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Vegetated Waterways
Society: ASABE Main Category: Agricultural & Biological Sub Category: Era: 1940-1949 DateCreated: 1935 Agricultural Hall, Oklahoma State University Stillwater State: OK Zip: 74078 Country: USA Website: https://www.asabe.org/awards-landmarks/asabe-historic-landmarks/vegetated-waterways-23.aspx Creator:

Design Concepts For Vegetated Waterways - Historic Landmark of Agricultural Engineering Rainfall runoff causes severe gully erosion on unprotected lands and has ruined thousands of U S acres in the past. Concepts were developed at this site for vegetation-lined waterways that now safely convey runoff water from millions of acres.Engineers of the US Soil Conservation Service (SCS) initiated studies on hydraulics of vegetated waterways at an outdoor laboratory near Spartanburg, South Carolina, in 1935. Under the directions of W. O.

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1990
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Vegetated Waterways

Design Concepts For Vegetated Waterways - Historic Landmark of Agricultural Engineering Rainfall runoff causes severe gully erosion on unprotected lands and has ruined thousands of U S acres in the past. Concepts were developed at this site for vegetation-lined waterways that now safely…

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