UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
BULLETIN No. 198 
Contribution from the Office of Experiment Stations 
A. C. TRUE, Director 
Washington, D. C. 
PROFESSIONAL PAPER 
April 21, 1915 
REPORT UPON THE CYPRESS CREEK 
DRAINAGE DISTRICT, DESHA AND 
CHICOT COUNTIES, ARKANSAS 
By 
S. H. McCRORY, O. G. BAXTER, D. L. YARNELL, L. A. JONES 
and W. J. SCHLICK, Drainage Engineers 
Introduction 
General Description . . . 
Present Drainage Conditions 
The Survey 
The Drainage Problem . . 
Run-off 
CONTENTS 
Page 
Drainage Plans Considered 10 
The Recommended Plan 13 
Maintenance 19 
A Comprehensive Drainage System 
Needed 20 
WASHINGTON 
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 
1915 
