Overview of the Collection
UUS_P0455
Willard Flood photograph collection.
1923-1970
Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives
Photograph Collection
Merrill-Cazier Library
Utah State University
3000 Old Main Hill
Logan, UT 84322-3000
Phone: 435 797-8248
Fax: 435 797-2880
Email: scweb@usu.edu
1 box
1.5 linear feet
Eighteen images of the Willard, Utah flood of 1923 and the Parrish Creek flood of 1930 as well as erosion control efforts
such as contouring. These images likely part of an exhibit or display.
Material in English
Processed in December of 2019
Unknown.
No restrictions on use, except: not available through interlibrary loan.
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright
clearances.
Permission to publish material from the Willard Flood photograph collectionSpecial Collections
Photograph Curator and/or the Special Collections Department Head.
Initial Citation:
USU_P0455; Willard Flood photograph collection;
Photograph Collections Special Collections and Archives. Utah State University
Merrill-Cazier Library. Logan, Utah.
Following Citations:USU_P0455,
USUSCA.
Historical Note
Overgrazing, deforestation, and the loss of vegetation in the Wasatch Mountains led to erosion and contributed to periodic flooding. The Willard Flood occurred in August of 1923.
Flood waters crashed down upon the town of Willard, leaving 155 acres covered in
three feet of debris. Property damage was extensive; an estimated 75,000 to 85,000 dollars was lost in
damage. The flood in Willard contained two main branches of flow, one that followed the stream bed, carrying most of the debris, and
another that spread out over a larger area. Willard was not the disaster’s only casualty; other canyons along the Wasatch, most
notably Farmington, experienced flooding as well.
The Willard Flood photograph collection consists of eighteen images of the Willard, Utah flood of 1923 and the Parrish Creek flood of 1930 as well as erosion control efforts
such as contouring. These images were likely part of an exhibit or display.
Additional images of the Willard Flood can be found in P0527 and P0343.
Utah
Environmental Conditions
Floods--Utah--Photographs.
Flood control--Utah--Photographs.
Flood control--West (U.S.)--Photographs.
Flood dams and reservoirs--Utah--Photographs.
Floods--Utah--Willard--Photographs.
Flood damage--Utah--Willard--Photographs.
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Oversized photographs of flooding and erosion control efforts in Utah
1923
1 oversized box
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Aerial view of the Parrish Creek Flood
1930
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Mud flow near Centerville School, Parrish Creek Flood
1930
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Boulders on orchard land, Parrish Creek Flood
1930
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Damage to home near Ford Creek, Willard Flood
1923
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Hydroelectric plant damaged by Willard Flood
1923
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1:06
"Aspen Stand. Herbaceous Cover Destroyed"
1930-1945
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"A Parrish Creek flood source area, denuded and gullied flat"
1930
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Roughing out contour trenches with a bulldozer
1935
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Men bulding dams in contour trenches
1934
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Contour Trenches, Parrish Creek
1936
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A Ford Creek Flood Source Area
1934
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A Ford Creek Flood Source Area
1945
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"A Ford Creek Flood Source Area Gullied Slopes"
1930
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"A Ford Creek Flood Source Area Contour Trenched and Vegetation Restored"
1945
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Contour trench, Dog Valley near Verdi, Nevada. Photo by N.V. DeByle
1963
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"Davis Co. Exptl. Watershed, Utah. Contour trenches on upper 15% Halfway Creek watershed." Photo by R.D. Doty
1970
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Hillside with erosion
undated
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Contouring and erosion control on a mountain
undated
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Hillside showing contouring and growth of vegetation
undated