Photograph of infertile overwash and floodplain scour caused by storm of May 18-19 on Cow Creek.

Photograph of infertile overwash and floodplain scour caused by storm of May 18-19 on Cow Creek.

Photograph of infertile overwash and floodplain scour caused by storm of May 18-19 on Cow Creek. Also road damage.

Photograph of Max Kafer sprigging Bermuda (Midland) on a 16 acre field to be used for root harvest.

Photograph of rolling and watering ensilage in a trench silo. 200 ton trench silo laid out by Morrin CCC Camp.

Photograph of a beaver dam built above stream guage #2. East Sandstone Creek, Sandstone Watershed. Stream guage #2 was flowing 1660 GPM on May 23, 1960. Photo was submitted for possible use in the Water for America Exhibit.

Photograph of a sprinkler irrigation system on alfalfa on Mr. Hammon farm. Photo was submitted for possible use in the Water for America Exhibit.

Photograph of stream guage #3, main stem. Sandstone Creek Watershed. Stream Guage #3 flowing 4.236 GPM on May 23, 1060. Photo was submitted for possible use in the Water for America Exhibit.

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 cultivated sand bluesteam seed increase field.

Photograph of numerous UNIDENTIFED people gathering at Site 4 Dead Indian-Wildhorse Watershed for water safety show. The original photograph sleeve proclaims, "Crowd gathering for water safety show. Site 4 Dead Indian-Wildhorse Watershed. Flood prevention structure constructed by Soil Conservation Service on Forest Service land."

Photograph of numerous UNIDENTIFED people at the F. P. Structure on Dead Indian-Wildhorse watershed. Several first time swimmers are learning how to swim while a crowd on shore looks onward. The original photograph sleeve proclaims, "First year swimmers. " Teaching Johnnie how to swim." Demonstration of beginning swimmers with Weatherford City Aquatic group and Southwestern State College Water Safety Instructors. Site 4, Dead Indian-Wildhorse Watershed. Flood prevention structure constructed by Soil Conservation Service on Forest Service Land."

Photograph of "Class II land. Level ridge-type terraces constructed on gently sloping heavy textured soils to conserve moisture and soil." A barn or house is in the distant background.

Photograph of an aerial shot of infertile overwash and floodplain scour caused by storm of May 18-19 on Cow Creek one mile north of an UNIDENTIFED city. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Infertile overwash and floodplain scour caused by storm of May 18-19 on Cow Creek."

Photograph of an aerial shot of infertile overwash and floodplain scour caused by storm of 18-19 May on Cow Creek. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Infertile overwash and floodplain scour caused by storm of May 18-19 on Cow Creek."

Photograph of Harry Maricle, SCS Engineer, pointing high water mark after 10-11 May rainfall on Owl Creek Detention Reservoir #5. The back of the photograph proclaims, "SCS Engineer Harry Miricle [sic] shows high water mark during operation of Owl Creek Watershed #5 after May 10-11 rainfall of about 15 inches."

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 a panoramic shot taken from the Santa Fe tracks to show point high on sloping land in distance. A dirt road snakes from the foreground to background. The back of the photograph proclaims, "From the camera station on Santa Fe tracks to point high on sloping land in distance. Water on May 11 moved at depth of several feet over this area. Bridges were 3 feet under water. Trackage and railroad span over creek were endangered."

Photograph of Leroy Burnett kneeling in a field of undamaged corn despite both a 15-inch rainfall and floods destroying his 12-acres of land below Dam 5, Owl Creek. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Although he had tried every year for seven years he had been on the place, Leroy Burnett had not been able to make a crop on this 12 acres of bottomland. Each year floods wiped out his efforts. However, this time his crop of corn was undamaged in spite of the 15-inch rainfall on May 10-11. His field is immediately below Dam 5 in Owl Creek. In 1948 Burnett had out and shocked a crop of oats which he estimated would produce 40 bushels to the acre. A flood destroyed the shocked grain. Fences repeatedly washed out." "On 11 Acres of Corn – Av. 45 Bu. in 1950 (made 60 bu. on the best parts of field.) Pond stocked with 5 cream cans of fish."

Photograph of Leo Burnett inspecting his undamaged water gap fence after a period of heavy rainfall. The back of the photograph proclaims, "At 6 a. m. on morning of May 11 Burnett saw 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 late morning. Burnett here surveys with satisfaction his undamaged water gap fence which each year previously he had been forced to replace after floods. See photo Okla-10-434."

Photograph of Owl Creek Detention Reservoir No. 1 looking south. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Looking south along Owl Creek Detention Reservoir No. 1. Water is now at permanent pool level. On May 11 after 30 hours of rainfall, totaling nearly 15 inches, water reach spillway level but did not flow through spillway. Conservation treatment and condition of range in drainage are believed reason more runoff did not reach proportion of that on Dams 4 and 5."

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."