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  • From: Bob Ewing & Jocelyn Paquette <sixdegrees@baynet.net>
  • To: permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [permaculture] gabions
  • Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2002 09:05:03 -0400

greetings, the ruts that we are working with are about 3 feet deep and 2 feet
wide. I'd sure like to talk with someone with expereince before starting or at
least find some literature on the subject. The ruts don't hold water for long
as
they are and then only when it rains but they do enable the water to flow
right
off the property.

FranksFarm@aol.com wrote:

> Good day all:)
>
> Interesting subject!
> Here in south central Kentucky, USA there are plenty of hills and hollows
> where drainage channels have been cut over many years.
>
> Some are over 10' wide and 8' deep. Most of the time they hold little water,
> but when we have heavy rainfall they drain a lot of water off those hills
> quickly. Much of the water is dumped on pasture/forest at the foot of the
> hills making some of the areas wetlands/boggy or puddled.
>
> I know that brush, gabions can slow water but I'm not sure if drainages are
> in the right places a la the Yeoman system. I'm also not sure that in
> tampering with the existing channels might not cause the formation of other
> channels; deepen and widen existing channels or what.
>
> Sure like to have some expert advice on this. Look forward to your comments.
>
> All the best. Frank
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