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User: Ethan Rocklin

Created on: 2026-08-07

Observation Date 2026-08-07

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: 1.08 inch of water was applied (as measured by six rain gauges). Irrigation system delay setting: 20; Irrigation pressure: 21 psi; Pressure at the pump: 50 psi. Time of application was between 12:31 pm - 1:26 pm. Weather conditions at 12:25 pm. Mostly sunny, 80.9°F, wind 5 mph (3m high 5 minute average wind speed was 5.05 mph) wind gust ? mph, from the South, relative humidity 66.2%. Weather station did not populate data for Maximum Gust. Weather conditions at 2:29 pm. Partly cloudy, 85.0°F, wind 5 mph (3m high 5 minute average wind speed was 4.98 mph), wind gust ? mph, from the South, relative humidity 57.9%. Meter reading at the start of irrigation event: 7,195,062.2 "FWD Total" on meter screen. Meter reading at the end of irrigation event: 7,247,750.0 Total gallon of water used in this irrigation event (as measure by a in-line water meter): A minimum amount of 52,688 gallons of water was applied at time of irrigation.; Average 423 gallons per minute (as measure by a in-line water meter).

Areas:
Resource_Gradient-Irrigated

Observation Type:
Irrigation

Activities:

Worker: Ethan Rocklin
Equipment: Irrigation - Valley Linear Model 8000 Irrigation System, total length 230 ft, (LTER and GLBRC). • Material: H2O @ 1.08 inch per acre

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