Grass Waterways: Shaping a natural drainageway and establishing grass to prevent gullies from forming in fields.
How it Works
A natural drainageway is graded and shaped to form a smooth, shallow channel and then planted to sod- forming grasses. The drainageway carries runoff water from the field and the grass prevents the water from forming a gulley. The vegetation may also trap some sediment washed from cropland, absorb some chemicals and nutrients in the runoff water, and provide cover for small birds and animals.
Planning
The width and depth of the waterway will depend on the nature of the fields it drains.