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Flood Control Detention Dam Structure

Description: Photograph of dam which is 1600" long. It has a maximum height of 39' and contains 104,500 eu. yards. It is one of 24 planned reservoirs for the Mill Creek system. In addition to reducing the floods on the main stem of Mill Creek it gives 100% protection to the alfalfa field shown in Okla.-98630.
Date: 1950~
Creator: Ginter Photo Co.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Flood Control Detention Dam Structure

Description: Photograph of view up spillway on Detention Reservoir - Site No. 18 (Old site No. 4 Tishomingo Area). Thwe man is standing on the dam. The long wing in the foreground extends beyond the dam at the left.
Date: February 15, 1950
Creator: Davis, David O.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Flood Control Detention Dam Structure

Description: Photograph of one end of dam on Detention Reservoir - Site No. 15. (old site No. 1, Tishomingo area). This dam makes a huge dogleg turn and cannot be photographed to show the whole dam except from the air. The dam rises 25 feet about the level of the water in the permanant pool.
Date: 1950~
Creator: Davis, David O.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Flood Control Detention Dam Structure

Description: Photograph of detention reservoir - Site No. 8 (Old site No. 1 from Tishomingo Area). Looking across area where dam will be. Dark marks in center distance are the beginnings of acre trench. Spillway will pass across in immediate foreground.
Date: February 15, 1950
Creator: Davis, David O.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Flood Control Detention Dam Structure

Description: Photograph of view from top of dam of upstream face of dam on Detention Reservoir Site No. 11 (old site 12, Tishomingo area). White object to right of the trash guard (where man is standing) is a filter box over a valve that can be used to drain the permanent pool when necessary.
Date: February 15, 1950
Creator: Davis, David O.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Flood Control Detention Dam Structure

Description: Photograph of view across spillway and dam - Detention Reservoir Site 11 (Old No. 12 Tishomingo area). New Reservoir Site 12 working in conjunction will fall in extreme right of Okla-9689A photograph.
Date: February 15, 1950
Creator: Davis, David O.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Flood Control Detention Dam Structure

Description: Photograph of shot facing directly toward center of future downstream face of dam on Detention Reservoir Site 8 (Old Tishomingo Area). Trench running straight back in center of photo will carry the drop inlet culvert. The man is standing on the line where the trench will be.
Date: February 15, 1950
Creator: Davis, David O.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Flood Control Detention Dam Structure

Description: Photograph of view down spillway atdetention reservoir Site 11 (old site No. 12, Tishomingo area). The man is standing behind a wing leading from the dam. The dam appears in right background. The spillway flows toward the background and left, spreading out over a natural vegetated slope leading to stream channel marked by trees in left background.
Date: February 15, 1950
Creator: Davis, David O.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Flood Control Detention Dam Structure

Description: Photograph of view of partially completed dam on Detention Reservoir Site No. 12. This reservoir will work in conjunction with the reservoir on Site No. 11. Site No. 11 could be seen in this photograph were it not for the trees at the left and distant right background. A diversion terrace will pass to the right in the immidate foreground and will empty into this reservoir. Drainage area of this reservoir is 410 acres with 27 acre feet in the permanent pool and 167 acre feet in the flood pool. D… more
Date: February 15, 1950
Creator: Davis, David O.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Barnett Farm Storm Success Due to Owl Creek Watershed Dam

Description: Photograph of Leroy Barnett viewing flood damage the morning of May 11 at 6 a. m. with water coming over spillway of dam which is partly visibel at upper right. Rainfall had been most intense during early hours. Water continued to flow over spillway until late morning. Burnett here surveys with satisfaction his undamaged water gap fence which each year previously hea had been forced to replace after floods.
Date: May 23, 1950
Creator: Jenkins, Tarleton A.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Future Downstream Dam and Spillway

Description: Photograph of view up spillway on Detention Reservoir - Site No. 18 (Old site No. 4 Tishomingo Area). Thwe man is standing on the dam. The loong wind in the foreground extends beyond the dam at the left.
Date: February 15, 1950
Creator: Davis, David O.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Dam on Detention Reservoir Site No. 15

Description: Photograph of one end of dam on Detention Reservoir - Site No. 15. (old site No. 1, Tishomingo area). This dam makes a huge dogleg turn and cannot be photographed to show the whole dam except from the air. The dam rises 25 feet about the level of the water in the permanent pool.
Date: February 15, 1950
Creator: Davis, David O.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Future Downstream Dam and Trench of Detention Reservoir Site 8

Description: Photograph of shot which faces directly toward center of future downstream face of dam on Detention Reservoir Site 8 (Old site 1 from Tishomingo Area). Trench running straight back in center of photo will carry the drop inlet culvert. The man is standing on the line where the trench will be.
Date: February 15, 1950
Creator: Davis, David O.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Future Downstream Dam and Spillway

Description: Photograph of view of the lower end of the spillway seen in Okla. 9687B. Man is standing behind the wing. The downstream face of the dam can be seen across the picture behind the man.
Date: February 15, 1950
Creator: Davis, David O.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society
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