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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.
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.
Interstate 29 was closed in March, and again in May, from Council Bluffs to the Missouri state border and from there to St. Joseph, Missouri, [40] [41] [42] with portions of the interstate under 15 ft (4.6 m) of water. [citation needed] On September 20, sections of Interstate-680 and Interstate 29 were once again closed due to Missouri River ...
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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 ...
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]
McDaniel Lake is a 300-acre (1.2 km 2) source of water for the city of Springfield, Missouri owned and operated by City Utilities of Springfield as their public water source. Despite being 5 miles (8.0 km) north of the city limits, the Springfield Police Department has primary jurisdiction over the lake, shorelines and corresponding city-owned ...