Farmland irrigation dam method - GIF

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Farmland irrigation dam method.




Previously:

Balloon lifted farm field irrigation - GIF
Camel-powered irrigation - GIF
Cattle-driven irrigation pump - GIF
Clearing debris in an irrigation channel - GIF
Construction workers rescue dog from irrigation canal - GIF

[lest21]

Growing up in the San Joaquin Valley in the 50's & 60's, a lot of farmers used a similar method.

The difference was the dams they used had a handle across the top, that stuck out a bit. You could pick it up by the handle and swing it down like an axe into the irrigation ditch. They stuck a lot firmer than this one, never needed a prop on the down stream side.

Although sternly warned that we could chop a toe off if we played with them, we still did.