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	Ten percent of American cropland is irrigated using water stored behind dams. Dams can be used to both store water and divert it to where it is needed for crops or livestock. ~~Water is captured and stored during the~~ winter and spring ~~when most watersheds experience~~ the ~~most amount of~~ [[~~precipitation~~]]~~. The stored water~~ can be released during the ~~summer and fall~~ months ~~when precipitation is less frequent~~, ~~prolonging~~ the growing season and ~~increasing~~ agricultural ~~output in a given year~~.		Ten percent of American cropland is irrigated using water stored behind dams. Dams can be used to both store water and divert it to where it is needed for crops or livestock. For example, in arid regions, adjacent watersheds generally experience higher [[precipitation]] in winter and spring than in the summer and fall. Water from [[snowmelt]] and rainfall can be stored during these wetter months then released during the drier months. This helps growers plan their crops, prolongs the growing season, and increases agricultural production. Growers supplied with such irrigation can rely less on pumping [[groundwater]] for irrigation, which consumes energy and can lead to groundwater overdraft and land subsidence.

	Some guidance for these [[Types of Dams\|types of dams]] can be found at:		Some guidance for these [[Types of Dams\|types of dams]] can be found at:

MLuna@trccompanies.com at 02:32, 28 February 2024

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	Ten percent of American cropland is irrigated using water stored behind dams. Dams can be used to both store water and divert it to where it is needed for crops or livestock. Water is captured and stored during the winter and spring when most watersheds experience the most amount of [[precipitation]]. The stored water can be released during the summer and fall months when precipitation is less frequent, prolonging the growing season and increasing agricultural output in a given year.		Ten percent of American cropland is irrigated using water stored behind dams. Dams can be used to both store water and divert it to where it is needed for crops or livestock. Water is captured and stored during the winter and spring when most watersheds experience the most amount of [[precipitation]]. The stored water can be released during the summer and fall months when precipitation is less frequent, prolonging the growing season and increasing agricultural output in a given year.

			Some guidance for these [[Types of Dams\|types of dams]] can be found at:

			USDA Irrigation Reservoir Code
			https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/sites/default/files/2022-09/Irrigation_Reservoir_436_CPS_9_2020.pdf


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Mpollei@gfnet.com at 14:54, 18 July 2023

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	Irrigation from dams and related infrastructure has made desert agriculture feasible ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desert_farming Wikipedia])		Irrigation from dams and related infrastructure has made desert agriculture feasible
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Grichards at 22:28, 23 November 2022

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	Ten percent of American cropland is irrigated using water stored behind dams. Dams can be used to both store water and divert it to where it is needed for crops or livestock. Water captured and stored during the winter and spring, when most watersheds experience the most amount of [[precipitation]]. The stored water can be released during the summer and fall months when precipitation is less frequent, prolonging the growing season and ~~overall~~ increasing agricultural output in a given year.		Ten percent of American cropland is irrigated using water stored behind dams. Dams can be used to both store water and divert it to where it is needed for crops or livestock. Water is captured and stored during the winter and spring when most watersheds experience the most amount of [[precipitation]]. The stored water can be released during the summer and fall months when precipitation is less frequent, prolonging the growing season and increasing agricultural output in a given year.

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Grichards at 23:44, 16 November 2022

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	Ten percent of American cropland is irrigated using water stored behind dams. Dams can be used to both store water and divert it to where it is needed for crops or livestock. Water captured and stored during the winter and spring, when most watersheds experience the most amount of precipitation. The stored water can be released during the summer and fall months when precipitation is less frequent, prolonging the growing season and overall increasing agricultural output in a given year.		Ten percent of American cropland is irrigated using water stored behind dams. Dams can be used to both store water and divert it to where it is needed for crops or livestock. Water captured and stored during the winter and spring, when most watersheds experience the most amount of [[precipitation]]. The stored water can be released during the summer and fall months when precipitation is less frequent, prolonging the growing season and overall increasing agricultural output in a given year.

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Cort at 15:01, 15 September 2022

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	Ten percent of American cropland is irrigated using water stored behind dams. Dams can be used to both store water and divert it to where it is needed for crops or livestock.


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