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Water seepage from unlined ditches and reservoirs

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Nigel W.T. Quinn
Richard Smith
Charles M. Burt
Tracy S. Slavin
Stuart W. Styles
Amir Mansoubi

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California Agriculture 43(6):9-12.

Published November 01, 1989

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Abstract

Seepage losses in the San Joaquin Valley's Westlands Water District were estimated at 27,000 acre-feet a year, or about 2% of the district's water supply. Ditch configuration and construction techniques appear to influence seepage rates.

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Water seepage from unlined ditches and reservoirs

Nigel W.T. Quinn, Richard Smith, Charles M. Burt, Tracy S. Slavin, Stuart Styles, Amir Mansoubi
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Water seepage from unlined ditches and reservoirs

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Authors

Nigel W.T. Quinn
Richard Smith
Charles M. Burt
Tracy S. Slavin
Stuart W. Styles
Amir Mansoubi

Publication Information

California Agriculture 43(6):9-12.

Published November 01, 1989

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Abstract

Seepage losses in the San Joaquin Valley's Westlands Water District were estimated at 27,000 acre-feet a year, or about 2% of the district's water supply. Ditch configuration and construction techniques appear to influence seepage rates.

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