Irrigation Canal Seepage Salinity

This type is dominant where leakage from canals contributes to seeps. Because many canals are located along a topographic break, canal seepage often aggravates natural salinity.

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Other Documents in the Series

Salinity Classification, Mapping and Management in Alberta
Artesian Salinity
Contact/Slope Change Salinity
Coulee Bottom Salinity
Depression Bottom Salinity
Outcrop Salinity
Slough Ring Salinity
Irrigation Canal Seepage Salinity - Current Document
Natural/Irrigation Salinity

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This information published to the web on February 12, 2004.
Last Reviewed/Revised on December 4, 2017.