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Chapter 7 - Grassed Waterways
Illinois NRCS Engineering Supplement File
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Top Widths for Parabolic Grassed Waterways with 0.1% Grade 7-42.1 PDF
Top Widths for Parabolic Grassed Waterways with 0.2% Grade 7-42.2 PDF
Top Widths for Parabolic Grassed Waterways with 0.3% Grade 7-42.3 PDF
Top Widths for Parabolic Grassed Waterways with 0.4% Grade 7-42.4 PDF
Top Widths for Parabolic Grassed Waterways with 0.5% Grade 7-42.5 PDF
Top Widths for Parabolic Grassed Waterways with 0.7% Grade 7-42.6 PDF
Top Widths for Parabolic Grassed Waterways with 1.0% Grade 7-42.7 PDF
Top Widths for Parabolic Grassed Waterways with 1.5% Grade 7-42.8 PDF
Top Widths for Parabolic Grassed Waterways with 2.0% Grade 7-42.9 PDF
Top Widths for Parabolic Grassed Waterways with 3.0% Grade 7-42.10 PDF
Top Widths for Parabolic Grassed Waterways with 5.0% Grade 7-42.11 PDF
Top Widths for Parabolic Grassed Waterways with 7.0% Grade 7-42.12 PDF
Top Widths for Parabolic Grassed Waterways with 10.0% Grade 7-42.13 PDF
Top Widths for Parabolic Grassed Waterways with 15.0% Grade 7-42.14 PDF

Waterway Plan 7-45 PDF
Waterway Construction & Seeding Specification 7-46 PDF

Design Aide for Small Grass Waterway 7-48 PDF
Illinois State Map Used for Design of Small Grass Waterway 7-49 PDF
Standard Waterway Design Chart 7-50 PDF

 

Chapter 8 - Terraces
Illinois NRCS Engineering Supplement File
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Natural Storage Above Narrow All Grass Terraces in Cu. Ft. / Lin. Ft.

8-92.1

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Plastic Tubing Drainage Chart 8-100.1 PDF
Clay and Concrete Tile Drainage 8-100.2 PDF
Subsurface Drain Discharge 8-100.3 PDF

Exhibit 8-5.1 Discharge Rates of Circular Orifice in C.F.S. 8-102.1 PDF

Terrace Design Procedure 8-105 PDF
Terrace Design Procedure 8-106 PDF
Terrace Design Procedure 8-107 PDF
Terrace Design Procedure 8-108 PDF
Terrace Design Procedure 8-109 PDF
Terrace Design Procedure 8-110 PDF
Terrace Design Procedure 8-111 PDF

Broad Base Terraces - Table 8 IL-1 8-112 PDF
Grass Backslope Terraces - Table 8 IL 2 8-113 PDF
Terrace Spacing for Different Farming Equipment Widths - Table 3 8-114 PDF
Broadbase Terraces - Tables 8 IL-4 and 8 IL-5 8-115 PDF
Broadbase Terraces & Grass Backslope Terraces - Table 8 IL-5 (Continued) 8-116 PDF
Grassed Backslope Terraces - Table 8 IL-6 8-117 PDF
Gradient Terraces Design Chart - Figure 8 IL-1 8-118 PDF
Graph for Design of Terrace Channel - Figure 8 IL-2 8-119 PDF
Terrace Design Chart Max. & Min. Channel Slopes Sh. 1 of 2 - Figure 8 IL-3 8-120A PDF
Terrace Design Chart Max. & Min. Channel Slopes Sh. 2 of 2 - Figure 8 IL-3 8-120B PDF

Table 8 IL-7 Terrace Design-Runoff 2", Velocity 1.5 ft/s 8-121 PDF
Table 8 IL-8 Terrace Design-Runoff 2", Velocity 2.0 ft/s 8-122 PDF
Table 8 IL-9 Terrace Design-Runoff 2", Velocity 2.5 ft/s 8-123 PDF
Table 8 IL-10 Terrace Design-Runoff 2.5", Velocity 1.5 ft/s 8-124 PDF
Table 8 IL-11 Terrace Design-Runoff 2.5", Velocity 2.0 ft/s 8-125 PDF
Table 8 IL-12 Terrace Design-Runoff 2.5", Velocity 2.5 ft/s 8-126 PDF
Table 8 IL-13 Terrace Design-Runoff 3.0", Velocity 1.5 ft/s 8-127 PDF
Table 8 IL-14 Terrace Design-Runoff 3.0", Velocity 2.0 ft/s 8-128 PDF
Table 8 IL-15 Terrace Design-Runoff 3.0", Velocity 2.5 ft/s 8-129 PDF

Sizing Terrace Storage Basins and Outlets for Terraces with Underground Outlets 8-130 PDF

 

Chapter 9 - Diversions
Illinois NRCS Engineering Supplement File
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Chapter 10 - Gully Treatment
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Last Modified May 29, 2008
By Manny Quinones, USDA-NRCS
Email: manuel.quinones@il.usda.gov