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<br />o <br />(:J <br />""" <br />~ <br />'l <br />0'.) <br /> <br />Soil Conservation Service <br /> <br />RED RIVER BASIN ABOVE DENISON DAM <br /> <br />PUBLIC LAW 566 WATERSHEDS (continued) <br /> <br />28, LOWER BAYOU, OK <br />STATUS: Authorized for installation June 17, 1964, Construction'complete <br />on 9 floodwater retarding structures. Three sites are clear and ready <br />for construction next year. <br /> <br />DESCRIPTION: <br />Size - 95,488 Acres <br />Location - Carter and Love Counties <br />Purpose - Watershed protection, flood prevention, channel enlargement <br />of principal streams <br />Structural Measures - 19 floodwater retarding structures, 38 miles <br />of channel improvement. <br /> <br />SPONSORS: <br />Love County Conservation District <br />Arbuckle Conservation District <br /> <br />30, UPPER ELK CREEK, OK <br />STATUS: Authorized for installation September 10, 1965. Construction complete <br />on 32 floodwater retarding structures, 1 multiple purpose structurei, and <br />6 miles of channel improvement. <br /> <br />DESCRIPTION: <br />Size - 284,340 Acres <br />Location - Beckham, Washita, and Kiowa Counties <br />Purpose - Watershed protection, flood prevention, recreation <br />Structural Measures - 45 floodwater retarding structures, 2 multiple <br />purpose structures, and 9.7 miles of channel <br />improvement <br /> <br />SPONSORS: <br />North Fork of Red River Conservation District <br />Kiowa County Conservation Districts <br />Towns of Elk City and Sentinel <br /> <br />l5i <br />