Water seepage from unlined ditches and reservoirs

Quinn, N; Smith, R; Burt, C; Slavin, T; Styles, S; Mansoubi, A

Water seepage from unlined ditches and reservoirs

Authors

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

Publication Information

Hilgardia 43(6):9-12. DOI:10.3733/ca.v043n06p9. November 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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