Canals

Irrigation Water management
Training Manual
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CANALS

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Rome, 1992

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Table of contents

Partie 1 [1,071 Kb]

1. Introduction
2. Canal network and irrigation plan

Partie 2 [842 Kb]

3. Discharge

Partie 3 [917 Kb]

4. Main problems in a canal network

Partie 4 [867 Kb]

5. Maintenance and repair works

Partie 5 [1,984 Kb]

6. Canal lining

Partie 6 [149 Kb]

7. Minor scheme extension and design

Partie 7 [236 Kb]

Annex 1. How to enlarge the capacity of an existing canal

Partie 8 [722 Kb]

Annex 2. How to construct a canal
Annex 3. How to determine the slope of a canal alignment