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<br /> <br />t,. <br /> <br />.~" " <br />I~} <br />., <br />, .'~ <br />, , <br />,cc <br />/,.~ . <br />when tllC ClOP!!'. hnrT1iltllrc i1mJ Ilw C;UlyOVCl soil nlOistUlC IS ildequ~lo t~ <br />f\10cl Elp, 11121 has no provisions IOf c.Hlymg over e~ccsS 5011 mOlsl~l~ <br />IHinl one fllOlllh 1'\ annlhcl. Cnrnpiu'SOIl 01 5MB v(llues in rnule 3 s~p <br />thai illl irriOillOf~ Irrigation rrequency C<ln irr,pacl IWn; r:ore lreQu~? <br />ifllUillion results In inCrlJilr.ctJ 5011 SUdil(;P llvnpofill,on and hIGher IWR:.~ <br /> <br /> <br />c,c,'jr <br /> <br />11I'1I1 <br /> <br />Illlll{jAIIIJN ^,~l} lllIAINAf;1 -",Y"[I_MS <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />Table J. Averllgo Annual IrriUilllon Willer lloQui,emr.nl(mm} <br /> <br />Crop <br /> <br />Crop 5MB TR21- <br />Distel. Fiu.'tJ 5MB 5MB <br />bUlion Interval MAD F1Kcd <br />t%l 11121 Inig. Irdg. IIHorval <br />1(1.0 612 " 01<19.3 4,193 163.1 <br />22.5 1\45.3 372.9 305.6 62.4 <br />22.5 402.3 3056 260.9 96.7 <br />12.0 3198 263,0 270.) 36.8 <br />16,0 537.7 509.5 .1GO 5 28.2 <br />H 270.3 470.4 ,182,3 .200,' <br />6.0 231 1 731 1 2~2.~ .61.8 <br />1 0 50<12 50,12 398.3 105.9 <br /> <1<196 3800 3<15.7 69.6 <br /> <br />Allalfa <br /> <br />reed Corn <br /> <br />Silllge <br /> <br />Bc:ans <br /> <br />I1ce1S <br /> <br />Onions <br /> <br />Small <br />Gram <br /> <br />Pasture <br /> <br />Wid. Avg <br /> <br /> <br />- <br />- <br /> <br />C"- <br />- <br /> <br />AI'I'I.lCANTS ^Nll OIl)I'(,-n*$ <br /> <br />10'" <br /> <br />-- <br />- <br /> <br />2c <br /> <br />Tl1UIO <1.12 (SCS.19741, i) tilble or t1f~~ign otrlcier\ci('~grilded <br />hOfrlers, WtlS replcscnt<llivt! o! <Je\l!ill c!lici"nci~~ on ;Ill S\lrlilce <br />Irrigalcd fif'lds, Including fllrrows. <br />1IlC htlsic intilke fnlO of soils Clln be dermminell ,,~inV SlJdtlce SOl! <br />leKlulc. <br />For 811 iHigillion lhe lime 01 tlpplica1ion was B hOllrs llnd lhe nl'!t <br />depth of apf)licalion WilS 3 inches. <br />ricld lengths w('re 1,300 feet nnd lypic.,llim... 01 nllv"nr;c WilS two <br />hours. <br />Furrow spocmg was'} 5 Icet .lOd all irrig,lIiorH welc nltl'rf1al" <br />IUHOW. <br />nepresrmtlllivc slopcs for use in SCS design efluat;ons ilnd I<lhles <br />WCIO dcrived by nveragillg slop!!s mOi)sured Irom USGS flllil(\ranglns <br />maps which had comoul imefvnls 01 10 leet. <br />For cylinder illtakn lilmllil~S of 1.5, 1.0, Illlt! 0.'1, r"rrow flow fllt"S <br />rtlnoed Irom 30 In 50 opm. 25 to 45 Opm, Iln" 15 to 30 \'If'''' <br />respeClively. <br /> <br />3c <br /> <br />5c <br /> <br />6, <br /> <br />.,To estimatc nn nllicicncy Irom Tl1hle -1.12 ISCS. 197,11. Ille rnginef'r m"q <br />; know Ilel depth 01 l1pplicntion, licld slope and tl11sic soli inlnke 'ilmily. TIm <br />~ basic 5011 inlnke 1amily was df!fived u~ino Figure 111.2 (Oilllf1lJf!f, ('1.01. 19791. <br />: B plot of cylindor Intako lamilies VCHSU~ sutlllCO soil to"IuIO. For (loch Illlm. <br />'l.Thornton dCHHmlnod Iho dlstriUUllon 01 sollfnlnkll lamlll('~ uslno SCS SOil <br />,Survey maps and dala. Using avcrage Ileld slope, a net d('plh 01 applicallnn <br />. of 3 inches and T,lule 4.12, an cllidency WIlS determined lor Pilch l"miTy <br />The appliClltion elficienr:y 10f thu ftlfm W,'S calc,,1M'.'d ilS Ih" w('iUh"d" <br />~. ilveraue of the efficiencies 101 ;]11 soillnlllk!l familil!s. NC&WWWanalyled <br />; Thornton dnla find deleUnif1f'd tIle disoiuutiOIl 01 ThornlOn's aflpHclltion <br />~: elliciencies 101 sudacc irrigalr~d lIe Ids 10 bf! ,l~ shown in Tjl!lle ,1 <br />.... <br /> <br />'1 ',:1) <br />'i'.q.. <br />hritllltion Applicillion Ellicienr;y. SurfnCtl nUf\orl t. Deep Pcrcol:ltioll J;>;' <br />" I ~lm <br />,..., <br />Thl) pro<::mlures used \U rtnt.~rll"flc Iw,tortC applicnt;on el!,cio!1CY <br />swlilCt~ r\lnol! and deep pcrcol"tlon losses we.re very dllrclcn\. ThOr"t~t' <br />estinll}\cS were dfJlcrmifled usmg SCS SOli SUlvnys antI SCS dcsl~ <br />hnndbouks 101 hOfder nnd IUHOW irrilFllion ISCS. 197<1. & SCS, 19B.~.J <br />NCe.WWW's valuf:s werc hascd on !Ield invcslIOiHion, me(lsufcd CI!I,C,r~~, <br />des and il walel ualanCIJ analySIS NClNJWW's approach Ims seldo~ p'~cn <br />uSl)d In prevIous water If;)nslers heciJusn 01 Ill!) COSI Involved. ,'i'~." <br /> <br />111 utlllllllU the SCS (lCSIU" r",IIl"iJls I{lf IHJrucr and II/rrow l!,igililO . <br />to delcrmUll! el!iciencles. swfaco IUfloll (lnu UllCp p(!fCOlall~n?" S~,~..!~; <br />irriuatf:d f,elds, Thornton rl1<lde sevr~ri11 ilSSU!I1111H.HlS. Includml]. ,.:( <br />, ~..1(,I, <br />Furrow iUlnation is more tdhcienl tl1nn !:lIDded horder. 'il-;: <br />1. u .~;+ <br />".;\" <br />"f;f <br />~. <br />, ,~, ~ <br /> <br />Table~. Distribution 01 Thornton's Irri!Jlltion Application EHiciencir.s <br /> <br />Irr.EI1.I%1 <br /> <br /><40 40.45 45.50 50.55 55.60 r.065 65.70 <br />o 17 ,1 2 15 <18 1<1 <br /> <br />,'% 01 Farms <br /> <br />,c <br /> <br />Thornlon l'stim::llcu Ill{' flerCentage 01 farm heilo!J"tf' drliverics lost <br />,10 II/no If DIlU decp perCOlallOn llsinn lhe SCS deSlon rnnnunl for furrows <br />lSCS, 19B,I). Using the apfllicilble nssumpllons listet! i1hovo lor d1l11l inpllt <br />l' Ilnd eq(!,1tiol1s from CI1,lpl,~r 4 rOf uradI'd l\lffOWS. Tloorl1ton cnlcul,llf~rJ <br />,'.',. IUf/oW !low rillC. advilllce time, 1}ross depth i1pphcd. Ilvern~]\l oPPOrtllnlty <br />. I lime, avera!)o cumuliltlve rrlwk'J i'llld runol! deplh, (See SCS. 198.1, rmd <br />ieQuRlions 5.1 tlnot/uh 5.11). NCl.WWW analYlf'd Thorl1too's <lala and <br />',determined the dIstribution of Thornron's sur/ace funol! Ilnd del'p pefcola. <br />,'tion losses as 11 percent 01 tOla! water ilpplied 10 the surlace Irrigated fi"lrls. <br />. The rnsulls arc summallled in Tilbll' 5, line! show 'nf f'~llmfllo lhal on 18% <br />