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pond in sandy soil

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Pilot project

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Swales and land slides/mass wasting events

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Video available?

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Swales not draining in heavy clay

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Getting livestock over the swale??

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Just dug a lake to store water and hit a spring - is this good or bad?

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Our first swale will be a year old in november.

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Advice on removing packed down dirt driveway

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Smooth Swale Mounds vs Rough Swale Mounds?

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Temporary erosion control

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Swales for orchard- long drought but high water table

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Suggestions for an 'earthworks/drainage' reference book?

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Filled tire driveway base

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Swale experts can you help me - spacing question

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Landscape Design

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one way plough

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Clay Bottomland with Swales?

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Tree lines on or off conture

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John Deere mini excavator, any opinions?

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Addition of flow deflectors to streams

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Need online free instructions re building gravel roads

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An amazing new home irrigation system

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Re-editing Yoeman's work and/or update for Keyline? Question for Darren

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Semi-Arid Tropics : Wait for 1st rain to dig the swale ?

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old keyline video

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How can swales work with fractured limestone under topsoil (Missouri)?

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beginner's swale for small duck pond

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TX or KS

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Starting from....scratch

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Yet another conversation on swales

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Looking for advice on water design for micro-valley

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sillway

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swales - on contour, or to control runoff?

3 replies

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Swales instead of Detention pond (how to get approval of Department of making people sad)

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seasonal flooding

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Searching for photos of established Swales

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The Rains Brought Judgement

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Not Enough Water Where I Want it.

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SWALES HELP

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Building a pond in porous limestone mountain terrain

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Broad based dips- Road drainage

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What about the swale ends

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Land rehab...advice for reclaiming backfilled quarry

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solutions for hill side erosion

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the effect of the subterranean water on houses

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Help with rushing water question

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What are the needed ground conditions for swale construction? (how dry?)

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Incorporating keyline concepts in terraces

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Darren - Clay % for ponds

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On moving water through material w/out moving silt

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Did Sepp Holzer do permaculture at a retreat center in Holland called "De Voorde" around 1994?

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Topographical Data Collection Using Mobile Phone App

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Is a swale the solution? Eucalyptus, diminishing (seep) spring...

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Cretan Earth Works?

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Cocoa Plantation following Keyline Concept

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Swales to fix a not-on-contour access road problem

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Swales in hardpan

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Best Earthwork Preparations for Growing Hay

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straw vs hay to cover swales??

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Best ever topics in earthworks

pond in sandy soil

Pilot project

Swales and land slides/mass wasting events

Video available?

Swales not draining in heavy clay

Getting livestock over the swale??

Just dug a lake to store water and hit a spring - is this good or bad?

Our first swale will be a year old in november.

Advice on removing packed down dirt driveway

Smooth Swale Mounds vs Rough Swale Mounds?

Temporary erosion control

Swales for orchard- long drought but high water table

Suggestions for an 'earthworks/drainage' reference book?

Filled tire driveway base

Swale experts can you help me - spacing question

Landscape Design

one way plough

Clay Bottomland with Swales?

Tree lines on or off conture

John Deere mini excavator, any opinions?

Addition of flow deflectors to streams

Need online free instructions re building gravel roads

An amazing new home irrigation system

Re-editing Yoeman's work and/or update for Keyline? Question for Darren

Semi-Arid Tropics : Wait for 1st rain to dig the swale ?

old keyline video

How can swales work with fractured limestone under topsoil (Missouri)?

beginner's swale for small duck pond

TX or KS

Starting from....scratch

Yet another conversation on swales

Looking for advice on water design for micro-valley

sillway

swales - on contour, or to control runoff?

Swales instead of Detention pond (how to get approval of Department of making people sad)

seasonal flooding

Searching for photos of established Swales

The Rains Brought Judgement

Not Enough Water Where I Want it.

SWALES HELP

Building a pond in porous limestone mountain terrain

Broad based dips- Road drainage

What about the swale ends

Land rehab...advice for reclaiming backfilled quarry

solutions for hill side erosion

the effect of the subterranean water on houses

Help with rushing water question

What are the needed ground conditions for swale construction? (how dry?)

Incorporating keyline concepts in terraces

Darren - Clay % for ponds

On moving water through material w/out moving silt

Did Sepp Holzer do permaculture at a retreat center in Holland called "De Voorde" around 1994?

Topographical Data Collection Using Mobile Phone App

Is a swale the solution? Eucalyptus, diminishing (seep) spring...

Cretan Earth Works?

Cocoa Plantation following Keyline Concept

Swales to fix a not-on-contour access road problem

Swales in hardpan

Best Earthwork Preparations for Growing Hay

straw vs hay to cover swales??

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