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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… more
Date: October 1955
Creator: Martin, J. Vernon
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Barnitz Creek Watershed Dam Construction

Description: Photograph of site 52. Paul R. Moody, contractor cutting ditch for toe (lateral) drain; into ditch will go gravel filler and perforated pipe for maintaining a low water table at the back toe of the dam. Shown: 1) Backhoe used in ditching 2) Checking grade 3) Spillway cut in background. Paul R. Moody on backhoe, Mr. Baker with rod; Paul G. Moody with hand level.
Date: July 1, 1955
Creator: Matthews, J. S.
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0152.0103]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "This gush of water from Canton dam's sluice gates was stopped Friday as Washington approved the city's request for more storage."
Date: June 23, 1955
Creator: Peterson, Dick
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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