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Elm River Drain Number 56

Elm River Drain Number 56 was built in 1997.

Length: 7 miles

This is somewhat of an unusual drain in that it has two channels; one on each side of Highway 200A.

• A culvert was installed in a township ditch in 2007.
• A cleaning may be necessary.
• Reassessed in 2015.

Garfield Drain Number 32

Garfield Drain Number 32 was built in 1948.

Length: 3.5 miles

This drain has an unusual design in that parts of the channel in the township road ditch have only a 3:1 side slope and a 4-foot bottom width. This condition has been aggravated by wind erosion and farming operations so the west-side slope was nearly vertical. There have been complaints about this and an attempt to correct the problem was made during a cleanout in 1996.

Another problem is at the outlet into the north branch of the Goose River. There have been some beavers at work as well as siltation in the river channel. This has caused water to back up into the drain and cattails have moved in, causing slow flows with the resultant deposition of silt in the drain.

• The south mile was cleaned in 2005.
• The upper end was cleaned in 2015.