Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of workmen taking out a railway trestle on Big John Creek. The trestle was enlarged as a part of the Kickapoo Sandy watershed project. Copy of OK-2955-14. OK-2955-13.
Date: December 13, 1967
Creator: Croom, Dan F.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Watersheds

Photograph of a Santa Fe passanger train making its last un over Big John Creek's trestle, while workmen prepare to widen the trestle as a part of the Kickapoo Sandy watershed project. OK-2955-12.
Date: December 13, 1967
Creator: Croom, Dan F.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of showing from L to R: E. A. Harrison, representative of local conservancy district; Bobby Davis, Soil Conservation Service [SCS], Project Engineer; and Richard H De Haven, trainmaster, Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Co., discussing flood prevention program on the Washita River project. Background shows trestle to be widened as a part of the Big John creek channel improvement work in the Kickapoo Sandy watershed project. OK-2955-7.
Date: December 13, 1967
Creator: Croom, Dan F.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Washita River Upstream Flood Prevention Project

Photograph of the Washita River Kickapoo Sandy subwatershed. View of bottomland to be protected by upstream flood prevention project. Irrigated land with tail out ditch is just above the road and railroad.
Date: April 29, 1961
Creator: Fry, Chester
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Cow Feeding Lots and Flood Control-Benefits-Mill Creek

Photograph of three UNIDENTIFED people pouring ensilage into feeding troughs via truck. Numerous cattle inhabit the feeding pens and in the background of photo. The ensilage was produced onsite thanks to four floodwater retaining structures protecting the owner's fields. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Flood Control-Benefits-Mill Creek. Cattle feed pens. Cattle being fed ensilage produced on irrigated land protected from overflow by 4 floodwater retarding structures on upper Mill Creek. Two cuttings of ensilage made 50 tons per acre in 1960. Feed pens have capacity of 1500 to 2000 head. Other feeds produced include alfalfa hay, barley, and grain sorghums. Irrigation is from deep wells."
Date: April 24, 1961
Creator: Fry, Chester
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Bermudagrass Sprigging on Floodwater Retarding Structure, Site No. 16, Rock Creek Watershed

Photograph of an UNIDENTIFED man on a tractor balancing two sprigging tractors while they planted Bermudagrass on a floodwater retarding structure at Site No. 16, Rock Creek Watershed. Three other UNIDENTIFED works are walking alongside the tractor balancing the two sprigging tractors. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Floodwater Retarding Structure – Site No. 16, Rock Creek Watershed. Sprigging Bermuda grass. Balancing two spriggers on each side of tractor."
Date: 1962~
Creator: Long, J. R. , Jr.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Watersheds

Photograph of workmen taking out a railway trestle on Big John Creek. The trestle was enlarged as a part of the Kickapoo Sandy watershed project. OK-2955-14.
Date: December 13, 1967
Creator: Croom, Dan F.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph, Kickapoo Sandy watershed, showing from L to R: E. A. Harrison, representative of local conservancy district, and R. H. Heinlen, division engineer, Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Co., discussing trestle enlargement work on the Big John channel, Kickapoo Sandy watershed project. OK-2955-10.
Date: December 13, 1967
Creator: Croom, Dan F.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph, Kickapoo Sandy watershed, showing from L to R: Richard H. DeHaven, trainmaster, Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Co., and Bobby Davis, Soil Conservation Service [SCS], Project Engineer, discussing flood prevention program on the Washita River Project. Background shows trestle to be widened as part of the Big John Creek channel improvement work in the Kickapoo Sandy watershed project. OK-2955-6.
Date: December 13, 1967
Creator: Croom, Dan F.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History