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In the past, streams and other watercourses have had their banks straightened and reprofiled for various reasons including management of water flow, and to ease the cutting of bankside, marginal and aquatic vegetation. Artificial drainage channels were also normally constructed with straight edges and regular bank profiles. Where compatible with water management, banks can be...