Missouri River Recovery Program: Finding the Right Balance: Sediment Management

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Date of this Version

2008

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Published by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (2008) 1-2

Abstract

The goal of the Missouri River Recovery Program (MRRP) is to create a sustainable ecosystem for the river’s native species while protecting and maintaining the Corps’ congressionally-authorized project purposes. Many of the river’s uses – such as habitat, agriculture, municipal water use, flood protection, navigation and hydropower – can be threatened by imbalanced sediment distribution in sections of the Missouri River and its tributaries.