Water Resources: Hydraulics and Hydrology
With the river itself?
A:
Yes.
Q ..
And the effect that those dams were going to have?
A:
Missouri River used to be a mile wide, two miles wide, five miles wide. It had been
narrowed with dikes to provide a deeper, narrow navigation channel on a stable alignment.
Q ..
How far did the navigation go on the Missouri? I know it went to Omaha.
A:
Well, it used to go all of the way to Sioux City just below Gavins Point Dam. Later they cut
the upper limit of navigation back to Omaha. I don't know how far they maintain the
navigation channel now. I think, traditionally, there's been a lot of grain moving on the river,
but outside of grain, I don't know that there's very much traffic. So it's very seasonal traffic.
Yes, I think grain and raw materials, basically, are what they move.
Yes.
How fast was the Missouri when they were first starting to work on it? Was it anywhere near
as rapid as it is today? I lived in Omaha for three years, and I used to go down and watch the
river.
A:
When did you live there?
In the early `70's.
Early `70's. Was this during high flow?
It was in the spring, yes.
A:
Yes, when they would have been releasing flood water.
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