Flood Water Near Morrison

Photograph of floodwater across Highway 64 due to Long Branch Creek going out of its banks after a 5 inch rain on the watershed. Photo made 10 hours after crest of 1.6 feet flowed across the highway. Flood control structures have been staked on Sites No. 8 & 11 for Long Branch Creek watershed by the Soil Conservation Service.
Date: May 21, 1957
Creator: McConnell, John
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of Upper Black Bear Creek. Topping out embankment fill and emergency spillway in the foreground of Site # 44 on the Upper Black Bear Creek in Noble County, OK. OK-1497-2.
Date: December 21, 1961
Creator: Chance, R. J.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of flood waters. Country road south of driveway. Water is 1/2 mile wide flowing out of a Long Branch Creek near Morrison, OK. Water is approximately 1 feet deep in an oat field on the right and 2 to 2 1/2 feet deep on wheat and alfalfa land on the left. A flood control project is planned for Long Branch Creek by the Soil Conservation Service. OK-488-6.
Date: May 21, 1957
Creator: McConnell, John
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History