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Using gravel mulch to reduce transpiration of water from the sides of earthen dams

 
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Has anybody used gravel mulch to prevent the water wicking up dry dam walls and evaporating, thus slowly  dissipating the captured water?

John Daley Bendigo, Australia The Enemy of progress is the hope of a perfect plan
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