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Sloughing Banks

Photograph of sloughing banks from recent flood of Chickaskia River has caused considerable damage and engangered building on this farm. About 20 feet of bank 200 feet long has fallen into the river.
Date: May 26, 1938
Creator: Slack, Jim
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Standing in a Field of Contour Drilled Grain

Photograph of Perry Howell and son Dwight, standing in a field of contour drilled grain on an Oklahoma School Land farm which is under 5-year cooperative agreement with the Soil Conservation Service. Howell and his son have instituted a complete program of erosion control on the farm where Howell has lived as a tenant for more than 30 years. Blackwell Camp, Stillwater Project.
Date: May 8, 1938
Creator: Hufnagle, Richard W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Stillwater Project

Photograph of bridge across the Salt Fork River on highway south of Ponca City which is endangered due to the large amount of debris which piled up against it when the river was flooding.
Date: May 27, 1938
Creator: Slack, Jim
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Stillwater Project

Photograph of bridge approach road in highway straight south of Ponca City. Wheat has been badly damaged where the Salt Fork Rivewr broke through and rushed down the raod scouring out dips at least 4 feet deep.
Date: April 27, 1938
Creator: Slack, Jim
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Stillwater Project

Photograph of field which has sloughed off 20 feet on a half mile band. Beside losing this land forever this farmer also lost 30 acres of wheat in a 50 acre field due to water running over field and silting. Salt Fork River
Date: May 26, 1938
Creator: Slack, Jim
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Stillwater Project

Photograph of bridge approach road in highway straight south of Ponca City. Wheat has been badly damaged where the Salt Fork Rivewr broke through and rushed down the raod scouring out dips at least 4 feet deep.
Date: April 27, 1938
Creator: Slack, Jim
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Washed Out Wheat

Photograph of a wheat field in which this years wheat crop has been completely washed out due to the Chickaskia River cuttng across it in flood stages. Note wheat hanging on fence.
Date: April 27, 1938
Creator: Slack, Jim
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Washed Out Wheat Field

Photograph of a wheat field in which this years wheat crop has been completely washed out due to the Chickaskia River cuttng across it in flood stages. Note wheat hanging on fence.
Date: April 27, 1938
Creator: Slack, Jim
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of a section line road. Road is now abandoned due to bank sloughing from flood on the Salt Fork River. About 35 feet of bank 220 yards long sloughed off in two days. OK-6553.
Date: May 26, 1938
Creator: Slack, Jim
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of eastern edge of Blackwell, OK showing part of the city, highway, and valuable wheat land flooded by overflow from the Chikaskia River. OK-6555.
Date: May 20, 1938
Creator: Slack, Jim.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of a bridge approach road in highway straight south of Ponca City. Wheat has been badly damaged where the Salt Fork River broke through and rushed down the road scouring out dips at least 4 feet deep. OK-6549.
Date: April 27, 1938
Creator: Slack, Jim.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of a cotton field which has been badly damaged where the Salt Fork River cut across a bend. The field is now filled with scouring channels 10 to 25 feet wide and 2 feet deep. Other parts of the field is silted in from 2 to 18 inches. From the Stillwater Project. OK-6547.
Date: April 27, 1938
Creator: Slack, Jim.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of Perry howell and son Dwight, standing in a field of contour drilled grain on an Oklahoma School Land farm which is under a 5-year cooperative agreement with the Soil Conservation Service. Howell and his son have instituted a complete program of erosion control on the farm where Howell has lived as a tenant for more than 30 years. OK-1938-05-08.
Date: May 8, 1938
Creator: Hufnagle, Richard W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of the Stillwater Project. A wheat field which is completely covered over with flood water from the Chickisha River. This farmer lost his entire wheat crop due to this rise. OK-6541.
Date: April 20, 1938
Creator: Slack, Jim.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Wheat Ruined by Flood Waters

Photograph of a wheat field ruined by flood waters from the Chickaskia River. Numerous areas whch as this were matted down when the current broke loose from the banks and cut across the fields.
Date: May 28, 1938
Creator: Slack, Jim
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History