Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering
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EISSN:1943-4774|ISSN:0733-9437|Disc:The Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering covers all phases of irrigation, drainage, engineering hydrology, and related water management subjects, such as watershed management, weather modification, water quality, groundwater, and surface water. The journal emphasizes new developments and results of research, as well as case studies and practical applications of engineering|Priority:12|Publisher:American Society of Civil Engineers|
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Development of the Diversion Runoff Calculator to Estimate Agricultural Water Consumption and Irrigation Diversions at the Field- to Basin-Scale in Northeastern Utah
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)With the western United States experiencing aridification and prolonged drought, there is a need for improved water management to understand irrigation water requirements and to forecast how drought mitigation efforts may ... -
Velocity Distributions in Open Channels and the Calculation of Discharge
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)The accurate representation and integration of velocity measurements in open channels is important in irrigation and river engineering. The traditional approach for velocity is to use an approximate physical theory, giving ... -
Performance Analysis of the Doho Rice Irrigation Scheme in Uganda
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)The study analyzed the performance of Doho Rice Irrigation Scheme (DRIS), the largest public irrigation scheme in Uganda, using (1) water supply indicators comprising relative water supply (RWS), relative irrigation ... -
Scour Characteristics Downstream of a Gabion Weir
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Rectangular broad-crested gabions are economical- and environmental-friendly structures that are constructed to manage the transport of sediment in steep slope rivers. This study aims to study the pattern and extent of ... -
Effect of Perforation Arrangement on Entrance Head Loss of Horizontal Drains and Selection Criterion for Permeability of Geotextile Envelope
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Horizontal drains (HDs) are used widely for effective groundwater management in agricultural lands and geotechnical applications. These drainage systems facilitate water flow through perforations in the HD pipe wall, causing ... -
Simulation-Based Approach for Automatic Drainage Water Management and Subirrigation Strategy Considering Field Water Table Depths
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)The hydrological model, DRAINMOD-NII, has undergone modifications to simulate automatic controlled drainage (ACD) and automatic controlled drainage/subirrigation (ACD-SI) systems based on simulated field water table depths ... -
Velocity Distribution and Separation Zone Characteristics in the Confluence of the Pipeline Network
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)The ability of urban pipe networks to transport water over time is significantly affected by the sedimentation of the pipe network, particularly at the pipe confluence area, where pollutants are frequently deposited and ... -
Dual Crop Coefficient of Watermelon under Deficit Irrigation, Mulching, and AquaCrop Model Performance in Arba Minch, Ethiopia
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Single crop coefficient-based crop water estimation challenges watermelon irrigation agriculture in Arba Minch, Ethiopia. This study aimed to estimate the adjusted dual crop coefficient of watermelon under deficit irrigation ... -
Limits of Blue and Green Infrastructures to Adapt Actual Urban Drainage Systems to the Impact of Climate Change
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Urbanization over the last few decades has resulted in a rise of impervious surfaces in municipalities worldwide. This rise has led to an increase in stormwater runoff and a decrease in the capacity of existing urban ... -
Hydraulic and Hydrologic Invariance: Effectiveness of Green Roofs and Permeable Pavements
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)In this paper, the capability of selected sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) to accomplish hydraulic hydrological invariance (HHI) was analyzed. The HHI principle is achieved if both the peak flow and the volume runoff ... -
Investigating the Impact of Compound Extremes on Crop Yield Response of Cotton Using DSSAT-CROPGRO-Cotton Crop Simulation Model
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Agricultural productivity is highly vulnerable to weather and climate extremes, including droughts and heatwaves, which can significantly impact crop yields. Despite previous studies addressing the effects of individual ... -
Comparison of the Self-Organizing Map and the Adaptive Neuro-Fuzzy Inference System in Predicting the Paddy Crop Water Stress Index
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)The present study addresses the applicability of the crop water stress index (CWSI) derived from canopy temperature to detect the crop water stress of paddy crop. The performance of two artificial intelligence techniques, ... -
Deployment of a Smart Irrigation Control System with Capacity-Based Moisture Sensors on a Production Farm
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)This paper demonstrates a smart irrigation system prototype, based on Internet-of-Things (IoT) devices and cloud computing, in a fully operating environment. The system architecture was developed carefully with a special ... -
Process-Based Modeling of Furrow Irrigation Erosion
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Furrow irrigation, one of the most widely used forms of irrigation in the world, may disproportionately contribute to water quality degradation. Accurate furrow erosion models are needed, but no satisfactory model exists. ... -
Quantifying Water Release into Soil from Water-Absorbing Polymers under Drought Conditions
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)The use of water-absorbing polymers (WAPs) is evolving as an amicable solution for preserving soil moisture and promoting vegetation cover under extreme drought conditions associated with changing climate. WAPs can absorb ... -
Design of a Mobile, Field-Scale Rainfall Generator for Urban Runoff Water Quality Studies
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Design principles and construction of a low-cost, portable rainfall generator (RFG) as a tool for field-scale urban runoff water quality studies are presented. The novel RFG (i.e., rainfall simulator) is an adaptation ... -
Numerical Investigation of Scour Reduction around the Circular Pier Using Circular and Octagonal Collars and Sacrificial Piles in a Nonuniform Sediment Bed
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)In this study, the influence of circular, octagonal collars, and sacrificial piles on local scouring around a circular pier in a nonuniformly graded sediment bed is investigated using numerical simulations. A total of 13 ... -
Leveraging Artificial Intelligence and Machine-Learning Methods for Bias Correction of Reference Evapotranspiration Utilizing ERA5 Data
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)This study addresses the challenge of mitigating biases in daily reference evapotranspiration (ETo) computations, utilizing the ECMWF Reanalysis version 5 reanalysis data set within coastal regions. Data from 14 weather ... -
Assessing Downstream Heavy Metal Contamination and Risks in the Godavari River Basin: Implications for Irrigation and Water Quality Management
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Heavy metal contamination from sources such as irrigation and industrial activities poses critical challenges to water quality, ecosystem health, and public safety in river systems. This study evaluates the characteristics ... -
An Alternative Analytical Approach to Designing Paired Lateral Lines for Microirrigation on Slopes
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)In localized irrigation systems, paired lateral lines are characterized by the dimensioning of two lateral lines installed in the opposite direction along the same manifold line. In this study, an alternative, simple, and ...