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[David Muhl <dmuhl65@yahoo.com>]

Crushed rock makes a more stable and long-lasting walking surface Chris, 
although to move any appreciable amount of water through and underneath the 
surface would most likely require using a considerable amount of rock. I say 
this not knowing anything about the size of your project or other design 
goals (obviously).  The wood chips will break down rapidly (not to mention 
the problem with floating), and the speed with which the water would/could 
move laterally (above and beyond just filling up vertically) is also a 
consideration with regard to it's possible displacement.

  
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On Fri, 1/10/14, Chris Carnevale <c.s.carnevale@gmail.com> wrote:

 Subject: [permaculture] Wood Chips Over Flood Irrigation Channels
 To: "permaculture" <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
 Date: Friday, January 10, 2014, 8:46 AM
 
 Hey all,
 
 Have you experimented with filling irrigation channels with
 wood chips 
 so they can act as paths too? Does water still move much
 underneath the 
 chips or is it all blocked? I'm considering using this on a
 backyard 
 scale. Soil is sand/clay. Thoughts welcome.
 
 Thanks,
 
 Chris Carnevale
 Charleston, SC
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