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Detention Reservoir Runoff
Photograph of Permanent pool 23 acres surface area takin 1. 6 inches of runoff. Flood poll 77 acres surface are taking 5. 7 inches runoff. Discharge 10 cubic feet per second per square mile of drainage area. Reservoir is shown here nearing completion. This is a view of the up-stream face of the dam upper Washita.
Date:
October 4, 1950
Creator:
Davis, David O.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Gully at Sandstone Creek
Photograph of head of active gully typical of many that dreain into Sandstone Creek. Note mass of earth that slipped into the gully a day or so before the picture was taken. Gullies like this contribute tremendous amounts of sediment and flood water to the streams below.
Date:
October 4, 1950
Creator:
Davis, David O.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Upper Washita Sandstone Creek
Photograph of view across Sandstone Creek at same location seen in Okla. 10,520-A. Note sloughing of vertical banks cutting into bottown land.
Date:
October 3, 1950
Creator:
Davis, David O.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Gully
Photograph of gully looking downstream from the head shown in Okla. 10, 524-A. Recently fallen masses of earth are seen all along the bottom. The next rainfall run off through the gully will take this earth on into Sandstone Creek. Diversions, drop inlets, and gully plugs are used to stop this damage from gullies of this type.
Date:
October 4, 1950
Creator:
Davis, David O.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Gully erosion
Photograph of looking downstream from the head of the gully shown in Okla. 19,524-1. Recently fallen masses of earth are seen all along the bottom. The next rainfall run off through the gully will take this earth on into Sandstone Creek. Diversions, drop inlets and gully plugs are used to stop the damage from gullies of this type.
Date:
October 4, 1950
Creator:
Davis, David O.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Detention Reservoir Construction
Photograph of permant pool 23 acres surface area taking 1.6 inches of runoff. Flood pool 77 acres surface area taking 5.7 inches runoff. Discharge 10 cubic fee per second per square mile of drainage area. Reservoir is shown here nearing completion. This is a view of the downstream face of the dam. Discharge pipe is being laid at right, below the dam.
Date:
October 4, 1950
Creator:
Davis, David O.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Sandstone Creek Bank Erosion
Photograph of looking downstream on Sandstone Creek as the creek cuts through bottomland just before joining the Washita River. Note fresh earth (center-right) that has just fallen from the banks on the right.
Date:
October 3, 1950
Creator:
Davis, David O.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Indiangrass Range
Photograph of N.H. Thurman looks across 9-acre field of Indiangrass he seeded in 1947. Thurman has seeded 100 acres of grass as a result of experiments he witnessed on LU project. He leases government grazing land in addition to his own native grassland.
Date:
August 2, 1950
Creator:
Putman, Jack
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention
Photograph of Permanent Pool # 23 acre surface area taking 1.6 inches of runoff. Flood poll 77 acre surface are taking 5.7 inches of runoff. Discharge is 10 cubic feet per second per square mile of the drainage area. Reservoir is shown here nearing completion. See OK-10-522-B. This is a view of the up-stream face of the dam. OK-10-522-A.
Date:
October 4, 1950
Creator:
Davis, D. O.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Little Bluestem Planting Erosion Control
Photograph of Little Bluestem planting on formerly cultivated wind eroded land. Grass in foreground is gowin on spot where topsoil was blown away. The grass, although not as vigorous as in other spots, is providing cover and will eventually cover completely. Such land should nto be cultivated but can provide good forage if properly cared for.
Date:
October 4, 1950
Creator:
Davis, David O.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Detention Reservoir Construction
Photograph of permant pool 23 acres surface area taking 1.6 inches of runoff. Flood pool 77 acres surface area taking 5.7 inches runoff. Discharge 10 cubic fee per second per square mile of drainage area. Reservoir is shown here nearing completion. This is a view of the downstream face of the dam. Discharge pipe is being laid at right, below the dam.
Date:
October 4, 1950
Creator:
Davis, David O.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History