The Commander of the Northwest Division of the Army Corps of Engineers says a study of flood control measures is needed along the Missouri River below Gavins Point Dam to St. Louis.
Brigadier General Peter Helmlinger spoke at a Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing Wednesday in North Sioux City.
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Helmlinger says the river doesn’t have the capacity to carry the water flowing into the system below the dams:
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Helmlinger says levees along the lower river may have to be modified:
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The subcommittee hearing was chaired by South Dakota Senator Mike Rounds.
Jerry Oster WNAX
