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Soil water intake rates and surface irrigation system characteristics by soil series in southeastern Idaho. Research technical completion report, project B-041-IDA Item Info
![Seven major soil series of irrigated agricultural land of southeastern Idaho were evaluated to obtain soil water intake rates. They range in texture from silt loam to gravely loam. Three crops (hay, grain and potatoes) were selected for this study. Soil survey maps from local Soil Conservation Service were used to locate each soil series of the area. [...] The infiltrometer ring test method was used for border irrigated fields, and the inflow-outflow method for furrow fields. [...] The irrigation practices on two furrow fields were evaluated using the data obtained in this study. The results showed that improved water management practices are needed to obtain higher application efficiencies on both fields. One field had excess irrigation with high runoff loss and the other field had a lack of irrigation with high runoff loss. The irrigators could increase the efficiency by using a cut back stream and/or a return flow recovery system. Submitted to the Office of Water Research and Technology, U.S. Department of the Interior.](https://objects.lib.uidaho.edu/iwdl/small/iwdl-198115_sm.jpg)
- Title:
- Soil water intake rates and surface irrigation system characteristics by soil series in southeastern Idaho. Research technical completion report, project B-041-IDA
- Authors:
- Yoo, Kyung Hak; Busch, J.R.
- Date Created (ISO Standard):
- 1981-03
- Description:
- Seven major soil series of irrigated agricultural land of southeastern Idaho were evaluated to obtain soil water intake rates. They range in texture from silt loam to gravely loam. Three crops (hay, grain and potatoes) were selected for this study. Soil survey maps from local Soil Conservation Service were used to locate each soil series of the area. [...] The infiltrometer ring test method was used for border irrigated fields, and the inflow-outflow method for furrow fields. [...] The irrigation practices on two furrow fields were evaluated using the data obtained in this study. The results showed that improved water management practices are needed to obtain higher application efficiencies on both fields. One field had excess irrigation with high runoff loss and the other field had a lack of irrigation with high runoff loss. The irrigators could increase the efficiency by using a cut back stream and/or a return flow recovery system. Submitted to the Office of Water Research and Technology, U.S. Department of the Interior.
- Subjects:
- Soil absorption capacity Infiltration rate soil texture Crops Hay Grain crops Potatoes Infiltrometers Irrigation practices
- Location:
- Southeastern Idaho
- Latitude:
- 43.02
- Longitude:
- -112.64
- Collection:
- Boise Basin
- Series:
- Water for Idaho
- IWRRI number:
- 198115
- Rights:
- Rights to the digital resource are held by the University of Idaho. http://www.uidaho.edu/
- Publisher:
- Idaho Water and Energy Resources Research Institute; University of Idaho
- Contributing Institution:
- University of Idaho
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Cataloger:
- KIT
- Date Digitized:
- 2017-08-21
Source
- Preferred Citation:
- "Soil water intake rates and surface irrigation system characteristics by soil series in southeastern Idaho. Research technical completion report, project B-041-IDA", Idaho Waters Digital Library, University of Idaho Library Digital Collections, https://www.lib.uidaho.edu/digital/iwdl/items/iwdl-198115.html
Rights
- Rights:
- Rights to the digital resource are held by the University of Idaho. http://www.uidaho.edu/