Dry riverbeds are common to install in yards, as they add a point of interest in the yard and function to prevent erosion in spots that water tends to run.
- This riverbed is between two houses and directs the water off the neighbor’s driveway.
- During a heavy rain this spot runs like a river so the rock looks good and handles the water well.
- This spot was always wet and they didn’t want to mow it so we removed the grass and installed fabric and the stone.
- This spot was always wet and they didn’t want to mow it so we removed the grass and installed fabric and the stone.
- We also installed walls over the culverts to make it look better and to help with mowing.
- It is common to install a stone slab over the stream beds if a path crosses it.
- Here is a drain ditch made to look good using river rock.
- We ran all the down spouts to the river bed and ran it through the patio area.