Murphy Creek Two-Stage Ditch

Project partners will design and construct a two-stage ditch within the existing channel of a ditch scheduled for maintenance. Researchers will conduct water quality and quantity monitoring throughout the project to evaluate effects on nutrients, sediment and flows. Information on the design and implementation of this approach to drainage, along with the conservation effects, will be provided to landowners, agency staff, county ditch inspectors and the general public via field days, presentations, and publications.