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The Pick–Sloan Missouri Basin Program, formerly called the Missouri River Basin Project, was initially authorized by the Flood Control Act of 1944, which approved the plan for the conservation, control, and use of water resources in the Missouri River Basin.
This is a list of dams in the watershed of the Missouri River, a tributary of the Mississippi River, in the United States. There are an estimated 17,200 dams and reservoirs in the basin, most of which are small, local irrigation structures. Reservoirs in the watershed total a capacity of approximately 141,000,000 acre-feet (174 km 3). [1]
The Missouri River Valley Culture, or "Steamboat Society," was first defined in the 1850s by non-Indian residents of the Dakotas who sold wood to steamboats or trapped furs along the river bottoms. Gambling, prostitution and illegal alcohol sales to American Indians fueled the growth of the culture, which eventually included outfitters ...
Oct. 30—Drought is expected to continue in the Missouri River basin, bringing down water levels and bottom lines. According to the National Weather Service, 75% of the Missouri River basin ...
The project caused more than 1,500 Native Americans to relocate from the river bottoms of the Missouri river due to the flooding. [4] The project has successfully controlled flooding throughout the Missouri River basin, provided water for irrigation and municipalities, generated baseload power throughout the central US.
The Davenport center is located at 3908 West River Drive, and the Bettendorf facility at 24495 Valley Drive. According to Wilson, major evacuations are not likely to be needed, but that doesn't ...
Map of the Missouri River watershed The White River flowing into the Missouri River and coloring it with clay. Tributaries of the Missouri River, a major river in the central United States, are listed here in upstream order. These lists are arranged into river sections between cities or mouths of major tributaries for ease of navigation.
South River; Spring River (Arkansas), of Missouri and Arkansas 57 miles (92 km) Spring River (Missouri), of Missouri, Kansas and Oklahoma; Squaw Creek; Sweet Oak Branch; Taff Branch; Tarkio River; Thompson River; Troublesome Creek; Weldon River; White River 722 miles (1,162 km) Whites Creek; Whittenburg Creek; Whitewater River; Wilsons Creek ...