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A check dam is a small, sometimes temporary, dam constructed across a swale, drainage ditch, or waterway to counteract erosion by reducing water flow velocity. [1] Check dams themselves are not a type of new technology; rather, they are an ancient technique dating from the second century AD. [ 2 ]
The Pueblo people of the Rio Grande valley had developed initial irrigation systems in the Rio Grande valley by the 10th century AD. [2] These systems used a main acequia (shared irrigation ditch) into which water was diverted from the river, with secondary ditches leading off the main channel named for specific families.
Cross Sectional Diagram of a Two Stage Drainage Ditch . A drainage ditch is a depression in the land created to channel water.Drainage ditches are typically formed around low-lying areas, roadsides or fields proximate to a water body or created to channel water from a more distant water source for the purpose of plant irrigation.
Water master Robert Rios walks down to irrigation gates near the border wall in El Paso County Water Improvement District No. 1 in July 2023. The "ditch riders" frequently find dead migrants ...
The checked surface drainage systems consist of check gates placed in the embankments surrounding flat basins, such as those used for rice fields in flat lands. These fields are usually submerged and only need to be drained on certain occasions (e.g., at harvest time). Checked surface drainage systems are also found in terraced lands used for ...
Dr. Parshall's initial focus was on the use of his namesake flume to measure flows in irrigation channels and other surface waters. Over time, however, the Parshall flume has proven to be applicable to a wide variety of open channel flows including: Irrigation channels and ditches; Furrows; Surface waters (swales, creeks, streams, and rivers)
The Pueblo system of irrigation ditches is one of the oldest of the irrigation systems in North America. [19] The Spanish arrived in Santa Fe de Nuevo México in the 16th-17th centuries, and steadily expanded their presence, Albuquerque was founded as a trading and military outpost in 1706. [ 6 ]
Quantity: A single box order of checks usually comes with 100 to 150 checks, though some retailers, like Sam’s Club, provide a lot more checks in a box. There may be a discounted price for ...