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Concrete Irrigation Ditch
Photograph of a concrete irrigation ditch used for flood irrigation.
Date:
May 20, 1968
Creator:
Mathiews, Jerry W.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Watershed, Flood Waters Sans Bois Creek
Photograph of Cecil Presfield driving amphibious car returning Mrs. Jim Presfield home from work along with the Presfield children and neighbos Dan Condo's children home from school. During floods Sans Bois Creek overflows into the Grassy Lake area cutting off all access roads. They must use boat, amphicar, or horses to cross the 10 to 12 feet of water over the roads. Presfield has 500 acres, most in Sans Bois bottom. He lost 2 calves in this flood. In the last previous flood he lost 8 head from pneumonia after swimming out to high ground.
Date:
May 15, 1968
Creator:
Banks, Herbert J.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Watershed Floodwaters
Photograph of floodwater from Sans Bois Creek. On Highway OK-31 looking south.
Date:
May 14, 1968
Creator:
Banks, Herbert J.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Watershed, Flood Waters Sans Bois Creek
Photograph of Flood waters on Sans Bois Creek looking west on State Highway #9. Highway Department dragline was pulled out of borrow area up on highway shoulder to escape flood damage.
Date:
May 14, 1968
Creator:
Banks, Herbert J.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Multiflora Roses Used Around Marlow Drive-In Theater
Multiflora Roses around the Marlow Drive-In Theatre. Used for boundary and wildlife protection.
Date:
May 20, 1960
Creator:
Fortney, Fred J.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Long Branch Field Trial
Photograph of Jerome Sykora sodding Prairie Cordgrass on shore line as field trial to determine effect it will have on reducing erosion caused from wave action.
Date:
May 11, 1960
Creator:
Chance, R. J.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Flood Damage to the New Haw Creek Bridge
Photograph of flood damage to the new Haw Creek bridge approaches. Flood topped bridge by 3 feet. North end-east side, looking across bridge.
Date:
May 25, 1960
Creator:
Bryan, Hugo
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Flooded county road
Photograph of county road under water from 3 1/2 inches of rain in Marlow area. Creek is Little Beaver.
Date:
May 20, 1960
Creator:
Fortney, Fred J.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Sandstone Flood Personal Observation
Photograph of Ott Fowler, Mgr. , Red Rock Ranch, perched on top of the corral fence on the ranch. He has watched the Sandstone Flood Prevention Project from the beginning. He summed it all up when he said, "Floods have stopped, yields are better, water is plentiful, fishing is tops and wild turkeys and beavers are numerous as well as other small game. " Fowler said "the wild turkeys use the top rail above the corral gates as their roost. "
Date:
May 18, 1960
Creator:
Grouse, George
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Sandstone Creek Stream Gauge
Photograph of stream gauge #3 main stem. Sandstone Creek Watershed stream gauge #3 flowing 4. 236 GPM on May23, 1960. Photo was submitted for possible use in the Water for America exhibit.
Date:
May 23, 1960
Creator:
Bryan, Hugo
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Beaver Dam Above Stream Guage
Photograph of beaver dam above stream guage #2. East Sandstone Creek, Sandstone Watershed. Stream guage #2 was flowing 1660 GPM on May 23, 1960. Photo was submitted for possible use in the Water for America exhibit.
Date:
May 23, 1960
Creator:
Bryan, Hugo
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Big Wewoka Flood
Floodwater after a 4 inch run off rain - this is 1 mile north of Site 41, Big Wewoka. Site 41 did not go around the emergency spill. There is about 1500 acre watershed that comes into the creek just behind the structure.
Date:
May 13, 1968
Creator:
McCambell, James B.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Muddy Boggy Creek Flooding on SH 31
Photograph of Muddy Boggy Creek inundating SH-31 for 3 days, halting traffic. Adjacent farm land floods several time yearly, making cropping and pasture hazardous. Application submitted for PL-566 assistance in upstream prevention.
Date:
May 20, 1960
Creator:
Brown, G. C.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Wewoka Creek Flood Damage
Photograph looking west of the bridge after 3. 5 inch rain in 45 minutes in which all of it ran off.
Date:
May 14, 1968
Creator:
McCambell, James B.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Road Project Measure
Photograph of project measure No. 134: Training and Retraining of under privileged. Bull Hollow Bull Dozer Operation course. Woodrow Wilson, instructor, points our a course of action to 6 of 15 trainees taking the 20 week course.
Date:
1968-05-XX
Creator:
Moss, Allen R.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
RC&D Project Measure
Photograph of project measure: pasture planting and management. Bermuda lespedeza pasture established following land clearing on Bodine soils. Shoe String Ranch, Cherokee County, Oklahoma.
Date:
1967-05-XX
Creator:
Moss, Allen R.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Inundation
Photograph of a water impound lot, looking north, constructed by ARS-SCS to study inundation tolerance of selected species of plants associated with watershed treatment (floodwater retarding structures). Water will be 5 feet deep at lower end of plot. Six plots are planned for the study. Reddish Prairie, virgin rangeland, Noble loam, slope 7%, erison 1, Class IV. Work is under the supervision of Edd. D. Rhoades, Agricultural Engineer, ARS. Project is in response to SCS research needs.
Date:
May 16, 1960
Creator:
Gamble, M. D.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Former Cropland Planted to Native Tallgrass
Photograph of H. Neal Stidham, Range Conservationist from Ada, Okla, observing former cropland planted to native tallgrass.
Date:
May 12, 1960
Creator:
Fry, Chester
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Inundation Studies
Photograph of a panoramic view of six water impounding plots used to study inundation tolerance of selected species of grasses associated with flooded areas above floodwater retarding structures. Plot 6, to the right, has just been drained. This view is from hillside above southeast corner of plots. This study is in response to SCS research needs. Work is under the supervision of Edd D. Rhoades, Agricultural Engineer, ARS-SWC.
Date:
May 8, 1961
Creator:
Gamble, M. D.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Inundation Studies
Photograph of a panoramic view of six water impounding llots being used to study inundation tolerance for selected species of grasses associated with flooded areas above floodwater retarding structures, as seen from southwest fence corner. Plot 1 is shown in the foreground. This study is in response to SCS research needs. Work is under the supervision of Edd D. Rhoades, Agricultural Engineer, ARS-SWC.
Date:
May 8, 1961
Creator:
Gamble, M. D.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Inundation Studies
Photograph of a close-up view of the right side of water impounding Plot 2 as seen from the lower end. This plot has been flooded two times previously for 10 days, from 3/21 to 3/31/61 and again from 5/3-13/61. No damages were noted from the first flooding; however, considerable damages were observed as a result of the second flooding. This study is in response to SCS research needs. Work is under the supervision of Edd D. Rhoades, Agricultural Engineer, ARS-SWC.
Date:
May 31, 1961
Creator:
Gamble, M. D.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Inundation Studies
Photograph of a close-up view of the right side of water impounding Plot 1 as seen from the lower end. This plot has been flooded tow times previously for 5 days frrom 3/21-26/61 and 5/4-9/61. Only slight damages were noted as a result of these floodings. This study is in response to SCS research needs. Work is under the supervision of Edd D. Rhoades, Agricultural Engineer, ARS-SWC.
Date:
May 31, 1961
Creator:
Gamble, M. D.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Inundation Studies
Photograph of a close-up view of the right side of water impounding Plot 3 as seen from the lower end. This plot has been flooded two times for 20 days from 3/22/61 to 4/11/61 and again from 5/2/61 to 5/22/61. None to slight damages were noted from the first flooding; however, severe damages and loss of grass resulted from the second flooding. This study is in response to SCS research needs. Work is under the supervision of Edd D. Rhoades, Agricultural Engineer, ARS-SWC.
Date:
May 31, 1961
Creator:
Gamble, M. D.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Inundation Studies
Photograph of a panoramic view looking north of water impounding plots constructed by ARS-SWC to study inundation tolerance of selected species of plants related to watershed treatment. Reddish Prairie, virgin rangeland, Noble loam, slope 7%, erosion 1, Class IV. This study is in response to SCS research needs. Work is under the supervision of Edd D. Rhoades, Agricultural Engineer, ARS-SWC.
Date:
May 16, 1960
Creator:
Gamble, M. D.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History