Abstract: A number of delivery sites within an irrigation district were monitored in order to determine the amount of variability in flow rate during each water delivery. The coefficient of variation (CV) of instantaneous (1/2 hour) ...

Abstract: A lateral canal in a southwestern U.S. irrigation district was instrumented for continuous monitoring. Deliveries were flexibly scheduled; farmers arranged timing, rate, and duration with the district. The distribution of ...

Abstract: Farmers who receive water from irrigation districts prefer deliveries that are flexible but accurate in frequency, rate, and duration. To study how well an irrigation district was able to match deliveries to farmers' orders ...