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  2. Two-stage drainage ditch - Wikipedia

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    The two stage drainage ditch is classified as a 'surface' sustainable drainage system, contrary to a sub-surface system. The two stage drainage ditch is a modification of the land whereby grass benches which serve as floodplains are formed within the land of the watershed of the water system, shown in the diagram to the right. [1]

  3. Ditch - Wikipedia

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    A ditch can be used for drainage, to drain water from low-lying areas, alongside roadways or fields, or to channel water from a more distant source for plant irrigation. Ditches are commonly seen around farmland, especially in areas that have required drainage, such as The Fens in eastern England and much of the Netherlands.

  4. Drainage system (agriculture) - Wikipedia

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    The choice between a subsurface drainage system by pipes and ditches or by tube wells is more a matter of technical criteria and costs than of agricultural criteria, because both types of systems can be designed to meet the same agricultural criteria and achieve the same benefits. Usually, pipe drains or ditches are preferable to wells.

  5. Rhyne - Wikipedia

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    Olveston Drainage Rhine near Pilning, South Gloucestershire. In parts of England and Wales, a rhyne , rhine/rhyne (Gloucestershire), or reen (South Wales) (all pronounced / ˈ r iː n / "reen"; from Old English ryne or Welsh rhewyn or rhewin "ditch") is a drainage ditch, or canal, used to turn areas of wetland close to sea level into useful ...

  6. Drainage - Wikipedia

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    Drainage options for the construction industry include: Point drainage, which intercepts water at gullies (points). Gullies connect to drainage pipes beneath the ground surface, so deep excavation is required to facilitate this system. Support for deep trenches is required in the shape of planking, strutting or shoring.

  7. Farmer Hailed a Hero for Rescuing Baby Lambs From Drainage Ditch

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    The Weather Channel shared a video on Tuesday, April 9th showing a farmer rescuing two baby lambs that were trapped in a drainage ditch, and her smile will make you smile!

  8. Tile drainage - Wikipedia

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    Surface drainage: Facilitated by ditches and by maintaining natural channels to allow water to move downward by the force of gravity. Subsurface drainage: Built by burying pipes underground to remove excess water from the soil profile. Subsurface drainage is widely used by farmers. It has many advantages: [5]

  9. Search continues for missing girl swept away in Texas floodwaters

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    This followed a tragic incident on Tuesday when her family's SUV left the roadway, got caught in a drainage ditch near U.S. 75 and Taylor Street, and was carried away by strong currents.

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