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  2. Two-stage drainage ditch - Wikipedia

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    Cross Sectional Diagram of a Two Stage Drainage Ditch . A drainage ditch is a depression in the land created to channel water.Drainage ditches are typically formed around low-lying areas, roadsides or fields proximate to a water body or created to channel water from a more distant water source for the purpose of plant irrigation.

  3. Rhyne - Wikipedia

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    Langacre Rhyne near West End, North Somerset. 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 pasture.

  4. Plumbing drawing - Wikipedia

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    In water supply system drawing there will be hot water piping and cold water piping and hot water return piping also. In drainage system drawings there will be waste piping, Soil piping and vent piping. The set of drawing of each system like water supply, drainage etc is consist of Plans, Riser diagram, Installation details, Legends, Notes.

  5. Waterbar - Wikipedia

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    The trail forks right; the drainage ditch to the left. A water bar or interceptor dyke is a road or trail construction feature that is used to prevent erosion on sloping roads, cleared paths through woodland (for utility companies such as electricity pylons), or other accessways by reducing flow length. It is a diagonal channel across the road ...

  6. Check dam - Wikipedia

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    Concrete check dams in Austria A steel check dam A common application of check dams is in bioswales, which are artificial drainage channels that are designed to remove silt and pollution from runoff. A check dam is a small, sometimes temporary, dam constructed across a swale , drainage ditch , or waterway to counteract erosion by reducing water ...

  7. Interceptor ditch - Wikipedia

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    The interceptor ditch commonly consists of a ditch and may have an associated dike. Sediment control measures may be required to filter or trap sediments before the runoff leaves the construction area. The construction of the interceptor ditch at the crown of a slope is normally accomplished prior to the excavation of the cut section. [1]

  8. Drainage system (agriculture) - Wikipedia

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    The checked surface drainage systems consist of check gates placed in the embankments surrounding flat basins, such as those used for rice fields in flat lands. These fields are usually submerged and only need to be drained on certain occasions (e.g., at harvest time). Checked surface drainage systems are also found in terraced lands used for ...

  9. 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 .