Photograph of road to DeKalb ferry from Barney Ward’s house looking south. Next to the road, a home, few small buildings, and field are completely saturated with floodwaters. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Road to DeKalb ferry from Barney Ward’s house looking south. 37 inches of rain since Jan. 1, 1957. Ward and his neighbors are working with Little River District and SCS to get watershed protection and flood prevention project on Norwood Creek.”

Photograph of an aerial shot of Site No. 17 Sandstone Creek and the surrounding area. “Photo taken at the same time there was approximately 6.6’ of water over the drawdown structure. Note water lacked several feet of being up to the emergency spillway elevation which is on the right side of the lake. Also note Sandstone Creek 17-A in the left side of the photograph and the stream discharge down by the ranch headquarters below the reservoir site.”

Photograph of an aerial shot of a flooded Washita River. Note the house, road, and a few building affected by the rising and falling waters. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Washita River, north of Stafford, Okla., at 6:00 p. m. on April 30, 1954. Note barn in background surrounded by water.”

Photograph of an aerial shot of flood damage caused by the Washita River to an UNIDENTIFIED Railroad track near Hammon, Oklahoma. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Washita River, north of Hammon Oklahoma, where the Washita River crosses a railroad. This photo was taken at 5:15 p. m. Note water coming through railroad fill. Also note crest of storm has already passed fill and damage has been done to the railroad.”

Photograph of site # 17, Sandstone Creek, near Cheyenne, OK. Photo taken at the same time there was approx. 6.6 feet of water over the drawdown structure. The water level came within several feet of the emergency spillway elevation which is on the right side of the lake. Also note 17-A at the left site of the photo and the stream discharge down by the ranch headquarters below the reservoir site. OK 10-847.

Photograph of flooding. The photo was taken at the same time there was approximately 6.6 feet of water over the drawdown structure. Note that the water lacked several feet of being up to the emergency spillway elevation which is on the right side of the lake. Also note 17-A on the left side of the photograph and the stream discharge down by the ranch headquarters belwo the reservoir site. OK-10-847.

Photograph of resulting heavy rains. There was Approximately 6 inches of rain fall above this site in the period of four days. The rain on April 27 was 2 inches which fall in twenty-five minutes, April 29th was 3 inches which fell in one hour, with April 30th was 1 inch. Water rose approximately seven feet above the drawdown structure. Note the water being discharged out of the 24 inch drawdown structure. OK-10, 848.

Photograph of West Barnitz Creek which had some flooding after a storm of April 29, 1954. East Barnitz Creek did not flood from this storm. OK-10-861.

Photograph of the Washita River, north of Stafford, OK at 6:00 pm on April 30, 1954. Note the barn in the background surrounded by water. OK-10-860.

Photograph of the lower end of Barnitz Creek where the water is backed up because the Washita River is flooding so the water coming down Barnitz Creek cannot be discharged. OK-10-862.

Photograph of the Washita River, north of Hammon, OK, where the Washita River crosses a railroad. This photo was taken ar 5:15 pm. Note the water coming through the railroad fill. Also note the crest of storm has already passed fill and damage has been done to the railroad. OK-10-857.

Photograph of the lower end of Barnitz Creek where the water is backed up because the Washita River is flooding so the water coming down Barnitz Creek cannot be discharged. OK-10-862.

Photograph of floodwater covering many acres of Pryor Creek bottomland. OK-3790-1.

Photograph of an aerial shot of Washita River floodwater over a railroad crossing.

Photograph of a three-row orchard windbreak. Mulberry on left, Chinese3 Elm in center, and Juniper on right. Note the dominance of the elm in spite of its being in position where it would tend to be submerged on account of competition.

Photograph of wheat on terraced land which has been killed by drifting soil from adjoining fields. Soil moisture penetration 27 inches at seeding time, Oct. 1, 1936.

Photograph of blown soil accumulations in Russian Thistles in highway now 4 feed deep. This was caused by allowing thistles to grow along side of the highway which caught soil moved by wing from the adjoining field.

Photograph of erosion as a result of a small amount of runoff. Diversion protects this borrow pit from overhead water, yet erosion is occuring in this highly erosive alluvial soil. Before the protecting diversion was contructed a gully 30' wide as deep as the pit (about 30') had formed at the NE corner of this pit and was extending into adjoining cropland field. Although this gully was filled and overhead water diverted erosion is in progress.

Photograph of aerial view of Washita River, 8 miles northeast of Stafford, Okla. This picture was takenat 4:45 pm.

Photograph of aerial view of flood crest coming down the Washita River from the storm of April 29,1954, showing Stafford, Okla. , in the background. This photo was taken at 4:45 pm.

Photograph of Washita River, north of Hammon, Oklahoma, where the Wshita River crosses a railroad. This photo ws taken at 5:15 pm. Note water coming through railroad fill. Also note crest of storm has already passed fill and damage has been done to the railroad.

Photograph of aerial view of flood crest coming down the Washita River from the storm of April 29,1954, showing Stafford, Okla. , in the background. This photo was taken at 4:45 pm.

Photograph of aerial view of Washita River after crest of the storm had passed Stafford, Okla. This photo was taken at 6:00pm.

Photograph of aerial view of flood crest coming down the Washita River from the storm of April 29,1954, showing Stafford, Okla. , in the background. This photo was taken at 4:45 pm.