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- Two UNIDENTIFED Farmers Plowing Up Contour Ridges to Spread Bermuda/Duncan Project
- Photograph of two UNIDENTIFED farmers using horse drawn equipment plowing up contour ridges in an attempt to spread Bermuda planted the previous year. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Plowing up contour ridges in an effort to spread Bermuda which was planted last year.”
- Road Damage During Wildhorse Creek Flooding
- Photograph of a typical example of rural road damage. This is an improved road across Wildhorse Creek.
- Willow Creek Flood Damage
- Photograph of homes damaged near Willow Creek after the flood of May 10, 1950.
- Multiflora Roses Used Around Marlow Drive-In Theater
- Multiflora Roses around the Marlow Drive-In Theatre. Used for boundary and wildlife protection.
- Fire Damage to Weeping Lovegrass
- Photograph of fire damage to a crop of Weeping Lovegrass. Blaze was extinguished by 9:30 PM on 1/17/61 by SCD and CD fire fighting units.
- Fire Damage to Caucasian Bluestem Pasture
- Photograph of a Caucasian bluestem pasture planted in spring of 1960. Fire burned off approx. 20 acres. Picture shows excellent recovery of grass.
- Fire Damage to Fence Line
- Photograph of damage to new barbed wire fence and cedar posts from fire set by owner to the south during 35 mph wind storm. Three CD and SCD fire fighting units, plus two fire trucks from Marlow and two motor patrols finally controlled the blaze. 200 acres of native grass in excellent condition was destroyed.
- Damage to Site 26 Wildhorse Creek
- Photograph of Washita watershed, damage to front slope of Site 26 Wildhorse Creek Watershed. Dam runs almost due east and west. Part of slope was rip-rapped with rock from spillway but rock lacked about 6 feet being high enough to prevent this damage. SCS plans to repair this damage.
- Sediment Damage After Flood
- Photograph of sediment damage just after May flood on Beaver and Cow Creek Watersheds. This is on the highway between Duncan and Lawton, Okla.
- Flooded county road
- Photograph of county road under water from 3 1/2 inches of rain in Marlow area. Creek is Little Beaver.
- Watershed land treatment
- Photograph of A. V. "Doc" Ely, cooperator with Stephens County S&WCD, stands in an alfalfa field pasture below the dam of site site 34 of a Wild Horse Creek Watershed project on his farm 4 miles from Velma, Okla. Ely says the lake provides irrigation water and the project also gives him flood protection.
- Retarding Structure Wildhorse Watershed
- Photograph of retarding structure. Front slops of floodwater retarding structure. Sprig planted to bermuda grass. Planting completed 8/12/59. Irrigation system operating in emergency spillway area.
- Wildhorse Creek Flood
- Photograph of Wilhorse Creek channel after 4 inch rain storm on night of 7/8/62. Thirteen structures were discharging above this point. No flooding occurred during 1962 except where channel was blocked by debris 3 miles below this point.
- Beaver and Cow Creek Watershed Flood Damage
- Photograph of sediment damage just after May flood on Beaver and Cow Creek Watersheds. This is on the highway between Duncan and Lawton, Okla.
- Wildhorse Creek Cabins and Homes
- Photograph ofjWildhorse Creek cabins and homes built on this site since its completion in 1957. Lake caretaker states that he has one new family a month that establishes a new residence on the lake.
- Wildhorse Creek Flood and Road Damage
- Photograph of typical example of rural road damage. This is an improved road across Wildhorse Creek.
- Washita River Wildhorse Creek
- Photograph of Wildhorse watershed drawdown tail pipe discharging after 11 inches of rain in 11 days. Twenty inches received in 18 days. Max-distance between principal and emergency spillway. Tailpipe 36' in diameter.
- Wildhorse Creek Drawdown Pipe
- Photograph of drawdown pipe on Site No. 22, Lake Humphreys after 7 inches of rain during 3 day period.
- Wildhorse Watershed
- Photograph of site 33, Wildhorse Watershed. C. J. Beavers, owner of this site, has sold $20,000 of water to oil companies for drilling purposes in last 2 1/2 years. He also watered neighbors' cattle from this site during drought years of '52, '53, and '54. This site was completed in 1950. Oil wells that were to be drilled in sediment pool were spaced on the edge of water and whipstocked under the pool.
- Washita Watershed Gas Line
- Photograph of site containing a 10 inch high pressure gas line of which 550 lineal feet will be in the permanent pool. Concrete anchors were poured on this pipe at 50 feet intervals. The Lone Star Gas Company, owner of the pipeline, made all excavations, rewrapped and placed reinforciing steel around pipe. Local sponsoring agency furnished cement for achors.
- Wildhorse Creek Municipal Tower Base
- Photograph of site 22, Wildhorse Creek. Municipal tower foundtion base. Setting 18' corrugated pipe, to hold back sand and water to allow drilling of 12" Dia. Holes 40" deeper 8" Dia. caseing them to be set in each hole and a spread footing 70' below natural ground.
- Washita Watershed Wildhorse Creek Sub-Watershed
- Photograph of flood prevention structure. Placing crushed stone around 18' corr. sh. mt. pipe in preparation for grouting to form working platform under municipal structure.
- Washita Watershed Wildhorse Creek Sub-Watershed
- Photograph of flood prevention structure. Halliburton cementing truck grouting working platform under the municipal structure
- Washita Watershed Wildhorse Creek Sub-Watershed
- Photograph of flood prevention structure. Placing crushed stone around 18' corr. sh. mt. pipe in preparation for grouting working platform under the municipal structure.
- Washita Watershed Wildhorse Creek Sub-Watershed
- Photograph of municipal water supply dam and upstream flood prevention dam. Front side of dam after 2 1/2' rain.
- Washita Watershed Wildhorse Creek Sub-Watershed
- Photograph of Wildhorse Creek SCS 36" I. D. concrete pipe in place, Class "B" concrete cradle and reinforcing steel and forms for base of inlet tower.
- Washita Watershed Wildhorse Creek Sub-Watershed
- Photograph of SCS 36" I. D. concrete pipe trench excavation, grade stakes and better boards.
- Washita Watershed Wildhorse Creek Sub-Watershed
- Photograph of flood prevention structure. Core drill drilling 12" dia. holes thru 18'' corr. sh. mt. pipe set in the working platform. Holes were drilled 40' deep to be used in forming concrete piles and a spread footing.
- Washita Watershed Wildhorse Creek Sub-Watershed
- Photograph of site 22, Wildhorse Creek. Second anti-seep collar trench excavation on SCS 36" concrete pipe.
- Prairie Dale Creek Site No. 1 Detention Reservoir
- Photograph of view showing spillway entrance and crest. Topsoil wash out in crest section after heavy rainfall on nights of May 9th and 10th. Depth of flow in crest section 1. 9 feet.
- Prairie Dale Creek Site No. 1 Detention Reservoir
- Photograph of view showing spillway entrance and crest. Topsoil wash out in crest section after heavy rainfall on nights of May 9th and 10th. Note crack along crown line of embankment caused by sluffing of topsoil.
- Willow Creek Flood Damage to Structure
- Photograph of view near Willow Creek after flood of May 10, 1950.
- Wildhorse Creek Recreation Facility
- Photograph of Wildhorse Creek recreational facilities on this multipurpose flood prevention reservoir, completed in 1957. Consisting of barges, boats and docks all privately owned.
- Willow Creek Flood Damage to Homes
- Photograph of aerial view of fifteen houses that were washed from their foundations during flood of May 9-10, 1950. Some of the houses drifted two blocks.
- Wildhorse Creek Washita River
- Photograph of site 22, Wildhorse Creek placing concrete in base of SCS inlet tower.
- Wildhorse Creek Washita River
- Photograph of flood prevention structure Halliburton cementing trucks iin operation grouting the working platform under the municipal structure.
- 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.
- 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.
- Washita River Watershed Wildhorse Creek
- Photograph of flood prevention and municipal supply dam. Stream channel at C/L of dam.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Wildhorse Watershed
- Photograph of site 33, Wildhorse Watershed. C. J. Beavers, owner of this site, has sold $20,000 of water to oil companies for drilling purposes in last 2 1/2 years. He also watered neighbors' cattle from this site during drought years of '52, '53, and '54. This site was completed in 1950. Oil wells in this field have a spacing of 10 acres each. Wells ther were to be drilled in sediment pool were spaced on the edge of water and whipstocked under the pool.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Crops Harvesting
- Photograph of barley on Wildhorse Creek bottom.
- Flood Control
- Photograph of site 22, Wildhorse Creek. Cat. D-9 loading Cat. DW-21 in municipal structure excavation.
- 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.
- Washita River Watershed Construction Wildhorse Creek
- Photograph of construction inspectors checking core trench grade at Sta. 27+95 C/L dam.