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  1. Water and Sediment Basin (NRCS 350 & 638)

    https://agbmps.osu.edu/bmp/water-and-sediment-basin-nrcs-350-638

    a sediment source by the installation of erosion control measures to keep soil and other material in place, ... conservation tillage, and crop residue management can also be used to control erosion. Water and sediment ... prevent watercourse or gully erosion. The drainage of each basin should be limited so that the duration of ...

  2. Stream Bank Stabilization (NRCS 580)

    https://agbmps.osu.edu/bmp/stream-bank-stabilization-nrcs-580

    vulnerable due to instability. It can also be used where relatively simple erosion and stability control ... shorelines of lakes, reservoirs, or estuaries to reduce erosion. Methods used include soil bioengineering and ... more complex bank erosion problems on major bodies of water such as Lake Erie and its major bays. ...

  3. Restored Wetlands (NRCS 657)

    https://agbmps.osu.edu/bmp/restored-wetlands-nrcs-657

    hydrologic conditions can be approximated by modifying drainage, restoring stream/floodplain connectivity, ... drainage. Reduces downstream exports of nutrients and sediment. Can be combined with upland vegetative ... controlled on the site as necessary. Establish vegetative buffers around the wetlands to reduce the movement ...

  4. Channel Bed Stabilization (NRCS 584)

    https://agbmps.osu.edu/bmp/channel-bed-stabilization-nrcs-584

    controlled by clearing or snagging, establishment of vegetative protection, installation of bank protection, ... or installation of upstream water control measures. Channel bed stabilization also applies to ... erosion associated with bed and mass bank failures. Effectiveness The effectiveness and water quality ...

  5. Subsurface Drainage (NRCS 606)

    https://agbmps.osu.edu/bmp/subsurface-drainage-nrcs-606

    Subsurface drainage is a pipe installed beneath the ground surface to collect and/or convey excess ... water.  Subsurface drainage is best suited to fields with flat topography (<2% slope) that have poorly ... drained soils and/or high water tables. In Ohio, subsurface drainage is primarily used in fields with ...

  6. Constructed Wetlands (NRCS 656)

    https://agbmps.osu.edu/bmp/constructed-wetlands-nrcs-656

    storm water runoff. The outlet of a tile drainage system. Locations that do not cause surface or ... recorded. Where effluent can be irrigated onto cropland, or discharged into a vegetative treatment area. ... be retained from drainage water. (Woltemade, 2000) A Minnesota study on constructed wetlands found ...

  7. Blind Inlet (NRCS 620)

    https://agbmps.osu.edu/bmp/blind-inlet-nrcs-620

    where drainage patterns result in reduced trafficability or crop losses occur due to frequent saturated ... soils. A blind inlet can be installed any place where a tile riser is recommended, or where drainage in ... (risers) that need to be farmed around. Installations improve drainage in depressions where no tile riser ...

  8. Open Channel/Two-Stage Ditch (NRCS 582)

    https://agbmps.osu.edu/bmp/open-channeltwo-stage-ditch-nrcs-582

    than 2 percent, and fields that are fairly flat (less than 0.5 percent slope) with subsurface drainage ... installed. It is appropriate for ditches that experience bank erosion or for undersized ditches. It can be ... implemented on fields with greater slope, but grade-control structures might be required. It is appropriate for ...

  9. Grassed Waterways (NRCS 412)

    https://agbmps.osu.edu/bmp/grassed-waterways-nrcs-412

    control and prevent soil erosion, flood prevention, and the conservation, development, utilization, and ... channel water, providing vegetated cover to prevent erosion. Grassed waterways are often located in large ... without causing erosion or flooding, or it is put into place to prevent gully formation. It is also used ...

  10. Vegetative Barrier (NRCS 601)

    https://agbmps.osu.edu/bmp/vegetative-barrier-nrcs-601

    across concentrated flow areas. Reduce sheet and rill erosion. Improve water quality by trapping ... sediment. This practice applies to all land uses where sheet and rill erosion are resource concerns. ...

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