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Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention
Photograph of flood erosion between Frank Kleiner and elmer Flaning farms, 7 miles SE of Cordell, OK. Overflow enters North Cavalry Creek after running down the road less than 1/2 mile from where it leaves South Cavalry Creek (See OK-10-783 series). Flood waters are washing out the road and endangering the bridge. This picture was taken looking north (See OK-10-482 series). OK-10-784-4.
Date:
April 29, 1953
Creator:
Archer, Sellars G.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention
Photograph of a cotton field which has been badly damaged where the Salt Fork River cut across a bend. The field is now filled with scouring channels 10 to 25 feet wide and 2 feet deep. Other parts of the field is silted in from 2 to 18 inches. From the Stillwater Project. OK-6547.
Date:
April 27, 1938
Creator:
Slack, Jim.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention
Photograph of a buffalo skull found at a 6-foot depth in a gully plug construction work. The depth of the skull indicates piling up of sediment from flood waters. Andrew A. Orr, Soil Conservation service technician, is examining the skull. OK-9527.
Date:
April 13, 1948
Creator:
Fox, Lester
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention
Photograph of a general view of an erosion control project. OK-1584-12.
Date:
April 9, 1962
Creator:
Hager, P. E.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention
Photograph of flood prevention structure. Mulching and grass seeding operation on a flood prevention structure built by a private contractor. The dam and spillway are established to permanent grasses to prevent erosion and to protect the structure. Charles Terrent, Soil Conservation Service (SCS), Hinton, OK, in the picture, serving as inspector. This is site # 4, Cobb creek on the Washita River. OK-679-10.
Date:
April 23, 1958
Creator:
Keathley, M. G.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention
Photograph of a bridge approach road in highway straight south of Ponca City. Wheat has been badly damaged where the Salt Fork River broke through and rushed down the road scouring out dips at least 4 feet deep. OK-6549.
Date:
April 27, 1938
Creator:
Slack, Jim.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge
Photographic follow-up of OK-941-12. Grass gauge on ridge top at the west end of Mt. Scott pasture. This is located 1/4 mile north of the scenic highway. The enclosure is photographed before clipping. Heavy concentration area for game. Clipped plots showed 80% use. Taken during annual Soil Conservation Service cooperative grazing use check. OK_1583-1.
Date:
April 9, 1962
Creator:
Hager, P. E.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge
Photographic follow-up of OK-1105-7. Fullingim Flat in Mt. Pinchot Pasture. This area is principally hardland range site. Vegetation during the 1940's and early 1950's was dominated by short grasses. Buffalo is concentrated in this locality. Management adjustments, including changes in salt location and mesquite control, have resulted in range improvements shown on return of miscellaneous grasses and moderate use. Note scattered stand of vigorous little bluestem plants. Taken during annual Soil Conservation Service cooperative grazing use check. OK-1583-9.
Date:
April 11, 1962
Creator:
Whittington, Fred
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Roadside Improvement
Photograph of roadside improvement. Newly concreted chute on a road ditch on Highway 59B. Cooperative planning by farmer Jack Luttrell, Rural Electrification Administration (REA), State Highway Department and Soil Conservation Service (SCS). OK-1300-11.
Date:
April 4, 1961
Creator:
Fortney, Fred
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Wind, Wind Erosion, Sand Storms and Dunes
Photograph of a Yucca plant on hummock in "blow-out" hole of former cotton field. Wind erosion has been successfully controlled by strips of brush. Area was spot-sodded in January 1941 to sandhill blue stem and brush strips were placed in November 1940. OK-8153.
Date:
April 17, 1941
Creator:
Jenkins, Elvin W.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Watersheds
Photograph of City Hall, Maysville, OK, the bid opening for Oklahoma's 1500th upstream flood control lake, Wiley Post Memorial Lake (site # 34), Finn Creek. L to R: Ross W. Hall, Robert McCarty and Erwin Leaverton. OK-418[?]5-4.
Date:
April 20, 1971
Creator:
Croom, Dan F.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Watersheds
Photograph of City Hall, Maysville, OK. The bid opening for Oklahoma’s 1500th upstream flood control lake, the Wiley Post memorial lake (site # 34). From left to right: Bill Robinson, Maysville City Councilman; Paul hayes, Area Supervisor, Federal Housing Administration (FHA); Ross Hall, State Administrative Officer, Soil Conservation Service (SCS); E. H. Holten, Holten Construction Company; Ray Duncan, Garvin, Soil & Water Conservation District (SWCD); and Hal Baker, McClain County SWCD. OK-4195-10.
Date:
April 20, 1971
Creator:
Croom, Dan F.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Watershed / Land Treatment
Photograph of Lyndal McCrory, rancher of Milo, OK (right) and Herman Denny, his foreman, have been rounding up some of McCrory's registered Black Angus bulls. There are five watershed structures on the tributaries of Caddo Creek on the ranch and provide flood protection. McCrory has stopped all row cropping and has gone completely to cattle and grass. OK-2299-4.
Date:
April 21, 1965
Creator:
Bryan, Hugo
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Watersheds
Photograph of the Ardmore Land Acquisition Committee holding a breakfast meeting on acquiring the land on three watershed sites on Caddo Creek north-south for municipal water and recreation. The project will also provide flood prevention. Louis Fischl, committee chairman is presiding. Also there: Curtis Williams, L.D. [unclear] and S.A. Pittman. Jerry Churchill was not present. At left: N.A. McGalliard of the Daily Ardmoreite. Left o fhim is Archie Welch, SCS, WUC at Ardmore[?]. At right is Wesley Mienert, SCS watershed specialist. Others include Jack Smith, the city manager, and Dick Thomas, Asst. city manager and Herb Prevett[?] SCS. OK-2299-10.
Date:
April 21, 1965
Creator:
Bryan, Hugo
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Watersheds
Photograph of floodwater covering many acres of Pryor Creek bottomland. OK-3790-1.
Date:
April 30, 1970
Creator:
Donahoo, Don
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
Photograph of Sam Prewitt, polled hereford breeder, and Soil Conservation Service (SCS) technician [name unclear], left, look over an area of alkali-sacaton range on Mr. Prewit's ranch. The range is flood irrigated and has not been irrigated this year (1946). TX-42-632.
Date:
April 9, 1946
Creator:
Jenkins, Elvin W.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Watersheds / Land Treatment
Photograph of some of the Black Angus beef cattle on the Lyndal McCrory ranch are shown grazing on Bermudagrass. McCrory has switched from row crops to grass and cattle. Watershed projects protect his ranch from flooding. OK-2299-[?].
Date:
April 21, 1965
Creator:
Bryan, Hugo
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation (?)
Photograph of F. M. Vollintine (SP?) seeding a 10-acre field with weeping lovegrass as a part of the Trinity River watershed conservation revegetation in aid of flood control. TX-44-311.
Date:
April 6, 1948
Creator:
Fox, Lester
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Waste Management
Photograph of Chickasha Sanitary Landfill. OK-5055-7.
Date:
April 1973
Creator:
Nunley, Luther M.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Waste Management
Photograph of a roadside dump--Grady County, near Chickasha, OK. OK-5056-4.
Date:
April 1973
Creator:
Nunley, Luther M.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Waste Management
Photograph of animal waste disposal lagoon. Swine feedlot waste disposal lagoon recently constructed. Vegetative measures, fencing and initial charge of water not yet accomplished. OK-3776-1.
Date:
April 29, 1970
Creator:
Fobartson, Dan
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Waste Management
Photograph of Chickasha Sanitary Landfill. OK-5055-5.
Date:
April 1973
Creator:
Nunley, Luther M.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Sediment Tower Unclogging
Photograph of Kenneth Yoakum, District Conservationist; B.M. Stephens, Chairman of the Pontotoc County Conservation District & Jack McPhetridge, Government Trapper, hold rope attached to the sediment tower as Mike Gray & Dennis Goodwin come ashore after unplugging sediment tower, Site 18, Leader-Middle Clear Boggy. OK-4671-3.
Date:
April 1972
Creator:
Allen, Arnold
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Watersheds
Photograph of bid opening for Oklahoma’s 1500th upstream flood control lake, Wiley Post Memorial Lake (site # 34, Finn Creek). From l to r: Bill Robinson, Maysville City Councilman; Paul Hayes, Area Supervisor, FHA; Ross Hall, State Administrative Officer, SCS; E. H. Holtzen, Holtzen Construction Co.; Ray Duncan, Garvin, SWCD; Val Baker, McClain County, SWCD. OK-4195-10.
Date:
April 21, 1971
Creator:
Croom, Dan F.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History