Transcript Watershed Zone - Texas A&M University

Reading a Plan
Kabul, 2006
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This training was prepared by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) team of Sarah Librea-USDA Foreign Agricultural
Service (Development Resources Specialist), Jon Fripp (Civil Engineer), Chris Hoag (Wetland Plant Ecologist), and Dan
Robinett (Rangeland Management Specialist) -USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. Fripp, Hoag, Robinett were
the primary authors of this material. The U.S. AID provided funding support for the USDA team.
Need to be able to understand
what a section and a profile view is
• For Learning about this material
• For Understanding erosion prevention texts
and manuals
• For Assessment
• For Design
• For Construction
How to read a plan
A Section is a cut across a channel
•Width
•Depth
A Profile is a cut down the channel
slope
Test Time
Is this a section or a profile?
Is this a section or a profile?
The End