Opinion ID: 355551
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 6

Heading: The River Between 1879 and 1912.

Text: 120 In 1881 the highest flood waters of any time since reliable records have been kept occurred on the Missouri River. However, no maps were introduced to show the location of the river between 1879 and 1890. The next map available after 1879 is the 1890 Missouri River Commission map, see Plate V, which shows the thalweg to have moved north and somewhat to the east of its 1879 location. Significantly, the river is shown to occupy far less area than that shown on the 1879 map and the land to the east of the thalweg is shown as stabilized soil with permanent vegetation growing on it. 121 The trial court felt these facts simply (show) the normal and logical progression of the accretion which was shown to be forming in 1879 . . . . 433 F.Supp. at 79. There exists no factual predicate whatsoever to support this conclusion. 59 122 After 1890 the river moved in a northerly and easterly direction to a position shown as the northerly high bank in approximately 1912. See Plate III. 123 We now turn to the trial court's findings and the factual discussion involving the marked change in the course of the river between 1912 and 1923. 124 NOTE: OPINION CONTAINS TABLE OR OTHER DATA THAT IS NOT VIEWABLE 125