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Mill Creek Site 6 Diversion Terrace

Description: Photograph of an aerial shot of a diversion terrace for Site 6 Mill Creek and the surrounding area. A farmstead with several buildings is located in the bottom part of the photograph. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Watershed: Ok-SCD-20 Wa. #5. Site #6. Type of structure: Diversion terrace for Site #6. Drainage area: 155 acres (90 acres in pasture, 65 acres in cropland). General condition of drainage area: Severely eroded, gully & sheet. Acres of bottomland protected: 90 acres (Protects … more
Date: July 17, 1948
Creator: Ginter Photo Co.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Description: Photograph of detention reservoir. Showing damage below Site No. 15, Little Wewoka Creek Site has 4000 acres of drainage even with a 19 inch drawdown tube.Runoff water comes from backslope of dam and hillside to contribute to damage being done. Outside water will be diverted from the spill area. OK-714-12.
Date: July 17, 1958
Creator: Davis, T. J.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Proper Land Use and Land Below Dam At Site No. 13 Mill Creek Watershed

Description: Photograph of proper land use of land below dam at Site no. 13 Mill Creek watershed. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Land below dam at Site no. 13 Mill Creek watershed. This land is now useable due to the protection giver by the completion of the structure. A waterway was built to remove excess spillway water and the adjoining land is now used for crops. Note the corn crop."
Date: July 17, 1958
Creator: McConnell, John
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Site #6, Mill Creek Watershed #12 Drop Inlet

Description: Photograph of an aerial shot of Site #6 Mill Creek Watershed #12 and surrounding area. A house and a couple of buildings are near the top left center of photograph. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Watershed: Ok-SCD-20, Wa. #12, Site #6. Type of structure: Drop Inlet. Drainage area: 60 acres (52 acres in cultivation, 8 acres in pasture). General condition of drainage area: Terraced with inadequate outlets. 15 acres of bottomland protected. Stabilized terraces outlet & protects bottomland … more
Date: July 17, 1948
Creator: Ginter Photo Co.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Site #3 Mill Creek Drop Inlet & Site #2 Mill Creek Drop Inlet

Description: Photograph of an aerial shot of Site #3 Mill Creek Drop Inlet and the surrounding area. The photograph also shows Site #2 Mill Creek Drop Inlet on Adolph Johnson farm on the right edge of photograph. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Watershed: Ok-SCD-20 Wa. #5, Site #3. Type of structure: Drop inlet. Drainage area: 160 acres. Soil units: Deep medium textured slowly permeable and permeable. Area in cultivation: 32 acres. Area in pasture: 12 acres. Area in abandoned cropland: 116 acres. Gen… more
Date: July 17, 1948
Creator: Ginter Photo Co.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Mill Creek Site 1 Drop Inlet

Description: Photograph of an aerial shot of Mill Creek Site 1 Drop Inlet and the surrounding area. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Watershed: Ok-SCD-20 Wa. #5. Site #1. Type of structure: Drop Inlet. Drainage area: 57 acres. Soul units: Deep medium textured slowly permeable & permeable soils. All in pasture. General condition: Good cover but large active gullies. Protects Detention Reservoir, Site #1 and bottomland from silt."
Date: July 17, 1948
Creator: Ginter Photo Co.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Proper Land Use and Land Below Dam At Site No. 13 Mill Creek Watershed

Description: Photograph of proper land use of land below dam at Site no. 13 Mill Creek watershed. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Land below dam at Site no. 13 Mill Creek watershed. This land is now useable due to the protection giver by the completion of the structure. A waterway was built to remove excess spillway water and the adjoining land is now used for crops. Note the corn crop."
Date: July 17, 1958
Creator: McConnell, John
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Mill Creek Site 1 Drop Inlet

Description: Photograph of an aerial shot of Mill Creek Site 1 Drop Inlet and the surrounding area. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Watershed: Ok-SCD-20 Wa. #5. Site #1. Type of structure: Drop Inlet. Drainage area: 57 acres. Soul units: Deep medium textured slowly permeable & permeable soils. All in pasture. General condition: Good cover but large active gullies. Protects Detention Reservoir, Site #1 and bottomland from silt.”
Date: July 17, 1948
Creator: Ginter Photo Co.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Description: Photograph of Squaw Creek Channel. Water flowing 18 inches deep [illegible] constructed channel. Picture taken 2 days after 2 inches of rainfall in the City of Lawton. Channel was half full during peak run-off period. Channel was designed to carry flow of water from a typical 6 hour storm that can be expected once in 5 years. OK-3114-9 [?].
Date: July 17, 1968
Creator: Murray, Hubert J.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

UNIDENTIFED farmer and an UNIDIENTIFED Soil Conservation Service Conservationist Examining Modular Development on Roots of Sweetclover Plants/Elk City Project

Description: Photograph of an UNIDENTIFED farmer and an UNIDIENTIFED Soil Conservation Service Conservationist examining modular development on roots of sweetclover plants. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Shows cooperating farmers and Soil Conservation Service Conservationist examining modular development on roots of sweet clover plants. This patch – 8 ½ acres sown in fall in a strip on the contour will be utilized as seed and soil building crop."
Date: July 17, 1937
Creator: Slack, Jim
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Proper Land Use and Land Below Dam At Site No. 13 Mill Creek Watershed

Description: Photograph of proper land use of land below dam at Site no. 13 Mill Creek watershed. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Land below dam at Site no. 13 Mill Creek watershed. This land is now useable due to the protection giver by the completion of the structure. A waterway was built to remove excess spillway water and the adjoining land is now used for crops. Note the corn crop."
Date: July 17, 1958
Creator: McConnell, John
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Contour Farming

Description: Photograph of cooperating farmers andSoil Conservation Service Conservationist examining nodular development on roots of sweet clover plants. This patch, 8 1/2 acres sown in fall in a strip on the contour will be utilized as seed and soil building crop.
Date: July 17, 1937
Creator: Slack, Jim
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Site #1 Drop Inlet, Mill Creek Watershed #12 Detention Reservoir

Description: Photograph of an aerial shot of Site #6 Mill Creek Watershed #12 and surrounding area. A house and a couple of buildings are near the lower left of photograph. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Watershed: Ok-SCD-20, Wa #12, Site #1. Type of structure: Detention Reservoir. Drainage Area: 1440 acres (in pasture). Soil Units: Deep fine textured, slowly permeable soils. Condition of drainage area: 68% good native grass range, 32% fair native grass range. Peak flow: 2740 c.f.s. Release Rate: 35… more
Date: July 17, 1948
Creator: Ginter Photo Co.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Site #6, Mill Creek Drop Inlet

Description: Photograph of an aerial shot of Site #6 Mill Creek and surrounding area. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Watershed: Ok-SCD-20, Wa #5, Site 6. Type of structure: Drop Inlet. Drainage area: 310 acres (160 acres in pasture, 150 acres in abandoned cropland). General condition: Poor cover, severely gullied. Area of bottomland protected: 90 acres. Protects bottomland & Detention Reservoir #1 from silt."
Date: July 17, 1948
Creator: Ginter Photo Co.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Site #2 Mill Creek Detention Reservoir

Description: Photograph of an aerial shot of Site #2 Mill Creek detention reservoir and the surrounding area. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Watershed: Ok-SCD-20 Wa. #5, Site #2. Type of structure: Detention Reservoir. Drainage area: 265 acres (all in pasture). Condition: Good and fair native grass range. Permanent storage: 0.72". Peak flow: 460 c.f.s. Release rate: 12 c.f.s. Flood storage: 3.63". Acres of bottomland protected: 40 acres immediately below in addition to system to protect Mill Creek."
Date: July 17, 1948
Creator: Ginter Photo Co.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society
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