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User: Jarrod Rhoades

Created on: 2023-08-07

Observation Date 2023-08-07

Comment:
Irrigated corn in the LTER Irrigated Resource Gradient Experiment (Irrigated N-rate Study). Equipment used: Irrigated with the Valley 8000 Linear Irrigation System. Amount of water applied: 0.541 inch of water was applied (as measured by six rain gauges) Irrigation system delay setting: 36; Irrigation pressure: 22 psi; Pressure at the pump: 50 psi. Time of application was between 10:20 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Weather conditions at 10:20 a.m. Cloudy/Misty , 62.9 °F, wind 6-14 mph (3m high 5 minute average wind speed was 6.40 mph) wind gust 13.88 mph, from the North, relative humidity 97.1%. Weather conditions at 11:20 a.m. Cloudy, 63.9 °F, wind 6-14 mph (3m high 5 minute average wind speed was 6.66 mph), wind gust 13.53 mph, from the Northeast, relative humidity 95.7%. Meter reading at the start of irrigation event: 5,645,365.0; Meter reading at the end of irrigation event: 5,678,295.1; Total gallon of water used in this irrigation event (as measure by a in-line water meter): A minimum amount of 32,930.1 gallons of water was applied at time of irrigation.; Think that we have an air pocket in the flow meter which causes the flow meter to work intermittently. The 32,930.1 gallons was the minimum amount of water applied during this irrigation event. The flow meter was working most of the time during this irrigation event but it was working intermittently on previous event. Average 415 gallons per minute (as measure by a in-line water meter).

Areas:
Resource_Gradient-Irrigated

Observation Type:
Irrigation

Activities:

Worker: Jarrod Rhoades
Equipment: Linear irrigation system,Valley Model 8000, 360° drops every 10', total length 230' • Material: H2O @ 0.54 inch per acre

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