Long Branch Creek Watershed Project Site 11

Photograph of Watershed Project Site 11. Mr. George Will, District Supervisor, observing Mr. & Mrs. E. C. Webb signing the first easement on Long Branch Watershed. This easement started the proceedings to clear easements and right-of-ways for constructing Site 11 Detention Dam. Main part of dam is on Perry Cerlile's farm. The three are seated on a culvert bridge showing flood water that covered their bottomland farm 15 times in 1957, located in the Black Bear bottom, 2 miles east of Morrison.
Date: July 18, 1957
Creator: Chance, R. J.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Plastic Irrigation Installation

Photograph of plastic irrigation pipe being installed. This pipe will be deep enough to allow farming over it. It will have risers at proper intervals to do a complete irrigation job on this farm. Pipe is installed at $1. 75 per foot including risers and will carry from 500 to 600 gallons of water per minute. Test pressure of 80 lbs. can be carried in pipe. Plastic pipe makes the system permanent. Class I on 0 to 1% slope, Soil Unit 2-RR.
Date: July 18, 1955
Creator: McConnell, John
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Washita River Watershed Wildhorse Creek

Photograph of flood prevention and municipal supply dam. Stream channel at C/L of dam.
Date: July 18, 1956
Creator: Cornforth, Kenneth
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Flood Erosion Highway Bridge

Photograph of stream bank cutting. Temporary stream bank erosion control measure. Bridge is located in a bend in the river and each time the water rises some more bank is eaten away near the end of the bridge. These trees are held in place by a cable and keep the water away from the raw bnk of the river. The section of bank from the man in photograph to the present location of bank was eroded away in one year.
Date: July 18, 1955
Creator: McConnell, John
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Washita River Watershed Flood Prevention & Municipal Supply Dam

Photograph of flood prevention & municipal supply dam. Looking down C/L of dam from Sta. 31+50 C/L dam.
Date: July 18, 1956
Creator: Cornforth, Kenneth
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Contour Borders

Photograph of irrigated alfalfa in contour borders to protect sloping thin land that is being cultivated. Land class III, slope 2%, Soil Unit 2p-RR.
Date: July 18, 1955
Creator: McConnell, John
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Irrigation

Photograph of cotton field being irrigated with syphone from border ditch. Ivan Owen, owner, add fertilizer (liquid) to tirrigation water to irrigate and fertilize in one operation.
Date: July 18, 1955
Creator: McConnell, John
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Washita Wildhorse Watershed

Photograph of flood prevention and municipal supply dam. Looking east toward bottom land below embankment from Sta. 31+50 C/L dam.
Date: July 18, 1956
Creator: Cornforth, Kenneth
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Washita Wildhorse Watershed

Photograph of flood prevention and municipal supply dam. Rock at municipal tower location.
Date: July 18, 1956
Creator: Cornforth, Kenneth
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Washita Wildhorse Watershed

Photograph of flood prevention and municipal supply dam. Boring left side of spillway approximately Sta. 5+00.
Date: July 18, 1956
Creator: Cornforth, Kenneth
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Washita Wildhorse Watershed

Photograph of flood prevention and municipal supply dam. Rock in spillway area, left side, near Sta. 3+00.
Date: July 18, 1956
Creator: Cornforth, Kenneth
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Seed Harvest-Grass

Photograph of district equipment harvesting weeping lovegrass seed. The grass in this area was not fertilized but was planted on virgin Cross Timbers soil and will produce an excellent seed crop.
Date: July 18, 1958
Creator: McConnell, John
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Cattle

Photograph of Leona Brabits' cattle.
Date: July 18, 1958
Creator: McConnell, John
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

John Hines

Photograph of John Hines harvesting weeping lovegrass.
Date: July 18, 1958
Creator: McConnell, John
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of stream bank cutting. Temporary stream bank erosion control measure. The bridge is located in a bend in the river and each time the water rises some more bank is eaten away near the end of the bridge. These trees are held in place by a cable and keep the water away from the raw bank of the river. The section of the bank from the man in the photo to the present location of the bank was eroded away in one year. OK-89-1.
Date: July 18, 1955
Creator: McConnell, John
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of Long Branch Creek Watershed Project, Site # 11. Mr. George Will, District Supervisor, observing Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Webb signing the first easement on the watershed. This easement started the proceedings to clear easements and right-of-ways for constructing Site # 11's detention dam. The main part of the dam is on Perry Carlile's farm. The three are seated on a culvert bridge showing flood water that covered their bottomland farm 15 times in 1957, located in the Black Bear bottom, 2 miles east of Morrison, OK. OK-515-8.
Date: July 18, 1957
Creator: Chance, R. J.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Crop Residue Reutilization

Photograph of crop residue reutilization. Mr. Herbert, owner, said "I feel the stubble is too valuable to burn even though we have to raise our plows and pull out on to the stubble to unload our choked up plows".
Date: July 18, 1958
Creator: Chance, R. J.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Seed Harvest-Grass

Photograph of district equipment harvesting weeping lovegrass seed. The grass in this area was not fertilized but was planted on virgin Cross Timbers soil and will produce an excellent seed crop.
Date: July 18, 1958
Creator: McConnell, John
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Land Leveling

Photograph of a land plane in operation to prepare land for a flood type irrigation system. Calss II land on 0 to 1% slope, Soil Unit 1-RR, A-1.
Date: July 18, 1955
Creator: McConnell, John
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Irrigation-Fertilization

Photograph of metering fertilizer into irrigation water in order to cut down on time and labor needed to do two jobs. The fertilizer is in liquid form and is gaged to the amount of water being used. The fertilizer is added to the water far enough ahead of where it will go on the land to insure complete mizing. The flow of water and fertilizer are regulated to get proper amount of fertilizer on each acre. fertilizer is 8-12-0.
Date: July 18, 1955
Creator: McConnell, John
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Little River Filled with Logs and Debris

Photograph of the Little River channel completely filled with logs and debris. This section of the channel above the bridge on State Highway 59 was straightened and dug deeper only a few years ago.
Date: July 18, 1957
Creator: Henbest, O. J.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Proper Drainage Required

Photograph of a field of soy beans showing the need for proper drainage. This field stood 2 to 4 inches deep in water for approximately 10 days. A drainage system is planned for construction when the weather permits. It will be constructed with the assistance of the Soil Conservation Service. Soil Unit 4 BO.
Date: July 18, 1958
Creator: McConnell, John
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Long Branch Creek Watershed Project Site 11

Photograph of Mr. George Will, District Supervisor, on left & R. J. Chance, Area Conservationist, discussing upstream flood prevention & easements with Mr. & Mrs. E. C. Webb, who own the land that will be involved with detention water as a result of constructing Site 11.
Date: July 18, 1957
Creator: Dilley, Ivan
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Plastic Irrigation Installation

Photograph of plastic irrigation pipe being installed. This pipe will be deep enough to allow farming over it. It will have risers at proper intervals to do a complete irrigation job on this farm. Pipe is installed at $1. 75 per foot including risers and will carry from 500 to 600 gallons of water per minute. Test pressure of 80 lbs. can be carried in pipe. Plastic pipe makes the system permanent. Class I on 0 to 1% slope, Soil Unit 2-RR.
Date: July 18, 1955
Creator: McConnell, John
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History