I'm using a new tool to help me map out the contour line for a swale. This swale will be positioned in a remote part of my property. It will be guided towards the front road, where there's potential to capture a lot of passing rain runoff. The swale will hold the excess amount of rain in my soil, and therefore promote plant life. This will be a long term project, and should involve multiple hand-dug swales. The project will largely be impacted by how the swales perform after each rain event. This 88" trench should hold about 64 gallons.

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