Drift Control

The farm fields on the bench southeast of Rexburg are prone to severe drifting. It snows a moderate amount in Rexburg, not much melts all winter, there are no trees for several square miles on the bench, and the wind blows constantly. This all makes for a pretty good recipe for big drifts. In order to control this somewhat, the county plows trenches in the fields that run parallel to the roads. This is in hopes that the snow will drift in the trenches rather than the roads. It must be fairly effective I suppose.



Trenches in the Snow for Drift Control, Near Rexburg 2006