Overlooking Irrigation Canal
by Robert Bales
Title
Overlooking Irrigation Canal
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Robert Bales
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Photograph - Photo
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A view looking over the Farmer Irrigation Canal in the Emmett Valley. The canal is part of the Black Canyon Irrigation District.
An irrigation canal is a waterway, often man-made or enhanced, built for the purpose of carrying water from a source such as a lake, river, or stream, to soil used for farming or landscaping. An essential element of farming found in archaeological digs dating as far back as 4,000 BC, irrigation canals have often meant the difference between sustenance and starvation. An irrigation canal, at its most elemental, is a trench filled with water. It can be dug into the ground and then filled with water, or an existing stream can be widened in a process called "canalization," and diverted as appropriate to provide maximum efficiency. Another way to create a canal is to build up the walls first, using the dry ground as the bed, and connect it to a water source only when completely built.
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July 2nd, 2017
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Morris Finkelstein
Beautiful farmland landscape photo with great colors, light, reflections, perspective and composition, Robert! F/L
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