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  • From: "darren simo" <wannafarm@hotmail.com>
  • To: permaculture@franklin.oit.unc.edu
  • Subject: Re: Water Ponding/Management
  • Date: Wed, 26 Dec 2001 15:55:42 +0000


<<If water converges into a single gully, you could divert

the water higher up.>> Yes...that is what I would like to do. But am not sure
where, or how to divert that water. Overflow pipe seems to be a good solution
to spill way.
Getting to site to build a pond ay pose problems. I know I'd not feel
comfortable on those slopes:)

<<Typically a key line is identified as

the line where the land changes from convex to concave.

It is here that water tends to collect, therefore can be

diverted laterally by opening the soil with a key line plow

or subsoiler.>> Yes, that is what I thought but John S.'s explanation left me
puzzled. The drains do tend to snake across the slope of the hills as they
are. So what do I need to do to exploit, capitalize on such?

Frank,
There is a web libary version of Yeomans, P.A. The Keyline Plan, on the soil and health libary
http://www.soilandhealth.org/01aglibrary/01principles.html. This explains the whole Keyline system and may make it easier for you to see how to go about solving your water problems.
Darren




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