Bald hills adjoining the gulf are strong water shedding country. Between them and this site are the road and rail which confine water movement through culverts. The paddock is very flat so the flood water spreads out uncontrolled. Planning will pick up the water and store it in a series of 3 or 4 level banks. The main problem is too many owners of small blocks to plan a system to the river! This image is part of the WISALTS (Whittington Interceptor Sustainable Agriculture Land Treatment Society Incorporated) Collection
In the first year, banks will hold a lot of water but will decrease in quantities as the soil textur...
View of the South Australian Department of Agriculture 1 push bank to control lateral flow at 6 foot...
View across the landslip and valley. Waterlogging and salinity has been a problem here - fed by deep...
This paddock has been hard grazed and is still in fair condition without a static water build up. Th...
A large catchment of yellow sand hill discharges water into the sump. Flags mark out the throughflow...
Control of surplus water from a level bank system. Surplus water from the uphill neighbours farm and...
The property was suffering from loss of water on the upper slopes and valleys were becoming waterlog...
Surveyors Report on WISALTS Conservation System created by G (Gavin) Drew. Comments: The required...
A series of banks to drop flood water down to the creek. The bank on the left is 3/4 full of water a...
Surveyors Report on WISALTS Conservation System created by JB (John) Kimber. Comments: Property h...
Trees and Interceptor systems work together. Shedding ground on flat country easily waterlogged. Sea...
In the first year, banks will hold a lot of water but will decrease in quantities as the soil textur...
Some of the catchment area supplying the main farm dam (on the middle left). Water from other hills ...
Quite a few throughflows were 1 metre deep and very wide with a very hard or rock base. The catchmen...
Typical of shedding ground - with a hard conglomerate base. Not a very deep bank, but it has success...
In the first year, banks will hold a lot of water but will decrease in quantities as the soil textur...
View of the South Australian Department of Agriculture 1 push bank to control lateral flow at 6 foot...
View across the landslip and valley. Waterlogging and salinity has been a problem here - fed by deep...
This paddock has been hard grazed and is still in fair condition without a static water build up. Th...
A large catchment of yellow sand hill discharges water into the sump. Flags mark out the throughflow...
Control of surplus water from a level bank system. Surplus water from the uphill neighbours farm and...
The property was suffering from loss of water on the upper slopes and valleys were becoming waterlog...
Surveyors Report on WISALTS Conservation System created by G (Gavin) Drew. Comments: The required...
A series of banks to drop flood water down to the creek. The bank on the left is 3/4 full of water a...
Surveyors Report on WISALTS Conservation System created by JB (John) Kimber. Comments: Property h...
Trees and Interceptor systems work together. Shedding ground on flat country easily waterlogged. Sea...
In the first year, banks will hold a lot of water but will decrease in quantities as the soil textur...
Some of the catchment area supplying the main farm dam (on the middle left). Water from other hills ...
Quite a few throughflows were 1 metre deep and very wide with a very hard or rock base. The catchmen...
Typical of shedding ground - with a hard conglomerate base. Not a very deep bank, but it has success...
In the first year, banks will hold a lot of water but will decrease in quantities as the soil textur...
View of the South Australian Department of Agriculture 1 push bank to control lateral flow at 6 foot...
View across the landslip and valley. Waterlogging and salinity has been a problem here - fed by deep...