The Missouri River and ... T/1c object of your 111issio11 is to As early dS 1824 the Corps of Enp,ineers bep,dll snap, removal, bul it was not until 1881 Lhal Congress appropriated funds for Missouri River & explore tile Missouri River, and sue// The Lewis Clark pri11cipal strea111s of it, as, by its improvement. The Bicentennial Commemoration course nud comm1micntio11 witII tile improvements waters of tile Pacific Ocen11, wftetller consisted of dearing TI1e watershed for the Missouri River provides drdinage tile Colu111bin, Oregan, Colrado, or U1e slreambed of dead for dpproxinMtely one-sixth of the United St,ites. From auy other river, 111ay offer t/1e 111ost trees <rnd other the headwaters in Monlcma to the mouth in M_issouri, the direct aud pmctib/e water­ obstruLtions, and "Big Muddy" nows through seven stales. lt1s i.mporlcmce lo U1e com11m11icntio11 across the co11tine11t, for induded alterations of """"' Americcm et:ono my and its history is unpd.rdUeled. the p11rposes ofco111111ercc ... the river itself. The Corps reLled on a Thom.is Jefferson number of techniques For over 200 years, the United States Army has had very dose lies to LllP With Lhese instrurtions1C aptdin Meriwelher LRwis began what WclS to keep U1e ri ver open Missouri River. After all, Lewis, Oark and most of U1e oUler explorers on Ule destined lo he the mosl sip,nific.ml exploration of Lhe Amerie<rn Wesl. and d1eck hank "Corps of Discovery" were members of the US Army. Over the yedrs, the Lewis' journey bep,an in Ule summer of1803 when he left Washington erosion. One of U1e Army has removed snags, proteL1ed bclnks, constructed a navigation channel, D.C. after completing months of prep,uation and speciaLlzed training iJ1 most effective wds the buill Aood control levees, eslahLlshed fisheries, preserved culturdl resources, medicine, bot.my, and navigation. His first stop W<lS Pillsburp,h, buildinp, of dikes dnd enhanced recre,1tion, built ddms, and developed wildlife habitats. The Pennsylvdnia lo obtain Ule custom desip,ned 55' keelboal. Tlwn, wiUl a pirrs into the river lo Army's relationship lo the Missouri continues through today as the Corps of Llnliled crew, he proceeded down U1e Ohio River lo present day divert Lhe cu rrent S11ngs (S1111ke11 Trees) 011 tlie Misso11ri, Hard·colOl'ed Engravng b'f Kail Bodmer Engineers is the primary slewdfd of the water and l•nd along the most Louisville1 Kentucky where his partner dnd co-captain, William Oark1 away from Ule eroding famous Wdlerway in America. joined him . There the two ca plains selected the initial enlisted members shoreLlne. These structures increased Ule river's velocity, looseniJ1g of the expecLltion before proceecLlnp, on Lo their fi.rsl winter campsite al sediment dnd deepeni.np, the d1annel for s te,unboats. The Missouri River Camp Wood, JJ.linois, ne.ir SL. Louis. They eventua.Lly began their Beginninf', in 2003 and continuing Uiroup,h 2006, Ule Corps of Engineers will Bank StabiJ.iza ti on and Navigation Project authorized by Congress in t journey up Uw Missouri River irnd iJ1lo L11e newly acquired Louisiana 1912, eslabLlshed a permanent six-fool dM1mel for na vip,ation from SL. f be participdting with the National Lewis and O ark Bicentennial CoundJ, territory on May 14, 1804. For the next two and a half years, Lhe Native American Tribes and oth er Federal, Stale, and local governments i.n Louis, Missouri to Sioux O ly, Iowa. Jn 1945 Uie project was modified to expedition traveled U1e lenp,U1 of U1e Missouri River, LTOSsed the Rocky provide for a nine-foot deep and 300 foot wide d1annel. Toddy more than the Bicentennial Commemoration of the famed Lev.'is and Oark Expedition. ,rnd Bitterroot Mounta iJ1s, and foUowed Lhe Clearwater, Snake, and The Corps o( Engineers wcmls you lo enjoy the commemor.ilion and hds 1.5 million Lons of conunod.ities1 not ind udin p, sand, RrcJvel and watervvay ii Col umbid Rivers to Lhe Pc1dfic OctMn cUl d back dgc1in. assembled Ule foUowing maps lo dSSisl in yourlr.wcls Lliroui;houl lhc Lower material, are moved by hclrge on the river annually. Missouri River. Whether travelinp, by car alonp, the Lewis and Oark r Ndtional Historic Trail, by bike alonp, Lhc beautiful Kdty Trail State Park, or Along the way Expedition members kep l detailed journals of their by boat on the Missouri River, the Corps of Engineers hopes that you dctivilies, collected specimens of discoveries, and dmrled their prop,ress. Stewardship They proceeded up ,1gciinst the Missouri's current, rarely making more experience some of Ule same feeling of discovery that Lewis and Clark did Tliroup,h U1e years, Conp,ress has authorized U>e Corps of Engineers lo than 12 oliles per day, Lo the Mandan Vi l.lap,es where they spent the 200 years ago. complete many different projects alonp, the river wiUl numy different winter of 1804-05. TI1e next spring they continued on, joined by a Frend1 project purposes. Jn addition to navigation, bank slabilizalion and nood trapper Charbo1meau and his young Shoshone wife Sacagawea. WiUl her control have been long slandinp, Corps of Engineers responsibilities ,1Jong assistance Uley crossed the mountains and proceeded down Lhe the river. The newest project purpose has been cre•tion of fish and About the Expedition Columbia River lo the Pacific Ocean. After spendin f\ the winter of 1805- wild Life .ireas as a part of the Missouri River Fish and Wildlife Milip,alion t ,,, 1806 on the coast, they retraced their route, eventually retuminp, to St. TI1e orip,iJl of lhis grectlesl o ( American adventures Project. The Mi ti gal ion Project was eslabLlshed lo compensate for fish and rli- Louis in late September of 1806. was a prod ucl of the wildlife habitat losses Lhdl resulted from past dMtmelization efforts on Lhe visiondfy intellect of Missouri River. The project, which extends 735 river nliles from SL Louis President Thomas to Sioux O ly, w il.I eventudlly encompass 166,750 acres of land for Ule Jefferson. By the Lime Navigation purpose of restoring and preserving dqudlic and Lerreslrial habitcll dl Jefferson negotiated the Fur trappers and traders led Ule w• y in navigating the Missou.ri River, certain locdti011S <llong the river in Nehrnska1 Iowa, KdllSclS and Missouri. pu rd iase of Ule using Cdn Oes an d flat-hollomed Frend1 boats. Larger vess<'is, keelboats, Louisiana Territory first tldvip,aled the river in 180-l when Meriwe Uler Lewis and Willi•m Implementation of the project bep,dn in 1991. Presently, 27 different from France, he hdd Clark explored U1e recently purchased Louisiana Territory. In 1819 Ule mitigalion s ites1o r approxllnalely 30,700 acres, are in various slctges of already arranged to s teamboat came lo the Missouri. Steamboat traffic was vital lo the acquisition and development. ShaUow waterside charu1els hdve been send a continp,enl out Lo openinp, of the west and reached its peak in 1880. Takinp, advantage of reopened, wellands have been constructed, bollomJ,rnd timber has been explore Ulis new land . the paddle wheeler's shdUow d raft, river men eventually pushed the plan led and many other acllievements hdve been mdde. This project will Jefferson gave hedd of navip,alion to Fort Benton, MonldJ1a, 2,285 mi.Jes from Ule mouth. Lake many years Lo accompLlsh dnd wi.U preserve vital habit.it for future comnl<tnd of the During these early days Ule river meandered widely, occupying al one gcnerdlions. Expedition to the lime or anoU1er mosl of Uie vdUey from bluff lo bluff. Unpredictable IMnk Utliled Stales Army. Lewis & Clark Co/Inge erosion, sndp,s and floods presented a constant th.real to navigation and Courtesy of lhe American Philosophical Society va lley improvement. .=. ,,, .. - "" .. 'I Map Features Aids to Navigation For information about This 12 page map series of the lower Missouri River hep,ins at its e•ch pu hLic land ared ~ Mile Marker Boards are useful navigation aids that help you connucnce wilh lhc Mississippi River nea r St. Louis and ends mMr on a parlicular map MILEBOA.llo locdte your position on these maps or on a nctv ig,1lion chart. 1 111 Nehr<lska City 560 miles upstream. The river, as surveyed hy the look lo the table on U1e ""'"KE Mile mdrkers indicate the distance upstream from the mouth Missouri River Commission in 1879, is shown in gr•y, while today's focing page. Contact of the river (river mile 0), al the confluence of the Missouri and d1annel is shown in blue. Each map covers about 50 river miles and is the mdnaging agency Mississippi Rivers. The boards are attached lo beacons (see below) on 1 printed al a scale of 1 inch equdls 2 2 miles. for maps and camping Lh e river banks and iJHLicale distances in miles. TI1e U.S. Army Corps of or day use regulations. Enffineers pl<1ces additional hlue or white mile brurds on trees or posts Lewis a11d Clnrk Campsites, marked by an .\' , are provided courtesy of See back cover for a list loCdled along Lhe banks. James D. Harlan, UnivNsily of Missouri Geop,raphic Resources Center. of agencies and These campsite locations are products of the Lewis and Oark Historic abhrevidtions. Beacons are permanently fixed to a post or other structure along the Landscape Project lh<lt was conducted al the Geogr<1phic Resources bank. Lighted be.icons are called Lights and unlighted beacons are called Center, Department of Geogrdphy, University of Missouri in partnership Boat Ramps are shown with a r<1mp symbol. A table on each map's day beacons or day bo<1rds.