Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph six of six of Chickasha Lake. An inundation study by the Agricultural Experiment Station-Soil and Water Conservation Bureau [AES-SWC], in Chickasha, Oklahoma, under the direction of Edd D. Rhoades. Basin no. 6, following one flooding period of twenty days (May 4 - 24, 1964). See OK-2334-3, dated 07-08-64, for list of grasses. Severe killing of big blestem, knotroot, bristlegrass, smoothbrome, western wheatgrass, read canary grass, Virginia wildry, and Kentucky fescue occured below a 4 foot depth during this period. OK-2134-8.
Date: July 8, 1964
Creator: Collins, F. W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph five of six of Chickasha Lake. An inundation study by the Agricultural Experiment Station-Soil and Water Conservation Bureau [AES-SWC], in Chickasha, Oklahoma, under the direction of Edd D. Rhoades. Basin no. 5, following 2 periods of flooding for 20 days each (March 23 - April 12 and May 5 - 25 , 1964). See OK-2134-3, dated 07/08/64 for the list of grasses [i.e., prior photo--2019.061.B2.03454; photo 1 of 6]. Very little damage occured during the March 23 - April 12 period. Severe killing of big bluestem, knotroot bristlegrass, smoothbrome, western wheatgrass, reed canary grass, Virginia wildrye and Kentucky fescue occured below 4 foot depth during the May 5 - 25 period. OK-2134-7.
Date: July 8, 1964
Creator: Collins, F. W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph four of six of Chickasha Lake. An inundation study by the Agricultural Experiment Station-Soil and Water Conservation Bureau [AES-SWC], in Chickasha, Oklahoma, under the direction of Edd D. Rhoades. Basin no. 4, following 2 periods of flooding for 10 days each (May 4 - 14 and June 9 - 19, 1964). See OK-2134-3, dated 07/08/64 for the list of grasses [i.e., photo--2019.061.B2.03454; photo 1 of 6]. Moderate suppression of growth with partial killing of a few plants below the 4.0 depth during the May 4 - 14 flooding: big bluestem, Indian grass, knotroot bristle grass, smoothbrome, western wheat grass, reed canary grass, Virginia wildrye and Kentucky fescue. Severe killing of big bluestem, Indian grass, smoothbrome, prairie cord grass, western wheat grass, reed canary grass, Virginia wildrye and Kentucky fescue. occurred below the 4 foot depth during the June 9 - 19 flooding. OK-2134-6.
Date: July 8, 1964
Creator: Collins, F. W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph one of six of Chickasha Lake. An inundation study by the Agricultural Experiment Station-Soil and Water Conservation Bureau [AES-SWC], in Chickasha, Oklahoma, under the direction of Edd D. Rhoades. Basin no. 1, following 3 periods of flooding for 5 days each (March 26 - 31; May 8 - 13 and June 11 - 16, 1964). Grasses include big bluestem, Kenlow switchgrass, indian grass, knotroot bristle grass, Florida paspalum, smoothbrome grass, prairie cordgrass, western wheatgrass, reed canarygrass, creek willow, Kentucky fescue, Virginia wildrye and knotgrass. The majority of grasses swuffered very little damage as a result of any one of these three floodings. OK-2134-3.
Date: July 8, 1964
Creator: Collins, F. W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph three of six of Chickasha Lake. An inundation study by the Agricultural Experiment Station-Soil and Water Conservation Bureau [AES-SWC], in Chickasha, Oklahoma, under the direction of Edd D. Rhoades. Basin no. 3, following 3 periods of flooding for 10 days each (March 23 - April 2; May 6 - 16; and June 10 - 20, 1964). See OK-2134-3, dated 07/08/64 for the list of grasses [i.e., photo--2019.061.B2.03454; photo 1 of 6]. Moderate suppression of growth with partial killing of a few plants occured during second flooding. Severe killing of indiangrass, smoothbrome, prairie cordgrass, western wheatgrass, reed canary grass and Kentucky fescue 4 foot depth during the last flooding. OK-2134-5.
Date: July 8, 1964
Creator: Collins, F. W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph two of six of Chickasha Lake. An inundation study by the Agricultural Experiment Station-Soil and Water Conservation Bureau [AES-SWC], in Chickasha, Oklahoma, under the direction of Edd D. Rhoades. Basin no. 2, following 2 periods of flooding for 5 days each (May 7 - 12 and June 10 - 15, 1964). See OK-2134-3, dated 07/08/64 for the list of grasses [i.e., photo--2019.061.B2.03454; photo 1 of 6]. Majority of all grasses survived with little or no damage. OK-2134-4.
Date: July 8, 1964
Creator: Collins, F. W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History