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Also known as irrigation ditch, drain
150px|right|thumb|A ditch in the Netherlands thumb|right|150px|Ditches at the Ouse Washes [[nature reserve.]] thumb|150px|Waterplants growing in a ditch in the Netherlands, showing Sagittaria sagittifolia to the right. thumb|Major ditch of Sueca, Valencia|Sueca, [[Valencian Community]] A ditch is a small-to-moderate size trench created to channel water. A ditch can be used for drainage, to drain water from low-lying areas, alongside roadways or fields, or to channel water from a more distant source for plant irrigation. Ditches are commonly seen around farmland, especially in areas that have r
A ditch is a small-to-moderate sized trench dug to channel water, typically used for drainage in low-lying areas or to deliver water for irrigation to farmland and fields. Ditches are commonly found around agricultural land, particularly in areas that require water management.
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- trench
- Image
- Sloot.JPG
- Has use
- agricultural irrigation
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- OpenStreetMap tag
- waterway=ditch
- Commons category
- Ditches
- different from
- acequia
- described by source
- National Encyclopedia of Uzbekistan
- on focus list of Wikimedia project
- Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
- exact match
- purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000037
- contains
- water
- facet of
- road
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