Flooding in Fort Cobb

Photograph of Fort Cobb, Oklahoma was flooded by 10 inch rain in 5 hours on Cobb Creek. The water was 3 feet deep in the main part of town. The Soil Conservation Service office had 15 inches of water in it. The water in the background is the Washita River which is being flooded by a 11-inch rain on Rainy Mountain Creek. The river did not flood Fort Cobb.
Date: May 18, 1949
Creator: Ginter Photo Co.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

The Washita River at Mountain View

Photograph of the Washita River at Mountain View, Okla. The flood shown in Okla-10,013, Okla-10,015, Okla-10-016, Okla-10-018, and Okla-10,021 on the Washita River was developed from rains below this point on the Washita. This photo was taken of the river at the highest stage during the flood lower down at Mountain View, Carnegie, Ft. Cobb and Anadarko.
Date: May 18, 1949
Creator: Ginter Photo Co.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Cobb Creek Flood Water

Photograph of flood water from Cobb Creek. The rainfall at Fort Cobb was 10 inches and south of Weatherford was approximately 3 inches which is on the headwaters of Cobb Creek. The 10 inch rain at Fort Cobb lasted for 5 hours.
Date: May 18, 1949
Creator: Ginter Photo Co.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Drop Inlet Operating on Cloud Creek

Photograph of a drop inlet on Cloud Creek watershed operating after a 4. 6 inch rain in 4 hours. This drop inlet is above Detention Reservoir No. 1. Very little of the one inch flood storage was used. A 48 inch pipe is through the dam and the 280 acre drainage area had good land treatment on it.
Date: May 18, 1949
Creator: Ginter Photo Co.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Sugar Creek Flood

Photograph of view of part of flooded bottom of Sugar Creek. Highway 281 was 4 feet in water night before.
Date: May 18, 1949
Creator: Gardner, G. C.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Flood Waters Over Highway Bridge

Photograph of aerial view of flood water from Rainy Mountain Creek over highway bridge and road fill from 11 inch rain at Mountain View. Mountain View in background. See Okla-10, 004, Okla. -10, 005 and Okla-10,009
Date: May 18, 1949
Creator: Ginter Photo Co.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Flood Area Over Highway 56

Photograph of aerial view of flood area over highway 58, north of Carnegie, Oklahoma. This flood was developed from 11 inch rain at Mountain View and 9 inch at Carnegie.
Date: May 18, 1949
Creator: Ginter Photo Co.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Cobb Creek Flood

Photograph of aerial view of Fort Cobb, Oklahoma, was flooded by 10-inch rain in 5 hours on Cobb Creek. The water was 3 feet deep in main part of town. The Soil Conservation Service office had 15 inches of water in it. The water in the background is the Washita River which is being flooded by 11-inch rain on Rainy Mountain Creek. The River did not flood Fort Cobb. See Okla-10, 015, Okla-10, 017 and Okla-10, 018.
Date: May 18, 1949
Creator: Ginter Photo Co.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Washita River Flood

Photograph of aerial view of Washita River on the right and Cobb Creek on the left.
Date: May 18, 1949
Creator: Ginter Photo Co.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Washita River Flood

Photograph of aerial view of approach to bridge - State Highway No. 81, after flood of May 18, 1949 on the Washita.
Date: May 18, 1949
Creator: Ginter Photo Co.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of detention reservoir # 2, Cloud Creek, one hour after a 4.6 inch rain fell in 4 hours. No water was discharged past the dam. There was approximately 1.2 inches of runoff. The earth embankment is 32,315 cubic yards. The drainage area is 600 acres. The permanent pool is 7.5 acres. 70 acre-feet storage and 1.4 inches [depth of water coverage?]. The flood pool is 18.6 surface acres. 113 acre feet storage 2.3 inches [depth of water coverage?]. Cost is $16,661.00. Benefit / cost ratio is 5.3 / 1. See OK-9541 and OK 9542. OK-10, 011.
Date: May 18, 1949
Creator: Ginter Photo Co.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of a drop inlet on the Cloud Creek watershed operating after a 4.6 inch rain in 4 hours. This drop inlet is above Detention Reservoir # 1. Very little of the one inch flood storage was used. A 48 inch pipe runs through the dam and the 280 acre drainage area had good land treatment on it. OK-10, 012.
Date: May 18, 1949
Creator: Ginter Photo Co.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

High Water Level at South Caddo SCD Office

Photograph of an SCD official showing the high water mark during a recent flood. Furniture has been moved out of South Caddo Soil Conservation District office after flood two feet deep in official
Date: May 18, 1949
Creator: Gardner, G. C.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Sugar Creek Flood

Photograph of flooded bottom of Sugr Creek. Hishway 281 was 4 feet in water night before.
Date: May 18, 1949
Creator: Gardner, G. C.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Washita River Overflow Near Bridge

Photograph of Washita River on south side of bridge near Anadarko. The rise took 2 hours to travel from Fort Cobb to Anadarko.
Date: May 18, 1949
Creator: Gerdner & Webb
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Washita River Flood

Photograph of aerial view of flood waters at the Washita River at Carnegie, Okla. , from the 11 inch rain in the Mountain View area.
Date: May 18, 1949
Creator: Ginter Photo Co.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Washita River Flood

Photograph of aerial view of flood on Washita River which developed from rains below this poin on the Washita. This photo was taken of the river at the highest stage during ht e flood lower down at Mountain View, Carneige, Ft. Cobb and Anadarko.
Date: May 18, 1949
Creator: Ginter Photo Co.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Washita River Flood

Photograph of Washita River, south of Fort Cobb, with main bridge sandbagged. The town is out off from traffic after 10-inch raiin on May 17, 1949.
Date: May 18, 1949
Creator: Gardner & Wall
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History