2.3.5.3 - How quickly do my paddocks drain?
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Surface water needs to drain off the bays quickly to minimize water logging problems. Water logging and excess infiltration are likely if water is sitting on the bays after 18 hours. Proper drainage requires:
- well laid out bays with appropriate slopes for water flow over the pasture;
- well sealed channel stops to avoid seepage;
- the use of spinner cuts (except on very short bays) to enhance surface drainage;
- clean drains so that water is able to drain off the end of bays; and
- drains that run into a reuse system.
See Target 10 (external link) Irrigation and Drainage Reference Manual (Mulcahy and Schroen) 1993 (external link).
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This document was last reviewed on 27/10/2011