Research Article
Dec 1973
Tensiometer Use in Shallow Ground-Water Studies
Authors: Sterling J. Richards, Lyman S. Willardson, M.ASCE, Sterling Davis, and James R. SpencerAuthor Affiliations
Publication: Journal of the Irrigation and Drainage Division
Volume 99, Issue 4
Abstract
Tensiometers installed with a ground surface or other reference can be used to determine ground-water equipotentials and the position of the water table in the field. Tensiometer determined water tables were roughly comparable to those measured with perforated wells in a sprinkler irrigated Coachella fine sandy soil. Water differences depended on the flow conditions and proximity of the tensiometers to a drain. Shallow ground-water equipotentials can be determined above and below the water table with a tensiometer system.
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Journal of the Irrigation and Drainage Division
Volume 99 • Issue 4 • December 1973
Pages: 457 - 464
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© 1973 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published in print: Dec 1973
Published online: Feb 11, 2021
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Sterling J. Richards
Soil Physicist, Riverside, Calif.
Lyman S. Willardson, M.ASCE
Agr. Engr., Brawley, Calif.
Sterling Davis
Agr. Engr., Riverside, Calif.
James R. Spencer
Water Resources Analyst, Coachella, Calif.
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