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Water seepage from unlined ditches and reservoirs
Authors
Nigel W.T. QuinnCharles M. Burt
Tracy S. Slavin
Amir Mansoubi
Richard B. Smith
Stuart W. Styles
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.
Quinn N, Burt C, Slavin T, Mansoubi A, Smith R, Styles S. 1989. Water seepage from unlined ditches and reservoirs. Hilgardia 43(6):9-12. DOI:10.3733/ca.v043n06p9
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