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

Crop Residue Utilization on Herbert's Land

Photograph of Mr. Ed Herbert on a tractor utilizing crop stubble residue for field health. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Crop Residue Utilization. Mr. Herbert 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

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

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

Flood Prevention Washita River Watershed

Photograph of flood prevention and municipal supply dam. Looking toward barrow are from Sta. 31+50 C/L dam.
Date: July 18, 1956
Creator: Cornforth, Kenneth
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

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

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

Washita Wildhorse Watershed

Photograph of flood prevention and municipal supply dam. Looking down C/L of embankment from BM #3. Shows timber and rock.
Date: July 18, 1956
Creator: Cornforth, Kenneth
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Washita Wildhorse Watershed

Photograph of flood prevention and municial supply dam. Rock west side of stream channel at C/L of 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. Timber in spillway near C/L at Sta. 4+50.
Date: July 18, 1956
Creator: Cornforth, Kenneth
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Suburban Development

Photograph of suburban shopping center issustrates intensive use of land resource. Such developments increase water runoff and results in flooding of areas downstream.
Date: July 18, 1969
Creator: Croom, Dan F.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Suburban Development

Photograph of housing development illustrates intensive land use and urban demand for land resources.
Date: July 18, 1969
Creator: Croom, Dan F.
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

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of watershed project at Site # 11, Long Branch Creek. Mr. George Will, District Supervisor, on the left and R. J. Chance, Area Conservationist, discussing upstream flood prevention and easements with Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Webb, who own land that will be involved with detention water as a result of construction site 11. OK-515-9.
Date: July 18, 1957
Creator: Dilley, Ivan
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Exclosure on Loamy Mixed Clays

Photograph of an exclosure on loamy portion of mixed clays and loams range site (50-B). Range in fair condition . District Manager L.C. Haskins, Rancher John Price and ranch hand Carl Mock in photo.
Date: July 18, 1960
Creator: Hager, P.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Exclosure on Range Site

Photograph of an exclosure on loamy portion of mixed clays and loams range site (50-B). Range in fair condition . District Manager L.C. Haskins, Rancher John Price and ranch hand Carl Mock in photo.
Date: July 18, 1960
Creator: Hager, P.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Exclosure on Range Site

Photograph of an exclosure on loamy portion of mixed clays and loams range site (50-B). Range in fair condition . District Manager L.C. Haskins, Rancher John Price and ranch hand Carl Mock in photo.
Date: July 18, 1960
Creator: Hager, P.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Debris Filling A Channel of the Little River Near State Highway 59

Photograph of a channel of the Little River eight miles southwest of Seminole near State Highway 59, completely filled with logs and debris despite it being straightened and dug deeper a few years prior. The back of the photograph proclaims, "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

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

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

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. OK-522-10.
Date: July 18, 1957
Creator: Henbest, O. J.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History