Photograph of an aerial shot of bottomland alfalfa just below site 15, Mill Creek near the Colvert Bros. Hereford Ranch. Site 15 Mill Creek is in the background of the photograph. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Bottom land alfalfa just below site 15, Mill Creek. Two years ago Colvert Bros. lost 1000 bales of alfalfa in one flood. This alfalfa is approximately 1 foot high and ready for outing. You can see the scour channels in alfalfa, evidence of frequent overflow and damage in the past."

Photograph of drop inlet type structure with flood water diversion for sediment control. Drainage area 50 acres. Flood water and sediment from te badly gullied area is brought into the pont (#113) by floodwater diversion from the left. Here the sediment is trapped in the pond and the clear water is drawn off the top 3 ft. (of the pond) through a 15" drop inlet type of metal pipe. Additional work above the diversion was done by enthusiastic farmers. Property line (trees) runs through pond.

Photograph of dam which is 1600" long. It has a maximum height of 39' and contains 104,500 eu. yards. It is one of 24 planned reservoirs for the Mill Creek system. In addition to reducing the floods on the main stem of Mill Creek it gives 100% protection to the alfalfa field shown in Okla.-98630.

Photograph of dam that was completed late in the fall of 1949. In this picture the permenent pool lacks approximately 4" of being up to the lip of the drop inlet riser.

Photograph of one end of dam on Detention Reservoir - Site No. 15. (old site No. 1, Tishomingo area). This dam makes a huge dogleg turn and cannot be photographed to show the whole dam except from the air. The dam rises 25 feet about the level of the water in the permanant pool.

Photograph of the permanent pool is full in this view. This reservoir will hold an additional 12 ft. of depth before the emergency spillway on extreme left (not shown) will begin to function. Flood water release is through an 18" metal pipe inlet. Trash rack (at center of dam) for this drop inlet is visable.

Photograph of bottom land alfalfa just below site 15, Mill Creek. Two years ago Calvert Bros. lost 1,000 bales of alfalfa in one flood. This alfalfa is approximately 1 foot high and ready for cutting. You can see the scour channels in alfalfa, evidence of frequent overflow and damage in the past.

Photograph of protected bottomland below Site 17, Mill Creek.

Photograph of Calvert Bros. Herford Ranch in background. Bottomland alfalfa in left background protected by this detention reservoir.

Photograph of arial view of floodwater diverstion and drop inlet equipped sediment trap (pond) protects fertile bottomlands.

Photograph of aerial view of a permanent pool full in this view. This reservoir will hold an additional 12 ft. of depth before the emergency spillway on extreme left (not shown) will begin to function. Flood water release is through an 18" metal pipe inlet. Trash rack (at center of dam) for this drop inlet is visible.

Photograph of aerial view of bottom land alfalfa just below site 15, Mill Creek. Two years ago Colvert Bros. lost 1,000 bales of alfalfa in one flood. This alfalfa is approximately 1 foot high and ready for cutting. You can see the scour channels in alfalfa, evidence of frequent overflow and damage in the past.

Photograph of aerial view of dam that was completed late in the Fall of 1940. In this the permanent pool lacks approximately 4' of being up to the lip of the drop inlet riser.

Photograph of 1600' long dam. It has a maximum height of 39' and contains 104,500 cu. yards. It is one of 24 planned reservoirs for the Mill Creek system. In addition to reducing the floods on the main stem of Mill Creek it gives 100% protection to the alfalfa field shown in Okla. -9863C.

Photograph of aerial view of Calvert Bros. Hereford Ranch in background. Bottomland alfalfa in left background protected by this detention reservoir.

Photograph of aerial view of protected bottomland below Site 17, Mill Creek.

Photograph of an aerial shot of "Protected bottomland below Site 17, Mill Creek."

Photograph of an aerial shot of Site 15 Mill Creek dam and the surrounding area. The back of the photograph proclaims, "This dam is 1600' long. It has a maximum height of 39' and contains 104,500 cu. yards. It is one of 24 planned reservoirs for the Mill Creek system. In addition to reducing the floods on the main stem of Mill Creek it gives 100% protection to the alfalfa field show in Okla-9863c."

Photograph of an aerial shot of Site 15 Mill Creek Detention Reservoir and the surrounding area. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Calvert Bros. Hereford Ranch in background. Bottomland alfalfa in left background protected by this detention reservoir."

Photograph of an aerial shot of Site 17 Mill Creek and the surrounding area. A farm is visible on the right side of the photograph. The back of the photograph proclaims, “The permanent pool is full in this view. This reservoir will hold an addition 12 ft. of depth before the emergency spillway on extreme left (not shown) will begin to function. Floodwater release is through an 18” metal pipe inlet. Trash rack (at center of dam) for this drop inlet in visible.”

Photograph of an aerial shot of Site 18 Mill Creek and the surrounding area. The back of the photograph proclaims, “The dam was completed late in the fall of 1949. In this the permanent pool lacks approximately 4’ of being up to the lip of the drop-inlet riser.”

Photograph of view of the lower end of the spillway seen in Okla. 9687B. Man is standing behind the wing. The downstream face of the dam can be seen across the picture behind the man.

Photograph of view up spillway on Detention Reservoir - Site No. 18 (Old site No. 4 Tishomingo Area). Thwe man is standing on the dam. The long wing in the foreground extends beyond the dam at the left.

Photograph of seeding King Ranch bluestem with grass drill. Seedbed was prepared with 10 ft. offset disc and harvested after first light rain. This old field area had been used for annual lespedeza pasture prior to the droughts of 1952 and 1953. John Bullman on tractor.