[[Image:Spate irrigation.PNG|thumb|right|150px|Maintaining earthen bunds with bullocks, Eritrea ]]
{{procontable | borderpro="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" align="center"|-! width="50%" style="background:#efefef;" | Advantages! style="background:#ffdead;" | Disadvantages|-| valign="top" | Large systems can be constructed manually with local materials and small civil works. <br>- Control over floodwater and sedimentation reduces flooding and gullying downstream.<br>| valigncon="top" | <br>|}}
== Considerations ==