Photograph of Double Creek Site 14. Land use changed from native pasture to tame-in the flood pool area. Native grasses were killed out in 1957 due to high water after shich was seeded with common bermudagrass.

Photograph of the watershed, Double Creek, Site No. 4. Land use changed from native pasture to [unclear] in the flood pool area. Native grasses were killed in 1957 due to high water after which was sodded with cotton [?] Bermuda grass. Seen in the photo is Mr. Walter Sears standing in the native grass with the tame grass in the background. OK-1601-5.

Photograph of a watershed area. The Double Creek Site # 4. Land use changed from a native pasture to tame the flood pool area. Native grasses were killed in 1957 due to high water after which it was sodded with common bermuda. OK-1601-4

Photograph of a watershed area. The Double Creek Site # 4. Land use changed from a native pasture to tame the flood pool area. Native grasses were killed in 1957 due to high water after which it was sodded with common bermuda. OK-1601-3.

Photograph of the Double Creek sub-watershed, Site # 1, Caney River Watershed. Forms for upper part of the front anti-seep collar. OK-169-7.

Photograph of a floodwater retarding structure. The water is discharging through a 30-inch diameter of the principal spillway with the water approximately 16 feet above the top of drop inlet. OK-544-5.

Photograph of the Caney River Watershed, Site # 6, looking northeast from the station, 11+00 along C/L [center line] of dam. OK-203-7.

Photograph of a floodwater retarding structure. Water discharging through 30-inch diameter principal spillway with water approximately 16 feet above the top of the drop inlet. OK-544-4.

Photograph of wet core trench being excavated with a 3/4 cubic yard dragline and loaded into scrapers to be disposed of Station 10+50 C/L (center line) of dam

Photograph of the Double Creek sub-watershed, Site # 6. Silt stone being excavated from the spillway for placement in the embankment. Station 7+00 and 50 feet left C/L (center line) of spillway. OK-169-11.

Photograph of wet core trench being excavated with a 3/4 cubic yard dragline and loaded into scrapers to be disposed of Station 10+50 C/L (center line) of dam

Photograph of the Double Creek sub-watershed, Site # 6. Ripping hard clay in the spillway at station 1+00. OK-169-12.

Photograph of lower end of concrete pipe. OK-169-6.

Photograph of vegetation of flood detention structures. The use of the machinery on slopes of 3:1 or steeper requires a cable set up to hold equipment , both for safety and to prevent damage to the seedbed by equipment slippage. This contractor used a reenforced railroad rail secured to a cat-tractor with a wench mounted on each and for two cables--one for the tractor and one for the sprigging machine. Note box for hauling extra supplies of roots. An operator on sprigging machine is essential to keep roots supplied to the plaster. (D). One of a series. OK-256-11.

Photograph of the sign on US Highway 75 at the entrance into Double Creek Watershed from the south. The six upstream detention dams constructed on the watershed were designed and constructed by the Soil Conservation Service.

Photograph of alfalfa, Double Creek watershed. Alfalfa grown in rotation with grain. Vetch and rye are used on this farm for soil improvement. Weeping lovegrass is planted on some Class IV land for soil improvement. Lime and fertilizer have been applied on the Chasin eden farm according to soil tests. All land on this farm are under a Soil Conservation agreement. OK-274-3.

Photograph of Double Creek, an overall view of the reservoir looking upstream.

Photograph of Double Creek, an overall view of the reservoir looking downstream.

Photograph of Double Creek, an overall view of the reservoir looking upstream.

Photograph of 24+ Angus cattle grazing on a field consisting of Balboa rye, Oregon rye grass, yellow hop, white Dutch, black medic Korean lespedeza, and Bermudagrass. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Angus cattle grazing Balboa rye & Oregon ryegrass. This improved pasture has yellow hop, white Dutch, black medic, Korean lespedeza, and Bermuda grass in it. When the picture was made the cattle had been in the rye & ryegrass 4 days. This ranch extends into both the Caney Valley & Osage County Soil Conservation Districts and is served by each.”

Photograph of Johnny Bitness and Johnny Blevins using pull-type combines to harvest sideoats grama for the Caney Valley Soil Conservation District. A third man, Wilbur Hadley is operating the machine directly behind Blevins' combine. People shown in photo go as followed from left to right: 1. Johnny Bitness, 2. Johnny Blevins, 3. Wilber Hadley. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Pull-type combines harvesting sideoats grama grass for the Caney Valley Soil Conservation District. Johnny Bitness drives the combine at the left, Johnny Blevins the one at the right. Behind Blevins' machine is another operated by Wilbur Hadley of Wann, Okla. All three operators are hired by the district."

Photograph of "A manhole on main sewer line that has deteriorated and fallen apart, and is letting raw sewage run over pasture land."

Photograph of Salt water spraying from a salt water line and killing the vegetation on a large area near the Jack Cochran farm north of Oglesby. The Saltwater is also running into Hogshooter Creek and polluting the stream. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Salt water spraying from a salt water line and killing the vegetation on a large area. Also is running into Hog-shooter Creek and polluting the stream."

Photograph of Salt water spraying from a salt water line and killing the vegetation on a large area near the Jack Cochran farm north of Oglesby. The Saltwater is also running into Hogshooter Creek and polluting the stream. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Salt water spraying from a salt water line and killing the vegetation on a large area. Also is running into Hog-shooter Creek and polluting the stream."