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Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Description: Photograph of creek channel erosion. Erosion on the stream bank due to overflow and irregular route of the creek channel. Detention reservoir site # 20, Cavalry Creek watershed, is on the next farm above this. Banks plans to straighten creek for better stream bank stabilization and increase tillable acres. OK-672-5.
Date: May 7, 1958
Creator: Rowlett, Olen
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

A Flooded Cotton Field

Description: A photograph by the USDA Soil Conservation Service showing Jim Molen, owner of Molen Farm (which is operated by Keith Boggs), viewing the overflow of Cavalry Creek on a newly planted cotton field, four miles south of Cordell, Oklahoma
Date: July 7, 1959
Creator: United States. Soil Conservation Service
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Cavalry Flooding

Description: Photograph of Calvary Creek flooding. Overflow into newly planted cotton field from north Cavalry Creek on Molen farm operated by Kenth Boggs. Cotton will be replanted.
Date: July 7, 1959
Creator: Rowlett, Olen
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Flood Erosion

Description: Photograph of gully has 20 feet vertically below field above. SCS Technician Horace Haws points out bone once buried in bottom of a former gully which later silted up 8 feet higher, then washed out again 3 feet deeper. Near the tope he holds an old chain still embedded int he background.
Date: July 7, 1950
Creator: Archer, S. G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society
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