Retarding Structure Wildhorse Watershed

Photograph of retarding structure. Front slops of floodwater retarding structure. Sprig planted to bermuda grass. Planting completed 8/12/59. Irrigation system operating in emergency spillway area.
Date: August 13, 1959
Creator: Fry, Chester
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Wildhorse Watershed Waterway

Photograph of waterway. This gully was a critical silt source area on the flood plain of Wildhorse Watershed. Gully was shaped into a watersay and a pond was built at the head of it with a pipe in it (Ok-14131-3 & 4). Waterway will be needed this fall and sprigged with rows 18' apart, and fertilized. Soil is 7s-C-13.
Date: August 4, 1961
Creator: Cummins, Patrick L.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Washita River Wildhorse Creek Flood Prevention

Photograph of agronomy - L. L. Humphreys, president of the Wildhorse Creek Flood Prevention Asso. , inspecting a field of maize below Site 34 (in background). Head had just come out of the boot and shoul make a good yield. His field has been leveled twice from the Site above. This is another of the benefits derived from a program such as this.
Date: August 28, 1962
Creator: Brown, Bob R.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Agronomy

Photograph of L. L. Humphreys, president of Wildhorse Creek Flood Prevention Assoc. , showing Lee J. Cerillo silage being put up by :Doc: Ely (in background). Mr. Cerillo is with the Ayer & Son Advertising Agency, Philadelphia, Pa. and was touring the watershed gathering informaiton for an article sponsored by the Caterpillar Co. Silage was cut from a field in Wildhorse bottom and had made an excellent growth.
Date: August 28, 1962
Creator: Brown, Bob R.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Washita River Watershed Construction Wildhorse Creek

Photograph of construction inspectors checking core trench grade at Sta. 27+95 C/L dam.
Date: August 29, 1956
Creator: Cornforth, Kenneth
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Wildhorse Creek Sub-Watershed Construction

Photograph of contractor riping rock in Core Trench across stream channel at Sta. 27+96 C/L Dam.
Date: August 29, 1956
Creator: Cornforth, Kenneth
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Wildhorse Creek Sub-Watershed Construction

Photograph of flood prevention & municipal supply dam. Dragline working in wet core Sta. 17/00 C/L Dam.
Date: August 3, 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. Core trench after excvation, from sta. 12/00 C/L Dam, looking northeast.
Date: August 3, 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. Foundation drain excavation on 60' bend at Sta 27+00. Note water in trench and bank sloughing.
Date: August 16, 1956
Creator: Cornforth, Kenneth
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Washita River Watershed Construction

Photograph of core trench cut to finished grade, looking southwest from Sta. 29+00 C/L dam.
Date: August 29, 1956
Creator: Cornforth, Kenneth
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Washita River Watershed Construction

Photograph of flood prevention & municipal supply dam. Camp area, shows SCS construction trailer and contractor trailer.
Date: August 15, 1956
Creator: Cornforth, Kenneth
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Washita Wildhorse Watershed

Photograph of construction in progess on Wildhorse Creek Watershed, Site 39, Lake Fuqua. This is the second dual purpose structure in this county, the other being Lake Humphreys (Site 22).
Date: August 24, 1962
Creator: Brown, Bob R.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Washita Wildhorse Watershed

Photograph of Wildhorse Creek Watershed.
Date: August 10, 1962
Creator: Brown, Bob R.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Washita Wildhorse Watershed

Photograph of this picture was made on final inspection of this site, 47.
Date: August 10, 1962
Creator: Brown, Bob R.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Peanuts Growing

Photograph of Peanuts growing on Stephenville fine sandy loam.
Date: August 14, 1959
Creator: Fry, Chester
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Washita River Watershed

Photograph of core trench cut to finished grade, looking northeast from Sta. 33+00 C/L dam.
Date: August 29, 1956
Creator: Cornforth, Kenneth
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Cotton

Photograph of cotton growing on Stephenville F.S.I.
Date: August 14, 1959
Creator: Fry, Chester
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Groomcorn Growing

Photograph of Broomcorn growing on ? Very fine sandy loam.
Date: August 14, 1959
Creator: Fry, Chester
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Flood Prevention Washita River Watershed

Photograph of flood prevention and municipal supply dam. Foundation drain excavation, looking northeast from Sta. 27-00. Note bank sloughing.
Date: August 16, 1956
Creator: Cornforth, Kenneth
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Wildhorse Creek Sub-Watershed Construction

Photograph of flood prevention & municipal supply dam. Dragline working in wet core Sta. 17/00 C/L Dam.
Date: August 8, 1956
Creator: Cornforth, Kenneth
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Wildhorse Creek Sub-Watershed Construction

Photograph of flood prevention & municiple supply dam. Pump used to pump water out of core, Sta. 18/00 C/L Dam.
Date: August 3, 1956
Creator: Cornforth, Kenneth
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Wildhorse Creek Watershed Construction

Photograph of construction in progress on Wildhorse Creek Watershed, Site 39, Lake Fuqua. This is the second dual purpose structure in this county, the other being Lake Humphreys, site 22.
Date: August 24, 1962
Creator: Brown, Bob R.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Washita River Watershed Flood Prevention & Municipal Supply Dam

Photograph of flood p[revention & municipal Supply Dam. Foundation drain excavation with scrapers prior to using ditching machine, from Sta. 25/00 C/L Dam, looking northeast.
Date: August 3, 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. Intersection of Core trench and stream channel, Sta. 27/00 C/L Dam, shows GOPHER working in bank.
Date: August 15, 1956
Creator: Cornforth, Kenneth
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History