Ditch
A ditch is a small to moderate trench created to channel
Roadside ditches may provide a hazard to
Etymology
In
Thus Offa's Dyke is a combined structure and Car Dyke is a trench, though it once had raised banks as well. In the English Midlands and East Anglia, a dyke is what a ditch is in the south of England, a property-boundary marker or drainage channel. Where it carries a stream, it may be called a running dike as in Rippingale Running Dike, which leads water from the catchwater drain, Car Dyke, to the South Forty Foot Drain in Lincolnshire (TF1427). The Weir Dike is a soak dike in Bourne North Fen, near Twenty and alongside the River Glen.[citation needed]
Sustainability of drainage ditches
Drainage ditches play major roles in
Sustainable channel design can result in ditches that are largely self-maintaining due to natural
Controlled subsurface drainage from sensitive areas to vegetated drainage ditches makes possible a better balance between water drainage and water retention needs. The initial investment allows a community to draw down local water tables when and where necessary without exacerbating drought problems at other times.[3]
Water diversion ditches
Particularly in
Examples include the Grand Ditch over La Poudre Pass, the Berthoud Pass Ditch, and the Boreas Pass Ditch.[citation needed]
Herbicides
For forage and hay
Ditches can provide forage or be harvested for hay. If herbicides are used, however, the resulting manure cannot necessarily be used in crop fields, because in some cases herbicides will pass through and produce crop injury.[4]
See also
References
- ^ See also hypoxia, dead zone, nonpoint source pollution, desertification, and urban heat island
- ^ Geomorphic Characteristics of Drainage Ditches in Southern Minnesota, and the concept of a Two-Stage Ditch Design (Brad Hansen, Bruce Wilson, Joe Magner, and John Nieber)
"Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-08-01. Retrieved 2007-10-14.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Drainage Water Management Updates (G. Sands) http://d-outlet.coafes.umn.edu/presentations/DrainForum06/G.%20Sands-WTM%20Updates.pdf[permanent dead link]
- ^ University of Minnesota Extension. Retrieved 2021-06-06.
- ^ "Ditch Bank Weed Control". University of Arizona. Oct 18, 2017. Retrieved 2021-06-06.
- ^ "Emergent Weeds along Drainage Ditches". Pacific Northwest Pest Management Handbooks. 2015-11-23. Retrieved 2021-06-06.
External links
- Barbagallo, Tricia (June 1, 2005). "Black Beach: The Mucklands of Canastota, New York" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on June 25, 2008. Retrieved 2008-06-04.