Photograph of site 7, Sugar Creek Watershed

Photograph of raw gully planted to trees on area 204 gully treatment of Sugar Creek Watershed of the Washita River. First of a series.

Photograph of view from below on location of a gully control structure to be built. Series

Photograph of diversion terrace constructed as part of the critical gully treatment on area 205, Sugar Creek Watershed of the Washita River. First of a series.

Photograph of Sugar Creek. Setting fence on critical gully area 202. Sewell Bros. Contractor.

Photograph of flood prevention, J. W. Quinall, Contractor, left, being instructed on planting trees in gullied areas by SCS Forester Herb Wells, right, as Bill Trompler, State Forester, looks on.

Photograph of men seeding grass on area 204, gully treatment on Sugar Creek of the Washita River. SCS Inspector Eddie Day on the drill.

Photograph of men planting trees on area 206. Gully treatment on Sugar Creek watershed of the Washita River.

Photograph of flood prevention by cultivating rim plantings of black locust trees on site 205, Sugar Creek. Trees set out in January 1961. H. C. Cross operating equipment. Cecil White, SCS, inspector on job.

Photograph of silt and debris deposits on Sugar Creek flood plain after 4 to 6 inches of rain falling in 30 to 45 minutes. Bridge located north of Alfred Dorsey's home and crosses Sugar Creek.

Photograph of Sugar Creek bottom showing silt deposit after 4 to 6" rain that fell in 30 to 45 minutes on evening of 6/25/1961.

Photograph of bridge approach out below proposed site 12, west of Carl Lindley's home. 4 to 6" rain fell on evening of 6/25/1961

Photograph of B. P. Prickett, SCS, technician, examining damage on Sugar Creek flood plain after 4 to 6 inch rain that fell in 30 to 45 minutes.

Photograph of flood prevention by pouring concrete for weep walls on principal spillway of site no. 23 of Sugar Creek.

Photograph of dam constructed by beavers. Section of this dam was broken and beavers repaired it soon after. Photo was submitted for possible use in the Water for America Exhibit.

Photograph of dam constructed by beavers. Section of this dam was broken and beavers repaired it soon after. Photo was submitted for possible use in the Water for America Exhibit.

Photograph of B. P. Prickett, SCS technician, examining silt deposit after 4 to 6" rain on Sugar Creek watershed. Rain fell in 30 to 45 min. Springtooth harrow covered up.

Photograph of Sugar Creek flood prevention. J. W, Quinell, contrator, left, being instructed on planting trees in gullied areas by SCS Forester Herb Wells, right, as Bill Trompler, State Forester, looks on.

Photograph of planting trees on Area 204, gully treatment on Sugar Creek Watershed of the Washita River.

Photograph of concerns for fire prevention and the results of one burning on rangeland during hot dry days of August 1963. The area on the right was burned accidentally from the adjacent road. The line where the fire was put out can easily be seen. Burned area was approximately 90% weeds while the unburned area was approximately 90% grasses. OK-2103.

Photograph of range seeding. Claude Gilbert, Assistant Supervisor, seeding tall native grasses with a district drill. OK-1349-2.

Photograph of revegetation. Cattle eating weeping lovegrass. 20 acres of weeping lovegrass had been fertilized with 100 pounds of 33-5-0 fertilizer plus 50 pounds of 0-45-0 fertilizer this spring [1960] before last year’s growth was mowed. This pasture was stocked with 24 cows with calves by their side on April 18, 1960. They will be weighed at the end of the growing season to determine the pounds of gain per acre. OK-954-12.

Photograph of stock water pond. Pipe installations are 16 inches [in diameter?], ½ inch thick and 180 feet long with 4 seep rings, each 6 inches square. The stockwater pond was constructed under a pooling agreement with the adjoining landowner, Ralph Ottinger. Also designed to store floodwater to protect bottomland on 3 farms below. The pipe is used as the principal spillway and has sandrock for the emergency spill. From left to right: L. B. Wyatt, the hydro landowner; Orville Fowler, from Clinton, the contractor; and Basil Murphy, from Hinton, the welder. OK-1239-11.

Photograph of deferred native pasture, Leroy Mindeman farm / ranch. Native grass pasture east of the house. Grass was grazed into the ground. This is how it looks after grazing was deferred for one year. New pond in the background. OK-1430-2.