This is the story of the Missouri River Divisions sixty year relationship with one of Americas greatest rivers - the wide Missouri. The story begins in 1933 with the construction of Fort Peck Dam in Montana and the establishment of the Missouri River Division in Kansas City. It concludes with the complex management challenges the Division faces today as it celebrates sixty years of dedicated service to the Nation and the people of Americas Heartland. The focus of the narrative is on the six main stem dams that were built between 1933 and 1964 that today are managed as a single system. In order to address problems and opportunities associated with management of the reservoir system, it is important to look back in time and account for changes and events that have taken place since the system was authorized. Except for the Fort Peck project, the dams and reservoirs in this system were authorized by the Flood Control Act of 1944 which implemented the Pick-Sloan plan. Big Dam Era synthesizes this important legislative history.

Includes bibliographical references and index. https://usace.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p16021coll4/id/160/