Title | Water Resources Development by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Oregon |
Publication Type | Report |
Year of Publication | 1963 |
Authors | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. North Pacific Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Portland District, and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Walla Walla District |
Pagination | p.14, 16, 34, 79, 82 |
Institution | United States Army Corps of Engineers |
City | Portland, Or. |
Call Number | OSU Libraries: Guin *Yaquina File, Valley TC424 O7 U5 |
Keywords | flooding, harbor, jetties, navigation, physical modification, Scholfield Creek, Smith River, Umpqua River, Winchester Bay |
Notes | Navigation: details jetty and channel project at entrance; river channel from entrance to Reedsport; turning basins and side channels; and channel in Scholfield Creek. "The overall project is complete. No work has been done on the Scholfield River channel which is classified as inactive." Details 1956 project for navigation channel on the Smith River from the river mouth to Sulphur Springs Landing. Gives traffic in 1961, average traffic from 1952-1961. Flood control: details 1951 project for Umpqua River and tributaries. Survey of small boat harbor at Winchester Bay held up awaiting decisions by local officials on cooperation. Reports: review report authorized to enlarge the channel, but report held "pending decision by local interests on improvements desired." Outlines proposed review report for flood control, irrigation, power development and navigation. Public hearing held in Roseburg on 29 Nov. 1956. Report not yet completed. |
Label | 7310 |