Check Dams
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Check dams are temporary structures designed across drainage systems, ditches and swales to control stormwater runoff, prevent erosion, traps sediment, and prevent it from passing through the dam. Check dams are mostly constructed using rocks, sediment retention fiber rolls, stones, sand and gravel bags. Once a check dam is properly installed, it reduces the velocity of runoff, prevents erosion and ensures sedimentation.
Fact Sheets
Check Dams, Urban Drainage and Flood Control District, Denver Colorado
Check Dams, Metropolitan Council/Barr Engineering Co. Minnesota
Check Dams, Colorado Spring
Check Dams, River Link, Asheville North Carolina
Check Dams, Clark County Washington
Check Dams, Oak Park Conservancy District, Jeffersonville Indiana
Check Dams, Caltrans California
Check Dams, Auckland Regional Council Australia
Check Dam, Sediment Traps, Catchment and Creek Pty Ltd Australia
Fact sheets on Artificial Berms
Sand and Gravel Bag Berm, South Dakota Department of Transportation
Sandbag Barrier, City of Concord California
Mulch Filter Socks, South Dakota Department Of Transportation
Triangular Silt Barrier, South Dakota Department of Transportation
Videos
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