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drainage system
(redirected from Drainage patterns)

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Rivers, streams, and other inland water features.
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Noun1.drainage system - a system of watercourses or drains for carrying off excess water
system - instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity; "he bought a new stereo system"; "the system consists of a motor and a small computer"


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Since every site varies, the first step toward managing water on your site should always include a thorough property analysis to identify solar orientation, soils, drainage patterns, topography (to determine the slope of the landscape), and information regarding the natural resources, including flora and fauna, of a site.
In addition, you will be looking for drainage patterns.
This includes finding a surveyor to survey the lot, as well as an excavation crew to mold the lot according to where drainage patterns and clearing must occur.
 
 
 
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