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Stabilized River Seen Within 10 Years - Will Cost 62 Million . . . . April 17, 1955
Looking Directly Downstream . . . from the present pilot channel in the Missouri River the viewer looks across the area where the river will be channeled to take directly under the Decatur Bridge in the distance.
Downriver Exploration For 100 Hardy Iowans - Sioux City To Missouri Valley
Rainy Weather Attire . . . was the order of the day as members of the Missouri River tour group gathered at the embarkation dock in Sioux City. Nearly 100 people made the 120-mile downriver trip to Missouri Valley.
Missouri River
File #1: 5/23/88
Rock Dikes . . . are an important part of the Missouri River stabilization work. These above Councill Bluffs were seen on a river inspection trip between Blair and Nebraska City, Neb. Rock being used on these dikes was taken from the bottom of the…
3 More Rock Dikes Planned For River Here
Current Diversion . . . in Missouri River is accomplished by this rock dock jutting out from Council Bluffs shore, just north of I-480 bridge.
Army Model Of Missouri Helped Save Local Levees
This Is Council Bluffs . . . as viewed by employees of the U.S. army engineers at the Waterways Experiment Station near Clinton Miss. No. 1 is the Ak-Sar-Ben bridge river gauge; 2 - Union Pacific tracks; 3 - Twenty-ninth avenue, old Indian Creek…
Scale Model Of Missouri River
Water Flows Through . . . miniature navigation channel of engineer project at Mead, Neb.
Council Bluffs Lost Union Pacific Headquarters in a Fight Over Railroad Bridge
Here is an early day view of a Union Pacific train crossing the Missouri river between Council Bluffs and Omaha on tracks laid on the ice. In the spring the flood waters from the Missouri would seep the temporary ties away, and the trains returned…
Dredge Up Historic River
The Meriwether Lewis . . . A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dredge, will be towed from St. Louis, Mo., to Brownville, Neb., where it will become a museum of Missouri River history.
Dredge Lewis To Retire This Month
The Dredge Meriwether Lewis . . . soon to leave the Omaha district, weighs 1,043 tons, is almost 269 feet long and can dredge to a depth of 20 feet. She has accommodations for 64 men although she never carried a crew that large.
DeSoto Bend Tim-Table Advanced 2 years; Engineers To Be Finished in 1960
Now Ice Bound...this section of the Missouri River will become a part of the DeSoto Bend Lake after a new river channel is cut by Army Engineers. Timbered area to right will become a wildlife refuge.
Federal Plans Call For A Bigger Ox Bow Lake; Add 6,000 Acres
Looking North...across the Ox Bow Lake proposal. Dotted line at lower left indicates the approximate course the Missouri River channel would take. Land area in center would become wildlife refuge. Sealed off river loop would become a lake.
Long's Landing Rebounds After Two Flood Years
The Difference A Couple Of Years Makes: In June of 1983, Long's Landing was under water, above. Heavy rains had flooded the area. This summer, the park is in good shape, below. Government money has been allocated to repair flood damage.
Missouri At 20-Year High - Long's Landing Flooded
Don't Plan On Having Any Picnics . . . at Long's Landing for the next few days. The rising Missouri River, which was expected to crest Thursday, caused the recreation area to flood Wednesday. Harold Borwick, director of the Pottawattamie County…