Photograph of Captain Creek flooding US Highway 66 just south of Wellston. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Captain Creek is shown flooding U. S. Highway 66 just south of Wellston. The creek was more than a mile wide. The overflow was caused by heavy rains that fell on the watershed on May 26. Captain Creek is a tributary of Deep Fork River.”

Photograph of Little Wewoka Creek Detention Site No. 4. Photo made from dam showing area covered by permanent pool.

Photograph of French Gunn and Raymond Alberson, employees of Tishomingo Wildlife Refuge, planting Smart Weed and Wild Millet seed for cover and food on shoreline in sediment pool of Site 6, Chigley Sandy Watershed. Group in background in boat are planting Sago pond weed.

Photograph of Raymond Alberson, French Gunn and Ken Locke, Federal Wildlife Service, harvesting Round Stem Bull Rush at the Federal Fish Hatchery near Reagan. The photograph does not identify the left to right positions of Alberson, Gunn, and Locke. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Raymond Alberson, French Gunn and Ken Locke, Federal Wildlife Service, harvesting Round Stem Bull Rush to be planted in sediment pool areas flood prevention structures on Chigley Sandy Watershed. These plants are used primarily for water fowl cover.”

Photograph of Raymond Alberson and French Gunn, employees of Tishomingo Wildlife Refuge, showing Sago pond weed and Round Stem Bull Rush which were planted in this sediment pool.

Photograph of E.O. Graham observing Wild Millet and Roundstem Bull Rush as a shoreline plant for duck food on Site 6 Chigley Sandy Watershed. This was planned by U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Depr. Employees. Planted April 25, 1958.

Photograph of "Raymond Albertson and French Gunn, employees of Tishomingo Wildlife Refuge, showing Sago pond weed and Round Stem Bull Rush which were planted in this sediment pool." The photograph does not list the list the left to right positions of Albertson or Gunn.

Photograph of French Gunn and Raymond Alberson, employees of Tishomingo Wildlife Refuge, planting Smart Weed and Wild Millet seed for cover and food on shoreline in sediment pool of Site 6, Chigley Sandy Watershed. Group in background in boat are planting Sago pond wee..

Photograph of three UNIDENTIFIED men standing near a flood damaged U. S. Highway No. 281, which has washed out, collapsed, and buckled from a 4-inch rain. A barn and a few buildings are visible in the background. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Flood damage on U. S. Highway No. 281 north of Alva, Oklahoma following a 4 inch rain. This highway was also washed out in 1957. This excessive runoff water in Salt Fork is carrying many tons of silt which is a loss to everyone, city and rural people alike.”

Photograph of three UNIDENTIFIED men standing near a flood damaged U. S. Highway No. 281, which has washed out, collapsed, and buckled from a 4-inch rain. A barn and a few buildings are visible in the background. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Flood damage on U. S. Highway No. 281 north of Alva, Oklahoma following a 4 inch rain. This highway was also washed out in 1957. This excessive runoff water in Salt Fork is carrying many tons of silt which is a loss to everyone, city and rural people alike."

Photograph of flood damage. Flood damage on US Highway no. 281, north of Alva, OK following a 4 inch rain. The highway was also washed outin May, 1957. This excessive runoff water in Salt Fork is carrying away many tons of silt which is a loss to everyone, city and rural peoples alike. OK-629-12.

Photograph of flood damage. Flood damage on US Highway 282 north of Alva, OK following a four-inch rain. This highway was also washed out in 1957. This excessive runoff water in the Salt Fork is carrying away many tons of silt which is a loss for everyone, city and rural peoples alike. Salt Fork, normally a small steam, was nearly 1 mile wide at the time of the photo. Debris in the foreground is caught on a 4-foot high wire fence. Alva, OK is seen in the background. OK-621-4.

Photograph of Raymond Albersona nd French Gunn, employees of the Tishamingo Wildlife Refuge, showing Sago pondweed and Round Stem Bulrush which were planted in the sediment pool in the Chigley Sandy Watershed near Davis, Oklahoma. OK-673-6.

Photograph of T-Bone McDonald observing Wild Millet as a shoreline plant for duck food on Site 6, Chigley Sandy Watershed. This was planned by U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Depr. Employees. Planted April 25, 1958.