Land Drainage

Land drainage may refer to:

  • Surface drainage of the land
    • Drainage system (geomorphology), pattern of natural drains, streams, rivers, etc.
    • Surface runoff, surface runoff of excess rainfall from the land
    • Drainage system (agriculture), land forming or land shaping to enhance the drainage from the soil surface in agricultural land
    • Contour plowing, controlling runoff and soil erosion
  • Subsurface (groundwater) drainage
    • Horizontal drainage by pipes and ditches
      • Drainage
      • Tile drainage
      • Watertable control
    • Vertical drainage by wells
      • Well drainage
      • Watertable control

Famous quotes containing the word land:

    “Every time we get near the land you get that look on your face. When a man goes to sea, he ought to give up thinking about things on shore. Land don’t want him no more. I’ve had me share of things go wrong and all come from the land. Now I’m through with the land and the land’s through with me.”
    —Dudley Nichols (1895–1960)