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Using an ADCP to determine canal seepage losses in the Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District

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dc.contributor.authorKinzli, Kristoph-Dietrich, author
dc.contributor.authorMartinez, Matthew, author
dc.contributor.authorOad, Ramchand, author
dc.contributor.authorPrior, Adam, author
dc.contributor.authorGensler, David, author
dc.contributor.authorU.S. Committee on Irrigation and Drainage, publisher
dc.date.accessioned2020-07-30T15:26:45Z
dc.date.available2020-07-30T15:26:45Z
dc.date.issued2011-04
dc.descriptionPresented at Emerging challenges and opportunities for irrigation managers: energy, efficiency and infrastructure: a USCID water management conference held on April 26-29, 2011 in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
dc.description.abstractSeepage from earthen irrigation canals represents substantial water loss in irrigation districts. Historically, the determination of canal seepage was accomplished using the inflow-outflow method with propeller and electromagnetic type flow meters. This method was difficult, time consuming, and limited by measurement device accuracy. In recent years, advances in technology have led to the widespread use of Acoustic Doppler Current Profilers (ADCP) for discharge measurements in streams and rivers. Even though ADCP use has become widespread for stream discharges, studies to determine canal seepage using this new technology are limited. Using an ADCP, extensive field measurements were conducted in the Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District. This paper describes the ADCP measurement protocol used to measure irrigation canal seepage and presents predictive equations for determining canal seepage based on flow rate and canal geometry.
dc.format.mediumborn digital
dc.format.mediumproceedings (reports)
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10217/210970
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherColorado State University. Libraries
dc.relation.ispartofAg Water Conservation Policy
dc.relation.ispartofEmerging challenges and opportunities for irrigation managers: energy, efficiency and infrastructure, Albuquerque, New Mexico, April 26-29, 2011
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dc.sourceContained in: Emerging challenges and opportunities for irrigation managers: energy, efficiency and infrastructure, Albuquerque, New Mexico, April 26-29, 2011, http://hdl.handle.net/10217/79310
dc.titleUsing an ADCP to determine canal seepage losses in the Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District
dc.title.alternativeEmerging challenges and opportunities for irrigation managers
dc.title.alternativeCanal seepage losses
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