Highlights Saturated buffers redistribute tile drainage water below riparian buffers to reduce
nitrate-nitrogen loading. NRCS Conservation Practice Standard 604 guides saturated buffer …

Highlights Accurate discharge estimation is important when evaluating edge-of-field
conservation practices. V-notch weir equations were developed for three sizes of subsurface …

Saturated buffers are a newly developed agricultural best management practice used to
redirect tile flow away from waterways, thereby mitigating nutrient losses and downstream …

Saturated buffers are an edge-of-field best management practice designed to reduce
nutrient loading into streams. Acting as an extension to drainage water management, these …

In the US Midwest, where fertile soils with high water retention are prevalent, the installation
of tile drainage networks have become a common practice to drain excess soil water …

Subsurface drainage is needed for maintaining good crop yields in poorly drained lands,
mitigating water stress, ensuring field trafficability, and timely agronomic operations …

In the US Midwest, where fertile soils with high water retention are prevalent, the installation
of tile drainage networks have become a common practice to drain excess soil water …

Highlights More diverted flow to the buffer does not necessarily mean more nitrate load
removal. A design approach should incorporate a nitrate removal component to maximize …

Saturated buffers are a newly developed agricultural best management practice (BMP) used
to redirect tile flow away from waterways, thereby mitigating nutrient losses and downstream …