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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
Grass Rotation
Photograph of 20 acres Cornado sideoats planted Feb, 1948 in cultivated rows. It was fertilized and cultivated 1300 lbs. of certified seed was harvested Oct. 1958 or 65 lbs. per acre. This seed was used to seed 68 more acres of cropland and overseeded some poor stands of native grass pasture.
Date:
July 2, 1959
Creator:
Chance, R. J.
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
Terrace Construction
the second operation of constructing channel type terraces being built by bulldozer. Billy Kay, Contractor.
Date:
July 10, 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
Contour Farming
Photograph of contour farming shown on good cross section channel type terraces constructed in 1952.
Date:
July 2, 1959
Creator:
Chance, R. J.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Major Spillway
Photograph of a pipe on backside of Site No. 11 Long Branch Watershed Project discharging water from the 17" pipe. From July 13 to 26, 16" of rain fell on this watershed and the water went around the emergency spillway on July 15 following 11' of the rain in 44 hours for about a 3 hour period. Everything worked perfectly and no damage to the bermudagrass cover in the waterway. About 100 to 150' of nativegrass above the permanent pool contour was damaged by standing water during this rain period.
Date:
July 23, 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