Photograph of Mr. and Mrs. Adolph javarsky and Mr. and Mrs. Ken Javarsky are plowing terraced land on the contour. Terraces spill into alfalfa waterway in left background. Waterway produced 400 bales of hay on most recent cutting. Javarsky says with hydraulic equipment very few problems are encountered in plowing the land.

Photograph of Washita River-Kickapoo Sandy subwatershed. Bottomland along Santa Fe railroad. Channel improvement work is to be done in this area in conjunction with upstream floodwater retrding structures.

Photograph of Quinlan soils on a shallow range site in good condition. This is Class VI land.

Photograph of a shelterbelt planted for wind protection.

Photograph of Andropogon ischaemum [i.e., Yellow Bluestem, right] and A. intermedius caucasius [Caucasian Bluestem, left] in an observational nursery. OK-8366.

Photograph of concrete-lined channel under construction by county highway crew. A road-side gully was filled and shaped prior to construction. This was the first cooperative project in Oklahoma between the Soil Conservation Service [SCS] and the Board of County Commissioners under the Upstream Flood Prevention Program. Materials were furnished by SCS and the Commissioners supplied the labor and equipment. OK-4792-13.

Photograph of two soil samples. The left shows deterioration due to 40 years of soil depleting cropping systems. The right by contrast shows a good soil sample where good grass rotation have been practiced. Note the color and the structure of the samples. OK-328-4.

Photograph of soil (noting condition). Profile of soil under poor land treatment (left) in contrast with soil under excellent cropping system (right). The poor treatment of above shows poor structure and low organic matter. The good treatment shows good structure and very high organic matter. OK-329-1.

Photograph of soil (noting condition). Plow pan is completely separated from tilled soil above and subsoil below. Pan is approximately 1 inch thick on soil unit 6. This condition was formed by 40 years of cropping to soil depleting crops. Sample was taken from a field where poor land use practices were followed. OK-329-12.

Photograph of soil (noting condition). Plow pan is completely separated from tilled soil above and subsoil below. Pan is approximately 1 inch thick on soil unit 6. This condition was formed by 40 years of cropping to soil depleting crops. Sample was taken from a field where poor land use practices were followed. OK-328-1.

Photograph of Ionine Creek, an aerial view of a critical silt source area. This huge gully has been treated vegetative, and a structure is to be built on the lower end. Fields were planted to native grasses and tree plantings made in 1957.

Photograph of the Washita River-Kickapoo Sandy sub watershed. This view is of the main Kickapoo Sandy Creek channel showing bottomland that will be protected by upstream floodwater retarding structures.

Photograph of flood prevention on the Washita River-Kickapoo Sandy sub watershed. Bottomland along Santa Fe railroad. Channel improvement work is to be done in this area in conjunction with upstream floodwater retarding structures.

Photograph of the Washita River-Kickapoo Sandy sub watershed. This view shows the Washita River across bottom of picture with now Negro Sandy coming in from above bottomland to be protected by upstream floodwater retarding structures.

Photograph of the Washita River-Criner Creek. View showing upstream on lower Criner Creek showing silted channel at the time flood prevention treatment was nearing completion.

Photograph of looking upstream on lower Criner Creek showing silted channel at the time flood prevention treatment was nearing completion.

Photograph of an aerial view of the main Kickapoo Sandy Creek channel showing bottomland that will be protected by upstream floodwater retarding structures.

Photograph of the Washita River at Criner Creek Looking downstream to show sedimentation of lower stream channel. Site No. 20 can be seen on the far side of the creek.

Photograph of Washita River, Ionine Creek. Critical silt source area. View looking up gully to the north. Vegative work has been done. Structural works are just starting.

Photograph of flood prevention, Washita River, Ionine Creek. Critical silt source area. View looking up gully to the north. Vegatative work has been done, Structural works are just starting.

Photograph of aerial view of flood prevention - Washita River Kickapoo Sandy subwatershed. Washita River across bottom of picture with Black Sandy coming in from above bottomland to be protected by watershed treatment.

Photograph of aerial view of flood prevention, Washita River, Mill Creek watershed. Site No. 16. Benefits. Mill Creek bottomland below structure. Jack Penner residence is in extreme right. Structure was vegatated with Kind Ranch bluestem in 1958. Former cropland above structure has been seeded to King Ranch bluestem.

Photograph of arial view of flood prevention, Washita River, Mill Creerk Watershed - benefits. Irrigation project was made possible because of protection afforded by 4 floodwater retarding structures on the upper end of Mill Creek. Ensilage, alfalfa, barley and grain deep wells. Feed lots above and left of irrigated land have a capacity of 1500 to 2000 head of cattle. View looking NE.

Photograph of approximately 6" of rain fell above this site in the period of four days. On April 27th, 1954, 2" fell in twenty five miinutes, 3" fell in one hour on April 29 and 1" fell on April 30. Water rose approximately seven feet above the drow-down structure and had seven feet to go before it reached spillway level. Note the water being discharged out of the 24" drawdown structure in the grove of trees at the base of the dam. Aerial view.