Evaluation of conveyance efficiency and water seepage loss in irrigation canals with HDPE geomembrane lining in plains of Zaiandeh-rood, Moghan and Kerman

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1 Assistant professor, Agricultural Engineering Research Department, Hamedan Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center, AREEO, Hamedan, Iran

2 Associate Professor, Iranian Agricultural Engineering Research Institute (IAERI) , AREEO, Karaj, Iran

3 Assistant professor, Agricultural Engineering Research Department, Esfahan Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center, AREEO, Esfahan, Iran

4 Assistant professor, Agricultural Engineering Research Department, Ardabil Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center, AREEO, Ardabil, Iran Tel

5 Assistant professor, Agricultural Engineering Research Department, Kerman Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center, AREEO, Kerman, Iran

Abstract

In this study, the amount of water losses in 7 irrigation canals in plains of Zaiandeh-rood, Moghan and Kerman, with the same specifications of HDPE geomembrane lining with the same age, were evaluated. For this purpose, the losses of water in the canals was determined by input-output method in three stages. At the same time, the amount of evaporation using a class A pan installed in next canals, was determined. to calculate seepage losses, the amount of evaporation losses were deducted from the total losses. Based on results, the amount of efficiency efficiency was between 95.9 to 99.7 and in averagewas 98.9 percent. The total losses in the canals was determined between 3.3 to 13.8 and averagely 11.5 lit/s per kilometer. From total losses, between 3.3 (Zaiandeh-rood) to 16.2 (Kerman) and in average 7.1 percent was due to evaporation and the remainder was due to seepage losses from geomembrane lining. The seepage losses in evaluated canals was between 0.03 (KC in Kerman plain) 0.16 (EC4 in Zaiandeh-rood ) and an average of 0.1 m3/m2/day (17 times lower than the concrete lining). The results of this study showed remarkable impact of geomembrane lining in control of water losses from irrigation canals and its advantages compared to conventional concrete lining.

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Iranian Journal of Soil and Water Research
Volume 48, Issue 4
Dec. and Jan
December 2017
Pages 725-735

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