Resource Type

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of floods - residence. Pickups jacked up to eliminate damage to motors (not visible). Flash floods caused by Hurricane Carla. OK-1453-5.
Date: September 13, 1961
Creator: Dilley, Ivan
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of floods. Red Rock Creek. The city waterworks of Red Rock, OK as innundated by floodwater from Red Roack Creek Watershed following rains caused by Hurricane Carla. OK-1453-11.
Date: September 13, 1961
Creator: Morris, David
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of floods. High waters, w mi. NE of Red Rock, OK. From flash floods caused by Hurrican Carla. OK-1453-4.
Date: September 13, 1961
Creator: Morris, David
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of floods. Black Bear Creek flooding farmstead as a result of Hurrican Carla. OK-1453-2
Date: September 13, 1961
Creator: Morris, David
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of floods at Red Rock Creek. Red Rock Creek Constractor recovering bridge material from surging waters of flood following flash flood caused by Hurrican Carla. OK-1453-8.
Date: September 13, 1961
Creator: Dilley, Ivan
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of flooding.High waters, 2 miles NE of Red Rock, OK, from flash floods caused by Hurricane Carla. OK-1453-4.
Date: September 13, 1961
Creator: Morris, David
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Silt Deposits

Photograph of silt deposit caused by flood. The 5 or 6; rain Sept. 26, 1959, caused hundreds of silt deposit areas on tributaries of the Red Rock Creek. This silt deposit area is 1 mile below a proposed detention dam site.
Date: September 26, 1959
Creator: Chance, R. J.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Scour Damage Caused by Flood

Photograph of scour area caused by flood. The 5 or 6; rain Sept. 26, 1959, caused hundreds of scour areas on tributaries of the Red Rock Creek. This scour area is 1 mile below a proposed detention dam site.
Date: September 26, 1959
Creator: Chance, R. J.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Farming Equipment and Methods

Photograph of terraces. Constructing terraces with two, three bottom plows. This picture shows completed terraces as the 16 round was being made. This terrace is approximately 1000 feet long. It checked out 1.2 settled, height of ridge cross section of channel is 16 sq. ft. Ridge is 20 ft. from channel to toe on back side. OK-745-12.
Date: September 5, 1958
Creator: Chance, R. J.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Bermudagrass Waterway

Photograph of a waterway which was established in 1952 and the average width is 54 ft. It was originally a natural drain that was shaped and planted to Bermudagrass. It is designed to handle the runoff from approximately 80 acres. Terraces now spill into the waterway. On the left is shown the end of a strip of Kafir and almum sorghum mixture to be cut for silage.
Date: September 5, 1958
Creator: Chance, R. J.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Wildlife Protection

Photograph of Multi-flora rose planted around pond for wildlife protection and feed.
Date: September 26, 1960
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Flooding Black Bear Creek

Photograph of Black Bear Creek flooding farmstead as result of Hurricane Carla.
Date: September 13, 1961
Creator: Morris, David
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Flooding Red Rock Creek

Photograph of the city waterwork of Red Rock, Okla. inundated by floodwater from Red Rock Creek Watershed following rains caused by Hurricane Carla.
Date: September 13, 1961
Creator: Morris, David
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Wildlife Plantings

Photograph of Black Locust and Catalpa trees. Planting is approx. 25 years old.
Date: September 26, 1960
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Flood Caused Silt Deposit

Photograph of a silt deposit caused by flood. The 5 or 6" rain Sept. 26, 1959 caused hundreds of silt deposit areas on tributaries of Red Rock Creek. This silt deposit area is in a field which is located 3/4 miles below a proposed detention dam site.
Date: September 26, 1959
Creator: Chance, R. J.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Scoured Area on Red Rock Creek

Photograph of a scoured area caused by flooding. The 5 or 6" rain Sept. 26, 1959 caused hundreds of scour areas on tributaries of the Red Rock Creek. This scour area is 1 mile below a proposed detention dam site.
Date: September 26, 1959
Creator: Chance, R. J.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Perry, Oklahoma Territory

Photograph of looking down towards the Land Office from Hell's Half Acre in Perry, Oklahoma Territory, September 23, 1893.
Date: September 23, 1893
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Perry, Oklahoma Territory

Photograph of looking down and out towards the Buckhorn from Hell's Half Acre in Perry, Oklahoma Territory, September 23, 1893.
Date: September 23, 1893
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Perry, Oklahoma Territory

Photograph of the Great Sand Storm in Perry, Oklahoma Territory, September 18, 1893.
Date: September 18, 1893
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Perry, Oklahoma Territory

Photograph of the Great Dust Storm in Perry, Oklahoma Territory, September 17, 1893.
Date: September 17, 1893
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Perry, Oklahoma Territory

Photograph of the Wild West Hotel in Perry, Oklahoma Territory, September 1893.
Date: September 1893
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Perry, Oklahoma Territory

Photograph of people waiting for the signal on the south line of the strip in Perry, Oklahoma Territory, September 16, 1893.
Date: September 16, 1893
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Perry, Oklahoma Territory

Photograph looking west from 6th Street in Perry, Oklahoma Territory, September 30, 1893.
Date: September 30, 1893
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Perry, Oklahoma Territory

Photograph south of Land Office on right of way in Perry, Oklahoma Territory, September 22, 1893.
Date: September 22, 1893
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History