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Water Discharging from a Corrugated Metal Pipe Extending from Site #5, Owl Creek

Description: Photograph of water discharging from corrugated metal pipe from Owl Creek Site #5. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Owl Creek Site #5. Discharge from corrugated metal pipe operating at 35 c.f.s. (7. 2 ft. over drop inlet weir or 21.41 ft. total heed.) Photograph taken May 13, 1950 after storm of May 9-10. Discharge is into naturally formed still pool from above tail-water surface."
Date: May 13, 1950
Creator: Terbush
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Dick Long Pointing to the High Water Level Reached During the May 10-11 Downpour on Owl Creek Detention Reservoir #4 to Engineer Harry Maricle

Description: Photograph of farmer Dick Long pointing to the high water level reached during the May 10-11 downpour on Owl Creek Detention Reservoir #4 to Engineer Harry Maricle. People shown in photo go as followed from left to right: 1. Dick Long, 2. Harry Maricle. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Farmer Dick Long pointing to high water level reached during downpour of May 10-11. Rainfall total was approximately 15 inches in 30 hours. Eighteen-inch draw down pipe ran 90 hours. Water ran over spillway… more
Date: May 23, 1950
Creator: Jenkins, Tarleton A.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Corrugated Discharged Pipe on Owl Creek Site #5

Description: Photograph of water discharge from a corrugated metal pipe extended from Owl Creek Site #5. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Owl Creek Site #5. Discharge from corrogated[sic] metal pipe operating at 35 c.f.s (7.2o over drop inlet weir or 21.41' total head). Discharge is into naturally formal still pool from above tail-water surface. Photo taken after flood of May 9-10."
Date: May 13, 1950
Creator: Terbush
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Owl Creek Detention Reservoir #5

Description: Photograph of Harry Maricle, SCS Engineer, showing high water marking on Owl Creek Reservoir #5 after heavy rains on May 10-11. The back of the photograph proclaims, "SCS Engineer Harry Maricle shows high water mark during operation of Owl Creek Reservoir #5 after May 10-11 rainfall of about 15 inches."
Date: May 23, 1950
Creator: Jenkins, Tarleton A.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Owl Creek Site #5 Detention Reservoir

Description: Photograph of an aerial shot of Owl Creek Site #5 Detention Reservoir and the surrounding area. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Owl Creek Site #5. This 30 acre field of corn was damaged only about 10% during the storm of May 9-10 when 15.5 inches of rain fell. Without the detention reservoir shown in the background the field would have been a total loss. The reservoir held 5.7 inches of runoff. The normal release, through an 18-inch pipe, may be seen in the small drain at the right of th… more
Date: May 13, 1950
Creator: Ginter Photo Co.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Elmer “Whitey” Marshall Building Terraces With A Bulldozer

Description: Photograph of Elmer "Whitey" Marshall building terraces with a district owned bulldozer. The back of the photograph proclaims, "District owned tractor building terrace with bulldozer. Portion of terrace in the foreground is complete. Elmer "Whitey" Marshall has been operating for district 1 ½ years."
Date: April 13, 1949
Creator: Archer, Sellers G.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Recreational Benefits Featured At Colbert Creek Site Number 2

Description: Photograph of 10 UNIDENTIFIED people enjoying the recreational benefits of Site Number 2 Colbert Creek. Activities featured in this photograph include skiing, swimming, and boating. The original photograph sleeve proclaims, "Watershed – Benefits. Site No. 2, Colbert Creek. Seven boats were unloaded on this day, and it is not unusual to see 8 to 10 on week days. Fifty people were enjoying the recreational benefits on this particular day. Water skiing was the outstanding activity of the day. Good… more
Date: July 25, 1962
Creator: Fortney, Fred J.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Flood Control

Description: Photograph of Walter Gray, left, tells SCS Engineer Harry Miricle of efforts to prevent flooding of rich fields through straightening of Finn Creek channel and building levees. Says 30 years ago a small bridge crossed creed neart this point. Five years agoa a dragline on the straightening project tore into the bridge structure. It was nine feet below the surface of the field.
Date: May 24, 1950
Creator: Jenkins, Tarleton A.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Crop Behind Detention Reservoir

Description: Photograph of Cotton on Leveridge farm on Owl Creek behind detention reservoir. Owner is working to reclaim land from Johnson grass and to do some leveling work. This land did not produce any crops before reseroir was built.
Date: July 19, 1950
Creator: Putman, Jack
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Water Gap Fence

Description: Photograph of Burnett who observed at 6 am on morning of May 11 water coming over spillway of dam which is partly visible at upper right. Rainfall had been most intense during early hours. Water continued to flow over spillway until later morning. Burnett here suveys with satisfaction his undamaged water gap fence which each year previously he had been forced to replace after floods.
Date: May 23, 1950
Creator: Jenkins, Tarleton A.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Detention Reservoir Success

Description: Photograph of overflow waters for years had destroyed crops on this 30 acre strip of bottomland below Detention Reservoir Nos. 1 and 2 in Owl Creek Watershed. However, intense rains on May 10-11 failed to send creek out of banks. Only damage was from water flowing down fromsloping land at left. Leveridge has farmed the fild for more than 20 yrs. First crops were good, but during wetter years flooding made fundiing here unprofitable. Now Leveridge has plans for developing productivity of field. … more
Date: May 23, 1950
Creator: Jenkins, Tarleton A.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Sedimentation

Description: Photograph of farmer L.J. Key and SCS Technician Harry Maricle lift a section of dried sediment from a field on which Key had a good stand of cotton before the May 10-11 rain storm. Twenty-two acres of this land in 1949 produces 34 bales of cotton. Key, when photo was made, was harrowing to dry out field to replant. Approximately 100 acres here were covered by sediment from 1 to 12 inches deep.
Date: May 24, 1950
Creator: Jenkins, Tarleton A.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Flood Control Detention Structure

Description: Photograph of Owl Creek Site #4. Dentention Reservooir, Drainage area - 300 cc. Permanent pool. 1.13" runoff with 6.88 surface acres. Flood pool - 4.09" runoff with 19.50 surface acres. Total storage - 5.22" runoff. The flood pool which is 8 ft. in depth has a discharge rate from 3` c.f.s. to 37 c.f.s. from 18" pipe. During the stormof May 9-10 (both pools were empty except the borrow pit 15.5 iinches of rain full in this watershed and water discharge, for a short time, through the emergeny spi… more
Date: May 15, 1950
Creator: Ginter Photo Co.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Flood Control Detention Structure

Description: Photograph of Owl Creek Site #2. Good shot of spillway. Flood of May 9-10 which carried log shown at approximate center of spillway did no damage. Drainage area - 200 ac. Permenent pool - 1.28" runoff & 5.42 acres surface. Flood pool - 4.32" runoff & 15-23 acres surface. Total storage - 5.60" runoff to emergency spillway. The flood pool (10 ft. deep) discharges through an 18" pipe, at an average rate of 29 c.f.c.
Date: 1950~
Creator: Ginter Photo Co.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Drainage

Description: Photograph of discharge from corregated metal pipe operating at 35 c.f.s. (7.2 ft. over drop inlet weir or 21.41 ft. total head). Photo taken May 13, 1950 after storm of May 9-10. Discharge is into naturally formed stilling pool from above tail water surf
Date: May 13, 1950
Creator: Terbugh
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Detention Reservoir

Description: Photograph of detention reservoir; D.A - 490 acres. Permanent pool - 1.15" runoff with 10.0 acres surface. Flood pool - 4.56" runoff with 29.4 acres surface. Total storage 0 5.71" runoff from 490 acres. Flood pool (10' in depth) discharges through an 18" metal pipe at rate varying from 29 c.f.s. to 38 c.f.s. Both pools were empty but were filled during storm of May 9-10 and 1.0' depth.
Date: May 13, 1950
Creator: Ginter Photo Co.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society
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