Photograph of bubble-type water stage recorder developed by the U.S. Geological Survey. Dean Edens, ABS, Chickasha, Oklahoma, services recorder installed at Washita River near Verden, Oklahoma, by ARS. Work is under the supervision of Russell R. Schoff, Agricultural Engineer, ARS.

Photograph of inundation impoundment basin number 3, showing damages to grass due to a mid-spring flooding for 10 days (May 2-12, 1962). Work is being conducted by Edd D. Rhoades, Agricultural Engineer, ARS, in response to SCS research needs.

Photograph of inundation of impoundment basin number 5, showing damages to grass due to an early-spring (Mar, 23-28) flooding of 5 days and a mid-spring (May 5-10) flooding of 5 days. . Work is being conducted by Edd D. Rhoades, Agricultural Engineer, ARS, in response to SCS research needs.

Photograph of inundation of impoundment basin number 6, showing very little damags to KSU lowland switchgrass following an early-spring (Mar. 21-Apr 10) flooding of 20 days and a mid-spring (May 2-22) flooding of 20 days at a depth of 1.0 foot. Work is being conducted by Edd D. Rhoades, Agricultural Engineer, ARS, in response to SCS research needs.

Photograph of inundation impoundment basin number 2, showing damages from a mid-spring flooding for 5 days (May 4-9, 1962). Work is being conducted by Edd D. Rhoades, Agricultural Engineer, ARS, in response to SCS research needs.

Photograph of inundation of impoundment basin number 6, showing damages to grass due to an early-spring (Mar. 21-Apr 10) flooding of 20 days and a mid-spring (May 2-22) flooding of 20 days. Work is being conducted by Edd D. Rhoades, Agricultural Engineer, ARS, in response to SCS research needs.

Photograph of Inundation impoundment basin Number 4, showing damages to grass due to an earlyt spring (Mar. 22-Apr. 1) flooding of 10 days and a mid-spring (May 3-13) flooding of 10 days. Work is being conducted by Edd D. Rhoades, Agricultural Engineer, ARS, in response to SCS research needs.

Photograph of current meter readings by Dean Edens and Wilbur Padghem, ARS. One of several gaging locations being used by ARS, Chickasha, Oklahoma, in making hydrologic studies on the Washita River. This is the river bridge near Verden, Oklahoma. Drainage area above this point is 4,081 sq. miles. Work is under supervision of Russell R. Schoof, Agricultural Engineer, ARS.

Photograph of a working cotton stripper. Cotton making 1/2 bale.

Photograph of Tom Wharton, Soil Conservation Service [SCS] Planning Engineer explains detention site location map to members of the Stillwater Creek Watershed Association at the regular monthly meeting. Officers and directors facing camera, L to R: Chilton Swank, legal advisor; Lester Ham, president; Allen Denn, Chairman, Conservancy District; Tom Wharton, Planning Engineer, SCS; G. W. Dowell, Soil Conservation District [SCD] Representative and Ruben Joy, City Commissioner. OK-1563-2.

Photograph of the Stillwater Creek Watershed Association's regular monthly meeting. Officers and representatives in the picture. L to R: standing, Cecil Wildman, Soil Conservation Service [SCS]; Ruben Jay, City Commissioner; Tom Wharton, SCS; Lester Ham, President. Backs to the camera, L to R: Gerald Bilyeu, Soil Conservation District [SCD] supervisor; Ray Henderson, Vice president; Sam Myers, Chamber of Commerce [?; C of C] Representative. Others facing camera, L to R: Chilton swank, legal advisor; Allen dean, Chairman, Conservation District; E. W. Schroeder, Conservancy District Engineer; Tony dean, Secretary of the Association; G. W. Dowell, SCD Representative. OK-1563-1.

Photograph of inundation impoundment basin number 4, showing damage caused by an early spring.

Photograph of inundation impoundment basin number 5, showing damage caused by flooding and an early spring.

Photograph of inundation impoundment basin number 3, showing flood damage.

Photograph of inundation impoundment basin number 2, showing damage caused by flooding and an early spring.

Photograph of inundation impoundment basin number 6, showing damage caused by flooding and an early spring.

Photograph of inundation impoundment basin number 6, showing damage caused by flooding and an early spring.

Photograph of a panoramic view of six water plots.