Appendix D — Improvement of the Upper Mississippi, 1866-1876
The following table gives in detail the different divisions into which the river was divided for convenience in letting contracts, and prosecuting the work of improvement, the number of miles covered in each division, and the amount expended in each in the ten years from 1866 to 1876:
| DIVISION | MILES | AMT. EXPENDED |
| St. Anthony Falls to St. Paul | 11 | $ 59,098.70 |
| St. Paul to Prescott | 32 | 638,498.56 |
| Prescott to Head Lake Pepin | 29 | 111,409.17 |
| Harbor at Lake City | — | 16,091.62 |
| Foot Lake Pepin to Alma | 12 | 341,439.26 |
| Alma to Winona | 29 | 365,394.25 |
| Winona to La Crosse | 31 | 236,239.39 |
| La Crosse to McGregor | 72 | 308,311.07 |
| McGregor to Dubuque | 59 | 137,236.65 |
| Dubuque to Clinton | 67 | 131,905.29 |
| Clinton to Rock Island | 40 | 228,298.99 |
| Rock Island to Keithsburg | 58 | 70,071.85 |
| Keithsburg to Des Moines Rapids | 60 | 515,971.20 |
| Keokuk to Quincy | 40 | 355,263.71 |
| Quincy to Clarksville | 60 | 552,051.47 |
| Clarksville to Cap au Gris | 43 | 389,959.31 |
| Cap au Gris to Illinois River | 27 | 137,116.97 |
| Illinois River to Mouth of Missouri River | 25 | 70,688.77 |
| Miscellaneous, maintenance of Snag-Boats, Dredges, wages, provisions, etc. | 549,760.92 | |
| —— | ———— | |
| 695 | $5,200,707.25 |