'''Water spreading''' is diverting or collecting runoff from natural channels, gullies, or [[stream]]s with a system of dams, dikes, ditches, or other means, and spreading it over a relatively flat area. ==References== [http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/technical/NRI/1997/summary_report/glossary.html List of USDA terminology] <br>[[Category:geography]]{{USDA_Terms}}▄▄█▀▀ █▬█ █ ▀█▀