Evaluating the Effects of Constructing a Tail Reservoir in a Canal with Automatic Distant Downstream Control
Publication: Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering
Volume 143, Issue 3
Abstract
Although canal control automation has been generally disregarded in the irrigation modernization projects in Spain, regulation reservoirs formed part of most projects. Recent projects combining storage reservoirs with automatic canal control lack clear design criteria, although they are influenced by the evident benefits from the construction of reservoirs at the tail of large canals with upstream control. A case study is presented herein that evaluates the effects of enlarging the downstream pool of one of the few irrigation canals that is operated automatically in Spain using distant downstream control. The study used an unsteady flow hydraulic model that proved to be a very useful tool for demonstrating to district managers the advantages and disadvantages of alternative control strategies, including the construction of a reservoir at the canal tail.
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Acknowledgments
This study was supported by the research project “Gestión sostenible de los recursos hídricos empleados en la agricultura aplicando nuevas tecnologías” (P09-RNM5069), funded by “Consejería de Innovación, Ciencia y Empresa (Junta de Andalucía).” The authors thank the technical assistance of Mr. Daniel Lozano and the staff of the Sector BXII del Bajo Guadalquivir irrigation district for their support.
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Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering
Volume 143 • Issue 3 • March 2017
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© 2016 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Received: Aug 25, 2015
Accepted: Aug 22, 2016
Published online: Oct 28, 2016
Published in print: Mar 1, 2017
Discussion open until: Mar 28, 2017
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