On-farm flood capture could reduce groundwater overdraft in Kings River Basin

On-farm flood capture could reduce groundwater overdraft in Kings River Basin

Chronic groundwater overdraft threatens agricultural sustainability in California's Central Valley. Diverting flood flows onto farmland for groundwater recharge offers an opportunity to help address this challenge. We studied the infiltration rate of floodwater diverted from the Kings River at...

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Main Authors:	Philip A.M. Bachand, Sujoy B. Roy, Nicole Stern, Joseph Choperena, Don Cameron, William R. Horwath
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources 2016-11-01
Series:	California Agriculture
Subjects:	Earth and Environmental Sciences Farms and Farming Systems Natural Resources Plant Science and Plant Products Research Technology and Engineering agricultural land agricultural management agriculture engineering environment environmental programs environmental science irrigation and drainage natural resource management
Online Access:	http://calag.ucanr.edu/archive/?article=ca.2016a0018

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