Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of a a discharge pipe is being installed on Site # 8 of the Long Branch Creek watershed, showing the foundation for the riser chimney. OK-533-10.
Date: August 13, 1957
Creator: Chance, R. J.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of Long Branch Creek Watershed Project, Site # 8. A discharge pipe being installed on site no. 8 shows foundation for the riser chimney. R.J. Chance, Area Conservationist, is checking the size of the discharge pipe. OK-533-9.
Date: August 13, 1957
Creator: Morris, David
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Irrigation Water Line

Photograph of an UNIDENTIFED man standing next to a water line from a 75 foot deep drilled well which irrigates the field seen in the picture. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Irrigation. Water line from drilled well (75 foot deep) through 4" casing. Showing part of field irrigated by the water (225-250 gallons per minute) from the 75 foot well. See pictures 10 and 11."
Date: February 13, 1957
Creator: Davis, T. J.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of Detention Reservoir, Site No. 10. Floodwater Retarding Reservoir. Little Wewoka Creek Project (WP-2-2)3. OK-554-5.
Date: September 13, 1957
Creator: Price, Neil E.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of detention reservoir. Site # 10. Floodwater Retarding Reservoir. Little Wewoka Creek Project (WP-2-2)3.
Date: September 13, 1957
Creator: Price, Neal E
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

The Washita River is Dry

Photograph of W.O. "Sam" Dodson pointing up Sandstone Creek and Charles Burns, Roger Mills County Agent, pointing at Washita River which is dry. Sandstone Creek with a drainage area of 65,000 acres is flowing while the Washita River is dry with a drainage area of 600,000 acres.
Date: December 13, 1957
Creator: Whittington, Fred L.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History