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William Glenn Sloan (August 21, 1888 – August 13, 1987) was an American inventor and scientist who was co-author of the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program to dam the upper Missouri River. Sloan was born in Paris, Illinois. His father, a Presbyterian minister, moved to Helena, Montana in 1910.
The Pick-Sloan Flood Control Act of 1944 (P.L. 78–534), enacted in the 2nd session of the 78th Congress, is U.S. legislation that authorized the construction of numerous dams and modifications to previously existing dams, [2] as well as levees across the United States.
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.
The Missouri River Basin from Garrison Dam to Oahe Dam, excluding the Cheyenne River Basin above the normal operating pool of Lake Oahe. North Dakota and South Dakota. 37,400 sq mi (97,000 km 2) HUC1013: 1014 Missouri–White subregion: The Missouri River Basin from Oahe Dam to Fort Randall Dam. Nebraska and South Dakota. 20,200 sq mi (52,000 km 2)
Enders Dam was built in 1947-1951 as part of the Missouri Basin Program [5] of the Bureau of Reclamation. Water stored at Enders is diverted into the Frenchman-Cambridge Irrigation district. [6] Enders Reservoir State Recreation Area is a popular location for fishing, hunting and other outdoor recreation activities. [7]
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In response, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation began investigating the Smoky Hill River basin in 1941 to determine what would be feasible, but the outbreak of World War II halted the effort. The Flood Control Act of 1944 authorized the creation of Cedar Bluff Reservoir as part of the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program, and investigations resumed in ...