests are required 
to provide all necessary lands, easements, and 
rights-of-way necessary for construction of the 
improvements; hold and save the United States 
free from claims for damages that may result 
from construction or maintenance of the protective 
works; bear 6.9 percent of the total first cost; 
assure maintenance and repair of the revetment 
works and periodic beach nourishment during 
the economic life of the project as may be required 
to serve the intended purpose, subject to Federal 
participation; and assure continued public 
ownership of the shore upon which the amount of 
Federal participation is based, and its administration 
for public use during the economic 
life of the project. The City of Port Angeles, by 
agreement dated 14 June 1976, agreed to sponsor 
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the project and meet requirements of local 
cooperation. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work, hired labor: Preparation of plans and 
specifications was completed for extension of 
protection. 
New work, contract: Contract for extension of 
protection awarded 17 August. 
Condition as of September 30. Basic protection 
contract is 40 percent complete. Extension contract 
is 25 percent complete. 
19. BEACH EROSION WORK UNDER 
SPECIAL AUTHORIZATION. 
Beach erosion activities pursuant to Section 103, 
Public Law 86-645 (preauthorization) 
Fiscal year costs for preauthorization studies 
were $5,000 for Point Brown Sewage Plant, 
Grays Harbor, Wash.; $5,000 for Westhaven 
State Park, Grays Harbor, Wash.; and $228 for 
Waterfront Parks, Seattle, Wash. 
Flood Control 
20. HOWARD A. HANSON DAM, WASH. 
Location. Green River, in northwestern 
Washington, flows westerly for 40 miles to 
Auburn, thence northerly 32 miles to its mouth in 
Elliott Bay at Seattle. Dam is at river mile 64, 6 
miles southeast of Kanaskat, and 1 mile 
downstream from Mouth of North Fork. (See 
Geological Survey topographic sheet, "Cedar 
Lake quadrangle, Wash.") 
Existing project. Rockfill dam about 235 feet 
high, with gated spillway having a concrete weir 
at elevation 1176 feet above mean sea level and 
top of gates at elevation 1206, creating a reservoir 
with capacity of 106,000 acre-feet. Dam along 
crest is about 675 feet long. Improvement is 
designed to control flooding in Green River 
Valley to alleviate agricultural and urban flood 
damage, and make possible further expansion of 
Seattle industrial area. Also, supplements 
Tacoma water supply which was included as a 
betterment. (See Table 38-B for authorizing 
legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Contributed 
funds expended, $2 million. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance, hired labor: Operation continued 
all year. Routine maintenance was accomplished 
on roads, gages, debris booms, turbidimeter, 
ditches, powerline, and other project features. 
Work continued on water quality surveys, water 
storage studies, and channel capacity study. 
Maintenance, contract: Settlement of the fill 
for the relocated Burlington Northern Railway 
between stations 10989 and 10991 was under continued 
surveillance. The deferred construction 
period has been extended to cover this area to 
observe effect of remedial work. (Improvements 
to the drainage system have apparently stabilized 
the railroad fill.) A $55,100 contract for the stilling 
basin bypass pipe was awarded in August 
with completion expected in the spring. 
Condition as of September 30. Project was completed 
in June 1963. (For further details, see Annual 
Report for 1966.) 
21. MUD MOUNTAIN DAM, WASH. 
Location. On White River, principal tributary 
of Puyallup River, near Mud Mountain, 28 miles 
above its confluence with Puyallup River, and 38 
miles above Mouth of Puyallup River. Dam is 6 
miles southeast of Enumclaw, in northwestern 
Washington, and 38 miles east of Tacoma. (See 
Geological Survey topographic sheet "Cedar 
Lake quadrangle, Washington.") 
Existing project. Rockfill dam, 700 feet long at 
crest elevation, rises 425 feet above bedrock. 
Reservoir has storage capacity of about 106,000 
acre-feet. Outlet works are in right abutment and 
permit controlled discharge of 17,700 cubic feet 
per second through two concrete-lined tunnels 
with uncontrolled discharge over spillway having 
maximum capacity of 139,000 cubic feet per second. 
Improvement affords flood protection to 
White and Puyallup River Valleys and protects 
Tacoma industrial district in conjunction with 
Puyallup River project at Tacoma against floods 
about 50 percent greater than maximum discharge 
of record. Estimated cost of recreation 
facilities for completed project is $644,600 (July 
1974). (See Table 38-B for authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. None required. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance, hired labor: Project features were 
operated all year. Maintenance was accomplished 
on dam facilities, 9-foot regulating 
outlet tunnel, intake structure, gages, debris 
booms, power lines, roads, ditches, and fish 
facilities. Tank trucks hauled 1,305 fish past the 
dam. 
Maintenance, contract: A contract for $37,100 
for modernization of standby power plant equipment 
was completed in April. Repairs were made 
to a Howell-Bunger valve and power plant roof. 
Condition as of September 30. Project was completed 
in June 1953, except for recreation 
facilities. (For further details, see Annual Report 
for 1953.) The Corps has constructed two vistas, a 
picnic area, and playground adjacent to the project 
office, a reservoir access point for hunters and 
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fishermen, and a 1,760-foot trail leading to the 
lower vista area. 
22. OKANOGAN RIVER, 
OMAK, WASH. 
Location. The City of Omak is located generally 
between river miles 30 and 31 on the Okanogan 
River. This river, a southward-running tributary 
of the Columbia River, lies in Okanogan County in 
the north central portion of the State of 
Washington, and in Canada. The greater part of 
the city lies on the west bank of the river. Across 
the river, the east side is within the Colville Indian 
Reservation and was annexed to the city 
following an election in 1930. 
Existing project. Provides for construction of 
levee improvements, including 6,400 feet of levee 
on the east bank and about 7,700 feet of levee on 
the west bank. Included with the levees would be 
about 500 feet of concrete flood and retaining 
walls. Landscape and wildlife habitat restoration 
will be an integral part of the work. The levees 
will provide protection, with 3 feet of freeboard, 
for the urban area of Omak, against a 100-year 
flood. 
Local cooperation. Local interests must provide 
all lands, easements, and rights-of-way necessary 
for construction of the project; hold and save the 
United States free from damages due to construction, 
operation, and maintenance of the project; 
maintain and operate the project, after completion; 
provide without cost to the United States all 
necessary relocations or modification of roads, 
buildings, and utilities; prevent any encroachment 
on the project or riverward of the project 
that might reduce the flood-carrying capacity of 
the stream or interfere with operation and 
maintenance of the project; annually inform 
affected interests as to the limitations of the 
protection afforded by the project. Local sponsor 
signed the agreement on 6 July 1977. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work, hired labor: Preparation of plans and 
specifications were initiated. Field surveys and 
foundation exploration were substantially complete 
in September 1977. New work, contract: 
None. 
Condition as of September 30. Construction not 
started. 
23. SHELTON CREEK, WASH. 
Location. On the Olympic Peninsula in Western 
Washington. Shelton Creek flows from Shelton 
Springs Canyon at 7th Street in Shelton and 
thence through the city in a series of open 
channels and underground conduits to Oakland 
Bay, a saltwater harbor of Puget Sound. The 
mouth of Shelton Creek is in the city of Shelton 
approximately 70 miles south of Seattle. 
Existing project. Provides for construction of a 
debris basin, intake diversion structure which 
would divert Shelton Creek flows in excess of 55 
cubic feet per second, a buried reinforced concrete 
pressure pipeline along 7th Street which 
would transport diverted floodflows to 
Goldsborough Creek, and an outfall structure on 
Goldsborough Creek. The project would protect 
against a 200-year flood of 275 cfs under 1990 
runoff conditions. (See Table 38-B for authorizing 
legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Local interests must 
provide all lands, easements, and rights-of-way, 
including suitable borrow areas, necessary for 
construction and maintenance of the project; hold 
and save the United States free from damages 
due to the construction works and subsequent 
maintenance of the project; provide without cost 
to the United States all necessary relocations and 
alterations of streets, culverts, bridges, roads, 
buildings, sewers and other utilities and related 
facilities; maintain and operate the project after 
completion; assume full responsibility for all 
project costs in excess of $1 million; prescribe and 
enforce regulations to prevent encroachment on 
improved channels. In addition, local interests 
must agree to adopt, implement, and enforce zoning 
regulations which will prevent development 
or undesirable use of 300 acres of the city 
watershed, which forms a portion of the Shelton 
Creek drainage basin. Agreement by local sponsor 
was signed 31 August 1976. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work, hired labor: Engineering and design work 
was initiated on Fish Mitigation measures. 
Preparation of plans and specifications for construction 
of basic project was completed. 
Condition as of September 30. Project as a whole 
is 90 percent complete. Work remaining to complete 
basic project consists of miscellaneous metal 
work and landscaping. Streambed improvement 
for Fish Mitigation will be accomplished during 
summer of 1978 at an estimated cost of $50,000 to 
$80,000. 
24. SKAGIT RIVER, WASH., (LEVEE 
AND CHANNEL IMPROVEMENTS) 
Location. On Skagit River in Skagit County, 
Washington, downstream from Burlington and 
Mount Vernon about 17 miles to tidewater. 
Existing project. Provides for raising and 
strengthening existing levees and minor channel 
improvements to increase minimum channel 
capacity from 91,000 to 120,000 cubic feet per second. 
Reach of river to be improved extends from 
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the Burlington-Mount Vernon area to the mouth 
of the north and south forks, a distance of about 17 
miles. Work is not continuous but is directed to 
reaches where levees must be raised or 
strengthened. Estimated cost for new work is 
$15,660,000 (October 1977) including $15,100,000 
Corps funds and non-Federal costs estimated at 
$560,000 for lands and damages, and relocation of 
roads and utilities. (See Table 38-B for authorizing 
legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Local interests must provide 
lands, easements, and rights-of-way; hold the 
United States free from damages; maintain and 
operate the project after completion; relocate 
buildings and utilities, roads, sewers, related and 
special facilities as necessary; prevent encroachment 
on the improved channels; and at least annually, 
notify affected interests of the limited 
flood protection provided by the recommended 
works. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work, hired labor: Preparation of the General 
Design Memorandum was initiated. 
Condition as of September 30. Construction not 
started. 
25. STILLAGUAMISH RIVER, WASH. 
Location. Formed by confluence of its north 
and south forks at Arlington, in northwestern 
Washington, Stillaguamish River flows westerly 
22 miles to Puget Sound, entering Port Susan 
through Hat Slough and South Pass, and Skagit 
Bay through West Pass. (See NOAA Survey 
Chart 18441, and Geological Survey quadrangles 
Stanwood, Marysville, and Stillaguamish, 
Wash.) 
Existing project. Works to reduce bank erosion 
and channel changes on Stillaguamish River 15 
miles between Arlington and head of Hat Slough, 
and on Cook Slough, 3 miles long, as 
follows: Revetment at 26 places on river and 
Cook Slough; concrete weir 275 feet long between 
steel-sheet-pile piers at head of Cook Slough to 
limit flow through slough; and two cutoff 
channels, each about 900 feet long, to eliminate 
sharp bends in Cook Slough. Tidal influence extends 
about 3 miles into improved section. Flood 
stages of 16 feet above low water at Cook Slough 
weir have been observed. (See Table 38-B for 
authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. None required. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance, hired labor: Removed brush and 
trees on approximately 5,000 linear feet of revetment, 
and repaired two areas of the revetments 
with riprap. 
Condition as of September 30. Project was completed 
in July 1939. (For further details see Annual 
Report for 1940.) 
26. TACOMA, PUYALLUP RIVER, WASH. 
Location. Puyallup River has its source in 
glaciers on western slopes of Mount Rainier, 
Wash., flows northwesterly 50 miles, and empties 
into Commencement Bay, an arm of Puget Sound, 
at Tacoma. Work covered by this project is on 
Puyallup River, within city limits of Tacoma. 
(See NOAA Survey Chart 18453.) 
Existing project. A channel with a capacity of 
50,000 second-feet between East 11th Street 
Bridge and lower end of inter-county improvement, 
a distance of about 2.2 miles, by straightening 
channel, building levees, revetting channel 
and levees, and making necessary bridge 
changes. The 11th Street Bridge at lower end of 
project is 0.75 mile above Mouth of Puyallup 
River. Diurnal tidal range at mouth of river is 
11.8 feet and extreme range is 20 feet. Improvement 
was planned in conjunction with Mud 
Mountain Dam and affords protection against 
floods about 50 percent greater than maximum 
discharge of record. (See Table 38-B for authorizing 
legislation.) 
Local cooperation. None required. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance, hired labor: Repaired the revetted 
channel in one area. Routine operation and condition 
studies were made, and surveys of silt ranges 
were taken. 
Condition as of September 30. Project was completed 
in May 1950. (For further details, see Annual 
Report for 1950.) 
27. WENATCHEE, CANYONS 1 AND 
2, WASH. 
Location. Canyons 1 and 2 lie west of 
Wenatchee, in central Washington, in foothills on 
the east slope of the Cascade Mountains. (See 
Geological Survey quadrangles Wenatchee and 
Monitor, Wash.) 
Existing project. Provides for construction of 
about 4 miles of reinforced-concrete-lined 
channels to control flooding from Canyons 1 and 
2. Individual channels would begin at a reservoir 
near the mouth of each canyon and extend to a 
confluence structure in north Wenatchee. A combined 
channel would carry flows through 
Wenatchee from the confluence structure to an 
outlet structure and stilling basin on the Columbia 
River. Estimated cost of project is $23,750,000 
(October 1976), including $22,100,000 Federal 
funds and non-Federal costs of $1,650,000. (See 
Table 38-B for authorizing legislation.) 
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Local cooperation. Prior to construction, local 
interests must furnish assurances satisfactory to 
the Secretary of the Army that they will provide 
without cost to the United States all lands, 
easements, and rights-of-way necessary for construction 
of the project; save the United States 
free from damages due to the construction works; 
maintain and operate all the works after completion 
in accordance with regulations prescribed by 
the Secretary of the Army; provide without cost to 
the United States necessary relocations of 
buildings, utilities, sewers, and related facilities, 
and construction of bridges; prevent encroachment 
on the rights-of-way of the improvement 
that would reduce the flood-carrying capacity of 
the streams or interfere with operation and 
maintenance of the project; and make annual inspections 
of the drainage areas above the project 
to remove large debris, such as logs and fallen 
timbers, which could be carried downstream and 
impair the flood-carrying capacities of the 
channels. Local interests are proceeding with 
construction of limited project without Federal 
assistance. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work, hired labor: Engineering and design work 
discontinued due to lack of local sponsor. New 
work, contract: None. 
Condition as of September 30. Work deferred. 
28. WYNOOCHEE LAKE, WASH. 
Location. On Wynoochee River, a tributary of 
Chehalis River, about 28 miles north of 
Montesano, Grays Harbor County, Wash. (See 
Geological Survey quadrangles, Grisdale, 
Wynoochee Valley, and Montesano.) 
Existing project. Provides for a concrete and 
earthfill dam, 177 feet high, and reservoir of 70,- 
000 acre-feet of total storage for water supply, 
flood control, irrigation, and fish and wildlife. Installation 
of power-generating facilities was not 
authorized, pending a reexamination report by 
the Chief of Engineers. In February 1966, the 
Federal Power Commission asserted that power 
production as part of the Wynoochee project was 
not feasible at that time. Estimated Cost of the 
project is $23,400,000 (July 1977). (See Table 38-B 
for authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Local interests must repay 
all costs allocated to water supply, in accordance 
with the Water Supply Act of 1958, as amended. 
A water supply contract was signed in August 
1967. Repayment estimate is $17,900,000. This 
reimbursable cost is divided into three increments 
corresponding to three increments of 
storage allocated to water supply, each of which 
must be paid, with interest, within 50 years of the 
first use of that increment of storage. The first increment, 
$10,400,000, is considered nondeferrable, 
with annual payments beginning in 
January 1973. A Congressional authorized 
amendment permitted deferral of the major portion 
of the first 10 years payments. Local interests 
must also repay such costs allocated to irrigation 
as are later determined to be repayable under 
Federal reclamation law; and hold the United 
States free from damages for water-rights claims 
resulting from construction and operation of the 
project. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work, hired labor: Preparation of agreement for 
fish hatchery was completed. 
New work, contract: A contract for sluice 
repairs for $17,000 was completed at the end of 
the fiscal year. Agreement by Washington 
Department of Game for completing mitigation 
signed 28 July 1977. 
Maintenance, hired labor: Project facilities 
were operated all year. Maintenance was accomplished 
on dam and fish facilities, roads, 
ditches, culverts, and visitors' facilities. 
Washington State Department of Fisheries was 
furnished assistance in performance of tests of 
low-flow outlet conduits. A tank truck hauled 
3,392 fish past the dam. 
Condition as of September 30. Upstream fish 
facilities were operational in the fall of 1970, and 
the project was operational 16 December 1972. 
Project as a whole is 100 percent complete. 
29. INSPECTION OF COMPLETED 
FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS 
Inspections are made of Federally constructed 
local flood protection projects which are maintained 
by local interests; and agencies responsible 
for their operation and maintenance are advised 
of any needed repairs. During the period, inspections 
were made on the Cedar, Snoqualmie, 
Snohomish, Skykomish, Puyallup and 
Stillaguamish Rivers in Washington during 
January, February and March, and the 
Okanogan and Methow Rivers in Washington, the 
Flathead, Clark Fork and Bitterroot Rivers in 
Montana and Kootenai River in Idaho during 
May and June. Fiscal year costs were $28,353. 
Costs to date have been $212,944. 
30. SCHEDULING FLOOD CONTROL 
RESERVOIR OPERATIONS 
Flood control storage space was available in 
Hungry Horse Reservoir, Montana, Flathead 
Lake, Montana (controlled by Kerr Dam), Grand 
Coulee Project, Washington, and Ross Reservoir, 
Washington; however, purposes other than flood 
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control, principally power generation, governed 
operation because of drought conditions. 
Guidance forecasts were made during the flood 
control season, as required, and monthly reports 
on operations were submitted. Storage for 
replacement of lost valley storage at Upper 
Baker, in Washington, was provided in accordance 
with rule curves and flood forecasts. No lost 
valley storage replacement was requested at 
Rocky Reach, Priest Rapids, and Wells Dams 
because of record low runoff associated with 
drought conditions. Daily and/or hourly data 
were collected and tabulated as required to check 
compliance with operating criteria. Coordination 
necessary in preparation or revision of reservoir 
regulation manuals was carried on during the 
year with agencies responsible for the operation 
of these projects. Fiscal year costs were $86,686. 
31. OTHER AUTHORIZED FLOOD 
CONTROL PROJECTS 
See Table 38-G. 
32. FLOOD CONTROL WORK UNDER 
SPECIAL AUTHORIZATION 
Flood control activities pursuant to Section 205, 
Public Law 858, 80th Congress, as amended 
(preauthorization) 
Fiscal year costs for preauthorization studies 
were $9,504 for Oroville, Okanogan River, 
Washington. 
Emergency flood-control activities - repair, 
flood fighting, and rescue work (Public Law 99, 
84th Cong., and antecedent legislation.) 
See Table 38-H. 
Emergency bank protection (Sec. 14, 1946 Flood 
Control Act, Public Law 526, 79th Cong.). 
See Table 38-H. 
Multiple-Purpose Power Projects 
33. ALBENI FALLS DAM, IDAHO 
Location. Dam is on Pend Oreille River about 
25 miles west of Sandpoint, in northern Idaho, 
and 50 miles northeast of Spokane, Wash. Dam is 
838 and 90 miles upstream from mouths of 
Columbia and Pend Oreille Rivers, respectively. 
(See Geological Survey topographic sheets, Sandpoint, 
Idaho, and Newport, Wash.) 
Existing project. Provides flood control, 
hydroelectric power, and related water uses on 
Pend Oreille River as a part of the multiplepurpose 
plan for development of Columbia River 
Basin, including recreation development. At the 
dam, channel was formerly divided by an island 
and a low waterfall of about 7 feet. Dam is a gated, 
gravity-structure spillway in left channel and a 
powerhouse having an installation of 42,600 
kilowatts in right channel, creating a reservoir 
with a usable storage capacity of 1,153,000 acrefeet. 
Estimated Federal cost of recreation 
facilities for completed project is $1,400,400 (July 
1977). (See Table 38-B for authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. None required. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. Code 
710 funds: New work, hired labor: Engineering 
studies continued. 
Regular funds: Maintenance, hired 
labor: Reservoir was operated through its annual 
cycle of storage and release. Routine structural, 
mechanical, and electrical maintenance was performed 
on spillway, dam, powerhouse, and equipment. 
Condition as of September 30. Project was completed 
in June 1957. (For further details, see Annual 
Report for 1957.) Recreation facilities for 
public use have been provided at Albeni Cove, 
Priest River, Riley Creek, Johnson Creek, Trestle 
Creek, Strongs Island, and Springy Point, and 
planning for additional areas and further 
development of existing areas is underway. 
34. CHIEF JOSEPH DAM - 
RUFUS WOODS LAKE, WASH. 
Location. On Columbia River in north central 
Washington, at river mile 545, just upstream 
from Mouth of Foster Creek, 1.5 miles upstream 
from Town of Bridgeport. (Geological Survey 
topographic sheet Okanogan, Wash., shows 
general locality.) 
Existing project. A straight concrete gravity 
overflow dam, 220 feet high; powerhouse; and intake 
structure with gate bays for 27 generating 
units. Ultimate installed capacity depends on 
future development of upstream storage. 
Powerhouse has 16 generator units installed, and 
provides superstructure for 17 units and substructure 
for 20 units. All installed units are of 
64,000 kilowatts nameplate capacity. Estimated 
cost of 11 additional units is $323,000,000 (October 
1977). (See Table 38-B for authorizing 
legislation.) 
Local cooperation. None required. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Regular funds: New work, hired labor: Started 
on update of Public Use Development Plan, continued 
work on design memorandum for visitor 
facilities and land restoration. Completed design 
memorandum for road relocations, cultural 
resources, and local school support, and nearly 
completed a design memorandum for a log boom. 
New work, contract: Construction contracts 
were awarded for interim visitor facilities, for additional 
mobile homes and for school construction 
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for the towns of Bridgeport and Brewster. Supply 
contracts were awarded for reinforcing steel, additional 
control cables, and transformer oil. An 
architect-engineer contract was awarded for onsite 
assistance on structural modifications and 
project service contracts were awarded for survey 
of cultural resources and ancestral burials. 
Maintenance, hired labor: Project was 
operated all year, and routine maintenance work 
was performed. Units 17 and 18 were placed into 
commercial service. 
Maintenance, contract: Approximately 75,000 
gallons of used turbine lube oil acquired from 
other North Pacific Division power projects was 
rehabilitated and will replace oil in old units and 
be installed in the 11 new units. Generators 7 and 
10 had stator winding failures which required 
repair. Spare coils were purchased for installation 
in old generator stator windings when future 
winding failures occur. Five main unit generator 
stator windings were reconnected (neutral and 
high voltage terminals were reversed) to achieve 
longer insulation life. 
Condition as of September 30. Project providing 
initial 16 power units was completed in fiscal year 
1961. (For further details, see Annual Report for 
1962.) Generator units 17 and 18 are completed 
and producing power. Construction on the additional 
units continued and is approximately 55 
percent complete. 
35. LIBBY DAM - LAKE KOOCANUSA, 
MONT. 
Location. On Kootenai River in Lincoln County, 
Mont., about 17 miles upstream from Libby, and 
219 miles upstream from confluence of Kootenai 
with Columbia River. (See Geological Survey 
topographic sheet, Thompson Lakes, Mont.) 
Existing project. Provides storage for local 
flood control protection in Montana and Idaho, 
and main stem flood control in Lower Columbia 
River, hydroelectric power generation at-site and 
at downstream plants through storage release. 
Project will be operated as a unit of comprehensive 
system for improvement of Columbia River 
Basin for flood control, navigation, hydro-electric 
power, and other purposes. 
Libby Dam - Lake Koocanusa Project. Dam is a 
straight concrete gravity overflow type, 420 feet 
high, 3,055 feet long, with normal full pool at 
elevation 2459 feet above mean sea level. Powerhouse 
has an initial installed capacity of 420,000 
kilowatts from four hydro-electric generating 
units with provision for four additional units. 
Lake Koocanusa is 90 miles long, backing water 
42 miles into Canada, has a usable storage capacity 
of 4,965,000 acre-feet at 50 percent drawdown. 
Construction of dam is in accordance with treaty 
between United States and Canada relating to international 
cooperation in water-resource 
development of the Columbia River Basin. Project 
features include: Relocation of 52 miles of 
Montana State Highway; 60 miles of Burlington 
Northern Railroad, including a seven mile 
tunnel; 50 miles of Forest Development roads, 
including a 2,400 foot long steel truss bridge; 
construction of a selective withdrawal structure 
to control temperature and oxygen conditions of 
water released past the dam; a visitor center with 
an exhibit program developed and operated by 
the Montana Historical Society as the western 
branch museum of the State of Montana; school 
facilities for education of dependents of construction 
personnel; participation in airport facilities 
at Kelley Flats, Montana; use of $4,000,000 project 
funds for fish production measures; acquisition 
and conveyance to the State of Montana not 
more than 12,000 acres of land, at cost not to exceed 
$2,000,000, for the prevention of wildlife 
grazing losses caused by the project; relocating 
Deep Creek Bridge, Boundary County, Idaho; 
compensating drainage districts and owners of 
leveed and unleveed tracts in Kootenai Flats, 
Boundary County, Idaho, for modification of 
pumping facilities, crops and other damages 
caused by duration of higher flows during drawdown 
operation of Libby Dam; constructing central 
sewage collection and treatment facilities as 
part of the relocation of municipal facilities of 
Rexford, Montana; and 8 campground recreation 
facilities. Recreation development beyond 
the initial 8 sites will be by the U.S. Forest Service. 
Cost estimate for the new work (4 units) is 
$488,000,000 (October 1977) Corps of Engineers 
funds; $185,349 Federal Aviation Agency funds; 
and $17,500 contributed funds for Kelley Flats 
airport facility. (See Table 38-B for authorizing 
legislation.) 
Libby Additional Units and Reregulating Dam 
Project. Provides for installation of 4 additional 
units at the Libby Dam Powerhouse, construction 
of a reregulating dam about 10 miles downstream 
of Libby Dam, and associated relocation 
of about 9 miles of Burlington Northern Railroad 
and Montana State Highway. Estimated Federal 
cost is $225,000,000 (October 1977). Funds were 
provided for a construction start in 1977. (See 
Table 38-B for authorizing legislation.) 
Libby Reregulating Dam - Power Units Project. 
Provides for installation of three hydro-electric 
generating units at the reregulating dam with 
76,400 kilowatt installed capacity. Cost to install 
the three units is estimated at $41,800,000 (October 
1977). (See Table 38-B for authorizing 
legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with (participation 
in construction of airport facility at 
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Kelley Flats, Montana). Contributed funds 
expended $15,910. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work, hired labor: Design efforts were completed 
on Souse Gulch day use area and boat dock, 
stilling basin repair, landscaping of the buttress 
fill on left bank, selective withdrawal structure 
dogging beam modification, foundation grouting, 
and Tobacco Plains access road. Design efforts 
were continued on the fish hatchery at Murray 
Springs, sluice flip-lip repair, site restoration 
downstream from the dam, Tobacco Plains boat 
launching ramp, downstream channel bridge 
(David Thompson), visitor control gates, interpretive 
displays, OSHA deficiencies, and 
powerhouse fascia panel repair. 
New work, contract: Construction work was 
completed on the powerhouse and with installation 
of electrical equipment, left abutment slope 
stabilization, and restoration on relocated MSH 
37 Unit 3A. Work was initiated on the stilling 
basin repair and continued on the rehabilitation 
of the Forest Development Road and landscaping 
of the buttress fill on the left bank. 
On the Libby Additional Units and 
Reregulating Dam Project, design efforts were 
begun on the design memorandums for relocation 
of Burlington Northern Railroad, Montana State 
Highway (MSH) 37. Work on design memorandums 
was also initiated on design of the dam and 
reservoir clearing. Specifications are being 
prepared for relocation of sanitation facilities at 
Souse Gulch, turbines for Units 5-8 at the main 
dam, and construction of haul bridge and 
railroad overpass. 
On the Libby Reregulating Dam - Power Units 
Project, preconstruction planning was completed 
with the completion of work on the GDM Phase 1. 
Maintenance, hired labor: Operation Division 
assumed responsibility for the dam on December 
6, 1973. Maintenance was accomplished on dam, 
buildings, grounds, and powerhouse equipment 
as completed. First power-on-line was in conjunction 
with the dam dedication ceremonies on 24 
August 1975. 
Condition as of September 30. Libby Dam - Lake 
Koocanusa Project: Planning and design is 97 
percent complete with remaining work consisting 
of: continued meetings with Canada for 
water quality protection; fish hatchery; 
landscape restoration; recreation campgrounds; 
wildlife land acquisition; bas-relief in Treaty 
Tower grotto; aquarium; public use plan; and 
hydrology and reservoir operations. Completed 
construction work includes: relocation of 60 
miles of Burlington Northern Railroad, Forest 
Service Ranger Station at Canoe Gulch, Forest 
Service work center at Eureka, cemetary and 
grave relocations, airport facilities at Kelley 
Flats, school facilities to assist local communities 
in meeting their needs for additional classrooms, 
reservoir clearing, relocation of town of Rexford 
municipal facilities, and 50 miles of Forest 
Development Road. Relocation of 52 miles of 
Montana State Highway is essentially complete 
with highway open to public travel since 
November 1974. Powerhouse and miscellaneous 
structures contract, including installation of 
power generation equipment, is complete. The 
project as a whole is about 93 percent complete. 
Canada has completed all reservoir clearing 
work in their portion of Lake Koocanusa, including 
relocation of railroads and roads. 
Libby Additional Units and Reregulating Dam 
Project. Planning and design is just getting underway 
due to construction start in FY 1977 and 
is currently 30 percent complete. Remaining 
design work consists of completion of the design 
memorandums related to the relocation of the 
Burlington Northern Railroad, MSH 37, utilities 
and graves. Design memorandums are underway 
for design of the dam and reservoir and clearing. 
Design is continuing on turbines, generators, and 
related equipment for Units 5-8 at the main dam. 
Real estate acquisition was initiated and will continue 
for several more years. 
Libby Reregulating Dam -Power Units Project. 
Continuation of preconstruction planning by 
initiating work on General Design Memorandum 
1, Phase 2, is pending authorization to proceed. 
36. OTHER AL THORIZED 
MULTIPLE-PURPOSE POWER 
PROJECTS 
See Table 38-I. 
General Investigations 
37. SURVEYS 
Fiscal year costs were $1,051,868, of which 
$744,275 was for flood control studies, $54,316 
was for navigation studies, $34,832 was for 
special studies, $197,787 was for comprehensive 
basin studies, and $20,658 was for review of 
authorized projects. 
38. COLLECTION AND STUDY OF 
BASIC DATA 
The work programmed for collection and study 
of basic data covers international water studies, 
flood plain management services, and hydrologic 
studies. Work on international water studies included 
checking Kootenay Lake storage computations 
to determine compliance of West 
Kootenay Power & Light Co. with orders of International 
Joint Commission, and coordination 
with International Kootenay Lake, Osoyoos Lake, 
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and Skagit River Boards of Control in enforce- national water studies, $284,293 for flood plain 
ment of International Joint Commission orders. management services, and $3,056 for hydrologic 
Completed flood plain information report on studies, a total of $296,410. (See Table 38-J on 
Chehalis River, Aberdeen to Satsop and vicinity completed flood plain studies.) 
in Washington. Technical assistance was provided 
other Federal and non-Federal agencies in 39. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
flood hazard eve luation and related services as 
requested. Fiscal year costs were $9,061 for inter- No program for FY 1977. 
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Project 
Anacortes Harbor 
Wash. 
(Federal Funds) 
(Contrib. Funds) 
2. Anacortes Navigation 
Channel, Wash. 
(Sec. 107) 
(Contrib. Funds) 
3. Bellingham Harbor, 
Wash. 
(Federal Funds) 
(Contrib. Funds) 
4. Squalicum Harbor, 
Bellingham, Wash. 
5. Everett Harbor 
and Snohomish 
River, Wash. 
(Federal Funds) 
(Contrib. Funds) 
6. Grays Harbor and 
Chehalis River, 
Wash. 
(Federal Funds) 
(Contrib. Funds) 
7. Lake Crockett, 
Wash. 
REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
COST AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
See 
Section 
in Text FY 74 FY 75 FY 76 
Total Cost to 
FY 77 Sep. 30, 1977 
1. 
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. 
Funding 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Contrib. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Contrib. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Contrib. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Contrib. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Contrib. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Contrib. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Contrib. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
Minor Rehab. 
Approp. 
Cost 
Major Rehab. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Contrib. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Contrib. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
- - - - 222,345 
- - - - 222,345 
13,006 243,200 30,974 4,000 407,954 
13,006 243,005 31,051 3,972 407,808 1 
- - - - 59,523 
- - - - 59,523 
- 5,000 - - 5,000 
- 5,000 - - 5,000 
17,220 779,300 -33,000 -9,000 825,262 32 
17,220 183,379 523,581 30,340 825,262 12 
- - 6,000 700 6,700 
- - - 6,700 6,700 
- - - 1,566,840 
....- 1 , 5 6 6 , 8 4 0 2 
6,015 5,400 36,736 93,000 507,275 
6,015 5,400 36,248 93,287 507,074 1. 
- - - - 31,581 
- - - - 31,581 4 
- - - - 9,103 
- - - - 9,103 
11,144 9,700 42,142 46,000 219,217 31 
13,491 8,887 41,733 46,356 202,235 1 
- - - - 1,775,744 
- - - - 1,775,744 5 
356,000 337,500 779,500 22,000 3,254,402 
501,427 350,995 781,332 21,893 3,254,291 1 6 
- - - - 5,618 
- - - - 5,618 
- - 16,000 - 16,000 
- - - 16,000 16,000 
- - - - 5,030,851 
- - - - 5,030,851 7 
2,109,873 3,749,700 4,949,000 4,133,200 44,180,616 
1,985,920 3,281,012 5,282,763 3,792,062 43,539,026 
- - - - 120,592 
- - - - 120,592 
- - - - 4,606,145 
- - - - 4,606,145 
- - - - 35,834 
- - - - 35,834 
- - - - 47,889 
- - - - 47,889 
- 60,000 320,240 
- - - 30,476 290,716

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TABLE 38-A (Continued) COST AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
See 
Section Total Cost to 
in Text Project Funding FY 74 FY 75 FY 76 FY 77 Sep. 30, 1977 
8. Lake Washington 
Ship Canal, Wash. 
9. Puget Sound and its 
Tributary Waters, 
Wash. 
10. Quillayute River, 
Wash. 
(Federal Funds) 
(Contrib. Funds) 
11. Seattle Harbor, 
Wash. 
(Federal Funds) 
(Contrib. Funds) 
12. Swinomish Channel, 
Wash. 
13. Tacoma Harbor, 
Wash. 
(Federal Funds) 
(Contrib. Funds) 
14. Willapa River and 
Harbor and Naselle 
River, Wash. 
(Federal Funds) 
(Contrib. Funds) 
18. Ediz Hook, Wash. 
(Federal Funds) 
20. Howard A. Hanson 
Dam, Wash. 
(Federal Funds) 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Contrib. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Contrib. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Contrib. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Contrib. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
2,160 7,057 
2,160 7,057 
- 6,200 
- 4,498 
2,322,500 2,933,600 
2,460,062 2,649,250 
595,000 
595,204 
176,372 
154,093 
32,476 
30,617 
265,000 
432,834 
338,155 
159,373 
663,505 
588,546 
500,000 
16,159 
295,405 
277,659 
578,700 
575,780 
506,500 
528,902 
407,400 
406,715 
342,300 
344,276 
-9,200 
169,581 
75,800 
151,165 
450,000 
927,284 
404,000 
374,306 
134,000 
130,898 
75,000 
46,791 
2,934,800 
3,146,731 
855,700 
819,987 
152,000 
151,353 
670,175 
483,129 
157,000 
159,681 
7,323 
7,323 
- 378,440 ' 
3,078 378,416 
653,000 4,758,497 9 
669,392 4,744,978 o1110 
3,229,200 31,811,630 
3,053,042 31,372,771 12 
- 43,337 
- 43,337 
893,000 9,120,833 
926,922 9,114,462 13 
- 521,850 
- 521,850 14 
393,000 3,309,760 
388,294 3,304,217 
- 20,000 
- 20,000 
- 170,335 
- 170,335 
179,000 3,697,216 
368,578 3,697,2041 
- 69,333 
- 69,333 
- 808,332 
- 808,332 15 
328,000 4,246,743 
317,026 4,235,642 
- 2,435,500 
- 2,435,500 16 
156,000 1,274,398 
154,579 1,272,976 17 
- 559,581 
- 559,581 18 
- 1,579,269 
- 1,579,269 19 
803,500 325,000 11,992,178 
334,906 761,641 11,957,773 o20 
- - 78,372 
- - 78,372 21 
212,000 1,999,880 3,161,880 
212,151 2,004,493 3,160,087 
- - 37,048,061 
- - 37,048,061 
430,300 392,300 4,524,251 
474,324 331,612 4,450,871 
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REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
TABLE 38-A (Continued) COST AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
See 
Section 
in Text Project 
(Contrib. Funds) 
21. Mud Mountain Dam, 
Wash. 
22. Okanogan River, 
Omak, Wash. 
23. Shelton Creek, 
Wash. 
24. Skagit River, Wash. 
(Levee and Channel 
Improvements) 
25. Stillaguamish 
River, Wash. 
26. Tacoma, Puyallup 
River, Wash. 
27. Wenatchee, 
Canyons 1 and 2, 
Wash. 
28. Wynoochee Lake, 
Wash. 
33. Albeni Falls Dam, 
Idaho 
34. Chief Joseph Dam - 
Rufus Woods Lake, 
Wash. 
35. Libby Dam - Lake 
Koocanusa, Mont. 
(Federal Funds) 
(Contrib. Funds) 
Funding 
New Work 
Contrib. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
Minor Rehab. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
Major Rehab. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Contrib. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
Total Cost to 
FY 74 FY 75 FY 76 FY 77 Sep. 30, 1977 
34,589 
856,500 
854,524 
13,900 
15,359 
17,314 
15,242 
19,486 
19,486 
91,000 
93,499 
587,087 
269,595 
269,027 
28,000 
53,912 
841,336 
823,241 
3,556,000 
3,457,173 
2,126,300 
2,112,620 
32,595,000 
32,790,824 
261,964 
235,707 
- - - 2,000,000 
- - - 2,000,000 
- - - 13,295,848 22 
- - - 13,295,848 23 
469,500 836,800 508,300 7,161,872 
502,799 761,902 555,090 7,131,416 
- - - 285,908 
- - - 285,908 
115,000 - 125,000 240,000 4 
114,533 136 106,357 221,026 4 
- 62,600 625,700 785,520 ; 
- 34,962 650,226 782,408 
- - 104,708 104,708 
- - 99,014 99,014 
- - - 220,594 
- - - 220,594 
23,100 50,426 29,000 734,545 
24,143 50,361 27,241 731,692 
- - - 3,943,853 
- - - 3,943,853 24 
29,600 10,574 23,000 197,297 
28,995 11,179 22,448 196,745 
49,500 360,800 -89,585 546,415 
49,071 259,252 10,308 544,331 
696,000 - -65,000 23,392,245 
66,890 655,438 -7,469 23,391,990 
349,500 643,300 638,800 2,076,488 
347,790 632,647 626,418 2,040,399 
201,800 15,000 66,000 31,828,497 25 
68,632 133,354 64,546 31,812,202 26 
832,000 1,271,200 1,131,000 11,891,556 
858,228 1,302,964 1,079,152 11,801,973 
22,500,000 73,804,000 77,609,000 324,562,235 27 
22,359,215 73,085,150 76,923,258 322,849,066 28 
2,247,000 2,580,000 2,698,000 29,902,435 
2,013,155 2,762,329 2,779,650 29,814,569 
- - - 297,630 
- - - 297,630 
28,575,000 20,290,000 12,170,997 463,811,340 29 
29,186,731 18,864,602 13,550,271 463,503,472 30 
- - - 17,500 
- - - 15,910 31 
635,000 1,532,600 1,428,000 3,934,079 
647,652 1,524,942 1,423,617 3,899,717 
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SEATTLE, WASH., DISTRICT 
TABLE 38-A (Continued) COST AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
See 
Section Total Cost to 
in Text Project Funding FY 74 FY 75 FY 76 FY 77 Sep. 30, 1977 
1. Includes applicable portion of Reconnaissance and 
Condition Surveys appropriations and costs. 
2. Includes $56,582 for previous projects. Excludes $13,- 
000 Coast Guard funds expended. 
3. Includes $1,092 for previous project. 
4. Excludes $2,157,473 expended by Port of Bellingham 
in fulfilling requirements of local cooperation. 
5. Includes $418,209 for previous projects. Excludes 
$43,000 Coast Guard funds expended. 
6. Includes $5,869 for previous projects. 
7. Includes $113,134 for previous projects. Excludes 
$162,000 Navy funds and $6,000 Coast Guard funds expended. 
8. Includes $37,415 for previous projects. 
9. Includes $734,200 Code 710 funds for recreation on 
completed project. 
10. Includes $485,002 for previous projects. 
11. Includes $720,680 Code 710 funds for recreation on 
completed project. 
12. Includes $1,631,195 expended between 1916 and 1936 
on operation and care of works of improvement, under 
provisions of the permanent indefinite appropriation for such 
purposes. 
13. Includes $67,496 for previous project. 
14. Excludes Navy funds expended on dredging river 
channel in 1944; and Coast Guard funds expended for channel 
dredging in 1948 and 1949. 
15. Excludes $1,000 Coast Guard funds expended. 
16. Includes $159,584 for previous projects. 
17. Includes $5,347 for previous projects. 
18. Includes $62,697 value in work contributed by Port of 
Tacoma. 
19. Includes $228,084 for previous projects. Excludes 
$40,000 Coast Guard funds expended. 
20. Includes $309,177 for previous projects. 
21. Includes $6,597 for previous project. 
22. Includes $87,785 Code 710 funds for recreation on completed 
project. 
23. Includes $87,785 Code 710 funds for recreation on completed 
project. 
24. Includes $1,035 Code 710 funds for recreation on completed 
project. 
25. Includes $136,736 Public Works Acceleration Act 
funds and $922,147 Code 710 funds for recreation on completed 
project. 
26. Includes $136,736 Public Works Acceleration Act 
funds and $905,854 Code 710 funds for recreation on completed 
project. 
27. Includes $102,409,000 for 11 additional generator units: 
and $58,000 Public Works Acceleration Act funds and 
$147,983 Code 710 funds for recreation on completed project. 
28. Includes $101,381,572 for 11 additional generator units: 
and $58,000 Public Works Acceleration Act funds and 
$147,983 Code 710 funds for recreation on completed project. 
29. Includes $5,170,000 for additional units and 
reregulating dam, and for planning $75,000 for power. 
30. Includes $5,030,317 for additional units and 
reregulating dam, and for planning $75,000 for power. 
31. Excludes $185,349 Federal Aviation Agency funds for 
construction of Kelley Flats airport facility. 
32. Includes $87,963 preauthorization cost. 
33. Includes $131,075 preauthorization cost. 
34. Includes $125,000 preauthorization cost. 
35. Includes $100,221 preauthorization cost. 
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TABLE 38-B AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
Work Authorized 
ANACORTES HARBOR, WASH. 
(See Section 1 of Text) 
Channel in Capsante Waterway.1 
Mooring basin. 
Mar. 2, 1919 
Sept. 3, 1954 
July 14, 1960, 
as amended 
(Sec. 107)2 
June 25, 1910 
July 3, 1930 
Aug. 26, 1937 
Sept. 3, 1954 
July 3, 1958 
July 14, 1960 
as amended 
(Sec. 107)6 
June 25, 1910 
July 3, 1930 
June 20, 1938 
Sept. 3, 1954 
July 14, 1960 
Aug. 13, 1968 
June 3, 1896 
Mar. 2, 1907 
Mar. 2, 1907 
June 25, 1910 
June 25, 1910 
Aug. 8, 1917 
Jan. 21, 1927 
ANACORTES NAVIGATION CHANNEL, WASH. 
(See Section 2 of Text) 
Navigation channel. 
BELLINGHAM HARBOR, WASH. (See Section 3 of Text) 
Whatcom Creek Waterway 26- and 18-foot channels. 
Entrance channel in Squalicum Creek Waterway. 
Maintenance of southerly half and westerly 
end of Squalicum Creek Basin. 
Small-boat basin adjacent to Squalicum 
Creek Waterway. 
Whatcom Creek Waterway, 30-foot channel. 
SQUALICUM HARBOR, BELLINGHAM, WASH. 
(See Section 4 of Text) 
EVERETT HARBOR AND SNOHOMISH RIVER, WASH. 
(See Section 5 of Text) 
Training dike 10,500 feet long extending across bar at 
outlet of old river channel. 
Raise 6,000 feet of training dike, extend spur dike, 
widen gap in dike as required, maintain East Waterway 
and channel to gap. 
Abandon project for Snohomish River and provide 
settling basin near 14th Street. 
Spur dike at Preston Point, remove training dike north 
of river outlet, enlarge channel to 14th Street, and 
deepen settling basin. 
Widen channel from settling basin to gap; extend channel 
to head of Steamboat Slough; and a settling basin 
within upper channel reach. 
Raise and extend existing training dike; and construct 
breakwater on westerly and southerly sides of 14th 
Street small-boat basin. 
GRAYS HARBOR AND CHEHALIS RIVER, WASH. 
(See Section 6 of Text) 
South jetty. 
A north jetty 9,000 feet long. 
The 18-foot channel. 
Extend north jetty 7,000 feet; length of south jetty 
fixed at 13,734 feet. 
A 6-foot channel above Cosmopolis. 
Dredging in bar channel 
Dredging in bar channel. 
-8-22 
Acts Documents 
H. Doc. 1117, 64th Cong., 
1st Sess. 
S. Doc. 102, 83d Cong., 
2d Sess. 
Detailed Project Report in 
Office, Chief of Engineers 
H. Doc. 1161, 60th Cong., 
2d Sess. 
H. Doc. 187, 70th Cong., 
1st Sess. 
Rivers and Harbors Committee 
Doc. 70, 74th Cong., 1st Sess.3 
H. Doc. 558, 82d Cong., 2d 
Sess. 4 
S. Doc. 46, 85th Cong., 1st 
Sess.5 
Detailed Project Report in 
Office, Chief of Engineers 
H. Doc. 1108, 60th Cong., 
2d Sess. 
H. Doc. 377, 71st Cong., 
2d Sess. 
H. Doc. 546, 75th Cong., 
3d Sess. 
H. Doc. 569, 81st Cong., 
2d Sess. 
H. Doc. 348, 86th Cong., 
2d Sess. 
H. Doc. 357, 90th Cong., 
2d Sess.7 
Annual Report, 1895, 
pp. 3517-3533 
Rivers and Harbors 
Committee Doc. 2, 59th 
Cong., 2d Sess. 
H. Doc. 507, 59th Cong., 
1st Sess. 
Rivers and Harbors 
Committee Doc. 29, 
61st Cong., 2d Sess. 
H. Doc. 1125, 60th Cong., 
2d Sess. 
H. Doc. 1729, 64th Cong., 
2d Sess. 
H. Doc. 582, 69th Cong., 
2d Sess. 
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TABLE 38-B (Continued) AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
Acts Work Authorized Documents 
July 3, 1930 
Aug. 30, 1935 
Aug. 30, 1935 
Mar. 2, 1945 
June 30, 1948 
Sept. 3, 1954 
Sept. 3, 1954 
March 2, 1945 
June 25, 1910 
Mar. 4, 1913 
Aug. 8, 1917 
Sept. 22, 1922 
June 26, 193410 
Aug. 30, 193511" 
July 13, 1892 
July 3, 1930 
Mar. 2, 1945 
Sept, 3, 1954 
Mar. 2, 1919 
Mar. 3, 1925 
July 3, 1930 
16-foot channel from Cosmopolis to Montesano. 8 
Reconstruct north and south jetties to an elevation of 
16 feet above mean lower low water. 
Maintain 26-foot channel below Aberdeen (as authorized 
by Public Works Administration Dec. 11, 1933) and 
combining projects for Grays Harbor and bar entrance 
and Grays Harbor, inner portion, and Chehalis River 
under a modified project for Grays Harbor and Chehalis 
River. 
Maintain 30-foot depth in channel from deep water in 
Grays Harbor to Port of Grays Harbor Commission terminal, 
which was deepened from 26 to 30 feet with Navy funds. 
14-foot channel to Bay City; breakwater at Westhaven; 
protection of Point Chehalis; and maintenance of 
Westhaven entrance channel.9 
Dredging and maintenance of a 30-foot channel and 
turning basin from Aberdeen to Cosmopolis. 
Additional breakwater, 1,400 feet long, at Westhaven 
Cove. 
LAKE CROCKETT, WASH. (See Section 7 of Text) 
Small-boat basin. 
LAKE WASHINGTON SHIP CANAL WASH 
(See Section 8 of Text) 
For a double lock and fixed dam with gated spillway 
and necessary accessory works at entrance to Salmon 
Bay; dredging a channel from locks to deep water in 
Puget Sound, and excavation by local interests of a 
channel from locks into Lake Washington. 
Dredging below locks and revetting canal banks. 
Increased dimensions of channel between Puget Sound and 
locks and a 600-foot extension of lower guide pier. 
Operating and care of locks and dam provided for with 
funds from War Department appropriations for Rivers 
and Harbors. 
Enlarge channel between locks and Lake Washington. 
PUGET SOUND AND ITS TRIBUTARY WATERS, WASH. 
(See Section 9 of Text) 
Maintenance of the rivers tributary to Puget Sound by 
snagging and dredging; and removal of floating debris 
from Seattle Harbor. 
QUILLAYUTE RIVER, WASH. (See Section 10 of Text) 
Jetty (5 feet high) on easterly side of mouth, and a 
dike with groins, on westerly side, to stabilize 
entrance.' 
Maintenance dredging to provide a channel 6 feet deep 
and of suitable width from ocean to within river 
mouth. 
Raising jetty to 15 feet; channel 10 by 100 feet, 
2,000 feet long; moorage basin.' 3 
SEATTLE HARBOR, WASH. (See Section 11 of Text) 
Maintenance of East and West Waterways 750 feet 
wide and 34 feet deep, and of Duwamish Waterway 
20 feet deep and 150 feet wide as far south as 
Eighth Avenue South Bridge. 
Enlargement of Duwamish Waterway.' 4 
H. Doc. 315, 70th Cong., 
1st Sess. 
Rivers and Harbors 
Committee Doc. 2, 
74th Cong., 1st Sess. 
H. Doc. 53, 73d Cong., 
1st Sess.; Rivers and 
Harbors Committee Doc. 
2, 74th Cong., 1st Sess. 
Report in Office, Chief 
of Engineers 
H. Doc. 635, 80th Cong., 
2d Sess. 
H. Doc. 412, 83d Cong., 
2d Sess. 
H. Doc. 30, 84th Cong., 
1st Sess. 7 
H. Doc. 303, 77th Cong., 
1st Sess.7 
H. Doc. 953, 60th Cong., 
1st Sess. 
H. Doc. 800, 64th Cong., 
1st Sess. 
H. Doc. 324, 67th Cong., 
2d Sess. 
H. Doc. 140, 72d Cong., 
1st Sess.' 
Annual Report for 1893, 
page 342512 
H. Doc. 125, 71st Cong., 
1st Sess. 
H. Doc. 218, 78th Cong., 
1st Sess. 
H. Doc. 579, 81st Cong., 
2d Sess.' 
S. Doc. 313, 65th Cong., 
3d Sess. 
H. Doc. 108, 68th Cong., 
1st Sess., and H. Doc. 
126, 71st Cong., 2nd 
Sess.' 
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TABLE 38-B (Continued) AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
Acts Work Authorized Documents 
Aug. 30, 1935 
July 13, 1892 
Aug. 30, 1935 
Oct. 23, 1962 
Dec. 22, 1944 
as amended 
June 13, 1902 
July 3, 1930 
Aug. 26, 1937 
Aug. 30, 1935 
Sept. 3, 1954 
Oct. 23, 1962 
July 27, 1916 
Aug. 30, 1935" 
Aug. 30, 1935 5 
Mar. 2, 1945 
Sept, 3, 1954 
Mar. 7, 1974 
(P.L. 93-251, 
93rd Cong.) 
May 17, 1950 
Aug. 6, 1958 
(P.L. 85-592) 
June 22, 1936 
Dec. 22, 1944 
as amended 
Maintenance of East Waterway between 750-foot section 
and Spokane Street, and turning basin at junction of 
East and Duwamish Waterways. 
SWINOMISH CHANNEL, WASH. (See Section 12 of Text) 
Channel 4 feet deep and 100 feet wide, and dike 
construction. 
Enlargement of channel to present project dimensions. 
Removal of navigation hazards at "Hole-in-the-Wall". 
Construction, operation, and maintenance of recreation 
facilities. 
TACOMA HARBOR, WASH. (See Section 13 of Text) 
City Waterway. 
Hylebos Waterway. 
Training walls at mouth of Puyallup River (previously 
authorized by Public Works Administration Sept. 6 
1933). 
Blair Waterway extension. 
Blair and Hylebos Waterways extension. 
WILLAPA RIVER AND HARBOR AND NASELLE 
RIVER, WASH. (See Section 14 of Text) 
Channel 24 feet deep, 200 feet wide, in Willapa River, 
and 150 feet wide minth e forks. 
Maintenance of channel over bar to a depth of 26 feet 
and minimum width of 500 feet. 
For cutoff channel at Narrows. 
Channel from deep water in Palix River to Bay Center 
dock. 
Widen Willapa River channel to 360 and 250 feet between 
South Bend and the forks; Tokeland and Nahcotta 
basins; and Naselle River clearance. 
EDIZ HOOK, WASH. (See Section 18 of Text) 
Construction of 10,000 lineal feet of rock revetment, 
together with initial beach replenishment and annual 
nourishment. 
Emergency interim measures necessary to prevent breaching 
of Ediz Hook prior to construction of authorized 
project. 
HOWARD A. HANSON DAM, WASH. (See Section 20 
of Text) 
Eagle Gorge flood control dam on Green River. 
Redesignation of project as Howard A. Hanson Dam. 
MUD MOUNTAIN DAM, WASH. (See Section 21 of Text) 
Flood control dam on White River. 
Construction, operation, and maintenance of recreation 
facilities. 
H. Doc. 211, 72nd Cong., 
1st Sess.
7 
H. Doc. 31, 52d Cong., 
1st Sess. and Annual 
Report, 1892, p. 2752. 
S. Committee Print, 
73d Cong., 1st Sess. 
H. Doc. 499, 87th Cong., 
2d Sess.7 
H. Doc. 76,56th Cong., 
2d Sess. 
Rivers and Harbors 
Committee Docs. 25, 
71st Cong., 2d Sess., 
and 91, 74th Cong., 
2d Sess. 
Rivers and Harbors 
Committee Doc. 55, 
72d Cong., 2d Sess. 
H. Doc. 171, 84th Cong., 
2d Sess. 
S. Doc. 101, 87th Cong., 
2d Sess.7 
H. Doc. 706, 63d Cong., 
2d Sess. 
Rivers and Harbors 
Committee Doc. 41, 
72d Cong., 1st Sess. 
Rivers and Harbors 
Committee Doc. 37, 
73d Cong., 2d Sess. 
H. Doc. 481, 76th Cong., 
2d Sess. 
H. Doc. 425, 83d Cong., 
2d Sess.7 
H. Doc. 93-101, 93rd Cong., 
1st Sess. 
H. Doc. 271, 81st Cong., 
1st Sess.7 
S. Comm. Print, 
Puyallup River, Wash., 
74th Cong., 2d Sess. 
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TABLE 38-B (Continued) AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
Acts Work Authorized Documents 
June 30, 1948 
as amended 
(Sec. 205)16 
June 30, 1948 
as amended 
(Sec 205)17 
Nov. 7, 1966 
June 22, 1936 
June 28, 1938 
June 22, 1936 
Dec. 22, 1944 
as amended 
Oct. 27, 1965 
(Sec. 201) 
(Authorized 1970)18 
Oct. 23, 1962 
Mar. 7, 1974 
(P.L. 93-251) 
Mar. 7, 1974 
(P.L. 93-251) 
May 17, 1950 
Dec. 22, 1944 
as amended 
July 24, 1946 
June 30, 1948 
(P.L. 858, 80th 
Cong., 2d Sess.) 
July 9, 1952 
(P.L. 469, 82d 
Cong., 2d Sess. 
Dec. 22, 1944 
as amended 
May 17, 1950 
Nov. 7, 1966 
(P.L. 89-789) 
OKANOGAN RIVER, OMAK, WASH. (See Section 22 
of Text) 
SHELTON CREEK, WASH. (See Section 23 of Text) 
SKAGIT RIVER, WASH., (LEVEE AND CHANNEL 
IMPROVEMENTS) (See Section 24 of Text) 
STILLAGUAMISH RIVER, WASH. (See Section 25 
of Text) 
Improvement of flood channel by clearing and bank 
revetment at 26 places; concrete weir at head of 
Cook Slough; and 2 cutoff channels in Cook Slough. 
Maintenance of improvements. 
TACOMA, PUYALLUP RIVER, WASH. (See Section 26 
of Text) 
Channel improvement to protect people and industrial 
section of City of Tacoma. 
Construction, operation, and maintenance of recreation 
facilities. 
WENATCHEE, CANYONS 1 AND 2, WASH. 
(See Section 27 of Text) 
Reinforced concrete channels and appurtenances, 4.6 
miles long, to protect people and City of Wenatchee 
and agricultural land from floods. 
WYNOOCHEE LAKE, WASH. (See Section 28 of Text) 
Dam and reservoir for water supply, flood control, 
irrigation, fish and wildlife, and recreation. 
Transfer to State of Washington as a part of project 
costs $696,000 for construction of fish hatchery 
facilities. 
Amend contract between City of Aberdeen and United 
States for use of storage space, permitting deferral 
of the major portion of the first 10-years payments. 
ALBENI FALLS DAM, IDAHO (See Section 33 of Text) 
Multi-purpose dam with powerhouse. 
Construction, operation, and maintenance of recreation 
facilities. 
CHIEF JOSEPH DAM - RUFUS WOODS LAKE, WASH. 
(See Section 34 of Text) 
Multi-purpose dam and powerhouse on Columbia River at 
Foster Creek. 
Redesignation of the project as Chief Joseph Dam. 
Designation of reservoir as Rufus Woods Lake. 
Construction, operation, and maintenance of recreation 
facilities. 
LIBBY DAM - LAKE KOOCANUSA, MONT. 
(See Section 35 of Text) 
Multi-purpose dam and powerhouse, and reregulating 
facilities. 
School facilities for education of dependents of 
construction personnel, Libby project. 
Detailed Project Report in 
Office, Chief of Engineers 
Detailed Project Report in 
Office, Chief of Engineers 
H. Doc., 89th Cong., 
2d Sess. 7 
H. Doc. 657, 71st Cong., 
3d Sess. 7 
S. Comm. Print, 
Puyallup River, Wash., 
74th Cong., 2d Sess.7 
H. Doc. 91-3707 
H. Doc. 601, 87th Cong., 
2d Sess. 7 
S. Doc. 9, 81st Cong., 
1st Sess.7 
H. Doc. 693, 79th Cong., 
2d Sess.7 
H. Doc. 531, 81st Cong., 
2d Sess. 7 
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TABLE 38-B (Continued) AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
Acts Work Authorized Documents 
Jan. 2, 1968 Airport facility at Kelley Flats, Mont. 
(P.L. 90-239) 1 A 
Aug. 13, 1968 Design standards for relocation of Montana State 
(P.L. 90-483) 20 Highway 37 to be those adopted by State of Montana 
pursuant to provisions of Highway Safety Act of 
1966. 
June 19, 1970 Participation with State of Montana in construction, 
(P.L. 91-282)21 operation and maintenance of fish hatchery facilities. 
Dec. 31, 1970 Designation of lake formed by the waters impounded by 
(P.L. 91-625) Libby Dam as Lake Koocanusa. 
Dec. 31, 1970 Design and construction of sewage collection and sewage 
(P.L. 91-611) treatment facility as part of relocation of municipal 
facilities of Rexford, Montana; and compensation for 
railroad employees suffering long-term economic injury 
through reduction of income as result of the relocation 
of rail transportation facilities due to the 
construction of Libby Dam. 
Mar. 7, 1974 Phase I design memorandum stage for installation of S. Doc. 93-29, 93d Cong., 
(P.L. 93-251) power generating facilities at Libby Reregulating Dam. 1st Sess. 
Mar. 7, 1974 Construction of fish production measures to compensate 
(P.L. 93-251) for fish losses attributed to the project, and for 
acquisition of necessary real estate, construction of 
access roads and utilities (Amends P.L. 91-282 by 
increasing limitation from $750,000 to $4,000,000) 
Mar. 7, 1974 Acquisition of land not to exceed $2,000,000 for 
(P.L. 93-251) prevention of wildlife grazing losses caused by 
the project. 
Mar. 7, 1974 Reimbursement (not to exceed $350,000) to Boundary 
(P.L. 93-251) County, Idaho for reconstruction of Deep Creek 
Bridge made necessary by duration of high flows 
during drawdown operations at Libby Dam. 
Mar. 7, 1974 Compensation, not to exceed $1,500,000, to Drainage 
(P.L. 93-251) Districts and owners of leveed and unleveed lands, 
in Kootenai Flats, Boundary County, Idaho, for 
damages caused by duration of higher flows during 
drawdown operations at Libby Dam. 
1. A portion inactive. 
2. Authorized by Chief of Engineers Dec. 31, 1974. 
3. Contains latest published map of Squalicum Creek 
Waterway. 
4. Contains latest published map of small-boat basin. 
5. Contains latest published map of Whatcom Creek 
Waterway. 
6. Authorized by Chief of Engineers 10 February 1976. 
7. Contains latest published map. 
8. Inactive. 
9. A portion deferred. 
10. Permanent Appropriations Repeal Act. 
11. Included in Public Works Administration Program. 
12. Annual Report for 1913 contains latest published map 
(Page 3127). 
13. Maintenance of these items, as well as sandspit north of 
James Island, is included in this modification. 
14. Includes settling basin of 100,000 cubic yards capacity 
which has been classified as inactive. 
15. Included in Emergency Relief Program, May28,1935. 
16. Authorized by Chluef of Engineers 7 June 1977. 
17. Authorized by Chief of Engineers 28 May 1976. 
18. Authorized by House of Representatives and Senate 
Public Works Committee resolutions adopted December 15 
and 17, 1970, respectively. 
19. Supplemental Appropriations Act of 1968, Section 
502. 
20. Flood Control Act of 1968, Section 212. 
21. River Basin Monetary Authorization and Miscellaneous 
Civil Works Amendments Act of 1970, Section 7. 
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TABLE 38-C TOTAL COST OF EXISTING PROJECT 
TO SEP. 30, 1977 
Section Project Funds New Work Maintenance Rehabilitation Total 
Bellingham Harbor, 
Wash. 
Everett Harbor 
and Snohomish 
River, Wash. 
Grays Harbor and 
Chehalis River, 
Wash. 
Lake Washington 
Ship Canal, Wash. 
Puget Sound and 
its Tributary 
Waters, Wash. 
Tacoma Harbor, 
Wash. 
Willapa River and 
Harbor and Naselle 
River, Wash. 
Regular 
U.S. Coast Guard 
Total, U.S. 
Contributed 
Total, All 
Regular 
U.S. Coast Guard 
Total, U.S. 
Contributed 
Total, All 
Regular 
Public Works 
Public Works 
Acceleration Act 
Emergency Relief 
U.S. Coast Guard 
U.S. Navy 
Total, U.S. 
Contributed 
Total, All 
Regular 
Public Works 
Total 
Regular 
Regular 
Public Works 
Total, U.S. 
Contributed 
Total, All 
Regular 
Public Works 
U.S. Coast Guard 
Emergency Relief 
Total, U.S. 
Contributed 
Total, All 
6. 
8. 
$1,510,258 
13,000 
1,523,258 
31,581 
1,554,839 
1,357,535 
43,000 
1,400,535 
5,618 
1,406,153 
4,917,717 
6,000 
162,000 
5,085,717 
35,834 
5,121,551 
4,067,459 
192,516 
4,259,975 
43,337 
2,224,307 
51,609 
2,275,916 
559,581 
2,835,497 
1,158,871 
40,000 
192,314 
1,391,185 
71,775 
1,462,960 
$505,982 
505,982 
9,103 
515,085 
3,248,422 
3,248,422 
16,000 
3,264,422 
43,034,951 
57,000 
409,660 
43,501,611 
47,889 
43,549,500 
31,372,771 
31,372,771 
9,046,966 
1,267,629 
1,267,629 
1,267,629 
11,570,063 
78,533 
11,648,596 
11,648,596 
13. 
4,615,737 
111,000 
4,726,737 
4,726,737 
$2,016,240 
13,000 
2,029,240 
40,684 
2,069,924 
4,605,957 
43,000 
4,648,957 
21,618 
4,670,575 
52,568,405 
57,000 
111,000 
409,660 
6,000 
162,000 
53,314,065 
83,723 
53,397,788 
35,440,230 
192,516 
35,632,746 
9,090,303 
3,491,936 
51,609 
3,543,545 
559,581 
4,103,126 
12,728,934 
78,533 
40,000 
192,314 
13,039,781 
71,775 
13,111,556 
14. 
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TABLE 38-D 
REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
LAKE WASHINGTON SHIP CANAL, WASH. 
PRINCIPAL FEATURES OF DOUBLE LOCK AND DAM 
(See Section 8 of Text) 
Section Large Lock Small Lock 
Miles above mouth 1-1/4 1-1/4 
Clear width of chamber Feet 80 28 
Maximum available length Feet 760 123 
Lift Feet 26 26 
Depth on upper miter sill' Feet 36 16 
Depth on intermediate miter sil 2 Feet 29- 
Depth on lower miter sill2 Feet 29 16 
Character of foundation Clay Clay 
Kind of dam Fixed dam with Fixed dam with 
gated spillway. gated spillway. 
Type of construction Concrete Concrete 
Year completed 1916 1916 
Cost 3 3 
1. Low water in upper pool. 3. Cost of double lock and dam was $2,224,712 and the 
2. Mean lower low water in Puget Sound. emergency gates, completed in 1923, $174,693. 
TABLE 38-E PROJECT CONDITION SURVEYS 
(See Section 15 of Text) 
Name of Project Date Survey Conducted 
Washington: 
Blaine Harbor April 1977 
Edmonds Harbor April 1977 
Hammersley Inlet June 1977 
Kingston Harbor October 1976 
Mats Mats Bay June 1977 
Neah Bay May 1977 
Olympia Harbor June 1977 
Port Angeles Harbor June 1977 
Port Gamble Harbor October 1976 
Port Townsend October 1976 
Shilshole Bay, Seattle January 1977 
Waterway Connecting Port Townsend October 1976 
and Oak Bay 
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TABLE 38-F OTHER AUTHORIZED NAVIGATION PROJECTS 
(See Section 16 of Text) 
For Last Cost to Sep. 30, 1977 
Full Report 
See Annual Operation and 
Project Report For Construction Maintenance 1 
Bellingham Harbor, Wash. (I&J Street 
Waterway) 2 1966 125,634 6,570 
Blaine Harbor, Wash. 2 1958 346,650 25,448 
Brownsville, Wash. 1972 79,305 3- 
Columbia River, Wenatchee to 
Kettle Falls, Wash. 2 1923 274,390 4 7,693 
Edmonds Harbor, Wash. 1966 - 11,326 
Flathead River, Mont. 2 1901 9,811 - 
Hammersley Inlet, Wash. 1950 9,000 25,393 
Hoquiam River, Wash. 2 1950 51,294 12,201 
Kingston Harbor, Wash. 2 1967 262,570 6 22,548 6 
Kootenai River, Idaho and Mont. 2 1933 9,255 5,643 
Mats Mats Bay, Wash. 2 1970 137,679 7 8,955 
Neah Bay, Wash. 2 1976 2,057,266 266,111 
Olympia Harbor, Wash. 1975 464,782 8 581,652 9 
Poison Bay, Flathead Lake, Mont. 2 1918 4,491 259 
Port Angeles Harbor, Wash. 1960 470,873 42,827 
Port Gamble Harbor, Wash. 1953 11,911 10 37,467 
Port Orchard Bay, Wash. 2 1928 42,804 4,12Z 
Port Townsend, Wash. 1974 480,899 11 47,567 
Sammamish River, Wash. 1972 18,280 3- 
Shilshole Bay, Seattle, Wash. 2 1962 2,575,091 27,432 
Skagit River, Wash. 1950 102,330 12 60,265 
Stillaguamish River, Wash. 1946 4,234 13 - 
Waterway Connecting Port Townsend 
and Oak Bay, Wash. 1975 73,322 240,993 
1. Includes applicable portion of reconnaissance and condition 
survey costs. 
2. Completed. 
3. Project deferred pending compliance by sponsor with 
local cooperation requirements. 
4. Includes $8,005 expended for previous project. 
5. Excludes $117,585 contributed funds expended. 
6. Includes $5,000 for mitigation shore damages study 
expended. 
7. Excludes $28,288 contributed funds expended. 
8. Includes $183,257 for previous projects, and $2,803 expended 
for restudy Fiscal Years 1971-1973. 
9. Includes $14,418 expended for previous project. 
10. Excludes $21,260 contributed funds expended. 
11. Excludes $85,223 contributed funds expended. 
12. Includes $2,500 expended for previous project. 
13. For economic study, only. 
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TABLE 38-G 
REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
OTHER AUTHORIZED FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS 
(See Section 31 of Text) 
For Last Cost to Sep. 30, 1977 
Full Report 
See Annual Operation and 
Project Report For Construction Maintenance 
American Lake, Vicinity of Fort Lewis, 
Wash. 1 2 1957 59,582 3- 
Coeur d'Alene, Spokane River, Idaho 2 1942 152,872- 
Columbia River Basin, Local Protection 
Projects, Idaho, Mont., and Wash.: 
Clark Fork at Missoula, Mont. 2 1968 377,012- 
Entiat River, Wash. 1958 - - 
Lightning Creek, Clark Fork, Idaho 2 1959 42,726- 
Methow River, Wash. 1958 - - 
Okanogan River, Wash. 1958 1,100 4- 
St. Regis River, Mont. 1958 1,400 4- 
Wenatchee River, Wash. 1958 - - 
Yakima River at Ellensburg, Wash. 1970 14,300 4- 
Dungeness River, Clallam County, Wash. 1 2 1964 392,106 6- 
Mission Creek at Cashmere, Wash. 1 1955 10,856 4- 
Placer Creek, Idaho 1971 - - 
Raymond, Willapa River, Wash. 1950 32,630 4- 
St. Maries, St. Joe River, Idaho 2 1942 357,698- 
Sammamish River, Wash. 2 1967 2,582,537 6- 
Skagit River, Wash. (Avon Bypass) 1968 54,468 - 
Spokane, Spokane River, Wash. 1939 2,944 4- 
Startup, Wallace River, Wash. 12 1970 271,713- 
Upper Puyallup River, Wash. 2 1938 71,495- 
Yakima, Yakima River, Wash. 2 1948 381,961- 
1. Authorized by Chief of Engineers under authority of 
section 205, Public Law 858, 80th Congress, as amended. 
2. Completed. 
3. Excludes $10,000 contributed funds expended. 
4. Preconstruction planning only. 
5. Includes Public Works Acceleration Act funds of 
$340,067. 
6. Excludes $689,523 contributed funds expended. 
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TABLE 38-H 
Project 
EMERGENCY FLOOD CONTROL ACTIVITIES 
Advance preparation 
Flood emergency operations 
Repair and restoration: 
Flathead County, Mont. 
King County, Wash. 
Shoshone County, Idaho 
Snohomish County, Wash. 
EMERGENCY BANK PROTECTION 
Chehalis River, Montesano, Wash. 2 
Clallam Bay, Sekiu, Wash. 1 
Clark Fork River, Mont., Town of Drummond 
Clark Fork River, Missoula, Mont. 
Henderson Bay, Purdy, Wash. 2 
Hoko River, Sekiu, Wash. 1 
Hood Canal, Hoodsport, Wash. 2 
Hoquiam River, Wash. 
Moclips River, Moclips, Wash. 1 
Pysht River, Sekiu, Wash. 1 
Snoqualmie River, Wash. 1 
Stillwater and Whitefish Rivers, Wash. 1 
Wynoochee River, Wash. 2 
Yakima River, West Richland, Wash. 2
FLOOD CONTROL WORK UNDER 
SPECIAL AUTHORIZATION 
(See Section 32 of Text) 
Federal Cost 
$ 115,929 
55,522 
430 
3,484 
36,638 
669,976 
133,994 
22,519 
17,723 
31,534 
34,580 
8,692 
52,661 
49,600 
13,233 
35,507 
311 
1,689 
42,837 
33,768 
1. Completed in September 1977. 2. Completed in June 1977. 
TABLE 38-I OTHER AUTHORIZED MULTIPLE PURPOSE 
POWER PROJECTS 
(See Section 36 of Text) 
For Last Cost to Sep. 30, 1977 
Full Report 
See Annual Operation and 
Project Report For Construction Maintenance 
Priest Rapids Dam, Columbia 
River, Wash. 1954 350,000 
1. For partnership planning. Excludes funds expended 
for acquisition of lands under partnership arrangement for 
Priest Rapids and Wanapum Dams, in accordance with 
Public Law 544, 83d Congress. Project constructed by Grant 
County Public Utility District. 
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TABLE 38-J 
REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
FLOOD PLAIN INFORMATION STUDIES 
COMPLETED DURING FISCAL YEAR 
(See Section 38 of Text) 
Date Federal 
Location Requesting Agency Completed Cost 
Washington: 
Chehalis River, State of Washington; Sep 1977 $38,959 
Aberdeen to Satsop Department of Geology; 
and Vicinity Grays Harbor County 
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WALLA WALLA, WASH., DISTRICT* 
This District consists of all Columbia River 
drainage and tributaries thereto between the 
head of the McNary pool (River Mile 345.4) and 
the Umatilla Bridge below McNary Dam, except 
the Yakima River Basin above the Van Giesen 
Street Bridge near Richland, Washington. 
IMPROVEMENTS 
Navigation Page 
1. Other Authorized Navigation 
Projects.....................................3....39-1 
Flood Control 
2. Blackfoot Reservoir, Idaho............... 3 9-1 
3. Catherine Creek Lake, Oreg............. 3 9-2 
4. Columbia River Basin, Local 
Flood Protection Projects............... 3 9-3 
5. Jackson Hole, Snake River, 
W yo.............................................. 3 9-3 
6. Lucky Peak Lake, Idaho.................. 3 9-3 
7. Mill Creek Lake, Wash .................. 3 9-4 
8. Pullman, Palouse River, Wash..........39-4 
9. Ririe Lake, Idaho............................ 39-4 
10. Willow Creek Lake, Heppner, 
Oreg............................................ 3 9- 5 
11. Zintel Canyon Dam, Wash...............39-5 
12. Inspection of Completed Flood 
Control Projects ............................ 39-6 
13. Scheduling Flood Control 
Reservoir Operations....................... 39-6 
14. Other Authorized Flood Control 
Projects.......................................... 39-6 
15. Flood Control Work Under 
Special Authorization......................39-6 
Multiple-Purpose Power Projects Page 
16. Dworshak Dam and Reservoir, 
Idaho ............................................ 39-6 
17. Ice Harbor Lock and Dam-Lake 
Sacajawea-Wash........................... 3 9-7 
18. Lewiston-Clarkston Bridge, 
Idaho & Wash................................. 3 9-8 
19. Little Goose Lock and Dam- 
Lake Bryan-Wash..........................39-8 
20. Lower Granite Lock and Dam, 
W ash............................................. 3 9-9 
21. Lower Monumental Lock and Dam, 
W ash............................................. 39-10 
22. Lower Snake River, Wash., Fish 
and Wildlife Compensation ............. 39-10 
23. McNary Lock and Dam-Lake 
Wallula-Oreg. & Wash..................39-11 
24. McNary Lock and Dam, Oreg. & 
Wash., Second Powerhouse..............39-11 
25. Snake River Downstream from 
Johnson Bar Landing, Oreg., 
Wash. & Idaho................................ 39-11 
General Investigations 
26. Surveys........................................39-12 
27. Collection and Study of 
Basic Data.....................................39-12 
28. Research and Development..............39-12 
Navigation 
1. OTHER AUTHORIZED 
NAVIGATION PROJECTS 
See Table 39-C. 
Flood Control 
2. BLACKFOOT RESERVOIR, IDAHO 
Location. On Blackfoot River in Caribou County, 
Idaho, about 40 miles southeast of City of 
* All cost and financial statements for projects are listed at the end of this chapter. All other tables are referenced in text and 
also appear at the end of this chapter. 
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Blackfoot. (See Geological Survey quadrangle 
sheets Paradise Valley, Cranes Flat, Portneuf, 
and Henrys Fork location and surroundings in 
immediate vicinity of project.) 
Existing project. See Table 39-B for authorizing 
legislation. Blackfoot Reservoir is owned and 
operated by Fort Hall Agency of Bureau of Indian 
Affairs, Department of Interior. Main dam, 
which is about 55 feet high above streambed, is a 
rockfill structure with a concrete core. China Hat 
Dam, an earthfill structure, closes an arm of 
reservoir near its upstream end to minimize 
storage loss due to seepage in pervious formation 
of that area. Existing main dam structure includes 
a 3,800-cubic-foot-per-second spillway on 
the right abutment and an outlet tunnel in left 
abutment with a capacity of 2,000 cubic feet per 
second. Reservoir has a usable storage capacity of 
413,000 acre-feet at design maximum water surface 
elevation 6124. However; due to experience 
with seepage losses from southern end of reservoir, 
operating level has been limited to about 
elevation 6120, or about 340,000 acre-feet storage 
capacity. Water stored in reservoir is used to 
irrigate lands in Fort Hall Indian Reservation in 
vicinity of Blackfoot and south. Recommended 
modifications to the project would maintain the 
present maximum operating pool level at Elevation 
6120.5. The spillway capacity would be increased 
to 21,700 cubic feet per second by lowering 
the crest elevation from 6118.5 to 6112 and increasing 
the spillway width from 51 feet to 86 
feet. The spillway would be equipped with new 
gates and would contain the outlet works. The existing 
outlet would be abandoned. China Hat 
Dam would be strengthened and raised from 
Elevation 6122 to 6124. Modified pool operation 
would require no additional lands, no mitigation 
of fish and wildlife resources, and no relocations. 
Construction to be accomplished by the Corps, 
with continued operation of project by Bureau of 
Indian Affairs. Estimated Federal cost of proposed 
modified operation (October 1977) is $4,320,- 
000. 
Local cooperation. None required. 
Operations and results during period. Supplement 
2 to the General Design Memorandum, 
"Maximum Operating Pool," was returned for 
review of economic viability using the current interest 
rate. 
Condition as of September 30. Hydrology design 
memorandum has been approved. The general, 
design memorandum has been conditionally approved 
subject to comments of the Office of 
Management and Budget on post-authorization 
changes. The Real Estate Design Memorandum 
was approved 8 April 1972. The postauthorization 
report was approved by Office of 
Management and Budget 9 January 1973. 
Opposition to the project has been voiced to the 
Idaho Congressional Delegation by owners of 
summer homes adjacent to the reservoir which 
have been or are being constructed below the existing 
authorized reservoir storage elevation. 
3. CATHERINE CREEK LAKE, OREG. 
Location. On Catherine Creek about 8 miles 
above Union, Oreg., in Section 7, Township 5 
South, Range 41 East, Willamette Meridian. 
Existing project. See Table 39-B for authorizing 
legislation. Dam will be an earth embankment 
with an impervious core protected by sand 
and gravel filters. Shell material will consist of 
granular fill covered with rockfill zones on outside 
surfaces. Upstream face will be protected by 
riprap. Height will be about 210 feet above 
streambed and crest length 790 feet. The ungated 
side-channel spillway will have a capacity of 18,- 
500 cubic feet per second. Lake will have a 
storage capacity of 61,000 acre-feet with 52,000 
acre-feet of usable space at Elevation 3435. Improvement 
will provide for flood control, irrigation, 
municipal water supply, fish and wildlife, 
and recreation. Estimated costs (October 1977) 
are $35,700,000 Federal and $194,000 non- 
Federal. 
Local cooperation. The Water Supply Act of 
1958 as amended applies. The City of Union, 
Oreg., has provided assurances of willingness and 
ability to meet requirements. Reimbursable costs 
are estimated to be $123,500 for construction and 
$50 annually for operation, maintenance, and 
replacement. 
The Federal Water Project Recreation Act of 
1965 applies. This requirement for local cooperation 
was added after submittal of the survey 
report. Union County Court has submitted a 
letter of assurance of local cooperation on project 
recreation. Reimbursable costs for recreation are 
estimated to be $181,000 for construction and 
$17,700 annually for operation, maintenance, and 
replacement. 
In accordance with reclamation law, local 
irrigation interests will be required to repay portion 
of first costs and annual operation, 
maintenance, and replacement costs of dam and 
lake allocated to the irrigation function, currently 
estimated at $5,432,900 and $29,500, respectively. 
Portion of construction cost beyond ability 
of irrigators to repay will be returned to reclamation 
fund from revenues derived from disposition 
of power marketed through the Bonneville Power 
Administration. Irrigation districts are to contract 
for repayment of cost allocated to irrigation. 
Local interests will be required to pay onefourth 
of the separable costs allocated to fish and 
wildlife enhancement, presently estimated at 
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WALLA WALLA, WASH., DISTRICT 
$13,000, and will be responsible for average annual 
costs of $2,700. 
Operations and results during period. No activity 
on the project until settlement of the Indian 
suit. 
Condition as of September 30. An economic 
review of the project made by General Accounting 
Office questioned the validity of various 
benefit assumptions. An agreement was made to 
review the project's economic justification following 
a favorable decision on the Indian suit. Construction 
funds have been appropriated, but construction 
has not started due to a suit filed by the 
local Indians for injunction to stop construction. 
The Indians filed suit in the U.S. District Court in 
Portland, Oregon on 19 December 1974. The 
hearing is now scheduled for the week of 25 October 
1977. A local committee calling themselves 
"The Committee for Catherine Creek" was formulated 
to oppose the construction of the project. 
This committee, although small, has generated 
much opposition outside of the local area. The 
final environmental impact statement was filed 
with the Council on Environmental Quality on 15 
January 1975. 
4. COLUMBIA RIVER BASIN, LOCAL 
FLOOD PROTECTION PROJECTS 
Location. Improvements included in this project 
are along Columbia River and its tributaries. 
Existing project. Flood Control Act of 1950 approved 
a general comprehensive plan for Columbia 
River Basin for flood control and other purposes 
based on plans in H. Doc. 531,81st Cong., 2d 
Sess. and authorized $75 million to be appropriated 
for partial accomplishment of certain 
projects. Of that authorization, not to exceed $15 
million was allotted for construction of local flood 
protection works throughout Columbia River 
Basin, subject to conditions that all work undertaken 
pursuant to authorization should be 
economically justified prior to construction, and 
local cooperation specified in 1936 Flood Control 
Act, as amended, should be required. (See Tables 
39-B and 39-D for projects in Walla Walla District.) 
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 period. Mill 
Creek, Wash. and Touchet River, Wash. were 
deauthorized on 5 August 1977. The Boise River 
restudy report was completed in FY 1977 with 
the recommendation that the project be 
reclassified to inactive status due to lack of 
economic feasibility. 
Condition as of September 30. In accordance 
with provisions of Section 12, Public Law 93-251, 
a review of Payette River, Idaho was made 
resulting in a recommendation for deauthorization. 
No determination from higher authority has 
been made. 
5. JACKSON HOLE, SNAKE 
RIVER, WYO. 
Location. On both banks of Snake River near 
Jackson, Wyo. 
Existing project. See Table 39-B for authorizing 
legislation. A levee with full riprap protection 
on right bank, from 10 miles upstream from 
Jackson-Wilson Highway Bridge, to 3.5 miles 
below, a total length of 13.5 miles. Also provides a 
levee with full riprap protection along left bank, 
extending from 10 miles upstream of Jackson- 
Wilson Highway Bridge, to 5 miles upstream and 
extending 1.5 miles immediately upstream from 
Jackson-Wilson Highway Bridge to 3.5 miles 
below bridge, for a total length of 10 miles. 
Federal cost of completed project was $2,232,681 
and $18,500 non-Federal cost consisting of rightsof-
way furnished by sponsor. 
Local cooperation. Shortly after project completion, 
maintenance costs became excessive and 
the local sponsor, Teton County, requested a 
restudy to find ways to reduce maintenance costs. 
Operations and results during period. The existing 
levee system is being analyzed to determine 
what modifications may be warranted or 
necessary to maintain the integrity of the system, 
reduce operation and maintenance costs, and 
reduce future emergency repairs. Completion of 
this study has been delayed due to pending 
legislation by Congress on the levee maintenance 
problem. Expenditures for period total $10,100. 
Condition as of September 30. Construction 
began November 1957 and was completed May 
1964. High flows were experienced during spring 
of 1965. Direct lateral flow of the river attacked 
the levee and a break occurred which required 
emergency repairs to avoid major flooding. 
Maintenance problems have been continuing and 
substantial Federal funds have been expended 
through emergency programs to assist sponsor. 
6. LUCKY PEAK LAKE, IDAHO 
Location. On Boise River in southwestern Idaho 
about 10 miles southeast of City of Boise. 
Existing project. See Table 39-B for authorizing 
legislation. A rolled-earthfill dam about 250 
feet high above streambed and 1,700 feet long at 
crest, with a lake providing a total storage at upper 
operating lake level of 306,000 acre-feet. For 
further details see page 2000 of Annual Report 
for 1962. Federal cost of completed project was 
$19,081,250. Expenditures on recreation 
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REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
facilities for completed project have been $414,- 
431 raising total project cost to $19,495,681. 
Local cooperation. None required. 
Operations and results during period. A study 
of Lucky Peak Dam began in October 1974 in 
regard to stream maintenance during closure of 
outlet works, better flood control, and possible installation 
of 75 megawatt hydroelectric 
powerplant. Construction of a second outlet to 
solve stream maintenance problems was 
authorized by P.L. 94-587 dated 22 October 1976 
as a modification to the Lucky Peak Dam. The 
modification will consist of a new intake and outlet 
tunnel to be constructed at a cost "not to exceed 
$4,100,000." A feasibility report recommending 
construction of a 75 megawatt hydroelectric 
powerplant is currently under review. Final Environmental 
Impact Statement on the initial project 
was filed with the Council on Environmental 
Quality on 29 November 1976. A draft Environmental 
Impact Statement for the modification 
work was filed with the Council on Environmental 
Quality on 7 January 1977. 
Operation and maintenance: Normal operation 
for flood control, recreation, and irrigation 
continued. Contracts were awarded to complete 
maintenance paving of project roads and to continue 
boundary surveying. 
Condition as of September 30. Construction of 
existing project was initiated November 1949 
and completed June 1961. A feasible method of 
achieving better flood control through diversion 
into New York Canal, through Lake Lowell, and 
into the Snake River has been developed. More 
than $36,000,000 in potential flood damages have 
been prevented by the project since 1961. 
7. MILL CREEK LAKE, WASH. 
Location. In and upstream from Walla Walla, 
Wash., on Mill Creek, a tributary of Walla Walla 
River. 
Existing project. See Table 39-B for authorizing 
legislation. Off-stream storage dam about 145 
feet high and 3,200 feet long at the crest, outlet 
works, diversion works, and division structures. 
Channel through City of Walla Walla was added 
to project in 1941. For further details see page 
2005 of Annual Report for 1962. Federal cost of 
original project was $2,162,155. Adding recreatbiyo 
n$ 6f8ac,4i4li6ti etos $h2a,s2 3t0h,u6s0 1f.a rN iontc irnecalsuedde dp rionj tehcat tc ocostsst 
is $80,000 contributed by local interests toward 
construction of the channel through Walla Walla. 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. For 
details see page 2006 of Annual Report for 1962. 
Operations and results during period. Operation 
and Maintenance: Routine maintenance by 
Government forces continued, which included 
regulation of water control structures and care of 
recreation area. Contracts were awarded for a 
pump, pumphouse, and sprinkler irrigation 
system; underground electrical system; and to 
complete rehabilitation of the reservoir evacuation 
channel. A contract for raising and extending 
the diversion dam levee was completed. 
Condition as of September 30. Construction of 
dam and appurtenant works was completed in 
1942. Paving of channel through City of Walla 
Walla was completed in 1948. Park and recreation 
facilities were opened to public July 1, 1964. 
About $3,338,000 in potential flood damages have 
been prevented by the combined storage and 
channel operation since 1942. 
Final Environmental Impact Statement was 
filed with the Council on Environmental Quality 
on 12 December 1975. 
8. PULLMAN, PALOUSE 
RIVER, WASH. 
Location. On South Fork Palouse River and 
Missouri Flat Creek at Pullman in eastern 
Washington. 
Existing project. See Table 39-B for authorizing 
legislation. Provides for flood control at 
Pullman, Wash., by channel rectification and intermittent 
levee construction along 1.36 miles of 
South Fork Palouse River and 0.42 mile of Missouri 
Flat Creek. Estimated Federal cost of project 
is $7,201,000 at October 1977 price levels. Estimated 
non-Federal costs are $728,000 for 
rights-of-way and street, railroad, and bridge 
modifications. 
Local cooperation. In addition to usual requirements, 
local interests were to make street, 
railroad and bridge modifications for construction 
of project. Local interests stated their inability 
to meet those requirements, and the project 
was classified inactive in 1964 and reclassified to 
deferred category June 1969. 
Condition as of September 30. Project is in a 
deferred status. Funds have been requested for a 
restudy in FY 1978. 
9. RIRIE LAKE, IDAHO 
Location. On Willow Creek, a tributary of 
Snake River, in Bonneville County, Idaho. The 
channel improvement extends from junction of 
Sand and Willow Creeks to a point on Snake River 
about 4 miles upstream from City of Idaho Falls, 
Idaho. (See Geological Survey quadrangle map, 
Ucon, Idaho.) Dam is about 5 miles below confluence 
of Willow Creek and Meadow Creek and 
about 15 miles northeast of City of Idaho Falls, 
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WALLA WALLA, WASH., DISTRICT 
Idaho. (See Geological Survey quadrangle map, 
Poplar, Idaho.) 
Existing project. See Table 39-B for authorizing 
legislation. A rockfill dam about 840 feet long 
at the crest and about 184 feet high above 
streambed and downstream channel construction. 
Spillway has a concrete-lined channel in 
right abutment. Outlet works utilize a reinforced 
concrete conduit leading from an intake tower 
upstream to a stilling basin downstream at the toe 
of left abutment. Lake has gross storage capacity 
of 100,000 acre-feet; 90,000 acre-feet of active 
space for flood control, irrigation, and recreation 
and 10,000 acre-feet of space for sediment storage 
and conservation. Floodway channel is about 8.0 
miles long with a capacity of 900 cubic feet per 
second. Authorization specified that the project 
shall be constructed by the Corps of Engineers 
and operated and maintained by the Bureau of 
Reclamation. Estimated Federal cost of new 
work (October 1976) is $38,230,000 including 
$30,000 for value of public-owned lands. 
Local cooperation. Complete except for irrigation 
contracts. 
Operations and results during period. Main 
dam construction is 100 percent complete. Two 
contracts for recreation and buildings and 
grounds have been awarded and work is underway. 
All construction work will be completed 
by 30 September 1978. A Project Transfer Agreement 
with the Bureau of Reclamation was signed 
on October 14, 1976 for transfer of the project for 
flood control and recreation use only until the 
irrigation water rights and space allocation 
issues are resolved. 
Condition as of September 30. Construction 
began June 1967. Approximately 98 percent of 
necessary real estate has been acquired. Entire 
project is about 95 percent complete. The final 
Environmental Impact Statement was filed with 
the Council on Environmental Quality February 
13, 1973. 
10. WILLOW CREEK LAKE, 
HEPPNER, OREG. 
Location. On Willow Creek just upstream from 
Heppner and just downstream from junction of 
Balm Fork and Willow Creek in Section 35, 
Township 2 South, Range 26 East, Willamette 
Meridian. 
Existing project. See Table 39-B for authorizing 
legislation. Project will provide flood protection 
to the City of Heppner and downstream area 
by controlling runoff from a drainage area of 96 
square miles. The dam will be an earth and 
rockfill structure 149 feet high at crest elevation 
2130. Ancillary features include an ungated sidechannel 
spillway with capacity of 88,000 cfs and 
an outlet works with capacity of 500 cfs. The outlet 
works will be uncontrolled except for 
provisions to release lake inflows during periods 
of low flow. Limited recreational facilities will be 
provided. Gross storage capacity of the project 
will be 11,500 acre-feet, consisting of 9,500 acrefeet 
for exclusive flood control and 2,000 acre-feet 
for fish, wildlife, recreation, sediment accumulation, 
and esthetics. Estimated Federal project 
cost (October 1976) is $17,500,000. 
Local cooperation. Local interests will not be required 
to share in construction costs, but will be 
responsible for administering project lands and 
water areas for recreation enhancement; paying, 
contributing in kind, or repaying (which may be 
through user fees) with interest one-half of the 
separable costs allocated to recreation enhancement; 
bearing all costs of operation, maintenance, 
and replacement of the recreation facilities; and 
establishing a resident fishery in the lake. 
Operations and results during period. No activity 
during period. 
Condition as of September 30. Project development 
as presently proposed will require 
reauthorization by Congress. No further action 
on the project is proposed until local support is obtained. 
11. ZINTEL CANYON DAM, WASH. 
Location. In Zintel Canyon, 2.1 miles southwest 
of Kennewick, Wash., in Section 16, Township 8 
North, Range 29 East, Willamette Meridian. 
Existing project. See Table 39-B for authorizing 
legislation. Main dam, 119 feet high above 
streambed and 555 feet long at the crest, will be 
primarily of rock fill, with an impervious core 
protected both upstream and downstream by a 
sandy gravel filter zone. A dike will extend from 
near the left abutment of the main dam for 1,480 
feet across a saddle in the left bank; it will have a 
top width of 20 feet and a maximum height of 29 
feet, and will consist mostly of a homogeneous section 
of sandy silt. The spillway will be an ungated 
160-foot wide channel cut through rock in the 
right abutment; maximum spillway discharge 
will be 32,300 cubic feet per second. The outlet 
will consist of a 48-inch conduit through the dam 
with a fixed orifice at the intake sized to pass a 
maximum flow of 60 cfs. A supplemental gated 
opening will permit increased releases up to 165 
cfs under maximum streamflow conditions. 
Downstream channel will consist of 12,000 feet of 
unimproved natural channel between the damsite 
and a conduit intake structure, 4,195 feet of 
buried conduit, and an improved open channel 
1,205 feet long. Project will provide flood control 
for the City of Kennewick, Wash. Storage space 
behind the dam will be drained completely when 
not needed. 
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Project adopted by resolution of House Committee 
on Public Works December 15, 1970 and 
by resolution of Senate Committee on Public 
Works December 17,1970 under authority of Section 
201 of Flood Control Act of 1965 (P.L. 298, 
89th Cong.). Estimated Federal cost (October 
1977) is $4,515,000. Estimated non-Federal cost 
for land and relocations is $497,000. 
The final Environmental Impact Statement 
was filed with the Council on Environmental 
Quality 8 January 1975. 
Local cooperation. City of Kennewick unable to 
meet sponsorship requirements at this time. The 
project is delayed until the City of Kennewick can 
meet the financial responsibilities. 
Operations and results during period. Design 
Memorandum No. 3 "Main Dam and Outlet 
Works" is scheduled for completion in February 
1978. 
Condition as of September 30. Preconstruction 
planning is scheduled for completion in the second 
quarter of FY 1978. 
12. INSPECTION OF COMPLETED 
FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS 
Federal law requires local interests to maintain 
and operate completed local protection projects 
in accordance with regulations prescribed by 
Secretary of Army. Inspections were made to 
determine extent of compliance and to advise 
local interests as necessary of measures required 
to correct deficiencies. See Table 39-E for inspections 
made during fiscal year. 
Period costs were $32,628. Total costs to 
September 30, 1977 have been $275,932. 
13. SCHEDULING FLOOD CONTROL 
RESERVOIR OPERATIONS 
Functional regulation of non-Corps projects 
was accomplished under several authorities. 
Regulation of Palisades, Little Wood, and Anderson 
Ranch Reservoirs in Idaho, and Bully Creek, 
Warm Springs, Agency Valley, and Mason 
Reservoirs in Oregon, was accomplished as 
authorized under section 7, Flood Control Act of 
1944, and coordinated with the Bureau of 
Reclamation. 
Flood control operations at Jackson Lake, 
Arrowrock Reservoir, and Lake Lowell were in 
accordance with formal agreements with the 
Bureau. Regulation of American Falls, Owyhee, 
Magic, Mackay, Cascade, and Deadwood Reservoirs, 
Idaho, for flood control was accomplished 
under informal agreements. Brownlee, Oxbow, 
and Hells Canyon Reservoirs provided flood control 
regulation in accordance with provisions of 
the Federal Power Commission license to Idaho 
Power Company. 
Period costs were $69,611. 
14. OTHER AUTHORIZED FLOOD 
CONTROL PROJECTS 
See Table 39-F. 
15. FLOOD CONTROL WORKS UNDER 
SPECIAL AUTHORIZATION 
Flood control activities pursuant to section 205, 
P.L. 858, 80th Cong., as amended (preauthorization). 
See Table 39-G. 
Emergency flood control activities-advance 
preparation, flood fighting, and rehabilitation 
(P.L. 99, 84th Cong., and antecedent legislation). 
Federal costs for period were $49,882 for advance 
preparation, $273,257 for flood emergency 
operations, and $275,561 for repair and restoration. 
Snagging and clearing navigable streams and 
tributaries in interest of, flood control (Sec. 208, 
1954 Flood Control Act, P.L. 780, 83d Cong. as 
amended by Sec. 26 of the 1974 Water Resource 
Development Act). Federal costs for period for 
snagging and clearing were $63,475. Emergency 
stream bank and shoreline protection (Sec. 14 of 
1946 Flood Control Act as amended by Sec. 27 of 
the 1974 Water Resource Development Act). 
Federal costs for period were $97,807. Small 
flood control projects authority (Sec. 205 of the 
1948 Flood Control Act as amended by Sec. 205 of 
the 1962 Flood Control Act, Sec. 61 of the 1974 
Water Resource Development Act and Sec. 133(b) 
of the 1976 Water Resource Development Act). 
Federal costs for small flood control projects for 
period were $3,784. 
Multiple-Purpose Power Projects 
16. DWORSHAK DAM AND 
RESERVOIR, IDAHO 
Location. Dam is on North Fork Clearwater 
River 1.9 miles above its junction with 
Clearwater River, near Orofino, Idaho, and about 
35 miles east of Lewiston, Idaho. 
Existing project. See Table 39-B for authorizing 
legislation. A straight concrete gravity dam 
about 717 feet in maximum structural height 
above foundation and 3,300 feet long at crest 
elevation 1613. The reservoir has a gross storage 
capacity of 3,453,000 acre-feet, of which 2,000,000 
acre-feet are effective for both local and regional 
flood control, and for at-site and downstream 
power generation. In addition, the reservoir, 
extending 53 miles into a rugged and relatively 
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inaccessible timberland, provides important 
transportation savings in connection with 
movements of marketable logs and affords substantial 
recreational benefits. Powerhouse includes 
two 90,000 and one 220,000 kilowatt 
generating units, with provisions for three additional 
220,000 kilowatt units for an ultimate installed 
capacity of 1,060,000 kilowatts. Principal 
project data are set forth in Table 39-H. 
Fish passage at Dworshak Dam is not feasible, 
and a hatchery has been built below the dam to 
assure continuance of fish runs. The reservoir 
area has been habitat for elk, deer, and other 
wildlife. Project plans include acquisition of land 
outside reservoir limits to mitigate losses of big 
game winter browse areas inundated by reservoir. 
Estimated total cost for new work (October 
1977) is $316,825,000 consisting of $314,000,009 
for construction, $2,740,000 for value of publicdomain 
lands, and $85,000 for deferred construction 
on highway district roads following project 
completion. 
Local cooperation. None required. 
Operations and results during period. Area 
schools, impacted by students from the project, 
received Federal aid under P.L. 90-483. A final 
Environmental Impact Statement was filed with 
the Council on Environmental Quality on 9 
December 1975. 
Operation and maintenance: Normal operation 
and maintenance continued. Reservoir levels 
remained 35 to 50 feet below normal due to the 
drought in the Pacific Northwest. 95 Percent of 
the debris is aground on steep banks and cannot 
be easily reached by land operations. Debris 
collection by boat is dependent on high pool levels 
from a normal spring freshet. A hatch of 1,847,- 
000 fingerlings weighing 234,000 pounds was 
released in the spring of 1977. This hatch was 
spawned from 1,858,000 adult steelhead that 
returned to the hatchery in 1976. 3,100 Adult 
steelhead returned to the hatchery to spawn in the 
spring of 1977 and from this hatch an estimated 
2,000,000 fingerlings weighing 250,000 pounds 
will be released in the spring of 1978. Fish 
releases into the reservoir totaled 1,162,300 rainbow, 
75,000 bass and 2,450,000 kokanee. A total of 
1.3 billion kilowatt hours of electric energy was 
delivered to Bonneville Power Administration, 
the marketing agency. 
Condition as of September 30. Construction of 
the project started April 1963 and is estimated to 
be 94 percent complete; it became operational for 
flood control June 1972 and has prevented about 
$727,000 in potential flood damages downstream 
since then. All project lands have been acquired 
except those required to replace the loss of 
wildlife browse areas from inundation by reservoir. 
Relocations are estimated to be 100 percent 
complete; dam 100 percent; fish and wildlife 
facilities 88 percent; powerplant 100 percent; 
reservoir clearing 82 percent; and recreation 
facilities 49 percent. 
Power generating unit No. 1, 90,000-kw 
capacity, was put in service March 1,1973; unit 2, 
also 90,000-kw capacity, began producing April 
6, 1973; unit 3, 220,000-kw capacity, went on the 
line April 20, 1973. 
Eighty mini-recreation sites have been established 
along the reservoir shoreline. Each site 
includes at least a picnic table, garbage can, U.S. 
Forest Service-type fireplace, and chemical 
toilet. Some of the sites have several picnic tables. 
Power generation through September 1977 has 
been 7.88 billion kilowatt hours, representing a 
gross income of $44.2 million to the U.S. Treasury 
from sale of power by Bonneville Power Administration. 
17. ICE HARBOR LOCK AND 
DAM-LAKE SACAJAWEA, WASH. 
Location. On Snake River, 9.7 miles above river 
mouth at head of Lake Wallula and 12 miles east 
of Pasco, Wash. 
Existing project. See Table 39-B for authorizing 
legislation. A dam, powerplant, navigation 
lock, fish ladders, appurtenant facilities, and 
relocation of railroads. Project provides for 
navigation, hydroelectric power generation, and 
incidental irrigation. Dam has normal operating 
range between elevations 440 and 437 mean sea 
level. The lake extends upstream about 31.9 
miles, providing slack water to Lower Monumental 
Lock and Dam. Structure is about 2,790 feet 
long and about 130 feet high above streambed. 
Beginning at south end, project consists of a concrete 
nonoverflow section, concrete powerhouse, 
spillway dam, concrete nonoverflow section, 
navigation lock, and an earth and rockfill embankment 
at north abutment. Fish passing 
facilities, including two ladders, are provided. 
Powerplant now has three 90,000-kilowatt units 
and three 111,000-kilowatt units installed. 
Spillway dam is 610 feet long, and overflow crest 
at Elevation 391 mean sea level is surmounted by 
10 radial gates, 50 feet wide by 51 feet high, which 
provide capacity to pass a design flood of 850,000 
cubic feet per second. Deck is at Elevation 453 
mean sea level and provides a service road and 
track for a gantry crane. Navigation lock is 
single-lift type with clear plan dimensions of 86 
by 665 feet and 15 feet minimum depth over the 
sills. A navigation channel 250 feet wide and 15 
feet deep is provided from mouth of Snake River 
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to dam. Principal project data are set forth in 
Table 39-H. 
Estimated cost for new work (October 1977) is 
$169,936,800 consisting of $129,600,000 for the 
completed project, $38,500,000 for power units 4 
through 6, $87,000 for U.S. Coast Guard navigation 
aids, $22,300 for value of public-domain 
lands, $1,645,000 for recreational facilities, and a 
non-Federal contribution of $82,500 toward an 
artificial fish spawning channel. 
Local cooperation. None required. 
Operations and results during period. Contracts 
continuing for habitat development and 
visitors facilities. 
Operation and maintenance: Normal operation 
and maintenance continued. Contracts were 
completed for maintenance paving at Levey, 
Fishhook and Windust parks and for upstream 
navigation lock gate repair. Contracts were 
awarded for replacing navigation lock monolith 
waterstops, painting powerhouse inside walls, 
paving camp loops at Charbonneau Park, and 
riprap repair below the dam. 1.7 Billion kilowatt 
hours of electric energy were delivered to 
Bonneville Power Administration, the marketing 
agency. A total of 1,930,846 tons of cargo passed 
through navigation lock during calendar year 
1976. 
Condition as of September 30. Construction 
started December 1955 and the project was placed 
in useful operation January 1962. Installation 
of power units 4 through 6 is 100 percent complete. 
Modifications to the fish facilities are 33 
percent complete. 
An Environmental Impact Statement concerning 
power units 4 through 6 was filed with the 
Council on Environmental Quality August 1971. 
Power generation through September 1977 has 
been 33.4 billion kilowatt hours, representing a 
gross income of $60.4 million to the U.S. Treasury 
from sale of power by Bonneville Power Administration. 
18. LEWISTON-CLARKSTON BRIDGE, 
IDAHO AND WASHINGTON 
Location. On the Snake River, River Mile 141.3, 
1.7 miles upstream of the existing interstate 
bridge connecting the towns of Lewiston, Idaho 
and Clarkston, Washington. 
Existing project. See Table 39-B for authorizing 
legislation. The project will consist of a new 
four lane highway bridge and approaches on U.S. 
Highway 12 across the Snake River to be constructed 
at a cost "not to exceed $21,000,000." 
Local cooperation. Non-Federal interests are to 
provide without cost to the United States all 
lands, easements, and rights-of-way necessary for 
the construction of the bridge and its approaches 
and after construction to own, operate toll free, 
and maintain the bridge and approach facilities. 
Operations and results during period. Funds in 
the amount of $600,000 have been requested for 
FY 1978 to initiate advance engineering and 
design. 
19. LITTLE GOOSE LOCK AND 
DAM-LAKE BRYAN-WASH. 
Location. Dam is 70.3 miles above mouth of 
Snake River at head of Lower Monumental Lake, 
about 40 airline miles northerly of Walla Walla, 
Wash., and 50 miles westerly of Lewiston, Idaho. 
Existing project. See Table 39-B for authorizing 
legislation. A dam, powerplant, navigation 
lock, fish ladder, and appurtenant facilities. Improvements 
provide navigation, hydroelectric 
power generation, recreation, and incidental 
irrigation. Dam has a normal operating range 
between Elevations 638 and 633 mean sea level. 
Lake Bryan extends upstream about 37.2 miles 
and provides slack water to Lower Granite Lock 
and Dam. Dam structure is 2,670 feet long and 
about 160 feet high above streambed and consists 
of a powerhouse, spillway dam, navigation lock, 
and necessary nonoverflow sections. Fish passing 
facilities include one ladder with entrances on 
both shores with a fish channel through spillway 
which connects to powerhouse fish collection 
system and south shore ladder. Powerhouse now 
has three 135,000-kilowatt generating units. The 
contract has been awarded for three additional 
135,000-kilowatt units for an ultimate capacity of 
810,000 kilowatts. Spillway dam can pass a 
design flood of 850,000 cubic feet per second. 
Navigation lock is single-lift type with clear plan 
dimensions of 86 by 668 feet and a minimum 
depth of 15 feet over the sills. Relocations along 
the lake include 32 miles of Camas Prairie 
Railroad, 5.8 miles of county roads, 2.2 miles of 
state highways, and Central Ferry bridge. Principal 
project data are set forth in Table 39-H. 
Estimated cost for new work (October 1977) is 
$219,467,215 consisting of $160,413,215 for the 
completed project, $58,700,000 for power units 4 
through 6, $87,000 for U.S. Coast Guard navigation 
aids, and $302,000 for value of publicly owned 
land. 
Local cooperation. None required. 
Operations and results during period. Contract 
for installation of additional power units continuing. 
Operation and maintenance: Normal operation 
and maintenance continued. A total of 1.78 
billion kilowatt hours of electric energy was 
delivered to Bonneville Power Administration, 
the marketing agency. A total of 1,464,707 tons of 
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cargo passed through the navigation lock during 
calendar year 1976. 
Condition as of September 30. Construction 
began June 1963 and the project was opened to 
navigation May 1970. Recreational facilities 
along Lake Bryan are 100 percent complete, the 
initial project is 100 percent complete, and installation 
of power units 4 through 6 is 82 percent 
complete. 
Remaining items of work consist of providing 
landscaping and visitor facilities at the dam, 
modifying the fish facilities, and installing power 
generating units 4 through 6. A final Environmental 
Impact Statement was filed with the 
Council on Environmental Quality on 8 January 
1975. 
Power generation through September 1977 has 
been 18.4 billion kilowatt hours, representing a 
gross income of $27.6 million to the U.S. Treasury 
from sale of power by Bonneville Power Administration. 
20. LOWER GRANITE LOCK 
AND DAM, WASH. 
Location. At River Mile 107.5 on Snake River at 
head of Lake Bryan and about 33 miles 
downstream from Lewiston, Idaho. 
Existing project. See Table 39-B for authorizing 
legislation. Provides for a dam, powerplant, 
navigation lock, fish ladder, and appurtenant 
facilities, and requires about 8 miles of 
backwater levees along Snake and Clearwater 
Rivers at Lewiston, Idaho. Benefits afforded by 
project include slack-water navigation, power 
generation, recreation, and incidental irrigation. 
Water surface at the dam varies between 
Elevations 738 and 724 to maintain a normal 
operating range between Elevations 738 and 733 
in the Lewiston, Idaho-Clarkston, Wash., area. 
Dam structure is about 3,200 feet long and about 
146 feet high above streambed. Powerhouse now 
has three 135,000-kilowatt units and construction 
is underway for three additional similar units. 
Spillway has a capacity for a design flood of 850,- 
000 cubic feet per second. Navigation lock is a 
single-lift type (105 feet maximum) with clear 
plan dimensions of 86 by 675 feet and a minimum 
depth of 15 feet over the sills. Principal project 
data are set forth in Table 39-H. 
Estimated cost for new work (October 1977) is 
$355,537,000 consisting of $307,500,000 for thle 
initial installation, $47,900,000 for power units 4 
through 6, $135,000 for U.S. Coast Guard navigation 
aids, and $2,000 for value of publicly owned 
lands. 
Local cooperation. None required. 
Operations and results during period. Major 
recreation contracts continue. 
Operation and maintenance: Normal operation 
and maintenance continued. A total of 1.76 
billion kilowatt hours of electric energy were 
delivered to Bonneville Power Administration, 
the marketing agency. A total of 558,796 tons of 
cargo passed through the navigation lock during 
calendar year 1976. 
Condition as of September 30. Construction 
started July 1965 and is about 96 percent complete. 
Acquisition of lands is 100 percent complete. 
Lake was filled 15 February 1975 and the 
first power generating unit went on the line 15 
April 1975. An Environmental Impact Statement 
was filed with the Council on Environmental 
Quality November 1971. A revised statement 
to include the additional units was filed with the 
Council on Environmental Quality on 23 July 
1975. 
Construction completion percentages 
are: relocations 92; lake area 95; dam 100; 
navigation lock 100; fish facilities 83; powerplant 
100; recreation facilities 45; backwater levees 
100; and installation of power units 4 through 6, 
87.
Power generation through September 1977 has 
been 5.77 billion kilowatt hours, representing a 
gross income of $17.2 million to the U.S. Treasury 
from sale of power by Bonneville Power Administration. 
The Association of Northwest Steelheaders and 
seven other environmental organizations in 
March 1970 sued to stop construction of Lower 
Granite Lock and Dam and to preserve as a natural 
river the reach of river the impoundment 
would occupy. The Department of Fisheries and 
the Department of Game of the State of 
Washington joined the suit as plaintiffs to require 
the Corps to consult directly with them on impacts 
of water resource development on wildlife, 
to pay them for their services, and to require the 
Corps to submit their comments or reports to Congress 
but not to stop the dams under construction 
or modification of existing dams. Motions were 
heard at Spokane, Washington, on 12 November 
1971 by U.S. Judge William N. Goodwin. On 14 
December 1971 he filed a Memorandum of Opinion 
concluding that the Court lacked jurisdiction 
and the action of the plaintiffs was dismissed. 
Notice of appeal to the U.S. Circuit Court of 
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The Government's reply Brief was filed in May 1972. Hearings were held on 13 June 1973 at San 
Francisco and on 21 September 1973 the District 
Court opinion was reversed and remanded to the 
District Court with instructions to the District 
Court that the trial court should determine 
whether each point for relief requested by plaintiffs 
would constitute such an intolerable burden 
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to Governmental functions when weighed against 
private harm that dismissal of each point is requested. 
Pre-trial hearing was held 20 May 1974 
at which time the plaintiffs were required to file a 
restatement of their contentions but no definite 
time was set for this file to be submitted. The 
plaintiffs filed amended contentions on 16 June 
1975 and 31 July 1975. The Government's reply 
thereto was due 16 September 1975, however, the 
U.S. Attorney obtained an extension and the 
reply was filed on 1 October 1975. A hearing on 
the Government's Motion for Summary Judgment 
was held on 29 September 1977 with U.S. 
District Judge Manual L. Real presiding. Judgment 
was entered in favor of the Defendants; 
however, the Defendants were ordered to prepare 
and submit to Congress on or before 1 October 
1978 a supplemental report to the "Lower Snake 
River Fish and Wildlife Compensation Plan." The 
supplemental report will include the Washington 
State Department of Game and Department of 
Fisheries recommendations on enhancement of 
the Lower Snake River area. The claim of the 
Washington State Department of Game and the 
Department of Fisheries that State agencies are 
entitled to payment by the Corps of Engineers for 
studies made pursuant to the Fish and Wildlife 
Coordination Act was denied as the Act neither 
requires nor authorizes payment. The Plaintiffs 
also contended the Compensation Plan was insufficient 
since no measures were included in the 
report for interim losses. This claim was also rejected. 
The Judgment was signed and filed 30 
September 1977. 
21. LOWER MONUMENTAL LOCK 
AND DAM, WASH. 
Location. On Snake River at head of Lake Sacajawea, 
about 45 miles northeast of Pasco, Wash., 
and 41.6 miles above river mouth. 
Existing project. See Table 39-B for authorizing 
legislation. A dam, powerplant, fish ladders, 
navigation lock, appurtenant facilities, and 
relocation of railroads and highways. Dam has 
normal operating range between Elevations 540 
and 537. The lake extends about 29 miles upstream 
to Little Goose Lock and Dam. The Dam is 
concrete gravity with earthfill and rockfill 
abutments, is 3,800 feet long including 
abutments, spillway, navigation lock, and 
powerhouse, and is about 135 feet high above 
streambed. There are two fish ladders, one at 
each end of the dam. Powerhouse has three 
135,000-kilowatt units and a contract has been 
awarded for installation of three additional units 
of the same size for an ultimate total capacity of 
810,000 kilowatts. Spillway is 508 feet long, and 
overflow crest at Elevation 483 feet above mean 
sea level is surmounted by 8 radial gates, each 50 
feet wide and 61 feet high. Deck is at Elevation 
553 feet and provides a service road and track for 
a gantry crane. Navigation lock is single-lift type, 
with lock chamber 86 by 675 feet and minimum 
depth of 15 feet over the sills. Principal project 
data are set forth in Table 39-H. 
Estimated cost for new work (October 1977) is 
$238,099,360 consisting of $184,712,360 for the 
completed project, $53,300,000 for power units 4 
through 6, and $87,000 for U.S. Coast Guard 
navigation aids. 
Local cooperation. None required. 
Operations and results during period. Contracts 
continuing on wildlife habitat fencing, additional 
power units, and powerhouse completion. 
Operation and maintenance: Normal operation 
and maintenance continued. A total of 1.73 
billion kilowatt hours of electric energy was 
delivered to Bonneville Power Administration, 
the marketing agency. Cargoes totaling 1,651,113 
tons passed through navigation lock during 
calendar year 1976. 
Condition as of September 30. Construction 
began June 1961, and the project was opened to 
navigation April 1969. Deferred construction on 
the Union Pacific Railroad is complete. The initial 
project is 100 percent complete and installation 
of units 4 through 6 is 89 percent complete. 
Power generation through September 1977 has 
been 21.3 billion kilowatt hours, representing a 
gross income of $36.0 million to the U.S. Treasury 
from sale of power by Bonneville Power Administration. 
A final Environmental Impact Statement was 
filed with the Council on Environmental Quality 
on 21 May 1976. 
22. LOWER SNAKE RIVER, WASH., FISH 
AND WILDLIFE COMPENSATION 
Location. At various locations within the 
Columbia Snake River drainage in the States of 
Idaho, Wash., and Oreg. 
Existing project. See Table 39-B for authorizing 
legislation. The project will consist of a series 
of fish hatcheries and wildlife development areas 
at sites to be selected. The project will compensate 
for loss of wildlife habitat and anadromous and 
resident fishery inundated as a result of construction 
of four multiple purpose dams and reservoirs 
on the Lower Snake River (Ice Harbor, Lower 
Monumental, Little Goose, Lower Granite). Estimated 
Federal cost of the project is $64,100,000 
at October 1977 price levels. 
Local cooperation. None required. 
Operations and results during period. Funds in 
the amount of $1,500,000 have been requested for 
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FY 1978 to initiate advance engineering and 
design studies for a site selection report, real estate 
design memorandum, and a feature design 
memorandum for selected sites. 
Condition as of 30 September. Advance 
engineering and design will be initiated in FY 
1978. 
23. McNARY LOCK AND DAM-LAKE 
WALLULA, OREG.-WASH. 
Location. On Columbia River 292 miles above 
mouth, near Umatilla, Oreg., and 3 miles above 
mouth of Umatilla River. 
Existing project. See Table 39-B for authorizing 
legislation. A dam 7,300 feet long overall and 
183 feet high above streambed, powerplant with 
14 power generating units, navigation lock, 
fishways, levees and pumping plants, incidental 
irrigation, and modification of railroad bridges 
over Columbia and Snake Rivers in order to 
eliminate hazards to navigation. Principal project 
data are set forth in Table 39-H. 
Estimated total cost for new work (October 
1977) is $330,769,000 consisting of $322,200,000 
for construction, $69,000 for Coast Guard navigation 
aids, and $8,500,000 for modification of the 
Union Pacific Railroad bridge over Columbia 
River by the Coast Guard. Expenditures on 
recreation facilities for completed project have 
been $979,894. 
Local cooperation. None required. 
Operations and results during period. P.L. 94- 
587 authorized the addition of 6 to 10 power 
generating units for the McNary Second 
Powerhouse. 
Operation and maintenance: Normal operation 
and maintenance of project continued. Contracts 
were completed for fishway gratings, paying 
at Hood Park, McNary Beach and Columbia 
Park, and for generator winding. Contracts were 
awarded for a shop lathe, mobile crane, and continuing 
boundary surveys. Approximately 5.2 
billion kilowatt hours of electric energy were 
delivered to Bonneville Power Administration, 
the marketing agency. A total of 4,763,122 tons of 
commodities passed through the navigation lock 
during calendar year 1976. 
Condition as of September 30. Construction 
started May 1947 and is 100 percent complete except 
for modification of fish facilities and dredging 
of the upstream navigation channel. Project 
placed on permanent operating basis and lake 
raised to Elevation 340 in November 1953. Except 
for maintenance interruptions, all 14 power 
units have been in commercial operation since 
February 1957. 
Power generation through September 1977 has 
been 136.8 billion kilowatt hours, representing a 
gross income of $206.2 million to the U.S. 
Treasury from sale of power by Bonneville Power 
Administration. A final Environmental Impact 
Statement was filed with Council on Environmental 
Quality in June 1976. 
24. MCNARY LOCK AND DAM, OREG. & 
WASH., SECOND POWERHOUSE 
Location. On Columbia River 292 miles above 
mouth near Umatilla, Oregon and 3 miles above 
mouth of Umatilla River. 
Existing project. The existing project is 
described in Section 22. The second powerhouse 
will consist of 6 to 10 power generating units. The 
project will also include levee access and 
beautification in the Pasco-Kennewick-Richland 
area, relocation and improvement of visitor 
facilities located near the power plant, and 
protection of existing recreation facilities and 
fish and wildlife habitat. Estimated Federal cost 
of the project is $548,000,000 at October 1977 
prices. 
Local cooperation. None required. 
Operations and results during period. Funds in 
the amount of $1,200,000 were requested for FY 
1978 to begin advance engineering and design. 
The final Environmental Impact Statement was 
filed with the Council on Environmental Quality 
on 25 February 1977. 
Condition as of 30 September. Feasibility report 
for a second powerhouse was approved 29 June 
1976. 
25. SNAKE RIVER DOWNSTREAM 
FROM JOHNSON BAR LANDING, 
OREG., WASH., & IDAHO 
Location. On Snake River downstream from 
Johnson Bar Landing, river mile 231. Snake 
River, which is largest tributary of Columbia 
River, rises in Yellowstone National Park in 
western part of Wyoming, flows generally 
westerly for about 1,000 miles, and empties into 
Columbia River near Pasco, Wash., 324 miles 
from Pacific Ocean. 
Previous projects. For details see Annual 
Reports, page 2246 for 1903; page 1986 for 1906; 
page 1991 for 1915; and page 1981 for 1962. 
Existing project. See Table 39-B for authorizing 
legislation. The River and Harbor Act of 1945 
authorized construction of dams as necessary and 
open channel improvements for purposes of 
providing slack-water navigation and irrigation 
between mouth of Snake River and Lewiston, 
Idaho. That authorization modified previous 
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REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
authorizations only for that portion of improvement 
below Lewiston, Idaho. Acts of June 13, 
1902, and August 30,1935, as they pertain to open 
river improvement from Lewiston, Idaho, to 
Johnson Bar Landing, remain part of existing 
project. 
Improvements included in existing project are 
Ice Harbor Lock and Dam-Lake Sacajawea; Little 
Goose Lock and Dam-Lake Bryan; Lower 
Granite Lock and Dam; Lower Monumental Lock 
and Dam; and open-river improvement, Lewiston 
to Johnson Bar Landing. Each of the four locks 
and dams is described in an individual report, 
and cost and financial data for the entire project 
are shown on Tables 39-A and 39-I. 
Local cooperation. None required. 
Terminal facilities. On Snake River from the 
mouth to Johnson Bar Landing there are 11 
privately owned barge terminals in use for shipping 
grain, petroleum products, fertilizers, cement, 
and other general cargo. There are also 5 
marinas and 28 small-boat launching ramps, all 
open to public use. The facilities serve slackwater 
navigation to Snake River mile 138, the site 
of Lewiston, Idaho. That slack-water reaches the 
Lewiston, Idaho-Clarkston, Wash., area since the 
lake behind Lower Granite Dam was filled in 
February 1975. 
Operations and results during period. See individual 
reports for Ice Harbor, Lower 
Monumental, Little Goose, and Lower Granite 
locks and dams. On Snake River from Lewiston, 
Idaho, to Johnson Bar Landing, reconnaissance 
and condition surveys were conducted and 
navigation aids were maintained. 
Condition as of September 30. Ice Harbor, 
Lower Monumental, Little Goose and Lower 
Granite are in full operation. Lower Granite construction 
is about 96 percent complete. (See individual 
reports for details.) 
General Investigations 
26. SURVEYS 
Total cost of surveys during period was $414,- 
347. That sum was spent for: flood control 
studies, $279,424; special studies including Soil 
Conservation Service, Bureau of Reclamation, 
cooperation with states, and National Wild and 
Scenic River System $111,424; and review of 
authorized projects $23,499. 
27. COLLECTION AND STUDY 
OF BASIC DATA 
During the fiscal year flood hazard data for a 
number of locations in the District were collected 
and analyzed. Flood information was provided to 
several Federal agencies, to the States of Idaho, 
Oregon, and Washington, to various cities and 
counties in those states, and to some private 
organizations. 
A flood plain information report was completed 
for Weiser, Idaho-Weiser River. 
A special flood hazard report was prepared for 
Rexburg-Sugar City, Idaho-Teton River 
following the Teton Dam disaster. 
Total period costs were $196,941. 
28. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
Research for improvements at the Dworshak 
National Fish Hatchery is being sponsored by the 
Corps of Engineers through the University of 
Idaho and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife through the 
University of Rhode Island. Research toward improved 
hatchery production includes new filter 
modification, ozone disinfection, gas supersaturation 
removal, abatement of stresses caused 
by the smolting process, modifying the shape and 
smoothness of rearing ponds, spawning methods, 
and mineral in diet. 
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WALLA WALLA, WASH., DISTRICT 
TABLE 39-A COST AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
See 
Section Total Cost to 
in Text Project 
2. Blackfoot Reservoir, 
Idaho 
3. Catherine Creek 
Lake, Oreg. 
4. Columbia River 
Basin Local Flood 
Protection Projects 
(Consolidated) 
5. Jackson Hole, 
Snake River, Wyo. 
6. Lucky Peak Lake, 
Boise River, Idaho 
7. Mill Creek Lake, 
Wash. 
8. Pullman, Palouse 
River, Wash. 
9. Ririe Lake, 
Idaho 
10. Willow Creek Lake, 
Heppner, Oreg. 
11. Zintel Canyon Dam, 
Wash. 
16. Dworshak Dam and 
Reservoir, Idaho 
17. Ice Harbor Lock 
and Dam-Lake 
Sacajawea-Wash. 
18. Little Goose Lock 
and Dam-Lake 
Bryan-Wash. 
19. Lower Granite Lock 
and Dam, Wash. 
20. Lower Monumental 
Lock and Dam, 
Wash. 
Funding FY 74 FY 75 FY 76 FY 77 Sep. 30, 1977 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
29,363 
46,763 
400,000 
346,195 
-3,000 
6,283 
82,000 
75,708 
265,723 
308,414 
202,777 
222,528 
3,000 
3,580 
2,945,000 
4,295,560 
444,637 
288,964 
135,000 
77,505 
8,644,000 
10,742,553 
819,250 
764,449 
11,245,000 
12,124,553 
1,483,408 
1,614,794 
1,977,000 
3,475,156 
1,145,972 
1,090,529 
51,541,000 
54,890,576 
3,876,000 
3,678,804 
811,616 
812,726 
-18,000 
8,233 
295,000 
354,470 
-12,670 
309 
69,000 
51,850 
20,000 
336,970 
366,316 
202,800 
199,632 
-2,830 
389 
8,458,810 
8,887,520 
-128,810 
144,886 
25,000 
112,528 
9,250,000 
9,448,611 
1,124,369 
1,132,167 
5,490,000 
5,499,732 
1,864,929 
1,909,066 
2,047,500 
2,853,295 
1,119,170 
1,171,702 
40,200,500 
40,882,459 
128,962 
19,607 
1,474,000 
2,151,546 
942,609 
958,304 
1,947 
1,853 
163,000 
165,894 
17,930 
88,000 
37,792 
428,700 
417,931 
500,900 
440,102 
10,970,000 
10,977,870 
18,700 
15,563 
26,253 
24,361 
5,918,000 
6,024,358 
3,001,500 
2,976,471 
3,113,000 
3,029,966 
1,935,100 
1,930,462 
22,564,000 
22,362,537 
1,588,700 
1,561,956 
34,915,000 
34,819,835 
1,595,000 
1,676,506 
10,471,000 
10,074,417 
1,309,700 
1,261,982 
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- 255,126 
95 255,126 
- 1,552,000 
2,937 1,552,000 
- 11,036,177 1 
- 11,036,177 1 
4,589 2,388,270 
10,100 2,388,270 
10,481 19,495,681 2 
80,689 19,495,681 3 
580,600 3,763,504 
577,301 3,742,110 
- 2,230,601 4 5 
- 2,230,601 4 5 
724,300 3,133,809 
736,092 3,064,122 
- 99,540 
- 99,540 
5,893,000 37,984,448 
4,307,827 36,318,328 
-1,728 691,199 
1,409 691,199 
- 385,153 
1,893 385,153 
1,552,000 296,779,496 6 
1,505,186 296,673,552 6 
2,766,010 10,806,470 7 
2,821,792 10,773,878 " 
1,193,000 161,615,746 8 
1,189,123 161,443,833 9 
2,246,800 17,358,849 
2,208,108 17,173,558 
20,235,000 204,940,593 o10 
20,490,056 204,911,926 11 
1,235,600 8,018,413 
1,249,947 7,980,988 
24,980,411 338,841,634 12 
25,175,694 338,667,250 13 
1,712,900 3,436,862 
1,619,659 3,315,773 
17,288,000 212,213,361 14 
17,677,509 212,195,724 is 
1,317,190 7,365,077 
1,358,880 7,333,857

REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
TABLE 39-A (Continued) COST AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
See 
Section Total Cost to 
in Text Project Funding FY 74 FY 75 FY 76 FY 77 Sep. 30, 1977 
21. McNary Lock and New Work 
Dam-Lake Wallula- Approp. 1,318,000 1,060,000 3,387,614 862,018 297,236,786 16 
Oreg. & Wash. Cost 146,895 1,944,988 3,756,597 646,565 296,945,858 17 
Maint. 
Approp. 3,344,555 3,176,178 4,614,770 4,540,100 48,633,676 
Cost 3,615,671 3,051,514 4,385,448 4,766,408 48,351,324 
22. Snake River Down- New Work 
stream from Johnson Approp. 60,463,000 49,212,000 71,063,000 63,696,411 918,046,097 18is 
Bar Landing, Oreg., Cost 74,169,087 51,387,032 70,486,755 64,532,382 917,653,496 s18 
Wash., & Idaho Maint. 
Approp. 3,448,095 4,226,924 6,428,500 6,512,490 36,569,025 19 
Cost 3,525,112 4,068,679 6,430,906 6,436,594 36,123,479 20 
1. Due to deletion of appropriations and costs on 
deauthorized projects, total appropriation and cost reduced. 
2. Includes $414,431 for Code 710, Recreation Facilities 
on Completed Projects. 
3. Includes $414,431 expenditure for Code 710, Recreation 
Facilities on Completed Projects. 
4. Excludes $80,000 contributed funds. 
5. Includes $68,446 Code 710, Recreation Facilities on 
Completed Projects. 
6. Includes $2,046,100 regular project construction funds 
expended by Department of Interior in Fiscal Years 1969 
through 1972 for hatchery operations. 
7. Includes $5,113,600 regular project operation and 
maintenance funds expended by Department of Interior 
starting Fiscal Year 1972 for hatchery operations. 
8. Includes $713,150 for Code 710, Recreation Facilities 
on Completed Projects. Excludes $82,500 contributed for artificial 
spawning channel. Includes $31,324,116 for additional 
units 4 through 6. 
9. Includes $570,900 expended for Code 710, Recreation 
Facilities on Completed Projects. Includes $31,294,454 for additional 
units 4 through 6. 
10. Includes $44,527,378 for additional units 4 through 6. 
11. Includes $44,500,073 for additional units 4 through 6. 
12. Includes $41,973,500 for additional units 4 through 6. 
13. Includes $41,967,274 for additional units 4 through 6. 
Excludes $405,819 contributed funds on lock and dam project.
14. Includes $27,501,000 for additional units 4 through 6. 
15. Includes $27,484,714 for additional units 4 through 6. 
16. Includes $1,064,986 allotted for Code 710, Recreation 
Facilities on Completed Projects. Excludes $3,069 for navigation 
channel (Section 107). 
17. Includes $850,375 net value of non-appropriation 
transfer of cost or property from project. Includes $979,894 
expended for Code 710, Recreation Facilities on Completed 
Projects. Excludes $3,069 for navigation channel (Section 
107). 
18. Includes $400,150 for new work on previous projects 
(Pasco to Lewiston), and $34,613 for new work appropriation 
used for maintenance prior to 1953. Excludes $167,500 contributed 
funds for new work consisting of $85,000 for previous 
projects (Pasco to Riparia), plus $82,500 for new work on existing 
artificial spawning channel (Ice Harbor Lock and Dam 
Project). 
19. Includes $186,570 for maintenance on previous projects 
(Pasco to Lewiston) and $203,254 open river Pasco to 
Lewiston and Lewiston to Johnson Bar Landing. 
20. Includes $186,570 for maintenance on previous projects 
(Pasco to Lewiston) and $202,733 open river Pasco to 
Lewiston and Lewiston to Johnson Bar Landing. 
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WALLA WALLA, WASH., DISTRICT 
AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
Acts Work Authorized Documents 
Oct. 23, 1962 
Oct. 27, 1965 
May 17, 1950 
July 3, 1958 
Oct. 23, 1962 
Aug. 15, 1963 
Mar. 2, 1945 
May 17, 1950 
Oct. 22, 1976 
BLACKFOOT RESERVOIR, IDAHO 
(See Section 2 of Text) 
Modify existing Bureau of Indian Affairs dam to add 
exclusive flood-control storage space. 
CATHERINE CREEK LAKE, OREG. 
(See Section 3 of Text) 
Dam and lake for flood control, irrigation, 
recreation, municipal water supply, 
and fish and wildlife. 
COLUMBIA RIVER BASIN, ACTIVE LOCAL FLOOD 
PROTECTION PROJECTS (See Section 4 of Text) 
Blackfoot Area, Snake River, Idaho. Levee left bank. 
Blackfoot River, Idaho. Levees, channel improvement, 
and rectification works. 
Boise Valley, Boise River, Idaho. Channel improvement 
and enlargement, levees, and revetments in Ada County. 
Canyon County unit was deauthorized April 18, 1967. 
Grande Ronde Valley, Oreg. Levees and channel clearing, 
straightening, and realignment; would complement stream 
regulation by upstream storage projects. 
Heise-Roberts Extension, Snake River, Idaho. Channel 
clearing and rectification, levees, and bank protection. 
Kendrick, Potlatch River, Idaho. Revetted levee. 
Malheur River, Oreg. Channel rectification, levees, and 
bank protection at Vale. Willow Creek unit was deauthorized 
October 14, 1969. 
Palouse River, Wash. Flood protection for urban and 
rural areas at Garfield and near Malden. 
Payette Valley, Idaho. Channel rectification, levees, 
and bank protection along 38 miles of Payette River 
below Black Canyon Dam. 
Portneuf River and Marsh Creek, Idaho. Concrete-lined 
channel through Pocatello. Inkom-Marsh Creek unit was 
deauthorized October 14, 1969. 
Shelley Area, Snake River, Idaho. Bank protection. 
Weiser River, Weiser Area, Idaho. Intermittent channel 
realignment and improvement, levees, and bank protection, 
lower river area. 
(BRUCES EDDY) DWORSHAK DAM AND RESERVOIR, 
IDAHO (See Section 16 of Text) 
Preparation of detailed plans. 
Bruces Eddy dam and reservoir for flood control, navigation, 
power, recreation, and area redevelopment. 
Redesignation of project as Dworshak Dam and Reservoir. 
ICE HARBOR LOCK AND DAM-LAKE SACAJAWEAWASH. 
(See Section 17 of Text) 
Unit 1 of 4, Lower Snake River project. Lock and dam 
for navigation, power, recreation, and irrigation. 
JACKSON HOLE, SNAKE RIVER, WYO. 
(See Section 5 of Text) 
Channel rectification, levees, and revetment. 
LEWISTON-CLARKSTON BRIDGE, IDAHO & WASH. 
(See Section 18 of Text) 
Four lane highway bridge and approaches. 
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TABLE 39-B 
H. Doc. 568, 87th Cong., 
2nd Sess. 
H. Doc. 280, 89th Cong., 
1st Sess. 
H. Doc. 531, 81st Cong., 
2d Sess. 
S. Doc. 51, 84th Cong., 
1st Sess. 
H. Doc. 403, 87th Cong., 
2d Sess. 
P.L. 88-96 
H. Doc. 704, 75th Cong., 
3d Sess. 
H. Doc. 531, 81st Cong., 
2d Sess. 
P.L. 94-587

REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
TABLE 39-B (Continued) AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
Acts Work Authorized Documents 
Mar. 2, 1945 
Mar. 2, 1945 
Mar. 2, 1945 
Oct. 22, 1976 
July 24, 1946 
Oct. 22, 1976 
Mar. 2. 1945 
Oct. 22, 1976 
June 28, 1938 
Aug. 18, 1941 
Dec. 22, 1944 
Oct. 23, 1962 
June 13, 1902 
June 25, 1910 
Aug. 30, 1935 
Mar. 2, 1945 
LITTLE GOOSE LOCK AND DAM-LAKE BRYANWASH. 
(See Section 18 of Text) 
Unit 3 of 4, Lower Snake River project. Lock and dam 
for navigation, power, recreation, and irrigation. 
LOWER GRANITE LOCK AND DAM, WASH., AND IDAHO 
(See Section 19 of Text) 
Unit 4 of 4, Lower Snake River project. Lock and dam 
for navigation, power, recreation, and irrigation. 
LOWER MONUMENTAL LOCK AND DAM, WASH. 
(See Section 20 of Text) 
Unit 2 of 4, Lower Snake River project. Lock and dam 
for navigation, power, recreation, and irrigation. 
LOWER SNAKE RIVER WASH., FISH AND WILDLIFE 
COMPENSATION PLAN (See Section 22 of Text) 
Fish hatcheries and replacement of wildlife habitat. 
LUCKY PEAK LAKE, IDAHO 
(See Section 6 of Text) 
Dam for flood control, irrigation, and recreation. 
Second outlet for streamflow maintenance. 
McNARY LOCK AND DAM-LAKE WALLULA-OREG., 
AND WASH. (See Section 21 of Text) 
Lock and dam for navigation, power, recreation, and 
irrigation. 
MCNARY LOCK AND DAM OREG. & WASH., SECOND 
POWERHOUSE (See Section 23 of Text) 
Second powerhouse with ten generating units. 
MILL CREEK LAKE, WALLA WALLA, WASH. 
(See Section 7 of Text) 
Off-stream storage project upstream from Walla Walla. 
Channel improvement through Walla Walla; concretelined 
channel. 
PULLMAN, PALOUSE RIVER, WASH. 
(See Section 8 of Text) 
Concrete-lined channel, levees, and revetments. 
RIRIE LAKE, IDAHO (See Section 9 of Text) 
Storage project for flood control, irrigation, 
recreation & sports fishery. 
SNAKE RIVER MOUTH TO JOHNSON BAR, WASH. 
AND IDAHO (See Section 22 of Text) 
Open-river navigation. 
Riparia to Pittsburg Landing. 
Mouth to Riparia. 
Pittsburg Landing to Johnson Bar. 
Supersedes previous legislation mouth to Lewiston, 
Idaho, only. See Ice Harbor, Lower Monumental, 
Little Goose, and Lower Granite Locks and Dams. 
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H. Doc. 704, 75th Cong., 
3d Sess. 
H. Doc. 704, 75th Cong., 
3d Sess. 
H. Doc. 704, 75th Cong., 
3d Sess. 
P.L. 94-587 
P.L. 526-79 
Chief of Engineers 
Report dated May 13, 1946 
P.L. 94-587 
H. Doc. 704, 75th Cong., 
3d Sess. 
P.L. 94-587 
H. Doc. 578, 75th Cong., 
3d Sess. 
H. Doc. 719, 76th Cong., 
3d Sess. 
H. Doc. 888, 77th Cong., 
2d Sess. 
H. Doc. 562, 87th Cong., 
2d Sess. 
H. Doc. 127, 56th Cong., 
2d Sess. 
H. Doc. 411, 55th Cong., 
2d Sess. 
Rivers and Harbors 
Committee Doc. 25, 72d 
Cong., 1st Sess. 
H. Doc. 704, 75th Cong., 
2d Sess.

TABLE 39-B (Continued) 
WALLA WALLA, WASH., DISTRICT 
AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
Acts Work Authorized Documents 
WILLOW CREEK LAKE, OREG. 
(See Section 10 of Text) 
Oct. 27, 1965 Storage project for flood control, recreation, and H. Doc. 233, 89th Cong., 
fish and wildlife. 1st Sess. 
ZINTEL CANYON DAM, KENNEWICK, WASH. 
(See Section 11 of Text) 
Oct. 27, 1965 Dam and storage space for temporary detention of H. Doc. 416, 91st Cong., 
flood flows plus channel improvement downstream. 2d Sess. 
TABLE 39-C OTHER AUTHORIZED NAVIGATION PROJECTS 
For Last Cost to Sep. 30, 1977 
Full Report 
See Annual Operation and 
Project Report For Construction Maintenance 
Columbia River and Tributaries above Celilo 
Falls to Kennewick, Wash.1 1968 1,851,195 1,108,259 
Snake River vicinity of Weiser, Idaho2 
1. Obviated by The Dalles, John Day, and McNary Projects. 
2. Authorized by Chief of Engineers. Deferred. 
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REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
TABLE 39-D COLUMBIA RIVER BASIN, LOCAL 
FLOOD PROTECTION PROJECTS 
(See Section 4 of Text) 
Estimated Status Sep. 30, 1977 
Federal 
Project Cost Appropriated Cost 
Blackfoot Area, Snake River, Idaho 1 2 42,796 42,796 
Blackfoot River, Idaho 1 2 391,143 391,143 
Boise Valley, Idaho 1 
Ada County Unit 3 4 1,060,000 46,084 46,084 
Grande Ronde Valley, Oreg. 1 4 8,639,000 102,458 102,458 
Heise-Roberts Extension, Idaho1 
Henrys Fork Unit 4 2 27,800 27,800 
Snake River Unit 2 3,375,158 3,375,158 
Kendrick, Potlatch River, Idaho 1 2 59,942 59,942 
Lower Walla Walla River, Wash. (not feasible) - 4,000 4,000 
Malheur River, Oreg. 
Vale Unit 1 2 325,581 325,581 
Mill Creek, Wash. (not feasible) - 3,537 3,537 
Mud Lake Area, Idaho (not feasible) - 5,996 5,996 
Palouse River, Wash.4 914,000 - - 
Payette Valley, Idaho 4 - 23,178 23,178 
Portneuf River and Marsh Creek, Idaho 1 
Pocatello Unit 2 6,456,032 6,456,032 5 
Shelley Area, Snake River, Idaho 1 2 32,335 32,335 
South Fork Clearwater River, Idaho 6 - 3,899 3,899 
Teton River, Idaho (not feasible) - 10,387 10,387 
Touchet River, Wash. (not feasible) - 11,198 11,198 
Weiser River, Idaho 1 4 1,565,000 112,757 112,757 7 
Whitebird Creek, Idaho 6 -1,896 1,896 
TOTAL 11,036,177 11,036,177 
1. See Table 39-F. 5. Exclusive of $36,800 contributed funds. 
2. Completed Project. 6. Emergency construction at this location has obviated 
3. Economic justification of work proposed has been es- need for project. 
tablished in compliance with conditions set forth in Flood 7. Includes $75,000 spent on infeasible Cambridge and 
Control Act of 1950. Midvale areas. 
4. Deferred for restudy. 
TABLE 39-E INSPECTION OF COMPLETED FLOOD 
CONTROL PROJECTS 
(See Section 12 of Text) 
Blackfoot, Blackfoot River, Idaho June 1977 Jackson Hole, Snake River, Wyo. August 1977 
Camp Wooten, Tucannon River, Wash. February 1977 Kendrick, Potlatch River, Idaho December 1976 
Colfax, Palouse River, Wash. December 1976 Link Location, Boise River February 1977 
Culdesac, Lapwai Creek, Idaho December 1976 Lyman, Lyman Creek, Idaho August 1977 
Dayton, Touchet River, Wash. February 1977 Malheur Improvement District, Snake 
Dry Creek, Walla Walla River January 1977 River, Oreg. February 1977 
Ferry Butte, Snake River, Idaho August 1977 Miton-Freewater, Walla Walla River, 
oing Area, Little Wood River,September 1977 Mission Creek, Idaho December 1976 
Heise-Roberts Area, Snake River, Pocatello, Portneuf River, Idaho August 1977 
Idaho August 1977 Shelley Area, Snake River, Idaho August 1977 
Heise-Roberts Extension, Snake Vale, Malheur River, Oreg. February 1977 
River, Idaho August 1977 Walla Walla, Mill Creek, Wash. January 1977 
West Richland, Yakima River, Wash. January 1977 
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WALLA WALLA, WASH., DISTRICT 
OTHER AUTHORIZED FLOOD 
CONTROL PROJECTS 
For Last Cost to Sep. 30, 1977 
Full Report 
See Annual Operation and 
Project Report For Construction Maintenance 
Bear Creek, Kendrick, Idaho 1 2 
Blackfoot Area, Snake River, Columbia 
River Basin, Idaho 1 
Blackfoot River, Columbia River Basin, Idaho 1 
Boise Valley, Columbia River Basin, Idaho 
(a) Ada County Unit 3 
Colfax, Palouse River, Wash. 1 
Cottonwood Creek Dam, Boise, Idaho 
Dayton, Touchet River, Wash. 1 
Esquatzel Coulee, Connell, Wash. 1 2 
Gooding Area, Idaho 1 3 
Grande Ronde Lake, Oreg. 3 
Grande Ronde Valley, Columbia River Basin, 
Oreg. 3 
Heise-Roberts Area, Snake River, Idaho 1 
Heise-Roberts Extension, Columbia River 
Basin, Idaho 
(a) Henrys Fork Unit 3 
(b) Snake River Unit 1 
Kendrick, Potlatch River, Columbia River 
Basin, Idaho 1 
Lapwai Creek, Culdesac, Idaho 1 2 
Lewiston Levees 5 
Lower Dry Creek, Lowden, Wash. 1 2 
Lyman Creek, Idaho 1 2 
Malheur Improvement District, Snake 
River, Oreg. 1 
Malheur River, Columbia River Basin, Oreg. 
(a) Vale Unit 1 
Milton-Freewater, Walla Walla River, Oreg. 1 
Mission and Lapwai Creeks, Idaho 1 2 
Portneuf River and Marsh Creek, Columbia 
River Basin, Idaho 
(b) Pocatello Unit 1 
Pullman, Palouse, Wash. 
Shelley Area, Snake River, Columbia River 
Basin, Idaho 1 
Stuart Gulch Dam, Boise, Idaho 
Tomanovich-Salmon City, Idaho 1 2 
Tucannon River, Camp Wooten, Wash. 1 2 
Weiser River, Columbia River Basin, Idaho 3 
Yakima River, West Richland, Wash. 1 
2 
1970 133,518 - 
1958 
1965 
1967 
1966 
1973 
1966 
1967 
1954 
1966 
1958 
1955 
1968 
1960 
1972 
1950 
1961 
1971 
1957 
1961 
1968 
1965 
1969 
1964 
1958 
1974 
1955 
1971 
1960 
1964 
42,796 
391,143 
46,084 
5,557,240 
183,100 
380,617 
292,792 
59,167 
102,458 
1,575,838 
27,800 
3,375,158 
59,942 
176,833 
402,018 
230,315 
55,894 
325,580 
2,337,628 6 
54,538 
6,456,032 
99,540 
32,335 
234,100 8 
128,635 
73,932 
112,757 7 
238,890 
1. Completed project. 
2. Authorized by Chief of Engineers. 
3. Deferred for restudy. 
4. Deauthorized. For specific date, see Table 39-D. 
5. Withdrawn as a local flood protection project in June 
1959. Included as a feature of Lower Granite Lock and Dam, 
Snake River, Wash. 
6. Exclusive of $6,300 contributed funds. Includes $550,- 
875 spent under Public Law 99 authority. 
7. Includes an estimated $75,000 spent for planning on 
infeasible areas. 
8. Inactive. Five-year limitation on project authorization 
began May 17, 1974. 
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REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
TABLE 39-G FLOOD CONTROL WORKS UNDER 
SPECIAL AUTHORIZATION 
(See Section 15 of Text) 
East Fork Salmon River, Custer Co., Idaho 
Heise-Roberts Area, Idaho 
Jackson Hole Levee, Snake and Gros Ventre 
Rivers, Wyoming 
Lower Dry Creek, Lowden, Washington 
Palouse River, Colfax, Washington 
Pataha Creek, Pomeroy, Washington 
Salmon River, Challis, Idaho 
Snake River, Riverside, Blackfoot, Idaho 
Weiser River Mile 9-11, Washington Co., 
Idaho 
TABLE 39-H PRINCIPAL DATA CONCERNING NAVIGATION 
LOCK, SPILLWAY DAM, POWERPLANT, 
AND IMPOUNDMENT 
Project 
Dworshak Dam and 
Reservoir, Idaho 
(See Section 16 of Text) 
SPILLWAY DAM 
Type of Construction 
Completed 
Maximum Capacity 
Crest Elevation 
Control Gates: 
Type 
Size, Width by Height 
Number 
POWERPLANT 
Length 
Generating Units: 
Number Installed 
Space for Additional 
Rating, Each 
Total Capacity Installed 
Total Potential Capacity 
Maximum Structural Height 
First Power-On-Line 
IMPOUNDMENT 
Elevations: 
Normal Operating Range 
Maximum 
FlooC Control Storage 
Lake Length 
Lake Water Surface Area at 
Elevation 1600 
Length of Shoreline 
Concrete Gravity 
September 1974 
150,500 Cubic Feet 
Per Second 
1613 Feet 
Tainter 
50 Ft. by 55 Ft. 
2
428 Feet 
3
3
2 @ 90,000 kw; 4 @ 
220,000 kw 
400,000 kw 
1,060,000 kw 
150 Feet 
March 1973 
1600-1445 Feet 
1605 Feet 
2,000,000 Ac.-Ft. 
53 Miles 
17,090 Acres 
175 Miles 
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Period Costs 
$29,224 
172,522 
91,832 
11,207 
5,844 
91,963 
18,157 
3,783 
16,095

WALLA WALLA, WASH., DISTRICT 
PRINCIPAL DATA CONCERNING NAVIGATION 
LOCK, SPILLWAY DAM, POWERPLANT, 
AND IMPOUNDMENT 
Project 
NAVIGATION LOCK 
Ice Harbor Lock 
and Dam, Wash. 
(See Section 17 of Text) 
Little Goose Lock 
and Dam, Wash. 
(See Section 18 of Text) 
86 Feet 
665 Feet 
97 Feet 
100 Feet 
103 Feet 
15 Feet 
May 1962 
Clear Width 
Clear Length 
Lift: 
Minimum 
Average 
Maximum 
Minimum Water Depth Over Sills 
Opened to Navigation 
SPILLWAY DAM 
Type of Construction 
Completed 
Maximum Capacity 
Crest Elevation 
Control Gates: 
Type 
Size, Width by Height 
Number 
POWERPLANT 
Length 
Generating Units: 
Number Installed 
Rating, Each 
Total Installed Capacity 
Maximum Structural Height 
First Power-On-Line 
IMPOUNDMENT 
Elevations: 
Normal Operating Range 
Maximum 
Lake Length 
Lake Water Surface Area at 
Elevation 440 
Navigation Channel, Depth by Width 
Length of Shoreline 
NAVIGATION LOCK 
Clear Width 
Clear Length 
Lift: 
Minimum 
Average 
Maximum 
Minimum Water Depth Over Sills 
Opened to Navigation 
SPILLWAY DAM 
Type of Construction 
Completed 
Maximum Capacity 
Crest Elevation 
Concrete Gravity 
January 1962 
850,000 cfs 
391 Feet 
Tainter 
50 Ft. by 51 Ft. 
10 
671 Feet 
6
3 @ 90,000 kw; 3 @ 
111,000 kw 
603,000 kw 
226 Feet 
December 1961 
440-437 Feet 
446 Feet 
31.9 Miles 
9,200 Acres 
14 Ft. by 250 Ft. 
80 Miles 
86 Feet 
675 Feet 
93 Feet 
98 Feet 
101 Feet 
15 Feet 
May 1970 
Concrete Gravity 
January 1970 
850,000 cfs 
581 Feet 
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TABLE 39-H 
(Continued)

TABLE 39-H 
(Continued) 
REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
PRINCIPAL DATA CONCERNING NAVIGATION 
LOCK, SPILLWAY DAM, POWERPLANT, 
AND IMPOUNDMENT 
Project 
ower Granite Lock 
and Dam, Wash. 
(See Section 19 of Text) 
Control Gates: 
Type 
Size, Width by Height 
Number 
POWERPLANT 
Length 
Width 
Generating Units: 
Number Installed 
Additional Under Construction 
Rating, Each 
Total Installed Capacity 
Total Capacity to be Installed 
Maximum Structural Height 
First Power-On-Line 
IMPOUNDMENT 
Elevations: 
Normal Operating Range 
Maximum 
Lake Length 
Lake Water Surface Area at 
Elevation 638 
Navigation Channel, Depth by Width 
Length of Shoreline 
NAVIGATION LOCK 
Clear Width 
Clear Length 
Lift: 
Minimum 
Average 
Maximum 
Minimum Water Depth Over Sills 
SPILLWAY DAM 
Type of Construction 
Completed 
Maximum Capacity 
Crest Elevation 
Control Gates: 
Type 
Size, Width by Height 
Number 
POWERPLANT 
Length 
Width 
Generating Units: 
Number Installed 
Additional Under Construction 
Rating, Each 
Total Capacity Installed 
Total Capacity to be Installed 
Maximum Structural Height 
First Power-On-Line 
Tainter 
50 Ft. by 60 Ft. 
8
656 Feet 
243 Feet 
3
3
135,000 kw 
405,000 kw 
810,000 kw 
244 Feet 
March 1970 
638-633 Feet 
646.5 Feet 
37.2 Miles 
10,025 Acres 
14 Ft. by 250 Ft. 
92 Miles 
86 Feet 
675 Feet 
95 Feet 
100 Feet 
105 Feet 
15 Feet 
Concrete Gravity 
February 1975 
850,000 cfs 
581 Feet 
Tainter 
50 Ft. by 60.5 Ft. 
8
656 Feet 
243 Feet 
3
3
135,000 kw 
405,000 kw 
810,000 kw 
246 Feet 
April 1975 
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WALLA WALLA, WASH., DISTRICT 
TABLE 39-H 
(Continued) 
PRINCIPAL DATA CONCERNING NAVIGATION 
LOCK, SPILLWAY DAM, POWERPLANT, 
AND IMPOUNDMENT 
Project 
IMPOUNDMENT 
Lower Monumental 
Lock and Dam, Wash. 
(See Section 20 of Text) 
McNary Lock and 
Dam, Oreg. and 
Wash. (See Section 
21 of Text) 
Elevations: 
Normal Operating Range 
Maximum 
Lake Length 
Lake Water Surface Area at 
Elevation 738 
Navigation Channel, Depth by Width 
Length of Shoreline 
NAVIGATION LOCK 
Clear Width 
Clear Length 
Lift: 
Minimum 
Average 
Maximum 
Minimum Water Depth Over Sills 
Opened to Navigation 
SPILLWAY DAM 
Type of Construction 
Completed 
Maximum Capacity 
Crest Elevation 
Control Gates: 
Type 
Size, Width by Height 
Number 
POWERPLANT 
Length 
Width 
Generating Units: 
Number Installed 
Additional Under Construction 
Rating, Each 
Total Installed Capacity 
Total Capacity to be Installed 
Maximum Structural Height 
First Power-On-Line 
IMPOUNDMENT 
Elevation: 
Normal Operating Range 
Maximum 
Lake Length 
Lake Water Surface Area at 
Elevation 540 
Navigation Channel, Depth by Width 
Length of Shoreline 
NAVIGATION LOCK 
Clear Width 
Clear Length 
Lift: 
Minimum 
738-733 Feet 
746.5 Feet 
38 Miles 
8,900 Acres 
14 Ft. by 250 Ft. 
91 Miles 
86 Feet 
675 Feet 
97 Feet 
98 Feet 
103 Feet 
15 Feet 
April 1969 
Concrete Gravity 
March 1969 
850,000 cfs 
483 Feet 
Tainter 
50 Ft. by 61 Ft. 
8
656 Feet 
243 Feet 
3
3
135,000 kw 
405,000 kw 
810,000 kw 
242 Feet 
January 1970 
540-537 Feet 
548 Feet 
28.7 Miles 
6,590 Acres 
14 Ft. by 250 Ft. 
78 Miles 
86 Feet 
675 Feet 
67 Feet 
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TABLE 39-H 
(Continued) 
REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
PRINCIPAL DATA CONCERNING NAVIGATION 
LOCK, SPILLWAY DAM, POWERPLANT, 
AND IMPOUNDMENT 
Project 
Average 
Maximum 
Minimum Water Depth Over Sills 
Opened to Navigation 
SPILLWAY DAM 
Type of Construction 
Completed 
Maximum Capacity 
Crest Elevation 
Control Gates: 
Type 
Size, Width by Height 
Number 
POWERPLANT 
Length 
Width 
Generating Units: 
Number Installed 
Rating, Each 
Total Installed Capacity 
Maximum Structural Height 
First Power-On-Line 
IMPOUNDMENT 
Elevations: 
Normal Operating Range 
Maximum 
Lake Length 
Lake Water Surface Area at 
Elevation 340 
Navigation Channel, Depth by Width 
Length of Shoreline 
75 Feet 
92 Feet 
15 Feet 
November 1953 
Concrete Gravity 
October 1953 
2,200,000 cfs 
291 Feet 
Vertical Lift 
50 Ft. by 51 Ft. 
22 
1,348 Feet 
241 Feet 
14 
70,000 kw 
980,000 kw 
193 Feet 
November 1953 
340-335 Feet 
356.5 Feet 
64 Miles 
38,800 Acres 
14 Ft. by 250 Ft. 
242 Miles 
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WALLA WALLA, WASH., DISTRICT 
TABLE 39-I SNAKE RIVER DOWNSTREAM FROM 
JOHNSON BAR LANDING, 
OREG., WASH., AND IDAHO 
(See Section 22 of Text) 
Estimated 
Cost (Corps New Work Maintenance 
of Engineers to Sep. 30, 1977 to Sep. 30, 1977 Percent Constr. 
Projects Funds Only) Approp. Cost Approp. Cost Completed Started 
Ice Harbor Lock 
and Dam 
Initial Project 
Code 710 Recreation 
Facilities 
Power Units 4-6 
Totals 
Little Goose 
Lock & Dam 
Initial Project 
Power Units 4-6 
Totals 
Lower Granite 
Lock & Dam 
Initial Project 
Power Units 4-6 
Totals 
Lower Monumental 
Lock & Dam 
Initial Project 
Power Units 4-6 
Totals 
Open River Lewiston 
to Johnson Bar 
Landing 
Open River Pasco 
to Lewiston 
Totals Existing 
Project 
Previous Projects 
Pasco to Lewiston 
Totals Authorized 
Project 
129,622,300 129,578,480 129,578,479 17,358,849 17,103,558 
1,645,000 
38,500,000 
169,767,300 
160,413,215 
58,700,000 
219,113,215 
307,500,000 
47,900,000 
355,400,000 
184,712,360 
53,300,000 
238,012,360 
34,613 
982,327,488 
400,150 
982,727,638 
713,150 
31,324,116 
161,615,746 
160,413,215 
44,527,378 
204,940,593 
296,868,134 
41,973,500 
338,841,634 
184,712,361 
27,501,000 
212,213,361 
570,900 
31,294,454 
161,443,833 
160,411,853 
44,500,073 
204,911,926 
296,699,976 
41,967,274 
338,667,250 
184,711,009 
27,484,715 
212,195,724 
17,358,849 17,103,558 
8,018,413 
8,018,413 
3,436,862 
3,436,862 
7,365,077 
7,365,077 
7,980,988 
7,980,988 
3,315,773 
3,315,773 
7,333,857 
7,333,857 
34,613 1 34,613 1 198,904 198,383 
- - 4,350 4,350 
917,645,947 917,253,346 36,382,455 35,936,909 
400,150 400,150 186,570 186,570 
918,046,097 917,653,496 36,569,025 36,123,479 
1. New work appropriations used for maintenance prior to 1953. 
39-25 
100 
35 
81 
95 
100 
76 
94 
96 
88 
95 
100 
52 
89 
FY 56 
FY 57 
FY 71 
FY 63 
FY 74 
FY 65 
FY 74 
FY 61 
FY 75 
93

ALASKA DISTRICT* 
This District consists of the State of Alaska. 
IMPROVEMENTS 
Navigation Page 
1. Anchorage Harbor, Alaska ............. 40-1 
2. Cook Inlet Shoals, Alaska................ 40-2 
3. Cordova Harbor, Alaska ................. 40-2 
4. Dillingham Harbor, Alaska............. 40-2 
5. Haines Harbor, Alaska................... 40-3 
6. Homer Harbor, Alaska................... 40-3 
7. Hoonah Harbor, Alaska.................. 40-4 
8. Humboldt Harbor, Alaska .............. 40-4 
9. Kake Harbor, Alaska...................... 40-5 
10. Ketchikan Harbor, Alaska .............. 40-5 
11. Metlakatla Harbor, Alaska ............. 40-6 
12. Ninilchik Harbor, Alaska ............... 40-6 
13. Nome Harbor, Alaska..................... 40-7 
14. Other Authorized Navigation 
Projects......................................... 40-7 
15. Navigation Work Under 
Special Authority........................... 40-7 
Flood Control Page 
16. Chena River Lakes, Alaska............. 40-8 
17. Inspection of Completed 
Flood Control Projects.................... 40-8 
18. Other Authorized Flood 
Control Projects............................. 40-8 
19. Flood Control Work Under 
Special Authorization..................... 40-8 
Multiple-Purpose Power Projects 
20. Snettisham, Alaska ........................ 40-8 
21. Bradley Lake, Alaska..................... 40-9 
General Investigations 
22. Surveys......................................... 40-9 
23. Collection and Study of 
Basic Data..................................... 40-9 
24. Research and Development............. 40-9 
Navigation 
1. ANCHORAGE HARBOR, ALASKA 
Location. Anchorage is in southcentral Alaska 
on the southeast shore of Knik Arm, north of Turnagain 
Arm near its junction with Cook Inlet. 
(See NOAA Charts 16660 and 16664.) 
Existing project. Provides for dredging along a 
2,070 foot baseline adjacent to the Port of 
Anchorage dock to a depth of 35 feet below mean 
lower low water. Tidal range between mean 
lower low water and mean higher high water is 
29.0 feet and the extreme range is 42.0 feet. (See 
Table 40-B for authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Terminal facilities. The Port of Anchorage 
facility consists of a POL terminal at the southern 
end and three general cargo terminals 
northward. The northernmost terminal, completed 
during 1976 and 1977 was outside the 
Federal project limits. Extension of limits from 
2,070 feet northward to 3,000 feet was authorized 
by Public Law 94-587, however, has not been 
funded. 
Operations and results during period. Regular 
funds, maintenance: A maintenance dredging 
contract was awarded in April 1977 and the work 
was accomplished during September 1977 with a 
total barge count quantity of 74,147 cubic yards. 
Condition as of September 30. Dredging was accomplished 
jointly by local interests and United 
States Army to provide a depth of 35 feet alongside 
the newly constructed City Dock and 32 feet 
at a distance of 50 feet from Ocean Dock in July 
1961; city and Army funds were used. Ocean 
Dock was destroyed in the March 27, 1964 earthquake. 
Emergency dredging was performed at 
City Dock July and August 1965. The first phase 
of new work in the authorized project, consisting 
* All cost and financial statements for projects are listed at the end of this chapter. All other tables are referenced in text and 
also appear at the end of this chapter. 
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REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
of dredging the port area to a depth of 35 feet, was 
accomplished October 1966 through June 1967. 
During the design stage, the project basin was 
modified to match City Dock, including expansion 
then underway. By contract, the city completed 
dredging of Terminal No. 3 (north of 
Federal limits) to a depth of 35 feet. 
2. COOK INLET SHOALS, ALASKA 
Location. This navigation obstruction was 
reported at 61�12'03" north latitude and 
15004'48" south longitude at an elevation -19 feet 
below mean lower low water (MLLW). This is on 
the eastern edge of the main deepdraft channel to 
the Port of Anchorage about 3-4 miles southwest 
of the city. 
Previous project. None. 
Existing project. During the summer of 1975 
Congress directed the Corps of Engineers to 
remove the -19 foot shoal area to insure timely 
completion of the oil pipeline project, and appropriated 
$1,000,000 for the work (Amendment 
to FY 1975 Supplemental Appropriation Bill). 
Local cooperation. Local citizens committee advocated 
removal of the -19 foot shoal. 
Terminal facilities. None. This area is part of 
the channel leading to the Port of Anchorage. 
Operations and results during period. No construction 
activity during period. 
Condition as of September 30. Condition surveys 
made by the NOAA ship Fairweather July 
1976 indicated a least depth of -24 feet MLLW 
and an average depth below -30 feet MLLW. 
3. CORDOVA HARBOR, ALASKA 
Location. Cordova is on Orca Inlet, a strait near 
the eastern entrance of Prince William Sound, 
about 150 air miles south-southeast of Anchorage, 
Alaska. (See Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts 
8520, 8525, and 8551). 
Existing project. A sheltered harbor for small 
boats with areas of about 8.26 acres at a depth of 
10 feet and 10.4 acres at a depth of 14 feet at mean 
lower low water; protected by a north breakwater 
1,100 feet long, a south breakwater 1,400 feet 
long, and an entrance breakwater 183 feet long. 
Tidal range between mean lower low water and 
mean higher high water is 12.4 feet, with an extreme 
range of 22 feet. (See Table 40-B for 
authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Local interests were unable 
to provide a suitable upland disposal site in FY 
1976 causing postponement of maintenance until 
an approved site could be obtained. 
Terminal facilities. Two municipal docks accommodate 
general cargo and passengers, including 
automobile ferry traffic. One privately 
owned wharf, reduced by fire, provides oil handling 
and bunkering facilities. Three privately 
owned wharfs are used for industrial purposes. A 
small-boat float system for public use is in project 
basin. State ferry dock in basin has been 
superseded by Municipal Dock and is inactive. 
Facilities are considered adequate for present 
commerce. 
Operations and results during period. A 
maintenance dredging contract was awarded 
during April 1977. The contract covered the 
dredging of the Port of Anchorage and the Cordova 
Small Boat Harbor. However, due to 
problems incurred with the Port of Anchorage 
dredging, the Cordova project began late in 
September 1977. Anticipated completion date is 
13 October 1977 with the removal of approximately 
13,000 cubic yards. 
Condition as of September 30. Initial construction 
consisting of north and south breakwaters 
which provided 8.26-acre basin and room for expansion 
within breakwaters was completed October 
1938. Maintenance dredging accomplished 
June 1951 and October 1962. Area uplift of 6.1 
feet average resulting from the March 1964 
earthquake necessitated harbor rehabilitation. 
Construction was initiated June 1964 for restoration 
phase and November 1964 for expansion 
phase. Project was essentially completed June 
1965, except north breakwater repair contract 
completed October 1965. Dredged material was 
used for retained fill outside north breakwater, 
giving protection to breakwater. Construction of 
entrance breakwater was completed in October 
1966. Maintenance dredging of entrance to basin 
was accomplished April and May 1970; of entrance 
channel and basin, September and October 
1972; maintenance dredging during FY 
1977 began on 26 September 1977. 
4. DILLINGHAM HARBOR, ALASKA 
Location. At head of Nushagak Bay, an arm of 
Bristol Bay, on right bank of Nushagak River just 
below its confluence with Wood River; about 470 
miles northeasterly of Dutch Harbor and 300 
miles southwest of Anchorage, Alaska. (See Coast 
and Geodetic Survey Chart 9052.) 
Existing project. 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 entrance channel 1,100 feet long and 40 feet 
wide in Scandinavian Creek; and a sheet pile sill 
across the basin outlet with a top elevation of 7 
feet above mean lower low water. During design 
stage the project was revised to include a rock sill 
with adjacent scour-protection blankets and the 
embankment was relocated to include a berm 
between the basin and the embankment. Tidal 
range between mean lower low water and mean 
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ALASKA DISTRICT 
higher high water is 19.8 feet. Extreme range is 
30.0 feet. (See Table 40-B for authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Terminal facilities. Three docks at the city of 
Dillingham, all privately owned, and a publicly 
owned small-boat float in the project basin. Two 
docks are used for salmon-cannery operations; 
the third is an oil handling and bunkering terminal. 
Small-boat approach and floats were installed 
in small-boat basin in summer of 1963, 
and were demolished by winter ice movement. 
New floats were installed May 1971, and are 
removed before fall freezeup and replaced each 
spring. Cargo and passengers from ocean vessels 
are lightered from the anchorage just below Snag 
Point, and are unloaded at the docks or in the 
small-boat basin. Facilities are considered adequate 
for existing commerce. 
Operations and results during period. Regular 
funds, maintenance: Government plant and 
hired labor performed maintenance dredging 
from 17 June through 10 August 1977.69,696.94 
Cubic yards of material were dredged this period. 
Condition as of September 30. Maintenance 
dredging was accomplished across entire project 
to the authorized depth of +2 feet MLLW during 
1977; however, only 80 percent remained at that 
depth 30 September due to very rapid shoaling 
concurrent with dredging. 
5. HAINES HARBOR, ALASKA 
Location. Haines in southeastern Alaska near 
the confluence of Chilkat and Chilcoot Inlets on 
Lynn Canal. (See Coast and Geodetic Charts 8202 
and 8303). 
Existing project. Provides for enlarging an existing 
non-Federal small boat harbor from 1.8 
acres 10 feet deep to 4.2 acres 12 and 14 feet deep 
at mean lower low water; construction of an entrance 
channel 75 to 100 feet wide to a depth of 15 
feet below mean lower low water; and modification 
of the breakwater protection by removal of 
the existing seaward leg and construction of an 
offshore breakwater 905 feet in length, with armor 
rock protection. The basin enlargement is by 
local interests. Tidal range between mean lower 
low water and mean higher high water is 16.8 
feet, with an extreme range of 28.5 feet. Estimated 
project cost is $1,905,637, including $1,- 
000,000 Corps of Engineers funds, $883,837 State 
of Alaska funds, $1,800 Coast Guard funds, and 
$20,000 other non-Federal funds. 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with, including 
cash contribution of $883,837 for cost 
sharing and moorage area dredging. 
Terminal facilities. The enlarged small boat 
harbor provides protected mooring facilities in 
Portage Cove. Other facilities in Portage Cove 
are: one dock for cruise vessels and fuel, an 
offshore mooring platform for fuel and a hightide 
barge ramp. Two nearby areas also provide 
terminal facilities. Lentikof Cove has an industrial 
wharf and a small-boat float. Lutak Inlet 
has a state ferry dock, an industrial wharf, a 
military dry cargo wharf, and a military POL 
dock. 
Operations and results during period. A contract 
for both Federal and local project construction 
was completed December 1976. 
Condition as of September 30. Project has been 
completed. 
6. HOMER HARBOR, ALASKA 
Location. In Kachemak Bay, on Kenai Peninsula, 
152 miles by water southwest of Anchorage. 
Harbor site is land based near the extremity of 
Homer Spit which varies to one-quarter mile in 
width and extends 4.5 miles southeasterly from 
the mainland. (See Coast and Geodetic Survey 
Charts 8554 and 8531.) 
Previous projects. See page 1593 of Anne 1 
Report for 1964. 
Existing project. Provides for sheltered smallboat 
harbor, relocated and based within Homer 
Spit about 10 acres in area, with a 2.75-acre 
berthing area 14 feet deep and a 7.25-acre 
anchorage area 15 feet deep, below mean lower 
low water; a north entrance channel; protected by 
a main rock breakwater 1,018 feet long and secondary 
rock breakwater 238 feet long. Tidal range 
between mean lower low and mean higher high 
water is 18.1 feet, with an extreme range of 30.4 
feet. (See Table 40-B for authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Terminal facilities. One publicly owned and 
operated wharf capable of handling oceangoing 
vessels serves for passengers and general cargo. 
Small-boat facilities in basin area include publicly 
owned mooring floats, a publicly owned wharf, 
and an industrial wharf. A separate basin with 
unloading facilities for barges and small boats is 
being constructed by private interests. Facilities 
are considered adequate for existing commerce. 
Operations and results during period. Regular 
funds, maintenance: During FY 1977, 10,200 
cubic yards were removed by the Governmentowned 
pipeline dredge. The material was disposed 
of in a low depression located on the southern 
tip of the spit. 
Condition as of September 30. The harbor for 
the original project was started in September 
1961, completed in June 1962 and essentially 
destroyed by the March 27, 1964 earthquake. 
Emergency repair work, which included raising 
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REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
the first leg of the breakwater, was accomplished 
July and August 1964. The harbor was restored 
by construction of an extension to the breakwater, 
removal of part of the original breakwater to 
form an entrance, removal of basin material inland, 
and disposal of the material to form a 
protective berm around the landward side of the 
basin. Restoration work began August 1964 and 
was completed March 1965. Expansion of the 
harbor began November 1964 and was completed 
March 1965. Local interests extended length of 
basin and protective berm by 700 feet in fiscal 
years 1968 to 1970, with supervision by the Corps 
to insure the integrity of the Federal project. 
Completion of maintenance was postponed from 
September 1976 to the spring of 1977 leaving approximately 
50 percent of the entrance channel 
above project depth. Project depth was available 
throughout the entrance channel after the 1977 
project dredging. 
7. HOONAH HARBOR, ALASKA 
Location. Hoonah is located on the eastern 
shore of Port Frederick, a deep tidal fjord on the 
northeastern shore of Chichagof Island in 
southeastern Alaska. The city is 70 miles west of 
Juneau. (See National Geodetic Survey Charts 
8202 and 8302.) 
Existing project. Consists of an authorized 
small-boat basin to be 15.5 acres in extent, to a 
depth of 16 feet below mean lower low water 
(MLLW); with an entrance channel 100 feet wide 
and 400 feet long (widening to 150 feet for 600 feet 
along the western edge of the basin); three 
rubblemound breakwaters 140, 800, and 1,459 
feet long; and two rubblemound diversion dikes 
800 and 1,210 feet long. Tidal range between 
MLLW and mean higher high water is 14.8 feet. 
Extreme tidal range is 25 feet. Estimated project 
cost is $6,519,000 (October 1977), including 
$6,490,000 Corps of Engineers funds, $7,000 
Coast Guard funds, and $22,000 non-Federal cost. 
(See Table 40-B for authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Local interests must 
provide, without cost to the United States, all 
lands, easements, and rights-of-way required for 
construction and subsequent maintenance of the 
project, and for aids to navigation upon the request 
of the Chief of Engineers; hold and save the 
United States free from damages that may result 
from the construction and maintenance of the 
project; provide and maintain, without cost to the 
United States, adequate berthing area and 
dredged depth necessary for mooring facilities; 
and provide shore facilities including a public 
landing with suitable supply facilities open to all 
on equal terms; accomplish, without cost to the 
United States, such utility or other relocations as 
necessary for project purposes; and establish 
regulations concerning discharge of untreated 
sewage, garbage, and other pollutants in the 
waters of the harbor by the users thereof, which 
regulations shall be in accordance with 
applicable laws or regulations of Federal, State, 
and local authorities responsible for pollution 
prevention and control. 
Terminal facilities. Publicly owned facilities 
are two general cargo docks, a ferry dock and a 
small boat float attached to one of the cargo docks. 
Privately owned facilities are one oil dock and one 
industrial-oil dock. Facilities are not sufficient or 
suitable for moorage of more than a small portion 
of the resident and transient commercial fishing 
vessels operating at Hoonah. The authorized harbor 
will provide the necessary moorage. 
Operations and results during period. 
Preconstruction engineering, i.e. Phase II GDM 
is complete. Plans and specifications for construction 
are completed. 
Conditions as of September 30. Preconstruction 
engineering is complete, i.e. Phase II GDM. Construction 
plans and specifications are complete. 
Project is waiting for construction funds. 
8. HUMBOLDT HARBOR, ALASKA 
Location. Humboldt Harbor is an indentation 
in the northwestern shore of Popof Island in the 
Shumagin Islands of southwestern Alaska. The 
harbor is just south of the city of Sand Point, 
Alaska, 350 miles southwest of Kodiak and 250 
miles east of Dutch Harbor. (See Coast and 
Geodetic Survey Chart 8700.) 
Existing project. Construction of two 
rubblemound breakwaters aggregating about 
1,635 feet in length and providing a protected 
area of about 16.6 acres; an entrance channel 
between breakwaters, 120 feet wide, 18 feet deep, 
and about 1,200 feet long; and a rubblemound 
diversion dike, about 1,175 feet long, with a diversion 
channel about 775 feet long. Local interests 
are responsible for dredging of basin and provision 
of mooring facilities. Tidal range between 
mean higher high and mean lower low water is 
7.3 feet with an extreme range of 14.5 feet. Estimated 
project cost is $4,549,600, including $3,- 
679,600 Corps of Engineers funds, $857,000 State 
of Alaska funds, $3,000 Coast Guard funds, and 
$10,000 non-Federal cost. At the request of the 
State, dredging of basin was included in contract. 
(See Table 40-B for authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Provide without cost to the 
United States, all lands, easements, and rights-ofway 
required for construction and subsequent 
maintenance of the project and for aids to navigation. 
Hold and save the United States free from 
damages that may result from the construction 
and maintenance of the project. Provide and 
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maintain without cost to the United States an adequate 
berthing area of suitable depth and 
necessary mooring facilities and utilities, including 
a public landing with suitable supply 
facilities, open to all on equal terms. Accomplish 
without cost to the United States such utility or 
other relocations as may be necessary for project 
purposes. Establish regulations concerning discharge 
of untreated sewage, garbage, and other 
pollutants into the waters of the harbor by the 
users thereof, which regulations shall be in accordance 
with applicable laws or regulations of 
Federal, State, and local authorities responsible 
for pollution prevention and control. 
Terminal facilities. There are three docks in 
Humboldt Harbor; all are privately owned. Two 
are in the city of Sand Point: a deep-draft wharf 
for transfer of general cargo, offloading of 
petroleum products, and receipt of seafood for 
processing, with freight containerized in vans 
and cargo handling by ship's gear; and an oil 
dock, for refueling the fishing fleet and miscellaneous 
small boats. An industrial wharf is 
located at Sand Point spit, south of the project. 
Construction has begun on a float system within 
project basin. Upon completion of the float 
system, facilities will be adequate for existing 
commerce. 
Operations and results during period. Onsite 
work was completed prior to FY 1977. Disputes 
concerning the dredging which delayed close-out 
of Federal contract, were settled. 
Condition as of September 30. Construction of 
Federal project and of basin are complete. Mooring 
facilities have been completed by the State of 
Alaska. 
9. KAKE HARBOR, ALASKA 
Location. Kake Harbor is located in the city of 
Kake, on the northwest corner of Kupreanof 
Island in southeastern Alaska, 39 air miles west 
of Petersburg, Alaska, and 850 water miles 
northwesterly of Seattle, Washington. (See Coast 
and Geodetic Chart 8201.) 
Existing project. The authorized project consists 
of a 1,580-foot-long west breakwater and a 
900-foot-long south breakwater, enclosing a 7- 
acre berthing area. Poor foundation conditions 
found during preconstruction investigations have 
forced modification of the project to include a 
1,150-foot-long west breakwater with a 960-foot 
shoreward access causeway and a 1,050-foot-long 
floating south breakwater. Estimated project 
cost is $4,894,000 (October 1977), including $4,- 
880,000 Corps of Engineers funds, $8,000 Coast 
Guard funds, and $6,000 non-Federal cost. Tidal 
range between mean lower low water and mean 
higher high water is 14.0 feet with an extreme 
range of 22 feet. (See Table 40-B for authorizing 
legislation.) 
Local cooperation.Local interests are required 
to provide, without cost to the United States, all 
lands, easements, and rights-of-way required for 
construction and maintenance of the project and 
for aids to navigation; hold and save the United 
States free from damages that may result from 
the construction and maintenance of the project; 
provide and maintain, without cost to the United 
States, necessary mooring facilities and utilities 
including a public landing with suitable facilities 
open to all on equal terms; accomplish, without 
cost to the United States, such utility or other 
relocations or alterations as necessary for project 
purposes; and establish regulations concerning 
discharge of untreated sewage, garbage, and 
other pollutants in the waters of the harbor by the 
users thereof, which regulations shall be in accordance 
with applicable laws or regulations of 
Federal, State, and local authorities responsible 
for pollution prevention and control. The city of 
Kake, as project sponsor, by resolution dated 
September 30, 1966, has indicated a willingness 
and ability to cooperate with all these conditions 
except water pollution. No problems are anticipated 
in securing an agreement prior to construction 
on control of discharge of sewage, garbage, 
and other pollutants in the waters of the 
anchorage by users thereof. 
Terminal facilities. At Kake, a publicly owned 
wharf with seaplane float for float equipped airplanes 
and shallow-draft vessels, is located within 
area of proposed basin. At cannery 1 mile from 
city, there are two privately owned deep-draft 
piers: one for cargo, open to all local boat 
owners, the second for fuel, including a float for 
fueling small boats. At Portage Cove, there is one 
publicly owned small-boat float. Facilities are 
considered adequate for present commerce, with 
the exception of the following deficiencies in 
small-boat facilities: the complete lack of 
protection in the directions of the most severe 
storms; shallow water at Portage Cove float and 
its approaches; and transportation problems 
between city and present small-boat float at Portage 
Cove. 
Operations and results during period. There 
was no activity during period. 
Condition as of September 30. Completion of 
preconstruction engineering was delayed 
because an agreement with the local community 
as to the change of location of the harbor had not 
been reached. 
10. KETCHIKAN HARBOR, ALASKA 
Location. On coast of Revillagigedo Island, on 
northeasterly side on Tongass Narrows. 
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Ketchikan is approximately 220 nautical miles 
southeast of Juneau, Alaska. (See Coast and 
Geodetic Survey Charts 8075, 8094, and 8095.) 
Existing project. Consists of two small-boat 
basins. Thomas Basin consists of an 11.35-acre 
basin, depth 10 feet below mean lower low water, 
protected by a 940-foot-long rock breakwater 
with concrete cap. As authorized, Bar Point 
Basin consisted of a 780,000 square foot basin at 
depths of 10 and 15 feet below mean lower low 
water, protected by three rock breakwaters 
topped by concrete gravity walls 700, 1,100 and 
450 feet long. During design stage the concrete 
gravity walls were deleted, the breakwaters raised 
to provide required protection, and the 450- 
foot-long breakwater was deferred for restudy. 
Tidal range between mean lower low water and 
mean higher high water is 15.3 feet, with an extreme 
range of 26 feet. (See Table 40-B for 
authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Terminal facilities. Publicly owned facilities 
are four small-boat floats, including two in project 
basins, and two ferry docks. Privately owned 
facilities include two general cargo docks open to 
public use, one of which serves as a passenger terminal; 
three oil wharves, which include facilities 
for fueling small boats; and approximately 25 industrial 
wharves, piers, and floats. Additional 
facilities are available at Saxman and Ward Cove 
in the immediate area. One wharf is used exclusively 
for Government vessels. 
Operations and results during period. Regular 
funds, maintenance: A contract was awarded 
July 1976 for repair of the rock breakwater at 
Thomas Basin. Placement of rock began on 4 October 
1976 and was completed on 15 November 
1976, with 1,180 cubic yards of rock being placed 
on the breakwater, at a total cost of $105,258. 
Condition as of September 30. A condition survey 
performed during February 1976 indicated 
project depth available throughout the harbor excluding 
that portion lying adjacent to Ketchikan 
Creek where slight shoaling is apparent. 
11. METLAKATLA HARBOR, ALASKA 
Location. Metlakatla is located in the southern 
portion of Port Chester, a small bay on the 
northwest coast of Annette Island in southeastern 
Alaska, 18 miles south of Ketchikan. (See Coast 
and Geodetic Charts 8074, 8075, and 8102.) 
Existing project. Consists of two small-boat 
basins. Existing basin is 2.18 acres in extent with 
a depth of 10 feet below mean lower low water, 
protected by a rubblemound breakwater 900 feet 
long. Proposed basin consists of two rubblemound 
breakwaters, 1,255 and 1,150 feet long, and an entrance 
channel and maneuvering area, 1,100 feet 
long, 100 feet wide, dredged to a depth of 15 feet 
below mean lower low water and a basin area of 
5.75 acres dredged to a depth of 15 feet below 
mean lower low water. Tidal range between 
mean lower low water and mean higher high 
water is 14.7 feet, with an extreme range of 24 
feet. Estimated project cost of proposed basin is 
$6,070,000 (October 1977) including $5,950,000 
Corps of Engineers funds, $8,000 Coast Guard 
funds, and $112,000 non-Federal cost. (See Table 
40-B for authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with on existing 
basin. For proposed basin, local interests 
must provide without cost to the United States all 
lands, easements, rights-of-way, and quarry 
rights required for construction and subsequent 
maintenance of the project and for aids to navigation 
upon the request of the Chief of Engineers; 
hold and save the United States free from 
damages that may result from the construction 
and maintenance of the project; provide and 
maintain without cost to the United States adequate 
berthing depths, surface area, and 
necessary mooring facilities and utilities, including 
a public landing with suitable supply 
facilities open to all on equal terms; accomplish 
without cost to the United States such utility or 
other relocations as necessary for project purposes; 
and establish regulations prohibiting discharge 
of pollutants into the waters of the harbor 
by users thereof, which regulations shall be in accordance 
with applicable laws or regulations of 
Federal, State, and local authorities responsible 
for pollution prevention and control. 
Terminal facilities. Publicly owned facilities 
are one general-cargo dock, one barge ramp, and 
a small-boat float system in existing basin. 
Privately owned facilities are one oil pier and one 
industrial wharf. Facilities are not adequate for 
mooring the commercial fishing vessels 
operating from Metlakatla. Existing protected 
harbor area is fully utilized. 
Operations and results during period. Regular 
funds, new work: Preconstruction planning for 
proposed basin is complete. Additional foundation 
exploration accomplished. Regular funds, 
maintenance: No activity during period. 
Condition as of September 30. Existing basin 
was constructed April through June 1956. Project 
awaiting construction funds. 
12. NINILCHIK HARBOR, ALASKA 
Location. At mouth of Ninilchik River in Cook 
Inlet, at the community of Ninilchik, Alaska, 
about 40 miles upcoast from Homer and 112 miles 
southwest of Anchorage. (See Coast and Geodetic 
Survey Chart 8554.) 
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Existing project. A small-boat basin 320 feet 
long by 150 feet wide dredged to elevation of 2 feet 
above mean lower low water, with an approach 
channel 400 feet long and 50 feet wide dredged to 
an elevation of 9 feet above mean lower low water; 
protected by a pile jetty 410 feet long. Project was 
modified in design stage to delete pile jetty and 
revise harbor dimensions to 400 feet long by 125 
feet wide, and was completed in November 1961. 
Modification, including river channel diversion, 
two armor rock jetties, and beach protection, was 
accomplished 1967 and 1969. Range between 
mean lower low water and mean higher high 
water is 19.1 feet, with an extreme range of 33.5 
feet. (See Table 40-B for authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Terminal facilities. Facilities, limited to 
shallow-draft vessels and accessible from Cook 
Inlet only at half-tide or higher, are: a cannery 
dock along Ninilchik River available for 
offloading fish, and small-boat floats in project 
basin, provided by State of Alaska. Other 
supplies are landed on beach or brought by road 
from deep-draft ports in the vicinity. Facilities 
are inadequate for the number of boats presently 
using harbor. Expansion of facilities would require 
construction of additional protected harbor 
area. 
Operations and results during period. Regular 
funds, maintenance: Maintenance dredging of 
the harbor and entrance channel was accomplished 
with 6,976 cubic yards removed in 
May 1977. 
Condition as of September 30. Construction was 
initiated in October 1961 and November 1961. 
Modifications to reduce sedimentation and prevent 
beach erosion on the seaward sandspit were 
completed November 1969. Emergency dredging 
was accomplished June 1970 and June 1971. 
13. NOME HARBOR, ALASKA 
Location. At mouth of Snake River at the city of 
Nome, Alaska, on northerly shore of Norton 
Sound, an arm of Bering Sea. It is a shallow open 
roadstead, 581 nautical miles north of Dutch Harbor 
and 545 air miles northwest of Anchorage. 
(See Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts 9302 and 
9380.) 
Existing project. Provides for two jetties, the 
easterly 951 and the westerly not exceeding 676 
feet long, at mouth of Snake River; a channel 8 
feet deep at mean lower low water, 75 feet wide, 
from Norton Sound through Snake River to 
mouths of Bourbon and Dry Creeks, in city of 
Nome, ending in a turning basin of the same 
depth, 250 feet wide and 600 feet long; revetting 
banks of rivers; and protecting all existing waterfront 
improvements on easterly beach by means 
of rock-mound seawall 3,350 feet long extending 
easterly from east jetty. Project has been completed 
except extension of jetties beyond present 
400 and 240 feet, which is classified inactive. 
Range between mean lower low water and mean 
higher high water is 1.6 feet and extreme tidal 
range is 7.5 feet, but water levels are influenced 
more by wind than tide. Levels of 5 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. (See Table 40-B for authorizing 
legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Total 
actual costs for all requirements of local cooperation 
under terms of original project authorization 
are $2,500 annually. Local interests also maintain 
seawall. 
Terminal facilities. Cargoes and passengers 
from ocean vessels are lightered to and from 
shore a distance of about 2 miles. Traffic enters 
dredged channel and is handled over revetment, 
where lighterage company has transfer facilities 
which are open to the public. Facilities considered 
adequate for existing commerce. 
Operations and results during period. Regular 
funds, maintenance: Maintenance dredging by 
Government plant and hired labor was accomplished 
throughout the ice-free season. 11,070 
cubic yards were removed in FY 1977. 
Condition as of September 30. Construction of 
original 335- and 460-foot jetties and revetments 
was completed in 1923. Reconstruction of jetties 
with concrete to modified lengths of 240 and 400 
feet was completed in 1940. Dredging entrance 
channel and original 200- by 250-foot basin was 
completed in 1922. Construction of seawall was 
completed June 1951. Dredging 400-foot extension 
of basin was commenced in 1949 and was 
completed in 1951, with exception of small areas 
in northerly portion of small-boat harbor extension 
and around Corps marine ways which are not 
required. Jetty repairs were made in 1954 and 
July through October 1965. 
14. OTHER AUTHORIZED 
NAVIGATION PROJECTS 
See Table 40-C. 
15. NAVIGATION WORK UNDER 
SPECIAL AUTHORIZATION 
Navigation activities pursuant to Section 107, 
Public Law 86-645 (Preauthorization). 
Costs for period were: $35,684 for Bar Point 
Harbor, Ketchikan, $48,504 for Cordova Small 
Boat Harbor, $18,000 for Homer Harbor, $-25 for 
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Bethel, $5,000 for Kinia River, at Chefornak, $5,- 
176 for Seward Deep Draft Channel and $5,000 
for Seward Small Boat Harbor. (See Section 5 for 
Haines Harbor.)
Flood Control 
16. CHENA RIVER LAKES, ALASKA 
Location. In the vicinity of Fairbanks, Alaska, 
and encompassing the Tanana River, Chena 
River, Little Chena River, and their tributaries. 
(See USGS map Fairbanks C1, Dl, D2, and Big 
Delta D6.) 
Existing project. Provides for a dam on the 
Chena River, 17 miles east of Fairbanks, a dam on 
the Little Chena River about 11 miles upstream 
from its confluence with the main Chena River, 
and a 22-mile levee system along the Tanana and 
Chena Rivers. Estimated Federal cost (October 
1977) is $225,900,000, and estimated non-Federal 
cost is $15,780,000. (See Table 40-B for authorizing 
legislation). 
Local cooperation. Local interests are required 
to hold and save the United States free from 
damages due to construction of the levees and 
drainage works; provide without cost to the 
United States, all lands, easements, and rights-ofway 
necessary for the construction of the levee 
and interior drainage works; accomplish without 
cost to the United States, all necessary relocations 
of buildings, streets, and utilities as required for 
the levee project; maintain and operate the levee 
system and interior drainage works after completion 
in accordance with regulations prescribed by 
the Secretary of the Army. The North Star 
Borough formally signed this agreement on 1 
February 1973. 
Operations and results during period. Regular 
funds, new work: The portion of the Moose 
Creek dam embankment between the Chena 
River and the Alyeska Pipeline crossing was completed. 
Railroad and highway bridges over the 
Moose Creek Floodway were completed. 
Condition as of September 30. Construction of 
the project was initiated June 26, 1973. Phases I 
and II of Tanana levee are complete. Design of interior 
drainage system is complete. Phase I Moose 
Creek Dam foundation excavation is complete. 
Phase II, including the outlet works and much of 
the embankment, is near completion. Design of 
remainder of levee system is near completion. 
Construction contract advertising for additional 
Moose Creek Dam construction to make the 
floodway operational is scheduled for November 
FY 1977. 
17. INSPECTION OF COMPLETED 
FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS 
Aerial photography of Talkeetna and Klutina 
River projects was completed in October 1976. An 
inspection of the Lowell Creek tunnel was made 
in March 1977 and a full inspection of the Talkeetna 
River project in September 1977. Total costs 
for the period were $10,000. 
18. OTHER AUTHORIZED FLOOD 
CONTROL PROJECTS 
See Table 40-D. 
19. FLOOD CONTROL WORK UNDER 
SPECIAL AUTHORIZATION 
Emergency flood control activities-repair, 
flood fighting, and rescue work (Public Law 99, 
84th Congress, and antecedent legislation). 
Federal costs for the period were $38,917 for 
advance preparation, $83,194 for emergency 
operations, and $12,691 for emergency bank 
protection at Eagle, Alaska. 
Multiple-Purpose Power Projects 
20. SNETTISHAM, ALASKA 
Location. At mouth of Speel River, between 
Crater Lake to the west and Long Lake to the 
north, 28 nautical miles southeast of Juneau, 
Alaska. (See Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart 
8227.) 
Existing project Snettisham is a two-stage 
power project. The initial stage tapped Long 
Lake and constructed an underground 
powerhouse with the installation of two power units 
with space for a third unit, and construction of 
a transmission line to Juneau, Alaska. The ultimate 
stage would provide a dam at the head of 
Long Lake to increase the energy capability of 
Long Lake and to tap Crater Lake. Both Crater 
Lake and the Long Lake Dam are in a "Deferred" 
status. From Long Lake (elevation 815'), the 
water is transported through an approximately 
horizontal tunnel 8,400 feet long and a 1,400-foot 
penstock dropping at a 46 degree angle to the underground 
powerhouse at tidewater to drive two 
turbines with a generating capacity of 46,700 
kilowatts. Power from two generators is supplied 
to Juneau by 138 kilovolt overhead transmission 
lines except for a submarine cable traversing 
Taku Inlet. Crater Lake ultimate phase of construction 
provides for tapping Crater Lake 
(elevation 1,022') to drive a third turbine to be installed 
in the underground powerhouse 
(constructed under the Long Lake phase of initial 
construction) to provide an additional generating 
capacity of 27,000 kilowatts. Estimated cost of initial 
stage construction is $81,378.000 (October 
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1977). The project was turned over to the Alaska 
Power Administration for operation and 
maintenance. (See Table 40-B for authorizing 
legislation.) 
Local cooperation. None required. 
Operations and results during period. Regular 
funds, new work: Powerplant system deficiencies 
were corrected. Warehouse contract is 
scheduled for completion December 1977. Juneau 
substation roof repair contract was let and 
scheduled for completion summer, 1978. 
Condition as of September 30. Construction was 
initiated 11 July 1967. The Long Lake phase of the 
first stage of the project is complete. Permanent 
relocation of the Salisbury Ridge section of the 
line was completed in October 1976. Remaining 
work consists of correcting minor deficiencies. 
21. BRADLEY LAKE, ALASKA 
Location. Near head of Kachemak Bay near 
southwestern end of Kenai Peninsula, Alaska, 
about 100 air miles south of Anchorage and 25 
miles northeast of Homer. (See Coast and 
Geodetic Survey Chart 8552.) 
Existing project. Provides for a main dam raising 
waters of Bradley Lake from an elevation of 
1,090 feet to elevation 1,196 feet; two small dams 
to divert water from nearby drainages; a power 
tunnel, surge tank, and penstock to deliver water 
to a powerhouse located at tidewater, with an installed 
capacity of 64,000 kilowatts and transmission 
facilities to serve the Cook Inlet area. 
Latest cost estimate for new work (1971) is $152 
million. (See Table 40-B for authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. None required. However the 
local utility has indicated that they will construct 
the necessary transmission line between Homer 
and the Kenai/Soldotna load centers. 
Operations and results during period. A 
technical update of the Bradley Lake Project was 
completed by the AE firm of Sverdrup and 
Parcel and Associates in November 1975 for a 
total cost of $49,375. The report, and District update, 
will be used to determine the economic 
feasibility of the project. The Alaska Power Administration 
is conducting a marketability 
analysis for the project. Their analysis is considering 
interconnection of the project with the 
Anchorage grid system as well as a separate 
analysis which considers marketing all of the 
energy in the Homer-Soldotna load centers. If the 
marketability analysis is favorable the environmental 
impacts and recreational resources 
of the project will be assessed. 
Condition as of September 30. Reappraisal of 
the economic and financial feasibility was initiated 
in March 1974 because of renewed interest 
in the project resulting primarily from the 
nation's awareness of energy shortages. The 
power benefits associated with the project will be 
developed upon receipt of updated power values 
from the Federal Power Commission. The project 
cost estimate provided by the AE firm of Sverdrup 
and Parcel and Associates applied against 
the power benefits resulting from the previous 
Federal Power Commission power values, indicate 
a marginally feasible project. The energy 
marketability analysis being conducted by the 
Alaska Power Administration, has resulted in 
preliminary determinations that the energy is 
marketable.
General Investigations 
22. SURVEYS 
Period costs of $898,630 for surveys include 
$87,038 for navigation studies, $778,592 for flood 
control studies, $30,000 for coordination studies 
and $3,000 for review of deauthorization. 
23. COLLECTION AND STUDY OF 
BASIC DATA 
Technical assistance, information, flood plain 
management guidance and other flood plain 
management services have been provided to 
military and nonmilitary Federal agencies, local 
communities, and others at a fiscal year cost of 
$148,000. A flood plain information report for 
McGrath, Alaska, was prepared and presented at 
a fiscal year cost of $66,833, and a special Flood 
Hazard Report was completed for Wrangell, 
Alaska, at a fiscal year cost of $10,000. In addition, 
a plan of study was prepared for the Willow 
Companion Study, at a cost of $36,605, which incorporates 
the findings of the Willow, Alaska 
study (cost $8,313). 
Additional activities included the completion of 
Type 15 Flood Insurance Studies for the 
Municipality of Anchorage and the city and 
borough of Juneau and the continuation of a Type 
15 study for the Kenai Peninsula Borough. 
For completed Flood Plain Information reports 
see Table 40-E. 
24. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
Work programmed for research and development 
consisted of hydrologic studies. Period costs 
of these studies were $28,908. 
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COST AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
See 
Section Total Cost to 
in Text Project 
1. Anchorage Harbor, 
Alaska 
2. Cook Inlet Shoals, 
Alaska 
3. Cordova Harbor, 
Alaska 
4. Dillingham Harbor, 
Alaska 
5. Haines Harbor, 
Alaska 
(Contrib. Funds) 
6. Homer Harbor, 
Alaska 
7. Hoonah Harbor, 
Alaska 
8. Humboldt Harbor, 
Alaska 
9. Kake Harbor, 
Alaska 
10. Ketchikan Harbor, 
Alaska 
11. Metlakatla Harbor, 
Alaska 
(Contrib. Funds) 
FY 74 FY 75 FY 76 FY 77 Sep. 30, 1977 
569,153 812,084 
566,221 722,146 
80,000 1,140,000 
- 1,217,845 
194,821 
240,023 
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Cost 
New Work 
Contrib. 
Cost 
5,000 
5,000 
2,295 
2,295 
108,295 
126,795 
8,200 
5,447 
185,173 
114,681 
57,000 
55,754 
464,000 
86,015 
47,000 
39,521 
20,520 
48,078 
45,000 
31,234 
10,420 
18,220 
9,796 
9,796 
163,284 
157,376 
25,000 
28,656 
61,420 
190,420 
37,139 
35,273 
289,548 
293,706 
926,800 
926,500 
850,000 
529,233 
295,581 
289,821 
75,000 50,000 
64,593 38,447 
200,000 3,180,000 
406,658 3,112,784 
15,629- 
75,000 
69,406 
167,000 
39,482 
50,000 
63,617 
15,000 
15,000 
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- 533,235 
- 533,235 
470,000 3,858,117 
538,722 3,821,481 
- 1,220,000 
2,155 1,220,000 
- 5,000 
- 5,000 
- 843,534 
- 843,534 
142,000 702,809 
143,866 702,809 
- 675,700 
- 675,700 
- 548,790 
- 548,790 
325,000 1,727,222 
324,867 1,724,347 
- 1,000,000 
300 1,000,000 
75,000 925,000 
354,604 883,837 
- 1,509,677 
- 1,509,677 
158,036 1,458,355 
163,796 1,458,355 
- 67,974 
- 67,974 
25,000 207,000 
48,206 207,000 
-220,000 3,679,600 
18,543 3,679,600 
- 154,700 
- 154,700 
- 1,602,417 
- 1,602,417 
9,964 444,565 
137,482 444,565 
25,000 481,470 
30,735 481,462 
- 54,901 
- 54,901 
- 40,000 
- 40,000

ALASKA DISTRICT 
TABLE 40-A (Continued) COST AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
See 
Section Total Cost to 
in Text Project Funding FY 74 FY 75 FY 76 FY 77 Sep. 30, 1977 
12. Ninilchik Harbor, New Work 
Alaska Approp. - - - - 428,720 
Cost - - - - 428,720 
Maint. 1 
Approp. 152,781 139,113 114,967 166,000 1,389,085 
Cost 150,472 141,422 112,654 168,313 1,389,085 
13. Nome Harbor, New Work 
Alaska Approp. - - - - 1,348,240 
Cost - - - - 1,348,240 
Maint. 1 
Approp. 307,780 522,087 774,500 338,000 4,859,721 
Cost 299,084 524,971 306,974 808,175 4,856,558 
(Contrib. Funds) New Work 
Contrib. - - - - 125 
Cost - - - - 125 
Maint. 1 
Contrib. 2,500 2,500 2,500 2,500 137,500 
Cost 2,500 - 2,500 2,500 135,000 
16. Chena River Lakes, New Work 
Alaska Approp. 8,965,000 11,650,000 25,298,500 28,185,000 77,822,500 
Cost 9,447,883 11,783,654 25,278,836 27,882,261 77,436,477 
20. Snettisham, New Work 
Alaska Approp. 3,818,000 2,500,000 11,812,598 2,025,000 81,378,298 
Cost 5,814,665 3,805,964 12,031,945 1,588,610 80,877,901 
21. Bradley Lake, New Work 
Alaska Approp. 25,000 67,000 - 15,000 256,000 
Cost 3,109 88,891 - 569 241,569 
1. Includes applicable portion of Reconnaissance and 
Condition Surveys appropriations and costs. 
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REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
TABLE 40-B AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
Acts Work Authorized Documents 
July 3, 1958 
October 22, 1976 
May 21, 1975 
August 30, 1935 
August 19, 19648 
July 3, 1958 
July 14, 1960, 
as amended 
(Sec. 107) 4 
July 3, 1958 
Aug. 19, 19644 
Oct. 27, 1965 (Sec 201) 
(Auth. Oct. 12, 1972) 
Oct. 27, 1965 (Sec 201) 
(Auth. Sep. 29, 1970) 
Aug. 13, 1968 
July 3, 1930 
Sept. 3, 1954 
ANCHORAGE HARBOR, ALASKA 
(See Section 1 of Text) 
Deep water harbor, adjacent to docks, dredge to 35 feet 
below mean lower low water, protected by two jetties.1 
Extension of project limits. 
COOK INLET SHOALS, ALASKA 
(See Section 2 of Text) 
Sampling of shoals material and underwater terrain and 
removal of shoals from Inlet. 
CORDOVA HARBOR, ALASKA (See Section 3 of Text) 
Basin 8.26 acres in area with depth of 10 feet below 
mean lower low water, and two rock-mound breakwaters, 
1,100 and 1,400 feet long. 
Expand basin to include an additional 10.4 acres in area 
with depth of 14 feet below mean lower low water within 
existing breakwaters and construct an entrance breakwater 
183 feet long. 
DILLINGHAM HARBOR, ALASKA 
(See Section 4 of Text) 
Basin 230,000 square feet in area with depth of 2 feet 
above mean lower low water along Scandinavian Creek, 
with entrance channel 1,100 feet long and 40 feet wide. 
HAINES HARBOR, ALASKA (See Section 5 of Text) 
Enlarging harbor from 1.8 acres 10 feet deep to 4.2 acres 
12 and 14 feet deep. Construction of entrance channel 
75 to 100 feet wide to 15-foot depth. Modification of 
breakwater protection. 
HOMER HARBOR, ALASKA (See Section 6 of Text) 
Basin 2.7 acres in area with depth of 12 feet below mean 
lower low water, and rock breakwater 1,260 feet long. 
Relocation and rehabilitation of project destroyed by 
March 27, 1964 earthquake, by construction of basin 10 
acres in area with 12-foot depth over 2.75 acres and 
15-foot depth over 7.25 acres protected by rock breakwaters 
1,018 feet and 238 feet long. 
HOONAH HARBOR, ALASKA (See Section 7 of Text) 
Entrance channel, a rubble-mound breakwater and diversion 
dike and two rubble-mound breakwaters inclosing a 15.1 
acre harbor area. 
HUMBOLDT HARBOR, ALASKA (See Section 8 of Text) 
Basin 16.6 acre mooring area inclosed by two breakwaters, 
a 1,050-foot north rock breakwater and a 600-foot south 
rock breakwater, an entrance channel 150 feet wide by 
800 feet long to a depth of 18 feet; a 1,060-foot rubblemound 
diversion dike and a 200-foot diversion channel. 
KAKE HARBOR, ALASKA (See Section 9 of Text) 
Basin 7-acre berthing area, 15 feet deep, inclosed by a 
1,580-foot west rock breakwater and a 900-foot south 
rock breakwater. 
KETCHIKAN HARBOR, ALASKA (See Section 10 of Text) 
Breakwater 940 feet long to protect 11.35 acre basin 
dredged to 10-foot dept at Thomas Basin. 
Dredge additional basin at Bar Point to 15 feet deep or 
to rock, and construct three breakwaters 700, 1,100 and 
450 feet long. 
H. Doc. 34, 85th Cong., 
1st Sess. 2 
P.L. 94-587 
Emergency Authorization 
by Conference Report 
Pursuant to Section 203, 
P.L. 93-153 
Rivers and Harbors Committee, 
Doc. 33, 73d Cong., 2d Sess.2 
H. Doc. 390, 84th Cong., 
2d Sess. 2 
Report in Office of Chief 
of Engineers 
H. Doc. 34, 85th Cong., 
1st Sess.2 
H. Doc. 92-200, 92nd 
Cong., 2nd Sess.2 
H. Doc. 91-393, 91st 
Cong., 2d Sess.2 
S. Doc. 70, 90th Cong., 
2nd Sess.2 
H. Doc. 113, 70th Cong., 
1st Sess. 
H. Doc. 501, 82nd Cong., 
2d Sess. 
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ALASKA DISTRICT 
TABLE 40-B (Continued) AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
Acts Work Authorized Documents 
Mar. 2, 1945 
Oct. 27, 1965 (Sec 201) 
(Auth. Oct. 12, 1972) 
July 3, 1968 
Aug. 8, 1917 
Aug. 30, 1935 
June 16, 1948 
Aug. 13, 1968 
Oct. 23, 1962 
Oct. 23, 1962 
METLAKATLA HARBOR, ALASKA 
(See Section 11 of Text) 
Dredging small boat basin 2.18 acres in extent to a depth 
of 10 feet below plane of mean lower low water; construction 
of rubble-mound breakwater 900 feet long. 
Improvement consists of entrance channel and two rubblemound 
breakwaters inclosing a 7.0 acre basin. 
NINILCHIK HARBOR, ALASKA 
(See Section 12 of Text) 
Basin 320 feet long by 150 feet wide with depth of 2 feet 
above mean lower low water, approach channel 400 feet long 
and 50 feet wide with depth of 9 feet above mean lower low 
water, protected by 410-foot jetty. 
NOME HARBOR, ALASKA (See Section 13 of Text) 
Two jetties, easterly 335 feet and westerly 460 feet long 
revetment, channel and basin 200 feet wide and 250 feet 
long. 
Extension of the jetties and enlarging basin to 250 feet 
wide and 600 feet long.5 
Sea wall. 
CHENA RIVER LAKES, ALASKA 
(See Section 16 of Text) 
Dam and reservoir on the main Chena River, a dam and 
detention reservoir on the Little Chena River, and a 
levee along the north side of the Tanana River. 
SNETTISHAM, ALASKA (See Section 20 of Text) 
Multi-purpose dam, with powerhouse and transmission 
facilities. 
BRADLEY LAKE, ALASKA 
(See Section 21 of Text) 
Multi-purpose dam, with powerhouse and transmission 
facilities. 
H. Doc. 138, 76th Cong., 
91st Sess. 
S. Doc. 92-64, 92d Cong., 
2d Sess. 2 
H. Doc. 34, 85th Cong., 
1st Sess. 2 
H. Doc. 1932, 64th Cong., 
2d Sess.2 
H. Doc. 404, 71st Cong., 
2d Sess. and Rivers and 
Harbors Committee Doc. 
38, 73d Cong., 2d Sess.2 
Report of Chief of Engineers 
dated March 8, 1948. 
S. Doc. 89, 90th Cong., 
2d Sess. 2 
H. Doc. 40, 87th Cong., 
1st Sess. 2 
H. Doc. 455, 87th Cong., 
2d Sess.2 
1. Purchase of dredge and deepwater jetties deferred. 
2. Contains latest published map. 
3. P.L. 88-451. 
4. Authorized by Chief of Engineers December 21,1971. 
5. Extension of jetties classified "inactive". 
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TABLE 40-C 
REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1977 
OTHER AUTHORIZED NAVIGATION PROJECTS 
(See Section 14 of Text) 
For Last Cost to Sep. 30, 1977 
Full Report 
See Annual Operation and 
Project Report For Construction Maintenance 1 
Apoon Mouth of Yukon River, Alaska 2 3 1920 128,896 2,981 
Bethel Harbor, Alaska 2 1975 250,797 - 
Craig Harbor, Alaska 2 1974 377,260 84,414 
Douglas Harbor, Alaska 2 1963 282,019 42,430 
Dry Pass, Alaska 2 1960 943,351 61,880 
Egegik River, Alaska 2 1972 4,441 8,218 
Elfin Cove, Alaska 2 1959 154,191 15,523 
Gastineau Channel, Alaska 2 1964 789,461 192,646 
Iliuliuk Harbor, Alaska 2 1941 66,037 - 
Juneau Harbor, Alaska 2 1974 1,381,150 383,023 
King Cove Harbor, Alaska 2 1974 2,264,948 - 
Kodiak Harbor, Alaska 2 1973 1,891,2124 66,209 
Myers Chuck Harbor, Alaska 2 1970 9,700 - 
Naknek River, Alaska 2 1961 20,789 4,069 
Neva and Olga Straits, Alaska 2 1960 155,009 6,906 
Old Harbor, Kodiak Island, Alaska 2 1972 370,415 155,621 
Pelican Harbor, Alaska 2 1964 369,683 35,732 
Petersburg Harbor, Alaska 2 1972 252,932 110,522 
Port Alexander, Alaska 2 5 1949 17,000 594 
Rocky Pass, Alaska 2 1960 337,668 76,713 
Seldovia Harbor, Alaska 2 1974 1,051,883 6 59,261 
Sergius Whitestone, Alaska 2 1973 1,798,010 5,354 
Seward Harbor, Alaska 2 1973 709,841 7 288,333 
Sitka Harbor, Alaska 2 1973 1,611,009 44,030 
Skagway Harbor, Alaska 2 1972 133,180 85,885 
St. Michael Canal, Alaska 2 3 1916 377,062 560 
Stikine River, Alaska 1974 - 96,386 
Valdez Harbor, Alaska 2 1968 647,027 s 260,398 
Wrangell Harbor, Alaska 2 1969 537,020 171,446 
Wrangell Narrows, Alaska 2 1972 3,562,343 698,943 
1. Includes applicable portion of reconnaissance and condition 
survey costs. 
2. Complete. 
3. Abandonment recommended in H. Doc. 467, 69th 
Cong., 1st Sess. 
4. Includes $594,163 for rehabilitation. 
5. Inactive. 
6. Includes $400,000 for rehabilitation. 
7. Includes $90,026 for rehabilitation. 
8. Includes $73,000 for rehabilitation. 
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ALASKA DISTRICT 
TABLE 40-D OTHER AUTHORIZED FLOOD 
CONTROL PROJECTS 
(See Section 18 of Text) 
For Last Cost to Sep. 30, 1977 
Full Report 
See Annual Operation and 
Project Report For Construction Maintenance 
Fairbanks, Alaska 1 1964 310,000 1,624 
Fairbanks, Tanana River & Chena Slough, Alaska 2 1943 557,000 2,657 
Gold Creek, Alaska 2 1975 876,006 4,301 
Klutina River, Copper Center, Alaska 2 1973 265,374 - 
Lowell Creek, Alaska 2 1945 416,382 a 30,7714 
Salmon River, Alaska 2 1963 37,770 5 6 - 7 8 
Skagway River, Alaska 2 1966 26,385 - 
Talkeetna River, Alaska 1970 2,500 - 
1. Reauthorized, see Section 16, Chena River Lakes. 5. In addition, $7,000 expended from contributed funds. 
2. Completed and transferred to local interests for 6. Includes $34,197 of PWA funds. 
maintenance. 7. In addition, $138,957 expended for emergency flood 
3. In addition, $25,000 expended from contributed funds. activities (1963). 
4. In addition, $12,000 expended from contributed funds. 8. In addition, $27,400 expended from contributed funds. 
TABLE 40-E COMPLETED FLOOD PLAIN 
INFORMATION REPORTS 
(See Section 23 of Text) 
Location Requesting Agency Completed Cost 
McGrath, Alaska State of Alaska October 1977 $66,833 
Wrangell, Alaska 1 State of Alaska February 1977 $10,000 
1. Special Flood Hazard Report. 
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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 
1902 River and Harbor Act. The Board is selected 
by the Chief of Engineers and is comprised of 
seven senior engineer officers. The Deputy Chief of 
Engineers normally serves as Chairman. Five 
members are Division Engineers rotated from 
within continental U.S. Army Engineer Divisions. 
The seventh member, assigned full time to the 
Board as Resident Member, also directs the staff in 
carrying out the responsibilities of the Board. The 
Board meets on call of the Chairman. 
Statutory duties of the Board, as set forth in the 
Act of 13 June 1902 and subsequent acts and 
amendments; are: (a) to conduct independent reviews 
of survey reports covering projects for river 
and harbor, flood control, erosion of coastal and 
lake waters, and multiple-purpose improvements 
prepared by the Corps in response to acts of Congress 
or resolutions of Congressional Committees, 
and to report its conclusions and recommendations 
thereon to the Chief of Engineers, who forwards 
the reports with his conclusions and recommendations 
to the Secretary of the Army for transmission 
to the Congress; (b) to conduct independent reviews 
of special reports ordered by the Congress 
and report thereon in the same manner as for survey 
reports when directed by the Chief of Engineers; 
and (c) to consider and approve general 
plans for major modification and reconstruction of 
any lock, canal, canalized river or other work for 
the use or benefit of navigation. 
An additional statutory duty was assigned the 
Board under the terms of Section 7 of the River 
and Harbor Act of 8 July 1918, Section 500 of the 
Transportation Act of 28 February 1920, and Section 
8 of the Merchant Marine Act of 5 June 1920. 
Under these acts, the Board, in cooperation with 
the Maritime Administration, collects, compiles, 
and publishes information on characteristics of 
U.S. ports. Physical characteristics of the ports are 
the responsibility of the Corps, and administrative 
characteristics are the responsibility of the Maritime 
Administration. (See Table 1 at the end of 
this chapter for status of port series publications 
for Fiscal Year 1977.) 
In addition to its statutory duties, the following 
duties are assigned by the Chief of Engineers: review 
Corps policies and procedures as directed; review 
reports of other Federal agencies pertaining 
to water resource development; conduct investigations 
and studies of economics of ports and waterways; 
and conduct a year-long program of in-service 
training for Corps planners generally at GS 12 
and GS 13 levels in all aspects of Federal water 
resources development to assist in meeting the 
needs of the Corps for increased numbers of qualified 
personnel in this field. During Fiscal Year 
1977, the Board was also assigned administrative 
responsibility for processing proposed reports of 
the Chief of Engineers, along with Revised Draft 
Environmental Impact Statements (RDEIS), to 
states and federal offices for their 90-day review. 
In addition to his other duties, the Resident 
Member of the Board is second alternate for the 
Secretary of the Army on the Foreign-Trade Zones 
Board, and ex-officio secretary of the American 
Section, Permanent International Association of 
Navigation Congresses (PIANC), a quasi-official 
organization. 
In its last annual report, the membership of the 
Board on 30 September 1976 was recorded as follows: 
MG Robert C. Marshall, Chairman, Deputy 
Chief of Engineers, Office of the Chief of 
Engineers 
MG Francis P. Koisch, Lower Mississippi Valley 
Division 
MG James L. Kelly, North Atlantic Division 
MG Wesley E. Peel, North Pacific Division 
MG Charles I. McGinnis, Southwestern Division 
BG Richard H. Connell, South Pacific Division 
Colonel Robert L. Bangert, Resident Member, 
Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors 
Since 30 September 1976, the following changes 
have occurred in the personnel of the Board: 
7 April 1977. BG Kenneth E. McIntyre detailed 
as a member, vice MG Francis P. Koisch, 
thereby relieved. 
1 July 1977. MG Ernest Graves, Jr. was detailed 
as a member, vice MG Charles I. McGinnis, 
thereby relieved. 
1 August 1977. BG Robert L. Moore detailed 
as a member, vice MG James L. Kelly, thereby 
relieved. 
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REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY 1977 
On 30 September 1977, the Board was constituted 
as follows: 
MG Robert C. Marshall, Chairman, Deputy 
Chief of Engineers, Office of the Chief of 
Engineers 
MG Ernest Graves, Jr., Director, Civil Works, 
Office of the Chief of Engineers 
MG Wesley E. Peel, North Pacific Division 
BG Kenneth E. McIntyre, South Atlantic Division 
BG Richard M. Connell, South Pacific Division 
BG Robert L. Moore, North Central Division 
Colonel Robert L. Bangert, Resident Member, 
Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors 
In compliance with resolutions of the Congress 
and instructions from the Chief of Engineers, the 
Board gave consideration to 39 reports on survey 
investigations. It considered recommendations for 
Federal construction on 17 projects estimated to 
cost a total of $1,022,765,700 of which $897,777,100 
is the first cost to the United States and $124,988,- 
600 the first cost to non-Federal interests for work 
and cash contributions, as follows: 
Reports Recommending Federal Construction 
Parker Lake-Muddy Boggy Creek, Oklahoma 
Santa Ana River, California 
Muskingum River Basin, Ohio 
Beargrass Creek Basin, Jefferson County, Kentucky 
Cambridge Harbor, Dorchester County, Maryland 
Grays Harbor from Outer Bar to Cosmopolis, 
Washington 
Pembina River and Tributaries, North Dakota 
Big Wood River and Tributaries, Idaho (Interim 
Report, Little Wood River, vicinity of Gooding-
Shoshone, Idaho) 
Siuslaw River and Bar, Oregon 
San Francisco Harbor (Fisherman's Wharf 
Area), California 
Central Ohio Survey, Hocking River at Logan 
and Nelsonville, Ohio 
Gulfport Harbor, Mississippi 
Buffalo Bayou and Tributaries (White Oak Bayou), 
Texas 
Savannah Harbor (Widening), Georgia 
Little Arkansas River at Halstead, Kansas 
Cleveland, Ohio (Harbor Modification) 
Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway Bridges, Virginia 
to North Carolina1 
Additionally, the Board concurred in the unfavorable 
findings on 21 projects as follows: 
Reports Recommending Unfavorably for Federal 
Construction 
Martins Creek, Bangor, Pennsylvania (Delaware 
River Basin) 
Canal 21A, Central and Southern Florida 
Clearwater Pass, Florida 
Pocatalico River Basin, Roane, Kanawha, Putnam 
and Jackson, West Virginia 
Lake Istokpoga, Highland County, Florida 
Plum Island, Newbury, Massachusetts 
Manistee Harbor, Michigan 
South Shore of Barnstable, Massachusetts 
Pacific Palisades Area, California 
Roanoke River, North Carolina 
Girty's Run, Millvale, Pennsylvania 
Upper Putah Creek Basin above Lake Berryessa, 
California 
Yukon and Kuskokwim River Basin, Alaska 
Silvies River and Tributaries, Oregon 
Luckiamute River Basin, Oregon 
Plum Bayou Basin, Arkansas 
White River, Polk Bayou, Arkansas 
Pecos River and Tributaries at Carlsbad, New 
Mexico 
Metropolitan Region of Charleston, West Virginia 
White River, Piney Bayou, Arkansas 
Canal 17, Central and Southern Florida 
A report on a project submitted for review- 
Umpqua River, Oregon-was returned by the 
Board to the reporting officers for further study. 
Five additional reports were recalled by the reporting 
officers without Board action: Days Creek 
Lake, South Umpqua River, Oregon; New Rochelle 
and Echo Bay Harbors, New York; Upper 
Iowa River, Iowa; Keokuk, Iowa; and Wailupe 
Stream, Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii. 
Until recently, favorable reports were considered 
as only those that recommended projects for Federal 
construction. The favorable category has now 
been expanded to include favorably recommended 
projects to solve water resources problems for major 
metropolitan areas, even though they may not 
include recommendations for construction by any 
agency of the Federal Government. These projects 
that the Board reviewed and reported on during 
the year are: 
Reports Recommending Favorably but no Federal 
Construction 
Spokane River and Tributaries, Washington 
(Urban Study) 
'For the project, Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway Bridges, Virginia to North Carolina, the Board did not concur in the favorable 
findings of the reporting officers and recommended against Federal construction. 
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BOARD OF ENGINEERS FOR RIVERS AND HARBORS 
Duluth-Superior and Adjoining Areas, Michigan 
(Urban Study) 
Binghamton Wastewater Management Study, 
New York (Susquehanna River Basin Study) 
From 1902 through 30 September 1977, the 
Board took action on 8,393 survey reports, recommending 
favorably on 3,716 and unfavorably on 
4,677. 
The Board reviewed one Phase I General Design 
Memorandum for a proposed project at Buena 
Vista, James River Basin, Virginia, and recommended 
favorably for construction. Also, the 
Board staff reviewed and submitted comments to 
the Office, Chief of Engineers on two Phase I General 
Design Memoranda: St. Lucie Inlet, Florida 
and Reddies River Lake, North Carolina. 
During Fiscal Year 1977, the Board held four 
meetings of one to two days' duration. Also, in connection 
with the various subjects referred to it for 
report and recommendations, the Board held public 
meetings on the Siuslaw River and Bar, Oregon 
and the Umpqua River, Oregon projects on 28 
February 1977 at the Kingman Building, Ft. Belvoir, 
Virginia. 
TABLE 1 STATUS OF PORT SERIES PUBLICATIONS FOR FY 77 
Published during the year: 
No. 1-Portland and Searsport, Maine, and Portsmouth, N.H. 
No. 4-Ports of Southern New England (Providence, R.I.; Fall River, Mass.; and New London, New Haven, and 
Bridgeport, Conn.) 
No. 33-Coos Bay and Astoria, Oreg.; Longview and Vancouver, Wash.; and Ports on the Columbia River 
No. 35-Tacoma, Grays Harbor, and Olympia, Wash. 
No. 36-Seattle, Wash. 
No. 37-Port Angeles, Port Townsend, Everett, Anacortes, and Bellingham, Wash. 
Being printed at end of the year: 
No. 20-New Orleans, La. 
No. 38-Anchorage, Nikiski, Whittier, Seward, Valdez, and Ketchikan, Alaska. 
In progress at end of the year: 
No. 5-New York, N.Y., and N.J. 
No. 7?-Philadelphia, Pa., and Camden and Gloucester City, N.J. 
No. 8-Wilmington, Del., and Ports on Delaware River below and above Philadelphia, Pa. 
No. 10-Baltimore, Md. 
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MISSISSIPPI RIVER COMMISSION* 
The Mississippi River Commission, created by 
an act of Congress on Jun. 28, 1879, consists of 
three officers of the Corps of Engineers, one from 
the former Coast and Geodetic Survey (presently 
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration), and three civilians, two of 
whom must be civil engineers. All members are 
appointed by the President with the advice and 
consent of the Senate. 
During the fiscal year the Commissioners were: 
MG F. P. Koisch, U. S. Army, President, until 
his retirement Jun. 30, 1977; MG R. C. Marshall, 
U. S. Army, President, beginning Sep. 26, 1977; 
Mr. Harold Council, until his retirement Jul. 31, 
1977; Mr. Roy T. Sessums, civil engineer, until 
expiration of his commission Jul. 31, 1977; 
RAdm Allen L. Powell, Director, National 
Ocean Survey, National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration: Mr. Richard Hall, 
civil engineer; MG Charles I. McGinnis, U. S. 
Army, until his replacement Sep. 26, 1977; 
BG E.R. Heiberg III, U.S. Army; and 
BG William E. Read, U. S. Army, beginning 
Sep. 26, 1977. COL James H. Phillips, U. S. 
Army, served as Secretary of the Commission in 
the office of its President, Mississippi River 
Commission Building, Vicksburg, Miss. 
The Mississippi River Commission is charged, 
under direction 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. (1,006 miles AHP-Lower 
Mississippi mileage terminates at mile 954 
AHP), and with prosecution of improvements in 
the interest of navigation between Cairo, Ill. (954 
miles AHP), and Baton Rouge, La. (234 miles 
AHP); and for stabilization of the lower 7 miles of 
the right bank of the Ohio River, to former mouth 
of Cache River. It also is charged with 
prosecution of certain flood control works on the 
Mississippi River and tributaries, as far as they 
are affected by backwater, between Cape 
Girardeau, Mo., and Rock Island, Ill. (1,437 miles 
AHP), and with prosecution of improvements on 
designated tributaries and outlets below Cape 
Girardeau for flood control, navigation, major 
drainage, and related water uses. Authorized 
operations of the Commission below Cape 
Girardeau are conducted by District Engineers 
of New Orleans, Vicksburg, and Memphis 
Districts 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 320 AHP, 
including south bank levee of Red River to 
Hotwells, La.; construction of four salinitycontrol 
structures for fish and wildlife 
enhancement in lower Mississippi River Delta 
region; Bonnet Carrd and Morganza Floodways; 
maintenance and improvements of Mississippi 
River navigation channel from Baton Rouge, La. 
(mile 234 AHP), to mile 320; Baton Rouge Harbor 
(Devils Swamp); navigation improvement of 
Atchafalaya and Old Rivers from Mississippi 
River to Morgan City; control of Old and 
Atchafalaya Rivers; Lake Pontchartrain 
protection levee, Jefferson Parish, La.; 
Atchafalaya Basin Floodways; flood control and 
drainage improvements in Bayou Cocodrie and 
tributaries, in Bayou des Glaises, and in Upper 
Pointe Coupee Loop area; flood protection in 
eastern Rapides and south-central Avoyelles 
Parishes, La.; and freshwater distribution from 
Atchafalaya River to Teche-Vermilion Basins. 
Vicksburg District: Mississippi River project 
levees and river channel stabilization as required 
from upper limits of New Orleans District (mile 
320 AHP) in vicinity of Black Hawk, La., to 
Coahoma-Bolivar County line, Miss. (mile 620 
AHP) on left bank, and to vicinity of mouth of 
White River, Ark. (mile 599 AHP), on right bank 
including south bank Arkansas River levee to 
vicinity of Pine Bluff, Ark., and north bank levee 
to vicinity of Tucker on left bank of Plum Bayou, 
Ark.; bank stabilization in lower 36.1 miles of 
Arkansas River; maintenance and improvement 
of Mississippi River navigation channel between 
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miles 320 and 599 AHP; Vicksburg and 
Greenville Harbors; specific fish and wildlife 
facilities in Tensas, Yazoo, and Big Sunflower 
Basins; a streambank erosion control project in 
the Yazoo Basin; flood control and drainage 
improvements in Red River backwater area 
including leveed portion east and west of Black 
River and south of Red River; Jonesville, La., 
Boeuf and Tensas Rivers and Bayou Macon 
Basins and tributaries, Ark. and La., and Bayou 
Lafourche, La.; Yazoo River Basin, Miss., 
including backwater area; Big and Little 
Sunflower Rivers, Deer Creek, and Steele Bayou, 
Miss.; and 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 upper limits of Vicksburg 
District to north bank of Little River diversion 
channel, Mo. (1,003 miles AHP), a few miles 
below Cape Girardeau, Mo., on right bank, and to 
Cache River diversion channel (967 miles AHP) 
above Cairo, Ill., on left bank, including levees 
and revetment on right bank of Ohio River, in 
Mounds-Mound City area, Ill.; except operations 
above Cairo, Ill., do not include channel 
stabilization on the Mississippi River. 
Maintenance and improvement of Mississippi 
River navigation channel between mile 599 and 
954 AHP and of Memphis Harbor, Tenn.; specific 
fish and wildlife facilities in St. Francis Basin; 
levees in White River backwater area up to 
vicinity of Augusta, Ark., and a pumping plant 
near mouth of White River; levees and pumping 
plants at De Valls Bluff and Des Arc, Ark.; 
channel improvements in Cache River Basin, 
Ark.; channel improvements in Big Creek and 
tributaries, Ark.; improvement works in St. 
Francis River Basin, Mo. and Ark., including 
backwater area improvements in Belle Fountain 
Ditch and Drainage District No. 17, Ark.; Little 
River diversion channel, Mo., and L'Anguille 
River, Ark.; Wolf River Basin, Tenn.; Obion and 
Forked Deer River Basins, Tenn.; Reelfoot Lake 
area, including channel improvement for Bayou 
du Chien and Lake No. 9, Tenn. and Ky.; West 
Kentucky tributaries, Ky.; Mud Lake pumping 
station, Tenn.; and pumping plants and outlet 
structures in the Cairo-Mounds-Mound City area, 
Ill.
Field operations of the Commission restricted 
to levee construction under Sec. 6, 1928 Flood 
Control Act (local interests contributing onethird 
of costs and furnishing rights-of-way) are 
conducted within the following limits by two 
districts reporting directly to the Commission on 
matters within their jurisdiction-St. Louis 
District: Mississippi River (Sec. 6) levees from 
upper limits of Memphis District to Clemens 
Station, Mo. (1,254 miles AHP), on right bank and 
Hamburg Bay, Ill. (1,215 miles AHP), on left 
bank, and Illinois River from its mouth to mile 
120 at Havana, Ill. Rock Island District: 
Mississippi River (Sec. 6) levees from upper 
limits of St. Louis District to Rock Island, Ill. 
(1,437 miles AHP). For work accomplished see 
Table 42-N, page 42-50, Annual Report for 1975. 
MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND ALLUVIAL 
VALLEY BELOW CAPE GIRARDEAU, 
MO. 
Location and description. The Mississippi 
River rises in Lake Itasca, Minn., and flows 
generally southerly for 2,340 miles through the 
central portion of United States to empty into the 
Gulf of Mexico 115 miles below New Orleans. It is 
improved for barge navigation for 1,832 miles to 
Minneapolis, Minn. The Mississippi River and its 
major tributaries, the Missouri, Ohio, 
St. Francis, White, Arkansas, Yazoo, and Red- 
Old Rivers, drain 1,245,000 square miles in all or 
part of 31 states between the Rocky and 
Appalachian Mountains and part of two 
Canadian provinces. Below Cape Girardeau, Mo., 
53 miles above Ohio River, river bottomlands 
widen abruptly into an alluvial valley of 35,460 
square miles which was originally subject to flood 
overflow. A major part of the alluvial valley has 
been protected from floods by levees which 
confine floodflows within a floodplain having an 
average width of 5 miles. (See map of alluvial 
valley of Mississippi River, scale 1:500,000.) 
Observations made by Mississippi River 
Commission to Sep. 30, 1977, show approximate 
all-time maximum and minimum discharges 
between 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 50,000 cubic feet per second in Mississippi 
River and 660,000 and 11,000 cubic feet per 
second in Atchafalaya River. As the 1927 
floodflow was not confined between levees, 
maximum discharges recorded do not include 
entire flow of the 1927 flood, maximum of record 
below White River. High water and flood stages 
usually occur in late winter or early spring, but 
great floods such as that of 1937 occurred as early 
as January. Low water stages generally prevail 
from August to December. Extreme all-time 
ranges in stages recorded at representative gages 
(rounded to nearest foot) are 60 feet at Cairo, 49 
feet at Memphis, 57 feet at Red River Landing, 
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and 21 feet at New Orleans (Carrollton). The river 
is nontidal above Red River Landing where tidal 
amplitude rarely exceeds 0.1 foot during extreme 
low water. 
Previous projects. For details see page 1944, 
Annual Report for 1932. 
Existing project. The Mississippi River and 
tributaries project in the alluvial valley between 
Head of Passes, La., and Cape Girardeau, Mo., 
provides protection from floods by means of 
levees, floodwalls, floodways, reservoirs (in Yazoo 
and St. Francis Basins), bank stabilization, and 
channel improvements in and along the river and 
its tributaries and outlets insofar as affected by 
backwater of Mississippi River, including levee 
work on the main stem between Cape Girardeau 
and Rock Island. When completed, 23,621 square 
miles will be protected from the Mississippi River 
project flood. The project also provides for a 12- 
by 300-foot navigation channel between Baton 
Rouge, La., and Cairo, Ill.; for salinity-control 
structures; and for channel realinement and 
improvement including bank stabilization and 
dikes to reduce flood heights, control natural 
tendency of river to lengthen by meandering, and 
protect levees from being destroyed by caving 
banks. Locations of major main stem Mississippi 
River improvements are shown in Table 42-A and 
those for off-main stem tributaries are shown in 
Table 42-B. Pertinent data on dams and lakes are 
shown in Table 42-C. Authorizing and 
incorporating legislation are shown in Tables 42- 
D and 42-E. Summary of presently estimated 
Federal cost of authorized improvements is 
shown in Table 42-F. Construction of the existing 
project began in 1928 and has continued 
throughout ensuing years. Based on the 
estimated cost of $5,976,423,000 (Oct. 1, 1977 
price levels) and actual expenditures through 
Sep. 30, 1977, of $2,417,962,805, the entire project 
is about 40 percent complete. 
Recommended modifications. None. 
Local cooperation. The Flood Control Act of 
1928, as amended, applies. Such requirements 
have, in general, been complied with by local 
interests. 
Terminal facilities. See volume 1 of two-volume 
Port Series No. 21, 1969, "Ports on the Gulf Coast 
of the United States," for Baton Rouge and Lake 
Charles, La.; Port Series No. 20, 1970, for New 
Orleans, La.; also folio of Flood Control and 
Navigation Maps of Mississippi River, Cairo, Ill., 
to the Gulf of Mexico (44th edition), 1976. 
Project cost. Total monetary authorizations, 
including the modifications to Sep. 30, 1977, are 
$2,537,922,600. Total allotted for flood control, 
including maintenance charges through Aug. 18, 
1941, chargeable under authorizations to Sep. 30, 
1977, was $2,485,752,251. (See Table 42-S.) (See 
also Tables 42-R, 42-T, and 42-U for additional 
financial statements.) 
Operations and results during period. 
Commission activities: 
The 300th session was held, Oct. 18-22, 1976, on 
board the U. S. MV Mississippi en route on the 
Mississippi River from Cairo, Ill., to Old River, 
La., thence from Old River to Simmesport, La., 
and down the Atchafalaya River to Morgan City, 
La. Major features of the project were inspected, 
including bank protection works, contraction 
works, levees, and general channel conditions. 
Public meetings held at Cairo, Ill., Memphis, 
Tenn., Vicksburg, Miss., and Morgan City, La., 
were attended by about 175 representatives of 
local governmental, navigation, levee, 
commercial, and other interests. About 25 of 
those in attendance addressed the Commission 
and presented problems pertaining to flood 
control and navigation. This session was 
adjourned at Morgan City, La., at 4:30 p.m., Oct. 
22, 1976. 
The 301st session was held Feb. 16-17, 1977. 
The Commission met in Executive Session at its 
headquarters in Vicksburg, Miss., for the 
purpose of discussing important items of interest; 
namely, the low-water and ice conditions on the 
Mississippi River, the impact of the Sunshine 
Law on conduct of Commission meetings, a 
review of the Fiscal Year 1978 Budget, results of 
conceptual studies of rehabilitation of the Old 
River Structure, seepage collars, and 
penetrations through levees; and a visit to the 
Water Control Office for a briefing on the new 
satellite data collection system. This session was 
adjourned at 11:15 a.m., Feb. 17, 1977. 
The 302nd session was held May 23-27, 1977, on 
board the U. S. MV Mississippi en route on the 
Mississippi River from Cairo, Ill. Bank protection 
works, levees, and channel conditions were 
observed en route. The Commission made an 
aerial inspection of the downriver area from New 
Orleans to Port Sulphur, La. Approximately 205 
persons attended public meetings held at Cairo, 
Ill., Memphis, Tenn., Greenville, Miss., and 
Vidalia and New Orleans, La. About 35 of the 
representatives presented various problems 
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pertaining to flood control and navigation. This 
session adjourned at New Orleans, La., at 11:45 
a.m., May 27, 1977. 
The 303rd session was held in Vicksburg, Miss., 
July 28-29, 1977. The Commission met in 
Executive Session to consider reports of the 
Mississippi River Commission staff on 
presentations by the public at the 302nd session. 
Topics discussed were: Current river conditions; 
results of inspection of east shoreline of the 
Mississippi River south of Mayfield Creek; 
results of inspection of the west bank of the 
Mississippi River near SEMO Grain Elevator in 
Missouri; ground cover for newly constructed 
levees and berms; treatment of spoil banks and 
borrow pits; drop structures and weirs in 
streams; feasibility and responsibility for 
marking the ends of dikes in the Mississippi 
River; inspection of riverbank and batture near 
River Ridge, La., with regard to high-water mark 
and Corps of Engineers' jurisdiction; status of 
Upper Pointe Coupee Flood Control Project; 
consideration of a mitigation report for Tensas- 
Cocodrie Pumping Plant in Louisiana; and 
incorporating the East Bank Levee below Pointe 
a la Hache into the Mississippi River Levee 
System. 
Records of Proceedings of all sessions of the 
Mississippi River Commission are on file in the 
office of the President. 
Alluvial Valley Mapping 
General. Contoured quadrangles and general 
maps of the alluvial valley are available for 
departmental use and public distribution under 
prescribed regulations. Preparation, revision, 
and publication of quadrangle maps (scale 
1:62,500) continued. Road-map-type information 
brochures of principal portions of the overall 
project were published along with pamphlets on 
the subject of flood control and navigation. Maps 
and supplemental data sheets for active works 
were updated and published as required. The 
1976 (44th) edition of the folio of flood control and 
navigation maps (scale 1:62,500) covering the 
Mississippi River from Cairo, Ill., to the Gulf of 
Mexico was revised and printed. 
Approximately 300 flight-line miles of infrared 
color; 13,485 flight-line miles of black-and-white 
aerial photography (various scales); and about 
211 hours of oblique photography and 507 miles of 
color were flown along the Mississippi River and 
tributaries in the New Orleans, Vicksburg, and 
Memphis Districts. The Atchafalaya River 1974- 
1976-Hydrographic Survey was completed and 
is being printed. 
Work accomplished in the Districts: New 
Orleans District-Series conversions of the 
Opelousas, Carencro, Arnaudville, 
St. Martinville, Lake Chicot, Centerville, Bayou 
Sale, and Point au Fer, La., quadrangles were 
completed and printed. Fifteen quadrangle maps 
were reprinted. 
Vicksburg District-Series conversions of 
U. S. Geological Survey 1:24,000-scale to 
1:62,500-scale quadrangles with addition of flood 
control features of Noble Lake, Chidester, 
Altheimer, Hampton, Bearden, Warren, 
Hamburg, Feenyville, Varner, and Princeton, 
Ark., and Big Island and Lamont, Miss. and Ark., 
are in progress. Revision of ten 1:250,000 
quadrangles is in progress. 
Memphis District-Series conversions of U. S. 
Geological Survey 1:24,000-scale to 1:62,000-scale 
quadrangles of Hales Point, Ark. and Tenn., and 
Atwood and McKenzie, Tenn., are ready for 
printing. Series conversions of Deckerville and 
Osceola, Ark., and Rialto and Trimble, Tenn., are 
in progress. Revision of Rolla, Paducah, Poplar 
Bluff, Dyersburg, Memphis, and Blytheville, 
scale 1:250,000, is in progress. 
Floods 
Streamflow observations during the fiscal year 
follow: 
Memphis District-Mississippi River crest 
stage of 41.4 feet at Cairo gage on Apr. 12, 1977, 
and maximum discharge of 882,000 cubic feet per 
second, occurred on Apr. 11-12, 1977, at 
Hickman, Ky., and crest stage of 24.7 feet at 
Memphis on Apr. 15, 1977, with maximum 
discharge of 891,000 cubic feet per second on 
Apr. 15, 1977. 
Vicksburg District-The year 1977 has been a 
continuation of low-water conditions and 
problems encountered in 1976. There were no 
low-water records broken by the Mississippi 
River; however, the river stage at Natchez 
reached 5.2 feet, and -0.6 foot at Vicksburg, the 
lowest since 1964. At two locations river stages 
were only slightly higher than last year, reaching 
-2.9 feet at Arkansas City, and 7.1 feet at 
Greenville. Very little flooding occurred within 
the Ouachita River Basin with only two days of 
overbank conditions at Arkadelphia, Ark., and 22 
days at Camden, Ark. In the Yazoo River Basin, 
stages were observed above bankfull for 8 days on 
the Yalobusha River at Whaley, Miss., and in the 
Big Black River Basin the stage remained above 
bankfull for 42 days at West, Miss., and for 38 
days at Bovina, Miss. Maximum stages observed 
at selected cities along the Ouachita River Basin 
were: Arkadelphia 20.8, Camden 30.9, Monroe 
30.6, and Acme 38.5. In the Yazoo Basin, peak 
stages observed were: Swan Lake 25.1, Whaley 
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22.7, Greenwood 29.1, and Yazoo City 27.4. Peak 
stages along the Big Black were: West 21.9 and 
Bovina 37.8. 
New Orleans District-On the Mississippi 
River, the Red River Landing gage recorded a 
maximum stage of 44.65 feet msl on Apr. 22, 
1977, and the New Orleans gage recorded a 
maximum stage of 12.64 feet msl on Apr. 21, 
1977. On the Atchafalaya River the Simmesport 
gage recorded a maximum of 30.47 feet msl on 
Apr. 22, 1977. On the Red River the Alexandria 
gage recorded 25.77 feet msl on Apr. 7, 1977. 
Studies and Investigations 
General investigations. Surveys and reports, 
authorized by laws and by Senate and House 
Public Works Committee resolutions, were made 
as required. Collection and study of basic data 
continued. Action taken on various requests for 
modifications of the existing project, Mississippi 
River and Tributaries, authorized by the Flood 
Control Act of May 15, 1928, as amended (see 
Table 42-D), follows: 
Phase I, GDM No. 18-Steele Bayou. The GDM, 
dated August 1976, presented results of studies 
made to affirm the currently authorized plan 
contained in SD 74/91/2. The recommendation is 
essentially the same except for modifications in 
the Swan Lake area and includes channel 
enlargements on Steele Bayou, Black Bayou, and 
Main Canal. The selected plan also includes: a 
closure fill with gated structure and two weirs on 
Main Canal; three weirs in Black Bayou; one weir 
in Steele Bayou; and replacement of the weir in 
Fish Lake. Swan Lake improvements include 
channel enlargement, 9 miles of levees, four 
fixed-crest spillways, and four two-way gated 
culverts. The estimated cost of the improvements 
is $40,200,000 which includes $31,500,000 for 
Corps construction and $8,700,000 for upstream 
watershed improvements. 
The New Orleans District Engineer studied 
drainage conditions east of the East Atchafalaya 
Basin Protection Levee (EABPL) to determine if 
construction of the levee intercepted landside 
drainage. In his Apr. 11, 1977, letter report, he 
concluded that the EABPL did not intercept 
landside drainage and recommended that no 
further studies of the area, under the authority of 
Sec. 6 of the Flood Control Act of 1936, be made at 
this time. Mississippi River Commission staff 
concurred in this recommendation Jul. 6, 1977. 
Mississippi River, additional Harbor 
Facilities, Memphis, Tenn. The Mississippi River 
Commission Feasibility Report, dated May 24, 
1977, contains recommendations that the 
Mississippi River and Tributaries project be 
further modified to provide for: dredging and 
maintaining a general navigation channel (4.9 
miles long, 500-foot minimum width, and a depth 
of 12 feet) extending from Tennessee Chute 
harbor channel, to west of the landfill on 
Presidents Island with access and harbor 
channels, and berthing and fleeting areas to serve 
1,000 acres of waterfront industrial lands to be 
raised to flood-free elevation by placement of 
dredged material. The Commission 
recommended, in addition to provisions outlined 
in the District Engineer's Report, that local 
interests retain fee ownership of lands developed 
for port operation during the economic life of the 
project, regulate the use, growth, and 
development of harbor facilities, and limit 
occupancy to industries whose activities are 
dependent upon water transportation. The total 
Federal cost was estimated to be $27,000,000. 
Eight-Mile Creek, Paragould, Ark.-St. 
Francis River Basin below Lake Wappapello, Mo. 
and Ark. The MRC Interim Report dated May 24, 
1977, contained recommendations to further 
modify the St. Francis Basin feature of the 
Mississippi River and Tributaries project to 
include: channel improvements of 11.4 miles on 
Eight Mile Creek; and establishment of 
environmental/recreational features consisting 
of a greenway with hiking/bicycle trails and 
miniparks on lands acquired for construction of 
the flood control improvements. The total 
estimated cost of this recommended 
improvement is $6,856,000 of which $6,828,000 is 
Federal. 
The Memphis District Engineer prepared a 
Phase I General Design Memorandum (GDM) on 
Mud Lake Pumping Station, Tenn., dated May 
1977 along with a Post-Authorization Change 
Report dated May 26, 1977. The change in scope 
of the authorized plan (HD No. 91-414) includes 
an increase in pumping capacity from 150 to 200 
cfs; construction of a channel from the Mud Lake 
area to Blue Bank Bayou; and a control weir at the 
drainage divide. The area protected will be 
increased from 3,150 to 5,250 acres. The total 
Federal first cost for the recommended plan was 
estimated to be $2,287,600. Following approval, 
by the Chief of Engineers, of the Post- 
Authorization change, MRC approved the Phase 
I GDM and authorized Phase II Post- 
Authorization planning. 
Cynthia and Six Mile Bayous-Red River 
Backwater Project. The Vicksburg District 
Engineer prepared a letter report, dated May 31, 
1977, which summarized the results of 
investigation concerning the feasibility of 
providing improved drainage to the Cynthia and 
Six Mile Bayou areas in Concordia Parish, La. 
The report contained the recommendation that no 
Federal action be taken in the Cynthia Bayou 
area and that a drainage structure be constructed 
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through the Tensas-Cocodrie levee at Six Mile 
Bayou at a Federal cost of $500,000. The MRC 
concurred in these recommendations. 
The Memphis District Engineer presented his 
findings on Additional Drainage Facilities- 
(Portage Open Bay Ditch), Portageville, Mo., in a 
report dated Jun. 20, 1977. He concluded that a 
flooding problem does exist in the area but there 
was no evidence that the problem did not exist 
prior to construction of the project levee in the 
early 1930's. Construction of requested outlet was 
not recommended under authority provided by 
Sec. 10(p) of the 1946 Flood Control Act. MRC 
concurred in the recommendation on Aug. 8, 
1977. 
Tensas-Cocodrie Pumping Plant-Red River 
Backwater Area, La. The MRC Fish and Wildlife 
Mitigation Report, dated Jul. 28, 1977, 
recommended that the Flood Control Act of 
May 15, 1928, amended by the Flood Control Act 
of Oct. 27, 1965, be further modified to provide 
funds for acquisition and development of 
bottomland hardwoods to mitigate adverse 
effects of the Tensas-Cocodrie Pumping Plant 
Project. Funds will be made available to the 
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries 
upon completion of a general plan for location of 
lands to be acquired within the Tensas or 
adjacent basins. The total Federal cost was 
estimated to be $3,512,000. 
Engineering studies. A research program was 
continued for development of materials and more 
effective and economical design of regulation 
features for placing and stabilizing the 
Mississippi River in a suitable alinement. 
Conditions observed during and after the 1973 
flood indicated channel deterioration in the 
Mississippi River, Atchafalaya River, and 
Atchafalaya Bay area which seriously affected 
the project flood flow line. The 1973 adjustments 
to the Mississippi River and Tributaries Project 
flood flow line were based on analytical and 
physical model tests to identify problem areas 
and the relative magnitude of the flow-line 
adjustments. A study is near completion to refine 
the project flood flow line adjustments for the 
Mississippi River and Tributaries Project. 
District reports have been completed and are 
under review by the Mississippi River 
Commission staff. 
Potamology studies, initiated in 1974, are 
progressing satisfactorily. A vast amount of 
historical data on cutoffs, dikes and revetments, 
channel alinement, hydrology, geology, 
sedimentation, dredging, levees, and hydraulic 
characteristics have been collected for the 
purpose of defining, to the extent possible with 
existing data cause and effect, relationships 
attributable to major changes on the Mississippi 
River as a result of both natural and man-made 
modifications. Analysis of the collected data 
continued. Studies under way include channel 
geometry, channel alinement, sedimentation, and 
hydrology and are scheduled to be completed in 
Fiscal Year 1979. 
Mississippi River and Tributaries-Levees 
Operations and results during fiscal year. This 
feature consists of construction of new, and 
enlargement of existing, levees to approved grade 
and section; construction and restoration of levee 
berms; and construction, repair, and 
maintenance of roads on levees. Work 
accomplished is summarized in Table 42-N and 
further broken down as follows: 
New Orleans District-Enlarged 10.0 miles of 
levees in the Main Stem System and surfaced 10.0 
miles of roads on Atchafalaya River levees. See 
Table 42-K. 
Vicksburg District-Constructed 11.2 miles of 
berms, 20.6 miles of levees, and surfaced 4.3 miles 
of roads on levees in the Main Stem System. 
Constructed 10.7 miles of new levees in the Larto 
Lake to Jonesville Loop (Red River Backwater), 
22.2 miles in the Yazoo Backwater Levee System, 
and surfaced 23.2 miles of roads on Yazoo River 
levees. See Table 42-L. 
Memphis District-Constructed 15.4 miles of 
levee enlargement, 4.3 miles of berms, and 19.9 
miles of gravel surfacing on the main stem. See 
Table 42-M. 
Condition as of Sep. 30. (See Tables 42-K, 42-L, 
and 42-M.) There are 1,608.3 miles of levees 
authorized for the Mississippi River below Cape 
Girardeau, of which 1,600.2 are in place with 
1,104.0 built to approved grade and section. The 
Main Stem Levee System consists of 2,202.1 
miles, of which 2,194.0 are in place with 1,465.6 
miles completed to approved grade and section. 
Included in this system are additional levees and 
structures along the south bank of Arkansas 
River (85.4 miles); along the south bank of Red 
River (59.2 miles, with 59.2 completed); and 449.2 
miles in the Atchafalaya River Basin, with 449.2 
complete. Of the authorized 789.6 miles of berms, 
428.0 are complete. Graveled or hard-surfaced 
roads have been constructed on 1,751.0 miles of 
these levees. 
There are an additional 1,614.6 miles of 
authorized levees off the main stem, of which 
1,081.4 are in place with 744.2 to approved grade 
and section. Berms have been completed on 13.7 
miles and 669.3 miles of graveled or hardsurfaced 
roads have been constructed on the 
levees. 
For last summary of levee work accomplished 
under Sec. 6, 1928 Flood Control Act, see Table 
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42-N, pages 42-50, Annual Report for 1975. 
Mississippi River and Tributaries-Channel 
Improvements 
Operations and results during period. 
Dredging: Mississippi River Main Stem-(See 
Table 42-G.) Work included dredging 7,716,000 
cubic yards for channel construction and 
37,269,500 for maintenance, or a total of 
44,985,500 cubic yards for channel and harbor 
improvements. Minimum channel depth of 9 feet 
was maintained. Dredging was done with the 
following plant: New Orleans District, one 
contract cutterhead dredge; Vicksburg District, 
one Government-owned dustpan dredge, two 
leased cutterhead dredges (one on loan), and one 
Government-owned cutterhead dredge; and 
Memphis District, three Government-owned 
dustpan dredges and two leased cutterhead 
dredges. Mississippi River Tributaries-(See 
Tables 42-0, 42-P, and 42-Q.)-Operations 
included 100.4 miles of channel improvement and 
18,561,000 cubic yards of excavation. 
Bank revetment and dikes: (See Tables 42-H, 
42-I, and 42-J.) Construction of 23.12 miles of new 
bank revetment and 5.12 miles of reinforcement 
of existing revetment along the Mississippi River 
was completed by Government plant and hired 
labor, and construction of 4.75 miles of new dikes, 
and placement of 48,767 squares for maintenance 
were accomplished. 
In addition, work on tributaries consisted of 
5.03 miles of new bank revetment, 3.26 miles of 
revetment reinforcement, and placement of 
19,028 squares for maintenance. 
Other work performed in the interest of 
navigation, supplementing maintenance 
dredging on Mississippi River between Cairo, Ill., 
and Baton Rouge, La., included removal of snags, 
wrecks, and obstructions; issuance of bulletins by 
the Vicksburg District providing information on 
available high-water velocities at selected 
locations; maintaining bulletin boards showing 
daily gage readings at regular MRC gages; and 
contact pilot service furnishing navigation 
interests with latest information and advice on 
channel conditions and obtaining their views as to 
needs of navigation interests. Cost of this work is 
given in Table 42-R. 
Condition as of Sep. 30. In carrying out 
authorized channel improvement program 
between Baton Rouge and Cairo, 16 cutoffs were 
developed between 1933 and 1942. These, 
combined with chute channel development and 
alinement improvements, decreased channel 
length between these cities by about 170 miles. 
However, current velocities increased the attack 
on the banks and the river began to regain its 
length. As a result, the net shortening between 
1933 and 1962 was 114 miles of the theoretical 
170-mile cutoff. There are now in place 737.09 
miles of operative bank revetment and 165.86 
miles of dikes on the Mississippi and lower Ohio 
Rivers. 
There are 49.36 miles of revetment and 5.20 
miles of dikes on the tributaries as listed in Tables 
42-H, 42-I, and 42-J. This amount of channel 
stabilization should prevent the river from 
regaining much more of its length due to 
meandering. A navigation channel 9 by 300 feet is 
being accomplished by revetment and dikes and 
maintained by dredging as required during the 
low-water season. Due to growing effectiveness of 
channel improvement program, average 
maintenance dredging requirements are steadily 
being reduced, and an increase in navigable 
depth is being obtained. Approximately 99.8 
miles of foreshore protection have been 
constructed along the lower Mississippi River. 
New Orleans District 
ATCHAFALAYA BASIN, LA. 
Operations and results during period. New 
work by hired labor: Real estate activities and 
planning for construction were continued. 
Bank stabilization consisted of placing 5.0 
miles of articulated concrete mattress at 
Barberton, Red Cross, Bayou Big Graw, 
Goodwood, and Evans Point, La., on the 
Atchafalaya River. 
New work by contract: Construction of 
floodside and landside berms and levee 
enlargement continued intermittently on the east 
and west protection levees, although there was 
considerable delay during the year due to 
exceptionally high water flooding the borrow 
pits. Two contracts on the west protection levee, 
one initiated in a prior year, and one last fiscal 
year, were completed over a distance of 6.8 miles 
with placement of 633,500 cubic yards this 
period. Two contracts on the east protection levee, 
initiated last fiscal year, were completed over a 
distance of 5.0 miles with placement of 462,978 
cubic yards this period. An additional 21.0 miles 
of levee enlargement and floodside and landside 
berms are under construction on the west 
protection levee involving placement of 2,179,021 
cubic yards during this period and 5.3 miles of 
levee enlargement and floodwall on the east 
protection levee with placement of 589,000 cubic 
yards. 
Maintenance by hired labor: Bayou Boeuf, 
Berwick, and Bayou Sorrel Locks, Morganza 
Control Structure, and numerous drainage and 
flood control structures were operated and 
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maintained. Rehabilitation of Wilkinson Point 
Spur Levee was initiated last period and 
completed Nov. 3, 1976; Atchafalaya River west 
bank levee reshaping between Simmesport and 
Krotz Springs, La., was initiated last period and 
completed Mar. 10, 1977. 
Maintenance by contract: Construction of a 
levee setback at Legonier, initiated on Nov. 8, 
1976, and was completed on Apr. 26, 1977, 
involving placement of 137,910 cubic yards; 
contract for the removal of mud boxes on Morgan 
City, Tiger Island, and Berwick floodwalls 
initiated on Nov. 24, 1976, and was completed on 
Jan. 21, 1977; contract for the removal of two 
cableways to foundation level at Bayou 
Courtableau initiated and completed on Nov. 18, 
1976; contract for the rehabilitation of Morganza 
Forebay Guide Levee initiated on Jun. 5, 1977, 
and was completed on Aug. 2, 1977, involving 
placement of 284,831 cubic yards; contract for 
Morganza Control Structure, scour repairs, 1977, 
was awarded but work was not initiated; 
construction of a levee setback at Holloway Lake 
was initiated on Feb. 2, 1977, and completed 
Jul. 25, 1977. 
Maintenance dredging was performed, 
resulting in the removal of 75,000 cubic yards 
from Three Rivers between Aug. 16 and Sep. 30, 
1977. Approximately 290,822 cubic yards were 
removed by leased dredge in maintenance 
dredging of Berwick Bay Harbor and Berwick 
Lock Forebay between Sep. 12 and Sep. 30, 1977. 
Approximately 411,676 cubic yards were 
removed by two leased dredges in maintenance 
dredging from Three Rivers between Oct. 1, 
1976, and Jan. 8, 1977. 
Condition as of Sep. 30. Construction was 
initiated Aug. 7, 1929, with the commencement of 
the west protection levee from Bordelonville to 
Hamburg, La. The project is 31 percent complete, 
based on the current estimated cost of 
$966,000,000 which includes funds for Upper 
Pointe Coupee Loop area. Of the 449.2 miles of 
levees and floodwalls authorized for the 
Atchafalaya system, 232.9 miles are built to 
grade. See Table 42-K for status of levees. 
Major items remaining to be completed include 
completion of levees to grade and section, channel 
improvement by dredging to reduce flow line, 
and bank stabilization. The channel has been 
enlarged to 60,000 square feet from mile 54.5 to 
96.2, and 40,000 square feet from mile 96.2 to 
112.3. Enlargement to 100,000 square feet from 
mile 54.5 to 112.3 remains to be done. Drainage 
improvements in Upper Pointe Coupee Loop area 
have not been initiated. Approximately 32.7 
miles of bank stabilization have been placed as 
shown in Table 42-H. 
BATON ROUGE HARBOR (DEVILS 
SWAMP), LA. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance by contract: Dredging to remove 
shoal was initiated last fiscal year and completed 
Dec. 1, 1976. As a result, 21,519 cubic yards were 
removed from the entrance channel. 
Condition as of Sep. 30. Construction of the first 
2.5 miles of the proposed 5.0 miles of channel was 
initiated in January 1958 and completed in July 
1959, with 7,458,086 cubic yards excavated. 
The project is 11 percent complete, based on the 
current estimated Federal cost of $8,260,000 and 
cash contributions of $750,000. Completion of the 
remaining 2.5 miles is dependent on economic 
justification by developments on the initial 
channel. 
BAYOU COCODRIE AND TRIBUTARIES, 
LA. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance by hired labor consisted of condition 
and operation studies. 
Condition as of Sep. 30. Construction was 
initiated in June 1946 and is 21 percent complete, 
based on the current estimated cost of 
$18,000,000. See page 2031, Annual Report for 
1961, for description of completed work. 
Work required to complete the project consists 
of enlargement of 13.5 miles of upper Bayou 
Boeuf, channel improvement of 25.3 miles of 
Bayou Cocodrie, enlargement of Bayou 
Courtableau from Washington, La., to the west 
protection levee and additional culverts through 
the west protection levee at 100 percent Federal 
cost in lieu of the previously authorized diversion 
channel from Washington to the Bayou 
Courtableau drainage structure. 
BONNET CARRE SPILLWAY, LA. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance by hired labor: Condition and 
operation studies and ordinary maintenance of 
the control structure and spillway continued. 
Maintenance by contract: Restoration of the 
forebay levee was initiated Jun. 6, 1977, and 
completed Sep. 30, 1977, involving placement of 
45,965 cubic yards over a distance of 1.3 miles, 
utilizing Public Law 99 (Rehabilitation) funds. 
Condition as of Sep. 30. Construction of the 
spillway was initiated in Fiscal Year 1929. The 
control structure was completed in 1931, levees 
were completed in 1932, and utility crossings 
were completed in 1936. 
It was necessary to operate the structure to 
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reduce flood stages in 1937, 1945, 1950, 1973, and 
1975. 
LOWER RED RIVER-SOUTH BANK RED 
RIVER LEVEES, LA. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work by hired labor consisted of engineering 
studies. 
New work by contract: Contract for Bringol 
Revetment, at mile 73.0, was initiated Jan. 24, 
1977, and completed Sep. 1, 1977, with 47,300 tons 
of stone placed. A contract for stone trenchfill, at 
Cotton Revetment, mile 115.9 to 113.3, initiated 
Mar. 14, 1977, with 84,827 tons of stone placed 
this period. 
Maintenance by hired labor consisted of 
condition, operation, and engineering studies. 
Maintenance by contract consisted of pile dike 
repairs from mile 80.0 to 71.0. This contract was 
awarded last fiscal year, initiated Dec. 21, 1976, 
and completed May 24, 1977. 
Condition as of Sep. 30. Construction was 
initiated in Fiscal Year 1929 and is 43 percent 
complete, based on the current estimated cost of 
$32,800,000. Of the 59.2 miles of levees 
authorized, 43.3 miles are complete. (See Table 
42-K for status of levees and Table 42-H for status 
of revetments.) 
OLD RIVER, LA. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. New 
work by hired labor consisted of engineering 
studies. 
Maintenance by hired labor consisted of 
operation and maintenance of the lock and control 
structures as required, condition and operation 
studies, maintenance of cleared areas, operation 
of a picket boat at the inflow channel to the lowsill 
control structure during high river stages, 
repairs of the tainter valves, and slope slough 
repairs at the Old River lock, and engineering 
studies. 
Maintenance by contract: During the period 
Aug. 16 to Dec. 1, 1976, 189,505 cubic yards of 
shoal were dredged from the lock forebay; 
dredging from the Old River Lock tailbay, 
initiated last fiscal year, was completed Jan. 1, 
1977, resulting in the removal of 405,127 cubic 
yards of shoal. Emergency repairs of the Old 
River low-sill structure, initiated last fiscal year 
was completed Dec. 16, 1976; emergency debris 
removal in the stilling basin area of the Old River 
low-sill structure, initiated last fiscal year, was 
completed Jan. 25, 1977; the 1977 gate and 
structure modifications at the control structure 
were initiated Apr. 25, 1977, and completed 
Jul. 5, 1977; outflow channel scour protection was 
initiated Feb. 24, 1977, and completed Sep. 30, 
1977, with 420,291.2 tons of stone placed. 
Condition as of Sep. 30. Construction began 
September 1955 and is 83 percent complete, 
based on the current estimated Federal cost of 
$83,300,000. Principal items completed are as 
follows: Low-sill structure June 1959; overbank 
structure October 1959; levees and levee 
enlargements October 1963; inflow and outflow 
channels February 1961; navigation lock 
completed December 1962 and opened to 
navigation March 1963, at which time Old River 
was closed to navigation with a rock and earthfill 
dam; highway approaches and bridge over lock 
completed March 1965. Approximately 2.2 miles 
of bank protection have been constructed at the 
inflow and outflow channels. (See Table 42-H for 
details of bank protection.) 
Principal items remaining to complete the 
project consist of constructing additional bank 
protection works, providing additional scour 
protection in the inflow and outflow channels, an 
additional gantry crane for the low-sill structure, 
and construction for the prevention of marine 
accidents at the low-sill structure. 
TECHE VERMILION BASINS, LA. 
(WATER SUPPLY) 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Construction was initiated on a weir in Bayou 
Fusilier. New work by hired labor consisted of 
engineering studies. 
New work by contract: New work by contract 
consisted of driving steel and concrete sheetpiles 
to form a weir, and placement of 2,116 tons of 
riprap for scour protection in Bayou Fusilier. The 
work was completed Mar. 24, 1977. Contract for 
initial construction of a conveyance channel 
control structure in the West Atchafalaya Basin 
Floodway was awarded Sep. 30, 1977, but not 
initiated. 
Condition as of Sep. 30. The project is 6 percent 
complete based on the current estimated cost of 
$20,000,000. Construction was authorized by the 
Flood Control Act of May 15, 1928, as modified by 
the Flood Control Act of 1966 (Public Law 89-789 
approved Nov. 7, 1966) of the following: a low 
leveed excavated channel on the west bank of the 
Atchafalaya River north of Krotz Springs; an 
inverted siphon under Darbonne Bay; a gated 
control structure in the WABPL; a gated culvert 
in the berm between Bayou Courtableau and the 
WABPL borrow pit to the south; a slotted weir in 
Bayou Fusilier near Arnaudville; and a 
navigable sector control structure in the 
Loreauville Canal. Improvements are to provide 
additional surface water in Bayou Teche 
Vermilion River, and the WABPL borrow pit to 
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satisfy the present and future needs for 
municipal, industrial, and irrigation water 
supply and to prevent pollution of these streams. 
Vicksburg District 
TENSAS BASIN, ARK. AND LA. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
(a) Boeuf and Tensas Rivers, and Bayou Macon, 
Ark. and La. Planning and design were 
continued on project features. An access road was 
completed on the Lake Chicot Pumping Plant. 
Channel improvements were completed on Bayou 
Lafourche (Reach BL-1) between mile 27.0-32.6 
of Boeuf River and Reaches lB and 2 (mile 0-40) 
on Big and Colewa Creeks. Planning was 
initiated for the relocation of the U. S. Highway 
80 bridge, the Louisiana Highway 854 bridge, 
and the Illinois Central Gulf Railroad bridge, all 
located in Reach 3 Big and Colewa Creeks. 
(b) Red River backwater area. Planning and 
design continued on project features and a 
channel improvement contract for Wild Cow 
Bayou was awarded on the Tensas-Cocodrie 
Pumping Plant. Construction was completed on 
Items 4 and 6 of the Larto Lake to Jonesville levee 
project. Construction continued on Item 5 of the 
Larto Lake to Jonesville levee and was initiated 
on Items 1 and 3a of the Tensas-Cocodrie levee 
enlargement project. 
Condition as of Sep. 30. 
(a) Boeuf and Tensas Rivers, and Bayou Macon, 
Ark. and La. Channel improvement has been 
accomplished on 744.6 miles of project streams, 
providing major drainage outlets for the 
tributary areas. Additional 57.1 miles of channel 
previously enlarged has been further enlarged 
and 61 miles of the Tensas River have been 
cleared and snagged. 
(b) Red River backwater area. Levees in Tensas- 
Cocodrie area are complete except for levee 
raising necessary to conform to the 1973 revised 
project design flow line on the Mississippi River. 
The work comprised 93.1 miles of new levee, 
excluding 2.1 miles of high ground where no 
levees are required, and 79.3 miles of gravel road 
on levees. The Tensas-Cocodrie Pumping Plant, 
authorized in October 1965, is in the planning and 
design stage. Construction of 65 miles of levee, 
Larto Lake to Jonesville levee system, has been 
completed. 
LOWER ARKANSAS BASIN, ARK. 
Condition as of Sep. 30. Arkansas River levees. 
A total of 56.2 miles of the 61.5 miles of north bank 
levees and all of the 85.4 miles of south bank 
levees have been completed to approved grade 
and section. These levees above mile 36.1 are 
protected by bank-protection works constructed 
as a feature of project for Arkansas River and 
tributaries, Arkansas and Oklahoma. For 
present status of this work, see report of Little 
Rock District. Below mile 36.1, needed bank 
protection is constructed with project 
maintenance funds. 
YAZOO BASIN, MISS. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
(a) Yazoo City and Belzoni protection works. 
Hired labor forces continued operation and 
maintenance of levees, drainage facilities, and 
pumping plant. 
(b) Greenwood protection works. Hired labor 
forces continued operation and maintenance of 
pumping plant, levees, and drainage facilities. 
Planning is in progress to complete the Big Sand 
Creek levees to the hills with construction of 8 
miles of levees to begin in Fiscal Year 1978. A 
review of the protection provided to Greenwood 
and vicinity is under way. 
(c) Main stem. Snake Creek drainage structure 
and closure are complete. Rock protection of the 
bridge at the Greenwood Bendway cutoff 
channel, the existing weir structure, and the U. S. 
Highway 82 bridge at the cutoff are completed. 
Channel maintenance. Random clearing and 
snagging and herbicide willow control continued, 
as required, in Coldwater, Tallahatchie, and 
Yazoo Rivers, and Will M. Whittington Auxiliary 
Channel. An emergency contract for removing 
sediment deposits in the Greenwood Bendway 
was completed. 
(d) Big Sunflower River. The channel 
improvement contract for Steele Bayou, Item 
30A (mile 23.1 to 37.1) is complete. Construction 
continues on Steele Bayou Item 43-A (mile 37.1 to 
46.2) and a contract is under way for relocation of 
two highway bridges in connection with Item 58- 
A (Part II). A Phase I General Design 
Memorandum for additional work in the Steele 
Bayou Basin was approved and planning 
initiated on the Phase II Design Memorandum 
for this work. 
(e) Tributaries. Construction: (1) Levees. A 
contract for construction of Panola-Quitman 
Floodway levee Item C is scheduled for December 
1977 award and Big Sand Creek Levee extension 
to the hills for May 1978 award. (2) Bank 
stabilization. A contract for bank stabilization on 
Tillatoba Creek was completed in August 1977 
and bank stabilization on Perry Creek is 
scheduled to begin in January 1978. (3) Channels. 
Removal of plugs on Alligator-Catfish Bayou 
channel at the site of recent bridge relocations is 
scheduled to begin in June 1978. This will 
complete the Alligator-Catfish channel 
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enlargement project. Ascalmore-Tippo Item 2, to 
connect Tippo Bayou with the Tallahatchie River, 
is scheduled for December 1977 award. (4) 
Structures. Ascalmore-Tippo Item 4, closure and 
overflow structure, is scheduled for March 1978 
start. 
Maintenance of channels of Yalobusha, Little 
Tallahatchie, and Yocona Rivers; Cassidy, David, 
Burrell, and Bobo Bayous; and Ascalmore Creek, 
by random clearing and snagging and herbicide 
willow control, continued. 
(f) Enid Lake. (See Table 42-C.) Construction 
and maintenance of public use facilities 
continued. The dam and appurtenant structures 
were maintained and operated. Rehabilitation of 
boat channels and snagging and clearing of 
tributary streams in the lake area continued. 
Maximum pool elevation in the lake was 253.18 
feet above mean sea level on May 4, 1977, when 
storage in the flood control pool was 267,000 acrefeet. 
Peak inflow was 30,400 cubic feet per second 
on Mar. 3, 1977. On Sep. 30, 1977, pool elevation 
was 243.74 feet above mean sea level and storage 
in the flood control pool was 123,800 acre-feet. 
(g) Grenada Lake. (See Table 42-C.) 
Construction and maintenance of public use 
facilities continued. The dam and appurtenant 
structures were operated and maintained. 
Maintenance snagging and clearing of tributary 
streams in the lake area continued. Maximum 
pool elevation in the lake was 221.46 feet above 
mean sea level on Apr. 9, 1977, when storage in 
the flood control pool was 726,900 acre-feet. Peak 
inflow was 76,400 cubic feet per second on Mar. 4, 
1977. On Sep. 30, 1977, the pool elevation was 
209.00 feet above mean sea level and storage in 
the flood control pool was 276,800 acre-feet. 
(h) Sardis Lake. (See Table 42-C.) Construction 
and maintenance of public use facilities 
continued. The dam and appurtenant structures 
were maintained and operated. Clearing of 
tributary streams in the lake area continued. 
Maximum pool elevation in the lake was 267.34 
feet above mean sea level on May 9, 1977, when 
storage in flood control pool was 769,700 acrefeet. 
Peak inflow was 38,400 cubic feet per second 
on Mar. 5, 1977. On Sep. 30, 1977, pool elevation 
was 254.33 feet above mean sea level, and storage 
in the flood control pool was 336,000 acre-feet. 
(i) Arkabutla Lake. (See Table 42-C.) 
Construction and maintenance of public use 
facilities continued. The dam and appurtenant 
structures were maintained and operated. 
Clearing of tributary streams in the lake area was 
continued. Maximum pool elevation in the lake 
was 223.16 feet above mean sea level on Mar. 14, 
1977, and storage in flood control pool was 
134,700 acre-feet. Peak inflow was 34,600 cubic 
feet per second on Mar. 4, 1977. On Sep. 30, 1977, 
pool elevation was 218.56 feet above mean sea 
level, and storage in the flood control pool was 
73,700 acre-feet. 
(j) Yazoo Basin backwater. Levee Items 11 and 
12 and the Satartia levee system are complete. 
Construction continues on Items 9 and 10 and the 
Little Sunflower River Closure. Planning and 
design were continued on the remaining project 
features. A total of 44.6 miles of levee have been 
completed. 
(k) Upper Yazoo Projects. (Formerly Upper 
Auxiliary Channel.) Channel Item 1A, the first 
10 miles of channel work above Yazoo City, is 
under construction with scheduled completion 
early in Fiscal Year 1978. The plans and 
specifications for Item 1B, the second 10 miles, 
are complete and a contract will be awarded as 
soon as right-of-way is acquired. The plans and 
specifications for the next 12 miles, Item 1C, are 
being prepared, and planning is continuing on 
Items 2 and 3. 
(1) Streambank Erosion Control. Contracts have 
been awarded and work completed on Tillatoba 
and Hunter Creeks, Items 1 and 2, Hunter Creek 
Item 1A, and South Fork Tillatoba Creek, Items 
5A and 5B. Contracts are under way on North 
Fork Tillatoba Creek, Item 3A and Batupan 
Bogue Item 4A. Items 6A, 6B, and 6C on Perry 
Creek will be contracted as soon as rights-of-way 
are acquired. Planning is under way on Goodwin, 
Hotophia, Johnson, and Peters Creeks and the 
Yalobusha River. 
Condition as of Sep. 30. The first feature of 
Yazoo Basin project was started in 1936, and the 
total project is about 31 percent complete. A total 
of 19.2 miles of backwater levee have been 
completed. 
Memphis District 
ST. FRANCIS BASIN, ARK. AND MO. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
(a) Little River drainage. Contracts for channel 
excavation, Item No. 3, Ditch 81 Extension, Item 
No.2, Part 2, Ditch 81 Extension, and Item No.3, 
Upper Ditch No. 1, were completed. 
Reimbursable contract for alteration of St. Louis- 
Southwestern Railroad across Upper Ditch No. 1 
was awarded and completed. Reimbursable 
contract for alteration of St. Louis-San Francisco 
Railroad across Ditch No. 19 was awarded and is 
10 percent complete. Reimbursable contract for 
alteration of State Highways 153 and 25 and 
protection of Route 84 across Ditch No. 19 was 
awarded; work has not commenced. Contract for 
construction of three county bridges across Ditch 
No. 19 was awarded and is 48 percent complete. 
Contract for construction of two county bridges 
across Ditch No. 19 was awarded and is 7 percent 
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complete. Scour repairs, Mid Lake Culvert and 
drift removal, below Rivervale, performed by 
hired labor, were completed. 
(b) Upper St. Francis River and floodway. 
Contract for bridge erosion control, Ditch No. 27, 
was awarded and completed. Contract for a 
county bridge across Cockle Burr Slough was 
awarded and is 22 percent complete. Contract for 
alteration of Highway "WW," Wappapello to 
Crowley's Ridge was awarded and is 48 percent 
complete. Contract for channel enlargement, 
Cockle Burr Slough, was awarded; work has not 
commenced. Reimbursable contracts for 
alteration of State Highways 135, 148, and 18 
across Cockle Burr Slough and State Highway 
119 across Buffalo Creek Diversion were 
awarded; no work has been started on either 
contract. Reimbursable contract for alteration of 
State Highway 135 across Big Bay Ditch is under 
way and is 91 percent complete. Contract for 
scour repairs and riprap, Mingo Ditch, was 
awarded and completed. Scour repair on Dudley 
Ditch, performed by hired labor was completed. 
Brush kill operation was performed by hired 
labor on 37 miles along Mayo Ditch, Big Slough 
Ditch, Eight Mile Ditch, and Thompson Creek. 
(c) Lower St. Francis River. Contract for 
channel enlargement, Item No. 3, Tyronza River, 
was completed. Contract for channel 
enlargement and clearing, St. Francis River 
below Marked Tree, Ark., was awarded and 
completed. Contract for channel excavation, 
Central Ditch, is under way and 85 percent 
complete. Contract for channel cutoff and 
enlargement, Rivervale Outlet Ditch, was 
awarded and is 26 percent complete. Contract for 
construction of two county bridges across 
Rivervale Outlet Ditch was completed. 
Reimbursable contract for alteration of St. Louis- 
San Francisco Railroad bridge across Tyronza 
River was completed. Reimbursable contract for 
alteration of Missouri Pacific Railroad bridge 
across Princedale landside ditch was completed. 
Contract for W. G. Huxtable Pumping Plant was 
completed for operational use. Contract for 
Floating Trash Barrier at W. G. Huxtable 
Pumping Plant has been completed. Contract for 
channel cleanout, Madison to Highway 64, was 
awarded; work has not commenced. Forty-six 
(46) miles of hired labor brush kill were 
completed on Tulot Ditch and Tyronza River. 
(d) Levees. Construction of 3.3 miles of new 
levee and 14.8 miles of gravel surfacing. 
(e) Wappapello Lake. (See Table 42-C.) 
Development of public facilities at the lake 
continued. This work included the alteration of 
our sewage treatment facility to meet EPA 
revised standards and a general upgrading of 
existing facilities. Approximately 1,833,744 
persons visited the reservoir area this year. 
Maintenance of the dam, appurtenant structures 
and project lands, including recreation facilities, 
was continued. Included in this maintenance was 
the initiation of a major erosion control contract 
to protect the Peoples Creek beach and camping 
area, continuation of an aquatic growth control in 
use areas of the lake, and other maintenance 
work. Leases to private individuals for 
commercial and agricultural purposes 
continued. In cooperation with the Missouri 
Department of Conservation, several 
agricultural leases were altered to provide 
wildlife food strips. Missouri Department of 
Conservation also maintained its fish and wildlife 
conservation program under agreement with 
Secretary of Army. Water samples were collected 
and analyzed under the water quality 
investigation program. Also, wastewater 
samples were collected and analyzed and a report 
was forwarded to the United States 
Environmental Protection Agency. Maximum 
water surface elevation was 377.74 feet above 
mean sea level on Mar. 30, 1977, with a flood 
control storage of 252,360 acre-feet. Peak inflow 
was 61,884 cubic feet per second on Mar. 29, 1977. 
Maximum outflow was 9,620 cubic feet per 
second on Mar. 31, 1977. Chemical treatment for 
control of aquatic growth continued. 
Condition as of Sep. 30. 
(a) Little River drainage. Project was initiated 
in 1938 and is 61 percent complete. 
(b), (c), & (d) St. Francis River & Tribs. (Upper 
and Lower). Project was initiated during 1937 
and is 60 percent complete. 
(e) Wappapello Lake, Mo. Project was initiated 
in 1938 and completed in 1941. 
LOWER WHITE RIVER 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
(a) Augusta to Clarendon. Three contracts were 
awarded and completed for graveling 36.2 miles 
of levee roads. 
(b) Clarendon Levee. There were no contracts 
awarded or completed during the fiscal year. 
Conditions as of Sep. 30. 
(a) Augusta to Clarendon. Project was initiated 
during 1946 and is 34 percent complete. 
(b) Clarendon Levee. Project was initiated 
during 1972 and is 36 percent complete. 
CACHE BASIN, ARK. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Contract for 3.0 miles of channel improvement on 
Cache River was awarded and is 64 percent 
complete. 
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Condition as of Sep. 30. Project was initiated 
during 1971 and is 3 percent complete. 
REELFOOT LAKE-LAKE NO. 9, TENN. 
AND KY. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Contract for furnishing storm water pumps and 
diesel engines for Lake No. 9 Pumping Station 
was awarded and is 30 percent complete. 
Contract for construction of Lake No. 9 
Pumping Station was awarded. No work was 
initiated. 
Condition as of Sep. 30. Project was initiated 
during 1974 and is 35 percent complete. 
WEST TENNESSEE TRIBUTARIES, 
TENN. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
(a) Obion River, Tenn. Contract for channel 
improvement, Item No. 1, Parcel No. 1, Main 
Stem, Obion River, was completed. Contract for 
channel improvement, Item No. 1, Parcel No. 2, 
Main Stem, Obion River, was awarded and is 8 
percent complete. Reimbursable contract for 
alteration of Illinois Central Railroad bridges 
across South and Middle Forks, Obion River, is 
essentially complete (remaining work, installing 
sway bracing, will be performed after channel 
excavation under bridges has been completed by 
others). Contract for alteration of Rural Road 
R9532 Bridge across Main Stem, Obion River, is 
in progress and is 91 percent complete. 
(b) Forked Deer River, Tenn. Reimbursable 
contract for alteration of Illinois Central Railroad 
bridges across North and South Forks, Forked 
Deer River, is in progress and is 96 percent 
complete. Contract for Slope Protection, Item No. 
1C, Illinois Central Gulf Railroad and Old 
Highway No. 51, South Fork-Forked Deer River, 
was awarded and is 72 percent complete. 
Condition as of Sep. 30. 
(a) Obion River, Tenn. Project was initiated 
during 1961 and is 63 percent complete. 
(b) Forked Deer River, Tenn. Project was 
initiated during 1966 and is 16 percent complete. 
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REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY 1977 
MISSISSIPPI RIVER IMPROVEMENTS 
Mileage 
Above Head 
of Passes 
0-9571 
10-81 
11-25 
38 
45 
59 
75 
44-91 
81-96 
91-104 
96-279 
101-234 
235 
279-287 
287-303 
303-314 
306-572 
437 
437-721 
490 
537 
Locality Improvement Remarks 
Head of Passes, La.-Cairo, Ill. 
The Jump-New Orleans, La. 
Baptiste Collette-Bayou 
Ostrica, La. 
Homeplace, La. 
Bohemia, La. 
Myrtle Grove, La. 
Scarsdale, La. 
Bohemia, La.-New 
Orleans, La. 
New Orleans, La. 
New Orleans, La. 
New Orleans-Morganza, La. 
New Orleans-Baton Rouge, La. 
Baton Rouge Harbor 
Morganza Floodway, La. 
Morganza-Old River, La. 
Old River, La., control 
Old River-Cypress 
Creek, Ark. 
Vicksburg Harbor, Miss. 
Vicksburg-Lake View, Miss. 
Wilson Point, La. 
Greenville Harbor, Miss. 
42-14 
Dredging, revetment, and contraction 
work 
Main line levee, right bank 
Main line setback, left bank 
Salinity control structure, right 
bank 
Salinity control structure, left 
bank 
Salinity control structure, right 
bank 
Salinity control structure, left 
bank 
Main line levee and floodwall, 
left bank 
Main line levee, right bank 
Main line levee and floodwall, left 
bank 
Main line levee, right bank 
Main line levee and floodwall, left 
bank 
Devils Swamp barge channel 
Regulating spillway, right bank 
Main line levee, right bank 
Levee closure and enlargement, 
low and high water spillway 
structures, navigation lock, 
and approach channels, 
right bank 
Main line levee, right bank 
Harbor extension and industrial 
fill 
Main line levee, left bank 
Pumping Plant and drainage 
structure, right bank 
Harbor improvements and port 
area 
-- 
Authorized by Public 
Law 89-298 (HD 
308/74/1). Included 
in Miss. Delta 
Region, La. feature. 
Authorized by Public 
Law 89-298 (HD 
308/74/1). Included 
in Miss. Delta 
Region, La. feature. 
Authorized by Public 
Law 89-298 (HD 
308/74/1). Included 
in Miss. Delta 
Region, La. feature. 
Authorized by Public 
Law 89-298 (HD 
308/74/1). Included 
in Miss. Delta 
Region, La. feature. 
Authorized by Public 
Law 81-516. 
Authorized by Public 
Law 81-516. 
Modified by Public 
Law 87-874. 
Extends up south 
bank of Old River 
to Barbre Landing. 
Authorized by Public 
Law 83-780. 
Joins Arkansas River, 
south bank levee. 
Authorized by Public 
Law 70-391. Modified 
by Public Laws 
79-526 and 83-780. 
Unpublished Vicksburg 
District's MRC 
report approved 
Apr. 14, 19662 
Authorized by Public 
Law 85-500.

MISSISSIPPI RIVER COMMISSION 
TABLE 42-A 
(Continued) 
Mileage 
Above Head 
MISSISSIPPI RIVER IMPROVEMENTS 
of Passes Locality 
646 Long Lake, Helena, Ark. Cul 
ba 
605-666 Henrico-Helena, Ark. Mai 
ba 
672-993 St. Francis River- Mai 
Commerce, Mo.3 
722-725 Industrial levee (Ensley Lev 
Bottoms) 
721-734 Memphis Harbor, Tenn. Clos 
di 
ch 
803-873 Tiptonville-Obion River Mai 
ex 
O1 
857 Near Mud Lake, Tenn. Pun 
ch 
890 St. Johns Bayou, Mo. Dra 
cl 
890 New Madrid Flood- Dra 
way, Mo. cl 
890-954 New Madrid-Birds Flo 
Point, Mo. 
902-922 Slough Bend, Hickman, Ky. Mai 
922 Hickman, Ky. Flo 
946 Peafield, Mo. Dra 
9571 Cairo, Cairo drainage district Flo 
9571 Cairo, Cairo drainage district, Flo 
Mounds, Mound City, in 
and vicinity 
Thebes-Rock Island, Ill. Lev( 
Cape Girardeau, Mo., to Lev( 
Rock Island, Ill. 
1. Cairo, Ill., is on Ohio River about 3 miles above its 
mouth (Mississippi River mile 954 AHP). 
2. Also see Table 42-D, "Authorizing Legislation." 
Improvement 
vert and floodgate, right 
ank 
n line levee and floodwall, right 
ank 
n line levee, right bank 
ee and pumping station 
ure of Tennessee Chute, inustrial 
fill, levee, harbor 
iannels, etc. 
n line levee, left bank, levee 
xtension, and diversion 
bion River 
nping station and adjacent 
iannel improvements 
inage floodgate and levee 
osure 
inage floodgate and levee 
osure 
odway, right bank 
n line levee, left bank 
odwall, left bank 
inage floodgate 
)dwalls and levees 
)dwalls, levees, and pumpg 
plant 
ees, both banks 
ees 
3. Commerce, Mo., is on Upper Mississippi River, 
39 miles above mouth of Ohio River. 
42-15 
Remarks 
Authorized by Public 
Law 79-526.2 
Authorized by Public 
Law 79-526. 
Modified by Acts 
of Jul. 24, 1946 
and Dec. 23, 1971. 
Authorized Dec. 15 
and 17, 1970 under 
Sec. 201 of Oct. 27, 
1965 FC Act. 
Modified by Jul. 24, 
1946 Act. 
Modified by Sep 3, 
1954 Act. 
Authorized by Sep. 3, 
1954 Act. 
Intermittent (Sec. 6) 
Intermittent (Sec. 6).

TABLE 42-B 
REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY 1977 
MISSISSIPPI RIVER TRIBUTARY AND 
OUTLET IMPROVEMENTS 
Mileage 
Below Head 
of Atchafalaya 
River Locality Improvement Remarks 
0-54 
27-54 
54-117 
20-27 
25-117 
27 
0-27 
31-57 
80 
53-117 
117 
117-129 
117-129 
105 
105-120 
Berwick' 
Patterson 
West protection levee (Atchafalaya 
Basin and WestAtchafalaya 
Floodways) 
Simmesport-Hamburg 
Mansura to Wax Lake Outlet 
Coulee des Grues 
West Atchafalaya Floodway 
Floodway 
Floodway 
Floodway 
ATCHAFALAYA BASIN, LA. 1 
Atchafalaya Basin. Morganza and 
West Atchafalaya Floodways 
West Atchafalaya Floodway between 
Red River and Alabama 
Bayou 
Morganza Floodway between 
Mississippi River and Alabama 
Bayou 
Atchafalaya Basin Floodway 
between Alabama Bayou and 
Morgan City 
East protection levee (Morganza 
and Atchafalaya Floodways) 
Lacour-Red Cross 
Morganza-Morgan City 
Bayou Latenache 
Upper Pointe Coupee 
Loop area 
Bayou Fordoche-Ramah 
Bayou Sorrel' 
Bayou Sorrel Lock-Morgan 
City 
Morgan City 
Below Morgan City 
Below Morgan City 
Atchafalaya Basin Floodway 
lower protection levee 
Calumet 
Below Morgan City 
Levee fuse plug 
Protection levee 
Levee enlargement and floodgate 
extension 
Railway 
Including lower Morganza 
Floodway guide levee. 
Through upper Morganza 
guide levee and enlargement 
of outlet channel. 
Enlargement of Bayou 
Latenache. Approved 
Jun. 4, 1970. See 
Table 42-D. 
Levee landside borrow 
pit. 
Alternate route, Gulf 
Intracoastal Waterway 
Port Allen to Morgan 
City. 
Gulf Intracoastal Waterway 
utilizes levee west 
side borrow pit channel 
Gulf Intracoastal 
Waterway. 
Bypass route for Gulf 
Intracoastal 
Waterway. 
East of lower river. 
Bayou Teche-Wax Lake 
Outlet. 
Inclosed area between 
Wax Lake Outlet 
and Berwick. 
Lower Atchafalaya River. 
Adjustment to provide 
fresh water. 
West Atchafalaya 
Floodway. 
42-16 
Levee, upper Morganza guide 
Levee and Morgan City floodwall 
Drainage structure, Pointe 
Coupee, and channel 
enlargement 
Additional drainage facilities 
Drainage channel 
Lock 
Alternate navigation channel, 
Gulf Intracoastal 
Waterway 
Lock in Bayou Boeuf' 
Channel relocation 
Levees, floodwall 
Floodgate, east 
Levees, floodwall, drainage 
structures, and pumping 
plants 
Lock 
Water system 
115 
116 
5 
5-105 
29

MISSISSIPPI RIVER COMMISSION 
TABLE 42-B 
(Continued) 
MISSISSIPPI RIVER TRIBUTARY AND 
OUTLET IMPROVEMENTS 
Mileage 
Below Head 
of Atchafalaya 
River Locality Improvement Remarks 
29 
40 
40 
40 
41 
41 
41 
94 
94 
105 
105 
0-54 
5-6 
5-66 
28-30 
40-41 
54-117 
94-106 
Mileage 
Above 
Mouth 
0-8 
50-133 
96 
133 
0-17 
17-40 
40-51 
Morganza Floodway 
Bayou Darbonne 
West Atchafalaya Floodway 
Morganza Floodway 
Bayou Courtableau 
West Atchafalaya Floodway 
Morganza Floodway 
Charenton 
Jaws-Lake Fausse Pointe 
Calumet 
Wax Lake Outlet 
Atchafalaya River 
Barbre Landing-Alabama 
Bayou 
Simmesport 
Simmesport-Bayou Garofier 
Melville 
Krotz Springs 
Below Alabama Bayou 
Mississippi River-Morgan 
City 
TECHE-VERMILION 
BASINS, LA. 
Atchafalaya River to Teche- 
Vermilion Basins 
Courtableau Basin, 
La., and outlets 
Charenton Canal 
West Atchafalaya protection 
levee borrow pit channel 
Bayou Courtableau spillway 
Bayou des Glaises 
BAYOU COCODRIE AND 
TRIBUTARIES 
Bayou Courtableau 
Bayou Cocodrie 
Bayous Cocodrie-Bouef 
diversion 
Bayou Boeuf 
Railway 
Gated drainage structures 
Highway 
Highway 
Gated drainage control 
structures and channels 
Railway 
Railway 
Floodgate and approach 
channels 
Outlet, Charenton drainage 
canal and protection 
levee 
Floodgate, west 
Drainage canal-railway 
and highway bridges 
East bank, levee 
Levee, ring, and drainage 
structure 
West bank, levee 
Levee, ring 
Levee, ring 
Channel enlargement 
12- by 125-foot navigation 
channel 
Pumping station above 
Krotz Springs, conveyance 
channels, and appurtenant 
works 
Drainage channel 
Drainage channel 
Drainage control structure 
Diversion channel 
Enlargement and additional 
culverts 
Enlargement and realinement 
New channel 
New channel 
42-17 
Through West Atchafalaya 
protection levee. 
Borrow pit channel to 
Grand Lake through 
West Atchafalaya protection 
levee. 
Restoration of drainage 
west of West 
Atchafalaya Basin protection 
levee. 
Bayou Teche and Wax 
Lake Outlet. 
To lower flood heights. 
Increase channel capacities 
to decrease flood 
heights. 
Through Grand and Six 
Mile Lakes. 
Freshwater distribution 
from Atchafalaya 
River to Teche- 
Vermilion Basins. 
Outlet to gulf. 
Intercepting drainage 
channel. 
Washington to west 
protection levee

TABLE 42-B 
(Continued) 
REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS. U. S. ARMY 1977 
MISSISSIPPI RIVER TRIBUTARY AND 
OUTLET IMPROVEMENTS 
Mileage 
Above 
Mouth Locality Improvement 
51-60 
17-42 
87-107 
40 
60 
87 
New channel 
Enlargement, clearing, 
and snagging 
Enlargement, realinement, 
clearing, and snagging 
Fixed elevation weir 
Gated drainage structure 
Gated drainage structure 
Railway, highway, and 
local road bridges, 
and pipeline crossing 
Bayous Boeuf-Rapides 
diversion 
Upper Cocodrie 
Bayou Boeuf 
Bayou Lamourie to Kincaid 
Structures 
Lecompte Control Structure 
Bayou Rapides Control 
Structure 
Bayou Lamourie Control Structure 
Various 
LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN, LA. 
Lake Pontchartrain, Jefferson 
Parish, La. 
AMITE RIVER, LA. 
Amite River, La. 
LOWER RED RIVER, SOUTH 
BANK, RED RIVER 
LEVEES, LA. 
Moncla-Hotwells 
Red River-Moncla to 
Lake Long 
EASTERN RAPIDES AND 
SOUTH-CENTRAL AVOYELLES 
PARISHES, LA. 
Eastern Rapides and south-central 
Avoyelles Parishes, La. 
TENSAS BASIN, ARK. AND 
LA. 
Red River backwater area 
Tensas-Cocodrie area 
Larto Lake-Jonesville 
Sicily Island area 
Below Red River area 
Black River, La. 
Jonesville, La. 
Ouachita River 
Boeuf and Tensas Rivers and 
Bayou Macon, Ark. and La. 
Boeuf River, Ark. and La. 
Bank protection 
Levee, south bank 
Levees 
Flood protection and 
drainage improvement 
Levees, drainage channels, 
structures, and pumping 
plant 
Levees, drainage channels, 
and structures 
Levees, drainage channels, 
and structures 
Levees, drainage channels, 
and structures 
Levees, floodwall, pumping 
plant, and interior 
drainage 
Levees, drainage channels, 
and structures 
(2,3) 
Authorized by Public 
Law 81-516. Eliminated 
by Public Law 
89-298. 
Intermittent (Sec. 6). 
Authorized by Public 
Law 91-611. 
(4) 
(4) 
(4) 
(4) 
Portion of levee built 
under Sec. 6. Incorporated 
in MR&T by 
Public Law 81-516.2 
Monroe to Sandy Bayou 
and Bawcomville 
(Sec. 6). 
42-18 
Remarks 
Flood protection 
82-145 
3-56 
3-56 
56 
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MISSISSIPPI RIVER COMMISSION 
TABLE 42-B 
(Continued) 
MISSISSIPPI RIVER TRIBUTARY AND 
OUTLET IMPROVEMENTS 
Mileage 
Above 
Mouth Locality Improvement Remarks 
Below Bayou Lafourche 
Bayou Lafourche 
0-32 
0-56 
151-235 
210-286 
286-296 
0-75 
0-8 
0-7 
0-33 
0-10 
0-9 
0-14 
0-170 
0-34 
0-35 
Lake 
Chicot 
0-6 
0-160 
0-16 
0-0.2 
23-98 
35-98 
48-102 
0-75 
0-381 
75-366 
75-345 
45-109 
Clearing 
Channel improvement and 
realinement 
Channel improvement 
Channel improvement 
Channel improvement 
Channel improvements 
Channel improvement 
Channel improvement 
Channel improvement 
Channel improvement 
Channel improvement 
Channel improvement 
Channel improvement 
Channel improvement 
Channel improvement 
To divert flows from Lake 
Chicot 
Clearing 
Channel improvement 
Channel improvement 
Filling canal 
(5) 
(5) 
Authorized by Public 
Laws 78-534 and 
79-526., 
(.) 
(6) 
Authorized by Public 
Law 78-534. 
(6) 
(6) 
(6) 
(6) 
(6) 
(6) 
See Table 42-E. 
(5) 
(5) 
Authorized by Public 
Law 90-483. 
(6) 
Authorized by Public 
Law 78-534. 3 
Authorized by Public 
Law 89-298. 
Authorized by Public 
Law 81-516. 
Boeuf River, Ark. and La., 
above Bayou Lafourche 
Canal 19 
Canal 19 extension 
Big and Colewa Creeks 
Tributaries of Boeuf River- 
Canal 19 
Fleschmans Bayou 
Caney Bayou 
Big Bayou 
Canal 18 
Kirsch Lake Canal 
Black Pond Slough 
Bayou Macon, Ark. and La. 
Bayou Macon 
Canal 43 
Canal 81 
Pumping plant and drainage 
structure 
Tributary of Bayou Macon 
Rush Bayou 
Tensas River, Ark. and La. 
Tensas River 
Tributary of Tensas River 
Mill and Vidal Bayous 
Grant's Canal, La. 
Grant's Canal at 
Lake Providence 
LOWER ARKANSAS 
RIVER, ARK. 
Yancopin-Pine Bluff 
Fletcher Bend, Ark., to 
Pine Bluff 
North Little Rock to 
Gillett (below Plum 
Bayou) 
GRAND PRAIRIE-BAYOU 
METO, ARK. 
Grand Prairie Region and 
Bayou Meto Basin, Ark. 
YAZOO BASIN, MISS. 
Yazoo Backwater area 
Yazoo River System below 
Arkabutla Lake 
Yazoo River between Yazoo 
City and Prichard 
Yazoo River between Yazoo 
City and Askew 
Will M. Whittington Auxiliary 
Channel 
Levee, north bank 
Water supply and drainage 
improvements 
Levees and pumping plants 
Channel improvement 
Levees, right bank 
Levees, left bank 
(5) 
Authorized by Public 
Law 81-516. 
Including Tallahatchie 
and Coldwater Rivers. 
Intermittent. 
Intermittent. 
Floodway channel 
42-19 
Levee, south bank 
Revetment

TABLE 42-B 
(Continued) 
REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY 1977 
MISSISSIPPI RIVER TRIBUTARY AND 
OUTLET IMPROVEMENTS 
Improvement Remarks 
Mileage 
Above 
Mouth 
75 
127 
185 
381 
0-64 
64 
0-24 
0-26 
26 
0-13 
13
0-88 
137-260 
75-381 
0-8.3 
0-23 
0-42 
275-290 
0-204 
0-8 
0-28 
0-81 
0-43 
0-4 
0-27 
42-20 
Locality 
Yazoo City protection 
Rocky Bayou area 
Belzoni protection 
Greenwood protection 
Arkabutla Lake 
Yalobusha River below 
Grenada Lake 
Grenada Lake 
Tallahatchie River-Little 
Tallahatchie River 
Little Tallahatchie River 
below Sardis Lake 
Sardis Lake 
Yocona River below Enid Lake 
Enid Lake 
Cassidy Bayou below Old 
Coldwater River 
Upper Yazoo Projects 
Area between main stem and 
hills including Bobo Bayou 
McKinney Bayou 
Alligator-Catfish Bayous 
Bear Creek 
Whiteoak Bayou 
Tallahatchie River, Miss. 
Big Sunflower River, etc. 
Big Sunflower River 
Hull Brake-Mill Creek Canal 
Hushpuckena River 
Quiver River 
Gin and Muddy Bayous, Miss. 
Bogue Phalia 
Ditchlow Bayou 
Little Sunflower River 
.... 
-- 
Levee, drainage structure, 
and pumping plant 
Channel clearing and 
enlargement 
Levee and floodwall 
Levees, channel improvement, 
drainage structures, 
and pumping plants 
Flood detention and 
conservation 
Channel improvement 
Flood detention and 
conservation 
Levees, Panola-Quitman 
Floodway 
Channel improvement 
Flood detention and 
conservation 
Channel improvement 
Flood detention and 
conservation 
Channel improvement 
Floodway channel 
Levees and channel 
improvement 
Channel improvement and 
enlargement of pumping 
plant 
Channel improvement 
Channel improvement 
Channel improvement 
Two road crossings of Panola- 
Quitman Floodway, Miss., and 
for protection of Sheley 
Bridge 
Channel improvement 
Channel improvement 
Channel improvement 
Channel improvement 
Channel improvement 
Channel improvement 
Channel improvement 
Channel improvement 
Improvement of 7.8 
miles was approved( 
Apr. 29, 1970. 
See Table 42-C. 
See Table 42-C. 
See Table 42-C. 
See Table 42-C. 
Including Moores Bayou, 
Cutoff Bayou, Whiting 
Lake and outlet. 
Authorized by Public 
Law 79-526. 
Authorized by Public 
Law 79-526. 
Authorized by Public 
Law 89-298. As 
modified in GDM in 
1967. 
Authorized by Public 
Law 89-298. 
Authorized by Public 
Law 89-298. 
Authorized by Public 
Law 90-147. 
Authorized by Public 
Law 78-534.; 
Authorized by Public 
Law 87-874. 
Authorized by Public 
Law 78-534. 
Authorized by Public 
Law 78-534. 
Authorized by Public 
Law 78-51.

MISSISSIPPI RIVER COMMISSION 
TABLE 42-B 
(Continued) 
MISSISSIPPI RIVER TRIBUTARY AND 
OUTLET IMPROVEMENTS 
153-160 Deer Creek 
0-68 
13-55 
0-68 
99 
108-192 
122 
143 
0-196 
0-90 
260 
0-225 
225 
0-105 
86 
0-36 
0-29 
0-17 
0-12 
0-108 
Improvement 
Steele Bayou 
Muddy Bayou 
LOWER WHITE RIVER 
AND BASIN, ARK. 
Laconia Circle-Old Town Lake 
Big Creek and tributaries 
Clarendon levee 
Augusta to Clarendon 
De Valls Bluff 
Des Arc, Ark. 
CACHE BASIN, ARK. 
Cache River, Ark. 
Bayou DeView, Ark. 
ST. FRANCIS RIVER AND 
BASIN, ARK. AND MO. 
Inter-River Drainage District 
in Missouri 
Mouth of St. Francis River- 
Wappapello Dam 
Wappapello Lake 
Little River Basin 
Marked Tree, Ark. 
Tyronza River 
Big Slough Ditch 
Mayo Ditch 
Cross County Ditch 
Belle Fountain Ditch 
Drainage District No. 17 
L'ANGUILLE RIVER, ARK. 
L'Anguille River and 
tributaries, Brushy 
and First Creeks 
Mileage 
Above 
Mouth Locality 
Channel improvement 
Channel improvement 
Water-control structure 
Levee, backwater including 
outlet 
Pumping plant 
Channel improvement 
and structures 
Levee and outlet 
structures 
Levees, outlet structures 
Levee, outlet structure, 
and pumping station 
Levee, outlet structure, 
and pumping station 
Channel improvement 
and structures 
Channel improvement 
and structures 
Channel improvement and 
two outlet structures 
Floodway, levees, drainage 
channels, and structures 
Flood detention and 
conservation 
Floodway, levees, drainage 
channels, and structures 
Marked Tree Siphon 
Channel improvement 
Channel improvement 
Channel improvement 
Channel improvement 
Channel improvement 
Channel improvement and 
pumping station 
Channel improvement 
42-21 
Remarks 
Authorized by Public 
Law 78-534.) 
Authorized by Public 
Law 78-534. Modified 
in I)December 
1970. See Table 42-D. 
Approved Mar. 3, 
1970. See Table 42-D. 
Mile 605-645 Mississippi 
River 
(6) 
Authorized by Public 
Law 89-298. 
Authorized by Public 
Law 89-298. 
(C) 
(9) 
Authorized by Public 
Law 81-516. 
Authorized by Public 
Law 81-516. 
Authorized by Public 
Law 81-516. 
Authorized Dec. 16, 
1975. See Table 42-D. 
See Table 42-C. 
Authorized by Public 
Law 90-483. 
Authorized by Public 
Law 90-483. 
Authorized by Public 
Law 80-858. 
_ I OI--Ll-ll-- 31-~

TABLE 42-B 
(Continued) 
REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY 1977 
MISSISSIPPI RIVER TRIBUTARY AND 
OUTLET IMPROVEMENTS 
Mileage 
Above 
Mouth Locality Improvement Remarks 
WEST TENNESSEE 
TRIBUTARIES 
Wolf River and tributaries, 
Tenn. 
Obion River and tributaries, 
North, South, Middle, 
and Rutherford Forks 
Forked Deer River and 
tributaries, North, Middle, 
and South Forks 
REELFOOT LAKE-LAKE NO.9, 
TENN. AND KY. 
Running Reelfoot Bayou, 
Tenn. 
Bayou du Chien and Lake 
No. 9, Ky. and Tenn. 
WEST KENTUCKY TRIBUTARIES, 
KY. 
Obion Creek, Ky. 
LITTLE RIVER DIVERSION 
CHANNEL, MO. 
Delta to Ancell, Mo. 
MISSOURI RIVER, MO. 
Mouth to St. Charles, Mo. 
ILLINOIS RIVER, ILL. 
Mouth to Havana, Ill. 
OHIO RIVER, ILL., 
AND KY. 
Cairo to Mound City 
and Mounds, Ill. 
0-25 
0-20 
0-15 
0-47 
0-28 
0-120 
(6) 
Authorized by 1948 
Flood Control Act. 
Authorized by 1948 
Flood Control Act. 
Authorized by Public 
Law 83-780. 
Authorized in December 
1970. See Table 42-D. 
Authorized by Public 
Law 89-298. 
Mile 49 above Cairo. 
Intermittent (Sec. 6). 
Intermittent (Sec. 6). 
1. General data concerning Bayou Boeuf, Bayou Sorrel, 
and Berwick locks where Atchafalaya Basin protection 
levees cross Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, alternate route 
to Plaquemine, La., and lower Atchafalaya River (extension 
of Bayou Teche Waterway), respectively, are in report 
of New Orleans District. 
2. Also see Table 42-D, "Authorizing Legislation." 
3. Public Law 81-516 modified requirements of 
local cooperation, 
4. Authorized by Public Law 77-228. Modified by Public 
Law 89-298. 
5. Authorized or incorporated in MR&T by Public Law 
79-526.3 See Table 42-D. 
6. Authorized by Public Law 85-500. 
42-22 
Channel improvement 
Channel improvement 
Channel improvement 
Channel improvement 
Channel improvements 
and pumping station 
Channel improvement 
Levees 
Levees 
Levees 
Floodwall, levee, revetment, 
and pumping plant

TABLE 42-C 
MISSISSIPPI RIVER COMMISSION 
MISSISSIPPI RIVER TRIBUTARY 
DAMS AND LAKES 
Grenada Enid Sardis Arkabutla Wappapello 
Name' Lake Lake Lake Lake Lake 
River Yalobusha Yocona Little Tallahatchie Coldwater St. Francis 
Nearest town to damsite 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 11 5 4 
Volume, thousand acre-feet 86 58 108 31 31 
Elevation, feet, mean sea level 193 230 236.0 209.3 354.7 
Flood control pool: 
Area, thousand acres 65 28 58.5 33 23 
Volume, thousand acre-feet 1,252 602 1,462 494 582 
Runoff, inches 17.8 20.2 17.7 9.3 8.4 
Outlet gates: 
Number 3 2 4 3 3 
Size, feet 7.5 by 14 8 by 16 6 by 12 8.5 by 19 10 by 20 
Capacity, thousand cubic feet per second 10.7 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 231 268 281.4 238.3 394.7 
Discharge capacity, thousand cubic 52 50 132 89 229 
feet per second 
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 247.5 284.0 301.0 256.3 413.7 
Dam: 
Type, earthfill Rolled Rolled Hydraulic Rolled Rolled 
Length, thousand feet 13.9 8.4 15.3 11.5 2.7 
Elevation, crest, feet, mean sea level 256.0 293.0 311.4 264.3 419.7 
1. Grenada, Enid, Sardis, and Arkabutla Lakes are in 
Yazoo River Basin, Miss.; Wappapello Lake is in St. Francis 
River Basin, Mo. 
42-23

REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY 1977 
TABLE 42-D AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
Act or 
Authorization Work Authorized Document 
May 15, 1928 
Jun. 19, 1930 
Feb. 15, 1933 
Apr. 23, 1934 
Aug. 30, 1935 
Jun. 15, 1936 
Aug. 28, 1937 
Jun. 28, 1938 
Aug. 18, 1941 
Dec. 22, 1944 
Jul. 24, 1946 
Flood protection in alluvial valley of Mississippi River, revetment 
and contraction works and dredging to provide least 
channel depth of 9 feet and width of 300 feet below Cairo. 
Provided for allotment of the balance of emergency rescue 
funds to reimburse levee districts and others for expenditures 
in flood-control works during the 1927 and 
subsequent floods. 
Provided for ownership of lands in Bonnet Carrd Spillway 
and Floodway with proviso for granting rights-of-way, 
easements, and permits, in said lands. 
Authorized payment for purchase of, or to reimburse states 
and local levee districts for the cost of, levee rightsof-
way for flood control work in the Mississippi Valley, 
and for other purposes. 
Improvement of Wolf and Nonconnah Rivers, Tenn. 
(Nonconnah Creek is correct title) 
Improvement of Wolf River (Memphis Harbor), Tenn. 
Modification of the 1928 Act to provide for: 
Construction of a backwater levee at mouth of White 
River, Ark. 
Construction of Eudora floodway in lieu of Boeuf floodway; 
flood control, Yazoo River; construction of Morganza 
floodway; and an outlet to the Gulf of Mexico west 
of Berwick, La., including a 6-year program for the 
improvement and regularization of the Mississippi River 
between Arkansas and Red Rivers, and Atchafalaya River; 
and construction of roads on levees and drainage adjustments 
incident to floodway levees. 
Provided for construction of floodwalls, levees, and revetments 
along Wolf River and Nonconnah Creek for protection 
of Memphis, Tenn. 
Modify the Yazoo River project to substitute a combined 
reservoir floodway and levee plan. 
Construction of Mounds to Mound City levee and control 
works along Cache River, Ill. 
Modification of previous act pertaining to floodways and 
outlets and lands therein; including program for the improvement 
and regularization of the Mississippi River, between 
Cairo and Arkansas River, extension of levee road system; 
strengthening of levees. 
Enlarge main line levees to offset abandonment 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. 
Navigation channel 12 feet deep and 300 feet wide 
between Baton Rouge and Cairo; flood protection of 
Yazoo River Backwater Area in vicinity of Satartia, Miss. 
Continue prosecution of channel improvement and stabilization 
program, $200 million. 
Flood control on the Big Sunflower, Little Sunflower, 
Hushpuckena, and Quiver Rivers and their tributaries, 
and on Hull Brake-Mill Creek Canal, Bogue Phalia, 
Ditchlow Bayou, Deer Creek, and Steele Bayou, Miss.' 
Improve Boeuf and Tensas Rivers and Bayou Macon, Ark.' 
Improve Bayou Lafourche, La. 
Improve Yazoo River tributaries. 
North bank, Arkansas River levees (below Plum Bayou). 1 
42-24 
H. Doc. 90, 70th Cong., 
1st sess. 
Public 395, 71st Cong., 
2d sess. 
Public 351, 72d Cong. 
Public 171, 73d Cong. 
R&H Comm. Doc. 26, 72d 
Cong., 1st sess. 
R&H Comm. Doc. 45, 74th 
Cong., 1st sess. 
Unpublished report dated 
Apr. 2, 1925. 
H. Comm. on Flood Control, 
Doc. 1, 74th Cong., 
1st sess. 
Unpublished report on 
record in OCE. 
H. Comm. on Flood Control, 
Doc. 1, 75th Cong., 
1st sess. 
H. Comm. on Flood Control, 
Doc. 1, 75th Cong., 
1st sess. 
H. Doc. 359, 77th Cong., 
1st sess. 
H. Doc. 509, 78th Cong., 
2d sess. 
Public Law 534, 78th Cong., 
2d sess. 
H. Doc. 516, 78th Cong., 
2d sess. 
S. Doc. 151, 78th Cong., 
2d sess. 
S. Doc. 191, 79th Cong., 
2d sess. 
H. Doc. 516, 78th Cong., 
2d sess. 
H. Doc. 308, 74th Cong., 
1st sess.

MISSISSIPPI RIVER COMMISSION 
AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
Work Authorized 
Levees on White River (Augusta to Clarendon).' 
Bayou des Glaises diversion channel, La.' 
Modify local cooperation requirements in St. Francis and 
Yazoo Basins. 
Tiptonville-Obion levee and drainage improvements.' 
Improvement of St. Johns Bayou, Mo. 
Big Sunflower River, etc.' 
Tennessee Chute (Memphis Harbor), Tenn. 
Continue prosecution of project for flood control and 
channel improvement, $100 million. 
Improve Mississippi River below Cape Girardeau, Mo., 
with respect to West Tennessee tributaries. 
Improve L'Anguille River, Ark. 
Baton Rouge Harbor (Devils Swamp), La.' 
Flood protection at Des Arc, Ark. 
Improve St. Francis River and Basin, Ark. and Mo. 
Improve Cache River and Bayou DeView, Ark. and Mo. 
Improve Grand Prairie Region and Bayou Meto Basin, Ark. 
Flood protection, Lake Pontchartrain, Jefferson 
Parish, La.' 
Filling Grant's Canal, Lake Providence, La. 
Additional protection to Red River Backwater Area. 
Extend Federal jurisdiction to cover levees in Orleans 
Parish, La. 
Bank protection, Amite River, La. 
Continue prosecution of project for flood control and 
channel improvement, $200 million. 
Jonesville, La., levee, retaining wall, and drainage 
structure.' 
Modify requirements for local cooperation in White River 
Backwater Area, Ark. 
Navigation improvement of Atchafalaya from Mississippi 
River to Morgan City, La. 
Modify project for Vicksburg-Yazoo Area (Harbor), Miss. 
Improve New Madrid Floodway, Mo., including Peafield 
drainage floodgate. 
Control of Old and Atchafalaya Rivers and a lock for 
navigation. 
Improve Reelfoot Lake area, Ky. and Tenn. 
Improve Greenville Harbor, Miss. 
Extensions to project for Boeuf and Tensas Rivers and 
Bayou Macon in Arkansas. 
TABLE 42-D 
(Continued) 
Act or 
Authorization 
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Jun. 30, 1948 
May 17, 1950 
Oct. 30, 1951 
Sep. 3, 1954 
Jul. 3, 1958 
Document 
H. Doc. 98, 76th Cong., 
1st sess. 
H. Doc. 602, 79th Cong., 
2d sess. 
Public Law 526, 79th Cong., 
2d sess. 
H. Doc. 757, 79th Cong., 
2d sess. 
H. Doc. 138, 80th Cong., 
1st sess. 
H. Doc. 516, 78th Cong., 
2d sess. 
S. Doc. 51, 80th Cong., 
1st sess. 
Public Law 526, 79th Cong., 
2d sess. 
H. Doc. 627, 80th Cong., 
2d sess. 
H. Doc. 651, 80th Cong., 
2d sess. 
H. Doc. 321, 80th Cong., 
1st sess. 
H. Doc. 485, 81st Cong., 
2d sess. 
H. Doc. 132, 81st Cong., 
1st sess. 
S. Doc. 88, 81st Cong., 
1st sess. 
H. Doc. 255, 81st Cong., 
1st sess. 
S. Doc. 139, 81st Cong., 
2d sess. 
Public Law 516, 81st Cong., 
2d sess. 
Public Law 516, 81st Cong., 
2d sess. 
Public Law 516, 81st Cong., 
2d sess. 
Public Law 516, 81st Cong., 
2d sess. 
Public Law 516, 81st Cong., 
2d sess. 
S. Doc. 117, 81st Cong., 
1st sess. 
Public Law 237, 82d Cong., 
1st sess. 
S. Doc. 53, 82d Cong., 
1st sess. 
H. Doc. 85, 83d Cong., 
1st sess. 
H. Doc. 183, 83d Cong., 
1st sess. 
H. Doc. 478, 83d Cong., 
2d sess. 
S. Doc. 160, 83d Cong., 
2d sess. 
S. Doc. 15, 86th Cong., 
1st sess. 
H. Doc. 108, 85th Cong., 
1st sess.

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TABLE 42-D 
(Continued) 
AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
Act or 
Authorization Work Authorized Document 
Jul. 14, 1960 
Oct. 23, 1962 
Jun. 18, 1965 
Oct. 27, 1965 
Apr. 14, 19662 
Nov. 7, 1966 
Nov. 20, 1967 
Aug. 13, 1968 
Sep. 10, 19683 
Mar. 3, 19703 
Apr. 29, 19703 
Jun. 4, 19703 
White River backwater area pumping plant. 
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Wolf River and tributaries for flood protection in 
Tennessee. 
Continue prosecution of project for channel 
improvement-$50 million. 
Modification-Baton Rouge Harbor (Devils Swamp), La. 
Construct improvements in Gin and Muddy Bayous, Yazoo 
River Basin, Miss. 
Replace 2 bridges with adequate floodway over Boeuf River 
and Big Bayou in Boeuf Basin, Ark. 
Continue prosecution of project for flood control and 
channel improvement, $53 million. 
Modify and expand levees and channel improvement features 
of main stem project. 
Modify flood control improvements in following tributary 
areas and basins: Cairo-Mounds-Mounds City, St. Francis, 
Lower White, Boeuf-Tensas-Macon, Red River backwater, 
Yazoo headwater, Grand Prairie, and Bayou Meto. 
Acquire any modified easements required in New Madrid 
Floodway as provided by Sec. 4 of May 15, 1928 act. 
Operate and maintain pumping plant in Red River backwater 
area (Tensas-Cocodrie Pumping Plant). 
Provide improvements in West Kentucky tributaries. 
Provide fish and wildlife facilities in St. Francis and 
Big Sunflower Basins; Yazoo Headwater and Backwater 
Areas; and Mississippi Delta region. 
Deauthorize Amite River, La., project. 
Modify St. Francis River, Mo. and Ark., project within 
District No. 7, Poinsett County, Ark. 
Provide pumping plant and drainage structure at Wilson 
Point, La. 
Construction of improvements to supplement freshwater 
supply in Teche-Vermilion Basins in Louisiana. 
Bank revetment for protection of existing industrial facilities 
along Mississippi River below Baton Rouge, La. 
Modification of West Tennessee tributaries feature to provide 
relocation of gas transmission lines at Federal 
expense. 
Continue emergency work, $87,135,000, which includes 
$100,000 for road crossing of Panola-Quitman Floodway, Miss., 
and $80,000 for protection of Sheley Bridge, Tallahatchie 
River, Miss. 
Improvements in Boeuf and Tensas Rivers and Bayou Macon 
Basin to divert flows that would otherwise enter Lake 
Chicot, Ark. 
Improvements in the Belle Fountain ditch and tributaries, 
Mo., and Drainage District No. 17, Ark. 
Provide pumping plants and other drainage facilities in 
Cairo, Ill., and vicinity. 
Modification of Yazoo Headwater Project to include cleanout 
along David Bayou, Miss. 
Modify Yazoo Backwater feature to include a control structure 
in Muddy Bayou, Miss. 
Modification of Yazoo Headwater Project to include drainage 
structure and channel improvement on Rocky Bayou, Miss. 
Provide for enlargement of Bayou Latenache from Pointe 
Coupee drainage structure to Alabama Bayou, La. 
S. Doc. 26, 85th Cong., 
1st sess. 
H. Doc. 76, 85th Cong., 
1st sess. 
Public Law 86-645. 
Public Law 87-874. 
Public Law 87-874. 
Public Law 87-874. 
Public Law 89-42. 
H. Doc. 308, 88th Cong., 
2d sess. 
H. Doc. 308, 88th Cong., 
2d sess. 
H. Doc. 308, 88th Cong., 
2d sess. 
H. Doc. 308, 88th Cong., 
2d sess. 
H. Doc. 308, 88th Cong., 
2d sess. 
H. Doc. 308, 88th Cong., 
2d sess. 
H. Doc. 308, 88th Cong., 
2d sess. 
S. Doc. 57, 89th Cong., 
1st sess. 
Unpublished Vicksburg 
District's MRC report 
revised - March 1966. 
H. Doc. 524, 89th Cong., 
2d sess. 
Public Law 89-789. 
Public Law 89-789. 
Public Law 90-147. 
H. Doc. 168, 90th Cong., 
1st sess. 
H. Doc. 339, 90th Cong., 
2d sess. 
Public Law 90-483. 
Unpublished MRC report 
dated May 8, 1968. 
Unpublished MRC report 
dated Feb. 2, 1970. 
Unpublished MRC report 
dated Mar. 6, 1970. 
Unpublished MRC report 
dated Sep. 22, 1969.

TABLE 42-D 
(Continued) 
MISSISSIPPI RIVER COMMISSION 
AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
Dec. 31, 1970 
Senate and House 
Public Works 
Resolutions 
adopted Dec. 17 
and 15, 1970, 
respectively.4 
River Basin 
Monetary Act of 
Dec. 23, 1971 
Jan. 19, 19732 
TITLE I Water 
Resources Development 
Act of 
1974 
Modify and expand project to include flood protection 
within the area of eastern Rapides and south-central 
Avoyelles Parishes, La., that are drained by Bayou des 
Glaises diversion channel and Lake Long, and their 
tributaries. 
Modify the project for West Kentucky tributaries (Obion 
Creek), Ky., to provide for all relocations, at Federal 
expense, of all transmission lines required by the 
project. 
Report on Western Tennessee Tributaries, Tenn. and Ky., 
authorized: 
a. Modification of Reelfoot Lake feature to provide 
channel improvements on Bayou du Chien and Lake 
No. 9 in Ky. and Tenn. 
b. Modification of Mississippi levee feature to 
include a pumping station near Mud Lake floodgate 
and adjacent channel improvements. 
Modification of Big Sunflower Basin feature to provide 
additional improvements in Steele Bayou 
Basin, Miss. 
Continue prosecution of project for the comprehensive 
development of the basin, $97 
million 
Modification of Tiptonville-Obion River levee feature 
to relieve local interests of all responsibility except 
that of providing maintenance. 
Modification of the Mississippi levee feature to provide 
additional drainage facilities in Long Lake area, 
vicinity of Helena, Ark. 
Projects recommended by four completed reports were 
authorized for accomplishment of Phase I design memorandum 
of advance engineering and design on: 
a. Greenville Harbor, Greenville, Miss. 
b. East bank of Mississippi River, Warren to 
Wilkinson Counties, Miss. (Natchez area). 
c. East bank of Mississippi River, Warren to 
Wilkinson Counties, Miss. (Vicksburg-Yazoo area). 
d. Bushley Bayou Area of Red River Backwater 
Area, La. 
Modification of West Tennessee tributaries feature (Obion 
and Forked Deer Rivers), Tenn., to acquire lands for fish 
and wildlife, recreation, and environmental purposes. 
Modification of the Yazoo Basin, Miss., feature to provide 
for a streambank erosion control demonstration project for 
the delta and hill areas of basin. 
Modification of project to provide that the Secretary 
of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, can 
substitute authorized mitigation lands, not yet acquired and no 
longer suitable, for like acreage in the same or adjacent 
subbasins of the project area. This section provides the 
authority to substitute authorized mitigation lands in: 
a. Tensas Basin, La. and Ark., feature (Red River 
backwater). 
b. St. Francis Basin, Ark. and Mo., feature. 
Modification of Bayou Cocodrie and tributaries, La., 
feature, to provide for: enlargement of Bayou Courtableau 
from Washington to west protection levee; right-of-way and 
spoil disposal areas at Federal expense; and necessary 
additional culverts through west protection levee. 
Act or 
Authorization Work Authorized Document 
S. Doc. 91-113, 
2d sess. 
Public Law 91-611. 
H. Doc. 91-414, 
2d sess. 
S. Doc. 91-74, 
2d sess. 
Sec. 1, Public 
Law 92-222. 
Sec. 7, Public 
Law 92-222. 
Unpublished Memphis 
District's MRC report 
dated Oct. 4, 1972. 
Sec. 1, Public Law 93- 
251. Mar. 7, 1974. 
S. Doc. 93-38, 1st sess. 
H. Doc. 93-148, 1st sess. 
H. Doc. 93-149, 1st sess. 
H. Doc. 93-157, 1st sess. 
Sec. 3, Public 
Law 93-251. 
Sec. 32, Public 
Law 93-251. 
Sec. 42, Public 
Law 93-251. 
Sec. 87, Public 
Law 93-251. 
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TABLE 42-D 
(Continued) 
AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
Act or 
Authorization Work Authorized Document 
TITLE II River 
Basin Monetary 
Authorization 
Act of 1974 
River Basin 
Monetary Act of 
Oct. 2, 1975 
Dec. 16, 19752 
TITTLE II Public 
Works for Water 
and Power Development 
and 
Energy Research 
Appropriation 
Act 1976. 
TITLE II Public 
Works for Water 
and Power Development 
and 
Energy Research 
Appropriation 
Act, 1977. 
Water Resources 
Development 
Act of 1976. 
TITLE II Public 
Works for Water 
and Power Development 
and 
Energy Research 
Appropriation 
Act, 1978. 
Modification of Cache River Basin, Ark., feature to 
provide for: acquisition by fee easements of lands for 
fish and wildlife management, recreation, and environmental 
purposes. 
Continue prosecution of project for the comprehensive 
development of the basin, $211 million. 
Continue prosecution of project for the comprehensive 
development of the basin, $158,000,000. 
Modification of St. Francis Basin, Ark. and Mo. 
feature to provide relief from ponding of 
interior runoff in the Inter-River Drainage 
District of Missouri. 
Continue prosecution of project for comprehensive development 
during period Jul. 1 - Sep. 30, 1976, $60,300,000. 
Continue prosecution of project for flood control, rescue work, 
repair, restoration, and control of bank erosion, $231,497,000. 
Sec. 101(a) authorized accomplishment of Phase I - Advanced 
Engineering and Design Memoranda - On: 
a. St. Johns Bayou and New Madrid Floodway, Mo., project: 
Report of OCE - Sep. 26, 1975. 
b. Nonconnah Creek, Tenn. and Miss., project: Reportof OCE - 
Jun. 23, 1976, and as an independent part of the project: 
Improvements for flood control and allied purposes on Horn 
Lake Creek and tributaries, including Cowpen Creek, Tenn. 
and Miss. 
Modification of West Tennessee Tributaries feature (Obion and 
Forked Deer Rivers), Tenn., to: 
a. (Sec. 102) - Provide project for flood control for Harris Fork 
Creek, Tenn. and Ky.: (H.D. 94-221) except that highway 
bridge relocations and alterations shall be at Federal expense. 
b. (Sec. 183) -Provide for construction of a levee and appurtenant 
works from mouth of Obion diversion channel to vicinity 
Highway 88 and thence to vicinity of Porter Gap, Tenn. 
Continue prosecution of project for flood control, rescue work, 
repair, restoration, and control of bank erosion, $253,081,000. 
Sec. 99, Public 
Law 93-251. 
Sec. 201, Public Law 93- 
251. Mar. 7, 1974. 
Sec. 1, Public 
Law 94-101. 
Unpublished Memphis 
District's MRC report 
dated Nov. 11, 1975. 
Public Law 94-180, 
Dec. 26, 1975. 
Public Law 94-355, 
Jul. 12, 1976. 
Public Law 94-587, 
Oct. 22, 1976. 
Public Law 95-96 
Aug. 7, 1977. 
1. Incorporated into Mississippi River and tributaries 
project as shown in Table 42-E. 
2. Date minor modification for blocked drainage was approved 
under delegated authority of the President, Mississippi 
River Commission, and in accordance with Sec. 10(p) of the 
1946 Flood Control Act (Public Law 79-526). 
3. Date minor modification was approved under discretionary 
authority of Chief of Engineers contained in May 15, 
1928, Flood Control Act, as amended. 
4. Projects approved under the provisions of Sec. 201 of 
Flood Control Act of Oct. 27, 1965. 
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MISSISSIPPI RIVER COMMISSION 
TABLE 42-E INCORPORATING AND AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
For Last 
Public Full Report 
Act of Law Authorizing See Annual 
Incorporation No. Act Description Report for 
Jul. 24, 1946 79-526 Jun. 22, 1936 Tiptonville-Obion levee and drainage improve- 1941, p.943 
ments, Tenn. 
Jul. 24, 1946 79-526 Jun. 22, 1936 Bayou des Glaises diversion ditch, La. 1946, p. 1029 
Jul. 24, 1946 79-256 Jun. 22, 1936 From North Little Rock, Ark., to Gillett, Ark., 1946, p. 1053 
on north bank of Arkansas River (portion 
below Plum Bayou). 
Jul. 24, 1946 79-256 Aug. 18, 1941 White River levees, Augusta to Clarendon and 1946, p. 1083 
De Valls Bluff, Ark. 
Jul. 24, 1946 79-526 Dec. 22, 1944 Boeuf and Tensas Rivers and Bayou 1945, p. 982 
Macon, La. 
Jul. 24, 1946 79-526 Dec. 22, 1944 Big Sunflower River, etc. 1946, p. 1061 
Jun. 30, 1948 80-858 Jul. 24, 1946 Devils Swamp barge channel at Baton 1948, p. 1059 
Rouge, La. (Baton Rouge Harbor) 
May 17, 1950 81-516 Jun. 22, 1936 Jonesville, La. 1953, p. 773 
May 17, 1950 81-516 Jul. 24, 1946 Lake Pontchartrain-Jefferson Parish. La. 1953, p. 737 
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TABLE 42-F 
REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY 1977 
SUMMARY OF PRESENTLY ESTIMATED 
FEDERAL FIRST COST OF 
AUTHORIZED IMPROVEMENTS 
Estimated Cost 
Project Title Fiscal Year 77 
Completed features' 
Mississippi River levees 
Mud Lake Pumping Station, Tenn. 
Sec. 6 levees, 1928 Flood Control Act 
Channel improvement 
Baton Rouge Harbor, La. 
Atchafalaya Basin, La. 
Bayou Cocodrie and tributaries, La. 
Old River, La. 
Lower Red River- 
South Bank Red River levees, La. 
Eastern Rapides and south-central Avoyelles Parishes, La. 
Mississippi Delta Region, La. 
Teche-Vermilion Basins, La. 
Tensas Basin, Ark. and La. 
Lower Arkansas River, Ark. 
Grand Prairie-Bayou Meto, Ark. 
Yazoo Basin, Miss. 
Lower White River, Ark. 
Cache Basin, Ark. 
St. Francis Basin, Ark. and Mo. 
L'Anguille Basin, Ark. (Inactive) 
West Tennessee tributaries, Tenn. 
Reelfoot Lake-Lake No. 9, Tenn. & Ky. 
Reelfoot Lake, Tenn. & Ky.(Completed) 
Reelfoot Lake-Lake No. 9, Tenn. & Ky. 
West Kentucky tributaries, Ky. 
TOTAL 
$ 164,733,000) 
1,009,00()0.0()) 
1,18()0.000() 
4,()000,.00() 
2,125.000,()0 
8.260.000 
903.000,000 
15.500,()00 
83,000,00() 
31,400,000 
35,00,000 
19,300,000 
18.900,000 
271,400,()00 
31,100.000) 
103,500,000 
670,000,(000 
38,400,000 
93,200,000 
275,000,000 
9,150,000 
49,000,000 
(10,400.000) 
440,000 
9.960,000 
7,000,000 
$5,976,423,000 
1. Includes Bonnet Carrd, Morganza, and New Madrid Floodways; Memphis, Greenville, and Vicksburg Harbors; 
Lake Pontchartrain; Wolf River; completed roads on main stem levees; channel construction works; Atchafalaya River 
and Basin; Wax Lake Outlet; Charenton Canal; Bayou des Glaises diversion channel, Boeuf Basin levees:; Grant's 
(Canal; De Valls Bluff, Jonesville, and Des Arc protection works; and miscellaneous features. 
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TABLE 42-G 
MISSISSIPPI RIVER COMMISSION 
MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM 
CHANNEL IMPROVEMENTS 
Operations in 1,000 Cubic Yards 
Location Fiscal Year 1977 
Mileage 
Above Head Channel 
District of Passes Construction Maintenance Total 
New Orleans 
Baton Rouge Harbor 
(Devils Swamp) 235- 31.5 31.5 
Main stem channel 234-320 - 1,737.0 1,737.0 
Vicksburg 
Main stem channel 320-600 4,547.0 8,302.0 12,849.0 
Vicksburg Harbor 437- 143.0 143.0 
Greenville Harbor 537- 894.0 894.0 
Memphis 
Main stem channel 600-954 3,169.0 23,837.0 27,006.0 
Memphis Harbor 726 - 2,325.0 2,325.0 
TOTAL 7,716.0 37,269.5 44,985.5 
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TABLE 42-H BANK REVETMENTS AND DIKES: NEW ORLEANS DISTRICT 
(FISCAL YEAR 1977) 
Operations This FY Nonop- 
Construction erative 
Above New Work Reinforcement Since Operative 
Head Bank Exten- Prior Sep. 30, 
Location of R sion Lap Mainte- FY 1977 
(PMasilseess) or (Linear (Linear (Linear nance (Linear (Linear L Feet) Feet) (Squares)' Feet) (Squares)' (Squares)' Feet) Feet) 
MISSISSIPPI RIVER 
Standard revetment: 
Lower Childress-Fort Jackson, La. .. 22 R - - - - - - - 7,124 
Buras, La.......................... 25 R - - - 2,865 6,381 - - 17,283 
Tropical Bend, La................... 30 R - - - - - - 20,692 
Port Sulphur, La.................... 39 R - - - - - - - 18,068 
Diamond, La........................ 49 R - - - - - - - 8,750 
Gravolet, La........................ 51 L 4,795 25 15,850 - - - - 17,435 
Junior, La.......................... 54 R - - - - - - -17,570 
Myrtle Grove, La.................... 59 R 12,855 35 64,558 - - - - 15,925 
Alliance, La........................ 62 R - - - - - - - 7,150 
Jesuit Bend, La..................... 68 R - - - - - - -17,545 
Oak Point, La....................... 72 R - - - - - - - 7,040 
English Turn ...................... 78 R 6,910 - 30,191 - - - - 6,910 
Poydras, La........................ 82 L - - - - - - - 12,040 
Cutoff, La.......................... 88 R 10,865 - 39,954 - - - 15,155 
Third district reach, La............. 93 L - - - - - - - 21,101 
Algiers Point, La................... .95 R - - - - - - - 7,728 
Gouldsboro Bend, La................ 96 R - - - - - - - 4,960 
Gretna Bend, La.................... 97 R - - - - - - - 9,662 
Greenville Bend, La. ................ 100 R- - - -- 22,045 
Carrollton Bend, La. ................ 104 L - - - - - - - 15,015 
Avondale Bend, La.................. 109 R - - - - - - -22,371 
Kenner, La......................... 114 L - - - - - - - 9,089 
Luling, La. ........................ 119 R - - - - - - - 27,528 
Good Hope, La...................... 126 L - - - - - - - 14,980 
Waterford, La...................... 128 R - - - - - - - 4,340 
Montz, La.......................... 132 L - - - - - - - 5,965 
Lucy, La ......................... 136 R - - - - - - -13,906 
Reserve, La ........................ 138 L -- 20,947 
Willow Bend, La.................... 144 R 3,238 - 13,859 - - - 3,238 
Angelina, La....................... 145 L - - - - - - - 19,000 
Vacherie, La. ...................... 148 R - - - - - - 13,295 
Belmont, La........................ 152 L 9,985 25 49,103 - - - 20,635 
Rich Bend, La...................... 157 R -.-. 10,625 
Romeville, La ...................... 161 L -- _7,540 
St. Alice, La........................ 165 R - - - - - - - 3,492 
Burnside, La....................... 170 L - - - - - - -16.050 
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St. Elmo, La ....................... 174 
Smoke Bend, La.................... 177 
Marchand, La...................... 180 
Philadelphia Point, La.............. 183 
New River Bend, La................ 185 
White Castle, La.................... 193 
St. Gabriel, La ..................... 201 
Plaquemine Bend, La............... 209 
Manchac, La ....................... 215 
Missouri Bend, La.................. 222 
Arlington, La....................... 227 
Port Allen, La. ..................... 231 
Allendale, La. ...................... 238 
Springfield Bend, La. ............... 244 
Arbroth, La. ....................... 250 
Grand Bay, La ..................... 258 
Bayou Sara, La..................... 265 
Red Store, La ...................... 269 
Arrow Bend, La.................... 272 
Boies Point, La..................... 275 
Morganza, La ...................... 279 
Iowa Point, La...................... 282 
Brunette Point, La.................. 285 
Greenwood Bend, La................ 289 
Hog Point, La...................... 296 
Carr Point, La...................... 304 
Above Old River, La................ 305 
Fort Adams, Miss. .................. 308 
Point Breeze, La.................... 313 
Coochie, La. ........................ 317 
Palmetto, Miss ..................... 322 
Subtotal New Orleans District, 
Mississippi River ............. 
Dikes: 
None 
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RL
RL
RL
RRL 
R
RL
RL 
R
RLRL
RR 
R
L
RRL 
10,240 
17,075 
5,180 
2,490 
83,633 
(15.84 Miles) 
30 
50 
165 
39,252 
85,104 
16,551 
12,303 
1,690 
2,730 
1,628 
5,855 
2,410 
366,725 17,178 
(3.25 Miles) 
7,363 
9,804 
6,099 
20,936 
8,548 
59,131 
711 
2,434 
2,428 
5,223 
10,806 
- 10,240 
- 17,075 
- 4,660 
- 5,379 
- 24,394 
- 24,057 
- 14,371 
- 35,475 
- 13,516 
- 16,193 
- 12,244 
- 11,320 
- 17,940 
- 25,690 
- 13,190 
- 7,090 
- 4,780 ' 
- 7,830 
- 13,600 
- 16,094 < 
- 20,513 
- 11,375 n 
- 8,038 0 
- 14,987 
- 8,673 
- 8,600 & 
- 4,800 p 
- 17,219 Z 
- 11,165 
- 17,150 
- 30,864 
- 930,721 
(176.27 Miles) 
OLD RIVER CONTROL 
Standard revetment: 
Inflow channel ..................... 315 L 
Inflow channel ..................... 315 R 
Outflow channel .................... 315 R 
Total standard revetment, 
Old River ............... 
Dikes: 
None 
290 
290 
(0.05 Mile) 
25 1,177 
- 
25 1,177 
2,790 
2,790 
(0.53 Mile) 
9,801 
9,801 
2,415 
3,075 
6,100 
- 11,590 
(2.20 Miles) 
-- - - -- I I __ 
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TABLE 42-H BANK REVETMENTS AND DIKES: NEW ORLEANS DISTRICT 
(FISCAL YEAR 1977) 
Operations This FY Nonop- 
Construction erative 
Above New Work Reinforcement Since Operative 
Head Bank Exten- Prior Sep. 30 
Location of R sion Lap Mainte- FY 1977 
Passes or (Linear (Linear (Linear nance (Linear (Linear 
(Miles) L Feet) Feet) (Squares)' Feet) (Squares)' (Squares)' Feet) Feet) 
Below Confluence 
ATCHAFALAYA RIVER of Red and 
Atchafalaya 
Rivers 
Standard revetment: 
Mile One, La....................... 1 L - - - - - - - 4,150 
Coville Bayou, La.................... 3 R - - - 645 1,311 1,331 - 6,550 
Legonier, La........................ 4 L - - - 1,618 5,103 - - 8,940 
Simmesport, La..................... 6 R - - - 2,501 9,342 - - 10,636 
Kuhlman Bayou, La................. 7 L - - - - - - - 5,565 
Odenburg, La. ...................... 9 R - - - - - - 5,375 
McCrea, La......................... 13 L - - - 922 3,180 - - 5,027 
Woodside, La....................... 14 R - - - 2,345 8,245 - - 13,002 
Provosty, La........................ 17 L - - - - - - -7,768 
Crooked Bayou, La.................. 18 R - - - - 1,051 1,020 - 9,600 
Mercier, La......................... 22 L - - - 2,309 6,621 2,450 - 8,520 
Barberton, La....................... 23 R 3,592 - 16,949 - - - - 3,592 
Evans Point, La..................... 24 L 2,081 35 8,741 740 2,990 - - 4,961 
Goudeau, La........................ 26 R - - - - - 3,392 - 3,938 
Morris Bayou, La.................... 27 L - - - - - - - 3,800 
Goodwood, La....................... 28 R 4,150 75 17,970 - - - - 8,505 
Red Cross, La....................... 29 L 8,065 - 38,293 - - - - 8,065 
Melville, La........................ 30 R - - - 415 2,230 - - 4,870 
Cross Bayou, La..................... 31 L - - - - - - - 3,815 
Melville South, La................... 33 R - - - 1,175 3,874 - - 4,070 
Toles, La........................... 35 L - - - 514 2,451 3,530 - 6,355 
Petite Prairie, La.................... 36 R - - - 410 1,037 4,350 - 5,160 
Holloway Lake, La.................. 37 L - - - - - - - 7,085 
Krotz Springs, La................... 40 R - - - 360 1,096 1,312 - 4,625 
Sherburne, La....................... 43 R - - - 471 1,560 - - 7,035 
Bayou Big Graw, La................. 46 R 8,394 - 38,479 - - - - 8,394 
Morgan City, La.................... 115 L - - - - - - - 3,410 
Total standard revetment ......... 26,282 110 120,432 14,425 50,091 17,385 - 172,813 
(4.98 Miles) (2.73 Miles) (32.73 Miles) 
Dikes: 
None 
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0
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LOWER RED RIVER 
Standard revetment: 
Naples, La ................ ........ 
Turnbull Island, La................. 
Total standard revetment ......... 
RED RIVER2 
Standard revetment: 
Dupre, La ......................... 
Egg Bend, La ..................... 
Cologne Bend, La .................. 
Roxana, La ........................ 
Ryland, La ........................ 
Sm ith, La ......................... 
Latanier, La ....................... 
Hudson, La ........................ 
Alexandria Front, La............... 
Callahan, La ....................... 
Rapides, La ........................ 
Boyce, La .......................... 
Total standard revetment, 
Red River ................... 
Dikes:3 
Choctaw Bayou Bend, La............ 
Bringol (Egg Bend), La............. 
Egg Bend, La ..................... 
Cologne Bend, La .................. 
Echo, La ................ ......... 
Richardson, La .................... 
Alexandria, La .................... 
Bertrand, La ...................... 
Total dikes, Red River ........... 
cJ0 
Above Confluence 
of Old and 
Mississippi 
Rivers 
7 R 
9 L 
69 
75 
77 
83 
88 
91 
93 
99 
105 
110 
119 
125 
71 
73 
75 
77 
78 
79 
105 
122 
- - - - - 536 
- - - - - 1,107 
- - - - - 1,643 
RRR 
R
R
R
R
RRR
RR 
RRRRRRRR 
- 6,190 
- 6,815 
- 13,005 
(2.46 Miles) 
- 2,690 
- 2,400 
- 650 
- 3,325 
- 3,925 
- 2,700 E 
- 2,460 . 
- 1,458 
- 5,280 9 
- 4,000 
- 1,030 
- 4,548 
- 34,466 
(6.53 Miles) 
- 2,000 
- 2,477 C 
- 900 C 
- 1,850 z 
(rock groin) 
1,900 
2,700 
270 
7,630 
19,727 
(3.74 Miles) 
1.Gossursatcltd cnrt ates 2 iegsbsdo 97hdorpi uvy 
1. Gross squares articulated concrete mattress 
(100 square feet). 
2. Mleaes bsed on 197hdorpi suvy

TABLE 42-I BANK REVETMENTS AND DIKES: VICKSBURG DISTRICT 
(FISCAL YEAR 1977) 
Operations This FY Nonop- 
Construction erative 
Above New Work Reinforcement Since Ope 
Head Bank Exten- Prior Se 
Location of R sion Lap Mainte- FY 1 
Passes or (Linear (Linear (Linear nance (Linear (Li 
(Miles) L Feet) Feet) (Squares)' Feet) (Squares)' (Squares)' Feet) F 
MISSISSIPPI RIVER 
Standard revetment: 
Bougere Bend, La................... 329 R - - - - - - - 2 
St. Catherine Bend, La.............. 350 R - - - - - - 
Morville, La. ....................... 356 R - - - - - - - 
Natchez Island, Miss................ 357 R - - - - - - - 
Carthage, Miss..................... 361 L - - - - - - 
Natchez Front, Miss................. 364 L - - - - - - - 
Gibson, La ......................... 371 R - - - - - 2 
Ashland, Miss.-La................... 374 L 14,872 - 38,118 - - 1 
Kempe Bend, La. ................... 383 R - - - - - 4,464 - 2 
Browns Field, La................... 389 R - - - - - - - 
Goldbottom, Miss. .................. 392 L 3,870 - 10,977 - - - - 3 
SHardscrabble, La................... 398 R - - - 925 3,510 - - 2 
Grand Gulf, Miss................... .403 L - - - 724 2,252 - - 4 
Point Pleasant, La.-Miss............ 413 R - - - - - 2,663 - 3 
Togo Island, La.................... 415 R - - - 2,050 5,358 6,217 
Lake Karnac, La.-Miss.............. 419 L - - - - - - 1 
Diamond Point, La.-Miss............ 423 R - - - - - - - 1 
Reid-Bedford, La.................... 429 R - - - - - - - 1 
Racetrack, Miss..................... 433 L - - - - - - - 1 
Barge Line Terminal, Miss...........437 L - - - - - - 
Vicksburg Harbor, Miss............ 437 L - - - - - - - 
Delta Point, La..................... 437 R - - - - - - - 
King's Point-Opposite 
Delta Point, La.-Miss............... 439 L - - - - - - - 1 
False Point, La. .................... 443 R - - - - - - 1 
Marshall-Brown's Point, La.-Miss ... 446 L - - - - - - - 1 
Milliken Bend, La................... 453 R - - - - - - 4 
Belle Island, La.-Miss................ 460 L - - - - - - 2 
Goodrich, La ....................... 467 R - - - - - - - 3 
Fitler-Cottonwood, Miss............. 474 L - - - - - - - 2 
Hagaman, La....................... 481 R - - - - - - - 3 
Ben Lomond, Miss................... 486 L - - - - - - - 1 
Baleshed Towhead-Stack Island, 
La.-Miss......................... 488 R - - - - - - - 5 
Lake Providence, La................. 489 R - - - - - - - 1 
Mayersville, Miss................... 497 L - - - - - - - 3 
rative 
'p. 30, 
977 
near 
eet) 
0,805 
5,655 - 
5,730 0 
2,180 y 
6,180 
6,510 
2,735 x 
4,872 2 
3,330 
9,280 
0,250 Zz 
2,530 
4,521 Z 
2,345 
5,670 
9,260 
2,125 
8,392 
3,935 
3,040 
7,350 
7,650 
9,330 
2,860 
9,580 
4,650 
4,160 
7,220 
8,427 
7,756 
0,235 
2,1242 
1,600 
1,462

Sarah Island-Opossum Point, 
La.-M iss ............... .......... 
Carolina, M iss ..................... 
Cracraft, Ark ...................... 
Worthington, Miss.-Ark............. 
Walnut Point Kentucky 
Bend, M iss ....................... 
American Cutoff, Miss.-Ark......... 
Sunnyside-Lakeport, Ark. ........... 
Vaucluse, Ark ..................... 
Island 84, Ark.-Miss................ 
Warfield Point, Miss................ 
LaGrange Towhead, Miss........... 
Spanish Moss, Ark ................. 
Leland Cutoff, Ark ................. 
Tarpley Island, Miss................ 
Miller Bend, Miss .................. 
Island 82, Ark ..................... 
Ashbrook Island, Miss.............. 
Arkansas City-Yellow Bend, Ark. ... 
Huntington Point, Miss............. 
Pair O'Dice, Ark ................... 
Eutaw-Mounds, Miss ............... 
Cypress Bend, Ark ................. 
Catfish Point, Miss ................. 
Ozark, Ark.-Miss .................. 
Prentiss, Ark.-Miss................. 
Rosedale Bend, Ark ................ 
Riverton, M iss ..................... 
Klondike, Ark ..................... 
Victoria Bend-Terrene, Miss........ 
Big Island, Ark .................... 
Smith Point, M iss .................. 
Dennis, M iss ....................... 
Cessions, M iss ..................... 
Total revetment, Vicksburg 
District, Mississippi River .... 
503 
507 
511 
514 
519 
526 
530 
534 
535 
537 
538 
539 
539 
542 
544 
546 
549 
553 
556 
561 
563 
568 
573 
578 
582 
585 
586 
588 
593 
598 
601 
611 
615 
R
L
R
R
L
L
R
R
L
L
L
R
L
R
L
R
R
R
L
R
L
R
L
R
L
L
L
R
L
R
L
L
L 
120 
2,440 
4,165 
3,960 
26,867 
(5.09 Miles) 
421 
6,609 
10,194 
9,662 
- 68,951 
635 
725 
215 
480 
8,314 
(1.57 Miles) 
1,767 
1,713 
700 
1,300 
23,630 
2,167 
- 
4,930 
1,211 
3,347 
770 
25,769 
16,970 
11,080 
22,210 
8,350 
45,653 
2,980 
33,685 
4,300 
13,475 
4,320 
9,130 
4,580 
1,300 
2,000 
29,360 
3,080 
3,455 
40,560 
10,045 
9,095 
40,188 
26,585 
20,075 
22,015 
20,315 
4,820 
12,500 
23,400 
29,245 
16,515 
18,185 
18,480 
10,910 
- 1,202,610 
(227.77 Miles) 
C12 
CA2 
C2 
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TABLE 42-I BANK REVETMENTS AND DIKES: VICKSBURG DISTRICT 
(Continued) (FISCAL YEAR 1977) 
Operations This FY Nonop- 
Construction erative 
Above New Work Reinforcement Since Ope 
Head Bank Exten- Prior Se 
Location of R sion Lap Mainte- FY 19 
Passes or (Linear (Linear (Linear nance (Linear (Lin 
(Miles) L Feet) Feet) (Squares)' Feet) (Squares)' (Squares) Feet) F 
MISSISSIPPI RIVER-continued 
Dikes: (3) 
Natchez Island, La.-Miss............ 358 R - - - - - - - 3, 
Waterproof Bar, La................. 379 R - - - - - - - 11, 
Cottage Bend, La.-Miss ............. 389 L 6,866 - - - - - - 10, 
Bondurant Towhead, La............. 394 R - - - - - - - 4, 
Coffee Point, La.................... 405 R - - - - 3, 
Yucatan, Miss ..................... 410 R - - - - - - - 9, 
Togo Islan, La .................... 416 L - - - - 603 - 4, 
Below Racetrack, Miss.............. 430 L - - - - - - - 6, 
Racetrack Towhead, Miss............ 431 R - - - - - - - 1, 
Willow Cutoff, La .................. 462 R - - - - - - - 1, 
Point Lookout, La .................. 478 R - - - - - - - 2, 
Ajax Bar, Miss..................... 482 L - - - - - 650 - 19, 
SBen Lomond, Miss.................. 488 L - - - - - 1,778 - 22, 
Baleshed Ldg., Miss ................ 493 L - - - - - - - 8, 
Wilson Point, La ................... 500 R - - - - - - - 3, 
Corregidor, Miss ................... 505 L 6,730 - - - - - - 6, 
Carolina, Ark ...................... 509 L - - - - - - - 2, 
Cracraft Lower, Ark................ 510 R - - - - - - - 9, 
Cracraft, Ark ...................... 513 R - - - - - - - 3, 
Leota, Miss......................... 514 L - - - - - - - 7, 
Island 86, Ark ..................... 520 R - - - - - - - 6, 
Seven Oaks, Ark ................... 523 R - - - - - - - 5, 
Walnut Point, Miss................. 525 L - - - - - - - 4, 
Island 84, Ark ..................... 532 L - - - - - - - 4, 
Leland Bar, Ark.-Miss.............. 538 R - - - - - 1,430 - 14, 
Leland Neck, Ark. & Miss.......... 540 L - - - - - 380 - 4, 
Tarpley Cutoff, Miss.-Ark........... 540 R - - - - - 750 - 5, 
Island 82-Miller Bend, 
Ark.-Miss ........................ 544 R&L - - - - - - -13 
Ashbrook-Miller Bend, 
Ark.-Miss ........................ 547 L&R - - - - - - - 10 
Ashbrook Cutoff, Miss.............. 549 L - - - - - - - 8, 
Chicot Ldg., Ark ................... 564 R - - - - - - -17, 
Catfish Point, Miss ................. 571 L - - - - - - - 5, 
Below Prentiss, Miss................ 580 R - - - - - - - 4, 
Malone Field, Ark.................. 585 R - - - - - - - 7, 
Terrene, Miss ..................... 590 L - - - - - - - 7,
rative 
p. 30, 
77 
tear 
et) 
700 
372 
815 
421 
260 
010 
146 
139 
752 
910 'j 
751 
064 
007 
238 
592 
730 
897 .I 
614 
809 . 
571 > 
592 
754 
725 - 
580 " 
428 
315 
100 
646 
,799 
728 
451 
290 
240 
549 
921

White River Landing, Ark.......... 
Montgomery Towhead, Ark......... 
Smith Point, Miss .................. 
Island 70, M iss .................... 
Total dikes, Vicksburg 
District, Mississippi River .... 
ARKANSAS RIVER4 
Standard revetment: 
Menard Bend, Ark ................. 
Como, Ark ......................... 
Morgan Bend, Ark ................. 
Total standard revetment, 
Arkansas River ............. 
Dikes: 
Hopedale Cutoff, Ark............... 
Morgan Bend, Ark ................. 
Fletcher Bend, Ark ................ 
Total dikes, Arkansas River ....... 
591 
592 
600 
608 
Miles 
Above 
Mouth 
31 
34 
36 
30 
36 
39 
R
R
L
L 
13,596 
(2.58 Miles) 
2,201 
6,071 
5,092 
14,949 
292,229 
(55.35 Miles) 
- 11,770 
- 11,720 
- 5,250 
- 28,740 
(5.44 Miles) 
- 1,848 
- 3,658 
- 2,187 n 
- 7,693 
(1.46 Miles) 
L
R
L
R
L
R 
1. Gross squares articulated concrete mattress 
(100 square feet). 
2. Contains 7,814 linear feet of trenchfill revetment 
(stone). 
3. Linear feet of dike on which repairs were made. 
4. See report on Arkansas River and tributaries, 
Ark. and Okla., under Little Rock District. 
z 
r.. .. [\/\A ALll 
-- 
5,5913

TABLE 42-J BANK REVETMENTS AND DIKES: MEMPHIS DISTRICT 
(FISCAL YEAR 1977) 
Operations This FY Nonop- 
Construction erative 
Above New Work Reinforcement Since Ope 
Head Bank Exten- Prior Se 
Location of R sion Lap Mainte- FY 19 
Passes or (Linear (Linear (Linear nance (Linear (Lin 
(Miles) L Feet) Feet) (Squares)' Feet) (Squares)' (Squares)' Feet) Fe 
MISSISSIPPI RIVER 
Standard revetment: 
Big Island, Ark..................... 598 R - - - - - - - 3 
Scrubgrass Bend, Ark............... 600 R -... 135 7 
Henrico, Ark....................... 606 R - - - - - - - 25 
Cessions Towhead, Ark.............. 615 L -. 2,668 - 10 
Knowlton, Ark ..................... 620 R - - - - - - - 16 
Island 67, Miss..................... 621 L - - - - - - - 7 
Island 68 Bar, Ark.................. 622 R - - - - - - 6 
Ludlow, Ark ....................... 626 R - - - - - - - 1 
Rescue Landing, Ark.-Miss.......... 629 L - - - - - - - 27 
t Fair Landing, Ark.................. 632 R 2,250 - 6,223 - -19 
Burke Landing, Miss................ .637 L - - - - - - - 19 
Island 62, Ark...................... 638 R - - - - - - - 9 
Island 63, Miss..................... 639 L - - - - - 2,846 - 11 
Island 63 Bar, Miss.................. 639 L - - - - - - - 3 
Oldtown Bend, Ark.................. 644 R - - - - - - - 25 
Horseshoe, Miss .................... 647 L - - - - - - - 1 
Westover, Ark...................... 650 R - - - - - - - 12 
Delta-Friars Point, Miss............ 655 L - - - - - - 30 
Helena, Ark. ....................... 660 R - - - - - - - 3 
Trotters Landing, Miss.............. 665 L - - - - - - 32 
Flower Lake, Miss.................. 667 L - - - - - - - 1 
St. Francis, Ark.................... 672 R 1,183 40 4,155 - - - - 24 
Harbert Point, Miss................. 675 L - - - - - - - 
Walnut Bend, Ark................... 680 R - - - - - - - 2 
Mhoon Bend, Miss................... 685 L - - - - - - - 3 
Peters, Ark. ....................... 692 R - - - - - - - 2 
Commerce, Miss.................... 695 L - - - - - - - 1 
Porter Lake, Ark.................... 700 R - - - - - 3,437 - 34 
Pickett, Miss.-Ark................... 703 R - - - - - - - 1 
Norfolk-Star, Miss.................. 709 L - - - - - - - 3 
Cow Island Bend, Ark............... 714 R - - - - - - - 2 
Cow Island Bend (Upper), Tenn .... 716 R - - - 1,580 3,897 - 150 
rative 
p. 30, 
'77 
'ear 
et) 
,905 
,315 
,040 
),615 
,900 
,625 r 
3,445 
),390 
,020 O 
),100 
),070 
),030 
,454 
3,795 
5,995 
,385 
?,730 
),090 
3,460 
,905 
,385 - 
1,663 
),065 
7,220 
5,828 
3,675 
1,615 
1,155 
2,575 
5.582 
2,274 
6,853

Coahoma, Tenn..................... 717 L - - - - - - -9 
Ensley, Tenn....................... 723 L - - - - - - - 36 
Dismal Point, Ark................... 724 R - - - - - - - 7 
Bauxippi-Wyanoke, Ark............. 730 R - - - - - - - 2 
Presidents Island, Tenn.............. 733 L - - - - - - - 1 
Hopefield Point, Ark.-Tenn.......... 736 R - - - - - - - 5 
Loosahatchie-Memphis, Tenn ........ 737 L - - - - - - - 31 
Loosahatchie Bar, Tenn.............. 740 R - - - - - - - 2 
St. Clair, Ark ...................... 742 R - - - - - 2 
Island 40, Tenn.-Ark................ 744 R - - - - - - - 30 
Brandywine, Ark.-Tenn.............. 750 R - - - - - - - 18 
Shelby Forest, Tenn................. 753 L - - - - - - - 9 
Dean Island, Ark.................... 756 R - - - - - - - 7 
Cedar Point-Densford, Tenn......... 759 L - - - - - - - 20 
Chute of Island 35, Tenn............ 764 R - - - - - - - 29 
Lookout Bar, Tenn.................. 772 R - - - - - - - 2 
Lookout, Tenn...................... 774 R - - - - - - - 5 
Sunrise Towhead, Tenn.............. 776 R - - - - - - - 14 
Lower Bullerton, Ark............... 782 R - - - - - - - 27 
- Kate Aubrey Towhead-Island 30, 
Tenn. ............................. 786 R - - - - - - - 28 
Osceola, Ark ....................... 786 R - - - - - - - 1 
Osceola, Ark ....................... 786 R - - - - - - - 5 
Ashport-Keyes Point, Tenn.......... 791 L - - - - - - - 40 
Kate Aubrey, Tenn.................. 793 R - - - - - - - 2 
Island 26, Tenn..................... 798 R - - - - - - - 15 
Bend of Island 25, Tenn............. 803 L - - - - - - - 22 
Barfield, Ark....................... 808 R - - - - - - - 44 
Obion-Tamm, Tenn.................. 819 L - - - - - - - 49 
Huffman-Hickman, Ark.-Tenn....... 826 R - - - - - - - 26 
Heloise, Tenn....................... 831 L - - - - - - - 12 
Island 18, Mo....................... 836 R - - - - - - - 22 
Linwood Bend, Tenn................. 841 L - - - - - - - 14 
Blaker Towhead, Tenn.............. 845 L - - - - - - -15 
Bells Point, Mo ................... . 845 R - - - - - - - 5 
Gayoso-Caruthersville, Mo........... 848 R - - - - - - - 25 
Island 15, Tenn..................... 851 L - - - - - - - 3 
Hathaway Landing, Tenn........... 852 L - - - - - - - 1 
Robinson Bayou, Mo................. 852 R - - - - - - - 22
),270 
,566 
,200 
,300 
,755 
,390 
,293 
,070 
,9302 
,750 
,010 
,550 
,555 
,190 
,190 9 
,9902 
1,005 
,615 < 
,320 
,658 O 
,350 3 
,823 g 
,482 
,500 
,690 
,730 
,040 
,831 
,984 
,935 
,170 
,850 
1,472 
1,420 
,600 
,630 
,000 
,630

TABLE 42-J 
(Continued) 
BANK REVETMENTS AND DIKES: MEMPHIS DISTRICT 
(FISCAL YEAR 1977) 
New Work 
Lap 
(Linear 
Feet) 
Uperations 'IThis FY 
Construction 
(Linear 
(Squares)' Feet) 
Reinforcement 
Maintenance 
(Squares)' (Squares)' 
MISSISSIPPI RIVER-continued 
Standard revetment: 
Fritz Landing, Tenn................ 
Lee Towhead, Mo .................. 
Bend of Island 14, Tenn............. 
Above Lee Towhead, Tenn.......... 
Little Cypress, Mo.................. 
Merriwether-Cherokee, Tenn........ 
Linda, M o ......................... 
Below Toney's Towhead, Tenn ...... 
New Madrid Bend, Mo.............. 
Kentucky Point, Ky ................ 
New Madrid Bar, Ky............... 
New Madrid, Mo................... 
La Forge, Mo ...................... 
Slough Landing Neck, Tenn.-Ky .... 
Winchester Towhead, Mo. ........... 
Island 9, Ky.-Tenn.................. 
M ilton Bell, Mo .................... 
Chute of Island 8, Ky............... 
Bend of Island 8, Mo ............... 
Island 8, Ky ....................... 
Hickman-Reelfoot, Ky .............. 
Beckwith Bend, Mo ................ 
W illiams, Ky ...................... 
W olf Island, Ky .................... 
Columbus, Ky ..................... 
Belmont, Mo ....................... 
Island 3 and 4, Ky.................. 
Campbell, Ky ...................... 
Pritchard, Mo ..................... 
Mayfield Creek, Ky ................ 
W ickliffe, Ky ...................... 
Cache-Cairo, Ill. (Ohio River) ....... 
Total revetment, Memphis District, 
Mississippi River ............. 
857 
859 
859 
861 
864 
869 
876 
879 
886 
887 
888 
889 
892 
899 
900 
905 
908 
913 
914 
914 
919 
924 
927 
934 
937 
938 
940 
943 
948 
949 
953 
958 
L
L
L
L
R
L
R
L
R
L
R
R
R
L
R
L
R
L
R
R
L
R
L
R
L
R
R
L
R
L
L
R 
7,180 275 
950 179 
-- 
18,141 
494 31,367 
15,670 
8,470 
12,050 
4,943 
32,240 
41,058 
11,950 
20,895 
30,348 
7,960 
9,490 
5,559 
20,680 
28,960 
5,540 
27,935 
14,375 
12,620 
9,800 
11,940 
41,909 
14,588 
10,015 
17,585 
3,825 
5,785 
19.970 
6,865 
15,045 
5,935 
8,455 
26,152 
2,848 
3,241 
11,563 
1,580 
(2.19 Miles) 
(0.30 Mile) 
3,897 12,192 
Location 
Above 
Head 
of 
Passes 
(Miles) 
Bank 
R
or
L 
Extension 
(Linear 
Feet) 
Nonoperative 
Since 
Jun. 30, 
1975 
(Linear 
Feet) 
Operative 
Sep. 30, 
1976 
(Linear 
Feet) 
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(4) (5) (6 
Dikes: 
Henrico, Ark....................... 603 R - - - - - - - 6 
Below Knowlton, Ark................ 616 R - - - - - 4 
Island 67, Miss..................... 621 L - - - - - - - 4 
Below Ludlow, Ark.................. 624 R - - - - - - - 5 
Sunflower, Ark..................... 627 L - - - - - 675 - 5 
Island 64, Ark...................... 630 R - - - - - 325 - 7 
Island 62, Ark...................... 638 R - - - - - 285 - 23 
Island 63 Bar, Miss.................. 639 L - - - - - 675 - 2 
Island 63, Miss..................... 640 L - - - - - - - 5 
Kangaroo Point, Ark................ 649 R - - - - - - - 5 
Friars Point, Miss................... 652 L - - - - - 445 - 6 
Montezuma Towhead, Ark.......... 656 R - - - - - 200 - 3 
Prairie Point, Ark................... 668 R - - - - - - - 8 
St. Francis Towhead, Miss.......... 671 L - - - - - - - 3 
Below Walnut Bend, Ark............ 676 R - - - - - - - 6 
Bordeaux Point., Miss .............. 681 L - - - - - 150 - 4 
Commerce, Miss.................... 694 L - - - - - - - 5 
Basket Bar, Ark.................... 696 R - - - - - 175 - 5 
Buck Island, Miss................... 700 L - - - - - - 1,400 4 
Porter Lake, Ark.................... 701 R - - - - 300 - 7 
Pickett, Miss....................... 704 L - - - - - 250 - 7 
Seyppel, Ark....................... 706 R - - - - - - - 11 
Cat Island, Ark..................... 710 R - - - - - - - 15 
Coahoma, Tenn..................... 718 L - - - - - - - 4 
Armstrong, Ark.-Tenn............... 720 R - - - - - 150 - 18 
Dismal Point, Ark................... 724 R - - - - - 1,025 - 22 
Hopefield Point, Ark................ 736 R - - - - - 75 - 1 
Robinson Crusoe, Tenn.............. 738 R - - - - - 400 - 21 
Loosahatchie Bar, Tenn.............. 739 R - - - - - - - 3 
Above Loosahatchie, Tenn........... 742 L - - - - - - - 8 
Redman Point, Ark.................. 743 R - - - - - - - 7 
Randolph Point, Tenn............... 747 L - - - - - 250 - 16 
Poker Point, Ark.................... 748 R - - - - - 8 
Corona Bar, Tenn.-Ark.............. 755 R - - - - - - 8 
Densford, Tenn..................... 757 L - - - - - 200 - 7 
Cedar Point, Tenn................... 759 L - - - - - - - 2 
Below Richardson Landing, Tenn ... 767 L - - - - - 350 - 5 
Lookout, Tenn.-Ark.................. 771 R - - - - - - - 5 
Plum Point, Tenn................... 784 L - - - - - - - 5 
Kate Aubrey, Tenn.................. 791 R 3,210 - - - - 225 - 11 
Keyes Point, Tenn................... 791 L - - - - - 400 - 8 
Ashport-Golddust, Tenn.-Ark ........ 795 R - - - - - - -17 
Forked Deer, Tenn.................. 798 L - - - - - - - 8 
,310 
,190 
,320 
,040 
,520 
,330 
,180 
,600 
,640 
,730 
,870 
,450 
,810 
,380 
,420 
,920 
,700 
,060 
,890 
,930 
,180 C 
,640 
,590 
,640 
,690 
,170 
,330 
,670 ,so z0 
,950 
,990 
,750 
,740 
,050 
430 
,780 
890 
,950 
500 
,760 
260 
,040 
,330 
,550

TABLE 42-J 
(Continued) 
BANK REVETMENTS AND DIKES: MEMPHIS DISTRICT 
(FISCAL YEAR 1977) 
Operations This FY Nonop- 
Construction erative 
Above New Work Reinforcement Since Operative 
Head Bank Exten- Prior Sep. 30, 
Location of R sion Lap Mainte- FY 1977 
Passes or (Linear (Linear (Linear nance (Linear (Linear 
(Miles) L Feet) Feet) (Squares)' Feet) (Squares)' (Squares)' Feet) Feet) 
MISSISSIPPI RIVER-continued (4) (5) (6) 
Dikes: 
Island 25, Ark...................... 804 R - - - - - 225 - 5,450 
Below Tamm Bend, Tenn........... 813 L - - - - - - - 8,300 
Wrights Point, Ark.................. 820 R - - - - - - - 27,990 
Island 21 Chute, Tenn............... 824 L - - - - - - 3,170 
Head of Island 21, Tenn............. 828 L - - - - - - - 5,460 
Island 20, Mo.-Tenn................. 831 R - - - - - - - 18,080 
Tennemo, Tenn..................... 842 L - - - - - - - 2,505 
Caruthersville-Linwood Bend, Mo. .. 844 R 3,337 - - - - - - 24,337 
Sandy Hook, Tenn................... 850 R - - - - - - - 2,350 
Island 15, Tenn..................... 851 L - - - - - 5,130 
Robinson Bayou, Mo................. 853 R - - - - - - - 6,240 
Hathaway, Tenn.................... 854 L - - - - - - - 13,670 
Island 15 Neck, Tenn................ 854 L - - - - - - - 21;100 
Above Lee Towhead, Tenn.......... 859 L - - - - - - - 1,300 
Below Cherokee, Tenn............... 866 L - - - - - - - 6,230 
Stewart Towhead, Mo............... 871 R - - - - - - - 18,290 
Ruddles Point, Mo................... 874 R - - - - - - 8,130 
Kentucky Point, Ky................. 887 L 4,936 - - - - - - 4,936 
Morrison Towhead, Mo.............. 890 R - - - - - - 1,070 
Donaldson Point, Mo................ 905 R - - - - - - 8,320 
Island 9, Ky........................ 906 L - - - - - - -7,010 
Campbell, Ky....................... 942 L - - - - - - - 2,610 
Pritchard, Mo...................... 944 R - - - - - - - 9,390 
Island 1, Ky........................ 948 L - - - - - - - 15,260 
Total dikes, Memphis District, 
Mississippi River ............. 11,483 - - - - 6,780 1,400 583,498 
(2.17 Miles) (110.51 Miles) 
1. Gross squares-articulated concrete 
(100 square feet). 
2. Lumber mattress revetment. 
3. Rock groins. 
4. Stone in pile dike. 
mattress 5. Linear feet of dike on which repairs were made. 
6. Linear feet of dike to nearest ten feet. 
7. Linear feet of triangular frame retards and pile 
dikes. 
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TABLE 42-K PROJECT LEVEES: NEW ORLEANS DISTRICT 
(FISCAL YEAR 1977) 
Levees and Floodwalls Berms (Miles) Surfaced Roads on Levees 
(Miles) (Miles) 
Built to Approved Total 
Total Grade and Section In In Com- 
Location In Total System Com- System plete 
Authorized Place Thru When Built plete When Built Thru 
for This This This Corn- This This Com- This This 
System FY FY FY pleted FY FY pleted FY FY 
MISSISSIPPI RIVER 
Fifth Louisiana Levee District .......... 
Levees ............................... 
Floodwalls .......................... 
Old River structures and levees ........ 
Atchafalaya Basin Levee District ........ 
Levees ............................... 
Floodwalls .......................... 
Morganza structure and levee .......... 
Morganza forebay levee ............... 
Port Allen lock ....................... 
Lafourche Basin Levee District .......... 
Above New Orleans 
Levees ............................... 
Floodwalls ........................... 
Harvey Canal lock ................... 
Below New Orleans 
Levees ............................... 
Floodwalls ..... ................. 
Buras Levee District .................... 
Levees ............................... 
Floodwalls ............................ 
Em pire lock .......................... 
Baton Rouge front levees ................ 
Pontchartrain Levee District ............. 
Levees ............................... 
Floodwalls ....... .............. 
Bonnet Carre guide levees ............. 
Bonnet Carre forebay levee2 .... . . . . . . . . 
Bonnet Carre structure ............... 
Orleans Levee District ................... 
(16.8) 
15.5 
1.3 
(126.3) 
118.7 
0.8 
6.7 
0.1 
(119.6) 
81.5 
0.1 
0.1 
37.9 
(34.1) 
34.0 
0.1 
(2.1) 
(136.5) 
122.4 
11.3 
1.3 
1.5 
(27.2) 
(16.8) 
15.5 
1.3 
(126.3) 
118.7 
0.8 
6.7 
0.1 
(119.6) 
(-) 
(-) 
(-) 
81.5 
0.1 
0.1 
37.9 
(34.1) 
34.0 
0.1 
(2.1) 
(135.2) 
122.4 
11.3 
1.5 
(27.2) 
(2.4) 
1.1 
1.3 
(57.4) 
49.8 
0.8 
6.7 
0.1 
(56.7) 
28.4 
0.1 
0.1 
(-) 
(-) 
(-) 
(-) 
(-) 
28.1 
(25.4) 
25.4 
(0.9) 
(76.8) 
64.0 
11.3 
1.5 
(13.2) 
. (-) 
(5.3) 
5.3 
(0.1) 
(-) 
(-) 
(-) 
0.1 
(-) (-) 
-- 
(-) (-) 
(4.7) (-) 
4.7 - 
(-) (-) 
(-) 
(-) 
(0.1) 
0.1 
(15.5) 
15.5 
(118.7) 
118.7 
(119.5) (-) (119.5) 
81.5 
0.1 
- 37.9 
(-) (34.0) 
- 34.0 
(-) (2.1) 
(-) (122.4) 
- 122.4 
(-) (18.4) 
0n 
(-) 
(-) 
(15.5) 
15.5 
(118.7) 
118.7 
CD.' 
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81.5 
0.1 
37.9 
(34.0) 
34.0 
(2.1) 
(122.4) 
122.4 
(-) 
(-) 
(-) 
(-) (25.2)

TABLE 42-K 
(Continued) 
PROJECT LEVEES: NEW ORLEANS DISTRICT 
(FISCAL YEAR 1977) 
Levees and Floodwalls Berms (Miles) Surfaced Roads on Levees 
(Miles) (Miles) 
Built to Approved Total 
Total Grade and Section In In Com- 
Location In Total System Corn- System plete 
Authorized Place Thru When Built plete When Built Thru 
for This This This Corn- This This Corn- This This 
System FY FY FY pleted' FY FY pleted FY FY 
MISSISSIPPI RIVER-continued 
Left descending, east bank 
Levees ................................ 
Floodwalls .............. ........... 
IHNC lock ................ . ........ 
Right descending, west bank 
Levees ............................... 
Floodwalls ..... ................. 
Algiers Canal lock .................... 
Lake Borgne Basin Levee District ........ 
Levees ............................... 
Floodwalls .......................... 
Grand Prairie Levee District ............ 
Levees ............................... 
Floodwalls ........................... 
Total Mississippi River ........... 
LOWER RED RIVER-SOUTH BANK 
RED RIVER 
Lower Red River-South Bank 
Red River levees ....................... 
Hotwells to Moncla, La., levees ........ 
Floodwalls ............................ 
Total Lower Red River ............ 
ATCHAFALAYA BASIN FLOODWAY 
Atchafalaya River and 
Bayou des Glaises ...................... 
East bank Atchafalaya River .......... 
Bayou des Glaises .................... 
West bank Atchafalaya River ......... 
Simmesport Ring..................... 
Melville Ring ........................ 
Krotz Springs Ring ................... 
Mansura Hills to Hamburg ........... 
4.6 
8.6 
0.1 
13.8 
0.1 
(11.6) 
11.6 
(37.4) 
37.4 
11.4 
1.8 
0.1 
13.8 
0.1 
(11.6) 
11.6 
(37.4) 
37.4 
(-) 
(-) 
2.3 4.6 
1.8 
0.1 
8.9 
0.1 
(6.5) 
4.5 
(14.4) 
14.4 
(-) 
(-) 
(-) 
(-) 
(-) 
13.8 
(11.6) 
11.6 
(37.4) 
37.4 
(-) 
(-) 
0 
11.43 
- 0 
- 
13.8 
X11.6) O 
11.6 
- :Z 
(37.4) 
37.4 
- rr 
511.6 510.3 - 253.74 10.1 - 0.1 479.6 - 486.43 
(59.2) (59.2) (-) (43.3) (-) (-) (-) (59.2) (-) (23.2) 
59.2 59.2 (-) 43.3 - - - 59.2 (-) 23.2 
59.2 59.2 - 43.34 - - - 59.2 - 23.2 
(148.4) 
52.5 
7.9 
60.1 
1.6 
4.1 
1.7 
20.5 
(148.4) 
52.5 
7.9 
60.1 
1.6 
4.1 
1.7 
20.5 
(-) (82.4) 
46.6 
1.7 
26.0 
1.6 
4.1 
1.7 
0.7 
- (148.4) 
- 52.5 
- 7.9 
- 60.1 
- 1.6 
- 4.1 
- 1.7 
- 20.5 
(-) 
L12 
(30.7) 
7.0 
12.0 
11.7 
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West protection levee, Hamburg to Berwick 
drainage canal via Calumet ........ 
Levees west of Berwick, Berwick drainage 
canal to Charenton drainage canal .. 
Morganza upper guide levee ............. 
East protection levee, Morganza to Cutoff 
Bayou, including 19.5 miles of 
Morganza lower guide levee ............ 
Total Atchafalaya Basin and 
Floodway ....................... 
Total-Main Stem System ....... 
LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN, LA. 
Lake Pontchartrain, La.................. 
Item A levees ........................ 
Item B levees ........................ 
Item C levees ......................... 
Total-Off Main Stem ........... 
(128.7) (128.7) 
(56.5) 
(8.9) 
(56.5) 
(8.9) 
(106.7) (106.7) 
(8.1) (73.3) 
(-) 
(-) 
(43.7) 
(8.9) 
(1.9) (24.6) 
(127.7) (8.1) (73.3) 
(56.5) (-) 
(8.9) (-) 
(14.0) 
(8.9) 
(105.0) (1.9) (18.7) 
449.2 449.2 10.0 232.9 - - - 446.5 10.0 145.6 
1,020.0 1,018.7 10.0 529.94 10.1 - 0.1 985.3 10.0 655.2 
(17.4) (17.4) (-) (17.4) (-) (-) (-) (17.4) (-) (17.4) 
5.0 5.0 - 5.0 - - - 5.0 - 5.0 
10.1 10.1 - 10.1 - - - 10.1 - 10.1 
2.3 2.3 - 2.3 - - - 2.3 - 2.3 
17.4 17.4 - 17.4 - - - 17.4 - 17.4 
1. Figures indicate landside seepage berms only. 
2. Bonnet Carrd Forebay Levee is under construction. 
3. Levees and roads presently in place will be eliminated 
when floodwalls are constructed. 
4. Reduction from last fiscal year due to updated 
surveys. 
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TABLE 42-L PROJECT LEVEES: VICKSBURG DISTRICT 
(FISCAL YEAR 1977) 
Levees and Floodwalls Berms (Miles)' Surfaced Roads on Levees 
(Miles) (Miles) 
Built to Approved Total 
Total Grade and Section In In Corn- 
Location In Total System Corn- System plete 
Authorized Place Thru When Built plete When Built Thru 
for This This This Comrn- This This Corn- This This 
System FY FY FY2 pleted3 FY FY pleted FY FY 
MISSISSIPPI RIVER 
East bank in Mississippi ................. 178.34 178.3 4.3 139.6 108.5 - 90.45 173.5 4.3 162.6 
Greenville Harbor dikes ................. 7.8 7.8 - 7.8 - - - 
West bank in Arkansas .................. 75.6 75.6 - 48.6 71.4 - 32.05 75.4 - 75.4 
West bank in Louisiana 
(above Red River) ...................... 198.7 198.7 16.3 42.0 169.4 7.36 59.35 198.0 - 198.0 
Total Mississippi River ................ 460.4 460.4 20.6 238.0 349.3 7.3 181.7 446.9 4.3 436.0 
YAZOO RIVER BASIN 
Headwater ............................. 620.77 285.8 - 88.3 - - - 620.7 - 262.2 
Backwater .............................. 96.6 44.6 - 0.0 10.2 - 3.9 96.6 23.2 39.0 
Total Yazoo River Basin ............... . 717.3 330.4 - 88.3 10.2 - 3.9 717.3 23.2 301.2 
ARKANSAS RIVER, ARKANSAS 
North bank ............................ 61.58 56.2 - 56.2 8.3 - 8.3 47.4 - 47.4 
South bank .............................. 85.4 85.4 - 85.4 24.7 - 24.7 84.1 - 81.1 
Total Arkansas River ................... 146.9 141.6 - 141.6 33.0 - 33.0 131.5 - 128.5 
RED RIVER BACKWATER LEVEES 
Total Red River backwater ............ 274.0 148.0 10.7 54.79 - - - 157.1 - 86.9 
1. This tabulation does not include riverside berms 4. Includes 1.4 miles of concrete floodwall and 
which are considered an integral part of the levee 
section. Riverside berms will be constructed along 
with levee enlargements or seepage berm contracts. 
2. Levee that has adequate freeboard based on the 
1973 project design flow line for the Mississippi 
River. Levees with more than 2 feet of freeboard are 
considered adequate. 
3. Subject to change as planning progresses. 
0.3 mile of levee on Vicksburg city front. 
5. Based on 1956 project design flow line. 
6. Based on 1973 project design flow line. 
7. Includes 33.1 miles of local protection works; 
61.3 miles along Whittington Auxiliary Channel; 
210 miles in Upper Yazoo Projects; 156.1 miles along 
main stem; and 160.2 miles on tributaries. 
8. Includes 5.3 miles for Gillett new levee. 
9. Revised to reflect 1973 project design flow line. 
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TABLE 42-M PROJECT LEVEES: MEMPHIS DISTRICT 
(FISCAL YEAR 1977) 
Levees and Floodwalls Berms (Miles)' Surfaced Roads on Levees 
(Miles) (Miles) 
Built to Approved Total 
Total Grade and Section In In Com- 
Location In Total System Com- System plete 
Authorized Place Thru When Built plete When Built Thru 
for This This This Com- This This Com- This This 
System FY FY FY pleted' FY FY pleted FY FY 
MISSISSIPPI RIVER 
M ounds, Ill ............................. 
Mound City, Ill ........................ 
Cairo Drainage District ................. 
City of Cairo ........................... 
Little River Drainage District .......... 
Levee District No. 2, 
Scott County, Mo ...................... 
Levee District No. 3, 
Mississippi County, Mo.................. 
St. Johns Levee and 
Drainage District ..................... 
St. Francis Levee District of Mo.......... 
City of Hickman, Ky .................... 
Fulton County Levee District of 
Fulton County, Ky................. 
Reelfoot Levee District of Lake and 
Obion Counties, Tenn................... 
Madrid Bend Levee District ............ 
Lake County Levee and 
Drainage District ...................... 
Dyer County Levee and 
Drainage District No. 1 ................. 
Tiptonville-Obion levee extension ......... 
St. Francis Levee District of Ark........ . 
Helena Improvement District No. 1 ...... 
Cotton Belt Levee District No. 1 .......... 
Laconia Drainage and Levee District 
of Phillips County, Ark.................. 
Laconia Levee District No. 1 of 
Desha County, Ark ................... 
Laconia Circle Special Drainage 
District of Desha County, Ark.......... . 
Yazoo-Mississippi Delta Levee 
District ................................ 
New Madrid, Mo., St. Johns 
Levee and Drainage District ........... 
3.9 
2.7 
13.82 
6.2 
19.3 
13.8 
26.0 
58.7s 
55.7 
1.4 
16.7 
4.5 
9.6 
15.9 
21.3 
6.5 
156.7 
5.3 
23.9 
20.5 
18.1 
6.6 
93.6 
0.3 
3.9 
2.7 
13.8 
6.2 
19.3 
13.8 
26.0 
58.7 
55.7 
1.4 
16.7 
4.5 
9.6 
15.9 
21.3 
156.7 
5.3 
23.9 
20.5 
18.1 
3.9 
2.7 
13.8 
6.2 
19.3 
13.8 
- 26.0 
11.0 50.6 
55.7 
1.4 
16.3 
- 4.4 
2.0 9.4 
- 15.9 
21.3 
156.7 
5.3 
23.9 
- 20.5 
16.35 
6.6 
93.6 - 93.6 
0.3 
10.5 
2.9 
8.0 
13.0 
16.0 
42.7 
10.6 
16.3 
4.0 
13.0 
13.0 
94.6 
2.4 
16.4 
8.4 
12.1 
85.7 
0.9 
2.4 
10.4 
- 10.6 
3.6 
1.1 
8.5 
4.0 
19.3 
13.8 
26.0 
46.6 
55.1 
0.5 
16.7 
- 0.3 4.5 
- - 9.64 
4.5 15.9 
3.64 
0.7 
- 71.9 
2.4 
13.4 
21.3 
6.5 
156.7 
4.7 
23.9 
3.6 
1.1 
8.5 
3.5 
19.3 
- 13.8 
- 26.0 
13.6 26.9 
- 55.1 
- 16.3 
- 4.3 
4.2 9.4 
- 15.9 
2.1 
8.4 20.5 
10.6 
85.7 
0.3 
18.1 
6.6 
93.6 
0.3 
21.3 
156.7 
4.2 
23.9 
20.5 
16.5 
93.6 
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(Continued) 
PROJECT LEVEES: MEMPHIS DISTRICT 
(FISCAL YEAR 1977) 
Levees and Floodwalls Berms (Miles)1 Surfaced Roads on Levees 
(Miles) (Miles) 
Built to Approved Total 
Total Grade and Section In In Corn- 
Location In Total System Corn- System plete 
Authorized Place Thru When Built plete When Built Thru 
for This This This Corn- This This Com- This This 
System FY FY FY pleted' FY FY pleted FY FY 
Birds Point-New Madrid 
setback levee ....................... .. 35.3 35.3 2.4 35.3 35.3 - - 35.3 - 35.3 
Total Mississippi River .............. 636.3 629.5 15.4 612.3 405.5 4.3 221.5 612.7 19.9 575.7 
ST. FRANCIS RIVER 
East bank ............................. 159.5 156.2 3.3 156.2 - - - 156.7 14.8 71.4 
West bank ........................... .. 148.7 146.7 - 146.7 - - - 144.3 - 15.7 
Total St. Francis River .............. 308.2 302.9 3.3 302.9 - - - 301.0 14.8 87.1 
LITTLE RIVER 
East bank (left) ......................... 40.7 40.7 - 40.7 - - - 40.7 - - 
West bank ................ .......... 35.1 35.1 - 35.1 35.1 - 13.0 
Elk Chute .............................. 39.9 39.9 - 39.9 - - - 39.7 - 17.3 
West Basin and middle valley ............ 14.4 14.4 - 14.4 - - - 13.4 - 13.4 
Total Little River .................... 130.1 130.1 - 130.1 - - - 128.9 - 43.7 
LOWER WHITE RIVER 
White River backwater levee ............. . 40.2 40.2 - 40.2 - - - 38.8 - 38.8 
Augusta to Clarendon ................... 49.2 39.5 - 39.5 - - - 49.2 36.2 36.2 
Clarendon levee ......................... 6.2 6.2 - 4.4 - - - - - - 
Total Lower White River ............ 95.6 85.9 - 84.1 - - - 88.0 36.2 75.0 
MEMPHIS HARBOR 
Memphis Harbor ........................ 10.5 10.5 - 10.5 6.9 - 1.5 10.5 - 10.5 
0 
1. Subject to change as planning progresses. 
2. Includes 5.1 miles of Cache River levee. This 
levee was enlarged to 1928 grades with Federal funds, 
but since that time has been classified as a 
secondary levee. 
3. Includes 12.1 miles of Farrenburg levee. This levee 
was enlarged to 1928 grades with Federal funds, 
but since that time has been classified as a 
secondary levee. 
4. Includes 0.7 miles berm enlargement. 
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TABLE 42-N 
RECAPITULATION 
PROJECT LEVEE TABLES 42-K, -L, AND -M 
(FISCAL YEAR 1977) 
Levees and Floodwalls Berms (Miles) Surfaced Roads on Levees 
(Miles) (Miles) 
Built to Approved Total Total 
Total Grade and Section In Corn- In Com- 
Location In Total System plete System plete 
Authorized Place Thru When Built Thru When Built Thru 
for This This This Com- This This Com- This This 
System FY FY FY pleted FY FY pleted FY FY 
MISSISSIPPI RIVERMAIN 
STEM 
New Orleans District, Table 42-K ....... 511.6 510.3 - 253.71 10.1 - 0.1 479.6 - 486.4 
Vicksburg District, Table 42-L .......... 460.4 460.4 20.6 238.0 349.3 7.3 181.7 446.9 4.3 436.0 
Memphis District, Table 42-M ........ 636.3 629.5 15.4 612.3 405.5 4.3 222.2 612.7 19.9 578.7 
Subtotal-Main Stem ................. 1,608.3 1,600.2 36.0 1,104.0 764.9 11.6 404.0 1,539.2 24.2 1,501.1 
TRIBUTARIES (OFF MAIN STEM) 
INCLUDED IN MR&T SYSTEM 
Atchafalaya Basin Floodway-NOD ..... 449.2 449.22 10.0 232.9 - - - 446.5 10.0 145.6 
Lower Red River-South Bank-NOD .... 59.2 59.2 - 43.31 - - - 59.2 - 23.2 
Arkansas River-South Bank-VXD ..... 85.4 85.4 - 85.4 24.7 - 24.7 84.1 - 81.1 
Subtotal-Tribs. in MR&T System .... 593.8 593.8 10.0 361.6 24.7 - 24.7 589.8 10.0 249.9 
Total in MR&T System ............. . 2,202.1 2,194.0 46.0 1,465.6 789.6 11.6 428.7 2,129.0 34.2 1,751.0 
OTHER TRIBUTARIES IN 
MR&T PROJECT 
Lake Pontchartrain, La.-NOD ......... 17.4 17.4 - 17.4 - - - 17.4 - 17.4 
Yazoo River Basin-VXD ............... 717.3 330.4 - 88.3 10.2 - 3.9 717.3 23.2 301.2 
Arkansas River-North Bank-VXD ..... 61.5 56.2 - 56.2 8.3 - 8.3 47.4 - 47.4 
Red River Backwater-VXD ............ 274.0 148.0 10.7 54.7 - - - - 157.1 - 86.9 
St. Francis River-MD ................. . 308.2 302.9 3.3 302.9 - - - 301.0 14.8 87.1 
Little River-MD ....................... 130.1 130.1 - 130.1 - - - 128.9 - 43.7 
Lower White River-MD ............... 95.6 85.9 - 84.1 - - - 88.0 36.2 75.0 
Memphis Harbor-MD ................. 10.5 10.5 - 10.5 6.9 - 1.5 10.5 - 10.5 
Subtotal-Other Tribs. in 
MR&T Project ...................... . 1,614.6 1,081.4 14.0 744.2 25.4 Grand - 13.7 1,467.6 74.2 669.2 Total in Project .............. 3,816.7 3,275.4 60.0 2,209.8 815.0 11.6 442.4 3,596.6 108.4 2,420.2 
1. Reduction from last fiscal year due to updated 
surveys. 
2. Contains 22.2 miles completed this fiscal year. 
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TABLE 42-0 CHANNEL IMPROVEMENTS: NEW ORLEANS DISTRICT 
(FISCAL YEAR 1977) 
In Project When Complete Complete This FY Operations This FY 
Per- 
Year Exca- Clean Exca- Clean Exca- Clean cent 
Location Initi- Total vation Out Total vation Out Total vation Out Comated 
(Miles) (Mc.y.) (Miles) (Miles) (Mc.y.) (Miles) (Miles) (Mc.y.) (Miles) plete 
Bayou des Glaises diversion channel ......... 1938 6.0 2,223 - 6.0 2,223 - - - - 100 
Bayous Rapides, Boeuf, and Cocodrie ........ 1946 92.6 22,039 21.8 63.4 16,483 12.2 - - - 75 
Charenton drainage and navigation canal .... 1939 6.3 10,879 - 6.3 10,879 - -100 
Wax Lake Outlet .......................... 1938 15.7 57,546 - 15.7 57,546 - - - - 100 
Atchafalaya Basin Floodway ............... 1933 244.2 813,418 - 186.4 397,857 - -49 
Morganza Floodway ....................... 1941 3.3 1,322 - 3.3 1,322 - - - - 100 
Old River outflow channel .................. 1956 7.4 67,449 - 7.4 67,449 - -100 
Old River inflow channel ................... 1960 0.4 6,182 - 0.4 6,182 - - - - 100 
Old River lock approach channels ........... 1961 2.2 6,731 - 2.2 6,731 - - - - 100 
Baton Rouge Harbor (Devils Swamp) ........ 1958 5.0 17,075 - 2.5 7,458 - - - - 44 
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TABLE 42-P CHANNEL IMPROVEMENTS: VICKSBURG DISTRICT 
(FISCAL YEAR 1977) 
In Project When Complete Complete This FY Operations This FY 
Per- 
Year Exca- Clean Exca- Clean Exca- Clean cent 
Location Initi- Total vation Out Total vation Out Total vation Out Comated 
(Miles) (Mc.y.) (Miles) (Miles) (Mc.y.) (Miles) (Miles) (Mc.y.) (Miles) plete 
BIG SUNFLOWER RIVER, 
ETC., MISS. 
Big Sunflower River ........................ 1947 199.1 5,912 187.91 
Quiver River ............................ 1947 69.6 2,401 42.04 
Deer Creek ................................. 1947 7.0 73 2.04 
Steele Bayou .............................. 1947 69.4 24,551 45.40 
Big Sunflower River tributaries ............. 1957 227.4 7,856 173.45 
Quiver River tributaries .................... 1960 35.4 481 23.08 
Steele Bayou tributaries .................... 1959 76.0 10,170 13.44 
YAZOO BACKWATER 
Yazoo Backwater .......................... 1960 39.9 20,512 4.6 
YAZOO BASIN HEADWATER, MISS. 
Coldwater River ........................... 1941 54.6 9,897 43.5 
Arkabutla Canal .......................... 1948 0.4 81 - 
Tallahatchie River .......................... 1940 74.8 7,361 64.8 
Little Tallahatchie River and 
Panola-Quitman Floodway ................. 1939 48.0 1,170 43.0 
Greenwood protection works ................ 1971 2.9 810 - 
Yocona River .............................. 1952 1.8 606 - 
Bobo Bayou ............................. 1944 16.1 2,776 1.9 
Cassidy Bayou ............................. 1943 69.0 10,538 47.6 
Yalobusha River .......................... 1939 46.0 6,337 36.1 
Yazoo River ............................... 1940 160.2 5,400 155.6 
Whittington Auxiliary Channel ............. 1956 30.8 23,520 - 
Tchula Lake ............................ 1964 26.4 2,121 15.4 
David-Burrell Bayou ....................... 1957 40.4 1,332 28.6 
McKinney Bayou .......................... 1960 3.5 207 2.2 
Hillside Floodway ......................... 1964 11.0 877 4.8 
Yazoo City protection works ................ 1953 1.6 2,457 - 
Ascalmore-Tippo Bayous ................... 1975 29.8 2,380 13.3 
Alligator-Catfish Bayou .................... 1973 8.3 1,600 - 
Pelucia Creek ............................. 1975 2.9 316 2.9 
BOEUF AND TENSAS BASINS, ARK. 
AND LA. 
Bayou Lafourche, La ........................ 1949 44.6 52,1061 1.10 
Big and Colewa Creeks, La.................. 1947 88.5 20,1791 47.21 
Tensas River, La ........................... 1947 157.5 19,9421 151.29 
199.1 5,912 
69.6 2,401 
7.0 73 
37.1 11,883 
227.1 7,856 
35.4 481 
76.0 791 
39.9 20,517 
54.6 9,897 
0.4 81 
73.5 5,856 
48.0 1,170 
2.9 810 
1.8 606 
16.1 2,776 
- 3,033 
46.0 6,337 
160.2 5,400 
30.8 23,520 
26.4 2,121 
40.4 1,332 
3.5 207 
11.0 877 
1.6 2,457 
13.3 - 
6.9 1,328 
5.6 36,901 
53.2 6,304 
61.0 1,092 
187.91 
42.04 
2.04 
45.40 
173.45 
23.08 
13.44 
9.7 3,289 
4.6 21.0 5,257 
43.5 
64.8 
43.0 
1.9 
47.6 
36.1 
155.6 
15.4 
28.6 
2.2 
13.3 
2.9 
1.10 
34.01 
86.16 
2.0 585 
44.4 1,379 
100 
100 
100 
531 
100 
100
4 
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100 d 
100 
100 
85 
100 
100 
100 
100 
33 
100 
100 
100 
100 
100 
100 
100 
100 
10 
83 
100 
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TABLE 42-P 
(Continued) 
CHANNEL IMPROVEMENTS: VICKSBURG DISTRICT 
(FISCAL YEAR 1977) 
In Project When Complete Complete This FY Operations This FY 
Per- 
Year Exca- Clean Exca- Clean Exca- Clean cent 
Location Initi- Total vation Out Total vation Out Total vation Out Cornated 
(Miles) (Mc.y.) (Miles) (Miles) (Mc.y.) (Miles) (Miles) (Mc.y.) (Miles) plete 
Boeuf River, Ark. and La .................. 1953 103.9 20,937 50.58 103.9 20,937 50.58 - - - 100 
Fleschmans Bayou, Ark ................... 1963 6.6 513 2.70 6.6 513 2.70 - - - 100 
Caney Bayou, Ark ........................ 1964 7.1 406 1.89 7.1 406 1.89 - - - 100 
Canal 18, Ark ............................ 1963 10.3 776 1.59 10.3 776 1.59 - - - 100 
Big Bayou, Ark ........................... 1952 33.3 1,827 14.87 33.3 1,827 14.87 - - - 100 
Black Pond Slough, Ark .................. 1962 14.3 947 - 14.3 947 - - - - 100 
Bayou Macon, Ark. and La ................. 1959 146.4 15,863 110.08 146.4 15,863 110.08 - - - 100 
Rush Bayou, Ark ......................... 1964 6.2 - 6.2 6.2 - 6.73 - - - 100 
Canal 19, Ark ............................ 1957 50.2 11,348 - 50.2 11,348 - - - - 100 
Canal 43, Ark ............................ 1956 34.5 698 24.80 34.5 698 24.80 - - - 100 
Canal 81, Ark ............................ 1957 32.7 4,433 7.01 32.7 4,433 7.01 - - - 100 
Mill Bayou and Bayou Vidal ................ - 16.4 - 16.40 - - - - - - 100 
Kirsch Lake Canal ......................... - 9.3 620 - - - - - 
Canal 19 (Ext.) ............................ 1964 9.4 1,040 - 9.4 1,040 - - - - 100 
Lake Chicot Pumping Plant ................. 1976 2.5 3,129 - - - - - 
Tensas Cocodrie Pumping Plant ............ 1976 6.9 4.242 - 3.0 1,867 - 3.0 1,867 - 44 
1. Authorized additional enlargement. 
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TABLE 42-Q CHANNEL IMPROVEMENTS: MEMPHIS DISTRICT 
(FISCAL YEAR 1977) 
In Project When Complete Complete This FY Operations This FY 
Per- 
Year Exca- Clean Exca- Clean Exca- Clean cent 
Location Initi- Total vation Out Total vation Out Total vation Out Comated 
(Miles) (Mc.y.) (Miles) (Miles) (Mc.y.) (Miles) (Miles) (Mc.y.) (Miles) plete 
BIRDS POINT-NEW MADRID 
FLOODWAY 
Birds Point-New Madrid Intercepting Ditch 
Enlargement, Samos and Vicinity, Mo...... . 1952 9.6 285 4.6 9.6 285 4.6 - - - 100 
ST. FRANCIS BASIN 
Little River Drainage, Mo .................. 1963 291.3 37,600 - 203.5 28,707 - 1.8 621 - 76 
Miss. County, Drainage District No. 17, Ark... 1947 15.9 1,068 - 15.9 1,068 - - - - 100 
St. Francis River, Mo. and Ark.............. 1953 568.5 137,200 49.0 309.7 103,274 25.1 14.2 3,686 - 75 
West Memphis Drainage, Ark............... 1951 19.8 1,747 2.2 19.8 1,747 2.2 - - - 100 
Cross County Project Ditch, Ark............. 1942 11.8 7,710 - 11.8 7,710 - - - - 100 
Tyronza River, Ark ........................ 1939 12.7 2,795 - 12.7 2,795 - - - - 100 
L'Anguille River, Ark ...................... (1) 112.0 16,000 23.52 - - - - 
LOWER WHITE RIVER 
BASIN, ARK. 
Cache River Basin, Ark..................... 1972 231.5 115,500 9.0 7.3 2,518 - 2.8 867 - 2 
Big Creek and tributaries, Ark.............. (') 103.8 27,738 - - - - - 
WEST KENTUCKY TRIBUTARIES 
Obion Creek, Ky ........................... (1) 30.6 7,380 - - - - - 
WEST TENNESSEE TRIBUTARIES 
Miss. River, Western Tenn. tributaries.; 
(Backwater Areas) (1946 Act) .............. 1952 34.3 1,883 26.1 34.3 1,883 26.1 - - - 100 
Obion River Diversion Channel, 
Tenn. (1946 Act) .......................... (1) 9.3 12,200 - - - - - 
Reelfoot Lake-Lake No. 9, Ky. 
and Tenn. ................................. (1975) 18.3 1,230 - 0.6 205 - - - - 17 
Running Reelfoot Bayou, Tenn............... 1955 19.7 4,145 - 19.7 4,145 - - - - 100 
Miss. River Below Cape Girardeau; West 
Tenn. tributaries. (1948 Act) ............... .1961 225.0 61,700 10.3 77.1 29,439 - 1.5 1,010 - 48 
Wolf River and tributaries., Tenn............ 1960 25.5 5,338 - 25.5 5,338 - - - - 100 
1. Not started. 
2. Includes 5.8 miles of cleanout done under 
St. Francis River, Mo. and Ark., Project. 
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REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY 1977 
TABLE 42-R COSTS DURING FISCAL YEAR 1977 
Item Construction Maintenance Other 
FEDERAL FUNDS 
Flood control, Mississippi River and tributaries: 
Memphis District: 
General investigations 
Advance engineering and design 
Mississippi River levees 
St. Francis Basin 
Lower White River 
Cache Basin, Ark. 
Channel improvement 
West Tennessee tributaries 
West Kentucky tributaries 
Inspection of completed works 
Mapping 
Recreation facilities-completed projects 
Reelfoot Lake No. 9, Tenn.-Ky. 
Subtotal 
Vicksburg District: 
General investigations 
Advance engineering and design 
Mississippi River levees 
Lower Arkansas River 
Tensas Basin 
Yazoo Basin 
Channel improvement 
Mapping 
Inspection of completed works 
Recreation facilities-completed project 
Streambank erosion control 
Subtotal 
New Orleans District: 
General investigations 
Advance engineering and design 
Mississippi River levees 
Lower Red River 
Old River 
Bayou Cocodrie and tributaries 
Atchafalaya Basin 
Channel improvement 
Bonnet Carre 
Teche Vermilion Basin water supply 
Inspection of completed works 
Mapping 
Subtotal 
Total Federal Funds 
CONTRIBUTED FUNDS 
Memphis District: 
Little River Drainage 
Revetments 
Volunteer Bicentennial Park 
Revetments-Dorena Landing 
New Orleans District: 
Old River 
Revetments 
Total Contributed Funds 
Grand Total, Federal 
and Contributed Funds 
13,947 
4,503,436 
9,360,083 
402,781 
2,072,029 
4,009,691 
2,136,409 
126,891 
99,984 
A7 01 
$ 673,332 
- - 
- -- 
1,020,573 
1,652,022 
157,810 
14,287,942 
39,552 
95,636 
-_- 
23,372,252 17,253,535 673,332 
-- -- 849,794 
80,472 -- -- 
10,383,432 329,632 -- 
-- 115,338 -- 
12,263,621 151,729 -- 
16,472,798 7,739,082 -- 
7,912,597 9,015,258 -- 
-- 118,333 -- 
-- 90,018 -- 
4,172 -- -- 
2,616,987 -- -- 
49,734,079 17,559,390 849,794 
-- -- 808,312 
117,072 -- -- 
9,648,677 1,488,395 - - 
2,307,773 784,171 -- 
378,996 16,760,970 -- 
57,332 60,490 -- 
32,159,827 6,330,469 -- 
26,542,652 4,330,491 -- 
-- 329,733 -- 
1,154,151 -- -- 
-- 85,764 -- 
-- 56.22,9 -- 
72,366,480 30,226,712 808,312 
145,472,811 65,039,637 2,331,438 
7,716 -- -- 
494 -- -- 
94,154 -- -- 
116,400 -- - 
-- 72,717 -- 
400.000 -- -- 
618,764 72,717 -- 
146,091,575 66,112,354 2,331,438 
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MISSISSIPPI RIVER COMMISSION 
TABLE 42-S STATEMENTS OF ALLOTMENTS AND ACCRUED 
EXPENDITURES FOR FLOOD CONTROL, 
MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES, 
FROM MAY 15, 1928, THROUGH SEP. 30, 1977 
Unexpended 
Accrued Balance 
District or Installation and Class of Work Allotments Expenditures Sep. 30, 1977 
ALLOTMENTS AND ACCRUED EXPENDITURES 
CHARGEABLE AGAINST FLOOD CONTROL 
ACT LIMITATIONS: 
COMPLETED WORKS: 
Waterways Experiment Station 
Office, Chief of Engineers 
Rock Island District: 
S. G. & O. prior to Aug. 18, 1941 
St. Louis District: 
S. G. & O. prior to Aug. 18, 1941 
Subtotal 
Memphis District: 
Des Arc, Ark. 
Contraction works 
DeValls Bluff, Ark. 
Mapping 
Memphis Harbor 
New Madrid Floodway 
Wolf River and tributaries 
Roads on levees (Mississippi River levees) 
S. G. & O. prior to Aug 18, 1941 
Subtotal 
Vicksburg District: 
Boeuf Basin levees 
Channel realignment, Arkansas River 
Contraction works 
Eudora Floodway 
Vicksburg Harbor 
Greenville Harbor 
Grants Canal (Mississippi River levees) 
Mapping 
Jonesville, La. 
Roads on levees 
S. G. & O. prior to Aug. 18, 1941 
Subtotal 
New Orleans District: 
Atchafalaya River and Basin, La. 
Bonnet Carre Spillway, La. 
Contraction works 
Mapping 
Roads on levees 
S. G. & 0. prior to Aug. 18, 1941 
Wax Lake Outlet and Charenton Canal 
Morganza Floodway and structure 
Lake Pontchartrain 
Atchafalaya Basin, rights-of-way and flowage, 
Bayou des Glaises setback 
Subtotal 
All other completed items: 
Surveys under Sec. 10, Flood Control Act of 1928 
Impounded savings 
Plant transferred to revolving fund 
OCE (portion of allotment transferred to 
revolving fund, Washington Dist.) 
Subtotal 
Total completed works 
$ 874,000 
19,158 
14,010 
$ 874,000 
19,158 
14,010 
169,352 169,352 -- 
1,076,520 1,076,520 -- 
178,925 178,925 -- 
8,692,791 8,692,791 -- 
231,215 231,215 -- 
1,450,337 1,450,337 -- 
18,736,432 18,736,432 - - 
6,521,543 6,521,543 -- 
1,723,620 1,723,620 -- 
12,426 12,426 -- 
1,998,766 1,998,766 -- 
639.546.055 -- vv, vvv 
2,764,605 
125,074 
1,972,183 
826,235 
4,664,515 
2,864,516 
7,070 
1,531,021 
172,950 
105,660 
2,350,201 
17,384,030 
3,375,492 
14,212,198 
1,258,916 
1,112,967 
540,838 
2,701,566 
10,098,817 
35,992,117 
5,513,110 
387,917 
75,193,938 
4,995,215 
1,593,097 
24,924,578 
19,882 
31,532,772 
164,733,315 
2,764,605 
125,074 
1,972,183 
826,235 
4,664,515 
2,864,516 
7,070 
1,531,021 
172,950 
105,660 
2,350,201 
17,384,030 
3,375,492 
14,212,198 
1,258,916 
1,112,967 
540,838 
2,701,566 
10,098,817 
35,992,117 
5,513,110 
387,917 
75,193,938 
4,995,215 
1,593,097 
24,924,578 
19,882 
31,532,772 
164,733,315 
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TABLE 42-S 
(Continued) 
REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY 1977 
STATEMENTS OF ALLOTMENTS AND ACCRUED 
EXPENDITURES FOR FLOOD CONTROL, 
MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES, 
MAY 15, 1928, THROUGH SEP. 30, 1977 
Unexpended 
Accrued Balance 
District or Installation and Class of Work Allotments Expenditures Sep. 30, 1977 
UNCOMPLETED WORKS: 
Rock Island District: 
Levees under Sec. 6, Flood Control Act of 1928 
St. Louis District: 
Levees under Sec. 6, Flood Control Act of 1928 
Subtotal 
Memphis District: 
Mississippi River levees: 
Mississippi River levees 
New Madrid 
Channel improvement: 
Revetments 
Dredging 
Dikes 
Reelfoot Lake 
Reelfoot Lake, Lake No. 9, Tenn.-Ky. 
St. Francis Basin: 
Wappapello Lake 
St. Francis River and tributaries 
Big Slough and Mayo ditch 
Little River drainage 
Lower White River: 
Clarendon levee, Ark. 
Augusta to Clarendon, Ark. 
White River backwater levee, Ark. 
Levees under Sec. 6, Flood Control Act of 1928 
West Tennessee tributaries 
Cache Basin, Ark. 
West Kentucky tributaries 
Subtotal 
Vicksburg District: 
Mississippi River levees (excludes Grants Canal, 
$7,070, shown under completed works) 
Lower Arkansas River: 
North Bank 
South Bank 
Tensas Basin: 
Boeuf and Tensas Rivers, etc. 
Red River backwater levee, La. 
Tensas, Cocodrie pumping plant 
Lake Chicot pumping plant 
Channel improvement: 
Revetments 
Dredging 
Dikes 
Levees under Sec. 6, Flood Control Act of 1928 
Yazoo Basin: 
Sardis Lake 
Enid Lake 
Arkabutla Lake 
Grenada Lake 
Greenwood 
Belzoni 
Yazoo City 
Will M. Whittington auxiliary channel 
$ 579,462 $ 579,462 
.. ., .. 
42-58 
$-- 
1,897,980 
2,477,442 
124,631,354 
98,000 
286,084,307 
55,164,400 
69,255,000 
439,434 
5,490,000 
9,021,900 
132,465,771 
965,429 
26,819,900 
515,000 
1,878,172 
10,624,502 
108,651 
17,455,900 
7,000,000 
557.000 
748,574,720 
129,208,990 
7,049,414 
15,676,286 
38,345,000 
36,229,046 
5,029,300 
7,471,600 
247,752,565 
23,955,245 
45,229,556 
958,175 
16,140,600 
17,015,400 
14,850,700 
35,549,900 
6,863,000 
316,656 
2,205,611 
10,950,966 
1,897,980 
2,477,442 
121,071,535 
98,000 
284,208,665 
55,143,115 
68,797,184 
439,434 
3,462,593 
9,019,908 
129,369,644 
965,429 
25,732,720 
496,715 
1,779,846 
10,624,502 
108,651 
14,501,608 
3,799,625 
471,518 
730,090,692 
126,614,609 
7,049,414 
15,676,286 
37,222,642 
33,149,457 
3,681,443 
4,863,441 
244,265,708 
23,549,260 
44,519,553 
958,175 
13,779,396 
16,411,194 
14,280,922 
33,374,334 
6,839,221 
316,656 
2.205,611 
10,950,966 
3,559,819 
1,875,642 
21,285 
457,816 
2,027,407 
1,992 
3,096,127 
-- 
1,087,180 
18,285 
98,326 
-- 
2,954,292 
3,200,375 
85,482 
18,484,028 
2,594,381 
-- 
1,122,358 
3,079,589 
1,347,857 
2,608,159 
3,486,857 
405,985 
710,003 
_- 
2,361,204 
604,206 
569,778 
2,175,566 
23,779 
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MISSISSIPPI RIVER COMMISSION 
TABLE 42-S 
(Continued) 
STATEMENTS OF ALLOTMENTS AND ACCRUED 
EXPENDITURES FOR FLOOD CONTROL, 
MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES, 
FROM MAY 15, 1928, THROUGH SEP. 30, 1977 
Unexpended 
Accrued Balance 
District or Installation and Class of Work Allotments Expenditures Sep. 30, 1977 
Vicksburg District: (Continued) 
Yazoo Basin: (Continued) 
Main Stem 
Tributaries 
Tributaries-Bank Stabilization 
Ascalmore-Tippo-Opossum Bayous 
Big Sunflower, etc. 
Yazoo backwater 
Yazoo backwater-Muddy Bayou 
Upper auxiliary channel 
Streambank erosion control, evaluation and demonstration 
Subtotal 
New Orleans District: 
Teche Vermilion, basin water study 
Baton Rouge Harbor 
Bayou Cocodrie andtributaries 
Channel improvement: 
Dredging 
Revetments 
Lower Red River (south bank levees) 
Levees under Sec. 6, Flood Control Act of 1928 
Mississippi River levees 
Atchafalaya Basin: 
Atchafalaya Basin Floodway 
Atchafalaya River navigation 
Old River 
Subtotal 
Total uncompleted projects 
ADVANCE ENGINEERING AND DESIGN 
(CONSTRUCTION) 
Memphis District: 
Reelfoot Lake, Lake No. 9 
Cache River 
Big Creek and tributaries, Lower White River 
Clarendon Levee, Lower White River 
West Kentucky tributaries 
Mud Lake pumping station, Tenn. 
Subtotal 
Vicksburg District: 
Yazoo Basin, Big Sunflower River, Steele Bayou 
Bushley Bayou, Red River backwater, Tensas Bayou 
Greenville Harbor, Miss. 
Mississippi River east bank, Vicksburg-Yazoo area, Miss. 
Mississippi River east bank, Natchez area, Miss. 
Subtotal 
New Orleans District: 
Mississippi Delta Region 
Teche Vermilion, basin water supply 
E. Rapides and south central Avoyelles Parishes 
Subtotal 
Total advance engineering and design 
Total completed works, uncompleted works, 
and advance engineering and design 
$ 19,431,000 
29,390,310 
612,484 
3,232,200 
21,897,300 
43,164,400 
5,210,000 
8,523,006 
6,319,000 
$ 19,289,511 
27,093,384 
612,484 
1,951,819 
19,392,668 
40,236,797 
4,987,364 
4,793,506 
3,811,033 
$ 141,489 
2,296,926 
1,280,381 
2,504,632 
2,927,603 
222,636 
3,729,500 
2,507,967 
798,577,710 761,876,854 36,700,856 
3,100,000 1,263,114 1,836,886 
699,185 699,185 -- 
3,834,008 3,815,859 18,149 
3 5,945,266 3 5,945,266 -- 
224,985,117 224,709,258 275,859 
13,997,000 13,950,374 46,626 
200,680 200,680 -- 
110,772,000 103,625,308 7,146,692 
296,080,537 293,419,659 2,660,878 
303,462 303,462 -- 
69,501,000 69,394,181 106,819 
759,418,255 747,326,346 12,091,909 
2,309,048,127 2,241,771,334 67,276,793 
30,000 30,000 -- 
420,000 420,000 -- 
365,000 361,284 3,716 
65,000 65,000 -- 
175,000 175,000 -- 
190,000 146,720 43,280 
1,245,000 1,198,004 46,996 
29,700 29,700 -- 
360,000 313,667 46,333 
200,000 200,000 -- 
150,000 146,724 3,276 
150,000 149,955 45 
889,700 840,046 49,654 
69,753 69,753 -- 
1,109,000 1,109,000 -- 
554,247 464,377 89,870 
1,733,000 1,643,130 89,870 
3,867,700 3,681,180 186,520 
2,477,649,142 2,410,185,829 67,463,313 
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TABLE 42-S 
(Continued) 
REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY 1977 
STATEMENTS OF ALLOTMENTS AND ACCRUED 
EXPENDITURES FOR FLOOD CONTROL, 
MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES, 
FROM MAY 15, 1928, THROUGH SEP. 30, 1977 
Unexpended 
Accrued Balance 
District or Installation and Class of Work Allotments Expenditures Sep. 30, 1977 
RECREATION FACILITIES--COMPLETED 
PROJECTS 
Eight-Year Program Funds 
Memphis District: 
Wappapello Lake, Mo. $ 230,000 $ 103,867 $ 126,133 
Wappapello Lake, Mo., Rockwood Landing 200,000 - - 200.000 
Subtotal 430,000 103,867 326,133 
Vicksburg District: 
Sardis Lake 1,584,339 1,584,339 -- 
Enid Lake 2,268,209 2,268,209 - - 
Arkabutla Lake 2,189,280 2,189,280 -- 
Grenada Lake 1,631,281 1,631,281 -- 
Subtotal 7,673,109 7,673,109 -- 
Total Eight-Year Program Funds 8,103,109 7,776,976 326,133 
Total chargeable against Flood Control 
Act Limitations excluding flood 
control emergencies 2,485,752,251 2,417,962,805 67,789,446 
Total maintenance since Aug. 18, 1941 827,526,855 823,166,165 4,360,690 
Total flood control emergencies 14,900,300 14,900,300 - - 
Total general investigations _19,277,881 18,186,162 1,091,719 
Total flood control, MR&T appropriations 3,347,457,287 3,274,215,432 73,241,855 
Appropriations in addition to flood control, MR&T 
Other appropriations itemized in footnote (1), 
pp. 2068-69, Annual Report for 1953 32.068,909 32,068,909 - - 
Grand total appropriated to Sep. 30, 1977 3,379,526,196 3,306,284,341 73,241,855 
Note: Preauthorization study costs chargeable to the MR&T authorization have been transferred to completed 
work. Costs not chargeable have been excluded from this report. 
TABLE 42-T STATEMENT OF EXPENDITURES FOR LEVEES 
BY STATE AND LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS 
THROUGH DEC. 31, 1976 
Engineer 
District Expenditures 
Rock Island $ 10,152,367 
St. Louis 50,491,868 
Memphis 190,396,619 
Vicksburg 77,239,335 
New Orleans 362,710,098 
Total 690,990,287 
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MISSISSIPPI RIVER COMMISSION 
TABLE 42-U COST AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT1 
Total 
Project Funding FY 74 FY 75 FY 76 FY 77 Sep. 30, 1977 
Mississippi River and General investitributaries 
(Regular gations: 
Funds)' Allotted 1,600,000 1,870,000 2,730,000 2,335,000 19,277,881 
Cost 1,321,624 1,892,320 2,393,721 2,331,438 18,186,163 
Construction (includes 
advance 
engineering 
and design): 
Allotted 215,825,500 81,409,000 200,561,756 164,094,253 2,435,909,836 
Cost 88,925,138 166,347,610 221,611,244 145,472,811 2,368,120,390 
Maintenance 
Allotted 50,567,000 36,772,000 61,600,000 64,300,000 877,905,406 
Cost 40,200,423 48,553,860 63,094,044 65,039,637 873,544,714 
Flood control 
emergencies 
(Maintenance): 
Allotted -- -- -- -- 14,885,922 
Cost -- -- -- -- 14,885,922 
(Contributed Funds) New Work: 
Contributed 71,050 1,750,971 1,568,560 19,285 8,444,258 
Cost 5,124 1,744,539 1,040,527 618,764 8,435,305 
Maintenance 
Contributed 33,624 46,506 57,240 90,670 831,847 
Cost 31,368 49,191 39,860 72,717 796,514 
1. Appropriations were as follows: 
Appropriations chargeable against Flood Control Act authorizations: 
Flood Control, MR&T except for emergencies (excludes Maintenance 
allotments Aug. 18, 1941, through Sep. 30, 1977): 
Net total allotted for works under Mississippi River Commission: 
Eight-Year Program Funds, Construction General: 
Surveys under Sec. 10, Flood Control Act of 1928 (not under MRC): 
Transferred to revolving fund: 
Impounded savings: 
Flood control emergencies: 
Net total allotted: 
Impounded savings: 
Additional funds not chargeable against Flood Control Act authorizations: 
Appropriations for Flood Control, MR&T, except for flood control emergencies: 
General investigations: 
Maintenance allotments Aug. 18, 1941, through Sep. 30, 1977: 
Appropriations in addition to appropriations for Flood Control, MR&T 
(itemized in footnote (1), pp. 2068-69, Annual Report for 1953): 
Budgetary and OCE Reserves: 
Grand total: 
Reconciliation of appropriations and allotments: 
Total allotted to Sep. 30, 1977: 
Transferred to revolving fund: 
Surveys under Sec. 10, Flood Control Act of 1928 (not under MRC): 
Impounded savings withdrawn by Chief of Engineers: 
Budgetary and OCE Reserves: 
Total Appropriations to Sep. 30, 1977: 
Appropriations for past four reporting periods were as follows: 
FY 74: $267,992,500; FY 75: $120,051,000; FY 76: $264,891,756; and 
FY 77: $230,729,253. 
$2,446,116,370 
8,103,109 
4,995,215 
24,944,460 
1,593,097 
14,885,922 
14,378 
19,277,881 
827,526,855 
$2,485,752,251 
14,900,300 
846,804,736 
32,068,909 
3,379,526,196 
3,347,979,046 
24,944,460 
4,995,215 
1,607,475 
3,379,526,196 3,379,526,196 
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COASTAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH CENTER 
Organization and functions. The U.S. Army 
Coastal Engineering Research Center (CERC) was 
established under authority of Public Law 172, 
88th Congress, which abolished the former Beach 
Erosion Board (organized under authority of Sec. 
2, 1930 River and Harbor Act, as amended 33 USC 
426) and directed that its functions other than the 
review of reports of investigations made concerning 
erosion and protection of shores of coastal and 
lake waters, be vested with the Coastal Engineering 
Research Center. The report review function 
was transferred to the Board of Engineers for Rivers 
and Harbors, putting reports on beach erosion 
control and shore protection studies under the 
same review procedures as reports in other phases 
of the water resources study program of the Corps. 
The authorizing act also provided that the functions 
of the Coastal Engineering Research Center 
be conducted with the guidance and advice of a 
Coastal Engineering Research Board, to be constituted 
by the Chief of Engineers in the same manner 
as the former Beach Erosion Board. 
During fiscal year 1977, the following served as 
members of the Coastal Engineering Research 
Board: Major General Ernest Graves and Major 
General Charles McGinnis, U.S. Army, Directors 
of Civil Works, Office Chief of Engineers, Presidents; 
Brigadier General Richard M. Connell, Division 
Engineer, South Pacific Division; Brigadier 
General Robert L. Moore, Division Engineer, 
North Central Division; Brigadier General Kenneth 
E. McIntyre, Division Engineer, South Atlantic 
Division; Dean Morrough P. O'Brien, Dean 
Emeritus, College of Engineering, University of 
California at Berkeley; Dr. Robert G. Dean, Professor 
of Civil Engineering and Marine Studies, 
University of Delaware; and Professor Robert L. 
Wiegel, Department of Civil Engineering, University 
of California at Berkeley. Colonel John H. 
Cousins served as Executive Secretary to the 
Board and Commander and Director of the Center. 
The Shoreline Erosion Advisory Panel. The 
Shoreline Erosion Advisory Panel (SEAP) was established 
by Section 54, Public Law 251, 93rd Congress, 
the "Shoreline Erosion Control Demonstration 
Act of 1974," approved 7 March 1974. The 
Panel is charged with providing general guidance 
and expert technical advice to the Chief of Engineers 
on the establishment, conduct, and evaluation 
of results of a national shoreline erosion control 
development and demonstration program. The 
program is pointed toward developing low-cost 
shore protection in sheltered and inland waters. 
The Panel consists of 15 members, all non-Federal 
employees, selected from among individuals who 
are knowledgeable with respect to various aspects 
of shoreline erosion problems. Representatives 
from various geographical areas, institutions of 
higher education, professional organizations, state 
and local agencies and private organizations serve 
on the Panel. These are: Mr. Joseph M. Caldwell, 
Chairman; Dr. Billy L. Edge, Vice-chairman; Mr. 
Robert Baum; Prof. E.W. Behrens; Prof. Ernest F. 
Brater; Mr. John Habel; Prof. J.W. Johnson; Dr. 
Lee Kippelman; Mr. Omar J. Lillevang; Mr. William 
D. Marks; Ms. Evelyn Pruitt; Dr. Robert A. 
Sweeney; Mr. Arthur Theirs; Dr. W.W. Woodhouse, 
Jr.; and Dr. Donald J. Zinn. During Fiscal 
Year 1977 the Coastal Engineering Research Center 
provided administrative and technical assistance 
to the Panel; Colonel John H. Cousins served 
as Executive Secretary during FY 77. 
The Coastal Engineering Research Center is the 
principal research and development facility of the 
Corps in the field of coastal engineering. The mission 
of the Center is to: a) Conceive, plan, and conduct 
research and data collection in coastal engineering 
and nearshore oceanography to: (1) 
Provide a better understanding of the littoral 
forces (e.g., waves, winds, water levels, tides, currents) 
and the resultant coastal processes and the 
interaction of these forces and processes with 
shores and beaches, coastal and offshore structures, 
and the materials forming these shores, 
beaches, and structures; (2) Provide scientific and 
engineering data and design criteria; (3) Determine 
the effects of the coastal activities of the 
Corps of Engineers on the ecology of the coastal 
zone. Research is directed toward application to 
shore and beach erosion control; flood and storm 
protection; the location, layout, design, construction, 
operation, and maintenance of harbor and of 
coastal and offshore structures; navigation improvement; 
and recreation. b) Publish findings and 
data resulting from research and other information 
concerning coastal phenomena which are useful to 
the Corps of Engineers and the public. c) Provide 
consulting services to the Corps of Engineers and 
other public agencies as requested or directed: (1) 
On the planning and design of coastal and offshore 
works; (2) On coastal and nearshore phenomena 
and related engineering and environmental problems; 
(3) By reviewing studies, and plans and 
specifications for coastal and offshore engineering 
works. d) Operate a Coastal Engineering Informa- 
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tion and Analysis Center to collect, evaluate, analyze, 
and disseminate coastal engineering information. 
Operations and results during period. The staff 
of the Coastal Engineering Research Center provided 
review of 12 Corps projects; of which 7 were 
beach erosion control projects; 2 navigation projects; 
2 concerned with coastal ecology and one concerned 
an Environmental Impact Statement. 
In keeping with the responsibility for publishing 
information and data concerning coastal phenomena, 
a number of technical reports by staff members 
were published by CERC or in other professional 
technical journals during the year and 
others were currently undergoing edit. Two Technical 
Reports, fifteen Technical Papers and eleven 
Miscellaneous Reports were issued by the Coastal 
Engineering Research Center. A new series of reports 
was introduced, entitled Coastal Engineering 
Technical Aid. Four of these reports were issued 
during FY 77. Five reports were published in the 
GITI (CERC-WES) report series. Seven technical 
papers by CERC staff published elsewhere in the 
technical press were issued as CERC reprints. 
Technical and administrative assistance was provided 
to the Corps' Shoreline Erosion Advisory 
Panel. A course in coastal engineering specifically 
on the Shore Protection Manual and its use was 
given at CERC for Corps personnel from Divisions 
east of the Mississippi, and the course was given 
again in San Francisco for Corps personnel from 
Divisions west of the Mississippi. Lectures were 
given by staff members to universities and to technical 
and nontechnical groups. Members of the 
staff participated in a number of committees of 
various technical societies (particularly ASCE). A 
staff member served as a U.S. Delegate to the Permanent 
International Commission of the Permanent 
International Association of Navigation Congresses, 
that meeting taking place in Leningrad, 
U.S.S.R. Contract research to supplement staff activities 
was carried out at universities and with institutions 
and commercial concerns; funds were 
supplied other Corps offices for data collection; and 
funds were provided the Waterways Experiment 
Station to assist in carrying out a laboratory portion 
of the generalized tidal inlet study and to begin 
work on a new research effort dealing with weir 
jetties. 
The construction of a major component of a 
CERC Field Research Facility for coastal engineering 
studies has been completed at Duck, 
North Carolina. The completed portion of the facility 
is the 1800 ft. concrete and steel research pier 
which extends from land across the dunes, beach 
and surf out to a 20-foot water depth. The completed 
facility will consist of a 3300 foot section of 
barrier island, the 1800 foot pier, a laboratory 
building and a pier instrumentation vehicle. The 
remainder of the facility is scheduled for completion 
during 1978. 
Completion of the pier has allowed the collection 
of environmental data to begin. CERC has installed 
wave height and period gages, current meters, 
temperature and salinity gages. Tide gages 
are currently being installed by National Oceanographic 
Survey of the Department of Commerce. 
Actual construction of the facility is under the 
jurisdiction of the Wilmington District. The facility 
construction work completed has been accomplished 
by contract to Meisner Marine. A contract 
for the remaining construction work is expected to 
be awarded in December 1977. 
At the end of the year work and studies by the 
staff were in progress in such areas as: wave data 
analysis techniques; analysis of wave spectra; 
sources of sand for use as beach fill; development 
of criteria for evaluating suitability characteristics 
for beach fill; relation of longshore transport to incident 
waves; techniques for measuring longshore 
transport rates; wave direction measurements (including 
use of radar); use of vegetation for shoreline 
stabilization; coastal siltation problems peculiar 
to the Alaskan environment; use of remote 
sensing in coastal studies; geomorphology of the 
Atlantic, Great Lakes and Gulf coastal zone; ecological 
effects of beach nourishment; ecological effects 
of rubble structures; correlation of wave climate 
and beach deformation; effects of long-term 
water-level changes in the Great Lakes; wave refraction, 
and effects on design waves; development 
of standardized coastal revetment designs; and 
evaluation of completed coastal work. 
A new division was initiated at the Coastal Engineering 
Research Center. This division, the Technical 
Information Division, consists of the Library, 
Publications Branch, Drafting Branch and the 
Coastal Engineering Information and Analysis 
Center. 
A staff member, Mr. Thorndike Saville, Jr., was 
elected to the National Academy of Engineering. 
Another staff member, Mr. Preston Pierce, received 
the Chief of Engineers annual award for 
outstanding EEO achievement. 
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CALIFORNIA DEBRIS COMMISSION* 
This Commission, consisting of three Corps 
officers appointed by the President with the 
consent of the Senate, created by act of 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 drainage 
area of Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers, 
comprising great central valley of California and 
extending from crest of the Sierra Nevada on the 
east to that of the Coast Range on the west, and 
from Mount Shasta and Pit River Basin on the 
north to Tehachapi Mountains on the south. 
These rivers empty into head of Suisun Bay 
ultimately discharging into Pacific Ocean 
through connecting bays and straits and the 
Golden Gate. Duties of the Commission comprise 
regulation of hydraulic mining in drainage area 
of Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers, Calif., so 
that debris will not be carried into navigable 
waters or otherwise cause damage; jurisdiction 
over construction and control of water storage 
facilities for domestic, irrigation, and power 
development purposes; and direction of improvements 
for control of floods on Sacramento River. 
IMPROVEMENTS 
Navigation Page 
1. Regulation of hydraulic mining and 
preparation of plans ... .............. 44-1 
2. Sacramento River and tributaries, 
Calif. (debris control)...:............ 44-2 
Navigation (Con't) 
3. Treatment of Yuba River debris 
situation-restraining barriers, Calif. 
Flood Control 
4. Sacramento River, Calif ........... 
Navigation 
1. REGULATION OF HYDRAULIC 
MINING AND PREPARATION 
OF PLANS 
Location. Operations largely limited to territory 
between Mount Lassen on the north and 
Yosemite Valley on the south, on western 
watershed of Sierra Nevada. (See Geological 
Survey sheets for the area, 25 in number.) 
Existing project. Provides for regulating 
hydraulic mining operations, planning improvement 
of conditions upon Sacramento and San 
Joaquin Rivers and their tributaries affected by 
such operations, and 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 
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. Applications 
of prospective miners are fully investigated 
by 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 
act of June 19, 1934, as set forth below. For 
location and description of Governmentconstructed, 
debris-restraining reservoirs for 
general hydraulic mining, see Improvement 2. 
(See table 44-B for authorizing legislation.) 
Local cooperation. Mineowners must bear all 
expenses incurred in complying with orders of 
the Commission for regulation of mining and 
restraint of debris. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Minor administrative duties were accomplished. 
*All cost and financial statements for projects are listed at the end of this chapter. All other tables are referenced in test and 
also appear at the end of this chapter. 
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Administrative work overlaps that of improvements 
2, 3, and 4, hereunder, and that of 
Sacramento District. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. The Commission 
received 1,292 applications for hydraulic 
mining licenses; 1 mine is licensed, but does not 
use storage behind Government debris dams. 
Work remaining is, in general, continuation of 
above or similar operations. 
2. SACRAMENTO RIVER AND 
TRIBUTARIES, CALIF. (DEBRIS 
CONTROL) 
Location. Project reservoirs are to be constructed 
in watersheds of Yuba, Bear, and 
American Rivers, Calif. (See Geological Survey 
sheets for basin areas, seven in number.) 
Existing project. For description of completed 
North Fork and Harry L. Englebright projects 
and authorizing act, see Annual Report for 1975. 
Initial recreation facilities were provided in 
fiscal year 1959. Recreation areas at Harry L. 
Englebright Dam are maintained by the Corps. 
Recreation areas at North Fork Dam are 
maintained and operated by Auburn Recreation 
Park and Parkway District. Total Federal cost 
of new work for construction of these reservoirs 
was $4,646,872, including $40,000 and $25,000, 
respectively, for basic recreation facilities at 
Englebright Dam and North Fork Dam. Reservoir 
project sites on Middle Fork of American 
River and on Bear River have been deauthorized 
and excluded from foregoing cost. The 90-day 
Congressional project review period, required by 
sec. 12, PL 93-251, as amended, ended August 5, 
1977, and resulted in deauthorization of that 
portion of the project. Estimated cost of that 
portion is $1,820,000 (1935). 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with. 
Improvements made to facilities at North Fork 
Dam by Auburn Recreation Park and Parkway 
District under a lease agreement with the 
Secretary of the Army and Auburn Boat Clubs 
(concessionaire) at an estimated cost of $46,000 
since September 1953. 
Licenses. Under provisions of Contract No. W- 
1105-eng-2998 with Pacific Gas and Electric Co., 
payment is to be made to the Federal Government 
of $18,000 per year for the first 30 years 
(December 29, 1942 through December 28, 1972) 
and $48,000 per year between December 29, 
1972, and December 28, 1992, in return for use of 
head at Englebright Dam and generation of 
hydroelectric power. Total payment through 
September 30, 1977, amounts to $750,393; these 
funds are paid to California Debris Commission 
and deposited for return to the Treasury. License 
No. 2246, effective April 9, 1970 (date New 
Narrows powerplant put in operation) was 
issued by Federal Power Commission to Yuba 
County Water Agency for hydroelectric power 
development of Yuba River by the company 
upstream from Englebright Dam. Under provisions 
of Contract No. DA-04-167-CIVENG-66-95 
with Yuba County Water Agency, payment is to 
be made to the Federal Government of $100,000 
per year for no more than 50 years. First 
payment (partial) of $73,151 was made April 1, 
1971; total payment through September 30, 
1977, amounts to $673,151. These funds are paid 
to Sacramento District and deposited for return 
to the Treasury. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance and operation activities continued 
at North Fork Dam at a cost of $19,900; and at 
Harry L. Englebright Dam at a cost of $233,321, 
including recreation facilities. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of 
dams was initiated in 1937; North Fork project 
was completed and in use at end of fiscal year 
1939, and Harry L. Englebright project was 
completed in January 1941. The two debriscontrol 
structures are in good condition. Public 
use of these reservoir recreation areas greatly 
overtaxes present capacities. 
3. TREATMENT OF YUBA RIVER 
DEBRIS SITUATIONRESTRAINING 
BARRIERS, CALIF. 
Location. Works are on Yuba River between 
Marysville and where the river emerges from 
the foothills, near Hammonton, some 10 miles 
easterly from Marysville, or about 9 miles below 
the Narrows. (See Geological Survey Topographic 
map of Sacramento Valley, Calif.) 
Existing project. For description of completed 
project and authorizing act, see Annual Report 
for 1975. Total cost of new work was $723,259, of 
which $361,482 was U.S. funds and $361,777 
required contributed funds by State of California. 
(For details of project in its original form, 
see Annual Report, 1917, p. 1810.) In February 
1963, center section of dam failed and major 
rehabilitation of structure was completed in 
December 1964. Total cost for required rehabilitation 
was $1,660,000, of which $830,000 was 
Federal cost and $830,000 required contribution 
by State of California toward rehabilitation cost. 
During the December 24, 1964, floodflows on the 
Yuba River, the rehabilitated Daguerre Point 
Dam sustained considerable damage. (See 1965 
Annual Report, p. 1647 "Operations and results 
during fiscal year.") The reconstructed portion 
of the dam completed earlier in December 1964 
was undamaged by the flood. Permanent repair 
of Daguerre Point Dam abutment and fish 
facilities was completed in October 1965 at a cost 
of $447,808 with Federal and required State 
contributed funds on a matching basis. 
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CALIFORNIA DEBRIS COMMISSION 
Local cooperation. Fully complied with for 
new work and major rehabilitation work. Total 
first cost to local interests for new work was 
$361,777 (required contribution by State of 
California). In addition, training walls were 
built on each bank below Daguerre Point for 
11,250 feet and just above Daguerre Point, on the 
south bank, for 11,000 linear feet by two golddredging 
companies in connection with their 
dredging operations. To build these training 
walls would have cost the United States $450,000 
(1902 estimate). Flood channels were also built 
by gold-dredging companies within confines of 
project works. Cost to the United States of 
equally effective works to restrain debris movement 
would have been more than $776,000 (1926 
estimate). Total costs to local interests for initial 
and permanent major rehabilitation works were 
$830,000 and $223,904, respectively, (required 
contribution by State of California). State of 
California must contribute annually an amount 
equal to the Federal allotment for maintenance. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Maintenance: Operations included condition and 
operation studies by hired labor; and snagging 
and clearing, Yuba River, various locations 
upstream from Marysville completed by contract, 
$14,548. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of 
project works was initiated in November 1902. 
Construction of Daguerre Point Dam was 
completed in May 1906; diversion of river over 
dam was completed in 1910; training walls and 
dikes were completed in 1935. About 149 million 
cubic yards of debris are held in lower 7 miles of 
Yuba River between Marysville and downstream 
end of training walls. About 20 million 
cubic yards are confined in river channel by 
Daguerre Point Dam. Additional millions of 
yards of loose material are in mine tailing fields 
adjacent to project training walls in upper 7- 
mile reach of project. Initial rehabilitation of 
Daguerre Point Dam begun in July 1963 was 
completed in December 1964. Contract for 
permanent rehabilitation of structure was 
initiated in July and completed in October 1965. 
Flood Control 
4. SACRAMENTO RIVER, CALIF. 
Location. Works covered by this improvement 
are on Sacramento River and tributaries in 
north-central California from Collinsville to Ord 
Bend, a distance of 184 miles. 
Previous project. For details see page 1815 of 
Annual Report for 1917, page 1995 of Annual 
Report for 1938, and page 2262 of Annual Report 
for 1907. 
Existing project. Sacramento River flood 
control project is a comprehensive plan of flood 
control for Sacramento River and lower reaches 
of its principal tributaries. Improvement 
extends along Sacramento River from Ord Bend 
in Glenn County, Calif., 184 miles downstream to 
its mouth at Collinsville at upper end of Suisun 
Bay, and comprises a system of levees, overflow 
weirs, drainage pumping plants, and flood 
bypass channels or floodways designed to carry 
surplus floodwaters without inundation of valley 
lands. About 980 miles of levee construction with 
an average height of 15 feet, and 98 miles of bank 
protection are involved in project. For further 
details, see Annual Report for 1962, page 2115. 
(See table 44-B for authorizing legislation.) 
Estimated (October 1977) cost for existing 
project (exclusive of above supplemental levee 
improvements), including new work and maintenance, 
is $163,960,000 of which $68,960,000 is 
Federal cost and $95 million non-Federal 
($90,050,562 for lands and damages and relocations 
and $4,949,438 required contributed funds 
for levee construction, bank protection works, 
and levee setbacks). Of this amount, $4,939,752 
was for new work and $9,686 for maintenance. 
In addition to project requirements, local interests 
constructed several pumping plants for 
drainage of agricultural and urban land protected 
by project levees. Some channel clearing 
work was accomplished by State of California 
and other local interests to supplement project 
levee construction. Dredging below Cache 
Slough and reconstruction of Cache Creek 
settling basin weir are considered deferred and 
excluded from foregoing cost estimate. Estimated 
cost (July 1962) of these project units is 
$2,560,000 and $520,000, respectively, a total of 
$3,080,000 plus U.S. costs, for construction. 
Operation and maintenance of completed project 
will be responsibility of local interests; as units of 
project are completed, they are transferred to 
agencies of State of California for operation and 
maintenance. Existing project was adopted by 
1917 Flood Control Act (H. Doc. 81, 62d Cong., 
1st sess., as modified by Rivers and Harbors 
Committee Doc. 5, 63d Cong., 1st sess.), 1928 
Flood Control Act (S. Doc. 23, 69th Cong., 1st 
sess.), River and Harbor Act of 1937 (S. 
Committee print 75th Cong., 1st sess.), and 1941 
Flood Control Act (H. Doc. 205, 77th Cong., 1st 
sess.). 
Local cooperation. Local interests have fully 
complied with requirements for all work completed 
or under contract, and indicated they will 
be able to fulfill requirements for remaining 
work as scheduled. Local interests costs from 
required contributed funds for project work 
total $4,949,438 for levee construction, bank 
protection works, and levee setbacks, of which 
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$4,939,752 was for new work and $9,686 for 
maintenance. 
Operations and results during fiscal year. 
Regular funds: Levee repair to right bank Yolo 
Bypass and left bank Cache Slough completed by 
contract, $73,115. 
Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of 
existing project began in fiscal year 1918 and is 
about 99 percent complete. Channel improvement 
to date has produced a channel with a 
capacity of 579,000 cubic feet per second in 
Sacramento River below Cache Slough. In 
addition, discharges up to 21,000 cubic feet per 
second can be diverted from Sacramento River 
through Georgiana Slough. Completed major 
project items include about 977 miles of levees; 
five 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 Sacramento River, 
Butte Creek, Putah Creek, and Sutter and 
Tisdale Bypasses; construction of two main 
bypasses or floodways and secondary bypasses at 
Tisdale and Sacramento weirs and at Wadsworth 
Canal; construction of Knights Landing 
ridge cut and of Cache Creek settling basin; 
installation of gaging stations; and enlargement 
of Sacramento River below Cache Slough. 
Cutoffs at Collins Eddy and between Wild 
Irishman and Kinneys Bends were made in 1918 
and 1919, respectively. Sacramento weir was 
completed in 1917, Fremont weir in 1924, 
Tisdale and Moulton weirs in 1932, and Colusa 
weir in 1933. Outfall gates at Knights Landing 
were constructed in 1930 and at mouth of Butte 
Slough in 1936. Pumping plants on Sutter 
Bypass were completed in 1944. Work items 
with reference to clearing, snagging, rectification 
of channels, and bank protection on Sacramento 
River and tributaries in Tehama County 
and from Red Bluff southerly, provided for by 
1941 Flood Control Act were accomplished in 
fiscal years 1947, 1948, 1949, and 1951. Work 
remaining comprises completion of levee stage 
construction, Yolo Bypass and Cache Slough. 
(See table 44-C for total cost of existing project to 
September 30, 1977.) 
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CALIFORNIA DEBRIS COMMISSION 
TABLE 44-A COST AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
See 
Section Total Cost to 
in Text Project Funding FY 74 FY 75 FY 76 FY 77 Sept 30, 1977 
1. Regulation of 
Hydraulic Mining and 
Preparation of Plans 
2. Sacramento River and 
Tributaries, Calif. 
(Debris Control) 
3. Treatment of Yuba 
River Debris 
Situation Restraining 
Barriers, Calif. 
(Federal Funds) 
Required Contributed 
unds) 
Contributed Funds, 
Other)7 
4. Sacramento River, 
Calif. 
(Federal Funds) 
(Contributed Funds) 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
Rehab. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Contrib. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Contrib. 
Cost 
Rehab. 
Contrib. 
Cost 
New Work 
Contrib. 
Cost 
New Work 
Approp. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Approp. 
Cost 
New Work 
Contrib. 
Cost 
Maint. 
Contrib. 
Cost 
-3,020 2 
121,793 16 
154,516 16 
-2,800 
651 
651 
17,100 
11,587 
- - - 821,325 
- - - 821,325 
X5,000 -150 - 5,043,9991 2 
112 24,738 - 5,043,9991 3 
6,500 325,400 243,000 2,413,1714 
37,428 314,068 253,221 2,403,5025 
- - - 361,482 
- - - 361,482 
5,600 35,000 40,000 1,572,8486 
3,808 24,874 26,077 1,542,2696 
- - - 1,053,904 
- - - 1,053,904 
- - - 361,777 
- - - 361,777 
- 30,000 32,000 1,555,223 
3,841 24,911 25,427 1,541,320 
- - - 1,053,904 
- - - 1,053,904 
- - - 34,000 
- - - 34,000 
1,000 138,000 50,000 67,476,3358 
6,362 61,421 87,334 67,432,0338 
- - - 1,979,104 
- - - 1,979,104 
S_- - 10,724,0859 
- 2,316 - 10,724,0859 
- - - 9,6861o 
- - - 9.686o10 
1. Exclusive of $644,503 appropriation and cost on 
inactive portion of project. 
2. Includes $397,127 for recreational facilities at North 
Fork ($32,473) and Harry L. Englebright ($364,654), Code 
710 appropriations. 
3. Includes $397,127 for recreational facilities at North 
Fork ($32,473) and Harry L. Englebright ($364,654), Code 
710 costs. 
4. Includes $1,717,240 from regular funds and $695,931 
from Hydraulic Mining in California funds. 
5. Includes $1,707,571 from regular costs and $695,931 
from Hydraulic Mining in California costs. 
6. Includes deferred maintenance funds in amount of 
$207,500. 
7. Miscellaneous engineering and construction 
accomplished at expense of local interests in connection with 
rehabilitation of Daguerre Point Dam necessitated by 
December 1964 floodflows. 
8. Includes appropriation and cost of $680,000 for new 
work for previous project and $1,486,469 public works funds 
for new work for existing project. 
9. Includes $680,000 required contribution for previous 
project; $4,939,752 required contributed funds for existing 
project; and $310,801 voluntary contribution for bank 
protection for existing project. 
10. Includes $9,686 required contributed funds for 
existing project. 
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TABLE 44-B AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION 
Acts Work Authorized Documents 
Mar. 1, 1893 
Feb. 27, 1907 
June 19, 1934 
June 25, 1938 
Ex. Doc. 267, 51st Cong., 
2d sess., Ex. Doc. 98, 
47th Cong., 1st sess.i 
(Amendment of sec. 13, 
Act of Mar. 1, 1893.) 1 
REGULATION OF HYDRAULIC MINING AND 
PREPARATION OF PLANS (See Section 1 of Text) 
Created California Debris Commission and authorized: (a) 
Hydraulic mining under its regulation in drainage areas of 
Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers, if possible without 
injury to navigability of these river systems or to lands 
adjacent thereto; and (b) preparation of plans by Commission 
for improvement of navigability of these river systems, and 
flood and debris-control therein. 
Authorized California Debris Commission to permit hydraulic 
mining without construction of impounding works, provided 
there is no injury to navigability of above river systems or 
lands adjacent thereto. 
Amended Act of Mar. 1, 1893, which provides for construction 
of debris dams or other restraining works by California 
Debris Commission and collection of a 3-percent tax on 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 total capital cost of each 
dam, reservoir, and rights-of-way, by total capacity of 
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 annual 
payments of yardage taxes on material mined. 
Added at end of Sec. 23 of above Act, a provision that the 
Secretary of the Army is authorized to enter into contracts 
to supply 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 credit of such reservoir project, 
reducing its capital cost to be repaid by tax on mining 
operations. 
SACRAMENTO RIVER, CALIF. (See Section 4 of Text) 
Additional levee construction and reconstruction, including 
levee protection of Upper Butte Basin, and multipurpose 
reservoirs.2 
Bank protection and incidental channel improvements, 
Sacramento River from Chico Landing to Red Bluff, and 
local interests flood plain zoning above Chico Landing.2 
Bank protection works at critical locations, Sacramento River.2 
1. For latest published map, see Annual Report for 1913, 2. This supplemental work is reported in detail under 
p. 3170, and Rivers and Harbors Committee Document 50, Sacramento District, Improvement No. 25. 
74th Cong., 1st sess. 
TABLE 44-C SACRAMENTO RIVER, CALIF.: TOTAL COST OF 
EXISTING PROJECT TO SEPTEMBER 30, 1977 
(See Section 4 of Text) 
Funds New Work Maintenance Total 
Regular $65,265,564 $1,979,104 $67,244,6681 
Public Works 1,486,469 - 1,486,469 
Total U.S. $66,752,033 $1,979,104 $68,731,137 
Contributed Project Work 4,939,752 9,686 4,949,438 
Contributed, Other 5,104,333 - 5,104,333 
Total All Funds $76,796,118 $1,988,790 $78,784,908 
1. Excludes $429,671 representing book value of plant 
purchased with previous project funds and transferred to 
existing project without reimbursement. 
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H. Does. 649, 78th Cong., 
2d sess., and 367, 81st 
Cong., 1st sess. 
H. Doc. 272, 84th Cong., 
2d sess. 
S. Doc. 103, 86th Cong., 
2d sess. 
Dec. 22, 1944 and 
May 17, 1950 
July 3, 1958 
July 14, 1960

U. S. ARMY ENGINEER WATERWAYS 
EXPERIMENT STATION 
Organization and functions. The Waterways 
Experiment Station is a field operating agency of 
the Chief of Engineers operating under the staff 
supervision of the Chief, Research & 
Development Office, in accordance with General 
Orders No. 4, 1974. It was originally established 
as a hydraulic laboratory, June 18, 1929, under 
the President, Mississippi River Commission, by 
direction of the Chief of Engineers. 
Colonel John L. Cannon, Corps of Engineers, is 
Commander and Director. 
The organization is the largest laboratory 
complex of the Corps of Engineers for research, 
testing, and development. It is engaged in 
research and engineering investigations in 
support of the civil and military missions of the 
Chief of Engineers in the scientific fields of 
hydraulics, soil mechanics, concrete, expedient" 
construction, nuclear and conventional weapons 
effects and explosives excavation, protective 
structures, vehicle mobility, environmental 
relationships, engineering geology, rock 
mechanics, and pavements. On a reimbursable 
basis, the Waterways Experiment Station 
performs basic and applied research in these and 
related fields, develops methods and techniques, 
tests materials and equipment, and provides 
consulting services in its specialized fields of 
competence. Such services include essential 
technical support in instrumentation 
development and scientific and engineering 
computer services. Subject to approval by the 
Chief of Engineers, studies and investigations 
may be undertaken for other agencies. 
The Waterways Experiment Station mafitains 
an extensive scientific and engineering reference 
library to serve specialized needs of the Corps of 
Engineers; issues publications of general interest 
(including translations) which can help eliminate 
duplication of effort throughout the Corps in 
conducting experimental studies; operates DOD 
Information Analysis Centers in the fields of 
Pavements and Soils Trafficability, Concrete 
Technology, Hydraulic Engineering, and Soil 
Mechanics; maintains the Corps of Engineers 
Engineering Computer Programs Library 
(including audiovisual training aids), the Corps of 
Engineers motion picture lending library, and 
the Corps Guide Specifications service. 
During Fiscal Year 1977, copies of 227 
Waterways Experiment Station numbered 
reports of individual studies conducted at the 
Waterways Experiment Station, 5 in-house 
translations, 45 contract translations, and 45 
unnumbered publications (conference reports, 
special study reports, etc.) for the Waterways 
Experiment Station and other offices were 
distributed to Corps' offices and interested 
outside agencies. In addition, editing and 
printing units completed about 4,900 
miscellaneous assignments for the Waterways 
Experiment Station and other offices. 
Operations and results during the period. Work 
accomplished at the Waterways Experiment 
Station is, in general, initially financed by a 
revolving fund, with direct reimbursement from 
agencies requesting research investigations and 
related services. The Station's total program 
during Fiscal Year 1977 was $58,912,123 of 
which included $14,366,127 performed by 
contract. Of the reimbursable work $33,325,733 
was charged to civil funds, $25,542,686 was 
charged to military funds, and $43,704 to 
nongovernmental concerns. The Plant 
Replacement and Improvement Program was 
$2,300,602 for this period. 
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PERMANENT INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION 
OF NAVIGATION CONGRESSES (PIANC) 
The Permanent International Association of 
Navigation Congresses (PIANC) is an international 
organization with headquarters in Brussels, 
Belgium. It is a clearing house where the views and 
experiences of engineers and port operators of the 
nations of the world are exchanged on problems 
relating to ocean and inland navigation improvement. 
Its objective is broadly stated "to promote 
the progress of inland and maritime navigation." 
The Association developed during the period 
1885-1902 from an international interest in perpetuating 
a series of Congresses for the exchange of 
technical information on problems related to inland 
and ocean navigation. The Permanent International 
Commission was formed during the 8th 
International Congress at Paris in 1900 and led to 
the formation of PIANC during the 9th International 
Congress at Dusseldorf in 1902. The United 
States became a member nation by authority of an 
Act of Congress approved June 28, 1902, which 
provided for annual appropriations toward the 
maintenance of the Association. 
In 1902, the United States appropriated $3,000 
annually for support and maintenance of the Permanent 
International Commission of Congresses 
of Navigation and for payment of the actual expenses 
of properly accredited national delegates of 
the United States to meetings of the Congresses 
and Commissions. An increase in the appropriation 
of $5,000 annually was authorized by the 
1948 River and Harbor Act and an appropriation 
of $22,000 annually by the 1965 River and Harbor 
Act. The current appropriation of $45,000 was authorized 
by the 1974 Water Resources Development 
Act. Of this amount, $6,000 is paid annually 
by the American Section to the International Association 
in Brussels, Belgium. 
The objective of the Association-to promote 
the progress of inland and maritime navigation-is 
met by holding International Congresses and publishing 
technical bulletins and other documents. 
The Congresses are held in various member countries, 
usually at four-year intervals. The Association 
is supported principally by member governments, 
but membership also extends to 
corporations and individuals. Member governments 
are represented at the Congresses and at 
meetings of the Permanent International Commission 
by delegates, the number of official delegates 
to be determined by the amount of the annual subsidy 
paid by the government, but not to exceed ten 
in number. Corporate members may send one official 
representative to the Congresses. Currently 
the Permanent International Commission has 212 
members and 43 countries represented. Individual 
membership is of two classes-Annual and Lifedepending 
on the method of payment of dues. 
There are currently 1282 annual members, 787 life 
members, and 576 corporate members. Membership 
of the American Section on 30 September 
1977 totaled 544, consisting of 138 life, 362 individual, 
and 44 corporate members. A total of 8 new 
individual members and one corporate member 
was added during the calendar year; and 50 individual 
members and 11 corporate members were 
deleted either through resignations, death, or nonpayment 
of dues. 
The affairs of the Association are managed by 
the Permanent International Commission composed 
of delegates from the supporting governments. 
The National Commission constitutes the 
governing body of the American Section and the 
U.S. members of the Permanent International 
Commission. The Director of Civil Works, Office of 
the Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army, and the Resident 
Member, Board of Engineers for Rivers and 
Harbors, are the ex-officio Chairman and Secretary, 
respectively, of the National Commission. 
The Secretary handles all administrative matters 
of the American Section. 
During Fiscal Year 1977, National Commissioners 
were: MG Ernest Graves, USA, ex-officio 
Chairman until 1 July 1977, when he was replaced 
by MG Charles I. McGinnis; COL Robert L. Bangert, 
CE, ex-officio Secretary; Mr. Kenneth J. 
Bousquet; Mr. Minard I. Foster; RADM Donald 
G. Iselin, USN; Honorable David W. Oberlin; and 
Mr. Thorndike Saville. COL Carl H. Bronn, USA 
(Ret); Mr. J.W. Hershey; and Mr. Duane Orr were 
also members until 1 January 1977, when they 
were replaced by COL Herbert R. Haar, Jr., USA 
(Ret); Mr. Vernon L. Ljungren; and Mr. James R. 
Smith. 
Lieutenant General John W. Morris, Chief of 
Engineers, U.S. Army, is one of tour international 
Vice-Presidents of PIANC appointed by the Permanent 
International Commission. His term of office 
expires in July 1978. 
MG Charles G. Holle, USA (Ret), Secretary- 
General, XXth International Navigation Congress, 
1961, is ex-officio member of the Permanent International 
Commission. Honorary American mem- 
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bers of the Permanent International Commission 
include COL Carl H. Bronn, USA (Ret); Mr. Carl 
B. Jansen; BG Herbert D. Vogel, USA (Ret); and 
COL Alvin D. Wilder, USA (Ret). 
The annual meeting of the Permanent International 
Commission was held in Leningrad, Union 
of Soviet Socialist Republics, on 6 September 1977, 
and was attended by ten National Commissioners. 
The XXIVth International Navigation Congress 
was held in Leningrad from 6 to 14 September 
1977. Seventy-three persons attended from the 
United States. For Section I, Inland Navigation, 
50 papers were presented on five subjects; for Section 
II, Ocean Navigation, 58 papers were presented 
on five subjects. 
American representatives attended meetings of 
International Study Commissions during the fiscal 
year. Mr. John Davis attended a meeting of the 
Commission for the Study of Locks, Ship Lifts, and 
River Weirs in Brussels, Belgium on 24-25 November 
1976. BG Herbert D. Vogel, USA (Ret) attended 
two meetings to establish the new Permanent 
Committee for Developing Countries (PCDC) 
in Brussels, Belgium on 14 January 1977, and 19 
July 1977. In addition, Mr. Eugene Harlow represented 
the American Section in drafting working 
reports of the Commission for the Reception of 
Large Ships (ICORELS), and Dr. J. Richard Weggel 
represented the American Section on the work 
of the Commission for the Study of Waves. 
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INVESTIGATIONS OF PROJECTS UNDER 
FEDERAL POWER ACT 
The Federal Water Power Act of June 10, 1920, 
created the Federal Power Commission, composed 
of the Secretaries of War, Interior, and Agriculture 
with authority to grant permits and licenses for 
hydroelectric development in all waters over which 
Congress has jurisdiction. The act further required 
that work of the commission be performed by and 
through the Departments of War, Interior and Agriculture 
and their engineering, technical and other 
personnel except as may be otherwise provided by 
law. By an act of June 23, 1930, entitled "An Act 
to Reorganize the Federal Power Commission," 
Secs. 1 and 2 of the Federal Water Power Act of 
1920 were amended. A commission 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 work through the Departments of 
War, Interior, and Agriculture was removed and 
the commission was authorized to appoint such officers 
and employees as necessary in executing its 
function. By title II, Public Utility Act of 1935, the 
original Federal Water Power Act was made Part I 
of the Federal Power Act, and Parts II and III 
were added to that act. Section 4(e) of the Federal 
Power Act provides that no water power license 
affecting navigable capacity of any navigable waters 
of the United States shall be issued until plans 
of the dam or other structures affecting navigation 
have been approved by the Chief of Engineers and 
the Secretary of Army. By an action, notice of 
which was published in the Federal Register Volume 
40, Number 74, dated April 16, 1975, the Secretary 
of the Army delegated to the Chief of Engineers 
his authority under Sec. 4(e) of the Federal 
Power Act. There is further provision whereby any 
person or corporation intending to construct hydroelectric 
project works in or along 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 
jurisdiction of the Federal Power Commission will 
attach. 
The following work of an engineering nature was 
assigned and accomplished during the fiscal year: 
42 applications from non-Federal entities for planning, 
design construction and operation of hydropower 
projects were reviewed and appropriate recommendations 
in the interest of flood control and 
navigation were furnished to the Commission. The 
review action included approval of plans of structures 
for 22 projects in accordance with Section 
4(e) of the Federal Power Act. Recommendations 
were furnished to the Commission concerning the 
impact of licensed projects on the existing and proposed 
Federal water resource projects. Recommendations 
also were provided to the Commission and 
to the Council on Environmental Quality about 
the environmental impacts of proposed and existing 
licensed projects. 
Necessary expenses in excess of nominal 
amounts for transportation and subsistence of personnel 
engaged in investigations and cost of supervision 
under provisions of the Federal Water 
Power Act are paid from appropriations made for 
the Federal Power Commission. All other costs of 
administration of laws in question are paid from 
funds available for general expense of the Corps of 
Engineers. No expenses were paid from appropriations 
made for the Federal Power Commission 
during the fiscal year. 
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REGULATORY AND SUNKEN VESSEL 
REMOVAL ACTIVITIES 
1. REGULATORY ACTIVITIES. 
Authorities. Regulatory activities of the Corps of 
Engineers, primarily processing applications for 
permits, are conducted under the following authorities: 
Sections 9 and 10 (alteration of waterways, 
e.g. boatdocks) of the River and Harbor Act 
of 1899; Section 103 (ocean dumping) of the Marine 
Protection, Research and Sanctuaries Act of 
1972; and Section 404 (discharge of dredged and fill 
material) of the Clean Water Act. The Corps also 
reviews applications submitted to the Environmental 
Protection Agency and State agencies under 
Section 402 (discharge of pollutants) of the 
FWPCA. 
Work Accomplished. During the fiscal year 
16,372 permits and Letters of Permission were issued 
and 159 permits were denied. Of those issued, 
8643 were Section 10 permits; 1910 were Section 
404 permits; 5788 were Section 10/404 permits; 
and 31 were Section 10/103 permits. A total of 96 
permits were issued to the public at large during 
the year. 
A total of 3456 reported violations were resolved 
in the fiscal year. Of these, 1472 were resolved 
through after-the-fact applications, 287 were submitted 
for litigation, 1461 were found not to require 
a permit, and 236 were found to be already 
under permit. 
In pursuit of its regulatory activities, the Corps 
held 118 public information meetings and 101 permit 
application hearings, prepared 15,849 environmental 
assessments, undertook 39 environmental 
impact statements, and reviewed 13,889 Environmental 
Protection Agency and State Section 402 
applications. A total of 184 navigability determinations 
were made by Division offices. 
For obligations and expenditures, see Table 48- 
A. 
2. INVESTIGATION AND REMOVAL OF 
SUNKEN VESSELS 
Under authority of Sections 19 and 20 of the 
River and Harbor Act of 1899, the Corps of Engineers 
investigated 606 sunken vessels in navigable 
waters during Fiscal Year 1977 and removed 54 
sunken vessels. For obligations and expenditures, 
see Table 48-B. 
REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, 
U.S. ARMY 1977 
TABLE 48-A REGULATORY ACTIVITIES 
Obligations 
Unobligated Balance 
Allotments 
Total Funds Available 
Obligations 
Unobligated Balance 
Expenditures 
Unexpended Balance 
Allotments 
Total Funds Available 
Expenditures 
Unexpended Balance 
FY 77 
30 Sep 76 $ 895,344 
+31,792,021 
32,687,365 
- 31,640,791 
30 Sep 77 1,046,574 
30 Sep 76 $ 2,426,450 
+ 31,792,021 
34,218,471 
-30,513,141 
30 Sep 77 3,705,330 
TABLE 48-B SUNKEN VESSEL REMOVAL 
Obligations 
Unobligated Balance 
Allotments 
Total Funds Available 
Obligations 
Unobligated Balance 
Expenditures 
Unexpended Balance 
Allotments 
FY 77 
30 Sep 76 
30 Sep 77 
30 Sep 77 
Total Funds Available 
Expenditures 
Unexpended Balance 30 Sep 77 
$ 31,653 
+ 204,101 
235,754 
-191,459 
$ 44,295 
2,671,599 
+ 204,101 
2,875,700 
-2,752,100 
$ 123,600 
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INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY WATERS 
BOARDS 
In order to carry out United States obligations 
under international agreements, the Office of the 
Chief of Engineers and several Corps Divisions and 
Districts with jurisdiction over areas bordering 
Canada have representation on numerous international 
boards and committees. The majority of 
these boards were established by the International 
Joint Commission (IJC) as empowered in accordance 
with the provisions of the Boundary Waters 
Treaty of 1909 between the United States and 
Great Britain (for Canada). IJC boards fall into 
two broad categories: boards of control, which are 
more or less permanent and supervise compliance 
over an IJC order; and engineering or technical 
boards, which are usually dissolved after completing 
and reporting on an investigation assignment. 
In addition to boards created by the Commission, 
other international boards and committees are created 
by treaties or other informal arrangement in 
matters concerned with the water resources of 
joint interest, and the members report directly to 
the Governments or establishing agency. International 
boundary waters boards and committees 
having Corps of Engineer membership during the 
fiscal year are discussed in this chapter. 
TABLE OF CONTENTS 
Page 
1. International St. Croix River Board of Control.................................................................
49-1 
2. International Lake Memphremagog Board 
....................................................................... 49-2 
3. International Lake Champlain Board of Control.................................................................
49-3 
4. International Champlain-Richelieu Board 
....................................................................... 49-3 
5. International St. Lawrence River Board of 
Control..........................................................49-4 
6. International Niagara Board of Control ..49-6 
7. International Niagara Committee.............49-8 
8. American Falls International Board.........49-9 
9. International Great Lakes Levels Board .49-9 
10. International Great Lakes Diversions and 
Consumptive Uses Study Board.............49-10 
11. Coordinating Committee on Great Lakes Basic 
Hydraulic and Hydrologic Data........49-10 
12. International Lake Erie Regulation Study 
Board...........................................................49-11 
13. International Lake Superior Board of Control...............................................................
49-11 
1. THE INTERNATIONAL ST. CROIX 
RIVER BOARD OF CONTROL 
Constitution and duties. The Board was organized 
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 
Page 
14. International Prairie Portage Board of Control...............................................................
49-13 
15. International Rainy Lake Board of Control...............................................................
49-14 
16. International Lake of the Woods Control 
Board...........................................................49-14 
17. International Pembina River Engineering 
Board...........................................................49-15 
18. International Souris-Red Rivers Engineering 
Board...........................................................49-15 
19. International Roseau River Engineering 
Board...........................................................49-16 
20. International Garrison Diversion Study 
B oard ............................................................ 49-17 
21. International Kootenay Lake Board of Control 
............................................................... 49-17 
22. International Osoyoos Lake Board of Control 
................................................................ 49-18 
23. International Skagit River Board of Control...............................................................
49-18 
24. Columbia River Treaty Entities.............49-19 
25. Columbia River Treaty Permanent Engineering 
Board....................................................49-20 
Falls Manufacturing Company, Ltd., across the St. 
Croix River at Grand Falls, Maine, and subsequent 
agreements reached between the Governments of 
the United States and Canada. The Board is 
charged with the control of water levels and river 
discharge and with the duty of formulating and 
administering rules under which the various power 
plants and their accessories are to be operated. The 
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Board is also charged with the supervision of the 
operation of all fishways on that portion of the St. 
Croix River that forms the international boundary. 
On October 2, 1934, the Commission issued an order 
approving the reconstruction of the dam by the 
Canadians Cottons, Ltd., extending across the St. 
Croix River from Milltown, New Brunswick, Canada, 
to Milltown, Maine. The order contained the 
following conditions: (a) the reconstructed dam to 
be operated to insure that the forebay levels rise to 
no higher elevation than that which was obtained 
in the operation of the dam being replaced; (b) 
during floods the sluiceways of the dam to be sufficiently 
open to insure passage of the river flow; 
and (c) the operation of the dam, insofar as is necessary 
to insure the observance of the provisions of 
the order, to be under the supervision of the Board. 
On November 19, 1965, the Commission directed 
the Board, in addition to the duties previously assigned, 
to carry out the duties contained in the 
order dated October 15, 1965, for the construction 
of the storage dam at Vanceboro, Maine, and to 
report to the Commission at least annually in 
March. 
Members for fiscal year. The Division Engineer, 
ex officio, U.S. Army Engineer Division, New England, 
Waltham, Massachusetts, was the United 
States member and Mr. J. E. Peters, Regional 
Chief, Water Survey of Canada Department of 
Fisheries and Environment, Halifax, Nova Scotia, 
was the Canadian member. Colonel J. P. Chandler 
was Division Engineer. 
Operations during fiscal year. The Board has 
continued its policy of leaving the regulation of the 
dams at Forest City, Vanceboro, Grand Falls, and 
Milltown in the owner's hands and exercising that 
supervision and inspection necessary to insure adherence 
to the orders of the Commission. 
The Board met on June 28, 1977, at Woodland, 
Maine, and performed the annual inspection of the 
St. Croix River Basin on July 12, 1977, meeting 
with representatives of the New Brunswick Electric 
Power Commission at Milltown, New Brunswick, 
and the Georgia Pacific Corporation in 
Woodland, Maine. The Board approved the Georgia 
Pacific Corporation report titled "St. Croix 
River Watershed Storage-System Operations for 
Hydroelectric Generation." 
Routine inspections by Board field staffs were 
made on behalf of the Board to verify the accuracy 
of the data submitted by the power companies and 
reporting agencies. 
Levels and flows did not exceed Commission orders 
for the various dams during the reporting period, 
except above the Grand Falls dam where the 
maximum elevation was exceeded on June 5 and 6, 
1977. 
The Board reported to the Commission on February 
25, 1977, that the previous harmonious relationship 
between the two power entities continued 
to exist and both have been highly cooperative in 
the matter of regulation and flow. 
2. INTERNATIONAL LAKE 
MEMPHREMAGOG BOARD 
Constitution and duties. Lake Memphremagog is 
in northern Vermont and southeastern Quebec 
and has as its outlet Magog River in Canada. In 
1920 the city of Newport and towns of Derby, Conventry, 
and Barton, all in Vermont, alleged they 
had been harmed by lake levels attributable to 
construction and operation of power plants on the 
Magog River. As a result, the Board, composed of 
one engineer each from the United States and 
Canada, was appointed by the two governments to 
consider the matter and submit a joint report as to 
the 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. 
The Board submitted a joint report, dated May 14, 
1934, to each government. The report recommended 
that the lake levels under normal flow conditions 
range between an upper elevation of 682.70 
feet above mean sea level (Geodetic Survey of Canada, 
1923 adjustment) and a lower limit of 678.98 
feet. During flood conditions, the sluiceways of the 
Memphremagog Dam, owned by Dominian Textiles 
Company, should be operated to reduce the 
flood water elevations to the normal regulated level 
of 682.70 feet as rapidly as possible. The Board 
was reactivated on August 12, 1960, as a result of a 
complaint on July 20, 1959, by a resident of Newport, 
Vermont, concerning high lake levels due to 
alleged improper operation of the power plant. 
There was a similar complaint in April 1976 from 
U.S. citizens. 
Members for fiscal year. For Canada: Mr. C. Triquet, 
Director, Quebec Region, Inland Waters Directorate, 
Department of Fisheries and Environment, 
Ottawa. For the United States: Colonel T. 
C. Hunter, Jr., New York District Engineer, U.S. 
Army Corps of Engineers until August 1977 when 
he was succeeded by Colonel C.H. Benn. 
Operations during fiscal year. Monitoring of the 
water levels was maintained. The Water Resources 
Branch of the U.S. Geological Survey records daily 
readings of the elevation of Lake Memphremagog 
at Newport, Vermont. Datum of the gage is 673.00 
feet above mean sea level, U.S. Geological Survey, 
1929 adjustments, which is 0.30 feet higher than 
the comparable Geodetic Survey of Canada, 1923 
adjustment. The Board did not meet during the 
year nor were any problems presented for resolu- 
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tion. The Board members plan to question their 
respective governments on the need for continuing 
this international activity. 
3. INTERNATIONAL LAKE CHAMPLAIN 
BOARD OF CONTROL 
Constitution and duties. The Board was organized 
pursuant to the provision of the Order of Approval, 
dated June 10, 1937, of the International 
Joint Commission approving construction and operation 
of certain remedial works in the Richelieu 
River at Fryers Island, Quebec. The Board submitted 
a report to the Commission dated May 4, 1938, 
soon after completion of the Fryers Island Dam. 
The Board is responsible for insuring compliance 
with provisions of the order insofar as they relate 
to the regulation of the levels of Lake Champlain. 
Members for fiscal year. For Canada: Mr. J. 
Bathurst, Chief, Engineering Division, Water 
Planning and Management Branch, Inland Waters 
Directorate, Department of Fisheries and Environment. 
For the United States Colonel T.C. Hunter, 
Jr., District Engineer, U.S. Army Engineer District, 
New York, until August 1977 when he was 
succeeded by Colonel C.H. Benn. 
Operations during fiscal year. No construction or 
other operations have taken place on the Richelieu 
River during the year. The proposed construction 
of a new lock below St. Jean Rapids, originally 
scheduled for the fall of 1974, has been delayed 
until a decision has been reached on proposed flood 
control measures for the Richelieu River. These 
are presently under study. The purpose of the new 
lock is to provide navigational access from the 
Chambly Canal into the reach of the river upstream 
of Fryers Island Dam. Information and 
complaints have been received from numerous 
communities along Lake Champlain concerning 
flood damages caused by high lake levels which 
have prevailed since 1972. Informal investigations 
indicated that high levels were presumably caused 
by heavy rainfall and the natural barriers in the 
channel of the Richelieu River, for which the 
Canadian Government is in no way responsible. 
However, as a result of these conditions, the Governments 
of Canada and of the United States 
agreed by letter dated March 29, 1973, pursuant to 
Article IX of the Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909, 
to request the International Joint Commission to 
further investigate possible lake regulation. (See 
International Champlain-Richelieu Board that follows.) 
4. INTERNATIONAL CHAMPLAINRICHELIEU 
BOARD 
Constitution and duties. Pursuant to the decision 
of the International Joint Commission and in 
response to its March 6, 1975, Interim Report on 
the Regulation of the Richelieu River and Lake 
Champlain, the Commission established the Board 
on May 5, 1975. The Board replaced an Engineering 
Board, which reported in 1974 and was disbanded 
by the Commission in April 1975. The new 
Board was directed to undertake, through appropriate 
agencies in Canada and the United States, 
the necessary investigations and follow-up studies 
and to advise the Commission on all matters which 
it must consider in completing its report to the 
governments under the March 29, 1973, Reference 
from the governments. The Commission issued a 
directive to the Board on June 11, 1975, requesting, 
in the light of the Commission's interim report 
and the governments' responses to provide information 
as to: (a) the beneficial and adverse effects 
on the environment in the United States and Canada 
of regulating the water levels of Lake Champlain; 
(b) net economic benefits, including flood 
control benefits, to each country, of regulating the 
water levels of Lake Champlain; compatible methodology 
and criteria are to be applied in both countries; 
(c) the desirable criteria for regulation of 
Lake Champlain by means of works which may be 
undertaken in the St. Jean Rapids, bearing in 
mind impact on agriculture, water supply and 
sanitation, recreation, navigation, environmental 
factors, including fish and wildlife, reclamation and 
preservation of wetlands and flood control and 
such other purposes as may warrant consideration 
in the judgment of the Board; (d) the operation 
plan or plans of regulation developed utilizing the 
results of the environmental and net benefit studies 
which best meet the criteria mentioned above; 
(e) the specific benefits and adverse effects which 
would accrue to each country from implementation 
of the plan, or plans, of regulation. The Commission 
also directed the Board to prepare an outline 
of a program of investigations and studies, 
with cost and time estimates; and to carry out the 
program as approved by the Commission, suggesting 
modifications, if necessary, and to submit a final 
report and recommendations by July 1, 1977. 
The directive also instructed the Board to review 
and, as far as possible, utilize the final report of the 
Engineering Board and other previously acquired 
information. 
Members for fiscal year. The United States 
members were Mr. T. P. Curran, (Chairman) Director 
of Environmental Analysis, New York State 
Department of Environmental Conservation; Mr. 
D. C. Kimball, Senior Staff Specialist, U.S. Fish 
and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; 
Mr. T. E. Klock, Senior Staff Associate, New England 
River Basins Commission; Mr. A. W. Albert, 
Senior Staff Engineer, Vermont Agency of Environmental 
Conservation; and Colonel T. C. Hunt- 
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er, Jr., District Engineer, U.S. Army Engineer District, 
New York until August 1977 when he was 
succeeded by Col. C. H. Benn. The Canadian 
members were Mr. H. B. Rosenberg (Chairman), 
Chief, Socio-Economic Division, Water Planning 
and Management Branch, Department of Fisheries 
and Environment; Mr. J. Y. Pelletiers, Canadian 
Wildlife Service, Department of Fisheries and 
Environment; Mr. B. Harvey, Director, Hydraulic 
Development Service, Quebec Department of 
Natural Resources; Mr. R. Baillargeon, District 
Director, Quebec Agricultural Hydraulics; and Mr. 
Y. L. Page, Director de la Connaissance de la 
Qualitie du Milieu, Quebec Services de Protection 
de 1 'Environement. 
Operations during the fiscal year. The various 
Board committees completed the basic inventories 
and technical appendices. The appendices include 
environmental base data and impacts of alternate 
plans, economic base conditions, existing and future 
damages, benefits of alternate plans, nonstructural 
plan development and analysis and engineering 
data as it relates to existing condition 
lake level trends and the design and costs of alternate 
structural plans. These committee reports 
were supplemented by contractor reports concerning 
fishery, waterfowl, furbearers, vegetative cover, 
lakeside facilities, damage analysis due to high and 
low lake levels, physical hydraulic model, and other 
specific reports. The Board initiated preparation 
of its final report which would analyze the recommendations 
of its committees and conclude as to 
whether regulation of Lake Champlain was desirable 
and feasible and, if so, what would be the best 
means of regulating the lake. The Board's report is 
due to the Commission by December 1977. 
5. INTERNATIONAL ST. LAWRENCE 
RIVER BOARD OF CONTROL 
Constitution and duties. The Board was established 
December 16, 1953, pursuant to the Order of 
Approval dated October 29, 1952, of 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 instructed the Board to 
perform the duties assigned to it by the order. 
These responsibilities include the following items: 
(a) The Board is to determine the gages, measurements 
and other services to be provided by the 
Power Authority of the State of New York 
(PASNY) and the Hydro-Electric Power Commission 
of Ontario (Ontario-Hydro) 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 Board shall insure that the provisions of 
the orders relating to water levels and regulation of 
the discharge of water from Lake Ontario and the 
flow of water through the International Rapids 
Section are complied with, and that Ontario-Hydro 
and PASNY shall duly observe any direction 
given them by the Board for the purpose of ensuring 
such compliance. The Board 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 order, the Board was requested to report 
semi-annually to the Commission and to keep 
the Commission informed with regard to the discharge 
of water from Lake Ontario and the flow 
through the International Rapids Section of the 
St. Lawrence River; and (d) At a meeting of the 
Commission in Toronto on January 25, 1957, further 
studies of the regulation of Lake Ontario, beyond 
studies accomplished by the International 
Lake Ontario Board of Engineers, were assigned to 
the Board of Control. 
Members for fiscal year. The Canadian members 
were Mr. R. H. Smith (Chairman), Chief, Waterways 
Development, Department of Transport; Mr. 
J. B. Bryce, Hydraulic Engineer, Hydro-Electric 
Power Commission of Ontario; Mr. M. Hendler, 
Director General of Water, Quebec Department of 
Natural Resources; and Mr. R. H. Clark, Senior 
Engineering Advisor to the Director, Inland Waters 
Directorate, Department of Fisheries and Environment. 
The United States members were 
Brigadier General R. L. Moore (Chairman), the 
Division Engineer, U.S. Army Engineer Division, 
North Central; Mr. D. Brown until succeeded by 
Mr. R. Corso, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 
on August 17, 1977; Mr. R. D. Conner, Resident 
Manager, Power Authority of the State of 
New York; and Mr. W. H. Kennedy, Assistant Administrator, 
St. Lawrence Seaway Development 
Corporation. 
Operations during fiscal year. The Board met in 
Ottawa, Ontario, on October 8, 1976; in Buffalo, 
New York, on December 8, 1976; in Detroit, 
Michigan, on March 9, 1977; in Alexandria, Virginia, 
on April 4, 1977 and in Ottawa, Ontario, on 
September 26, 1977. 
The Board has continued to regulate the Lake 
Ontario outflow in accordance with the Commission's 
directive of April 8, 1960, that, commencing 
on April 20, 1960, the St. Lawrence Project be so 
operated as to conform to the criteria and other 
requirements of the orders dated October 29, 1952 
and July 2, 1956. Regulation Plan 1958-D, the plan 
currently approved by the Commission, with its 
discretionary authority and with continuing guidance 
from the Commission and advice from the 
interests involved, is used by the Board in consult- 
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ing with the Power Entities and other concerned 
interests. 
The Commission by letter dated October 11, 
1974, informed the Board that the six ice booms in 
the Prescott-Galop reach of the St. Lawrence River 
would henceforth be considered a part of the works 
approved by the Commission's order of October 29, 
1952. The Board at the request of the Commission, 
oversees the installation and removal of the ice 
booms. 
The Board maintained contact with the project 
operation through its Regulation Representatives 
and provided information on levels and outflows. 
The Board's Operations Advisory Group (OAG), 
which represents the navigation and power interests, 
and provides advice on operational aspects of 
regulation, continued to provide weekly summaries 
of its activities to the Board and to the Regulation 
Representatives. 
The workload from Board activities also involved 
answering complaints, providing technical 
information and participating in workshops, public 
meetings, congressional hearings and news media 
appearances. 
The Power Entities continued their operation 
and maintenance of the gages required by the 
Board for recording river levels and determining 
flows. This program is monitored by the St. Lawrence 
Committee on River Gaging. The Committee's 
calendar year report (1976 to 1977) included 
tabulations of daily mean outflows from Lake St. 
Lawrence, as well as the distribution of flows 
through the various structures, and the daily mean 
water levels recorded at the 13 river gages under 
the supervision of the Committee. Also included 
were the recorded water levels of the Canadian 
Hydrographic Service gaging stations at Cornwall 
and Summerstown, Ontario, and the NOAA, National 
Ocean Survey, gaging station at Ogdensburg, 
New York. 
Construction of the spur dike extension in the 
South Cornwall channel was completed in December 
1976 under a St. Lawrence Seaway Development 
Corporation (SLSDC) contract of about 
$467,000 and funded by the Power Entities. The 
spur dike extension is working satisfactorily. 
Peaking operations were initiated on December 
4, 1976. This was the first time during the reporting 
period that weekly releases had fallen below 
280,000 cfs, the maximum allowed for peaking operations. 
This was the first year of an approved 
five-year application to conduct peaking operations. 
In accordance with the conditions of the 
Commission's approval dated July 27, 1976, and 
the fact that the extension to the spur dike in the 
South Cornwall Channel had been completed, 
peaking was conducted within the range of 30,000 
cfs above and below the daily mean flow, with hour 
to hour variations in flow limited to 20,000 cfs. 
At the beginning of the fiscal year, the level of 
Lake Ontario was 245.25 feet. After a normal seasonal 
decline and rise, the peak elevation of 245.28 
feet was reached on May 6, 1977. This marked decline 
from a year earlier was the result of reduced 
supplies during the early part of 1977, both from 
the upper Great Lakes and from the Lake Ontario 
basin. With the return to below normal supplies, 
the Board approved elimination of the accumulated 
deviations, resulting from application of Criterion 
(k), of + 241,000 cfs weeks. The elimination 
of deviations occurred with the regulation period 
commencing June 25, 1977, thereby reducing the 
1958-D Plan level of Lake Ontario to the actual 
level at that time. 
Throughout the fiscal year, total supplies for 
Lake Ontario remained near normal until early 
August when an upward trend started. In September 
the total Lake Ontario supply exceeded highest 
recorded monthly supply (record period 1900-1976) 
of 268,000 cfs, by averaging 274,000 cfs. 
Precipitation over the Lake Ontario and entire 
Great Lakes basin averaged near normal through 
most of the year. An exception was the Lake Ontario 
Basin during the months of August and September, 
when existing records for maximum precipitation 
were broken. The old recorded 
maximums were 5.27 inches in 1915 and 6.13 
inches in 1945. These were replaced by the 1977 
amounts of 6.11 inches in August and 6.52 inches 
in September. 
Evaporation amounts in the Ontario Basin also 
broke existing minimum monthly evaporation 
amounts in July, August and September. Previous 
minimums of record were set in 1972 for July and 
August and 1971 for September (record period 
1965-1976). 
Because of below normal air temperatures during 
the fall of 1976, river temperatures at the 
Moses-Saunders Power Dam were roughly 3�F 
lower than average at the beginning of December. 
This fact, coupled with several below zero nights in 
early December, resulted in ice formation in the 
International Rapids Section some three weeks 
earlier than usual. December 1976 was the third 
coldest December in terms of cumulative freezing 
degree days since the St. Lawrence Project began 
operation in 1958. 
Since ice formation in the Beauharnois Canal 
Section began well before the official navigation 
closing date of December 18, 1976, shipping was 
suspended and flows for power generation were reduced 
to establish a stable ice cover. Flow reduc- 
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tion for winter operations first occurred on December 
4 when the Lake Ontario outflow was 
progressively reduced from 285,000 cfs to 230,000 
cfs to assist ice formation procedures downstream 
from Lake St. Francis, including the Beaharnois 
Canal. The formation of an ice cover in the Moses- 
Saunders forebay began on December 9, approximately 
three weeks earlier than normal. By December 
12, all ice booms in the International Rapids 
Section were complete with the exception of 
the shore section of the North Galop boom and an 
opening for vessel passage through both the main 
galop and the Ogdensburg-Prescott booms. Upon 
the cessation of navigation, the Ogdensburg-Prescott 
ice boom was closed by mid-afternoon of December 
24. The closure of the Galop boom was delayed 
by unsuccessful attempts to break up the ice 
bridge above Iroquois Dam. The Galop boom was 
finally closed on December 30. Prior to final closure, 
regulated flows had ranged from 267,000 to 
210,000 cfs as ice conditions dictated. 
From the beginning of January until the week 
beginning 12 March when plan flow was discharged, 
weekly mean releases were limited by ice 
conditions within the narrow range of 211,000 cfs 
to 230,000 cfs. The 1977 St. Lawrence Seaway 
navigation season opened on April 4. 
6. INTERNATIONAL NIAGARA BOARD 
OF CONTROL 
Constitution and duties. The Board was established 
August 19, 1953, by the International Joint 
Commission to supervise the construction, maintenance 
and operation of the Niagara Remedial 
Works, recommended by the Commission in its 
1953 report on the "Preservation and Enhancement 
of Niagara Falls." These works consist of the 
high-head power plants on the Niagara River, specifically 
the Sir Adam Beck No. 1, completed in 
1926, and Sir Adam Beck No. 2, completed in 1958, 
on the Canadian side of the river and the Robert 
Moses Niagara Plant on the United States side; 
and the Control Structure extending from the 
Canadian shore immediately upstream from the 
Niagara Falls. The Board is also responsible for 
recording the amount of water diverted from Lake 
Erie through the Welland Canal for power purposes 
at the DeCew Falls Plant in Canada. 
Members for fiscal year. The United States 
members were Brigadier General R. L. Moore 
(Chairman), Division Engineer, U.S. Army Engineer 
Division, North Central, and Mr. R. A. Corso, 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, who replaced 
Mr. D. Brown, on August 17, 1977. The 
Canadian members were Mr. D. M. Foulds (Chairman), 
Director, Ontario Region, Inland Water Directorate, 
Department of Fisheries and Environment, 
and Mr. K. A. Rowsell, Program Manager, 
Marine Works, Department of Public Works. 
Operations during fiscal year. The Board met in 
Ottawa, Ontario, on October 5, 1976; in Buffalo, 
New York, on March 18, 1977; in Alexandria, Virginia, 
on April 4, 1977; in Chicago, Illinois, on September 
9, 1977; and in Ottawa, Ontario, on September 
26, 1977. The Power Entities complied 
with the Board's directive of February 27, 1973, for 
the operation of Chippawa-Grass Island Pool during 
this fiscal year. The accumulated deviation 
through July 31, 1977, was 1.4 foot-months above 
the long-term mean level (established limit is 3.0 
foot-months). Tolerances were suspended on one 
day in September, when river flows were in excess 
of 270,000 cfs for a period of four or more consecutive 
hours. They were also suspended on seven 
days in October and three days in November to 
facilitate discharge measurements. Again, it was 
necessary to suspend tolerances on six days in 
January, two days in February and four days during 
the period March 1-18, in order to pass ice 
through the Chippawa-Grass Island Pool above 
the Control Structure. 
During January and February, diversions to the 
power plants were reduced on a number of occasions 
due to ice which formed in the river. The 
total loss of energy to the Power Entities during 
the period amounted to 78,000 megawatt-hours. As 
compared to past winters, this is not a large energy 
loss. To generate equivalent energy would require 
about 130,000 barrels of oil or about 34,000 tons of 
coal. 
There were two violations of the 1950 Treaty requirements 
during the fiscal year. The April 6 violation 
was caused by the grounding of heavy lake 
ice in the Tower Island channel area. The June 14 
violation was due to a malfunction of the gate control 
equipment for one gate at the Control Structure. 
With the exception of the two violations, flow 
over the falls exceeded Treaty requirements of 
50,000 cfs for non-tourist hours and 100,000 cfs for 
the tourist daylight hours. 
The levels of Lake Erie have remained above average 
through Fiscal Year 1977. 
The Ashland Avenue, the American Falls and 
the Material Dock Gages remained operative 
throughout the reporting period. The Slaters Point 
Gage was inoperative during the periods October 
28-31, November 27-29, most of the month of February, 
March 28-April 5 and April 12-13. 
A series of discharge measurements was made 
during the period October 21-26 to establish a rating 
curve for the American Falls Channel Gage. 
Further measurements may be necessary to firmly 
establish the rating curve for this gage. 
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A series of 11 discharge measurements was made 
jointly by U.S. and Canadian personnel during the 
period October 28 to November 3 from the Robert 
Moses Cableway to verify the existing stage-discharge 
relationship for the Ashland Avenue Gage. 
The gage is located on the Niagara River near the 
outlet of the Maid-of-the Mist Pool. Cableway 
measurements to date have verified the existing 
relationship in the medium and high flow ranges. 
Future measurements will be made to verify the 
rating in the low flow range. 
Installation of the Lake Erie-Niagara River ice 
boom began on November 30, 1976, and was completed 
on December 18, 1976. 
The autumn of 1976 was one of the coldest on 
record, with temperatures in October, November 
and December well below normal. November also 
stands out as an exceptionally dry month. The 
temperature was below freezing for the period December 
26-February 8, a total of 45 consecutive 
days. The January monthly mean air temperature 
recorded at Buffalo was the lowest since records 
began in 1870. 
Ice was first observed in the Chippawa-Grass Island 
pool on December 3. By December 9, ice accumulation 
was sufficient to require ice breaker action. 
Clear skies and the lack of an insulating lake 
ice cover caused an unusually large anchor ice 
build-up overnight on December 24-25. The flow 
out of Lake Erie was retarded by 52,000 cfs for ten 
hours on this occasion. Anchor ice effects of 10,000 
to 20,000 cfs were common throughout January 
and February. 
The Canadian Niagara Power Plant forebay became 
ice jammed on December 23, putting the 
plant out of service. The plant was partially returned 
to service on March 2. 
An ice bridge formed in the Maid-of-the-Mist 
Pool during the morning of December 24 and completely 
covered the pool by December 31. It 
reached a height of some 30 feet above the water 
surface and was composed entirely of river ice. 
An aerial flight from the ice boom to Port Maitland, 
Ontario, was made on January 4. This portion 
of the lake was 100 percent ice covered with 
smooth blue lake ice. Ice Forecasting Central, Fisheries 
and Environment Canada, reported 100 percent 
ice cover on the lake during January and February. 
A major storm passed over Lake Erie on January 
10 with winds from the southwest gusting to 60 
mph. However, no ice came out of the lake. A helicopter 
survey on January 13 showed a full coverage 
of blue ice 14-19 inches thick over the entire 
east end of the lake. 
A major blizzard occurred in the Buffalo-Fort 
Erie area on the weekend of January 28-31 with 
snow drifts over 20 feet high paralyzing the area 
for a week. Despite winds of 70 mph from the 
southwest, no ice came out of the lake. 
February 9 was the first day since December 25 
that the air temperatures were above freezing. 
This prolonged cold spell caused the Welland 
River, between Chippawa and Montrose Island, to 
freeze over despite maximum diversions to the 
Beck Plants passing through this reach. This phenomenon 
has never occurred with flows of this 
magnitude in the past. This three-mile ice cover 
restricted flows to the Beck Plants by 4,000 cfs. 
The Board monitored the lake ice conditions 
through several helicopter and fixed-wing flights 
carried out during February and March. 
April air temperature averaged 47 0�F, which is 
2.2 degrees above normal. A reconnaissance flight 
on April 14 showed the ice cover at that time was 
approximately 200 square miles. After considering 
the amount of ice remaining on the lake and the 
predicted weather conditions, the Board recommended 
to the IJC, and the Commission approved, 
the boom removal commencing on April 15. Actual 
boom removal began on April 18 when approximately 
140 square miles of ice remained. The last 
span of the boom was removed from the lake on 
April 20. The 1977 boom opening date was one day 
earlier than last year and seven days later than the 
average date experienced since the flexible opening 
date was instituted in 1970. All ice boom flotation 
equipment was removed from the lake by May 15. 
The date of last ice was May 13, some 24 days later 
than last year. 
By letters dated September 17, 1976, the Board 
recommended to the IJC that the conduct of the 
public meeting each spring to discuss the date of 
opening of the Lake Erie-Niagara River ice boom 
revert to a Board function. In letters dated October 
22, 1976, the Commission assigned this function 
to the Board. 
The Board scheduled the public meeting in Buffalo, 
New York, on March 18, 1977. Mr. Desloge 
Brown acting as Board Chairman opened the 
meeting by reading a prepared statement which 
outlined the purpose of the meeting, the function 
of the ice boom and the current ice conditions on 
Lake Erie. 
Mr. Alvin Hollmer read a statement which presented 
the Power Entities' view on the current ice 
situation. No other presentations were made. Letters 
were received from four agencies, one from the 
Maid-of-the-Mist Corporation requesting that the 
boom be left in place as long as possible. The 
Board's meeting received considerable newspaper 
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and television coverage in the Niagara Frontier 
area. 
Te Board is preparing a report entitled "Lake 
Erie-Niagara River Ice Boom." This report will not 
only cover the operation and maintenance but will 
also cover statistical analysis for predicting ice 
boom removal. This report will be completed by 
the end of 1977. 
By letter dated January 14, 1977, the Board submitted 
to the Commission copies of a report entitled, 
"Evaluation of the 1975-76 Data Collection 
Program in Connection with the Lake Erie-Niagara 
River Ice Boom Study." The report summarized 
the ice and meteorological data collection 
program carried out in eastern Lake Erie last winter. 
The Board is continuing with a data collection 
program as recommended in the above mentioned 
report. Specifically, additional data will be collected 
starting April 1st to evaluate the ice dissipation 
times. The cost of this program is being 
shared equally by Ontario Hydro, Power Authority 
of the State of New York, the U.S. Army Corps 
of Engineers, and Fisheries and Environment Canada. 
The Board continued to analyze Lake Erie ice 
conditions from data provided by many sources, 
principally the U.S. Coast Guard; Environment 
Canada; National Aeronautics and Space Administration 
(NASA); and, U.S. Department of Commerce, 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 
(NOAA). 
7. INTERNATIONAL NIAGARA 
COMMITTEE 
Constitution and duties. A treaty between Canada 
and the United States concerning the uses of 
waters of the Niagara River was signed on February 
27, 1950. Its provisions terminated the limitations 
placed by Article V of the Treaty of 1909 on 
the diversions of Niagara River water for power 
and replaced the temporary international agreements 
for the allocation of waters of the Niagara 
River for power purposes. In accordance with Article 
VII of the 1950 Treaty, a representative was 
appointed by each Government who, acting 
jointly, shall ascertain and shall record the 
amounts of water available for the purposes of the 
said Treaty 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 1950 Treaty became 
effective October 10, 1950. Under Article III 
of the Treaty, all waters in excess of certain minimum 
flows which are required to maintain the scenic 
spectacle at Niagara Falls are available for diversion 
for power and, with the exception of the 
5,000 cubic feet per second to Canada, authorized 
October 1940 for the Long Lac-Ogoki diversions by 
Canada, are to be allocated equally between both 
countries. Minimum flows over the Falls shall not 
be less than 100,000 cubic feet per second between 
8 a.m. and 10 p.m. EST 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 not be less than 50,000 cubic feet per second. 
A brief history regarding the measurements and 
supervision of diversions of waters from the Niagara 
River prior to the 1950 Treaty is included in 
the Committee's first annual report in 1955. In 
1973, the two Governments agreed to use Eastern 
Daylight Savings Time (EDST) when officially in 
effect in either country at Niagara Falls, rather 
than Eastern Standard Time (EST) as stipulated 
in the 1950 Treaty. 
Members for fiscal year. The Canadian representative 
was Mr. D. M. Foulds, Director, Ontario 
Region, Inland Waters Directorate, Department of 
Fisheries and Environment. The U.S. representative 
was the Division Engineer, U.S. Army Engineer 
Division, North Central. Brigadier General 
R. L. Moore was Division Engineer. 
Operations during the fiscal year. The Committee 
reviewed daily reports of operation of the hydro-
electric generating stations on the Niagara 
River which diverted water from the river above 
the Falls and the DeCew Falls Plants which divert 
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 and its representatives. 
Monthly and annual summaries were prepared. 
During the fiscal year there were two violations of 
the Treaty flow requirement over Niagara Falls. 
The first occurred on April 6, 1977, at 0900 hours 
and was caused by the grounding of heavy lake ice 
in the Tower Island channel area. The total flow 
over the Falls was recorded at 97,140 cfs, a deficiency 
of 2,860 cfs. The second violation occurred 
on June 14, 1977, at 1800 hours. The total flow over 
the falls was recorded at 98,620 cfs, a deficiency of 
1,380 cfs. This violation was caused by a temporary 
malfunction of gate equipment at the control 
structure. The temporary abnormality in the control 
system was the first time that such an incident 
had ever occurred. A number of apparent violations 
occurred also throughout the year and are 
listed below: 
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DATE AND TIME 
December 24, 1977-0800 hrs. 
1100 hrs. 
March 18, 1977-0900 hrs. 
March 21, 1977-1800 hrs. 
TOTAL 
FALLS 
FLOW 
48,900 cfs 
46,370 cfs 
48,630 cfs 
46,190 cfs 
All of the above mentioned events pi 
further study, to be caused by natural f 
ing gage readings to indicate an apparer 
Bi-weekly and intermittent inspect 
plants were made by representatives o 
mittee, jointly and individually, to obta 
dent watt-meter readings of power out 
assure compliance with all provisi 
Treaty. Records of water levels in tl 
River above and below the Falls were 
means of self-registering gages. 
The American Falls Channel gage, w 
for determining flows over the America 
relocated approximately 410 feet upsi 
the former site and placed in operati 
June 1976. During the summer and f 
Fisheries and Environment Canada ar 
Engineers personnel conducted dischar 
ments in the American Falls Channel 
a preliminary stage-discharge relations 
relocated gaging station. It is expect( 
other series of discharge measureme 
taken in the fall of 1977 to further c 
gage. Until a rating is established for th 
the monthly report, columns 12 and 13 
and American Falls flows, are labelled 
of Flow Subject to Re-Rating of th( 
Falls Gage." 
The diversion to the DeCew Falls P1 
tario Hydro by way of the Welland 
normal during FY 1977. 
8. AMERICAN FALLS INTERNA 
BOARD 
Constitution and duties. In a refer 
March 31, 1967, the Governments of 
States and Canada, pursuant to Articl 
Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909, re 
International Joint Commission (IJC) 
gate and report upon measures neces 
serve and enhance the beauty of the 
Falls at Niagara. The Board was estab 
24, 1967, by the Commission to carry ou 
tigations required under the Reference 
Members for fiscal year. The U.S. me 
Brigadier General R. L. Moore, Divisio 
U.S. Army Engineer Division, Nor 
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Chairman, and Mr. G. Eckbo, Professor, Depart- 
DISCRE- ment of Landscape and Architecture, University of 
PANCY California at Berkeley. Canadian members were 
Mr. N. H. James, Director, Water Planning and 
1,100 cfs Management Branch, Inland Waters Directorate, 
3,630 cfs Department of Fisheries and Environment, Chair- 
1,370 cfs man, and Mr. H. S. M. Carver, Consultant, Central 
3,810 cfs Mortgage and Housing Corporation, Ottawa, (Retired). 
roovevd,e d, aaftefrter Operations during fiscal year. The Board comorces, 
caus- 
vi.ot lation. pleted its report to the IJC on June 30, 1974, and 
received no assignments and had no activity durtions 
of all ing the fiscal year. The IJC furnished its Report 
)f the Corn- entitled, "Preservation and Enhancement of the 
in indepen- American Falls at Niagara," to the Governments 
tput and to of the United States and Canada on DI)ecember 20, 
ons of the 1975. As yet, the Governments of the United 
he Niagara States and Canada have not acted on the IJC recobtained 
by ommendations in the report. 
hich is used 9. INTERNATIONAL GREAT LAKES 
n Falls, was LEVELS BOARD 
tream from Constitution and duties. The Governments of ioonn iinn mmiidd-- Canada and the United States, by Reference dated 
all of 1976, October 7, 1964, requested the IJC to determine 
id Coropfs whether measures within the Great Lakes Basin 
ggee mmeeaassuurree-- can be taken in the public interest to regulate fur- to establish 
shiph ffootra btlhhe ther the levels of the Great Lakes or any of them 
shtat n-and their connecting waters so as to reduce the ed that ann 
ts will be. extremes of stages which have been experienced, 
alibrate the and for the beneficial effects in these waters. 
e new gage, At a meeting on December 2, 1964, the IJC es- 
, Horseshoe tablished the Board to undertake the necessary in- 
"Diversion vestigations and studies and to advise the Commise 
American sion on all matters which it must consider in 
making a report or reports to the Governments under 
the Reference. At the first meeting of the 
ants of On- Board on January 6, 1965, a Working Committee 
Canwale re was selected. The Working Committee met on July 
7, 1965, and set up four subcommittees to investigate 
and report on the separate areas of study inrIONAL 
volved: Shore Property, Navigation, Power, and 
Regulation. A subcommittee on regulatory works 
was subsequently established by the Working 
rence dated Committee in September 1967 and a Reports Subthe 
United committee in June 1968. The Board reported to 
le IV of the the Commission with a final report on December 7, 
quested the 1973, and the Commission reported to the two 
to investi- Governments in its report dated April 1976. 
sary to pre- Members for fiscal year. United States members 
e American were Brigadier General R. L. Moore (Chairman), 
)lished July Division Engineer, U.S. Army Engineer Division, 
it the inves- North Central; Ms. M. F. McGrath, Special Assist- 
." ant to the Secretary, Department of the Interior, 
mbers were North Central Region; and Mr. B. T. Jose, St. 
n Engineer, Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, Deth 
Central, partment of Transportation (retired). Canadian

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members were Mr. C. K. Hurst (Chairman), Chief, 
Engineer, Department of Public Works (retired); 
Mr. R. H. Smith, Chief, Waterways Development 
Division, Ministry of Transport; and Mr. N. H. 
James, Director, Water Planning and Management 
Branch, Department of Fisheries and Environment. 
The Canadian Chairman resigned effective 
January 1, 1976, and the position was vacant 
thereafter. 
Operations during fiscal year. During the year 
the Board received to new assignments. On July 
18, 1977 the Commission took action to disband 
the Board, as a result of new References and communications 
relating to the Great Lakes water levels 
from the Governments of the United States and 
Canada. This is the last report on this international 
activity. 
10. INTERNATIONAL GREAT LAKES 
DIVERSIONS AND CONSUMPTIVE 
USES STUDY BOARD 
Constitution and duties. By Reference dated 
February 21, 1977 by the Governments of the 
United States and Canada to the IJC requesting a 
report upon the effects of existing and proposed 
diversions within, into and out of the Great Lakes 
basin and the effects of existing and reasonably 
foreseeable patterns of consumptive uses on the 
Great Lakes water levels and flows, the International 
Great Lakes Diversions and Consumptive 
Uses Study Board was formed by the Commission's 
Directive of May 10, 1977. The Board Chairmen 
and members were appointed on June 7, 1977. 
Members for the fiscal year. The Canadian members 
were Mr. N. H. James (Chairman), Director, 
Water Planning and Management Branch, Inland 
Waters Directorate, Department of Fisheries and 
Environment; Mr. R. H. Smith, Chief, Waterways 
Development, Ministry of Transport; Mr. G. H. 
Mills, Director, Water Resources Branch, Ontario 
Ministry of the Environment; Mr. B. Bouchard, 
Senior Engineer, Hydraulic Development Service, 
Quebec Department of Natural Resources; and 
Mr. R. A. Walker, Hydraulic Engineer, Hydro- 
Electric Power Commission of Ontario. The United 
States members were Brigadier General R. L. 
Moore (Chairman), Division Engineer, U.S. Army 
Engineer Division, North Central; Mr. W. D. 
Marks, Bureau of Environmental Protection, 
Michigan Department of Natural Resources; Mr. 
P. L. Wise, Chief, Bureau of Resources Regulation, 
Division of Water Resources, Illinois Department 
of Transportation; Mr. C. H. McConnell, Deputy 
Secretary, Resources Management, Pennsylvania 
Department of Environmental Resources, and Mr. 
J. D. Hebson, New York Regional Engineer, Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission. 
Operations during the fiscal year. The Board 
met in Toronto, Ontario, on September 20, 1977, 
and in Ottawa, Ontario, on September 28, 1977. 
The main activity of the Board this fiscal year was 
establishing a Working Committee and developing 
a Plan of Study, which was scheduled to be presented 
to the Commission late in 1977. As part of 
this effort, the Board requested further clarification 
from the Commission on the scope of the 
study by letter dated September 22, 1977. Also, a 
major effort of the Board included attempts to secure 
necessary funding for Board study activities. 
11. COORDINATING COMMITTEE ON 
GREAT LAKES BASIC HYDRAULIC 
AND HYDROLOGIC DATA 
Constitution and duties. The Committee was 
formed on May 7, 1953, for the purpose of establishing 
a basis for development and acceptance by 
both countries (United States and Canada) of identical 
hydraulic and hydrologic data for the Great 
Lakes and their outflow channels. The Committee 
was established advisory to the agencies of the 
United States and Canada which are charged with 
the responsibility for collecting and compiling the 
Great Lakes hydraulic and hydrologic data. Three 
working subcommittees, designated the River 
Flow Subcommittee, the Vertical Control Subcommittee 
and the Lake Levels Subcommittee, were 
formed to assist the Coordinating Committee in its 
work. Subsequently, the Physical Data Subcommittee 
was formed. The Vertical Control and Lake 
Levels Subcommittees were combined into one 
subcommittee in 1969. These subcommittees have 
been conducting the required technical studies 
through collaboration of the appropriate agencies 
of the United States and Canada. 
Members for fiscal year. The United States 
members were Mr. D. J. Leonard (Chairman), 
Chief, Water Control Center, U.S. Army Engineer 
Division, North Central; Mr. C. I. Thurlow, Deputy 
Chief, Oceanographic Division, National 
Ocean Survey, NOAA, Department of Commerce; 
and, Mr. B. G. DeCooke (Secretary), Chief, Great 
Lakes Hydraulics and Hydrology Branch, U.S. 
Army Engineer District, Detroit. Members for 
Canada were Mr. D. F. Witherspoon (Chairman), 
Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Study Office, Inland 
Waters Directorate, Department of Fisheries and 
Environment; Dr. W. D. Forrester, Canadian Hydrographic 
Services, Department of Fisheries and 
Environment; and, Mr. P. P. Yee (Secretary), Inland 
Waters Directorate, Department of Fisheries 
and Environment. 
Operations during fiscal year. The Committee 
met in Toronto, Ontario, on February 8, 1977, to 
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review work of its Subcommittees and to finalize 
several data reports. 
The River Flow Subcommittee completed coordination 
of the St. Clair River and Detroit River 
flows for the period 1959 to 1976, and furnished 
period of record data covering 1900-1976 to agencies 
requiring these data. A draft report describing 
the current method of coordinating connecting 
channel flows along with the 1900-1976 St. Clair- 
Detroit River flow data was reviewed and will be 
available for further review late in 1978. 
Several new tasks were initiated including: 
1. Computing the effects of the 25-foot and 
27-foot navigation improvement projects 
of the United States on the St. Clair and 
Detroit Rivers; and, 
2. Preparing a draft report listing historical 
measurements of flows made in the connecting 
channels. 
The Vertical Control and Lake Levels Subcommittee 
completed and distributed to the Committee 
a draft report entitled "Gage Histories for the 
Upper Great Lakes and St. Marys, St. Clair and 
Detroit Rivers." Vertical (crustal and other) movement 
assessments for all Great Lakes gage sites 
were determined and coordinated. A final draft report 
on vertical movement in the Great Lakes area 
was reviewed and the report published by the 
Committee in June 1977. Also, a coordinated U.S. 
and Canadian six month forecast of Great Lakes 
water levels was instituted in January 1977. 
The Physical Data Subcommittee completed the 
data coordination and preparation of the Physical 
Data Report. The Committee reviewed and approved 
this report subject to inclusion of detailed 
values for the volume of lakes and shoreline mileages. 
This report was published in June 1977. 
12. INTERNATIONAL LAKE ERIE 
REGULATION STUDY BOARD 
Constitution and duties. The Governments of 
Canada and the United States, by Reference dated 
February 21, 1977, requested the IJC to examine 
and report pursuant to Article IX of the Boundary 
Waters Treaty of 1909. The Commission established, 
on May 3, 1977, the International Lake Erie 
Regulation Study Board to undertake, through appropriate 
government or other agencies in the 
United States and Canada, the necessary investigations 
and studies and to advise the Commission 
on all matters which it must consider in making its 
report to the Governments. Board Chairmen and 
members were appointed on June 7, 1977. The 
Board's primary purpose is to undertake a study to 
determine the possibilities for limited regulation of 
Lake Erie, taking into account the applicable Orders 
of Approval of the Commission and the recommendations 
of the Canada-Quebec study on the 
St. Lawrence River of flow regulation in the Montreal 
region. 
Members for the fiscal year. The Canadian members 
were Mr. D. M. Foulds (Chairman), Ontario 
Regional Director, Inland Waters Directorate, Department 
of Fisheries and Environment; Mr. R. A. 
Walker, Hydraulic Engineer, Hydro-Electric 
Power Commission of Ontario; Mr. F. Santerre, 
Chief of Services, Hydro-Quebec Electric Commission; 
and Mr. J. E. Bryant, Director, Ontario Region, 
Canadian Wildlife Service, Department of 
Fisheries and Environment. The United States 
members were Brigadier General R. L. Moore 
(Chairman), Division Engineer, U.S. Army Engineer 
Division, North Central; Mr. W. S. Nichols, 
Chief, Division of Water, Ohio Department of 
Natural Resources; Mr. W. T. Olds, Jr., Deputy 
Associate Directorate-Environment, U.S. Fish and 
Wildlife Services, Department of the Interior; and 
Mr. T. P. Curran, Director of Environmental 
Analysis, New York Department of Environmental 
Conservation. 
Operations during fiscal year. The Board met in 
Toronto, Ontario, on August 11, 1977, in Chicago, 
Illinois, on September 26, 1977, and in Ottawa, Ontario, 
on September 26, 1977. The primary tasks of 
the Board during its first fiscal year was the establishment 
of a Working Committee and the preparation 
of a draft Plan of Study. The plan was submitted 
to the Commission and was approved at its 
September 28, 1977, executive meeting. Also, major 
effort of the Board included attempts to secure 
necessary funding for Board study activities. 
13. INTERNATIONAL LAKE SUPERIOR 
BOARD OF CONTROL 
Constitution and duties. The Board, established 
in pursuance of orders issued by the IJC on May 
26 and 27, 1914, is charged with the supervision of 
the operations of the compensating works, all 
power canals and appurtenances at Sault Ste. 
Marie, Michigan and Ontario, to control the outflow 
from Lake Superior to maintain its level as 
nearly as may be between elevations 600.5 and 
602.0 feet above mean water level at Father Point, 
Quebec (International Great Lakes Datum-1955) 
and to control the outflow as to prevent the level of 
the St. Marys River below the locks from exceeding 
elevation 582.9 feet. The Board normally reports 
annually in March to the Commission. In the 
past few years, the Board has also provided the 
Commission an interim report in September. 
Members for fiscal year. Mr. D. M. Foulds, Director, 
Ontario Region, Inland Waters Directorate, 
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Fisheries and Environment, Canada, was the 
member for Canada. The Division Engineer, U.S. 
Army Engineer Division, North Central, ex officio, 
is the member for the United States. Brigadier 
General R. L. Moore was the Division Engineer. 
The Board established Regulation Representative 
positions in 1975. Colonel M. D. Remus, District 
Engineer, Detroit, is the U.S. Regulation Representative. 
Mr. D. F. Witherspoon, Department of 
Fisheries and Environment, is the Canadian Regulation 
Representative. Mr. J. M. Bray, Soo Area 
Engineer, Detroit District, Corps of Engineers, is 
the United States On-site Representative. Mr. 
J. D. Bouchard, Canal Superintendent, Western 
Region, St. Lawrence Seaway Authority, is the 
Canadian On-site Representative. 
Operations during fiscal year. The Board kept in 
touch during the year with conditions pertaining 
to the regulation of Lake Superior through its 
Regulation Representatives and On-site Representatives 
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 Ste. 
Marie Compensating Works, and on Lake Huron. 
Records of discharge through the rapids, navigation 
canals and power plants at Sault Ste. Marie 
were also systematically reported to the Board. 
Changes in the rate of outflow from Lake Superior 
during the past year were directed by the 
Board in accordance with the Commission letter 
dated June 29, 1973, to continue regulation of Lake 
Superior so as to provide all possible relief from 
critical high water levels on the downstream lakes 
without causing undue detriment to Lake Superior 
interests. For this purpose, the Board was requested 
to use, as a guide, the Plan SO-901 regulation 
objective as described in the "Interim Report 
on Lakes Superior and Ontario Regulation to the 
International Joint Commission by the International 
Great Lakes Levels Board," dated March 15, 
1973. This emergency action, which has continued 
to be in effect, caused the levels of Lake Superior to 
be 0.45 foot higher at the end of September 1977. 
The effects on the lower lakes have been dissipated 
by the natural regulation inherent to these lakes. 
The 12-month moving mean level of Lakes Michigan-
Huron, used as an indicator of when the emergency 
action should cease, went below the critical 
level of 579.5 feet in the beginning of March 1977 
computation. However, it was decided in consultations 
with the Commission that the emergency action 
should remain in effect until the accumulated 
storage on Lake Superior has been dissipated. 
At the beginning of the fiscal year there was one 
gate open in the Compensating Works. Because of 
the drought conditions prevailing at that time, 
strict application of the regulation plan would have 
required the minimum gate setting of 1/2 gate 
open and a reduction in the amount of water available 
for power generation. The required 1/2 gate 
setting was made on October 8, 1976; however, 
using the storage on the lake accumulated during 
the emergency action and by averaging the prospective 
supplies for several months in the future, 
a reduction in energy production was avoided. This 
proved to be of vital importance later in the winter 
of 1976-77, one of the worst ever known. From 
July 1, through August 10, 1977, the amount of 
water available for U.S. power generation by the 
Edison Sault Electric Company was reduced to 
achieve the plan minimum outflow of 55,000 cfs. 
However, due to unusual circumstances (holiday 
period and strike by major customer) the company 
used less water than was available to them. In a 
drastic reversal from the previous drought condition, 
above average supplies of water to Lake Superior 
commenced in July and continued, resulting 
in an unseasonal rise of about 0.8 foot beginning in 
late August and continuing through the end of 
September. Increased opening of the gates in the 
Compensating Works began on September 15, 
1977, by going from 1/2 gate open to 1 1/2 gates 
open. Board news releases were prepared and distributed 
whenever flow changes were made. 
The September mean monthly level of 601.09 
feet (IGLD 1955) was the highest in 1977; however, 
the peak had not yet occurred. The end of 
September 1977 Lake Superior level was 601.39 
feet. September was also the first month that the 
mean monthly lake level rose above the long-term 
(1900-1976) mean since the drought condition in 
the basin in the latter part of 1976. 
By identical letters dated February 21, 1977, to 
the Commission, the Governments of Canada and 
the United States stated that they had no objection 
to the Commission's proceeding to change the 
terms of the 1914 Orders of Approval according to 
objective for regulation incorporated in Plan 
SO-901. 
In response to the Commission's follow-up letter 
of June 6, 1977, to the Board on this matter, the 
Board developed and forwarded a further refinement 
of the SO Plan, known as "Plan 1977," for 
the Commission's approval. In the forwarding letter 
for the new regulation plan, the Board proposed 
to the Commission that regulation of Lake 
Superior continue under the emergency action until 
the accumulated deviations had been dissipated, 
and that public hearings be held on amending the 
Orders of Approval. 
On October 6, 1976, the IJC requested the Board 
to report on a proposed detailed non-destructive 
engineering testing and evaluation of the Compensating 
Works at Sault Ste. Marie, including a pro- 
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visional estimate of the probable in-kind replacement 
cost of the structure. The Board provided to 
the Commission a letter report dated December 3, 
1976, on the proposed detailed engineering testing 
and inspection of the Compensating Works. The 
program calls for a joint U.S.-Canadian investigation 
of the Compensating Works in sufficient detail 
to determine its structural soundness. Total cost of 
the inspection program was estimated at $1.1 million. 
In conjunction with the above program, the 
Board also provided its evaluation of the replacement 
cost of this structure. The total estimated 
cost to replace the existing structure, with all modern 
facilities including demolishing the old structure, 
was $25 million. 
Concurrently plans were being made for redevelopment 
of the Canadian power facility by Great 
Lakes Power Company. The Board expects that 
tenative plans will be submitted to the IJC in the 
near future. By letter dated 7 September 1977, the 
Secretary of the Army delegated to the Chief of 
Engineers and he to the North Central Division 
Engineer or his representative, authority to discuss 
with the United States Power Company, (Edison 
Sault Electric Co.) and through the IJC, the power 
entity in Canada, planning studies and alternatives 
thereto for the full development of hydrolectric 
power at Sault Ste. Marie. Some foundation 
problems in the Canadian portion of Compensating 
Works and at Great Lakes Power Company 
plant were repaired in the summer of 1977. 
Also, the operating mechanisms of the units of 
the Canadian Abitibi Groundwood Mill are in poor 
condition. These units were closed in December 
1972. Any additional opening or closing of these 
units might render further operation impractical. 
The closure of these units decreases the maximum 
discharge capacity of the St. Marys River by about 
6,000 cfs. 
The Board continued its surveillance of water 
levels and ice conditions in the lower St. Marys 
River during the winter of 1976-77 to ensure that 
appropriate remedial action could be taken if ice 
jamming occurred in the river. The Board agreed 
to have the Corps of Engineers continue to monitor 
the hydraulic and ice conditions in the lower 
river during the 1976-77 winter. The ice booms installed 
in December just below Soo Harbor by the 
U.S. Winter Navigation Board is believed to have 
reduced the potential for ice jamming as it did the 
previous winter. A report was prepared by the Detroit 
District, Corps of Engineers, for the winter 
Navigation Board, entitled, "Report on the St. 
Marys River Ice Boom and its Effects on Levels 
and Flows in the Soo Harbor Area," and was distributed 
to Board members and other interested 
parties by letter dated October 15, 1977. 
14. INTERNATIONAL PRAIRIE PORTAGE 
BOARD OF CONTROL 
Constitution and duties. The Board was formed 
by the IJC for the purpose of furnishing it with 
technical advice regarding suitability of a dam 
structure at Prairie Portage, Lake County, Minnesota. 
After approval of plans by Department of the 
Army and the Commission, the Board was retained 
to advise the Commission further regarding 
progress of construction and any other matters 
which might arise concerning this project. The 
U.S. Forest Service constructed a cofferdam before 
World War II, but postponed work on the dam 
project during the war. On June 12, 1968, after a 
period of heavy rains, the cofferdam was washed 
out, resulting in lowering the lake levels of Birch, 
Sucker, Moose, Newfound and Ensign Lakes. This 
caused considerable difficulty for boating, as shallow 
water resulted at the outlet of the lakes. By 
November 10, 1968, the U.S. Forest Service completed 
reconstruction of the Prairie Portage cofferdam, 
which functioned satisfactorily as the control 
dam for the lakes. Construction of the permanent 
dam by the U.S. Forest Service, which began in 
fiscal year 1975, was completed in October 1975. 
The Board reports annually in March to the Commission. 
Members for fiscal year. Mr. R. H. Clark, Senior 
Engineering Adviser to the Director, Inland Waters 
Directorate, and Mr. R. M. Watt, Water Survey 
of Canada, both in the Department of Fisheries 
and Environment, represented Canada. Colonel 
F. T. Gay, III, District Engineer, U. S. Army Engineer 
District, St. Paul, represented the United 
States. 
Operations during the fiscal year. In its March 
1976 annual report to the Commission, the Board 
stated "Since the project was completed in October 
1975 and has performed satisfactorily during Calendar 
Year 1976, the Board recommends that the 
International Prairie Portage Board of Control be 
discontinued as such and any future duties which 
may be required by this project be included within 
the jurisdiction of the International Rainy Lake 
Board of Control." In April 1977, the Commission 
acknowledged and approved the Board's recommendation. 
Therefore, all future reports, if any, regarding 
Prairie Portage Dam will be discussed in 
the International Rainy Lake Board of Control report. 
This is the last report on this international 
activity. 
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15. INTERNATIONAL RAINY LAKE 
BOARD OF CONTROL 
Constitution and duties. The Convention between 
the United States and Canada, ratified by 
the U. S. 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, 
in the event the Commission shall determine 
that such emergency conditions exist." On 
June 8, 1949, the Commission issued an order to 
the owners of dams at outlet of Namakan Lake 
and Rainy Lake, which provides for a method of 
regulation as recommended by the Board. The order 
provides for certain levels during the various 
seasons of the year as well as control of outflows, 
with a view to securing most advantageous use of 
water to the various interests. A Supplementary 
Order, dated October 1, 1957, modified regulations 
for Namakan Lake to provide for some variation in 
operation based on anticipated spring run-off. This 
Supplementary Order was extended to October 
1967 and again to October 1972 by action of the 
Commission on October 2, 1962, and April 5, 1967, 
respectively. On July 29, 1970, the Supplementary 
Order in the matter of emergency regulation of 
Rainy Lake and of the Boundary Waters in the 
Rainy Lake Watershed was approved by the Commission. 
Since that time, Rainy and Namakan 
Lakes have been operated in accordance with rule 
curves prescribed by this Supplementary Order. In 
April 1977 the Commission assigned review of conditions 
on Prairie Portage, due to the U. S. Forest 
Service dam, formerly reported by another international 
board to this Board. The Board reports 
annually in March to the Commission. 
Members for fiscal year. Mr. R. H. Clark, Senior 
Engineering Adviser to the Director, Inland Waters 
Directorate, Department of Fisheries and Environment, 
represented Canada, and the District 
Engineer, ex officio, U. S. Army Engineer District, 
St. Paul, represented the United States. Colonel 
F. T. Gay, III, was District Engineer. 
Operations during fiscal year. At the beginning 
of the fiscal year, Namakan Lake was at elevation 
1117.4 feet (0.2 foot below the minimum rule curve 
level) and the discharge was 1,000 cfs, the minimum 
prescribed by the 1970 Supplemental Order. 
Rainy Lake was at elevation 1106.4 feet (1.0 foot 
below the minimum rule curve level) and the discharge 
was 4,000 cfs, also the minimum prescribed. 
As on Lake of the Woods, low flow conditions 
which began in July 1976, persisted through the 
winter and into the summer of 1977. Record low 
monthly inflow rates were established during the 
winter at both Namakan and Rainy Lakes. Namakan 
reached a minimum level of 1110.2 feet on 
March 25 (1.6 feet above the minimum rule curve 
level). Rainy reached a minimum level of 1104.8 
feet on March 25 (0.2 foot above the minimum rule 
curve). Because of low lake levels and seriously deficient 
supply conditions, the Board recommended 
and the Commission approved, lower than minimum 
prescribed releases from both Namakan and 
Rainy Lakes. The Namakan flow was reduced to 
500 cfs on May 6 and maintained at that rate until 
the lake reached full supply level (1118.0 feet) on 
July 27. Rainy Lake outflow was reduced to 2,500 
cfs on May 4. It was increased to 3,000 cfs on June 
28 (to help meet water quality standards on Rainy 
River) and maintained at that rate until September 
10 when the lake reached full supply level 
(1107.4 feet). Because of the heavy rains which fell 
over the Rainy Lake basin in late August and 
throughout most of September, Namakan and 
Rainy Lakes both exceeded their respective flood 
stages, even with all gates on the dams wide open. 
Namakan peaked at 1119.8 feet (0.7 foot above 
flood stage) on September 29, 1977 and had a peak 
outflow of 21,000 cfs. Rainy Lake peaked at 1108.9 
feet (0.3 foot above flood stage) on October 8, 1977, 
and had a peak outflow of 32,500 cfs. Because of 
the extremes in supply conditions which were experienced 
during the year and the rapid transition 
between the two, Namakan Lake level was within 
the prescribed rule curves only 30 percent of the 
year and Rainy Lake only 15 percent of the year. 
On April 12, 1977, the Board met in International 
Falls, Minnesota, with local residents to discuss 
the operation of the lake levels. 
16. INTERNATIONAL LAKE OF THE 
WOODS CONTROL BOARD 
Constitution and duties. 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 provided for 
the Government of Canada to establish and maintain 
a Canadian Lake of the Woods Control Board 
to regulate and control outflow of waters of that 
lake, and for establishment and maintenance of an 
International Lake of the Woods Control Board, 
composed of two engineers, one from each country 
to whose approval the rate of total discharge shall 
be subject whenever the water level rises above 
elevation 1,061 feet or falls below elevation 1,056 
feet sea level datum. The dam which regulates the 
lake was constructed by Canadian interests in 
1867, primarily to improve navigation. In 1898 it 
was replaced by the present structure to permit 
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regulation of both water power and navigation and 
is presently owned by the Ontario-Minnesota Pulp 
and Paper Company, Limited. The Board reports 
annually in March to the Commission. 
Members for fiscal year. Mr. R. H. Clark, Senior 
Engineering Adviser to the Director, Inland Waters 
Directorate and Mr. R. M. Watt, Water Survey 
of Canada, both in the Department of Fisheries 
and Environment, represented Canada, and the 
District Engineer, U. S. Army Engineer District, 
St. Paul, represented the United States. Colonel 
F. T. Gay, III, was District Engineer. 
Operations during the fiscal year. The Board 
maintained supervision to insure that every effort 
was being made to comply with provisions of the 
convention. Throughout the reporting period, 
Lake of the Woods levels remained within the 
treaty limits, and control was entirely within the 
jurisdiction of the Canadian Lake of the Woods 
Control Board. The fiscal year began with the severe 
drought conditions which had persisted since 
July 1976. On October 1, the Lake of the Woods 
level was 1057.7 feet and the discharge was 8,000 
cfs. Some of the lowest monthly average inflows 
were experienced during the winter months, averaging 
approximately 4,000 cfs. Discharge rates 
through March varied between 6,000 and 9,000 cfs, 
and the lake level reached a minimum level of 
1056.4 feet in mid-March. Spring runoff was very 
light and even with the outflow reduced to 2,200 
cfs, the lake level only rose to 1057.8 by late July. 
At this time, the level normally begins its seasonal 
decline which continues until the following spring. 
However, unusually heavy late August and September 
1977 rains caused a complete reversal in 
runoff conditions. By the end of the year, Lake of 
the Woods had risen to 1059.1 feet and was still 
rising (it crested on November 25 at 1060.3 feet). 
The outflow, which had been maintained at the 
near record minimum of 2,200 cfs into September, 
had been increased to 25,000 cfs by September 30 
(outflow crested on December 3 at 38,500 cfs). On 
April 12, 1977, the Lake of the Woods Control 
Board met with local interests in Baudette, Minnesota, 
to discuss levels on the lake. This meeting is a 
cooperative effort of both the Canadian and 
United States members of the Control Board to 
arrive at the best solutions for the operating problems. 
17. INTERNATIONAL PEMBINA RIVER 
ENGINEERING BOARD 
Constitution and duties. The Board was established 
April 3, 1962, by the IJC to investigate and 
report upon the measures which could be taken to 
develop the water resources of the Pembina River, 
Manitoba and North Dakota, and to reduce recurring 
flood losses in the basin. The Board performs 
technical investigations and studies necessary to 
enable the Commission to prepare and submit its 
report and recommendations to the Governments 
of Canada and the United States. The Board submitted 
its final report, dated December 31, 1964, to 
the Commission. During June 1965 the Commission, 
with the Board in attendance, held public 
hearings in Manitou, Manitoba, and Walhalla, 
North Dakota, where the views of concerned interests 
were presented. The Commission prepared a 
separate report, dated October 1967, which was 
furnished to the Governments of Canada and the 
United States. 
Members for fiscal year. The Board consists normally 
of five members. The Canadian representatives 
were Mr. R. H. Clark (Chairman), Senior Engineering 
Adviser to the Director, and Mr. N. H. 
James, Director, Water Planning and Management. 
Both are in the Inland Waters Directorate 
Department of Fisheries and Environment. The 
positions of two United States representatives formerly 
held by persons with the Bureau of Reclamation 
and the U. S. Geological Survey (Department 
of the Interior) were vacant. The third 
representative was the District Engineer, U. S. Engineer 
District, St. Paul. Colonel F. T. Gay, III, 
was District Engineer. The Board is authorized to 
establish such committees and working groups as 
may be required to effectively accomplish its mission. 
Operations during fiscal year. To date no action 
has been taken by either government on the IJC 
recommendations, and the Board was inactive during 
the year. 
18. INTERNATIONAL SOURIS-RED 
RIVERS ENGINEERING BOARD 
Constitution and duties. The Board was established 
April 3, 1948, by the IJC to investigate and 
report on the water sources of a broad area along 
the international boundary extending from the 
Milk River drainage basin in the west up to and 
including the drainage basin at the Red River of 
the North on the east. The Board reported in 1959 
to the Commission that with the possible exception 
of the Pembina River, there were no significant 
problems on international streams within the 
terms of the January 12, 1948, Reference and 
Board assignment. The Board has been retained to 
investigate and report on the water and related 
problems of material concern to the two countries 
arising out of the operation of existing dams and 
other work or proposed water related improvements, 
proposals for further uses of water by either 
of the two countries, recommendations concerning 
the apportionment between the two countries of 
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those waters which cross the international boundary, 
and to investigate and review plans of mutual 
advantage of the two countries for the conservation, 
control and use of the waters within the area 
of Reference. The Board reports annually in September 
to the Commission. By letter of February 
20, 1975, the Commission requested the Board to 
review a Canadian company proposal for a new 
generating station on the Poplar River and tributaries 
in Saskatchewan and Montana, tributary to 
the Missouri River, and in light of the January 12, 
1948, Reference to the Commission from the two 
governments. The Board was instructed to report 
to the Commission as soon as possible on the Poplar 
River assignment and the Board reported in 
fiscal year 1976. In 1977 the Board was requested 
to report on an appropriate apportionment of the 
surface waters of Beaver Creek, Big Muddy Creek, 
and the tributaries of both streams that cross the 
International Boundary between Saskatchewan 
and Montana. A Task Force, including United 
States and Canadian representatives, has been established 
by the Board to conduct the necessary 
studies and to prepare the required reports to the 
Commission. 
Members for fiscal year. The Canadian representatives 
were Mr. E. F. Durrant (Chairman), Western 
and Northern Region, Inland Waters Directorate, 
Department of Fisheries and Environment, 
Regina, Saskatchewan; Mr. R. H. Clark, Senior 
Engineering Adviser to the Director, Inland Waters 
Directorate, Department of Fisheries and Environment, 
Ottawa, Ontario; and Mr. G. S. Brown, 
Chief, Water Development Service, PFRA, Department 
of Regional Economic Expansion, Regina, 
Saskatchewan. The United States representatives 
were Mr. J. D. Ellingboe (Chairman), Chief 
Planning Division, Bureau of Reclamation, Department 
of the Interior, Washington, D. C.; Mr. 
J. S. Cragwall, Jr., Chief Hydrologist, U. S. Geological 
Survey, Department of the Interior; and 
the District Engineer, ex officio, U. S. Army Engineer 
District, St. Paul. Colonel F. T. Gay, III, was 
District Engineer. 
Operations during fiscal year. The study of the 
effects of operation of Burlington Dam on discharges, 
water levels, and flooded areas on the Soruis 
River in Saskatchewan and Manitoba was 
completed by the Board's Task Force and furnished 
to the Commission. Reactivation of the 
Burlington Dam Task Force is anticipated as a result 
of a request by Governments to the IJC to 
amend the terms of Reference and expand the 
membership to allow the Task Force to undertake 
an economic and environmental evaluation of the 
anticipated project effects in Canada. The second 
Task Force looking into apportionment of Beaver 
Creek, Big Muddy Creek and their tributaries continued 
its investigations. 
19. INTERNATIONAL ROSEAU RIVER 
ENGINEERING BOARD 
Constitution and duties. The Board was re-established 
by the IJC on August 26, 1971, to undertake, 
through appropriate agencies in Canada and 
the United States, the necessary investigations 
and studies and to advise the Commission on all 
matters which it must consider in making a final 
and complete report on the questions referred to it 
by the two governments in the December 14, 1928, 
Reference: (a) Should there be coordinated projects 
for the control of Roseau River waters on both 
sides of the boundary? (b) Will the protective 
works proposed by Canada have any effect on the 
United States side of the boundary? and (c) What 
are the effects, if any, of flood control works and 
resultant flood flows on the Roseau and Red Rivers? 
The Board was instructed to complete the investigations 
assigned in the terms of the Reference 
that was partially reported in the Commission's interim 
report of June 9, 1929, and the December 5, 
1949, report with respect to the diversion of Pine 
Creek, a tributary of the Roseau River. 
Members for fiscal year. The Canadian representatives 
were the Chairman (vacant after resignation 
of Mr. W. B. Thomson, Director, PFRA, Department 
of Regional Economic Expansion, Regina, 
Saskatchewan); and Mr. T. E. Weber, Senior 
Assistant Deputy Minister, Manitoba Department 
of Mines, Resources and Environmental Management, 
Winnipeg, Manitoba. The United States 
representatives were the District Engineer (Chairman), 
U. S. Army Engineer District, St. Paul, and 
Mr. E. R. Gere, Director, Division of Waters, Soils, 
and Minerals, Minnesota Department of Natural 
Resources, St. Paul, Minnesota. Colonel F. T. Gay, 
III, was the St. Paul District Engineer. The Board 
formed a task force on October 21, 1971, to prepare 
a program of studies and to coordinate and conduct 
studies assigned by the Board. The task force 
consisted of Mr. N. Mudry, Chief of Planning, Water 
Resources Branch, Manitoba Department of 
Mines, Resources and Environmental Management; 
Dr. F. Quinn, Water Planning and Management 
Branch, Department of Fisheries and Environment; 
Mr. D. G. Retka, Hydrologist, Division 
of Waters, Soils, and Minerals, Minnesota Department 
of Natural Resources; and Mr. P. A. Fischer, 
Assistant Chief, Engineering Division, U. S. Army 
Engineer District, St. Paul. 
Operations during fiscal year. The Board was inactive 
during the year. 
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20. INTERNATIONAL GARRISON 
DIVERSION STUDY BOARD 
Constitution and duties. The Board was established 
by the IJC on October 23, 1975. In its directive 
dated October 20, 1975, the Commission instructed 
the Board to advise on the transboundary 
implications of the proposed completion and operation 
of the Garrison Diversion Unit, a major 
project under construction by the Bureau of Reclamation, 
Department of the Interior, providing for 
irrigation of 250,000 acres in the Souris and Red 
River Basins of North and South Dakota with waters 
diverted from the Missouri River, and to report 
on all matters in the Terms of Reference from 
the Governments of the United States and Canada 
dated October 22, 1975. The Board was asked to 
first prepare a plan of study including provisions 
for public participation, to provide periodic progress 
reports to the Commission, and to submit a 
final report to the Commission by August 15, 1976. 
The Board submits semiannual reports to the 
Commission in March and September each year. 
The Board, due to the size and complexity of the 
task assigned, created five technical committees- 
Water Quality, Water Quantity, Biology, Uses, 
and Engineering-to assist it. 
Members for fiscal year. The United States 
members were Mr. L. W. Lloyd (Chairman), 
Assistant Regional Director, Bureau of Reclamation, 
Department of the Interior; Mr. C. W. Murray, 
Jr., Director, Water Division, Region VIII, 
Environmental Protection Agency; Colonel F. T. 
Gay, III, District Engineer, U. S. Army Engineer 
District, St. Paul; Mr. A. L. Fisk, North Dakota 
State Conservationist, Soil Conservation Service, 
Department of Agriculture; Mr. H. M. Olson, Superintendent 
and Agricultural Engineer, North 
Dakota State University, and Mr. P. L. Gove, Executive 
Director, Minnesota Pollution Control 
Agency. The Canadian members were Mr. N. H. 
James (Chairman), Director, Water Planning and 
Management Branch, Inland Waters Directorate, 
Department of Fisheries; Dr. A. A. Guitard, Director, 
Agriculture Canada Research Station; Dr. 
A. L. Hamilton, Acting Director, Research and Development 
Directorate, Fisheries and Marine Service, 
Freshwater Institute; Mr. T. E. Weber, Senior 
Assistant Deputy Minister, Water Resources 
Division, Department of Mines, Resources and 
Environmental Management; Mr. J. N. Warrener, 
Program Development and Review Branch, Department 
of Mines, Resources and Environmental 
Management; and Dr. J. E. Gander, Special Adviser 
to the Chairman, Economic Council of Canada. 
Operations during fiscal year. The Board reported 
to the Commission in December 1976 and 
the Commission distributed the Board's report to 
all concerned and held public hearings in Canada 
and the United States during March 1977. The 
Commission provided its report and recommendations 
to the two governments on 12 August 1977. 
The Board, having completed its assignment, remained 
inactive pending a decision from the two 
governments. 
21. INTERNATIONAL KOOTENAY LAKE 
BOARD OF CONTROL 
Constitution and duties. The Board was established 
November 11, 1938, to secure compliance 
with the provisions of the Orders of Approval of 
the IJC dated November 11, 1938, and August 5, 
1949, relating to the construction and operation of 
control works by the Consolidated Mining and 
Smelting Company, (Cominco) of Canada, Ltd. 
through the West Kootenay Power and Light Co. 
Ltd., in and adjacent to the channel of the Kootenay 
River and regulation of the levels of Kootenay 
Lake in the Providence of British Columbia. Later 
the Board was assigned supervision of the operation 
of the Duck Lake outlet control works of the 
Creston Valley Wildlife Management Authority, in 
accordance with the orders of the Commission 
dated October 12, 1950, April 3, 1956, and March 
31, 1970. The Board provides calendar year reports 
annually in March to the Commission. 
Members for fiscal year. For Canada: Mr. G. 
Tofte (Chairman), District Engineer, Inland Waters 
Directorate, Department of Fisheries and Environment, 
Vancouver, British Columbia, and Mr. 
H. M. Hunt, Chief of Power and Major Licencing 
Division, Water Resources Service, Department of 
Lands, Forests and Water Resources, Victoria, 
British Columbia. For the United States: Colonel 
J. A. Poteat (Chairman), District Engineer, U. S. 
Army Engineer District, Seattle, and Mr. E. E. 
Harris, District Chief, Water Resources Division, 
U.S. Geological Survey, Boise, Idaho. 
Operations during fiscal year. No formal meetings 
of the Board were held and only one Board 
member visited the area during the fiscal year. The 
Board reported that Cominco regulated the level of 
Kootenay Lake within the prescribed limits of the 
order. The levels of Kootenay Lake under 1929 
outlet conditions (called natural conditions) were 
computed without including the storage changes in 
Duncan Lake and Libby Reservoir. Under the order 
of the Commission, the company is required to 
lower Kootenay Lake below the computed natural 
level (depending on the discharge at Nelson, British 
Columbia, computed for natural outlet conditions). 
Throughout the freshet period the company 
achieved lowerings in excess of those required. 
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Stream flow measurements have been made 
regularly throughout the year by the United 
States Geological Survey and by the Water Survey 
of Canada. 
The West Kootenay Power and Light Company 
has continued to supply the Board and other agencies 
involved with complete records of the regulation 
of Kootenay Lake as affected by operation of 
its Corra Linn Dam and power plant. 
The discharge control works at the outlet of 
Duck Lake were operated during the year in accordance 
with the orders of the Commission dated 
October 12, 1950, April 3, 1956, and March 31, 
1970. The gates of the Duck Lake outlet works 
were opened on October 28, 1976, when the elevation 
of Duck Lake was 1,745.62 feet, and the elevation 
of Kootenay Lake at Queens Bay was 1,744.48 
feet. The gates were closed on December 1 when 
the elevation of Duck Lake was 1744.98 feet and 
the elevation at Queens Bay was 1743.88 feet. The 
gates remained closed for the remainder of 1976. 
A staff gage was maintained in Duck Lake, and 
readings were obtained by the Creston Valley 
Wildlife Management Area during the year in accordance 
with the order of the Commission dated 
March 31, 1970. 
Storage at Libby Dam greatly reduced the inflow 
to Kootenay Lake during the storage filling 
period (and reduced the peak flow), and moderately 
increased the inflow to Kootenay Lake during 
the storage drawdown periods. 
Work on the new British Columbia Hydro's 
Kootenay Canal Plant is proceeding on schedule. 
Generating units 1 through 4 were tested and are 
on line as of October 7, 1976. 
22. INTERNATIONAL OSOYOOS LAKE 
BOARD OF CONTROL 
Constitution and duties. The Board was constituted 
to insure compliance with the provision of 
the Order of Approval of the IJC dated July 12, 
1943, directing investigation of high water conditions 
of the Okanogan River and studies of the relationship 
between certain obstructions, complained 
of in an application of 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 provision of the order relative 
to the alteration and operation of the Zosel 
Dam. The Board provides calendar year reports 
annually in March to the Commission. 
Members for fiscal year. For Canada: Mr. G. 
Tofte (Chairman), District Engineer, Inland Water 
Directorate Department of Fisheries and Environment, 
Vancouver, British Columbia, and Mr. J. N. 
Stevens, Manager, Marine Engineering, Department 
of Public Works, Vancouver, British Columbia. 
For the United States: Mr. J. E. McCall 
(Chairman), Hydrologist, Water Resources Division, 
U. S. Geological Survey, Tacoma, Washington, 
and the District Engineer, U. S. Engineer District, 
Seattle. Colonel J. A. Poteat, Jr., was the 
Seattle District Engineer. 
Operations during fiscal year. The Board did not 
meet during the year as no questions or problems 
were raised for their consideration. 
Seven international gaging stations are being 
operated in the Osoyoos Lake area and provide 
data to the Board for their use. 
No reports or complaints of flood damage in the 
vicinity of Osoyoos Lake were received by the 
Board during the year. A daily elevation of Zosel 
Mill Pond exceeded 911.00 feet! The U. S. Geological 
Survey and the Water Survey of Canada made 
surveys of the network of cross profiles and radials 
on the gravel bar at the mouth of Tonasket Creek 
during November 1976. Peak discharges in Tonasket 
Creek were quite low during 1976 and had little 
effect on the bar. 
23. INTERNATIONAL SKAGIT RIVER 
BOARD OF CONTROL 
Constitution and duties. On January 27, 1942, 
the IJC approved an application by the City of 
Seattle, Wash., to raise Ross Dam to impound Skagit 
River water to a maximum elevation 1,725 feet 
above mean sea level at the international boundary, 
subject to a binding agreement being entered 
into between the City of Seattle and the Government 
of British Columbia providing for indemnifying 
British Columbia for any injury that may be 
sustained by reason of the city's operations on the 
Skagit River. The Order of Approval provided for 
the appointment of the Board, to consist of two 
members, one from the engineering services of 
Canada and one from the United States, but the 
Commission did not establish the Board at that 
time. On January 10, 1967, the Province of British 
Columbia and the City of Seattle entered into a 99- 
year agreement permitting flooding of the lands of 
the Skagit River watershed in British Columbia up 
to elevation 1,725 feet, North American Datum 
(1927) as established by the Geodetic Survey of 
Canada. In a July 31, 1967, directive to the designated 
board members the Commission stated that 
the Board was established on April 4, 1967. The 
Board provides calendar year reports annually 
each March to the Commission. 
Members for fiscal year. Mr. G. Tofte, District 
Engineer, Inland Water Directorate, Department 
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of Fisheries and Environment, Vancouver, British 
Columbia, for Canada, and the District Engineer, 
U.S. Army Engineer District, Seattle, Washington, 
for the United States. Colonel J. A. Poteat, Jr., was 
the Seattle District Engineer. 
Operations during fiscal year. The water surface 
at the international boundary reached a maximum 
elevation as recorded by the gaging station, No. 
8PA-4, Skagit River at the boundary, near Hope. 
The Board did not meet formally or visit the area 
during the year. Due to known environmental concern 
over the proposed raising of Ross Dam and 
Lake, the Commission accomplished an environmental 
study in 1975 of the impounded and to be 
impounded area, independent of the Board. 
24. COLUMBIA RIVER TREATY ENTITIES 
Constitution and duties. The Columbia River 
Treaty, signed January 17, 1961, provides for the 
cooperative development of the water resources of 
the Columbia River Basin by the United States 
and Canada, and the exchange of ratifications took 
place on September 16, 1964, between the two governments. 
Article XIV of the treaty provided that 
each country should designate entities to carry out 
the operating arrangements necessary to implement 
the treaty. The principal recurring duties of 
the entities include establishment and operation of 
a hydrometeorological system, preparation of hydroelectric 
operating plans and flood control operating 
plans; determination of downstream power 
benefits; and assisting and cooperating with the 
Permanent Engineering Board in the discharge of 
its functions. 
Executive Order No. 11177 dated September 16, 
1964, designated the Administrator, Bonneville 
Power Administration (BPA) and the Division Engineer, 
North Pacific Division, Corps of Engineers, 
as the United States Entity, with the Administrator 
as Chairman. British Columbia Hydro and 
Power Authority was designated as the Canadian 
Entity. To carry out its functions, the entities organized 
two permanent international committees: 
the Operating Committee and the Hydrometeorological 
Committee. The United States Entity also 
appointed a secretary and two coordinators, one 
from the Bonneville Power Administration and 
one from the Corps of Engineers. The Canadian 
Entity appointed a Manager, Canadian Entity 
Services. 
Membership of the Entities and committees for 
fiscal year. Mr. D. P. Hodel (Chairman), Administrator, 
Bonneville Power Administration, and Major 
General R. E. Peel, Member, Division Engineer, 
North Pacific Division, Corps of Engineers, 
represented the United States Entity. Mr. R. W. 
Bonner (Chairman), British Columbia Hydro and 
Power Authority was the Canadian Entity representative. 
Messers. H. Kropitzer, Executive to the 
Administrator, BPA, and P. L. Cole, Chief, Engineering 
Division, NPD, served as U.S. Entity Coordinators. 
Mr. P. R. Prucell of British Columbia 
Hydro and Power Authority was Manager, Canadian 
Entity Services, and Mr. C. E. Cancilla, BPA, 
was U.S. Entity Secretary. 
Membership on the Columbia River Treaty Operating 
Committee was as follows: the U.S. Section 
of the Committee consisted of Messers. D. M. 
Rockwood (Co-chairman) and G. G. Green of the 
Corps of Engineers and K. D. Earls (Co-chairman) 
and C. E. Cancilla, BPA. 
The Canadian Section was comprised of Messrs. 
D. R. Forrest (Chairman), W. E. Kenny, T. J. 
Newton, and R. D. Legge, all of British Columbia 
Hydro and Power Authority. Membership of the 
Columbia River Treaty Hydrometeorological Committee 
was Messrs. F. A. Limpert of BPA (Chairman) 
and D. D. Speers of the Corps of Engineers, 
for the U.S. Section and Messrs. U. Sporns (Chairman) 
and P. E. Fawkes, both of British Columbia 
Hydro and Power Authority for the Canadian Section. 
Operations during fiscal year. The Mica, Hugh 
Keenleyside (Arrow), Duncan, and Libby projects 
were operated in accordance with the "Detailed 
Operating Plan for Canadian Storage-August 1, 
1976 through July 31, 1977," dated September 
1976. 
The Entities and their coordinators and committees 
met on several occasions during the fiscal year. 
The Entities met with the Permanent Engineering 
Board on November 16, 1976. 
The Entities issued a "Report of the Columbia 
Treaty, Canadian and United States Entities, for 
the period 1 October 1975 to 30 September 1976," 
dated October 1976. The Operating Committee 
prepared four reports which are issued each year: 
"Detailed Operating Plan for Columbia River 
Treaty Storage, 1 August 1976 through 31 July 
1977," dated September 1976; "Report on Operation 
of Columbia River Treaty Projects, 1 August 
1975 through 31 July 1976," dated September 
1976; "Columbia River Treaty Hydroelectric Operating 
Plan, Assured Operating Plan for Operation 
1976-77 Year," dated September 1976; and "Determination 
of Downstream Power Benefits Resulting 
From Canadian Storage for Operating Year 
1981-82," dated September 1976. The Hydrometeorological 
Committee issued two reports: "Columbia 
River Treaty Hydrometeorological System, 
Treaty Facilities," and "Columbia River Treaty 
Hydrometeorological Supporting Facilities," both 
dated September 1976. 
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25. COLUMBIA RIVER TREATY 
PERMANENT ENGINEERING BOARD 
Constitution and duties. The Columbia River 
Treaty, which provides for cooperative development 
of the water resources of the Columbia River 
Basin, was signed on January 17, 1961, by representatives 
of the United States and Canada. Article 
XV of the Treaty established a Permanent Engineering 
Board consisting of four members, two 
from each country. Pursuant to Executive Order 
No. 11177 dated September 16, 1964, the Secretary 
of the Army and the Secretary of the Interior on 
December 7, 1964, appointed two members and 
two alternate members to form the U.S. Section of 
the Board. The general duties and responsibilities 
of the Board as set in the treaty and related documents 
are to assemble certain records of flow, report 
any substantial deviation from operating 
plans to recommend adjustments, assist the Entities 
in reconciling technical and operational differences, 
make periodic inspections and required reports 
with a view to insuring that the objectives of 
the treaty are being met, make annual and special 
reports to the governments, investigate and report 
other matters at the request of either government, 
and consult with the Entities in establishing and 
operating a hydrometeorological system for the basin.
Members for fiscal year. The Canadian members 
were Mr. G. M. MacNabb (Chairman), Deputy 
Minister, Department of Energy, Mines and Resources, 
Ottawa, Ontario, and Mr. B. E. Marr, 
Deputy Minister, ministry of the Environment, 
Victoria, British Columbia. The United States 
members were Mr. H. B. Willis (Chairman), Chief, 
Engineering Division, Civil Works Directorate, Office 
of the Chief of Engineers, Washington, D.C. 
and Mr. R. A. Peck, Jr., Deputy Assistant Secretary 
for Energy and Minerals, Department of the 
Interior, Washington, D.C., until January 24, 1977, 
when he left government service. The position was 
vacant thereafter. 
Operations during fiscal year. The Board met on 
November 16, 1976, both independently to review 
progress and in a joint meeting with the Entities. 
A second meeting of the Board was held in Castlegar, 
British Columbia on September 27, 1977. On 
September 27, 28 and 29, 1977, the Board made its 
biennial inspection of the Mica, Hugh Keenleyside, 
Duncan and Libby Dams. The Board also 
toured the third powerhouse at Grand Coulee Dam 
where new generators and turbines are being installed. 
The Board sent its 12th annual report for 
the period ending September 30, 1976, to both governments 
on December 31, 1976. The annual report 
summarizes activities of the Permanent Engineering 
Board and the Entities, and the status of 
the treaty projects. Operations of Mica, Libby Arrow 
and Duncan reservoirs and the related benefits 
accrued are described. The four projects are now 
fully ready to deliver the benefits from flow regulations 
contemplated in this plan for international 
water management. Completion of the hydropower 
installation at the Mica project during this year 
has added greatly to the Canadian benefits from 
this plan. System regulation of the four treaty 
projects during the 1977 freshet period provided 
for flood control and hydroelectric power benefits 
in both countries. The report also records the conclusion 
of the Board that the objectives of the 
treaty are being met. 
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INDEX 
The following abbreviations are used in the index: 
BERH Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors 
CDC California Debris Commission 
CERC Coastal Engineering Research Center 
LMK Vicksburg, Miss., District 
LMM Memphis, Tenn., District 
LMN New Orleans, La., District 
LMS St. Louis, Mo., District 
MR&T Mississippi River and Tributaries Project 
MRK Kansas City, Mo., District 
MRO Omaha, Nebr., District 
NAB Baltimore, Md., District 
NAN New York, N.Y., District 
NAO Norfolk, Va., District 
NAP Philadelphia, Pa., District 
NCB Buffalo, N.Y., District 
NCC Chicago, Ill., District 
NCD Mississippi River between Missouri River and 
Minneapolis, Minn. 
NCE Detroit, Mich., District 
NCR Rock Island, Ill., District 
NCS St. Paul, Minn., District 
NED New England Division 
NPA Alaska District 
A 
Abbapoola Creek, S.C. (SAN) 7-19 
Aberdeen, Ohio (ORH) 25-22, 25-26, 25-28 
Aberdeen Creek, Va. (NAO) 5-24 
Aberdeen Lock and Dam, Miss. (SAM) 10-15 
Abilene, Kans. (MRK) 20-23, 20-24, 20-25 
Abilene Channel Improvement, Tex. (SWF) 16-23 
Abiquiu Dam, N. Mex. (SWA) 17-11, 17-22 
Absecon Creek, N.J. (NAP) 3-28 
Absecon Inlet, N.J. (NAP) 3-2, 3-21, 3-24 
Accotink Creek, Va. (NAB) 4-45 
Ada County, Idaho (NPW) 39-18, 39-19 
Adams, Mass. (NAN) 2-41 
Adams Creek, S.C. (SAN) 7-2, 7-13, 7-15 
Adams Creek & Tributaries, Okla. (SWT) 19-37 
Adams Levee, Ind. (ORL) 24-36 
Addicks Dam, Tex. (SWG) 15-46 
Addison, N.Y. (NAB) 4-20, 4-36, 4-48, 4-49 
Adena, Ohio (ORP) 26-28 
Adkin Branch, N.C. (SAW) 6-10, 6-20 
Afono Area and Aoa Area, American Samoa (POD) 36-4, 36-9 
Agana Small Boat Harbor, Guam (POD) 36-1, 36-8 
Ala Wai Small Boat Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii (POD) 36-12 
Alabama River at Montgomery, Ala. (SAM) 10-43 
Alabama-Coosa Rivers, Ala., and Ga. (SAM) 10-18, 10-30, 
10-39, 10-44 
Alameda Creek, Calif. (SPN) 34-11, 34-18 
Alamo Lake, Ariz. (SPL) 33-10, 33-24, 33-32 
Alamogordo Diversion Channel, N. Mex. (SWA) 17-23 
Albany, Oreg., Area East of (NPP) 37-55 
Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal, Great Bridge, Va. (NAO) 
5-22 
Albeni Falls Dams, Idaho (NPS) 38-14, 38-20, 38-15 
NPP 
NPS 
NPW 
ORD 
ORH 
ORL 
ORN 
ORP 
POD 
SAJ 
SAM 
SAN 
SAS 
SAW 
SPK 
SPL 
SPN 
SWA 
SWF 
SWG 
SWL 
SWT 
Portland, Oreg., District 
Seattle, Wash., District 
Walla Walla, Wash., District 
Ohio River Division 
Huntington, W. Va., District 
Louisville, Ky., Division 
Nashville, Tenn., District 
Pittsburgh, Pa., District 
Pacific Ocean Division 
Jacksonville, Fla., District 
Mobile, Ala., District 
Charleston, S.C., District 
Savannah, Ga., District 
Wilmington, N.C., District 
Sacramento, Calif., District 
Los Angeles, Calif., District 
San Francisco, Calif., District 
Albuquerque, N. Mex., District 
Fort Worth, District 
Galveston, Tex., District 
Little Rock, Ark., District 
Tulsa, Okla., District 
Albuquerque Diversion Channels Project, N. Mex. (SWA) 
17-1, 17-18 
Alford, Mass. (NED) 1-26, 1-36, 1-44, 1-53, 1-61 
Algiers Lock, La. (LMN) 11-47, 11-48 
Algoma Harbor, Wis. (NCC) 30-37 
Alhambra Creek, Calif. (SPN) 34-24 
Aliceville Lock and Dam, Ala. (SAM) 10-15 
Aliso Creek Dam, Calif. (SPL) 33-38 
Allatoona Lake and Dam, Ga. (SAM) 10-21, 10-30, 10-39, 
10-44 
Allegany, N.Y., Unit I, Allegheny River (ORP) 26-28, 26-31 
Allegany, N.Y., Unit II, Five Mile Creek Area (ORP) 26-28, 
26-31 
Allegheny River, Pa. (ORP) 26-2, 26-19, 26-22, 26-24, 26-27, 
26-29 
Allentown, Pa. (NAP) 3-18, 3-30 
Alligator-Catfish Bayou, Miss. (MR&T) 42-53 
Alligator Harbor, Fla. (SAM) 10-42 
Alloway Creek, N.J. (NAP) 3-28 
Alma Harbor, Wis. (NCD) 29-8 
Almond Lake, N.Y. (NAB) 4-20, 4-36, 4-48, 4-49 
Almond Village, N.Y. (NAB) 4-49, 4-51 
Aloha-Rigolette Area, Grant and Rapides Parishes, La. 
(LMN) 11-52, 11-53 
Alpena Harbor, Mich. (NCE) 31-48, 31-49 
Alpine, Tex. (SWA) 17-2, 17-18, 17-19 
Alpine Dam, Rockford, Ill. (NCR) 28-13 
Alsea Bay and River, Oreg. (NPP) 37-47 
Altamaha, Oconee and Ocmulgee Rivers, Ga. (SAS) 8-1, 8-11, 
8-12 
Alteration of Berwick Bay Bridge (LMN) 11-49 
Alton, Ill., Urban Areas at (LMS) 14-20 
Alton, Ind. (ORL) 24-37 
Alum Creek Lake, Ohio (ORH) 25-2, 25-17 
Altus Dam & Reservoir, Okla. (SWT) 19-35 
Alvin R. Bush Dam, Pa. (NAB) 4-27, 4-37, 4-50 
Amanda Station, Ohio (ORL) 24-46 
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Amazon Creek, Oreg. (NPP) 37-55 
American Falls International Board 49-9 
American Lake, Vicinity of Fort Lewis, Wash. (NPS) 38-30 
American River, Calif. (SPK) 35-19, 35-32 
Amesbury, Powwow and Merrimack Rivers, Mass. (NED) 
1-29, 1-45, 1-53, 1-62 
Ames Lake, Iowa (NCR) 28-13 
Amite River, La. (MR&T) 42-18 
Amite River and Bayou Manchac, La. (LMN) 11-49 
Amite River and Tributaries, La. (LMN) 11-53 
Amsterdam, Ohio (ORP) 26-30, 26-31 
Anacortes Harbor, Wash. (NPS) 38-2, 38-18, 38-22 
Anacortes Navigation Channel, Wash. (NPS) 38-2, 38-18, 
38-22 
Anacostia River Basin, D.C. (NAB) 4-45 
Anacostia River and Flats, Md. (NAB) 4-45 
Anacostia River and Tributaries, Md. (NAB) 4-14, 4-35, 4-42, 
4-51 
Anaheim Bay Harbor, Calif. (SPL) 33-36 
Anahuac Channel, Tex. (SWG) 15-12 
Anchorage Harbor, Alaska (NPA) 40-1, 40-10, 40-12 
Anclote River, Fla. (SAJ) 9-50, 9-51 
Andalusia Harbor, Ill. (NCD) 29-2, 29-9 
Anderson, Ind. (ORL) 24-44 
Andover Lake, Conn. (NED) 1-62, 1-65 
Andrews, George W., Lock and Dam, Ala. and Ga. (SAM) 
10-23, 10-30, 10-39, 10-45 
Andrews River, Mass. (NED) 1-2, 1-39, 1-48, 1-55 
Angelina River, Tex. (SWF) 16-2, 16-24 
Annapolis Harbor, Md. (NAB) 4-45 
Annisquam River, Gloucester, Mass. (NED) 1-55, 1-56 
Ansonia, Conn. (NED) 1-36 
Ansonia-Derby, Conn. (NED) 1-26, 1-44, 1-53, 1-61 
Anthony Shoals Dam and Lake, Ga. (SAS) 8-16 
Apalachee Bay, Fla. to New Orleans, La. (SAM) 10-35 
Apalachicola, Chattahoochee, and Flint Rivers, Ala., Ga., and 
Fla. (SAM) 10-21, 10-30, 10-39, 10-45 
Apalachicola Bay, Fla. (SAM) 10-2, 10-27, 10-32, 10-42 
Apalachicola Bay to St. Marks River, Fla. (SAM) 10-35 
Apalachicola River to St. Andrew Bay, Fla. (SAM) 10-35 
Apoon Mouth of Yukon River, Alaska (NPA) 40-14 
Applegate Lake, Oreg. (NPP) 37-16, 37-34, 37-42 
Appleton Locks and Dams, Wis. (NCC) 30-33 
Appomattox River, Va. (NAO) 5-24 
Apponaug Cove, R.I. (NED) 1-55 
Appoquinimink River, Del. (NAP) 3-29 
Aquashicola Reservoir, Pa. (NAP) 3-30 
Aquatic Plant Control 
Baltimore, Md., District (NAB) 4-35, 4-41 
Buffalo, N.Y., District (NCB) 32-40 
Charleston, S.C., District (SAN) 7-2, 7-13, 7-15, 7-19 
Galveston, Tex., District (SWG) 15-2, 15-20, 15-24, 15-36 
Jacksonville, Fla., District (SAJ) 9-2, 9-31, 9-36, 9-51 
Mobile, Ala., District (SAM) 10-2, 10-27, 10-32, 10-42 
New England Division (NED) 1-3, 1-39, 1-48 
New Orleans, La., District (LMN) 11-2, 11-34, 11-39 
New York, N.Y., District (NAN) 2-2, 2-28, 2-31 
Norfolk, Va., District (NAO) 5-2, 5-15 
Philadelphia, Pa., District (NAP) 3-28 
Sacramento, Calif., District (SPK) 35-32 
Savannah, Ga., District (SAS) 8-2, 8-11, 8-12, 8-15 
Wilmington, N.C., District (SAW) 6-2, 6-19, 6-24 
Aquia Creek, Va. (NAB) 4-45 
Aquilla Lake, Tex. (SWF) 16-5, 16-20, 16-25 
Aransas Pass, Tex. (SWG) 15-2, 15-20, 15-24 
Arbuckle Dam & Reservoir, Okla. (SWT) 19-35 
Arcadia, Wis. (NCS) 27-35 
Arcadia Harbor, Mich. (NCE) 31-2, 31-32, 31-39 
Arcadia Lake, Okla. (SWT) 19-5, 19-24, 19-28 
Arch Creek, Fla. (SAJ) 9-61 
Archers Creek, S.C. (SAN) 7-19 
Arecibo Harbor, P.R. (SAJ) 9-50, 9-51 
Ark-Red River Basins Chloride Control, Okla., Tex., and 
Kans. (SWT) 19-6, 19-32 
Ark-Red River Basins Chloride Control, Supplemental 
Studies, Okla., and Tex. (SWT) 19-5, 19-24 
Ark-Red River Basins Chloride Control, Wichita River, Tex. 
(SWT) 19-6, 19-24, 19-31 
Ark-Red River Basins Chloride Control (SWT) 19-5, 19-28 
Arkabutla Lake, Miss. (MR&T) 42-58, 42-60 
Arkansas & Walnut Rivers, Kans. (SWT) 19-37 
Arkansas River, Ark. (MR&T) 42-1 
Arkansas River Bank Stabilization and Channel Rectification, 
Ark. and Okla. (SWT) 19-3, 19-24 
Arkansas River, Dikes (MR&T) 42-39 
Arkansas River, Standard Revetments (MR&T) 42-39 
Arkansas River & Bull Creek, Kans. (SWT) 19-37 
Arkansas River and Tributaries above John Martin Dam, 
Colo. (SWA) 17-2, 17-18, 17-19 
Arkansas River Basin, Ark., Okla., and Kans. (SWL)(SWT) 
18-2, 18-11, 18-13, 18-15, 18-17, 18-18, 19-2, 19-30, 19-32 
Arkansas River Channelization Test Reach (SWA) 17-4, 17-20 
Arkansas River Floodway, Brewster to Florence, Colo. (SWA) 
17-4, 17-20 
Arkansas River Levees, Ark. (LMK) (MR&T) 12-13, 49-48, 
49-51 
Arkport Dam, N.Y. (NAB) 4-20, 4-36, 4-48, 4-49 
Arlington, Alkali Canyon, Oreg. (NPP) 37-55 
Arlington Lake, Mo. (MRK) 20-25 
Armuchee Creek, Ga. (SAM) 10-18, 10-43 
Ascalmore-Tippo Bayous, Miss. (MR&T) 42-53 
Ascalmore-Tippo-Opossum Bayous, Miss. (MR&T) 42-59 
Ashland, Ky. (ORH) 25-22, 25-27, 25-28 
Ashland Harbor, Wis. (NCS) 27-2, 27-25, 27-29 
Ashley River, S.C. (SAN) 7-19 
Ashtabula Harbor, Ohio (NCB) 32-2, 32-25, 32-29 
Atchafalaya Basin, La. (MR&T) 42-7, 42-16, 42-30, 42-56, 
42-57, 42-59 
Atchafalaya Basin Floodway, La. (MR&T) 42-16, 42-46, 42-51, 
42-52, 42-59 
Atchafalaya River, La. (MR&T) 42-16, 42-57 
Atchafalaya River, Morgan City to Gulf of Mexico, La. 
(LMN) 11-4, 11-34, 11-39 
Atchafalaya River, Standard Revetments (MR&T) 42-34 
Atchafalaya River and Bayous Chene, Boeuf, and Black, La. 
(LMN) 11-3, 11-34, 11-39 
Atchison, Kans. (MRK) 20-25 
Athalia, Ohio (ORH) 25-22, 25-28 
Athens, Ohio (ORH) 25-3, 25-17, 25-27, 25-28 
Atlantic Beach Channels, N.C. (SAW) 6-24 
Atlantic City, N.J. (NAP) 3-29 
Atlantic Coast of N.J., Sandy Hook to Barnegat Inlets (NAN) 
2-41 
Atlantic Gulf Ship Canal, Fla. (SAJ) 9-51 
Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway Between Norfolk, Va., and St. 
Johns River, Fla. (NAO)(SAW)(SAN)(SAS)(SAJ) 5-2, 5-15, 
5-18, 5-22, 6-2, 6-19, 6-22, 7-2, 7-13, 7-15, 8-3, 8-11, 8-12, 9-2, 
9-31, 9-36 
Au Sable Harbor at Au Sable River (Oscoda), Mich. (NCE) 
31-2, 31-32, 31-39 
Aubrey Lake, Tex. (SWF) 16-5, 16-20 
Auburn, N.Y., Owasco Outlet (NCB) 32-42 
Augusta, Ga. (SAS) 8-16 
Augusta, Kans. (SWT) 19-36 
Augusta, Ky. (ORH) 25-22, 25-26, 25-28 
Augusta Levee, Kans. (SWT) 19-36 
Augusta to Clarendon, Ark. (MR&T) 42-58 
Aunuu Harbor, American Samoa (POD) 36-2, 36-8 
Aurora, Ind. (ORL) 24-36, 24-44 
Aurora, Westerly Creek, Colo. (MRO) 21-20, 21-21, 21-22 
Autauga Creek, Prattville, Ala. (SAM) 10-18 
Avoca, N.Y. (NAB) 4-21, 4-36, 4-48, 4-49 
Avon Harbor, N.C. (SAW) 6-24 
Aycock Swamp Reservoir, N.C. (SAW) 6-26 
Aylesworth Creek Lake, Pa. (NAB) 4-18, 4-36, 4-47 
B 
B. A. Steinhagen Lake, Tex. (SWF) 16-19, 16-20, 16-24 
B. Everett Jordon Dam and Lake, N.C. (SAW) 6-11, 6-21, 
6-26 
Babylon Creek Inlet, N.Y. (NAN) 2-39 
Bachelor Island, Wash. (NPP) 37-50, 37-54 
Back Creek, Md. (NAB) 4-45 
Bad River, Ft. Pierre, S. Dak. (MRO) 21-19 
Bagaduce River, Maine (NED) 1-55 
Bailey, R.D., Lake, W. Va. (ORH) 25-13, 25-19 
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Bainbridge, N.Y. (NAB) 4-51 
Baker Brook, Mass. (NED) 1-62, 1-63 
Bakers Haulover Inlet, Fla. (SAJ) 9-50, 9-51 
Bakers Mill Reservoir, N.C. (SAW) 6-26 
Baldhill Dam, N. Dak. (NCS) 27-14, 27-27 
Baldwin, John F., Ship Channel, Calif. (SPN)(SPK) 34-7, 
34-18, 35-2, 35-23 
Baldwin and Hannon Sloughs, Montgomery, Ala. (SAM) 
10-43 
Ball Mountain Lake, Vt. (NED) 1-21, 1-43, 1-59 
Ball Park Creek, Bayfield, Wis. (NCS) 27-35 
Ballona Creek Basin, Calif. (SPL) 33-37, 33-38 
Baltimore Harbor, Md., Collection and Removal of Drift 
(NAB) 4-4, 4-34, 4-40 
Baltimore Harbor, Md., Prevention of Obstructions and 
Injurious Deposits (NAB) 4-7, 4-34, 4-40 
Baltimore Harbor and Channels, Md. (NAB)(NAO) 4-2, 4-34, 
4-39, 5-3, 5-15, 5-18 
Bank Stabilization and Channel Rectification, Ark. (SWL) 
18-2, 18-11, 18-17, 18-19, 18-20 
Bank Stabilization and Channel Rectification, Ark. and Okla. 
(SWT) 19-3, 19-24, 19-30, 19-34, 19-36 
Bankhead, John Hollis, Lock and Dam, Ala. (SAM) 10-40 
Banner Special Drainage and Levee District, Ill. (NCC) 30-38, 
30-39 
Banning Levee and San Gorgonio River, Calif. (SPL) 33-39 
Bar Harbor, Maine (NED) 1-55, 1-52 
Barataria Bay Waterway, La. (LMN) 11-4, 11-34, 11-39 
Barbers Point Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii (POD) 36-2, 36-8, 36-10 
Barboursville, W. Va. (ORH) 25-27 
Barbourville, Ky. (ORN) 23-18 
Barcelona Harbor, N.Y. (NCB) 32-40 
Bardwell Lake, Tex. (SWF) 16-6, 16-20, 16-27 
Barker Dam, Tex. (SWG) 15-46 
Barkley Dam and Lake Barkley, Ky. and Tenn. (ORN) 23-14, 
23-19 
Barnegat Inlet, N.J. (NAP) 3-2, 3-21, 3-24 
Barnegat Light, N.J. (NAP) 3-29 
Barnett Creek, Ky. (ORL) 24-36 
Barre Falls Dam, Mass. (NED) 1-22, 1-43, 1-60 
Barren River, Ky. (ORL) 24-2, 24-25, 24-30, 24-32, 24-33, 
24-39 
Barren River Lake, Ky. (ORL) 24-3, 24-25, 24-39 
Bartley, Nebr. (MRK) 20-23, 20-24, 20-25 
Bass Harbor, Maine (NED) 1-55 
Bass Harbor Bar, Maine (NED) 1-55 
Bassett Creek, Minn. (NCS) 27-10 
Bastrop Bayou, Tex. (SWG) 15-36 
Bastrup, La., to Mouth of Boeuf River and at West Monroe, 
La. (LMK) 12-12 
Batavia and Vicinity, Tonawanda Creek, N.Y. (NCB) 32-42 
Bath, N.Y. (NAB) 4-48, 4-49, 4-51 
Baton Rouge Harbor (Devils Swamp), La. (MR&T) 42-8, 
42-14, 42-30, 42-31, 42-52, 42-59 
Battle Creek, Mich. (NCE) 31-28 
Battle Creek, Nebr. (MRO) 21-20 
Baudette Harbor, Minn. (NCS) 27-33 
Bay City Harbor, Wis. (NCD) 29-3, 29-8 
Bay Ridge and Red Hook Channels, N.Y. (NAN) 2-2, 2-28, 
2-31, 2-38, 2-37 
Bay River, N.C. (SAW) 6-24 
Bayard, W. Va. (NAB) 4-51 
Bayfield Harbor, Wis. (NCS) 27-33 
Bayou Bartholomew, Ark. and La. (LMK) 12-9, 12-11 
Bayou Bartholomew and Tributaries, Ark. and La. (LMK) 
12-5, 12-8, 12-11 
Bayou Bodcau, Red Chute, and Loggy Bayou, La. (LMN) 
11-52, 11-53 
Bayou Bodcau and Tributaries, Ark. and La. (LMN) 11-23, 
11-36, 11-44, 11-51 
Bayou Bodcau Reservoir, La. (LMN) 11-24, 11-36, 11-44, 
11-50, 11-52 
Bayou Boeuf, La. (MR&T) 42-52 
Bayou Boeuf Lock, La. (LMN) 11-47, 11-48 
Bayou Bonfouca, La. (LMN) 11-49 
Bayou Choupique, La. (LMN) 11-53 
Bayou Cocodrie and Tributaries, La. (MR&T) 42-8, 42-17, 
42-30, 42-52, 42-56, 42-59 
Bayou Coden, Ala. (SAM) 10-3, 10-27, 10-32 
Bayou des Glaises, La. (MR&T) 42-52, 42-57 
Bayou Dorcheat, Loggy Bayou, and Lake Bisteneau, La. 
(LMN) 11-49 
Bayou Dupre, La. (LMN) 11-49 
Bayou Galere, Miss. (SAM) 10-43 
Bayou Grosse Tete, La. (LMN) 11-49 
Bayou La Batre, Ala. (SAM) 10-3, 10-27, 10-32 
Bayou Lacombe, La. (LMN) 11-49 
Bayou LaFourche, La. (MR&T) 42-53 
Bayou LaFourche and LaFourche-Jump Waterway, La. 
(LMN) 11-5, 11-34, 11-39 
Bayou Macon, Ark., and La. (MR&T) 42-19, 42-54 
Bayou Nicholas-Coushatta, La. (LMN) 11-51, 11-53 
Bayou Pierre, La. (LMN) 11-24, 11-36, 11-44, 11-52 
Bayou Pierre in Vicinity of Shreveport, La. (LMN) 11-51, 
11-53 
Bayou Plaquemine Brule, La. (LMN) 11-49 
Bayou Queue de Tortue, La. LMN 11-49 
Bayou Rapides, La. (LMN) (MR&T) 11-53, 42-52 
Bayou Segnette Waterway, La. (LMN) 11-49 
Bayou Sorrel Lock, La. (LMN) 11-47, 11-48 
Bayou Sorrel Lock, La. (MR&T) 42-16 
Bayou Teche, La. (LMN) 11-7, 11-34, 11-40 
Bayou Teche, La., Locks (LMN) 11-46 
Bayou Teche and Vermilion River, La. (LMN) 11-6, 11-34, 
11-40 
Bayou Terrebonne, La. (LMN) 11-49 
Bayou Vermilion, La. (LMN) 11-49 
Bayous D'Arbonne and Corney, La. (LMK) 12-11 
Bayous LaLoutre, St. Malo, and Yscloskey, La. (LMN) 11-49 
Bayous Rapides, Boeuf, and Cocodrie, La. (MR&T) 42-52 
Bayport, Fla. (SAJ) 9-51 
Bayport Harbor, Mich. (NCE) 31-2, 31-32, 31-39 
Baytown, Tex. (SWG) 15-14, 15-33 
Beals Harbor, Maine (NED) 1-55 
Bear Creek, Calif. (SPK) 35-19 
Bear Creek, Kendrick, Idaho (NPW) 39-19 
Bear Creek, Oreg. (NPP) 37-55 
Bear Creek, Hannibal, Mo. (NCR) 28-13 
Bear Creek Dam, Hannibal, Mo. (NCR) 28-13 
Bear Creek Lake, Colo. (MRO) 21-3, 21-13 
Bear Creek Reservoir, Calif. (SPK) 35-14 
Bear River, Calif. (SPK) 35-4 
Beards Brook Reservoir, N.H. (NED) 1-65 
Beatrice, Nebr. (MRK) 20-23, 20-25 
Beaufort Harbor, N.C. (SAW) 6-4, 6-19, 6-22 
Beaver and Mahoning Rivers, Pa. and Ohio (ORP) 26-27, 
26-29 
Beaver Bay Harbor, Minn. (NCS) 27-2, 27-25 
Beaver Brook Lake, N.H. (NED) 1-60, 1-63 
Beaver Creek, Langley, W.Va. (ORH) 25-27 
Beaver Creek, Montezuma, Ga. (SAM) 10-43 
Beaver Creek Near Tillamook, Oreg. (NPP) 37-55 
Beaver Drainage District, Oreg. (NPP) 37-16, 37-34, 37-42, 
37-50, 37-53 
Beaver Lake, Ark. (SWL) 18-8, 18-12, 18-21 18-22 
Bedford, Iowa (MRK) 20-24, 20-25 
Beech Creek, Mt. Vernon, Oreg. (NPP) 37-17, 37-34, 37-42 
Beech Fork Lake, W. Va. (ORH) 25-3, 25-17 
Belfast Harbor, Maine (NED) 1-54, 1-55 
Beihaven Harbor, N.C. (SAW) 6-24, 6-25 
Bell Drainage District, Ill. (NCC) 30-39 
Bell Foley Lake, Ark. (SWL) 18-21, 18-23 
Bellaire, Ohio (ORP) 26-28, 26-31 
Bellamy River, N.H. (NED) 1-55 
Belle Fourche, S. Dak. (MRO) 21-19, 21-21 
Belle Glade, Fla. (SAJ) 9-53 
Belle River, Mich. (NCE) 31-49 
Bellevie Locks and Dam, Ohio (ORD) 22-1, 22-2, 22-4, 22-8 
Bellevue, Ky. (ORL) 24-37, 24-44 
Bellevue Harbor, Iowa (NCD) 29-8 
Bellinghamn Harbor, Wash. (NPS) 38-2, 38-18, 38-22, 38-27, 
38-29 
Belpre, Ohio (GRH) 25-22, 25-28 
Belton Lake, Tex. (SWF) 16-6, 16-20, 16-23, 16-25 
Beltzville Lake, Pa. (NAP) 3-14, 3-23 
Belzoni, Miss. (MR&T) 42-58 
Benbrook Lake, Tex. (SWF) 16-6, 16-20, 16-27 
Bennett-McDonald-Smithland Drainage District, Iowa 
(MRO) 21-20 
Bennington, Vt. (NAN) 2-41 
Bennington Reservoir, N.H. (NED) 1-65 
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Benson Creek Area, Ky. (ORL) 24-36 
Benwood, W. Va. (ORP) 26-28, 26-31 
Beresford Creek, S.C. (SAN) 7-19 
Berkeley Harbor, Calif. (SPN) 34-23 
Berlin Lake, Ohio (ORP) 26-3, 26-19, 26-29 
Berry Hill Creek, Okla. (SWT) 19-37 
Berwick Bay Bridge, Alteration of (LMN) 11-49 
Berwick Lock, La. (LMN) 11-46 
Bethel Harbor, Alaska (NPA) 40-14 
Bethlehem, Pa. (NAP) 3-18, 3-30 
Bettendorf, Iowa (NCR) 28-13 
Betterton Harbor, Md. (NAB) 4-45 
Beulahtown Reservoir, N.C. (SAW) 6-26 
B. Everett Jordan Dam and Lake, N.C. (SAW) 6-11, 6-21 
Beverly Harbor, Mass. (NED) 1-55 
Big and Colewa Creek, La. (MR&T) 42-53 
Big and Little Sallisau Creeks Navigation Project, Okla. 
(SWT) 19-2, 19-28 
Big Bay Harbor, Mich. (NCS) 27-2, 27-25 
Big Bayou, Ark. (MR&T) 42-54 
Big Bend Dam-Lake Sharpe, S. Dak. (MRO) 21-9, 21-14, 
21-18 
Big Bend Reservoir, W. Va. (ORH) 25-24, 25-29 
Big Black River, Miss. (LMK) 12-11, 12-12 
Big Blue Lake, Ind. (ORL) 24-4, 24-25, 24-40 
Big Blue River, Seward, Nebr. (MRK) 20-25 
Big Brown Creek, Miss. (SAM) 10-18 
Big Choctaw Bayou, La. (LMK) 12-12 
Big Creek and L'Anguille River, Ark. (LMM) 13-10 
Big Creek and Tributaries, Ark. (MR&T) 42-55, 42-59 
Big Creek Canal, Millington, Tenn. (LMM) 13-4, 13-8, 13-9 
Big (Cunningham) Creek, Ohio (NCB) 32-40 
Big Darby Reservoir, Ohio (ORH) 25-24, 25-29 
Big Dry Creek Dam and Diversion, Calif. (SPK) 35-19, 35-32 
Big Fossil Creek, Tex. (SWF) 16-23, 16-27 
Big Hill Lake, Kans. (SWT) 19-7, 19-24, 19-28 
Big Hog Intake Bayou, Wallisville, Tex. (SWG) 15-19 
Big Hole River Near Twin Bridges, Mont. (MRO) 21-19 
Big Horn River Near Hardin, Mont. (MRO) 21-19 
Big Lake Drainage and Levee District, Ill. (NCC) 30-38, 30-39 
Big Pigeon and Little Pigeon Bayous, La. (LMN) 11-49 
Big Pine Lake, Ind. (ORL) 24-4, 24-25 
Big Pine Lake, Tex. (SWT) 19-7, 19-24, 19-28 
Big Prairie Drainage and Levee District, Ill. (NCC) 30-39 
Big Run, Pa. (ORP) 26-30, 26-31 
Big Sandy Lake, Tex. (SWF) 16-23, 16-26 
Big Sandy River, W. Va. and Ky., Including Levisa and Tug 
Forks (ORH) 25-21, 25-24 
Big Sioux River Bridges, S. Dak. (MRO) 21-19 
Big Sioux River, S. Dak. and Iowa (MRO) 21-17 
Big Sioux River at Sioux City, Iowa and S. Dak. (MRO) 21-3, 
21-13, 21-17 
Big Slough and Mayo Ditch (MR&T) 42-58 
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area, Ky., and 
Tenn. (ORN) 23-5, 23-10 
Big Spring, Tex. (SWF) 16-7, 16-20 
Big Stone Lake and Whetstone River, Minn. and S. Dak. 
(NCS) 27-10, 27-27 
Big Stranger Creek, Kans. (MRK) 20-24, 20-25 
Big Suamico River, Wis. (NCC) 30-37 
Big Sunflower River, Miss. (LMK)(MR&T) 12-11, 42-2, 42-10, 
42-20, 42-53, 42-59 
Big Swan Drainage and Levee District, Ill. (LMS) 14-19 
Big Timber Creek, N.J. (NAP) 3-28 
Big Walnut Lake, Ind. (ORL) 24-4, 24-25, 24-40 
Big Walnut Reservoir, Ohio (ORH) 25-26 
Big Wash, Milford, Utah (SPK) 35-19, 35-32 
Billings, Mont. (MRO) 21-21 
Biloxi Harbor, Miss. (SAM) 10-4, 10-27, 10-32 
Binghamton, N.Y. (NAB) 4-21, 4-36, 4-48, 4-49 
Birch Hill Dam, Mass. (NED) 1-22, 1-43, 1-60 
Birch Lake, Okla. (SWT) 19-7, 19-24, 19-28 
Birch Reservoir, W. Va. (ORH) 25-24, 25-26, 25-29 
Bird Rock Area, La Jolla, Calif. (SPL) 33-36 
Birds Point-New Madrid Floodway, Mo. (MR&T) 42-55 
Biscayne Bay, Fla., Hurricane Protection (S4J) 9-61 
Bishop Creek, Ala. (SAM) 10-44 
Bitterroot River, Mont. (NPS) 38-13 
Black Bayou Lake, La. (LMN) 11-52 
Black Bayou-Pine Island Area, La. (LMN) 11-53 
Black Bayou Reservoir, La. 11-53 
Black Creek, Gadsden, Ala. (SAM) 10-17, 10-43 
Black Creek Reservoir, N.C. (SAW) 6-26 
Black & Dorchester Brooks, Mass. (NED) 1-65 
Black Fork at Hendricks, W. Va. (ORP) 26-31 
Blackhawk Creek, Davenport, Iowa (NCR) 28-13 
Black Pond Slough, Ark. (MR&T) 42-54 
Black Rascal Creek Diversion, Calif. (SPK) 35-14 
Black River, Ark. and Mo. (SWL) 18-20 
Black River, La. (MR&T) 42-18 
Black River, N.C. (SAW) 6-11, 6-20, 6-24 
Black River, Poplar Bluff, Mo. to Knobel, Ark. (SWL) 18-23 
Black River, Wis. (NCS) 27-33 
Black River (Alcona Co.), Mich. (NCE) 31-49 
Black River Harbor, Mich. (NCS) 27-3, 27-25 
Black River Harbor, N.Y. (NCB) 32-40 
Black River (Port Huron), Mich. (NCE) 31-48, 31-49 
Black Rock Channel and Tonawanda Harbor, N.Y. (NCB) 
32-2, 32-25, 32-29 
Black Rock Lake, Conn. (NED) 1-27, 1-44, 1-61 
Black Walnut Harbor, Md. (NAB) 4-45 
Black Warrior and Tombigbee Rivers, Ala. (SAM) 10-4, 10-27, 
10-33, 10-40 
Blackbird Creek, near Macy, Nebr. (MRO) 21-21 
Blackfoot, Idaho (NPW) 39-18 
Blackfoot Area, Snake River, Idaho (NPW) 39-18, 39-19 
Blackfoot Reservoir, Idaho (NPW) 39-1, 39-13, 39-15 
Blackfoot River, Idaho (NPW) 39-18, 39-19 
Blackstone, Mass. (NED) 1-36 
Blackstone River Basin, Mass. and R.I. (NED) 1-19, 1-59 
Blackwater Dam, N.H. (NED) 1-29, 1-45, 1-61 
Blackwater River, Fla. (SAM) 10-41, 10-42 
Blackwater River, Va. (NAO) 5-24 
Blaine Harbor, Wash. (NPS) 38-28, 38-29 
Blakely Mountain Dam-Lake Ouachita, Ark. (LMK) 12-4, 
12-8, 12-12 
Blind Slough Diking District, Oreg. (NPP) 37-53 
Block Island, Great Salt Pond, R.I. (NED) 1-56 
Block Island Harbor of Refuge, R.I. (NED) 1-9, 1-40 
Bloomington Lake, Md. and W. Va. (NAB) 4-14, 4-35, 4-42 
Blue and Delaware Rivers, Kans. (MRK) 20-24 
Blue Marsh Lake, Pa. (NAP) 3-15, 3-23 
Blue Mountain Lake, Ark. (SWL) 18-4, 18-11, 18-18, 18-21 
Blue River Basin (MRK) 20-18 
Blue River Channel, Kansas City, Mo. (MRK) 20-3, 20-15 
Blue River Lake, Oreg. (NPP) 37-17, 37-34, 37-43, 37-49, 37-51 
Bluestone Lake, W. Va. (ORH) 25-3, 25-17, 25-24 
Bluff Creek, Miss. (SAM) 10-42 
Bluff Creek & Tributaries, Okla. (SWT) 19-37 
Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors (BERH) 41-1 
Bobo Bayou, Miss. (MR&T) 42-53 
Bodega Bay, Calif. (SPN) 34-1, 34-17 
Bodie Island, N.C. (SAW) 6-27 
Boeuf and Tensas Basins, Ark. and La. (MR&T) 42-53 
Boeuf and Tensas Rivers and Bayou Macon, La. and Ark. 
(MR&T) 42-18, 42-58 
Boeuf Basin Levees (MR&T) 42-57 
Boeuf River, La. (LMK) 12-11 
Boeuf River, La. and Ark. (MR&T) 42-18, 42-54 
Bogue Chitto, La. (SAM) 10-42 
Bois de Sioux River, Minn. (NCS) 27-15, 27-27 
Boise Valley, Idaho (NPW) 39-18, 39-19 
Bolles Harbor, Mich. (NCE) 31-3, 31-32, 31-39 
Bon Secour River, Ala. (SAM) 10-6, 10-27, 10-34 
Bonnet Carre Spillway, La. (MR&T) 42-8, 42-56, 42-57 
Bonneville, Oreg. (NPP) 37-60 
Bonneville Lock and Dam-Lake Bonneville, Oreg. and Wash. 
(NPP) 37-24, 37-35, 37-44, 37-58 
Bonpas Creek, Ill. (ORL) 24-36 
Bonum Creek, Va. (NAB) 4-45 
Boone County, Ky. (Bank Protection & Repair Roads) (ORL) 
24-5, 24-25 
Booneville Lake, Ky. (ORL) 24-39, 24-45 
Boothbay Harbor, Maine (NED) 1-55 
Boston Harbor, Mass. (NED) 1-3, 1-39, 1-48, 1-54, 1-55 
Boswell Lake, Okla. (SWT) 19-34, 19-36 
Boulder Creek, Colo. (MRO) 21-21 
Bowman-Haley Lake, N. Dak. (MRO) 21-3, 21-13 
Brackenridge, Tarentum, and Natrona, Pa. (ORP) 26-28, 
26-31 
Bradford, Pa. (ORP) 26-30, 26-31 
Bradley Lake, Alaska (NPA) 40-9, 40-11, 40-13 
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Bramwell, W. Va. (ORH) 25-27 
Brandon Road Lock and Dam, Ill. (NCC) 30-34, 30-35 
Branford Harbor, Conn. (NED) 1-3, 1-39, 1-48 
Branson Cove, Va. (NAB) 4-45 
Brant Rock Beach, Marshfield, Mass. (NED) 1-58 
Braymer Lake, Mo. (MRK) 20-25 
Bray Creek, Miss. (SAM) 10-44 
Brays Bayou Channel, Houston, Tex. (SWG) 15-19 
Brazil (Big Walnut Creek), Ind. (ORL) 24-42 
Brazos Island Harbor, Tex. (SWG) 15-2, 15-20, 15-24, 15-37, 
15-38, 15-44 
Brazos Natural Salt Pollution Control, Tex. (SWF) 16-7 
Brazos River, Tex. from Velasco to Old Washington (SWG) 
15-36 
Brazos River and Tributaries, Tex. (SWF) 16-25 
Brazos River Basin, Tex. (SWF) 16-8 
Brea Dam, Calif. (SPL) 33-38 
Breton Bay, Md. (NAB) 4-45 
Brevard County, Fla. (SAJ) 9-22, 9-34, 9-44 
Brevoort Levee, Ind. (ORL) 24-41, 24-44 
Briar Creek, N.C. (SAN) 7-20 
Bridge Alterations, Authorized 
Chicago, Ill., District (NCC) 30-37 
Nashville, Tenn., District (ORN) 23-5 
New England Division (NED) 1-18 
Portland, Oreg., District (NPP) 37-48 
Bridgeport Harbor, Conn. (NED) 1-54, 1-55 
Bridgewater, Va. (NAB) 4-51 
Brilliant, Ohio (ORP) 26-28 
Bristol Harbor, R.I. (NED) 1-55 
Broad Creek, Md. (NAB) 4-45 
Broad Creek, N.C. (SAW) 6-16, 6-27 
Broad Creek, Va. (NAO) 5-23, 5-24 
Broad Creek River, Del. (NAB) 4-45 
Broadhill Beach, Del. (NAP) 3-29 
Broadkill Creek, Pa. (NAP) 3-18 
Broadkill River, Del. (NAP) 3-28 
Broadwater Creek, Md. (NAB) 4-45 
Broadway Lake, S.C. (SAS) 8-7, 8-11, 8-15 
Brockway, Pa. (ORP) 26-28 
Brockway Lake, Vt. (NED) 1-65 
Broken Bow, Mud Creek, Nebr. (MRO) 21-20 
Broken Bow Lake, Okla. and Ark. (SWT) 19-20, 19-27, 19-33, 
19-34 
Bromley, Ky. (ORL) 24-37, 24-44 
Bronx River, N.Y. (NAN) 2-39 
Brookfield Lake, Mo. (MRK) 20-25 
Brooklyn, W. Va. (ORH) 25-22, 25-28 
Brookport, Ill. (ORL) 24-36, 24-41, 24-43 
Brookville, Pa. (ORP) 26-30, 26-31 
Brookville Lake, Ind. (ORL) 24-5, 24-25, 24-39 
Broward County, Fla., Beach Erosion Control and Hillsboro 
Inlet, Fla., Navigation Project (SAJ) 9-22, 9-34, 9-45 
Brown, Clarence J., Dam and Reservoir, Ohio (ORL) 24-9, 
24-26 
Brown Creek, Okla. (SWT) 19-37 
Browns Creek, N.Y. (NAN) 2-39 
Brownsville, Wash. (NPS) 38-29 
Brownwood Channel Improvement, Tex. (SWF) 16-23 
Bruces Eddy (Dworshak) Dam and Reservoir, Idaho (NPW) 
39-6, 39-13, 39-15, 39-20 
Brunswick County Beaches, N.C., Cape Fear to N.C.-S.C. 
State Line (SAW) 6-27 
Brunswick Harbor, Ga. (SAS) 8-3, 8-11, 8-13 
Brush Bayou, La. (LMN) 11-24, 11-36, 11-44 
Brushneck Cove, R.I. (NED) 1-57 
Buchanan Dam-H. V. Eastman Lake, Calif. (SPK) 35-5, 
35-23 
Buck Creek, N.C. and S.C. (SAN) 7-12, 7-20 
Buckhannon, W. Va. (ORP) 26-30, 26-31 
Buckhannon River, W. Va. (ORP) 26-27 
Buckhorn Lake, Ky. (ORL) 24-6, 24-25, 24-39 
Buckhorn Reservoir, N.C. (SAW) 6-26 
Buckman, Henry H., Lock, Fla. (SAJ) 9-47 
Bucks Harbor, Maine (NED) 1-55 
Bucksport Harbor, Maine (NED) 1-55 
Buena Vista, Ohio (ORH) 25-22, 25-28 
Buena Vista, Va. (NAO) 5-11, 5-16, 5-21 
Buffalo Bayou and Tributaries, Tex. (SWG) 15-14, 15-19, 
15-22, 15-34, 15-46 
Buffalo Bayou Rectified Channel, Tex. (SWG) 15-19 
Buffalo Creek, Meadow Grove, Nebr. (MRO) 21-21 
Buffalo Creek, Scranton, N. Dak. (MRO) 21-21 
Buffalo Harbor, N.Y. (NCB) 32-4, 32-25, 32-30 
Buffalo River, Miss. (LMK) 12-12 
Buffumville Lake, Mass. (NED) 1-35, 1-46, 1-62 
Bull Shoals Lake, Ark. (SWL) 18-8, 18-12, 18-20, 18-21, 18-22 
Bull Run, Pa. (NAB) 4-15, 4-35, 4-42 
Bullocks Point Cove, R.I. (NED) 1-55 
Bunker Harbor, Maine (NED) 1-55 
Burch Creek, Utah (SPK) 35-32 
Burgettstown, Pa. (ORP) 26-31 
Burgettstown-Slovan, Pa. (ORP) 26-30 
Burial Hill Beach, Westport, Conn. (NED) 1-19, 1-58 
Burlington, Ohio (ORH) 25-22, 25-28 
Burlington, Iowa (NCR) 28-2, 28-9, 28-11 
Burlington Dam, N. Dak. (NCS) 27-11, 27-27 
Burlington Harbor, Vt. (NAN) 2-39 
Burns Creek Reservoir, Calif. (SPK) 35-14 
Bturns Waterway Harbor, Ind. (NCC) 30-2, 30-19 
Burnsville Lake, W. Va. (ORH) 25-4, 25-17, 25-24 
Burnt Corn & Murder Creeks, Ala. (SAM) 10-44 
Burr Oak, Mich. (NCE) 31-28 
Bush, Alvin R., Dam, Pa. (NAB) 4-27, 4-37, 4-50 
Butler, Pa. (ORP) 26-30, 26-31 
Buttermilk Bay Channel, Mass. (NED) 1-55 
Buttermilk Channel, N.Y. (NAN) 2-39 
Byram River at Pemberwick, Conn. (NAN) 2-41 
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Cache Basin, Ark. (MR&T) 42-12, 42-21, 42-30, 42-55, 42-56, 
42-58 
Cache River, Ark. (MR&T) 42-59 
Cache River Diversion, Ill. (LMS) 14-19 
Caddo Lake, La. (LMN) 11-51, 11-53 
Cadet Bayou, Miss. (SAM) 10-6, 10-27, 10-34, 10-42 
Cadle Creek, Md. (NAB) 4-45 
Caesar Creek Lake, Ohio (ORL) 24-6, 24-25, 24-39 
Cagles Mill Lake, Ind. (ORL) 24-7, 24-25, 24-39 
Cahaba River, Ala. (SAM) 10-42 
Cairo, Mounds, and Mound City, Ill. (MR&T) 42-15 
Cairo, W. Va. (ORH) 25-27 
Calapooia River, Oreg. (NPP) 37-55 
Calaveras River and Littlejohn Creek and Tributaries 
Including New Hogan Lake and Farmington Dam, Calif. 
(SPK) 35-5, 35-23 
Calcasieu Lock, La. (LMN) 11-47, 11-48 
Calcasieu River and Pass, La. (LMN) 11-7, 11-34, 11-40 
Calcasieu River at Coon Island, La. (LMN) 11-49 
Calcasieu River at Devil's Elbow, La. (LMN) 11-8, 11-34, 
11-40 
Calcasieu River Saltwater Barrier, La. (LMN) 11-49 
Caledonia, N.Y. (NCB) 32-42 
Calf Pasture Beach Park, Norwalk, Conn. (NED) 1-19, 1-58 
Calico Creek, N.C. (SAW) 6-25 
Calico Rock, Ark. (SWL) 18-22 
California Aqueduct Intertie, Calif. (SPK) 35-12, 35-24 
California Branch, S.C. (SAN) 7-8, 7-14, 7-17 
California (Cincinnati), Ohio (ORL) 24-36, 24-44 
California Debris Commission (CDC) 44-1 
Calion, Ark. (LMK) 12-10, 12-12 
Calleguas Creek, Calif. (SPL) 33-11, 33-32 
Calumet Harbor and River, Ill. and Ind. (NCC) 30-2, 30-19, 
30-23, 30-30 
Calumet River Bridges, Ill. (NCC) 30-37 
Cambridge Harbor, Md. (NAB) 4-45 
Cambridgeport Lake, Vt. (NED) 1-65 
Camden Harbor, Maine (NED) 1-55 
Camelsback Dam, Ariz. (SPL) 33-39 
Camp Ellis Beach, Me. (NED) 1-59 
Camp Ground Lake, Ky. (ORL) 24-7, 24-25 
Camp Perry, Ohio (NCE) 31-49 
Camp Wooten, Wash. (NPW) 39-18 
Campbells Island, Ill. (NCR) 28-13 
Campti-Clarence Area in Natchitoches Parish, La. (LMN) 
11-25, 11-36, 11-44, 11-51 
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Canal 18, Ark. (MR&T) 42-54 
Canal 19, Ark. (MR&T) 42-19, 42-54 
Canal 43, Ark. (MR&T) 42-54 
Canal 81, Ark. (MR&T) 42-54 
Canal Point, Fla. (SAJ) 9-53 
Canal 17, Fla. (SAJ) 9-62 
Canapitsit Channel, Mass. (NED) 1-55 
Canaveral Harbor, Fla. (SAJ) 9-2, 9-31, 9-36, 9-47 
Candy Lake, Okla. (SWT) 19-7, 19-24, 19-28 
Cane River, La. (LMN) 11-49 
Caney Bayou, Ark. (MR&T) 42-54 
Caney Fork River, Tenn. (ORN) 23-17 
Caney River, Okla. (SWT) 19-37 
Canisteo, N.Y. (NAB) 4-22, 4-36, 4-48, 4-49 
Cannelton, Ind. (ORL) 24-36, 24-41, 24-43 
Cannelton Locks and Dam, Ind. (ORD) 22-1, 22-3, 22-4, 22-9 
Cannon, Clarence, Dam and Reservoir, Mo. (LMS) 14-11, 
14-15, 14-17 
Canton, Mass. (NED) 1-36, 1-63 
Canton, Mo. (NCR) 28-13 
Canton Lake, Okla. (SWL)(SWT) 18-18, 19-8, 19-24, 19-30, 
19-33 
Canyon Lake, Tex. (SWF) 16-8, 16-20 
Cape Charles City Harbor, Va. (NAO) 5-23, 5-24 
Cape Cod Canal, Mass. (NED) 1-4, 1-39, 1-55 
Cape Fear River, N.C., above Wilmington (SAW) 6-4, 6-19 
Cape Fear River Basin, N.C. (SAW) 6-11, 6-26 
Cape Florida State Park, Fla. (SAJ) 9-52 
Cape Girardeau, Mo., Reach No. 2 (LMS) 14-19 
Cape Girardeau, Mo., Reaches Nos. 1, 3, and 4 (LMS) 14-19 
Cape Henry Channel, Va. (NAO) 5-18 
Cape Lookout, N.C. (SAW) 6-25 
Cape May City, N.J. (NAP) 3-29 
Cape Porpoise Harbor, Maine (NED) 1-4, 1-39 
Cape Vincent Harbor, N.Y. (NCB) 32-40 
Captain Anthony Meldahl Locks and Dam, Ky. (ORD) 22-1, 
22-3, 22-8 
Carden's Bottom Drainage District No. 2, Ark. (SWL) 18-23 
Carl L. Estes Dam and Lake, Tex. (SWF) 16-9, 16-20, 16-26 
Carlyle Lake, Ill. (LMS) 14-6, 14-13, 14-18 
Carlyle to New Athens Drainage and Levee Districts Nos. 3, 
4, 8, 10, and 13 (LMS) 14-18 
Carolina Beach and Vicinity, N.C. (SAW) 6-13, 6-16, 6-21 
Carr Fork Lake, Ky. (ORL) 24-8, 24-26, 24-39 
Carrabelle Harbor, Fla. (SAM) 10-6, 10-27, 10-34 
Carroll County Levee and Drainage District, No. 1, Ill. (NCR) 
28-13 
Carrollton, Ky. (ORL) 24-37, 24-44 
Carters Creek, Va. (NAO) 5-24 
Carters Dam and Lake, Ga. (SAM) 10-19, 10-30, 10-44 
Carthage Levee, Mo. (SWT) 19-35, 19-36 
Carvers Harbor, Vinalhaven, Maine (NED) 1-55 
Cascadia Lake, Oreg. (NPP) 37-17, 37-34, 37-43, 37-51, 37-55 
Cascadilla Creek, Ithaca, N.Y. (NCB) 32-42 
Caseville Harbor, Mich. (NCE) 31-3, 31-32, 31-39 
Caseyville, Ky. (ORL) 24-36, 24-44 
Cashie River, N.C. (SAW) 6-24 
Cassidy Bayou, Miss. MR&T 42-53 
Cassville Harbor, Wis. (NCD) 29-8 
Castle Reservoir, Calif. (SPK) 35-14 
Castle Rock, Wash. (NPP) 37-55 
Castlewood Lake, Colo. (MRO) 21-21 
Catching Inlet Drainage District, Oreg. (NPP) 37-55 
Cathance River, Maine (NED) 1-55 
Catherine Creek Lake, Oreg. (NPW) 39-2, 39-13, 39-15 
Catlettsburg, Ky. (ORH) 25-22 
Cattaraugus Creek, N.Y. (NCB) 32-40 
Cattaraugus Harbor, N.Y. (NCB) 32-5, 32-25 
Cave-In Rock, Ill. (ORL) 24-37, 24-44 
Cave Run Lake, Ky. (ORL) 24-8, 24-26, 24-39 
Cecil M. Harden Lake, Ind. (ORL) 24-9, 24-26, 24-39 
Cedar Bayou, Tex. (SWG) 15-36 
Cedar Keys Harbor, Fla. (SAJ) 9-3, 9-31, 9-36 
Cedar Point Lake, Kans. (SWT) 19-8, 19-24, 19-28 
Cedar River, Wash. (NPS) 38-13 
Cedar River Harbor, Mich. (NCC) 30-37 
Cedars Lock and Dam, Wis. (NCC) 30-30 
Celina Dam, Ky. (ORN) 23-14, 23-19 
Center Hill Lake, Tenn. (ORN) 23-7, 23-10, 23-18 
Central and Southern Florida (SAJ) 9-26, 9-35, 9-45, 9-53, 
9-54, 9-55, 9-56, 9-57, 9-58, 9-59 
Central City Lake, Iowa (NCR) 28-13 
Ceredo-Kenova, W. Va. (ORH) 25-22, 25-27, 25-28 
Chambersburg, Ohio (ORH) 25-22, 25-28 
Champlain-Richelieu Board, International 49-4 
Chandlerville, Ill., East of (ORH) (NCC) 30-39 
Channel between North and South Hero Island, Vt. (NAN) 
2-39 
Channel Connecting Plain Dealing Creek and Oak Creek, Md. 
(NAB) 4-45 
Channel Connecting Thoroughfare Bay with Cedar Bay, N.C. 
(SAW) 6-24 
Channel connecting York River, Va., with Back Creek to 
Slaights Wharf (NAO) 5-24 
Channel from Back Sound to Lookout Bight, N.C. (SAW) 6-4, 
6-19 
Channel from Naples to Big Marco Pass 12-Foot Channel, 
Gordon Pass to Naples, Fla. (SAJ) 9-4, 9-31, 9-36 
Channel from Pamilco Sound to Rodanthe, N.C. (SAW) 6-24 
Channel from Phoebus, Va., to Deep Water in Hampton 
Roads (NAO) 5-24 
Channel Islands Harbor, Calif. (SPL) 33-2, 33-23, 33-28 
Channel to Aransas Pass, Tex. (SWG) 15-42 
Channel to Barroom Bay, Tex. (SWG) 15-42 
Channel to Harlingen via South Turnout, Tex. (SWG) 15-43 
Channel to Liberty, Tex. (SWG) 15-12 
Channel to Newport News, Va. (NAO) 5-23, 5-24 
Channel to Palacios, Tex. (SWG) 15-42 
Channel to Port Bolivar, Tex. (SWG) 15-3, 15-20, 15-24, 15-37, 
15-38 
Channel to Port Mansfield, Tex. (SWG) 15-42 
Channel to Rockport, Tex. (SWG) 15-42 
Channel to Victoria, Tex. (SWG) 15-19, 15-42 
Channels in the Straits of Mackinac, Mich. (NCE) 31-49 
Chaplin River, Ky. (ORL) 24-46 
Charenton Canal (MR&T) 42-52, 42-57 
Chariton-Little Chariton Basins, Mo. (MRK) 20-3, 20-15 
Chariton River, Iowa and Mo. (MRK) 20-24 
Chariton River, Mo. (MRK) 20-24, 20-25 
Charles River Dam, Mass. (NED) 1-19, 1-43, 1-52 
Charles River (Natural Valley Storage Areas), Mass. (NED) 
1-20, 1-43, 1-52 
Charleston Harbor, S.C. (SAN) 7-3, 7-13, 7-15 
Charlestown, N.H. (NED) 1-36, 1-60, 1-63 
Charlevoix Harbor, Mich. (NCE) 31-3, 31-32, 31-39 
Charlotte Harbor, Fla. (SAJ) 9-4, 9-31, 9-36 
Chartiers Creek, Pa. (ORP) 26-4, 26-19, 26-30 
Chaska, Minn. (NCS) 27-11 
Chatfield Lake, Colo. (MRO) 21-4, 21-13 
Chatham (Stage) Harbor, Mass. (NED) 1-4, 1-39, 1-48 
Chattanooga, Tenn. and Rossville, Ga. (ORN) 23-18 
Chattooga Units (4), Ga. and S.C. (SAS) 8-16 
Cheat River, W. Va. (ORP) 26-27 
Cheatham Lock and Dam, Tenn. (ORN) 23-14, 23-19 
Cheboygan Harbor, Mich. (NCE) 31-48, 31-49 
Cheesequake Creek, N.J. (NAN) 2-39 
Chefuncte River and Bogue Falia, La. (LMN) 11-49 
Chehalis River, Wash. (NPS) 38-4, 38-18, 38-22, 38-27 
Chelsea, Iowa (NCR) 28-2, 28-9, 28-11 
Chena River Lakes, Alaska (NPA) 40-8, 40-11, 40-13 
Chenango Co., N.Y. (NAB) 4-52 
Cheney Dam & Reservoir, Kans. (SWT) 19-35 
Cherry and Red Fork Creeks, Okla. (SWT) 19-35, 19-36 
Cherry Creek Lake, Colo. (MRO) 21-4, 21-13, 21-15 
Cherryfield, Maine (NED) 1-36, 1-63 
Chesapeake, Ohio (ORH) 25-22, 25-28 
Chesconessex Creek, Va. (NAO) 5-23, 5-24 
Cheshire, Ohio (ORH) 25-22, 25-28 
Chester, Calif. (SPK) 35-6, 35-19, 35-23 
Chester, Pa. (NAP) 3-18 
Chester River, Md. (NAB) 4-4, 4-40 
Chester River, Pa. (NAP) 3-28 
Chetco River, Oreg. (NPP) 37-2, 37-32, 37-38 
Chicago Harbor, Ill. (NCC) 30-3, 30-19, 30-23, 30-30 
Chicago River, Ill. (NCC) 30-3, 30-19, 30-23 
Chicago River, Ill. (North Branch) (NCC) 30-15, 30-22 
Chickamauga Lock and Dam, Tenn. (ORN) 23-16 
Chico Landing, Calif. (SPK) 35-29 
Chicopee, Mass. (NED) 1-36, 1-60, 1-63, 1-64 
Chicopee Falls, Mass. (NED) 1-22, 1-43, 1-60 
Chief Joseph Dam and Rufus Woods Lake, Wash. (NPS) 
38-14, 38-20, 38-25 
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Chillicothe, Ohio (ORH) 25-4, 25-17, 25-27 
Chilo, Ohio (ORH) 25-22, 25-28 
Chincoteague Bay, Va. (NAO) 5-23, 5-24 
Chincoteague Harbor of Refuge, Va. (NAO) 5-24 
Chincoteague Inlet, Va. (NAO) 5-24 
Chippewa Harbor, Mich. (NCS) 27-33 
Chisholm Creek, Okla. (SWT) 19-37 
Chittenango Creek and Tributaries, N.Y. (NCB) 32-42 
Chocolate Bayou Channel, Tex. (SWG) 15-42 
Choctaw Bayou and Tributaries, La. (LMN) 11-25, 11-36, 
11-44 
Choctawhatchee Bay to Pensacola Bay, Fla. (SAM) 10-35 
Choctawhatchee Bay to West Bay, Fla. (SAM) 10-35 
Choptank River, Md. (NAB) 4-5, 4-34, 4-40 
Chouteau, Nameoki, and Venice Drainage and Levee District, 
Ill. (LMS) 14-19 
Chouteau Lock and Dam, Okla. (SWL)(SWT) 18-16, 19-4, 
19-30, 19-33 
Chowan River, N.C. (NAO)(SAW) 5-24 
Christiansted Harbor, V.I. (SAJ) 9-50, 9-51 
Cincinnati, Ohio (ORL) 24-36, 24-41, 24-43 
Cincinnati (Unit 2), Ohio (ORL) 24-37, 24-44 
Cincinnati (Unit 4 Remainder), Ohio (ORL) 24-37, 24-44 
City Creek Levee, Calif. (SPL) 33-39 
Clackamas River at Dixon Farm Location, Oreg. (NPP) 37-52, 
37-55 
Claiborne Harbor, Md. (NAB) 4-6, 4-34, 4-40 
Claiborne Lock and Dam, Ala. (SAM) 10-19, 10-30, 10-44 
Clanton, Ala. (SAM) 10-18, 10-43 
Claremont Lake, N.H. (NED) 1-65 
Clarence Cannon Dam and Reservoir, Mo. (LMS) 14-11, 
14-15, 14-17 
Clarence J. Brown Dam and Reservoir, Ohio (ORL) 24-9, 
24-26 
Clarendon Levee, Ark. (MR&T) 42-58, 42-59 
Clarendon to Laconia Circle, Ark. (LMM) 13-10 
Clarington, Ohio (ORP) 26-28 
Clark Fork at Missoula, Mont. (NPS) 38-30 
Clark Fork River, Mont. (NPS) 38-13 
Clark Hill Lake, Ga. and S.C. (SAS) 8-9, 8-11, 8-15, 8-16 
Clark Point, New Bedford, Mass. (NED) 1-58 
Clarkson, Maple Creek, Nebr. (MRO) 21-20, 21-21 
Clarksville, Ark. (SWL) 18-23 
Clatskanie Drainage District, Oreg. (NPP) 37-50, 37-54 
Clatskanie River, Oreg. (NPP) 37-47, 37-54 
Clatsop County Diking District 2, Oreg. (NPP) 37-53 
Clatsop County Diking District 3, Oreg. (NPP) 37-53 
Clatsop County Diking District 4, Oreg. (NPP) 37-50, 37-54 
Clatsop County Diking District 5, Oreg. (NPP) 37-53 
Clatsop County Diking District 6, Oreg. (NPP) 37-50, 37-54 
Clatsop County Drainage District 1, Oreg. (NPP) 37-50, 37-53, 
37-54 
Clayton Lake, Okla. (SWT) 19-8, 19-24, 19-34 
Clear and West Forks, Tex. (SWF) 16-27 
Clear Creek, Ohio (ORL) 24-46 
Clear Creek, Tex. (SWG) 15-15, 15-22, 15-34 
Clear Creek and Clear Lake, Tex. (SWG) 15-3, 15-20, 15-24, 
15-44 
Clear Creek Drainage and Levee District, Ill. (LMS) 14-19 
Clear Lake Special Drainage District, Ill. (NCC) 30-38, 30-39 
Clearwater Lake, Mo. (SWL) 18-5, 18-11, 18-21 
Clearwater Pass, Fla. (SAJ) 9-4, 9-31, 9-36 
Clendenin Reservoir, W. Va. (ORH) 25-26 
Cleveland and Lakewood, Ohio (NCB) 32-41 
Cleveland Harbor, Ohio (NCB) 32-5, 32-25, 32-31 
Cleves, Ohio (ORL) 24-37, 24-44 
Clewiston, Fla. (SAJ) 9-53 
Cliff Walk, Newport, R.I. (NED) 1-58 
Clifton, W. Va. (ORH) 25-22, 25-28 
Clifty Creek Lake, Ind. (ORL) 24-10, 24-26 
Clinch River, Tenn. and Va. (ORN) 23-17 
Clinton, Ind. (ORL) 24-37, 24-44 
Clinton, Iowa (NCR) 28-2, 28-9, 28-11 
Clinton Harbor, Conn. (NED) 1-54, 1-55, 1-57 
Clinton Harbor, Iowa (NCD) 29-8 
Clinton Lake, Kans. (MRK) 20-3, 20-15 
Clinton River, Mich. (NCE) 31-4, 31-32, 31-39 
Clopton Crossing Lake, Tex. (SWF) 16-9, 16-20 
Cloverport, Ky. (ORL) 24-37, 24-42, 24-44 
Clyde, R.I. (NED) 1-65 
Clyde Park, Mont. (MRO) 21-19 
Coal Creek and Tributaries (Lake City), Tenn. (ORN) 23-18 
Coal Creek Drainage and Levee District, Ill. (NCC) 30-38, 
30-39 
Coal Grove, Ohio (ORH) 25-22, 25-26, 25-28 
Coal River Basin, W. Va. (ORH) 25-5, 25-17 
Coamo River, P.R. (SAJ) 9-61 
Coan River, Va. (NAB) 4-45 
Coast of California, Point Mugu to San Pedro Breakwater, 
Calif. (SPL) 33-36 
Coastal Engineering Research Center (CERC) 43-1 
Coasters Island Harbor, R.I. (NED) 1-55 
Cobscook Bay, Maine (NED) 1-55 
Cocheco River, N.H. (NED) 1-55, 1-63 
Cochiti Lake, N. Mex. (SWA) 17-11, 17-18, 17-21, 17-22 
Cochrane, Wis. (NCS) (NCD) 27-35, 29-3 
Cockrells Creek, Va. (NAO) 5-24 
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho (NPS) 38-30 
Coffeeville Lock and Dam, Ala. (SAM) 10-40 
Coffeyville Levee, Kans. (SWT) 19-35 
Cohansey River, N.J. (NAP) 3-3, 3-21, 3-24 
Cohasset Harbor, Mass. (NED) 1-5, 1-39, 1-49, 1-55, 1-57 
Cold Spring Inlet, N.J. (NAP) 3-3, 3-21, 3-24 
Coldwater River, Miss. (MR&T) 42-53 
Colebrook River Lake, Conn. (NED) 1-22, 1-43, 1-60 
Colfax, Grant Parrish, La. (LMN) 11-52, 11-53 
Colfax, Wash. (NPW) 39-18, 39-19 
Collection and Removal of Drift 
Baltimore, Md., District (NAB) 4-4, 4-10, 4-34, 4-35, 4-40 
New York, N.Y., District (NAN) 2-13, 2-33 
Norfolk, Va., District (NAO) 5-4, 5-15, 5-18 
San Francisco, Calif., District (SPN) 34-9, 34-18 
Colliers, W. Va. (ORP) 26-30 
Collinsville, Ala. (SAM) 10-17, 10-43 
Collinsville, Calif. (SPK) 35-29 
Colonial Beach, Va. (NAB) 4-47 
Colorado River, Matagorda, Tex. (SWG) 15-19, 15-36 
Colorado River, Mouth of (SWG) 15-42 
Colorado River Channel, Tex. (SWG) 15-42 
Colorado Springs, Colo. (SWA) 17-23 
Columbia, La. (LMK) 12-10, 12-12 
Columbia and Lower Willamette Rivers below Vancouver, 
Wash., and Portland, Oreg. (NPP) 37-2, 37-32, 37-38, 37-45 
Columbia Drainage and Levee District No. 3, Ill. (LMS) 14-3, 
14-13, 14-16 
Columbia Drainage District 1, Oreg. (NPP) 37-50, 37-54 
Columbia River, Wenatchee to Kettle Falls, Wash. (NPS) 
38-29 
Columbia River and Tributaries above Cello Falls to 
Kennewick, Wash. (NPW) 39-17 
Columbia River at Baker Bay, Wash. (NPP) 37-4, 37-32, 37-39 
Columbia River at the Mouth, Oreg. and Wash. (NPP) 37-4, 
37-32, 37-39 
Columbia River Basin, Local Protection Projects, Idaho, 
Mont., and Wash. (NPS) 38-30 
Columbia River Basin, Wash. and Oreg. (NPP) 37-53 
Columbia River Basin Local Flood Protection Projects, Oreg., 
Wash. and Idaho (NPS) 39-3, 39-13, 39-15, 39-18 
Columbia River between Chinnook, Wash. and Head of Sand 
Island (NPP) 37-47 
Columbia River between Vancouver, Wash., and the Dalles, 
Oreg. (NPP) 37-5, 37-32, 37-39 
Columbia River Treaty Entities 49-20 
Columbia River Treaty Permanent Engineering Board 49-21 
Columbia Slough, Oreg. (NPP) 37-47 
Columbus, Nebr. (MRO) 21-20 
Columbus, Ohio (ORH) 25-26, 25-28 
Columbus Lock and Dam, Miss. (SAM) 10-15 
Colusa, Calif. (SPK) 35-29 
Community of Eldred, Ill. (LMS) 14-19 
Community of Meredosia and Willow Creek, and Coon Run 
Drainage and Levee Districts, Ill. (LMS) 14-19 
Compo Beach, Westport, Conn. (NED) 1-19, 1-58 
Conant Brook Dam, Mass. (NED) 1-23, 1-43, 1-60 
Conchas Lake, N. Mex. (SWA) 17-6, 17-18 
Concordia, Ky. (ORL) 24-37, 24-44 
Conemaugh River Lake, Pa. (ORP) 26-5, 26-19, 26-29 
Conetoe Creek, N.C. (SAW) 6-27 
Coney Island Creek, N.Y. (NAN) 2-39 
Coney Island Inlet, N.Y. (NAN) 2-39 
Congaree River, S.C. (SAN) 7-19 
Conklin-Kirkwood, N.Y. (NAB) 4-51 
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Conneaut Harbor, Ohio (NCB) 32-7, 32-25, 32-32 
Connecticut River above Hartford, Conn. (NED) 1-55 
Connecticut River Basin, Vt., N.H., Mass., and Conn. (NED) 
1-20, 1-59 
Connecticut River below Hartford, Conn. (NED) 1-5, 1-39, 
1-49, 1-54, 1-55 
Connecticut & West Rivers, Vt. (NED) 1-65 
Conoho Creek, N.C. (SAW) 6-27 
Contentnea Creek, N.C. (SAW) 6-24, 6-27 
Conway County Drainage and Levee District No. 1, Ark. 
(SWL) 18-23 
Conway County Levee District No. 6, Ark. (SWL) 18-23 
Conway County Levee Districts Nos. 1, 2, and 8, Ark. (SWL) 
18-23 
Cook Inlet Shoals, Alaska (NPA) 40-2, 40-10, 40-12 
Cooper Lake and Channels, Tex. (LMN) 11-26, 11-36, 11-44, 
11-51 
Cooper River, Charleston Harbor, S.C. (SAN) 7-4, 7-13, 7-16 
Cooper River, N.J. (NAP) 3-28 
Coordinating Committee on Great Lakes Basic Hydraulic and 
Hydrologic Data 49-11 
Coos and Millicoma Rivers, Oreg. (NPP) 37-7, 37-32, 37-40 
Coos Bay, Oreg. (NPP) 37-6, 37-32, 37-39 
Copan Lake, Okla. (SWT) 19-9, 19-24, 19-28 
Copes Corner Lake, N.Y. (NAB) 4-48, 4-49, 4-51 
Coquille River, Oreg. (NPP) 37-7, 37-32, 37-40, 37-55 
Coralville Lake, Iowa (NCR) 28-2, 28-9, 28-11 
Coraopolis, Pa. (ORP) 26-28 
Corbin, Ky. (ORN) 23-18 
Corbin, Lynn Camp Creek, Ky. (ORN) 23-18 
Cordell Hull Lock and Dam, Tenn. (ORN) 23-14, 23-19 
Cordova Harbor, Alaska (NPA) 40-2, 40-10, 40-12 
Core Creek, N.C. (SAW) 6-16, 6-27 
Corea Harbor, Maine (NED) 1-54, 1-55, 1-57 
Corning, N.Y. (NAB) 4-22, 4-36, 4-48, 4-49 
Cornucopia Harbor, Wis. (NCS) 27-33 
Corpus Christi, Tex., Channel to Navy Seaplane Base, 
Encinal Peninsula (SWG) 15-36 
Corpus Christi Beach, Tex. (Restoration Project) (SWG) 
15-13, 15-21, 15-33 
Corpus Christi Ship Channel, Tex. (SWG) 15-4, 15-20, 15-25, 
15-36, 15-37, 15-38, 15-44 
Corsica River, Md. (NAB) 4-45 
Corte Madera Creek, Calif. (SPN) 34-12, 34-18, 34-22 
Cortland, N.Y. (NAB) 4-50, 4-51 
Cottage Grove Lake, Oreg. (NPP) 37-18, 37-34, 37-43, 37-49, 
37-51 
Cottonwood Creek, Calif. (SPK) 35-6, 35-23 
Cottonwood Creek, Cushing, Okla. (SWT) 19-37 
Cottonwood Creek, Guthrie, Okla. (SWT) 19-37 
Cottonwood Creek Dam, Idaho (NPW) 39-19 
Cottonwood Slough Pumping Plant, Ill. (LMM) 13-10 
Cotuit Harbor, Mass. (NED) 1-55 
Cougar Lake, Oreg. (NPP) 37-25, 37-35, 37-44, 37-49, 37-51 
Council Bluffs, Iowa (MRO) 21-18, 21-20, 21-21 
Council Grove Lake, Kans. (SWT) 19-9, 19-24, 19-33 
Courtableau Basin, La. and Outlets (MR&T) 42-17 
Courtenay Channel, Fla. (SAJ) 9-50, 9-51 
Cove Island, Stamford, Conn. (NED) 1-19, 1-58 
Covington, Ky. (ORL) 24-36, 24-41, 24-43 
Cow Creek, Kans. (SWT) 19-36, 19-37 
Cowanesque Lake, Pa. (NAB) 4-26, 4-37, 4-49, 4-50 
Cowden to Vandalia Drainage and Levee Districts Nos. 22, 27, 
28, and 28A (LMS) 14-18 
Cowlitz County Consolidated Diking Improvement District 1, 
Wash. (NPP) 37-50, 37-53, 37-54 
Cowlitz County Consolidated Diking Improvement District 2, 
Wash. (NPP) 37-18, 37-34, 37-43, 37-50 
Cowlitz County Diking Improvement District 2, Wash. (NPP) 
37-50, 37-54 
Cowlitz County Diking Improvement District 5, Wash. (NPP) 
37-53 
Cowlitz County Diking Improvement District 11, Wash. 
(NPP) 37-54 
Cowlitz County Diking Improvement District 13, Wash. 
(NPP) 37-50, 37-54 
Cowlitz County Diking Improvement District 15, Wash. 
(NPP) 37-50, 37-54 
Cowlitz County Drainage Improvement District 1, Wash. 
(NPP) 37-54 
Cowlitz River, Wash. (NPP) 37-8, 37-32, 37-40 
Cowlitz River at Randle, Wash. (NPP) 37-55 
Cowlitz River Basin, Wash. (NPP) 37-54 
Cowpen Swamp, S.C. (SAN) 7-12, 7-20 
Coyote and Spencer Creeks, Oreg. (NPP) 37-55 
Coyote Creek, Calif. (SPN) 34-23 
Coyote Valley Dam (Lake Mendocino), Calif. (SPN) 34-24 
Crabtree Swamp, S.C. (SAN) 7-12, 7-20 
Craig Harbor, Alaska (NPA) 40-14 
Crane Creek, N.C. (SAN) 7-20 
Crane Creek Drainage and Levee District, Ill. (NCC) 30-38, 
30-39 
Crane Creek State Park, Ohio (NCE) 31-23 
Cranes Creek, Va. (NAO) 5-23, 5-24 
Crawford County Levee District, Ark. (SWL) 18-23 
Creede, Willow Creek, Colo. (Floodway) (SWA) 17-23 
Crescent City Harbor, Calif. (SPN) 34-2, 34-17, 34-20 
Criehaven Harbor, Maine (NED) 1-55 
Crisfield Harbor, Md. (NAB) 4-45 
Crooked Creek, Lake and Levee, Ark. (SWL) 18-23 
Crooked Creek Lake, Pa. (ORP) 26-5, 26-19, 26-29 
Cross County Project Ditch, Ark. (MR&T) 42-55 
Cross-Florida Barge Canal (SAJ) 9-5, 9-31, 9-36, 9-47, 9-48 
Cross Rip Shoals, Mass. (NED) 1-55 
Cross Village, Mich. (NCE) 31-49 
Crutcho Creek, Okla. (SWT) 19-36 
Crystal River, Fla. (SAJ) 9-50, 9-51 
Cucamonga Creek, Calif. (SPL) 33-12, 33-24, 33-32 
Cuckold Creek, Md. (NAB) 4-6, 4-34, 4-40 
Cuivre River, Mo. (LMS) 14-18 
Culdesac, Idaho (NPW) 39-18 
Cumberland, Ky. (ORN) 23-10, 23-17 
Cumberland, Md., and Ridgeley, W. Va. (NAB) 4-16, 4-35, 
4-43 
Cumberland River, Ky., South Fork (ORN) 23-17 
Cumberland River, Tenn. and Ky. (ORN) 23-1, 23-10, 23-14 
Cumberland River above Nashville (ORN) 23-12 
Cumberland River below Nashville (ORN) 23-12 
Cummings Park, Stamford, Conn. (NED) 1-19, 1-58 
Cunninghill Cove, Md. (NAB) 4-6, 4-34, 4-40 
Current River, Ark. and Mo. (SWL) 18-20 
Curry Creek Dam and Lake, Ga. (SAS) 8-16 
Curwensville Lake, Pa. (NAB) 4-27, 4-38, 4-50 
Cuttyhunk Harbor, Mass. (NED) 1-6, 1-39, 1-49, 1-55 
Cuyahoga River Basin, Ohio (NCB) 32-20, 32-27 
Cypress Bayou and Waterway between Jefferson, Tex. and 
Shreveport, La. (LMN) 11-49 
Cypress Creek, Ky. (ORL) 24-42 
Cypress Creek, Md. (NAB) 4-45
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Dade County, Fla. (SAJ) 9-23, 9-34, 9-45 
Dale Hollow Lake, Tenn. and Ky. (ORN) 23-7, 23-10, 23-18 
Dallas, Tex. (SWF) 16-27 
Dallas Floodway, Tex. (SWF) 16-27 
Dam A Lake, Tex. (SWF) 16-23, 16-24 
Damariscotta River, Maine (NED) 1-55 
Dana Point Harbor, Calif. (SPL) 33-35 
Danbury, Conn. (NED) 1-27, 1-44, 1-53, 1-61 
Dansville and Vicinity, N.Y. (NCB) 32-20, 32-27 
Danville, Ky. (ORL) 24-46 
Dardanelle, Ark., Near (SWL) 18-23 
Dardanelle Lock and Dam, Ark. (SWL) 18-8, 18-12, 18-15 
Darien Harbor, Ga. (SAS) 8-15 
Dashields Locks and Dam, Pa. (ORD) 22-1, 22-7 
Dauphin Island Bay, Ala. (SAM) 10-7, 10-28, 10-34 
Davenport, Iowa (NCR) 28-3, 28-9, 28-11 
Davenport Center Lake, N.Y. (NAB) 4-48, 4-49, 4-51 
Davenport Harbor, Iowa (Credit Island) (NCD) 29-9 
Davenport Harbor, Iowa (Lindsay Park) (NCD) 29-2, 29-8 
David-Burrell Bayou, Miss. (MR&T) 42-53 
David D. Terry Lock and Dam, Ark. (SWL) 18-3, 18-15 
Davids Creek Lake, Iowa (MRO) 21-21 
Davis Creek, Va. (SAW) (NAO) 5-24 
Day, John, Lock and Dam-Lake Umatilla, Oreg. and Wash. 
(NPP) 37-28, 37-35, 37-45, 37-58 
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Day, John, River, Oreg. (NPP) 37-53 
Day, John, River Area, Oreg. (NPP) 37-53 
Days Creek Lake, Oreg. (NPP) 37-18, 37-34, 37-43 
Dayton, Ky. (ORL) 24-10, 24-26, 24-36 
Dayton, Wash. (NPW) 39-18, 39-19 
Dayton, Wyo. (MRO) 21-21 
De Valls Bluff, Ark. (MR&T) 45-57 
Deadman Creek, Calif. (SPK) 35-14 
Deauthorized Project 
New England Division (NED) 1-38, 1-65 
Decorah, Iowa (NCS) 27-35 
Deep Creek, Accomack Co., Va. (NAO) 5-24 
Deep Creek, Edgecombe Co., N.C. (SAW) 6-14, 6-21, 6-28 
Deep Creek, Newport News, Va. (NAO) 5-3, 5-15, 5-18 
Deep River, Wash. (NPP) 37-47 
Deep River Area, Wash. (NPP) 37-53 
Deer Creek, Miss. (MR&T) 42-53 
Deer Creek, Okla. (SWT) 19-36 
Deer Creek Lake, Ohio (ORH) 25-5, 25-17, 25-24 
Deer Creek Prairie Levee, Ind. (ORL) 24-37, 24-44 
Deer Island Area, Oreg. (NPP) 37-53 
Deer Island Drainage District, Oreg. (NPP) 37-50, 37-54 
Deer Island Thoroughfare, Maine (NED) 1-55 
Deerfield River, Vt. (NED) 1-64 
Degognia and Fountain Bluff Levee and Drainage District, Ill. 
(LMS) 14-19 
DeGray Lake, Ark. (LMK) 12-4, 12-8, 12-12 
Dekalb, Ill. (NCR) 28-12 
Delaware Bay, Harbor of Refuge, Del. (NAP) 3-28 
Delaware Bay-Chesapeake Bay Waterway, Del., Md., and 
Va. (NAO)(NAP) 5-17, 3-3, 3-21 
Delaware Coast Protection, Del. (NAP) 3-15, 3-23 
Delaware Lake, Ohio (ORH) 25-5, 25-17, 25-24 
Delaware River, Kans., Mouth of (MRK) 20-24 
Delaware River, N.Y., N.J., and Pa. At or Near Mouth of 
Neversink River (NAP) 3-28 
Delaware River, Pa., N.J. and Del., Philadelphia to the Sea 
(NAP) 3-5, 3-21, 3-24, 3-27 
Delaware River at Camden, N.J. (NAP) 3-28 
Delaware River between Philadelphia, Pa. and Trenton, N.J. 
(NAP) 3-4, 3-21, 3-24, 3-27 
Delphi, Ind. (ORL) 24-36, 24-41, 24-43 
Demopolis Lake, Ala. (SAM) 10-15 
Demopolis Lock and Dam, Ala. (SAM) 10-40 
Denison Dam-Lake Texoma, Tex. and Okla. (SWT) 19-20, 
19-27, 19-33, 19-37 
Dennis Creek, N.J. (NAP) 3-28 
Depere Lock and Dam, Wis. (NCC) 30-33 
Depoe Bay, Oreg. (NPP) 37-47 
DeQueen Lake, Ark. (SWT) 19-9, 19-24, 19-34 
Derby, Conn. (NED) 1-27, 1-36, 1-45, 1-53 
Derby, Ind. (ORL) 24-37, 24-44 
Des Arc, Ark. (MR&T) 42-57 
Des Moines, Iowa (NCR) 28-12, 28-14 
Des Moines and Mississippi Levee District No. 1, Mo. (NCR) 
28-13, 28-14 
Desoto, Kans., Bridge Protection (MRK) 20-24 
Detroit Lake, Oreg. (NPP) 37-26, 37-35, 37-44, 37-49, 37-51 
Detroit River, Mich. (NCE) 31-5, 31-32, 31-39, 31-47 
Devil, East Twin, and Warm Creeks Channel Improvements 
and Lytle Creek Levee, Calif. (SPL) 33-39 
Dewey Lake, Ky. (ORH) 25-6, 25-17, 25-24 
Dexter Lake, Oreg. (NPP) 37-52 
Dickey-Lincoln School Lakes, Maine (NED) 1-32, 1-46, 1-53, 
1-64 
Dickinson Bayou, Tex. (SWG) 15-36 
Dierks Lake, Ark. (SWT) 19-10, 19-25, 19-33, 19-34 
Dillingham Harbor, Alaska (NPA) 40-2, 40-10, 40-12 
Dillon Lake, Ohio (ORH) 25-6, 25-17, 25-24 
Dillonvale, Ohio (ORP) 26-28 
Dismal Swamp Canal, Deep Creek, Va. (NAO) 5-22 
Dismal Swamp Canal, South Mills, N.C. (NAO) 5-22 
Dively Drainage and Levee District No. 23, Ill. (LMS) 14-18, 
14-19 
Dodge City, Kans. (SWA) 17-6, 17-18, 17-20 
Dog and Fowl Rivers, Ala. (SAM) 10-7, 10-28, 10-34 
Doheny Beach State Park, Calif. (SPL) 33-36 
Donovan Creek, Miss. (SAM) 10-18 
Donovan Levee, Ill. (NCC) 30-39 
Dorchester Bay and Neponset River, Mass. (NED) 1-55 
Dorena Lake, Oreg. (NPP) 37-19, 37-34, 37-43, 37-49, 37-51 
Dosh, R. N. Bert, Lock, Fla. (SAJ) 9-47 
Double Bayou, Tex. (SWG) 15-5, 15-20, 15-39, 15-44 
Double Creek, N.J. (NAP) 3-28 
Douglas Harbor, Alaska (NPA) 40-14 
Douglass Lake, Kans. (SWT) 19-36 
Dover, Ky. (ORH) 25-22, 25-28 
Downeyville Lake, Ind. (ORL) 24-40 
Dresden Island Lock and Dam, Ill. (NCC) 30-34, 30-35 
Drinkwater Sewer, Mo. (LMM) 13-6, 13-8, 13-9 
Drum Inlet, N.C. (SAW) 6-5, 6-19 
Drury Drainage District, Ill. (NCR) 28-13, 28-14 
Dry Creek, Wash. (NPW) 39-18 
Dry Creek, Hawarden, Iowa (MRO) 21-21 
Dry Creek (Warm Springs) Lake and Channel, Calif. (SPN) 
34-23, 34-24 
Dry Fork and East Fork Lakes, Mo. (MRK) 20-25 
Dry Pass, Alaska (NPA) 40-14 
Dry Run, Iowa (NCS) 27-35 
Dubois, Pa. (ORP) 26-6, 26-19, 26-30 
Dubuque, Iowa (NCR) 28-12, 28-14 
Dubuque Harbor, Iowa (NCD) 29-2, 29-8 
Duck Creek, Calif. (SPK) 35-19, 35-32 
Duck Creek Channel Improvement, Tex. (SWF) 16-9, 16-20 
Duck Island Harbor, Conn. (NED) 1-55 
Duck Point Cove (Hearns Creek), Md. (NAB) 4-45 
Duck River, Tenn. (ORN) 23-17 
Duluth-Superior Harbor, Minn. and Wis. (NCS) 27-3, 27-25, 
27-29 
Dundee, Ky. (ORL) 24-42 
Dungeness River, Wash. (NPS) 38-30 
Dunkirk Harbor, N.Y. (NCB) 32-8, 32-25, 32-33 
Dunn Branch, Woodbine, Ga. (SAS) 8-8, 8-15 
Dunnellon Lock, Fla. (SAJ) 9-47 
Duval County, Fla. (SAJ) 9-24, 9-34, 9-45 
Duxbury Harbor, Mass. (NED) 1-6, 1-40, 1-49 
Dworshak (Bruces Eddy) Dam and Reservoir, Idaho (NPW) 
39-6, 39-13, 39-15, 39-20 
Dyersburg, Tenn. (LMM) 13-10 
Dyersburg, Tenn. (Southwest) (LMM) 13-3, 13-8, 13-9 
Dymers Creek, Va. (NAO) 5-24
E 
Eagle Bay and Fort Yates Highway Bridges, N. Dak. (MRO) 
21-9, 21-14 
Eagle Creek, S.C. (SAN) 7-20 
Eagle Creek Lake, Ky. (ORL) 24-45 
Eagle Creek Reservoir, Ohio (ORP) 26-31 
Eagle Harbor, Mich. (NCS) 27-33 
East Barre Dam, Vt. (NAN) 2-41 
East Bay Bayou (Hanna Reef), Tex. (SWG) 15-36 
East Boothbay Harbor, Maine (NED) 1-56 
East Branch, Clarion River Lake, Pa. (ORP) 26-6, 26-19, 26-29 
East Branch, N.Y. (NAP) 3-18 
East Branch Dam, Conn. (NED) 1-36, 1-61, 1-63 
East Brimfield Lake, Mass. (NED) 1-35, 1-46, 1-62 
East Cape Girardeau and Clear Creek Drainage District, Ill. 
(LMS) 14-19 
East Chester Creek, N.Y. (NAN) 2-39 
East Fork Channel Improvement, Tex. (SWF) 16-12, 16-21 
East Fork Lake, Ohio (ORL) 24-10, 24-26, 24-39 
East Hartford, Conn. (NED) 1-36, 1-60, 1-63 
East Liverpool Drainage and Levee District, Ill. (NCC) 30-38, 
30-39 
East Lynn Lake, W. Va. (ORH) 25-7, 25-18, 25-24 
East Moline, Ill. (NCR) 28-3, 28-9, 28-11 
East Muddy and Lake Creek, Oreg. (NPP) 37-55 
East Muddy Creek, Mo. (MRK) 20-25 
East Nishnabotna River, Red Oak, Iowa (MRO) 21-21 
East Nishnabotna River Near Essex, Iowa (MRO) 21-20 
East of Chandlerville, Ill. (NCC) 30-39 
East of Hubly Bridge, Ill. (NCC) 30-39 
East Pass Channel from Gulf of Mexico into Choctawhatchee 
Bay, Fla. (SAM) 10-8, 10-28, 10-34 
East Pearl River, Miss. (SAM) 10-8, 10-28, 10-35 
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East Peoria Drainage and Levee District, Ill. (NCC) 30-38, 
30-39 
East Peoria Sanitary District, Ill. (NCC) 30-38 
East Point, La. (LMN) 11-51, 11-53 
East Poplar Bluff and Poplar Bluff, Mo. (SWL) 18-23 
East Protection Levee, La. (MR&T) 42-16 
East Rainelle, W. Va. (ORH) 25-27, 25-28 
East River, N.Y. (NAN) 2-2, 2-28, 2-31, 2-38 
East Rockaway Inlet, N.Y. (NAN) 2-3, 2-28, 2-31 
East Rockaway Inlet to Rockaway Inlet and Jamaica Bay, 
N.Y. 
Part I (NAN) 2-14, 2-29, 2-34, 2-41 
East Rockwood, Silver Creek, Mich. (NCE) 31-28 
East Sidney Lake, N.Y. (NAB) 4-23, 4-37, 4-48, 4-49 
East St. Louis and Vicinity, Ill. LMS 14-3, 14-13, 14-16 
East Stroudsburg, Pa. (NAP) 3-18 
East Weaver Creek, Calif. (SPN) 34-24 
Eastern Rapides and South-Central Avoyelles Parishes, La. 
(MR&T) 42-18, 42-30, 42-59 
Eastlake, Ohio (NCB) 32-42 
Eastman, H.V., Lake, Calif. (SPK) 35-5, 35-23 
Easton-Saxton, Mo., Bridge Protection (MRK) 20-24 
Eastport Harbor, Maine (NED) 1-6, 1-40, 1-49, 1-54 
Eau Galle River, Wis. (NCS) 27-12, 27-27 
Eau Gallie Harbor, Fla. (SAJ) 9-50, 9-51 
Echo Bay Harbor, N.Y. (NAN) 2-38, 2-39 
Edenton Harbor, N.C. (SAW) 6-24 
Edgartown Harbor, Mass. (NED) 1-6, 1-40, 1-49 
Edinburg Lake, Miss. (SAM) 10-17, 10-39 
Edisto River, S.C. (SAN) 7-12, 7-19, 7-20 
Ediz Hook, Wash. (NPS) 38-9, 38-19, 38-24 
Edmonds Harbor, Wash. (NPS) 38-28, 38-29 
Edward Macdowell Lake, N.H. (NED) 1-29, 1-45, 1-61 
Eel River, Calif. (SPN) 34-24 
Egegik River, Alaska (NPA) 40-14 
Eight Mile River, Conn. (NED) 1-54 
El Dorado, Kans. (SWT) 19-10, 19-25 
El Dorado Lake, Kans. (SWT) 19-10, 19-25, 19-28 
El Paso, Tex. (SWA) 17-7, 17-18, 17-20 
Elba, Ala. (SAM) 10-17 
Eldred, Pa. (ORP) 26-30 
Eldred and Spankey Drainage and Levee District, Ill. (LMS) 
14-4, 14-13, 14-16, 14-19 
Elfin Cove, Alaska (NPA) 40-14 
Elizabeth, N.J. (NAN) 2-16, 2-29, 2-34 
Elizabethtown, Ill. (ORL) 24-37, 24-44 
Elk and Little Elk Rivers, Md. (NAB) 4-45 
Elk City Lake, Kans. (SWL)(SWT) 18-18, 19-11, 19-25, 19-30, 
19-33 
Elk Creek, Clyde, Kans. (MRK) 20-24, 20-25 
Elk Creek Harbor, Pa. (NCB) 32-8, 32-25 
Elk Creek Lake, Oreg. (NPP) 37-19, 37-34, 37-43 
Elk River, Ala. and Tenn. (ORN) 23-17 
Elk River, Minn. (NCS) 27-35 
Elk River, W. Va. (ORH) 25-21 
Elkhorn River, Near Gretna, Nebr. (MRO) 21-20 
Elkhorn River, Near Norfolk, Nebr. (MRO) 21-20 
Elkins, W. Va. (ORP) 26-7, 26-19, 26-28 
Elkland, Pa. (NAB) 4-50, 4-51 
Elkport, Iowa (NCR) 28-13, 28-14 
Ellerbe Creek, N.C. (SAW) 6-16, 6-27 
Ellicott Creek, N.Y. (NCB) 32-21, 32-28 
Ellis Swamp, N.C. (SAW) 6-16, 6-27 
Elm Fork Floodway, Tex. (SWF) 16-10, 16-20 
Elmira, N.Y. (NAB) 4-23, 4-37, 4-48, 4-49, 4-51 
Elochoman Slough, Wash. (NPP) 37-47 
Emergency Bank Protection Activities 
Albuquerque, N. Mex., District (SWA) 17-16 
Buffalo, N.Y., District (NCB) 32-24 
Chicago, Ill., District (NCC) 30-18 
Huntington, W. Va., District (ORH) 25-30 
Kansas City, Mo., District (MRK) 20-13 
Little Rock, Ark., District (SWL) 18-8 
Louisville, Ky., District (ORL) 24-23 
New England Division (NED) 1-37 
Omaha, Nebr., District (MRO) 21-9 
Rock Island, Ill., District (NCR) 28-8 
Sacramento, Calif., District (SPK) 35-20 
San Francisco, Calif., District (SPN) 34-16 
Seattle, Wash., District (NPS) 38-31 
St. Paul, Minn., District (NCS) 27-36 
Tulsa, Okla., District (SWT) 19-19 
Vicksburg, Miss., District (LMK) 12-7 
Emergency Flood Control Activities 
Alaska District (NPA) 40-8 
Albuquerque, N. Mex., District (SWA) 17-16 
Baltimore, Md., District (NAB) 4-51 
Charleston, S.C., District (SAN) 7-12 
Chicago, Ill., District (NCC) 30-40 
Detroit, Mich., District (NCE) 31-28 
Fort Worth, Tex., District (SWF) 16-18 
Galveston, Tex., District (SWG) 15-19 
Jacksonville, Fla., District (SAJ) 9-26 
Kansas City, Mo., District (MRK) 20-13 
Little Rock, Ark., District (SWL) 18-8 
Los Angeles, Calif., District (SPL) 33-22, 33-39 
Memphis, Tenn., District (LMM) 13-6 
Mobile, Ala., District (SAM) 10-18 
New England Division (NED) 1-64 
New Orleans, La., District (LMN) 11-54 
New York, N.Y., District (NAN) 2-25 
Omaha, Nebr., District (MRO) 21-9 
Pacific Ocean Division (POD) 36-7 
Philadelphia, Pa., District (NAP) 3-18 
Portland, Oreg., District (NPP) 37-57 
Rock Island, Ill., District (NCR) 28-13 
Sacramento, Calif., District (SPK) 35-20 
San Francisco, Calif., District (SPN) 34-16 
Savannah, Ga., District (SAS) 8-8 
Seattle, Wash., District (NPS) 38-31 
St. Louis, Mo., District (LMS) 14-11 
St. Paul, Minn., District (NCS) 27-23 
Tulsa, Okla., District (SWT) 19-19 
Vicksburg, Miss., District (LMK) 12-13 
Walla Walla, Wash., District (NPW) 39-6, 39-20 
Wilmington, N.C., District (SAW) 6-16 
Empire and Stratton, Ohio (ORP) 26-28, 26-31 
Emsworth Locks and Dam, Pa. (ORD) 22-1, 22-2, 22-7 
Enderlin (Maple River), N.Dak. (NCS) 27-35 
Endicott, Johnson City, and Vestal, N.Y. (NAB) 4-16, 4-36, 
4-43 
England Pond Levee, Ill. (ORL) 24-36, 24-41, 24-43 
English, Ind. (ORL) 24-43 
Enid Diversion Channel and Levee, Okla. (SWT) 19-35, 19-36 
Enid Lake, Miss. (MR&T) 42-58, 42-60 
Entiat River, Wash. (NPS) 38-30 
Erie Harbor, Pa. (NCB) 32-9, 32-25, 32-33 
Escambia and Conecuh Rivers, Ala. and Fla. (SAM) 10-42 
Escambia Bay, Fla. (SAM) 10-41 
Esquatzel Coulee, Connell, Wash. (NPW) 39-19 
Essex River, Mass. (NED) 1-55, 1-56 
Estes, Carl L., Dam and Lake, Tex. (SWF) 16-9, 16-20, 16-26 
Estral Beach, Mich. (NCE) 31-28 
Eudora Floodway (MR&T) 42-57 
Eufala Lake, Okla. (SWL)(SWT) 18-18, 19-21, 19-27, 19-30, 
19-33 
Eureka Lock and Dam, Fla. (SAJ) 9-47 
Evansdale, Iowa (NCR) 28-3, 28-11, 28-14 
Evanston, Ill. (NCC) 30-38 
Evansville, Ind. (ORL) 24-11, 24-26, 24-36, 24-41 
Everett Harbor and Snohomish River, Wash. (NPS) 38-4, 
38-18, 38-22, 38-27 
Everett Lake, N.H. (NED) 1-30, 1-45, 1-61 
Everglades Harbor, Fla. (SAJ) 9-50, 9-51 
Exeter River, N.H. (NED) 1-56 
Experimental Chloride Control Project, Red River Basin, 
Estelline and Guthrie, Tex. (SWT) 19-36 
F 
Fabius River Drainage District, Mo. (NCR) 28-13, 28-14 
Fair Haven Beach State Park, N.Y. (NCB) 32-41 
Fairbanks, Alaska (NPA) 40-15 
Fairbanks, Tanana River and Chena Slough, Alaska (NPA) 
40-15 
Fairbury, Nebr. (MRK) 20-24, 20-25 
Fairfield Vicinity Streams, Calif. (SPK) 35-7, 35-23 
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Fairport Harbor, Ohio (NCB) 32-10, 32-26, 32-34 
Fajardo Harbor, P.R. (SAJ) 9-51 
Fall Brook Lake, Pa. (NAB) 4-47, 4-51 
Fall Creek, Ithaca, N.Y. (NCB) 32-42 
Fall Creek Lake, Oreg. (NPP) 37-20, 37-34, 37-43, 37-49, 37-51 
Fall River Basin, S. Dak. (MRO) 21-4, 21-13 
Fall River Harbor, Mass. (NED) 1-7, 1-40, 1-49 
Fall River Lake, Kans. (SWL)(SWT) 18-18, 19-11, 19-25, 
19-30, 19-33 
Falls Lake, N.C. (SAW) 6-15, 6-21 
Falmouth Harbor, Mass. (NED) 1-8, 1-40, 1-49 
Falmouth Lake, Ky. (ORL) 24-11, 24-26, 24-39 
Fancy Bluff Creek, Ga. (SAS) 8-15 
Far Creek, N.C. (SAW) 6-24 
Fargo, N. Dak. (NCS) 27-35 
Farm Creek, Ill. (NCC) 30-16, 30-22 
Farmers Levee and Drainage District, Ill. (Herget) (NCC) 
30-38 
Farmers Levee and Drainage District, Ill. (NCC) 30-38, 30-39 
Farmington, N.H. (NED) 1-36 
Farmington Dam, Calif. (SPK) 35-5, 35-23 
Farmington River, Conn. (NED) 1-65 
Faulkner County Levee District No. 1, Ark. (SWL) 18-23 
Feather River, Calif. (SPK) 35-19, 33-30 
Federal Water Power Act, Investigations and Supervision of 
Projects under 47-1 
Felsenthal, Ark. (LMK) 12-10 
Felton Ditch, Minn. (NCS) 27-22, 27-28 
Ferguson Creek, Oreg. (NPP) 37-55 
Fern Ridge Lake, Oreg. (NPP) 37-20, 37-35, 37-43, 37-49, 37-51 
Fernandina Harbor, Fla. (SAJ) 9-5, 9-31, 9-36 
Ferrells Bridge Dam-Lake o' the Pines, Tex. (LMN) 11-27, 
11-36, 11-44, 11-50, 11-51 
Ferry Butte, Idaho (NPW) 39-18 
Filberts Creek, N.C. (SAW) 6-16, 6-27 
Fire Island Inlet, N.Y. (NAN) 2-39 
Fire Island Inlet to Jones Inlet, N.Y. (NAN) 2-14, 2-29, 2-34 
Fire Island Inlet to Montauk Point, N.Y. (NAN) 2-17, 2-30, 
2-34 
First Broad River, N.C. (SAN) 7-20 
Fisher, O. C., Dam and Lake, Tex. (SWF) 16-14, 16-21 
Fishing Bay, Md. (NAB) 4-45 
Fishing Creek, Md. (NAB) 4-7, 4-34, 4-40 
Fishing Creek, N.C. (SAW) 6-24 
Fishing Creek, Pine Grove, W. Va. (ORH) 25-27 
Fishtrap Lake, Ky. (ORH) 25-7, 25-18, 25-24 
Fitchburg, Mass. (NED) 1-36 
Fivemile River Harbor, Conn. (NED) 1-56 
Flannagan, John W., Dam and Reservoir Va. (ORH) 25-8, 
25-18, 25-24 
Flat Creek, Oreg. (NPP) 37-55 
Flat Rock Creek, Tulsa, Okla. (SWT) 19-35, 19-36 
Flathead River, Mont. (NPS) 38-29 
Fleschmans, Bayou, Ark. (MR&T) 42-54 
Fletcher and Sunshine Garden Levee, Ind. (ORL) 24-37, 24-44 
Flint, Mich. (NCE) 31-28 
Flood Control and Coastal Emergency Activities 
Buffalo, N.Y., District (NCB) 32-24 
Huntington, W. Va., District (ORH) 25-16 
Louisville, Ky., District (ORL) 24-23 
Nashville, Tenn., District (ORN) 23-7 
Pittsburgh, Pa., District (ORP) 26-17 
Flood Plain Studies Completed during Fiscal Year 
Alaska District (NPA) 40-15 
Baltimore, Md., District (NAB) 4-52 
Buffalo, N.Y., District (NCB) 32-43 
Charleston, S.C., District (SAN) 7-20 
Chicago, Ill., District (NCC) 30-39 
Fort Worth, Tex., District (SWF) 16-28 
Galveston, Tex., District (SWG) 15-46 
Jacksonville, Fla., District (SAJ) 9-62 
Little Rock, Ark., District (SWL) 18-24 
Los Angeles, Calif., District (SPL) 33-41 
Louisville, Ky., District (ORL) 24-46 
Mobile, Ala., District (SAM) 10-46 
Nashville, Tenn., District (ORN) 23-19 
New England Division (NED) 1-65 
New York, N.Y., District (NAN) 2-42 
Omaha, Nebr., District (MRO) 21-22 
Pacific Ocean Division (POD) 36-14 
Pittsburgh, Pa., District (ORP) 26-32 
Portland, Oreg., District (NPP) 37-61 
Rock Island, Ill., District (NCR) 28-18 
Sacramento, Calif., District (SPK) 35-33 
Savannah, Ga., District (SAS) 8-17 
Seattle, Wash., District (NPS) 38-32 
St. Paul, Minn., District (NCS) 27-36 
Tulsa, Okla., District (SWT) 19-38 
Wilmington, N.C., District (SAW) 6-28 
Floodwall and Levees, Portland, Oreg. (NPP) 37-51, 37-55 
Florence, Colo. (SWA) 17-3, 17-20 
Florence Levee, Kans. (SWT) 19-35, 19-36 
Floyd River, Sioux City, Iowa (MRO) 21-21 
Flushing Bay and Creek, N.Y. (NAN) 2-39 
Fly Creek, Ala. (SAM) 10-41, 10-42 
Follansbee, W. Va. (ORP) 26-28 
Folly Brook, Conn. (NED) 1-23, 1-43, 1-52, 1-60 
Folsom Lake, Calif. (SPK) 35-32 
Fore River-Braintree, Weymouth, Mass. (NED) 1-57 
Forest Heights, Md. (NAB) 4-51 
Forestville, Mich. (NCE) 31-49 
Forked Deer River, Tenn., Including South Fork (LMM) 
13-10, 42-13 
Forked Deer River Basin, Tenn. MR&T 42-13 
Forsyth, Mont. (MRO) 21-19, 21-21 
Fort Chartres and Ivy Landing Drainage District No. 5, Ill. 
(LMS) 14-20 
Fort Chartres and Ivy Landing Drainage District No. 5 and 
Stringtown Drainage and Levee District No. 4, Ill. (LMS) 
14-20 
Fort Cobb Dam & Reservoir, Okla. (SWT) 19-35 
Fort Gibson Lake, Okla. (SWL)(SWT) 18-18, 19-21, 19-27, 
19-30, 19-33 
Fort Kent, Maine (NED) 1-33, 1-46, 1-53 
Fort Leavenworth, Kans., Bridge Removal (MRK) 20-21 
Fort Loudon Lock and Dam, Tenn. (ORN) 23-16 
Fort Macon State Park, N.C. (SAW) 6-25 
Fort Madison Harbor, Iowa (NCD) 29-1, 29-2, 29-9 
Fort Myers Beach, Fla. (SAJ) 9-6, 9-31, 9-37 
Fort Niagara State Park, N.Y. (NCB) 32-41 
Fort Peck Lake, Mont. (MRO) 21-2, 21-13 
Fort Pierce, Fla. (SAJ) 9-52 
Fort Pierce Harbor, Fla. (SAJ) 9-6, 9-31, 9-37 
Fort Randall Dam-Lake Francis Case, S. Dak. (MRO) 21-10, 
21-14, 21-18 
Fort Riley, Kans. (MRK) 20-24 
Fort Scott Lake, Kans. (MRK) 20-23, 20-25 
Fort Smith, Ark. (SWL) 18-23 
Fort Supply Lake, Okla. (SWT) 19-11, 19-25, 19-33 
Fort Wayne, Mechanic St. Dike, Ind. (NCE) 31-28 
Fort Worth, Tex. (SWF) 16-27 
Fort Worth Floodway, Tex. (SWF) 16-27 
Fort Worth Floodway (Clear Fork), Tex. (SWF) 16-23, 16-27 
Fort Worth Floodway (West Fork), Tex. (SWF) 16-23, 16-27 
Foss Dam & Reservoir, Okla. (SWT) 19-35 
Foster Joseph Sayers Dam, Pa. (NAB) 4-28, 4-38, 4-50 
Foster Lake, Oreg. (NPP) 37-26, 37-35, 37-44, 37-49, 37-51 
Fountain Lake, Colo. (SWA) 17-5, 17-20 
Four River Basins, Fla. (SAJ) 9-28, 9-35, 9-46, 9-60 
Fourche Creek, Little Rock, Ark. (SWL) 18-23 
Fourmile Run, Va. (NAB) 4-17, 4-36, 4-43 
Fourpole Creek, Huntington, W. Va. (ORH) 25-27 
Fox Point Barrier, R.I. (NED) 1-63 
Fox River, Wis. (NCC) 30-4, 30-19, 30-24, 30-33 
Francis E. Walter Dam, Pa. (NAP) 3-16, 3-23 
Frankenmuth, Mich. (NCE) 31-28 
Frankfort, Kans. (MRK) 20-24, 20-25 
Frankfort, Ky. (ORL) 24-12, 24-26, 24-36, 24-41, 24-44 
Frankfort Harbor, Mich. (NCE) 31-5, 31-33, 31-40 
Franklin, W.P., Lock and Dam, Fla. (SAJ) 9-54 
Franklin Falls Dam, N.H. (NED) 1-30, 1-45, 1-61 
Frazer-Wolf Point, Mont. (MRO) 21-5, 21-13 
Frazeysburg Reservoir, Ohio (ORH) 25-24, 25-26, 25-29 
Freeport, Ill. (NCR) 28-4, 28-9, 28-11 
Freeport, Pa. (ORP) 26-28 
Freeport and Vicinity (Hurricane-Flood Protection), Tex. 
(SWG) 15-15, 15-19, 15-22, 15-34 
Freeport Harbor, Tex. (SWG) 15-5, 15-20, 15-26, 15-37, 15-39, 
15-44 
Fremont, Ohio (NCB) 32-42 
French Broad and Little Pigeon Rivers, Tenn. (ORN) 23-17 
Frenchboro Harbor, Maine (NED) 1-8, 1-40, 1-49 
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Freshwater Bayou, La. (LMN) 11-9, 11-35, 11-41 
Friendly, W. Va. (ORH) 25-22, 25-28 
Friendsville, Md. (ORP) 26-30, 26-31 
Fry Creek, Okla. (SWT) 19-37 
Fullerton, Ky. (ORH) 25-22, 25-28 
Fullerton Dam, Calif. (SPL) 33-38 
Fulton, Ill. (NCR) 28-4, 28-9, 28-11 
G 
Gainesville Lock and Dam, Ala. (SAM) 10-15 
Galax, Va. (ORH) 25-22, 25-27, 25-28 
Galena, Ill. (NCR) 28-13, 28-14 
Galisteo Dam, N. Mex. (SWA) 17-12, 17-19, 17-22 
Gallipolis, Ohio (ORH) 25-22, 25-28 
Gallipolis Locks and Dam, W. Va. (ORD) 22-2, 22-8 
Galveston Harbor and Channel, Tex. (SWG) 15-6, 15-20, 
15-27, 15-37, 15-39, 15-44 
Galveston Seawall, Tex. (SWG) 15-19 
Gapway Swamp, N.C. and S.C. (SAN) 7-12, 7-20 
Gardner, Mass. (NED) 1-36, 1-60, 1-63 
Gardners Creek, N.C. (SAW) 6-16, 6-27 
Garland City, Ark. (LMN) 11-51, 11-53 
Garnett Lake, Kans. (MRK) 20-23, 20-25 
Garrison Dam-Lake Sakakawea, N. Dak. (MRO) 21-10, 
21-14, 21-18 
Garrison Diversion Study Board, International 49-18 
Gasconade River, Mo. (MRK) 20-21 
Gastineau Channel, Alaska (NPA) 40-14 
Gaston Dam and Reservoir, Va. and N.C. (SAW) 6-26 
Gate Creek Lake, Oreg. (NPP) 37-51, 37-55 
Gathright Lake, Va. (NAO) 5-11, 5-16, 5-21 
Gauley River, W. Va. (ORH) 25-21 
Gavins Point Dam-Lewis and Clark Lake, Nebr. and S. Dak. 
(MRO) 21-10, 21-14, 21-18 
Gavins Point Dam-Lewis and Clark Lake-Relocation of 
Niobrara, Nebr. (MRO) 21-10, 21-14, 21-18 
Gaysville Lake, Vt. (NED) 1-65 
Genegantslet Lake, N.Y. (NAB) 4-51 
General Edgar Jadwin Dam and Reservoir, Pa. (NAP) 3-16, 
3-23 
General Joe Wheeler Lock, Ala. (ORN) 23-16 
Geneva, Ala. (SAM) 10-17 
Geneva-on-the-Lake, Ohio (NCB) 32-40 
George, Walter F., Lock and Dam, Ala. and Ga. (SAM) 10-25, 
10-31, 10-39, 10-45 
George W. Andrews Lock and Dam, Ala. and Ga. (SAM) 
10-45 
Georges River, Maine (NED) 1-8, 1-40, 1-49, 1-54 
Georgetown Harbor, S.C. (SAN) 7-4, 7-13, 7-16 
Gering Valley, Gering Drain and Tributaries, Nebr. (MRO) 
21-20 
Gering Valley, Nebr. (MRO) 21-21 
Gila and Salt Rivers Levee and Channel Improvements, Ariz. 
(SPL) 33-39 
Gila River Basin, Ariz. (SPL) 33-12, 33-24, 33-25, 33-39 
Giles Creek, Elkhorn, Nebr. (MRO) 21-21 
Gill Township Levee Unit, Ind. (ORL) 24-41, 24-43 
Gillham Lake, Ark. (SWT) 19-11, 19-25, 19-34 
Girtys Run, Millvale, Pa. (ORP) 26-7, 26-19 
Glasgow, Mont. (MRO) 21-19, 21-21 
Gleason Creek Dam, Nev. (SPK) 35-8, 35-23 
Glen Cove Creek, N.Y. (NAN) 2-39 
Glen Cove Harbor, N.Y. (NAN) 2-39 
Gloucester Harbor and Annisquam River, Mass. (NED) 1-55, 
1-56 
Goat Island Reservoir, Ga. and S.C. (SAS) 8-16 
Goetz Ditch, Ky. (ORL) 24-46 
Golconda, Ill. (ORL) 24-36, 24-41, 24-43 
Gold Creek, Alaska (NPA) 40-15 
Goldsboro, N.C. (SAW) 6-16, 6-27 
Goleta and Vicinity, Calif. (SPL) 33-39 
Gooding Area, Idaho (NPW) 39-18, 39-19 
Goose Creek, Md. (NAB) 4-45 
Gordon Creek, Miss. (SAM) 10-44 
Gordon's Landing, Vt. (NAN) 2-39 
Goshen Creek, N.J. (NAP) 3-28 
Governor's Run, Md. (NAB) 4-45 
Gowanus Creek Channel, N.Y. (NAN) 2-39 
Graham, Newt, Lock and Dam, Okla. (SWL)(SWT) 18-16, 
19-4, 19-30, 19-33 
Grahn, Ky. (ORH) 25-27 
Grand Bayou Pass, La. (LMN) 11-49 
Grand Calumet Lock, Ill. (NCC) 30-34 
Grand Forks, N. Dak. (NCS) 27-35 
Grand Haven Harbor and Grand River, Mich. (NCE) 31-6, 
31-33, 31-40 
Grand Marais Harbor, Mich. (NCE) 31-7, 31-33, 31-40 
Grand Marais Harbor, Minn. (NCS) 27-33 
Grand Portage Harbor, Minn. (NCS) 27-34 
Grand Prairie-Bayou Meto, Ark. (MR&T) 42-19, 42-30 
Grand (Neosho) River & Cottonwood River, Kans. (SWT) 
19-37 
Grand River, Grandville, Mich. (NCE) 31-49 
Grand River, Lansing, Mich. (NCE) 31-49 
Grand River at Brunswick, Mo. (MRK) 20-24 
Grand River at Salt Creek, Mo. (MRK) 20-24 
Grand Tower Levee Project, Ill. (LMS) 14-19 
Grand Traverse Bay Harbor, Mich. (NCS) 27-4, 27-25 
Grand View Bay, N.Y. (NCB) 32-40 
Grande Ronde Lake, Oreg. (NPW) 39-19 
Grande Ronde Valley, Oreg. (NPW) 39-18, 36-19 
Grandview, Ind. (ORL) 24-37, 24-44 
Granger Dam and Lake, Tex. (SWF) 16-25 
Grant Parish, below Colfax, La. (LMN) 11-52, 11-53 
Grant's Canal, La. (MR&T) 42-19, 42-57 
Granville, Pa. (ORP) 26-30, 26-31 
Grapevine Lake, Tex. (SWF) 16-10, 16-20, 16-27 
Grasse River (Massena), N.Y. (NCB) 32-40 
Grassy Creek, Jackson County, Ind. (ORL) 24-43 
Grays Harbor and Chehalis River, Wash. (NPS) 38-4, 38-18, 
38-22, 38-27 
Grays Landing Lock and Dam, Pa. (ORP) 26-25 
Grays Reef Passage, Mich. (NCE) 31-48, 31-49 
Grays River, Wash. (NPP) 37-47 
Grayson Lake, Ky. (ORH) 25-8, 25-18 
Great Bend, Kans. (SWA) 17-7, 17-18, 17-20 
Great Chazy River, N.Y. (NAN) 2-3, 2-28, 2-31 
Great Falls, Mont. (MRO) 21-5, 21-13 
Great Kills Harbor, N.Y. (NAN) 2-39 
Great Lakes Basic Hydraulic and Hydrologic Data, 
Coordinating Committee on 49-10 
Great Lakes Levels Board, International 49-9 
Great Lakes Study Group, International 49-10 
Great Lakes to Hudson River Waterway, N.Y. (NAN) 2-39 
Great Miami River, Ind. (ORL) 24-39, 24-46 
Great Pee Dee River, S.C. (SAN) 7-19 
Great Salt Plains Lake, Okla. (SWT) 19-12, 19-25, 19-33 
Great Salt Pond, R.I. (NED) 1-56 
Great Sodus Bay Harbor, N.Y. (NCB) 32-12, 32-26, 32-35 
Great South Bay, N.Y. (NAN) 2-38, 2-39 
Great Swamp Dam and Reservoir, N.C. (SAW) 6-26 
Green and Barren Rivers, Ky. (ORL) 24-2, 24-25, 24-30, 24-32, 
24-33, 24-39 
Green Bay Harbor, Wis. (NCC) 30-5, 30-19, 30-24, 30-30 
Green Bay Levee and Drainage District No. 2, Iowa (NCR) 
28-13, 28-14 
Green Harbor, Mass. (NED) 1-9, 1-40, 1-49, 1-55 
Green Island Levee and Drainage District No. 1, Iowa (NCR) 
28-14 
Green Peter-Foster Lakes, Oreg. (NPP) 37-26, 37-35, 37-44, 
37-49, 37-51 
Green River Lake, Ky. (ORL) 24-13, 24-26, 24-39 
Green Valley Creek, Calif. (SPK) 35-19, 35-32 
Greene, N.Y. (NAB) 4-51 
Greenfield Bayou Levee, Ind. (ORL) 24-12, 24-26, 24-36 
Greenport Harbor, N.Y. (NAN) 2-39 
Greenup, Ky. (ORH) 25-22, 25-26, 25-28 
Greenup Locks and Dam, Ky. (ORD) 22-1, 22-2, 22-4, 22-8 
Greenvale Creek, Va. (NAO) 5-23, 5-24 
Greenville, Tex. (SWF) 16-10, 16-20, 16-26 
Greenville Harbor (MR&T) 42-31, 42-57, 42-59 
Greenwich Bay, R.I. (NED) 1-56 
Greenwich Harbor, Conn. (NED) 1-54, 1-56 
Greenwich Point Park, Conn. (NED) 1-58 
Greenwood Protection Works (MR&T) 42-58 
Greers Ferry Lake, Ark. (SWL) 18-8, 18-12, 18-21 
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Gregory Drainage District, Mo. (NCR) 28-13, 28-14 
Grenada Dam (LMK) 12-13 
Grenada Lake, Miss. (MR&T) 42-58, 42-60 
Greybull, Wyo. (MRO) 21-19, 21-21 
Griffithsville-Yawkey, W. Va. (ORH) 25-27 
Grove Lake, Kans. (MRK) 20-4, 20-15 
Guadalupe and San Antonio Rivers, Tex. (SWF) 16-11, 16-26 
Guadalupe River Levee, Victoria, Tex. (SWG) 15-19 
Guadalupe River (Remove Log Jams), Tex. (SWG) 15-16, 
15-22, 15-34 
Guayanes Harbor, P.R. (SAJ) 9-51 
Guilford Harbor, Conn. (NED) 1-54, 1-56 
Guilford Point Beach (Jacobs Beach), Guilford, Conn. (NED) 
1-19, 1-58 
Gulf Beach, Milford, Conn. (NED) 1-19, 1-58 
Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, St. Marks to Tampa Bay, Fla. 
(SAJ) 9-51 
Gulf Intracoastal Waterway Between Apalachee Bay, Fla., 
and Mexican Border (SAM)(LMN)(SWG) 10-8, 10-28, 10-35, 
11-10, 11-35, 11-41, 11-47, 15-7, 15-19, 15-21, 15-28, 15-37, 
15-44, 15-42, 15-43 
Gulf Intracoastal Waterway to Port Bienville, Fla. (SAM) 
10-42 
Gulfport Harbor, Miss. (SAM) 10-10 10-28, 10-35 
Gull Lake, Minn. (NCS) 27-32 
Guntersville Lock and Dam, Ala. (ORN) 23-16 
Guttenburg, Iowa (NCS) 27-35 
Guyandotte River, W. Va. (ORH) 25-21, 25-24 
Gypsum, Gypsum Creek, Kans. (MRK) 20-4, 20-15 
H 
Hackensack River, N.J. (NAN) 2-8, 2-29, 2-32 
Hackleman Corners Lake, Mo. (MRK) 20-25 
Haikey Creek, Okla. (SWT) 19-37 
Haines Harbor, Alaska (NPA) 40-3, 40-10, 40-12 
Haleiwa Beach, Oahu, Hawaii (POD) 36-13 
Haleiwa Small Boat Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii (POD) 36-2, 36-11, 
36-12 
Half Moon Lake, Fla. (SAJ) 9-61 
Halfmoon Bay Harbor, Calif. (SPN) 34-23 
Hall Meadow Brook Dam, Conn. (NED) 1-36, 1-61, 1-63 
Hamburg L-575, Iowa (MRO) 21-20 
Hamlin Beach Harbor, N.Y. (NCB) 32-40 
Hamlin Beach State Park, N.Y. (NCB) 32-19, 32-41 
Hammersley Inlet, Wash. (NPS) 38-28, 38-29 
Hammond Bay Harbor, Mich. (NCE) 31-7, 31-33, 31-40 
Hammond Lake, Pa. (NAB) 4-26, 4-37, 4-49, 4-50 
Hammondsport, N.Y. (NCB) 32-42 
Hammonessett Beach, Madison, Conn. (NED) 1-19, 1-58 
Hampton Beach, Hampton, N.H. (NED) 1-19, 1-58 
Hampton Creek, Va. (NAO) 5-23, 5-24 
Hampton Harbor, N.H. (NED) 1-9, 1-40, 1-50, 1-55 
Hampton Institute, Va. (NAO) 5-22 
Hampton Roads and Harbors, Va. (NAO) 5-4, 5-15, 5-18 
Hana Small Boat Harbor, Maui, Hawaii (POD) 36-12 
Hanalei Bay Small Boat Harbor, Kauai, Hawaii (POD) 36-12 
Hanapepe Bay, Kauai, Hawaii (POD) 36-13 
Hanapepe River, Kauai, Hawaii (POD) 36-13 
Hancock Brook Lake, Conn. (NED) 1-27, 1-45, 1-61 
Hanging Rock, Ohio (ORH) 25-22, 25-28 
Hannibal, Mo. (NCR) 28-14 
Hannibal Harbor, Mo. (NCD) 29-2, 29-9 
Hannibal Locks and Dam, W. Va. (ORD) 22-1, 22-2, 22-4, 22-7 
Hanson, Howard A., Wash. (NPS) 38-10, 38-19, 38-24 
Harbor Beach Harbor, Mich. (NCE) 31-7, 31-33, 31-40 
Harbor of Baltimore, Md., Prevention of Obstructions and 
Injurious Deposits (NAB) 4-7, 4-34, 4-40 
Harbor of Refuge, Block Island, R.I. (NED) 1-9, 1-40 
Harbor of Refuge, Delaware Bay, Del. (NAP) 3-28 
Harbor of Refuge, N.C. (SAW) 6-24 
Harbor of Refuge and Point Judith Pond, Point Judith, R.I. 
(NED) 1-10, 1-40, 1-50 
Harbor of Refuge at Harbor Beach, Mich. (NCE) 31-7, 31-33, 
31-40 
Harbors at Washington Island, Wisc. (NCC) 30-37 
Harden, Cecil M., Lake, Ind. (ORL) 24-9, 24-26, 24-39 
Hardwick Dams, Vt. (NAN) 2-41 
Harlan County Lake, Nebr. (MRK) 20-4, 20-15, 20-23 
Harlem River, N.Y. (NAN) 2-39 
Harpers Ferry, W. Va. (NAB) 4-51 
Harraseeket River, Maine (NED) 1-56 
Harriet Island Harbor, Minn. (NCD) 29-3, 29-8 
Harrisburg, Ill. (ORL) 24-36, 24-41, 24-43 
Harrison County, Miss., Shore Protection (SAM) 10-43 
Harrisonville and Ivy Landing Drainage and Levee District 
No. 2, Ill. (LMS) 14-5, 14-13, 14-16 
Harrisville Harbor, Mich. (NCE) 31-8, 31-33, 31-40 
Harrodsburg, Ky. (ORL) 24-42 
Harry S. Truman Dam and Reservoir, Mo. (MRK) 20-13, 
20-17, 20-23 
Hartford, Conn. (NED) 1-36, 1-60, 1-63 
Hartford, Vt. (NED) 1-60, 1-63 
Hartford, W. Va. (ORH) 25-22, 25-28 
Hartwell Drainage and Levee District, Ill. LMS 14-20 
Hartwell Lake, Ga. and S.C. (SAS) 8-9, 8-11, 8-15, 8-16 
Harve, Mont. (MRO) 21-19, 21-21 
Harvey Canal, Bayou Barataria Levee, La. (LMN) 11-27, 
11-37, 11-45 
Harvey Lock, La. (LMN) 11-47, 11-48 
Hastings Harbor, Minn. (NCD) 29-3, 29-8 
Haverhill, Mass. (NED) 1-36 
Havre, Mont. (MRO) 21-19, 21-21 
Hawarden, Dry Creek, Iowa (MRO) 21-20 
Hawesville, Ky. (ORL) 24-36, 24-41, 24-43 
Hawley, Pa. (NAP) 3-18 
Hay (West Harbor), N.Y. (NED) 1-55, 1-56 
Hayden Island, Oreg. (NPP) 37-54 
Hays, Big Creek, Kans. (MRK) 20-25 
Haysi Reservoir, Va. (ORH) 25-24, 25-26, 25-29 
Haystack Mountain Reservoir, Calif. (SPK) 35-14 
Haywood Creek, Quincy-Braintree, Mass. (NED) 1-26, 1-44, 
1-52 
Heeia-Kea Small Boat Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii (POD) 36-12 
Heise-Roberts Area, Idaho (NPW) 39-18, 39-19 
Heise-Roberts Extension, Idaho (NPW) 39-18, 39-19 
Helena Harbor, Ark. (LMM) 13-1, 13-8, 13-9 
Hellens Creek, Md. (NAB) 4-45 
Helm Lake, Ill. (ORL) 24-40, 24-45 
Hempstead County Levee District No. 1, Ark. (LMN) 11-52, 
11-53 
Hempstead Harbor, N.Y. (NAN) 2-39 
Henderson, W. Va. (ORH) 25-22, 25-28 
Henderson County Drainage District No. 1, Ill. (NCR) 28-13, 
28-14 
Henderson County Drainage District No. 2, Ill. (NCR) 28-13, 
28-14 
Henderson County Drainage District No. 3, Ill. (NCR) 28-13, 
28-14 
Henderson River, Ill. (NCR) 28-14 
Hendrick's Harbor, Maine (NED) 1-56 
Hennepin Drainage and Levee District, Ill. (NCC) 30-38, 
30-39 
Henry H. Buckman Lock, Fla. (SAJ) 9-47 
Henry T. Rainey Dam, Ill. (NCD) 29-3, 29-7 
Henrys Fork, Idaho (NPW) 39-18, 39-19 
Hensley Lake, Calif. (SPK) 35-8, 35-23 
Herkimer, N.Y. (NAN) 2-41 
Herreid, Cold Brook, S. Dak. (MRO) 21-19 
Herreid, Cotton Wood Springs, S. Dak. (MRO) 21-19 
Herreid, Spring Creek, S. Dak. (MRO) 21-19, 21-21 
Herring Bay and Rockhold Creek, Md. (NAB) 4-45 
Herring Creek, Md. (NAB) 4-45 
Heyburn Lake, Okla. (SWT) 19-12, 19-25, 19-33 
Hickman Harbor, Ky. (LMM) 13-2, 13-8, 13-9 
Hidden Dam-Hensley Lake, Calif. (SPK) 35-8, 35-23 
Higginsport, Ohio (ORH) 25-22, 25-28 
Highland Bayou, Tex. (SWG) 15-16, 15-22, 15-34 
Hildebrand Lock and Dam, W. Va. (ORP) 26-25 
Hills Creek Lake, Oreg. (NPP) 37-27, 37-35, 37-44, 37-49, 37-51 
Hillsboro Dam and Reservoir, N.C. (SAW) 6-26 
Hillsborough Bay, Fla. (SAJ) 9-61 
Hillsborough River, Fla. (SAJ) 9-43 
Hillsdale Lake, Kans. (MRK) 20-5, 20-15, 20-23 
Hillside Floodway, Miss. (MR&T) 42-53 
Hillview Drainage and Levee District, Ill. (LMS) 14-20 
Hilo Harbor, Hawaii, Hawaii (POD) 36-11, 36-12 
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Hingham Harbor, Mass. (NED) 1-56 
Hitchins, Ky. (ORH) 25-27 
Hiwassee River, Tenn. (ORN) 23-17 
Hocking River, Ohio (ORH) 25-24 
Hockingport, Ohio (ORH) 25-22, 25-28 
Hodges Dam, Calif. (SPL) 33-39 
Hodges Village Dam, Mass. (NED) 1-35, 1-46, 1-62 
Hogtown Creek, Fla. (SAJ) 9-61 
Holbrook Levee, Ariz. (SPL) 33-40 
Holla Bend Bottom, Ark. (SWL) 18-23 
Holland Harbor, Mich. (NCE) 31-8, 31-34, 31-41 
Holley Lake, Oreg. (NPP) 37-51, 37-55 
Holmes Creek, Fla. (SAM) 10-42 
Holston River, Tenn. (ORN) 23-17 
Holt Lock and Dam, Ala. (SAM) 10-40 
Holyoke, Mass. (NED) 1-36, 1-60, 1-63 
Homer Harbor, Alaska (NPA) 40-3, 40-10, 40-12 
Hominy Swamp, N.C. (SAW) 6-27 
Homme Lake and Dam, N. Dak. (NCS) 27-12, 27-27 
Homochitto River, Miss. (LMK) 12-11, 12-12 
Homosassa River, Fla. (SAJ) 9-50, 9-51 
Honey Creek Levee, Ind. (ORL) 24-37, 24-44 
Honey Hill Lake, N.H. (NED) 1-65 
Honga River and Tar Bay, Md. (NAB) 4-7, 4-34, 4-40 
Honokohau Small Boat Harbor, Hawaii, Hawaii (POD) 36-11 
Honolulu Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii (POD) 36-2, 36-8, 36-10, 
36-11, 36-12 
Hoonah Harbor, Alaska (NPA) 40-4, 40-10, 40-12 
Hooper, Nebr. (MRO) 21-20, 21-21 
Hoosic Falls, N.Y. (NAN) 2-41 
Hop Brook Lake, Conn. (NED) 1-28, 1-45, 1-61 
Hopkins, Mo. (MRK) 20-24 
Hopkinton-Everett Lakes, N.H. (NED) 1-30, 1-45, 1-61 
Hoquiam River, Wash. (NPS) 38-29 
Hords Creek Lake, Tex. (SWF) 16-11, 16-21 
Horn Harbor, Va. (NAO) 5-23, 5-24 
Hornell, N.Y. (NAB) 4-23, 4-37, 4-48, 4-49 
Horse Creek, Okla. (SWT) 19-37 
Horse Fork, Ky. (ORL) 24-46 
Horseleg Creek, Ga. (SAM) 10-44 
Horseshoe Cove, Fla. (SAJ) 9-7, 9-32, 9-37 
Hoskins Creek, Va. (NAO) 5-4, 5-15, 5-18 
Hot Springs, N. Mex. (SWA) 17-13, 17-21, 17-23 
Hot Springs, S. Dak. (MRO) 21-19 
Houlka Creek, Miss. (SAM) 10-44 
Houma Navigation Canal, La. (LMN) 11-13, 11-35, 11-41 
Housatonic River, Conn. (NED) 1-10, 1-41, 1-50, 1-54 
Housatonic River Basin, Conn. (NED) 1-26, 1-61 
Houston Ship Channel, Tex. (SWG) 15-8, 15-21, 15-30, 15-37, 
15-39, 15-45 
Howard A. Hanson Dam, Wash. (NPS) 38-10, 38-19, 38-24 
Howards Mill Lake, N.C. (SAW) 6-12, 6-21 
Hubly Bridge, Ill., East of (NCC) 30-39 
Hudson River, Fla. (SAJ) 9-51 
Hudson River, N.Y. (NAN) 2-5, 2-28, 2-31, 2-36, 2-38 
Hudson River Channel, N.Y. (NAN) 2-5, 2-28, 2-32 
Hugo Lake, Okla. (SWT) 19-12, 19-25, 19-33, 19-34 
Hulah Lake, Okla. (SWT) 19-13, 19-25, 19-33 
Hull, Cordell, Dam and Reservoir, Tenn. (ORN) 23-14, 23-19 
Humboldt Harbor, Alaska (NPA) 40-4, 40-10, 40-12 
Humboldt Harbor and Bay, Calif. (SPN) 34-3, 34-17, 34-20 
Humboldt River and Tributaries, Nev. (SPK) 35-9, 35-23 
Hunt Drainage District and Lima Lake Drainage District, Ill. 
(NCR) 28-13, 28-14 
Hunting Island Beach, S.C. (SAN) 7-8, 7-14, 7-17 
Huntington, Mass. (NED) 1-60, 1-63 
Huntington, Tenn. (LMM) 13-5, 13-8, 13-9 
Huntington, W. Va. (ORH) 25-22, 25-27, 25-28 
Huntington Harbor, N.Y. (NAN) 2-39 
Huntington Lake, Ind. (ORL) 24-13, 24-26 
Huron Harbor, Ohio (NCB) 32-12, 32-26, 32-35 
Hutchison Levee, Kans. (SWT) 19-35, 19-36 
H.V. Eastman Lake, Calif. (SPK) 35-5, 35-23 
Hyannis Harbor, Mass. (NED) 1-56 
Hyde County Dike, N.C. (SAW) 6-27 
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Iao Stream, Maui, Hawaii (POD) 36-6, 36-9, 36-10, 36-12 
Ice Harbor at Marcus Hook, Pa. (NAP) 3-28 
Ice Harbor at New Castle, Del. (NAP) 3-28 
Ice Harbor Lock and Dam-Lake Sacajawea, Wash. (NPW) 
39-7, 39-13, 39-15, 39-21, 39-25 
Ida Grove, Iowa (MRO) 21-20, 21-21 
Iliuliuk Harbor, Alaska (NPA) 40-14 
Illinois and Mississippi Canal, Ill. (NCR) 28-1, 28-9 
Illinois River, Ill. (NCC)(MR&T) 30-38, 30-39, 42-22 
Illinois Waterway, Ill. and Ind. (NCC) 30-5, 30-19, 30-24, 
30-30, 30-34, 30-35, 30-36 
Imperial Beach, Calif. (SPL) 33-8, 33-23, 33-31 
Inavale, Nebr. (MRK) 20-24 
Indian Bend Wash, Ariz. (SPL) 33-12, 33-32 
Indian Creek, Corydon, Ind. (ORL) 24-43 
Indian Creek Area, Ill. (LMS) 14-20 
Indian Grave Drainage District, Ill. (NCR) 28-13, 28-14 
Indian Hill Revetment, Ohio (ORL) 24-42 
Indian Lake, Kans. (MRK) 20-25 
Indian River Inlet and Bay, Del. (NAP) 3-6, 3-21, 3-25, 3-27 
Indiana Harbor, Ind. (NCC) 30-7, 30-20, 30-25 
Indianapolis, Ind. (ORL) 24-41, 24-43, 24-44 
Indianola, Nebr. (MRK) 20-23, 20-24, 20-25 
Industry, Pa. (ORP) 26-28 
Inez, Ky. (ORH) 25-27 
Inglis Lock and Dam, Fla. (SAJ) 9-47 
Inland Route, Mich. (NCE) 31-9, 31-34, 31-41 
Inland Waterway, Rehoboth Bay to Delaware Bay, Del. 
(NAP) 3-6, 3-21, 3-25 
Inland Waterway from Chincoteague Bay, Va., to Delaware 
Bay, Del. (NAP) 3-7, 3-22 
Inland Waterway from Delaware River to Chesapeake Bay, 
Del., and Md. (NAP) 3-7, 3-22, 3-25 
Inland Waterway from Franklin to Mermentau River, La. 
(LMN) 11-49 
Inner Harbor Navigation Canal Lock, La. (LMN) 11-47, 11-48 
Intercounty Drainage District, Iowa (MRO) 21-20 
International Board, American Falls 49-9 
International Champlain-Richelieu Board 49-3 
International Garrison Diversion Study Board 49-17 
International Great Lakes Levels Board 49-9 
International Great Lakes Study Board 49-10 
International Kootenay Lake Board of Control 49-17 
International Lake Champlain Board of Control 49-3 
International Lake Memphremagog Board 49-2 
International Lake of the Woods Control Board 49-14 
International Lake Superior Board of Control 49-11 
International Niagara Board of Control 49-6 
International Niagara Committee 49-8 
International Osoyoos Lake Board of Control 49-18 
International Pembina River Engineering Board 49-15 
International Prairie Portage Board of Control 49-13 
International Rainy Lake Board of Control 49-14 
International Roseau River Engineering Board 49-16 
International Skagit River Board of Control 49-18 
International Souris-Red Rivers Engineering Board 49-15 
International St. Croix River Board of Control 49-1 
International St. Lawrence River Board of Control 49-4 
Intracoastal Waterway, Caloosahatchee River to Anclote 
River, Fla. (SAJ) 9-7, 9-32, 9-37 
Intracoastal Waterway, Jacksonville to Miami, Fla. (SAJ) 9-8, 
9-32, 9-37 
Intracoastal Waterway, Miami to Key West, Fla. (SAJ) 9-50, 
9-51 
Intracoastal Waterway from the Mississippi River to Bayou 
Teche, La. (LMN) 11-49 
Investigations of Projects under Federal Power Act 47-1 
Iola Levee, Kans. (SWT) 19-36 
Iowa River-Flint Creek Levee District No. 16, Iowa (NCR) 
28-13, 28-14 
Ipswich River, Mass. (NED) 1-55, 1-56 
Ireland Creek, S.C. (SAN) 7-20 
Irondale Lake, Mo. (LMS) 14-18 
Irondequoit Bay, N.Y. (NCB) 32-13, 32-26 
Ironton, Ohio (ORH) 25-22, 25-27, 25-28 
Isabella Lake, Calif. (SPK) 35-10, 35-23 
Island Creek, Md. (NAB) 4-45 
Island Creek, St. Georges Island, Md. (NAB) 4-45 
Island Levee, Ind. (ORL) 24-14, 24-27, 24-36 
Isle au Haut Thoroughfare, Maine (NED) 1-56 
Isle of Shoals Harbor, Maine and N.H. (NED) 1-11, 1-41, 1-50 
Israel River, N.H. (NED) 1-64 
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Ithaca, N.Y. (NCB) 32-42 
Ithaca, N.Y., Cayuga Inlet (NCB) 32-22, 32-28 
J 
J. Percy Priest Dam and Reservoir, Tenn. (ORN) 23-8, 23-10, 
23-18 
Jackson, Ky. (ORL) 24-26, 24-42, 24-43 
Jackson, Minn. (NCR) 28-14 
Jackson and East Jackson, Miss. (SAM) 10-15, 10-18, 10-29, 
10-38 
Jackson Creek, Va. (NAO) 5-23, 5-24 
Jackson Hole, Wyo. (NPW) 39-3, 39-13, 39-15, 39-18 
Jacksonburg, W. Va. (ORH) 25-27 
Jacksonville Harbor, Fla. (SAJ) 9-9, 9-32, 9-38 
Jacobs Beach, Guilford, Conn. (NED) 1-19, 1-58 
Jadwin, General Edgar, Dam and Reservoir, Pa. (NAP) 3-16, 
3-23 
Jamaica Bay, N.Y. (NAN) 2-46, 2-28, 2-32 
James River, Va. (NAO) 5-5, 5-15, 5-19 
Jamestown Reservoir, N. Dak. (MRO) 21-21 
Janesville and Indian Ford Dams, Wis. (NCR) 28-14 
Jefferson River, Mont., Near Three Forks (MRO) 21-19 
Jefferson River, Waterloo, Mont. (MRO) 21-19 
Jeffersonville-Clarksville, Ind. (ORL) 24-36, 24-41, 24-43 
Jemez Canyon Dam, N. Mex. (SWA) 17-12, 17-19, 17-22 
Jenkins, Tom, Dam, Ohio (ORH) 25-15, 25-19, 25-24 
Jenks Levee, Okla. (SWT) 19-35, 19-36 
Jennings Beach, Fairfield, Conn. (NED) 1-19, 1-58 
Jim Woodruff Lock and Dam, Ga. and Fla. (SAM) 10-24, 
10-31, 10-39, 10-45 
Joe Creek, Tulsa, Okla. (SWT) 19-36, 19-37 
John Day Lock and Dam-Lake Umatilla, Oreg. and Wash. 
(NPP) 37-28, 37-35, 37-45, 37-58 
John Day River, Oreg. (NPP) 37-53 
John Day River Area, Oreg. (NPP) 37-53 
John Drainage District, Oreg. (NPP) 37-50, 37-54 
John F. Baldwin Ship Channel, Calif. (SPN)(SPK) 34-7, 
34-18, 35-2, 35-23 
John H. Kerr Dam and Reservoir, Va. and N.C. (SAW) 6-16, 
6-21 
John Hollis Bankhead Lock and Dam, Ala. (SAM) 10-40 
John Martin Reservoir, Colo. (SWA) 17-8, 17-18 
John Redmond Dam and Reservoir, Kans. (SWT) 19-13, 
19-25, 19-33 
John Redmond Wildlife Refuge, Kans. (SWT) 19-36 
John W. Flannagan Dam and Reservoir, Va. (ORH) 25-8, 
25-18, 25-24 
Johns Pass, Fla. (SAJ) 9-50, 9-51 
Johnson Bayou, La. (SWG) 15-36 
Johnson Creek, Oreg. (NPP) 37-55 
Johnson Creek, Vicinity of Portland, Oreg. (NPP) 37-51 
Johnson Gorges, Vt. (NAN) 2-41 
Johnsonburg, Pa. (ORP) 26-28, 26-30, 26-31 
Johnstown, Pa. (ORP) 26-8, 26-19, 26-28 
Jones Bluff Lock and Dam, Ala. (SAM) 10-20, 10-30, 10-44 
Jones Creek, Va. (NAO) 5-23 
Jones Inlet, N.Y. (NAN) 2-6, 2-20, 2-32, 2-38 
Jonesville, La. (LMK)(MR&T) 12-10, 12-13, 42-2, 42-57 
Jordan, B. Everett, Dam and Lake, N.C. (SAW) 6-11, 6-21, 
6-26 
Jordan River, Utah (SPK) 35-19, 35-32 
Josias River, Maine (NED) 1-11, 1-41, 1-50, 1-54 
Joyce Creek, N.C. (SAW) 6-14, 6-21 
Juneau Harbor, Alaska (NPA) 40-14 
K 
Kaaawa Beach, Oahu, Hawaii (POD) 36-13 
Kahoma Stream, Maui, Hawaii (POD) 36-13 
Kahului Beach Road, Maui, Hawaii (POD) 36-12 
Kahului Harbor, Maui, Hawaii (POD) 36-3, 36-8, 36-10, 36-11 
Kailua Small Boat Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii (POD) 36-12 
Kaimu Black Sand Beach, Hawaii, Hawaii (POD) 36-13 
Kake Harbor, Alaska (NPA) 40-5, 40-10, 40-12 
Kalama River (South Area) Levees, Wash. (NPP) 37-54 
Kalamazoo River, Battle Creek, Mich. (NCE) 31-49 
Kalamazoo River, Kalamazoo, Mich. (NCE) 31-49 
Kalaupapa Harbor, Molokai, Hawaii (POD) 36-12 
Kanawha River, W. Va. (ORH) 25-2, 25-17, 25-21, 25-24 
Kaneohe-Kailua Area, Oahu, Hawaii (POD) 36-6, 36-9, 36-11 
Kankakee River, Ill. and Ind. (NCC) 30-39 
Kanopolis Lake, Kans. (MRK) 20-5, 20-15, 20-23 
Kansas City, Kans. (MRK) 20-6, 20-16 
Kansas Citys on Missouri and Kansas Rivers, Mo. and Kans. 
(MRK) 20-5, 20-15, 20-18, 20-24 
Kansas River and Minor Tributaries, Kans. (MRK) 20-24 
Kansas River Navigation, Kans. (MRK) 20-2, 20-15 
Kapaa Town, Kauai, Hawaii (POD) 36-4, 36-9 
Karlson Island, Oreg. (NPP) 37-53 
Kaskaskia Island Drainage and Levee District, Ill. (LMS) 
14-5, 14-13, 14-16 
Kaskaskia Island Levee Project, Ill. (LMS) 14-19 
Kaskaskia River, Ill. (LMS) 14-2, 14-5, 14-13, 14-16 
Kaukauna Locks and Dam, Wis. (NCC) 30-33 
Kaunakakai Harbor, Molokai, Hawaii (POD) 36-11, 36-12, 
36-13 
Kaw Lake, Okla. (SWT) 19-13, 19-26, 19-28, 19-34 
Kawaihae Harbor, Hawaii, Hawaii POD 36-11, 36-12 
Kawainui Swamp, Oahu, Hawaii (POD) 36-13 
Kaweah and Tule Rivers, Including Terminus Dam and 
Success Lake, Calif. (SPK) 35-11, 35-24 
Kawkawlin, Mich. (NCE) 31-28 
Kawkawlin River, Mich. (NCE) 31-49 
Kays Creek, Layton, Utah (SPK) 35-19, 35-32 
Keach Drainage and Levee District, Ill. (LMS) 14-20 
Keehi Lagoon, Oahu, Hawaii (POD) 36-12 
Keene, N.H. (NED) 1-36, 1-60, 1-63 
Kehoe Lake, Ky. (ORH) 25-9, 25-18 
Keithsburg Drainage District, Ill. (NCR) 28-14 
Kelleys Island, Ohio (NCE) 31-49 
Kelly Lake Drainage and Levee District, Ill. (NCC) 30-38, 
30-39 
Kendrick, Idaho (NPW) 39-18, 39-19 
Kennebec River, Maine (NED) 1-54, 1-56 
Kennebunk River, Maine (NED) 1-11, 1-41, 1-50, 1-54 
Kenosha Harbor, Wis. (NCC) 30-8, 30-20, 30-26, 30-30 
Kentucky Lock and Dam, Ky. (ORN) 23-16 
Kentucky Peninsula, Ky. (ORL) 24-42 
Kentucky River, Ky. (ORL) 24-2, 24-25, 24-34, 24-39 
Keokuk Harbor, Iowa (NCD) 29-9 
Kern River-California Aqueduct Intertie, Calif. (SPK) 35-12, 
35-24 
Kerr, John H., Dam and Reservoir, Va. and N.C. (SAW) 6-16, 
6-21 
Kerr, Robert S., Lock and Dam and Reservoir, Okla. 
(SWL)(SWT) 18-16, 19-22, 19-27, 19-30, 19-34 
Kerton Valley Drainage and Levee District, Ill. (NCC) 30-38 
Ketchikan Harbor, Alaska (NPA) 40-5, 40-10, 40-12 
Kewalo Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii (POD) 36-12 
Kewaunee Harbor, Wis. (NCC) 30-8, 30-20, 30-26, 30-31 
Keweenaw Waterway, Mich. (NCS) 27-4, 27-25, 27-29 
Key West, Fla. (SAJ) 9-52 
Key West Harbor, Fla. (SAJ) 9-50, 9-51 
Keyport Harbor, N.J. (NAN) 2-39 
Keystone Lake, Okla. (SWL)(SWT) 18-18, 19-21, 19-27, 19-30, 
19-33 
Keystone Lock, La. (LMN) 11-46 
Kihei Beach, Maui, Hawaii (POD) 36-13 
Kikiaola Small Boat Harbor, Kauai, Hawaii (POD) 36-12 
King Cove Harbor, Alaska (NPA) 40-14 
King Harbor, Calif. (SPL) 33-5, 33-23, 33-30 
Kings Creek, Va. (NAO) 5-24 
Kings River Channel Improvement, Calif. (SPK) 35-16, 35-19, 
35-24 
Kingston-Edwardsville, Pa. (NAB) 4-18, 4-36, 4-43 
Kingston Harbor, Wash. (NPS) 38-28, 38-29 
Kingston Harbor (North Plymouth), Mass. (NED) 1-56 
Kingstree Branch, S.C. (SAN) 7-8, 7-14, 7-17 
Kinzua Dam and Allegheny Reservoir, Pa. and N.Y. (ORP) 
26-8, 26-20, 26-29 
Kirsch Lake Canal (MR&T) 42-54 
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Kirwan, Michael J., Dam and Reservoir, Ohio (ORP) 26-10, 
26-20, 26-29 
Kishwaukee River at Dekalb, Ill. (NCR) 28-14 
Kissimmee River, Fla. (SAJ) 9-51 
Kittanning, Pa. (ORP) 26-30 
Kittanning, Pa., part I (ORP) 26-28, 26-31 
Kittanning, Pa., part II (ORP) 26-28, 26-31 
Kitzmiller, Md. (NAB) 4-51 
Klamath River, Calif. (SPN) 34-24 
Klutina River, Copper Center, Alaska (NPA) 40-15 
Knappa Area, Oreg. (NPP) 37-53 
Knapps Narrows, Md. (NAB) 4-8, 4-34, 4-41 
Knife River Harbor, Minn. (NCS) 27-5, 27-25, 27-30 
Knightville Dam, Mass. (NED) 1-23, 1-43, 1-60 
Knobbs Creek, N.C. (SAW) 6-24 
Kodiak Harbor, Alaska (NPA) 40-14 
Kootenai River, Idaho and Mont. (NPS) 38-13, 38-29 
Kootenay Lake Board of Control, International 49-17 
Kuliouou Stream, Oahu, Hawaii (POD) 36-13 
L 
La Carne-Camp Perry, Ohio (NCE) 31-28 
La Farge Lake and Channel Improvement, Wis. (NCS) 27-14, 
27-27 
La Junta (Anderson and King Arroyos), Colo. (SWA) 17-3, 
17-19 
La Junta (Reach 2-Urban), Colo. (SWA) 17-5, 17-20 
La Pointe Harbor, Wis. (NCS) 27-5, 27-25 
La Trappe River, Md. (NAB) 4-45 
Labette Creek, Kans. (SWT) 19-37 
Lac La Belle Harbor, Mich. (NCS) 27-33 
Lac Qui Parle Lake, Minn. (NCS) 27-13, 27-27 
Lacey Drainage and Levee District, Ill. (NCC) 30-38 
Lackawanna, N.Y., Smokes Creek (NCB) 32-42 
Lackawanna River Basin, Pa. (NAB) 4-18, 4-43, 4-47 
LaCrosse, Wis. (NCS) 27-13 
Lacy Langellier, West Mantanzas and Kerton Valley 
Drainage and Levee District, Ill. (NCC) 30-39 
Lafayette Lake, Ind. (ORL) 24-14, 24-27 
Lafayette River, Va. (NAO) 5-24 
Lago De Cerrillos, P.R. (SAJ) 9-46 
Lago De Portugues, P.R. (SAJ) 9-46 
Lagoon Pond, Mass. (NED) 1-55, 1-56 
LaGrange Bayou, Fla. (SAM) 10-41, 10-42 
Lagrange Lock and Dam, Ill. (NCC) 30-34, 30-35 
Lahaina Small Boat Harbor, Maui, Hawaii (POD) 36-3, 36-8, 
36-10 
Lackawaxen River, Pa. (NAP) 3-18 
Lake Ashtabula and Baldhill Dam, N. Dak. (NCS) 27-14, 
27-27 
Lake Barkley, Ky., and Tenn. (ORN) 23-14, 23-19 
Lake Bluff, Ill. (NCC) 30-38 
Lake Bonneville, Oreg. and Wash. (NPP) 37-24, 37-35, 37-44, 
37-58 
Lake Brownwood Modification, Tex. (SWF) 16-11, 16-21 
Lake Bryan, Wash. (NPW) 39-8, 39-13, 39-16, 39-21, 39-25 
Lake Camanche, Calif. (SPK) 35-32 
Lake Celilo, Wash. and Oreg. (NPP) 37-30, 37-36, 37-45, 37-59 
Lake Champlain, N.Y., and Vt., Narrows of (NAN) 2-8, 2-28, 
2-32 
Lake Champlain Board of Control, International 49-00 
Lake Charles Deep Water Channel, La. (LMN) 11-49 
Lake Chautauqua and Chadakoin River, N.Y. (ORP) 26-28, 
26-31 
Lake Chicot (MR&T) 42-54, 42-58 
Lake City, Tenn. (ORN) 23-18 
Lake City Harbor, Minn. (NCS)(NCD) 27-34, 29-3, 29-8 
Lake Crescent and Dunns Creek, Fla. (SAJ) 9-51 
Lake Crockett, Wash. (NPS) 38-5, 38-18, 38-23 
Lake Cumberland, Ky. (ORN) 23-9, 23-10, 23-18 
Lake Douglas, Ga. (SAM) 10-18, 10-43 
Lake Erie-Ohio River Canal, Ohio and Pa. (ORP) 26-27 
Lake Forest, Ill. (NCC) 30-38 
Lake Fork Lake, Tex. (SWF) 16-23, 16-26 
Lake Fork of Salt Creek, Ill. (NCC) 30-39 
Lake Francis Case, S. Dak. (MRO) 21-10, 21-14, 21-18 
Lake Greeson, Ark. (LMK) 12-5, 12-8, 12-12 
Lake Harbor, Fla. (SAJ) 9-53 
Lake 1-38, Mo. (LMS) 14-18 
Lake Kemp, Tex. (SWT) 19-14, 19-26, 19-28, 19-33 
Lake Koocanusa, Mont. (NPS) 38-15, 38-20, 38-25 
Lake Krebs, Miss. (SAM) 10-42 
Lake Memphremagog Board, International 49-2 
Lake Mendocino, Calif. (SPN) 34-24 
Lake Meredith, Tex. (SWT) 19-35 
Lake Michigan, Lake Forest, Ill. (NCC) 30-38 
Lake Montauk Harbor, N.Y. (NAN) 2-38, 2-39 
Lake No. 9, Tenn. and Ky. (MR&T) 42-13, 42-22, 42-30, 42-56, 
42-58, 42-59 
Lake o' the Pines, Tex. (LMN) 11-27, 11-36, 11-44, 11-50, 
11-57 
Lake Oahe, N. Dak. and S. Dak. (MRO) 21-11, 21-15, 21-18 
Lake of the Woods Control Board, International 49-14 
Lake Ogleton, Md. (NAB) 4-45 
Lake Okeechobee, Fla. (SAJ) 9-58 
Lake Oklawaha, Fla. (SAJ) 9-5 
Lake Oroville, Calif. (SPK) 35-12, 35-24 
Lake Ouachita, Ark. (LMK) 12-4, 12-8, 12-12 
Lake Pontchartrain, La. (MR&T) 42-18, 42-47, 42-51, 42-57 
Lake Pontchartrain and Vicinity, (Hurricane Protection) 
(LMN) 11-27, 11-37, 11-45 
Lake Providence Harbor, La. (LMK) 12-1, 12-8, 12-9 
Lake River, Wash. (NPP) 37-46, 37-47 
Lake River Delta Area, Wash. (NPP) 37-50, 37-54 
Lake Rousseau, Fla. (SAJ) 9-5 
Lake Sacajawea, Wash. (NPW) 39-7, 39-13, 39-15, 39-21, 39-25 
Lake Sakakawea, N. Dak. (MRO) 21-10, 21-14, 21-18 
Lake Sharpe, S. Dak. (MRO) 21-9, 21-14, 21-18 
Lake Shelbyville, Ill. (LMS) 14-6, 14-13, 14-14, 14-18 
Lake Sidney Lanier, Ga. (SAM) 10-23, 10-30, 10-39, 10-45 
Lake St. Clair, Ariz. (SPL) 33-14, 33-32 
Lake St. Clair, Mich., Channels (NCE) 31-9, 31-34, 31-41 
Lake Superior at Lake Park, Wis. (NCS) 27-34 
Lake Superior at Two Harbors, Wis. (NCS) 27-34 
Lake Superior Board of Control, International 49-11 
Lake Tashmoo, Mass. (NED) 1-58 
Lake Texoma, Tex. and Okla. (SWT) 19-20, 19-27, 19-33, 19-37 
Lake Traverse, Minn. and S. Dak. (NCS) 27-33 
Lake Traverse and Bois De Sioux River, S. Dak., and Minn. 
(NCS) 27-15, 27-27 
Lake Umatilla, Oreg. and Wash. (NPP) 37-28, 37-35, 37-45, 
37-58 
Lake Wallula, Oreg. and Wash. (NPW) 39-11, 39-14, 39-16, 
39-23 
Lake Washington Ship Canal, Wash. (NPS) 38-5, 38-19, 38-23, 
38-27, 38-28 
Lakeport Lake, Calif. (SPK) 35-32 
Lakeview Lake, Tex. (SWF) 16-11, 16-21 
Lakeview Park, Lorain, Ohio (NCB) 32-19, 32-27 
Lamoille River, Vt. (NAN) 2-41 
Lamprey River, N.H. (NED) 1-55, 1-56 
Lancaster, Cayuga Creek, N.Y. (NCB) 32-42 
Langellier Drainage and Levee District, Ill. (NCC) 30-38 
L'Anguille Basin, Ark. (MR&T) 42-30 
L'Anguille River, Ark. (MR&T) 42-21, 42-55 
Lansing Harbor, Iowa (NCD) 29-3, 29-8 
Lapwai Creek, Culdesac, Idaho (NPW) 39-19 
Larchmont Harbor, N.Y. (NAN) 2-39 
Largo Sound Channel, Fla. (SAJ) 9-50, 9-51 
Larose to Golden Meadow, La., Hurricane Protection (LMN) 
11-29, 11-37, 11-45 
Las Animas, Colo. (SWA) 17-8, 17-18, 17-20 
Las Cruces, N. Mex. (SWA) 17-9, 17-18, 17-20 
Las Tunas Beach, Calif. (SPL) 33-36 
Las Vegas Wash Tributaries (Inactive), Nev. (SPL) 33-40 
Latrobe, Pa. (ORP) 26-28, 26-30, 26-31 
Laurel River Lake, Ky. (ORN) 23-8, 23-10, 23-18, 23-19 
Lavaca-Navidad Rivers, Tex. (SWG) 15-19, 15-36 
Lavergne, Tenn. (ORN) 23-19 
Lavon Lake, Tex. (SWF) 16-12, 16-21, 16-27 
Lavon Lake Modification and East Fork Channel 
Improvement, Tex. (SWF) 16-12, 16-21 
Lawrence, Kans. (MRK) 20-6, 20-16, 20-23, 20-24 
Lawrenceburg, Ind. (ORL) 24-36, 24-41, 24-43 
Lazer Creek Lake, Ga. (SAM) 10-45 
Le Claire Lock, Iowa (NCD) 29-6 
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Leading Creek Lake, W. Va. (ORH) 25-24, 25-26, 25-29 
Leaf and Chickasawhay Rivers, Miss. (SAM) 10-42 
Leavenworth, Ind. (ORL) 24-37, 24-44 
Lebanon Junction, Ky. (ORL) 24-41, 24-43 
Lee, Mass. (NED) 1-63 
Lee County, Fla. (SAJ) 9-52 
Leech Lake, Minn. (NCS) 27-32 
Leesville Reservoir, Va. (SAW) 6-26 
Leetonia, Ohio (ORP) 26-30, 26-31 
Leetsdale, Pa. (ORP) 26-28, 26-31 
Leipsic River, Del. (NAP) 3-28 
Leith Creek, N.C. (SAN) 7-20 
Leland Harbor, Mich. (NCE) 31-10, 31-34, 31-41 
Lemon Creek, N.Y. (NAN) 2-39 
Les Cheneaux Islands Channels, Mich. (NCE) 31-10, 31-34, 
31-41 
Letart, W. Va. (ORH) 25-22, 25-28 
Letart Falls, Ohio (ORH) 25-22, 25-28 
Levee between Shelby Bridge and Baum's Bridge in Ind. 
(NCC) 30-39 
Levee Unit 1, Eel River, Ind. (ORL) 24-37, 24-44 
Levee Unit 1, Little Wabash River, Ill. (ORL) 24-37 
Levee Unit 1, Wabash River, Ill. (ORL) 24-44, 24-45 
Levee Unit 1, White River, Ind. (ORL) 24-37 
Levee Units 1 and 2, Wabash River, Ill. (ORL) 24-45 
Levee Unit 2, Eel River, Ind. (ORL) 24-37, 24-44 
Levee Unit 2, Little Wabash River, Ill. (ORL) 24-37 
Levee Unit 2, White River, Ind. (ORL) 24-37, 24-44 
Levee Unit 3, East Fork of White River, Ind. (ORL) 24-44 
Levee Units 3 and 4, Wabash River, Ill. (ORL) 24-45 
Levee Unit 5, Wabash River, Ind. (ORL) 24-14, 25-27, 25-41 
Levee Unit 6, Wabash River, Ill. (ORL) 24-37, 24-45 
Levee Unit 7, White River, Ind. (ORL) 24-37 
Levee Unit 8, White River, Ind. (ORL) 24-41, 24-43 
Levee Units 9 and 10, White River, Ind. (ORL) 24-45 
Levee Unit 17, Ind. (Wabash River Basin) (ORL) 24-37 
Lewes, Del. (NAP) 3-29 
Lewis and Clark Lake, Nebr. and S. Dak. (MRO) 21-10, 21-14, 
21-18 
Lewis and Clark Lake, Relocation of Niobrara, Nebr. (MRO) 
21-10, 21-14, 21-18 
Lewis and Clark River Area, Oreg. (NPP) 37-53 
Lewis River, Wash. (NPP) 37-8, 37-32, 37-40 
Lewis River Area, Wash. (NPP) 37-50, 37-54 
Lewis River Basin, Wash. (NPP) 37-54 
Lewisport, Ky. (ORL) 24-37, 24-44 
Lewiston-Clarkston Bridge, Idaho & Wash. (NPW) 39-8, 
39-15 
Lewiston Levees, Idaho (NPW) 39-19 
Lewisville Dam, Tex. (SWF) 16-13, 16-21, 16-27 
Lexington Harbor, Mich. (NCE) 31-10, 31-34, 31-41 
Libby Dam-Lake Koocanusa, Mont. (NPS) 38-15, 38-20, 
38-25 
Liberty, N.Y. (NAP) 3-30 
Liberty Local Protection Project, Tex. (SWG) 15-36 
Lick Run, Roanoke, Va. (SAW) 6-16, 6-27 
Licking River, Ky. (ORL) 24-35, 24-39, 24-46 
Lido Key, Fla. (SAJ) 9-52 
Lighthouse Point Park (Area 9), Conn. (NED) 1-19, 1-58 
Lightning Creek, Clark Fork, Idaho (NPS) 38-30 
Lincoln, N.H. (NED) 1-36 
Lincoln, Salt Creek and Tributaries, Nebr. (MRO) 21-20 
Lincoln Lake, Ill. (ORL) 24-15, 24-27 
Lincoln School Lake, Maine (NED) 1-32, 1-46, 1-53, 1-64 
Linton, N. Dak. (MRO) 21-21 
Lisle, N.Y. (NAB) 4-24, 4-37, 4-48, 4-49 
Little Arkansas River & Sand Creek, Kans. (SWT) 19-37 
Little Bay, Tex. (SWG) 15-9, 15-21 
Little Bay De Noc, Gladstone Harbor and Kipling, Mich. 
(NCC) 30-37 
Little Blue River Channel Improvement, Mo. (MRK) 20-6, 
20-16 
Little Blue River Lakes, Mo. (MRK) 20-7, 20-16 
Little Buffalo Reservoir, N.C. (SAW) 6-26 
Little Caillou Bayou, La. (LMN) 11-49 
Little Calumet River, Ill. (NCC) 30-16, 30-22 
Little Calumet River and Tributaries, Ill. and Ind. (NCC) 
30-39 
Little Chariton River Basin, Mo. (MRK) 20-3, 20-15 
Little Chute Locks and Dam, Wis. (NCC) 30-33 
Little Colorado River Basin, Ariz. (SPL) 33-40 
Little Cove Creek, Glencoe, Ala. (SAM) 10-18, 10-43 
Little Creek, Md. (NAB) 4-45 
Little Cyprus Bayou, Orange, Tex. (SWG) 15-19 
Little Dell Lake, Utah (SPK) 35-13, 35-24 
Little Egg Harbor, N.J. (NAP) 3-28 
Little Goose Lock and Dam-Lake Bryan, Wash. (NPW) 39-8, 
39-13, 39-16, 39-21, 39-25 
Little Harbor, Mass. (NED) 1-56 
Little Harbor, N.H. (NED) 1-12, 1-41 
Little Kanawha River, W. Va. (ORH) 25-21, 25-24 
Little Kaukauna Lock and Dam, Wis. (NCC) 30-33 
Little Lake Harbor, Mich. (NCE) 31-11, 31-34, 31-41 
Little Machipongo River, Va. (NAO) 5-24 
Little Manatee River, Fla. (SAJ) 9-51 
Little Miami River, Ohio (ORL) 24-39 
Little Mill Creek, Del. (NAP) 3-30 
Little Missouri River, Ark. (LMK) 12-11 
Little Missouri River below Murfreesboro, Ark. (LMK) 12-12 
Little Narragansett Bay, R.I. (NED) 1-55 
Little Neck Bay, N.Y. (NAN) 2-39 
Little Nemaha River, Nebr. (MRO) 21-21 
Little Papillion, Little Papillion Creek, Nebr. (MRO) 21-20, 
21-21 
Little Pee Dee River, S.C. (SAN) 7-19 
Little River, at Cayuga Island, N.Y. (NCB) 32-40 
Little River, La. (LMK) 12-11 
Little River (Creek), Va. (NAO) 5-24 
Little River Diversion Channel, Mo. (MR&T) 42-22 
Little River Drainage, Mo. (MR&T) 42-55, 42-56, 42-58 
Little River Inlet, N.C. and S.C. (SAN) 7-5, 7-13, 7-16 
Little River Levees (MR&T) 42-50, 42-51 
Little Rock Levee, Ark. (East End-Fourche Bayou) (SWL) 
18-13, 18-23 
Little Rockfish Creek, Hope Mills, N.C. (SAW) 6-15, 6-21 
Little Sioux River and Tributaries, Iowa (MRO) 21-21 
Little Sodus Bay Harbor, N.Y. (NCB) 32-13, 32-26, 32-35 
Little Sugar Creek, Charlotte, N.C. (SAN) 7-9, 7-14, 7-18 
Little Tallahatchie River, Miss. (LMK) 12-11 
Little Tallahatchie River and Panola-Quitman Floodway, 
Miss. (MR&T) 42-53 
Little Tennessee River, Tenn. (ORN) 23-17 
Little Valley Wash., Magna, Utah (SPK) 35-32 
Little Wicomico River, Va. (NAB) 4-8, 4-34, 4-41 
Littlejohn Creek, Calif. (SPK) 35-5, 35-19, 35-23 
Littleville Lake, Mass. (NED) 1-23, 1-43, 1-60 
Liverpool Drainage and Levee District, Ill. (NCC) 30-38, 30-39 
Liza Jackson State Park, Fla. (SAM) 10-42 
Lock and Dam No. 1, Minn. (NCD) 29-1, 29-2, 29-3, 29-6, 
29-10 
Lock and Dam No. 2, Allegheny River, Pa. (ORP) 26-24 
Lock and Dam No. 2, Ark. (SWL) 18-3, 18-15 
Lock and Dam No. 2, Minn. (NCD) 29-3, 29-6 
Lock and Dam No. 2, Monongahela River, Pa. (ORP) 26-25 
Lock and Dam No. 3, Allegheny River, Pa. (ORP) 26-24 
Lock and Dam No. 3, Ark. (SWL) 18-3, 18-15 
Lock and Dam No. 3, Minn. (NCD) 29-3, 29-6 
Lock and Dam No. 3, Monogahela River, Pa. (ORP) 26-25 
Lock and Dam No. 4, Allegheny River, Pa. (ORP) 26-24 
Lock and Dam No. 4, Ark. (SWL) 18-3, 18-15 
Lock and Dam No. 4, Monongahela River, Pa. (ORP) 26-25 
Lock and Dam No. 4, Wis. (NCD) 29-3,29-6 
Lock and Dam No. 5, Allegheny River, Pa. (ORP) 26-24 
Lock and Dam No. 5, Ark. (SWL) 18-3, 18-15 
Lock and Dam No. 5, Minn. (NCD) 29-3,29-6 
Lock and Dam No. 53, Ohio River (ORD) 22-10 
Lock and Dam No. 5A, Minn. (NCD) 29-3, 29-6 
Lock and Dam No. 6, Allegheny River, Pa. (ORP) 26-24 
Lock and Dam No. 6, Wis. (NCD) 29-3, 29-6 
Lock and Dam No. 7, Allegheny River, Pa. (ORP) 26-24 
Lock and Dam No. 7, Minn. (NCD) 29-2, 29-3, 29-6 
Lock and Dam No. 7, Monongahela River, Pa. (ORP) 26-25 
Lock and Dam No. 8, Allegheny River, Pa. (ORP) 26-24 
Lock and Dam. No. 8, Monongahela River, Pa. (ORP) 26-25 
Lock and Dam No. 8, Wis. (NCD) 29-3, 29-6 
Lock and Dam No. 9, Allegheny River, Pa. (ORP) 26-24 
Lock and Dam No. 9, Ark. (SWL) 18-3, 18-15 
Lock and Dam No. 9, Wis. (NCD) 29-2, 29-3, 29-6 
Lock and Dam No. 10, Iowa (NCD) 29-2, 29-3, 29-6 
Lock and Dam No. 11, Ark. (SWL) 18-15 
Lock and Dam No. 11, Iowa (NCD) 29-3, 29-6 
Lock and Dam No. 12, Iowa (NCD) 29-2, 29-3, 29-6 
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Lock and Dam No. 13, Ark. (SWL) 18-3, 18-16 
Lock and Dam No. 13, Iowa (NCD) 29-2, 29-6 
Lock and Dam No. 13, Okla. (SWT) 19-4 
Lock and Dam No. 14, Iowa (NCD) 29-2, 29-3, 29-6 
Lock and Dam No. 15, Ill. (NCD) 29-2, 29-3, 29-6 
Lock and Dam No. 16, Iowa (NCD) 29-3, 29-7 
Lock and Dam No. 17, Ill. (NCD) 29-3, 29-7 
Lock and Dam No. 18, Iowa (NCD) 29-2, 29-3, 29-7 
Lock and Dam No. 19, Iowa (NCD) 29-1, 29-2, 29-3, 29-7 
Lock and Dam No. 20, Mo. (NCD) 29-2, 29-3, 29-7 
Lock and Dam No. 21, Ill. (NCD) 29-2, 29-3, 29-7 
Lock and Dam No. 22, Mo. (NCD) 29-2, 29-3, 29-7 
Lock and Dam No. 24, Mo. (NCD) 29-3, 29-7 
Lock and Dam No. 25, Mo. (NCD) 29-3, 29-7 
Lock and Dam No. 26, Ill. (NCD) 29-3, 29-7 
Lock and Dam No. 53, Ill. (ORD) 22-3, 22-10 
Lock on Buttonwood Canal, Fla. (SAJ) 9-54 
Lock S-53, Fla. (SAJ) 9-54 
Lock S-55, Fla. (SAJ) 9-54 
Lock S-57, Fla. (SAJ) 9-54 
Lock S-58, Fla. (SAJ) 9-54 
Lock S-59, Fla. (SAJ) 9-54 
Lock S-60, Fla. (SAJ) 9-54 
Lock S-61, Fla. (SAJ) 9-54 
Lock S-62, Fla. (SAJ) 9-54 
Lock S-63, Fla. (SAJ) 9-54 
Lock S-63A, Fla. (SAJ) 9-54 
Lock S-65, Fla. (SAJ) 9-54 
Lock S-65A, Fla. (SAJ) 9-54 
Lock S-65B, Fla. (SAJ) 9-54 
Lock S-65C, Fla. (SAJ) 9-54 
Lock S-65D, Fla. (SAJ) 9-54 
Lock S-65E, Fla. (SAJ) 9-54 
Lock S-96, Fla. (SAJ) 9-54 
Lock S-96A, Fla. (SAJ) 9-54 
Lock S-157, Fla. (SAJ) 9-54 
Lock S-158, Fla. (SAJ) 9-54 
Lock S-193 (HGS-6 MOD.) (SAJ) 9-54 
Lock S-308B, Fla. (SAJ) 9-54 
Lock S-310 (HGS-2 MOD.) (SAJ) 9-54 
Lock Haven, Pa. (NAB) 4-19, 4-43 
Locklies Creek, Va. (NAO) 5-24 
Lockport Lock and Dam, Ill. (NCC) 30-34, 30-35 
Locks in Pearl River Project (LA.) (SAM) 10-41 
Lockwoods Folly River, N.C. (SAW) 6-5, 6-19, 6-25 
Logan Creek, Near Bancroft, Nebr. (MRO) 21-20 
Logan Reservoir, Ohio (ORH) 25-24, 25-29 
Lone Rock Lake, Ark. (SWL) 18-21, 18-23 
Long Beach Island, N.J. (NAP) 3-29 
Long Branch Lake, Mo. (MRK) 20-7, 20-16 
Long Island Intracoastal Waterway, N.Y. (NAN) 2-7, 2-28, 
2-31, 2-38 
Long Lake Area, Helena, Ark. (LMM) 13-5, 13-8, 13-9 
Longboat Pass, Fla. (SAJ) 9-10, 9-32, 9-38 
Lookout Point Lake, including Dexter Lake, Oreg. (NPP) 
37-52 
Lookout Point Lake, Oreg. (NPP) 37-28, 37-35, 37-45, 37-49 
Lorain Harbor, Ohio (NCB) 32-13, 32-26, 32-35 
Los Angeles and Long Beach Harbors, Calif. (SPL) 33-3, 
33-23, 33-28 
Los Angeles County Drainage Area, Calif. (SPL) 33-15, 33-25, 
33-32, 33-37, 33-38, 33-39 
Los Angeles River Basin, Calif. (SPL) 33-37 
Los Esteros Lake, N. Mex. (SWA) 17-9, 17-18, 17-21 
Lost Creek, Mo. (SWT) 19-37 
Lost Creek Drainage and Levee District, Ill. (NCC) 30-38, 
30-39 
Lost Creek Lake, Oreg. (NPP) 37-29, 37-36, 37-45, 37-49 
Lost River, Minn. (NCS) 27-35 
Louisville, Ky. (ORL) 24-36, 24-41, 24-43 
Louisville and Portland Canal, Ky. (ORD) 22-1, 22-2 
Louisville Lake, Ill. (ORL) 24-15, 24-27, 24-40 
Loup River, Columbus, Nebr. (MRO) 21-21 
Low Head Locks and Dams, Okla. (SWT) 19-4, 19-24, 19-28 
Lowell, Mass. (NED) 1-36, 1-62, 1-63 
Lowell Creek, Alaska (NPA) 40-15 
Lower Arkansas River, Ark. (MR&T) 42-19, 42-30, 42-56, 
42-58 
Lower Arkansas River Basin, Ark. (MR&T) 42-10, 42-19 
Lower Auchumpkee Creek Lake, Ga. (SAM) 10-45 
Lower Big Sioux River, Iowa and S. Dak. (MRO) 21-21 
Lower Branch Rush River, N. Dak. (NCS) 27-35 
Lower Columbia River Basin, Oreg. and Wash. (NPP) 37-20, 
37-43, 37-50, 37-54 
Lower Columbia River Basin Bank Protection, Oreg. and 
Wash. (NPP) 37-21, 37-35, 37-43, 37-51 
Lower Cowlitz River, Wash. (NPP) 37-55 
Lower Dry Creek, Lowden, Wash. (NPW) 39-19 
Lower Gila River Levee and Channel Improvements (Gila 
River and Tributaries Downstream from Painted Rock 
Dam), Ariz. (SPL) 33-39 
Lower Grand River, Mo. (MRK) 20-25 
Lower Granite Lock and Dam, Wash. and Idaho (NPW) 39-9, 
39-13, 39-16, 39-22, 39-25 
Lower Guyandotte River Basin, W. Va. (ORH) 25-28 
Lower Heart River, N. Dak. (MRO) 21-21 
Lower Machodoc Creek, Va. (NAB) 4-45 
Lower Monumental Lock and Dam, Wash. (NPW) 39-6, 
39-13, 39-16, 39-23, 39-25 
Lower Red River, La. (MR&T) 42-56 
Lower Red River, Standard Revetments (MR&T) 42-35 
Lower Red River-South Bank, Red River Levees, La. 
MR&T 42-9, 42-18, 42-30, 42-46, 42-51, 42-56, 42-59 
Lower Rio Grande Basin, Tex. (SWG) 15-16, 15-22, 15-34 
Lower San Francisco Bay, Calif. (SPN) 34-23 
Lower San Joaquin River and Tributaries, Including 
Tuolumne and Stanislaus Rivers, Calif. (SPK) 35-25, 35-32 
Lower Snake River, Wash. (NPW) 39-10, 39-16 
Lower St. Francis River, Ark. (MR&T) 42-12 
Lower Thorofare, Md. (NAB) 4-45 
Lower Walla Walla River, Wash. (NPW) 39-18 
Lower White River, Ark. (MR&T) 42-12, 42-21, 42-30, 42-55, 
42-56, 42-58 
Lower White River and Basin, Ark. (MR&T) 42-21, 42-55 
Lower White River Levees (MR&T) 42-50, 42-51 
Lower Woonsocket, R.I. (NED) 1-19, 1-42, 1-59 
Lowes Wharf, Md. (NAB) 4-45 
Loyalhanna Lake, Pa. (ORP) 26-9, 26-20, 26-29 
Lubec Channel, Maine (NED) 1-55, 1-56 
Lucky Peak Lake, Idaho (NPW) 39-3, 39-13, 39-16 
Ludington Harbor, Mich. (NCE) 31-11, 31-35, 31-41 
Ludlow, Ky. (ORL) 24-37, 24-45 
Ludlow Lake, Vt. (NED) 1-65 
Lukfata Lake, Okla. and Ark. (SWT) 19-14, 19-26, 19-34 
Lumber River, N.C. and S.C. (SAN) 7-19 
Lussenhop Levee, Ill. (NCC) 30-39 
Lutsen Harbor, Minn. (NCS) 27-5, 27-25 
Luxapalila Creek, Ala. (SAM) 10-18 
Lyford Levee Unit, Ind. (ORL) 24-41, 24-43 
Lyman Creek, Idaho (NPW) 39-18, 39-19 
Lynches River and Clark Creek, S.C. (SAN) 7-19 
Lynn Harbor, Mass. (NED) 1-55, 1-56 
Lynn-Nahant Beach, Mass. (NED) 1-58 
Lynnhaven Inlet, Va. (NAO) 5-6, 5-15, 5-19 
Lytle and Cajon Creeks Channel Improvements, Calif. (SPL) 
33-38, 33-39 
Lytle and Warm Creeks, Calif. (SPL) 33-18, 33-25, 33-33 
M 
Maalaea Small Boat Harbor, Maui, Hawaii (POD) 36-12 
MacDowell, Edward, Lake, N.H. (NED) 1-29, 1-45, 1-61 
Machias River, Maine (NED) 1-56, 1-64 
Mackay Creek, N.C. (SAW) 6-24, 6-27 
Mackinac Island Harbor, Mich. (NCE) 31-49 
Mackinaw City Harbor, Mich. (NCE) 31-49 
Macon, Ga. (SAS) 8-16 
Macy, Blackbird Creek, Nebr. (MRO) 21-20 
Mad River, Conn. (NED) 1-36, 1-60 
Mad River Basin, Calif. (SPN) 34-24 
Mad River Lake, Conn. (NED) 1-63 
Madison, Ind. (ORL) 24-37, 24-45 
Madison, Union and Taylor Creeks, Nebr. (MRO) 21-20, 21-22 
Madison Bay, Md. (NAB) 4-9, 4-34, 4-41 
Magruder Drainage District, Oreg. (NPP) 37-50, 37-53, 37-54 
Mahoning Creek Lake, Pa. (ORP) 26-9, 26-20, 26-29 
Mahoning River, Pa. and Ohio (ORP) 26-29 
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Maiden Creek Reservoir, Pa. (NAP) 3-30 
Maintenance and Repair Fleet and Marine Terminals, Ark. 
(SWL) 18-4, 18-17 
Maintenance and Repair Fleet and Marine Terminals, Okla. 
(SWT) 19-4, 19-29 
Malden River, Mass. (NED) 1-56 
Malheur Improvement District, Oreg. (NPW) 39-18, 39-19 
Malheur River, Oreg. (NPW) 39-18, 39-19 
Mamaroneck Harbor, N.Y. (NAN) 2-39 
Manasquan River, N.J. (NAP) 3-9, 3-22, 3-25 
Manatee County, Fla. (SAJ) 9-24, 9-34, 9-45 
Manatee River, Fla. (SAJ) 9-50, 9-51 
Manchester, Ohio (ORH) 25-22, 25-26, 25-28 
Manchester Harbor, Mass. (NED) 1-56 
Mandan, N. Dak. (MRO) 21-19, 21-22 
Manele Small Boat Harbor, Lanai, Hawaii (POD) 36-11, 36-12 
Manhasset Bay, N.Y. (NAN) 2-39 
Manhattan, Kans. (MRK) 20-24, 20-25 
Maniece Bayou, Ark. (LMN) 11-51, 11-53 
Manistee Harbor, Mich. (NCE) 31-12, 31-35, 31-42 
Manistique Harbor, Mich. (NCE) 31-12, 31-35, 31-42 
Manitowoc County, Wis., Shore of (NCC) 30-38 
Manitowoc Harbor, Wis. (NCC) 30-9, 30-20, 30-26, 30-31 
Mankato and North Mankato, Minn. (NCS) 27-15, 27-27 
Manns Harbor, N.C. (SAW) 6-24 
Manokin River, Md. (NAB) 4-45 
Mansfield Hollow Lake, Conn. (NED) 1-35, 1-46, 1-62 
Manson and Menard Drainage District, Ill. (NCC) 30-38, 
30-39 
Mantachie Creek, Miss. (SAM) 10-18 
Manteo (Shallowbag) Bay, N.C. (SAW) 6-5, 6-19 
Mantua Creek, N.J. (NAP) 3-28 
Maple River, N. Dak. (NCS) 27-34 
Mapleshade, Ohio (ORH) 25-22 
Marblehead Harbor, Mass. (NED) 1-56 
Marcus Hook, Pa., Ice Harbor at (NAP) 3-28 
Marengo, Iowa (NCR) 28-4, 28-9, 28-11 
Marguerite Reservoir, Calif. (SPK) 35-14 
Marietta, Ohio (ORH) 25-22, 25-28 
Marina del Rey, Calif. (SPL) 33-35 
Marion, Ind. (ORL) 24-16, 24-27 
Marion, Kans. (SWT) 19-14, 19-29 
Marion County Drainage District, Mo. (NCR) 28-13, 28-14 
Marion Lake, Kans. (SWT) 19-15, 19-26, 19-33 
Mariposa Creek, Calif. (SPK) 35-14 
Mariposa Reservoir, Calif. (SPK) 35-14 
Markham Ferry Reservoir, Okla. (SWL)(SWT) 18-18, 19-22, 
19-30, 19-34, 19-35 
Markland Locks and Dam, Ind. (ORD) 22-1, 22-2, 22-3, 22-4, 
22-6, 22-9 
Marmarth, N. Dak. (MRO) 21-19, 21-22 
Marquette Harbor, Mich. (NCS) 27-6, 27-25, 27-30 
Marseilles Lock and Dam, Ill. (NCC) 30-34, 30-35 
Marsh Creek, Geneva, N.Y. (NCB) 32-42 
Marshall, Minn. (NCS) 27-35 
Marshalltown, Iowa (NCR) 28-4, 28-9, 28-11 
Marshland Drainage District, Oreg. (NPP) 37-53 
Martin, John, Reservoir, Colo. (SWA) 17-8, 17-18 
Martin, Ky. (ORH) 25-9, 25-18 
Martins Ferry, Ohio (ORP) 26-28, 26-31 
Martins Fork Lake, Ky. (ORN) 23-5, 23-10, 23-18 
Martis Creek Lake, Nev. and Calif. (SPK) 35-13, 35-24 
Marysville Lake, Calif. (SPK) 35-20, 35-25 
Mason, W. Va. (ORH) 25-22, 25-28 
Mason and Menard Drainage District, Ill. (NCC) 30-38, 30-39 
Mason J. Niblack Levee, Ind. (ORL) 24-16, 24-27, 24-36, 
Ma2s4s-i4ll1o, n2, 4-O43hio (ORH) 25-9, 25-18, 25-22, 25-27 
Matagorda Ship Channel, Tex. (SWG) 15-9, 15-21, 15-30, 
15-40, 15-45 
Matawan Creek, N.J. (NAN) 2-39 
Mathews Canyon Dam and Reservoir, Nev. (SPL) 33-19, 
33-25, 33-33 
Matinicus Harbor, Maine (NED) 1-56 
Mats Mats Bay, Wash. (NPS) 38-28, 38-29 
Mattapoisett Harbor, Mass. (NED) 1-56 
Mattaponi River, Va. (NAO) 5-6, 5-16, 5-19 
Mattituck Harbor, N.Y. (NAN) 2-39 
Matunuck Beach, South Kingston, R.I. (NED) 1-58 
Mauckport, Ind. (ORL) 24-37, 24-45 
Maumee River above Toledo, Ohio (NCE) 31-49 
Maunalua Bay Small Boat Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii (POD) 
36-12 
Maurice River, N.J. (NAP) 3-28 
Maxwell Creek, Tex. (SWF) 16-28 
Maxwell Locks and Dam, Pa. (ORP) 26-25 
Mayaguez Harbor, P.R. (SAJ) 9-50, 9-51 
Mayo, W. D., Lock and Dam, Okla. (SWL)(SWT) 18-16, 19-4, 
19-30, 19-34 
Mayse, Pat, Lake, Tex. (SWT) 19-16, 19-26, 19-33 
Maysville, Ky. (ORH) 25-22, 25-27, 25-28 
McAlpine Locks and Dam (ORD) 22-1, 22-3, 22-4, 22-6, 22-9 
McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System, Ark. and 
Okla. (SWT) 19-3 
McCook, Nebr. (MRK) 20-24 
McCook Lake, S. Dak. (MRO) 21-21 
McGee Creek Drainage and Levee District, Ill. LMS 14-20 
McGinnis Levee, Ind. (ORL) 24-38, 24-45 
McKees Rocks, Pa. (ORP) 26-28, 26-31 
McKenzie River Near Walterville Oreg. (NPP) 37-55 
McKinney Bayou, Ark. (LMN)(MR&T) 11-51, 11-53, 42-53 
McLean Bottom Levee District No. 3, Ark. (SWL) 18-23 
McMichael Creek, Pa. (NAP) 3-18 
McNary Lock and Damn-Lake Wallula, Oreg. and Wash. 
(NPW) 39-11, 39-14, 39-16, 39-23 
Meadow Grove, Buffalo Creek, Nebr. (MRO) 21-20 
Medomak River, Maine (NED) 1-56 
Meherrin River, N.C. (NAO) 5-24 
Melbourne Harbor, Fla. (SAJ) 9-50, 9-51 
Meldahl, Captain Anthony, Locks and Dam, Ky. (ORD) 22-1, 
22-3, 22-8 
Mellen, Wis. (NCS) 27-35 
Melrose Reservoir, Va. (SAW) 6-26 
Melton Hill Lock and Dam, Tenn. (ORN) 23-16 
Melvern Lake, Kans. (MRK) 20-8, 20-16, 20-23 
Melvern Lake and Pomona Lake (Road Improvement), Kans. 
(MRK) 20-23 
Memphis, Wolf River and Nonconnah Creek, Tenn. (LMM) 
13-10 
Memphis Harbor, Tenn. (MR&T) 42-31, 42-50, 42-51, 42-57 
Menasha Lock and Dam (NCC) 30-33 
Menemsha Creek, Mass. (NED) 1-55, 1-56 
Menominee Harbor and River, Mich. and Wis. (NCC) 30-10, 
30-20, 30-27, 30-31 
Meramec Park Lake, Mo. (LMS) 14-7, 14-18 
Meramec River Basin, Mo. (LMS) 14-7, 14-17, 14-18 
Merced County Stream Group, Calif. (SPK) 35-14, 35-24 
Merced County Streams, Calif. (SPK) 35-14, 35-24 
Merced River, Calif. (SPK) 35-32 
Mercer Lake, Mo. (MRK) 20-25 
Meredosia Lake and Willow Creek Levee, Ill. (LMS) 14-19, 
14-20 
Meredosia Levee and Drainage District, Ill. (NCR) 28-4, 28-9, 
28-11, 28-13 
Mermentau River, Bayou Nezpique, and Bayou des Cannes, 
La. (LMN) 11-13, 11-35, 11-42 
Mermentau River, La. (LMN) 11-14, 11-35, 11-42 
Merrimack River, Mass. (NED) 1-56 
Merrimack River Basin, N.H. and Mass. (NED) 1-29, 1-61, 
1-62 
Metamora Lake, Ind. (ORL) 24-38 
Methow River, Wash. (NPS) 38-13, 38-30 
Metlakatla Harbor, Alaska (NPA) 40-6, 40-10, 40-13 
Metropolis, Ill. (ORL) 24-37, 24-44 
Miami Harbor, Fla. (SAJ) 9-10, 9-32, 9-38 
Miami River, Fla. (SAJ) 9-38 
Miami River, Ohio (ORL)24-46 
Mianus River, Conn. (NED) 1-56 
Michael J. Kirwan Dam and Reservoir, Ohio (ORP) 26-10, 
26-20, 26-29 
Michigan City Harbor, Ind. (NCC) 30-10, 30-20, 30-27, 30-31 
Middle Beach, Conn. (NED) 1-19, 1-58 
Middle Creek, Calif. (SPK) 35-19, 35-32 
Middle Creek, Hawley, Pa. (NAP) 3-18 
Middle Gila River Channel Improvements, Upper End of 
Safford Valley to Buttes Dam Site (Camelsback Dam Site 
to Salt River), Ariz. (SPL) 33-39 
Middle River and Connecting Channels, Calif. (SPK) 35-30 
Middle River and Dark Head Creek, Md. (NAB) 4-45 
Middleport, Ohio (ORH) 25-22, 25-26, 25-28 
Middlesboro Diversion Canal, Ky. (ORN) 23-18 
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Middlesboro Cumberland River Basin, Ky. (ORN) 23-6, 23-10, 
23-17, 23-18 
Middleton Shoals Dam and Lake, Ga. and S.C. (SAS) 8-16 
Midland Drainage District, Oreg. (NPP) 37-50, 37-53, 37-54 
Milan, Ill. (NCR) 28-5, 28-9, 28-11 
Miles City, Mont. (MRO) 21-5, 21-13, 21-22 
Milford Harbor, Conn. (NED) 1-54, 1-56 
Milford Haven, Va. (NAO) 5-23, 5-24 
Milford Lake, Kans. (MRK) 20-8, 20-16, 20-23 
Mill Bayou and Bayou Vidal (MR&T) 42-54 
Mill Brook, Mass. (NED) 1-64 
Mill Creek, Ky. (ORL) 24-43 
Mill Creek, Md. (NAB) 4-45 
Mill Creek, N.C. (SAW) 6-27 
Mill Creek, N.C. (SAN) 7-20 
Mill Creek, Ohio (ORL) 24-17, 24-27, 24-39 
Mill Creek, Tex. (SWG) 15-36 
Mill Creek, Va. (NAO) 5-24 
Mill Creek, Wash. (NPW) 39-18 
Mill Creek and South Slough at Milan, Ill. (NCR) 28-2, 28-9, 
28-11 
Mill Creek Lake, Ohio (ORH) 25-10, 25-18 
Mill Creek Lake, Wash. (NPW) 39-4, 39-13, 39-16 
Mill Creek Levees, Calif. (SPL) 33-39 
Mill Four Drainage District, Oreg. (NPP) 37-55 
Mill Lake, Mo. (MRK) 20-25 
Miller, Ohio (ORH) 25-22, 25-28 
Miller Pond Levee Project, Ill. (LMS) 14-19 
Millers Ferry Lock and Dam, Ala. (SAM) 10-20, 10-30 
Millers River, Mass. (NED) 1-65 
Millersburg Reservoir, Ohio (ORH) 25-24, 25-29 
Millican Lake, Tex. (SWF) 16413, 16-21, 16-25 
Millicoma River, Oreg. (NPP) 37-7, 37-32, 37-40 
Millwood, W. Va. (ORH) 25-22, 25-28 
Millwood Lake, Ark. (SWT) 19-15, 19-26, 19-33, 19-34 
Milton, Ky. (ORL) 24-38, 24-45 
Milton-Freewater, Oreg. (NPW) 39-18, 39-19 
Milton Harbor, N.Y. (NAN) 2-39 
Milwaukee Harbor, Wis. (NCC) 30-11, 30-20, 30-27, 30-31 
Mingo Creek, S.C. (San) 7-19 
Mingo Junction, Ohio (ORP) 26-28 
Mining City Lake, Ky. (ORL) 24-39, 24-45 
Minneapolis, Minn. (NCD) 29-5 
Minneota, Minn. (NCS) 27-35 
Minnesota River, Minn. (NCS) 27-6, 27-26, 27-30 
Minot, N. Dak. (NCS) 27-15, 27-27 
Miscellaneous Activities Maintenance, Operations and Capital 
Outlay of the Washington Aqueduct (NAB) 4-24, 4-46 
Mispillion River, Del. (NAP) 3-9, 3-22 
Misquamicut Beach, Westerly, R.I. (NED) 1-19, 1-58 
Miss. County Drainage District No. 17, Ark. (MR&T) 42-55 
Mission and Lapwai Creeks, Idaho (NPW) 39-19 
Mission Creek, Idaho (NPW) 39-18 
Mission Creek at Cashmere, Wash. (NPS) 38-30 
Mississinewa Lake, Ind. (ORL) 24-17, 24-27 
Mississippi and Leech Rivers, Minn. (NCS) 27-33 
Mississippi Delta Region, La. (MR&T) 42-30, 42-59 
Mississippi River, Alton to Gale, Ill. (LMS) 14-20 
Mississippi River, Baton Rouge to Gulf of Mexico, La. LMN 
11-15, 11-35, 11-42 
Mississippi River, Minn., Reservoirs at Headwaters of (NCS) 
27-8, 27-26, 27-30, 27-32 
Mississippi River, Standard Revetments 
Mississippi River-Channel Improvements (MR&T) 42-1 
Mississippi River Agricultural Area No. 8, Mo. (LMS) 14-8, 
14-14, 14-17 
Mississippi River Agricultural Area No. 10, Mo. (LMS) 14-20 
Mississippi River Agricultural Area No. 12, Mo. (LMS) 14-20 
Mississippi River Alluvial Valley Mapping (MR&T) 42-4 
Mississippi River and Alluvial Valley below Cape Girardeau, 
Mo. (MR&T) 42-2 
Mississippi River and Tributaries 
Alluvial Valley Mapping (MR&T) 42-4 
.Bank Revetments and Dikes (MR&T) 42-32, 42-36, 42-40, 
42-56, 42-58, 42-59 
Channel Improvements (MR&T) 42-7, 42-52, 42-53, 42-54, 
42-55 
Dam and Lakes 42-23 
Flood Control 42-57, 42-59 
Flood Reports (MR&T) 42-4 
Levees 42-6, 42-45 
Main Stem 42-3, 42-6, 42-31 
Memphis, Tenn., District (MR&T) 42-2, 42-4, 42-6, 42-10, 
42-31, 42-40, 42-49, 42-51, 42-55, 42-57, 42-58, 42-59, 42-60 
Navigation Channel (MR&T) 42-1, 42-2, 42-7 
New Orleans, La., District (MR&T) 42-1, 42-5, 42-6, 42-7, 
42-31, 42-32, 42-45, 42-51, 42-56, 42-57, 42-59, 42-60 
Vicksburg, Miss., District (MR&T) 42-1, 42-4, 42-6, 42-9, 
42-31, 42-36, 42-48, 42-51, 42-53, 42-57, 42-58, 42-59, 42-60 
Mississippi River at St. Louis, Mo. (LMS) 14-9, 14-14, 14-17 
Mississippi River between Brainerd and Grand Rapids, Minn. 
(NCS) 27-33 
Mississippi River between Missouri River and Minneapolis, 
Minn. (NCD) 29-1, 29-5, 29-11, 29-12 
Mississippi River between Ohio and Missouri Rivers, Mo. and 
Ill. (LMS) 14-2, 14-13, 14-16 
Mississippi River Commission (MR&T) 42-1 
Mississippi River Delta at and below New Orleans, La. (New 
Orleans to Venice, La. Hurricane Protection) (LMN) 11-29, 
11-37, 11-45 
Mississippi River Dikes (MR&T) 42-38, 42-42 
Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet, La. (LMN) 11-17, 11-35, 11-42 
Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet, Michoud Canal, La. (LMN) 
11-18, 11-38, 11-49 
Mississippi River Improvements (MR&T) 42-14 
Mississippi River Levees (LMK) (LMK) (MR&T) 11-54, 
12-13, 42-30, 42-45, 42-48, 42-49, 42-51, 42-56, 42-57, 42-58, 
42-59 
Mississippi River Main Navigation Stem Channel 
Improvements (MR&T) 42-1, 42-2, 42-6, 42-31 
Mississippi River Near Aitkin, Minn. (NCS) 27-35 
Mississippi River Outlets, Venice, La. (LMN) 11-18, 11-35, 
11-43 
Mississquoi River at Richford, Vt. (NAN) 2-41 
Missouri Pacific Railroad Bridge and Access Road, Tex. 
(SWG) 15-19 
Missouri River, Atchison, Kans. (MRK) 20-24 
Missouri River, Aten, Nebr. (MRO) 21-20, 21-22 
Missouri River, Fort Benton, Mont. (MRO) 21-19 
Missouri River, Garrison Dam to Lake Oahe, N. Dak. (MRO) 
21-6, 21-13, 21-18 
Missouri River, Greenwood, S. Dak. (MRO) 21-19 
Missouri River, Kenslers Bend, Nebr. to Sioux City, Iowa 
(MRO) 21-6, 21-13 
Missouri River, Mo. (MR&T) 42-22 
Missouri River, Niobrara, Nebr. (MRO) 21-22 
Missouri River, Sioux City, Iowa, to Mouth (Rulo, Nebr., to 
Mouth) (MRK) 20-2, 20-15, 20-18, 20-20, 20-21 
Missouri River, Sioux City, Iowa, to Mouth (Sioux City, Iowa, 
to Rulo, Nebr.) (MRO) 21-2, 21-13, 21-15, 21-17, 21-18 
Missouri River, Sioux City, Iowa to Fort Benton, Mont. 
(MRO) 21-17 
Missouri River, Sioux City, Iowa (MRO) 21-20 
Missouri River at New Haven, Mo. (MRK) 20-24, 20-25 
Missouri River Levee System, Iowa, Nebr., Kans., and Mo. 
(MRO) 21-6, 21-13, 21-16, 21-18, 21-20, 21-21 
Missouri River Levee System, Iowa, Nebr., Kans. and Mo. 
(Rulo, Nebr. to Mouth) (MRK) 20-8, 20-16, 20-19, 20-22, 
20-23, 20-24 
Mobile Bay, Ala., to New Orleans, La. (SAM) 10-35 
Mobile Harbor, Ala. (SAM) 10-10, 10-28, 10-36 
Mobile-Tensaw River, Ala. (SAM) 10-42 
Moccasin Springs, Mo. (LMS) 14-18 
Moccasin Swamp, N.C. (SAW) 6-27 
Mohawk River, N.Y. (NAN) 2-41 
Mojave River Dam, Calif. (SPL) 33-18, 33-25, 33-33 
Mokelumne River, Calif. (SPK) 35-30 
Molalla River at Milk Creek Location, Oreg. (NPP) 37-55 
Molalla River at Ressel Location, Oreg. (NPP) 37-55 
Moline, Ill. (NCR) 28-5, 28-9, 28-12 
Moline Harbor, Ill. (NCD) 29-2, 29-8 
Monongahela River, Pa. and W. Va. (ORP) 26-2, 26-19, 26-22, 
26-25, 26-26, 26-27, 26-29 
Monoosnoc Brook, Mass. (NED) 1-62, 1-63 
Monoosnoc Lake, Mass. (NED) 1-62, 1-63 
Monroe Bay and Creek, Va. (NAB) 4-45 
Monroe Floodwall, La. Plan B (LMK) 12-12 
Monroe Floodwall, La. (LMK) 12-5, 12-8, 12-9 
Monroe Harbor, Mich. (NCE) 31-13, 31-35, 31-42 
Monroe Lake, Ind. (ORL) 24-18, 24-27, 24-39 
Montcalm, W. Va. (ORH) 25-27 
Monterey Harbor, Calif. (SPN) 34-23 
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Montezuma, Ga. (SAM) 10-17 
Montgomery Locks and Dam, Pa. (ORD) 22-1, 22-2, 22-7 
Monticello, Iowa (NCR) 28-5, 28-10, 28-12 
Montour Falls, N.Y. (NCB) 32-42 
Moore Haven Lock (HGS-1 MOD.), Fla. (SAJ) 9-54 
Moorefield, W. Va. (NAB) 4-51 
Moores Ferry Reservoir, Va. (ORH) 25-24, 25-29 
Moorhead, Minn. (NCS) 27-34 
Moosabec Bar, Maine (NED) 1-55, 1-56 
Morehead City Harbor, N.C. (SAW) 6-6, 6-19 
Morgan City, La. (MR&T) 42-16 
Morgan City and Vicinity, La., Hurricane Protection (LMN) 
11-53 
Morgantown Lock and Dam, W. Va. (ORP) 26-25 
Morganza Floodway, La. (MR&T) 42-16, 42-52, 42-57 
Moriches Inlet, N.Y. (NAN) 2-7, 2-28, 2-32 
Mormon Slough, Calif. (SPK) 35-19, 35-32 
Morrilton, Ark. (SWL) 18-24 
Morrilton, Ark., West of (SWL) 18-23 
Morrison, Bear Creek, Colo. (MRO) 21-22 
Morrison Creek Stream Group, Calif. (SPK) 35-15 
Morristown Harbor, N.Y. (NCB) 32-40 
Morro Bay Harbor, Calif. (SPL) 33-35 
Moscow, Ohio (ORL) 24-38, 24-45 
Mosquito Creek Lake, Ohio (ORP) 26-10, 26-20, 26-29 
Moss Bluff Lock, Fla. (SAJ) 9-60 
Moss Landing Harbor, Calif. (SPN) 34-4, 34-17 
Mott, N. Dak. (MRO) 21-22 
Mound City Locks and Dam, Ill. (ORD) 22-1, 22-10 
Mounds and Mound City, Ill. (LMM) 13-10 
Moundsville, W. Va. (ORP) 26-28, 26-31 
Mount Clemens, Mich. (NCE) 31-49 
Mount Clemens Spillway and Cutoff Canal, Mich. (NCE) 
31-28 
Mount Vernon, Ohio (ORH) 25-27 
Mountain Brook Dam, N.H. (NED) 1-61, 1-65 
Mouth of Colorado River Navigation Channel, Tex. (SWG) 
15-42 
Mouth of Sangamon River, Ill. (NCC) 30-16, 30-22 
Mouth of the Delaware River, Kans. (MRK) 20-24 
Mouth of Yazoo River, Miss. (LMK) 12-11 
Moyock Creek, N.C. (SAW) 6-27 
Mt. Carmel, Ill. (ORL) 24-41, 24-43 
Mt. Holly, N.J. (NAP) 3-18, 3-30 
Mt. Morris Lake, N.Y. (NCB) 32-22, 32-28 
Mud and Baskett Slough, Rickreall Creek, Oreg. (NPP) 37-55 
Mud Creek, Broken Bow, Nebr. (MRO) 21-20, 21-22 
Mud Creek, Idabel, Okla. (SWT) 19-15, 19-37 
Mud Lake Area, Idaho (NPW) 39-18 
Mud Lake Pumping Station, Tenn. (MR&T) 42-30, 42-59 
Mud Mountain Dam, Wash. (NPS) 38-10, 38-20, 38-24 
Mud River, Ky. (ORL) 24-46 
Mud River Reservoir, W. Va. (ORH) 25-24, 25-29 
Muddy Creek Dam, Pa. (ORP) 26-11, 26-20 
Muddy Hook and Tyler Coves, Md. (NAB) 4-45 
Mulberry Creek, Va. (NAO) 5-24 
Mullet Key, Fla. (SAJ) 9-52 
Multnomah Channel, Oreg. (NPP) 37-47 
Multnomah County Drainage District 1, Oreg. (NPP) 37-50, 
37-53, 37-54 
Muncie, Ind. (ORL) 24-41, 24-43 
Munday Channel Improvement, Tex. (SWF) 16-27 
Murderkill River, Del. (NAP) 3-10, 3-22 
Murfreesboro Dam and Lake, Ark. (LMK) 12-12 
Murray Lock and Dam, Ark. (SWL) 18-4, 18-15 
Murrells Inlet, S.C. (SAN) 7-5, 7-13, 7-16, 7-20 
Muscatine, Mad Creek, Iowa (NCR) 28-5, 28-10, 28-12, 28-13, 
28-14 
Muscatine Harbor, Iowa (NCD) 29-2, 29-9 
Muscatine Island Levee District and Muscatine-Louisa 
County Drainage District No. 13, Iowa (NCR) 28-13, 28-14 
Muskegon Harbor, Mich. (NCE) 31-13, 31-35, 31-42 
Muskingum Draw, Tex. (SWF) 16-28 
Muskingum River, Ohio (ORH) 25-21, 25-24 
Muskingum River Lakes, Ohio (ORH) 25-10, 25-18, 25-24 
Mustinka River, Minn. (NCS) 27-34 
Myers Chuck Harbor, Alaska (NPA) 40-14 
Mystic, Conn. (NED) 1-65 
Mystic River, Conn. (NED) 1-56 
Mystic River, Mass. (NED) 1-56 
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Nagel Drainage District, Iowa (MRO) 21-20 
Nahunta Swamp, N.C. (SAW) 6-27 
Naknek River, Alaska (NPA) 40-14 
Namo River, Guam (POD) 36-6, 36-9 
Nan Cove, Md. (NAB) 4-45 
Nandua Creek, Va. (NAO) 5-23, 5-24 
Nansemond River, Va. (NAO) 5-6, 5-16, 5-19 
Nantasket Beach, Mass. (NED) 1-58 
Nanticoke River, Md. (NAB) 4-45 
Nanticoke River at Bivalve, Md. (NAB) 4-45 
Nanticoke River (Including Northwest Fork), Del. and Md. 
(NAB) 4-45 
Nantucket Harbor, Mass. (NED) 1-55 
Nantucket (Harbor of Refuge), Mass. (NED) 1-56 
Napa River, Calif. (SPN) 34-23 
Napa River Basin, Calif. (SPN) 34-12, 34-18 
Napatree Beach, R.I. (NED) 1-58 
Narragansett Pier, R.I. (NED) 1-65 
Narragaugus River, Maine (NED) 1-56 
Narrows Dam-Lake Greeson, Ark. (LMK) 12-5, 12-8, 12-12 
Narrows of Lake Champlain, N.Y. and Vt. (NAN) 2-8, 2-28, 
2-32 
Naselle River, Wash. (NPS) 38-8, 38-19, 38-24, 38-27 
Nashua, N.H. (NED) 1-36, 1-62, 1-63 
Natchez Port Area, Miss. (LMK) 12-12 
Natchitoches Parish, La. (LMN) 11-52, 11-53 
Navajo Reservoir, N. Mex. (SPK) 35-30 
Navarro Mills Lake, Tex. (SWF) 16-14, 16-21, 16-27 
Navasota Lake, Tex. (SWF) 16-23, 16-25 
Navigation Locks and Dams, Ark. (SWL) 18-11, 18-15, 18-16 
Nawiliwili Harbor, Kauai, Hawaii (POD) 36-11, 36-12 
Nawiliwili Small Boat Harbor, Kauai, Hawaii (POD) 36-11, 
36-12 
Neabsco Creek, Va. (NAB) 4-9, 4-35, 4-41 
Neah Bay, Wash. (NPS) 38-28, 38-29 
Neale Sound, Md. (NAB) 4-45 
Near Dardanelle, Ark. (SWL) 18-23 
Neavitt Harbor, Md. (NAB) 4-45 
Neches and Angelina Rivers, Tex. (SWF) 16-2, 16-24 
Neches River and Tributaries, Tex. (SWG) 15-10, 15-31 
Needles, Calif. (SPL) 33-40 
Nehalem Bay, Oreg. (NPP) 37-47 
Nehalem River, Vicinity of Nehalem, Oreg. (NPP) 37-56 
Nemaha River, Tecumseh, Nebr. (MRK) 20-24 
Neodesha Lake, Kans. (SWL)(SWT) 18-18, 19-30, 19-36 
Neon-Fleming, Ky. (ORL) 24-42, 24-43 
Neuse River, N.C. (SAW) 6-24, 6-25 
Neuse River Barrier, N.C. (SAW) 6-27 
Neuse River Basin, N.C. (SAW) 6-15, 6-26 
Neva and Olga Straits, Alaska (NPA) 40-14 
Neville Island, Pa. (ORP) 26-28, 26-31 
New Albany, Ind. (ORL) 24-36, 24-41, 24-43 
New Amsterdam, Ind. (ORL) 24-38, 24-45 
New Athens, Village of, Ill. (LMS) 14-18, 14-20 
New Bedford, Fairhaven and Acushnet, Mass. (NED) 1-31 
New Bedford, Mass. (NED) 1-46 
New Bedford and Fairhaven Harbors, Mass. (NED) 1-56 
New Bedford Harbor, Mass. (NED) 1-55 
New Boston Harbor, Ill. (NCD) 29-9 
New Buffalo Harbor, Mich. (NCC) 30-11, 30-21 
New Bullards Bar, Calif. (SPK) 35-32 
New Cumberland, W. Va. (ORP) 26-28 
New Cumberland Locks and Dam, Ohio (ORD) 22-1, 22-2, 
22-4, 22-7 
New Harbor, Maine (NED) 1-56 
New Harmony, Ind. (ORL) 24-38, 24-42, 24-45 
New Harmony Bridge, Ill. and Ind. (ORL) 24-37, 24-44 
New Hartford, Iowa (NCR) 28-14 
New Haven Breakwater, Conn. (NED) 1-56 
New Haven Harbor, Conn. (NED) 1-12, 1-41, 1-50, 1-54 
New Hogan Lake, Calif. (SPK) 35-5, 35-23 
New Jersey Inlets and Beaches-Corson Inlet and Ludlam 
Beach (NAP) 3-11, 3-22 
New Jersey Inlets and Beaches-Great Egg Harbor Inlet and 
Peck Beach (NAP) 3-11, 3-22 
New Jersey Intracoastal Waterway (NAP) 3-11, 3-22 
New Kensington and Parnassus, Pa. (ORP) 26-28, 26-31 
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New London, Conn. (NED) 1-32, 1-46, 1-53 
New London Harbor, Conn. (NED) 1-54, 1-56 
New Madrid Floodway, Mo. (MR&T) 42-55, 42-57, 42-58 
New Madrid Harbor, Mo. (LMM) 13-2, 13-8, 13-9 
New Martinsville, W. Va. (ORH) 25-22, 25-28 
New Matamoras, Ohio (ORH) 25-22, 25-28 
New Melones Lake, Calif. SPK 35-21 
New Pass, Sarasota, Fla. (SAJ) 9-12, 9-32, 9-39 
New Poe Lock, Mich. (NCE) 31-48 
New Richmond, Ohio (ORL) 24-38, 24-45 
New River, Fla. (SAJ) 9-50, 9-51 
New River, N.C. (SAW) 6-27 
New River, Onslow County, N.C. (SAW) 6-16, 6-27 
New River, Va. and W. Va. (ORH) 25-21 
New Rochelle Harbor, N.Y. (NAN) 2-39 
New York and New Jersey Channels (NAN) 2-9, 2-29, 2-33, 
2-36 
New York Harbor, N.Y. (NAN) 2-38 
New York Harbor, Supervisor of (NAN) 2-13, 2-29, 2-39 
New York Harbor-Collection and Removal of Drift (NAN) 
2-10, 2-29, 2-33 
New York Harbor-Entrance Channels and Anchorage Areas 
(NAN) 2-10, 2-29, 2-33 
Newark, Ohio (ORH) 25-11, 25-18, 25-22, 25-27 
Newark Bay, Hackensack and Passaic Rivers, N.J. (NAN) 2-8, 
2-32, 2-29 
Newbegun Creek, N.C. (SAW) 6-24 
Newburgh, Ind. (ORL) 24-43 
Newburgh Locks and Dam, Ind. (ORD) 22-1, 22-2, 22-3, 22-4, 
22-9 
Newburyport Harbor, Mass. (NED) 1-13, 1-41, 1-51, 1-55 
Newmarket Creek, Va. (NAO) 5-25 
Newport, Ark. (SWL) 18-23 
Newport, Ky. (ORL) 24-36, 24-41, 24-43 
Newport, Ohio (ORH) 25-22, 25-28 
Newport Bay Harbor, Calif. (SPL) 33-35 
Newport Harbor, R.I. (NED) 1-55, 1-56, 1-58 
Newport News, Va., Channel to (NAO) 5-23, 5-24 
Newport News Creek, Va. (NAO) 5-24 
Newport News Harbor, Va. (NAO) 5-4, 5-15, 5-18 
Newport-Wilders, Ky. (ORL) 24-18, 24-27 
Newry-Old Pickens Dam and Lake, S.C. (SAS) 8-16 
Newt Graham Lock and Dam, Okla. (SWL)(SWT) 18-16, 19-4, 
19-30, 19-33 
Newtown Creek, N.Y. (NAN) 2-38, 2-39 
Niagara Board of Control, International 49-6 
Niagara Committee, International 49-8 
Niagara Remedial Works, N.Y. (NCB) 32-40 
Niagara River, N.Y. (NCB) 32-40 
Niantic Bay & Harbor, Conn. (NED) 1-54, 1-56 
Niblack, Mason J., Levee, Ind. (ORL) 24-16, 24-27, 24-36, 
24-41, 24-43 
Nichols, N.Y. (NAB) 4-50, 4-51 
Nickajack Lock and Dam, Tenn. (ORN) 23-16 
Nimishillen Creek, Canton, Ohio (ORH) 25-27 
Nimrod Lake, Ark. (SWL) 18-5, 18-11, 18-18, 18-21 
Ninilchik Harbor, Alaska (NPA) 40-6, 40-11, 40-13 
Niobrara, Nebr. (MRO) 21-11, 21-14, 21-18 
Nishnabotna River at Hamburg, Iowa (MRO) 21-22 
Nixon Creek, Tenn. (LMM) 13-10 
Nolin Lake, Ky. (ORL) 24-18, 24-27, 24-39 
Nome Harbor, Alaska (NPA) 40-7, 40-11, 40-13 
Nomini Bay and Creek, Va. (NAB) 4-46 
Nookagee Lake, Mass. (NED) 1-62, 1-63 
Norfolk, Nebr. (MRO) 21-20, 21-22 
Norfolk Floodwall, Va. (NAO) 5-25 
Norfolk Harbor, Va. (NAO) 5-7, 5-16, 5-19 
Norfolk Lake, Ark. (SWL) 18-12, 18-21, 18-22 
Normal, Ky. (ORH) 25-22, 25-28 
Norman Dam & Reservoir, Okla. (SWT) 19-35 
Norrell Lock and Dam, Ark. (SWL) 18-4, 18-15 
North Adams, Mass. (NAN) 2-41 
North Alexander Drainage and Levee District, Ill. (LMS) 
14-20 
North Andover and Lawrence, Mass. (NED) 1-62, 1-65 
North Branch of Kokosing River Lake, Ohio (ORH) 25-11, 
25-18 
North Canaan, Blackberry River, Conn. (NED) 1-28, 1-45, 
1-53, 1-61 
North Ellenville, N.Y. (NAN) 2-19, 2-30, 2-34 
North Fork, Alturas, Calif. (SPK) 35-19, 35-32 
North Fork Dam and Lake, Tex. (SWF) 16-25 
North Fork of Pound River Lake, Va. (ORH) 25-12, 25-18 
North Hampton Beach, Hampton, N.H. (NED) 1-58 
North Hartland Lake, Vt. (NED) 1-23, 1-43, 1-59 
North Little Rock, Ark. (SWL) 18-23 
North Nashua River, Mass. (NED) 1-30, 1-45, 1-53, 1-62, 1-65 
North Platte River, Minatare, Nebr. (MRO) 21-20 
North River Dike, N.C. (SAW) 6-27 
North Scituate Beach, Scituate, Mass. (NED) 1-19, 1-58 
North Springfield Lake, Vt. (NED) 1-24, 1-44, 1-59 
North Wildwood, N.J. (NAP) 3-29 
Northampton, Mass. (NED) 1-36, 1-60, 1-63 
Northeast (Cape Fear) River, N.C. (SAW) 6-24, 6-27 
Northeast Harbor, Maine (NED) 1-56 
Northeast River, Md. (NAB) 4-46 
Northfield Brook Lake, Conn. (NED) 1-28, 1-45, 1-61 
Northport Harbor, N.Y. (NAN) 2-39 
Northport Harbor, Wis. (NCC) 30-12, 30-21 
Norwalk, Conn. (NED) 1-36, 1-63 
Norwalk Harbor, Conn. (NED) 1-54, 1-56 
Norwalk-Wilton, Conn. (NED) 1-63 
Norwich, Conn. (NED) 1-63 
Norwich, N.Y. (NAB) 4-51 
Noxubee River, Miss. (SAM) 10-42 
Noyo River and Harbor, Calif. (SPN) 34-4, 34-17, 34-20 
Nutwood Drainage and Levee District, Ill. (LMS) 14-20 
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0. C. Fisher Dam and Lake, Tex. (SWF) 16-14, 16-21 
Oahe Dam-Lake Oahe, S. Dak. and N. Dak. (MRO) 21-11, 
21-15, 21-18 
Oak Bluffs Town Beach, Mass. (NED) 1-58 
Oak Orchard Harbor, N.Y. (NCB) 32-40 
Oakdale, Pa. (ORP) 26-31 
Oakford Special Drainage District, Ill. (NCC) 30-38, 30-39 
Oakland Beach, R.I. (NED) 1-59 
Oakland Harbor, Calif. (SPN) 34-5, 34-17, 34-20 
Obey River, Tenn. (ORN) 23-17 
Obion Creek, KY. (MR&T) 42-55 
Obion River, Tenn. (LMM)(MR&T) 13-10, 42-13 
Obion River Diversion Channel, Tenn. (MR&T) 42-55 
O'Brien, T.J., Lock and Dam, Ill. (NCC) 30-34, 30-35 
Occohannock Creek, Va. (NAO) 5-23, 5-24 
Occoquan Creek, Va. (NAB) 4-46 
Ocean Beach, Calif. (SPL) 33-36 
Ocean City, N.J. (NAP) 3-29 
Ocean City Harbor and Inlet and Sinepuxent Bay, Md. 
(NAB) 4-10, 4-35, 4-41 
Oceanside, Calif. (SPL) 33-36 
Oceanside Harbor, Calif. (SPL) 33-4, 33-23, 33-29 
Ocholockonee (Ochlockney) River, Ga. and Fla. (SAM) 10-42 
Ocracoke Inlet, N.C. (SAW) 6-7, 6-20 
Ocracoke Island, N.C. (SAW) 6-27 
Offatts Bayou, Tex. (SWG) 15-42 
Ofu Harbor, American Samoa (POD) 36-12 
Ogdensburg Harbor, N.Y. (NCB) 32-15, 32-26, 32-36 
Ohio River, Construction of Locks and Dams on (ORD) 22-1, 
22-5 
Ohio River, Ill. and Ky. (MR&T) 42-22 
Ohio River, Open Channel Work (ORD) 22-4, 22-5, 22-11 
Ohio River Basin (Huntington District) (ORH) 25-12, 25-19, 
25-22, 25-23, 25-24, 25-25, 25-26 
Ohio River Basin (Louisville Dist.) (ORL) 24-19, 24-27, 24-30, 
24-36, 24-37, 24-38, 24-39, 24-46 
Ohio River Basin (Nashville Dist.) (ORN) 23-6, 23-13, 23-17 
Ohio River Basin (Pittsburgh District) (ORP) 26-11, 26-20, 
26-23, 26-28, 26-29 
Oil City, Pa. (ORP) 26-30, 26-31 
Okabena Creek at Worthington, Minn. (NCR) 28-13, 28-14 
Okanogan River, Wash. (NPS) 38-11, 38-13, 38-20, 38-25, 
38-30 
Okatibbee Lake, Miss. (SAM) 10-16, 10-29, 10-38 
Okeechobee, Fla. (SAJ) 9-53 
Okeechobee Waterway, Fla. (SAJ) 9-12, 9-32, 9-39, 9-49, 9-50 
Oklahoma City Floodway, Okla. (SWT) 19-35, 19-36 
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Oklawaha River, Fla. (SAJ) 9-13, 9-32, 9-40 
Olcott Harbor, N.Y. (NCB) 32-40 
Old Field Swamp, N.C. (SAN) 7-12, 7-20 
Old Harbor, Alaska (NPA) 40-14 
Old Hickory Lock and Dam, Tenn. (ORN) 23-14, 23-19 
Old River, Calif. (SPK) 35-30 
Old River, La. (MR&T) 42-9, 42-14, 42-30, 42-52, 42-56, 42-59 
Old River, Standard Revetments (MR&T) 42-33 
Old Town, Me. (NED) 1-32, 1-46, 1-53 
Old Town Creek, Miss. (SAM) 10-17, 10-42 
Oldmans Creek, N.J. (NAP) 3-28 
Olean, N.Y. (ORP) 26-28, 26-30, 26-31 
Olive Hill, Ky. (ORH) 25-27 
Oliver, William Bacon, Lock and Dam, Ala. (SAM) 10-40 
Olympia Harbor, Wash. (NPS) 38-28, 38-29 
Omaha, Nebr. (MRO) 21-18, 21-20, 21-22 
Onaga Lake, Kans. (MRK) 20-9, 20-16 
Onancock River, Va. (NAO) 5-24 
Onondaga Creek, Nedrow, N.Y. (NCB) 32-42 
Onset Bay, Mass. (NED) 1-55 
Ontonagon Harbor, Mich. (NCS) 27-6, 27-26, 27-30 
Oologah Lake, Okla. (SWL)(SWT) 18-18, 19-15, 19-26, 19-29, 
19-30, 19-33 
Oostanaula and Coosawatee Rivers, Ga. (SAM) 10-42 
Opekiska Lock and Dam, W. Va. (ORP) 26-25 
Open River, Lewiston to Johnson Bar Landing (NPW) 39-25 
Open River, Pasco to Lewiston (NPW) 39-25 
Optima Lake, Okla. (SWT) 19-16, 19-26, 19-29 
Orange Reservoir, N.C. (SAW) 6-26 
Orange River, Fla. (SAJ) 9-51 
Oregon Slough, Oreg. (NPP) 37-47 
Oregon Slough (North Portland Harbor), Oreg. (NPP) 37-47 
Orleans, Ind. (ORL) 24-44 
Oro Grande Wash Channel Improvements, Calif. (SPL) 33-39, 
33-40 
Orowoc Creek, N.Y. (NAN) 2-39 
Orwell Reservoir, Minn. (NCS) 27-34 
Osage River, Mo. and Kans. (MRK) 20-21 
Osage River Lock and Dam, Mo. (MRK) 20-21 
Osawatomie, Kans. (MRK) 20-23, 20-24 
Osawatomie, Pottawatomie Creek, Kans. (MRK) 20-25 
Osceola Harbor, Ark. (LMM) 13-2, 13-8, 13-9 
Osoyoos Lake Board of Control, International 49-19 
Ossipee Lake, N.H. (NED) 1-64Oswego Harbor, N.Y. (NCB) 
32-15, 32-26, 32-36 
Ottawa, Kans. (MRK) 20-23, 20-24, 20-25 
Ottawa, Ohio (NCE) 31-49 
Ottawa River Harbor, Mich. and Ohio (NCE) 31-14, 31-35, 
31-42 
Otter Brook Lake, N.H. (NED) 1-24, 1-44, 1-60 
Otter Creek, Vt. (NAN) 2-11, 2-29, 2-34 
Otter Tail River, Minn. (NCS) 27-34 
Ottumwa, Iowa (NCR) 28-6, 28-10, 28-12 
Ouachita and Black Rivers, Ark. and La., Locks and Dams 
(LMK) 12-10 
Ouachita and Black Rivers below Camden, Ark. (LMK) 12-2, 
12-8, 12-9 
Ouachita River and Tributaries, Ark. and La. (LMK) 12-4, 
12-8, 12-9, 12-10 
Ouachita River Levees, La. (LMK) 12-6, 12-8, 12-12, 12-13 
Overton-Red River Waterway, La. (LMN) 11-18, 11-35, 11-43 
Owasco Inlet and Outlet, Montville and Dry Creek, State 
Ditch and Crane Brook, N.Y. (NCB) 32-42 
Owens Creek Diversion, Calif. (SPK) 35-14 
Owens Reservoir, Calif. (SPK) 35-14 
Owensboro, Ky. (ORL) 24-37, 24-44 
Oxford, Md. (NAB) 4-47 
Oxford, N.Y. (NAB) 4-24, 4-37, 4-48, 4-49 
Owls Head Harbor, Maine (NED) 1-56 
Oyster Channel, Va. (NAO) 5-24 
Oyster Creek, Tex. (SWG) 15-36 
Ozan Creek, Ark. (LMK) 12-12 
Ozark-Jeta Taylor Lock and Dam, Ark. (SWL) 18-9, 18-12, 
18-15 
Ozona, Fla., Channel and Turning Basin (SAJ) 9-50, 9-51 
P 
Pacific County Diking Improvement District 1, Wash. (NPP) 
37-53 
Paducah, Ky. (ORL) 24-36, 24-41, 24-43 
Pagan River, Va. (NAO) 5-23, 5-24 
Pago Pago to Nunuli Area, American Samoa (POD) 36-5, 36-9 
Paint Creek, Washington Court House, Ohio (ORH) 25-27 
Paint Creek Lake, Ohio (ORH) 25-12, 25-19, 25-24 
Paint Rock River, Ala. (ORN) 23-18 
Painted Post, N.Y. (NAB) 4-48, 4-49, 4-51 
Painted Rock Dam, Ariz. (SPL) 33-13, 33-32 
Paintsville Lake, Ky. (ORH) 25-13, 25-19 
Pajaro River, Calif. (SPN) 34-24 
Palm Beach, Fla., Side Channel and Basin (SAJ) 9-51 
Palm Beach County, Fla. from Lake Worth Inlet to South 
Lake Worth Inlet (SAJ) 9-52 
Palm Beach County, Fla., from Martin County Line to Lake 
Worth Inlet and from South Lake Worth Inlet to Brownard 
County Line (SAJ) 9-25, 9-34, 9-45 
Palm Beach Harbor, Fla. (SAJ) 9-13, 9-33, 9-40 
Palouse River, Wash. (NPW) 39-18 
Pamet Harbor, Mass. (NED) 1-58 
Pamlico and Tar Rivers, N.C. (SAW) 6-24 
Pamunkey River, Va. (NAO) 5-24 
Panacea Harbor, Fla. (SAM) 10-11, 10-28, 10-36 
Panama City Harbor, Fla. (SAM) 10-11, 10-28, 10-36 
Panola-Quitman Floodway, Miss. (MR&T) 42-53 
Pantego Creek and Cucklers Creek, N.C. (SAW) 6-16, 6-27 
Panther Creek, Ky. (ORL) 24-42, 24-43 
Panther Creek Lake, W. Va. (ORH) 25-29 
Panther Creek Levee, Ill. (NCC) 30-39 
Papillion Creek and Tributaries, Lakes, Nebr. (MRO) 21-6, 
21-14 
Parish Creek, Md. (NAB) 4-46 
Park River, Hartford, Conn. (NED) 1-24, 1-44, 1-52, 1-60 
Park River, N. Dak. (NCS) 27-16 
Parker Creek, Va. (NAO) 5-25 
Parkersburg, W. Va. (ORH) 25-22, 25-27, 25-28 
Parrotts Creek, Va. (NAO) 5-25 
Pascagoula Harbor, Miss. (SAM) 10-12, 10-29, 10-37 
Pascagoula River, Miss. (SAM) 10-41, 10-42 
Pasquotank Dike, N.C. (SAW) 6-16 
Pasquotank River, N.C. (SAW) 6-27 
Pass-a-Grille Pass, Fla. (SAJ) 9-50, 9-51 
Pass Christian Harbor, Miss. (SAM) 10-41, 10-42 
Pass Manchac, La. (LMN) 11-49 
Passaic River, N.J. (NAN) 2-8, 2-29, 2-32 
Passamaquoddy Tidal Power Project, Maine (NED) 1-64 
Pat Mayse Lake, Tex. (SWT) 19-16, 19-26, 19-33 
Patchogue River, Conn. (NED) 1-13, 1-41, 1-51, 1-54, 1-58 
Patman, Wright, Dam and Lake, Tex. (LMN) 11-32, 11-38, 
11-45, 11-50, 11-51 
Patoka Lake, Ind. (ORL) 24-19, 24-27 
Patriot, Ind. (ORL) 24-38, 24-45 
Pattonsburg Lake, Mo. (MRK) 20-25 
Patuxent River, Md. (NAB) 4-46 
Pawcatuck, Conn. (NED) 1-36, 1-63 
Pawcatuck River, R.I. and Conn. (NED) 1-14, 1-41, 1-51, 1-54 
Pawtucket, R.I. (NED) 1-59, 1-63 
Pawtuxet Cove, R.I. (NED) 1-55, 1-56 
Payette Valley, Idaho (NPW) 39-18 
Peacock Creek, Ga. (SAS) 8-16 
Pearl River, Miss., and La., Jackson, Miss. (SAM) 10-43 
Pearl River, Miss., and La. (SAM) 10-12, 10-29, 10-37 
Pearl River, Miss., Edinburg to Jackson, Miss. (SAM) 10-42 
Pearl River Lock No. 1, La. (SAM) 10-41 
Pearl River Lock No. 2, La. (SAM) 10-41 
Pearl River Lock No. 3, La. (SAM) 10-41 
Pecan Bayou Lake, Tex. (SWF) 16-23 
Pecatonica River at Darlington, Wis. (NCR) 28-14 
Peconic River, N.Y. (NAN) 2-39 
Pecos, Tex. (SWA) 17-10, 17-18, 17-21 
Peekskill Harbor, N.Y. (NAN) 2-39 
Pekin and Lamarsh Drainage and Levee District, Ill. (NCC) 
30-38, 30-39 
Pelican Harbor, Alaska (NPA) 40-14 
Pelucia Creek, Miss. (MR&T) 42-53 
Pembina River Engineering Board, International 49-15 
Pembina River, N. Dak. (NCS) 27-17 
Pembina River Lake, N. Dak. (NCS) 27-35 
Pembroke Creek, N.C. (SAW) 6-24 
Pendleton, Oreg. (NPP) 37-55 
Pendleton Levees, Oreg. (NPP) 37-55 
Peninsula Drainage District 1, Oreg. (NPP) 37-50, 37-53, 37-54 
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Peninsula Drainage District 2, Oreg. (NPP) 37-50, 37-53, 37-54 
Penny Slough, Ill. (NCR) 28-14 
Penny Slough Drainage and Levee District, Ill. (NCR) 28-13 
Penobscot River, Maine (NED) 1-55, 1-56 
Pensacola Bay, Fla., to Mobile Bay, Ala. (SAM) 10-35 
Pensacola Harbor, Fla. (SAM) 10-13, 10-29, 10-37 
Pensacola Lake, Okla. (SWL)(SWT) 18-18, 19-22, 19-27, 19-30, 
19-34, 19-35 
Pensaukee Harbor, Wis. (NCC) 30-37 
Pentwater Harbor, Mich. (NCE) 31-15, 31-35, 31-42 
Peoria, Ill. (NCC) 30-39 
Peoria Lock and Dam, Ill. (NCC) 30-34, 30-35 
Pepin Harbor, Wis. (NCD) 29-3, 29-8 
Pepper Creek, Del. (NAP) 3-28 
Pepperell Cove, Maine (NED) 1-56 
Perdido Pass Channel, Ala. (SAM) 10-13, 10-29, 10-38 
Permanent International Association of Navigation 
Congresses (PIANC) 46-1 
Perquimans River, N.C. (SAW) 6-16, 6-24, 6-27 
Perry County Drainage and Levee Districts Nos. 1, 2, and 3, 
Mo. (LMS) 14-9, 14-14, 14-17 
Perry Lake, Kans. (MRK) 20-9, 20-16, 20-23 
Perry Lake Area (Road Improvements), Kans. (MRK) 20-9, 
20-16 
Perth Amboy, N.J. (NAN) 2-41 
Petaluma River, Calif. (SPN) 34-5, 34-17 
Petersburg, Ind. (ORL) 24-42 
Petersburg Harbor, Alaska (NPA) 40-14 
Petit Anse, Tigre, and Carlin Bayous, La. (LMN) 11-49 
Petit Jean River, Ark. (SWL) 18-23 
Petoskey, Mich. (NCE) 31-15, 31-35, 31-42 
Peyton Creek, Tex. (SWG) 15-36 
Phillippi Creek Basin, Fla. (SAJ) 9-61 
Phillips Reservoir, Mass. (NED) 1-62, 1-63 
Philpott Lake, Va. (SAW) 6-17, 6-21 
Phoebus Channel, Va. (NAO) 5-24 
Phoenix and Vicinity (Including New River), Ariz. (SPL) 
33-14, 33-32 
PIANC 46-1 
Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program, Mo., Kans., and Nebr. 
(MRK)(MRO) 20-10, 20-16, 20-19, 20-23, 21-7, 21-16, 21-18 
Pickwick Landing Lock and Dam, Tenn. (ORN) 23-16 
Pierce, Nebr. (MRO) 21-20, 21-22 
Pig Island Gut, Maine (NED) 1-56 
Pike Island Locks and Dam, W. Va. (ORD) 22-1, 22-2, 22-4, 
22-7 
Pilot Rock, Birch Creek, Oreg. (NPP) 37-55 
Pinal Creek Channel Improvements (Globe) (Deferred), Ariz. 
(SPL) 33-39 
Pine and Mathews Canyons Dams and Reservoirs, Nev. 
(SPL) 33-19, 33-25, 33-33 
Pine Bluff, Ark., Local Protection (LMK) 12-12 
Pine Creek, Angle Inlet, Minn. (NCS) 27-7, 27-26 
Pine Creek Lake, Okla. and Ark. (SWT) 19-16, 19-26, 19-33, 
19-34 
Pine Flat Lake and Kings River, Calif. (SPK) 35-16, 35-19, 
35-24 
Pine Ford Lake, Mo. (LMS) 14-8, 14-14, 14-18 
Pine Mountain Lake, Ark. (SWL) 18-5, 18-11 
Pine River, Mich. (NCE) 31-49 
Pine River Reservoir, Minn. (NCS) 27-32 
Pinellas County, Fla. (SAJ) 9-25, 9-34, 9-45 
Pineville, Ky. (ORN) 23-18 
Pineville, La. (LMN) 11-52, 11-53 
Pinole Creek, Calif. (SPN) 34-24 
Pinon Canyon Dam, Colo. (SWA) 17-23 
Pioneer Lake, Kans. (MRK) 20-25 
Pipestem Lake, N. Dak. (MRO) 21-7, 21-14 
Piscataqua River, N.H. (NED) 1-55 
Pithlachascotee River, Fla. (SAJ) 9-50, 9-51 
Pittsburgh, Pa. (Golden Triangle) (ORP) 26-28, 26-31 
Pittsburgh, Pa. (North Side) (ORP) 26-28, 26-31 
Pittsburgh, Pa. (The Strip) (ORP) 26-28, 26-31 
Pittsburgh Harbor, Pa. (ORP) 26-27 
Placer Creek, Idaho (NPS) 38-30 
Plainview Local Protection Project, Tex. (SWF) 16-14, 16-21 
Plaquemine Lock, La. (LMN) 11-47, 11-48 
Platte River, Mo., Channel Improvement (MRK) 20-25 
Platte River, Mo. (MRK) 20-24, 20-25 
Platte River, Nebr. (MRO) 21-20 
Platte River and Lost Creek, Schuyler, Ncbr. (MRO) 21-22 
Platte River Near Schuyler, Nebr. (MRO) 21-22 
Plattsburgh Harbor, N.Y. (NAN) 2-39 
Pleasant Bay, Mass. (NED) 1-56 
Pleasant River, Maine (NED) 1-56 
Pleasanton Floodway, Tex. (SWF) 16-27 
Plum Creek, Aurora, Colo. (MRO) 21-20 
Plum Island, Mass. (NED) 1-18, 1-42, 1-52 
Plymouth, Pa. (NAB) 4-51 
Plymouth Harbor, Mass. (NED) 1-14, 1-41, 1-51 
Plymouth Town Beach, Mass. (NED) 1-19 
Poca Reservoir, W. Va. (ORH) 25-24, 25-29 
Pocatello, Idaho (NPW) 39-18 
Pocomoke River, Md. (NAB) 4-45, 4-46 
Pocono Creek, Pa. (NAP) 3-30 
Point Judith, R.I. (NED) 1-63 
Point Lookout Harbor, Mich. (NCE) 31-15, 31-35, 31-42 
Point Place, Toledo, Ohio (NCE) 31-24, 31-38, 31-45 
Point Pleasant, W. Va. (ORH) 25-22, 25-27, 25-28 
Pokegama Reservoir, Minn. (NCS) 27-32 
Polecat Creek Channel Improvement, Okla. (SWT) 19-35 
Pollock Rip Shoals, Mass. (NED) 1-56 
Poloa Area, American Samoa (POD) 36-5, 36-9 
Poison Bay, Flathead Lake, Mont. (NPS) 38-29 
Pomeroy, Ohio (ORH) 25-22, 25-28 
Pomme de Terre Lake, Mo. (MRK) 20-10, 20-16, 20-23 
Pomona Lake, Kans. (MRK) 20-10, 20-17, 20-23 
Ponce, P.R. (SAJ) 9-46 
Ponce de Leon Inlet, Fla. (SAJ) 9-14, 9-33, 9-40 
Ponce Harbor, P.R. (SAJ) 9-14, 9-33, 9-40 
Pontiac Diversion, R.I. (NED) 1-65 
Port Alexander, Alaska (NPA) 40-14 
Port Allen Harbor, Kauai, Hawaii (POD) 36-11, 36-12 
Port Allen Lock, La. (LMN) 11-47, 11-48 
Port Angeles Harbor, Wash. (NPS) 38-28, 38-29 
Port Arthur and Vicinity, Tex. (Hurricane-Flood Protection) 
(SWG) 15-17, 15-19, 15-22, 15-34 
Port Austin Harbor, Mich. (NCE) 31-16, 31-36, 31-43 
Port Bay, N.Y. (NCB) 32-40 
Port Clinton Harbor, Ohio (NCE) 31-48, 31-49 
Port Everglades Harbor, Fla. (SAJ) 9-15, 9-33, 9-40 
Port Gamble Harbor, Wash. (NPS) 38-28, 38-29 
Port Henry Harbor, N.Y. (NAN) 2-39 
Port Hueneme, Calif. (SPL) 33-35 
Port Isabel, Tex. (SWG) 15-43 
Port Jefferson Harbor, N.Y. (NAN) 2-12, 2-29, 2-34 
Port Ontario Harbor, N.Y. (NCB) 32-16, 32-27 
Port Orchard Bay, Wash. (NPS) 38-29 
Port Orford, Oreg. (NPP) 37-9, 37-33, 37-40 
Port Royal Harbor, S.C. (SAN) 7-6, 7-13, 7-17 
Port San Luis, Calif. (SPL) 33-4, 33-23, 33-29 
Port Sanilac Harbor, Mich. (NCE) 31-16, 31-36, 31-43 
Port St. Joe, Fla. (SAM) 10-41, 10-42 
Port Townsend, Wash. (NPS) 38-28, 38-29 
Port Townsend and Oak Bay, Waterway Connecting, Wash. 
(NPS) 38-28, 38-29 
Port Washington Harbor, Wis. (NCC) 30-12, 30-21, 30-28, 
30-32 
Port Wing Harbor, Wis. (NCS) 27-33 
Portage, Pa. (ORP) 26-30, 26-31 
Portage Lake Harbor, Mich. (NCE) 31-16, 31-35, 31-43 
Portchester Harbor, N.Y. (NAN) 2-39 
Portland, Colo. (SWA) 17-4, 17-20 
Portland, Ind. (ORL) 24-42, 24-43 
Portland, Ohio (ORH) 25-22, 25-28 
Portland, Oreg., Floodwall and Levees (NPP) 37-51, 37-55 
Portland Harbor, Maine (NED) 1-15, 1-42, 1-52, 1-55 
Portneuf River and Marsh Creek, Idaho (NPW) 39-18, 39-19 
Portsmouth Harbor, Va., Channel to Nansemond Ordnance 
Depot (NAO) 5-25 
Portsmouth Harbor and Picataqua River, Maine and N.H. 
(NED) 1-56 
Portsmouth-New Boston, Ohio (ORH) 25-22, 25-27, 25-28 
Portugues and Bucana Rivers, P.R. (SAJ) 9-29, 9-35, 9-46 
Portville, N.Y. (ORP) 26-28, 26-30, 26-31 
Posten Bayou, Ark., and La. (LMN) 11-51, 11-53 
Poteet Channel Improvement, Tex. (SWF) 16-27 
Potomac and Anacostia Rivers, D.C., Collection and Removal 
of Drift (NAB) 4-10, 4-35, 4-41 
Potomac Estuary Pilot Water Treatment Plant, Md., D.C. 
and Va. (NAB) 4-30, 4-38, 4-44 
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Potomac River and Tributaries at and below Washington, 
D.C., Elimination of Waterchestnut (NAB) 4-11, 4-35, 4-41 
Potomac River at Alexandria, Va. (NAB) 4-46 
Potomac River at Lower Cedar Point, Md. (NAB) 4-46 
Potomac River at Mount Vernon, Va. (NAB) 4-46 
Potomac River below Washington, D.C. (NAB) 4-11, 4-35, 
4-41, 4-46 
Potomac River North Side of Washington Channel, D.C. 
(NAB) 4-46 
Potowomut River, R.I. (NED) 1-56 
Pottstown and Vicinity, Pa. (NAP) 3-16, 3-23 
Powhatan Point, Ohio (ORP) 26-28, 26-31 
Prado Dam, Calif. (SPL) 33-38 
Prairie du Chien, Wis. (NCS) 27-17, 27-27 
Prairie du Chien Harbor, Wis. (NCD) 29-3, 29-8 
Prairie du Pont Levee and Sanitary District, Ill. (LMS) 14-20 
Prairie du Rocher and Vicinity, Ill. (LMS) 14-20 
Prairie Portage Board of Control, International 49-13 
Prattville, Autauga Creek, Ala. (SAM) 10-43 
Preauthorization Studies for Beach Erosion Control Activities 
Baltimore, Md., District (NAB) 4-14 
Buffalo, N.Y., District (NCB) 32-20 
Charleston, S.C., District (SAN) 7-8 
Chicago, Ill., District (NCC) 30-15 
Jacksonville, Fla., District (SAJ) 9-26 
Los Angeles, Calif., District (SPL) 33-10 
New England Division (NED) 1-59 
Pacific Ocean Division (POD) 36-6 
Philadelphia, Pa., District (NAP) 3-29 
San Francisco, Calif., District (SPN) 34-11 
Seattle, Wash., District (NPS) 38-10 
St. Paul, Minn., District (NCS) 27-10 
Preauthorization Studies for Flood Control Activities 
Albuquerque, N. Mex., District (SWA) 17-16 
Baltimore, Md., District (NAB) 4-30 
Buffalo, N.Y., District (NCB) 32-24 
Charleston, S.C., District (SAN) 7-12 
Chicago, Ill., District (NCC) 30-18 
Fort Worth, Tex., District (SWF) 16-18 
Galveston, Tex., District (SWG) 15-19 
Huntington, W. Va., District (ORH) 25-16 
Jacksonville, Fla., District (SAJ) 9-30 
Los Angeles, Calif., District (SPL) 33-22 
Louisville, Ky., District (ORL) 24-23 
Memphis, Tenn., District (LMM) 13-6 
Mobile, Ala., District (SAM) 10-18 
New England Division (NED) 1-64 
New York, N.Y., District (NAN) 2-24 
Norfolk, Va., District (NAO) 5-14 
Omaha, Nebr., District (MRO) 21-9 
Pacific Ocean Division (POD) 36-7 
Philadelphia, Pa. District (NAP) 3-30 
Pittsburgh, Pa., District (ORP) 26-17 
Portland, Oreg., District (NPP) 37-48 
Rock Island, Ill., District (NCR) 28-8 
Sacramento, Calif., District (SPK) 35-20 
San Francisco, Calif., District (SPN) 34-16 
Savannah, Ga., District (SAS) 8-8 
Seattle, Wash., District (NPS) 38-14 
St. Louis, Mo., District (LMS) 14-11 
St. Paul, Minn., District (NCS) 27-23 
Tulsa, Okla., District (SWT) 19-19 
Vicksburg, Miss., District (LMK) 12-7 
Walla Walla, Wash., District (NPW) 39-6 
Wilmington, N.C., District (SAW) 6-16 
Preauthorization Studies for Navigation Activities 
Alaska District (NPA) 40-7 
Baltimore, Md., District (NAB) 4-14 
Charleston, S.C., District (SAN) 7-8 
Chicago, Ill., District (NCC) 30-15 
Detroit, Mich., District (NCE) 31-23 
Galveston, Tex., District (SWG) 15-13 
Jacksonville, Fla., District (SAJ) 9-21 
Memphis, Tenn., District (LMM) 13-3 
Mobile, Ala., District (SAM) 10-15 
New England Division (NED) 1-57 
New Orleans, La., District (LMN) 11-23 
New York, N.Y., District (NAN) 2-14 
Norfolk, Va., District (NAO) 5-10 
Pacific Ocean Division (POD) 36-4 
Portland, Oreg., District (NPP) 37-15 
San Francisco, Calif., District (SPN) 34-11 
Savannah, Ga., District (SAS) 8-6 
Seattle, Wash., District (NPS) 38-9 
St. Louis, Mo., District (LMS) 14-3 
St. Paul, Minn., District (NCS) 27-10 
Tulsa, Okla., District (SWT) 19-5 
Vicksburg, Miss., District (LMK) 12-3 
Wilmington, N.C., District (SAW) 6-10 
Prescott Area, Oreg. (NPP) 37-53 
Presque Isle Harbor, Mich. (NCS) 27-7, 27-26, 27-30 
Presque Isle Peninsula, Erie, Pa. (NCB) 32-19, 32-27, 32-38 
Preston Drainage and Levee District, Ill. (LMS) 14-20 
Prestonsburg, Ky. (ORH) 25-27 
Prestonville, Ky. (ORL) 24-38, 24-45 
Priest, J. Percy, Dam and Reservoir, Tenn. (ORN) 23-8, 23-10, 
23-18 
Priest Rapids Dam, Wash. (NPS) 38-31 
Princeton, W. Va. (ORH) 25-27, 25-28 
Princeville Dike, N.C. (SAW) 6-16 
Prineville, Oreg. (NPP) 37-56 
Proctor, W. Va. (ORP) 26-28, 26-31 
Proctor Lake, Tex. (SWF) 16-15, 16-21, 16-25 
Proctorville, Ohio (ORH) 25-22, 25-28 
Prompton Lake, Pa. (NAP) 3-17, 3-23 
Prospect Beach, West Haven, Conn. (NED) 1-19, 1-58 
Prosperity Lake, Mo. (SWT) 19-17, 19-29 
Providence River and Harbor, R.I. (NED) 1-55, 1-56 
Provincetown Beach, Provincetown, Mass. (NED) 1-58 
Provincetown Harbor, Mass. (NED) 1-15, 1-42, 1-51 
Pryor Creek, Okla. (SWT) 19-37 
Pudding River, Oreg. (NPP) 37-55 
Pueblo, Arkansas River, Colo. (SWA) 17-23 
Pueblo (Dry Creek), Colo. (SWA) 17-4, 17-20 
Puget Sound and Its Tributary Waters, Wash. (NPS) 38-6, 
38-19, 38-23, 38-27 
Pulaski County, Ark. (SWL) 18-24 
Pullman, Wash. (NPW) 39-4, 39-13, 39-16, 39-19 
Pultneyville Harbor, N.Y. (NCB) 32-40 
Pungo Creek, N.C. (SAW) 6-16, 6-27 
Pungo River, N.C. (SAW) 6-17, 6-27 
Punxsutawney, Pa. (ORP) 26-11, 26-20, 26-28 
Put-In-Bay, Ohio (NCE) 31-49 
Puyallup River, Wash. (NPS) 38-12, 38-13, 38-20, 38-25 
Q 
Quail Wash Levee, Joshua Tree, Calif. (SPL) 33-40 
Queens Creek, Va. (NAO) 5-23, 5-25 
Queenstown Harbor, Md. (NAB) 4-46 
Quillayute River, Wash. (NPS) 38-6, 38-19, 38-23 
Quinby Creek, Va. (NAO) 5-8, 5-16, 5-20 
Quincy, Ill., Harbor Access Channel (NCR) 28-10 
Quincy Harbor, Ill. (NCD) 29-9 
Quincy Shore Beach, Quincy, Mass. (NED) 1-19, 1-58 
Quiver River, Miss. (MR&T) 42-53 
R 
R. D. Bailey Lake, W. Va. (ORH) 25-13, 25-19 
R. N. Bert Dosh Lock, Fla. (SAJ) 9-47 
Raccoon Creek, N.J. (NAP) 3-28 
Raccoon Creek Levee, Ind. (ORL) 24-38, 24-45 
Racine, Ohio (ORH) 25-22, 25-28 
Racine Harbor, Wis. (NCC) 30-13, 30-21, 30-28, 30-32 
Racine Locks and Dam, Ohio (ORD) 22-1, 22-2, 22-4, 22-8 
Rahway, N.J. (NAN) 2-41 
Rahway, South Branch, N.J. (NAN) 2-19, 2-30, 2-36 
Rahway River, N.J. (NAN) 2-39 
Rainey, Henry T., Dam, Ill. (NCD) 29-3, 29-7 
Rainier Drainage District, Oreg. (NPP) 37-50, 37-53, 37-54 
Rainy Lake Board of Control, International 49-14 
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Rancocas River, N.J. (NAP) 3-28 
Randleman Lake, N.C. (SAW) 6-13, 6-21 
Randolph Reservoir, Va. (SAW) 6-26 
Rapid Creek, S. Dak. (MRO) 21-7, 21-14 
Rapid City, Cedar Canyon Dam, S. Dak. (MRO) 21-19 
Rapide Croche Lock and Dam, Wisc. (NCC) 30-33 
Rappahannock River, Va. (NAO) 5-23, 5-25 
Rappahannock River at Bowlers Wharf, Va. (NAO) 5-25 
Rappahannock Shoal Channel, Va. (NAO) 5-18 
Raritan Bay and Sandy Hook Bay, N.J. (NAN) 2-20, 2-30, 
2-34 
Raritan River, N.J. (NAN) 2-38, 2-39 
Raritan River to Arthur Kill Cutoff Channel, N.J. (NAN) 2-39 
Rathbun Lake, Iowa (MRK) 20-11, 20-17 
Rathbun Lake (Fish Hatchery), Iowa (MRK) 20-25 
Ravenswood, W. Va. (ORH) 25-22, 25-28 
Rayburn, Sam, Dam and Reservoir, Tex. (SWF) 16-18, 16-22, 
16-24 
Raymond, Wash. (NPS) 38-30 
Raystown Lake, Pa. (NAB) 4-19, 4-36, 4-43 
Red and Arkansas River Basins Chloride Control Study Okla., 
Tex., and Kans. (SWT) 19-5 
Red Beach-Howard Farms Area, Ohio (NCE) 31-49 
Red Bluff, Calif. (SPK) 35-29 
Red Brook Harbor, Bourne, Mass. (NED) 1-56 
Red Creek, N.Y. (NCB) 32-42 
Red Dale Gulch, Rapid City, S. Dak. (MRO) 21-22 
Red Lake and Red Lake River, Minn. (NCS) 27-33 
Red Lake River, Minn., including Clearwater River, Minn. 
(NCS) 27-18, 27-27 
Red Oak, Iowa (MRO) 21-22 
Red River, Coushatta, La. (LMN) 11-54 
Red River, Dikes (MR&T) 42-46 
Red River, Standard Revetments (MR&T) 42-35 
Red River, Tenn. (ORN) 23-17 
Red River at East Grand Forks, Minn. (NCS) 27-34 
Red River at Fargo, N. Dak. (NCS) 27-34 
Red River at Grand Forks, N. Dak. (NCS) 27-34 
Red River Backwater (LMK) 12-13 
Red River Backwater Area (MR&T)42-2, 42-9, 42-18 
Red River Backwater Levees (MR&T) 42-48, 42-51, 42-58 
Red River Basin, Tex. Experimental Chloride Control Project 
(SWT) 19-36 
Red River Basin (MR&T) 42-2 
Red River belowDenison Dam, Levees and Bank 
Stabilization, Tex., Ark., and La. (LMN) 11-30, 11-37, 11-45, 
11-51 
Red River below Denison Dam, Okla., Ark., Tex., and La. 
(LMN)(SWT) 11-30, 19-17, 19-29, 19-34, 19-36 
Red River below Fulton, Ark. (LMN) 11-19, 11-35, 11-43 
Red River Emergency Bank Protection (LMN) 11-19, 11-36, 
11-43 
Red River in Vicinity of Shreveport, La. (LMN) 11-52, 11-53 
Red River Lake, Ky. (ORL) 24-45 
Red River Levees, La. (MR&T) 42-1, 42-8, 42-18, 42-30, 42-48, 
42-51, 42-58, 42-59 
Red River Levee, Index, Ark. to Lake Long La. 11-54 
Red River of the North, Minn. and N. Dak. (NCS) 27-33 
Red River of the North, Oslo, Minn. (NCS) 27-18, 27-28 
Red River of the North, Pembina, N. Dak. (NCS) 27-19, 27-28 
Red River of the North Drainage Basin, Minn., S. Dak., and 
N. Dak. (NCS) 27-18, 27-28, 27-34 
Red River Parish, La. (LMN) 11-52, 11-53 
Red River Waterway, La., Ark., Okla., and Tex. (LMN) 11-21, 
11-30, 11-49 
Red River Waterway-Mississippi River to Shreveport, La. 
(LMN) 11-21, 11-36, 11-43 
Red River Waterway, Shreveport, La., to Daingerfield, Tex. 
(LMN) 11-49 
Red River Waterway, Shreveport, La., to Index, Ark. (LA) 
11-31, 11-37, 11-45 
Red Rock Dam and Lake Red Rock, Iowa (NCR) 28-6, 28-10, 
28-12 
Red Run Drain-Lower Clinton River, Mich. (NCE) 31-25, 
31-28, 31-38, 31-45 
Red Wing Harbor, Minn. (NCD) 29-3, 29-8 
Reddies River Lake, N.C. (SAN) 7-11, 7-14, 7-18 
Redmond, John, Dam and Reservoir, Kans. (SWT) 19-13, 
19-25, 19-33 
Redmond, John, Wildlife Refuge, Kans. (SWT) 19-36 
Redondo Beach Harbor (King Harbor), Calif. (SPL) 33-5, 
33-23, 33-30 
Redwood City Harbor, Calif. (SPN) 34-6, 34-17, 34-21 
Redwood Creek, Calif. (SPN) 34-24 
Redwood River, Marshall, Minn. (NCS) 27-35 
Reeds Bay Small Boat Harbor, Hawaii (POD) 36-12 
Reedsport Levees, Oreg. (NPP) 37-56 
Reedy River, S.C. (SAN) 7-20 
Reelfoot Lake, Ky. and Tenn. (MR&T) 42-30, 42-55, 42-58 
Reelfoot Lake-Lake No. 9, Ky. and Tenn. (MR&T) 42-13, 
42-22, 42-30, 42-56, 42-58, 42-59 
Reese River, Battle Mountain, Nev. (SPK) 35-19, 35-32 
Reevesville, Ill. (ORL) 24-36, 24-41, 24-43 
Regulation of Hydraulic Mining and Preparation of Plans 
(CDC) 44-1, 44-5, 44-6 
Regulatory and Sunken Vessel Removal Activities 48-1 
Rehoboth Beach to Indian River Inlet, Del. (NAP) 3-29 
Removing Snags and Wrecks from Mississippi River below 
Mouth of Missouri River and from Old and Atchafalaya 
Rivers (LMK)(LMM) 12-11, 13-10 
Removing Water Hyacinths (SAJ)(SAM)(LMN) 9-16, 9-33, 
9-41, 9-50, 10-14, 10-29, 10-38, 11-22, 11-36, 11-43 
Rend Lake, Ill. (LMS) 14-10, 14-14, 14-17 
Reno Beach-Howard Farms, Ohio (NCE) 31-28 
Republican River, Nebr. and Kans. (MRK) 20-24 
Reservoirs at Headwaters of Mississippi River, Minn. (NCS) 
27-8, 27-26, 27-30, 27-32 
Restoration of Indian Fishing Grounds, Bonneville, Oreg. 
(NPP) 37-60 
Revere Beach, Mass. (NED) 1-19, 1-58 
Reynoldsville, Pa. (ORP) 26-30, 26-31 
Rheem Creek, Calif. (SPN) 34-24 
Rhodes Creek, Ky. (ORL) 24-46 
Rhodes Point to Tylerton, Md. (NAB) 4-11, 4-35, 4-31 
Rice Creek, Fla. (SAJ) 9-50, 9-51 
Richard B. Russell Dam and Lake, Ga. and S.C. (Formerly 
Trotters Shoals Lake) (SAS) 8-9, 8-12, 8-15 
Richland Creek, Ill. (LMS) 14-20 
Richland Hills Local Flood Protection, Tex. (SWF) 16-27 
Richland Lake, Mo. (MRK) 20-25 
Richmond, Va. (NAO) 5-12, 5-17, 5-21 
Richmond Filtration Plant, Va. (NAO) 5-12, 5-17, 5-21 
Richmond Harbor, Calif. (SPN) 34-6, 34-17, 34-21 
Richmond Harbor, Maine (NED) 1-56 
Richmond's Island Harbor, Maine (NED) 1-56 
Richwood-Fedwick, W. Va. (ORH) 25-27 
Ridgecrest, Calif. (SPL) 33-40 
Ridgway and Vicinity, Pa. (ORP) 26-12, 26-20, 26-28, 26-30, 
26-31 
Rio Grande and Tributaries, N. Mex. (SWA) 17-13, 17-21 
Rio Grande Basin, N. Mex. (SWA) 17-11, 17-18, 17-21, 17-22 
Rio Grande de Loiza, P.R. (SAJ) 9-62 
Rio Grande Floodway, N. Mex. (SWA) 17-12, 17-19, 17-21, 
17-22, 17-23 
Rio Hondo Basin, Calif. (SPL) 33-37 
Rio Matilde, P.R. (SAJ) 9-62 
Ripley, Ohio (ORH) 25-22, 25-26, 25-28 
Ririe Lake, Idaho (NPW) 39-4, 39-13, 39-16 
Rising Sun, Ind. (ORL) 24-38, 24-45 
River Rouge, Mich. (NCE) 31-26, 31-38, 31-46 
Riverdale, Mass. (NED) 1-60, 1-63 
Riverside, N.J. (NAP) 3-30 
Riverside Levees, Calif. (SPL) 33-39 
Riverview, W. Va. (ORH) 25-22, 25-28 
Roanoke Lake, Tex. (SWF) 16-2 
Roanoke Rapids Reservoir, N.C. (SAW) 6-26 
Roanoke River, N.C. (SAW) 6-7, 6-20 
Roanoke River Basin, Va. and N.C. (SAW) 6-16, 6-21, 6-26 
Roaring River, N.C. (SAN) 7-9, 7-14, 7-18 
Roaring River Lake, N.C. (SAN) 7-19 
Robert S. Kerr Lock and Dam and Reservoir, Okla. 
(SWL)(SWT) 18-16, 19-22, 19-27, 19-30, 19-34 
Rochester, Minn. (NCS) 27-19, 27-28 
Rochester, Pa. (ORP) 26-28, 26-31 
Rochester and McCleary's Bluff Levee, Ill. (ORL) 24-36, 
24-41, 24-43 
Rochester Harbor, N.Y. (NCB) 32-16, 32-27, 32-37 
Rochester Lake, Iowa (NCR) 28-14 
Rock Hall Harbor, Md. (NAB) 4-46 
Rock Island, Ill., District (MR&T) 42-57, 42-58 
Rock Island, Ill. (NCR) 28-6, 28-10, 28-12, 28-13 
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Rock Island Harbor, Ill. (NCD) 29-2, 29-8 
Rock River Agricultural Levees, Ill. (NCR) 28-14 
Rockfish Creek, N.C. (SAW) 6-27 
Rockford, Ill. (NCR) 28-6, 28-10, 28-12 
Rockland Harbor, Maine (NED) 1-55, 1-56 
Rockland Lake, Tex. (SWF) 16-23, 16-24 
Rockport, Ind. (ORL) 24-38, 24-42, 24-45 
Rockport Harbor, Maine (NED) 1-56 
Rockport Harbor, Mass. (NED) 1-56 
Rocky Ford Drainage and Levee District, Ill. (NCC) 30-39 
Rocky Fork Reservoir, Ohio (ORH) 25-24, 25-26, 25-29 
Rocky Pass, Alaska (NPA) 40-14 
Rocky River Harbor, Ohio (NCB) 32-17, 32-27, 32-37 
Rodeo Creek, Calif. (SPN) 34-24 
Rogue River, Harbor at Gold Beach, Oreg. (NPP) 37-9, 37-33, 
37-40 
Roland Drainage District, Ark. (SWL) 18-23 
Rollinson Channel, N.C. (SAW) 6-7, 6-20 
Rome, Ga. (SAM) 10-17, 10-43 
Rome, Ind. (ORL) 24-38, 24-45 
Rome, N.Y. (NAN) 2-41 
Rondout Harbor, N.Y. (NAN) 2-39 
Root Creek, Bolivar, N.Y. (ORP) 26-12, 26-20 
Rose Creek Channel Improvements, San Diego, Calif. (SPL) 
33-40 
Roseau River, Minn. (NCS) 27-20, 27-28 
Roseau River Engineering Board, International 48-1 
Rosendale, N.Y. (NAN) 2-41 
Roseville, Ohio (ORH) 25-14, 25-19, 25-22, 25-27 
Rosiclare, Ill. (ORL) 24-41, 24-43 
Rossview Reservoir, Tenn. and Ky. (ORN) 23-18 
Rouge River, Mich. (NCE) 31-16, 31-36, 31-43 
Rough River, Ky. (ORL) 24-35, 24-36 
Rough River Lake and Channel Improvement, Ky. (ORL) 
24-20, 24-28, 24-39 
Rouses Point, N.Y. (NAN) 2-39 
Rouseville, Pa. (ORP) 26-31 
Rowlesburg Lake, W. Va. (ORP) 26-13, 26-20 
Royal Palms Beach, Calif. (SPC) 33-36 
Royal River, Me. (NED) 1-16, 1-42, 1-52 
Ruby River Near Twin Bridges, Mont. (MRO) 21-19 
Rufus Woods Lake, Wash. (NPS) 38-14, 38-20, 38-25 
Running Reelfoot Bayou, Tenn. (MR&T) 42-55 
Rush Bayou, Ark. (MR&T) 42-54 
Rush River, N. Dak. (NCS) 27-34 
Rushford, Minn. (NCS) 27-20, 27-28, 27-35 
Russell, Ky. (ORH) 25-22, 25-27, 25-28 
Russell, Richard B., Dam and Lake, Ga. and S.C. (Formerly 
Trotters Shoals Lake) (SAS) 8-9, 8-12, 8-15 
Russell and Allison Levee, Ill. (ORL) 24-36, 24-44 
Russell Creek, S.C. (SAN) 7-19 
Russian River Basin, Calif. (SPN) 34-13, 34-18, 34-22, 34-23, 
34-24 
Rutland, Vt. (NAN) 2-48 
Rutledge Hollow Creek Channel Improvement, Poteet, Tex. 
(SWF) 16-23 
Rye Harbor, N.H. (NED) 1-55, 1-56 
S 
Sabin Lock, Mich. (NCE) 31-48 
Sabine-Neches Waterway, Tex. (SWG) 15-10, 15-21, 15-31, 
15-37, 15-40, 15-41, 15-45 
Sabine River and Tributaries, Tex. (Echo to Morgan Bluff) 
(SWG) 15-36 
Sabine River and Tributaries, Tex. (SWF) 16-26 
Sabine River Basin, Tex. (SWF) 16-15 
Sabula, Iowa (NCR) 28-13, 28-14 
Sackets Harbor, N.Y. (NCB) 32-40 
Saco, Beaver Creek, Mont. (MRO) 21-19 
Saco, Mont. (MRO) 21-22 
Saco River, Maine (NED) 1-55, 1-56, 1-58 
Sacramento, Calif. (SPK) 35-29 
Sacramento River, Calif. (SPK)(CDC) 35-2, 35-23, 35-28, 
35-29, 44-3, 44-5, 44-6 
Sacramento River and Tributaries (Debris Control), Calif. 
(CDC) 44-2, 44-5 
Sacramento River and Tributaries from Collinsville to Shasta 
Dam, Calif. (SPK) 35-17, 35-19, 35-24, 35-28, 35-30, 35-31 
Sacred Heart Hospital, Emergency Bank Stabilization, 
Yankton, S. Dak. (MRO) 21-8, 21-14 
Sag Harbor, N.Y. (NAN) 2-39 
Saginaw River, Mich. (NCE) 31-17, 31-26, 31-36, 31-38, 31-43, 
31-46 
Sakonnet Harbor, R.I. (NED) 1-55, 1-56, 1-58 
Sakonnet River, R.I. (NED) 1-56 
Salamanca, N.Y. (ORP) 26-30, 26-31 
Salamonie Lake, Ind. (ORL) 24-20, 24-28 
Salem Harbor, Mass. (NED) 1-55, 1-56 
Salem River, N.J. (NAP) 3-28 
Salina, Kans. (MRK) 20-23, 20-24, 20-25 
Salina River, Kans. (MRK) 20-24 
Salinas River, Calif. (SPN) 34-24 
Saline Point, La. (LMN) 11-52, 11-53 
Saline River, Ark. (LMK) 12-11 
Saline River and Tributaries, Ill. (ORL) 24-21, 24-28 
Salkahatchie River, S.C. (SAN) 7-19 
Salmon Creek at Oakridge, Oreg. (NPP) 37-56 
Salmon River, Alaska (NPA) 40-15 
Salmon River, Oreg. (NPP) 37-47 
Salt & Surprise Creeks, Kans. (SWT) 19-37 
Salt Creek, Barnard, Kans. (MRK) 20-24, 20-25 
Salt Creek, Ill. (NCC) 30-39 
Salt Creek and Tributaries, Nebr. (MRO) 21-8, 21-14 
Salt Creek in Vicinity of Middletown, Ill. (NCC) 30-39 
Salt Creek Lake, Ohio (ORH) 25-29 
Salt Lake City, Utah (SPK) 35-32 
Salt River, Ariz. (SPL) 33-39 
Saluda River, S.C. (SAN) 7-12, 7-20 
Salyersville, Ky. (ORL) 24-44 
Sam Rayburn Dam and Reservoir, Tex. (SWF) 16-18, 16-22, 
16-24 
Sammamish River, Wash. (NPS) 38-29, 38-30 
San Antonio, Tex. (SWF) 16-26 
San Antonio and Chino Creeks Channel, Calif. (SPL) 33-38 
San Antonio Channel Improvement, Tex. (SWF) 16-15, 16-21 
San Antonio Dam, Calif. (SPL) 33-38 
San Antonio Floodway, Tex. (SWF) 16-27 
San Antonio River, Tex. (SWF) 16-11, 16-26 
San Bernard River Channel, Tex. (SWG) 15-42 
San Diego Creek, Alice, Tex. (SWG) 15-19, 15-36 
San Diego Harbor, Calif. (SPL) 33-6, 33-23, 33-30 
San Diego River and Mission Bay, Calif. (SPL) 33-7, 33-23, 
33-31 
San Diego River Channel and Levees, Calif. (SPL) 33-39 
San Diego River (Mission Valley), Calif. (SPL) 33-19, 33-25, 
33-34 
San Diego (Sunset Cliffs), Calif. (SPL) 33-9, 33-24, 33-31 
San Francisco Bay and Delta Model, Calif. (SPN) 34-7, 34-18 
San Francisco Bay to Stockton, Calif. (John F. Baldwin and 
Stockton Ship Channels) (SPK)(SPN) 34-7, 34-18, 35-2, 
35-23 
San Francisco Harbor, Calif. (SPN) 34-8, 34-18, 34-21 
San Francisco Harbor and Bay, Calif. (SPN) 34-8, 34-18 
San Francisco Harbor (Islais Creek), Calif. (SPN) 34-23 
San Francisco Marina (Gas House Cove), Calif. (SPN) 34-23 
San Gabriel River, Tex. (SWF) 16-16, 16-21 
San Gabriel River Basin, Calif. (SPL) 33-33, 33-35, 33-37 
San Gabriel River to Newport Bay (Surfside-Sunset and 
Newport Beach), Calif. (SPL) 33-9, 33-24, 33-32 
San Gorgonia River, Calif. (SPL) 33-39, 33-40 
San Jacinto River Levee and Bautista Creek, Calif. (SPL) 
33-39 
San Joaquin River, Calif. (SPK) 35-4, 35-23, 35-29 
San Juan, P.R. (SAJ) 9-19, 9-33, 9-42, 9-52 
San Juan Dam, Calif. (SPL) 33-38, 33-39 
San Juan Harbor, P.R. (SAJ) 9-42 
San Leandro Creek, Calif. (SPN) 34-24 
San Leandro Marina (Breakwater), Calif. (SPN) 34-23 
San Lorenzo Creek, Calif. (SPN) 34-24 
San Lorenzo River, Calif. (SPN) 34-24 
San Luis Rey River, Calif. (SPL) 33-19, 33-25, 33-34 
San Pablo Bay and Mare Island Strait, Calif. (SPN) 34-9, 
34-18, 34-22 
San Rafael Creek, Calif. (SPN) 34-23 
Sand Creek, Okla. (SWT) 19-37 
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Sand Creek Channel Improvement, Kans. (SWT) 19-35, 19-36 
Sand Hill Cove Beach, R.I. (NED) 1-19, 1-58 
Sand Hill River, Minn. (NCS) 27-34 
Sand Lake, Okla. (SWT) 19-36 
Sandburg Creek, Spring Glen, N.Y. (NAN) 2-41 
Sandusky Harbor, Ohio (NCB) 32-17, 32-27, 32-37 
Sandusky River, Ohio (NCB) 32-41 
Sandy Bay (Harbor of Refuge), Mass. (NED) 1-56 
Sandy Drainage District, Oreg. (NPP) 37-50, 37-53, 37-54 
Sandy Hook Bay, N.J. (NAN) 2-38, 2-39 
Sandy Hook Bay at Leonardo, N.J. (NAN) 2-38, 2-39 
Sandy Lake, Minn. (NCS) 27-32 
Sangamon River, Ill., Mouth of (NCC) 30-16, 30-22 
Sangamon River, Ill. (NCC) 30-38, 30-39 
Sanibel Island, Fla. (SAJ) 9-61 
Sanitary District of Beardstown, Ill. (NCC) 30-38 
Santa Ana River Basin, Calif. (SPL) 33-40 
Santa Ana River Basin (and Orange County), Calif. (SPL) 
33-20, 33-25, 33-34, 33-38, 33-40 
Santa Barbara Harbor, Calif. (SPL) 33-7, 33-23, 33-31 
Santa Clara River Levee Improvement, Calif. (SPL) 33-39, 
33-40 
Santa Cruz County, Calif. (SPN) 34-11 
Santa Cruz Harbor, Calif. (SPN) 34-9, 34-18 
Santa Fe River and Arroyo Mascaras, N.Mex. (SWA) 17-14, 
17-22 
Santa Maria Valley Levees, Calif. (SPL) 33-39, 33-40 
Santa Paula Creek Channel and Debris Basins (Including 
Mud Creek), Calif. (SPL) 33-21, 33-25, 33-34 
Santa Rosa Island, Fla. (SAM) 10-42 
Santa Rosa Wash (Tat Momolikot Dam and Lake St. Clair), 
Ariz. (SPL) 33-14, 33-32 
Santee River, N.C. and S.C. (SAN) 7-19 
Sapelo Harbor, Ga. (SAS) 8-15 
Sardis, Ohio (ORH) 25-22, 25-28 
Sardis Lake, Miss. MR&T 42-58, 42-60 
Sasanoa River, Maine (NED) 1-56 
Sasco Hill Beach, Fairfield, Conn. (NED) 1-19, 1-58 
Satilla River, Ga. (SAS) 8-15 
Saugatuck Harbor and Kalamazoo River, Mich. (NCE) 31-20, 
31-37, 31-45 
Saugerties Harbor, N.Y. (NAN) 2-39 
Sauvie Island Areas A and B, Oreg. (NPP) 37-53 
Sauvie Island Drainage District, Oreg. (NPP) 37-50, 37-55 
Savage River Dam, Md. (NAB) 4-51 
Savan Gut-St.Thomas, V.I. (SAJ) 9-61 
Savanna Harbor, Ill. (NCD) 29-8 
Savannah Harbor, Ga. (SAS) 8-4, 8-11, 8-13 
Savannah River above Augusta, Ga. (SAS) 8-15 
Savannah River at Augusta, Ga. (SAS) 8-15 
Savannah River Basin, Ga. and S.C. (SAS) 8-9 
Savannah River below Augusta, Ga. (SAS) 8-5, 8-11, 8-14 
Sawmill Branch, S.C. (SAN) 7-12, 7-20 
Saxon Harbor, Wis. (NCS) 27-8, 27-26 
Saxonville, Mass. (NED) 1-30, 1-45, 1-53, 1-62 
Sayers, Foster Joseph, Dam, Pa. (NAB) 4-28, 4-38, 4-50 
Saylorville Lake, Iowa (NCR) 28-7, 28-10, 28-12 
Scajaquada Creek, N.Y. (NCB) 32-23, 32-28 
Scappoose Drainage District, Oreg. (NPP) 37-22, 37-35, 37-43, 
37-50, 37-53 
Scarboro River, Maine (NED) 1-55, 1-57 
Schoolfield, Va. and N.C. (SAW) 6-26 
Schuyler, Lost Creek and Platte River, Nebr. (MRO) 21-20 
Schuyler, Nebr. (MRO) 21-20 
Schuylkill River, Pa. (NAP) 3-12, 3-22, 3-26 
Schuylkill River above Fairmount Dam, Pa. (NAP) 3-28 
Scioto River, Ohio (ORH) 25-24 
Scioto River at Portsmouth, Ohio (ORH) 25-21 
Sciotoville, Ohio (ORH) 25-22, 25-28 
Scituate, Mass. (NED) 1-36 
Scituate Harbor, Mass. (NED) 1-55, 1-57 
Scott, W. Kerr, Dam and Reservoir (Wilkesboro Reservoir), 
N.C. (SAN) 7-10, 7-14, 7-18 
Scott Coulee-Bull Hook Dam, Mont. (MRO) 21-19 
Scott County Drainage and Levee District, Ill. (LMS) 14-20 
Scotts Creek, S.C. (SAN) 7-10, 7-14, 7-18 
Scranton, Buffalo Creek, N. Dak. (MRO) 21-19 
Scranton, Pa. (NAB) 4-47, 4-51 
Scuppernong River, N.C. (SAW) 6-24, 6-27 
Sea Horn Drainage and Levee District, Ill. (NCC) 30-38, 30-39 
Searsport Harbor, Maine (NED) 1-56 
Seaside Park, Conn. (NED) 1-19, 1-58 
Seattle Harbor, Wash. (NPS) 38-7, 38-19, 38-23 
Sebewaing, Mich. (NCE) 31-27, 31-46 
Sebewaing River, Mich. (NCE) 31-21, 31-37, 31-38, 31-45 
Seekonk River, R.I. (NED) 1-56 
Seldovia Harbor, Alaska (NPA) 40-14 
Selkirk Shores State Park, N.Y. (NCB) 32-41 
Sellers Creek, Miss. (SAM) 10-44 
Sergius Whitestone, Alaska (NPA) 40-14 
Sesuit Harbor, Mass. (NED) 1-58 
Seven Creeks, N.C. (SAN) 7-12 
Sevier River, Redmond and Vicinity, Utah (SPK) 35-19, 35-32 
Seward, Nebr. (MRK) 20-24 
Seward Harbor, Alaska (NPA) 40-14 
Shad Landing State Park, Md. (NAB) 4-46 
Shallotte River, N.C. (SAW) 6-24 
Shark River, N.J. (NAN) 2-39 
Shawneetown, Ill. (ORL) 24-36, 24-41, 24-44 
Sheboygan Harbor, Wis. (NCC) 30-13, 30-21, 30-28, 30-32 
Sheepshead Bay, N.Y. (NAN) 2-39 
Sheffield Lake Community Park, Ohio (NCB) 32-41 
Shelburne, N.H. (NED) 1-34, 1-46, 1-53 
Shell Creek, Nebr. (MRO) 21-22 
Shelley Area, Snake River, Idaho (NPW) 39-18, 39-19 
Shelton Creek, Wash. (NPS) 38-11, 38-20, 38-25 
Shelton Ditch, Willamette River, Oreg. (NPP) 37-55 
Shenango River Lake, Pa. and Ohio (ORP) 26-13, 26-20, 26-29 
Sheridan, Wyo. (MRO) 21-19, 21-22 
Sherwood Island State Park, Conn. (NED) 1-19, 1-54 
Sheyenne River, N. Dak. (NCS) 27-20, 27-28, 27-34 
Shidler Lake, Okla. (SWT) 19-17, 19-26, 19-29 
Shields River Bridges, Mont. (MRO) 21-19 
Shields River, Near Clyde Park, Mont. (MRO) 21-22 
Shilshole Bay, Seattle, Wash. (NPS) 38-28, 38-29 
Shinnecock Inlet, N.Y. (NAN) 2-39 
Shipyard River, S.C. (SAN) 7-6, 7-13, 7-17 
Shoal Creek, Proctorville, Mo. (MRK) 20-24 
Shoal Harbor and Compton Creek, N.J. (NAN) 2-12, 2-29, 
2-34 
Shoals, East Fork of White River, Ind. (ORL) 24-44 
Shore of Manitowac County, Wis. (NCC) 30-38 
Short Beach, Conn. (NED) 1-19, 1-58 
Shoshone River, Lovell, Wyo. (MRO) 21-19, 21-22 
Shot Pouch Creek, S.C. (SAN) 7-12, 7-20 
Shrewsbury River, N.J. (NAN) 2-38, 2-39 
Shufflebarger Levee, Ind. (ORL) 24-38, 24-45 
Sid Simpson Flood Control Project, Ill. (NCC) 30-39 
Silver Beach to Cedar Beach, Conn. (NED) 1-19, 1-58 
Silver Lake Harbor, N.C. (SAW) 6-8, 6-20, 6-23 
Simmons Bay, N.C. (SAN) 7-12, 7-20 
Simpson, Sid, Flood Control Project, Ill. (NCC) 30-39 
Simpson Creek, S.C. (SAN) 7-12, 7-20 
Sioux City, Iowa, Small Navigation Project (MRO) 21-17 
Sioux City, Iowa (MRO) 21-20 
Sioux Falls, S. Dak. (MRO) 21-19, 21-22 
Sistersville, W. Va. (ORH) 25-22, 25-28 
Sitka Harbor, Alaska (NPA) 40-14 
Siuslaw River, Oreg. (NPP) 37-9, 37-33, 37-40 
Six Runs Creek, N.C. (SAW) 6-27 
Sixes Bridge Lake, Md. and Pa. (NAB) 4-51 
Skaggs Ferry, Ark. (SWL) 18-23 
Skagit River, Wash. (Avon Bypass) (NPS) 38-30 
Skagit River, Wash. (NPS) 38-29 
Skagit River Board of Control, International 49-18 
Skagit River, Wash. (Levee and Channel Improvements) 
(NPS) 38-11, 38-20, 38-25 
Skagway Harbor, Alaska (NPA) 40-14 
Skagway River, Alaska (NPA) 40-15 
Skamokawa Creek, Wash. (NPP) 37-10, 37-33, 37-40 
Skamokawa Creek Area, Wash. (NPP) 37-53 
Skamokawa (Steamboat Slough), Wash. (NPP) 37-47 
Skiatook Lake, Okla. (SWT) 19-17, 19-26, 19-29 
Skipanon Channel, Oreg. (NPP) 37-10, 37-33, 37-41 
Skull Creek, Okla. (SWT) 19-37 
Skyhomish River, Wash. (NPS) 38-13 
Slaughter Creek, Md. (NAB) 4-46 
Slovan, Pa. (ORP) 26-31 
Smelt Brook, Weymouth-Braintree, Mass. (NED) 1-34, 1-46, 
1-54 
Smith Creek, Md. (NAB) 4-46 
Smith Mountain Reservoir, Va. (SAW) 6-26 
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Smith River, Oreg. (NPP) 37-47 
Smithfield, W. Va. (ORH) 25-27 
Smithland, Ky. (ORL) 24-37, 24-44 
Smithland Locks and Dam, Ky. (ORD) 22-1, 22-3, 22-4, 22-9 
Smiths Creek, N.C. (SAW) 6-24 
Smiths Creek, Wilmington, N.C. (SAW) 6-24 
Smiths Ferry, Pa. (ORP) 26-28 
Smithville Channel, Mo. (MRK) 20-25 
Smithville Lake, Mo. (MRK) 20-11, 20-17 
Smoky Hill, Salina, and Solomon Rivers, Kans. (MRK) 20-24 
Smoky Hill River, Solomon, Kans., Bridge Protection (MRK) 
20-24 
Smyrna, Tenn. (ORN) 23-19 
Smyrna River, Del. (NAP) 3-28 
Snagging and Clearing Activities 
Albuquerque, N. Mex., District (SWA) 17-16 
Buffalo, N.Y., District (NCB) 32-24 
Huntington, W. Va., District (ORH) 25-30 
Jacksonville, Fla., District (SAJ) 9-22 
Kansas City, Mo., District (MRK) 20-13 
Louisville, Ky., District (ORL) 24-23 
New England Division (NED) 1-37 
Rock Island, Ill., District (NCR) 28-8 
Sacramento, Calif., District (SPK) 35-20 
St. Louis, Mo., District (LMS) 14-11 
St. Paul, Minn., District (NCS) 27-33 
Walla Walla, Wash., District (NPW) 39-6 
Snake River, Idaho (NPW) 39-18, 39-19 
Snake River Downstream from Johnson Bar Landing, Oreg., 
Wash., and Idaho (NPW) 39-11, 39-14, 39-16, 39-25 
Snake River Vicinity of Weiser, Idaho (NPW) 39-17 
Snettisham, Alaska (NPA) 40-8, 40-11, 40-13 
Snohomish River, Wash. (NPS) 38-4, 38-13, 38-18, 38-22, 38-27 
Snoqualmie, Wash. (NPS) 38-13 
Sny Basin, Ill. (NCR) 28-13, 28-14 
Sny Island Levee Drainage District, Ill. (NCR) 28-13, 28-14 
Soap Creek, Oreg. (NPP) 37-55 
Socorro Diversion Channel, Tributaries of Rio Grande, N. 
Mex. (SWA) 17-23 
Soloman River, Kans. (MRK) 20-24 
Somerville Lake, Tex. (SWF) 16-16, 16-21, 16-25 
Sonoma Creek, Calif. (SPN) 34-24 
Sours-Red Rivers Engineering Board, International 49-15 
South Amsterdam, N.Y. (NAN) 2-41 
South Bank Arkansas River, Little Rock to Pine Bluff, Ark. 
Tucker Lakes (SWL) 18-23 
South Bank Arkansas River (Head Fourche Island to 
Pennington Bayou), Ark. (SWL) 18-23 
South Beardstown and Valley Drainage and Levee District, 
Ill. (NCC) 30-39 
South Beardstown Drainage and Levee District, Ill. (NCC) 
30-38, 30-39 
South Beloit, Ill. (NCR) 28-7, 28-10, 28-12 
South Bristol Harbor, Maine (NED) 1-57 
South Coventry Lake, Conn. (NED) 1-62, 1-65 
South Creek, N.C. (SAW) 6-16, 6-27 
South Deer Creek Levee, Okla. (SWT) 19-35 
South Ellenville, N.Y. (NAN) 2-21, 2-30, 2-35 
South Fork, Bon Secour River, Ala. (SAM) 10-42 
South Fork, Clearwater River, Idaho (NPW) 39-18 
South Fork Dam and Lake, Tex. (SWF) 16-25 
South Fork of Cumberland River, Ky. (ORN) 23-17 
South Frankfort Area, Ky. (ORL) 24-36 
South Haven Harbor, Mich. (NCE) 31-21, 31-37, 31-45 
South Milwaukee Harbor, Wis. (NCC) 30-37 
South Orange, N.J. (NAN) 2-22, 2-30, 2-35 
South Platte River, Denver, Colo. (MRO) 21-20 
South Platte River Basin, Colo. (MRO) 21-8, 21-16 
South Platte River Levees and Channel Improvements, 
Chatfield Lake to Ft. Morgan, Colo. (MRO) 21-22 
South Plymouth Lake, N.Y. (NAB) 4-51 
South Point, Ohio (ORH) 25-22, 25-28 
South Portsmouth, Ky. (ORH) 25-23, 25-28 
South Quincy Drainage and Levee District, Ill. (NCR) 28-13, 
28-14 
South River, N.C. (SAW) 6-24 
South River Drainage District, Mo. (NCR) 28-13, 28-14, 28-15 
South Tunbridge Lake, Vt. (NED) 1-65 
South Williamson, Ky. (ORH) 25-27 
Southern New York Flood Control Projects (NAB) 4-20, 4-43, 
4-48, 4-49 
Southport Beach, Conn. (NED) 1-19, 1-58 
Southport Harbor, Conn. (NED) 1-54, 1-57 
Southwest Harbor, Maine (NED) 1-55, 1-57 
Southwestern Jefferson County, Ky. (ORL) 24-21, 24-28 
Sowashee Creek, Meridian, Miss. (SAM) 10-18, 10-43 
Spanish Fork River, Utah (SPK) 35-32 
Spewrell Bluff Lake, Ga. (SAM) 10-24, 10-31, 10-39, 10-45 
Spokane River, Wash. (NPS) 38-30 
Spring City, Tenn. (ORN) 23-18 
Spring Creek, Springdale, Ark. (SWT) 19-36 
Spring Lake Drainage and Levee District, Ill. (NCC) 30-38, 
30-39 
Springdale, Mass. (NED) 1-60, 1-64 
Springer, William L., Lake, Ill. (NCC) 30-17,30-22 
Springfield, Mass. (NED) 1-36, 1-60, 1-64 
Springfield on Sangamon River, Ill. Near (NCC) 30-39 
Squalicum Harbor, Wash. (NPS) 38-3, 38-18, 38-22 
Squaw Chute at Quincy, Ill. (NCR) 28-10 
St. Albans Harbor, Vt. (NAN) 2-39 
St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam, Minn. (NCD) 29-1, 29-2, 
29-3, 29-6, 29-10 
St. Augustine Harbor, Fla. (SAJ) 9-16, 9-33, 9-41 
St. Catherines Sound, Md. (NAB) 4-46 
St. Clair River, Mich. (NCE) 31-18, 31-36, 31-43, 31-47 
St. Croix River, Maine (NED) 1-55, 1-56 
St. Croix River, Minn. and Wis. (NCS) 27-8, 27-26, 27-31 
St. Croix River Board of Control, International 49-1 
St. Francis and L'Anguille Rivers and Blackfish Bayou, Ark. 
(LMM) 13-10 
St. Francis Basin, Ark. and Mo. (MR&T) 42-11, 42-21, 42-30, 
42-55, 42-56, 42-58 
St. Francis River, Ark. and Mo. (MR&T) 42-21, 42-55 
St. Francis River Levees (MR&T) 42-50, 42-51 
St. Georges Creek, Md. (NAB) 4-46 
St. James, Mich. (NCE) 31-48, 31-49 
St. Jeromes Creek, Md. (NAB) 4-46 
St. Joe River, Idaho (NPS) 38-30 
St. John River Basin, Maine (NED) 1-32 
St. Johns Bayou, Mo. (MR&T) 42-15 
St. Johns River, Fla., Opposite the City of Jacksonville, Fla. 
(SAJ) 9-38 
St. Johns River, Fla. (SAJ) 9-38 
St. Johns River, Jacksonville to Lake Harney, Fla. (SAJ) 9-17, 
9-33, 9-41 
St. Johns River, Jacksonville to the Ocean, Fla. (SAJ) 9-38 
St. Jones River, Del. (NAP) 3-28 
St. Joseph Harbor, Mich. (NCE) 31-19, 31-36, 31-43 
St. Joseph River, Mich. (NCE) 31-49 
St. Lawrence River Board of Control, International 49-4 
St. Louis, Mo., District (MR&T) 42-57, 42-58 
St. Louis County Drainage and Levee District, Mo. (LMS) 
14-20 
St. Lucie Inlet, Fla. (SAJ) 9-17, 9-33, 9-41 
St. Manes, Idaho (NPS) 38-30 
St. Marks River, Fla. (SAM) 10-41, 10-42 
St. Marys, Pa. (ORP) 26-28 
St. Marys, W. Va. (ORH) 25-22, 25-28 
St. Marys River, Ga. and Fla., and North River, Ga. (SAS) 
8-15 
St. Marys River, Mich. (NCE) 31-19, 31-37, 31-44, 31-48 
St. Michael Canal, Alaska (NPA) 40-14 
St. Michaels Harbor, Md. (NAB) 4-46 
St. Patricks Creek, Md. (NAB) 4-46 
St. Paul and South St. Paul, Minn. (NCS) 27-34 
St. Paul Harbor, Minn. (NCD) 29-3,29-8 
St. Peters Creek, Md. (NAB) 4-46 
St. Petersburg Harbor, Fla. (SAJ) 9-18, 9-33, 9-42 
St. Regis River, Mont. (NPS) 38-30 
St. Thomas Harbor, V.I. (SAJ) 9-51, 9-62 
Stage Harbor, Mass. (NED) 1-4, 1-39,01-4 
Stamford, Conn. (NED) 1-34, 1-36, 1-46, 1-54 
Stamford Barrier, Conn. (NED) 1-37 
Stamford Harbor, Conn. (NED) 1-16, 1-42, 1-52, 1-54 
Stanislaus River, Calif. (SPK) 35-25, 35-32 
Stantonsburg Reservoir, N.C. (SAW) 6-26 
Starlings Creek, Va. (NAO) 5-23, 5-25 
Startup, Wash. (NPS) 38-30 
Starved Rock Lock and Dam, Ill. (NCC) 30-34, 30-35 
State Road and Ebner Coulees, Wis. (NCS) 27-21, 27-28 
Staten Island, N.Y. (NAN) 2-23, 2-30, 2-35 
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Staten Island Rapid Transit Railway Co. Bridge Across 
Arthur Kill, N.Y. (NAN) 2-39 
Ste. Genevieve Levee District No. 1, Mo. (LMS) 14-20 
Steele Bayou, Miss. (MR&T) 42-53 
Steinhagen, B. A., Lake, Tex. (SWF) 16-19, 16-20 
Steinhatchee River, Fla. (SAJ) 9-50, 9-51 
Stewart Canyon Debris Basin and Channel, Calif. (SPL) 33-39 
Stikine River, Alaska (NPA) 40-14 
Stillaguamish River, Wash. (NPS) 38-12, 38-13, 38-20, 38-25, 
38-29 
Stillhouse Hollow Dam, Tex. (SWF) 16-16, 16-22, 16-25 
Stillwater Creek and Tributaries, Okla. (SWT) 19-36 
Stillwater Lake, Pa. (NAB) 4-25, 4-37, 4-43 
Stillwell Drainage District, Oreg. (NPP) 37-56 
Stockton and Mormon Channels, Calif. (SPK) 35-30 
Stockton Harbor, Maine (NED) 1-57 
Stockton Lake, Mo. (MRK) 20-14, 20-17, 20-23 
Stockton Ship Channel, Calif. (SPN)(SPK) 34-7, 34-18, 35-2, 
35-23 
Stone Harbor, N.J. (NAP) 3-29 
Stonehouse Creek, Kans. (MRK) 20-25 
Stoner Creek, Ky. (ORL) 24-46 
Stonewall Jackson Lake, W. Va. (ORP) 26-14, 26-20 
Stonewood-Nutter Fort, W. Va. (ORP) 26-30 
Stonington Harbor, Conn. (NED) 1-57 
Stonington Harbor, Maine (NED) 1-57 
Stony Brook, Conn. (NED) 1-54 
Stony Creek, Branford, Conn. (NED) 1-16, 1-42, 1-52, 1-54 
Stony Creek, Pa. (NAP) 3-30 
Straits of Mackinac, Mich., Channels in the (NCE) 31-49 
Stratford, Conn. (NED) 1-65 
Stringtown Fort/Chartres and Ivy Landing, Ill. (LMS) 14-19 
Strube Lake and Cougar Additional Power, Oreg. (NPP) 
37-52, 37-60 
Stuart Gulch Dam, Idaho (NPW) 39-19 
Stuart Reservoir, Va. and N.C. (SAW) 6-26 
Stumpy Point Bay, N.C. (SAW) 6-24, 6-26 
Sturgeon Bay and Lake Michigan Ship Canal, Wis. (NCC) 
30-13, 30-21, 30-28, 30-32 
Sturgis, Ky. (ORL) 24-36, 24-41, 24-43 
Subdistrict No. 1 of Drainage Union No. 1 and Bay Island 
Drainage and Levee District No. 1, Ill. (NCR) 28-13, 28-15 
Success Lake, Calif. (SPK) 35-11, 35-24 
Sucker Brook Dam, Conn. (NED) 1-36, 1-60, 1-64 
Sugar and Briar Creeks, N.C. (SAN) 7-20 
Sugar Creek Levee, Ind. (ORL) 24-38, 24-45 
Sugar Hill Reservoir, N.H. (NED) 1-65 
Suisun Bay Channel, Calif. (SPN)(SPK) 34-10, 34-18, 34-23, 
35-30 
Suisun Channel, Calif. (SPK) 35-30 
Suisun Point Channel, Calif. (SPK) 35-30 
Sullivan Falls Harbor, Maine (NED) 1-57 
Sulphur River, Ark., and Tex. (LMN) 11-49 
Summersville Lake, W. Va. (ORH) 25-14, 25-19, 25-24 
Sumpawanus (Babylon Creek) Inlet, N.Y. (NAN) 2-39 
Sunbury, Pa. (NAB) 4-51 
Sunken Vessel Removal Activities 48-1 
Supervision of Harbor of Hampton Roads, Va. (Prevention of 
Obstructive and Injurious Deposits) (NAO) 5-8, 5-16 
Supervisor of New York Harbor (NAN) 2-13, 2-29, 2-39 
Surry Mountain Lake, N.H. (NED) 1-25, 1-44, 1-59 
Susquehanna River at and below Havre De Grace, Md. 
(NAB) 4-46 
Susquehanna River at Williamsport, Pa. (NAB) 4-46 
Susquehanna River Flood Control Projects, N.Y. and Pa. 
(NAB) 4-25, 4-44, 4-49, 4-50 
Sutton Lake, W. Va. (ORH) 25-14, 25-19, 25-24 
Suwannee River, Fla. (SAJ) 9-19, 9-34, 9-42 
Swanton Harbor, Vt. (NAN) 2-39 
Sweetwater Creek, Ga. (SAM) 10-44 
Sweetwater Creek, N.C. (SAW) 6-27 
Sweetwater River, Calif. (SPL) 33-21, 33-26, 33-34 
Swift Creek, N.C. (SAW) 6-24 
Swift Creek, Pitt and Craven Counties, N.C. (SAW) 6-16,6-27 
Swiger Whitney, Young, Hobit Levee, Ill. (NCC) 30-39 
Swinomish Channel, Wash. (NPS) 38-7, 38-19, 38-24 
Swoyersville and Forty Fort, Pa. (NAB) 4-51 
Sykesville, Pa. (ORP) 26-30, 26-31 
Syracuse, N.Y. (NCB) 32-42 
Syracuse, Ohio (ORH) 25-23, 25-28 
T 
Taber Reservoir, Va. (SAW) 6-26 
Table Rock Lake, Mo. (SWL) 18-10, 18-21 
Tabor City, N.C. (SAN) 7-20 
Tacoma, Wash. (NPS) 38-12, 38-13, 38-20, 38-25 
Tacoma Harbor, Wash. (NPS) 38-8, 38-19, 38-24, 38-27 
Tahchevah Creek Detention Basin and Channel 
Improvements, Calif. (SPL) 33-39 
Tahquitz Creek, Calif. (SPL) 33-40 
Talkeetna, Alaska (NPA) 40-15 
Tallahala Creek Lake, Miss. (SAM) 10-16, 10-30, 10-38 
Tallahatchie and Coldwater Rivers, Miss. (LMK) 12-11 
Tallahatchie River, Miss. (MR&T) 42-53 
Tallapoosa River, Ala. (SAM) 10-42 
Tallow Hill, Ga. (SAS) 8-16 
Talofofo Bay, Guam (POD) 36-5, 36-9 
Tamaqua, Pa. (NAP) 3-18, 3-23 
Tampa and Hillsborough Bays, Fla. (SAJ) 9-43 
Tampa Bay, Fla. (SAJ) 9-43 
Tampa Harbor, Fla. (SAJ) 9-20, 9-34, 9-43 
Tangier Channel, Va. (NAO) 5-9, 5-16, 5-20 
Tangipahoa River, La. (LMN) 11-23, 11-36, 11-43 
Tar Creek Levee, Ill. (NCC) 30-39 
Tar River, N.C. (SAW) 6-27 
Tar River, Princeville, N.C. (SAW) 6-27 
Tar River and Tributaries, N.C. (SAW) 6-27 
Tarentum, Pa. (ORP) 26-30, 26-31 
Tarrytown Harbor, N.Y. (NAN) 2-39 
Taskinas Creek, Va. (NAO) 5-25 
Tat Momolikot Dam and Lake St. Clair, Ariz. (SPL) 33-14, 
33-32 
Tau Small Boat Harbor, American Samoa (POD) 36-3, 36-8 
Taunton River, Mass. (NED) 1-57 
Tawas Bay Harbor, Mich. (NCE) 31-21, 31-37, 31-45 
Taylors Bayou, Tex. (SWG) 15-17, 15-22, 15-34 
Taylorsville, Ky. (ORL) 24-36, 24-41, 24-43 
Taylorsville Lake, Ky. (ORL) 24-21, 24-28 
Tchula Lake, Miss. (MR&T) 42-53 
Teche-Vermilion Basins, La. (MR&T) 42-9, 42-17, 42-30, 
42-56, 42-59 
Tell City, Ind. (ORL) 24-36, 24-41, 24-43, 24-46 
Tenants Harbor, Maine (NED) 1-57 
Tenasillahe Island, Oreg. (NPP) 37-53 
Tenkiller Ferry Lake, Okla. (SWL)(SWT) 18-18, 19-22, 19-27, 
19-30, 19-33 
Tenmile Creek at Marianna, Pa. (ORP) 26-14,26-20 
Tennessee Colony Lake, Tex. (SWF) 16-3, 16-4 
Tennessee River, Tenn., Ala., and Ky. (ORN) 23-3, 23-10, 
23-12, 23-16, 23-17 
Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway, Ala. and Miss. (ORN) 23-4, 
23-10, 23-13 
Tensas Basin, La. and Ark. (MR&T) 42-10, 42-18, 42-30, 
42-56, 42-58 
Tensas River, La. (MR&T) 42-53 
Tensas River and Bayou Macon, La. (LMK) 12-11 
Terminus Dam, Calif. (SPK) 35-11, 35-24 
Terre Haute (Conover Levee) Ind. (ORL) 24-43 
Terre Noire Creek, Ark. (LMK) 12-12 
Terre Noire Creek Levees, Miss. (LMK) 12-13 
Terry, David D., Lock and Dam, Ark. (SWL) 18-3, 18-15 
Teton River, Idaho (NPW) 39-18 
Texas City and Vicinity, Tex. (Hurricane-Flood Protection) 
(SWG) 15-18, 15-19, 15-22, 15-34 
Texas City Channel, Tex. (SWG) 15-11, 15-21, 15-32, 15-37, 
15-41, 15-45 
Thames River, Conn. (NED) 1-57, 1-63 
Thames Ri 'r Basin, Conn., R.I. and Mass. (NED) 1-34, 1-62, 
1-63 
The Cascades Canal, Oreg. (NPP) 37-47 
The Dalles-Celilo Canal, Oreg. and Wash. (NPP) 37-47 
The Dalles Lock and Dam-Lake Celilo, Wash. and Oreg. 
(NPP) 37-30, 37-36, 37-45, 37-59 
The Island Lake, Vt. (NED) 1-65 
Thimble Shoal Channel, Va. (NAO) 5-23, 5-25 
Thomaston Dam, Conn. (NED) 1-28, 1-45, 1-61 
Thompson Lake Drainage and Levee District, Ill. (NCC) 
30-38, 30-39 
Thoroughfare Swamp, N.C. (SAW) 6-27 
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Three Forks, Mont. (MRO) 21-19 
Three Islands Reservoir, Tenn. (ORN) 23-18, 23-19 
Three Rivers, Mass. (NED) 1-36, 1-60, 1-64 
Three Rivers, Tex. (SWF) 16-17, 16-22 
Thumpertown Beach, Eastham, Mass. (NED) 1-58 
Tickfaw, Natalbany, Pontchatoula, and Blood Rivers, La. 
(LMN) 11-49 
Ticonderoga River, N.Y. (NAN) 2-39 
Tijuana River Basin, Calif. (SPL) 33-21, 33-26, 33-34 
Tilghman Island Harbor, Md. (NAB) 4-46 
Tillamook Bay and Bar, Oreg. (NPP) 37-11, 37-33, 37-41 
Tioga Co., N.Y. (NAB) 4-52 
Tioga-Hammond Lakes, Pa. (NAB) 4-26, 4-37, 4-49, 4-50 
Tionesta Lake, Pa. (ORP) 26-15, 26-21, 26-29 
T.J. O'Brien Lock and Dam, Ill. (NCC) 30-34, 30-35 
Toad Suck Ferry Lock and Dam, Ark. (SWL) 18-4, 18-15 
Tocks Island Lake, Pa., N.J. and N.Y. (NAP) 3-19, 3-23 
Tocks Island Lake (Relocation of U.S. Route 209 Only), Pa. 
(NAP) 3-19, 3-23 
Todd Swamp, S.C. (SAN) 7-12, 7-20 
Toledo Harbor, Ohio (NCE) 31-22, 31-37, 31-45 
Tolu, Ky. (ORL) 24-37, 24-44 
Tom Jenkins Dam, Ohio (ORH) 25-15, 25-19, 25-24 
Tom Steed Lake, Okla. (SWT) 19-35 
Tomahawk Lake, Kans. (MRK) 20-25 
Tomanovich-Salmon City, Idaho (NPW) 39-19 
Tombighee River, Ala. (SAM) 10-4, 10-27, 10-33, 10-40 
Tombigbee River, Miss. and Ala. (SAM) 10-42 
Tombigbee River Tributaries, Miss., and Ala. (SAM) 10-17, 
10-30, 10-39 
Toms River, N.J. (NAP) 3-28 
Tongue River Lake, N. Dak. (NCS) 27-35 
Topeka, Kans. (MRK) 20-23, 20-24, 20-25 
Topsail Beach and Surf City, N.C. (SAW) 6-27 
Toronto Lake, Kans. (SWL)(SWT) 18-18, 19-18, 19-26, 19-30, 
19-33 
Torrington, Conn. (NED) 1-36 
Torrington, East Branch, Conn. (NED) 1-61, 1-64 
Torrington, West Branch, Conn. (NED) 1-61,1-64 
Totuskey Creek, Va. (NAO) 5-25 
Touchet River, Wash. (NPW) 39-18 
Towanda Lake, Kans. (SWT) 19-18, 19-29, 19-36 
Town Beach, Plymouth, Mass. (NED) 1-58 
Town Bluff Dam-B. A. Steinhagen Lake, Tex. (SWF) 16-19, 
16-20, 16-24 
Town Branch, Ga. (SAM) 10-44 
Town Creek, Americus, Ga. (SAM) 10-18, 10-43 
Town Creek, Harrodsburg, Ky. (ORL) 24-43 
Town Creek, Md. (NAB) 4-46 
Town Creek, S.C. (SAN) 7-7, 7-14, 7-17 
Town Fork, Ky. (ORL) 24-46 
Town Neck Beach, Sandwich, Mass. (NED) 1-58 
Townshend Lake, Vt. (NED) 1-25, 1-44, 1-59 
Trabuco Dam, Calif. (SPL) 33-38 
Tradewater River, Ky. (ORL) 24-35 
Tranquitas Creek, Kingsville, Tex. (SWG) 15-19, 15-36 
Tranters Creek, N.C. (SAW) 6-27 
Traverse City Harbor, Mich. (NCE) 31-48, 31-49 
Treasure Island, Mo. (LMM) 13-4, 13-8, 13-9 
Treatment of Yuba River Debris Situation-Restraining 
Barriers, Calif. (CDC) 44-2,44-5 
Tred Avon River, Md. (NAB) 4-46 
Trent River, N.C. (SAW) 6-24, 6-28 
Trenton Lake, Mo. (MRK) 20-25 
Trexler Lake, Pa. (NAP) 3-18, 3-23 
Tri-Pond Levee, Ill. (ORL) 24-38, 24-45 
Trinidad Lake, Colo. (SWA) 17-14, 17-19, 17-22 
Trinity River and Tributaries, Tex. (SWF)(SWG) 15-18, 15-22, 
15-34, 16-2, 16-17, 16-27 
Trinity River and Tributaries, Tex. (SWG) 15-11, 15-21, 15-33, 
15-37, 15-41, 15-45 
Trinity River Project, Tex. (SWF) 16-3, 16-20 
Triplett Creek, Morehead, Ky. (ORL) 24-43 
Troy, Ind. (ORL) 24-38, 24-45 
Truckee River and Tributaries, Calif. and Nev. (SPK) 35-19, 
35-32 
Truman, Harry S., Dam and Reservoir, Mo. (MRK) 20-13, 
20-17, 20-23 
Trumbull Lake, Conn. (NED) 1-64 
Trussville, Ala. (SAM) 10-43 
Truth or Consequences (Hot Springs) Unit, N. Mex. (SWA) 
17-13, 17-21, 17-23 
Tucannon River, Camp Wooten, Wash. (NPW) 39-19 
Tuckahoe River, Md. (NAB) 4-46 
Tuckerton Creek, N.J. (NAP) 3-10, 3-22, 3-26 
Tug Fork Valley, Ky., Va., and W. Va. (ORH) 25-15, 25-19 
Tule River, Calif. (SPK) 35-11, 35-24 
Tully Lake, Mass. (NED) 1-25, 1-44, 1-60 
Tulsa and West Tulsa Levees, Okla. (SWT) 19-35, 19-36 
Tuolumne River, Calif. (SPK) 35-25, 35-32 
Turkey Creek, Okla. (SWT) 19-36, 19-37 
Turkey Creek, S.C. (SAN) 7-12, 7-20 
Turner Prairie, Mill Creek, Oreg. (NPP) 37-55 
Turtle Creek, Pa. (ORP) 26-30, 26-31 
Turtle Creek, Yukon, Okla. (SWT) 19-36 
Tuscon Diversion Channel, Ariz. (SPL) 33-39 
Tuskahoma Lake, Okla. (SWT) 19-34, 19-36 
Tuttle Creek Lake, Kans. (MRK) 20-11, 20-17, 20-23 
Tuttle Creek Lake (Road Improvements), Kans. (MRK) 
20-12, 20-17, 20-23 
Tuttle Creek Lake, Kans.-Road and Bridge (1976 
Act)(MRK) 20-12, 20-23 
Twelvemile Bayou, La. (LMN) 11-53 
Twelvepole Creek, W. Va. (ORH) 25-24 
Twenty Mile Creek, Miss. (SAM) 10-18 
Twin Valley Lake, Minn. (NCS) 27-21, 27-28 
Twitch Cove and Big Thorofare, Md. (NAB) 4-12, 4-35, 4-42 
Two Harbors, Minn. (NCS) 27-9, 27-26, 27-31 
Two Rivers Dam, N. Mex. (SWA) 17-15, 17-19 
Two Rivers Harbor, Wis. (NCC) 30-14, 30-21, 30-29, 30-32 
Tyaskin Creek, Md. (NAB) 4-46 
Tybee Island, Ga. (SAS) 8-6, 8-11 
Tygart River Lake, W. Va. (ORP) 26-3, 26-19 
Tylers Beach, Va. (NAO) 5-23, 5-25 
Tyrone, Pa. (NAB) 4-26, 4-37, 4-44 
Tyrozna River, Ark. (MR&T) 42-55 
U 
Umatilla Harbor, Oreg. (NPP) 37-47 
Umatilla River (Echo), Oreg. (NPP) 37-56 
Umpqua River, Oreg. (NPP) 37-12, 37-33, 37-41 
Umpqua River and Tributaries, Oreg. (NPP) 37-56 
Unadilla, N.Y. (NAB) 4-51 
Union City Lake, Pa. (ORP) 26-15, 26-21, 26-29 
Union Lake, Mo. (LMS) 14-8, 14-14, 14-18 
Union River, Maine (NED) 1-55, 1-57 
Union Township Drainage District, Mo. (NCR) 28-7, 28-10, 
28-12, 28-13, 28-15 
Union Village Dam, Vt. (NED) 1-25, 1-44, 1-59 
Uniontown, Ky. (ORL) 24-36, 24-41, 24-43 
Uniontown, Pa. (ORP) 26-28, 26-32 
Uniontown Locks and Dam, Ky. (ORD) 22-1, 22-2, 22-3, 22-4, 
22-9 
University Wash and Spring Brook, Riverside, Calif. (SPL) 
33-40 
Upper Chipola River, Fla., from Mariana to its Mouth (SAM) 
10-42 
Upper Grand River, Mo. (MRK) 20-25 
Upper Grays River Area, Wash. (NPP) 37-53 
Upper Iowa River, Iowa (NCS) 27-35 
Upper Machodoc Creek, Va. (NAB) 4-46 
Upper Marlboro, Md. (NAB) 4-51 
Upper Mississippi River Basin (Rock Island District) (NCR) 
28-15 
Upper Mississippi River Basin (St. Paul Dist.), Black River 
Lake, Wis. (NCS) 27-35 
Upper Mississippi River Basin (St. Louis District) (LMS) 
14-10, 14-17 
Upper Pointe Coupee Loop, La. (MR&T) 42-16 
Upper Puyallup River, Wash. (NPS) 38-30 
Upper River Rouge, Mich. (NCE) 31-49 
Upper St. Francis River and Floodway (MR&T) 42-12 
Upper Thorofare, Md. (NAB) 4-46 
Upper Wabash River, Ind. (ORL) 24-46 
Upper White River, Ark. (SWL) 18-20 
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Urban Areas at Alton, Ill. (LMS) 14-20 
Urbanna Creek, Va. (NAO) 5-25 
Utica, Ind. (ORL) 24-37, 24-44 
Utica, Ohio (ORH) 25-27 
Utica Lake, Ohio (ORH) 25-29 
Utley Brook, Vt. (NED) 1-65 
V 
Valdez Harbor, Alaska (NPA) 40-14 
Vale, Oreg. (NPW) 39-18 
Valley City Drainage and Levee District, Ill. (LMS) 14-20 
Valley Drainage and Levee District, Ill. (NCC) 30-38 
Van Buren, Ark. (SWL) 18-23 
Van Meter, Iowa (NCR) 28-13, 28-15 
Vanceburg, Ky. (ORH) 25-23, 25-28 
Vanouver Lake Area, Wash. (NPP) 37-22, 37-35, 37-43 
Vandalia Drainage and Levee District No. 21, Ill. (LMS) 14-7, 
14-14, 14-18 
Vatia Area, American Samoa (POD) 36-5, 36-9 
Vaughn, Mont. (MRO) 21-19, 21-22 
Velva, N. Dak. (NCS) 27-35 
Ventnor, Margate and Longport, N.J. (NAP) 3-29 
Ventura Marina, Calif. (SPL) 33-8, 33-23, 33-31 
Ventura-Pierpont Area, Calif. (SPL) 33-36 
Ventura River Basin, Calif. (SPL) 33-40 
Ventura River Levee, Calif. (SPL) 33-39 
Vermilion Harbor, Ohio (NCB) 32-18, 32-27, 32-38 
vermilion Lock, La. (LMN) 11-47, 11-48 
Vermillion River, Minn. (NCS) 27-22, 27-28 
Verona Lake, Va. (NAB) 4-31, 4-38, 4-44 
Verona (Mouth of Feather River), Calif. (SPK) 35-29 
Vevay, Ind. (ORL) 24-38, 24-45 
Vicksburg Harbor, Miss. (MR&T) 42-31, 42-57 
Victory Lake, Vt. (NED) 1-65 
Villa Park Dam, Calif. (SPL) 33-38 
Village Creek, Ark. (SWL) 18-6, 18-12 
Village Creek, S.C. (SAN) 7-7, 7-14, 7-17 
Village Creek, White River, and Mayberry Levee Districts, 
Ark. (SWL) 18-14, 18-23 
Village of New Athens, Ill. (LMS) 14-18, 14-20 
Villisca, Iowa (MRK) 20-24 
Vince and Little Vince Bayous, Tex. (SWG) 15-18, 15-22, 
15-34 
Vincennes, Ind. (ORL) 24-36, 24-41, 24-43 
Vineyard Haven, Mass. (NED) 1-57 
Vinton Waterway, La. (LMN) 11-49 
Virginia Beach, Va. (NAO) 5-10, 5-16, 5-21 
Va. Beach Canal No. 2, Va. (NAO) 5-13, 5-17, 5-21 
Virginia Key and Key Biscayne, Fla. (SAJ) 9-26, 9-34, 9-45 
W 
W. D. Mayo Lock and Dam, Okla. (SWL)(SWT) 18-16, 19-4, 
19-30, 19-34 
W. Kerr Scott Dam and Reservoir (Wilkesboro Reservoir), 
N.C. (SAN) 7-10, 7-14, 7-18 
W. P. Franklin Lock and Dam, Fla. (SAJ) 9-54 
Wabash Railroad Bridges Meredosia and Valley City, Ill. 
(LMS) 14-18 
Wabash River, Ind. and Ill. (ORL) 24-39, 24-40, 24-46 
Wabash River Basin, Ind., Ill. and Ohio (ORL) 24-22, 24-31, 
24-38 
Wabasha Harbor, Minn. (NCD) 29-3, 29-8 
Waccamaw River, N.C. and S.C. (SAN) 7-7, 7-14, 7-17 
Waccamaw River and Seven Creeks, N.C. and S.C. (SAN) 
7-12, 7-20 
Waco Lake, Tex. (SWF) 16-17, 16-22, 16-25 
Wahkiakum County Consolidated Diking District No. 1, 
Wash. (NPP) 37-22, 37-35, 37-44, 37-50 
Wahkiakum County Diking Districts 1 and 3, Wash. (NPP) 
37-53 
Wahkiakum County Diking Improvement District 4, Wash. 
(NPP) 37-50, 37-53, 37-55 
Waianae Small Boat Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii (POD) 36-4, 36-9, 
36-10 
Waikiki Beach, Oahu, Hawaii (POD) 36-13 
Wailoa Stream and Tributaries, Hawaii, Hawaii (POD) 36-13 
Waimea Beach, Kauai, Hawaii (POD) 36-13 
Wake Island Harbor, Wake Island (POD) 36-12 
Waldo Lake Tunnel and Reregulating Works, Oreg. (NPP) 
37-52, 37-60 
Walla Walla, Mill Creek, Wash. (NPW) 39-18 
Wallabout Channel, N.Y. (NAN) 2-39 
Wallace, W. Va. (ORP) 26-32 
Wallace Channel, Pamlico Sound, N.C. (SAW) 6-24 
Wallace Lake, La. (LMN) 11-32, 11-37, 11-45, 11-50, 11-52 
Wallenpaupack Creek, Hawley, Pa. (NAP) 3-18 
Wallis Sands State Beach, Rye, N.H. (NED) 1-19, 1-58 
Wallisville Lake, Tex. (SWG) 15-12 
Walluski River, Oreg. (NPP) 37-53 
Walnut Bayou Channel Improvement, Ark. (SWT) 19-34, 
19-35, 19-36 
Walnut Creek, Calif. (SPK)(SPN) 34-14, 34-19, 35-19, 35-32 
Walter, Francis E., Dam, Pa. (NAP) 3-16, 3-23 
Walter F. George Lock and Dam, Ala. and Ga. (SAM) 10-45 
Wappapello Lake, Mo. (MR&T) 42-58, 42-60 
Wappinger Creek, N.Y. (NAN) 2-39 
Wappinger Creek at Pleasant Valley, N.Y. (NAN) 2-41 
Ware, Mass. (NED) 1-36, 1-60, 1-64 
Wareham Harbor, Mass. (NED) 1-55, 1-57 
Wareham-Marion, Mass. (NED) 1-65 
Warm Springs Lake and Channel, Calif. (SPN) 34-14, 34-23, 
34-24 
Warren River, R.I. (NED) 1-57 
Warrenton Diking District 1, Oreg. (NPP) 37-53 
Warrenton Diking District 2, Oreg. (NPP) 37-53 
Warrenton Diking District 3, Oreg. (NPP) 37-54 
Warrior Lock and Dam, Ala. (SAM) 10-40 
Warroad Harbor and River, Minn. (NCS) 27-9, 27-27, 27-31, 
27-34 
Warroad River and Bull Dog Creek, Minn. (NCS) 27-35 
Warsaw, N.Y., Oatka Creek (NCB) 32-42 
Warsaw Harbor, Ill. (NCD) 29-2, 29-9 
Warwick Cove, R.I. (NED) 1-57 
Warwick River, Md. (NAB) 4-46 
Warwood, W. Va. (ORP) 26-28, 26-32 
Washburn Harbor, Wis. (NCS) 27-34 
Washington, D.C., Aqueduct, Maintenance, Operation, and 
Capital Outlay (NAB) 4-31, 4-52 
Washington, D.C. and Vicinity (NAB) 4-51 
Washington, Pa. (ORP) 26-30, 26-32 
Washington Canal and South River, N.J. (NAN) 2-39 
Washington Harbor, D.C. (NAB) 4-12, 4-35, 4-42 
Washington Island, Wis., Harbor at (NCC) 30-37 
Washougal Area Levees, Wash. (NPP) 37-55 
Wastewater Treatment Plant, Pensacola Beach, Fla. (SAM) 
10-44 
Water Chestnut Elimination (NAB) 4-11, 4-35, 4-41 
Water Hyacinth Removal (SAJ)(SAM)(LMN) 9-16, 9-33, 9-41, 
9-50, 10-14, 10-29, 10-38, 11-22, 11-36, 11-43 
Water Valley Lake, Ark. and Mo. (SWL) 18-21, 18-23 
Waterbury, Conn. (NED) 1-36 
Waterbury Dam, Vt. (NAN) 2-41 
Waterbury-Watertown, Conn. (NED) 1-36, 1-61, 1-64 
Wateree River, S.C. (SAN) 7-19 
Waterford, Hudson and Mohawk Rivers, N.Y. (NAN) 2-41 
Waterloo, Iowa (NCR) 28-8, 28-10, 28-12, 28-13 
Waterloo, Nebr. (MRO) 21-20, 21-22 
Waterway Connecting Pamlico Sound and Beaufort Harbor, 
N.C. (SAW) 6-8, 6-20, 6-23 
Waterway Connecting Port Townsend and Oak Bay, Wash. 
(NPS) 38-28, 38-29 
Waterway Connecting Swanquarter Bay with Deep Bay, N.C. 
(SAW) 6-9, 6-20 
Waterway Connecting Tombigbee and Tennessee Rivers, Ala. 
and Miss. (SAM) 10-14, 10-29, 10-38 
Waterway from Empire, La., to Gulf of Mexico, La. (LMN) 
11-49 
Waterway from Indian River Inlet to Rehoboth Bay, Del. 
(NAP) 3-28 
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Waterway from Intracoastal Waterway to Bayou Dulac, La. 
(Bayous Grand Caillou and LeCarpe, La.) (LMN) 11-49 
Waterway from Little Choptank River to Choptank River, 
Md. (NAB) 4-46 
Waterway from White Lake to Pecan Island, La. (LMN) 
11-49 
Waterway-Norfolk, Va., To Sounds of N.C. (SAW) 6-21, 6-24 
Waterway on the Coast of Virginia (NAO) 5-9, 5-16, 5-20 
Waterways Experiment Station (WES) 45-1 
Watkins Glen, N.Y. (NCB) 32-42 
Watts Bar Lock and Dam, Tenn. (ORN) 23-16 
Watts Levee, Ill. (NCC) 30-39 
Waukegan Harbor, Ill. (NCC) 30-14, 30-21, 30-29, 30-32 
Waurika Lake, Okla. (SWT) 19-18, 19-26, 19-29 
Waverly, W. Va. (ORH) 25-23, 25-28 
Wax Lake Outlet, La. (MR&T) 42-52, 42-57 
Waycake Creek, N.J. (NAN) 2-38, 2-39 
Wears Creek, Mo. (MRK) 20-12 
Webb District Improvement Co., Oreg. (NPP) 37-54 
Webbers Falls Lock and Dam, Okla. (SWL)(SWT) 18-16, 
19-23, 19-27, 19-29, 19-30, 19-34 
Weber River and Tributaries, Utah (SPK) 35-32 
Weidmer Chemicals Drainage and Levee District, Mo. (LMS) 
14-20 
Weiser River, Idaho (NPW) 39-18, 39-19 
Wellfleet Harbor, Mass. (NED) 1-55, 1-57 
Wells Harbor, Guam (POD) 36-12 
Wells Harbor, Maine (NED) 1-17, 1-42, 1-52, 1-55 
Wellsburg, W. Va. (ORP) 26-28 
Wellsville, N.Y. (NCB) 32-23, 32-28 
Wellsville, Ohio (ORP) 26-30 
Wellsville, Ohio, Sec. I (ORP) 26-28, 26-32 
Wellsville, Ohio, Sec. II (ORP) 26-28, 26-32 
Wenatchee Canyons 1 and 2, Wash. (NPS) 38-12, 38-20, 38-25 
Wenatchee River, Wash. (NPS) 38-30 
Wessagussett Beach, Weymouth, Mass. (NED) 1-19, 1-58 
West Atchafalaya Floodway (MR&T) 42-16 
West Branch Chisholm Creek, Kans. (SWT) 19-36 
West Branch of Susquehanna River, Pa. (NAB) 4-27, 4-44, 
4-50 
West Bridgewater, Pa. (ORP) 26-28 
West Brookfield Reservoir, Mass. (NED) 1-65 
West Canaan Lake, N.H. (NED) 1-65 
West Fork Floodway, Tex. (SWF) 16-3, 16-5 
West Fork Lake, W. Va. (ORH) 25-24, 25-26, 25-29 
West Fork of Mill Creek Lake, Ohio (ORL) 24-22, 24-28, 24-39 
West Glendive, Mont. (MRO) 21-19 
West Harbor, N.Y. (NED) 1-55, 1-56 
West Hickman Area, Hickman, Ky. (LMM) 13-5, 13-8, 13-9 
West Hill Dam, Mass. (NED) 1-19, 1-42, 1-59 
West Kentucky Tributaries, Ky. (MR&T) 42-22, 42-30, 42-55, 
42-56, 42-58, 42-59 
West Matanzas Drainage and Levee District, Ill. (NCC) 30-38 
West Memphis Drainage, Ark. (MR&T) 42-55 
West Muddy Creek and Marys River, Oreg. (NPP) 37-55 
West Nishnabotna River Bridges (MRO) 21-20 
West of Morrilton, Ark. (SWL) 18-23 
West Oneonta Lake, N.Y. (NAB) 4-48, 4-49, 4-51 
West Point, Ga. (SAM) 10-17, 10-43 
West Point, Ky. (ORL) 24-37, 24-44 
West Point, Nebr. (MRO) 21-20, 21-22 
West Point Lake, Ga. and Ala. (SAS)(SAM) 8-10, 10-25, 10-31, 
10-40, 10-45 
West Richland, Wash. (NPW) 39-18 
West Springfield, Mass. (NED) 1-36, 1-60, 1-64 
West Stewartstown, N.H. (NED) 1-36 
West Tennessee Tributaries, Tenn. (MR&T) 42-13, 42-22, 
42-30, 42-55, 42-56, 42-58 
West Terre Haute, Ind. (ORL) 24-23, 24-28, 24-36, 24-41 
West Thompson Lake, Conn. (NED) 1-36, 1-46, 1-62 
West Union, W. Va. (ORH) 25-27 
West Warren, Mass. (NED) 1-36, 1-60, 1-64 
Westchester Creek, N.Y. (NAN) 2-39 
Westcott Cove, Conn. (NED) 1-54, 1-57 
Westerly, R.I. (NED) 1-64 
Westfield, Mass. (NED) 1-65 
Westland District Improvement Co., Oreg. (NPP) 37-54 
Weston, Vt. (NED) 1-36, 1-60, 1-64 
Weston, W. Va. (ORP) 26-30 
Westport, Conn. (NED) 1-65 
Westport, Ky. (ORL) 24-38, 24-45 
Westport District, Oreg. (NPP) 37-54 
Westport Harbor and Saugatuck River, Conn. (NED) 1-54, 
1-57 
Westport River, Mass. (NED) 1-57 
Westport Slough, Oreg. (NPP) 37-47 
Westville Lake, Mass. (NED) 1-36, 1-47, 1-62 
Wethersfield Cove, Conn. (NED) 1-54 
Weymouth Back River, Mass. (NED) 1-57 
Weymouth-Fore and Town Rivers, Boston Harbor, Mass. 
(NED) 1-17, 1-42, 1-52, 1-55 
Wheeler, General Joe, Lock, Ala. (ORN) 23-16 
Wheeling, W. Va. (North Wheeling) (ORP) 26-29, 26-32 
Wheeling, W. Va. (Wheeling Island) (ORP) 26-29, 26-32 
Wheeling, W. Va. (ORP) 26-28, 26-32 
Whetstone River, Minn. (NCS) 27-10, 27-24 
Whiskey & Rock Creeks, Kans. (SWT) 19-37 
White City Park, Ohio (NCB) 32-41 
White Lake Harbor, Mich. (NCE) 31-23, 31-37, 31-45 
White Oak Dike, N.C. (SAW) 6-16, 6-28 
White River, Ark. (above Peach Orchard Bluff) (SWL) 18-20 
White River, Ark. (below Newport) (LMM) 13-2, 13-8, 13-9 
White River, Ind. (ORL) 24-35, 24-46 
White River Backwater Area (MR&T) 42-58 
White River Basin, Ark. (SWL) 18-6, 18-12, 18-13, 18-21 
Whitebird Creek, Idaho (NPW) 39-18 
Whitefish Point Harbor, Mich. (NCE) 31-22, 31-37, 31-45 
Whitesburg, Ky. (ORL) 24-42 
Whitewater River Basin, Calif. (SPL) 33-40 
Whitings Creek, Va. (NAO) 5-25 
Whitlow Ranch Dam and Reservoir, Ariz. (SPL) 33-15, 33-32 
Whitmanville Lake, Mass. (NED) 1-31, 1-45, 1-53, 1-62 
Whitney Lake, Tex. (SWF) 16-19, 16-22 
Whitney Point Lake, N.Y. (NAB) 4-25, 4-37, 4-48, 4-49 
Whitney Point Village, N.Y. (NAB) 4-25, 4-37, 4-48, 4-49 
Whittington, Will M., Canal (MR&T) 42-53, 42-58 
Wichita and Valley Center, Kans. (SWT) 19-35, 19-36 
Wichita River Chloride Control Plan, Tex. (SWT) 19-6, 19-24, 
19-31 
Wickford Harbor, R.I. (NED) 1-57 
Wicomico River, Md. (NAB) 4-13, 4-35, 4-42 
Wiggins Mill Dam and Reservoir, N.C. (SAW) 6-26 
Wilcox, Pa. (ORP) 26-32 
Wild Rice and Marsh Rivers, Minn. (NCS) 27-34 
Wild Rice River-South Branch and Felton Ditch, Minn. 
(NCS) 27-22, 27-28 
Wildcat and San Pablo Creeks, Calif (SPN) 34-15, 34-19 
Wilders, Ky. (ORL) 24-36 
Wiley Creek Lake, Oreg. (NPP) 37-55 
Wilkes-Barre, Pa. (NAB) 4-51 
Will M. Whittington Canal (MR&T) 42-53, 42-58 
Willamette Falls Fish Ladder, Oreg. (NPP) 37-52 
Willamette River above Portland and Yamhill River, Oreg. 
(NPP) 37-13, 37-33, 37-41 
Willamette River and Major Channel Clearing and Snagging 
on Tributaries, Oreg. (NPP) 37-51, 37-55 
Willamette River and Middle Fork, Oreg. (NPP) 37-52 
Willamette River at Willamette Falls, Oreg. (NPP) 37-13, 
37-33, 37-42, 37-46 
Willamette River Basin, Oreg., Bank Protection (NPP) 37-23, 
37-35, 37-44, 37-52 
Willamette River Basin, Oreg. (NPP) 37-23, 37-44, 37-51, 
37-55 
Willamette River Basin Channel Clearing and Snagging, Oreg. 
(NPP) 37-51, 37-55 
Willamette River Basin Flood Control Projects, Oreg. (NPP) 
37-51 
Willapa River and Harbor and Naselle River, Wash. (NPS) 
38-8, 38-19, 38-24, 38-27 
William Bacon Oliver Lock and Dam, Ala. (SAM) 10-40 
William L. Springer Lake, Ill. (NCC) 30-17, 30-22 
Williamson, W. Va. (ORH) 25-27, 25-28 
Williamsport, Pa. (NAB) 4-28, 4-38, 4-44 
Williamstown, W. Va. (ORH) 25-23, 25-28 
Williamsville Reservoir, Vt. (NED) 1-64 
Williston, N. Dak. (MRO) 21-19 
Willoughby Channel, Va. (NAO) 5-25 
Willow Creek Lake, Oreg. (NPW) 39-5, 39-13, 39-17 
Willow Island Locks and Dam, W. Va. (ORD) 22-1, 22-2, 22-4, 
22-7 
Wilmington Harbor, Del. (NAP) 3-13, 3-23, 3-26 
Wilmington Harbor, N.C. (SAW) 6-9, 6-20 
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Wilmore, Pa. (ORP) 26-30, 26-32 
Wilson Harbor, N.Y. (NCB) 32-18, 32-27, 32-38 
Wilson Lake, Kans. (MRK) 20-12, 20-17, 20-23 
Wilson Lock and Dam, Ala. (ORN) 23-16 
Wilson Mills Reservoir, N.C. (SAW) 6-26 
Wilson Point Harbor, Conn. (NED) 1-57 
Wilton, N.H. (NED) 1-36 
Winfield, Kans. (SWT) 19-18, 19-26, 19-29, 19-36 
Winnibigoshish Reservoir, Minn. (NCS) 27-32 
Winnipesaukee Lake, N.H. (NED) 1-57 
Winona, Minn. (NCS) 27-22, 27-28, 27-35 
Winona Harbors, Minn. (NCD) 29-3, 29-8 
Winooski River, Vt. (NAN) 2-41 
Winslow (Tributaries of Little Colorado River), Ariz. (SPL) 
33-40 
Winsted, Conn. (NED) 1-36, 1-60, 1-64 
Winter Harbor, Maine (NED) 1-57 
Winter Harbor, Va. (NAO) 5-25 
Winthrop Beach, Mass. (NED) 1-19, 1-58 
Winthrop Harbor, Mass. (NED) 1-55, 1-57 
Wisconsin River, Wis. (NCS) 27-33 
WWiissthearr t Point Channel, Va. (NAO) 5-25 Lake, Okla. (SWL)(SWT) 18-18, 19-19, 19-27, 19-30, 
19-33 
Withlacoochee River, Fla. (SAJ) 9-50, 9-51 
Wolf and Jordan Rivers, Miss. (SAM) 10-15, 10-29, 10-38 
Wolf-Coffee Lake, Kans. (MRK) 20-25 
Wolf Creek Dam and Lake Cumberland, Ky. (ORN) 23-9, 
23-10, 23-18 
Wolf River and Tributaries, Tenn. (MR&T) 42-55, 42-57 
Wolf River (Memphis Harbor), Tenn. (LMM) 13-3, 13-8, 13-9 
Wood Island Harbor, Maine and Pool at Biddeford (NED) 
1-57 
Wood River Drainage and Levee District, Ill. (LMS) 14-10, 
14-15, 14-17 
Wood River Levee Project, Ill. (LMS) 14-19 
Woodbridge Creek, N.J. (NAN) 2-39 
Woodbury Creek, N.J. (NAP) 3-28 
Woodcock Creek Lake, Pa. (ORP) 26-16, 26-21, 26-29 
Woodland Street Bridge, Nashville, Tenn. (ORN) 23-5 
Woodlands, W. Va. (ORP) 26-29, 26-32 
Woodlynne, N.J. (NAP) 3-30 
Woodmont Shore, Milford, Conn. (NED) 1-19, 1-58 
Woodruff, Jim, Lock and Dam, Ga. and Fla. (SAM) 10-24, 
10-31, 10-39, 10-45 
Woods Hole Channel, Mass. (NED) 1-57 
Woodson Drainage District, Oreg. (NPP) 37-50, 37-54, 37-55 
Woonsocket, R.I. (NED) 1-36, 1-59, 1-64 
Worcester, Mass. (NED) 1-36, 1-59 
Worcester Diversion, Mass. (NED) 1-64 
Wrangell Harbor, Alaska (NPA) 40-14 
Wrangell Narrows, Alaska (NPA) 40-14 
Wright Patman Dam and Lake, Tex. (LMN) 11-32, 11-38, 
11-45, 11-50, 11-51 
Wrights Creek, N.C. (SAW) 6-10, 6-20, 6-24 
Wrightsville Beach, N.C. (SAW) 6-16, 6-28 
Wrightsville Dam, Vt. (NAN) 2-41 
Wynoochee Lake, Wash. (NPS) 38-13, 38-20, 38-25 
Wyoming Valley, Pa. (NAB) 4-29, 4-44 
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Yadkin River, N.C. (SAN) 7-10, 7-18, 7-19 
Yakima, Wash. (NPS) 38-30 
Yakima River, West Richland, Wash. (NPW) 39-19 
Yakima River at Ellensburg, Wash. (NPS) 38-30 
Yalobusha River, Miss. (LMK)(MR&T) 12-11, 42-53 
Yamhill River, Oreg. (NPP) 37-13, 37-33, 37-41 
Yankton, Sacred Heart Hospital, Emergency Bank 
Stabilization, S. Dak. (MRO) 21-8, 21-14 
Yaquina Bay and Harbor, Oreg. (NPP) 37-14, 37-34, 37-42 
Yaquina River, Oreg. (NPP) 37-47 
Yatesville Lake, Ky. (ORH) 25-15, 25-19 
Yazoo Basin, Miss. (MR&T) 42-10, 42-19, 42-30, 42-56, 42-58, 
42-59 
Yazoo Basin Headwater, Miss. (MR&T) 42-53 
Yazoo Basin Levees (MR&T) 42-48, 42-51 
Yazoo City and Belzoni Protection Works, Miss. (MR&T) 
42-53, 42-58 
Yazoo River, Miss. (LMK)(MR&T) 12-3, 12-9, 12-13, 42-53 
Yazoo River Basin Backwater, Miss. (LMK)(MR&T) 12-13, 
42-53, 42-59 
Yazoo River Basin Levees (MR&T) 42-48 
Yellow Jacket Creek, Hogansville, Ga. (SAM) 10-43 
Yellowstone River, Billings, Mont. (MRO) 21-19 
Yellowstone River, Livingston, Mont. (MRO) 21-19 
Yellowstone River, W. Glendive, Mont. (MRO) 21-22 
Yellowstone River Bridges, Mont. (MRO) 21-19 
Yocona River, Miss. (MR&T) 42-53 
Yonkers, N.Y. (NAN) 2-24, 2-30,2-35 
York, Codorus Creek, Pa. (NAB) 4-29, 4-38, 4-44 
York Harbor, Maine (NED) 1-18, 1-42, 1-52 
York River, Va. (NAO) 5-23, 5-25 
York Spit Channel, Va. (NAO) 5-18 
Youghiogheny River, Pa. and Md. (ORP) 26-27, 26-29 
Youghiogheny River Lake, Pa. and Md. (ORP) 26-16, 26-21, 
26-29 
Youngs Bay and Youngs River, Oreg. (NPP) 37-15, 37-34, 
37-42, 37-46 
Youngs River Dikes, Oreg. (NPP) 37-54 
Youngstown, Ohio (ORP) 26-30, 26-32 
Yuba River, Calif., Treatment of Debris Situation-Restraining 
Barriers, (CDC) 44-2, 44-5 
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Zanesville, Ohio (ORH) 25-23, 25-28 
Zintel Canyon Dam, Wash. (NPA) 39-5, 39-13, 39-17 
Zippel Bay Harbor, Minn. (NCS) 27-33 
Zumbro River, Minn. (NCS) 27-35 
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