Skunk Creek Dam Then Reservoir Plan Details
The article outlines flood control plans for a reservoir and Skunk Creek dam project. It cites regulating flows from a 3,991 square mile drainage with 1,910 contributing to peak floods, a 963,000 acre foot storage with 168,000 for flood control and 226,000 for other uses, plus 13,000 surface acres for recreation. First cost around 29 million dollars. The Skunk Creek dam near Hartford would be 2,800 feet long and 77 feet high, draining 409 square miles with 291 contributing to floods.
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Big Sioux River Dam Plan Outlines Five Reservoirs
The proposed Canton and Valley Manor dams would form a five reservoir system on the Big Sioux River with flood control storage and water supply. Total potential cost about 109 million dollars, with annual benefits near 6.5 million and local cost sharing of about 21.2 million. Construction could begin around 1975 if strong local support and funding are secured.
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Reservoir plans raise roads and rail routes question study
A Rock Valley Bee extract notes estimated time to complete a reservoir system into 1981 or 1985 with roads and rail lines to be raised or rerouted to clear the basin. Major routes would stay in place where possible, but some state and county roads would be diverted to serve new areas. Soil and water conservation alone would not solve all water resource problems in the basin.
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