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Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Description: Photograph of flood storage. Flood storage in Site # 25, Calvary Watershed. This site has a drainage area of 640 acres, 158 acre-feet of floodwater storage and 18 inches outfall pipe. An 8 inch rain occurred above this site on the morning of August 19, 1961. The storage water level was approximately 3 feet below emergency spillway crest. No flooding or scouring occurred below this site. OK-1438-10.
Date: August 22, 1961
Creator: Rowlett, Olen
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Description: Photograph of grassed channel, Site 29, Cavalry Watershed above this channel has approximately 117 acre-feet of water stored from an 8 inch rain that fell on Aug. 19, 1961. Water is being discharged slowly through the outfall pipe into the grassed channel of midland Bermuda grass, below. The grassed channel provides good drainage at all times and there is no scour or sediment drainage. OK-1438-2.
Date: August 22, 1961
Creator: Rowlett, Olen
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Drop Inlet Structure

Description: Photograph of flood storage water from Site 29, Cavalry Watershed flown into this drop inlet structure from grassed channel as shown in OK-1438-2 and is dropped safely into the creek channel. Drop inlet was constructed by the DCCC approximately 25 years ago and still functions properly.
Date: August 22, 1960
Creator: Rowlett, Olen
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0916.0155]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "SENTINEL-Roadblocks were thrown up across southwestern Oklahoma Friday in an effort to trap two armed men who robbed the First National Bank at Sentinel of approximately $20,000 shortly before noon."
Date: July 22, 1960
Creator: King, Cliff
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B1434.0175]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "SENTINEL TOWNSFOLK watched bank robbers at Sentinel make off with $20,000 Friday, but the robbers didn't stage a complete coup."
Date: July 22, 1960
Creator: King, Cliff
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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