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Owl Creek Detention Reservoir Site #1
Photograph of an aerial shot of Owl Creek Detention Reservoir site #1 and the surrounding area. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Owl Creek Ok-SCD-13-Wa.2. Site #1. Detention Reservoir. Drainage area – 500 acres. 81.0 acres in cultivation; 334.0 acres in pasture, range, woods; 85.0 acres in abandoned cropland – revegetated. Excellent cover on grassland provides silt screen for water from cultivated land. Note all cultivated fields were terraced when picture was taken. Permanent storage: 1.10. Flood storage: 4.18. Peak flow: 900 c.f.s. Release rate: 23 c.f.s. Detention reservoir protects 700 acres. Flood drainage benefit ration 66:1. Note farm ponds on main branches of drain above this reservoir. Others are planned. White arrows appearing in foreground mark each end of dam at center line. Arrows laid out & ground covered with lime slurry.”
Date:
July 14, 1948
Creator:
Ginter Photo Co.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Owl Creek Site #1
Photograph of an aerial shot of Owl Creek Detention Reservoir site #1, spillway, and the surrounding area. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Owl Creek Site #1. Detention Reservoir, D. A. – 500 acres. Permanent pool – 1.03” runoff with 12.3 acres surface. Flood pool – 4.19” runoff with 33.8 acres surface. Storage total – 5.22” runoff to emergency spillway. The flood pool, which is 8’ in depth, discharges through an 18” pipe at an average rate of 27 c.f.s. or at an average rate of 1.3 inches runoff per day for its whole drainage area. During the storm of May 9-10, 15.5 inches of rain fell upon this watershed. Runoff filled the flood pool to the emergency spillway shown in foreground. In this photo flood pool is still discharging with 2 ft. of water over the 18” discharge pipe.”
Date:
May 15, 1950
Creator:
Ginter Photo Co.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Owl Creek Detention Reservoir Site #4
Photograph of an aerial shot of Owl Creek Detention Reservoir site #4 and the surrounding area. A road runs vertically on the left side of the photograph. Furthermore, a small house stands next to the road in the upper left. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Ok-SCD-13-Wa.2 – Owl Creek Detention Reservoir Site #4. Redish [sic] Prairie Land Resource group. 70 acres in cultivation, 220 acres in pasture, range, woods; 10 acres in abandoned cropland. Excellent cover on grassland. In foreground abandoned cropland has been revegetated. At right geological erosion has been greatly retarded by good grass and controlled vegetation. Permanent storage: 1.13 in. Flood storage: 4.10 inches. Peak flow: 490 c.f.s. Release rate: 12 c.f.s. Acres of bottomland protected: 700 acres. Flood drainage benefit ratio: 6.6/1. Near top of photo the main drain appears to continue up (north) and beyond the field of the camera. Actually this drainageway drains in the opposite direction startin [sic] ¼ from top of photo.”
Date:
July 14, 1948
Creator:
Ginter Photo Co.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Owl Creek Detention Reservoirs #1 & #2
Photograph of an aerial shot of Owl Creek Detention Reservoir site #1 & 2 and the surrounding area. Several homes and buildings populate the land in the top background of photograph. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Bottomland protected by this (site 2) reservoir and by Site No. 1 which is to the right.”
Date:
May 15, 1950
Creator:
Ginter Photo Co.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Owl Creek Detention Reservoir Site #2
Photograph of an aerial shot of Owl Creek Detention Reservoir site #2 and the surrounding area. A barn or miscellaneous building sits alone located at the center right background of photograph. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Ok-SCD-13-Wa.2. Site No. 2. Owl Creek Detention Reservoir. This photo was taken when heavy rains of May 18 reached peak flow at this reservoir which was empty before rain. The water reached one feet over lip. Farm land below would have flooded but for Detention Reservoir.”
Date:
May 19, 1949
Creator:
Ginter Photo Co.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Multiflora Rose Planting
Photograph of Olen Parker examining a multiflora Rose planted for wildlife cover along back toe of flood control structure.
Date:
March 6, 1968
Creator:
Meinders, Hadley C.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Irrigation
Photograph of Leo E. Dowling (WUC) observing soybeans under irrigation and fertilization.
Date:
1966~
Creator:
Kunte, Joe
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Crop Harvest, Broomcorn
Photograph of Broomcorn Johnny cutting broomcorn.
Date:
July 6, 1967
Creator:
Dowling, Leo
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Crop Harvest, Broomcorn
Photograph of Broomcorn Johnnies cutting broomcorn.
Date:
July 6, 1967
Creator:
Dowling, Leo
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Multiflora Rose Planting
Photograph of Olen Parker examining a multiflora Rose planted for wildlife cover along back toe of flood control structure.
Date:
March 6, 1968
Creator:
Meinders, Hadley C.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Crop Residue
Photograph of crop residue use by shredding broomcorn stalks.
Date:
July 6, 1966
Creator:
Dowling, Leo
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Crop Harvest
Photograph of Raymond Ellis harvesting peanuts.
Date:
October 6, 1967
Creator:
Dowling, Leo
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Agronomy, Peanut Residue
Photograph of peanut residue.
Date:
October 13, 1967
Creator:
Meinders, Hadley C.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Watershed-Bear Hybarger
Photograph of Bear Hybarger Channel looking east from 7th Street.
Date:
January 6, 1966
Creator:
Dowling, Leo
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Cons. Cropping System
Photograph of Mr. Daugherty turning under a good crop of vetch.
Date:
June 6, 1966
Creator:
Dowling, Leo C.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Cattle Grazing on King Ranch
Photograph of cattle grazing on King Ranch blue stem pastures near Site No. 51, Owl Creek.
Date:
August 31, 1959
Creator:
Fry, Chester
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Failure of Flood Prevention Dam
Photograph of the failure of flood prevention dam No. 13. Looking upstream along outlet structure. Failure occurred when water rose approximately 4 feet above riser, or 6 feet below emergency spillway. Dam completed in January 1957, failure occurred during storm of May 18th.
Date:
May 28, 1957
Creator:
Henbest, O. J.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Levees to Protect Bottomland
Photograph of owner Walter Gray reports spending $35,000 on levees to protect his bottomland over a 20 year period. Large breaks in levees, along straightened creek, can be seen across field. Owner Gray said 450 acres were damaged seriously.
Date:
May 24, 1950
Creator:
Jenkins, E. W.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Criner Creek Site No. 4 (2)
Photograph of Criner Creek Site 4. Completed in 59 and stocked with Bass, Blue gill, and channel cat. Note dam in the background.
Date:
July 12, 1961
Creator:
Bryan, Hugo
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Finn Creek Flood
Photograph of Self Estate May 10 and 11 waters from Finn Creek crossed this bottomland field, depositing sediment and washing out young corn. Dikes protecting cropland has broken, unable to carry water after intense downpour. Water took out half mile of fencing along roadway.
Date:
May 24, 1950
Creator:
Jenkins, Tarleton A.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Walnut Creek Watershed
Photograph of flood damage to Walnut Creek. Alfalfa ruined by overflow and sedimentation.
Date:
May 27, 1957
Creator:
Banke, Herbert J.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Reservoir to Protect Bottomland
Photograph of aerial view of bottomland protected by reservoir and by site no. 1 which is to the right.
Date:
May 15, 1950
Creator:
Ginter Photo Co.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Owl Creek Detention Reservoir
Photograph of SCS Engineer Harry Miricle showing high water mark during operation of Owl Creek Watershed #5 after May 10-11 rainfall of about 15 inches.
Date:
May 23, 1950
Creator:
Jenkins, Tarleton A.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Owl Creek Site #5 Discharge
Photograph of Owl Creek site # 5. Discharge from corregated metal pipe operating at 35 c. f. s. (7. 2 ft. over drop inlet weir or 21. 41' total head). Discharge is into naturally formed still pool from above tail-water surface. Photo taken after flood of May - 10.
Date:
May 13, 1950
Creator:
Terbush, L. S.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History