Investigation of Natural Sealing Effects in Irrigation Canals

The objectives of the study summarized in this report were 1) to identify the role of the three described factors in sealing of canals and reservoirs, 2) to evaluate the expected magnitude of each effect on soils, and in particular the silt-loam soils in southern Idaho and 3) to derive guidelines for estimating the magnitude of the sealing effect and long term operating seepage losses in future development