Flap Gate Design for Automatic Upstream Canal Water Level Control
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The EXCEL design procedure for a simple hydraulic flap gate for automatic upstream canal water level control is provided. Basic configurations were developed in The Netherlands in the 1920s and have recently been used in Indonesia, the Dominican Republic, and Nigeria. Four irrigation districts in the San Joaquin Valley of California have constructed and installed over 60 properly functioning flap gates. The gates can be installed within 2 h, but require free discharge conditions and in practice are limited to controlling water depths of about 1 m or less.
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Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering
Volume 127 • Issue 2 • April 2001
Pages: 84 - 91
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Received: Nov 30, 1999
Published online: Apr 1, 2001
Published in print: Apr 2001
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