Sargeant Major Creek Detention Reservoir #2

Photograph of Detention reservori #2, east 1/2 of Sgt. Major Creek. Drainage acre 1350 acres. Permanent pool - 200 acres of 1. 8 inches. Flood pool 833 acre feet or 7. 4 inches. 18 inch concrete deop inlet - 72,786 cu. Yards of embankment.
Date: October 14, 1949
Creator: Beecham, Glenn A.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Sargeant Major Creek Damage

Photograph of aerial view of when swollen with flood waters, Sargeant Major Creek gouges out its banks, cuts new channels and washes away tremendous amounts of irreplaceable soil. Out on right hand side is below Detention Reservoir No. 1 and 2, E. 1/2 Sgt. Major Creek. Out on left side is the main stream of Sgt. Major Creek. Tree s on stgream bank in upper left hand corner is same as Okla-9553, 5 acres of land is lost annually from bank cuttings.
Date: May 26, 1949
Creator: Ginter Photo Co.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of upper Whiteshield Watershed—Oklahoma Soil Conservation District [SCD] # 4. Wa. 2. Detention reservoir # 1. Drainage area 485 acres. Permanent storage—13.7 surface acres. 105 acre-feet. Inches of run-off from drainage area 2.6 acres. Flood storage—27.2 surface acres. 158.5 acre-feet. 3.6 inches. Peak flow uncontrolled (25 year frequency storm) 1600 cubic feet per second (cfs.). The release rate from 18 inches Asbestos bonded corrugated pipe is 22 cfs. The Drainage area—80 acres cultivated and 405 acres as pasture. Medium textured upland soil. The reservoir is protecting 30 acres below it and contributing to the protection of 2000 acres of bottomland on the Whiteshield Creek. J.T. Mincher has put 15 acres of bottomland back into cultivation that was idle. This land made 900 pounds of lint cotton in 1948. The benefit to cost ratio is 1.1 to 1. See OK-9556 and OK-9557. OK-10, 092.
Date: May 26, 1949
Creator: Ginter Photo Co.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

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Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "The picture above and the two below are paintings done by Mrs. Metcalfe."
Date: April 10, 1949
Creator: McLaughlin, Al
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

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Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company.
Date: March 25, 1949
Creator: McLaughlin, Al
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Land Clearance, Cultivation & Brush and Weed Control

Photograph of range cover evaluation plot # 173, in poor condition. Range on red shale hills site (soil unit 24-RR) had 1288 pounds of threeawn grass cover per acre, which was 48% effective in controlling soil splash. Detectability was 28% and the splash itself amounted to 17,869 pounds per acre. OK-10-632.
Date: November 7, 1949
Creator: Osborn, Ben
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Land Clearance, Cultivation & Brush and Weed Control

Photograph of range cover evaluation plot # 164, in excellent condition. Range on red shale hills site (soil unit 24-RR) had 4528 pounds of sideoats grama grass cover per acre, which was 97% effective in controlling soil splash. Detectability was 32% and the splash itself amounted to 1,248 pounds per acre. OK-10-634.
Date: November 1, 1949
Creator: Osborn, Ben
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Red Shale Hills Site in Poor Condition

Photograph of the Red Shale Hills site (soil unit 24-RR) in poor condition, cover mainly of threeawn and weeds amounting to 1800 lb. per acre. The grass clumps are conspicuously tussocked by erosion of the exposed areas between.
Date: November 4, 1949
Creator: Osborn, Ben O.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

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Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Mrs. Metcalfe studies pencil sketches she has made for future painting in either oil or water color."
Date: April 10, 1949
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History