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Two-Stage Ditch Symposium
https://ohiowatersheds.osu.edu/resources/stream-systems/two-stage-ditch-symposium
- presented by Dan Mecklenburg, Ohio Department of Natural Resources The Two-Stage Ditch and Its Influence on ... N Removal, Sediment Transport, and Habitat- presented by Sarah Roley, University of Notre Dame Two-Stage ... two-stage ditch site when its available]. Background: Drainage channels in agricultural watersheds have been ...
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Natural Channel Designs for Drainage Ditches
https://ohiowatersheds.osu.edu/resources/human-dimensions/mental-models/natural-drainage-management
more information on agricultural draining and two-stage ditches on Ohio State University?s Natural ... Watershed Network?s Two-Stage Ditch Symposium features speakers who discuss alternative Best Management ... flows from individual farms, home lots, and rural residential communities. Two-stage ditches or?natural ...
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Middle Reaches
https://ohiowatersheds.osu.edu/node/422/middle-reaches
flat area is called the floodplain, and when the creek overflows it dumps sediments from the water onto ... in the middle reaches can have a major impact on the water and its inhabitants. For instance, if ... the amount of sediments carried by the creek and changing the course of the stream. In some areas, the ...
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Promoting Infiltration
, picking up pollutants and sediments on its way. It also prevents problems associated with too high of ... as erosion, flooding, and logjams (woody vegetation which obstructs a stream channel). Removing ... it may be beneficial to both the stream and landowners to let others remain since some log jams may ...
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Black River Remedial Action Plan
https://ohiowatersheds.osu.edu/groups/black-river-remedial-action-plan
also continues to work on habitat restoration in the lower mainstem and riparian corridor restoration ... sediments in the lower 6-7 miles of the river and was caused by PAH contaminated sediments. Also in 2004, the ... USEPA and GLNPO listed the Black River as being in recovery stage for the Fish Tumors and Other ...
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The Lake
https://ohiowatersheds.osu.edu/node/422/lake
in completely over a short time, being replaced by a wetland or meandering stream, if the sediments ... Often times, a stream or creek will flow into a lake. There are three major kinds of ... water flowing out, but the water tends to move very slowly once it enters the lake. Because of the ...
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How do I recognize a healthy stream?
https://ohiowatersheds.osu.edu/node/1465/how-do-i-recognize-healthy-stream
stream move sediments and breakdown nutrients; it slows down and absorbs excess water on the land, which ... . Pools, on the other hand, help trap sediments and nutrients so they do not get transported downstream too ... is important because it protects the stream from activities that occur on the land; it helps the ...
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Streamside Landowner Guides
https://ohiowatersheds.osu.edu/resources/watershed-management/streamside-landowner-guides
research was to identify decisions streaside landowners make regarding stream health and what influences ... key influences on streaside landowner property management decisions. One of the key findings was that ... sediment and bacteria), they were less clear as to why healthy streams were important and what they should ...
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PFOA + PFOS
https://ohiowatersheds.osu.edu/node/1740
forming foam (AFFF) which are used mainly on large spills of flammable liquids, such as jet fuel. Because ... hormones; • Increase cholesterol levels; • Affect the immune system; or • Increase the risk of certain ... used, disposed of, or spilled. PFAS are mobile and transported through rainwater run-off and enter ...
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PFOA (Perfluorooctanoic acid)
https://ohiowatersheds.osu.edu/node/1738
are used mainly on large spills of flammable liquids, such as jet fuel. Because PFAS are very ... cholesterol levels; • Affect the immune system; or • Increase the risk of certain cancers. Young children, ... used, disposed of, or spilled. PFAS are mobile and transported through rainwater run-off and enter ...