Cost-Share Practice
Sod Waterway
Shaping and establishing grass in a natural drainage-way to
prevent gullies from forming.
A natural drainage-way is graded and shaped to form a smooth, bowl-shaped
channel. This area is seeded to sod-forming grasses. Runoff water that flows
down the drainage-way flows across the grass rather than tearing away soil and
forming a larger gully. An outlet is often installed at the base of the
drainage-way to stabilize the waterway and prevent a new gully from forming.
Grass cover protects the drainage-way from gully erosion.
Vegetation may act as a filter, absorbing some of the chemicals and nutrients in runoff water.
Vegetation provides cover for small birds and animals.
Excerpts from “Conservation Choices”, a
USDA – NRCS publication.
Livingston County Soil and Water Conservation District
1100 Morton Parkway, Chillicothe, MO 64601
PHONE: 660-646-5687 *** FAX: 660-646-4894