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Floodwater Retarding Structure
Photograph of aerial view of floodwater retarding structure No. 35. Completed Feb 1955. Drainage 1,845 A. C. , ediment Storage 1. 88 in. , Flood Storage 3. 35 in. , Total Storage 804. 8 Ac. Ft. , Surface 67 Ac.
Date:
May 26, 1955
Creator:
Haws, H. M. & Bruns, G. M.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Row Irrigation
Photograph of row irrigation; pre-irrigating for cotton. Newly perpared land; planned, staked and checked by SCS personnel in Greer Co. , SCD, Okla.
Date:
April 26, 1955
Creator:
Murray, Hubert J.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Row Irrigation
Photograph of row irrigation; pre-irrigating for cotton. Newly prepared land; planned, staked and checked by SCS personnel in Greer Co., SCD, Okla.
Date:
April 26, 1955
Creator:
Murray, Hubert J.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Pre Irrigating for Cotton
Photograph of row irrigation, pre-irrigating for cotton. Newly prepared land; planned, staked and checked by S"CS personnel in Greer Co., SCD, Okla.
Date:
April 26, 1955
Creator:
Murray, Hubert J.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Stubble Mulch Farming
Photograph of stubble mulch farming.
Date:
July 26, 1955
Creator:
Pyron, Thurman
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention
Photograph of the Barnitz Creek Watershed. Floodwater retarding structure # 35, completed in 1955. Drainage 1845 A.C. [unclear on initials--seems to suggest a total drainage area]. Sediment storage is 1.88 inches. Flood storage is 3.35 inches. Total storage is 804.8 Acre-Feet. Surface is 67 acres. OK-54-5.
Date:
May 26, 1955
Creator:
Haws, H. M & Brune, G. M.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Stubble Mulch Farming (2)
Photograph of stubble mulch farming. Photo similar to 2019.061.B1.01357, wider view.
Date:
July 26, 1955
Creator:
Pyron, Thurman
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Contour Farming
Photograph of contour farming with terraces. Field terraced and contour listed showing uniform distribution of water after rains. OK-465-5.
Date:
April 26, 1955
Creator:
Woodward, Grant
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention
Photograph of the Harry Buckmaster Farm. Overfall of pond spillway is about to go out. Shooting upstream. No sandrock. This will require expensive maintenance. OK-184-7.
Date:
October 26, 1955
Creator:
Bates, Leland A.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Floodwater Retarding Structure
Photograph of aerial view of floodwater retarding structure No. 2. Completed in 1949, sediment storage 1. 72 in. or 19th Ac. Ft. Flood pool storage 636 Ac. Ft. Drainage 1,350 Ac. , Total Storage 830 Ac. Ft. , Embankment 68,000 cu. yds.
Date:
May 26, 1955
Creator:
Haws, H. M. & Bruns, G. M.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Floodwater Retarding Structure
Photograph of aerial view of floodwater retarding structure No. 1. Completed May 55. Drainage area 4,112 sq. in. , Sediment Storage 1. 45 in. , Flood Storage 3. 90 in. , Total Capacity 1,834. 0 Ac. Ft. Total surface aRea 144. 4 Ac. , volume of fill 118,00 cu. yd.
Date:
May 26, 1955
Creator:
Haws, H. M. & Bruns, G. M.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Floodwater Retarding Structure
Photograph of aerial view of floodwater retarding structure No. 9. Comp[leted Feb 1955, Drainage 765 Ac. , Sediment Storage 1. 70 in. , Flood Storage 3. 56 in. , Total Storage 334. 8 Ac. Ft. Surgace 24. 2 Ac. Embankment 41,517 cu. yds.
Date:
May 26, 1955
Creator:
Haws, H. M. & Bruns, G. M.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Crops Harvesting
Photograph of button clover, vetch, and wheat.
Date:
April 26, 1955
Creator:
Fry, Chester
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Blue Panic Grass Crop
Photograph of Blue Panic grass crop 60 days after seeding. Seeded in 40" rows on contour. Soil unit 1-RR-A-1.
Date:
July 26, 1955
Creator:
Pyron, Thurman
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Overflow Damage Chigley Sandy Creek
Photograph of overflow damage above Site 4, Chigley Sandy Creek Watershed. This bottom land is not protected by floodwater retarding structures. The crop of small grain was up to a good stand and will have to be replanted. Overflow was caused by an unofficial 7.7 inch overnight rain.
Date:
September 26, 1955
Creator:
Fry, Chester
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Garvin District Tour of Site 8
Photograph of Garvin District tour observing draw-down structure 8, Chigley Sandy Watershed. Note draw-down tube at front end is reduced in size for proper design.
Date:
August 26, 1955
Creator:
Graham, E. O.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention
Photograph of overall cutting upstream through Beaver Creek. Good bottomland after a 1 inch rain. OK-52-3.
Date:
May 26, 1955
Creator:
Haws, H. M & Brune, G. M.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention
Photograph of floodwater retarding structure 3 35, Barnitz Creek Watershed. Completed in February, 1955. Drainage is 1845 A.C. Sediment storage is 1.88 inches. Flood storage 3.35 inches. Total storage 804.8 acre-feet. Surface 67 acres. OK-54-4.
Date:
May 26, 1955
Creator:
Haws, H. M & Brune, G. M.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chigley Sandy Watershed Construction
Photograph of contractor digging core trench on Site 9, Chigley Sandy Watershed.
Date:
August 26, 1955
Creator:
Graham, E. O.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Shorthorn Cattle Grazing on Hairy Vetch and African Weeping Lovegrass on Cason Farm
Photograph of "Shorthorn cattle grazing on Hairy Vetch and African Weeping Lovegrass on Cason farm."
Date:
July 26, 1955
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Soil Testing
Photograph of running indiltration test after leveling for border irrigation. Farm planning Soil unit 4h-RP-A-1, present indiltration rate as measured by the infiltrometer - .2 inches per hour.
Date:
July 26, 1955
Creator:
Bailey, Oran F.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Site 8 Drawdown Structure
Photograph of a Garvin District tour observing draw-down structure of Site 8, Chigley Sandy Watershed.
Date:
August 26, 1955
Creator:
Graham, E. O.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Button Clover, Vetch, and Wheat
Photograph of a hat lying in a mixture of button clover, vetch, and wheat. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Button clover, vetch, and wheat."
Date:
April 26, 1955
Creator:
Fry, Chester
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
New Sod Irrigation
Photograph of irrigation system irrigating new sodding job on Site 4, Chigley Sandy Watershed. This system was purchsased by the Soil Conservation Services.
Date:
August 26, 1955
Creator:
Graham, E. O.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History