Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of flood water damage. Bridge abutment and approach on Little Cane. Creek washed only-in flood on July 12, 1958. Damage to roads and bridges was extensive from this flood. There were 2 overflows to date in 1958 and 3 in 1957. Damage to the bridge is being inspected by John Crooch, Soil Conservation Service. OK-631-6.
Date: July 15, 1958
Creator: McConnell, John
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of flood water damage. Sonny Flack, operator, surveying the damage done to freshly cut alfalfa in a Cane Creek Bottom field. This hay is no longer of any use and must be picked up and hauled away to prevent it from killing the growing alfalfa which it is resting on. Approximately 25 tons of excellent hay were lost from this overflow, the second in 1958. Cane Creek watershed is not protected from flooding. OK-631-2.
Date: July 15, 1958
Creator: McConnell, John
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of the A. B. Blackburn Coop, where oats and vetch are seeded in a Bermuda grass sod pasture with a sod drill. The Bermuda grass has not been grazed. OK-139-9.
Date: November 15, 1955
Creator: Windman, F. G.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of flood water damage. Turning bay with a pitch fork in order to dry it out before removing it from the field. This alfalfa hay was damaged by floodwater on July 12, 1958. The damage is being inspected by John Crooch, Soil Conservation service [SCS] and C.E. Lagow, a neighbor, assisting Herman Flack to remove the usless hay from the field to protect the stand from further damage from the hay covering it. OK-6[unclear]-4.
Date: July 15, 1958
Creator: McConnell, John
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of flood water damage. Windrowing alfalfa in order to remove it from the field after overflow of Cane Creek on July 12, 1958. Approximately 25 tons of excellent hay were lost from this, the second overflow in 1958. Cane Creek overflowed 3 times during 1957. This watershed is not protected from flooding. OK-625-12.
Date: July 15, 1958
Creator: McConnell, John
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History