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Show 523 boats up and down? [ R. 1297] " A. The Missouri river below Kansas City, daring freshets, builds bars and cats banks and changes quite considerably. " During the cut- out stage the Missouri river frequently stops after it has excavated a channel not more than three feet in depth. " Q Supposing it was never dredged? " A Then in low water around three feet would be the maximum depth over some of those bars between Kansas City and the mouth." R. 1297- 1298. He is not familiar with the Snake River. R. 1301 The gradient of the Colorado River in that section from Moab to the junction of the Green and Colorado Rivers is around one foot per mile. R. 1301. [ THE SPECIAL MASTER] " Q. Now, in your experience, if a river carries a large amount of sand, do bars form more quickly if the river is swift or if it is slow -- if the current is swift or it is slow? " A. The swift currents, of course, make the faster changes. " Q. Do they build up higher bars or lower bars, swift current? " A. The swift current builds a shoaler river. " Q. That would depend somewhat on the question of whether the river could spread out, or whether it flows |
