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Round Creek Storm Damage
Photograph of storm damage.
Date:
May 18, 1957
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Round Creek Watershed Storm Damage
Photograph of scour on Round Creek.
Date:
May 18, 1957
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Round Creek Watershed Storm Damage
Photograph of sediment damage headed wheat in background trees and stumps litter the fields and heavy deposits of sand cause high damage.
Date:
May 18, 1957
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Round Creek Watershed Storm Damage
Photograph of Round Creek Watershed. Bridge out on paved road, Larramore Creek.
Date:
May 18, 1957
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Round Creek Watershed Storm Damage
Photograph of alfalfa ready to cut befpre storm, now weighted down with silt.
Date:
May 18, 1957
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Washita River Channel Cutting
Photograph of Washita River channel cutting 2 miles northwest of Pauls Valley, Okla. It has been estimated that 2500 acres of valuable Washita River bottom land has fallen in the river channel due to severe cutting during the past 20 years.
Date:
May 18, 1957
Creator:
Graham, E. O.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Washita River Channel Damage
Photograph of the Washita River channel picture taken from Highway 77 bridge approx. 2 miles NW of Pauls Valley. It is estimated that the Washita River channel was cut 200 feet wider during the storm of April & May 1957. It was estimated that 2000 acres of valuable bottomland were destroyed by channel cutting in Garvin & Murray SCD's on 112 river miles.
Date:
May 18, 1957
Creator:
Graham, E. O.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Washita River Flooding
Photograph of State Highway 19, 1. 5 miles east of Pauls Valley. Pauls Valley is in the background. This is flood water from the Washita River which entered east part of Pauls Valley. This water is approximately 4 feet deep over corn and alfalfa fields. Approximately 64,500 acres of Washita bottomland flooded from Lindsay, Okla. to Lake Texoma. Estimated damage of $1,300,000 to crops from flood waters.
Date:
May 18, 1957
Creator:
Graham, E. O.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Washita River Flooding
Photograph of the Washita River bridge 2 miles northwest of Pauls Valley on Highway 77. The north abutment of this bridge was destroyed 3 hours after this picture was taken. Approx. 24 hours later, the south half of this bridge plus a portion of the highway was destroyed.
Date:
May 18, 1957
Creator:
Graham, E. O.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Watersheds & Vegetation
Photograph of watershed vegetation. This site in Robber's Cave State Park was hand-planted to bermudagrass sprigs in the spring of 1964; top-dressed with 50 pounds of actual nitrogen. Excellent cover on all areas except spillway out slopes. South slope in the background. OK-2687-14.
Date:
January 18, 1957
Creator:
Gamble, M. D.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Watersheds & Vegetation
Photograph of a diversion terrace above emergency spillway cut slope. Hnad-planted to Bermudagrass in the Spring of 1968. Unfenced; heavily grazed. Erosion in channel leading into an overfall. Fourche-Maline Watershed, Site # 3. OK-2687-7.
Date:
January 18, 1957
Creator:
Gamble, M. D.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Watersheds & Vegetation
Photograph of a cut slope and a portion of emergency spillway (looking southwest) handplanted to Bermuda grass in the Spring of 1964. Unfenced; subjected to a very heavy grazing. Very little soil material available for plant growth. Fourche-Maline Watershed, Site # 3. OK-2687-8.
Date:
January 18, 1957
Creator:
Gamble, M. D.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Watersheds & Vegetation
Photograph of a spillway cut slope approximately 100 feet high constructed on a 2:1 slope with two 15 to 20 feet barms [?] at the lower elevations. Area is unfenced. Most of soil material is blue shale. Area mulched and seeded to mixed native grass including short-leaf pine seedings Accelerated erosion has caused extensive gullying. Vegetation considered a complete failure. Fourche-Maline Watershed, Site # 3. OK-2687-16.
Date:
January 18, 1957
Creator:
Gamble, M. D.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Watersheds & Vegetation
Photograph of a "close-up" of emergency spillway cut slope that had been hand planted to Bermudagrass in the Spring of 1964. Unfenced; heavily grazed; no effective vegetative cover of any kind remaining. Any soil material originally on slope has been deposited on the floor of the emergency spillway. Rock blanket now covering slope appears adequate. OK-2687-11.
Date:
January 18, 1957
Creator:
Gamble, M. D.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention
Photograph of a floodwater retarding structure, Site # 8, Barnitz Creek watershed. Completed in Feb. 1955. Drainage of 3,765 acres. Sediment storage 502 acre-feet. Embankment 114,276 cubic yards. Cost is $49,036.90. Showing cranks after being washed out and repair work starating near dump truck. OK-394-5.
Date:
September 18, 1956
Creator:
Riley, J. T., Jr.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention
Photograph of Floodwater retarding structure # 8. Completed in February, 1955. Drainage is 3,765 acres. Sediment storage is 502 acre-feet. Embankment is 114,276 cubic yards. Cost is $49,026.90. The photo is showing damages from cracking due to dry weather. OK-394-3.
Date:
September 18, 1956
Creator:
Riley, J. T., Jr.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention
Photograph of a floodwater retarding structure, Site # 8, Barnitz Creek watershed. Completed in Feb. 1955. Drainage of 3,765 acres. Sediment storage 502 acre-feet. Embankment 114,276 cubic yards. Repair work being done. Cause is from dry weather and cracking of the structure. OK-394-2.
Date:
September 18, 1956
Creator:
Riley, J. T., Jr.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Flood Prevention Washita River Watershed
Photograph of flood prevention and municipal supply dam. Looking toward barrow are from Sta. 31+50 C/L dam.
Date:
July 18, 1956
Creator:
Cornforth, Kenneth
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Site No. 1A, Barnitz Creek After 5-inch Rain
Photograph of Site No. 1A, Barnitz Creek near Leedey after approximately five-inch rain. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Site No. 1A after approximately 5-inch rain at Leedey, Okla., 6-17-56. Water lacks approx. 1 foot being top of riser. “
Date:
July 18, 1956
Creator:
Ritchey
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Washita River Watershed Flood Prevention & Municipal Supply Dam
Photograph of flood prevention & municipal supply dam. Looking down C/L of dam from Sta. 31+50 C/L dam.
Date:
July 18, 1956
Creator:
Cornforth, Kenneth
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Washita River Watershed Wildhorse Creek
Photograph of flood prevention and municipal supply dam. Stream channel at C/L of dam.
Date:
July 18, 1956
Creator:
Cornforth, Kenneth
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Washita Wildhorse Watershed
Photograph of flood prevention and municipal supply dam. Looking east toward bottom land below embankment from Sta. 31+50 C/L dam.
Date:
July 18, 1956
Creator:
Cornforth, Kenneth
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Washita Wildhorse Watershed
Photograph of flood prevention and municipal supply dam. Rock at municipal tower location.
Date:
July 18, 1956
Creator:
Cornforth, Kenneth
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Washita Wildhorse Watershed
Photograph of flood prevention and municipal supply dam. Boring left side of spillway approximately Sta. 5+00.
Date:
July 18, 1956
Creator:
Cornforth, Kenneth
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History