South Dakota State Library: Digital Collections

- Oahe unit would create ‘island of excellence,’ SDSU president says
- Missouri River Basin Project (U.S.) Oahe Unit; Irrigation--South Dakota; South Dakota State University. Water Resources Institute; South Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station; South Dakota State University. Cooperative Extension Service; Briggs,...
- Dr. H.M. Briggs testified before members of the U.S. Senate on behalf of the Oahe Irrigation Project. Dr. Briggs stated that the irrigation unit would generate additional employment and stabilize the economy.
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- Initial Stage, Oahe Unit, Missouri River Basin Project
- Missouri River Basin Project (U.S.) Oahe Unit; Irrigation--South Dakota; Dams -- South Dakota; Flood control--Law and legislation--United States; United States. Army. Corps of Engineers; James River (N.D. and S.D.); Oahe Conservancy Sub-District...
- The Congressional Report submitted by Senator George McGovern concerning the Senate Bill 6 authorizing the construction of the initial state of the Oahe unit of the Missouri River Basin project.
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- Questions and Responses Regarding the Proposed Oahe Irrigation Project
- Irrigation -- South Dakota; Missouri River Basin Project (U.S.). Garrison Diversion Unit; Missouri River Basin Project (U.S.) Oahe Unit; James River (N.D. and S.D.); United States. Bureau of Reclamation
- Questions asked by people who will be affected by the irrigation project are answered by members of the College of Agriculture and Biological Sciences at South Dakota State University who are serving on an Oahe Task Force committee.
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- Let’s Accelerate Oahe Irrigation Unit
- Irrigation -- South Dakota; Missouri River Basin Project (U.S.) Oahe Unit; United States. Bureau of Reclamation
- This editorial supports the development of the Oahe Irrigation Unit.
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- Tennessee Valley Authority Holds Waning to Missouri Basin States
- Missouri Basin Inter-agency Committee; Missouri River Basin Project (U.S.) Oahe Unit; Tennessee Valley Authority; Irrigation -- South Dakota
- This editorial compares the Tennessee Valley Authority with the Missouri Basin Commission and the involvement of the federal government with control of Missouri Basin development.
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- Oahe Engineers Observe Rare Earth Movement
- Oahe Dam (S.D.); Missouri River Basin Project (U.S.) Oahe Unit; Starbird, Alfred D. (Alfred Dodd), 1912-1983
- A large chunk of earth has been observed slipping along a natural fault line at the construction area of the Oahe Dam. An area engineer states that it may be the first time such an event has been watched and scientifically recorded.
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- Positive Action Needed To Enable South Dakotans To Use Our Water
- Missouri River Basin Project (U.S.) Oahe Unit; Irrigation--South Dakota; Fort Randall Dam (S.D.); Niobrara River (Wyo. and Neb.); Irrigation--Nebraska; Irrigation--Kansas; Irrigation--Texas
- This editorial discusses the report of a consulting firm which proposed a plan to use Missouri River water to irrigate states south of South Dakota.
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- Unity – Key To Progress
- Missouri River Basin Project (U.S.) Oahe Unit; University of South Dakota. School of Business; South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; South Dakota State University. Office of Remote Sensing
- Ben Reifel discusses continued development for South Dakota including the Oahe irrigation Project, the University of South Dakota’s School of Business, the South Dakota School of Mines, and South Dakota State University’s institute of remote...
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- Ask 190,000-Acre Irrigation Project In Oahe First Stage
- Irrigation -- South Dakota; Missouri River Basin Project (U.S.) Oahe Unit; Oahe Conservancy Sub-District (S.D.); United States. Bureau of Reclamation; Mundt, Karl E. (Karl Earl), 1900-1974; McGovern, George S. (George Stanley), 1922-; South Dakota....
- The directors of the Oahe Conservancy Subdistrict requested the development of 190,000 acres in the first stage of the Oahe Irrigation Project.
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- Engineering Isn’t All There Is To Starting S.D. Irrigation Project
- Irrigation--South Dakota; Missouri River Basin Project (U.S.) Oahe Unit; Oahe Conservancy Sub-District (S.D.); Water resources development--South Dakota.
- This article concerns the proposed legislation to create the South Dakota Conservancy District.
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- Oahe Irrigation Plan Feasible, Bureau Reports
- Irrigation -- South Dakota; Missouri River Basin Project (U.S.) Oahe Unit; United States. Bureau of Reclamation; Palmer, William; Johnson, Bruce; Cheney, George
- A preliminary report draft lists the Oahe irrigation program as economically feasible for irrigating eastern South Dakota counties.
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- House Committee Okays First Stage Of Oahe Project
- Irrigation -- South Dakota; Missouri River Basin Project (U.S.) Oahe Unit; Berry, Ellis Yarnal, 1902-1999; Udall, Morris K.; Saylor, John P.; Reifel, Ben, 1906-1990
- A bill authorizing construction of the first stage of the Oahe Irrigation Project was approved after an amendment was adopted concerning the state’s ban on nonresident waterfowl hunters.
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- Crystal Ball Says Irrigation Will Develop Slowly But Surely in S.D.
- Irrigation -- South Dakota; Missouri River Basin Project (U.S.) Oahe Unit; United States. Bureau of Reclamation
- The article provides a hypothetical analysis of irrigation costs for a typical farm.
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- Big Job Precedes S.D. Irrigation
- Irrigation -- South Dakota; Missouri River Basin Project (U.S.) Oahe Unit; United States. Bureau of Reclamation
- An editorial encouraging South Dakotans interested in irrigation to organize irrigation districts.
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- Large Scale Irrigation In SD Probably 25 Years Into Future
- Irrigation -- South Dakota; Missouri River Basin Project (U.S.) Oahe Unit; Water resources development--South Dakota
- If the South Dakota conservancy District Bill passes, it will take many years to establish large scale irrigation in South Dakota.
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