Dam Site During Construction
Description:
Photograph of gully has been bulldozed in, shaped, sloped, and an erosion control da, with a 24-inch corrugated pipe installed. The dam required 10,000 cubic yards of fill and the pipe was placed at the elevation of the floor of the finished grade of the valley. The dam is deigned to store 5 1/2 inches of runoff for the 136 acres drainage area. Auxilary spillway is not expected to be used except during a 100-year frequency rain. Note farmer seeding and fertilizing the are to winter oats and vet…
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Date:
October 1955
Creator:
Martin, J. Vernon
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Partner:
Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society