Flood Control Act of 1938
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For other versions of the Flood Control Act, see Flood Control Act.
The Flood Control Act of 1938 was an Act of the United States Congress signed into law by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt that authorized civil engineering projects such as dams, levees, dikes, and other flood control measures through the United States Army Corps of Engineers and other Federal agencies. It is one of a number of Flood Control Acts passed nearly annually by the United States Congress.
[edit] Projects covered by the Act
[edit] Dams
- Kinzua Dam (begun in 1960, completed in 1965)
- Wappapello Dam and Lake Wappapello on the St. Francis River. Wappapello Dam was dedicated in June, 1941, and the dedication address was given by Langdon R. Jones of Kennett, Missouri. at the request of Missouri Governor Lloyd C. Stark.
[edit] See also
for related legislation which sometime also implement flood control provisions.
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