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Rush Creek Flood
Photograph of bridge (on rier) on reenforced concrete piles was overtopped by flood waters. Several of the pilings failed by shifting downstream.
Date:
May 18, 1950
Creator:
Ginter Photo Co.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
South Caddo SCD Warehouse After Flood
Photograph of SCS Technician Herbert Prevett, showing maximum height of floodwaters after the South Caddo County SCD warehouse and district office received 2 feet of water resulting in the loss of $1500 of seed and fertilizer. A UNIDENTIFED man is aiding in the cleanup effort. People shown in photo go as followed from left to right: 1. Herbert Prevett, SCS Technician, 2. UNIDENTIFIED. The back of the photograph proclaims, "South Caddo County SCD warehouse had 2 feet of water in it. So did the district office. Loss of $1500.00 in seed and fertilizer. SCS technician Herbert Prevett shows water mark."
Date:
May 18, 1950
Creator:
Gardner, G. C.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Wildhorse Creek Flood
Photograph of Wildhorse Creek, 3 miles above its mouth, after the flood of May 9-10, 1950.
Date:
May 18, 1950
Creator:
Ginter Photo Co.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Wildhorse Creek Flood and Road Damage
Photograph of typical example of rural road damage. This is an improved road across Wildhorse Creek.
Date:
May 18, 1950
Creator:
Ginter Photo Co.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Wildhorse Creek Flood Damage Road
Photograph of aerial view of typical example of rural road damage. This is an improved road across Wildhorse Creek.
Date:
May 18, 1950
Creator:
Ginter Photo Co.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Willow Creek Flood
Photograph of aerial view of fifteen houses that were washed from their foundations during flood of May 9-10, 1950. Some of the houses drifted two blocks.
Date:
May 18, 1950
Creator:
Ginter Photo Co.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Willow Creek Flood Damage
Photograph of fifteen houses were washed from their foundations during the flood of May 9-10, 1950. Some of the houses drifted two blocks.
Date:
May 18, 1950
Creator:
Ginter Photo Co.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Willow Creek Flood Damage to Homes
Photograph of aerial view of fifteen houses that were washed from their foundations during flood of May 9-10, 1950. Some of the houses drifted two blocks.
Date:
May 18, 1950
Creator:
Ginter Photo Co.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Barnett Farm Corn Crop Success Due to Dam on Owl Creek Watershed
Photograph of Leroy (Buck) Barnett on farm. Although he had tried every year for seven years he had bee on the place he had not been able to make a crop on the 12 acres of bottomland. Each year floods wiped out his efforts. However, this time his crop of corn was undamaged in spite of the 15 inch rainfall of May 10-11. His field is immediately below Dam 5 on Owl Creek. In 1948 Burnett had cut and shocked a crop of oats which he estimated would produce 40 bushels to the acre. A Flood destroyed the shocked grain. Fences also repeatedly washed out.
Date:
May 23, 1950
Creator:
Jenkins, Tarleton A.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Barnett Farm Storm Success Due to Owl Creek Watershed Dam
Photograph of Leroy Barnett viewing flood damage the morning of May 11 at 6 a. m. with water coming over spillway of dam which is partly visibel at upper right. Rainfall had been most intense during early hours. Water continued to flow over spillway until late morning. Burnett here surveys with satisfaction his undamaged water gap fence which each year previously hea had been forced to replace after floods.
Date:
May 23, 1950
Creator:
Jenkins, Tarleton A.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Detention Reservoir Success
Photograph of overflow waters for years had destroyed crops on this 30 acre strip of bottomland below Detention Reservoir Nos. 1 and 2 in Owl Creek Watershed. However, intense rains on May 10-11 failed to send creek out of banks. Only damage was from water flowing down fromsloping land at left. Leveridge has farmed the fild for more than 20 yrs. First crops were good, but during wetter years flooding made fundiing here unprofitable. Now Leveridge has plans for developing productivity of field. He has been convinced that land will no longer be subject to annual floodings.
Date:
May 23, 1950
Creator:
Jenkins, Tarleton A.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Dick Long Pointing to the High Water Level Reached During the May 10-11 Downpour on Owl Creek Detention Reservoir #4 to Engineer Harry Maricle
Photograph of farmer Dick Long pointing to the high water level reached during the May 10-11 downpour on Owl Creek Detention Reservoir #4 to Engineer Harry Maricle. People shown in photo go as followed from left to right: 1. Dick Long, 2. Harry Maricle. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Farmer Dick Long pointing to high water level reached during downpour of May 10-11. Rainfall total was approximately 15 inches in 30 hours. Eighteen-inch draw down pipe ran 90 hours. Water ran over spillway short time. Engineer Harry Maricle, shown with Long, estimate capacity of reservoir filled two and one-half times in 72-hour period. Sloughing of sod protection in one place caused residents to fear dam might break during storm. Long. Who worked on such dams, told them: "Those dams will be there when we are all gone."
Date:
May 23, 1950
Creator:
Jenkins, Tarleton A.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Leroy Burnett Field Near Owl Creek Watershed
Photograph of Leo Burnett inspecting his undamaged water gap fence after a period of heavy rainfall. The back of the photograph proclaims, "At 6 a. m. on morning of May 11 Burnett saw water coming over spillway of dam which is partly visible at upper right. Rainfall had been most intense during early hours. Water continued to flow over spillway until late morning. Burnett here surveys with satisfaction his undamaged water gap fence which each year previously he had been forced to replace after floods. See photo Okla-10-434."
Date:
May 23, 1950
Creator:
Jenkins, Tarleton A.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Leroy Burnett Field Near Owl Creek Watershed
Photograph of Leo Burnett inspecting his undamaged water gap fence after a period of heavy rainfall. The back of the photograph proclaims, "At 6 a. m. on morning of May 11 Burnett saw water coming over spillway of dam which is partly visible at upper right. Rainfall had been most intense during early hours. Water continued to flow over spillway until late morning. Burnett here surveys with satisfaction his undamaged water gap fence which each year previously he had been forced to replace after floods. See photo Okla-10-434."
Date:
May 23, 1950
Creator:
Jenkins, Tarleton A.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Leveridge's Land Below Owl Creek Watershed Detention Reservoirs #1 & #2
Photograph of Rual W. Leveridge pointing to a field, just below Detention Reservoirs Nos. 1 and 2 on the Owl Creek Watershed, which intense rainfall sent overflow waters down the sloping land seen on the left of photograph and partially damaged his field. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Overflow waters for years had destroyed crops on this 30-acre strip of bottomland below Detention Reservoirs Nos. 1 and 2 in Owl Creek Watershed. However, intense rains on May 10-11 failed to send creek out of banks. Only damage was from water flowing down from sloping land at left. Leveridge has farmed the field for more than 20 years. First crops were good, but during wetter years flooding made farming here unprofitable. Leveridge has plans for developing productivity of field. He has been convinced that land will no longer be subject to annual flooding."
Date:
May 23, 1950
Creator:
Jenkins, Tarleton A.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Leveridge's Land Below Owl Creek Watershed Detention Reservoirs #1 & #2
Photograph of Rual W. Leveridge pointing to a field, just below Detention Reservoirs Nos. 1 and 2 on the Owl Creek Watershed, which intense rainfall sent overflow waters down the sloping land seen on the left of photograph and partially damaged his field. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Overflow waters for years had destroyed crops on this 30-acre strip of bottomland below Detention Reservoirs Nos. 1 and 2 in Owl Creek Watershed. However, intense rains on May 10-11 failed to send creek out of banks. Only damage was from water flowing down from sloping land at left. Leveridge has farmed the field for more than 20 years. First crops were good, but during wetter years flooding made farming here unprofitable. Leveridge has plans for developing productivity of field. He has been convinced that land will no longer be subject to annual flooding."
Date:
May 23, 1950
Creator:
Jenkins, Tarleton A.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Mrs. R. L. Webster Home Below Owl Creek Reservoir #4
Photograph of Mrs. R. L. Webster pointing to roughly the estimated maximum height of the rising waters from an intense rainfall on the morning of May 11. People shown in photo go as followed from left to right: 1. Mrs. R. L. Webster, 2. Mills Webster. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Mrs. R. L. Webster who lives below Owl Creek Detention Reservation No. 4 points to level of water on morning of May 11 during intense rain in the watershed. Son, Mills Webster, 14, looks on. Websters believe water would have risen two feet inside home had it not been for dam. Livestock in barn nearer creek had narrow escape but none was lost."
Date:
May 23, 1950
Creator:
Jenkins, Tarleton A.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Owl Creek Detention Reservoir
Photograph of SCS Engineer Harry Miricle showing high water mark during operation of Owl Creek Watershed #5 after May 10-11 rainfall of about 15 inches.
Date:
May 23, 1950
Creator:
Jenkins, Tarleton A.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Owl Creek Detention Reservoir
Photograph of SCS Engineer Harry Miricle showing high water mark during operation of Owl Creek Watershed #5 after May 10-11 rainfall of about 15 inches.
Date:
May 23, 1950
Creator:
Jenkins, Tarleton A.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Owl Creek Detention Reservoir #4
Photograph of farmer Dick Long pointing to high water levels reached during downpour of May 10 and 11, 1950. Rainfall total was approximately 15 inches in 30 hours. Eighteen inch drew down pipe ran 90 hours. Water ran over spillway short time. Engineer Harry Maricle, shown with Long, estimates capacity of reservoir filled two and one-half time in 72 hour period. Sloughing of sod protection in one place caused residents to fear dam might break during storm. Long, who worked on such dams, told them, "Those dams will be there when we are all gone. "
Date:
May 23, 1950
Creator:
Jenkins, Tarleton A.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Owl Creek Detention Reservoir #5
Photograph of Harry Maricle, SCS Engineer, showing high water marking on Owl Creek Reservoir #5 after heavy rains on May 10-11. The back of the photograph proclaims, "SCS Engineer Harry Maricle shows high water mark during operation of Owl Creek Reservoir #5 after May 10-11 rainfall of about 15 inches."
Date:
May 23, 1950
Creator:
Jenkins, Tarleton A.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Owl Creek Detention Reservoir #5
Photograph of Harry Maricle, SCS Engineer, showing high water marking on Owl Creek Reservoir #5 after heavy rains on May 10-11. The back of the photograph proclaims, "SCS Engineer Harry Maricle shows high water mark during operation of Owl Creek Reservoir #5 after May 10-11 rainfall of about 15 inches."
Date:
May 23, 1950
Creator:
Jenkins, Tarleton A.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Owl Creek Detention Reservoir #5 High Water Mark
Photograph of Harry Maricle, SCS Engineer, pointing high water mark after 10-11 May rainfall on Owl Creek Detention Reservoir #5. The back of the photograph proclaims, "SCS Engineer Harry Miricle [sic] shows high water mark during operation of Owl Creek Watershed #5 after May 10-11 rainfall of about 15 inches."
Date:
May 23, 1950
Creator:
Jenkins, Tarleton A.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Owl Creek Detention Reservoir No. 1
Photograph of Owl Creek Detention Reservoir No. 1 looking south. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Looking south along Owl Creek Detention Reservoir No. 1. Water is now at permanent pool level. On May 11 after 30 hours of rainfall, totaling nearly 15 inches, water reach spillway level but did not flow through spillway. Conservation treatment and condition of range in drainage are believed reason more runoff did not reach proportion of that on Dams 4 and 5."
Date:
May 23, 1950
Creator:
Jenkins, Tarleton A.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History