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July 5, 1969. John Winger observing damage to his soybean field by silt and gravel deposited by the July 4th flood. Richland county. Mifflin Township, sections 5 and 8

July 4, 1973. Jeff Morrow points to severe erosion losses in a cornfield.

June 1986. Concentrated flow through a small grain causes a gulley erosion problem and sedimentation.

March 31, 1995. Water and sediment control basin practice

March 24, 1981. Rock Gabions line a stream to protect residence on banks in Lexington.

December 23, 1969. Swigart and Slessman.

November 1978. LASER wheel ditching machine of Dale Herre. Crawford County. Lowell Strauchs

December 10, 1969. Tom Niese and Harold Slessman

December 10, 1969. Tom Niese, Crawford County SWCD aide with Harold Slessman, contractor, as the upper Marsh Run was completed (also identified as the Myers Ditch)

November 6, 1973. Harold Alt with the survey rod helps complete the layout of a shallow surface ditch designed for improved drainage

December 7, 1968. Robert Wilson observes as Jack Butler continues excavation of the Holmes Group Outlet Ditch Project/ It was an A.C.D. cost-shared job.

October 31, 1974. Whetstone Creek. Open ditch channelization. Doug Smith.

October 1. 1963. George Spoerr of Butler Township and Dean Swigart, SCS Conversation Technician, as they review engineering plans for the newly completed outlet ditch

October 31, 1974. Open ditch enlargement at the John Barcroft Farm under contract with Carl Smith of Shiloh.

July 30, 1975. Ivan Ulmer, Dean Swigart, Dwayne Slessman discuss cuts.

October 1, 1963. Jim Brinker on his property. Richland County. Newly completed drop inlet concrete outlet structure.

June 29, 1967. Putts Farm.

May 7, 1977. Marshal Hopkins (tractor) and David Allen (trailer).

May 13, 1974. AC 45+20 Channelization. Stone rip-rap bank protection designed to reduce erosion of stream banks.

May 7, 1975. Don Shawk ditch.

May 7, 1975. Don Shawk ditch.

April 30, 1975. Doug Smith. Don Shawk Farms.

April 30, 1975. Doug Smith. Don Shawk farm.

April 30, 1975. Don Shawk seeding.