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  2. French drain - Wikipedia

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    A French drain[1] (also known by other names including trench drain, blind drain, [1] rubble drain, [1] and rock drain[1]) is a trench filled with gravel or rock, or both, with or without a perforated pipe that redirects surface water and groundwater away from an area. The perforated pipe is called a weeping tile (also called a drain tile or ...

  3. Dry well - Wikipedia

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    A dry well or drywell is an underground structure that disposes of unwanted water, most commonly surface runoff and stormwater, in some cases greywater or water used in a groundwater heat pump. It is a gravity-fed, vertical underground system that can capture surface water from impervious surfaces, then store and gradually infiltrate the water ...

  4. Drainage law - Wikipedia

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    Environmental law. Drainage law is a specific area of water law related to drainage of surface water on real property. It is particularly important in areas where freshwater is scarce, flooding is common, or water is in high demand for agricultural or commercial purposes.

  5. Drainage - Wikipedia

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    Drainage. High-density polyethylene pipe installation in a storm drain project, Mexico. Drainage is the natural or artificial removal of a surface's water and sub-surface water from an area with excess water. The internal drainage of most agricultural soils can prevent severe waterlogging (anaerobic conditions that harm root growth), but many ...

  6. Tile drainage - Wikipedia

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    Tile drainage. Tile drainage is a form of agricultural drainage system that removes excess sub-surface water from fields to allow sufficient air space within the soil, proper cultivation, and access by heavy machinery to tend and harvest crops. While surface water can be drained by pumping, open ditches, or both, tile drainage is often the most ...

  7. Boneyard Creek - Wikipedia

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    Boneyard Creek is a 3.3-mile-long (5.3 km) [2] waterway that drains much of the cities of Champaign and Urbana, Illinois, United States. [3] It is a tributary of the Saline Branch of the Salt Fork Vermilion River, which is a tributary of the south-flowing Vermilion River and the Wabash River. The creek flows through the northern sections of the ...

  8. Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal - Wikipedia

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    South Branch Chicago River in Chicago, Illinois. (. 41°50′30″N 87°40′33″W  /  41.8416°N 87.6757°W  / 41.8416; -87.6757. ) The Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, historically known as the Chicago Drainage Canal, is a 28-mile-long (45 km) canal system that connects the Chicago River to the Des Plaines River. It reverses the ...

  9. Watersheds of Illinois - Wikipedia

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    Watersheds of Illinois is a list of basins or catchment areas into which the State of Illinois can be divided based on the place to which water flows.. At the simplest level, in pre-settlement times, Illinois had two watersheds: the Mississippi River and Lake Michigan, with almost the entire State draining to the Mississippi, except for a small area within a few miles of the Lake.

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