R. E. Kennedy, who heads the state engineering department of North Dakota, gave a detailed explanation of the report he recently made to the city commission, pertaining to his plans for Mouse river flood [...]Read More... from On This Day | Flood[...]
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Is a boat-load of gold buried somewhere along the Missouri River?
It began as a journey home, rich with promise and heavy with gold. In the summer of 1863, a boat full of miners drifted down the Missouri River, their fortunes stashed beneath deck planks — and their fate sealed by a single[...]
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On This Day | Seeking Adventure Down the River
T. J. Nervine on Tuesday morning for New Orleans in a boat which he built in the last few days in one of the lumber yards. The boat is called the “Bismarck,” and is [...]Read More... from On This Day | Seeking[...]
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On This Day | Missouri Diversion
Gov. Shafer welcomed North Dakota’s distinguished guest and spoke of the project to harness the Missouri river somewhere above Bismarck, with a dam, diverting the waters of the Missouri thru the central and eastern [...]Read More... from On This Day | Missouri[...]
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Minnesota Confronts Rising River Costs with System-Wide Approach
Minnesota is staring down a tough reality: their rivers are flooding more often, running murkier, and overwhelming piecemeal solutions. At the latest Minnesota River Congress, a coalition of citizens, engineers, and environmental leaders called for a system-wide approach to water management—one that[...]
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On This Day | Why We Tamed the Mighty Missouri
4. The great reservoirs not only will hold back the floods, but they will hold enough water so that a minimum stream depth for navigation can be preserved in dry periods. This will afford [...]Read More... from On This Day | Why[...]
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On This Day | Taming the Mighty Missouri
These are the reservoirs to be created by the dams with which man will at last tame, harness and use the mighty Missouri river for a magnificent new source of power, irrigation and flood [...]Read More... from On This Day | Taming[...]
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On This Day | The First Ride West
Few people realize the important part which the steamboat played in the early days in the upbuilding of the west. No railroad system in the United States played as great a part as the [...]Read More... from On This Day | The[...]
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Archaeology Reveals New Information Mandan Indians
An archaeological excavation near the Missouri River s providing a wealth of information and artefacts, some of it dating back to the 1600’s. More details from KX News. [...]Read More... from Archaeology Reveals New Information Mandan Indians
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Mighty Missouri Kayaks are Ready to Paddle
A Bismarck company is working to make the Missouri River more accessible by paddle power. The trip from the Garrison Dam tailrace to Washburn or Bismarck is a great adventure, and here’s the story on a Bismarck company that can help make[...]
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North Dakota Trying to Crack Down on Littering on Missouri River
State officials are working to keep glass and litter out of the Missouri River and off the beaches. One of their tools — a $250 fine. And at that price, it probably makes sense to avoid glass and bring a garbage bag. [...]Read[...]
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Missouri River an Underutilized Resource
Water is a valuable resource, and state and county water officials want to create a long-term water usage plan that protects the resources and our state’s water interests. [...]Read More... from Missouri River an Underutilized Resource