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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.
Object Type:
Photograph
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.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Watershed Floodwaters
Photograph of floodwater from Sans Bois Creek. On Highway OK-31 looking south.
Date:
May 14, 1968
Creator:
Banks, Herbert J.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
President Eisenhower Stop at Woodward
Photograph of President Eisenhower.s stop at Woodward Oklahoma.
Date:
January 14, 1957
Creator:
USDA
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Watershed, Flood Waters Sans Bois Creek
Photograph of Flood waters on Sans Bois Creek looking west on State Highway #9. Highway Department dragline was pulled out of borrow area up on highway shoulder to escape flood damage.
Date:
May 14, 1968
Creator:
Banks, Herbert J.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Stigler Project, LaFave Property
Photograph of Will and Wayne LaFarve with one nights catch of rabbits from 100 traps.
Date:
January 14, 1939
Creator:
Hurd, M. A.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Switchgrass In Bloom
Photograph of a six year old Switchgrass in bloom. Note bare ground near clump where sand Lovegrass has been eliminated.
Date:
July 14, 1956
Creator:
Engleman, Jack
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Seeding and Overseeding
Photograph of land seeded to sand Lovegrass in 1945 and over seeded to bluestem mixture in 1950. Note elimination of sand Lovegrass in competition with other grasses.
Date:
July 14, 1956
Creator:
Engleman, Jack
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Excellent Specimens of Bluestem
Photograph of some excellent specimens of bluestem. Sand bluestem on the left and little bluestem on right. Note sand Lovegrass adjacent. Pasture was grazed all during 1955 but not heavily. Good vigor of grass in 1956 at watering place. Bluestem plants six years old.
Date:
July 14, 1956
Creator:
Engleman, Jack
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Sargeant Major Creek Detention Reservoir #2
Photograph of Detention reservori #2, east 1/2 of Sgt. Major Creek. Drainage acre 1350 acres. Permanent pool - 200 acres of 1. 8 inches. Flood pool 833 acre feet or 7. 4 inches. 18 inch concrete deop inlet - 72,786 cu. Yards of embankment.
Date:
October 14, 1949
Creator:
Beecham, Glenn A.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Floodwater Retarding Structure
Photograph of floodwater retarding structure site no. 5, Mill Creek subwatershed of the Washita River. Cherokee Pipe Line Company reconditioning 6' oil line that crosses sediment pool. Bituminous coating being applied.
Date:
March 14, 1957
Creator:
McCray, V. H.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Watershed Drop Inlet
Photograph of aerial view of watershed: OK-SCD-20 Wa #5, Site #3. Type of structure: Drop inlet. Drainage area: 160 acres. Soil units: Deep medium textured slowly permeable and permeable. Area in cultivation: 32 acres. Area in pasture: 12 acres. Area in abandoned cropland: 116 acres. General condition of drainage area: Poor cover, sheet and gully erosion. Note: Right edge shown Site #2 on Adolph Johanson farm. Type of structure: Drop inlet. Drainage area - 15 acres (4 acres in pasture, 11 acres in abandoned cropland). General condition of drainage area: Poor cover, serious gully & sheet erosion. It protects detention reservoir #1 & bottomland from silt. See pipe installed in third gully from right edge.
Date:
July 14, 1948
Creator:
Ginter Photo Co.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Floodwater Retarding Structure
Photograph of floodwter retarding structure, site #16, Rock Creek Watershed. Picture series on cutting trench for drawdown pipe construction. Clyde Pratt, inspector of the Soil Conservation Services, crawling through the pipe.
Date:
August 14, 1961
Creator:
Milton, Willis
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Washita Watershed Wildhorse Creek Sub-Watershed
Photograph of flood prevention structure. Core drill drilling 12" dia. holes thru 18'' corr. sh. mt. pipe set in the working platform. Holes were drilled 40' deep to be used in forming concrete piles and a spread footing.
Date:
December 14, 1956
Creator:
Cornforth, Kenneth
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Wewoka Creek Flood Damage
Photograph looking west of the bridge after 3. 5 inch rain in 45 minutes in which all of it ran off.
Date:
May 14, 1968
Creator:
McCambell, James B.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Irrigation Ditches
Photograph of concrete liined irrigation ditch is stablized but unlined ditch is eroding.
Date:
July 14, 1955
Creator:
Murray, Hubert J.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Little River Erosion Control
Photograph of old concrete bridge sections placed above Normon through link on N. Side of Channel at EWP bridge project.
Date:
December 14, 2001
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Little River Erosion Control
Photograph of rip rap placed on S. abutment EWP bridge project.
Date:
December 14, 2001
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Little River Erosion Control
Photograph of front loader placing rip rap at EWP project.
Date:
December 14, 2001
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Little River Erosion Control
Photograph of back hoe placing rip rap at EWP project.
Date:
December 14, 2001
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Little River Erosion Control
Photograph of back hoe placing rip rap at EWP project.
Date:
December 14, 2001
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Little River Erosion Control
Photograph of back hoe placing rip rap at EWP project.
Date:
December 14, 2001
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Little River Erosion Control
Photograph of back hoe placing rip rap at EWP bridge project.
Date:
December 14, 2001
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Oklahoma Conservation Commision
Photograph of Walter Woolley, Jr, Chairman Okla. Conservation Commissions, Speaker - Okla. Assoc. of Conservation Districts Convention.
Date:
January 14, 1974
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History