Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of a floodwater detention structure, Site # 43 of Barnitz Creek, near Butler, OK. OK-508-5.
Date: May 14, 1957
Creator: Blunck's Studio
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of Floodwater Detention, Site # 56, Bernitz Creek, near Butler, OK Drainage area = 2436 acres; Flood storage = 848 acre feet; Sediment storage = 285 acre feet. OK-509-6.
Date: May 14, 1957
Creator: Blunck's Studio
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of Site # 43, Barnitz Creek. Country road routed over the embarkment. OK-508-1.
Date: May 14, 1957
Creator: Blunck's Photography Studio
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of a flood-water detention structure, Site No. 54, Barnitz Creek. Notice surface slippage on the back slope of the embankment. Drainage area = 1454 acres Flood Storage = 494 acre-feet Sediment Pool Area = 33 acres
Date: May 14, 1957
Creator: Blunck's Photography Studio
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Erosion Control

Photograph of erosion control project. Lateral roads were formerly unassessable due to huge gully across roadbed. Area has been resectioned and sloped, a drop inlet and two culverts constructed by WPA. Safer roadways and safer waterways result.
Date: November 14, 1940
Creator: Jenkins, E. W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

County Highway Erosion Control

Photograph of roadside erosion control project. Fill has been made in road and drop inlet and old bridge and severe gully formerly filled the center area of this intersection. Lateral roadways were impassable before erosion control work was started.
Date: November 14, 1940
Creator: Jenkins, E. W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Drilling Accessories

Photograph of various Damco drilling accessoried, including rubber packer, roller bit, fishtail, diamond bit, shale bit, NX core barrel, and drill stem.
Date: July 14, 1955
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Drilling Accessories

Photograph of removing bit from denison barrel.
Date: July 14, 1955
Creator: Brune, G. M.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Drilling Rig

Photograph of Damco rotary drilling rig demonstrating use of 6 inch suger bit.
Date: July 14, 1955
Creator: Brune, G. M.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Soil Sample

Photograph ofsoil distrubed sample being ejected from push-tube sampler.
Date: July 14, 1955
Creator: Brune, G. M.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Soil Sample Equipment

Photograph of attaching push-tube sampler to failing drilling rig.
Date: July 14, 1955
Creator: Brune, G. M.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

UNIDENTIFIED Man as He Removes a Bit from Denison Barrel Located on Site 54, Barnitz Creek

Photograph of an UNIDENTIFIED man as he removes a bit from Denison barrel located on Site 54, Barnitz Creek. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Removing bit from Denison barrel."
Date: July 14, 1955
Creator: Brune, G. M.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

UNIDENTIFED Worker Removing Denison Can From Barrel near Site 54, Barnitz Creek

Photograph of an UNIDENTIFED worker removing Denison can from barrel near Site 54, Barnitz Creek. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Removing denison [sic] can from barrel."
Date: July 14, 1955
Creator: Brune, G. M.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

UNIDENTIFED Workers Attaching Push-Tube Sampler to Failing Drill Rig near Site 54, Barnitz Creek

Photograph of two UNIDENTIFED workers attaching push-tube sampler to failing drill rig. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Attaching push-tube sampler to Failing drilling rig."
Date: July 14, 1955
Creator: Brune, G. M.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

County Highway Erosion Control

Photograph of roadside erosion control project. Fill has been made in road and drop inlet and old bridge and severe gully formerly filled the center area of this intersection. Lateral roadways were impassable before erosion control work was started.
Date: November 14, 1940
Creator: Jenkins, E. W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Drilling Accessories

Photograph of removing denison can from barrel.
Date: July 14, 1955
Creator: Brune, G. M.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Drilling Accessories

Photograph of power auger used for drilling at dam sites, limited to 12-foot depth in unconsolidated materials.
Date: July 14, 1955
Creator: Brune, G. M.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Core Examination

Photograph of Roonald Rogers and Fred Heller examining cores on south abutment of relocated site 4.
Date: July 14, 1955
Creator: Brune, G. M.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Drilling Accessories

Photograph of various failing drilling accessoried, including NX core barrel and bit, roller bit, fishtails, various auger bits, and denison bits and barrels.
Date: July 14, 1955
Creator: Brune, G. M.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Soil Sample Equipment

Photograph of mounted on edge of truck bed is the hydraulic jack used to eject semi-disturbed samples from push-tube.
Date: July 14, 1955
Creator: Brune, G. M.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Erosion Control

Photograph of erosion control project. Lateral roads were formerly unassessable due to huge gully across roadbed. Area has been resectioned and sloped, a drop inlet and two culverts constructed by WPA. Safer roadways and safer waterways result.
Date: November 14, 1940
Creator: Jenkins, E. W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History