Report of the U.S. Army Engineers describing the geography of the areas around the Houston Ship Channel and Buffalo Bayou including the likelihood of floods and benefits of flood control.
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Titles
Main Title:
[Review of Reports]: Vince and Little Vince Bayous, Texas
Added Title:
Letter From the Secretary of the Army Transmitting a Letter From the Chief of Engineers, Department of the Army, Dated April 30, 1962, Submitting a Report, Together With Accompanying Papers and Illustrations, on a Review of the Reports on Vince and Little Vince Bayous, Texas, Requested by a Resolution of the Committee on Public Works, House of Representatives, Adopted July 1, 1958.
Added Title:
Review of Reports on Houston Ship Channel and Buffalo Bayou (Vince and Little Vince Bayous), Texas
Report of the U.S. Army Engineers describing the geography of the areas around the Houston Ship Channel and Buffalo Bayou including the likelihood of floods and benefits of flood control.
Physical Description
xi, 36 p. : ill., maps
Notes
"June 18, 1962 -- Referred to the Committee on Public Works and ordered to be printed with three illustrations."
Contents: Letter of transmittal -- Comments of the Bureau of the Budget -- Comments of the Governor of Texas -- Comments of the Department of the Interior -- Comments of the Department of Agriculture -- Report of the Chief of Engineers, Department of the Army -- Report of the Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors -- Report of the District Engineer: Syllabus | Authority | Extent of investigation | Prior reports | Description| Economic development | Climatology | Extent and character of flooded area | Existing Corps of Engineers' project | Improvement by Federal and non-Federal agencies | Improvements desired | Flood problems and solutions considered | Plan of improvement | Estimates of first cost | Estimate of annual charges | Estimates of benefits | Comparison of benefits and costs | Proposed local cooperation | Apportionment of cost among interests | Coordination with other agencies | Discussions | Conclusions | Recommendations -- Recommendations of the Division Engineer
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United States. Department of the Army. Office, Chief of Engineers.[Review of Reports]: Vince and Little Vince Bayous, Texas,
report,
1962;
Washington D.C..
(https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1048133/:
accessed April 27, 2024),
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