Mississippi River Headwaters Lakes in Minnesota. Feasibility Study. Main Report

Download or read book Mississippi River Headwaters Lakes in Minnesota. Feasibility Study. Main Report written by CORPS OF ENGINEERS ST PAUL MN ST PAUL DISTRICT. and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The investigation of six Mississippi River Headwaters Lakes: Gull Lake, Leech Lake, Pine River, Pokegama, Sandy, and Winnibigoshish centers on all water resource problems involving the operation plans for flood control, water supply, recreation, navigation, power, and conservation; review of erosion control problems downstream of Pokegama dam; review of bank erosion; a feasibility study of stabilized White Oak Lake water levels on the Mississippi River upstream of Pokegama and Leech Lake River; a review of flood problems near Riverton, Minnesota; a hydrologic review of the existing headwaters lakes perimeter diking system; a feasiblity study of removing channel obstructions on the Whitefish Lakes Chain; a study of the adequacy of the Leech Lake inlet channel; a review of a possible subimpoundment in Leech Lake and march restoration; and a review of the adequacy and effectiveness of the existing flood control project for Aitkin, Pine Knoll and Cedar Brook. The main report is a general, nontechnical presentation which evaluates selected problems, summarizes costs and benefits and other impacts of each alternative, and makes recommendations for further study.