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- Acequia tradition lives on in New Mexico. // Countryside & Small Stock Journal;Jan/Feb99, Vol. 83 Issue 1, p56
Reports that water from many rural communities and farms comes from a series of acequias or irrigation ditches in arid New Mexico. Information on the annual limpia, or ditch-cleaning day.
- Regulation of Irrigation Canals Using a Two-Stage Linear Quadratic Reliable Control. Durdu, Ömer Faruk // Turkish Journal of Engineering & Environmental Sciences;2004, Vol. 28 Issue 2, p111
A 2-stage discrete-time linear quadratic reliable control technique is applied to the regulation of irrigation canals. The Saint-Venant equations of open-channel flow are linearized using tile Taylor series and a finite difference approximation of the original nonlinear, partial differential...
- Chapter 83: San Antonio Acequias. // Building the Lone Star: An Illustrated Guide to Historic Sites;1986, p210
Chapter 83 of the book "BUILDING THE LONE STAR: An Illustrated Guide to Historic Sites" is presented. It discusses the establishment of San Antonio Acequias, a Spanish colonial irrigation canals in San Antonio, Texas. It has a series of ditches that were dug from the San Antonio River or San...
- ÖNGÖRÃœCÃœ KONTROL MODELÄ° Ä°LE SULAMA KANALLARINDA AKIMIN REGÃœLASYONU. Durdu, Ömer Faruk // Journal of Adnan Menderes University, Agricultural Faculty;Dec2008, Vol. 5 Issue 2, p9
In this study, a model predictive controller is developed for regulation of flow in openchannels. The equations of open-channel flow were linearized using a finite-difference approximation of the original nonlinear partial differential equations. This linear model was used to design a model...
- Road Trip. Visser, Bert // DPC: Dredging & Port Construction;Jun2006, p42
The article reports on the developments in the Twente Canal in the Netherlands. The Dutch government has approved a far-reaching expansion projects on the canal to bolster the region's economic activities and boost water drainage capacity. Several dredging and port construction projects...
- Hydrology study shows benefits of traditional acequia irrigation systems. Moorman, Jane // Southwest Farm Press;11/19/2009, Vol. 36 Issue 22, p24
The article reports on the study conducted by New Mexico State University (NMSU) on the benefits of acequia irrigation systems. The study not only shows that acequias retain spring and summer runoff to be used later downstream, but also the value of water seepage from the earthen ditches. NMSU...
- Greening the Sinai. McWilliam, Fiona // Geographical (Campion Interactive Publishing);Nov95, Vol. 67 Issue 11, p7
Reports on the construction of an irrigation channel that will carry a mixture of Nile and agricultural wastewater and irrigate land located on both sides of the Suze Canal in Egypt. Cost of construction.
- Congress considers pipeline project with precedent potential. Barlas, Stephen // Underground Construction;Aug97, Vol. 52 Issue 8, p6
Discusses the hearings, on a potential project of the Bureau of Reclamation to build a pipeline in irrigation ditches in Oregon, held by the House Resources Committee's subcommittee on water and power. Problem in the canals; Opinion of Bureau of Reclamation officials on the project.
- A Gift in the Desert. Hendrix, Evelyn // Spider;Feb2005, Vol. 12 Issue 2, p8
Focuses on irrigation canals. INSET: Canals and Gophers.
