Research Topics > Geomorphology: Self-Maintaining Ditches

Using Knowledge of Fluvial Processes to Design Self-Maintaining Agricultural Drainage Ditches in the Midwestern Region of the USA

Ditch with fluvial features

Andy Ward and Larry Brown (Department of Food, Agricultural and Biological Engineering, The Ohio State University) and Dan Mecklenburg (Ohio Department of Natural Resources)

The following geomorphology data is based on a poster presented in March of 2002 by Andy Ward at the Environmental Flows for River Systems Conference in Cape Town, South Africa.

Sections:

• Author Information & Acknowledgements
  
  
• Project Overview
  
  
• Site Location & Methods
  
  
• Summary of Results
  
  
  • Descriptive information on the ditches studied
    
    
  • Comparisons of ditches to natural streams
    
    
  • Findings on ditches with stable versus unstable benches
    
    
  • Conclusions

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