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Owl Creek Detention Reservoir Site #1

Description: Photograph of an aerial shot of Owl Creek Detention Reservoir site #1 and the surrounding area. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Owl Creek Ok-SCD-13-Wa.2. Site #1. Detention Reservoir. Drainage area – 500 acres. 81.0 acres in cultivation; 334.0 acres in pasture, range, woods; 85.0 acres in abandoned cropland – revegetated. Excellent cover on grassland provides silt screen for water from cultivated land. Note all cultivated fields were terraced when picture was taken. Permanent storage: 1.… more
Date: July 14, 1948
Creator: Ginter Photo Co.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Owl Creek Detention Reservoir Site #4

Description: Photograph of an aerial shot of Owl Creek Detention Reservoir site #4 and the surrounding area. A road runs vertically on the left side of the photograph. Furthermore, a small house stands next to the road in the upper left. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Ok-SCD-13-Wa.2 – Owl Creek Detention Reservoir Site #4. Redish [sic] Prairie Land Resource group. 70 acres in cultivation, 220 acres in pasture, range, woods; 10 acres in abandoned cropland. Excellent cover on grassland. In foreground … more
Date: July 14, 1948
Creator: Ginter Photo Co.
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Seeding and Overseeding

Description: Photograph of land seeded to sand Lovegrass in 1945 and over seeded to bluestem mixture in 1950. Note elimination of sand Lovegrass in competition with other grasses.
Date: July 14, 1956
Creator: Engleman, Jack
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Excellent Specimens of Bluestem

Description: Photograph of some excellent specimens of bluestem. Sand bluestem on the left and little bluestem on right. Note sand Lovegrass adjacent. Pasture was grazed all during 1955 but not heavily. Good vigor of grass in 1956 at watering place. Bluestem plants six years old.
Date: July 14, 1956
Creator: Engleman, Jack
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Sargeant Major Creek Detention Reservoir #2

Description: Photograph of Detention reservori #2, east 1/2 of Sgt. Major Creek. Drainage acre 1350 acres. Permanent pool - 200 acres of 1. 8 inches. Flood pool 833 acre feet or 7. 4 inches. 18 inch concrete deop inlet - 72,786 cu. Yards of embankment.
Date: October 14, 1949
Creator: Beecham, Glenn A.
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Floodwater Retarding Structure

Description: Photograph of floodwater retarding structure site no. 5, Mill Creek subwatershed of the Washita River. Cherokee Pipe Line Company reconditioning 6' oil line that crosses sediment pool. Bituminous coating being applied.
Date: March 14, 1957
Creator: McCray, V. H.
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Watershed Drop Inlet

Description: Photograph of aerial view of 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. General condition of drainage area: Poor cover, sheet and gully erosion. Note: Right edge shown Site #2 on Adolph Johanson farm. Type of structure: Drop inlet. Drainage area - 15 acres (4 acres in pasture, 11 acres… more
Date: July 14, 1948
Creator: Ginter Photo Co.
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Floodwater Retarding Structure

Description: Photograph of floodwter retarding structure, site #16, Rock Creek Watershed. Picture series on cutting trench for drawdown pipe construction. Clyde Pratt, inspector of the Soil Conservation Services, crawling through the pipe.
Date: August 14, 1961
Creator: Milton, Willis
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society
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