Having dealt with numerous ditches you could step across decades ago turn into small ravines with small raging creeks ....
You will lose
We had some wicked rains back in '17-18 ... flooding on my properties... like never before.
If you straighten (loosen what Mother has done naturally ... wif the Missus' help NOW

)... and don't put rip-rap along the sides.... she doesn't ever lose... I'd quit makin' it worse... but I dunno???
The next "gully washer" is coming.... and bigger than ever
Wimmins...
Steve's Canyon