Aerial Shot of Downstream End of Outlast Structure, Site 8, Deep Creek

Photograph of an aerial shot of downstream end of outlast structure, Site 8, Deep Creek, Middle Colorado Watershed, showing the top of the dam, stage recorder housing, and water surface behind dam. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Downstream end of outlast structure, Site 8, Deep Creek, Middle Colorado Watershed. Shown also are top of dam, stage recorder housing, and water surface behind dam. Elevation of water is 9.5’ above permanent pool elevation. Photo taken after 6.5 to 8.0-inch rain. (See Tex-48-824-B.)”
Date: October 5, 1953
Creator: Nobs, Fred
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Aerial Shot of Dry Prong of Deep Creek, Middle Colorado Watershed, Showing Levees

Photograph of an aerial shot of Dry Prong of Deep Creek, Middle Colorado Watershed, at Farm-to–Market Road 502, showing levees. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Dry Prong of Deep Creek, Middle Colorado Watershed, at Farm-to–Market Road 502, showing levees. Photo taken after 6.5 to 8.0-inch rain. (Looking down on bridge and stage recorder shown in Tex-48-824-D and Tex-48-824-E.)"
Date: October 5, 1953
Creator: Nobs, Fred
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Aerial Shot of Dry Prong of Deep Creek, Middle Colorado Watershed, Showing Levees and Bridge

Photograph of an aerial shot of Dry Prong of Deep Creek, Middle Colorado Watershed, at Farm-to–Market Road 502, showing levees. The back of the photograph proclaims, “The back of the photograph proclaims, “Dry Prong of Deep Creek, Middle Colorado Watershed, at Farm-to-Market Road 502, Showing levees. Site 8 can be seen in the background. Photo taken after 6.5 to 8.0-inch rain. See Tex-48-824-E and Tex-48-824-D for ground shots at the bridge seen here in left middle ground.”
Date: October 5, 1953
Creator: Nobs, Fred
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Aerial Shot of Site 1, Deep Creek Middle Colorado Watershed

Photograph of an aerial shot of Site 1, Deep Creek Middle Colorado Watershed and the surrounding area. The back of the photograph proclaims, “General view northeast of Site 1, Deep Creek, Middle Colorado Watershed with Site 3 in background. Photo taken after 6.5 to 8-inch rain.”
Date: October 5, 1953
Creator: Nobs, Fred
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Aerial Shot of Site 1, Deep Creek, Middle Colorado Watershed

Photograph of an aerial shot of Site 1, Deep Creek, Middle Colorado Watershed, with Site 3 in background. The back of the photograph proclaims, "General view North of Site 1, Deep Creek, Middle Colorado Watershed, with Site 3 in background. Photo taken after 6.5 to 8.0inch rain."
Date: October 5, 1953
Creator: Nobs, Fred
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Aerial Shot of Site 1, Deep Creek Middle Colorado Watershed

Photograph of an aerial shot of Site 1, Deep Creek Middle Colorado Watershed and the surrounding area. The back of the photograph proclaims, "General view East of Site 1, Deep Creek, Middle Colorado Watershed. Photo taken after 6.5 to 8-inch rain."
Date: October 5, 1953
Creator: Nobs, Fred
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Aerial Shot of Site 1, Deep Creek Middle Colorado Watershed

Photograph of an aerial shot of Site 1, Deep Creek Middle Colorado Watershed and the surrounding area. The back of the photograph proclaims, “General view north of Site 1, Deep Creek, Middle Colorado Watershed with Site 3 in background. Photo taken after 6.5 to 8-inch rain.”
Date: October 5, 1953
Creator: Nobs, Fred
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Aerial Shot of Site 1, Deep Creek, Middle Colorado Watershed, Showing Stream Flow

Photograph of an aerial shot of Site 1, Deep Creek, Middle Colorado Watershed, showing stream flow into Deep Creek below dam. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Site 1, Deep Creek, Middle Colorado Watershed, showing the stream flow into Deep Creek blow dam. Photo taken after 6.5 to 8.0-inch rain. (See Tex-48-828-A and Tex-48-828-D for ground shots.)"
Date: October 5, 1953
Creator: Nobs, Fred
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Aerial Shot of Site 8, Deep Creek, Middle Colorado Watershed

Photograph of an aerial shot of Site 8, Deep Creek, Middle Colorado Watershed and the surrounding area. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Looking Northeast at Site 8, Deep Creek, Middle Colorado Watershed. Photo taken after a 6.5 to 8.0-inch rain.”
Date: October 5, 1953
Creator: Nobs, Fred
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Aerial Shot of Site 8, Deep Creek Middle Colorado Watershed

Photograph of an aerial shot of Site 8, Deep Creek Middle Colorado Watershed and the surrounding area. This photograph shows Site 8’s gully plug. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Looking North at Site 8, Deep Creek, Middle Colorado Watershed, showing gully plug on extreme left. Photo taken after 6.5 to 8-inch rain.”
Date: October 5, 1953
Creator: Nobs, Fred
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Aerial Shot of Site 8, Deep Creek Middle Colorado Watershed

Photograph of an aerial shot of Site 8, Deep Creek Middle Colorado Watershed and the surrounding area. This photograph shows Site 8’s gully plug. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Looking Northeast toward Site 8, Deep Creek, Middle Colorady [sic] Watershed, showing fully [sic] plug on extreme left. Photo taken after 6.5 to 8-inch rain.”
Date: October 5, 1953
Creator: Nobs, Fred
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Aerial Shot of Top of Dam, Showing Outlet Structure and Water Surface Site 1, Deep Creek, Middle Colorado Watershed

Photograph of an aerial shot showing the top of the dam, outlet structure, and water surface of Site 1, Deep Creek, Middle Colorado Watershed. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Top of dam, showing outlet structure and water surface, Site No. 1, Deep Creek, Middle Colorado Watershed. Elevation of water is 9.5" above permanent pool elevation. Photo taken after 6.5 to 8.0-inch rain. See Tex-48-828-A and Tex-48-828-D for ground shots."
Date: October 5, 1953
Creator: Nobs, Fred
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Alfalfa Pasture

Photograph of baled hay dots this 250-acre block of irrigated alfalfa. This ranch also irrigates wheat and sand lovegrass. Three wells with reservoirs are used for irrigating water. II HP 2
Date: July 5, 1953
Creator: Fox, Lester
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Alternate View of J. P. Curtis Pointing Out The High Water Mark on Site 3, Deep Creek

Photograph of J. P. Curtis pointing out the high water mark on Site 3, Deep Creek. The back of the photograph proclaims, "High water mark at Site 3 is pointed out by J. P. Curtis."
Date: October 5, 1953
Creator: Speakman, D. V.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Application of Lime to Sericea

Photograph of UNIDENTIFIED farmer applying lime to sericea. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Applying lime to sericea."
Date: July 16, 1953
Creator: Hodson, Edgar A.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Barney Cunningham Standing in the Waterway in Which An Erosion Control Dam Will Protect

Photograph of Barney Cunningham standing in the waterway in which an erosion control dam will protect. Directly in front of Mr. Cunningham is a drop-inlet pipe. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Erosion Control dam from in the waterway to be protected by the dam. Waterway berm in left foreground, and emergency spillway immediately beyond its end. Barney Cunningham at pipe."
Date: January 5, 1953
Creator: Archer, S. G.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Barney Cunningham Standing on a Erosion Control Dam at End of Waterway

Photograph of Barney Cunningham standing on an erosion control dam at the end of a waterway. Directly in front of Mr. Cunningham is the inlet-end of a 36-inch diameter drop-inlet pipe, which extends through the dam. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Erosion control dam at end of waterway. Barney Cunningham, farm operator, stands at inlet-end of drop-inlet pipe (36" diameter), which extends through the dam. Emergency spillway at left."
Date: January 5, 1953
Creator: Archer, S. G.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Barney Cunningham Standing on the Back Side of an Erosion Control Dam

Photograph of Barney Cunningham and a dog standing on the backside of an erosion control. Directly next to Mr. Cunningham is the discharge end of a 36" drop-inlet pipe, which extends through the dam. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Back side of erosion controlled dam. This slope was dressed by routing tractor up and down slope for each 6 feet of height, or less. Barney Cunningham Stands at discharge end of 36" drop-inlet pipe through the dam."
Date: January 5, 1953
Creator: Archer, S. G.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Bessie Bridge Demolition and Gully

Photograph of five UNIDIENTIFIED men on a bridge looking down at a deep gully. The back of the photograph proclaims, "View downstream from scene in Okla-10-778-A, showing gully head and bridge being demolished on county road 4 miles west of Bessie, Okla. A road fill with a drop inlet pipe will be constructed."
Date: May 18, 1953
Creator: Archer, S. G.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Cattle

Photograph of A. H. Hancock's cattle.
Date: July 15, 1953
Creator: Rechenthin, C. A.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Cattle Grazing Pasture

Photograph of Mexican cattle grazing 27-acre irragated pasture tall fescue orchard and rye grass and ladine clover planted early part of 1952 prior to irrigation system. May 1952 rain brought pasture crop up. Pasture has been irrigated 3 times this spring. 120 yearling steer are graziing here. They alternate with 17-acre pasture. Those cattle have made average gain of three pounds daily each, Jones says.
Date: July 5, 1953
Creator: Fox, Lester
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Charles L. Lee Pasture Management

Photograph of Charles L. Lee, SCD board chair, and E. S. Cordell checking growth of KR bluestem planted in Johnson grass to control erosion. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Lee, SCD board chairman, and SCS Technician, E. S. Cordell check growth of KR bluestem planted in Johnson grass on this "break" to control erosion and prevent washing of soils onto Wheatland at bottom."
Date: July 2, 1953
Creator: Fox, Lester
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Checking Growth of Yellow Sweet Clover

Photograph of SCS Tech. Clarence E. Stith checks growth of biennial yellow sweet clover. Stith planted the clover in the spring of 1952 in this 20 acre wheat field solely to improve the soil, the deep roots opening up the soil for the free circulation of air and water. He also uses hairy vetch turned in to add organic matter. To follow clover with wheat for 4 or 5 years.
Date: July 3, 1953
Creator: Fox, Lester
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Checking Wheat

Photograph of SCS Tech. John Bailey checking the seed heads of the wheat in this irrigated 60 acre field. Good tall growth of wheat was attributed to conditioning of the soil with alfalfa for six years. Wggins is to change from flood irrigation to level border. SCS Engineers designed irrigation system. III HP 2.
Date: July 5, 1953
Creator: Fox, Lester
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History