ßSurface cover, ditches, culverts, water diversions, erosion potential, and total area
•Road classification
ßSevere risk, high risk, risk, acceptable, and ideal
Camp roads were ranked based
on factors such as, surface cover, ditches, culverts, water diversions,
erosion potential, and total area.
Scores were tallied and each
road was classified as severe risk, high risk, risk, acceptable, and ideal
based on their potential to add phosphorus to the nearby water bodies.
Water on roads needs to be
removed as quickly as possible to prevent erosion.
This photo shows some
features of an ideal camp road that help remove water from the surface
quickly.
A crown of approximately 6
inches helps to divert water off the road and into ditches or nearby
landscape.
The ideal ditch would be
parabolic in shape and lined with vegetation or rocks to help prevent erosion
as water is running through them.
