NEWS - September 15, 2003
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“Corps Increases Missouri River Water Releases.” Yankton Press & Dakotan, 9
September 2003.
The Army Corps of Engineers has increased water releases from upper Missouri River reservoirs to support downstream barge traffic.
“Missouri
River flows affect corn industry.” Sioux City Journal, 10 September 2003.
The state's corn farmers have an interest in the ongoing debate
over how much water should be sent down the Missouri River to support barge
traffic, an industry spokeswoman said.
*also appeared in the Yankton Press & Dakotan, 9 September 2003.
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Smith, Frederic. “Editorial: Weeds need corps' immediate attention.” Bismark Tribune, 11 September 2003.
Along with stranded docks and boat ramps, landlocked lake cabins and reduced fishing, low water on the great lakes of the Missouri has brought a compounded weed problem.
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Graham, Bill. “Volunteers gather for Missouri River cleanup.” 13 September 2003.
Most of the 1,000 students who attended a kickoff Friday for today's cleanup of the Missouri and Kansas rivers never had been close to a big river.
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“Missouri flows hit near-record lows.” Omaha World Herald, 13 September 2003.
A combination of hot, dry weather and court-ordered restrictions on the amount of water released through dams resulted in near-record-low flows on the Missouri River in August, according to the Army Corps of Engineers.
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Rice, Mike. “Hundreds brave rain to clean up Missouri River.” 14 September 2003.
Nearly 600 volunteers braved rainy weather Saturday to clean up a 26-mile stretch of the Missouri River banks.
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Von Kampen, Todd. “Midlanders don't have to go far in pursuit of Lewis and Clark.” Omaha World Herald, 14 September 2003.
From the Indian mounds at Rulo to Fort Randall Dam, the Missouri River along Nebraska's border can keep Lewis and Clark aficionados busy for days.
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“Missouri River reservoirs at record-low level.” Omaha World Herald, 15 September 2003.
The six Missouri River reservoirs held 42.9 million acre-feet of water at the end of August, a record low amount for that date, the Army Corps of Engineers said.
*also appeared in the Grand Forks Herald, 15 September 2003.
Steward, Elsa. “Flood Plain Development: Over-engineering of rivers is driven by greed.” St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 15 September 2003.
It is essential that the public be fully informed about the issue of flood plain development, especially in light of 1993's disastrous flood and the plans to develop large portions of the flood plains in the St. Louis area.