Annual Report of the Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army on Civil
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IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS IN THE KANSAS CITY, MO., DISTRICT This district comprises a portion of southwestern Iowa; northwest- ern, central, and western Missouri; northern Kansas; southern Nebraska; and a portion of northeastern Colorado embraced in the drainage basin of the Missouri River and tributaries from Rule, Nebr., to the mouth. The report on the navigation project for the section of the Missouri River from Kansas City, Mo., to Rule, Nebr., is in- cluded in report upon improvement of rivers and harbors in Omaha, Nebr., district. IMPROVEMENTS Navigation Flood control-Continued Page Page 1. Missouri River, Kansas City 8. Kanopolis Reservoir, Mis- to Rulo__ 741 souri River Basin, Kans__ 760 2. Missouri River, Kansas City 9. Tuttle Creek Reservoir, Mis- to mouth------------- 741 souri River Basin, Kans__ 762 3. Other authorized navigation 10. Topeka, Kansas River, Kans_ 763 projects _ 745 11. Chariton River, Mo ...... 765 12. Pomme de Terre Reservoir, Flood control Missouri River Basin, Mo. 766 13. Other authorized flood con- 4. Missouri River Basin, Kan- trol projects____________ 767 sas City district-___ 745 14. Inspection of completed pro- 5. Missouri River agricultural jects- 768 levees, Sioux City, Ia., to 15. Flood control work under mouth_ 747 special authorization .... 768 6. Kansas Citys, on Missouri and Kansas Rivers, Mo. General investigations and Kans_ 750 7. Harlan County Reservoir, 16. Examinations and surveys _ 769 Missouri River Basin, 17. Collection and study of basic Nebr- -- 758 data---------------- 769 1. MISSOURI RIVER, KANSAS CITY TO RULO See report on Missouri River, Kansas City to Sioux City, page 772. 2. MISSOURI RIVER, KANSAS CITY TO THE MOUTH Location. The Jefferson, Madison, and Gallatin Rivers conjoin at Three Forks, Mont., to form the Missouri River, which flows south- easterly 2,464.41 miles across or along 7 States to the Mississippi River, 17 miles above St. Louis. For description, see page 1149, Annual Report for 1932. Practically the entire length of the section from Kansas City to the mouth is contained within the State of Missouri. Previous projects. The first appropriation for improvement by regulation was made in the River and Harbor Act of June 18, 1878. The original plan for comprehensive improvement was adopted by the 1 1941 adjusted mileage. 741 742 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1955 River and Harbor Act of August 2, 1882, modified by River and Har- bor Acts of July 5, 1884, September 19, 1890, and June 13, 1902. For further details, see page 1891 of Annual Report for 1915, and page 1153 of Annual Report for 1938. Existing project. This provides for a channel of 9-foot depth and width not less than 300 feet, to be obtained by revetment of banks, con- struction of permeable dikes to contract and stabilize the waterway, cutoffs to eliminate long bends, closing of minor channels, removal of snags, and dredging as required. Length of section under improve- ment (mouth to upper end of Quindaro Bend) is 386.2 miles.1 Or- dinary and extreme fluctuations of stage are 16 and 38 feet, respectively. The estimated cost for new work (1955) is $120,000,000 exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The estimated cost for annual maintenance is $2,550,000. The existing project was authorized by the following River and Harbor Acts: Acts Work authorized Documents July 25,1912 Project adopted for securing a permanent navigable H. Doc. 1287, 61st Cong., 3d sess. channel of 6-foot depth. (contains latest published map). Aug. 8,1917 This act fixed the upstream limit of the improvement H. Doc. 463, 64th Cong., 1st sess. at the upper end of Quindaro Bend (386.2 miles (contains latest published map). from the mouth), and provided for dredging. Mar. 3,1925 For a minimum width of 200 feet, with a reasonable additional width around the bends. Aug. 30, 1935 For completion of improvement from the mouth to H. Doec. 238, 73d Cong., 2d sess. Sioux City, Iowa. (contains latest published map). Mar. 2,1945 For securing a navigable channel of 9-foot depth and H. Doc. 214, 76th Cong., 1st sess, a minimum width of 300 feet. (contains latest published map). Local cooperation. The project provides that cooperation from benefited localities may be required, in case a comprehensive plan is adopted by Congress, for an apportionment of expense, where any improvement confers special benefit; and receipt of contributions from private parties, to be expended with Government funds upon authorized works where such would be in the interest of navigations is authorized by the River and Harbor Act of March 4, 1915. The Secretary of the Army has approved the general principle of coopera- tive construction on the Missouri River below Kansas City on the basis that 25 percent of the cost of any special installation shall be paid by the United States and 75 percent by the local interests. The total amount contributed by local interests in cooperation with the United States from 1918 to June 30, 1955, was $675,662.80, of which $8,647.11 was returned to contributors. Terminal facilities. Facilities for transferring grain, petroleum products, and other commodities are maintained at various locations on this section of the river. These facilities are listed in the following table: 1 1941 adjusted mileage. RIVERS AND HARBORS--KANSAS CITY, MO., DISTRICT 743 Location 2 of facility I Miles Description above mouth Nearest town (1941 mileage) E xisting fa ilities: Steel pipe unloading facility___________________.......... 384. 0 Kansas City, Kans. O i l -l o ad i n g f a c i l i t i e s ....................................... 379. 6 Do. Grain elevator, conveyor, and dock, publicly owned, leased 379. 1 Do. to private concern. Warehouse, escalator, bulk-handling dock, and concrete 378. 6 Kansas City, Mo. loading platform, publicly owned, leased to a private cor- poration. Loading platform .......................................... 378. 2 Do. Warehouse and concrete loading platform, publicly owned, 377. 2 Do. leased to Department of the Army. Facilities for transferring sand and gravel..._ _ _ 377. 1 Do. Facilities for transferring sand and gravel and wharf-......... 376. 8 Do. Orain-loading facilities_ __ 375. 55 Do. Bulk-handling facilities______ __ 3 371.3 Randolph, Mo. Facilities for transferring sand and gravel__- _..._._.. .._ 321.8 Lexington, Mo. Grain-loading facilities. _- .. ... _........_......... 297. 15 Waverly, Mo. Facilities for transferring sand and gravel_ -------.-.---..-- 296. 9 Do. Do _ .... ...- ___ _ -_. _ _ -__ .. .- .. 3 227. 2 Glasgow, Mo. Grain-loading facilities_____ ___ ___ .... _____.... S226. 9 Do. Facilities for transferring sand and gravel__-----------.- 196. 5 Boonville, Mo. Do.................................... ................ 3 186. O0 Rocheport Mo. 142. 8 Jefferson dity, Mo. Dock, barge unloading_---- -------- --- ---- - .-..-- .-- 116. 3 Chamois, Mo. Facilities for transferring sand and gravel-.-------..----.-__-8 96. 5 Hermann, Mo. D o _... ..---- .--- -- -- -- - .---- - .- .-- .- .--- 67. 5 Washington, Mo. D o -_ -- --- -- --- ---- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 28. 0 St. Charles, Mo. Proposed facilities: Grain-loading facilities__ ___ 384. 4 Kansas City, Kans. Sand-loading facilities____..__.. ____________ _ _ 3 382. 5 North Kansas City, Mo. Grain-loading facilities _ .......... _ ....._.. ... ..__ _ 380. 0 Kansas City, Kans. Oil-loading facilities_____________________ .______.___.... 379. 6 Do. Molasses-unloading facilities. ... ....._ .... _...... _.. _ . 378. 1 Kansas City, Mo. Fixed general purpose dock____............__.....__......... 376. 73 Do. Coal-unloading dock ......__ _ .._ _. ...._ .._._.. ........ 375. 55 Do. Oil-unloading facilities __-._ _ .. ____________-.. - - 375. 55 Do. 'Coal-unloading facilities_,_______________.__.____ . 369. 8 Do. Oil-unloading facilities ___... ...............__ __ ___.......... 367. 8 Sugar Creek, Mo. Grain-unloading facilities__ ___________. .____... 322. 3 Lexington, Mo. General purpose wharf facilities __ .......................... 322. 2 Do. Oil-unloading facilities_____..__.________ __. .. 3 257. 0 DeWitt, Mo. General purpose facilities__________.... _........ 196. 5 Boonville, Mo. Oil tank and unloading facilities .._................. ....... 196. 0 Do. Oil-unloading facilities .... .. .. .. ... .. .. .. ... .. .. .. 192. 0 Do. Wharf and barge loading facilities___.__ _ 143. 0 Jefferson City, Mo. Grain-loading facilities_____________ __.. ____ 134. 0 Osage City, Mo. Bulk-handling facilities ..... 5.0 St. Charles, Mo. 1 Privately owned and operated unless otherwise indicated. 2 On right bank unless otherwise indicated. $ On left bank. Operations amd results during fiscal year. New work: This work consists of construction, by contract, of 25 dikes and 53 dike extensions totaling 20,194 linear feet with 2 dikes and 1 dike extension totaling 930 linear feet under construction but not yet completed and 7 lengths of revetment totaling 9,139 linear feet completed during the fiscal year. Constructed by hired labor were 18 dikes and 13 dike extensions totaling 11,516 linear feet with 1 piece of revetment 544 feet in length under construction but not completed during the fiscal year. The total cost of new work (including a pending adjustment of $8,098) was $1,948,908. 744 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1955 Maintenance: This work consisted of the repair, by contract, of 13,555 linear feet of dikes and 11,568 linear feet of revetment, at a total cost of $797,614, and the accomplishment, by hired labor, of the following: Removal of 6,837,315 cubic yards from 5 localities by the U. S. Dredges Black, Mitchell, and Keoknuk, at a total cost of $675,779; the repair of 27,823 linear feet of dikes and 104,074 linear feet of revetment at a total cost of $1,049,499; reconnaissance and channel marking for navigation at a total cost of $347,180; real estate man- agement services at a total cost of $519; stream gaging for special studies and working data at a cost of $22,853; the total cost during the fiscal year, of all maintenance work, including engineering, de- sign, surveys, supervision and administration and a pending adjust- ment of $8,515 was $2,901,959.