TitleWater Resources Development by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Oregon
Publication TypeReport
Year of Publication1973
AuthorsU.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
Paginationp.102, 104, 110-111
InstitutionUnited States Army Corps of Engineers
CityPortland, Or.
Call NumberOSU Libraries: Valley TC424 O7 U5
KeywordsDays Creek, flooding, harbor, jetties, navigation, North Umpqua River, physical modification, Reedsport, Smith River, South Umpqua River, Umpqua River
NotesNavigation: South Jetty extended 1938, North Jetty done 1940, new training jetty on south side built 1940. South Jetty repaired 1963. Details 1957 project for navigation channel on the Smith River. Gives traffic in 1971, average traffic from 1962-71, rough estimates of commodities shipped. Flood control: details 1951 project for Umpqua River and tributaries. Levees at Reedsport finished 1969. Reports: worst flooding is on the South Umpqua. Days Creek Dam recommended in 1971 interim report. In 1972, report presented to Congress. Photo of fisherman on North Umpqua, p.97, of tug moving log rafts past Reedsport p.110.
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