Practice Units - 39.2.3 | 39. Duty and Delta | Hydrology & Water Resources Engineering - Vol 3
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Question 1 Easy

Define Duty in the context of irrigation.

💡 Hint: Think about how land area relates to water flow.

Question 2 Easy

What is Delta?

💡 Hint: Consider the time frame from sowing to harvesting.

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Question 1

What is Duty in irrigation design?

The depth of water required
Area irrigated per unit discharge
Type of soil

💡 Hint: Consider the relationship between area and water flow.

Question 2

True or False: Delta is measured at the head of the canal.

True
False

💡 Hint: Think about what Delta actually represents.

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Challenge 1 Hard

If an irrigation canal has a discharge of 15 cumecs and irrigates a total of 37,500 hectares, calculate the Duty. If the base period is 150 days, find the Delta.

💡 Hint: Break the problem into two parts: first calculate Duty, then use that to find Delta.

Challenge 2 Hard

An irrigation project requires that 1000 hectares needs a total of 80 cm of water over 120 days. What should be the capacity (in cumecs) of the irrigation system?

💡 Hint: Convert water depth to meters and apply the Delta formula in reverse.

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