title: Aerial Shot of the Upper Whiteshield Watershed and Detention Reservoir #1
creator: Ginter Photo Co.
date: 1949-05-26
language: English
description: Photograph of an aerial shot of the Upper Whiteshield Watershed, J.
 T. Mincher farm, Detention Reservoir #1, and the surrounding area. The back of
 the photograph proclaims, "Upper Whiteshield Watershed – Ok-SCD-4-Wa. 2.
 Detention Reservoir #1. Drainage area 485 ac. Permanent Storage – 13.7 surface
 ac. 105 ac. ft. Inches runoff from drainage area 2.6. Flood storage – 27.2
 surface acres. 158.5 ac. ft. 3.6 inches. Peak flow uncontrolled (25 year
 frequency storm) 1600 cfs. Release rate from 18"Asbestos bonded corrugated
 pipe 22 cfs. Drainage area – 80 acres cultivated & 405 ac. pasture. Medium
 textured upland soil. Reservoir is protecting 30 ac. below it & contributing
 to protection of 2000 acres of bottomland on Whiteshield Creek. Mincher has
 put 15 acres of bottom land back into cultivation that was idle. This land
 made 500 lbs. lint cotton in 1948. Benefit cost ration 1.1/1. See Okla-9556
 and 9557."
subject: Landscape and Nature - Aerials
subject: Landscape and Nature - Water
subject: Aerial photographs
subject: Landscape photographs
coverage: United States - Oklahoma - Roger Mills County
type: Photograph
format: 1 photograph : b&w ; 5 x 7 in.
format: Image
identifier: local-cont-no: 2019.061.B5.09030
identifier: https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1926791/
identifier: ark: ark:/67531/metadc1926791