Legal Opinion
Frances L. Swanson v. United States of America
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 16, 1986No. 85-3718PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEPHENS, District Judge:
Before 1950, Lake Pend Oreille in Idaho was a navigable water of the United States with an ordinary high water level of 2051 feet above mean sea level. In 1950 Congress passed the Flood Control Act, Pub.L. No. 81-516, 64 Stat. 163,170 (1950). Under its authority, the United States Army Corps of Engineers constructed the Albeni Falls Dam and Reservoir Project at the west end of Lake Pend Oreille. The purposes of the Project were to provide for flood control, navigation, conservation, recreation and power generation as a part of a comprehensive plan for improvement of…
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