Some crops are irrigated from the water of a reservoir by means of the canal system. The necessary data about these crops is given below: Assuming 30% of losses of water in the entire canal system and 15% losses in the reservoir, determine the necessary live storage of the reservoir in acre-ft. Crop Crop Period (days) Area (Acres) Field Duty (acre/cfs) Rice 120 6000 60 Sugar cane 365 6000 60 Wheat 120 10500 150 Cotton 240 8000 100
Some crops are irrigated from the water of a reservoir by means of the canal system. The necessary data about these crops is given below: Assuming 30% of losses of water in the entire canal system and 15% losses in the reservoir, determine the necessary live storage of the reservoir in acre-ft. Crop Crop Period (days) Area (Acres) Field Duty (acre/cfs) Rice 120 6000 60 Sugar cane 365 6000 60 Wheat 120 10500 150 Cotton 240 8000 100
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Some crops are irrigated from the water of a reservoir by means of the canal system. The necessary
data about these crops is given below: Assuming 30% of losses of water in the entire canal system and
15% losses in the reservoir, determine the necessary live storage of the reservoir in acre-ft.
Crop Crop Period
(days)
Area
(Acres)
Field Duty
(acre/cfs)
Rice 120 6000 60
Sugar cane 365 6000 60
Wheat 120 10500 150
Cotton 240 8000 100
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