Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of Upper Bayou overflow. Oil wells and tanks as well as the entire bottom is inundated. OK-3961-12.
Date: September 22, 1970
Creator: Rhoads, Bud.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of upper Bayou overflow. House on the east side of Healdton. Note the height of the debris in front of the house. Water was about 8 or 10 feet deep in this and other houses at crest. OK-3961-6.
Date: September 22, 1970
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Bear Creek Flood Damage

Photograph of an UNIDENTIFIED man standing on a bridge, next to flood damage on Bear Creek, near valley section 2.
Date: September 22, 1961
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Bear Creek Flood Damage

Photograph of an UNIDENTIFIED man standing on a bridge, next to flood damage on Bear Creek, near valley section 2.
Date: September 22, 1961
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of a natural spillway near a dam on the Illinois River forming Lake Francis. OK-1422-11.
Date: September 22, 1961
Creator: Warth, Peter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Deep Sand Site Reseeding

Photograph of the Deep Sand Site. Reseeding native grass mixture in 1958.
Date: September 22, 1959
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Mr. Stuart Examining Native Grass Mixture on Conservation Reserve Land

Photograph of "Mr. (Earl) Stuart examining native grass mixture seeded in spring of 1957 on Conservation Reserve land."
Date: September 22, 1958
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Residue Utilization

Photograph of wheat stubble left on surface in combnation with cloddy tillage provides effective control of wind erosion.
Date: September 22, 1958
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph showing range management as the result of mowing sand sage plants. Very few weeds remain and a good stand of desireable range grasses is present one year after the mowing. OK-8507-B.
Date: September 22, 1942
Creator: Smith, James E.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History