Photograph of Harry Maricle, SCS Engineer, showing high water marking on Owl Creek Reservoir #5 after heavy rains on May 10-11. The back of the photograph proclaims, "SCS Engineer Harry Maricle shows high water mark during operation of Owl Creek Reservoir #5 after May 10-11 rainfall of about 15 inches."

Photograph of Rual W. Leveridge pointing to a field, just below Detention Reservoirs Nos. 1 and 2 on the Owl Creek Watershed, which intense rainfall sent overflow waters down the sloping land seen on the left of photograph and partially damaged his field. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Overflow waters for years had destroyed crops on this 30-acre strip of bottomland below Detention Reservoirs Nos. 1 and 2 in Owl Creek Watershed. However, intense rains on May 10-11 failed to send creek out of banks. Only damage was from water flowing down from sloping land at left. Leveridge has farmed the field for more than 20 years. First crops were good, but during wetter years flooding made farming here unprofitable. Leveridge has plans for developing productivity of field. He has been convinced that land will no longer be subject to annual flooding."

Photograph of Burnett who observed at 6 am on morning of May 11 water coming over spillway of dam which is partly visible at upper right. Rainfall had been most intense during early hours. Water continued to flow over spillway until later morning. Burnett here suveys with satisfaction his undamaged water gap fence which each year previously he had been forced to replace after floods.

Photograph of overflow waters for years had destroyed crops on this 30 acre strip of bottomland below Detention Reservoir Nos. 1 and 2 in Owl Creek Watershed. However, intense rains on May 10-11 failed to send creek out of banks. Only damage was from water flowing down fromsloping land at left. Leveridge has farmed the fild for more than 20 yrs. First crops were good, but during wetter years flooding made fundiing here unprofitable. Now Leveridge has plans for developing productivity of field. He has been convinced that land will no longer be subject to annual floodings.

Photograph of farmer Dick Long pointing to the high water level reached during the May 10-11 downpour on Owl Creek Detention Reservoir #4 to Engineer Harry Maricle. People shown in photo go as followed from left to right: 1. Dick Long, 2. Harry Maricle. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Farmer Dick Long pointing to high water level reached during downpour of May 10-11. Rainfall total was approximately 15 inches in 30 hours. Eighteen-inch draw down pipe ran 90 hours. Water ran over spillway short time. Engineer Harry Maricle, shown with Long, estimate capacity of reservoir filled two and one-half times in 72-hour period. Sloughing of sod protection in one place caused residents to fear dam might break during storm. Long. Who worked on such dams, told them: "Those dams will be there when we are all gone."

Photograph of Harry Maricle, SCS Engineer, showing high water marking on Owl Creek Reservoir #5 after heavy rains on May 10-11. The back of the photograph proclaims, "SCS Engineer Harry Maricle shows high water mark during operation of Owl Creek Reservoir #5 after May 10-11 rainfall of about 15 inches."

Photograph of Rual W. Leveridge pointing to a field, just below Detention Reservoirs Nos. 1 and 2 on the Owl Creek Watershed, which intense rainfall sent overflow waters down the sloping land seen on the left of photograph and partially damaged his field. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Overflow waters for years had destroyed crops on this 30-acre strip of bottomland below Detention Reservoirs Nos. 1 and 2 in Owl Creek Watershed. However, intense rains on May 10-11 failed to send creek out of banks. Only damage was from water flowing down from sloping land at left. Leveridge has farmed the field for more than 20 years. First crops were good, but during wetter years flooding made farming here unprofitable. Leveridge has plans for developing productivity of field. He has been convinced that land will no longer be subject to annual flooding."

Photograph of Mrs. R. L. Webster pointing to roughly the estimated maximum height of the rising waters from an intense rainfall on the morning of May 11. People shown in photo go as followed from left to right: 1. Mrs. R. L. Webster, 2. Mills Webster. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Mrs. R. L. Webster who lives below Owl Creek Detention Reservation No. 4 points to level of water on morning of May 11 during intense rain in the watershed. Son, Mills Webster, 14, looks on. Websters believe water would have risen two feet inside home had it not been for dam. Livestock in barn nearer creek had narrow escape but none was lost."