| Roads, especially camp
roads, if not carefully planned
and maintained can be a significant source of unwanted run-off into the
lake. |
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| The ideal road is no longer
or wider than is necessary for its uses. |
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| The longer and wider a road
is, the more likely it is for significant erosion to occur. |
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| Physical Characteristics of
every road: |
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| -ratio of 1in. of crown for every 2ft. of road width |
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| -ditching ~2ft. deep with ample vegetation and gravel
bottom to slow down water flow during times of heavy run-off. |