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User: Jarrod Rhoades
Created on: 2026-07-16
Observation Date 2026-07-16
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: 1.14 inch of water was applied (as measured by six rain gauges).
Irrigation system delay setting: 19;
Irrigation pressure: 21 psi;
Pressure at the pump: 50 psi.
Time of application was between 9:50 a.m. - 11:50 a.m.
Weather conditions at 9:45 a.m. Smokey/Hazy , 74.8°F, wind 4-6 mph (3m high 5 minute average wind speed was 4.31 mph) wind gust 6.02 mph, from the North, relative humidity 75.6%.
Weather conditions at 11:50 a.m. Smokey/Hazy, 80.8°F, wind 3-6 mph (3m high 5 minute average wind speed was 3.09 mph), wind gust 6.79 mph, from the North East, relative humidity 59.9%.
Meter reading at the start of irrigation event: 6,953,179 "FWD Total" on meter screen.
Meter reading at the end of irrigation event: 7,009,891
Total gallon of water used in this irrigation event (as measure by a in-line water meter): A minimum amount of 56,712 gallons of water was applied at time of irrigation.;
Average 422 gallons per minute (as measure by a in-line water meter).
Areas:
Resource_Gradient-Irrigated
Observation Type:
Irrigation
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