Contents

Abbreviations

Symbols

Chapter

1

Conservation and the Environment

2

Water Quality

3

Precipitation

4

Evaporation and Evapotranspiration

5

Infiltration and Runoff

6

Open Channel Flow

7

Soil Erosion by Water

8

Terraces and Vegetated Waterways

9

Water and Sediment Control Structures

10

Channel Stabilization and Restoration

11

Water supply

12

Wetlands

13

Drainage Principles and Surface Drainage

14

Water Table Management

15

Irrigation Principles

16

Surface Irrigation

17

Sprinkler Irrigation

18

Microirrigation

19

Pumps and Pumping

20

Soil Erosion by Wind

Appendix A:

Conversion Constants

Appendix B:

Manning Roughness Coefficients

Appendix C:

Pipe and Conduit Flow

Appendix D:

Pipe and Drain Tile Specifications

Index