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Caption reads:  "Impounding dams.  No. 3 East Lateral, Rock Creek."
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Collection: Southern Research Station Historical Documents and Images
Keywords: impoundment
dam
Location: Irons Fork Experimental Forest, Arkansas
Description: Caption reads: "Impounding dams. No. 3 East Lateral, Rock Creek."
Date: 12/13/1939

Caption reads:  "Contour ditch to serve as a diversion-spreader of run-off."
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Collection: Southern Research Station Historical Documents and Images
Keywords: ditch
water diverter
Location: Irons Fork Experimental Forest, Arkansas
Description: Caption reads: "Contour ditch to serve as a diversion-spreader of run-off."
Date: 12/13/1939

Caption reads:  "Plots 63 and 64 of Hoover-Nesbitt surface runoff study showing collection troughs and 23-gallon collection cans."
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Collection: Southern Research Station Historical Documents and Images
Keywords: runoff
Location: East Hoover Creek, Irons Fork Experimental Forest, Arkansas
Description: Caption reads: "Plots 63 and 64 of Hoover-Nesbitt surface runoff study showing collection troughs and 23-gallon collection cans."
Date: 12/10/1939

Caption reads:  "#7, Selective Watershed, Jones Creek.  General view into watershed #7 before cutting.  Camera faced N.E. Station on S.E. ridge of watershed.  Camera Sta. #13."
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Collection: Southern Research Station Historical Documents and Images
Keywords: selective cut
watershed
Location: Jones Creek drainage, Irons Fork Experimental Forest, Arkansas
Description: Caption reads: "#7, Selective Watershed, Jones Creek. General view into watershed #7 before cutting. Camera faced N.E. Station on S.E. ridge of watershed. Camera Sta. #13."
Date: 4/28/1939

Caption reads:  "#7 Watershed, Jones Creek.  General view of pole-sized stand on south slope, #7 watershed.  These trees would all be taken were the watershed to be clear cut.  Camera on ridge looking west.  Camera Sta. #14."
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Collection: Southern Research Station Historical Documents and Images
Keywords: poletimber
Organisms: shortleaf pine
Location: Jones Creek drainage, Irons Fork Experimental Forest, Arkansas
Description: Caption reads: "#7 Watershed, Jones Creek. General view of pole-sized stand on south slope, #7 watershed. These trees would all be taken were the watershed to be clear cut. Camera on ridge looking west. Camera Sta. #14."
Date: 4/28/1939

Caption reads:  "Ridge between #6 and #7 watersheds, Jones Creek.  General view, #1 and #2 watersheds.  Notice sharp line of demarkation [sic]: #1 selectively cut; #2 clear cut."
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Collection: Southern Research Station Historical Documents and Images
Keywords: selective cut
watershed
Location: Jones Creek drainage, Irons Fork Experimental Forest, Arkansas
Description: Caption reads: "Ridge between #6 and #7 watersheds, Jones Creek. General view, #1 and #2 watersheds. Notice sharp line of demarkation [sic]: #1 selectively cut; #2 clear cut."
Date: 4/28/1939

Caption reads:  "Ridge between #6 and #7 watersheds, Jones Creek.  General view of #3 and #4 watersheds.  Line of demarkation [sic] between clear-cut watershed #4 and selectively cut watershed #3." [watersheds not yet logged?]
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Collection: Southern Research Station Historical Documents and Images
Keywords: selective cut
watershed
Location: Jones Creek drainage, Irons Fork Experimental Forest, Arkansas
Description: Caption reads: "Ridge between #6 and #7 watersheds, Jones Creek. General view of #3 and #4 watersheds. Line of demarkation [sic] between clear-cut watershed #4 and selectively cut watershed #3." [watersheds not yet logged?]
Date: 4/28/1939

Caption reads:  "#2 Watershed, Jones Creek.  Logging road.  Logging road in the process of construction.  No erosion of washes here as yet.  Camera Sta. #15."
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Collection: Southern Research Station Historical Documents and Images
Keywords: skid trail
erosion
Location: Jones Creek drainage, Irons Fork Experimental Forest, Arkansas
Description: Caption reads: "#2 Watershed, Jones Creek. Logging road. Logging road in the process of construction. No erosion of washes here as yet. Camera Sta. #15."
Date: 4/28/1939

Caption reads:  "#2 Watershed, Jones Creek.  View at upper end of clear-cut watershed.  Shows natural stand before logging.  Camera Sta. #16.  Camera sta. 30 yds. S.W. from upper log yard.  Camera faced S.W."
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Collection: Southern Research Station Historical Documents and Images
Keywords: watershed
Location: Jones Creek drainage, Irons Fork Experimental Forest, Arkansas
Description: Caption reads: "#2 Watershed, Jones Creek. View at upper end of clear-cut watershed. Shows natural stand before logging. Camera Sta. #16. Camera sta. 30 yds. S.W. from upper log yard. Camera faced S.W."
Date: 4/28/1939

Caption reads:  "#2 Watershed, upper section logging road, Jones Creek.  Top intact following logging on clear-cut area.  Taken immediately after logging.  Needles green and persistent.  Extra large top.  Average diameter at cut 25 inches.  Camera Sta. #17."
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Collection: Southern Research Station Historical Documents and Images
Keywords: clearcut
Location: Jones Creek drainage, Irons Fork Experimental Forest, Arkansas
Description: Caption reads: "#2 Watershed, upper section logging road, Jones Creek. Top intact following logging on clear-cut area. Taken immediately after logging. Needles green and persistent. Extra large top. Average diameter at cut 25 inches. Camera Sta. #17."
Date: 4/28/1939

Caption reads:  "#3 Watershed, Jones Creek.  Disturbances of cover at log yard in selectively-cut watershed.  Note trampled reproduction, washing of deeply rutted skid trail in background, general erosion and lack of vegetation in yard.  Shot taken immediately after logging.  Camera faced N.W.  Camera Sta. #18 at log yard on log road."
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Collection: Southern Research Station Historical Documents and Images
Keywords: log deck
selective cut
Location: Jones Creek drainage, Irons Fork Experimental Forest, Arkansas
Description: Caption reads: "#3 Watershed, Jones Creek. Disturbances of cover at log yard in selectively-cut watershed. Note trampled reproduction, washing of deeply rutted skid trail in background, general erosion and lack of vegetation in yard. Shot taken immediately after logging. Camera faced N.W. Camera Sta. #18 at log yard on log road."
Date: 4/28/1939

Caption reads:  "#4 Watershed, Jones Creek.  Logging road run-off plot with 90o v-notch weir and recorder.  Natural plot encompassing approximately 1-acre."
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Collection: Southern Research Station Historical Documents and Images
Keywords: logging road
weir
Location: Jones Creek drainage, Irons Fork Experimental Forest, Arkansas
Description: Caption reads: "#4 Watershed, Jones Creek. Logging road run-off plot with 90o v-notch weir and recorder. Natural plot encompassing approximately 1-acre."
Date: 4/28/1939

Caption reads:  "#4 Watershed, Jones Creek.  Skid trail run-off plot.  90o v-notch weir with Friez portable recorder, plot approximately 1/5-acre."
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Collection: Southern Research Station Historical Documents and Images
Keywords: skid trail
erosion
weir
Location: Jones Creek drainage, Irons Fork Experimental Forest, Arkansas
Description: Caption reads: "#4 Watershed, Jones Creek. Skid trail run-off plot. 90o v-notch weir with Friez portable recorder, plot approximately 1/5-acre."
Date: 4/28/1939

Caption reads:  "#4 Watershed, Jones Creek.  Log yard, clear-cut watershed 10 days after logging.  Note disturbance of ground cover.  Yard completely barren of vegetation.  Camera Sta. #19."
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Collection: Southern Research Station Historical Documents and Images
Keywords: log deck
clearcut
Location: Jones Creek drainage, Irons Fork Experimental Forest, Arkansas
Description: Caption reads: "#4 Watershed, Jones Creek. Log yard, clear-cut watershed 10 days after logging. Note disturbance of ground cover. Yard completely barren of vegetation. Camera Sta. #19."
Date: 4/28/1939

Caption reads:  "#6 Watershed, Jones Creek.  General view in clear-cut watershed #6 before logging.  Note good ground cover: (a) trees, (b) brush, (c) herbs and grass, (d) litter.  Camera Sta. #20."
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Collection: Southern Research Station Historical Documents and Images
Keywords: clearcut
Location: Jones Creek drainage, Irons Fork Experimental Forest, Arkansas
Description: Caption reads: "#6 Watershed, Jones Creek. General view in clear-cut watershed #6 before logging. Note good ground cover: (a) trees, (b) brush, (c) herbs and grass, (d) litter. Camera Sta. #20."
Date: 4/28/1939

Caption reads:  "#4 Watershed, Jones Creek.  Skid trail one month after logging.  Taken to show natural water course formed by skid trails.  See FS-380170".
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Collection: Southern Research Station Historical Documents and Images
Keywords: skid trail
erosion
Location: Jones Creek drainage, Irons Fork Experimental Forest, Arkansas
Description: Caption reads: "#4 Watershed, Jones Creek. Skid trail one month after logging. Taken to show natural water course formed by skid trails. See FS-380170".
Date: 4/11/1939

Caption reads:  "#4 Watershed, Jones Creek.  Skid trail in clearcut watershed.  Slope 45%.  Taken one month after logging, little erosion as yet.  Camera Sta. #6, near logging road plot."
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Collection: Southern Research Station Historical Documents and Images
Keywords: skid trail
erosion
Location: Jones Creek drainage, Irons Fork Experimental Forest, Arkansas
Description: Caption reads: "#4 Watershed, Jones Creek. Skid trail in clearcut watershed. Slope 45%. Taken one month after logging, little erosion as yet. Camera Sta. #6, near logging road plot."
Date: 4/11/1939

Caption reads:  "Divide between #4 and #5 Watersheds, Jones Creek.  General view of clear-cut watershed #4.  Looking west.  Camera Sta. #7."
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Collection: Southern Research Station Historical Documents and Images
Keywords: clearcut
Location: Jones Creek drainage, Irons Fork Experimental Forest, Arkansas
Description: Caption reads: "Divide between #4 and #5 Watersheds, Jones Creek. General view of clear-cut watershed #4. Looking west. Camera Sta. #7."
Date: 4/11/1939

Caption reads:  "#6 Watershed, Jones Creek.  Before cutting.  General view into watershed to be clear-cut.  Camera faced east."
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Collection: Southern Research Station Historical Documents and Images
Keywords: watershed
Location: Jones Creek drainage, Irons Fork Experimental Forest, Arkansas
Description: Caption reads: "#6 Watershed, Jones Creek. Before cutting. General view into watershed to be clear-cut. Camera faced east."
Date: 4/11/1939

Caption reads:  "#6 Watershed, Jones Creek.  General view north into #6 watershed before clear-cutting.  Camera on ridge between #6 and #7, facing north."
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Collection: Southern Research Station Historical Documents and Images
Keywords: watershed
Location: Jones Creek drainage, Irons Fork Experimental Forest, Arkansas
Description: Caption reads: "#6 Watershed, Jones Creek. General view north into #6 watershed before clear-cutting. Camera on ridge between #6 and #7, facing north."
Date: 4/11/1939

Caption reads:  "#6 Watershed in foreground, before cutting, Jones Creek.  General view into watershed taken from oak tree on divide between #6 and #7.  Camera faced N.W."
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Collection: Southern Research Station Historical Documents and Images
Keywords: watershed
Organisms: oak
Location: Jones Creek drainage, Irons Fork Experimental Forest, Arkansas
Description: Caption reads: "#6 Watershed in foreground, before cutting, Jones Creek. General view into watershed taken from oak tree on divide between #6 and #7. Camera faced N.W."
Date: 4/11/1939

Caption reads:  "#6 Watershed, before cutting, Jones Creek.  General view into watershed taken from oak tree on divide between #6 and #7.  Camera faced N.E."
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Collection: Southern Research Station Historical Documents and Images
Keywords: watershed
Organisms: oak
Location: Jones Creek drainage, Irons Fork Experimental Forest, Arkansas
Description: Caption reads: "#6 Watershed, before cutting, Jones Creek. General view into watershed taken from oak tree on divide between #6 and #7. Camera faced N.E."
Date: 4/11/1939

Caption reads:  "#4 Watershed, Jones Creek.  Skid trail in watershed.  Shows washing after 2-in. rain.  Picture taken 2 days after rain.  Camera Sta. #1."
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Collection: Southern Research Station Historical Documents and Images
Keywords: skid trail
erosion
Location: Jones Creek drainage, Irons Fork Experimental Forest, Arkansas
Description: Caption reads: "#4 Watershed, Jones Creek. Skid trail in watershed. Shows washing after 2-in. rain. Picture taken 2 days after rain. Camera Sta. #1."
Date: 4/7/1939

Caption reads:  "#4 Watershed, Jones Creek.  Skid trail (area).  Camera Sta. #2."
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Collection: Southern Research Station Historical Documents and Images
Keywords: skid trail
erosion
Location: Jones Creek drainage, Irons Fork Experimental Forest, Arkansas
Description: Caption reads: "#4 Watershed, Jones Creek. Skid trail (area). Camera Sta. #2."
Date: 4/7/1939

Caption reads:  "#4 Watershed, Jones Creek.  Logging road:  shows erosion and severe washing following 2-inch rain of April 5, 1939.  Camera Sta. #3."
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Collection: Southern Research Station Historical Documents and Images
Keywords: skid trail
erosion
Location: Jones Creek drainage, Irons Fork Experimental Forest, Arkansas
Description: Caption reads: "#4 Watershed, Jones Creek. Logging road: shows erosion and severe washing following 2-inch rain of April 5, 1939. Camera Sta. #3."
Date: 4/7/1939

Caption reads:  "Logging road plot, Jones Creek."
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Collection: Southern Research Station Historical Documents and Images
Keywords: logging road
Location: Irons Fork Experimental Forest, Arkansas
Description: Caption reads: "Logging road plot, Jones Creek."
Date: circa 1939

Caption reads:  "Logging unit #6, Jones Creek.  Showing slash conditions."
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Collection: Southern Research Station Historical Documents and Images
Keywords: logging
Location: Irons Fork Experimental Forest, Arkansas
Description: Caption reads: "Logging unit #6, Jones Creek. Showing slash conditions."
Date: circa 1939

Caption reads:  "Picture taking from logging unit #6, Jones Creek.  Looking west across creek to selectively cut unit #3 on left and clear cut unit #4 on right."
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Collection: Southern Research Station Historical Documents and Images
Keywords: logging
selective cut
Location: Jones Creek drainage, Irons Fork Experimental Forest, Arkansas
Description: Caption reads: "Picture taking from logging unit #6, Jones Creek. Looking west across creek to selectively cut unit #3 on left and clear cut unit #4 on right."
Date: circa 1939

Man building part of earthen dam to help hold stormflow water as a part of a research study on the Irons Fork Experimental Forest in Arkansas.
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Collection: Southern Research Station Historical Documents and Images
Keywords: dam
storm flow
Location: Irons Fork Experimental Forest, Arkansas
Description: Man building part of earthen dam to help hold stormflow water as a part of a research study on the Irons Fork Experimental Forest in Arkansas.
Date: circa 1939

A man using a USFS bulldozer to move earth and stone, probably to build an earthen dam and holding pond on the Irons Fork Experimental Forest on the Ouachita National Forest in western Arkansas.
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Collection: Southern Research Station Historical Documents and Images
Keywords: dam
Location: Irons Fork Experimental Forest, Arkansas
Description: A man using a USFS bulldozer to move earth and stone, probably to build an earthen dam and holding pond on the Irons Fork Experimental Forest on the Ouachita National Forest in western Arkansas.
Date: circa 1939