Wildhorse Creek

Photograph of barley on Wildhorse Creek bottom.
Date: July 10, 1960
Creator: Fry, Chester
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Wildhorse Creek Drilling

Photograph of drill crew at center line on duel purpose structure. Looking northwest where permanent pool will be located.
Date: April 28, 1961
Creator: Cummins, Pat
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Crops Harvesting

Photograph of barley on Wildhorse Creek bottom.
Date: July 10, 1960
Creator: Fry, Chester
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Lake Humphries Dam Fertilizer Application

Photograph of recent inspections of floodwater retarding structure in upper segment of Wildhorse. It was decided that the dam and spillways of existing structures owned by the city of Duncan need an application of fertilizer. In picture is city employee spreading 44% of nitrate on bermuda grass sods.
Date: April 19, 1961
Creator: Cummins, Pat
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Watersheds Benefits

Photograph of Southwestern Bell Telephone Company laying a telephone cable across Site 16 Wildhorse Creek. Cable is layed about 36" deep but was raised to about 12" deep to cross the dam and forebay of the spillway. Being able to cross this structure saved the company sevaral thousand dollars by being able to make a short cut.
Date: 1961~
Creator: Brown, Bob R.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Agronomy

Photograph of L. L. Humphreys, president of Wildhorse Creek Flood Prevention Assoc. , showing Lee J. Cerillo silage being put up by :Doc: Ely (in background). Mr. Cerillo is with the Ayer & Son Advertising Agency, Philadelphia, Pa. and was touring the watershed gathering informaiton for an article sponsored by the Caterpillar Co. Silage was cut from a field in Wildhorse bottom and had made an excellent growth.
Date: August 28, 1962
Creator: Brown, Bob R.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Washita Watershed

Photograph of people fishing from McCubbins Creek bridge which is on the county road onnorth side of Lake Humphreys. This bridge is across a reach of the lake.
Date: July 4, 1962
Creator: Brown, Bob R.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Washita Watershed

Photograph of people fishing from McCubbins Creek bridge which is on the county road onnorth side of Lake Humphreys. This bridge is across a reach of the lake.
Date: July 4, 1962
Creator: Brown, Bob R.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Washita Watershed

Photograph of Washita Watershed. Not only are reservoirs used for recreation, but plunge basisn below flood prevention structures as well. Catfish and carp are the main catch in these pools.
Date: July 4, 1962
Creator: Brown, Bob R.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Washita Watershed

Photograph of people fishing from McCubbins Creek bridge which is on the county road onnorth side of Lake Humphreys. This bridge is across a reach of the lake.
Date: July 4, 1962
Creator: Brown, Bob R.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Wildhorse Creek

Photograph of seep area below stucture.
Date: July 10, 1960
Creator: Fry, Chester
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Washita River Wildhorse Creek

Photograph of Washita Watershed benefits. Cattle grazing on dam and surrounding Area Site 17, Wildhorse Creek. Excellent stand of grass on dam and spillway.
Date: October 12, 1961
Creator: Cummins, Pat
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Wildhorse Watershed Waterway

Photograph of waterway. This gully was a critical silt source area on the flood plain of Wildhorse Watershed. Gully was shaped into a watersay and a pond was built at the head of it with a pipe in it (Ok-14131-3 & 4). Waterway will be needed this fall and sprigged with rows 18' apart, and fertilized. Soil is 7s-C-13.
Date: August 4, 1961
Creator: Cummins, Patrick L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Washita River Wildhorse Creek Flood Prevention

Photograph of agronomy - L. L. Humphreys, president of the Wildhorse Creek Flood Prevention Asso. , inspecting a field of maize below Site 34 (in background). Head had just come out of the boot and shoul make a good yield. His field has been leveled twice from the Site above. This is another of the benefits derived from a program such as this.
Date: August 28, 1962
Creator: Brown, Bob R.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Washita River Wildhorse Creek

Photograph of Washita River Wildhorse Creek, Centerline of Site 37. One of 24 sites in second segement of Wildhorse. Coontract let early in 1962.
Date: March 20, 1962
Creator: Brown, Bob R.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Wildhorse Creek

Photograph of flood control dam No. 34 on A. V. "Doc" Ely being stocked with fingerling bass and bluegill.
Date: July 21, 1960
Creator: Fry, Chester
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Sallisaw Creek

Photograph of watershed, Sallisaw Creek site 23. Photo taken downstream lookin gup stream.
Date: October 27, 1961
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Wildhorse Watershed

Photograph of Washita Watershed, Wildhorse Creek site 22. Principal spillway is concrete pipe under the dam. At back toe of dam steel, galvanized, corrugated, 8 guage, asphalt coated culvert pipe was substituted for concrete pipe. The culvert pipe is leaking at joint, rivets, and seams. There was some vibration on the last joint of culvert pipe.
Date: July 16, 1962
Creator: Brown, Bob R.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Wewoka Creek Flood Damage

Photograph of floodwater after 3. 5 inches rain in 45 minutes.
Date: May 13, 1968
Creator: McCambell, James B.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Washita River Wildhorse Creek

Photograph of aerial view of flood prevention of Washita River, Wildhorse Creek. Bottomland leveled for irrigation below Site No. 16. Land will be watered from the sediment pool of the structure.
Date: July 29, 1961
Creator: Fry, Chester
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Wildhorse Creek

Photograph of Washita Watershed - Wildhorse Creek channel at the first section line crossing below Lake Humpreys on site 22. Only site 22 was discharging into creek above this location. At this time site 22 had a 5 foot rise over the principal spillway. Principal spillway is a 36 inch pipe.
Date: July 7, 1962
Creator: Brown, Bob R.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Wildhorse Watershed

Photograph of Washita Watershed, Wildhorse Creek site 22. Principal spillway is concrete pipe under the dam. At back toe of dam steel, galvanized, corrugated, 8 guage, asphalt coated culvert pipe was substituted for concrete pipe. The culvert pipe is leaking at joint, rivets, and seams. There was some vibration on the last joint of culvert pipe.
Date: July 16, 1962
Creator: Brown, Bob R.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Wildhorse Creek Watershed

Photograph of Washita Watershed, Wildhorse channel carrying discharge from 3 structures following rain storm of May 31, 1962. These structures were first to go through primcipal spillways in 1962.
Date: July 1, 1962
Creator: Brown, Bob R.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Sugar Creek Watershed Raw Gully

Photograph of raw gully planted to trees on area 204 gully treatment of Sugar Creek Watershed of the Washita River. First of a series.
Date: January 19, 1961
Creator: Wall, R. N.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History