Parameter Nabusenga Scheme
Area 15 ha
Soil type Clay Loam
Available soil moisture(=FC-PwP) 130 mm/m
Design root zone depth (RZD) 0.7 m for maize
Allowable soil moisture depletion (P) 0.5
Assumed field application efficiency (Ea 0.5
Assumed field canal/efficiency (Eb) 0.9
Assumed conveyance efficiency (Ec) 0.9
Farm irrigation efficiency (Ef=Eb*Ea) 0.45
Distribution system efficiency (Ed=Ec*E 0.81
Overall irrigation efficiency (Ep=Ec*Eb* 0.41 0.41
Peak ETcrop 6 mm/day
Dnet 45.5 mm
Dgross 91 mm at field level
Dgross 112.35 at overall level
Irrigation frequency 7.58
For practical purpose, IF= 7
Dnet, adj 42 mm
Dgross, adj 103.70 102.4
P,adj 46%
Irrigation Cycle (IC) 7
Irrigation Cycle (IC), adj 6
Area Irrigated per day 2.5 ha
Volume of water Abstracted (V) 2560.00 m3/day
System capacity (Q) 256 m3/hr
71.11 l/s
for 24 hr conveyance and night storage 106.67 m3/hr
29.63 l/s
1 Crop calendar
2 Cropping pattern
3 Water resource data
Supply location & suitability for abstraction
Quantity and quality
Delivery or flow rate
Delivery schedule
Amount and arrangementof supply ditches and/or pipelines, and automation requirements
4 Soil Data
classification in terms of texture and soil mapping units
help in layout design and irrigation water requirement
5 Topographic Data
slope of irrigable land
design of layout system and irrigation structures along the canal
6 Natural Drainage Data
7 Climate - crop- system interactions
to determine
rainfall, irrigation
and other water
climate requirement
data in planning
to fix effective of irrigation
rainfall and monthly system
water duty based on the
proposed cropping calendar and pattern
8 Energy cost and availability requirements
9 Labor requirements and availability of labor
10 Availability of construction materials and its distance from the site
11 Cost of system installation, operation and maintenance
12 Clients preference
13 Environmental and health factors
BASIC DATA REQUIRED FOR IRRIGATION SYSTEM PLANNING
Water demand
Land suitability map
Topographic map
Crops to be irrigated
Existing facilities/field boundaries
Socio-economics
Drainage
Applicationpattern
system ofand
the farm
hours of irrigation
Identification of net project area
Set dependable design criteria
Availability of lean flow
Multi-criteria Analysis for Selection of Irrigation Application Method
Which influence the choice of appropriate method of irrigation water application are available water supply, type
Availability of water supply
Type of soil
Topography of the land
Type of crop to be irrigated
are available water supply, type of soil, topography of the land, and type of crop to be irrigated
