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Try using mulch to regulate moisture levels and adding organic matter to improve the soil structure, replenish nutrients, and increase drainage.
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Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 18 Sep. 2025
Cottonmouths can be found in aquatic and wetland areas like swamps, marshes, drainage ditches, ponds, lakes and streams.
—Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 18 Sep. 2025
Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 18 Sep. 2025
The ideal sleeping spot should be flat and level, away from the wind and possible falling branches, and out of the line of water drainage paths.
—Laura Kiniry, Popular Science, 17 Sep. 2025
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Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 18 Sep. 2025
Cottonmouths can be found in aquatic and wetland areas like swamps, marshes, drainage ditches, ponds, lakes and streams.
—Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 18 Sep. 2025
Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 18 Sep. 2025
The ideal sleeping spot should be flat and level, away from the wind and possible falling branches, and out of the line of water drainage paths.
—Laura Kiniry, Popular Science, 17 Sep. 2025
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“Drainage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drainage. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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drainage
noun
drain·age
ˈdrā-nij 
1
a
: the act of draining
b
: something drained off
2
: a method of draining
also
: a system of drains
Medical Definition
drainage
noun
drain·age
ˈdrā-nij
1
: the act or process of drawing off fluids from a cavity or wound by means of suction or gravity
2
: a process of releasing internal conflicts or pent-up feelings (as hostility or guilt)
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