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User: Jarrod Rhoades

Created on: 2026-08-24

Observation Date 2026-08-24

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: .85 inch of water was applied (as measured by six rain gauges). Irrigation system delay setting: 26; Irrigation pressure: 21 psi; Pressure at the pump: 50 psi. Time of application was between 10:00 am - 11:30 am. Weather conditions at 10:00 am. Sunny, 64°F, wind 5 mph (3m high 5 minute average wind speed was 5.89 mph) wind gust ? mph, from the West, relative humidity 67.8%. Weather station did not populate data for Maximum Gust. Weather conditions at 11:25 am. Sunny, 68.3°F, wind 8 mph (3m high 5 minute average wind speed was 8.27 mph), wind gust ? mph, from the West, relative humidity 61.3%. Meter reading at the start of irrigation event: 7,341,403 "FWD Total" on meter screen. Meter reading at the end of irrigation event: 7,384,141 Total gallon of water used in this irrigation event (as measure by a in-line water meter): A minimum amount of 42,738 gallons of water was applied at time of irrigation.; Average 423 gallons per minute (as measure by a in-line water meter).

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Resource_Gradient-Irrigated

Observation Type:
Irrigation

Activities:

Worker: Jarrod Rhoades
Equipment: Irrigation - Valley Linear Model 8000 Irrigation System, total length 230 ft, (LTER and GLBRC). • Material: H2O @ 0.85 inch per acre

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