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Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention
Photograph of Elk City resevoir after a flood. It shows severe outting on backslope of dam. This dam overtopped its entire length before it broke. This picture gives an idea of the amount of water that was flowing over the dam before its break. This flood was caused by a six inch rain that fell in one night, three inches of which fell in 45 minutes. OK-5137.
Date:
May 3, 1938
Creator:
Hufnagle, Richard W.
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The Gateway to Oklahoma History