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Tips on building a dry streambed - 6 views

clark.wsu.edu/...drystreambeds.html

shared by Michael S on 25 Feb 13 - No Cached
  • too soggy, dry, hot, or shady to grow plants, consider creating a dry stream bed. A dry stream bed can reduce topsoil erosion in areas in which runoff is a problem
  • Your dry stream bed will look best if it follows an existing slope or change in elevation
  • natural creek beds are usually wider than they are deep.
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  • don't overwhelm a small stream bed with huge boulders.
  • For a more natural appearance, put some rocks on top of each other or partially bury them. Move the stones around to get the look you want, filling the spaces with more river rocks. Spread fine gravel at the lower end of the dry stream bed to create the appearance of naturally deposited sediment.
  • Add plants along the banks
  • Michael S on 28 Feb 13
     
    Includes ideas on building a streambed and details about rocks and how you should arrange them in a streambed.
Michael S

Dry streambed uses and benefits - 10 views

www.c-wld.com/efits-of-a-dry-stream-bed.html

Benefits

shared by Michael S on 25 Feb 13 - No Cached
  • enhance the overall appearance
  • Overall costs, both of maintenance and installation are cheaper with the dry stream bed when compared with other water features, yet the impression made by the feature is similar.
  • Michael S on 25 Feb 13
     
    Argument points to bring up on why streambeds/ streams can be benefitial and ways they can help us save resources in the future.
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