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Cattle Stream CrossingA fact sheet on creating graveled cattle crossings resulting in healthier streams, stabilized stream banks, and better footing for cattle is available at the Lancaster Agriculture Research Station. Contact Peggy Compton at (608) 342-1633 or e-mail peggy.compton@ces.uwex.edu for more information. The Lancaster, WI Agricultural Research Station created a cattle crossing so the cows would cross the stream in only one location. When cows cross streams through soft banks, the stream edges erode, and with erosion, water quality diminishes. A stream crossing with a hard gravel footing encourages cows to cross in only one place which in turn protects the rest of the stream's banks by preventing soil erosion. Farmer Dick Cates has also created a stream crossing for his cows.
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