Irrigation Water Measurement, Measuring Irrigation Water: A Handbook for Ditch Riders and Irrigators, Circular 497 (Revised and Reprinted)

Series

Circular

Collection name

NMSU Cooperative Extension Service and Agricultural Experiment Station Publications, 1889-Present

Date

1981-09

Decade

1980s

Author

Woodward, Guy O.

Contributor

Brosz, Donald J.

Barker, James R.

Parshall, R. L.

Subject (LCSH)

Irrigation water--Measurement

Irrigation canals and flumes

Subject (NALT)

Irrigation water(NAL)

water quantity

Table of contents

General information for water measurement

Weirs

Rectangular weir

Flow over rectangular contracted weirs in cubic feet per second--Table 1

Cipolletti or trapezoidal weir

Flow over Cipolletti weirs in cubic feet per second--Table 2

90-degree or V-notch weir

Flow over 90-degree weir in cubic feet per second and gallons per minute--Table 3

Parshall flume

Free -flow through Parshall measuring flumes--Table 4

Submerged flow for 3" Parshall flume in cubic feet per second--Figure 8

Submerged flow for 6" Parshall flume in cubic feet per second--Figure 9

Submerged flow for 9" Parshall flume in cubic feet per second--Figure 10

Correction for submerged flow for Parshall flume in cubic feet per second--Table 5

Factor to be used with Table 5 for larger than 1' Parshall flumes--Table 6

Tables in cfs for water flow, etc. over weirs and flumes

Extent

36 pages

Notes

Circular containing information on measuring water for efficient water use in irrigation, including information on different water measuring methods and devices

Back cover states, "This handbook is a revision of Circular 132 (revised), 'Irrigation water measurement,' Guy O Woodward, former Agricultural Extension Engineer, University of Wyoming Laramie," and credits James R Barker of Utah State Agriculture College and R L Parshall of Colorado State University for various tables within the circular

Original publisher

New Mexico State University

Cooperative Extension Service

Place of publication

Las Cruces (N.M.)

Frequency

frequency varies

Digital publisher

New Mexico State University Library

Source

NMSU College of Agricultural, Consumer, and Environmental Sciences (ACES)

Language

English

Type

Text

Format

application/pdf

Medium (AAT)

newsletters

Genre (AAT)

periodicals

Access rights

Open to re-use

Metadata cataloger

Bramlett, Suzanne

Schneider, Ingrid

Roth, Michael

Digital identifier

UAAPc000497.pdf