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NEH-16, Drainage of Agricultural Land
(NRCS National Engineering Handbook, Section 16)

Subject Area	NRCS Catalog Order No.	NRCS Directive No.	NTIS Access No.	Title	Version & Date Released
Drainage	NEH-16	210-VI-NEH-16	PB85-176204/AS	Section 16 - Drainage of Agricultural Land	06/01/71

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Chapter No.	Chapter Title (click on title to view or download as PDF file)	File Info. (Mbytes)
	Front matter and Introduction	0.6
1	Principles of Drainage	1.3
2	Drainage Investigations	2.6
3	Surface Drainage	0.9
4	Subsurface Drainage	6.0
5	Open Ditches for Drainage--Design, Construction, and Maintenance	3.1
6	Dikes	0.7
7	Drainage Pumping	3.0
8	Drainage of Organic Soils	0.5
9	Drainage of Tidal Lands	2.3

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